Evening Star Newspaper, October 1, 1931, Page 2

A2 %ks MACKS AND CARDS SET FOR OPENER Series Starts With Athletics Ruling 8-5 Favorites to Win Series. (Continued From First Page.) stowed away to prevent ioss waen the | home folks rallied on the ball field, and the shirts and necktics thus revcaled formed one great band of moving color. | The background was white. but upon | this base were splashed all the colors of the rainbow | It was a pretty picture for the re seat customers, filtering steadily into the park. but it formed the cut- standing curse in the life of a ball | playes who must ply his trade in St Louis. “rom out of this beckground an ovc.icad fast ball pitcher csn whip his sp d and curves at the batters, and the ball. ag: this riot of moving color, is tremen: y difficult to fol- low from the pla | or this reason. as much es any other, reet nominated Phil De: situation is not new to the A's, for the Browns, in their cwn league, campalgn | used Sportsman’s Park during the reg- ular season, i When the Cardinals, spick and span in_white uniforms with “Cardinals” sprawled in scarlet across their chest trotted out for batting practice amid roars of their center field faithful me apparent that Street was not entirely iblic s conception of Connic M:ck's strategy One after the other he sent his younz right-handers to the mound to pitch 1o the batters. just in case the shrewd old pilot of the A’s switched his pitch- ing sclection to Earnshaw. ! One after the other the Cards moved into the batters’ box and started driv- | ing balls to the fences. Sunny Jim Bottomley, big first baseman who | the hitting bust of the 1930 world series | between these same clubs, banged a | couple against the short wall beneath the stands in right field, but he could | not loft a pitch into the bleachers. | “Chick” Hafey, batting king of the National league, hammered a half | dozen balls on a line to the outfield | and the bleacher enthusiasts cheered | happlily. the bend blared double time, | and all was well in the Cardinal camp. | Left-handers, some that even the Cardinal rabid rooters could not recog- nize, then took over the job of tuning the hitters' eves for the slants of Grove. | Bill Walker, ace southpaw of the New | York Giants. borrowed for just this sort of duty because Wild Bill Hallahan | is the only left-hander on the Cardinal roster, took his place in the box. He ! caused the Cardinals all sorts of trou- ble. forcing them to lift casually to the half dozen outfielders roaming the outer s or hit into the dirt of the infield | Athletics Leave Dugout | While the Red Birds were still trying | to get a real hold on Walker's slants, the Athletics filtered out of their dug- outs in bright, new ensembles that fe tured gaudy blue caps and blue stock- | ings. They stood around. tossing balls back and h to warm arms, but their eyes were mostly on the Cardinal batters and they smirked knowingly as they watched the Cardinals —struggle with Walker's offerings and thought | meanwhile of the speed and curves of | Robert Moses Grove While the great hitters. Al Simmons, Fi and Mickey Cochrane for the batteries of cameramen rged on the field at the advent the Athletics, Waite Hoyt, veteran of half = dozen world series pitching duels as a_member of the New York Yankee staff. warmed up with a mascot and Eddie Rommel. the knuckle ball star. found A temoprary battery mate rl Mack. son of the A’s leader. | Alihough there had been some thought that Hoyt. because of his ex- perience, might be Mack's surprise choice. his early appearance and gen- | eral activity, apparently eliminated him as a pitching possibility Sentiment Shifts to Earnshaw. Sentiment among the players and| perts shifted to Earnshaw as the Ath- - letics, the glint of conquering Romans in their eyes, charged up to the batting | box ‘or a few practice slugs. Hoyt' pitched to the first batters and the| crowd, ¢lthough still remembering the | feats of Simmons and Foxx in the last world sri gasped as the A's slug-| gers cloated the Ball on a line to the distant :paces Derringer, the big rookie. who ix the center of a situation as full of dramatic | possibilities as any in the history of | the Fall classics, was hatled on_all | sides as the Cardinals left the field entirely to the world champions. He seemed perfectly at ease. A big non- | chalant farmer bov. and he had all the | answers ready to the halls of the rooters | It developed that Gabby Street will choose either Sparky Adams, his reg- | ular thixd baseman, Andy High, | his relief man. when he finds out | Mack's starting pitcher. If Grove got the assignment. Adams, despite an in- | jurec ankle, was due to play. while High was the choice if Earnshaw did the pitching i “I'd like to be in there.” Andy said | as they left the field. “But not at the | expense of Sparky. Adams has had | the greatest season of his career, Itll! be a shame if he's nct able to make this.” Bottomley fidence. Scarcely since the first of the dia- mend's great heroes, now shrouded by dimming memories, swung into action in the earliest of these Fall battles, has there been a setting go tense in its dramatic possibilities and so wide in its appeal to base ball men. Only once before has the history of the historical series recorded anything 1 compare with the choosing of Der~ 1ing he No. 1 pitching hope of the in 1909 another young- Adams. stepped into a series- starting role, with the Pittsburgh Pi- rates against the Detroit Tigers. He “on three games for the Pifates and Y5 the