Evening Star Newspaper, October 5, 1928, Page 2

2 s =R PLAN OOSEVELT NENORAL HERE Assurance Given of Fitting ! Structure to Honor Late President. The elaborate memorial to the late *Theodore Roosevelt will be located in the National Capital, whatever form it may take. Assurance to this effect has been given the Washington Board of Trade, sponsor of the movement for the es- tablishment here of a mammoth sta- dium or coliseum as the fitting memorial to the late President, by Hermann Hagedorn, secretary of the Roosevelt Memorial Association, now temporarily located in this ecity. Mect October 25. A conference is planned for New ®ork, October 25 or 26, when repre- gentatives of the local trade body will meet with the executive committee of the memorial association. The Ilocal group will be represented by Claude W. Owen, chairman of the community 4f- fairs committee: Maj.. Gen. Anton Stephan, chairman of subcommittee on the stadium, and who is president of the Merchants & Manufacturers’ Association; Robert J. Cottrell, secre- tary of the Board of Trade, and prob- ebly other officials of the board. Members of the executive committee of the Roosevelt Memorial Association are James R. Garfleld, president of the body; Lawrence F. Abbott, Mr. Hage- dorn, Elihu Roof, former Secretary of State; Will Hays, former Postmaster General; Gov. Gifford Pinchot of Penn- sylvania, William Loeb, who was sec- retary to former President Roosevel Elon H. Hooker. Irwin R. Kirkwood, Alexander Lambert, Arthur W. Page, Herbert Knox Smith, Mark Sullivan, Al- bert H. William and W. Boyce Thomp- gon, Col. Grant to Confer. Col. U. S. Grant, executive officer of of the National Capital Park and Plan- ning Commission, is to accompany the local delegation to New York in an ad- visory capacity to explain what might be the connection between that body and the proposed Roosevelt memorial. Letters of support for the stadium roposal have been received by the §anrd of Trade from other local trade and civic organizations. The Chamber of Commerce directors recently pledged their support in the movement. The Washington Real Estate Board thas offered the voluntary services of its appraisal committee to assist in any de- sired survey or appraisal of the value of possible sites for the stadium. The Board of Trade also plans to seek the advice of members of the National Capital Park and Planning Commission and the Fine Arts Commission in the matter. FEAR IS FELT FOR 50 ON MISSING VESSEL Hudson Bay Co. Boat Is Eight Days Overdue—Ice Menace Is Near. By the Associated Press. EDMONTON, Alberta, October 5.— Fears were felt here today for the safety of the 30 passengers and the crew of the Hudson Bay Co.'s steamer Distributor, unreported since she left Ahlavik September 12 bound down the MacKenzie River for Fort Smith. She {5 eight days overdue at the latter port. This late in the year low water and {ce are a menace to shipping and com- pany officials fear that the ship has either been sunk or stranded somewhere along the reaches of the river, far from civilization. She was making her last trip of the year. ‘The wireless station at Fort Simpson, which might have some word of the missing steamer, is dismantled at Fres- ent, changing location, and will be unable to send messages for two or three more days, they said. They are hoping some word will come of the .steamer when communication is re- o ot the Dis Among the passengers on the Dis- tributor are Bishop Geddes, new head of the MacKenzie diocese of the Church of England, and Archdeacon Fleming. Bhe carries a crew of about 20 men, S SRR 16 Injured in Train Mishap. HAMILTON, Ontario, October 5 (#). ~—Four persons were injured seriously and 12 others slightly hurt yesterday when a westbound Canadian Pacific freight train sideswiped an eastbound train of the Canadian National Lines at Aldershot, not far from here. ot e L Boys' names sometimes are placed on | the waiting lists of English schools as soon as the child is born. i LAUREL ENTRIES FOR TOMORROW. Horses Listed According to Post Positions. (Pirst Race, 1:45 P.M.) FIRST RACE—Purs year-olds e, $1,300; maiden 2- 5! 513 furiong: n Eagle Also_eligibie Gien Wil ; a Prowler . aJ. E. Widener entry. SECOND RACE—Pur: year-olds and up *Jim Crow . £1.300; claiming; 3- les nee . vdet 108 *Danger Signai " 109 *Jenny Dean John F. O'Malley 108 Lucky Drift . Joe Adamr 112 Fair Lark D104 onetta 114 Also eligibie— uget Sourd (... 117 Cogwheel .. 13 Vagabond King.. 113 Rhvme & Reason 108 Aversion 114 “Red Sublette... 112 Red Leather .... 114 THIRD RACE—Purse, §1.300; claiming; 3- year-olds and up; 6 furlongs, . 112 Lieutenant 2d .. 116 12 107 108 100 104 12 104 1 103 116 H: 12 Amenra . 118 Neliie Wocd 100 “Nursery Rhymes 103 FOURTH RACE—Purse. 31,300 the Cum- berland: 3-vear-olds: 1 mile and 70 yards . 113 Corporal 10 103 Sun Persian 103 Algernon 108 Beaurezard 110 Hot Toddy 10 R Olza 106 FIFTH RACE—The Johnson Stakes; $10,- 000 sdded: 3-vear-olds; 8 furlongs. Glen Wild ar CIff (L. hon ) © Nymph King (E. Ambrose) . Marine (no boy) a Beacon Hill (G. Fieldsy B Broom (J. Belshak) e Stone (16 boy) . © Neddie (E. Ambrose) Jean Valiean (no boy) (P. McGinnis) . L aH b Sagamore Stable entry, cE. B. McLean entry. SIXTH RACE—Pu year-olds and up Priars Hope . P. Whitney entry. 