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~ REVOLUTION AIMS IN BRAZIL STATED ‘Economit as Well as Political and Social Causes Un- derlie Unrest. By the Associated Press. The Brazilian administration fell be- fore a revolution which, beginning Fri- day, October 3, just three weeks ago, spread Mapldly over the entire republic until but three of the major eastern seaboard states, Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo and Bahia, remained loyal to the government. President Washington Luis, whose full name is Dr. Washington Luis Pere- ira de Souza, assumed office November 15, 1926, and was to have served until November 15 of this year, when he would bs succeeded by President-elect Julio Prestes, who recently completed & visit to the United States. The revolution broke first in the State of Rio Grande do Sul, furthermost south of the divisions which make up the Brazilian union. Troops formed there under the leadership of Dr. Getu- lio Vargas, president of the state and defeated candidate in the recent na- tional presidential elections. Other States Join Revolt. The State of Santa Catharina and Parana’ fell quickly into line, and a large southern army was rushed to the Parana-Sao Paulo border, where battles have been in progress for more than two weeks, vllt?‘l conflicting claims of victory. The fighting has centel about Ttarare, railroad point, on the Sao Paulo border. In the North forces from Parahyba, one of the original revolting states, moved southward under Capt. Juarez Tavora and on the night of October 11 took Pernambuco, or Recife, establish- | Upper, left to right: Donald McKay, who loaned the murder gun in the slay- ing of Louis Bush, is shown with Police- man Charles Murphy. On the officer’s left is Frank Mahoney, also held in the ;’l:yldx:m ‘with his head buried in his n Lower right: Mrs. Sarah Margaret Sullivan, mother of Willlam Carnell, hunted as the actual slayer. Mrs. Sullivan also is being held. Lower left: William Carnell. —Star_Staff Photo. % SUDDEN COUP PUTS LUIS OUT OF OFFICE a revolutionary Junta trere. Capt. "lx“t'vom moved southward with volun- teers and gathered about him as he ed and quickly subdued gov- ernment forces slcnr:’he mbnum 1: sfinuhsn 3{ Alagoas and jpe, almost Wi contest. He was last reported moving on _the city of Bahia. The revolutionary movement in Cen- tral Brazil developed principally in the state of Minas Geraes, in which the central government threw most of its defending troops. In this state the Rio de Janeiro government seemed to have the best of matters and claimed victory after vi Fourth Successful Revolt. Fall of the Brazilian government marks the fourth overthrow of a de jure administration by revolution in Lo\l'.h America since the first of the year. The governments of Bolivia, Peru and the Argentine have fallen before revolutionists. Some unrest developed also in Cuba, Chile and to some extent in Mexico, bus the government of those Brazilian Officers Set Up| Provisional Government and Ask for Peace. (Continued From First Page.) Department officials today awaited word from the American embassy in Rio de Janerio on the status there. An official dispatch to the State Department from the American em- bassy in Rio de Janerio filed at 11 a.m. today was said by Secretary Stimson to have made no mention of the gov- ernmental overthrow in the country. The Secretary said the communication indicated the situation in Rio de Janeiro then was normal, although he said it contained information that there were various rumours around the city concerning an imminent change of government. ‘The Secretary declined to discuss the Brazilian situation further and did not state whether the American embassy in Rio had been instructed to file more detailed information. It was obvious that the resignation Dr. Getulio Vargas, shortly - of the revolution, left his pres- ception idency of Rio Grande do Sul in the ldo Aranha, Liberal of the Luis administration brought more than mild surprise to officials here. The Brazillian embassy also was awaiting advices from Rio. . The re- . | action of Ambassador Do Amaral, when informed of the dispatches,, was “how absurd.” The Hoover administration had been lending its support so far as possible in compliance with international law to the government of President Wash- il =38 4 _% ot 11} B5Eo0, 5 tic tinge to the move- t the government claimed the movement under con- te Wi ight dis- s-w!nl from Sao Paul aneiro said that, except of occasional batches of wounded, the two cities were calm and normal and that it was almost unthinkable that a revolution or eivil war existed only & few hundred miles away. At