Evening Star Newspaper, August 8, 1930, Page 2

A2 e HOOVER DROUGHT PLANS TO CABINET Definite Action Waits on Agriculture Report, Due Monday. (Continued From First Page.) been no permanent change in climate for , centures on end, There may be trends, he concedes, of hotter or colder or drier weather for a number of years, but, on the whole, weather balances to & nearly constant factor. Conceding that almost every day new weather cently, Mr. Marvin contends localities eak records might prove any- | thing. Low rainfall records, likewise, have been added for extend- ing, in some sections, from two to seven months. ¢ For example, Washington had 25 inches of snow in 24 hours in January of 1922, he said. That was more snow by several inches than has fallen in & day -in St. Paul, Boston, Chicago or New York since the Weather Bureau began keeping records in 1870. that did not prove, it was h:}lld. fl'}:: ‘Washington gets more snow than other l:f:i:‘ cited or that its Winters ‘were becoming more severe. ‘Although the thermometer is only 200 years old, the oldest nationai ‘meteorolo- gical service in Europe, that in France,: Mr. Marvin-said, antedates the Ameri- can servide by only 15 years. To" what the weather was before, he ex- plained, meteorologists have studied river stages, floods, heavy freezes, crop failures, famines and cther ‘unusual ‘weather conditions recorded in:. or diaries. & Disease Warning Issued: ‘From the Public Health Service today came a5 ominous warning t! -t typhold fever, Kun“ end other diseases may follow in the wake of the record-break- ing drought unluls llx"llluflon ‘measures rigorously enforced. ‘“s A Genycumlnln s said: “It is m‘:’h‘fi thes results of the heat and drought, particularly of the latter, may be serious, though at present I see no reason for alarm.” Reports on typhoid fever show this is already more nt than Jear ™ Cumming urged exireme care n year. ul e e care Tural sections, suggesting that water from sources whose purity was not certain should be boiled. Zor the week ending August 2, a total of 930 cases of typhold fever were re- ported, compared with 870 during the corresponding week of 1929. Cumming | al said there had been increases in cases reported for several weeks preceding “A situation of this kind emphasizes once more,” he added, “that local public ‘health agencies should be more adequate. About 76 per cent of our ri 1 tion is without sufficient fa¢ there are competent agencies in about 805 of 2,500 districts or wounties.” Milk Supply May Be Cut. In addition to the danger of typhoid, | Cumming saw the bility that El.ll[l’l. already incr gly prevalent the Mississippi Valley States, might make inroads in other ‘ched, water- Jess areas. He sald farmers were forced to get rid of cattle, or if cattle suffered from lack of water, the milk supply would be cut down, and this would work ill on the health of the "‘m“""é‘m‘”“m fhe heat with re- > public health s the direct k re- sult on the s o and greater suscepti- ty to diseases. Next, and perhaps ‘most important, is its reduction of water supplies, particularly among the ‘country on. < “Should frgit and vegetables become scarce, or prices rise 50 as to remove them from the tables of poorer people, llegra and other diseases resulting m improper nourishment would fol- w. “The place for guarding against these things 13 In the locality in which the situation is severe. Except for the gen- eral warning, we can do little in addi- tion to ad local health authorities. I would urge State and local authorities to keep a vigilant watch over general health conditions, with emphasison the | the sources of water and milk.” Importance of Sanitation Stressed. The health official stressed the im- nce of sanitation measites by as- serting that drought conditions equal to the present in severity, had they oc- curred 25 years ago, would have caused # series of epidemics. “We can cope with it now,” he said, %if we only do. A score of years ago, 1t would have had terrific results.” Meanwhile Government oficials are still greatly disturbed over effects of the drought in the great farm belts of the country. They do not all share the ’ufmmm’:]gf “}el'd! by Sec- getary of re Hyde. J. B. Kincher, chief of the Division of Agricult Meteorology, said not only end of the drought was not in sight, t it was most unlikely it would be broken simultaneously in many places. “I don’t like calling this a catas- trophe, but 1 don't like to think what may happen if the drought, lan't broken within the next two ,” he said. Williams Proposes Stock Credit. ‘While the general relief plans of tffe sdministration awaited returns from the hational survey promised for Monday, # clear-cut policy of furnishing credit to cattle growers for the purchase of feed to tide them over the emergency was ut forward by Carl Williams of the 'arm Board. His plan has not yet been officially approved and cannot be put into effect until other members of the board return here for a conference. It is understood, however, to be supported by_grain-stabilization officials. Williams proposes, it was said, that feed-distribution agencies or other cor- poratiens formed for the purpose un- derwrite grain to be delivered to farm- ers in exchange for the latter's note, properly indorsed and accompanied by sufficient collateral. The grain would be furnished in car lots at market prices by the Grain Stabilization Corporation, arranging easy payments over one or two years. 