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Evening star., 1932-04-30
PRESIDENT LEAVES
ON WEEK END TRIP
viii Enjoy Fishing at Rapidan
Camp and Return
Tomorrow.

President Hoover left the White
House shortly after breakfast this
morning with a small party of friends
to spend the week end at his fishing
camp on the Rapidan River
He arrived at the camp at about
1870 o'clock.
He left Washington with the inten-
ton of indulging in no work. He took
none with him and, unless something
unforeseen arises In the meantime, he
will endeavcr to forget Government
business and world problems for the
time being.
The President indicated he is looking
forward especially to the sport Of FISH,
ing in the various streams in the Vi
cinity of his camp. The trout season
is on and the Rapidan and the other
streams are understood to be abound
ing in this game fish. He left saying
that he would like to remain until
Monday, but his business schedule for
that day will necessitate his return
ing to the White House tomorrow
night.
The President and Mrs. Hoover have
with them as guests at the camp on
this outing Dr. r. A. Millikan of Pasa-
dena, Calf, Nobel prize winner and
famous scientist, and members of the
So-called White House medicine ball
cabinet" and their wives. Mrs. Hoover
and some of the women Of the party
left the White House in automobiles
shortly after the President and his party
started.
Others in the Presidents party were
of the Interior Wilbur, Mark
Sullivan, author and newspaper corre-
spondent; Lawrence Richey, one of the
Presidents secretaries, and Capt. j. T.
Boone, White House physician. The
party was divided up in two auto
with car containing the
Secret Service and another one contain
ing the Presidents valet and luggage
and fishing paraphernalia. The others
who will be in the week end party
but did not accompany the President
to the camp are Harland F. Stone,
associate justice of the United States
Supreme Court, and Mrs. Stone; Attor-
ney General Mitchell and Mrs. Mitchell,
Ernest Lee Jahncke, Assistant Secretary
IF the Navy; Undersecretary of the
Treasury and Mrs. Ballantine, Assistant
Secretary of the Treasury Heath, Walter
r. Newton, another of the Presidents
secretaries and Mrs. Newton; Mrs. VIII
0ur, Mrs. Sullivan and Mrs. Boone.
Evening star., 1932-04-30
MARKET PROBERS
ARE SET TO WORK
Secret Investigators viii
Study Operations of New
York Exchange.

BY the Associated Press
Secret investigators were set to work
today for the Senate Banking Com
mittee to find any abuses that may
exist in the operations of the New
York Stock Exchange
William A. Gray, committee counsel,
was proceeding carefully in his selection
of agents, but he already had some on
the mass of evidence and leads which
have accumulated. Gray will 90 to New
York next week to supervise the in
veStigation of brokerage and Stock Ex-
change records.
information on more than a score
OF big pool operations will be studied
together with the transactions of many
known big traders. The investigation
will include bull" as well as bear"
pools.
Names Not Announced.
Names of the special investigators
were being guarded, but it was learned
that Basil Manly, veteran investigator
for Senate Committees and recently
Funds Committee, is under considera-
ton as one.
The committee yesterday authorized
Gray to retain the accounting firm of
George K Watson & Co. of New York,
Philadelphia and Chicago, to back up
the work of the investigators.
Resumption of hearings depends on
what evidence Is found in the secret
investigation. Gray is basing his plans
upon the theory that Congress will ad-
journ about June 10 and that all the
evidence must De in the record by that
time.
Details Kept Secret.
As an indication of the thoroughness
with which the committee decided to
follow up the many leads which have
been presented, Gray said the open
hearings may not be resumed for three
weeks.
No intimation was given of the par
ticular phase of the investigation to be
undertaken first. Detailed plans were
veiled in secrecy, ard Chairman Norbeck
said there would be little given out for
publication before the hearings are re-
Sumed.
Evening star., 1932-04-30
G. @. P. OF BAY STATE
DISCUSSES PLATFORM
Effort to Put Delegates on Record
for Dry Law Vote
Is Expected.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
BOSTON, April o.-Massachusetts
Republicans gathered in informal con-
vention today at historic Faneuil Hall
to discuss party platform and to
attempt to place the unofficial delegates
on record on the question of resubmit-
ting the eighteenth amendment to a
referendum.
Six hundred members of the party
were expected to attend the all-day ses-
sion, which is sponsored by the Repub-
lican Club of Massachusetts,
The political assembly was composed
of members of several official Repub'i-
can clubs, of the State Committee,
legislators and delegates pledged to vote
for the denomination Of President
Hoover at the national convention.
Any action Of the convention can be
nothing more than an expression of
party sentiment on public issues and
will not in any way be binding en- the
party.
1t was hoped today's meeting might
produce an accurate crosS-section OF
party sentiment on outstanding issues
and THUS place the party leaders in a
position to be armed with a knowledge
Of what to expect in the Fall elections.
Evening star., 1932-04-30
STUDENT PATROLS
PARADE ON AVENUE
Traffic Safety Demonstration
Honors BicentenlIaI Of
Washington's Birth.

