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SAYS MOOSE GAVE §125,000 70 DAVIS Assassinated NOTED CUBAN STATESMAN KILLED IN HAVANA. Broening Testified Money Was Paid After Senator Re- i tired From Active Work, By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, September 28.—Former Mayor William® F. Broening of Balti- more testified today that money intend- ed for Senator James J. Davis was paid to the organization department of the Loyal Order of Moose a year after Davis had severed his connection with the department. Broening, a former supreme dictator of the Moose and the second defense witness at Davis' trial for ¥iolation of Federal laws through alleged participa- tion in lotteries—said by the Govern- ment to have been conducted in con- nection with Moose charity balls—was subjected to lengthy cross-examination. He related that at Sharon, Pa., in 1930, before either of the balls men- tioned in the indictments was held, Davis told him of the assignment of his organization department contract to Pred W. Jones and Joseph A. Jenkins. Davis Asked for Funds. Yet a year later, at Atlantic City, it was brought out, the Moose voted $125,000 to the organization department after Davis read a report saying his compensation , from organization work was not enough to repay him for the time and money he had put into it. “Was this $125000 voted because of money advanced from 1907 to 1912 by Davis?" asked the prosecutor, Louis M. Treadwell. es,” said Broening. “And it was voted to the organization department because that was the easiest way to get it to Davis? Surely they ‘weren’t voting the money to Jones and Jenkins?” “I must assume,” Broening replied, “that they were voting it to Davis.” Broening said that when the money ‘was voted to the organization depart- ment he “never gave it a thought,” de- spite his conversation with Davis a year earlier, in which he was told that Davis had withdrawn from the department. Didn’t Give It a Thought. sn't it a fact,” Treadwell persisted, “that you didn't object because you knew the organization department was CLEMENTE VAZQUEZ BELLO, President of the Cuban Senate and head of the National Liberal party, who was assassinated at the Havana Coun- try Club yesterday. Dr. Bello had head- ed the Liberal party for some time. —A. P. Photo. [JOHN S. WILLIAMS, FORMER SENATOR OF MISSISSIPPI, DIES (Continued From First Page.) but in 1908 was elected to the Senate, although he did not take his seat until 19112 ‘While in the House he was leader of the Democratic forces in the days of “Uncle Joe” Cannon. He immdiately became a leader in the Senate and de- voted much of his time to healing the breach between the North and South. Break With Vardaman. It was in the days when he was ar- dently defending Woodrow Wilson that he broke with James K. Vardaman, his Mississippi colleague, and disrupted his State’s political harmony. Vardaman opposed many of Wilson’s war measures and Williams took an active part in the campaign when Pat Harrison defeated Vardaman. Senator Davis at that time? : . “I didn't give it a thought,” Broen- | Senator Williams was made flattering ing_repeated. offers for lectures and stories when he The Government is trying to shcw|retired. One group was reported to that, despite the verbal and unpubli- | have offered him $30,000 a year to cized assignment of Devis' contract to| write a weekly article on any subject. Jones and Jenkins, he actually was still | “T wouldn't be tied down to do anything a moving spirit in the Moose at the|once a week for anybody, or for $30,- time the charity balls in question were |000,” the Senator said. held, and. therefore, must have known| Life was kind to him after the crow's about the alleged lotteries and approved | feet gathered about his eyes and he them. lived in a land of plenty. One of his Broening quoted Davis as having | last public utterances was “I'm going once said he “couldn’t be a party” to|home to Mississippi and as night and any plan to raise money through prize | time for bed approaches, I will listen schemes. : © the greatest chorus of voices that Did you ever discuss the charity|man ever heard—the voices of my balls with Mr. Davis?" Broening was asked by Charles H. Tuttle of defense counsel. “I never did.” Broening replied. and added he had heard Davis express his opinion “on such things.” Refused to Take Part. “It was at the International Fraternal Conference at Cardiff, Wales,” he said. “A provosition was submitted by a member, who said he could fix up a plan to raise money that involved prizes. He said if the order would ap- prove it, and Jim Davis would get be- hind it, he could put it 0\'9% I was with him when he spoke to MDavis. “Jim Davis just smiled and said, ‘No, 1 couldn't be & party to anything like uutt and the order couldn’t be a party to it." Prospects were that the case would reach the jury by Priday, but whether Senator Davis would take the witness stand was not indicated. Broening corroborated the testimony of Jones, who said the Senator re- linquished a contract with the order because of the press of other duties. Jones testified he assumed the Davis contract. The mayor’s testimony came at the close of all-day questioning of Jones, first witness for the defense, who in- sisted he and Jenkins had an oral agreement with Davis to buy his con- tract for $600,000. Jones explained that the $173,300 .he Senator is accused of having pocketed