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Evening star., 1934-04-15
Hit-Run Car Sought.

At about the same time an auto
mobile bearing Congressional and
Wisconsin tags and a taxicab COL
lided injuring three members of the
New York Stock Exchange who were
riding in the taxi.
The Congressional car failed to stop
after the accident and was being
sought by police.
The occupants Of the cab we're:
Herbert Wellington, New York, who
suffered shock and bruises.
E. H. H. Simmons, New York. who
also suffered shock, cuts and bruises,
and was to have X-rays taken to see
if there were internal injuries. He
was almost thrown into the street
Allen L. Lindley, vice president of
the Stock Exchange, slightly injured
about the neck.
The New Workers had attended
the Gridiron dinner at the Willard
and were on their way to Union Sta
ton 10 leave for home when the ac-
cident occurred.
The cab, driven by Raymond c.
Myers, 1903 Davenport street, was
going east on Pennsylvania avenue
on the right-hand side of the street
car loading platform and started to
turn left into Thirteenth street when
the car with Congressional" tags
proceeding down the car track, struck
it. Myers was unhurt.
The injured men were taken to
Emergency Hospital.
Ignored Policeman.
Pvts. w. ]. Matthews and A. S.
Douglas of the first precinct, arriv-
ing soon afterward, ordered the Con
gressional" car to pull over to the curb
for a brake test, but the driver ig-
nored the order and drove away, ac-
cording to the police.
Policeman Douglas said that he
and Matthews saw three men in the
car bearing Congressional tags.
Arriving at the hospital, the New
York men called Representative Ba-
con Of New York, friend of theirs,
who came to the hospital imme-
diately.
Stalking up and down the corridor
Representative Bacon complained
loudly about reckless driving in Wash
ington and said he was going to do
something about it.
Informed of the injuries of the
three exchange members, Richard
Whitney, president of the Stock Ex-
change, and R. L. Redmond, general
counsel, came to the hospital and de-
cided to remain over in Washington
instead of returning to New York last
night.
Whitney later visited the precinct
and told officers there that he hoped
they would learn who the driver OF
the congressional car was and fully
investigate the accident to establish
responsibility.
Woman Seriously Hurt.
In the accident in which Howell
and the young woman were killed
Smith, who lives at 500l Sixteenth
street, escaped with minor cuts, but
his wife was more seriously injured.
Howell was pronounced dead on
arrival at Walter Reed Hospital
where it was said he had a broken
neck and a fractured skull. The
unidentified woman died soon after
her arrival at Emergency.
Howell's mother, Mrs. Genevieve
Howell, said he and another man
went out together last night. accom-
panied by two young women, whom
she knew only as Mildred and
May" What became of the other
man. police were unable to learn i'm
mediately.
Smith told reporters he was driv-
ing southwark on Sixteenth street,
with his wife and another couple,
Continued on Page 2, Column g.
Evening star., 1934-04-15
Hit-Run Car, Bearing Con-
gressionaI Tags, Figures
in Another Accident.
POLICE SEEKING AUTO
WITH WISCONSIN PLATES
Three Members of New York
Stock Exchange Injured in
Latter Accident.

Two persons we're killed and three
others injured early today when two
automobiles creashed head-on at Six
teenth and Taylor streets.
Those killed we're Lawrence l.
Howell, 38, Of 9l8 M street, driver OF
one of the cars, and an unidentified
young woman, about 10, believed to
have been riding with him.
The injured were Robert P. Smith
attorney and driver of the other ma
chine; his wife. Mrs Ethel M. Smith,
38, and another unidentified woman,
who, so far as police could learn by
a hasty check-up. failed to apply for
hospital treatment
Evening star., 1934-04-15
From Press to Home
Within the Hour"

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Sunday morning to city and suburban
homes by The Stars exclusive carrier serv-
ice. Phone National 5000 to start delivery.
Evening star., 1934-04-15
WEATHER.

%. s. Weather Bureau ForecastJ
Fair and warmer today, followed by
showers tonight or tomorrow; slightly
colder tomorrow; moderate southwest
winds. mperature-Highest, So, at
pm. yesterday: lowest, 40, at midnight
yesterday. Full report on page B-9.
Evening star., 1934-04-15

CONTINUED on Page 2, Column y
Evening star., 1934-04-01
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Evening star., 1934-04-01
SECOND MAY DIE
FROM AUTO CRASH
Two Charged With Driving
as Survivors Accuse
Each Other.

