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WEATHER. (U. 8. Weather Bureau Forecast.) P‘llr.kalixhuy cooler tonight; tomor- row fair, Temperatures: Highest, 78, at 3:30 pam. vesterday; lowest, 56, at'4:15 am. y. Full report on page 9. Closing N. Y. Markets, Pages 14 and 15 Entered as second class mn(l&r Nos 31206, St hmee. wa @ ¢ Foenir WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION shington, D. o Star. “From Press to Home Within the Hour” The Star'l carrier system covers every city block and the regular edi- tion is delivered to Washington homes WASHINGTON, D. C., TUESDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1929_FIFTY PAGES. FH¥ Yesterday’s Circ /(P Means Associated Press. as fast as the papers are printed. ulation, 110,032 3 TWO CENTS. CUBS AND. MACKS TED, 0700, NFRST OF WORLD SERIE EHVIE 1S PTCHIG Connie Springs Surprise by' Nomin;ting Hurler Who Has Been Credited With but Nine Games All Season. TARDY UMPIRES DELAY | START BY 10 MINUTES Both Pitchers Appear in Fine Form : in Preliminary Workouts—Fifty ; Thousand Rabid Fans Cheer Wildly as Favorites Come Run- ning Out on Field. The probable line-uj ATHLETICS. ol Ehnike, © Umpires—Mr. Klem (National), Mr. Dinneen (American), at fix: Moran_(National), at _second . Graflan (American), at Lhird base. - BY DENMAN THOMPSON. Sports Editor of The Star. CHICAGO, October 8.—Chicago and Philadelphia were tied in the second inning of the world series | opener today. Neither team had been able to score. Before an assembly of some 50,000 overcoated fans. the first game of the | 1929 series for the base bail < hampion- ship of the world got under “ay in weather more suitable for foot ball u:an for the national pa : Running frue to form in pulling the unexpected, Manager Connie Mack nominated Howard Ehmke, rangy un- derhand slinger, for box duty in the all- important initial contest. Pre-series speculation dealt largely with whether George Earnshaw or Leity Grove would draw the box assignment, and the lean Jeader’s choice of a hurler who had figured in but ninc games 1o a decision in the regular campaign nroved a sur- prise. Of this totel Ehmke v.as credited with winning 7 and losing 2. Manager McCarthy’s selection of | Charlie Root for mound toil was more orthodox, Root being regarded as a steadier performer than Pat Malone, who also was frequently mentioned as the starting pitcher. 5 Following the customary preliminaries in which Coaches Nick Altrock and Al Schacht figured prominently, Old Glory was raised to the top of the flagstaff in center field of Wrigley PField's spacious ark as the crowd bared its collzctive | eads. Umpires Are Late. After the small army of camera men finished filming the many notables and a last-minute conference at the plate, participated in by the arbiters, Capt. Grimm of the Cubs and Eddie Collins of the Athletics ,the Cubs trotted to their positions in the fleld as the throng roared its encouragement, Bill Klem, the National League vet- eran who wheels the indicator, was theb umpire-in-chief, stationed in back of the plate. Bill Dineen of the American League was at first base, Charley Moran of the National League was at second and Roy Van Graflan of the American League at third. Although the sun was on the job for the preliminary practice for the two teams it appeared only at inter- vals as game time approached, and a strong breeze from the northeast di- rectly off Lake Michigan promised to reduce distance on drives to the out- fielders. A delay of more than 10 min- utes in starting the game apparently was due to the tardy arrival of the quartet of officials. ING. PHILADELPHIA—Root cut an out- side corner for the first ball pitched to Bishop, a half-hearted swing that was fouled. That made the Cub pitcher with an advantage of having two strikes on his man. Bishop sent a slow roller to Capt. Grimm of the Cubs, who beat the runner to the bag. With a count of two and two Haas had a third strike called on him by Umpire Klem. Root then slipped the first one over on Cochrane. And then a period of wide ones. Mickey fouled back against the screen for strike two. Two successive low deliveries then gave Mickey a base on balls. Root clip- ped an outside corner of the plate for strike one on’' Simmons. He missed with perfunctory attempts to nip Cochrane at. first. Then slipped over strike two. Stmmons took a lunge