Evening Star Newspaper, August 16, 1930, Page 4

THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, SATURDAY, AUGUST 16, 1930. COUNTY HIGHWAYS 10 JOIN BOULEVARD Arlington to Have Two Con- nections to New Memo- rial Road. By a Stalt Correspondent of The Star. CLARENDON, Va., August 16.—Fears that the new Mount Vernon Boulevard, now in course of construction, would be inaccessible to county traffic were allayed yesterday when the ‘Board of Supervisors, in semi-monthly session, received a letter from R. W. Dunlop, acting secretary of the Department. of Agriculture, stating that two county en- trances to the highway will be provided in the lower section of the county. The letter was in response o & Teso- fution of the Board of Supervisors adopted at its June meeting, asking that provision be made in the highway plans for local traffic to enter the me- morial roadway. 3 “The plans for the highway, prepared by the Department of Agriculture and approved by the commission for the | celebration of the 200th anniversary of the birth of George Washington.” Mr. Dunlop advised the board, “make pro- vision for access to the highway near the south shore of Four Mile Run and at another point approximately three- fourths of a mile further north. Highway Tslands Planned. “Near the norih shore of Four Mile Run,” the letter continues, “the pave- ment is being widened and separated by intervening islands so that traffic entering or crossing the highway at this point would not have to cross op- posing lines of traffic at the same time. ‘A highway grade separation is being provided for the memorial highway esbout three-fourths of a mile north of Four Mile Run, which is to be de- veloped so as to adequately care for any traffic that may be brought to the highway at this point. “These connections to the Memo- rial Highway permit utilization of ex- ieting underpasses under the tracks in Teaching the highway from the pres- ent Washington-Alexandria road.” Concluding, Mr. Dunlop states that the Department of Agriculture does not feel that it is obligated to make provision for connection with the Me- morial Highway beyond that limits of the property acquired for right of way or for park purposes for the highway. Hasten Bridge Work. Chairman Edward Duncan of the board, with E. C. Turnburke, member from Washington district approving, in- structed Engineer Kinnier to take steps to hurry plans for the widening of Mount Vernon Avenue Bridge over Four Mile Run. The bridge, it was etated, will be widened to conform to the new width of the avenue. Half of the bridge is in Alexandria and the other half in Arlington County, and the expense of the reconstruction is to be %\nlly born by the two jurisdictions. e county is ready to make an :‘ggm- priation for the work and it should be completed before Winter, Duncan stated. All rights of way for the widening of Buena Vista avenue in CI to a 30-foot have been ‘The engineer was instructed work under way as soon as possible, but not to start until the deeds for the rights of way have been made a matter ©f record. Delinquents Pay. ‘The suits filed recently against sev- eral hundred delinquent tax payers, Commonwealth's Attorney William C. Gloth advised the board, are already having good results, Seven of the de- linquents have appeared at the treas- urer's office and paid up in full, he stated. Two extensions of the water system, ¥epresenting an outlay of approximately 82,000, were authorized by the board. ‘The first and largest will provide water CHILD KILLED BY TRUCK Harold Owens’ Neck Broken When Vehicle Overturns. Specinl Dispatch o The Star. LURAY, Va. August 16—Harold Owens, 9-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. ‘Ward Qwens of Marksville, was fatally injured when a truck upset on him, | breaking his neck and crushing his | skull. Little Harold, his brothers, Eldon and Earl Owens: a little sister of the boys and Louis Whitesell, none of whom was over 13 years old, were in a light truck, hauling water from William Grim’s for stock, when a wheel struck | Four of the children escaped without injury. '4 MORE CANDIDATES FILE IN MONTGOMERY One Progressive, One Organization Man and Two Republicans Included in List. | Special Dispatch to The 8 ROCKVTLLE, Md., August 16.