Evening Star Newspaper, October 3, 1928, Page 1

WEATHER. (U. 8. Weather Bureau Forecast.) Fair, with slowly rising temperature today and tomorrow; gentle south winds. ‘Temperature—Highest, 67, at noon to- day: lowest, 49, at 7 a.m. today. Full report on page 9. Closing N. Y. Markets, Pages 14 and 15 e tered as second class matter st office, Washington, D. C. MARINES LEAVE CHINA. 700 Sail for U. S.—No Longer Re- quired at Shanghai. SHANGHAL China, October 3 () ~The U. S. Transport Hendersor ailed for San Diego, Calif.. today with 00 Marines aboard. The departure is in line with the recommendations made last July by Admiral Mark L. Bristol. who found that the situation in China did not require the force of 3.800 Marines which has been on duty in this country. The homeward- bound troops include officers and men who arrived in China between Febru- ary and July, 1927. No. 30,836. DEMOCRATS FEAR ANTI-SMITH FORCE INVIRGINIA PARTY Some Believe State Might Go | Either Way if Election Were Held Today. LINDBEREH COMES OUT FOR HOOVER G. 0. P. Believes Flyer’s Backing Will Have Effect on Election. INTERNAL DISSENSION MAY WIN FOR HOOVER Ranks Led by Bishop Cannon on Religious Issue Puts State in Doubt. BY G. GOULD LINCOLN. RICHMOND, Va. October 3.—The Democratic organization in Virginia is fighting with its back to the wall. It is making a supreme effort to carry the State for Gov. Smith. Whatever they may say for publication, and it 15 only natural that they should claim victory, the prominent leaders of the party are not foo'ing themselves over the serious situation which has arisen in the State. Frankly, some of them say that the State might go either way by 10,000 votes, if the election were today. Had | the election been held a month ago the State, they say, would have gone for Hoover. They have another month in which to campaign, and they express confidence that by election day the situation will have changed: that many | yeorpert Hoover, 2315 s e Democrats now luke warm or even i;-;g::;-g»h,{,d Soa ined, "Oliate & hostile to the Smith ticket, will come S ¢ around and vote tlhe Democratic nation- wi{"ling:fflfiifl;d‘:;“&?h ‘:ol‘i:e(ée.l;‘l;s B ke S o the matter is that the|fOF it is felt the announcement will anti-Smith Democratic _ organization | have a widespread psychological effect in the State. headed by Bishop James Of &reat moment to the Republican i thodist Church, got | Cause. fi:'n?:; poon‘{\fig lf:gmfi Democratic or-| Until today the fiyer had maintained ganization by many weeks. The regu- a complete silence on politics and his Col. Charles A. Lindbergh will cast his vote for Herbert Hoover in No- vember. ‘The Lone Eagle wired Hoover today that he feels that the Republican nom- inee’s election to the presidency “is of extreme importance to the country.” “I have recently flown to St. Louis to register,” the message, sent to Hoov- er's headquarters from New York city, stated. “The more I see of this cam- paign, the more strongly I feel that your election is of supreme importance to the country. “Your gualities as a man and what you stand for, regardless of party, make me feel that the problems which will come before our country during the next four years will be best solved under your leadership.” The telegram was addressed to “Hon. ch lars were not used to hll}"ing a serh}llx)s' campaign thrust upon them so ea and were leisurely getting started. Some of the leaders themselves were slow in making announcement of support for voluntary decision to come out for Hoover caused much surprise. Lindbergh's father, the late Charles A. Lindbergh, served five terms in the House as a Representative from Min- th. All this time the anti-Smith|nesota. He was regarded as a Pro- ls'):‘ringcnulwere working like beavers, | gressive Republican.” His son's party lining up men and women against | Preferences had been a matter of spec- Smith and for Hoover, and when the | ulation until today. Democratic leaders undertook to place | The name of Lindbergh now joins their machine in working order for the | those of such men as Thomas Edison election they found that many of its|and Henry Ford in the roster of parts had been taken away by the |notables who have announced their enemy. Even now there is one county |support of Hoover. in which the regulars have practically Addn kg AR no organization whatever. Aty it 2 pe: g tos gation of young Re- e publicans from New York, who came The fight which has beefidhirust upon the Democratic. organization, at whose | Nere by airplane and train to pledge head stands Gov. Byrd, the two United | him their support, Hoover this afternoon States Senators and other widely | declared that it is a “heavy responsi- known leaders does not come from a Republican quarter. If they -had only the Republicans to contend with, they bility to head a great