at the next pitch and missed for strike three as the crowd howled in high glee. No runs. CHICAGO—Ehmke was inside with his first pitched ball to McMillan. But the next one was over for strike one, and then a foul followed for the second strike. McMillan swung at the next, which resulted in a fly that Cochrane caught in foul territory. With a count of two balls and one strike, English got a life on a roller to Boly. The ball carromed off Ehmke's glove to Boley and was called a single when he beat the throw to first. Hornsby provided the second out when he made Miller back up to_the rightfield fence to get his fly, and Wil- son also was retired with a little pop to Miller. No runs. SECOND INNING. ‘PHILADELPHIA—Foxx leaned against the first ball by Root for a line single to left. A wide one was sandwiched in between a strike and a foul on Miller an dafter looking over another wide Box Rivals Toda HOWARD EHMKE. POLICE PROBERS ASK TOWITNESSES Two-Man Board Drafts Let- ter Seeking Appearance in Groups. Halted by the District Commission- ers in its contemplated move to close the municipal investigation of the grand jury’s charges of inefficiency against Inspector William S. Shelby and Lieut. Edward J. Kelly, the two-man board of inquiry resumed preparations today tc continue the probe as originally | planned. All of the 70 witnesses who testified before the grand jury and members of the coroner’s jury which held that Mrs. Virginia McPherson was a suicide, in addition to the witnesses summoned to appear before it are to be invited before the District board of inquiry. Letters similar in text to those sent the 23 members of the grand jury have been prepared by the board and will be sent out tonight by registered mail. The procedure for hearing these wit- nesses is to be changed somewhat, however. Instead of fixing a definite time for the witnesses to appear, as was done in the case of members of the grand jury, they will be asked to come in groups at 1:30 o'clock on days stipu- lated in the letter. The board, there- fore, will not be in the position of wast- ing time should the witnesses adopt the tactics of most of the grand jurors who declined to testify. ‘The letter to be sent the 70 witnesses follows: “The Commissioners of the District of Columbia have appointed the under- signed a special board to investigate into and report upon the charges made against the Detective Bureau and Lieut. Kelly et al, in its resolution, dated September 30, 1929. A copy of the resolution is inclosed. “The special board is concerned at this time solely with these questions and is not investigating the manner of death of Mrs. McPherson. If you know any facts that bear upon the question raised by the grand jury in its resolu- tion concerning police efficiency or proversion of testimony, will you kind- ly arrange to be at Room 425, District (Continued on Page 2, Column 5.) ST T EIGHT DAYS IN AIR, PILOTS “GOING STRONG” Chicago Flyers Send Down Word That They Are Physically Fit. By the Associated Press, CHICAGO, October 8.—With eight full days to their credit at 6:52 a.m. today, the two “‘mystery” pilots of the Chicago—We Will endurance plane planned to spend their 200th hour aloft over Wrigley Field for a long-distance bird’s-eye view of the first world series game. Field attaches at Skyharbor airport said thé plane’s motor seemed to be functioning perfectly and that the pilots, whose identities are being guarded, had sent down word that they were physically fit for a long grind. ‘Their names will not be revealed, the flight promoters said, unless the 421- hour refueling endurance record of the St. Louis Robin is broken. e Bing swung for a third strike. g}kes hfid one _strike called and then (Continued on Page 2, Column 7.) o SCOTS’ LIQUOR STUDIED, LONDON, October 8 (#).