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WEATHER. (U. 8. Weather Bureau Forecast.) Fair and slightly warmer tonight; to- morrow fair and warmer. ‘Temperatures—Highest, 80, at noon today, today; lowest, 56, at Full report on page 9. Closing N. Y. Markets, Pages 10,11 & 12 5 am. h WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION e Foening Sfar. The only evening paper in Washington with the Associated Press’ news service. No. 31,487, Foteredas seco Entered as second class matte; e i shington, D. C. WASHINGTON, D. C, WEDNESDAY, JULY 16, 1930—THIRTY-SIX PAGES. FH% () Means Associated Press. Yesterday’s Circulation, 109,845 TWO -CENTS. NATIONALS POUND 3 TRBE TWIRLERS TOWINOPENER, 104 Miller Is Chased From Hill by Griffs’ Barrage—Harris . Stars With Stick. WASHINGTON SCORES TWO IN FIRST FRAME Regains Lead in Fourth With An- other Pair of Tallies After Indians Tie. BY JOHN B. KELLER. CLEVELAND, July 16. — Landing hard on Miller and Jablonowski for long distance swats, Washington took the first game of the double-header here today. 10 to 4. H Harris and Cronin led the attack for | Washington. the: former with three hits out of four times up and “Frisco Joe” with three out of five Washington opened hostilities in th: first game when it netted two runs on a single, triple and double. Cleveland came back with a single marker in its _half when Porter, who got to third on Harris’ fumble of Morgan's single, was driven across on Hodapp's out. Neither team threatened in the sec- ond, but Cleveland evened the score in the third when Porter, who tripled, was driven in by Hodapp's single. With the bases loaded £ind none out, J. Sewell fouled, Sprinz lined to Rice and Gold- man flied to Harris, without the Indians being able to pusiover another run. ‘Washington again took the lead in the fourth when Bluege walked, went to third on Loepp's .single and scored on Crowder’s double. Loepp, who went to third on Crowder's slam, romped home when Hodapp threw out Myer. Cleveland failed to threaten. The Griffmen chased Miller from the hill in the fifth when they drove across three more runs. Harris got his third safety of the game in this frame. FIRST INNING. ‘WASHINGTON — Myer singled on the first pitch to center. Hodapp threw out Rice, Myer going to second. Cronin tripled against the stands in right cen- ter, scoring Myer. Harris doubled to left, scoring Cronin. Judge fouled to Morgan. . Bluege fiied to Averill. Two Tuns. CLEVELAND—Jamieson flied to Har- ris Porter walked. Morgan singled to left, and when Harris fumbled, Porter reached third, and Morgan second. Ho- dapp was thrown out by Myer, Porter seoring and Morgan going to third. Myer went back for Averill's high one. One run. SECOND INNING. WASHINGTON—Loepp walked. Loepp was caught stealing, Sprinz to Goldman. Spencer was safe when J. Sewell fumbled his roller. Crowder forced Spencer, _Porter L Myer forced Crowder, Hodapp to la- man _No runs. CLEVELAND—Sewell lined low to Cronin. Sprinz was thrown out by Myer. Goldman walked. Miller got a single on a bunt to Cronin, gending Goldman to second. Jamieson pepped to Bluege. No ruus. THIRD INNING. WASHINGTON—Rice hoisted to Averill. Cronin was thrown out by Goldman. Harris singled to center. Judge popped to Hodapp. No runs. CLEVELAND—Porter drove the ball past Harris for a triple. Morgan walked Hodapp singled, scoring Por- ter and sending Morgan to second. Averill walked, filling the bases. J.| Sewell fouled to Spencer. Sprinz lined to Rice in short right. Goldman filed to Harris.” One run. FOURTH INNING. WASHINGT O N—Bluege walked. Loepp singled to right, sending Bluege to third on a hit-and-run play. Spencer fouled to Sprinz. Crowder double against the right fleld screen, scoring Bluege and sending Loepp to third. Myer was thown out by Hodapp. Loepp scored and Crowder took third. Rice yas thrown out by Goliman. Two ns. CLEVELAND—Miller was thrown out by Cronin. Jamieson doubled against the wall in right center. Porter flied high to Loepp, who came in for it. Morgan struck out. No runs. FIFTH INNING. WASHINGTON—Cronin_beat out a bunt to Hodapp back of second. Harris got his third hit, a single to left, send- ing Cronin to second. Judge sacrificed, Miller o Morgan. Jablonowski relieved Miller. Bluege walked, filling the bases. Loepp singled to left, scoring Cronin and Harris. Bluege stopped at second. Spencer singled to right, scor- ing Bluege and sending Loepp to third. Crowder drove into a double play, Gold- man to Hodapp to Morgan. Three runs. CLEVELAND — Hodapp fouled to | Spencer. Averill flied to