31.500; claiming; 3- 4 miles, Fairy Maiden.... 109 *Point. Breeze ... 111 SEVENTH RACE-—Purse, $1,300; claiming; 3-vear-olds and up: 1's miles. Breast Plate 112 *Middle Temple . 107 Judge Caverly .. 118 Partner 2 m irvington 111 Oomrak 11 *Graf_und Stift . 103 Aitissimo m Fair Rowena .... 109 Speedy Prines . 113 ing Carter 107 Eir Leania ] n 107 *Sea Pairy ..... 10 pprentice allowance claimed, CRRSE CIFT 105K Ihble oo immluiaid The Puritan, smallest dirigible in use, as it landed on the roof of the Emer- son & Orme Building today. —Star Staff Photo. | i Shot by Husband MRS. IOLA BONGERS. MAN SHOOTS WIFE AND SELF AS PLEA FOR RETURN FAILS (Continued from First Page.) ently refused to see her husband, be- came so frightened at his actions that she went to the sixth precinct police station to complain. She was sent to the Police Court. Bongers had been_arrested June 5 last, on compiaint of Mrs. Bongers, who claimed that he assaulted her on the day before. He failed to appear in court and was brought in by his bondsman. He was convicted and ordered commit- ted in the District Jail, from which he was released July 5 when he gave his personal bond not to go near his wife. When he appeared in Police Court, he gave a package to his bondsman, Max Weinstein, which turned out to be a revolver. He handed the neatly wrapped package to Weinstein as he was going into the docket and instruct- him to give it to Mrs. Bongers. The bondsman, becoming suspicious, turned it over to Marshal Burke, who discov-, ered its contents. Bongers was then searched and found to have a quantity of bullets in his pocket. Following his trial he was sent to Gallinger Hospital for mental observation, but hospital au- thorities reported that he was of sound Arrest Ordered Yesterday. Yesterday Mrs. Bongers went to the ocourt and reported the actions of her husband to Assistant United States At- torney Ralph Given. Mr. Given made out an order for the man's arrest and planned to have it issued by the judge today. The couple have been married for 14 years. They have two sons, Wilson Elmore Bongers, 11 years old, and George Rust Bongers, 14 years old. Last Spring Mrs. Bongers refused to con- | tinue to live with Bongers, and, with her children, went to stay with her father, J. C. Rust, a_well-to-do farmer, in Loudoun County, Va. Because she thought that her boys could best be educated in Washington, | she returned with the beginning of the school term. Since then she has lived at 310 E street and worked as a clerk in_the Pathfinder Publishing Co. Bongers is said not to have worked ! for some time. He was formerly a rail- road messenger. At the hospital he said he lived at 2850 Belair place northeast, but it was| | later found that there is no such ad- dress. Bongers admitted at the hospital that he bought the revolver, with which he shot his wife and himself, yesterday from a junk dealer. He said that he had met his wife on the street Wednes- day and tried to effect a reconciliation, but that she would have nothing to do with him. As yet the children of the couple | know nothing of the affair. Mr. Dowell said this morning that he and his wife would take care of the boys. Dowell is a printer at the publishing company where Mrs. Bongers was employed. HOUSE OF DETENTION CASE UP DECEMBER 5 Hearing on the suit of William Kurtz ‘Wimsatt for an injunction against Nina C. Van Winkle, the District Commis- sioners and the owner of premises 908 B street southwest, to prevent the lo- eation and continuance of the Houre of Detention at that place was sel today by Justice Jennings Bailey for Wednesday, December 5. Mrs. Van Winkle and the Commis- sioners were represented by Corporation Counse! Bride and Assistant Corpora. tion Counsel Bell, while Attorneys Daniel Thew Wright and Philip Ershler appeared for the owner of the apart- ment whi¢h has bsen converted into the “BABY” BLIMP LANDS ON ROOF LITTLE DIRIGIBLE LANDS ATOP ROOF Puritan Leaves Two Passen- -gers on Building Here. Takes Off Safely. Nosing down among the towering buildings and spires nearby, the Puri- tan, tiny dirigible of the Goodyear-Zep- pelin Corporation, piloted by J. A. Boettner, veteran airship pilot, today landed and discharged passengers on the top of the Emerson & Orme Building, 1620 M street. The landing was made without mis- hap. William Emerson, automobile dealer, and Daniel R. Forbes, attorney, passengers in a flight over the city, stepped out of the cab when the craft was moored to the roof top. Carries Five Passengers. ‘The little dirigible, carrying five pas- sengers, maneuvered above the oof top for about 15 minutes before it could get into proper position for the ground crew of 16 men to haul it down. It stayed atop the roof for about five minutes and then took off to moor at its own landing mast, . set up temporarily at Bolling Field. In addition to Boettner, two who left the ship, A. C. O'Neill, mechanic, and the 10-year-old son of Mr. Forbes were aboard. A crowd of about 100 persons were on the roof on which the landing was