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MURRAY BACKERS 1055 HAT IN RING White House Boost for ‘Alfal- fa Bill’ Loudly Cheered at Reunion in Texas. | By the Associated Press. ‘WEATHERFORD, Tex., August 15.— ‘The appearance of Gov. W. H. Murray of Oklahoma yesterday at the Parker County Old Settlers’ Reuniod assumed the aspects of a boom for his candidacy for the Demoratic presidential nomina- tion. He was introduced by R. H. Hood, & boyhood friend, as the “man who ought to be, and probably will be, on the next National Democratic ticket—the one and only Alfalfa BilL"” At the conclusion of an address the crowd cheered loudly the proposal of | Hood that voters “send Murray to the presidency.” The Oklahoma Govemm" was given & hat woven of Parker County | straw, and persons close to Mr. Murray | immediately tossed it into the center | of the platform from which the speeches ‘were made, Hits Cowardice In Politics. The Governor, who attended school in Parker County as a boy, decried | “cowardice in politics” and declared he intended to exercise his _executive powers to obtain justice for “the little man,” adding “even if they send me to | jail for contempt of court.” “Business means profits, but govern- ment means justice at any cost,” he sal d. 1 “I am opposed to the powers of the State being nullified by inferior Fed- eral courts. There is a twilight zone between State and Federal powers that must be wiped out. Then we will know where jurisdiction lies in controlling the great corporations. Sees Need of Leaders. “Whenever a great corporation at- tempts to oppress the people of my State I'll call out the National Guard to protect the people from corporate 'r?'om,sma of the great captains of industry the United States has now no leaders other than demagogues. “We should hfiv‘! leld;l;l D{l infkéll- e and statecraft capable of master- .fiscthe machine before it destroys us. ey must be big enough to give the farmer a return for his labor. “Christ ran the money changers out of the temples. The speculators should be run out of our Government. Blue- sty laws should pe applied to Stock Exchange operations.” RAIL RATE HEARINGS T0 BE FINISHED SOON I C. C. Expecting to Conclude Testimony of Opponents by End of Next Week. | ‘The Interstate Commerce Commis sion expects to conclude by the end of next week the hearing of testimony from Eastern shipping and other in- tercsts oppased to the 15 crease in freight rates railroads. .« ! No hearings were held by mission here today. Protests and paper, granite, oil refining sand and gravel interests were heard at yesterday's session. VWlmmdM increased freight Tates cause losses instead of for the raflroads and would divert to lon facilities. cent in- ed by the the com- from practices regarding te &Iflted industrial plants. Hearings on e question ‘open September 16 i1 Boston. "This phase is part of the investigation af raiirosd menagement, practices the commission _announced six weel Siter the Taiiroads had asked a frelght rate increase. SR G el PAINTERS’ WAGE SCALE OF $11 A DAY UPHELD BY DOAK | (Continued From Page.) vealed, it was learned, that a majority of the painters were brought here from New York City by Morris. ‘Washington workmen, to obtain paint jobs from the Alliance Construction Co., | found it necessary to_ use fictitious names and claim New York residence, | it was sald. ' This part of the report, sald to have been rendered by Labor officials, llso‘ coincides with the complaint flled by | the union. A number of disputes over wages on | Government operations have developed | on-Davis act was passed, | the Labor Depariment bringing about volun- | tary adjustments | Afte nion labor leaders petitioned | Labor Department to act in this | Morris of the Alliance Co. issued | @ statement contending that whereas | the open shop rate here for painters was 90 certs an hour or $7.20 a day, be was paying per cent of his men $1 an hour or $8 a day, 40 per cent of his men $10 a day and some painters h as $12 & day. principal argument made by | was that the Federal Govern- ment itself was emnploying painters at the rate of $7.20 & day. Using this contention that the . shop painters in ss than what he was paying, Morris insisted he was pay- ing more than the wage law required. The contract held by the Alllance Cor Co. provides for