Evening Star Newspaper, October 6, 1927, Page 1

e —————— ety —— \WEATHER. (U S Weather Fair tonight and tomorrow; slowly rising temperature Temperatures— p.m today. Full repor Late Stocks and Bonds, Pages 14-15 yesterday; lowest, 53. Bureau Forecast.) e. Highest, 76. at 2:15 t 6 am. t on page 9. e e @h BT s e s A . s No. 30,473 " YANKS ARE HOLDING VA1 LEAD OVER PRATES N SIXTH OF SERIES SECOND Hugmen Go Into Lead in Third Inning, Profiting by Four Hits and One Costly Error by L. Waner. post office, RUTH AND P. WANER FAN * IN FIRST TRIPS TO PLATE|" #Little Poison's Error in Third Frame Lets Combs Score From First and Koenig Go to Third Base on Single—Ruth Brings Koenig Across. The Line-up. Meusel, If. Tazzeri, Zb. Dugan, 3b. Bengough. e. Pipgras, p. Nallin (American) ). first: Ormshy Quigley (Naf game—1:30 p.m., Eastern Stand- Trayn Granth: b. iarris, 1b. Amerl third. Time of ard time. BY CARL S. BRANDEBURY, Associated Press Sports Writer. FORBES FIELD, PITTSBURGH, October 6.—The Yankees were lead- ing the Pirates in the sixth inning of the second game of the world series here today. The score.was 3 to 1. X The Yankees threatened, but failed b to score in the first inning. The Pirates drew first blood. L. Waner, first man up, got a triple and scored easily on Barnhart’s long sac- rifice fly to Ruth. Paul Waner fanned in this frame, as did Babe Ruth. 3 In the second frame necither team scored. The pitchers were scttling down. The Yankees took the lead in the third. Combs, first up, singled and scored from first when L. Waner let Koenig's single get by him. Ruth’s sacrifice fly brought Koenig in. Lazzeri brought Gehrig across the plate. The Pirates failed to count in their half of the third, Barnhart’s single be- § ing wasted. o P Aldridge and Pipgras kept out of serious trouble in the fourth inning. Neither side could dent the home plate in the fifth, either. FIRST INNING. YANKEES — Combs u| Strike 1, called. Aldridge used a curve ball on the inside. Ball 1, outside; Combs semt up a high fiy to Barnhart, who took the ball mear the “scoreboard. Koenizg up: Ball 1, high; Koenig sin- ‘gled past Grantham into center field. Ruth up: Strike 1, called: ball 1, in- side; foul, strike 2: this was a roller along the right-feld foul line; Ruth struock out and the crowd howled. He swung for a third strike. It was a tlow curve on the outside. Gehrig up: Foul strike 1: so far Aldridge had thrown nothing but curve balls; ball 1. high; ball 2, inside: ball 3. high: Gehrig got a base on balls, the fourth bell being inside, high. Meusel up: Ball 1, high, outside; ball 2, outside; strike 1, called: this curve cut the inside corner; strike 2, swung; this was another -curve, but on the outside; Aldridge threw out Meusel at first. one hit, no errors. —L. Waner up: Ball 1, inside: strike 1, called: this was a fast hall over the center of the plate: foul, wirike 2: ‘aner zot a three-base hit to left t base running. Barn- trike 1: the Yankee in- field was playing back: strike 2, called this one was a curve on the inside: foul: L. Waner scored on Barnhart" gacrifice flv to Ruth in deep right. » P. Waner up: Foul, strike 1; P, Waner Yashed a hard drive into the temporary boxes which scattered the occupant foul, strike 2; ball 1, high, ingide: P. ‘Waner had to duck this one; ball 2 inside: Pipgras complained that Um. pire Nallin had missed this one: foul; foul; Pips was keeping the ball high and outside for P. Waner; ball 3, hizh: foul: foul: P. Waner fanned, tak inz a third ealled strike. Tt was a f25. one on the inside corner. Wright vp: Foul, strike 1: ball 1, high: Wright sent up a high one to Bambino and the Pirates went back to the field. ©One run, one hi <. NKEES—Lazzert up: Ball 1. Lazzeri tell down ducking this strike 1, called: this was a sweeping curve; ball 2, outside; 4 , called: ball 3 low and out- “azzeri splashed a single off dze's glove. Dugan up: Foul, : the hit-and-run play was ‘hut Dugan fouled the ball; ball 1 inside; 2 inside; foul, the Yoawgees were trying to foul: Dugan Bengough up: up a : Ball foul, the s ¥ g high: high foul to Gooch. to hit this w 1 e foul; out rantham. one hit, no errors. i No yuns v threw ham up shoulder high: € into center. Har:® strike 1, swun, wide cur grounder and touched first Grantham going to second. G up: Strike 1, curve up: Pipgras first. € this a curve, itham got a single up: Ball 1. out- i over to the Yankee hench make the catch. No runs, one kit, no errors. THIRD INNING. D —Combs up: Foul, strike , high; foul, strike 2; ball 2, 3, outside; Combs got a ingie into right, the ball bouncing out of Grantham’s reach, Koenig up: Strike 1, called: Koenig singled into \ center, and when L. Waner let the 1811 go through him, Combs scored and Koeniz went to third. Ruth up: Ball 1, high, outside; ball 2, high: Koenig scored on Ruth's sacrifice fly to L. Waner. Gehrig up: Gehrig got a long hit to right for two bases. Bleyse) wps Meusel got 4 hit o the tional). | Entered as second class matter ‘Washington, B D, C WASHINGTON, SIDELIGHTS OF THE GAME BY DENMAN THOMPSON. Sports itor of The Star. FORBES FIELD, Pittsburgh, Oc- | tober 6.