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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-23
CUBAN ARMY MAJOR
HELD IN a. DEATHS
Suicide of Aide to Removed Mill
tary Supervisor Is Key to
Mystery Murders.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
SANTIAGO, Cuba, April ga war
rant for the arrest Of Maj. Orsenio
Ortiz, until last week military supervisor
OF Santiago Province, to face charges
in connection with Al mysterious deaths,
which have occurred in Oricnt2 Province
during the past few months, was issued
today.
Named with Maj. Ortiz in the war
rant are Is other persons. their ident ties
undisclosed, but understood TO include
military aides, politicians, and others
affiliated with him during his recent
rule here.
Lieut. Felipe A. Wales. aide to Maj.
Ortiz, and placed by him in charga Of
the Santiago Jail, shot and killed him
self during the night with two bullets in
his chest and one in his head He left
a note which accused ORTIZ as the author
Of the A assassinations, and added:
In moment OF Weakness l have
done things / am ashamed of.
Heretofore / have been known ana re-
spected as an honest man
In Havana Mai. Ortiz yesterday spent
80 MINUTES in conference with President
Machado, who a week ago relieved him
OF his post after numerous complaints
OF his administration in Oriente Prov
1nce.
Ortiz is reported to have sought duels
with two newspaper men, the Condo de
Rivera, director of Diario de la Marina
Havana, and Milla Ortiz OF this city, be-
cause of what he regarded as editorial
slurs, but it IS not believed that they
will material!z2.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-23
TAMMANY SEEKS
FACTS ON INQUIRY
Board of Strategy Anxious to
Know Exact Powers of
Seabury Group.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, April 23.-Tammany
is preparing for the coming investiga-
ton of New York City affairs by a
legislative committee.
The board of strategy" of Tam
many will meet soon to consider its
policy toward the legal issues involved
in the investigation. Party leaders
were represented today as being anxious
to know the exact powers of the COM
mittee so advice might be given to
witnesses
The committee began its work when
its counsel. Samuel Seabury. served a
subpoena on James A. Higgins. COM
missioner of accounts. The subpoena
directed the commissioner to appear
for examination May and to produce
the records of all complaints filed with
him. as we'll as the record of all his
Investigations over the last five years.
Newspapers attributed to Tammany
leaders the opinion that the action in
volying Mr.. Higgins is an indirect
thrust at Mayor Walker, against whom
removal proceedings have been filed
with Gov. Roosevelt by the City Affairs
Committee.
The rebuttal which the City Affairs
Committee is preparing to the mayor S
answer to the charges is expected to
call attention to the fact Mayor Walker
has never made public the findings of
Commissioner Higgins Investigations.
Some papers forecast that Walker
would be questioned privately about
Higgins report.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-23
PROBES COLLAPSE
OF SCHOOL FRAME
Municipal Architect Acts
After Steel Falls on Play
ground Here.

