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T A4 xa» CEREMONY MARKS CABINET CHANGES Retiring British Ministers " Turn Over Seals to King George. By the Associated Press. LONDON, October 1.—The three principal retiring cabinet members who resigned last Wednesday over a dis- agreement on the protective tariff policy of the Ottawa conference agreements, delivered their seals of office to the King at Buckingham Palace today. ‘The leave-taking of the three vet- erans, Lord Snowden, Sir Herbert Sam- uel and Sir Archibald Sinclair, was the occasion for a brief ceremony in the state apartments. Crowds Watch Outside. ‘Their successors, Stanley Baldwin, Bir John Gilmour and Sir Godfrey Col- lins, were handed the seals by his majesty in the privy council session which followed. Among the spectators gathered out- side the palace to see the dally cere- mony of changing the guard, and who watched with interest the coming and going of the ministers, was Crown Prince Michael of Rumania. He was accompanied by his mother, Princess Helen, and his aunt, Princess Irene of Greece. Approval of the course taken by the free trade Liberal ministers in resign- ing was expressed today in a statement by the Executive Committee of the Lib- eral Council, of which Viscount Grey is president. Looks to World Parley. ‘The committee said it was of vital importance for the success of the com- mg World Economic Conference that the government of the United King- dom enter it unfettered by any fiscal engagements with the dominions which would impair its power to secure by ne- gotiation the lowering or removal of “those foreign tariffs which today are strangling trade and intercourse between the nations of the world.” S e v T DR. PERKINS TO TALK ON SUCCESSFUL CHURCH Universalist Sermon Morning Feature of Rally Day Program. “When a Church Is Not a Failure” is the topic of the Rally day sermon of Dr. Prederic W. Perkins at the Universalist National Memorial Church tomorrow at 11 o'clock. The church school will hold its Rally day service at 10:15 o'clock. In preparation for the service, a state- ment of the classes and their courses of study has been sent to all members and {friends of the school. Dr. Perkins' class will meet at the close of the church service at 12:15. There will be an informal parish re- ception for Dr. and Mrs. Perkins Tues- day evening in the Romaine-Van Schalck room of the parish house. The Optimist Club, in co-operation with other organizations of the parish, is in charge. Assisting Dr. and Mrs. Perking in receiving the guests will be Dr. Wil lard S. Small, president of the Optimist Club, and Mrs. Small and Dr. Frank W. Bailou, president of the Church Board of Management, and Mrs. Bailou. There will be a meeting of the Board of Management in the parish house ‘Thursday at 8 o'clock. The Boy Scout Troop will meet Friday at 7:30 o'clock in Perkins Hall. ANCIENT WOMEN TOPIC Burrall Class of Calvary Baptist to Begin Schedule. “Modern Women of Ancient Times” 18 the general topic to be discussed be- fore the Burrall class of Calvary Baptist Church, beginning tomorrow at 9:45 &m., with Mrs. W. S. Abernethy teacher. ‘The subjects are: October 2, “Han- nah, Woman of Prayer”; October 9, “Lydia, Business Woman"; October 16, “Rebekah, Woman and Romance”; Oc- tober 23, “Woman of Samaria, Social Derelict”; October 30, “Woman of Za- Tepath, Woman of Faith”; November 6, *‘Deborah, Woman in Public Life”; No- vember 13, “Mary and Martha, Poetic and Practical”; November 20, “Dorcas, ! ‘Woman and Social Service”; November | 27, “Esther, Woman of Purpose”; De- cember 4, “Ruth, Woman of Devotion’ December 11, “Mary, Church Woman!' December 18, “Mary Magdalena,W oman ‘Transformed,” and December 29, “Mary, the Blessed. Tomorrow RETIRES AFTER 42 YEARS Benjamin M. Connelly Ends Long Government Service. ‘Benjamin M. Connelly, 63, of 17 Pine avenue, Takoma Park, Md., voluntarily Tetired from the Government Printing Office yesterday after 42 years in that department. For the past 20 years he had been assistant foreman of the job composing and job proof sections. Mr. Conrelly is a_member of Colum- bia Typographical Union, No. 101; a graduate of Georgetown Law School and a member of the District of Colum- | bia bar. As a token of their esteem, fellow employes presented Mr. Connelly with a pen and pencil set, a leather billfold, a leather traveling case, a set of Cleme: ceau's “In the Evening of My Thought: and a basket of flowers yesterday afte; noon. RUSH LAND BISTRIBUTION Fifty Engineers Assigned in Mex- ico to Agrarian Commission. MEXICO CITY, October 1 (#).—Pres- ident Abelardo Rodriguez ordered the war department yesterday to transfer 50 | engineers to the department of agri- culture and the agrarian commission to expedite the distribution of land under the agrarian laws. Before the end of October another 50 engineers wil] be transferred. “The President, promising to do what- ever is necessary to expedite land dis- tribution, said the work of the agrarian commission had been held up because of a shortage of technical men. EX-PRESIDENT DIES Francisco Carvajal Headed Mexi- ‘can Government for Short Time. MEXICO CITY, October 1 (A.