made. On neighboring roofs scores of spectators saw the feat, which had been performed before comparatively few times. Smallest in Use. ‘The Puritan is one of the smallest dirigibles in use. It is only 128 feet long and 37 feet in diameter. It has a gas bag containing 86,000 cubic feet of lifting gas, at present filled with helium. It is powered by two 70-horsepower air- plane motors and has a cruising speed of 46 miles per hour, with maximum speed of 55 miles per hour. ‘Today's landing was made in the face of a fairly stiff breeze. The feat was made more difficult because of a spire atop a school house at Seventeenth and M streets, directly in the line of the dirigible’s downward passage. ‘The Puritan recently attempted, but failed, because of a heavy wind, to make & landing in the park at the Bat- tery, New York City. It has made landings on buildings in other cities. SUPREME COURT GETS SUBURBAN TAX FIGHT Legality of Increased Front Foot Assessment for Sewer and Water to Be Decicded in Test Case. ‘The question of the legality of an in- creese in the front foot assessment for sewer and water facilities recently levied by the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission was placed before the Supreme Court of the United States with the docketing yesterday of the case of Renee Noel vs. the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission, which attorneys say, is a test case af- fecting~ thousands of property owners immediately north of the "National Capital. More than 600 property own- ers in Prince Georges County, Md., alone are declared vitally interested in the outcome. Chief Justice Bond of the Court of Appeals of Maryland allowed the ap- peal from that tribunal on September 6. Prederic D. McKenney will assume leadership of the logal staff before the Supreme Court for the property owner, while the assisting attorneys in the case will be Wilson L. Townsend, Cae- sar I Aifello, William C. Sullivan and F. Regis Noel. TWO ARE SENTENCED FOR THEFT OF CABLE Communication Between Navy Yard and Indian Head Disrupted by Cut in Line, Communication between the Wash- ington Navy Yard and Indian Head was broken off for more than an hour yes- terday when two colored ment cut a 40- foot slice out of the cable connecting those points in the hope of selling it for junk. They were charged with petty larceny and sentenced to 360 days in Jail each by Judge John P. McMahon in Police Court today. Following their arrest by Policeman J. 1. Hicks of the eleventh precinct, who found the cable on their junk wagon, the men gave their names and ad- dresses as James H. Eusley, 1237 First street southeast and James Allen, 1222 Half street southeast. The cable, valued at about $5, was cut from around a pole. Allen and Eusley claimed they had bought it from a boy less than half an hour before House of Detention. their arrest. Graham McNamee Is Now Writing Exclusively in Washington for " The Sunday Star Read His Feature in Next Sunday’s Issue SARAZEN 5 DOWN 0 DIEGEL AT T8TH Loses Touch With Clubs in Semi-Final—Espinosa 7 Up on Smith. BY W. R. McCALLUM Staft Correspondent of The Star. BALTIMORE COUNTRY CLUB, Otcober 5.—Gene Sarazen lost his touch with wood and iron and was 5 down to Leo Diegel of New York at the end of the first 18 holes in their 36-hole semi- final match for the Professional Golf- ers’ Associatfon Championship today. Al Espinosa of Chicago was 7 up on | Horton Smith of Joplin, Mo, at the half-way mark. Diegel found Sarazen far off the game that the stocky little Italian- American from New York had shown in the earlier rounds of the tourna- ment. Sarazen lacked his customary accuracy on the tee and through the fairway and Diegel was around in 75 over the first round to turn 5 up on Sarezen’s 80. The other semi-final was a walk-over for Espinosa, who registered a 71 LEAGUE CHAGRINED ATRELSALOF LS, Appointment of American to Opium Control Board Still Held Possible. By the Associated Press. GENEVA, October 5.—League of Na- tions officials expressed disappointment today when they received a communi- cation from the United States Govern- ment declining an invitation to sit with the Council in appointing a central {board of control set up by the 1925 Geneva Opium Convention. Officials were especially chagrined at Washington's assigning as one reason for refusal that the convention would tend to destroy the unity of purpose and joint responsibility accomplished by The Hague convention, which Wash- ington regarded as essential for effective control. The proposed central board would contain eight persons, and officials con- sidered the American refu: pate and designate a membe: remove the possibility of appointing an American expert on the board. ‘The American delegation withdrew from the Geneva Opium Conference because of the conference's refusal to adopt the principle of limitation of opium to medical and scientific needs, g S 1,300 G. 0. P. VOTES HELD FRAUDULENT Flint, Mich.,, Judge Says Blank Ballots Were Stolen. 14 Indicted. By the Assoclated Press. FLINT, Mich,, October 5.