payment work. It specifies e feet of plaster g be given five coats | | e ruct y of the ment Com- mittee, who made an unofficial investi- he matter, Teported that he recelied many complaints that Washington workmien were discrim- inated sgainst by the col n em- | plovment of men on the § One of the purposes of the Bacon- Paiis law was to stop the practice of itinesant contra employing « trav- eling crew moving from < to city » gaining contradts for Governme.:t work, being able to submit | low bids by paying lower scales of | wages then prevailed in such localities. | Senator Becomes “Puddler Jim* Again On Workman’s Dare By the Associated Press. | Judge Schuldt. | so-called “higt THE EVENING Bicentennial Medal Chosen COMMISSION PICKS WORK HE United States George Wash- ington Bicentennial Commis- sion announted today it had definitely seleoted the official George Washington Commemo- rative Medal, to be used in connection with the celebration of the 200th an- niversary of the birth of the first Presi- dent, in 1932, The winning design, submitted , by Mrs. Laura Gardin Fraser, New York sculptor, features on its observe side the head of Washington and on its reverse side shows @& symbolic figure of liberty and the inscription, “Proclaim Liberty Throughout the Land.” ‘Winners in essay and oratorical con- tests held in connection with the 1932 | celebration will be awarded the medals as {:rlnu by the commission. Only con- ributions of the highest distinction will merit award. Mrs. Fraser's design was accepted OF MRS. LAURA G. FRASER. —Underwood Photo. from a number of models submitted by some of America's leading sculptors. The competition was held under the supervision of the Medal Ad Com- the United States George Bicentennial Commission, Robert J. Grant, director of the mint; Charles Moore, chairman of the National Commission of Fine Arts; Representative Sol Bloom, associate di- ' rector, and Pref. Albert Bushnell Hart, | historian _of the George Washington Bicentennial Commission, are members. The winning design was chosen by = g:;ed Chester French, Her- wn Adl.lnl‘.n:arldo mt‘;‘gg‘lA. A. ‘einman, Was unan! ap- oved by the National Cfinm!nzn: g’ ine Arts. ‘This medal will be produced for the commission by the United States mint under the supervision of Director Grant, | | DELEGATES SAIL WITHOUT GANDHI Indians to Attend Parley at London, Depressed by Withdrawal. By the Associated Press. BOMBAY, India, August 15.—Under dripping clouds and in a melancholy atmosphere, 27 delegates, including sev- eral princes, sailled for England today without Mahatma Gandhi to attend the second round table conference on In- dian affairs. Mahatma Awaits Arrest. Most of them seemed dej the Mahatma was not a fei that “desp fack he holds radi- , for ite the fac b ‘c:ly different political doctrines they respect him as the leader of the com- le. They will arrive in Lon- time for the meeting of the Committee on Se] England’s invita- gty St e, unless his grievances are satisfied, dis- overnight to his retreat at where he announced he would stay until “the government puts me in prison.” Hopes for Compromise. Conspicuous among the delegates was Mooltan Sparu Jayakar, whose frantic eleventh-hour efforts failed to compose the differences between Gandhi and Viceroy Willingdon. “It is that relatively minor issues were wed at the last moment to wreck the chances of Gandhi’s pres- conference,” he d will ultimately its, who, in view of their master's mflfl. will be spared the spells of seasickness during the present violent monsoon on the heaving Arabian Sea. VAGRANCY DRIVE HIT BY DISMISSAL Case of “Dutch” Irwin Is Dropped and Twelve Other Defendants against 3 inent in local sporting circies, in a Fo- | lice Curt trial today, it appeared prob- able that the District government would drop similar charges against 12 other | reputed gamblers arrested two months | ago in & drive by headquarters detec- [ | tives. Judge Gus A. Schuldt dismissed the case against lrwin upon recommenda- ton of Defense Attcrney Charles E. Ford immediately afier Government witnesses had tesiified and without ihe defense introducing any testimony Detectives Murphy and Dalglish said they had seen Irwin “loitering” the coner of Fourteenth and 1 streets on several occasions prior to the arrest. Once, they said, he got out of an ex- pensive