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Evening star., 1932-04-25

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Evening star., 1932-04-25
AnuSenentS

The Show Goes on
at the Gayety Theater.
y A LTHOUGH Sam Raynor, the main
cog in the machinery that oper-
ates the "Rainey Daisies" was seri-
sously injured in an automobile acci-
dent, "the show goes on" at the Gay
ETY. Theater this week with a vim and
"A vigor that laughs at obstacles.
Comedy skits are well taken care of
by Hap Hyatt and Boob" Blake, with
Lew Petel serving them up as the
straight man, and the company as a
whole, including Lola Pierce, Charlotte
La Burr, Ann Meyers and the ever
ready Nora Ford, steps out well in the
spotlight and does itself credit.
Ann Meyers sings several OF her
numbers very well and Bee Keller and
Jean Gaskell acquit themselves pleas
ingly in good song and dance special
ties.
Nora Ford, who is featured, has pep
plus innate charm and her songs, al
ways good, seem even better than ever.
She easily imparts the sparkle that is
needed to put the show over in way
to please the patrons. F. L. C.
Evening star., 1932-04-25
FOUR DIE IN AUTO CRASH

Motorist Disappears After Ohio
Cellision-Five Injured.
AKRON, Ohio, April as (P).-Four
persons were killed and five injured in
an automobile accident here early yes
terday when an unidentified automobile
driver forced another driver to the left
side of the street and collision with a
third car.
The dead, all Of Akron, are Miss Ivy
Miller, "a; M. H. Voehler, 90; Miss Dolly
Poole, IS; Mrs. Anna Lloyd, as. One
of the injured, c. E. Gable, 80, is not
expected to live.
Police are seeking the driver of the
first car. who disappeared without stop
ping after the accident.
Evening star., 1932-04-25
PLANTS BICENTENNIAL
FREE AT HIGH SCHOOL
Ballston D. A. r. Chapter Is Spon-
sor Of Ceremonies at Wash
ington-Lee.

By staff Correspondent of The Star
BALLSTON, Va, April 25.-The
Thomas Nelson Page Chapter. Daugh-
tiers of the American Revolution, yes
terday planted Bicentennial tree on
the grounds of the Westinghouse High
School. At the base of the tree was
placed q bronze tablet recording the
event.
The tree-planting ceremony was
opened by the Washington-Lee High
School Cadet Band. The invocation
was by the Rev. Henry j. Miller, pastor
of st. Georges Episcopal Church, and
the grounds Of the Washington-Lee High
National George Washington Bicenten-
NAL Commission.
Evening star., 1932-04-25
39>Inch Printed Silk Crepe, Yard

Every is talking about We can't help but appaud-or
werabeso servceabeso More than IS striking
designs oous color combinations You have several fascinating
Spring and Summer frocks for q mere song"
The Washington times., 1932-05-17
SENATE WANTS
JUNE 4 RECESS

A congressional recess on June
until after the political conven-
tons was proposed today by Re
publican leaders in a conference
with Speaker Garner, of the
House.
The legislative jam in which
the Senate finds itself, with the
tax bill still under debate and
few. Of the necessary appropria-
ton bills passed, precludes finish
ing important business by June 10.
Senator Watson (R) Of Indiana.
majority leader in the Senate:
Senator Moses (RO of New Hamp-
shire, and Representative Smell
Of New York, Republican floor
leader of the House, conferred
with the Speaker. They want to
get to Chicago sufficiently in ad-
vance of the June IA convention
date to whip the platform into
shape.
Garner took the position that
it is up to the Senate. The
House has fairly well completed
its work and can recess any time.
The Washington times., 1932-05-17
IS Lives Reported Lost
In Burning of French Ship
MRS. RIPLEY

