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U2S 1. S. HELD VICTOR OVER WORLD FEARS Histbric Courage Has Saved Nation, Bankers’ Head « _ Declares. By the Associated Press. LOS ANGELES, October 4 —America matched her strength against a world that thought financial ruin was in store for the United States and won, Harry J. Haas of Philadelphia told the Ameri- can Bankers' Association in his presi- dential address at the annual conven- tion here today. “Happier conditions today,” he said, “represent a real re-establishment of fundamentally sound banking, business and general economic conditions” as compared to the “banking panic” that surrounded the convention a year &go. In the very trough of the depression, he sald, fcreign interests, belleving financial ruin was ahead for the United States, continued to dump securities in American markets and withdraw the proceeds in gold. “Then suddenly in June came the end of Europe’s ability to take further gold from this country,” Haas said. “America had matched her strength egainst the world and had won, but other countries seemed to appreciate it befcre we ourselves realized it.” Pays Tribute to Nation. He sald the improvement noted to- day “constitutes one of the greatest tributes to the traditions and institu- tions of this Nation and to the courage and resourcefulness of our people that has ever been written in the annals of the country in times either of peace or war.” He said the people had taken the change from “new era” prosperity to adversity “like true Americans and good soldiers who have never lost a war 5= “Property rights have been respect- ed,” he said. “We have had no social upheavals as witnessed in other parts of the world. The minority have abid- ed by the decision of the majority. ‘We have probably experienced the en- actment of some of the greatest con- structive measures in our history. “Our unemployment hAd never been as great and the fortitude with which they met their conditions is a matter of record. Generous assistance has been rendered to the unfortunate by those who have been able to carry the ‘turden. Many of our outstanding leaders in business and industry have given liberally of their time and effort to public and social matters. In short, no matter what our position in life, we should be proud of the fact that we are citizens of this great coun- try where these things are possible. Praises Government. “In considering the influences and forces that have lled xxovlvlnrd reco:;ry from the depression, full recognition should be given to the broad-minded, non-partisan and efTective efforts of the National Government at Washing- ton in both its legislative and execu- tive branches. * g “Yet a great task of government lies phead. It has yet to wrestle with over- taxation. * * * We should bear in mind that it is the duty of our people to | support the Government, and not the Government to support the people. As compared with other lines of busi- ness, he said, “banking need not apol- ogizs to any one.” He added banking proved itself during the depression to be one of the strongest elements in the economic structure. Haas said that in 1931, 3,300 banks closed, with liabilities of $1,690,000,000, but this did not mean a loss of that much money. He estimated the actual loss to depositors will be less $500,000,000, a general average per cap- ita loss among depositors of less than 5125. He pointed out that 9 out of 10 bank$ were not involved. “We must admit,” said Haas, “that ny banks failed due to internal pol- s that should never have been pur- sued by their managers. We cannot make banks foolproof by legislation— but we can come near doing so by good management and common sense. Blames Lax Policy. The president attributed a large part of bank failures to the fact that Gov- crnment officials, in both State and national systems, fqr a period of more than 20 years permitted organization of great numbers of banks with insuf- ficient capital or in places where they never could be Successful, and in many instances over the protest of well es- tablished banks. “We are justified in feeling confident that we now stand on the threshold of a return to better banking condi- tions,” he said. “Legislative measures are not the only means for promoting improvement in banking. The more fundamental ac- tions must come within the spirit and practice of banking itself. “Our banking methods at heart are sound, our established traditions are undamentally true. If