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NOMINEES THAN ASSOCIATED PRESS Hoover, Smith, Curtis and Robinson Praise Efficiency in Reporting Campaign. By the Assoclated Press. | NEW YORK, November 6.—Com- mendation for its success in adhering in this campaign to impartial but thor- ough news coverage has been written to the Assoclated Press by each of the two leaders of the two major parties. ‘The communication in each case gives signal recognition to each member of | the Associated Press stafl assigned per- sonally to the candidate. Immediately after the conventions Kent Cooper, general manager of the Associated Press, wrote letters to Gov. Smith and Secretary Hoover assuring them that the Assoclated Press would, as always, endelvor to adhere to its principle of unbiased reporting of facts, and expressed the hope that at the close of the campaign each candidate would feel that he could say that in this effort the Associated Press had been success- ful. Co-operation with the Associated Press writers was also asked. Through a strenuous campaign these writers have written hundreds of thousands of words, covering every concelvable angle of the political activities. Smith’s Letter. Today Mr. Cooper is in receipt of the following four communications: ““At the outset of the campaign I re- ceived a letter from you restating the well known non-partisan position of the Associated Press. In that communica- tion you said the Associated Press again would do its best to be fair and ac- curate and present an unbiased report to its members. “The end of the campaign is now at hand and I wish to congratulate you and the personnel of your organization on the work it has done. I have fol- lowed the Associated Press report as closely as the demands of campaigning wowld permit and this report in my opinion has been an accurate one of what has taken place. “You have set forth my views and position fairly and I wish to congratu- late you and the members of your staff assigned to me, Miss Dalrymple and Messrs. Haupert, Oliver and Chamblin, for what has been done. “Sincerely yours, “(Sgd.) ALFRED E. SMITH.” Hoover’s Letter. “T want you to know of my gratitude for the uniform courtesy extended b; Mr, James L. West, chief of the sta: assigned to me during the presidenun)l campaign, and by his assistants, Mr. W. B. Ragsdale and Miss Mary Bain- bridge Hayden. Mr. West and his co- workers have demonstrated thelir fair- ness in a most marked degree and I am thankful to them and to you for their splendid co-operation.’ “Faithfully yours, “(Sgd) HERBERT HOOVER." Letter of Curtis. “It gives me great pleasure to write you in regard to the splendid service of Mr. Francis Stephenson, who has been with me in the campaign repre- senting your association up to the end of the campaign. I have found him very attentive to his duties, always on the lookout for news and perfectly fair in his reports. “I am writing this of my own voli- tion because I think it due him for you to know of {115 splendid services. “Yours very truly, o, “CHARLES CURTIS.” Letter of Robinson, “Mr. Walter Cl’umml:.:ln l‘;\utlhe Rl‘lll‘!t stages of campal an A y- mond Z. Henle in the latter part of it, representing the Associated Press, attended me on my tour through 30 States, They were at all times fair, diligent and able in representing the Associated Press and in reporting my addresses. I found them both courte- ous, companionable and ready to work at all times.” “Sincerely yours, “JOSEPH T. ROBINSON.” LIQUOR USERS WARNED POLICE ARE ON LOOKOUT Election Cannot Be Made Excuse for Violating Laws, Says Superintendent Hesse. No quarter for the “hip-pocket” bri- gade tonight. That was the ultimatum that went forth from Maj. Edwin B. Hesse, super- intendent of police, who announced that it applied not only to vendors, but users also. ‘The police head thought it possible that the election might be construed by some as an excuse for a little activity in the lquor line, hence the order. An automobile containing 112 quarts of whisky was seized late last night by Policeman Chmylko of the cleventh pre- cinct. The car was seized at Nichols avenue and Sumner road southeast, where it had been abandoned. MEMORY IS LOST AND THEN FOUND BY VICTIM OF AUTO (Continued Prom First Page) be nothing more serious than several painful bruises. Griest, who is an assistant mechanical engineer in the