Evening Star Newspaper, September 20, 1930, Page 2

DIARY OF ANOREE BARES STRUGGLE Heroic Story of Trek on Ice Taking Them Opposite Di- rection Covered in Pages. (Continued From First Page.) #fter day, crossing ice crevasses, and tfaversing by means of a small canvass boat deep pools of fresh water which they found on the ice between them and their goal. Each of the three men had their experience with falling into these pools, but all kept up toeir spirits, Jaughing and joking in the face of adversity. Frankel and Strindberg de- veloped ' diarrhea, and both suffered from bruised feet. Tce Carried Them Backward. The irony of that flot at Arst app & they knew from observations as to their position that wh'l: traveling east, the ice was drifting westward at &n even greater rate. It was the story of the frog in the well, falling back the distance of three hops for every single hop upward and out of his dilemma. Their position August 4 wa about 60 miles west of ther star.ing point. & After somé consideration they tury @ here and began a belated journey toward Seven Islands, off Spitzbergen wheie thece were caches of food and sipplies. Their own food Wwas running out. They were on shortened rations and the outlo ty glum. They | Kkilled some po which Andree calls “‘wande! meat shops of the Arctic,” and with each successive Kill the prospects of the party brightened. There were days when no be: ap- | peared and the men went hungr: i Kept Interest as Scientis During all this travail, Andr in- terest as a scientist never flagged. Oc- casionally on the ice hummocks he would pick off specks of clay and bits of moss, which the ice had picked up somewhere in the course of its wander- fng in the Arctic, and he saved some 20 of them, carrying them along when every ounce must have added con- siderably to their burden. One of the gpecimens so taken Andree dried by putting next to his bare chest. It was his idea that valuable information as| to the ocean drifts might be obtained from the samples. .As the party slowly approached the coast of Spitzbergen they were given | rest periods when from time to time | it would be necesary to load their can- | vas boat and row for a while across the pgols of fresh water or the open ocean” between the ice floes. This they found infinitely preferable to the long | marches on the ice. Meanwhile they became much more skillful at obtaining | food, and the diary mentions that, Frankel became adept at preparing & savory concoction known as a ‘“blood pancake” which served them for bread. | Btrindberg's speciaity was seaweed. Drift Changes, Blocking Path. With arrival in the shallower waters | north of Spitzbergen the drift ehanged | and Andree realized it would be im- | possible to reach Seven Islands. Be- tween September 12 and 17 the ice on which they located drifted 100 kilo- meters in an east-southeast direction | and the cold became more and more in- tense. Their decision then was to spend the Winter on a suitable “ice float” and they set to work building what they described as an “cecot.” On Septem- ber 17 they sighted Hvitvoen, which they called “New Iceland.” It was the first land they had seen since July 11. The next day théy killed their first seal, and the next day three more, and on September 20 ® bear; Andree esti- mated that as a result of their good fortune there would be food to last until the next April. They constructed and moved into & little ice cabin which they called “the home.” At this point a sudden and ir- reparable disester overtook them. The ice floe on which they had chosen to | live cracked up with a thunderous roar and separated their stores and sup- plies on small blocks of ice. ‘They brought much of it together and looked | toward Hvitvoen. Andree Hoped for Recovery. The diary comes to a sudden end just here with the comment by Andree: “With such companions everything will go on all right in almost any cir- cumstances.” There is 1o clue to the end of the men, which of them died first and what brought on death. There is, in solution of this, only the fact of discovery of their remains, Strindberg’s and Fran- kel's laid out as if in & sort of inter- ment, and Andree’s own body up against the side of & mountain, as if he lay down there knowing it was where he would die. Sclentists disagree in their estimates as to how long the three men lived on the island before they died. There is nothing in the diaries of three so far discovered which gives any detalls of their life once they came onto the sland. BLOOD PUDDING A DELICACY. long march did but on August Form of Cake Long Eaten by Swedish Agrarian Class. LINDSBORG, Kans., September 20 (#).—Blood pancake, hich the diary of August Salamon Andree relates was used for bread, is a concoction with which the members of the ill-fated party no doubt were familiar before they left Sweden. The food, frequently called “oxblood eake,” or “blood pudding,” is made from the blood of cattle and among the agrarian class in Sweden it is con- sidered a delicacy. The blood, taken from the jugular vein of the animal when it is butchered, is stirved vigor- ously and then is mixed with flour and spices to form a stiff batter It is baked in a thin cake and usually is eaten stewed in milk. POSTAL LEASES REPORT DUE EARLY NEXT WEEK Lengthy Resume Expected to Be Made by Postmaster General. The results of the Post Office De- partments investigation of post office eases which cost the Government $17 000,000 last year are expected to be made public “early next week at the White House Initiated at the instance of President Hoover, the report prepared by Post- master General Brown, probably will include @ lengthy resume of all leases and the conditions surrounding