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WEATHER. .
(V. Weather Bureau Forecast.)
Partly cloudy tonight and tomorrow;
not much cnange in temperature.
Temperatures—Highest. 85, at 11:15
a.m. today; lowest, 69. at 5 a.m. today.
Full report on page 12.
Closing N. Y. Markets, Pages B-4, 5, 6
N' Q1 Kntered as serond class matter
O. OJ.,clu*T. .post office. Washington, D. C.
MEARS AND BROWN
TAKEOFFTOROUND
GLOBE FOR RECORD
Pair Leaves Roosevelt Field
This Morning in Flight
to Harbor Grace.
HOPE TO REACH NEW YORK
AGAIN IN TWENTY DAYS
Route Charted Via Dublin, Berlin,
Moscow and Seattle by
Adventurers.
GARDEN CITY. N. J„ August 2
(A’).—The world girdling monoplane
City of New York at 1 p.m. (Eastern
standard time) today told the Dollar
Steamship Co. wireless station at
Garden City that it was an hour’s
flying out of Harbor Grace, New
foundland. its first stop.
Br the Associated Press.
ROOSEVELT FIELD, N. Y„ August |
2 —Bound for New York City byway j
of Dublin. Berlin, Moscow and Seattle, j
John Henry Mears and Henry J. j
Brown took off at 5:40 a.m. (E. S. T.) |
today, in their plane the City of New j
York. Their first scheduled stop was j
Harbor Grace, Newfoundland.
They are seeking the round-the-world I
record, which Mears has twice held, j
only to see it broken, and which was I
set at the present figure—2l days 8
hours and 26 minutes —by the Graf
Zeppelm last Summer. Mears and
Brown hope to make the trip in less
than 20 days, perhaps in 15 with good
Weather.
With a red, newly risen sun at his
back. Brown sent the little red and
silver monoplane winging down the
long transatlantic runway through the
early morning mists, and pulled her
aloft a good thousand feet short of
Death Gully, where Fonck's first
transatlantic attempt ended in dis
aster.
Ideal Weather Ahead.
He circled the field once, gaining al
titude. and then pointed the plane's
nose for Harbor Grace.
Ideal weather waited Mears and
Brown on their nine-hour 1,175-mile
journey, and ahead across the Atlantic
conditions appeared to be favorable for
the next 48 hours. They expect to
hop off from Harbor Grace tomorrow
morning for Baldonnel Airdrome, near
Dublin, 1,900 miles away. It will be
their longest overwater hop on the cir
cumnavigation of the globe.
Brown’s w r ife, his sister Mary of 2283
Hast Seventy-seventh street, Chicago,
and Mr. Mears’ daughter Elizabeth were
at the field to see them off.
"Goodby, Lady,” Brown said as he j
kissed his wife and patted her shoulder.
Then he kissed his sister and climbed
into the cockpit.
Miss Mears’ leave-taking from her
father was more extended, but none
of the women showed emotional strain.
Not until the City of New York was
fading into the distance did Mrs. Brown
give way, and then only for a moment.
Miss Mears is the only near relative
of the head of the expedition, but back
in B:rea, Ohio, were two small
Browns —Henry James, jr„ 6 months
old. and Harriet Virginia, aged 3. Har
riet told her dad goodby over the long
distance telephone just before she went
to sleep „last night.
The flyers have a short-wave radio
6et. operating on 345, meters and 8,650
kilocycles, with which they hope to keep
In touch with the world. The call letter
Is KHIMN. Mears. who has been study
ing telegraphy, will handle the key.
Compartments Separated.
A large gas tank separates Mears in
his cabin from the pilot's cockpit, the
two compartments being connected by
a speaking tube.
The flyers carried vacuum bottles
filled with coffee and orange juice,
chicken, ham and cheese sandwiches,
fruit cake and chocolate bars. The food
was prepared by Miss Mears.
The plane's fuselage is red, the wings
silver. The registry number is NR-500-V.
The name is painted on the sides in I
white and on one side is the American j
flag, on the other the seal of New j
York City.
Last and smallest of the crew of the j
plane was Tailwind 11, a small terrier,;
very much bedraggled from romping ;
in the wet grass and quite excited. He >
was given to Maars by Mary Pickford. |
to replace Tailwind I, who made the |
1928 flight with Mears and the late I
Capt. C. B. D. Collyer and who, after
circumnavigating the earth, was run
over and killed by a truck.
GERMANS’ NEXT HOP
TOWARD GREENLAND
Two Flyers Third Way to U. S.
After Successful Trip
to Iceland.
By the Associated Press.
REYKJAVIK. Iceland, August 2. —
W’th approximately one-third of their !
over-water route covered, the two young
German airmen who are flying from
’ Berlin to the United States cast their
eyes today toward Greenland, their
next goal.
The flyers. Wolfram Hirth and Oscar
Weller, reached Iceland late yesterday
from the Orkney Islands, covering the
jump in 10 minutes less than 12 hours.
