Evening Star Newspaper, October 10, 1930, Page 1

WEATHER. (U. 8. Weather Bureau Forecast.) u:' tonight and tomorrow; continued Highest, 72, at Jowest, 55, at 7 n.:::. M-ynm report. " today: Full on page 4. Closing N.Y. Markets, Pages13,14 & 15 31,573, N Entered 0. post_office. COLUMBIA REACHES SELLY TSLANDS ON FLICHT TOCROYDON, MINSTRY REPORTS T¥ransatlantic Craft Success- ful in.<Negotiating Great Distance—L eft America|iowing the resignation of Gen. . W. Atterbury, president of the Pennsyl- “Yesterday at 11:20 A.M. |venia Railroad, as Republican national committeeman for Pennsylvania, the in Republican ranks against Pinchot, nominee of thit party Governor, continues to grow. ‘second class b matter ‘Washington. A D. C. Bankers and Industrial Lead- ers Turn to Demo- crat. i i 1 | Pennsylvania G. 0. P. Candi- date Denounces Atter- bury as Traitor, By the Associated Pres: PHILADELPHIA, October 10.—Fol- WEATHER CONDITIONS REPORTED AS FAVORABLE revolt Gifford for Three more Republica: nizations ward leaders hnv:“unnm‘r‘ng:r they will support John M. Hemphill, Democratic and Liberal party gubernatorial candi- Plane Is One Which Chnmherh’n'mu. Reports- were that Councilmen William W, Roper, independent factor, and Levine Used in Non-ltop';u reported pre;émgg to make a simi- Flight to Germany in 1827. R ST Y. i Letter Not Given Out. Present Crew Flew It on Round AM-run declllned w‘m-ke w&lc Gen. e 'S of Trip to Bermuda, : tterbury’ stated that he had relinqu he was unable to all the candidates on the State 3 himself. recognized Atter- RALLY AFTER BAD BREAK Shorts Buy Frantically on Upturn—Losses in Morning Regained and Passed. By the Associated Press. - LONDON, Ogtéber 10.—The Pinchot alr ministry-tonight was in-. formed that the monoplane Co- | ‘lumbia - had landed at Tresco | in the Scilly Islands, complet- ! ing her second transatlantic Yoyage. It was understood that the | Columbia would not proceed to Croydon tonight. By the Associated Press. The Columbia monoplane, with Capt. Errol Boyd as pilot and Lieut. Harry Connor, navigator, which. took off from Harbor Grace, N. F,, at 11:20 a:m. yester- ",‘;’w‘;"o";:‘;:w Pher : day, was sighted about 200 miles | ;;10r ypturn in share prices ah-ehd'l g off the Cornwall coast of England | of the most violent selling movements at 2:39 pm. (9:35 am, E. 8. T.) | of the past year in today’s stock mar- today. - ket. A British steamship, the Vir-| The general market came back with CHIGAN ASPIRANT DECLARES FOR REPEAL ‘The radio message was filed from the Valentia radio asfation at 2:3 pm. indicated that the plane| - @Governor, for State Comtrol eastward ‘who used same | €ach candidate stands. from New Yark“‘us Ger- |, “The Democratic convention declared flew from Paris to Croy- | for a referendum on repeal at an elee- the airmen upon | tion where this is the only o arrival. . be decided,” he continued. *I vunncwmgmpm. I have never been in favor of national riumber “140.” (The Columbia | Prohibition. It was something that was has two numbers painted on it. The|Pput over on the American and it of Commerce never have been -y ’:ulgta PLANE FAR OUT TO SEA. 2 LOCAL MEN INDICTED Columbia Last Sighted 500 Mites o| JN KILLING OF KELLIHER Coast Last Evening. NEW YORK, October 10 (#).—The | William J. Shea and Earl Garrison ‘Veteran monoplane Columbia was pre- 1 s smmably far out fo sea today, headed Held for Manslaughter by Alex. for Croydon, England, on its second andria Grand Jury. eastward crossing of the Atlantic. Special Dispateh to The 8t h _carried 1927, had as its crew Capt. J. grand jury Boyd, Canadian war fiyer, as pilot, and | meeting before Judge Wi Lieut, Harry P. Qonnor, formerly of | today, for drunken driving and man- the United States Navy, as navigator. | slaughter in connection with the death They took-off from Harbor Grace, | of Maurice “Mickey” Kelliher, profes- Newfoundland, yesterday at 11:20 sional base ball player, who was killed (Contifived on Page 2, Column 4.) in fi automobile accident here a few v weel . TEXTILE AGITATOR SENTENCED TO JAIL ¥ o i iti bery at the Murdoch Convieted of Inciting to e boes g D:'tgru“h: Violence for Danville, m P. Woolls | eral ) ¢ Foen |[PINCHOT REVOLT SPREADING | WITH GAINS FOR HEMPHILL W. W. ATTERBURY. bury's resignation as directed at him ?