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Jail Wrecked by Mob to Slay Negro

Bu United Press CHICKASHA, Okla., May 31.—A frenzied mob that stormed the Grady county jail and killed a Negro accused of attacking a white woman dispersed today only after national guardsmen hurled tear bombs among I the rioters and sent a hall of machine gun bullets over their heads. Henry Argo, the Negro, was shot as he crouched in the corner of his cell. The jail building was wrecked. Five or more guardsmen of the One hundred eighty-ninth field ar.tillery were injured by bricks and stones thrown through the windows m ot the building by rioters, who at times numbered as many as 3,000. The Negro was killed by a sniper, who crept up to the window of

ZEP LANDS AT LAKEHURST . SAFELY AFTER RIDING OUT WORST STORM IN RECORD Huge Dirigible Completes Last Hop of Long Flight From Germany to U. S. by Way of South America. BY LYLE C. WILSON United Press Staff Correspondent LAKEHURST, N. J., May Sl.—The dirigible Graf Zeppelin rode out the worst storm in her history when she sailed toward the United States from Brazil, her commander, Dr. Hugo Eckener, said when he arrived here today. j The commander, an unlighted cigaret in his hand and a slightly weary expression playing about his face, strolled over for a press conference immediately after the dirigible was landed at 5:25 a. m. (central standard time). The commander was eager to smoke before he recounted the story of the sixty-nine hours and twelve minutes flight, which was the last phase of a trip from Germany to South America and thence to the United States. He is not permitted to smoke while aboard the dirigible.

He said the flight northward was successful until the Graf slipped out over Bermuda Friday night. There, a terrific wind struck the air- > craft, which in addition to the crew carried nineteen pas* sengers. “It was much worse for a little while,” Eckener said, “than the mighty wind which ripped a fin in mid-Atlantic during our westward crossing in 1928.” “Weather conditions between Lakehurst and Pernambuco were about normal,“ Eckener said, “and even the weather in the vicinity of |the Bermudas was favorable except %or strong head winds, Temperature Dropped “Just after we passed the Bermudas we were enjoying a thirty-mile-an-hour taU wind. Within six seconds it had shifted to a forty-flve-mile-an-hour head wind, accompanied by rain. The temperature dropped abruptly. I never experienced a stronger squall.’’ “Within two minutes of the time we hit that changing wind we got a message from the United States weather bureau at Washington saying we were going to get it.’’ Despite the success of the Graf Zeppelin’s flight, Eckener said that ! commercial air traffic would not be feasible south of Pernambuco, Brazil. Climatic conditions will not permit operation of a regular service by a liner such as the Graf Zeppelin, he said, but airplanes can work the territory. He suggested a dirigible could operate to Pernambuco and then transfer passengers and baggage to airplanes there. Eckener was jubilant at showing of the dirigible on the entire 12,000mile trip. Marines Circled Field •■We arrived here with thirty hours’ fuel and food in reserve,” the commander said. “If we had gone to Havana we would have had headwinds from Florida and our fuel might not have fceen sufficient. We were short on fuel because of a three-day tropical rain at Pernambuco, which made the Graf Zeppelin so heavy we were unable to take aboard 8.000 pounds of fuel which we expected to have.” The throng which cheered the veteran commander, his crew and the nineteen passengers on their arrival had begun to collect at midnight Friday night. A hundred marines circled the field and kept the crowd back as the Zeppelin nosed downward toward the landing field. The huge silver craft was accompanied into view by an impressive air escort composed of the United States naval dirigible Los Angeles—which Commander Eckener also once brought over the ocean from Germany—a blimp and six airplanes. The Los Angeles, due late in the day at Washington, hung almost motionless in the haze at a distance from hangar as the Graf Zeppelin’s teommander brought his ship to .earth. ' The time of the flight from Pernambuco to Lakehurst was 69 hours 12 minutes. Since it ltit Friedrichshafen on the first leg o: the flight the Zeppelin had spent 210 hours 57 |ninutes in the air. 1 The gray-haired Eckener, in