Homicide squad detectives were pre-
pairing last night to wind up their in
vestigation of the automobile crash
in which three men were injured, one
fatally, at Fourth and Bryant streets
early yesterday. Meanwhile, Charles
Gass, %, of ITO Park road, one of the
victims of the smash-up, was reported
near death in Freedmen's Hospital
John c. Johnstone, %, of 4105
Eighth street, died in Freedmen's
five hours after the car in which he
was riding with GaSs and John Harris,
%. of 827 Randolph place, collided
with another machine. careened about
65 feet and then crashed into a tree
knocked about IS feet, its driver. Mrs.
Mary E. Brown. 33, of 68 V street,
was not injured.
Gass. during a brief period of con-
sciousness, named Harris as the
operator of the car. but Harris denies
this and declared Gass was the
driver. Both men were charged with
reckless driving and driving without
permit.
Evidence obtained by the detectives
will be presented to a jury during an
inquest ordered by Coroner A. Ma
gruder Macdonald. No date has been
set for the inquest. however
Corpl. I. w. Hood, 80, a Quantico
Marine. was killed early yesterday,
when his machine crashed into a
truck on the Washington Richmond
highway, at Dogue Run Bridge. The
driver of the truck-Kenneth B.
(Sparky) Greenlow, former Washing
ton policeman, now living in Mount
Dora, Fla.-escaped injury.
Evening star., 1934-04-01

The minister of labor is making a
desperate effort to hold the scales,
even by arresting employers and
workers representatives, pending in
PRODUCTION of an emergency decree
limiting the right of strike and lock-
out
But, observers say, the social unrest
is only the curtain behind which the
Spanish drama is going on.
The religious question is at the bot
tom of the whole trouble. Senor
Leroux broke his ties with the re-
publican elements and has Joined
what the Spanish republicans call
the capitaistic group.
x
The Dollfuss of Spain is Senor Gil
Robles, the able young leader of the
Accion Popular, the Catholic party
which is the commanding group in
the Cortes. He is regarded as the
most energetic young politician in
Spain, and it is believed he will as
sert himself. ruthlessly without doubt
when the new revolution breaks out
X x x X
The British press is complaining
that only ~ debtor countries hare
met punctually their contrdctudl
obligations to british creditors on
all municipal and provincial loans.
These countries are France,
CzechosloUakia, Egypt. Finland,
Denmark, Japan, Norway. the
Sdar, Dan2ig, Holland, Sweden and
Turkey.
People here wonder whether the
British know how many nations have
met their contractual obligations to
the United States.
Evening star., 1934-04-01
GAMBLING PROBE
SEEN LONGS AIM
New Orleans Witnesses
Called in Moore Confir-
nation Inquiry.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
The list of witnesses summoned by
the Senate Finance Committee, upon
request of Senator Long of Louisiana,
to appear at hearings this week on
confirmation of D. D. Moore as COL
lector of internal revenue for Louisi-
ana, indicate gambling conditions in
and near New Orleans will be aired
by Long.
Apparently Moore will share the
limelight with John P. Sullivan, New
Orleaus sportsman, whom Long has
charged is Federal patronage adviser
for Louisiana and gambling king" Of
New Orleans. Long also has charged
that since Moore took Office Sullivan
has placed his friends on the pay
roll of the Internal Revenue Bu-
reau at New Orleans.
Sent Back to Committee.
These charges resulted in the Sen
ate a week ago referring the Moore
nomination back to committee for
further investigation. Long originally
hinged his fight against Moore on
charges that he was opposed by Or
ganized labor as a result of a news
paper printers strike several years
ago in New Orleans.
Witnesses summoned include Col.
E. r. Bradley. race horse breeder of
Lexington, KY; Frank Sullivan,
hrQf1 ~ Toh % C,r1l ~
Gen. Raymond H. Fleming of Louisi-
ana, Joe Williams, sports writer for
the New York World-Telegram, and
A. H. Henderson, ST. Augustine, Fla,
attorney.
Other New Orleans witnesses in
clude Maurice B. Gatlin, P. r.
Lanoux, Ruth Roddy, Harry Seiner
and Frank Manning. Long is in
New Orleans gathering evidence and
connection of these witnesses with the
controversy could not be determined
here.
Long charged on the Senate floor
that John P. Sullivan and Bradley
we're partners in operation of Chain
of gambling dives" from Florida to
Louisiana. He said a gambling casino
was operated by Bradley at Palm
Beach, Fla.
Reporter Is "Mystified."
Reporter Williams said he was
completely mystified and somewhat
f1attered" by being summoned as a
witness to a Senate investigation He
added he had never heard of Moore
but that he had written stories in
favor OF legalized race track gam
bling.
Adjt Gen Fleming Of the Louisi
ana National Guard was head of this
organization in 1928, when the militia
raided gambling houses near New
Orleans.
In one Of these raids, the male
patrons were said to have slipped
their money to their women patrons
In subsequent raid the militia ir
seizing the money had women matrons
search the women patrons. Long
turned upwards Of $4,000 Of this
money into the State treasury, but a
court decision later held the State
could not legally seize the money
taken from the patrons.
Evening star., 1934-04-01
I0WAN, THOUGHT DEAD,
PROCLAIMS SANITY
Former Candidate Seeks Release
From Reformatory-Faces
Charges of Fraud.

