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Evening star., 1934-03-02
BANDITS ROB BANK
GUARD OF $4,000
Stage Daylight Hold-up in Heart
of Richmond Business
District.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
RICHMOND, Va, March a. Six
armed bandits today held up a guard
of the Planters Bank & Trust
Co. and robbed him Of $780, in cur
rency.
Officials said the robbery occurred
presumably while the guard, William
II. Coghill, was on his way from the
Federal Reserve Bank, in the heart of
the business district. He was stopped
at the entrance to an alley.
Bank officers said that the entire
amount Of currency IS covered by in
Surance.
Coghill, about SIS years old and a
long time employe Of the bank as q
watchman, was returning from the
Federal Reserve Bank, accompanied
by two Negro porters.
As they started to cross an alley
ON the west side Of Ninth street, be-
tween Main and Franklin, q large car
pulled out Of the alley, blocking their
course. Three men jumped from the
car with pistols, overpowered the
watchman and two porters and took
Coghill's pistol and his bag containing
$60. 1000.
Woman employees Of the bank on
the second floor witnessed the rob-
berry, officials Of the institution said.
They were unable to agree on the
automobile license number, and police
were investigating three.
d. C. POLICE ON LOOKOUT.
Evening star., 1934-03-02
EMOTION CH0KES
WOMAN PHYSICIAN
DR.. Wynekoop Tells Jury She
Saw Color of Death on
Rheta's Face.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, March 7.-As she reached
the stage in her story Of the operat-
ing table murder mystery where she
was to tell how she found her daugh-
ter-inrlaw Rheta dead, DR.. Alice
Lindsey Wynekoop choked with emo
ton, her voice failed her, and she
was unable momentarily to continue.
You saw her face doctor, and what
did you note?" asked defense Attor-
ney w. w. Smith in a tense dra-
matte voice.
The court room fans, the jury, the
judge leaned forward.
"I-noted a-peculiar color"
And what did that color indicate
to you?"
The hush in the court room was
that Of tomb.
DR.. Wynekoop, she who had seemed
so stole, struggled to answer. The
muscles on her thin neck played.
Tears in Eyes.
Her lips were tightly closed as
though they refused to obey her will
to speak.
With a gasp she tossed back her
head, her eyes quivering with tears.
Death" she whispered hoarsely.
Not q person stirred.
Her older son, Walker Wynekoop,
who had taken his turn on the wit
ness stand to defend his 63-year-old
mother from the charge of numbering
the wife Of his younger brother. Earle,
leaned forward listening intensely,
tears dimming his eyes unnoticed.
His sister, DR.. Catherine, bowed her
head
Pale and trembling, DR.. Wynekoop
was carried to the stand by three
bailffs. The chair was removed from
the witness box and the one upon
which DR.. Alice had been sitting, with
the defendant in it, was substituted.
Il won't be able to stand to be
sworn" DR.. Alice nervously told q
court attache What will I do?"
She was told she could take the
oath while seated.
DR.. Wynekoop's face was an ashen
gray. She wore the familiar black
Continued on Page S, Column 81
Evening star., 1934-03-02
K|LLEEN RECEIVES
| PERMIT FOR BEER
Board Finds "Big-Shot.
Gambler" Evidence Was
Only "Hearsay."
A wholesale beer license was granted

