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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-03-19
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LOS ANGELES, March 19-Police
of three counties have joined in an at
tempt to stay the hand of a woman
who advised Los Angeles officer she
intended taking the lives of her daugh-
ter and herself.
Over the police radio, the Los An
geles officer pleaded last night with
the mother, grief stricken over the
loss of her husband and son, and fac
ing poverty, to abandon her plan OF
death. Meanwhile, San Francisco and
Santa Cruz officers sought the woman.
Somewhere in San Francisco, On
Ger Floyd Cuttings hoped Mrs. W. l.
Brown would hear his radio plea. The
story of Oficer Cuttings and the Brown
family dates back to day in Febru-
airy when the police received letter,
written by 12-year-old Harold Brown.
Letter From Boy.
1t read:
who Is the police oficer with the
pleasant voice who always ends his
calls with: That's alp We are away
up here near Boulder Greek In the
Santa Cruz Mountains, mother and
my kid sister and I, and we always feel
safer when we hear him. I am only
IL years old, but my daddy is dead
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-03-19
IRELAND SUSPENDS.
PUBLIC SAFETY ACT
England Sounds Warning
AGAINST Two Points of
De VaIera's Program.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
DUBLIN, Irish Free State, March 10.
canon De Valera, new President OF
the Free State, had put into effect to-
day the first of the planks of his an
nounced platform Of reform, by abol-
ishing the public safety act OF the Cos
grave regime.
The act, which included authorize
ton for secret military tribunal and
virtual martial law in Ireland, was sus-
pended last night by an order of Pres
ident De Valera and the Executive
Council.
Many prisoners who were convicted
and sentenced under the act during the
Cosgrave regime, on charges of plots
to overthrow the government, were freed
by De Valera, amid cheers from the
crowds, shortly after he took office last
week.
De Valera'S move to effectuate the
first of the four points on his announced
program was almost simultaneous with
a warning by Neville Chamberlain, Brit
ish chancellor of the exchequer, that
refusal to take the oath OF allegiance to
the King, or to discontinue Ireland's
land annuity payments, two other points
on De Valera's program, would cause
the government the graveSt concern"
Such action, Mr.. Chamberlain said
in a speech at Manchester, would un-
doubtedly revive the bitterness and Diff
ferences between Ireland and England)
which it was hoped had been removed
forever"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-03-19
PUPPET RULE DENIED.
Japan Credits Self determination for
New Manchurian State.

TOXIC, March 10 CP-The Jap
anese foreign Office officially informed
the Chinese government today that the
establishment of the new Manchurian
federated state was a result of self
determination by the people of Man.
churia and that Japan was in nc way
responsible for it.
The Japanese statement was handed
to the head of the Chinese legation
here as an answer to China's protest Of
March ! against what the Chinese in
sisted was promotion by Japan of a
Separatist movement.
The Manchurian people, the jap
anese reply said, had a deep antipathy
toward the old war lord regime and
this was the cause of the separatist &C
ton. Owing to Japan's great interests
in Manchuria, however, the note added,
the Toxic government naturally SYM
pathizeS with any movement promising
stability and order in the territory.
If the new regime respects Japans
rights and interests, it said, Toxic will
continue to view the development at
Changchun sympathetically.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-03-19
POLICE PLEAD WITH MOTHER
BY RADIO NOT TO TAKE LIFE
Officer Asks Woman to Await His Plan for
New Start Before Killing Daughter
and Herself.

and am all the man they have" Gull
lings sent picture of his family and
himself to the lad.
Yesterday he received letter from
Mrs. Brown, telling of the death of
Harold. His one happiness, she wrote,
was listening to his imaginary daddy
Daddy Floyd" But poverty had come
upon them and she was desperate.
Il am taking my little girl, Dorothy
Maybelle, to San Francisco Friday
night. We will listen to you for the
last time then and then we will end
everything. Our bodies never will be
washed up. Goodbye and God bless
you"
Pleads With Mother.
In childish scrawl was another note
from the little girl
Mother is writing to your mother,
so I wanted to say hello to you You
have a nice daddy My daddy is dead
and brother Harold, too Mother cries
most all of the time. wanted to come
down and see you but mother says we
are going away on long trip and not
coming back so will say goodbye"
Cuttings replied by radio last night:
ITO Mrs. w. I. Brown: Do not carry
out your plan. 1t is wrong. Regardless
of your present belief. am writ
ing a special delivery letter, to reach
you tomorrow, with a plans for a new
and worthwhile start in life"
And to San Francisco police went a
rush message asking aid in locating the
grief-stricken mother.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-03-19
BALL IS ARRESTED
WITH HALLOCK ON
LARCENY CHARGES
Ex-Arlington Treasurer and
Ex-Clerk of School Board
in Custody.
BOTH PLEAD NOT GUILTY:
$1,000 BOND is FIXED
Both Men Are Released on Bail.
Arrests Follow Alleged Short
ages in Accounts.
BY STAFF Correspondent Of The Star.

