Evening Star Newspaper, October 13, 1928, Page 1

WEATHER. (U. 8. Weather Buresu Forecast.) Fair tonight; tomorrow cloudy, pos- sibly showers; colder by night; gentle to moderate southwest winds. Temperatures—Highest, 85,at 3:30p.m. yesterday; lowest, 58, at 5:45 a.m. today. Closing N. Y. Markets, Pages 28 and 29 ch WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION ¢ Foening Star. “From Press to Home Within the Hour” The Star’s carrier system covers every city biock and the regular edi- tion is delivered to Washington homes as fast as the papers are printed. Yesterday’s Circulation, 107,307 | moem No. 30,846. post office, ZEPPELIN, DAMAGED, ASKS SURFACE SHIP Entered as second class matter Washington, G, D, C. WASHINGTON, D. €, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1928—THIRTY-EIGHT PAGES. * PETITION OPENS EPISCOPAL FIGHT ST o Navy Orders Cruisers Ready to| Go to Dirigiple’s Aid in Case of Need. VERTICAL FLIGHT CONTROL AT END | OF CRAFT IS REPORTED REPAIRED Airship, Proceeding Miles Off Coast, Heads Direct to Lakehurst. + @ the Associated Prese. The dirigible Graf Zeppelin, f a forced landing on the ocean hat a surface vessel in the vicinity be sent to follow the course bf the airship. ; The dirigible was damaged effecting repairs. She was about 1,800 miles east of Charleston, S. C. The Navy Department ordered all the light cruisers stationed at Hampton Roads and destroyers at Charleston to leave immediately for the assistance of the dirigible The Navy Department received 2 fradiogram from the Graf Zeppelin at %1:45 o'clock, Eastern standard time, " today stating that she was proceeding @t a reduced air speed of about 50 knots @nd that her position was 33 degrees north and 45 degrees west. The pas- #age was rough, the message said. The dirigible’s position was 1,800 fmiles due east of Charleston, S. C., and 2,100 miles due east of Bermuda. The Navy Department ordered all the fight cruisers stationed at Hampton Roads and the squadron of destroyers at Charleston, S. C., to be ready to Jeave immediately for the assistance of the dirigible in case they were needed. Vertical Control Damaged. The port horizontal is a fin used as # stabilizer and for vertical motion of “the ship and is located on the rear h:m:o'.her message received from the @eppelin sald that at 2 p.m.. Greenwich mmean time, or 9 o'clock Eastern stand- @rd time, the ship was at latitude 33 degrees north and longitude 45 west, 1. | south of Horta, the - J. “Nsvsl authorities figur tween the time of the the i t. Comdr. Rosendahl was !mmun and 5 minutes, the ship by shifting her course northward veled approximately 150 ‘miles which her north of the Bermuda Islands ‘about 950 miles from them. EXPECTED AT BERMUDA. Meather Is Favorable Ahead of Dirig- ible on Route to Island. 4 N, Bermuda, . October .—Wn-[t‘ger conditions in Bermuda ‘were favorable today for the passage of the German dirigible Graf Zeppelin swhich is expected to pass the island \bout 8 o'clock this evening. 3 Barometer Falling Slightly. The barometer reading this morning awas 30.26. It was falling slightly. The humidity was 85 and there was a slight northeast wind with a velocity of 6 ‘miles, as compared with yesterday's 12. The sky was less overcast than yes- terday. The forecasts for today and tomor- yow are fair with a light northeast wind. The Bermuda wireless station report- ed this morning that it had not suc- ceeded in getting in contact with the dirigible, but a close watch was being maintained. PONTA BELGADA, the Azores, Oc- fober 13—The dirigible Graf Zeppelin 250 miles south of the Azores At 10 p.m. last night (5 p.m. Eastern , standard time) at a speed of 65 miles an hour. During the night the weather in the mountains here was foggy with ® westerly breeze. There was no rain. LANDING TO BE BRIEF. Will Take But Three Minutes, But Passengers Will Be Delayed. LAKEHURST, N. J., October 13 (#).