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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-25
VETERANS AIDED
BY HOOVER ORDER
Civil Service Rules Amended
to Give Greater Preference
b.. to Disabled.

President Hoover issued an executive
order today amending the Civil Service
rules relating to veterans preference,
which will give still greater preference
to veterans who have been disabled in
military service.
This order was based upon recon-
mendations made by the Presidents Ad-
viSory Committee on Veteran Prefer
ence. which conducted comprehensive
study of this subject.
The recommendations as incorporated
in the President order provide:
/. That honorably discharged sold
iers, sailors or marines, their widows or
the wives of seriously disabled veterans,
10-point preference be granted. only
where it is officially established by rec
ords OF the War Department, Navy De-
partment, Coast Guard or veterans
administration; and that the veterans
found eligible have their names placed
at the head Of the eligible register.
For all other classes of veterans 5-point
preference Will continued to be applied,
the names of eligibles with Their aug
mented ratings to be placed in the
order OF such ratings.
Applied to Others.
Q That this same recommendation be
applied TO cover officers and enlisted
men, retired from service-connected
with disability that exists at time OF
filing application for examination, and
also to those officers and enlisted men
retired not for disability, but for age or
length of service, who establish through
official sources the present existence OF
;ervice-connected disability in the same
manner as is required Of others VINO
are granted disability preference.
3. That any changes herein recon-
mended be applied to future examina-
lions by the Civil Service Commission.
4. That whenever an appointing or
ficer passes over a veteran eligible and
selects a non-veteran eligible with the
same or lower rating, the reasons for
such action shall be filed with the Civil
Service Commission.
Quarterly Examinations.
S. That the Civil Service Commission
be authorized to hold quarterly examin-
ations for positions for which there
are existing registers of eligibles, SUCH
examinations 10 pe open only TO the
men and women entitled to 10-point
disability preference, the names OF the
resulting eligibles to be entered at the
head of the existing registers III the
order of ratings attained in competition
with the disability preference eligibles.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-25
CITY PROBERS GIVEN
ACCESS TO RECORDS
BY MAYOR WALKER
Backs offer to Submit Evil
dence in Department
Investigations.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, April 25-Mayor
Walker has offered free access to all
city records to the committee of the
Legislature which is conducting a gen.
eral inquiry into the municipal affairs
of New York.
The mayors intention to cooperate
was made clear after James A. Hig-
gins, commissioner of accounts, had
volunteered to give the committee the
testimony of his many Investigations
into city departments. The mayor
gave his approval to Mr.. Higgins offer,
and added:
They can have everything we have
gathered. The only stipulation Is that
records taken for examination during
the day must be returned each night"
ROthstein Case Reviewed.
The case of Arnold Rothstein, a
gambler, murdered in November, 1928
has been called back to public atten-
ton through investigation Of the office
of District Attorney Thomas c. T.
J.
uel Seabury, who is conducting custer
proceedings against Mr.. Grain, are ex-
aiming the records of the case, the
minutes of the grand jury and the 400
pages of testimony taken in the inves-
tigation which followed.
Their purpose is not to solve the muir
der, but rather to determine whether
Mr.. Grains failure to solve it was due
to ineffciency or negligence.
Another phase of the investigation
has revived a study of the circum-
stances of the $250,000 fee paid to for
mer County Judge W. Bernard Vause
Of Kings for negotiating a pier lease.
Ship Officials Questioned.
Jacob Gould Schurman, jr., one Of
Mr.. Seabury's assistants, spent several
hours yesterday questioning Emil Led
erer, resident director of the Hamburg
American Line, and Christian J. Beck,
former vice president OF the United
American Line. The United American
paid the fee to Judge Vause in 1927
and Mr.. Grain investigated the case.
Judge VauSe has since been convicted
for mail fraud in connection with the
failure of the Columbia Finance Cor
poration.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-25
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CLEVELAND, April 25.-The Rev.
Ralph Thurber, missionary to Korea,
who is resigned to death from a tropical
disease rarely found outside the Orient,
has not been entirely given up by
science
Mr.. Thurber has diagnosed his illness
as distomaisis, probably contracted by
eating improperly cooked fish in Korea,
and predicted his death possibly within
a month. However, from DR.. Ernest
Carol Faust, acting head Of the tropical
disease department at Tulane Univer-
sity, came word that there is rope for
recovery II the liver has not been de-
stroyed by the parasites.
Possibility Of Checking.
DR.. Faust. who saw many such cases
in China, said the disease could be
checked If not too far advanced. Dr.
Enrique z. Ecker, city hospital con-
sultant asserted it is net necessarily
fatal, at least for several years. He also
has studied the disease in the tropics.
City hospital physianS, who have not
yet taken any special means to treat Mr..
Thurber because Of absence of COM
plete information, said they hoped to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-25
REBELS TO ADVANCE
ON COASTAL TOWN,
N|CARAGUANS FEAR
U. S. Ships Fail to Land Men
as Puerto CabeZas Gets
Reports of New Peril.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
PUERTO CABEZAS, Nicaragua, April
25.-Persistent reports of a union OF
two insurrectionist armies and their
advance toward this little port city led
to considerable apprehension and fear
of an attack today.
The city had only negligible num-
Der of National Guardsmen for its de-
Tense. and although tie U. S. S. Langley
and two destroyers stood offshore, no
American naval forces have been landed.
OrSers have been issued to the blue
jackets that, If taken ashore, they are
not to fire until they are attacked and
not to pursue their attackers beyond the
city limits. The instructions are in ac-
cord with the new Washington policy OF
non-use of American forces for protec-
ton of American citizens or property
inland from the coast towns.
man captured by a patrol working
out of here was said by the patrol to
be a spy of Gen. Augusta SANDING,
leader CT the Nicaraguan insurgents
He had in his possession SANDING
flag, the upper half of which was red
and the lower blue, with the words
inscribed in white upon It.: "Patria
y Libertad"-"Country and Liberty"
On the lower half were q skull and
crossed machetes.
The man also carried papers. be-
lieved to be advices from the general
to his lieutenants, but because of their
age the papers were not decipherable.
Little credence Is given here to ru-
mors that SANDING has been captured.
Many rumors exist as TO his where
sbout3. but it is generally believed he
is somewhere In the Rio Coco vicinity.
No confirmation was possible today
OF reports that he had captured Cabo
Gracias q dos, moss northeastern
point in Nicaragua, which was cap
tured, looted and abandoned by San
dinistas fortnight ago. The last word
with the place was by radio at 3 pm
yesterday and the town was tranquil
then.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-25
TITLED ELEVATOR MAN OF IOWA
SUES WIFE WHO WE'D AND LEFT
Sir Reginald Beatty Wolseley Would Leave Rank to
Woman and Keep Waterloo Job

