Evening Star Newspaper, August 31, 1931, Page 2

PARLEY DISCUSSE HEROLD “MUDDY” RUEL- SWAPPED TO0 DETROIT FOR TIGER INFIELDER (Continued From Pirst Page.) COTTN STUATIN Advisory Committee Farm-Board Will Take Up Several Plans. trength and ‘rr;an in their pennante of with the Browns of and after a year of seasonini phis was sold to the New Yorl where > than 100 games, snd was a tower of bat tp the Griff- winning seasons 192« and 1925. A native of St. Louis, Ruel broke in that eity in 1915, at Mem- ‘Yankees, four seasons before put in going to the Boston club. Prom Boston the Nationals cbtained him in 1828, By the Assoclated Press Membery of the Cotton Advisory Com- mittee today went into conference with the Farm Board on the cotton s'tuation. The Advisory Committee is composed of various representatives of the cotton industry and was set up under the mt ing act to aid the board formulating its marketing and stabiliza- tion policies. The meeting was called by Carl Wil- liams, cotton member of the board. and followed several conferences between Farm Board members and Senators from cotton-growing SiAtes on steps to raise the price of the staple. Members of the Adiisory Committee, present for the conference, included Bradford Knapp, Auburn, Ala.: Harry L. Bailey, New York; U. B. Blalock, general manager of the North Carolina Cotton Growers Co-operative Associa- tion; A. H. Stone, vice president of the Staple Cotton Co-operative Association of Mississippi. and A. E. Kobs of the Oklahoma Cotton Growers Association. Several Plans to Come Up. The session was executive, but various plans for relieving the distress of the | cotton industry were up for discussicn. | Meanwhile, Senators Smith, Demo- | crat, of South Carolina, and Black, i Democrat, of Alabama,. called on Chair- | | | | man Bestor of the Federal Farm Loan Board to enlist him aid in ca g out Smith's plan for reducing cotton acre- e. i “Fne plan primarily proposed that the Farm Board allocate the 1,300,000 bales | of stabilizztion cotton held by it at| present prices to farmers on condition that they raise no cotton next year. Loan Arrangements Sought. In addition, the Senators sald. they sought to make arrangements with the Agriculture Department whereby farm- ers who received drought and feed loans would repay only 50 per cent of their loans this yea: on condition they would “agree to plant only 50 per cent of their - normal acreage next year. The Senators #aid they were seeking Bestor's aid in use of the farm loan ‘and intermediate credit banks to help the Southern farmer reduce the cotton crop next year. TEXAS HOLDS KEY “T0 PLAN, LONG SAYS . |Leo Diegel Louisiana Governor Avers Cotton's|from all sides of the gree: Fate Rests in Lone Star State. By the Associated Press. BATON ROUGE. la., August 31— Scanning telegrams - 1 the cotton situ: tion from throughcut the South, Gov. HMuey P. Long said i a statement today that “the whole w~ Texas. where the vhole cotton farming indust: y can be saved or wrecked within | made the turn in 47, 11 over par, and | ., was the first of the highly touted junior the next few weeks.” Texas raises one third of the Ameri- can cotton crop, and is looked upon by Gov. Long as & keystone State in his am to improve prices by planting of cotton in the Louisia; la- en- proposed progr: prohibiting the South next year. ture, in special session acted his plan into law. Gov. Long sald he would not be able to go on a Bouthern speaking tour as he had hoped. but that the telegrams he was receiving were “99 per cent for the cotton ban plan.” “'With practic: every farmer in the South clamoring for the law as - posed at the ton Conference held in New Orleans, the whole world turns its eyes to Texas, where the whole cotton farming industry can be saved or wrecked within the next few weeks,” he said. “There must be inmediate ac- tion or no action. The cotton farmer will get the benefit of 15 to 20 cent cotton if there is no cotton planting al- lowed for 1932, but action must be quick. else the crop will have passed from his hands “Practically all the farmers’ meetings throughout the South have almost unanimously gone on record to outlaw all cotton planting for 1932! The Lou- isiana Legislature has unanimously passed the law, and I have signed it. Only the speculators and some of the politicians fail to fall in line. Al these programs seeking help from ‘Washington do not interfere with our lan to stop the planting next year. gvery one should get in line now and n last week, pull for one plan that suits the farm-; ers and still carry on whatever fight they wish for United States relief. “It would be a crime against the farmers of the South if this cotton leg- itlation is not adopted by the States where the relief is needed.” . SEVEN STUDENTS LOST IN MOUNTAIN BLIZZARD Three Girls -:md Four Companions Misced in Blinding Snow. By the Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand. August 31.—8even _Auckland University stu- dents. including thres girls, are missing somewhere on Mount Ruapthu, where a blinding blizzard overtook A party of 14 over the week end. Seven were rescutd and these said all the members of the party were roped together, but the snow was 80 th&k that they could not see each other. A gale blew them off a cliff into a gully. where they spent the night in_the shelter of a huge rock. When dawn came they started down the mountain and thinking themselves oafe, the party split into two groups, cne of which has not returned. SOVIET TREATY RATIFIED Five-Years' Ne;t-ravll{y With Lith- uania to Be Continued. MOSCOW. August 31 (#).