as profits from two alleged lotteries was in reality mony owed him for compli- cated business deals among the many branches of the order he headed. Jones’ direct testimony covered each one of the sums the prosecution pre- viously brought out as having found their way to Senator Davis’ accounts or business interests, after some $3,000,000 had been taken in by the alleged lot- teries of 1930 and 1931. . He told how he and Jenkins had taken over Davis' lucrative organiza- tion department contract with the Moose on an oral agreement, never written down because the Senator was 80 busy with politics they “didn’'t get around to it.” 0IL PRODUCTION CUT IN TEXAS AGREED | Report That Large Purchasers Plan | Price Slash Brings About Conference. By the Assoclated Press TYLER, Tex., September 28 —South- western oil operators, conservation offi- cials, bankers and outlishers agreed at a conference here to support a cut in crude oil production :f it were found necessary to prevent rednction n prices. The conference was called last right by Carl Estes, Tyler publisher, ¢ fter re- ports that large purchasers were plan- ning to slash pricez. At present the top price is $1 a barrel Gov. W. H. Murray of Oklahoma ad- dressed the gathering by radio and re- viewed his efforts of a year ago in be- half of proration and higher crude prices. He said his work had brought Texas into line in nolding down produc- tion and advocated a petition to Con- gress to authorize a leaguc of oil States. The Governor said congressional con- trol of the indusirv would not work because representatives of States not producing oil would be in the majority. Every speaker expressed the opinion a price reduction would disorganize the industry, lead to demands for changes tn proration laws and upset the riational confidence in economic recovery. —_ HEADS CITIZENS’ GROUP De Witt M. Evans Elected Presi- dent at Lyon Park. Bpecial Dispatch to The Star. LYON PARK, Va., September 28— De Witt M. Evans, former vice president, 'was elected president of the Lyon Park Citizens’ Association at a meeting in the community house last night. Arthur Orr, the present incumbent, declined to run for renomination. Other officers chosen were Clement M. Johnson, vice president; Mrs. John Kulpa, recording secretary; Mrs. N. B. Medley, cor- responding secretary; J. C. Folsom, treasurer, and the following additional members, to comprise the Executive Committee: Miss Irma Brown, A. H. Pearson and Arthur Orr. Holland Adds to Quotas. THE HAGUE (#).—Quota restrictions for seven months on imports into Hol- land of stockings, socks, carpets, sewing threads and table linen are imposed by & new royal decree, ’ mocking birds.” Fought Treaty of Berlin. In the after-the-war days Williams was an opponent of the treaty of Ber- lin, negotiated by the Harding admin- istration, and also of the Knox-Porter peace resolution by which Congress formally declared the state of war be- tween the United States and Germany at an end. Williams was a delegate to the Chicago convention which nominated Grover Cleveland and Adlai Stevenson; served as temporary chairman of the 1904 Democratic National Convention and again was a delegate to the Baltimore convention which nominated Woodrow ‘Wilson in 1912. His mother, whose maiden name was Annie Lewis Sharp, having died, and Memphis being threatened by the Union forces, Senator Willams’ family moved to his mother’s family homestead in Yazoo County, where at Cedar Grove Farm the Senator made his home. After tutelage in private schools, Mr. Williams entered the Kentucky Military Institute. Later he attended the Uni- versity of the South at Sewanee, Tenn., and the University of Heidelberg at Baden, Germany. He studled law at the University of Virginia and was ad- | mitted to the Tennessee bar in 1877. The year following he returned to Cedar Grove Farm, Yazoo County, where he engaged in the practice of his profession and the pursuits of a cotton planter. He was married on October 2, 1877, at Livingston, Ala., to Dial Webb, daughter of Dr. Robert Dickens Webb. They had seven children. HARRISON PAYS TRIBUTE. Senator Says Williams' Death Is Loss to Nation. Senator Pat Harrison of Mhsissigpi today in a formal statement said that “in the death of John Sharp Williams the Nation has lost one of her most distinguished and illustrious statesmen.” “His public service in the House and Senate reflected a brilliancy and order of statesmanship unexcelled,” Harrison continued. “He was of the caliber of statesman needed today and of which we have few. Mississippi and the en- tire country mourn his passing.” |ANSWERS TELEPHONE RATE CUT PROTEST Utilities Commission Seeks to Re- duce Charges or Impound Difference in Bills. | An answer to the protest of the Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone Co. against a 10 per cent reduction in Dis- trict telephone bills will be filed late i today in District Supreme Court by the | Public Utilities Commission. i ‘The answer, which is being prepared | by Assistant Corporation Counsel Wil- | liam A. Roberts, will oppose the grant- !ing of a temporary order prohibiting i the commission from putting its 10 | per cent cut into effect, pending dis- | position of the case on its merits. 