Evening star. [volume], June 10, 1932, Image 1

About Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972

Image provided by: Library of Congress, Washington, DC

                
WEATHER. “From Preaa to Home
(U S Weather Bureau Forecast.) ^ f^y ■ n'lthim U »»
Fair tonight; tomorrow party cloudy; M yA " *tnm ait Hour
not much change in temperature; gentle m ■ The Star’s carrier system covers
north winds H H I I every city block and the regular edi
uJ”'sr^H.rrim*ioi;y.n“n if jmar >»«;»*1™*»w..hi„8,o„ho«.,
Full report on page 9. M ■ as fast as the papers are printed._
_Closing N. Y. Markets, Paget 14 and 15_^-' *____Yesterday's Circulation, 121,442
No. 32,182. ffhVX"."!?“? WASHINGTON, p, C., FRIDAY, JUNE 10, 1932—FORTY-SIX PAGES.**** ^ Me.n, Associated pr.». TWO CENTS.
OF STATE GROUPS
Six Southern Delegations in
Contests for Recognition
in Convention.
HOT WET AND DRY BATTLE
ANTICIPATED BY LEADERS
Mere Trouble Expected From Out
right Repealists Than From
Strict Prohibitionists.
BY G. GOl'LD LINCOLN.
SiafT Correspondent of The Star.
CHICAGO, June 10.—As the stage
Was being set for a titanic struggle
over prohibition in the Republican
National Convention, the Republican
National Committee yesterday got down
to work on the claims presented by con
testing delegations .front a half-dozen
Southern States.
What happens in these delegate con
tests is not going to affect the presi
dential nomination. In all probability
the decisions reached will not affect the
outcome of the fight over prohibition.
Nor will the contests result in Repub
lican victoty .n any of these Southern
States. They may. however, have their
effect on close contests at the polls
tiext November in States of the North
End East where there 1s a considerable
colored vote, perhaps holding the bal
Bnce of power. The efforts made to
do away with old G. O. P. leaders,
colored in most instances, in these
States have brought the charge that
the desire is for a "lily white” party in
the South.
So these contests filed in Georgia.
Louisiana, Mississippi. South Carolina,
Tennessee and Virginia, in so far as the
race issue is tnvclved. will be followed
with interest. There was a report that
the Tennessee contests would be with
drawn. Only 55 delegates all told are
involved, and no matter how they are
settled, there will be no change in the
plans of the convention to renominate
President Hoover.
Georgia contest t irsi.
The first of the contests heard was
that of Georgia, where Mrs. George S.
Williams, colored, Republican national
committeewoman. is seeking to unhorse
the delegates elected by the Republican
State convention called by the “organi
zation.” Ben Davis, colored, and for
many years a power in the Republican
organization in Georgia, is among the
organization delegates. J. G. Lemon,
colored, and one of the contesting dele
gates, presented the case for the Wil
liams slate cf delegates, charging that a
tidal wave of lily whiteism" had
swept the State and that the colored
Republicans had been ousted and that
some of the so-called Republicans in
power were Derrocrats and Klansmen.
He said of the 16 delegates chosen by
the organization 14 are white and only
two are colored. He said that a Repub
lican white party in Georgia is an im
possibility.
James W. Arnold, Republican na
tional committeeman, white, and Davis
presented the case for the organization
delegates. Mr. Arnold declared that the
organization was “regular," a continua
tion of the organization that had b*en
in charge for years. He said that the
contestants themselves had taken part
in all the proceedings, up to this Spring.
"Then," he said, “I was informed in
a letter signed by 12 members of the
State Committee that nothing we had
done in the last two years was regular.
All of this contest is just tommy 'rot."
Contest “After Thought.”
Ben Davis said he hoped the National
Committee would exclude the race ques
tion in consideration of the case. He
declared the organization had been reg
ular all the way through to the election
of delegates. The contest by the Wil
liams delegates, he said, was “an after
thought."
"These people," he said, “represent
no one in Georgia except their own
feelings."
The charge was made by Lemon that
Postmaster General Brown had decreed
that there should be a white Republican
party in Georgia, and indeed the con
test is part of a protest against what
the Postmaster General had been doing
in the way of "cleaning up" Republican
organizations in the South. Some of
the older national committeemen have
resented this But the opinion is ex
pressed that Brown will come out on
top in these contests.
The committee was informed today
of a settlement of the contest over
seats from the third district of Vir
ginia. whereby Simeon M. Atkinson
and Cyrus W. Beale will withdraw and
permit' the seating of Lewis S. Strauss
and George Cole Scott. All four are
from Richmond.
preparing ior r.aiue.
