Evening Star Newspaper, October 4, 1928, Page 1

WEA' (0. 8. Weather THER. Bureau Forecast.) Partly cloudy tonight and tomorrow; not much change in temperature; gen- tle, variable winds, ‘Teémperature—] A p.m. yesterday; lowest, 55, today. Full report south. becoming T4, at 4:30 on page Closing N. Y. Markets, Pages 14 and 15 30,837. post office, HOMER BY MEUSEL LEADS BARRAGE BY BIG BERTHAS™ OF JUNIOR" LEAGUERS Babe Doubles in First Ahead of Gehrig’s 2-Bagger and Repeats in Fourth Before Circuit Wallop of Mate. HOYT HOLDS ST. LOUIS SLUGGERS TO 3 HITS New York Gets Off to Flying Start for Championship — Bottomley Gets a 4-Bagger—Sherdel Works for National Team and Suc- cumbs Under Extra-Base Blows. YANKEE STADIUM, New York, October 4—The New York Yan- kees drew first blood in the world series by taking the opening game from the St. Louis Cardinals. The score was 4 to 1. ‘The first score of the game came when Ruth doubled and Gehrig came up behind him with another double which hit the right-field bleacher fence. Meusel got a home run in the fourth pfter Ruth got his second double. Bottomley matched Meusel's long hit by 2 home run in the seventh inning. Hoyt, pitching superbly, held the ardinals to three hits. FIRST INNING. CARDINALS—Hoyt warmed up lei- surely in the box. Douthit up. Umpire Owens insisted that every photographer be off the field before he permitted|and Hoyt to pitch the first ball. Douthit polished his bat with some dirt and stepped to the plate. Ball 1, inside; strike 1, called: this was a fast one on the inside; foul, strike 2; ball 2, high, inside; Douthit went out, Lasseri to Gehrig. High up. The Yankee infield came in close. Foul, strike 1; High sent a high fly to Paschal. Frisch up. "ll%e cm%vd applauded the New York boy. Ball 1, high, outside; strike 1, called; this was a drop/ curve over the plate; ball 2, high: ball 3, outside: m-tnl 3, called. Koenig threw out Prisch at first. No runms. YANKEES—Paschal up. Strike 1, fgalled; ball 1, outside; this was a float- er; foul, strike 2; this was a long drive into the left field stands; Paschal flied out to Hafey. Koenig up. Strike 1, called; strike 2, called; Sherdel was working the corner of the plate, both inside and outside; ball 1, outside; ball 2, outside; Hafey took Koenig's fly. Ruth up. The Cardinal outfielders a Ball 1, strike 1, called; ball 2, inside; Ruth got a double into right for the first hit of the game. Genhrig up. Strike 1, called; ball 1, outside; strike 2, called; ball 2, low and outside: Ruth scored on Gehrig's double to the right field bleacher fence. Meusel up. Strike 1, swung; ball 1, outside: strike 2, called; ball 2, inside; Meusel had to- duck this one: foul: Meusel sent up a high one to Frisch. One run. SECOND INNING. CARDINALS—The boys in the right field bleachers cheered Ruth to the echo. Bottomley up. Ball 1, outside; strike 1, called; Hoyt used the floater; ball 2, outside; ball 3, high; strike 2, swung; Bottomley tried to hit the cripple, but missed it; foul; foul: Bot- tomley was given a base on balls, the fourth pitcned being low and on the in- side. Hafey up. Foul, strike 1; strike 2, swung; Hafey fanned, taking a third called strike. Harper up. Ball 1, in- side; foul, strike 1; the Cardinals were | working the hit-and-run play, but Har- per fouled the ball; Harper flied out to Paschal. Wilson up. Ball 1, outside; Hoyt tossed out Wilson a first. No runs. YANKEES—Lazzeri up. Hafey gath- ered in Lazzeri’s long fly near the left- field barrier. Dugan up. Ball 1, out- side; strike 1, swung; foul, strike 2; ball 2, low; Frisch tossed out Dugan. Bengough up. Strike 1, called, ball 1, outside and low: Frisch took Ben- gough's hopper and tossed him out. No runs. THIRD INNING. CARDINALS—Maranville up. Strike 1. called: ball 1, high; ball 2, outside ball 3, inside; strike 2, called; foul; foul; Ruth took Maranville's fly. Sherdel up. Ball 1, inside; strike 1, called; Sherdel fouled out to Dugan. Douthit up. Bengough took Douthit's pop fly over near the Cards bench for a thrilling catch. No runs. YANKEES—Hoyt up. Ball 1, low, outside: Maranville made a wonder- ful one-hand catch of Hoyt's pop foul near the left-field boxes. Paschal up. Strike 1, called; ball 1, outside; ball 2, inside; Douthit snared Paschal's high fly. Koenig up. Foul, strike 1; strike 2. called; Frisch tossed out Koenig. No runs. - FOURTH INNING. CARDINALS—The crowd cheered Maranville as he walked to the bench. High up. Strike 1, called: ball 1, out- side: ball 2, high: foul, strike 2; ball 3, outside. High fanned, swinging for the third strike. Frisch up. Strike 1, called. Frisch popped out to Ben- gough. who raced to the screen to make the catch. Bottomley