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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-05-15
ROOseuelt-La Toilette Cruise =
Stirs Political Speculation

Though he has supported most ad-
ministration measures in the past,
Senator La Toilette has been wearing
the emblem of the new National Pro-
gressive party since his brother, Gov.
Philip La Toilette Of Wisconsin, got
the national movement under way last
month.
Senator La Toilette has criticized
the administrator new lending
spending program Is inadequate. %
although saying he would vote for 1t,
and opposed recently the Roosevelt
naval expansion bill
The Presidents party set out in the
rain shortly after noon on the Navy
yacht Potomac in the face Of Weather
Bureau warnings that increasing
southeast and south winds might reach
the force Of gale at times before
night along the Atlantic Coast be-
tween Virginia and Block Island. r. I
Though the cruise arrangements
were elastic. the Potomac in the past
has taken the President usually only
to the mouth Of the Potomac River.
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LA GUARDIA PHOTOS
TORN UP BY NAILS
American Says They Destroyed
His Pictures of Grave of
Mayors Mother.
Special Dispat ch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
PARIS, May 14.-Maurice Gould.
an engineer OF New York, reached
Paris today with a story Of how Ger
man customs officials had torn up
pictures which he hsd taken in Buda-
pest OF the grave Of the mother of
Mayor F. H. La Guardia of New York.
Mr.. Gould, who was ending a two
month vacation in Europe, said that
while in Budapest he and several
friends and relatives visited the Jew
ish cemetery where the mayors
mother is buried. They placed flowers
on her grave and Mr.. Gould took two
pictures which he intended to give
to the mayor.
Yesterday, he said. when his train
was stopped at the German-Swiss
frontier, two guards searched his lug
gage They found four pictures, the
two Gould had taken and two en-
largements. They recognized the
name La Guardia" on the grave, &C
cording to Gould. asked him If he
was friend or relative Of the New
York mayor, and took down the
names and descriptions Of those per-
sons who were standing by the grave.
When they left. Mr.. Gould said, one
Of them tore up the two small pic
lures and threw the endorsements on
the floor of the train.
(Copyrisht 1888, by New York Trib-
une, Inc)
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GAMBLING BOAT
RAIDED, 2 HELD
More Than 900 Men and Women
Crowd Gaming Rooms
of Vessel.

B. the Associated Press.
LOS ANGELES, May 14.-Frank
Cornero and Ralph Owen were booked
at the Los Angeles County Jail late
today on suspicion of kidnapping, escape
and resisting an officer as an after
math of a raid by officers early today
on the palatial gambling boat Rex, of
the Santa Monica coast.
The charges were filed by the dis
trict attorneys Office on the grounds
one Of its detectives, Tom Cavett. who
participated in the raid that resulted
in the arrest Of "a, had been held cap
tive for q time on a water taxi en-
route from the ship. IL.
After Cavett was released the United
States Coast Guard was called in to
search for the boat.
Besides the district attorneys office,
sherif1's deputies and Santa Monica
police participated in the raid. More
than . thousand men and women
crowded the gaming rooms and cock
tail bars when the officers appeared.
Cavett charged that when he at
tempted to arrest Cornero, Owen and
five others on the water taxi, Cornero
ordered it to put out to sea. The de-
tective later was dropped on at fish,
ing barge.
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Jig Up for Sho,cgirl Elected
Town Boss on Dance Platform,

Of peace and quiet the "nuttiest thing
I ever heard Of"
Supporting Mr.. Dunn was the Citi-
zens' Protective League, business men
who yesterday demanded the chamber
void the election of Miss Baker, whose
nickelodeon politics outbid the sound
sleep" policy Of Mrs. Vera Silar The
conservative was to have her way, how
ever, the second 80 days.
The league appealed to Mayes Coun-
ty Attorney H. A. Kehn, who said:
I'm view Of the fact that the city
Is not incorporated, Hale Dunn. who
holds both State and q county COM
mission. Is in authority and his orders
cannot be superseded"
The dethroned queen, operator Of 4
cafe, expressed surprise. Il would
liked to have had . chance" she
said, "but the law is the law-and
you may hear from me later when it
comes time to elect the Mayor after
incorporation"
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DAUBER
WINS PREAKNESS
Comes From Behind, Scores
by 7 Lengths in Mud as
$4,000 Fans Watch.
BY ORLO ROBERTSON,

