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Evening star., 1935-04-30
R0b[ES KIDNAPPING
REPORTED SOLVED
Hoover Says U. S. Agents
Give Evidence Before
Tucson Grand Jury.
BY the Associa ted Press.

BY the Associated Press.
J. Edgar Hoover, director Of the
Justice Department Bureau of Investi-
CATION. today said the kidna ping Of
June Robles at Tucson, Ariz., had
been solved"
He refused to amplify the state
ment beyond explaining that Govern
ment agents now were presenting
evidence before the Federal grand
jury at Tucson.
Asked If the Robles kidnapping was
the only one unsolved on the Bureau
of Investigations records, Hoover
said:
The Robles kidnapping is solved.
We have had So kidnapings listed and
all of them are solved on our records. I"
June Robles, 6, was held in desert
pit 19 days before she was recovered
by officers and relatives.
At Tucson. Federal officials hinted
several persons were involved although
only one information in connection
with the kidnapping has been made
public This charged Oscar H. Rob-
son, former night club operator with
writing extortion letters asking
$4,000 for return of the child.
Oficials there also said. handwrit-
ing had been sent to Washington in
connection with the case. Hoover
confirmed this today.
Evening star., 1935-04-30
MYSTERY SHIP"
WINGS WAY EAST
Plane Used in Commerce De.
partment Tests Seeks New
. Record.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LOS ANGELES. April 30.-Thc big
Douglas mystery ship" which the
United States Department Of Com
merce denied permission to attempt q
trans-Pacific hop to Honolulu. today
took on on an attempt to break the
coast-to-coast flight record for trans
port planes. Its take-off early today
from Union Airport yelled in secrecy,
the big twin-motored ship. equipped
with a gyro-pilot and a radio COM
pass, was sent into the air for what
its owners hoped would be a dem
onstration OF the feasibility OF its
equipment over q long-range route.
The plane, piloted by D. w. Tomlin-
son, vice president Of Transcontinental
Western Airlines, hoped of at 4:54
am. t7;54 am. Eastern standard time)
pointed to break the transcontinental
record of IL hours "a minutes 16 Sec
onds, BET last February II by Leland
Andrews, American Airlines transport
pilot. ......--.....
Evening star., 1935-04-30
MRS. b0WERMAN
INJURED BY AUTO
Book Review Editor of The
Star Hit as Car Careens
Over Sidewalk.

Mrs Sarah Bowerman, book review
editor Of The Star. wife of DR..
George F. Bowerman, public librarian
Of the District, was seriously injured
today when an automobile ran wild
at Columbia and Ontario roads.
careened across the curb and dragged
her more than 80 feet down the
sidewalk before it came to a halt
iammed against parked car.
Mrs Bowerman was taken to Emer-
gency Hospital. where it was said
she suffered fractures of the skull
and ankle, injuries to both hands and
knee.
The automobile was driven by Mrs
Matte E. Rogers, Al. wife Of Maj.
Wilbur Rogers, u. S. A, retired. who
was riding with her and tried to grab
the wheel as Mrs. Rogers lost control
Car Ran "a Feet on Walk.
Police were told that Mrs. Rogers
apparently cut suddenly TO the right
to avoid q passing car as she pulled
out from the northeast curb of Col
umbia road at the Ontario intersection.
Wheel marks on the sidewalk indicate
the car swung across small triangu-
lar section of the sidewalk on the
northeast corner and careened dag
onally across Ontario road to the
west sidewalk. where it struck Mrs
Bowerman and dragged her down the
walk. The car was in low gear all
the time. The police investigation
showed it ran "a feet down the side
walk. and damaged four parked auto
mobiles. Mrs. Bowerman had just left
her home at 1882 Ontario road to take
street car down town.
DR.. Bowerman. summoned to the
hospital, found his wife still uncon-
scious. Mrs. Bowerman is so years
old. At her side was her personal
physician, DR.. w. Cabell Moore, also
called for consultation. and her
brother. DIR. Henry F1ack Graham,
head Of Methodist Hospital. Brooklyn.
was reported to be on his way to
Washington.
Mrs. Bowerman was Miss Sarah N
Graham, a resident of Albany. at the
time of her marriage in 1901. She
was graduated from Syracuse Uni
versity in 1899.
Mrs. Rogers to Be Questioned.
Mrs. Rogers was in highly nervous
state and police postponed questioning
her until later, when they planned to
take her to No. 10 police station. Mrs.
Rogers was operating, police say. with
a permit issued to Mrs. Otto M. Law
renee. her name before she was mar
ried to Maj. Rogers. They live at l707
Columbia road.
Maj. Rogers said he and his wife
were preparing to drive down town,
where his wife works as division
supervisor in the Department of Agri-
culture. Maj. Rogers is studying law
at George Washington University.
Maj. Rogers holds the distinction of
being the only officer forced out of
the Army by the class B route, who
has had his record cleared of the i'm
plication Of ineficiency by act of
Congress. Since his retirement i'm
mediately after the World War, Maj.
Rogers fought continuously for re-
moval from class B. About a year
and a half ago, Congress passed bill
which was signed by the President,
effecting the change.
/Ofher mixtures ON PAGE All
Evening star., 1935-04-30
Girl Spy Reveals Use of Code
In Selling Business Secrets