'This grain, he said, would be replaced out of the 1930 crop in uniformity with the policy of not placing the corpora~ tions stocks on the market in competi- tion with current grain. The whole Pproject could be put in effect in four days, he said. ‘The Department of Agriculture, meanwhile, was sending questionnaires to all county farm agents asking for ‘the number of families needing aid to carry the quantity of feed ‘The agents also were asked to measures of relief. McKelvie Joins in Hyde Report. ‘To Secretary Hyde's report that his tour of the Middle West had shown the “impught sufferfag to have occurred in spots and mot over areas was added the . McKelvie, Farm Board member, that the Nebraska and Iowa corn crop was £n better condition than he had believed ble. Except for the Southern Inn, e said, a harvest approaching four- fifths of normal could be e: with & break in the drought. The latter event was considered essential, however, to support any optimism whatever. EIGHT SUCCUMB IN BALTIMORE. Wills Mountain Forest Fire Devastates 18,000 Woodland Acres. (from one part of the country to the hio. noln . Recounts Kidnaping $ s JOE COE. COE, BACK HOME, RECOUNTS WEIRD TALE OF KIDNAPING (Continued From First Page.) note asking $5,000 ransom, either of the Jaundry which employed him, or of Coe’s father. This, Coe said, he refused to do, in the face of repeated threats, and that finally. the man grew weary of the at- tempt to obtain a ransom request from him, removed him frém the room and drove with him back to Washington, first blindfolding ‘hiim with his own handkerchief. Coe could not give an inkling of where He- had been held prisoner, al- though the trip back required about the same time it would take to drive from phis. : ‘The $140 which*Coe had -with him when he left Washington, Coe charged, was zfimrwhen he awoke a prisoner. Coe he did not know what had be- come of ‘his automobile. No Travel Stains Found. - In his repory-to his commanding of- ficer, Lievt. McCormack said he could find no travel stains on the clothes which Coe was supposed to have worn during his imprisonment. Police broadcast a description of Coe’s missing automobile and expected to question him further. His employers tted Coe to start his vacation to- , and he drove with his wife and children to Annapolis to spend part of his vacation there. Coe's wife was described as being in & highly nervous condition over his nce. DROUGHT INCREASES PARK FIRE DANGER Grant and Gartside Warn Public to Take Every Precaution. Col. On account of the prolonged drought, which has caused the grass, leaves and twigs of trees in the park to dry up to an unusual extent, a special fire warn- ing was issued today by Lieut. Col. U. 8. Grant, ?lg,u:lrec':: of public build- parks, and F. T, Garte mmr of the park division, They asked that. every one be very careful not to throw lighted matches or cigarette butts into any of the dried. grass, leaves or twigs in the city parks. Col. Grant said that the condition the drought had created was of un- usual danger this year. With trees very dry, a fire might even be started which would be difficult to put out and which might cause damage that could not be ::p:g:dh('nr mtlny years, in case some ger trees were — ere killed by the of relief from high temperatures and dr;u‘hlm. e drought, affecting the entire State, entered its {orty-!o\glrth day with Ll deficlency in rainfall here since A The WiLL ‘Houmtatn Torest ountain forest fire, near Cumberland, which has destroyed .I. resort hotel, has devastated 18,000 acres of woodland, it was estimated by E. Lee Compte, State game warden. Several hundred men continued today to fight the flames and smaller fires in the western end of the State. Measures to prevent a water famine at_Annapolis were taken today. T. R. Brown, president of the Water Board, said the present supply would last at least a week. HEAT HANGS ON OVER U. 8. Scattered Rains Bring Brief Joy and Hopes That Wane, CHICAGO, August 8 (#)—The heat hangs on, undaunted by a few showers here and there and apparently deter- mined to set an endurance record all its own. Extremely high temperatures shift other, scattered rains bring brief shouts of joy from farmers and city folk as well and a cool breeze now and then conjures up a mirage of Autumn and | comfort, but the country as a whole swelters in one of the most prolonged | hot &pells in its history. Damage to corn and pasture land | continues to be reported. Twenty per. cent of Iowa's corn is said to be past saving. Eastern Nebraska is believed | 10 be in even worse condition. The ag- ricultural department of the Santa Fe Rallroad estimates the damage will run from 10 to 75 per cent in Illinois, Iowa, Missouri, Kansas and Nebraska. Illinois Streams Fall, Southern Illinois continues to be one of the driest sections of the country,| with streams receding, wells going dry | and the pasture land slowly burning up. The last soaking rain there was late in March. Chicago thermometers did not get higher than 84 yesterday. but an unusually high humidity made | up for what the sun lacked. Temperatures were not quite so high in the East yesterday, although it was | 96 in Washington and 94 in Philadel- phia. A cooling breeze held the mer- cury down to 86 in New York City, but | there were five deaths attributed to| the heat. | It_was still too hot for comfort in | the East-Central States, although show- ers had improved crop conditions in | some sections, particularly in Central It was 102 in Cairo, I, and Eyansville, Ind., yesterday, and 100 in | Cincinnati. ~Farther South, Nashville | recorded 104 degrees and Memphis 100, | Although the mercury got no higher than 86 in Cleveland, two heat deaths .were reported ‘and produck prices were higher oh account of the’ drought. 