Evening Star Newspaper, August 8, 1933, Page 1

WEATHER. (U. 8. Weather Bureau Forecast.) Partly cloudy, possibly local showers tonight: tomorrow partly cloudy; not much change in temperature; moderate southwest winds. Temperatures—High- est, 85, at noon today; lowest, 68, at 5§ am. today. Full report on Page B-5. Closing N. Y. Markets, Pages 14 and 15 — No. 32,606, The only evening paper in Washington with the Associated Press news service. ch WASHINGTON, D. C., TUESDAY, AUGUS DEATHS MOUNT IN CUBA;] U. S. HESITATES TO SEND TROOPS, SEEKING PEACE ¢ Foening St w. : 5 ITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION Yesterday’s Circulation, 111,917 TWO CENT UM HIRTY PAGES. ¥kk Kk () Means Associated Press. APPEAL GETS VOTE N A DELINQUENTS FOR 20,000 MINERS (GIVEN “TWO WEEKS” T0 RESUME WORK|TO AVOID BOYCOTT U. S. Official Gains Speedy Johnson Again Warns He Will Entered as second class matter post office, Washington, D. C. 1933— 21 Slain, 120 Wounded in Disorders. MACHADO COOL TO NEUTRALS Refuses to Step Aside at Request of “Meddlers.” | By the Associated Press. | HAVANA, August 8.—Strife-torn Cuba today counted the cost of a widespread strike in terms of & mounting death toll and a tense | political situation complicated by demands for President Machado's resignation and his efforts to re-i establish peace by armed force. Machine guns and heavy guards at public buildings were with- drawn after upward of 21 persons were killed and 120 wounded during a demonstration last night | which followed a report that Machado had quit, but hundreds of army reserves were held ready in their barracks today for any emergency. The A B C Opposition Society had broadcast a report that the President had agreed to withdraw, whereupon thousands rushed into the strects in a hilarious mood. Thousands gathered at the capitol. Fifty uniformed policemen hurried to the scene, to be joined by mounted officers. Machado Appeals to Nation. a blaze of rifie. pistol and sub- o gun fire, scores fell. dead and Similar scenes occurred in of Havana, and demonstra- hich several were Killed took Machado ap- “defend the re- pendence at all costs.” and his government had alvays ell disposed toward 7laborers, thousands of waom now are on a strike. called in a sive revoiu- tion againsi the government. His sccretary. Remiro Guerra, later e out a sia.ement which said Ma- had not resigned and that “it is equaily untrue that the Libegai, Popular and Conservative parties have agreed | that President Machado's resignation is the only way to setie the Cuban politi- cal difficulties.” i False Reports Blamed. The department of interior, statcment, added X “The responsibility for the biood spilled falls entirely on those who put out false notices, * * * Wwith the per-| verse and false intention of provoking| 1he troubles which were produced, head- | ed by criminal elements. to encounter | the public forces obliged to maintain order and uphold the institutions. * * *| “Should the government abdicate in the face of this riot, leaving anarchy to enter the capital. with incalculable con- sequences for the great national and foreign interests and the lfe of a great part of its inhabitants, or should it battle these disorders in carrying out| the duties which are intrusted to it? | Tragic scenes were enacted as hun- dreds of weeping persons fougt to enter ihe emergency hospital to try to iden- tify the dead. Quickly an air of omi- rous quiet fell over the City. Meanwhile, the strike that started nearly two weeks ago with a small walk- oul of omnibus drivers and since has gained adherents in nearly every trade developed further today ¥ ith the an-| nouncement that emploves in the pub- lic instruction and treasury depart- ments were preparcd to strike. The for- mer ask t concessions, including wages overdue the last nine months. | Other Departments Meeting. Other departments said they would meet this afternoon to consider striking. Despite denials by governmental offi- cials that members of the President’s = (Continued on Page 3, Column 1) | POLISH FLYERS OFF | ON ATLANTIC FLIGHT | Brothers Start for Harbor Grace on First Leg of Hop to Their | Native Land. = ted Press. declared been we gz chad