there have heen any deviations from them the remedy 15 in a return to standard principles, not in a rigid formulation by law of those things that must be left to the dictates of experience and free discre- tion.” The Bankers' Assoclation today offi- cially opened its fifty-eijghth annual convention, after having praised and criticized, in pre-convention sessions, the government's relief efforls. Ogden L. Mills, Secretary of the Treasury, will address the gathering tonight. Cautions on Relief. Of the relief program, Thomas C. Hennings of St. Louls, head of the yciation's trust division, said: ‘Subsidies, credits and tariffs, coupled with the general invitation to the public from Washington to come and get| money and not be timid about it, may delay the return of normal conditions. If this cheap money campaign of the Home Lean Bank is continued a break- down may result in the safety of reci- dence loans. The only excuse for the extcnsive use of credit at this time is the hope that it is a temporary ex- pedient.” Harold G. Parker, vice president of the Standard Statistics Co. of New York, described as “gocd” the Recon-} structicn Finance Corporation loans to the railroads. Joy Morrizon, vice president of & Scattle savings bank, sald: “A huge Government building pro- gram to relieve the depressicn may de- feat its own aim. We must bear in mind that funds for public construction work are derived from taxes, most of which must be paid now when we are little able to carry the added burden.” DR. P. R. HEYL TO SPEAK ‘Will Tell Society for Steel Treating of the Eclipse. Dr. Paul R. Heyl the Bureau of Standards, will be the principal speaker at a smoker meeting of the Washington Chapter, American Society for Steel Treating, Monday at 8 p.m. in the lecture hall of the Bureau of Standards. His topic will be “The Eclipse.” Two moving pictures, “Carbon Mon- oxide, the Unseen Danger,” and “Build- ing New York's Newest Subway,” will be shown. Officers of the chapter are Lewis H. Fawcett,. chairman; Louis Jordan, vice chairman, and Samuel J. Rosenberg, secretary-treasurer. Tyrone Education Probed. Following the announcement of the results of the recent government ex- amination for secondary scholarships in Tyrone, Ireland, & subcommittee has light is equivalent to & million and a on both ends. This is a rotating type a half candlepower, using a 1, nd may be seen in any direction. Top: Officers of the Naticnal Safety Council watching a demonstration of the latest thing in fire fighting. A funnel- | shaped hose hooked to a tank of gas similar to that used in dry ice fcrms a crust of snow-like whiteness. which evap- orates, leaving no mark or stain on clothing, furniture or rugs. strating the new tank; Howard B. Fonda, vice president of membership; C. W Bergquist. president of the National Safety Council; W. H. Cameron, managing director of the council, and Miss Peggy Pell Lower left: Miss Lydia Hickey with new beacon light for airwi In the group, left to right, are: P. W. Eberhardt, demon- | l&g. now being installed throughout the country. This 0-watt lamp between two reflectors, giving it hgm’ Lower right: Miss Dorothy Reddish, who will sing at the National Safety Council banquet Thursday night at Ward- man Park Hotel. TASK OF REDUCING AGCIDENTS BEGUN Safety Council Tackles Fac- tory, Mine and Trans- portation Problems. ‘The National Safety Conference con- centrated today upon the huge task of reducing industrial accidents, which re- sulted in 19,000 deaths last year. More than 50 group conferences were scheduled for the second day, with safety problems in the factory, mine and transportation industries under dis- cussion. While the conferente on street and highway safety continued to draw the largest attendance, the 4,000 delegates divided into groups during the after- noon to take up technical problems facing special industries. Greeting From President. « A telegram of greeting from Presi- dent Hoover was read to the congress last night. It said: “I will be obliged if you will express my cordial greetings to the annual Safety Conference of the National Safety Council and my deep sense of value of their leadership in the vital| tasks of saving human life from avoid- able accidents incidental o modern machinery of production and transpor- tation. This work is both wise con- servation and high humanity.” Secretary of Labor Doek is one of the principal speakers for this after- noon's session. He was scheduled to talk on “Education