automobile. Attorney Ford's contention that the charge of “living without work” men- | tiched in the official court papers was not a violation bf the law was upheld by The vagrancy drive was instituted by police to harrass the r-ups” in local gamb- ling circles. While charges against the other 12 have not been definitely dropped, it was expected that the cor- | poration counsel’s office, by whom the | | cases are prosecuted, will take this ac- | tion within the next few days. MELLON LEAVES NAPLES NAPLES, August 15 (). —Andrew W. Mellon, American Secretary of the Treasury, sailed for New York today on board the liner Conte Biantamano. The steamer brought him here yester- day and he spent the rest of the day seeing the sights of Naples. BAND CONCERTS. By the United States Soldiers’ Home Band this evening at the bandstand at £:30 o'clock. John Zimmermann, band- master, Anton Pointner, assistant. eh, “The Thunderer”. ... Sousa Overture, “Marriage of Pigaro”. . Mozart Duet for flute and horn, "Eml’cnldt.x':1 Musiclans Prexioso and Formoso Seiection from grand opera, "I Lem- dley | News, Valse de concert, “Invitation to the Dance P veneass.VOR Weber Finale, “The Square ai Compass,” - Cobb “The Star Spangled Banner.” By the United States Army Band this t the United States Capitol, at . Willlam Stannard, leader, MENOCAL CAPTURED WITH 12 AIDES BY CUBAN FEDERALISTS on and that they would not make peace until President Machado resigns and constitutional guarantees are restored. ‘While army arters reported the subduing of groups of rebels in Santa Clara Province, other reports said surgents guerrilla war in raids on Yateras, te Province, and Baez, Santa Clara. Insurgents Burn Cafe. At Yateras insurgents burned a cafe after emptying it of provisions. Horses | and provisions were seized at Baez, not far from vfi:e int where rebels recently fired & ral '?m and station. The City of Havana resumed its Mid- summer quiet, and little, if , diffi- culty was foreseen for landing pris- oners, although the city and all of the nation remained under martial law. An official statement listed 40 engage- ments between government and rebel troops since the revolution got under {way Saturday. Belief was general that this number would be increased before word of the surrender reached rebel forces in outlying districts. Deaths of 64 insurgents and 4 ernment soldiers were side counting 11 woun UPRISING TO CONTINUE. gov- listed, with each ded. Cuban Junts Head Denies Capture Ends | Revolt. NEW YORK, August 15 ().—Dr. Domingo Mendez Capote, delegate gen- eral of the Cuban rebels, said today that the uprising would continue despite the capture of Gen. Mario G. Menocal. “The revolution is a movement of the people and does not depend on the suc- cess of chieftains,” he said. “There is s similarity between the present revclt and the Cuban War for Independence against Spain, waged in 1898. ‘ Like Independence War. “We must recall that during our war for independence great leaders fell on the fleld of battle, men like Jose Marti and Jose and Antonio Maceo, but each tragedy of the war increased the ardor and courage of each man under arms until nce was achieved. . revolution will not end until it has fulfilled its purpose to end the oligarchical _and tyrannical rule of Machado and of his Congress.” Assisting the junta in New York is Senorita Carmen Mendieta, whaose father, Col. Carios Mendieta was cap- tured with Menocal. Not Actual Field Leaders. ‘Members of the revolutionary delega- | tion argued that if Menocal and Men- | dicta had fallen prisoners in Pinar Del | Rio it was an indication they were not | actual fleld leaders. “Col. Aurelio Hevia, Dr. Fernando | { Mendez Penate and Dr. Miguel Mariano | Gomez are at the head of armed con- | tingents,” sald one member. “They ap- parently have been doing the fighting and will continue to wage a bitter strug- gle to the end. If any one of the three | is taken he knows it means death.” MINOR AIDES RUN U. S. DEPARTMENTS; CHIEFS ARE SCARCE | | ' | | —(Conlinued Prom Pirst Page.) The Navy took orders from a sevent in-succession, the Army from & sixth. A fourth Assistant Secretary, Harvey H. Bundy, held sway in the State De- partment. Secretary Stimson and Pirst Assistant Carr were in Europe, Undersecretary Castle was resting in Virginia, and Assistant Secretary