Evening Star Newspaper, August 30, 1925, Page 1

WEATHER. (U S. Weather Bureau Forecast.) Fair today ing temperature; gentle t south and southwest wind: Temperature Full report on Page 5 and tomorrow, with 0 moderate — Highest, he No. 1,067—No. 29,706. Entered as second class matter post oifice, Washington, D. C. WASHINGTO iy Stac. WITH DAILY EVENING EDITION D. . O SUNDAY MORNING, AUGUST 30, SHONTH STRE ™ FUDENT N RS SPIR Workers Go in Joyous Mood to Spend Big Earnings of Last Two Years. TINQUTING K 10,000 RAILROAD MEN FORCED OUT OF WORK ia | F Allied Industries Prepare to Close. Many Shafts Deserted Be- fore Zero Hour. |t t [t By the Assox i PHILAD 1st 20.—The | ¢ anthracite pension red for Keptember will only mean a | walkout of 150,000 workers, excluding {I' the 8000 to 10,000 mainte men | 5 remaining in the mines by mutual |} agreement, but will also throw out of | 0,000 railroad men, off | anthracite carriers in the region re- [a ported tod: This small host of rail employes di- rectly serves the local and through not tl | 5,000, Y | |was frequently leaf.” UGGINS FINES BABE RUTH $5,000, SUSPENDS HIM FOR MISCONDUCT nkee Pilot, Banishing Player, Says He Was Drink- ing—Bambino Disappears After Trouble. New York Saddened. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, August -Babe Ruth, base ball's champion slugser of all time, picturesque idol of youthful millions |er of th | his throne today. nd the highest salaried play- major leagues, tottered from Indetinite suspe on_an imposed at § Louis h A ger Miller Huggins of the New Yorl nkees, with the explanation Ruth had been guilty of “misconduct fine of | off the fleld,” were the vehicles of the diamond king's descent. Tonight there is a sense of depres- he hapless Giants to retain the ional League championship against he aggressive Pittsburgh e ma- hine. The fall of Ruth from g he ew York bleacherite by lose of the season of 19 be paid a penalty of a for orming by world tfied with hi: during which he get of criticism, together the base ball e called when the 30-day sus. ule against eries ecord tk barn: season, uth called nd During the next two campaigns on he dizamond he played brilliant base k | tion in the Y; that | Hot Springs ing the |1 ball and conducted himself far beyvond reproach. In 1923 he was adjudged the most valuable plager to his club in the American League. Ruth’s suspension today thee erstwhile home disappointing season in major league base ball. climaxed and indiges- | ining camp at 4 v in April, the American League batting champion spent almost two months in a New k hospital after having been taken from a railroad train unconscious sion amony followers of the diamond |Upon his arrival here from the Sout which has resulted from the almost|Veakened by his long illne: gomplete collapse of the once powertul | Included an operation for abscosses, Yankee team and the losing fight of | Ruth wi o Rt for another month after rejoining the which team on June 1, and was forced out of the line-up June 24, with swollen legs and ankles. e returned to the batting order a K to the | Week later, but he never attained the hitting heights which he re of 1 ched in and the seasons 24, when he soared well o )0 mark. This vear he has veraging but slightly more than .270 Records here failed to reveal a -fine 15 large as that imposed today on ith ever having been inflicted before 1921, et 1ls of |writers of the metropolis at a dinner |in the history of the major leagues. | promised to “turn over a new (It { ary f as large as many a player's sal- or an entire season, although it merely scratches t “(Continued on Firs movement of hard coal produced at the mines. Their present tenure of employment after “suspension Tues- day,” officials said, was good for only two additional days or so at the most By then the roads will have cleaned up the last of the mine coal await- ing shipments Immediately thereafter, the anthra- cite carrying roads would issue or- ders closing down locomotive and car repair shops in their hard coal ter- ritory, thus laying off several thou- sand shopmen and car repairmen, it was said. A similar order would go out for roundhouse men and train and engine crews or mine runs and through coal trains. The last black steel coal “gondola,” which has been a growing familiar sight in the coal rush caused by the approaching shut- down of the mines, will go on a sid- BELGIUM DENIES SECRET DEBT PACT IHolds Such Agreement Im- possible—France Disclaims Charge of Ruse. By the Associated Pres: WSGONSIN SENATE RACE FIELDGROHS Four or Five