ALDEN, Arabia, May II QN.SD
Reliable information received here
today placed the loss of life in
the burning of the French steam
ship Georges PhilIipar at IS.
Definite casualties will not be
known until all rescue vessels ar
rive in port.
LONDON, May II GNS0.
Captain Owen, master of the Brit.
ish steamer Constructor, today
radioed to the International News
Service a graphic description of
the rescue of many of the pas
SengerS and crew of the new
French liner Georges Phillipar,
destroyed by fire yesterday five
miles off Cape Guardafui, in the
Gulf of Alden.
Captain Owen said he observed
the flames on the horizon at 3
a. m. Monday and arrived along
side the Phillipar three hours
later. He said:
1--WE found her in flames
from the waters edge to the
bOatdeck amidShips. The Sow
ietSkaia Neft was standing by.
Approaching near we found
a few hundred people cOngre.
gated on the poop and the fore
castle. we launched two boats
and rescued IS passengers and
members of the crew. / was
The Washington times., 1932-05-17
RULE ON CROSS
CHILD VO|DED

CHICAGO, May II UNS0.-
The amended divorce decree in
which Judge Joseph B. David
declared that the third daughter
of Mrs. Virginia Harrison Gross,
daughter of a former governor
general of the Philippines. was
the child of her former husband,
Capt. Christian Gross, of the
United States diplomatic corps,
was set aside today by the
appellate court.
The court held that Judge
David had no jurisdiction to rule
upon the legitimacy of the child.
The legal status of the child,
accordingly, still is an open ques-
ton, with Captain Gross claim
ing he is the father.
Capt. Gross obtained a divorce
in 1880 and was granted custody
of two children. Later he dis
covered that Mrs. Gross had a
third child, Anna, now 4, and he
applied also for the custody of
her. He asked that Anna be
made a beneficiary of a trust
fund he had created for the
other two children.
Mrs. Gross resisted the move,
claiming that Marius De Zayas,
a Mexican dancer, was the father
of the child.
Mrs. Gross is now living in
Grenoble, France. Captain Gross
is in Washington, D. C.
The Washington times., 1932-05-17
CUSTER VOTED
MAJOR SMITH

A resolution demanding dis
charge of Major William Wolff
Smith, general counsel of the
Veterans Bureau, who draws
$187.5O a month as a disabled
emergency officer of the World
War, was adopted unanimously by
the House Military Affairs Com
mittee today.
The action followed an investi-
CATION forced by Representative
Blanton CD of Texas.
Smiths salary as general coln-
sci is $4,000 a year. He served
but IS days before the armistice
during the World War in Wash.
ington but was rated disabled be-
cause Of a hernia operation, ton
silitis, bad eyes, and similar dis
abilities.
The Washington times., 1932-05-17
FACES
JAP PEACE
REVOLT
War Council UItimatum Draws
Reply Government Must Put
Down "Brute Force"

TOKYO, May II (I.N.S.)'
A statement indicating Japa-
nese political leaders may not
blindly submit to domination
by military factions was is
sued here today by Baron
Reijiro Wakatsuki, former
premier and leader of the
Miniseito (opposition) party.
He declared:
"The government must reject
attempts to influence the will
of the people by brutal force"
Wakatsuki's statement followed
by several hours the virtual ulti-
maturn by the army council that
none of its members would accept
the office Of minister Of war IN
the new cabinet unless a national
government is formed.
Whether Wakatsuki was refer
ring directly to this decision by
military leaders or only to the
assassination of Premier Inukai
could not be learned, but his
statement was generally inter
preted as the political elements
answer to the dictatorial de-
mandS of the militaristS.
To Advise HirOhitO
Meanwhile, the nations atten-
ton conferred on the arrival to.
morrow of Prince Saionji, last OF
the elder statesmen, who is com
ing to Tokyo to advise Emperor
Hirohito on the selection Of a
new premier.
The will Of the asSassinated pre-.
mier, opened today, asks for a
simple funeral and omission of
court rank and decorations.
The decision proclaimed by
the Army Council in effect an
ultimatum, since the constitution
of Japan provides that the minis
ter of war must be chosen from
the generals of the army.
Party Hopes Dashed
The action of the army leaders
dashed the fast-crystallizing hopes
of Seiyl:kai party leaders that a
coalition government could be
formed under Kisaburo Suzaki,
home minister in the present
cabinet, who early today accepted
the presidency Of the Seiyukai
party.
Well informed circles believed
THAI Acting Premier Korekiyo
Tahahashi, appointed following
the assassination Sunday Of Pre-
mier Inukai, would resign with
his cabinet shortly, but what
would be done after that re-
manned undetermined.
The Washington times., 1932-05-17
Robots Hurled
TSatety off
Speed Plane