1 If the temporary order should be is- | sued, the commission will ask the court { to impound the 10 per cent difference Ebe'.wcen the rresent bills and the bills 1 as they would be rendered after the | cut, pending final disposition of the case. This was the method followed in the litigation over electric rates i some years ago, when the impounded ! fund reached a total of $6,000,000. It was finally distributed by consent. The telephone company's suit at- tacked the commission's order as il- legal, in that the commission’s evalu- ation of $29,860,000 on the company's properties was too low, and the pro- osed 6 per cent return on this value ikewise was unreasonably low. FORMER TELLER PLEADS GUILTY IN SHORTAGE Bernard L. Mann, former teller of the Morris Plan Bank, pleaded guilty today before District Supreme Court Justice Peyton Gordon to an indictment chnrg- ing him with embezzlement of $11,850 of the bank's funds May 28 last. Mann left here with his bride just before the Decoration day holiday. He was apprehended at Los Angeles and brought back here. Justice Gordon referred the case to Probation Officer Steele for investiga- tion and report before imposing sen- tence. Assistant United States Attcrney Walter M. Shea appeared for the Gov- ernment, while the accused was repre- sented by Attorney Harvey Rabbitt, THE EV. G INEW R.F.C. LOANS [ T0TAL 313,[111,[!]]' Relief Pushed, as McCarl Rules Economy Applies to Individual U. S. Projects. B the Assoélated Press. New loans of more than $13,000,000 by the Recomstruction Finance Corpo- ration were accompanied today by other governmental moves designed to hasten Federal relief activities. A technical obstacle in the way of spending the $100,000,000 allotment for public buildings provided by the relief act was removed by Controller General McCarl. He ruled the 10 per cent re- duction ordered in expenditures by the national economy act must apply to in- dividual project costs rather than to the lump sum appropriation. The Treasury already has announced allocations of the money for buildings costing more than $100,000 and will be- gin to open bids for sites next week. Department officials expect lower con- struction costs largely to compensate for the 10 per cent economy cuts with- ou't5 affecting plans for individual proj- ects. Reconstruction Corporation directors were agreed on the purchase of $13,- 000,000 of 5 per cent bonds issued by the State of Louisiana and the Public Belt Line Railroad Commission of New Orleans for the construction of a bridge across the Mississippi River just above that Gulf port. Also, in a second self-liquidating Ican, Madison, 8. Dak., received a $105,- 000 corporation advance for extending its electric light and power plant. ‘The corporation also made $507,600 available to Colorado to meet current emergency relief needs in 20 counties. This is the second loan Colorado has received. Ten days ago $250,000 was advanced for four counties. WASHINGT Peabody, Mass. EDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 1932. Medalists in Tourney COMPETE FOR NATIONAL WOMEN'S TITLE. IRGINIA VAN WIE (left), a semi-finalist last year, and Maureen Orcutt finished in a first-place deadlock with par 77s in the qualifying round of the women's national golf championship, at Salem Country Club, --A. 2, Photo. G. 0. P. REMAINS DRY IN NEW HAMPSHIRE! Convention Declines to Indorse President’s Views Given in Acceptance. By the Associated Press. CONCORD, N. H. September 28.— New Hampshire Republicans, meeting in State convention yesterday, deciined to revise their old policy of advocsting prohibition. By a voice vote the convention de- feated a plea of Harold K. Daviscn of Woodsville that it “specificaily indorse the position of President Hoover on pro- hibition as stated by President Hoover in his address of acceptance.” Defeat of the motion came after a speech by Gov. John G. Winant, who contended that the statement of Hoover expressed the personal views of the President and that “the Republican platform did not bind Republicans to either a dry or wet position.” The convention platform approved made no reference to prohibition, but one plank said: “We subscrive to the national platform of the Republican rty.” Earlies, the convention had listened | to indorsements of ihe work of Presi- dent Hoover, United States Senator George H. Moses and Gov. Winant, United States Senator Daniel O. Hast- ings of Delaware, keynote speaXer, praised the reconstructicn program of the President in a stirring speech in the municipal auditorium. He charged Pranklin D. Roosevelt, Democratic presidential candidate, with “lacking consistency and political sincerity” and attacked the Democratic economy plat- form. - TEACHER OF ARCHELOGY DIES AT AURORA HILLS Rites for Miss Elizabeth Bruce Will Be Held Tonight, With Burial in Illinois. Special Dispatch to The Star. AURORA HILLS, Va., September 28. —Miss Elizabeth Bruce, a teacher of archelogy for many years in various schools and colleges throughout the country, died yesterday at the home of her niece, Miss Mildred Walters, 201 Green avenue. Funeral services will be held at 7 o'clock tenight by Rev. J. W. Townsend, pastor of Calvary Methodist Protestant Church, and the body will then be sent to Aurora, Ill, for burial. Miss Bruce was a native of Canada, but had lived in the United States most of her life. She was a graduate of Cornell University and a member of the American School of Practical Study of Rome, Italy. She taught until her re- tirement about six years ago, when she came here to make her home with her niece. Licensed to Marry. LEONARDTOWN, Md., September 28 (Special) —Marriage licenses were is- sued here to John Albert Thomas, 36, and Mary Elizabeth Lee Countis, 34, both of Maddox, Md.; John Franklin Mattingly, 29, of Hollywood, Md. and ‘Annie Elizabeth Jones, 21, of Leonard- town, Herbert McKelville Water- fall, 24, and Margaret Lowry, 20, both of Warsaw, Va. Monster Skeleton ' Found in Montana Is ‘Most Complete’ American Museum Cura- tor Reports Horlitosaurus Bones Near Billings. By the Associated Press. BILLINGS, Mont., September 28.