| Investigation OF the collapse of the
| major portion OF the steel framing Of
the new Roosevelt High School Audi
forum, at Thirteenth and UpshuI
| streets, during moderately high wind last
night was launched by the Municipal
! Architects Office in the District Build
ing today.
The mass of twisted steel collapsed
partly on the playground Of the Mac
farland Junior High School. where. -four
hours earlier. pupils of that school were
at play. Steel workers also had climbed
down from the structure only a few
hours before
Preliminary examination Of the
wreckage indicated that inadequate guy
ing OF the frame was responsible for
the crash.
Temporarily Bolted.
Observers explained that in the
course of the erection CT steal work the
frame is temporarily bolted together
until 1t can be accurately plumbed
When sprung into line, the permanent
rivets are driven. Only the temporary
bolts were in place yesterday, it was ex-
planned, when the collapse from a wind
registered at the Weather Bureau a.
SO miles an hour. struck it.
simultaneously with the field exami-
nation of the wrecked frame, Mai. H.
L. Robb, Assistant Engineer Commits
sloner OF the District, announced that
close check was being made of the
structural plans of the new school to
determine whether faulty design could
have contributed to the collapse. Mai.
Robb expressed the opinion, however,
that insufficient guying of the frame
was responsible. In the unstable con-
oltlon Of the structure prior to the
rlveting, he explained, ample cables
would have been required TO prevent 1t
from collapsing under undue wind
stress.
The theory of inadequate guying also
was adhered TO by Jere J. Crane, busi-
ness manager of the public school sys-
TEN, who is himself a practicing archi-
tect.
The Roosevelt High School is being
erected under contract by the National
Construction Co. Inc, with Offices in
the Tower Building. The steel con-
tract, in turn had been let to the Lee
high Structural Steel Co, of Allentown,
Pa, which, while supplying the material,
had let a subccntract to the Heron
Todd Co. OF Washington, for the actual
erection of the frame.
Loss Put at $1,000 to $4,000.
Estimates Of the damage. including
loss of material and expended labor,
ranged from $4,000 TO $4,000 Maj
Continued on Page 2, Column ~
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-23
PARLIAMENT CONFLICT
STIRRED BY LAND BILL
AS Lords Reject Major Clauses
Macdonald Predicts Fight
in Next Session.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, April 23.-Seeds of bitter
conflict between the House of Lords and
House OF Commons were seen today
with rejection by the House Of Lords
Of some of the most important clauses
Of the governments land utilization
bill.
The measure aims at assisting in
solution of the unemployment problem
by putting unemployed on the land. 1t
had already passed the Commons.
Lord Danbury, Conservative, put
down amendments for the rejection of
Is out of the bills % clauses. the only
clauses spared being those dealing with
cultivation allotment.
The government will reintroduce the
bill next session. and, according to
Prime Minister Ramsay Macdonald,
there will be a fight to a finish, with
gloves off,"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-23
.JObless Waitress
Captures 3 Bandits
Taking Last $6.35
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
KANSAS CITY, April 23.-Miss
Gertrude Harper, 20-year-old
waitress out of work. fought with
such fury to defend her last $685.
that three young hold-up men
fed in disorder, only to be cap
turcd later by the irate young
woman.
Accosted by the trio. the girl
raped them sharply over their
heads with her pocket book, which
one of them finally snatched and
ran, with Miss Harper in hot
pursuit. Pausing to recruit police
assistance. the waitress resumed
search for her assailantS.
Suddenly the girl leaped from
the police car and rained blows
upon two youths sauntering along
the street. Police rescued them.
They gave their names as Billy
Wright, II. and Louis Fink, q.
Lester Norris, %, was arrested
nearby. Miss Harper's S6.35 and
her pocket book and cigarette
lighter were recovered.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-23
Z POLICE CAPTAINS
FOUND TOO RICH
Chicago Grand Jury Discov-
ers Abnormal Bank Ac-
counts in Officials Names.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, April ga definite an
nouncement was made public by pros
ecutors today that IL Of the first II
Chicago police captains whose finances
are under investigation by a special
grand jury, have been found to have ex-
cessive bank accounts.
The announcement was made by As
sistant States Attorneys Charles ].
Mueller and Charles J. Lounsbury, and
J. A. Farmar, foreman OF the special
grand jury which is investigating al
legged corruption in the Police Depart
ment.
Although these officials refused to re-
veal in detail the findings of the jurors
thsy did mention that one captain was
found to have been engaged in manipu-
lations amounting 20 more than $780,
coo. He had accounts, it was announced
in six banks and had engaged in extern
sive stock market operations. The names
OF the captains would be withheld, the
officials said, until they have had op-
pOrtunity to show whether they got
their money legitimately.
I'VE do not claim" said Mueller, that
every captain who has small fortune
obtained it through dishonesty. No
doubt some of the captains will be able
to show that they made money through
shrewd business investments or by pri-
vate business enterprises in which they
are interested.
"On the othr hand we do not believe
that every one of the captains whose
accounts show substantial or abnormal
deposits, will be able to convince the
jury that the money was obtained le-
ultimately"
The jurors indicated they may go
outside of the city and State for rec
ords of the financial dealings of various
officials.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-23
SMUGGLERS ARRESTED
Alcohol Found on Mexican Ranch
With Flying Field.

