Evening Star Newspaper, October 1, 1926, Page 1

WEATHER (U. §. Weather Bureau F Falr tonight and probably tomor- row; rising temperature. Temperature— Highest, today: lowest, 62, at 7 a Full report on page 9. C losing N. Y. Stocks and Bonds, Page 30 orecast.) 68, at noon m. today. ¢ Foeni WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION ny Sfar. Associated Press service. The only evening paper in Washington with the news Yesterday’s Circulation, 98,769 No. 30,103. post office, Was Fntered as second class matter WASHINGTON, b. D. C, shington, s - AUTOPLUNGEKILLS COL.A. . WILLIAMS, AGCUSEDBY BUTLER Marine Officer Drowned When Car Swerves Into San Francisco Bay. CLOSED MACHINE DROPS INTO 30 FEET OF WATER Had Been Court-Martialed in Spring for Drunkenness at Party for General. Br The Associated Press { SAN FRANCISCO, October 1. -Col. | Alexander S, Wi in charge of | recruiting for the Ma orps in the Western d e as the defendant in the famous “cocktall” court-martial at San Diego last April, was drowned here early this morning when a closed car he driving plunged into San Franci B Col. Willlams' body was ta to the morgue, where it was identified by Mrs. Williams. It had been pre viously tentatively identified by offi Drowned in Auto BALTIMORE BANDIT SLAIN AS 3 FLEE * IN347 0HOLDAP {Police Find’Abandoned Auto- mobile With Body of ‘ Man Inside. |FOUR MESSéNGERS LOSE | PAY ROLL AT PLANT GATE Robbers, Believed From Out of Town, Were"Unmasked and Knew of Movements. | By the Assomnted Press BALTIMORE, October 1.-Three Landits held up and robbed the pay- master of th» Henry Sonneborn Co., ciothing manufacturers, at Pratt and Puca streets, of $47,000 this morning and fled in an automobile bearing | Ohio license No. 966.210. Later pélice found the car at Fremont and George streets with the body of a man inside. There was no trace of his companions. The bandits drove up to the Paca COL. GOFF AUTHORIZED RELEASING SHARES AN wiL FRIDAY, OCTOBER 1, 19 cers, newspaper men and iriends from | photographs, oL ring and papers | in his wallet | Mre. Wililams said that on leaving | Jiome about & pan. yesterday her hus- | band told her he was going to the | Bohemian Club with some friends for| dinner. She said he telephoned her ! t 9 oclock night that he was | having a wonderful time d that he would not be home un an early | hour in the morning. Car Suddenly Swerved. She sald that when her husband w out late he rally way of 11 well lig oIl ae- | quainted with the eity's 5. Shel belicves he must have lost control of | the car or that his vision. wax ob siructed by something, causing the to plunge Into the bay [ The car was seen 1o plunge into the | ba by Frank Moore, a steward aboard the ste Admiral Peary, | and Joe Mcl watchma Pler 42 1o Sw 8 . and plu into the water. The| dopth w 1. Police were calied | and the automobile was pulled | houks. grapplin street entrance of the clothing com- pany plant and waited for the ar- vival of the messengers, of whose movements they seemed well in formed As the el Wa OF METALS FIRM Full Responsibility Assumed SHIP AFIRE RACING Howard fou ter Eggers, Irving T. How- messenge col. Whitiams wi a to San Francisco from San Diego fast Spring | after he had b convicted of | ‘drunkenness and conduct becom an officer” at i Nayy ! The charges were brought ! m by Brig. Gen. Smedley D. b s a result of allged misconduct of | colonel at a party at his home en In honor of Gen. Butler ind at a hoiel later ler had just come to San i w Philadelphin, where he, had served as divector of public sifety Sto hiladelp! In P n. But storm center ties apainst prahibition la | (i 1 ero oceasioned wit t they belleved « ud not intoxicated, utler maintained he s g md that on what wen considera Some nesses tesiified th Willlams was 1 s alle n rees were not | on at the Williams home. but on the colonel’s conduct later at a hotel Jer said that cocktails were | the party, but that he did | ~ of theni, but sat on the wost of the drinking was K After convietion Col. Williams was aduced several points in