Evening Star Newspaper, December 6, 1931, Page 1

WEATHER (U. 8. Weather Burcau Increasing cloudiness and not today, followed by r tomorrow. Tempera at 5 pm. yesterday p.m. yesterday Full report “From Press to Home Within the Hour” The Star 1s delivered every evening and Sunday morning to Washington homes by The Star's exclusive carrier service. Phone Natfonal 5000 to start immediate delivery. Forecast so cold on page 11 First Day Is Set Aside Mainly to | Organize. HOOVER TO BARE PLANS TUESDAY Democrat lr('nglh Held Administration. Thorn for BY G Confronted with bristling with impc Jems, the Sevent T meets for tomorrow at noor By a slende majority the Democrats control the House, for the first time since the Republic- ans came into power in 1919 in that body, half-way through the second Wilson administration The count stands today: Demo- crats, 219; Republicans, 214; Far- mer-Labor, 1, and 1 vacancy The Republicans in the Senate h: @ plurality, but no majority ov e opposing Democratic and Farmer-Labor parties. They number 48 to 47 Demo- grats and 1 Farmer-Laborite The Republican administration faced, therefore, with a tough problem to get its legislative program through #t the coming session. Hoover to Give Message. The first complete statement of this program is expected to be laid before the Congress on Tuesday, when the President will, according to present plans, send his annual message to Congress. Tomorrow will be given over to_matters of organization | In the House the Democrats will elect 8 Speaker, Representative John N. Gamer of Texas, after developing & quorum, and will be in the saddle in the House after waiting 12 years for the opportunity. First the whole mem- bership of the House must be sworn in. After completion of its organization, the House is expected to adjourn out of Tespect to the memory of members who bave died during the recess The Senate program for tomorrow |ca kalls for swearing in 34 of its mem- |ar ders, 17 of whom have been re-elected | and 17 of whom are newcomers to the Benate, either by election or appoint- ment to fill vacancies. For the sec- ond time in its history, a woman will take her place as United States Sen- ator. Mrs, Hattie Caraway, newly ap- pointed to fill the vacancy caused by the death of her husband, Senator frhaddeus H. Caraway of Arkansas, is expected to be on hand to take the oath of office. Seat Contests Delayed. For a day or two Mrs. Rebecca L. elton of Georgia, appointed in 1922 y former Gov. Hardwick to fill a vacancy tended two daily mnd then gave way t who had been clected rior to the time Mrs e Senate, but who had nc himself to take the oath of office Among the new ators who fome to take the oath of office t ¥ow are Senator John H. Bank ‘Alabama and Senator J. W. E North Carolina, o mgainst whom contests I Jt 1s not believed, howes Reffort will be made to as etors-elect to stand a 8 ontests have been decided mte. A subcommittee of the rivileges and Elections Committee i fiun working for months on the B head contest, brought by former wtor Thomas H. Hefiin had I o have its Teport read subi jion to the Senate, after appre khe full com in time f ppening of the Congress gm.»mle to complete the GOULD LINCOLN a4 program nt second fir prob- Con- session re we to my | th do th wil co in the Se ns of the Senator C [ for < val by iblican leaders wid not believe that ir report from & Senal acking the elect n attempt would be n nmediate swea Senator-e Pacific ck m siandard He | fean diplomacy after having had a good occupy more than they ‘The come tary operat ture of ) trade BRITA the deprec WITH DAILY EVENI Sunday Star, ®) Mea s _Associated Pres: he NG EDITION WASHINGTON, D. SUNDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 6, 1931—124 PAGES. x FIVE CENTS IN WASHINGTON AND SUBURBS |TEN CENTS ELSEWHERE VITAL ISSUES PRESSING AS CONGRESS PREPARES FOR LONG-DRAWN FIGHT! Mrs. Norton Assured Of Appointment D. C. Committee Head as DRANA AT BASLE HAS DARK ASPECT Politicaland Economic Groups Democratic cauct of Different Aims to Dis- cuss Germany. BY CONSTANTINE BROWN. X the scene of inter ama will be shifted from the of Manchuria to the Basle, where the most minent world financial experts wil iss, first, what Ger- ¥ to pay is at the pres- it she is not in pay both reparations and fund private loans, which of the two second she ought to pay first out of whatever she still possesses. rtain is being lowered on the panese drama. Actors and have had their money's The actors played their roles best of their ability and the ecta ort the spectators had their thrills and lighter oments. There have been threats and joling, moments of intense drama id real comedy. European statesmen backed by Amer- oved tc emselves and to the rest of 1 how powerless the League of was in case of a major conflict in ing & strong and a weak nation h ne their utmost to save something of e prestige of the league. The realization of the powerlessness of the League Council gave Japan an ultimatum to was demonstrated when the thdraw November the army from Manchuria 17. 