A wholesale beer license was granted
today by the Alcoholic Beverage Con-
troll Board to Edward w. Killeen fol-
lowing a public hearing at which
Lieut.. George Little, chief of the police
vice squad, testified Killeen had the
reputation of being a "big-shot gam
bier"
A decree signed by George w. Offutt,
chairman of the Alcoholic Beverage
Control Board, stated, in effect, that
there was no evidence which would
tend to verify such suspicion Of Kill
leen having been engaged In gambling
enterprises" It referred to the testi-
mony of Little as pure hearsay"
Killeen had applied for the license
to open q wholesale establishment at
Fourth and Claiming streets north
east
Findings Of the Board.
The following findings Of facts were
included In the boards decision:
An early police record affecting Mr.
Killeen was presented to the board
by corporation counsel, whereupon Mr..
Killeen was called as a witness, and
having been first duly sworn, testi-
fed as follows:
When a boy, his father instructed
the police force of the District Of Co.
lumbia to arrest him whenever he
was found in the vicinity of what
was then known as the red light dis
trict, that he had never been guilty
IF hot ho hoS
and a method of living"
The records showed the last gam
bling charge to have been on August
8, 1925, when a deposit Of $50 was
forfeited. He forfeited collateral April
l. 1929, for being drunk, and on May
16, 1929, for being disorderly. Since
this time his record has been abso-
lutely clear"
Has $4,000 in Business.
The board reported that the object
of Killeen's present application was
to continue his business as a beer
dealer, and noted the license would
permit him to sell only light wine
and beer. 1t pointed out Killeen has
an investment of about $4,000 in
the business conducted under the 80
beer law license.
The board stressed the point that
Lieut.. Little had admitted he could
not sustain, without facts, reports as
to Killeen being engaged in gambling
In conclusion, the board said: 1.-The
board feels that there is a distinction
between good moral character and
good reputation, and that as opposed
to the sworn statement Of the apph-
cant, whose veracity was not i'm
peached in any way, 1t could hardly
be influenced by pure hearsay evi-
dence as to the character of Mr.. Kill
leen. This being true, the board feels
Continued on Page 2, Column Sd
Evening star., 1934-03-02
POLITICAL LAWYER
BILL IS SPEEDED
President and Members Of
Congress Discuss Out
lines of Measure.
Ry the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
President Roosevelt gave the word
to congressional leaders today to
speed action on legislation to bar po-
litical lawyers from practicing before
Government departments.
The general outlines of comprehen-
sive legislation to prohibit national
committeeman and members Of Con-
gress from handling cases against the
Government was gone over by the
President with members of Congress.
Secretary Morgenthau joined the
conference and agreed with provision
to prevent Treasury field agents from
collecting party funds.
The authors Of proposed legislation
who met at the White House left for
Capitol Hill to call general meeting
of interested Congressman to draft a
bill.
This was just pre-laundry meet
ing" said Senator Vandenberg, Re-
publican, of Michigan. I'VE are going
to try to put politics back on an anna
teur rating"
Those at the White House included,
in addition to Vandenberg, Senators
Byrnes, Democrat. of South Carolina; !;
Norris, Republican, Of Nebraska, and
King, Democrat, of Utah.
Mr.. Roosevelt several weeks ago
called upon members of the Demo-
cratic National Committee who are
practicing law before Government de-
partments to choose between holding
their political posts or continuing
their legal business here.
Some OF the Democratic lawyers who
came to Washington last March 4
have resigned their National Commit
tee posts, including Bruce Kremer OF
Montana and Robert jackson Of New
Hampshire. Others have not.
A number of Republican of6cehold-
ers also would be affected by the pro-
posed legislation.
Evening star., 1934-03-02
BRITISHER REVEALS INVITATION
TO HELP MURDER RASPUTIN

save the Russian royal family fro:
violent end during the days Of IT,
red revolution.
The court room crowd leaned for
ward in breathless silence as Locker
Lampson unfolded his story. At least
half Of those who jammed their way
into the room and ,overfowed into
the corridors were women, many OF
them representing Londons high
society.
All, though little expecting the
startling development, were fascinated
by the story Of the staying Of the
mysterious monk, as told yesterday
by Prince Felix Youssoupoff, husband
of the princess.
Comdr. Locker-Lampson uttered his
sensational statement quietly at the
end Of cross-examination
Previously, he had testified that he
was puzzled by the conditions of
this case" and went to see the hlm
last night with an absolutely open
mind"
He said he knew both the prince
and princess by sight and did not
CONTINUED On Page 8. Column 81
Evening star., 1934-03-02
A|RMA|L INQUIRY
AWAITS TIP LIST
Short Sellers Names Asked
by Committee to Be
DivuIged.
By the Associated Press.