—Ratifica- tion at Kovno of a five-year renewal of the 1026 treaty of neutrality and non-aggression between Soviet Russia | and Lithuania, was reported in the press today. The signing of a protocol creating diplomatic status for Soviet trade rep- resentatives in Lithuania also was an- nounced. This pact puts Russia in the status of a favored nation in trade re- Iations and provides that she will look sympathetically toward the develop- ment of trade transportation through Lithuania. SLOOP SEA FOX IS RAISED Salvagers Report Hull Is Intact and Believe Craft Capsized. STAMFORD, Conn., August 31 (#).— ‘The auxiliary sloop Sea Fox, raised yes- terday for the first time since she sank May 23 with the loss of seven lives, was found to show no indications of an explosion or ‘njury to the hull which would cause her to sink. After the examination, the reason for her disappearance, sal-| vagers expressed the opinion that she along with Pitcher Allan Russell, exchange for Picinichr and S8hanks. again was shifted to the Red Sox last|opened reckiess firs again last night December for a cash consideration. ticipated in only 35 games for the Sox !lhnwulson and has & batting of o I d turns its eyes to [ Westland, ot ! ing the dirigible passed over the Canary which was ' the awaited by many persons curious as to'held on. had overturned during a sudden squall. Donald Snedden, owner. was one of imposeible becauze of heat and vned. All bodies were subce- gne;st:gryby the fire in the boilers of will meet at Hotel Hamil e factory. those dj cuentlysdecovered along the shore, pm., ’Brazll and the Graf wi Herbert 8. Siebel STEEPLEJACK CLINGS ropes, sensed the slippng of the scaf- fold as he heard the frantic cries of his partner, he related. He grasped the rope instinctively and clung fast when he saw Di Primo's body swirl downwa chimney and his feet found the 10- i s ward by a bulge in the brickwork. he quickly sensed the early helpless- ness of the crowd of rescuers hastily assembled below. of fect and the approach to the top of the stack through the interior was in He | Now 35 years of age, Ruel hes par- erage | 301, ‘The high esteem in which he is held by local fans was attested last ring when, on his first appearance the campaign here, he was presented with a golf set and other gifts pur- chased by popular subseription. He is regarded as one of the most effective receivers Walter Johnson ever had. McManus also made his big league debut with the Browns back in 1920, and since 1027 has been with the Ti- gers. for whom he has played every infleld position. In 106 games with them this season he has compiled a batting average of .273, some 25 points under his lifetime average. WESTLAND LEADS AMATEUR GOLFERS Chicagoan Shoots Sensa- tional 33, Three Under Par, | in Qualifying Round. By the Associated Press. BEVERLY COUNTRY CLUB, CMI- CAGO, August 3l'—Jack Westland, Chicago district champion, shot & sen- sational 33, three under par, for the first nine holes today to set the pace for the field in the first round of quali- fying play. for the national Amateur golf championship. Westland, a former intercollegiate star at the University of Washington, | showed not the siightest respect for the reputed terrors of Beverly's greens. The | bantamweight Chicagoan, from 8 crouching stance somewhat similar to| s, folled the balloon ball in Takes Four es. ‘He had birdies on four holes, sinking putts of 10 to 20 feet on the second. fourth, sixth and eighth. His only loss fo par was at the 558-yard seventh, playing against the wind, where he was short twice and needed six. His card: Par. out.. 4534 REEE Detroit 354436 263433 Charley Koesis, youngster. contenders to take a big tumble. Russell Martin, another Chicago en- try, was even par, 36, to the turn. Billy_ Howell, ar-old champion from Richmond, Vi negotiated the first nine in 38, only 2 over par. He was in little trouble and just missed a 50-footer on the ninth. Early Leader Stumps. Bud McKinney of Dallas, who led all the sectional qualifiers, was out in 41, five over par. | The 138 starters were to play the first 18 holes of the qualifying test to- day and the second 18 tomorrow to decide 32 competitors for match com- | petition. 1 ‘With a brisk wind blowing and the | balloon ball doing tricks, early starters experfenced difficulties. lsworth Augustus of Cleveland, playing with Westiand, was out in 41, five over par. Bobby Jones Present. Bobty Jones arrived in the role of | spectator to see his successor crowned in the middie of the day. He came from Dayton, Ohio, and remarked on the ad- vantages of seeing golf from the side- lines. | expect to write a few pieces for the papers,” he admitted after visiting the tent provided for the experts. Roland MacKenzie, now from Holly- wood, Calif., could not find his putting touch and took 41 for the outward nine. He missed two thres-footers for birdies. e | tlection of presidéntial electors.” E GIRL ADDED TOLIST BY GANG BULLETS sVENINC 18-Year-0Old Wounded When| Fusillade Misses = Man Marked by Extortionists. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, August 31.—Gangsters into streets crowded with children and adults And wounded An 18-year-old girl. It was the third time in five weeks that gunmen, firing fram & moicr ear, had caused a bystander to fall wound-: ed by gangster lead. Two cmall chil-! dren died in the previous fusillades. While the vietim of last night's at- tack was being treated for a bullet wound in the thigh, police announced solution of the “slaughter-houte mur- der” of a week ago, in which one of three men lined up against & wall and shot was killed. The two other men are recovering from their wounds. Shets Miss Lengshorman. Miss Jennie Baliantiono was the .m] wounded last night. The shots were intended for Josenh Bantora, who told police he had bean threatened with as sassination when he resisted exmmon-! ists. He is a longshoreman and the father of 12 children. Last week's murder was solved, police sald, by the confestion of one Barney (English) Wolfson, who, with six others, was captured by police, who besieged them in a Brookiyn apartment after being tipped off by a dance Lall host- ess, jealous of one of the men's affec- tions. ‘Wolfson, police said. confessed he and three others lined Anthony Ferrara, Murray Leonardi and_Angelo Curmano against a wall in the Brooklyn “slaugh- ter house” district and shot them down. Ferrara was killed. Gang Merger Opponent. Wolfson explained that Ferrara had been killed because he ed a gang merger under which Wolfson's power would have been doubled. Another arrest overnight, which Po- lice Commissioner }:ilrooney ed as_significant, w s “that “of est Soricell, who had two pistols on his person. He sald he was gunning for Vincent Coll, Bronz gangster, whom he blamed for the murder several weeks ago_of his brother, Jack Soricelli. ‘There were 44 men in the police line- up today, brin| the number Arrested since the intensive drive Against crim- inals began last week to more than 300. NYE RENEWS PLEA THAT CANNON TELL OF CAMPAIGN FUND ___(Continued From First Page) Camy Expenditures Investigating Commitee it dehwerately Hecids ing to hold its reccat hearings in his bsentce. The bishop also charged that the committee, which is investigating ex- penditures in the national campaign of | 1928, was conducting “a fishing expe- | dition to secure. if possible, some evi- | dence of oriminal conduct on my part.” He added that he had never opposed mml J investigation but had in- 18 “and shall continue to insist that my tights as a citizen are in- fringed upon by the Senate Commit- tee, which has no jurisdiction over the | a 8| Text of Statement, His statement follows: “PFirst, the adjournment of the Sen- ate Investigating Committee until Oe- tober flatly contradicts the previous statement made by the committee that the statute of limitations made an Au- gust committee meeting necessary. “Although I notified the committee in May that official church duties re- quired by presence in Europe from A t 10 to September 20, it deliber- ately decided to hold the meeting im my absence. It is now evident it could have been deferred until by return. “Second. the testimony given befare the committeé clearly indicates it was not for the purpose of remedial legisla- tion, as clal in the hearing in the District Oourt. but the ReAring was & fishing expedition to securs, it possible, some evidence of criminal conduct on my part, { Jury funet Denies Interstate Deals. all money expended by anti- BRAZIL-BOUND GRAF CROSSES CAPE VERDE Weather Fair and All Well Aboard, Says Message to Fried- rickshafen Works. 8T. VINCENT, Cape Verde Islands, August 31 (#).—The Graf Zeppelin, on a non-stop flight from fed- richeafen to Pernambuco, Brazil, was sghied over this eity just before noon, flying south. By the Associated Pre FRIEDRICHSHAFEN, Germany, Au- gust 31.—The Zeppelin works received a radio message from the Graf Zeppelin at 7 am. (1 am. E. 8. T.) today say- Islands at 1:20 am., G. M. T. (8:20 E. S. T. Sunday), and was pro- ceeding toward the Cape Verde Islands on her wasy to Brasil. The weather was fair and all on board were well. The dirigible took off last night with 13 passengefs on a non-stop flight to Pernambuco which Dr. Hugo Eckener expected to complete in about 73 hours. There will be only A brief stop in start back T8 18 . Mich., who made the Grafs second flight to America in 1929. He will safl for New Yori by boat from Pernambuco. or Germany. One of lehe TO LEDGE 142 FEET UP FOR TWO HOURS st Page) ird. ‘With a thump his body brushed th nchk ledge, 8 feet from the top of the tack. There he clung, hit body bent out- In the face of a stiff breeze the of led him, and For more than two hours he watched desperate rescue attempts—and Ledders failed to reach him by scores gases ‘Third, Smith committees, or by myselt per- wnlll{, was to defeat the Smith presi- dential electors, who, the Supreme Court has declared, are State officials, hence the provision concerning same in the Federal corrupt practices act is un- constitutional, theréfore null and void. and Congress has no jurisdiction over such expenditures. However, Miss Bur- Toughs, urer of the Headquarters Committee of Anti-Smith Demccrats, did sénd sworn reports tn the clerk of the House of Representatives of all re- ceipts and expenditures. Not cne dol- lar was spent for the eléction of Repre- sentatives or Senators. “Fourth, all money not reported by Burtoughs as* treasurer which pasted through my hands was ex- pended in the Virginia State campaign exclusively to defeat the Smith presi- dential electors, and concernring such State expenditures no report has ever been required by law or precedent. I learned & year Jater that at the request of Senator Steiwer the Virginia Stats Smith Democratic Committee did send & statement. unsworn and unitemized except the lump sum for general pur- poses and the amount fo: each con- gressional district. 