'The Japanese just laugh and proceeded to thought they uld take at first. Japanese Provide Comedy. was provided by the Japa- ey explained that the mili- s which led to the cap- Manchuria were neces- the soya bean they explained e 2, Column 1.) IN AND FRANCE STRIKE TARIFF SNAG se when in ord and (Continu Minister Says Unfavorable Reply From London to End Negotiations. Be PARIS, bet Tariff_negoti- and England Runciman Board ¢ Commons, could nof commerce to com- foreign ex- The at aid ez ally he safegus nce it was deprec Cang England SOVIETS BLOW UP CATHEDRAL TO MAKE WAY FOR STATE PALACE One of Russia’s Proudest Old Churches Reduced to Dust by Dynamite Blasts. fon of the which has been going on ended after dark 1t was a difficult job, Moscow’s largest house had a capacity of 10,000 bornly, and it was necessary small charges because of the roximity of dwellings. By nightfall only two of the stru ture’s five domes were left standing over the wreckage, and the whole building, which preyiously had been stripped of its priceless ari objects and interior furnishings, Jooked as if it had felt the fury of wartime siege guns Work on the Palace of the Soviets, a assive convention hall. is scheduled start the be .e great for the wa of worship resisted stul to u close e wrockin fen i ich it wes inly visible the Moscow vy of the park vented from % the church by nd polis watched r as the charge: of about an_hour, from great stone blocks ouds of pow hardly distinguishable e sNow covering the ground. flic within an area of several uspended throughout the r schedules were disrupted motor cars were required to take ¢ detours, detonations caused some cur- in other parts of the city until irce was determined csthedral was erected the liberation, of ch, to com- %4 Democrats Seek Selid Vote to Rule House. BANISH FRICTION IN PARTY CAUCUS Steering and Rules Battle Fail to Materialize, BY WILL The Demo full strengt P. KENNEDY. will vote their in the election of John N. Garner as Speaker organizing the House tomorrow, the first time in history that such 100 per cent attendance has been | achieved at the opening of a! session. They 218 votes in the 1s yesterday, the single absentee being Percy Stew art from the fifth New Jerse; | district as successor to the late | Representative Ackerman, who | | did not get his certificate of elec- tion in time to attend the caucus !hm who arrived | night. | | while t re today 219 Democratic | votes in Wa on ready to be cast | | for Garner for Speaker, the most that | Represer Bertrand H. Snell, the | Republic ominee, can hope to get Is e word was received from Representative J. Will be unable to attend because | In their caucus the Re- | muster but 198 of their | e incoming House. | cast | | Taylor of sickn: publican: 214 votes in t Harmony Rules Caucus. By mously nominating Garner | and el g epresentative Henry T. Rainey of Illinois as their floor leader, and by approval of the program of liberalizing the rules as presented by Representative Charles R. Crisp of Georgia, fixing the number of signers to & petition to discharge the rules at 145, identical with the Republican pro- | posal, by a vote of 180 to 38, the Demo- crats demonstrated that their member- |ship has been harmoniously consoli- | dated for wresting control from the Re- publicans. None of the predicted “bitter fights” or “clashes” developed at the caucus. No effort was made to break the senior- ity rule under which the South, by un- werving loyalty to the party for many ¥ gained the chairmanship of many of the major committees. The one proposal that threatened to cause 1 division—a resolution calling for crea- tion of a steering committee on party | policy and legislative procedure—was held by its chief advocate, Repre- ntative William A. Ayres of Kansas who said “Yesterday several gentlemen both for | and against this resolution talked with {m king me not to introduce it, stat- | : d cause the only fric- therwise harmonious cau-| my attention to the | entlemen had waived | of being majority armony and his_resolution | I promised m | Steering Proposal. ret being the ca rift in an otk | would portu win ng wbers an op- resolution— nding my is fair and principles, harmony and that ent the resolu- us ran like ery arner was s esent, ve Hatton W E T and the nomina- r t by Represent- York— lumn 2.) TODAY'S STAR 4 Naval Resery AL Com! District Na PART PAC TWO—8 ' THREE—16 PAG Kathlee: PART Amusemer and F In the Aviation Army and Public Librar Fraternities—Pa Y. W. C. A. New American Leg D. A. R. Activit | Organized Res Spanish_ Wi | Radio—Page FOUR— PAGES. PART FIVE—1 PAGES, Sports