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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-01
.HYATTSVILLE MERCHANT
DIES FROM HEART ATTACK
Harry A. Cooper slumps in Car
When Sickness Forces Him
to Leave ONCE Early.
speclal Dispatch 30 The star


EVANSVILLE, Md, April L.
Stricken with heart attack as he was
attempting to enter his automobile late
yesterday afternoon. Harry A. Cooper,
81 years cid, of Baltimore street, died
shortly afterward.
Mr. Cooper, who was manager of the
Prince Georges Paint & Hardware Co,
Rhode Island avenue near johnson ave-
nue. had started for home when strick-
en-. He had left earlier than usual, say
ing that he was not feeling well. DIR.
Hilary T. Willis and DR.. Th1mas e.
Batimer both answered the call for aid
after Mr.. Cooper was seen to slump in
his automobile. He had not been III
good health for the past several weeks.
MIR. Cooper, who was born and reared
in Baltimore. had lived in Hyattsville
since 1912. He was a talking machine
expert and travelled extensively at one
time introducing q prominent make OF
the machine. He became manager Of
the Prince Georges Paint & Hardware
Co., when It opened a year or so ago.
At one time he was with the Hyattsyiile
Hardware Co.
Mr.. Cooper was a prominent Odd
Fellow, being a past grand of Oriole
Lodge, No. AZ, of Hyattsville, in which
organization he also held various other
offices In addition, he was a member
of Mizpah Encampment, an Odd Fellow
organization.
Surviving Mr. Cooper are his widow.
his second wife, who before her mar
rage 10 years ago was Miss Mae King
of Newark, N. j., and one child by his
first wife, Mrs Rosabella Bolen Of Bal
timore He also leaves two sisters, who
live In Richmond. Va
ARRANGEMENTS for funeral services had
not been completed today.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-01
How Sight Seems to Blind
Student Regaining Vision After ~ Years of Dark
Found World More Beautiful
Than He Imagined.

mother tells me that was born totally
blind, but started to distinguish shapes
at the age of s.
There is another thrill waiting me.
I expect to go back to school after
the Easter holidays and meet my
old friends. I rather think it will be ex-
citing to see them, but I imagine they
will look like strangers to me for q
while
Now that have been almost reborn,
! find that I want to do a lot of things
at once. feel as though some dark
veil has been lifted from before my
eyes / am going back to school and
expect to continue with my studies for
at least two more years.
will use the Braille system of read
ing for a while, as my eyes are still
under treatment. Later on, depending
on conditions, hope to abandon the
Braille system entirely.
Mostly, though, want to learn new
things, and to travel Eventually /
hope to go either into business for my
self or else become travelling salesman.
Through the medium of my fingers
have learned of lot of distant places.
want to see them all, study every
thing, and try to become a normal
human being. This will be possible in
the very near future, believe, Judging
from the rapid advance have so far
made
(copyrisht. 1881, BY the North American
NeWSpaper Alliancal
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NOTRE DANES FAMOUS spirit"
BROKEN BY ROCKNE TRAGEDY
It's Morale Totters for the First Time as
Pail of Sorrow Is Cast Over School;
Flags at Half Staff.

known Rock" as he was known init
mately to thousands. Telegraph and
telephone Offices worked overtime to
care for the messages.
Carideo Stunned.
It was among the members of
"Rockne'S boys the foot ball players
who knew and loved him, that the
crushed spirit was the most noticeable.
All Of them were as heartbroken today
as they were joyous last fall when they
crushed Southern California to stretch
their string of unbroken victories to 19
straight. But to a man they nlourned
not so much the loss of a great foot ball
coach as the loss OF man.
This thing has stunned me-" Frank
Carideo, Little Napoleon" of Rockne' IS
1929 and 1880 armies, said as he cried
outright
II was closer to Rock than most any
other of the boys, and perhaps I feel il
more than most of them. To think that
the man who taught me all the foot
ball IN those long sessions We had in
private is gone
II don't want to believe it. I hope
that God takes care of him like he took
care of us. He treated us all like a
father, and We loved him all the more
because he came back to us after his
illness in 1929"
What Carideo said was what all the
rest Of them said in different words.
Anderson May Succeed Him.
What effect Rockne's passing will
have on Notre Dame foot ball is hard
10 say. Doubtlessly Notre Dame will
find it hard to come close TO replacing
his genius: never will it be able to re-
place his personality, a personality set
forth with wisdom, sparkling humor and
craftsmanship. Who his immediate sue
cessor will be also is a matter of cen
lecture, although the logical choice fGs
the 1881 campaign falls to his chief
assistant, Heartley Hunk" Anderson
Most foot ball coaches have been
signed for this year, and Fighting
Irish" probably will recruit another as
sistant and work under a group OF
coaches headed by the redoubtable An
derson.
Plans to honor Rockne's memory were
advanced today, and there wasn't much
doubt but what the new Notre Dame
Stadium. the stadium Rock" built
would be renamed "Rockne Stadium. >
Such plan was afoot last Summer
only to be cast aside at Rocknes in
sistence
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-01
BY PAUL NICHOLSON.

