Evening Star Newspaper, October 14, 1929, Page 1

WEATHER. (0. 8. Weather Bureau Forecast.) Partly cloudy; slightly, cooler tonight; tomorrow fair. 4 Temperatures:. Highest. 76, at 4:15 am yesterday; lowest, 51, at 7 y. Full report on page 10. Closing N. Y. Markets, Pages 14 and 15 31,212. The only evening paper in Washington with the Associated Press news service. EDITION he Foening Star. OCTOBER 14, Saturday's Cireulation, 11 Sunday’s Cireulation, 114, TWO CENTS. A’S WIN SERIES BY BEATING CUBS, 3 TO 2 HOME RUN BY HAAS| L_Box_Score ] epaner 1 FIRHLY HEFLIN DEMANDS MRS, WPHERSON'S Entered as se: nd class matter post office, No. Washington, 'D.. C. WASHINGTON, D. C, MONDAY, 1929 —FORTY-EIGHT PAGES. #% ) Means Asseciated Press. IN LAST OF NINTH sz 5 BRINGS IN BISHOP AHEAD, TYING SCORE Cuyler Doubles in Fourth| to Start Cub Rampage. Grimm and Taylor Follow With Safeties. WALBERGTEOES TO MOUND AS RELIEF IN FOURTH| Malone. in Form Early in Game.| Averts Threatened Rampage in| Fifth—Dykes and Boley Are Stopped. Leaving Two Runners on Path Stranded. BY DENMAN THOMPSON. (8ports Editor, The Star.) SHIBE PARK, Philadelphia, Pa.. Oc- tober 14.—The Athletics won the world base ball championship by defeating the Cubs for the fourth time in the series | here today. ’ The score was $ to 2. With the Chief Executive of the United States among the close to 30,- 000 spectators at Shibe Park, the fifth game of the world series got way with Howard Ehmke and Pat Malone as in game of the sef y by a score of 3 to 1. showed no evidence of the sore arm. that he was supposed to have incurred by that effort in his warm-up. Opposed by Malone. 3 opponent, Wl game and box by the A’ 2 ‘who the Cubs’ half of the second. Simmons, after singling te start the A’'s second inning, lost a possible ce_to score when riomnsby doubled him off first after taking Foxx's liner with a one-hand stab. Malone doubled to right in the third with one out, but was left stranded as the next two batters went out. in the fourth drove Ehmke from the mound. With two out, Cuyler doubled and Stevenson walked. Cuyler scored on Grimm's single and | Stevenson went to third, scoring when ‘Taylor singled to center. Walberg was sent to the mound, and the crowd cheered Ehmke as he left the fleld. Malone checked a threatened Athletic rally in the last of the fifth, when two runners were left on base as Dykes and | Boley failed to produce the punch necessary to sénd & run across. FIRST INNING. CHICAGO—Dykes made a good stop | of McMillan's difficult bounder and flag- ged him at first. English beat out a | slow roller to Ehmke for & hit. With a count of one and one, Hornsby acci- dentally got his bat in the way of a pitch and popped a little fly to Foxx. Two straight strikes were called on Wil- son. He fouled one, and then as a ball was recorded, English died stealing | on Cochrane’s good heave to Bishop. No | runs. ATHLETICS—Bishop protested when called out on an apparently high strike. Haas sent a high fly to Stephenson. English raced over in front of the mid- dle cushion for a fine stop and retiring | throw of Cochrane’s bounder. No runs. SECOND INNING. CHICAGO—Wilson’s eighth hit of the | séries was a sharp single to left on the | first ball pitched by Ehmke. Cuyler was also & first-ball hitter. His rap| was knocked down by Ehmke, who tos- sed to Boley, forcing Wilson at second. On the third delivery to Stephenson, | Cuyler was trapped in an effort to steal second, and was run down, Ehmke to Foxx to Boley to Cochrane, the latter running up to first base to get the put- out. Stephenson received the first pass issued by Ehmke. Grimm Dromgtly WAS retired on a stiff rap to Foxx. No runs. ATHLETICS—Simmons, whose sec- ond home run of the set started that big Mackian rally Saturday, was cheered as he approached the plate, and with a count of one and one, rapped a clean hit between McMillan and English. Foxx looked over a couple and then lined toward right. Hornsby grabbed the ball with his gloved hand, and it was an easy matter to double Simmons off first with a toss to Grimm. McMil- lan took Miller’s easy roller and flagged him at first. No runs. THIRD INNING. CHICAGO—Taylor's swing = resulted | in a dribbie in front of the plate. Coch- | rane pounced on the ball and the batsman_before he could leave his position in the box. Malone went to the limit before skidding a safety down the right field line. which netied two bases. Boley came in to get McMillan's | lier and flag him, slow rol third, INg | fiy to Miller. No runs. ATHLET E. MeMillan, 