—Rob- ers’ Banking & Trust Co. of Rockville, yesterday afternoon formally bscame a candidate for the Democratic nomina- ) tion for State Senator by filing with the supervisors of elections a certificate of candidacy and making the required cash deposit. He is the organization candidate for the nomination, and will be opposed at the primary election on September 8 by the incumbent, Dr. Eugene Jones of Kensington, who is being backed by the Progressive, or anti-organization, faction of the party. Yesterday afternoon Dr. Bates Etchison of Gaithersburg filed as a Progressive, or anti-organization, can- didate for membership on the Demo- cratic State Central Committee for the county, and former County Commis- sloner Hiram W. Harvey of Brookeville and Leonard C. Burns of Olney filed as candidates for the Republican nom- | inations for register of wills and sher- iff, respectively. Both Harvey and Burns were in- | dorsed for the nominations they seek by the recent Republican County Con- vention at Kensington. CAPITOL HEIGHTS HEADS AUTHORIZE POLES CHANGE Permission Given to Set Back Tele- graph Wire Supports on Central Avenue. By & Staft Correspondent of The Star. CAPITOL HEIGHTS, Md., August 16. —Authorization for the removal of the leurugh poles on Central avenue through this town has been granted by the town council. The poles will be set back to the rear of the sidewalk so as not to interfere with traffic. Preliminary plans for the extension of the gas system into and through the town are also being studied by the council. Officials of the Washington ‘Gas Light Co. told the coun:il the prop- erty owner will be charged 47 cents per foot for plphennm the main into the premises, while rate for consumers will be $1.32 per thousand cubic feet. ‘The Sim) accepted and Campbell appointed to succeed him. CHAIN STORES DECLARED AID IN PRICE REDUCTION Cornell Professor Tells Maryland Farmers They Are Raising Food Standard. By a Staff’ Correspondent of The Star. COLLEGE PARK, Md., August 16— Chain stores are of real benefit not only to the consumer but also to the grower of foodstuffs, James E. Boyle, service to residents on Shelly road from Latterner avenue to Virginia avenue, ‘while the other will care for homes on Holly street from Cherrydale avenue to Strong street in Lyon Village, Ashton C. Jones, Edgar O. Pumphrey. J. R. McCormick, Harry C. Saffell and William H. Payne, were appointed a board of Teview to determine value of land taken from the Samaha property in Fort Myer Heights in the widening of Wilson Boulevard. A strip contain- ing 3,000 square feet was turned into e highway. The owner, according to ‘hairman Duncan, is asking 45 cents square foot for the land, but this, said, is unreasonable and more than the county intends to pay for it. The board instructed Engineer Kin- jer to invite a Tepresentative of- the ;h’gln\l Public Service Corporation to the next meeting to explain why the electric rate in Arlington County is not ®s low as it is in Alexandria City. As a means of helping the unemploy- ment situation in the county, the board instructed the engineer to communicate with the officials of the gas company requesting that local contractors and labor be favored in proposed service extensions by the company. ‘The board acted favorably on a re- quest of the Jefferson District Fire De- partment that it be allowed to take one of its pumpers to Long Branch, N. J., August 2 to 26, for participation in a convention and parade of the fire fighters of that place. COYOTE IS CAPTURED AMONG DOCKED SHIPS Animal Placed in Philadelphia Zoo Believed to Have Escaped After Trip From Coast. By the Associated Press. PHILADELPHIA. August 16—A coyote, that is supposed to roam only on the prairies, was captured on the Delaware River docks Thursday after he had been chased among the ships that sail the seven seas professor of rural economy, Cornell Uni- versity, told the Farmers’ Marketing Conference at the University of Mary- land yesterday. The chain store is raising the stand- ard of food products at lowered costs to the consumer, Prof. Boyle declared. In addition, it was pointed out, the independent storekeeper should not be materially hurt, for the competition should have a tendency to make him keep on his toes and improve the quality of his merchandise. Others who