Evening Star Newspaper, October 7, 1928, Page 1

WEATHER. (U. S. Weather Bureau Forecast.) Pair today and tomorrow, not much change in temperature; gentle west winds. Temperature—Highest, 76, at 5 p.m. yesterday; lowest, 55, at 10 p.m. yes- terday. Full report on page 7. “From Press to Home Within the Hour” The Star is delivered every evening and Sunday morning to Washington homes by The Star’s exclusive carrier service. Phone Main 5000 to start immediate delivery. Sunday Star, WITH DAILY EVENING EDITION e No. 1,229—No. THRONG OF 50,000 HEARS HOOVERTALK ON PROSPERITY AND HOME CONDITIONS Tennessee, Kentucky and| Virginia Citizens Give Nominee Rousing Welcome at Elizabethton. 30,840. SPEECH IS DELIVERED IN INSPIRING SETTING Declares Presidential Contest Has | No Place for Personal Bitterness. “Alf” Taylor, Famous Former Governor, 80, Introduces Can- didate. BY G. GOULD LINCOLN. ELIZABETHTON, Tenn., October 6. ~Herbert Hoover bit into the Demo- cratic South today with an appeal,that the Republican party and its principles of government be given support. Before a crowd 50,000 strong, gathered from Tennessee, Kentucky and Virginia, the Republican nominee for President sounded the Republican slogan of pros- perity and better business, of ever higher standards of living and better homes. No candidate for Persident ever had & more beautiful and inspiring setting for an address. In a natural amphithea- ter, carved out of the hills themselves, Mr. Hoover stood with the crowd massed all about him and far back up the steep mountain side. The Smoky Mountains thrust their peaks into the clouds. The sun shown brightly, although there had been showers earlier in the day. It was not only a beautiful, but an historic set- ting, for it was in these mountains that the battle of Kings Mountain was fought 148 years ago and the British turned back, It was in these mountains that Andrew Johnson, Vice President, and President after Lincoln's assassination, was reared. Appeal Well Received, The Republican appeal was well re- ceived. Time and again the crowd burst into cheers as the candidate drove home his arguments. His declarations for prohibition, for restriction of immi- gration and for the protective tariff all roused the crowd to enthusiasm. De- spite predictions that he might make a further statement for religious tolerance and attacking bigotry in the campaign, Mr. Hoover did not mention the re- ligious issue. He did, however, make an appeal for fair play in the ‘campaign and declared there was no place in it for personal bitterness. i “Our national officials are chosen. said Mr. Hoover, “in order that they may protect tm;:l:a‘l’;gfi economic hqell;h::ml?amt Suchflnbg&xm:hs:re iAs for person: A nfias‘:?mbuu g: our political life has been the spirit of fair play with which our presidential contests have been waged in former years and the sports- manlike spirit in which we have accepted the result. We prove our- Entered as second class matter post office, Washington, D. C. By the Associated Press. be able to make the trip. had room only for these three. of the crew. countered at high altitudes. An GOV. SMITH PLANS TRIP TO KENTUCKY Gives Surprise by Vetoing Speeches in Tennessee in Favor of Conferences. By the Associated Press. ALBANY, N. Y., October 6.—Placing the “solid South™ outside of his future speech-making plans, Gov. Smith will invade the border State of Kentucky for the first address of his second cam- paign tour. Next Saturday nighi at Louisville he will make his seventh speech on national issues since his noti- fication August 22. This announcement was made today by the Democratic presidential nominee at the daily press conference at the executive mansion after' he had put in several hours of the morning on last- minute arrangements for his departure from Albany either Monday or Tues- N Leaves Thursday. After spending a day or two in New York City in conference with party leaders, the WASHINGTON, D. C, GRAF ZEPPELIN STOCKED AND FUELED FOR U. S. HOP Preparations Rushed for Take-Off for U. S. After Tuesday With Three American Passengers. FRIEDRICHSHAFEN, Germany, October 6.