Evening Star Newspaper, November 13, 1930, Page 1

> Closing N. Y. Markets, Pages13,14 & 15 Entered No. 31,607. second class matier post office. Washington. . D, C. - S0 REFUGEES GE 70 LA N FLIHT * FROM STRKE HOB flwo Americans and Other Foreign Residents Killed or Wounded. U. S. ENVOY DEMANDS PROTECTION BE GIVEN Head of One Bashed and Another Is Beheaded After Being Slain in Peru. By the Associated Press. LIMA, Peru, November 13.—Three hundred foreign refugees from the An- dean mining flelds, jammed like cattle into a three-car railroad train, reached here today from Malpaso, where two Americans were killed in a labor riot yesterday. They came into a city whose trans- portation facilities were paralyzed by a general strike, bringing a vivid story of armed clashes in which at least a dozen ‘workmen were killed and more than a R engineer of thelr train told how engineer of 0 the rioters, having wounded John W. Chapman of Chicago, 8 mine employe, bashed in his head with rocks; of how, having killed E. L. Tripary, an Ameri- can storekeeper, they beheaded his bedy. ‘The firsi refugee train, in charge of a haggard engineer, had started out from Malpaso with less than 200, but had picked up the rest en route. Fleeing Refugees Fight Police. ¢ points a lice guerd had A S trolling the crowds & hard time con! which tried to board the train in a to flee from danger. At Casapalca station t“thm that the hole town was at the railroad tracks i to climb aboard and motnted eeive the best protection possible. The s q:;umnee lasted two ‘WILL PROTECT AMERICANS. Peru Gives Assurance to United States After Disorders Occur. ¢ By the Associated Press. * *The Peruvian government sent word $o the State Department today that lives and property would be protected during the current e. * SEVEN PUPILS HURT Hundreds Killed, Town Is Deéstroyed In Burma Storm By the Assoclated Press. LONDON, November 13.—An Ex- change Telegraph dispatch from Rangoon today reported that hun- dreds of lives were lost in a cyclone which wiped out the town of Kyauk- Pyu, on the west coast of Lower® Burma. All buildings were reported de- stroyed, trees uprooted and vessels in the harbor carried out to sea. ‘The news agency reported that all communications had been cut. Reports to the news agency said one steamship had sunk. It was feared that many villages in the neighborhood were utterly destroyed. The homeless were reported to number thousands and relief work was in progress. PREMIERS PUT OFF DECISION ON TRADE Vital Issues of British Em- pire Left to Future Conference. By the Associated Press. LONDON; November 13.—Important economic issues before the Imperial Conference, it was stated in highest circles today, will not be decided upon at the present gathering, which ends % H § 358 s & sfs sialt he WASHINGTON, D. C, 60 OR MORE KILLED AS 10 HOUSES FALL - DURING LANDSLIDE Crushed by Tons of Debris in Early-Morning Disaster at Lyons, France. 19 FIREMEN, 7 POLICEMEN DIE iN RESCUE EFFORT Victims Caught Asleep in Rooms. Few Leap to Safety—Bodies of 8 Found—38 in Hospital, LYON, France, November 13 (#). —The Hospital Des Chazeaux and surrounding districts were evacuated late today in fear of further land- slides, which already have taken be- tween 60 and 100 lives in this city. By the Associated Press. LYONS, France, November 13.—A catastrophic landslide taking the lives of between 60 and 100 persons has thrown the entire city of Lyons into mourning. In the dead of last night practically the entire Fourviere Hill, surmounted by the noble basilica of St. Jean, slid in the city proper, bringing 10 houses down in ruins. This afternoon, more than 12 hours after the first of three recurrent col- lapses, three bodies, including those of two firemen, had been recovered and 11 injured had been taken to & hos- lt‘ll. ‘Twenty-seven: unhurt Fut bty shaker, Wi, Her el caved Herriot Asks Engineers. He sent in an urgent call to uarters at Grenoble, asking of engin army that two be dis- patched to Lyons immediately to lead volupteer rescue ' parties no ganized to a certain extent. § i 0 ks i Hitde » g by recent heavy rains, gave way and the India | walls tumbled about them. Twelve M’KINLEY-EASTERN TO AID UNEMPLOYED High School Teams to Give Re- ceipts From Tuesday’s Game ! to Jobless. ‘The proceeds from the championship- deciding foot ball game between Mc- Kinley and Eastern High Schools Tues- day will be given to any official fund which may be established for the relief of the unemployed, it was announced this afternoon by Stephen E. Kramer, first assistant superintendent in charge through the » BY DYNAMITED STUMP |s:tue Frackin Kemisisiration Two May Die From Injuries as Tree | 35, Crashes Through Roof of Rural School. By the Associated Press. mou Buildings Give Way. ing. Dulding, weakened. by’ oafiepee. of within & hundred yards of the scene were evacuated. ‘The disaster occurred on a steep, hilly street in the old St. Jean quarter behind the cathedral. When the first rescue squad was (Continued on Page 3, Column 8.) TWO KILLED BY MARINES Sons of Sandino’s Principal Aide Reported Victims in Nicaragua. MEXICO CITY, November 13 (#).