— §t may take the Graf Zeppelin 100 hours ' to cross the Atlantic, but once she gets to the Naval Air Station here, naval of- ficers say she can be landed in three minutes. Four hundred and fifty men have been detailed to pull the big dirigible down and run her into the hangar when she arrives. Lieut. Scott E. Peck, in charge of the mooring division, esti- mates this can be done in 180 seconds. Once she has been landed, however, +the. passengers must go through the same formality that steamship pas- sengers are subjected to before being allowed to set foot on American soil. First comes examination by quarantine officials. then immigration inspectors end finally the customs officers. That may take half an hour or more, Hangar Size a Record. ‘The great naval hangar here, in which the Zeppelin will be berthed, 1s the largest single span building in the world. On October 15, 1924, the ZR-3, now the United States Navy dirigible Los /Angeles, at that time the largest air- |ship, completed her successful trip from Friedrichshafen, Germany, and slipped pasily and expeditiously through the wning doors of the hangar to a safe bor. With equal ease the great building house the Graf Zeppelin, although this Zeppelin, in its turn the greatest of airships, is 114 feet longer than the “{Continued on Page 3, Column 1. ¢ W. C. T. U. Warns of Cider. ' SHERIDAN, Wyo., October 13 (P).— | at Lower Speed 1,800 apparently fearing the possibility , this morning sent out a request on the port horizontal and was if they should be called upon. Log of Zeppelin’s Flight to America By the Associated Press. (Eastern standard time.) Thursday, October 11. 2 a.m.—Graf Zeppelin left Friedrich- shafen, Germany. 2:10 a.m.—Passed over City of Con- stance. hSéSS a.m.—Passed over Basle, Switzer- nd. 4 am—Passed over Franco-German 7:25 a.m.—Passed over Lyon, France. 9:05 a. Passed out over Mediter- ranean at Ste. Marie Delmar, France. 1:50 p.m.—Passed over Barcelona, Spain. 3:15 p.m.—Passed over Tarragona, Spain. 6:40 p.m.—Passed over Castellon de 2 a.m.—Sighted 50 miles off coast of Spanish Morocco. 6:17 a.m.—Sighted 150 miles north- east of Madeira Island. 8:30 a.m.—Passed over Fumchal, Ma- delra. lo:dlg‘tm.—whl 60 miles west of 2 pm—Reported 276 miles west by 3 Azores. Saturday, October 13. 2:30 a.m.—1,000 miles west of Ma- deira, heading for Bermuda, about 1,800 miles distant. TWO BROTHERS FACE Accused of Seizing Federal Dry Agent in Philadelphia. Three Still Sought. By the Associated Press. PHILADELPHIA, October 13.—Federal warrants charging them with kidnaping a Federal prohibition agent have been issued for Al and Ferguson Hendrle, two of the latest prisoners to be arrested in connection with the special grand jury’s investigation of the Philadelphia rum “racket” and police bribery. Three alleged companions of the Hendrie brothers are sought on similar charges. The five are alleged to have kidnaped Richard Kinsley when he surprised them loading a truck with beer in Easton last December and dropped him, bound and gagged, in an isolated sec- tion on the outskirts of this city. The Hendries are in jail here awaiting arraignment on charges of the illegal sale and of beer. District Attorney Monaghan, who is conducting the grand jury, said he regarded their capture as “highly important.” Members of the grand jury were rest- ing today over the week end. 7 DEAD, MANY HURT IN TRAIN COLLISION Reports of British Wreck Say Third Locomotive Crashed Into Debris on Track. By the Assoclated Press. GLOUCESTER, England, October 13. —Seven persons were reported to have been killed and many injured in a col- lision between an express train and a freight train this morning on the Birmingham-Bristol line. A third train running on a parallel track crashed into the wreckage of the | other two trains, Three coaches of the express train were telescoped. The impact was so great that wreckage flew through the air and struck a highway bridge, carrying away KIDNAPING CHARGE z:x:2 Memorial Bearing 33,000 Signatures Asks Retention of Basic 39 Articles. EVANGELICALS’ MOVE BREAKS FACTION LINES Plans for Completion of National Cathedral to Be Studied. Pershing to Preside. Presentation to the House of Bishops of a petition bearing 33,000 signatures demanding retention of the basic 38 articles in the book qf common prayer brought out into the open today a con- troversy in the General Convention of the Episcopal Church that has split the perty line for more than a year. The petition was presented when the House of Bishops resumed its delibera- tions on prayer book revision by Right Rev. Eugene Cecil Seaman, D. D., Mis- sionary Bishop of North Texas, who ac- companied it with the introduction of a formal resolution setting forth the views of the petitioners. Both were referred to the committee on ' petitions | and memorials. All Factions Divided. Today's action by Bishop Seaman is calculated as the opening shot in one of the most important fights growing out of revision of the prayer book and is expected to lead to a long and in- tense debate when the resolution is re- ported back