sensation of the da: he-d been tried out in the majors before. although his service had been brief both times. was full of pep and con- | A’s 8-10-5 Favorites. Cardinal injuries. plus the all-round fmpotency of the National League champlons in recent serfes, have aided in marking the Athletics an 8-to-5 favorite to make history in the present classic. Only Joe Boley, limping from leg injuries. has been replaced in the Philadelphia ranks that won the world champlonship in 1929 and 1930. Dib villiams, young, fast and a good hit- has taken Boley's place at short- stop. The Cards, on the other hand. are seriously hit by hurts. Jess Haines, the big right-hander, who outpitched Grove last year. is out of the series with a lame shoulder. Sparky Adams, at third base, has a leg injury that probably will force Andy High into his position for the first two games. Pepper Martin, young center fielder, also is bothered by leg hurts. All the series games—today and Friday here, Monday. Tuesday and Wednesday in Philadelphia, the follow- ing Friday and Saturday here again, if more are neccssary—start at 1:30 p.m (0. '8, T fh Bt Louls, E; 8 T in Philadelphia). TWO IN LINE AT SHIBE PARK. Semi-Pro Ball Players Wait for Third Series Game. PHILADELPHIA, October 1 Two persons were in line at the bleacher » te at Shibe Park last night, waiting | for the third of the world series games | between the Athletics and the Cardi- nals next Monday. George Calhoun, a semi-pre ball {such as | economic “difficulties of the world. but THE EVENING STAR., WASHINGTON, D. C., 'l'“#llSI)AY, OCTOBER /1, 1931, G.U. BASE BALL AND GRID STAR Waits 80 Hours for Ticket “THE MORNING AFTER THE NIGHT BEFORE” FOR FIRST FAN IN LINE. ANSPAUGH of Scdzlia of the bleacher gates for Louis. Armed with a handful Mo 1 I l. th gates to open. Not only seats, but he won a wager of $200 as W fast after a restful night's sleep HOOVER AND LAVAL PLAN PLAIN VISIT President and Premier Will Eschew 0ld-Style Diplomacy. A new type of diplomatic conierence —just_plain old-time visiting. whe: friendly tongues find their own spon- taneous channels—will make its debut at the forthcoming meeting between Pierre Laval, Premuer of Frence, and Herbert Hoover, Presicant of the | United States Talk, naturall peace. will turn sarmament to topics and the nor formal. hide-bound _diplomatic agend:. outlining what may be dis- cussed, is included in_arrangements under negotiation with Peris President Hoover and Secretary of State Stimson want to become better acquainted with Laval, a new man to international politics. They want to know better his problems and plans and purposes. They, therefore. look forward to the Frenchman's trip as something more. even. than the usual, widely advertised “heirt-to-heart” talks among statesmen, such as that between Mr. Hoover and Prime Minister Ramsey MacDonald two years ago Foreign Contact New. It wis not until the celebrated Hoover debt suspension plan forged closer together the bonds between n: tions that Laval had any real conta with France’s problems beyond boundaries. His_attitude in the debt negotiations and the ensuing discussicns has aroused great hope for his future as en ally of peace. He represents, in a way. & new generation in French political thought, a generation with whose leaders Amer- ican statesmen went to have a personal, friendly understanding. Because of this, the chief requirement around which the French premier's plans for his visit here, three weeks from now. is being wcven, are long, un- interrupted talks with Mr. Hoover and other officlals whose duties concern world affairs. The usual receptions, dinners and calls of courtesy will there- fore become of a seccndary nature. Stimson Has Met Visitor. Secretary Stimson already has had personal contact with Premier Laial, at the close of the moratorium discus slons at Paris. President Hoover wants this acquintance to be extended and desires to share in it himself. Although the subjects have not offi- cially been listed—there being no ne- cessity as yet for doing So—-both coun- tries have vital interests in peace, dis- armament and econcmic stability. 11 FEARED LOST AT SEA IN OLD SCHOONER SAFE Craft Wellh!l'lnhPfl\'y St rm to California Port in Safety. or Reach By the Associated Press. SAN PEDRO, Calif, October 1—The schooner Philippine. “with 11 persons | aboard, appeared off the local break- | water today after being tossed around | | all night by a severe storm. Fears had been felt expressed here for | the safety of the vessel, 15 passengers and | its one experienced seaman, Nels Nel- son. the skipper. The schooner was last sightd 25 miles off the locel harbor by | the steamer H. F. Alexandcr early last {evening, slowly wallowing its cours from Oakland to the local port. The Philippine departed Saturday from Oakland, where it had long been tled up on the mud flats. it had been | reported the vesscl was to be brought | here to be remodeled for use on a hon- eymoon voyage by Aimee Semple Mc- Pherson Hutton and her husband. David Hutton, but the evangelist subsequently | said she had no plans for a honeymoon ! voyage. | player, who started his vigll at the head of the lifie at 10 o'clock Tuesday night to have firsi chance at the bleacher | seats, was joined last night by a friend 'and teammate, Arthur Shulman, 29. | “My teammates made a bet of §1 to 15200,” said Calhoun, “that I couldn't | stay here till Monday. I'm going to| {stay right here. And I have to wear| my suit.” | Teammates kept him in food and brought him ap overcoat when the| | weather grew coldes. | ST. PAUL EXPECTS CROWD. i | Weather Clear and Mercury at 65 for Second Little Series Game, | ST. PAUL, October 1 (#).