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Evening star., 1932-01-16
DUAL SLAYER HUNT
ABANDONED HERE
Police Convinced Suspect in
IIsIey-Buckner Murders
Has Left Vicinity.

Virtually convinced that the slayers of
Mrs. Agnes Boeing Ilsley, AZ, Middle
burg, Va, sportswoman, and her maid,
Nina Buckner, IS. of Rockville, Md,
have left Virginia, Washington police
detectives and Virginia authorities vir-
tually abandoned their search for the
two colored men today, with requests
that sharp lookouts be kept by police
in the North and South.
More than 1000 circulars, asking
police to look for George Crawford, 35-
year-old former chauffeur for Mrs.
Ilsley, accused of the murders, were sent
to police chiefs throughout the country
today from Washington police head
quarters. The circulars offered re-
ward of $500, guaranteed by Loudoun
County authorizes, and bore photographs
of Crawford taken when he was pris-
oner in the Virginia State Penitentiary,
serving larceny term.
All Clues Fail.
CommonWealth's Attorney John Gal
leher of Loudoun County, in announc-
ing his belief that Crawford and a
young colored man believed to have
been his accomplice in the Staying had
left the State, said, I'VE have no definite
clues but must await developments He
said the likenesses of Crawford being
distributed on the circulars had been
positively identified by many people
in Middleburg who know him
At the same time, Galleher said he
would seek to have the reward "at least
doubled. if not increased to $500"
The crimes, he said were blot not
only on Loudoun County, but on the
whole State of Virginia. He expressed
the opinion that Gov. Pollard should be
appealed to to offer reward on behalf
of the State.
Feeling still ran high in Middleburg
over the murders. At a meeting late
yesterday in the Middleburg National
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Evening star., 1932-01-16
CARL LAEMMLE IS IS

HOLLYWOOD, January 16 (P).-Carl
Laemmle, pioneer motion-picture di-
rector, celebrated his 65th birthday an
niversary today, and employees at his
Universal Studio had reason to cele-
bra5e with him.
This reason is that Laemmle, presi-
dent of the company, announced there
will be no shutdown this year, as Gus
tomary for the past several seasons.
Laemmle produced his first picture
in 1909 in Minneapolis.
Evening star., 1932-01-16
HOOVER TO INSPECT
MEMORIAL BRIDGE
Tour Starting at 3 PM. To-
day viii Include Mount
Vernon Highway.

President Hoover set this afternoon
aside to inspect two great engineering
feats at Washington's door, the Airing
ton Memorial Bridge and the Mount
Vernon Memorial Highway. With mem
bers of the Arlington Memorial Bridge
Commission and the George Washing
ton Bicentennial Commission the Presl-
dent arranged to leave his office at 3
pm. on the tour. After S pm. until
dark the public was to be permitted to
use the bridge and highway officially
for the first time. This privilege will
be extended to the public tomorrow and
again during the next week end.
Lieut.. Col U. S. Grant, Sd, executive
officer of the Arlington Memorial
Bridge Commission, said the bridge
probably will be opened permanently to
the public about February /. There is
still some construction work to be done
and with favorable weather this should
be accomplished by that time.
Police to Accompany Party.
The speed limit on the Mount Vernon
Memorial Highway will be As miles al
hour, as the Federal Government de-
sires to conform to the traffic regula-
tions prevailing in Virginia. Over the
Arlington Memorial Bridge and along
the Memorial Boulevard on Columbia
Island-both of which are within the
District of Columbia-the speed limit
will be % miles an hour.
Capt. R. c. Montgomery, U. S. A.,
superintendent of the United States
Park Police, arranged for a detail of
police to accompany the President and
his party on the inspection tour and
later today and tomorrow to police the
highway. They will insist that mo-
torists keep to the right-hand side of
the highway. Under preliminary ar
rangements persons arrested for Of
fanses committed on the Mount Vernon
Memorial Highway will be brought be-
fore the United States commissioner at
Alexandria, Va.
BicentenniaI Group Meets.
Before making the inspection trip
President Hoover met with the members
of the Bicentennial Commission and
associates of that commission who have
been engaged in planning the 1882 cele-
bration in his office at the White House.
He devoted himself principally to the
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Evening star., 1932-01-16
KLEIN BOMB" SENT BY HUSTON,
FORMER REPUBLICAN CHAIRMAN
Telegram to Assistant Commerce Secretary
Explains Canned Heat" Was in Pack
age Causing Scare.

