Evening Star Newspaper, November 3, 1929, Page 1

WEATHER. (U, 8. Weather Bureau Oceasional rain today tomorrow; colder today. 'ur”_,"‘htu:. Forecast.) and probably 83 at 3 pm. .m. yesterday. The Sunday WITH DAILY EVENING EDITION Sta *“From Press to Home Within the Hour” The Star is delivered every evening and Sunday morning to Washington homes by ‘The Star's exclusive carrier service. Phone National 5000 to start immediate delivery. () Means Associated Press. 1,232 as mecond class matte) Entered Lt ashington, Dost of WASHINGTON, D! :C., SUNDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 3, 1929 —-140 PAGES. FIVE CENTS TEN CENTS o ‘IN WASHINGTON AND SUBURBS ELSEWHERE VIRGINIANS 10 TEST HOOVER'S HOLD ON SOUTHERN -~ STATES If Pollard Wins, Old Dominion Will Do the Expected and Return. “RASKOBISM” OPPOSES “CANNONISM” IN ELECTION| Victory for Brown Held Likely to Spell Defeat for Senator Glass Next Year. BY G. GOULD LINCOLN, Staft Correspondent of The Star. RICHMOND, Va., November 2.—In- terest in the Virginia gubernatorial election, which takes place Tuesday, goes far beyond the borders of the Old Dominion. - The electior. will furnisn the first State-wide test since four ot the States of the “Solld South” drapped their | Democratic moorings last year and were carried over into the Republican column by the anti-Smith and pro- Hoover tide. If the regular Democratic candidate for goverror, John G. Poi- lard, wins, and particularly if he wins by a wide margin, the predicted will have happened and the South will ap- pear to be sliding rapidly back tc ns old allegiance to the Democratic party. The prospects of a real Republican party in Virgizia, North Carolina, Flor- ida and Texas, developed from a coal- tion of the Republicans and Democraus who_fumped the reservation last year, | will have vanished in a considerable de- gree. Al Smith Held “Cause.” ‘While the rest of the country outside | the South is taking rather ar academic | interest in the coming election, Virgima | Democracy js taking a very real and definite intérest in the result. If Dr. ‘William Mosely Browr, the candidaie for governor of the Republican ana anti-Smith coalition, wins on Tuesday it will be the severest blow dealt the regular organization in Virginia for ger.- erations. The fact that Virginia flop- ped over to Mr. Hoover last year has been attributed generally to the fact that the religious and prohibition issues ‘were involved ir the campaign. ‘With the removal of Al Smith from the picture, it was predicted the Demo- critic organization would quickly resume its control of the situation. Should Dr. Bfown win this vear, it is likely thac Senator Carter Glass, who comes up for re-election, will receive short shift nexc year. The junior Serator from Virginua has glmty of enemies as well as frienas in the State, and his vitriolic attacks upon the anti-Smith Democrats, both last year and this year, have aroused a great amount of antagoxzism. A canvass of the State, ional district by congressional disf by a careful observer, which was here, indicates a margin of victory for Pol- lard of 15,000 votes. This canvass gives the first and the eighth congressional | districts to - Brown. These districts comprise the countles I Potomac River near places “in_doubt” the fifth districts, the Roanoke and Lynchburg districts. It places the ninth district, Bascom Slemp's old district, but which has been going Democratic since Slemp went out of the House back in '22, ex- cept for the Republican landslide of last year, as ‘“probably for Pollard.” The other districts, the second, third, fourth, seventh and tenth, are all given ‘0? Pollard in this canvass of the situa- on, Estimated Votes in Districts. ‘The estimated pluralities given Brown and Pollard in these congressional dis- tricts are as follows: For Brown—first district, 2,000; eighth district, 3,000; total, 5,000. For Pollard—ninth dis trict, 2,000; second district, 2,000; third district, 3,000; fourth district, 6,000; seventh district, 5,000, and tenth dis- trict, 2,000; total, 20,000. The fifth and sixth districts, held in doubt, are not counted in this tabulation. With them omitted, the lead of Pollard over Brown would be 15,000 if this canvass | is correct. In both the Pollard and Brown camps it is declared that the race question is not_cutting much figure in this cam- ign. But when you scratch the sur- ace and get ‘down deep, it is found that Pollard supporters really believe that this old issue is going to cut a big figure in the voting on Tuesday, and the Brown people 4lso fear that it will. | Both sides have insisted publicly that | Gridiron Records No Real Upsets; Results Listed No startling upsets figured in yesterday’s foot ball results. smart, fast Georgetown eleven