—Even warmer weather than [ for the opencr yesterday prevailed for | the second game of the world series I bctween the Yankees and Pirates to- I the Midsummer temperature causing fans in the uncovered stands Ito shed their coats and even employ | score cards to stir up a synthetic |breeze, The crowd appeared to be of about the same I!l‘OP(\I‘Hfln_ as that | which turned out for the inaugural, more than 41,000, which, however, is nearly 3,000 under the record for Forbes Field, set in the sixth game of the series two years ago, in which the Buccaneers nosed out the Griff- men for the title. The apathy of the crowd of yes- terd: compared with that of the throng which turned out for the bat- tles of two years ago again was in evidence and seemed a bit more marked, if anything, due no doubt the fact that the Corsairs were en in the initial clash. It seemed ally agreed that the first game failed to give an_ accurate line on | either team, the® Yanks' long-d tance clouting being largely notice- able by its absence, while the Pirates appeared under par, both in the box and on defense, and that the first club to find its true stride would forge to the front and stay there. George Pipgras, a comparative | voungster, was Miller Huggins’ choice for box duty, this decision having been made because Wilcy Moore was called on for relief duty yesterday and also because of Herb Pennock’s leg injury in batting practice the day prior to the opening of the series. Pipgras, a right-hander, obtained by the New York club from St. Paul, went like a house afire for the Hug- men during the closing weeks of the regular season and was credited with having a good chance to baffle the harp-hitting Pirates, despite his rela- tive inexperience. | He was opposed by Vic Aldridge, the “Hoosier schoolmaster,” regard- ed next to Kremer as the best bet of the Corsairs’ curving corps, and who, it will be recalled, vanquished the Nationals in the second game of the 1925 set. Benny Bengough, the diminutive backstop of the Yanks, was announced to make his initial appearance as re- ceiver for Pipgras in place of Collins, who worked behind the bat yesterday, and Johnny Gooch, second-string wind- paddist of the Pirates, was nominated to do the catching in place of Earl Smith, the talkative athlete who made a costly error yesterday and failed completely as an offensive factor. It was rumored before the battle that Tony Lazzeri, Yank second base- man, whose right wrist was wrenched im a collision with Grantham yester- day, might be compelled to turn his duties over to Ray Morehart, but he was announced to start and hoped to/ be able to carry on through the game. Comedians _Altrock and_ ScHacht shelved their “Tunney-Dempsey”” fight reproduction in favor of their burlesque on the Suzanrie Lenglen- Mary Browne tennis matches, and it seemed to go over just as big as the ‘boxing travesty. Aldridge, like Kremer, his prede- cessor of ypsterday, a specialist in curve balls, lost no time employing them on Combs when the battle got —— infield, which Wright was barely able to knock down, Gehrig going to third. Lazzer! up: Ball 1, low, outside; strike 1, calléd; Gehrig scored on Lazzeri's sacrifice fly to Paul Waner, Meusel going to second on the throw-in. Dugan up: Strike 1, called; ball 1, high; Dugan flied to P. Waner. Three runs, four hits, one error. PIRATES—Aldridge up: Ball 1, in- side; strike 1, swung: Aldridge went after a ball around his neck; ball 2 s line drive. L. Waner up;: Foul, strike 1; L. Waner tried to bunt, but the ball went foul; foul, strike 2; ball 1, high; foul; Lazzerl took L. Waner's hopper and tossed him out. ~Barnhart up: Ball 1, ‘nside; ball 2, inside; Pipgras was keeping the ball close to Barn- hart; foul, strike 1; Barnhart slashed a single over the middle bag. P. Waner up: Ball 1, low, inside; P. ‘aner sent up a high fly to Meusel. No runs, one hit, no errors. FOURTH IN! NG. YANKEES—Bengough up: Ball 1, outside; Bengough lined out to L. Waner. Pipgras up: Foul, strike 1; ball 1, high; ball 2, inside; foul, strike 2; ball 3, inside; Pipgras fanned, swing- ing for the third strike. Combs up: Ball 1, inside; strike 1, swung; strike 2, swung; Aldridge was using a curve, i | shoulder high; Combs fanned, swing- ing for a third strike. No runms, no hits, no errors. PIRATES—Wright up: The crowd is cheering for a Pirate rally. Ball 1, high, inside; Wright sent up a high fly to Combs, who had to race in to make the catch. Traynor up: Ball 1, ‘high; foul, strike 1: ball 2, inside; ball 3: strike 2, called; Traynor got a two- base hit into left center. Grantham up: Grantham fouled out to Dugan, who made the catch with one hand, leaning over the temporary boxes, Harris up: Harris sent up a high fly to Ruth. No runs, one hit, no errors. - FIFTH INNING. YANKEES—Koenig_up: Ball 1, out- side; strike 1, called; Koenig flied out to P. Waner, Ruth up: Ball 1, wide and outside; ball 2, inside; ball 3, out- side; Ruth was given a base on balls. Gehrig up: Strike 1, swung; ball 1, high, inside; ball 2, low, outside; this was a slow ball, but Gehrig was not tempted; Gehrig flied out to L. Waner in center field and Ruth went to