White on a vacation Assistant Secretary Lowman was Acting Secretary of Treasury in ab- sence of Secretary Mellon, who sailed today from Prance, and Undersecre- tary Mills, taking a short rest in New- | port. | | Maj. Gen. Charles H. Bridges, ad- | | jutant general, became Acting Secre- tary of War in the absence of Secre- | | tary Hurley, bound for the Philippines. Assistant Secretaries Payne and David- | son are out of town, and Gen. Douglas MacArthur, chief of staff, s Europe- bound. | Set: W. Richardson, Assistant At- torney General for public lands, was monarch of all he surveyed in the | Justice Department. Attorney General Mitchell was en route to New England, and the two next-ranking are-tn vaca- tion First Assistant Postmaster General Arch Coleman presided over the Post Office Department in_the absence of Postmaster General Brown, voyaging t San Francisco. Promoted from captain to rear ad- tl miral less than three months ago, Sam- |uel M. Robinson became Acting Secre- |tary of the Navy at the departure of Assistantt Secretary Jahncke for to- day's twin ship launching at Newport Va. Secretal was to |remain until Monday on the Massa- chusetts coast, and Assistant Secretary t[x'ld L Ingalls was in Cleveland. Ad- miral Pratt, chief of Naval tions, | and three ranking bureau chiefs were on inspection tours and vacations. ‘Wilbur Touring Parks. John H. Edwards, Assistant Secretary, ensconsed behind the totem the Interior i 3 &5 eool spot.” D. C, SATURDAY, Midget STAR, WASHINGTO: FOURTH MAN HELD AUGUST 15, 193I. Challenges the Giants IN'TORCH KILLINGS |Part, if Any, of Gun Suspect and Judge’s Niece in Gang Sought. By the Associated Press ANN ARBOR, Mich, August 15.—A fourth man and & woman were in cus- tody as officers sought to reveal the full criminal activities of three torch slayers who killed two voung couples and burned their bodies to conceal a petty robbery. The woman, Catherine Keller, 25,/ niece of a late municipal judge of Ypsilanti, Mich,, is said by at least one of the killers to have been with them | when they shot and bludgeoned their | young victims to death and burned their automobile last Tuesday morning. 8he denies it and insists she parted from Fred S8mith, her sweetheart, and | one of the killers, and Frank Oliver | and David Blackstone, the others, sev- | eral hours before the robbery and the brutal murders that followed. In her possession, however, was found a pistol, which officers seid they belleved was used in the slayings, bloody clothing belonging to Smith and | some blood-spattered newspapers. EN O. HOWARD of St. Louis wi ‘Trophy Race at the National g‘u other events, was mace by plane. in five air race events and SMALL PLANE ENTERED IN NATIONAL AIR RACES. ill drive this midget plane, with its 80-horsepower engine, in the Thompson Air Races, in Cleveland, Ohio, September 7. The Howard in his back yard. third in the Thompson Trophy Race last year. Gun Irvolves Fourth Man. It is the gun that involves Howard Forwalter, 24, also of Ypsilanti, who is held for investigation. He has identi- fled it a3 being In Smith's possession as late as Tuesday morning, officers said, and added they had evidence indicating | he had supplied the weapon. Prosecutor Albert J. Rapp of Washte- naw County and other officers ques- tioned the slayers at length yesterday in Michigan State prison, at Jackson, where they are starting sentences of four life ferms each. The questioning was designed to determine the connec- tion, if any, of the woman and For-. walter with the murders and to ascer- tain whether they comprise the gang which has preyed upon ‘“petting parties” for months, assaulting one young woman. After 10 hours of interrogation, Pros- ecutor Rapp said he had made “a little progress” and expected to resume the EATH OF VETERA * WRITER I SUDOEN |Archibald M. Jamieson, Na- | tive of Michigan, Had Been Resident 20 Years. | Archibald M. Jamieson, veteran Wash- ington newspaper man and for more | than eight years a member of the repor- questioning today. torial staff of the Washington Times, led in rgetown University Hospital Blind Pigs Are Raided. early today after being suddenly siricken That portion of the killers' confes- | With acute indigestion at home sions which indicated bootleg liquor ac- | the Tokio Apartments, 3228 Hiatt place, counted for the