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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-22
BAD CHECKS BARE
HONEYMOON TRAIL
Counterfeited Travellers
Drafts Paid for Trip, SuS-
pect Admits.

An alleged ex-convict's confession
as reported by police. of cashing coun
terfeit travellers checks in man!
States. has precipitated a countrywide
check-up on his activities.
Arrested here last week with his 19'
year-old wife on charges of passing bac
checks, by detectives attached to the
headquarters check squad, william
Francis Belodeau. 80 years old, of New
York, yesterday admitted, police said
he had passed spurious checks In cities
scattered over the entire country DUR
ing period Of nearly a year.
According to Detective Sergt. Will
lam MeSser of the police headquarters
check squad, Belodeau has passed SO
many Of the counterfeit checks he is
unable to state the exact number passed
or the amount Of money involved.
Wife Also Held.
Detective Messer said, however, that
Belodeau has admitted passing checks
totaling several thousand dollars, and
has declared that most Of them were
for $40 or more.
Belodeau at first steadfastly denied
connection with similar frauds else
where and it was only after his wife.
Mrs. Dorothy Ann Belodeau, also ar
rested on a bad check charge here,
broke Gown and wept under cross
fire Of examination and pleaded with
her husband TO come clean with the
works." that Belodeau confessed, po-
lice declared.
He told police how, last Fall, he met
3 girl and made q. trip over the South,
soassing the "phoney" PAPER to pay ex-
penses.
Left Girl to Serve.
In Texas, he told police, he sent the
young girl into store to pass fraudu-
lent check while he waited outside in
an automobile for her. When the girl
reappeare6 with a police ofncer, he
said he sped from the scene and drove
day and night until he arrived IN New
Mexico. The girl, he added, was SEN
fenced to four years in prison.
For the next four months, he told de-
tectives, he practically lived on the
money obtained by passing the spurious
drafts. He said he Travelled along the
Pacific Coast to the Canadian border,
and finally TO New York, leaving trail
Of the valueless paper in his wake.
Had Free Honeymoon.
SSfC4dl MCcAS AGbS1s Tx oo1As AK AC~
turned to this city. where he met the
woman who q month later became
his wife. They were marrisd in Indiana
and Travelled about extensively, paying
all their bills with counterfeit checks,
be said
Police bulletins describing Belodeaus
activities over the past year have been
sent to authorities throughout the Nation
IN an effort to locate his victims and
to ascertain lust how much money was
involved in the swindles.
The travellers checks were 20
cleverly forged to represent blanks from
q New York bank that it was difficult
for experts to detect their falsity.
Case Continued.
When Belodeau was arraigned on
the local check charges in Police Court
his case was continued. Mrs. Belodeau.
however, was held for the action of
the grand jury.
Detectives said Belodeau has a GRIM
inal record and was paroled two years
ago from Massachusetts, prison.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-22
SUBSTITUTE CONVICT;
THREE FOUND GUILTY
Attorney and Two Others Face
Heavy Penalties for Exehang-
ing Prisoner.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
ERIE, Pa, March 21.-Three men,
one an Erie attorney, were convicted
here tonight in Federal Court of con-
spiracy 70 substitute Government
prisoner.
The case grew out Of the substitution
Of Joseph Warner Of Buffalo, N. Y,
who testified for the Government that
he took the place Of Stanley Wells Of
Colburg. Ontario. In serving a 60-day
sentence for violation of the prohibit
ton laws after Wells had been arrested
on Lake Erie rum runner
Samuel Y. Rossiter, the attorney; Jo-
ssph Donovan, Erie automobile dealer,
and Lester Beals, Erie, were the de-
PENDANTS
Rossiter and Donovan were convicted
on all six counts Of an indictment and
Besls on three counts.
Under the convictions. RosSitsr and
Donovan are subject 10 $4,000 fine or
nine years in jail or both. Beals can
be fined $4,000 and sentenced to six
years. The defendants were ordered
to appear in court Monday for sentence