1 gave ar exactly similar statément to the press in Jjune, 1330, of the expenditurs of the Jame. son eontribution of $48,300. Gave $5,000 to McNinch. “Pifth, 1 can not recall any corre- spondence or conversation with Chajr- man Huston concerning the tranemis- sion of a check to the North Carclina anti-Smith Democrats, "1 did write Chairman Prank Me- Ninch &nd sent $5000 with the agree- ment it would be refunded later. if possible, but When it was not refunded it was recorded in the supplement re- port by Miss. Burrotghs to the Clerk of the House. “8ixth, 1 must empha:‘'ze again 1|S have never opposed & ~nd jury in- vestigation if rhe Department of Justice decided the law and facts warranted such a procedure. But I have insisted, and shall continue to insist, that my rights as a citisen are infringed upon by the Senate Committee, which has no Jjurisdiction over the election of presidential electors, but which can in- troduce entirely irrelevant testimonies concern‘ng my private affairs, with no power to protéct my rights such as ‘;:':le-;‘ court protedure would guar- CITY NEWS IN BRIEF. TODAY, rty, Daughters of America, Hall, Mount Rainier, Md, 0 p.m. ‘Moonlight excursion. Massachusetts, Iowa, Maryland, Alabama and Missouri State Societies. Potomac River steamer leaves Seventh streét wharf 8 p.m. Supper dance, Sigma Phi Gamma Sorority, Gamma Rho Chapter, Shore- ham Hotel, 8 p.m. The American Gold Btar, Mothers on Tues- Benefit card Odd day, Septembes d at 8 p. / | elf-respect to give him an opportunity i speuring hus illegally Assuming grand | ions. gaia A ‘ \R HINES WARNS VETS OF AID EXCESSES W AR Tells National Delegates to Study Costs Before Press- “ing Relief. B7.the Associated Press. r SAS CITY, Mo, August 31.— Veterans' organisations were called uml today by Administratcr Mines of vet- erans’ affairs to ask Congress for no more veterans' legislation until they have studied and determined the ulti- mate cost of relief acts on the law bocks. Addressing the annual Convention of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, Gen. Hihes said he belleved it vitally neces- sary for the veterans' organizations to give the whole subject careful study. He ncted that. the Government's annusl outlay for benefits. to former service men amounts to about $900,000,00 and stressed what he termed the “inevitable trend” of all forms of veterans' aid to- wazd increase above the initial expecta- tions. In the meantime, he said, the prin- eipsl need of veterans is more jobs. He explained the burtau was working with the Labor Department toward this end. Discourages Dependence. “It is far more ccnductive to & man's to earn his owa way than merely to provide some fcrm of payment which ’m has not had the priviledge of earn- ng. “We as a Natlon owe an obligation Wwhich will not be discharged until we have made every possible effort toward for them _the employment whieh will restore them to economie in- ' dependence, but the public generally | will expect every ablebodied vetéran te mx.f" the utmost effort t6 help him- eyt Direct benefits to veterans cited by Hines included more than $20,000,000 paid monthly in compensation to 400,000 World War veterans and dependents for disability as a result of war service, $6,- 000,000 in allowances to 230,000 vetérans otherwise disabled; $1,000,000 in retire- | 6,400 disabled emergency 00,000 in pensions to ndents of all other wars. The rapid rate of increase in the demand for relief as time passes was illustrated by Hines with the statement that since June, 1923. compensation awards for tubercular ailments had in- creased 46 per cent; for general medi- cal cases. 50 per cent, and for neuro- peychiatric cases approximately 126 per cent. Cites Hospital Work. Congress, he said, has recognized this and has made “the most extensive pro- iision for construction of additional foeilities.” There ik more than $10,300,000 of hospital construction now under 'll)',i shid Hines, and new projects authorized will involve spending $13.000,000 more. When the present program is completed. he concluded, 63439 ex-service men could be accommodated in Government-— owned and soldiers’ homes. Paul Wolman, commander in chief of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, called upon the Natlon's lawmakers today to support legislation designed to aid ex- service men and their families. The commander, a Baltimore lawyer, ke At the formal opening of business session8 of the Thirty-second National Encampment of the organization here. “Our