—Approxi- mately 1,300 fraudulent Republican bal- lots were cast in the September primary election and fictitious names were en- tered upon the poll books, Circuit Judge James S. Parker declared today in re- porting upon his one-man grand jury inquiry into charges of election irregu- larities in Flint. The inquiry has resulted in the in- dictment of 14 men, including Mayor William H. McKeighan. Judge Parker said his inquiry showed that blank ballots were stolen from bal- lot boxes assembled in the City Hall attic on the night of September 3; {hat they were taken to a neighboring office outside the City Hall and after having been marked were returned to the bal- lot boxes, to b& distributed to the pol- ling booths the following morning. The court criticized the method used in choosing inspectors of election and recommended safeguards to be employed at_future elections. Mayor McKeighan, with three others, is under bond to appear for examination October 10. JUNK DEALER FINED FOR STARVING HORSE Accused of not feeding a horse he had hired, and driving it all day until it collapsed, Frank West, colored junk dealer, was fined $20 or 10 days in jail by Judge John P. McMahon in Police Court today for cruelty to animals. Mre. M. L. Blumenberg, vice presi- dent of the Animal Rescue League, gave the horse food and drink. When it became evident, however, that the hcrse could not regain sufficient strength to rise, the police shot it. West claimed the horse was weak when he hired it and said he fed it at noon. 5,000,000 BRICKS MADE. Nearly 5,000,000 bricks were manu- factured last year at the District work- house, in Occoquan, Va., and the pro- duction will be increased to 8,000,000 a year after the proposed additional kilns are completed, according to the annual report of Jullan A. Schoen, as- sistant superintendent, made public to- day by George S. Wilson, director of ublic welfare. X Schoen also reported that the piggery showed a noticeable increased produc- tion and that the dairy herd is steadily increasing in efficiency and ylelding good results. REPORTED TAPPING OF G. 0. P. PHONES CAUSES SENSATION (Continued_from_First. Page) States, bernlfi: oath-taking is tabooed by his church. yIt charges further that Hicksite Quakers drove “fatted cattle” past the starving American soldiers at Valley Forge during the Revolutionary War, refusing to ald the American cause in any way. The poster says Gov. Smith, as & Roman Catholic, belongs to a church whose young men were willing to fight for America in the World War, and did not have the desire to evade service on religious grounds. The Star's disclosure of the disap- pearance of the confidential data cre- ated a stir in campaign circles, as every effort has been made to keep the thefts a secret. Brown himself refused to discuss the thefts, referring inquirers to Dr. Work. The chairman is known to have been greatly vexed over the publicity given e st {Md., October 5.—The provision of ade- ! chairman of the national defense di- against 80 for Smith and was 7 up at | | mechanical advances made by the Army | observation airplanes of the Army Air THE FEVENING STAR. WASHINGTON, D. C. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 5, 19%.° | ORDNANCE SUPPLY HELD BIG PROBLEM Aberdeen Proving Ground Is Scene of Spectacular Defense Exhibition. By a Staft Correspondent of The Star. ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND. quate ordnance supplies in time of war constitutes the greatest problem of na- | tional defense, Col. James L. Walsh, vision of the American Society of Me- chanical Engineers, told members of the Army Ordnance Association and allied organizations at the tenth annual meeting of the association here yester- day afternoon. An all.day demonstra- tion of the latest weapons of offense and defense, lasting until long after darkness, provided many thrills for the 6,000 visitors. Aviation formerly shared with ord- nance supply a position as the greatest problem facing the country’s military leaders, Col. Walsh said. The problem of providing aircraft, however, is now “well on its way toward solution,” he said, as a result of the stimulation of aviation interest in the country. The recommendations of the Morrow board appointed to study the military air needs of the country, now being follow- ed in equipping the air services, also constitutes a big step, he said. Col. Walsh censured the Treasury De- partment for refusal to co-operate with the War Department in building up commercial plants to handle the supply of ordnance in timg of emergency. He charged that, after the War Department had prevailed upon manufacturers, as a matter of patriotism, to maintain huge lathes upon which guns could be turned in case of need, the Treasury Depart- ment had insisted that those manufac- turers either pay tax on the lathes or scrap them. though they were not suit- ed for commercial use and could not be used in peace time. Benedict Crowell, president of the Army Ordnance Association and Assist- ant Secretary of War during the World Wer, presided and reviewed the history and present status of the association, ;‘ehlch he said now numbers 3,900 mem- TS, Discusses Mechanical Advances. Maj. Gen. C. C. Willlams, chief of ordnance of the