to the house. While the general feeling is said to exist that the 39 articles are no longer a vital concern in the prayer book, the controversy that ensued since the ques- tion of their eradication arose a year ago has divided all factions within the church. Bishop Seaman presented the petition on behalf of one element, which claims that the articles are basic and still expressive of the principles and doctrines upon which the church was founded. On the other hand, an equally large element of clergy and laity put forth the claim that being archaic and antiquated the articles no longer have a place in the book of com- nton prayer. Cathedral Plans Discussed. Plans for hastening the completion of the Washington Cathedral will be discussed this afternoon at a meeting ;{g the campaign executive committee, Whnmh;ewer of Pennsylvania, the Cathedral library. This will be followed by a dinner at the Carlton tonight, which will be at- tended by Gen. John J. Pershing, chairman of the National Campaign Committee, and by State chairmen from all over the Nation. The committee is now in the middle of its two-year campaign to ral $6,800,000 for completing the cholr, , mnorth and south transcep! and north porch. Ultimately it is pro- to raise $30,000,000 for the com- pletion of the entire project. Permanent Settlement Seen. So-called evangelicals or low church- men and resentatives of the high church are found grouped together on both sides of the controversial issue. It was conceded today that the ques- tion undoubtedly would be settled once and for all during this convention. ‘The petition movement in which Bishop Seaman has played the leading part, was started a _year ago in Ten- nesse by a group believing that reten- tion of the basic articles is a matter of vital concern to the church. During this time the petition has ben circu- larized throughout churches and par- ishes of the country. The accom- panying resolution was not made public at this time. Since the 39 articles in question date back to the fifteenth century, the fac- tion represented by Bishop Seaman sees no reason why they should be taken out of the common prayer book. With the separation from the church of Eng- land after the war of the Revolution the articles were incorporated bodily in the American prayer book. They are printed separately, however, in the back of the book, and are not embodied in the book proper. Prohibition enforcement as a moral. before the general e 2, Column 2.) PLAN NORTH ROUTE FOR ZEPPELIN TRIP By the Assoclated Press. KOENIGSBERG, Germany, October 13.—A Zeppelin flight between Europe and the United States by way of the the practicability of that route is now being actively prepared by a committee under the chairmanship of Fridtjot Nansen, noted Polar explorer. It is believed that weatner condi- tions will be more favorable in the Arctic than over the regular north At- lantic course. The Zep) commanded by Capt. alter Bruns, secretary-general of the Soclety of Arctic Research. It is understood that the coming aeronautic convention in Berlin will fix the date for the Arctic flight, which probably will be next May or June. ‘Three Russian scientists—Prof. Wiese, meteorologist; Prof. Schmidt, biologist, and Prof. Isatschenko, micro-biologist— arrived in Koenigsberg today en route to Berlin and discussed the plans for part of it. Fire followed the collision. the expedition. By the Associated Press. PHILADELPHIA, October 13.—Price- less archeological treasures, including the famous golden headdress of Queen Sub-ad, unearthed by the joint expe- dition of the University of Pennsylvania and the British Museum on the site of | Ur of the Chaldress, will be brought | here and placed on permanent exhibi- tion. Dr. Leon Legrain, curator of the #rhe Wyoming Woman's Christian Te ay adopted a reso- ( museum, Babylonian section of the university in announcing the exhibit, Union yesterd: E{i:agc:amirlz\‘ng members not to dyink said today that the two institutions after &t P had stood 24 hours, would divide the discoveries about ] Famous Headdress of Ancient Queen On Way to Philadelphia for Exhibit equally. He returned from London Thursday, where the collection was ap- portioned. Dr. Legrain pronounced many of the treasurers to be of great beauty. The discoverles include, in addition to the headdress, & bull's head of gold, with hair and bears of lapis lazuli, which was found in the Queen’s tomb. Other articles are vases, scores of necklaces, gold daggers, several vanity sets of gold and silver, in which traces of rouge still linger. All uv!leres%en from tombe erected more than 5,000 years ago on the plains of lower Mesopotamia, o lin will be |t B Il‘g{”)fl’f HOOVER IS FAVORED IN OKLAHOMA SHIFT Upheaval in Smith Ranks Declared Due to Religious and Wet Issues. BY G. GOULD LINCOLN, Staff Correspondent of The Star. OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla, October 13.