earned a clean-eut victory for ‘the second straight year over N. Y. U. at New York, 14 to 0, while Maryland was held to 13-13 draw by Virginia. Catholic U. de- feated Manhattan College, 20-7; Gallaudet nosed* oui Baltimore University, 6-0, and the Marines gained custody of the President's Cup by vanquishing the U. S. Coast Guard team, 19-0. Other games of note included Penn's 7-2 victory over Navy, Notre Dame’s 19-6 conquest of Georgia Tech, Chicago's 15-7 de- feat of Princeton, Northwestern's 7-0 verdict over Iilinois, Cali- fornia’s 15-7 triumph against Southern California and Vander- bilt’s 13-0 trouncing of Alabama. Details will be found in the sports section. T5-YARD RUN GIVES VIGTORY 10 YALE Dartmouth Is Beaten, 16 to 12, by Last-Minute Touchdown. BY BRIAN BELL. Associated Press Sports Writer. NEW HAVEN, Conn., November 2.— Yale defeated Dartmouth, 16 to 12, this afternoon, thanks to a will-o'-the- wisp back, Hoot Ellis of Des Moines, Iowa, who leaped up in the gathering dusk and drizzling rain to steal most of the thunder which had been allotted in advance to Albie Booth of Yale and | Al _Marsters of Dartmouth. With Dartmouth leading, 12 to 10, late in the final period Ellis, who runs the 100 and 220 in impressive style when he swaps his foot ball uniform for a track suit, intercepted a Green pass on his own 25-yard line and out- distanced the field in a wild dash to the touchdown the Blue needed. Dartmouth Victoryless. Dartmouth never has won a game from Yale, one tie being its sole credit in 12 games. Late this afternoon a great majority of the crowd of 70,000 had decided that today was the day of days for the lads from the Hanover Hills of the White Mountains. Off in front, thanks to a field goal by Booth and touchdown by Beane, a substitute, the Blue had seen its lead shot away when the visitors scored two touchdowns in quick succession in the third period. The big Green team apparently had found a way to reduce Booth's early long-gaining runs, and the two & bit too much. And then’ came Ellis and with him the ball game. Booth Early in Fray. Booth leaped into the fray early in the first period when the Elis had the ball on Dartmouth's 20-yard line. The | little fellow could not go for a touch- down, but he kicked a field goal from the 15-yard line and then started to run as only Booth can in this foot ball setting. He gained more than 100 yards from scrimmage in the first half, but the Green always steadied in time to stop the last vital dash. In the meantime Marsters had been unable to shake himself loose from an alert crowd of Yale hawks, his one dash being the return of the kick-off almost half the length of the field. ‘The half ended with the early 3 points looming as big as the mountains from which the Big Green team came, with hope in its heart to batter down the ancient 'edge boasted by Yale. Amazing Rapidity. ‘The situation changed in the second half with amazing rapidity. Almost the start of the third period, Beane was squarely in front of Marsters when he fumbled on his 30-yard line. Thti sub back caught the ball in the air| and sprinted over the goal line before | Dartmouth knew what had happened. | With 10 points with which to work instead of 3, Yale sat back quite con- tent, but not for long. Marsters stood with his feet on his own goal line to toss A pass to Booma in midfield and two passes to McCall scored a touchdown, ancther came im- mediately. Dartmouth kicked off to Yale and when 2 Blue back fumbled, Andres fell on the ball for the Green, on Yale’s 34-yard line. Marsters did nl\e rest, making a touchdown in three plays. - OF BUYING FACED GREAT AVALAGHE BY WALL TREET jWork-Ridden Brokers’ Staffs | stay Overtime to Clean Week’s Transactions. |NEW BUSINESS EXPECTED TO EXCEED PAST FIGURES Opening Monday to Be Attended by Rush of Orders From All Over World. Special Dispatch to The Star. NEW YORK, November 2.—Moun- tains of stock transfers, buying and seli- ing orders, cash and marginal payments —-the mass of work which comprised the greatest, most amazing and record- shattering period of security trading in history—had been reduced to molehills in the financial district today, but Wall Street's financial leaders are preparing for an avalanche of new transactions. ‘Work-ridden staffs of the Stock Ex- change, curb market, stock clearing corporation and the commission houses found that after almost ceaseless effort, after sleepless nights and meals bolted as they continued their labors, the ac- cumulations = from Wednesday and Thursday's market sessions had been | disposed of. Busiest Session Seen. But hope for rest in many instances was blasted by receipt of new orders for execution in Monday’s market. They came from every section of the Nation. in large and