—Following appointment of the royal comm! to investigate the liquor question in England, & similar ccmmission has been appointed for Scotland. ‘The liquor laws of the two countries vary. Scot- land already has a measure of local option. . ttish _ commission, e bt of Lord MacKay, one of hairmanshij Y :hefl sennwr: of the College ol Juar;lg Scotland, will operate on much :x:me lines as the English commission. Among its members, John Dewar, for instance, is a director of a famous dis- tillery; Rev. John Harry Miller is a “former moderator of the United Free Church, and Mrs. Forrester-Paton is & daughter of the famous jurist, Lord Shaw. under | © | additional witnesses, whose names were 1.5 IVESTGATORS REPORT ‘PROCRESS N PHERSON CASE Two Witnesses Tell of Seeing “Blond”” Man in Apartment of Dead Nurse. ANSWERS DESCRIPTION FURNISHED BY GAUTHEY | Blue-Green Roadster Also Recalled by Neighbors, Further Corrobo- rating Gardener's Story. Acting on information from three furnished by The Star, agents of the Department of Justice today probed deeper into the death of Virginia Mc- Pherson and claimed to have made “some progress” toward a solution of the mystery. Early this morning justice agents | interrogated two witnesses who live in | the Lombardy Apartment, next to the | Park Lane, where the McPhersons | lived. They told representatives of The Star yesterday that they had seen a blond man in the McPherson apart- | ment who closely resembled the man described by Victor P. Gauthey, Ard- | more landscape gardener, as the com- panion of the woman he says was with Mrs. McPherson when they visited his home on the night of September 12. One of the witnesses also described a blue-green roadster similar to the one which Gauthey saild the blond man drove to his home on several occasions. Admit Seeing Blond Man. One also told of seeing the man with Mrs. McPherson in the latter’s apart- | ment at the Park Lane two or three times during the months of August and September. The other witness tells of | seeing such a roadster as Gauthey de- scribes parked in the rear of the* Mc- Pherson apartments on several oc- caslons. He has not seen it there since | the nuise died. The third witness is & clairvoyant who is said to have given Mrs. Mc. Pherson a reading four days before her body was found. This witness has been quoted as saying she was convinced the nurse was murdered, basing her e- lief on the “impression” she gained of Mrs. McPherson. She declined to say whether her subject told her she was | in fear of being killed, explaining that | it is contrary to the ethics of her busi- | ness to discuss for publication the de- tails of a reading. Acquainted With Husband. Gauthey told Department of Justice agents yesterday that he belleved the man he says was in his home, near Ardmore, Md., with Mrs. McPherson until after 12 o'clock on the night she died was personally acquainted with Robert A. McPherson, the girl’s hus- band, who is now in the District Jail under indictment for murder in con- nection with her death. Mrs. McPherson, Gauthey said, asked her companion when he had “last seen her husband.” “I met him downtown two or three days ago,” Gauthey quoted the stranger as replying. a closed car bearing District of Colum- bia license tags drive very slowly back and forth in front of his home several times while he was entertaining Mrs. McPherson and her friend on the night of September 12. Allen Gets “Tip.” The information relative to the pres- ence of the blond man in Mrs. Mc- Pherson’s apartment was furnished by Mrs, E. Russell Vass, who lives in the Lombardy across a narrow courtway from the McPherson apartment in the Park Lane. It was obtained on a tip from Officer Fobert J. Allen, who has bucked the police department in a single-handed investigation of the case. “On several occasions,” she said, “I have seen Mrs. McPherson in her apartment with a man who at first glance bears a resemblance to her hus- band. I last saw them together about two weeks prior to the night she was killed. The man came to the window to draw a shade and I got a good look at him. “T remember well that he had blond, wavy hair and his forehead was some- (Continued on Page 2, Column 3.) i Sy VAN ORMAN’S WIN 0.K.’D. Gordon Bennett Balloon Race Re- sult Officially Announced. By the Associated Press. Ward T. Van Orman’s vietory in the 1929 International Gordon Bennett Bal- loon Race was officially confirmed today by the National Aeronautic Association, which announced that Van Orman, piloting a balloon for the Goodyear Zeppelin Co., traveled 341 miles. 3 second with 338 miles and Lieut. T. G. 'W. Settle, in a Navy balloon, was third with 304 miles. The Belgian pilot, Ernet Demuyter, traveled 226 miles to finish in fourth place. Woman Dies at 103. CHICOPEE, Mass., October 8 (#).