Loepp. J. Sewell walked. Sprinz fouled to Judge. No runs, SIXTH INNING. WASHINGTON—Myer filed to Averill. Rice doubled against the right field wall. Cronin flied to Jamieson. Harris walked. Judge fanned. No runs. CLEVELAND—Goldman looped to Loepp, who came in fast. Jablonowski doubled to center. Jamieson was thrown out by Cronin, Jabby going to third. Porter 'walked., Morgan tripled | to center, scoring Jabby ,and Porter. | Hodapp flied to Loepp. Two runs. | SEVENTH INNING. WASHINGTON—Bluege hoisted to Averill. Loepp bunted a pop to Jablon- owski, Spencer singled to center. Crowder was thrown out by Goldman. No_runs. CLEVELAND—Averill flied high to . Myer, who went back to get it. J. Sewell lined to Rice. Sprinz popped to Myer in-short right. No runs, EIGHTH INNING. WASHINGTON—Myer fanned. Rice was tossed out by Hodapp. Cronin sin- gled Lo left. Harris fanned. No runs. CLEVELAND—Falk batted for Gold- man and Loepp was moved to left. West went to center for Washington. Falk fouled to Judge. Myatt batted for Jab- Ienowski and filed to West. Jamieson also flied to West. No runs. NINTH INNING. ‘WASHINGTON—Brown went to the wox and Montague playing short for Cleveland. Judge singled to right. Bluege got a single with a bunt to Hodapp, Judge stopping at second. Loepp sacrificed to Brown, and the bases were filled when Brown threw low. Spencer singled to right, scoring Judge and Bluege, and sending Loepp 1o third. Crowder drove:into a double play, Hodapp to Montague to Morgan, Loepp scoring. Myer was thrown out by J. Sewell. Three runs. CLEVELAND—Porter singled to cen- ter. Morgan drove into a double play, Cronin to Myer to Judge. Hodnpr < ~ubled 'down the left field line. Averill iied to West. No runs. 'and is armed with eight 15-inch guns, | ton ship and also carries eight 15-inch FIRST GAME. . WASHINGTON. AB. R. H. 1 Myer, 2b. Rice, rf. Cronin, ss. Harris, If. West, eof. Judge, 1b Bluege, 3b. Loepp, cf-If. Spencer, ¢ Crowder, p. v lceumacm: lcuamuaza » | Qeenbhchraus e wlecscccmzeem ® -~ CLEVEL. L3 Jamieson, If Porter, rf. Morgan, 1b. Hodapp, 2b. Averill, cf J. Sewell, 3b Sprinz, c. Goldman, ss Montague, ss. Miller, p. . Jablonowski, p Brown, p. Falk . Myatt .. -p --c-u:-us::-‘-aaa::u; semcccoccecn cecgcmanmncca crmwcececmczsascu® ) 5 Falk batted for Goldman in eighth. Myatt batted for Jablonowski in eighth. SCORE BY INNINGS: 12345678 9—R Washington2 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 3—10 Cleveland..1 0 1 00200 0— 4 Summary: Runs batted in—Cronin, Harris, Hodapp (2), © (2), Myer, Loepp (2), Spencer (3), der, Jamieson, in, Porter, Morgan, Loeop. Double play—Goldman io Hodapp to Mur- ; Hodapp to Montague to Morgan: Cronin to Myer to Judge. Left on bases—Washington, 9; Cleveland. 10. on balls—Off Crowder, 6; off Miller, f Jablonowskl, = ;-' out—By Crow aki, Hits—Off Miller, 8 in 415 innings; off Jab- 1o 8| in 1 in- ki, 5 in 3% off Brown, 3 hree. ts—C; Sacrifices—Judge. r, 1; by Jablonow- itcher—Miller. <~ Guthrie, Ormsby and Hildebrand. NATIONAL At Boston—First game. Pittsburgh. .0 0001011 E 00000020 Beal; Zachary ane At Brooklyn—First game. Chicago....30100002 Brooklyn 00002011—4 30 Malone Hartnett; Moss and Deberry. WARSHIPS ORDERED 10 EGYPTIAN PORT WKELLIRASSERTS LEADING .5 NAY NN OPOSE PAC Tennessee Senator Bases Objection to Treaty on Their Testimony. 64 MEMBERS PRESENT FOR TODAY’S SESSION Confidence That Final Action Will Come Next Week Expressed by Proponents. BY G. GOULD LINCOLN. The London Naval Treaty was de- nounced in the Senate today by Sen- ator McKellar, Dcmocrat, of Tennessee, an opponent of the pact. Senator McKellar, quoting from the opinfon of high-ranking officers, de- clared that he preferred to follow their advice in regard to naval affairs and that he would oppose the treaty. “I have had no naval or military training,” said Senator McKellar, “and I prefer to follow these men who have had the best military and naval train- ing in the world and who say that this treaty does not meet the defense needs of this country.” Lays Stress On Cruisers. The Tennessee Senator laid partic- ular stress on the fact that the United States is limited in the number of 8-inch gun cruisers which it may con- struct. He said that the testimony of the naval experts was to the effect that the 8-inch gun, 10,000-ton truiser is better suited to the naval needs of this country than the 6-inch gun cruiser. Senator McKellar insisted that the United States was permitting Great Britain to dictate what kind of weap- ons it should use for its defense in accepting this treaty. The British, he said,. were satisficd