savagery with which |Guring the night. He was 46 years old. they murdered Thomas Wheatley, Harry | Mr. Jamieson had been engaged in Lore, Vivian Gold and Anna May Har- | Dewspaper work in this city for more rison precipitated raids on blind pigs |than 20 years. He was at work yester- |INJUNCTION FORBIDS CIRCUS MEN TO HALT SHIPMENT BACK HOME LABOR WILL URGE ~ INJUNCTION LAW |Green Announces Plan Is | Major Portion of Legis- lative Program. | __ (Continued From Pirst Page) | |large police guard was keeping close watch. | Immediately after the signing of the | decree, leaders of the troupers had said | they would offer no resistance to the | property being moved, but that they would not lift a finger in assistance. ‘The 400 employes of the show have been stranded in Washington for two , without funds and with from | five to eight weeks back pay owed them. The injunction contained a provision that the show train would not pull out tonight until a reasonable time had | elapsed after the conclusion of the | By the Assoctated Press. ATLANTIC CITY, N. J., A The major po of the ugust 15— rtion of the legislative American Federation of program benefit performance to be given at the | Labor this year avowedly will be the | Washington Auditorium, so s to allow movement for the enactment of a bill the troupers to go back to Oklahoma | &t the next session of Congress to g with the show If they wished. |ate the use of injunctions in labor dis- Justice Cox displayed great reluct- | Putes. ance to signing the injunction, but said | This was announced last night by he saw no other course open to him. | William Green, president of the federa- “The situation of the defendant is such |tion, after yesterday's session of the all over the county yesterday. Otis Oden, 40, from whom the slay- ers said they obtained their liquor, was arrested late last night as he was Jeav- ing for Warren, Mo. He was char with prohibition law violation, but ‘dly. and apparently in good health. Native of Michigan, | . A native of Grand Rapids, Mich., Mr. | Jamieson was graduated from the Uni- | versity of Michigan and came to this | as to make a strong appeal to the | "2Ra arouse o desire to aftord. them | every remedy possible under the circum- | stances, This situation is apparently due to the inability of the Western Prosecutor Rapp said he would ques-|city as a reporter on the Washington | Show Co., Inc., the alleged lessee of tion him concerning his knowledge of | Post. Since then he had worked for | the show, to pay their wages or further other crimes attributed to the killers and their suspected confederates. SLAIN ARMY CAPTAIN BURIED IN ARLINGTON | Capt. William F. Norman Killed ' the in Disput¢ With Doorman, Given Last Rites. The body of Capt. Willlam Prank Norman, former special assistant to the Attorney General, who was mur- dered in a dispute with a colored door- man in front of the Wardman Park | Hotel Wednesday, was buried with full military honors in Arlington National Cemetery this afterncon. Funeral serv- ices were held at Hysong's funeral chapel, 1300 N_street Honorary pallbearers were Gov. Rob- ert A. Cooper, South Carolina; Judge Charles E. Lobdell, Kansas; Judge J. J. Lynch, Chattanooga, Tenn.; Timothy Ansberry, Hugh O'Bear, George B Kennedy and Walter E. Barton, Wash- ington: 'Representative Samuel D. Mec- Reynolds, Tennessee, and A. K. Bojsen, consul from Denmark. Active pallbearers were Joseph V. Moran, C. R. Heflin, Donald MecKellar, Maj. J. L. Fort, Osgood Roberts, Ram- say Clayton, Maj. R. 8. Lytle and Douglas Couts Capt. Norman is survived by a brother, Capt. L. S. Norman, Fort Douglass, Utah; three nieces, Mrs. Edward H. Steere, Asheboro, N Margaret Norman, Detroit, Mich., and Evelyn Wehunt, Chattanooge, and two nephews, J. J. McDonald, Chattanooga, Francis Norman, Detroit. and | | various other newspapers and news serv- ices, including the Baltimore Sun, International News Service and the | Central News Service. He had specialized as a political writer and was well versed in politics. He had served in a number of capaci- ties since being with the Washington | Times, including those of assistant city {editor and acting dramatic editor. He was a member of the Press Gallery at Capitol. Covered White House. Mr. Jamieson was a White House correspondent for a number of years and was