They left the Orkneys at 3 :40 am.,
Eastern Standard time, and came down
on an improved airfield near Kal
ladarnes, in the Reykjavik district, at
7:30 p.m.. Eastern Standard time.
After the aviators reach Greenland
their next hop will be to Canada. They
are using a small, single-motored mono
plane.
CARNERA STAYS IN U. S.
Italian Prizefighter’s Time Extend
ed Until End of Year.
Ey the Associated Press.
The Labor Department today grant
ed Primo Camera. Italian prizefighter,
]rave to stay in the United States until
December 31, 1930.
The huge Italian appeared here yes
terday and through representatives,
psked that an order that he get out of
•»he country be revoked and leave ex
tened. He entered the country under
a six-month permit, which h»d ex-
Woman, 70, Caught
In Car Door, Runs
| Block to Save Life
Mrs. Lucy Vorbeck, 70 years
old. of 4305 Thirteenth place
(escaped injury by running for
nearly a block late yesterday
afternoon when her hand was
caught by an automatic rear door
of a Washington Railway &
Electric Co. street car at Four
teenth and B streets southwest.
The woman was alighting from
the car when the door closed on
her hand. Screams of the
woman and pasiersby attracted
the attention of Motorman
Bernice Sanford of 3208 Walnut
street northeast and he brought
the car to a stop.
Mrs. Vorbeck was found to be
r unhurt.
1 SAMUEL ROSS DIES
OF HEART ATTACK
Washington Hardware Man
and Turfman Overcome in
Surf at Atlantic City.
Samuel Ross, 76, of Washington.
, prominent hardware merchant and
| race horse owner, was fatally stricken j
j with a heart attack while bathing in |
j the surf at Atlantic City this morning. j
j He was taken from the water by life !
j guards and was pronounced dead a half !
hour later by Dr. Raymond Williams, j
| Mr. Ross’ son-in-law, L. L. Lipscomb of I
l New York, was nearly drowned in try- |
j ing to rescue him and was pulled out j
| of the water at the same time and :
barely revived.
The two had gone in swimming short- I
ly after breakfast, off Fredericksburg j
avenue, Ventor. They got into diffi- '
culty and were being carried out by j
the current when the life guards came
on duty at 9:30 o’clock. Mrs. Lipscomb ;
saw their predicament from the beach
and hurried the life guards to their aid.
The two were brought ashore. Mr. j
Lipscomb rallied to resuscitation efforts,
but the unexpected heart attack which
Mr. Ross had sustained had exhausted
his strength.
According to the authorities, no water
was found in Mr. Ross’ lungs. His
death was attributed to a heart attack
superinduced by overexertion in bat
tling the strong ocean current.
Well Known Turfman.
The first information received here
about Mr. Ross’ death was a telephone
message to Harry Blake, president of j
Barber & Ross, Inc., of which hardware :
business Mr. Ross was chairman of the I
board of directors. Until the incorpora
tion of the firm in 1927, Mr. Ross had
conducted it as its owner for upward
of 45 years.
Although In business 1n Washington
for half a century, Mr. Ross was equally
well known as a turfman. The polka
dot colors of the Ross stables have been
familiar to race fans at every leading i
track throughout the country for 25
i years or more.
I Mr. Ross was more than ordinarily
successful with a moderate-sized but se- :
lect stable of thoroughbreds. He was '
one of the organizers and former presi- '
dent of the Washington Jockey Club, I
which operated for years the old Ben
ning race track at Benning, D. C.
Mr. Ross was a favorite with turf j
folk who thrilled to the long-shot wager, 1
his 2-year-olds many times flashing to
the front unexpectedly. He had on j
hand nearly always two or three |
promising young horses. Veteran turf ,
followers will recall at least two that i
w'ent into big money for marked sue- j
cess. They were Crank and Ultimatum, !
which won victories in many of the
biggest race meets.
Jointly Owned The Porter.
For a time Mr. Ross shared breeding
fortunes with Edward B. McLean,
Washington publisher and sportsman.
They owned between them a horse
named The Porter, which was a famous
racer.
His horses for years have been trained
at the old Benning track, where his
stables are located.
Mr. Ross was president of the Washing
ton Jcckey Club for two years, back about
1906 and 1907, and helped organize the
club 30 years ago. It was said that ;
some of his best horses had won as
much as > 100.000 each. When the old
Benning track was closed to race :
i betting, Mr. Ross’ horses were seen more '
i frequently on other tracks.
Upon receipt of the news from
l Atlantic City, Mr. Blake left immediate- !
j ly for the resort to help arrange for the
; return of Mr. Ross’ body to this city. |
Mr. Ross had left early yesterday
j afternoon to visit his daughter, Mrs.
! Rebecca Lipscomb; her husband and j
■ their two children over the week end.
He had intended returning here Monday. !
It was said that Mr. Ross had enjoyed ,
excellent health for many years and
had never before had any trouble with
his heart. j
Native of Pennsylvania.