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Unding, gave a remarkable demonstration of the skill he has acquired in handling the monster craft through its famous voyages. He brought it down gently this time without the aid of the usual ropes thrown out to ground crews. Nosing the dirigible into the brisk wind, his officers began throwing out water ballast until finally the Zeppelin’s cabin rested firmly on the ground. As it touched earth the ground crew swung into action with the guide ropes and moved the dirigible to the new portable mooring mast recently installed on the field. This device does away with the need for an immense crew to handle the ship. It is a giant steel tripod, which rests on three caterpillar trucks, and is hauled about the field by a motor truck. RUNAWAY RACE CAR XlllS FOUR 20 of Crowd Are Injured in Winchester Mishap. Bn United Press WINCHESTER, Ind., May 31. Four lives were the cost of a dirt track automobile auto race here Friday. Beside the fatalities, twenty persons were injured when one of the racing cars plunged from the track into a crowd of spectators. The accident came during the second event of the afternoon, an eight-mile race, when Roland Bruhn’s Silver Bullet, lost a tire on a turn, spun around on the track, and crashed through an iron retaining fence into the crowd. One spectator was killed instantly and three others died soon after being taken to the Winchester hospital. Bruhn, 25, Ft. Wayne, the driver, was uninjured and assisted in lifting the car from the spectators pinned beneath it. The dead are T. F. Hale, 60, Middletown; John A. Bird, 30, Richmond; Malcolm Jennings, 20, near Winchestr, and John Edward Gauhras, 8, Muncie. Fern Kizer, Winchester, was injured in the head and is nto expected to live, by physicians. Five others suffered injuries and the rest minor cuts and bruises. Bruhn was arrested in Ft. Wayne Friday night at the request of Winchester authorities, but was released after he promised to attend the inquest to be held today.

Twin Wives, an Amazing Serial, Starts in Wednesday’s Times

petted darling, heiress to millions that one would grow weary counting, beautiful beyond compare, talented, happy— Just one more girl in the chorus, just a dancing girl with a lilting voice, a shabby little maio living in the fourth floor back, but withal as beautiful as the darling of the millionaire social set— So far apart, yet so exactly alike m face, figure, voice, temperament that they passed for twins even on the wedding day— S' *

his cell shortly before daybreak, after several unsuccessful attacks had been staged amidst a hail of bricks and stones. The slayer was not apprehended. The Negro was accused of attacking the wife and small baby of G. Skinner, framer living in a dugout about three miles from Chickasha. About 200 farmer neighbors or Skinner led the attackers. The fury of the farmers was not abated by the fact that the wife and baby were not seriously injured. Throughout the night they repeatedly stormed the walls of the jail, hurling bricks through the windows. National guardsmen had been ordered to shoot over the heads of the attackers, some of whom advanced to the jail under the heavy fire. Officers said today they obtained the names of several of the mob and an effort was being made to apprehend the ringleaders.