3b. English, ss. Hornsby, 2b. Wilson, ef. ... Cuyler, rf. . Stephenson, If. .. Grimm, 1b. Taylor, ¢. Malone, p. .. LY | cccsscannpP E 3 PHILADELPHIA Bishop, 2b. Haas, ef. Cochrane, Simmons, If. Foxx, 1b. Miller, rf. . Dykes, 3b. Boley, ss. Ehmke, p Walberg, p 1 2 [ 1 [ 32 T French batted for Walbers in the ninth. SCORE BY INNINGS: 1223 485617 8 000200000 000000003 Summary: tted in—Grimm, Taylor, Haas (2). oo base ‘Bitr—alone, Cuyler, Simmons. Chicago... s"«:ion l..i .C‘rl-%! in) me. 2 E'- res—Messrs. Kiem, Dinneen. Grafian. pitched on a line to Cuyler in right. No ns, i1 FOURTH INNING. CHICAGO—With the count ane and | Premier Says Japan Ardently De- OPPOSED TO NAVAL PARITY WITH ITALY Willing, However, to Agree Not to Maintain Superior Fleet in Mediterranean. | A INVITATION TO PARLEY TO BE ACCEPTED BY ROME sires Actual Cut by All Powers at London. By the Associated Press. PARIS, October 14.—It was under- stood in reliable circles today, as the cabinet began its discussion of France's reply to the British naval conference invitation, that the French government could not consider naval parity with Italy. Prance believes, it was said, that parity with Italy would be tantamount to French inferiority, because, while Italy would be able to maintain an en- tire fleet, in the Mediterranean, France would be obliged to distribute her forces in both the Atlantic and the Mediterranean to protect an -extensive coastline. It was understood, however, France one on Hornsby, he grounded to Boley. Cochrane raced back, close to the stands, to get Wilson's foul. Cuyler lined a mfie to the fence in right center. Tt was Chicago’s fourth hit and the sec- . Ehmke was in the ight wide pitches Grimm a single to right center, . which mflm Cuyler with the mtmslsphen the ba t ven & generous the field =k, side siants, ending the Chicago rally. Two runs. layers of both teams in strikeouts, | When he fanned for the eighth time in | the series. Rajah vigorous protest against Umpire Klem's decision in w“{l.:g the third strike. No runs. A’ [C8—Cuyler made a leaping catch of Simmons’ fly close to the fence and near the foul line in right. Foxx was safe at first when Hornsby fumbled his easy roller. Miller was in the hole with one ball and two strikes when he whacked a sharp drive past McMillan for a single, Foxx going to second. | Dykes lined to Cuyler, whose quick re- turn prevented the base runners from advancing. Manager McCarthy had Hal Carlson warming up in the bullpen at this point. Boley popped weakly, Mc- Millan getting his fly in the center of | the diamond. No runs. | SIXTH INNING. 1 CHICAGO—Miller didn't hava to move to clutch Wilson's low liner, Walberg took Cuyler's little dribble and tossed ¥Hm out. Stephenson made the third out when he missed a mighty lunge to be set down on strikes. No runs. ATHLETICS—English went Into short center for Walberg's fly. Hornsby went to his right to get Bishop's smart rap. Haas fanned, swinging viciously for the third strike. No runs. Up to this point the Mackmen had but two hits to show for their efforts Against Malone. SEVENTH INNING. CHICAGO—Grimm hit the first ball | pitched to Haas, who was correctly | placed in left center. Taylor was also | a first-ball hitter. Miller got his fly, and Walberg had the distinction of re- | tiring the side on three pitches when | Malone fouled to Cochrane. No runs. | ATHLETICS—The crowd started | stamping and crabbing In an effort to disconcert Malone as Cochrane came up to start tne “lucky seventh.” Malone got only one strike over in the process of walking Mickey. Simmons was re- tired on three pitches, McMillan getti his little fly. Foxx then, for the secons time, hit into a double play, English to Hornsby to Grimm. No runs. EIGHTH INNING. CHICAGO—McMillan was credited with a single when Bishop was unable to hold his little fly after sprinting well into right field in an effort to make the catch. English intended sacrificing, had two strikes called on him, when he missed with a swing for the third. Hornsby lined to Miller on the first ball pitched. With a count of one and one on Wilson, McMillan successfully en- gineered the first stolen base of the series, but his effort was wasted, when Wilscn fanned. No runs. ATHLETICS—Miller raised a little fly to English. Wilson came in to catch Dykes' loft. Boley fanned on four pitched balls. No runs. NINTH INNING. who beat him to the baj Stephenson rifled a single jpast Boley. to center. Grimm struck out on three pitched bally taking the third. Taylor raised an easy IC8—In a