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OUTLAW BARROW
Rangers’ Guns Riddle Pair
as They Reach for Arms
in Vehicle Traveling at
85-Mile Rate.
LEAD POURED INTO PAIR
AFTER CRASH STOPS CAR
Bonnie Parker Dies With Machine
Gun in Lap, While West's No.
1 Desperado Clutches Revolver.
Dozen Killings Laid to Crim
inal in Two Years.
By the Associated Press.
ARCADIA. La., May 23.—Clyde
Barrow and his gunwoman companion,
Bonnie Parker, were beaten to the
trigger pull by Texas and Louisiana
officers today.
Their crime career ended in a blaze
of riot gun fire when, disregarding a
command to halt and unable to get
their weapons into play, the desperado
and his cigar-smoking girl crumpled
up in the front seat of a car traveling
at about 85 miles an hour.
The car careened into an embank
ment and was wrecked.
In the wreckage, the officers who
had set the trap for the Southwest’s
public enemy No. 1 and the Parker
woman found both bodies riddled with
bullets. Bonnie’s was almost doubled
over the machine gun she had held in
her lap. Barrow’s broken body was
twisted behind the steering wheel, a
revolver gripped in one hand.
Car Heavily Armed.
The car. splintered by gunfire,
proved to be a speeding arsenal.
The trap was sprung by Frank
Hamer, a former Texas Ranger; B.
M. Gault, a highway patrolman, and
Ted Hinton and Bob Alcorn, Dallas
County sheriffs. Hamer was recently
commissioned as a highway patrol
man for the special purpose of get
ting his man—and, in this case, his
gunwoman.
Hamer had learned of the highways
frequented by the pair and had been
watching for weeks.
Hamer and Gault had been watch
ing the Black Lake hide-out two
months. t
Adopted Waiting Policy.
Several weeks ago they barely
missed the couple at the rendezvous.
After that they adopted a policy of
“sitting and waiting.”
The bandits' trail was picked up this
morning by Hamer and three Texas
Ranger associates in Bossier Parish,
where Barrow was reported to have
relatives. They followed the bandit
car to Bienville Parish, where the
Rangers were joined by Sheriff Hen
derson Jordon and a staff of deputies.
The officers got ahead of the bandit
car and lay in wait until Barrow ran
his car into the ambush.
With the posse, heavily armed, hid
ing in brush along the paved high
way, Barrow's car broke over the
horizon racing at 85 miles an hour.
As the car approached an officer
yelled, “Halt!”
Dozen Guns Flame.
Barrow and the woman answered
by reaching for their guns and they
were met by a fusillade from a dozen
guns.
The automobile smashed Into an
embankment and the officers con
tinued to fire until the bodies were
riddled.
Barrow and his companion had led
officers in a w'ild chase over half a
dozen States. Frequently they were
cornered but eluded their pursuers or
shot it out. They replenished their
funds by robbing banks and business
houses.
Barrow was regarded as one of the
Nation's most dangerous killers, shoot
ing at the bat of an eye and fleeing
in fast automobiles.
Woman Expert With Gun.
Bonnie Parker was charged by of
ficers with participation in most of
Barrow's later crimes. Officers said
she was as quick on the trigger as her
associate and was just as elusive.
The bodies were being taken to Ar
cadia, La., 17 miles east of the scene
of the killings.
The shooting occurred about 6 miles
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COMMITTEE URGES
IMPEACHING JUDGE
Judiciary Group of House Favors
Action Against C. E.
Woodward.
By the Associated Pres*.
The House Judiciary Committee
voted, 15 to 5. today to recommend
to the House that Federal Judge
Charles E. Woodward of Chicago be
Impeached.
Chairman Sumners said the vote
had been taken on the whole record.
He said the committee would meet
Friday to discuss the subcommittee re
port on the bankruptcy administration
of Judges James H. Wilkerson and
Walter C. Lindley, both of Chicago.
A report will be made by the com
mittee to the house possibly tomor
row on the Woodward action. Sum- j
ners indicated there might be a mi
nority report.