Washington's $500 schoolboy patrols
marched down Pennsylvania avenue this
morning. striding proudly to martial
music, in a demonstration of traffic
safety in honor Of the bicentennial of
the first Presidents birth.
Ranging in age, for the most part,
from to 13, and arrayed in their dis
tinctive Sam Browne belts and insignia,
the youngsters paraded with typical
boyish enthusiasm before proud parents
and friends, who watched from the side
walks of the citys historic thoroughfare.
Cadenced by the United States Navy
Band, the head of the parade left Peace
Monument promptly at 10 o'clock. The
column was led by motor cycle escort
and Lieut.. Milton D. Smith Of the
Traffic Bureau, grand marshal. Then
came the Navy Band, officials of the
United States and District of Columbia
Bicentennial Commission, the Board Of
District Commissioners, members of the
Board of Education and other notableS,
who turned out from the line of march
at Sixteenth street and Constitution
avenue and took their places in the re-
viewing stand there to watch the re-
mainder of the column pass.
Alter them followed company OF
Central High School Cadets, 35 school
boys who have saved lives and a safety
float entered by the American Auto
mobile Association, sponsor of the pa
rade.
The rest Of the column was COM
posed of the divisions of the massed
patrols, who marched by schools. SiX
high schools bands and approximately
85 floats we're interSpersed along the
line of march. The floats constructed,
for the most part, by the boys them
selves and displayed various degrees
Of craftsmanship. Some of them were
the results of weeks of patient effort.
There were IA divisions in the column
each representing the patrols of a group
of schools.
The column formed in the vicinity
Of Peace Monument at $50 o'clock.
From there it proceeded down Penn
sylvania avenue to Fifteenth street,
where it turned south to Constitution
avenue and thence west to Sixteenth
street After passing the reviewing
stand at Sixteenth street, the boys
marched to the Ellipse and disbanded.
Many visitors were expected from
Baltimore and other nearby cities to
witness the demonstration. Special
traffic arrangements were worked out
by Lieut.. Smith. Pennsylvania avenue
was roped off and special squad of po-
licemen was on hand to take care of
spectators and traffic.
Evening star., 1932-04-30
SALES TAX BATTLE
CUTS REVENUE BILL
Reed Admits Attempt to Re-
store Plan Vigorously Re-
jected by HouSe.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
A quiet campaign within the Senate
Finance Committee to force the general
sales tax back into the revenue bill has
stripped 1t of many millions of dollars.
AS the much-altered House bill
stands today, it is far below the ap-
proximate billion-dollar total that is
needed, despite stiff raises that have
been written into many schedules. Sem
ator Reed (Repubhcan) Of Pennsyl-
yania, has led the drive under which
special excise taxes have been moved
down like nine-pins, admitting he seeks
to compel use of the sales tax which
the House rejected so vigorously.
Yet older heads on the Finance Com
mittee give him no chance. This goes
for Republicans and Democrats, and
apparently represents majority sent!-
ment in the Senate itself.
Recess Over Week End.
Wearied and more or less baffied
after hard week spent at altering the
measure, the committee is in recess for
the week end, its members individually
studying further money-raising posi-
bilities.
A 5-cent-a-pound import tax on
rubber, estimated to yield $4,000, 900
is the next move in prospect.
1t is tariff rate along the lines of the
duties on oil, coal, copper and lumber,
which already have been banned by the
committee, but leaders view the rubber
tax as not necessarily a protective duty.
cf nv fE IN
country. Therefore, the Republicans
contend, 1t is for revenue only.
The determined drive Of the commit
tee for taxation yesterday netted new
10 per cent tax on pari-mutuel race
track tickets, to be paid by those buy
ing the tickets II is expected to yield
$25 900 900 annually.
Rates also were raised on brewers
wort, grape juice, grape concentrates
and carbonated waters, but even this
was offset by a cut in tax on the
drinkers of soft beer.
Smoot Sees Early Report.
More money is necessary. 1t will be
found, says Chairman Smoot. and the
bill reported to the Senate early in the
week"
The committee exempted from the
jewelry tax Of 10 per cent all articles
for religious use and all silverware,
sterling or plate.
The House tax on boats and yachts
was killed and in its place the commit
tee voted a graduated license tax on all
yachts and pleasure boats. The tax
would start with a $40 annual fee on
all boats of more than % feet. Foreign
built yachts not owned by Americans
before January, 1925, would be SUBJ
jected to double the regular rates.
The committee also voted to retain
the per cent tax on chewing gum.
Evening star., 1932-04-30
TWO MONTHS END
IN BABY SEARCH
Lindbergh kidnapping Still I'm
solved-Curtis Away on New
Secret Mission on Yacht.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
HOPEWELL, N. j., April 30-It will
be two months tomorrow since kid
napers stole Charles A. Lindbergh, jr.
So far as the public knows, there is
still no definite clue to the child's
whereabouts.
John H. Curtis, one of three Norfolk
men trying to negotiate the child's re-
turn, has gone on still another secret
mission. He was reported to have put
to sea from Norfolk on the yacht Mar
con with Lieut.. George L. Richards of
the Naval Air Station at Norfolk and
Edwin B. Bruce of Elnira, N. Y,
friend.
No results were reported from a
radio message asking Harry Fleischer,
Detroit gunman long sought in the kid
naping. to communicate with an un-
Identified person through New York
lawyer.
Evening star., 1932-04-30
WORLD PREPARES
FOR MAY DAY RIOTS
Vancouver Registers First Scare
With Threat of Dyna-
miting.
By the Associated Press.

