Evening Star Newspaper, September 6, 1931, Page 2

BO00 WILL MARCH | IN FIRE PARADE Biggest Assembly in Event's | History Draws Nine State Entries. ‘Washington's firemen and approxi- mately 8,000 others from nine States will march down Pennsylvania avenue tomorrow in what promises to be the largest Labor day firemen's parade since the inauguration of the annual demon- stration nine years ago. Under the guidance of Sergt. A. J. Bargagni, director and marshal, and Sergt. H. F. Harding, his assistant, glit- tering fire apparatus, flowers and floats, clowns and jesters, soldiers and bands are being assembled end will be ready to move out from Peace Monument at 10:30 o'clock tomorrow morning. The parade will follow Pennsylvania avenue to the Treasury, passing in rear of the Treasury and onto the Ellipse, where it will disband. Praises Trade Board. Sergt. Bargagni attributes the un- usually successful development of his plans this year to the assistance ren- dered by the Washington Board of Trade, which contributed $5,000 and is co-operating through a special cocm- mittee. The judges also were sclected by the trade body from its member- i 'l?he thousands of District residents who ordinarily turn out for the annual affair are expected to be swelled by other thousands of Labor day visitors The first contingent of the visiting paraders arrived at 4 o'clock yesterday morning by train from Sunbury, Pa. The group consisted of 30 members of the Sunbury Fire Police Patrol. Nearly 300 volunteer firemen from Sun- bury were expected to arrive today. All yesterday and last night, firemen from as far north as New York, as far west as Ohio, and as far south as North Carolina, poured into the city. 100 Enter Contests. Entries have been received from 100 ‘companies from outside of the city, and Sergt. Bargagni predicted this number would be increased by half when the parade starts. Many nearby fire organ- izations do not send in entry blanks, he explained, but register when they arrive. Careful plans have been made for the orderly formation of the parade in the vicinity of Peace Monument. No. 3 Engine House at New Jersey avenue and E street has been designated as headquarters. Here Capt. George Meeks of No. 2 Engine Company will register all organizations. The ladies auxiliary of the Washington department will serve approximately 6,000 lunches at this point. Gov. Albert C. Ritchie of Maryland, accompanied by the District Commis- sioners, will review the parade from a stand erected in front of the District Building. Police to Lead Parade. A motorcycle police escort will lead the column, followed by the Quantico Marine Band. Then will come the offi- gial contingent, composed of Gov. sichie, the District Commissioners, Gdell S. Smith and Joseph A. Burkart, representing the Board of Trade; Sergt. Bargagni and an escort of cars carrying the heads of the various State firemen's associations and the District of Columbia Firemens' Association. They will leave the column at the reviewing stand. The Sixth Marine Band. the Sixth Marine Brigade, 1,500 strong, and the District Fire Department drum and bugle corps will follow in order. A float bearing a mammoth gold key, symbolic of the welcome accorded the visiting firemen, will be the vehicle on which Miss Mildred Bargagni, daughte! of Sergt. Bargagni, the “official hostess, will ride. 0ld Columbia Out. An ancient engine, “Old Columbia,” drawn by 30 veteran fire fighters of the Association of Oldest Inhabitants, s to be a feature of the parade. Im- mediately after it will come Barney, Gene and Tom, old fire horses, long since retired to a farm at Blue Plains, D. C. The main section of the parade will follow. The column, miles long, with brilliant floats, glistening fire engines and fun makers, will take approxi- Tmotely three hours to pass a given point. ‘The order of march of this section is subject to last-minute changes, but is tentatively arranged with the Delaware volunteer fire departments leading. Plans call for contingents frcm New York, Ohio, North Carolina, New Jer- sey, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Mary- Jand and Virginia, following in the order named. Forty District fire depart- ment floats will be included along the line. Judging of the best equipped appa- ratus will take place in the Ellipse at 2 oclock. A band and drum corps contest will be held there at 3 o'clock. Twenty-four prizes will be awarded on the Ellipse at 7:30 o'clock in the eve- ning. At 3:30 o'clock the annual firemen- police base ball game will be played at Griffith Stadium. 4 Highlights of the parade will be broadcast from the reviewing stand by Station WJSV. This stetion also will broadcast the base ball game. FLAMING GASOLINE DAMAGES THREE AUTOS Boys Carrying Fluid in Can Es- cape When Fire Runs Along Gutter Half a Block. Firemen _were called to the 1600 block of Wisconsin avenue yesterday afternoon to extinguish flames from ignited gasoline which ran along the gutter for half a city block and dame aged three automobiles parked at the curb. The blaze broke out when a_three- gallon can of gasoline carried by two colored boys caught fire. ‘The boys dropped the can and ran 85 it started to blaze, and it is believed they escaped injury. The burning ges- oline damaged tires and wheels of the, automobiles as it ran under them, and police reported that part qf the curb- stone broke off from the intense heat. Police obtained the name of the man said to have sold the boys gasoline in an open container in violation of the law. They were making an investi- gation with a view to obtaining a war- rant. The cars belonged to Ralph T. Hash, 1622 Wisconsin avenue; Edward T. Souder, 1633 Wisconsin avenue, -and Willlam B. Upright, 1622 Wisconsin avenue. civic LEADEF;T)ENIES STATEMENT ON POLICE| Declares He Was Misunderstood Following Meeting of Fed- eration. John C. Ritter, delegate to the Fed- eration of Citizens’ Associations from the Southeast Citizens’ Assoriation, de- nied last night that he had declared that he had “a lot of stuff to spill” lbou't the Washington Police Depart- ment. Mr. Ritter pointed out that he was g:;fed in an article in The Star Fri- as having made that statement ‘Thursday night following a special _meeting of the federation. He said he must have been misundeistood. “When I was approached by mem- bers of the prass following the mest- ing,” Mr. Ritter said, “I told them that I had no story for them at the time, as I felt it was too early, and that if they would, wait they would have ty about@rhich to write.” \ |VANDERBILT DEFENDS Chile at “Zero Hour” Reactions of Aviators Faced With Bombing Com- rades, and Popular Feeling Told in 5,000-Mile following account of the situa- tion 4n Cnile mg; Gbtaincd Tonioht at the 270 hour' just Dejore a 2 y swere to bomb' the rebel battésnips ficss”they surrendered. B Ree Smith of the New York Asso- ciated Press staff in a telephone conver- Sation with Harold P. Braman. Associated Fress correspondent’ at Santiago, Chile. By the Assoclated Pre NEW YORK, September 5—The grim picture of a land under mandate of revolutionary war, menaced by Com- munistic propaganda and facing the dread policy of having its government air forces bombard its own navy, was given over the intercontinental tele- phone late today by Harold P. Braman, correspondent of the Associated Press in Santiago, Chile. Five thousands miles away, almost directly to the south, Correspondent Eraman gave his graphic first-hand description of a people awaiting a na- tional crisis, and even as he talked the commander of the national air force held his watch, counting the minutes until 6 p.m., Eastern standard time. “It is only a few minutes until the zero hour,” man said. “Six o'clock, Eastern standard time, has been fixed by the acting president as the time for the navy rebels to turn over the ships to the government. In the naval base at Coquimbo coast artillery batteries ave trained their guns cn the squad- ving off the shore. Twelve vessels, with more than 6,000 men, are outlined against e horizon of the Pacific. | “It is bhe last stand. All the other naval forces & s have ‘sur- rendered. On: men on the Ships[ still hold out against the government's overtures for peace. ‘The rebels have been served with notice that they must surrender or the fleet will be bombed. At the army air field near Santiago here, 30 air- planes, bristling with guns and loaded | with heavy bombs, quivered under the | vibration of running motors. “The faces of the aviators manning these sky ships of war have been ex- pressionless throughout the afternoon. They have been assigned to attack | men who were their own comrades in | arms. “Their reaction, however, reflects | the feeling of the entire population of | the capital. ‘It had to be done! The| men have rebelled against the govern- ' under the cover of twilight. Phone Conversation. ment” This is a fairly good sample of the ordinary comment to be heard in the streets of the city, which is strangely quiet. The peopie seem to feel great confidence in the govern- ment and its ability to handle the situation. They seem to approve the bombing of the fleet if all other chances of settlement have failed. “There is little sympathy here with the rebels, but great solicitude is ex- pressed for the leading officers of the navy who are held prisoners on the vessel. All conversation centers about their fate. “Communism, one of the contributing factors in the insurrection movement, seems to have been forgotton as the citizens consider the posibility that their navy, the pride of their country, may be destroyed. “A definite spirit of optimism, ever, seems to discount tl ibility. The belief prevails that bomg may be dropped around the ships as evidence that the government means business and in the hope that this would have a psychological effect which would pave the way for further parleys with the rebels. “Destruction of the fleet,” it is be- lieved, will come only after every other means has failed. “‘Meanwhile, the people wait. As I talk one can hear occasional shouts of ‘viva el gobierno’ from the crowds. At army general headquarters military chiefs confidently predict that the up- rising will be quelled within a few hours. “Arrests of Communist leaders are continuing throughout the Nation. Several scores of these are already in Jail and large quantities of propaganda have been seized. is phase of the rebellion has definitely been suppressed. Strict orders have been sent to all provincial officials to use whatever methods they deem advisable to put down Communistic agitation. “This out of the way, the focus of the trouble is at Coquimbo. There are concentrated the finest ships of the fleet, and practically the entire person- nel. The larger ships are equipped with a small complement of anti-aircraft guns, but it is believed that these will not be effective against the up-to-date bombers of the Army Air s;rvice, flying thow- 1] BREHT SKES DUE | OVER LABOR DAY Millions+ Begin Celebration. Green and Doak to De- liver Talks. Under bright skies, millions through- out the Nation yesterday began to cele- brate the Labor day week end dividing their Summer and Fall. Fair, warm weather was promised for the climax tomorrow in the East and Southeast. The Weather Bureau foresaw Labor day rain only in scat- tered areas of Florida. While thousands streamed to Summer ATMOSPHERE TENSE _ AS LABORITES MEET TO FIGHT MACDONALD (Continued From First Page.) this question for another year by re- ferring it to a committee of executives for investigation. ANOTHER CABINET CRISIS. Torles Can Compel Election at Vote of Confidence. By the Associated Press. LONDON, September 5.