Born near Altoona. Pa., Mr. Ross
came to Washington 50 years ago. He j
i came here as manager cf the Wash- ]
j ington branch of Barber & Henderson !
Co. of Philadelphia. This business was I
located on what is now the site of
the President Theater, formerly Ker- j
nan’s burlesque house, on Pennsylvania |
avenue near Eleventh street. It was |
then a millwork and lumber concern, i
to which was added hardware and other
lines.
When Mr. Barber died, about five!
years later, Mr. Rcss bought out the |
business. He operated it as personal
| owner, under the name of Barber &
i Ross. It grew into one of the largest |
hardware businesses in this section, j
The business was incorporated in Jan- ;
uary, 1927, as Barber f£ Ross, Inc.
Since then Mr. Ross has served as
chairman of the board of directors and ;
the business was conducted under his i
active supervision. j
With Mr. Ross’ death, only two other
charter members of the Washington
Board of Trade are said to remain
alive. They are Isador Sacks and
Theodore W. Noyes.
Active In Board of Trade.
Mr. Ross was actively associated in
the movement that resulted in the es
tablishment of the trade board in
1889. He was not inclined to be a
"joiner.” but had always taken an
active interest and part in the affairs
of the Board of Trade. He was also a
member of the Columbia Country Club,
and for years had been interested in
the National Training School for Boys,
■ on Bladensburg road. He was a mem
ber of its board. Mr. Ross resided at
2324 Massachusetts avenue.
His daughter was his only child. Het
husband. Mr. Lipscomb, is graduate
of ,the Naval Academy, and now is
i president of the Dubllier Corporation
of New York, maker of radio parts. A
. brother, J. Anderson Ross of Philadel
phia, retired business man, and a
i nephew, Frank Macklin of Phlladel
. phia, also survive him.
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V y J V y WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION /
WASHINGTON, I). C, SATURDAY, .AUGUST 2. 1930-TWENTY-FOUR PAGES. . **
PROSECUTORS FIND
ADDED EVIDENCE IN
BAKER DEATH CASE
Probers Decline to Discuss
Nature of New Discovery
in Murder Mystery.
ATTORNEY FOR CAMPBELL
MAKES ATTACK ON GLOTH
Charles Henry Smith Declares
Whole Investigations Inspired
by Political Motives,
Startling new evidence in the murder
of Mary Baker has been brought to the
; attention of District authorities, who
yesterday took over prosecution of the
case, it was learned today.
Meanwhile, Charles Henry Smith of
Alexandria, attorney for Herbert M.
Campbell, attacked William C. Gloth,
commonwealth's attorney of Arlington
County, in announcing plans to oppose
j vigorously the removal of his client to
j Washington to face a grand jury ln
j vestigation on a new warrant charging
him with the murder of Miss Baker.
; While investigators declined to dis-
I close the nature of the information just
obtained after questioning scores of per
| sons, it was intimated that it constituted
j a strong link in evidence against Camp
bell.
Campbell remained in the Arlington
] County Jail. He had not been ques
| tioned since yesterday and indications
i were that he would not be examined
again for some time. Annoyed by the
heat and worried by his predicament,
the prisoner is reported to have lost
more than 10 pounds since his in-
I carceration almost two weeks ago.
“The whole investigation in Arlington
County has been inspired by political
motives and hopes of financial gain,”
Mr. Smith charged.
Expects to Block Transfer.
“Gloth," he added, “has failed to un
cover a single iota of evidence against
Campbell, yet he is trying desperately
to pin the murder on him."
Smith predicted he would be able to
block the removal of Campbell to
Washington because the warrant on
which he is expected to be rearrested
could not be supported with evidence
to prove the crime was committed in
Washington.
Gloth revealed he would ask that the
charge against Campbell be nolle
prossed Monday morning when the de
fendant is arraigned before Judge Wai
ter T. McCarthy in Circuit Court in
Arlington County. He said Campbell J
i then would be taken into custody by a i
deputy United States marshal on a
' murder warrant sworn out yesterday
‘ before United States Commissioner
Needham C. Turnage by William H
I Collins, assistant district attorney.
This step would necessitate a re
| moval hearing before Barton Phillips.
1 United States commissioner, with offices
in Alexandria. Should Phillips order
the removal of Campbell, Smith throat
i ened to carry the case to the United
States District Court at Norfolk, Va.
Regarded Easy Matter.
“Don’t you worry.” Mr. Collins de
clared today. “We’ll have Campbell
brought to the District, indicted and
placed on trial in the District Supreme
Court. All we must prove to do this
is that he is the man named in the
warrant, that he is the man sub
stantially charged with the crime and
that he is a fugitive from justice. That
will be an easy matter."
The decision to seek to bring Camp
bell to Washington was reached yester
day after a conference between Gloth,
Collins and Lieut. Edward J. Kelly.
The meeting was called even before
Smith filed a petition in the Arlington
Circuit Court demanding the release of
his client on a writ of habeas corpus.