land and had promised to bring her
"aHoeIlns son pacK 10 England.
Lady Wolseley left Immediately after
the marriage for Devonshire, England,
seat OF the family estate, and the
WaNerlco elevator man announced he
wouli soon follow. He changed his
mind. however. and remained in Water
loo. declaring he preferred to stay here
and run his elevator.
AT the time of his marriage Sir
Wolse!ey said he had a suspicion that
the former Miss Baker might be more
interested in the title than she was
in marrying a man she had never seen.
Asked why he didn't claim his title
when his brother died, seven years ago,
he said
What's the use? It wouldn't make
me better lift operator"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-25
EVOLUTION OF ELEPHANT TEETH
IS KEY TO PREHISTORIC HUMANS
DR.. Henry Osborn Bares New Method of Estimating
Time of Mans Possible Ancestors.

of modern man, though he might have
ture.
Ganometric measurement is the name
coined for the new dating method, de-
rived from the Greek word gano, sig
nifying enamel. 1t Is the result of two
years work by Edwin H. Colbert and
Dr. Osborn of the American Museum
of Natural History CT New York
They studied all posterior grinding
elephantine teeth in the museums of
India, Europe and North America. They
found that certain enamel foldingS
have been growing progressively longer
for millions of years. Each change in
length belongs to well lmGWn elephant
of prehistoric times
These results will be presented. before
the centenary meeting of the British
Association in London, September ] cal.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-25
Wealthy Fire Fans
Lose Out as Alarms
In Homes Are Banned
Rv the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO. April 25.-The mil
lionaire fire fans can't have any
more fun.
Mayor Anton Cermak ordered
all fire alarms disconnected from
private homes today. Many of
them had been installed in the
residences of wealthy fire fans,
who would hope out of bed to
chase the fleet red automobiles
and follow the call of the sirens.
Albert w. Goodrich, millionaire
fire commissioner in the Thomp-
son cabinet and former Lake
transit magnate, was one of these
long before he became commits
sioner.
Now the fans will have to sit
up and listen for the sirens and
bells.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-25
MRS. PERRY QUESTIONED.
South Bend Police Believe She Can
Throw Light on Staying.