them. The leases brought forth charges of fraud and corruption of Transactions during _Senate consideration last Spring of the post office opriations bill. John Hol- land, 1 investigator for the Ser ate committee inquiring into the rental biil, has served notice that he wili demand full information from the Post Office Department upon the leases. ZIEGFELD IS INJURED Producer's Auto Bumped by Car and Head Is Bruised. NEW YORK, Seplember 20 Norenz Ziegfeld, musi-al com (), pro- LEARNING HOW | axfi ; g 3 LITTLE CROWN THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C TO BE A KING PRINCE PETER Of Jugoslavia siudying his lessons on the grounds of the royal palace near Belgrade. MYER COHEN DIES OF LONG ILLNESS Washington Lawyer Was Prominent in Banking and Charity Circles. Myer Cohen, prominent Washington lawyer and long & leader in the insur- ance field in the National Capital, died in Union Memorial Hospital, Baltimore, today. He was 64 yeais old. Mr. Cohen had been in failing health for some time and went to the hospital in Baltimore last Sunday, subsequently undergoing an operation Thursday. Prominent as Lawyer. He was a member of the legal and insurance firm of Wolf & Cohen and during more than 40 yeais of practice had gained an enviable reputation as a lawyer, In the insurance business, he had been general agent for the Penn Mutual Life Insurance Co,, for many years, and had been local agent and rperesentative for many other fire and lisbilities insurance companies. Mr. Cohen was prominently identified with many organizations here. He was & member of the District of Columbia Bar Asscciation, the University Club, | the Racquet Club, the Columbia Coun- | try Club, the Republican Club of New York City, the Washington Board of Trade, the Chamber of Commerce and the National Press Club and the Masons, having & membership In & thirty-second degree Scottish Rile body. His affiliations in the Masonic | order also included membership in La Fayette Lodge, F. A. A. M, and in Almas Temple of the Mystic Shrine. Mr. Cohen also had long been active in the Washington Heb.ew Congrega- | tion, having served as its board of governors and in various other offices. Active in Charities. | In addition he had been active for many years in charitable organizations and affiliated with other groups. He Ruppert Home for Aged and Infirm, founded in 1897, and at the time of his death was the sole surviving member of its board of trustees named in the will of Christian Ruppert, who endowed the home with considerable fortune. Mr, Cohen had served for many years as secretary and treasurer of the insti- tution, Aiso for many years he was chairman of the Commiitee on Ways and Means of the German Orphan Asylum and was a member of its board. | He #lso was i.terested in the Children’s Hospilal here and the Hebrew Orphans’ | Home, which was founded for the care of orphans of B'Nai B'Rith at Atlants, Ga. In 1906, by appointment of President | Roosevelt, Mr. Coben became & member | of the District of Columbia Board of Charities, and in 1908 was reappointed by President Taft. He also had been active in the Red Cross, was a member of B'nai Brith, Jewish organization, and belonged to the old Capital Bicycle | Club, and was a former president of the District of Columbia Board of Fire Underwriters. Mr. Cohen was an active member of the Republican party here. Born in Washington, i Born in this city, July 4, 1866, Mr. | Cohen was the son of the late Moses | and Henrietta Cohen. His father and mother were natives of Germany. The former died in 1904 and the latter in 1918. Mr. Cohen was educated in the pub- lc schools in this city and was gradu- ated from the old Columbian University Law School, now George Washington University, in 1886, with the degree of Bechelor of Laws. The following year | he was graduated there with the de- gree of Master of Laws, and in the same | year was admitted to the District of | Columbia bar, | Shortly after being admitted to the bar he entered the practice of law, in | association with Simon Wolf and later | became his partner. When Mr. Wolf retired in 1920 Mr. Cohen continued | their general practice, retaining the old | firm name and its offices in the Wood- ward Building, Fifteenth and H streets, * Prominent in Banking. Besides his various other & Mr. Cohen was prominent in banking | circles, having helped organize several | of Washington's leading banking insti- tutions. He was one of the organizers | of the Commercial National Bank, in 1904, and in 1913 assisted in organiz ing the Federal Bank, now the Federal- American National Bank. He had been a director of the Federal-American | Bank since it was ofganized Mr. Cohen married Miss Helen Wolf of Washington in 1890. He Is survived by his widow, two sons, Dr. Roger S. Cohen of Baltimore and Myer Cohen, jr. of this city; two daughters, Mrs. Harold B. Chase of Worcester, Mass., and Mre. Alexander C. Robeson of this city. He also leaves four sisters, Mrs. | Julia Selinger and Mrs. Alfred Selinger, both of this city, and Mrs. William Katz and Mis. Harry Panitz, both of Baltimore: « brother, S. M. Cole of De- troit, who changed his surname, five_grandchildren. The body was ctivities, and | to be brought here from Baltimore today. Funeral ar- rang-ments are to be announced later Mr. Cohen's home here was at 2101 Connecticut avenue BAND CONCERT. By the Unit:d States Soldiers’ dome Military Band, this evening at 5:30 o'clock. John Zimmermann, bandmas- te , Auton Pointner, assistant March, “American Colors”. Overture, “Willlam Tell” Xylophonc sc JPanella . Rossini dhcer, escapcd with a bruised forchead 1y today when his automablic w: bumped by a surfacc car at 230th street and Broadway, the Bronx. He was on his way to his home at Hatings, N. Y. The car narrowly escaped destruction v en gasoline lesking from the fuel 15 cht fire. Bystanders pushed it aaiely. Medl:y of popular song hits. ... Grand {ant~sia, “Russ’ *n Folk Songs,” 3 Moses-Tobani, Darktown,” * Barnard Waltz suite, “Mein Thuringen”. Pinale, “On the Campus”.....Goldman “Tha Star Spangled Banner.” Just rags, “A Cyclone in A. P. Photo. Lawyer MYER COHEN. SEATTLE DRY BRIBE CASE NEARS JURY Two Arguments Remain to Be Heard in Trial of Lyle and Whitney. By the Associated Press. SEATTLE, September 20.