SANTA ANA, Calf, May II
U.N.S0 -Four men were hurled
to safety in five seconds from a.
speeding airplane at 1000 feet
by means of a robot para
chute" inventors reported to-
day.
The new invention resembles
an airplane chair over which
an umbrella is suspended and
the test showed the apparatus
practical, Harry P. Trusty,
Bridgeport, Conn, designing
engineer, declared.
The pilot controls the device,
pulling a lever which shoots
the robots" outward and down
ward with their passengers when
danger looms.
The Washington times., 1932-05-17
SECURED
FOR K|DNAPERS

Coast Guard cutters were sweep
ing the Atlantic Seaboard from
Maine to Norfolk today in a re-
newed search for the mystery
vessel supposed to have carried
the Lindbergh kidnapers.
All cutter, destroyer, and patrol
boat commanders had instruc-
tions to seize the ship and bring
it to port.
It's description was radioed to
the Coast Guard craft.
Officials here said that if a
vessel of the description actually
exists, it is almost certain to be
captured by the Coast Guard,
provided it remains within 25
miles of the coast.
The length of the kidnaper
ship was given as approximately
80 feet, beam not known, and
draft Of nine feet. The vessel
had a simple Gloucester rig, six
foot. bow spirit, dark green hull,
two Spars painted buff, trunk
cabin aft, side cabin house free
board aft, $50 horsepower engine,
and a square tank boat. The
craft was about ten years old. It
had a crew of five men.
The Coast Guard radio said
that the ship may carry the fol
lowing name plates:
Evelyn Batten, Theresa, Sal
vatora, William A. Morse, and
Ella Brisson.
The ship was last seen off
Cape May about two weeks ago,
according to Coast Guard in
formation. The Coast Guard was
without knowledge as to regis
tration of the vessel.
The Washington times., 1932-05-17
Milk BOOtLeggers
In Gotham ThlUGrted

NEW YORK. May II GN.SO.
Attempts to bootleg milk from the
Middle West into this city in
huge quantities were frustrated,
Health Commissioner Wynne said
today.
Departmental inspectors and po-
lice squads intercepted $4,000
pounds of contraband milk prod
ucts recently, and many gangster.
guarded trucks bearing such sup
plies were barred.
The Washington times., 1932-05-17
Italian Air Fleet
To Cross Atlantic

ROME, May 17.-Gen. Italo
Balbo, Air Minister, will lead a
second italian air fleet across
the Atlantic next year when Is
twin-motored planes will take off
for Chicago to attend the Worlds
Fair. The route will probably
be by way of Ireland, Iceland,
Greenland, Labrador and Cana
dian points. An Italian air ar
mada flew to South America a
year and a half ago.
The Washington times., 1932-05-17
PUBLIC WORK
/. BOND ISSUE
!. CERTAIN
Reps. Kelly, Mead, La Guardia
Frame Policy of House to
Stabilize Country

The bipartisan House bloc
which is seeking a huge Fed
eral bond issue to provide
jobs today disclosed plans for
public meetings to formulate a
definite program.
., Conferences were held to-
day by Representatives Kelly
(R.) of Pennsylvania, Mead
(D.) of New York, and La
Guardia (R.) of New York to
outline tentative program to
be submitted to other House
m e m bers. Representative
Kelly said:
There must be a huge bond
issue for public works which
will actually put men to work
earning thcir daily bread.
There are many tails to =
worked out, but we are agreed
tbs must be the cornerstone Of
any relief gram"
The group also is considering
loans to States for public prof.
ects which will also provide
jobs. Thus far the group has
reached no decision upon direct
relief for the needy, but it is ex-
pected the relief will be urged
mainly through speeding of kuSi-
ness.
The Washington times., 1932-05-17
AIDE.
ON STAND
ALMOST
z HOURS
Two New MediatorS Are
Uncovered as Quiz
Opens Today