Wet and dry leaders are as thick as
fleas in this city of Chicago. This
means the heads of various organiza
tions for and against prohibition as
well as wet and dry political leaders.
They are preparing for a knock-down
drag-out fight.
Despite the threats of ardent drys to
form a third party unless they have
their way with the Republican national
platform, it looks as though the con
vention would take the bit in its teeth
and produce a plank calling for re
submission of the eighteenth amend
ment.
Indeed the sentiment for a platform
declaration for outright repeal of the
prohibition amendment is on the in
crease. and the administration leaders
here fear they will have more trouble
with the repealists in the convention
than they will have frem the drys
themselves. The hope was expressed
today by seme of those who are trying
to steer the Republican bark between
the scylla of prohibition and the
ebarybdis of anti-prohibition that_it
(Continued on Page 2, Column I.)
-«
SUPPLY BILL PASSED
Senate Three Minutes Acting on
Agricultural Measure.
By the Associated Press.
The conference report on the $177,
000,000 Agriculture Department appro
priation bill was agreed to today by the
Senate in three minutes without debate
and without a record vote.
As approved by the House, the bill
carried $175,000,000. which the Senate
increased approximately $2,000,000 in
sending the bill to conference.
-•
Takes Poison. Shoots Self.
CHICAGO. June 10 UP).—E. C. Ashby
of Ladoga, Ind., committed suicide in
his room at the Stevens Hotel today.
He had wrapped himself in a blanket,
swallowed poison and then shot himself
through the heart.
GIFTS OF FOOD AND CASH ]
BUOY VETERANS’ SPIRIT
Funds Swelled to $7,000—Police Seek
Better Housing and Sanitation
for Bonus Army.
Their spirits buoyed by gifts of food. I
money and even a few luxuries, the '•
irrepressible bonus expenditionary forces \
were firmly esconced in their improvised
■•jungle” billets today, as officials sought
better housing and sanitation for the
growing army.
A gift of $5,000 from Father Charles
E. Coughlin of Detroit, "radio priest,”
swelled the mess fund to $7,000, and
several tons of food, the first of a series
of consignments, rumbled into camp
from Hoboken. N. J.
Books, magazines and even phono
graphs and pitching horseshoes were
contributed bv sympathizers.
Gov. Franklin D. Roosevelt of New
York today wired the District Commis
sioners that he was sending Nels An
derson of the New York temporary
emergency relief administration to
! Washington to make arrangement for
the return to New York of the Empire
j State members of the bonus marchers
j who want to go back.
Gov. Roosevelts wire said that Mr.
Anderson would get to the District late
this afternoon.
"I am glad to co-operate with you to
this end,” his wire said.
It was in reply to a telegram sent
by the Commissioners yesterday to the
Governors of 48 States asking them to
use their good offices to prevent further
bonus marchers from coming to Wash
ington.
The most encouraging news of all
from the veterans’ standpoint was an
announcement by Representative Con
nery. Democrat, of Masse chusetts. that
the American Red Crass is ready to
supply Farm Board wheat to the bonus
army, on request of local charity agen
cies. It was expected such a request
would be forthcoming.
Connery said the wheat offer was
made by James K. McClintock. a vice
chairman of the Red Cross, in response
to an inquiry by the Representative as
to availability of the grain for the vet
eraas. The Government recently turned
(Continued on Page 4. Column 1.)
SENATE SPEEDING
MESS AID BILL
Controversial Relief Propos
als Laid Aside and Early
Passage Is Seen.
By the Associated Press.
For the second time this session, the
Senate today tackled the problem of
Federal relief for the unemployed, as
the Democratic $300,000,000 jobless aid
bill was taken up for debate.
Early approval of the measure was
forecast by Senate leaders as the pro
I gram has been approved in principle
I by President Hoover.
Controversial relief proposals were
j shoved to the background in order that
j the emergency relief measure might be
j speedily considered and passed.
Unanimous Consent.
The relief bill came up for debate
under unanimous consent on the re
guest of Senator Wagner of New York,
j chief sponsor.
Senators Watson of Indiana and
Borah of Idaho, leaders of the two Re
publican factions, agreed to its con
sideration.
Wagner, opening debate on the meas
ure before a crowded Senate, said he
expected there would be little discus
sion because of the general agreement
now that Federal aid is necessary.