to use 6-inch gun cruisers with a smsller sailing radius to protect their commerce in time of war because Great Britain has a large number of naval bases scattered all over the world. Has Two Reservations. Senator McKellar is prepared to in- troduce two reservations to the London treaty, one declaring for the freedom of the seas and the inviolability of neutral vessels in time of war, and the other calling upon Great Rritain to scrap her naval bases in close proximity to the United States. It is not believed that Senate will agree to either of these reservations. However, they may lead to debate and so prolong the consideration of the treaty by the Senate. When the Senate met at 11 o'clock today, 60 Senators answered the quorum call and four other Senators immedi- ately thereafter entered the Senate chamber. The supporters of the treaty believe they have the quorum situation well in hand and that the date of ratification of the treaty depends only on the abil- England Acts to Protect For- eigners After Riots in Alexandria. By the Assoclated Press. LONDON, July 16.—The British gov- ernment has ordered the battleships Queen Elizabeth and Ramillies to pro- ceed to Alexandria for the protection of foreign lives and property endan- gered by disorders at that place. Prime Minister MacDonald, in an- nouncing the dispatch of the vessels, also informed the House of Commons that Sidky Pasha, the present Egyptian premier, and Nahas Pasha, former premier and Nationalist leader, had been warned they would be held re- sponsible for the protection of foreign lives and interests. The prime minister was peppered with supplementary questions prin- cipally by E. Thurtle, Laborite, who asked him if he was aware that the government’s action in sending two ships to Alexandria was likely to be misinterpreted by the Egyptian, people. The speaker of the house intervened to prevent an answer, however, as he did in the case of several other questions designed to draw out expressions of opinion from the nremier. During the rioting in _Alexandria yesterday 13 natives and 1 Italian were killed and many natives were injured in clashes between Egyptlan soldlers and police and strikers. The Ramillles is a 30,000-ton vessel while the Queen Elizabeth is a 28,000~ guns. 14 KILLED IN RIOT. One Italian Among Tatalities in Alex- andria Clash. ALEXANDRIA, July 16 (A).—Latest reports of the loss of life in rioting in Alexandria yesterday showed 14 killed, one of whem was an Italian, 56 injured seriously enough to be sent to hospitals and 65 slightly nurt. . Thirteen of the dead were r.atives. Of those injured eight were Europeans. A post-mortem -evealed that the death of the Italian was dug to heart failure, although ne had been knocked on the head during a clasl between strikers and the police. Of the government forces two were taken (o a hospital and 39 others were slightly injured by sticks and :tones used bv the mob. In all 147 persons were arrested, most of them boys. Karlier reports regard: ing propertv damage, it was stated, ap- peared to have been cxeggerated. ‘The city was fairly quiet today, but troops were on guard to prevent any disordegs which might arise in connec- i tion with the funernl of the victims. This afternoon the city was quiet, but ity of the opposition to drag out the debate. Replies on Parity. Senator McKellar undertook to reply today to the speech delivered yesterday by Senator Reed of Pennsylvania in support of ‘he treaty. The Tennessee Senator decl-red that the United States does not obts in naval parity with Great Britain unde ' the terms of the treaty. He said that Great Britain had offered the United States parity, but that it was the kind of parity which Great Britain desired and not a real parity. Confidence that the treaty would be finally acted upon in the Senate some time next week grew today among the Senators supporting the treaty. COSTE FLIGHT TO START POSSIBLY THIS WEEK By the Assoclated Press. PARIS, July 16.