NEW YORK, May II (I.N.s.).
An inquiry into the futile
negotiations between DR.. John
F. Condor (Jafsie) and five
men who said they had the
Lindbergh baby got under way
today with the appearance OF
Col. Henry Breckenridge be-
fore the Bronx grand jury.
Colonel Breckenridge, conf
Dental adviser of Col. Charles
A. Lindbergh, was the first
witness at the first legal
action which has resulted
from the Lindbergh tragedy.
Colonel Breckenridge testified
for an hour and a half. After
he left the grand jury rooms
Max Rosenheim and Milton Gag
lilo. friends. of DR.. Condor, who
were with him when he first
visited the Lindbergh home, were
called.
Hints Other Activity
A large crowd congregated out
side the courthouse. Colonel
Breckenridge evaded the crowd
by slipping out through a rear
door.
Rosenheim, upon emerging from
the courtroom, said:
"AN 1 can say is that my
visit to the Lindbergh estate
is not the only thing / had to
do with the case"
He would answer no further
questions.
The jury will determine wheth"
er or not indictments should be
handed down against the five
men, who may be killers, kidnap-
ers, or merely clever opportuniSts.
Jafsie Present
DR.. Condor himself was in court
as the procedure began. He car
ried a brief case full Of papers,
including letters from the sup
posed kidnapers which convinced
the Fordham professor that ne
should hand over $4,000 of Col
onel Lindbergh's money to them.
Al Reich, former boxer who aided
"Jafsie," was also present.
It is said Colonel Lindbergh
himself may appear later.
The inquiry will concern itself
with the payment of the ransom
note, not with the murder OF
the child, which took place in
New Jersey and is out Of the
jurisdiction of the authorities
here.
The action is regarded as i'm
portant because there are many
who believe the murders and the
receivers of the money are the
same.
Wide Sea Search
From Maine to the Bermudas,
Coast Guard vessels today
searched the seas for a known
mackerel schooner identified by
John Hughes Curtis, chief Of the
Continued on Page 2, Col. -
The Washington times., 1932-05-17
EncycIicaL by Pope
On Radio Tomorrow

VATIAN CITY, May II Q.N.SO
A new Papal encycNcal, examining
the difficulties faced by the
world, investigating their causes
and suggesting possible remedies,
will be issued here tomorrow by
Pope Plus XII.
Broadcasting of the Pontifical
message will begin at 2 p. m.
washington tine) on a wave
length of 50.26.
The Encyclical will be read in
five languages, beginning in Eng
lish and following in French, Ger
man, Spanish, and Polish.
The Washington times., 1932-05-17
de-, Maryland Labor
Units Back Beer Tax

CUMBERLAND, Md, May II
ON. SO-Endorsement of the
O'Connor-Hull bill to place a tax
Of 8 cents on each pint OF
bottled beer, was voted by the
Maryland State and District Of
Columbia Federation Of Labor as
it opened its twenty.eighth annual
convention.
The federation also passed a
resolution asking Governor Richie
to call special meeting Of the
State Assembly to consider unem-
ployment relief.
The Washington times., 1932-05-17
Leon Enrol Treated
For Skin Infection

BATTLE CREEK, Mich, May
II INS0-Believed to have
been affected by poisonous make
UP materials, Leon Enrol, screen
and stage comedian, was being
treated for an infection OF his
hands at a sanitarium here to-
day. Errors condition is not seri-
Gus, but he says it is quite
ANNOYING"
The Washington times., 1932-05-17

told that boats from the
Phillipar had been proceeding
to the Soviet vessel, crowded
with passengers, since 3 o'clock.
'''My officers on a second
journey to the Phillipar re-
ported the captain was the last
to leave. He was asked whether
any were left aboard, and he
replied, no.
"AbOard the Contractor are a
total of 129 survivors. One
woman, . miss De Rogers, died
after rescue and was buried at
sea. The Soviet tanker has
radiOed it has 42O survivors,
and the Mahsud 49,"
The Washington times., 1932-05-17
Montana to Back
Prohibition Poll