— Mrs. Almatia Bennett, who achieved fame by taking to aviation on her ninety-fitth birthday, died early today, exactly one month after her 103rd birthday, which was observed with a short flight over a local airfield. CHICAGO’S LATEST MURDER THRILLER TURNS OUT A “DUD” Screams and Shouts of *“Keep Away From the Body” Greet Clothes Dummy on Sidewalk. By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, October 8.—A blood- curdling scream sundered the still night air. The figure of a man lay the street. n“‘gl‘cu:e% Rery one away from the body until we arrive,” shouted Police Lieut. Joe McGuire to the excited person who ed the report. ph'orll;e cops arrived. sons were gathered around at a re- A score of per-|- spectful distance. Women clung tim- :u v.goznuunne :ams and shuddered. ve: was aw Ary l’eem:n shouldered his way m"’“fi'.f.u“l‘ circle and dropped to one! knee the figure. A queer expres- mmd m\‘.ha his face. He got up and kicked figure. “Just & clothing store dummy,” he said. ‘The crowd dispersed, everybody dis- appointeds g Gauthey also told the agents he saw | ;; Capt. W. E. Kepner, U. S. Army, was| 4 IN WASHINGTON. LINDY DISCOVERS MAYAN RUINS NEVER KNOWN BY WHITE MEN Experts “All Het Up." Declares Radio Operator on Colox_lel’s Ship in Message. By the Associated Press. MIAMI, Fla, October 8.—Discovery of Maya ruins, believed never before | seen by white man, was reported by the radio operator aboard Col. Charles A. Lindbergh's plane flying in the vicinity message to Pan-American Airways base After_reporting the take-off from of Lake Yaxha, British Honduras, in a | here today. Belize on the third trip ofthe joint | Carnegie Institution-Pan-American Airways scientific expedition and a landing | and take-off at Lake Yaxha, Radio Operator Willlam Ehmer broke his routine i message with: “Flash—We have discovered regular ruins now. Circling them. Scientists | all het up.” ‘The Miami base was working directly with the plane in flight. Col. Lindberg, accompanied’ by Mrs. Lindbergh, and members of the first aerial expedition into the unknown area of Maya Land, took off from Belize, British Honduras, at 10 a.m. and headed into the interior of British Honduras toward Flores and the Tayasal region, where the third stage of the exploration of Mayan ruins is to be made. Scientists Aboard. | Aboard the big amphibian plane with | the Lindberghs were Dr. A. 8. Kidder, | head of the archaeological branch of | Carnegle Institution; Oliver H. Richet- son, also of the Carnegie staff; Radio Operator Emmer, and W. I. Van Dusen of New York. Col Lindbergh was piloting -and Dr. Kidder was riding beside him in the wcctpu. ntinuing the message interrupted by Emmer’s “flash” of sighting of BEIYI ruins, the radio operator told how after circling an oblong lagoon at Yakha, Col. Lindbergh skillfully brought the heavy plane to a pretty landing at cover as we taxied across the lagoon, but reappeared when Col. Lindbergh throttled down his motors,” the mes- sage said. “We were down but 15 min- utes, landing for the purpose of study- ing the silhouettes of surrounding hills on one of which definite ruins were sighted, which Dr. Kidder said dated back to early Maya civilization. Col. Lindbergh yesterday brought his giant plane down with rare skill in the midst of the Yucatan jungle on a small green ?:ol. He and his bride inflated a rubber boat and, chopping their way through reeds and underbrush with machetes, made their way to shore, where they looked for ruins and relics of the lost Maya civilization. Alligators, with which the lake was infested, kept a respectful distance. On a.m. “Natives in a small village took to | Ehmer promised details soon. the way back from a hill Col. Lind- bergh spotted one alligator slipping | away from the plane, apparently fright- ened at the man-made bird which had dropped down on its lair. While they were ashore Mrs. Lind- bergh served her husband, the two sci- entists who were with them and the | infl ghn:'s radio rator with a typical leld lunch, consisting of raisins, banan- as and crackers. They remarked they | had been so engrossed in their search for ruins they had forgotten to eat. Landing Fruitless. The landing, which was near the banks of Lake De Chichen Anaba, Quintana Roo, was fruitless, the party finding neither ruins nor human habi- tation nor signs of life other than the wild life usual in the Yucatan jungles. The jungle stop was made at noon, while the party was en route from Merida, Yucatan, across the peninsula to Belize, over a