—Capt. Dieudonne Coste, French aviator, expects to start his projected flight across the Atlantic to New York on the first good day after Priday or Saturday, when his plane, the Question Mark, will be ready for the trip. He said today ‘his course will be due west to the French coast, then toward Nowfoundland or somewhat south by way of Sable Island and Halifax and down along the coast to Roosevelt Field. Until now he has favored the Azores route, which he used last year when forced to turn back because of adverse winds. The lower wings of the plane had been re-covered and repainted and a new motor and instruments installed. The compass is being tested today. To- morrow there will be a final flight of several hours to be certain that the motor is running well and that every- thing is shipshape. Midsummer Circulation The circulation of The Star was never at such a high level in Midsummer as at present. Yesterday’s figures were 109,845, an increase of 7,118 copies over the correspond- ing day last year. Yesterday’s Advertising (Local Display) Lines. ....51,158 2d Newspaper. . ...13,583 3d Newspaper......8,774 there was an air of tensnest and nerv- ousness in view of the forthcoming fu- neral of those who lost their lives in the riots. Many shops were closed as merchants feared the ioss cf “heir stock. o De Valera Party Has Fire. DUBLIN, Irish Free State, July 16 #P).—Offices of the Fianna Fail, Eamonn de Valera's Republican party, were de- T Chnsderame pugers. and_omcs night. Considerable and office n:‘rn(ture were hum!rmfl was sald Mr. de Valera's private offices were little damaged. Radio Promm. on Pgge B-11 4th Newspaper. .., 3,194 5th Newspaper.... 2,790 Total other four Newspapers. . . 28,341 Advertising in The Star in many lines is greater than last year, as wise ad- vertisers are taking advan- tage of The Star’s great circulation in the homes to stimulate their business. K PLANE CRASHES INGEORGIA ON WAY 10 S0UTH AMERICA L Crew of Non-Stop Ship Jump to Safety in Parachutes as Fuel Is Gone. BUENOS AIRES WAS GOAL _OF REFUELING ATTEMPT Preparations Had Been Made to Take on Gas Four Times on Long Hop. By the Associated Press. BOSTWICK, Ga., July 16.—The monoplane K of New Haven crashed | hiere today but the occupants escaped by use of parachutes. The plane was en route to South America. Jimmy Garrigan, one of the pilots, isaid the ship got beyond control after it consumed all its gasoline and that he and his companions decided to desert it. All three floated to safety 1 mile from here. The ship was demolished. “We will return to New York and try all over again,” Garrigan said. He said they flew through “beastly” weather last night and the ship used more fuel than they had anticipated. Left New York Yesterday. The ship left Roosevelt Field, New ‘York, yesterday on a refueling non- stop flight to Buenos Aires. Bostwick is a village about 62 miles east of Atlanta. Garrigan was accompanied by Gar- land Peed, another pilot, and Randy Enslow, a pilot and radio operator. ‘They planned to fly down the sea- board with necessary refueling contacts and thence to Havana for another re- fueling before heading for South Amer- ijca. The ship last was reported over South Carolina, and swun? slightly westward into Georgia before it crashed. The flyers were taken to a hotel. They were not downhearted, Garrigan said, and are determined to try again. “We just had to jump,” he said. “We didn't know where we were exactly and the ship was out of control. The | visibility was bad, so we took to the chutes and let her fall.” Help reached the flyers soon after they landed. Their ship plowed into ll':‘e:kground about a mile west of Bost- wi The men had planned to reach Buenos Aires in four days, with Pana- ma, Lima and Mendoza among the re- fueling points along their 9,000-mile route. < Used 550 Gallons of Gas. . The ship had 125 gallons of gasoline in its tank when it left Roosevelt fleld, making a total of 550 gallons taken on the hop to Havana, another scheduled refueling point. The flyers later went to Monroe, 2 larger town, 15 miles from here. Enslow sald they would rest a few hours ' and then make plans for the return. “We are tired out,” he said, “and probably will stay in Georgia two days before leaving for New York. “We are in the best of spirits and consider ourselves lucky to be alive. For eight hours last night we could not even see the tips of the ship's wings and had no idea where we were. When we got into trouble this morning with our gas tanks empty we just decided to jump and trust to luck. “It was our only hope. The ship was hopelessly out of control and if we had tried to land her we all would have probably been killed. We couldn’t see anything when we leaped, the visibil- ity was so poor. None of us was scratched.” ‘Word of the accident spread rapidly here and soon about all the populace was at the scene where the three men landed. They came down almost to- ether. They examined the ship be- fore coming into town. None of the ship can be salvaged, they said. COMMONS DEBATING | Conservative Motion Against Mac- Donald Government Expected to Fail. By the Assoclated, Press. LONDON, July 16.