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Evening star., 1937-04-30
Motorman, Hero in Cor Fire,
Wins Suspended Sentence

dren expected to follow as soon as
the case is finally disposed of. Dun
can and his wife had been separated
for more than q year when he and
another transit company employe,
Abraham Wine, were charged March
7 with larceny Of about so gallons
Of milk taken from the farm Of Albert
Thompson, near Gaithersburg, the
night before. Hearing Of his difnculty
with the law, Mrs. Duncan wrote to
offer her assistance in his time of need.
Testimony at the trial of Duncan
and Wine showed they had been visit
ing a friend on the Thompson farm.
Duncan did not take the stand, but
Wine said he had consumed about q
pint of whisky. Next morning the
hve 10-gallon cans of milk which the
night before had been standing In
front Of the farm dairy. awaiting trans
portation, were found lined up in front
of the Shoreham Hotel, one Of the cans
empty.
Wine, who testified for the State,
went free, and Duncan received an
18-month sentence. When the court
learned Of his heroism Of the day be-
fore, however. the wheels Of justice
were halted for further consideration
and the suspended sentence followed.
Evening star., 1937-04-30
"Masher'' Section of d. e.. La,v
Held Void as Judge Frees Mar,

The right Of man to approach q
woman on the street and ask her q
polite question without subjecting him.
self to arrest as a "masher" was up
held in Police Court today by Judge
Edward M. Curran.
The judge ruled that present laws
amply protect women from annoyance
or insult in public, without the added
clause Of a disorderly conduct charge
which penalties those who followed
and attempted to engage in CONVEX
sation q certain female who was then
and there unknown to him."
Judge Curran declared this section
void in passing on the case Of Edgar
Bolstrad, who said he was stopping at
the George Mason Hotel, Alexandria,
Va. The defendant told the court
he addressed . woman for the sole
purpose of inquiring his way to 4
washington hotel.
The woman in question was not in
court, but the arresting odcer, Pvt.
g. NJ Patton. testified to his personal
knowledse Of the case.
Evening star., 1937-04-30
DENHARDT AIDED
BY EXPERTS DATA
Scientists Called by Defense
Tell of Ba||istiCS
Tests.
By the Associated Press.

0S tie ASSoSlutcO lISSS.
NEW CASTLE, KY, April 30
Launching their scientific testimony
designed to Offset the Commemorative
evidence, counsel for Brig. Gen. Henry
H. Denhardt today produced witness
who declared experiments indicated
Mrs. Verna Carr Taylor committed
suicide and another who testified para
fin did not always prove effective.
The defense experts began taking
the stand in the Denhardt murder
trial today following yesterdays long
recital by Denhardt in which he denied
killing his comely fiancee and said she
had spoken to him Of suicide pact.
widow was agitated over jealousy of
Chester Voolfolk. 26. laundry driver.
Commemorative Attorney H. B. Kin
solving indicated he would call Wool
folk to deny this.
Maj. Seth Wizard of Washington,
former F. B. I. expert, told the jury
today his experiments showed Den
hardts Army pistol was close to the
womans body when the fatal shot
was fired. His testimony was brought
to bolster the suicide theory. The
Commonwealth had shown the jury
small parts OF hogs body into which
experimental shots had been fired.
While Wizard was on the stand the
defense brought before the jury of
IL farmers and filling station at
tendant, the whole side Of hog into
(see DENHARDT, Page A-7)
Evening star., 1937-04-30
JAPANESE VOTING
ON GOVERN M lent
Army.supported Regime Is at
Stake Today-Many Stay
Away From Polls.
By the Associated Press