oy thc hooOSintCo 1ISsS.
With Lehr Fess, Julius Kahn and
William Hudson Philip added to the
list Of scions Of families well known
in Washington oficialdom "who had
part" in the dickerine Of airline COM
panieS for mail contracts, and q call
by the Senate Banking Committee for
| list Of individuals who sold aviation
securities short just before the air
mail contract cancellations, develop
ments in the airmail line marked
time today.
The Investigating Committee took a
recess and the Banking Committee
turned to gathering more testimony
about how specialists Of the big
board" do business.
The list of short sellers will be d.
vulged Monday, and by 1t Senators
are hoping to learn If an advance tip
about the cancellations leaked" from
Washington to Wall Street. The call
for this information came late yes
terday.
Represented N. A. T. Here.
At about the same time Harris M.
Hanshue, president Of Western Air
Express, said Fess and Philip repre-
sented National Air Transport at an
! air operators conference and that
Kahn had done political work In
Washington for Western Air.
Fess is a son Of the Senator from
Ohio, Philip a son Of John W. Philip,
former fourth assistant Postmaster
General, and Kahn a son Of Repre-
sentative Florence P. Kahn of Cali
fornia.
The hearing already had brought
out the dealings Of Ernest w. Smoot,
son Of the former Senator from Utah,
with Government departments for
airline and other concerns.
Hanshue said Kahn did traffic work
in San Francisco for Western Air and
was in Washington relatively short
time doing political work.
Albert Frank, president Of the Ma
tional Parks Always, which Post
master General Farley has indicated
might be possible exception to the
charge of collusion in awarding mail
contracts, told the committee he had
been an amused observer" at the
1880 Washington air conference.
Gave View to MacCracken.
Frank said he told William P. Mac
Cracken, chairman of the meeting,
that he did not see how the operators
could get the routes they. wanted even
If they came to an agreement.
"Mr. MacCracken told me-" he con-
| tinued, that the modus operandi was
not up to us, but up to the Post
master General"
Former Postmaster General Brown
refused him q 200-mile extension
| Frank asserted, on the ground that
| the Department OF Commerce had not
installed lights along the route, and
then granted 400-mile extension to
the Northwest Anyways to the same
terminus.
Frank testified that his line, run
ming north from Salt Lake City, re-
ceived a mail contract in 1927 by
competitive bidding.
According to his knowledge, he
said, those at the conference did not
discuss competitive bidding or re-
framing from it.
A defense of the "put-and-call'
practice on stock exchanges was pre-
sented today by Claude Toilette Of
New York, representing the commit
1Continued on Page 2, Column A.
Evening star., 1934-03-02
DOCTORS KEEP SLAYER ALIVE
UNTIL HE GOES TO DEATH CHAIR

midnight came the wife-killer, with
the blood of another convict flowing
through his veins with his own,
walked steadily to the execution
chamber.
They asked him, as the electrodes
were applied. If he had anything to
say. He did not reply. The current
was turned on.
Edwards, who was 80 and lived at
Mitchell, Ind, had held hopes Of
communication OF his death sentence.
His 18-year-old stepson, Clarence
Head. had entreated the Governor to
prevent the execution.
"She was q wonderful mother" he
said. but electrocuting my. father
won't bring her back"
The Governor declined to interfere.
A great part Of Harley Edwards
last day on earth was spent IN the
prison hospital undergoing treatment
of skilled surgeons, who sought to
save him long enough SO the State
could execute him.
The wife Edwards killed was
estranged from him at the time she
was murdered last July.
Evening star., 1934-03-02
.EMIGRANTS RETURN
TO NATIVE COUNTRIES
"Back-to-Old-Soil" Movement In
dicates Better Times-Few
Seek New Lands.
By the Associated Press.

/ By the Associated Press.
GENEVA, March 2.-1mmigrants
throughout the world are going back
to the "old country" the Interna-
tional Labor Office reported today,
but said this was q healthy. not q
bad sign of economic conditions.
Migration figures indicate the re-
turn to more normal conditions, the
report asserted, while the most re-
cent statistics show signs Of improve
ment in different parts Of the world.
The back-to- the -old-so1 movement
is so marked that the number re-
turning to the countries Of their
origin is larger than the number 60
ing to new countries.
I'm the United States net emigra-
ton of $4,000 in 1929 became
net emigration Of 47A. 900 In 1882"
the report said. Similar conditions
existed In Mexico and Argentina.
Evening star., 1934-03-02
CUbASEEN IN NEED
of AMERICAN HELP
Serious Situation May De-
veIop Unless Economic
Pressure Is Lifted.
BY CONSTANTINE BROWN.