office of the supervising architect, said he was standing on the curb after the play at the theater had ended, watching the crowds pass, when an automobile backed into him, throw- ing him against a tree. The motorist got out and found Griest apparently unhurt, then apologized and drove away. Although shaken up and bruised, Griest told police, he did not think him- «elf injured until he decided to go home and suddenly found that he didn’'t know where his home was located. Neither could be remember his own name, he said. He began wandering about the streets and about. a half hour later found his self in front of the first precinct sta- tion. There he asked the officers to help him find his way home. Question- ing elicited the rest of his story. His name and address were ascertained from a driver’s permit and papers found in his pocket showing that he had attended a Marine Corps Officers’ train- ing_camp. He was taken to Emergency Hospital in the No. 1 patrol and there treated by Dr. J. E. McLain. It was thought at the time that his skull might be fractured. His back and hip were badly bruised. He was later removed to the Naval Hospital, where it was found that he. was not seriously injured although his memory was still a blank. When he awoke this morning his memory had returned. PLANE THEFT CHARGED. Michigan Governor Makes First Extradition Plea of Kind. LANSING, Mich, November 6 (#)— Gov. Pred W. Green believes he has issued the first request for extradition of an alleged airplane thief. Joseph Martin, charged with stealing a plane near St. Joseph, Mich., loading it onto a truck and taking it to Chi- cago, has been arrested in Chicago. Gov. Green asked the Governor of Illi- nois to send him back to Michigan to face the charge. ‘ Hunting Behind Jail Is Excuse Offered In Theft of Guns Colored Man May Get Next Best Thing—Cell Overloking Field. When brought into line-up at De-| tective Headquarters today after his ar- rest on a charge of housebreaking, Wes- ley Sylvester Smith, colored, 18 years | old, announced that he had stolen two | guns, two packages of ammunition and | a hunting knife “to go hunting behind the District Jall.” | “We hate to see you disappointed,” he was told, “so we will ask Maj. Peak to assign you a cell overlooking your hunt- ing grounds.” Smith was arrested by Headquarters Detectives James Collins and John Wise as a result of the theft last night of the guns, ammunition, knife and $30 in cash from the hardware store of Samuel Del Vecchio, 1434 Florida avenue north- east. Smith, a former employe, was| suspected. ‘When the detectives went to his home in the 600 block of Florence street northeast this morning they found Smith in bed. He denied the burglary until the detectives found the guns and knife secreted between the mattress and springs of the bed, they said. He then produced the money, which was tied up in a handkerchief. BOYKING MAY LOSE FUTURE RULERSHIP Observers in Rumania Point to Maniu’s Leaning to Republicanism. By the Associated Press. BUCHAREST, Rumania, November 6. —Some political observers see in the turn of events in Rumania which have followed the resignation of the govern- ment headed by Premier Vintilla Bra-| tianu a possibility that the 7-year-old King Michael may never actually rule his people. With Julio Maniu, leader of the Na- tional Peasants Party, one of the possi- ble choices of the regency, who rule for the boy King, for the premiership, po- litical observers point to Maniu’s lean- ings toward a republican form of gov- ernment. They are beginning to fear that Michael, like his exiled father, former Crown Prince Carol, may never be actually the King. None of these observers are willing to guarantee that the present regents, who were appointed by the late Prémier Ion Bratianu, will last until 1939, when King Michael attains his majority and the right to rule. At the Alba Julia conference of the Peasants’ Party last May Maniu said the peasants would march on Bucharest unless the Bratianu cabinet retired and he even hinted at the formation of a republic. Now that censorship has been abol- ished in Rumania, the prediction is heard that if the progression Transyl- vanian leader gains control he may ulti- mately abolish the regency and lay the foundations of a republic on modern American lines. He would thus add another monarchy to the heap of discarded European thrones and King Michael and his mother, Princess Helen, might be forced to join Carol in exile. VENING TAR, WASHINGTO 200000 AMERICANS VOTELESS TODAY STRESEMANN.IS BETTER AFTER VACATION REST Returns to Office, Tackling Work With Such Vigor That Physi- cian Orders Restraint. BERLIN, November 6 (). —Gustay Stresemann, who recently returned after a vacation for his health, is plunging himself into his duties as for- eing minister with such zeal and en- thusiasm that his physician is having a hard time restraining him. Within an_hour after his arrival in Berlin on Saturday, Dr. Stresemann demanded that all matters nwnmn(hhls personal attention be brought to him.