BY Staff Correspondent Of The Star.
ARLINGTON COUNTY COURT
HOUSE, Va, March 19.-As a result
of alleged shortages in their accounts
former County Treasurer E. Wade Ball
and F. j. Hallock, former clerk Of the
Arlington County School Board, were
arrested today on a warrant issued by
commemorative Attorney Lawrence
w. Douglas on charges of grand larceny
Both pleaded not guilty before Judge
B. M. Hedrick in County Court and
waived preliminary hearing.
Ball Free on Bond.
Bond was set at Sc, 900 in each case,
Ball being Immediately released. Hal
lock later gave bond and was released
In announcing the arrests Common
wealth Attorney Douglas stated he had
been given no definite figures with re-
spect to the audit being conducted by
State auditors of the accounts of Ball
and the School Board, but that he had
been furnished sufficient facts to war
rant action at this time.
The arrests precipitated q wrangle
between Sheriff Howard B. Fields and
other officials, the former claiming an
attempt had been made to conduct the
court procedure secretly and that he
had not been notified.
Sheriff Fights Arrests.
When learning Of the action the
sheriff demanded to see the warrant
and discovered that no return had
been made by an officer and that, as
a result, neither arrest was legal, he
contended.
He stated that he had never been
consulted in any way and that "as long
as am the sheriff of Arlington County
I viii direct all proceedings with respect
to arrests" He finally decided to
execute the warrants himself.
Former State Senator Frank L. Ball
as counsel for both defendants.
He stated, however, that he had not
been retained to conduct Hallock's case.
merely appearing as convenience for
him this morning.
Notified by Telephone.
Both Ball and Hallock were notified
by telephone to appear, which they did,
without the forn1alty Of an arrest at
that time. The warrants under which
they were arrested required that they
appear in Circuit Court on the eight
zenith day Of April, which is the OPEN
ing day for the April term.
Ashton c. Jones, local realtor, ap-
peared as Balls bondsman.
Douglas states that he had refrained
from causing an earlier arrest of the
two defendants until the State audi
tors could furnish him more facts as
to the alleged shortage Of $275,0o0 in
Balls accounts, and the supposed
shortage in the accounts Of the school
board
No figures have ever been released
as to the latter shortage
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-03-19
SLOT MACHINE PLAYS TRAITOR
TO BRING OWNERS CONVICTION
Counsel, Denying Gambling Charge Pulls Lever and
winnings" Fall Out.

Walking over to the machine, he in
serted a scent piece and pulled the
lever. A hushed moment followed the
clicking of wheels and then a loud
clatter. The minis came out, but so
did eight nickels.
Zanes and his lawyer were dunn
founded. The jurors looked at each
other for a moment and then Uttered.
Judge Mcmahon raped for order.
A little later the case went to the
jury and they promptly brought in a
verdict of guilty. The defense made q
motion for new trial, which Assistant
United States Attorney Frank Adams
said would be argued Wednesday. The
trial began yesterday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-03-19
CITY HEADS PREPARE
FOR RELIEF HEARINGS
Will Give Views on Transferring
100000 Municipal Center Funds
for Emergency Work.