party in such a battle” as is now being waged, and he could shut up shop and take it easy|feels “the need of all the help that you until the election day. The trouble has|so generously offer.” come from within the ranks of the| The delegation was composed of mem- Democratic party. It is due to the anti- | bers of the Young Republican Club of Smith sentiment, fanned into flame by|New York, which Hoover’s son, Allan, Bishop Cannon and other churchmen, | joined a day or so ago. . who attack the New York governor as| “It is most heartening to have busy 2 wet, as 2 Tammany man, and whose |men and women like yourselves travel real opposition the regular Democrats|so long a distance to tell me that you say, is based on their opposition to the!are with me in this campaign,” Hoover election of a Catholic to the White|told the group gathered in the second ‘House. floor reception hall. “You speak of Gov. Byrd does not mince words|the way in which the airplane has facil- when he comes to discussing the move- | itated your coming here. It marks an- ment to align Democrats with the Re-|other advance in invention which will publicans against the Democratic na-|have a profound effect on your nation- tional ticket. He refers to it as “thejal life. It brings out the courage of subtle effort to stab the Democratic|men, stimulates the spirit of adventure party from within, the union with her|and it annihilates time and distance traditional enemies from without.” He|and brings our people closer together. warns the Democrats that if they permit a coalition with the Republicans in the|government, and the necessity for assis- South to defeat the party’s national|tance from the government that it may ticket the party may become impotent|be developed and promoted to its real as a check-up on the Republicans for)great use, and that great use is not a long time to come, and back of this|so much in war as it is in peace. By warning lies the specter of the old|the building up of our commercial ser- force bill, which was designed to-en-|vice we are contributing to the defense force the fourteenth and fifteenth|of our country because we provide a amendments to the Constitution in the | great manufacturing capacity, a great South and to bring about general par-|reserve of trained men, which adds to ticipation by the negroes in the elections | the assurance of complete independence in the Southern States. of g{ur n:tm‘: for all times. “Now it is especially gratifying to Party Is Worried. me that our party is making such an The Democratic organization is wor-|appeal to the young men and young vied not only over the fate of the Demo- | women of the country. This is evi- cratic national ticket, but also over|denced by your coming here and by what is to be the future of the organi-| what you tell me of the very practical zation itself, if the anti-Smith Demo-| work you are doing in New York City. “It brings a lot of new problems in | to crats in co-operation with the Repub- licans succeed in carring Virginia for Hoover and against Smith. Democratic I am greatly impressed at what you say of the realistic and practical man- ner in which you are conducting your leaders assert that once the anti-Smith Democrats, led by Bishop Cannon, have demonstrated their power, they will not be likely to relinquish it without a part in the campaign. Praises Motives. “It is a real national service, a struggle. They point to the hold which|genyine public service, to arouse our the _Anti-Sal Le nder_much | people to their obligation and to take (Co “ part in the national election; to con- sider the vital issues for which we stand, and especially for you to safeguard the honesty of the ballot. It is an inspira- tion to me that young men such as you describe are working in my behalf. I have always worked with young men, and T cannot forget that in the great problems of emergency that I have had to deal with, both here and abroad, I have seen young Americans associated with me stand the test of character and ability. “We have many national problems that press upon us. The aim of the party must be to meet these problems (Continued on Page 5, Column 3.) . U. S. ACTS TO RECOVER $1,000,000 FOR OIL Summons in Trespass Filed Against Sinclair Crude Oil Purchasing Company. Br the Associated Press. PHILADELPHIA, October 3.—A sum- mons in trespass filed by the Federal Government in the United States dis- trict for Delaware against the Sinclair Crude Oil Purchasing Co. was explained here today as a suit to recover more than one million dollars for oil taken from the Teapot Dome property while under the control of the Sinclair oil interests. Owen J. Roberts, Philadelphia. spe-| cial counsel for the Government in the litigation against the Sinclair oil in- terests, said that after Teapot Dome was declared Government property by the courts the Mammoth Oil Co. was sued for the amount of oil taken, but was unable to meet the judgment ren- dered against it. As the Mammoth sold the oil to the Sinclair Crude Oil Purchasing Co., the Government is now trying to collect from that concern, which is a Delaware oorporation. PARAGUAY NIPS PLOT. Former President Reported Accused of Attempted Revolt. BUENOS AIRES, October 3 (#).