| By yesterday he had worked through the accumulated mass. He then went into an extended conference with five chiefs of departments. One of these department heads to- day described Dr. Stresemann as “full of pep and unusually energetic.” CORONER FINDS DEATH OF HUNTER ACCIDENTAL Verdict Is Returned in Case of Paul Brooke, Killed by Dis- charge of Gun. A verdict of accidental death was returned by a coroner's jury today in the fatal shooting yesterday of Paul Brooke, 18 years old, 517 Eighteenth street northeast. Young Brooke and two companions, William Tompkins, 21 years old, 1107 D street northeast, and Martin Neale, 17 years old, 2010 Benning road northeast, had taken a boat and gone duck shoot- ing early in the morning. Brooke was rowing the boat and was the first one out when they returned to Bailey's boat house. As he jumped from the craft he reached down and picked up his shotgun, his companion said, draw- ing the barrel toward his body. There was a sudden explosion and a charge of shot entered his left side. Brooke was rushed to Casualty Hos-| pital in a passing automobile, He died a short time after arrival. The com- panions were questioned for some time by members of the Detective Bureau homicide squad and then released. KILLED BY AUTOMOBILE. William Higgins Victim of Acci- dent Blamed to Blinding Lights. Speclal Dispatch to The Star. LAUREL, Md., November 6.—William |. Higgins, 55 years old, was killed when struck by an automobile driven by Pen- nington Satterwaite, 60, of Short Hills, N. J., early last night on the Washing- ton-Baltimore boulevard near Waterloo Inn. The body is at the undertaking establishment of Lloyd Kaiser here. His address has not been established. His name was on & Moose Lodge card in his pocket. Higgins was walking on the boulevard in the direction of Washington, Sat- terwaite told State police that he was blinded by the headlights of an ap- proaching car, and though traveling cautiously could not stop soon enough to avoid running down Higgins, who stepped suddenly in front of the car. State’s Attorney Ruben Rogers “of Howard County deemed an inquest un- necessary. Justice of the Peace Gosnall of Savage, Md., acting coroner, released Satterwaite under $2,000 bond. The last census figures, 1920, showed that there were more than one-half million divorced persons in this coun- [N SCHENCK 1S FREED IN ROBBERY CASE Court Acquits Former Police- man Because of Discrep- ancies in Testimony. Widespread discrepancies in the tes- timony of the complaining witnesses in the robbery case against Frederick Schenck, former policeman and promi- nent figure in the Staples trial, led | Judge Isaac R. Hitt to discharge him ;nllowing a hearing in Police Court to- ay. In freeing Schenck the court ex- pressed the opinion that the men who had testified against him “had lied.” William H. Allen, colored, who yes- terday swore to the warrant charging Schenck with taking $50 from him, tes- tified today that only a portion of that sum was his personal property, the rest belonging to Clinton Watson and John Logan, both colored, his companions at the time of the alleged robbery. Wat- son and Logan, however, each told the court that $25 was theirs. On cross-examination by John H. Burnett, defense attorney, the complain- ants all admitted in open court that they had obtained the money by hauling liquor. They not only gave a different story as to who owned the $50, but each gave a different description of the way Schency was supposed to be dressed. In his argument at the conclusion of the hearing, which lasted over an hour, Attorney Burnett endeavored to show that the motive of the complainants was to “get back” at Schenck because they missed their liquor. Allen, Logan and