Army, discussed the during the past year, declaring that one of the most important recent devel- opments is the perfection of anti-air- craft fire control devices for increasing the accuracy of fire by 3-inch and 30 and 50 caliber anti-aircraft guns against airplanes. Control apparatus of this type fur- nished one of the outstanding spectacles of the demonstrations at the proving ground yesterday. With a sleeve 5 feet in_diameter and 27 feet long towed behind an airplane as a target, gunners of the 62d Coast Artillery Regiment, Fort Totten, N. Y., conducted day and night anti-aircraft firing with the three types of guns, automatically controlled. The accuracy of the mechanical gun pointer, pointing not a single gun, but a whole battery, was attested by a number of holes in the sleeve target when it was brought back to earth. The military demonstrations yesterday were in many instances spectacular, in- cluding demonstrations of every type of gun now in use by the Army, and ma- neuvers by every type of tank, fleld car and truck, and airplane battle flying, machine gunning of ground targets and bombing. The demonstration opened with single shots from a huge 16-inch coast defense gun, the largest in this country, and a 12-inch railway gun, followed by the daylight anti-aircraft firing from 3-inch guns and .30 and .50 caliber Browning machine guns. A bombing plane then dropped two 600-pound demolition bombs, one with instantaneous fuse and one with delayed fuse. The delayed fuse type is used against battleships, designed to explode below the surface so as lo obtain a mining action. At the Aberdeen aviation field there was an exhibition of foreign bombs used during the World War, as con- trasted with American bombs of recent development. Pursuit, bombing and Corps were shown. Luncheon was served by the Army Quartermaster Corps and was followed by a striking demonstration of the Army’s automotive equipment, includ- ing tanks ranging in size from a huge 44-ton Mark VIII, carrying 12 men and 7 guns, to a little Ford tank, weighing 3'; tons and carrying one machine gun. Army tractors of various types, including 10 different models now in use, and fast field cars, either un- armored or carrying machine guns, for use in reconnaissance work, also were seen in action. An attack with service ammunition was made on a group of obsolete French Renault tanks by armored cars with machine guns, old experimental tanks, firing machine guns and light tank gum, a platoon of medium tanks and a eavy tank equipped with a 6-pounder gun and machine guns. At the conclu- sion one of the target tanks was afire, and grass and brush, lighted by in- cendiary bullets, was blazing. A 6-ton tank then laid a smoke screen over the field. When the wind had cleared the smoke away a Field Artillery demon- stration was held to demonstrate the occupation of position, opening of fire and subsequent movement of a bat- tery of horse-drawn artillery, as con- t';uu:d with the.new tractor-drawn bat- Ty. ‘The opening attack was made by Battery D, 6th Field Artillery, horse- drawn, which made a thrilling and picturesque demonstration of the order which is passing. A more business- like and mechanical attack then was made by Battery B, 6th Artillery, using entirely mechanical equipment. A newly developed 4.2-Inch chemical mortar was used to I barrage of smoke and gas shells, and while the haze was clearing infantrymen demon- strated the firing of the .30-caliber Springfield rifle, Browning automatic rifle and Browning machine gun. Methods of aerial attack on ground targets were shown by the 2nd Bom- bardment Group from Langley Field, Va., and the 1st Pursuit Group, Selfridge Fleld, Mich. Machine gun attacks on ground targets and bombing of ground tin‘rntx with 300-pound bombs were shown, ~ . URGE RENO ROAD SITE FOR PROPOSED STADIUM| Northwest Suburban Citizens Also Ask Work on Janney School Be Speeded Up. A resolution urging the locatlon of the $5,000,000 Roosevelt Stadium, as recently proposed by the Washington Board of Trade, somewhere along Reno road in the section covered by the Northwest Suburban Citizens' Associa- tion was adopted at a meeting of the 57.!(;&1“]0[\ in the Janney School last night. A resolution also was adopted asking the District authorities to speed up the eight-room addition to the Janney School, as provided for in the five-year school building program. The association adopted resolutions urging the District Commissioners to complete the paving of Wisconsin ave- nue from River road to the District Line and the paving of Forty-second street from Wisconsin avenue to Fes- senden street. A. G. Seller, vice presi- dent of the association, presided. While forein automobiles are grow- SMALLER CROWD IS OUT Only 50,000 Estimated in Stadium as Alex Faces Yanks—Sun Breaks Through Threatening Skies. By the Associated Press. YANKEE STADIUM, New York, October 5—The Yankees, after falling upon the unsuspecting Cardinals in the opening game with every appearance of being in robust health, trotted out today to warm up for the second game of the series, with skies overcast, carrying a threat of rain, and the bleachers