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Evening star., 1936-05-16
HOEPPEL SPEEDY
TRIAL PLEA DENIED
Justice 0'Donoghue Cites Pending
Appeal Of Convicted Rep.
resentative.

The REQUEST by Representative John
H. Hoeppel for an immediate trial on
pending indictment was denied
late yesterday by Justice Daniel w.
O'Donoghue Of District Supreme
Court, after Government counsel
claimed the Californian was trying to
help his forthcoming reelection cam
paign.
Representative Hoeppel and his son,
Charles j. Hoeppel, were convicted
several months ago of conspiring to
solicit 81 900 in payment for a West
Point appointment. They Immediately
appealed. The pending indictment
charges the substantive offense on
which the conspiracy case was based.
Representing the member of Con-
gress, Attorney Samuel King main
tained that Hoeppel was being de-
MED his constitutional rights by the
refusal Of the Government, either
to bring him to trial or nolle PROSE-
the indictment.
Frankly, I think that the move
made by this defendant was with
the purpose of aiding himself poll
ticalH in California" declared As
sistant United States Attorney Samuel
Beach in opposing the motion for
an immediate trial.
Justice O'Donoghue said he was
not concerned with the political as
poets of the case, but added he thought
1t would be improper to try Hoeppel
and his son on the substantive offense
while the conspiracy appeal still was
pending.
Beach intimated that If the con-
spiracy conviction is sustained by
the Court of Appeals, the second
charge probably will be dropped.
Evening star., 1936-05-16
LAWYER, INDICTED,
SUBMITS TO ARREST
Smith "Extortion Plot" Net Lands
Two Suspects-Guilt
Is Denied.
By the Associated Press.

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NEW YORK, May 16-A. Henry
Ross, Brooklyn lawyer, jointly indicted
with Max D. Krone, a private de-
tective, after Alfred E. Smith. jr,
signed a complaint charging extortion.
surrendered today at the ofice Of As
sistant District Attorney John J. Sui
Ivan.
Smith, son of the former Governor,
said he was forced to pay out $l2, 800
after he had been threatened with ex-
posure because he accompanied a
young woman to a West Thirty-third
street hotel in 1888
Ross was accompanied by his law
partner. Abraham H. Brodsky He
was taken to the Office of Assistant
District Attorney Harold w. Hastings,
in charge of the indictment bureau,
and then to the Elizabeth street police
station for booking
Krone is being held in the Tombs
prison. He was also named In a sepa-
rate indictment.
Krone was placed in the lineup at
police headquarters this morning and
briefly questioned by Deputy Inspector
Daniel Curtayne Asked If the charges
Of extortion were true, he replied:
THE criminal allegations are not
true"
He said he has been a private in
vestigator for is years, and knew
Smith and the young woman.
He was silent when asked if he
had had ANY business dealings with
the lady" He said he had never been
arrested before.
Evening star., 1936-05-16
NAVY STARTS QUIZ
into FATAL BLAZE
One Killed, Two Injured in Blast
and Fire at Air
Station.
Nv the Axxociated Press.

NORFOLK. Va. May 16.-A naval
board of inquiry, headed by Capt. Will
liam Ancrum, chief of stan, sought to-
day to determine the cause Of the ex-
plosion and fire in the Naval Air Sta
ton paint shop yesterday in which one
man was fatally burned and two others
slightly burned.
Henry M. Hester, Is. of Jackson,
Tenn, fireman first class. died at
Naval Hospital yesterday afternoon.
j. D. Speight, aviation apprentice
mate, second class, and ]. T. Parker
son, civilian painter, received superb
cial burns.
Air station oficials placed damage at
approximately 100000. of which $40
900 represented value Of machinery
and equipment in the building.
1t Is estimated 1t will cost approxi-
mately 100000 to replace the burned
structure with q modern fireproof
building.
Hester and others were engaged in
spraying dope" on the wings of an
overhauled plane when the explosion
occurred. Hester was blown from the
top Of the hood used to carry away
the fumes to the center Of the quickly
spreading flames.
Some officials theorized the fire was
started by spark from a moving belt,
Aided by q northeast wind, which
carried the sparks away from nearby
buildings, firemen were able to confins
flames to Building Vie and q wing
housing the Joiner shop.
Evening star., 1936-05-16
STRIKING DRIVERS
STONE 7 TRUCKS
Three Held After State Police
Guards Fire on Gang
at Elkton.
BY the Associated Press.