MEXICO CITY, April % LP,.-Beliet
that a we'll organized alcohol SNUG
CLING gang was broken up in arrests
recently near Ciudad Mier, State OF
Tamaulipas, was expressed in reports
reaching here today.
Customs agents from Ciudad MieT
went to the ranch called FL Tanque,
so kilometers away and near the in
ternational border, and seized u tin
containers of alcohol. A landing field
was found on the ranch. and it is be-
lieved a ring was engaged in flying
alcohol across the border into the
United States
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-23
NEW PARKING RULE
WARNING" PERIOD
TO END TOMORROW
Police to Arrest Those Who
Violate Morning Ban in
Downtown Section.
LENIENCY is DECREED
FOR VISITING AUTOISTS
Improvement Noted Today, With
Most of Infractions Being by
Tourists Near Hotels.

Future violations of the new traffic
regulation prohibiting parking between
and $50 am. in the downtown con-
gested area will result in arrests, it was
announced today by Inspector E. w
Brown, in charge of the traffic bureau
Warnings have been given violators
on the first two days OF the parking
ban. Inspector Brown believes motorists
now have had sufficient time to become
familiar with the no parking zone. and
intends to issue instructions to traffic
officers to put tickets on cars found
there during the forbidden period.
Tag Numbers Taken.
Trafic officers have compiled list
of tag numbers of cars parked in the
no-parking zone on the first two morn
ings and alibiS will not be accepted,
Inspector Brown said, if the drivers
again violate the regulation. Police will
continue to be lenient, however. with
visiting motorists who are unaware OF
the parking restrictions.
Compliance with the new regulation
this morning, Inspector Brown said,
was far better than yesterday morning,
number of violations, he declared, but
a majority of them were caused by
visitors.
Visitors Park All Night.
Around hotels in the congested area
police found cars from other States,
which apparently had been parked there
all night. Visitors, of course, inspector
Brown said, are not familiar with tie
parking prohibition, but the hotel erl-
ployes are and should advise the guests.
Inspector Brown also said that the
impr1 cement of conditions in the no.
parking a.-a resulted i'll ar unjn,2r-
rupted movement of traffic and pre-
dicted that the situation would con-
tinue to get better as traffic TeadJustS
itself to the change.
Inspector Brown branded as utterly
ridiculous reports that a traffic jam
in the vicinity of Pennsylvania avenue
and Fourteenth street at 4:30 O'Clock
yesterday afternoon, was caused b" the
prohibition against parking, which is
effective only for an hour and half IN
the morning.
Due to Rare Circumstances.
The tie-up, he explained, was due to
q combination of circumstances-th
rainstorm. the White House reception
in honor OF delegates to the convention
OF the Daughters Of the American Revo-
luton and a fire near Seventeenth street
and Pennsylvania avenue.
Traffic jams are not unusual in the
vicinity of Fourteenth and Fifteenth
streets and Pennsylvania avenue when
ever there is reception at the White
House. when the Government depart
ments close, Inspector Brown pointed
out. The tie-up yesterday AFTERNOON
was intensified, he said by the rain,
which caused sudden influx OF taxi
cabs into the Government triangle
south of the avenue, and the fire near
Seventeenth street and Pennsylvania
avenue, which occurred at the height
OF the afternoon rush hour.
II fail to understand how these con-
ditions could be attributed to the pro-
hibition against parking in the morn
ing" declared Inspector Brown.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-23
CHINESE BANDITS TURN ATHLETIC;
WILL TAKE EQUIPMENT AS RANSOM
Willing Accept Phonograph Records and Fruit Part
Payment for Freeing u. S. Missionary.