—The end conspiracy trial appeared in sight to- day as attorneys prepared ta wind up their arguments for and against the four former Northwest prohibition chiefs charged with accepting more than was & member of the board of the $100,000 in bribes from rum runners. Having listened yesterday to two spirited pleas—one by Leslie E. Salfer, | special prosecutor, and the other by A R. Hilen of the defense—the Federal Court jury had two arguments vet to hear—one by Charles P. Morlarty, de- fense counsel, and the other by An- thony Savage, United States district at- torney—and instructions by Federal Judge Norcross., The defendants are Roy C. Lyle, for- mer prohibition administrator; William M. Whitney, his assistant; Earl Corwin and R. L. Fryant, former agents. In summing up the Government's case, Salter characterized the defend- ants as corrupt public officials who had betrayed both the Government they had sworn to uphold and the rum runners from whom they had allegedly accepted bribes to protect. Hilen, on the other hand, declared the defendants were faithful public serv- ants, who were being “crucified to make a Roman holiday for the denizens of the underworld.” ARGENTINE RETURNS MALBRAN AS ENVOY TO UNITED STATES (Continued From First Page) with the Irigoyen government became strained. Senor Malbran Initiated his diplo- matic career as secretary of embassy here. A career diplomat, he has served for many years in Venezuela, Mexico, Chile and the United States. The State Department today declined to comment upon the matter. APPOINTMENT ANNOUNCED. t Diplomatic New Government. BUENOS AIRES, Argentina, Septem- ber 20.—The provisional government has appointed Manuel Malbran Am- bassador to Washington, this being the diplomatic appointment. ‘nor Malbran was Ambassador to Washington when the State Depart- ment notified Argentina, among other South American republics, that Presi- dent-elect Hoover intende continent. The attitude of Dr. Irigoyen's government was discourteous, to say the least, and it inquired whether he was coming in_an official or non-official capacily. An invitation to visit Argen- tina was not extended until the party was almost ready to start the tour. The Argentina ministry of foreign affairs refused to answer Senor Mal- bran's frequent cablegrams regarding the matter and did not notify him when the invitation was eventually extended to permit him to take the invitation Malbran Choice of | to the State Department in accordance with the usual diplomatic routine. Senor Malbran left Washington, and when he came to Buenos Aires it was reported t nation before salling. Dr. Irigoyen re- fused to see him when he called at the Government House and issued a decree discharging him from the diplomatic service without even thanking him for his services or giving him any explana- ion of the dis-harge. When Robert Woods Bliss, American Ambassador at Buenos Aires, notified Ernesto Bosch, minister of forelgn af- fairs. of the recognition of the provi- fonal government by the United States, Senor Bosch cabled the Argentine em- y al Washington to ask the State Department if Senor Malbran was per- sona grata. The State Department im- mediately replied in the afirmative. It is expected that Semor Malbran il immediately to take up the ding at Washington. to_tour the | at he had cabled his resig- | ! VETERANS 10 PAY WLSON TRBUTE {Special Service for Fidac Delegates to Be Held at Cathedral. | Veterans of 10 nations will assemble ' | tomorrow morning befere the tomb of | Woodrow Wilson in the Bethlehem | Chapel of the Washington Cathedral | and pay a mark of respect and vener tion to the memory of America’s war President. Right Rev. James E. Freeman, Bishop of Washington, has authorized a special service at the cathedral for the dele- gates to the Fidac Congress. The serv- ice will be held at 11 o'clock tomorrow morning in the Chapel of St. Joseph of Arimathea. It will be in addition to the regular 11 o'clock service, which will be held as usual in the Bethlehem Chapel, Dr. Stokes to Give Welcome. Bishop Freeman will be out of the city, but the Fidac members will be welcomed in his behalf by Dr. Anson| Phelps Stokes, Canon of Washington, Who also will be the preacher at the | special service. During the World War Dr. Stokes organized the educational | department of the American Expedi- tionary Force and was made a Chevalier |of the Legion of Honor by the French | government, |~ Prior to the service an official Fidac delegation will participate in a brief | | ceremony at the tomb of Woodrow Wil- son, during which a wreath will be placed on the sarcophagus of the World War President. A cordial invitation to sttend the service which will follow is extended to all other Fidac members. Mothers to Attend Service. The special service is also to be at- tended by the party of Gold Star Moth- | ers from Missouri, who are now in Washington on their way from France {to their homes. Nearly 80 members of | this group are expected to visit the | Cathedral at this time. It also is belleved that many Fidac members will attend the 4 o'clock even- song service at the Peace Cross on the | Cathedral