representative of the Inter- national News Service at the White | House during the greater part of the World War. He also was cne of the | correspondents who went to Vera Oruz, Mexico, with the American Fleet, when President Wilson ordered the fleet to Mexican waters in 1914. Mr. Jamieson was & member of the National Press Club. He is survived by his widow, Mi Olive Jamieson, to whom he was m ried in 1913; three sons, Mitchell, Bal- lard and Jhilllp Jamieson: his mother, Mrs. Isabelle Jamieson, and a sister, Mrs. Arthur Cahill, the latter of New York. Funeral services will be held Tues- day. | 1 MISS LOEW TO MARRY NEWPORT, R. I, August 15 () — Miss Florence J. Loew, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. Goadby Loew of New York City, and granddaughter of the late George F. Baker, noted financier, (il be married here’ todsy to Robert| on application of mere creditors who | - o T N adeionia. | have no len and have not reduced | E. Strawbridge Jr. Rev. Stanley C. Hughes, assisted by Rev. Samuel §. Drury, rector of St Paul's School, Concord, N. H., will of- | ficiate. President’s Cousin Weds MISS EDITH HARVEY MARRIES IN IOWA. RESIDENT HOOVER’'S cousin, Harbit were married at Friends’ The Rev. Guy W. Harvey, faf A number of President Hoover’ attended the ceremonies. atne” ither of ‘s relatives from The bride is the closest Miss Edith Harvey, and Willlam Glen Church, West Branch, Iowa, last Sunday. the bride, performed the ceremony. Marshalltown and Legrande of the Presi- new! the | | operate the show. | ““The court does not believe that a | receivership would be effective or that it would be to the best interest of the | employes. All would benefit by get- | ting the show out of Washington as | soon as possible. | Judge Explains Decision. “In refusing receivership, as requested | by attorneys for employes of the show, | the court is moved by two considera- | tlons, one practical and one legal. “PFirst, a receivership would be futile, | except that it might force the owners | Ito compromise, but this would be in the nature of the court forcing a settiement, which it will not do. If the remedy | was one which would produce results the court would not hesitate in granting | the receivership. The court cannot operate the circus, | from one city to another; the ex) | of holding it here would be prohibitive, ince a large rent would have to be paid nd the men and stock fed; a forced | sale would result in a great sacrifice of the actual value of the property; if the property were sold these men would be turned out homeless on the streets of Washington, and the employes them- selves would not benefit from a recefver- | ship since the proceeds from s sale | would not be distributed to them for | an extended period of time, due to the | litigation among creditors which un- | doubtedly would follow. ' Men Will Get $800 Fund. | “Considering the legal aspect, the Equity Court cannot appoint a receiver their claims to judgment.” Before issuing the injunction, Justice Cox conferred for more than an hour | with attorneys for the plaintiffs and | defendants. He was told by Harry 8. | Barger that the offer of the plaintiffs still stood to transport the employes thies of the court” he declared, | Posed regulatory which would move | | Executive Coundlbx’aum approved a pro- | k The bill would specifically prohibit the use of injunctions against strikes, boycotts, the payment of strike benefits, sympathetic strikes, giv! labor disputes, mestings, | strike, urging workers to strike or join unions and picketing. Not to Be Conspiracy. ‘The bill declares none of these shall | be considered unlawful conspiracy and no officer or member of a unfon shall |be held liable for individual acts of other members. It states that courts may grant in- junctions when unlawful acts have been or may be committed, when property | damage is likely to follow and when the {mjlmc':tl’gn seeker has no adequate rem- | edy at law. t limits temporary injunctions to five days. | . It 18 provided that those granted in- [ junction in labor disputes must deposit surety enough to compensate those re- strained for Joss and attorney’s fees. | It makes appeals mandatory and |glves them precedence over all other | matters. Contempt, Jury Trial In cases of contempt it provides for pense | immediate trial by jury, except