Will Do More Than Regulation to Promote Safety” before the construction section. W. A. Van Duzer, director of traffic fcr the District, served as chairman of this morning’s session of the street and highway traffic section, ‘Wardman Park Hotel. Following a dis- cussion by traffic engineers from large Eastern and Midwestern cities, members of the section set cut in busses this afternoon for a tcur to observe the operation of Washington's traffic control system. Dinner on Program. ‘The visitors were particularly inter- ested In the method of signal control for the many complicated and diverse intersections of Washington. Visiting police delegates to the con- gress will be dinner guests at the Wil- lard Hotel tonight of the Metropolitan Police Department, at which Brig. Gen. Pelham D. Glassford, superintendent, will serve as toastmaster. Charles H. Ruth of The Evening Star addressed the delivery, taxicab and bus section of the Congress at Wardman Park this morning on “successful fleat safety work without special personnel.” Mr. Ruth told how the drivers of The Star’s circulation trucks have improved their safety records through accident- prevention education. ‘The electric railway section was to be addressed late this afternoon at the Shoreham Hotel by J. H. Hanna, presi- dent of the Capital Traction Co. R. H. Aishton Speaks. At the opening meeting today of the twelfth annual convention of the safety section, American Railway Association, R. H. Aishton, president of the associa- tion, declared safety and service are the two principal requirements asked of the railroads today by the public. He de- clared that the carriers are more than meeting these requirements. The meeting is being held at the Washington Hotel in connection with the Safety Congress. Delegates were assured by Mr. Aishton that the safety records which American railroads have established in recent years “are not the result of accident, but rather the re- sult of an intensive effort on the part of the railroads to meet the demand for that sort of service. In 1931, only four ngers were killed in train acci- been appointed to investigate the educa- tional standards of the schools. The ministry of education reported that none of the candidates received a mark of 300 out of a possible 700. passe] dents, compared to 7 in 1930 and 76 in 1920. For each fatality in train acci- dents in 1931, the railroads carried more than 150,000,000 persons.” Officials u; charge of safety work on meeting in | —Star Staff Photos. nearly all railroads of the United States, | | Canada and Mexico are attending the convention, which will remain in ses- ' sion until Thursday. C. T. Bailey, chief | safety agent of the Oregon Short Line | Ratflroad. is presiding. | Addressing the public utilities section | of the Safety Congress, W. O. LeBer, safety inspector of the Canadian Na- tional Railways of Montreal, declared modern industry protects its workers with practically every known safety de- vice, and yet the fact remains that only 15 per cent of industrial accidents can be prevented by mechanical safeguard- ing. It is reasonable to presume, he said, that the remaining 85 per cent can be eliminated through supervision and education. Serious Safety Problem. ‘The chemical section was addressed | by Warren N. Watson, secretary of the | Manufacturing Chemists' Association of Washington, who pointed out that the rapidly exfoandlng use of chemicals of- fers a serious safety problem in their production, shipment and use. The manufacturers, Mr. Watson said, are developing warning symbols, poison labels and colors, odors and tastes to | warn the public of danger. “The outstanding example of the | symbol,” he continued, “is the skull |and crossbones. In the mind of the | general public this is associated with such highly toxic products as paris | green and strychnine. Careful study shows that for many people who disre- gard poison labels and instructions the skull and crossbones is an effective warning. . Common sense s surprising, lacking | but vitally necessary in the prevention |of industrial accidents, Glenn L. | Gardiner, woolen manufacturing execu- | tive of Passaic, N. J., told the food sec- | tion of the congress. “Circumstances sometimes lead us to | believe,” Mr. Gardiner said, “that com- mon sense is, after all, one of the most uncommon faculties. A study of the causes back of the majority of accidents | prove rather conclusively that common | sense is rather uncommon.” This is a