— Dispatches from Asuncion say that former President Schaerer of Paraguay has been accused of being the leader of ® frustrated revolutionary plot. e »ill be tiied by A Argentine Fire Destroys Wool. BUENOS AIRES, October 3 (#).— Fire in the Avellaneda neighborhood, near Buenos Aires, last night destroyed about 4,300 tons of wool and 700 tons of hides. The loss was estimated at $840,000. THE New York tomorrow. inside developments presented ger of the Cardinals. WASHINGTON, U.S. SHIP DASHING 10 AID STEAMER - SINKING IN OCEAN S. S.America Speeds Through Rough Seas to Dutch Vessel. MIDATLANTIC GALES BESET DISABLED BOAT Captain Fried, Leading Rescue, Famed for Saving 25 Sea- men in 1926. By the Associated Press. S. S. AMERICA, 46.10 North Longi- tude, 34.30 West Latitude. October 3.— Proceeding to Dutch steamship Celaeno in distress and sinking in whole north- west gale. High, rough sea. Her posi- tion doubtful, but have bearings on radio compass. The above message was sent the As- sociated Press by Capt. George Fried at 5 am. today, Eastern standard time. The position of the America is approxi- mately 1,000 miles east of Newfound- land. The Celaeno sailed for Boston from Rotterdam September 25. The ship is a freighter of 3,554 tons gross register and probably has no ac- commodations for passengers. At the Netherlands consulate it was said that her crew might number 35 or 40 men. TRAWLER IS SINKING. S O S Call Says Craft Could Remain Afioat Only 15 Minutes. NEW YORK, October 3 (#).—The Radio Corporation of America picked up an S O S call this afternoon from the steam trawler Fillett saying that she was sinking fast and expected to be able to keep afloat only 15 minutes after its message was sent. The radio corporation received another message from the steamer American saying that she had sighted the Fillett, which was listing badly, and was rushing to lend assistance. FAMED FOR 1926 RESCUE. Captain, Hastening to Aid Dutch Ship, Saved Antinoe Crew. NEW .YORK, October 3 (#).—Capt. George Fried, now driving his ship, the 8. S. America, to the rescue of the crew of the sinking Dutch steamer Celaeno, gained world-wide acclaim when in January of 1926 he superin- tended the rescue of the captain and 24 members of the crew of the British freighter Antinoe. For thrée days the President Roose- velt, under Capt. Fried's command at that time, stood by the si ship, launching six lifeboats and losing two members of her crew, before the men on the Antinoe were finally rescued. It was during the great storm of 1926 on the North Atlantic during which several boats were sunk and even the big ocean liners were badly battered. Capt. Fried and his crew were award- ed King George medals by the British government and Capt. Fried the navy cross by the United States. On _the President Roosevelt’s return to New York Fried and his crew were given an ovation seldom accorded merchant seamen. A week of banquet and recep- tions were climaxed by a reception in Carnegie Hall, when Secretary of the Navy Wilbur awarded Capt. Fried the Navy Cross. He was given a gold watch by the Assoclated Press and made an honorary staff reporter for his forethought in sending bulletias of his rescue efforts the Association through which they were relayed to the world. He was later promoted to the com- mand of the America and on June 6, was the first to report sighting trans- atlantic plane Friendship, while his ship was off Ireland. Miss Amelia Earhart and her crew were then near the end of their flight. Capt. Fried is 51 years old, a native of Worcester, Mass., and a former en- listed man and officer of the United States Navy. HOLLISTER, EDITOR, COMMITS SUICIDE Missourian, Long Prominent in Na- tional Democratic Circles, Found Dead. By the Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY. Mo., October 3.— W. R. Hollister, 50, editor of the Jeffer~ son City Capital-News, committed sui- cide at his home here and was found in his bathroom this morning. Physicians said he had been dead for several hours, No note explaining his action was found. He had recently returned from a Summer vacation in Canada. Mr. Hollister was well known in na- tional Democratic political circles, hav- ing been secretary to the late Senator William J. Stone of Missouri for almost 20 years. He also was executive sccre- tary of the Democratic national com- mittee for eight years. o Stresemann Reported Better. BERLIN, October 3 (#).