SOUTH BEND, Ind, April LP)-
ihe spirit of Notre Dame" a fighting
spirit that never before tottered, was
crushed today by tragedy.
Knute Kenneth Rockne. the man who
did more in building up that far-fiung
spirit than any one else, was dead and
the blow of his sudden, tragic loss
stunned everybody. 1t vas as devastat-
ing as it was sudden to Notre Dame
and it seemed like the rude interruption
to just wonderful dream.
Flags at Half Mast.
University leaders, students, towns
people and even the smallest boys on
the streets were grief-stricken as they
realized that their Rock" had marched
on. A pail was cast across the shadows
of his achievement, flags few sadly at
half mast and every one who knew him
personally or just by name hung their
heads IN sorrow.
So amazed and stricken we're his
friends that even today, "a hours after
the immortal foot bah coach's tragic
death in an airplane crash in Kansas.
funeral arrangements were far from
complete. All that was fairly certain
was that when the remains Of that
restless man, whose teams made foot
BAH history. are lowered in the grave
that thousands will be present.
Funeral Saturday Likely.
Pending word from his widow, rushing
back home from Miami, Fla, definite
arrangements win be held in abeyance.
Mrs. Rockne was expected to arrive in
South Bend tomorrow night, several
hours after the arrival of the body.
Most Of her friends and university
officials said today they believed the
funeral services would be held Saturday
morning.
II want him buried from the Church
Of Notre Dame amid the surroundings
and boys he loved so WE'LL" was all Mrs
Rockne would say
Church law forbids requiems during
Holy week and low mass instead of a
solemn high requiem was celebrated in
Sacred Heart Church for Rockne at
$40 o'clock today. Two thousand stu
tends and faculty attended the mass
and received holy communion
Messages of coincidence literally poured
into the Rockne home and to the uni
versity. They came from all corners of
the world and from every one who had
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-01
DRUG RING LEADERS
TAKEN IN CHICAGO
Agents Arrest Five Men and
Woman and Confiscate
$4,000 in Narcotics.

BY the Associated Press
CHICAGO, April Knowing swifSly
to round up the slayers of Max Tender,
five men and a woman were arrested
in series oS raids. who Federal and
city police officials claimed today were
leaders of a national narcotic ring oper-
ating in New York, New Orleans,
Kansas City, Detroit, Omaha and many
other principal American cities.
The officers said they confiscated mar
cotics worth $4,000 in the raids.
Police named one of the prisoners,
Dominick Condi, 80, as leader of the
national ring. It was in his apartment,
only block from the uptown street
intersection at which Tender was shot
down Monday evening, that they found
q .45-caliber revolver which, they said,
had been recently fired. This was i'm
mediately sent to ballistic experts to be
checked with the bullets taken from
Tenders body.
Working Two Months on Case.
Federal officers under Narcotic Agent
H. B. Westover of the Chicago district
have been working for more than two
months on the narcotic smuggling ring.
They have seized 10 ounces of narcotics
bound for Detroit, 10 more ounces
bound for Omaha and IS ounces ad-
dressed to Charles Haggardy, who es-
capped Monday evening from a Superior,
Wis, jail by carrying a 3-year -old child
against his shoulder. Haggardy was
being held in default Of $4,000 bond
on Federal narcotic charges.
Police stumbled onto information
which led to the roundup late yester-
day while raiding a West Side fiat to
obtain information concerning a stolen
car. There they found Henry Carr,
Higgins Dennison and William Fitz-
gerald. They also found, police. said,
10 ounces of narcotics and informa-
ton which led them to Immediately
seek Condi, one of Chicagos public
enemies
COndi Linked With Staying.
Since Tender has been closely linked.
Westover said, with the distribution of
narcotics in Chicago, Condi was i'm
mediately linked with his Staying The
suspect was captured on a Northside
elevated platform while talking to John
Kennedy.
Federal deputies Immediately pro-
cured a search warrant for his apart
ment, where they arrested Lorraine
Kirsch, alias Lorraine Taylor, 80, and
found two complete Oriental drug lay
outs, six ounces of narcotics, the re-
cently-fired As caliber revolver, an
other SO caliber revolver and $4,000
Westover said he had information
which named Condi, who is also known
as Joseph Dominick, as the leader of
a ring which has been peddling mar
cotics throughout the Nation, using
the stations in principal cities as dis
tribution points.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-01
BROTHERS TRIAL
IS NEARING CLOSE
Case Appears to Have Re-
solved Into Question of
CredibiIity of Witnesses.