up. Ball 1, in- side: foul, strike 1. Bottomley grounded out to Gehrig, unassisted. No runs. YANKEES—Ruth up; strike 1, called; Ruth got a double into center field, hooking one of Sherdel's slow balls. Gehrig up; ball 1, outside; ball 2, out- side; Sherdel tossed out Gehrig at first: Ruth holding second. Meusel up; ball Entered as second class matter ‘Washington, o D. C. b WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION hening Star. ‘WASHINGTON, 70,000 CROWD STADIUM FOR FIRST | SERIES GAME pled Yank Stars Show No Improve- ment in Practice. BY ALAN 1. GOULD. Sports Editor of the Associated Press. YANKEE STADIUM, New York, October 4—Before the greatest crowd that ever witnessed a world series game, variously estimated at from 70,000 to 80,000, the St. Louis Cardinals, standard bearers of the National League, today invaded the home grounds of the New York Yankees, six-time American League champions, for the opening game of base ball’s biggest and most colorful show. Waite Hoyt, strong-armed right-hander of the champion Yankees, and Willie Sherdel, veteran southpa~ of the Cards, were opposing boxmen in the opening engagement between the crippled but de- termined New Yorkers and the confident Cards. The great human fringe about the big playing field furnished a spectacular setting, with all its customary clamor and shouting. With the exception of a few corners in the left-field bleachers and in the third tier of the grandstand every available seat appeared to be occupied. There seemed no doubt that the throng would eclipse by far the previous record series crowd of 63,00" set two years ago. In addition to wires sending the story of the struggle to all parts of the country, 45 radio stations were hooked in on a Nationwide chain for the benefit of countless millions of listeners. Cards Drill Is Snappy. The Cardinals put on a snappy field- ing drill, as the crowd kept pouring in, after pounding the slants of Little John in batting practice. Rabbit Maranville, the weather-beaten little veteran, was the life of the Red Birds, fluttering around short-stop with old-time aban- don. The Cards as a whole exhibited a lot of dash and spirit. Reports from the Yankee hospital ward were anything but £ Lazzeri said his arm bothered him more han usual, but that he would be “in there” under any circumstances. Herby Pennock, willowy left-hander, indulged in more practice than he has since being laid up with neuritis, reviv- m;mcmnthormthemllhtbe seen in action before the series ends. But the best he can hope for, he said, is possibly a little relief work. “My arm feels much better, while I am throwing, but it tightens up after- [ All ward and pains me,” said Pennock. Earle Combs, injured center-fielder, was in uniform but out of the game and probably the entire series. His g:hth‘dwm was taped up to the elbow. discovered w the ball more than 25 feet. The band played “The Star Spangled crmmd;upewrl e thzd flTgfi ve & final & mmm mmpimumnflonmflé lpxi.uuhemuflndwnlumhlmm A mighty cheer arose as the Yankees ited out on the field. While they were - tossing the ball v » | around the moving picture mlx‘een snap- as shotted Ju poised to row out the first ball Meanwhile the umpires discussed ground rules with Capt. Prisch of the Cardinals and Coach O’Leary of the Yankees. Ruth got a good hand as he hobbled out to rightfield. perceptibly as he trotted along. There was some delay until the photographers could get off the field. Allenby Among Crowd. In the crowd of notables from all walks of life was Field Marshal Vis- count Allenby, famous British soldier, who occupied a box with Base Ball Commissioner Landis. Adjoining it was eran pilot of the out in their effort to stop the Yankee rush in the American League. Frankie Frisch, the Fordham flash, who starred for years with the Giants, was given an ovation when he stgpfid to the plate in the first inning, but there was a bigger cheer when Hoyt retired the Cards in order. Long before noon the vast expanse of bleachers was two-thirds filled. So was the upper tier of the triple-decked stand, the gates to which had been opened at Landis Douthit, cf..... High, 3b .. £ Frisch, 2b. Bottomley, 1b . Hafey; i.. Harper, rf Wilson, ¢ Maranville, ss. Thevenow, ss... Orsatti ... Sherdel, p Holm B S. Johnson, p . NEW AB. Paschal, cf Durst, cf. Koenig, ss Ruth, rf Gehrig, 1b. Meusel, If ... Lazzeri, 2b. Durocher, 2b Dugan, 3b Bengough, ¢ Hoyt, p ... Totals first base; Willlam A. McGowan (A. L.) third base. 1 St. Louis [ 1. low. outside; ball 2, low, outside: foul. strike 1: Ruth and Meusel scored on Meusel's home run into the' right field bleachers. The crowd went into an uproar Lazzeri popped to Wil- foyl, strike 1: ;_r&:rk of the plate. Dugan up: ball T tinned on Pege 2 Column 3, New York tried it out in the morning | the his inability to thro 10 o'clock to admit long and steadily mounting lines of the faithful. Only the left-field bleachers showed any va- cant space in the unreserved sections, with the game. time, 1:30, nearly four hours off. This assured some 40,000 customers in the $1 and $3 seats, which were sold out days ago, would shove the total throng up to around 80,000—some 17.