BALTIMORE. May l4-Dauber
the horse that didn't start running in
the Kentucky Derby until 1t was too
late, found the shorter distance OF the
4Sth Preakness at Pimlico's, rain
soaked course made to his order to-
day and romped to an impressive
victory.
Flying the sapphire blue and gold
silks of William Du Pont, jr.s Fox
catcher Farm, the chestnut son Of
Pennant-Ship OWar. second in the
Derby, lived up to his reputation as a
great mudder He went to the post
the 3-to-2 choice Of the rain-soaked
and chilled crowd of $4,000 and he
didn't disappoint.
Under the guidance of Maurice
(Moose) Peters, the Foxcatcher ace
tossed slop and mud in the faces Of
eight worthy rivals. finishing the mile
and 3 Is of Americas richest race for
3-year-olds with seven lengths to spare
over Townsend B. Martins Cravat. a
rank outsider. Hal Price Headley's
Menow. the early pace-setter as he
was in the Derby, was third. losing
runner-up honors by a nose as Jack
Westrope brought Cravat from far
back in the final drive.
Pays IS in Mutuels.
Backers of Dauber received S. for
each 50 invested in a win mutuel
ticket and Du Point, of the Whining
ton, Del, Du Points, pocketed ISL ,875
of the gross purse Of s69,500 The
victory. Dauber's second in six starts
since being purchased out of the c.
v. Whitney dispersal sale for $29 1000
last fall, ran the colts earnings for
the year to $69.l75. He finished in
the money in each Of his four other
races, losing the $4,000 Santa Anita
Derby by a half-length to Stagehand
and the Kentucky Derby by length
to Lawrin.
The conditions were ideal for the
mud-loving Dauber but not for the
crowd, which braved the worst weather
since Nellie Morse won in 1924. A
chilling rain started sweeping the
course early in the morning and never
let up all afternoon. The majority Of
the spectators damned the over-taxed
stands, but thousands stood out in
the rain and took it.
Despite the sloppy track, Dauber
stepped the distance in 1:59 As, only
Continued on Page Be-, Column ~
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By the hsse ciated Press.

By the hsSe ciated Press.
DISNEY, Okla. May 1.-THE jig
is up, the dance dictator" has lost
her crown, the law is in the saddle.
This was the latest development
growing out Of the election four days
ago Of Miss Billy Baker, former Wild
West showgirl, who was elected tenn
porary town boss for 80 days on .
song-and-dance platform.
Bespectacled Hale Dunn. who be-
came Disney's chief Of police soon
after the Grand River Dam town be-
gan to buzz, nailed big sign on q
tree in front Of the city Jail. It read:
II am the law in Disney. No woman
can run this town by damsite while
I am in the saddle. I rule or I re-
sign. Hale Dunn, chief of police"
It was victory for the police chief,
who had called the experiment In 30
days Of song and dance and ~ many
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By the Associated Press.

President Roosevelt and Senator La
Toilette, Progressive. Of Wisconsin,
cruised down the Potomac. River yes
terday on weekend trip that stirred
political speculation because of Sena-
tor La Follette's recent espousal OF the
new national third party movement.
In addition to the Wisconsin 6ena-
tor, the Presidents guests included
Mrs. La Toilette, Senator Green, DEM
ocrat, Of Rhode Island. an admins
tration supporter, and Mrs. James
Roosevelt, the Presidents daughter
in-law.
It was the first cruise the black
haired young Progressive had made
with the President in recent months,
although they formerly were together
on such trips frequently.
The Senator took issue with Mr..
Roosevelt last year over curtailment
OF public works expenditures. and since
has contended that the checking OF
OUTLAWS in this field helped bring
about the business slump.
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KEYSTONE READY
FOR TUESDAY
Flood of Money Reported
loosed in Bitter Fight
for Nominations.
Bv G. GOULD LINCOLN,
San CorreSpondent OIL The Star.