whenever I send you bomb, I'll
deliver it in person"
Thus wired Claudius K. Huston
former chairman of the Republican
National Committee, today to DR.. Julius
Klein, Assistant Secretary of Commerce,
apologizing for the fright given the
employees of the Commerce Department
when package sent by Huston to Klein
was suspected of being a bomb.
Huston, who was Klein's predecessor
as Assistant Secretary of Commerce,
explained he was sending the canned
heat" tablets to DR.. Klein for young
man in Chicago who wanted DR.. Klein's
opinion as to their marketability.
Huston did not give the young mans
name.
When the box arrived yesterday a
porter who opens the Office mail looked
at it with rolling eyes. He had been
Evening star., 1932-01-16
STUDENT SHOT IN SPAIN

VALLADOLID, Spain, January 16
OP).-One student was wounded in the
head by bullet and one guard was in
jured by stone during clash between
Catholic and non-Catholic university
students here.
The non-Catholic students, among
whom were some Communist workers,
stoned the Catholic newspaper Diario
Regional, after which the clash oc-
Cured.
The students fired guns into the air,
after which the guards charged, shoot
ing and wounding the one student be-
fore they succeeded in restoring order.
Evening star., 1932-01-16

reading in the papers lately about
packages containing internal machines
and he was taking no chances. He re-
moved the package into a court yard
and began to poke at it with a 6-foot
stick.
Detectives Are Summoned.
Its a bomb,' somebody shouted.
That decided the porter. He motioned
with an unsteady hand for one Of
the building guards. The guard sum-
moned Oscar w. Mansfield and Howard
E. Ogie, headquarters detectives.
One of the detectives telephoned a
superior at headquarters and reported
the box looked like it might contain a
bomb. He asked If he should take it
to headquarters.
"We don't want the thing around
here" headquarters responded. Take
1T to the Bureau of Mines"
Handling the wooden "nlissive" with
Continued on Page 2, Column s.
Evening star., 1932-01-16
CH|NA'S D|SUN|ON
DEFEATS AIMS Of
PACT, JAPAN SAYS.
Reply to U. S. Cites Change
in Conditions Following
Nine-PoWer Treaty.
TERRITORIAL AMBITIONS
ARE DENIED IN NOTE
Support of open-Door Principle
Pledged in Document Handed
Forbes.

by the Associated Press.
Japan has answered the American
communication invoking the nine
power pact with the assertion that
conditions in the East have changed
gince that treaty was signed.
China is disunited, with no central
government, the note says, and TINS
Condition necessarily must modify ap-
plication of the treaty. Japan relter-
ated that she will not interfere with
the open-door policy, and that she has
on territorial ambitions in CHINA.
The premier and the foreign minister
also disclosed that Russian represent
atives had made overtures IN connec-
tion with pact Of non aggression sucn
as Russia has signed with several
European states, but the negotiations
are making little progress.
Seeks to Consolidate Gains.
In Northern Manchuria Japan ap-
pears to be working through Chinese
agencies to consolidate her gains, but
military operations are continuing and
Russia was reported to feel some con-
Germ about her holdings in the Chinese
Eastern Railway zone. There was
battle in the vicinity of Tsitsihar re-
Gently while the temperature stood at
80 below zero and so Chinese were re-
ported killed.
There was considerable surprise in
Shanghai at reports of plan to es-
tablish Manchuria and Mongolia as
Independent states under the japanese
Aegis. The Chinese maintain that the
people in those areas do not want IN
dependence.
Railway Taken Over.
The Japanese were reported to have
taken over the Peiping Mukden Rail-
way between Shanhaikwan and Muk-
den. and the British minister at Peiping
was said to have filed protest, mas
much as the line is jointly owned by
Great Britain and China.
From Chinchow japanese infantry
brigade set out for Chnsi to avenge
small cavalry detachment which lost
20 men last week in battle with the
Chinese volunteer militia.
Evening star., 1932-01-16
SEEK TO PROTECT
FAMILIES IN HAWAII
Navy Men Ask Department
to Shorten ManeuVers
of Fleet.

