Evening Star Newspaper, August 5, 1932, Page 1

“From Press to Home Within an Hour” The Star’s Carrier system coversevery city block and the regular edition is delivered %o city and suburban homes as fast as the papers are printed. WEATHER. (U. 8. Weather Bureau Forecast.) Partly cloudy tonight; tomorrow pos- sibly showers; not much change in temperature. ‘Temperatures—Highest, 88, at noon today; lowest, 65, at 5 a.m. today, Full report on page 9. Closing N. Y. Markets, Pages 14 and 15 ch WITH SUNPAY MORNING EDITION ¢ Foening Star. Yesterday’s Circulation, 115,698 \’ Entered as seco No. post_affice, 32,238. Washington, nd class matter D. C. WASHINGT! ON, D. G, FRIDAY, AUGUST J, 1932—THIRTY PAGES. %+ (#) Means Associated Press. TWO CENTS. STOCKS GAIN AGAI AS 250,000 SHARES L N EXCHARGE Grains and Other Staples| Also Move to Higher Ground ' in Day’s Trading. $30,000,000 WHEAT POOL RUMORED IN WALL STREET Report Says New Organization Would Help Commedities by Tak- ing Over Farm Board Stores. By the Assoctated Press NEW YORK, August 5—The ctock and commodity markets gave each other mutual assistance in the big push to higher prices today, although profit- taking again reduced extreme gains. Bugers bid enthusiastically for lead- ing shares on the New York Stock Ex- change during the morning when wheat was rising 1 to 2 cents a bushel and when other staples were moving for- ward under the impetus of bullish re- ports. Extreme advances of $1 to $7 in most pivotal stocks were generally reduced in the afternoon, but there was another flurry of strength toward the close under leadership of the oll and farm implement lssues and the | final tone was strong. Activity was lighter than yesterday, tne market’s busiest day since De- cember 18. Sales approximated 2,500, 000 shares, roughly a million under ‘Thursday’s turnover. Reports that Europe was a hcavy U. S. Paraders Hurl Sand in Windows of Antibes Night Club By the Associated Press. ANTIBES, France, August 5— Disappointed pleasure seekers, many Americans among them, paraded noisily the streets of An- tibes last night and threw sand through the windows of a night club owned by Mile. Mistinguett, the dancer. The demonstration followed a mayor's decrez forbidding noice in “Pajama Land,” as the beach and night club district is called; stopping the music in cafes at 10 o'clock and closing the cafe ter- races at midnight. Mile. Mis- tinguett’s night club and the municipal casino were the only places permitted to remain open all_night The club was thoroughly de- Juged with sand. Maurice Che- valier was one of the club's guests. 0000 BLAZ MAGES N CHAGO Four Business Blocks Razedf in Biggest Conflagration in 30 Years. By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, August 5—The flames oll a $6,000,000 fire challenged 60 com- panies of firemen and the crews of three fire boats today to put them out. | ‘The fire, breaking out yesterday aft- ernoon in the Quincy grain clevator, spread to the Omaha Packing Co., where it destroysd four buildings. Three firemen were injured and 30 | firemen and employss of the two com- panies were overcome by smoke. Perishing in the flames were 800 hogs, | 60 head of cattle and 200 sheep. De- JORNSTOWN HOPES | 10 CLEAR B. E. F FROM CITY TODAY Minor Disturbances, Follow- ing Drinking, Are Quickly Put Down. FATHER COX HECKLED IN POLITICAL SPEECH Marchers Refuse to Desert Waters end Join With “Blue Shirts” Organization of Priest. By the Associated Press. JOHNSTOWN. Pa.. August 5.—Evac- uation of the stranded bonus army from its suburban camp progressed slowly | today but Mayor Eadie McCloskey said | the billets will be clcared by nightfall. | A long line of rickety automobiles will begin moving during the afternoon. McCloskey announced he had arranged with an ol company to furnish gaso- line for every private car and truck in camp. This announcement brought a cheer from veterans who have been sitting around in their cars for two days wait- ing for money or gas. About 1,000 re- main in camp. McCloskey caid he “hoped” other towns will co-operate and furnish the battered caravan with gas along the route. Seeks Rail Transportation. Meanwhile, McCl:skey and business | men negotiated with the Pennsylvania | Railread to move the stranded contin- | gents frem New York,'New Jersey and New England, who have no cars. Nearly 100 State Highway Department | | ! tionship to her LBBY HOLIAY I, FLUDES SEARGH A5 FAHER SEEK BAL Parent Speeds to Carolina to Arrange Bond on Charge of Murder. REFUSES TO SURRENDER DAUGHTER TO OFFICERS Declares She'll Be Produced “at Proper Time"—Alleges Indict- ment Is “Frame-up.” By the Associated Press. CINCINNATI, August 5—The spot- | light of law, powered by a charge of husband murder, groped across the Ohio stage today for Libby Holman, torch singer. It was known that Miss Holman, widowed when a bullet left young Smith Reynolds (her husband) dying across & bed in their chamber a month ago, was at a “country retreat.” and | that she was ill, under the care of doctors and nurses. | Whether her iliness had any rela- | tortured cry in a| ‘Winston-Salem hospital room a month ago—the anguished cry of “My baby!” | —was not known. When her rnlher.