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Evening star., 1935-05-02
FOR CASH
BONUS LAUNCHED
vinson Bill Offered in Senate
as Substitute for Har.
riSon Measure.
By the Associated Press.

by tne hSSOCldtcO FFeNS.
The cash bonus issue was placed
squarely before the Senate today. as
debeate opened on the Harrison COM
promise bill. when Senator Clark,
Democrat, of Missouri. offered the
Vinson full payment measure as a
substitute.
The stocky Missouri Senator, him
self a veteran, offered the Vinson bill
without word of comment. but he
told newspapermen he believed 1t
would get enough votes to take the
place of the Harrison substitute
Under the Vinson bill. which was
defeated in the House by narrow
margin by the inflationary Patman
bill, veterans could Immediately cash
their bonus certificates for the full
face value. Its cost has been esti-
mated at more than either of the two
other leading proposals.
Harrison's compromise, which was
presented 20 the Senate by Chairman
Harrison Of the Finance Committee in
an effort to obtain legislation satisfac-
tory to the administration. would move
the issuance date of the certificates
back to the end of the war and cash
their current redemption value. In
the average case that would be $770
instead Of $1,000.
Veterans in Galleries.
Senator Thomas. Democrat. of Okla
homa. or Senator Connally, Democrat,
of Texas. was expected to offer the Pat
man bill, which passed the House, as
q third alternative. It would pay the
certificates in full out Of new currency,
while the Vinson bill would provide
for payment as any other Treasury
obligation is paid, out OF existing
money.
The galleries were crowded as the
Senate debated the long pending and
biterly-disputed bonus issue, with
many veterans among the spectators.
Only the private galleries were not
overflowing.
The bill offered by Harrison would
date the adjusted service certificates
back to 1918 and pay 4 per cent inter-
est from that time. Veterans would
have the alternatives of holding the
certificates until 1945. as originally
provided. or cashing them now for
their current value.
The average 81, 900 certificate would
call for the immediate payment of
$770-if the holder has not borrowed
against it. However, IS per cent of
the veterans have borrowed, and owe
an average of $500. Thus they would
be entitled to only $3.50 cash.
1945@Payment, $1,115.
II a veteran who has not borrowed
should hold his certificate until 1945
he could collect $1,115.
Under one proposal to liberalize this
plan, the interest rate would be In
creased from 4 to per cent.
The bonus became the subject OF
Senate debate yesterday, soon after
Senator Borah, Republican Of Ioahc
making a speech which recalled some
of his famous oratorical feats Of the
past, had sailed into the CoSIlgan-
Wagner anti-lynch;ns bill as embody-
ing principle that would utterly
break down all State sovereignty"
Many Senators credited Boratl with
breaking the seven-day deadlock.
While filibustering Sontherners dis
played jubiliation. several Republicans
and Democrats rail- d - their cause.
The Senate, by aaa-:o-32 margin,
voted to adjourn.
Evening star., 1935-05-02
PUPILS MOURN FRIEND
THEY NEVER HAD MET
Aviator Killed in Crash Near
School He Flew Over on
Regular Route.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
WAIsENBURG, Colo, May 2.-The
dozen pupils in the lonely North Butte
school today mourned a friend they
never had met.
He was James G. Montijo, veteran
transport plane pilot, who was killed
when his plane crashed not far from
the school yesterday.
For months the children had
watched Montijo fly over on the Var
ney Co.'s route between Pueblo, Colo
and Ell Paso. They finally obtained
his name and began writing to him.
He replied, and just before Easter he
new low over the school ground and
dropped basket of Easter eggs.
Yesterday they watched as he scared
over the school house circle, then
swerve and crash. Montijo was dead
when they reached the wreckage.
Nearby they found magazine. In
it was q letter addressed to the chill
dren of North Butte School. It ex-
pressed hope that the Easter eggs had
not been broken.
Montijo. who is credited with teach
ing Amelia Earhart to fly. Is Nlrvived
by his widow and tUo sons.
Evening star., 1935-05-02