—Chancellor Mueller stated during a meeting of the Reichstag's foreign affairs committee today that Foreign Minister Strese- mann, according to the latest doctor's report, would be able to fully resume his office by the end of this month. STAR’S WORLD SERIES SERVICE The Star has arranged complete service for Washington fans who follow the battles between the Yankees and the Car- dinals for the base ball championship of the world, starting at Every play will be duplicated on The Star's scoreboard on the Eleventh street side of The Star Building. Synchronized with the scoreboard account will be Graham McNamee's inti- mate description. of the crowds, the plays and the players, broadcast through WRC and relayed to the scoreboard watchers through the public address system of loud speakers. : in the cclumns of The Star's regular editions the games will be covered from every angle, with The Star’s 5:30 edition con- taining additional after-the-game discussion. The staff covering the series for The Star includes Denman Thompson, sports editor, and John B. Keller, base ball writer of The Star, their reports to be supplemented by full service from the Associated Press, the Consolidated Press and the North American Newspaper Alliance, with intimate close-ups of by Waite Hoyt, star pitcher of the Yankees, and Jim Bottomley, first baseman and chief slug- ¢ Foeni WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION n Star. . 0, FLUSHVE CONVE ESTAES AN Guard Bound and Daring Break Is Made Over Wall to Auto. By the Associated Press. MONTGOMERY, Ala., October 3.— Roy Dickerson, bank robber of notorious reputation and golfer of undetermined skill, today was playing his favorite role of fugitive from justice. The convict, whose circus acrobatics in prison breaks have gained for him a wide reputation, risked his life under a charged wire at Kilby Prison last night and fled in a limousine with two fellow convicts and three outside confederates. True “to his often repeated boast that he never had “put a man on the spoi. and never would,” there was no bloodshed. Guard Is Bound. A manser approachéd “A. "G, Rich= ards, guard, at a strategic corner of the “walls” at dusk last night with word that he had been sent to relieve the guard. Instead of a promised note from the warden, a pistol was shoved at'the guard. Two other men overpowered Richards, and adhesive tape was stretched across his eyes and mouth. A rope was thrown over the wall from the outside and Dickerson, with Ivanhoe Silva, Birmingham bootlegger “king” and convicted of robbery, and Frank Cook, alias J. M. Cooley, Ala- bama burglar, scaled the walls. Flat- tening to avoid .certain death, they squirmed under a high tension wire and joined their confederates in a large closed automobile. They were shot at near Tuskogee, Ala., but evaded de- tention. Has Wide Reputation. Dickerson, who was said to have once been an “escape artist” on the legitimate stage, first gained attention as a bank robber in 1920, when he staged the Phenix City, Ala., robbery of the Phenix-Giard Bank with his wife and several companions. Captured in Los Angeles, he crawled through a ventilator to a jail roof and escaped over buildings within 24 hours. A year later he was surprised with the loot obtained in a jewelry robbery at Birmingham and sent to Kilby Prison. His wife meanwhile had been convicted and sent to prison as an accomplice in the bank robbery. She obtained a divorce after her release. Escapes Under Wagon. In 1923 Dickerson vanished from Kilby Prison by the simple expedient of flattening himself beneath the bed of a wagon used during construction of the new Kilby Prison and holding on by main strength until he was safely outside the walls. Nearly five years later, December 24, 1927, after having been linked by offi- cers with half a dozen bank robberies from coast to coast, he was captured in the act of looting a Tacoma, Wash., department store. Brought back to Alabama_to complete a term of from 20 to 25 years for the Phenix City Job, in recent months he had expressed an intention to “quit the racket and 80 straight,” but more recently he had coinplulned of frequent transfer in the prison. Highly Respectable Appearance. Dignified, usually well dressed and highly respectable in appearance, Ala- bama officers were not surprised when they learned at Tacoma in 1927 that Dickerson was living a life of luxury in the West. Complete golfing paraphernalia was found in his apartments. He had re- married and admitted a fondness for the game “between jobs.” Silva, with a companion, “Cannon- ball” Wells of Tampa, Fla, was ar- rested in 1923 for the robbery of a safe in a chain store warehouse in Birming- ham and was convicted the following year. His home is in Tampa. UNABLE TO RESCUE CREW High Seas Previit Government Tug From Approaching Stranded Vessel, By the Associated Press. LONDON, October 3.