Defense attorneys intimated an appeal
would be taken, but made no definite
announcement.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-22
PRISON JAMS SPUR
NEW CONSTRUCTION
So, 3OO,O 900 Program to Be
Rushed in Effort to Pre-
vent Outbreaks.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Federal prison officials are at work
upon plans to push to the limit the
Governments building program to re-
lieve overcrowding and prevent out
breaks like that at Joliet.
Sanford Bates, director of the Prison
Bureau, announced plans for early con-
struction work upon new penitentiary
JAIL prison camp and hospital facilities
to cost more than $8,300,000.
Even upon their completion, however,
Bates conceded the present overcrowd-
ing problem would not be solved. He
named the Atlanta and Leavenworth
Penitentieries, holding between them
more than $500 prisoners, as being
together under great disadvantage.
Work Started at Lewisburg.
with the erection of all buildings
planned" Bates SAID, I'VE will not have
succeeded In reducing the population of
the main penitentiary to a very great
extent. Within the next three or four
years, however, we hope to have reme-
died the most serious Of the overcrowd-
ed conditions"
Records Of the Prison Bureau showed
work already had begun upon the huge
penitentiary at Lewisburg, Pa, to cost
more than $2,T80, 1000 and capable of
holding 1880 prisoners.
Within the next week bureau officials
will confer with architects upon plans
for the S2,500,000 reformatory at FL
Reno, Okla. Completed it will house
1000 criminals.
The most minute study was being
given yesterday to plans for the pro-
tnal insane and IL at Springfield. Mo.
Bates said he hoped actual construc-
ton would be started within 90 days.
Meantime plans went forward for let
ting contracts upon a $350,000 Federal
jail at FL Paso, Tex: for remodeling the
old mint at New Orleans into jail: for
reconstructing a building at Billings,
Mont, to hold 200 prisoners, and for
completing the temporary prison camp
at Camp Lee, Va, to care for 800 men.
1880 in Penitentiaries.
Notwithstanding the appropriation of
money for building or remodel:ng in all
a total of eight Federal jail5, Bates
said this will not solve the problem of
overcrowding in this branch of the
penal system" He said there we're 49,
600 prisoners in jails who could not be
sant into the penitentiary system
The prison CHEZ estimated that by
July l. 1888. there would be 1852
penitentiary prisoners, reckoned on the
basis of no decrease in what he termed
the present very high proportion of
liquor violations in our population. /"
There are now approximately 1890
penitentiary inmates.
BY that date, however, he estimated
there would be SUFFICIENT new prison IA
cilities to reduce the inmates to $500
prisoners at Atlanta, as contrasted with
the present $500, and $500 at Leaven-
worth as against the present 5000.
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CONTINUED From First Page.)
the other State penal institutions led
the committeeman to plan tentatively
to investigate the Southern Illinois Pen
itentiary at Chester and the reforma-
tory at Pontiac. They likewise decided
to hold Sunday session.
Chairman Testifies Tomorrow.
William Jones Of Streator, chairman
of the State parole board, said he would
appear before the committee Monday.
He declined to eminent on charges
against the board, explaining that
what have to say will come out when
appear"
Capt. B. A. Davenport, who was in
jured by convicts in the riot at the old
prison March IA, was called for ques-
t.oning as to the cause of the riot.
Asked if it would not have been pos
sible to have prevented the killing of
the three convicts who attempted to
escape February %, Davenport ex-
pressed the opinion that prison officials
followed the only course open to them.
He said the guards. outside the walls
who shot the three convicts called to
the fleeing men to halt before they fired.
In one instance, he said, he knew the
guard fired over one mans head pur-
posely to bring him to halt before
shooting to kill.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-22
PRESIDENT FACES
Sc BUSY HOURS
viii DiSembark Early Tenor.
row for Tour of Towns
in Porto Rico.