— Francisco Carvajal, former provisional President of Mexico, died yesterday of appendicitis. He retired to private life after a short term in succession to Victoriano Huerta in 1914. His ad- ministration was followed by the Car- ranza regime. : ADOLPH LOMB DIES Industy Ex- pies at Age of 66. ROCHESTER, N. Y., October 1 ().— Adolph Lomb. 'vice president of the Bausch & Lomb Optical Co. and for 53 years associated with that concern, died at his home in Pittsford yesterday. He was 66 years old. Lomb was the son of Capt. Henry Lomb, eo-founder of the firm. He has been treasurer of the Bociety of America since its foun Leader in Optical tical 8. THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C., SATURDAY, OCTOBER 1, 1932. YOUTH SAVES THREE SWIMMING Wilbur Inspects Dam SECRETARY BEFORE HUGE fore one of the 50-foot diversion S RIVER-DIVERSION TUNNEL. ECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR RAY LYMAN WILBUR photographed be- tunnels which will be used to swerve the Colorado River from its bed during the construction of Hoover Dam. The photograph was made near Las Vegas, Nev. —A. P. Photo. EUROPEAN ENGINES OF WAR MULTPLY Martial Inventions More Nu- merous Than at Any Time Since 1914-18. Special Dispatch to The Star. GENEVA, October 1.—Inventor: of engines of war apparently are dis counting the failure of the Disarma- ment Conference, to judge by the in- formation centralized here for docu- mentary purposes by the International Peace Bureau. It is believed that at no time since the World War have warlike inventions been so numerous. A portion of the reports, it is true, are in line with the principles of the Disarmament Conference favoring weapons of defense as against weapons of offense. For instance, the French anti-aircraft artillery now has a gun capable of hitting an airplane at an altitude of 32,800 feet. Hitherto the maximum effective range was 16,000 or 17,000 feet. Offensive Weapons. In the fleld of offensive weapons in: ventors are devoting much thought to more powerful armament for infantry troops. The French general staff has been experimenting with small-caliber cannon for infantry use wherewith either to pierce the armor of tanks or to dislodge an entrenched enemy. Obviously, the two purposes call for entirely different weapons and the simplest solution would be to use two guns, but this would unduly increase the impedimenta of infantry. The latest device studied is one carriage for the two pieces, the tubes being changed according to need, to make an anti- tank gun or a trench mortar. From Copenhagen comes news that the Madsen Arms Factory, known al- | ready for its light machine gun and its 20-mm. automatic cannon against tanks, has perfected a new grenade dis- charged by the bullet from regulation rifles. The projectile resembles the shell of the Stokes gun and it can be adapted for use with the 20-mm. automatic cannon. Super-Speed Projectile. In Germany experts in ballistics are seeking to solve the problem of in. fantry armament by producing projec: tiles With super-speeds. The argument runs thus: Infantry will depend more and more on quick-firing automatic weapons, calling for a great quantity of munitions. As the foot soldier must of necessity carrv all his munitions with him, the weight of each bullet is an important consideration. At pres- ent any reduction in weight means a corresponding reduction of penetrating power. given to the projectile the same result 1s obtained. German engineers claim that they have made successful tests with rifle ammunition of high velocity which proved to have greater power of pene- tration than any existing projectiles. (Copyright, 1832.) SESSION TO CONSIDER UNIFORM U. S. STATUTES Laws on Firearms, Banking and Narcotics Will Be Studied by Legal Body Here Monday. Proposed uniform laws on firearms, banking and narcotics will be considered at the annual meeting of Commissioners on Uniform Laws, opening Monday at the Mayflower Hotel. Col. Walter Clephane, Charles V. Imlay and Fred- erick S. Pyler are the commissioners from the District. Already, it was explained today, there is a negotiable instruments law which been enacted uniformly by all States. The commissioners meet prior to the American Bar Ascociation each year, and will be in session at the Mayflower from October 3 to 7. POLICE SEEK “FIREBUG” Nine False Alarms and Small Blazes in Downtown Section. Police today were hunting for a “fire- bug,” believed responsible for nine false alarms turned in during the night, in addition to a number of small fires, which kept fire apparatus running in the downtown section over a period of | several hours. The fires caused only minor damage, most of them consisting of burning trash or fences. Police believe the person responsible is a colored man who was seen leaving the scene in several instances as fire apparatus arrived. First precinct police