— Barnum Brown, curator of the Amer- ican Museum of Natural History, has announced the discovery of the most complete skeleton of a Horlitosaurus, a branch of the Dinosaur family, so rare its existence was established only through a handful of bony plates un- earthed s few years ago. Brown said the skeleton was re- covered from the lower cretaceous for- mation of the Crow Indian reservation 50 miles southeast of here. The curator said he regards the discovery as the “most important made by any expedi- tion from the museum in recent years and probably the outstanding one of the.year by any expedition in this country.” The creature differed widely in phy- sical characteristics from Dinosauri of earlier and later periods, Brown said. It was by “its extreme breadth, measuring 7 feet wide at the hips, although but 14 feet long. neck and tail were much shorter than tHose of otlier species, the curator said. The body was covered from nose to tail with heavy, bony plates which made the herb eater almost impervious to attack. Underneath the other armor. | her Brown related, ‘were smaller plates of a peculiar woven-like aj rance. These, he believes, were imbedded in the creature’s skin and bility. o 1 A gave it flexi- visions, by DIFFENBAUGH SETS NEW COURSE MARK Indian Spring Professional Leads Large Field in Maryland Open. George Diffenbaugh, diminutive pro- fessional at the Indian Spring Golf Club, shattered a course record of 11 years' standing today to lead a field of nearly three-score golfers in the open- ing round of the 36-hole tournament for the open golf championship of Mary- land at the Columbia Country Club. Scoring a_67 over the first round, under par, Diffenbaugh led his nearest rivals by 4 strokes at the halfway mark The previous course record of 69 was held jointly by James M. Barnes and A. G. Hackbarth, both of whom scored 69s in the national open held at Co- lumbia in 1921. The little Indian Spring professional clipped 1 stroke off par on the first nine, with a 34, and came home over the last nine in 33, 2 under perfect figures. He used only putts during the round. Fred McLeod, Columbia Country Club professional, and Al Houghton of Ken- wood were tied for second place with cards of 71. Other scores follow: Glen Spencer, Maryland Country Club, 74; Robert T. Barnett, Chevy Chase, 75; Ralph Beach, Baltimore Suburban Club, 75; E. L. Caldwell, Warner Mather, Woodholm, 76: Spencer, Beaver Dam, 76; Arthur B. Thern, Woodmont, 176; Dave Crook, Rolling Road, 77; C. T. McMaster, Hillendale, 77; James M. Roche, Elk- ridge, 78; Archie Clark. Congressional, 80; Al Treder, Manor, 82; Alex Taylor, 81; B. Warren Corkran, 81. FORMER D. C. PASTOR DEAD IN FLORIDA Rev. Harry Farmer Served Foun- dry M. E. Church—Wife's Father Is A. U. Historian. 26 Rev. Harry Farmer, formerly pastor of the Foundry Methodist Episcopal Church here, died last night in Lake Worth, Fla., a dispatch received here today informed relatives in this city. Rev. Farmer is survived by his widow, the former Miss Olive E. Osborn of this city, and four children. His father-in- law, Rev. Albert Osborn, is historian of American University here. At the time of his death Rev. Farmer was pastor of the First Methodist Episcopal Church of Lake Worth. In addition to his widow he is sur- vived by two sons, John A. Farmer of New York and Paul O. Farmer of Wash- ington Grove, Md., and two daughters, Mrs. Charles Apgar of Madison, N. J., and Frances Farmer of Lake Worth. — BAND CONCERT. By the United States Navy Band this evening at the bandstand at the Navy Yard at 8 o'clock. Charles Benter, leader; Alexander Morris, assistant leader. March, “The Submarine Force".Benter Dedicated to Rear Admiral H. B. Up- ham, U. S. N. Overture, “Mignon Solo for cornet, 8ky” . ... Thomas ‘Stars in a Velvety Clarke Grand scenes heme” ... Ballet suite, “La Pas des voiles. Andante. Variatia. . Danse Circassiennes. Grand march, “Pomp and ks ist. from the opera “La Bo- Lee Puccini Delibes Circum- Excerpts from “Springtime’ Valse, “Southern Roses”. Rhapsody, “Second Hungarian”...Liszt “Anchor’s Aweigh.” “The Star Spangled Banner.” FAVORITES VICTORS IN WOMEN'S GOLF 'Ada MacKenzie, Glenna Col- let Vare and Enid Wilson Enter Third Round. By the Associated Press. PEABODY, Mass., September 28.