to Run as Inde- pendents May Place Eight Names on Ballot. By the Associated Press. run king's most | been | NATS SHAMP SOX, 11 CANNG CAVE ASATHETES 05 Joe Harris Stars With Two _ Home Runs, Double and a Single. {ERROR BY GOSLIN ROBS | ZACHARY OF SHUTOUT | S N . Griffs Pound Out 13 Hits to Chi- cago’s 5—Detroit Drubs Mackmen Again, Nats Increase Lead As A’s Again Falter By swamping the White Sox at Chicago, 12 to 1, while the Mackmen took a 9-to-5 beating from the Tygers at Detroit yes- terday, the Nationals yesterday attained the largest lead held by any first place occupant of the American League during the month, achieving an advantage of two and one-half games. The standing: = L. Pet. 45 634 46 617 W, Wash. ........... 8 Phils. ......... " { Although the New York Giants overcame the St. Louls Cardinals, 7 to 6, for their sec- ond successive extra-inning vic- tory, it did not prevent the Mc- irawmen from dropping to seven games back of the Pitts- burgh Pirates, as the latter went ‘on a batting rampage and amassed 32 safeties to win both ends of a bargain show from the | | Phillies. 11 to 2, and 13 to 1. This makes the National League standing now read: W. L. 16 Pet. Pittsburgh 623 1925—102 PAGES. * Sunday morn The Star 1s delivered ever; 50 cents per month. and service w “From Press to Home Within the Hour” evening and ing to Washington homes at Telephone Main 5000 ill start immediately UP) Means . Associated Press. FIVE CENTS. ORPL. COOLIDGE ALUTES HIS CHIEF {President Reviews Trainees at Camp Devens and Watches His Son Drill. By the Associated Press. TODAY’S STAR. PART ONE—40 PAGES. General News—Local, Foreign Schools and Colleges. Current News Events Radio News and Prog | Serfal, “The Wrath to Come’—Part 1, Page 32, and Part 3, Page 11. ! News of the Clubs—Page 33 | Boy Scout News—Page 33. | Financlal News—Pages 34, 35 and 3. | National znd‘ age 30. PART TWO0—16 PAG | Editorials and Editorial Features. ‘Washington and Other Socie { Tales of Well Known Folk—Pages 13 | and 14. | NEW RUM RO OF COAST GLARD ON Four Destroyer Divisions As- signed to New York and New London. The United States Coast Guard has | 'ELDRIDGE DEFENSE F AUTOLAWFAILS 10 QUELL CRITICS |Safety Held Forgotten in Drivers” Mystification Over Maze of Rules. SIMFLFICATION VITAL IN MOTORISTS’ OPINION Autoist Cites Eight-Block Detour Necesiiry to Make Two-Block Tourney to Store. BY WILLIAM U (Automobile Editor of Despite Traffic Director | denial thas the District is c lated traffich nd his expressed be lief t Aissatisfaction regulations is confined | minority of the local pop tests against the confusion : venience created by the multipl | “Do's” and “Don’ts” in effect tinue to be Heard on every side. Contrary t= opinion expressed ! District builéing to the cff rector Eldridge’s procedu {1y correct. and that hi schemes will work the conviction of of motorists that Mr. Eldridge’s re complicated ard that simplifi The general @mplaint of those | must follow the cour | dot the Xatio with to nd incon ity of con an | number ce. that & servance leave jin a n | TUnnec ¥ {ance, they sa imany restrict this, one motorist ence in trying to reach a certai lon H street, between Fourteenth a Fifteenth result of too s an example of tells of his exper 6 BRUSSELS, August 29.—The mem- 2 bers of the Belgian debt funding mis- sion, who have returned from Wash- | ington, deny that there are any secret The Delaware and Hudson, Lehigh | clauses in the agreement réached with Valley, Lackawanna, Erie, Pennsyl- | the United States concerning the Bel- ania and Lehigh and New England |gian debt. They emphasize that such roads are given as the principal lines| on "o rrancement was impossible be- whose anthracite freight —service | . M i Ly | cause Congress would be called upon The Lehigh Valley Railroad Co. for | to ratify any accord. one, officially announced at Hazleton,| The first payvment to the United Pa., that 750 men will be let out on|States on December 15, 1925, they con- SWAMPSCOTT, Mass., August 29.— President Coolidge, commander-in- chief of the Army, received a salute today from Corpl. Joha Coolidge, his | AR L R son, at a visit to Camp Devens. | CHICAGO, August 29 —With Moon| As a publicity feature of the citizens’ | Harris heading a 13-hit attack upon |military training camp, the youth, | I'the offerings of Pitchers Charley | with cameras trained on him, was Robertson and Jim Joe Edwards, the | singled out of the ranks after-he and | s ;y and Navy News—Page 10 | thus refuting recent rumors that this | Nationals scored their second succes-|1,400 comrades had marched in re-|Fraternal News— Page 11 arm of the prohibition forces had let sive victory over the White Sox to-|view as a finale to their nwnlh!