sec: ond on the catch. It was a sacrifice (fly. Meusel up: Foul, strike 1; foul, | strike 2; ball 1, high; ball 2, outside: Meusel struck out, swinging for a | thira strike. No runs, no hits, no er- rors. PIRATES — ooch up: Ball 1, high; strike 1, called; it was a curve on the outside corner; foul, strike 2; ball 2, outside; Pipgras tossed out Gooch. Aldridge up: Aldridge fouled out to Bengough. L. Waner up: L. Waner flied out to Combs. No runs, no hits, no errors, SIXTH INNING. YANKEES — Lazzeri up: Aldridge took a long warm-up in the box. Ball high, inside; ball 2, high, outside; Aldridge was still throwing in-curves; strike 1, called; P. Waner took Laz- zeri’s long drive up against the con- crete wall. Dugan up: Dugan lashed a single to left, hitting the first ball pitched. Bengough up: Strike 1, called; foul, strike 2; Bengough flied out to 4 ner. Pipgras up: Foul, strike 1, ball 1, high, inside; ball 2, outside; strike 2, swung; Pipgras got a single into right, Dugan halting at second. Combs up: Ball 1, out side; strike 1, called; this was a wide curve; ball 2, high; foul, strike 2; foul; L. Waner robbed Combs of a long hit by mak- ing a catch near the flagpole in deep center; thig catch saved two rune, No runs, twe hits, no ergors. under way five minutes late, and after taking one good and one bad delivery Earl hoisted to Barnhart in deep left. Koenig didn't wait long be-: fore swinging his bhat, and it resulted mn a bounder past Grantham close to Becond base that carried on to cen- ter field for a single. Ruth was greeted with ringing ap- | plause when he strode to the D e, but it was as nothing to the roar that resulted when Vie succceded in caus- ling the Bam to swing futilely st a low hook for a third strike. Gehrig displayed much patience at the tee when his turn came, and he was re- warded with a free ticket that shoved Koenig up to the middle cushion. Following Gehrig's example, Meusel looked over a couple of wide ones be- fore taking a strike and swinging for another and on the next delivery bounded to Aldridge, who tossed him out, to leave a pair of Yanks stranded on the hases. Lloyd Waner was cheered when he came up to lead off for the Dirates and received an ovation when he re- sponded by lining a safety down the left-field chalk mark which proved good for three bases. The noise evoked proved small in comparison with the shouting that resulted when Barnhart flied to Ruth in deep right field and Lloyd sprinted into the plate after the catch, well ahead of the Babe's good throw, for the first tally of the pastime. Paul Waner had a count of 2 and 2 when he fouled off a couple, took a third ball and after two additional fouls took a third strike. on a ball that Pipgras hooked over the outside corner of the plate. Pipgras was working slowly and after two deliveries Wright hoisted to Ruth for the final out of the frame, the Pirates thus getting off in front by a one-run margin. T.azzer] was wearing a bandage on his left wrist, under a flaming red flannel sleeve. He waited out the full string and then scratched a single on a bounder that carried over Aldridge's upstretched glove, then bounded to Traynor too late for a throw. With the hit-and-run on display, started for second, but had to return when Dugan fouled. Joe then took a couple of wide ones and fouled again for a second strike and after amother foul, popped a high one back of the plate which Gooch got under. Ben- gough, appearing particularly small with the tall Gooch and the tall Nal- lin, took one ball and then also fouled out to the Pirate backstop. Aldridge pitched two high ones to Pipgras before getting a strike via the foultip route. The mext one was straight through the middle, and after a_ wide delivery and. an attempt to pick Lazzeri off first Pipgras dled on a liner squarely into Grantham's hands. Pie Traynor, the Pirate cap- tain, offered &t the first delivery and bounded to Pipgras, who tossed him out. when he arched a single to center, Gembs playing it safe, instead of try- Ang for a diving catch similar to that which Paul Waner essayed yesterday and which resulted in a run-producing triple for Gehrig. It was Grantham's first hit of the series. Joe Harris had a count of one and one when he bounded to Gehrig on a run-and-hit play, Grantham pulling up at second. On his first appearance at bat, Gooch displayed a tendency to be patient and finally popped a little foul that Ben- gough got under after a sharp sprint toward third, Grantham being left on second base. Gehrig walloped the first ball pitched on a line between the Waner brothers to deepest right center for, two bases and Meusel also met the first delivery and got a single to deep short, which Wright was lucky to intercept, Gehrig galloping to third. The Pirate fans were yelling, “Take him out and get a pitcher.” Aldridge calmly went about his work, however, but when Lazzeri flied to Paul Waner in deep right, Gehrig checked in at the counting block and Meusel moved up to the middle cushion. Combs offered at Aldridge’s first de- livery and fouled into the seats in left field. A ball was sandwiched in be- tween before a similar