A bill of specifications will accom- 1
pany the resolution to the House, he I
said. Neither of these has been
dra wn up
Sumners said the action of the com
mittee was based upon the McKeown
subcommittee’s investigation into the
bankruptcy administration of the
Chicago Federal Judiciary.
Sumners said the committee would
meet tomorrow to discuss what he
said was a "delicate matter" in con
nection with the Woodward case.
He refused to give the name, of
those voting either for or against the
Woodward impeachment motion.
Careers Ended
Clyde Barrow and Bonnie Parker,
slain today by Texas Rangers when
trapped at their hideout.
—A. P. Photo.
U. S. ORDERS HALT
IN FATAL SHE
Labor Board Drafts Pact.
One Dead, 45 Hurt in
Minneapolis Riot.
By the Associated Press.
MINNEAPOLIS. May 23.—The Gov
ernment demanded today an immedi
ate halt of the Minneapolis truck
drivers’ strike after a week of riots
and bloodshed.
The order came from the Regional
Labor Board, which submitted at the
same time a conciliation agreement
to strikers and employers. Represen
tatives of both sides indicated prob
able acceptance of the board’s deci
sion.
The board, acting upon instructions
of the National Labor Board, reached
its decision last night, several hours
after the most violent outbreak of
the strike, in which one man was
fatally injured.
Truce Arranged.
The rioting led to a hastily arranged
truce to permit the regional board to
act. The truce, effective for 24 hours
following announcement of the Labor
Board's decision, ended a clash in the
city market area between 5.000 strik
ers and police authorities. C. Arthur
Lyman, vice president and general
manager of the American Ball Co.,
died from injuries suffered while act
ing as a special police officer. About
45 men were injured.
The Executive Committee of the
truck owners meets today to take
formal action on the arbitration plan
submitted by the Minneapolts-St. Paul
Regional Board. A meeting of the
General Drivers and Helpers’ Union,
No. 574, also is to be held to act on
the ultimatum.
Discrimination Forbidden.
As part of Its order, the board rec
ommended that any agreements be
tween employes and employers ar
rived at either by collective bargain
ing or arbitration be made in writing
and forbade any discrimination
against employes who are members of
the union. It sets up a system for
collective bargaining, fixing wages and
hours of work, establishes seniority
rights and provides a system of ar
bitration for future differences.
The regional board's ruling, except
for an overruling by the National La
bor Board, to which either party may
appeal, becomes mandatory upon both
employers and strikers.
G. O. P. Blames Shoemaker.
The strike involved more than 3,000
union members and nearly as many
active sympathizers, resulting in a
virtual tie-up of truck service and
merchandise delivery in and into the
city. Nearly 100 casualties resulted.
The Republican State Committee
last night issued a statement criticiz
ing Gov. Olson for his statements
that he is a "radical” and blamed the
Chief Executive and Representative
Francis Shoemaker for the violence
marking the strike.
“Representative Shoemaker incited
them (strikers) to action on a defi
nite statement that Gov. Olson was
sympathetic and would not inter
fere,” the Republican Committee
statement asserted.
Shoemaker, who, like Gov. Olson,
is a Farmer-Laborite, was arrested
Monday while talking to strikers, on a
disorderly conduct charge, and is now
out on bail pending hearing.
MOLEY PROPOSES
JUSTICE INCREASE
IN CRIME REPORT
Would Provide Investigation
Division With at Least
1,000 Agents.
RAPS COPELAND PLAN
FOR “SCOTLAND YARD”
Fears Doors Would Be Opened
to Political Patronage
by States.
BY REX COLLIER.
Immediate enlargement of the Jus
tice Department's Division of Investi
gation by at least 600 field agents, and
defeat of Senator Copeland's "Ameri
can Scotland Yard” proposal are rec
ommended by Raymond Moley, for
mer "brain truster," In the first sec
tion of his long-awaited crime report
to the President, made public today.