6y Nne ASbOClHbeu FESbS
SAN JUAN, Porto Rico. March al
President Hoover's day and a half in
Porto Rico will be busy SO hours, the
official program indicates.
The U. S. S. Arizona viii reach Ponce
at dawn Monday and the President will
disembark at am. H and the off,
cial party viii cross the island by motor
to San Juan, with pauses on the way
for receptions at several towns.
Mr.. Hoover viii have luncheon with
Gov. Roosevelt and there are to be a
formal dinn:r and reception in the
evening. He will spend the night at La
Fortaleza, the house which has been
the home Of island governors. for 400
years.
At s:45 am Tuesday he is to mest
the Legislature and thereafter to speak
from the capitol steps. At 10 he will
inspect island institutions that may in
terest him. Their. will be luncheon at
La Fortaleza and the party will start
back for Ponce By a different route,
reaching the Arizona at shutdown.
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NAVY MANEUvERs BEGIN.
Flying Force VIII Attempt to Solve
Caribbean Problems.

frying Force VIII Attempt to Solve
Caribbean Problems.
BY the Associated Press
Inc greater parts of the Navy,s 6vino
strength will be aloft this week over the
It VIII participate in series Of three
naval aviation problems In which 317
anpiaAes and a. surface craft win take
David s. Ingalls,, Assistant Secretary
OF the Navy for Aeronautics, said YES
terday the maneuvers would be "of In
mite value" in determining how the
EaVys air force Is developing under the
nVe-year construction program being
completed this year.
Maneuvers Are Begun.
The concentration will begin at day.
light tomorrow. Movement Of the mar
ticipating units, all OF which were en-
gagged in the recent feet maneuvers off
the Pacific Coast of Panama, began
yesterday through the Panama Canal
and will continue today.
THESE include the big aircraft carriers
Lexington and Saratoga, the smaller
carrier Langley, the battleship Arkan-
sas, Is cruisers, "a destroyers and 8
aircraft tenders.
Vice Admiral Arthur L. Willard. com
mander of the Scouting Fleet, win d.
rect the exercises.
Maneuvering viii occupy three DAYS.
The first problem, scheduled for Thurs
day, is designed to test the results Of
an encounter Of forces approximately
equal in air and surface power.
The second will try the defensive
strength of surface craft with few air
auxiliaries against an attacking force
strong In fiyir1Q power
Britten Makes Statement.
The third will pit an attacking squad
ron with a preponderance of surface
strength against q smaller defending
force weaker afloat but stronger In the
air.
Beginning in the southwestern Ca
rtbbean Thursday, the maneuvers win
move northward until the completion
Of the third test will ind the fleets
In the Cuba-Haiti area.
Chairman Britten of the House Naval
Committee said yesterday recent critt-
ctSm IN the British Parliament of naval
aircraft expansion in this country was
but smokeScreen behind which their
sea power rests very contentedly"
The Illinois Republican referred to
the speech by r. Montague, Undersee-
rotary Of State for Air, who cited large
increases In United States Government
for expenditures for air services as an
argument in favor Of an increased Eng
lish program.
United States Leading World.
THE United States leads the world
in naval aviation" Britten said in
statement. This Is admitted in Eng
land. France and Italy. where they
point to the progress made in this
country. My thought is we win be still
further ahead of the world in aviation
in the next four or five years"
The next naval program, he added,
will provide for not less than two air.
plane carriers, two flying deck cruz
sers, 10 submarines and II destroyers.
He said If Naval experts are satisfied
with technical development there viii
be four flying deck cruisers in ac-
cordance with provisions Of the Lon
don treaty.
ANY foreign criticism directed at
our commercial or military aviation"
he added, should have no effect on
future appropriations by Congress for
further advance in every aviation d.
rection."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-22
SELLS WATER, is FINED

ARKADELPHIA, Ark, March 81 up.
Accused Of selling a gallon of water
as liquar; j. A. Miller was fined SIS
for fraud in City Court here yesterday.
Alexander Glenn, colored, was hand
ing Miller SIS bill for the liquor when
two officers appeared, police testified
Ter. On the way to jail the oficers
stopped at drug store TO have the
fluid analysed. It was perfumed wa
ter. Miller went to jail upon failure to
pay the fine.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-22
FREED IN SLAYINGS

ELIZABETH CITY, ". c., March ri
U1.-Cabe Gilden was acquitted by a
Jury today Of charges that he killed
three children whose bodies were found
"a q swamp near here June, 1929.
At his trial State witnesses testfled
he had admitted TO them he had slain
the children. On the stand he denied
any knowledge of the affair and con-
tended the coroner's verdict OF acci'
dental drowning was correct.
The children were Oscar AneS, FRANK
Powelis. and Nellie Powels, the Oldest
- yesrs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-22
200 SHIP REFUGEES
LANDED IN SCOTLAND
Crew Remains on Canadian Pacific
Liner Montclair, Hoping TO
Refoat Vessel.
BY the Associated Press.