arrested a colored man who answered- the description, but released him after questioning. West Virginians to Install. New officers will be installed at the | first Fall meeting of the West Virginia Society Wednesday at 8 p.m. at Me- ridian Mansions, 2400 Sixteenth street. A musical program. dancing and cards have been arranged. But if greater velocity can be | BRIAND, MILLERAND ANDPILSUDSKIPALS Polish Dictator’s Visit to Paris Deseribed in Drive for Funds. Special Dispatch to The Star. PARIS, October —The cam- aign for funds to erect a monument | to Aristide Briand is bringing forth a | flood of stories about his extraordinary | career. One of the best is this, told in Briand's own words: “It was when Marshal Pilsudski, the | Polish dictator. came to Paris on an |official visit in 1923. Millerand was | President of the reoublic and I, as minister of foreign affairs, went with |him to the station to welcome our guest. “All three of us, 30 years earlier, had been accustomed to meet at inter- rational Socialist conventions, but it was the first time we had been to- gether since our rise to power. “We drove back to the Elysee-Palace in an open landeau, the two Alexanders (Pilsudski and Millerand) sitting side by side, and I sitting opposite the | marshal. Milerand was busy tipping his silk hat to left and right, and for some time not a word was spoken. _“Suddenly Pilsudski, with a twinkle in his eye, leaned toward me, and in- dicating the bowing Millerand asked: ‘Tell me, Aristide, is that really he?’ Then he tapped me on the knee and asked again: ‘And is this really you?’ “Then he sat back and thumped himself on the chest and sighed: ‘Is this really I?* “I could not help bursting into laughter, and Pilsudski's face as he |cast a sidelong glance at Millerand | wore a surprised grin. Millerand just | went on bowing gravely. | (Copyright, 1932.) et Sl 'FARMERS ASSURED | AID ON MORTGAGES R. F. C. Girds to Save Land From Foreclosure at Chicago Parley. By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, October 1.—The American farmer had been assured today that the whole power of the Reconstruction Finance Corporation would be used, through various established agencies to “help the farmer keep his farm.” The assurances were given at the con- clusion of a conference held here yes- terday at the suggestion of President Hoover. Henry M. Robinson, Los Angeles, chairman of the conference, attended by representatives of governmental groups and private organizations, said, after the meeting had adjourned: “The result is that the whole power of the Reconstruction Finance Corpora- tion is to be thrown back of the agencies which lend money and receive farm | mortgages. The policy of these united groups will be to help the farmer keep his farm.” | The meeting was attended by Sec- | retary of Agriculture Arthur M. Hyde, Gardner Cowles and Wilson McCarthy, directers of the Reconstruction Finance Corporation, together with represent- atives of the following agencies: Joint stock land banks, insurance companies, Federal Farm Loan Board and the 12 regional banking and industrial com- mittees of the Federal Reserve System. The various groups represented made statements of their present and future policies relative to farm mortgages. Directors Cowles and McCarthy of the Reserve Finance Corporation said: “We, as representatives of the Reconstruction Finance Corporation, personally favor, and will recommend to our board the rendering of liberal help to any quali- | fied agency, including banks, insurance companies, building and loan associa- | tions, mortgage loan companies, which will make new loans on farms on a | sound bacis at this time, and we believe l(he board will act in accordance with our recommendations.” Assurances of co-cperation in aiding “deserving farmers” to avoid fore- | closures were given by representatives of the other agencies. o RALLY DAY SERVICE Plans Are Announced for Cleve- I land Park Sunday School. ‘The Cleveland Park Sunday school will hold its Autumn Rally day service tomcrrow at 9:45 am. Alfred Sherman will be the speaker. The junior de- partment will join in the service. The pastor, Rev. George Farnham, will entertain the members and friends | of the church at an open house Sunday | from 8 to 11 p.m. The sermon Sunday morning is “Where There I§ No Vision.” PLATFORM REPORT | PLEASING TOG.0.P. IParties Contrasted in Atti- tude Toward Labor by Non- Partisan Committee. By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, October 1.