‘chflmuriud him as a “traitor.” ‘Atterbury’s elimination from the Republican party will do the Republi- cans of Pennsylvania no harm and the Republicans of the Nation much good,” he added. Loss in Philadelphia. Four members ‘znzhe ‘l"‘hflld;lo}}nl; Republican - organi n ve Pinchot for Hemphill. Willlam 8. Vare, (Continued on Page 2, Column 2.) MINNESOTAG.0.P. - ISFAGING BATTLE Schall Looks Like a Winner in Senate Race, but Party Is Divided. BY G. GOULD LINCOLN. MINNEAPOLIS, Minn., October 10.— Republicans of Minnesota face attacks on two fronts in this campaign. In the senatorial race they are battling prin- cipally against the Democrats and their candidate, Einar Hoidale. I-. the fight for Governor they are confronted by the Farmer-Laborites, with Floyd B. Olson carrying the banner of the third party. To make matters still more difficult for the G. O. P., the Republicans are divided among themselves. There-are some of them who-hate Senator; Thomas D. 8chall, the blind Republican Seni- tor, and: others who have been alien- T i 5 5 LEH Lundeen, former mem r of the Houz, as its candidate for the Senate. And the dyed-in-the-wool drys are bacl ah Independent candidate, C. A, who has been a State Senator. Holdale, the Democrat, an attorney of Minneapolis, is a wet. He is backed anm Association Against the Prohibi- Amendment. Schall, while he il wbermo( g:;azrm‘dn not saf e drys, an pare; neither is Lundeen. lence :hpa can dacy of the independent Lund. Hoidale has gone far enough along the wet path (Continued on Page 3, Column 2.) o s+ /HERRICK SENTENCED TO 6 MONTHS IN JAIL Former Oklahoma Representative Convicted of Manufacture of Liquor. By the Associated Press. BALTIMORE, Md., October 10.—Man- uel Herrick, former Oklahoma Repre- sentative, arrested in August while juor sti] District Court to six months in jail for the manufacture and poueulonl of . ‘Two men arrested with him also were sentenced. Judge Morris A. Soper. William P. was given six months and Pius B. Ennels, colored, three months. ‘The sentences are to be served in the City Jail here. Herrick testified he took the job at $15 & week to obtain evidence for which he hxd to_be paid by the hibition dep: ent at Washington. J. P. Jones, & prohibition official, said he had dis- cussed & with Herrick for the latter to act as informer, but denied he had been commissioned or promised immunity. foreman of the jury. Va., Dodgers. By the Associated Press. + DANVILLE, Va, October 10.—Wil- Aiam Murdoch, vice president of the »Naticnal Textile Workers’ Union, was convicted in Police Court today on two Leader in War on MAJORITY OF CHICAGO’S JUDGES SEEKING RETURN DECLARED UNFIT Bar Association Committee Criticism - Includes Jurist Known Gangsters. ' . L 4 WITH SUNDAY MORNING !Dl'l‘lo)(g WASHINGTON, D. C, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1930—FIFTY-FOUR PAGES. 80 MEXICANS DEAD INCHURCH FIRED BY RELIGIOUS ENEMIES Those Peasants Able to Es- cape Edifice Are Shot Down in Cold Blood. GASOLINE POURED ABOUT BUILDING DURING MASS Doors Then Locked, but Frantic Vietims Break Through—Two Priests Save Selves. By the Associated Press. MEXICO CITY, October 10.—The newspaper La Prensa said today that 80 peasants died in a church at San Carlos, State of Tabasco, when the edifice was set afire by religious enemies. ‘The newspaper added that those who were not burned to death were shot as they tried to escape. ‘While the peasants were attending early morning ‘mass, the dispatch says, their ‘enemies poured gasoline ardund the outside of the bullding and touched it off, meanwhile locking the door to prevent escapes. Shot as They Emerge. The frantic victims fipally managed to batter down the door, but as they ran out were shot down. Two' priests barely escaped to take refuge on a nearby ranch. Later they returned to the church for some and other articles which were not de- :‘med and took them to the ranch When the assallants learned of this they killed the two ranch owners, but the priests again escaped and fled. Persecution Is Charged. religions persecution 7 state. suthor 5 author- itles. For some time the paper has e e TR The paper added that the incident occurred several days ago, with word of it reaching the capital only today. ARSI WALKER TO RESIGN FOR JOB WITH FILMS January 1 Set by New an‘k Mayor to' Join Legal Staff of Fox NEW YORK, October 10 (#).