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(U. 8. Weather Bur Fair and warmer tonight and tomer- : Highest, 78, at 4 p.m. yesterday: Jowest, 5 Full report on page Closing N.Y. Markets, Pages13,14 & 15 at 5:45 a.m. today. 3. @The | No. 31906, Pisced sy Entered as second class Wa matter ngton, D. C. WASHINGTON, L 4 WITH SENDAY MORNING EDITION D. €., TUESDAY,. 8 ) ening S EPTEMBER &, STAPLES WILL STEP ASIDE|NMEDITE TRUE TO PERMIT UNHAMPERED | i IN ARMS ASKED BY PROBE OF THIRD DEGREE GRANDI AT GENEVA D. C. »Heads Gety Decision in | | | | MEETING CALLED TO PLAN ACTION Attorney for Hunt Demands Trial for Officer. Former Policeman Orville Sta- ples, who was cleared by the grand jury last week of charges on which he was dismissed from the force in 1928, today voluntarily offered to remove his case from consider- ation of the District Commission- ers so that full attention can be devoted to cleaning up “rotten conditions” in the Police Depart- ment. Recommended by the grand jury for reinstatement, Staples, in a letter fo the Commissioners, said he is willing to step aside and not press them for restoration to duty. At some future time, when de- velopments indicate that his only “sin” on the police force was to! incur the displeasure of superior | officers, then the Commissioners voluntarily may then take up the case. This indicates that at no time will Staples personally pre.} the issue. Demand Trial for Hunt. A few hours after the Commissioners received the Staples letter. Albert W. Jacobson, attorney for Policeman Joseph H. Hunt of the second precinct, who the grand jury said should be dismissed from the force. issued a statement de- manding an immediate trial for the officer before a duly constituted trial board Jacobson announced Saturday be wouid seek to have the grand jurv's report expunged from the record of tne | District, Supreme Court on the ground that {t was {llegal, but in his new state- ment said this contemplated move would be deferred until after Hunt's trial. He raid Hunt did not want ‘o hide behind a technicality such as the expunging of the record. and welcomes a complete and thorough investigation of the grand jury's charges. Special Meeting Called. The Staples letter was laid aside until this afternoon. when a speciai meeting of the Boird of C-mmissioners will be held to consider it. and make further arrangements for carrying out a plan to create a special civilian board to consider and act on all of the recom- mendations in the grand jury report. In the meantime. Henry L. Quinn, at- torney for Inspector Louis J. Stoll. who supervised the investigation, which led to the dismissal of Staples, issued a challenge to the grand jury to indict the veteran police official for perjury. Although the statute of limitations pre- vents thz prosecution of Inspectcr Stoll, Quinn said the officer is willing to waive immunity and stand trial if “the pu pese of the grand jury report is to im- Dute to hing perjury, subornation of perjury or ars other crime.” Staples pointed out in his letter that he feels the action of the grand jury tevealed that he was the victim of a “vicjous police frame-up,” and that his vindication of any wrongdoing _is “enough” at the present time. But rather than divert official attention from the third degree investigation, now intensively under way, he suggested that all plans which involve further consideration of his case be dropped immediately. Would Bring Suffering. Purther, Staples said he believes any attempt to retry him before a civilian bhoard such as the Commissioners pro- pose to create to “consider and Act” on the grand jury report would inflict on him a great expense and bring onlv additional “suffering and heartache” to his wife and family as a result of the attendant publicity. “I feel that my name has been éragged in the mud by reason of the vicious frame-up which the grand jury. | in its recent report, said was made with | knowledge of or through the incompe- | tence or negligence of certain police | officlals,” the letter declared. “Since | the police officials psrmitted a frame-up | in my case before. and if those officials or any of them are stil members of the | Police Department, 1 am of the opinion | that they, not J. should be the object ot your investigation. From the past| experience in my own case, I believe I | can say that those responsible for jraming me wouldn't stop at ansthing Nobody knows how I personally have suffered from all this, and my family, after all, have suffered more. I can sce no reason for inflicting further suffer- ing and embarrassment upon them.” _ Dropping of Staples case ' (Continued on Page 2, this , Column 1.) FRAGMENT OF METEOR FAL (rick J. Clancy, Text of Sta Former Policeman, Cleared by Grand Jury, Says