legislative program,” he said, “will continue its efforts in behalf of our comrades, seeking adequate hos- pitalization and domicilary care for those who are physically in need of proper care and treatment. ° “We Are going to use every reason- Able means within our power to have a sufficlent number of veterans' hospitals and homes * * ¢ “We are in no way connected with | any political party and, as an organi- | sation of yeterans, we propose to stand behind ahy lawmaker who helps to better the condition of the veteran, and we wish to do our utmost to defeat :'L‘ the T)s -nylr om:‘e’se:ker who ignoras e needs or plans POse lagis) for alleviation of me” ldg = man and his dependente. MELLON’S BILLION BOND ISSUE GIVES HOOVER PROBLEM __(Continued From First Page.) taxation system by the imposition of new exciee levies. The Treasury's September financing plans include & $800,000,000 bond carrying 3 per cent interest. to run for 20 to 24 years, and a short-term issue of . $300,000,000 in certificates of in- debtedness at 11-18 per cent. The Iatter issue runs for one year. issues are expected to be oversubseribea because of the demand by banks for seeurities not subject to violent price fluctuations. Funds to Retire Debt, of the sale will be used | Proceeds to retire $634,000,000 in certificates Which mature September 13, to $30.000,000 interest on the public end to provide funds to operate the Government until December 15, when $994.000.000 in Treasury bonds and certificates will fall due. Because the Treasury is now able to get money &t low rates, some congres- sional leaders have urged President Hoover to meet the deficit by bond 1ssues. The Treasury hs1 hoped, refinancing ever, to in year the $8,000,000.000 outstand- ing in first and fourth Liberty loans. These bonds are now costing the Gov- ernment 3¢ And 45 per cent. how- nex: BAND CONCERTS. By the United States Navy Band, this evening at the United States Cap- itol, at 7:30 o'¢lock;. Charles Benter, leader; Charles Wise, assistant leader. March, “The Submarine Force”.Benter Dedicated to Rear Admiral F. B. Upham, U. 8. N. Overture, “1812". ... Tschalkowsky Xylophone solo, “Second Waltz," Characteristie, 00N” iiiiciinainnnn +..Le Barre uite. “Springtime,” waitz intermezso, “In Seville,” tango, y “The Unknown Soldier,” lamento, Medley, “Bits of Hits of Other Deys” . Benter Tone poe ‘Finlandia . Sibelius ‘Anchors A"lg: “The Star Spangled Banner.” By the United States Marine Band, this evening at the Marine Barracks. 8 o'clock; Taylor Branson, leade Arthur Witcomb, second leader. e Bells” ‘Weldon ‘Semiramide”. . ... ... Rossini solo, “May Blossoms"”..Clark lcian Robert E. Clark. Grainger olo, “aprice Vietnglac hone solo, “Caprice Viennols,” i Kreisler Musician Wilbur D. Kieffer. Waltz, “Danube Waves”. Ivannoviel Reminiscences of Berl'ez. . Godfrey Marines’ hymn, “The Halls of Monte. “The Star Spangled Banner. bone Musl e | 30-mile free-for-all face for planes pow- | The | \ deot Godard | “The lady in the t ' tional air tace records to bs competed FATHER KNICKERBOCKER HE U. lories. ier anchorage. Scores 109.13 Per Cent to Beat Field of 51 Cross Country. Mrs. Martie Bowman Trails Victor by Ten Points in National Handicap. | By the Associated Press. | _CLEVELAND. Avgust 31 — Mrs Fhoebe Omlie, who has made a habit of leading “lady birds" in flying, to- day was judged winner of ths women's {division of the National Sweepstake | Handicap Derby + Scorers, working all night to rush computive averages of 51 men and women who took & week to fly the {2.100 miles from Santa Monica, Calif., | to Cleveland, gave the Memphis, Tenn., |aviatrix a rating of 109.13 per cent, {more than 10 points ahead of Mrs:. | Martie Bowman, Glendale, Calif., who | reted 99.08 per cent. | The official checkers—Reg Burrows, Los Angeles, and Myron Griffin, Cleve- land—added that Mre. Omlie “is unofi- cially conceded the “sweepstake prize also, from all indications, though rat- | ings of all men contsstants must be checked.” | Mrs. Omlie, first of her sex to reeeive | a transport pilot’s license, was first | 2cross the finish line yesterday. She won the Dixie Derby of last year's air races. | | Bowman. In | ratings, l'!r. Louls; Edith Louise Mrs. Gladys Order of Finishers. Ranked next to Mi Portland, Oreg.; { Thaden, Pittsburgh; Mrs. O'Donnell, Long Beach, Calif.: Clema | Granger, Santa Monica, Calif.; Ruth Stewart, St. Lotis, and Mrs. C. E. Shankle, Fort Sill, Okla. | Officials listened for more than five | hours after Mrs. Omlie's scarlet and | vellow plane flashed over the finish line | to protests of their handicapping sys- | tem, but said further heed of disatis- | fled contestants would not be taken | unless bond was posted. | Handicap ratings were based on # schedule of the average speed made by | each contestant in four dashes over a | 1-mile course and the airline distance from the starting point to finish line. Two woman's events that-were post- poned A day to give derby. flyers a| thance to rest marked today's program | A dead-stick larding contest and & | iered with engines of not more than | | 510 ¢ubic inch displacement. | Another Event: Listed. | weiien, competing in closed- | | course eantests for tite first time of the | {meet. had another 30-mile race. lim- | ited