BY the Associated Press
ANAMOSA. Iowa. March 31.-John
M. Smith, whose gubernatorial aspira
tions. supposed death and subsequent
bizarre temperance kept him in the
news several years, today sought re-
lease from a reformatory insane ward
A writ of habeas corpus was served
on Warden w. H Frazer on the claim
that Smith has regained his sanity.
If Smith is released he faces trial
on charges of attempting to defraud
an insurance company and bigamy.
Smith ran for Governor in 1890. He
was thought for a time to have
burned to death when his truck over
turned later. In the truck was found
a charred body which was buried as
his and later exhumed at request of
insurance companies who had policies
of about 100000 on his life. The
corpse was never identified, but four
months later Smith was found. 1t was
discovered he had been in Kansas,
where he had allegedly married Paul
inc Shaw. 20. His wife. Mrs. Edith
Smith, was living at Perry.
Evening star., 1934-04-01
ROCKEFELLER SAILS

NEW YORK, March 81 R.-Mr.
and Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, jr.,
sailed today on the italian liner Rex
for a vacation in Europe.
Rockefeller said it was their first
holiday abroad in three years "and
we have no idea what countries we
will visit or how long we will be
abroad"
Asked for his opinion on the Amer
ican business situation, he answered.
Il am always optimistic. What else
can one be?"
Evening star., 1934-04-01

Gen. Klecanda, former chief of staff
of the Czechoslovak army and COM
mander of the Praha army corps. has
been hired by the government OF
Colombia to reorganize the Colon
bian army.
The government of the Central
American republic hopes to have bet
ter luck with the Czecnoslovak gen.
eral than it had with the other mis-
sions which have come to reorgan-
ize the Colombian forces.
u X x K
After having disposed Of a toe
costly French military mission. the
Colombians, moved by spirit of Pan
Americanism, asked one of the mill
tarily we'll organized republics OF
South America to send them mill
tary mission. The officers were sent
did very little work and when they
were sent back to their own country
they left and took with them even
the typewriters which had been
loaned to the mission.
After this experience, the Co.
lombidns asked another republic
to send them one general only to
organize the general staff. The
general UdS soon discovered to
haue combined the functions OF
dduiSer TO the Colombian army
uith that OF a representative of
the Krupp arms factory. He was
dismissed, too.
Now the Colombians are trying
their luck with a general of a COM
parativey small European republic
although the Skoda arms factory is
Czechoslovak enterprise.
The British government is plan
ming to endeavor to retire Ramsay
Macdonald gracefully. There is nc
question of making him peer, and
thus send him into quiet retirement
in the House of Lords, but to make
him Viceroy of India. position for
which Macdonald is perfectly fitted
x x
France is putting up bitter fight
against the chain stores which have
appeared in many French towns and
especially Paris during the last few
months under the name of Mono
prix" (one-price store).
France is the only country left,
among the highly ciUilized nations,
Where the small shop, the small
independent manufacturer and
artisan still erist in considerable
numbers-dnd are fourishing.
Evening star., 1934-04-01
OFFICIAL CHARGED
WITH FALSEH0OD
Trade Commission Accuses
Associated Co. Executive
in Thayer Incident.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The Federal Trade Commission
yesterday accused an Associated Gas
& Electric Co. official of issuing a
statement at variance with the
facts"
The commissions charge grew out
of the Thayer letters-a set of four
epistles purporting to show New
York State Senator w. T. Thayer
had billed Associated for election ex-
penses.
The letters were introduced by a
commission hearing and c. A. Green
idge, vice president of Associated,
Thereafter attacked the commission
1or what he described as aiding
ISLANDERS of utilities and honest pub
lie officials
Bribery Charged.
Greenidge's statement also followed
other testimony in the Associated
hearing which sought to tie up the
Associated with subsidiary in an
alleged bribery of a public official
in Paris. Tenn, in connection with
the purchase of the Paris Municipal
Light Plant several years ago.
Greenidge said the commission had
given out the information which
could be used by foes Of utilities
without any explanation or oppor-
tunity for explanation" Greenidge
said I'VE believe that every right
thinking citizen will be justly in
censed at such tactics.
Says Notice Indicated.
The commission yesterday said
that while it could not enter into
newspaper discussion of matters pre-
sented at a hearing, the Greenidge
statement was 80 at variance with
the facts that some notice should
be taken of it"
The commission said the Thayer
letters were found in the files OF the
Associated system and taken there
from in the form of copies made by
Associated employees.
The commission also said counsel
for the Associated was present when
the letters were placed on the record
and that the opportunity was given
for the company to cross-examlne.
The records show" the COM
missioner said. that the counsel
answered no questions.
Evening star., 1934-04-01
This
Changing
World
New Revolt in Spain
May Produce a
Dollfuss.
BY CONSTANTINE BROWN.

