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. IS WY SILVE ~ NAVAL DISPUTE \0ffer Through Gibson to End Dangerous Franco-Italian Rivalry. (Continued From First Page.) Premier Mussolini. The b ch government, meanwhile, has sent explicit instructions to its Ambas- sador in Washington, Paul Claudel. ‘The main lines of these talks can be summarized in the form of & dialogue somewhat as follows: United States—"Tell us what is the trouble. Remember at the end of the London Conference it was unders! that you and Italy, with Great Britain’s ald, would try to agree so that by this time the London treaty would become & complete five-power instrument. Now we learn that the negotiations have broken off and new shipbullding is about to start.” France—"We have tried repeatedly to reach an agreement, but the same obstacles kept recurring. Italy demands }nrlty with us and we absolutely re- use to grant parity to Italy in any formal n: treaty, for Italy is a Mediterranean power, whereas we have & coast on three seas to defend, to say nothing of our far-flung colonies. “Parity” Blocks Agreement. “Only the other day the Fascist council in Rome announced that we must admit the principle of parity be- fore any other talk begins. This seems _to render an attempt at new negotia- tions useless. United States—“Can we ibly help you? Would you be willing to make an agreement on actual figures without rd to the abstract issue of parity?” ot——"Ceul’;llnl&.' ?‘\;r ll,ch;’n has not changed since the London Con! ence, but remember that at London all efforts to get Italy to produce any actus] figures proved quite useless.” United Stal “‘On what figures would you be willing to talk?" Prance—"So long as no security pact ecircumstances exists, we con- shder ] we need a navy rou.zhly of 100,000 tons as compared with 1,200,000 tons for Great Britain and & United 'I“ll“ the in.u(:‘lo of | agreement we are to come down to 600,000, vided If:fy has not over 400,000. hermore, if s security pact can be provided, we will reduce atill more.” It was apparently in these conditions t Mr. Gibson went to Rome. Whether he has been able to persuade Italians to produce actual figures still unknown. ‘Meanwhile the British seem to have 4 informed the French that they also desire to be consulted before the French and Italians get down to figures. They seem to have intimated that they have proposal ration, mpofld!u::n"buwm definitely lomu%l:d. but the are interestéd. would like detalls, it is said, and, above all, i would like to know W “1s 8 possibility of the United States i ggg?igi § S PP L g E§ss5i58 | C (Continued Prom First Page.) times and prohibition. If there had been no stock market crash, no busi- ness fon, no drought, there would be no chance—as there is to- day—of the election of a Democratic House on Tuesday. ‘The Hoover administration and the Republicans generally are intensely in- terested in preserving Republican ma- jorities in House and Senate. is vital to the administration’s plans. The election of a Democratic House would be interpreted as a repudiation of the administration, even though the Demo- eratic success would be attributable to economic and not to political reasons. The Hoover administration went in on s wave of prosperity in this country. It will have to stand for the depressed conditions, even though it be not re- sponsible. Cabinet Members Campaign. In the closing dlg of the cam| a half dozen members of the - dent’s cabinet have “gone on the air” to appeal to voters in all parts of the country to return a Republican Con- ress. Several members of the cabinet ave made addi in s number of States in addition to these national radio talks urging the voters to back up President Hoover with a favorable Congress. Democratic leaders are supremely confident, apparently, that their party will control the House of Representa- tives in the next Congress. An eleventh- hour survey made by them, they say, indicates that the Seventy-second Con- gress will have a Democratic majority of approximately 20. This would mean & net gain of 63 House seats. They insist that this is the minimum gain and that the majority is actually to be considerably higher, even as high as 77 House seats. i , on the other hand, while Republicans, st Pl admitting there are to be gains, insist that the ml:lmu;r‘lho; lfi:ll is 40 House seats. e ] do not believe that the uickly the; gepublicln osses will be nearly so great as 4 In an eleventh-hour election forecast rt H. Lucas, executive director of the Republican National Committee, predicted victory. He gave no figures for the House or Senate, however. He sald: “I am ®nfident of & normal Repub- lican majority in the next Congress. “There is good reason to believe Re- publican Congressmen will be elected in several districts now held by the Demo- crats.” Mr. Lucas did not say what a “nor- mal” Republican majority might be. Must Win 53 Seats. ‘To in & majority of one in the Hufle"‘hc Democrats must hold all the seats they now have and take away 53 of those occupled by Republicans. The minimum net gain in the Senate, he Democrats claim, will be six seats. They admit the loss of one Senate seat, that of Senator Steck of Iowa. They insist they will win Senate seats in Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Delaware, West Virginia, Kentucky, Oklahoma and Ohio. The Democrats figure, too, that they have good chances to win Senate seats in Illinois and Colorado and that they have & 50-50 chance to win in South Dakota and Minnesota. 