!
! PHILADELPHIA, May l4.-The
+ ''hatchet men" having about completed
their Job in the Pennsylvania primary
the "satchel men, are taking over
] The primary. on which the eyes of the
country are focused, takes place Tues
day.
| If reports be true a flood Of money
Is being loosed in these closing days
of the greatest mud-slinging campaign
that Pennsylvania has seen in recent
years-if ever before
"Maced." along with "hatchet men
and "satchel men," is a term that has
sprung into popular use, If not popular
favor. in the campaign. Charges have
been made that State employees are
being compelled to contribute to q
huge slush fund by the Jones' Earle
Lawrence-McCloskey leaders. and also
to vote for the Democratic State ticket
headed by Charles Alvin Jones for
Governor and Gov George Earle for
Senator. That is, they are "maced.'
On the other side in this Democratic
row, Guffey-Lewis-Kennedy ticket is
charged with "macing" the Federal
employees in the State and the w. P. A.
workers.
A total of 4.l57,2 32 men and women
are registered and presumably quail
fed to vote in the Republican and
Democratic primaries. 2.l40,496 Re-
publicans and 20l6,736 Democrats.
This is the first time the Democratic
registration in Pennsylvania has
reached the two million mark.
Future Of Lewis Involved.
Whether a substantial number Of
this large electorate vote their own
views or are influenced by money and
by jobs, the election alone will tell.
Wrapped up in these primaries is the
political future of John l.. Lewis and
his C. I. o. Wrapped up in the results
of the balloting may be the political
future not only of Pennsylvania, but
of the country. For the Keystone State
is prize for which both major parties
are straining every nerve this year
as forecast of what is to take place
AAA Ao1o. "AoPPCu up dLoO III IIIc Out-
come is prestige of the c. I. O. and
the American Federation Of Labor,
which are bitterly opposed to one
another.
The main entries in this Pennsyl-
vania race are: In the Democratic
primary, Charles A. Jones of Pitts
burgh, 1t. Gov. Thomas Kennedy, and
Charles ]. Margiotti, former attorney
general and recently outsted, for Gov
ernor; Gov. George Earle, Mayor s.
Davis Wilson of Philadelphia and
Eddie" McCloskey, former mayor of
Johnstown, who is of the 'also ran"
type, for United States Senator.
In the Republican primary, former
Gov. Clifford Pinchot and Judge
Arthur H. James Of the Superior
Court, for Governor; Senator James
(See PENNSYLVANIA, Page A-3)
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JOBLESS' THREATEN
CITY HALL SIT-DOWN
Cleveland Demonstration Called
Monday-Council Seeks Funds
to Feed $1,000.

BY the Associated Press.
CLEVELAND, May IA group OF
Cleveland's unemployed today threat
ened a sit-down at City Hall as Mayor
Harold H. Burton and his aides met
to hunt for relief funds for the latter
half of May.
"All down to City Hall for relief"
said one notice posted at an East Side
relief station by sit-downers there.
I'VE will sit in until we get some
thing done instead of leaving the peo-
pie of Cleveland starve."
The demonstration was called for
Monday night, when the City Council
will meet to act on a stop-gap appro-
priation to provide food to $1,000 di-
rect relief clients whose emergency
food orders run out Monday.
Sit-downers continued at two of the
city's six relief stations where many
recipients complained grocers had ap-
piled their relief orders on long-over-
due accounts and had refused further
credit.
The State Legislature goes into ses-
sion Monday to act on Ohio's relief
needs. Some quarters expressed belief
money would not be available for two
weeks or more from this source, how
ever.
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BY NELSON M. SHEPARD.