11 FEARED DEAD IN CAPSIZING OF BOAT OFF WEST COAST

Heavy Waves of Bay Turn Fishing Excursion Into ; Tragedy; 48 Saved, f BY GEORGE H. BEALE If United Press Staff Correspondent SANTA MONICA, Cal., May 31. Over the heavy swells of Santa Monica bay where sixty-two persons suddenly were thrown into the sea when the fishing craft Ameco was struck and overturned by a huge wave, yachts and motor launches searched today for the bodies of those still missing. Three bodies were recovered soon after the Ameco capsized as it was returning with its happy Memorial day crowd from a deep sea fishing excursion. Forty-eight passengers were known to have been brought safely ashore, leaving eleven unaccounted for. The known dead were: Margaret Keller, 20, Santa Monica; C. C. Barnett, 28, Los Angeles; John W. Lockhart, 14, Pasadena. High rollers and a stiff northwesterly wind hampered the searching vessels, buffeting them about over the rough surface of the bay as they plied back and forth during the night and continued their lookout for bodies today. Overtaken by Tragedy The Ameco, commanded by Captain Bill Lightfoot, was a mile and a half offshore when the tragedy overtook it. The captain and his deckhand, Henry Vanderberg, were among those saved. This disaster was attributed by the master of the craft to unexpected seas and the rush of passengers to one side of the boat. “We were under power returning to the docks,’” hes aid, "when some very big swells suddenly were blown up by a strong wind and broke our bows. Every one ran to the port side. The effect of the waves and the shift in passengers caused the boat to keel over and she sank almost immediately.” The Ameco was a wooden-hulled vessel, built in 1917, and had been in pleasure service three years. But for the presence of the Freedom, another fishing boat, many more wuold have drowned. Hampered by Clothing Hampered by colthing and exhausted by the cold several people went down almost at once. Others struggled in the water and grasped at driftwood until the Freedom picked them up. Jane Ferguson, 14, of Glendale, told how she was saved. Her father, W. F. Ferguson, 48, also was rescued. “I was standing with father near the deckhouse when the wave turned the boat over,’ ’she said. “I was thrown into the cold water and I thought I’d never come up. “I'm a good swimmer, though, and after I got my breath I just paddled around until the boat (Freedom) picked me up. I guess I was chilled more than anythign.” Paul E. Fowler, another survivor, said he was one of a group of seven that struggled successfully to keep afloat by holding to a cask that did not furnish any fingerholds. Fowler said he quickly solved the problem by driving his knife Into the cask and then holding onto the knife. OWNS ‘DEVIL CHASER’ Oklahoma Pastor Also Has ‘Angel Coaxer’ in Collection. Bu United Press HOLLISTER, Okla.. May 23.—1f the Rev. C. H. Hickman's sermons at the Methodist church here fail tc reform the wicked, he can resort to a "devil chaser.” After rattling the “devil chaser” he can wave the ‘‘angel attractor” to coax the good spirits. The “devil chaser” and “angel attractor” are two articles in Hickman's collection of Indian relics, which is one of the most valuable in Oklahoma.

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Even though it was only an artificial one, this bee certainly knew its honey when it began buzzing around Mary Brian’s bonnet. And you’ll have to agree this new style in millinery is bee-coming to the winsome talkie star. It’s expected to start a fad.

BABY DESERTER CLEWSJALSE Aid of Chicago Police Is Asked in Search. While Chicago police have been asked to aid in search for the mother who abandoned a 14-day-old baby girl in an automobile parked in the downtown section Thursday afternoon, the baby is held at city hospital. It has been identified as a baby bo.ii at the city hospital, May 17, when the mother gave her name as Inez Wilman of Chicago. A note pinned to the baby’s clothing when it was found in his car by R. C. Cohen, 1420 Union street, gave its name as Catherine Lois Armin. A check of addresses given by the mother at city hospital as her Chicago residences has proven them false, Th: mother was discharged from the hospital and was given a card to admit her to the Theodora home. She did not go to the home. The note pinned to the baby’s clothing asked it be sent to a Catholic home. The mother told city hospital authorities she was a Protestant. In the Air Weather conditions in the air at 9 a.m.: Northwest wind, 14 miles an hour; barometric pressure, 30.24 at sea level; temperature, 64; ceiling unlimited; visibility, ten miles; field good. Hourly Temperatures

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I A story of the strangest of comphcatitons, a maze so I tangled that it beggars imagination, a master tale by a j master writer— That is “Twin Wives,” which starts Wednesday in The Times, an amazing serial by Arthur Somers Roche, a story so entirely different in its plot and treatment that it will grip ike interest of every reader with increasing intensity as the marvelous sequences unfold. It’s a story like you never read before, this romance of the lives of Eleanor Sanver and Cynthia Brown, daughter of millions and ckfwhter of poverty.