Attorney General Cummings today
issued a warning to all employees of
the Department of Justice against
participating in the send-a-dime
chain letter scheme, following dis
closure that departmental stationery
has been used by at least one person
In extending the chain IN Washington.
Postal authorities have ruled that
any one sending a dime or any other
sum in furtherance of the fast
spreading enterprise is violating the
Federal lottery laws banning use Of
the mails for such "rackets."
Names of three woman employees Of
the Division of Records in the De-
partment Of Justice were found on
letter turned over to Cummings to-
day. The three were among six per-
sons nominated by a chain letter
writer for membership In the so-called
Prosperity Club" said to have
originated In Colorado recently.
The letter now under inquiry was
typed on oficial paper, bearing the
Federal watermark, and mailed to a
local citizen in an oficial Department
of Justice envelope, but with the Of
fetal frank covered by q 1amp.
Headed Prosperity Club, Gthe let
ter listed the names Of the newly
Evening star., 1935-05-02
Cummings Warns Employees
Against Send-a.Dime Scheme

nominated members, all but one of
whom have local addresses, and un-
derneath were the words: Faith
Hope-Charity."
The letter read:
This chain was started in the hope
of bringing prosperity to you.
within three days, make five
copies of this letter, leaving of the
top name and address and adding
your name and address at the bottom
of the list, and mail to five of your
friends to whom you wish prosperity
to come.
In emitting the top name, send
that person 10 cents wrapped in paper
as a charity donation.
In turn as your name leaves the
top, you will receive 15.625 letters
with donations amounting to ST.
562.5o
Nov Is this worth o dime to you?
Have the faith your friend had
and this chain will not be broken"
Send-a-dollar chain letters also
have made their appearance in Wash
ington, 1t was learned today. One
such letter was received by police
man of the first precinct. The letter
Is similar in wording to tha dime mis-
sive. except that the motI In God
We Trust" Is added ct thetop.
Evening star., 1935-05-02
NEAR
IN RELIEF BREACH
Senate Orders Inquiry as
Hopkins Threatens to
Hold Up Funds.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Senators preparing to conduct a
sweeping investigation into the han
ding of relief watched today TO see II
Harry L. Hopkins, relief administrator,
would make good his latest threat to
withhold Federal funds from States
refusing to make requested contribu-
tions.
Numerous developments pointed to
the possibility of an immediate show
down on F. E. r. AS efforts to force
State officials into line.
Chief among them was the fact that
Hopkins was at work on grants to be
made today or tomorrow from the
$l00, ,000, 600 fund which he asked
President Roosevelt to set aside yes
terday for May relief needs.
He was aware that the Illinois
House of Representatives, faced by the
threat that Federal funds would be
cut of at midnight last night unless
the State agreed to raise $3,000,00O
monthly for relief, had rebuffed a
sales tax proposal to meet the ulti-
matum In the Illinois State House 1t
was rumored that Hopkins stood ready
to take over the States relief admins
tration and assume full responsibility
for the care of its 1.l65.897 on relief.
Missouri Provides Funds.
Pennsylvania, with l,866,819 de-
pendent on relief payments, likewise
had failed to comply with a Federal
demand for larger contributions. Sew
eral other States were in the same
category. Missouri moved only yes
terday to get under the wire by pass
ing q bill appropriating s500,O00 for
relief this month.
Apparently mindful of these situa-
tions, the Senate yesterday sent its
Committee into a gen.
eral investigation of the distribution
of relief funds.
1t gave the committee specific or
ders to find out what share of the
relief burden States are required to
bear, what information they are re-
quired to supply in seeking Federal
CONTINUED on Page 3, Column ~
Evening star., 1935-05-02
D. c. CRIME REPORT
DRAWS PROTESTS
Friends of Brown and
Garnett Move to Defeat
Recommendations.