strike and an- other curved wide one was followed by a single. the initial safety of the series for Combs. It was a bounder to right field that Grantham could not quite reach. Koenig shot a sizzler through the box to center field for a safety and when Lloyd Waner fumbled tke bound- ing ball which carried on behind him, Corabs scored with the run that tied up the game and Koenig reached third. This brought up Ruth. Ald- ridge started to work carefully on him, but missed the plate with his first two deliveries and on the next Babe flied deep to Lloyd Waner in left cen- ter. Koenig easily scored after the catch with a run that put the Yanks in front. Paul made a good throw, but was too far out to have a chance of flag- ging the Yankee first baseman at the plate. Dugan then also lifted to the same sector and the first half of the third inning ended as it did veaterday with the New Yorkers possessing three runs in their round and with a two- tally advantage over the Corsairs. Al- dridge lined to Lazzeri, who had to move back for a few steps for the drive when the Pirate end of the third frame opeped. Lloyd Waner bunted foul and then incurred another strike by lining outside the left field line and after taking one ball bounded softly to Lazzeri. Pipgras was deliberate in his motion and after a trio of deliv- erles ylelded a single to center to Barnhart. Paul Waner took one wide delivery before lifting an easy fly to Meusel in left field. Bengough opened the fourth round by lining to Lloyd Waner in center. Pipgras, who har- bors aspirations to become a real hit- ter, fouled off a couple of strikes with vicious swings and after the count had run to three balls, fanned, with an- other lusty motion of his bat. LEVINE FACES U. S. SUIT FOR $500,000 ON RETURN Counsel Attempting Settlement Out of Court of Claims Over War Materials Contracts. By the Associated Press. Government action to recover ap- proximately half a million dollars in connection with war contracts faces Charles A. Levine on his return from Furope, unless the transatlantic flyer effects a settlement out of court be- fore then. Documents in a civil suit have been completed by the Department of Jus- tice, which does not expect to take any court action, however, until Le- vine returns to the United States. Counsel both for the Government and Levine, it was revealed today at the Department of Justice, are attempting to get together on a settlement out of_court. The case grew out of freight charges on materials which Levine sold for the Government on a commis- sion basis. The Government claims i Levine took the freight charges out of the Government's share of the proceeds of the sale and did not make any fgduction from his share Lazzeri | Grantham had one strike on him | ¢ Foenin WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION D. C, THURSDAY, BATTLE EXPEGTED BETWEEN FEDERAL Is Facing Attack by 5,000 Pursuers. ANOTHER REVOLT LEADER IS SENTENCED TO DEATH President Calles Expects Uprising to Be Smashed in 24 Hours. | By the Associated Press. NOGALES, Ariz., October 6.— Advices from Mexican military headquarters at Ortiz, Sonora, re- | port ofcial dispatches from the War Department at Mexico City announcing the execution today at Morelos of Gen. Vincente Gonzalez, chief of artillery there, and 13 mem- bers of the Morelos state Legisla- ture for rebellion. By the Assoclated Pre Battle between 5,000 Federal troops and the rebellious forces under Gen Gomez, presidential candidate, was be- lieved imminent today. Not more than 1,500 rebels are still in the field, President Calles’ office an- nounced, with the prospect that these will soon be surrounded by pursuing Federal troops. Dispatches filed from Mexico City at 8 o'clock this morning gave no indication that Gen. Gomez had been captured and executed as was report- ed last night in the United States. Gen. Quijano, commander of the 26th cavalry, one of the Mexico City garrison which took the fleld Sunday night, was sentenced to death by a summary court-martial. President Calles expects the revolt to be wiped out within 24 hours. _Mexico City was quiet, dispatches denying any disturbances there. PLOT IS EXPOSED. Mexican Rebels Reported to Have Pla=ned Calles” Capture. EL PASO, Tex., October 6 (#).—FEl Continental, Spanish language news- paper, says today that the leaders of the now abortive revolution against the Calles administration in Mexico plotted to capture President Calles and Gen. Obregon, Calles’ choice for presi- dent next year, and execute them. A military “directo” headed by Gen. Francisco Serrano was to rul- the re- publi-. the newspaper says, addin; that the revolutionaries planned to capture Calles and Obregon at the mil- itary festival last Sunday at Valvuena Field, GENERAL SENTENCED. Quijano Gets Death Penalty for Part in Revolt. MEZICO CITY, October 6 (#).—Gen. Alfredo Rueda Quijano, charged with leading his troops of the Mexico City garrison to rebellion, was sentenced to death by a summary court-martial ay. Th}; general was executed at 11:25 o'clock this morning. GOMEZ AT BAY. Associate of Serrano Facing Over- whelming Odds in Field. MEXICO CITY, October 6 (#).