BY the Associated Press,
CHICAGO. April THE Linsle
murder case entered its final stages
today, with indications that the jurors
may begin celebrating the question,
who killed Jake Lingle?" by tonight
or tomorrow.
Only rebutta1 testimony. the argu-
ments of the attorneys and Judge
Joseph Sabaths charge to the Jury, re-
manned at the opening Of court today.
the defense having brought its case in
chief to a sudden and dramatic close
yesterday.
Brothers Not on Stand.
The defense finished without putting
Leo w. Brothers, the St Louis 0lInraan.
on the stand in his own defense and
without attempting to establish an
abb Tor him. Instead. his attorneys
produced seven witnesses who said
Brothers was not the man who fed
from the Michigan Avenue Pedestrian
tunnel last June 8. the day the Trib-
une reporter was shot and killed while
en- route to race course. Eight State
witnesses accused him of being at or
fleeing from the scene.
The failure of the defense to 90 into
abb testimony and the prosecutions
omission Of any attempt to show q
motive for the killing seemed to allow
the case to resolve itself into q question
OF the credibility of the witnesses.
Among those produced by the defense
was Paul Thorne, writer of detective
stories.
Accused Not the Man.
Thorne said he was waiting on the
corner of Michigan avenue and RAN
dolph street to get on bus when he
heard q shot.
"a young man." he said, appeared
at the head Of the stairs (of the sub
way) with the full glare of the noon
day sun like spotlight shining on his
face. I got a view Of his profile and .
full face view
Calling Brothers before the witness
stand. Attorney Louis Piquett for the
defense asked:
"Is this the man you saw coming out
Of the tunnel when Lingle was snot7"
He is not, the witness replied.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-01
ACTRESS FITS OF TEMPER
CITED IN DIVORCE TRIAL
Bert Wheeler and Others Testify
for Director in Suit Against
Jocelyn Lee.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LOS ANGELES, April 1-Corrobora
ton OF testimony OF Luther Reed, film
director, concerning fits of rage by his
wife, Jocelyn Lee, actress. from whom
ne is seeking a divorce, were offered yes
terday by three witnesses.
E. J. Null, house detective at an
Aqua Caliente hotel from which Mr.
Reed says he and his wife we're elected
because of her violence, told of hearing
a racket" in. Mr. Reeds room, going
there and finding Reed covered with
blood from his hsad to his feet" Mr.
Null also said he saw the actress poised
to pitch shoe at Mr.. Reed. Bert
Wheeler. film comedian, testified Miss
Lee got mad right out in the gambling
room and threw handful of dollar
chips into Reeds face. 1t certainly
was a mess. I saw him later in the
day and his face looked like it had been
clawed by a wild cat"
Miss Janet Spooner former secretary
to the late Motley Flint, hnancier, muir
dered here last year, said the actress
flew into rage and called Mr.. Reed a
lot of vile names" during several bridge
games in which she and Mr.. Flint
played with the couple.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-01
ROCKVILLE CLUB TO SEE
FLOWER JUDGING HERE