By the Associated Press.
TOXIC, April 30.-Japans voters
gave their decision today on Premier
Senjuro Hayashis army supported
government in the most orderly gen.
eral election in the nations history.
The government announced a deter
mination to remain in office regard
less of the outcome.
Because of the uncertainty of the
election outcome, results of which
probably will not be known until
Sunday the Toxic stock exchange
recorded drops of from S to 20 yen
in leading issues.
President Roosevelt's warning that
United States commodity prices
should be kept from rising also was
believed to have had an adverse ef-
feet on the exchange, Japan's busi-
ness barometer.
AS neither the political parties nor
the government seemed to have a
clear-cut program, it was estimated
at least 40 per cent Of Japan's IA
$4,000 electors stayed away from the
polls.
The two principal parties, Seiyukai
and Minseito. embittered by Hayashi's
dissolution Of the last Diet, united in
the fight against his government.
None Of the parties supported Hayashi
The primary purpose Of today's ball
loting was to fill 466 House Of Rep
resentative seats from 814 candidates.
Hayashi, wearing . swallow-tau
coat, voted in a primary school near
his home.
Evening star., 1937-04-30
AT. OF |. .MENDEFy
.C.L. 0. PICKET LINES
Lewis Parker Dam Forces
Fail to Halt 94 Going
Back to Work.
By the Associated Press.


PARKER DAM, Calf, April 80
Nearly 100 workers passed through
silent and passive c. I. O. picket lines
today and returned to jobs on Parker
Dam, where officers had gathered to
curb possible violence.
Not hand was raised against the
"a men, members of the American
Federation of Labor.
More than 200 members Of the
c. I. o. were lined along the road for
100 yards leading to the dam.
Last night c. I. o. spokesman had
declared:
IT anybody tries to go back to work
we will treat him like any other scab. p
NS-violence Decision o. KID.
Later a no-violence decision was
approved in mass meeting Of c. l.
O. workers. Before the workers ap-
peared at the dam site today, ]. P
Currie, member of the c. I. O.
strikers committee, rode up and down
the picket line in an automobile, ad-
iressing the pickets over q portable
loud speaker.
"A life isn't worth it," he said
''One orphan or one widow would
ruin any right We could expect to
gain from this strike.
you men love your country. Let
us show the people we are real Amer
leans. Let us show what elements
we come from-good American
homes"
Closed Shop Agreed To.
The A. F. of LIS Internationa
Union of Operating Engineers yester.
day signed a closed shop agreement
with the J. F. Shea Construction Co.
major contractor on the Colorado
River Dam, by which 534 employe!
were to report for duty today.
A. H. Peterson, A. F. of l.. repre-
sentative, asserted less than 10l
strikers belonged to the C. I. o.
Determined to maintain order "a
(See A. F. OF L., Page A-4.)
Evening star., 1937-04-30
NEW TRIAL ASKED
IN JAYNES Staying
Thomas Jordon Declared
Not to Answer Oescrip.
tion of Murderer,
BACKGROUND