The three District Commissioners,
District Auditor Daniel j. Donovan and
Director of Public Welfare George S.
Wilson will appear as witnesses before
the District subcommittee of the House
Committee on Appropriations Monday at
hearings on the bill to transfer $500, 900
OF municipal center funds to emergency
unemployment relief work during the
1888 fiscal year.
Material for their use is being pre-
pared by Paul Benjamin, executive sec
rotary of the District Committee on
Employment, whose recommendation
for the appropriation led to the franz
ing OF the bill 1t is understood, how
ever, that only District officials will be
heard on the first day of the hearing
although others interested may be
heard later.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-03-19

A slot machine played traitor to its
owner and brought about his convic-
ton when he faced jury and Judge
John p. McAdahon in Police Court to-
day on a charge Of permitting gaming.
The counsel for Peter zanes, deli
catessen operator Of 2522 Fourteenth
street, made an impassioned plea for
his acquittal. He laughed at the init
nation that Peter would have a gam
bling device in his store, block from
Central High School He said the ma
chine which the prosecuting attorney
had placed under the collective noses
OF the jury was an automatic mer-
chant from which the purchaser re-
ceived package of minis for his nickel.
It'll show you, ladies and gentlemen,
how 1t woxsx" he continued.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-03-19
$500, 900, 600 to $500, 600,
900 to Be Total Outlay of
Carriers for 1882.
DEMAND ON CORPORATION
EXPECTED TO BE SMALL
Optimistic Attitude Follows White
House Conferences With Execu-
tives and Officials.
BY J. RUSSELL YOUNG.

Examination of the financial problem
confronting the railroads of the coun-
try has convinced President Hoover the
problem is of smaller dimensions than
has been generally believed or reported.
This viewpoint of the President was
revealed in statement made by him
at the White House today following
conferences held late yesterday with
executives of the railroads and repre-
sentatives of the Interstate Commerce
Commission and the Reconstruction
Finance Corporation, and which estab-
fishes definitely the administrations
future policy regarding the railroad
problem.
Needs Below Expectations.
The President said it is estimated
that the financial necessities of the i'm
pcrtant railways of the country which
are likely to require aid in meeting the
interest and renewal of their maturing
securities, as well as meeting their
various other obligations during the
current year, will be from $500, DOC, 900
to S400, 000, 900. The President explained
that of this amount the Railway Credit
Corporation will provide q minimum of
from $50, 1000 900 to $50. 600. 900 and said
it is assumed that many bank loans
will be continued in the normal way.
As result of this, the President is
satisfied that recourse to the Recon-
struction Finance Corporation by the
railroads will be much less than was
originally thought and that even the
mentioned amounts would be diminished
by a revival of the bond market and
the placing of bond renewals in the
normal fashion.
In reviewing the railroad situation.
Mr. Hoover contends that the problem
is to handle the situation as whole,
so as to lay the foundations for re-
stored employment on the railroads,
through their ability to purchase addi-
tional supplies, and at the same time
to establish confidence in the security
of the bonds which are the reliance of
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-03-19
NEW PEACE FARLEY
OPENS IN SHANGHAI
Progress Made-China Re-
ported as HopefuI-Nature
of Talk Not Revealed.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
SHANGHAI, March 19.-Japanese
and Chinese authorities met in a new
peace conference today at the British
consulate and participants in the par
leys said progress was being made.
Chinese official quarters at Marking
were reported hopeful over the situation
and although the conferees here de-
clined to reveal the nature of their dis
cussions, Nelson T. Johnson, American
Minister to China, said the move for
peace was progressing.
The Ministers of the United States
Great Britain and France and the Ital-
ian charge daffaires attended the con-
ference. Quo Tai-chi, Chinese vice
minister for foreign affairs, represented
China and Mamoru Shigemitsu, Japa-
nese Minister to China, represented ia
pan.
Round Table Farley Likely.
In the meantime the Japanese armies
shivered in the cold of Chinese Win
ter, envying those Of their fellows who
were lucky enough to be quartered on
warm transports, bound back home tc
Japan.
Chinese officials at Marking indicated
the present parleys, preceded by Japa-
nese troop Withdrawals, would be fol-
lowed by a more broad round table con-
ference later, with the world powers
sitting in to iron out the details of a
permanent solution
Summing up the movement Of troops
Japanese headquarters said $4,000
troops arrived here during the time
since the hostilities began and that
about 10000 were now being withdrawn
The 9th Division, Japanese officials
said, will not be Withdrawn, in spite
of reports abroad that it would be re-
placed by the 40th, stronger division.
A Japanees spokesman said the Japa-
neSe Army has no 40th Division.
Neutral observers said, however, that
although the Japanese forces are being
slightly reduced by the Withdrawals, the
Army here is stronger than heretofore,
for 1t is better equipped. Equipment has
been pouring in during the last few
days and continued to come in today,
including more heavy guns and air.
planes.
PUPPET RULE DENIED.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-03-19
MINNESOTA REPUBLICANS
SPLIT ON PROHIBITION
Several Delegations Ask Repeal,
While Another Group Favors
National Referendum.
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
ST. PAUL, Mimi, March 19.-Prohi-
bition, ordinarily secondary issue for
the group, moved to the front today as
Minnesota Republicans gathered to
adopt a State platform and indorse
candidates for State Office.
Delegates from several sections Of the
State, led by those of Ramsey County,
in which st. Paul is located, sought to
have the State party reverse its pre-
Vious Endorsements of the eighteenth
amendment and TO 60 on record in ia
vor of repeal.
Another group from other counties
aimed to have the State party repeat
its declarations of the past. A third
group, whose strength remained an I'M
certain factor, proposed to offer as a
compromise" a resolution favoring a
national referendum.
Many of the county groups went on
record in favor of President Hoover
administration, some urging a delega-
ton to Chicago instructed to support
him, with others passing resolutions in
dorsing him.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-03-19
LOST FUR VESSEL
.REAPPEARS IN ICE
Ghost Ship, Deserted by Crew, Seen
OFF Point Barrow as Flyers
Prepare for Hunt.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
POINT BARROW, Alaska, March 49,
The ghost ship Baychimo has reap
peared in the ice of the Arctic Sea
The Canadian fur trading vessel
which disappeared twice since last Fall
when she was frozen in between Point
Barrow and Nome, was discovered about
10 miles off Point Barrow when the
ice pack broke Thursday
Natives, fishing about five miles of
shore, said the Baychimo doomed up
like a ghost from one of the deep
gullies
The vessel apparently little damaged,
was held in the packed ice which be-
cause of its roughness kept the ma
tives from boarding it.
The crew of the Baychimo left her
to establish quarters on the shore after
she was caught by the ice. Storms
caused the pack to drift and the ship
disappeared. Men familiar with the
ice jams said she would be crushed and
sunk.
william Graham, Alaskan airman,
and Mrs. Edna Christofferson, Portland
sportswoman, are in Alaska now pre-
pairing for flight to salvage furs re-
portedly left aboard the vessel.
The ships master and officials OF
the Hudsons Bay Co., however, said all
Valuables were removed before the
Baychino disappeared.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-03-19
"STRANGER" GETS MONEY TO HELP
FINISH BRIDGE ALREADY OPEN
Man, 81, Arrested After More Than 40 Citizens Aid
Fund" for Memorial Span.