—Great shifts of Democrats in Okla- homa to Hoover and against Smith indicate that this State probably will g0 Republican in the national election this year. There have been several compensating shifts from the Repub- lican to the Democratic ranks among the German-American farmers in the northwestern part of the State and among the colored people. Some of the Socialists are going to Smith, too. But take it by and large, the Republicans have the edge here today. Whether they ean hold it for the next three weeks remains to be seen. The Demo- crats are working their heads off and claim they will be able to swing the State into line in the end for Smith, But the odds appear to be too great for them to overcome. Democratic = workers frankly admit ts | they are having great trouble with the Democratic women, many of whom are opposed to Smith for President. House-to-house canvasses are being made constantly, and here and there the Democratic canvassers report they are winning women over to-the Smith cause. But for the most part the woman Democrats are obdurate. They ;fll not vote for the Democratic nom- ee. Several Fights on Hand. ‘The Democratic organization has not only to fight the Republican organiza- tion, but it also has to fight the anti- Smith Democratic organization, which has its headquarters here and workers in every part of the State. This anti- Smith organization has been hitting on all eight cylinders. Its leaders claim today they have 80,000 Democrats signed up to vote for Hoover. They are not dealing with any voters except the Democrats. They have been at work :ane t.l!:l]y ssn.'m: it tg:y can hold what ey have, ’s chances of carryin Oklahoma are slim. 5 ‘Why have all these Democrats shifted over to Hoover? Opposition to Smith on religious grounds and because he is wet are the main reasons, with his Tammany affiliations thrown in to make up the measure. As in North Carolina, these anti-Smith Democrats insist they are going to support the Democratic State ticket and the Democratic candi- dates for Congress. Their opposition runs only to Smith. It is an “against” vote rather than any great desire to vote for Mr. Hoover. Flying Squadron Organized. Democratic leaders have organized a flying squadron, headed by Scott Ferris, former member of the House and at present Democratic national committee- man. This squadron has already cov- ered a good part of the State and will campaign intensively between now and election day. Already, Mr. Ferris and other leaders maintain, there are sij of kl :wmg back to the party’s national et. Arctic regions in order to determine | tic Oklahoma has had a curious political history in recent years It is largely due to the strength which was devel- oped several years ago by the Ku Klux Klan 1t is due, also to a very large Socialist vote The trouble in the State when Walton was Governor, five years ago, are still fresh in the memory. Wal- n was violently anti-Klan. He was finally impeached, but he won the Dem- ocratic nomination for Senator in 1924 and then the Klan and his other en- emies fell upon hini like an avalanche. His Republican opponent, Senator Pine, was elected by the largest vote ever given in an election here. His, lead was 145,000 over Walton, Now the Klan has disintegrated into a considerable extent in this State, as it has elsewhere. But the underlying sentiment which gave the Klan its great strength here and a membership perhaps 70,000 strong; is still extant, and the Repub- licans say that this present fight against Smith is very largely the same this year as the fight against Walton four years ago. Declared Walton Over Again. “It's the Walton fight all over again,” one of the Republicans here told me. And Gov. Smith’s member:zlx in the Catholic Church has, he simply intensified it. Confidential reports from county committeemen all over the State show that Smith is losing heavily among the Democrats and that while there have been some desertions from the Re- publican ranks, the line-up will be strongly against Smith. ‘The leaders of the Democratic or- ganization, however, take a different view of the matter. They insist that the party leadership has solidified this year as it has rarely done in o;ecent years. ORN: YES,BUT éJCaELT WHATLL THEY EZ_FARMER] BE DOIN'IN. &£ Qe DECEMBER Injunction Bars Slash in Retail Price of Gasoline By the Assoclated Press. FLINT, Mich., October 13.