Evening Star Newspaper, September 11, 1928, Page 1

WEATHER. (U. 8. Weather Bureau Forecast.) Fair and slightly warmer tonight: to- morrow increasing cloudiness; local thundershowers tomorrow afternoon or night. Temperature—Highest, 87, at 3:30 p.m. yesterday; lowest, 61, at 6 a.m. today. Full report on page 9. Closing N. Y. Markets, Pages 14 and 15 b ¢ Foenin WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION “From Press to Home Within the Hour” The Star’s carrier system covers every city block and the regular edi- tion is delivered to Washington homes as fast as the papers are printed. Yesterday’s Circulation, 101,043. — ered as second cla t office, Washingt No. ::O.‘Slrl. 3 s matter e h, D C WASHINGTON, D. C, TUESDAY. SEPTEMBER 11, 1928—FORTY PAGES. * (#) Means Associated Pr TWO CENTS. Raskob Surprised At “Small Margin’ Of Maine G. O. P. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, September 11.— Democratic National ~ Committee Chairman Raskob expressed surprise today that the Republicans had not won by an even larger margin than they did in the Maine elections. “We have regarded Maine as a Republican State all along.” he “I don't think the national is were involved at all in the Maine elections. We thought it was purely a State fight up there and took no active part. T understand the Re- publican national commitice took a very active part.” 6. 0.P. HEARTENED = BY BAIE RESULT | Second District Shows Closest Con-' Sees Vote as Forerunner of test—603 of 633 Precincts Are: November Victory in In—Total Vote About 45,000 Be- ! Jow That Cast in 1924, | New England. o CARDINER AND HALE LEAD. REPUBLICANS T0 MAINE VIGTORY - BY 73,000 MAJORITY Exceeds Previous High Plu-| rality for Governorshin by 14.0600—Ail Congressienal Cancicates Returned. | CARRIES EVERY COUNTY | AND ALL BUT TWO CITIES RY G. GOULD LINCOLN, Stafl Correspondent of The Star. PORTLAND. Me.. September 11.— Maine has “gone hell bent” for Gov. B e A ted Press, PORTLAND, Me., September 11. ~—By the la majority ever given a gubernatorial candidate in ¢, gy oy implication for Hoover Maine, William Tudor Gardiner,| .4 curic The Republican sweep in Republican, was swept into .the|ye pine Tree State's election yesterday governorship yesterday over hiS| nas been such as to put heart into the Democratic opponent, Edward CA“ party leaders in all of New England, Moran, jr. Virtually complete re- and, indeed, in all the country. turns in yesterday's election gave | The Republican plurality in Maine is i | larger than ever before in the political ardiner a lead of more thanj &% P %000 over Moran. | history of the State. When all the 3 i | Votes are in, it will be in the neighbor- Sen-fltor Frederick Héle, seekmg‘ §560 SHABDI000 i5ies and SimAy KD IS his third term at Washington, was | yond that figure. The greatest plur- elected over Herbert E. HOIMES.| )ity the G. O. P. ever had in the past Domoerat, by a majority almost | wes something over 65,000, in 1920. 1 % | W. Tudor Gardiner, Republican nom- as large. | inee for governor, has won the election Gardiner’s sweeping victory exceeded | g}/er his Demockl;alic o‘pponent. E. Carl t vious high majority in ; Moran, jr., with a plurality of about that of the prevlous B e e ey | 80000, M:. Gardiner will succeed Gov. & gubernatorial race by "1 | Brewster, who sought this year the Re- 14,000. In 1920 the Republican maxgmi?u}ifl&can nomination for Senator and was 65,346, In the presidential election | failed. B of 1024 President Coolidge carried the | | Senator Frederick Hale, Republican, | has been re-elected over his Democratic State by a plurality of 96,476 over John | opponent, Herbert E. Holmes, with a W. Davis and by a maijority of 85,000 plurality estimated at 80,000. over the combined vote of Davis and | Elect Representatives. La Follette. | The Republicans also have elected all & : | four members of the House, and will be Vietory Is Decisive. | ;‘cprrsegited iguth‘e next Congress as fol- o v vas decisive | lows: First trict, Carroll L. Beedy; R e party's. Conaree. | Second district, Wallace H. White: third sional candidates winning by even greater majoritics than the guberna- | district, John E. Nelson, and fourth dis- trict, Donald F. Snow. Mr. Snow de- forial candidate. The vote from 603 | fcated Representative Hersey for the out of 633 precincts was: | For governor: ! 