other business men had made donations
recently to "the cause" only to find
that Uncle Sam previously had man
aged to scrape enough money together
to open the memorial span.
Judd was arrested by Detective J.
o. Patton Of No. 6 precinct after a
telephoned complaint from Sam Pittle,
cleaner and dyer Of 1923 Georgia ave-
nue., who said he gave Judd a dollar
to help the movement along. After
Judd had gone next door to enlist more
aid, Pittle found the credentials shown
by Judd were suspicious, and promptly
called police.
Judd is held for investigation at No.
6 police station.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-03-19
JOHNSON EXAMINED
At K|DNAP SCENE
Sailor Taken to Lindbergh
Estate-Suspect Arrested
at Highland Park.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
HOPEWELL, N. j., March 10
Henry (Red) Johnson, sailor sutton of
the kidnapped Lindbergh baby's nurse,
was led about the Lndbergh estate
by detectives today, to determine just
how much he knew about the house
and grounds.
He was not under arrest in connec-
ton with the kidnapping, police reiter-
ated, but detectives wanted to learn
how much he knew about the estate,
In their efforts to discover whether he
might have been an unwilling aid to
the kidnapers.
Intruder Arrested.
While johnson was being examined
at the Lindbergh home another man
was arrested at South Plainf1eld after
an attempted kidnapping or burglary
at Highland Park, about 20 miles away
This man, who gave his name as
george Maiden, was arrested after 9
groundskeeper at the estate of j
Seward Johnson, wealthy surgical dress
lngs manufacturer, had shot at mar
climbing up to the johnson nursery.
A nurse attracted the groundskeeper'
attention when she screamed as a lad
der was placed against the windowsill
OF the room where she slept with the
JohnsonS' infant son. Shots were ex-
changed and the interloper fed. NAL
Gen was arrested and identified by both
nurse and groundskeeper.
His fngerprints were brought at once
TO Hopewell because Of the similarity
OF the methods Of the Lindbergh baby
kidnaper and the man at the johnson
home, both Of whom raised ladders to
nursery windows.
In the morning bulletin from the
Lindbergh house it was said that Paul
and Kate Engstenberg servants who
suddenly left their place Of employment
IN Franklin Park the day after the kid
mapping, had made complete statements
and had been allowed to return to their
new jobs in Ardmore, Pa.
Most Of the statements they have
made have been checked and found
correct" said Col N. Norman Schwarz-
Continued on Page 2, Column ~
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-03-19
SETTING HEN CHASED OFF
SOCK CONTAINING $1,000
Viciously Pecks at Officers Who
Find Her Guarding Part of
Stolen Currency.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
TYLER, Tex, March I9.-Whc
wouldn't fight for a nest egg OF 81 900?
A setting hen on farm near Gould
Tex, pecked viciously yesterday In
defense OF a sock containing 10 old
style 500 bills.
The odds, however, were two to one.
III. r, Turner and D. D. Hale, Smith
County deputy sheriffs, retired from the
nest with the money as well as the in
iuries. The hen went back to work.
Oficers Identified the currency as
part of s2,395.25 stolen recently from
Henry Pitts, farmer. He had kept 1t
concealed in feed trough. Three men
were arrested. Deputies said the hens
part was confined to hiding a share of
the loot.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-03-19
1902 MEN ARRESTED
FOR PICKETING MINE
Strikers Refuse to Obey Police Or
der to Go Home and Whole
sale Seizure Follows.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
SCRANTON, Pa, March 19.-One
hundred and two men, doing picket
duty in the unauthorized strike of mine
workers here, were arrested today by
city police when they failed to obey
commands to go to their homes.
The arrests were made at the Mar
vine mine of the Hudson Coal Co.,
where several hundred strikers went on
picket duty in violation of a police
order issued last night against all forms
of picketing
Police authorities prepared for dras-
tic moves against the pickets as the re-
suit Of disorders yesterday, and no
picketing will be permitted at mines
that are operating
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-03-19
ARMS DISCUSSIONS
due TO CONTINUE
FOR YEAR OR MORE
Slow Progress Expected as
Farley Takes Recess
Until April II.
BY PAUL SCOTT MOWRER.