—A tem- porary injunction restraining the Standard Oil Co. and the White Star Refining Co. from retailing gas- oline for less than 20.8 cents per gallon has been granted by County Judge Fred W. Brennan. The re- straining order was issued yesterday on complaint of six retail gasoline dealers who buy at wholesale from the two companies. The six retailers accused the wholesalers of attempting to force them from business to establish a monopoly. CAR FARE INCREASE COMES UP MONDAY Definite Decision on Capital Traction Expected From Utilities Commission. With the gas valuation case side- tracked for another week, the Public Utilities Commission Monday will turn its attention to the long pending ap- plication of the Capital Tracton Co. for a higher fare. Indications are that a definite de- cision may be reached Monday. There is little likelihood, however, that the commission will make known its ver- dict then, if it reaches one, as it is the intention of John W. Childress, chair- man, to advise the public of the de- cision in the same manner that the car company will be notified—through the medium of formal order. Ten Days to Be Consumed. Mr. Childress pointed out that it will take the commission at least 10 days after it arrives at a decision to perfect the formal order. This order, he said, will be carefully drawn with the assist- ance of Corporation Counsel William W. Bride, general counsel to the commis- sion, because of the possibility of the car fare case being taken to the courts either by the car company or the public utilities committee of the Federation of Citizens’ Associations. The order, Mr. Childress explained, will contain a detailed explanation of the reasons of the commission in mak- ing its-decision, so that it will not be necessary for any one to surmise or seek more light on the subject. In other words, the document is to mark an unusual procedure on the part of the commission in this important case. Ordinarily. formal orders merely briefly deny or grant an application of a pub- lic utility corporation without an ex- planation of the reasons for the action. Whether the commission will approve or refuse the Capital Traction Co.’s ap- plication is purely a matter of con- jecture. If the “commissioners have made up their minds on this question they are not telling any one about it. 80| It is now almost certain, however, that action on the petition will not be fore- stalled by a revaluation of the car com- pany, which means that the commission will either deny or grant the increase without much further ado. ‘William A. Roberts, vice chairman of the - utilities committee of the Federa- tion, has insisted that the commission is legally bound to make a new valua- tion with each rate case, but legal ad- visers have told the commission that this is nop correct—that there is noth- ing in the public utilities act or the law to_support the contention of Roberts. Regardless of the commission’s dispo- sition of higher fare application, the case most certainly is going to the courts for final decision. If the in- crease is denied, the Capital Traction Co. is expected to resort to legal meas- ures to obtain the financial relief it says it needs to pay a 7 per cent divi- dend. On the other hand, if the fares are raised, then the federation through (Continued on Page 2, Column 1.) (®) Means Associated Press. TWO CENTS. ( i A o T AR LA s WET\Q\‘{S"\\\ : N . N\ - HARRIS T0 MANAGE TIGERS NEXT YEAR Deal Indirectly Confirmed, but Resignation of Moriar- ty Is Awaited. BY JOHN B. KELLER. It's moving day for two of Washing- ton’s base ball idols. While Walter Johnson is in New York conferring with Paul Block, owner of the Newark In- ternational League club, and seeking a release that will permit him to assume the management of the Nationals, Stan- ley Harris, recently deposed from the local leadership, is completing arrange- ments to become bench manager of the Detroit Tigers. . In Johnson's case, nothing more than the formality of penning his signature to s Washington contract remains, for Block already has announced he will clear the way for the veteran's return to his former club. In Harris' case, it is learned from reliable