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ELKRIDGE, Md, May 16.-A gang
of men stoned a convoy Of trucks yes
terday, but fed when a State police
man, guarding the convoy, fired four
shots at them.
Police said the gang was composed
OF striking truck drivers. The convoy
of seven trucks. owned by w. T.
Cowan, Inc, left Baltimore for WASH
ington today. -Four city policemen
guarded 1t to the city line, where
the State policeman took it over.
The convoy also was guarded by
three other Cowan employees in an
automobile. These were separated
from the convoy in Baltimore by
changing trafic light. Another gang
attacked the guards car with stones.
Three persons were arrested for as
sault as result Of the Baltimore
attack.
Three more were locked up after
the stoning at Elkton and charged with
disorderly conduct. Police said all
six were striking drivers of Cowan
trucks. w. T. Cowan, head Of the
company, said his men were called out
yesterday in sympathy with the strikers
OF another trucking concern.
Evening star., 1936-05-16
new DEAL is LAUDED
FOR AIDING BUSINESS
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The New Deal was lauded yesterday
by Senator Pope, Democrat, of Idaho,
who asserted that although industrial
giants" opposed the Roosevelt admin
istration, small business men reported
an improved status since 1888.
Saying National welfare and busi-
ness welfare 60 hand in hand" Pope
claimed In . radio address that both
bankers and farmers had enjoyed bet.
ter times under the New Deal. He
added:
Business has lost q few of its unre-
stricted privileges Of exploitation, but
its condition has been improved. Busi-
ness has taken . tablespoon Of medi-
cine, the taste of which it did not
like. In doing 20, business has veri.
tably arisen from It's death bed"
Evening star., 1936-05-16
PHILLIPS REFERS
TO j. s. WARNINGS
Directs NeWsmen's Atten.
tion to HuII's Remarks on
Chinese Situation.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Renewed attention was called today
by Under Secretary Of State Phillips
to previous indirect American warm
ings against Japanese expansionist
activities in China.
Replying to press conference in
quiries as to whether the Japanese
strengthening Of its military garrisons
in North China was being studied by
this Government to determine whether
a possible violation of the Boxer
protocol was involved, Phillips re-
ferred newsmen to Secretary Hull's
public statement Of December con-
cerning the penetration of Japanese
influence below the Great Wall of
China.
He said that so far as this Gov
ernment was concerned. that state
ment still represented the attitude Of
the United States.
In it, Hull said concerning the
recent autonomy movement" in North
China, that an effort was being made
and was being resisted-"to bring
about a substantial change in the
political status and condition of sew
eral of China's Northern provinces.
Unusual development in any part
of China. Hull said. ARE rightfully
and necessarily of concern not alone
to the government and people Of
China, but to all of the many powers
which have interests in China"
For" the Secretary of State said,
Sin relations with China and in
China the treaty rights and the treaty
obligations Of the treaty powers are
in general indentical. The United
States Is one of these powers"
Hull referred primarily to the nine.
power pact to which China, Japan
and the United States are signatories,
guaranteeing the political integrity of
China and the maintenance of the
open door" policy Of equal COM
mercial opportunity for all foreign
nations in China.
Evening star., 1936-05-16
L|NDbERGH PROBE
SPURT REPORTED
Hoffman TacitIy Supports
Secret Inquiry, New
York Paper Says.
sy the Associated Press.