Special Gable to The Star.
GENEVA, March 19-The Disarm-
ament Conference adjourned today to
April IL. All proposals, including the
somewhat sensational American plan
based ON the peace treaties of 1919, now
have been made, sorted out and pre-
pared for discussion. The organization
has been perfected, the committees
formed and tested. And 1t has been
formally agreed that beginning April II
the conference win plunge Immediately
into debate on the whole series Of
fundamental issues which by common
consent heretofore has been avoided.
This is slow motion for the two
months now elapsed since the confer
ence first met. The public is said to be
disappointed, even skeptical But the
delegates are not. They expected the
motion to be slow. Some of them now
think the conference is going to be
much longer than the six months orig
inaIly foreseen and that, with repeated
recesses, 1t may continue for year or
more. Yet the general impression GER
tatnly Is that some sort Of world wide
disarmament treaty viii ultimately be
achieved.
The delays in getting started un-
doubtedly were due to inadequate po-
litical preparation coupled with the
acute, additional complication raised by
the Far Eastern conflict. No conference
of this size and dealing with issues OF
this importance can hope to succeed, II
is said, unless it is preceded or accom-
panied by appropriate political agree
ments.
Why Preparation Is Needed.
The Washington Naval Conference
was accompanied by the four-power
Pacific treaty, the nine-power China
Continued on Page 2, Column 3D.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-03-19

Although the Arlington Memorial
Bridge has been completed for some
months and is now open to trafic, ~
patriotic business men who donated
money to a stranger ito help complete
it" have just learned their contribu-
tons were too late.
The disclosure came with arrest yes
terday of Ernest Nelson Judd. 80, of
203l H street, on complaint Of one of
the patriots, who became suspicious.
Even then the victims suspicion was
not aroused because the bridge Is fin-
ished, but because Judd,s credentials
we're faulty.
Investigation by police showed that
more than twoscore merchants and