SEEK TO LINK * BULLET VICTIM TO FIREOEATH Dying Youth Is Brought to Rooming House After. | Shooting. ‘RIDE’ CHARGE MADE ‘They Were Going to Force I' Me Into Car,’ Says y < Wounded Man. jff Shot through the abdomen, a man giving his name as Ralph Patterson, 21, who said he lives on Olive street near Prospect street, is in a dying condition at St. Vincent’s hospital. Known only as “Kentuck” to Mrs. Florence Ruggles, rooming-house keeper at 226 East Vermont street, he was brought there about 5:30 this morning by a young man whom the wounded man called “Van.” The wounded man had worked for Mrs. Ruggles at intervals, but did not live at her place, she told police. Before Dr. W. J. Barnwell reached the house the wounded man’s companion had left and police had not clew to his identity. Linked With Fire Death Detectives investigating, are working on a theory that the shooting may have occurred as a part of the murder of a man whose body was found burned in a car on the High School road early today. A hi-jacking gang working on roads west of the city has fired at several motorists at intervals. Detectives refused to say what evidence they have to link the shooting with the murder in which the skull of the victim was crushed and his automobile fired to destroy his body. “A fellow was going to make me get into his auto,” the wounded man told Mrs. Ruggles. “I felt a pain in my back. I guess he shot me. I hurt so bad I can’t say any more.” He turned to his companion: “Van, call a doctor,” he pleaded.

Mrs. Ruggles’ story offered the clew on which police were working. Worked at Odd Jobs She said the man had worked on odd jobs for her for about fourteen months. At times he occupied a room at the house, but she had not seen him for a month, At 5:30 this morning she answered the front door bell and found a young man there. “Kerxtuck is hurt and want to come in. He’s at the back door,’ the young man told her. She opened the back door and found the wounded man standing there, baced against the door frame. Aided by his companion, he walked into the house and down a stairway to a basement room he formerly occupied at intervals. There he collapsed and lapsed into unconsciousness. BLAZING PLANE LANDSSAFELY Five Lives Are Saved by Skill of Pilots. Bn United Press BURBANK, Cal., May 31.—The skillful piloting of a blazing trimotored airplane, which safely landed its five occupants, thrilled 10,000 Memorial day spectators at the dedication of the new United airport here. The craft, an experimental type of cabin plane, had taken off with three passengers, Richard B. Barnitz, manager of the Los Angeles Municipal airport; Frances Jones, 12, and Robert Jones, 10, when fire broke out in the right wing. Quick thinking by Pilot Robert Burgen and Co-Pilot Robert Ridell not only saved ths occupants and the craft, but thrilled the thousands below. Side slipping the plane in a series of quick maneuvers, Burgen and Ridell brought the ship to a perfect landing while flames streamed from the wing and threatened to envelope the craft. A moment later the cabin and fuselage were a mass of flames, the fire was put out before the gasoline tanks were ignited.