conspicuous by the amount of empty space in sight at noon, an hour and a half before game time. George Pipgras, righthander, who has shared the main burden with Waite Hoyt for the Yankees this season, was the selection of Manager Huggins, in preference to Tom Zachary, the veteran south- aw, Manager McKechnie of the Cardinals selected old Pete Alexander It or the pitching task in an effort to square the series. The big park wasn’t filled yesterday, and there seemed likely to be more vacant space today, to j 5,000 bleacherites were assembled at a time when three or four times that many were on hand for the opning game. Crowd Estimate Made more wary by the unsuspecting fashion in which they had been led to overestimate yesterda announcement of a paid attendance of 61,000, the experts scanned the situation today and predicted cautiously.that there might be 50,000 on hand when play started. Even this estimate looked optimistic at noon. Plenty of Room in Stands. Various explanations were offered for the failure of the fans to stage any riots about the turnstiles. The chief ones seemed to be the weather and the ad- vance hallyhoo picturing every inch of space cccupled and no chance for the 'ate comer. There was not onl; room today, but an invitation to. the late comers, The small early gathering got its customary thrill, however, when Babe Ruth, in his first turn in batting drill, fired three long shots into the right field bleachers The Babe was swing- ing with his old abandon. Three hits for his first game left him in a happy mood and he seemed to be bothered no more than previously by his weak left knee. The assurance that a right-hander would face the Yankees switched their line-up, with Cedric Drust in center field and Gene Robertson at third base, in place of Dugan. Earle Combs, regular centerfielder, was well enough on the road to re- covery from his infured right wrist, however, to take a turn at bat, wallop two or three balls vigorously and go out for fielding practice. The chance that he would get into the series later, if not today, appeared much brighter. Cards Not Downcast. ‘The Cardinals didn't put in an ap- pearance on the field until after noon but they didn't act or look a bit down- cast over their initial defeat. ‘The Yankee performance in the first game, without crutches, appeared to encourage the rest of the casualties. Even Herb Pennock, whose able south- paw has been tied up with neuritis, was {eeling good enough to warm up, but it was plain that the old freedom of pitching motion and control wasn't there. Nevertheless, the Yankees who didn’t have anything else to do stood around to watch their great portsider try to iron out some of the kinks. The sun broke through the haze ss the Cardinals came out to go through the preliminary paces and the band struck up a snappy tune. Old Pete Alexander, in bright Car- dinal red jacket and ill-fitting cap, as usual, was indicated definitely as the pitching choice of the National Leaguers and posed for the camera men with his youthful rival, Pipgras. Pitchers Warm Up. Both Alexander and Pipgras warmed up nicely. Old Alec was cutting the corners of the plate with his famous Screw-ball, while Pipgras was working a change of pace, first shooting a fast one and then floating up a kinky curve. ‘The skies began to clear rapidly as game time approached and the sun listened on the green. The ground cépers gave a final touch to the base paths and all was in readiness for the second game. The band fllycd the “Star Spangled Banner” and the crowd rose in silent attention. Photographers darted about the field, taking last-minute pictures as the um- pires gathered around the plate to talk over ground rules. Y M HEARST, BACK, DENIES OPPOSITION TO SMITH Publisher Says He Is for Hoover Because He Believes Country Needs Past Policies. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, October 5—Willlam Randolph Hearst, returning from Eu- rope on the Berengaria today, said he was “inclined” to favor Herbert Hoover for President “simply on the basis of the continuation of the administrative system, which seems to have been very :;lccessful and of benefit to the coun- y. am really not opposed to Gov. Smith,” the publisher asserted, “but I am inclined to favor the present admin- istrative system.’ He reiterated statements on the po- litical situation made while he was abroad and sald his chain of newspapers ‘would not “go deeply into politics at all, but print the news as impartially as we can,” TIGHTEN NICARAGUA GRIP. Authorities Act Following Reports of Four Deaths. MANAGUA, Nicaragua, October 5§ (#)—Reports yesterday of the Killing of four, and perhaps seven, peaceful Nicaraguans on October 2 at the vil- lage of San Marcos, Jinotega, resulted in measures yesterday to block any in- terference with registration for the forthcoming registration by outlaw groups. Rumors have been current for some time that these groups would attempt a demonstration during the registration or voting period ,according to an Amer- ican election official today. “Such demonstrations,” he said, “are purely for advertising purposes abroad and to enable looting at home. So