—Dr. Hugo Eckener and the crew of the German dirigible Graf Zeppelin today were rushing preparations in the hope of getting away on_ the trans- atlantic trip to the United States next week. They plan to leave some time after Tuesday, wind and weather conditions:permitting. A cabin has been reserved for W. B. Leeds of the American tin- plate family, but he is reported as ill and uncertain whether he will A k Passage has also been engaged by Robert Reiner, a textile manufacturer of Weehawken, N. J., and Frederick Gilfillan, an American who resides at Lucerne, Switzerland. other Americans have applied for passage, but Dr. Eckener said he The complete passenger list will be announced on the eve of the flight. The fuel gas cells were being filled today. Other preparation work consisted mainly of making draught proof the 28 sleeping cabins Each individual will be provided with a warm sleeping bag because of the low temperatures that are expected to be en- Many additional steward was engaged today, bringing the total of the crew to 40. ‘The dirigible has a flying range of 6,200 miles and can stay in the air several days if necessary, all the time Jmaintaining wireless communication either with one side of the Atlantic or_the other. Every detail has been worked out to a nicety. Even the weight of food per capita that can be carried and the menus that will be placed before the passengers on the hop from Friedrich- shafen to Lakehurst, N. J. With a capacity of 344.487 cubic feet, a length over all of 770 feet and a height of 116 feet, the Graf Zeppelin surpasses in size the ordinary ocean liner and by 50 per cent the dimensions of the American dirigible Los Angeles. ‘The inflated balloon is divided by a series of multi-cornered girdles into 17 bulkheads for' 15 gas bags above the balloon’s axis and one each in the bow and stern containing 70,000 cubic meters of hydrogen used as a floating gas, and 13 gas bags below the axis containing 35,000 cubic meters of motor fuel which is a hydrocarbonated gas lighter than air known as “blue gas.” ‘The ship also carries 14 tons of benzine. ‘The motor is fed with a mixture of two-thirds blue gas and one-third ben- zine, giving the dirigible an approxi- mate speed of from 65 to 80 miles an hour. Pilot’s Cage in Front. . ‘The main {onqpll is 98 feet long and is built from the balloon’s lower surface, being completely exposed for- ward, but tapering into the balloon aft like an inverted dugout. Well in front and almost beneath the ship’s nose is the pilot’s cnge with windows of cellon which are lighter than glass, and com- municating with the rear chart room in which are collapsible desks. Ad- joining this room is an electric kitchen and a sound-proof wireless cabin. The Graf Zeppelin on its flight across "(Continued on Page 4, Column 1.) e governor will leave by spe- cial train Thursday morning for Chat- tanooga and Nashville, Tenn., for fur- ther conferences with Democratic chieftains of that section, but no speeches. The time of his arrival in Louisville for his Saturday speech had not been definitely determined today. Nor had the governor decided what his text ‘would be. Beyond his engagement in Kentucky, the governor said nothing had been de- cided as finai, this, even including the day of his departure for New York by regular train. It is quite generally believed, however, that the week of October 15 will find him in Chicago and somewhere in Missouri for the second and third speeches. * Tentative schedules submitted to him for revision are understood to have undergone considerable change and no one now will venture to say whether the nominee will make three weeks of it on the road or return to Albany for a brief layover after two weeks. selves worthy of self-government and worthy of confidence as officials in proportion as we keep these contests free from abuse, free from misrepresen- tation and free from words and acts which carry regret. Wheatever the re- sult, we remain fellow countrymen.” ‘Introduced by “Alf” Taylor. Mr, Hoover was introduced to his sudience by former Gov. “Alf” Taylor, now 80 years old but hale and hearty and with a voice that rang out as vigorously as though he had been half that age. “Old-Limber,” as the gover- nor is affectionately known throughout Tennessee, also took a fling at the un- fair tactics which have been adopted by some of Mr. Hoover's opponents, the whispering campaign which has classed Mr. Hoover as more European in sympathy than American. He pre- dicted that a whispering campaign of that character could not in the end prevent the election of Mr. Hoover and the crowd howled its applause. Mr. Hoover's declaration on prohibi- tion went even farther than his pre- vious speeches. “] wish it to succeed” he sald emphatically; “the purpose of the eighteenth amendment is to protect the American home. A sacred obliga- tion is imposed on the President to secure its honest enforcement and to eliminate the abuses which have grown up around it.” Mr. Hoover’s statement that he wish- ed the prohibition amendment to suc- ceed was taken as a direct slap at his