Unless the division's field force is
increased promptly from 397 to “not
less than 1,000,” Moley advised Mr.
Roosevelt, the present high prestige of
Federal law enforcement will be Im
paired and the present and proposed
laws will fail of their purpose.
The Copeland bill to create a sort of
Scotland Yard system through com
missioning of State police officers as
special agents of the Division of In
vestigation was placed first on a list
of three crime bills which Moley
termed “thoroughly unsound in
principle.” The other two are a bill
to nationalize all identification data
under a compulsory reporting plan and
a bill to consolidate Federal investiga
tive agencies.
Terms Plan Unnecessary.
With respect to the consolidation
measure, Moley explained that, in his
opinion, legislation to accomplish a
merger of Federal detective agencies
is unnnecessary, as the economy act
gives the President ample authority to
effect a merger by executive order.
Moley, known to te in favor of a
consolidation of various investigative
forces under the Justice Department,
said he would discuss "changes neces
sary in the administrative agencies
vested with the responsibility of en
forcing Federal criminal laws” in the
second section of his report, to be
submitted in “a few weeks.” It has
been reported he will recommend
merger of such important branches as
the division of investigation, the
Treasury's Secret Service, the Postal
Inspection Service and others.
Conceding the necessity for the wide
exercise of police powers by the Fed
eral Government. Moley at the same
time warned against relaxation of vig
ilance by State and municipal author
ities.
Condemns State Plan.
Copeland's plan for having each of
the State Governors appoint two
liaison officers, who would be commis
sioned as Justice agents, was con
demned in vigorous language. This
bill now is before a Senate committee.
This bill, Moley declared, "would
open the doors wide to political pat
ronage by the States” and "would
permit the selection of agents of the
Department of Justice, who are
neither really selected by the depart
ment nor responsible to it.” The
Copeland plan also is looked upon
with disfavor by the Department of
Justice, it is understood. Moley point
ed out "in all fairness” that the Cope
land bill was not proposed nor spon
sored by the department.
Moley said he was assisted in pre
paring the report by Bruce Smith of
the Institute of Public Administra
tion. He said he had studied infor
mation collected by various crime
commissions and other agencies and
had consulted with “a few very prac
tical and informed people in this
field.” naming Joseph B. Keenan. As
sistant Attorney General; J. Edgar
Hoover, director of the Division of
Investigation; Earl Warren, district
attorney of Alameda County. Cali
fornia. and Col. Henry Barrett Cham
berlin, creator and director of the
Chicago Crime Commission.
The third and final section of his
report, he disclosed, will deal with the
best means of co-operation between
Federal, State and local law enforce
ment authorities. The second and
third sections now are in course of
preparation.
The report approved in general the
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DAVIS CUP SINGLES
DRAWINGS ARE MADE
Rainville Faces Stoefen and Mar
tin, Shields in Play To
morrow.
By the Associated Press.
WILMINGTON. Del., May 23.—The
draw for the opening day’s singles play
tomorrow in the American Zone Davis
Cup round has Marcel Rainville, of
Canada, opposing Lester Stoefen, of
the United States, and Walter Martin,
Canada, against Frank Shields, top
ranking American.
EVELYN FRECHETTE AND DOCTOR
CONVICTED AS DILLINGER AIDES
By the Associated Press.
ST. PAUL, May 23 —Evelyn Frech
ette, sweetheart of desperado Jc hn
Dilllnger, and Dr. Clayton May.
Minneapolis physician who treated
his gun-shot wound, today were con
victed by a Federal Court jury of con
spiracy to harbor the Indiana outlaw
Mrs. Augusta Salt, co-defendant, was
acquitted.
Federal Judge Gunnar H. Nordbye
sentenced Dr. May to two years im
prisonment and a fine of $1,000.
Miss Frechette was sentenced to
serve two years in the women’s re
formatory at Alderson. W. Va., and
fined $1,000.
Both were granted a week's stay of
sentence.
Mrs. Salt was released and taken
from the court room by friends.