spoke on the morning's program were Dr. 8. N. DeVault, B. B. Derrick and S. R. Newell. The confer- ence ended yesterday, having been in Session since Tuesday. —— ROCKVILLE. ROCKVILLE, Md.,, August 16 (Spe- cial) —Final arrangements for the seventy-seventh annual fair of the Montgomery County Agricultural So- ciety, to be held here four days next week, beginning Tuesday, were made at a meeting of the directors here Thursday evening. Reports from the heads of the various departments were that there is every indication that the big exhibition will be fully up to the high standard of former years and its success from every standpoint was predicted. Licenses have been issued here for the marriage of Robert F. Lash, 22, of | Washington and Miss Ruth F. Barco, 20, of Virginia Beach, Vi Edward J Silva, 29, of Clarendon, Va., and Miss Kathryn 'I. Thompson, 22, of Waxpool, Va.; Walter H. Espey, 24, and Miss An- nie E. Thonipson, 25, both of Washing- ton; Luther F. Hall, 62, and Mrs. Jane E. Martym 56, both of Washington; Chester L. Snow and Miss Alice Niel- son, both of Washington: Elkton Lee Skinner, 22, and Miss Maria G. Sul- livan, 22, both of Silver Spring, Md. and Winfleld Addison, 22, and Miss | Harlis Boode, 21, both of Montgomery | County. Raymond Windsor, 22-year-old auto- mobile mechanic of Potomac, this county, was arrested yesterday on a warrant sworn out by Mrytle B. Duley, A strange animal that longshoremen and roustabouts described as a “wild dog” had been seen on and about the river wharves for a week. It was #aid to have bitten one stevedore. Today agents of the Society to Prevent Cruelty to Animals recognized the “wild dog” @s a coyote and after some difficulty lassoed it. At the Zoological Gardens the scared mnimal will be given surgical treatment for a broken leg and given a home among the other coyotes, It is believed the coyote was brought around from the West Coast as a sallor's pet and es- 17, also of Potomac, who charges him with a very serious offense. He Wi committed to jail here and will given a preliminary hearing in the Po- He tacked by Windsor while the pair were on their way in an automobile Rockville to Potomac Tuesday night. neth Lyddane of Rockville to defend him. PARADE JUDGES NAMED caped from a ship. WOLVES RAID VILLAGES Residents of Galician Towns Are Terrorized by Attacks LUGO, Spain, August 18 (#).—Several Galician villages have been . terrorized by wolves attacking flocks in the last few days. Raids by the savage beasts in the parishes of Aricola, Sobr Transparga have been particularly severe, The villagers have appealed to the government for assistance and are ol ganizing home defense guards to pro- tect their sheep and cattl NOTED CANVASES FOUND RIO JANEIRO, August 18 (#)—Dis- patches from Sao Joao Del Rey, in the State of Minas Geraes, say that what are Believed to be two genuine Leonardo do Vinci canvases have been identiefied in a church chapel there, The paintings have been in the h 200 years, One uwnu the holl supper,. the other sh Magda- bathing the feet of Christ, e Arlington-Fairfax Volunteers, Special Dispatch to The Star FORT MYER HEIGHTS, gust 16.— Battalion Chief O’Connor, Capt. J. B. Lyons and Pvt, John C. Eskridge of the District of Co- lumbia Fire Department have been se- lected as the judges of the parade and contests of the convention and jubilee of the Arlington-Fairfax Counties Fire- men’s Association this afternoon. The Boys' Independent Band of Washington and the Old Dominion Band of Ballston will lead the parade, PAYS PENAL.T} OF CRIME — 64-Year-0ld Triple Slayer Electro- cuted in Arkansas Penitentiary. LITTLE ROCK, Ark, August 18 (#). —W. H. (Bill) Howell, 64-year-old triple was electrocuted the State penitenitary here yesterday. Howell, in whose behalf a long legal battle had been waged, was strapped in the elec- tric chair at 7:08 , and four min- utes later was &mnoum‘efl dead, He to his death calmly. a large rock in the road and the truck | upset over a bank several feet high.| ert G. F.lton, president of the Farm- | be | Court here today | According to the girl, she was at-| from | | Lord Birkenhead Reported Strong- ‘Windsor has retained Attorney Ken- | Three District Firemen Selected by | DIVORCE-. ENDS tone, from whom hailed as an “ide Me and Furniture By the Associated Press. LOS ANGELES, August 16.