U. S. Dry Drive by Air and Sea Being Planned Bu United Press WASHINGTON, May 31.—An intensified warfare on rum runners by air and by sea is planned by the United States coast guard this summer, it was learned today. Thirty-three speedy picket boats, designed especially for chasing rum runners, now are under construction, and will be assigned for duty on the Great Lakes when delivered in July. Six, and possibly eight, new flying boats are to be used for scouting purposes along the Atlantic seaboard, FIGHT POWER I OF PRESIDENT ) OVER TARIFF 1 New Flexible Provision Most Dangerous in Bill, Says Foe. BY RAY TUCKER Times Staff Correspondent WASHINGTON, May 31.—The stage is set for a renewal of the tariff fight in the senate early in the week, with the flexible provision as the center of attack by Democrats and Progressives. The latter insist the new compromise lodges too much power in the President, even though it gives him less authority than he now enjoys under existing law. Senator Harrison (Dem., Miss.) will lead the fight in an effort to amend th? flexible clause as now agreed upon so that the President will be required to act on the commission’s suggestions within a specified period. Menace Is Pointed Out “The new provision,” declared Harrison, “permits the President to hold up or pigeonhole the commission’s rates, and to do it in secrecy and silence. It enables him to use this machinery to obtain campaign contributions, or even votes. “It gives the sinister and powerful influences a chance to reach him without the knowledge of the public, and to work against the public interest. “It is, in fact, the most dangerous thing in the whole bill.” The new flexible plan is satisfactory to Hoover, according to Senator Watson (Ind.), majority leader, who insists Hoover will sign the measure if it comes to him in its present form. Watson denies Hoover wants more power, as the Democrats charge, asserting that the President prefers to see the commission’s power increased. Debate to Open Monday Debate will begin either Monday or Tuesday when the senate will be asked to accept the new proposal, together with other disputed items in the conferees’ report. If the Progressives and Democrats can obtain enough votes against the report, the conferees must resume their compromise efforts again. It is expected the debate will last a week or ten days before a final vote will be taken. Europe Opens Boycott BY WILLIAM PHILIP SIMMS Scripps-Howard Foreign Editor WASHINGTON, May 31.—The dreaded boycott has put in its appearance in Europe and South America against goods made in the United States. Informed by their diplomatic representatives in Washington that the Hawley-Smoot tariff bill almost is certain to pass and that President Hoover is not expected to veto it, groups of foreigners already are taking steps to institute a boycott against American products, both nation and international in scope. Indignation Meetings Held According to the London Times, indignation meetings have been held at Berne, Geneva and other Swiss centers and protests have been forwarded to business organizations in America, to American officials and to the Swiss legation. Furthermore, says the Times, President Musy of the Swiss federation has appealed directly to President Hoover. But to no avail. None of the protests was against the tariff, as such, but against the sky-high Hawley - Smoot duties which, foreigners claim, simply are prohibitory and trade-killing.

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BODY FOUND IN BLAZING CAR ON ROAD NEAR CITY; HOACKING FEUD IS HINTED Large Sedan Speeds Away From Scene When Flames Are Discovered; Tragedy Rivals Chicago Gang Methods. SEARCH IS BEGUN FOR KILLERS Alabama Motor License and Birmingham Name in Victim’s Clothes Are Clews to Identity. Burned beyond recognition, and with the skull crushed, the body of a man believed to be that of Harold Herbert Schroeder, 25 North Claybourne street, Mobile, Ala., was found in a blazing car parked at the side of High School road, one-fourth mile north of the Rockville road early today. A large sedan sped away from the burning car when Jack Allen, Clayton, Ind., driving with Miss Ruby Blue, 715 North Delaware street, passed the scene at 2 this morning. Coroner C. H. Keever began a search for the murderers. Ground near the scene was being examined closely this morning.

BURGLARS GET SI,OOO LOOT ON MEMORIAL DAY Robbers Take Advantage of Absence on Holiday From Homes. Loot valued at more than SI,OOO was taken by burglars who operated Memorial day and night while Indianapolis residents were away from their homes. From the room of S. Edward Abramson, Cleveland, in a downtown hotel, a diamond stud pin, valued at S3OO, was stolen. Residence of F. J, Strickmeyer, 5831 Guilford avenue, was entered and clothing, valued at $l5O, was taken. Foodstuffs Stolen Burglars entered the W. H. Wendel wholesale house, 132 South Delaware street, and stole twenty bags of onions, ten bags of potatoes and other foodstuffs valued at a total of $l5O, police were told. The Carl Davis grocery, 814 North Wallace avenue, was entered and fruit and groceries, valued at SSO. were stolen. Residence of A. H. Johnson, 5758 Wildwood avenue, was entered and ransacked and SIOO in articles are missing. Take His Gun Four holdup men robbed the Rainbow barbecue of S2O cash Friday night. Henry Weidner, proprietor, who two years ago killed one bandit and wounded another in a gun fight, was caught away from his two revolvers and the bandits took the guns. Using chisels, cracksmen ripped open a safe at the George Lyster cigar store, 109 North Alabama street, and got $352 cash. Men’s suits valued at $l5O were stolen from the Tanpex Cleaning shop, 4318 East Tenth street, ARNOLD GIVES CAR 'Kid Brother’ Recipient of Recovered Roadster. Offer of Billy Arnold, 1930 Speedway race winner, to “give the guy who stole my Chrysler roadster the certificate of title to it if he’ll come around to my room,” will not be fulfilled. Today the car, recovered Friday night, was Billy’s gift to his “kid brother/’ Eddie, 18. It had been stolen Thursday night from its parking place in the 1500 block North Illinois street. The phone rang in Billy’s room at the Wesley hotel Friday night. “Billy,” a man's voice said. “Your j car’s at Twenty-eighth and Me- | ridian.” Eddie found it there intact, save i for one side windshield whcih had j been removed.