his ranking wsterred Lo n Francisco lust, where he was placed in | of wmarine rvecruiting in the Western district. Gen. Butler also was teansferred 1 n Fréne Other cars have plunged into from the Embarcadero it manner. and ntly My Hazel Selhy lost her 1 the sams way. JOINED MARINES IN 1899 i Col. Williams Spent M Years in | Incular Possessi | Col. Alex: Williar came into pro this year as a result of an inc at the oronado Hotel in Ve was accused by ccoming and subsequent st In the military erable int 3 was magnified to some extent be cause of the fact that Ger ter Just completed a camp t crime in Philadeiphia as dirce public safety t-martial Col s uflty of be! irunk and ed to lose tgur numbers e 14 Lorn in N He came York AL in Mz arps as a_second i . 1ober 159¢. and 3 . as promoted to fi ant, and three years later L capiain 11a reached his n er 14, olonel 3 tolonel April 17 Served in Islands He has see a msular possessic v tes, the first in 1901, when he t in the expedition to the Island of ar, Philippine Islan, nd in the gements with the Filipino insur River. on two dit- I was « member of Marines on the ferent periods « battalion 1802 for s Tanama. a an in 1903 During the f the Pure Exposition he mmanded the Ma ion on he performed | with the Amer Two years later expeditiona 1908 uty there a « short tour n forces in (‘uba o sine ot he duty in P orce 811 he was t on expeditionary n Cuha, remaining at that time for hrae months | In April of 1914 he participated in | he en ement and occupation of " (Continued on Page 5, Column 6.) !be a house guest at the \Sfiu House by West Virginia Senator |ad «nd Irving Webster, arrived in A taxieab with the funds from — i i 4 bunk. the three walked leis- By the Associated. Press in Daugherty Trial. vl 1 the tmican, e carrying i e Amedant B e ! a guitar case. When within a few B AR . | steps. t an who was carrying the own 1, cet down a moun By the Assoriated Press Petae s e Plates Buckling and Red Hot, | (i, wific ana over a ctifr when NEW YORK, October L-—Complete | (1 (o pistols and a shotg : 5 ight in a snow slide, M. Kearns ont two pistols and a shotgun. E L M. K ;) ponsibility us fav s the Attorney | - : ke ! Says Radio — Officers attle merchant, and Tex Byers, et e 1 A Several Shots Fired. | # i i g : neral’s office went for the release of W 3 " | guide, still are alive to tell $7.000,000 of shares of the Am an Keeping the shotgun and passing | Doubt Reachmg Shore. iha tale. Iearns suftared a brok: Metal (o, was assumed by Senator | thé pistols to the other two bhandits, en arm, cuts and minor injuries. 1. Goff of West Virginia, testify- | he ordered the men to throw up their e Byers was not infured. ing in the Daugherty-Miller conspiracy | pands and to turn over the satchel. ; By the Associated Preda With . Hahn of Seattle and an- trigl today. Henator Goff was a e eal thots wete fired, but 5o one |, JACKSONVILLE. Fla., October L.—| other guide. Kearid was on a wild tto the Attorney General S e abers then jumped | The American steamship New Br sheep hunting expedition. Kearns Callo st the WbCond ditiuise withiess |l thoie imaihins and sped away. |Mer deck piates Beatinbie to 'wudwie| 200 BRcs Nad Deconie sepgruncd he veplied 1o questions by Max D.| A pawn ticket found in the dead ifrom the heat of fire which has burned | - jige e oo Creton, counsel for 1 3. Daugheriy, | man's pocket hore the name of “I.lin her hold since late yesterday, Was| " iceaind was transported for 48 Attorney General in President Hard. { Darco.” Police expressed belief that |200 miles off Charleston, 8. C.. at 11| miles over rough mountain trafls ings cabinet. that he had never taken | it was fictitious., A lauudry mark. | o'clock today, proceeding under her| by Byers before he could re e ter of the metal caims up | D—83—6" was on the undercloth-}own steam. but her officbrs doubt if | proper medical attention. S hRd Aioved D ern 8 she can make port. = with Daugherty. but had allowed them % police. theory that the #obbery | B . . by his own authority | B raten oy omt-of-town