—The report of the Non-partisan Committee on Party Platforms of the American Federation of Labor was said today by William L. Hutcheson, director of the Labor Bu- reau of the Republican National Com- mittee, to be “highly satisfactory” to Republicans. Hutcheson, who is associated with the Brotherhood of Carpenters, sald in a stetement released by the Republican National Committee: “Never has the domination and con- trol of the Democratic party by the anti-union South been given greater emphasis than is given in this report. “There, side by side in deadly parallel, are presented the denial of the anti- union Democratic South of such funda- mentals as the right of labor to organ- ize and bargain collectively. The rights of free assemblage, free speech and & free press so essential to the protection and betterment of labor. * * * “As stated by President William Green and his associates, he presented 23 re- quests for planks to both Republican and Democratic conventions. Of this 23, the report shows that the Repub- licans definitely adopted 10, ignored 11 and were not so definite on 2, as against 4 approved by the Democrats, 16 which they avoided and 3 on which they were; vague and ambiguous.” After reviewing the labor planks adopted by each party, Hutcheson said in conclusion: “If those who are pre- senting the Democrats as the friends of labor can find any nourishment or en- couragement in this record as presented by Mr. Green and his associates, they are welcome to it.” CHAMBER PREPARES TO ELECT OFFICERS Executive Committee Makes Ar- rangements for Annual Meeting to Be Held October 18. Plans for the annual meeting of the Washington Chamber of Commerce, October 18, at which a new slate of officers for the coming year will be selected, were discussed at a meeting of the Executive Committee of the trade body in the Homer Building yesterday. Edmund F. Jewell was named chair- man of a Special Committee to make preparations for the meeting, Harry T. Peters, chairman of the House Committee, co-operating. Details of the program will be announced later. ‘The executive group gave its indorse- ment to the District’s participation in Fire Prevention Week beginning October 9, and authorized appointment of a Special Committee under Col. Edward Goring Bliss to co-operate with the Fire Department in connection with the event. On’ motion of George E. Keneipp, chairman of the Committee on Trans- portation, the Executive Committee re- affirmed its indorsement of a “save-a- templated by William A. Van Duzer, director of traffic. CONTRACTOR ENTERS CLAIM AGAINST U. S. Says $4,735 Is Due After Clearing of Sites for Washington Bo- tanic Gardens. Leon A. Harris, Washington con- tractor, has filed suit against the Gov- ernment in the United States Court of the site and excavating for the new Botanic Gardens at the foot of Cabitol Hill Of this amount. Harris pointed out in his petition, $465 represents his con- tract with the Government, and $4,270 represents the cost of excavating cin- ders and stone chips to the amount of 8,000 cubic yards: Harris sald his claim for the sum was disallowed by Controller General McCarl, who assessed liquidated dam- ages at the rate of $25 a day for 21 days to a total of $525 because the contract was not completed on time. This took away his contract price of the Government “the additional sum of $66 for being permitted to clear the sites.” GEN. FRIES WILL HEAD D. C. DE MOLAY ACTIVITIES Succeeds Walter H. Newton, Secre- tary to President, Who Has Resigned. Maj. Gen. Amcs A. Fries, U. 8. A, retired, will succeed Walter H. Newton, secretary to President Hoover, as head of District De Molay activities, accord- ing to an announcement made yester- day by Prank S. Land of Kansas City, grand scribe of the organization. In making known the appointment of Gen. Fries as deputy for the Order of De Molay Grand Council in charge of the District of Columbia, Mr. Land said Newton's resignation was prompted by stress of “other business.” The White House secretary remains, how- ever, a member at large of the Grand Council. DEMOCRATIC CARD PARTY BENEFIT WILL BE HELD John F. Costello, Patron of Event Scheduled for Monday at Shoreham. A card party for the benefit of the national Democratic campaign fund will be given in the Shoreham Hotel Monday at 8 o'clock, under auspices of the District Women's Democratic Edu- cational Council. John F. Costello, na- tional committeeman for the Demo- cratic party, is a patron of the event. Tickets may be obtained at the Dem- ocratic Central Committee headquar- ters, 1320 G street, and at the Shore- ham Hotel. Autographed photographs of the Dem- ocratic presidential candidate, Frank- lin D. Roosevelt, and his running-mate, John N. Garner, will be awarded as door prizes. FLEET HONORS PRINGLE Ships of the American fleet will have their colors at half-mast for two hours tomorrow during funeral services at Annapolis, Md., for Admiral Joel R. P. Pringle, who had been slated to bécome the next chief of naval operations. ‘The Navy Department announced to- day that Admiral Richard H. Leigh, commander in chief of the United States Fleet, has signaled all his ships to half staff their colors from 2 to 4 .m., Eastern standard time, which will 11 am. to 1 pm., Pacific Coast time, as the fleet is now in California. | with | 1O life” campaign in the District as con- | Claims, seeking $4,735 which he claims | is due him for work done in clearing | $465, he points out. leaving him to owe | SHOP-EARLY PLAN GETS UNDER WAY Merchants and Manufactur- ers