1 the Democrats triumph in these 11 States and lose only the Senate seat xld by Steck of Iowa they will have members of the next Senate, or & hether there |y, cratic stre: Republicans have 56 Senate sests and the Farmer-Labor party one. 8o much for the Democratic prephesies. ‘Thirty-four seats in the next Senate to succeed Senator Gould, also ublican. Of these 34 seats 22 are now elaby Republicans and 13 by Demo- cra Likely Semate Results. The Democrats appear to be elect Senators in South nessee, sure to 1 ‘The Democrats are likely to win, too, in " Illinols, Massachusetts, Delaware, Rhode Island, Oklahoma, Kentueky and tana—a 1 of total 1. ‘The Republicans appear to be sure of winning senatorial contests in New 3 ldn:n xAnu;.mnwo seats), n, New Hampshire, Oregon, Nebrasks, Iows, Wyoming and Penn- sylvania—a total of 11. The Republicans are likely to win, South Dl‘lon. Colorado and the election results, the Democrats wi have & net gain of 7 seats in the Sen- ate, giving them 46 seats, or 3 less than are necessary to organize the Senate. Many eof the senatorial contests . | pear to be extremely close. The Repub- ns do not, by any means, concede losses in Delaware, Rhode Island, INi- nois, Kentucky or Oklahoma. They in- sist that the G. O. P. candidates have the [chances in Montans, where the dry it power in the Mediterranean, which forms an essential link in its mediator because it is it- terested. The Italians, for example, believe that nu‘ have Great Britain's tacit sym- Seem ‘onvinced that ome "ot "o one of Great Britain’s main ideas is to prevent any- Ahing llked’ln‘permlnm ;nl m,:eo-rulhn whicl wou! destro; Great Britain's preponderance in fllz Mediterranean. Since the London Conference the Severe international tension has tended to hll"fl:: gumpmunauhukm by both ice and hence to maki lation more difficult. e In ln{ case, it is certain that no so- lution of any sort can be reached with- in many weeks. The meeting of the of Nations Disarmament Com- mi in Geneva next week will, it is . be purely technical. main talks will take place afterward, (Co ght, 1930.) DISARMAMENT. ROME, November 1 (#).—Hugh Gibson, American disarmament zipersz‘ continued conversations today with Italian figures relative to the work of the preparatory commission on disarmament of the League of Nations, | 8 Wwhich will open its sessions Thursda Mr, Gibson, who is the chief Amxrh ean delegate to the ‘paratory com- mission sitting, talked at length with Augusto Rosso, disarmament expert, and Gen. de Marinis, delegate. He con- ferred with the same men yesterda: also with Premier Mussolini and For- eign Minister Grandi. The gave long Gibson’s 'neral opinion was that talking to Italians spe- irding the country’s naval with France, although he c Pprimarily to discuss disarmament gen- erally as & member of the League's Preparatory commission. ‘The newspapers agreed that TItalo- Prench conversations would be resumed next week and said the Ital- be glad to reach a settle- ment of the dispute, although they in- sisted that any agreement must specify naval parity between France and Italy. filadih b FLYER’S FATE UNKNOWN VANCOUVER, British Columbia, No- 1 (#)~—The whereabouts Renahan, Senator Waish iff being opposed by the wet Judge Galen, and z'l Massachusetts, where William M. Butler, Republican and dry, is fighting against Marcus A. Coolidge, the Democratic wet. No senatorial election this year holds more national interest than that in Illinols. Mrs. Ruth Hanna McCormick, Republican, is opposed there by former Senator J. “Ham” Lewls, Democrat, and Mrs. Lottle Holman O'Neill, s Repub- lican independent with the backing of the Anti-Saloon League. If Mrs. Mc- Cormick wins, it means the first elec- tion of a woman to the United States Benate. Lewis, aided by the split among the Republicans over the two women candidates and by the business depres- sion, is believed to have the advantage. Just what will be the effect upon election of the illness of Mayor g Bill” Thompson of Chicago, who came out for the election of Lewis, remains to be seen. Thompson is dangerously ill. following an appendicitis operation. The whole incident may ald Mrs. Mc- Cormick in Cook County, where Lewis is expected to make his strongest run. Party Lines Crossed. Party lines are widely crossed in & number of the elections this year. Prob- ably no more 80 than in Nebraska, where Benator George W. Norris, Republican, opposed by former Senator Gilbert M. Hitchcock, Democr The latter is lugflwhd by & raft of ‘“regular” Re- ml. icans who hate Mr. Norris and all works. On the other hand, many