condition, he continued, which makes intensive education a necessary backing for safety appliances. The necessity for controlling the dust hazard in industry was emphasized be- fore the industrial health section this afternoon by two professors of the Harvard School of Pyblic Health, Philip Drinker and Theodore Hatch. Safety Education. How safety education is being carried on among the operators of fleets of Army trucks was described to a special traffic section of the congress this morn- ing by Capt. Walter C. Thee of the Quartermaster Corps, Sandy Hook, N.J. The soldier chauffeurs under his command, Capt. Thee explained, re- ceived national safety awards several months ago for accident prevention records and the awards had a bene- ficial effect on the other soldiers. William 4. Brydges, president of the American Pulp and Paper Mill Super- intendents’ Association of Big Island, Va., told the paper and pulp section that the way to prevent serious acci- dents in industry is to stady all “near accidents.” What the American Telephone & Telegraph Co. is doing to maintain a low percentage of accidents was de- scribed to the public utilities section by W. P. Elston of the operating and engineering department of the com- pany in New York City. On the basis of recent figures, Mr. Elston said, there is only one lost-time accident for every 137 years of service with the telephone systems. Miss Anderson Speaks. Speakers on health topics yesterday afternoon included Miss Mary Ander- son, chief of the Federal Woman's Bu- reau, and Wilmer H. Schulze, chief of the division of technology, Baltimore Health Department. Miss Anderson, discussing accident prevention in the home, warned against dark stairways, cluttered aisles and heels as the causes of accidental falls. Mr. Schulze spoke on “the services of a health department and small industrial plants,” and discussed co-operative means of gecident-prevention, first-aid and nursing. Princess Adelaide Pignatelli, member of one of Italy's oldest families, and for 46 years lady in waiting to the late Quc&l;cmr(hlrut, has died at Naples, RAILROAD ‘RELIGION S SEEN IN SAFETY American Association Head Lauds Advances—Four Killed in 1931. Lauding the advances made by the railroads in the promotion of safety R. H. Aishton, president of the Ameri- can Rallway Association, today told the safety section of the association that “the term ‘safety first' may have ceased to attract public attention to the extent it did at first, but to the railroad man it has come to be sort of a religion.” Addressing the twelfth annual meet- ing of the section at the opening ses- sion at the Washington Hotel, Mr. | Aishton sald that safety and service are the two principal requirements asked of the railroads by the public, and that results show the carriers are “more than meeting them.” “Result of Intensive Effort.” “The fact the railroads have been able to establish remarkable safety re- ords in recent years,” he continued, “is not an accident, but has resulted from intensive effort on their part to meet the desires of the public for that kind of service. In 1931 only four passengers were killed in train acci- dents, compared with seven in 1930 and 76 in 1920. For each fatality in train accidents in 1931, the railroads carried more than 150,000,000 passengers.” ‘The meeting here, which will con- tinue through Thursday, brought safety officers from roads not only in the United States, but in Canada and Mexico. Others on Program. The section is headed by C. Bailey, as chairman, who is chief safety agent for the Oregon Short Line. He spoke today. Others on the pro- gram are G. H. Warfel, assistant to vice president, Union Pacific; T. H. Carrow, superintendent of safety, Pen- nsylvania Railroad; Robert Scott, di- rector of insurance and safety, Atlantic Coast Line; A. H. Young, secretary, Industrial Relations Counsellors; H. A. Rowe, manager, claims cepartment, D. L. & W.; H. L. Denton, general super- intendent of police, Baltimore & Ohio; D. H. Beatty, superintendent safety and sanitation, Southern; Dr. M. O. Lorenz, director, Bureau of Statistics, Interstate Commerce Commission; D. F. Stevens, general superintendent of t tion, Baltimore & Ohio, and Lew R. Palmer, Equitable Life Assur- ance Soclety. Making his annual report, Chairman Bailey said that “officers and employes u: :mxtn: a valorous fight” to promote safety. DANDRUFF Ends Overnight! ‘There is one sure way that never fails to remove dandruff completely, and