A hearing on the petition was set for
10 a m. Monday.
180,000 MARRIAGES
IN AUSTRIA CLOUDED
Court Grants Former Mates Right |
to Determine Legality in Unions !
Involving Divorce.
By the Associated Press.
VIENNA, August 2.—The fate of
about 180,000 married couples in Aus
i tria who contracted marriages after
being divorced today was placed in the i
hands of their former mates by an |
opinion of the Austrian Constitutional j
Court in a test case.
The Constitutional Court found that
it was incompetent to arbitrate the
dispute between the political authorities
and the law courts which would define
i the status of marriages made with the
aid of civil dispensations. The court
1 said that inasmuch as the ordinary law
I courts had declared these dispensation
marriages illegal, all such marriages
in the future will be regarded as legal
i only until challenged by a former wife
or husband of one of the parties to the
new marriage.
The Neve Freie Presse characterized
I the finding as “the most reactionary
| judgment ever spoken in Austria.”
SLAIN GANGSTER
IDENTIFIED AS ZUTA
j By the Associated Press.
DELAFIELD, Wis., August 2.—A man
identified by officers as Jack Zuta. a
leader in Bugs Moran’s coterie of Chi
cago gangsters and charged by some
I a ® man who ordered the slaying
; Jake Lingle, was assassinated in the
of dance hall revelry last night
» j machine guns and pistols as he
stood at a player piano ready to drop
another nickel. He was shot several
ln the back and head and fell
without confronting the slayers, who
stood off the merrymakers and escaped
m two automobiles bearing Illinois
license plates.
Twenty or so couples were dancing in
the Lakeview Hotel Annex, at Upper
Nemahbin Lake, near Delafield, when
the five men entered. Their victim,
known at the resort as “J. H. Goodman,
Aurora, 111.,” was about to drop a nickel
the slot of a mechanical piano.
One of the Rangsters carried a ma
chine gun, another a riot gun. A third
shot "Goodman” down with a pistol.
Then the machine and riot guns were
turned on the victim as he lay dying
WHEN KENTUCKIAN MEETS KENTUCKIAN.
NATIONALS TAKE
FIRST GAME, 9-3
0
Johnson and McEvoy Hit
Hard by Griffs in Early
Frames.
BY JOHN B. KELLER.
NEW YORK, August 2.—Hitting
Johnson and McEvoy hard the Nation
als took the first game of a double
header from the Yankees here this
afternoon, 9 to 3.
FIRST INNING.
WASHINGTON—Myer fanned. E
Rice walked. Lazzeri threw out Ma
nush, E. Rice going to second. Cronin
singled to left center, scoring E. Rice.
Judge walked. West beat out a ground
er to Gehrig, filling the bases. Bluege
took a third strike. One run.
NEW YORK—Combs dropped the
ball in front of the plate and was
j thrown out by Jones, Judge making a
| fine stop of Sam’s low throw. Lary
lined to E. Rice. Ruth fanned. No
runs.
SECOND INNING.
WASHINGTON —Spencer, struck out. |
Jones singled to center and continued j
to third when H. Rice let the ball go
through him. Myer hit to Johnson and
Jones was run down between third and i
the plate, Johnson to Dickey to Lazzeri, j
Myer stopping at first. E. Rice flied to
Larv in short left. No runs.
NEW YORK—Gehrig .ingled to right. I
Lazzeri flied to E. Rice. Dickey doubled ;
to left field corner, sending Gehrig to !
third. Reese popped to Myer. whose :
throw-in held Gehrig at third. H. Rice I
was purposely passed, filling the bases.
Johnson forced H. Rice, Cronin to Myer.
No runs.
THIRD INNING.
WASHINGTON—Manush singled to
right. Cronin lined to Ruth. Judge
walked for the second time. West
singled to right, scoring Manush and
sending Judge to third. Bluege singled
to left, scoring Judge. When Combs
let the ball go by for an error. West
also scored and Bluege reached second, j
Spencer walked. A wild pitch put j
Bluege on third. Jones fanned. Combs ;
reached over the field box barrier and j
caught Myer’s foul. Three runs.
NEW YORK —Myer threw out Combs J
Myer also threw out Lary. Ruth went I
out the same way. No runs.
FOURTH INNING.
WASHINGTON —E. Rice walked. |
Johnson was lifted from the slab and ;
McEvoy, another right-hander, went in I
to pitch for the Yankees. Manush sin
gled to right, putting E. Rice on third. j
j Cronin doubled to left, scoring E. Rice !
and putting Manush on third. Judge I
doubled to right center, scoring Manush
! and Cronin. West fouled to Dickey.
Bluege flied to Combs in right field cor
ner. Spencer doubled to left, scoring
Judge. Jones flied to H. Rice. Four
runs.
NEW YORK—Myer threw out Geh
rig. Lazzeri flied to Manush. Dicke.v '
filed to E. Rice against the left-field
bleacher wall. No runs.