Attorneys lor both Dr. May and
Miss Frechette announced they would
appeal to the Circuit Court.
The Jury, which received the case
at 12:10 p.m. (central standard time)
yesterday after a week of testimony,
began its deliberations at 1:30 p m.
yesterday Seven hours were required
to reach a verdict.
In constructing its case against
the three defendants the Government
summoned 39 witnesses, including
Mrs. Salt's 13-year-old son Wallace.
Each of the defendants told his
and her story from the witness
stand.
The curly-haired son of Mrs. Salt
testified he saw Miss Frechette and
Dillinger enter his mother’s apart
ment at 1835 Par* avenue. Minneapo
lis, March 31, when the fugitive shot
his way out of an apartment and
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WAGNER DEFENDS
10 REMEDY ABUSE
Nye Calls for Congress to
Stay in Session Until
Corrections Made.
SHATTERED HOPES HELD
TO 3E RESTORED IN YEAR
Roosevelt Is Revealed Backing
Blue Eagle for Second Year
of Existence.
By the Associa ted Press.
A demand tor Congress to remain
in session to eliminate N. R. A. abuses
drew a vigorous defense today of
accomplishments under the national
recovery act from Senator Wagner.
Democrat, of New York, one of its
chief authors.
Wagner, chairman of the National
Labor Board, told the Senate "the
shattered hopes of the American peo
ple have been restored in a single
year" of the new deal and asserted
the "back of the depression has been
broken.”
Listing what he called the accom
plishments of the N. R. A., Wagner
said. "The new deal has accomplished
too much to be destroyed by its
enemies.”
Abuse Correction Called For.
A moment earlier Senator Nye, Re
publican, of North Dakota, had called
on Congress to remain in session until
assured that N. R. A. abuses would be
eliminated.
Rising to support the N. R. A. in
the face of criticism raised against It
this week following publication of the
Darrow Review Board report, Wagner
said:
“There is no longer doubt that the
Government must serve as a balance
wheel to mitigate business cycles.
“The recovery act has yielded fav
orable results although its road is a
long one. Over 4.000,000 people have
been absorbed by private Industry.
The index of employment is 35 per
cent higher than a year ago.
“No recovery in the history of busi
ness cycles has been so rapid."
Wagner cited the abolition of sweat
shops and child labor, and contended
the N. R. A. had brought reduced
hours and higher wages.
Board Hit by Hillman.
Meanwhile Sidney Hillman, a labor
leader, contended the Darrow Review
Board is "scandalously and disgrace
fully” making itself a mouthpiece for
sweatshop operators.
At the same time It became known
authoritatively that President Roose
velt will stand by the Blue Eagle
for the second year of Its emergency
flight.
Hillman, president of the Amalga
mated Clothing Workers, made his
statement at a reconvened hearing on
the cotton garment code which had
broken up earlier in the day because
of a row among its members over his
questioning of a witness who com
plained of N. R. A.
North Carolinian Accused.
Hillman said “it will be the greatest
disservice to the country if this board
permits sweatshoppers to use it to
stir sentiment against the N. R. A.
and does not permit labor to cross
examine and develop the facte ”
He accused W. W. Neal, North
Carolina member of the board, of
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SCHOOL LOAN PLAN
PASSED BY HOUSE
R. F. C. Would Aid Districts
in Paying Teachers’
Salaries.
By the Associated Press.
Broadening the scope of the indus
try loan bill, the House agreed today
to let the Reconstruction Finance
Corporation lend to school districts
on "adequate" security for the pay
ment of school teachers' salaries.
Moving rapidly toward the bill's pas
sage, the House previously had in
serted an amendment to permit loans
to the fishing industry.
The amendment, offered by Repre
sentative Blown, Democrat, of Michi
gan at the insistence of Representa
tive McCormack, Democrat, of Massa
chusetts. was designed primarly to let
the R. F. C. recognize fishing as an
industry—a power It now lacks—In
lending the *300,000,000 the bill au
thorizes.