course of about 400 miles. Fly Over Excavations. ‘The plane flew over several of the cities at which excavations have been in progress. At Chichen Itza the ex- plorers saw two massive ruins bordered on twin pools of deep green water. The temple of warriors excavation of the Carnegie Institute was nearly snow white, with its columns in the form of feathered serpents. There is a gray pyramid here ex- cavated by the Mexican government. reaching 150 feet toward the sky and surmounted by a majestic temple, de- tails of which were revealed clearly in bright morning sun. Flying low over the thick jungle tops at less than 90 miles an hour, the party soon passed the Yaxhuna ruins, 18 miles south of Chichen Itza. ‘While every one scanned the massed tropical growth below for traces of the vanished Maya race the colonel crossed and recrossed a deep river, unknown by name or chart to any one aboard. There was no life nor sign of human habita- tion along its banks. JUDGE BLOCKS EARLY TRIAL OF M’MANUS Start Is Postponed Until November 11 by Jurist, Who Refuses to Preside Before Election. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, October 8.—The trial of George A. McManus for the murder of Arnold Rothstein, Broadway gambler chief, was postponed today until No- vember 11. It had been set for Oc- tober 15. After a conference today with attorneys for the State and defense, Judge Charles C. Nott, jr., also an- nounced that he would not preside at the trial as he had been scheduled to 0. ‘The postponement puts the Rothstein trial over until after the election instead of during the campaign, into which it was injected as one of the principal is- sues by anti-Tammany forces. The trial was scheduled for a_ pre- election date as the direct result of campaign charges that McManus never had been brought to trial because such a proceeding might bring out facts em- barrassing to Tammany politicians and O age Nkt inted to presid u ott was appo! because he was a Republican, and Dis- trict Attorney Joab Banton appointed a Republican’ assistant to prosecute the trial, that there could be no charge thaf officials had “hushed up” the proceedis Ings. In Novemb!‘rl Judge Morris Koenig is de in the court where Mc! 5 ublican, but has been indorsed for elec- glon by both Democrats and Repub- licans. In announcing that he would not pre- side at the trial, Judge Nott said that he had not been consulted about it by the district attorney and the first he knew of the case being to was when he read about it in the news- ?lpe .. When the prosecutor and de- ense counsel called on him at his re- quest today, he told them that under no circumstances would he try the case before election. He said that both sides told him they were rea his own on put the case and urged him to uldg’ h’: dpcldln b ul 5 e I.nl'-ll'}v’lre to -4 CHICAGO CRIME WITNESS SHOT BY COLORED MAN Deputy Sheriff Dies of Wounds, Suffered in Dispute Over Gro- cery Bill. By the Associated Press, EAST CHICAGO, Ind., October 8.— Deputy Sheriff Samuel Goldberg, a wit- ness before the Federal grand jury in- quiry into Lake County corruption, died early today of wounds inflicted last night by James Britt, colored. Federal officers said the shooting was the result merely of a parsonal quarrel. Britt was arrested and will be charged with first-degree murder, officers said. The shooting was the aftermath of a quarrel which started two months ago over a grocery bill, police said, when Britt drew a knife and attacked Gold- berg in the latter’s grocery store. Britt was arrested and fined in City Court. District Attorney Olive: Loomis said Goldberg had sought Government pro- tection, saying he had been threatened since appearing before the grand jury, but Federal officials declared the slay- ing had no connection with Goldberg's grand jury.appearance. POLICEMEN ARE OUSTED. Three Are Ordered Removed by D. C. Commissioners. The District Commissioners today or- dered three policemen removed from the force. All been recommended for dismissal by the Police Trial Board, two for intoxication and one for desertion. ‘The officers removed for intoxication were Pvts. L. P. Bell, fifth precinct, and W. R. Griffin, 'd precinct. Pvt. Chester L. Goodwin, third pre- cinct, was removed for desertion, o——— BOY DIES OF INJURIES. Fourteen-year-old Fred Latimer of 117 East Capitol street, died at Gallin- | Dol ger Hospital this morning from injuries suffered Sunday when the machine in which he and two other youths were was wrecked near Marlboro, Md. PSS Radio Prognms:i—Page 35. Izn. Hartford Anderson, 107Y, Eleventh street southeast, and Arthur Chesley, 20, of Lyon Creek, Md.,, still are in the hos- pital. They are expected to'recover. ROBERTS LAUNCHES FALL PROSECUTION | Defense Cpunters With Re- | view of His Long Friendship With Doheny. Owen J. Roberts, special Government counsel, made the opening statement today for the prosecution at the trial of Albert B. Fall, former Secretary of the Interior, which started its second day in whirlwind fashion. 