ny ANLA<CoAN nm
Amendments to the Alley Dwelling
Authority Act paving the way for the
largest expenditures ever contemplated
for low-rent housing and slum clear
ance in the District were approved by
the Budget Bureau yesterday after
noon for introduction in Congress
early this week.
Drawn up at the direction Of Presi-
dent Roosevelt and assured. therefore,
of White House backing, the proposals
were at once submitted to Chairman
King of the Senate District Committee
by John 1hlder. executive officer Of
the A. D. A. Senator King, hearty
advocate OF the program. said he would
introduce the amendments Tuesday
and call meeting of the committee a
day or so later to consider them. He
seemed confident of speedy action.
Loan Of 10 Million.
The bill has three main detectives
the offer Of Administrator Nathan
Straus of the United States Housing
Authority to lend it $4,000 900 to
SIS 100000 for subsidized low-rent
housing, the terms to be on a parity
with those granted authorities in other
cities.
2. Authorize the Treasury to loan
the A. D. A. not to exceed $1,000. 600
for five years to carry forward indie
pendently its own balanced program OF
Stun reclamation and low-rent houses
for which economic. self-liqu:dating
rentals are to be fixed.
5. Empower the A. d. A. to acquire
vacant land for the purpose of erecting
low-rent dwellings for families sub
stantially equal in number to those
whose dwellings it demolishes in
squares not adapted to low-rent
housing
The amendment authorizing IS .O00.-
900 from the Treasury. Mr.. Ihlder
said in an accompanying statement.
was suggested by President Roosevelt.
1t is considerably more than the
President indicated last week when
he saw Mr. Ihlder and settled a con-
troversy which made the local housing
problem an acute issue.
Wording of Amendment.
Senator King said last night he had
some doubts about the wording of this
amendment.
II wish We could get that $4,000, 600
out of the 100000, 900 fund of the
United States Housing Authority" he
said. 1T seems like robbing Peter to
pay Paul I am somewhat afraid ii
will lead to other cities making a like
demand on the Treasury"
The amendments will be submitted
to Chairman Palmisano Of the House
District Committee tomorrow. He was
out Of the city yesterday. With ap-
proval of all agencies involved, the
legislation should encounter little diff
Guilty in passage.
The District is seeking no special
favors under the amendments.
Because of pending proposals to
change the United States Housing Act
so as to provide for loans up to 100
(see sLUMs, Page A-5J
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Storm in Richmond.

RICHMOND, Va. May IA R.-
Wind Of near-gale proportions. sweep
ing through Richmond tonight, inter-
rupted telephone, telegraph and street
car service. plunged sections Of the
city into darkness. uprooted more than
100 trees. blew out plate-glass windows
and caused Nres n two residences.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-05-15
British Ship Bombed

MADRID, May IA (P.-The British
steamer Greatend, twice damaged in
air raids earlier this week, was direct
ly hit and set afire last night in an
insurgent bombing of Valencia in
which 20 persons were killed and
about 80 injured. The vessel was tied
up and no one was aboard when the
bomb struck amidahips.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-05-15
Submarines Carry
CatalOnian Mails
To Rest of Spain
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
BARCELONA, May 14.-Prob-
ably the first submarine mail
service in history is operating
between Catalonia and govern
ment Spain proper.
The extraordinary transporta-
ton means is necessary because
Catalonia has been severed from
the rest Of government terri
tory by the insurgent push to
the Mediterranean.
The government finance minis
try has ordered a special issue
of submarine stamps in various
denominations for the new
service.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-05-15

S'~tS'
Organized voteless citizenry OF
Washington is preparing in many
quarters to present to Congress next
Wednesday and Thursday its plea for
suffrage through constitutional amend
ment.
Hearings before the House Judiciary
Committee on two pending bills to
provide suffrage by constitutional
amendment probably will extend
through both morning and afternoon
sessions of the two days.
This was indicated as Chairman
Summers of the committee last night
expressed his willingness to ask the
House for consent to hold the hear
ines during sessions of the House. It
was believed he would ask the House
tomorrow or Tuesday for such consent.
BY courtesy to a committee chairman
the House is expected to grant the re-
quest.
Marshaling their forces. the Citi-
zens' Joint Committee on National
Representation and the Citizens Con-
ference on Suffrage for the District
OF Columbia were making plans over
the week end for appearances before
the House committee.
To Present Results Of Poll.
Results of the recent plebescite in
which Washingtonians marched to
the unofficial ballot boxes and re-
corded themselves overwhelmingly in
favor Of both national representation
and local suffrage will be presented
to the committee.
preliminary to the hearings several
activities will pave the way for the
of1cial appeal Wednesday and Thurs
day.
Tomorrow afternoon the Executive
Committee Of the Citizens Joint Com
mlttee on National Representation
Will hold special meeting in the Of
nces OF the Board Of Trade. beginning
at $3.50 O'Clock. Plans will be discussed
for the hearings. Theodore w. Noyes,
chairman of the Citizens Joint Com
mlttee. plans to preside.
MI. NoyeS Will present the problem
OF voteless WaShingtonians to the Ma
ton tomorrow night. when he speaks
| over the National Radio Forum, ar
ranged by The Washington Star. and
broadcast over Nationwide network
OF the National BroadcaSting Co.. Mr..
Noyes will speak at 1890 pm. He will
be heard here over Station WMAL.
His subject Is: THE forgotten man,
and not forgetting the forgotten wom-
an-the political and fiscal relation
ship between the United States and its
National Capital community"
The Citizens Joint Committee on
National Representation is making ar
rangements for its presentation at the
hearings through its Subcommittee on
Congressional Hearings, headed by
George E. Allen, who has just re-
signed as Commissioner of the Dis
trict of Columbia but whose resigna-
ton does not go into effect until next
September.
Arrangements have been made for
(See SJJFFRAGE Page A-6o
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Pension Bill Signed.