FIFTH INNING.
j WASHINGTON Bcngough now
| catching, and Cooke went to center
for New York. Myer bunted and was
out, Gehrig to McEvoy, covering first.
Rice flied to Cooke. Manush hit a
home run into the left field bleachers.
Lazzeri threw out Cronin. One run.
NEW YORK —Myer threw out Reese.
Cooke grounded to Judge. McEvoy
singled to left. Combs forced McEvoy,
Cronin to Myer. No runs.
SIXTH INNING,
WASHINGTON —Judge walked. West
fouled to Bengough. Bluege hit Into
a double play, Lazzeri to Reese to
Gehrig. No runs.
NEW YORK —Bluege threw out Lary.
Ruth filed deep to West. Gehrig fan- '
ned. No' runs.
SEVENTH INNING.
WASHINGTON —Spencer flied to
Cooke. McEvoy threw out Jones. Myer
popped to Lazzeri. No runs.
NEW YORK —Cronin threw out Laz
zeri. Bengough fouled to Spencer. Reese
walked Cooke walked. Ruffing batted
for McEvoy and singled to right, scor
ing Reese and sending Cooke to second.
Combs singled to right, scoring Cooke
and putting Ruffing on third. Jones
threw out Lary. Two runs.
EIGHTH INNING.
WASHINGTON— Byrd went to left
and Holloway to the pitching slab for
New York. E. Rice filed to Byrd. Man
ush went out, Gehrig to Holloway, cov
ering first. Cronin singled to right.
Cronin was out stealing, Bengough to
Lary. No runs. •
NEW YORK—Ruth walked. Gehrig
forced Ruth, Judge to Cronin. Spencer
leaned across a field box for Lazzeri s
foul. Gehrig took second after the
catch. West made a running catch of
Bengough's fly. No runs.
NINTH INNING.
WASHINGTON—Ruth came in for
Judge's high one. West tripled to left
center. Bluege took a third strike.
I Spencer took a third strike. No runs.
NEW YORK—Bluege threw out
■ Reese. Cooke singled to center. Chap
; man batted for Holiday and fanned.
Bvrd singled to cent*-, s»”din* Cooke
Box Score
FIRST GAME.
I WASHINGTON.
A.B. R. H. O. A. E.
Myer. 2b 5 O ti ;i 3 O
E. Rice, rs 3 2 O 4 o O
Manush, If 3 3 3 1 O 1
Cronin, ss 3 1 H 1 3 C
Judge, lb 2 a 1 II 1 t
West, cf 5 1 a a O O
Bluege. 3b 3 O I O a O
Spencer, c 4 O 1 5 O U
Jones, p 4 U 1 U a O
£8 9 13 at 13 l
NEW YORK.
A.B. R. H. O. A. E.
Combs, if 4 0 1 SC L I
Byrd, if 1 O 11 O L
Lary, ss 3 O 1 a O t>
Ruth, rs 4 O C a O Ci
Gehrig, lb 4 O 1 4 a 41
Lazzeri, 3b 3 0 O a 8 O
Dickey, c........ 2 0 13 10
BengouftT*?. .... a O 4. 3 1 O
Reese, 2b 3 1 O 11 41
H. Riee, cf O O O 1 O 1
Cooke, cf 2 a 1 3 O -
; Johnson, p 1 i> o o 1 o
I McEvoy, p 1 O 11 1 O
Holloway, p O O O 1 0 O
Ruffing 1 O 1 O i 4»
Chapman 14; O 0 O l)
34 3 8 2? 10 -
Ruffing batted for McEvoy in zeventh.
| Chapman hatted for Holloway in ninth.
SCORE BY INNINGS:
l2X«R*7*a-R.
j Washington 1 0 3 4 1 0 O O O— 9
New York.. 4, 41 4/ 4f 4 2 4) 1— 3 I
Summary:
Run* batted in—Cronin (2). West. Bluege.
Judce (2). Spencer, Manush. Ruffing.
Combs.
Two-base hit*—Dickey. Cronin. Judge.
Spencer.
Three-base hit—West.
Home run—Manush.
Sacrifice—Lazzeri.
Double play—Lazzeri to Reese to Rehrig.
Left on bases—Washington, R; New York. ».
Bases op balls—Off Jones. 4; off Johnson.
4s off McEvoy, 1. _
Struck out —By Jonei* 3» by Johnson. 3s by
j Holloway. «. 4 ,
‘ nits—Off Johnson, in 3 Innings (none out
in fourth); off McEvoy. 5 In 4 Innings.
Losing pitcher—Johnson.
| empires—Hildebrand, Ormsby and Guthrie.
QUEZON TO PRESS
CAUSE OF FILIPINOS
~
Senate Head at Manila Coining to
Washington, He Says, to Exert
“Supreme Effort.”
j By the Associated Press.
MANILA. August 2.—Manuel Quezon,
President of the Philippine Senate,
sailed for the United States today on
what he termed his supreme effort in
behalf of the Filipino people.