The Senate Territories Commit
tee today decided against congress
sional investigation of Hawaii pend
ing q report on the inquiry to be
started soon by the Justice Depart
ment.
BY the Associated Press.
A Senate Committee was informed
today the Navy is considering a request
from its men stationed in Hawaii to
shorten feet maneuvers to permit them
to protect their families.
Admiral william v. Pratt, chief of
Naval operations, made the statement
before the Territories Committee short
" after two cabinet officers had said
a congressional investigation into crime
conditions In Honolulu was not neces-
sary.
Attorney General Mitchell said the
only thing Congress could do would be
to appropriate $4,000 for the inquiry
his department is making.
Says Situation is Covered.
Secretary of the Interior Wilbur ex-
pressed belief that the inquiry OF the
Attorney General, the newly called
session of the Hawaiian Legislature
"and what we are trying to do" COM
pletelv covered the situation. He did
not go into details regarding the pros
pective action of his department, which
handles island affairs.
Secretaries Hurley and Adams gave
the views of the War and Navy De-
partments on the situation.
Reports by Gov. Lawrence Judd OF
Hawaii describing the crime situation In
Honolulu as less serious than recently
pictured were put before the commit
tee by wilbur. He said his department
had no sympathy with lax police ad-
ministration in Hawaii.
Wilbur cited the failure of an Hawaiian
Jury to reach a verdict in the trial of
five natives charged with an assault
upon the wife of Lieut.. Thomas Massie,
which, he said, prompted the subse-
uuent murder of one of the defendants.
Expects Police Changes.
Wilbur said he expected a revamping
of the police system as result OF the
recent crime flare-up in the islands.
yesterday, in which the Governor said
he had recommended to the island Leg
islature a law fixing the death penalty
or life imprisonment at hard labor for
persons found guilty of criminal
attacks.
Wilbur was asked by Senator Harris
Democrat, of Georgia, if he approved
Gov Judd's pardon" of native athlete
who had been convicted of an assault
with other natives, on Chinese girl
Wilbur said he had been informed there
! were extenuating circumstances in this
case and that an island judge held il
could not be regarded as similar to the
Massie case.
Replying to questions, Wilbur sale
Judd was a capable administrator anc
had splendid record" apart from the
Massie case. He added Judd hac
| further Informed him there had beer
only one acquittal for criminal assault
! in the last three years.
Attorney General Mitchell told O.
Continued on Page 2, Column l.)
Evening star., 1932-01-16
BY the Associated Press.


MIAMI BEACH, Fla, January 10
Col. E. H. r. Green, son OF Hetty
Green, who was once credited with
being the worlds richest woman, now,
after years spent in developing things
ranging from flower gardens to rail-
roads, wants to see the atom put to
york.
He has donated to the Massachusetts,
Institute of Technology the facilities Of
his great Round Hill, Mass, estate to
carry on experiments toward cracking
the atom.
For Col. Green believes the atom
properly harnessed-can turn the
worlds industrial wheels and do its bit
for the betterment of mankind.
Some time next June scientists at
Round Hill will make their effort. The
time Is not definite, Col. Green said IN
Evening star., 1932-01-16
LIVE WIRE AND FALL
KILL BOY, II, AT PLAY
Robert Tass Dies on Way to Hos
pital From Brickyard Near
D. c. Line in Virginia.

Injuries received while at play in a
brickyard across the District line in
Virginia proved fatal shortly before
noon today to Robert Tass, II, of AIT
Eleventh street southwest.
The boy was rushed to Emergency
Hospital, where physicians pronounced
him dead on arrival.
The Tass boy, in company with an
older brother, John, had been playing
about in the Old Virginia Brick Co. S yard
at South Washington, Va. The young
sters were on the roof of building
when Robert came in contact with a
high tension electric wire. Hospital
authorities declined to state, pending
a coroner's investigation, whether death
was due to electrocution or to the fall
from the roof. Which resulted when
the boy touched the wire.
Evening star., 1932-01-16
'WHIMSIES" OF THE WEATHER
STILL PUZZLE FORECASTERS
Mercury in East Pops to II Shows Maroon Indians
in Arizona

anythlng to compare with it. All rec
ords have gone by the board.
In Arizona there was heavy snowfall
and Government planes dronned food to
marooned Indians In the South rains
sWelled rivers and threatened river
ports. The Mississippi was on a ram
page near the delta, imperiling leyees,
Colder temperatures in the East we're
predicted for later today, with the mer-
curry scheduled to drop as much as 30
degrees. In the West, it was expected
relief would be in sight by the early
part of next week.
Weather men have been able to offer
Continued ON Page 2, Column g.
Evening star., 1932-01-16
AWARD FOR AUT0GIRO
DEVELOPMENT IS MADE
John Scott Prize Is Presented to
Juan de la Cierva and Harold
F. Pitcairn.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
PHILADELPHIA, January 16.-The
John Scott award, carrying with it a
premium of $1,000, last night was pre-
sented jointly to Juan de la Cierva and
Harold F. Pitcairn for invention and
development of the autogiro. respect
lively.
After presentation of the medal at
meeting of the Aero Club of Philadel-
phia, Senor CierVa and Pitcairn spoke
on the invention and future Of the au-
togiro.
John Scott, chemist of Edinburgh,
Scotland, in 1916 bequeathed the city
of Philadelphia a fund the income of
which was ito be distributed among
ingenious men and women who make
useful inventions" The fund Is admin
istered by the board of directors of
city trusts.
Evening star., 1932-01-16
BY the Associated Press.

