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The Washington times., 1933-04-26
9 Insurance Heads
Indicted for Fraud

CHICAGO, April 26 QNSO
Capiases were issued today for
the arrest of nine officials of the
Security Life Insurance Company,
the Northern States Life Insur-
ance Company and associated
firms who were indicted by the
grand jury on charges of conspir-
acy to defraud. Following a two
months investigation the grand
jury late yesterday returned in
dictments against the nine men,
charging them with obtaining ST.,
555,000 from the various inSur-
ance companies by fraudulent
means.
The Washington times., 1933-04-26
HEAD
STAYSF|NAL
DECISION
Harridge to Listen to Umpires
Before Furnishing Myer,
WhitehiII and Chapman

CHICAGO, April 26 (I.N.S.(.
President William Harridge, of
the American League, today an
nounced the suspension of Ben
Chapman, of the Yankees, and
Buddy Myer and Earl White
hill, of the Griffmen.
Harridge said the three players,
principals in a fight and riot dur
ing the Yankee -Griffmen ball
game yesterday at Washington,
would be suspended indefinitely.
He said he would leave for
Philadelphia today to obtain a
first-hand account of the battle
from the umpires and would then
make a decision on the ultimate
penalty to be neted4 outeto~sthe
players.
The battle began when Chap
man spiked Myer while sliding
into second. Myer retaliated by
kicking Chapman as he lay upon
the ground.
Before quiet was reestablished
Earl Whitehill, Griff pitcher, and
Fred Walker, Yankee outfielder.
had become embroiled in the argu-
ment and also chased by UNI
pireS Moriarity and Geisel.
Additional news on SnortS Pagel
The Washington times., 1933-04-26
REP, SMITH
DEMANDS
JUDGE Be
TRIED
Virginian Impeaches Conduct
Of Boston Jurist Who
Released Crawford

Representative Howard W.
Smith 3D. of Virginia today
impeached Federal Judge
James A. Lowell, Of Boston,
who on Monday freed George
Crawford, colored, who is
wanted in Loudoun county, Va,
for trial on an indictment
charging him with the murder
I,of Mrs. Spencer Hsley, wealthy
sportswoman, and her COM
panion, Mrs. Nina Buckner.
Smith, in a speech on the House
floor, charged that Lowell was
guilty of high crimes and mis-
demeanors" and alleged that he
has so abused "the powers of his
high office and so misconducted
himself as to be guilty of favor
itism, oppression and judicial
misconduct"
During the course of his speech,
Smith introduced a resolution
calling for an investigation of
Lowell by the House Judiciary
Committee, with view to fur
theranceo impeachment pro-
ceedings.
The Virginia Representative al
legged that Lowell did "deliber-
ately and viciously attempt to
nullify the operation of the laws
for the punishment of crime OF
the State of Virginia and many
other States in the union, not
withstanding numerous decisions
directly to the contrary by the
Supreme Court of the United
States"
Smith went into details of the
crime and reviewed steps taken to
appreherGl Crawford, his arrest
and confession in Boston, the
granting of extradiction papers by
the MaH achusetts governor, and
the filing of habeas corpus pro-
ceedings on which Lowell rem
dered his decision.
The Representative told the
House that in his opinion, a judge
is impeachable who is either so
ignorant of the law as to amount
to fragrant incompetency or who
knowing the law. deliberately,
willfully and knowingly, in direct
contravention of the Constitution
and well-established precedent
and authorities of the court Of
last resort, releases on the world
a self-confessed murderer Of the
most vicious type"
In conclusion, Smith pointed
out that Lowell "has publicly eX-
pressed his contempt for those
members of Congress who would
dare to rebuke him for his mis-
conduct"
Prior to Smiths speech Repre-
sentative Clifton A. Woodrum CD
of Virginia assailed Federal
judges for failing to voluntarily
reduce their salaries, and intro
duced resolution to amend the
Constitution so that Congress
may cut their pay.
The Washington times., 1933-04-26
Sound MONEY
HELD Bic NEED