—A short and | sharp parliamentary session and an | early general election loomed today as | the most likely developments in Great | Britain's political and financial crisis. | The Conservatives were authorita- tively sald to be in favor of the gov- ernment pressing on with the task of resorts for a last holiday, and as many more moved toward festive points in | the cities, official Washington—as much lof it as remained in the Capltal— thought chiefly of the almost magic acceleration of affairs that follows Labor day. Hoover at Rapidan. long week end at his Virginia mountain | camp, and Secretary Lamont was with him. Vice President Curtis was in his | office as usual today, and planned “a quiet time at home,” with his sister and | brother-in-law, Mr. and Mrs, Edward | Everett Gann. Next week several other members of the cabinet will return from vacations; desks will be cleared in the Capitol by many new members of Congress arriv- ing early; and the rigors and the relax- ations of the Winter season will begin. Politically, announcements and pro- nouncements will be multiplied until activity bursts into full swing with the opening of Congress. Socially, the tux- edo and the decollete gown will replace Summer sports and chiffon costumes, and an unusually large group of debu- tantes will begin the gay routine of a capital season. Organized labor, which founded the day through its American Federation in 1884, looked toward the town of Ot- tumwa, Iowa. There on Monday Wil- liam Green, the stocky former miner now leader of millions of workingmen, will rededicate the day in the light of the current economic depression. Doak Will Speak. With Green's Labor Day message from the Capital goes another by Secre- tary Doak of the Labor Department, presenting his suggestions on solving the unemployment problem that adds significant,_to this Labor day. ‘About 30,000 persons are expected | to hear Green's words. They will be carried to the rest of the population | by a Nation-wide radio hook-up. Sen- ator Davis of Pennsylvania, the former Secretary of Labor, also was preparing | to speak. Coming as late as possible this year, Labor day nevertheless will be followed | by warm weather lasting through next week. Charlés L. Mitchell, Weather Bureau forecaster, said cooler tempera- tures would come late next week. He predicted showers tomorrow in the Ohio | Valley, the lower lake region, Middle and Northern Atlantic States, the Da- kotas, Western Washington, Northwest Oregon and Florida; but he added: “It looks like a fair, warm Labor day.” YACHT CREW CHARGES ! e | Il Treatment Alleged by Two De- feated in British Court of | Western Samoa. By the Associated Press. APIA, Western Samoa, September | 5.—W. K. Vanderbilt of New York suc- cessfully defended in court yesterday ' charges of ill treatment and breach of | contract made by members of the crew of his yacht Alva. i ‘Two junior members of the steward's staff brought the action in the high court of Western (British) Samoa. The yacht, carrying six passengers and a crew of 49, is scheduled to leave | for Suva, Fiji, today. $5,000 GEMS STOLEN. Housemaid Sought in Theft From Cincinnati Woman. WESTERLY, R. I, Sept. 5 (£).—Jew- elry valued at more than $5,000 was stolen today from the Watch Hill home of t1‘\(x's. Vachel C. Anderson of Cincin- nati. Westerly and New York police are seeking a maid who disappeared from Mrs. Anderson’s home during the after- noon and was seen to board a bus for New York. The jewelry belonged to Mrs. Ander- son and Mrs. James Henry of Cincin- nati, a guest. _ Nearly $4,500,000 is being spent on new hotels and a golf course in Ber- President Hoover was spending a last | balancing the budget and getting out at the earliest possible moment. | In their view a general election be- | fore the end of next month is a dis- tinct possibility, with a widespread | measure of tariff protection as the Con- | servative battle ery. Tories Can Oust Cabinet. Liberals, on the other hand, are be- lieved to be far less enthusiastic about the prospects of an early election. Many of them are said to hold the view that the present government | should be responsible not only for emer- | gency financial measures but also for the introduction of the budget next March. It the Conservatives insist on the election, however, the present govern- ment could not remain in office. Cabinet members planned an active week end in preparation for the special f;:smn of the House of Commons Tues- y. Police Pay Cuts Contemplated. It was learned tonight that the first minister to appear in the limelight next week probably will be Sir Herbert Sam- uel, Liberal home secretary, who is to meet Monday with nearly 400 repre- sentatives of every police station in the metropolitan area. The meeting is regarded as a clear indication that cuts in the pay of police are contemplated and it was declared in some quarters tonight that a 121, per cent reduction in the bobbies’ pay already had been definitely decided cn. There was little doubt that the police federation would vigorously oppose the cuts, whether they already had been fixed or were merely put forward as a basis for discussion. Vote of Confidence Tuesday. In this, as in every other matter ger- mane to the situation, the cabinet has definite ideas which will be announced in the House of Commons Wednesday after the government has secured its vote of confidence the previous day. Arthur Henderson, Labor leader, and his colleagues, also have been busy pre- paring for the parliamentary fray. Offi- cial labor as a whole seems unalterably opposed -to the government, although there are one or two exceptions. The most striking of these exceptions is the Blackhall Colllery Lodge of the Durham Miners’ Association, which to- day pessed a resolution condemning the Seaham Harbor Labor Party for ask- ing Mr. MacDonald to resign his seat in the House of Commons, Mr. Mac- Donzald sits for Seaham. MacDonald Still Supported. the Seaham Labor Party, and so the resolution shows that at least some of his old supporters still are backing u p. The Archbishop of Canterbury issued a call today for united prayer in behalf of the government, Parliament and the nation as a whole, throughout