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Evening star., 1932-04-08
AIR ATTACK INIpENDs.
Ecuador Planes Ready TO Attack Mutt
neeFs.


GUAYAQUIL, Ecuador, April 8 LR.-
Federal troops sent up yesterday to
Fort Plnta Piedra, still In the hands Of
rebels. we're Withdrawn today and it
appeared the army was getting ready to
blast the nutineers out with airplane
bombs.
Meantime the authorities ordered the
port closed TO all marine traflc m an
effort to starve out the mutinous navy
which, seized Ecuador's two gunboats
yesterday and steamed UP the river in
front of the forts. This was to prevent
o repetition of a raid yesterday evening,
when one of the warships darted out
and captured the British tanker Buaro
The tanker reached the Port of Salinas
this afternoon and the captain eX-
planned that when he was boarded yes
terday the rebels explained that all
they wanted was to have him tow the
gunboat cotepaxi short distance. The
gunboats engines were not functioning,
he said.
Gen. Plaza Visits City.
Although the fort is only a few miles
from Guayaquil this city was entirely
normal today with business going on
as usual Gen. Leonidas Plaza Cutter
rec. the former President, whose reap
pearance in Ecuador after a long ab-
Sence was believed to have caused the
rebellion, was on his way up to Quito
by rail today.
This afternoon the newspaper El
TELEGRAPH published an extract from a
manifesto issued by the rebels at Punta
Piedra and intercepted by the govern
ment. 1t named Comdr. Ildefonso Men
doza as the leader of the movement,
and 1t described the movement as "a
revolution In defense of the principles
Of liberty, which are threatened by
the Conservative party"
Plan Stiff Resistance.
The rebels. said this manifesto, expect
to get enough volunteers from among
the people to put up a stiff resistance
to the fededaI forces. The men now
at Punta Piedra, it said, have a con-
siderable quantity of arms and ammu-
milton seized at the army arsenal at
Guayaquil, at the Punta Piedra fort
and from the fort at santa Ana
The manifesto declared a blockade
OF the port of Guayaqutl and announced
that Gen. Mendoza would make his
headquarters In the little town of Puma.
The authorities here announced that
three members Of the crew Of the Coto-
paM had been hauled out of the river
near Guayaquil. They said they had
deserted the rebel force, which consist
ed Of only so men in the fort.
Numerous other members Of the gun
boats crew, they reported, were locked
up for refusing to join the mutiny. They
also reported that Gen. Mendoza had
been treated by a doctor at Puma and
that he was said to be seriously i'll.
Evening star., 1932-04-08
MAN HELD IN BALTIMORE.
Lindbergh Clue Causes Detention for
Ohio Authorities.

BALTIMORE, April 9 ga detain-
er was placed against Otto e. Hawk
yesterday by Baltimore officers follow
ing telephone conversation with r.
L. Thomas, prosecuting attorney of
youngstown, Ohio. Earlier in the day
Hawk was given removal hearing be-
fore a United States commissioner.
Hawk was discovered living in Balti-
more last week by officers who were
working on q supposed clue in the Lind
bergh baby kidnapping He was al
legged to have evaded Federal officers for
10 years, and was also wanted in
Youngstown, Ohio, for defrauding per-
sons in a real estate transaction.
The man was charged by the Govern
ment with smuggling pottery into the
United States from Mexico while living
at Laredo, Tex. Offlcers here were
awaiting the arrival from Texas Of a
copy Of the Federal indictment.
Evening star., 1932-04-08
ZACK MILLER LOSES SUIT

PITTSBURGH, April lP,-Dam-
ages of $2.6o0 were awarded G. A.
suit against Col Zack Miller, owner
of the l0l Ranch show.
Fisher alleged he was injured by q
buffalo July 6, 1880. when the circus
animals were being unloaded here.
Fisher asked damages Of 5000.
Evening star., 1932-04-08