1 i William T. Gardiner (Republican), 144.659. Edward C. Moran (Democrat), 64987. For Senator: 5 Frederick Hale (Republican), 141746, Herbert E. Holmes (Democrat), 62,699. | Except for one precinct in Portland, | where split ballots delayed the count- | ingz. all the missing precincts are very small towns. Gardiner carried every | ccunty in the State. He carried all the | cities except Biddeford and Lewiston, | both of which are normally Democratic by wide margins. Representatives Carroll L. Beedy in | the first district, Wallace H. White. jr.. in the second and John E. Nelson in the third. all Republicans, were re- elccted by substantial majorities, and Donald W. Snow. Republican, won an «asy victory in the fourth district. The closest contest was in the second dis- trict, where the Democrats had made election. The other Republican candi- dates for the House are all serving in the present Congress. The seoond congressional district was reckoned the only real fighting ground in the election ihis year, where Mr. White was seeking re-election and was opposed by Col. Albert Beliveau, a popu- lar young attorney of French descent. But the Republican sweep proved too great for the Democratic candidate to overcome, The Republicans apparently went to the polls almost with their full strength, while the Democrats made no_ such showing. For example, the Republicans in 1924 elected Gov. Brewster by 145.281 to 108,626 for Judge William R. Pat- tingall, Democrat. In the election yes- terday the Republicans cast about the same number of votes, but the Demo- cratic vote fell off by meny thousands from their vote of 1924. In 1924 the Ku Klux Klan was an issue, with Judge Pattangall attacking the Klan vigorous- Republican nomination in the primary | FLYER GIVES LIFE 10 ‘THRILL" PUBLIC - AT AIR EXPOSITION |Another Badly Hurt in Crash! Before Thousands at Los Angeles Meet. | | | | i GOVERNMENT LIKELY TO CURB LOW FLYING Stunting Borders on Violation of Service Rules—Aviation Ex- hibits Draw Crowds. BY FREDERICK R. NEELY. 11 Correspondent of The Star. MINES FIELD. Los Angeles, Septem- oer 11.—Their thrill-hunger unap- peased by two plane crashes, one fatal. on the airdrome to date, thousands turned out again today for the third | day of the 1928 national air races and | the acronautical expesition here. Sun- | day and yesterday were true Roman holidays and the public was treated to | “the ghastly spectacle of speeding planes | fiying into the ground, and-cut and broken airmen being lifted from the smoking wreckage. Lieut, J7 J. Williams of Rockwell | Field, San Diego, 25-year-old youth| | who had spent almost five years flying, | | died early this morning in Culver City Community Hospital. A faltering en- | | gine yesterday sent him crashing to | | the ground as his fast Boeing pursuit | | ship hurtled across the field, flown ! ! upside down by the daring pilot. | williams had won a reputation as | | one of the Army's most brilliant avia- | | tors. As leader of the “Three Mus- keteers,” a trio of Army flyers kngwn for their stunting ability and hair- raising stunts, Willilams had become { famons for his air feats. But yesier-! | day his motor failed as he flashed by | | the grandstand, and in full view of | | 85,000 persons he dashed into the | ground. | First Fatality. ! His death marks the first fatality mong the hundreds of flyers appearing n the air races here. For a time it | was believed he would recover, but at idnight he suffered a relapse. Wil- liams’ home was in Detroit. In the case of Lieut. George Hassell- man of the Navy, who flew his Boeing s_.igle-seater fighter into the grouna while turning the home pylon in a Vtfl.let.l bank ::l:l‘dlby’ afternoon, it tfi was the victim of a propeller “wash” from the preceding plane and that this turbulent and bumcry air caused by the plane ahead caused it to plunge to the earth, the pilot's efforts to right the plane being futile When Lieut. Williams crashed his | two formation partners had just com- ipleted a three-quarter outside loop. They were Lieuts. I. A. Woodring and W. L. Cornelius, also of Rockwell Field. They say the accident that befell their leader, but they continued to loop and roll for many minutes thereafter. When both landed they showed the strain and grief they were under while carrying on above. Their first ques- tions were as to the safety of ’their friend and when told he was still alive they uttered a cheer and struck out for the hospital. There Williams died early | | ' sbpeet. t. - Schaefle old friends of the Matus family. To REPORT- m?mf MAINEL HAS GONE | 0 B |UTILITIES COMMISSION 'GLORIA MATUS IS AWARDED TO HER GUARDIAN BY COURT | River Tragedy Orphan to Live at Home of John F. Meyer. Wen't Leave Schaeffers, Girlf Says—Plans for Future | Delayed. The fight for possession of 4-year-old | Gloria Matus ended today. | The law that stepped in when lhej Potomac River claimed her parents | more than a month ago, leaving her an | orphan, spoke again, and now