Democratic opponent, Gov. Smith, who frankly admits that he wishes to amend the amendment so as to make it pos- sible for those States which desire to do 50 to go “wet.” Here in these Ten- nessee mountains, where moonshine whisky has been made for genera- tions, long before prohibition came into favor, Mr. Hoover's declaration for the dry amendment was heartily applauded and cheered. Preparations Well Made. Mr. Hoover met the people of Ten- nessee, of Virginia, of North Carolina and of Kentucky today at every turn. They had their first opportunity to see and to hear the presidential nominee. ‘They streamed into this little progres- sive city of 12,000 people by every road and railway. Half a hundred thousand visitors squeezed themselves in, without disorder and without hardship. The E;:Fflmnom for handling the crowds been well made. And when Mr. Hoover smiled at these mountain people, they smiled back at him. They are not a demonstrative lot. ‘They watched his entry into Elizabeth- ton quietly and with comparatively little applause. But he made a good impression on these Yankees of the South, whose ancestry in this country runs back to pre-Revolutionary days. And his declaration against increased immigration and in favor of the present laws was loudly acclaimed. Before entering Tennessee, Mr. Hoover's special train was halted for a few minutes at Bristol on the State line between Virginia and Tennessee. From the rear of his train, Mr. Hoover spoke to a crowd of 5,000 peoj briefly \ Silence Surprises. ‘Whether any stops for greeting crowds along the way will be made between New York and Chattanooga was not known today. The itinerary was in the making and it was doubtful if it would be ready for announcement to- mMOrTow. Considerable surprise was caused by the nominee’s decision to make no speech in Tennessee. It had been gen- erally expected that he would pick this State for the first speech of his second stumping tour and that at one time consideration was said to have been given to invading the “‘solid South.” The governor, however, is said to have ood reasons for making a speech- less visit to the border State and hopes to make the most of the opportunity there to get some first-hand informa- tion on the political trend in that sec- tion. What leaders he intends to meet in Chattanooga and Nashville he was unprepared to say today. In going to Kentucky, where he has been mnformed he has a good chance to win in November, Gov. Smith will enter a State which was carried by President Coolidge four years ago by about 20,000 plurality and by the Democrats in 1920 by approximately 4,000. It has 13 elec- toral votes, one Republican and one Democratic Senator, and 8 of its 11 Re;;resenutlvea in Congress are Demo- crats. SMITH TO GET GUARD. Police Protection Planned During Louisville Speech. LOUISVILLE, October 6 (#).—A stringent police guard will be placed around Gov. Alfred E. Smith, Demo- cratic presidential candidate, and at the Jefferson County Armory when he speaks here next Saturday to prevent possible disorders and safeguard him and members of his party during their stay in this city, Chief of Police Roy W. Easley said today. Chief Easley said he had not received a communication from police officials at Jackson, Miss, who were said last night to be forwarding a letter alleged to have been written by “R. E. Lucas, Route 1, Dawson Springs, Ky.” con- taining a threat against Gov. Smith. Efforts of Dawson Springs officials to identify the alleged writer of the note were unavailing, but Police Judge Lee Dixon of that town said he was ac- quainted with an R. E. Lucas, & farmer, who always has had a reputation as a “good citizen.” SCOTT NEARING HELD. at Wheeling, W. Va. NEW YORK, October 6 (#).—The national campaign committee of the Workers (Communist) party announced tonight that Scott Nearing, the party's candidate for governor of New Jersey, had been arrested in Wheeling, W. Va., last night when he tried to address a meeting. Legal redress would sought by the Civil Liberties Union, NAVY ORDERS TWO HUGE DIRIGIBLES New Pair Will Far Exceed Size and Cruising Range of Los Angeles. Officials of the Navy Department yes- terday signed contracts with the Good- year Zeppelin Corporation of Akron, Ohio, for two new rigid airships of 6,500,000 cubic feet each at an aggregate cost of $7,825,000. The big air cruisers will be known as the ZR-4 and ZR-5. One of the two contracts covers the cost of the ZR-4 and the big hangar in which both airships will be built. The ZR-5 alone will cost $2,450,000. The hangar will remain the property of the Goodyear Co. The first