—A warm, sunny day with the t:mperature at 65 degres gave promise of & good crowd tocay when the International League champions from Rochester try to avenge the 4-t0-0 defeat given by St. Paul of the American Association in the second game of base bail's junior world series ! 2t Lexington Park. Thi: “>n persons were facing trial #s the result of a religious riot at Port | Giasgow, Beotland, ” was the first in line to await the opening the world series at Sportsman’s Park, St | of blankets and a steamer chair, Ans- perzh made an endurance affair of it by walting about 80 hours for did he have his choice of the bleacher ell. He is shown here eating his break- ~—Wide World Photo. KING AND READING DISCUSS ELECTION Adjournment of Parliament Interpreted as Proof That Poll Is in Sight. By the Associated Press LONDON. October 1—King George granted an audience to Forelgn Secre- tary Lord Reading in Buckingham Palace today and they conversed at length on what was understood to be the advisability of a general election Lord Reading is regarded as one Liberal who 1s lkely to reta’n his post in the event that Parliament is dis- solved and an election is called. The Liberals are the center of the present negotiations, aimed to preserve thelr representation in the cabinet While the consensus in political cir- cles was that an election was imminent, it was believed that the government's decision may not bs made publie for several days. See End of Government. Meanwhile the scheduled adjour ment of Parliament next Wednesd: was widely interpreted today as proof that the end of the national govern- ment was in sight and a general elec- ilor: was foreordained. Prime Minister MacDonald’s an- nouncement, while discreet in its im- plications, led many members of the House of Commons to predict that Parliament would be dissolved shortly after it adjourned and that the poll would be held October 28 or 29. They found substantiation in the fact that the government's economy bill passed through the House of Lords and recelved royal assent last night, indicating that the measure would be | enacted and the purpose for which the emergency ministry was founded wouid be achieved within a week. Conservatives Confident. Another point cited was that Con- servative leaders announced that the annual conference of the National Union of Conservative and Unfonist Associations, scheduled for next week, had been postponed, showing that the Conservatives themseives were confident that an election campaign was coming. In the other camp there were many observers who held that the likelihood of an election had dwindled becau; of the political events of the last 24 hours, They were of the opinion that Mr. MacDonald had found no program on ‘which he could go to the electorate with the assured support of both the Conservatives and the Liberals. Home Secretary Sir Herbert Samuel conferred with David Lloyd George, ailing leader of the Liberal party, over the election problem yesterday. Mr. Lloyd George is understood to be staunchly opposed to an election at this time while his representative in | the cabinet is said to be favorable with certain reservations on the tariff | issue. Roller Skate Carnival Arranged. | A roller skating oarnival will be staged at the Virginia avenue play- | ground this afternoon at 3:30 o'clock under_the supervision of Miss T. Eliza- beth Smith, director. The District Commissioners have granted permission for the use of L | street between Eighth and Ninth strests southeast for the carnival. Peatures will be dancing, a soccer game and & mock boxing bout on skates. Finland Discount Rate Up. HELSINGFORS, Finland, October 1 (). —The Bank of Finland today in- creased its discount rate from 6 per cent to 715 per cent. D. C. MARKET DEAL OPEN T0 QUESTION Commissioners Admit Plan to Acquire Site May Prove lllegal. | of Congress directing the acquisition of the site in Southwest Washington {07 a wholesale farmer's produce market. ll | the District Commissioners admitted today that they have entered into & financlal arrangement with the Ter- minal Refrigerating & Warelousing Corporation, the propriety if now ive | legality of which is open to dispute. Company Anxious to Help. ‘The refrigerating company, being just s mnxious to see the market site deal go through a3 the Commissioners are 1o mequire it within the limitations of a restricted appropriation, it was ex- plained, has agreed to make it finan- clally possible for the District govern- ment to acquire title to a privately owned lot in one of the two squares over which a condemnation dispute has arisen. “The District Commissioners discussed this arrangement pro and con, because it might be construed as | & gift,” Maj. H. L. Robb, Assistant En- gineer Commissioner in charge of ne- gotiations, said in explanation. considering it thorcughly, they were of the opinion that the acceptance of the offer of the refrigerating company would be a benefit to the District.” A condemnation price of $4,558.28 was applied to this lot, number 804 in square 355. The owner of the property demanded $12,640, which was just twice the amount ¢f its valuation of $6,500 made by th@ witness for the District government @uring the condemnation proceedings. Dissatisfied with the con- demnation 1ordict, the owner has taken an appeal. Balance to Be P: The acquisition of this lot at what the