Section PAGES. lassified Adver- | i rs—Page 12. | ART SIX— Page 12 1 1 Wars—Page 12, PART SEVEN—20 PAGES. Magazine Section Notes of Art and A Page 14, News of the Music World - bags’ s he Music World—Pg 8. | The Bridge Forum—Page et Cross-word Puzzle—Page 18 | The Boys' and Girls' P. age— Py | Those Were the Happy Daye. fog. s Happy Days—Page 20 GRAPHIC SECTION—] World Events in Pictures © © A OES" COLOR SECTION—g Moon Mullins: Mr PAGES, Timid Orak L3 The Fellers; Little Highlizhts of His- full and Jefr. Soul While 1|t BAYLES SPEEDACE SKILED N CRAGH Three Theories Advanced for Cause of Accident as Plane Was Making Test. By the A DETROIT, record he ing the grasp, Lowell B December 5—With the nas persistently sought dur- month almost within his R. Bayles, Springfield Mass, flyer, crashed to his death at the Wayne County Airport this after- noon while traveling at an estimated speed of 300 miles an hour, Bayles was only 75 feet above ground reaking over the 18-mile course “like a yellow flash,” as one observer de- scribed it, when the plane started to spin, dived in a short arc and struck the ground, landing on its back. The motor broke loose from the plane and rolled 500 feet across rallway tracks to crash into a fence The plane burst into flames as it struck. - Bayles' body, wrapped in his overcoat, was found several feet from the wreckage, a column of smoke r ing from his clothing. He apparently had been killed instantly. The wreck- age of the plane, strewn along the course, burned for some minutes, the flame and smoke rising from the main part of it giving it the appearance of 1 oil-well fire. The propeller was found 200 feet away from the blazing debris, last Three Theorles of Cause. Three theories of the possible cause of the tragedy were advanced, One was that Bayles may have been over- come by monoxide gas in the closed cockpit; one that the ship caught fire the air and another that the three ious attempts Bayles had made, to- gether with other unofficial may have weakened a wing. An air speed indicator tube which was attached to one of the wings was found on the course 500 feet from the point where the plane fell. This gave y 0 better the world land plane mark of 278.4 miles an hour made by Warrant Officer Bonnet of Prance. To gain recognition of W mark he had to register an average of 2833 miles an hour four times over the measured course. He came close to the mark on December 1, when he averaged 2819. At the time he said he was sure he could get his Gee Bee monoplane up to 260 miles or more. Un- officially he had been timed at more than 300 miles on one of his trial dashes. Under the rules for timing interna- tional records, Bayles had to fly over the measured course at & height of not more than 164 feet. To gain the maxi- mum speed he started his flight today at a point five miles from the starting line and at an altitude of about 1,000 feet. A mile from the starting pylon he began the dive that was to bring him down to the required level at full speed PBavies had leveled off nicely and was nearing the end of the course on the first dash when the crash came. ‘WILL EXH.UME BODY ! Probe Being Made to Determine if ‘Woman Was Incurable. COPENHAGEN, Denmark, December 5 (#)~The authorities today ordered the exhumation of the body of Baroness Von Dueben on the theory that she had not been suffering from an incurable disease when her daughter, Mrs. Else Willebang, administered an overdose of medicine to her The daughter has been charged with murder on her own confession, saying she administered the overdose to put an end to her mother's pain Ve HAD A ONG LAY OFF T Coach Howard Jones Makes . Apology to “Bill” Hawkins | and Mates. ! | 5 ANGELES, December 5.—The | Evening said foday that Wil- | llam Hawki substitute center on | the University of Southern California foot b aken into custody on November 16 by two private detec- tives when his coaches belleved he had betrayed the details of his team's play to Notre Dame. i The action was taken prior to the game at South Bend, Ind, in which Southern California__defeated Notre Dame, 16 to 14. The charges, the | spaper said, were without founda- The Express sald: “The voluntary imprisonment for : " (Continued on Page 2, Column 8.) RADIO RUM FLEET " PLAN IS REVEALED John Hays Hammond, Jr., Re- fuses Offer for Data “at Own Figure.” By the A: 4 Press. BOSTON, December 5 —The Boston Herald says that John Hays Hammond, ir, has been approached by a gigantic rum-running syndicate and asked to | “name his own figure” for data that | would create a force of radio controlled rum boats. The Herald says Hammond, rich in- ventor and radio wizard, refused to deal with the syndicate’'s emissary and gave the vaper an account of the interview Many of Hammond's inventions have been sold for exclusive use of the United States Government, among