Watson claimed that while delivering five cases of liquor in a rented car yes- terday morning they were pursued by Schenck and two companions for sev- eral blocks. During the pursuit a number of shots were fired, it was tes- tified, but the witnesses differed widely on this point also, one claiming there were only 4 or 5 while another said there were 15 or 2 AUTOIST EXONERATED IN FATAL ACCIDENT Witnesses Say B. F. Brown, Col- ored, Stopped Car Before It Hit Man. Arrested after his automobile was said | by police to have struck and fatally in- jured Emil Svendson, 40 years old, 1500 Seventh street, Benjamin F. Brown, colored, 39 years old, of the 2000 block Twelfth street, was exonerated by a coroner’s jury today when they held | that Svendson had fallen before Brown's car, but had not been struck by it. The accident occurred on October 28 at New Jersey avenue und O street.| Brown took Svendson to Homeopathic | Hospital, where he was given first aid treatment and then taken to Gallinger Hospital, where he died. Several per- | sons testified today that Brown applied his brakes so quickly that his machine failed to strike Svendson, although to other than a close observer it would have appeared that it did. The verdict | was “accidental death due to a fall.” Following a wedding at Peterborough, D. C. TUESDAY. Above: The “Humiliation day” float photographed before the White House a8 it began its tour over the city this morning. 3 Center: In contrast with the scene at the top is this one at nearby Clar- endon, where so many persons sought to vote today that the election judges feared the polls would close before all the ballots were cast. Lower left: Interior view of the polling place at Clarendon. Arthur J. Por- ter in charge of the ballot box. Left to right: Misses' Genevieve and Isla Arnold voting. Lower: A fair voter at the Bethesda, Md., precinct. Fair Election Weather Is Broken Here and There in U. S. by Showers By the Associated Press. While fair weather was predicted for wide areas of the Nation, today's weather forecast indicates rain through the Middle West, with showers in a few isolated sections elsewhere., Conditlons in most of the Southern States today were expected to be ideal. On_the other hand, cloudy skies and probably rainm was the forecast for Illinois, Minnesota, Indiana, Michigan, Wisconsin, Iowa, Nebraska and Kansas. There is ‘a prospect for light showers in Northern New England this after- noon and light showers are also forecast for sections of New York. Cloudy weather but no rain is expected in Southern New England and this holds good for Eastern Pennsylvania. Rain was falling intermittently last night in Central and South Texas and in Nevada, where precipitation is an event, the skies were cloudy and a drizzle was descending at Reno. Rain or snow may fall in sections of Wyoming and Montana lying West of the con- tinental divide and rain was forecast for Western Oregon and Washington. Falr, or cloudy weather with no rain expected, was the prediction for the rest of the country, with the bare possibility of light showers in South Florida. DEATH OF FOUR BOYS AND NURSE PROBED Coroner Calls Tragedy Murder and Suicide—Gas Stove Open in Room. By the Associated Press. MINNEAPOLIS, Minn,, November 6. —The death of a nurse and four small boys from gas fumes prompted inves- tigation into a suspected case of mur- der and suicide today. Herbert Moreau, a steel worker, re- turned home last night to find his four sons lying dead on a bed. The body of their nurse, Miss Violette Hultberg, lay peside them. Four_burners of a gas stove were open. Doors and windows of the room had been closed and the keyhole stuffed. The nurse had left a note to Moreau, asking him for what I am doin; A coroner called it murder and sui- cide. The nurse had been caring for Moreau's children, the oldest of whom was 8, while they had chicken pox. SUSPECT BOUND OVER IN WALLET THEFTS William Leroy McGee Tried in Po- lice Court on Larceny Charge. Willlam Leroy McGee, colored, 40 years old, of the 2100 block of H street, who police believe is the man who has stolen pocketbooks from several offices in the Senate Building during the past few months, today was held for action of the grand jury following a hearing in Police Court on a charge of second offense petty larceny. His bond was set by Judge Isaac R. Hitt at $1,500. McGee was