BACKGROUND
Fate Of Thomas Jordon uds
thought settled t,0o weeks ago uhen
President Roosevelt refused to safe
him from electric chair for 6-year-
old murder OF Mrs. Elizabeth S.
Jdynes. Case Das reopened, hou-
euer, tollo,uino discovery OF old po-
lice incidental shouting Jordon in
no ,ody answered Mrs. Jdynes' de-
scription OF dssdilant. NeU inpesti-
cation ,ous begun Immediately by
Justice Department after another
appeal to President.
In An unusual motion counsel for
Thomas Jordon today petitioned the
Court Of Appeals to direct District
Court to entertain a motion for Z new
trial for Jordon, now under sentence
Of electrocution May II in the hold-up
murder Of Mrs. Elizabeth S. Jaynes.
The petition was filed by Attorney
John H. Holzworth Of New York on
the basis Of what he describes as new
evidence. Holzworth contends Mrs.
Frank J. Bell, 403l Connecticut ave-
nue., has told investigators Mrs. Jaynes
described her assailant as = tall thin
man with light hair and gray eyes.
Similar Description Claimed.
This statement, it was said, was
made shortly after the Garden T
Shoppe employe had been shot by the
robber in April, 1881. Defense coun-
sci contends Mrs. Jaynes gave a SIM
liar description to police, causing them
to describe the bandit IS IS feet tall'
in their incidental.
Holzworth resorted to petitioning
the appellate court because he was
barred by \ 60-day limit from seeking
new trial in District Court on
grounds of new evidence. The trial
was more than q year ago, Jordon
having been convicted in March, 1896
The New York attorney has asked
Trial Justice F. Dickinson Let's to
allow him to substitute IS counsel for
Jordon in place of Attorney Harry T
Whelan, who represented the de-
fendant at the trial.
Holzworth interceded for Jordon
when he learned the prisoner is only
feet 6L inches tall and has black
hair and brown eyes.
Four statements alleged to corrob-
crate discrepancy in the description.
were submitted to the appeals court.
Shorter One Did Shooting.
Records Of the Jordon trial, how.
ever, show at least three Government
witnesses testified that one of the
bandits was short and the other tall
and that the shorter one did the shoot
ing.
William B. Jaynes, husband of the
slain woman, said on the stand hi.
wife told him the shorter of the bandit.
fred the gun.
Miss Mildred Colt. assistant cashier
Of the cafe, also testified one was tai
(see JORDON, Page A-2)
Evening star., 1937-04-30
B, q Stan Correspondent OF The Star.

By Stan Correspondent OF The Star.
ROCKVILLE, Md, April 3o.-In
view Of special circumstances" !"
Judge Harold c. Smith yesterday sus-
pended the l8-month sentence which
Jesse N. Duncan, Capital Transit Co.
motorman, faced on a petty larceny
charge growing out Of a midnight
prank almost two months ago.
States Attorney James H. Pugh
agreed to the suspension after learn
ing that Duncan, the day before his
trial in Police Court here April 16,
had won universal commendation for
his conduct when the street car he was
operating on Georgia avenue and La
mont street caught fire from q short
circuit and threw passengers into =
panic. He stuck to his post and cut
OF the current, bringing the crowded
car to stop as frenzied passengers
fought to get out to the street.
AS . result of the suspension Dun
can. who has been an employe of the
company for seven years, u i'll return
to work 1t his old job, which transit
company oficials, it is understood.
have offered him in view of his hero
ism.
4 further consequence Is the recon-
ctliation With his wife and two chill
Evening star., 1937-04-30

Patton said he saw the defendant
following q woman in the vicinity OF
Seventeenth and M streets and at
tempting to accost her. The policeman
said he asked the woman what the
defendant had said to her and she re-
piled:
II think he is trying to pick me up
He keeps asking a question which
cannot understand"
Judge Curran said the stricken
clause in the copy Of charges would
make q criminal of any man who ap-
preached an unknown woman to ask
= polite question.
The section invalidated by the court
was inserted in the code about 20 years
ago and held by the corporation coun-
sci at that time to be one Of the strong
est weapons In the protection OF
women.
The court held that women are pro-
tected BY laws banning the use Of OBJ
scene or profane language and in
sulttng rsmafks about persons passing
Evening star., 1937-04-30

has been a point of controversy in the
military service since early in the
World War, and was one Of the causes
of the court-martial trial in 1928 OF
the late Brig Gen. William Mitchell
former Air Corps head.
Supporting their argument. naval
officials emphasized that In addition tc
her lack of armor, the Espana .wal
built "a years ago and was half the
size of modern warships Of the United
States and British fleets.
Although lacking detailed informa.
ton as to just what occurred, All
(See WARSHIP, Page A-6.)
Evening star., 1937-04-30
Pictures on Page BIZ
By the Associated Press

By the Associated Press.
PETERSBURG. Va, April 3o.-The
Crater, overgrown with grass and
trees since powder-packed Federal
mine blew it from a hillside July 30,
1864, sounded again to the roar of
cannon and the rattle Of rife fire to-
day as hundreds Of soldiers and cadets
re-enacted the bloody episode in
Grants siege of Petersburg.
The old entertainments OF the War
Between the States, now groomed by
the United States Park Service, were
plain to see, but this time there were
5000 seats for spectators and no Gen.
Evening star., 1937-04-30