Special Dispatch to The Star
ROCKVILLE, Md, April with
Mrs. j. Harry Gormley and Mrs. Win
fred E. Berry of Rockville and Miss
Laura A. Wadsworth of washington
Grove, hostesses, the bi-weekly meeting
Of the Community Garden Club Of
Rockville was held at the Montgomery
Country Club here, 81 members attend
ing
The president, Mrs. George F.. Hane
Of Alta Vista, conducted the business
session, at which 1t was voted to dis
pense with the next meeting and in lieu
thereof to attend the flower Judging
course to be held in Washington under
auspices of the National Capital Fed
Grafton of Garden Clubs.
An illustrated talk by Mr. Custom,
who is connected with leading tree
surgery company, on varieties and care
of trees, proved interesting and instruc-
tive. Refreshments were served.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-01
100000 FIRE RAZES
OTTAWA CITY HALL
Seven Firemen HURLED From
Fourth Floor to
Basement.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
OTTAWA, Ontario, April 1.-The his
toric City Hal, built in 1876, was hardly
more than a smoldering memory today
Fire swept the structure last night
and this morning. caused damage esti-
mated at $1,000 and endangered the
lives Of firemen who fought many hours
to save it.
The blaze started in the city engi-
neering department offlcss on the top
floor Of the four-story building. The
flames dropped rapidly to the other
floors and burst cut anew as rapidly as
they appeared under control
Seven firemen were hurtled from the
fourth floor TO the basement, when a
heavy vault crashed through the floors.
Four were pulled firm the debris almost
Immediately, the other three several
hours later. None was seriously injured
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Continued From First Page)
The edge looked ragged. 1t lit num-
Der up"
Blackburn said he noticed no ice
on the wreckage, saw some spilled
gasoline, but no evidence of fire.
All Passengers Identified.
Coroner Jacob Hinden delayed the
inquest, awaiting the arrival of Ernest
Mckenzie, an undertaken who identi-
fed the passenger list found on the
body Of one of the pilots and tickets
which had been taken from the pas
sengers.
r. s. Bridges, traffic agent at Kan
sas City for the Transcontinental g.
Western Air Express, read the names
one by one from the tickets.
"Knute Rockne," he read. and paused
as the little county court room instantly
became quiet.
Coroner Hinden read into the record
evidence bearing upon Identification of
the victims. He said his identification
Of all the bodies was positive and was
made chiefly from cards in their
clothing.
Other witnesses called today were:
Edward Baker. son Of Steward H. Baker,
upon whose ranch the plane fell, and
Clarence H. McCracken, ranch man,
who saw the liner hurtle TO earth from
cloudy sky.
Fokker on Way TO Scene.
Harris Hanshue, president Of Trans
continental and Western Air Express
and Anthony Fokker, designer of the
craft, which carried its crew and pas
sengers TO swift death, were expected to
arrive here today.
They we're reported en- route to Wich-
lta, Kans., by airplane from Los Angeles.
They planned to drive the 90 miles from
Wichita to Cottonwood Falls.
Ranchers In the vicinity of the crash
said little Of the plane remained for
Hanshue and Fokker to examine, the
larger part Of the debris having been
carried away by souvenir seekers.
Flying through muggy weather on a
trip that would have placed them last
night in California, two pilots and six
passengers met instant death. There
was no fire, indicating the Transconti-
mental and Western afr pilot. Robert
Fry, had switched off the engines in the
last moments Of despair. The plane,
which had left Kansas City little more
than an hour before. was shattered
against the ground, its motor partly
buried
Jess Matthias of Los Angeles, the CO.
1 pilot, signaled by radio a few moments
before the crash that he did not have
time TO talk
What are you going to do?" He
was asked BY an operator at the Wichita
Municipal Airport
II don't know" Matthias answered.
Three bodies were found in II
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PRESIDENT HOOVER
EULOGIZES ROCKNE
Sends Message to Widow De-
Scribing Death as INA
tionaI Loss"

President Hoover today described The
death Of Knute Rockne as national
loss"
'rTrlss Chief Executive dispatched the
1oiiowiAfs telegram to the widow Of the
famous Notre Dame coach:
Il know that every American grieves
with you. Mr.. Rockne so contributed to
. cleanness and high purpose and
craftsmanship in athletics that his
passing is national loss
"Signed. HERBERT HOOVER"
Officials Send Messages.
Secretary OF War Hurley and Gen.
/, Douglas Macarthur, Army chief of
staff, sent messages of coincidence to
Rev. C. L. ODonnell, president of Notre
Dame.
Il mourn with Notre Dame the loss
Of her great coach" Secretary Hurley
wrote. '"He was more than a creator
of fine foot bail teams He was a build
er of character and because he was
that. hts untimely passing is loss to
the country.
'Notre Dame loses his aggressive
leadership, but not the inspiration of
his nobility of character"
Gen. MacArthur's message said:
THE Army extends its deepest SYM
pathy in the tragic death of Knute
Rockne. American sport has lost a
great and beloved leader We share
with Notre Dame the inspiration of his
gallantry, his vigor and his skill. The
Army will cherish his memory"
Vile EulOgizes ROckne.
Rockne was eulogized last night by
Frederic William Vile, newspaper COR
respondent and political analyst who
was a close personal friend of the IA
nous foot ball coach.
Vile, who also Is graduate of Notre
Dame, addressed his remarks over a
Nationwide network Of the Columbia
Broadcasting system.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-01
FAIR SKIES ARE FORECAST
BEFORE DAWN TOMORROW