- 000 in excess of the previous high mark for a world series. At least one of the Yankees supposed to be only a jump short of a wheel chair walked in briskly enough to belie Eulml.mc reports. It was none than be Ruth, one of the first to arrive in the clubhouse, jaunty and good- natured, in blue suit and brown cap. “How 1s it, Babe?” a bluecoat greeted him. “Fine, kid; never better,” responded the Babe. The Yankees, world champions now, at any rate, and ready with a rebuttal for any evidence to the contrary, were first on the field for tice. They came trotting out sl before noon while the cameras clicked, the bleacher crowds yelled and the band in the left neldxphyed “Hail! Hail! the Gang's ere.” “Where are the crutches?” yelled from the lower stand. Day Ideal for Game. . It was a mild, hazy day, ideal for The sun lighted up an some one game. unusually colorful scene. stand tiers were bedecked buntings and the much more profusion than ever before. The Stars and Stripes fluttered from Sherdel had | pic Attendance Record Far Exceeded——Crip-I | D. C, THURSDAY, PREIUDIGE STALKS SOUTHIN CAMPAIGN BASED ON HATREDS Anti-Smith and Pro-Smith Meetings in Fuquay Springs Show Bitter Feelings. RUM, RELIGION AND RACE ARE ONLY REAL ISSUES Waterpower, Farm Relief, Tariff and Other Economic Matters Usually Minimized. BY G. GOULD LINCOLN, Staff Correspondent of The Star. RALEIGH, N. C. October 4.—Pas- sion and prejudice are stalking through this Southland. A political campaign that for bitterness has rarely been equalled is on. In it are bound up pro- hibition, religious intolerance and ra- cial hatreds. Here in the Tarheel State the anti-Smith faction of the Demo- crats is dragging the religious issue more and more openly across the trail. The pro-Smith Democrats, for their part, are digging down into the old race issue ‘o defeat Herbert Hoover, the Republican nominee. The Repub- licans, for the most part, are confin- ing themselves to organization, par- ticularly in counties where in the past they have been deplorably weak. They are watching the Democrats tear at each other, hoping that the gaping wounds in the dominant party will this year give victory to the minority party. I traveled out to Fuquay Springs, a little town in an agricultural district, 17 miles from Raleigh, where two po- litical meetings were scheduled for the same night. One was an anti-Smith Democratic meeting, the other a meet- ing of the regular Democratic organi- zation supporting the party's national ticket. One was addressed by Earl W. Hotelan of Washington, who announced himself a member of the Ku Klux Klan. ‘The grand-|The other heard an address by Rep- in bright | resentative E. W. Pou, who has served national colors in | in Congress for many years. One meet- ing was attended by some 400 men, women and children, and the other by about 300. Anti-Smith sentiment is epidemic in Puquay Springs. It is known as ‘“one of the worst spots,” Demoeratic “of from & pro-Smith view, in this part of the State. That e |accounts for the fact that the anti- big T went up when he skied one Into the 5t00d | right field bleachers, This is a custom- ary preliminary rite for an Babe performs in and this appearance. 'OBREE)N—'S SON SHOT. Mystery Cloaks Wounding—Au- thorities Refuse Information. MEXICO CITY, October 4 (#).— Humberto Obregon, eldest son of Gen. Alvaro Obregon, the assassinated pres- ident-elect, suffered a gunshot wound early A Reports that he had died could not be confirmed, as both police and the authorities of the White Cross Hospi- tal refused to give any information either as to his condition or how the wound was received. One newspaper published a report that he had at- tempted suicide. Other newspaper versions were that he was shot while riding in an auto- mobile with friends in the suburban residential district. ST. LOUIS lecscccsconsesn S Wl===Q==G~=N°G - Orsatti batted for Maranville in the eighth inning. Holm batted for Sherdel in the eighth inning. YORK R. 0 0 1 2 o ™ lecosomwu=och slescsscsecsar Umpires—Clarence B. Owens (A. L.) at the plate; Charles Rigler (N. L.) second base; Charles H. Pfirman (N. L.) SCORE BY INNINGS 2 0 1 0 0 2 3 4 5 0o 0 o [ SUMMARY Lazzeri up; ball 