arrested early last week, when Sergt. Lawrence Fleischman of the Capitol police clalmed to have caught him in the act of taking a pocketbook that had been “planted” in the office of Senator Moses of New Hampshire. According to the policeman, McGee started to leave the building after tak- ing the pocketbook and refused to stop until the officer drew his revolver. Special Officer M. I. McInerney of the Department of Justice identified McGee as the man who had been sentenced to England, recently, the bridal car was drawn through the streets by & steam Tollese - . from’an office in that 360 days in jail in 1926, following con- viction in the larceny of a pocketbool ot to feel angry | GEMS AND NEW MAID LEAVE AT SAME TIME Servant Stays One Honr'on Job, Then Disappears—Jewelry Missing. One hour after he employed a new maid this morning, Maj. William H. Simpson, apartment 1, 1725 H street, discovered she had left. A subsequent search revealed that a pocket-book con- taining approximately $4,000 in jewelry, $40 in cash and other articles were missing also. Maj. Simpson said the girl had answered an advertisement inserted in a Sunday newspaper and had gone to work at 10:15 this morning. In her haste she left a housedress. Police are of the opinion that the woman went there specificially to com- mit the robbery and that an accom- plice in an automobile was waiting for her. She had given no address. ‘The stolen jewelry consisted of a dia- mond ring valued at $3,000, a platinum and diamond wedding ring ued at $600 and two sapphire guard rings of undetermined value. Volcano Feared by the Natives. Joseph H. Sinclair, representing the American Georgraphic Society, has just returned to this country from a hard trip of exploration through Ecuador, where he had a terrific experience in an endeavor to reach a smoking vol- cano which had erupted as recently as 1925 when the whole country for miles around was deluged with a flow of lava. ‘The natives had a wholesome and superstitious fear of the great pile and | could not be induced to guide the ex- Klorer as near as he wanted to go, but y his own efforts and alone he man- aged to get within 7 miles of the cone and this was near enough for him to witness a number of explosions which repeatedly chln{ed the contour of the crater's rim. dttle or nothing has been known about the volcano and he secured valuable data concerning its character and location. Mr. Sinclair was careful to point out that he was not the first white man to see the vol- cano—a mountain which the natives call Reventador, meaning “Eruptor.” Near the place the explorers came on a lone white man who could not tell them how long he had been there nor why he had penetrated so far from clvilized associations. Nor would he go with them to the mountain, He, too, had been infected by the stitions of the natives, which holds that when- ever a human sets foot on the side of k the tall volcano Reventador becomes g oy & o e —Star Staff Photos. TOWN PROVIDES TS OWN AMUSEMENT Pulaski, Tenn., Guild Pro- duces Play Dealing With Historical Incident. PULASKI, Tenn. (#).—The census gives Pulaski only 2,780 inhabitants; but, despite its modest size, this town has accomplished something which many a city with a population in six figures has not yet done. The Pulaski Little Theater Guild has produced successfully a play written by one of its own members dealing with a dramatic incident of the town’s his- ry. From the windows of his law office J. David Rhea daily looked down on the courthouse square to the spot where Sam Davis, boy hero of the Confeder- ate armiss, went to his death on a scaf- fold because he would not reveal from whom he had obtained valuable Fed- eral secrets. Stimulated by the boy's heroic sacri- fice, Rhea worked out a play which mingled a hazily recorded love affair with the well established record of Davis' military career, ended before he was 21. When the play was produced, authen- | tic costumes of the period, Confederate and Federal uniforms taken from a museum, the sword used by Sam Davis and the manacles which clasped his hands added to the literary qualities of the production. CHIEF JUSTICE TAFT AMONG VOTELESS THRONG :Head of Supreme Court Says He Gave Up Connecticut Resi- dence to Live Here. By the Assoclated Press. The Chief Justice of the United States, William Howard Taft, today was one of thousands of citizens