Gloria | must take up a new home with Mr. and Mrs. John F. Meyer ~Mr. Meyer is her | guardian and administrator of her fa- ther’s estate. Since Erich Matus and his wife lost their lives when their fishing skiff over- turned in the Potomac on August 5, the tiny orphan has been cared for by Mr.,/ and Mrs. John Schaeffer, 1428 Irving ' northeast. The ers were | Meanwhile, the Prince Georges Coun- | ty Court appointed as guardian and ad- | ministrator Mr.. Meyer of 1259 New | Hampshire avenue, who had befriended Erich Matus, and whose friendship for Gloria’s parents dated back before even that of the Schaeffers. Then it developed that there were blood relatives in this country who might also have a claim on the child. Three Sought Child. Each of the three families contended | for the child; she had no voice in the matter. The problem before three | " (Continued on Page 2, Column | John F. Meyer and Gloria Matus. ~-Star Stafl Photos. | | 1 | | | | | | TEXS DEMOGRAT COENTONSPLTS Hold Own | Anti-Smithites Session—Fist Fight Held in Hall. | By the Associated Press. | DALLAS, Tex.. September 11.—The | | State Democratic convention split wide | open five minutes after it convened here | today, and the anti-Smith forces retired |to another hall to hold their own con- | vention. One fist fight broke out before the | {opponents of Gov. Smith withdrew. | | The convention hall was in turmoil for | several minutes. | the anti-Smith group caucused yester- | day, but did not announce today’s plan of action. The split occurred when Richard T. Fleming’ of Houston, retiring secretary of the State executive committee, read a report in which he requested thai the anti-Smith delegates from Dallas, Tar- rant, Harris, Bosque, Palo Pinto and Stephens Counties be left off the con- vention roster. Former Gov. Oscar B. Colquitt of Dallas sprang to his feet, shouting: . “Let all good Democrats retire! Banners Held Aloft. Tmmediately there was wild confusion. Throughout the auditorium anti-Smith- ites arose and held banners aloft. Some | time. of them read: “All women are for Hoover,” “Eight cocktails a day with Al, a full dinner pail with Hoover.” The bolting delegates then started | mal order making the Washington Rail- | way & Electric Co..a party to the appli- | Dej Led by Alvin S. Moody of Houston, | W.R. . FARE RAISE PLEA THREATENS TO HALT HEARING | i WITHHOLDS ITS DECISION Fleharty Asks Proceedings Dis- missed Unless Both Transit Com- panies Are Made Parties. During the tumultuous hearing on the application of the Capital Traction Co. for a higher fare, the Public Utilities Commission today voted to withhold its decision on a motion made by Ralph Fleharty. people’s counsel, to dismiss the proceedings on the ground of fllegal- ity unless the commission issues a for- cation. William H. Ham, president of the Washington Railway & Electric Co., came out flatly and told the commission that his company expected to be given the same fare extended to the Capital Traction Co. His statement was para- mount to the Washington Railway & Electric Co. system joining in the appli- cation, based, as he explained to the commission, on the discrimination that would arise if two rates of fares existed in the District. Fleharty Gives Warning. Fleharty coupled his motion to dis- miss with a curt warning that any citi- zen would have the legal right to ap- ply to the courts for an injunction to restrain the commission from any order forbidding the Washington Railway & Electric Co. from sharing in a higher fare under the circumstances. He based his motion to dismiss on the ground that the commission has no legal right to grant or consider an increase in fares for the Washington Railway & Electric Co. under the order issued for hearings on the appli- cation of the rival company. He de- clared the commission must first give public notice that such a step is con- templated. The public, he insisted, had not been so informed in this case. Any action by the commission under which EIBSON- PROPOSES MARINE OFFICERAS D. C. POLICE HEAD But Maj. Hesse Says Retire- ment Now Would Be “Desertion.” SEES HIS DEPARTMENT ‘UNDER FIRE’ AT PRESENT Legislator Feels Military Man Is Needed Here—Emphasizes Unusual Problems. BY WILL P. KENNEDY, Staff Correspondent of The Star. BRATTLEBORO, Vt., September 11.