gun. | . The Government wireless station mi The calling of Senator Goff cane men w: trengthened by the find- | St Augustine picked up the follow- an interruption of the defense of Mil- | jng of a Chicago label in his hat. |ing message from the New Britain at ler. United States Attorney Buckner | The label read “Frank A. Geever.!9:30: stopped cross-examination of) 2118 West: 'Fwenty-second strést, Chi- |~ “Steamship New Britain, 9 am G o liams. Miller's managing | cago | position, latitude 30.25 North: longi- | { H | irector as-llen properts custodian, 10| The $47,000 loot was all In cash. | tude, 7649 West. Fire increasing: permit Daugherty's counsel to call | The robbers took it in two canvas |don’t think we can make port. Ships Senator Goff. who is to Start a oy sacks, in which it had been taken |in viclnity please stand by for the to Burope tor o | trom the vank steamship New Hritain. We might . . | need assistance before the Seneca —_— Had Complete Charge. ! All Were Unmasked. | Yeaches us about noon.” M < “Were vou in complete chavge of | The robbers were unmasked. They | The station picked up the following rs. Coolidge Also to Attend atien, prope In Dausherts’s | o keq quickly and with few words. | Miessage from the New Britain at 11 * Harris - Suth " [ “Don't move, Keen aquiet, oryou're | “ Wi try to mMke Charleston it arris - Sutherland you ace dead,” was all that was said as the |revenue cutter arri . but m doubt- " handits giasped the money bags un- ¢ der the muzzle of the sawed-off <hot ) 1. A shot was sent through the|ton. TFire stiil raging. Steamship — as 3 or of the taxicah from an anto-| New Britain, Slaber, master.” e In ihe speiic instance of these o pistol, at the feet of the mes-| The steamer Rochester of the n\nr: (}:r"m "”")'m” ~x}mm l“lm ‘;‘ Jaims, did you confer with | ¢q, further to cow them. The|Vacuum Ofl Co messaged it was 20 guicE oe et e o rty hefore signing the re-| K e W respntlily | miles from the New Britain and pro- | ernoon of Stanley Raymond” (Bucky) \« the handit car leaped from the | ceeding to her assistance. The Mal- Harris, popular manager of the W did not i it doom mot fuily closed. canght | lory line Steamer San Jacinto also|ington base ball team, and Miss Mary Denies Being Influen e mitehine and was wrench. | Wirelessed that it was hurrying to|Elizabeth Sutherland. —daughter of | DI Daugherty ‘ever in any way | €0.0ff. The bandit car did not pause, | the stricken vessel's aid. former Senator Howard Sutherland of discuss this matter with vou or seei | but plunged recklessly through Paca Says Fire Ts Under Control. it‘-‘ui‘i‘vd}'n;:l a, now the alien property street traffic and disappeared. | The bag containing $500 In silver | fluerice vour independent conclu- | ‘he Fayal (ransnort Chaumont, sion’ | o T e [ tE coand. o have been drop- |Toute from Annapolis to Guantanamo. o 2001 ! I bkl , B i ac they escaped. |Cube, nufified the Navy Depirtment | Be few guests invited to the cere- Were gou ever appronclied in per. | Ped e ) today that she had picked up the [mony. which will take place with a son_or ':\ “"’““I in o0 "If””_l" in- | Victim Describes Robbery. | SOS " call of the burning steamer |short ceremony at 430 pm. in the| fiusnce you by HIesSiBmUn o YO apiiver imemers, Jonel el | tHe aves. | Now BAtR st il Gag had made | home of the bride's parents, 1845 R . . ¢ fee ; «aid: | contact with that vessel shortly trect. The nuptials will not he more Lwas not sengers, describing r'l;a hold-up, xaid: | SoREEt W g Ly untll 6 o e e e Senator a secu 47,000 in paper money A 4 - . % o 8 S We secured $47,000 in pay { this morning. At that tme the mes. 0 & 00 fh 00 e, s, United States | ont that in re nge from the Citizens’ and started for the with the money. ation by Buckner hrou 0 in ch National T pi was well und Attorney peared no furthe: 1 T sizne tax need o escort | ard American Metal - Co. « cab drew up to the curb at | ship shorewarl. The Chaumont d | shares, were dictated by Adnt R.