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“WELLOGG PACT HITS | CHILEANS SILENT [BOBBY JONES WINS,| HODVER LAUNCHES 1 - NEW LEAGUE SNAG -'i':hance of "Harmonizing It With Geneva Covenant Held Much Lessened. B the Associated Press. GENEVA, September 24.—The Jurid- {cal Committee of the Assembly of the League of Nations today debated further the project of an amendment to the Leegue Covenant to harmonize it with the Kellogg-Briand peace pact, and as the d:bate progréssed the chances of such an amendment materializing Jessened. i The delegate of Japan returncd to the attack and repeated his challenge as to desirability of modifying the Covenant. He pointed out that in article 16 the Covenant provides for sanctions, while the Keliogg-Briand agreement, although dencuncing war, Telies only upon moral forca. The Japanese suggested that it would be difficult if not impossible to put the Kellogg pact into the League's charter | without weakening the organization’s | Tight to use fores in executing an award | against an offending state. Sweden and | Portuga! already have taken a somc- | what similar position Another Group Fearful. While a group, which thes> delera- tions represent. fears that putting the Kellogg-Briand pact into the Covenant may weak>n possibility of using sanc- tions, another group which does not wish the League to have a strong “secular arm” fears that the proposed amendments may have ths effect of strengthening and extendmng employ- ment of sanctions. ‘This group, which is said to be in accord with authoritative American opinion, wishes to transfer the moral weight of the Kellogg pact into the covenant . without “putting physical weapons - inte the League council’s bands. Todey it was said informally that these advocates of moral force were suspicious of po:sible resuits of the pro- | posed amendment. In its present form paragraph 6 of Article 16 of the cov- enant, ‘dealing with means for settling a dispute, reads: Text of Present Section. “If & report by the council is unan- imously agreed to by the members thereof other than the’representatives ! of one .or more of the parties to the dispute. . the Jmembers of the League agree that they will not-go to war with any fo the ‘dispute which com- plies with the recommendation of the . ph, with th d paragraph, the propose amendment, would read: “If the report by the council is unanimously to by the members théreof other than the representative of one or more of the parties to the dispute, the members of the League agree that they will comply with the recommendations of the report. If the council’s rescommen- dation is not carried out, the counci shall propose suitable measures to give it effect.” - Such a change, declare advocates of moral forces embodied in the Kellogg tresty. would piace unlimited power in the hands of the council to employ phy- sical force and bind all members of the League to comply with the council's ward. T. E. Water of South Africa told thm committee his gavernment viewed with anxiety the téndency to extend the use of sanctions.and the tendency to| transform the council from a concii= fating body to a judicial and arbitra tribunal. Nevertheless, he said, wishing to agree with the majority, his govern= ment weuld accept amendments if the assembly itself accepted them. ~dehd: Frasheri of Albania, brought up an additional objection. He pointed out that some members of the League have not signed the Kellogg pact and that some Kellogg signatories are not members of the e.. Proposal for embodying the Kellogg pact in the cove- nant, he felt, would involve the necessity Jor interpretation of both instruments, and this he regarded as impracticable. Ceorges Mironescu, foreign minister ©of Rumania, essert=d that political con- sequsnces of the proposed changes in the covenant had not been sufficiently considered. He suggested that the question be referrzd to a subcommittee for study. This would postpone Assem- bly action for a year. Economic Survey Planned. ‘The League, through its economic or- anization, will undertake a world-wide tudy of the present economic depres- sion with a view to ascertaining its| causes. { The League's Economic Committee, in | authorizing the investigation yesterday, | party to undermine the Reichswehr. Ll ADOLF HITLER. HITLER IS CHARGED WITH HEH TREASON German Fascist Chief to Tes-, tify on Party’s Aims at Lieutenants’ Trial. By ihe Associated Press. LEIPSIC. Germany, September 24.— | Accused of treason, Adolf Hitler, leader of the German Fascist party, was under subpoena today to testify in the trial of three young Reichswehr lieutenants | regerding the beliefs and policies of his ! perty. ; It was revealed in court, at the time | he subpoena wes sought by Dr. Frank, | attorney for the defense of the three| men, who are charged with high trea- son, that Hitler is being charged with high treason also. Details of charges against Hitler, who is an Austrian, although dictator in the second strongest party in the newly eiected Reichstag, were not dis- closed, but the presiding judge would not hear of the subpoena until informed by the state's attorney, as the defense | counsel contended, that such a serious charge was being lodged against him. E May Appear Tomorrow. It was expected that he would appear | tomorrow, the date set in the