‘ Albert Holman, was asked last night if approaching motherhood was a factor of her illness, he said only that thl(‘ was “a matter of record.” | When officers showed him a tele- | gram from Winston-Salem asking that | the 26-year-old singer of torch rongs | be arrested for the murder of her hus- | o Now, GIFF, You KNow CHARITY / RECONSTRUCTION FINANCE CorroraTION 369618 SHORTAGE SEEN IN ARLINGTON State Audit Reveals Sum; Involved in Former | Snatches Officer’s Pistol, Kills Him; Captured by Posse By the Associated Press. HASTINGS, Minn., August 5.— A posse captured two men short- ly after one of them had snatched a deputy sherifl's pistol from his holster in the jail office today and killed the officer. They were cornfields and PALLISTER LEADS INTENNESSE RACE Late Returns Give Him 9,988 Margin Over Pope—Final R. F. G TIGHTENS LOANS, EXAGTING LOCAL AID FIRST Detroit Granted 51,800,000 as $10,000,000 Pennsyl- vania Plea Is Denied. OHIO GETS $852,662, ILLINOIS $3,000,000 Chairman Pomerene Explains Rigid Policy Requiring Emergency Demand for Aid. By the Associated Press. The Reconstruction Finance Corpora- tion is showing anything but free-hand- edness in administering the $300,000,000 voted by Congress for direct relief in the States. It sticks to the position that the Federal fund should be used only to supplement all pessible State and local aid. On this premise, it turned down Gov. Pinchot's request for $10,000,000 fer Pennsylvania. But the corporation has granted three { loans, satisfied as to the urgency of the !need and with the recapitulation of | money already spent, and likely will { approve more. It allowed Ilinois $3,000,000 on a | showing that $18,750,000 of relief bonds ! had been sold and spent and that re- | llef agencies in the State soon would | have to close without Federal aid. Ohio | got $852,662 for use in four countles |and only yesterday $1,800,000 was ad- | vanced to Detroit for emergency reeds i pending further development of local programs. Available Immediately. stroyed also were 985,000 bushels of grain, 2.500.000 pounds of hams and ! { bacon, 300 tons of fertilizer and 2,500 | the | hog carcasses. Three boats, tied up in | the Chicago River nearby, were burned {at a loss of $75,000. Spectators Pack Streets. chased through woods until they gave up. ewey Sharpe, 33, St. Paul, a former convict, was captured nearby after the posse surround- ed him. He threw down his gun and surrendered. Harold Wilder, 29, at St. Paul, was taken about buyer of American dollars were accom- panied by declines in a number of foreign currencies, particularly British popnd. Wheat Pool Rumored. trucks were parked just outside the! In each instance, the money was { made available “immediately’—mean- |ing that the borrowers could get it ;wnhm two or three days, as scon as | necessary routine as completed. The corporation reiterated its an- | pounced policy when it said, anent the camp to carry Pennsylvania units to|Pand. he refused to recognize it as a | their homes. | legal warrant. 5 | McCloskey said he wants every one to| At “the proper time” he said. she | | get out today, as the camp must be | Would appear to answer the indictment cleared by nightfall. which charges her and Ab Walker, 19- Wice-cracking veterans lounged about | year-old friend of young Reynolds, Clerk’s Case. Success Indicated. By the Associated Press. NASHVILLE, Tenn., August 5.—Un-| By a Staff Correspondent of The Star | ARLINGTON COUNTY COURT | Reports that & powerful banking | group was to be organized to stremhen} commodity prices by extending aid to! manufacturers for replenishment of de- | pleted inventories and a rumor that| Chicago and New York interests were ! forming a huge wheat pool which would have at least $30,000,000 at its disposal cought Wall Street’s imagination over- night and speculative enthusiasm swept | like wildfire through the financial dis- | trict. It was learned Eugene Meyer, gov- . erncr of the Federal Reserve Board, had been conferring with New York bank- ers in regard tor th> so-called “com- | modity poo).” although plans for | launching the proposed new corporation still were incomplete. One aim of the The flames and dense clouds of smoke attracted thousands of spec- tators to “the vards.” Police estimated | more than 30,000 persons were packed | into nearby streets. Four city blocks | were occupeid by the concerns de-| stroyed. As the wind quickened later in the evening the fire spread to a neighbor- ing coal and lumber yard, but firemen, fighting desperately, overcame the new | menace and again confined the blaze to the packing plant and elevator. The Quincy grain elevator was owned by the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Ral , but was under lease to the Stratten’ Grain Co. The blaze broke out in the elevator about 3 p.m. yesterday and was belleved due to spontaneous combustion. With-| in 2n hour or so five alarms had been sounded and 75 companies and 3 fire- | |E. F. fleld siaff engaged in a series of on the merry-go-round in the park and | on the grass as the mayor and the B.