|ipe plant 1 noticed @ sedan parked |sumed her voyage to Guantanamo. |relatives and intimate friends of the | { Johnson, another stant to Daugh- | ey the entrance, but did not sus S i ) couple. Rev. Dr. Frederick . B erty pect it v bandit car. Our cab ron, pastor of the Davis Memorial | 1 depended o great deal upon ! oo paly « » to @ stop. when WO G 0 P POST REFUSED Church. Elkins, \W. \ will perform rks and subordinates,” Senator ( “ipproached it in a crouching e U T the ceremony | . | . jon. One of them ox"‘qml the One Attendant for Bride. | and demanded the money. i . ing attenda be | TGWN HEADS INDICTED. | -t fivst I thought the men were L gle attendant will be | * | cmployes of the firm trying to n E e, Mise Mirgaret Sutheriand. == a joke un us, but 1 soon learned they Mr. Harris will have as his bes X Mayor. Police Chief and 77 Ac-|we Prefers to Work for Party as In-|Ur. Georec Marshall Lvon of Hunting 5 : pair started crawling over us, | . . Thide, Miss Berke R Qe e cused in Liquor Deaths L ron e e o he money, whion we| dividual Rather Than on Com- (bride. Aiss Berkely Lyon and M HCAG ad placed on the floor. The second | 5 Margs erl: alker, sm: CHICAGO, October 1 (#)—Cicero | r;‘f“)‘ i R e went. | mittee, Paper Quotes. ::T es of the bride. will be the flower was called to account by I told the other boys not to put X and jury today for the |up a fight, as the monev was insured, | e s Le et e 5 1 2 sure we would have been| NEW YORK, October 1 (®).—Alice [ oo e weaaing and the | nd the boot and 1 am su eddt ot or . | killed had we resisted | Roosevelt TLongworth, wife of the | SOCRE EUESIS immediaicly tipon nd their accompanying assassi- | KO RAC WO NCE - the car 1!Speaker of the House, has declined || MRECUOb of the coremony. short s indictments re | watehed them run to the rear and|the post of Ohio woman member of [, L ACT0EE h‘:‘":"“'-‘ weds will em- | e agaimst doseph Z. Klewha, | enter the sedan. A third man was|the Republican natlonal committee, | eiice them to New York f which wil 4 it el : ting at the wheel In a flash the the Evening Post says tod oo : the first wayor-of the suburb; his ehicf of po. & 3 ning oday. o games of the world series, then Themlore Svoboda, and her bavce swiftly about 25 feet,, The yetusal of the proffered ofice |, Atlantic City, and, finally, on Octo- ST v 10! whirled und and headed south on! was in the form of a letter to Miss e O I et on charges of couspiracy 1 3 ber 23, to Euro The pair will visit probibition Paca street Rose Moriarty of Elyria, Ohio, chair-| London and Paris. and will spend = . — iman of the Ohio Industrial Commis-|some time in Italy before returning 3 Roads to Capital Watched. fon. It was in answer to a letter o this country. It is expected they Canada Chief Due Tonight. | atesifvel iheatGuacters. of ejLiom MK Moriar urging Mrs. | will upen their new home on Wyo St - whgtecve headatarters Wl the | pongworth to become a candidate {or | ming avenue after the middle of FATHER POINT. Quebec, Octe e ot the i ore hold | the position and offering to withdraw | December. 1T npress of S and, st | e O R fVer the: Baithy 10| from the vace in her behalf. Tacs i Canada's new governor-general, Lord | potie had Legun W (e Baltimore| i am convinced that the duties of | Tdeense Is Obtained. [ 2 ° es o case.| oo o i et A ris in_obtaining ittingdon, and L Willingdon. o p 6 e €| hational committeewoman are not in r. Har in t von Byng, ihie ve w- | for the g2 The customary look. | Préfer to work for the suc OF HR | (€ H8i28 Anai Ui of MIISUtheritud | ernorge . left Jut was_ immediately sent outlying | Fiepublican Party not as an official 5 " P 5 stations from headquarte . but as an individual.” esident and Mrs, Coolidge not Snly this week N o 1dque s socially acquainted with the o family of the bride. who is widely Known as a sportswoman and tal CHANNEL BEATS GIRL. Jane Darwin Gives Up Three Mil presidént Turns Joke on Will Roéers And Comedian Sleeps in White House! From Goal. ! DOVER, October 1 (#).—Jane Da . 