"Since the Costigan-La Follette bill
was considered," Wagner said, "condi
tions have become more tragic and
more serious and those who opposed
Federal relief then are now convinced
the Government should assume its re
sponsibility in helping the poor and
needy."
Provisions of BilL
The Democratic bill would authorize
i the Reconstruction Corporation to ad
vance $300,000,000 to the States on cer
tification of the Governors that the
money is necessary.
Unless the States arrange for re
i payment of the money it would be de
' ducted from future Federal aid high
way appropriations beginning in 1935.
Administration of the funds would be
j left entirely to the State Governors.
Distribution Discussed.
When Senator Dill. Democrat, of
Washington, inquired how cities in need
of help would receive the relief funds,
W'agner replied “that would be done
through the State administrations.”
Dill said he foresaw difficulties in
some cases, remarking that a Governor
might be unwilling to obligate the State
"for the sake of one town.”
Wagner said he could not imagine a
situation arising where a Governor
would refuse to borrow if real need
existed anywhere in his State.
Distribution on application of the
Governors, he said, was the simplest
method and preferable to undertaking
direct loans to thousands of cities.
Senator Borah expressed the view
that the funds should be proportioned
on the basis of need rather than
population.
Wagner, in reply, pointed to “wide
spread suffering^ and unemployment"
(Continued on Page 2, Column 2.)
mieaYresigns
j AS POST PUBLISHER
I
—
| Cabled Resignation Received on
Last Day Under Agreement
Made in Wife's Suit.
Resignation of Edward B. McLean as
publisher of the Washington Post was
announced today by Julius Peyser, at
torney for McLean in the recent suit
brought by his estranged wife, Mrs.
Evalyn Walsh McLean, to remove him
as a trustee of his father's estate.
Under the terms of an agreement in
the suit. McLean resigned as head of
the Post company on condition that he
remain as trustee of other properties
of the estate.
Maj. Peyser declared he received the
resignation today in the form of a
cable which was placed in the hands
of the board of directors of the Post
shortly before noon. Today was the
last day for McLean's resignation under
the agreement. The decree making the
agreement final Is expected to be signed
early next week by Justice Bailey of
the District Supreme Court.
GETS DEATH PENALTY
Atlantic City Man Found Guilty
in Landlady's Slaying.
MAYS LANDING, N. J.. June 10 (>P>.
—Louis Fine, 51, of Atlantic City, yes
terday was convicted of murder and
sentenced to die in the electric chair
for the slaying of his landlady, Mrs.
Mattie Schaaf of Atlantic City, last
March 2.
Fine was convicted of strangling Mrs.
Schaaf in her boarding house. He was
accused of having placed the body in
a trunk and sending it by express to a
Philadelphia rooming house, where it
was discovered.
Radio Programs dn^Page C-3
Guggenheim Testifies Former
Agent Promised Return of
Lindbergh Baby.
The Government completed Its case
today in the District Supreme Court
trial of Gaston B Means, former Jus- j
tice Department agent, on charges of .
embezzling $104,000 from Mrs. Evalvn
Walsh McLean in a Lindbergh baby !
ransom fraud.
The prosecution testimony ended after !
witnesses testified Means had ap- 1
proached Col. M. Robert Guggenheim,
close friend of Col. Charles A. Lind
bergh. with proposals to recover the
baby before Mrs. McLean employed him
for the same purpose.
Robert F. Fleming, Edgemoor. Md.
real estate man. who followed Guggen
heim to the stand, corroborated his
story of how Means assured them he
could recover the baby because of a
connection with the kidnapers.
The defense will go on this after
noon, but counsel for Means said he
probably would not testify before Mon
day.
Before resting its case, the prosecu
tion brought out that Means had told
Col. Guggenheim he wanted to recover
the kidnaped child in order to regain j
the reputation he lost when he was
sent to the Atlanta Penitentiary some
years ago. Guggenheim testified, how
ever. Means never tried to get money
from him.
It developed, however, that Means did
carry on negotiations as an intermediary
in the kidnaping case with both Col.
Guggenheim and Mrs. McLean at the
same time. After Mrs. McLean had
paid over to him the $100,000 ransom
money March 7. according to the testi
mony. Means dropped his negotiations
with Col. Guggenheim.
Quotes Means on Ransom.
The witness said he first met Means
on March 5 at the home of Flem
ing. in Edgemoor. He said Means
told him on that occasion he was
sent to jail because he refused to
"squeal" on a friend. Col. Guggenheim
also related the conference Means said
he had in a New York speakeasy with
a former inmate of Atlanta Peniten
| tiary. who asked him to participate in
an unidentified kidnaping case. The
colonel quoted Means as saying the man
told him this case would get great pub
licity or would never reach the news
papers at all. He said Means told him
j he immediately connected this conver
sation with the Lindbergh baby kidnap
ing when he read newspaper accounts
of that crime.