The school amendment, adopted,
113 to 80, was offered by Representa
tive Meeks, Democrat, of Illinois with
the approval of the Banking Commit
Lee. It would limit to *75,000.000 the
total R. F. C. school loans which may
be outstanding at any time and for
bid such loans to be made after Jan
uary 31, 1935.
A sizable House bloc hoped today
to seize a last chance to enact legis
lation for the benefit of depositors in
banks which have failed.
It sought to amend the deposit In
surance bill to compel the Federal
Deposit Insurance Corporation to buy
assets in closed banks or lend money
on them.
House leaders hoped both the In
dustry loan and deposit insurance
bills would be passed today, or to
morrow at the latest.
Advocates of bank pay-off legisla
tion conceded they had their last
chance today. They were still work
ing to force a vote on the McLeod
bill, under which the R. F. C. would
be directed to buy assets of failed
banks. But a vote cannot possibly
be obtained before the projected ad
journment deadline of June 11 with
out the consent of House leaders
They are adamant against It.
The Banlobg Committee submitted
a statement to the House today say
ing this about the pay-off feature of
the deposit insurance bill:
"Any reasonable steps taken by the
Federal Government to place In the
hands of depositors in closed banks
their frozen deposits, to the extent
at least of the full reasonable worth
of the assets of those banks, are
highly desirable and in the interest
of business recovery.’*
A PLAGUE
O’SOTH YOUK
HOUSED!
FOUR SILVER
BOLT SENATE BLOC
Westerners Consider Move
to Liberalize Terms of
Pittman Bill.
By the Associated Presa.
Four Western Senators broke tem
porarily away from the silver bloc
today for a huddle on the question of
liberalizing the silver purchase bill.
The four sUverites—Borah, Repub
lican, of Idaho; Thomas, Democrat,
of Oklahoma; Wheeler. Democrat,
of Montana, and McCarran, Demo
crat, of Nevada—said they wanted
to study the measure minutely in pri
vate conference to see if they should
move to strengthen it. Their advance
predictions, however, were that they
would propose no amendments.
First reactions of some of the four,
when the bill was introduced yester
day on the heels of the President's
silver message, did not Indicate unal
loyed Joy over the proposed treat
ment of the white metal.
“Not ./fade Money.”
"Silver is not made money under
the terms of this bill any more than
greenbacks, or copper, or nickel is
made money," Thomas complained.
Senator Pittman, Democrat, of
Nevada, replied that President Roose
velt viewed the bill as putting silver
on the same basis with geld. Pitt
man. who introduced the bill, called
it another forward stride in the long
struggle to rehabilitate silver. A ma
jority of the silver bloc seemed sat
isfied and drove for passage quickly.
Senator Robinson. Democratic lead
er. announced it would be taken up
next week or just as soon as the tariff
is out of the way. He foresees little
opposition.
President's Approval.
The bill, carrying President Roose
velt’s benediction, declares for a pol
icy of silver purchasing until ulti
mately one-fourth of the money value
of the Nation's monetary stocks shall
be in silver, the other three-fourths
being gold.
It makes mandatory the purchase of
silver at home and abroad and pro
vides for permissive nationalization of
domestic stocks at a price of not more
than 50 cents an ounce.
Silver certificates would be issued
against the silver acquired. Treasury
officials Indicated the amount of cur
rency expansion resulting would de
pend on the sum spent on silver pur
chases. Thus If 1.700,000,000 ounces
—an estimate given by some Senators
(Continued on Page 4, Column 2.)
FOUR U. S. GOLFERS
WIN IN SCOTLAND
Goodman, Dunlap, Little and
Guilford Win Third-Round
Matches.
By the Associated Press.
PRESTWICK. Scotland. May 23.
—Johnny Fischer and Jack Westland
fell by the wayside today, but Johnny
Goodman and George T. Dunlap, jr.,
American open and amateur cham
pions, respectively, and W. Lawson
Little and Jesse Guilford galloped
gayly on In the British amateur golf
championship.