far, however, few citizens have been fright- ened away and registration is heavier than in 1924. Reports today indicate that the killings were the result of a raid by a small outlaw band headed by Redro Altamirano. METZEROTT IS INDORSED. Maryland and D. C, Labor Federa- tion Notifies Candidate. Special Dispatch to The Star. HYATTSVILLE, Md., October 5— Maj. Oliver Metzerott, Republican nom- inee for the House of Representatives from the fifth Maryland congressional district, has received the indorsement of the Maryland State and District of Columbia Federation of Labor. Maj. Metzerott received a letter from D. C. Coleman, secretary of the or- ganization, stating: “Out of considera. tion for your friendliness toward or- ganized labor while a member of the Maryland State Senate, the executive board of the Maryland State and Dis- trict of Columbia Federation of Labor has indorsed your candidacy to be a ing in favor in France, the world is buying less of those made in that coun- A - member of the United States House of Representatives from the fifth con- gressional distriet of Maryland® =l udge from the fact that less than d at Only 50,000. y’s attendance prior to the official CONFESSES KILLING 0F TWO YOUTHS iPrisonvér,' Held ~on Theft Charge,- Admits Commit- ting Murders. A voluntary confession that he killed two boys: was made ‘today in his cell at the District Jail by Carl Panzram of East Grand Forks, Minn., who is held here awaiting trial on.charges of rob- bing the homes of Dr. Lewis W. Eugster, 3620 McComb street, and Mrs. M. V. Engelbach, 5112 Connecticut avenue. One of the murders, Panzram said, was commited at pier 98, at League Island, near Philadelphia, on August 3 or 4. A check with Philadelphia authorities reveals that on August 24, the body of a boy appearing to be about 16 years of age was found some dis- tance from the place at which the al- leged murder occurred. Philadelphia authorities say that the body was in such a condition as to make identification impossible, and that it was buried without the formality of an autopsy. The other murder to which Panzram has confessed is supposed to have taken place between Boston and Charlestown, Mass,, in 1920. Authorities of both cities hav vised local police that they have no record of any such murder having occurred. Explains Boy’s Death. ‘The Philadelphia murder was ex- plained in detall by Panzram. He said that he choked to death the boy, about llyears old, whose name he did not know, and then covered his body with a white blanket that he had stolen a short time before from the Essinger Yacht Club. A broken up radio set that he had stolen from the same club was left beside the body, he claims. Authorities state that the body of the boy found was wrapped in two white blankets and that the broken pieces of 8 radio set were found beside it. The only variance to the story is that Panzram claims he left the body lying at the pler, whereas it was found quite a distance away. Panzram also claims that in 1920 he broke into the home of Chief Justice Willlam Howard in New Haven, Conn., and stole jewelry and other articles totaling $40,000 in value. He disposed of the loot for $15,000 in cash and Liberty bonds. He also claims that-he committed a big robbery in Newport,"R. I, shortly after he murdered the boy Massa- chusetts, and that he left a green blood-spattered cap in the house. The bloodstains on the cap were the result of the murder he had previously com- mitted, he says. Panzram was arrested on September 1 in Baltimore, and returned here to answer charges of robbing Dr. Eugster's home, from which he is alleged to have taken a quantity of jewelry and a radio set. Police say that the radio set was found in operation in his room in Balti- more. After his return here he is claimed to have confessed to the rob- bery of the home of Mrs. Engelbach. rollowing his return here Panzram was arraigned in Police Court and held for action of the grand jury. On Wed- nesday he requested a conference with Maj. Willlam L. Peake, superintendent of the District Jail, and stated that he wished to make a voluntary statement concerning the murder of two children. After hearing his story Maj. Peake notified the police, and Headquarters Detective Richard Mansfield went to the jail and too ka statement from the man, which was substantially the same as the strange story related to Maj. Peake. Although Panzram claims that the boy he choked to death in Philadel- phia was but 11 Jelr! old, police say that his body indicated him to have Been at least 16 and to have been over- Erovm for even that age. The child was feet 6 inches in height and attired in blue overalls and sneaker shoes. No identification has yet been made. New Faces “Arrest” As Gate Crasher at Army’s Relief Show i Postmaster General Will| Get Over Fence Via Air. Postmaster General Harry S. New faces arrest this afternoon. A con- spiracy is being hatched against him by officers. of the United States Army. It's going to cost him money to get out of it. The Postmaster General has been in- vited to go for a ride early this after- noon in the baby Goodyear dirigible Puritan, which now is