the com- ing parliamentary sessions. Asserting that no words were needed to emphasize the gravity of the situa- tion, the nrchbqup suggested that prayers should be 'held on week days and Sundays in all places of public worship. Women Laud MacDonald. ol Prime Minister MacDonald received | a letter from some wives of miners at a Durham colliery, in which the writ- ers expressed their admiration for his policy and informed him that a large number of housewives in the district held practically the same views as themselves. “I wish you knew how deeply I am touched by your letter of encourage- ment and support,” the prime minister replied. “You know, I have devoted fenses for my own people, the workers, and I am not the man to desert them now when in the ordinary course of nature there are not 50 many years left to me. I shall die, I have lived, & loyal servant to yo Two Killed as Plane Falls. EAST BRUNSWICK, N. J., Septem- ber 5 (#).—John Uhl, 23-year-old pilot, and his gunfl‘ Herbert Van Dyke, 2 both of Spotswood, were killed toda as their plane, a wing torn off, crashed muda. in s field. The cause of the accident was * The Blackhall Lodge is affiliated with | 3] my whole public life to building de- | CHILE AIR BATILE ~ SOFT COAL ACCORD | 5 DEBATEDHERE Military Circles Fight Hypo- thetical Naval and Plane War. By the Associated Press. ‘The hypothetical battle between the bombing plane and the battleship has broken out afresh in military circles here as a result of the mutiny of the Chilean navy. T{)e discussion revolves around whether the Chilean government, with the air forces in its control, can bring the navy to terms. Although no military or naval au- thority would !e quoted, proponents of the bombing plane said records here show only two anti-aircraft guns in the entire Chilean navy. Both are mounted on the fleet’s lone battleship—the Almi- rante Latorre. Without the proper armament, they maintained, the other vessels, including three armored cruisers, would be at the mercy of the bombers. A few tons of well directed bombs would reduce the old warships to a sinking condition. On the other side, it was said that of the 80 to 90 planes in the Chilean air force, a small percentage are bomb- ers, Most of them are observation planes, which would have to be equipped with makeshift devices for carrying and releasing the explosives. It was also observed that the princi- pal lh?s carried deck armor ranging from 13 to 3 inches in thickness. ‘Those who believe the navy would win such an engagement also called atten- tion to the difficulty encountered by land planes in flying over the water and locating vessels. They cited the recent failure of the United States Army bombers to find and sink an un- protected merchant ship hulk. |SHIPSTEAD BLAMES U. S. IN DEPRESSION, ADDRESSING FORUM (Continued From First Page.) the Benator added that “governments the world over, including the entire Western Hemisphere (except Canada and the United States) are in a stmilar condition of insolvency.” “How much responsibility have we for this crisis?” he asked, then added: “I think that we, as a collective group in world affairs, as a Nation whose force s exercised with or without popu- lar knowledge and consent, by govern- ment executives and by business execu- tives, together or independently—I think I repeat—that we have a considerable degree of responsibility, perhaps more than what is usually termed a ‘fair share’ We have pursued certain poli- cies for 15 years and these policies have cause European people and governments to act in certain ways. We have toler- ated the largest scale borrowing ven- ture ever set on foot, all upon the as- surance from our most respectabl leaders, public and private, that this was sure to re-create a basis of world confidence and bring about an increas: of world trade by several hunderd per cent, out of which all wartime and post- war obligations would be easily liqui- dated. Germany Final Debtor. “The borrowing was all based ap- parently upon calculations that our ‘Treasury policies regarding the Euro- pean government debts to our Govern- ment would work out harmoniously and constructively. All the private borrowing seemed to rest upon an in- volved network of public agreements. The final debtor, of course, was clev- erly assumed to be Germany.” Though this Government did not ratify the treaty of the Versailles, it was represented in the parleys leading up to its formulation, and thus “we had our share in the first of the agree- ments, which gave rise to the in- verted pyramid of borrowing,” Ship- stead emphasized. Pointing out subsequent agreements reached through the Young and Dawes committees, Senator Shipstead said in these “we have had the more or less direct participation of Washington and New York authorities, now surrepti- tious, now overt,” adding “it has been said we were in them unofficially, but financially they have involved us in them all.” How much responsibility the Ameri- can people will want to shoulder for this participation will be learned “if and when the subject of cancellation of war debts comes before Congress,” Senator Shipstead said. Nationally, the speaker said, the “paper losses to date” in the depressiort “have exceeded the combined losses of the panics of 1873, 1893, 1907, 1920 and 1921, and, so far as we have ways to measure the real or relative losses in those declines, it is found that in j all probability all of them together'did not approach the present disaster in magnitude.” Urges Probe of Problems. “We have pursued certaln policies within our country in the last 15 years that have had a great deal more to do with the cause of the depression here than most of our people realize or many are willing to admit; these problems should be probed and explored,” Sen- ator Shipstead concluded. “The need for doing so is urgent and should not be further delayed. A policy of drift and inaction can only lead to further chaos. The longer we postpone action, the nearer we approach the 1932 elections. The nearer we ap- proach elections, the more we use the colored glasses of partisan politics. Let us forget party politics and the com- ing elections, and co-operate, not to see that nothing is done, but to co- operate in seeing to it that some- thing be done. In that spirit I venture to respectfully say that Congress ought to be called into extraordinary session at the earliest possible da; (The full text of Senator Shipstead’s ech is carried in the editorial sec- tion of today's Star.) FUGITIVE MURDERER ESCAPES IN GUN DUEL Police Comb Two Illinois Counties for Man Believed Slayer Who Fled Prison. By the Associated Pre ROCKFORD, Ill, September 5.