grounds, at which Bishop | Freeman will be the preacher. The oc- | casion will mark Bishop Freeman's Te- [turn to the Cathedral pulpit after an absence of several months. His sermon | and other portions of the service will be | broadcast over Radio Station WMAL. \WILD GALE RAGES OFF BRITISH COAST; SHIPPING TIED UP | ___ (Continued From First Page) ness she would not respond to the helm | and was making for shelter in Ply- mouth when she was dashed on the | rocks. | Several members of the crew, one of whom was injured, were landed by the | Plymouth lifeboat, but the captain, his | wife and 15 members of the crew re- mainded aboard the stranded vessel. | Incoming steamers reported rough times on the Atlantic. The liner Staten- dam, arriving at Plymouth from New | York, had nine windows smashed by | | heavy sess on the promenade deck, | while the Aurania reported passing member 0fqof the long Lyle-Whitney prohibition | through three days of gales and fur- fous seas, with many passengers keep- | ing to their cabins throughout the | voyage. | The southerly coast of England w still being badly buffeted this after- noon, a report Yrom Plymouth said that the gale there reached a force of 100 | miles an hour, | French Crew Rescued. the crew of the | six members of Madeleine Tristan French schooner were rescued. The Weymouth lifeboat and the Portland rocket apparatus figured in several exclling rescues. The Made- leine Tristan was driven on the Chesil Beach, Portland, and the lifesaving crew there succeeded in getting a rocket line over the vessel and landing safely six members of the crew. | The Weymouth lifebdat fought its way through high seas into Portland | Harbor, where the Prench keich, Leone, had dragged anchors and had gone on & reef. The lifeboat rescued the crew of | {wo and took them to Weymouth. Gales of 70 miles an hour and up- ward were reported at many coast points. The wind whipped up tre- mendous seas which furiously swept shores and, on some of the beaches, did considerable damage. Bournemouth notably, was swept clear of bathers’ huts and wreckage strewn along the shore for miles. Communication Interrupted. The gale was scarcely less wild in- land and it roared among London's chimneys all night, but at the moment of cabling no important damage had been reported in the city. Many wires were down, and communication inter- rupted, but it was felt certain crops of grain and fruit suffered heavily. The prolonged rain swelled the rivers and brought considerable flooding, no- tably in Wales, Ireland and Scotland, where there were large losses in live | stock. There was a heavy rain at Dublin and some parts of the city were | flooded. Large areas of Scotland also | were flooded. Army maneuvers on Salisburg Plain | were called off because of the storm, | | | tents becoming drenched and unin- habitable. Winds of gale proportions accom- panied by heavy rains lashed Dover | this morning. The admiralty pler and the breakwater were swept by heavy | seus, while the channel ships reported | exceptionally rough passages. he motor boat Mavis was washed | from its anchorage and smashed on the beach. The steam drifter Champion was wrecked during the night, while | entering Lossiemouth Harbor. A crew of seven were rescued by means of ropes. \ TUG FORCED BACK. Storm Obliges French Vessel to Return With Loss of Sailor. BREST, France, September 20 (/). The tug Auroch, which went to the a of the storm-stricken Italian cargo steamer Tuscania Vivaldi early this morning, was obliged to turn back this afternoon. The tug itself suffered from the violent storm, with its bridge swept away and one sailor missing. FRENCH TRY MASSING ARMY BY FAST MOTORS By the Associated Press VILLEN E U VE-L'ARCHEVEQUE, Prance, September 20—A new techni- que of the swift massing of highly motorized armies along the lengthy front is being tested in France in man- ceuvres with 30,000 men that started ! at midnight. It was the third in a series of manoeuvres recently held. | Problems of movement and moigr | supply also are being studied. A division normally is allotted a two- and-a-half mile front and at the end of the war a_division held only half | that much. The new practice is to cover @ 16-mile front with mobile forces | with motorized equipment and supplies. ! At the same time the French are trying out new automobile equipment intended for the roughest sort of ser- vice over all kinds of ground. | vored revision of the peace treatles, | Ttaly and the British lord of the ad- | fused on the ground that this would | FRANGO-{TALIAN RIFTINVOLVES . S. Future of American Naval “Policy Under Admiral Pratt Rests on Negotiations. By Radio to The Star PARIS, France, September 20.—The | | latest failure of the Pranco-Italian po- litical and naval negotiaticns seems to raise grave questions of policy for the United States. | Admiral William V. Pratt, who was our chief naval expert at the London Naval Conference, has just become chief of operations of the United States | fleel and within the next two months, | it is expected, decisions must be reach- | ed in Washington as to whether we are going actually to build up to the parity with Great Britain formally obtained at London, Present indications seem to the | effect. that economy rather than parity is the administration’s aim. The London Confcrence ended with a three-power agreemeni within a five- power treaty. he theory was that France and Italy, after reaching agree- | ment between themselves, would fill in the figures and the treaty would be complete, However, Great Britain, which in accepting parity with the United | States also insisted on maintenance of | the two-power standard vis-a-vis the continent, took