100 or Over.in Southwest. ‘Temperatures were 100 or higher throughout most of the Southwest, Mexico, Mo, réporting 108; Independ- ence, Kans, 107, and Kansas City, 100.5. West Central States fared little better with St. Louis and Little Rock showing readings of 102. Iowa’s tall corn got @ little more rain, but in Nebraska, where the Eastern part is especially in need of moisture, the heat continued unabated with un- usually high humidity. Temperatures in both States were in the 90's, but that was nothing much compared with the BALTIMORE, August 8 (#).—Eight deaths in Baltimore from the heat the first three days of the week were re- ported toda; the Health Department as skies 'u’vb-’ennduvlh!udm highs of a few days ago. THE EVENING STAR, UNUSUAL WEATHER PHASES OUTLINED Geographic Society Bulletin Discusses Effects Entailed on Economic Life. What are the outstanding effects of unusual weather? Ask 10 persons. that question, and most of them will-be found to empha- size personal discomfort and health ef- fects, says & bulletin from the National Geographic Society. But behind the fact that & hot spell may cause mil- lions to swelter or that a local flood y force hundreds of motorists tb make an annoying detour there are many fundamental economic and so- cial effects that flow from unusual weather, the bulletin points out. Effect of Il Winds on Cotton. “Droughts are probably the most ob- vious of the weather forces that af- fect economic conditions,” continues the bulletin. “A sufficiently prolonged diy spell in the United States, in Argen- tina or in Canada or Australia during the crucial season can not only start the price of grain soaring locaily, but it can send world prices up. Similarly, generous showers that provide maxi- mum growing conditions in the cotton fields of Texas, or dry, hot winds that sear and stunt billions of plants in & few days, depress or raise the cotton quotations in Liverpool as quickly as the weather news can be flashed there. Extreme droughts, 100, can cause mil- lions of dollars’ loss in destroyed crops and starved live stock. “An _unexpected freeze-up on the Great Lakes two weeks ahead of time may cause hundreds of thousands of dollars of loss in trapped boats and un- moved cargoes. A single extraordinary blizzard in a great city can throw a painful n,nma on the municipal treasury u‘:!mcm reduce unemployment over- night. City Budgets Altered by Weather. “City budgets are continually feeling the heavy hand of weather vagaries. Windstorms which blow down shade trees may cost a municipality thou- sands of dollars for debris removal. Rainstorms and floods wash up paving and clog sewer mains. Summer droughts and hot periods increase tremendously the use of water, necessitating extra pumping. Water shortages develop in many cities so that rationing becomes necessary, along with extza police ac- tivity to enforce the restrictions. Some American cities are fortunate enough to have unlimited supplies of water close at hand, and to be wholly inde- pendent of weather changes. Even the worst of known droughts could not reduce the supplies of St. Louis and New Orleans, taken from the Mississippi River, or those of Milwaukee, Cleve- land, Buffalo and Chicago, taken from the Great Lakes. The question of limiting the amount of Lake Michigan water taken by Chicago hinges not on the city water supply, but on water taken from the lake by the Chicago Drainsge Canal. “Clties which do not Rave a large supply of water close at hand, but which have made themselves independ- ent of weather by artificially taking veritable mountain ranges into" their water sheds, include New York Oity, with its conduits to the Catskills; San Prancisco, with its supply from the mountains above Yosemite Valley, and Los Angeles, which has reached out 250 miles to bring its water across. deserts and mountains from the high Sierras. Effect of Storms on Dividends. “Corporations, too, feel the omic effects of abnormal weather. Bailways in certain regions must operate expen- sive snow plows in Winter and must bear the expense of replacing bridges and tracks washed out by Spring floods. Telegraph and telephone, companies may lose hundreds of miles of wire and thousands of dollars by a single ice- storm. Droughts steal away the poten- tial power of hydroelectric plants and entail the switching in of expensive coal-burning generating stations. In the Western and Southern oil fields abnor- mally dry weather may cause stoppage of drilling in scores of wells or may greatly increase the expense of continu- ing operations. Timber corporations lose heavily by the forest fires that sweep huge areas during dry spells. ““Abnormal weather conditions tempo- rarily change the habits of millions of people. Extremely hot days and nights reduce the patronage of ordinary in- door amusement places and crowd those artifically cooled. Hundreds of thou- sands of people turn to outdoor pas- times that involve little activity, such as miniature golf courses and night base ball. Other hundreds of thousands within reach of beaches and swimming pools crowd to them, diverting large ex- penditures from city theaters, restau- rants, grocery and delicatessen stores to lunch counters, amusement booths and novelty stores of the resorts.” AGENTS FIRED UPON FROM AMBUSH ON RAID OF BIG STILL (Continued Prom First Page.) came in at 3:20 a.m., with dynamie and . fuses. The prisoners were taken to Baltimore immediately and lodged in jail for the night. They gave their names as Burton Millard, 38, Garfield avenue, Hyattsville; Lloyd Carle, 38, of Berwyn, Md, and Francis Brear, 28, of Garfield avenue, Hyattsville, They told they agents they had be- | come lost on the road and that of course they knew nothing about the still or the shooting. The agents did not suspect them of taking part in the shooting While the prisoners were being re- moved to Baltimore, where they were to be arraigned before a United States commissioner today, a lone agent stayed at the still and prepared dynamite charges with which to destroy it. The agents found on the premises a 500- gallon wooden still, with 300-gallon doubler; 24 500-gallon mash boxes, con- taining 12,000 gallons; & 500-gallon heater box: 20-horsepower steam boiler, 100- feet of 2'5-inch copper coll, 300 pounds of rye meal, 108 gallons of fin- ished whisky and 18 cases of empty fruit jars. Had Dug Two Wells. ‘The operators, faced by a water short- age, with the nearby creek almost run dry, had dug two wells and were siphon- ing water out of one of them into the still. Entrance to the site was pro- tected by a dense growth of trees and underbrush and a long circuitous road, narrow and tree-guarded, extended fully a mile and a half from the high- way. Thirty charges of dynamite were set off in the still and paraphernalia and when the agents left the scene at 6 o'clock this morning the site was one of , desolgtion, with frees for yards around dripping whisky. “Those bums can have all that's left,” said the leader as hé drove an ax through ‘a large copper fitting which had adorned the dirty still. There was very little left, except one small safk of smelly onion: YOUNG SENT TO NORFOLK Engineer Corps Officer Given Charge of River and Harbor Work. Mazj. Gordon R. Young, Corps of Engineers, now attached to the 13th th temperatures reached out as far Fresnp, Calif, and Walla Walis, Washy X ., an al ash., recorded 100, ‘Spokane, u," Engineers, at Fort Humphreys, Va., to- day was ordered to Nopdoli, Vi duty, in charge Impyrwu-mh in “ I Parks division, park , for of all river and harbor Park Policemen Given Permission To Leave Coats Off ‘The unprecedented local heat ‘wave has claimed another record. For the first time in the history of the Public Buildings and Public guards may remove their coats while on duty. The order, similar to a police order of two weeks ago granting policemen the same ‘“coatless” privilege, became effective today. ‘The order will continue, the Of- fice of Public Buildings and Public Parks_stated, until the extreme heat has definitely abated. DROUGHT MAY STOP: HIGHWAY BUILDING: Maryland Road Officer Says Streams Are Being Pumped Dry. UPPER MARLBORO, Md., August —Road construction in nearby Mary- land, already hampered by the water shortage, faces the prospect of suspen- sion or curtailment unless vain comes soon, E. G. Duncan, district engineer State Roads Commission, re- vealed today. The important road-building projects affected by the water shortage include the widening of the Baltimore Boule- vard, the engineer said. The con- tractors engaged in that operation have already pumped two streams dry, Mr. Duncan says, and are now drawing from a third. Water Consumption Large. The process of getting water for the widening of the bouleyard consists of damming the stream selected as a water source, and let & reservoir accumulate in that way for & few days. Between 5,000 and gallons of water are used each day in the work on the Baltimore Boulevard alone, according to Mr. Duncan. Another effect of the shortage, the District Engineer revealed, has bee) o make the dust conditions, always bad during a dry spell, just prior to the lay- ing of concrete, much worse than usual. Persons living along the hlghl‘lyl under construction are almost driven out of their homes, he said. The State Roads Commission has at- tempted to relieve these conditions in some cases, Mr. Duncan said, by sprink- ling the roadbed. This gives only tem- porary relief, however, and will have to be discontinued because of the shortage of water for concrete mixing, the Dis- trict Engineer declared. “If present conditions last much longer, we will have to close down en- tirely, or possibly operate on half time,” Mr. Duncan stated. Another official of the State Roads Commission said work on a small road- widening operation on the Southern Maryland pike had to be suspended two days last week because of lack of water. In this instance, however, it was ex- plained that there was 1.0t sufficient water to wash the gravel which was be- ing taken from a nearby stream. Culpeper Supply Dwindles. | Which supplies the town of Culpeper, has been so reduced during the last few a. mingen has issued a rel} sons to use water carefully, and elim- inate any unnecessary consumption, stating that should the supply be much further reduced it will be necessary to prohibit certain usages altogsther. In view of the increased fire hazard during the drought an ordinance has been passed by the Town Council pro- hibiting the building of fires in streets or any vacant lots. All persons are WASHINGTON, n | the 13 missing, all of whom were be- |leged that the bank violated the na- requested to obey this ordinance strictly | and any one violating it will be sum- moned before the mayor. TWO FEARED DEAD | INTRAIN ACCIDENT Rain-Weakened Bridge Gives Way—Engineer Killed, Fireman Missing. By the Assoclated Press. WINSLOW, Ariz, August 8.—Santa Fe passenger train No. 8, from Los Angeles to Chicago, broke through a rain-weakened bridge 10 miles west of Joseph City, Ariz., last night, killing the engineer, R. E. Bixhy, and probably killing the fireman, Morris B. Burney. No passengers were reported hurt. Bixby's body was recovered early to- day, but that of Burney had not been located. H. C. Kabeling, chief clerk to the superintendent of the Santa Fe Rail- road, sald the engine, tender and two baggage cars went through the bridge, a small séructure. Rain, falling generally over North Central Arizona, hampered outsiders at- tempting to reach the scene and little could be learned of the wreck. Santa Fe offices here and dispatchers’ offices along the line professed ignorance of details, except to state no passengers were hurt. Wrecking trains were dispatched to clear the track and bring the train into Joseph City. SEEK DEAD AT NOGALES. 13 Still Are Missing and 500 Homeless in Wake of Flood. NOGALES, Ariz., August 8 (#).—Sol- diers, citizens and police searched the ruined sections of Nogales, Sonora, to- day for victims of the flood, which swept through these border cities, leav- ing four known dead, 13 missing and 500 homeless. As_the skies cleared the frightened populace, driven from homes by the flood and then terrified by a downpour, which for a time threatened a recur- D. C, FRIDAY, AUGUST 8, 1930. H MITTEE EAD REPUBLICAN COM\ Tmmediately following the resignation yesterday of Claudius H. Huston as chairman of the Republ an National Committee, Senator Simeon D. Fess of rence of the deluge, ventured back to| Ohio (left) was appointed provisional chairman and Robert H. Lucas of Ken- tucky (right) was named to fill a newly created post of executive chairman of the houses remaining undamaged. Searching of the Nogales ruins for lieved dead, was stopped entirely for a while yesterday when the second rain- storm struck the city and the populace fled to high ground. A preliminary survey by Mayor Villasenor of the Mex- ican city indicated a property loss of $175,000. The damage on the American side was estimated at $25,000. The damage on the Schora side was the more severe because of the number of adobe buildings. Stocks of mer- chandise in the tourist stores on In- ternational street suffered heavily. Struck last night by a heavy rain, the streets of Safford, Ariz, ran high with water and stores were flooded. OFFICERS DECORATED Four Marine Corps officers today were decorated by Ernest Lee Jahncke, act- ing Secretary of the Navy, with the Navy Cross for distinguished service in Nicaragua. They are Col. James T. Buttrick of Newport, R. I; Maj. Miles R. Thacher ] of Fort Nio Brara, Nebraska; Capt. Wil- liam K. MacNulty of Antrim, Pa. and First Lieut. Edwin U. Kakala of Detroit, Mich. ASKS RECEIVER FOR BANK NEWARK, N. J., August 8 ().—Ed- ward M. ‘Waldron, a stockholder, filed a bill in Federal Court today seeking appointment of a receiver in equity for the Port Newark National Bank. ‘Waldron claimed the deposits of the institution had dropped since December from $962,0000 to $600,000. He also al- tional banking act by allowing its obli- gations to_exceed 10 per cent of its unimpaired paid-in capital and surplus. OF 161 PCT.. G 124,848,664 By the Associrted Press. over 1920. as follows: 1930. 800,056 465,203 359,092 Massachusetts .. Rhode Island. Connecticut 1,604,711 12,619,503 4,028,027 9,640,802 6,639,837 3,225,600 17,607,684 4,842,280 2,930,282 2,566,445 2,467,900 3,620,961 682,448 690,755 1,378,900 1,879,946 Minnesota slowa Missouri North Dakol South Dakota. Nebraska Kansas Delaware . Maryland _ Distriet of Columbia. Virginia West Viry North Carolll South Carolina. Georgla ; Florida Kentucky . ‘Tennessee Alabama Mississippi Arkansas Loussiana Oklahoma Texar . Idaho Wyoming Colorado New Mexico Arizona Oregon California . Montana 536,332 Alaska Hawall . Porto Ric Guam Americ: Virgin Islands Military and services, etc naval broad 89,412 122,698.190 IN U. S.. INCREASE Total Population, Including Possessions and Territories, Advances to Population of the continental United States for 1930 was announced today by the Census Bureau as 122,698,190, an increase of 16,987,570, or 16.1 per cent, Adding in the total inhabitants of the possessions and territories of the United States, the bureau found the total 1930 was 124,348,664, an increase of 17,339,809, or 16.1 per cent, over 1920. ‘This was 31,282 under the compilation made on the basis of preliminary official figures from supervisors by the Associated Press. The figures have been under revision by the Census Bureau since they were received from the States. The bureau sald the figures announced today also were subject to revision, but it was added no considerable change was expected. The population for the various States in 1930, as compared with 1920, was ENSUS DISCLOSES in Decade. pulation of the United States for Per cent of Increase. 42 Increase. 32,042 22,210 6,664 401,290 82,835 224,080 2,234,276 872,127 920,785 880,443 295,210 1 1920. 768,014 3,155,900 8,720,017 5,759,304 2,930,390 6,485,280 3,668,412 2,632,067 2,387,125 2,404,021 3,404,055 646,872 636,547 1,206,372 Bt BT L A PR PN ) HA DA S S PRI PN S A e g oy oL SRSowanas 205,346 169,302 o 2,245,148 65.! (Docrease) (Decrease) 1 23 e £ 3,426,861 548,389 For outlying island possessions and Territories of the United States the Census Bureau figures were as follows: Per cent of 1920. Increase, 55,036 255,912 Increase. 15.5 (Decrease) 23.7 (Decrease) 039 . (Decrease) 27,820 117,238 (Decrease) No count was taken this year of the Filipina population, The census law does not there, » the committee. FESS SEES TARIFF | AS BIg TRADE AID New Head of G. 0. P. De-| clares Americans Will Rebuke Foreign Antagonism. Increased foreign trade under the new tariff lJaw was predicted today by Senator Simeon D. Fess of Ohio, new —A. P. Photo. APPROVE PURCHASE OF FORD BUILDING District Heads Authorize Transaction at Agreed Figure of $550,000. The District Commissioners today | authorized the purchase of the Ford | Building, at John Marshall place and chairman of the Republican National| Pennsylvania avenue, as part of the Committee, who declared that efforts to stir foreign antagonism on this sub- ject will be rebuked by the American people. The statement of the Ohio Senator indicated that he is ready to enter vigorously upon his work as head of the national Republican group, to which he was appointed at a meeting of “the” executive committee yesterday, following the retirement of former Chairman_Claudius Huston. “Every foreign country possessed of productive resources tends to follow our lead in stimulating home produc- tion in the interest of employment of its labor,” Senator Fess said. “Over 30 nations have adopted in some form the protective system. Even leaders in Great Britain, the leading free trade country of the world, have in recent years agitated the issue and will soon attempt to adopt a form of protection. “This has no more reference to re- taliation against us than has our legis- lation any retaliatory element against them. It is not only the right of each country, but in case it stimuiates home employment it will be wholly justified from their standpoint, and, in turn, by increasing thelr purchasing power, it Wil redound to our benefit. Prosperity of foreign countries will be reflected in our favor by an increased purchasing power for consumption needs, which we will continue to supply. “The recent propaganda in Canada as & partisan issue will have no more effect there than the similar propaganda for the same purpose in this country wil have here. “Every campaign conducted on behalf of foreign rather than American inter- ests has had but one result. The pres- ent will be no exception. Examination of the recent law demonstrates it to be as former protective measures which will show increased foreign trade both in imports and exports. We will con- tinue to import our needs we cannot produce, two-thirds of ‘which, under the present law, will come in duty free. We will also continue to supply the world with the goods they must import in increased quantities. This is the sim- ple lesson of all protection measures, which_in this, as in former cases, is the answer to the partisan statements couched in identical terms of former utterances against former protective measures.” MILK PRICE GOES UP; DROUGHT IS BLAMED| New York Health Officer Denies Shortage Claimed by Dealers. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, August 8.—The first di- rect effect of the drought was reflected here today when milk dealers announced an increase of 1 cent a quart in the price of milk, to be put into effect Mon- day. ‘The price to consumers was ordered up after the Dairymen’s League Co-op- erative « Assoclation announced an in- crease of 37 cents per Hundred pounds in the wholesale price. The raise was ascribed to drought copditions, which have reduced pasturage and required feeding of grain to dairy herds. The Dairymen’s League said the sup- pR' of milk coming into the city had fallen 11 per cent below normal, and there was danger of & larger reduc- tion in the supply. The assertion that there was a short- age was_disputed by Henry Lemkuhl Health Department representative Iin charge of food supplies. He said: “The normal supply of milk is enter- ing this city daily, and as far as we can find out there is no shortage. New York has an adequate supply of milk for its present needs, and there is appar- ently no reason why the supply should not remain adequate for the next two or three weeks.” Officers Must Register. MEXICO CITY, August 8 (#).—The secretary of war today issued a decree that all officers of the army must, within 90 days, register their age and new Municipal Center tract. This is the largest single purchase to be made thus far in connection with acquiring the civic center property, as [the price agreed upon was $550,000. ‘The offer of the property at this price was made two days ago by B. J. Craig, secretary of the Ford company, and the Commissioners decided to close with it today. The Ford company is to be al- lowed to keep possession of the build- ing, rent free, until January 31, 1932, on which day the company agrees to surrender possession. The property consists of a lot of 16,683 square feet, improved with a first-class _building used by the Ford concern for show rooms and office headquarters, At the same time, the Commissicners authorized purchase of a site in Mary- land containing 216 acres, for use in building of a tuberculosis sanitarium. way near Randle Station on the Wash- ington, Baltimore & Annapolis Electric Railway line to Annapolis, is to be ac- quired for $579,00, or proximately $268 per acre. The site, about 12 miles from Wash- ington, was recommended to the Com- missioners by a special committee ap- pointed by them for the purpose after an examination of more than 100 pro- posed sites. ‘The property was con- sidered & good buy, as previous esti- mates had called for $75,000 for the purchase of the land. Some of the property is now under lease to the De- partment of Agriculture, but arrange- ments have been made to terminate those leases. The property is to be bought from its present owner, Mar- garet R. Sharman. The Ford Building has a current as- sessed value of $376,830, the land being valued for taxation purposes at $166,- 830, and the building at $210,000. R. B. English, local manager of the Ford Co. said today that the agree- ment reached with the District govern- ment gave the Ford Co. the right to occupy the building for 23 months, INDIANA MOB HANGS 2 COLORED YOUTHS HELD AS ATTACKERS (Continued From First Page.) ers announcing they were a warning to other colored inhabitants. They were cut down today by officers. Deeter was fatally shot Wednesday night as he sat in his parked automo- bile with Miss Mary Ball, 19, of Marion. Four colored men appeared and, after ordering him to throw up his hands, shot him four times. One of the as- sailants then attacked the girl. Deeter was brought to the Grant County Hos- pital, where he died yesterday after- noon. Shipp, Smith and Cameron were ar- rested by police at their homes early yesterday and Sullivan was arrested in an_automobile late in the day. Rumors of possible mob violence were heard in Marion yesterday and author- ities said last night they had learned the crowd assembled at Fairmount, Deeter's home town. Shortly after dark, they left for the county seat, 600 strong, and their automobiles surrounded the Jail building. ‘While preparations were made to re- julse the attack, Sheriff Jacob Camp- 11 called for assistance from surround- ing cities, and a large posse of officers responded, but arrived too late to pre- vent the lynchings. Use Water to Beat Gas. For a short time, the maddened | throng was driven back by tear gas, but | using water to counteract the gas’ er{lecu. they successfully stormed the ail. An attempt to burn the bod: Shipp, hanging 25 feet in the air, ‘when a pyre built underneath failed to reach him. Harley Hardin, Grant County prose- cutor, told the Associated Press this morning that no charges will be filed against leaders of the mob. On the other hand, Chief of Police Lewis Lindenmuth said some action “might e taken.” Shortly after the height of the vio- lence at the court house square a crowd of 500 colored men gathered in the colored section of the city, but no action resulted beyond ohmunn':h voiced by nationality under article 32 of the con- stitution, specifying that during times of peace none but Mexicans may hold positions in the army, & several speakers who arged the sherifl’s force with failure properly to protect the lives of the &r.uonen. No the ok The property on the Defense High- | of | Song, “When 'd | March, "Am'r!vc:?l PURCHASE OF SITR( STIRS SPECULATIGN Riggs Bank, Trustee, Refuses to Divulge Type of Builda ing Planned. A building of major size wil! be erecty ed on the northeast corner of Pennsyl- vania avenue and Thirteenth street, running through to E street, it was indicated today when it was revealed that an unknown party or organization, whose identity is shielded behind & veil of secrecy, has purchasred the site for a cash consideration of approximately $1,500,000. The property was purchased in the name of the Riggs National Bank as trustee for the undisclosed principal, the transaction being closed yesterday. Reports that a large commercial or- ganization was taking steps to assemble a site for a large enterprise on the Avenue between Twelfth and Thir- teenth streets, have been rife for some weeks in business circles, though dec- talls of the plan have been Cclosely guarded. Bank Confirms Purchase. Hilleary G. Hoskinson, vice president of the Riggs Bank, today confirmed re- ports that the Thirteenth street por- tion of the block had been purchased, but announced that since the bank was acting in a trustee capacity, it was un- der bond of confidence not to reveal the identity of the purchaser or the type of development planned. Mystery prevails as to what type of development will be erected there, on one of the most commanding sites op- posite the monumental Government operations in the great Mall triangle to the south. Agents I!Yl’t.!!nfinx former owners of the parcels assembled de- clare they do not know who has pur- chased the site or the nature of the projected development, since the trans- action was handled through the bank. Unofficial rumors and reports today, however, pointed rather strongly to the construction of a combination bus ter- minal and large hotel as the most like- ly project. Several persons close to those who have been acting in.the assembling of the site say they “‘understand” the plan is for the development of a large hotel and bus terminal. Agents for prinzi- pals in the case, however, report that 50 far as they have ascertained plans for the development have not yet been completed. Indications that the development might prove to be a combination of a bus terminal and a hotel were the recurring reports that the People's Rapid Transit Co., in which the Penn- sylvania Railroad is interested, has been contemplating construction of a large bus terminal here for the P-R-T busses which operate between Wash- ington, Philadelphia and New York. Payment Made in Cash. During the past year there have been reports that the .P. R. T. company at various times has considered buy- ing as a site for such a development the properties of the old First Congre- gational Church, which is for sale, and a site on New York avenue. - Evidence that some concern with large financial backing is the purchaser is seen by some observers in the fact that the price, reported to approximate $1,500,000, was paid in cash. A definite statement that the Ford Motor Co. is not the purchaser of the site at Thirteenth street and Pennsyl- vania avenue was made at noon today y R. B. English, local Ford repre- . A site in that square was one of 107 proposed {o the Ford con- cern as & new location for its local plant, but it was not accepted, he said. The Ford Building, at John Marshall place and Pennsylvania avenue, must be vacated to make way for the Mu- nicipal Center project, but a new Ford site has not yet been selected, Mr. Eng- lish said. Contains 18,796 Square Feet. Rumors at one time were to the effect that Henry Ford in person had come to Washington and looked over ! the site, doing a bit of measuring along Pennsylvania avenue. , Confirmation of | this, however, was entirely lacking. ‘The property i purchased through jthe Riggs Bank has a frontage of 89 { feet on_Pennsylvania avenue, 1441; feet_on Thirteenth street and 128 feet on E street. The site contains 18,796 square feet. Included in the transaction, it is re- ported, is a lease to the United Stores for nine years, which was purchased for $90,000, and one parcel, leased to the Far East Restaurant, purchased for $85,000. Property was acquired also- from Charles Jacobsen, Dr. Thomas E. Ogram, Miss Pauline Baum and a lot owned by the estate of Isidore Grosner. ‘The Sterling Hotel, on the southeast corner of Thirteenth and E streets, was included in the purchase. Former own- ers were represented by Weaver Bros., Inc.; the Christian Heurich Realty Co., Attorney Lawrence J. Heller, Tobriner & Graham, attorneys, and Barnum L. Colton, trust officer of the District Na~ tional Bank. Bankruptcy Prober Named. ‘The Department of Justice announced yesterday that Lloyd K. Garrison of New York has been appointed special assistant to the Attorney General and | will direct the investigation being made into administration of the bankruptcy law throughout the United States. BAND CONCERTS. | By the United States Army Band (Curtis D. Alway, captain, Infantry, commanding; Willlam J. Stannard, leader, conducting; Thomas F. Darcy, second leader), at the United States | Capitol at 7:30 tonight. | March, “Amigos Espanoles” (Spanish Friends) . tannard Overture, . Rossini Solo for xylophone, “La Serenata”, Metra (John Baumann, soloist.) Selection from “Robin Hoo Waltz, “The Debutante” Santel Selection from the ballet “Prince Ador,” . «+..Rybner (Thomas F. Darcy, conducting.) EXB(::‘:‘"‘ from the musical play “Show (Mr. Darcy, conducting.) March, “Arizona” ...... . “The Star Spangled Banne By the Community Civic Centers Band (James Miller, director), Iowa Circle, at 7:30 tonight: “The New Colonial”. March, “Joyce 71st Regiment’ Selection, “The Magic Melody, Fox trot, “Bye, Bye, Blu Overture, “Caliph of Bag Sclo, “A Cottage for Sale' ( “‘Sparklets’ seriasesiaas One step, “Kid Slim Trombone,” Are Smiling' Cadet”,. “The Star Spangled Ba: By the U. S. Soldiers’ Home Military Band, at the bandstand at 5:30 p.m. tomorrow (John S. M. Zimmermann, bandmaster; Anton Pointner, assistant). March, “The Third Alarm”..Goldmann Medley overture, “Over There"....Lake Suite Espagnole, “La Feria”,..Lacombe. 1. “Los Toros.” : “La Reja. 3. “La Zarzuela.” Excerpts from musical comedy “Rio Rit o0 Tlerney er of Doldlen L ¢