Naval and military authorities were
agreed today that the destruction of
the Espana, the first battleship ever
destroyed in battle by airplanes, was
not decisive because the Spanish ship
was obsolete, with virtually no deck
armor.
At the same time, however, Army
Air Corps officers held the sinking of
the insurgent ship by government
planes bore out their contention that
vessels under steam are even more
vulnerable to bombardment from the
air than target practice" craft.
The question of the ability Of planes
Evening star., 1937-04-30
Lord Speaks;
5l-Day Faster
Eating Again
Tennesseean Takes
Juice, Father
Reports.
~ the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
sTOOPING OAK, Tenn, April 30
jackson Whitlow was reported today
to have broken the fast he said he be-
gan March 10 on - call from the
Lord
Tommy Whitlow, the father, told
Mrs. R. E. Standifer that the 45-year-
old faster took some kind Of Juice"
either last night or early this morning.
Mrs. standifer Is the wife Of the ply
sician who has been examining him.
"The Lord told him last night to
take 4 little wine for his stoma ch s
sake" the elder Whitlow told Mrs.
etAndifer when he called to get advice
from the doctor.
He wanted to know what to give
him." Mrs.. Standifer said. He said
jackson had been very sick and had 4
bad night"
DR.. Standifer was away and Whit
low left after brief conversation with
Mrs. 6tandifer.
The Whitlows live in an isolated
community that has no telephone
communication.
DR.. Standifer visited Whitlow last
night and reported he was growing
weaker very fast" He had fallen of
from 1877 to 90 pounds.
He warned that unless the farmer
takes nourishment under careful
medical attention" he hasn't q
chance" to survive.
II started the fast at the call Of
the Lord, and III not stop until His
word comes to me-" Whitlow has told
visitors. He refused to heed letters
which have been received from all
over the country, urging him to break
his fast.
Whitlow said he believed the Lord
has something big In store for mo. i"
Evening star., 1937-04-30
ECONOMY BATTLE
WAITS REP0RTS0N
IMMEDIATE CUTS
Departments Must Reply
Tomorrow on SIashes
for Rest of Year.
SMALL SAVINGS SEEN
POSSIBLE BEFORE JULY
Congressional Leaders Disagree on
Plan to Permit President
Discretionary Reduction.
BACKGROUND

BACKGROUND
When it became obuious revenues
from tardtion Uould Jail to meet
expectations, President Roosevelt
last Deek urged economy in conduct
OF the Federal Government for
duration OF fiscal year. Increased
tdres are in prospect for merit VIM
ter.
House Republicans Uere first to
act on the economy recommends
ton, and Senators Byrd and Bvrnes
opened the Senate driue touard re-
trenchment. TWo economy Sugqes-
ttons stand out. One calls for fiat
10 per cent reduction in appropria-
ttons. Another proposes tmpound-
ing IS per cent OF appropriations
tor use at discretion OF the Presi-
dent.
Evening star., 1937-04-30
BY ]. A. O'LEARY,

