Evening Star Newspaper, October 25, 1930, Page 1

WEATHER. (U. B. Weather Buresu Foreeast.) Fair, sl tem) colder tonight, minimum mm‘f-"- it 30 degrees; pm, yesterday; today. lowest. 38, at Full report on page tomorrow Highest, 52, at 3:30 7 am. Closing N.Y. Markets, Pages13,14 & 15 he #Fp No. 81,588, . Bnterediaa Wa Entered as second class matter shington, D. C. 20 KILLED, 35 HURT ON GERMAN VESSEL HIT BY SHELL FIRED BY BRAZILIAN FORT Ship Was Leaving Rio de Janeiro Harbor—Shot In- tended Merely as Warning, Authorities Are Quoted. CHAOS IN REVOLUTION - FOLLOWS JUNTA COUP Rebel Leaders Divided on Issue of Recognizing Group Which Over- threw Government of President Luis—Reforms Are Promised. TU. 8. Awaits Developments, By the Associated Press. BERLIN, October 25.—Advices received at the Brazilian legation here today said that 20 persons were killed and 35 were injured on the German ship Baden when it ‘was shelled yesterday as it at- tempted to leave Rio de Janeiro. Guests, Including Ceremony Brief By the Associated Press. « ASSISI, TItaly, October 25.—With their own gay wedding attire and that of their party drenched by rain and hall, Princess Giovanna and Czar Boris IIT of Bulgaria were married today in the upper basilica of the Church of St. Francis here before a gathering of Kings, princes and some of the most notable folk of Europe. The marriage ceremony was brief | but impressive. The low mass which | was scheduled to follow the ceremony was omitted at the last moment and no mass at all was said for the couple, one of whom is a plous Roman Catholic and the other, Boris, a member of the WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION WASHINGTON, DOWNPOUR MARS WEDDING OF BORIS AND GIOVANNA Bride, Drenched. but Impressive. Low Mass Is Omitted. orthodox, or Greek Catholic Church. Had the wedding been held at 10 am., as had been planned, it would have passed off without unpleasant inci- dent and the storm which blew up just before 11 would have found the entire party at the Villa Constanzi, safely be- neath roofs for the wedding breakfast. As it was the three royal trains bear- ing the wedding party from Pisa ar- rived nearly an hour and a half late, and as the Princess Giovanna, attired in Weautiful white, stepped from her coach onto the red-carpeted platform, a heavy drizzle commenced. Clesed cars were substituted for the open tonneaus it had been planned to use for the drive along the streets lined with troops to the church. At the Basilica’s portal an_umbrella was (Continued on Page 2, Column 7.) AMAZING RESPONSE T0 JOBLESS RELIEF DRIVEISREPORTED Committee Receives Large Number of Letters and Tele- Most of the casualties were said to have been Spanish immigrants, bound for the Argentine. It was stated that the Brazilian revolutionary authorities alleged that they had intended the ghot merely as a warning and had hit the ship accidentally. Large Passenger List. ‘The ship carried a large number of third-class passe; . The, message from Rio de Janeiro said: “Efforts are being made by the Brazilian government' to settle this re- grettable incident amicably.” The German legation at Rio de Janeiro today also notified the foreign office- here that the German steamship Baden had been fired upon by Fort Chaopachana when she tried to leave Rio Harbor yesterday. ‘The legation said that the Baden had returned to the harbor with her flags at half mast, It was stated that mem- SHIP OWNERS UNINFORMED. Hamburg-American Line Gets No Reply to Cables. HAMBURG, October 25 (#).—The Hamburg-American Line this afternoon Issued a statement unb'l. -l':,m it had sent “cable after cable to our re) sentative at Rio de Janeiro” it m received without word of the st . ‘We simply cannot understas it. We have sent cable after cable to our rep- resentative at Rio. One thing we must emphatically state, however, it is sim- ply unthinkable that the Baden's cap- tain should have failed to hoist a flag. He is one of our oldest and most trusted men, who knows all shipping regula- JUNTA FORMING REGIME. President Luis Held at Fort Following Coup in Rio. RIO DE JANEIRO, October 25 (#).