— Brought to bay by pursuing troops, Gen. Arnulfo Gomez, principal re- maining leader in the military revolt against President Calles’ government, was reported today to be preparing to give battle against overwhelming odds, with his life at stake. Gen. Hector Almada, former com- mander of the Mexico City garrison. who led a body of his men from ‘th: capital Sunday night in support of the revolt, joined forces with Gomez, but they were greatly outnumbered. The pursuing troops were last re- ported close to their quarry, at El Triunfo Ranch, near_the old fortress of Perote, State of Vera Cruz, with a battle imminent. (Mexican diplomatic official in the United States yesterday recelved a report that Gomez had already been captured and_executed, as was the fate on Monday of Gen. Francisco Serrano, the other leader of the re- volt). Pincers Movement Planned. The government forces were sald to be closing in on the combined rebel band in @ princers movement, one column of 1,500 troops operating from Vera Cruz under Gen. Jesus Aguirre and the other of 4,500 from Mexico City, commanded by Gen. Gonzalo Escobar. Against these numbers, Gomez and Almada have not more than 1,500 to 2,000 men at the most liberal estimates. President Calles, issuing a summary of the situation, expressed hope that the rebellion would be completely quelled within 24 hours. His statement indicated that the rebel forces were lacking in artillery, as upon boarding trains at Texcoco for the east Almada’s lamn was said to have abandoned 24 cannon \\“htch they had taken from Mexico City. Following up a vote of confidence in the government, the Chamber of Deputies expelled from Congress 25 deputies who supported the presiden- tial campaigns of Gomez and Serrano. Similar action was taken by the Vera Cruz (“majority”) Legislature (rival legislatures are functioning in that state), five deputies being expelled and remanded to the courts for trial on charges of complicity in the revolt. Calles Confident. President Calles smiled today. His always strong and sternly-lined face, made more rugged by sleepless nights and days in directing the campaign ageinst the rebels, reflected in its ex- pression confidence that, as the official press statement said, the government completely dominated the situation and the rebellion would be quickly crushed. Calles Is being called everywhere— even by those whose differ sharply with some of his policles—the strong- est man Mexico has produced since the days of Porfirio Diaz, who ruth- lessly dealt with disturbers. The actlvities of the courts-martial and the firing squads throughout the republic, wherever rebel leaders have been captured attest to the thorough- ness of the Calles method. The funerals of Gen. Francisco Ser- rano and his 13 companions, executed as revolutionists, passed off quietly, without demonstrations of any Kind L OCTOBER TRODPS ANDEONEZ | Rebel Leader With 1,500 Men units of the | 6, Star. A G!O.P. INVQuUIT 115, TARIFF B0OST MAY STIR FRENCH Increase in Duties by Treas- ury Department Compli- cates Situation. An order by the Treasury Depart-| ment increasing duties on certain French imports to the recent increases | made by France on similar American | products has injected the possibi of another controversy into the tariff disugreement between the two coun | tries. | Secretary of the Treasury Mellon | today characterized the charges on| French and German products as a| “necessary and more or less routine | matter.” Declaring that the action of the Treasury in raising the rates on cer- (ain French goods following a recent increase in French customs duties and a lowering of certain rates on German goods was prescribed specifically by the tariff act, but Mellon said there was no discretion left to the Treasury whatever. The policy, he shid, had been fixed by Congress in the 1922 tariff act. Orders to Collectors. | | | | | | | The orders were issued to collectors of customs yesterday over the signa- tures of the commissioner of Customs and Seymour Lowman, Assistant Sec- retary of the Treasury. The order, known as a Treasury decision, went to other persons concerned as well as to the collectors of customs. In effect, the inoreased dutes against French goods will serve as an answer to the recent increase in rates by the French, but no Treasury offi- cial was willing to interpret the action taken officially as a retaliatory or reciprocity measure. “Fhe act speaks for itself,” saidjone high Treasury official. The increased rates on French goods were made effective as of the date of publication of the order in the official publication of the Treasury issued weekly as “Treasury Decisions.” “Any reduction in duty on German goods,” said the order, “should be made _applicable to ~ merchandise shipped from Germany on or after September 6, 1927.” The action taken by the Treasury in what has come to be known as the international trade dispute be- tween France and the United States was explained in detail by Secretary Mellon in a short formal statement of two paragraphs. Mellon’s Statement. | { | Secretary Mellon said: “Under the tariff act of 