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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-06
MATTERS CHANGE TO RADIATION
PICTURED AS END OF WORLD
Professor of Astronomy at Cambridge Refrains From
Definite Forecast, but Projects Possibility

Among other points advanced by the
professor in a highly technical discus
sion was that there is an everincreas-
ing Reorganization ahead and that
ultimately all organization must be
swallowed up in advancing the tide of
chance and chaos, the universe finally
reaching state Of complete disorgani-
zation-a uniform featureless mass in
thermodynamic equilibrium.
He said also that If the original radius
Of space was 1000 million light years
1t now was quite ten times the original
radius. I'VE must picture the stars, /"
he said, "as If imbeded In the surface
Of rubber balloon which is being In
fiated so steadily that apart from their
individual motion and the effects of
their ordinary gravitational attractions
to one another, celes tel objects are be-
coming farther and farther apart SIM
ply by imitation"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-06
LIMERICK INQUEST
SETFOR THURSDAY
Jury Must Decide if Evidence
Warrants Remaining
Officer Langdon.

Information uncovered by the police
inquiry into the shooting of 19-year-old
Beulah Limerick was being prepared to-
day for presentation to a coroner's jury
which will meet at the District Morgue
at 1880 o'clock Thursday morning.
The date of the inquest was fixed
this noon following a conference be-
tween Coroner ]. Ramsay hewitt, who
will preside at the hearing, and Capt.
Edward J. Kelly, assistant chief of de-
tectives.
Police had been advised by the dis
trict attorneys Office to place their in
formation before a coroner's jury as
soon as practicable.
The jury, police say, will be called on
to decide If information given by wit
nesses and tending to link Patrolman
Robert F. Langdon OF No. 5 precinct
with the shooting Is sufficient for pres
entation to the grand jury.
Langdon was temporarily suspended,
from the date of his arrest, in an order
issued this morning by Maj. Henry c..
Pratt, Superintendent of Police, and
referred to the District Commissioners
for approval. This is the usual pro-
cedure when an officer Is under investi-
CATION in connection with a serious
offense. Should the inquiry clear Lang
without the necessity of facing Police
Trial Board
Many witnesses Face Jury.
The patrolman has been held at No.
IL precinct station since Friday after
noon, two days after an undertaken
found .25-caliber bullet in the brain
of Miss Limerick.
Authorities say something like two
score witnesses will be summoned to the
inquest, about half of whom have been
described to them as admirers of the
dead girl Most of the men have been
questioned and requestioned.
No effort has been made as yet to
obtain the release either of Langdon or
OF three other men held for investiga-
ton in the case-MiSS Limerick's 49,
year-old brother, Vernon; William Pad
dy, her escort to a dance on the night
preceding her death, and Richard
Reed, a young man who roomed at the
Limerick home, at 10 Nineteenth street
southeast.
Miss Limerick was secretary of the
Sky High Whoopee Club, All association
Va yOullB peOple1 WHICH gave CIe Qduce
she attended last Tuesday night at
Capitol Heights, Md
Members of the homicide squad were
making a systematic effort today to
interview every member of the club,
who attended the dance and such guests
as may have been present.
Clubs Roster Checked.
They summoned Miss Martha Barg4
frede to headquarters this morning to
assist them in the undertaking.
Miss Bargfrede accompanied Miss
Limerick, Paddy and another young
man to the dance. She brought the
clubs roster to headquarters today and
checked with Detective Carlton Talley
Of the homicide squad the names of the
members present.
Police hoped in this way to learn
more Of dispute Miss Limerick was
supposed to have had with a young
man at the dance
A false lead was run down yes
terday when Detective Thomas Swee-
ney of the homicide squad went to
Bedford. Pa, to interview Paul Los
Continued on Page 2, Column 80
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-06
WO0DC0CK TO DISCUSS
DRY LAW ENFORCEMENT
Prohibition Director Will Address
Anti-Saloon Group at Calvary
Baptist Church Tonight.