hbbUtIdVtu
Bureau experts in all sections con-
tinued to scratch heads in puzzlement
today, and delve into yellowed records,
seeking some precedent for the ducks
and brakes caperings of freakish
weather.
A complete reversal of conditions gave
the West Coast almost freezing tenn
peratures, while the Atlantic Seaboard
was enjoying premature Spring with
temperatures yesterday up to n.
In some parts of California six inches
of snow and cold weather were recorded,
threatening citrus fruits, but in New
York, Spring apparel was In order. Even
the Oldest oldesters can't remember
Evening star., 1932-01-16
STAR WINS CLAIM CUT
Tax Expert Suing Mae Murray
Awarded $S25-Sought $2,25O.

LOS ANGELES, January Is GA
judgment for 1925 in favor of J. Mar
jorie Berger, Hollywood income-tax ex-
pert, who sued Mae Murray, film actress,
for $2,250, was entered yesterday by
Superior Judge G. A. Stutzman. Miss
Berger claimed $2,25O for computing
Miss Murray's income tax.
THE amount sought was probably out
of proportion to the service" Judge
Stutman said. Just because Miss
Murray was a high-salaried notion
picture actress was no reason why she
should have been charged more than
some one else"
Miss Murray claimed the amount was
exorbitant.
Evening star., 1932-01-16
"BUCKY" HARRIS MOTHER
DIES IN PENNSYL LVANIA
Detroit Manager and His Wife at
Her Bedside When the
End Comes.

W1LKEs-BARRE, Pa, January Is
Np'.-MrS. Catherine Rosencrsnce,
mother OF Stanley "Bucky" Harris,
manager of the Detroit Tigers, died to-
DAY at the Pittston Hospital. She had
oeen a patient since December IL,
when she submitted to an operation
Tor appendicitis. She was 64.
rBucky Harris came here with his
Wlle lO days ago when his mothers
CONDITION took a serious turn. They
were at the bedside when death oc-
Evening star., 1932-01-16
TOXIC REPLY GIVEN FORBES.
Note Cites Changes in Chinese Condi-
tions Since Pact Signing.