— | Ada MacKenzie of Toronto today | gained the third round of the women's | national golf championship match play | by defeating Jean Armstrong of Win- | netka, 11, 6 and 5, on the Salem Coun- try Club’s layout. | _ Mrs. Glenna Collett Vare of Phiia- delphia., who has held the title five | times in the past decade, gained a | 7 and 5 victory over the other Toronto |entry, Mrs. C. 8. Eddis, a finalist in the Canadian championship last week. i British Champion Survives. Enid Wilson, British champion and a semi-finalist in last year's national | play, overwhelmed Grace English of Lynnfield by an 8 and 7 margin to keep pace with Mrs. Vare. | Peggy Wattles of Buffalo ousted Mrs | C. F. Eaton, jr., of Wellesley by the | comfortable margin of 4 and 3. | " Maureen Orcutt of Haworth, N. J., | another outstanding favorite, managed | to overtake Mrs. Leo Federman of Lake- ville, N. Y., and defeat her, 2 and 1. Virginia Van Wie of Chicago, co- medalist with Miss Orcutt in the quali- fying play, survived by overwhelming Edith Quier of Haverford, Pa.. 4 and 3. Miss Orcutt split the fairway with her drive, getting a good roll, but Mrs. Federman sliced into the woods, played out safely and was four on the green. Miss Orcutt put her second on and took the hole by sinking her second putt for a birdie four. She became two up by playing the 366,- yard second in a par four, Mrs. Feder- man getting another poor drive and taking five. The New Jersey favorite trapped her drive on the 140-yard third, blasted over the green and took a five to lose the hole. Both got their fives on the fourth. EVIDENCE RECEIVED OF EXTORTION GANG Chief of Denver Police Refuses to Disclose Names of Threat Senders. By the Associated Press. DENVER, September 28.—Police Chief Albert T. Clark said today evidence had been placed before him that an organ- ized gang of extortionists has forced one Denver man to pay $2,000, sent two threatening notes to Oscar Malo, broker, and was formulating plans to prey on other business men here. Chief Clark declined to reveal the name of the man who made the $2,000 payment a month ago after receiving two threatening notes. The chief said the method of extorting the $2,000 was similar to that used in the Malo case. The second note, received by Malo yesterday, ordered him to send $2,500 in bills of small denomination to John Story, general delivery. He also was instructed to insert an advertisement in the newspapers stating he had complied with the terms. The note said if the order was not followed Malo's chil- dren, who are in the East, would be “taken care of.” — . Sackett Goes to Geneva. BERLIN, September 28 (#).—United States Ambassador Sackett is leaving today for Geneva to attend an organiza- tion meeting of the projected world eco- nomic _conference. Thereafter he will go back to the United States and prob- ably will not return to Berlin for six weeks. MODERN JOAN OF ARC LEADING BRAZILIAN TROOPS ON REBELS Seeress of Religious Cult Gathers Large Force to Wage By the Associated Press. UBERABA, Brazil, September 28.—A Brazilian Joan of Arc, who doffed her white and flowing robes for the rough garb of a volunteer federal soldier, brandished the sword of battle today on the northern front, where the fed- mcxfltrwplneflchuumwl’lu!o rebels. She is the leader of a cult of several thousand men, women and children in the interior state of Goyaz, and she is leading a company of volunteers from “santa Dica,” glorious saint, her fol- lowers call her. She won !‘xz fame with Tous reputed prophetic t’h:mm of mental healing Relentless War on Northern Front. from herbs which achieved a reputa- tion for curing various diseases. She has always been a strong sup- porter of President Getulio Vargas, and When the rebellion in the southern state of Sao Paulo brought sharp fight- ing in the north ihe ;:llllkd for volun- teers from among her followers. Putting off white robes, she got into a uniform and led her troops into action. She and her band had an ac- tive part in the capture of the town of Igacava from the rebels last Friday the federal drive mgnued mthwl;“di Her colony originally was small, reports got about that Santa Dica knew of rich diamond d¢ ts in the wilder- ness. With this, the number of her and they were battering away today as|ing WEATHER MENACES FIRST SERIES GAME Crowd at Yankee Stadium Kept to Low Record of Only 30,000. (Continued From Pirst Page.) ment. The smaller crowd in the cov- ered horseshoe stands were more com- fortable. Warm Up All Over. The rain lightened after the first sudden squall and there seemed a good chance that the storm, driven by south- east winds, whipping the flags out straight on their staffs above the sta- dium, would blow over. The sun came out and there was a rainbow in the sky. Laborers went back to removing the canvas coverings. Ruffing and Bush warmed up all over again while the crowd moved back into the front lines. Workmen busied themselves about the infieid and the photographers lined up in front of Mayor McKee's box for the ceremony flfst:;slng Ouththe first ball. e patches of blue sky broke through to give the sun lnathfiychlnce The bleacher fans took advantege of the lull to wage a sham battle with/ 50ggY_Dewspapers. uffing looked as though he had plenty of smoke. It was a good day for speed-ball pitching. Bush was get- ting a nice break with his curve ball as he warmed up with Zack Taylor. The Yankees scampered out on the field shortly before 1:45 p.m. The sun was out brightly again, when the band struck up the natioral anthem. Early Birds Admitted. Promptly at 11 a.m. the gates for the $1.10 rush seats were opened, and 12,- 000 of the faithful who had braved a stormy night and early morning, rushed into the right fleld bleachers, known lo- cally as “Ruthville,” because of the number of balls the great Babe deposits re. Manfully the 7th Regiment Band took its stand—75 brasses, wooas and drums —along the foul line beyond first base and tried to blow the mists away with breezy tunes, but without avail. After two short gecs, the natty boys in gray retreated