SOUTH BEND, Ind, April Is [P-
Detectives investigating the Staying
here last night of man identified as
George L. Perry, alias George Parker,
today questioned his widow concerning
a remark that her husband had partici-
pated in the "Blacklidge case"
Mrs. Perry was held at police head
quarters as material witness. Officers
expressed the belief she could give
some definite information of the killing
of her husband
Mrs. Perry told officers she and her
husband fed to France last February
shortly after the revelations of the Ed
ward Litsinger- Myrtle Tanner Black
Continued on Page 2, Column 81
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-25
FLAMES DESTROY RESORT
Hotel Aspinwall Loss Estimated at
100000.

LENOX, Mass, April IS (P.-The
Hotel Aspinwal. which has sheltered
many notables visiting the Berkshires,
was destroyed by fire this morning.
Painters and cleaners had been work.
ing for several weeks getting 1t ready
for the opening in June.
Help was summoned from Pittsfeld,
Stockbridge, Great Darlington and Lee,
but the seasoned wooden structure
burned rapidly. The isolation of the
hotel from surrounding buildings kept
the flames from spreading.
Firemen saved two cottages, the only
adjacent structures. The value Of the
property was put at close to $1,000 900
by firemen.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-25
WILL FLY WITH ARMS.
Honduran Consul in San Francisco
Plans Aid Against Rebels.

DR. jose Duron said today the Hon
duran consul in San Francisco was
chartering three airplanes TO fy to
Tegucigalpa with machine guns and
ammunition to be used against the
rebels.
Duron, Honduran delegate to public
health conference here, said Charge
daffaires Perdomo of the Honduran
legation would call at the State De-
partment today for permission for the
flight He added he understood me
rebels had taken 70 the bush, and that
the supplies being sent 70 Honduras
would be used in pursuing them.
The planes are expected 10 go by way
Of Brownsville. Tex.
The murder Of John Edward Wright,
son of Lem Wright of Alto, Tex. bv a
Hon6uran at Lerida farm in the in
terror OF Honduras was reported To the
State Department TO-DAY b" the Amer
icpn legation at Tegucigalpa.
The legations report said the muir
der was a personal attack and was not
connected with the insurrection. 1t oc-
Cured Friday Honduran authorities
are attempting to bring the murderer
TO Justice.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-25
HONDURAS BATTLE DUE.
National Troops Chase 500 Rebels Who
Sack Two Towns.

TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras. April 25
(P).-Word Of renewed battle with rebel
troops in vicinity of San Pedro Sula
key point on the railway between Tegu-
cigalpa and the coast, was expected
here today.
Gen. Jose Maria Reina, leading an
army of government troops against a
detachment of so rebels allegedly I'M
der Gen. Ferrera near Chasnigua
southwest Of San Pedro Sula, was ex-
pected to make contact with them at
any time.
The newspaper Ell Pueblo today said
that the undefended towns of Pimienta
and Villanueva. in the neighborhood of
San Pedro Sula, had fallen and been
sacked by 400 rebel troops under Gen.
Roman DiaZ.
A government decree published to-
cay placed all national funds at the
disposal Of an executive committee for
the purpose of waging war against the
rebel forces.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-25
BY the Associated Press.

PHILADELPHIA. April 25.-Dis-
covery of a new method of estimating
the time Of human evolution by the
enamel on elephant teeth was reported
to the American Philosophical Society
today by DR.. Henry Fairfield Osborn.
Until a few years ago the famous
ape-man; Pithecanthropu5 Erectus of
Java, was the earliest known fossil of
slightly human aspect.
But two years ago much more
humanlike skeletons were identified
both in England and in the Peking
man. Both were estimated at 100000
years old by geological methods.
Osborns new elephant enamel timing
confirms these estimates and again iden-
tifes Pithecanthropus as only a half
million years old. This shows. he said,
that the apeljke fossil was no ancestor
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-25
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
WATERLOO, Iowa, April 25.-Sir
Reginald Beatty wolseley, who runs an
elevator in a Waterloo Office building,
isn't concerned. he says, about his Eng
lish title. but he does want a divorce.
THE LADY" he said, in referring to
Lady Marion Eliza beth Baker Wolseley,
against whom he filed suit yesterday
for divorce. can keep her title and
everybody will be happy"
Sir Reginald. who is better known
here as plain Dick Wolseley and who
acquired his title last year, charged
desertion. He said that his wife sug-
gested marriage last May "a after she
called him up on the telephone with
a message that she had nursed his
mother during her fatal illness in Eng
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-25
AMERICAN DIES IN BLAST
Mine Chief in Mexico Reported One
of Eight Killed-Many Hurt.