the inception of the movement the government declared a 15-day holi- day for all banks. Upon expiration of this 15 days, October 21, the banks were allowed to reopen and function normally, except to issue bills of for- eign exchange, a privilege reserved for the Banco do Brazil. From the start of the insurrection the central government was faced with of rrisons and defection of %'& troops. At one time the revoluf that three-i headquarters announced fths of the regular army were fighting under their colors. Reserves Called Out. The central government called out its yeserves, first the classes of from 21 to 31 years, and later classes up to 45 years of , but since only a few states rmmed‘finl the administration was unable to raise nearly as large an army #s_it needed. ‘Both Great Britain and the United States sent warships to the country as a precautionary measure and the United States cruiser Pensocola arrived only yesterday at Pernambuco, anchoring outside the harbor for a few hours and then ing to Bahia, which then ly was still loyal to the gov- ernment. President Hoover Wednesday declared an embargo on arms and am- munition tc Brazil, indicating, however, that the Rio de Janeiro government, de jure administration, might pur such in the United States with permits from the Secretary of State. At the start of the revolution only the states of Rio Grande do Sul, Rio Grande do Norte, Santa Catharina, Parana, , Ceara, Maranhao, Parahyba Geraes jolned the movement. tes of Pernambuco, Alagoas, Espirito S8anto were brought it _control within !: lew cesses in Mat Pa and Amazonas. Only Bahia, Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro remained unques- tionably loyal. Alv;&wh some of the air force turned and ‘The _sta Sergipe and u ington Luis. ‘While insisting it was not siding ac- tively with either the government or the insurgents, the State Department af- forded the government to purchase arms and munitions in this country. On the other hand, President Hoover imposed an embargo on such material to Brazil, except that going to the gnve'mmant. thus making it impossible hfl; the insurgents to obtain munitions e. This action was taken by the Pres- ident on the recommendation of Sec- retary Stimson. President Luis was known as a firm friend of the United States. Admiral William V. Pratt, chief of naval operations, said movements of the cruiser Pensacola now were “en- tirely dependent on the wishes of the State Department.” ‘The Pensacola was expected to arrive at Bahia about 1:45 p.m. today. She had been ordered to Brazilian waters to guard the interests of Americans in that country. Sao Paulo to be a candidate for the presidential post to which he was ele- vated by about a 4-to-1 vote. - It was in the early stages of the presi- dential campaign that disorders in Northern Brazil began to be marked. Some of these grew out of the killing of Joao Pessoa, Liberal candidate for Vice President, whose slayer, Dantas, was re- ported to have been put to death by the revolutionists only recently. Just as Dr. Prestes was about to em- bark on a warship for Washington his wife was taken {ll with a heart attack, being obliged to remain behind. Later she recovered sufficiently to join him abroad. The tour which Dr, Prestes made was considered to have materially strengthened the political bonds between Brazil and the major countries he vis- ited. Dr, Prestes was entertained by Tardieu at Paris and later, with his family, was a guest of President Dou- mergue of France. In London he was greeted at Victoria Station by the Prince of Wales and was the guest of the King, Premier Mac- Donald and Foreign Minister Arthur Henderson. He traveled on shipboard from Lon- don to the continent with King Alfonso of Spain and touched at Lisbon, but did not ashore. He arrived at Rio de Janiero August 4 and immediately made plans for a semi-official visit to Paraguay, which, however, was prevented by a darkening of the political horizon. Hardly had this change in his plans been made when the great drive to un- seat the federal government and to pre- vent his inauguration was started by the rebels. By the beginning of Oc- tober the revolutionary effort was in full swing. During this time charges were made that Dr. Prestes had been elected President by fraud. It then be- came known that he had given up his intended South American tour when it had been learned that a plot was on foot to kidnap him. Dr. Prestes later was reported direct- ing mobilization of federal forces in Sao Paulo. Latin American Unrest By the Assoclated Press. Dominican Republic—Horacio Vas- quez ousted as President and succeeded by Gen. Rafael L. Trujillo