visiting this city to demonstrate the ease of handling and safety of the world's smallest com- mercial lighter-than-alr craft. The cabinet officer -is to be flown to the Washington Barracks, where the Army fiellcl carnival and exposition is being eld. When the Puritan lands in front of the tent of Maj. Gen. Charles P. Sum- merall, chief of staff of the Army, at the carnival, the Postmaster General will be asked to step out. He will be met by two armored cars with machine guns trained on him, and a squad of soldiers with steel helmets and bear- ing rifles with fixed bayonets will place him under arrest for ‘“crashing the “The Postmaster General is to be of- | CARNES IS BROUGHT BACK 10 ATLANTA Crowds Throng Station to See Accused Baptist Treasurer. By the Associated Press. ATLANTA, Ga., October 5.—Clinton S. Carnes, defaulting treasurer of the Southern Baptist Convention Home Mission Board, was brought back to Atlanta today to face charges of having embezzled approximately $1,000,000 of the board's funds. A throng of curious persons crowded he Union Station and watched from points of vantage on a nearby viaduet as Carnes, handcuffed to an officer who accompanied him from Winnipeg, Mani- toba, was taken from the train. The crowd was so great that there was delay in taking Carnes off the train. Finally he alighted under an escort of police and county authorities and was placed in an automobile. It was necessary for the police to clear a way through the throng before the ;::lchlne could proceed to the county With his face lowered and a felt hat pulled well down over His yeyes‘ Carnes sought to shield himself from photographers as he entered the Jail. Another crowd was on hand here, but like the one at the. station it was orderly and there was no demonstration. Carnes would make no statement on his_arrival, One of his sons, Robert, climbed aboard the train with Soliciter Gen. John A. Boykin as it pulled to a stand- still. He met his fathet near the vesti- bule door. For a moment they stared at each other. Then they embraced. County officials searched Carnes’ hand luggage and personal belongings and said they found $3.000 in travelers' checks. Carnes was quoted as having said “I'm not alone in this mess by a whole lot,” and as adding he would “open the eyes of a lot of people” as soon as he could talk in the presence of his attorney. Carnes sat up all last night and played poker. Carnes declared his intention of hav. ing an independent audit made of mis- slon board accounts to prove that the indictments against him were “all we:.” At the same time he expressed confi- dence that he would be able to arrange Keys to safety deposit boxes Carnes was believed to have rented in other cities during his flight from Atlanta are in the hands of officials, who are seeking to trace them. LIQUOR TO BE SOLD ON LAKE ERIE ISLE Canada Grants Permit for Sale of Rum Four Miles From Shore of Ohio. By the Associated Press. SANDUSKY, Ohio, October 5.—Le- gal sale of liquor will be established by the Canadian government at Peele Island. four miles from the OLio Lake Erie shore, within three weeks, accord- ing to Henry Henderson, provincial col- lector of customs for the island. He stated last night that the Ontarlo Liquor Commission has granted a per- mit for a dispensary to Thomas Pierce, & resident of Peele Island. The isiand is four miles north of Kelly Island, which is in Ohio territo- rial waters, and two miles north of the international boundary line. It is 12 miles from Sandusky. Residents of Ohio will be able to buy liquor at Peele. Henderson said, under the same conditions as in the govern- ment stores at Windsor and other On- tario cities where permits are sold. CHARGED WITH ASSAULT. Colored Man Held for Attacking J. H. Rollins, a Soldier. Harvey Harris, colored. 20 years old, who gave his address as 1114 D street southeast, was arrested last night by police of No. 4 precinct and charged with assault in connection with the wounding of J. H. Rollins, a soldier, who was found unconscious at Four-and-a- Half and G streets southwest Wednes- day night. Harris is said to have ad- mitted striking Rollins in a confession to Detective H. K. Wilson. Rollins, who has been under treat- ment at Walter Reed Hospital, regained consciousness after many hours, and is e ted to recover, it is stated. e arrest of Harris ended a long search by police for Rollins' assailant, during which man; - frmis d! y suspects were ques: MRS. CROWLEY DIES. Services for Active Church Worker to Be Held Tomorrow. Mrs. Susan Gates Crowley, 80 years old, for many years active in church circles and in the Woman's Christian Temperance Union in this city, died at her residence, 6411 Piney Branch road, yesterday. She was the daughter of the late Rev. James E. Gates of the Vir- lllél; M‘:thodis‘t gol;f;renee. . survive three daughters, Mrs. Meredith Fellows and Mrs..WA l’. Semple of this city and Mrs. Virginia Woodin of Clarendon, Va., and by two brothers, Dr. T. J. Gates of Norfolk, Va. -and Prof. W. B. Gates of Black- stone, Va. Funeral services will be conducted in the H. Hines Co. 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