Also Approve of Mail Early for Christmas. Co-operation with the Washington city post office in its annual “shop early—mail early” Christmas campaign was voted yesterday by the board of governors of the Merchants & Manu- facturers’ Association at a meeting in the organization's headquarters in The Star Building. ‘The campaign, it was explained by Mark Lansburgh, president of the trade body, is designed to aid in relieving the last-minute rush of buying with a view to benefiting the retailers and buyers alike. It also aids in avoiding congestion in the Christmas mails. ‘The board approved referendum No. 61 of the United States Chamber of Commerce, calling for a program of efficient and co-ordinated city passenger transportation. The board felt the pro- gram is vital to the stability of property values and orderly development of urban communities. ‘The association gave its approval to the Comunity Chest and Red Cross campaign to be held in November, and urged its members to co-operate with the Washington Fire Department in Fire Prevention week, beginning Oc- tober 9. A resolutfon in appreciation of the effective work of the District Pire Department in reducing the Dis- trict's fire losses by $700.000 during the last year as compared to the previous year was adopted. Approval also was given to the com- munity celebration of Halloween. WETS DENY SCHEME 70 RESTORE SALOON Shouse Brands McAdoo's Statement, as “Utter Misstatement” and Backs G. 0. P. Foe. William Gibbs McAdoo's charge that the Association Against the Prohibi- tion Amendment and its president, Jouett Shouse, “are now seeking to Testore the open saloon in America,” is an ‘“utter misstatement,” Shouse declared in a statement made public yesterday. The McAdoo charge was made in Santa Barbara, Calif, after Shouse had announced that he and his or- ganization would support Tallant Tubbs, Republican candidate for the Senate in California, against McAdoo, because of Tubbs' anti-prohibition stand “The Association Against the Pro- hibition Amendment has but one pur- i said the Shouse statement, “that is to secure the repeal of a con- stitutional provision which it believes must be eradicated in order to cor- rect the intolerable conditions that prevail today relative to the whole vexed liquor problem. ¢ * * Its posi- tion is exactly the position of the Democratic platform upon which Mr. McAdoo says he is running, namely, to return the entire question to the control of the States. * * * “It is our privilege. and a privilege that we shall exercise very definitely. to give indorsement dates who favor repeal of the eight- eenth amendment without _equivoom- tion or qualification. Such an in- dorsement has been given to the candidacy of Tallant Tubbs in Cali- fornia, similar indorsements have been given in other States. and other in- dorsements will be given where we think the cause of repeal will be ad- vanced, this without reference to the partisan affiliations of the various candidates. DIRECTORS NAMED ON LOAN BANK BOARD Eleventh Regional District, With Office in Portland, Oreg. ‘The Federal Home Loan Bank Board today named J. Phillip Weyerhaeuser, Lewiston, Idaho, and L. H. Hoffman, Portland. Oreg., to represent the pub- lic interest on the board of .irectors of the system’s eleventh regional district The nine other directors. who will serve until January 1. in this district T. 8. Lyle, Tacoma; Seattle: Ben H. Hazen, Portland; W. C. Falls, Mont.; J. H. Andrews, Ogden. Utah: Edward E. Jenkins. Salt Lake City, and Frank E. Burns, Seattle. The regional bank in this district is to be located at Portland, Oreg. The area comprises Montana, Washington, Oregon, Idaho, The minimum capitalization of the bank has been set at $6,000,000. This is the ninth regional bank di- rectorate to have been Those previously announced were for districts at Cincinnati. Los Angeles, Topeka, Winston-Salem and Evanston. TWO ROADS CUT RATES ON PARLOR CAR SEATS Baltimore & Ohio and Pennsyl- vania Reduction Effective Be- tween Here and Baltimore. ‘The B. & O. and Pennsylvania Rail- roads today announced rate reductions for parlor car seats between Washing- ton and Baltimore. Both companies cut the parlor car fare from 75 to 50 cents. The B. & O. announced that its new three-day excursion rate to Baltimore, coupled with the parlor car reduction, brings the round-trip cost of transpor- tation down to $2.50. A. B. Smith, the Pennsylvania's gen- eral passenger agent here, said the new rate will be in effect for an experimental period to determine if it should be made permanent. ‘CONSECRATIE)N’ IS THEME Rev. K. B. Carson to Preach at Garden Memorial Presbyterian. Rev. Kenneth B. Carson, pastor of Garden Memorial Presbyterian Church, 1718 Minnesota avenue southeast, will preach tomorrow at 11 o’clock on “Con- secration.” In the evening at 8 o'clock there will be a candlelight holy com- munion service, with special music, sclos and anthems rendered by the choir under the direction of Mrs. E. Pranklin Ashley. The Young People’s Club will meet at 7 pm. Special services of penitence and prayer will be held each evening during next week at 8 p.m. in the church hall. The graded school meets at 9:30 a.m. and the Brean Mixed Bible Class at 10 am. Theatrical Man Found Dead. NEW_ YORK, October 1 (P).