them the radio controlled torpedo, radio control of ships and airplanes nd many other devices for war. Offered $50,000 for Data, he Herald says Hammond was ap- proached at his Gloucester home by a former member of a rum syndicate in Gloucester. This man wi offered $50,000 to get radio data from Ham- mond and was told that Hammond could “name his own figure,” as tech- nical adviser. | Hammond was told that an advertise- ment in & New York newspaper was to be run if the negotiations were suc- cessful, ing, “Mamie—Good chance to arrange schedule—Rannie.” If the advertisement did not appear by De- | (Continued on Page 2, Column 2.) _ SCAFFOLD KILLS TWO Seven Others in 4-Story Plunge at | Baltimore School. | BALTIMORE, December 5 (#).—Two ! workmen died ' tonight from injuries received when a scaffold collapsed at a | school being crected here. | They, with seven others laying bricks on a fourth-floor wall, fell 40 feet to a pile of debris. The dead were Charles Stone and Frank Seibert, both of this| city Three other workmen saved them- selves by seizing the scaffold’s upright supports AR ) A will bo in THES Ely Culbertson and Sidney Lenz CONTRACT BRIDGE The Evening Star MATCHES START DECEMBER 7 If you are a bridge player you cannot afford to miss this graphic series. th the Culbert MA the liveliest and most | graphic Teviews by telegraph exclu- sively for cover | | 4 i ROJAN HELD FOR BETRAYAL TO NOTRE DAME EXONERATED | HOWARD JONES. HITLER RENOUNCES PRESIDENCY HOPE Refuses to Say Whether Hin denburg Will Be Retained if Fascists Gain Power. By the Associated Press BERLIN, December 5.—Adolf Hitler, leader of Germany's Fascists, declared | today that under no circumstance would | he become a candidate for the presi- dency—but he refused to say whether that meant the Fascists would keep President Paul von Hindenburg at the head of the state if they succeeded in gaining power “I don't enter the picture at all,” Herr Hitler said. “Even when we take over the power I don't intend to stand as a candidate for President.” Pressed for information about what his party would do in the matter of the presidential candidate, the leader of the National Socialists chuckled and said: “That eventuality already is pro vided for." i Great surprise was expressed in offi- cial circles today over the terview granted by Herr Hitler to almost the entire Anglo This interview, in which the N chieftain declared foreign bondholders would be protected if his party came power, occurred in a hotel j from the foreign office and within a three-minute walk of the presidential palace. Commentators remarked that it took place under the very nose of the government, German Teporters were not present when Herr Hitler told what he would do if he won, and some Berlin news- papers printed cabled reports of his statements from their New York and London correspondents. There was newspaper comment to the effect that the Fascist leader was at- tempting to curry favor abroad, espe- cially in America and England. MOB LYNCHING MAN T0 BE PROSECUTED Ritchie Orders Lane to Help County Punish Leaders and Others if Possible. By the Associated Press. BALTIMORE, December 5.—Gov. Al- bert’ C. Ritchie tonight ordered Attor- ney General Lane to assist Wicomico = | County authorities in a “vigorous pros- ecution” of the mob which last night | invaded a Salisbury, Md, hospital seize Matthew Williams, colored. burn his body after lynching him. Clergymen here and the Baltimore branch of the International Labor De- fense League demanded of the Gov- ernor a prompt investigation. Williams yesterday shot .nd killed his employer, Daniel J. Elliott, 67-year- old lumber dealer, and then shot him- self through the chest. Gov. Ritchie, who returned from New York when informed of the lynching, said not only the mob leaders must be punished, but also every member of the mob who can be identified. Salisbury authorities tonight at- tempted to prevent the usual Saturday influx of colored persons as a precau- tion against racial reaction to the Iynching. B and | that American prcss vesterday., GREEN THREATENS NEW FEDERATION OF FEDERAL WORKERS Organization May Be A. F. of L. Answer to Withdrawal of U. S. Employes. COUNTER PLAN INSPIRED BY NARROW VOTE MARGIN {D. C. Locals Overwhelmingly Against Ending Affiliation—Many in Nation Did Not Ballot. | A threat to organize a “new Federa- tion of Federal Employes chartered by and directly affiliated with the Amer- ican Federation of Labor" was sound- ed last night by William Green, president of the American Federation of Labor as his answer to the action of the Federation of Federal Employes, headed by Luther M. Steward, in with- drawing from the labor organization Interpreting the closeness of the vote by which the secession was ished—16,335 to 11,406, with ,000 members not a formal statement last night