sources that the | GO Detroit ownership awaits only the resig- nation of George Moriarty, who has been pilot of the Tigers the past two teasons, before announcing the appoint- ment of the man who so successfully handled the Washington club for five seasons. Club Heads Are Silent. The transfer from Washington to De- troit has been indirectly confirmed by Harris, but Clark Griffith, president of the Nationals, and Frank Navin, the Tigers' president, are withholding con- firmation for good reasons of their own. Although Harris will make no direct statement, since returning from Detroit, where he conferred with Navin, he has been in conference several times with Griffith and there is reason to believe that only the relinquishment of the reins by Moriarty is needed to elear the way to the new post for the former ‘Washington leader. The deal involving the shift of Har- ris from Washington to Detroit prob- ably is being handled largely by the man most interested. It is believed that Griffith empowered Harris to ar- range the affair to the best interests of all concerned. Either a cash trans- action or player deal probably will re- sult. Griffith repeatedly has declared he would not interefere in any way with Harris’ effort to land the berth and he might be willing to let his former manager to go to Detroit for a small return. ‘There is no chance that Charley Gehringer, star second-sacker of the Tigers and this year considered the player most valuable to them, will be involved in the deal. It has been re- ported that Harris, when in conference with Navin, advised against such a deal. Gehringer is one of the men (Contin AMERICAN REPORTED SLAIN IN MEXICO Charles Smith Said to Have Re- fused Money Demanded by Insurgents. By the Associated Press. MEXICO CITY, October 13.—A Guadalajara dispatch to El Universal today said that an American miner named Charles Smith had been slain by insurgents at Ara Juez. His address in the United States was not given. The dispatch said that Smith refused to deliver money demanded by the in- surgents, who were commanded by J“ullige Ibarra and gave no further de- Civil and military authorities were stated to be actively pursuing the in- surgents, Lady Astor, Displeased With Virginia, Starts Beautifying Campaign of State By the Assoclated Press. RICHMOND, Va., October 13.—Lady Nancy Astor, member of the British Parliament and Virginia's noted daugh- ter, yesterday inaugurated a camr n to clean up and beautify the Ol - minion. She met wtih a small group of Rich- mond friends, assembled at the historic Virginia House at her invitation, and there explained her purpose. Tra from one end of the State to the other visiting relatives and friends | tid; op her peesent trip to Virginia, Lady Astor said she had been horrified to find the landscape cluttered with petrol cans ol et “I have ed in England so about the beauty of Virginia,” she said, “for, you know, it is the most beautiful place in the world, that after seeing its un- kept appearance, I feel as if I would be afraid to let some of my English friends come here here always seem to forget that it isn't y. Even after two or three weeks it doesn't seem so dirty to me.” 1 SHITH T0 ANSVER GRS OF STAN ONTARFF TONEHT Will ‘Straighten Out’ Contro- | versy Between Party Lgad- ers in Louisville Speech. MAKES SCHEDULED TALK TO 5,000 IN NASHVILLE Hits G. 0. P. Policy on Farm Re- lief, Muscle Shoals and Assails Hoover. By the Associated Press. LOUISVILLE, Ky., October 13.—Gov. Smith and his party arrived today in Louisville where the Democratic candi- date will make an address tonight. The governor was given an ovation as he went from the train to an automo- bile to lead a procession to his hotel. The Young Men's Democratic League turned out in full wearing brown derbies. ‘The campaign special had been pur- posely sidetracked 30 miles outside Louisville for several hours early today to allow the Smith party to get some rest after the huge demonstration given them last night in Nashville, Tenn. Tonight the Democratic presidential nominee, will, to use his own language, attempt to “straighten out” the con- troversy that has arisen among the chairmen of the Republican and Dem- ocratic national ' committees, Senator Curtis, the Republican vice presidential candidate, and others as to his stand on the tariff. Assails G. 0. P. Program. Speaking last night before a crowd that jammed into the 5,000 seats at mi ul oppo- nents and President Coolidge in con- nection with their farm