— Col. Ernest W. Gibson, who was an officer in the World War and for more than 25 years in the State militia, as chairman of the Gibson committee, which is coming back to Washington in a few weeks to see that the Police partment of the National Capital s } put in shape to do its full duty, be- | lieves that more military discipline and morale would be effective. While he and his committee have no intention of trying to force out Maj. Edwin B. Hesse as superintendent of the Metropolitan police force, they have been informed that Maj. Hesse never wanted the job and is anxious to be relieved of its responsibilities. If this information is found to be correct, Mr. Gibson feels it is unjust to require Maj. Hesse to retain the office as a civic duty. If, and when, Maj. Hesse retires, Mr. Gibson holds that a military officer and preferably a Marine Corps officer, since they are international police both on land and sea, might advantageously be assigned to duty as superintendent of police. The Federal Government should help the city to clean up the scores ‘of no- torious gambling joints that have helped ruin many Government employes, Mr. Gibson declares, since such whole- sale gambling has seriously interferred with efficiency of the Government ‘workers. Seen Most Efficient. ‘That “a Marine Corps or other mili- m—{ officer could most effectively cope with this situation,” is Mr. Gibson’s con- viction, “because he would be bound not only by his oath of office to that par- ticular job, but by his oath as an officer in the military branch of the Govern- ment and by his entire life training. He the Washington Railway & Electric Co. system would share in the increased | fare consequently would be unjustifiable | and illegal, Fleharty contended. Trade Board Enters Case. For the first time the Washington chairman of {ts fare-increase com- mittee, took a hand in the gs. He asked the commission to_ issue a mandatory order making the Washing- ton Railway and Electric Co. a party in the case, without being held responsible fot making an application. Pending the outcome of the merger case in Congress, however, he told the commission, the Board of Trade was opposed to any in- crease in fare being granted at this Board of Trade, through Frank Shipp, wo\llg be free trgm any local entl:.nsle- ment or associations Vi served with other memmm wm force.. He could administer the office wi fear through friend. ‘A e wednl. ason “A very et why a military officer is needed,” said Mr. Gibson, “is that his efficiency in that job would be part of his official record in his profes- sion. It would be like any other tour of duty on which he would be rated for promotion. Besides he would have the background of experience in handling men and inspiring them with a sense of personal duty to the public, whom they serve.’ The peculiar conditions in the Capi- Army is in charge of part Willlam McK. Clayton. speaking for the Federation of Citizens’ Associations, Jjoined wholeheartedly with Fleharty in supporing the motion to . He tal where the of the police work in the parks and res- ervations and about Government build- !:gs. and where there-is so much con- ct with the various branches of the | for the exits. As they filed out they “Good-by, Tammany.” attacked the position of the commission | military service, also favors the selec- and pleaded with it to “give the people | tion of a military officer, Mr. Gibson | shouted back: today. | They were answered with a roar: their hardest campaign, their nominee 1 ly.. This year the Klan issue was not = e As to the prevention of future crashes “Get for zovernor and 3enator both being | involved, and Judge Pattangall has an- | their day in court” So far as argu-| Points out. t. Republ ments for a unified rate of fare were residents of that district. ! Graduate of Harvard. Gov.-elect Gardiner is a graduate of | Harvard, where he took an active part | in foot ball and rowing. He is a World War veteran and a former speaker of | the Maine House of Representatives. His home is in Gardiner, and he is a Jaw partner of Representative Nelson. Senator Hale was re-elected for his | third term. The three Republican Revresentatives re-elected all have | served several terms. The vote was: First district (four precincts ‘miss- ing)—Beedy (R.), 36,281: Spinney (D.). 16.503. / Second district (four precincts miss- ing)--White (R.), 36,5912 Beliveau (D)., 19.362 K Third district (67 precincts miss- ing)—Nelson (R.), 38,570; Ward (D)), 9.624 : G Fourth district (14 precincts miss- ing)—Snow (R.). 29,769; Stevens (D).. 10.733. | Contrary to predictions of a heavy | vote made during the campaign, the total vote was ebout 45000 less than that cast for governor in 1924. the last | presidential election year. when Brew- | ster, Republican. defeated Pattangall, | Democrat, by a majority of 36.655. In | the last State election. two vears ago. | the total vote was 181524, and the Re- | publican majority for governor was 20.028. Biddeford Vote Drops. Pour years ago the Democrats car- ried five cites for governor—Bang Diddeford. Lewiston, Old Town al Waterville—and one county, Androscog- pin. Yesterday Biddeford, which went Democratic in 1924 by a vote of 4,480 tn 1,035, remained in the Democratic column by a vote of 1941 to 1541 Iewiston, the only other city lost by the Republieans, was one of the few places in the State to show an increase in its total vote, the Democrats carrying it :a 1924 by a vote of 6,177 to 1,098, and vesterday. 