small blocks and in odd lots, ~Added to orders recelved after | the close Thursday and on Friday, the aggregate presages one of the busiest sessions of all time. : Meanwhile the most bullish item of news as affecting the stock market was announced by Stock zxchmfz authori- ties. In October, “street” loans were reduced by the staggering total of $2,440,559,111, to a figure of $6,108,824,- 868, wiping out at a single stroke the increases of a year and correcting what economists and bankers had recently described as “an inflated credit posi- tion.” ‘The personnel of Wall Street’s insti- tutions, which are the cogs in the finan- cial machinery of the Nation, !oundl little respite today. Specialists at Posts. At the stock exchange specialists and floor brokers were at their posts at 10 a.m., just as on open market days. They were there to adjust differences and correct errors in stock transfers resuit- from the pressure of record trading. n brokers’ offices, whether members of the “Big Board" or Curb, there was a hum of activity comparable with last, week, when trading was in progress. Clerks worked on customers’ accounts, corrected margins and checked and re- checked the shifting of security hold- ings. Others received and filed the in- coming flood of new orders. Sunday the “street’s” population will, with few exceptions, rest. The stock exchange governors issued orders for specialists and members to be on the floar from 10 am. to 1 p.m. This in- volves attendance at member brokerage and investment houses of qualified rep- resentatives. Work Already Arranged. Most of these latter had already made arrangements for a part or all of the: staffs to work all day, to deal with ¢ tomers’ instructions and clear the way generally for the reopening of the mar- kets Monday. An indication of the activity antici- pated at the recommencement of busi- ness eame from the stock exchange and curb in a ruling for specialists to be at their posts at 8:45 a.m. Monday, an hour apd 15 minutes before the opening. While the majority of Wall Street workers have done two weeks' work in one, many of them will be rewarded in | a tangible way, according to announce- ment from several houses, which today stated that bonuses of one and two weeks’ pay would be awarded. ,Th: “street” usually defers the declaration of special employe disbursements uniil Christmas, when awards as high as six weeks' additional pay have been de- clared. In each case the brokers an- nouncing the special bonuses in the last few days have said that their payment will not affect Christmas benefits. Record in Messages. Telegraphers employed by the big wire houses sald tonight that the num- — SURELY Y3U GENTLEMEN | REMEMBER ME GOV.ALSMITH SAID SOME TARDIEL SUCGEEDS INFILING CABINET Stormy Path Lies Ahead of French Statesman, Due to Lack of Majority. By the Associated Press. PARIS, November 2.—Andre Tardieu, wartime high commissioner of France in the United States, tonight succeeded in forming a cabinet after one of the longest and most confused ministerial crises in the history of the third re- public. ‘The radical Socialists, who failed in attempts to build ministries around Edouard Daladier and Etienne Clem- entel, chief figures of the party's left and right wings, respectively, refused to collaborate in the new government. ‘This gbliged M. Tardieu to recruit his ministers from the center and right center, With Aristide Briand remaining at the Quai D'Orsay, Henri Cheron at the ministry of finances and M. Tardieu himself at the ministry of the interior, the cabinet presents a fairly strong appearance as far as the capabilities of its personalities go. Strength Is Doubtful. ‘Whether it will be able to muster a working majority in the Chamber of Deputies seems doubtful. e groups whose representatives are included in the cabinet number about 200 deputies out of a total of 612.- M. ‘Tardieu, who must depend on the sup- port of these groups despite his affirma- tion that he intended to ignore them, must therefore draw about 100 votes from parties who have no share in the government. He hopes that most of the 100 mem- bers of the Republican union on the right will support him for patriotic reasons. But the decision of M. Briand, which adds so much_ strength to the government on the left side of the chamber, may alienate the sympatinies of this group, which was largely instru- mental cabinet October 22. His other hope is that the radical Socialist party will split and the right wing, headed by M. Clementel, give him from 40 to 50 votes. Margin Would Be Narrow. _In any case, the margin of safety is expected to be very narrow: there is no clean majority for any party or for any grouping of parties, with the pos- sible exception of the cartel of the Left, in