~ OCIAL trouble is looming in
< Spain again. and the worried
statesmen of Europe are watch
~ ing anxiously the swaying
progress of Senor Leroux, the
radical prime minister of Spain.
along the political tight rope. The
question is will Spain go the way
of Austria and become Facist state,
or will there be clumsy attempt to
establish in the Peninsula a workers
and peasants republic, as Trotsky
prophesied some u years ago.
X x
Spdin'S troubles are in no Day
different from those of other
European states Which hdUe been
hard hit By the depression.
Food prices are leaping up. wages
have been cut ruthlessly. unemploy-
ment is on the increase and the
multiplying of police measures is no
healthy sign.
Evening star., 1934-04-01
WILL REPAYS LOANS

LOS ANGELES, March 81 Pe.-
For loans Lady Forbes-Robertson,
Bedford Square. London, assertedly
made to her during her career as a
stage actress here and abroad. Mrs.
Susanne Perry Miller. who died last
March 10. bequeathed her $4,000, a
petition for probate of Mrs. Miller's
will disclosed today.
The will also provided $500 for
Maxine Elliott. stage beauty of two
decades ago. Two brothers, Howard
K. Perry, Jersey City, N. j., and New
ton H. Perry. Rockland. Mo-, were
left several pieces of property.
Evening star., 1934-04-01