~ bAC F1oSoSAdbCd EICoo
The Cops VS.. Communists" drama
was busted of for a possible revival
today as plans for May day celebrations
were given their final touches.
In many lands police were watchful.
Vancouver. British Columbia, registered
the first scare. Police there said they
were informed a raiding band of Com
munists and unemployed had broken
into powder magazine at Ashcroft, IT'S
miles away, stolen 1000 pounds OF
dynamite and started for Vancouver to
celebrate May day tomorrow
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
started an intensive hunt for the rad
icals. For some days hundreds of men,
defying police, have been travelling by
railroad toward Vancouver without pay
ing fares.
Railroad police were stirred to actiy-
ity on receiving word of possible DEM
onstration at Kamloops, 800 miles east
Of Vancouver. They said they were
warned demonstrators might COM
mandeer trains on two main lines TO
reach the demonstration scene.
Russia, preparing for a rousing eele-
bration. read a greeting from the Rev
which urged tina. the iron revolution
ary discipline of the Red army be
strengthened. 1t warned against
neglecting the nations defense at a
time when cannons are roaring in the
Far East.
In France, where Sunday Is election
day, the minister of interior issued the
customary order to guard against May
day disorder, but he said he expected
no trouble.
New York police, $4,000 strong, win
be on duty continuously from this
morning until Monday morning. Mass
meetings and parades we're scheduled
for today because police banned Sunday
parades.
Socialists and trade unionistS, with
Norman Thomas speaking, planned a
giant New York meeting. May day
the international Labor days cele-
hrated BY many organisations
Evening star., 1932-04-30
5000 Divorces Given
In Reno During Year
OF Six Weeks Law
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
RENO, April 30.-Today marked
the end of the first year of
Nevada's six weeks residence law
for those who seek release from
marital ties.
The county clerks records show
more than 5000 persons filed suit
for divorce here during the year.
This business, it was estimated,
netted attorneys $75o,000 in fees.
Reno's gaming tables, night clubs,
lodging house keepers and cafe
owners also did well.
Evening star., 1932-04-30
FRENCH WILL CAST
VOTES TOMORROW.
3,617 Candidates Entered.
Majority Required to
Assure Election.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
PARIS, April 30-Ten million French
voters will participate tomorrow in a
general election.
Tonorrows voting will be followed
May by run-off election.
There are 3,617 candidates for the
615 seats in the Chamber Of Deputies
and IS candidates for a single seat,
that of st. Girond, in the Department
Of Ariege.
The French election law requires a
majority to win in the first election.
In the run-of election a plurality is
sufficient.
In spite of the fact that tomorrow
is May day, when usually there are
demonstrations of radical groups,
quit the campaign in the last week be-
cause of laryngitis, said he expected no
trouble.
Based on Domestic Issues.
The campaign has centered on
domestic matters such as unemploy-
ment relief, public finances, electoral
reform and women's suffrage. The
women are not allowed to vote. An
equal suffrage law passed the Chamber
of Deputies recently, but it was de-
feated in the Senate.
Foreign relations have played a part
in the campaign, but there has been no
sharp divergence between the majority
and the opposition platforms. The gov
ernment has stood on its record on dis
armament The opposition Radical So
cialist party, headed by Edouard Her
riot, former premier, has INDUCED in
some criticism. but has taken no de-
termined stand against most of the
Tardieu policies.
The Socialists have championed dis
armament and closer relations with
Germany.
HerriOt Opposes Tardieu.
The two outstanding rivals are Pre-
mier Tardieu and NJ. Herriot. The So
cialists, led by Leon Blum, now have
Ill seats in the chamber and they have
predicted they will increase this num-
ber.
The Communists, who now hold IL
in the chamber, have an imposing ar
ray of candidates
M. Joseph Caillaux, former premier,
who was convicted in 1920 of treating
with the enemy during the war, but
was restored to his civil rights in 1925,
is running for the seat left vacant by
the death of Aristide BRAND, the third
district Of Nantes.
Evening star., 1932-04-30
AMERICAN MISSIONARIES
REACH SAFETY AT Annoy
Two Ministers and Wives Spent
Two Weeks Fleeing Chinese
Reds in Interior.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Annoy, China, April 3O-Four Amer
ican missionaries stationed at Siokhe,
southwest of Chaochow, arrived here
today after two weeks in the interior
fleeing Chinese Communists.
They are Rev. H. j. Voskuil and
Rev, T. V. Gilman and their wives.
They represent the Presbyterian Re-
formed Church, with American head
quarters in New York
The Communists were reported to
have captured village within 10 miles
Of here during the night, kidnapping
many men and women and killing 9TH
ers, finally burning the town after
looting it.
There were reports also that they
had demanded heavy ransom from
Chaochow, and that the merchants
there had paid huge sum to prevent
looting of the city.
Evening star., 1932-04-30
WOMAN VOTERS MEET
TO PROPOSE ISSUES
Jobless Relief, Economy and Arms
Limitations to Be Given
to Parties.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
DETROIT, April 30 - Directors of
the National League of Women Voters
meet today to formulate plans for get
ting before the major party conven-
tions in June the leagues Endorsements
of issues for the presidential campaign.
Committees will be named to draft
planks laying particular emphasis on
unemployment relief, reduction of gov
ernmental costs and limitation of arm
aments. There may also be a plank
calling for entrance of the United
States into the League a Nations-a
proposal indorsed In yesterdays closing
convention session
Miss Belle M. Sherwin of Cleveland
was reelected president Yesterday
Evening star., 1932-04-30
GIRL, 13, PLAYS 'tHOOKEY" 2 DAYS.
HIDING IN ATTIC DURING NIGHT
Climbed Down Cherry Tree Mornings Euding Intensive
Effort of Searchers.