HELENA, Mont, May II
dN.S0.-Members of both the
Democratic and Republican State
central committees are expected
to favor a national referendum on
prohibition at their meetings
here today. All of the Demo
cratic committeeman are reported
favorable to the candidacy of
Governor Roosevelt for President.
The Washington times., 1932-05-17
Young Refusal Due
To Illness of Wife

NEW YORK, May II Q.N.S) .
The illness of his wife was a
major factor in the decision by
Owen D. Young, industrialist, to
refuse to become a candidate for
the Democratic presidential nomi-
nation, his friends said today.
Mrs. Young has been ailing for
several years, due to a heart dis
ease.
The Washington times., 1932-05-17
Lily POns to Sail,
Also Y. W. G.. A. Head

NEW YORK, May II. ,UN.S0.
Lily Pons, opera singer; Miss
Cornelia M. Van Asch Van Wyck,
world president of the Young
Women'S Christian Association,
and Mrs. Elizabeth Preston An.
derson, president of the North
Dakota Women's Christian Tenn
perance Union, we're booked to
sail for Europe today.
The Washington times., 1932-05-17
Todd, Shipping Chief,
To Get Private Rites

NEW YORK, May IT GN.SO.
Plans were completed today for
the private funeral tomorrow of
William H. Todd, shipping mag
nate and philanthropist, who
died Sunday. Services will be
held in Central Congregational
Church, Brooklyn.
The Washington times., 1932-05-17
Boiling Horse Filings
Jeanette Macdonald

HOLLYWOOD, May II ON.SO
Jeanette Macdonald, film beauty,
was recovering today from pain
full ankle and leg injuries suffered
when a horse she was riding in a
film scene bolted and threw her
against a fence.
The Washington times., 1932-05-17
Bankers Suicide
PrObed in Indiana

FORT WAYNE, Ind, May II
UNS0 investigation was
begun today into the suicide OF
Will B. Gutelius, socially prom
inent secretary of the Citizens
Trust Company, who shot him.
self at the bank while directors
were in session,
The Washington times., 1932-05-17
Boy of II Arrested
In KidnGD Threat

CHICAGO, May II QN.S0.
Authorities today were holding
Sidney Karp, a 14-year-old school
boy, as the writer of a letter
threatening kidnapping or death
to Harry Brownstein, a mer-
chant, unless he paid $500.
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The Washington times., 1932-05-17
Thousands See Body
Of C1Dt0in Dollar

BAN FRANCISCO, May II
nNSO.-Thousands of persons
today passed Solemnly by the
bier where lay the body of Capt.
Robert Dollar, world-famed dean
Of shipping magnates. Funeral
services will be conducted TO-
morrow.
The Washington times., 1932-05-17
CONDITION OF TREASURY

Treasury balance as of May II,
$500 ,266, 685.03; expenditures, $10,-
839, 107.49; customs receipts, S..
518,O02.79.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-04-25
FIGHT TO GUST
MANN DROPPED
Circuit Judge Rules Road
Workers Must Be Paid.

Ordered by Judge Charles B.
staff of Johnson Brown circuit
court, to pay wages due Marion
county highway employees from Jan.
to Jan. Is, county commissioners
today indicated they will drop their
fight to Gust Charles w. Mann.
county highway superintendent.
The commissioners, striving to
fire Mann, resorted to Starving
out" his employees as a method of
driving him out
Il think we'll drop the whole
case" said Dow w. vorhis, presi-
dent of the board, when informed
of Stairs mandate ruling. 4 see
no reason for going any further
into the matter"
The judge ruled fairly and his
decision should be final" asserted
George Snider. Republican minority
member of the board The work
men have the money coming to
them and should get it at once"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-04-25
KIDNAP SUSPECT
TRAILED AROUND
WORLD, CAUGHT
Sailor Held in Africa Is
Wanted in Abduction of
Kansas City Woman.