—Mayor James J. Walker denled emphatically today reports that he might retire from office about the first of next year to the Motion Picture News. “It has not been submitted to me. I have no inten- Aias{ de ol resigning Sor wiy Heeme ition Better Living Conditions The standard of living during the past 10 years has been greatly raised and the cost of living has been definitely reduced. The great majority of people are better off than ever before and better things at lower cost are being offered by progres- sive merchants, 3 Today’s advertising tells | of— Men’s Business Suits and Topcoats, Shirts, Socks and Ties, Fall Dresses and Smart New Hats, Dressmaker-type Frocks, Fur-trimmed Cloth Coats, New Fall Styles for Boys and Girls, g And many other things. Yesterday’s Advertising (Local Display) The Evening Star. . . 65,749 23,392 9,997 2d Newspaper 3d Newspaper During the past _six months The Star’s circula- tion has averaged daily 108,608 and Sunday 113,- 366, an 'increase of 4912 daily and 4,667 Sunday ' over the corresponding six . months last yz. % “{ qusrts of Tquor. " - N G OPPOSITION. ORDER T0“DRY UP” BOSTON IS ISSUED Wets and Prohibitionists Bit- terly Debate Conditions During Legion Session. By the Associated Press. BOSTON, October 10.—Orders were out today to “dry up” Boston as wets and drys engaged in bitter debate to fix the responsibility for liquor condi- ditions during the American Legion Convention which resulted in the deaths of four and necessitated the treatment of 358 persons in Boston hospitals. Jonathan Lewis, Federal prohibition administrator for New England, issued orders for a clean-up by his agents after Paul E. Leary, Little Falls, N. Y., legionnaire, had been fined $250 in Federal Court for bootlegging. Leary, agents sald, had in his possession 10 . of his hotel Scores of cases of temporary blind- ness and paralysis were reported at the City Hospital, the Legion hospital in Saturday night would run cless to 600 ‘persons. Called Police Affair, Lewis denied having a “hands off” policy for the Com ‘been impossible,” he ve attempted to police & crowd of 2,500,000 people. That is ‘hospi could be attributed to of solidified alcohol used for heating and added that they believed the majority of those treated were not leglonnaires, Two victims of solidified alcohol were les Henry, ‘48-year-old disabled veteran, and his wife, Mildred, Medical Examiner George B. Magrath said. Big Rum Profits Seen. Conrad Crooker, general counsel for the Liberal Civic , declared that the “big boys” of the rum trade in Boston had cleaned up fortunes dur- ing the week of the convention. An- swering Mrs. Hen: tional chairman of the Women’s En- forcement Committee, who criticized [ 53 police for wet condi- : “The Legion party was unanswerable evidence of the ef- fects of the use and sale of liquor, the nce of authority and the corrupt- ing influences due to prohibition.” ur J. Davis, superintendent of the Anti-Saloon League, called “the re- gretful occurrences” of the week “spo- radic affairs.” He said, “I do not think that the regretful occurrences should lead to any general condemna- tion from the Boston police which said, “the misconducts were asf Ingly few and the disorders were caused by persons who had attached themselves to the convention and were not Legion men.” Delegates Are Leaving. Exodus of the 1,200 delegates and upward of 100,000 visitors was in full swing today. The final session of the convention saw the election and in- stallation of Ralph T. (Dyke) O'Nell, Harvard graduate and Topeka, Kans. lawyer, as national commander in st cession to O. L. Bodenhamer, El Dorado, Ark.,, real estate and oll’ man; the n: of five vice commanders and the election of . Joe Barnett, iscopalian, of Oshkosh, Wis., as na- tional chaplain. Besides the choosing of officers, two other matters of im| ce ‘were dis- it u.rucx% portan by of the Legion before nt to meet next year in Detroit. defeated an attempt by the New York tate duu-unnwwmumrem;g te mm& of adjusted compen- sation icates up to 80 per cent of their face value. Airmail Service Delayed. NEW October 10 (#).