after a brief revolution. Bollvia—President Hernando Siles overthrown in brief revolt; military junta under Gen. Carlos Blanco Galindo now governing country. Peru—Augusto B. Leguia driven from presidency; new government is a mili- tary junta under Lieut. Col. Luis M. Sanchez Cerro. Argentina—Revolt of army and navy forces oust President Hipolito Irigoyen; te the insurgents, mo-wt the corps re- al to the Washington Luis made numerous government now in charge of Gen. Jose Prancisco Uriburu, leader of the revo- lution, as provisional President. Chile—Subversive movement at- tempted by two army officers who had been exiled to Argentina. Suppressed by President Carlos Ibanez. Ecuador—President Isidro Ayora re- l:;lll‘ but is persuaded to remain in office after reorganization of cabinet. Brazil—Revolution begun October 3 MILL MAN'S HOM GUNMEN'S TARGET Children of Worker Have Narrow Escape When Fusillade Is Fired. Special Dispatch to The Star. DANVILLE, Va., October 24.—Virginia and North Carolina authorities are to- day investigating a shooting which took place last midnight at the home of Roy Conner, just across the line in North Carolina, and who had been working in the local mills recently. Conner and members of his family were awakened by a fusillade of shots which tore out two windows and sprinkled the interior with glass and shot, several of his chil- dren narrowly escaping injury. Sheriff Yancey Gatewood of Yancey- ville investigated and found seven shot- gun sheels in the yard. Conner- told him he had seen three cars depart in the direction of Danville immediately after the shooting. He told the officers that he had been recently warned by men who trailed him from the mills against continuing work until the strike was settled. He supplied at least one name l%! a result Danville officers were y notified to watch for and detain Eugehe Hardy for questioning. The strike situation was otherwise uiet overnight. Union members to- ay were encouraged following an ad- dress yesterday by E. R. Hoage, presi- dent of the Colorado Federation of Labor, who told them that the Ameri- can Federation of Labor is prepared | to place its full resource as the key to| reorganization in the South. STRIKE FUNDS ASKED. American Federation Acts to Aid Dan- | ville Mill Strikers’ Families. * Financial contributions to support the strike of textile mill workers in Danville, Va., were requested yesterday by the| American Federation of Labor in an appeal sent out to its affliated organi- zations. President William Green of the fed- eration, recalling that the national con- vention of the federation in Boston recently directed its officers to seek such support, formally issued an appeal for financial aid, pointing out that a “courageous fight is being made for the right to belong to a trade union.” “There is much suffering among those who are on strike and their families dependent upon them,” Green sald. “The wages which they received were very small. The conditions under which they worked were unsatisfactory and the rights which trade-unionists were permitted to exercise were denied them.” TWO ARE CHARGED WITH GIRL MURDER Stepmother and Her Brother-in- Law Accused After Five- Day Grilling. By the Assoclated Press. DENVER, October 24.—First-degree murder charges were filed today against Mrs. Pearl O'Loughlin and her brother- in-law, Frank O'Loughlin, accused of the slaying of the woman's step- daughter, 10-year-old Leona O'Loughlin. The charges 1 ere filed a few minutes before a hearing on an application for a writ of habeas corpus which Mrs. O'Loughlin’s attorneys filed several days ago. The application was automatically defeated by the charge. District Attorney Earl Wettengel filed the double informations after Mrs. O'Loughlin had been interrogated for five days. Police alleged she made a statement she would take the blame for the slay- ing of her stepchild, and then added: “Get Frank and give us a sanity test. We must be crazy.” Deputy District Attorney Ralph Cum- mings sald at the present time the murder case against O'Loughlin, who is the slain child’s uncle, was “admittedly weak,” but that it was being filed to detain O'Loughlin for questioning. Toy Shot at Rat Sets Store Afire; Woman Is Burned By the Assoctuted Press. CONNELLSVILLE, Pa., Octo- ber 23.--Annoyed by a rat in her novelty store here yesterday, Mrs. Willam Herzberg fired a tiny toy cap pistol to frighten it away. A spark from the pistol ignited a Halloween costume on a rack. In a few minutes the store was ablage. 