— ‘The revolutionary junta which yester- day overthrew the government of Pres- ident Wi n Luis set about today to reorganize the political structure and restore peace throughout Brazil. The junta, composed principally of Gen. Menna Barreto, Gen. Leite Castro, Gen Tasso Fragoso and Admiral Iraias Noronha, planned a meeting as soon §s pessible to form a cabinet. It is under- stood that Octavio Manaberia, foreign minister of the late government, will be & member of the new ministry. Also on the junta's program are the dissolution of Congress, the calling of a special Congress to revise the con- stitution, new regulations for military service, the establishment of a secrel ~(Continued on Page 2, Column 1.) - GERMAN COMMUNIST RIOTING REPORTED One Killed, Nine Injured, While Arms Are Found—Town Hall Is Stormed by Mob. By the Associated Press. BERLIN, October 25.—Serious dis- orders in which Communists are in- volved were reported toaay from Prussia and Holstein. At Dortmund one Communist was killed and nine seriously injured, in a clash betwen Fascists and Communists It was said by the police pistols. A store of arms including 150 infautry rifies and 7,000 rounds of ammunition discovered in a police raid on the was estate of Baron von Landsberg, near |GRANT WILL KEEP 100 WORKERS Dortmund. At Ttzehos, Holstein, 200 Communists ttempted to storm the town hall dur- fnz a city council meeting. The police drove them back with their sticks. A large number of Communists were in- Jjured and several arrested. —_—— WOMAN, UNCONSCIOUS FOR 53 DAYS, SUCCUMBS Mrs. Maxwell U. Bechtol, Hurt in Auto Accident, in Coma grams Offering Aid. By the Associated Press. President Hoover's Unemployment Relief Committee today reported re- ceipt of “an amazing number of letters and telegrams offering support” in the drive to assist the Nation's jobless. Col. Arthur Woods, who today offi- clally was named chairman of the com- mittee, said industry, State govern- ments and the public generally had re- sponded to the appeal for aid in solving the problem. “This committee,” Woods said, “will work with three gro bodies, industrial organization bodies and the public. I am happy to report wmm-mnm.mmem‘x_: of the country, that hundreds of LABOR MAY DECIDE RACE FOR SENATOR INMASSACHUSETTS Butler and Coolidge, Rich In- dustrialists, Center Efforts Upon Workers. BY G. GOULD LINCOLN., Staff Correspondent of The Star. BOSTON, Qctober 25.—Massachusetts voters are to choose between two wealthy manufacturers in the senatorial election on November 4. William M. Butler, the Republican, is the owner of textile mills in New Bedford, Taunton and North Adams and is interested in other industries. Marcus A. Coolidge, the Democrat, has operated the Fitchburg machine works for years. The opposing candidates for the Senate are both “Yankees,” shrewd business men. Both had modest be- ginnings. Butle was born in New Bedford, son of a sailor, who later be- came & Methodist minister. Coolidge |land, first saw the light of day in West Minister, Mass. His father operated a acturing plant and in 1890, owing to a split in the Republican party, Coolidge, sr., was elected to from that district, the first Democrat to win such honors. Both Old Politicians. Both the senatorial candidates have . | mixed in politics for years, although “The figures on financial statistics of State ents,” he sald, “show that $584,523,000 were spent during Marcus A. Coolidge has never held but one public office, that of mayor of Fitchburg. He belongs to the political party which for years was in a distinct minority in the Old Bay State. Recently, however, it made & real political battle ground of this State. Butler, on the other hand, has served his State and party in many offices. the | For two terms he was a member of the House in the State Legislature, He served as State Senator four terms and ¢ | fop two terms he was president of the Y. M. C. A. Offers Aid. Woods sald the Young Men's Christian Association of an Eastern State had offered its 55,000 associates, inch many prominent business men and industrial leaders, for any help in furthering the employment program. Family Welfare Association, composed of 238 of the principal charity societies of the country now caring for more than 2,000,000 in- dividuals, offered their support as well s the community councils of the City of New York. . 0. Sherrill, chairman of the Permanent Committee on Stabilizing Employment of the Cincinnati area, in a telegram to the committee, said that city and adjacent communities had de- vel plans for meeting unemoloy~ ment this Winter. Col. Woods planned to leave Wash- mwn today for New York, where he remain until Tuesday. He announced that Bryce Stewart, New York statistician, had been secured (Continued on Page 2, Column 6.) - FLOOD RELIEF RUSHED | Mexican Troops Bringing Supplies | to Alamo Flood Victims. MEXICO CITY, October 25 (#).