Counter movements to defeat the
recommendations Of the Special Crime
Committee of the House in so far as
they apply to United States Attorney
Leslie G. Garnett and officials of the
Police Department originated today
on two fronts.
At the Capitol friends Of Garnett
and Police Supt Ernest w. Brown
filed protests with the House District
Committee against approval of the
crime report in its present form.
At the court house Garnett worked
on a report to answer the Crime Com
mittee's charges that he is incom-
petent and should be Immediately
removed.
Following a statement by H. Win
ship Wheatley, president of the Dis
trict Bar Association. repudiating the
Interpretation placed on his testi-
mony by the House Crime Commit
tee, the Barristers Club today called q
meeting for tomorrow night to dis
cuss what action, if any, should be
taken by the club in connection with
the committees report.
Bar Also May Meet.
Ernest r. Henry, president Of the
Barristers, an organization composed
Of young members Of the bar. an
nounced the meeting will be held at
8 O'Clock in the Cosmos Club.
It was also reported individual men,
bers Of the Bar Association. believing
that organization should take some
action concerning the report. are en-
deavoring to call a meeting of the
aSsocist ton.
In the meantime it was learned
Inspector Thaddeus r. Bean, assist
ant superintendent of police, planned
to file an application for retirement,
effective June l. This veteran police
official has remained at his post at
the insistence of friends. Now. since
he was to be one Of the victims Of
the Crime Committees recommenda-
tions for replacement of all officers
above the rank of captain who have
reached so years Of age, he is said to
be anxious to leave the department as
soon as possible
The reaction to the Crime Commit
tees report at the District Building
and police headquarters has been one
of discreet silence The Commission
ers have declined to comment publicly
pending final action on the report by
the full District Committee. Maj.
Brown and other police officials have
adopted a similar policy.
Revision Of Report Sought.
Members of Congress friendly to
Garnett and Brown have been most
emphatic in their protests against
certain of the Crime Committees
recommendations. Strong efforts are
being made to have the report re-
vised before it is formally transmitted
to the House in compliance with a
resolution authorizing the investiga-
tion.
The Virginia delegation headed by
Representative Bland of Hampton al
ready has placed protest against the
removal of Garnett before Chairman
Norton Of the House District Commit
tee, which yesterday refused to pass
upon the crime report until the tram
script of the hearings are printed.
Bland declared 1t Is difficult to un.
derstand how Garnett, who served the
Government efficiently in the Depart
ment of Justice during the Palmer
Continued on Page 4, Column %
Evening star., 1935-05-02
$4,000 IS GIVEN
CATHEDRAL FUND
Building on South TranSept
to Resume, Thanks to
Mrs. ]. ParmeIee.

Immediate resumption OF construc-
ton on the fabric of Washington
Cathedral is made possible through
gift of $4,000, according to ar
announcement made this afternoon
by the Right Rev. James E. Freeman
D. D., IL. D., at the annual meeting
of the National Cathedral Association
He revealed that the donor is Mrs
James Parmelee Of Washington. whose
husband was for many years a member
of the Cathedral Chapter
Mr.. Parmelee gave one of the
massive piers of the crossing and
remembered the Cathedral Founda-
ton literally in his will by a bequest
which can be used for maintenance
and other purposes. He Is buried in
the crypt of the chapel of st. Joseph
of Arimathea. He is memoralized in
one of the three stained glass windows
recently installed in the North Trans
sept wall given by Mrs. Parmelee and
to be dedicated on May q.
Bishop Freeman expressed much
satisfaction over renewing building
operations which had to be suspended,
temporarily, two years ago when pay
ment of several pledges and legacies
was postponed.
To Confer With Architects.
Il consider this latest gift from
Mrs. Parmelee one of the most signifl-
cant offerings ever made to the
Cathedral enterprise" he said. ''The
Building Committee of the Chapter,
under the Craftsmanship of the Very
Rev. G. C. F. Bratenahl, D. D., will
confer at once with Messrs. Frohman,
Robb & Little, the Cathedral archi-
tects, so that the work may be expe-
dited 1t is Mrs. Parmelee's wish that
the gift be used to build the walls
of the South Transept above the
Pilgrim steps.
Friends of the Cathedral will re-
call that the foundations for this
noble transept were provided five years
ago, when an anonymous donor sent
me 100000 to aid our employment
fund. Thanks to Mrs. Parmelee. We
shall now be able to furnish addi-
tional work to some of our employees
Il pray God that other spiritually
minded men and women will come to
the Cathedral's aid at this time by
generous gifts of its maintenance funds
and will follow Mrs. Parmelee's exam
pie to the end that the South Tran
sept may be completed and endowed
without delay and joined, through the
crossing. with the structurally finished
North Transept Then we shall have,
in the Capital of the Nation, cathe-
dral church large enough to accom-
modate congregations Of from $500
to 5000 people. Our records show that
12,600 worshipers and pilgrims entered
the Cathedral on Easter Sunday and
that 51,936 were welcomed during
April.
I'VE have, on Mount st. Alban. a
cathedral whose congregations, rep
resenting every State in the Union
Continued on Page 4, Column -
Evening star., 1935-05-02
TRANS.PACIFIC AIRLINE
PLANS SPUR JAPANESE
Preliminary Survey Undertaken
for Service From Toxic
to Singapore.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
TOXIC, May 2.-Spurred by Amer
ican preparations for trans-Pacific air
service and British. French and Ger
man airways' penetration of the Far
East, the ministry of communications,
In connection with the Japan Air
Transport Co.. has undertaken a pre-
hminary survey of Tokio-to-Singa-
pore airline.
The newspaper Toxic Asahai re-
ported today that the projected route
would be laid out via Hongkong and
possibly Manila. 1t would be an ex-
tension Of the Toxic Taihoku. For
mosa, service scheduled to start early
next year. and would reduce the travel
time from Toxic II Singapore TO two
days. as compared with the Il re-
quired by water. y
Evening star., 1935-05-02
POLICEMAN SLAIN;
WOMAN ENDS LIFE
Bookkeeper, Suicide, Kills
Officer in Anger Over
Signs of Cooling Love.