He Will Not Press for Reinsta Official Attention From Brutality Probe. The letter from Orville Staples to Commissioner Reichelderfer in which the former policeman, center of a grand jury investigation into an alleged frame-up” to get him off the force, declared thet he would not ask rein- statement at this time, follows: “Washington today is confronted with a tremendously important task. Wash. ington must end bad practices of its police force, and it must eliminate those responsible for rotten conditions. This is a gigantic undertaking. one which should compel the complete attention of local and Federal officials. Anything that will divert official attention from the thorough investigation which was initiated by vou. sanctioned by the President of the United States and ably carried forward by the Department of Justice, United States District Attorney Rover and the present grand jury, should be eliminated from the picture. Vindication Fnough at Present. “I feel that the grand jury's action in revealing to the world that I was innocent of any wrongdoing. that I was a vietim of a vicious police frame- up in A trial which led to my ouster trom the Metropolitan Police force. is vindication enough for me at the pres- ent time. T know that the question of whether 1 should be restored to the Metropolitan Police force is one that is & source of worry not only to you but to others. I know that the ques- tion of how my case should be disposed of is interfering with concentration of energies and thought on the main and larger task, namely—cleaning up the Washington Police force. I, therefore. Mr. Commissioner. would like to suggest that all plans which involve further onsideration of my case~be dropped mediately. Bring Suffering on Family. “But there is another reason which I cannot emphasize too greatly. I feel that any attempt to retry me, before any board, such as the newspapers in- MORE BONDS TAKEN FROM PITTS' AGENT Securities Found in Atlantic City Hotel Safe Left by H. 0. Hart. Additional bonds of unannounced value were reported to have been taken from Henry O. Hart, confidential agent of G. Bryan Pitts, by internal revenue agents working in Atlantic City, N. J.. last night Hart was arrested at a hotel in At- lantic City Saturday night and is be- ing held there without charges pend- ing action of the Federal agents. Pat- a chauffeur, of 3802 Michigan avenue northeast, arrested with Hart, was also still under arrest today. Bonds Found in Safe. The bonds said to have been’ seized last night were taken from the hotel safe as part of a packet deposited therc for safekeeping by Hart. The internal revenue agents also seized other papers and spent the entire night studying them in the hotel office. An order restraining the hotel su- thorities from opening the safe Was secured by E. C. Sturgis, collector of internal revenue for the first district of New Jersey. Local representatives of the Internal Revenue Bureau took Investment Build- ing bonds, valued at $189,000, from Hart here Saturday. They are then believed to have followed him to Atlantic City making the subsequent seizure there. Hart _and Clancy registered at_ the hotel with two women, Mrs. W.and Miss Roberta Offutt of Washington. The| women were not airested. Held for Taxes. | The securities taken from Hart will be held by the Internal Revenue Bureau | to satisfy in part a claim against Pitts for $2,000,000 in back income taxes. ! They said they believed the securities belonged to Pitts and that Hart had them in his possession as Pitts’ agent.' A. Dozier de Vane of local counsel | for Hart was fn Atlantic City today, | but he was not permitted to see his client, Pitts is now in the District Jall on a charge of conspiring to embezzle funds of the F. H. Smith Co,, of which he was the executive head. Hart recently was indicted here for “aiding in the commission of perjury” in connection with the introduction of allegedly fraudulent evidence at Pitts’ tri ; e LS IN HAGERSTOWN, MISSING TWO City Is Illuminated as Object From Sky Passes, With Piece Striking Garage Near Boys. Bpecial Dispatch to The Star. HAGERSTOWN, Md., September 8. —Bursting from the main body of a flaming meteor which passed over the city, illuminating objects as in daytime, a fragment of the heavenly body, about | metcor the fragment was heard 1o crash into the roof of the garage and roll to the ground Two of Funkhouser's sons, Ott &nd Lewis. and & group of other youths, who had just come out of the rear of the Funkhouser home, were about 50 feet from the fragment as it struck the roof | | ples’ Letter tement, Fearing to Divert dicate you are about to designate for that purpose, would be to inflict on me a great expense which I ought not, in view of the recent report of th> grand