NOOEInued fTOm rlfSC rage
staff of the United States Bureau of
Animal Husbandry. Later disagreed
the wrong thing to do. In America
your superior is always right
Officers who questioned Sinitsin as to
what happened at the camp cabin said
they had no reason to doubt his state
ment that he was awakened to find the
bed in flames and his wife trying to
hold him on the bed.
Hospital attaches at FL Paso said
Mrs. Sinitsin told them she set the bed
on fire because she wanted to die with
her husband.
News of the attempted suicide
brought to light here today a. tragic
story Of the futile efforts Of the former
Russian professor to adjust his life to
q new economic and social era which
has developed since the overthrow of
the Csarist regime.
Described as Genius.
A brilliant scientist, even described
by fellow research workers here as q
genius" Sinitsin has failed since the
Red revolution In Russia to adjust
himself TO the democratic order Of
things according to q close friend,
DR. q. A. Chaplin of the National Mu
scum here.
Before the revolution he was q pro-
feSsor Of zoology at the University Of
Moscow. In that capacity as member
Of the "intelligentsia, he was free to
follow his science without interference,
according to DIR. Chaplin.
But with the Gear overthrown and
the proletariat In charge OF the gov
ernment, things were different. PROT
Einitsin was permitted to teach only
what the Soviets wanted him to teach,
he was quoted by DR.. Chaplin as saying
And many Of his pupils were ''only
half prepared" he often complained.
Gene 10 America.
Finally, deciding he could stand it no
former pupil, left the university. To-
gether they escaped in an open boat,
travelling only at night down the Volga
to their home country, South Russia.
Thence they made their way to Riga
and took passage for the United States.
Life in New York was hard, hungry
struggle. Stnitisin could find no work
and his wife was forced TO take in odd
jobs Of sewing. After he had mastered
bit OF English he obtained a minor
position In the American Museum of
Natural History in New York.
But his work at the museum was not
the type the professor was interested in,
so he brought his wife to Washington
That was In 1928. He obtained posi-
tion as research worker in the Bureau
Of Animal Industry and, according to
DR.. Albert Hassan of the geological di-
vision, was particularly brilliant" He
Is known throughout the scientific world
for his discovery of parasites called
hukes, which attack sheep livers, caus-
ing death.
For year he was happy. With his
wife he made q complete tour of the
United States, studying parasitic dis
eases of live stock He lived here at
1927 Twelfth street.
Suddenly, not quite year ago, he
resigned from the Agriculture Depart
ment. Publicly. he gave no reason
Privately, he told Dr. Chaplin he had
resigned because he could not carry
on his research freely" He said he
was "interfered with"
According to Or. Chaplin, it was
simply a case Of brilliant man, "a
genius" unable to realize that a demo-
cratic government-or a socialistic
government like Russia now is-does
not and cannot function as did the
old monarchy OF Russia.
Evening star., 1932-04-08

tCOnLlnueQ cTOm Fffst Fd&tJ
siStanee without which, they claim,
they cannot continue 10 meet their
obligations. He will be in Europe In
time to witness the commissions of
Austria and Hungary which are facing
bankruptcy, and will see that no assist
arlee can be given them by any power
In position TO do 80 because, in spite
of all that Is said, politics still rank
before economies In international rela-
tions.
The Secretary is Q great believer in
human nature and fair play. He hopes
that his good intentions and honesty
of purpose will enable him 10 induce
his European colleagues TO see, as he
does, that the world Is heading toward
catastrophe unless something con-
structive is done right away. His stay
in Europe depends on how successful he
is going to be In pressing this view
point In the minds of the men who
have charge of the conduct Of the
affairs Of Europe.
Evening star., 1932-04-08
READY FOR NEW MISSION.
Norfolk Negotiaters Await Word From
Baby Kidnapers.

NORFOLK, Va, April Q tP.-A call
which might send one or more Of them
on q destination known only to them
selves was awaited today by three Nor
folk men seeking to bring about the
return of Charles Augustus Lind
bergh, ,jr.
Rear Admiral Guy H. Burrage, re-
tired, making the only additional state
ment, added that Col. Lindbergh had
requested the negotiatoFs here to con-
tinue their efforts and that they were
holding themselves in readiness to leave
at any time on another mission.
Evening star., 1932-04-08
DEATH DECLARED SUICIDE

LONDON. April Gp.--A coroner's
jury decided today that the Hon. Cecil
Arthur Campbell. who was found dead
yesterday with q bullet wound in the
head. committed suicide while of un-
sound mind. He ives 90.
Evening star., 1932-04-08
Kidnapers Take Cradle AIeng With
s-Month Old Boy.