in a f By the Assoc s BROCKLYN, N. Y., Polish fivers, Benjamin and Joseph Adamowitz. tock off early today for bor Grace. Newfoundland, the first tic flight to Poland. sen left unexpectedly at 3:06 dard time, from d. There had been no previous announcement that they expected to take oI this morning, although they had been preparing for | fhe transatiantic flight for several days. The en are brothers and live in Brookiyn. Their plane monoplane powered by a 300-horsepow- notor. tr'll;‘mll' craft, chrisiened the White Eagle. is the same in which Otto Hillig d Holger Horrils flew to Denmark two years ago. 7 g They carried no provisions and just about gasoline eneugh to carry them to Harbor Grace, where they planned | to refuel, field attendants said. August 8 —Two am Floyd Bennett Fi RECOGNIZING SOVIET | Move U‘nderstood to Be Part of Dutch Trade Treaty. ROTTERDAM, August 8 (#).—Rec- ognition of Soviet Russia by the Neth- | erlands government was understood | today to be included in the terms of a| commercial treaty for which negotia- | tions were recently initiated at The Hague. The pact also suggested. it was that part of the Soviet trade through Hamburg. Germany, b Afl to some Dutch port. said, now be | Box Score WASHINGTON. AB. R. H. Myer, 2b.... 1 Goslir, rf 1 Manush, If... 2 Cronin, ss. ... 0 Schulte, f... Kuhel. 1b.... Bluege. 3b. Sewell. c..... Whitehill, p. 34 5 72712 NEW YORK. AB. R E | 3 o0 4 0 3 0 Combs, ef. Sewell 3b. Ruth, rf.. Gehrig, 1b. Chapman, If. Lazzeri, 2b. Dickey, c. Crosetti, ss.. Allen, p. Uhle, p.. yrd SomRumeBu~wO 20 1 527 7 1 Bsrd batted for Allen in eighth inning. SCORE BY INNINGS. 12346678 %R Washington 0 00 2200 10~ 5 New York.. 000100000~ 1 SUMMARY. in—Cronin, Schulte, Ruth, Runs Myer () g Three-base hit—Dickey. Home runs—Myer. Manush. Double plays—Myer to Croni Left on bases—Washingio Base on —Off Whitehill Struck out—B> "Allen. in batted to Kuhel (2). X New York. 4 . by Whitehill. 3. Hits—Ofl Allen. 8 innings. Losing pitch Umpires—Messrs. Summers. NATS' HOME RUNS en. McGowan, Ormsby smd BEAT YANKS, 31 Myer and Manush Connect for Circuit Blows Off Allen in Third Game. BY JOHN B. KELLER. NEW YORK, August 8—The Na- ticnals defeated the New York Yankees here this afternoon in the third game of a series, regaining some of the ground lost by cropping double-header to the Gothamites. The score was 5 to 1. FIRST INNING. WASHINGTON—Mver fanned. So did Goslin. Manush hoicted to Ruth No runs. NEW YORK—Muver tossed out Combs. Joe Sewell flied to Schulte. Ruth singled to right. Ruth was caught steal- ing, Luke Sewell to Cronm. No runs. SECOND IN NG. WASHINGTON — Cronin flied to Combs. Crosetti threw out Schulte. Kuhel bunted and was tagged out by Gehrig. No runs. NEW YORK—Myer went back for Gehrig’s high one. Cronin threw out Chanman. Whitehill tossed out Lazzeri. No runs. THIRD INNING. ‘WASHINGTON—Blueg> popped to Lazzeri. Crosetti went beck for Luke Sewell's loft. Whitehill fouled to Joe Sewell. No runs. NEW YORK—Dickey grounded Crenin. Allen fann>d. No runs. FOURTH INNING. WASHINGTON yer flied to Combs. Goslin got the first hit off Allen. a single to right center. Manush got a single when he looped one to short center that Combs barely missed after a hard run, Goslin pulling up| at second. Cronin singled through the box to center. scoring Goslin and send- ine Manush to third. Schulte forced Cronin with a bounder to Crosetti, Manush scoring. play Crosetti after touching second ‘hrew the ball into the stand-. letting Schulte reach second. Kuhel flied to Combs. Two runs. NEW YORK—Combs singled to right. Joe Sewell singled to right. sending Ccembs to third. Ruth drove into a donbla p'av, Myer to Cronin to Kuhel, Combs scoring. Gehrig walked. Chap- man fcrced Gehrig, Cronin to Myer. One run. FIFTH INNING. WASHINGTON—Joe Sewell threw out Bluege. Crosetti threw cut Luke Sewell. Whitehill dropped a single in jeft. Myer hit his fourth home run of the season, a drive into the right- field bleachers, that scored Whitehill ahead of him. Goslin flid to Ruth. Two runs. NEW YORK — Lazzeri fouled to Kuhe!. Dickey tripled to left center. Crosetti fanned. Allen popped to Cro- | nin. No runs. SIXTH INNING. WASHINGTON—Menu~h flied to