11! & win, English girl, who started on president Cooiidge has taken Will and that one of the President's cars | wite BpETER 8 0 Wk Ao & aero Rogers at his word would be at the station to meet him e omedlan, who has stvled him. | The comedian was taken back a | b e resident's umofficial snbas- | bit. He figured it might be a joke. | Soned Ber swimi At iR e today Sador ta Burope in humorous articles, | But he wired Mr. nders t She was mumbed from cold. wat Nas defivered his report in person was coming, accepting the Inv [ . i s B e s n house guest at the W in good faith, and that if it was in- | tnicd attempt to oross the Channel tended as a joke he would appreciate House. z IS night Rogers and Mr. ool being headed off at Philadelphia and | Marriott. St i lige were cioseted in the White House | promising that there would be no |~ 8 hard feelings. Saunders replied that the invitation was genuine. 1t reported authentically that Mr. Coolidge several times broke out | ry until considerably later than he President’s regular bedtime. This | morning they breakfasiea together | and the President came to his desk a trifle late, a broad smile on his face { i During the World Series the Mr. Coolidge had his own little joke | Into audible laughter during his talk on the joker vesterday lwith Mr. Rogers. Sometimes these ;|| Base Ball issue of The Star will R telegruphed from New York | outhursts came when the comedian ||| be one of the regular editions— to Everett Saunders, the President’s | had said nothing funny. Noticing!ff not an extra. ecretary, saving that he was com- | his guest's concern, Mi. Coolidge told i ing 1o Washington and would like n that he was thinking about the |j Pri T c i to arrange for a chat with Mr. Cool |serious telegram which Rogers | | ts idge. | thought might be a joke. ce’ wo en | Back came a wire that he was to| Mr. Rogers planned to leave for | Philadelphia this afternoon by plane. ful, as deck plates are buckling and red hot; now 200 miles from Charles- sage said the fire o the New Britain - control and there ap- the English Channel yesterday, aban- Hurled 1,500 Feet By Snowslide, Twoi Men Survive Fall| Ceremony. en i Mr. and Mrs. Coolidze were among George M. Lyon The only guests, in addition to the presidential party, will be several close he musician, but are admirers “Bucky.” whom they have es | from their box ut American League | rk during the manager's c ! a championship team. The engagement of the young ple had been rumored for more t year, but it was not until weeks ago that formal snnouncement < made. JONESES SEEK ESTATE. r- a S8 er | er | 1,000 Cousins and Others From All Over World File Claims. MANCHESTER, October 1 More than a thous all parts of the world are try establish their rights to a share in| the estate of Miss Clara Alice Jon who died here in seeming pover wP).- | { worth £40,000 (ahout $200,000) Second cov s are the new law of intestacy to share in | an estate, and the deputy chancellor | | | | | faumervus claimants. FIFTH ARREST ORDERED | Prosecutor Shields Identity of Man By JERS arrest fc vings wil Patrick Hay the Assoc tor Alexander Simps: announced Hayes sa he wlithheld, took part in the killing of I Eleanor 2d Mi This is the man to be arrested and formally ch: declared. A woman in Stevens, De La cousin. Henry 1 the murder years ago. h a large sum to leave New Jersey, it is asserted by Dickman al to pu The form ted in an ks in San Francisco was | ht (o Governor for questioning. He arrived At lantic Disciplinar, as a prisoner a few davs ago. “Dickman named the person or pers a large sum said. Tt new names new de information. RELATI AMERI Spanish Princess and Rumanian Prince in Royal Entourage. Che Assoc W T members of company Qi her visit to ing to a li here yester Princess Marie's Ileana youngest of Ruman| Mme. Ire o I Constantine Rumanian Prof What By e of it w i Rimanian United Stat day. Prom: vitations to join sure Queen and thus ai lations. Mr tee will hav sent word would be nc bers to mee: By the Bl Vetters, anged at is mornin me with tack on Assoc 1d him to t Intering fore the time set for the execution, Deputy Sh nd Joneses from | Siructed the condemned man to pre- ng to| pare for the death march. seized a pl had concea the officer but left an estate estimated to be|him down t the pipe a titled under | firge spoon which he produced from his clothing Robinson leaped through a door at is having difficulty in running down |one end of the c the real second cousins among the officer locked it. Confinegd al for the slayings. ances Stevens Hall, rector; obtained mpson ons concerned in the pavment of was in cash ndants. Beatrice Petrescu, impudence’” by officers HALL MURDER Accused in Double Killing. iated Prese CITY. October 1.