NEW YORK, May 16.-The New
York Sun said today that ian organ.
ization of Investigators and private
detectives 50 secret its members use
numerical designations Is actively
continuing the investigation of the
Lindbergh kidnapping case, with the
knowledge, If not the active support,
Of Gov. Hoffman Of New Jersey"
The newspaper said it had learned
the investigators make reports from
time to time to Gov. Hoffman and
represent themselves as his agents.
"K-4" Chief Of Operatives.
THE chief Of the operatives" the
Sun said, known as 'K-4' In reports
and telephone conversations, accord
ing to a former associate, Is Harold
c. Keyes."
Keyes is a former agent Of the
signed some IL years ago and now
holds a New York State license as
private detective, the Sun said.
1T was K-4 who led q party Of in
vestigators and deep sea diver to the
shores of Center Pond, near Beckett,
Mass, on April l." the Sun said. two
days before Bruno Richard Hauptmann
was executed for the Staying Of the
Lindbergh baby.
Pond Bottom Searched.
The Sun said a diver who accom-
panied "K-4" searched the bottom Of
the pond. The newspaper said it
learned from one of the local residents
that the diver covered all but $50
square feet of the small lake when he
quit work and has not since returned.
The object of the search, the Sun
said, was "a little black bag" which
Frank Broadhurst. resident, told the
newspaper was carried by DR.. John F.
Condor, the "Jafsie" of the Lindbergh
case when he stayed at a cottage at
the pond for some time In Nav. 1892.
Evening star., 1936-05-16
BY the Associated Press.

LdkenurSt ana ~ HOuTS QUQ WtH-
utes to Frankfort.
By the Associated Press
FRANKFORT ON THE MAIN, Ger
many, May 16.-Dr. Hugo Eckner.
veteran Zeppelin commander, decided
today to remain in Germany and not
to accompany the Hindenburg tonight
on its second regular transatlantic
flight to the United States.
His decision had no connection with
his controversy with the Nazi propa-
ganda ministry.
Before landing at Frankfort after
the Hindenburg's first record round
trip between Germany and America,
DR.. Eckener told the Associated Press:
Il doubt whether I shall 60 to
America next time.
For one thing, weather conditions
at this time of the year are so good
that frankly the trip does not interest
me.
Student of Air Currents.
It am interested in studying unus-
ual meteorological conditions and
drawing the necessary lessons from
them. Air conditions on the North
Atlantic are something concerning
which We have little information. I
shall continue my North American
trips when there are prospects Of
something more unusual in the way
of atmospheric conditions.
Secondly, there is so much business
accumulated in connection with my
presidency of the Zeppelin Co. that I
must devote my energies to that"
Capt. Ernst Lehman, in direct COM
fnand of the Hindenburg, said he also
probably would stay on the ground soon
and let Capt. A. Pruss or Capt A.
Sammt command the giant ship be-
tween Frankfort and Lakehurst, N. j.
Supervising LZ-13o.
Il am badly needed at the Zeppelin
wharf in Friedrichshafen TO hasten
construction of the Lz-13o," Capt.
lehman said.
"Pruss and Sammt know the Job Of
plotting as well as We older men. Or
we might have Capt. Hans Won Schiller,
who now commands the Graf, take over
command Of the Hindenburg."
Forty passengers registered for the
second voyage to Lakehurst, and the
Hindenburg. pronounced in perfect
condition. took on its fuel and freight.
The great air liner will leave its
base again at 8 pm. g pm, Eastern
standard time) today for America.
Zeppelin Co. officials announced
they intended to issue regular time
table for the Hindenburg voyages.
like those issued for ocean liners, at
the end Of this years service to Lake
hurst.
Seek Average Time.
Capt. Lehman explained the pur-
pose Of the present series Of trips was
to establish a reliable average for the
westward and eastward crossings.
Capt. Lehman said the full series
Of voyages with passengers. freight
and mails would enable establishment
OF Zeppelin service between Germany
and America on the regular basis of a
timetable which would fix starting
and landing times within a certain
number of hours.
Evening star., 1936-05-16
REED TO STAY HOME

KANSAS CITY, May 1s R.-
Former Senator James A. Reed said
yesterday he would not attend the
Democratic National Convention next
month.
Reed, who represented Missouri in
the Senate for years, has been q bitter
foe Of the New Deal.
Reeds name was before the conven-
ton for the presidential nomination
at Chicago four years ago and he was
prominent in the party meeting at
Houston In 1928.
Evening star., 1936-05-16
MONOPOLY CHARGED
TO U. S. RUBBER co.
Firestone Attorneys Assail Pro.
tests Against Adverse Ruling
in Patent Claims.