PITT S BUR H, April 26
G.N.S0 Discussing world trade
and the general business outlook,
James A. Farrell, former presi
dent of the United States Steel
Corporation, declared in an ad-
dress today before the National
Foreign Trade Convention that
"the most pressing need at pres,
ent" is the establishment of
sound currencieS in all countries.
Farrell, who is chairman of the
National Foreign Trade Council,
praised President RooSevelt's eff.
forts to revive world business.
European countries, he said,
adopted various artificial devices
for the resuscitation of their com.
merce, and to those artificial and
"uneconomic remedies" the United
States in a great part "owes its
inability to escape the vicious
circle created by deprecated cur,
rencies. exchange controls, EN-
bargoes on imports. quotas. and
other fantastic schemes which
operate in restraint of interna
tional trade" He added:
"These devices have proved to
be secondary exciting causes
that now constitute the chief
problems with which a world
economic conference has to deal
in the effort to harmonic ma
tiOnal policies with the princi-
Piles that regulate and control
the flow of international COM
merce."
The Washington times., 1933-04-26

settled by the Supreme Court.
Reed Endorsed President Moose
velt's effort to reach an interna-
tional agreement for the stabili-
zation of currencies. He said:
"The President is doing ex-
cellent work for the United
States by getting in touch with
representatives Of the British
government to prevent a none
tary duel between the British
exchequer and the American
treasury. I approve what the
President is doing to accom-
plish that"
Senator Carter Glass CD) of
Virginia today was expected to
voice his views in opposition to
the Administrations initiation
program.
The Washington times., 1933-04-26

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The Washington times., 1933-04-26
DC. HEADS SOON
To Be NAMED

Washington's two new civilian
Commissioners will be named
shortly.
This was the statement made
today by Postmaster General Far
ley, who told newspapermen that
last night he had gone over the
papers in the case of the two
men to be named, and would
transmit them to the White
House in a day or two.
He did not intimate who the
men would be, and it was said
later at the White House that
the President would not send the
names to the Senate until after
the foreign officials had finished
their visits at the White House.
The Washington times., 1933-04-26
Tests for Air Pilots
Undergo Revision

Airmen who want private flying
licenses under the new require
ments will not be required to exc.
cute intentional spins and recov-
cries in order to qualify, Col Clar-
ence M. Young, Assistant Secre,
tary of Commerce for Aeronautics
announced today, but they will
be required to recover from stalls
and to prevent spins from stalled
attitudes.
The Washington times., 1933-04-26
200 Reported Killed
In Island Earthquake

LONDON, April 26 GNSO.-
The death toll in Sundays earth.
quakes on the island of Coo and
the Dodecanese Islands is now
estimated at 200, an Exchange
Telegraph dispatch said today.
Six hundred were injured.
The Washington times., 1933-04-26
THE WEATHER

Cloudy and cooler, possibly
showers today; Thursday, fair;
moderate northwest winds.
Temperature yeste d ay-
Highest, 70; lowest, 81. (1932:
Highest, 81; lowest, 49,
Humidity yesterday - High
est, 80; lowest, ~.
Full Weather Report on Page S.
Evening star., 1933-05-17
PRELIMINARY YsklTE.>
CONTESTS END TODAY
Model Aircraft League TO sp0n'
sor Event on Monument
Grounds.