5847 to 3,043. This is the home city of Representative White. Portland, with one precinct missing, showed a total Republican vote within 300 of that cast four years ago., while the Democratic vote fell off by 3.800. | | | | votes cast in the towns were largely re- nounced his intention of supporting Hoover, the Republican candidate, against Gev. Smith in the presidential election. Two years ago Gov. Brewster was re- | elected with a vote of 100,776 to 80,746 for his Democratic opponent, McLean. Vote Is Phenomenal. i The Republican vote rolled up in the towns and rural communities yesterday | was phenomenal. The'cut in the Demo- | cratic strength and the corresponding increase in the number of Republican | sponsible for the big plurality which the Republicans produced throughout the State. As it is in the towns and rural communities of other New Eng- | land States, not to mention New York that the Republicans hope to down | Gov. Smith in the November election the results in Maine are looked upon with particular interest by the G. O. P. leaders today. They feel that if they| can repeat in November and in the| towns of Massachusetts, Rhode Island, | Connecticut and New Hampshire what they did in Maine yesterday, these States will remain in the Republican | column this year, just as they were in | 192¢ and in 1920. | Examples of the turnover in some | of the towns and cities in the election vesterday as compared to the election in 1926 are found in Augusta, where | the vote yesterday was Gardiner, 3.321: | Moran, %156, while in 1926 the vote was Brewster, 2.609; | York. where the vote yesterday was Gardiner. 613, and Moran, 65, while! in 1926 Brewster's vote was 397 and McLean's 95: Bath, where the vote vesterday was Gardiner, 1,773 and Mo- ran, 666. while in 1926 Brewster's vote | was 1,425 and McLean's 866. i Democrats will argue that Gov. Smith | was not involved in the Maine election | yesterday: that the State was not vot-| ing on the presidential race, but on the election of State officers and members | of Congress. They will urge, too, the | fact that the Democratic national or- ganization practically washed its hands |of Maine, while the Republicans sent | many speakers and money into the Pine Tree State from outside. They will be correct in their statements. But the 55: McLean, Bangor’s Democratic margain of 262 votes in 1924 was turned into a Repul lican majority of 2.398. Old Town, which showed a Democratic margin of 449 in 1924, went Republican by 473 Waterville had the closest vote of any of the cities, its Democratic majority of 1.022 four years ago being turned into a Republican majority of 204. Androscoggin, the county in which the vote was the closest. returned a Re- publican majority of 2.152. as compared with a Democratic majority of 280 in 1924 i DELEGATES TO MEET. s T e Geneva Parley to Discuss Rhine- land Evacuation. GENEVA, September 11 (#).—The German delegation to the League of Nations_announced today that a_meet- ing to discuss evacuation of the Rhinc- Jand has been arranged for late this afternoon. The meeting will be of the five interest powers. Germany. France, in, Belgium and Iialy, fact remains that it has been evident for weeks the Republicans were strain- | ling every nerve to get out their votc {in Maine in order to make a showing | which might be interpreted throughout | through the loss of its leader. | services. | These six Navy and Army airmen had before the end of the meet, that is en- tirely up to the Army and Navy. The Army team has been broken up badly Low fly- ing may be curbed. The flying indulged in both by the Army and Navy in the past few days has been In more or less contradiction to the rules within those They have been in direct vio- lation of the Department of Commerce regulations, but those regulations gov- ern and affect only civil aircraft, which to date have not yet had much of a| part beyond dashing in from New York | at the end of a transcontinental race. Drilled for Stunting. The spectacular stunt-formation fly- | ing of the “Three Sea Hawks” and the | “Three Musketeers” was special szufl.i been well drilled in their respective acts. They gave the public the biggest “kick” of the meet. They had been fiying plus-perfect, but flying which the older and wiser birds do not particular- ly care to see exploited. Upside-down flying with Navy ships, equipped with air-cooled engines and special carbu- retors, is simple from the standpoint of engine reliability. Upstde-down flying with the Army water-cooled engines and no special carburetors usually pro- duces a sputtering while in the inverted position that must put the pilot on the | alert _to half roll out before too much " (Continued on Page 3, Column 3.) PLAN OCEAN FLIGHT. Polish Flyers Project Milan-to-New York Hop. MILAN, Italy, September 11 (#).