PIMA, Cuba, April (R.-Ramon
Camejo and Josefa Cruz yesterday re-
ported to police the kidnapping of their
s-month-old son, Placido, while he was
sleeping Wednesday night. The baby's
cradle also was taken, they said.
Evening star., 1932-04-08

NOoukuUusQ from fHet Fe60.l
obviously was the work Of certain
type Of underworld character.
A week ago last Tuesday Wilberding,
who is president OF two Cleveland
building and loan concerns. received 4
demand for $4,000, accompanied by q
threat of ''torturing death" If he failed
TO pay.
The letter which accompanied the
finger was typewriter and said:
we warn you not to open the other
envelope containing the fnger) until
you have read this letter. Somewhere
In the United States we asked Q man
for 81 900 first, as we asked you at
first. We warned him that we'd get
the money or we'd get him.
But instead, thinking he was a
smart bird, he called the police. The
man that went to get the money was
held, tried and convicted, but never
would happen to him and his family.
Penalty Called Death.
"It has been many months since that
happened. The man was willing TO pay
had seen his mistake.
But we don't want any money after
they disobey our orders and put one
man behind the bars. The penalty for
disobsying the orders and putting the
man behind the bars is death.
In the envelope is a sample of the
man, one Of his fingers"
The letter then went on to explain
that wilberding had been fined" an
| additional 81 900 for notifying the DO
lice, and instructed that 5000 be held
ready, half Of It In s5 and half In SIC
bills, for q man who would call ut his
apartment April "or any time after
that"
Evening star., 1932-04-08

The average life Of o passenger auto
mobile in Austria Is now estimated at
five or six years. with an average mile
age Of IL 600 miles.
Evening star., 1932-04-08

Meeting, Writers League of Wash
ington, Thomson Community Center,
Twelfth and L streets, 8 pm.
Evening star., 1932-04-08

Play. Rose of the Prairie" benefit
st. Margaret's Church of Seat Pleasant,
Nd. and st. Matthias Church of Capt.
tol Heights. Md, Immaculate Concep-
ton Parish Hall, N street between
Seventh and Eighth streets, Sis pm.
Evening star., 1932-04-08
BABY NEG0T|AT0RS
WAIT PARlEY CALL
HopeWeII Optimism Wanes
as Kidnap intermediates
Mark Time.
Continued From First Page.)

contact or any anticipated contact of
any kind having anything to do with
the case"
BABY STOLEN IN CUBA.
Evening star., 1932-04-08
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.
TODAY.

Card party. benefit st. Francis de
Sales Church, Twentieth street and
Rhode Island avenue northeast, pm.
Evening star., 1932-04-08

Lecture, George g, Gertman, score
tary D. C.. Bar Association, Mcmahon
Hall, Catholic University, pm.
Evening star., 1932-04-08
ATTEMPT TO KILL
SINITSIN BLAMED ON
OLD SUICIDE PACT

Continued From First Page
Evening star., 1932-04-08
SEVERED FINGER
IN ExT0RTI0N NOTE
TRACED BY POLICE

Continued From First Page.)
Evening star., 1932-04-08

Meeting Light Bearers. stoneleigh
Court. ais pm.
Evening star., 1932-04-08

Meeting, Writers Rendezvous, Ii06
Connecticut avenue, 8 pm.
Evening star., 1932-04-08
STIMS0N HOPEFUL
AS NE LEAVES FOR
ARMS CONFERENCE

Continued From First Page.)
Evening star., 1932-04-08

Dance, Alumnae OF st. Cecilia's
Academy, Shoreham Hotel, 10 pm.
Evening star., 1932-04-18
WALKERS PHYSICIAN
REPLIES TO CRITICS
Defends His Conduct of Sanitation
Commission. Now Under
Scrutiny.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, April 18.-Dr. William
II. Schroeder, jrr physician to Mayor
Walker, yesterday made public a letter
defending his administration of the
Sanitation Commission, now under scru-
tiny Of the Hofstadter Investigating
Committee.
In the letter, addressed to ]. Barstow
Smul, president of the New York State
Chamber of Commerce, DR.. Schroeder
said the chambers recent report criti-
cizing the Sanitation Commission was
$50 full of inaccuracies misstatements,
1nnuendoes and gratuitous remarks that
all indicate such a woeful ignorance o.
the department as to be absolutely mis-
leading and deliberately misrepresent-
ing"
The chambers report had termed the
resignation of Charles S. Hand as 6
member of the commission a climax
to a series of incidents" which served
to impair public confidence in the de-
partment.
DR.. Schroeder called for details of
the incidents"
In resigning. Hand had accused
Schroeder of illegal" acts.
Evening star., 1932-04-18

pear as faint. almost star-like images.
which show little detail and require for
their study with the spectroscope ex-
posure time ranging from Is to lOC
hours
An immense advantage Will be
gained, saws the statement, when the
2OO-inch telescope now being designed
for the Carnegie Institution is in opel
alton. Stars of about one-tenth the
brightness of the faintest objects which
now can be recorded on Photographic
plates should appear on negatives taken
with this instrument and knowledge CT
the further depths of space expanded
beyond all possible present imaginings
Evening star., 1932-04-18
BUCKET LIQUOR CACHE
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
DANVILLE, Va, April 18--Even use
of the old oaken bucket as a hiding
place for liquor failed to prevent it
being found and Alice Akers johnson,
colored. faces a hearing in the Police
Court tomorrow ON a prohibition charge
After several fruitleSs searches of the
premises, officers finally located three
and a half gallons of alleged liquor.
Evening star., 1932-04-18