—The MacDonald government after a brief flurry on the Egyptian situation late today was plunged into debate on a Conservative motion of censure in the House of Com- mons for its faflure to provide safe- guarding duties. Notice of the mction was given by Stanley Baldwin, Conservative leader, on July 7. The Conservatives were sure to support the motion solidly, but it appeared doubtful if it would receive support from any other quarter. While there have been many sur- prises this session and the government has come so near defeat on more than one occasion that a slip-up tonight was not impossible, most political observers were of the opinion that there was no liklihood of the government being over- whelmed this time. This belief was held because of the general opinion that the Liberals will vote against the resolution. OXFORD HAS FIRE THRILL OXFORD, England, July 16 (#).— Historic Trinity College of Oxford Uni- versity was the scene of a fire today, but the solid stqnes of which the seven- teenth century building is constructed were effective in keeping the blaze with- in a small space. The fire started in the undergradu- ates’ quarters and was confined to two suites. Students in pajamas watched the fire fighters at work. One student had a narrow escape. He was awakened by the bursting of an electric light bulb in his room and was able to get out in time to avoid :nythlnz more serious than a hair GALLANT FOX WON'T RUN CHICAGO, July 16 (/).—Gallant Fox, 3-year-old champion of the year, will not start in the $35,000 Arlington Cup event at Arlington Park Saturday. This was announced by Joseph McLennan, ;-eymx secretary, at Arlington Park to- ay. e 4 ‘CUNNINGHAM'S PILOT | CENSURE OF LABOR [LE JACK HORNER.” HARTMAN QUITS AS RAIL GOUNSEL Utilities Vice Chairman Acts to Forestall Criticism of Connection. Harleigh H. Hartman, vice chairman of the District Public Utilities Commis- d#bn, today announced that he had withdrawn as associate counsel for the New York, New Haven & Hartford | Raiload Co. and subsidiaries, in| the railroad’s mandamus procesdings against the Interstate Commerce Com- mission. Mr. Hartman's name ap- peared as counsel for the railroad, which filed suit in the District Supre erty belonging to other carriers. Mr. Hartman will have as his substi- tute for local counsel P. Michael Cook, attorney, in g:vne ractice. Mr. said that Téoe! no fee from the railroad for having acted in the matter of filing the petition nor would he have. anything further to do with the case. ‘The action was taken, Mr. Hartman explained, in order to forestall any | criticism of a member of the local com- mission acting as counsel for a foreign utility. He said that his only connec- tion with the case to date has been that he filed the petition in the Dis- trict Supreme Court as resident counsel in behalf of a firm of Boston lawyers which represents the rallroad corpora- tion. He would have taken no active part in the case when it came up for action, he said, but he decided to with- | draw_after some question had been raised as to the strict propriety of serv- { ing the railroad corporation in any | capacity whatsoever. Mr. Hartman said further that the position taken by the railroad in tthi case was identical with that taken by the local commission in the Capital | Traction Co, rate case. He said that | the evaluation of the railroad was in | progress when he was an examiner with | the Interstate Commerce Commission and that the point now raised in the | proceedings had not been raised while he was with the commission. HANDLES LEVIATHAN William McLaughlin Only Man in | New York Regarded Compe- tent to Control Liner. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, July 16—The United States liner Leviathan went down the bay today with a pilot on the bridge for the first time In several voyages. Capt. Harold A. Cunningham thinks that William McLaughlin is the only pilot in New York compétent to handle the big ship and he has decided to have him or none. When a strange pilot boarded the in- coming liner five trips ago the captain refused to let him on the bridge and since then until today has done his own piloting. This morning McLaughlin Was not assigned to the Leviathan, but he traded with another pilot. McLaughlin always used to take the Leviathan in and but, but the Pilots’ Association recently decided on a rule of rotation which would give all pilots a turn at every ship. Since then Capt. Cunningham has_taken advantage of the loophole in the State law which permits a captain to decline the serv- ices of any pilot he considers incom- petent. TENTH SLAIN IN DETROIT Former Alleged Liquor Runner Found Shot to Death. DETROIT, July 16 (#).