when | contempt is committed in the presence of the court. If the contempt consists of an attack on the character of conduct of the Jjudge and does not occur ¥ open court, the defendant would be allowed, under the bill, to demand the immediate with- |drawal of the judge and have the case | continued by another judge to elim- | |inate the bias. Mr. Green said the last provision was to assure a free press. REPORT ON CRATER GETS TWO DENIALS Warden Says He Knows Nothing | of Rumored Companion at Calais, Maine. | back to Oklahoma free of charge, feed- | |ing them en route. Mr, Barger also sald an $800 fund being held from the By the Associated Press. CALAIS, Me., August 15.—Michael C | proceeds " of performances given here | preen,. warden of Harts Island Re- | would be turned over to the troupers. He steadfastly refused to com ise | the terms of his offer, despite repeated requests by attorneys for the defendants and Justice Cox. “I think you men who own this prop- | little expense,” Justice Cox said, sug- gesting that the plaintiffs bear entire expense of the litigation, but Mr. Barger | and Felix Duval, Ponca City, Okla., at- | torney, who is associated with Mr. | Bargt take this step. Justice Cox said he would prefer at- | matter out of court. When counsel for | both plaintiff and defendants assured | him that a settlement was impossible he signed the decree for an injunction. He took the stand that the case of the employes would be no worse in Oklahoma than here. | this court take over this problem in- | stead of letting these people go back |to Oklahoma, where they ecame from, |and settle their difficulties there?"” Jus- | tice Cox asked. “I have no reason to ‘?uppwflthltiokhhum courts will be less zealous in preserving their rights than would this- court.” . Justice Cox was informed by Attor- neys Norman B. Lendreau and H. L. { McCormick, attorneys for the troupers, | that they | show would not be met by violence. Bond Still Undetermined. Leaders of the employes said, how | ever, they could not vouech for their | control over the men. “We will do | everything we can to restrain them | violence, Tt Wade, chief | electrician, stated, “but when you have | about seven or eight bosses trying to control 400 men, you have a difficult rning, Justice Cox Ibl:g‘fl- mo f not. ha ided at that time whether to place :ca.m«::um. ‘The difficulties of circus people agEYss Rz s erty could go out to the show lot and | | bring about & peaceful settlement with | , sald they had no authority to | | tornevs for both parties to go to the| | show lot today and try again to settle the | thought movement of the | | formatory, New York, who was reported | yesterday to have been seen here in company with Judge Joseph Force Cra- ter, missing New York jurist, today said he “knew nothing about Crater. ‘The report that been seen was described by “phony” last night by City Marshal Rebert C. Kerr, jr. It was believed the report might have started when Breen and John Kennedy, who is employed in Breen's office, were seen together yesterday. Several years younger than Crater, Kennedy is said to bear a slight resemblance to Judge Crater, who disappeared more than a year ago when investigation of the New started. court that he would appeal the decision ‘wrestling & benefit show for the troupers at the Washington Arfll- torium. A feature of the show be the marriage of Clark W. Trammell, 25, and Grace Osage, 18, both full- blooded Indians. The cou appeared today before Mrs. Maud R. X, MAT- clerk, and made application for a . Ju Robert E. of the Munjcipal Court will tie the knot. Both Indians gave their residence as Long Dale, Okla. e Judge Crater had | Mattingly | WACDONALD URGES CALH D SAVING Seriousness of British Emer- gency Unconcealed in Pre- mier’s Counsel. By the Associated Press. LOSSIEMOUTH, Scotland, August 15. —Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald, grappling with the nation's financial crisis, faces the future with cheerful confidence, but does not seek to conceal the seriousness of the emergency. Seated before a coal fire in his study he touched on the measures the cab- inet will propose next week. “My message to the nation is to be lteld{ and don't listen to ieky talk,” he told the press. “Our difficulties are the result of the bad state of the world's trade and are not