to planes with engines of 650 cubic | inch displacement or less. th man and woman fiyers in to- | dead-stick landing contests were | given a mark to : m at by John Liv-| ingston, Aurora, 1H., who yesterday |1anded 1 foot 8 inthes from a red flag | marking the center of a target circle. Lloyd O. Yost, Pinehurst, 8. C., placed | sec%n witl third, at 4 feet 315 inches | Thé Caterpillar Club's newest recruit, two Marines, who electrified the Sunday | |erowd with a midair collision and - | caped by taking to their parachutes, | were ready to take the air again. They | were Lieut. L. H. M..Sanderson, Shel- ton, Wash., and Lieut. W. O. Brice, | Pinehurst, N. C.. both of Fighting Squadron 9 of Quantico. Va. Un- daunted by the narrow escape, the fly- ers were in the air Again for the night | performance. Ateherly to Return. Flight Comdr. R. L. R. Atcherly, a | bandage covering the right side of his | forehead which was badly cut in a crash on the éve of the race opening, sald hé would be in the Air tomorrow in an American plane. He is Great Britain's | fiyer on the European stuni team. Bix laps around.a five-mile course {faced five men in A free-for-all race for midget ‘Rllnu powered by engines of not more than 115 cubic inch displace- ment. 1In qualifying heats yesterday, dashing four times over a mile straightaway course, Duke Muller, Niles, Mich., led with & speed of 97.53 miles an hour, The remaining four and their average speeds are: Milton, Lambert, Niles, | Mich., 80.594 miles an hour; Thomas Cushman, Cincinnati, 82.94 miles &n hour; Ralph Thomas, Akron. 80.846 miles an hour, and E. F. Gallagher, Niles, Mich., 719.657 miles an hour. Lambert led the fleld in qualifying dashes for planes of 175 cuble-inch dis- | placement with a speed of 134.306 miles &n hour, followed by Barton Stevenson, Kansas City, 130.938 miles an hour, and Arthur C. .Chester, Jollet, 1, 128.43 miles an hour. > The dashes aré & new feature of the 1931 races, miarks béing sét up as na- The for annually. An«io;u Used Fountain Pen. The Japanese noblemen of ancient| times made use of an writing which might be regarded as the forerunner of the fountain pen. These were long tubular devices, made of silver, hotn, ivory or bamboo, with A receptacle for ink and fitted at one end with & brush- made of bamboo. These implements were known s ‘yahatl,” and while they are not used | today they ‘Are be ed antique dealers #fl collectors. MRS. PHOEBE OMLIE DECLARED | WOMEN'S AIR DERBY WINNER MRS. PHOEBE OMLIE. RAIL RATE BOOST BATILE NEARSEND I. C. C. Receives Final Evi- dence in Joint Chicago Hearings. By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, August 31.—Final presen- tation of evidence on the raflroad's petition for a 15 per cent incréase in freight rates began today with the Interstate Commerce Commission, in two concurrent hearings, listening to the protests of Midwestern shippers. The two divisions. which had been conducting hearings all over the United States, econverged on Chicago to hear the last evidence. Oral arguments are then to be presented in Washington. The Ohio L'me Producers, represented by W. W. Sprague, were the first to present their protest to the proposed rates before the section headed by Commissioner B. H. Meyer. Sprague read exhibits which he said showed that lime preduced in Ohio ‘was shipped farther than that produced in other areas, so that the condition of the industry in that Stata would be “very serious” if the increased rates weré to g0 into effect. The value of the product had constantly fallen in recent years, he said, and the proposed increase “would only hamper the Ohio producers. In the other hearing, over which d, 2 feet 2 inches from the banner, | Commissioner Ernest I. Lewis presided, | Arthur Davis, East Lansing, Mich., | witnesses who had presented the rail- roads’ case at Washin, examined. gton were cross- New Commander NAMED REGIMENT HEAD AT WEST POINT. CADET JOHN P. McCONNELL, Winner of the highest military honors attainable at West Point, has just been appointed first captain and regimental commander in orders issued by Maj. Gen. William R. S8mith, superintendent of the academy. The new cadet leader hails from Booneville, Ark. MeCon- nell, in addition to having won the highest military honors attainable in the cadets, 18 an outstanding athlete, having wen his major A As a member of the Army track team. He is man- ager also of the foot ball squad and from | stands high in his studies. ’ —Wide World Photo. GREETS “OLD JRONSIDES” OF “THIRD DEGREE" Commissioner Says Any Use of Unnecessary Force Must / Be Abolished. Note—Th police side Py IMV’ degree?” e Star ye v printed “the of the of the third de- an outstanding opponent o7 ee. Commissioner Crosby the question of “Why the Assuming for purposes of discussion that the “third degree"” is used in Wash- ington, Commussioner Herbert B. Crosby said today it would have to be abol- ished “even if it is the most effective weapon the police have in dealing with the eriminal element.” “The third degree, assuming that it has been used— I don't know that it has—is fundamentally wrong."” the Com- missioner said. “No fair-minded citizen can tolerate the thought of police beat- ing z‘moneu to intimidate them or to obtain a confession. “The third degree, even though it might be effective in a given case, will, in the long run, only make the police- 8. 