Attorneys for the Firestone Tire g.
Rubber Co. of Akron, Ohio. told the
Supreme Court today that the United
States Rubber Co. of New York City
was seeking to perpetuate the mo-
nopoly which 1t has enjoyed for a
number Of years" by protesting an ad-
verse lower court ruling in a patent
claim against Firestone.
Evening star., 1936-05-16
URGES PEACE PARLEY
Russian Ambassador to Britain
Suggests Conference.

LONDON, May 16 R.-Ivan M.
Maisky, Russian ambassador to Great
Britain, suggested last night q con-
ference Of powers genuinely in
terested In the cause Of peace" be-
fore Adolf Hitler's proposals for q new
European security framework was
discussed,
Evening star., 1936-05-16
POPE GUSTS ARCHBISHOP
Primate Of Normandy Removed

Primate of Normandy Removed
Because of Civil Court Action.
PARIS, May 16 (R.-The newspaper
Le Matin said yesterday Archbishop
Andre Dubois de Ia Villerabel OF
Rouen.r primate Of Normandy, had
been removed from his post by the
Pope.
The action was taken, lie Matin
stated, because the archbishop. con-
trary to church rules, took civil court
action after the Vatican reversed q
Rouen church decision removing the
vcar-general Of Rouen.
The newspaper said Archbishop Jean
Chollet OF Cambria was placed In
charge Of the archdiocese pending the
appointment Of . successor.
Evening star., 1936-05-16

ney's Greentree Stable; Jean Bart,
son Of Man oWar, from Walter M.
Jeffords' barns. and E. r. Bradley's
Bow and Arrow, seeking to give his
master his third victory in the classic.
OF the others. only Hal Price Head
leys Hollywood, back where he won the
Pimlico Futurity last year. and Shark,
another Wheatley colt which has not
raced this year, were considered Ger
tain starters Mrs. Marion du pont
Somerville's Transporter, Mrs. w. w.
Vaughan's knight Warrior and Ed.
ward Burners Aneroid were not ex.
pected to accept the issue. Giant
Killer was scratched early today.
Although Bold Venture was the
standout horse, the race figured to
draw a crowd of more than 10000 to
the rambling grandstand on the out.
skirts Of the city.
Cordell Hull, Secretary Of State;
Marvin Mcintyre. secretary to Presi.
dent Roosevelt; Speaker of the House
Byrns. j. Edgar Hoover, chief Of the
Bureau Of Investigation Of the Depart.
ment Of Justice, and host of Senators
and Representatives headed the dele.
cation from the Nations Capital.
WITH the weather man promising
W fair weather and a fast racing
strip, the record of 1885, set by High
Quest two years ago, was in danger
Bold Ventures time of 2:o335 at the
Downs was the third fastest Derby
ever run.
Despite Bold Ventures Derby vic.
tory, there were many experts who pre-.
dicted that he would be beaten-either
by Memory Book or Granville. Gram
vile comes from family of Preakness
winners. His sire took the 1880 re.
newal, and Omaha, blood brother.
won last year.
With the exception of Bow and Ar.
row. Grand Slam and Jean Bart, the
others were lightly regarded.
THE battle Of jockeys brought to-
gether many Of the countrys lead
ing pigskin artists. In the absence Of
Ira Hanford, on the ground of rough
riding in the Derby, George Woolf goes
up on Bold Venture. The veteran COM
bination Of Jimmy Stout. Eddie Lit.
zenberger and Eddie Arcaro ride Gran
vile, Teufel and Shark, respectively.
Silvio Coucci, the Bronx express, will
pilot Memory Book, while Tommy
Luther. who rode Time Supply to Sec
and place behind Top Row and Wayne
Wright in the Santa Anita Handicap.
got the call for Hollywood. Joe Renick
is Bradley's selection to guide Bow and
Arrow. Jimmy Bryson is back on
Grand Slam and Harry Richards and
Charley Kurtsir Ger were to be up on
Jean Bart and He Did, respectively.
Evening star., 1936-05-16
Teachers Advised
To Live Normally
And Avoid Nerves
BY the Associated Press.