5 He was followed immediately by Frank J. Hogan, chief counsel for the former cabinet officer, who is on_trial before Justice Willlam Hitz, in Crim- inal Division 2 of the District Supreme Court, under an indictment charging acceptance ot a $100,000 bribe, which enced him o lease the Govern- ment's valuable California oll reserves to Edward L. Doheny, president of the Pan-American Petroleum Co. Fall Is Central Figure. The white-hatred defendant, present- ing a picture of melancholy as he hud- dled in @ great armchair within the prisoners’ bar, was the central figure again today in the courtroom scene. He sat with his head thrown back, scarce- ly seeming to take any interest in his third appearance in court on a criminal charge growing out of the leasing of the naval ofl lands, and as his counsel, however, stressed to the jury of four women and eight men the friendship of 43 years that had existed between Fall and Doheny and emphasized the $100,000 as an open contract loan, the defendant appeared to take renewed in- terest in the proceedings. Meanwhile, Josephus Daniels, Secre- tary of the Navy under the Wilson ad- ministration, when the naval oil land leases were set aside by Congress, was waiting in the rear of the courtroom to appear as the first witness for the Government. In all, 49 witnesses have been summoned to testify at the trial. Of these, 30 are witnesses for the Government and 19 for the defense. Indicating the dispatch with which the trial has gotten under way after the selection of the jury yesterday, Mr. Roberts said he expected to complete in three days the presentation of the Government's case against Fall. During the former trial, which resulted in the acquittal of ‘Fall and Doheny, it required five days to present the Government's case. In his opening statement, Mr. Roberts, always cool and logical, outlined in clear-cut fashion the varlous steps leading up to the leasing of the Elk (Continued on Page 2, Column 6.) NEW GOLD RUSH IS ON. Prospector Finds Ore in Idaho Assaying $2,500 to Ton. ‘WALLACE, Idaho, October 8 (#).—A gold rush that had all the color and clamor of the early-day stampedes into the wealthy Couer d’'Alene region -was in progress to new “diggings” In this region today. The announcement of an old sour- bough, John Stout, one of the first “get in” 35 years ago, that he had dis- covered ouwmgglngs which assayed more than $2,500 per ton in gold, $21 in silver and $3 in copper, started the stampede to the North Fork River country, over which thousands of men treked in the earlier rush. % nanza” was believed to be wiles north of Prichard. Hatry Is Refused Bail. LONDON, October 8 (#).—Justice MacNaghten in the law courts today refused the application of Clarence Y. Hatry and three associates for bail. They are charged with conspiracy to defraud. about 25 'bo- | been denied, and their Porch Collapses, Hurling Woman 40 Feet Into Old Well Special Dispatch to The Star. ROCKVILLE, Md., October 8 —While Mrs. E. J. Wilhoit, about 40, was seated in a rocking chair on the back porch of her home near Oakdale Sunday afternoon, the porch suddenly collapsed and she was precipitated into an old well, the existence of which she had not been aware. ‘The rescue squad of the Sandy man with a life line, succeeded in bringing Mrs. Wilhoit to the surface. Although Mrs, Wilboit fell a distance of 40 feet she suf- fered only slight injuries to one arm and a thigh. HOOVER DESCRIBES NEW CONVERSATION A5 1M0ST FRENDLY President and Britain’s Prime | Minister Continue Talk on Naval Parity. BY G. GOULD LINCOLN. President Hoover in a statement to the press at the White House todav declared that the conversaticns between Prime Minister Macdonald and himself are “continuing in the most friendly of atmospheres.” ‘The demonstration in this country of ; friendliness toward the prime minister and the people of Great Britain, Mr. Hoover said, is of even greater impor- tance than any conclusicus which he and Mr. Macdonald might 1each. ‘The President said: “There is nothing which I can re- port at the present moment on the con- versations with the prime minister. These conversations are continuing in the most frendly of atmospheres. We fortunately have no controversy between out countries to be settled. © We are, therefore, able to discuss our mutual problems in the long-distance view and solely in the broad aspect of human wel- fare in the largest sense. Frankness on Both Sides. “Moreover, we are able to carry on our conversations without circumiluca- tion and in frankness with recognition of the point of - view of both sides. Neither of us has anything to reserve. ‘We search only for those things that will promote the increase of good will | and moral_solidari countries. The prime minister possesses a well of Scotch humor which lubri- cates any discussion. “More important than all is the great evidence shown by the press and the American people of genuine friendliness to Great Britain and to his people. The demonstration that is in progress is in {tself more important than any incidental conclusion that he and I might come to on matters concerning | in our two nations.” The President and Mr. Macdonald will continue their conversations again this afternoon at the White House and tomorrow, it was said. The fact that Mr. Macdonald and his daughter, Ish- bel, have returned to the British em- bassy as house guest of Sir Esme How- ard by no means brings to an end the conferences between himself and the President, it was indicated. ‘The British invitation to the naval conference was handed to Ambassador Dawes in London yesterday and by him transmitted in code to the State De- partment. It will be published here, in London, Paris, Rome and Tokio simul- taneously tomorrow morning. The invitation, it is understood, con- tains about 1.500 words. It explains, it (Continued on Page 5, Column 5.) MELLON TO CONTINUE AS TREASURY HEAD President Hoover's Announcement Intended to Lay Rumor of His Retirement. By the Associated Press. Andrew W. Mellon will guide the fiscal affairs of the United States for the duration of the current admin- istration. This announcement by President Hoover is intended to lay the rumors that the 74-year-old financier, who has held the Treasury portfolio longer than :eny mox his predecessors, is planning to tire. It means that, his health and his' wishes itting, he will continue in inet until March 4, 1933, span- three administra- Reports have been current frequently since President Hoover took office that Mellon was about to retire. All have persistence finally led to the White House an- nouncemet, that went beyond the re- ports early in the administration that the Treasury Secretary would continue in office another year. The implication of those reports that he might then wish to relinquish the tremendous financial burdens of his office probably has nourished the rumors of impending resignation, and has now been set at rest. RACKETEERS “BID DOWN” GRAPES; CONSIGNEES FOUND IN FERMENT! By Representing Selves as Dry Agents Crooks Geti _Shipments at Less Than Value. By the Assoelated Press. S et ctual value. ‘Here is how the game is worked, as explained by Prohibition Commisisoner ran: 4 The racketeers go to the railroad y;rdn md’u&n -dchgck of nhlpmeng of juice and grape products om‘l‘:wme names of the persons to whom they are cumlm:d n aey rearnen themsel mzfimon agents and prospective purchasers, that the shipments of beverages are not called for. ‘The aj t purpose of the racket, oommw issioner said, is to the rack- g0 s the only city from which reports of the practice have bee: mflmnl their interference shipment or use of grape! the home or for any other ty between the two | sidered SUBMARINE DEATH KNELL ADVOCATED IN BRITISH NAVAL PARLEY' INVITATION Japanese Foreign Office Makes Public Its Bid to Take Part in Five-Power Conference in London. KELLOGG PACT IS MADE ACCORD’S INITIAL POINT Reconsideration of Washington 1922 Arms Treaty With View to Diminishing Amount of Battle- ship ilepl:cement Construction Is Urged in Document. By the Associated Press. TOKIO, October 8.