an- nounced that his group “will not ac- cept as final the action taken by Presi- dent Steward and his associates.” Meantime Steward sprang into ac- tion shortly after Green's statement, and countered with a reply, in whicn he tartly charged that Green ‘‘merely rakes over old straw.” D. C. Locals Oppose Split. President Green’s declaration came on the heels of rumors in circles sym- pathetic to the Federation of Labor such action as he forecast was being agitated, particularly in view of the fact that seven of the eleven locals of the Federal employes here voted against separation, the total opposition | vote being 5,012, as compared to 2,993 favorable Nationally, 229 locals participated in the vote out of a total of 412. Of these, 165 voted for separation, 63 in opposition and one local tied. The missing locals either simply failed to join in the balloting or were barred because their dues were not current, it was explained _yesterday when the vote was made public. In his statement last night President Green recalled that the separation move had been pressed despite his ef- | forts at conciliation, which were bared | both in correspondence made public in November, and additional exchanges | given out yesterday by President Stew- | ard. The Federal employes’ head, how- | ever, had accused Mr. Green of bad faith, and, in effect, of neglecting the interests of the Federal employes when the Federation of Labor went on record against proposed reclassification legis- lation backed by the Federal employes. Others Lacked Facts. | “The membership in Washington | who were informed as to the merits of the controversy raised by President Steward and Secretary McNally, voted | against withdrawal _from affiliation | with the American Federation of La- | | bor,” Green said, “If the local unions outside of Washington had had the facts of the matter upon which they voted, it is my opinion that they would have Voted against withdrawal “The reasons assigned by President Steward for withdrawal from the Amer- | ican Federation of r_have been Column 6.) accom- nearly voting—Green, in 3 (Continued on Page 'WOMAN PASSENGER " DIES IN PLANE CRASH 1Four Others Hurt, One Critically, | as Pilot Attempts to Land During Sleet Storm. December 5—A | was fatally injured thers were hurt, one a Braniff Air Lines crashed in a farm- By the Associated Press. KEWANEE, Il | woman passenger tonight and four | eritically. when passenger plane yard near here while the pilot was at- {tempting to land in a sleet storm on |an emergency landing field | Mrs. Myrtle Messenger of Denver, {Colo., died less than two hours after the crash | Miss Elma Duncan of Kansas City, Mo., was reported near death from in- ternal injuries Pilot Jack Ayres. who was not in- jured, said he attempted to land be- | cause the sleet storm was lowering visibility, and ice was forming on the wings. ~ The ship was en route from Kansas City to Chicago. He said he piloted the plane over the field to get his bearings but was unable to see clearly. The plane hit the top of a tree, impact sending it against the farm buildings. It crashed into a corn crib. The other injured, all expected to recover, are C. A. Kimball, Lake For- est, Il; F. E. Quinby, Chicago, an Illinois ' aeronautical inspector, ~and | Mrs. Cl Gunderson, Chicago. | police protection. POLICE PREPARED AS 1 Z10MARCHERS NEAR WASHINCTGN All to Be on Duty or in Re- serve — Military Units Are Held Ready. VISIT TO WHITE HOUSE AND A. F. OF L. ARRANGED Processions Spend Night at Balti- more and Cumberland—New One Formed at Gastonia, N. C Fully prepared for any eventuality, the Washington police force, manned to full strength, last night awaited the coming of the army of 1,200 unemployed demonstrators with demands for Gov- ernment relief Unprecedented preparations have been made to prevent any disorder, Every policeman available will be on active duty or held in reserve. Military units in and around Washington will stand by, awaiting a call in event as- sistance is needed. Organized Marine raserves also will be held in readiness. Coincident with the approach of the marchers, the Police Department placed a special guard of plain clothes men in the vicinity of the homes of Senator Oddie of Nevada and Representative Hamilton Fish, jr., of New York, who directed a special investigation for the | House into Communist activities in the United States. Deny Making Request. Police authorities said a request had been made for protection, but both Senator Oddie and Mr. Pish denied it came from them. Senator Oddie said he had received an anonymous threat- ening letter in the Spring, but nothing had occurred recently to necessitate Despite his recent attacks on Communists Mr. Pish said he had not been threatened. . In the meantime, the demonstrators in three columns of motor trucks drew nearer to