— Representatives of the Nicaraguan in- surgent chieftain, Augustino Sandino, that P ., and Vie- cipal aide, Pedro Altamirano, had Eeen killed in a fight with United States Marines. Another son, Melecio, was said to have been severely wounded in the en- counter, which centered about the Alta- irano homs T o S DO-X HOPS TOMORROW Third Stage of Journey to U. 8. to Take Plane to Bordeaux. CALSHOT, England, November 13 (#). —The German seaplane DO-X. will | leave tomorrow morning for Bordeaux, next stop on its projected flight to New York from Altenrhein, Switserland. from re-fue! and and officers took life easy today. POWERFUL AIR BEACON TO TOP ALEXANDRIA MASONIC TEMPLE crushed | Huge Lantern Costing $17,000, Gift of Grand Chapter of e|erty. Playford’s 1f | sible fracture of the THURSDAY, MAN KILLS THREE CHILDREN AND SELF Uniontown, Pa., Banker’s Wife Also Critically Wound- ed While in Bed.. By the Assoclated Press. UNIONTOWN, Pa., November 13— Three children were shot and killed today by their father, R. W. Playford, 55, a prominent Uniontown lawyer and banker, who then killed himself, ap- by | parently while suffering under the de- lusion that the family was facing pov- wife was wounded, probably fatally. ‘The dead, besides the father, are Nancy, 13; Margaret, 10, and Pauline; 9. Mrs. Playford, 45, before her marriage }|to Playford was Nancy Stirling, mem- | 2 & .| Pilots of American Legion L - i H E £, § EIp i i 3 LA fak f L] B the 1 Bank of Fay- . He also was a director of bank. g2 Believed Insane, Priends of the family said Playford m“ufl recently that he feared he g0 _insane because of business worries. He was quoted as saying that his family ’Ffllht have to go “to the PO Despite these expressions of fear, insanity. such that ;‘!:ll:l‘sm i’ o oo <ot not live. was not taken to a hos- ?uu.-o ical was her wound. The wo oldest children and Playford _;g; parently were killed instantly. youngest child lived for a short time. Was Studying Lesson. tered and fired a into her head. A bed light was (Continued on Page 2, Column 6.) Three Hurt ia Crash. ‘The most mm Ho:rlm with a pos- ull. Present Needs Buying is an everyday necessity. Our present needs are just as great as they ever were. By purchasing each day its full quota of needed articles, you join profitably in the “Buy Now” cam- paign. Present buying problems are economically solved by making your purchase plans from advertisements “ap- pearing in The Star. Yesterday’s Advertising Fheni WITH SUNDAY MORNING Silence of Witness Explained As Death Takes Him in Chair By the Assoclated Press. CHICAGO, November 13.— John W. Glover, 73, was on the witness stand in court yesterday testifying on his divorced wife’s gh‘n to $11,000 worth of prop- y. Mrs. Glover's attorney fired a question at the witness. He made no reply. A court attendant walked up to touch him, but still there was no mzly;:lom examination revealed the reason for his failure to re- DOUBLE GRASHENDS ENDURANCE: FLIGHT - Escape and Refuelers Get """ Ducking in Bay. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, November 13.—An at- tempt to shatter the world airplane en- Legion burn ding and its refueling ship, Miss Queen, fell info Jm“r{.u Bay near the Jamaica Sea Atrpor Capt. John 8. Donaldson, Siingared, but s Coophet jur co-pilot, Weimer, former war fiyer, suffered a broken ankle and lacerations. Charles Soule, pilot of the refueling plane, and George Adams, his assistant, on the hose, were drenched, but were pulled out of the water uninjured. Ignitéd in Landing. ‘The American Legion ran out of gas and was forced down on the edge of the airport, catching fire as it landed on a cement roadway. It was com- PIolies Qucen st & wing agd its land een a Wi - ing gear as it settled down in the marshes of the bay. Its motor appar- ently was not well warmed up and re- fused to function after the ship got into the air. Capt. Donaldson said after the double crash that lack of gas and a heavy fog were responsible for the accident to the American Legion. As early as 1 o’clock, he said, he radioed the mother plane to ascend with fuel and it obeyed. Soule and Adams had just got into the air when their plane refused to function and settled toward the water. ” Rellef Attempt Late. About five hours later a ueol:'dnghm was sent aloft to make contact the American Legion, but it was too late. The endurance ship engine began to sputter and Capt. Donaldson glided down. As the plane hit the roadway the lm%fiu was torn off and the ship burst flames. Donaldson and ‘Weimer scrambled out. The American Legion had flown 16 hours toward the record of 647 hours set by Dale Jackson and Forrest O'Brine last Summer when the mishap occurred. DOG HOWLS FOR HELP WHILE TWO MEN PERISH Master and Companion Found Dying of Poison in Automobile Parked in Residence Street. By the Associated Press. ST. LOUIS, November 13.