| verbal clashes The stranded vetersns have been crowding the mayor's office demanding transp:rtation and McCloskey, pressed with municipal duties that have been piling up while the army “occupied” the city, insisted that the staff take its | place at the camp and help move the men Each Given §1. As the work of filling gas tanks of the dilapidated cars started, each vet- eran was given $1 out of the army's remaining fund of $1,100. Johnstown divided- its attention to- day between the dwindling bonus army and the American Legion contingents from scores of towns in this section of the State 15 with murdering the young heir to to- bacco millions. Leaves to Seek Bond. He would say only that she was ill, ! under the care of doctors and nurses, at’a country retreat. Hclman, short and trim, and in af- fable mood. left for Winston-Salem last night by train. In the Southern city he said he intends to plead for bond so that his daughter may be spared the “humiliation” of spending weeks behind bars while awaiting trial. His affability was new-fourd, how-| ever. Earlier in the day he stormed that the indictment of his daughter was “freme-up.” Still later he turne away officers who sought to arrest her. Denying Libby was at a sister's home, he curtly refused “information on a frame- up,” when officers sought to learn her whereabouts. HOUSE, Va., August 5.—Shortages in the accounts of William H. Duncan, resigned county clerk, who is under indictment on three counts, total $85- | 618.70, according to a report of the audit received by County Manager Roy S. Braden today from T. Coleman | Andrews, State auditor of public accounts. The report shows that amounts due the county and State on the date that | Mr. Duncan went out of office follow: To the Commonwealth, on six ac- counts, $1,33479; to the County of Arlington, $72,324.92; to the Common- vealth, on special accounts, $12,725.40 0 H. K. Green, commissioner of rev enue, $1,626.83, making a total to be | accounted for of $88,014.94. | Cash items on hand, 2ccording to the | report. are as follows: On hand, $822.96; two hours later in a cornfield. Sharpe accused Wilder of kill- ing Rudolph Fischer, Dakota County deputy sheriff, while he was qGuestioning them about a burglary. TRUGE OVER CAACD 5 REPORTED NEAR Bolivia and Paraguay to Ne- official returns today from all but 240 scattered precincts in yesterday's D2mo- cratic gubernatorial primary gave State Treasurer Hill McAllister the nomina- tion, with Lewis S. Pope second and Judge Malcolm R. Patterson third. Of the 2.257, 2,017 gave: McAllister 107,534; Pope, Patterson, 55,655. Today Pope's campaign manager, Sam Carmack said. “we stand on our statement of last night that Mr. Pope is the nominee of the Democratic party.” | McCall Leads G. O. P. In the Republican race for the Gov- ernor’s nomination, John R. McCall of Memphis was well in the lead over Hal 97,546; | Pennsylvania application, that- the “Legislature of Pennsylvania and its | several subdivisions have not done their full duty with respect to the furnishing | of funds for relief purposes.” The statement by Chairman Pom- erene said corporation directors would | delay further action “until we know | what the Legislature will do for the | relief of its own people.” In making the first loan—that to { Illinois—the board announced that “the corporation will expect all States to meet their needs to the greatest ex- tent possible from their public and pri- vate sources and call upon the corpo- ration only as a last resort to sup- plement their own ” The money provided would not be sufficient to meet the situation other- wise, it was added. The corporation has not yet made boats were on the scene. At dawn it | with Citizens' MNaticnal Bank of Alex- | Clements of Knoxville. | known the procedure under which group, it was said, would be to assure here and the |, He puffed his pipe engrily and flipped | orderly distribution of what remains of the Farm Board's holdings of agricul- tural products, stocks which were accu- mulated sume time ago during the Gov- ernment agency's empt to maintain prices. | Wall Street heard the wheat pool | probably wculd be managed by that| noted Chicago operator, Arthur W. Cut- ten. and that this group's organization | ‘virtually