The last Of the preliminary kite con-
tests, sponsored by the Model Aircraft
League of the District in cooperation
with the Public schools and the Play
ground Department, was to be held at
the Monument Grounds this afternoon.
In the event Of rain all the children
who were to have entered into this con-
test. will be invited to participate in the
finals Such an entrance would not
conflict with the rules, as any one may
enter the finals regardless of whether
he has been in preliminary. The
Hnals viii be held next Saturday.
The committee In charge Of today's
contest includes Mrs. Pauline Wood
fun, Miss Lou James. Joe Mitchell. otto
Echeidel and Mrs Mabel Weideman.
The judges for the tournament are:
Art-Mrs. Clinton o. Ward and Bertis
Baker Workmanship-Mrs. LIE Fevre
and LEROY Burch Performance
Elizabeth Hewston Clinton Ward, Hugh
Smith and H. L. Choate.
Evening star., 1933-05-17
SIX ARE INDICTED
IN INSURANCE PLOT
Physician and Undertaken
Among Those Held in Death
of JobIeSS Gas Victim.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. May 17.-Six men, in
cluding a physician and an undertaken,
were indicted yesterday in the Bronx
County grand jury's investigation Of an
alleged insurance killing ring.
Five were charged with numbering
Michael Malloy, q jobless fireman, by
snuffing out his life with gas, after
insuring 1t.
The sixth. Dr. Frank Manzella, q
former alderman. was named as an
accessory after the fact. for allegedly
falsifying Malloy's death certificate.
Bronx authorities pushed forward
with their investig alton into other
deaths. including that of Mabel Carl
son Of Washington. D. c., who sup
posedly succumbed to pneumonia in an
apartment kept by Anthony Marino.
speakeasy owner and one of the hve
indicted for Malloy's murder.
The investigators. however. charge
Miss Carlson died from the effects Of
ice water poured upon her as she lay
in drunken stupor before an opened
window.
This police account rivaled the
bizarre methods used to kill Malloy, as
related before the grand jury.
Witnesses, whose names were not
made public. told that several attempts
had been made to poison MallOy, by
wood alcohol and drug soaked oysters.
and that another time he was run over
by q taxicab while drunk.
The indictments charge that $4,000
was collected from insurance on NAL
loy's life.
Miss Carlson was insured for $4,000
with Marino listed as substitute
beneficiary under the title "fiance.'
Evening star., 1933-05-17
MILITARY INCREASES
FAVORED AT PARLEY
Student Economic Conference of
G. U. Foreign Service Ends
Sessions.

Three resolutions dealing with the
national defense Of the United States
were adopted by the Student Economic
Conference last night in closing a three
day session at the School Of Foreign
Service, Georgetown University. under
direction OF Rev. Edmund A. Walsh,
8. J.
The resolutions asked:
/. That the United States should
Immediately begin to build up its Navy
to the limit set forth in the Arms Con-
ferences Of 1922 and 1880.
2. That the Army of the United
States, in the interest OF national well
fare. would be brought up to 280 900
men as authorized by the national de-
tense act Of 1920 and conceded as q
minimum safe limit.
3. That the American delegate to
the forthcoming London Conference be
instructed not to initiate any disarma-
nent discussions as that subject does
not appear on the agenda Of the con-
fenence.
Proposals for debt cancellation and
sterilization of gold values were re-
jected.
Evening star., 1933-05-17
OPINION DIFFERS
ON AKRON DISASTER
OVER PROBE REPORT
Continued From First Page.)