subpoena. Defense counsel indicated that he would be asked to state whether Pascist policy had not changed since 1923, year of the Munich “beer cellar” putsch. This may invelve acknowledgement or denial that he would have his party overthrow the constitution by unconstitutional | means, Y The three lieutenants, Richard Scher- inger, Hans Ludien and Hans Friedrich | Wendet. used yesterday's appearances in | court as opportunity to expound their | theories of irresponsibility of the past German governments. “We could have no confidence in a government which is permanently paci- fist and neglects the true intérests of the army which exists to fight for the nation,” their spokesmen told the court. They are cl with implantation of Fascist cells the German army with the intention of overthrowing the constitution. With resumption of the trial the lieutenants today the defense applied for permission to summons Gen. Wil- helm Heye, commander in chief of the Reischwehr, who in a preliminary ex- amination asserted that Richard Scher- inger was not guilty of a breach of duty. In the course of today's trial Judge umgarten proaiced the Reichswehr i‘n\sh’y's order expressly forbidding officers to have anything to do with subversive movements. The three ac- cused admitted that they knew the contents of the order. Accused Called Tools. ‘The defense attorney, Dr. Frank, de- clared: “Behind the charge against these Reichswehr officers looms like & storm the menace that the National Socialists are planning to overthrow the govern- | ment or the constitution, and that the ccused were merely tools used by the “The question of whether the Nation- al Socialists are aiming to overthrow the constitution by illegal methods is the real core of this trial. This is clear said it would be entirely technical and free from all political association. The proposal for the study was made by | the Indian delegation, but was adopted unanimously. | ‘The League’s Financial Committee gold delegation published its report, in- dicating probability of a shortag of new 80ld for monctary purposes by the year 1934, The gold delegation has been study- fluctuations of the purchasing power of gold and has not yet completed its work. Financial experts of many coun- | tries, including Georg: E. Roberts, vice | president of the National City Bank of | New York, compose its membership. Institute Is Proposed. Prof. James T. Shotwell of Columbia | University, writer and pacifist, leaves | Geneva tonight after spending two weeks | hero in attendance at the Assembly. | During the two weeks he interviewed mest of the leading delegates, to whom | he unfolded a plan of setting up of a'| body in European politics s milar to the Institute of Pacific Relations of Ameria, which could talk over problems in an entirely unofficial manner and suggest solutions which might serve as a basis for political action. Certain proposals for temporary ad- stment of the naval differences of | ance and Italy were reported in well- | informed quarters last night to be under study by Paris and Rome. CHILD MAINTENANCE ASKED OF C. J. WYNNE First Wife Sues Son Pos! of Former ster General for Payment of Small Boy's Expenses. | | Charles John Wynne, son of the late | Robert J. Wynne, Postmaster General 4n the Roosevelt cabinet, was named as | defendant in an action for maintenance of his child, instituted in th: District Supreme Court today by Mrs. Katherine H. Maurel, his first wife, whom he mar- ried in Philadelphia. The child is Rob- ex;z John Wynne, born December 12, 1922. Through Attorneys Willlam C. Sulli- van and Raymond Neudecker, Mrs. Maurel alleges that on October 9, 1926, she divorsed Wynne in Paris, but that there was an understanding at that time that the question of custody of the child would be settled in this coun- try, indeper-sntly of the divorce action in French courts Mrs. Maurel asks the court to award her maintenance pending the outcome of the suit, counsel fees and court costs. She avers that she has placed the child in public schools in Washington and that she has been compelled to pay all also to the general public, which is less concerned with the three defendants here than with this question. Since Hitler possesses dictatorial powers with- in the party he should be examined here, in view of the fact that his testi- mony may clear the accused.” Inasmuch as defense counsel also| happened to be Hitler's attorney, “the | speech naturally was interpreted by anti-Fascists as an attempt to give Hit- ler an opportunity to “whitewash” the and to qualify him for participation ' in the new cabinet. Court Brings Out Charge, ON REVOLT EFFORT Government Maintains Se- crecy on Events of Last Few Days. By the Associated Press SANTIAGO DE CHILE, September 24.