caused by anything wrong with this country. Expenses to Be Cut. “With a reduced national income there must be a reduced upendmu; an is to pull everybody wfibe asked n%a must be cuts in the national expendi- ture, supplemented by extra burdens barest possible minimum | consistent with balancing the budget and will be purely temporary.” Tdeals Not Altered. ‘With his thoughts apparently turned to the critics of the Laborite left wing, who strongly oppose reductions in so- cial services, he added: “I ask the members of the Labor party to remember we are grappling with the situation with all our ideals | unaltered. We are unchanged in our policy and we simply are compelled | to devise special measures to meet tem- porary difficulties. Of course there will be critics and we already know the hes they will deliver, bus like everybody else, must face facts deal honestly with the interests of the country.” GIRL’S LEG BROKEN IN YATES SHOOTING, TELLS OF QUARREL (Continued From First Page.) the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jayne of Media, Pa. Mrs. Ja; | Mrs. Hannah Crammer, and she said | that her daughter had threatened sev- 'e;‘;l ,days ago “to make him pay for The acting district attorney, cn hear- ing Miss Jayne tell of a struggle and profess ignorance of the exact manner in which Ym ::n shot, the opinion that dition to be dazed, she was withholding in!oflnl&. ul’umm lel:el. u;‘:‘er disjointed version e event lea up to the shooting, | sald the party began between 6 and 7 o'clock in the evening, when she found Yates in her apartment. “I ordered four bottles of gin," she said, “and we started to have a little drinking party.” Marks Left on Throat. A discussion started about the ques- tion of her moving to a l-ss-éxpensive apartment on account of the business depressicn. “See these marks?"” she asked, o~ to discolorations on her throat. “We a fight, I wes being choked.” is now One of them picked it up. Later it fell onde more. “Then I heard an explosion,” she sald, but insisted she could not remember who fired the pistol or how many shots | hifd been discharged. “Some one sald to throw it out the | window, I don't know who,” she added. was found in the courtyard under living room window, . Hospital Ts Called. Although Miss Jayne professed her failure to remember it, hospital officials said she had called them soon after mi t, telling them a man had been shot her apartment. Miss Jayne has known Senstor Yates :gr n:re hteh;:flrour ybee:rx she said. Al- ough s! not n regularly em- ployed since 1926, she has served as & social secretary. Senator Yates was married in 1914 to Miss Elsie Sculthorp of New York City. They have three daughters, Olive, 15; Elsie, 12, and Ruth, 10. He is a Republican Stat: Senator of New Jer- | sey, representing Passiac County. 'FARM TENANCY INCREASE 3.8 PER CENT SINCE 1925 Renters Now Total Nearly Half of Agriculturists, Bureau Reports. | An increase 6f 3.8 per cent in tenant farmers since 1925 was reported yester- day by the Agticulture Department. As a result, tenant farmers now total | nearly one-half of the country’s farm | population,*in contrast with conditions | 50 years ago, when three out of every | four farmers owned their land. | Census Bureau figures showed 424 | per cent tenants now, against 38.6 in |1925 and 38.1 in 1920. Last year ten- | ancy increased in 41 States. | _The department cited statistics show- ing only 25.6 per cent tenancy in 1880, ]wz an advance was shown 20 years |later to 35.3 per cent. Plane Factory for China. | SHANGHAI (#).—The Nanking gov- | ernment recently signed an wtzment | with the Junkers Airplane Works of | Germany for the construction of an | e manufacturing and assemb vg‘h‘nt in China. The site for the plani not yet been decided upon. 1 May Get $100 a Month Compensation to men who served in ‘With this | === WHAT OF OUR WAR VETERANS? A Civil War Veteran Could Get Compensation of Only $40 a Month for Total Deafness A World War Veteran as high as $350 & month, against & maximum of $125 for prior wars. The Adjustment of These Inequalities I's Expected to Furnish Bitter Debate in the Next Session of Congress The Star and North American Newspaper ‘Altiance seven articles on what the United States gr World War Veterans. for the Same Disability the war against Germany may reach The first article