District regards as a reasonable fig- ure would leave a balance of $35,000 out of the $300,000 appropriated by Congress for the construction of im- provements and the market sheds Fearing the final award in the ap- peal would place & prohibitive price on the lot, the refrigerating company has made arrangements whereby it would make up the difference in any increased price which may eventually be awarded. “If the verdict on the appeal is from $2,000 to $6,000 above the original con- demnation price, as is often the case in such matters, Maj. Robb said, “the refrigerating company, wh: is ad- mitiedly interested in having the ma ket established on these two squares, has agreed to make up the difference. It is an arrangement whereby the Dis- trict taxpayers would benefit and tlat 18 why we have agreed to it." The refrigerating company. which is located close to the terminal of the Penn- sylvania Railroad, is holding a portion of the south square, which it owns, for a period of two years until the Commis- slon=rs can get a further appropriation from Congress. Arrangement Questioned. Edwin S. Heg> of the Federation of Citizens' Associations. in a letter to the Commissioners. questioned the legality of this arrangement after the facts had been made public in Sunday's Star. He was supported by an informal opinion rendered by Controller General McCarl. who held that Congress specifically directed that the whole of the two squares be acquired by condemnation or purchase, before the streets are closed and the market is erected Admittedly skimming on thin legal ice. the Commissioners, however. in- tend to stand by their guns and take a chance that Congress will pull them out of the hole with a small additional ap- propriation after next year. Meanwhile, Maj. Robb said, the re- frigerating company is preparing to grade this lot ot i put it in readiness for use whenever | the District has the available money |to pay for it. 'KANE UNDER BOND PENDING JURY PROBE Magistrate Holds Professor After Hearing Story of Wife's Drowning. B the Associated Press HAMPTON. Va. October 1.—Elisha Kent Kane, 3d, today remained under | $15.000 bond pending the action of a| grand jury. which next Monday will be asked to say whether there is probable cause to believe he murdered his wife. His case was sent to the grand jury yesterday after Magistrate J. E. Dixon | had heard evidence of 10 witnesses, in- cluding both parents and a brother of | Mrs, Jennie Graham Kane and Cor. oner George K. Vanderslice, whose in quest_report _characterized the drown | ing of Mrs. Kane in Chesapeake Bay as | “premeditated murder.” | Dixon’s decision was made in spite of the argument of defense attorneys, who | insisted the evidence presented was not sufficient to warrant a formal accusa- tion against the University of Tennessee professor. No witnesses for the defense were offered. | [LAVAL AND BRIAND VISIT TO GERMANY HAS SLIGHT EFFECT| (Continued From First Page) slightest indication that either side in- tends to recede a jot from its present pesition. ‘There is some feeling in Western Eu- | rope, however, that the immediate fu- ture of the Franco-German relations now hinges largely upon Premier Laval's | forthcoming visit with President Hoover and upon what happns then. (Copyright, 1981.) | CORNWALLISA DESCENDANT’S VISIT STIRS YORKTOWN CONTROVERSY Officials Debate Whether to Invite Him to Celebration of Ancestor’s Defeat. Diplo day over the embarrassing possibilities suggested by the forthcoming Ameri- can visit of Lord Stanley Wykeham | Cornwallis, & direct descendant of Gen. Cornwailis. Speculation was rife over whether the American Government should in- vite the Briton to participate in a color- ful celebration at Yorktown of a his- toric conflict in which his .ancestor, the original Lord Cornwallis, suffered a humiliating and crushing defeat, echoes of which were heard around the world. State Department officials declared they saw no reason why they should depart from their Yorktown policy of only extending invitations to descend- ants of American and French soldiers in the Continental Army. They indi- cated this plan would be rigidly ad- hered to. It was reported at the White House that suggestions that President Hoover might invite Cognwallis %o sccompany ic circles were buzzing to- |him to Yorktown were without founda- | |tion. The President will journey to | Yorktown aboard a battleship October 17 and participate in the exercises. Numerous descendants of Marquis de Lafayette and other French patriots will arrive October 15 aboard the French cruisers Duquesne and Suffern. Inclugded will be Marshal Henri Petain, distinguished World War figure. Lord Cornwallis and his retinue will arrive in Washington October 17 for a four-day sight-seeing trip. Reservations | have been made at the Mayflower Hotel {by the visitor's friend. Representative | Darrow of Pennsylvania. The Briton | later will attend a Philadelphia Masonic celebration arranged to commemorate | the 200th anniversary of the organiza- | tion of Free Masonry. Like his ancestor, Lord Cornwallis cnce was a soidier. He was a colonel | in the Queen’s Own Imperial Yoemanry. | He also served in Parliament for many vears, Now 67 years old, he spends most of his time at his country estate | near Maidstone, | In their zeal to carry out a mandate | BY the Assoclated Presd “After | own expense and | DOBBLE PR SET “FOR LUEKY BONIS Foreign Securfties Selling for $1,760,000 to Bring $3,550,000. NEW YORK, Ocfober 1.