of the Nation in Washington who could not cast a ballot in the presidential elec- tion. The Chief Justice explained at his home he had given up his voting privi- lege in Connecticut. He said that when appointed to head the Supreme Court he felt that he was coming to ‘Washington to make it his permanent home. Because of this he gave up his residence in Connecticut and today neither the Chief Justice nor Mrs. Taft, who is visiting In New Haven, could vote. CHILD VAGRANCY GROWS. MOSCOW (#)—Child vagrancy is again on the Increase in Moscow, Almost 6,000 of the wandering youngsters were picked up on the streets of the Red capital the past 12 months, the figures being compiled by Jukoff, head of the local commission for the protection of children. Most of the walfs were from 12 to 14 .years old. When possible they are re- turned to their home provinces, for there is no more room for them in Moscow, all children’s homes in the capital belng overcrowded already. The runaways come here seeking shelter, food and easier living conditions than the country, where money is harder to earn, find, or beg or steal than in Moscow, _ FALTOCUT SEED O FREAPPARATLS Watson and Harland Report Change Would Increase Danger to City. George S. Watson, chief engineer of the Fire Department, today reported to Commissioner Proctor L. Dougherty | that a regulation limiting the speed of | the Fire Department in responding to emergency calls would result in greater property damage and possibly in loss of life, and that he is unable to suggest any action which can be taken looking toward an improvement of the present | procedure. ‘The subject of the speed of fire appara- tus was brought forcibly to public at- tention October 23, when Miss Cecilia |S. King was killed by the car of a| | battalion chief speeding to a fire on Fourteenth street. The coroner’s jury which inquired into Miss King'’s death | recommended a “drastic revision of the | traffic rules and regulations, or addi- | tions thereto,” to bring under their 1 control vehicles of the fire and police ! departments and hospital ambulances. | Chief Watson's report was the firsi | official document _on edy forth- coming at the Dis! t Building. 14 bore an indorsement stating that Traffic Director William H. Harland had con- ferred with the fire chief in preparin: the report and concurred in all its findings. Watson’s Report. “The situation which was the pri- mary cause of the accident in question,” Mr. Watson wrote, “is one which has been’and will continue to be frequently encountered by apparatus of this de- partment in responding to alarms. Briefly, this condition is as follows: “Whenever a street car stops at a street intersection, whether for the pur- pose of receiving or discharging pas- sengers, or as the result of the approach of fire apparatus, all traffic on the same side of the street and in the rear of the street car is consequently stopped to prevent violation of the regulation which prohibits the passing of a street car. This stoppage of traffic frequently completely blocks the right-hand por- tion of the roadway and necessitates fire apparatus passing‘on the left-hand tinue its course to the scene of the “The rules of the department require that whenever any unit of the depart. ment is faced with the necessity of pro- ceeding contrary to the traffic regula- tions, such progress must be undertaken with due precautions, and only when in the judgment of the driver and the officer in charge it can be done with safety. “After conference with the director of traffic I am unable to suggest any action which can be taken looking toward an improvement in the present procedure. “It has been evident to the PFire De- partment for some time that the oper- ators of vehicles in the District of Co- lumbia are not sufficiently impressed with the necessity of giving the de- partment’s apparatus the right of way. Sees Greater Danger. “I am decidedly of the opinion that a regulation limiting the speed of the department in responding to emergency calls would result in greater property damage and possibly in loss of life. “This report has been made the sub- Jject of conference between the director of traffic and myself, and he advises me that it coincides with his feelings in the matter.” » The general order referred to, under date of November 3, directed officers of the department to bring to atten- tion