of the two rigids is to be completed within 30 months and the second 15 months later. ‘The two new airships will have an over-all length of 785 feet, compared with 658 feet for the Los Angeles. Their maximum diameter will be. 132.9 feet, against 90.7 feet for the Los Angeles. The height of the Los Angeles is 104.4 feet, and that of the new ships 146.5 feet. The gross lift of the Los Angeles is 153,000 pounds, against 403,000 pounds for the new rigids, while the useful lift of the former is 50,000 pounds and the latter 182,000, 9,180 Mile Radius. At crusing speed of 50 nautical miles an hour the new airships are expected to have a radius of 9,180 miles without refueling, compared with 3,500 for the Los Angeles under normal operating conditions. “It is particularly striking that the new airship can go more than two and Workers’ Party Candidate Arrested | one-half times as far as the Los An- geles without refueling,” said a state- ment issued by the Navy Department. “Since the function of the naval air- ship is long-distance scouting at sea the great range of the new ship is of ut- most value. “Probably the most outstanding nov- | ¥: elty will be the provision of a complete airplane hangar within the hull of the airship capable of housing five scouting airplanes. The airplanes will be raised or lowered on a trapeze swinging through large flying doors in the bot- tom of the hangar. Airplanes intended for use with the airship will be equip- ped with a special hook above their wings for attaching to the trapeze.” Repairs in Flight. A notable improvement will be the provision of no less than three longi- tudinal corridors and passageways com- pletely around the circumference of each transverse, giving access to parts of the ship, so that inspection and Tepairs can be carried out in flight with a facility never before possible. Provision has been made for the com- fort of officers and men, living rooms to be well warmed and adequately ven- tilated at all times. Ample cooking fa- cmges will be installed to insure proper ood. The engines and engineers will be housed within the hull of the new air- ships, reducing resistance to the wind {and improving the safety factor. This is one of the lessons learned from the |loss of the Shenandoah, where nobody who remained within the hull suffered njury. Under the accepted design, the committee will be sufficient for storm or squall conditions approximately twice as severe as the Angeles could suc- SUNDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 7, 1928—116 PAGES. RIOTOUS WELCOME GIVEN CARDINALS ON RETURN HOME Stigma of Two Defeats Fails to Be Evidenced as Team Reaches St. Louis. AIR BOMBS AND DIN PUNCTUATE PARADE Ticket Scalpers Reap Harvest, While Crowd Waits All Night for Bleacher Tickets. By the Associated Press. ST. LOUIS, October 6.—The bursting of aerial bombs an< the noise of a riotous welcome broke the anxious calm of St. Louis base ball fans as they. re- ceived their Cardinals, who came home today from a pennant conquest and two losing engagements in the battle for the world championship. Far from being a dolorous occasion after two defeats from the Yankees, the milling crowds about the Union Station gave proof with their shouts that St. Louis fandom was backing its team. As the Red Bird warriors were con- ducted to gayly decorated open auto- mobiles, to the accompaniment of two brass bands and cheering, appreciative grins spread over the countenances. Windows Are Crowded. As the motor cavalcade moved out Twentieth street to Washington avenue, the heartening cheers broke out afresh from either side of the narrow lanes cut by a squadron of motor cycle police The automobiles, beplumed and fes- tooned with colored crepe, were open and large pennants bore the names of the occupants of the cars. ‘Windows in the towering office build- ings were crowded with people who released showers of paper on the pa- rade and cheering thousands on the sidewalk. The din of overhead air- planés noise makers, horns and motor sirens, brought more grins from Man- ager McKechnie's crew despite the grim task confronting them tomorrow. Making their way slowly Ihrmgh the canyons of the business district, the team arrived at the Coronado Hotel, where they scattered. Meanwhile, the scene was set for the St. Louis end of the world series. The hotels were filled and many out-of- town fans were driven to seek quar- ters across the Mississippi River in East St. Louis. Incoming trains bore more visitors who carried, along with their money and other valuables, the prized tickets to Sportsman's Park. Scalpers Reap Harvest. *Ticket