‘lsa- 1, “The Wrath to Come"—Part 1, | up somewhat in its fight to stave off ay, winning, 12 to 1, to increase their | training. With the bearing of a soldier >age 32,7and Part 3, Page 11. iriroads of the rum runners. MADISON, Wis., August 29.—Wis- consin citizens will have six candi- dates bidding for their votes in the special primary of September 15, and possibly seven or eight in the spe-| cial election, September 29, to fill the | unexpired term of the late Sepator Robert M. La Follette. The candidates in election of Sep- tember 29 will include one Republi- can, one Democrat, one Socialist and possibly four or five independents,| frenewed its former vigilance against | PART THREE—12 PAG! the rum smugglers operating off New | Amusements, Theaters and the Photo| York, according to an official an Plays. | nouncement from headquarters here Music in Washington—Page 4 last night stating that four divisiions e e e T R 7|of the Coast Guard destrover force Veterans of the Great War—Page 9, | 12d been organized to operate out of Review of New Books—Page 10. New York and New London, Conn., ing to remain until operators and miners are again at peace. Big Lines Affected. New York 56 563 Makes Eight Block Detour. ‘Headed G streets,” left at New nor at 1, so I p north it he said, York I could not avenue, no seeded to K street {where I was permitted to turn. Goi iwest on K I could nc rn left Fifteenth, east of McPherson Square square and there mai another left tu % the' Hazleton and Ma v div representing a pay roll of $158,000 a |y, month. S The road also disclosed that coal | shipments from the 37 collieries on the division during the week ended tonight | had broken all records for the past two vears. Official figures, day’s production estimated, showed a daily average of 39,259 tons, filling 5,147 cars for the week. The usual output is 30,000 tons a_day The decrease in freight traffic ac-| o with to- 2 b b a the increase expected in passenger | S business. In fact, 2 marked travel rush is ex- pected from the mine workers by the passenger agents of the various lines. Various excursions are accordingly be- ing outlined for early announcement, which, officials admit, will be aimed at the surplus money with which the miners are said to be “flush” after 1wo vears of steady employment. New York, Philadelphia, Niagara Falls and Buffalo are being scheduled as the favorite excursion objectives. Three-Month Strike Seen. A canvass of railroad sentiment to- day, while necessarily incomplete, tended to show a gencral belief that the coming suspension would more likely last three months than the three weeks now being predicted in many parts of the mining region. Miners apparently are not waiting for Monday night to leave the mines, Hundreds began leaving today, taking their tools and effects. In the Lehigh field buying of sup- plies came to a standstill. Work was called off by the Lehigh Valley Coal Co. at Tomhickon and Springbrook without waiting for the men to take the initiative Tu vi morning. Thus, some 700 men were rendered idle ahead of time. Coal could not reach distant breakers, where | it had to be prepared, before the Sus- j pension order would go into effect, it was explained In Wilkes-Barre gangs of several thousand imported extra laborers were reported outward bound. Scranton reported that contract ' miners, as a rule, wer uitting to- | night after “blowing down” enough coal to keep their laborers going un- til Monday. The miners there were bringing up their big jack hammers from underground and storing them | until work is resumed under a new | contract. cl fo t s | | | st c s o t w T R Miners’ Spirit Joyous. v Wilkes-Barre further advised the miners there were takin proaching idleness in a g befitting a well rned Amusement promoters were said to | be planning special entertainment, and one amusement center there had stolen a march on competitors by an- nouncing a “miners’ day” soon. that the a a spirit vacation. because Says Negotiations British debt ed the point only of definite minimum British proposals by the British gov- ernment and tentative acceptance b, offers were made with cial United States that the French ernment British to oblige the United States to ask more of France than Great Britain has asked. treasufy Snowden, chancellor of the exchequer ion, | sider relatively unimportant, creating o difficulties for the Belgian tréas- ry. They