jury, be called upon to bear. Morcover, it would only bring further suffering and heartache to my wife and family | by reason of the publicity which would be given to it. I feel that my name! has been dragged in the mud by reason of the vicious frame-up which the grand jury in its recent report said was made with knowledge of or through the in- competence or negligence of certain po- lice officials. Since the police officials permitted & frame-up in my case be- fore, and if those officials or any of them are still members of the Police Department, I am of the opinion that! they, not I, should be the object of your | investigation. From the past experi- | ence in my own case, 1 believe I can! say that those responsible for framing | me wouldn't stop at anything. No- body knows how 1. personally, have suf- | fered from all this, and my family after all have suffered more. I can see nol reason for inflicting further suffering | and embarrassment upon them. | Will Not Press Reinstatement. | “I am content Mr. Commissioner. to remove myself from your immediate | consideration. I shall not press for | reinstatement. If. however, at some future time, when developments indi- | cate further that my only sin on the police force was that I merely incurred | the displeasure of superior officers, I | then would be most happy to have you | voluntary, deliberate and friendly con- sideration of my case. I feel confident | that when the present investigation | discloses, as it will, the kind of char- | acter possessed by some of the present | members of the police force, who had | to do with my trial, that my reinstate- ment will then follow as a matter of course. I promise that then as now | I would try to be a model officer if re- stored. But in the meantime I cannot | too strongly urge that the present in- | vestigation of police methods go to the very bottom of the situation in Wash- ington.” | COTTON ESTIMATES LARGEST SINCE 1915 Growers Find Little Hope of Price Recovery in U. S. Forecast. | | | | | | By the Associated Press A Government production estimate of 15.685.000 bales, the highest September | cotton forecast since 1915, today gave little comfort to the grower. The estimate was 101,000 bales above | the August forecast of 15,584.000 bales. | which caused immediate price declines on the exchanges ranging from $6 Lo $7.50 u bale. | Private estimates on the average were | almost 1,000,000 bales lower than the ' August forecast, but since then they have revised their predictions upward. ! on the whole averaging about 15,100,000 ales | The figure on the area left for harvest in today's report was 40.889.000 acres, as compered to the 40.129,000 acres used as the basis for the August production estimate. Supports U. R, Prediction. | The change was not regarded as us- | usual, but an indication why the Agri- | culture Department believes that this | year's crop will yleld more than a million bales over that of 1930 was seen | in the condition forecast. i On September 1 last year it was esti- mated at 53.2 per cent, and in today'’s report at 68.0. The production estimate for Septem- :—r K ufic year was 14,340,000 and the nal estimate, based on ginnings, w 13,932,000. S ooe An almost continuous demand for some plan to raise the price of cotton, now less than 7 cents at principal mar- | kets, and near 5 at many small buying | centers, rose in the wake of the August ! forecast. i Cover Wide Range. ! These ranged from requests that the ! Farm Board buy several million bales of | this year's crop to moves in the cotton | States themselves for a reduction or | total cessation of cotton planting next | r. The Louisiana Legislature already has adopted a statute to prevent cotton | planting next vear. but this is depend- ent upon similar action in the princioal | cotton-growing - States. Special legis- | lative sescions in several Southern States. including Texas, may pass on the situaticn soon. i An indication that the cotton farmer is moving his erep to market slowly was ' seen in today's ginning figures. They | were 565160 bales, as compared to 1.879.919 last vear, although the la‘e- ness of this vear's crop was undoubtedly a factor in the staple’s slow movement. CONFERS WITH PRESIDENT, i v | | | { | Clayton, Head of Houston Cotton Firm, Calls at White House. W. L. Clayton of Houston, Tex.. head of one of the largest cotton marketing firms in the country, today discussed the cotton situation with President Hoover. Beyond saying that he had talked sbout cotton, Clayton would not dis- cuss his conference with the Chief Executive. He was accompanied to the White House by George R. James, Federal Re- ?rw Board member, from Memphis, ‘enn. The conference iasted for more than a half hour. | part in committing this eiror.” League Delegates Receive‘ Suggestion of Italian Minister Coolly. !INVITAleN T0 Jle EXTENDED TO MEXICO Resolution Corrects Avowed Error in Annex to Covenant—{ecil Repudiates Self, By the Associated Press. % GENEVA, September 8.