last-minute effort Conn! W= |ington treaty concerning submarines— This | ships. “l:; either ‘Giuseppe Sirianni, minister of o | Hamaguchi Says Reduction Should Be CHICAGO—Cuyler grounded to Foxx, | was ready to make an agreement not to maintain in the Mediterranean a fleet superior to that of Italy. Information also was that the United States now has a complete under- in the naval conference, particularly France’s determination to utilize the submarine as a purely defensive weapon and obey the mandate of the Wash- that is, to adopt a humane attitude and not sink merchantmen and passenger ROME TO ACCEPT BID. ine or Foreign Affairs Minister to Be Sent te London. T 14 (It was Mt faly would crviooa-today derstood Great lrlx:‘hu : A January. | Mari by marine, or Grandl, minister of foreign affairs, according to the nature of the representation from the other powers, JAPAN WANTS ACTUAL CUT. | Made Proportionately. | TOKIO, October 13 (#).—Premier | Hamaguchi, in a speech delivered before | a rally of his political party at Nagoya today, said Japan ardently desires that the coming arms conference shall achieve not merely limitation, but the | actual reduction of armaments of all powers.” ‘The premier sald this reduction should be made proportionately, and “thereby ; keep faith with the spirit of world peace and lighten the taxationl load of all les.” i “We do not resent the assignment to | Japan of naval ratios inferior to those | of Great Britain and America,” he said. | “But that ratio must not fade below | IN News Note: LiBRAI A CHUMMY. BOOK THAT-Z WoULD GET~ &4 ME IN DUTCH IF I'D TELL TS OWN | HAVE CONTENTS § | Mr, Borah, dufing the book censorship debate, told the Senate that he had a book in his library that he knew would never pass censorship muster. ZONING IS LINKED WITH TAX VALUES Restrictions to Be Considered in Assessing Property, Officials Disclose. Zoning restrictions on property, | which vitally affect market values of real estate to & marked degree, wili be iven definite consideration ir the mak- g of !unm -uhe‘rum!%n:s for ’unu«m purposes, it was il oday from au- thoritative sources at th: ~Distriot Building. ‘The groundwork for a general co- ordination of zoning and assessing of property—a thing that has been done to but a limited extent in the past, ac- cording to the study of the situation on lower Sixteenth street revealed last week by The Star—aleady has been laid and will be continued as a matter of general policy, it was indicated. No question, in regard to the new plan, is raised as to the judgment of the tax assessor’s office in past assessments on individual properties, but it is felt by the city heads that greater and more | comprehensive consideration should be wiven to zoning restrictions in the mak- g of assessments. Some work to this | 2nd, it was revealed, already has been | done in & number of individual cases. Makes Planning More Effective. Co-ordination of assessments to zon- ing restrictions on individual properties | is seen by some observers as a means | of making city planning for Washing- | ton more effective. In explanation of this, it is pointed | out by city planners that zoning as such, and considered alone, is negative. Zoning regulations tell property owners the minimum requirements for the safety of the empire. That is an un- | changing and unchangeable policy for | all Japanese cabinets. | “We are hopeful that the disarma- | ment problem is entering a brighter phase. We hope to see this intensified | as the result of the five-power confer- | ence that is to assemble in London next January.” ONLY REPLY FROM AMERICA. LONDON, October 14 (#).— The | United States thus far is the only one | of the powers which has replied to! Great Britain's invitation to a five- | power conference on naval disarmament | early next year. I 1t was said in official quarters today that, contrary to reports, Italy had | neither declined nor accepted the invi- | tation as yet. i MONT PELEE IS ACTIVE, FORT DE FRANCE, Martinique, Oc- tober 14 (#).—Mont Pelee, famous West Indian volcano which overwhelmed the tion in 1902, burst into eruption at 4 o'clock this morning. ‘The volcano's activity was stronger than in the last previous eruption, Sep- tember 16. Some of the inhabitants of St Pierre, Morne Rouge and Pecheur left their homes. The governor of }"artinique has taken all precautions for the safety of the people. German Labor Leader Hurt. BERLIN, October 14 (#).