Quezon said he was going in quest
of a definite determination of the poli
tical status of the Philippines, and also
a declaration by the United States that
it was going to leave the islands within
a set period of years or was going to
stav indefinitely.
The Senate President believed such
a declaration would relieve business of
the present uncertainty, permitting it
to learn what the future holds, and
to shape its program accordingly.
Quezon’s undertaking was regarded by
many as perhaps his final gesture in the
j field of statecraft which has held him
! for so long. More than a year ago he
' submitted to treatment in a California
sanitarium, but the islands soon called j
him. He has not been presiding over
the Senate, however. Senator Sergio
Osmena has been acting in Quezon's
place.
FOUR FIREMEN DIE
IN RACE TO BLAZE
By the Associated Press.
HOLSTEIN, lowa, August 2.—Four
members of the Holstein fire depart
ment were killed last night when their
truck turned over as they were answer
ing a call to a fire on a farm near here.
The truck, traveling at a high rate of
speed, struck a bump in the road and
rolled over twice.
The dead:
Paul Soseman, 28; Fred Raukahl. 48;
Thomas Lingle, sr., 45, and William
33
Charles Kasner. a holstein banker,
who hopped onto the truck as it started
its run to the fire, was seriously in
jured.
to third. Lary singled to'center, scor
ing Cooke and putting Byrd on third.
S. Rice robbed Ruth of a home run
when he leaped up against the right
field screen for his long fly. One run.
niM
MOOD LET IN
Conflicting Data on Convict
Labor Reverses Decision
by Treasury.
By the Associated Press.
Russian pulpwocd valued at $4,500,-
000 will be permitted to enter the
United States under a reversal of the
Treasury decision which had placed an
embargo on such shipments on the
ground convict labor had entered into
its production.
After hearing evidence brought by the
Russian and American Interests in
volved, Assistant Secretary Lowman or
dered customs collectors to admit the
pulpwood. He announced the data on
which the exclusion had been ordered
was "conflicting and inconclusive.”
Six shiploads of the pulp were in
American ports, ready to unload today.
A score more are on the seas or ready
to leave the Russian port of Archangel.
The remainder has been contracted for
and ships are under charter.
Consignees Join Protest.
The pulp was sold by the Amtorg
Trading Corporation, Russian official
commerce agency, to the International
Paper Co., the West Virginia Pulp &
Paper Co. and the Racquett River Paper
Co. All these concerns joined with the
| owners and charterers of the ships in
volved, in protesting the embargo.
At a final hearing yesterday the pro
testants entered denials that convict
labor had been used in producing the
pulp and argued the American paper
mills would be forced to close down,
with consequent seridus unemployment.
If the supplies contracted for were
barred.
Policy Not Affected.
The pet mission to bring in the Rus
sian pulpwocd. Lowman made clear, will
in no way alter the Treasury’s deter
mination to enforce the tariff law pro
visions barring foreign convict-made
products. Protests have been filed with
the department against admission of
virtually every Russian product now
imported to the United States.
Last year the Soviet government sold
to Americans $40,749,045 of goods—
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EX-BANKER MAY BE SENT
BACK TO FRANCE BY SPAIN
Former Executive. Accused of
$500,000 Shortage, Now in
Foreign Legion.
By the Associated Press.
MADRID, August 2 (A 5 ). —A tradition
of the Foreign Legion probably will be
violated in the case of Laureano Carlos
de Villanueva, bank executive, who,
after vanishing July 7 from the Paris
branch with a shortage of $500,000 in
personal accounts, now faces extradition
from Morocco to confront his accusers.
A French petition for the extradition
of Villanueva, who enlisted in the Span
ish Foreign Legion as Alejandro Avial,
today was received at the Spanish min
istry of state, and officials expressed the
belief that the banker's extradition
would be permitted under treaties be
tween the two countries.
Government officials expressed the
opinion that had Villanueva himself
concealed h's Identity during his enlist
ment he would have been left immune
under the precedents of the legion.
They said, however, that in using the
name of Carlos Villanueva in letters to
friends in France he was considered to
have renounced the protection of the
legion.
DOG TESTIFIES BY SILENCE
WHEN CHARGED WITH BARKING
But Evanston Magistrate Calls Neighbors of Owner, Who
Says Beast Is Trained That Way.
By the Associated Press.
EVANSTON, 111., August 2 —ln reply
to all charges that she is a barking dog.
Josie, the spotted terrier at J. A. Wood
burn’s house, maintains a dogged
silence.
In Magistrate Porter’s court yester
day, where neighbors had her brought
for disturbing the peace, Joe took the
stand.
Mr. Wofldbum addressed the court.
”1 will ahow you,” he said, “that this
talk by five neighbors to the effect that
“From Press to Borne
Within the Hour ”
The Star’s carrier system covers
every city block and the regular edi
tion is delivered to Washington homes
as fast as the papers are printed.
Yesterday’s Circulation, 107,398
OP) Means Associated Press.