—The government today maintained an official secrecy regarding events of the last three or four days at Concep- cion, where last Sunday sn attempt was made to bring about a revolution. President Col. Carlos Ibanez, con- ferred with Gen. Charpin, who returned from Concepcion, and learned at first hand details of what happzned there. It is now learned that names of the two American aviators arrested after having brought the rebel chief from the Argentine here, are given as Edward de Larm and Reid Smith. Investigation is being made of their part in the attempt rebellion. If found that they plotted with the other four arrested they will face trial before court martial, otherwise they will be accused of violation of the aeronautical code. ‘The country is calm and peaceful. AVIATORS IDENTIFIED. Men Held in Chile Said to Be E. O. De Larm and R. Smith. BUENOS AIRES, September 24 (). —The names of the two American avia- tors being held by the Chilean govern- ment in connection with 2 revolutionary attempt Sunday were reported here to be E. O. De Larm, pilot, and R. Smith, mechanie. James D. Summers, assistant vice president of the Pan-Amesican Airways, said the men were former employes of the New York, Rio and Buenos Aires Air Lines. They worked for the “Nyrba" until September 15 when the air line officially ceased to function and was absorbed by the Pan-American. They were expected to return to the United States on Friday by the steamer Southern Cross. Although the identification of their iri-motor Fokker is not absolutely cer- tain, i¢ is believed to be the Friend- ship, the airplane used by Amelia Ear- hart on her transatlantic flight attempt. The Priendship was bought for a flight from Buenos Aires to Seville, Spain, planned by the Argentine pilots Mejia and Arseno. It is the property of the Argentine capitalist Balet. The projected flight never materialized. NORRIS’ NEW STORY, IMPLICATING G. 0. P., STIRS POLITICIANS ___ (Continued From First Page.) ‘Hs had been threatening to withdraw from the Republican primary if the grocer continued to remain in the race and to run as an independent. From the testimony given yesterday before the senatorial committee by Johnson and Grocer Norris, that is Just what Seymour and other opponents of Norris had hoped to bring about. They wanted Norris to run as independ- ent in the Senate race, leaving the Republican nomination to Stebbins. The story of the activities of Mr., Sey- mour was precipitated at the hearing yesterday when Miss Esther Alten, Sey- mour’s secretary during the Republican senatorial primary campaign in Ne- braska, was put on' the stand and told what she knew. Seymour had gone to Lineoin, Nebr., and opened a “finan. cial house” merely as a blind to cover his activities against Senator Norris, she told the committee. When she told how she had typed the announcement of Grocer Norris' candidacy for the Senate from a paper in Seymour’s handwriting, Paul Johnson asked to be allowed to correct testimony previously given to the committee and made a clean breast of the whole affair, It appears likely that the Senate Committee will undertake now to ascer- tain from Victor Seymour what inter- ests were behind the move to place Grocer Norris in the fleld against Sen- ator Norris. The report is that Sen- ator Nye and Senator Dale of Vermont, members of the committee conducting the inquiry in Nebraska, are consider- ing handing over the record of the testimony to the United States At- torney, possibly for the purpose of in- stituting perjury proceedings. Seymour when testifying before the Senate Com- mittee last July is reported to have said he had nothing to do with the candidacy of Grocer Norris for the Senate nomination. Believe Re-Election Sure. The re-election of Senator Norris, in the opinion of the Republican lead- ers here, js virtually assured. For that | reason it is not likely that the Republic- an Senatorial Committee or the National Committee will feel it necessary to get into the race there, it was said today. Norris will have the support, it was believed of many Democrats as well as Republicans. Regular Republicans make no bones about their belief that Senator Norris should run as an Independent, rather than as a Republican, in view of his past record. But they say that the ef- fort to bring about Senator Norris' can- didacy as an Independent, rather than | Pascist movement of Putsch suspicions | as a Republican, through such tactics as were adopted in Nebraska, was a decided mistake. NORRIS WITNESS] ‘WARNED. The court, however, developed | through questioning by the attorney general that the latter's office was not | concerned In the present case with the | gene=al aims of the Hitler movement, ' but was se-king solely to determine whether the defendants allied them- selves with the revolutionary movement. | The court then casually remarked: “However, if T am correctly informed, there is a high treason investigation under way against certain leaders of the National Socialist party, including Hitler.” | “That is correct,” replied the attorney general, “but the investigations are| still pending. so I cannot make a fur- ther statement.” “But for this court” said the judge, “it is important to know if there is | a charge pending against Hitler.” Declares Charge Exists. Thereupon_the defense counsel in & loud voice interjected “Yes, it is true, Mr. Attorney Gen-! eral. 1 can confirm that there is a| high treason ceding under way against Adolf Hitle ‘The attorney general then said that so far as he had bcen informed the Reichswehr had brought the complaint against Hitler. | At Reichswehr headquarters it was stated that the treason complaint was still pending. More than a year ago Hitler's paper published a “Reichswehr | number” which was alleged to contain ' matter designed to undermine the | Reichswehr. The attorney general asked | the Reichswehr for an opinion