—Mary Lewis, opera star, was granted a divorce from Michael Bohnen, operatic singer, whom she married in New York in 1927, after a 10-minute hearing yesterday on her complaint charging cruelty and de- sertion, Miss Lewis testified Bohnen “quite frequently tossed both me and the fur- niture ail about. Shortly before we separated he was in some trouble with a motion picture studio over his con- tract and proceeded to take his 1ll luck out on me.” “After he left T gave a dinner party, the singer testified, “and he came bacl “IDEAL ROMANCE” Mary Lewls, Metropolitan Opera iinger, with Michael Franz Bohnen, bari- he was granted a divorce yesterday after a marriage that was romance” of the opera. after their wedding, in April of last year. Photo shows the couple shortly ~—Wide World Photo. IMARY LEWIS GRANTED DIVORCE FROM MICHAEL BOHNAN, SINGER Opcratic Star Tells Court Husband “Tossed About“—Says He Is Engage& to German Dancer. I begged him to stay out, but he wouldn't. He went to New York and 1 ‘went there to see him, but couldn't ef- fect a reconciliation.” Miss Lewis said her husband, accord- ing to what she had “heard and read,” is in Germany and “engaged to marry a German acrobatic dancer, known on the stage as La Jana.” Pirst intimation the celebrated “ideal romance,” as theirs was described at the time they were married, was en- came & year ago when Miss Le filed a divorce sult which she later ‘withdrew. Under a property settlemen!, Miss Lewis will recetve $35,000. MAN'S BODY FOUND ON FUNERAL PYRE Near Baltimore—Murder, Police Say. By the Associated Press. BALTIMORE, August 16.—The char- red body of a man identified as Joseph Reimer, 54, was discovered late yester- day lying across the top of a blazing | pile of logs and brush on North Point | Beach, Baltimore County, 10 miles southeast of here. Police recovered the body, and al- though due to its condition they were | unable to tell whether shots had been fired, advanced the theory the man had been strangled and tossed into the flames. It was also believed kerosene had been first poured on his clothing. ‘The bonfire had been made of logs, fence posts and three branches. Neigh- bors said they had observed the flames several hours before the arrival of county officers. Money in_the man's house was un- disturbed. Police discounted a suicide version and insisted the man had been slain. MONTGOMERY POLICE Expresses Appreciation for Services in Handling Traffic at Wife's Funeral. By a Staff Correspondent of The Star. BETHESDA, Md., August 16.—A let- ter from Walter Johnson, manager of the Washington base ball club, express- ing appreciation at the efficiency and consideration manifested by the police of Montgomery County in handling traffic at his wife’s funeral, has been received at the Bethesda police sta- tion. The letter follows: “I wish to thank the officers and men of the Montgomery County police force, who so kindly as- sisted at Mrs. Johnson’s funeral serv- |ices on August 4. I am grateful also for the many evidences of {riendly sym- pathy throughout my bereavement by members of the force and appreciate fully your very helpful co-operation, “Sincerely yours, “Walter Johnson.” Officers on duty at the funeral were drawn from the Bethesda, Rockville and Silver Spring stations, and includ- ed the majority of men on the force. er After Receiving Blood. LONDON, August 18 (#).—A bulletin issued yesterday said that a blood transfusion resorted to for Lord Birken- head, who is seriously il with bronchial pneumonia, has had a beneficial effect. As a result of the transfusion, the bulletin said, there was a slight increase in the patient’s general strength. The statement added that Lord Birkenhead's chest condition remained satisfactory. Births R.eported. The following births have been reported h Department in the last 24 hou |8 1 and Esther Zaritsky, girl and Nannie Bernstein. girl. and Ruth Mayberry, giri. James E. 3 H. and Leila Dunn, girl. Peter H. or B. Cook, boy. Pyles, girl. bo; 12 boy. Wade and Lillle Holland, bo; eyt i Deaths Reported. The following deaths have been reported to | e dollawing deaite bve beas Teporiad te | g rorge Haselden; i4, "United States 8o e Garfield Hospital, Il unenbyrg. Quinc . 