Attempts to enforce the prohibition
law will be discussed by Amos w. w.
Woodcock, prohibition director, at
dinner meeting Of the manufacture
and business committee CT the Anti
Saloon League in Calvary Baptist
Church tonight at o'clock.
pr. F.. Scott Mcbride, general SUI
perintendent of the league will sneak
on Fight or Surrender" Another
talk, by D. William P. McCarey. field
director of the league, will deal with
The Problem and the Prospects"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-06
SHERIFF BRAGS OF SKILL
IN WAR ON ILLICIT RUM
Alabama officer Captures His Tooth
Still and Therefore Is Will
ing to Retire.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
DECATUR, Ala, January 6.-Sheriff
B. z. Davis is ready to surrender the
reins as defender of law and order in
Morgan County. He has captured his
Tooth still.
And when he hands his star over to
his successor January 10, it will be with
satisfaction. Four years ago Sheriff
Davis vowed he would keep Morgan
dry, and as he methodically checked off
one seizure after another the ambition
to reach the century mark seized him.
We'll, sir, I'm ready to quit now" re-
marked the sheriff today. I'VE got
a peach. It's the best, most completely
equipped of the lot. One of those old
pear shaped anti prohibition stills. Yes,
sir; I guess I'm ready to quit"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-06

Attorney General Mitchells big lin
CUISINE went on a pilotless joy-ride to
Rock Greek Valley last night, outdis-
tancing its chauffeur In a mad race
that ended disastrously for both man
and machine.
Frank Rhodes, the chauffeur, received
Sprained back when he fell while
trying to jump on the running board of
the passengerless car, which careened
down a grade in front of the Mitchell
home and crashed into tree in the
Rock Creek-Potomac parkway. 100
yards away. =
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-06
az the Associated press.

LONDON, January GA picture of
the world ending through a slow change
Of matter into radiation was drawn for
the members of the Mathematical AS
scciation by Sir Arthur Eddington, pro-
fessor of astronomy at Cambridge Uni
verSity, in a lecture last night.
Sir Arthur cautiously RETAINED from
predicting exactly what the end of the
world would be, but one of several pos
sibilities, based upon superstition that
matter slowly is being changed into
radiation, was, he said, that the uni
verse would ultimately become a ball
Of radiation.
The ball would ever grow larger, the
radiation becoming thinner and pass
ing into longer and longer wave lengths.
About every 1900 million years 1t would
double its radius and is size r'ould go
on expanding in this way In geometrical
progression forever.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-06
GIRL is FOUND SLAIN

Bakery Employees Head Crushed
by Blunt Instrument.
NEW YORK, January 6 R.-The
body of a 19-year-old girl was found
today in the rear of a bakery on the
upper west side where she was en-
ployed, her head crushed with a blunt
instrument. The girl, Doris Reiling,
had opened the store a short time be-
fore she was found dead.
A driver for the bakery firm entered
the store to deliver some bread and
cakes. When the girl failed to appear
behind the counter he searched the
store Miss Reiling's body lay on the
LOCI and seside it was an overturned
chair.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-06
Fifth Brother WEEDS
Fourth Sister of His
Four Sisters-in-Law

BY the Associated Press.
CHEHALIS, Wash, January g.
Two Lewis County families are
linked by five marriages. Law
renee Hadaller recently wed Ger
trude Kirpes. Previously four
brothers of the bridegroom, Otto,
Louis, Matthew and William, had
married four sisters of the bride,
Anna, Minnie, Elizabeth and
Josephine.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-06
ATTORNEY GENERALS LIMOUSINE
WRECKED IN PILOTLESS JOY-RIDE
Big Car Plunges Into Tree Near MitchelIs Home When
Brakes Fail to Hold.

The chauffeur had parked the car
in front of Mr.. Mitchell's residence, "a
Kalorama circle, and left it for a mo-
ment. The brakes failed to grip Sc
curely and the car started of under
its own momentum. Rhodes made a
flying leap for the running board in
an effort 10 pull the emergency brake,
but slipped and feH to the pavement
The car, badly damaged, remained
in the park overnight. Arrangements
were made to rescue it today.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-06
TOO HOT FOR TOP COATS
2 Ship Passengers, Searched, Face
100000 Smuggling Charge.

ANTOFAGASTA, Chile, January 6
P).-When TWO passengers walked
ashore from the steamer Orazio today in
heavy wraps despite blazing sun, sus-
picious customs guards examined them
and found 245 separate silk garments
on their persons 1t took them half an
hour to disrobe and they were held on
charges of attempting to Smuggle in
goods valued at $50 900.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-06
FISHERMEN ENDANGERED
Rescuers Organize to Save so o

Rescuers Organize to Save so on
Ice in Caspian Sea.
ASTRAKHAN, u. S. S. r., January
(P).-Rescue parties were modified
today to save the lives of SO fishermen
and their horses, who were carried out
to the Caspian Sea yesterday when a
huge mass of ice on which they were
fishing broke loose from shore.
A storm which was blowing at the
time broke of the huge berg and car
ried 1t far from the shore upon the
dangerous waters. Steamers and air.
planes have been dispatched from AS
trakhan, Makhatchkala and Banku to
aid them.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-06
Do.X to Take Off January 20.