Shannon gave me code to use, u
Miss Walker testified in Federal Judge
John p. Barnes court in behalf Of
Parish.
'It covered all the directors. s. J.
Maddin was 'persimmon.' Francis I.
du Pont was pear James F. Nc
Manmon was 'gooseberry.' Ralph May
of Denver was orange
when we wrote 'dewberries' 1t
meant the New York Curb Exchange.
The Chicago Stock Exchange was
'blackberries.' The Missouri-Kansas
Corp. was lemon
Miss Walker demonstrated for the
jury one of the tricks of business
espionage
You insert an extra sheet Of car
bon paper when writing letter" she
explained, demonstrating with paper
and pen. when the letter is typed.
1t can be read on the extra carbon.
The carbon, held against the light, is
Is legible - the original"
Evening star., 1935-04-30
LYNCHING DEBATE
ENTERS SIXTH DAY
Filibuster Attempt to Lay Bill
Aside Fails Third
Time.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The Senate deadlock over legisla-
ton which would place q Federal
curb on lynching entered its sixth
day today with the bonus issue and
the administrations legislative pro-
gram still sidetracked.
Southern Senators who have been
conducting filibuster against consid-
Grafton of the Costigan- Wagner anti
lynching bill failed for the third time
yesterday in a move to have the meas
ure laid aside.
Democratic Leader Robinson of
Arkansas proposed that the Senate,
with a view to taking up the bonus,
should adjourn until noon today Sev-
eral Senators who voted against a
similar proposal Saturday switched to
his side, but the motion went down
by a single vote when Senator Cou-
zens, Republican, of Michigan changed
to oppose adjournment. A recess then
was taken.
The bill, by Senators Costigan,
Democrat, of Colorado and Wagner,
Democrat, of New York, would make
lynching Federal crime where
States refuse or neglect to prosecute
participants of lynch mobs.
Evening star., 1935-04-30
SCOTTSBORO PARDON
ASKED BY LEIBOWITZ
Alabama Governor Gets Appeal
Alternative Fact.Finding'
Commission Urged.

MONTGOMERY, Ala, April 80 (P).
Samuel Leibowitz, Scottsboro de-
fense counsel, today sent request to
Gov. Bibb Graves asking for full
pardon for all of the defendants in
the Scottsboro case.
The New York attorney submitted
O second proposal to the Alabama
chief executive. in event a pardon
was denied, that a "fact-finding
commission be appointed to study
the case and return its decision to
the Governor.
The defendants, nine Negroes, now
are held in the Jefferson County Jail
and at Kilby Prison here, awaiting
retrial on charges of attacking two
white women aboard Southern Rail-
way freight train in jackson County
on March IS, 1881.
Leibowitz suggested that If COM
mission was named 1t be composed
-'of such men as Bishop w. G.. Nc
Dowell (of the Alabama Diocese,
Episcopal Church) and some of the
heads of the colleges of the State"
The request was sent to the Gov
ernor as a proposal, after Leibowitz
had not been able to obtain an
appointment with the chief execu-
tive yesterday.
Evening star., 1935-04-30
JUROR ILL,
TRIAL ADJOURNED
Government Willing to Con-
tinue Gambling Case
With II in Box.