as to | a’ defénse. Both the Hitler and Reichswehr state- ments are now in the hands of the at- | torney general for a decision whether Hitler should actually be indicted for treason. So far no formal charge has been issued against him, but if one should be he would be liable to arrcst the same as were the defendants in { the present case. Fairfax Chamber Will Meet. FAIRFAX, Va., September 24 (Spe- cial) —E. H. Allen, president of the of his expenses. Among London's aliens, Russians are $he most numerous. Fairfax County Chamber of Commerce, has called an mportant mecting of the directors of the chamber for Fri- day night at 8 o'clock. whether the article could be considered | treasonable and meanwhile Hitler issued | Conflicting Testimony Gi ven in Probe | of Grocer's Candidacy. LINCOLN, Nebr., September 24 () — | Further “truthful” testimony was de- manded of witnesses today in the sena- torial investigation into the brief can- didacy of the for the Nebrasi The warning, from Chairman Gerald Nye, came after two witnesses and the second Norris himself yesterday had given evidence to disprove the former Broken Bow, Nebr, grocer's original contentlon that he entered the field | against United States Senator George ‘W. Norris of his own volition, The surprise witness of the hearing was Miss Esther Aldon, former stenog- rapher for Victor Seymour of Lincoln Seymour is now directing Republican activities in Western States with head- quarters in Denver. Seymour before the Nye Committee July 21 had denied any knowledge of Grocer Norris, or any connection with the Nebraska sena- torial campaign. Miss Aldon, however, testified she had typewritten a campaign statement, | identified to the second Norris as his own, at Seymour’s request. A. Paul Johnson, Broken Bow attor~ ney and adviser to the grocer when he filed as a candidate, came forward with a repudiation of previous testimony he had given that he had little knowledge of the filing. Admitting he had been evasive” in order to protect Seymour and Norris (No. 2), Johnson said he was going to tell “everything.” He then said that Seymour had engineered the filing by the grocer, pald the $50 filing fee and, Johnson believed, mailed a $500 bond wiaich Johnson received and which was placed in the hands of Norris. | _The grocer. warned by Secnator Nye of conflicting testimeny, was called to hear Johnson's repudiation and on the stand immediotely afterward admitted his entrance into the campaign was not of his own volition and that he had received the $500 bond. SAND 4, AT MERION Atlantan Easily Defeats Ross Somerville of Canada in First Match Play. (Continued From First Page.) short. The hole was halved in fours, Jones 4 up. At the eleventh in the first drive Somerville was in the rough. Bob used a spoon from the tee, pitched well past the pin, while Somerville was short of the green and on in 3, 10 feet from the cup. Jones putted close and Som- erville missed, Jones winning the hole 4 to 5, and going 5 up. th drove to rough close together on the twelfth. Sandy made a great shot from the high grass to within 15 feet of the cup. Bob's effort was not so good and he was 25 feet from the cup. Jones took three putts, missing from five feet, and took 5. Somerville got his par 4 and reduced Jones’' lead to four. It was Somerville's first hole. Two good drives from the tee at the short thirteenth left Jones 18 feet from the cup and Somerville 15. Bob put- tend to the lip of the cup and Sandy went five feet past. The Canadian holed the hard putt for his par 3 and it was a half. Jones 4 up with five to play. Jones drove 275 yards on the 412- yard fourteenth. Somerville was shorter and in the rough. Sandy's second was also short. Bob put his second one 25 feet from the pin. The Canadian was still away in 3. Jones putted close for his par 4, while Sandy took 5, Jones winning, 5 and 4. ‘The card. Jones— wee.s $ 483 4 dskareis B DR TN Little Beats Willing. W. Lawson Little, San Francisco, de- feated Dr. Oscar F. Willing of Port- land, Oreg., 1 up, 20 holes. Dr. Willing and Little were the first pair off in the opening round, starting shortly after 8 am. Little captured the first hole with a par 4 after Willing pushed his second shot into a trap, failed to get out with his third and then picked up. They halved the second in par figures. Will- ing laid Little a stymie as the Cali- fornian appeared likely to run down a 6-footer for a birdie. They also halved the short third in 3s Little went 2 up at the long fourth, holing_ a 30-foot putt for a birdie 4 while Dr. Willing was dead for a 5. Little and Willing both were in trouble on the fifth, which they halved in 6s. But the Oregon veteran cut one hole from the youngster's lead by win- ning the par 4 sixth, 5 to 6. Both were in_traps. Littles waging a great fight, main- tained a lead of 1 up at the turn by running his chip shot dead for a birdie 3 on the 350-yard eighth after Willing had squared the match with a birdie 3 on the seventh. Little— In.... . Somerville— 45346643338 x53565343 Willing and Little were all square through the thirteenth in a hot battle in which these two extremely deliberate performers kept the tension at high pitch, All Even at Eighteenth. Little missed a three-foot putt for a win on the tenth and they halved in 4s, ‘Willing then won two straight