BERLIN, January (E0.-The Dornier
works announced today that the big
seaplane Do-X is scheduled to start her
TRANSATLANTIC fight to America on Janu-
airy 20. The crew left for Lisbon.
Portugal, to take over the plane last
year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-06
U. S. POLICY CRITICIZED.
Lima Newspaper Hits Intervention" in
Nicaragua.

LIMA, Peru, January 5 P).-The
newspaper FL Concrete in an editorial
today voiced sharp criticism Of the
American policy OF Intervention" in
Nicaragua, declaring it mistaken and
unlikely to do any good service for pam
Americanism and international justice.
The editorial Landed the attitude Of
the United States Senators who have
demanded the withdrawal of American
Marines from Nicaragua and ended by
praising the followers of Gen. SANDING,
whom it calls ''libertys soldiers"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-06
AYRES DEATH is FEARED
Newspaper Man, Hurt in Panama
Fighting, Reported Sinking.

PANAMA CITY, January R.-
Gorgas Hospital physicians feared today
that Hartwell F. Ayres, American
newspaperman who was wounded IN
the government Friday, could not live
nneh longer His condition was very
low all yesterday. His home is in
Admission. Ala.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-06
C0NFEREES AGAIN FAIL
ON SHOALS AGREEMENT
Members Unable to Reach Com.
promise on Bills for Opera
tion of Power Project.

BY the Associated Press.
Congressional conferees failed again
today to reach compromise between
Senate and House bills for operation of
the $150,ooo, 900 power project at Mus
Gle Shoals, and members Of the COM
mittee expressed little hope for reach
ing an agreement.
After another long session, the con-
ferees broke up to meet tomorrow, at
which time they will decide either to
report disagreement or call an end to
the conferences unless there is a sud-
den break on one side or the other.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-06
ITALIAN SEAPLANES
NEAR BRAZIL COAST
Ten Pass Over Island 1875
Miles From Destination
of Long Ocean Hop.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
FERNANDO DO NORONHA,
Brazil, January 6.-Nine planes of
Gen. Italo Balbo's transatlantic
fleet passed over this island, 125
miles from the mainland, at 2:55
o'clock this afternoon Q1:55 am,
E. s. To.
Another Of the big ships follow
ed in their wake, heading straight
for Natal, and the handful of in
habitants on this little island
strained their eyes eastward, eager
for sight of the two ships still
to come.
IL Planes Brave Weather.
BY the Associated Press.
BOLAMA, Portuguese Guinea, Africa
January 6.-Twelve italian seaplane.
were striking southwestward across tn,
equatorial Atlantic today toward Natal
Brazil, in one Of the most ambition.
fight projects in the history of aviation
Undeterred by bad weather, the plane.
took of one by one at 9 pm, Eastern
standard time, and in murky darkness:
began the trip of more than 1900
miles to the northeastern tip of SoutE
America.
With a cruising speed of 100 miles
per hour, their commander, Gen. Italc
Balbo, italian air minister, hoped tc
reach Natal in between Is and 20
hours, or between pm. and p.m
Eastern standard time, today.
The fight is the longest and most
difficult lap of a nearly 6,000-mile air
Journey begun with departure of IA
Savoia seaplanes from Orbetello, Italy
Tor Rio de Janeiro. The flight may be
continued to Buenos Aires, which would
make the total trip around 1000 miles
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-06

Radio Programs ON Page B-7
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-06
WEATHER.

%. 8. Weather Bureau Forecast)
Mostly cloudy and somewhat colder
with lowest temperature about "a degrees;
tomorrow fair.
Temperatures Highest, as, at TAO pm.
yesterday; lowest, 80, at 6 am. today.
Full report on page 5.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-06

Continued on Page 2, Column o.
The Washington times., 1931-03-31
TUCKER To GET.
COAST HEARING

George P. Tucker, accused clay.
er Of Emma Kirk, aged umbrella
mender here five years ago, will
be granted a hearing on a re.
moval order in the Federal Court
for the Southern District of Cali.
fornia next Monday.
Tucker, who has since repuGi-
ated his confession, was indicted
here last week. FingerprintS
found on the eyeglasses of the
spinster we're found to be identi-
cal with those of the prisoner
taken in Los Angeles.
It is. probable Tucker will be
brought to Washington immedi-
ately after the removal hearing
on the West Coast. According to
advice received here today the
prisoner will not fight extradi-
ton.
The Washington times., 1931-03-31
SLANDER TRIAL
W|NNERSUED

Suit to recover 1904, alleged to
be due on a note made payable
to the W. B. Moses and Son
store, was instituted in Municipal
Court yesterday by the depart
ment store against Mrs. Maud B.
Ford, recent winner in a lawsuit
in District Supreme Court when
she was awarded a $4,000 judg-
ment against Mrs. Marguerit Du
Pont Lee, wealthy member of the
Delaware Du Pont family.
The latter suit was based on
an alleged SANDER committed by
Mrs. Lee when she accused Mrs.
Ford of getting young pastor
intoxicated.
The latest suit says that Mrs.
Ford executed the note for goods
purchased and made several pay
ments. on the principal but has
paid nothing recently although
the note has long since matured.
The Washington times., 1931-03-31
Dissensiion In HarOard q.
Faculty Is Denied

Denial that there is dissension
in the administrative depart
ments at Howard University was
made yesterday by DR.. William
Stuart Nelson, assistant to Presi-
dent Mordecai johnson, in the
absence of the latter, who is fill.
ing a business engagement at
Durham, N. C.
Students at the law school re-
Gently filed three petitions re-
garding pending changes. The
petitions allege, it is said, that
The Washington times., 1931-03-31
149 CADETS WIN
F.. COMMISSIONS

With a brilliant array of colo.
md with the ceremony of majoi
military events, 149 high school
cadets yesterday received theil
commissions from Major Gen.
Herbert B. Crosby, District Com
missioner, on the parade grounds
Of the Wilson stadium at Central
High School.
Commissioner Crosby was assist
ed in the presentation of the com
missions by Col. Wallace VI.
The Washington times., 1931-03-31

instructor at Central and Busi.
ness High Schools, and Major
Raymond G. Payne, of Eastern
and Western High Schools.
The Washington times., 1931-03-31

Craigie, professor of military
science and tactics of the District
high schools. Two members of
the colonel's staff also aided in
the presentation. They we're
Lieut.. Col. John H. Donovan.
The Washington times., 1931-03-31
RARE SKIN PRESENTED

CHICAGO, March 81 0.NS0. .
The skin of a large black rh;I-
oceros from Tanganyika territory
Africa, has been presented to
Field Museum of Natural History
by Fred Lewis of Diamond Bar
Ranch, Calf.
The Washington times., 1931-03-31

the proposal of 18 hours Of work
a day is excessive and the
schedule should remain at IA
hours. The students also object
to the proposed lengthening OF
the law course to 80 weeks for
the day students and SO weeks
for the evening classes.
A bulletin for the next term
being completed by Vice Dean
Charles Houston will keep the
law school open until June Is.
The Washington times., 1931-03-31
DAREDEVIL TRIES ALTAR

LAS VEGAS, New, March 81
Q.N.SO.-James D. O'Connell,
Indianapolis and LOS Angeles auto
racer of Is years ago, was mar
ried yesterday to Mrs. Agnes E.
Mckee, of Los Angeles.
The Washington times., 1931-03-31

Perhaps just the apartment yOu have.
been waiting for can be located by !.
turning to the Rental Columns IN to-. Z
days Classified Ads. Il
The Washington times., 1931-03-31

One, two and three room apartments.
located in good neighbOrh0Ods, are ad-
vertised in the Rental Classified Ads.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-04-08
Ouartette Admits
Local Robbery
CONTINUED from page u