affirm the conviction that ven though no new loan is envisaged as present, it is certain that Belgium’s redit would be favorably influenced v ratification of the accord and that | more favorable conditions for Bel- | glum in the e foreseen. Unfortunately for the debtors, the elegates explain in their statement, American market could | the whole debt question has become a pivot in American internal politics, ince all parties are bound by cam- palgn promises relative ‘to the reduc- tion of taxes. They report American, riticism to the effect that the govern- ment of the United States should de- mand interest on foreign debts equal- ing that American taxpayers are pay- ing on internal debts. They sum up_their impressions as ollows: “The discussion was on a purely business basis; it was a_ques- ion of figures more than sentiment, in business Americans go traight to the point.” The members of the mission lay tress on the fact that the accord con- formed with the views of the Belgian government, as Brussels was informed hour by hour during the progress of the negotiations of the difficulties en- ountered. Belgium's representatives will sub- mit a detailed report to the govern- ment Monday. They declare them- elvéds highly satisfied with their re- eption by the American officials and | members of the debt funding com- mend dryly expressed it, they were glad to be back. n, but, as some of the delegates FRANCE DISCLAIMS RUSE. in London Merely Tentative. PARIS, August 29 (P).—The Franco- negotiations have reach Are he French. The British chancellor’'s reservations, which the Erench finance minister did not accept. These offers will be submitted to the council of French ministers by M. illaux. If they prove acceptable final action on them by the French will be taken only after the French | debt mission to Washington has com- pleted its work. Cognizance has been taken in off quarters of suggestions in the gov is the maneuvering with These are utterly denied. The negotiations with the British were begun when Phillip A flare of ill feeling developed for ew hours at a Lehigh Coal and (Continued on Page 4, Column some of whom are Republicans. The six candidates entered in the pri- mary are: La Follette, Francis E. McGovern and Daniel Woodward, all Republicans; William George Bruce, Democrat, and John Work, Soclalist. Wilcox has notified the secretary of state that he would also file at 9 o'clock tonight as independent candi- date in the special election to insure his running “to the finish” in case he is defeated in the primary. Other independent candidates are Edward F. Dithmar, self-styled Cool- idge-Pawes Republican; Arthur R. Bar Republican, whose pringiples are “three years' contiuance 0‘ La Follette progressivism’; Gilbert Sli- ter, Republican, and George Beau- man, Socfalist Labor. Thus, if Wil- coX is nominated in the primary he would be the Republican candidate and would go on the special ballot with the Democrat, Socialist and four independents, unless some of the in- dependents withdraw. If Wilcox is defeated in the primary, he would continue his campaign as an inde- pendent, making five in that classi- fication to go on the ballots with can- didates of the three parties. o SHARP EARTHQUAKE IS RECORDED HERE Georgetown Seismograph Sets Big Tremor as About 5.500 Miles Away. A “sharp” earthquake was recorded on the seismograph at Georgetown University last night between 5:43 o'clock and 6:35 o'clock. Father Torn. dorf, seismologist, said a conservative estimate placed the distance at 5,500 miles from Washington, but he was unable to determine the direction. NEW ORLEANS, August 29 (#)— An earthquake of great intensity was recorded on the seismograph of Loyol University here this afternoon. Father Abel, seismologist in charge, suggest- ed that the shock was possibly 2,000 miles distant and probably reached maximum intensity between 4:55 and 5:03 o'clock, Central standard time. Vibrations began at 4:556 and contin- ued to 5:30. 1 Dead, 2 Hurt in Aut; Spill. SARNIA, Ontario, August 29, — James Wiseman of Wyandotte, Mich was killed and his wife seriously in. jured when their automobile went into a ditch 12 miles east of Sarina today. Larry Wilson of Wyandotte also was injured. Navigation Company colliery at Lans- ford. About 709 men struck until one mine worker there withdrew his re- fusal to obtain a union button sig- nifving he was in good standing. Be- fore he obtained his button the day coal production had been reduced 00 tons. All ma union distr] tenance men Nos. 1 in the three 7 and 9, Unit- ed Mine Workers of America, will be assessed one day's pay every two weeks durng the shutdown. The as. | sessment will go into the miners’ fund | for emergency use, it was officially | announced. This was called regular | procedure in times of suspension. MINERS' PURSES FILLED. i Optimism Is General as Men ].Ayi Down Tools in Strike. WILKES-BARRE, Pa., August 29 (#).