holes to take the lead as Little pulled his drives into trouble on both the eleventh and twelfth. The Oregon veteran missed a three-footer on the 125-yard thir- teenth, took 4 and Little captured the hole with his par 3. Willing went 1 up by winning the fifteenth with a par 4 to Little's 5, after they had halved the fourteenth. Willing and Little were all square at the eighteenth and went to the first extra hole. Little sank a 15-foot putt on the seventeenth green for a deuce that squares the match and he holed a 10-footer on the home hole to remain on even terms. Little and Willing halved the nine- teenth in par 4s, but the youngster clinched the match on the twentieth, the long 523-yard layout, with a par 5 Lheln Willing three-putted. ttle— 4553454243674 444444424-35-—x—x In . Willing In . Extra Little. . Willing Play-off This Morning. Dave Ward of Grand Rapids, Mich., was eliminated this morning in the concluding play-off for qualifying places. Ward was put out at the third hole of the play-off, which was not finished until first-round match play had_started . The play-off, halted by darkness last night, with 6 of the 11 original par- ticipants still deadlocked in a battle for five places, furnished an_ exciting and dramatic prelude for today’s man-to- man battle. 1L was resumed on the second hole, a tough 523-yard layout, lined with traps. Thrce of the six ciinched their places on this hole as Watts Gunn of Pittsburgh, Eddie Driggs of New York and Maurice McCarthy of New York alt holed out with par 5s. All three were safely on, close to the pin, in 3, Driggs pitching his third shot three feet from the cup. Playing safe, all missed short putts for birdies. Three Have Difficulties. Meanwhile, Jess Sweetser of New York, Jack Ahearn of Hamburg, N. Y., and Ward had difficulty getting 6s to continue the tie. Ward, after driv- ing in a trap, made a marvelous re- covery and was on the back edge of | the green in 3. Sweetser pulled his second shot to the rough and also was too strong with his third. Ahearn put his second in a trap, his third al- most out cf bounds, a few feet from a fence in tall grass, and his fourth clear across the green, Both Sweetser and Ward putted too strong and off the line and took three | to get down, Sweetser missing a 10- footer and Ward a seven-footer that would have decided the issue then avd there. Ahearn was left with a fouy- foot putt on the dew-soaked surface to save himself and he got it down. Off the third tee Sweetser was the only player to reach the green, 195 yards away, as both Ward and Ahearn 1e11‘ short and found themselves in thick rough in front of the elevated green. Four Additional Pairings. Ahearn chipped wide 30 feet to the left of the pin and Ward was 40 feet short. Ward putted 10 feet short and | Sweetser ran his ball four feet past the cup. It was Ahearn’s turn, and after carefully studying his lie he curled his putt into the cup for a par 3 amid applause from the few hun- dred hardy early birds. Ward then missed his 10-footer for a 4, but he was eliminated anyway as Sweetser dropped his short putt for another 3. As a result of the play-off, these ad- !ditional first round pairings were im- mediately made: Watts Gunn vs. Maurice McCarthy. Jess Sweetser vs. Phillips Finlay. Jack Ahearn vs. George T. Dunlap, jr. Eddie Driggs vs. Fay Coleman. First Round Scores. Other results in the first round of { match play, all matches at 18 holes ekt Se-nltorl Aid Jobles: HAMBURG, Germany, September 24 (#).—Membe! have voted to contribute 10 per cent of their salaries unty further notice to- ward feeding the unempfed. of the Hamburg Senate | were: George Von Elm, Los Angeles de- feated Charles D. Hunter, Wallingford, Pa, 6 and 5. Eugene Homans, Englewood, N. I, defeated Gus Novotny, Chicago, oni T B Charles Reckner, Philadelphia, de- Views of the Hub warehouse conflagration, which this morning endangered nearby buildings and brought out all the available apparatus in the District. ~—Star Staff Photos. DEMOCRATS EXPECT REPUBLICAN HELP Believe La Follette and Borah Will Support Walsh in Montana. HELENA, Mont., September 24 (#)— . H. McDowell, Democratic State chairman, sald today the Democratic State Committee “expects” to have the assistance of Senators Willlam E. Borah of Idaho and Robert M. La Follette of Wisconsin, Independent Republican, in the campaign of Senator Thomas J. Walsh of Montana, Democrat, for re- election. Arrangements for the possible partic- ipation of the Idaho and Wisconsin Senators in the Montana campaign,' in which Walsh is opposed by State Su- preme Court Justice Albert J. Galen, the Repubiican senatorial nominee, have not bcen completed, McDowell said. Previously it had been reported at the Walsh campaign headquarters that Senators Borah and La Follette had been added to the list of speakers who would stump the State for Senator Walsh, Borah and La Follette, notably inde- pendent in their views, have often been aligned with the Democratic Montana Senator on matters of senatorial con- cern. It will not be the first time Reoub- licans have campaigned for Dcmocratic | candidates in this State. Senator B. K Wheeler, Democrat, found like support in his campaign for re-election two years ago. Wheeler also is taking the stump for Walsh. Normally the State is considered R publican, yet both