—Theodore Leipart, German labor leader, was seri- ously injured in a motor accident last night, his automobile overturning. He is president of the Federation of Ger- man Trade Unions. as many games, scoring Bishop ahead and knotting the count - as the crowd howled in a delirfum of joy. Cochrane had a count of two and two when he was tossed out by Hornsby. was charged against Simmons when he walloped to the scoreboard in right cen- | ter for two bases, eliciting another out- burst from the fans. Foxx looked too jdangerous in this pinch, and Manager McCarthy ordered him pu: ly passed. It was the first intentional walk of the {serfes. This put the fssue up to Miller, ie | and Bing met with a clean drive to right center, scoring Simmons and giving the alberg. | Athletics the world cl and cushions In Mmhmsmtlnamm | under existing market conditions, sup- town of St. Plerre in a disastrous erup- | One ball | | that they can't erect buildings of cer- | tain types in certain sections. But, | in the case of residential areas, for instance, the value of adjoining com- mercial ‘property may boost the as- sessed values on the residential prop- erties to an extent that would dras- | tically delay or even prevent its de-| velopment with residential buildings, ply and demand, it is pointed out, 1t is believed by some that this"situa- tion exists on lower Sixteenth street, where approximately 400,000 square feet of land is zoned for residential uses only but where nearby commercial properties have lifted assessed values well above assessments on other residential sections. | Zoning Maps Provided. The tax assessor’s office, it was point- ed out today, has been provided in the past year with a set of zoning maps which will be studied by the assessors during consideration of assessments for the new fiscal year. William P. Rich- | ards, the tax assessor, said that zoning | restrictions already had been given con- ald&:‘nmn in the making of assessment While this new element in assess- ments will be followed in the future, however, he Indicated that sale pric paid for properties would still be el loyed as the principal guide in arriv- {Ing at assessed values. | Both Commissioner Tallaferro, who { administers the work of the tax asses- ! sor’s office, and Comissioner Dougherty, president of the Board of Commission- ers, who are members of the District Zoning Commission, said today that they j were convinced, as' a matter of prin- ciple in city government, that the mak- ing of assessments on property should be related to the zoning restrictions. | . Zoning, both pointed out, has a | definite and vital affect on property values. Therefore, they indicated, | when the District Government tells a property owner that for the good of [the city as a whole he cannot erect a { commereial _enterprise on_a _certain (Continued on Page 2, Column 2.) i BOULDER DAM MOVES. 1 { Wilbur Submits Proposals for Al- | Jocatidn of Electricity. | By the Assoctated Press Secretary Wilbur today submitted to applicants for Boulder Dam power three proposals for the allocation of the elec- tricity. The adoption of any one would enable the Government to go ahead with construction work without delay. Burned in Plane Landing. 0 CITY, October 14 (#).— CAR “ATTACKS” MAN. Runaway Auto Pins Reader to Wall of Own House. DENVER, October 14 (#).—With l\" few more automobiles like one in Den- ver, not even an Englishman would be ahle to put faith in the British proverb that a home is a castle. Albert F. Prohn was sitting on his front porch enjoying & book when a runaway motor car tore across his lawn, up on his porch and pinned him against the wall of his house. Frohn suffered a-fractured leg and lost half an ear, SCIENTIST TAKES OWN LIFE BY GAS Broken Spirit and Il Health Are Blamed in Suicide of C. R. Hugins. Broken in spirit and weakened in strength by a protracted fight against a nervous disorder, C. R. Hugins, emi- nent 43-vear-old sclentist of the Insti- tute of Economics, sealed the doors of his modest apartment with quilts and asphyxiated himself early today. Neighbors detected an odor of gas | escaping from Hugins' apartment, at| 2809 Fifteenth street, shortly before 9 o'clock this morning. Mrs. Meta Wells | of the Income Tax Unit of the Treasury Department was summoned by tele- phone from her home a few blocks away at 1601 Argonne place. Mrs. Wells hurried to the Hugins' apartment, unlocked the front door and felt her way through gas to the kitchen. “I had to push his body over to open | the kitchen door,” Mrs, Wells declared | a few minutes later, Took Revolver From Room. “Attired in his bathrobe, Mr. Hugins was seated