Col. Guggenheim said Means wanted
him to keep the baby 43 or 72 hours, in
order to give the kidnapers a chance
to get away.
"I asked Means what arrangements
j had been made about paying a ran
j som.” Col. Guggenheim testified. "He
said he thought it might be possible to
get the baby back without payment of
any ransom—that the kidnapers were
becoming afraid to keep the child and
were anxious to get rid of it. He told
me. however, that if a ransom should
be demanded, the babv was to be turn
ed over to me by him and that no
money was to be paid the kidnapers
until the child had been properly
identified and returned to its parents.
Says Means Made Promise.
“I asked him where he came into the
picture, if no ransom was to be paid.
He told me he had lost his good name
while serving time in the penitentiary,
and that he regarded this as a wonder
ful opportunity to rehabilitate himself.
He also said that if he should be suc
cessful in recovering the child the re
sulting publicity would insure him of
an abundance of work as investigator
for the next 10 years."
Col. Guggenheim said Means prom
ised to return the babv to his home at
1539 Twenty-ninth street the following
day, Sunday. March 6. He said he re
mained at home all that day. which was
marked by a severe snowstorm, but that
Means failed to appear. He said Means
telephoned him that night and said he
had been unable to get through with
the babv because of the blizzard.
Mrs. McLean testified that on this
Sunday Means went with her to her
country place In Maryland. Farview,
and entered into preliminary arrange
ments for the return of the baby to her.
Col. Guggenheim said Means prom
ised over the telephone Sunday night
to deliver the baby to him the following
day. On that Monday night, however
he said. Means telephoned him and said
the case had taken on a new angle and
that a certain Catholic priest here
wanted to see him. On Friday, March
11. Col. Guggenheim said he went to
Means’ home in Chevy Chase, Md
Means, he testified, told him he had
experienced difficulty in getting the
child through police lines and asked
him to get a diplomatic car for this
purpose. He said he subsequently ar
ranged for the use of the personal
automobile of the Austrian Minister.
Stopped Talk About Baby.
At this time Means had already ac
cepted $100,000 from Mrs. McLean to
return the baby to her, according to
testimony already given.
Col. Guggenheim said his last con
versation with Means resulted in ar
rangement being made to have the
Austrian Minister's car available at a
moment’s notice. He said Means never
talked with him again about the baby.
Cross-examined by Defense Attorney
T. Morris Wampler, the witness denied
any special interest In the case. Wamp
X Continued on Pace 2, Column
First Meeting on Federal
Savings Is Scheduled
This Afternoon.
HOOVER GETS ASSURANCE
OF FURLOUGH SUPPORT
Hopeful Sign for TJ. S. Workers
Seen in Two Bills’ Approval
Without 10 Per Cent Cut.
With the first meeting of conferees
on the Federal economy bill scheduled
for 5 o'clock this afternoon, Speaker
Gamer announced today additional con
ferees would be appointed by the House,
probably Including several members of
the Special Economy Committee, headed
by Representative McDuffie, Democrat,
of Alabama.
This change In plans by the House
leadership was due. it was said, to the
fact the Senate yesterday appointed
seven conferees on the legislative appro
priation measure, to which the economy
provisions are attached. Among these
were several members of the Senate's
Special Economy Subcommittee.
The Senate desires to keep the legis
lative appropriation bill Intact, includ
ing the economy provisions, while House
leaders are seeking to get separate ac
tion on the regular appropriation items
for the legislative establishment and
then to have the economy provisions
considered separately by a new group of
conferees.
Legislative Section First.
The meeting of the conferees will be
held in the Senate Appropriations Com
mittee room. The legislative section of
the bill will be considered first, and
there Is believed to be little likelihood
that the pay cut section will be reached
soon unless the group remains in ses
sion until late tonight.
Meanwhile President Hoover was as
sured today by Representative Snell of
New York, minority leader of the Hou?e.
that the Republicans of that body will
back up the conferees for a five-day
week and furlough-without-pay plan
Snell told the President the Republicans
are desirous of effecting genuine econ
omy and at the same time keeping up
ihe proper standard of wags, and for
that reason they favor the furlough
plan and the five-day week.