GREENOCK, Scotland, March I'll
Two hundred passengers from the Ca
1adian Pacific liner Montclare, including
twenty mothers and their children,
little island of Cambria after the Mont
clare ran hard aground on a reef in
the Firth of Clyde.
They had taken to the boats and
were picked up by tugs as the liner,
bound for this port from Montreal,
listed heavily on the rocks which she
had struck in a heavy fog.
The tugs took them to Cambria,
where they huddled together In a
hunting lodge until the relief boats
came. The crew stayed aboard and
it was believed the Montclare might be
hoated tomorrow, although her bows
were badly damaged.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-22
DRY RAIDERS CHARGED
WITH DEATH OF TWO
BY the Associated Press.

WILMINGTON. N. c., March al
-Four sheriff's deputies who halted a
mail truck last Sunday while seeking
liquor runner and caused a gun battle
in which the truck driver and deputy
were killed, were charged with murder
in warrants sworn out today.
A. P. Gardner. friend of Lupo Rob-
erts, %, the truck driver, swore out the
warrants. Meanwhile the grand jury
reported it had insufficient evidence
upon which to base presentments in the
deaths of Roberts and w. p. Startling.
the deputy. Roberts, who apparently
believed he was being held UP, shot
Startling and was killed by return fire
from the other deputies.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-22
SAILORS CHEER HOOVER.
500 Of Them Line Up for Inspection
Aboard Warship.

800 Of Them Line Up for Inspection
Aboard Warship.
By the Associated Press.
u. S. s. ARIZONA, March al
Cheers for President Hoover rever-
berated today from the threats of SOC
gobs in white, massed in the forecastle
of the warship Arizona.
The President, bound on the over
hauled fighting vessel for Porto Rico
and the Virgin Islands on an informal
holiday, waved his Panama hat in q
smiling response.
The sailors had been grouped for q
picture after an inspection Of the crew
by the President Crowded into the
forecastle, they covered SIX 14-inch
guns and their turrets. The band
played Anchors aweigh" as the pic
ture was taken.
Then Capt. Freeman called fol-
cheers for our Commander In Grief
and from the sailors came three lusty
hurrahs.
Today was the busiest of Mr. Hoo
ver's trip. Ths destroyer Dupont
failed to make its scheduled contact
Win the Arizona because OF o1mcuIty
in getting bearings and the inspection
Of the crew was deferred for an hour
The sailors, however, were kept lined
up at the rails waiting while President
Hoover and Secretaries Hurley and
Wilbur chatted, strolled or sat on the
afterdeck. Finally it was decided tc
hold the inspection without waiting foI
the Dupont.
President Hoover and Capt. Freeman
passed between line after line of sailers
in fresh white and Marines in KHAKI
uniforms.
Health Is Improved.
Dr. Joel T. Boone, presidential phys.
| ician, reported the trip was benefitine
| Mr. Hoovers health. mo work yet,
said the President, free from the strair
Of his daily executive tasks for the frs
time since he took ONCE. Storytelling
was the order Of the day. Some of thC
members Of the party are invited tx
| have dinner with Mr.. Hoover each
night, after which everybody attends
| the talkies on deck.
! The destroyer Dupont arrived along
side the Arizona at 2:3o pm anC
passed into position without ceremony
relieving the Taylor, which is returning
/ to Norfolk.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-22
TWO HURT IN CRASH