— | Two columns of troops, one from Tam- | pico and the other from Tuxpam, today | were making their way toward Alamo with medical supplies and other equip- ment for the inhabitants caught in the floods of Tuesday. An army com- mander has telegraphed that hundreds today said the figures probably Senate. Finally he became chairman of the Republican National Committee and ran Calvin Coolidge’s campaign for President in 1924, and a little later he was appointed to the Senate to fill & vacancy caused by the death of Senator Henry Cabot Lodge. While Marcus Coolidge has not held office frequently, he has been a candi- date for office on a number of occa- sions. Back in 1924, Coolidge went to the Democratic Madison Square Gar- den convention as a member of the Massachusetts delegation, and hour after hour and day after day he voted for the nomination of Willlam Gibbs McAdoo and against Alfred E. Smith. Practically all of the rest of the dele- gation were for Smith, or certainly not for McAdoo. Made Peace With Smith. But Coolidge made his peace with Smith and was regular two years ago. And Al Smith is coming to Boston on Tuesday to speak for the election of the Democratic ticket in this State and particularly for Mr. Coolidge. Coolidge has espoused the wet cause and Butler the dry. In the campaign that marks the big point of divergence between the two candidates. Butler is urging the voters to trust to the Re- publicans to bring better business con- | ditions for the country and particularly for Massachusetts. Coolidge, on the jother hand, is assailing the Republican administration and asking the people to have faith in the Democratic Party to lead them out of the wilderness of depression and unemployment, Each of the candidates is seeking to prove to the working man that he has been his friend. Butler, in his primary campaign, evolved a platform all his own, which pledges him to sup- port, if elected to the Senate, a con- stitétional amendment which would provide for a 48-hour work week for women and . children. Massachusetts already has such a law. Butler's claim has been that the failure of other States, particularly in the Scuth, to restrict hours of labor, has made it were drowned, but Tu: Teports were | exaggerated. (Continued on Page 3, Column 2)) IN PARKS TO CUT IDLE ROSTE Force Will Be Retained Three Days a Week, Usual Winter Lay-Off Being Omitted. One hundred men, who aid in keep- ing the parks in shipshape during the being ployment roster. Col. Te. . |in the Sp: and taking away undergrowth, particu- larly in the valleys in the city's park system. This lent vill mean that these men will work on a three- W-l;:'"&: basis, but will insure that they ave employment rather than added to ‘vnhuuwn’l unem- Tentative plans of the parks division call Tor thest men doubling up on Work under the current fiscal Ro'em‘ thlte nflc‘l'aul:t .1'11‘.“ hh?'m' d new thorized by Cony ment The D. C, SATURDAY, BOY ORATORS VIE FOR WORLD TITLE IN CITY TONIGHT President Hoover and Rank- ing Diplomats to Attend Competition. CONTESTANTS TO TALK IN NATIVE LANGUAGES Five Multi-Linguistic Masters As- signed to Choose Interna- tional Champion. Launched by the President of the United States and attended by the ranking diplomatic representatives of the competing nations, the Fifth Inter- national Oratorical Contest finals, marking the close of nearly a year of forensic frays among high school stu- dents of the world, will be held at 8 o'clock tonight in Constitution Hall. Eight youths under 19 years of age will take the stage to deliver orations calculated to increase respect for gov- ernment, and when the last has been heard the champion high-school orator of the world will be named. Each of these boys won the right to compete in tonight's meet by conquering the best student orators his respective country could produce during months of elimination. The orators and the pre- pared orations which théy will deliver first tonight, in the order in which they will take the stage, follow: Contesants Are Listed. Jack Mallard German of London, England, on “David Lloyd George.” Clemente Perez-Zanartu of Santiago, Chile, spokesman for all of South Amer~ ica, on “Bolivar and San Martin.” Heinz Bockhacker of Wuppertal-El- berfeld, Germany, on' “What Does }‘lnm?ry Mean to the Young Genera- tion?”’ Paul Leduc of Quebec, Canada, “Canada and International Peace.” . PFioux of Montferrand, on “Liberty, Equality, Frater- Javier Vivanco R. of Guadalajars, Mexico, on “Nstionalism and Its New . Gullion of Washington, spokesman for the United States, on “John and Federal Suprem- acy.” William Hayes of Rathfarnham. Ire- , on “Ireland.” speaking order was determined by'm in nf.:e‘ nu:]nfn of the com) t:n.: nations, and it will prevail both delivery of the prepared orations and in the extemporaneous speeches whica will follow. When each contestant de- livers his first address he will be given a slip of paper on which is written a new topic which pertains to some par- ticular phase of the prepared orati Each boy will retire from the stage as ne receives his new title to assembie his thoughts in the quiet of an ante room. This preparation, however, will be done without access to reference books of any ::rht and 'lthm;lxeheonfldllllllon with any other person. Thus, the extempo- raneous feature becomes at once a check of the contestant’s genuine oratorical ability and his knowledge of his chosen subject. To Speak in Native Tongues. ‘The orators will be allowed six min- utes in which to deliver their prepared orations and four minutes for their extemporaneous work. To insure accu- rate timing, three high officers of the Army and Navy will sit as an official clocking body. ‘They are: Maj. Gen. Harry L. Gilchrist, chief of Chemical Warfare Service, U. 8. A.; Maj. Gen. Amos A. Fries, U, 8. A, retire and Rear Admiral T. J. Cowle, U. N. retired. Each orator will speak in his native language and their efforts will be weighed by a board of five multi-lin- guistic scholars capable of judging in each of the four tongues. They are: Dr. Louis J. A. Mercier of Harvard University; Dr. Richard Henry Wilson of the University of Virginia; Dr. H. A. Jules-Bols of I'Ecole de Psychologle, Paris; Dr. Paul G. Gleis of Catholic University, and Dr. Henry Grattan Doyle of George Washington Universfiy. In judging the contestants tonight, no consultation will be held by the judges. '~ When the last oration will have been delivered each judge will write kis own ballot, scaling each of} the. contestants in the order in which he rates their merit. The five ballots will be collected and compiled under the low-point total system. with the added requisite of a majority of first- place ratings for the determination of the victor. If no boy wins first place under this dual requirement the judges will write new ballots on the highest three contestants as determined by the low-point total rating the first time. Hoover to Extend Greetings. When the foreign orators take their places on the stage tonight they will be accompanied by the ranking diplo- mats of their respective countries in the city at this time. Don Manuel C. (Continued on Page 3, Column 7.) LEAVES FOR COLUMBUS Australian Avaitrix Resumes Flight for East-West Record. ‘WICHITA, Kans, October 25 (#).— Mrs. Keith Miller, Australian aviatrix, attempting to establish a new West to East transcontinental flight record for ‘women, took off from the municipal air- port here at 8 am. (C. 8. T.) today for Columbus, Ohio, where she will make an overnight stop. She plans no other landings. She arrived here at 3:50 p.m. yester- day from Albuquerque, N. Mex., where she had been delayed several days for repairs to her machine. The craft was damaged in Janding on a dark fleld. Her elapsed flying time from Los An- geles to Wichita is 11 hours and 5 min- utes, an hour and 8 minutes less than required by Miss Laura Ingalls, record holder, to fly the same SOVIETS HIT BEL_GIUM Divert 22 Grain Ships as Reprisal for Anti-Dumping Act. BRUSSELS, October 25 (#).—As re- resent tance. risal against Belgium's new anti-dump- | total, regulations, the Soviet government has cl the of 22 grain ships bound h'om Antwerp to Rotter- have taken ,000 tons of OCTOBER 25, 1 Simpson seated on a portion of the top, 1930—THIRTY-TWO PAGES. ening - Sfar. * every ci (#) Means Associated { { i EVEN DISTRICTS SEEM UNGRATEFUL. COUPLE SAVED AS CAR PLUNGES THROUGH ‘DEATH TRAP'BARRIER Young Woman and Man Are| Pulled From Waters of Four-Mile Run. Coupe Tears Wire Netting and Clears Stone Culvert. Police Aid Rescuer. Pulled from the waters of Four-Mile | Run at an early hour this morning in | & remarkable rescue after their small | coupe had gone through the “Death ‘Trap” barrier on the Alexandria-Wash- ington road and plunged ‘into the run | 20 feet below, a young Washington man and girl were rescued from drowning. pson, 24, 510 Park road, were riding in well's small coupe toward this city when the accident occurred, about 1 o'clock this .morning. The “Death Trap,” where