precautions of insert- ing in the treaty a provision that in case of excessive building by outside powers, Great Britain also automatically | regains the right to build in excess of the treaty figures.. More Building Possible, In the face of repeated failures of the French and Italians to come to| terms, the British seem to be seriousl considering the possibility of their hav- ing to do some supplementary building. Such building forced by France and Italy on Great Britain would seemingly render our own chances slight of at- taining real parity with Great Britain within the next few years, especially if the United Statets decides for the present not even to build up to the London treaty figures. The theory of naval power held in certaln American circles seems to be that there are only three great or “oceanic” naval powers and that each, being supreme in its own waters, should also theoretically be responsible for keeping peace and order in its own part of the world. Thus the United States and Japan would not be obliged to in- termix in European affairs which from a naval viewpoint could be regarded as | Great Britain's peculiar sphere. This theory was strongly marked in the American policy during the London Conference. It apparently still more or less prevails, for as far as can be learned, the United States has at no | time shown active diplomatic_interest in the French-Italian dispute, although Great Britain has repeatedly tried to bring pressure toward a settlement on | both parties. Involves Tripoli Extension. How serjous this situation is can best be judged from a brief survey of events since the London Conference. It will | be recalled that the Franco-Italian dif- ferences are first political, having to ! do with France’s alliances with Jugo- | slavia and with Italy’s desire to extend its Tripoli frontlers far into what is now French colonial territory and to prevent the third generation of Italians residing in the French colony of Tunisia from becoming French, and second naval, Italy claiming parity with France and the French claiming to maintain at least their present tonnage supe- rlority over Italy. t Immediately after the London Con- ference Italy voted its 1931 naval pro- gram of 44,000 tons. France thereupon began a study of a 55,000-ton program, including & 22,000-ton’ capital ship. At the meeting of the Council of the League of Nations in Geneva last May, Arthur Henderson, British foreign min- ister, proposed that the naval negotia- | tions should be resumed in a commit. tee of French, Italian and British ex- perts, Ttaly accepted, but France hesitated, aying that the political questions should be settled first and implying that Great Britain'’s mediation was not desired. Thereupon Premier Mus- solini made his famous Tuscany speeches about cannon and machine guns being finer things than words and using certain phrases which France interpreted as ihreats. France, con- sequently, signified that further nego- tiation was uggless. Italy, meantime, seems to have tried | a diplomatic flirtation with Germany, which Germany promptly discouraged. | Once more Mr. Henderson intervened. | He got Italy to renew one of its former London Conference proposals for a naval holiday between France and Italy France refused on the ground that Italy had an advantage in newer ships, | so that if replacement ceased France would be at a disadvantage. | Mr. Henderson then urged France to make some counter proposal. ~Aristide Briand persuaded the French govern- ment to authorize him to suggest & naval holiday up to December 1. Italy immediately accepted and the press widely announced that agreement was imminent. Investigation, however, | showed that both France and Ital Were bullding so many ships that they could nmot lay down any more keels before December 1, even if they wanted to. France, meanwhile, southwestern ~ frontier o fortifying and strengthen fotrmmean | ports and naval bases. | Premier Mussolinl made & speech announcing that Italy henceforth fa- reinforced its and began | its Medi- | thus for the first time definitely align- ing Italy with Germany and Hungary against France and the little entente. In these untoward conditions highly secret negotiations were reopened by French and Italian experts in Payis. They first explored the political dif- ferences without result. The French held army maneuvers in the Alps near miralty, A. V. Alexander, hurried to Malta to consult with the British ad- mirals on the situation in the Mediter- ranean. On the way back he stopped for long naval talks first in Rome and then in Paris. Grandi Leaves Geneva. At the same time Foreign Minister | Henderson at the League Assembly in Geneva tried to bring Aristide Briand | and Dino Grandi, Italy's foreign min-| | ister, together, but in view of the fact | that no progress had been made, Signor | Grandi suddenly left Geneva for Rome and has not returned. Experts in Paris agreed again to ex- plore naval matters. Italy made & new | proposal limiting its claim to parity in new consiruction. France has just re-| prevent- replacement of France's antl- quated tonnage snd hence give an ad- vantage to Italy. Mr. Henderson at the League As- sembly made & strong speech urging | France and Italy to get together so that | the League's Disarmament Commission could meet in November and a general disarmament conference be called next year Italy, it is understood, will now bring forward the new technical proposals, and if these also fail, as is anticipated, will propose a renewal of the naval holiday for a year. France, it is (hought, will refuse. France seems to be ready to grant parity of French and Italian fleets in the Mediterranean, but claims, in addi- tion, because of its colonial empire and its world-wide interests, Atlantic and Far Eastern squadrons which Italy, ac- cord! Igtornnu does not need. The French feel that they are in an excep- tionally strong position, both SEPTEMBER 20 | Washington, D. C. | of | brought to Washington. | failed to accomplish their purpose for 1930 WOULD HEAD LEGION The three women whose candidaci for position of national president of the American Legion Auxiliary have been nounced. Election will take place on day of the auxiliary's convention in Boston, Mass, October 9. Top, left to right: Mrs. Ruth M. Brown of Little Rock, Ark., and Mrs. Dorothy Harper of Lower: Mrs. Robert Hoyal of Douglas, Ariz.