Democrats cleaving to Norris be- cause they have been used to voting for this progressive leader of the Senate, and use they are grateful for his having come out for Al Smith in the presidential race of 1928. While Nor- ris is given the edge in this race, the fight has really become severe, and it is not beyond t bounds of Ibility that Hitchcock may win. If he did, it is likely that the Republican adminis- tration would be able to bear up under this loss of a Republican seat in the Senate with considerable equanimity. No Democrat has been more antago- nistic to the administration in the pres- ent Con'r-u than has Senator Norris. Out of the campaign will emerge & new member of the Senate who ma: go far politically, Dwight W. Morrow, the Republican candidate in New Jer- sey, whose election is regarded as cer- tain. Mr. Morrow has been an im- portant factor in the advance of anti-prohibition cause, having declared himself in favor of repeal of the eight- eenth amendment. Some of the most prominent figures in the old Senate are com! the election mut much_di any, among of Arkansas, Democral Senate and a probabale contender for the Democratic presidential nomination two years hence. Willilam E. Borah mcg:w;fhu leader of tne. Be ant T of the Senate. It election ONTROL OF CONGRESS IS HELD LIKELY TO REMAIN REPUBLICA h | at the home of his da inson | of the Naval Hnwlt‘c; at Was| THE SI%NDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, crats and insurgent Republicans, will be in even stronger position, with more members, than in the present Congress. Furthermore, even if the Democrats fall to win control of the House, Democrats in that body, plus Repub- lican insurgents, may form a coalition similar to that in the Senate and cause great trouble to the administration. The wets will gain definitely in the Senate, although only one-third, plus three, of the Senate membership is up for election this year. Bulkley, wet Democrat in Ohlo, is regarded as a certain victor over McCulloch, dry Republican. In Massachusetts, Coolidge, wet Democrat, is expected to win over the dry Butler for the seat now held by the dry Senator Gillett. No matter ‘whether Lewis or Mrs. McCormick wins in Tilinols, the next Senator from that State is likely to be & wet in place of the dry Senator Deneen, for Mrs. Mc- Cormick has agreed to abide by a wet and dry referendum which will be voted on 'X\l.ldl{ in her State. The wet Democrat, former Senator Bayard, has a good chance of defeating the dry Senator Hastings in Delaware, and out in Montana, the wets are hoping to elect Judge Galen, wet Republican, over Senator Thomas J. Walsh, dry Demo- crat. In no State is a sitting wet Senator expected to lose to a dry op- nent. The drys, however, take satis- action from the fact that Representa- tive White, Republican dry, elected in Maine in September, succeeds Senator Gould, & wet Republican. These probable gains, however, do not mean a possible wet majority in the Sel . Far from it. But if these ains materialize, they will give a great eal of impetus to the wet cause. At least four of the gubernatorial contests are exemng widespread inter- est—those in New York, Pennsylvania, Maryland and Wisconsin, In Maryland, Gov. Albert C. Ritchle, Democrat, is seeking a fourth term. His election is generally expected. With it he becomes & potential factor in the next scramble for the Democratic presidential election. “Phil” La Follette, son of the Ilate Senator Robert M. La Follette and brother of the present Senator, is as- sured of election as Governor of Wis- consin on the Republican ticket. He becomes Governor at the age of 33 and the control of the political destinies of ‘Wisconsin comes more than ever into the hands of the La Follettes. Pennsylvania “Crazy Quilt.” Pennsylvania presents the real “crazy quilt” of the entire cam; . Former Gov. Gifford Pinchot, Republican nom- inee, has been deserted by the Repub- lican machine of Philadeiphia, headed by “Bill” Vare. He has been deserted, 100, by Gen. W. W. Atterbury, president of the Pennsylvania Rallioad, who re- signed his office as national Republican committeeman because he would not support Pinchot. Scores of other prom- inent Republicans have announced their determination to have nothing to do with Pinchot. They are to vote, they say, for the Democratic nominee, John M. Hemphill, who also has the nomination of the Iiberal party—a wet party. The Republicans, by voting the Liberal party ticket, hope to escape the odium of voting for a Democrat. But it Pinchot has been deserted by these Republicans, he has been given the support of Vance McCormick, for- mer chairman of the Democratic Na- tional Committee of former Secretary of Labor Wilson and many other im- portant Democratic leaders. Pinchot is a dry and Hemphill is & wet. But back of the wet and dry issue and the Republican-Democrat issue is found the issue of the public utilities. The utilities are down on Pinchot. They mean to kill him off if they can. The gubernatorial contest in New 2 | York holds the possibility