The gambling trial of Sam Beard
and IL associates was adjourned in
District Supreme Court today after
one of the jurors became seriously i'll
while eating lunch.
The trial was postponed by the
court until tomorrow, when the de-
fense will decide whether it will pro-
ceed with II jurors. The Government
has already announced its willing
ness to follow this procedure.
The juror, Louis G. Bates. 27l9
Thirteenth street. collapsed immedi-
ately after eating and was removed to
a hospital. He will resume his seat
in the jury box tomorrow If he has
recovered sufficiently.
Earlier in the day Walter H. Schultz,
who said he is an expert from the In
ternal Revenue Bureau on what Is
commonly known as wire tapping"
told the jury he tapped wires of three
telephones in an alleged gambling
establishment operated by Beard in
the Mather Building, 900 block of G
street.
The witness said he tested some
400 pairs of wires in the basement
of the building last October until he
found the pair leading to the tele-
phone number District 1884. 1t had
previously been testified this phone
was listed to the National Amusement
Co.. allegedly operated by Beard on
the fifth floor of the Mather Building
Little Tells Of Conversations.
Schultz also said he tapped two
other phones in the establishments
District $50 and District 1858.
Pvt. Paul Little OF the vice squad
said he accompanied Schultz and lis
tened in on one conversation. The
person calling in, he said, identified
himself as No. %, and was then given
information concerning conditions at
race tracks in Chicago and Coney
Island
Schultz and Little were in disagree
ment as to whether they told the
janitor at the Mather Building they
we're from the telephone company
when they entered the basement to
tap the wires. Schultz said the janitor
was told nothing, but Little said he
was told they we're from the COM
pany.
Sirica Accuses Little.
Counsel for the defendants objected
strenuously to efforts by Assistant
United States Attorneys Roger Robb
and John w. Fihelly to introduce
testimony as to the exact wording
of the conversations overheard. JUS
tice Joseph w. Cox ruled, however,
that the evidence was admissible.
Evening star., 1935-04-30
DIME FAD INCREASES
STAMP SALES $4,000
Monday Revenue at Denver Hits
$15,000-Arrest Plans
Dropped.
BY the Associated Press.


DENVER, April 30.-Whether the
post ONCE officials like the situation
created by the dime chain letters,
they were forced to admit today that
the fad is a remarkable stimulant for
the nail business.
Stamp cancellations on first-class
mail yesterday totaled 404.850. far
beyond the normal flrst-of-the-week
volume and extra clerks worked far
into the night to clear the sorting
tables.
BY midafternoon the total stamp
sales at the post office totaled $4,000,
which was $4,000 more than the aver
age for Monday.
Postmaster j. o. Stevic indicated
postal authorities here had abandoned
their plans to arrest those participat-
ing In the send-a -dime-chain scheme.
This does not mean" he added.
chat we will not continue to seek cut
persons who attempt to make racket
out Of the fad"
Evening star., 1935-04-30
NEW DEAL HASTE
|. HIT BY HARTMAN
C. of C. Told Too Much Is
Sought in Too Short
a Time.
BY J. A. FOX.