—The British invitation to Japan to participate in a five-power naval conference was published here tonight after its receipt by the foreign office. The invitation, which is approx- imately a thousand words in length, reviews the Anglo-Ameri- can conversations in which it was stated agreement had becn reached on the following: (1)—The Kellogg pact is the starting point of the agreement. (2)—Anglo-American parity of all naval categories shall be reached by the end of 1936. (3)—The desirability to recon- sider the battleship replacement programs of the Washington treaty of 1922, with a view to diminishing the amount of re- placement construction therein implied. (4)—Total abolition of subma- rines, subject to conferénce with other naval powers. Meet in January. The invitation says that it was con- desirable that the conference should be summoned for the third week in January to consider categories of vessels not covered in the Washington treaty and to deal with the questions covered in paragraph 2, article 21, of th;: t;enly. stated that the British government was willing in the mte’rvnl‘gefare the conference to continue informal con- vers:gm;s with Ambassador Matsudaira ndor. on a elucidation. P e Wreyiing Great Britain proposes in due course to communicate its views on the con- ference agenda and hopes that Japan will make a corresponding communica- tion. It expresses hope that the fruits of the conference will facilitate the task of the League of Nations prepara- tory commission and the subsequent general disarmament conference. High naval officials looked with sur- }th.se today at suggestions emanating rom Washington that the prospective 1930‘ arms conference consider the abolition of capital ships. With cus- lcrery caution they asserted they Wwere unable to discuss the suggestions until they were proposed publicly, but m:; ;:’nncgex?mggt that in their informal almost unanimous opposit had been revealed. v = Some also looked with disfavor upon a five-year extension o1 the capital ships building holiday, which they regarded as an opening wedge for abolition of the ships. ~ This attitude was confined largely to the naval men themselves, civilian officials showing a readiness to explore possibilities of the suggestion. FRANCE RECEIVES BID. Foreign Office Reserves Comment Un- til Invitation Is Studied. PARIS, October 8 (#).—The French foreign office announced today it had had no opportunity yet to examine the British invitation to a five-power naval conference and that France's answer to the invitation would depend upon its congents. It was said France had not changed its attitude, expressed several weeks ago, that it would participate in such a conference always with the idea that its conclusions would form merely one stage of general disarmament and would be merged later into a general disarmament treaty which it was hoped to conclude at Geneva. DOMINIONS ARE INVITED. Colonies Expected to Send Representa- tives to Naval Parley. LONDON, October 8 (#).—The text of the British invitation to the United States, Japan, France and Italy for a conference in London on further naval limitation has already been submitted to the governments of the dominions. It was learned officlally this after- non that the dominions are expected to send representatives to the conference, but the exact form of representation has not yet been settled. There were difficulties at the Geneva Tripartite Conference over this. It was said that France objected to separate represent- atives for the dominions, because it meant increased voting strength for the empire. France later denied having made such objections. Ernest Lapointe, minister of justice. and Commodore C. W. Hose represented Canada at the Geneva conference. Mr. (Continued on Page 5, Column 4.) — POLICE RECOVER JEWELRY BERLIN, October 8 (#).—German po- lice today discovered jewclry valued at $20,000 which had been stolen at the French embassy while Ambassador Plerre D¢ Margerie was attending the funeral of Dr. Gustav Stresemann on Sunday. In a final search of the embassy the police found all the jewels in a package, %r‘e'l‘:uy wrapped in paper, under the se. / A chauffeur reported the robbery on Sunday after fin empty jewgl cases in the embassy garden. Detectives then found that a writing table in the Am- bassador’s bedroom had been broken open and valuable jewelry removed.