of making or breaking the presidential avallability of Franklin D. Roosevelt. The Democratic Governor of the Empire State is en- gaged in a flerce struggle with Charles H. Tuttle, Republican, who has raised m :.un ;al’ 'l‘lmmy‘ eotx;'mplbn and o uw n the campaign and has charged t Gov. Roosevelt has to Tammany, because the Governor has failed to permit a thor- ough investigation of the ecorruption chur. Roosevelt looks to be the win- ner by a comfortable margin, unless there should be an uprising of the silent vote not now expected. CRIME ON INCREASE THROUGHOUT NATION IN LAST NINE MONTHS (Continued Prom Pirst Page) per cent aggravated assaults, 6 per cent murders and non-negligent man- slaughter, .4 per cent manslaughter by and .4 per cent 3 crime trends are on monthly returns submitted by 58 cities with & ulation of 100,000 or over, Director er stated. “‘Offenses known to lice,” 1t is pointed out, include all crimes, as classified, “occurring within the police Jurisdiction, whether they become known to the police through reports of police officers, of citizens, of prose- cul or court officials or otherwise.” During September the crime reports were recelved at the Department of Justice from a total of 793 cities in 44 States and the District of Columbia, and also from Alaska, Rico, Ha- wail and the Philippines. ‘With Chicago and New York excepted because of incomplete or missing re- turns, the totals for September show that Detroit, Mich., more crimes than any other city in the country. The report for September cited 2.3 of- fenses. Los Angeles was next with 2,077, Cleveland third with 1,673, San Francisco fourth with 1,670, delphia fifth with 1410 and St. Louls sixth with 1,319. All other eities had totals under the thousand mark. Decrease in Washington. ‘The National Capital reported 683 offenses in September, as compared with 784 in August. Chicago had the dublous honor of leading all other cities in murders dur- ing the nine-month period—excluding from the list New York, which failed to file returns. The Windy City had 282 murders for the period, or an aver- age of about one a day. Philadelphis was second with 109 murders in nine months and Detroit third with 104. :‘u far down in the lists, ber Washington re- xorw three murders, as compared with ve in August; one case of manslaughter as compared with four in August; 29 robberies as compared with 20 in August, 16 avated assaults as com- pared with 18 in August, 120 burglaries as compared with 167 in August, 100 major larcenies as compared with 94 in August, 149 minor larcenies as com- pared with 190 in August and 364 automobile thefts as compared with 277 in August. COMMODORE DICKINSON, RETIRED, DEAD AT 83 Former Head of Naval Hospital in Washington to Be Buried in Arlington. By the Associated Press. SPRINGFIELD, Mass., November 1.— Commodore Dwight Dickinson, , Medical U. 8. N. retired, died hter here to- ime in charge nt hospital Navy. ‘Wash| with a total of Dt night. He was at one and also of other portal units M'!hc Unlmlh'- % ':: was & former surgeon Pacific Fleet and participated in the ceremonies attendant upon the an- nexation of the Hawiian Islands while +;|CHARLES A.BOSTON [FIRE THREATENS | ELECTED BAR HEAD Succeeds to Presidency Left Vacant by Death of Josiah Marvel. By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, November 1.—The presi- dency of the American Bar Association, left vacant recently by the death of Josiah Marvél of Wilmington, Del., was filled today by the election of Charles A. Boston of New York, by vote of the Executive Committee. Boston has long figured prominently in the affairs of the association, has written books, papers and magazine articles on several phases of la: d has been engaged as counsel in numer- ous important cases. Mr, ton is & former vice president of the American Bar Association and is now a member of its Executive Com- mittee. He has served on several im- t committees of the assoclation, written & book on professional ethics, and has done important work with the New York State Bar Associa- tion. He is a native of Baltimore and was educated in the schools of that city and in Johns Hopkins University. DROUGHT LOAN BILL DECLARED PENDING Federal Funds to Be Asked for Farmers Lacking Local Credit. By the Associated Press. MONTGOMERY, Ala, November 1. th P. Storrs, State commissioner of agriculture and industries, an- nounced today that loans to drought- stricken farmers unable to obtain local credit would be provided in a bill to be presented Congress for passage at the December session, asking the ap- propriation of Federal funds for this purpose. Commissioner Storrs named five features which will be included: “First, loans will be available only to those farmers who by reason of the drought did not produce enough food and feed with which to make a crop next year. “Second, loans will not be available to farmers suffering from low prices of money crops, unless they also suffered from drought. “Third, the fund will probably be distributed through the United States Department of Agriculture, which will be assisted in the distribution by local committees in the counties involved. “Fourth, loans from this fund will not be available to those who by rea- son of their standing and financial condition are able to obtain credit from the usual local sources. “Pifth, allotments from this fund to State and counties will be made on the shown by previous drought surveys.” EXHAUST GAS KILLS KIN OF LATEE. H. GARY Wife Finds Him Unconscious in Garage—Police See Evi- deace of Suicide. By the Associated Press. WHEATON, Ill, November 1.