1, outside; | Buns batted in—Gehrix (2), Meusel (2), Bot- tomley hits—Ruth (2), Gphrig, Home runs—Me Base on balis—Oft Hoyt, 3. Struek y Sherdel, 2i hy 1, 4 in 7 innings; a3 i 3 i il Host, % off John- Smith meeting had the larger attend- ance. Indicates Great Interest. The account of these meetings in Fuquay Springs is given not to convey the fmpression that they are typical of all the J:omlcn meetings that are be- ing held nightly in every part of the State, or even of a great number of them. It is given to show the lengths to which some of the speakers are go- ing in their efforts to sway the pas- slons and prejudices of a considerable percentage of the people. The very fact that these two meetings in the little town were attended by 700 persons is an indication of the pitch to which the campaign is arousing the people. In ordinary political campaigning, a meeting at Fuquay Springs would not bring out an audience a hundred strong; perhaps not half that size. Hotelan, the Klan speaker at the anti-Smith meeting, came to Raleigh for an address sometime ago and did not draw a crowd of more than 50 people, it is said. And, indeed, invective of the kind he employed is likely to drive many anti-Smith Democrats back into the party fold before election day. The American Legion log cabin, a rudely constructed building which is used for all kinds of town meetings, was the scene of the anti-Smith Demo- cratic meeting. It was jammed with opponents of Gov. Smith, rural folk, farmers in overalls, substantial citizens of the community. A Protestant min- ister opened the meeting with a prayer in which he asked for religious tolerance and for guidance in the crisis confront- ing the State. And then Hotelan, the speaker of the evening, launched into a two-and-a-half-hour talk, which, for invective against Gov. Smith and Tam- many Hall, not to mention the Catholic Church, had Senator “Tom” Heflin backed off the boards. When he spoke af Gov. Smith, it was to call him “Alcohol Alfred Em- manuel Percival Smith.” It inevitably brought loud guffaws from the crowd. And when he turned his attention to John J. Raskob, the Democratic nation- al committeeman, it was to call him “John J. Ratkiller, or whatever his name is.” At the conclusion of the meeting an effort was made to take up a collection in envelopes bearing the inscription “Keep on Krusading. Let's Put a Capable Protestant Executive in the White House.” More than half the crowd escaped, however, without the envelopes. On Vacation From Klan. Mr. Hotelan declared at the start of his address that he was a member of the Ku Klux Klan, but that he was speaking merely as a Democrat and not under the auspices of the Klan. He said he was on a vacation from his Klan duties. “I want to confess,” he said, “here and now, that I am a member of the Ku Klux Klan, and I want to remain a member until I die and go to heaven.” He has been speaking up and down the State for some time, denouncing Gov. Smith and urging all Democrats to vote against him. At a recent meet- ing he told his audience that Gov. Smith had said to Senator Carter Glass of Virginia and to Democratic National Committeeman Cohen of Georgia that if he were elected President he would put a negro, Frederick Q. Morton, hold- ing an appointive job in Harlem pay- ing him 87,500, in his cabinet. Senator Carter Glass issued a vigorous denial of any such statement. The Klan lecturer said that he had been mis- quoted; that he had never said Senator Glass hold him or any one else of this incident. The story, he said, had come (Continued on Page 4, Column 1.) . Dies From Kick of Horse. Special Dispatch to The Star. FREDERICK, Md., October 4 —Harry Gerard Poole, 28 years old, of Feaga- ville, Md., died as the result of injuries received yesterday when kicked by a Ring: s, Bister, MeGowas hnm'wmht ;u plo;ln‘s on his é'nhgru [ / A OCTOBER 4, 1928—FIFTY-FOUR PAGES. * DENY PLEA AGAINST CAR FARE INCREASE Commission Refuses to Dis- miss Capital Traction’s Application. Acting on an opinion of Corporation Counsel William W. Bride, the Public Utilities Commisison this afternoon denied the motion of People's Counsel Ralph B. Fleharty for dismissal of the Capital Traction Co.’s l&}zlicmon for a higher fare. The commission announc- ed that it will now proceed to consider the company’s petition ‘upon the record 10 Vhe CABE™ A Pt ol ML g es Bride's opinion and the action of the commission in formally approving it blasted the hopes of those who saw victory for the car riders in the motion of the people’s counsel for dismissal of the increased fare petition on the ground that the car company is not poverty stricken and is therefore not entitled to a higher fare at this