—Au- thorities of Winnebago and surrounding counties combed the countryside tonight for John Schultz, alias Mitchell, who escaped in a stolen automobile today after a running pistol duel .through the business district of Rockford, with Po- lice Lieut. Joe Lapinski. Rockford police sald Schultz was sen- tenced from Detroit for the murder of a policeman, on August 3, 1929, and from the Marquette, Mich., pri- t July 13. A reward of $1,000 is offered for his capture. Lapinski recognized Schultz, a for- mer Rockford man, as he sat with two companions in an automobile parked on a downtown street. Schultz fired two shots at the officer after’ Lapinski's &.wol jammed. He fled, followed by e officer and citizens. At a parking stand, three blocks away, he com- mandeered an automobile, careened out of the city and headed west toward lneepon. Lapinski'’s shots at the &tolen car were believed to have struck Schultz, as the pursuers saw him slump down in the seat several times, STILL FAR DISTANT Leaders Fail t'o Adopt Plan to End Union’s Walk-Out Four Months Ago. By the Associated Press. PITTSBURGH, September 5.—What's | going to be done to stabilize the hl-] tuminous coal industry and settle the strike of the men who fetch the min- eral from its deposits? ‘The answer can be summed up in 3\’: words—nothing at the present e. Coal operators and miners in East- ern Ohlo, Northern West Virginia and | Western Pennsylvania seem to be con- tent to rest on their oars, despite re- peated attempts of the Federal Gov- ernment to get them to amicably ad- Just their differences over wages and working condifions. Strike Continuance Looms. As the walkout, called by the Na- tlonal Miners' Union, insurgent faction of the United Mine Workers, enters its fourth month prospects of ending the strike and the depression in the busi- Tess seem as remote as ever. In an effort to bring both sides to- gether, the Labor and Commerce De- partments at Washington called a conference of miners and operators at the Capital, but operators representing the bulk of production refused to be a party to the confab, on the ground that nothing could be accomplished to help matters. The head of ope of the largest bi- tuminous coal cothpanies in the world, who refused to permit use of his name, is of the opinion that the soft coal busi- ness will remain stagnant throughout the Winter, Two Plans Draw Attention. Several proposals to restore the bi- tuminous industry to its once prosper- ous condition have arisen from a bevy of discussions since the present period of doldrum focused Nation-wide at- tention. The two main projects being consid- ered are the “Wheeling plan,” provid- ing for creation of a new tri-State com- petitive fleld comorised of West Vir- gina, Eastern Ohio and Western Penn- sylvania, and the proposal of J. T. M. Stoneroad, president of the Carnegie Coal Co., under which the Governors of those three States and Kentucky would employ police power to restrict production along lines similar to those used by the Goverrors of Oklahoma and Texas to curb ofl production, EEE e VETERANS’ PROSPECT OF ASKING FULL PAY STIRS ADMINISTRATION | (Continued From First Page.) l a resolution that “the American Legion does not expect the next Congress to enficft additional legislation for veterans' relief.” Ernest Lee Jahncke, Assistant Sec- retary of the Navy, on speaking tour in the West, stirred a storm of controversy over his repeated warnings to veterans to “go slow” in a time like this. Rear Admiral Willlam A. Moffett, chief of the Navy's Bureau of Aeronautics, got no further with a New Jersey speech charging the American Legion with selfishness in using its influence for bonus legislation. Reports received by administration leaders are that the bonus sentiment has gained ground in recent weeks de- spite the resistance from the adminis- tration and business circles. Bonus ad- vocates in the veterans' organization have utilized their spare time build- ing up their organization. The mem- berships of the three principal veter- ans’ organizations have grown during| the depression. For the first time in its history the American Legion mem- bership has gone beyond the 1,000.000 mark. The Women's Auxiliary of that organization has 500,000 members. ‘The membership of the Veterans of Foreign Wars has jumped 40 per cent in the last year and indications are that the Disabled American Veterans have had a corresponding increase. The depression appears to have sent thousands of unemployed veterans to those organizations as a rallying point. But. as reported a month ago in the New York Herald-Tribune, an admin- istration check through Legion leaders indicates that no more than a third of the bonus loan money has ‘gone to unemployed veterans; that two-thirds of the beneficiaries were employed. More Alert This Winter. ‘The membership of Congress, always quick to listen when calls carhe from the veterans' organizations, is expected to be more alert in their behalf this Winter. It has been estimated by some members of Congress that the veterans’ organizations, plus their family con- nections, represent about 2,000,000 votes. Since the organization of “civilian” op- position to the bonus is nowhere near 80 intensive as that of veterans