night Mildred's father heard a noise in
the attic. Investigation revealed Mil
dred.
A cherry tree at the Semler home
reaches its branches to the attic win
dow. Mildred said she climbed the tree
to her attic sanctum at night and de-
scended by its branches in the morn
ings.
She said she had been in the attic
most of the time. Police, however,
thought Mildreds sun-burned face In
dicated beach visits,
Evening star., 1932-04-30
200 Held at Lisbon.

MADRID, Spain, April 80 Up. -
Newspaper dispatches from Lisbon last
night said that more than 200 persons
had been arrested in connection with a
conspiracy against the government.
One of those taken into custody, the
dispatches reported, was DR.. Lingo
Gameiro, former director of public
health.
Evening star., 1932-04-30

Darrow Disappointed.
With varying reactions the quartet
received the findings of the Jury. Lieut..
Massie, who admitted killing the native
after Kahahawai allegedly had admitted
taking part in an attack on Mrs. Massie,
stood with set, white lips as his fate
was read by the court clerk.
In the jury's findings the insanity de-
tense set up in behalf of Lieut.. Massie
was disregarded. This and the unwrit-
ten law had been pleaded by Clarence
DarroW. aged leader Of the defense.
Darrow, who came out Of retirement
to defend the four, said of the verdict:
II am very much disappointed"
Prosecutor John c. Kelleyis only
comment was:
The verdict meets the ends of JUS
tice."
When the short court room session
was over Darrow met Kelley and ex-
tended his hand, saying, Il certainly
never expected it."
Later the veteran criminal lawyer re-
marked: "An I can say is that I am
disappointed. / don't see how they
could do this"
Mrs. Fortescue, mother of Mrs. Mas
sic, heard the reading Of her testimony
without f1inching. She turned and
spoke to Jones, who was standing be-
side her Neither Jones nor Lord
showed any signs of feeling.
Serve Appeal Notice.
The four defendants were charged
with second-degree murder which calls
for sentence of 20 years to life i'm
prisonment. Judge Charles S. Davis
had instructed the jury it could find
the quartet guilty as charged, guilty of
manslaughter or not guilty. He added
possible finding of not guilty by rea-
son of insanity for Massie.
Notice Of appeal was given by George
S. Leisure, defense attorney. In the
course of procedure the case would 60
tc the United States Circuit Court of
Appeals in California
The jury's findings left a variety of
possibilities in the way of sentences.
The maximum penalty for man
slaughter Is 10 years. The lightest
Continued on Page 2, Column 81
Evening star., 1932-04-30
Files Divorce Suit.