—A note of optimism prevailed today among miners throughout the | upper anthracite regions, despite the suspension order calling for the closing of the mines at midnight Monday. With two pay_in_their (Continued on Pag weeks of their August pockets and two weeks 3, Column 1) Red Men’ Massacre Too Realistic; Victim, Afire, Has to Jump in River The big massacre of the Red Men of Virginia, staged at Arling- ton Beach yesterday, came to an unexpected and spactacular climax when two participants in a burning at the stake stunt actually caught fire, one of them being forced to jump in the river to extinguish the flames. The men were E. E. Santimire, sachem of the Osceola Tribe of Alexandria, Va., who was in general charge of the outing, and N. L. Garrison also of Alexandria, who was tied to the stake. While thousands of spectators looked on the Red Men, dressed in Indian costumes, ignited quantities of oil soaked rags piled near the foot of the stake. As they danced and whooped in true Indian fashion the stiff breeze fanned the flames about the legs of the dancers and around the feet of Mr. Garrison. The flimsy trousers of Santimire's cos- tume caught fire and after vainly trying to smother the flames he dashed through the crowd and jumped into the river up to his knees. The other dancers at the same time rushed to the assistance of “the human sacrifice” and beat out the blaze around his trouser: with their bare hands. Al tSok it as a good joke on the “Injuns.” The massacre was the final event of an all-day program of _enter- tainment staged by the Red Men of Virginia, Maryland and the District of Columbia. Winners of the various events are as follows: Mrs, Virginia Wells, bride of a week, of Alexandria,” won first prize in the bathing beauty contest; Vincent J. Cosimano won the fat men’s race; Mrs. Carl Lockard won the fat women's race, and Miss Elsle ‘Weber won the thin women's race. Ira Barton was chairman of the committee on arrangements. Roy P. Wilcox, Robert M. | | first-place lead over the Athletics to| two and one-half games. | Moon was the big noise of the con- | test. He had a perfect day at bat, | sacrificing the first time he stepped ! to the plate, then parking the ball in| the left fleld bleacher twice for round-| trippers in addition to socking a two- bagger and a single. He drove five runs across and made four himself. Moon also fielded in nifty manner around the first sack to become the shining figure of the battle. While Moon and the other Nationals were lambasting the local flingers Jez Zachary southpawed the White Sox into submission. He allowed them but | six safeties and one base on balls, and but for a fumble by Goose Goslin | probably would have scored a shut- out. Alien Hurlers Ineffective. | Robertson, who started for the White Sox, was slammed soundly in the first and third frames, the Na- tionals getting seven hits for five runs. Edwards, the lefthander, who had done such good hurling since coming to the White Sox from the Indians, assumed the mound burden at the start of the fourth round. He, too, was hit freely and was wild, handing | out six free tickets to first base. Robertson was greeted warmly by the Nationals. McNeely started the first inning by pop-bunting a single over the pitcher's dome. Bucky Har- ris laid down a sacrificial bunt, but Barrett, who fielded the tap, made a poor chuck to Sheely and there were two Champs on the sacks. Rice's infleld demise advanced both runners and Goslin’s looper to short center fell at Mostil's feet for a two-bagger, scoring McNeely and Putting Bucky at third. Mo6h Harris' long fly to Mostil got Bucky home and Bluege's one-baser to center tallied the Goose. | Mostil opened the White Sox attack | by beating out a bounder to deep short, only to be forced out by Davis. | Then the Sox were quieted easily. Severeld strolled at the outset of the Nationals’ second frame and Zach sacrificed, but nefther McNeely nor Bucky Harris could aid Hank, The Sox were disposed of in order in their part of the inning. Then the Champs set about collecting more markers. Rice Starts a Rally. Rice began the third round with a sharp single to left. Goslin popped to Barrett, but Moon Harris