'Mrs. Herzberg, severely burned, was carried from the building by Virgil Feniello, a nearby barber, who heard her screams and dashed through the 1S, 0 CONVERSE ONRIGHTS N CHINA Wu Desires Reopening of| Extraterritoriality Question With Nationalists. By the Associated Press. Immediate resumption of negotiations between the United States and the Chinese Nationalist government looking to eventual abolition of tike treaty rights of Americans in China was forecast to- day with the active resumption by Dr. C. C. Wu of his duties as Chinese Min- ister. Dr. Wu, who has been attending meetings of the League of Nations at Geneva for his government, is expected to confer this week with State Depart- ment officlals on reopening the entire question of the extraterritorial or so- called treaty rights. . Nationalists Seek Abolition. ‘The State Department in a formal statement last month announced it was prepared to resume conversations on the question. Under these treaty rights American citizens in China are, in ef- fect, governed by the codes of law of their own country, and their property is not subject to the many hazards of the ancient Chinese laws. Since becom- ing the predominating regime in China the Nationalist government has made a concerted effort to have the United States and the other powers agree to an abolition of these privileges. The State Department has prepared for submission to the Chinese govern- ment a set of draft proposals to serve as a basis for discussion of the subject between the two nations. The docu- ment has not been made public, but probably will be submitted immediately to Dr. Wu for transmission to his gov- ernment. * State Department officials declined to comment on the nature of the American proposals beyond stating they are sim- ilar but not identical to a set of pro- posals on the same subject by the Brit- ish government. Demand Modern Jurisprudence. It was learned, however, the Ameri- can Government will adhere to the pol- icy laid down by Secretary Stimson in his note on extraterritoriality to the Chinese government on August 10, 1929. At that time this Government was rep- resented as ready to participate in nego- tiations for gradual relinquishment of extraterritorial rights ‘“either as to designated extraterritorial areas or as to particular kinds of jurisdiction.” It was made a condition, however, that such gradual relinquishment must pro- ceed side by side with improvements by the Chinese government in the en- actment and effective enforcement of laws based on modern concepts of juris- prudence. BINGHAM HOPEFUL FOR LARGER FUND FROM GOVERNMENT (Continued From First Page) the District government and the amount of non-taxable property in Washington. He indicated he wanted these figures as fundamental informataion essential to the consideration of fiscal relation problems. Boundaries Limited. Senator Bingham laid stress today on the fact that the District of Columbia, unlike other large citles, has limited boundaries which cannot be expanded, and said this was an important fact to be kept in mind in determining the Fed- eral cortribution toward District ex- penses. He pointed out that cities like New York and Boston have taken in ad- joining communities, thereby adding to the taxable area and population, while the boundaries of the District of Co- lumbia have been definitely fixed by the Federal Government. Senator Bingham said he had no thought of advocating that any of the adjacent areas should be added to the District of Columbia, but was merely emphasizing that Washington can not expand its taxable area as other cities do and that this should be taken into flames to aid her. results in resignal of President ‘ashiny Luis, October 24, consideration in fixing the amount of the Pederal tribution, | drove away alcne in the car. { week D. C., FRIDAY, OCTOBER BUSH PRNGPALS FAGEGRAND JRY Coroner’s Group Blames Car- nell in Shooting—Suspect’s Mother Is Held. Four of the alleged principals in the slaying of Louis Bush—Frank Mahoney, Donald McKay, William Carnell and the latter's mother, Mrs. Sarah Margaret Sullivan—were held for action of the grand jury today by a coroner’s | jury which conducted an inquest into the death of the wealthy bus line owner. ‘The jury held that Bush came to his death by a gunshot wound caused by a pistol in the hands of Carnell. The three others were ordered held as material witnesses. All were booked on murder charges following the inquest. Three Present at Inquest. With the exception of Carnell, who escaped from police in Pittsburgh Sun- day night, all of the principals were| present at the inquest, but used their constitutional prerogative and declined to make statements to the jury. The inquest lasted for nearly an hour and a half and the District| Morgue, where