—Ray- | mond Ryley, 40, of Chicago, was found ) dead in his room at & West Forty-third street hotel, last night. Papers found in the room indicated Ryley was con- nected with the theatrical profession. An autopsy will be petformed. to those candi-| Two Will Represent Public in| are Frank S. McWilliams, Spokane; J. | Worrall Wilson, | Schuppel. Portland; P. C. Bulen, Great | Utah and Wyoming. | completed. | Little Rock, Indianapolis, Des Moines, | SURF WHICH BOAT CANNOT RUN Rare Heros When Freighter By the Assoclated Press. SEATTLE, October 1.—The heroism of a 22-year-old seaman who swam through s beating surf which a life- boat could not dare, to rescue the three survivors of & crew of 37 of the frejghter Nevada from a lonely Aleutian Island, was told today in the official re- port of Capt. R. J. Healy, commander of the rescue liner President Madison. ‘When boats of the Madison were kept from shore E. Blomberg, youthful able seaman, plunged into the surf with a small line and swam to the rocks, where he hauled in a large line on which suffering survivors were rescued. Entire Crew Volunteers. ‘The entire crew of the President Madison volunteered to man the two small boats sent out in gale-driven seas when the liner arrived alongside the Japanese freighter Oregon Maru at the scue‘ne of the tragedy in the North Pa- cific. ‘Three seamen of the Oregon Maru were injured when one of the lifeboats from that vessel capsized in the storm while trying to reach the Nevada. E. J. Stull, third officer of the Madi- son, was placed in charge of the rescue party. The captain’s report of the rescue reads: “The lowering of the boats was per- fect and also was their approach to the beach. The President Madison, at that time, was approximately a mile and a half from the shore line, from which point all operations could be closely ob- served. When the rescue party ap- | proached the beach the surf was break- ing so high they could not land a boat. “The launch was then anchored, they | drifted the life boat into the edge of | the surf and Mr. E. Blomberg, able sea- man of the President Madison, age 22, | took a small line and swam to the rocks. | He then hauled a larger line ashore with the life buoy and life preservers, and managed to get the three man survivors | through the surf to the life boat, aflert which he followed. Declared Epic. “The heroic action of this American | seaman is an historical epic of the high seas, and is a marvejous tribute to the cause of American sMpping. When the third officer, Mr. Stull, called for a vol- unteer to make the swim from the life i boat, all the men wanted to go, but Blomberg was selected as the man who spoke up first, he being an exceptionally sm Shown in Epic of Sea Drowning 34. GOCB on ROCkS fine swimmer. They lashed the line around him, and as he dove into the cold and rough water, he made a remark that it was not so cold and not half bad, and then took off through the surf. “Only five of the crew of the 8. 8. Nevada were on the beach, three of whom were still alive after 48 hours with nothing to eat or drink and no shelter. When the boats returned along- side the President Madison at 4 4p.m. the survivors had been hoisted aboard. “Apparently the S. 8. Nevada struck at 8 pm. Tuesday during a southeast | gale and thick weather. In a few min- utes she was a total loss. Their two life boats were launched immediately, but both capsized, all the occupants be- ing drowned except the survivors who hung on to one until the boat drifted ashore a battered wreck. Regarded Miracle. “How the survivors hung on to the life boat is a miracle, for the water be- tween the wreck and the shore is stud- ded with reefs and pinnacle rocks. The captain of the S. 8. Nevada, the third officer and the wireless operator stayed with the ship, but eventually disap- peared. The wreck of the 8. S. Nevada is in three pieces widely separated, and when the President Madison was at the scene of the disaster, the seas were going over the bridge on the midship section, so no life could exist. It was apparent that she only held together a few minutes after she struck. “The able seaman, Fritz Dewall, one of the survivors of the S. S. Nevada, the only one who at that time could re- count any of the bappenings, said that he could not tell the number of men | in the crew, but thought that there | were 35 lives lost. Further information will. of course, be obtainahle after the survivors have rested and recovered from their horible experience.” States Steamship Co. of Portland, Oreg., listed the crew at 37, with no passengers. Capt. Healy's report said in “all of his 43 years of experience on the high seas the spirit and accomplishments of his present crew are the finest and most magnificent, their eagerness to