of all the members of their com- mands that “there has been criticism of the Fire Department in its response to alarms of fire,” and that it is nec- essary that those responding to emer- gency alarms should observe the “ut- most precaution” to carry out the pres- 1ent rules governing such response. While stating that all possible speed is essential in responding to alarms, the order énjoins drivers of fire ap- paratus that “only such speed as is consistent with safety” must be main- tained. Attached to the report also were the regulations in effect in several cities, together with the regulation recom mended by the Hoover safety confer- {ence, all corresponding closely with lhie txegulntlnns now in force in the Dis- trict. Estates of Three Naval Officers of | §-51 Sue United States for $100,000 Each. By the Assoclated Press. The disaster in which the submarine | 8-51 was sunk after collision with the City of Rome in Long Island Sound has reached the Supreme Court in three suits brought against the United States | by estates of naval officers who lost| their lives. It is alleged that the Gov ernment was guilty of negligence innot | having proper running lights, whistles and other equipment. | The suits are for $100,000 each, | brought by Godye M. Dobson, adminis- | tratrix of the estate of R. H. Dobson; Tempa Russell Egbert, administratrix of the estate of E. W. Egbert, and Law- rence B. Haselden, executor for J. D. Haselden, jr. The United States District Court dismissed the suits for lack of jurisdic- tion and was sustained by the Circuit Court of Appeals, which held that while | a recent law permitted suits against the | United States arising out of collisions in which Government vessels were in: volved, the estates of the naval officer: could not maintain the suits because they were amply profided for under the pension system. ESCAPED CONVICTS | ATTACK IS FEARED Texas River Country Arms Self Against Robbery and Hijack- ing Outbreak. By the Associated Press. FREEPORT, Tex., November 6.—The home guard of the lower Brazos River country armed itself today against a possible outbreak of hijacking and rob- beries by the 19 convicts still at large from Sunday’s prison break at the near- by Clemens State Prison Farm. Many of the able-bodied male mem- | bers of families in the lowland rural sections have joined guards in the hunt, while those left behind were barrica ed in their homes against the expected and frequent deliveries in this section. ‘Two prisoners plodding wearily back toward the prison last night were taken in tow by guards, thus bringing the number of those recaptured to 12, Thir- ty-one co way out of the faultily constructed bar- racks in which they were housed. Prison officials believed hunger and weariness would drive the 19 men into the open today, and predictions that all would be back behind bars tonight haye side of the street car in order to con- | alarm. | SUB DISASTER SUITS | REACH HIGHEST COURT, attacks which have characterized other | - icts bolted after sawing their | g, ROTHSTEIN WOUND RESULT IS FATAL Famous New York Gambler Dies, Refusing to Reveal Identity of Slayer. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, November 6.—Arnold Rothstein, big time gambler, who had been a prominent figure in the city's night life for many years and whose activities the authorities have investi- gated on several occaslons, died today refusing in accordance with the code of the underworld to reveal the identity of his slayer. Rothstein, who was a witness at the trial of Police Lieut. Charles Becker for the murder of Herman Rosenthal, who was once charged with having “fixed” the 1919 world series, and who was indicted In connection with tha Fuller-McGee brokerage bankruptey case, was shot Sunday night in a hotel room to which he was lured by a tele~ phone call. Rothstein was a colorful figure in Broadway's gambling Iife. Wherever there was an element of chance or speculation his'was a name to conjure with—on the race track, in a gambling house, a stock deal, a real estate de- velopment or a sporting event. Had Dropped Gambling. Of late, by his own avowal largely given up gambling himself to his real estate Broadwa had left his old pt linked him with g He came under the spotlight of nos toriety in two great scandals. In 1919 ne figured in the “throwing” of the world series by a group of Chicago