Disappointed at the trend of their
romance, q 3O-year-old lunch-room
bookkeeper fatally wounded tenth
precinct policeman and then shot her
self through the heart at their room
ing house early today.
The woman, Miss Bessie Carter, was
instantly killed. while the officer. Car
roll N. House, 40. was dead on arrival
at Garfield Hospital
Six shots were fired in the row
house where they roomed at 633 Park
road shortly after 6 o'clock, an hour
before the officer was scheduled to
report for duty.
With bullets in his chest, arm and
leg, House staggered from the second
floor bath room where he had started
to shave, pushed open the door Of the
room Of his cousin. James M. Grant,
and gasped: I'm shot"
Lay In Wait for House.
In the hallway near the bath room
lay the pajama-clad body of the at
tractive brunette, an empty 80 caliber
automatic clutched in her hand. She
apparently had waited for House to
leave his room on the second floor and
had entered the bath room and fired
before he knew what was happening.
Two notes left by Miss Carter. one
addressed to the landlady at the ROOM
ing house and another to her parents
Mr.. and Mrs. C. E. Carter. Castleton
Va, indicated she had planned to kill
the policeman and herself when she
visited her father and borrowed his
automatic yesterday.
Written in light vein. the letter to
her parents asked forgiveness, and said
it was ''for the best" Little did you
Carter, who had been employed at
the headquarters of Goodacre's restau-
rants. 734 Fourteenth street, wrote.
When you get this" she continued
you no doubt will be surprised, but it
had to end this way.
You always trusted me-" she ad-
dressed her father. apparently having
reference to the revolver she had bor-
rowed from him, but I simply told
you a lie" Miss Carter had told her
father she was going to move into an
apartment and wanted the weapon
for protection.
Il hated to do this" her letter con-
cluded. but it's all for love, and /
can't give Carroll up. I love Carroll.
We must go together"
Coroner Investigating.
In the other note Miss Carter said
she had stood it as long as could" "
Coroner A. Magruder Macdonald
is investigating the case and is ex-
pected to issue certificates of murder
and suicide.
Employees at the lunch room office
where Miss Carter had worked for
four years quoted her as saying it
was her last party" when she at
tended a social gathering Saturday.
She had worked Monday and Tues
day, but yesterday the landlady at
her rooming house called the restau-
rant and said she vas ill.
House, also a Virginian, was ap-
pointed to the police force March l.,
1926. He had been detailed to scout
car duty at the tenth precinct. 1t
is understood he was married, but
had not been living with his wife.
Residents of the rooming house.
operated by George N. Grant, an
other cousin of the officer. said House
and Miss Carter had had several
quarrels recently. Police said they
were told Miss Carter had threatened
the policemen's life several days ago
and that she had been ordered to
move.
Evening star., 1935-05-02