the 30-foot road in Ar- lington County narrows to 18 feet as it crosses the culvert and enters this city, was not seen by Caldwell until too late to turn out, and his car tore through wire netting, heavy wooden barrier and the stonework forming the culvert and plunged 25 feet out into the stream. Ralph E. Stroebel, 30, of George Washington Airport, just south of Alexandria, who was on his way home from 'fl":' "in.lt;{[h! behind Caldwell's car and he g ly stopped and lea into the chilly waters to save the ocl;eu? pants of the car. A police car contain- Patrolmen Willlam Bayliss and George Elmore of the local force was also near the scene, and the two officers aided Stroebel in the rescue. ‘Top of Car Torn Off. In some manner the top of the coupe was torn off when it struck the water and Caldwell was thrown clear and carr] by the ebbing tide under the culvert about 20 feet. Stroebel swam to the submerged car and found Miss which was at water level. He took her (Continued on Page 2, Column 8. WILLIAM BAYLISS. DR, JASON PIERCE | CONSIDERING CALL Pastor of First Congrega- tional Church May Leave City. for Newark Post. Dr. Jason Noble Pierce, pastor for 10 years of the First Congregational 87 MINERS BURIED BY GERMAN BLAST Fire Damp Explosion Is Blamed. Five Injured Are Removed, . BY the Assotiated Press. SAARBRUECKEN, Germany, Ogto- ber 25.—Eighty-seven mingrs were. en- tombed today by a fire damp explo- sion in the Maybach Colliery near here. Five injured were taken from the shaft. Church, at Tenth and G streets, where former President and Mrs. Coolidge worshiped, said today that he is “con- sidering very favorably” the acceptance of a call to the superintendency of the Middle Atlantic Conference of Congre- gational Churches, with headquarters at Newark, N. J. Dr. Plerce has just returned to Wash- ington from California, where for three weeks he conducted services at the| church of his friend, Dr. Chauncy Haw- | kins, recently killed in an accident. Although he explained he has not made up his mind definitely about the | new call, he said, the work would be agreeable to him, especially as it would permit him to continue in the Eastern territory. If he decides to accept the call, he would succeed as superintendent of the Middle Atlantic Conference, Dr. (Continued on Page 4, Column 2.) COMMUNISTS REPORT 4,000,000 MEMBERS Figures for United States Given gs 8,385—3,500,000 Live in Russia. By the Associated Press. MOSCOW, October 25.—The news- paper Pravda todsy published a state- ment that membership in the Com- munist International it the Home Savings The present real estate market offers particular op- portunities for the develop- ing of savings through home ownership. I.ocal banks and building associa- tions ‘have funds available to assist in the purchase of @ desirable and appropriate home. Real estate advertise- ments in today’s Star offer many homes in various lo- calities and price groups. Only through _careful reading of advertising in The Star can you be fully aware of local real estate offerings. Yesterday’s Advertising (Local Display) TAXI FIRMS FORM NEW RATE ZONES Six Capital Companies Agree to Adopt Uniform Dis- trict Plan. concerns representing a substantial ma- Jority of those doing business in Wash- ington had reached an agreement after !|a series of conferences called by him that the fare is 35 cents anywhere in the city. limits. Purther agreement was reached, Mr. Keech stated, to the effect that the of & journey began and ended in same zone would be 35 cents, less of whether the zone in which journey is taken is the so-called cent zone, the 60-cent zone or the ent 35-cent some. As soon as & boundary is crossed, however, ihe price becomes 60 cents and when two bound- arles are crossed it becomes 85 cents. There is a small fourth zone at Blue Nlains, D. C., where the price is $1.10. Six Concerns Involved. In announcing the decision as to uni- form zones, Mr. Keech issued a lengthy fie} T iis map was the result of an investigal made in the belief that the 35-cent cabs have the general approval of the public. Representatievs of the concerns which made the agreement told him, accord- ing to the statement, that this particu- lar type of taxicab business is making a good profit, and that the drivers are well paid and satisfied, even during the dull Summer months. ‘The six concerns were not named, but the statement said that the “aggregate number ‘:; l;l:elxh'uh h:onlululted & large proport] cabs actively engaged in the 35-cent business.” After going into the description of the conference held, Mr. Keech summarizes 23 TThat the pablic, of Washington 1 . Thal public of | vitally interested in the continuance of these cabs. 2. That the companies themselves are functioning on a businesslike basis and making a reasonable return from their investment. Livable Wages Claimed. |ing a livable wage and that this was true even through the lean Summer mont% t by ado] the fo 4. Thal ption of orego! suggestions there has been ellmuuas from the fleld matters complained of through the fixing of definite zones, certain charge therefor, the display of & map on which these based, and the elimination of “eity proper.” 