8. Constitution, “Old Ironsides.” went back to New York Harbor SBaturday, restored to her former Liners, Coast Guard boats, Navy planes and other craft saluted her as she moved up North River to She will be on public: view in New York until September 8. stitution outlined against New York's skyline as she moved up North River. Above photo shows the Con- P. Photo. AMATEUR FLYING " BOOMED AT RACES ‘0rganization Similar to That of Golf and Tennis Proposed. | F. Lawrence, Grover Lo¢ning, George | M. Pynchon, jr.; Elliott White Springs (and W. E. D. Stokes, jr. | _One of the aims of the organization will be to make flying poesible for the | man of limited means by beating down airplane insufance rates, one of the greatest burdens on the pocketbook of | the airplane owner, running as high as one-third the cost of the plane for a single year. | of the results of such meets as the national air races is to breed a recognition of excellent flying in the | mind of the average spectator. The day of the “ham-handed” pilot, who threw an airplane wildly around the sky and !labeled the result acrobatic flying, has | passed, and it is only the artist who can satisfy the taste which has been created for really good flying. Acrobats Are Limited. The burden of ‘actobatic fiying at |the larger air meets has fallen on the | shoulders of an increasingly select group | of fiyers, whose skill has built for them international reputations. There is all the difference in the world betweéen the loop of the barrel roll of the average pllot and that of & really skilled acro- batic pilot. The handiwork of mas- ters is being seen today in the skies above the magnificent Cleveland Air- port. Some of the most sensational flylns this country has seen is being stage | daily by the finest group of interna- tional pilots ever gathered. Thesé men, representing five European countries, stand as the cream of the world's mas- ter pilots, and to them flying is an art. |in which crude work with the stick | and rudder bar is s abhorrent as thé blatting of a saxophone tyro. | The number of flyers who can meas- | ure up to the standards of the interna- tional team assembled by Lieut. Alford J. Williams, former Navy racing and acrobatic star, is scarcely larger than one's 10 fingers. :nd a majority of then now are in Cleveland partic.pating in | this great aeronautical spectacle. Udet Thrills Crowds. The flying of Ernst Udet. one of the greatest of war aces and the successor of the great Von Richthofen, is worthy of the ‘most high-powered 'adjectives. | That of Boleslaw Orlinski, Poland mili- tary aviation ster, is nearly as magnifi- cent. It is ukm‘r the best efforts of Al Williams and Freddie Lund to keep up the Amefican end of the show in face of such competition. The midair crash of two Marine Corps pla=~s yesterday afternoon re- lullxtdd ’{'m“z;“in imhznl :1 e:i)l headed and rap} king _in deadly cremgency which adds a bright page to Marine |and Navy annals. The Marine squadron |of nine planes was working out of & | “coil_spring” or corkscrew loop when the }rhm of the squadron leader, Lieut. L. “Sandy” Sanderson, hero of the Nicars An campaigns, was caught in | the slipstream of a plane ahead and crashed from behind into the plane of Lieut. W. O. Brice, cutting off the whole tail of Brice's plane. Both planes | seemed literally to explode in the air. | Out of the clutter of fragment blos- | somed slmost instantly the white | canopy of a parachute. An instant later, lower down, the second chute ned and both men landed safely, close by the Airport. | 'Though the crash occurred at an alti- | tude of only 1,500 feet. both men were able to_cut the switches of their planes, preventing fires. Brice's head struck | the instrument board of his plane, | momentarily stunning him. They were 8o close to the ground that few in the crowd of thousands of spectators had time to realize what had happened be- fore it was all over, Panie Is Averted. Chances of panic or a dangerous rush on the part of the spectators was averted by the coolness of Lieut. Emil Chourre, naval aviator, who was an- nouncing the Maring flight over fleld radio, 4 In that instant of the crash, when every one was stricken dumb, Lieut. | Chourre _announced calmly, without | even a change in the inflection of his | volce: “There has been a collision. | Number 1 is out safely. Number 2 is |out. Keep your seats everybody. The | airport people are well equipped to ' handle such situations. Just sit down | and everything will be all right.” Chourre’s words quieted the rising tide of excitement and the situation | was restored to normal by the instant contihuation of the flying progra; one of the three sections of the | squadron, while Sanderson and Brice were still descending. SEABURY REPORT READY Summary of New York Probe Sent to Gov. Roosevelt. NEW YORK, A it 31 (#).—Tam- many Hall was bu: with excitement today as Samuel R on the investigation of trict Attorney | Thomas C. 