the shelter of the stands. ‘They burst forth in a series of popu- lar tunes from the new location and did better, for the mists cleared a mo- ment, the sun seemed to be trying to break through the clouds to justify weather forecasts of clearing for the afternoon, and the rapidly filling bleacher customers responded with a few mild, warm-up cheers, the first of the series. Break Ends Shortly. The break lasted but a few minutes, however, and the gray gloomy mists settled down again over the park. Otherwise the weather was warm and the bleacher customers, fortified by news- papess draped over their heads and anything else available to save them from the wet seats, seemed fairly comfortable. “It doesn't look so good,” Landis re- marked after a preliminary inspection of the skies from his hotel window. “But I've seen it turn out all right after a worse start than this. The only thing that will keep us from going on with the show is another big downpour.” It had_stop raining by 9:30 am., and the Weather Bureau's forecast was for slightly clearing skies this after- noon. The report said there would be no more rain after noon, but a drop in temperature was also predicted. Barring the wildest sort of a last- minute flood of enthusiasm the Yankees and Cubs faced the entirely unexpected threat of ;e‘}”ss‘ble financial depression. Never ore in the history of six previous Yankee world series have Broadway and the . far-reaching en- ‘virons of Manhattan failed to produce whooping enthusiasm and crowds to throng the American League Ball Park. But today, with burly “Rufus the Red” Ruffing primed to hurl his fire ball against the cocky Cubs; with Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig, the siege guns, perfectly trained on Chicago’s lanky Guy Bush; the ball park primed and draped in bunting, even the brasses of the 7th Regiment Band polished to a| blilliance that rivals the noonday sun, when there is one, either the evolution or the revolution of the faithful seemed certain to have taken place. Bill Cunningham of Kansas City held down first position at entrance A to the bleachers. He said he had kept a week-long vigil and expected to be the first to purchase a ticket when the office opened at 10 o'clock. He slept on two automobile cushions and protected him- self from the rain with an umbrella. Women Join Line. Last year, with the weather clear, thousands were in line for the first game by 7 a.m. Stanley Cochran of this city was in second place and Charles Kiersk, a fireman, of Auburn, N. Y., and Jacob Diskin of Peekskill, N. Y., were in third and fourth positions, respectively. By 9:30 the crowd at the bleacher en- trances had increased to 500, including six women, while 1,500 other fans were lined up in front of the ticket windows. Even though the forecast of the Weather Bureau was for a showery day, with no clearing before late afternoon, a crowd of 40,000 at a Yankee world series, bolstered by the presence of Speaker John N. Garner, Democratic candidate for Vice President, and a solid phalanx of notables from all walks of NMe, was a far cry from the record at- tendance of 63,600 and receipts of $224,- 130 set at the Yankee Stadium. The teams themselves, the thrills, color, and battle they promised, seemed to_warrant no such let-down. In the forefront of all the attractions heaved the corpulent figure of Babe Ruth, greatest slugger in base ball's history, lifting his cudgel for the tenth time in world series play, healthy and vigorous enough after a 10-day siege of incipient appendicitis to assault a score of records for the championship every time he stalked to the plate. Typical Yankee Crew. Behind him ranged the big and little Yankees—the equally dengerous Lou Gehrig; deadly Tony Lazzeri and the lanky belter from Arkansas, Bill Dickey; brisk though aging Earle Combs; little Joey Sewell, and the fast youngsters, Ben Chapman and Frank Crosetti. It was a typical Yankee belting crew, a 2-to-1 favorite in the scanty betting. Far sterner opposition than these fig- ures warranted lurked in the confident Cub array that steamed into town on a sgeclsl train yesterday morning, the cheers of Chicago's militant supporters still ringing in their ears. ‘While the Cubs lacked the distance power and drive of the mighty Yankees there was no denying their champion- ship ability. Backing Bush, Manager Charley Grimm'’s choice for the opening assignment, were such steady pitching: veterans as Charley Root, Pat Malone and Burleigh Grimes, all boasting that invaluable world series asset, experience, | with young Lon Warneke brilliant enough over the season’s record to battle the Yankees in the second game on youth, speed and courage alone. ‘There was hitting power of the shl?er. shorter type in_ the bats of “Old Hoss” Stephenson, brilliant Kiki Cuyler, big Gabby Hartnett, young Johnny Moore, the old Yankee short- stop, Mark Koenig, “Woody” English, Bill Herman and Grimm himself. Perhaps the slump in the interest of the cash customers could be attributed to the world series rule, designed to frustrate ticket speculation, of tickets only in blocks of three, cover- the two necessary home games and a sixth contest that may never take folle began to increase at a rapid 35, o thousands, abllity to brew potions' rate until now it Quit Cabinet VISCOUNT SNOWDEN. REVOLT THREATENS MANCHUKUO STATE Al Communications Down After Call for Aid. Tokio Alarmed. By the Associated Press. TOKIO, September 28.