—Dino Gran- di, Italy's forelgn min'ter, proposed to- day at the League of Nations Assembly an immediate truce in the building of | armaments, to continue through the pe- riod of the disarmament conference to ' be held next February. His proposal evoked no demonstra- | tion of enthusiasm among the delegates, | but after he had finished speaking there was lively discussion of his sug- gestion in the lobbies. The German delegates particularly appeared to o= well pleased. Signer Grandi. reminding the Assem- bly that the League covenant is only 12 vears old. urged the nations not to tinker with it too much until its re:l spirit is more firmly implanted Instead of creating more complicated machinery to supplement the covenant he sald, the nations should make som:: definite move to make the disarmamen: provisions of the covenant effective, Follows Mexico Invitation. His suggestion came shortly after the Assembly had invited Mexico to become a member of the League. My idea,” he said. “is that we should agrec right now on a real armament truce at least for the period of the de- liberations of next year's conference. “Such an agreement. with & view to suspending new armament programs. not only would be an example of ggod will, but would create for the coniei- ence a better political and psycholo- gical atmosphere, which would do more £00d than wll the declarations of prin- ciple which might be made.” Competitive armament building, he said, is at the bottom of most of Eu- rope’s economic difficutlies “It is hard to s-e the utility of ad- justing war payments.” he asserted. while the present armaments continue Let us reduce our war-making weapons and we shall see that economic barriers will lower themselves. It is evident that any new examination of the prob- lem of war debts and reparations de- pends in great part on the developments of the months jus ahead. in the course of which the effects of the application of the Hoover plan will have to be studied.” Mexico was invited unanimously by | the Assembly today to join the League after a number of delegates had de- livered addresses of indorsement, The League thus moved to rectify what some of its members termed a “lamentable error” in excluding Mexico from possible membership when the or- ganization was formed 12 years ago. Lord Cecil of Great Britain, Foreign Minister Briand of France and Foreign Minister Grandi were among those wiio advocated before the Assembly the ad- herence of the Latin American country. Cecil Admits Error. Lord Cecil sald this would rectify an error in the formation of the League saying, “1 must admit I personally had He said that Mexico's help was greatly needed in the League's efforts to solv: werld_problems M. Briand. applauded as he ascended the platform, said: “We all Fave de- plored the regrettable mistake of omitting Mexico in the first piace and we all are happy now to tify that lamentable error. France wiil hail with joy the day Mexico joins our work. Signor Grandi said Italy would be most happy to see Mexico take her place beside other Leaguers. Forsign Minister Curtius voiced si senti- ments on behalf of Germany, and Dele- gate Yoshizawa added the voice of Japan. While the statesmen were paying trib- ute to Mexico, her gbserier at Geneva Martinez de Alba. walked about the auditorium, smiling and shaking hands with the leading delegates. The Assembly was asked vesterday by delegations representing Great Briiain, France, Germany, Italy and Japan to invite the Mexican republic to adhere to the League and to give the organiza- tions its “useful collaboration.” i This move on the part of the five in- fluential powers came after the gradual development of 8 warmer feeling toward | the League on the part of the Mexican government. If the Mexican government is ready to accept the invitation promptly, 1t is sible that she may be chosen to a (Continued on Page 2, Column 4.) Amy Johnson Lands at Berlin. BERLIN. September 8 (#).—Amy Johnson, British woman aviator fiying home from Tokio, lJanded at Tempe'hof | Airdrome this afternoon. ¥ 1931 —F fat. Associated service. The only evening paper in Washington with the Press news Yesterday’s Circulation, 100,255 ORTY PAGES: #%¥% rs Associated Press. TWO CENTS. LAN'SAKES! THaT DooLITTLE FELLOW'S R00§ FRANK EVELT! GAR WOOD TRICKS KAYE DON INTO RACE D U. S. Defender of Harms-' worth Trophy Admits Pre« mature Start Intent. British Challenger Refuses Postponement to Repair Gas Tank Leak. By the Associated Press. DETROIT, September 8.