Senators and o Congressman are Democrats. Its Gov- ernor also is a Democrat, but the re- mainder of its elective officers and a controlling majority of the Legislature are Republican. Justice Galen, a war veteran, former attorney general and at present a mem- ber of the State Supreme Court, be>ame a candidate when the Republican State Central Committee petitioned nim to run. The tariff, prohibition, world rela- tions and State interests are among | campaign issues. NEWS TO BORAH. BOISE, Idaho, September 24 (#)— Senator Willlam J. Borah of Idaho | “knows of no plans” to take the stump in Montana in behalf of Senator Thom- as J. Walsh, Democrat, he said today. His statement was issued in reply to| an announcement by the Walsh cam- paign_ headquarters, in Helena, that both_Senator Borah and Senator Rob- ert M. La Follette of Wisconsin had been added to the list of speakers who would stump for the Mantana Senator. “I am a friend and admirer of Sen- ator Walsh,” Senator Borah said, “but I know of no plans to take any part in his campaign.” featel and George J. Voigt, New York, defeated Lester Bolstad, St, Paul, 2 and 1 John Lehman, Chicago, defeated T.| Philip Perkins, New York, 3 and 1. Charles Seaver, Los Angeles, defeated Donald J. Armstrong, Chicago, 2 up. Jess Sweetser, New York, defeated Phillips Finlay, New York, 2 up. George Kocsis, Detroit, defeated Fran- | cis Ouimet, Boston, 3 and 2. Jack Ahearn, Hamburg, N. Y., defeat- ed George T. Dunlap, jr, New York, 3 and 1. Maurice J. McCarthy, jr., New York, defeated Watts Gunn, Pittsburgh, Pa., 1 up, 19 holes. William F. McPhai), Boston, defeated | Sidney W, Noyes, jr. Wew York, 1 up, 19 _holes. - F. G. Hobiitzel, Toronto, defeated Ellis Knowles, New York, 3 and 1. Johnny McHugh. San Francisco, de- feated Johnny C<.. nan, Omaha, 1 up. Fay Coleman, j-, Culver City, Calif., defeated Edmurd id. Driggs, Jr, New York, 1 up, ) d J. Wood Platt, Philadelphia, 3| 2. Snowballing Police On Hot Day Gets Indiana Man Fined By the Associated Press. EVANSVILLE, Ind., September 24 —Fred Blankford, 32, hit a policeman with a snowball on one of September's warmest days. A snowball is a rarity here even in Winter, but the novelty of it didn’t save Blankford from being fingd $50 in Police Court yester- day. for disorderly conduct. He said he made the missile from | | refrigerator pipe shavings. LOT-SELLING SCHEME i IS SEEN IN OFFER | | | | ___(Continued From First Page.) | into emergency use. Mr. Holmes ex- | plained the plan to the prospective | workmen. = Ten dollars of the weekly | wages of $40 would be withheld by the | development company, he told appli- | cants, as payment for'a home site and for the construction of the homes which | the employes would build. No down | Payment would be required, Holmes sa Applicants interested in the project were asked to sign a simple statement | to the effect that they understood the arrangements. A group of signatures | was obtained. The applicants were told | they would be taken to view the lots, which were described as being in Glen- dale, Md,, near Lanbam, and at Fox- | hall, Va. . The prospective workmen then were | invited to sign an applicant blank for |a construction loan vas on a | blank form from a large and widely | known concern engaged in the con- | struction ‘of small houses. Officials of the national organization, however, when interviewed by Roths. child, declared that, they had not under- | stood the employment feature nor the | method of selling lots and could not | proceed with the project since the con- | cern’s plan provided that personse for | whom they built houses must own the home sites. Potts told the Mr. Holmes and Mr: Better Business Bureau that the plan was a philanthropic one, since the work- men would be given eight months’ em- ployment, would not be required to make any down payment for the house and lot, and would be able to pay for them | through the method of withholding $10 |a week from their construction wages. | This would leave the workmen with a weekly wage of $30, Rothschild pointed out. Asked why the help wanted advertise- ment did not state that applicants for | the employment would be expected to | assume the obligation of the purchase {of a home (costing approximately $6,- 000), Mrs. Potts told Rothschild that the intention had been to keep the cost of the advertising as low as possible and that no misrepresentation was intended. Both emphasized that the applicants for the work were carefully told of the lot purchese plan when they applied for employment. \WOMAN DIES AFTER 50 YEARS’ TEACHING Sarah Jenifer Kealey En- tered Public School Service in 1872, Retired in 1920. Miss Sarah Jenifer Kealey, a teacher in Washington schools for nearly 50 years, died yesterday afternoon at Providence Hospital. Miss Kealey, a lifelong resident of Washington, was the daughter of James and Sophia Burnett Kealey. She is survived by two sisters, Mrs. Jane Price and Mrs. Annie E. Gardner. Entering the public school service in 1872, Miss Kealey served, with a con- sistently fine record, until her retire- ment in 1920. She never left the vicinity of Capitol Hill, being identified with five schools of that section. Funeral services will be held Friday morning at the Taltavull funeral home at 9:30 o'clock, followed by requiem mass at St. Gabriel's