time. Confer Three Hours. Bride, however, held that the com- mission’ could not be acting within its legal powers if it dismissed the petition merely because there was a failure on the part of the Capital Traction Co. to show “present urgent needs.” The commission announced ifs de- cision at the close of a three-and-a- half hour executive session, at which Bride’s opinion in the car-fare-rate case was considered in detail. The announcement issued by the commission follows: “The Public Utilities Commission met this morning and received the opinion of its general counsel in response to the questions asked of him under date of September 28, 1928. After careful con- sideration of this written opinion, the commission decided that it would deny the motion of the people’s counsel for dismissal of the petition of the Capital Traction Co. for an increase in fare. The commission will now proceed to consider this petition upon the record in the case.” Bride’s Opinion. Bride's opinion covers 10 pages of closely typewritten and is summarized as follows. “Stripped of all its technicalities, favorable action on the motion of the people’s counsel would bring merely a short delay. If the motion to dismiss is granted, a new petition based upon a claim for fare fair return upon the value as determined by the courts rather than for a lesser return on the ground of ‘present urgent needs’ would undoubtedly be filed by the petitioner, necessitating a further hearing upon the case already presented. It would serve no useful purpose; it would waste valuable time. It might bring even a higher rate of car fare than that prayed for in the present petition. It would in no way serve to clarify the only issue involved, which I take to be merely whether or not the company is entitled to a fair return upon its value as at present determined by the courts, and, if it is so determined that it is so entitled, at what rate that fair re- turn should be fixed. “I am of the opinion, therefore, that the proof of ‘present urgent needs' is not an essential element in this pro- ceeding. The real question involved, and the only one with which the com- missfon is authorized to deal, is whether the rate of fare prayed for would yield a return in excess of ‘a jus? return on the value of the property.’ If it would, the commission is not au- thorized to grant it; if it would not, it is the clear duty of the commission to comply with the request. The question whether it would or would not so yield a fair return is for the commission to decide, and no view thereon from me was either requested or is presented. “My answer, then, is that the com- mission would not be acting within its legal powers if it dimissed the petition merely because there was a ’(lllure to show ‘present urgent needs.’” MELLON IS SATISFIED. Declares He Knows Nothing of Re- port He Will Succeed Self. Andrew W. Mellon is well satisfled with his present work and has given no thought to changing, he said to- day in discussing reports that he had been selected to ref his post as Sec- retary of the Treasury in case Herbert Hoover is eclected President. The Sec- retary added that if Mr. Hoover had determined he should again head the financial department of the Govern- ment he knew not.hln‘lol it. “At my age I might as well work here as anywhere else,” he said. “I Jhave made no plans about retiring.” | Mother’ Flappers Are Blamed for ‘Unspanked’ Youth By the Assoclated Press. FARGO, N. Dak., October 4—If there is an “unspanked generation” in America, said Dr. W. E. J. Gratz, editor of the Epworth Herald, in ads dressing the North Dakota Methodigi Conference last night, the fault-Zies not so much with the “unspanked” youth as with the parents. “The youth of today” he said, “learns lessons of banditry, petting, free love and divorce by sitting at the feet of the older generation. ‘What ails our youth can best be an- swered by asking, ‘what ails our parents?” He suggested that a check upon “flappers of 14, 15 and 16" could best be accomplished by calling to nc«\:‘o“t “the flappers of 41, 51 an STHHED SHE BY D. G. ALIENIST Confessed Slayer of Daugh- ter to Be Denied Chance to Plead Guilty. Franklin E. Smith, 50-year-old bank watchman, confessed slayer of his 19- year-old daughter, Elizabeth, was de. clared sane by Dr. Percy Hickling, Dis- trict alienist, at the conclusion of his examination yesterday. He will be charged with murder in the first de- gree, Assistant District Attorney Wil- liam H. Collins said today. The doctor did not file a written re- port with the assistant prosecutor, but told him that he had reached the de cision that Smith was sane. A written detailed report will be submitted by the alienist in a few days’ in time to be presented to the new grand jury. Collins declared emphatically that he would not accept an offer of the ac- cused to plead to a second degree charge in an effort to avoid the electric chair. Should a first degree indictment be reported, Collins says he will ask Chief Justice Walter I. McCoy to set an early date for the trial of the case. ALBANIAN TROOPS_I_(ILL 8 JUGOSLAV SOLDIERS Fear Clash Will Aggravate Al- ready Strained Relations Be- tween Two Countries. By the Associated Press. BELGRADE, Jugoslavia, October 4.