—A fifth murder in the Hall-Mills 1 be made within 24 hours, ‘es, one of Special Prosecu- n's investigators, | today. id a man, whose identity iward W. Hall and Mrs. lls four years ago arged with murder, Hayes and three men now await They are Mrs. widow of the and Willie and Henry rpender, their Henry brothe « or ruyere Dickman, a State trooper, at the first inquiry four claims that he was paid Simpson. s claim is made in an af vesterday, which considers “too sensa ablish in full.” rer State trooper n of money,” Mr. Simpson He gave us , but he did not name any Ile gave us valuable VES TO VISIT CA WITH QUEEN and Princess Will Be iated Press. ORK. October 1 European royaity will ac- ueen Marie of Rumania on the Unitea States, accord- of the party published The party includes: of Spamn, Queen sungest sister; Princess TRumania, the Queen's aughter; Prince Nicholas he Queen'’s second son Procupin and Mme. hovary, ladies in waiting: Laptew, counsel of the legation in London. and Rumanian scholar. s characterized as a_piece T. Tileston Wells, consul general in the es, became known yvester- inent persons received in A commitiee to as Marie & memoruble visit d in fostering friendly re- Three st day. - Wells said the commit ve no official standing and to its headquarters there ) opportunity for its mem. * Agents Must Stop Raids on Stills In Frisco Homes! By the Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO. October 1 Orders to discontinue search for stills in private homes have been issued to prohibitfon agents in this district following opinion by United tes Attorney George Hattield that courts no longer will permit such raids Enforcement officers also an nounced that a number of hakeries ve been granted permits to use andy. rum and other liquors be mine pudding imilar dish g E nd are not_covered by regulations governing distribution of su perfumes and favoring ext PILSUDSKIIS MADE POLAND'S PREMIER Cabinet of Charles Bartel Presents Resignatiop, But Diet Remains. By the A clated Pres: WARSAW, Poland, October 1.— Marshal Joseph Pilsudskl today ac- cepted the premiership of Poland, vacated last night by the resignation of Charles Bartel. Although Marshal Pllsudski has ced a prominent part in Polish and was the leader of the coup which overthrew the Witos government last May. he had been rather in the hackground of Polish pol ities for the last few months, which have been marked by controversy be tween the Bartel cabinet and the Diet. When the Witos government wa overthrown and President Ciechowski had been exiled in May, Marshal Pil sudski became general dictator in Po- land, but he scon indicated that he had mo desire to hold the chief exec- utlve post in the state. ie declined a wsuggestion for a dictatorship and then refused to accept the presidency, to which he was elected by the Diet. Al though not holding the nominal exec- Pllsudski still 1 detat. (#) Means Associated Press. TWO CENTS. FLORIDA GOVERNOR HAMPERING RELIEF, CHARGE OF PAYNE Red Cross Head Accuses Oth- er Officials and Real Es- tate Operators. DECLARES HIS OFFICE WILL CONTINUE WORK “Poor Regarded of Lesser Conse- quence Than State's Tourist Business,"” He Says. The officials of Florida, “from the governor down.” and the real estate anxions to minimize the sught by the recent hurri- r that the tourist business will be ruine¢ with the busy Winter xeason at hand, have serfously handi capped the American National Red Cross In (s