PITTSFIELD. Mass, May 16.-
George c. Bowman. superintend-
ent of North Adams schools, has
advised school teachers to dance,
smoke, dress in style and live like
other people"
Our American teachers are
nervous lot" he told the Parent
Teacher Association and Berk-
shire County educators. Sup
pressions and Illustrations of our
teachers are bound to be reflected
in the children they teach. max
ing a nervous, less receptive
class"
Evening star., 1936-05-16

Not hearing from the store for
sometime he wrote for his hat. He
was informed that his hat no longer
necessary to "disassemble" it.
But the store will give Van Nostrand
another hat If he will call and
identify himself, he was informed.
Incidentally, the skin infection dis
after $40 worth Of treat.
ment, and Van Nostrand says he
dosen't wear a hat much anyway.
READY.
Remember the man WTo escaped
In that Eleventh. street fire by slid
ING do,Dn clothesline rope fire
escape tew ,oeeks ago. One OF
our operatives ran across him In
park yesterday and discopered that
the elderly man is all set for the
merit fire regardless of what hap
pens to existing fire regulations.
II got another rope" he er-
plained, "and Dhat's more, I'm not
going to be caught this time the
tOay tDas the last. got 7aew.
tough pair of leather glopes too.
Four floors Is O. long slide on your
bare hands"
+ \ X 4
PROSPERITY.
THERE'S no doubt that the En-
= cheering Department of the Dis
trict Government is "out Of the red"
Red ink simply does not exist
there-or at least it didn't until the
Board Of Trade presented Engineer
Commissioner Daniel Sultan with
ticket to the organizations annual
shad bake.
Chris Heurich, jr., made the presen-
sation and the Commissioner was
asked to sign the ticket In red ink.
Red ink!" he exclaimed. I'VE
ion't have any such thing round
aere."
Several minutes search through all
iesks and files Of the department
'ailed to disclose q single bottle.
Finally, while the oficials waited in
amusement. q colored boy was sent
'ut to get one.
Evening star., 1936-05-16

he has access to the presidential privy purse.
The apparent abandonment Of Mr.. Tugwell by
his chief is probably no more than . campaign
camouflage. designed to create. the impression
that the No. brain truster and leading advocate
Of radical change In our form Of government is
not as potent in New Deal affairs as he once was.
Mr.. Tugwell's indifference to what looks like
desertion rather gives the game away. During
the congressional campaign two years ago he was
relegated to the background and at its termina-
tion was as much In the picture as ever.
The natural inference is that the professor IS
not really being treated badly and will eventually
get whatever he Xauts: that the denial of funds
Evening star., 1936-05-16
MONDAY.

Scheduled to take up London naval
treaty for ratification.
Finance Committee considers tax
bill (Executive.)
Appropriations Committee may
meet on work-relief deficiency bill.
Interstate Commerce Subcommit-
tee meets at 1890 am, on long-and-
short-haul problem.
Agriculture Committee meets at 10
am. on Commodity Exchange bill.
(Executive.)
Evening star., 1936-05-16

for his Resettlement Administration Is not
tomime put on for congressional purposes.
tcopyrisht. 1896,
Evening star., 1936-05-16
The National Scene
BY ALICE ROOSEVELT LoNGwoRTH

ME creamy compacency Tugwe reported to Il
Senate Appropriations Committee that Hopkins get
his money ground tn,
Evening star., 1936-05-16
Congress in Brief
TODAY.