the chamber, the general elections in overthrowing the Briand | Diplomat Quitting I | | JOHN VAN ANTWERP MACMURRAY, MIWURRAY LEAVES DIPLOMATIC CORPS U. S. Minister to China to Fill| Post at Johns Hopkins University. By the Associated Press. The resignation of John Van Antwerp MacMurray, for more than four years American minister to China, was an- nounced yesterday by Secretary Stim- son. It is expected to take effect in about two months and he will remain at his post in Peiping temporarily. MacMur- ray has accepted “a responsible position at Johns Hopkins University,” said the State Department. Secretary Stimson pointed out that Mr. MacMurray, who is a career diplo- mat, has been in service both in the field and in the State Department for more than 20 years, specializing in Far | Eastern questions. He served in China, |-Japan and Siam as well as in Russi Stimson Lauds Work. “I have seen him at work,” Mr. Stim- | CITIZENS RECELECT SLATE OF OFFICERS | Choice Unanimous Except in| Case of David Babp, Who ~Defeated H. M. Frampton. The Federation of Citizens' Associa- tions last night unanimously elected Dr. George C. Havenner and the entire | slate of officers for a second term. B. A. Bowles of Georgetown was re-elected vice president, David Babp of West End was re-elected secretary, and A. H. Gregory of Stanton Park was re-elected treasurer. All of the elections were unanimous except in the case of Mr. Babp, who won his contest for the office with Hugh M. Prampton of Cathedral Heights by a vcte of 53 to 24 on the first ballot. Mr. Prampton later was appointed _corresponding secretary by Pr%:aem H-ver:i.er.i # e _ The peaceful harmony which reigne during the election faded away as soon as the federation got down to business and a heated debate developed on a resolution by the Stanford Park Asso- ciation which in part called upcn the press of the community patriotically to support law observance and enforce- ment in news and editorial columns. One section of the federation, led by Willlam McC. Clayton of Brighton, made a_vigorous effort to secure adoption of the resolution, but finally the whole matter was tabled on motion of James G. Yaden of Petworth. Tabled Second Time. ‘The matter bobbed up a second time toward the end of the meeting when Burt W. Andrews of Takoma Park en- deavored to bring in a resolution on the subject from the public welfare com- mittee. It finally developed that the matter had not been referred to Mr. Andrews' committee and the subject was again tabled. The federation voted in favor of half holidays on Saturdays throughout the year for Federal and local govern- ment employes. Their action was taken in the face of a report from the law and legislation committee which held that the federation had no jurisdiction in the matter. Another resolution from the same committee favoring compulsory insur- ance for taxicabs was unanimously adopted without discussion, but a simi- lar resolution calling for afMrmative action by the federation looking to the adequate protection of those persons suffering injuries from automobile acci- dents was defeated after a spirited at- | tack led by E. S. Hege of Chevy Chase. The federation voted in favor of a | special report calling for the prompt M’PHERSONTOBETRIED ON NEW FOUND CLUES, PROSECUTOR DECLARES 'Developments Cause Justice De- partment to Alter Plans Indicated Earlier. |LASKEY REVEALS LATE FACTS JUSTIFY TAKING CASE TO JURY | | I | | | i Senator Overman Told Investigators Hold to Murder Theory in Death of Strangled Nurse. Robert .\. McPherson, jr., indicted by a grand jury on a charge of strangling his wife to death with a pajama belt, will be brought to trial and prosecuted by the Government as a result of testimony of new witnesses yesterday. The new developments caused the Department of Justice to about-face abruptly in its indicated opinion that the charge against the husband of Virginia McPherson could not be supported on the | basis of evidence in hand. John E. Laskey, special assistant to the attorney general, decided late yesterday afternoon that the new testimeny justified an an- nouncement that he would go to trial with the case. Had Announced No Decision. | Just previously he had announced no decision had been reached |in the case. At that time it was plainly indicated in so many words |that while the department believed Mrs. McPherson was murdered, evidence to convict her husband on the grand jury charge was lacking. | In view of the extraordinary change of mind on the part of Government officials, speculation was rife last night as to the nature of the new testimony. Laskey refused to discuss the matter, except to state that the material had been uncovered solely through the efforts of Federal operatives and had