Fischer, the young Cincinnati star,
lost a thrill-packed third-round
match to Jack McLean, young Scot
tish and Irish champion and the
pride of Prestwick. Shooting subpar
golf, the local star established a lead
of 2 up at the half-way mark and
Anally nosed out his overseas rival
by that margin.
Westland, a Chicago broker, bowed
to Roger Wethered, 1923 title holder,
who played steadily to win, 3 and 2.
To catch up with the held, Goodman
and Little each played two matches
and won their jousts with plenty to
spare. Goodman defeated Capt. G. A.
Rusk of St. Andrews, 5 and 3, in a
second rounder, and then took the
measure of Sean Burke, the Irish
champion, 4 and 3.
The husky Little, who halls from
San Francisco, made the sparks Ay
against Lester Rankin of Sunnlngdale,
winning 5 and 3, and maintained al
most the same pace against Eric
McRuvie, Scottish Walker Cup player,
who yielded on the sixteenth green.
Dunlap, who received scares in nis
first and seoond round matches, played
close to the top of his game in his 6
and 4 rout of George D. Hanay, former
French amateur champion.
Guilford* former American amateur
title holder and playing as good golf
as Ihe surviving American Walker
cupsters, took over Lieut. Col. T. J.
Mitchell of Prestwick, 8 and 4.
A MODERN7 MERCUTIO!
Soviet Air Train
Makes First Long
Flight in Flistory
Three Gliders Reach
Perfect Landing After
Being Detached.
By the Associated Press.
KOKTEBEL, Crimea, May 23.—
Soviet Russia's “air train” completed
the first long-distance flight of such
a conveyance in the history of world
aviation today, landing here at noon.
Koktebel is 808 miles from Moscow,
where the flight started.
The plane and its three gliders
made a perfect descent. The gliders
were detached from the piloting ma
chine in the air and landed separately.
The hop to Koktebel was made
from Zaporozhie. where the train was
forced to land yesterday because of
bad weather.
HOUSEMAN
ON SALE OF ARMS
Gives President Authority to
Act in Gran Chaco
Warfare.
By the Associated Press.
The House today voted to give
President Roosevelt authority to bar
sale of arms and munitions In the
United States for use in the Gran
Chaco war between Bolivia and
Paraguay.
The” McReynolds resolution was
sent to the Senate without a dissent
ing vote after brief consideration.
Later the Senate Foreign Relations
Committee approved the resolution
unanimously and Chairman Pittman,
Democrat, of Nevada, said he would
seek Senate action today.
Chairman McReynolds of the For
eign Affairs Committee submitted to
the House a table showing that during
1933 United States exports of muni
tions to Bolivia amounted to $408,707
and to Paraguay $38,511. and in the
first three months of 1934, $253,161
to Bolivia and $60,218 to Paraguay.
An Identical resolution was pend
ing in the Senate, where administra
tion leaders planned to push it
through before the week end.
Secretary Hull urged approval In a
letter yesterday to the House Foreign
Affairs Committee. He said inter
national conversations looking to con
certed action for peace were pro
gressing well.
He also called attention to a tele
gram received from a League of Na
tions committee asking if the United
States was “prepared to participate
in measures designed to prevent the
sale of arms and munitions of war
to Paraguay.”
“I am replying to this telegram
that this Government Is not at pres
ent in a position to take the measures
proposed by the League," he said,
"but that if legislation is secured con
ferring the necessary authority upon
the President, this Government will
be prepared to co-operate to the full
est extent.”
BETTER III LAWS
Illegal Production Threaten
ing Control System, He
Declares.
By the Associated Press.
President Roosevelt today asked
Congress to tighten up the oil control
program at this session.
In a letter to Chairman Logan of
the Senate Mines Committee and
Chairman Rayburn of the House In
terstate Commerce Committee, the
President asserted illegal production
of oil is threatening the structure of
the newly organized oil production
control system.