While House and Senate leaders
continued to disagree today on the best
method OF curbing Government ex-
penses for next year, experts awaited
the results of President Roosevelts
recent appeal to Federal agencies for
retrenchment during the remainder
Of the current fiscal year.
With tomorrow the deadline for
departments to reply to the White
House letter asking what economies
could be effected between now and
July /, experts took the view TODAY no
substantial reduction is likely in the
current budget, since only two months
OF the fiscal year remain.
The departmental answers will 20 to
the Budget Bureau for analysis next
week. There were reports that in
some departments employees are being
asked to take positions carrying lower
salaries and some are being let out.
In the two months until july |, how.
ever, these steps will not make much
change in the fiscal year balance sheet.
The differences between House and
Senate economy leaders we're further
emphasized as Senator Byrnes. Demo-
crat, Of South Carolina, declared a
great burden" would be placed on the
President by the House proposal to i'm.
pound Is per cent of the appropria-
ton bills, with discretion given the
Chief Executive to release the re-.
stricted funds.
Senators Oppose Plan.
At the same time, the executive dis
cretion method of cutting met oppo-
sition from other Senators, including
Robinson OF Arkansas Tydings of
Maryland, Copeland of New York and
McCarran of Nevada. Democrats.
Speaker Bankhead, who stated
Wednesday that the discretionary I'M
| pounding proposal had President
Roosevelt's approval, explained to re-
porters today he had not discussed the
plan with Mr.. Roosevelt. but made MS
statement that the President favored
it because Acting Budget Director Bell
had made the suggestion to Repre-
sentative Cannon, Democrat, of Mis-
souri.
The Speaker added he believed Mr.
Roosevelt would be glad to confer with
members of the Senate and House Ap-
preparations Committees upon his re-
turn from Southern fishing trip and
seek to adjust differences of opinion.
Senator Byrnes said last night he
had not seen the proposal suggested
by Representative Cannon, but under
stood it provides for impounding of
IS per cent of all appropriations and
then authorizes the President to re-
store to each department as much of
the is per cent as he deems wise.
II think the Congress should de-
termine what reduction should be
effected" Byrnes continued. 1T would
be great burden for the President tc
be charged with the exercises of this
discretion. Fifteen per cent of the
total appropriation would be little
over Sl,0OO,O00, 900. No matter how
| (See ECONOMY. Page A-5D
Evening star., 1937-04-30
BY JOHN C. HENRY.

Mixed admissions and denials OF
various bits Of damaging testimony
and evidence were gained by the La
Toilette Civil Liberties Committee to-
day from Sheriff T. r. Middleton and
George S. Ward, executive secretary
Of the Harlan County Coal Operators
Association.
Bearing down angrily on the two
witnesses, Senator La Toilette harassed
them continuously as he cited testi-
mony of other witnesses and evidence
collected by committee Investigators.
From Middleton, for instance, the
committee drew admission that he
knew of the attempted murder OF
Hugh Taylor by Deputies Wash Irving
and Frank White. In part, the wit
ness also admitted offering money to
Taylor later but finally denied the
offers were for the purpose of keeping
the former deputy from testifyins
here
Throughout, the committee chair
man forced the witnesses to place
sA'NAA>A'So oSAAAAtSAy Oil
either impeaching or accepting prev
ious testimony, the net effect in sew
eral instances being two contradictory
testimonies under oath.
The committee then adjourned un-
expectedly until Monday pm.
Ward Put on Stand.
Recalling Hugh Taylor, bullet
SCARED former deputy, Senator La
Toilette was told that Sheriff T. r.
Middleton and Clarence Poor had
mentioned conferring with Ward be-
fore making the offer of $4,000 or
$3.50 month salary for hiding out
from the committee.
The committee then called Ward
forward
Have you seen Ben Unthank late
ly?' La Toilette barked.
Unthank, deputy employed by the
(see LA TOILETTE, Page A-2.)
Evening star., 1937-04-30
Battle of Crater Re.enacted
Before Throng at Petersburg
Site of Bloody Episode Made U. S.
Military Park as Troops and Cadets
Stage Sham Engagement.

Lee watching with Beauregard from
the upper windows of the Gee House
500 yards to the rear
This time the principal purpose was
the dedication Of the Crater as a part
OF the Petersburg National Military
Park, and not. as was Grants and
Burnside's, to break the Confederate
line with a mine explosion and fol-
lowing attack.
Twelve hundred Quantico Marines,
$50 Virginia Military Institute cadets
and some 900 Virginia Guardsmen re-
enacted the charges and counter
thrusts Of the July morning 70 years
ago. Only four OF Lees men were
(See CRATER. Page A-l1
Evening star., 1937-04-30
McNutt Asks Consul General.