—Ho- bart E. Gary, 35, of Wheaton, Il cousin of the late Ju Elbert H. Gary, steel king, was killed by auto- moblle exhaust gas today. He was found unconscious in his garage by his wife, Elisabeth. Authorities sald there was evidence of suicide. Gary was clad in pajamas when found and the garage doors were closed. The motor of the automobile was running. Mrs. Gary sald he had lost heavily in the stock market. 3 HUNTERS KILLED IN PENNSYLVANIA Nearly Score Injured in Soattered Sections on Opening of Small Game Season. By the Associated Press. HARRISBURG, Pa. November 1.— The opening of Pennsylvanias small game season today brought a firearms toll of three persons killed and nearly | had of | prestige of their posts to a personal & score injured in scattered the State. Charles Gregory, 12. of Yukon, near Punxsutawney, was killed by a charge fired bxeu companion, Kenenth Rohr, 20, while the youths were hunting near . Andrew McCarthy, 59, of Cresson was killed while cleaning a gun at his home preparatory to going hunting. Harry Beck, a farmer, who lived near York, was shot through the heart :lfl’: “hll own gun, which exploded as e fell. OFF CROSS U. S. MARK Boynton Flight to Los Angeles Completed in 24 Hours and 2 Minutes Aloft. By the Associated Press. LOS ANGELES, November 1.—Stan- ley Boynton, boy seeking transconti- nental flying honors, arrived here today at 4:50 pm. His total elapsed time | was 24 hourd 2 minutes for the trip | from coast to coast. The Lexington, Mass, boy's time lowered by 4 hours 31 minutes the record set last October 4 for the Easf to-West flight by Robert Buck, 16-year- old fiyer of Elizabeth, N. J. Boynton flew here Ariz, on the last lap of his transconti- nental journey, making & stop at Needles, Calif. ART SHIRES PENS NAME UPON MOVIE CONTRACT By the Associated Press. HOLLYWOOD, Calif., November 1— Arthur (the Great) Shires penned his name on the business end of a movie contract today. Belf-styled expert of base ball and fisticuffs, Whataman Arthur will take the part of a villainous heavyweight boxer in a serial. The Washington gr:‘:mbuel.mnr ln= ex-fl[hkrmume to mia & few days with a base ball barnstorming !eur-l.‘o LETTER SENT BY ‘FRIEND’ OMAHA, November 1 (#).—Senator George W. Norris announced today that “a friend” had given him the letter which went astray so mysteriously that its intended reciplent, Thorne Browne of Lincoln, demanded a postal invesf lon. He refused to reveal the frien name, indicatin, tain how the letter had been obtained. The letter was written by J. B. Woot-~ an, odl:&r l:r ut:a Public Service - zine, a) qu! T the o bilities of Norris ‘::lm 3 L from Winslow, | C, 2 OVEMBER OKLAHOMA GUSHER Bush Blaze Is Extinguished,“ But Not Before Causing Brief Panic. S By the Associated Press. i OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla., November | | 1.—Okiahoms City had a few brief moments of panic late today as fire! swept through ofl-soaked grass at the | southeast doorstep of the city, & mile and a half from where an uncontrolled | volcano of oil roared into the sky. Scores of work-weary firemen, oil- fleld worke! nd National Guardsmen quenched the flames in less than an hour, but not before panic had cleared residential districts in the danger zone near the wild No. 1 Stout well and word had swept through downtown crowds that “the wild well is on fire.” Adding to the scare came the report | that another great gusher near the! Stout was tearing loose as sand cut at its connections. After the confusion had subsided it was learned the Cham- plin Refining Co’s No. 1 Naden, 600 feet south of the Stout, and one of five wells it was proposed to open in an effort to relieve gas pressure at the rampant gusher, had cut its top master ! gate. It was shut in immediately and new connections installed. The lower connections were holding. Hope to Stop Gusher. With no hope of taming the Stout before tomorrow noon, crews which had abandoned their arduous task at the first cry of fire returned to the well and prepared to attempt to stab a great die nipple into place. Officials held considerable hope that! the die nipple would restrain the tow- ering petroleum eolumn. wild well has been erupting enough gas for a city of a million popu- lation and a prodigious quantity of oil since it broke loose late Thursday. ‘The No. 1 Mueller of Hall and Briscoe was opened for a time and later shut in. Approximately 160 men, most of them on constant duty in the danger ares, wielded shovels to beat out