-Holders of | foreign bonds that Would bring only | $1,760,000 in the ofen market can re- deem them today for & total of $3,- 550,000, \ These bonds have| been drawn by lot for sedemption at par under sinking fund provsions, ®eme fortunate hold- €18 of drawn ).anbers can redeem their bonds for cash amounting to two. three, {four and even five times what they | could get for them in the open market, even though the bonds are virtually all payable in gold dollars, and not directly affected by fluctuations of other cur- renctes. Bankers for the Republic of Brazil are redeeming $413.500 of that coun- t bonds at par, while recent market {prices have been around one-fifth of that. This extreme case is due in part to the fact that Brazil has announced that this redemption will be the last for an indefinite period, or until eco- nomic conditions improve in that country Several other issues, in which there | have been no official sugeestions of de- | { fault, ae selling at less than half their | redemption values. These low prices | reflect in a considerable degree uncer- tainty over their future, and forced | Jettisoning of holdings through need of | | funds. Americans Little Interested. Holders of 651 bonds of the free| state of Prussia will be able to redeem them on October 15 at $1.000 per bond of that par value, while they are now selling around one-third of that. Po- land's 8 per cent issue has thus far been regularly drawn by lot for re- demption at somewhat above par to the extent of 2 per cent of the entire | issue annually, but the bonds are quoted {in the market at little more than half of par | In the more palmy days of finance | some speculators, particuiarly in Lon- ! don, made a practice of buying a few | depressed bonds just before drawings in | the hope of holding a few lucky num- | bers | Americans have never showa much interest in this sort of speculation, and |in the these times traders in London have little heart for it. As a matter of {fact, the chance of drawing & number |15 a long one, for semi-annual draw- ings usually amount to only one or one-half of 1 per cent of the issue. | Many bonds are not retired by draw- | ing: Some governments, in setting up the provisions of a sinking fund, | have been willing to acknowledge that | their issue may at times fall below par and have arranged to take advantage of | any bargain prices at which the Ger- man Dawes and Young plan issues may be acquired in the open market for re- tirement for sinking fund purposes The German government can Acquir | bonds of its Young plan issue current) | at less than half of par. Low Price Is Benefit. | Naturally. it is only the holder of a | depresced issue that likes to have his| bond drawn for redemption at par. In | normal times it is bad rather than good { fortune to have a bond of high rating |and liberal yield drawn at this time. For instance. $386,000 par value of Nord | Railway of France 6'; per cents is be- {ing redeemed at par today. The cur- {rent open market price is around par, but has recently been several points| above. The following table shows the amount of foreign bonds (at par) which have | been drawn for redemption today, to- {gether with the redemption price per | bond of $1.000 par value, in contrast | to recent market quotations: Redemption price market: $413.500 Guechoslovakia 8s ' Nord Railwy. b Ruhr Chemical €s Senr Basin 7s '35 Saarbruecken’ T San Paulo Many Issues Recover. | _The more drastic deflation of open market values of foreign dollar bonds had been Ilargely confined to Latin American and Central European issues until the recent lapses from the gold standard by Engiand and the Seandi- navian countries sent virtually all is- sues sliding for a time. There has been | | considerable recovery in many issues | this week. Of the United States foreign invest- ments of more than $15,000,000,000, about $8.000,000,000 represent bonds, roughly three-quarters of which are the obiigations of governments and munici- palities. German and South American issues held in this country total ap- proximately ~ $3,000,000.000 at parity, and the bulk of these issues are selling around half their par values, although | there have been no defaults on German issues. The holders of numbers of sev. | eral apparently have thrills in store as’ | they are drawn by lot for redemption. ! BANKERS AT ASHEVILLE FREED IN MAIL FRAUD Wallace B. Davis and William Har- ris Acquitted of Charges in U. 8. District Court. By the Associated Press, ASHEVILLE, N. C.. October 1.—Wal- ‘ll(“’ B. Davis and Willlam D. Harris, | former Asheville financiers, were ac- | quitted of charges of using the mails to defraud by a jury in United States District Court here today. _ The charges were brought in connec- tion with the sale of $? 655.000 in bonds of the Central Securities Co. of Ashe- ville, Inc. a subsidiary of the Central Bank & Trust Co. of Asheville, Davis was president of the two com- panies which both failed last Fall. rris was vice president of the securi- g3sassit saaaaia Government alleged financial statements of the securities company, mailed to prospective customers for the bonds, did not reflect the true condition of the company. Davis has been convicted in the State courts of publishing a falss state- ment of the bank’s condition and of | Whether of not our friendship will lead | 3540 8 street. | defrauding the bank through a_ con- spiracy with Col. Luke Lea of ,Nash- ville, Tenn., and Luke Lea, jr. Appeals to the Supreme Court are pending in ! both cases. e BANK FORMED IN 1839 FAILS TO OPEN DOORS By the Assoclated Press. MOHAWK, N. Y. October 1.