Church. Inter- ment will be in Mount Olivet Cemetery. | Miss | | | | Hoover's visit to Cleveland, Ohio, | TO LOCAL WORKMEN | | make an important address before the | ers. PLANS FOR HOOVER TRIP COMPLETED President to See Opening of World Series on Way to Speak in Cleveland. Announcement was made at the White House today that arrangements have been completed for President on October 2, when he is scheduled to American Bankers’ Association. President Hoover will go from Wash- ington to Philadelphia on October 1 to witness the opening game of the world series and will go from that city to Cleveland. He will be accompanied by Mrs. Hoover, his three secretaries, his naval and military aides, his personal | physician, as well as several perso | friends and a large number of new paper_correspondents and photograph. The journey to Philadelphia and Cleveland will be made on a special train of six coaches on the Pennsyl- val Railroad. The party is expected to arrive back in Washington the morn- ing of October 3. Demonstration Planned. Mr. Hoover's presence in Cleveland will be made a great event. This is the first time he has been to thag city since occupying the White House, and those who are arranging for his enter- tainment have taken great pains in making his stay a pleasant and mem- orable one. A large demonstration on the part of an enthusiastic populace will greet the presidential party upon its arrival at the station. After a few moments of hand-shaking and ex- change of greetings with local author- ities and the Presidential committee, the President and the members of his party will be taken on a drive, some- what resembling a parad® of several miles along Euclid avenue, during which he will be acclaimed by the cit- izens along the way. A local holiday has been declared and there is every reason to expect a tremendous turnout. This parade will end at the Hotel Cleveland, which will be the headquar- ters of the presidential party during its stay in that city. ‘The schedule will give the President Just barely time to prepare for a lunch- eon at the Hotel Cleveland, which will be attended by a great number of prom- inent citizens. Luncheon for Mrs. Hoover. Mrs. Hoover will be the guest of hon- or at a luncheon given elsewhere by the Cleveland Women's City Club. The remainder of the afternoon is to be turned over to the President and Mrs. Hoover to dispose of as they see fit. | It 1s thought that they will avail them- selves of this opportunity to reccive their perscnal friends. In the evening the President will be the guest of honor and principal speaker at the banquet | of the American Bankers’ Association, to be held in the public hall. This hall i a_huge affair and was the scene of the Republican National Convention in 1924, when Calvin Coolidge and Gen. Dawes were nominated for the presi- dency and vice presidency. Immediate- ly following the banquet the presiden- tial party will go directly to the special train awaiting them and will be brought back to Washington. Arrangements have been not been com- pleted for the President’s trip to Boston, where on October 5 he will make two addresses, one before the convention of the American Legion and the other the convention of the American Federation of Labor. Prom Boston the President will go directly to Kings Mountain, N. C.. where he is scheduled to make an address incident to the celebration of the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Kings Mountain during the Revolu- tionary War, The President will re- turn to Washington the same evening. . A cloud is & nass of vapor suspended lnthllll‘ HOUSING CAMPAIGN Says Home Ownership Con- tributes to Social Stability. (Continued Prom First Page.) butions to national understanding will be made. The President sald, in welcoming the conferees: “I appreciate very much the high sense of public service which has brought you here today. I would not have asked you to come if I had not felt deeply that there was a real need. For some years the- business community, our municipalities and great numbe of associations devoted to the promo- tion of public welfare, have interested themselves in the problem of more ade- quate housing and home ownership. Ahead of Other Nations. “I will say at once that we have & larger proportion of adequate housing than any country in the world, but we still lag far behind our national ideals of homes for all our people. “Substantial advances have been made in some parts of the country; great experience has been gained, and it has been the wish of many of these groups that there should be a thorough national inquiry “with view to a sum- mation of this experience, the mobiliza- tion of existing movements and the pos- sible development from it of a new state of thought and action.” In emphasizing the importance of home building, President Hoover stated: “Adequate housing goes to the very roots of the well being of a family, and the family is a social unit of the Na- tion. It is more than comfort that is involved, it has important aspects of health and morals and education and the provision of a fair chance for grow- ing childhood. Nothing contributes more for greater happiness or for sounder social stability than the sur- roundings of their homes. It should be possible in our country for anybody of sound character and industrious