lifted the ball into the leftfleld bleachers for a round trip of the sacks. Bluege and Peck followed with singles, but Severeid grounded to Davis and Mos- til took good care of Zach. The Sox got a runner as far as third base in their part of the ses- sion. With one gone, Thurston, who batted for Robertson, got a double when his liner to right was barely missed by Rice. Mostil's retirement advanced Thurston a notch, but Davis was_practically helpless before Zach Edwards was pitching when the Na: tionals came up to bat for the fourth time and he got rid of them deftly. It was one-two-three for the Sox, too, but there was scoring by both clubs in the fifth. With one gone in the Champ’s half, Moon Harris slammed the ball against the left-field bleach- er screen for two bases, then Ed- | wards went wild and handed the Na- tionals a tally by passing Bluege, Peck |and Severeld. Three were left on the (Continued on First Sports Page.) . CHARLESTON BANNED. Jumping of Dance May Wreck Buildings, Police Chief Says. PASSAIC, N. J., August 29 (#).— The Charleston dance was banned by | Chief of PoMce Richard O. Zober to- day on the grounds that the vibra- tion of the dance would cause the col- lapse of any hall other than a mod- ern steel structure. He said: ‘“‘The Jumping up and down of the thunder- l ing herds endangers the floors,” he approached his father, clicked his heels and saluted. Returning the salute, the Presldent | with Mrs. Coolidge standing alongside, said: “How have you been getting along, John?” “Fine, sir,” replied the lad. Then he took his place again in the ranks for a round of calisthenics in which all the youths in camp participated. Later John doffed khaki and in !civilian clothes went to the quarters of Brig. Gen. Malvern-Hill Barnum, camp commander, for luncheon with his father and mother, When they returned by motor to White Court, he went with them for & visit here until his parents concluded their vacation. During his visit at Camp Devens to- day, his second during the Summer, the President witnessed the review and presented cups and medals to half a hundred officers and men who had shown unusual proficiency during the | training period. MAN, I;OBBED TWICE, AGAIN FORGIVES EMPLOYE Bookkeeper Asks Chance to Pay Back $2,500—Previously Lost $20,000. By the Associated Press. ST. LOUIS, Mo., August 29.—Al- though he has twice been victimized by trusted employes, Gustave Koen- er's confidence is unshaken, and he will give the latest of his erring em- ployes another chance. Yesterday H. J. Borgmann,/ 31 years old, cashier and bookkeeper of the National Refrigerator Co., of which Koener is head, wrote a con fession admitting the embezzlement of $2,500 of the company’s funds. Then turning to Koener, he pleaded for a chance to “make good every penny.” Koener told the police that, although “one of our employes before cleaned me out of $20,000 and I didn’t prose. cute, I don't see why I should make an example of him. I'll give hvflm an- other chance.” He declined to_elaborate on his statement of the $20,000 loss. Today Koener declared that Borg- mann's arrest was “all a mistake’ and that the latter was back at his job. ARICA MEETING DELAYED. Commission Postpones Session Pending Registration Work. ARICA, Chile, August 29 (#).—Offi- cial announcement was made today that the Tacna-Arica plebiscitary com- mission will not meet again until Sep- tember 15. This will give the com- mittee on registration and elections an opportunity to get its labors under way. ‘I"hem was a brief meeting of the commission this morning, but contro- versial subjects were not considered. It was decided to appoint a commit- tee of six to study and report on any drafts submitted on regulations to gov- ern registration and elections. LAUNDRYMAN IS SHOT. Killing of Fall Rivef Chinaman Thought Tong Murder. FALL RIVER, Mass., August 29 (#)—The Chinese tong war is be- lieved to have had an echo in this city tonight in its killing of a laundry- man. Wong Sing was the victim of three bullets fired at him by two Chin- ese, who had chased him from his shop. He was shot down as he reached the stdewalk. The two assailants escaped in a taxicab. ‘Wong Tom, a brother of the dead man, sald he was not aware that his brother belonged to any secret socle- ties, i Frais { | PART FOUR—i PAGE: ‘Pink Sports Section. ! PART FIVE—S PAG | Magazine Section—Fiction and Fea- tures. The Rambler—Page 3. PART SIX—10 PAGES. Classified Advertising. District National Guard News—Page 9. Civillan Army News—Page 10. The Starry Skies of September—Page GRAPHIC SECTION—S PAG ‘World Events in Pictures. COMIC SECTION—1 PAGES Betty; Reg'lar Fellers; Mr. and M: ; Mutt and Jeff. RIFFS AGAI.II ACTIVE | ALONG FRENCH FRONT | Two Caids Appear With 4,000. Mounted Troops Make Ap- pearance for First Time. By the Assoctated Press., FEZ, French Morocco, August 29.