that is to dissolve it. This de- | stroys it entirely. To do this, just get plain, ordinary liquid arvon, ap- | ply it at night when retiring; use enough to moisten the scalp and rub it in gently with the finger tips. By morning most, if not all, of | your dandruff will be gone, and two | or three more applications will com- | pletely dissolve and entirely destroy | every single sign and trace of it, no :umr how much dandruff you may | ave. | You will find, too, that all ltchligz\ - | | stantly and your hair will be fluffy, | | lustrous, glossy, silky and soft and | look and feel a hundred times better. | You can get liquid arvon at any | drug store. It won't cost you more | than thirty-five cents. This simple | -Advertisement. | remedy never fails.—. 1 | I JAPANESE DECLINE 10 BOW T0 LEAGUE Stimson Speech Called Men- ace to Friendship by Spokes- man of Foreign Office. By the Assoclated Pre: TOKIO, Octobe: 4.—The cabinet de- cided today, after a session called to consider the League of Nations com- mission’s report on Manchuria, that there was no reason to alter its Man- churian policy, the keystone of which is the separation of Manchukuo from China and the maintenance of its in- dependence. Accounts of the meeting published in local newspapers agreed that War Min- ister Sadao Araki led the critics and was joined by several ministers. Araki sald the report was merely “a diary of a fortnight's journey through Man- churia” and showed inability to grasp | fundamentals. As such, he sald, it was unworthy of Jap:n’s serious attention. Stimson Speech Attacked. Japanese newspapers quoted a spokes- man for the foreign office as saying Sec- retary of State Henry L. Stimson's speech at Philadelphia last Saturday, in which he recounted the high spots of the foreign relations record of Presi- dent Hoover’s administration, was a menace to the good relations between Japan and the United States. By again “speaking ag>inst Japan,” the spokesman was quoted as saying Mr. Stimson offered further provoca- tion, which was described as “a serious | matter.” Three Incidents Linked. The Japanese saw a close connection, he said, between Mr. Stimson's speech, the publication of the Lytton report at Geneva Sunday, inferentially con- demning Japan's military activities in Manchuria and continued concentra- tion of the United States Navy in the Pacific. In the speech Secretary Stimson praised the American policy adopted during the Manchurian crisis last Win- ter, emphazing especially the declara- tion of the American policy of non- recognition of territories seized by force, made in the United States Gov- ernment’s note of January 7, 1932. The policy, the Secretary said, “was | framed with strict impartiality to the parties to the controversy and with great patience and understanding, but, | nevertheless, with unwavering devotion to both our own immediate interests and the broader principles involved.” MOSCOW AVOIDS TAKING SIDES. MOSCOW, October 4 (#).—Moscow newspapers published long summaries of the Lytton report on Manchuria to- day as well as reports of the reaction in Japan and Europe. They refrained | from comment, however, indicating that the great improvement in Russo-Jap- anese reletions recently made it de- | sirable to avold any appearance of tak- | ing sides. | NANKING TAKES UP REPORT. NANKING, October 4 (#).—The Na- tional government Executive Yuan met in special session today to consider the report of the League of Nations Investi- gating Commission on the Manchurian | situation and decided to place its rec- | cmmendstions before the Central Po- litical Council tomorrow. | The council is expected to determine | the government’s official attitude. KOO HEADS DELEGATION. | | PARIS, October 4 (#).—Dr. Welling- ton Koo, the new Chinese Minister to France, will head his government's dele- gation to Geneva next month when the League of Nation’s Council discusses the Lytton report on Manchuria. 