— Planning a nca-stop flight to New York from Milan. Capt. Kowalezyk and Pilot W. Klisz, Polish airmen, arrived here today. A Polish American committee is un- derstood to be financing the project. the Taliedo airport. Quake Recorded Here. An earthquake of moderate intensity was registered on the Georgetown seismograph today, oeginning at 7:49 am. and lasting for an hour. The maximum intensity was registered be- |the country as a ground-swell of sen- Itiment in favor of Hoover and Curtis " (Continued on Page 5, Column 2.) tween 8:01 and 8:04 o'clock. Director ‘Tondorf estimated the quake was 2,700 miles away in a southwesterly direction | | | | [ Reports to Wor gBy the Associated Press. —John Coolidge, son of President Caj- vin Coolidge, today entered upon his career as a raflroad man, by reporting for duty ahead of schedule. It was 8:20, 10 minutes ahead of reporting time, when he came to the “yellow building,” the roomy structure which houses the heads of departments of the New York, New Haven & Hart- ford Railroad sysiem. To th: hundreds of ,"l‘k’:» b 5 added John Coolidge, Launching His Career, | NEW HAVEN, Conn., September 11. k 10 Minutes Early John Coolidge, and his identity for a time will be submerged, from the view- point of the railroad, into the clerical force. He will be one of the clerks in the office of J. A. Droege, general manager of the New Haven system, whose office is the heart of train oper- ations in all Southern New England. The flyers are to make trial flights at | P reconciling conflicting national views. | Lord Cushendun emphasized that an ; fanned. Ruth walked. Meusel flied to | | spair of a satisfactory outcome. ONANTNARPACT Assembly Holds Treaty Is Not | Yet in Force and Not Sub- | ject for Discussion. By the Associated Press | GENEVA, September 11.—A resclu- | tion for the revision of the covenant of the League of Nations to bring it into harmony with the Kellogg-Briand pact renouncing war was rejected by the League Assembly today. The resolution was presented by Premier Waldemaras of Lithuania. The Assembly’s rejection was on the ground that the Kellogg-Briand pact was not yet in force and delegations | were not empowered to discuss it at present. Premier Waldemaras was authorized to reintroduce his proposal at the next Assembly. Cushendun Lauds Pact. In a conciliatory address, Lord Cush- | endun, acting foreign minister of Great | Britain, told the Assembly the Kellogg pact was sure to have important if not spectacular results. He said the new | generation would be reared with the; idea that war was a national disaster | and that armaments were necesslry! only for defense. Reviewing the League work for the ast year, the Bruish statesman | observed that no topic had recetve” more frequent mention than disarma- | ment. He explained the difficulty of | agreement between two states would nou always be acceptable to the third, fourth or fifth. Therefore it might be necessary to modify proposals or pos- sibly make a fresh start. In this state- ment he was thought to be referring to the Franco-British naval accord. He said a very measurable agreement had been reached and it would be a great mistake for the world to assume that no progress had been made or to de-' Welcomes Costa Rica. | Enrique Vilegas of Chile told the As- | sembly that the return of Costa Rica to the League would cause rejoicing in his { country because of "he closer relations with a sister republic and because the renewed membership would be an out- come of the declaration by the Council of the League respecting collaboration with Latin American countries. Senor Vilegas saw no possible antag- onism between the League and the Pan- | Young Coolidge came to work in a blue suit, blue shirt and tie, and gray hat. He reported at once to the chief |elerk in Mr. Droege’s office. His first idutiss will be of a routine nature. American Union, because the latter, he said, had no political attributes. Radio Progragns—l’age 35. LEAGUEBARSTALK. A'S LEADING YANKS N 30 FRANE, 20 Cochrane’s Triple in First Opens Scoring—55,000 Watch Contest. The Line-up. NEW YORK. Combs, of. Koenig, ss. Gehrig, 1b. Ruth. npires— Dinneen McGow Special Dispatch to The Star. NEW YORK, September 11.