28, Bibl s, 5 Cuitaren's Hovnitak BUCKLEY MURDER CONFESSION FALSE Removed From Blazing Logs | Deteciives Say Miller’s State- ment Fails to Describe Details of Killing. By the Assoclated Press. TOLZDO, Ohio, August 16.—The “confession” of a man who surrendered himself at Stryker, near here, saying he was the slayer of Gerald E. (Jerry) Buckley, Detroit radio announcer, has collapsed under questioning of Detroit detectives, ‘The man, who gave his name as Ed- win Miller of Detroit, was inconsistent in his stories and was unable to de- scribe details of the killing accurately, Deetectives Roy Pendergrass and Leo Doyle of the Detrolt homicide squad sald last night. They announced they did not want Miller for Buckley's mur- der, but took him back to Detroit. Marshal Ben Farber of Stryker said Miller, who had “hitch-hiked” his way into town, told him he killed Buckley for $25. The money and a gun was thrust into his hands and Buckley de- seril to him by a stranger he met 12 Detroit, while looking for work, Mil- ler sald. He told the sheriff he then riade his way to Nebraska and back Fast, “thumbing” rides and sleeping in flelds and barns. Miller signed a confession, saying his conscience bothered him. He admitted he had once been given a sanity ex- amination, the detectives said. ALEXANDRIA. ALEXANDRIA, Va., August 16 (Spe- clal).—A city-wide go-to-church cam- paign is under way here, being con- ducted by Mr. and Mrs. G A. Quinn of Baltimore, Md., who have established their headquarters at the Methodist Protestant Church. The object of the campaign is to increase church at- tendance and stamps are being sold for outgoing mail at business houses, Officers of the Soclety of Forty and Eight of the American Legion were in- stalled at the August meeting held last night at Hurshy's. Voyaguer Militaire Herbert H. Porter of Clarendon was in charge of the installation. A member- ship bar for securing 41 new Legion members for the Buck Keyes Post at Quantico was presented to Voyageur Militaire H. L. Flynn. The local post has also recelved an invitation from the Chand Chef de Gare of Washington to attend an old-time barbecue and promenade at the Reccar Camp on the Potomac River. Funeral services for Reese Tyler, 5- month old son of Mr. and Mrs. Claude Lee Tyler of R. F. D., who died Thurs- day night at the Alexandria Hospital, were held from Cunningham's funerai home at 11 o'clock this morning and interment in St. Mary's Cemetery followed. Alexandria may participate in the Arlington-Fairfax Volunteer Firemen's Association parade today, which starts at the Jefferson district fire house and ends at the carnival at Livingston Heights. 1If the local department par- ticipates it is probable that No. 2 en- gine and some men will be sent The American Legion boys' team, which lost to Gastonia, N. C., yester- day in the regional finals of the cham- plonship, will be met at Union Station | fonight by the Drum and Bugle Corps of the local legion. Before going down |10 defeat yesterday, the boys had won the Stat= champlonship and defeated Memphis in one regional ‘contest. Company I of the 1st Virginia Regi- ment, National Guards, of this city, re- turns tomorrow from a two-week rn- campment at Virginia Beach, Va. 'The company is in command of Capt. W. Gameron Roberts. August 16 (Spe- Herbert L. Seamans of Herndon, county health nurse, has or- ganized a ho nursing class, which meets Thursday afternoons in the Con- tional Church. Thirty-one mem- have enrolled in the class, with several more to enter. The subject of administering hyperdermics was taught this week by Mrs, Seamans, with Mrs, wmm assisting in the Lo clal) —Mrs. demon- | King was taken ‘ENOCH ARDEN' WIFE MYSTERY - PERSISTS Prosecutor Doubts Members of Family Were Implicated in Suicide of Girl. By the Associated Press. SPRINGFIELD, Vt., August 16—The tangled marital troubles of George J. Packard were nearer solution last night, but police and the Packard family still are anxious to ascertain the identity of the body buried as Mrs. Packard more than a year ago. Packard, married a month ago after believing himself a widower, last night found himself possessed of two “wives,” the one he thought hé buried as a suicide and the second whom he wedded this Summer. ‘The sudden reappearance of the first Mrs. Packard gave police & mystery. When the body, now interred, was identified as Mrs. Packard No. 1 Pack- ard identified the handwriting of a note at its side as that of his wife. Last night Mrs. Packard admitted she wrote the note, but failed to state how it came to be found beside the body of the suicide. Packard was exonerated of any suspicion in regard to the dead woman. ‘The two Mrs. Packards met yesterday with the bewildered husband. Mrs. Packard No. 1 greeted her husband in a friendly tone. In Concord, N. H.. Rober B. “Romeo” in custody. Police believe he is the “Romeo” King Mrs. Packard No. 1 admits she became friendly with after leaving her hus- band last Summer. Meantime the mystery of the un- identified body irked police. It is buried in a grave marked by Mrs. Pack- ard’s headstone, and while an attempt was being made to unravel the mystery State's Attorney Lawrence C. Edgarton said he leaned toward the theory that no member of the Packard family had ;nfl);;hlnz to do with the girl found ead. FNUR PERSONS HURT In AVERTURNED CARS Man Sei >usly Injured in Collision Near A:exandria—Two Fined by Court. Speclal Dispatch to The Star. ALEXANDRIA, Va., August 16— Four persons, two white and two col- ored, were injured and two automobiles overturned and totally wrecked in a collision which occurred on the Alex- andria-Washington Highway just south of Four-Mile Run, in this city, shortly after 10 o'clock last night. Traffic on the road was tied up for some time. Louis B. Minor, colored, of Washing- ton, D. C, said to have been operating one of the cars, was arrested on charges of driving while drunk and colliding, while James Folsom, colored, of 413 Twenty-cecond street, Washing- ton, owner of the car, was arrested on a drunk count. Two other cchred men in the auto were released after being booked as witnesses. In Police Court today Minor was given 30 days and fined $100 and costs after pleading guilty. Folsom was fined $14. According to police, an auto operated by Seymour Calhoun Livingston Wes- leysmith of 404 Mount Ida avenue, this city, was proceeding north when struck by the car containing the colored men. Wesleysmith's car overturned, while the other auto careened to the left of the read and also overturned. ‘Wesleysmith and his wife, May Doris Wesleysmith, were conveyed to Emer- gency Hospital, Washington, by William Merriman of Engine Company No. 5, where Wesleysmith was found to be suffering from & broken shoulder, cuts and bruises and possible internal in- juries. Mrs. Wesleysmith was treated for cuts and bruises and a po9ible fractured hand. Minor and David M. Ferguson, col- ored, one of the passengers in the car of Folsom’'s, were taken to the Alex- andria Hospital and treated for lacera~ tions to the scalp and other injuries. ‘The case was investigated by Sergt. Padgett, Stationkeeper Baker and Pa- trolmen McClary and Curtis. UNION PACIFIC LOSES * BUS COMPLAINT FIGHT Issue to Be Tried in Fall as L. C. C. Refuses to Dismiss Legal Proceedings. By the Associated Press. A preliminary attempt of the Union Pacific Railroad to rid itself of a legal attack by the Pickwick-Greyhound Bus Line fafled today before the Interstate Commerce Commission. ‘That body refused to dismiss a formal complaint which the bus company has filed against the railroad and ordered the issue set down for trial some time this Fall. ‘The Union Pacific owns the Interstate Transit Line, a bus company competing with the Pickwick-Greyhound combina- tion. ‘The Pickwick complaint asserts the Union Pacific is discriminating in inters commerce by rendering spe- cial service at preferential rates to its own bus service. The right of railroads to operate bus service in connection with their own rail service is the primary issue. A bill pending before Congress proposed to settle the question by giving raflroads such power. BIDS ON OWN BONDS Miami Beach, Fla., Has Million Cash Before Issues Mature. MIAMI BEACH, Fla., August 16 (). —Jingling a million dollars in idle money in its municipal coffer, the City of Miami Beach Thursday told the world it was ready and eager to buy im- mediately its own bonds maturing dur- ing 1930-1931 at par, with accrued interest. Advertisements of this proposal were authorized in financial publications. City officials say Miami Beach is the only Florida municipality advertise for purchase of its own bohds before matur] ‘Woman Flyer Dies of Injurie: HOLYOKE, Colo. August 16 (#).