had n accomplished. The | pool, it was said, might take over what remains of the Parm Board's stocks, now estimated at about 50,000,000 bushels. ‘Warrants Higher Prices. Those interested in wheat were said | to feel prospects of a relatively small Winter crop this year, estimated at| 440,000,000 bushels—the lightest since | 1925—warranted higher prices for that | basic grain, even though the Spring, vield was expected to be more than | double last year's return. Cotton men felt the proposal con- tained potential aid for their product, especially if the Farm Board should agree to hold off the markets the| 3,500,000 bales it now owns. As out- lined unofficially, the syndicate would acquire from this agency or from the co-cperatives an undetermined amount | of cotton, with the agreement that no more would be marketed by them this | year. Selling by the co-operatives is | said to have been persistent during the | past month | The Young committee of bankers and | industrialists met here yesterday to| ss the commodity situation, but | t decided was not disclosed mercantile reviews added their | of optimism to the day's news, as- | confidence appeared to be in-| sing throughout the country. ! Many Caught Napping. v has an important upswing in | market caught so much of | Wall Street napping as has the ad- vance of the past month. Not only have the bears been sur- a number of traders who tantial rally might be and hoped to get \nm“ et et the broper time, found market running away on the up-| ide before they could establish their | positions Other traders who had failed to get in near the bottom waited for a sub- | stantial reaction, and were dumb-! founded as weeks went by and nothing in the nature of a sharp setback oc- | curred. Still other traders who made | profts on the up-side during the early stage of the market, switched to bear positions in_expectation of a reaction, | ruins, destroyed last night by one of the | $114,274918, compared with $187,076,- then covered their short commitments (Continued on Page 2, Column 8.) DEBUCHI WILL RETURN AS ENVOY, HE ASSERTS Informs State Department as Re- ports From Tokio Indicate He Is to Be Replaced. | skull | stroyed. Thcusands of spectat-rs jam- ! ber at the Sawyer-Goodman Lumber Co. was considered under control. Fireman May Die. Collapsing walls brought serious in- jury to one fireman. who may die of a | fracture. Most of the otherg were treated for smoke asphyxia and minor injuries. | As dawn broke, the two plants were | in ruins. A heavy smoke pall from the | rmou’dering wheat hung over the scene. Walls of the packing plant’s four main buildings were partly collapsed; the pens, runways and tunnels were de- med the streets throughout the night, watching the effort to prevent the flames from reaching nearby coal and lumber yards. A strong west wind threatened to spread it. The grain elevator was listed as of | 1,250,000 bushels capacity and contain- | ing 785,000 bushels of wheat, 46,000 | bushels of ccrn and 40,000 bushes of i other grains. The Government owned wheat was estimated at from 12,000 to 15,000 bushels. Destruction of the packing plant, a, subsidiary of Swift & Co., will throw 1,000 men out of work, officials said. | Firemen expected a fortnight's struggle to subdue the smouldering flames in the grain storage bins. | 1t was Chicago's largest conflagration | in 30 vears, veteran fire officials said, | exceeding the $5,000,000 Burlington Building fire several years ago. WIND SAVES VILLAGE. ! $500,000 Worth of Lumber Burns in Michigan, MARQUETTE, Mich., August 5 (#).— | A fortunate shift in the wind apparent- | ly had saved the village of Sagola, Mich., | from destruction early today after it| had been menaced for hours by flames which destroyed 20,000,000 feet of lum- | plant. The loss was estimated at close to $500,000. Most of the 350 residents moved fur- niture and other belongings from the'T dwellings and highways were strewn | with household goods. S IN CANADA. Two Elevators Destroyed as Firemen | Lack Water. ! HIGH BLUFF, Manitobla, August 5, (®).—Smoke from 24000 bwhels of smouldering wheat pervaded this town today ‘as three grain elevators lay in most spectacular fires ever seen in rural Manitoba. The blaze started high up in the| shaft of a cleaning and drying elevator | and jumped quickly to the two adjoin- | ing storage elevators. The damag> prob- e ably will amount to thousands of dol- lars. Fire equipment from Portage La Prairie proved usless when the one well | nearby was quickly pumped dry. i EDITOR FIRED UPON By the Associated Press. Ambassador Debuchi has ‘nform the State Department that has has be: instructed by his government to re 1 to Japan, familiarize himself with existing conditions in his country and thereafter come back to Washington to resume his present post. Undersecretary Castle said today De- buchi informed him that he knew of no impending change in the ambassador- whip. The Undersecretary said Debuchi explained that his trip to Japan had been planned many months ago and there had been no change in the situa- tion The Ambassador also informed the department that he was leaving all of his personal belongings in the United States in the expectation that he would return. Dispatches from Japan have indi- eated the Ambassador would not re- W to his Washington post. ed 1| Shooting at Sir Alfred Watson. After | | Bengalese Takes Poison LCUTTA, India, August 5 UP).