MANILA, April 80 (P.-Paul v.
McNutt, new High Commissioner Of
the Philippines, disclosed today that
he was recommending to the State
Department at Washington to as
sign q consul general to the Islands
to handle affairs Of interest to the de-
pArtment.
Evening star., 1937-04-30
0USTED STATE OFFICER
is PRESENTED TO JURY
John McNulty Accused Of Vot-
ing in Anne Arundel County
Illegally.

BY the Associated Press.
ANNAPOLIS, Nd, April 30.-John
F. McNulty, former State commander
OF the American Legion, was named IN
an Anne Arundel County grand jury
presentment today on charges he voted
illegally in the county. McNulty re-
Gently was ousted as State service Of
flcer for veterans.
A grand Jury presentment is tanta
mount to an order to the States at
torney to prepare an indictment. The
indictment may or may not be re-
turned by the jury.
Evening star., 1937-04-30

The new Capital Auditorium Com
mission organized today, electing
Secretary of the Interior Ickes as
chairman and c. Marshall Finnan,
superintendent of National Capital
Parks, as secretary.
Meeting in the office of Chairman
Connally of the Senate Public Build
ings and Grounds Committee, the
commission authorized its chairman to
appoint an Advisory Committee of five
members to begin studies as soon as
possible on construction of a ma
tional auditorium here Finnan will be
chairman of the Advisory Committee
Evening star., 1937-04-30
C. I. o. Case Is Continued.

LEWISTON, Me-, April 80 R.-
State Supreme Court Justice Harry
Manser today continued until next
Tuesday contempt proceedings against
Powers Hapgood and six other Com
mittee for Industrial Organization
aides, accused of violating an injunc-
ton against the Lewiston-Auburn
shoe strike.
Evening star., 1937-04-30

81 thS FoSoSAdlCo lCSS'
BILBAO, April 30-The Spanish in
surgent battleship Espana was sunk
today in 321a fathoms of Biscayan Sea
by lightning fleet of government
bombing planes-possibly with hun
dreds of casualties She was the first
war vessel Of any size to be sunk by an
airplane in all naval history.
One hundred and ten members OF
the crew of the 16,l40-ton Espana
were known to have been saved by the
insurgent destroyer Velasco, by gov
ernment boats and by armed govern
ment trawlers from Santander.
Hence, If the Espana carried her
full complement of 854 officers and
men, that would leave 474 unaccounted
for. 1t was possible, however, that
many Of the rescued were not imme-
diately reported.
It also was possible the Espana was
far short of her maximum complement.
Onsurgent communiques up to this
evening did not even mention the
sinking)
Tonight the civil governor Of San
tander said his reports indicated Hr-
tually all Of the crew eventually had
been rescued by the Velasco. He said
the pilots OF the government bombers
were the sole Spanish government
witnesses to the actual bombing.
Menaced British Ship.
The short-lived but historic incident
was reported to have occurred at
o'clock this morning. miles of Cape
Mayor. while the Espana, her eight
l2-inch guns cleared was helping the
Velasco keep the 1,061-ton British
freighter Brora from the government
port of Santander.
The Brora was one of number Of
merchant vessels which have been
running food and supplies to San
tander or Bilbao, besieged Basque
capital on the Bay of Biscay.
One OF five Spanish government
planes, roaring out to sea from San
tander, dropped a bomb squarely
amidship Of the Espana, protected at
that point by an S-inch belt of armor
plate, but by only an inch and half
Of deck sheeting.
She slid under the choppy surface
Is minutes later.
The British cruiser Shropshire
steamed at forced draft to the scene
Of the bombing. She reported to her
flagship, the battleship Royal Oak, that
she found "only floating wreckage."
Listed to Starboard.
At Santander it was reported the
stricken dreadnought, with a hole
clean through her bottom, settled
quickly by the stern, took a list to
tSee SPAIN, Page A-6.)