habits to provide himself with adequate housing and preferaply to buy his own home.” Financing Chief Factor. Making it plain that he considers the financing of home building as the most important one involved in this problem, Mr. Hoover said: “The financing of home bullding, es- pecially for second mortgages, is the most backward segment of our whole credit system. It is easier to borrow 85 per cent on an automobile and r!gly it on the installment plan than to buy & home on that basis—and generally the house requires a higher interest rate. The whole process of purchase and finance involves a ceremony like a treaty between government, and yet the home is certainly as good collateral as an automobile; it depreciates more slowly, if at all, and its owners will make a harder fight to keep it. The home has tentacles of sentiment as well as bonds of practical necessity that bind the occupant to it. Part of the diffi- culty lies in inadequate financial or- ganization and part of it you will find in obsolete laws. “There are other important phases of the problem beyond the financing of the individual home owner. The prob- lem of creating real and systematic home areas adjacent to industry and to our cities which can be safeguarded from commercial invasion and destruc- tion needs exhaustive consideration. | Such areas have been created both here and abroad with great success. The helter-skelter building of homes ad- jacent to our cities produces many in- adequacies and wastes. Such a ques- tion. at once raises- large problems- of city and industrial planning as well as problems of finance, The automobile has made such communities far more practicable than ever before. Wants Broad Inquiry. “I am in hopes you can find the time and organization to go even further afield than individual home ownership into this whole question of housing. This will at once carry you into the apartments and rural fields as well, “Besides these questions, there are problems of architecture, asthetic ques- tions and questions of convenience, as well as problems of construction—all of which have large importance and enter into rural as well as urban homes. “I would suggest to you that there is also an important economic bearing of this whole matter beyond even the bet- terment of the family. With constant improvement of methods and labor say= ing devices we constantly set free work- ers from established industry who must be absorbed in new or expanding indus- tries if we would have for them employ- | ment and the articles or services which comprise advancing standards of living. There 1s no doubt we shall make new inventions and new needs, but the great- est present field for the absorption of our national present industry lies in better housing. There are some emer- gency questions arising from the pres- ent depression to which you can, I be- lieve. assist in solution. +» Many Intricate Phases. “I shall not enter upon the many phases of the subject,” the President sald in conclusion. ‘They are well known to many of you. My general thought has been that we should first have a determination of the facts in every important direction, followed by a weighing and distillation of these facts and the formulation of collective judgment of the leaders of our country in this special knowledge. “Not only the wide scope of this sub- ject, but its many intricate problems Involved will all require time for in- vestigation and study. I have not pre- sumed that you could undertake to di- rect such a task as this and bring it to conclusion within a few weeks or even months, or that you could undertake it :\{lmout large assistance and co-opera- lon. “We wish to set up something more than an ephemeral discussion. It is cbviously not our purpose to set up the Federal Goverament in the bullding of homes. There are many questions of local government involved. It is my hope that out of this inquiry and the conferences that will follow it we should make so well founded a contribution to our national understanding as to give direction and co-ordination to thought and action throughout the country.” Lamont Is Chairman, Secretary of Commerce Lamont has been named by President Hoover to serve as chairman of this planning committee. John M. Gries who for several years has been chief of the division of building and housing in the Department of Commerce, will as executive secretary. Following the initial meeting with the President at the White House the members of the planning group are meeting this afternoon with Secretary Lamont at the Department of Com:- merce, when a more definite program based on the scope outlined by the President was to be worked out. Funds have been provided to cover the entire research and other activities of this committee. J. B. Aleshire Funeral Toda; LURAY, Va., September 24 (Special;. ~—J. B. Aleshire, a retired farmer snd of one of the oldest and most prominent families in this county, who died Mon- day from a stroke of paralysis, will be buried today from his latc home, in the Massanutton section. 5 miies west of Luray, Va. He was 75 years of age and in failing health for several years, He is survived by his widow and one son, Sam. His son has had charge of the farm for some years. The Ale- :‘l:‘m- we{e nmdnnx the first settiers of s county and came here with others about h