1922, several commodities arve conditionally free, the condition | being that the country of exportation imposes no duty on similar commod- | ities from the United States. An | example is paragraph 1,543 with reference to cement. On the dutiable list likewise there are several para- graphs that make the amount of duty dependent upon the rate of duty assessed by the exporting country on similar goods from the United States. “To keep the collectors of customs advised as to the rates of duties as- sessed on merchandise covered by those paragraphs, the Department of Commerce advises the Treasury De- partment of all changes in import dutles by all foreign countries on com- modities covered by the several para- zraphs providing for conditional rates. This information, in turn, is published in the weekly Treasury Decisions for the information of customs officers and husiness interests concerned. The pub- lication of these tariff changes repre- sents no discretionary act on the part of the department. Tariff changes of this character are not uncommon, and Treasury decisions publishing these rates similar to the one in question are issued many times during the course of the year and attract little newspaper comment. The furnishing of this information to the customs of- ficers is a necessary and more or less routine matter. If the information (Continued on Page 2, Column 3.) Prince of Wales Eje By the Associated Press. FOLKSTONE, England, October 6. —A Folkstone official is just recovering from the shock of unwittingly asking the Prince of Wales to move on. A young man in an overcoat and wearing his cap at a jaunty angle drove up to the harbor quay the other day just before the arrival of the steamer from Boulogne. When he strolled past the barrier where pass- ports are examined the officlal went up to him and asked: < “Are you a visitor?" g PAINTER PAT’S PORTRAYAL. Golf Widower Sues ‘ For Divorce; Says . Home Is Neglected | By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, October 6.—Golf has made a widower of him and or- phans of his children, Walter J. Stein, investment broker, declares in a divorce action against Mrs. Ruth Stein. In asking the custody of two sons, Stein charges they were left in the care of a_maid for three days while Mrs. Stein participated in the Women's Western Golf As- sociation tournament. Mrs. Stein, through counsel, con- tended that activity in clean ath- letics is a worthy example for parents_to set hefore their chil- dren. She helieves, her attorney . that wives are no hained to their kitches that a mother of today is “more than a nursemaid. MORROW DISCUSSES MEXICO WITH OLDS New Ambassador Confers With Un- dersecretary in Preparation to Take Up Duties. Dwight W. Morrow, the new Am- bassador to Mexico, and his predeces- sor in that office, James R. Sheffield, were in conference today at the State Department with Undersecretary Robert E. Olds, who in personal charge of Mexican affairs at the de- partment. Mr. Olds is just back at his desk from a vacation trip to Eu- rope. The conference was a continuation of Mr. Motrow’s preparation to take up his duties at Mexico City. No word as to the specific questions discussed was available at the department. Since the undersecretary had di- rect charge of the correspondence with the Mexican government over the oil and land law disputes, however, it was taken for granted that the new Ambassador was familiarizing himself in a detailed way with the progress of the diplomatic interchanges on this subject, which have brought relations between the two countries to the verge of a break on several occasions. WILSON TURNED OVER TO VIRGINIA OFFICIAL Youth Who Surrendered Here to Face Bank-Robbery Charge at Mount Jackson. Cecil Hampton Wilson, 21 years old, member of the band that held up and robbed the bank at Mount Jackson, Va., on July 25, and who surrendered here Monday, to answer a charge of embezzling_ $400 from the Home Laundry Co., was turned over to Vir- giniaauthorities this morning at Police Court, by Assistant United States Attorney Ralph Given. Wilson was given into the custody of Arthur C. Stickley, justice of the peace of Woodstock, Va., Who has a warrant for his arrest on the bank robbery charge, and was taken across the river to Alexandria, where he was turned over to Sheriff Borden of Shenandoah County, to be taken back to_the scene of the crime for trial. The Mount Jackson robbery netted $2,000, and another man and two| women accused as participants are| still at large. . PAROLE BOARD TO MEET. A special meeting of the Federal Parole Board will be called some time tiis month to consider the case of Earl Carroll, theatrical producer, serving a year and a day in Atlanta The only ev service. Yesterday’s Circulk ¥ ) Means Associated Press. ening paper in Washington with the Associated Press news ation, 104,513 TWO CENTS. | | AUTO RECIPROCITY - PARLEY PROPOSED iConference With Traffic Of- | ficials of Virginia Considered by District Heads. | | | A “get-together” conference between Virginia and District of Columbia au- thorities as a means of preserving au- tomobile reciprocity relations between