Monday evening at Z o'clock. with VIII
liam z. Leahy. dean of Columbus Uni
versity School of Law and former
chancellor Of Washington Council, as
principal speaker Mr. Downing will
speak on behalf of the living charter
members The banquet program will
be rounded out by vaudeville acts by
the Players Guild. under the direction
of Father F. J. Hurney. p Michael
Cook. past grand knight, will act as
toastmaster.
Evening star., 1932-04-18
nouncement today by Grand Knight
HLEilin.., II

nouncement today by Grand Knight
William H Murray.
The program will include initiation
of a class of candidates in the first
three degrees of the order, memorial
mass and q banquet and dance.
The six living charter members of
the council will be paid especial honor
at the banquet. They are Rosa F.
Downing. Dr. Henry j. Crosson, Henry
w. Sohon, Edward P. Harrington, VIII
liam A. Lusby and William L. Soleau
The anniversary celebration will open
Friday night, April %. at the Knights
Of Columbia Hall, 920 Tenth street,
with exemplification of the first and
second degrees under direction of
Deputy Grand Knight L. Harold
Sothoron. The annual memorial mass
will be celebrated at st. Matthews
Catholic Church at Z O'Clock Sunday
morning. followed by communion
breakfast at the MayfloWer Hotel That
afternoon the third degree Of the fra
ternity will be exemplified at the lodge
hall
The anniversary banquet will be held
Evening star., 1932-04-18
ALEXANDRIA CLEANUP
CAMPAIGN Is BEGUN
Vacant Lots Are First Object of
Drive Under Fire Chief
James M. Duncan.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch TO The Star.
ALEXANDRIA, Va, April 18.-Under
the direction of Fire Chief James M.
Duncan. jr, work was started this
morning on a general cleanup cam
paign to rid all vacant lots in the city
of debris and trash. The campaign has
been authorized by City Manager Wal
lace Lawrence and has the approval Of
City Council.
Vacant lots in the first ward Of the
city were given attention this morning.
Other wards will be cleaned up in turn.
Two trucks have been loaned by local
Arms for the work
Owners of vacant lots in need OF
cleaning have been asked to consent 10
the work in order that Alexandria may
put up a good appearance for the large
number of visitors expected here during
the Bicentennial wear
Evening star., 1932-04-18
LIGHT CONSTANT, NEVER TIRES,
CARNEGIE INSTITUTION FINDS
Races Through Space for 40 Billion Billion
Miles-Distances and Dimensions
Surpass Imagination.

universe of stars with which we are
surrounded.
This. however. is but one of vast
number Of similar objects, smaller and
coubtless more distant from us, which
leave their faint impressions on the
Photographic plate. In the nebular
field the astronomer is working at the
very limit of the power of existing tele-
scopes and can study in detail only
four or five of the near and larger
spiralS. The more distant nebulae.
when they can be observed at all, ap-
Evening star., 1932-04-18
LEET0WN HATCHERY
SHIPMENTS HEAVY
Demand for Baby Fish Is Declared
Almost to Be Exceeding
Supply.
Special Dispatch to The star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
WINCHESTER, Va, April ls.-Larre
quantities Of baby fish are being shipped
to many section Of the East from the
new Federal hatchery at Leetown, w.
Va, and 1t was said today the demand
is almost exceeding the supply.
The Leetown hatchery, established A
little over year ago by the Bureau
of Fisheries. is specializing in brown
and Speckled trout, and is being visited
by large numbers of people who had
previously little or no knowledge of
fish Matching. The fish are in all stages
Of development. from mere specks TO
those about two inches in length.
Evening star., 1932-04-18
Farm House Burns.

CHARLES TOWN. w. Va, April 18
(SpeciaD Sparks from chimney set
fire to the shingle-roofed home on the
Elliott farm, at Flowing Springs, near
here Saturday, and burned 1t to the
ground. The tenant. Peery Wilson,
managed to save some furniture.
Evening star., 1932-04-18
X. Of {. TO MARK
5 YEARS. SERVICE
Four-Day Program Beginning
April 22 Will Include
limitations.