scalpers carried on their trade in the hotel lobbies and the eleventh- hour customers were charged “all the trafic will bear.” It was reported one scalper sold six box seats, two for each game for $180. They cost $39.85. Tickets to the games were' prized so highly that a class distinction sprang up. There were those who had and those who hadn't and the lucky holders of the long pasteboards displayed them proudly under the noses of those who were less lucky. It was announced all gates would be opened at 8:30 am. tomorrow, five hours before the game. To the first comers there will be sold 5,000 bleachers seats at $1 each: 3,500 pavilion seais at $3; and after the pavilion seats are gone, 3,500 standing room tickets at $3 each, Line Waits Through Night. Casting sleep to the winds, ardent base ball fans congregated tonight at Sportman’s Park ticket windows, there to hold their positions until tomorrow morning when they will have their chance of the seats on sale. Soap boxes and camp stools were used as beds and some of those with hardier bones sat in the street and on the sidewalks. At any rate a forecast of “fair tonight and cooler tomorrow” made waiting more pleasant. The Cardinals arrived in fine fettle, and Manager McKetchnie planned to send Jess Haines, the knuckle ball ex- pert, against the formidable Yankees in the third game of the series. TODAY’S STAR PART ONE—28 PAGES. General News—Local, National Foreign. Schools and calle;es—?ue 19. Political Survey of the United States— Pages 23, 2¢ and 25. Around the City—Page 26, D. A. R. Activities—Page 26. Veterans of Great War—Page 26. Army and Navy News—Page 26. PART TWO—16 PAGES. Editorial Section—Editorials and Edi- torial Features. Notes of Art and Artists—Page 4. Review of New Books—Page 4. Radio News—Pages 6 and 7. . W. C. A. Activities—Page 8. w. C. U. Activities—Page 9. Finang News—Pages 11, 12 and 13. PART THREE—16 PAGES, Society. News of the Clubs—Pages 8, 8 and 10. Clubwomen of the Nation—Page 10. Parent-Teacher Activities—Page 11. District of Columbia Naval Reserve— Page 11. PART FOUR—16 PAGES. Amusement Section—Theater, and Music. News of the Motor World—Pages 5, 6, 7, 9 and 1 and Screen 0. all | Aviation Activities—Pages 11 and 12, Fraternal News—Pages 13 and 14, Civilian Army News—Page 14. Spanish War Veterans—Page 15. PART FIVE—4 PAGES. Pink Sports Section. PART SIX—10 PAGES. Classified Advertising. Serial Story, “Blue Murder"—Page 10. Cross-word Puzzle—Page 10. At Community Centers—Page 10, PART SEVEN—8 PAGES. Magazine Section—Fiction and Humor, District National Guard—Page 8. GRAPHIC SECTION—14 PAGES, strength of the hull of the new airships | World Events in Pictures, COLOR SECTION—4 PAGES. Mutt and Jeff; Regllar Felle @) M s Associated Pre News Note: A baby blimp landed on roof of a business building in Washington. CIVIL WAR FEARED IN AUSTRIA TODAY Wiener an Armed Camp, With Socialists and Fascists Gathering. By the Associated Press. WIENER NEUSTADT, Austria, Octo- ber 6.—Barricaded and under armed patrols so that it resembles a war-time camp rather than an industrial center, this city tonight was prepared for any event arising tomorrow from the meet- ing of two rival political organizations. Several thousand inhabitants have sought the more peaceful seclusion of the countryside, but their numbers will be more than regained when the spe- cial trains begin depositing the dem- onstrators tomorrow r aing. The parties which have sci.oduled giant mass meetings are the Social ‘Demo- crats, who predominate here and in the capitol and the Heimwehr, or Home Defense League of Christian Socialists, who control the present national gov- erfiment. 12,000 Troops on Duty. Although the Austrian government declined to grant the request of sev- eral international peace societies that both political meetings be forbidden, it has placed in the city 12,000 troops and gendarmes throughly armed with modern weapons. The authorities, in their preparations, have even gone so far as to commandeer the large muni- cipal hospital. Private property was shuttered and banked about by sandbags. Work ceased today in the 443 factories. The whole city, which was once the residence of the sovereigns of imperial Austria, was a flaming mass of red So- cialist flags today. The streets, with their blazing streamers, banners and festoons, resembling Chinese fairs, 85,000 in Demonstration. The Socialists are expected to show a strength of 60,000 tomorrow, while the Heimwehr will muster 25,000. Thirty-four special trains have been chartered, while extra facilities have been provided on a score of regular