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That the murder may lead to a band of hijackers which has been working on roads west of the city for several months was belief of officials. Tactics used by Chicago gangland, in which rivals or enemies are slain and their bodies burned to destroy clews to identity or manner of their death, were used in the slaying. Legs Arms Burned Off The body was on the right side of the front seat and not behind the steering wheel when the car was found burning after Allen had notified the sheriff’s office. Deputy Sheriffs Charles Bell and Harvey Shipp called Lieutenant Jack Dilon and No. 18 fire squad to extinguish the flames, Both legs and both arms of the man had been burned off, flesh was burned from his face and his body was seared badly. The crushed skull was the only clew which could be ascertained to manner of his death, due to condition of the body. Allen saw a large car, traveling at a high rate of speed, come from the vicinity of the burning car andt turn east on the Rockville road. Driven Slowly Off Road Allen did not see the body in the burning car and merely reported to the sheriff’s office that a car was burning. The deputy sheriffs discovered the ; body in the front seat of the Chrys- [ ler sedan. The car bore an Alabama license 48-310-A, with a motor number of V 7569 and no serial number. The United Press verified the license numbers and motor number of the car check as those of a car owned by Harold Herbert Schroeder of Moline, Ala. A man’s coat was found ten feet in front of the car on the west side of the roadway in the grass. The car was on the west side of the road, headed south and just off the roadway. It had been driven slowly off the roadway, marks showed. Believed Alabama Man Inside the coat pocket were the initials H. H. S. written in ink. In the coat pocket the deputy sheriffs found a pocketbook with an identification card bearing the name of Harold Herbert Schroeder, Mobile, Ala., and an accident insurance receipt from the Southern Securities Company for a SIO,OOO policy, issued to Schroeder, 25 North Claybourne street, Mobile, Ala. No money was found. The pocketbook also contained a Standard Oil courtesy card. The ignition button of the car. had been shut off and the gears had been shifted to neutral. The fronfe seat of the car was burned away. The body was taken to the Royster & Askin undertaking establishment. ENGINEER PERFECTS FILM PHONOGRAPH SCHENECTADY, N. Y., May —Born of the talkies, a film phonograph capable of playing continuously for two hours from 400foot reel of motion picture sound film, has been perfected by Dr. C. H. Hewlett, engineer of the General Electric Company. From a reel of film, small enough to fit into a coat pocket, a complete play or opera can be reproduced, which otherwise would require fifteen to twenty ordinary twelve-inch disc records. Talking motion picture technique allowed Dr. Hewlett to achieve his result. In one of the principal methods of recording sound for the talkies, a jagged line photographed on the edge of the film is the representation of the sound. Light passes through a narrow slit, through the film onto a photoelectric cell. As the teeth of the jagged fine pass by the slit, they vary the amount of light reaching the cell, which, in turn, varies the intensity of an electric current. When this current is amplified and fed into a loud speaker, a reproduction of the original sound emerges.