—David Over- stein, formerly identified with the no- torious purple gang, was found shot to death in an alley at 6 a.m. today. Overstein was_the tenth vietim of | gangsters' guns here in less than two weeks. Police say he recently has been engaged in liquor operations. He was released several months ago from the State reformatory, where he was sent in 1928 to serve 2 to 15 years for break- ing and entering. PUEREAE Philippine Legislature Meets. MANILA, July 16 (#).—The Insular Legislature convened today. The leg+ islative program includes numerous projects relating to public work, road construction, taxation, education and revision of the penal code. The initial session was devoted to hearing Gov. Gen. Dwight F. Davis' message. ! {ve{ By the Associnted Press. | were Live Frog Hops Out Of Wall of Cement Laid 2 Years Ago By the Associated Press. SAN DIMAS, Calif., July 16— ‘Workmen breaking up a concrete wall near here reported today they found a live frog imbedded in the hardened mass of cement which was laid two years ago. The frog hopped away without aid, they said. Its body was some- what_translucent, but otherwise, the finders said, the frog was normal. MANY STRIKES LAID 10 AMERICAN REDS U. 8. Official Tells Probe Com- mittee Communists Also Block Settlements. NEW' YORK, July 16.—Communists were charged” with fomenting strikes, as on: line of attack on the form of American Government by Charles G. Wood, commissioner of conciliation of the Labor Department at Washington, who testified today before the Special House Investigating Committee. ‘Wdod declared that Communists had centered their activities at Passale, N. J; New Bedford, Mass.; Greater New York, and in Gastonia, N. C. He said that they instituted strikes and then made every effort to prevent set- tlement of disputes over wages, work- ing conditions and hours. Many Driven From Jobs. ‘Workers in textile mills, where strikes conducted under Communist leadership, were often intimidated, and thousands driven from employment, he said. Before the witness took the stand, Chairman Hamilton Fish, jr., of the committee, announced that representa- tives of the Amtorg Trading Corpora- tion, official commercial agency of the Soviet Union in the United States, had consented to_ appear voluntarily next Tuesday and Wednesday. He expllire that the committee had decided not call Willlam Z. Foster, Communist leader, now serving a prison sentence for ineciting a riot in Union Square, New York, on March 6, because efforts might be made, he said, by Communists, to_effect his_escape. In his testimcny Commissioner Wood said that Albert Weisbord of Brooklyn, a graduate of New York University and of the Harvard Law School had con- ducted strizes in 1926 at the Passaic Textile Mills. Big Suth Collected. He, with Alford Waggonette, had suc- rce2ded in arousing the sympathy of veo- ple thrcughout the country, and a result bad raised between $500,000 and 3600,00¢, with which to carry on the strike, the witness said. * In conducting strikes, Wood said, “ap- parently they do not want to reach a settlement with the employers.” He said Communists “sopped the Labor De- partment from time to time when we nrran?(‘d for settlement$ through ar- bitration which .we considered satis- factory to both the workers and the employers.” The witness added that he felt the Communists were creating much un- iecessary trouble for the employes in. textile and other mills, Reds Enter Strike. In describing the textile strike in New Bedford, Mass., in 1928, Wood said that a local organization initiated the walkout and within a week Communist leaders, including Fred Beal, Albert Weisbord and Jake Rubenstein had come to New Bedford and within four weeks had secured 10,000 members of the Communist party from the 30,000 persons involved in the strike. At the (Continued on Page 2, Column 3.) DEPOSITORS STORM BANK Shortage Report Alarms Mill Workers, Who Rush for Funds. MILLBURY, Mass, Juy 16 (#)— Scores of mill workers here started a run on the Millbury Savings Bank to- day, following the circulation of a re- port that there was a shortage in the bank’s funds. The entfre police force of the town was called out to keep the depositors in order as they withdrew their funds. The shortage, placed officially at $1,000 by the bank officials, but ported unofiicially to be between $1 000 and §15,000, was discovered in a recent examination of the 's ac- counts. The discovery resulted in the suspension of E. L: Smith, the bank treasurer and the disappearance of a young woman clerk. TAXES TO REMAIN AT $1.70 PER $100 Commissioners Hold Rate, Although It Leaves No " Surplus in 1932, The tax rate on real and personal property for the current fiscal year was fixed at $1.70 per $100 of the assess- ment by the District Commissioners to- | day. This is the same rate that was | in force last year. The $1.70 rate has been in force continuously since 1928. The rate will be applied on the real and personal property tax bills payable next September. No statement was made by the Com- missioners in fixing the rate ane action followed the course been freely predicted. But there are some conclusions that may be drawn from their decision to stick to the '$1.70 rate. Their fiscal adviser, District Auditor Daniel J. Donovan, warned them at the time that their department heads made known their estimates of fiscal needs during 1932 that they would start 1932 with no surplus beyond the requirements of keeping a ‘cash balance in the Treas- ury for working capital. Apparently they have decided to accept t! situa- tion, and fix the 1932 rate at a figure which will take care of their estimated 1932 needs. The only way to start 1932 with a surplus . would have been to raise the tax rate now. This the Commissioners had power to do. (Continued on Page 2, Column 5.) o MACDONALD BEGINS COAST TRIP TODAY Confessed Perjurer in Mooney Case Will Talk to Califofnia Governor. By the Assoclated Press. BALTIMORE, July 16.—John Mac- Donald, whose self-admitted perjured testimony played a leading role in the conviction of Thomas J. Mooney and ‘Warren K. Billings on murder charges 14 years ago, will start for San Fran- cisco today on the first leg of the trip he waats to take to officially and per- sonally tell authorities of the coast State he lied at the 1916 trials. The MacDonald party will go from Baltimore to New York, where it will be joined by Frank P. Walsh, Eastern attorney for Mooney. From there it will go to California by way of Chicago, the witness’ attorneys, Hilary W. Gans and Charles Ruzicka, announced. When the departure from New York will be made is in the hands of Mr. Walsh. ‘The recanting witness will be accom- panied by his attorneys and Edward N. Nockels, secretary of the Chicago Federation of Labor, who, in 1921, ob- tained from MacDonald the first state- ment that he had been coached by the prosecution in perjured usumom' given at the trials of Mooney and Billings. MacDonald’s was testimony which identified Mooney and Billings as the men who planted a suit case containing the bomb which killed 10 and injured 40 during the Preg:r!dne!l day parade in San Francisco 1916. In a sworn affidavit, made since his arrest here Friday, he declared he never had seen the' two until taken to their cells in the San Francisco Jail, where they were pointed out by prosecution officials. Gov. Clement C. Young of California has pledged expenses for the trip from . Baltimore to the coast for the witness so that he may appear before the par- don board in the Mooney case and the Supreme Court in the Billings case. Labor officials already have petitioned to have the cases reopened, and Walsh holds plans for asking them to be re- opened on the ground of new evidence. d their that had | o RULING OF WCARL OPENSWAY TOPAY ENPLOVES BASES Controller General Interprets Provisions of Brookhart Salary Act. INCREASES TO BE GIVEN WORKERS ON NEXT ROLL Sweeping Decision, Affecting Thou- sands, Answers Query of « Commission, Controller General McCarl today opened the way for thousands of pay raises for Government workers effective the next pay day, July 31. In a decision of sweeping scope the controller’general interpreted the Brook- hart salary act in what is considered to be liberal terms, answering specifically a number of questions submitted by the Civil Service Commission. This is the decision which personnel officers of the Government have awaited in order to enable them properly to pay the new salary increases author- ized by the Brookhart act. The pay envelopes of July 15 were on the old scale, but the July 31 envelopes wili contain increases from the effective date of the act, which McCarl says in his decision is July 3, when President Hoover signed the bill. Two Negative Rulings. In all of his answers to the various uestions submitted by the Civil Service mission, the Controller General gave many affirmative but only two negative rulings. The latter were based on the proposition that “no per- son who received, under the Welch act of 1928, an increase equal to