—P. & A. Photos. NEWSBOYS APPEAL 10 COMMISSIONERS Asks Removal of ‘“Honor” Boxes and Permission to Place Papers on Walks. Newsboys on downtown corners, hard hit by the “honor” racks and harrassed by policemen who have denied them the privilege of laying magazines and papers on the sidewalks today sought aid of Commissioner Crosby and Reichelderfer. | A group of boys called upon_the city heads in company with John P. Gram- lich, 4816 Kansas avenue, as their ad- viser. The boys petitioned sioners for removal of the metal “honor” system boxes or at least for abolition of their use during the late afternoon hours when the newsboys count on making their best sales. They also asked that the Commissioners re- |seind any order that police officials may have issued to prevent them from placing papef8 and magazines on the public sidewalks while they are en- | zaged nearby in selling to pedestrians. Commissioner Reichelderfer said after the conference that he had listened at- tentively to the pleas offered by the boys and that he would give careful consideration to the matter, ‘The “hono matic vendors of papers are giving un- fair competition to the newsboys, the city officials were told. In the first place, the boys argued, these boxes offer & wide invitation to any one with an easy conscience to take a paper and not deposit the pennies, FORMER INDIANA KLAN HEAD IS ARRESTED True Bills Charge R. C. Bradford With Conspiracy to Violate Narcotic and Dry Laws. By the Associated Press. GARY, Ind, September 20.—Ralph C. Bradford, Republican leader, and former K. K. K. head, was arrested late yesterday by United States Marshal Emmet O.. Hall on two indictments charging conspiracy to violate the nar- cotic laws and conspiracy to violate the liquor laws. Bradford was arrested in the office of his attorney here. With Bradford was arrested Gary, hoodlum named with and Steve Pappas, reputed gambler, in the same indictments, Fed- | eral officials refused to reveal the name of & third man named, still at large. Bradford was arrested September 6 and Government agents said they seized a package of narcotics in his office s indictment, the contents of which were kept secret, is believed to have been based on this charge. Bradford served two terms as treas- urer of Lake County. He was the chief lieutenant in Lake County a few years ago of D. C. Stephenson, Ku Klux Klan leader of Indiana. Federal Judge Thomas Slick set his bonds at $25,000 and Le Bouef's at $10,000. CANAL BUILDER DIES NASHUA, N. H, September 20 (#).- Charles J. MacNelley, for many years an electrical engineer on the Panama Canal, died here today. MacNelley was a holder of a medal awarded him by President Rogsevelt for devotion to duty during the construction of the canal. He was a native of Biddeford, Me. CAMPBELL AGREES TO RETURN TO D. C.; RELEASED ON BOND (Continued From First Page.) clared he was confident it ultimately would be proved that a man who ha intended to steal several small articles little value left in Miss Baker's car had taken her life on being dis- covered loitering in her sedan in Wash- ington, April 11. He said he doubted whether his brother even would have to face trial, although he stressed they had nothing to fear. Fifth Time in Court. The hearing today marked the fifth appearance of Campbell in court either in person or tnrough his attorney since his arrest three months ago. All the proceedings have revolved about the same _question—whether he should be The first four a diversity of reasons. Campbell has been the central figure in_the celebrated case ever since the release of Herman H. Barrere, itinerant painter, who convinced officials of his innocence. The arrest of Barrere in Montreal, Canada, came as the culmi- nation of a long search extending to the four corne { the world. r since his arrest Campbell has appeared cheerful. He has enlivened many otherwise dull hours by indulging in somewhat spicy small talk with newspaper men. He also has found time to chat with old friends who called to extend their sympathy and support. and financially, and apparently are quite ready to continue the naval com- petition with Italy if necessary. Italy, on the other hand, would, it is said now, experience grave difficulty in receding from its parity demand. It is noteworthy that the French budget for 1931-1932, just drafted, in- cludes appropriations for some 40,000 tons of new building. The British it is learned, are wor- ried and will not relax their efforts to bring about an agreement. * 0 (Copyright, 1080.) the Commis- | system boxes as auto- | o Henry Le Boeuf of | former ~convict, AUXILIARY | DECLINE IN WHEAT CHARGED TO SOVIET BY SECRETARY HYDE _(Continued From First Page.) continuation of “short” selling by the | Russian_agencies. The Government licenses the grain exchanges, requiring assurance that manipulation of prices by speculation will be prevented. Whether it can re- voke the licenses if this qualification is [not respected is a question which has never been put to the Department of | Justice. | McKelvie