it was held, was jammed to capacity with curious spectators. | Throughout the proceedings, Mahoney kept his head buried in his hands, but Mrs. Sullivan and McKay showed no| visible signs of nervousness as a dozen | witnesses sketched the deetails of the | crime, 1 Hold-up Cruise Pictured. The testimony of Headquarters De- tectives Joseph Waldron and Thomas | Sweeney, who investigated the murder case, was to the effect that Mahoney | and Carnell had planned a hold-up on the night that the bus line owner was shot, although Bush at firsi was not their original victim. Both Sweeney and Waldron declared that Mahoney ad- mitted to them that on October 6, the night of the shooting of Bush, that the pair obtained a gun and went out together on a hold-up expedition, cruis- | ing around the city in search of a| victim and going as far as Chevy Chase without success. On the return trip, the detectives said, Mahoney told them they saw Bush pass Thomas Circle on his way home. "~ According to the detectives, he said he pointed Bush out and Carnell Tesponded, “Let's beat him home.” Sweeney and Waldron declared that Mahoney then drove out to Wisconsin avenue and Fuller street, where Carnell left him. Shortly afterward, is de- tectives said, Mahoney declared he heard several shots and immediately McKay's Alleged Part Told. Sweeney and Waldron also testified that McKay, who was arrested this in_connection with the crime, knew Mahoney and Carnell had planned a hold-up before the shooting of Bush. McKay, the detectives said, was the one who procured the gun for Mahoney and Carnell, and when he turned it over to them, the two men said they were going out “to stick-up somebody.” To this McKay replied, the detectives said, “I wish you good luck—get about $300 and T'll g0 to California with you.” Detective Waldron declared that Mc- Kay admitted to him that he knew Mahoney and Carnell had planned a hold-up, but vigorously denied he had wished them good luck and had promised to go to California with them. Sweeney and Waldron also declared in their testimoney that Charles Hamilton Faunce of 1243 B street southeast had in his possession for about three years the gun used in the killing of Bush, The de- tectives said that Faunce had loaned McKay $5 on the weapon and that sev- eral days before the hold-up McKay went to him and recovered the gun by returning the $5 loan on it. Both Sweeney and Waldron made it clear, however, that Faunce had no connec- tion whatever with the Bush case and that he was an innocent victim of the circumstances which have dragged his name into it. Faunce Not Called. Faunce is employed by a Washington public utility and attended the in- quest. He was not called to the witness stand, however. Dr. Joseph D. Rodgers, who perform- ed the autopsy on Bush's body, testified that only one bullet had entered Bush's body and that it had made the three wounds. ‘The inquest was conducted by Coro- ner J. Ramsay Nevitt, Neil Burkinshaw, assistant Upited States attorney for the District, represented the Govern- ment. NEW CONSTITUTION SET UP IN EGYPT Official Representative Denies Dras- tic Changes and Hamper- ing of News. By the Assoclated Press. CAIRO, Egypt, October 24.—A state of tension existed in Egypt yesterday as a result of promulgation by King Fuad of a new constitution and elec- tion law. The newspapers reported an armored train patrolling the railway between Cairo and Assiut and another one between Cairo and Alexandria. Two more trains were held in readi- ness. Troops Reported Sent Out. It also was stated that troops were dispatched to provincial centers, but early this evening quiet continued. Thousands of copies of the new con- stitution and election law yesterday were distributed throughout the coun- try. The new constitution provides that the Chamber of Deputies must not exceed 150 members, elected by dele- gates, each of whom represents 50 elec- tors. The minimum voting age is fixed at 25. It has other drastic changes. Drastic Alterations Denied. An_official _representative of the Egyptian government today denled that any drastic alterations in that naticn’s constitution had been promulgated by King Fuad. Changes have been made in the election law, he sald, setting the minimum voting age at 25 and provid- ing for an electoral college of 50 which shall be clected by popular vote. = The same authority sald that there was no disposition on' the part of the Egyptian government to hamper free transmis- sion of news in or from Egypt, but that his government was properly determined to end personal libels published in cer- tain Egyptian newspapers, and that as & Tesut 'of this determination rumors charging a muzzling of the press had been falsely circulated. - COL. LINDBERGH LANDS Completes Air Mail Route Survey After Delay for Foe. COLUMBUS, October 24 (#).