relief and Muscle Shoals stands, attacked Herbert Hoover’s Tennessee remarks on prohi- bition, waterpower and immigration, and outlined his previously declared attitudes on some of these questions. In speaking extemporaneously, the governor omitted several paragraphs of the speech which he had prepared in advance dealing with his previously stated views on some issues, but he took almost a full for what was to have Hoover's speech, but found not even an indirect reference to Muscle Shoals. “He treated it as though it was not any- where near governor added, and then quoted Mr. Hoover as saying: “There are local instances where the vernment must enter the business fleld as a by-product of some great major '& , such as improvement in navigation, flood control, scientific research or national defense, but they do not vitiate the general policy to which we should adhere.” Holds Remarks Not Clear. “Anybody who can make anything out of that is entitled to have ltyt the guvemor asserted, and more laughter ollowed. He said he hazarded the guess that his Republican opponent had Govern- ment ownership and Government con- trol in his mind when he said: “Viola- tions of public interest by individuals or corporations should be followed by the condemnation and punishment they deserve, but this should not induce us to_abandon ive principles and substitute in their place deadly and destructive doctrines.” 5 “He could not be thinking about any- thing else,” the governor continued, “be- cause it (Government ownership and control) links in with the necessity of the Government going into business for a by-] uct, while electric energy at Muscle Shoals is the real product.” The governor then reaffirmed the Government ownership and control stand he took in his Denver speech, de- claring the agency, whether State or Federal, should “not only own the site, but should own and build and operate the powerhouse” of water power projects. Holds Plan Only Safe One. “It is the only way that you can guarantee equitable distribution of the power and fair and reasonable prices to the ultimate consumer, and this is be- cause of the Government's power to contract.” The governor said Congress “adopted a policy” with regard to Muscle Shoals, but “the President vetoed it.” “I do not find any fault with him vetoing it” he added. “That is a matter between himself and his con- science. But we are all permitted to find fault with him because he had nothing to offer in its place.” Frequently interrupted by cheers of “Tell ’em, Al”; “Give it to 'em, Al the New York executive brought per- haps his greatest applause near the end of his speech when, in discussing pro- hibition, he repeated his acceptance | speech pledge that, if elected, he would abide by the oath to “sustain the Con- stitution and laws enacted under it" to the “deadly limit."” 3 Quoting Mr. Hoover as saying that the eighteenth osmendment was “in- tended'to protect the American home,” the governor said: Defends Views on Home. “I hope he does not mean by that anybody not in sympathy with it is against, the American home. That is a pretty hard thing for anybody to say. I have as much interest in the Amer- ican home as any man in America to- day. slon supplied to the State of Ne years.” As he turned to three of his four married children on the platform, the governor brought applause when he added, “incidentally, I am respo‘rlnslble e by the people of York for eight solid They wouldn't be able to! realize it is beautiful. People who lwl for about four more starting ul Gov. Smith said Mr. Hoover “admits abuse” in connection with prohibition enforcement, but offers no cure. ‘The nominee drew w'\:(ddlpnhuse soon after- ward when he s “I, for one, believe that it can be cured and made infinitely better by applying to it the good old Jeffersonian Democratic theory of States’ rights. It makes no difference what the people of one section of the country may think about it. It is go to be impossible, or wellnight impossible of enforcement in States where the great and over- wering majority of the sentiment of he people is in opposition to it.” He then outlined his previous stand declaring_for restrictive sale of liquor by the States voting for it by ref- erendum, while leaving u::nelmuemh ! amendment LK I have maintained it in a man-| CHAMPION ORATOR T0 BE SELECTED IN - CONTEST TONGHT Eight Youths to Compete in Third International Finals at Auditorium. OFFICIALS AND ENVOYS TAKE PART IN PROGRAM Ambassador Tellez to Deliver