—The Athletics were leading the Yankees in the third inning of today’s game. ‘The score was 2 to 0. By virtue of their double victory over the Athletics Sunday the Yankees took the lead, which they now hold by a game and a half. Bob Groves, speedy left-hander, who has won 14 straight games, but with only one victory out of six starts against the Yanks, was in the box for the Athlctics. He was opposed by Henry Johnson, who has beaten the Athletics in four out of five starts. Over 55,000 were in the stands as play started. Un Messrs. Owen, and an. FIRST INNING. PHILADELPHIA—Bishop grounded to first. Haas hit by pitched ball. Cochrane tripled to left center, scoring Haas. Simmons flied to center, Coch- rane scoring after the catch. Foxx out, third to first. Two runs. NEW YORK-—Combs singled to cen- ter. Koenig flied to short right. Gehrig left. No runs. SECOND INNING. PHILADELPHIA—Miller flied to cen- ter. Dykes flled to second. Boley fanned. No runs. NEW YORK-—Lazzeri fanned. Ga- zella fanned. Bengough flied to right center. No runs. THIRD INNING. PHILADELPHIA — Groves fanned. Bishop singled to right. Haas flied to center. Cochrane out, pitcher to first. No runs. NEW YORK-—Johnson out, fouled to first. Combs out, second to first. Koenig singled to deep short. Gehrig out, short to first. No runs. i R Woman Dies at 106. BOURG-BRUCHE, France (#).—Al- sace is in mourning for its oldest in- habitant, Mme. Marie Florence, who has just died at the age of 106. She lived with her daughter, 80 yi of age, who is the mother of nin= children, all of whom are still living and have large families. | ou licans.” | Sam Johnson, delegate from Belton, I struck at a man who he thought was | trying to wrench a banner from a wom- |an of the anti-Smith forces. Ranger | Capt. Tom Hickman stopped Johnson and escorted him from the hall. i Bolters Removed. Bolters were removed from within the executive committee’s ranks as far | as possible, when Mrs. J. Y. Webb of | Dallas, holding a Denton County proxy, | was ejected. The committee was. how= ever, without power to expel Benton McMillan of Zavalla County. a Smith cpponent, who refused to resign. Still loyal to his party, McMillan an- nounced that, while he could not vote for Smith, he would not vote for Hoover. “I have never voted for a | Republican and never will,” he said. Gov. Dan Moody's speech accepting renomination was awaited eagerly to- day. The governor has been an out- spoken prohibitionist. Before the Dem- ocratic national convention at Houston he pledged the Texas delegation not |to vote for the nomination of Smith. Since that time he has been silent on national political affairs, and his ad- dress is expected to be an outspoken statement of his position. e, | HUGHES STARTS HOME. | New World Court Judge Silent on Campaign Plans. GENOA. Italy, September 11 (®).— Mr. and Mrs. Charles Evans Hughes and their daughter FElizabetb sailed for New York today on the steamer Conte Biancamano. Mr. Hughes, who yesterday accepted a judgeship on the World Court for In- ternational Justice, was silent as to any plans he has made for participating in | the 'Eresidennnl campaign in the United ‘I States. BLAMES LACK OF FUNDS. Democratic Chief in Maine Lays Loss in Election to Money. ROCKLAND, Me., September 11 (#). —E. C. Moran, sr., chairman of the State Democratic committee, said today that his party’s overwhelmlnf defeat in vesterday's election was attributable to i | arguments arose when George T. Dun- concerned, Clayton declared that such a thing does not exist in the District. Rather, he explained, the so-called unified rate here is a merger against the public. The controversy and ensuing legal lop, counsel for the Capital Traction Co., sought to introduce evidence show- ing the operations of the Washington Railway & Electric Co. and financial status in connection with the presenta- tion of his own case. This act was con- strued by Fleharty as carrying out former declarations by company offi- cials that they would undertake to prove by figures that the Washington Railway & Electric Co. system itself was in need of a higher fare. Both Fleharty and Clayton protested against the introduction of such evidence. Clayton charged that Dunlop was “attempting to bring in the Washing- ton Railway & Electric Co. through the back door,” a charge which later in the proceedings was vehemently denied by George E. Hamilton for the Capital Traction Co. Unified Rate Demanded. S. R. Bowen of the Washington com- pany joined with Dunlop in the con- tention that it would be discriminatory, illegal and against public interest to fix one rate of fare for a company and not apply the same rate to a competing company. They contended there has been a uniform and unbroken policy from the beginning to consider the public interests, and the public inter- ests, they added, depended upon a uni- fed rate of fare. Quoting from former decisions of the “(Continued on Page 2, Column 6.) Freuchen Will Make Trip for Me- teorological Research. COPENHAGEN, Denmark, September 11 (#).