go, the wonderful attitude of the entire ship's company during their extremely danger- | ous and strenuous work in rescuing the survivors of the S. S. Nevada was mar- velous. Our American boys may be somewhat impulsive and independent, but when they are in a tight pinch they | can always be depended on to become true.” PUERTO RICO ADDS NATIVE TEAGHERS | Number of U. S. Instructors in Schools Declines to New Low. Spectal Dispatch to The Star SAN JUAN. Puerto Rico, October 1—The opening of the island schools this year saw fewer Continental Ameri- cans appointed to teach than at any | time since the establishment here in 1900 of American civil government. Sixty-five mainlanders receiving teach- ing appointments, about 25 per cent of the peak number reached in 1925, when 250 were named, and 2 less than in the first year of the installment of the | school system. The startling decrease in “maestros Americanos” is explained by a number of factors, none of which signifies ag- gressive anti-Americanism. The cost of | travel between the islands and the Unit- ed States has increased, and salaries are low. The University of Puerto Rico, through its College of Education, has reached the stage where it is prepared to supply the insular demand for both grade and high school teachers. Final- ly there has been for some time the growing conviction that Spanish rather than English should be the language medium of instruction. This attitude, though it undoubtedly has political im- plications, has admittedly a sound peda- gogical basis. Educators Favor Spanish. Educators, including a group of Co- lumbia University experts, who, under the leadership of Dr. Paul Munro, made a survey of the insular system of pub- lic instruction, have pointed out that Puerto Rican children are retarded by having to study and recite in a for- eign tongue. The Columbia educator recommended that a great part of ele- mentary instruction be given entirely in Spanish. Many islanders, who advo- cate a permanent union with the United States and favor the speedy acquisition of English, urge that it be taught as a_separate subject rather than as the language of instruction. The Socialist Labor party is strongly opposed to any further attempt to limit the use of English in the schools, since it regards the implanation of the national language in Puerto Rico as a guaranty of the continuance of the island's relationship with the United States. Most School Official Islanders. How completely Puerto Rico is now running its transplanted educational system is shown by the fact that the Commissioner and Assistant Commis- sioner of Education gnd 40 of the 45 dis- trict supervisors are insular born citi- zens. The advanced training of the higher educational officials was received lin American universities. = Commis- | sioner Jose Padin holding a master's degree from Haverford and a doctorate | from Columbia, while the Assistant | Commissioner, Pedro Cebollero, has an | A. M. from the latter institution. | Puerto Rican schools, this year, will | receive more effective aid t! |merly from the Federal government, which through the extension of the | vocational training act to the island, | contributes $75.000 to the education fund. The island spends about a third |of its annual budget on educaion, the | school appropriation for the coming year exceeding $3,960,000, about $300,- {000 less than last year. Only a little| over half the school population, how- ever, can be given instruction at pub- lic expense, 180,000 out of 400,000 | children being denied schooling, be- cause of the island’s inability to pay for sufficient equipment teachers. S RALLY DAY PLANNED Rally day will be observed by the Met- | ropolitan Presbyterian Church tomor- | row. The Sunday schooi will have a| special program, with features by the, primary and junior children. The Young Pecple’s Society will feature the installation of officers. An offering of gold will be received in the church from members and friends for the promotion of enterprises of the church. Every one | is asked to collect fragments of gold. ‘The women will hold a missionary meeting Wednesday at 1:30 pm. in the church. Mrs. William R. Rhoades, pres- ident of the Presbyterian Society, will be the guest speaker. The pastor, Rev. Freeley Rohrer, will preach tomorrow morning on “An Ex- amined Life,” at the suggestion of the | Council of Churches, and in the eve- ning on “A Larger Life.” | — e THEORY ON ATOMS MAY BE DISPROVEN Single Picture Outlines Tracks of Particles Blasted by Rays. By the Associated Press PASADENA, Calif, October 1—A single photograph perplexed noted sci- entists today and amazement threatened to upset accepted theories regarding the structure of the atom. The photograph, one of 10,000 made by Dr. Carl D. Anderson, California In- | stitute of Techonlogy graduate, shows the tracks left in vapor by particles | blasted out of the hearts of atoms by cosmic rays. Entirely Out of Line. The probable interpretation of this track, scientists who viewed the