doubted the Farm Board | had any legal authority in the matter. The “better way” to control the situ- ation, he said, would be through the Board of Trade. He said he did not | believe the Farm Board should advance money to the Grain Stabilization Cor- poration for the purpose of combating such short selling. McKelvie said Russia may have had an ulterior motive in selling wheat short. He cited furtherance of unrest among American farmers, and added that “for one thing the Russian gov- ernment is buying wheat from Canada at the same time that it is selling wheat.” Selling Wheat in Europe. He explained the Russians were ex- porting wheat from the southern part of the country and selling it into South- | ern Europe, With exports to France and Italy.. At the same time, he continued, they were purchasing wheat and im- porting it through the north to get away irom an impractical transportation by rail of the wheat from the south into the north. McKelvie said the estimated grain exports from Russian for this year were placed at 48,000,000 bushels, as com- pared with an export by that country & year ago of 6,440,000, The Farm Board member revealed that information as to the short selling of wheat by the Russians had been ob- tained from the Farmers' National Grain Corporation a week ago. The Farm Board turned the matter over to the Department of Agriculture, which in turn proceeded with an investiga- tion through the Grain Futures Ad- ministration. Senator Frazier, North Dakota, said the Soviet agency, if the report of its only one that had used the exchanges to injure the farmer. “In my opinion the biggest ‘bolshe- vists, " he sald, “are the gamblers whe used the Grain and Cotton Exchanges for years to manipulate prices for their own benefit.” He said the incident proved gambling on Grain and Cotton Exchanges should be prohibited. “The Caraway bill, which was op- posed at the last session by the Depart- ment of Agriculture and the Farm Board,” he sald, ould have accom- plished that purpose. But Secretary Hyde, who is now complaining about the Russians, and other governmental agencies threw their weight against it and it got nowhere.” Short Selling Revealed. | The text of the Secretary's tele- gram follows: | __“An inquiry was undertaken by the | Department of Agriculture in conse- quence of certain rumers. This inquiry | Yevealed beyond all question of doubt | the heavy short selling of wheat upon | 0 market by the Russian government, “There can be no question hat this selling has contributed to the fall in the | price of wheat and to the injury of | American farmers now engaged in their | intensive marketing season. “Obviously it would be impossible for Soviet Russia to deliver grain in Chi- | cago over our tariff of 42 cents a | bushel. I should be glad to know irom you what provision your exchange has made or can make for the protection |of our American farmers from such | activities.” Peter A. Bogdanov, chairman of the board of the Amtorg, declared in New York, however, the textile concern was not a subsidiary. He said he knew nothing of wheat futures trading ac- tivity by the Soviet government. Secretary Hyde refrained from say- ing what action might be taken by the | Government_until he heard from the Chicago exchange. Means of blocking such imports are furnished by the tariff law, and the Government hds extensive 'control of the grain ex- changes through the grain futures act. Whether the terms of this act could be invoked to prevent the placing of sell- ing orders from the Russian organiza- tlon was not immediately made ap- parent. A determined attack on Russian im- ris has been made in recent months rom several angles, but so far unsuc- cessfully. Importations of lumber and pulp wood were suspended under the clause prohibiting the importation of convict-made goods, but the orders were rescinded on the ground that the evi- dence was not conclusive. The anti- dumping provisions which permit an embargo of goods sold below cost are available, but so far great difficulty has been met in ascertaining Russian costs of production in view of the absence of diplomatic relations between the two countries. The textile syndicate admitted the short selling, Hyde said, after an ex- tended investigation by the Agriculture Department, set in motion by rumors which gained circulation in newspaper articles. While forelgn dealing on American exchanges is nct uncommon, entry of the market by a foreign government is unprecedented. However, Russian for- | California, THREEINERSITES GET FIC MEDAL { Columbia, Chicago and Cali- fornia Receive Award for Peace Activities. (Continued From First Page) Newton D. Baker of Cleveland, Dr. David P. Barrows of the University of Dr. Ray Lyman Wilbur, Secretary, of the Interior, and Gen. L. R. Gignilliat, superintendent of Culver Military Academy Thirty-five institutions, including most of the leading universities of the country, complied with the requirements of furnishing complete data regarding their curricula and particular interests in the international relations field. In awarding the medals Col. Abbott expressed the high appreciation of the World War veterans for the accoms nlishme nts of the universities honored in promoting international good will and understanding among the univer- sity students, ch of the university representativis responded briefly in ac- cepting the medals. Georgetown a Pioneer. Georgetown University, one of the two to receive honorable mention, was the first American institution to’ establish as a complete department a school of foreign service. It draws upon 22 for- eign countries for its student body and in the 12 years of its existence has sent graduates out into more than 