't,ngr:em‘l office was on its way to Gov. velt at Albany. Newspapers have predicted that Crain will not be rem but merely cen- sured ‘for lanity. m by | th man’s work more difficult. Its use will arouse a spirit of resehtment in the community, and ecitizens who might otherwize have helped the police by giving them information will have been turned against them.” Holds Force Unnecessary. Commissioner Crosby believes the po- lice force, as now constituted, is com- petent to deal with criminal matters without resort to the third degree. “If it has been widely used,” he de- clared, “and is suddenly abolished, the police’ might at first experience diffi- culty in clsaring up erimes and dealing with the criminal element. It seems to me, however, that such a condition could only be temporary, and that in the end a higher degree of efficiency ;vou)d be attained without recourse to orce.” Pointing out that there have been cases where policemen have been beaten | by mobs, he said that he was neverthe- less unalterably opposed to the use of physical punishment by the police in & i spirt of retaliation. Denounces Beating. “Every officer is entitled to protect himself from injury,” he said, “but this does not mein that'he can take a pris- oner who has struck him into & station house and beat him up. I done. it is wrong.” The Commissioner said he had no information as to the exact number of cases individual policemen must han- dle from day to day, but does not Le- lieve they are so numerous that tney cannot be handled without the third egree. “We will have to build a bridge across that river if we come to it he declared. “but I don't think so. 1 be- lieve the police are thoroughly com- petent to handle their pob without & third degree or a substitute.” INTIMIDATION CHARGE MADE BY WITNESSES IN BRUTALITY PROBE (Continued From First Page) testify in the probe. Rover hopes to conclude that matter today so that the grand éur{ may make its report before the end of this week. Officials Hold Conferences. As the second-week of the investi- gation into the third- ‘e charges opened there was a briel conference between Commissioners Herbert . Orosby and Luther H. Reichelderfer and Corporation Counsel William W Bride, followed by &n even briefer con- ference between Maj. Pratt and Gen. Crosby. If there were any develop- ments from these, however, they were not disclosed. Gen. Crosby said that no further reports had come from the Police De- partment on any of the brutality charges, and that if any did they would simply be forwarded to the Depart- ment of Justice. He said he 'had not secn or talked to anybody on the third- degree situation yesterday. although he had done “a lot of thinking” about it | Gen. Crosby said he had never heard a single member of the Police Depart- {ment defend th= third degree practice jor admit it was employed here and said the story in yesterday's Star in which members of the department gave their side of the case amazed him. “The policemen are almost as leary of me as they are of the newspapermen in these affairs,” Crosby said. Going back to my Army days I can recall that, cadets of West Point would never have dreamed of admitting to the command- ant there was such & thing as hazing at the academy. I suppose the situation here is somewhat the same.” HABITAT OF HALIBUT FOR BREEDING FOUND 50 MILES OFF SHORE (Continued tory of the halibut. The miseing links have been found “The Dorothy, in ¢harge of Richard Van Ileve, a scientist in the employ of the commission, and Capt. Servold, made a regular series of net hauls last year. Covering the entire Gulf of Aleska north of a line from the Queen Charlottes to Kodiak Islands, which showed that up to May great numbers of eggs and larvae were to be found near the edge of the continental shelf, and that a small fraction was dis- tributed widely in the open gulf. Purther operating last year had to be sus- pended through lack of funds. “This year the Dorothy, again under charter to the commission from May 8 to August 4, ran in excess of 10,000 miles, made 225 stations and sea and beach seine hauls in all the favorable days from Cold Bay to the Shumagin Islands. She covered the same‘courses made last year subsequent to May. No larvae were found in the Gulf of Alaska. They had entirely disappeared. “The Dorothy was accordingly in- structed to survey extensively the banks from the south end of Kodiak Island to Wosnesenski 1Island, beyond the Shumagins. There, too, no larvae were fouhd well off shore, but the great numbers were taken within 50 miles off shore and inside the edge of the banks. In one-half hour's haul in July, just outside the lighthouse rocks, 2.118 specimens were taken and in one region there were an overage of 15 post-larvae halibut to each net hau) - e i v D. C. FIGHT SUCCESS ON INFANT PARALYSIS Regardless of epidemics elsewhere on e Atlantic seaboard, Was] con- tinues to have less infantile paralysis this year than in other recent years, Dr. Edward J. Schwartz, acting health officer, reportzd today. Seven cases have since January 1. -Two of those camd from Maryland, one from North Caro, lina and possibly another from Nes develom the disefuse York. One child infected -while visiting there. mln‘a has caused only two dea Washington this T, Dr. Schwartz sald that whiie every possible precaution had been taken to prevent the dissase from gaining a foot- hold here, no new steps would be sorted to unless the situa more serious. t fra By