never before been brought into the case. In re- sponse to specific questions from The Star repesentative, he said the levelopments occurred yesterday. It is known the prosecutor’s announcement came on the heels | of interviews late in the afternoon with several persons, including a | woman, who were closeted with Thomas F. Cullen and other investi- gators for some time. ‘Witnesses Rushed Away. | These persons were spirited out of the bureau’s offices through a | side door when reporters appeared on the scene. The Star learned that the new testimony was not volunteered to the department, but was obtained as a result of a last-minute “hunch,” so to speak. As a result of indicated opinions in official quarters reporters | yesterday morning were led to write stories declaring the Department |of Justice, at that time, lacked eyidence to warrant bringing Mec- | Pherson to trial. ‘The Star further was told of a possibility that McPherson might be released under bond pending “further investigation,” possibly by another grand jury. ‘The Star has been advised that its story in early editions of | yesterday, which was based on authoritative advices, painted a sub- | stantially correct picture of the situation prior to the appearance of the new witnesses. Statement of Prosecutor. Late last night the fcllowing conversation took place between Star and Prosecutor Laskey: “Was your announcement that McPherson would be brought to based on new developments this afternoon?” “New developments today,” Mr. Laskey replied. “Did these developments consist of storles in the afternoon newspapers?” “Oh, no. They consisted of stories told by new witnesses.” Overman Calls Laskey. | . - At 1 o'clock yesterday afternoon Senator Lee S. Overman of North Caro- | lina called on the telephone to inquire of J. Edgar Hoover, director of the Bu- reau of Investigation, regarding the accuracy of a story that the bureau had espoused the suicide theory. “The department didn't say anything about the new evidence when I called them then,” Senator Overman said at his home last night. * first I learned g!un was when I heard it announced over the radio by a representative of The The Senator said his conversation with Hoover was brief, and that after denying the accuracy of the suicide story Hoover turned poone over to Laskey, who was in Hoover's office, and that Laskey also sald there was no foundation for the story and he believed the girl had been murdered. “That was the extent of my talk with department officials,” Senator Over- man said. “If new evidence has been found that will solve the crime I am pleased, as I have felt all along that the girl, who was from my home State, was the victim of a murderer.” Prior to the disclosures yesterday afternoon it was known that a division of opinion existed among the Federal investigators as to whether Mrs. McPherson ended her own life or was murdered. The preponderance of opinion pointed to- ward murder, however, this opinion being shared not only by Laskey but by Di- rector Hoover. Of this there was no doubt. Operatives Check “Loose Ends.” ‘The Government agents during the past week have been checking on “loose ends” of the inquiry. It is known'that one of the loose ends that was to be caught up before a final repori was drawn involved the questioning of bus | drivers and street car motormen and conductors who were operating their con- i The | trial | | this race question was one that should Quarterback Is Hurt. ber of messages which they have han-| ;¢ 1995 having been indecisive. son said, “and what I say is not only | elimination of all grade crossings in | veyances after midnight between the home of his parents in Petworth and the been not properly belong in the election. Their attitude has been that the race question, so far as Virginia is con- cerned, has been solved. 5 An eleventh-hour development has been the announcement that the De Priest circular, seeking to link up the! colored member of the House from Chicago with the coalition leaders, and carrying the pictures of De Priest and his wife, was issued by I C. Trotman of Suffolk, a former member of the anti-Smith’ Democratic State commit- tee. When this circular came to light a week ago, Henry W. Anderson, Repub- lican leader here, wrote to the Demo- | cratic headquarters and to Dr. Pollard, demanding they say whether they were responsible for the circular, which Mr. Anderson characterized as utterly false. Pollard Denied Charge. th Dr. Pollard and the Democratic hendquasters indignantiy denied they | had anything to do with the circular, Trotman quit the anti-Smith faction of the party months and months ago. He was anxious to have the anti-Smith | Democratic convention in Roanoke last | Spring go on record as denouncing the | entertainment of Mrs, De Priest at tea at the White House by Mrs. Hoover. But the énti-Smith convention would have nothing to do with the proposal which would have made an alliance be- | tween themselves and ihe Republicans, of the State to elect Brown governor utterly impossible. So Trotman quit the anti-Smith llcll’nn and went over 1o the regulars again. In the pllt(:rm adopted by the anti- Smith Democrats in Roanoke 1t was de- clared: “We stand unqualifiedly for racial in- tegrity. While purely official relations must be maintained, we are adamant against any social relations between the white and the colored races and con- demn any such practices as unnatural and as not only having the tendency to undermine racial integrity, but as one of the most certain ways of stirring up racial prejudice, hatred and unrest and making against peace and good- ;1 and not in the best interests of th races.” So_the anti-Smith Democrats who voted for Mr. Hoover make the dis- tinction between “purely official” rela- tions and social relations between the white and colored and place the enter- Late in the third period Marsters left Booth to carry on the duel alone, the Dartmouth quarterback being forced to limp off the field. His sub, Tommy Longnecker, put the Green in position to threaten the Blue goal line, but a bit of questionable judgment ended his good work a minute later. Longnecker intercepted a desperate pass from Booth on Yale’s 35-yard line and when two rushing plays failed to gain, decided to do some passing on his own’ account. He slipped as he started to throw the ball and from a position gy the ground tried to get the ball off” anyway. It sailed straight into the hands of Elis and no one in the white jerseys Dart- roulh wore today cculd hope to catch im. | dled in the last few days has | larger than in any similar period in | their experience. The volume of these orders is so large, in fact, that several of the leading brokers agreed that an unprecedented situation would present itself Monday, in that it might be im- possible to execute orders at the open- ing as desired by customers. ‘While the Stock Exchange ruled that specialists were under no obligations | to transact orders at the opening if{ booked later than 9:45, it was estimated by the commission houses that if or- ders filed up to 9 o'clock were filled customers would be fortunate, For what was said to be the first time in the history of the Stock Exchange, the money tables were open today to (Continued on Page 2, Column 1) | Special Dispalch to The Star. GREENWICH, Conn., November 2.— Visiting firemen already were asszmbled by hundreds this morning for the laying of the corner stone of the new fire en- gine house on Boston Post Road when it was discovered that the corner stone had been stolen. ‘The discovery caused some commo- tion. Piremen, arrayed in their dress uniforms for the parade, were sent abroad in search of the missing corner stone. They were a vexed and some- what embarrassed lot as they prowled | through Cos Cob hunting for & granite block, weighing more than 100 pounds and nscribed with the date and the name of the fire department. A man in civilian dress hunting for a lost glove or a pocket knife is bound to_attract some attention and it takes tainment of Mrs, D Priest in the first category. Duris the they have eampalj sought, make thr 'Etlnetmn _very (Continued on Page 4, Colimn 1) A A lot of poise to feel comfortable poking about on & warm day in a uniform most, as ornate as a Fifth avenue door- man’s and lined wit fannel, searching for the lost VISITiNG FIREMEN “BURNED UP” BY THEFT OF CORNER STONE Engine House Ceremonies Wait While Delegates Go in Search of It. Costumed The search had to be prosecuted, however The laying of the corner stone already had been postponed two_ vieeks because of the death of William E. An- thony, president of the fire department, while engaged in argument at head- quarters over the necessity of an addi- tional appropriation of $15,000 for the new hayding. Not &N that, but more than 1,000 firemen from communities as far away as New Milford on one side and M Toneck on the other had been invited to be present. The Jocal firemen muttered and per- spired, but they did not relinquisa the search and by mid-morning discovered the missing corner stone in 2 lot about half a mile from the new building. The ceremony was not until afternoon. Every one has his suspicions, but they are somewhat diverse. The npinions most widely held are that some one Who resented the cost of the new Luild- ing wished to focus undesirable atten- tion upon it, that some member of the Ku Klux Klan, several of whom belong r the department, pilfered the stone for an ohscure reason. or that the theft wrs n belnted