Nelson and Kristofer N. Tvedt, Nor
wegian missionary, were captured in
Northern Hupeh Province last october.
Tyedt released on payment Of ransom,
has just reached Hankow. He reported
Nelson was well and that the bandits
had promised to release him as soon as
the ransom was paid.
Nelson 7. Johnson. Minister to China,
has asked the Marking minister OF
foreign affairs. DR.. c. T. Wang, to use
the power of the National government
TO obtain the early release of three mis-
sionaries captured by brigands near
Ktngmen, Western Hupeh, about April
10. They are Miss Esther Nordlund OF
Chicago. Miss Augusta Nelson and Rev
Oscar Anderson. Miss Nordlund Is an
American citizens and the others
Swedish.
Gen. Ho Chen-Chun, Nationalist COM
mander at Hsnkow, has informed Con-
sui General Lockhart that the local
commander at Ichang has been ordered
10 obtain the freedom Of the trio.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-23
99,61O MEMBERS OUSTED
BY COMMUNIST PARTY
Action Taken on Variety of
Charges After Considerable
Cleansing" Period.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
MOSCOW, u. S. S. r, April %
After considerable cleansing" period,
the Communist party announced today
that $3.50 members had been expelled
on a variety of charges, including SYM
pathy with Leon Trotsky, exiled lead
er, anti-Soviet activities, drunkenness
and "anti-morality
The number of members subjected to
the cleansing" process was listed at
1878 900, of which 1870 ACT we're ordered
dropped, but thousands appealed and
were reinstated. Reprimands we're
issued to 1926.
Other charges on which the expulsionS
were baSed were embezzlement, lavish
living and ostentation, belief in religion
and failing to disclose that near rela-
tives were traders. priests or army off,
GERS under the old regime.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-23
BRITISH OFFICIAL DIES
IN PLANE COLLISION
Air Vice Marshal FELTON, Vesey Holt
and Pilot Are Victims at
Seahurst Park.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
SEAHURST PARK, Sussex, England,
April 23.-Air Vice Marshal FELTON,
Vesey Holt, commander of the air de-
fenSes of Great Britain, was killed to-
day in an airplane collision. His pilot,
Flight Lieut.. Henry Moody, also was
killed, but the occupant of the other
plane escaped injury.
Vice Marshal Holt was one of the
pioneers of the Royal Air Force and had
received the distinguished service order
for valor. He was promoted to his
present post January l and appointed
'air officer commanding the fighting
area of air defense of Great Britain"
as recently as April z.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-23
WIND OVERTURNS BUS,
40 CHILDREN SHAKEN
Boy Injured in Crash of School
Vehicle Near Upper
Marlboro.

BY SIAN CORRESPONDENT OF The Star.
UPPER MARLBORO, Nd April %
One boy was hurt and 40 other school
children escaped with shaking up
when the wind blew school bus from
the highway into a ditch and over
turned it near here today.
Harry Tayman, driver of the bus, said
a gale struck and overturned the bus
as he was turning into the Grain High
way on his way from Croome to MARI
boro with the children. James Tay-
man, son Of the driver, received head
injuries which required several stitches
to close.
Passing motorists aided in extricating
the children from the overturned bus
They were then placed in private cars
and continued their Journey to school
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-23
LAKE VENTURE FATAL
Cody of William Kegg Found Dead
Near 2O-Foot sloop.

CHICAGO, April % (Pl,-The body
Of William Kegg, 26 years old. an in
surance inspector Of Chicago, missing
since Saturday when he set sail from
South Haven. Mich, in 20-foot sloop,
was taken from Lake Michigan yester-
day.
Kegg. an employe Of the Lumber
mans Mutual Insurance Association OF
Mansfield, Ohio, bought the sloop last
week and went to South Haven to sail
it home Saturday. He I'D not expect
10 reach here until Sunday His friends
did not become alarmed until Tuesday,
when a general search was started. The
body was found near the water-logged
craft 3 Y,,iles cT S~.,th 6''-'~~c1 H@~b"".
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-23
CONSTABLE PICKS FIGHT AND GETS
ARRESTED TO JAIL BOND JUMPER
Resorts Battle Discovering He Left Warrant for
Fugitive Home.