ofacer observed the weather map which
showed a secondary cyclone centered
in the vicinity Of Washington. D. c.,
coupled with the previous report OF .
thunderstorm In that vicinity st pm,
and that since about $50 pm,
lightning had been observed to the
southwark and westward, which light
ming approached closer to the ship, the
commanding of1cer committed an
error in Judgment in not setting such
courses as would have kept him In the
safe semicircle thereby probably avoid
ing the severe conditions finally en-
countered, and that this error in judg-
ment was a contributary cause to the
loss Of the Akron"
Secretary Swanson later told news
paper men the lesson from the crash is
that dirigible ohicials should be more
active in getting weather reports
Court Of Inquiry Report.
The report Of the court of inquiry,
which was headed by Admiral H. v.
Butler, commandant of the Washington
Navy Yard, asserted:
"The final destruction Of the Akron
was caused by a down current Of wind
Of such magnitude that the lower I'm
struck the water before the descent
could be checked. This contact of the
fin with the water resulted in a progress
sive destruction and sinking of the
Akron.
I'm view of the lack Of evidence
presented or available as to the static
and dynamic condition Of the ship, or
Of other conditions, at the time the fin
hit the water. the court Is unable to
express an opinion as to whether or
not, had the ship started her descent
from a higher altitude, sufficient time
would have been available to completely
tighten the ship-provided she was not
SO lightentd. nor if, had she been COM
pletely lightened, what altitude would
have been required within which the
descent could be checked. nor further
whether the descent could have been
checked under any attainable condition
Of the ship, and existing weather con-
ditions. In view of the foregoing. the
court is unable to place the RESPONSE
Evening star., 1933-05-17
L0UDERBACK LOSES
EVIDENCE FIGHT
Senate Admits Records to
Show Appointees as
State Judge.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Over sharp objections Of the defense
the Senate today permitted House
prosecutors Of Federal Judge Harold
Louderback to put into his impeach-
ment trial records to show that while
a State judge he named W. s. Leake
and G. H. Gilbert to places as appraisers
and receivers.
The matter was allowed to 60 into
the record as evidence by q roll-call
vote OF SO to f.
Gilbert and Leake are named In the
Impeachment charges brought by the
House. involving the appointment Of
receivers and attorneys for receivers in
cases adiudged by Louderback
Leake was identified in the House re-
port as having suggested to the jurist
that he appoint H. B. Hunter as re-
Ceiver for the RusSell-Colvin Brokerage
Co. Of San Francisco.
Appointment of Gilbert, described as
telegraph operator as a Federal re-
ceiver in one case specified in the five
House Impeachment articles, forms the
basis of that indictment
Prior to the question of whether the
State court records should be allowed
as evidence to show the relations be-
tween Louderback. Leake and Gilbert.
the Senate heard several more wit
nesses in the trial of the jurist, now In
its third day.
Evening star., 1933-05-17
CLUB WOMEN URGED
TO LEAD REVOLUTION
Mrs. Roosevelt Appeals to Them to
Prove Their Power by Three
Methods.

Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt yesterday
appealed to the club women Of the
country to assume their responsibility
in directing the revolution" through
which this country "is now passing"
The First Lady voiced the opinion
that the clubwomen are the articulate
women of the country, and as such
might prove their power through three
principal avenues-interest in the
child, everybody's child watching Gov
ernmental economies to see that they
take place in the right direction and
buying so carefully as to make impos-
sible the sweatshop.
The clubwomen applauded her en-
Enthusiastically when she added, LET us
resolve that whatever we buy shall not
be made out Of the blood of Others"
Extraordinary things have come out
In the past few weeks as to wages
women and children are working for
at present for INSCRIPTIONS manufac-
turers, as low as cents an hour, max
ing wage that no one can live on, and
making 1t almost impossible for good
shops and manufacturers to live up to
the standard"
Evening star., 1933-05-17
H|BbEN BELIEVED
VICTIM Of STROKE.
President Emeritus of Prince
ton Thought Stricken Be-
fore Fatal Auto Crash.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
PRINCETON. N. j., May ia stroke
may have caused the automobile crash
which killed DR.. John Grier Hibben,
president emeritus Of Princeton Univer-
sity. and critically injured his wife.
DR.. Hibben. who was 72, died yester-
day afternoon when a motor car he
was driving swerved into truck near
Woodbridge Eyewitnesses believed the
educator may have suffered stroke and
lost control.
Messages OF Coincidence.
As messages Of sorrow came today
from many parts OF the world, Mrs.
Hibben lay unconscious in Railway
General Hospital with fractured skull.
Funeral arrangements for her husband
and Princeton'S plans to honor him were
expected to be made today.
Gov. Moore said, ON being informed
Of the accident:
That is terrible news In Dr. Hib-
ben's passing the State and Nation have
lost q man Of stature"
DR.. Hibben died en- route to the hos
pital. Coroner Finn gave the cause of
death as an internal hemorrhage brought
about by a crushed right side
Peter Scivilia. the truck driver. was
taken to a New Brunswick hospital. but
was not seriously injured Dean Chris
tian Gauss Of Princeton. supervised the
removal Of DR.. Hibben's body here.
Succeeded Wilson.
DR.. Hibben. who succeeded Woodrow
Wilson as president of Princeton. re-
tired In 1882, after 20 years service
Prior to that he had been a professor,
completing in all 40 years association
with the institution.
A scholarly man and considered one
Of the leaders of idealism in the Nation.
he combined study with public service.
Only year ago, he offered to act as
Col. Charles A. Lindbergh's representa-
tive in dealing with the kidnapers of the
aviator's son.
Evening star., 1933-05-17
ANNUAL BOOSTER TRIP
SCHEDULED FOR June g
Merchants & Manufacturers Mem
bers to Leave at 4 Pm.
for Atlantic City.