Reports from Cuba indicate that
unless some immediate steps are taken
by the United States Government to
relieve the economic pressure in that
island q very serious situation may
develop shortly
The Mendieta regime Is seriously
threatened by another revolution more
serious than the previous ones be-
cause 1t will be a mass uprising OF
starving, desperate, leaderless people.
Danger Is Seen.
Although specifically things seem
to be moderately quiet tn Havana and
in the provinces, high officials are
acquainted with the dangerous state
Of affairs.
Col. Mendieta became President OF
Cuba under difficult circumstances.
The majority OF the Cuban people
backed him because they believed him
to be persona grata to the United
States Government and hoped that
with him in Office some effective help
would be forthcoming.
The Cuban people expected two
things-an increase in the sugar quota
to 1000. 900 tons a year and some sort
Of loan to enable the Cuban gov
ernment to set the wheels of the eco
nomic machinery working again. From
oficial declarations in Washington the
Cubans believed that this assistance
would be given them.
As matter Of fact President Roose-
velt sent last week a message to Con-
gress recommending sugar quotas for
Cuba, the Philippine Islands, Hawaii
and the Virgin Islands. The Cuban
quota was set at 100000 tons.
Congress has taken no action so
far, and it is feared that regional in
terests will again interfere with the
speedy consideration of the President s
message.
On the other hand, the Cuban gov
eminent is In a difficult financial sit
uation and cannot relieve the eco
nomic pressure without a loan.
It Is true that the United States
Government has offered Cuba food
stuffs to feed the unemployed and the
needy, but this plan could not be &C
Cuban merchants.
The new bank which has been set
up under George Peek to take care of
trade with the Soviets and with Cuba
might do something to improve the
situation If it starts working before
1t is too late.
The whole thing is that Cuba is
economically paralyzed The number
Of unemployed is very large. The
island, at the bidding of the United
States Government, during the World
War, has concentrated almost exclu-
sively on sugar production.
Two other industries, cigar manu-
featuring and the tourist trade, have
been badly harmed by the economic
depression and by the revolution.
High-grade cigars have now q very
restricted market, while the tourists
are shying of the island because OF
the troubled and uncertain situati IN.
Await Sugar Aid.
Until the sugar situation Is cleared
up and more sugar can be sent to this
country at a lower tariff rate, the
inhabitants Of Cuba have no means
of existence. Dramatic tales are re-
ported about starvation in the interior
of the island and in Havana.
The Mendieta government super
fcially has the situation still under
control. But unless some relief is af-
forded, It is doubtful whether it can
CONTINUED on Page 2, Column 81
Evening star., 1934-03-02
COMMONS ELECTS
HUNGER MARCHERS'
Group Protesting Unemployment
Bill in London Is
Dispersed.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, March 2.-The hunger
march" Of 2 900 men and women from
all parts of the country to protest
against an unemployment bill IN
Parliament degenerated today into
minor manifestations against the gov
ernment generally.
In one Of the noisiest disturbances
since the marchers began arriving last
week, 13 were elected from the House
of Commons last night.
They scattered through the gal
leries and interrupted debate on
new Anglo Russian trade agreement
by shouts Of down with the slave
government" and down with the ns-
tional starvation government"
Those forcefully elected from the
balconies were liberated and rejoined
the scattered delegations today.
Young women among the marchers
were handled tenderly by the police
One girl 80 attracted q sensitive po-
liceman that he politely asked her
destination and whether he could help
her hail . buA
Evening star., 1934-03-02
BY the Associated Press.


LONDON, March 2-The defense
wound up its case in the "Rasputin
libel suit" today in a blaze Of new
sensations-including the revelation
for the first time by a member of the
British Parliament that he had been
invited to join the party which poi
soned, dubbed and shot to death Ras-
putin, the Russian imperial courts
mad monk"
It remained for Comdr. Oliver
Locker-Lampson to supply the dra-
matte climax to the days testimony
In the $4,000, 900 libel suit Of Princess
Irena Youssoupof against producers
Of the film "Rasputin and the En-
press"
The testimony already presented
gave intimate details Of the grewsome
murder which took place in the cellar
of the st. Petersburg Palace.
"Locker-Lampson, member OF
Parliament for IS years and distin-
guished for his services during the
war, said he had been asked to join
the murder party" and had taken
part In an unsuccessful scheme TO
Evening star., 1934-03-02
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
MICHIGAN CITY, Ind, March O.
Harley Edwards, a wife-killer who
couldn't stand the thought Of going
to the electric chair" went there to-
day at 1905 am. Three minutes later
he was dead.
He had tried to escape it by suicide
and almost succeeded. With pieces
OF lenses from his broken eyeglasses
he slit both wrists. He had lost much
blood when guards found him on the
floor of his cell early yesterday morn
ing.
II want to die this way" he plead
ed. II can't stand the thought of 60
ing to the chair, don't save me for
that"
But they did save him. Doctors
halted the blood flow. A prisoner was
found who was willing to give pint
OF blood for TRANSMISSION. The wounded
wrists were bandaged. Hell go to
the chair, If we have to take him
there on COT" said a prison official.
He did, but not on . cot. When
Evening star., 1934-03-02
PRESIDENT ASKS POWER
TOMAKETRADETREATIES
AS NEW RECOVERY STEP
Text of Tariff Message