trains, Although the Heimwehr follow- ers are likely to be greatly outnum- bered, their discipline, being composed mainly of former soldiers and army officers, is expected to count in their favor in event of a clash and it is re- ported that they possess a_considerable amount of secret arms while the So- cialists are indifferently accoutred. The Heimwehr wear khaki coats and knickerbockers instead of dressing as their confreres, the Black Shirts of Italy. They profess as their aim the security of the state by saving Austria from so- clalism. Alcohol Sale Forbidden. “The government today took over the post office and telegraph bureau in the city. The sale of alcohol over the week end has been forbidden. Local and foreign newspaper men have been is- sued 400 passes to witness the unprec- edented spectacle. Federal Police Commissioner Puere and others today sald there was no cause for real alarm. They believe that the rival meetings will be largely a bat- tle of words and spoken wrath rather than an application of bullets and bay- g‘l}&;s and that both gatherings will be le. HICKMAN ATTORNEY HERE, APPEAL SEEN Walsh Reported Planning to Ask Supreme Court for Delay in Execution. By the Associated Press. Jerome Walsh, attorney for Willlam Edward Hickman, condemned to die in California for the murder of Marian Parker, Los Angeles schoolgirl arrived in Washington yesterday and is re- ported to be planning to ask the United States Supreme Court for a delay of the execution to permit hearing of an appeal. Although Mr. Walsh declined to com- ment, it is believed that he will go be- fore Justice Sutherland with his plea tomorrow. Hickman signed the appeal at San Quentin prison. Filing of the appeal will not automatically post) ick~ man's execution date set for October 19, unless the high court takes action before that date he will be hanged at the time set. Hickman was convicted of kidnaping and murdering 12-year-old Marian ughter of & les. Upsets Feature ' Foot Ball Contests; “Big Three” Victors Foot ball yesterday was- fea- tured by the defeat of )?c by Ohio Wesleyan, 17 to 7, a dis- tinct upset; the second reverse of the season for Navy at the hands of Boston College, 6 to 0, and Army’s stirring 14-to-13 victory over Southern Methodist. Among Washington teams, Georgetown beat Susquehanna, 88 to 0; Catholic U. routed Amer- ican U., 65 to 0; Maryland lost a thriller to North Carolina, 26 to 19; Gallaudet bowed to Temple, 39 to 0, and George Washington succumbed to Fordham, 20 to 0. All of the “Big Three,” Yale, Princeton and Harvard, won their opening games by wide margins. Notable among the day’s con- tests was Wisconsin’s 22-to-6 win over Notre Dame in ah en- gagement that was regarded as even prior to the battle. ASSAILANT BLINDS AND BEATS MAN, 66 M. H. Herriman Attacked When He Answers Bell at Door of Home. Blinded ‘with fumes from an am- monia gun discharged in his face by a colored man who rang his front door bell last night, Melvin H. Herriman, 66 years old, a contractor, 1201 Fern street, was beaten down with a pistol butt as he gasped and fought to wipe the burn- ing gas from his eyes. He was badly injured an,] was treated at Walter Reed Hospital for three serious scalp wounds and later removed to Emergency Hos- pital. His assailant was frightened away by the screams of Herriman's wife, Mrs. Katie M. Herriman, who witnessed the attack upon her husband from the living room of her home. She later col- lapsed and was placed under the care of the family physician. Colored Man Is Held. Police of the thirteenth precinet ar- rested Jesse Davis, 22-year-old colored laborer, who said he lives in Beach drive, and booked him for investiga- tion. He was taken before Herriman at the hospital and, according to the police, identified by the contractor as his assailaint. The police believe Herriman's assail- ant tried to shoot him after discharging the ammonia gun in his face, but failed when the pistol jammed, attacking him with the butt of the gun instead. According to the police, the colored man called at Herriman's home shortly after 9 o'clock and asked directions to 1301 Floral street. Herriman told him the way and he left. About 15 min- utes later the man returned, and this time when Herriman came to the door, shot ammonia fumes in his face and beat him with the revolver. Apparently frightened by Mrs. Herri- man’s screams, the negro fled, leaving a blood-stained hat containing the ini- tials “J. D.” the ammonia gun, an automatic revolver that had jammed and a coil or rope, Vietim Taken to Hospital. The police took Herriman to Walter Reed Hospital, where his