for the bonus, members of Congress facing dangerously close fights to hold their seats next vear are, in most instances, unwilling to ignore the veterans’ de- mands. ‘The demands of the veterans this year, however, will not be limited to the mere cashing of the bonus certifi- cates, which would not normally come due for payment until 1945. The disabled American veterans, meeting in convention recently, drew up a legislative program containing 50 points, foremost among which was the calling for the immediate payment of the bonus, but including also demands for a reduction of interest charges on bonus loans, additional hospital facili- ties, a permanent medical corps in the veterans administration, less interest on loans on reinstated insurance policles, resumption of permanent and total ratings after a given period of tem- porary total ratings, an increase of $25 of the monthly allowance for attendants of badly maimed men, pensions for widows and orphans of all deceased vet- erans, dependency allowances for men of permanent ratings, the elimination in existing legislation of, all clauses re- quiring prcof of ‘need” that home treatment with maintenance allowance be provided for certain classes, that the scale of disability allowance be increased and that the veterans administration be compelled to rule on insurance claims within six weeks or have a court order issue. THIRD FIRE AT OIL TANK _ EXTINGUISHED BY BOAT Department’s Vessel Called Out as Spectacular Flames Burn at Razing Scene. For the third time in less than a week, firemen last night were called to the foot of Porter street southeast to extinguish flames in an old aban- doned ofi“mnk which is being demol- ished by workmen. The fire was brought under control when volumes of water were poured on it from the department’s fire boat. Sev- eral engine companies also responded, but lacked fireplugs in the vicinity to attach their hose. The fire was of & spectacular nature, with flames shooting high into the air and huge columns of smoke coming from the old oil tank. Police were at & loss to ascertain the origin of the blaze. On the two other occasions, the fire was started accidentally by workmen T engeued in Aemoitsning the WLk were en| in dem e z ‘The o d on whmh% is lo- cated to be utilized as & part ef Bolling Field. - 1 K l Archives Ground Broken SPURS BUILDING PROGRAM IN NEW PHASE. Assistant Secretary of the Treasury Heath shown breaking ground yester- day on site of old Center Market fcr the new National Archives Building, “one of the most beautiful buildings in America.” Standing in front row, left. with hat in right hand, is James A. Wetmore, supervising architect of the Treasury. —Star Staff Photo. Coins Turn Heads, So Justice Weds Marital Gamblers Meeting on Court House Bench Leads to Lonely Pairs’ Marriage. By the Asrociated Press. TULSA. Okla, September §5—James | H. Taylor, 45, and lonely, sought com. panionship in’ the court house here day. He seated himself beside Eva Wallace, 23, on & bench in the lobby. Conversation developed that Taylor | had been married five times and the young woman had failed in three mat- rimonial ventures, “Life is all a gamble and so is mar- riage,” she sighed. “Well,” offered Taylor, “I'll see how good & gambler you are. Il match you coins. If I don't match you, you pay me a dime: if I do, you marry me.” The coins were flipped. Both fell heads. Ten minutes later, after Taylor had learned the young woman's name for marriage license records, they were married by a justice of the peace. oy “COTTON SESSION” OF TEXAS LEGISLATURE CALLED BY STERLING | (Continued From First Page) bans cotton growing in 1932 and the Louisiana law 1is effective if States growing 75 per cent of the Naton's crop follow suit. The secretary to Gov. Blackwood of South Carolina said he was ‘“‘reason- ably certain” the Chief Executive of that State would call a special session within a few days to deal with the cot- ton price situation. Gov. Blackwood could not be reached for a statement Gov. Richard B. Russell of Georgia said he would call the Georgia Legislature into special session to enact cotton leg- islation when Texas acts Gov. Gardiner of North Carolina said he had no comment to make on Gov. Sterling's call. The action of the Texas Chief Executive brought cheer to Gov. Long of Louisiana, who previously had chided Mr. Sterling for not calling a session. “Gov. Sterling should be given the thanks and appreciation of the ing of the Legislature into session,” Mr. Long said. In Nashville, Gov. Horton of Ten- nessee said he would not consider call ing the Legislature into special session to draft cotton laws. Gov. Miller of Alabama said he was giving the matter serious consideration and thought “we should go very slowly.” He said he had “never yet known general prosperity to be produced by Legislation.” Gov. W. W. Murray of Oklahoma, came forward yesterday with a plan for rehabilitating the cotton farmers by slashing ginning rates to 20 cents a hundred pounds and Gov. O. Max Gardner of North Carolina, announced prison farms in his State will not grow cotton in 1932, Commissioner of Agriculture J. E. McDonald of Texas, said 21 State sena- tors and 119 members of the House of l}epresentnm’s favored a special ses- sion. i Gov. Murray’s plan contemplates, in addition to cutting ginning rates to 20 cents a hundred pounds, the establish- ment of a prohibitive rate for ginning low quality cotton and drastic curtail- ment of gin profits. Oklahoma Governor said a re- turn “not to exceed 6 per cent” on in- vestment was reasonable for gins which he sald had been averaging profits of 16.3 per cent for the past seven years. He asked adoption of these measures in a petition filed with the State Cor- poration Commission. Hearing on the proposals will be held next Tuesday, WRIT BINDS UP ESTATE OF “BLUEBEARD” VICTIM Powers, Alleged Slayer, His Family and Safety Deposit Bank Named in Suit Filed. By the Associated