the two jurisdictions may be proposed by local officials, it was indicated to- day at the District Building. Commissioner ~ Dougherty today called Traffic Director W. H. Harland |into conference in connection with | Harland's official report on the contro- versy submitted to the Commissioners { yesterday. The report declared that the traffic laws will require the Dis- trict to “‘do unto Virginia as she would like to be done by.” Prior to the conference in Mr. Dougherty's office Mr. Harland ex- pressed the belief that a parley be- tween high officials of Virginia and the District might avert the impend- ing “reciprocity war” which justices of the peace of Fairfax County are threatening to precipitate by launch- |ing a District of Columbia tag cru- sade next Monday. Harland Suggests Conference. Mr. Harland suggested that if Gov. Byrd, Attorney General Saunders and Motor Vehicle Commissioner Hayes of Virginia could meet on common ground with the District Commis- sioners, the corporation counsel_and the local traffic director, a satisfactory solution could be found to the present problem. Local traffic officials are extremely reluctant to retaliate in any tag war- fare, but they neverheless are desir- ous of guarding the rights of local citizens to the extent authorized by law. Direcor Harland advised Com- missioner Dougherty yesterday that the local laws provide for reciprocity with the States and territories to the extent of reciprocal privileges ex- tended to residents of Washington. If Virginia_abridges these privileges, as she is threatening to do in the case of temporary residents and com- mercial vehicle owners, then the Dis- trict must compel Virginians who come here temporarily to live or who drive their trucks here on busiress to comply with the Capital's registra- tion"and permit laws. The transportation committee of the local Chamber of Commerce discusted the situation at a meeting yesterday afternoon, and adopted a resolution urging postponement of ‘“warfare” until a determined effort is made to iron out the differences. A subcom- mittee was appointed to work for such an end. Hayes Explains Stand. Action followed reading of a letter to the chamber from Commissioner Hayes, saying: “‘Rest assured that nothing will be done which will upset the reciprocity relationship between Virginia and the District, if the District officlals will do their part. There are hundreds of auto owners living in Arlington County, who use District tags. These owners work in Washington and are not entitled to District tags, and if the traffic officials of Washington will co- operate with this department we can soon clean up this situation and every- thing will be ‘sitting pretty. Commissioner Dougherty said to- day that the District is willing to co- operate to the best of its ability, but that the responsibility for arresting Virginia residents who fail to obtain Virginia tags must rest with the au- thorities of that State. Local traffic authorities realize that some persons not entitled to District tags may havg obtained them by giving fictitious a dresses here, but there is at present Penitentiary for perjury in connection with the famous bathtub party. He becomes eligible for parole Sat- urday. The board is expected to meet the latter part of the month. cted From Quay By Official Who Thinks He Is Visitor “Yes,” the young man replied. “Then I'll have to ask you to go to *he other side of the barrier,” the official ordered. “All right,” the visitor replied, and walked away. A minute later another official rec- ognized the young man as the heir to the throne and hurriedly escorted him inside the barrier from which he had just been ejected. Radio Programs—Page 36 no way of checking up on such viola- tions of the traffic act. If a plan now’ before the Commis- sioners is adopted, all tags would be sent through the mails to applicants. If this procdure is followed, it is ex- plained, many of the persons who give improper addresses will be ex- posed. FLAMING METEOR SEEN. Michigan Shore Residents Say It Had Long Train of Fire. CHICAGO, October 6 (#).—A flam- | vass States indicates: | the various States. HOOVERS GAINING STRENGTH IN TEN MIDWEST STATES iHughes Has Respect of Large Number of Voters, but Boom Is Slow in Starting. DAWES’ SHADOW LOOMS BEHIND LOWDEN POWER i ‘Smith Comes First for Democrats, With Reed as Doubtful Second Choice. BY G. GOULD LINCOLN. The Middle West, a three-week can- of political sentiment In 10 Has so far not centered its affec- | tions upon any one of the most promi- | nently | . the Republican presidential nomina- mentioned “possibilities” for tion. Frank O. Lowden of Illinols, former governor, however, has the support generally of organized farmers, represented by as the farm bureaus in Back of Lowden in several of the States, looms the shadow of Vice President Dawes. Hoover Is Gaining. Herbert Hoover of California, See- retary of Commerce, despite the op- position to him because of the cru- sade against him by farm organiza- tion leaders, i3 growing stronger. He is from the W and he is regarded as more progressive than other sug- gested candidates. In addition he makes a strong appeal to business men in these States. Already there are indications he will have the dele- gations from several Midwestern States if he becomes a candidate. Charles Evans Hughes of New York has the respect of the Republicans in :!