—Fear that a serious revolt against the new state of Manchukuo had broken out in ‘Western Heilungkiang Province in Man- churia worried Japanese government officials today. Communication with the western part of the huge northern province appeared to have broken down com- pletely, it was said, after the Japanese consul telegraphed Tsitsthar, asking for help. The consul said bands of Chinese railway guards had risen in rebellion and that a Japanese airplane, which was sent out on a scouting expedition west of Tsitsihar, failed to return. Soviets Offer Refuge. ‘The foreign office expressed the hope that Japanese consular representatives and residents of the section had taken refuge in Russian territory since the Soviet government had agreed to afford them protection in the event of trouble. Officials said they were fearful, how- ever, that a small group of Japanese “on special military duty” in the terri- tory might have been killed. News of the revolt did not come as a complete surprise, they said, because Gen. Su Ping-Wen, formerly a subor- dinate of Gen. Ma Chan-Shan, is com- mander of the Chinese Eastern Railway guard garrison at Hailar, which has charge of the territory west of the Kin- ghan Mountains and he never actually was brought into the Manchukuo fold, although he accepted nominally the Chang-Chun regime. The nearest Japanese military forces were at Tsitsihar, where Gen. Matsuki's division in concentrated. Chinese Flag Raised. Dispatches reaching the Rengo (Japa- nese) News Agency office at Harbin confirmed reports that the insurgents had occupied the City of Manchuli, on the Manchurian-Siberian frontier, and also the towns of Hailar, Puhatu and Dalainor, hauling down the flag of Manchukuo and raising the Chinese na- tional banner. ¢ There was heavy fighting at Man- chuli, where the garrison of Manchukuo troops was overpowered and disarmed after the insurgents had destroyed the barracks. ‘The Japanese consul appealed to the Soviet authorities across the border for protection and the Russian officials recommended that the Japanese colony withdraw to Russian territory. They were expected to do this as quickly as possible. DEMOCRATS SURE OF WEST VIRGINIA By the Associated Press. CHARLESTON, W. Va. September 28—Clem Shaver, former Democratic National Committee chairman, said to- day that Franklin D. Roosevelt, Demo- cratic presidential nominee, will carry West Virginia. ‘The New York Governor “will carry this State by a majority of from 50.000 to 75,000 votes and the entire State ticket will be elected with him” Shaver forecast in a statement issued by the Democratic State headquarters. ALUMNI OF ILLINOIS U. TO SEE CAMPUS TALKIE A talking picture of campus and class room activities at the University of Illi- nois will be shown at a meeting of the ‘Washington Illini Club Monday at 8:30 p.m. at the University Club. The pic- ture, in five reels, was filmed by the Alumni Association of the University and is entitled “The Illini Trail.” In addition to campus and interior scenes of various buildings, “shots” of the 1925 Michigan-Illinois foot ball game, in which “Red” Grange scored four touchdowns in nine minutes, will be shown. ‘The local Illini Club numbers about 100 members. The Committee on Ar- rangements for the meeting consists of R. L. J;m&n:i Col. Don Sawyer and . Ward. missioner Landis to permit the sale of single tickets for each game. The com- missioner decided t him on the ground that it would be unfair to pre- vious purchasers of the blocks of three. In event of postponement, something ory of automatically goes over until tomorrow, with the second game Friday, and the the three-game series opening game of in Chicago Sunday, ‘) ITHREE BRITONS OUT IN TARIFF DISPUTE Snowden, Former Labor Leader, and Samuel and Sinclair Quit Cabinet. (Continued From First Page.) tioned as possibilities for filling the cabinet vacancies. King George is due in London Friday from his annual holiday in -Scotland Officially it was declarea there was no foundation for the report that the King was returning because of the cabinet crisis, but it ‘was recalled that when the prime minister’s labor cabi- net faced a similar crisis a year ago the King returned and played a major role in the formation of the national gove ernment. The prime minister began what was expected to be a strenuous day with an early morning walk through St. James Park with his daughter Sheila Sir John Simon, foreign secretary, and one of the central figures in the crisis, was the first member of the cabinet to arrive at 10 Downing street for the meeting at 11 am. SERIOUS OUTCOME POSSIBLE Resignation of MacDonald Feared in Cabinet Crisis. BY CONSTANTINE BROWN. The British cabinet crisis is looked upon with serious misgivings in Wash- ington diplomatic circles because of the possibility of Ramsay MacDonald re- signing as premier of Great Britain Such a resignation would have caused, in ordinary times, little worry, but today it is considered as an inter- natiorfal calamity; with Germany and Prance hurling at each other accusa- tions of bad faith and aggressive inten- tions: with the League of Nations be- coming every day weaker and less capa- ble of maintaining cordial relations amongst nations, for which purpose it had been originally created, the pres- ence of MacDonald at the head of the British govermment is about the only hope of averting a calamity in