wounds were dressed. Later he was removed to Emergency Hospital for more complete examination. Policeman L. H. Legg of the thirteenth precinct, arrested Davis a short time later on a description furnished by Mr. and Mrs. Herriman. The arrest was made at Kalmia road and Orchid street. Davis was taken before Herriman at ‘Walter Reed Hospital. Herriman, ac- cording to the police, identified him with the remark: “That's the bird.” Davis catégorically denies having had any connection with the assault. He gave the poliec an account of his where- abouts during the evening, which is being checked. ———— LOS ANGELES GOES WEST | Navy Dirigible, With 40 Aboard, Leaves for San Antonio. STRIKE IS ENDED INTEXTLE WILLS Acceptance of Wage Cut Terminates New England Walkout Lasting 25 Weeks. By the Associated Press. NEW BEDFORD, Mass., October 6.— The textile workers’ ‘strike, which has kept goods and workers idle in this city for 25 weeks, endedl today. By vote of unions reported in, the textile council the. strikers accepted a compromise agreement under which wages will be reduced 5 per cent and the manufae- turers hereafter will give the wc ers 30 days’ notice of any propssed general wagé cut. The strike was called as a protest against an an- nounced 10 per cent wage reduction. FIVE CENTS IN_WASHINGTON AND SUBURBS | | TEN CENTS ELSEWHERE FEDERATION PLANS AGTIVE FIGHT ON INCREASED FARES Citizens’ Body Authorizes Ap- peal to Courts, if Necessary, to Combat Raise. MAY RETAIN COUNSEL THROUGH CONTRIBUTIONS Unanimous Approval Given Pro- gram After Protracted Debate by Delegates. Determined to prevent an increase in street car fares, the Federation of Citizens’ Associations at its first meet- ing of the new season last night au- thorized its public utilities committee to appeal to the courts if necessary. The federation also gave the come mittee authority to receive contributions to engage counsel for the legal pro- ceedings in the event the services of People’s Counsel Ralph B. Fleharty are not available. The action of the feder~ ation in this respect is not unprece- dented. Several years ago it raised & fund to oppose a change in zoning classification before the courts. Specific Authority Given. The specific authority given the com- mittee In the street car fight was as follows: “That the public utilities committee is hereby authorized to.determine upon the appropriate proceedings to be brought in the courts of the District of Columbia to prevent an increase in the rates of fare, and, furthermore, that it is instructed to solicit the assistance of the people’s counsel in the prosecution of such causes as may be determined upon, and, furthermere, that if the assistance of the people’s counsel is not available that it be authorized to receive contributions, engage counsel and pro- ceed by every legal means to resist an increase in the rate of fare, subject to such modifying action as the federation may hereafter take.” G- ? irman. While it was approved without a dissenti voice, a protracted discussion | an attorney. . Stengle Motion Tabled, Principel to the recom. The New Bedford Manufacturers’ As- sociation drranged a meeting for to- night. It was expected that they would discuss plans for reopening the mills. ‘The strike was the longest in this city in 32 years. Although there were few real serious disturbances, picketing was constant, and as a result of the stand taken by the authorities against mass picketing there were large num- bers of arrests. Large numbers of.the picketers were fined or received jail sentences in the District Court, most of them taking appeals to the higher courts. The majority of the strikers were members of craft unions affiliated with the Textile Council, an organization which for many years has been recog- nized by the Manufacturers’ Associa- tion. Early in the strike a new or- ganization calling itself the Textile Mill Committee made its appearance and conducted rival picket lines, mak~ ing demands which were not sanctioned by the Textile Council. The Textile Council in its conduct of the strike, including the raising of funds, was supported by the United Textile Workers of America. The task of caring for the 30,000 strikers from 27 mills and their families was a heavy one and in addition to the union relief funds the city departments were forced | fi to extend much aid. Landlords for the most part were lenient in their demands for rent, and storekeepers extended liberal credit to the strikers. $200,000 SHAKEDOWN CLAIMED BY TOOMBS Financier Facing Criminal Charges, Tells Receiver of Disbursing $1,200,000. = Associated Press. 