— | sit “Alfred Waltson, noted editor of the . Statesman, was shot at today, but not i injured, by a young Bengalese. | e, v iiant was seized immediately, but he swallowed poison and died a few | minutes afterward. Sir Alfred, r‘ho recently '(u kflx;lgel;i- ed in recognition of his services - tor of the Statesman, had just arrived at his office when the attack occurred. Town's Tax Rate to Be Zero. AVILLA, Ind., August 5 (#.—Avila is a good place in which to live. The tax rate for next year will be zero. The town has a surplus of $13.000 more than is needed for necessary appropria- tions, 1 | | night. | Chicago without definite promise | advised them in Washington to “stick | | year. This is “Legion day” town is decorated with flags and bunt- ing. Straggling bonusers lined the streets as drum and bugle corps pa- raded. Quiet ruled the camp after minor dis- turbances broke in the glare of .camp- fires where disgruntled groups refused to sleep. Liquor was smuggled int> the fleld last There was some wrangling and a few fist fights, but officers quickly put down the trouble and tightened precau- tionary measures. Officers said persons not members of the B. E. F. started the arguments. News that the California contingent, first to leave by special trains after the evacuation order, had been halted in of going on, reached the camp last night | and added to the confusion as veterans | demanded assurance that they would | not meet a similar fate. i Camp officials said less than 900 were in camp at daybreak and Mc- Closkey said they will be moved if pos- sible before nightfall. Field leaders sald the office here would be abandoned as soon as the troops are moved. No indication was | given as to where it would be trans- | ferred. ‘I | | | | Father Cox Heckled. Rev. James R. Cox, militant Pitts- | burgh priest, who was cheered by bonus expeditionary forces when he recently till you get what you want,” was heck- led “when he sought to address vet- erans in Camp McCloskey early today. Arriving in Johnstown at 3 pm.| Eastern standard time, Father Cox and | his_aides routed out about 400 vets. He | (Continued on Page 3, Column 4) | U. S. EXPORTS DROP | Imports for June Also Show| Large Decline, Commerce De- partment Reports. By the Assoclated Press. Exports ¢f the United States in| June were estimated today by the Com- merce Depertment to have totaled | 689 for the corresponding month last| | At the same time this country im- ported goods valued at $111,410,900, against $173,455,047 for June, 1931. Exports for the six months ending with June totaled $841077.332, com- pared with $1,315,956.734 for the cor- responding period last year, while im- ports were $747,894, against $1,107,- 150,748, The cutflow of goods to France showed a slight gain in June with a total value of $8838,135, as compared with $8.688,175 for the same month a| vear ago. [Exports to the United Kingdom dropped to $18,393,732 from $30.913,635. France expcrted less goods to the United States in June than a year ago, with a total value of $3,184173, com- pared with $5516,340. The United Kingdom exported $5,194,221. against $11.000,727; Germany, $4,964,068, against $8.939,36! Japan, $8,542,295, against $14,988,609; Canada, $18,705,818, against $22,992,435: Argentina, $976,390 against $2,644,780. Weather Balks Mexico Flight. NEWARK., N. J., August 5 (£).—Bad weather reports frcm the Carolinas again balked Bob Buck's take-off on his 2250 Newark-Mexico City flight early today. The 18-year-old Westfield aviator plans to hop off at midnight tonight if conditions are favorable. | the pages of his magazine impetuously {as he talked of the indictment against | his daughter. Again he charged the | sheriff of Forsythe County, N. C. the | solicitcr there and others involved in | keeping alive the investigaticn of Rey- nolds’ death with ‘self-secking” and with ctriving to make “political capital” of the case. Convinced of Her Innocence. “I am firmly convinced she is inno- cent,” he napped. “If I had any thought whztsoever that she had any- | | thing to do with the slaying cf this boy. 1 would, With tears in my eyes, be the first to ask that she be punished.” Again he asserted that the physical facts surrounding Reynolds’ death in- | evitably pointed to suicide. | Holman