In a chair only a few feet from the stove with fumes rushing from several open jets. This was just what I had feared. That was why I hid a re- volver I found in his apartment when I visited him last night.” Firemen of Rescue Squad No. 2 a rived shortly after Mrs. Wells, in desperate effort to save her friend life, had thrown open all the locked doors and windows. The firemen ad- ministered oxygen and made other at- tempts to revive the man. | Dr. John Baber injected a strong stimulant into Hugins' heart. At no time, however, were there any signs of life. The fight to save Hugins was abandoned about an hour after the arrival of the firemen. ‘W. S. Kelly and C. P. Flynn, tenth precinct policemen who investigated the suicide, found conclusive evidence that Hugins had carefully planned his death. First of all, the policemen found four notes, written in a steady hand, in a desk in the sclentist’s study. Everything was in order. Many works of literature were lined in regular rows on top of desks and on shelves in the study. ‘The longest of the four notes was adressed to Mrs. Wells. While this/ message was not made’ public, it was learned Hugins expressed his deep love. " (Continued o 2, Column 2) SUCCESS OF MACDONALD VISIT PLEASES FRANCE Claudel Expresses Satisfaction of Government to Ambassador Secretary Stimson. By the Associated Press. ‘The French Ambassador, Paul Clau- del, acting on instructions of Premier Briand, has expressed to Secretary Stimson the satisfaction of the Frenci government over the success of Prime Minister Macdonald's visit to the United States. . Stimson sald togay the French mes- sage, which was delivered to him by the Ambassador verbally, was of a most friendly character. The I 0, the secretary sa after the visit and made Tex,, to the bedside at Jimenee, airplane Paso, | quiries regarding it. bassador, hov‘rne;ar‘ gld not a-ul:le'r any m on_instructions from - Snient, Btimeon adged. - FALL TRAL ENTERS | TS SECOND WEEK Roberts Expects to Conclude | Case Tomorrow—Shoup and| Atwell Questioned. With the bribery trial of Albert B. Fall entering upgn its second week to- day, Gov t counsel laid the groundwork for the completion of its case by offering tween the former Secretary of the In- terior and Edward L. Doheny by which in return for $100,000 the Pan-Ameri- can Co. was to obtain control over the | Navy’s valuable reserves in California. | Owen J. Roberts of special Govern- | ment counsel expects to conclude his | case tomorrow, after which Frank J. Hogan, chief of defense counsel, will outline to the d:g the defense case. It is doubtful whether Hogan will con- clude before the early Saturday ad- journment, in which event the case would hardly go before the jury before the first part of next week. Fi Temperature Normal. Apparently much rested over the week end, the 68-year-old defendant again occupied his seat today. Mr. Fall's temperature was said to . be normal today. He expressed the hope that he would be able to come to court each day until the trial closes. In case illness prevents this, he has waived his right to be present so as to avert the possibility of a mistrial. ‘With the Pan-American contract and leases, which are the basis of the Gov- ernment’s case, produced in evidence, Roberts called several California ofl company officers to strengthen his con- tention that the leases with Doheny were conducted without competitive bidding. The Government centered its attack | today in an effort to prove that the Doheny company forfeited its contract | on the resale of naval ofl. In support of this, it produced a contract by which the Pan American Co. resold royalty oil through the Associated Oil Co., tak- ing advantage of higher prices. As early as July, 1922, J. J. Cotter of the Pan American Co. wrote (o Fall suggesting curtailment of oil oper- ations in California due to overpro- duction resulting in lower prices. Later Fall told Bureau of Mines officials that the Government desired to reduce pro- duction in California flelds. Paul_Shoup, president of the Pacific (Continued on Page 2, Column 2.) MAU SAYS BUCKLEY CHARGES ARE FALSE United States Attorney at Cincin- ! nati Declares Ex-Treasurer Attacked Him, By the Associated Press, CINCINNATI, October 14.