— The Riffian tribesmen are displaying renewed activity along the French Moroccan front. Two of their most influential Caids, leading a harka or native force of about 4,000 men, have appeared in the region of the upper Leben River, northwest of Taza. The French intelligence service re- ports the presence along the fron: of small bodies of mounted Riffians, who heretofore supposedly have fought only on foot. Gen. Maurin, inspector general of artillery, who has just returned to Fez from the front, where he super- intended the wuse of a powerful mountain gun, has_corrohorated the opinion held in French circles here that the backbone of the resistance of the Branes tribesmen has virtually been broken. He reports that their submission to the French is contin- uing satisfactorily. The Tsoul tribes. men, against whom operations were begun before those against the Branes, have been more refractory and are still pursuing small nocturnal raids. LEARNS OF WIFE'S DEATH; HUSBAND KILLS SELF L ] {New Yorker, In Florida, Is Found Self Slain After Receipt of Telegram. By the Associated Press. DELAND, Fla., August 29.—Follow- ing the receipt of a telegram last night ! notifying him that his wife had been found dead in her apartment in Rich- mond Hill, N. Y., W. J. Fitzpatrick went to a secluded spot in the resi- dential section of this city and ended | his own life by firing a bullet into his right temple. A friend found a note containing| money and requesting that his effects be sent to his Northern home. Carnegie Tech Dean Named. PITTSBURGH, August 29 (#).— Carnegie Institute of Technology to- day announced the appointment of Miss Mary Watson Green as dean of women, following the resignation of Miss Mary Louise R. Brown, whose marriage took place a few weeks ago. Miss Green is a native of Newport, | Navy How much of a change this repre- | sents from the fleets which have been | s patrolling the coasts for months w not revealed by officials, but the an- nouncement showed that Navy destroyers, some with famou: war records under the command of Comdr. H. G. Hamlet. The flagship of | the force is the Mojave, with Lieut. Comdr. H. R. Searles, second in com- mand. Base Is Transferred. In conntmn revealing e existence of the de- stroyer force, it was also disclosed that a section base, known as No. 3, under the New London patrol area has been transferred from Greenport, transfer. The four divisions of v destroyers, now Guard colors fighting were given as follows: Division 1, home port base, New London—Downes (flagship), Lieut. Comdr. G Comdr. L. T. Chalker; Beale, Lieut. Comdr. R. R. Waesche; Cassin, Lieut. Comdr. P. F. Roach; Jouett, Lieut. Comdr. S. V. Marron. Division York, I the former smugglers, home port base, New Y.—Porter (flagship), Lieut Comdr. L. Reinburg; Roe, Lieut. Comdr. J. J. Hutson; Ammen Lieut. Comdr. F. W. Towle; Patterson, Lieut. Comdr. M. J. Ryan; Paulding, Comdr. J. S. Baylis. ision 3, home port base, New N. Y.—Conyngham (flag: Comdr. E. D. Jone: Comdr. S. V. Lieut. Comdr. Terry, Lieut. Comdr. F Coffin; Henley, Lieut. Comdr. L. V. Kielhorn. Division 4, home port base, New London—Cummings (flagship), Lieut. Comdr. R. W. Dempwolf; McCall, Lieut. Comdr. F. A. Nichols; Fan ning, Lieut. Comdr. James Pine; Trippe. Lieut. Comdr. J. H. Cornell Burrows, Lieut. Comdr. L. L. Bennett. Lieut. Lieut. ghan, Bonham, Bolstering Pacific Fleet. A recent announcement concerning the withdrawal of several cutters from the rum patrol to do other vigilance work along the coast in connection with approaching Winter for the pro- tection of life and property did not mention what was to happen to the large destroyer force. There are many other smaller boats in the Coast Guard forces which are capable of maintain- ing patrols against smugglers, aside from the cutters which have left. Another source of renewed strength to the Coast Guard is beginning to bolster up the Pacific dry fleet. The first vessel to be transferred to the Coast Guard after being forfeited for violation of the new recent law of Congress was the gas boat Florence 60 feet long. The boat was transferred by order of the United States District Court at San Francisco, to the Coast Guard. . e PLAN BIG AUTO ME-RGER. General Motors and Austin Firm, England, to Join. LONDON, August 29 Herbert Austin, chairman and man- aging director of the Austin Motor Co., Ltd.. announced tonight that negotiations designed to amalgamate the General Motors Corporation of the United tSates and the Austin Motor Co. are in progress. - He ex. pects to make a more detailed state- ment next week. " Cuba Deports 20 Europeans. HAVANA, August 29 (#).