but 50 per cent Of the 1929 volume.
and 80 per cent of the 1929 value.
This has meant idle hands, still
machines, ships tied to their docks,
despairing farm households and
hungry industrial families. It has
made infinitely more dif1cult the
planning for economic readjust-
ment in which the Government Is
now engaged.
You and I know that the world
does not stand still; that trade
movements and relations once in
terrupted can with the utmost diff
ficulty be restored: that even in
tranquil and prosperous times
there is a constant shifting OF
trade channels.
How much greater, how much
more violent Is the shifting in
these times of change and Of stress
is clear from the record Of current
history. Every nation must at all
times be In position quickly to
adjust its taxes and tariffs to meet
sudden changes and avoid severe
Continued on Page 3, Column p
Evening star., 1934-03-02
THE Presidents message to Con-
/ gress today on tariff trading
powers follows:

I am requesting the Congress to
authorize the Executive to enter
into executive commercial agree
ments with foreign nations; and
In pursuance thereof within care
fully guarded limits to modify
existing duties and import re-
strictions in such a way as will
benefit American agriculture and
industry.
This action seems opportune
and necessary at this time for sew
eral reasons.
First, world trade has declined
with startling rapidity. Measured
in terms of the volume of goods
in 1888, it has been reduced to ap-
proximately 10 per cent of its 1929
volume; measured in terms Of dol
lars, 1t has fallen to IS per cent.
The drop in the foreign trade Of
the United States has been even
sharper. Our exports in 1888 were
Evening star., 1934-03-02
G.. O. p. Fight
ON Request
Looming.
INDUSTRY NEED
CITED in PLEA
Roosevelt Message
Stresses Heavy
Export Losses.
BY G. GOULD LINCOLN.

". A1ENSoAANs
President Roosevelt today asked
from Congress authority to "enter
into executive commercial agreements
with foreign nations"
His request was contained in long
promised message to Congress on the
tariff.
The President told Congress that IN
making these proposed agreements ne
should have authority, within care
fully guarded limits" to modify exist
ing tariff duties and import restrlc-
tions in such a way as will benefit
American agriculture and industry.
An announcement made by Senator
Robinson of Arkansas, Democratic
leader of the upper house, following
conference at the White House on
Wednesday, said that 1t was the
Presidents purpose to limit tariff
changes to so per cent of existing
rates, and not change the free llst.
Provisions Explained.
As Francis Sayre, Assistant Secre-
tary of State, explained the proposed
tariff bill to newspaper men, Its major
provisions are covered in these powers
Eranted the President:
ITO enter into foreign trade agree
ments with foreign governments, or
instrumentalities thereof, and
ITO proclaim such notifications OF
existing duties and other import re-
strictions or such additional import
restrictions as are required or appro-
pirate to carry out any foreign trade
agreement"
He said it includes authority for the
President to vary existing tariffs 80
per cent up or down, but this power
would be limited to three years; there
after returning to the Tariff Commis-
sion.
It likewise forbids the Chief Execu-
tive to transfer commodities from the
free to dutiable or dutiable to free
lists.
Speaker Rainey said the tariff bill
would be referred to the Ways and
Means Committee Immediately and
expressed the hope that 1--WE will get
it out in a reasonable time so we can
pass it,"
''I consider this tariff message prob
ably the most important message the
President has yet sent to Congress"
Rainey added.
G. O. p. Opposition Seen.
Senator McNary of Oregon, Repub-
lcan leader of the Upper House, said:
Il am opposed, and I believe most
Republican members Of the Senate
are opposed, to the suppression OF
the Tariff Commission and the pow
ers it now exercises under the hexlole
provisions of the present tariff law.
THE Presidents proposal would
give him exclusive and personal
jurisdiction over tariff questions. NO
such power, vital as 1t is to the well
fare of the country, should be en-.
trusted to one man, to be exercised
arbitrarily without hearings where
the various sides of a question may be
brought out and openly discussed.
1.-The presentation Of this question
to the Congress at this time, In ny
opinion, will arouse discussion OF sucn
length that any project Tor an carry
adjournment must be revised.
The Presidents message today olo
not set forth the so per cent limit. In
CONTINUED on Page 3, Column 81
Evening star., 1934-03-02
Heavily Armed Detectives Watch
Roads From Virginia.

Shortly after receiving word that
the men who staged the Richmond
hold-up were headed toward this
city. Inspector Frank s. w. Burke,
chief of detectives, sent six headquar-
ters detectives, heavily armed, to
watch roads leading into the District
from Virginia. The detectives took
with them several sawed-od shot
guns In addition to other arms.
A general lookout instructed au
Washington police to keep . careful
watch for the bandits.