denied reports the young | widow was in Delaware, California or New York. He parried questions as to whether she was in Ohio. Earlier he had stoutly maintained she | was not at the home of a sister in | suburban Wyoming. Ohio, where she | | took refuge after interrogation at Win- | ston-Salem, July 5. | As he sped toward North Carolina, Holman's attitude had changed much from the afternocn. “We 211 have our crosses to bear,” he said. “This is the greatest I've ever borne. And my poor little girl. How this affects her is indeccribable.” __Holman, who says he is Libby's only “(Continued on Page 4, Column 5.) fcl'owing Reynolds’ death CLINIC SHOWS BORAH “IN FINE CONDITION” Senator Underzoes Examination at Rochester—Makes Address in Minneapolis. andria, Va., $1,573.28; making a total of $2.396.24. i |~ The audit, according to the report. | covers the pericd from 1920 to the day Mr. Duncan resigned frcm office, April 21, 1932, | Duncan’s trial has been set for Au-| gust 21 in the Circuit Court of Arling-! ton County, one week after the date| set for the trial of Wade Ball, resigned | ccunty treasurer. who has also been in- dicted for alleged shortages in his cffice totaling over $500,000. ZIEGFELD WILL FILED; ESTATE NOT VALUED Billie Burke, Widow, and Daugh- ter Are Named as Sole Heirs. By the Associated Press. WHITE PLAINS, N. Y., August 5.— | Florenz Ziegfeld, New York theatrical producer, who died recently in Cali- fornfa, bequeathed his whole estate to Billie Burke, his widow, and Patricia, their daughter. This was disclosed to- day when the will was filed here for probate. The will is dated April 30, 1930 No estimate of value of the estate was The will names Louis Levy of the New York law firm of Chadbourne, | Stanchfield & Levy, the producer’s at- torneys, as sole executor, with the right to continue the producer's investments, to join mergers or new corporations | with his assets, to adjust claims against | the estate and to handle the funds- as | he deems best. without being held ac- | countable for any losses. | Miss Burke is named sole guardian | (and trustee of her daughter and her | | By the Assoclated Press ROCHESTER, Minn., August 5.— United States Senator William E. Borah of Idaho was given a general physical examination by Mayo Clinic physicians today and was pronounced in “fine condition.” Senator Borah, who spoke in Minne- apolis Wednesday, was accompanied by Frank B. Kellogg, former Secretary of State and a judge of the World Court, and Francis J. Otis. St. Paul. Senator Borah sald he might leave this afternoon for his home in Iadho. l kGSSO-GERMAN (60) estate during her minority. | The witnesses to the will were Stan- ley Sharpe and Frederick W. Daven- port, jr., of New York, and Gerald B.| Brophy of Yonkers. | Herrera Takes Off for U. S. | BOGOTA. Colombia, August 5 ().— | President Olaya Herrera, his wife and | their daughter, left by airplane today | on the way to Los Angeles, where he will open the Medellin Fair Exhibit in connection with the Olympic games. MBINATION SEEN POSSIBLE WORLD PERIL Prof. Schmitt of Chicago Power in Institute By the Asscciated Press WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass., August 5.— | Prof. Bernadotte Schmitt of the Uni- versity of Chicago said at the Insti- tute of Politics today that possibility of Russo-German military combina- tion constitutes a “most serious threat to the peace of Europe.” Leading the institute conference on the Versailles treaty, Schmitt warned: “There is no us: blinking &t the fact that those controlling the Reichs- | wehr, according to evicence which can- not be dismissed as mere propaganda. appear to have entered into a working arrangement with the Soviet war de- partment, by which large quantities of war_material are being manufactured in Russia under German supervision and stored there against the day when Germany can show her testh.” “Europe, under u' Versailles treaty, Pictures Trend of Military of Politics Address. | presents the world with a gloomy pros- pect,” he said. “War may be inevitable unléss the treatizs are revised, but there will also be war if an attempt is mace to revise them. The World Court decision against the Austro-German customs union, Schmitt declared, was contrary to the prin- ciple of self-determination and dic- | tated by high politics.” | _Award of South Tyrol to Italy is, in | Schmitt's opinion, nnecessary and unfortunate,” while “Hungary might have been treated with less severity.” “So long as Hungary maintains claims to all pre-war territory her | neighbors will insist on frontiers stra- | tegic, rather than ethnographic,” he added. | Though calling the Versailles settle- | ment the soundest politically, Europe | has ever known, the concluded, eco- nomic recovery, may be ‘“impeded, if {IXOt made impossible by present fron- | thers.” gotiate