the blaze which ignited oll-saturated grass along the Canadian River channel, a mllfi and a half northeast of the stout wall. Guardsmen who invaded the hazard- ous territory yesterday afternoon ran through city streets when today's fire began, blowing whistles and shouting an evacuation command. ' Their efforts were needless, for already whole fam- ilies, most of them colored, were sweep- ing children and scanty belongings into their arms and dashing from their homes. The wildest confusion reigned. Cause of the fire was not known to- night, although there was an earlier re- rt it had started from a locomotive shark. Trains have been forbidden to enter the danger area without ‘‘dous- ing” botler fires. Smoke Visible for Miles. ‘The rolling smoke clouds from the burning grass were visible for miles, and the city's skyscraper tops, about a mile from the monster gusher itself, bristled with frightened office workers. ‘With fire equipment standing ready in | the area surrounding the stout 1,900 feet of hose strung along the Rock Island right of way oll racks, and every avail- able man on duty, Pire Department offi- e:l,:"en ready for any emergency to- night. Down in the streets, where the gush- ers roar and nauseous f'umes crept into homes, uncooked suppers were eaten under the watchful eyes of Na- tional Guard patrols. Other residents who feared to remain at home were cared .I'u u" nearby State fair grounds. Arrangements were made to pro 1 the needy and sick. Lo :' | ROOSEVELT SCORES ' STIMSON AND HURLEY | Oriticizes National Administration for Sending Speakers Into New York. | By the Associated Pre NEW YORK, November 1—Gov. Franklin D. Roosevelt tonight in his | final public plea for re-election eriti- clzed the ublican national admin- istration in it it “presumed to send into this State campaign officers of the cabinet itself to instruct us how to ™ Reférring to Becretary ot erring retary of State He: L. Stimson, Secretary of War Patricl Hurley and Undersecretary of the ‘Treasury Ogden Mills by official desig- nation only, he said in an address they been misled into sacrificing the attack on him. The Governor warmly defended the New York OCity judiclary, but sald if there was evidence of corruption, the extraordinary grand jury which he au- thorized was unlimited in its power to investigate and punish the offenders. phlaihainidas MRS. M’CORMICK SUED FOR $25,000 DAMAGES Court Action Is Aftermath of Her “Shadowing” Senator Nye in Primary Campaign Probe. By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, November 1.—Ruth Hanna McCormick, Republican senatorial nom- inee, was made defendant today in $25,000 dai e sult instituted by & private investigator as an aftermath of her adowing” of Senator Gerald P. Nye, chairman of the Senate com- mittee which investigated her primary campaign expenditures. George L. Cole, the petitioner, al- leged he was falsely imprisoned and arraigned by W. C. Dannenberg, head of a detective agency, employed by Mrs. MeCormick to investigate Senator Nye. Dannenberg was made & co- defe;\tdlnl in the suit, filed in Superior ourt. Cole's attorney sald his client was taken to Dannenberg's apartment and held there while statements were foroed from him. FIRE DAMAGE $350,000 Loft Structure in Shadow of Wool- worth Building Burns. NEW YORK, November 1 (#).—In the shadow of the Woolworth Dullding, fire swept through a five-story loft bullding in the heart of the downtown business district tonight and spread to an adjoining structurc before it was brought under control. Four alarms summoned firemen and apparatus from a large area before it was subdued. A pall of smoke settled over City Hall Park and embers fell like rain thm::hou; the district. The elevated structure caught fire, but was saved without d Loss J h , was stimated by department officials at $350,000. St. Peter’s Church, across the street, and valuable commercial structures in the vieinity were carefully guarded during the blaze. Adopts American Plan. LONDON (#).—8imilar to the Ameri- can Legion, former service men of the Alr Force are group The ‘Bricin Lo and. an imperial sheic poised on & as its crest, ’ | resignation of Willlam A. message, e e que ha,’ meaning ‘the thing happened.’ by all the ing the then President Washington Luis, | the signal. The successful 1930—PART ONE, l DISTRICT’S LONE BALLOT BOX l HAVENNER DEFEATS STENLGE, 77 T0 33, IN FEDERATION VOTE| (Continued From Pirst Page.) Wales and Quinn, who had been nom- inated and declined. Babp and Gregory had no opponents and their re-election was unanimous. Given Advisory Post. Aside from the officers, the federa- tion also elected John A. Saul @ a member of the Citizens' Advisory Coun- cil to fill the vacancy created by the Roberts when he was appointed an assistant corporation counsel of the District. It required two ballots to elect Saul. He received five less than a majority on the initial vote. Saul had seven op- ponents, none of whom gave him a contest. Dr. Havenner, n his inaugural speech, FOREIGN QUESTIONS ENGROSS HOOVER Peril