:
Canadians'* Wealth
Increases by More
Than One Billion
By the Associated Press.
OTTAWA. Ontario. August 2.
—Figures of the per capita
wealth of Canada, compiled by
the bureau of statistics for 1928,
place the aggregate wealth of the
Dominion, exclusive of undevel
oped natural resources, at $28.-
. 940.000,000. an increase of $1.272,-
000.000 over 1927.
Farm property and farm prod
ucts were the largest single item.
! amounting to 27.82 per cent of
the total.
DROUGHT RELIEF
NOT YET SIGHTED
Forecast, However, for Cool
Wave Latter Part of
Next Week.
Continued drought in the farm lands j
and temperatures ranging from 80 to
90 degrees were forecast for today and
the first part of next week by the
Weather Bureau. A cool wave is pre
dicted for the latter part of the week.
The lowest temperature mark in the
past 24 hours, 69 degrees, was registered
early this morning. After a steady rise
during the morning, the mercury is ex
pected to reach a 91-degree peak this
afternoon. Yesterday's maximum level
was 85 degrees.
Fair and Slightly Warmer.
The official forecast for tonight and
tomorrow is fair and slightly warmer,
with temperature ranging from 80 to
90 degrees. A continuance of moder
ate weather is expected throughout
next week.
The slight rain of the past two days,
the Weather Bureau reports, were
coastal showers, falling along a narrow
strip of the South Atlantic Coast.
Drought-stricken ir/.and territories, in
cluding the nearby Virginia and Mary
land farm belt, were unrelieved. No
immediate break in the arid weather
of the past weeks is in sight.
The weather outlook for the North
and Middle Atlantic States, the Ohio
Valley and Tennessee is uniformly dis
couraging, with but neglible relief fore
cast in the nature of scattered thunder
showers
The suburban water supply situation,
which had become critical during the
past week, is measurably improved to
day, according to the Washington Sani
tary Commission.
Three Connections Opened.
Three emergency connections with
the District water system, pumping a
million gallons of water into suburban
mains, have been opened, Harry R.
Hall, deputy chief engin?er, said today.
The maximum amount of the emer
gency water has now been diverted into
Chevy Chase and Mount Rainier con
nections. The sudden concentration of
water into these two mains has consid
erably reduced the demand on' the
Burnt Mills Reservoir from the north
west branch, consumption at that
reservoir decreasing about 50,000 gal
lons in 24 hours.
The newest connection at Silver
; Spring was operated for the first time
[ yesterday, pumping but 150,000 gallons,
a subnormal consumption. Sanitary
Commission officials, however, after
: pressure adjustment have been made
in the mains, are certain that the Silver
j Spring flow can be increased to 500,000
gallons.
SUNDAY COURT TO HEAR
LIQUOR ARRAIGNMENTS
. New York U. S. Commissioners to
Sit Weekly Forenoons to Pass
. on Bail Questions.
By the Associated Press.
I NEW YORK. August 2.—The United
' States attorney's office announced today
' that arrangements had been made for a
1 Sunday Federal Court to admit liquor
[ law violators to bail.
Federal Court commissioners will sit
Sunday forenoons, beginning tomorrow,
for the arraignment of persons arrested
‘ Saturday night for liquor law violations.
Those who can furnish bail will be re
leased.
The need for such a court arose out
of the recent refusal of city magistrates
to grant bail in liquor cases at night
or over week ends.
No provision for a Federal night court
has been made, and prisoners are ob
liged to remain in jail until a commis
sioner is available.
Last week 23 persons spent two days
in jail awaiting arraignment.
CONVICTED DRY KILLER
GIVEN SENTENCE STAY,
By the Associated Press.
FRANKFORT, Ky„ August 2.—Roy
V. Miller, first Federal prohibition ageht
ever convicted of killing in a dry raid,
was granted a stay of appeal today
by Gov. Sampson until January 15, next j
year.
The Governor said the case was
"shrouded in doubt’’ and that he wanted
time for a full investigation.
Miller was indicted in State Court,
the case transferred and he was con
victed in Federal Court of shooting
Frank Sears in a raid in Hopkins
County five years ago. As he was tried
on a State charge it was held that the
Governor has power to pardon or com
mute.
Two other men were convicted and
went to the penitentiary, but Miller
fought his case. Losing in an appeal,
he applied to the Governor. He was
sentenced to two years on conviction
of manslaughter.
Josie barks and awakens them with
her howls is balderdash and poppycock.”
He walked over to where Josie sat.
"Speak!” he commanded sternly.
Josie paid no attention.
“you see.” said Woodburn, “I've got
got her trained. She simply will not
bark, even when 1 ask her to.”
The court was impressed, but sug
gested that Mr. Woodburn appear today
with some witnesses that do speak so
they can tell the court njore about Josie
than Josie seemed willing to tell about
herself.
TWO CENTS..
TWO CONFESS 14,000
PAY ROLL ROBBERY.