Complete Accord, Buenos Aires Hears. By the Assoclated Press. BUENOS AIRES, August 5—A be- liel that a truce between Paraguay and Bolivia in the quarrel over the Gran Chaco is rear, officially today. The truce, it was said, would be pending new negotiations for a com- plete settlement of the controversy which alrezdy has been the subject of intervention by the League of Nations and a group of 19 Western Hemisphere natiors, including the United States. Foreign Minister Savedra Lamas of Argentina said that while Argentina | was ready to proclaim neutrality if hestilities begen, he was certain it would not b> necescary. A report to La Nacion, however, from its corespondent at Quiaca, a few miles from the border, szid another armed clash had occurred in the disputed area. Dispatches from Asuncion s2id Para- guay did not intend to attempt to re- capture the forts which Bolivia has taken in the Chaco during the last two weeks because of the numerical super- icrity of the Bolivian force in the field. BOLIVIAN ATTACKS REPULSED Paraguay Reports Foe's Activity Is Increasing. ASUCION, August 5 () —The Para- guayan garrison at Fort President2 Aya'a, in the Chaco district, repulsed a Bolivian attack this afternoon, an of- ficial Government bulletin said today. statement added that Bolivian activi in the Chaco district was in- creasing. The newspaper El Liberal said to- day it had learned unofficially that Paraguay’s reply to an offer of arbitra- tion by 19 neutral nations would be issued before the end of the day ‘The cdocument, said the newspaper, will accept the offer with praise for the neutrals’ declaration that they will not recognize any territorial changes made by force. Editorially, the rewspaper said the neutral assertion implied con- demnation of Bolivia's course. DELEGATES MEET HERE | Bolivian Note Considered at State De- | partment Session. By the Associated Press. Neutral delegates to the Bolivian- | | Paraguayan non-aggression treaty con- ference met this morning with Assistant | Secretary Francis White at the State | Department to discuss the Bolivian re- ply to their note of August 2 promising investigation of fundamentals in the Chaco dispute as requested by, Bolivia. The Bolivian answer was received to- day. but officials would not disclose its contents at once. |~ Meanwhile Chairman Linthicum of the House Foreign Affairs Commiitec said today the neutral nations should leave the settlement of the territorial dispute between Bolivia and Paraguay to the World Court. “The World Court is set up to hand'e such disputes and the Western Hem:- sphere nations should leave the matter | of settlement of the dispute to it.” the Maryland Democrat told newspaper men. He expressed the hope there would be no serious conflict between the two South American countries. | b C. S. Dewey at Warsaw. WARSAW, Poland, August 5 ().— | Charles S. Dewey. former financial ad- | viser to the Polish government, arrived here today on a vacation trip with Mrs Dewey. | Radio rI’m]nm: on Page B-5 was expressed semi- | | _ Representatives Joseph W. Byrns | Democrat, fifth district; Gordon Brown- ing, Democrat, seventh; Jere Cooper, Democrat, eighth, and E. H. Crump, | Democrat, ninth, were assured renomi- | | nation in the congressional races, while | Representative Sam D. Reynolds, Demo- | crat, held a commanding lead over his | wet opponent, Walter Cameron, in the third. The returns showed Representative Ridley Mitchell defeated Representative | Ewin'L. Davis for the Democratic nom- ination to Congress for the fourth dis- trict, where they were thrown into a contest because of Tennessee's loss of one seat by reapportionment. Returns from 350 out of 373 pre- | cincts gave Mitchell 19,368 and Davis | 17,417, | Reece Holding Lead. In the first district former Repre- sentative Carroll B. Reece had a slight lead over Representative O. B. Lovett in a Republican contest. Representative J. Will Taylor, Republican, of the sec- | ond was leading J. H. Wallace, Repub- | lican, in the second by a small majority. | Mrs. E. E. Eslick appeared victor in | the special election to serve out her late | husband's term in Congress from the sixth district. She led her nearest op- ponent, Job Garner, by nearly 2,000 votes in 179 of 252 precincts. WETS GAIN IN MISSOURL Three-fourths of Representatives Nom- | inated Against Dry Laws. ST. LOUIS, August 5 (#).