CHICAGO, April 30 (Pl.-Mrs. Corina
Higginson Rogers, daughter of an in
ternational banker of Boston. filed suit
today for divorce from Bernard F.
Rogers, ir., wealthy young insurance
broker of suburban Lake Forest, charg-
ing deSertinn
Evening star., 1932-04-30
By the Associated Press.

HARRISON, N. Y, April 30-With
the aid of cherry tree, friendly at
tic at her home on Soulard street here.
and wanderlust complex, 13-year- -old
Mildred Semler gave the run around"
for two days to her parents, school
companions. police telegraph type
writer systems in Connecticut, New
York and Westchester County, town
police, truant officers and what not.
Mildred played hockey" on Wednes-
day. Her distracted parents broadcast
the alarm.
Thursday passed. No Mildred. Last
Evening star., 1932-04-30
Speakeasy China
Sought to Equip
Postal Cafeteria
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BALTIMORE, April 3o.-The
cafeteria in Baitimore's new
$4,000, 900 post Office will be out
fitted with speakeasy china If
Ernest Green, acting postmaster,
has his way.
Green has asked authorities
for "silverware, glassware, kitch-
en- utensils and other materials"
seized several days ago IN Fed
eral raid on the Manley Club,
cne of the city's best known
saloons.
Lowell Smith, deputy prohibi-
ton administrator, said Green's
request would be granted If no
legal obstacles were placed In the
way.
Evening star., 1932-04-30
New Glider Record
Is Claimed by Pair
Aloft 20 Minutes
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
REDONDO BEACH, Calf, April
30.-Two men weighing total Of
$50 pounds stayed aloft an hour
and 10 minutes yesterday in q
motorless glider and claimed a
new American record.
Jay Buxton, Hawthorne. and
z. M. Blair, Los Angeles, members
of the American 0liders' Asso-
citation. caught the up-rushing
ocean air where 1t strikes the
shore bluffs and attained at one
time an altitude of l,5o0 feet.
Darkness forced them to land.
The glider was launched In tow
of an automobile.
Evening star., 1932-04-30
Appendix and Foot
Removed i'm One
Operation on Man
BY the Associated Press.

by INt HSSOCIaIeu PItSS.
SPOKANE, Wash, April 30
Ernest Goudge, 55, lay on an op-
Grating table while one surgeon
sawed off his right foot and an
other removed his appendix.
Told that his foot. injured in
an automobile accident six years
ago, must be amputated, and his
appendix removed, Mr.. Goudge
asked that both operations be
performed at once. His wish was
granted yesterday.
His condition was reported
good.
Evening star., 1932-04-30
ATLANTIC HOP BY D0-X
SET FOR NEXT MONTH

BY the Associated Press.
HALIFAX, Nova Scotia, April 30
Comdr. Friedrich Christensen, skipper
of the giant flying boat DO-X, is en-
route to New York from Newfoundland
with perfected plans for a transatlan-
tic fight in the craft he commands.
The DO-X is now in New York, where
It arrived last year from South Amer
ica. He plans to take route leading
from New York to Newfoundland, the
Azores, Lisbon, Southampton and Ger
many.
The hop from Newfoundland will be
made about May 20, he said.
The commander, who arrived here
yesterday on the liner Rosalind, had
been In Newfoundland studying wealth
er conditions.
Evening star., 1932-04-30
Mclean IMPROVING.

PARIS, April 80 lPD-Edward B. Nc
Lean, publisher of the Washington Post.
was reported doing well at the Amer
ican Hospital today, where he has been
for several weeks for X-ray examina.
tions for gaStro-intestinal trouble,
Evening star., 1932-04-30
EX-KING'S HOME ROBBED
Thieves Visit Manuel of Portugal
in London.

in London.
LONDON, April 30 lP).-Police dis
closed today that burglars had ran
sacked the home of former King
Manuel of Portugal, in Fulwell Park
Twickenham. last night.
The former king spent the night at
home. but servants did not discover the
burglary until this morning, when they
came down stairs to find the library
and several other rooms in disorder
Manuel owned a number Of rare art
objects.