two steps as they existed June 30, 1928, is en- titled to an increase under the Brook- hart act.” Then McCarl said: “It would seem to be the clear intent and purpese of this Brookhart act, con- sidered as a whole, to grant to all em- ployes within the grades involved who were = anced less than two steps or salary rates effective July 1, 1928, in the grade held June 30, 1928, solely by rea- son of the provisions of the Welch act of May, 1928, an additional step or sal- ary rate in the grade held July 3, 1930, notwithstanding any in status by promotion, demotion, y allocation, er, reinstatement or or from one grades held h, and grades held on July 3, 1930, are both within those mentioned in the act. “ an employe” entitled to- the~ benefit of the statute was on Ji 3, 1930, in a higher or lower grade the employe held June 30, 1928, which the steps or salary rates differ mount from those in the grade hel June 30, 1928, the em; is neverthe- :;uls”;nm.::d to st or rate in the grade 3, 1930, even though the in be more or less than the amount of the increasz which would have been re- ceived had the employe received an ad- ditional step or salary rate on July 1, 1928, in the grade held June 30, 1928. Consider Regular Status. “The status of all employes on detail June 30, 1928, and or on July 3, 1930, shall be considered as in their regular positions from which detailed for the purpose of applying the provision of this amendatory statute. “Adjustments in compensation au- thorized and required by the provisions of this amendatory act are not to be denied or withheld by reason of the average provision appearing in the an- nual appropriation acts. “The regular appropriations or per- sonnel for the current fiscal year are available for payment of the increases in compensation authorized and required by the provisions of this act. 1If the regular appropriation is insufficient, each of the departments and independ- ent establishments affected should sub- mit to the Congress through the Bureau of the Budget and estimate for such deficiency appropriatious for the cur- rent fiscal year as may be necessary to cover the increases authorized by this act, and, of course, the estimates for the fiscal year 1932, also should be ad- Jjusted to provide for said increases.” In passing on the Brookhart aet, which was specifically to liber- alize the Welch act, which had been variously interpreted, and which had aotdgdro\a)‘dea tm‘lhl: raises it was in- n n T General McCarl declared that there were two separate and distinct “saving ¢lauses” in the legislation In order to protect the work= ers’ salaries, These clauses, he said, werq mtf:x:r two separate and distinct sit- Saving Clause Explained. “Since the second proviso constitutes specifically a saving clause against_loss of salary or authorized advanceme® of any present employe,” said McCarl, “the first proviso clearly intends somethi in addition to save to employes affecte the benefits of any ‘promotion or allo- cation for an employe to a higher salary rate or grade’ and to require adjust- ments in salary rates under the terms of the amendatory Brookhart statute, notwithstanding, and in addition to in- creases, if any, which resulted from promotion or allocation. “The word ‘promotion’ in the first Erovim apparently has been used in its roadest sense,” said McCarl, “and re- fers to both ‘salary rate or grade’; that is, ‘promotion’ as here used means any advancement by administrative action either in salary rates in the same grade or from one grade to another. The word ‘allocation’ evidently was intended (Continued on Page 2, Column 7.) By the Assoclated Press. NEW YORK, July 16.—Velvet pa- jamas with trains climax the Grecian in the new Fall and Winter styles. Straight lines inent in tie 125 creadlons displayed the annual Autumn f: prol of the Garment Retailers of at the Hotel Astor last night. The moot question of long versus short skirts was skilfully sidestepped by influence discerned by fashion experts | yjar {0 those of the nineties. VELVET PAJAMAS WITH TRAINS PUT GRECIAN INFLUENCE IN FASHIONS Straight Classical Lines Prominent in Fall Creations, With Skirts Any Length Desired. providing them in lengths that vary gom the instep to 14 inches from the 0OT. Bridal costumes displayed were sim- . The full- blown. bouffant style was prevalent, were prom- | with emphasis on satin embroidered in at | pearls. menade | Pink, ‘America | pink,” was much in evidence for eve- leading a shade dubbed “love [ colors in- WIS, cluded copper, wine reds, dark greens, browns and biack and white. : :