Washington, and are now within a day’s driving distance. The vanguard is expected from the North about 3 o'clock this afternoon. The two other columns, one from the West and a smaller one from Gastonia, N. C., are due to arrive a few hours later. Latest reports indicate the marchery reached prearranged destinations last night, far behind the original sched- ule and after many trials and tribula~ tions due to mechanical trouble ang flat tires. The Northern delegation consisting of 575 men and women pulled into Baltimore about 10 o'clock and put up for the night. A portion of the group from the West arrived in Cumberland, and were quartered for the night in a skating rink. Food and Shelter Here. Food and shelter await the marchers here in Washington and virtuaily everything else they wanted has been provided. All the Police Department is asking in return is a peaceful, order- ly and dignified demonstration. It is determined to keep it that way. Never before has the Police Depart- ment gone to such extensive prepara- tions to protect a group of demonstra- tors. Brig. Gen. Pelham D. Glassford, major and superintendent, has worked for 10 days on the details of the plans for handling the marchers and is satis- | fied that he has not overlooked any- thing to assure protection the marcrers and to the public. Military and naval authorities have co-operated with him and while of- ficial orders have not been issued for participation by the troops, information has leaked out to indicate that several thousand soldiers and Marines will bs available should the police need aid The customary week end furloughs were cancelled at Fort Myer, Fort Humphreys, Washington Barracks and the Washington Navy Yard, a move to | regarded as particularly_significant at this time. The military, however, would be called upon as a last resort only, it is understood Gen. Glassford admits he views the coming of the marchers with some uneasiness. He fears some overzealous patriot, or some belligerent marcher, might touch off a spark that may lead to a disturbance of violence. So he has prepared, hoping at the same time that nothing will happen, and that the (Continued on Page 2, Column 4. TRAIN KILLS 3 IN CAR Fourth Probably Was Hurt Fatally As Automobile Is Struck. GRAND RAPIDS, Mich,, November 5 | () —Three persons were killed and a | fourth probably was injured fatally in a ccllision between their automobile and a Grand Trunk passenger train a half mile west of the village of Marne today. Mrs. Roland Weatherbee, 65, who lived on a farm near Marne, and her 4-year-old grandson, Alfred Jilbert, jr., were killed instantly. Roderick Jilbert, 1 year old, died in a hospital. Mrs. Bernice Jilbert of Detroit, Roderick's mother, was tically injured. FED AND SLEEP By a Staff Correspondent of The Star. EN ROUTE TO WASHINGTON WITH THE UNEMPLOYED MARCH- ERS. CUMBERLAND, Md.. December 5. Filled with stew and sandwiches, some 500 travel-stained men and women were sprawled out on park benches in the town skating rink here tonight, resting for their final trek to Washing- ton tomorrow to present their relief demands at the opening session of Con- | gress Monday, The 500—advance guard of 1,200 demonstrators expected in Washington Monday—came down out of the moun- tains in a colorful array of antiquated trucks and automobiles, all of them sgouung steam from the hard pull over the mountains. The trucks were plas- tered with placards and their occupants | were shouting the “Internationale” as they filed through the streets behind a Ppolice escort. Most of the men were close-mouthed about their plans for Monday, but they were loud in asserting they would “rather die fighting than starve to death.” Sheriff Hugh Hotchkiss and a police 500 MARCHERS AT CUMBERLAND IN SKATING RINK One Day’s Journey Is Left for Western Procession—Lack of Gasoline May Hamper Progress. delegation met the column at the Mary- land State line and escorted them di- rectly to the skating rink. As soon as all were inside, a police guard was thrown around the two-story structure and no one was permitted to leave or enter. After the demonstrators had been fed, several violins and an accordion were produced and these not already asleen began singing and shouting. Some of the men protested their en- forced confinement, insisting they were entitled to parade through the streets, but the police turned deaf ears to their demands. There were about 75 women. in the party in addition to white and colored men and several Indians. The women rode in the same trucks with the men and many of them slept on piles of rag: on the floor of the skating rink, finding the benches too uncomfortable. s The party left Pittsburgh last night driving to Uniontown and then follow- ing the National Old Trails highway to Cumberland. Several of the trucks "~ (Continued on Page 32, Column 5.)