Halloween prank. | The new Tardieu cabinet will be largely based on the old Poincare com- bination. At 9 o'clock tonight the ministry of the interior announced that M. Tardieu would take the ministry of the interior, ~ (Continued on Page 2, Column 4. TODAY’S STAR PART ONE—48 PAGES. General News—Local, National and Foreign. Schools and Colleges—Page 20. Classified Advertising—Pages 38 to 47. District of Columbia Naval Reserve— Page 45. Clubwomen of the Nation—Page 46. D. A. R. Activities—Page 46. Y. W. C. A. Activities—Page 46. Army and Navy News—Page 46. Spanish War Veterans—Page 46. Parent-Teacher Activities—Page 47. Organized Reserves—Page 47. PART TWO—8 PAGES. Editorial_Section—Editorials and Edi- torial Features. Notes of Art and Artists—Page 4. Review of New Books—Page 4. PART THREE—16 PAGES. Society. PART FOUR—I8 PAGES. Amusement Section—Theater, and Music. In the Motor World—Pages 5, 6 and 7. Aviation Activities—Pages 8 and 9. Fraternities—Page 10. News of the Clubs—Pages 11 and 17. Veterans of Great War—Page 12. Serial Story, “Death Treasure"—Page 12. District National Guard—Page 13. Radlo News—Pages 14, 15, 16 and 17. At Community Centers—Page 17. PART FIVE—10 PAGES. Sports and Financial PART SEVEN—24 PAGES. Magazine Section. Cross-word Puzzle—Page 20. GRAPHIC SECTION—8 PAGES. World Events in Pictures, COLOR SECTION—S PAGES. Moon Mullins; Mutt and Jeff; Fellers; Mr. and M Litile Screen lar n dy's Stenog; | stabilize the price of Board of Trade'unusual the cepartment’s statement, but my own personal viewpoint. He has had a very thorough knowledge and understanding, a sympathetic understanding, of the in- ternational needs and desires of the peoples with whom he has served during those 20 years, At one time, during Mr. Hughes' term of office, Mr. MacMurray served as Assistant Secretary of State. In all respects, he has been a trained diplomat in the particular field where he has been serving. 1n my opinion, his [ services have been of very great value | to_the United States.” | “MacMurray, whose home is at Prince- iton, N. J, entered the forelgn service {March 15,1907, rising rapidly through {the forelgn service ranks until his ap- ipointment as assistant secretary No- ivember 18, 1924. He was appointed to | |the Chinese post April 9, 1025. i Recently Asked Leave. | Some time ago the Minister asked | ifor leave of absence to return to the | United States for personal reasons, but | | was forced to forego the trip on account iof rapid developments in the Chlneu-l | Soviet difficulties over the Chinese East- {ern Railway in Manchuria. Secretary Stimson said yesterday it could be as- sumed that problem had quieted suffi- ciently for the Minister to feel free | to_relinquish his post. | The resignation caused surprise among foreign service officers, since MacMur- ray has been mentioned prominently in connection with the ambassadorship to \Tokio, made vacant by the recent resig- ation of Charles MacVeagh of Penn- sylvania. Nelson T. Johnson, Assistant Secretary of State in charge of Far | Eastern " affairs, has been unofficially { mentioned in connection with the Peip- ing post, but Stimson indicated yester- day that no decision has been reached | regarding a successor for MacMurray. ! Lois R. Goodnow, wife of the Min- ister, is a daughter of Dr. Frank John- son Goodnow, former president of Johns Hopkins. While there was no announce- {ment regarding the type of work which MacMurray will take up at Johns Hop- | {kins, it was understood to have to do | mercury had soared to 83 degrees, 3 |event of Indian Summer. with international affairs and foreign | relations. Trade Board May Change Rule. CHICAGO, November 2 (#).—Direc- tors of the Chicago Board of Trade an- nounced today that the rules committee has been asked to draft a rule that will | membership at a fair figure. | however. the District. Seek Funds For Projects. A resolution calling for the proper steps to be taken to secure appropria- tions for a number of projects out of the $8,000,000 surplus to the credit of the District was introduced by Harry A. Stull of Stanton Park, and adopted after brief discussion. The projects re- ferred to were the elimination of grade crossings, replacement of portable schools, ~replacement of dangerous bridges, construction of an armory for the National Guard, and extension of the highway, sewer, park and play- ground systems. Mr. Stull sald it was pathetic to think of the Capital of the richest nation in the world having to beg for its own money in order to exe- cute what he described as much-needed municipal improvements, but owing to the urgency of the case the federation should be willing to waive the principle involved and ask for the money. A report by the highways, parks and waterways committee