—United States District Attorney Haveth E. Mau today said he had learned from reliable sources that Bert Buckley, former State treasurer, had mailed a statement to press associations in the State attacking him. Mr. Mau did not reveal the nature of the attack, but characterized Bucle ley’s charges as “absolutely false.” The district attorney recently sub- mitted his resignation to Department of Justice officials at Washington, he said, asking that it be made effective November 1, as he had opened a private law practice in Cincinnati. He said he wished to give his whole time to his new work at that date. Mau said he understood Buckley's statement attacked not only himself but istant United States Attorney W. B. Bartels, Columbus, and John F.| Eckhart, the Government's star witness in the Buckley liquor conspiracy c: Soviet Acceptance Received. LONDON, October 14 (#).—Accept- ance of the Soviet government of the negotiated additional evidence | 5% T ' bearing on-the-alleged conspiracy be- by | criticism of the ship, with charges by PROBE OF POLICE BODY IS EXHUMED; INSCRIVENER CASE PLANS KEPT SECRET Alabaman Wants Thorough Investigation of Conditions in Capital Force. ATTACK UPON FALL OPENS FIERY SPEECH Former Secretary Is Scored for Declining to Be Examined by Court’s Doctor. *Demand for a thorough investigation of police conditions in Washington, - cluding the death three years ago of Detective Sergt.” Arthur Serivener, as well as the McPherson case, was made in the Senate today by Senator Heflin, Democrat of Alabama, who declafed conditions here are “terrible,” and said the President should have “a house cleaning.” The Alabama Senator began his speech by denouncing Albert B. Fall, now on trial in the District Supreme Court in connection with the oil leases made while he was Secretary of the Interior. Senator Heflin followed this up by re- ferring to the McPherson case and the revival of discussions over the death of Detective Scrivener three ago. concluding with his demand for a sweep- ln%\nvutintlon. ith regard to the oil trial now in | progress Senator Heflin charged that | Fall, after having evaded trial time and again, comes into court now and “feigns an attack.” The Senator crit- icized Fall for declining to be ex. amined by Dr. Sterling Ruffin, who was appointed by the court to ascertain Fall's condition. The Alabama Sena- tor recalled the occasion when Fall, as a Senator, went to the White House & number of years ago to ascertain the physical condition of President Wilson. Cites' Request of Parents. ‘Turning tw; his denunciation of fiin called attention to parents of Detective trngmg.i“um necktie in his hand. “The Department needs investi- jation,” Senator Heflin asserted. He added that “this same bunch that cov- ers up crime says it was suicide,” refer- ring to the death of Scrivener. The abama Senator sald it also should be recalled that women witnesses, who sald they heard screams the night that Mrs. Virginia McPherson died recently, were told by detectives to forget it. Turning to Senator Blease, Democrat of South Carolina, who sponsored the resolution on which the Senate District committee is now planning a local in- vestigation, Senatbr Heflin said: “I hope the Senator from South Caro- lina will have a thorough investigation.” He said he could give Senator Blease the name of one person who had talked to him about conditions here. Hints Policeman Involved. After the Alabama Senator had given a detalled description of the conditions under which Detective Scrivener’s body was found, Senator Blease said: “I don’t think anybody doubts it was a murder except the man who did it.” Senator Heflin declared it had even been hinted that the man who did it is in the service. Before the Senate met today, it was learned that Senators Swanson and Glass of Virginia, the home State of the Scrivener family, are planning to turn over to the police subcommittee of the Senate District committee the telegrams which they received this morning from the parents of Detective Serivener from Winchester, Va., ask- ing the Senators to assist in having other investigation into the death of their sor. 7 Meanwhile, the subcommittee which was designated Saturday to decide upon the scope and time for beginning the local investigation is awaiting the re-| turn to the city of the chairman, Sena- tor Sackett of Kentucky. He is not ex- pected at _the Capitol until Wednesday " (Continued on Page 2, Column 4.) Stowaway Is Found on Graf. FREIDRICHSHAFEN, Germany, Oc- tober 14 (#).—Another stowfway was discovered on the Graf Zeppelin yester- day just before the airship took off for a flight to Holland. The would-be pas- senger was a Dutch mechanic, Gerhard Koepker, 26. He was arrested. n- | Corpse Taken From Grave by Federal Agents One Month After Discovery. ONLY THREE OPERATIVES PRESENT AT REMOVAL & Names of Surgeons Who Will Per- form Autopsy in Nearby Town Are Not Disclosed. | SALISBURY, N. C., October 14 (#).