— Mrs, Anthony F. Joseph dled here Wed- nesday from injuries received when her plane crashed while she was stunting at an air circus. Her husband is presi- dent of the Colorado Airways, Inc. Denve: FOR GIRLS TWELVE TO ? Kamp Kahlert on Salt Water West River, Maryland Information, Y.W.CA, 17th and K Sts. 3020 Dent Pl. N.W. Just North of 30th & Q Streets 3 Rooms, Kitchen Bath and'Porch, $40 IN VERMONT MYSTERY CASE mystery. Above: George J. Packard of St. Albans, Vi, and Margaret L. MacFarland | of Rutland, whom he married recently, almost a year after he identified the body of a suicide as that of his first wife. the first wife, has reappeared and authorities are trying to solves the suicide Now Mrs. Catherine Packard (below), VAST POTASH DEPOSITS ARE OPENED IN RUSSIA German Geologist Returns From Ural Mountain. Region Bear- ing Report of Development. By the Assoclated Press. BRESLAU, Germany, August 16.— Prof. George Spackeler, geologist, re- tuning from Russia, reported yesterday that he had feund potash deposits in the Ural Mountains whose vast extent he eould not yet determine. ‘The professor said that the opening of the potash fields, extending almost 50 miles, where two pits have been com- pleted recently with three more to fol- low, is a mere beginning. He said that when all five are working they will nearly satisfy Russian agricultural needs. APPLE GROUP ELECTS International Assoclation Retains| Samson as President. GRAND RAPIDS, Mich.,, August 16 (#)—E. E. Samson of Yakima, Wash., was re-elected president of the Inter- national Apple Association, which closed its annual convention here Thursday. West Baden, Ind., was selected as the 1931 convention city. Other officers elected were: Vice pres- ident, Marcus J. Gray, Boston; treas- urer, Otto E. Turbringer, St. Louis; secretary, R. G. Phillips, Rochester, N. Y. The executive committee will be com- P. Piitsburgh; James A. Sewald, New York, and Walter Wilson, Roanoke, Va. Cities of New Zealand are raising funds for unemployment relief. BRITISH STEAMER HELD RUM RUNNER Seized on Lake Erie, Sus- pected of Carrying 10,000 Cases of Liguor. By the Associated Press. WINDSOR, Ontario, August 16.—Be- lieved to have on board a cargo of 10,000 cases of liquor, the British steamer Vedas was being held here to- day by Canadian customs officers. The ship was seized yesterday off East Sister Island, in the western part of Lake Erie, and brought up the De- troit River to the government dock. Members of the créw of 26 were ques- tion, but were not arrested. U. S. Coast Guard Blockade, ‘The seizure was made while a fleet of United States Coast Guard boats was maintaining a blockade line the length of the lake from Buffalo, N. Y., to the mouth of the Detroit River to prevent tP: Vedas landing on the United States side. Canadian customs officials said the ship was taken in charge for discharg- ing part of its cargo en route, in viola- tion of its clearance papers. The ship's port of clearance was not revealed, although it was believed to have been Montreal. Officials would not say where the part of the cargo was drop- ped. Rumors were that it had been transferred to an American vessel. Formerly Known as Shearwater. ‘The Vedas was formerly called the Shearwater. She was recently refitted in Halifax to cary beer from Quebec and Ontario breweries to government dispensaries. Customs officers searched her for liquor in the St. Lawrence River on the way to Montrgal from Halifax, but found none. ‘The United States Coast Guard eut- ters were sent out to prevent the Vedas landing at an American port after word was received at the Buffalo headquar- ters that an attempt to begin smug- gling operations on & large scale was under way. GUNMEN ATTACK PROMINENT CUBAN Anti-Administration Editor in Hos- pital Suffering From Nine ‘Wounds. By the Associated Press. HAVANA, August 16.—Abelardo Pa- checo, prominent Cuban Nationalist and anti-administration editor, yesterday lay critically wounded in a hospital while authorities sought an unknown number of persons who fired nine shots into his body in front of his home last t. 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