of Retaliatory Tariff Wars Is Declared Imminent Abroad. BY FREDERIC WILLIAM WILE, Hardly will the worries and anxieties incident to the congressional elections have been banished than the Hoover administration will be plunged deep into consideration of & host of per- plexing international questions. De- tached as the United States is, on the face of things, from the sorely troubled affairs of the outside world, American interests directly or indirectly are at stake in every section of the globe. Here is a tabulation of the principal prob- lems requiring our Government's close attention and wise decisions: Franco-Italian Accord Is Problem. ‘This month's session of the League of Natlons’ Disarmament Commission at Geneva, where Ambassador Gibson and his American associates will exert their influence to bring about o naval accord. t diplomatic, d financial arrangements with the new revolutionary govern- District - ge Is above as Harry M. Stull, a delegate from the Stanton Park Citizens’ Association, last night drop) his vote into the box during the balloting for officers of the Federation of Citizens' Associations. C. E. Lavigne is acting as teller. Below is Dr. George C. Havenner, who was re- elected president of the federation for a'third term. —Star Staff Photo. ns of the suffr: GUARD ARMS QUIZ FREES 15 OFFICERS Probe Continues in Disap- pearance of Machine Guns at Buffalo. By the Associated Pross. BUFFALO, N, Y, November 1.—Of 40 Comst Guardsmen under arrest in connection with the disappearance of machine guns and service revolvers from the Coast Guard headquarters in this city, the officers, 15 in number, were released tonight. Comdr. M. W. Rasmussen, in charge of the station, has submitted to Washington a full report of the affair and is continuing his investigation in the of defi- nitely fixing the responsibility. The commander is convinced the rob- bery was a ‘“combination inside and outside job,” that is, one or more Coast Guardsmen conspired with a person or nnnmol t.hlewupm‘m most my: le in the theft is the u‘r:moul E? l:ln.enure case machine ns from a busy part of the main bulfilu' ‘These guns are thought by this time to have the hands of a rum-running promised to give the same devoted in- | % terest and attention to the affairs of the federation in the coming year that he has given d his first two terms, in order, as he said, that the work of organized citizenship “may go forward to make Washington a better place in which to ilve.” Prior to the election, Dr. Havenner read his ann report to the federa- tion, which outlined the achievements of the past year. The delegates thought so much of the r:gort. they ordered it mimeographed so that copies can be sent to the constituent citizens’ associations and to members of Con- gress concemed with District affairs. Traffic Report Made. Edwin 8. Hege, who was appointed the federation’s representative on the Traffic Advisory Committee created by the Commissioners, submitted s report of the council's activities, and suggested that two of its controverted recom- mendations—the proposed increase in gasoline tax and motor vehicle regis- tration fees—be referred to the Com- mittee on Piscal Relations. The federa- tion tvymvtd his suggestion, and went a step further by instructing President Havenner to call & special meeting to consider the report of the Fiscal Rela- tions Committee on these two subjects as well as any other important commit- tee reports. Dr. Havenner plans to eall session within next sev- Delegate Clayton, the veteran eivic worker, was honored by two organisa- tions—the Chillum Heights Citizens’ Association, which presented him with | Pederal court today awarded The investigation was Wt%mnhfinm-lm b under arrest § questioned ~ WINS $150,000 SUIT NEW YORK, November 1 (P.—A of $150,000 to Byron P. picture company, in a copyright action out of use of material from an African pleture of which Mackensie owned the rights. Mackensgie charged that scenes from the picture “Heart of Africa” had been used in making “Ingagl.” ginia, West Virginia—Fair, with slowly rising temperature; tomorrow fair and Temperat; dnig ‘emperature—Midnight, 40; 2 am. 39; 4 a, 37, 6 am, 30; 8 am, 39; 10 am., 43; 12 noon, 46; 3 pm. 46; 4 p.m‘ofl; 6 pm., 45; 8 pm, 41; 10 an engraved wrist watch, and the Co-P.m. lumbia Heights Citizens’ which gave him a $25 gold piece for his | 20 years of faithful service to organized; citizenship. Clayton gave the gold piece | to the federation, and it will be deposits,| ed to its sinking fund. i VARGAS WILL Assoclation, WILL TAKE BRAZIL PROVISIONAL PRESIDENCY MONDAY (Continued Prom Pirst Page.) of Dr. Vargas, gave the history of the revolution to the Associated Press ex-| clusively today. He sald that in the March elections Dr. Vargas was legally elected, but was counted out, with the Senators and Deputies of his party, by Washington Luis. When all appeals to Con; had failed the pln?l Tor a_ revolution were begun under the direction of Aranha, The latter got in touch with former revolutionists exiled in Argentina and Uruguay, with army officers th; the counh;y‘ and local leaders of ral pa the Liberal “Aran] rranged for all the grou to begin s revolt at a give hmr's‘ Senhor Wurth said. “Armaments were bought, transports were organized, food- stuffs were concentrated and financial plans were elaborated. Then the lead- ers proceeded to decide upon the stra- tegic plan of the cam , all of them agreeing that the revolt would start October 3. “In the afternoon of that day all the radio stations and telegraph stations of | In Brazil received the ‘O que “This ci ‘was received itfes, includ- ptic me razilian aut who sent for Aranha and asked its meaning, Aranha limited his this phrase: ‘Washington Luis, thing happened.’ Lea the ent. without an idea as to the ‘:lre:'nlnl of vy reply to campaign followed.” CoMl Storage Eggs Lose Caste, : !HINOE‘AI (lA‘n.—-wmnn mhrn ew col L i Smepa Eleeil o by ;celm and pemruy‘.‘ i . hout | A the | N Hi ; hours per cent of possible of Tide Tables. (Furnished by United States Coast and Geodetlo Survey Low tide, 11:41 s.m.; high 6:17 pm. The Sun and Moon. ‘Today—Sun rose, 6:35 a.m.; sun sets, 5:08 pm. ‘Tomorrow—sSun rises, 6:36 a.m.; sun seta, 5:06 pm. Moon rises, 3:20 pm.; sets, 3:40 a.m. Automobile lamps to be lighted one- half hour after sunset. Water—Potomac and Shenandoah Rivers clear this evening. ‘Weather in Various Citles. ~Ten ture,—~ 1 U Fmineham, imarck, N 2 S SIS L R S T e 258382 fu:msss:ss:a::smmzuzzs.. SEERERs Lo S S N PSS I - in Africa. Pl it 2 Gold mines 1 mile deep are to be found W ESST a23233823 outside the service for the re- | 0¥ ments of Bolivia, Peru, Argentina and Brasil. Protection of American life and prm erty in China in consequence of new threat of a Russo-Chinese war over the Chinese Eastern Railway and pros- tive renewal of efforts to prevent tilities. Representations to Great Britain in connection with the Jewish National Home controversy. Developments in Germany, as these may affect the question of reparations under the Young plan and an eventual demand for revision of the Americans allled debt settlements. Protests of foreign countries against the new American tariff law, the possibility of reprisals against the United States. Tariff Wars Peril Imminent. Probably the most imminent issue which the President and his Secretary of State will have to confront, in the realm of foreign relations, is the peril of tariff wars. Countries which are in bitter protest against the alleged ine equalities of the Hawley-Smoot law— as Prance, for instance—have held pro- jected action in abeyance mainly in der to await the outcome of Tuesday's congressional elections in the United States. There has been such world- wide talk of sweeping Democratic vic- tories that in more than one overseas capital the impression exists that the Democrats will speedily cndo the dam- age done to foreign trade by the Re- publican tariff enactment. Doubtless Aml and Ministers stationed in Wi have informed their re- spective 'T.;v:rnmenu that & Republican presidential veto almost certainly awaits any Democratic tariff tinkering. France has prepared for submissiop to the United States Tariff Commission an of conditions which, she claims, §i substantial reduc- tions in the Hawley-Smoot rates on Prench imports into this country. The Paris government is anxious to see how much there really is in the much-dis- cussed “flexible” machinery the new law. It s to ward off as much Commission is about to set up a “re- assurance bureau” in Brussels, under of Jah‘x: F. Bethune, whose du! continued | #d promptly Miackenia | the against Congo Pictures Ltd., a motion | The and which form an important item in trade with the Uni States. For the present the Hoover adminis- Teason to “reorientate” :rh:ui.!nlm.lnhohl in and nd ; South American fll “mm District of Columbia, Maryland, Vir- | disa) Temperats Gate Tast your— ure same ast Highess 76, Towest, 60, debtedn Stlons, paiitionlly end restored. - German Unrest Threatens U. §, itical unrest, with nd normal sit; economically, be N hu:nm:.m, with conse- leman war &gtorl for & nvmonz’t B B o o us res incipal nts. Dr. lchuhma bel! with his subtle suggestions about many's ineapacity to meet You: Beniehts present fee i 's presen ‘mission America is to “create atmosphere,” 2 the Germans say, for Young plan re- vision under the blessings of United States. The State has just taken occasion to remind terested quarters that the Hmer-)‘l‘:n‘:n policy :: n:fil‘;" zp':cnuma and war debts propositions still stands. o P (Copyright, 1930.) —— WEAPONS CAUSE ARRESTS Four Held When Autos Yield Sub- Machine Gun and Pistols. MACON, Ga., November 1 o Three men and a woman, whom:‘vo their addresses as Chi ), Were ar- . & sub. mn{hl:ehm wg:.u;’r:' - gun a automatic pistols - At pisf in their two auto Police said ve their nantes as Arthur Schults, Seifert, C. L. Pace and Beatrice Leonard. Seifert showed a bill of sale for one of the automobiles. Chief of Police Ben T. Watkins :mdm‘ lehu!-!:. umnylu he was run- liquor ‘machine pistols were “only for -u-cug.-“. ..