In a calm, temperate analysis OF
the Roosevelt recovery program Henry
I. Hartman today told the Chamber
of Commerce of the United States,
Of which he is president, that the
chief objection" Of business "is not
to the basic principles underlying
many of these measures, but to the
extremes to which they are carried y
Addressing several hundred leaders
in commerce and industry, gathered
here from all parts of the country for
the opening of the twenty-third an
nual convention, Hartman. head Of
the New England Power Association.
and accounted friend Of the admin
istration. said:
The New Deal has attempted much
that is good. but it has tried to do
too much in too short a time. 1t has
forgotten that gradual growth and
development is the law OF life,
and that great changes should come
through the evolution Of human
experiences"
Need Of Confidence.
Estimating the idle at 5000, 900,
Hartman said there would be work
for 100000 "once confidence is
restored and America resumes her
forward stride"
To bring this about, he advocated:
First, an assurance that Congress
will adjourn soon and that thereafter
ma jor reform measures will await
real revival of industry:
Second, an international stabiliza-
ton of currencies at the earliest
possible date, so that foreign trade
may move with less hazard;
Third. a strong assurance that
further devaluation Of the dollar will
not be used as q measure to restore
prices. ana
Fourth, assurances Of a definite
and drastic reduction of Government
expenditures after the present emer-
gency appropriat tions have been spent"
Concluding this summation, he said:
IF business can have these four
assurances it will soon revive; the
capital goods market will open up:
unemployment will be greatly reduced; ;
Government relief expenditures will
Continued on Page 4, Column -
Evening star., 1935-04-30
CHEVROLET LABOR
STRIKE SPREADS
Cincinnati Plants Join in
WaIkout-Big Fisher Unit
Will Suspend.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CLEVELAND, April 3o-Labor
troubles, spreading more widely. caused
increasing disturbances in operations
Of the Chevrolet Motor Co. today.
With one Of the company's principal
plants-at Toledo-closed by strike
since last Tuesday. another walkout
developed at the Chevrolet and Fisher
Body branches in Cincinnati today
and shortly thereafter the Fisher Body
Co. at Cleveland decided to suspend
operations at midnight tonight.
Approximately 5000 men are en-
ployed at the Fisher Body plant here
which manufactures bodies for Chew
rolet cars and is subsidiary. like
Chevrolet, of the General Motors
Corp.
Other Plants May Close.
Announcing the suspension of the
Cleveland plant, Lincoln -Scafe, gen.
eral manager, said it Is likely that
other Fisher Body and Chevrolet
plants throughout the Middle West
NAV have to close also. He said the
suspension here was the result Of the
strike situation at Toledo, where most
of the transmissions used in Chevro-
let cars are made. There was no
strike at the Cleveland Fisher plant,
however.
William H. Black, president of the
Cincinnati local of the United Auto
mobile Workers Federal Union. said
the entire union membership there
1.7OO-joined the walkout in the Chev-
rolet assembly plant in suburban Nor.
wood.
Plumber Of Strikers in Doubt.
At Toledo company officials said
there we're 2.340 men on the pay roll
at the time the factory was closed by
the strike. The number of strikers
there was undetermined, but Fred
Schwake, business agent Of the union
said 90 per cent of the workers were
members.
Another reverberation of the Toledo
strike was felt today in Flint, Mich.
where members of the union protest
ed the possibility that operations halt
ed by the Toledo shutdown might be
transferred to the Buick Motor Co.,
plant at Flint.
Of1icials of the Buick Co., another
General Motors subsidiary, agreed te
confer with leaders of the Flint
union this afternoon.
Evening star., 1935-04-30
SOVIET DEPORTATION
OF FINNS CONFIRMED
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
HEISINGFORS, Finland. April 30
The Finnish consulate general al
Leningrad today confirmed reports oi
the mass expulsion Of Finnish sami-
lies living in Ingria, q Russian dis.
trict south of Finland.
The consulate estimated the num-
Der of families deported exceeded
1000, although it said 1t was unable
to give definite figures.
(The Carelia League-an associa-
ton of Finnish students and teach
ers-announced the deportees had been
sent to the Turkestan- Monaghan
frontier of Siberia. It said the evicted
Films were mostly farmers and fisher
folk who were supporters Of the In
GRAN Lutheran Church.)
Evening star., 1935-04-30
FLYNN DENIES KNOWLEDGE.
UNIFORMED Of Latest Developments,
He SAYS.

PHOENIX, April 80 (P.-Frank E.
Flynn, United States district attorney
for Arizona, said today he knew
nothing Of the information on which
j. Edgar Hoover, Justice Department
investigative chief, based his state
ment the year-old kidnapping Of June
Robles at Tucson had been solved.
He must be basing his statement
on the report of Department of JUS
tice agents working on the case at
Tucson" Flynn said.
II have not been advised Of the
latest developments In the case. I
had planned to go to Tucson tomor-
row to meet with the grand jury
investigating the kidnapping"
M. J. Dougherty. Flynn's assistant
connected with the Tucson Office. also
said when notified Of Hoover's state
ment that 1T is news to me-"
IT pEADv COR II,Rv
Evening star., 1935-04-30
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, April 30.-An attrac-
tive girl spy told Federal court jury
today how she sold the business secrets
of Frank p. Parish, erstwhiie boy
wizard Of finance" relaying them to
q rival in a code made up of the
names of fruits
The witness, Miss Elsie Walker Of
Kansas City. said she was installed
in Parish,s Missouri-Kansas Pipe Line
Corp. as a spy for Thomas w. Shan
non of Kansas City. She identified
Shannon as the chief undercover
investigator" for Henry L. Doherty,
oil nagnate.
She spied on Parish's business VEN
lures for a year and half, she said.
receiving $500 month from Shannon.
She was instructed, she testified, Ito
let Shannon know when the Missouri
Kansas opened negotiations for any
market Of the Cities Service 60"
Evening star., 1935-04-30
YANkS AND GRIFFS
SCORELESS IN THIRD
Whitehill and Broaca Are Effec.
tive in Early Innings of
Contest.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK. April 30.-With
Whitehill and Broaca pitching effec-
lively, the Nationals and New York
Yankees were scoreless in the first
three innings of today's game in
Yankee Stadium.
Bolton and Powell got singles IN
succession in the second inning, but
were left stranded.
Evening star., 1935-04-30
Armed Bandits Invade New York
Jewelry Store.