Members of the Merchants and Man.
ufacturers' Association, taking part in
the annual booster trip of the organi-
zation, which is to be held this year to
Atlantic City, will leave Washington at
4 pm. Friday, June 9. in special cars.
arriving in the New Jersey resort at 8
pm.
DR.. NJ g. Gibbs. chairman Of the
Outing Committee, said plans have been
completed for the trip, and a special
section of the Ritz Carlton Hotel has
been reserved for the party. Arrange
ments have been made for participation
in boating, bathing. fishing and other
activities. The party will return to
Washington Sunday night
The committee in charge, according
to DR.. Gibbs. includes Lewis A. Payne.
r. P. Andrews. Frederick Buccholz, J. c.
Callahan. c. H. Dikeman. P. M. Dorsch,
T.. R. Fitzgerald Charles H. Frame,
Franklin w. Harper. M. A. Leese, Louis
Levay, Mark Lansburgh. Bert L. Ohm
sted, William E. Russell, Arthur ].
Sundlun. S. NJ Selinger. Dewey Zirkin,
E. j. Mather, Benjamin Skinker and
Benjamin Ourisman-
Evening star., 1933-05-17

bility for failure I'd check the descent
which resulted IN the crash of the
Akron"
The court asserted that the "officers
and crew Of the Akron were skilled and
operators Of rigid airBhips"
The eourt pointed out that the ''error
In judgment" has been made evident
to the court by its study of the testi-
mony." but 1t added that it has but
little direct knowledge of the consider
ations upon which this Judgment was
based"
Everything within the knowledge of
Comdr McCord at the time his decision
was made might have pointed to his
plan Of action being iustihable Ger
tainly We know that many conflicting
considerations had to be set one against
the other, and what subsequent events
show to have been an erroneous decision
does not, In the opinion of the court,
justify a condemnation without more
information of the considerations upon
which the plan Of action was based.
This Information was lost with the
Ship
Referring to the end Of the dirigible.
the court said that Immediately pre-
ceding and during the destruction of
the Akron the best traditions of the
service were maintained" and added
that the deaths Of all personnel were
incurred in the line of duty. Further
it said the injuries received by Richard
E. Deal. boatswain's mate, second class
resulting from the loss Of the Akron,
were received In the line of duty"
Evening star., 1933-05-17
TESTIMONY FAVORS
DONALDSON PLEA
Slayer of Three Too Drunk to
Realize Actions, Declare
Three Witnesses.