Auto Upsets in Accident at 18th
and D Streets Southeast.
Two persons were slightly hurt last
night in a collision which resulted In
the overturning Of two automobiles at
Eleventh and D streets southeast.
Mrs. Loretta wallach, 10 years old,
riding in an automobile driven by her
husband, Harry Wallach, 10 years old,
of 10S Fourth street southeast, was
treated at Casualty Hospital for cuts
to her arm and later sent home.
Samuel Crawford, % years old, of
Marlboro, Nd, driver of the machine
which crashed into the automobile Wal
ZACH was driving, was treated at Cas-
ualty Hospital for slight cuts. He was
arrested on charge of reckless driving.
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NATIONAL GUARD OFFICER
is FOUND DEAD IN HIS BED
~ tie Assoeiatsd Press

81 The Associated Press.
LEAVENWORTH, Kans., March I'll
Lieut.. Col. J. II. Larned, a member Of
the Army Air Corps Reserve, whose
home is In Philadelphia, was found
dead in his quarters at Fort Leayen-
worth near here tonight.
Post officials believed death was from
natural causes, but because Of its ma
ture have appointed a board Of ofncers
to investigate.
Col. Larned, who was a member OF
the Pennsylvania National Guard, was
attending a general staff school The
body viii be held here until the investi-
cation is completed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-22
Uruguay Seeks New Gunhoat..

MoNTEvIDEo, Uruguay, March Al
(Pl.--The President today asked con-
gressional authority TO sell the obsolete
cruiser Montevideo, the eunboat Nins y
teenth of July and the auxiliarv sliy,
Baron Rio Branco and to ACQUIRE +,
their place three fast gunboats.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-22
MAN USING PHONE FLEES
AS OFFICER PUTS COAT ON
Stranger Deserts Auto and IS Gal
Ions at Accommodating Police
mans House.
BY the Associated press.

By the Associated Press.
ATLANTA, Ga, March 21.-There
was knock today on County Policeman
"A. II. Stovall's front door.
An excited stranger asked to use the
telephone.
AS the man took down the receiver
Stovall drew On his coat, adjusted his
badge, strapped on his gun and put on
his cap.
The stranger yelled and rushing frnn,
the house he deserted his automobile A.
the curb.
Startled, Stovan followed. In the
car were IS gallons Ct whisky.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-22
FOREST PAY TIED-UP
Tennessee Legislature Fails to Pro
vide Fund for Fighters.

NASHVILLE, Tenn, March 81 (P).-
Tennessee's forestry hre-hghters may
have to battle flames for at least two
months without pay.
The Legislature took a 60-day recess
today without providing for a deficit
Of $4,000 in the forestry fund, caused,
State Forester James @. Hazard said,
by the excessive cost Of fire fighting
during the drought Of 1880 and the first
two months Of this year.
Hazard said FIRE damage 10 the States
forests last year amounted TO more
than a million dollars and, although ne
could not guarantee compensation,
called upon his assistants TO remain at
their posts.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-22
TWO NAVY AIRMEN
KILLED IN CRASH
Bodies and Wreckage Are
Recovered From Panama
Canal Waters.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
PANAMA CITY. March 2f.-rvo
U. 5. Navy aviators drowned in the
Panama Canal today as their plane
crashed into the water midway between
the two oceans. Their bodies and the
@reckage OF the plane were taken out
by the destroyer Ellis. which wac mass
ing through the Canal.
The plane was a utility annhibian
from the Coco Solo Air Base AT Cristo-
pal, returning from a flight 10 BaIboa
In hsavy rainstorm.
The men killed were Paul AvrfI
wilson, aviation pilot (first class1
Billings. Mont. S'
George W. Van Wegan. seaman (fiyst
class, Minneapolis, MINI.
wilson was plotting and Van Wesan
was passenger.
Army Flyer Dies in Plunge.
HONOLULU, March Il Cp-second
Lieut.. George G. Baker of the Army Air
Corps Reserve was killed today when
his plane plunged into the ocean OF
Waikiki Beach.
Baker, graduate Of Stanford Uni
verslty. was assisting five other planes
IN farewell to officers sailing aboard
the Army transport Caubrai He failed
70 bring his plane out Of a loop and
ieA near the transport.
NAVY MANFTIVERS RFGTN
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