—Col. Charles A. Lindbergh landed at Port Columbus at 10:20 a.m. (Eastern stand- ard time) tuday, completing a survey flight over the route of the new trans- continental air mail line, which will be inaugurated tomorrow. He was forced back to Bettis Field, McKeesport, Pa. yesterday after reaching Cambridge, Ohio, because of hesv{ums and clouds. Col. Lindbergh sald he was undecided whether to return to New York late to- day or wait until tomorrow. He made an inspection of facilities of the Trans- continental Airport-Maddux Lines, of which he is technical adviser and the owner of the air p’fl contract. | 24, 1930. - DIPLOMATS TO ACCOMPANY ORATORS . FRIEDRICH W. VON PRITTWITZ UND GAFFRON, Ambassador from Germany. DON CARLOS G. DAVILA, Ambassador from Chile. DON MANUEL C. TELLEZ, Ambassador from Mexico. MICHAEL MACWHITE, Minister from the Irish Free State. THIRD VICTIM DIES INTNNEL CAVE-N Near Steubenville, Ohio, Is Started. By the Associated Press. STEUBENVILLE, Ohlo, October 24.— The toll in the collapse of a tunnel near here which buried a freight train yes- terday stood at three today with the death of the sole survivor, Louis Ro- mando, 32, brakeman. Romando died at Martins Ferry Hos- pital early tcday. He suffered a crushed chest, internal injuries and a fractured right arm and leg when pinned in the wreckage of the caboose, shattered in the avalanche of stones and dirt. Two other trainmen, who with Ro- mando composed the crew of the caboose, died yesterday. They were Jerry O'Sells, 40, conductor, and E. E. | Duda, 35, brakeman. All of the victims lived in Dillonvale. Romando directed his own release yes- terdey and was removed from the debris by_wreckers. Investigators began to probe the crash today. BISHOP CANNON MEETS ACCUSERS Minister Declares Charges Against Leader Will Not Be Withdrawn. By the Associated Press. RICHMOND, Va., October 24.—Bishop James Cannon, jr, met with the four Southern Methodist ministers who have filed charges against him in a final eon~ ference, held here sesterday, before the charges are referred to a special in- vestigating committee of the church. No details of the conference were avail- able, but Dr. Costen J. Harrell, one of the accusers, said the charges would not be withdrawn. Bishop Cannon came to Richmond from Washington and returned by train last night. The charges against the bishop were placed in the hands of Bishop W. N. Ainsworth several weeks ago, and under church law the bishop is to appoint a committee of investigation. The four ministers who filed the charges were Dr. Costen J. Harrell and Dr. J. T, Mas- tin of Richmond, Dr. Forest J. Pretty- man of Baltimore and Dr., I. P. Martin of Abingdon. The personnel of the investigating committee has not been announced by Bishop Ainsworth, and the nature of the charges has never been divulged. Should the committee recommend a church trial Bishop Cannon would be suspended, pending a trial before the General Conference of the church. Bishop Cennon’s visit to Richmond yesterday was not known to many of his close friends. REALTY MEN ASK AID AGAINST SWINDLER Police Help Sought to Apprehend Bad Check Operator Here. The Washington Real Estate Board, through its executive secretary, John A. Petty, today asked for police assist- ance in apprehending a man who i3 sald to have been victimizing local real estate men. According to Mr. Petty, the method followed is to approach a real estate agent and, under the guise of renting an apartment or office, to cash a bad check for a sum greater than the de- posit required. The man generally manages to get change in the amount | no of 325 or $50, Mr. Petty asserted. The alleged swindler was described to police as being 5 feet 8 inches tall, about 40 years old and weighing ap- proximately 160 pounds. . Woman Found Wandering. Efforts are being made by police to locate relatives of an 80-year-old col- ored woman who claims to be Agnes Goodin, but says she does not know where she lives. The woman was found wandering around near Eighth and L streets northeast by police of the ninth recinct and sent to the House of De- ntion until friends or relatives can be found. .0.P. ASKS WINGO WIDOW BE NAMED | Probe of Tragedy on Railroad| Arkansas Democrats Warned to Give Congressional Vacancy to Woman. LITTLE ROCK, Ark, October 24 | (P).