President Roosevelt signed bill
yesterday to grant pensions to widows
and children of World War veterans
who had 10 per cent service-connect-
ed disability at the time of their
deaths. The law previously required =
20 per cent disability.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-05-15
BREAKS EARHART MARK

Frenchwoman Makes Hop to
Persia in 20 Hours.
BASRA, Iraq, May IA (R.-Elizabeth
Lion, French flyer, landed at Abadan
Persia, today 20 hours after taking of
from. Istres, France, to better the
women's long-distance flight record
established by Amelia Earhart.
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SOVIET. DOOMS nine.
Group Accused Of Mine Blast That
Killed Four Workers.

MOSCOW, May IA LR.-A Novosi-
p.rsk newspaper today reported nine
men were sentenced to death in West
ern Siberia for a fatal mine explosion
said to have been set of In revenge
for Moscow's last big treason trial in
which Is "Trotskyists" were sentenced
to death. Four workmen were killed
in the blast
The condemned men were mining
executives who pleaded guilty to men,
bership in a Trotskyist- Bukharinite
band Of wreckers. They confessed to
responsibility for other mine accidents
and to poisoning miners with gas
through faulty ventilation shafts.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-05-15
ARMS LOAN LAUNCHED

France Seeks $4,000, 600 for
National Defense.
PARIS. May IA up. Premier
Edouard Daladier tonight launched =
campaign for a 5000 100000 franc
($140. 600, 0O0) defense loan with an
appeal to the nation fer funds ''indis-
pensable to the safety" of France.
The premier's address, in grave, de-
liberate tones, was broadcast on q
nationwide hook-up while posters ap-
peared In Paris urging Frenchmen to
subscribe to the loan "for your lib
critics and peace"
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HUGE SLUML0A
FOR D. c. BACKED
BY BUDGET HEADS
Changes in Alley Dwelling
Act 0.K.'d by Bureau, to
Push Work Here.
KING WILL INTRODUCE
RESOLUTIONS TUESDAY
Loan of 10 to Is Millions From
Housing Unit and 5 Millions
From Treasury Provided.

BACKGROUND
Controversy 0Uer local housing
policy Jared ptolently week ago
only to be settled speedily by Presi-
dent Roosevelt. With the Alley
Dwelling Authority finally agree
ing to participate in the program
OF the U. S. II. A.. provided its
oUn mere adequately snfeguarded.
the initial legislative steps haze
been taken.
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CITIZENS PREPARE
|. FOR VOTE HEARING
House Group Is Due to Hold
Sessions Wednesday
and Thursday.

BACKGROUND
The stifed Districts long battle
for the right to pote Was sent
HURTING totcard a Gilman tho weeks
ago phen in an unofficial poll
Washington residents poted 1902
to 6,74S for national representation
and 1921 to 10,757 for local SUI
traOe.
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WEATHER.

~. 3. Weather Bureau Forecast)
Generally fair and somewhat warmer
today and tomorrow; moderate northwest
or west winds. Temperatures yesterday
Highest, SIS at am; lowest, 40 at 10 pm.
Full report on Page Az.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-05-15

(See ENVOY, Page A-4.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-05-15

(See SUFFRAGE, Page A-6.)
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Plans for CediIlO
Uprising Today
Rumored.
SAN LUIS POTOSI
HEAVILY GUARDED
Military Commander of
MichOacan Has
Resigned.

BACKGROUND
Gen Sdturnino Cedillo has been
reported at head OF incipient Fas-
cist revolutionary increment to
operthroto socidlistic Cardenas GOT
eminent. Landowners and other
propertied classes disconnected NTH
radical innovations. Large arms
caches reported created in purious
parts OF Merico in preparation for
reDolt.