efforts to provide relief for those who suffered most in the hurricane of September 18, Judge John Barton Payne, chairman of the governing board of the Red Cross, charged today in a message to C. C. Pinckney, chaivman of the Richmond, Va people who suffered are regarded as of less consequence than the hotel and tourist business of Florida. “The e o forward and do the job just nd every one should hel als on the ground repe st need since Judge Payne declared i bound tc the the San disaster, with 5,000 homes totally destroyed and 18,000 families impoverished. Red Cross assistance is given only on the basis of actnal need, not losses.” Circulars Prompt Inquiry. This message was prompted by an inquiry Judge Payne received by wire from Mr. Pinckney in which the lat ter dec red that circulars had been distributed in the Virginia city charg- utive posts, Marshal held & practically supreme divection of | ing that a very exaggeruted idea of affairs and selecte M. Bartel, whose AMiami's storm condit 1 had beer cabinet resigned vesterday. to he pre-| created and that only “some cheapls mmier. The marshal took the post of | constructed houses had heen blown war minister in the cabinet and took | down and some houseboats lost over supreme command of the avmy.! At the ne time it was disclosed . i 6 that request had been made by in il fluential persons at Miami that the During the recent controversy he- tween the cabinet and the Diet over budgetary matters, the marshal did not take any public share. Apparent- Iy. he has now decided that it is time for the “strong man” of the coup d'etat again to assume active control of affairs The marshal is a picturesque figure. He is 60 vears old and belongs to 1he gentry of Poland. He has been called the founder of Polish independence because of his activitles in the World War, dent when the republic was proelatm ed. but dropped out of active politics until the recent coup. While Poland was recovering from He became Poland’s first Presi- | ted Cross officials there should sub mit all information and all reports iwrded to the national headquay in Washington, and which t be given oul to the press, to r in the Florida ecity. Mr Pinckney's message added that Miamw would be open to visitors as usual this | Winter. “The city of Richmond.” the mes sage declared. “believing that Miami and surrounding country has suffered atly, voted S10.000 to the stricken . the checks mailed by our or thi® (Thursday) morning to Romfh of Miami and My of the Red ¢ Tonight our TosS, F ted circular the surprise of a cabinet resignation nfh. under a dozen uniformed officers invaded | date of Septemb . saving that the apartment of former Finance Min- | Romfh was convinced an exaggerated ister Zdziechowski early today, heat of Miami's real condition has him about the head with the butts of «d—that there had been a their revolvers and otherwise {ll ¥ and some cheaply construet treated him. ed b blown down 7 me house The assailants, who got away un- | bon st. but the was nat molested, are believed to e heen |50 great. and that Mis il e incensed over a speech delivered fn |open to welcome visitors this the Diet by M. Zdziechowski critieiz- | Wint ing the budget. Bartel Cabinet Defeated. The cabinet of Premier Bartel pre- sented its resignation after a defeat in the Dfet, and. much to the sur- prise of the general public, President Mosciki accepted it. The comment is made thdt Marshal Pilsudski. instead of permitting the President to dissolve the houses of Parliament, asked him to accept the cabinet’s resignation following upon the decision of the Diet to reduce the credits asked by the government to of 1926, 1t is learned that the four ministers the Bartel cabinet, representing (Continued on Page 5, Column 1.) —= GENERAL COAL STRIKE IN EUROPE TURNED DOWN of International Conference of Miners Rejects Proposal Made for Wide- spread Walkout. | By the Associated Press. OSTEND, Belginm, A request b miners tha strike be dec by the Inter: ence here. An official communique says: “The meeting continued fts