base ball players to the Cincinnati Reds. He was belicved to have put up the money accepted by players ostensibly to allow’ the Reds to win. Before that he had come in for a lit- tle notice in the trial of Police Lieut. Becker for the murder of Herman Ro- senthal. _In 1922 Rothstein’s name was brought into a bucket shop scandal here. Books of the E. M. Fuiler brokerage house, an alleged bucket shop, showed they had paid him $385,000. But Rothstein, on the witness stand, was uncommunica~ tive. he had to devote usiness, but that Always Kept Silence. His silence was characteristic. He was never volub'e sbout the intimate details of his life. His exact age was not known. H2 hes said he was 46 | vears old, but he looked 10 years younger. The son of a prosperous New York | cotton gooc's merchant, he learned play- ing billiards with his father's employes that he could pick up money easier that way than by working for it. He gravi- tated to the race track and then took up other forms of gambling. _ Early in life, he achieved the reputa- tion of being a “square shooter.” His formula was: “Don’t think yaou can get rich by being crooked. It takes brains o get rich.” In the years that followed, Rothstein handled big sums of money, his wealth and his fame increased. Former Mayor John F. Hylan, in one of his political campaigns, dubbed him “the king of the poolrooms.” As his wealth increased he reached out for substantial investments. He owned a hotel in Seventy-second street, valued at $2,000,000, and other real es- tate. Altogether it was estimated he was worth several million dollars. ——e SOUTH AFRICAN CABINET, UNDER HERTZOG, RESIGNS | Action Follows Refusal of Min- ister of Posts and Tele- graphs to Quit. By the Associated Press. PRETORIA, Union of South Africa, November 6—The South African - nment under the premiership o,w.L B. M. Hertzog resigned today. | The action grew out of differences in | the cabinet precipitated by the refusal |of W. B. Madeley, minister of posts and telegraphs, to resign at Premier Hertzog's request. The reason for the difficulty was Mr. Madeley’s insistence In receiving a deputation headed by a representative of the Trades Union Council and including members of the Native Trade Union, which discussed with him the question of native work- ers in the postal service, Premier Hertzog follows the prece- dent established by the late Gen. Louis Botha in 1912, when, as premier gen< eral, Botha reformed his cabinet to ex- clude Mr. Hertzog himself, one of his ministers. Mr. Hertzog's opposition to Gen. Botha's naval defense policy and other questions resulted in the action. Zeppelin Back Home. FRIEDRICHSHAFEN, Germany, No- vember 6 (#).—The Graf Zeppelin, which took off from the Staaken air- drome, in the suburbs of Berlin, at 7:06 am., landed at its home port at 3:30 this afternoon. PIMLICO ENTRIES FOR TOMORROW. FIRST RACE—Purse, $2.000: the ville Steeplechase; 4-year-olds ming; 3 miles a Mantonian a Autumn Bell Cheramy Rig Vida a Pive pounds claimed for rider. SECOND RACE-—Purse. $1,300; mal vear-olds: 3t furlongs.” e Royal Claaue ... 115 Rose Smith Corp 13 Delici 118 Jesiran .. Fly Lighi 18 Also eligib 1 1 1 Catons- and up: 139 Cherub ... 151 Broom Wrac . 141 Endicott 150 ight Play Flower ¢ Fairy Ring Golden Anger Erin b Safety Pin Key Spring Vanity . a Fancy Sea Story Chicksal 8 c Jubllee Sweet Verbena .. 118 Audley Farm entry, b Earl Sande entry. ¢ Samuel Ross-Salubria Stable entry. THIRD RACE_The Ruxton Handicap; ages; purse, $1,500; 6 furlongs. Clean Play Brown Flal Stephanus Oh. Susanna Valorous ... FOURTH RACE—The Helpful; $2,500 add- ed; 2-year-olds; 6 furlongs. Ramona S, Butler John . Domineer Justinian aFilm .....70 an Laddie r CIff . o0 .. 18 11 109 Singlefo < 1T Lady Marie FIFTH RACE—The John S. Skinner Han- dicap; purse, $1,500; fillies and mares, all akes; 1)s miles. Stream Line Archduchess 12 Crossco Barbara ........ 1171 Maxiva SIXTH RACE--Purse. §1,300; 3-vear-olds and up: claiming; 1 mile and 70 yards. Lass o' Gowrle... 105 *Watkinson 08 e Bartlel 110 One Hour Spectacular *Forelark RACE—Purse, $1.3( laiming; 14 miles. *Hoi Pollof .. Battle Shat ! Lactarius .. “Baby Gar SEVENTH olds and uj S-year- Bonsky . . 108 Wheatstick im .. *Just in’ Fun Kensington 1 Sir Leonid Speedy Princ Forest Lore addy. Liee First Edition pprentice allowance claimed, Weather clear; track faske *Leger Acrostic