Another hopeful sign for Govern
ment workers was seen in the action
of the Senate in abandoning their 10
ner cent supply bill policy in the agri
culture bill and the Army bills. Fol
lowing on the heels of approval of the
Army bill yesterday without the 10 per
cent cut the Senate today passed the
conference report on the agriculture
bill, to which it had added $2,000,000.
Appointments Due Soon.
The conferees appointed yesterday by
the House are Representatives Sandlin.
Louisiana, and Ludlow, Indiana, Demo
crats, and Hardy, Colorado. Republican
The Senate conferees are Chairman
Jones of the Appropriations Committee.
Senators Bratton, Democrat, of New
Mexico; Broussard. Democrat, of Lou
isiana; Hale. Republican, of Maine
and Smoot. Republican, of Utah.
Speaker Garner said the additional
House conferees would be appointed
soon.
It is hoped that by keeping the bill
intact as it is, much wrangling will be
eliminated which would result if con
ferees brought the economy proposals
back into the House for approval.
There seemed to be a growing senti
ment in the House in favor of accept
ing the President's furlough plan as
approved by the Senate. However, Mc
Duffie, who was the original sponsor
of the flat 10 per cent cut. may en
deavor to get consideration of that
alternative in the conference. There is
a strong sentiment among House lead
ers for an exemption of at least $1,500
before the application of a flat cut in
salaries.
Group Fights Any Cut.
A small but determined group also is
waging a fight against any reduction in
salaries, but their only influence prob
ably will be toward getting a compro
mise on the a.uestion of exemption.
One objection among House members
to the furlough plan is that a rumor
has been spread that there is a likeli
hood. if the furlough system is adopt
ed, of superimposing upon that a flat
salary cut in addition.
Since the action by the Senate on the
wrage cut proposals, the pressure on
House members to seek higher exemp
tions and to diminish the amount of
salary reductions has been intensified.
Not only are members receiving count
less letters and telegrams from their
home district, but delegations repre
senting the National Federation of
Federal Employes and other groups of
Federal workers including the big four
organizations of postal service employes
and the American Federation of Labor
are again canvassing all members of the
House.
TRUANT BOYS HELD
Ann Nichols’ Son and Companion
Sought to “Conquer World.’’
ALBUQUERQUE, N. Mex„ June 10
(A3).—Henry Nichols, jr„ 13, and Russell
Wade Fishbeck. two Los Angeles lads
who set out to “conquer the world,"
were held by police here yesterday pend
ing the arrival cf Nichols’ mother, Ann
Nichols, author of “Abie's Irish Rose."
The boys left home in an automobile
with $23 and two revolvers. By the
time they arrived here they were with
out funds. They were headed for Jemez,
N. Mcx.. w'here they planned to seek
I work cn a dude ranch.
I
^ytONE on
/DOWN.KiD. /
A This IS j/>
\ THE, "
M^FElj
01 r. SO TEMPTING!
l\
Aim to Modify Decree Is In
dicated After Protest Is
Made by U. S.
——
By the Associated Ptpss
SANTIAGO, Chile, June 10—There
were Indications this altemoon that the
new Socialist government had reron
; sidered its order for confiscation of all
foreign currency on deposit in the
banks.
I Immediately after the order was
promulgated yesterday the foreign diplo
matic representatives, including the
American Ambassador, filed protests
Today a representative of a European
bank informed his Ambassador that he
had learned the government intended
to modify its decree.
| At any rate the order has not yet
: been enforced. «tnd members of the
[ diplomatic corps expected that the
; modifications in prospect would leave
! foreign depositors, at least, immune to
confiscation.
United Slates Ambassador William S
Culbertson presented the first of the
protests in benalf of the National City
Bank of New York, although he said
i he had not been requested to do so.
Former President Juan Esteban Mon
j tero. who left by airplane yesterday
for Mendoza. Argentina, where former
1 President Carlos Ibanez also is living
in exile was turned back by bad
weather last night. He planned to
make another start today.
HONDURAS REVOLT SPREADS.
Federate Mass for Drive to Recapture
Territory Lost Tuesday.
GUATEMALA CITY, June 10 (JP).— \
Further revolutionary outbreaks in
Honduras were reported In dispatches
received here today.
The dispatches said rebel troops
under the command of Filiberto Diaz
Zelaya, leader of the Nationalist party. !
attacked federal forces in the Depart
ment of Copan.
The federate were driven back, the
report said, and were massing for a
concentrated drive to retake the terri
tory near the place where more than
threescore were reported slain in a
battle Tuesday.
PANAMA UPRISING ENDS.