His letter follows:
“I have received a disturbing let
ter from the administrator for the
petroleum Industry. Hon. Harold L.
Ickes. Informing me of the contin
ued daily production of oil in excess
of the maximum amount determined
on by the administrator pursuant to
authority under the petroleum code.
“Illegal” Oil Cited.
"The administrator states the
records of the Bureau of Mines dur
ing the first three months of this
year show a daily average produc
tion of 'illegal’ oil of 149,000 barrels.
"Technically speaking, this may
not all have been ‘hot’ oil. but In a
real sense it is, since it is oil pro
duced in excess of the allowable.
“While the final figures of the
Bureau of Mines are not available
for April and May, it is unquestion
ably true that there is growing dis
regard for production orders Issued
under the petroleum code and that
the trend of hot oil produced is up
ward.
"For example, it is stated on re
liable authority that the daily excess
production in the East Texas field
alone is running at 60,000 to 75,000
barrels per day.
“Other estimators say this figure
should be much higher. The Oil and
Gas Journal recently estimated there
was illegal production in the coun
try as a whole of 198,475 barrels per
day during the week ending May 12.
L'rges Stronger Law.
"If the principle of prorating pro
duction under a code is to be main
tained, it seems necessary that the
existing law should be strengthened
by the passage of the bill, which has
been introduced in the Senate by
Senator Thomas of Oklahoma, and
in the House by Representative' Dis
ney of Oklahoma, and supported by
the oil administrator.
"It is a simple fact that, as a re
sult of the work of the oil administra
tor, definite progress ha* been made
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FAIR AND COOLER HERE
Hot Spell Broken by Thunder
storm and Bain.
Washington enjoyed typical cool,
fresh May weather today as a relief
from the brief hot spell broken by
the thunderstorm and rain last eve
ning. Tonight and tomorrow will
continue fair and cool, the Weather
Bureau predicted.
The temperature at noon today was
just one degree below the May aver
age of 66. and was not expected to
rise more than a few degrees above
70 throughout the afternoon.
BAILIFF ESCAPES FROM BANDITS
AFTER LOSING GUN, CAR; CASH
Town Bailiff Lawrence Dayton of
Bladensburg, Md., has escaped from
the Washington bandits he hunted
down early today.
The bailiff’s automobile is equipped
with a police radio as an aid in
tracking bandits. Shortly after mid
night a broadcast came through which
set Dayton to patrolling tha highways
with his gun ready. •
Two colored men had slugged Isaac
Lambert 68, and left him uncon
scious In his filling station at Kenil
worth and Dean avenues northeast
after emptying the cash register
of $15.
“Look out for and arrest two light
skinned colored men, both armed,”
barked Dayton's radio. "They are
driving a large sedan, license No.
-, and are wanted for robbery."
Looking for the bandits, Dayton
was cruising along River road toward
Washington when he found them.
Dayton failed to recognize his quarry
at first. He merely saw a "large se
dan” stalled in a ditch and stopped
to ask if any bandits had been seen
in the vicinity.
Dayton suspected something when
two armed men stepped from the
stalled car. He told them they were
under arrest.
The men replied by taking Dayton’s
gun and baege. They also took $8
from his pockets and ordered him back
into his autemobile. The radio was
still going, Washington police were
told, when the party drove off with
the bandits in charge.
"Lookout for and arrest two light
skinned colored men,” repeated the
mdio, “they are driving a large sedan,
license No. -’*
“That’s our old number," grinned
one of the bandits as they drove
through Huntsville, Md., in Dayton’s
car.
The automobile which the bandits
left m the ditch had been stolen. They
left Dayton in the ditch near Hunts
ville and rode on in another stolen
machine.
But Dayton has their number.
• Meanwhile, Lambert was reported
recovering at Gallinger Hospital from
scalp lacerations and shock.
RULES COMMITTEE
0. It’S SUM
D. C. WORKS BILL
Agrees to Speed Measure,
With Schools and Cen
ter Eliminated.