Ad- dress—Audience Will Cast Unofficial Ballots. On the stroke of 8 o'clock tonight eight youths, under 19 years of age, who have been adjudged the best young orators their nations could pro- duce, will take the platform in the Washington Auditorium to compete in the third International Oratorical Con- test finals for the world high schook speechmaking championship. These young orators will make their bids for honor for themselves and for their countries with 10-minute speeches on subjects relating to the constitutions of their respective countries, in a set- ting marked by brilliant patronage and upon a program embellished with music and the participation of prominent governmental, educational, diplomatic and service corps persons. Topics of Orators. The youths and their respective speech subjects in the order in which they will be heard in competition, are: Efrain Brito Rosado of Mexico, “The Character and Future of Spanish Culture in America.” Jose de Tomaso of Argentina, “The | Confraternity of the Americas.” Dudley Raymond Barker of England, “The English Governmental System.” lio Cesar Fernandez of Cuba, “Cuba’s Future.” William Fox, jr., of Canada, “Can- ada’s Future.” Rene Ponthieu of France, “French Thought and the Idea of Liberty.” James R. Moore of Somerset, Ky., United States, “The Development of the Constitution of the United States.” Heinz Barth of Germany, “Unity, Justice and Liberty in the Deve it of the German Constitution.” Ambassador Tellez to Speak. will be introduced ternational final. Scheduled to begin at 8 o'clock, the ner that the tearing out of these slips will not destroy any part of the other printed matier, will be checked in ac- cordance with the queries and deposited in boxes provided for them as the audi- ence leaves the Auditorium. re- sults of the audience vote will be print- ed here by The Star as soon as the contest officials, after tonight, have compiled them. As the rules of the contest allow each contender for championship only 10 minutes in which to present Ku ad- dress, the audience is urged to refrain from all demonstration during actual delivery of a contestant's speech. No time will be allowed a boy for sec- onds or minutes for him by the e enthusiasm of the audience. Service Heads Keep Time. The time will be kept for each con- tender by high officers of the United States Army, Navy and Marine Corps. These men, announced recently, are Maj. Gen. John A. Lejeune, Chemie Rear Admiral Luther E. Gregory, chief of the Bureau of Yards and Docks, U. |S. N. They have served as timekeepers in previous finals of the oratorical con- test and they are familiar with the rules which establish the first word of the speech proper—not counting the saluta- tion—as the point at which the 10- | minute period begins. The judges of tonight’s battle are scholars of international views, capable of comparing the delivery of addresses 1 in a1l of the languages to be used in the | contest. Five in number, they are Dr. William A. Nitze of the University of Chicago, Dr. Jules Bois of I'Ecole de Psychology, Paris; Dr. Richard Henry Wilson of the University of Virginia, Dr. | Guillermo Rivera of Harvard Univer- | sity, and Dr. Louis J. A. Mercler of Harvard University. These five multi- linguists reached Washington this morning and at 11 o'clock they met in Mr. Leigh's office to receive final in- structions for their duties tonight. Marine Orchestra to Play. Music will play an active part | will play in concert during the half hour preceding the opening of the meeting and at other intervals between the de- livery of the addresses. Each speaker | will be introduced to the audience with his country by & voices under direction A | Harned, director of the National Oratorio Association. After young Barth, the final contest- ant, delivers his speech the judges will mlteilxlr mnu in dehfln‘ tl.}:l’.ll.iml of e victor. suspense of period will be delightfully removed by a up |of international airs, sung in Senorita Elodia Martin-Rivero, noted American_concert debut in Washingto shortly. Senorita Martin-Rivero, AI!OM;" is widely known in the Capital, as she formerly lived here during father was first secretary of the legation prior to his return to this coun- r. Alejandro Herosa, widel educator of Buenos Aires, - ittt r, follot com] Ju ’ ballots, while Main Je S v o iy bt A ver troj ' The cup. whk’h the winner ceive was donated this year by and it was viewed by thousands days when it was on e (Continued on Page 2, Column 7.)