MEXICO CITY, April IS OPD.-A
Saltillo dispatch to Excelsior today said
that eight persons, including the Amer
lean superintendent. e. A. Manderfield,
we're killed In an explosion at the,
Providencio mine of the Compania de
Penoles. The mining company is q
subsidiary of the American Metal Co.
and is located in the northern part of
the State of Zacatecas.
Telephone communication with the
mine was disrupted and details of the
explosion were not learned, although in
addition to those killed there were said
to be many injured.
The explosion was understood to have
occurred when boxes of dynamite were
Jared while being transported. The
blast was heard IS miles away.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-25
D0UKHOBOR LEADERS,
MAUSOLEUM is BOMBED
Dissenters Blamed for Latest of
Long Series of Vandal At
tacks on Property of Sect.

BY the Associated Press.
NELSON, British Columbia, April IS
Proceeding on the theory that the
act was motivated by strife between
warning sects. provincial police today
cought dynamiters who blew up the
mausoleum of Peter Veregin, the elder,
late leader of the Doukhobors.
The mausoleum was destroyed by a
blast Thursday night about an hour
after the Waterman at the grave left.
Veregin was killed about six years
ago in Q train accident and his grave
has been under almost constant guard.
The explosion which wrecked the
mausoleum did not disturb the grave
beneath it,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-25
SCOT MARRIAGE FAILS

MILWAUKEE, April rs R--John
Murphy today sought divorce from
his wife, Robina. He charged. among
other things, that she smokes cigar
cites. too many of them, against his
will. They were married in Scotland,
the petition says,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-25
Prince Gustave Has Operation.

STOCKHOLM, Sweden, April as up.
Grown Prince Gustave today under
went q successful operation for hernia.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-25
BANDITS CAPTURE BISHOP
Seized During Trip to Consecrate
New Church in China,

FOOCHOW. China, April rs (R.-
Spanish Dominican Catholics here to-
day received word that bandits April
%. captured Bishop Pratt, Rev. Senior
miles south of here, to consecrate new
church.
Bishop Pratt was reported in poor
health and missionaries here doubted
his ability to survive the rigors of cap
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-25

~. 8. Weather Bureau Forecast)
Rain tonight and tomorrow; not much
change in temperature.
Temperatures Highest. Sc. at pm.
yesterday; lowest, 40, at 6 am. today.
Full report on page 2.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-25

CONTINUED on Page 8, Column %
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-12-03
Big Smead Jolley to Turn
Catcher; Yanks Want Frasier

capped him in the outfield some
what.
with accurate throwing, how
ever" Comiskey said, I'VE think he
will make a fine catcher"
The decision apparently put an
end to Jolley's hopes for pitching
career. While kept from playing as
as outf1elder last season by injuries,
he spent much time in the bullpen
in an attempt to convince the man.
ayers he would be a success at
pitching.
Meanwhile, the White Sox and
New York Yankees continue to dis
cuss possible trades. The -Yanks an
nounced Wednesday they were
seeking Vic Frasier, the young
Texan, instead of Ted Lyons, and it
was said Tony Lazzeri and one other
Yankee inflelder they want would
induce the Hose to turn the bril-
liant hurler over to the New YorkS.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-12-03