—Twenty Europeans were deported today on a charge of being ‘“pernicious for- eigners.” The secret police have been active in arresting white slavers, Del. For the last few years she has been dean of women at Rockford Col- lege, Rockford, IIl. radical labor agitators and other un’ desirables, 25 being deported yester- the four| | units comprise a total of 21 former with the statement ' under Coast | Wilcox; Ericsson, Lieut. | . R. L. Jack; Redwing, Ensign | ). — sir | ed east to u urteenth to H, and again right on H street to my destination. This driv 1ing, in my opinion, was a bit com plicated for a an trying to reach a hop for a small purchase on the wa: |home and caused me to make a de tour of eight blocks that certainls gave me the impression that thers i something radically wrong with our P! ent traffic system.” e experienc of this motorist is but one of many similar experiences told to the automobile editor of The Star by moto: = who may be regard ed as reasonable in their views, sane in their judgment, not given to hasty | criticism, and for the most part in | sympathy with the traffic director and |anxious to co-operate with him they believe that in his zeal th m for his work he £ {too many regulations and h u iproceed now to survey the confusi I and make nec should essary In ' n vails t one-way hand turr driver.” savs President Henry of the A. A. A. “cannot- think of traffic puzzles and safety at the same time. You cannot overload the motorist with too many rules and ex | pect him to drive at his best. Some. thing will be neglected in"the process and everything seems to prove that it is safety. Simplification Asked. The zeneral opinion among traffi | students is that unless there is less | experimenting with trafic and more |attention paid to simplifying it, there will be no genuine progress in the work of minimizing accidents and causing traffic to flow smoothly. | “Too many cities,” states one traf | fic “expert, “are exaggerating their traflic problem to a point where they ! feel obliged to complicate the situation | unnecessarily. When given a choice | between a successtul plan and an ex | periment in trafic dircction oo many |are prone to-adopt the latter.” One local motorist declares that when he drives out on local streets | today he gets the impression he is in |a sort of contest, in which a false | move will mean an arrest. As a re | sult he comes to fear the trafic offi cer and drives about in a highly nerv | ous ‘state. All of which, he says, does not make for safety. | "Regarding the = radical _turning scheme with which the traffic office Proposes to experiment, irrespective of public opinion, a Philadelphia mo torist sald: “Trafic in Philadelphia and other Pennsylvania cities that pattern after the Quaker City's regulations, is fre quently delaved and complicated by | reason of the mability of strangers to grasp the idea or driving over to the Fight-hand curb before making a left hand turn. This is the rule in this particular locality, ‘and it has been in effect for some time, yet there are too many drivers—both local and from out of town—who do not appear to be able to follow the regulation, so congestion is the inevitable result. Parking Rules Held Complex. Another view of what a local mo. torist terms “‘our traffic complications is expressed as follows: ‘“Because many drivers are not sure whether they may make a turn or are permitted to park their cars on ce: |tain streets, the ooy constantly congested | tomobiles. In ‘studying the 0 to speak, the drivers of these naturally run slowly and thus hold back all traftic. It is during such mo- ments as these that collisions and seri- ous accidents frequently occur.” Just returned from a visit to several large Lastern cities, the president of a local cltizens’ association, in 2 let- ter to The Star, calls District trafic regulations ‘“ridiculous. “I have just returned from a visit to some of our large Eastern citiet he writes, “driving through their most congested section, and at no time did I encounter the difficulty I do in our own city. “We want to co-operate with our (Continued on Page 3, Column 4. the belief re mow too ma and too many left “The average Thon 5 pre