I'm sure" remarked Muirhead, squar-
ing off in front of Mr.. Coen, that
can lick you with one sock"
Mr.. Coen hesitated a moment in sur
prise-then let go With his left
The battle" was at It's. height, with
Mr.. Coen far ahead on points, when
somebody called "the wagon"
At the police station officers recog-
nized Muirhead and Mr. Coen faced
two charges the one about the bond
and assault and battery
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-23
WOMAN MISSIONARIES
RELEASED BY CHINESE
American Is One of Two Reported
Freed-Fate of Third
Uncertain.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
EANKOW, China, April 23.-Luth-
eran mission headquarters received ad-
vices from Kingchow. saying two mis-
sionaries, Miss Esther Nordlund. Amer
lean. and Miss Augusta Nelson, Swedish.
were released today by bandits who kid
naped them April II. Headquarters of
the mission are at Chicago.
The dispatch gave no details and did
not mention the Rev. Oscar Anderson.
Swedish missionary, kidnapped at the
same time.
The releases, which came unexpect-
edly are thought to have resulted from
provincial military pressure against the
brigands.
Their captors had demanded 100000
MeXican about S2l 900 gold ransom.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-23
200 Japanese Dye
Workers on Hunger
Strike Locked in
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
TOXIC, April 23.-Two hun
dred men, employed by the
Japan Dyeing & weaving Co. at
Hashibasho, a suburb of Toxic,
are on a hunger strike as pro-
test against the discharge of a
fellow worker.
They locked themselves in
warehouse Tuesday and leaders
announced today that they had
eaten nothing since, despite the
company's effort to tempt them
with various kinds of food, in
Guiding raw and fried fish and
boiled eggs. ordinarily considered
dainty morsels." In addition,
sympathizers are tossing fruit,
candies and other daintieS through
the warehouse windows, but to
no avail
One hundred girls employed in
the factory stopped work in
sympathy with the men, but re-
fused to join the hunger strike.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-23
BANDITS FIRE BANK,
FLEE WITHOUT LOOT
Blaze Set by Acetylene Torch Routs
Men After They Kidnap
Waterman.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
COLDWATER. Miss, April 23-Four
bandits kidnapped the town night watch
man and broke INTO the Citizens Bank
here early today. but were prevented
from looting the vault by fire their own
acetylene torch started.
The bandits seized the Waterman
J. B. Moring, in an alley, and one robber
held him while the others entered the
bank Their torch had burned almost
through the vault door when the in
terror Of the building was ignited and
they fed. Moring was forced to &C
company them in an automobile, but
was released TWO miles out of town
Residents eXtinguished the fire with
slight damage
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-23
BY the Associated Press.

PITTSBURGH. Pa. April 23.-Con-
stable John H. Muirhead started fight
and got himself arrested yesterday in
order to get his man.
For two months he had been looking
for A. E. Coen, wanted for jumping
bail on bad-check charge. Yester-
day Muirhaad saw him in a downtown
street. Muirhead fumbled for the war
rant. then remembered 1t waa In an
other coat. i
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-23
EAST HONDURAS COAST QUIET.
Work Resumed on Farms There and in
Nicaragua, Navy Told.

hOEh NcSuLnCu oAN -
Nicaragua, Navy Told.
BY the Associated Press.
Conditions along the east coasts OF
Honduras and Nicaragua were described
as quiet today in report to the Navy
Department from Rear Admiral Arthur
st. Clair Smith, chief Of the special
service squadron.
Despite rebel activities in Honduras
and movements of SANDING bands in
Nicaragua, Smiths message said work
was being resumed on farms.
Naval forces in Nicaraguan waters
were augmented by the arrival at Puerto
CabeZas of the aircraft carrier Langley
and deStroyers Schenck and Dupont.
Minister Lay to Honduras, informed
the State Department that except Tor
a few skirmishes in the region of san
Pedro Sula. there have been no military
activities in northern districts recently
disturbed by the revolutionary outbreak
The Minister said the major repel
concentration near San Pedro Sula,
which is inland from Puerto CorteZ,
westernmost of the banana ports, con-
sisted of not more than 400 poorly
armed men. He said there were no
signs of any considerable rebel OIL
fenSiVeS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-23
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
China's hitherto ruthless and blood
thirsty bandits are softening.
The latest report from Frank P. Lock-
bart, American consul general at
Hankow, indicates that gramophone
music now has charms to soothe the
savage bandit breasts. Instead Of get
ting their amusement out Of torture
the picturesque freebooters OF the upper
Yangtze River now are ready To turn
TO tennis, basket ball and chess.
Lockhart informed the State Depart
ment today that the bandits who have
been holding Bert N. Nelson. American
missionary. formerly Of st. Paul. MINI.
had notified him Of their willingness to
take out part Of Nelson's ransom In
gramcphore records, tennis racquets and
balls, basket balls, chess boards, foot
balls, fresh fruit and similar articles
They are demanding $40 1000 (Mexican)
less the amount spent on their sports
equipment.