Europe. MacDonald is genuinely interested in the maintenance of peace in the world. Backed by Great Britain's power, his work for peace has had a moderat= ing influence on the continental na- ions. He is smooth and forceful and, though frequently accused cf trying to maintain by his policies the balance of power in Europe by throwing Britain's might on the side of those nations in which Great Britain was mainly inter- ested. he has succeeded in solving many a difficult problem which no other Brit- ish statesman could have solved European statesmen respect MacDon- ald and have frequently gone out of their way to comply with his requests, to maintain 4t least apparent good relations with each other. His main interest is in peace. It is mainly because he wanted to serve the interests of the world peace that he has committed political suicide, as far as party politics are concerned, when he agreed to serve as prime min- ister in the British national cabinet, against the wishes of his party. The Labor party is MacDonald’s child; he has devdted all his life to bring it to the strength it has today—Britain's second powerful party. Yet that party has now disavowed him. May Weather Storm. It is possible that MacDonald may weather the present political m in Great Britain and maintain himself in office for a short time. But the writing on the wall is very clear that with the Liberals out of the cabinet, MacDonald's tenure of office is bound o be short. Left alone in a sea of Toryism his in- fluence is bound to diminish and it is expected that before the end of the year, if not sooner, he will be compelied to yield his position to the Conserva~ tive leader, Stanley Baldwin. It is true that of all tne political men in Great Britain Stanley Baldwin is closer to MacDonald than any other man. But Baldwin is only a figurehead in the Conservative party and in a igfl ger cent Ti(;r,\' cabinet his influence lirecting Britain’s foreign lc; will be small. e The British Conservatives are inter- ested in the maintenance of peace, but they are mainly interested in the re- establishment of Britain’s political and economic power; this is their chief ob- Ject. Consequently the foreign policies of an unadulterated conservative cab- inet will be less toward the mainte- nance of peace at any price. and more toward Britain before anything else. ‘With such a policy it is likely that Brit= ain will become less and less the cham- pion of disarmament and will support the policies of those nations which can assist Great Britain to regain her place as the foremost power in the world. For the time being the nation which can assist Britain most is France, and for that reason it is believed that the rela- tions between the two countries will be closer than they have been during the it is thought here, sent grouping of pow- ers in Europe more distinct than it is at present. At Geneva, and in the various international conferences which are being held now, the position of Great Britain is more or less that of a go-between, between the antagonistic powers. France and her allies on one side, Germany, Italy and their associ- ates on the other side. In the last 12 months Great Britain has changed from camp to camp in its endeavor to keep the balance of power, according to the requirements of the international situation. It is only lately, when the British foreign secretary, Sir Jon Simon, sent a strongly-worded note to the Ger= man government in answer to the Ger- man request for equality in armaments that the German group gained the im- pression that Britain had definitely joined the other camp. The Simon note, it is said, nevwd the full approval of Ramsay MacDonald, but it was sup- ported by the Conservative members of the British national cabinet. Conciliatory Note Idea. MacDonald’s idea, is reported to have been to send a conciliatory note, which would have placed Great Britain in the position of arbitrating between France and Germany. This idea of Ramsay MacDonald was based on his knowledge that at this time, private conversations, with a man of his type acting.as a friendly adviser, would more likely bé successful than the submitting the whole quarrel before an international tribunal formed by those powers which are interested in the treaty of Ver- sailles, Yet Simon won againsi his chief. The present grouping of nations in two distinet camps is considered in well- informed quarters in Washington nothe ing short of a calamity. Such a group- ing has as chief object the solution of the many controversial problems by mutual support agreed between the powers concerned, on the basis of re= ciprocal advantages, and it takes away the spirit of international collaboration for which at least some of the leaders of the world have been fighting in the last few years. It is because of this desire to see this international collaboration become effective that the United States Gov- ernment has abandoned many of the fast set principles of not getting en- tangled in European affairs, and has agreed to send American representa- tives, either officially or unofficialy at the many conferences which have taken place in the last years. , It is feared in Wwell informed quarters in Washington that the eventual dis- appearance of Ramsay MacDonald from the scene of international politics will be one of the most severe blows inter- national diplomacy has received lately, and his disa inevi- table within the