—A small house to ng Star, NOVEMBER 13, 1930—FIFTY-SIX PAGES, SHOWDOWN IN 1932 FOR DRY LAW SEEN Either Strict Party Issue or National Referendum Fore- cast as Objective. By the Associated Press. A climax in 1932 for prohibition’s career in national politics appeared to- day the objective both of its opponents and some of its supporters. Either as an issue between the parties in the presidential election or in the form of a popular referendum, a 1932 showdown has been advocated in state- ments frem both wets and drys in Con- gress. Now it has developed some of the prohibition-supporting bers of the President’s Law Enforcement Com- mission would like an expression of popular sentiment on the dry law, after it has had 10 years of trial, ‘astounding” things ve been fength of indicating, what. concision o ical what conclusion the surprises led to. Home Wine Studied Anew. In the meantime the Department of Justice is studying anew just how much latitude the prohibition laws give the men who make wine at home. Its attitude on the question of fruit juices in the home has not changed since 1926, Attorney General Mitchell said today, but & new factor has arisen which is not covered by previous state- ments of policy. This the sale of grape concentrate, which becomes wine after fermentation. Col. Amos W. W. Woodcock, director of &mhlbm«m enforcement, returned to Washington yesterday for confer- ences with Mr. Mitchell on the grape concentrate and other questions. Mitchell referred today to a Supreme Court lon, handed ":‘ovll‘x’:' lnm.l;:; uary, 1926, as represen af toward home w\nap-m-xm'. ‘The ruling ok Dt b matnchines Dt jul inhhm;gme!orhumweuuv h process leuulredtnunohou. not: of fermentat om’uwrelfl fonal dry agen! It has been approved by ¢ Bureau. Yesterday Representative Beedy, Re- , & su| of pro- n Joined those favoring a every cit, Ll WEST POINT READY 10 MEET NAVY IN POST-SEASON GAME Gen. Smith Proposes Jobless Benefit, With Eligibility Rules Omitted. DECEMBER 6 SUGGESTED AS DATE OF CONTEST UP) Means Associated Annapolis Is Advised of Offer by Wire From Chief of Mili- tary Academy. By the Assoclated Press. ‘WEST POINT, N. Y., November 13.— West Point is ready to play the Navy in a post-season foot ball game at New York December 6, Maj. Gen. Willlam R. Smith, superintendent of the Mili- tary Academy, announced today. has so advised the Naval Academy's superintendent by telegraph. Navy it the éacae e & Mvt of mm to the for the with all From Press to Home Within the Hour” The Star's carrier: system covers \ y block and the regular edi- tion is delivered to Washington homes as fast as the papers are printed. Yesterday’s Circulation, 114,072 press. TWO - CENTS. GLASS CHALLENGES HOOVER T0 LINE UP 6..0.P. INCOALITION Virginia Senator Knows No Democrats Who Are for Extra Session. PRESIDENT HAS ASKED ROBINSON TO CO-OPERATE- Passage of Supply Bills and Aid for Jobless at Once, Kdmin- clal He ‘unempls of eligibility or the existence | of any differences between the old rivals to be wiped out in the interests of the emergency. Navy previously expressed willingness to meet Army in a benefit contest, but gn:ln tflled no formal proposal with West oint, y Army, Decem- ber 6, conflicts with Navy's sched: game with Pennsylvania at Philadel- phia, but it was pointed out here that the Neavy-Penn contest was CUBA TO SUSPEND ITS CONSTITUTION Decree Awaits Publication to Be- come Effective Throughout Republic. it FAMILY OF THRE THOUGHT POISONED s Father and Mother Unconscious, Little Girl Tells of Being Made to Swallow Pills, By the Associated Press. DETROIT, November 13.—A family of three wes taken to Receiving Hos- pital early today, spparently poisoned, and police began an investigation, the early of which lef puzzled serious condition that no extended examination could be made. ccied, bt The ‘only lormatins o , lorma - emudobfln!mherwmmr "erludmven her “pills” for several o and cries hout ~the Moans night caused neighbors to the jani- morme.mcmwmmm% ers lived. Hsmhzmm the door. SAY GASTON B. MEANS SPIED ON COMMUNISTS National Civic Federation Is Claim- ed to Have Hired Ex-Department of Justice Agent as Investigator. By the Associated Press. vict, had em- as an investigator of Communists or more than a year by the National | 8 Civic Federation. Means «a|SISTERS FILE SUIT TO BREAK WILL DISPOSING OF $350,000 Contest Charges Undue Influence on Part of Secretary Left Bulk of Estate. Sattoully T B s cas’ srer tly from ly car, polsoning, and called police. Both died en route to a . A bottle 'VIENNA, November 13 (#).—Mgr. Dr. ine 1« mmh i i i i i i iy : 4 o if ¥ % £ 2 '§' z? R £ Eézi i 8E £ PLUNGE INTO WATER Efforts of Brother-in-Law to Res- cue Her at Norfolk, Va., Are Fruitless. H i ? g i FefE