POLICE ANNOUNCE
Morris C. Beck and Carl B.
Davis Arrested and Third
Man Is Sought.
DETECTIVE MURPHY GETS
CREDIT OF SOLVING CRIME
Inspector Shelby Announces S4OO
of Stolen Money Has Been
Recovered.
Police announced today that they
have confessions from two of the three
men w’ho yesterday boldly abducted a
I bank runner and relieved him of a
; $4,000 pay roll, and that they are close
on the trail of the third robber. Some
of the money has bern recovered.
Arrest of the third man is expected
in a few hours.
The tw r o men under arrest, and said
by Inspector William S. Shelby, chief of
j the Detective Bureau, to have confessed
the robbery, are Morris Carlton Beck,
18, 2523 Fourteenth street, and Carl
Benjamin Davis, 20, 1614 A street north
east.
Inspector Shelby announced that S4OO
of the stolen money has been recov
ered, mostly from Davis. He said that
the name of the third man has been
supplied police by his confederates.
Shortly before 10 o’clock this morn
ing the Detective Bureau issued an
extraordinary order to captains of all
precincts giving the description and
other particulars about the third man
and calling for the strictest watch at
all strategic points about the city.
The order was issued when police
received information that the third
man was seeking to secure an auto
mobile and flee from the city.
Meanwhile detectives had been plant
ed at points downtown, where the third
man was expected to meet engagements
this morning.
Murphy Receives Credit.
Detective Dennis J. Murphy, former
headquarters detective, now attached
to the thirteenth precinct, is credited
by Inspector Shelby with uncovering the
links in the«dnvestigation of the robbery
which led to the arrest and alleged
confessions of the two men already
under arrest. -
The bank runner, Gilbert E. Hyatt,
jr., 17 years old, of 3318 Nineteenth
street, was employed by the Mount Ver
non Savings Bank, Ninth and K streets
and on his way to the Union Co
operative Insurance Co. offices. He was
accosted on M street between Four
teenth and Fifteenth streets, by three
men in a roadster. One of the men
flashed a pistol at the youth, forced
him into the machine and then the
robbers and their victim drove slowly
off, several miles along Sixteenth street,
observing all traffic signals and main
taining a steady, if slow, pace.
At Sherrill drive into Rock Creek
Park, just opposite Walter Reed Hospi
tal, the roadster was turned into the
park, where the robbers, finding a se
cluded spot, took the $4,000 pay roll
young Hyatt was carrying and then
unceremoniously dumped him from the
machine.
Gave License Number.
The robbers, before speeding away,
gave young Hyatt a number which
they' said was the license number of
their car and then told him to w'alk
into the woods of the park. As they
drove off. young Hyatt turned back into
the rcadway and. after searching a bit,
found Park Policeman J. F. Connelly,
to whom he told his story.
Connelly took Hyatt to the thirteenth
precinct, where Detective Murphy first
took up the threads of the investiga
tion, w’hich led to the arrest of the
first suspect in the case late last night
and another arrest early this morning.
An hour after young Hyatt was taken
to the thirteenth precinct the bag in
which the runner had been carrying the
money, still holding a negotiable bond
was found in the middle of the stree’
in the 4500 block of lowa avenue b,
Charles A. Brown, a driver for the Na
tional Laundry. The name of the oarV
was on the bag and Brown immediatei’
get in touch with bank officials.
Hyatt gave police accurate descrip
tions of two of the men but was not »
certain about the other man.
Inspector Shelby also announce)
that a man arrested yesterday in con
nection w’ith the case. Edward Stanlcf
Davis, Franklin street, near Thirtieth
w f as not a participant in the robbed
and had been released. He said police
j believed Davis' car was the one used
| by the robbers, but that Davis was not
j in it at the time of the robbery.
Other Hold-up Near Solution.
At the same timj Inspector Shelby
Announced that police are close to t
solution of the $7,000 pay-roll robbery
at the Children’s Hospital on Thurs
day. He said that the two robberies
were in no way related; that thre? men
are sought in the first case, all local
men, but that they are not believed to
have had a hand in the later robbery.
Inspector Shelby emphatically stated
that the robberies were planned and
executed by local gangs and not by
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KILLS WIFE,'STEPSON
AND THEN HIMSELF
North Carolinian Thought by Po
i lice to Have Been Made Des
perate by Money Need.
By the Associated Press.
KINSTON. N. C.. August 2.—Charles
K. Bailey, 53, formerly well known io
the State's sporting circles, shot to
death his wife, Irene, 40; his foster
son, Henry Clay, 8, and then himself
today.
Police said Bailey apparently shot hto
wife while she was preparing breakfast,
went to a bed room and killed the boy
and then returned to the kitchen, where
he shot himself. Letters found by police
gave detailed funeral instruction*.
Bailey for years was clerk of Police
Court here. He was discharged some
months ago following an alleged short
age In his accounts. Police ascribed t• A
killings and suicide to dire finance* %
straits into which the family had falls