discus October 1. the striking British coal a general European coal red was rejected today ational Miners' confer- sion today. The British miners’ r quest for a general strike was fully considered. The majority of the dele- gates of the different countries were unable to agree to this, but gave as surance of the fuilest financial support possible and promised to continue to do_their utmost to prevent coal ex- ports to Great Britain.” « elegates France, Holland from selgium, and as reat Germany, Czechoslovak well as Americ Britain, Spain, were ob n t the Queen Murderer Goes Figbti;\g to Gallc;\;s: Tear Gas Subdues Him for Execution lated Press Mont., October 1. ed murderer, the county jall here early 1g after he had been over- tear gas following an at- | who attempted to e scaffold. Vettere's cell shortly be- Robinson in- | eriff D. | o. Vettere ece of iron pipe which he led in his bed and drove from the cell, following he corridor brandishing nd a knife made from a rridor and another to the corridor, Vettere shouted insults at the officers and berating the judge who sentenced him to death, dared any one to at- tempt to take him to Other deputies then brought two drums of tear gas and started spray- | ing it into the corridor, driving Vet- tere to his cell, where they were forced to use the gas for 15 minutes before the prisoner dropped to the floor. His arms and legs were secured as he lay in the cell and he was then carried to the gallows. There he revived sufficiently to renew his shouting as the trap was sprung. He s pronounced dead in six minutes. Vettere steadfastly maintained hix innocence of the shooting of Antone Favero here last November, of which he was convicted. adio Programe—_Page the scaffold. | i i | i | 1 curry on affairs for the last quarter | {moderate ¢ i the Standard, Gratitude Seems Lacking. it of gratitude or rea e sentim { need seems entirely lacking in the let ter. The wa of considering recalliy v this city and a: fied in aceepting further contributions after resding the Miami letter. We eived $1,000 from the Retail Mer chants’ Association this evening. hut will not deposit it until we peceive instructions vour positiy Vice Chafrman a report to (' 1! ami, confirmed this exposure, that relief work had been ng that greatly retarded by persistent reports that had been sent out that the need as set forth by the Red Cross did not exist. The belief has been di Mr. Fleser reported, ade millions and should take care s, and the general impres 5 the wealthy class rather than the wage earner or persons in cumstances, is affected This Is entirely contrary to fact.” Mr. Fieser said that the people (Continued on Page 5, Column 3.) GASOLINE PRICE WAR BEGUN IN FAR WEST Five Companies Reduce Rates Fou Cents to Meet Coast Inde- pendents. By the Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO, Octoher general gasoline “price war” will he in effect on the Pacific Coast toda as the result of 4-cent-a-gallon ¢ late vesterday by five large companles to meet independent competition. The price-cutting war started two weeks ago when the Unlon Oil Co reduced its prices 3 cents a gallor to meet prices of independents. This was followed by a 3-cent reduction last week by the Richfield Oil Co. The Union Co. yesterday reduced its prices 1 cent under the previous 3 cent cut, and was joined in the 4. cent reduction under former prices by Shell, Associated and Petroleum companies. General e WORLD SERIES OPENER ASSURED FAIR, WARM DAY Weather Clears in New York and Forecast for First Two Games Is Favorable. By the Assocdated Preas EW YORK, October 1.—Prospects for fine weather tomorrow for the first game of the world serles were held out by the weather man in to s forecast of fair and warmer for Saturday. The weather is likely to be fine for Sunday’'s game also. he weather cleared today ufter several days of rain and overcast skies and the Yankees and Cardinals took some light practice (at the stadium, where the visitors had an opportunity to study the lghts and dows under the bright sun.