By United Press
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, April 90
The hunt for Mortin Depew, al
legged leader of the gang which alb
Quoted Mrs. Nell Donnelly, million
aire garment manufacturer of Kan
sas City, and held her for ransom,
has ended.
Trailed half way around the
world, man identified positively
as Depew was under arrest at Jo-
hannesburg South Africa, according
to United States Press dispatches
from Johannesburg and New York.
The suspect, who gave the name
of John M. Long, deserted the
freighter City of New York at Dur
ban. South Africa.
He was arrested after Kansas
City detectives, who had followed
the trail of the alleged kidnaper
unf1aggingly, obtained information
that Depew had shipped on the
freighter under the alias of John
M. Long.
The arrest ended one of the
greatest manhunts shown by police
records here.
Mrs. Donnelly, with her Negro
chauffeur, George Blair, was kid
naped last December, and held
under threat of death for payment
of $4,000 ransom.
The daring crime so aroused pub
lie opinion and resulted in such a
widespread hue-and-cry that the
kidnapers, fearful they never would
be able to escape with the money,
freed Mrs. Donnelly and Blair
without any payment.
Depew will face trial here on kid
mapping charges, tn maximum
penalty for which, in Missouri, is
death.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-04-25
Threat of Execution Is Still
Over Boy, II, After High
Tribunal Ruling.

~ Lntte0 Press
ROCKFORD, ILL.,, April U.s.
Though the state supreme court has
reversed the sentence of death
against Russell McWilliams, who at
II became the youngest person ever
sentenced to the electric chair in
Illinois, threat of capital punish
ment still hangs over the youth.
States Attorney William D
Knight said today he again would
demand the death penalty at q
rehearing of the guilty plea entered
by the slim, blue-eyed STRIPPING
whose case drew the interest Of
Clarence Darrow, Jane Addam'
and other famed liberals.
McWililamS confessed he shot anc
killed a street car motorman while
committing a gin-inspired holdup
The state board of pardons anc
paroles refused to modify the death
sentence, but four days before Nc
Williams was to be executed last
December a stay was granted tt
allow an appeal to the supreme
court.
Knight declared there was moth
ing in the high court S order tc
prevent reimposition of the death
penalty.
The court held an error had been
made in failure to include testi-
mony at time of sentencing show
ing McWilliams' reputation for in
dustry and support of his mother
Darrow had argued that execu-
ton of a 17-year -old was a back
ward step after the constant modi-
f1cation of the law in the last 100
years to permit special considera-
ton for juveniles.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-04-25
DIES IN BLIZZARD
Teacher Is Found Frozen in
Mountain Cabin.

By United Press
TRINIDAD, Colo, April 25.-A
blizzard brought death to Mrs. B.
E, Snowden, So, rural school teach
er, it was revealed today.
She was frozen to death when she
set out from the lonely schoolhouse,
where she lived and taught, for the
ranch of her nearest neighbors, dur
ing blizzard last Thursday.
She walked in circles in and out
of canyons while the storm ragged
on. Finally she found a deserted
cabin, where, tired from her Strug-
gle and numbed by cold, she died.
Searchers found the frozen body
after a three days hunt.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-04-25
Probe Civ CIeW

indianapolis police today are in
vestigating clews that one of the
gunner in the Muncie robbery left
Indianapolis two hours before the
robbery after Communicating taxi
driven by Elmer o. Kingery, q, of
430 North Alabama street.
Kingery reported to police that
he picked up the fare" at Sixteenth
street and Central avenue, from
where Kingery was ordered to drive
to Fountain Square. There, Kin
gerry said, the man talked to friends
on a street corner, then entered the
cab again.
Kingery said he was told to drive
to the northeast part of the city
where the fare" drew a revolver
commanding Kingery to drive tt
Muncie. They reached the city
shortly before the theater robbery
occurred, Kingery said.
The gunman admitted to Kingery
that he looted a store near Shelby
and Raymond streets, recently, de-
tectiVeS we're told.