‘le Mi‘l\‘o_\‘est.hbut there is little indica- ion so far that they are warmi hlalpoqsstblke nnmin‘ulyon. g Speaker Nicholas Longwort] Ohio there is practically n;uwlalll(' :{ present. Several of the States have favorite sons to offer, including Kan- s with Senator Charles Curtis, and Nebraska 1 Senator George Norris. President Coolidge, ports to the contr: })opularhin this teri owa, where farm policy has resented, there is m'vr‘y ma"icauo:'fi'i would win if he should be nominated to succeed himseif. Until his Black Hills statement, the Republicans of the Middle West generally had made up their minds he would be the party nominee. This notwithstanding the Lowden movement, which had been staged rather as a protest against the administration's farm_policy than be- cause it was helieved Lowden could be nominated. Should the political fates yet bring about the nomination of Mr. Coolidge, he could count on carrying most, if not all, of these States. Smith Has Advantage. On the Democratic side of the shield, Gov. Al Smith of New York has a dis- tinet advantage today over all other suggested candidates for the presi- dential nomination. This is true not- withstanding the West is dry and is Protestant. It is true because the Democratic party in most of these States is a small minority party, and the party workers, whose influence counts in the selection of delegates, are most of them Smith men. It is true because opponents of Smith in the past have come to believe that he is the outstanding Democrat today, and is entitled to the nomination. It is true because many of these same former opponents of the New York Governor are sick of strife in the party, and fear that to deny him the nomination would give added life to dissentions which wrecked the Democrats in 1924. The 10 States included in this can- vass are Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Wis- consin, Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska, Towa, Minnesota and Michigan. Of these it looks now as though Smith would have the delegations, or a con- siderable portion of the delegates, from Illinois, Minnesota, Michigan, Wiscon- sin, Nebraska and Iowa. There may be considerable opposition finally to the Smith movement here and there, but the tide is setting for him, and no other candidate is now strongly be- fore the voters and the politiclans in opposition to Smita, Ohio democracy has its own favorite son to offer for the presidential nomi- nation, Gov. A. Vie Donahey. In addition, the Democratic party is stronger in Ohio than some of the other Middle West States and the State is largely dry. Woollen Favored in Indiana. Indiana, too, has a_favorite son— Evans Woollen, big Indiana banker and widely respected in Hoosierdom. The Democrats expect to carry taeir State ticket to victory next year be- cause of Republican scandals. Th: fear, however, the nomination of Gov. Smith at the head of the national ticket, believing that it would raise again a religious issue that might in- jure the chances of all Democratic candidates. Senator “Jim” Reed of Missour! in all probability will have the delega tions from his home State and from Kansas, after the latter has finished voting for Representative Ayres, its vorite son. Reed is regarded in some quarters as the probable resid- uary legatee of Smith strength in the event the New Yorker is not mom nated. He is the second choice of th demox cy in several of these States, His weakncss lies in the opposition which many Democrats have had to him because of his quarrel with the late Pr lert Wilson over the League of Nations. The presidential possibilities, 1t may be said, are offering their wares so far in a professional market. The poli- ticians are interesting themselves. The rank and file of the voters are still giving far more attention to erops and prices and weather and business. In the end, however, unless dominat- ing Issues bring the ordinary voter to life strongly, the political leaders will continue to he a dominating influence in the selection of delegates to the na- tional conventions. Protest Bubble Burst. The greatest difficulty with the Lowden boom in the Middle West to- day is found in the lack of belief that ing meteor that looked like a “big|the "!linois man can win the nomina- burnin foot ball” was reported seen in the eastern sky over the Lake Michigsr horizon by several North Shore residents last night. tion. against President Coolidge, who +e- toed the McNary-Haugen bill. Prosident C.>lidge issued his “I do not choose” It was launched as a protest When statement, it was like Those who saw it said it had a long | Sticking a pin in the protest balloon. train of fire. It swept d.wnward to On the other hand, however, it gave the northwest and seemed to burn it-|S0me of the earnest supporters of Mr, #elf out just above the horizon. 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