With special four-day celebration,
April 22-25. inclusive, Washington
Council, No. 224, knights Of Columbus,
will observe the thirty-fifth anniversary
of its founding, according to an an
Evening star., 1932-04-18

A first edition of Spencer's "Faerie
Queene" was sold in London recently
for S557
The Washington times., 1932-06-17
TRAGEDY ENDS
HONEYMOON
Times Staff Photo
RAYMOND

Death of the bridegroom in an
automobile accident last night
brought to tragic close the
honeymoon of two young en-
ployes of the Riggs National
Bank.
Frank E. WEIGH, %, of 1903
Irving st. N. W., employe of the
banks Park Road branch, re-
ceived internal injuries causing
almost immediate death when
his automobile plunged off the
road and overturned near Piney
Point, Md.
Eight days ago Mr.. Welch and
Miss Helen Boyd, employed at
the main branch of the bank,
were married after a romance
which began while both were
employed in the same office. The
couple we're vacationing at Piney
Point following a trip to Atlantic
City and were to have returned
to work Monday.
According to Maryland State
Policeman C. C. Sermon, Mr..
Welch was pinned under his ma
chine when it ran off the road
at a sharp curve. A friend who
was with him, w. F.. Ryder, es-
caped serious injury.
The Washington times., 1932-06-17
SCHOOL PATROL
AWARDS GIVEN

Fifteen hundred youthful white
belted guardians of school chill
dren's safety gathered at Nc
Kinley High School yesterday for
the annual presentation OF
awards for meritorious service.
Each member of the schoolboy
patrol received a certificate of
merit, while 1874 were given
medals for outstanding and faith
full service, and 81 were awarded
special citation medals. The
awards were presented by Capt.
Benjamin F. Lamb, of the traffic
bureau.
The boys were addressed by
Selden M. Ely, supervising princi-
pal in charge of safety in the
public schools; Isaac Cans, for
mer member of the Board of
Education and chairman of the
safety committee of the District
American Automobile Association;
Harry o. Hine, secretary of the
Board of Education, and T. F..
Behler, manager of the District
division, A. A. A.
Policemen in charge of the
Schoolboy patrols in the various
precincts also received awards.
The Washington times., 1932-06-17
GAS RATES CUT
ACTION LAGS

The Public Utilities Commits,
sion has not acted yet upon the
petition filed last week by Will
liam NICK. Clayton on behalf OF
the Federation of Citizens Asso,
Citations demanding a hearing for
an immediate reduction in rates
of the Washington Gas Light
Company, Chairman Mason NJ
Patrick said today.
Hearings on the rates of the
Chesapeake and Potomac Tele,
phone Company and problems
attending construction and main,
tenance of safety zones were ad-
vanced by General Patrick as the
reason for the commissions in.
activity on the petition.
General Patrick declared that
each of the commission members
had been furnished with copies
of the petition and that action
will be taken at the next meet
ing of the body.
The petition termed the present
rate of return of the company as
leaning closely toward a species
of criminal exaction and regula-
tory fraud" It stated that the
1881 return was 1925 per cent
and thus far this year the re-
turn has been 13.47 per cent.
The Washington times., 1932-06-17
GHT-HOUR DAY
IN D. {. REVIVED

The District Highway Depart
ment'S maintenance force of $40
per diem employees, who agreed to
six-hour working day last De-
cember I'd save the jobs of $50 of
their number, will return to an
eight-hour day Monday, it was an
nounced today by Director of
Highways H. C. Whitehurst.
AS a result of their agreement
to the shorter working day, the
entire force suffered a decrease
in their Salaries during the winter
months. The eight-hour day
program will be followed through
out the summer working season.
Director Whitehurst announced
that the force will be employed in
a number of construction projects,
the outstanding of which are
widening of E st. N. w., between
Fifth Street and the Union Sta
ton Plaza; completion of Virginia
Ave-, N. w., west of Twenty-sixth
St. and Klingle Rd. N. w., be-
tween Woodley and Park Roads;
the continuation of improvements
along Sixteenth st. N. w., from
Colorado Avenue to Military Road,
and the completion of Military
Road to Wisconsin Avenue.
The Washington times., 1932-06-17
Committees Named
For August Air Derbu

Committees to plan for the
first Air Derby and the start of
the National Sweepstakes air
races here August 10 to 81 were
appointed at a meeting of the
Washington Air Derby committee
at the Racquet Club.
The following chairmen were
named: E. V. Rickenbacker, con-
tests; Curtis Hodges, publicity;
Clinton Amarous, transportation;
Frank S. Hight, hotels; A. K.
Barta, entertainment; Col. Cedric
Fauntleroy, airport liaison, and
Francis G. Addison, finance.