—The National Mohawk Valley Bank of this village failed to open today. Ti:~ inati- tution, one of the oldest in' the Moi:>w] Valley, was established in 1839. In a statement issued two weeks ago. the bank reported deposits of $900,000 and outstanding loans amounting to lsw.-l 000. It was capitalized at $100,000 and had a $20,000 surplus. Former State Senator Franklin W. Cristman, who was a dry candidate for United States Senator a few years ago, is president. One of the former presi- dents was Gen. Francis E. Spinner, who lntetr became treasurer of the United States. 3 ‘DENIES ENGAGEMENT REPORT Frank Naggi Says He and Bernice Claire Are Only Friends. Will Return to School This Fall to Study for Mas- ter’s Degree. Prank W. Naggl, Georgetown Univer- sity base ball and foot ball star, today denied a report he is engaged to marry Bernice Clairs, stage and screea player. Naggl, 8 post-graduate student at the university, met Miss Claire last Spring, when she made a personal appearance | t the Earlc Theater in conjunction | with & movie entitled “Kiss Me Again She accompanied Naggi to the George- | town senor ball, | “Miss Claire and T are good friends,” Naggi admitted, “but we're not engaged. to anything of that sort, I can't say, but I wouldn't even think of marriage until T've completed my studies.” | Naggl, & native of St. Louts, lives at He was graduated with the class of 1931, but returned to the university this Fall to complete post- graduate studies for a master of arts degree. During the Summer he played second base for the Kansas City base ball team in the American Assoclation. A bone in his ankle was broken during a game in Louisville and he has not fully recovered from the injury. BORAH IN ACCORD WITH HOOVER ON NAVAL CUT PLAN (Continued From First Page.) { ward there's no reason to expect that | {any of the beneficiaries of those trea- tles are going to consent to the revi- sion downward of their force establish- ments. When 1 speak of revising the treaties. I have in mind, of course, especially revision of the reparation clauses. It will be time enough for America's debtors to discuss reduction or cancellation of war debts when they are prepared to consider reduction or cancellation of reparations.” Senator Borah was asked to talk about the Hoover moratorium on inter- governmental debts. I unqualifiedly favored it, as everybody knows. he re- plied. “It was a timely and a neces- sary move. It was not made a day too soon. I am certain Congress will ratify it with a minimum of delay.” Mr. Borah added that he does not antici- pate the calling of a special session of Congress, either on account of the moratorium or for any other reason. “How did you find popular sentiment | in the wide open spaces on other para- mount questions, Senator?” West Feels Depression. “Well, of course,” he said, “the effects of depression are manifest—painfully so —on all hands, and people talk, and can talk, of little else. It is simply impossible to exaggerate the extent and gravity of conditions in the agricultural West. proach the pitiful. That they will be the bedrock of discussion in Congress. from the outset of the session, cannot be doubted. organize voluntary relief, as to whether there will be a so-called drive for a so-called dole. If voluntary effort breaks down, the demand for the dole will be immediate and incessant, I think.” Senator Borah was not minded to discuss Calvin Coolidge's renunciation of any 1932 presidential aspirations ex- cept to say that “I don't see how any- | body could have expected that Mr. Cool- idge under any circumstances would stand in the way of Mr. Hoover's re- | nomination. It is merely politically axiomatic to say that & party is bound, in its own fundamental interest, to re- nominate a President in office. thing else would be suicide. Sometimes graveyard anyhow. But to repudiate its own record by refusing an incum- | there was little change during August | bent Chief weuld amou the cemete The Senate foreign relations execu- tive is apparently wasting no energy or thought over the suggestions emanat- ing from Virginia and elsewhere that he beccme a Republican Progressive candidate for the presidency against Mr. Hoover. If he cherishes any such ambitions, he is carefully concealing them., He conveys the contrary im- pression that his work in. the Senate is the thing lying closest to his po- litical heart and that he intends to Executive renomination to asking to be sent to fight it out on the senatorial line for | as many Summers as his adoring Idaho wants to keep him on the job. LEADERS FIGHT PROPOSALS. enate and House Naval Chairmen Hit Plan. The administration’s cut in the de: stroyer building program slso met the cpposition of two members of Congress. Chairman Hale of the Senate Naval Committee and Representative Britten of Illinois, who headed the last House | naval affairs group, are opposing the White House move. um usually are dministration supporters. *Hale left his home at Portland, Me. | saying the President had “disregarded | the mandate of Congress” and admin- | istered a crushing blow to the national defense. Britten_sald it was “difficult to see how the President can undo what Con- | gress does when Congress is charged bv the Constitution with maintaining an adequate national defense.” E. E. WOOLEN ELECTED HEAD OF PROBUS CLUB Joseph D. Dreyfuss Chosen First Vice President at Lunch- eon xee(l'ng‘. E. E. Woolen was elected president of the Probus Club