—A dispatch to Lloyds from St. Vincent, Cape Verde Islands, says that the crew of the Span- ish steamer Axpe Mendi, which went ashore on Hartwell Reef, Bonovista Island, on October 1, {5 in danger. A government tug which went to the as- sistance of the stranded vessel is un- able to effect a rescue because of the high seas. Wireless is the only means of communication between the tug and the wreck. The Axpe Mendi sailed from Ham- burg, Germany, on September 5, bound for Rosario, Argentina. The captain has reported that four holds are full of water and that he impracticabls, o > IS FROM WRECKED STEAMER| WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER o 3, 1928 —FORTY-EIGHT PAGES. Associated service. The only evening paper in Washington with the Press news Yesterday’s -Circulation, 105,922 ———3 - UP) Means Associated P ress. TWO CENTS.. Three-Ton Safe, Carried Away by Hurricane, Sought By the Associated Press. SAN JUAN, Porto Rico, October 3.—A three-ton safe carried away from the second story of a store near Adjuntas by a freak of the tropical hurricane is now being sought in a nearby river into which it fell. The safe contained approxis mately $3,000. (AB FIRM PROBE ORDERED IN“WAR Chicago Taxi Investigation Follows Bombings, Slay- ing and Stable Fire. By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, October ,3.—Officials..of the Checker Cab Co. were ordered to produce their records for examination by the grand jury today in its investi- gation of bombing of two Yellow Cab Co. garages and the burning of the racing stables of John D. Hertz, presi- dent of the Yellow Cab Co. Robert E. Crowe, State’s attorney, has taken charge of the inquiry into the purported war between the rival taxicab concerns, to which has been credited the slaying of one cab driver, the two bombings and the destruction of the Hertz stables, at Cary, Ill, with a loss of 11 thoroughbred horses. Both Mr. Hertz and attorneys for the Checker Co., however, have denied that the outbreaks were a part of any war- fare between their employes. With the release today of 8 of the 10 suspects arrested in connection with the garage bombings, police were without a clue to the identity of the gang be- lieved to be responsible for both the explosions and the fire. ‘Two of the 10 found in a flat, well armed with machine guns, shotguns and pistols, were held, Leroy Russell, to finish a Joliet penitentiary term, and Harry Davidson, awaiting return to New York to stand trial on a charge of slaying Aaron Rodack on July 22, 1926, and for several robberies. Sixty garages, cab stands and offices of the Yellow and Checker Cab com- panies were under police guard today as part of elaborate precautions against further violence, Harry “Frisco Dutch” Brown was be- ing sought today. He was acquitted some time ago of the murder of Joseph ‘Wokral, former president of the Checker Cab Co. Attorneys of the Checker company declared blame for the Cary fire should be laid to turf enemies of Mr. Hertz. George F. Barrett, counsel for the Yel- low interests, called the fire “a plain attempt to intimidate Mr. Hertz.” Checker Cab attorneys issued this statement: “The Checker company is in no wise concerned in any so-called taxi war, nor is it to be blamed for the violent a tivities of gangsters, race horse rack- eteers, bootleggers and the crooked po- litical element of the city and county.” Then they demanded that the city council investigate reputed favoritism to Yellow cabs in the matter of advan- tageous loop parking places. 'ACTION ON FARES IS SEEN TOMORROW Bride Completes Opinion on Juris- diction in Plea of Traction Company. Definite action probably will be taken by the Public Utilities Commission to- morrow on the application of the Cap- ital Traction Co. for a higher fare, it was indicated today at the District Building. The commission will be guided by an opinion of its legal counsel, Cor- poration Counsel Willlam W.. Bride, who today completed his opinion on whether the commission had authority to dismiss the company'’s petition on the ground that it has not proved its plea of poverty. Dismissal of the petition on this ground was urged by People's Counsel Ralph B. Fleharty during the public hearings on the car fare case. Bride has planned to submit his opinion tc the commission this after- noon, but Chairman John W. Chil- dress indicated that it would not be made public until the meeting of the commission tomorrow morning. Resolutions Given League. GENEVA, October 3 (#).—Cuba today deposited with the secretariat of the League of Nations the resolutions whose e wound up the Pan-American %W Havans last Winter. TUNNEY MARRIED INHOTEL AT ROME Civil and Religious Ceremo- nies Unite Retired Cham- pion and Miss Lauder. By the Associated Press. ROME, October 3.