—Gar Wood today sadmitted that he deliberately tricked Kaye Don, British challenger into a premature start in yesterday's second Harmsworth race, to disqualify his boat, Miss England II. Although Wood in his more than s decade of Harmsworth defense, never had beaten the starting gun befure, he took his Miss America IX across the starting line more than nine seconds Continued on Page 2, Column 3.) WILKINS RETURNS FROM ARCTIC TR Nautilus Appears Damaged on Reaching Spitzbergen From Beneath Ice. By the Assoclated Press OSLO. Norway, September 8. —Sir Hubert Wilkins brought his polar sub- marine Nautilus back to Lohgyear City, Spitzbergen, shortly after noon today from & trip under the polar ice. The craft appeared to have been dam- aged to some extent during her hazard- ous voyage. ‘The Nautilus started her crulse to- ward the Pole on August 18. when she left Longvear City alone. Three da later she radioed she had entered the zone of the ice pack and she would press on despite & minor mechanical defect. ‘There followed several days of silence during which men who knew the North felt grave concern for the safety of the expedition. ReScue vessels were equipped and made ready for a search. but before thev got under way Sir Hubert's radio spoke again. ‘The ship was safe. he said. it had made several dives under the ice. and everybodv aboard was as well as could Teasonably be expected. His return at this time follows the advice of many friends who warned against proceeding further toward the Pole at this time of the year. MACDONALDS BID WALKER LONDON. September 8 (#).—Mavor Walker of New York has been formally invited by Miss Ishbel MacDonald. hostess of 10 Downing street. to lunch with her and her father there at noon next Monday. The mayor, who fs rest- ing at Cannes, France, has accepted the invitation. Greater Market Service It you are interested in the trends of the market quotations, you will be interested in the revised and augmented tables of the New York Stock Exchangs . Appear in all e which will editions of The Evening Star Beginning S 9 eptember The Stock Exchange tabie will contain a complete summary of the market—complete high, low, last and net change from previous close—right up to the time of the publication of each edition. It also will include complete high, Jow for the year and individual sales will be compiled in. each edition. ISQUALIFICATION i GAR WOOD. MUTINEERS' FATE HANGS IN BALANCE Chilean Government Initiates Investigation Into Guilt of Crew Members. By the Assoclated Press SANTIAGO. Chile. September 8— The fate of the revel sailors and s.l- clers who controlled Chile's fighting fleet and naval bases for a week hung in the balance today as the government initiated an intensive investigation into their guilt. More than 2700 men and petty officers assigned to the flagship La Tcrre, the cruiser O'Higgins, seven de- stroyers and five submarines were in- volved in the mutiny at Coquimbo. Other hundieds of troops figured in the selzure of the bases at Talcahuano and Valparaiso. A considerable number Jof Communists were alleged to have provided the torch cf inspiration. The last of the Coquimbo fleet sur- rendered yesterday after being beaten into submission by an aerial bombari ment. Their officers, prisoners during the revolt, were again placed in com- mand and were orcered to take their craft to Valparaiso and io Port Tongoy Gen. Vergara, commander in chief of the army and navy, authorized a state- ment asking the public to remain calm #nd not to worry about the paucity of (Continued on Page 2, Column 4.) ATHLETICS LEADING NATS, 2-1, IN THIRD Williams' Homer With Foxx on Base in Second Sends A's MAGDONALD OPENS CRUCIAL SESSION Premier and Henderson Clash Over Move to Limit Debate. By the Associated Press LONDON. September 8.—Prime Min- iter Ramsay MacDonald. with his daughter Ishivel on one side and hix Malcolm on the other, walked ough the crowded streets from his Mce to the House of Parliament todav W oopen session. which wili nact his goverument’s new €CONOIMY program As the head of the combined Liberal and Conscrvative psrties. he finds h self _opposed now to the wlmost solid ranks of the Laborites The men and women on whose side hie fought for 40 vears are now his political enemies. As a matter of procedure, the gov- srnment was expected 1o sponsor & motion to establish a Committee of Ways and Means. which is a Commit- tee of the Whole, to consider changes in taxation. Government Has Edge. This probably would be made a ques- tion of confidence and a di expected time before The general expectation was the gov- rnment would have a msjority of at least 50 The speaker. robed and wigged as of ancient custom. called the House to or- der as the 600 members crowded them- selves into quarteis none loo large