1 “That report was adopted unani mously by individuals representing five important powers,” he said today. “but | it remains to be seen whether the ! powers themselves will be unanimous..” |POLICE LIQUOR SQUAD | REPORTS 392 ARRESTS | | Huge Quantity of Intoxicants and 51 Automobiles Seized in Three Months. Activity of the police lquor squad ! under Lieut. George M. Little during the quarter ended September 30 re- | sulted in 392 arrests and seizure of quantities of liquor and other property used in connection with bootleg trade. One arrest was for murder. There were 24 persons atrested on charges of maintaining nuisances. Other arrests were: Transporting, 52; sale, 12; pos- session of automobile equipped with smoke-screen, 1; conccaled weapons, 4, and a number for various minor offenses. | Seizures included 5243 quarts of whisky, 1,376 quarts of alcohol, 6 quarts of gin, 2 quarts of wine, 3,766 bottles of beer, 154 gallons of beer, 1,540 gal- lons of mash, 24 pounds of sugar, 40 cans of malt, 51 motor vehicles and 2 stills. T RULES ON POSTAL CLERKS Chairman Mead of the House Post Office Committee today made public a ruling from Controller General McCarl which holds that a substitute postal clerk, who has worked more than 14.- 000 hours, is entitled to the top pay of this class when given a regular position to fill a vacancy. This rating—grade 5—carries a salary of $2,100 annually. The President, however, must authorize the advance, the Controller pointed out. Flames Destroy Barn. WARRENTON, Va., October 4 (Spe- cial) —A new barn on the farm of Latham Shumate, 3 miles from Warren- ton, was destroyed by fire yesterday. | The barn contained feed and harness, but_no live stock. | | It lathers readily, has amoist, last- quickly, and it con- tains the medication of Cuticura Oint- ment that keeps the skin vigorously healthy and free from soreness. Try it today! At your dealers or sent postpaid on Teceipt of 3sc. Address: Caticura Laboratories, Malden, Mass. ’ Sid EUGENE C. GOTT, Home of Lincoln’s Ancestor Becomes Tourists’ Shrine House Near Reading, Pa., Built by Great-Great Grandfather. By the Associated Press. READING, Pa., October 4 —Tourists love to visit a low-roofed, thick-walled house 8 miles east of Reading—a house that was once the home of ancestors of one of the world’s most famous men. ‘The visitors’ feet are wearing away threshholds once crossed and recrossed, it is curious to recall, by slaves whose master dwelt within. The master was Mordecal Lincoln, great-great-grand- father of the Emancipator. The slaves little dreamed as they went about their task that a descendant of their owner would set their race free. Mordecai ccln came to Pennsyl- vania from New Jersey, where he was in the iron business. Originally the gable end of the house he built near the Philadelphia Highway contained a stone with the inscription “M. L., 1773," indicating the probable date of its erec- tion. During his residence there Morde- cal was a justice of the peace. [ Smoke still curls peacefully from the squat chimney, as it did nearly 200 years ago; cows still graze in lush pas- tures nearby. Today the building is owned by John B. Hoffman, a Socialist, wh:z IP‘V‘:I dthetr:h farms and discusses social loctrines at party meet! there twice a month. P e EARLY SELECTION OF AVENOL LIKELY Appointment as Deputy Sec- | retary General to League Held Imminent. By the Associated Press. GENEVA, October 4.—The appoint- ment of Joseph Avenol, deputy secretary general of the League of Natlons, to succeed Sir Eric Drummond as secretary general appeared imminent today, al- | though Sir Eric’s resignation is effective until next June. Reverses Decision. | _The League Council, at a secret ses- | sion last night, abruptly reversed its | earlier decision not to discuss the ap- | pointment until the special session in | November. The change in plans, au- thorities said, was made because a shift in the policy of Italy. | Avenol, as deputy, was considered the | logical candidate to succeed Sir Eric, | especially since he is a Frenchman, and an Englishman recently succeeded a | Frenchman as_director of the interna- tional labor cffice. His candidacy. sup- | ported by the French and British, has | been opposed by the Germans and Ital- | ians, but at the present moment the Italians are out of humor with the Ger- | mans because of the failure of a plan | for a bilateral economic agreement. Itallan Support Seen. The Italians were reported willing to | support the Anglo-French group and they expected to ¢btain the post va- cated by Avenol for an Itallan. The Germans, however, want this | post themselves, or posts’ which would control the financial and economic sec- | tions of the secretariat. They were badly isolated today, however, alikough they still have a veto in the Council, for a unanimous decision is required and | they can block Avenol'® appointment | it theyjwish. | not William Cickley recently celebrated | his diamond wedding in the house in| Sompting, England, in which he has ved 57 years. | Foot-Joy Shoes D TWE DOLLARS is the Least at which we believe it possible to offer Clothing of Our Standard Quality * Our Famo GotuaMm Surrs Any one can sell a price—but to offer clothing at $20 that fully measures up to our well known quality standards . .. that’s an accom- plishment! Come suits. And remember, the story of Real Economy is found n but in the style, the receive. 