Press. CLARKSBURG, W. Va., September 5. —Whatever estate was left by Mrs. Dorothy P. Lemke, Northboro, Mass., one of five persons alleged by the State to have been slain by Harry F. Powers, ‘Illst bound up tonight with a chancery writ. ‘Wilford B. Grimm, sheriff of Harri- son County, was named administrator of her estate, and attorneys brought suit in his bel against Powers, his sister-in-law, Eva B. Strother; his wife, Luella B. Powers, the latter two en- gaging in the retail grocery business as Strother & Powers; J. Edward Law, at- torney for the accused man, and the Empire Bank of Clarksburg. Frank M. Powell, attorney for the Lamke estate, which was sald by Massachusetts relatives to have amounted to from $12,000 to $14,000, said a bill of particulars yet to be filed would prevent any disposition of Pow- ers’ property. The bill also will charge that assets in Powers’ possession at the time of the alleged killings were trans- ferred to Strother & Powers. Attorney Law and the bank were named as defendants because police have said that when Powers was ar- rested he gave the key to a safety de- it box to his counsel. Officers have n unsuccessful in their attempts o tain the contents of the box, ° DUNGEON FOUND AT FIRST PRECICT |Prisoner’s “Water Cure” Charge Leads to Find by U. S. Agents. ___ (Continued From First Page.) of the precinct of brandishing a large club o s head. declared he was led down a flight of steps to a cellar, |in a dark portion of which the polici | man halted him in front of a heavily barred door. Prisoner Views Cell. A light was flashed on and the prisoner was told to take a look inside | the door. He saw a small cell, totally without windows, and laden with musty dirt. Cockroaches scampered across the | floor and on the walls. The frightened colored man was told gruffly that he would be thrown into the cell, and that water wouid be turned into it, unless he decided to ‘“come clean,” dccording to the story of the witness. Federal investigators are said to have been inclined at first to disbelieve the | man's tale, but, as a routine duty, went to the station house for an examination of the basement. The agents made a personal search and’ found the dungeon, just as the | prisoner had described. It was dusty and there was no evidence that it had been used recently. Government photog- raphers took a number of pictures of the cell for use £s “evidence.” ‘The policeman named by the former prisoner as_attempting to intimidate | him with threats of “water cure” in the dungeon s understood to have de- | nied the whole story when first ques- tioned but to have admitted later he had taken the prisoner downstairs just “to show him" the old cell. | “Club” Found at Station. | ‘The “club” to which the witness re- | ferred was found at the station house and exhibited to the grand jury. It was a large leather-covered piece of | | wocd, greater in thickness at one end | than at the other, and having a cell | key attached to the tapered end. The | “club” ostensibly is designed to make the key so conspicuous that it cannot be used without attracting attentio | There are said to be several such “key | holders™ at the station house. | Evidence and testimony regarding the dungeon are expected to be offered | by the Government when five indicted policemen of the first precinct are | brought into court for trial. The grand jury also may make use of the facts court on the ex.cnt of third-degree abuses in Washington. Inspector Stoll said last night that the last time he heard of one of the “dungeons” being used to conflne a prisoner was some 10 or 15 years ago when he himself had a screaming col- ored ‘man locked up after the man’s cries had echoed through the station house for hours and the neighborhood residents had begun to telephone com- plaints. The man, he said, was not demented, but “just plain mean,” and soon quieted down when locked in the basement where his noise annoyed no one. The “dungeon” at No. 1 precinct, & low-ceilinged cubicle room of about 14 feet square, was being used last night as a store room for whitewash lime barrels. Unlighted and windowless, there was no evidence of recent occu- pation by prisoners. The iron-barred door was rusty and swung on rusty hinges. There were no roaches in sight," although Inspector Stoll said there were probably some of the insects in the old basement. The officer in charge of the precinct last ‘night, Lieut. H. W. Lineberg, de- clared he had never heard of a prisoner being locked up in the “dungeon” since he was assigned there last July. Stoll said the “dungeons” were bullt into the station houses before he came on the force some two-score years ago. ‘The one of No. 7 precinct, he added, was used as a storehouse for confiscated liquor, while he was assigned to duty there, having a strong lock and being conveniently situated for filling or emptying by the enforcement officers. Stoll said there were no “dungeons” in Nos. 13 and 14 precincts, which were built in recent years, after the “‘dun- geons” had fallen into disuse, and that he did not think No. 12 precinct had a basement cell. All the other precincts have them, he said. It was possible, continued the police- men, for some of the younger members of the force to be ignorant of the ex- istence of the cells. FLYER SUED FOR $100,000 South China Agent Seeks Recovery in Plane Sale. LOS ANGELES, September 5 (P).