Today's rain will continue until late
tonight and will be followed tomorrow
by fair weather with rising temperature,
according to the Weather Bureau.
The rain began about o'clock last
night and "a of an inch had fallen
at O'Clock this morning. Slightly
more than two hours later the total
precipitation had reached Al Of an inch
and the rain was expected to continue
internationally throughout today and
most of tonight.
The Weather Bureau predicted the
mercury would rise no higher than
about 40 or A degrees this afternoon.
followed by minimum temperature of
about SO tonight.
Tomorrow's maximum Is expected TO
be about 80.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-01
TWO SONS ESCORT BODY

KANSAS CITY. April R.-The
body Of Knute Rockne, foot ball wizard
Of Notre Dame, was escorted to Kansas
City today by his two sons, Knute, jr.,
II. and William, Is.
. The boys. accompanied by DR.. D. M.
MICRO, Notre Dame alumnus, went to
Cottonwood Falls, Kans., yesterday,
upon receiving news of the gridiron
mentors death. They are students in
the Pembroke School here The body
was met here by Father Michael Null
caire, president of Notre Dame; Jack
Chevigny, assistant Notre Dame Coach;
Hunk" Anderson another assistant
coach; Edward Halpin, manager of the
Notre Dame team, Earl King and How
ard Edwards.
The party boarded the train which
took the remains Of the gridiron genius
on toward Chicago and South Bend,
Ind.
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wreckage The other five we're thrown
free. Christen and j. H. Happier
of Chicago, w B. Miller, Hartford,
Conn; Spencer Goldthwaite, New York,
and G. A. Robrecht, Wheeling, w. Va,
were the others killed
H. c. Edgerton Of Wichita, a repre-
sentative of the airline, informed DR..
Jacob Hinden, county coroner, there
was possibility ice had weighed down
the wing, causing its severance from
the plane.
Residents Of the vicinity however.
said ground temperatures were above
freezing, and cowboys who scanned the
clouds said the plane was not flying
high.
Il don't believe ice played a very i'm
pcrtant part in the accident" said Dr.
John D. Brock OF Kansas City, who
made his five hundred and first con-
secutive daily flight in all kinds OF
weather to reach the scene Of the crash.
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WIDOW ON WAY HOME.

CORAL GABLES, Fla, April / (P).--
Mrs. Knute Rockne sped northward to-
day from her Winter residence here to
South Bend, Ind, for the funeral Of
her husband. killed in an airplane ac-
cident in Kansas.
She left here by train last night, &C.
companied by Thomas O'Eeil Of Akron,
Ohio, friend of The family; her daugh-
ter, Mary Jean, 10; her son, Jackie, S,
and maid. She expected to reach Chi
cago at 2:35 tomorrow afternoon on her
way to South Bend.
Mrs. Rockne received the news of her
husbands death brayely, and helped
members Of her household with their
packing for the trip. She had planned
to leave here today by automobile for
South Bend, where she was to meet her
husband next Monday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-01
BOWIE TAKES OFFICE
a Stan Correspondent Of The Star.

By a Stan Correspondent of The Star.
UPPER MARLBORO Nd, April IL
Amid bower of flowers, placed in his
Office by admiring friends, Brice Bowie
took office this morning as county treas
urer. His term is for four years.
Mr.. Bowie, who succeeds r. Ernest
Smith to the post, was elected last No
vember. He recently relinquished the
post of clerk to the county commits
sionerS which he held one year He
was formerly member of the county
commissioners.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-01
COMMUNISTS" INDICTED
II Face Death Penalty After Jap
anese Roundup.

TOXIC, April Sixty-eight men
end three women were indicted at
Osaka today in connection with a
countrywide roundup of Communists.
Twenty others were held for further in
vestigation.
Most OF the arrests were made last
year, but were kept secret pending the
return of indictments. During the
roundup in Toxic, Osaka, Kobe Nagoya
and other centers more than 400 per-
sons were arrested between January and
November, 1880. Several policemen
were wounded when Communist CEN
tiers were raided.
Under the revised law of 1923 Com
muniStic intrigue is a criminal offense
punishable by death.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-01
BAND CONCERT.

BY the United States Marine Band
this evening at pm, at the Audito-
rum, Marine Barracks. Taylor Bran
son, leader; Arthur S. Witcomb, sec
ond leader.
Prelude to "Parsifal" ........ Wagner
1.-THE Bells" GA Picture Of Life'')
Siegfried Scharbau
Principal musician, Marine Band.
Flute solo, Concerto in d Major
No. Q" .................. Mozart
Musician, Louis Guznan
Prayer" ................. Franck
Procession of the knights of the Holy
Grail" from "Parsifal" Wagner
Overture, Festival" C"See the Con-
quering Hero Comes') ... Reinecke
Marines hymn, THE Halls OF
Montezurna."
"The Star Spangled Banner"