Revolt of San Bias Indians Quelled
With Little Trouble.
COLON, Panama, June 10 (JP).—Re
ports reaching here from various
sources, indicated the flare of revolt
among the San Bias Indians apparently
had been quelled without serious con
sequences.
The Indians were reported on the
warpath because the candidate they
supported had been beaten in the na
tional presidential elections.
Comdr. Alva D. Bernhard of the
United States fleet air base at Coco
Solo made an unofficial test flight over
the San Bias country east of here, and
reported no sign of trouble.
500 ON DRIFTING FLOE
Plane and Steamer Try Rescue of
Fishermen Off Siberia.
MOSCOW. June 10 (JP).—A dispatch
from Irkutsk, Siberia, dated June 7,
published here today, said 500 fisher
men were carried away on a drifting ice
floe in Lake Baikal May 28.
An airplane sent by the Eastern Si
berian air fleet located the floe June 2
on the northern part of the lake, the
dispatch said, after which a Soviet
steamer was sent to the rescue. Theie
was no indication whether the steamer
reached them.
TRUCK RUNNING WILD DOWN HILL
DEMOLISHES THREE BUILDINGS
I
Vehicle, Stopped by Wall of Home, Bursts Into
Flames—Three Persons Killed, Five Injured.
By the Associated Press.
JOHNSTOWN, Pa , June 10.—Three
men were killed today by a truck that
plunged down Frankstown hill at terrific
speed and wrecked three buildings.
The dead:
Harry Kessler, 57, of Philadelphia:
Norman Ballard. 22, colored, of Phila
delphia. and Mike Hudak, 63, of
Johnstown.
The wildly careening vehicle splintered
a meat market and barber shop and
came to rest in flames within the wall
Pf & dwelling, __
fy
Five persons were hurt, none of them
critically.
Kessler was the owner and Ballard
the driver of the truck. Hudak was
walking along the street. The truck
descended upon him so suddenly he
was unable to flee. He was picked up
by the truck and hurled with it into
the buildings. His crushed body was
found in the wreckage.
Fire broke out in the debris when
the truck’s gasoline exploded. Th“
flames threatened complete destruction
of the home of John Hammerle. but
(jgre rxttngntohwV-;
Wins Golf Title
GENE SARAZEN.
Breaks Record With 283, Two
Under Jones’ 1927 Total.
Armour Shoots 302.
By the Associated Press.
SANDWICH, England, June 10
Gene Sarazen. long-hitting American
golf star, today won the British Open
golf championship with a record score
of 283 to carry on an American golfing
sweep, in the event unbroken since
1923.
The 1922 American Opan champion
scored his 283. two strokes under Bobby
Jones’ winning total of 1921 early in
the afternoon and then watched those
who had a chance to catch him, fade
away under the pressure of having to
shoot sub-par golf.
Sarazen has been well up in the
British Open field for several years,
finishing second to Walter Hagen in
1928 at the neighboring Royal St.
Georges course for his best effort up tg
today.
Eleventh American Victory.
It was the eleventh American victory
in 12 successive years of the blue rib
bon event of golf, the only break being
Arthur Havers' victory in 1923, when
Hagen finished second.
It was Havers who was the threat to
Sarazen as he shot a 68 on his third
round to pull up within four strokes of
the flying American. The British pro
faltered on his final nine, however,
made the turn in 37 to lose two more
strokes to Gene and when he started
home 4—4—4—5 his last chance was
gone. It appeared the best he could
possibly do was a 73. which would leave
him three strokes behind.
Tommy Armour, the defending cham
pion from Detroit, faded badly on the
final round with his hopes of victory
gone, and finished with an 83 for a
72-hole total of 302.
Beats U. S. Open's Best.
Sarazen's score bettered not only the
British record, but was three strokes
better than the best winning total in
the American open, Charles (Chick)
Evans' 286 at Minneapolis in 1916.
MacDonald Smith, other member of
the American "big three," had the
heartbreaking experience of scoring a
288 for a total good enough to have
won all but the current British cham
pionship and the 1927 event. Smith, a
native of Carnoustie. Scotland, has
been striving for years to win the
British title and although always up in
the running has always been just a
little off.
Armour couldn’t do anything right on
(Continued on Page 2, Column 7.)
SPAIN SETTLES ROW
Mexico and Peru Aided in Negotia
tions by Madrid.
MADRID, June 10 UP).—Spain has
succeeded in restoring diplomatic rela
tions between Mexico and Peru, it was
learned today from a reliable source.