—Harris N inisie, president, of Transoon: announced W. Peabody, na-: Stamp Sales Show Prosperity Revival Is Now Under Way Forecast of Postal Official | Vindicated—50 Cities Report Increases. By the Assoclated Press. The United States postal system, in its role of business barometer, is now beginning to show the revival prophe- sled a month ago by Assistant Post- master General Arch Coleman. On the theory that postal history over a period of 60 years has shown the volume of third and fourth class mail rising and falling in direct ratio to the general briskness of business, Coleman anticipated postal return toward normal SENATE TOAIDD. . Renewal of Support for Larger U. S. Contribution Predicted by New Yorker. Belief that the Senate will continue at the coming session of Congress to adhere to its past policy in support of & ‘more equitable settlement of the fiscal relations question between the Federal and District Governments was ex- pressed today by Senator Copeland, Democrat, of New ¥York. Senator Copeland is a member of both the Sen- ate District Committee and the Appro- priations Committee. In Washington for a brief visit to- day, the New York Senator said he does not believe Congress is doing all that it should for the District. ferees on the last District appropriation bill to obtain an increase in the Fed- eral contribution of $9,000,000, which had remained unchanged for six years. The Senate finally succeeded in having the House agree to $9,500,000 for the ar. service. Yesterday’s Circulation, 111,631 FHP ) Means Associated e " ??, 4 ) £l oets KIDNAPED GIRL TELLS EXPERIENC Police Seek to Learn if White Slavers Operate From Baltimore Base. An 18-year-old high school girl’s story of Baltimore police in an effort to learn if & gang of white slave traffickers is operating in neighboring cities from a family, investigating, found TWO CENTS. MAIOR BRAZILIAN BATILE IS BELIEVED BEGUN BY CAVALRY OF REVOLUTIONISTS Both Federal and Insurgent Leaders Report Victories in Engagements Held in Minas Geéraes Section. RIO DE JANEIRO RAILWAY LINE IS DECLARED CUT Rebel Army Said to Be Advancing Toward Important Transporta- tion Juncture to Cripple Capital. Air Fighters Are Doing Effective Work for Government. By the Associated Press. Brazilian revolutionary cavalry, skirmishing with federal forces near Castro, Parana, were believed today to have begun what is ex- pected to be a major battle be- tween the insurgents and govern- ment troops near the border of Sao Paulo. Revolutionary leaders claimed general gains in Parana, both to- ward Sao Paulo, and toward the Santa Catharina cities of Florian- apolis and Joinville, held by the federals, and stated that troops from Minas Geraes had invaded the state of Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo and Espirito Santo, cutting the railway line between Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo. Rebel Gains Held Negligible. 3 In the milk spilled in the alley. But they the could learn nothing of what had hecome ofthelll‘llm!flhflun.h' t. " current year in & compromise reached | moved on_the last dam Senator 0:39 did not regard this for the current the session. 3500000 sgreement $9,500, n as a settlement of e Senate advocated a of $12,000,000 the bill for ear. ‘Then fololwed the S e House group g X 000 to the $9,000,000 figure & few hours N eater Bighe Repubil t nator can, of Connecticut, chairman of l’;‘lm subcom- mittee in c the local appropri- ation bill, led the fight for a larger Federal contribution at the last session. A CUBA CELEBRATES Commemorate Call to Against Spain in 1868. Arms ted “its national holiday, Yara,” an ‘commemo- ration of call of the revolutionists to ess was supsended. A military luncheon ‘was given at Campo Columbia in honor of President Machado. GIBSON WILL HEAD U. S.. GROUP ON DISARMAMENT Conference Opens at Geneva on November 6—Hugh Wilson and Others Will Assist. HAVANMA.. October 10 (#).—Cuba to- | ister ibson to Geneva. (Copyright. 1930.) PRESIDENT IS EXPECTED TO VISIT SON AT RAPIDAN THIS WEEK END Problem as to Best Winter Residence for Herbert Hoover, y Jr., Confronts Attending Physicians. President Hoover is hoping to get away from Washington, probably to- morrow to spend the week end at his Rapidan camp, with his son Her- bert, jr., who is undergolng treatment there, b £ H £ 2Q reported. 3 Dispatches from Rio de Janeiro said the government today claimed successes in two insurgent states in its campaign to put down the revolution. Several in sibility that the fed- Page 2, Column 1) ALEXANDRIANS URGED TO CONSERVE WATER Reservoirs Have Not Been Replen- ished Since Early Summer, Consumers Are Told. Special Dispatch to The Star. was (Contitinued on Alexandria Water Co. today called on consumers to conserve the use of water here. The company requested that the hose be used sparingly and that con- sumers use as small amount of water WALDO PIERCE DIVORCED Wife Wins. Suit Against Former Boston Painter iz Paris