—Peter Freuchen, widely known Danish Arctic_explorer, will participate in the North Pole exvedition next year of the International Association = for Aero Arctic Zxploration under the lead- ership of Dr. Pridtjoff Nansen. lh“ 1: said !}llt !':; el’:):lmcn'lhn is for e of meteorol research. A dm now under construction at Boden See will be used. It will carry a a lack of Democratic funds for State { use. crew of 35 men in addition to 15 sci- entists. Gold Strike May Sa | By the Associated Press. —A gold strike apparently has saved Columbus and ipated concern over a report that this historic little town was to be sold for taxes. There has been more excitement here in the last few days at any time since the United States Army used Co- lumbus as a base for the Mexican puni- tive expedition to protect American sofl from Villa. It was all due to discovery of gold “\ the Tres Hermanas Moun- w - / DANE PLANS POLE DASH. | Unusual Situation. “The presence in the Capital of such a large number of diplomats represent- the nations of the earth. of 531 members. of Congress who granted some special consideration, the Influx of people from all over the coun- try who come to visit their Capital, the large number of official automobiles, and the thousands of Government workers who make up the largest bloc in popu- {’l‘tul:g. -tll::tm:'“ in Washington a con- loes not exist a: re else.” Mr. Gibson said. S "It is not a local community; condi- tions are not as in any other city. It is not right to expect any man who has grown up in the local police force to handle this situation. It is a situation created by the Government and it is a situation which the Government should !h.l'b‘idk‘(;lhw r. n declared emphatically to- day that “gambling jolnu.p shown !’c Ye in operation in all parts of the District. must be put out of business and a salutary lesson taught some of those operating such places, so that they will not soon be opened up again.” He disclosed that not only has the Bureau of Efficlency been investigating the Police Department for the Gibson committee, but men from other depart- ments of the Government have been used. Some of their most startling find- l‘x;zds :::: beel:l with relnrd to flagrant spread operation dens, he said. R T Mr. Gibson explained that while he has not received detalled reports dur- ing the last three months, investigators had been requested to keep in touch with the situation, so that the commit- tee may have reliable reports when it resumes its work in Washington next month. The Sfar was commended highly by Mr. Gibson for its independ- ent survey of the gambling situation since Congress adjourned. -He said the information presented in a series of articles in The Star will be gone over carefully by the Gibson committee. Facts Are Confirmed. “These articles,” sald Mr. Gibson, “cdnfirm the facts disclosed by investi- rtlmu on the part of the committee. [t is interesting to note that both sur- veys disclosed exactly the same condi- tions. The survey by The thorough. and The Star is to be com- m:m:ed for its work in the public in- eat> M. Gibson in emphasf that the Gibson committee I.sp shm‘m}e‘ly seeking to improve conditions in the Police De- En::tle:n 1:‘:d"oln law enforcement, and ryl “get” city officials, pointed out that “it '.:‘lynotyin!ended ve New Mexican Town From Sale for Delinquent Taxes tains by J. M. Crump. An assay show- COLUMBUS, N. Mex., September 11.|ed, Mr. Crump said, that the first ore assayed $743.50 to the ton on the mini- mum lode and $4.872 for the best lode. On_August 6 the Mexico Tax Commission that 1,329 lots in Columbus would be sold for de- gnumt "““'h:‘f‘dw"h'::‘“ El Paso uslaess man a ten-thou- sand-dollar guarantee that he would bid $10,000 for the property. Since the gold strike, however, a part of the delinquent taxes {m been paid. originally to make an invest of the Police Department. suge‘r‘:l‘m ¢ plaints were received by the committee ‘which related to conditions with re- spect to enforcement of law. prior These perts visited different m played the games -mf‘" first- hand information as to the existence of (Continued on Page 2, Column 3.)_“