urging establish- ment of a tree nursery at Lorton, Va on land already owned by the Distric! was_approved. The report stated thi the District soon would up its nursery at Fort Dupont and that | the seed bed in Anacostia Park is un- | satisfactory. downtown district. The supposition is that one of these “loose ends” led the agents into important channels. ‘Testimony, somewhat conflicting, has indicated that the girl came to her death between 2 and 3 o'clock on the morning of September 13, when screams were heard by various residents of the Park Lane and Lombardy Apartments. A taxicab driver was the sole witness prior to today who had given informa- | tion possibly damaging to McPherson's account of his whereabouts on the night of the murder. This driver, Garnet Melvin Frye, presented the grand jury with an affidavit “identifying” McPherson as the man he picked up at Fifteenth street and New York avenue about 1 o'clock that night and deposited at the entrance to an alley in the rear of the Park Lane. FPrye’s evidence had been regarded rather lightly by Federal operatives. McPherson emphatically denied Frye's story, declaring he retired at his par- ents' home near Upshur street and Georgia avenue not long after midnight, It it said the cepartment received testimony corroborating McPherson's statement, and it is revorted the young man's father told of being awakened by the return of his son and of holding a brief conversation with him. On his twenty-second birthday, ye terday, in rapid succession, young M Pherson received tidings of the two se) sational developments in the investiga- tion of his wife's untimely death, both at wide variance in their good and bad import upon his plight. Appeared Satisfied. ‘The first report, to the effect that the | Department of Justice had ferreted out L. Peake, superintendent of the jail Col. Peake had svmmoned McPhersar to tell him of the new turn the case had taken. The young man smilea | broadly and reaffirmed confidence in & | speedy exoneration, | _ The next information to reacm McPherson, this time as he sat in hi¢ | cell, was of a different complexion. He | heard, without comment, of the de- | termination of the investigators te bring him to trial and declined to dis- cuss his case with newspaper men. His attorney, young McPherson ex= plained, had’ instructed him to deny himself to interviewers. Just how McPherson reacted to the no evidence to substantiate the murder indictment pending against . heard during the morning with e | sign of satisfaction. “My, that's fine news to get on your | birthday,” he exclaimed to Col. Willlam e very 'NEW NOVEMBER HEAT RECORIS MADE WHEN good and bad news was hidden behind the stoic demeanor he has maintained from the first. Although he was given to believe yesterday morning that thé indictment would be nolle prossed, de- velopments during the afternoon obe viated this possibility. Receives Birthday Gifts, MERCURY HITS 83| Only Twice Before Has Washington Bureau Recorded| wmcpherson spent a large part of his hundred 80 Degrees in This Month. Yesterday was the hottest November | and mopped the perspiration from their | day in the history of the Washington | Weather Bureau. By midafternoon the points higher than any corresponding temperature of the past 58 years. The sultry spell will be short-lived, The forecast is “cooler to- night and tomorrow, with probable rains.” The downtown streets were thronged with persons visibly oppressed by the eat. Dressed for Fall weath- er, they garried overcoats on their arms N | birthday poring over some letters, telegrams and teards sent | him by his friends. e day’s mail | also included a gift necktie, a novel and | eight or ten dollars in money. McPherson’s parents visited him on faces. Friday, the from Tn more than one office building a ' the aisie, "o Oy for calls drone of electric fans heralded the | Questioned yesterday by Col. Peake Washington | relative to his health, McPherson de- was not the only record-breaking city. | clared that the 30 days he has spent in A high mark of 78 degress was set in | the District jail had worked no notice- Boston, while Richmond saw ali previous | able physical hardship. He was sleep- records for November equaled. | ing regularly and eating with a normal A further decline in temperature is 'appetite, he said, adding he had lost no expected Monday night. when the mer- | weight during his imprisonment. cury should reach a normal level for | McPherson said, however, that he was this time of year, the forecaster said. still affected by the shock of his wife's On two previous occasions tempera- | death. He said he was determined to tures in November went to 80 degrees ' make the best of things and would face here, ! the future with confidence.