50 coun- tries throughout the world. In selecting the institutions to re- | ceive award the jury took into consid- eration principally the number and ex- cellence of the courses in politicet science having bearing on international relations, the exchange of professor- ships and of students with forelgn uni versities, the provisions made for for- eign students to gain an intimate knowledge of American life and insti tutions, and efforts made to give Amer- ican students traveling abroad correct viewpoints and worthwhile contacts. manipulations were true was not the | The reports submitted to the jury {revealed wide attention being given to i the study of foreign affairs not only in | the pricipal American universities, but | in many of the smaller ones. The medal ! award, conducted for the first time this | vear, will be made annually by Fidac |at its international congress. | gyAdoption of resolutions setting forth | the position of the Fidac Congress on international problems was in order at today’s session, which will terminate the proceedings of the congress. Col. Paul V., McNutt, past national commander of the American Legion, and a representative of Italy, the nation honored on today's program, will be the | speakers. The decision having been reached to postpone the election of a Fidac presi- dent until next Tuesday, while on the Western tour, the resoiutions remain as the most important matters before the body. Tomorrow will end the visit of the foreign veterans in Washington. At 11 o'clock they will attend special serve ices in the Washington Cathedral. For Catholic delegates among the veterans, Rev. Francis J. Hurney, pastor of the Church of the Immaculate Con- ception, at Eighth and N streets, has arranged & mass at 9 o'clock in the merning. This will conclude in ample time so as not to interfere with a | tendance at the Washington Cathedral program. At the cathedral the vet- erfns will place a wreath upon the tomb of Woodrow Wilson, America's war President. In the afternoon the delegates will pay farewell to Washington and depart for Annapclis to inspect the United States Naval Academy. They will leave Union Staticn on the Fidac special train at 2:30 o'clock. Hurley Pledges U. S. Aid. Secretary of War Patrick J. Hurley assured the Fidac last night that the | Government of the.United States is in full accord with the aims of the inter- allled veterans’ organization, whose purpose s to promote understanding between the soldiers of the World War. Secretary Hurley was host to the Fidac delegates and special guests at E]dil’nner at the Congressional Country ub. “We were told during the World War,” he said, “that we were engaged in a tremendous conflict to end all wars. That promise made to the soldiers seems now almost forgotten and we again hear of wars and rumors of wars. “Those of us who. served in the World War owe it to our comrades who have gone before us to promote under- standing. Ignorance is one of the chief causes of war. Intolerance is the child of ignorance. Modern wars- usually grow out of racial and economic intolerance. Modern Communications Help. “With our present systems for the transmission of word and thought, it should be possible for the people of the different nations to understand the people of other nations. An under- standing of the motives of others would serve to eliminate many of the points of friction. This understand- ing can be reached without impugning nationalism or patriotism of the citi- zenship of any nation. My own country has no imperialistic designs. It desires to live on terms of amity with all mankind. We welcome the effort of our comrades in Fidac to bring about a clearer understandin and a closer harmony between al nations who served together in the World War and to promote peace and good will on earth.” Representing Great Britain, the na tion honored on the day's program, Col. John Brown paid a tribute to the American Legion as a crusader for peace. British Legion Asks Peace. “The British Legion is in Fidac for no other purpose than to serve along- side their comrades of the war for the peaceful progress of our countries,” he sald. “Let me say that I believe that before & man can be a good interna- tionalist he first must take a pride in his own country, and we, therefore, have been much’ touched with the na- tional pride of your people, and par- ticularly of our comrades of the Amer- ican Legion, and their enthusiasm is bound to help forward the peaceful progress of your country.” Other speakers on the dinner program were Dr. Thomas H. Healy, assistant dean and associate professor of inter- national law in the School of Foreign Service of Georgetown University, which was given honorable mention by the Pidac today for its efforts toward world peace, and Lady Edward Spencer- Churchill of Great Britain. R. H. BUSSELL, VETERAN OF WORLD WAR, BURIED Marine, 29, Given Military Tribute at Final Services Held in Ar- lington Cemetery. for Richard H Bussell, 39 years old, World War veteran, who died at his home, 1237 Forty-fourth place southeast, Tuesday, were conducted at his late residence yes- terday. Interment was in Arlington Cemetery, with military honors at the grave. Mr. Bussell served in the United States Marine Corps during the world conflict. His death occurred after a long illness, He was a painter by trade and belonged to the painters’ union. He is survived by his widow, Mrs. | Funeral services eign business is a government monopoly. Hyde expressed the hope that the Chtcago mmfi {tself would be able to mak lations “guaranteeing a fair the American crép.” May E. Bussell; t dl:fih Cecil and Anna !“‘.wo l{ou-n:’n 'fi Bussell. and & brother, Bussell, the Ioiter of Seminels,