—Gene Tunney, re- tired heavyweight champion, and Miss Mary Josephine Lauder of Greenwich, Conn., were married this morning in the Hotel Russie. Two salons of the hotel were used. one for the civil and the other for the religious ceremony. The floral decora- tions were gorgeous white roses, with tube roses predominating. Mgr. Joseph A. Breslin, vice rector of the American College and Tunney's former parish priest, performed the religious ceremony. Mgr. Eugene S. Burke, rector of the college, was pres- ent at both ceremonies. Attorney Del Frate, a lawyer for the embassy employed by bassador Fletcher and Tunney, made authorities for a rapid dispatch of the formalities. Others present at the ceremony in- cluded Thomas L. Daniels of Minneap- and Mrs, Daniels, American Consul Leon Dominian, Vice Consul Wesley Jones and John McCormack, noted tenor, his wife and daughter. An or- chestra played during both the civil and religious ceremonies. Italian Civil Code Read. In performing the civil ceremony, Signor Brofferio, a leading Fascist. read the articles of the Italian Civil Code, es- tablishing the rights and duties of mar- ried people. Marriage imposes, he said. reading from the code, that the couple must live together, be faithful to each other and assist each other. “The husband is head of the family,” says the Italian law, he continued. ‘The wife, Brofferio said. follows the “civil condition of the husband,” takes his name and is obliged to accompany him wherever he chooses to fix his resi- dence. “The husband has the duty of protect- ing his wife,” Brofferio read solemnly, looking at the husky bridegroom with- out a smile. “He has the duty to keep her with him and administer to her everything necessary to the needs of life in_proportion to his substance.” Then Brofferio turned to the bride and said: “The wife must contribute to the maintenance of the husband if the latter does not have the means.” Brofferio continued reading the code: “The obligation of the husband to administer nutriment to the wife ceases when the wife, absenting herself with- out just cause from the conjugal domi- cile, refuses to return to it.” Code Restricts Wife. ‘The other clauses of the code pro- vide that the wife cannot put her hus- band's goods in pawn, contract debts or institute suits in court without her husband’s authorization. Tunney, Brofferio continued, can au- thorize his wife “by public act” to do any of the foregoing things and has the right to revoke that. His authori- zation is not necessary, however, if he is a minor, if he is forbidden to remain in Italy, if he is absent from Italy, or if he is condemned to more than one vear of prison or when the wife is iegally separated from her husband. After reading this document Brofferio put _the solemn question: “‘Giacomo Giuseppe Tunney intendete voi di prendere per vostra legittima jsposa_la Signorina Maria Lauder? (Continued on Page 2, Column 2.) |BRITAIN CONSIDERS | PUBLISHING PACT French Ambassador Calls on For- eign Office—U. S. Note May Change Terms. By the Associated Precs. LONDON, October 3.—The question of publication of the Anglo-French naval agreement has come before the British government, the French for- eign office having raised the matter in a desire to have the terms made public. The French Ambassador to London vis- ited the foreign office yesterday. It is understood that there is little likelihood of publication until there has been at least another cabinet meeting and it is probable that a decision will not be made until Parliament reassem- bles in November. Official opinion seems to be that de- spite the apparent complications of the whole position, the American note will lead to further negotiations, although probably on different lines. Ragip Programs—Page 39 7 & all the arrangements with the civil | seri olis, secretary of the American embassy, | P! AUTOGYRO STARTS TRIP. Spanish Inventor Makes Scheduled Stop on Way to Bruseels. LE BOURGET, France, October 3 | (#1.—Juan de la Clerva's autogyro, or | “windmill “lane,” took off at 11:10 am. today for Brussels. The Spanish |inventor planned to make an interme- diate landing at Valenciennes. The weather was foggy and flying conditions poor. (#.—Juan de la Cierva's autogyro, or “windmill plane,” which hopped off from Le Bourget this morning, landed safely at Valenciennes. The plane was refueled and left for Brussels at 1:30 p.m. STAMP THIEVES GET FVE COLLECTIONS National Museum Reports Loss of Over 10,000 Pieces in Haul. Five albums of stamps, containing more than 10,000 stamps collected by three persons in the National Museum, were stolen from three different places | in the museum, according to reports to the police, Dr. Walter E. Hough, curator of anthropology, said today two albums belonging to him and to his secretary, George McCoy. had been stolen from lockers, which had been opened by keys taken from desk drawers. The two albums, he estimated, were worth about $1,200 and consisted of general collec- tions from all countries of the world. Edward Chapin of the entomological division told police that he had lost three albums containing canceled stamps. One of the albums contained 30 pages of cigar, cigarette, narcotic and State revenue stamps, the others containing canceled British stamps. His books were taken from a room on the third floor of the Smithsonian. COMBS ELIMINATED FROM SERIES PLAY Injured Wrist Eliminates Yankee Fielder—Pennock Also on Sick List. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK. Octoder Combs, New York Yankee center fielder, was definitely eliminated from today and found that he could not hold a bat. not be available for duty during es. Reports that Herb Pennock, crack Yankee southpaw, who has out of the game since August with a bad attack of neuritis, would be able to itch in the world’s series were de- scribed by his physicians today as with- out the slightest foundation. It is understood that Pennock’s con- dition puts him definitely out of the series and that his future career in base ball is in doubt. Combs, injured in Detroit last Thursday, had been treating his wrist with electricity for several days. When he could not swing a bat today Manager Miller Huggins announced that Big Ben Paschal, a right-handed batsman. would play center against left-hand pitching with Cedric %urs%‘ hlt I’:.(t-;under, bat- ting against the right-handers. ghyscl < said Combs might be able to get in a game in a week, but that even this would be taking a chance, so the Yankee plans for the series went ahead without figuring the lead-off man in the line-up for any of the ames. 5 Bright, warm sunlight flooded the Yankee Stadium today as the New York and St. Louis players went thrugh their final paces in prepara- tion for the opening of the world series tomorrow. Fair and somewhat warmer weather was forecast for tomorrow. $1,500,000 IN OPIUM SEIZED ON VESSEL Dollar Line Company Liable to $600,000 Fine in New York. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, October 3.—Three thou- sand cans of opium, with a bootleg value of $1,500,000, were seized on the Dollar Line steamer President Harri- son, which docked at Jersey City yes- terday, it became known today. Customs officials reported that the selzure was the largest consignment of smoking opium ever made at an East- ern port. crew’,mmcluding the ship's boatswain, were arrested, charged with attempted smuggling. It was said that the steamship com- pany was liable to a fine of approx- imately $600,000 as a result of the seizure and arrests. While John J. McGill, dep; visor of customs, was inspel super- ing the ning he observed that 131 Chinese sea- men were listed among the 163 men of her crew. The steamer on Tuesday completed a round-the-world cruise, having touched at several Chinese ports, including Hongkong and Shanghai. Customs officials have suspected for some time, it was learned, that there was a leakage of opium into the United States and ‘.hnlt iL vllus :e‘!mz brought on ships from Oriental ports. 1Eht customs men had great diffi- culty in locating the opium, and found it in the chain locker in the forepeak of the ship, only after the heavy timbers were removed by the ship's carpenter. put aboard while the anchor was out either at Hongkong or Shanghai. Customs officials said the officers and crew denied all knowledge of the con- traband, but that nevertheless Capt. James Donald Guthrie, commander of the President Harrison, had been re- quested to appear this afternoon for a hearing before members of the customs service legal division. ‘The Federal authorities made it clear that they in no way associated the ship’s officers with the attempted smug- gling, but they estimated that the fine which might be levied would be ap- proximately $600.000. In the event of an error in the check-up the minimum + fine to which the line would be subject, they added, would be $450,0000, VALENCIENNES. France. October 3 | 3.—Earle| included in this increase the World Series opening tomorrow when he tried out his injured wrist| tution at $250 a share. It is also un- Physicians -said positively that he could not start. and probably wm'gg Four Chinese members of the | PO President Harrison's manifest last eve- | The inspectors believe the opium was|de] RIGES NATIONAL . AND GEORGETOWN BANKS T0 MERGE |Farmers & Mechanics’ - Ine stitution to Become Branch Office. STOCKHOLDERS TO MEET FOR RATIFICATION NOV. 2 Harry V. Haynes Resigns as Presi. dent of One of the Oldest Depositories in Capital. ! ‘The directors of the Riggs National | Bank and the Farmers & Mechanics' {National Bank of Georgetown today | voted to submit to their stockholders | an agreement providing for