—An autopsy on the body of Mrs, Vjrginia McPherson, 23-year -old nurse, found dead in her Washington, .D. C., apartment on September 14, will be performed this afternoon. By a Staft Correspondent of The Star. CHINA GROVE, N. C., October 14.— Tracing a startling new clue to the mystery of her death, Department ot Justice agents today had the body of Virginia McPherson removed from the grave to which it was consigned almest a month 2go. It was exactly a month ago today that the body of the pretty young wife of Robert A. McPherson, jr., was found lifeless in the Park Lane Apartments, ‘Washington, with a' pajama belt tied tightly around her neck. The body, byought here after a coro- ner's jury decided Mrs. McPherson had committed suicide, was exhumed at the request of the Government, whose agents have received information that the girl's skull was fractured. Such a fracture was not disclosed in the orig- inai autopsy, largely upon the result of which the coroner’s jury based its find- ings. Disclosures subquent to the in- quest resulted in the overturning of the coroner’'s jury verdict, indictment of the husband on a charge of murder and launching of inquiries by the De- | il partment of Justice and the Only Three ‘The caskét contafning the was taken from the mn’fi.‘m in the only of three Depart- Justice agents, whe had come here to arrange for the exhumation. No :ll:mmhm were allowed in the lit- ‘The body was removed at once to the nearby town of Kannapolis, where it was placed i the morgue of a local un- dertal blishment. It was under- stood the ‘autopsy would be performed there. The surgeons who will make the examination were not disclosed. Permission to exhume the body was s Body the | agents. He formerly said that l‘;-ye in- vestigators might secure ission from State officials at Raleigh, but be- lieved that he should be consulted as a courtesy. Agent Leaves City. With their arrival here Friday night the agents have been inactive, aithough one of them left the town Saturday night and did not return until late vesterday. He refused to disclosc the (Continued on Page 2, Column 3.) COL. HURLEY LEAVES. Assistant War Secretary Starts Panama Inspection Trip. Col. J. Patrick Hurley, Assistant Secretary of War, left here this after- noon for New York, whence he will sail for the Panama Canal Zone to make an |tnagecuan of the canal and railroad and to investigate certain problems of | administration regarding which the War E?ep-rlment desires first hand informa- tion. Among the questions to be considered is the purchase of generai supplies for the operation of Government activities on the zone and the enforcement of the recent order of the War ent, against dealings “7ith local concerns.in which officers or employes of the Gove ernment are financially interested. Col. Hurley expects to return to this city about the first of November. |BRITISH AIRSHIP SOARS ALOFT WITH 14 PASSENGERS ON TEST Giant Dirigible R-101, on Maiden Flight, Cheered by Great Crowds. By the Associated Press. CARDINGTON, England, October 14. —The giant British dirigible R-101, largest airship in the world, left its mooring mast at 11:19 am. today for its first trial flight. She carried a crew of 38 and 14 passengers. Great crowds cheered as the airship | started its flight, commanded by Ma). G. H. Scott, the first man to cross the ! Atlantic in a lighter-than-air machine. ‘The guests uded Sir John Higgins, representing the Emfle Air Council. Hot luncheon was to served aboard. “My instructions are to fly in a circle and to test the ship in every e way,” Maj. Scott “The pre miles in length. We shall go no higher than 2,000 feet.” ‘The dirigibl hangar Saturday and moored to the mast, a half mile away. There recently has ble e was taken from fits various aeronautica would not live uj ‘The R-101 is feet in_diameter. when the ship wi to ha experts that it Under the as lald contract she bility | is that our maiden trip will be about 30 | ;rhe hn~1nl "Ix ":mtd with en.tnz using_heavy_oll, ermmheu. reduce the fire hazard attendant upon the use of gasoline. jeers are particularly interested in ing the degree of efficiency reached by these | motors. The airship is designed to carry 100 s A e o ot ca of seal 50 pemnflt a time. . LONDON GAZES AT R ‘Dlrlflfle Flies' Over Parliament and Banking Section. LONDON, October 14 . —] - | trian_London sto Y Facks thi . to expectations. p’l” feet long and 132 | the