"They were cut and plugged with
brass or some other heavy material
to make them roll certain numbers. +"
The court ruled the dice could be
described further for Identification
purposes. Sergt Deyoe showed the
jury dice wrapped in packages marked
"ace, six and two" six, two and ace"
In particular, Deyoe held up a cube
which, he said, had been plugged with
gold or brass on the five" side. He
said the five markers had been bored
out. filled with metal and repainted
white.
Part OF the white paint was scratch
Continued on Page 4, Column ID
Evening star., 1935-05-02
VERMILYEA HANGED
FOR SLAYlNG MOTHER
Convicted Killer Goes to Death
without Faltering After
Spending Calm Night.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BELLEVILLE, Ontario, May O.
Harold w. Vermilyea, convicted slayer
of his mother, was hanged this morn
ing at 1912 am. Eastern standard
time).
He left his cell just seven minutes
before the trap door was sprung on
the gallows He had spent the night
calmly, talking to the warden and
Salvation Army representatives.
Vermilyea never faltered as he
walked into the Jail yard, crossed the
80 yards of court and assembled the
gallows steps.
Evening star., 1935-05-02
Loaded Dice Seized in Raid
Demonstrated at Beard Trial
Defense Objection Overruled to Permit
Vice Squad Sergeant to Explain
''CrOOked" Cubes.

and four jurors who trying Sam Beard and
a practical demonstration
methods of loading crooked dice.
dice shown the jury II by sergt George
squad identified been taken from
a saf n a raid October
nAtted
Evening star., 1935-05-02

tify them.
Defense Counsel John j. Sirica pro-
tested. as yesterday, that the prosecu-
ton could not prove the dice ever
had been used to gamble for money.
"All right" said Assistant District
Attorney John w. Fihelly, If you'll
admit the dice were tampered with
well pass on to the next Government
exhibit
we won't admit anything" re-
torted Sirica.
rs it the Government intention. :"
inquired Justice Cox, that the dice
are loaded?"
Yes. your honor" Fhelly said.
Evening star., 1935-05-02
PRISON HEAD SLAIN
Capt. Fernandez of Philippine
Institution Killed by Convict.

MANILA. May 2 (P).-In the pres
ence of several score prisoners lined
up for inspection, Capt. Vincente
Fernandez, superintendent Of Bilibid
Prison, was killed today with hand
ak welded by a long-term convict.
Ofhcials of the prison, the Philip
pines principal penal institution.
said Fernandez was killed by Pedro
Pilosa. who is serving an eight-year
robbery sentence.
They said Fernandez previously had
disciplined PiloSa.
Evening star., 1935-05-02
Macdonald States Intention In Com
mons Address

tCopyright. 1885. by the Associated PressJ
LONDON, May 2.-Prime Minister
Ramsay Macdonald announced today
the British government already is
taking steps for a further accelerated
expansion of the British sir forces"
in order to maintain parity with
neighboring powers.
The government head told a House
of Commons filled with tense men,
bers and spectators there would be an
expansion OF the air strength beyond
those provided for in the estimates
this year in order to implement Mr..
Baldwin's declaration.
Supplementary aviation expendi-
lures exceeding f3,000,000 t$l5,000,-
000) were provided for by Parliament
in February following declaration
by Stanley Baldwin, lord president OF
the council. that Great Britain should
maintain aviation parity with any
country within striking distance"
Naval Parleys Announced.
I'VE propose" Macdonald told his
audience, "to put our power of defense
into a state which viii enable our
people to feel they are protected
He announced naval conversations
between Great Britain and Germany
will be held near the middle OF thiSl
Month" attributing the pnstponemenf'
CONTINUED on page 4, Column s)
Evening star., 1935-05-02
WEATHER.

(u g. Weather Bureau Forecast)
Occasional rain tonight and tomorrow;
somewhat cooler tomorrow; gentle mod
crate easterly winds. becoming northerly
tomorrow. experimentation, IS. at
pm. yesterday; lowest, 50, at $50 am.
today.
Evening star., 1935-05-02

Continued on Page 4, Column o.
Evening star., 1935-04-28

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