Senate:
In recess.
Finance Committee considers reve-
nue. bill.
Appropriations Subcommittee con.
siders $2,364,22s,712 deficiency bill.
House:
In recess.
Evening star., 1936-05-16

To get needed fresh air lney fire.
quently keep open windows to the left
side Of the windshield. At night such
ventilation makes the driver the tar
get Of flying bugs. some Of them by
no means small, and at the end of
his run the driver Is likely to find his
clothes full of an assortment of in
sects. not to mention those which hit
him In the eyes and elsewhere.
Evening star., 1936-05-16
Preakness

Continued From First Page.)
Evening star., 1936-05-16
Washington
Wayside
Tales
Random Observations
of Interesting Events
and Things.
RETORMER,.

REFORMER.
"HE Book as complete guide
to the good life fell few SEN
tences short in so far as Q
i man tried in Police Court yes
terday was concerned.
His return there on an assault
charge was quite surprise to both
court attaches and the mans attor-
ney. He had been away so long that
they had concluded his promise to
reform had been kept.
1t was trying to keep the promise,
as a matter of fact, that brought
the erstwhile chronic offender into
court again. Having reformed him
self, it seems, he has been going about
the business of reforming his old
companions in trouble. He met a
Tartar in one of them the other
night, however. The hardened sinner,
refusing to listen to reason, finally
turned on the Bible bearer and struck
him in the face. From here on we'll
let the latter tell you what happened.
II turned the other cheek" he says,
"just as the Book tells you to do. He
socked me again There being moth
ing in the Scripture about what to
do after that, just beat b out of
him."
TRAITOR.
The pleasant tntormdlity erist-
ing betDeen President Roosevelt and
the White House correspondents
uns particularly noted at the re-
cent reception 0tuen by the Chief
Executive in honor OF the scribes.
J. Russell Young, genial laison
man betUeen the Sixteenth street
mansion and The Star, appeared in
his tuxedo. The President tDds at
tired in white fdnnels and dark
coat ,Dfth q soft shirt.
Cordially greeting Young, and
noticing his more formal attire. he
smiled and said, well, Russ.
see you let me dopn"
INSECTS.
CHIRT-SLEEVE weather is welcomed
- by none more than bus drivers
who toll near warm engines. But
Summer brings its hardships other
than the added heat Of the convey
ances in which they ride.
Evening star., 1936-05-16
EXPERT AID.

A SSISTANCE of Director ]. Edgar
= Hoover Of the Federal Bureau Of
Investigation in solving q prize con-
test conducted by detective story
magazine was requested by reader
Of the publication.
The problem was to identify six
photographs of notorious criminals.
The contestant wrote: II have solved
all but two. Would it be out of your
line to supply me with the names of
these two? If so. please return pic
lures and am just as much obliged"
Hoover felt the matter was indeed
out Of his line and returned the pic
lures with his regrets.
Evening star., 1936-05-16
ZEPPELIN TO SAIL
WITHOUT ECKENER
"Trip Tonight and Tomorrow
Fails to Interest Him.
Weather Too Good.

BACKGROUND
on first Of 10 test crossings OF the
North Atlantic to Ldkehurst and
return the Htndenburg set record
of 10 hours and SIS minutes cruts-
ing time. Each iDay record ,pds
set, 81 hours and So minutes to
Lakehurst and 40 hours and min
utes to Frankfort.
Evening star., 1936-05-16
HAT STORY.

THAT you can't eat your hat with
chemicals and have it, too, is the
sad lesson learned by one Of the
Wisconsin secretaries on Capitol Hill.
Last Fall. Peter Van Nostrand, Sec
retary to Representative Bernard ].
Gehrmann of Mellen. found that he
had incurred a skin infection from,
he believed, a hat he purchased in
a famous New York store.
Van Nostrand sent the hat back
to the store with a letter in which
he suggested they analyze it to see
II the dye or something were re-
sponsible for his trouble,