—Arkansas Repubican leaders took | action today that apparently was de- | signed to force the Democratic party to Nominate Mrs_ Otis Wingo for Rep- resentative from the fourth congres- sional district to succeed her husband, who died in Baltimore Tuesday night. They served notice that unless the Democrats recognize Mrs. Wingo's “equitable rights” to the vacant scat they would nominate their own candi- date and take their fight for this rec- ognition to the floor of Congress, if | necessary. A. J. Russell, Republican State chair- man, has called a meeting of the State Committee for 10 a.m., Monday, four hours before the time set by La- mar Willamson, Democratic State Central Committee chairman, for the latter committee's meeting to nominate a candidate to replace Mr. Wingo. Wingo was unopposed, but the Re- publican leaders contended their in- dorsement of him gave them the right l‘x.im.“‘me their candidate to replace Osro_Cobb, secretary of the Repub- lican Committee and State campaign manager for his party, is regarded as the most likely candidate for the Re- publican nomination. He voiced th: determination of Republicans to place a nominee in the field, despite the rul- ing of Attorney General Hal Norwood that since the Republicans previously had not named a candidat: there was no law by which they might at this late hour substitute one. 'HUNDREDS FEARED Commander Who Escaped With Troops Describes Horror in Vera Cruz. By the Assoclated Press. MEXICO CITY, October 24--Dis- patches to the newspaper Excelsior from Tampico today quoted the com- mander of the Federal garrison at Ala- mo, State of Vera Cruz, as saying that many perscns, possibly hundreds, had died during floods there Tuesday. Capt. Alvaro Barrazo, who managed to escape from the town with his troops as the inundation licked at their heels, sai¢ he had observed the disaster from high ground nearby and had seen “pos- sibly hundreds” of persons caught in the sudden onrush of water and swept away by the river currents. He added that the town was almost completely destroyed, although an American aviator, E. Warren, flying over what he believed to be Alamo yes- terday, said that several buildings were lef’. standing and were emerging from the receding waters. Warren saw & number of persons walking around. Other reports from the stricken dis- trict said the nearby villages of San Isidro, Tumbadero, Ojite and San Mig- uel had totally disappeared beneath the water, which, receding, had left many human bodies as well as the bodies of cattle. The Penn-Mex Fuel Co. prop- erty at Alamo was badly damaged. e AR ‘Wisconsin Editor Dies. GREEN BAY, Wis.,, October 24 (#).— John K. Kline, 55, editor and publisher of the Green Bay Press-Gazette and the Appleton Post-Crescent, died last night. North Side Chiefs CHICAGO, October 24 (#).—Brief has been the tenure of the North Sid gang chiefs on their fmflmhle racketeering domain. Guns of rivals, in addition to scores of minor racketeers and the seven slain in the St. Valentine’s day massacre, have swept them from their seat of wer': November 10, 1924—Dion O'Banion. August 20, 1926—Tony Spano. October 11, 1926—Earl (Hymie) ‘Weiss, Patrick Murray. April 4, 1927—Vincent Druccl. February 14, 1929—The seven Moran gangsters, July 28, 1930—Peter (Ashcan) In- serio. t 1, 1930—Jack Zuta. October 23, 1930—Joe Alello, George (Bugs) Moran, who Is reputed to have shared with Jce Alello, slain last night, and Zuta the control of the rich racketeering province, is today free on $10,000 bond on a vagancy charge and generally considered “out” so far as any authority is . CAUGHT IN FLOOD' GRAIN PRICE JUMP LAID T0 BEER HOPE Wall Street Roused by Rumor of Wickersham Plan—Also Called Wet Strategy. NEW YORK, October 24.—A per- sistent report that the Wickersham commission would include in its report to Congress in December a recom- mendation for the repeal of the Vol- stead act is regarded here as a definite expianation of the upturn in grain prices and the strength of corn, barley and other grains on the Chicago Ex- change this week. At the offices of Jackson Brothers, Boesel & Co, New York brokers, the Chicago correspondent of the firm was questioned as to current grain prices and sales. The reply was that the strength of the market was regarded in Chicago as attributable to activities of Eastern interests, who were con- vinced that the Wickersham report would be adverse either to the Volstead act or the eighteenth amendment or both. Report Not Confirmed. The word in Wall Street was that the commission would recommend le- galizing beverages of 2.75 alcoholic con= tent, the program of the American Federation of Labor, which would let in beer. The tale was that somebody or other had found a leak—there were fanciful variations of how it came about —but no definite source or authority for the report