Many who could not find space on the benches stood in the corners or sat in the_aisles The visitors' galleries at either of the chamixr were crowded Fnilip Snowden. chance exchequer. hobbled to his seal. leaning on his two canes. and pohiticil triend xnd foe ulike 1aised a cheer which con- tnued ax Stanley Baldwin, Conserva- live member ol the cabinet, arrived Proceedings Start. The proceedings began _with parlia- nientary routine as thoudh no change whatever hud occurred in the govern- ment. A lavor member asked mbout the shooting of a Britich sailor at Ten- ingrad recently and an undersecretar: reviewed that case briefly. Mr. MacDonald's first move prepara- tory to setting up a Ways and Means Committee precipitated noisy protest from the back-bench Laborites Standing at the bar of the house the prime minister 1ead a message from King George declaing. in the opinion of “his majesty’s adviser.” the position (Continued on Page 2, Column 2.) BANK OF U. S. STOCK CHARGED $25,250,000 22,800 Shareholders Face 100 Per Cent Levy Pay Depositors. end of the to By the Associated Press. NEW YORK. Scptember 8.-—Stock- holders of the Bank of United States now in process of liquidation, were called upon by Joseph A. Broderick. uperintendent of banks. today to con- ‘ribute $25,250.000 for the benefit of depositors. The sum Tepresents a 100 per cent assessment upon the 1,010.000 shates of value stock held by 22,800 | stockholde Away Early. | Special Dispatch tolne Star. PHILADELFHIA, September 8.— Wwilliams lifted a home run into the left fleld stands with Foxx on base in* the second inning and the Athletics were leading the Nationals, 2 to 1, in | the third inning of the opening game | of a series here this afternoon. FIRST INNING. WASHINGTON.—Myef grounded to McNair, Rice popped to Williams. | Manush fanned. No runs. | PHILADELPHIA —McNair fouled to | Spencer. Cramer grounded to Kuhel Myer threw out Cochrane. No runs. SECOND INNING. | WASHINGTON. — Cronin ot | Harris took a third strike. So did Kuhel. This was the fourth successive strike- out for Grove. No runs. . PHILADELPHIA. — Dykes fanned. | Foxx singled to center. Cronin went | back for Miller's high one. Williams hit | & homer into the upper left-field stand, | scoring Foxx ahead of him. Jones tossed out Rommel. Two runs. The total amount to be distributed to depositors in the 30 per cent dividend is $41,139.885. MOYLEAND ALLEN WING HEAVY PLANE OVER PACIFIC IN NON-STOP FLIGHT Dauntless Airmen Sighted Hour After Japanese Yop Speeding East at 100- Miles-an-Hour Clip. LINDBERGH'S: HAéARDOUS ROUTE BEING FOLLOWED 4.465 Miles Must Be Covered to Establish First Haltless Record. Ship Has Failed Others—Carry Heaviest Load Ever Attempted by Single-Motored Craft. By the A d Press TOKIO, September 8.—Trying to fly non-stop 4465 miles across the Pacific fromg Japan to Seattle in a plane which had failed other aviators twice in similar attempts, Don Moyle, motor cycle salesman, and C. A. Allen. former purveyor of washing machines, presumably were well on their way today. They took off from Samushirn Beach, 375 miles north of here, at 5:30 am. today :3:30 p.m. Eastern standard with 1.020 a single-motored plane, and be- 1 what is considered perhaps the most hazardous of all ocean flight undertakings An hour snd 10 minutes after the take-off they were sighied off Point Erimo. Hokkaido Island. 110 miles from Sumushiio Beach. ha set a 100- mile-an-hour pace f stages their trip. Their mappad tollowed close th ile Island chain. that foggy stretch which gave ach trouble recently o A Churles A, Lindbergh flight to Japan. le ich Col. on ther Keep to Seaward. However aviation & ities sald Moyle and Allen probadly would keen well 1o seaward of the is'and chain to avoid fog and possible which might arise if they any of the fortified areas were believed to be heading in almost a bee line for Aftu. the westernmost island of the Aleutian chain. After ther had passed Point Erimo, Japan did not hear from them again They carried no radio and their course took them somewhat to the north of the steamship lane. Hence € was little possibility of their being heard from until they approached the Americen coast Moyle calculated take 39 to 44 hours weati This would m Seaitle between 3:30 and 730 am. Wednesday 6:30 and 11:30 am.. Wed- ne: day tern Standard Time). Orders Field Lighted. He asked that airport oificials in Seattle keep the field lighted Tuesdav uight gnd Wednesday morning, aganst tieir coming Reports loday from States quoted weather offic dicting the aviators vou Lelptul winds over a good part of their journey, sithough admitting the weath- er vver the Aleutians would be “by no means idesl The flvers estimated the 1.020 gal- lons of gasoline in the tanks of their pl would