5. That the adoption of the foregoing fixed rates and zones by companies con- stituting the greater portion of those ll"lfilled in the 35-cent cab business, in my opinion, cause all engaged this taxi service to adopt them, as those who decline to abide by the uniform rates and zones will be eliminated from the field by the re- |fusal of the public to make use of | cabs with varying zones. TRIO SAID TO ADMIT KILLING WOMAN, 63, are term statement, in which he stated that the mi Colored Prisoners Taken to Kansas! City, Mo., When Mob Forms in Clinton, By the Assoclated Press. KANSAS CITY, October 25—Three colored prisoners removed from the Henry County Jail while a mob formed last night at Clinton, Mo., confessed to “From Press to Home Within the Hour” The Star’s carrier system covers block and the regular edi- tion is delivered to Washirfigton homes as fast as the papers are printed. Yesterday’s Circulation, 113,155 Press. TWO CENTS. DEFENSE GOUNSEL SPURNS OFFER 10 STAGE GUNTESTS Collins Not to Withdraw Chal- lenge Despite Stand of Campbell Attorneys. COL. GODDARD EAGER . FOR DEMONSTRATION Expert Would Identify Bullets Fired From Pistols Chosen at Random. Attorneys for Herbert M. Campbell, on trial for his life in Criminal Divi- slon 2 on a charge of murdering Mary Baker, today notified the prosecution they had revised their position of yes- terday in accepting the Government's challenge for a crucial test in court of the sclence of ballistics, but are ready to propose a substitute ‘demonstration, the nature of which was not disclosed. This was announced early this after- noon by Assistant United States At- torney Willlam H. Collins, n charge of the prosecution, who said the From Lncen Van- Hamen "o 525008 o P sietdn same S S e of the “infallibility” of bullet faeuun‘:'-l tion and would not be agreeable to any counter proposal which differed tically from the prosecution’s offer. Wil Stick to Objective. Collins sald he advised “The defense ::m,ol?.be has revised its accept- Goverment challenge, made court yesterday,” the assistant dis- ES g & ferent submi lets so that the accuracy of lcroscope. will make my tests in the court room, or hroom" where the light, ‘haps, er.” Collins was asked what would be the attitude of the Government in the event . Goddard “made a mistake.” “He will not make a mistake,” Col~ lins replied. “But if he should, then I shall be the first to move that the court issue a directed verdict exonerating Herbert Campbell of the charge of mur- der under which he is being tried. If Col. Goddard makes a mistake, then I will be ready to admit that ballistics is not an exact science, is not infallible and should have ng place in the court room.” Sensation of Trial ‘The assistant United States attorney’s surprise offer for the extr: scientific demonstration | 3. That the drivers thereof are mak- | 178 . _however, fc (Continued on Page 2, Column 4.) e CAMPBELL JURY BIDDEN TO PARTY FOR GUARD Deputy Marshal McCarthy to Be Honor Guest at Birthday Din- ner Given by Hotel. Members of the jury in the Campbell trial are lucky to have James F. (Big Jim) McCarthy as one of the deputy marshals assigned to guard them. McCarthy will celebrate his sixtieth birthday anniversary tomorrow, and pol otel, W jury is quar- tered, heard about the event, announce- ment was made that the hotel will tender the deputy marshal a big,- free birthday %nu, with the jurors as special guests. Turkey and all its ‘will h the menu, and odcupying a Tabie. WO1 1oa lasge Siabeay cors e Wi a baked by Mrs. McCarthy. “Big Jim” has had a colorful career. Born in Mississippi, he was reafed near Memphis, Tenn., and since has wander- ed all over the United States. He has been, successively, ploughboy, printer’s devil, Federal land and deputy MRS. HOOVER LEAVES First Lady and Party Go to Navy- Princeton Foot Ball Game.