— It was feared today that the killing of eight Jugoslav soldiers by Albanian !roo,)u would aggravate the already strained relations between Jugoslavia and the newly established kingdom of Zogu I. Albanian troops were understood to have pursued a countryman accused of murder across the border into Jugoslav territory after the Jugoslav frontier guards had ordered them not to cross the frontier. The Jugoslavs tried to disarm the Albanians. The pursuing forces then turned their attention from the lone fugitive to the Jugoslav forces, killing eight and wounding several. THE STAR’S PRESIDENT BEGINS - T0 WRITE SPEECH First Formal Address Since Campaign Started Expected to Be Non-Political. BY J. RUSSELL YOUNG, President Coolidge today entered upon the task of writing a speech to be delivered shortly—the first set speech by him since the national eampaign assumed businesslike proportions. He has taken only his closest asso- ciates into his confidence regarding the nature of the speech he started to com- pose, but the geneéral impression about the White House is that his initial speech of the campaign is not to be political The President has consented 1o address one of the sessions of the Trien- nial Convention of the Episcopal Church to be held here next week, and has tentatively accepted an invitation to make the principal address at the dedi- cation of a national park near Fred- ericksburg, Va., on October 19, and it is understood that the speech he is now writing is for one of these occasions, and not for any political gathering. Promises No Speech. 1t is known that Mr. Coolidge has given no promise to any one to make a real political address during the cam- paign, although there are many, in- cluding leaders of his party, who are under the impression that he will as- sist in the campaign speaking publicly in behalf of the party’s national ticket. Nevertheless, Mr. Coolidge has given no assurance of this, He has said he would be helpful, and that is all he has said. Herbert Hoover, the Republican nom- inee, conferred with him again yester- day afternoon and for half an hour they discussed the progress of the cam- jpaign. It is understood that the matter of a speech came up during their talk, but it is known for a fact that Mr. Hoover was not entirely certain in his own mind just how far the President is going to go in the matter. Mr. Hoover said afterward that the President would make some speeches, but he couldn't say for sure that they would be what might be described as political in their nature. To some of those with whom Mr. Hoover later dis- cussed this phase of his conference with the President, he gave the impression that the President other than to say that he would make two or three speeches between now and election day, made no promises. Nothing the Presi- dent said could be taken by the nominee to mean that Mr. Coolidge may be counted on for an out-and-out partisan speech. TIn Best of Spirits. Although Mr. Hoover left the White House without a definite promise from the Executive for some campaign ora- tory, he was in the best of spirits and appeared to have been otherwise pleased as a result of his call. The fact that Mr. Coolidge became engaged today in speech-writing, almost immediately gave rise to speculation in political circles here that the President was making ready to do some public political talking. This may have been prompted by hopes. Whether or not the rumors about these possibilities prompted Dr. Hubert Work, chairman of the Republican national committee, to call personally on the President just before noop is not known. The chair- man did not remain long at the White d_upon leav- WORLD SERIES SERVICE Column 3) 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, which got underway in New York today. 