together, when he called Mexican
officers. The Mexican immigration
authorities lost no time in deporting
the suspects to Poice Chief Guy
Echols of Calexico who soon OBJ
tanned q statement from Stevens.
The others would not talk.
The automobile said to have been
stolen in San Diego was found near
the northern city limits of Calexico,
where it had apparently been aban-
doned. In their statement to Sharp
last night the suspects admitted
they had stolen the automobile.
Face Many Charges
Charges that may be preferred
against Stevens and Epperson in
clude escape, assault, grand theft
and highway robbery, in addition
to the court martial sentence they
were serving for desertion when they
escaped. Cariker and the womar
may face charges OF grand theft,
highway robbery, and aiding in an
escape.
1t is probable that Imperial coun-
ty will prosecute the four, since they
have admitted robbery of the Ell
Centro service station, and are now
in the custody of Imperial officers.
After being brought to the county
Jail by Undersheriff Rodney Clark
and Sharp last night, the suspects
were grilled for about five hours
before they would make any state
ment.
At the end of that time they told
the complete story of how the two
marines, aided by Cariker and the
woman, escaped from the brig at
the San Diego marine corps base,
drove to Sunset Cliffs in taxi, dis
charged the cab and waited there,
later holding up Russell Bray and
Dorothy Restine, taking their car,
and driving to FL Centro.
In Ell Centro they stopped at the
service station, ordered gas and oil,
and when Card, the attendant,
asked to be paid, threatened him
with an automatic taken from the
assaulted marine guard in San Di-
ego. looted the cash register, and
drove east.
Driving several blocks they turned
south and headed for Calexico,
abandoning the car there and cross
ing the line into Mexico.
Plans for the escape from the
marine brig in San Diego, the men
told Sharp, were laid before Cariker
was discharged from the marine
corps March 4. All three men were
serving time, and while imprisoned
laid plans for escape of Stevens and
Epperson, they said.
The As automatic said to be the
same taken from the guard in San
Diego and used in the Ell Centro
robbery, was found in the hotel room
in Mexicali occupied by Stevens and
Epperson, who registered at one no.
tel. while Cariker and the woman
registered at another.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-04-08
GIRL SWIMMER TO
SEEK NEW RECORD

CHICAGO, April s. U.P)-An at
tempt to increase her swimming rec
ord5 to 45 will be made tonight by
Helene Madison, of the Washington
A. c., sensational 16-year-old SWIM
mer who added another worlds rec
ord 10 her name last night.
In the second night of competi-
ton between the quarter of Wash
ington stars and picked team of
the Illinois women's A. c., Miss
Madison will attempt to lower the
75-yard free style record held by
Ethel Lackie of Chicago.
Pausing enroute TO New York
where she will enter national wom-
ems A. A. U. championships this
month, the coast star set a new
world mark Of 1882 for the 220-
yard free style last night, clipping
five seconds from the mark estab-
lished by Gertrude Ederle, English
Channel swimmer, in 1924. She now
holds i3 worlds records.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-04-08
Pacific Coast
Training Camps
(By United Press

tby InIted RreSS)
AS always on the second day of
the season, four Pacific Coast
league ball clubs found themselves
at the top of the column today with
percentages of 1000 and the other
four clubs were at the bottom with
900.
The Hollywood Stars and San
Francisco Seals, the most prominent
pennant contenders on preseason
form, were two of the clubs in the
lead. The oakland Oaks and the
Seattle Indians were the other two
The opening games in San Francis
CO, Oakland, Los Angeles and Sac
ramento drew $1,000 fans.
Playing their first game in the
new sl.250,000 stadium. the Seals
made short work Of the Portland
Beavers, downing them 8 to O.
Twenty-Five thousand in the grand
stands saw old Sam Gibson, veteran
Seal hurler, shut out the Beavers.
Seal batters drove Heating from the
mound in the third inning after
making four runs off five hits and
an error. House succeeded Keat-
ing. Flagstead, Williams, Woodall,
Hale and Fenton got hits off Glib
son during the first four innings but
none reached home.
Before the game, the new stadium
was dedicated by Ty Cobb, who hit
the first ball pitched by Mayor An
gelo RoSsi of San Francisco.
Governor James Rolph, Jr., start
ed the HOLLYWOOD od-Sacramento game
at the state capital, after which the
Sacs used three pitchers, Fritas,
Hubbell and Hamilton, in a futile
attempt to stop the film city men.
The stars won, 6 to 3, when Holler-
son took things easy in the eighth
with five run lead. SEVERED Of
Hollywood bagged the first homer
of the season in the fifth inning.
Big Dave Barbee, Hollywood play
er, heard the results by radio as
the aftermath of ban placed on
him by Manager Oscar Witt. Dave
was fined 5000 and sent home on
the grounds that he broke train
ing"
Pete Daglia, Oakland pitcher, also
had shutout to his credit with the
defeat of the San Francisco Mis-
sions, 2 to O. Moore was the star
batter for the Oaks, driving in both
runs with doubles in the sixth and
eighth innings.
Dutch" Reuther performed well
for Seattle, holding the Angels to
five hits while Cox, his catcher, got
three hits in four trips to the plate.
His work did much toward the In
dians 3 to victory over the Sc
raphs
The same teams play each other
today.