yesterday at the regu- lar weekly luncheon meeting at the Hay-Adams House. He succeeds Dr. Bernard A. Baer. Other officers elected were Joseph D. Dreyfuss, first vice president; H. D. Sherwood, second vice president; John D. Sadler, secretary, and Maurice Star- becker, treasurer. Milton Baer, Lewis Y. Buckingham, Melvin Gusdorf and J. . McLaughlin, jr., were named mem- bers of the Executive Board. The new officers will be installed at & dinner next Wednesday night at the Hay-Adams House. The committee in charge of arrangements for the instal- lation includes Lewis Y. Buckingham, J. E. Sohl and Philip P. Friedlander. HONOR WOMAN FLORIST Soroptimists Hear Eulogies of Mrs. Sarah Cooke. High tribute was paid Mrs. Sarah Cooke, Washington florist, who died re- cently, at a luncheon mneeting of the Soroptimist Club yesterday at the La Fayette Hotel. ){{n. Cooke, a charter member of the club, was eulogized by Miss Grace Goodpasture, progsldent. and Mrs. Ruby Lee Minar, past president. Later the club stood silent & few moments before adjournment. In countless sections, they ap-| Everything depends on | the success of the President’s effort to | Any- | | Upper—BERNICE CLAIRE. Lower—FRANK W. NAGGL. OFFICIALS AWAIT PAY CUT REACTION Slashes Effective Today in Some of Major Concerns. Reports Scanned. Br the Assoclated Pr Official who watch most closely the | industrial pendulum’s swing pored in- tently over a variety of remorts as re- | duced wage scales became effectice to- day in some of the Nation's major | corporations. Upcn their desks were statements and | compiiations both to diminish and kindle hopes of an early upswing from the depression. These included Indications of a seaconal rise-in com- | mercial activity, based upon reports from the Federal Reserve Board that members of the system have been mak- ing slightly more commercial loans, r.rticularly in New York. Assertions of railroad attorneys that | denial of the carriers’ plea for & 15 per cent freight rate increase would pre- cipitate & Nation-wide wage-cut con- roversy. i Concern Felt for Workmen. Employment in manufacturin; g in- dustries decreased 124 per cent and +a party mav be headed for the political | pay roll totals 20.8 per cent during the | year ending with August, although as compared with July. A report by officers of the Metal | Trades Department of the American Federation of Labor, which opens its annual convention Monday in Van- couver, British Columbia, expressing concern over the welfare of middle-aged { workmen and contending Federal relief | should be given unemployed workers before they are driven desperate by cold | and hunger. | Plans of the Senate Special Commit- tee, headed by Senator Hebert of Rhode | Island, to begin an investigation within two weeks of unemployment insurance. Meanwhile, the administration with- held public comment upon the wage cuts announced to take effect today in the steel, automobile, rubber, copper, aluminum and other industries. De- velopments were being scanned closely, however, and the reaction of the Fed- eration of Labor's convention is awaited. | William Green, its president, has al- | ready initiated an attack upon the pay- .;-1‘c‘t;rx, charging they have broken | faith. Some Expansion Noted. ‘The Labor Department, in making | public manufacturing labor figures, re- | ported some expansion in seasonal ac- tivities, giving work to “thousands of men and women in various sections.” New Englsaid textile mills and silk mills in tF Middle Atlantic district were cred’ i with improvement. erations were reported curtailed, how- | ever, in automobile, iron, steel and radio | plants, and in coal mining. The hint of wage reductions among | rail workers was dropped by Grenville | Clark of New York, in closing his ap- | peal before the Interstate Commerce | Commission for the increased freight | rates. | “Everybody kno he said. “that denial of this application will accelerate and force an effort to cut wages of | railroad workers.” | CHILE AGAIN NORMAL AS SIEGE IS LIFTED | By the Associated Press. SANTIAGO, Chile. October 1.—Lift- | ing the state of siege in Antofagasta nd the department of Talcahuano, the government today restored all Chile to a normal basis, except for re- strictions of sssembly in view of the election on Sunday. BOYS HELD AS BURGLARS Beven, Ranging From 12 to 15 Years, Accused of $1,000 Thefts. Seven boys, ranging from 12 to 15 years of age, said to have been respon- sible for entry of more than half a dozen business establishments in the downtown section and theft of goods | valued at a total of more than $1,000, | were arrested by Detectives J. E. Cain | tion yesterday. They were taken to the Receiving Home after being book<d on charges of “taking property belonging to anothe: The places the youths are said to have entered include a furniture store, two | print shops and a dry goods store. ‘Haiti's sisal industry, started six years ago by American agricultural experts, 18 proving-highly successtul. and P. E. Ambrose of No. 1 police sta- | RN ASSAILS}} EALEED BE Would Be Tragic Prescriph\on for Agriculture, Says ! National-Waster. | BY the Associated Press. Legalization of beer as a healthful brew for alling agriculture is seem by the National Grange as a “tragic” pre- scription, which it will oppose. Instead of producing a tonic for the farmer, the Grange predicts resumption of brewing would be detrimental to agri- culture through harm done the dairy, poultry, soft drinks and confectionery industries. A statement by Louis