The two Latin-American countries
severed relations last month when the
Mexican Minister was accused of hav
ing associated with a fugitive whose
arrest the government sought for polit
ical offenses. It was said that the
personnel of the diplomatic missions
drill bt <**">«<* tap both mintrirn
;T ~
PRESIDENT MS
FOR RACE EQUALITYj
Praisss Progress of Colored
People at Howard Univer
sity Commencement.
Declaring that education and the op
portunities for advancement of the
progress of mankind are a natural right
of every citizen of a republic. President
Hoover today in an address on the
campus of Hc«*ard University con- '
gratulated the graduating class of that I
institution upon completing their studies I
with credit.
The President also congratulated the I
entire colored race upon its efforts to I
prepare itself for leadership in its de
development.
Saying that it was an inspiration for |
him to be present on this occasion, the |
President stated that nothing that the ;
Federal Government had done reflects !
more credit upon it for the meeting of I
an obligation than Howard University i
“to bring to a great segment of our !
nopulation the means of overcoming a
handicap for which they were not re
sponsible and of leveling upward for
th'm ?n coual enportunitv to share in
the full measure of citizenship with
their brethren of other races."
Mrs. Hoover Present.
The President spoke from a platform
, erected in the open quadrangle on the
Howard University campus. On the
platform with him in the executive
party w ere Mrs. Hoover. Secretary of j
Interior Ray Lyman^Wilbur. under |
(Continued on Page 2. Column 6.)—
LINDBERGH CALLED
BY CURTIS DEFENSE
Move of Attorneys for Alleged
Kidnap Hoax Negotiator Is
Unexplained.
By the Associated Press.
FLEMINGTON. N. J„ June 10.—A
subpoena has been issued calling on
Col. Charles A. Lindbergh to testify in
defense of John Hughes Curtis, alleged
hoax negotiator in the kidnaping
mystery.
The defense move in obtaining the
subpoena was unexplained. Col. Lind
bergh has been quoted as saying he
"would be ready at any time” to testify 1
against Curtis.
Fleisher Hearing Delayed.
DETROIT, June 10 (/P).—Because New \
Jersey State police and Federal officials
want to question Harry Fleisher re
garding the Lindbergh baby kidnaping
case, the gangster, who surrendered yes
terday to Detroit police, will not be ar
raigned until Monday on a year-old
murder charge.
Fleisher was to have been arraigned
today as one of four men who killed '
three companions in the Collingwood
Avenue Apartments last year. The ar
raignment was postponed by Prosecutor
Harry S. Toy to permit questioning re
garding the gangster's knowledge of the
Lindbergh case. Fleisher’s attorney, Ed
ward H. Kennedy. jr„ repeatedly has
denied his client had anything to do
wfth the kidnaping.
«-»
CHICAGOAN KILLS SELF
SOON AFTER MARRIAGE
Royal C. Vilas, Former Manufac
turer. Leaves Note for Third
Bride, Wed Nine Days Ago.
By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, June 10 — Royal C. Vilas,
52, socially prominent former manu
facturer, shot and killed himself yester
day in his suburban home.
A letter addressed to his third wife,
whom he married nine days ago, was
said by the coroner to have described
financial difficulties. Last year Vilas
resigned as chairman of the Pyle Na
tional Co., railroad equipment manu
facturers
His brother. Ward A. Vilas, died in
1920 from an overdose of a sleeping
potion while being sued for divorce.
Vilas’ first wife, who divorced him
in 1920, hanged herself six years later.
His second wife was Mrs. Edna Vance
of Houston, Tex., whose recent divorce
was not disclosed until Vilas married
his former secretary, Miss Myrtle P.
Hoglund, 26.
Among the survivors are two chil
dren by his first wife. Royal C., 22, and
Virginia, prominent golfer.
Father Dies as 5 Are Saved.
BALTIMORE, June 10 (JP).—John
Niemozyk, 50, was burned to death, but
his five children safely leaped from a
second-story window Into the arms of
neighbors when fire destroyed their
FIVE ARMED MEN
ROB DANK OF $9,031
Six Employes Are Herded Into
Rear Room of Georgia
Avenue Branch.
THREE BANDITS VAULT
RAIL WITH DRAWN GUNS
Woman Patron and little Girl
Guarded by Leader—$20,000
in Cash Overlooked.
Forcing five men and one woman em
ploje of the Washington Mechanics'
Saving Bank, 3608 Georgia avenue, to
lie on their faces, five anned bandits
robbed the bank of $9,031 in a daring
daylight hold-up about 11:30 o'clock
this morning.