Leaders of the movement to make
sweeping changes in minor league
baseball predicted the resolution to
create an executive committee of
five. three from the Glass AA and
A leagues and two from the Class
B, c and D leagues, would pass by
an overwhelming majority.
The salient points Of the resolu-
ton provided for:
/. Contact with the press. major
leagues and individuals in an effort to
rehabiIitate leagues and organize new
leagues.
2. Make recommendations regarding
ways and means of increasing attend
ance and making games more attractive
to the public.
3. Creation Of a central purchasing
agency for baseball requisites.
4. Outline new methods of dealing with
vital minor league problems.
5. Make surveys of the present rules
and regulations and maior-minor agree
ment with a view toward making the
necessary changes.
The committee of five is to serve with
out pay. and shall have full power to
act.
Mike Sexton, president of the
national association, under the
tie. ms of the resolution, will be re-
tired as honorary president for a
year on his present salary of $4,000.
The other officers of the associa-
tiOy, will ranoain the same for 1892
The three Glass AA leagues, the
American Association, Pacific Coast
and International Leagues, have
agreed to make a substantial reduc-
ton in all salaries for next season.
1t is admitted the monthly pay roll
of each club will run between 1000
and $4,000, with individual play
ers drawing from $500 to $500. Last
year some of the players in the In
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-12-03
Tracy Cox Is
Loser in East

By Times Special
BOSTON, Mass, Dec. 3.-Tracy
Cox, the well-known Indianapolis
junior lightweight, met defeat in his
first eastern start here Wednesday
night, losing to Vernon Cromier
of Worcester, in a seven-round bout.
In the feature scrap, Lou Brouil-
lard of Worcester, worlds welter-
weight champion, knocked out
Bucky Lawless of Syracuse in the
third round of a scheduled ten
round non-title bout.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-12-03
L OurTeanns
in Tourney
Atlantic Schools Hope to
Pass $154,000 Raised
by Big Ten.
BY DIXON STEWART
United PtesS STAFF Correspondent

NEW YORK, Dec. 3.-Charity
and unemployment relief, which
have secured little except advertis-
ing from benefit football games in
the east, appear destined for more
substantial benefits.
With four charity affairS-N. Y.
u. VS.. Tennessee at Yankee Stadium,
Dec. S; Yale, Dartmouth, Holy Cross
and Brown at Yale Bowl, Dec. 5;
Princeton, Columbia, Cornell and
Pennsylvania at Yankee Stadium,
Dec. 9, and Army VS.. Navy at Yam
kee Stadium, Dec 12-remaining on
the program, the east still has an
opportunity to top the nation IN
football contributions to owen D.
Young's relief committee.
Early Games Failures
To do So the east must raise more
than 1854 000-the amount produced
by the Big Ten conference, which
on it's record is capable of conduct
ing football, charity or otherwise, on
a better and more business-like
basis than any other group in the
nation.
Eastern charity games to date
have been doomed to failure before
they started. The games have not
paired natural rivals.
Outstanding examples were the
Penn State -Lehigh game played in
Philadelphia, where neither team
has a following and the Boston
Holy Cross game in which the COM
mittee' in charge estimated
charity's appeal and ended with
$21, 900 loss.
The Penn-Lehigh game drew only
$500 spectators. The Boston col
lege-Holy Cross game crossed $75,-
COO, but the expenses" including
$4,000 rental for Fenway park
where the game was not played
were $4,000.
Yanks Donate Stadium
In the remaining benefits there
will be no expense for stadium
rental. Colonel Jacob Rupert, own
er of the New York Yankees, has
donated Yankee stadium for the
three games in New York and Yale
is giving its stadium for the Yale
Dartmouth Brown Holy Cross tour
ney.
Then too, all of the charity pro-
motions feature logical opponents.
Army VS., Navy unquestionably is the
finest attraction which could be
arranged for charity, and is
surrounded by all the glamour and
color of service tits of before the
war" days. An oversubscription of
tickets appears probable.
N. Y. U. and Tennessee are not
natural rivals but Tennessee is one
of the nations few unbeaten teams
and promises to be a big drawing
card in New York. N. Y. u,
although beaten by Oregon and
Georgia, rates as one of the East's
strongest clubs.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-12-03
Rudolph Sets
Billiard Pace

BIZ United Press
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 3.-Edwin
Rudolph of Cleveland, defending
champion in the annual worlds
pocket billiard championships, went
into undisputed possession of first
place Wednesday night by defeat
ing Spenser Livsey Of Los Angeles,
125 to n.
George Kelly of Philadelphia de-
feated Onoforio Lauri of Brooklyn,
1879; al Miller of Racine, Wis,
defeated Johnny Layton of Atlanta
Ga, 125 to 10, and Marcel Camp of
Detroit defeated Benny Allen OF
Kansas City, Mo-, 125 to 96.