20 1t might wreck the strongest building | suspension in the atmosphere, so that MILK BLAST TEST | SCHEDULED TODAY Explosions Powerful Enough to Wreck a Building to Be Demonstrated. BY THOMAS R. HENRY. Milk explosions, powerful enough to | demolish a building, will be ¢emon- strated at the Arlington Experimental Farm of the Agriculture Department this afternoon. Under the right conditions, it is ex- plained by David J. Price, chemical en- gineer of the department, milk may be & dangerous explosive—although sel- dom so powerful as such apparently inert materials as sugar or starch. Yet in Washington if there was enough of | it in the right condition. The demon- stration will be staged to illustrate this danger. Not that the housewife need worry about the bottle in her ice chest. Only powdered milk has the potentiality of exploding, and then only when fine particles of it are suspended in the atmosphere of an inclosed space in great concentration, so as to form a cust cloud. The only place where such a concentration is probable is in a powdered milk factory. Several Serious Blasts. Several serious explosions have been reported. Theoretically a mintmum of | at least seven ounces of milk powder suspended in 1,000 cubic feet of air might cause an explosion. The experi- ment today will be conducted with sev- eral pounds in about 300 cubic feet Actually, it is explained, any dust that will burn, will explode—an explo- sion being a very rapid burning. More and more such materials are being| added to the “dangerous” list as in- dustry produces new kinds of dust. Milk dust is one of the latest to cause alarm. Dry milk, however, contains considerable inert material, such as calcium salts, which will not burn, so that a rather heavy concentration must be reached before an explosion will take place. Powdered starch is likely to produce 8 rather violent explosion. This will be shown in another explosion tomor- row. There also will be staged explo- sions of soap, sugar, grain elevator, charcoal, wood and cork dust. The latter is one of the most dangerous of all this class of explosives. The powder is set off by coming in contact with a “hot spot.” As a gen- eral rule, there are two or three suc- cessive explosions. The first is mild, but it shakes dust off the walls into another blast may follow immediately, more powerful than the first. The ex- plosion may travel through air shafts and galleries to other rooms in a fac- tory, causing a succession of explosions which will virtually wreck a building. Cleanliness Vital. ‘There is very little to be done to pre- vent the first explosion, Agriculture Department engineers say, provided proper attention has been paid to clean- liness. The fine dust particles are in- visible and th econcentration grows un- | noticed. But this is seldom very se- | rious if it does not spread, causing sec- | ondary explosions. The only persons likely to be injured are those in the DENES T ISECHRGES [Victim in Hawaiian Attack Repeats Quartet Await'ng Retrial Guilty. D By the Associated Press. PHILADELPHIA, October 4.—Mrs. Thomas H. Massie, in an interview at her home, in Landsdowne, Pa., a suburb, |1s quoted in the Public Ledger today as branding untrue any intimation that the four men awaiting retrial on charges of attacking her in Hawaii last Spring are innocent. Mrs. Massie and her husband, Lieut Massie, haye been living here since their return from Hawaii. He is sta- tioned on the battleship New Mexico, which is undergoing modernization at the Philadeiphia Navy Yard “There are two witnesses to inden- tify them who have never been brought into tne case,” Mrs. Massie is quoted as saying. “The men who dragged me into a car on John Ena road near Waikiki were seen and recognized by two sailors from the submarine base, who were using a service truck with- out permission and did not at first come forward with their evidence. Their names, however, were in the hands of the investigators.” It is upon the report of private in- vestigators, now being studied by Gov. Lawrence M. 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