Rushing into the bans from a car
they parked outside with motor run
ning, the bandits vaulted over the rail
of the tellers' cage and with drawn guns
herded all the employes into a rear
room.
As one man stood guard over the
prisoners and another at the door, three
rifled the tills in the tellers' cages.
$30,000 Is Overlooked.
. floyd W. Davis, 6214 Fifth street, as
siSLant cashier, who was in charge of
the bank, said they overlooked approxi
mately $20,000, $5,000 of which was in
change.
The entire holdup was over in less
than a minutes, and the robbers made
i dash for their car and escaped, west
on Otis place to New Hampshire ave
nue, where they turned south toward
the center of the city. The car bore
Maryland license tags.
A woman and a little girl were the
only patrons in the bank when the
hold-up occurred. They were held near
the front door by the apparent leader
of the gang, who stood on guard, and
directed the activities of the others.
Enter With Drawn Guns.
Thomas E. Elgin, 1401 Fairmont
street, teller, whose cage is nearest the
door, said the robbers had guns in their
hands as they entered the door.
■'Stick 'em up and keep quiet,” he
quoted one of them as saying.
Together with Mr. Davis and Samuel
Fingerhut, who were in the lobby of the
bank with him, Elgin raised his hands
above his head.
"Then three of the men jumped over
the railing.” he explained, "and shoved
guns against our ribs. They herded us
into the back room with the three
others who were already there, and
made us lie flat on our faces on the
floor. One man stood over us with a
sun in his hand and warned us to lie
Wear Working Clothes.
The other employes who were forced
to lie on the floor besides Elgin. Davis
and Fingerhut, were Mrs. Maude H.
Clarke, 1838 Sixteenth street: Richard
S. Sanderson. 4925 Kansas avenue, and
L. J. Lann. 210 Taylor street.
Four of the robbers were described as
being about 25 years old. and of
medium size. The fifth, the leader,
who was about 35 years old. was con
siderably larger than the others. Two
were dressed in coveralls and the others
wore rough clothes.
"The whole thing was over so quick
ly," declared Mr. Davis, "We hardly
realized what was happening. No one
made any attempt to appose them, and
they did not offer any violence."
The section of Georgia avenue where
the bank is located is a busy com
mercial community, with numerous
small stores lining the streets for blocks
in either direction.
Police were able to obtain descrip
tions of the robbers and their automo
bile from several persons in the vicinity,
who saw them make their getaway.
President Is Called.
A. Scott Offutt. vice president of the
bank, the main office of which is located
at Eighth and G streets southeast, was
summoned immediately after the hold
up and began a check of the bank's
funds to determine the exact amount
stolen. A representative of the Globe
Indemnity Co. arrived shortly after
ward and said he stood ready to write
out a check for the loss as soon as the
exact figures were arrived at.
Capt. Bernard Thompson of the De
tective Bureau, who is investigating the
hold-up. said the tatgs on the roobers'
automobile are listed to a taxicab com
pany in Cumberland. Md. The car,
however, bore no signs to indicate that
it was a taxicab.
The Washington Mechanics & Sav
ings Bank branch at Ninth and East
Capitol streets was held up the after
noon of January 15 last by bandit*
using an automobile equipped with four
machine guns.
On that occasion the bandits escaped
with $14,135 after herding four clerks,
a janitor and three customers into a
rear room in the bank.
HOME LOAN BANKING
BILL BEING RUSHED
House Expects to Send Measure to
Senate Before Night—Has
Wide Support.
By the Associated Press.
The House took up President Hoo
ver’s home loan bank bill todav amid
expectations that it would be rushed
to the Senate before nightfall.
This final item in the economic re
lief program of the Chief Executive is
designed to give financial support to
existing home-financing, thrift and
savings institutions through a system
of 12 to 18 home loan discount banks.
The objective is to save home owners
from threatened foreclosures and make
possible much residential construction
in underbuilt sections of the country.
With wide sup.:o-t in both chambers.
Senate leaders were already counting
upon House approval in time for th»m
to take It up Monday. The Senate
Banking Committee was so confident
that yesterday it substituted the House
measure for the one introduced by Sen
ator Watson, the Republican leader.
NEW JERSEY TO VOTE
TRENTON, N. J.. June 10 (/P).—Gov.
A. Harry Moore today signed a meas
ure providing for a referendum for
repeal of the State prohibition en
forcement act.
The measure Is to be submitted at
the November election and. should the
voters approve. State enforcement ae
fiem Bmmlm L ^ ^