their con- solidation. A meeting of the stockholders of the ‘two banks has been called for Novem- ber 2 to vote on the consolidation pro- posal. The announcement of the merger of the largest bank in Washington and one of the oldest banks in the Capital. came from Robert V. Fleming, Ppresident of Riggs, and G. L. Nj - dent of the Fumez’fhgcbiam}'cl:.'ficg'm;z was also announced that V. Haynes has resigned as president Georgetown tnsmuuon.m S Branches to Be Kept. The agreement reached between the directors of the two banks provides that the Farmers & Mechanics’ will be merged with the Riggs under the name of the Riggs National Bank of Wash- ington, D. C. Immediately uj - fication of the consolldntylonw:yr:ga stockholders the present main office of the Farmers & Mechanics' National Bank, at M street and Wisconsin ave~ nue, in Georgetown, will become the Farmers & Mechanics’ branch of the Riggs National Bank, while the prasent Friendship branch of the Farmers & :-*[:ch.lnlu' will ;t thehsame time become e Friendship branch of th - stitution. . o The plan of consolidation provides for ‘anincrease of the capital stock of the Riggs National Bank to $3,000,000. Part of the 5,000 shares of new stock will be used to acquire the Farmers & Mechanics' National Bank stock and 3,500 shares of the new stock will be offered to shareholders of the consolidated insti~ l derstood that the stockholders in the Georgetown bank will be offered an additional cash eonsideration, Ne Changes in. 1t was stated this noow that when the consolidation is affected the Riggs National Bank will have a capital, sur- plus, undivided profits apd reserves for contingencies approximating $6,400,000 It is part of the plan which will bring these two instituti by the beginnmgng: u!.b.:“:: t;e:‘. “l capital and surplus evenly balanced at $3,000,000 each. ¥ Aside from the resignation of the president of the Farmers & Mechanics’ National, no other changes will take place in the personnel. the present cashier, will become mana- ger of the branch and Harold W. Burn- side, assistant cashier, will be assistant manager. W. Edmund Freeman, an- other assistant cashier, will also become the manager at the Friendship branch. The present board of directors of the Farmers & Mechanics’ National will be invited to form an advisory board of the Farmers & Mechanics branches of . The officials of both banks said today that they considered hoth insti. tutions would benefit materially by th consol! It also emphasized that the initial step leading to the consolida-~ tion was taken by the directors-of the Georgétown bank. A Had $3,524,348 Deposits. The present officers of the Farmers & Mechanics National include Robert D. Weaver, vice president; G. L. Nichol son, vice president; Harry L. Selby, | cashier; Henry W. Sohon, counsel and trust officer; H. W. Burnside, assistant, cashier; C. Howle Young, assistant cashier; W. Edmund Freeman, assistant cashier, and I. W. Hopkins, auditor. The Farmers & Mechanics board of directors includes William M. Beall McKenney Berry, Charles H. Cragin, Joseph H. Cranford, Henry W. Fisher, William C. Gwynn, William King, Joseph H. Lee. G. L. Nicholson, J. Wil- bur Sherwood. Thomas J. Stanton, Julian M. Walters, Robert D. Weaver and Raymond J. Wise. Folowing the controller’s call of June 30, this year, the Farmers & Mechanics National reported capital of $252,000; surplus, $350,000; undivided profits, $50,000; reserved for contingencies, $108,349.31; National Bark notes, $97.= 100; bills payable, $70,000 and deposits of $3.524,348.03. Among the assets re- rted was g cash and reserve fund of $409,666.33: U. S. bondr and investe ments, $1,578,201.30 and other loans to- talling $1,922.712.55; banking houses, furniture and fixtures, $472.321.75; other (Continued on Page 2, Column 1.) IWARNII‘NG NOT AIMED AT MRS. WILLEBRANDT Form Letter to Justice Department Said Not to Be Intéhded for. Her or Hoover Aides. A form letter sent out by Attorney General Sargent to officers and em- {ployes of the Department of Justice, calling their attention to a law in re- gard to presidential campaigns, was not aimed at Mrs. Mabel Walker Wille- brandt or any other official of the partment who may have been ac- tive in behalf of Herbert Hoover, it was stated today. . G The circular, which is exactly like one previously used, was sent out as a mat- ter of course and calls attention of officers - and employes who may be presidential appointees persons Who are not in this classified service- to the fact that they also “are amen- able to the statute forbidding the use of officials authority or influence - to coerce the political action of any per- son or 5 ‘The circular to this class of persons in the department was different from the one circulated by the Civil Service Commission to all departments to all mm who are in -