'AGO, October 6.—Roy C. 1 25, Chicago and St. Louis finan- cier, whose operations have resulted in receivership proceedings for his bro- kerage firm here and criminal charges against him at St. Louis, today de- clared he had been the victim of a $200,000 “shakedown.” Toombs, testifying before Garfield Charles, receiver for the bankrupt bro- kerage firm of Toombs & Daily, said he had paid $200,000 to B. R. Herring, a Chicago bond salesman. Asked spe- cifically as to why this money was paid out of the 'brokerage firm's funds, Toombs finally said that he considered it a “shakedown.” because the man to whom it was paid had learned through some means that the International Life Insurance Co. of St. Louis. which Toombs also headed, was in difficulties. Toombs yesterday told the referee opposition mendation for the creation of a to retain counsel came from a group of delegates who took a part in the numerous debates in .the federatioln last Spring over the' transit merger agreement. Charles I. Stengle pointed out that “a question of doubt alyays is raised when such movements are begun,” and suggested that “the matter of public contributions be met when the demand comes.” He then moved that the com- mittee’s promnls be considered sepa- rately, but this motion was laid on the table by a vote of 28 to . “This is an honest, fair and upright fight,” Clayton declared. ‘The car companies are on the side of easy street as far as profits are concerned, and the public has been unduly generous.” Will Attend Gas Hearings. The utilities committee, at its re- &xut. also was authorized to represent e federation at the he: on the valuation case of the Wi n & Georgetown Gas Light Co.’s which be- gin tomorrow before the Public Utili- ties Commission. Roberts announced I!}ut the committee would insist upon 'lhb’le '!owes'. valuation legally justi- At the very outset of the mecting the federation unanimously went on record as opposed to the new location of the house of detention at 908 B street southwest as well as its placement or any other institution of a similar char~ acter in a section that is zoned for resi- dential purposes. This action followed a talk by W. K. Winsatt of the South- | west Citizens Association, who vigor- | ously denounced District officials for establishing the detention home in its present location, in violation of existing zoning regulations. Suter Is Commended. A_resolution introduced by George R. Wales, expressing the sympathy of the federation over the illness of Jesse C. Suter, its former president, was adopted unanimously. A copy will be sent to Mr. Suter, together with a bou- quet of flowers. Later the federation adopted a resolution of Alton B. Carty commending Mr. Suter for his efficient services in the interest of the organi- zation for more than 15 years. Selden M. Ely and Robert Balley were appointed by George C. Havenner, who presided in the absence of Presi~ dent James G. Yaden, to represent the federation in the Interfederation Con- ference. They will fill the unexpired terms of Mr. Suter and Hugh Framp- O ihough It pa ugh it had been expected that the campaign for the elmml a suc- cessor to Yaden, who relinquishes the presidency November 3, would be for- mally opened at the meeting, the only in- cident of a political nature that occur- red was an announcement by Stengle that he was not a candidate and did that he paid about $1,000,000 to a broker of the firm’s funds, but stood on his constitutional rights and refused to pame the broker to whom the money was paid. ‘The Star Scoreboard Will Reproduce Today’'s World Series Game In St. Louis NAVAL AIR STATION, LAKE- HURST, N. J, October 6 (#)—The Navy's giant dirigible Los Angeles left her hangar shortly after dusk tonight American Legion to attend the con- vention in San Antonio, Tex. _She carried a crew of 40 men and officers ! Comdr. H. V. Wiley in com« Game Starts at 2:30 \ Washington Time not intend to enter the race. “I have no desire to engage in a scramble for an office,” he said. Stengle had been prominently men- tioned as one of the potential “dark horses” in the election campaign, “TALKIES” MERGE. European Firms Reported im Bil- lion-Dollar Combine. LONDON, October 6 (#)—The Sun- day Dispatch says that negotiations are for a $1,000,000,000 amal- gamation of British, Prench and Ger- man companies for the manufacture of ‘The parties are stated to be the itish Phototone Co. and_its French branch, the Lignose Hoer Film Co. of Berlin and the Siemens Halske and The German electric companies are fo furnish the capital and the British and, Pramate mmmenmmiee 4laa $oTiey ergberet