—The turn of Missouri from the dry to the wet column was emphasized last night when, after nominating two wet can- didates for United States Senator, the latest primary returns indicated each major party apparently named 9 wets for the State's 13 congressional seats. Included in the leading 13 of each party were one candidate who stood on its national liquor plank and three drys. Representative Joe Manlove, Republican, a dry, who was trailing last night, crept into the field of 13 with additional rural ri's voters will decide next No- vember between two senatorial cand: dates of widely divergent personal ch: acteristics. Henry Kiel, thrice mayor of St. Louis began as a bricklayer. |~ Col. Clark, the Democratic candidate. | born into home which fame had | touched heavily in the person of his father, the late Speaker Champ Clark, turned his dashing personal traits into | the legal profession and later into mili- | tary achievements. | Missourl’s tall, suave Lieutenant Gov- ernor, Edward H. Winter, apparently had won the Republican gubernatorial race from the short and energetic sec- retary of State, Charles U. Becker when, with returns from 3,394 of the State's 4.195 precincts, Winter was leading by | 6,735. The winner will oppose Francis M. wilscn, Kansas City Democratic organ- ization candidate, who defeated Stai= Senator Russell L. Dearmont for the Democratic nomination. WALKER PERMITTED TO ANSWER SEABURY Rcosevelt Mayor | Monday to File His | Sub-Rebuttal. By the Associated Press. ALBANY, N. Y. August 5.—Gov. Roosevelt announced today he had ad- vised Mayor Walker he might reply to | Samuel Seabury’s answer to the mayor's defense of his actions. ‘Walker sought on opportunity to file a sub-rebuttal, alleging there were “glaring discrepancies, *Ssrepresente- tions and evident distortion of the facts and the record” in Seabury's rebuttal. Roosevelt urged the mayor to have his answer here by next)'Mondly. Gives Until ther than the destitution relief loans are to be made. This still is being worked on. The law requires that all destitution loans must be made to the Governors of the States. This official can bor- row for any given city or other polit- ical subdivision and the officers of the cities or subdivisions can sign the notes. The Governor's signature also, however, is required. Advances of Last Six Months. For the last six months the corpora- tion has been advancing money to banks and railroads. This work still | is going on, although not at the earlier | speed. The last available figure showed loans of $542,789,313 to banks; $52.- 484,923 to building and loan associa- | tions; $63.465,500 to insurance com- | panies; $322,440 to agricultural credit corporations; $1,270,000 to joint stock land banks; $6594,586 to live stock credit corporations; $73,600.000 to mortgage loan companies; $405,000,000 to credit unions, and $213,882,724 to railroads. The loan to Detroit was made at the request of the Governor of Michigan. “The amount is made available to the city cf Detroit at this time," the cor- poration said, “to enable the city to | meet the immediate emergency and to give time for the development of fur- ther State and municipal relief plans.” The statement said supporting data accompaning the application indicated the city was unable to dispose of $1- {800,000 of a $10,000,000 bond issue for | welfare purposes and that it would be { impossible for the State to act in time to meet the emergency. | “The Public Welfare Department was id?scribed as operating on credit since last March and having $2,650,000 of ! unpaid bills. View on Pennsylvania. | In rejecting the Pennsylvania appli- cation, Chairman Pomerene said: i “It is our belief that on proper show- | ing we should extend soms relief to the State of Pennsylvania, but it must be borhe in mind that we have funds in- | trusted to our board which are to be expended, not in lieu of State or local relief, but to bs supplemental thereto, if, when and as necessary. “After 2 full hearing we feel per- suaded that the Legislature of Penn- sylvania and its several political sub- divisions have not done their full duty with respect to furnishing funds for re- lief_purposes.” The board’s decision came after a | conference with Pinchot, three cf his | cabinet officers and six members of the | State Legislature. They jcined the | Governor in asking an immediate loan of $10.000.000 and a sum ultimately to total $45,000,000. $35,000,000 LOAN ASKED. | Washington State Application Made by Gov. Hartley. OLYMPIA, Wash, August 5 (#).— Gov. Roland H. Hartley yesterday ap- pliad to President Hoover and the Re- construction Finance Corporation fcr a maximum loan of $35,000,000 for relief purposes in the State of Washington under the provisicns of the Federal emergency relief and construction act:. 23 et DR. RINEHART IMPROVED Hope Held for Recovery of Hus- band of Novelist. UTICA, N; Y., Avgust 5 (#)—Mem- bers of Dr. Stanley M. Reinhart's fam- ily, including his wife, the widely- known novelist, Mary Roberts Rine- hart, today had found some encourage- ment in a report that the physician's condition seemed somewhat improved. Dr. Rinehart was brought to a hospital here last -Friday after collapsing at a Summer camp on Little Moose Lake. Mrs. Rinchart remained at her hus- band’s bedside throughout o | |