— Bert Hall, World War flyer and soldier of fortune, was at liberty on bond to- day in a civil suit alleged to involve the sale of flchfln&hnhnel to the revolu- South ina government. N. Shumaker, another aviator, for the purchase of the air- planes. Shumaker was released on bond in preparing a rassible report to the | ROVER WILL RUSH BRUTALITY TRIAL Hunt’s Counsel Hits Legality of Jury Report in Staples Case. (Continued From First Page.) welcome an opportunity to vindicate himself of a scathing denunciation which is entirely unwarranted, either before a properly constituted police trial board or a board of reputable citi- ns. Made Police Investigation. “Hunt’s connection with the Staples case consisted of the making of a police investigation and reporting the facts as he found them. and his testimony at the trial of Staples was confined to that investigation and such testimony is ab- solutely the truth. He further denies that he procured witnesses or affidavits through coerclon, duress or any in- ducements. “Hunt further denies that he was ever approached or ordered by any of his superiors th ‘get’ Staples, or that he ever had any conversation with Fred- erick Schenck relative to any such thing, |and maintains that any connection he had with the Staples case will stand the acid test.” The contemplated move of Jacobson to test the lagality of the grand jury | report did not disturb the pre-holiday i tranquility in the office of the corpora- tion counsel, and is not expected to halt the plans of the Commissioners. to create a special civilian board to dis Ppose of the Staples case for them. Wil- iam A. Roberts, actifig corporation coun= | sel in the absence of Willlam W. Bride. declined to comment on the statemen but indicated that he did not believe an action Jacobson might take would inter- fere with the program aiready mapped out for consideration of the grand jury’s recommendation. May Rehearse Staples Case. Although the plans of the Commis- sioners to place the fate of Staples, Hunt and the unnamed members of the { force who were criticized in the report in the hands of an unbiased civilian board are incomplete, Corporation Coun- sel Bride said the procedure to be fol- lowed probably might result in & virtual rehearing of the Staples case of three vears ago. It is likely that all of the witnesses at Staples trial will be called before the board as well as the mem- bers of the Police Trial Board, which recommended his dismissal. Mr. Bride said his first move Tuesday will be to confer with officials of the Department of Justice and United States Attorney Leo A. Rover in an ef- fort to procure from them any infor- mation in their possession relevant to | the Staples case. Members of the |grand jury which cleared the former policeman of the charges on which he wos dismissed also are to be invited to assist the civilian board. The board is to be composed of either three or five men, selected from the rank of Washington “high type” citi- zens. The Commissioners are yet un- decided whether the board is to be an inquisitorial er trial body, its status de- pending entirely on whether the corpo- ration counsel’s office thinks it will be necessary to prefer charges. Will Act on Tuesday. The methed of appointing the board and its size will be determined by the Cominissioners Tuesde; An effort also will be made at that time to select the personnel, although the Commissioners said yesterday they have no idea whom they will ask to serve. Members of the board undoubtedly will be paid for their services, but the amount of compensation is another de- tail to be settled later. The Commis- sioners say they have an available ap- propriation of $1,000 that can be used for this purpose. The appointment of a special civil board to pass upon thz grand ju recommendation, it was explained Commissioner Luther H. Reichelderfer, is to remove the Staples case entirely out of the jurisdiction of the Police De- partment as well as the District gov- ernment. 42 ARE ARRESTED | "IN 8 LIQUOR RAIDS :Bum Agents Close City Ysland Resort Where Agent Was Shot. By the Associated Press NEW YORK, Scptember 8.—Fifteen prohibition enforcement agents visited City Island at tI and raided eight known resorts, arresting 42 persons seizing a truckload of liquors. Last Sunday night, while a squad of Federal men were raiding one of the island's most popular roadhouses, Rus- sell Whited. one of the agents, was shot in the thigh. Henry (Sailor) Stevens, a truckman, reputedly corrected with the “Dutch” Schultz beer running gang, was arrested for the shooting and is awaiting trial ‘The place where the shooting oc- curred was raided tonight, but there was no other disorder. After the restaurant had been cleared of patrons, John Bracker, the proprietor, and 16 employes were arrested on charges of sale and possession. Most of the prisoners were admitted to bail in a Westchester court. Many of them went back to their restaurants and business was resumed, but Brack- er's remained closed. U. S. JUDGE McDOWELL OF VIRGINIA RETIRES By the Associated Press. LYNCHBURG, Va, September 5.— Retirement today of Judge Henry Clay McDowell from the bench of United States District Court after nearly 30 years' service, was announced here today. Juydse McDowell released for publica- tion a letter directed to the Attorney General of the United States on Sep- tember 2. It read: “Having held a commission as United States district judge of the western district of Virginia since 1901 and hav. ing attained the age of 70, I hereby announce my retirement under provi- sions of 28 United States code, etc. “With great respect, your obedient servant.” The retirement is to take effect im- mediately. Sometime ago it was stated Judge McDowell would continue to hold office as judge, assisting the man who is succeeding him. Judge McDowell, who is a grandson of the statesman Henry Clary, was ap- pointed and took oath of office at Abing- don, November, 1901, as United States judge. Shortly afterward he estab- lished headquarters of his court at Lynchburg. ANTI-FASCISTS ARRESTED PARIS, September 5 (#).—Seventy- two persons, 21 of them Frenchmen and the rest foreigners, chiefly Italians, were arrested at the Lyons railway sta- tion here tonight on the ground that had congregated to engage in an anti-Fascist demonstration. Two of those arrested were armed. Police said they had gathered at the station to jeer at the return of a num- ber of children of Italian residents of Paris who were arriving from vacationa spent in Italy. z -