The people are tempted to patron
ize these Monoprixes because the
goods are cheap, bands play in them
all the time, the lights are bright
and the salesgirls are neat and
pretty.
But the independent srocers and
other storekeepers have taken up the
matter seriously in the press and
through their representatives in Par
lament, pointing out the danger to
the livelihood of hundreds of thou
sands of independent individuals if
these chain stores are permitted to
thrive.
A bill has been presented before the
Chamber to outlaw the Monoprixes.
X y y
One of the Oldest and most i'm
portant newspapers in Germany, sthe
Evening star., 1934-04-01
Cartoonists' Leave Extended.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. March 81 Lp).-
The Commercial Appeal announces
that J. P. Alley, staff cartoonist and
creator of the character, "Hambone, I"
has been extended an indefinite leave
of absence. Mr.. Alley has been in i'll
health for the last year. Mr.. Alley
will continue to contribute his daily
"Hambone" drawings, but cartoons
for the paper will be supplied by an
other artist, Jack Knox of Nashville,
who joins the Commercial Appeal
staff Monday.
Evening star., 1934-04-01
BACKSROOSEVE[T
STAND ON TARIFF
Senator Clark Says Plan Is
Only Way to End Eco
n0mic War.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
RALEIGH, N. c., March 31-The
grant of reciprocal tariff powers to
President Roosevelt was hailed to-
night by Senator Clark, Democrat Of
Missouri. as the only method to lend
the most destructive economic war
in all history
Speaking before the Young Demo-
Gratis Of North Carolina, Clark en-
dorsed the tariff bill now pending be-
fore the Senate and paid high trib-
ute to President Roosevelt's admins
tration.
The President, Clark said, has done
more in one year to rout the long
entrenched forces of special priv
ilege than has been accomplished in
any similar period of our history
since Andrew Jackson sat in the
White House"
Inspiration to People.
Taking his program as a whole"
he added, 'the audacity, the power
of decision, the gallantry of spirit
Of the President have been an in
spiration to the people Of the United
States, the like of which we have not
seen since the immortal jackson
formed and led the hosts Of de-
mocracy.
Turning to the tariff, Clark said
this country had been guilty of "the
most wanton economic aggression in
all history" by the enactment Of pro-
hibitive tariff levels which placed US
he ~ fay yind the
unheard-of economic feat OF forever
selling everything and buying moth
ing.
Il wish that it were possible to
cure this condition by simple act
of Congress, which would be signed
by the President, reducing the ex-
tortionate tariff rates which lie at the
root of much Of our trouble" he
said.
Have No Alternative.
But having by our own stupen-
dous folly deliberately created the
present deplorable situation by pro-
voking retaliation throughout the
world. We now find ourselves power
less to correct it alone.
in the last analysis we are face
to face with the proposition that If
we desire to end the most destructive
economic war in all history, II We
desire to undo the evil of our own
folly, We have no opinion save to fol-
low the proposal of the President
by authorizing him to accomplish
these results through the medium of
reciprocal trade agreements"
Evening star., 1934-04-01
DAUGHTER OF VILLA
TO APPEAR WITH FILM
Contract Signed by Jobless and
Penniisss Senorita at
Ell Paso, Tex.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Ell PASO, Tex, March 3l.-Celia
Villa. 10, jobless and penniless. signed
contract today to appear in Eastern
cities in connection with the showing
of a film based on the life of. her
father. the late Gen. Francisco Pan-
cho) Villa.
Nervous and excited, the attractive,
dark-eyed daughter Of the Mexican
rebel chieftain, affixed her signature
with the remark, Il am very happy"
The contract calls for a compare
lively small salary for three months,
with expenses paid.
For the last several months Miss
Villa has been out of work. She was
discovered in El Paso by Joe Levels.
newspaper Office boy, and deported to
Juarez following publication of news
paper stories about her.
Evening star., 1934-04-01
T. v. A. BUYS STEEL

KNOXVILLE. Tenn. March 81 up.
The Tennessee Valley Authority to-
day announced purchase of 600 tons
of structural steel, valued at $55,000,
from the Bethlehem Fabricators, Inc,
of Bethlehem, Pa. 1t will be used in
construction of an experimental
fertilizer plant at Muscle Shoals.
A contract for wire for distribu-
ton system was let to the General
Gable Co. of New York City for $16,-
789.
Evening star., 1934-04-01
ORDERED TO HOSPITAL

Capt. George C. Thomas, Navy
Medical Corps, is coming on duty at
the Washington Naval Hospital as ex-
ecutive officer, it was announced yes
terday at the Navy Department. Capt.
Dallas G. Sutton, present executive
officer, will leave about June Is to
go on duty at the Naval Academy, at
Annapolis, Md.
Capt. Thomas now is executive off,
Ger at the New York hospital
Capt. Sutton has been on duty in
the Naval Hospital here for nve years
and has been executive officer since
last March.
Evening star., 1934-04-01
BOND LOOT IDENTIFIED
$4,000 Held by Cincinnati Bank
Was Taken From Recluse.

MARSHALLTOWN, Iowa, March 81
(R,-Bonds valued at $4,000, identi-
fed as a part of the 100000 in Sc
curities stolen a year ago from Mrs.
Margaret Gillespie, aged Marshall
town recluse, we're being held in the
Union Trust Co. at Cincinnati, Ohio,
police said today.
The bonds. police said, were de-
posted by Mrs. Nancy j. Wright OF
youngstown, Ohio. who said she was
settling up the estate OF her grand
mother. Later she drew three checks,
two to Thomas Treharn, her brother
or father. and one to herself. This
money was deposited in banks at
Cleveland and youngstown and pay
ment has been stopped on the ac-
counts.
The whereabouts of Mrs. Wright
are unknown.
Evening star., 1934-04-01

vossische Zeitung, has ceased publi-
cation. Hitler did not like it.
The Vossische zeitung was founded
in 17o4 and weathered all the storms
Prussia and later Germany encoun-
tered. 1t withstood Napoleon, but
could not resist Hitler.
Evening star., 1934-04-01
Quilts to Be Shown.

Mrs. Fulton Lewis. quilt collector
and lecturer, will exhibit her collec-
ton at the First Congregational
Church Friday at pm.