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 columns 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 inside developments presented by Waite Hoyt, star pitcher of the Yankees, and Jim Bottomley, first baseman and chief slug- 1 “the Cardinals. {® Means Associated Press. to the extent of | da; “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, 105,712 TWO CENTS. Yanks Beat Cards, 4 to 1, in World Series Opener b.0.P. DESKRIFLED, SECRET PAPERS ARE STOLEN FROM FILES Campaign Matte: “of High- est Importance” Taken by Thief. MISSING DOCUMENTS CALLED IRREPLACEABLE Office of Harry J. Brown, Assistant Publicity Director, Is Entered Twice. Valuable campaign correspondence and other confidential data are mysteri- ously missing from secret files of the Republican national committee, in the Barr Building, The Star learned today. The desk and personal files of Harry J. Brown, assistant, director of publicity for the Republican campaign, have been rifled on two different occasions. Correspondence and campaign mat- ter regarded as of the highest impor- tance to the Republican cause have disappeared from Brown's desk. The data are described as irreplaceable. Reports of the alleged thefts came to The Star from a most reliable source. Advised of this, however, Chairman Work of the Republican national com- mittee. declared: “I know nothing about such reports. If The Star has any real information to give me about reported thefts at tives have been put on duty at night at the Republican lquarters, }éce have not been called into G. Pratt, chief of the Detective When asked if detectives had posted on the fourth floor of the , Where the ennpd? are located, Chairman Worl that a “night watchman” has duty there ever since the offices were opened. He denied that any investi n:gum had been assigned. to conduct an TInvestigation Ordered, : Brolwnh.“n is und‘eorstmd. reported tg: loss. of papers “higher " wi ordered an in ition, Bfi?fl‘ is as« sistant to Henry J. Allen, former Gover~ PRbleity. Jor the. Fampaign. — Aberts pul % X other assistant is Alfred Kirchofer, for- ncalerb vice president of the National Press ub. Allen’s offices are near the rear of the main floor corridor of the Barr Build- ing. There is a small reception room, always open during the daytime to visitors. Brown's office is at the the reception room. Entrance during the day to Brown's office is by appoint- ment only and a secretarial staff of four young women always meets all callers. If is therefore regarded as cer- tain that the intruders operated after the headquarters had closed for the nF T el It is reported that other offices than that of Brown also have been entered by uninvited persons, and documents ol varying importance taken. Occupants of various campaign offices are said to have noticed “suspicious- looking” -persons loitering around the corridor during the daytime, and other strangers have been seen in the hall- ways at night. It is known that the activities of several of these persons aroused the curiosity of one official to such an extent that he conducted an inquiry of his own. He failed to find any good reason to assign for their pres- ‘enne around the headquarters. Strangers Now Scrutinized. There is no doubt but that careful scrutiny is being made of every stranger who calls at the Republican headquar- ters nowadays. He is met at the ele- vator by information clerks, who insist politely but firmly on knowing his busi- ness. When the purpose of the visit is stated, he is conducted personally to the particular office concerned. The exact nature of the documents which have disappeared from the Re- publican headquarters could not be as- certained today. It was said, however, that they were “very important” to the Hoover cause and “very hurtful to the campaign of his opponents.” They were characterized as ‘‘valuable weapons for use against the opposing party, but incapable of being turned against the Republicans.” Brown is well known in the news- paper world, having served as Wash- ington correspondent for a number of leading dailies. He is president of the Gridiron Club. IRISH CASTLE BURNS. PORTUMNA, County Galway, Irish Free State, October 4 (#).—Portumna Castle, where elaborate arrangements were being made for the approaching visit of the owner, Viscount Lascelles, and his wife, Princess Mary, was burned to the ground last night. Civic guards and soldiers made a {futile effort to bring the blaze under control. - — READY FOR HOP. HARBOR GRACE, Nova Scotia, Oc~ tober 4 (#).—Comdr. H. C. MacDonald, British aviator, said today that he was ready to hop off for Ireland as soon as he received favorable {:wru of the weather over the Atlanti So far the reports have been unfavorable. P ST A A0 Wins Divorce in Paris. PARIS, October 4 (£).—A divorce de~ cree has been registered in favor of Mrs. Nancy Winterbottom Rutherford from ! Walton D'Arcy Rutherford, Americans, claiming Paris as their permanent ad- The former residence of the parties to the suit and other details were not made public. Radio Programs—Page 40: