Evening Star Newspaper, August 11, 1930, Page 1

The only evening paper in Washington with the Associated Press news service. WEALHER, (U. 8. Weather Bureau Forecast.) Fair, ‘continued cool tonight and to- motrow. Temperatures—Highest, 88, at noon yesterday; lowest, 63, at 6:45 a.m. today. Full report on page 9. Closing N.Y. Markets, Pages 11,12 & 13 @h WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION ¢ Foening SBtar. No. 31.513. post office, Entered as second class matte Washington, = r B C WASHINGTON, D. C, MONDAY, AUGUST 11, 1930—TWENTY-SIX PAGES. Saturday’s Circulation, 10} Sunday’s Circulation, 110,7% % () Means Associated TWO CENTS. Press. AR RAIDERS BOMB KENTUCKY MINESAS MEN GO T0 WORK; NO ONE INJURED Plane Drops Nine Explosives Near Non-Union Workings in Section Torn by Labor ' Trouble for Months. EXCITEMENT IS INTENSE, BUT PROPERTY ESCAPES Attack Follows Several Dynamite? Explosions and Other Acts of Violence After Disagreements Over Wages and Conditions. T. 8. Orders Immediate Probe. By the Associated Press. PROVIDENCE, Ky., August 11.— An airplane today dropped bombs into this coal-mining section, torn | by labor troubles for several months. The bombs, estimated at nine in number, created intense excite- ment, but injured no one and did no property damage. The machine, containing two men and described as an orange- colored monoplane, appeared about 6 am. It approached Provi- dence at about 2,000 feet, coming from the direction of Illinois. The first bomb struck near Clay City, a few miles north of here. Then the machine dived toward Provi- dence and released two bombs. Columns of stone ‘and dust rose from a field. The plane circled the town and came back, dropping lower as it came on. A b fell near the entrance to the %::k‘mln Mine entrance. but failed to explode. Five more dropped near the Meador, Young & Holt Mine, but only two exploded. The explosion of the bombs could be heard for miles and threw the town mnto an uproar. The machine appeared about the time miners were going to work. Attack Follows Several Blasts. The bombs which failed to explode were made of dynamite wrapped in adhesive tape with fuses attached. ‘The serial attack followed several explosions of dynamite near the Diamond Mhu‘ Co’s plant, and that of the ‘Meador, Holt & Young Co. County authorities wired officials at Harrisburg, 111, and other Southern Illi- Tois towns to be on the lookout for the plane. Ii also was indicated that an- Other appeal would be made to Gov. Sampson for troops. The governor has refused to send them, stating he be- lieved that detectives could do more, to break up violence than could troops. * Mines Closed April 1. The mines in this section were closed down April 1 because of disagreements ©over wages and working conditions, and while a vote was announced as over- whelmingly in favor of a strike, it was never authorized by the United Mine Workers of America. In recent weeks most of the mines have been reopened and announced they were proceeding at aimost normal rate of production. Dynamitings and other forms of vio- lence followed, and 98 men have been enjoined in Federal Court against in- terference with the mines. PLANE SOUGHT IN ILLINOIS. Message Says Craft Carried Govern- ment License Number 5088. MARION, Iil, August 11 ().—South- ern Tlinois authorities were asked to- | cay to find an airplane which dropped bombs near non-union mines in Ken- tucky. A message from an official of the coal company to Chief of Police Robert Ramsey of Marion said the lane carried Government license num- Ber Soss. IMMEDIATE PROBE ORDERED. Young Says Air Bombers Violated U. S. Statutes Several Times. By the Associated Press The Department of Commerce today ordered an immediate investigation after receiving reports that an arplane had been used to bomb coal mines near Providence and Clay City in Kentucky. Clarence M. Young, Assistant Secre- tary of Commerce for Aeronautics, said the pilot of the plane and his helpers had violated Federal statutes, not once, but several times. . “The transportation of explosives ecan only be done by special arrange- ment and permission, while the drop- ping of explosives or anything else from & plane in flight, deliberately with in- fention to produce damage or by negli- gence is a crime” Young said. “This s the first occasion upon which any such activity has been reported to us end we shail do our best to determine where responsibility lies. At the same iime, it must be realized that very considerable difficulty will be interposed o our investigation. 1 do not presume that any pilot undertook such an ex- pedition without the precautions of re- moving or fasifying the identifying marks on his plane.” SENATORS WILL SPEND TWO WEEKS IN RUSSIA {Wheeler, Cutting Barkley Reach Moscow on “Open-Roads” Trip, Accompanied by Guides. By the Associated Press. MOSCOW, August 11.—A party of United States Senators arrived today with the “open roads” pilgrimage for 8 two-weeks' visit in Russia. Accom- nied by the professors guiding the Y:lp were Senators Burton K. Wheeler ©of Montana; Bronson Cutting of New Mexico, and Alben W. Barkley, Ken- and tucky. The party will spend a week in Mos- cow and another at Leningrade. They will visit the Kremlin and view the Russian crown jewels. A reception will be given them by the Western Chamber of Commerce. They will also have discussions with the State plan- ning commission, the education au- thorities and the Council of Trades nions before returning by way of War- >w, Prague, Vienna and Rome, Father Kills Three Children and Self By Dynamite Charge By the Assoclated Press. BURNBAY, British Columbia, August 11.—Placing his three young children in a stump hole, Otto Zella: killed them and him- self with a charge of dynamite last night. Zellar's wife left him recently EEEIUSE of alleged cruelties to er. One of the children told a friend several days ago their father intended to kill them. TROOPS ARE RUSHED British Send Soldiers to Sind to Cope With Hindu-Moslem Lawlessness. KARACH]I, India, August 11 (Delayed by censor).—British troops have been rushed to the Mofussil district of Sind to deal with serious lawlessness arising out of communal tension, or trouble be- tween Hindus and Moslems. Recent fighting in the Sind has taken a death toll of at least 20 and injured 300. or more. Troops were moved into Sukkur August 6 after 12 persons had been killed and 150 injured in one fight alone. ‘There have been numerous clashes elsewhere, most of the trouble arising from ancient enmity of Hindus and Moslems. In one case the Moslems objected to a Hindu procession passing their mosque and a severe riot developed. In another, Hindus objected when a Moslem laundryman attempted to use a pond attached to & Hindu temple. ‘The towns and villages which will be occupled by troops include Pano, Akil, Sultanpur, Ghotki and Dubar. Armed police have been sent to Khan- pur, Mirpur, Mathelo and other talukas (revenue districts) on the left bank of the Indus River. While the situation is tense over most of the area, conditions are quiet in Suk- kur, where the trouble originated. The word “mofussil” is the Indian term applied to rural districts remote from large towns. TRIBAL ATTACK FAILS. 10,000 Afridi Unable to Penetrate De- fense Line at Peshawar.- SIMLA, India, August 11 (#).—Pesha- war, northwestern frontier key city and farflung outpost of the British Empire, remained inviolate today after two days’ efforts by 10,000 raiding Afridi tribes- men to capture it. Although a mass attack by the Afridi from beyond the Afghan border has never developed, British defenders, many of them native Indian troops, have beaten back the tribesmen in sev- eral important sallies. At least six Indian troopers have been killed in one action in the thickly wooded orchards of Hazarkhani. Heavier losses have been inflicted upon the raiders, who cut telegraph lines east | and south out of the city, making com- | munication with the outside world dif- | ficult. Only sparse dispatches came | through. Six Troopers Ambushed. ‘The six troopers were said to have been ambushed in the orchard and killed by a first volley. Others patiol- ling the orchard were unhorsed, but returned the fire of their assailants, who then made for the military supply depot, where cavalry, artillery and air- planes combined against them in a | counter-attack, The tribesmen werz | beaten back. ‘There was skirmishing all day Satur- | day and Sunday in other quarters of the outskirts of Peshawar between the tribesmen and the British defenders, and at Sorazal the troopers inflicted heavy casualties on their attackers. At one time a party got close encugh | to Peshawar to set fire 1o a small ware- house containing army telegraph stores. British soldiers surrounded them and killed six. The fire was quickly ex- tinguished. Expert Afridi marksmen have kept up an incessant sniping which has be- come a menace to the city. Sym- pathizers from the surrounding villages are apparently feeding and sheltering the invaders, whose forces are being augmented somewhat by reinforcements arriving from across the Afghan border Some -late Peghawar dispatches in- dicated {1at whilethe Afridi were far | from giving up (helrklrttle for the city, | which would be rich with oot for them, their enthusiasm for the xenture ‘was diminishing rapidly in the®face of the British defense. Tribesmen Seek Aid. It was said that heavy reinforcements were being sought, and that the Haji of Turangzai, long prominent in the anti-British movement here, was being appealed to for help. There are discrepancies In reports of the value the British have derived from their bombing planes while some declare | that the air force has inflicted many | casualties and has shaken the morale of the invaclers, others say the Afridi have operated in small parties and by skillfully taking to cover in the caves have suffered comparatively little. Dispatches re~eived at Peshawar today sald that an Afridi force attacked Badama post, northwestern frontier province, Saturday, but was driven off by a detachment of Kurram militia during the night. Badama post is southeast of Parachinar. Parachinar is nearly 100 miles west of Peshawar and the appearance of an Afridi hostile force in this vicinity was | 10 MEET UPRISING AL SWITH IS MAIN |SSUE IN THREE STATE PRIMARIES 1928 Fight Injected in Ala- bama, Arkansas and Ne- braska Tomorrow. PROHIBITION IS LEADING QUESTION IN OHIO BALLOT | | Alabama Democratic Nominee to | Have Opposition in Election First | Time in Thirty Years. By the Assoclated Press. The shadow of Alfred E. Smith, 1928 Democratic presidential candidate, will loom large over three of the four State primaries to be held tomorrow. Voters of Alabama, Arkansas and Ne- braska will have the burning issues of two years ago brought back to them indirectly, while in the. fourth State where ballots are to be cast prohibition is to figure largely in the vote. Alabama Democrats are to choose a successor to Senator J. Thomas Heflin, ousted from this year's party primary beeause he failed to support the Demo- cratic presidential candidate two years ago. Heflin, however, has conducted a vigorous campaign for re-election as an independent and will be the November opponent of the victor in the Demo- cratic primary. John H. Bankhead of Jasper and Frederick I. Thompson, Mo- bile publisher, are the senatorial can- didates in the primary. It will be the first time in more than 30 years that the Democratic senatorial nominee faces opposition at the general election. Other Issues in Nebraskai The Nebraska race offered as its chief interest opposition to Senator George W. Norris, who left the Republican fold to support Smith in the campaign. However, farm relief, tariff and pro- hibition 'are numbered among the is- sues in the Republican contest there Norri® is opposed by W. W. Stebbin, State treasurer, and Aaron Read. The Stebbin campaign has been directed at Norris for failure to co-operate with the administration. The veteran Sen- ator carried to the voters a claim for vindication of his party bolt, asserting “events that have transpired have clear- ed me of criticism.” The Democratic primary in Nebraska offers a candidate who deserted the | ranks of that party to support Hoover | in 1928. This is Dr. Jennie M. Callfas, opposed by former Senator Gilbert M. Hitchcock. In Arkansas Senator Joseph T. Rob- | inson, the Democratic leader, has con- ducted a strenuous campaign against Rom W. Campbell, Little Rock lawyer, Robinson has championed the cause of national prohibition in vigorous fash- jon in a manner that has led to gen- eral belief he sought to counteract any effect of his having shared the na- tional ticket with Smith. Dry Question Leads in Ohio. Because of little opposition to Re- publican candidates interest in Ohio has centered on the Democratic sepa- torial contest, in which prohibition bas been the leading issue. Tariff, farm relief and present economic conditions have contributed to campaign topics. Robert J. Bulkley of Cleveland, a for- mer Representative, advocates dry law repeal, and George S. Myers of Cleve- land favors modification. The other ! candidates in the Democratic Senate race are W. W. Durbin, for many years leader of his party in the State; for- mer Representative John McSweeney of (Continued on Page 2, Column 4.) 1 'RACE CAR KILLS HEAD | OF NATIONAL BODY News of Accident to Robert ‘Whalon at Sterling, Ill, Fatal to Sister-in-Law. By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, August 11.—Robert Wha- lon of Chicago, president of the Na- tional Automobile Racing Association, was killed yesterday at a race track in Sterling, 111, Several hours later his sister-iftlaw, Mrs. Bernice Whalon, under treatment for heart trouble at the German Dea- coness Hospital, was informed of the accident. She collapsed and died. Whalon, solicitous for the spectators, was on the outside of the track, trying t0 keep the crowd back from the fence. One of the racing cars, rounding the curve in a cloud of dust, swerved close to the fence and struck ! White struck and killed NO TRACE OF MISSING MAN New Jersey Schoolmaster Sought in the Canadian Rockies. MOUNT ROBSON, British Columbia, August 11 (#).— Search for Newman D, Waffle, Orange, °«. J., schoolmaster, lost somewhere on Mount Robson, wgs con- tinued today by Alpinists and intain climbers, who reported they e been unable to find a trace of the Missing man. Waffle set out alone six days ago by a new route in an attempt to scale Mount Robson, highest peak in the Canadian rockies. He should have re- taken to indicate a serious extension of the Northwestern tribal movement. turned Thursday and carried food last him only two days. i By the Assoclated Press. - CHICAGO, August 11.—Agnes Orli- kowski, 19, attempted suicide last night. She went into a Logan Square con- fectionary and ordered a ginnpple soda. Unnoticed, she mixed 20 grains of poison with the soda, took several swallows, walked across the street and collapsed in a park. Mrs. Anna Graves and Mrs. Hope Dwelly, managers of the shop, noticed the abandoned soda and u\wt Miss GIRL’S SUICIDE DRINK POISONS TWO IN SODA FOUNTAIN TEST Abandoned Confection Attracts Attention as Purchaser Collapses in Park Across Street. Orlikowski walked out because it was spolled. They each took a swallow, pronounced it satisfactory and forgot about the episode. A few minutes later both became ill and colla] A physician admin- istered an antidote and neither was in a serious condition today. Miss Orlikowski, rushed to a hospital, was in a critical condition. No motive for her attempt could be advanced by her father, a'policeman, \ MOTORIST PINNED BY 7-TON MIXER Car Crushed When Cement Maker Overturns—Fire- men Called to Rescue. TImprisoned for 20 minutes this morn- ing under a 7-ton transit cement mixer which overturned following a collision with a heavy truck, Maj. William Hardigg, 1831 Belmont street, was extri- cated, virtually unscathed, after firemen had jacked up the mixer and cut away the wreckage of his automobile with axes. His escap: from death was regarded as almost miraculous. As the major himself put it, “August 11, 1930, was just naturally not his day to die.” Maj. Hardigg, who is 42 years old, left his home this morning shortly before 9 o’clock on an errand downtown. At the intersection of New Hampshire avenue and L strest he stopped his car. A five-ton truck loaded with concrete slabs and operated by Walter Douglas, colored, 932 Twenty-seventh street, was going west on L street. Approaching from the south on New Hampshire ave- Due was one of those huge mixers fully loaded. N. A. Sydnor of Falls Church, | Va., was operating the mixer. Machine Is Demolished. { Maj. Hardigg looked on as the truck | crashed into the rear wheel of the | mixer. To his consternation, the mixer | skidded half around and careened | toward the motionless sedan, in which | he was sitting. There was no time | for him to start the car or open a door and get out. He did the next best thing | and slid to the side of the seat | farthest from the toppling mixer. Then “something fell on him” That_something was_the massive re- | " (Continued on Page 3, Column 2.) R-100 FLIES OVER U. S. FOR FIRST TIME, Great Ship, Traveling Slowly, Pays Two Visits to Niagara Falls. By the Assoclated Press. NIAGARA FALLS, N. Y., August 11.—The R-100 flew over United States | soil today for the first time when it appeared over this city on its tour that was intended to cover Western On- tario. The big dirigible made two visits to this city, It was sighted first at 5:40 am., flying low. Circling the city and then following the course of the river and sailing majestically over the cataracts, it was seen only by early risers. After cruising for a brief period it sailed back ovér Canadian soll and disappeared. i The dirigible made its second ap- | pearance over thp American city sev- eral hours later, again flying low. To | the thousands who watched it on its second visit the R-100 was piainly discernible. ‘The great ship traveled slowly and with little noise and finally disappeared in the direction of Lake Ontario. MEXICAN WORKMEN HIT U. S. DRESS AND CUSTOMS 20,000 Demonstrators Hear Yan- kee Products and Own Govern- ment Denounced by Speakers. By the Associated Press. MEXICO CITY, August 11.—Dis- patches to La Prensa from Orizaba, State of Veru Cruz, say that a demon- stration of 20,000 workingmen _took place there yesterday, during which the United States, and particularly the customs and dress of the neighbor re- public, were denounced by speakers. The crowd carried banners reading: “We should continue our national cus- toms, not those of the United States. Being Mexicans, we should not consume Yankee products. If the Yankee Semate | calls us undesirables, we respond in the | same terms.” The Mexican government came in for its share of criticism, the dispatch stated, when Ricardo Trevino, head of the Labor party in Orizaba, charged Luis Leon, secretary of labor, with being responsible for throwing many miners out of work. Julio Lopez Silva in a flery oration on the prevalence of ‘“balloon trou- sers” in Mexico, declared the custom came from the United States and was abhorrent. Radio Programs og Page B-9 = | District’s system, is expected to prove Docking Shifted When Ships Make Bay Wet Battery By the Assoclated Press. SAN DIEGO, August 11.—Be- cause they miade a gigantic elec- tric cell of the bay waters around their slips, the vessels of the Coronado ferry fleet have been separated at night. The steel-hulled Coronado was berthed close to the Morena and the Ramona, whese hulls are copper sheathed. The two metals, plus salt water, caused the liberation of current such as takes place in a wet cell battery. ‘There was not much current, but it was decided to moor the boats on opposite sides of the bay to to prevent corrosion of the hulls. SUBIRBS 10 GET MORE D.C. WATER Burnt Mills Reservoir to Be Shut and Chevy Chase Main Tapped Again. Its supply sources virtually exhausted by the prolonged drought, the Burnt Mills Reservoir, which supplies water to the Maryland suburban area, will be closed tomorrow and the residents in| that district will henceforth look to the | District of Columbia for their entire water supply, it was announced today. To meet the demand which will btl created by the shutting down of. the reservoir, a new connection capable of supplying 1,000,000 gallons of water | daily will be made in the main at| Chevy Chase Circle, J. Donald Claggett | of the Washington Suburban Samlar,\‘ Commission announced. Claggett made | public this information today after the | District Commissioners had- informed him permission had been granted for the introduction of the new main. Werkmen have been busy day and | ngiht preparing for the new connec- tion, Claggett said, and it is expected to be ready for use in the immediate fu- ture. New Supply Believed Adequate. This new supply, added to the ap- Lroximately 2,000,000 gallons already being pumped into the Maryland area | from the three other connections of the adequate in view of the conservation effected through the enforcement of the sprinkling regulations recently en- acted. The additional water will be forced through the main by the 5,000,000 galen pumping station recently in- stalled at Belt road and Fessenden | street, Claggett said. One Branch Virtually Dry. The Northwestern Branch, Claggett said, is virtually dry and is supplying such an iradequate flow ofswater that continued operation of the Peservoir is no_longer feasible. \ i The eventual exhaustion of the Burnt Mills Reservoir was forseen several weeks ago when the prolonged drought first_begen to threaten the suburban area’s water supply. Preparations were started at that time to draw on the District’s system. ANNAPOLIS TAPS NEW STREAM. Fire Engine Pumps Water From Severn. Lawn Sprinkling Barred. Special Dispatch to The Star. ANNAPOLIS, Md., August 11.—In an effort to forestall a water shortage in the Maryland State capital, a stream at the head of the Severn River has been tapped, and about 500 feet of hose have been run to the town reservoir. A local fire engine is being used to pump water. ‘Water is allowed only for necessary domestic consumption, Lawn sprinkling and automobile washing have been pro- hibited. With the .rationing of the water, it was said, the daily consump- tion has been cut down from 1,500,000 to 850,000 gallons. TWENTY SHOPPERS HURT Women and Children Buried When Store Balcony Callapses. MEMPHIS, Tenn., August 11 (#).— ‘The second floor balcony of a furniture store here collapsed today and plunged | the grand jury this afternoon by & | found the colored maid very angry.| | argument grew more heated and lasted QUIL, 71, 1S HELY INPEARSGH DE Messenger Tells of Fight ar.c ; Friendship That .tarted at Checkerboard. ] John P. Quiil, T1-year-old Govern- | ment messenger, was bound over fo} coroner’s jury to which, a few moments | prevously, Quill had related his version | oyt the he: of the death Saturday of 65-year-old George G. Pearson, retired veterinarian Quill_ voluntarily took the stand and | described a friendship which the two elderly men began over a_checkerboard several weeks ago, when Pearson came | to room at Quill's residence, 3643 War- der street. Got on Each Other's Nerves. But they just seemed to get on each other's nerves, Quill said. Sometimes they auarreled at length, but the most violent one developed Saturday after- noon. i Police found Pearson's body on the floor of the dining room of the hom: Blood staiis covered part of the fa and his head, they said, had appar- | ently received a severe blow. Following | an autopsy h:ld yesterday Coroner J.| Ramsey Nevitt decided to present the | case to a jury. “I came home late -to lunch that | Saturday afternoon,” Quill testified. “T | She said Pearson had been nagging at her and saying she did not serve him properly.” “I said, ‘Well, Marie, I don't blame you much for not wanting to wait on a hospital and an insane asylum.’ Pearson must have thought I meant him when I mentioned the insaue asylum. He was sitting on the back porch and I had already taken my seat at the din- ner_table. “He came running in with his walk- ing stick upraised in his right hand. ‘What? What was that you said about me?’ he shouted. “He was running at me like a maniac. I was sitting so close to the table I had to push it from me quickly as I rose and the far edge of the table struck Pearson. That seemed to make him all the worse and I was afraid of what he might do to me. I had gotten to my feet by that time, how- ever, and I hit him with my left fist as hard as I could, right in the mouth. “He rolled over on the floor and lay there. I didn't think he was hurt much because he was a nerve patient and 1 have seen him lie down like a dead man many times before. He used to lie on the back porch like that for hours at a time.” Daughter’s Version Different. Quill’s version differs from that of his | daughter, Mrs. Edna May Titus, who said that Quill and Pearson had Junch- | ed together. She said she was up- stairs about 3 o'clock when she heard a loud discussion start below. The about half an hour. Then she went to investigate. “I saw the old gentleman—Mr. Pear- son, I m —come running at my father in a blind temper, his cane raised. I was afraid and ran out on the front 1ed on Page 2, Column 3.) SLIDE BLOCKS TUNNEL Passengers Crawl Over Debris to Change Trains Inside Pass. TEPIC, Mexico, August 11 ) —A landslide caused by recent heavy rains has choked tunnel 19 on the Southern Pacific Railroad eight miles southeast of here, stopping all traffic. Two passenger trains met, on each side of the obstruction, and exchanged Passengers, who were forced to crawl through & narrow opening over the rocks and mud. Several days will be required to clear the debris. Court Orders Soup, In Home Row, for ToothlessLiege Lord By the Associated Press. PITTSBURGH, August 11.— The Goshas are going to have soup today. And it won't be because Tony Gosha likes soup, nor because the Mrs. doesn't, but because the law has said they must. It's over two weeks now since Mr. Gosha had his teeth pulled, and every day Mrs. Gosha has had meat with no soup. The whole thing came out when the Goshas were taken before a mag- istrate for throwing furniture at each other. So_the magistrate rearranged the Gosha menu, ordering the ?m. to cook soup and plenty of t. COOL WAVE HERE FOR % HOURS Weather Bureau Hopes for Light Rains at End of This Week. The present respite from the heat, marked by a temperature reading of 63 degrees at 6 o'clock this morning, will continue for another 36 hours, it was announced by the’ Weather Bureau to- day. The bureau this morning estimates 31 degrees as the maximum temperature “or today, which wil! be 9 degrees lower than yesterday's high mark, 7 Meanwhile, the .. eau said, no rain ; definitely in sicht. The Weather Bureau, through Forecaster R. H. weightman, pointed out today that conditions during the present period ! e extremely uncertain and that fore- casts of three or four days ahead are apt to be unrelizble. Mr. Weightman admitted, however, that the bureau is ntertaining hopes for light rains at the nd of the present week. The 63-degree reading at 6 o'clock this morning was the lcwest level to which the mercury had dropped here since July 16, when the minimum read- ing was 56. The fairly strong winds which drove at yesterday are expected to diminish to gentle north and northwest breezes which, in turn, may disappea: entirely while the sun is at its k, but which probably will return again in the cvening. Yesterday's maximum of 89 degrees was recorded at 9:45 o'clock in the ! morning. At ncon_ yesterday the read- ing was 88, at 8 o'clock last night it was | 82 and at midnight it was 72 degrees. ‘Mr. Weightman said the present relief is general in virtually all of the North and Central States. Some, relief, he added, is being felt in the lake region. BREEZES ROUT HEAT. Showers and Temperature Drop Felt Over Wide Area. By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, August 11.—It finally cooled off. After weeks and weeks of sweltering, stifing heat, the Nation put its coat back on, laid aside its fan, breathed deeply and smiled once more. Week end showers and cooler breezes brought temperature drops of 10 and even 20 degrees over most of the coun- try. Although in most instances the precipitation was not heavy enough to bring the drought-stricken ops out of danger, at least no more damage was done. Only in the Southern tier of States were there temperature readings yes- terday that approximated those of a few days ago. Of the dozens of stations reporting to the Chicago headquarters of the Weather Bureau, only two had temperatures of over 100 degrees—they were Little Rock and Oklahoma City, both with 102. Other Southern points to report high readings were Shreveport, La., and Fort | Abiline, | Worth, Tex., 98; Raleigh, N. C. (Continued on Pag STEEPLEJACKS DIE IN 125-FOOT FALL Foreman's Brother Saves Himself by Grabbing Platform Ropes. By the Associated Press. ST. LOUIS, August 11.—To sfeeple- jacks working inside a 125-foot chimney at the Union Electric Light & Power Co. power house here were instantly killed when they fell from a platform near the top of the structure. A third man saved himself by grabbing one of the ropes supporting the platform. The dead are Harold Waldon, 25, Clearmont, Ind., and Harold Goss, 27, Indianapolis. Bruce Russell, 24, of Lit- tieton, Ala., brother of the foremar cf the job, saved himself. Engaged in renovating the interior of the brick stack, the three men were working on a_crescent-shaped movable platform, held by three ropes. One of the end supports slipped, tiiting the platform. Goss and Waldon were hurled to the bottom of the stack, inside the power house, killing them instantly. WEEK’S NOTICE OF INTENT TO W URGED TO CURB H WED STY MARRIAGES | | | | Proposal Adopted at Conference of Commissioners of Uniform State Laws. By the Associnted Press. CHICAGO, August 11.—-Hasty mar- riages were the target of & proposed uniform State law recommended today before the opening session of the fortieth annual National (Conference of Com- | missioners on UnMorm State Laws. The proposal provided that couples 20 or more shoppers, mostly women and children, to the floor 10 feet below. Al- though many were buried beneath debris and wild confusion resulted, none was re?rhd injured seriously. ‘welve victims, six white people and six Negroes were admitted to three hos- pitals. Other hospitals reported they were treating other injured. intending to marry would have to pub- lish a legal notice of their intent seven days before applying for the license, except in cases of non-residents, who would have to give 30-day notice A proposed uniform divorce law would set up certain requirements which if observed would make divorce legal and recognizable in pach of the- States. Among the re ents were a year's L4 ;‘esidence in the State whore suit was led. Another proposal provided for a uniform act to regulate the sale of pistols and would require a license of both buyer and seller. Any person con- victed for a crime of violence would be disqualified from obtaining a license and the possession of a pistol at the time of committing a crime would be prima facie evidence of intent to com- mit the crime. Other recommended laws would en- able trial judges to pass their opinion on evidence to the jury and would allow all witnesses to testify in cases, regard- less of their personal interest in the proceedings. PRESIDENT SEEKS DEFINITE PROGRAM INDROUGHT CRISIS Advices From Affected Sec- tions Believed No Cause for General Alarm. DAMAGE THUS FAR OF LOCALIZED NATURE Showers Predicted Over Portions of Country Where Distress | Expected. | PEE e T Still of the opinion from latest ad- | vices from the drought-stricken areas | that the situation is not yet one to | cause general alarm, President Hoover occupied himself today with the work- ing out of a definite plan of relief before setting in motion the machinery of the Government. Meanwhile the Weather Bureau to- day maintained its predictions for showers during the week over portions of the drought area. Rains were expected for portions of Northwestern Minnesota, Eastern and Central North Dakota, Western South Dakota, Western Kansas and Western Nebraska within the next 36 hours. These States, however, do not need rain as badly as most of the Ohio Valley, but some alleviation there was expected by Wednesday or Thursday. Showers for Kentucky. Showers also were predicted for to- morrow afternoon or night in Western Kentucky. The Weather Bureau officials were careful, however, to point out that the showers might not break the drought, or might even fail to materialize. Rains which have fallen in widely scattered points in Tennessee, Kentucky and the plains States in the last 24 hours were lighter than hoped for. The temperature, however, over most of the country had changed from excessive heat into something approximating coolness. ‘The distress and damage thus far, ac- cording to Mr. Hoover’s reports, are lo- calized and is confined more to the wel- fare of live stock. He has let it be | known that he has no intention of put- | ting his relief plans into definite form | or of giving orders to start the relief work in motion until he has studied - | carefully the reports which are now | coming in from the county agents of the Agriculture Department, and until he has held his conference h the | Governors _of the drought-affected States, set for next Thursday afternoon. Time Given Problem. ‘The President, however, is continu- to give virtually his fuil time to problem and, although hs | view it as an approaching ca 'f: jdoes look upon the situation 2 great deal of concern. He arrived at his desk at the White House during the forenoon from his Rapidan camp, where he spent the greater part of ‘week end, completing the ground work of his Telief plan with the assistance of Sec- | retary of Agriculture Hyde and_James | C. Stone, vice chairman of the Federal | Farm Board. Mr. Hoover is tackling the drought | problem in almost the identical man- { ner in which he mapped out the relief | work following the Mississippi flood of several years ago. At noon Secretary Hyde advised him of the nature of the reports received during the past few days from the field agents in the drought areas. All of the agents have not yet been heard from, but it is expected that they will have made their reports in full within a day or so. The White House is attaching im- | portance to these reports because they are made with painstaking care. The President hopes to have these reports tabulated and otherwise ready to lay before the Governors’ Conference. Governors Wire Acceptance. Nine of the 12 Governors invited by Mr. Hoover to participate in this con- ference have wired their acceptance. Govs. Pollard of Virginia and Hammell of Iowa had not been heard from at noon today, but the White House has reason to know they will accept and be on hand. No word has been received from Gov. Weaver of Nebraska, and from advices recelved at the White House he does not consider his State in the drought area, and will not attend the conference. Mr. Hoover will preside over the con- ference. Beside the Governors there will be present Secretary of Agriculture Hyde, Alexander Legge, chairman of the Pederal Farm Board, who is hurrying back to Washington from an inspection trip in the West, and Paul Bestor, chairman of the Federal Farm Board. After reading the reports from the field agents of the Department of Agri- culture and other advices he has re- (Continued on Page 2, Column 7.) I SWEDE, SURVIVING BRIDE, TAKES LIFE IN HUNGARY Konkoly-Thege, Husband of Late Dorothy Arents of New York, Poison Victim, Is Suicide. By the Associated Press BUDAPEST, Hungary, August 11.— A telegram from Nidaros, Sweden, to- day said Julius Konkoly-Thege, whose American bride, Dorothy Arents, of New York, died from poisoning last month, had killed himself in that city. Young Konkoly-Thege was to have accompanied Mr. and Mrs. George Arents of New York, parents of his bride t. America today. The girl, who was 23 years old, died in a Budapest ital on July 7. Her husband was a Hungarian engineer, whom she married in America. The death of the former Miss Arents was investigated by both the Budapest police prefect and public prosecutor. Both officials conciuded the girl was the victim of a mistake, in which she had taken the poison thinking it & medicine. They decided against a post-mortem examination. FAMILY FOUND DEAD NEW YORK, August 11 (#).—Salva- tore Teserearo, his wife, Concetta, and their 18-year-old daughter, Emilia, were found dead in their Brooklyn apart- ment today after neighbors had been aroused by shots. Teserearo was shot through the head, and his wife had died from bullet and stab wounds. The girl had been stab- bed to death. Police believed Teserearo killed his hter and then shot N-; J wife and dat self. ? +