TOXIC, January Is [P.-Conditions
in China have changed since the nine
mower treaty was signed, Kenkichi
Yoshizawa. new japanese foreign min
lister. said in the japanese governments
reply to Secretary of State Stlmsons
recent Manchurian note, which was
handed to Ambassador w. Cameron
Forbes to be transmitted to Washington
III (the state of China) certainly
was not satisfactory then" the note
said. but it did not display that dis
union and those antagonisms which IL
does today This cannot afect the
binding character or the stipulatlons OF
the treaties, but it may In material re-
spects modify their application, since
they must necessarily be applied with
reference to the state Of facts as they
exist"
Note Backs Open Door.
The delivery of the note was the first
official act of the new foreign munster,
who is son-in-laW OF Premier 4nukal,
and who had just returned to TOXIC
from Paris. where he was Japan's Am
bassador and spokesman before tne
League of Nations Council
Japan has no intention Of interfering
with the principle Of the open door,
equal opportunity for all nationals, IN
China the note declared.
"As regards the question which your
rxcellency specifically mentions OF the
policy of the so-called Open Door the
note said, 1.-The japanese government
as has so often been stated, regaros
that policy as a cordial feature OF the
politics of the Far East and only re-
grets that its effectiveness is so seriously
diminished by the unsettled conditions
which prevail throughout China.
Disavows Territorial Aims.
"It NAV be added that the treaties
which relate TO China must necessarily
he applied with due regard to the state
of affairs from time to time prevailing
in that country and that the present
distracted and unsettled state of China
is not what was in the contemplation
of the high contracting parties at the
time of the treaty of Washington
The last paragraphs Of the note gave
assurance that Japan has no terri
torial aims or ambitions IN China that
any reDlacementS in the governing per-
sonnel there since the occupation nave
been necessary" acts "ol tne locai
ropuIation." but that "the welfare and
safety of Manchuria and its accessible
itv for general trade are matters OF
deepcst interest and quite extraordl-
nary Importance to the japanese
people"
Text of japanese Note.
The japanese note, addressed to Mr.
Forbes, follows:
II have the honor to acknowledge
receipt of your excellency's note o.
January 8, which has had the mos'
careful attention of this government.
"The government of Japan is wei
aware that the Government Of tht
United States could always be relied
upon to do everything in their powe!
TO support Japans efforts to secure full
and complete fulfllment in every de.
tail of the treaties Of Washington ano
the Kellogg Treaty for the outlawry
of war.
"They are glad to receive this addi-
tional assurance of the fact.
las regards the question which your
sxcellency specifically mentions of the
policy of the so-called open door, the
Japanese government, as has so otter
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Evening star., 1932-01-16
FUNERAL CAR DRIVERS
MODIFY "AUTO STAND"
Chicago Union to Abide by Under
takers Decision as to pri-
vate Conveyance.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
CHICAGO, January 16.-Officials of
the Funeral Car Chauffeurs' Union
have agreed to modify their attitude
toward the question of permitting pri-
vately driven automobiles in funeral
corteges. They agreed at a conference
yesterday with States Attorney John A.
Swanson to have the undertakers act as
arbiters in such matters. Previously
the union said no private cars would
be permitted IN funeral corteges.
Our drivers" said Edward Reilly,
president of the union, have been in
structed to abide by the undertakers'
decisions"
Evening star., 1932-01-16
RO0SEVELT'S SECOND
SON TAKES BRIDE TODAY
Weds Elizabeth Browning Donner,
Daughter of Steel Man,
at Bryn Mawr.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BRYN MAWR, Pa, January 16.-
Miss Elizabeth Browning Donner,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. william H.
Donner of Villanova, becomes the bride
today of Elliott Roosevelt, second son
of Gov. and Mrs. Franklin D. Roose-
welt of New York.
Many persons prominent In social
circles of New York, Philadelphia and
other cities were invited to the we'd
ding In the Church of the Redeemer.
Elliott Roosevelt Is 81 and Miss Dom
ner Is 90 Her father Is widely known
In the steel industry.
Evening star., 1932-01-16
Conductors Wife
Sues After 1920
Miles of Riding
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, January 16.-Mrs.
Tillie Herget says she has taken
4e,920 miles of vacation on
street car line and she's tired
of it.
Her husband, Conrad, is a
street car conductor on one OF the
longest lines in the world.
She married him in 1905. On
his day off each week, she COM
planned, the only recreation he
gave her was when he took her
for ride on the street car line.
She asked for a divorce.
Besides which she complained
that he took the children with
him on his street car rides.
Evening star., 1932-01-16
Rabbit Skins Plentiful.

OKLAHOMA CITY, January 16 (H'),
Baby bunting needn't worry, If she
lives in Oklahoma Without even 60
ing ahunting, the State Federation of
Rabbit Breeders is producing 250,000
rabbit skins this year, says j. w. Col
Inns of Tulsa, its president.
1t takes 40 for one woman's coat.
Evening star., 1932-01-16
ADDITIONAL WITNESSES
CALLED BY BANKHEAD
Testimony From North Alabama
Counties to Answer Helms
Charges of Election Irregularities.

BY the Associated Press
BIRMINGHAM, Ala, January 10
Counsel for Senator John H. Bankhead
r,arshaled rebuttal witnesses from va
rious North Alabama counties today to
renly to former Senator J. Thomas Hef-
Inns charges of Irregularities in the
1880 election during the remaining two
davs of the hearing here. =,
Yesterdays testimony was featured
bv counter charges by Bankhead wit
nesses that some State workers were
assessed" part of their salary to
further the Hef.tn-Locke campaign.
Evening star., 1932-01-16
Favors U. S. and England.

SANTIAGO, Chile, January 16 CP).-
The government today put into effect
an arrangement with the United States
and England giving those countries
most characterization treatment pend
ing negotiation of commercial treaties
Evening star., 1932-01-16
sTIMSoN RECEIVES NOTE.
Japanese Reply lis Forwarded by Am
bassador Forbes.

Japan's reply to Secretary Stimson's
invocation of American rights in the
Manchurian dispute under the nine
power and Kellogg BRAND treaties was
received today at the State Department
from Ambassador Forbes in Toxic.
Evening star., 1932-01-16
u. S. PAINTER DIES

VENICE, Italy, January l6 P.-
Arthur Calender, the American painter
died here last might. He was born in
Boston.