keep them in the air ) addition, they crowded asoline into the cockpit for two additional Moyle expected to aver- an hour in the early flight and a greater pesd as the ship became lighter If they reach Seattle they will win $25,000 offered by the Asahi, Tokin nev'spaper, for the first non-stop flight irom Japan to North America south of a given degree of latitude. They will not be ible for the Seattle prize of similar size because they did not take off winthin 50 miles of Tokio. T started from a remote beach whose hard-packed sandy surface pre- sents the only available runway of sufficient length for such 3 heavily- load plane. The runway at Kasumi- gaura Airdrome. near here, is 0o short The total weight of their plane (Continued on Page 2, Column 3.) FORD RECALLS WORKERS N would the into the flight dependir the United 18 &s pre- ncounter to give hours fiying age 100 miles stages of the ol arly 20.000 Return 30,000 More Planned. DETROIT, September 8 (4. —Between 15,000 and 20,000 former employes of the Ford Motor Co. went back 1o work teday. Lettcrs were sent out last week asking the workers to return. Ford officials said they planned to have 50.- 000 men at woik by the middie of September. to Jobs. POWERS’ ATTORNEY ASKS HOOVER By the Assoclated Press. CLARKSBURG, W. Va., September 8. —J. Edward Law, attorney for Harry F. Powers, who is held here for the killing of two women and three chil- dren, said today he had written to Law- rence Richey, secretary to President Hoover. to ask & Federal investigation into alleged third-degree methods in the | Powers case. . I am in receipt of your letter of the 'Letter to Lawrence Richey Calls Case Outstanding Ex- ample of Brutality by Law Enforcement Officers. that it may be brought to iheir attention.” “The attorney would not comment on his_letter. Clothing identified as - having be- longed to two women slain by Powers were to be laid before Powers’ wife. Mrs. Luella Powers, and her sister, Miss Eva Belle Strother, today. Mrs. Powers and Miss Strother will be questioned regarding the garments found in their home after Powers con- properly, the size of a base ball, hurtled to earth | cf the garage. They ran over, but were and struck a garage at the home of | unable to pick it up for a time because | 21st as well as the reports of the Na- | tional Commission of Law Observance fessed he killed Mrs. Asta Eicher and her three children and Mrs. Dorothy The final “closing stocks” edition will show THIRD INNING. Munson Liner Again Afloat. RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil, S2ptember 3 (P).—The Munson liner Western | World, which ran aground at Ponta Do Bol on August 8, was floated at high tids this morning, the company agents weic notified today. J. O. Punkhouser, missing a group of ! Of iis heal. [ ) ; 745 o'ctock | . The fragment is appatently of fron, | boys playing nearby, about 7:45 o'clock |y ‘was said, or other metallic rock. It | last night. | did not penetrate the garage roof. but ‘The ball of fire was seen by hun- tore off several shingles and knocied dreds of Hagerstown residents as it' plaster on the inside from the walls, came out of the West. apparentlv over |~ The main bady of the mateor, which the mountains, crazhed through the air | was thought to have buried itself in the | shove the city and buried itself in the | mountains, was believed to have landed | mountain range to the east. Almoest| near the Pen-Mar resort, but had not R _ eimultaneously with the passage of the | been found today. {Ra € Programs on Page c-5 complete sales of each stock. An Unparclleled Service fo You Will Not Have to Wa r an Afternoon Newspaper it for Morning Newspapers Follow The Star's Market Pages and Be Up to the Minute ‘WASHINGTON—Bluege singled to! | left Williams threw out Spencer. Jones | singled 1o’ left scoring. Biuege. yer forced Jones, McNair to Williams. Rice singled to right, sending Myer to third. Manush flied to Miller. One run. PHILADELPHIA—Grove took a third strike, MeNair was out, Cronin to Kuhel, Cramer popped to Myer. No Tuns. and Enforcement.” Law said in his let- ter. “I am counsel for the defendant in this case and it furnishes the most horrible example of third-degree tactics that has ever come to my notice.” . “There ought to be a Government investigation of this case.” he continued. “I trust you call attention to the proper persons and the commission who would have such matters in charge In order | Pressler Lemke and buried them in a | ditch where their bodies were found {mcre than a week ago. The women are under technical & rest. Police also planned to question Mrs. Powers and her sister regarding their bank accounts, following charges that money was transferred from Powers’ account to theirs since his incarceration.