Testimony was presented in District
Supreme Court this morning in the
murder trial Of Charles Donaldson, So,
former night engineer at police head
quarters, supporting his contention that
he was so drunk he did not know what
he was doing when he shot to death his
brother. niece and nephew in their home
at 923 Maryland avenue southwest jan
uary 5.
Three witnesses told the jury Donald
son drank with them continuously
throughout the day which preceded the
killings. During part of the time, they
said. Silas Donaldson, the murdered
brother. also drank with them.
Between early morning and the time
the defendant went to his brother S
home the testimony showed. six half
gallons OF whisky were purchased and
the defendant had his share out of all
Of them.
The witnesses who told Of the drink
Ing were Edward Green, John Mahoney
and Guy Payne.
Returning to his brothers home
where he boarded. Donaldson is alleged
to have broken into the room where his
niece, Mary Donaldson, Is: nephew,
George Donaldson, 18, and their two
younger brothers, Luttrell II, and
Allan, 8. had locked themselves and to
have shot the two oldest children. The
Government claims Silas Donaldson
was shot as he rushed to the defense
of his children.
The trial opened Monday and prob
ably will not go to the jury until Fri
day. Henry Schweinhaut and Lucian
Vandoren, attorneys for Donaldson, said
they would complete presentation Of
their case today. but would request a
recess tomorrow until Friday. when clos
ing arguments probably will be heard
Assistant United States Attorney Irwin
Goldstein is the prosecutor.
Evening star., 1933-05-17
"OLD-TIMERS" OF Y. NJ:
HOLD DINNER TONIGHT
Members for 10 Years or More Will
Attend Together-Pastor
to Make Talk.

"Old timers" of the Young Mems
Christian Association will hold their
annual dinner and reunion this eve
ming at 6 o'clock in the assembly hall Of
the Central Y M C. A., 1876 G street.
Men who have been members of the
association continuously for 10 years or
more will attend the get-together and
exchange "reminiscences of Y. M. c. A.
activities of years gone by. Capt. c. o.
Howard, who has been a member of
the local organization since the early
'70s. will be special guest.
Rev Dr. Allen A. Stockdale pastor Of
the First Congregational Church, and
himself an old-timer in Y. M. c. A.
circles, will make the principal address.
Leonard W. DeGast, general secretary
OF the Y M c. A., will greet the vet
eran members and advise them of the
establishment Of historical library un-
der Capt. Howard's supervision
Evening star., 1933-05-17
CAPT. N. D. SMITH GIVEN
VOTE OF CONFIDENCE
Policemen's Association Takes Ac-
tion After Harmony Plea
by Sgt. Wilson.

Capt. Milton D. Smith, former presi-
dent OF the Policemen's Association, was
extended q vote Of confidence at q meet
ing OF the association last night.
The vote was extended following a
plea for harmony by Detective Sergt
H. K. Wilson, who had been named to
investigate an alleged statement by
Smith relative to reduction of detective
sergeants' pay to bring economies with
in the Police Department
The association voted to appropriate
5000 for tickets to the base ball game
July between teams representing
Washington and Baltimore police. The
tickets purchased are to be given to the
widows and orphans Of policemen.
A resolution Of coincidence to be sent
the family of Sergt. Thomas L. McNa-
mara, who died yesterday. was adopted.
Memorial services for deceased members
of the department are to be htld in
June, the date to be decided later.
Evening star., 1933-05-17
CHINESE GIRL WINS
ENTRY BECAUSE OF LIPS
Yee Ho Lee Once Barred From
Coming Back by Lobe
less Ears.

BY the Associated Press.
SEATTLE, May 17-Yee Ho Lee. 20
year-old wife of a Boston merchant,
forbidden entrance to the United States
because her ears had no lobes. won
entry yesterday because Of her lips.
Immigration authorities here would
not admit her because picture Of q
5-year -old Chinese girl, named Yee Ho
Lee, who left this country in 1918,
showed the childs ears had lobes, while
those of today's Yee Ho Lee did not.
The husband, Wong Shew Leung, ap-
pealed to the Department Of Labor at
Washington, D. c., which ruled the con-
tours Of the lips of the child and the
grown up show q resemblance. Leung
and his wife arrived here almost two
months ago.