$2,000,000 ALSO CUT
FROM PARKS FUND
Earmarking of Taxes Effects Com
promise—$2,000,000 for Tuber
culosis Fight Favored.
The House Rules Committee, In
executive session today, decided to
grant a special rule to permit the
District to apply for $11,250,000 out
of the $20,000,000 public works pro
gram here.
House Leader Bvrns promised that
he would arrange so that this
special rule could be brought up
in the House and the public works
bill considered as early as possible
next week.
Representative Smith, Democrat, of
Virginia, and Representative Lehl
bach, Republican, of New Jersey, were
appointed a special subcommittee to
confer wlfh the District Commission
ers and members of the House Dis
trict Committee, to report back a re
vised bill at another meeting of the
Rules Committee tomorrow and to
draft a special rule.
Representatives Smith and Lehlbach
promptly conferred with District
Auditor Donovan and Corporation
Counsel Prettyman, representing the
District Commissioners, and with
Representatives Weideman, Democrat,
of Michigan; Randolph, Democrat, of
Virginia, and Dirksen. Republican, of
Illinois, representing the House Dis
trict Committee.
Chairman Norton of the House Dis
trict Committee, let it be known that
she would favor whatever revision of
the public works bill could be taken
care of under a special rule.
School Item Eliminated.
The' items eliminated from the bill
include $2,000,000 for public schools,
with 30 buildings now in use which
were erected between 1864 and 1884;
$5,000,000 for the Municipal Center
and $2,000,000 for parks, playgrounds,
etc.
A stubborn fight for the entire bill,
so that justice could be done the Dis
trict in granting it the same right as
the States and municipalities through
out the country, was made by Repre
sentative Greenwood of Indiana, the
Democratic whip. He particularly
urged the inclusion in the bill of the
Municipal Center item.
The determining factor in the deci
sion of the Rules Committee to grant
a special rule was the amendment
suggested by the House District Com
mittee after conference with the Dis
trict officials to earmark 10 cents of
whatever the tax rate may be to set
up a special fund to amortize the re
payment of the loan.
Whatever loan is made by the Pub
lic Works Administration to carry out
the District building program will be
on the basis of 70 per cent to be re
paid out of this special fund and 30
per cent Federal grant, the same as
to States and municipalities.
Sewer System Approved.
The items that are to be included
In the building program under the
special rule are:
For an adequate sewage disposal
system, $8,000,000. This was the par
ticular item on which the majority of
the Rules Committee were favorable
and the discussion today showed it is
considered urgently important. This
legislation was sponsored by Reresen
tative Cochran, Democrat, of Mis
souri and carried the support of the
Public Works Administration, eminent
sanitary engineers, the Public Health
Service, the District Commissioners,
the Izaak Walton League and all of
the most important civic and citizens'
associations.
For buildings and an inclosing wall
at the Lorton Reformatory, $500,000.
For tuberculosis s&nitoria. $2,000,000.
For a ward building at Gallinger
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‘RIDE’ VICTIM FOUND
BEHIND BOULDER
Slain Man Believed to Be Morris
Kaufmann of Philadelphia
or Baltimore.
By the Associated Press.
PITTSBURGH, May 23 —The vic
tim of what police said was a ••ride."
a well-dressed man was found dead
today in a lot in the exclusive Squir
rel Hill residential^ section. Police
said they believed the man was Mor
ris Kaufmann of Philadelphia or Bal
timore.
He was identified through finger
print records.
The body, concealed behind a large
boulder, was found by two men cross
ing through the lot on their way to
work.
The man had been shot twice in
the head. One of the bullets also
passed through his left hand, which
he apparently raised in an effort to
protect himself.
Deputy Coroner W. P. Jackson dis
counted robbery as a motive, finding
*51 and a gold wrist watch still on
the body.
An eyeglass case In a coat pocket
bore the name of a Philadelphia op
tician.
Jackson said the body had been
brought to the vacant lot in an auto
mobile. There was a trail of blood
from the curb to the boulder.
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