J. Taber, na- tional master, gave the position of the Grange, which counts upward of 800,600 members from every State. In the meantime, the Agriculture De- partment, dedicated to helping the far- mar, dug into the economics of legal- ized beer. The investigation, which Secretary Hyde said had no connection with the | White House, was actively begun by | Nils A. Olsen, chief of the department’s | Economics Bureau, =nd a corps of assist- | ants. i Statistics to Be Sought. | What the farmer has done since pro- hibition, where he has turned in his en- deavors, and other statistical phases of the problem will be sought by Olsen. Some assistance will bz asked {rom the Prohibition Bureau. Aligning with Senator Capper, Repub- lican. of Kansas, the Grange took the position 4 per cent beer would reduce consumption of dairy products, non-al- coholic beverages and candy. It de- scribed ss tragic the finding of “so- | called national leaders pressing for beer | to_combat the depression.” | _Pacts disclosed in studies made by | the Grange, the statement said, “show conclusively that the resumption of the brewing ind in the United States would be detrimental to the interests of agriculture.’ | It cited an increase of 242.7 pounds | per capita in consumption of dairy | products between 1917 and 1920 snd contended this resulted in production of 10067196000 pounds of grains thrice the amount used in making fer- mented liquors in 191 Tremendous Loss Feared. Agriculture, the Grange held, “would sustain a tremendous loss and onc which it could ill afford to bear” if consumption of dairy and poultry prod- ucts should fall to saloon-dav Jevels because of resumption of brewing. Political leaders who plan to sponsor A 4 per cent beer bili" were warned the Grange would oppose “all attempts to evade and nullify the fundamental law.” contending Comgress lacked au- thority to legalize beverage Another bit of pemibition sentiment was added to the mruch-discussed ques- tion by the American War Mothers | meeting at Long Beach. Calif. They pledged support to the Constitution | and its amendments and said they re- gretted publicity picturing them as fa- voring light wines and beer. In New York, before the Women's Arts and Industries Exposition, two veteran opponents disputed over pro- hibition. Mrs. Charles H. Sabin, chairman of the Women's Organization for National { Prohibition Reform. called upon busi- { ness women to help restore prosperity by working for repeal of the eighteenth | amendment. { Mrs. D. Leigh Colvin, president of | the Women's ~ Christian Temperance | Union, replied. asserting “Men who | drank beer would not be able to pur- | chase other commodities.” 'CONFERENCE DELAY | ASKED BY GANDHI | Breakdown of Indian Parley Seen | Because of ‘Britain's Inter- | nal Troubles. | , ! Br the Associated Press LONDON, October 1.—Prime Ministr MacDonald convened the minorities committee of the Indian Round Tab} Conference at noon today, but it | journed at once without discussion of | the difficult communal problems. | . Mahatma Gandhi moved for the ad- | journment until next Thursday to allow him time to negotiate further with the Moslem leader, Aga Khan, on the relations between Hindus and Moslems Aga Khan seconded the motion and the meeting broke up in spite of the pro- tests of Dr. D. R. Ambedkar, represent- ing_the “untouchables.” Dr. Haridas T. Muzumbar, a member of the Speakers’ Bureau of the Foreign Policy Association, said after a lengthy conversation with Gahdhi that the con- ference was near a breakdown because of the preoccupation of the British government with its internal problems, virtual non-representation of Nationalist Moslems and the bitterness existing be- tween Moslem and Hindu representa- tives. Gandhi registered a protest against new measures of taxation embodied in the special budget introduced in the Indian legislative assembly several days 2go, particularly that on salt. “At this distance I do not understand the implications.” he said. “but it has horrified me to find that the poor man's salt has also cor-e in for increased taxation. 1 know the Congress will fight this increase and I also know that the remedy for balancing the budget does not lie through increased taxation but through radical retrenchment. |SHOOTS SELF AS WIFE TALKS TO HIM ON PHONE Sailor Fires Bullet Into Side After Being Told She Would Not Go Back Home. While talking over the telephone to his wife. from whom he is estranged. Melvin Hazin, 30, a sailor. of Newport, R. I, shot himself *in the right side about noon today. He was visiting his brother-in-law, William Stewart, at 1444 W street, at the time. At Emergency Hospital his condition was said to be serious. Hazin was alone in the apartment when his wife called him on the tele- phone shortly before noon. He: told Policeman A. B. Cole of the second precinct she sald she would not return to_him. ‘Without hanging up the receiver he shot himself with a .32-caliber revolver. azin was able to stagger into the apartment corridor before he collapsed. He was found by a neighbor who heard the shot. Hazin gave his address to police as No. 2 Mann avenue, Newport, R I. | Ruffin Heads Richmond Lions. RICHMOND, Va.. October 1 (#).—Al- though he had held the highest office { within gift of the Lions International, {Ben A. Rufin of Richmond yesterday was honored for the first time by the local Lions Club, of which he is a charter member, by being elected presi- dent, Mr. Ruffin held office as &r.ed- dent of Lions International in 1029, o