could be found. Howeyer, it seemed certain that powerful grain speculating interests were placing bets on the story and were strengthening the undertone of the grain market. The rumor apparently started soon after Judge Kenyon offered to President Hoover, instead of to Chairman Wicker- sham, his resignation from the come mission. Judge Kenyon has been known as an extreme dry and Wall Street seized on the story that his indignation over the preparation of a mildly wet report led to his offer of resignation, which President Hoover did not accept. ‘Word was received in New York to- day, crediting J. E. Cairns of the Uhl- ‘mann Grain Co. with the definite state- ment that recent grain buying was supported by Eastern interests on the supposition that the Wickersham report ‘would urge modification or repeal, and that this report would be sustained by President Hoover in his message to Congress. Seen as Wet Strategy. By some observers, both the report and the activity in grain were-construed as clever wet strategy, designed to dramatize the possibilities of immediate economic relief, in increased grain con- sumption, higher prices and increased employment which supposedly would follow the return of light wines and beer. Northern New Jersey and New" York City are centers of a great deal of beer consumption and the “wishful think- | ing” of these, local vested interests may | account for the vitality and nce of the Wickersham rumor here. numerable places in and arou: financial district, it is possible to pro- cure good beer, public taste apperently having turned decidedly toward beer and away from hard liquor a year or two ago. 0Oddly enough, the good beer is found mostly in this district, with the “needle” and “alley” beer supplies farther up- town. It might appear that the brew- ers were concentrating cn proving to the money powers just what a complete comeback of the art gsfirflmfl would mean. At anv rafe, , “Whis- pers, low-down,' wild cohjécturé and mysterious inside tips on. beer and the chances of its return have stirred the Street much more than many other weightier matters of recent days. (Copyrisht. 1930.) BAN ON NIGHT WORK FOR MINORS PRESSED hildren's Bureau Chief Urges Legislation to Support Tex- - tile Institute. . In order to eliminate night work for minors under 18 by March 1 of next year, Miss Grace Abbott, chief of the Children’s Bureau, yesterday urged legislation to back up the Cotton Textile Institute in this work. £ “An agreement among manufacturers to do away with night work for minors is most commendable,” she said. “But experince has taught us such pacts are not effective without legislation. The best of the industries abide by the rule, while the less ethical do not. “The night work laws in a number of Statcs, particularly in the Southern area, are below what they should be.” Miss Abbott said that while night work by children under 16 has been quite generally prohibited, little such protecticn is - offered minors between the ages of 16 and 18. The document signed by the cotton industry delegates called for acceptance of the elimination policy by 75 per cent of the spindles in the whoie indus= try the first year, 80 per cent the sece ond year and 85 per cent the third year and thereafter. PITTSBURGH POLICE AID STRANDED GROUP Family of Six, En Route to St. Louis, Fed and Funds to Be Provided. By the Assoclated Press. PITTSBURGH, October 24. — Six members of a St. Louis, Mo, family were grateful today for having been warmed and fed by the Pittsburgh po- lice after a day and a night of cold and hunger. The police planned to do even more for them and began raising a purse to provide the means for their returp to St. Louis. i Thé hungry group, composed of Dewey Jones, 32, and his brother, Al- bert, 29; their mother, Mrs. Ellen Jones; an aunt, Mrs. Kate Robinson, and Dewey Jones’ two children, Albert, 16 months old, and Robert, 3, appealed to police early today after they had exhausted their funds end gasoline on a motor trip from Philadelphia. The men said they had gone to Phil- adelphia atler a relative there had promised to obtain work for them. When they arrived, they said, they found the relative was unemployed and was unable to care for them. started back to St. Louis early yester- day and on arriving here were weak from hunger. They were scantily clad and encountered extremely cold weather in crossing the mountains. Fifty Pounds of Pink, Please. ATLANTIC CITY, October 24 ().— Tce to match one's kitchen or drinks in color scheme will be available. The Eastern Ice Association in convention has been informed that a process is to be in operation for water in any tint desired.