NEW YORK, April 80 R.-Two
armed bandits invaded jewelry store
on Madison avenue. near Eighty
seventh street, today, trussed the pro-
prietor with copper wire and escaped
with jewels valued at $4,000.
The bandits thrust George Rainess,
proprietor, into a rear room after
binding his hands with wire and Sys-
tematically went about looting the
store of cut and uncut diamonds. and
set and unmounted jewelry. They
escaped in an automobile.
Evening star., 1935-04-30
Begins Goodwill Flight.

MINOT, S. OAK, April 80 [R.-
Col. Irving Speed" wallace of Minot,
In ship piloted by Cecil Shupe. left
here at 4:20 am. central standard
time) today on a dawn-to-dusk Minot-
to-Mexico goodwill airplane flight.
Evening star., 1935-04-30
WEATHER.

%. 3. Weather Bureau Forecast)
Fair and colder. probably light frost
with lowest temperature about AZ degrees
tonight: tomorrow fair with slowly ris-
ing temperature Temperatures-Highe
80 at pm. yesterday; lowest. 54 at
Tam. today. Full report on page B-9.
Evening star., 1935-04-30
$4,000 IN GEMS SEIZED

CONTINUED on Page 4, Column -
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Automobiles
Wanted Automobiles

CASH FOR LATE MODEL CARS
NATIONAL AUTO SALES; ny:
18th and SITS. n. w. POT. O521
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Wanted to Rent
Auto Trucks

1888 Truck. S465. Dual
wheel stake body. that is in wonderful
'0''o' ADDIsoN CHEVRoIET SALES
l437 Irving St. N. W. Adams 5411
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Automobiles for Sale
NEW AND USED CAR BARGAINS
JUSTICE MOTOR CO.. 1908 l4TH ST.
AN INVITATION

AM INVITATION!
Come to our second-tloor Used
Car salesroom. where it is clean,
warm and dry. Assortment Of all
popular makes at prices lower
than you expect.
EVANS-PALMER, INC.
De Soto-Plymouth Distributors
14th and L SITS. N. w. MAJ. 3474
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'Pianos-Musical Iassrumenes

PIANO bargains in grand and upright
Hugo Worch. lilo G St. N. W. Est. 1879.
sale values-a splendid little William
and Mary period model smallest size grand
in fine condition. A late model instru.
ment particularly suited for the home of
limited space. Very special at $172. kits.
1880 G St.
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NEAR st. Aloysius Church on St., 10
rooms. 2 baths, modern. Priced only
$4,000 Act quickly for a bargain. Mr..
King, Dist. 9179. 1104 Vermont Ave.
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Real Estate
Houses for Sale

IN CLEVELAND PARK SECTIONAL
tractive 1l-room dwelling. 3 baths, q
car garage, oil heat and refrigeration,
SHARP & SHARP, INC.
1880 CONNECTICUT AVE N W..
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Automobiles for Sale
SEE BELL FIRST"

SEE BELL FIRST
We have several exceptionally good buys
IN Fords. Chevs, Phys, Bucks, from 1929
70 1884 models: also prices range from
So, up: all cars guaranteed as recommend
ed by Bell Motor Co. Plymouth-De Soto
dealers. 456 to 400 New York Ave. N W
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SEVERAL attractive homes and apart.
ments for rent. Phone Walnut 1896.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-02-13
Spelling Bee Resumes
 On Radio Tomorrow
Second Series of Democrat Contest Features
 New Contestants Weekly Competition to Start

Promptly at o'clock tomorrow afternoon another delegation of candidates for the spelling cham pionship of Waterbury will take their places before the microphone as the second in the weekly series sponsored by Station WATR and the Waterbury Democrat is pre- sented.
 Interest in the contest is grow ing each week and new registra- tions are being made daily. En- couraged by the success with which the first ten contestants faced the mike" last week and the possi- bilities offered by acquiring radio experience at an early age, eligi- ing for the contest.
 Reports that Ted Husing, Gra- ham McNamee, David Ross and other big names of radio got their start while participating in spelling contests and made the grade from this humble beginning are believed to have had decided bearing on the rush to register. There is also the inducement offered in the weekly prizes awarded to winners and the handsome silver cup which will go to the lucky boy or girl who wins the final match.
 Announcement was made this morning that because of the large increase in registration the con- test will hereafter be presented twice weekly. Ten students will participate each Tuesday and Thursday and other rules of the