photo- | graph at a meeting of the Astronomy | and Physics Club last night stated, is that it was made by a positively charged atomic particle of such small mass that it is entirely out of line with previous atomic conceptions. For many years physicists have based their picture of the atom on the theory that the mass of a proton, one of the positively charged particles in the nu- cleus or heart of the atom, was more than a thousand times that of an elec- | tron, one of the negatively charged particles which fly about the nucleus. Dr. Anderson warned against prema- ture conclusion, declaring that if other photcgraphs will show similar tracks, he may have “something to talk abou Importance Stressed. Dr. Robert A. Millikan, world-famous jentist, who was present, stated the resulis of Dr. Anderson’s photograph may prove of the utmost importance in the scientific realm Other scientists said the photograph indicated the mass of the proton has shrunk to that of an electron, and that what was first thought to be a of | the proton actually is a mass of un- | identified. neutrally charged material in | the nucleus. | / b0y / -, & U. 3. RETAINS LEAD AS EXPORT NATION Imports of 45 Out of 93 Com- modities Also Exceed Figures for 1931. ‘While “extraordinarily large” sales of cotton, wheat and oil topped improve- ments in this country’s export trade, approximately one-half of the major commodities—45 out of 93—were im- ported here in larger quantities than last year, the United States Chamber of Commerce said today in a foreign trade survey for the first half of 1932. Import values, however, in most cases were much lower than a year ago, it was said. The value decline, the survey explained, was partly accounted for by tl charp fall in commodity prices, a number of which reached the lowest level since 1900. Copper Sets New Record. ‘The chamber reported that refined copper _established a new import rec- ord with 163,979,000 pounds, which tripled last year's figures and was more than three times the average imports of the five years, 1927 to 1931. Canada and Chile furnished practically all of this huge amount. The average im- | port price was 6.6 cents a pound. The rush to beat the excise tax act, which became effective June 21, caused imports of crude petroleum to be very heavy, the chamber said. The total quantity imported, 32,259,000 barrels, Wwas 27 per cent larger than last year, but 2 per cent less than the five-year average. The survey continued: Prices Lowest in Years, “The prices of many exports were the lowest in years, which accounted to a large extent for the small total value of our exports, $841,077,000, which was 36 per cent lower than last year and was 61 per cent below the average value of the five yvears 1927-1931. Despite this heavy loss, the United States still maintains her rank as the leading ex- port nation.” The half-year cotton, wheat and pe- troleum shipments were said by the chamber to have exceeded both 1931's | corresponding figure and the five-year averages. Other Export Figures. Cotton exports of 2,267,834,000 pounds were valued at $161,572,000, which the chamber said was 9 per cent larger than in 1931. Wheat shipments totaled 37,192,000 bushels in the cham- ber’s figures, and were valued at $22,. | 728,000, or 41 per cent more than last year. “Crude petroleum exports set an all- time mark in the January-June period of this year,” the chamber's statement continued. “Our shipments abroad of crude petroleum, made chiefly to Can- ada and Japan, totaled 14,176,000 bar- rels * * *. The value of this record volume, $13,655,000, exceeded last year's total by 28 per cent. WASHINGTON VOCALISTS SOUGHT FOR AUDITIONS Sixth Annual National Contest to Get Under Way Soon After October 19. Washington vocalists between the ages of 18 and 25 have been invited to participate in the sixth annual national radio audition of the Atwater Kent Foundation, sponsored in this area by the Washington Board of Trade, it was announced today. A total of $15,000 in prizes will be awarded winners in the Nation-wide event, with the first prizes being $5,000 in cash to be given to both the outstanding girl and boy. Dr. Luther H. Reichelderfer, chair- man of the Board of District Commis- sioners, has beene named honorary chairman of the committee in charge of the event in this city, Ben T. Web- ster, president of the Board of Trade, announced. Other members of the committee are Mrs. Gertrude Lyons, chairman, Survey Committee; Kenneth H. Berkeley, audition chairman, and Edwin F. Hill, information chairman. Applications are being accepted at Mrs. Lyon's studio, 1325 G street, with October 19 as the final date for filing entries. Elimination contests will begin immediately after that date. S e COMMUNION PLANNED Dr. J. Harvey Dunham to Lead Services at Western Presbyterian. Dr. J. Harvey Dunham, pastor of the Western Presbyterian Church, will hold communion service tomorrow morning at 11 o'clock. New members will be re- ceived. 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