Chapman. Cronin singled to left. Ruth went far back for Schulte’s fly. Laz- zeri threw out Kuhel. No run: NEW YORK—Combs flied to Manush. So did Joe Sewell. Myer threw oud Ruth. No runs. SEVENTH INNING. ‘WASHINGTON—Bluege Chapman. So did Luke Sewell. Crosetti went back for Whitehill’s loft. NEW YORK—Gehrig fanned. Chap- man popped to Myer. Go: No runs. EIGHTH INNING. WASHINGTON—Myer attempting to bunt, popped to Allen. Goslin popped to Gehrig. Manush hit a home run into the right-field bleachers close to the foul line. season. Joe Sewell threw out Cronin. One run. NEW YORK—Myer threw out Dickey > | Goslin ran back for a one-handeq il s ~ yesterday's flied to No runs, | Lazzeri flied to It was his third of the | Welles Pushes Efforts for Truce. CAUSE IS SEEN TO INTERVENE State Department Now Feels Situa- tion Is Grave. BY CONSTANTINE BROWN. Despite the grave reports from Havana, where a revolution | against President Machado has been raging for the last three | days, the American Government does not intend, for the time being | at least, to intervene in Cuba with armed forces. At the present time Ambassador Sumner Welles is doing his ut- and bring about an agreement | between the opposition parties and President Machado on the basis that Machado accept the new constitution or leave office. The desire of the administra- | tion to avoid sending Marines and warships to Cuba, however, does not preclude an intervention, | should the present revolution ex- ! pand and transtorm the situa- | tion into real chaos. The obligation of America to inter- vene is based on the Platt amendment, an act of Congress approved on March 2. 1901, and inelu; American- Cuban treaty. As secticn 3 of that stitution. The part referring to America’s ob- ligation to intervene in Cuba reads as follows: “The government of Cuba consents that the United States may exercise the right to intervene for the preservation of Cuban independence, the maintenance of a gcverment ade- and individual liberty and for dis- | charging the obligations with respect o | Cuba by the treaty of Paris on the United States, now to be as- government.” |~ This article leaves practically no way ! cut for the American Government but to intervene whenever a situation arises whereby a state of serious tur- bulence prevails in Cuba. Heretofore the American Government considered that President Machado, in spite of the repeated disturbances created by the opposition parties, was maintaining law and order. The fact that he was bringing out the army whenever those who were op- rosing him created trouble, was con- sidered as an adequate act for the maintenance of the provisians of the Platt 2mendment. The character of Machado’s regime was not to the taste of the United States Government, but there was no reason until now to inter- vene in Cuba except by giving Ma- chado some advice. The situation, however, has changed in the last three days. There is no longer a question of the “politicos” in | Cuba trying to grab the office from Machado: this is an actual revolution of the Cuban people against their Pres. ident; this is no longer a political rev- | olution but an uprising of downtrodden | (Continued on Page 3. Column 2.) Other League Games AMERICAN. At Philadelphia— to| Crosetti hoisted to Schulte.! and Ferrell; Grove at eries and Cochrane. Other clubs not scheduled. NATIONAL. At _Brooklyn— New York..0 0000 0 Brooklyn Baiterie ancuso; Trying for a double | St. Louis. Chicago. Harinett, Other clubs not scheduled. TODAY’S HOME RUNS American League, Foxx, Philadelphia, first. Total. 32 Cochrane, Philadelphia, third inning. Myer, Washington, fifth inning. Manush, Washington, eighth inning COMMITTEE IS AT WORK ON N. R. A. FILM CODE ® 3 By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, August 8.—A mass | meeting of representatives of the mo- | tion picture industry created a com- mittee to draft an N. R. A. ccde today and the committee set to work at once. Sol A. Rosenblatt. deputy N. R. A. administrator for the amusement indus- | tries. called the meeting and told the 150 who attended that the committce would have to work cn a 24-hour basis until a code was drafted. He offered to be of assistance. any possible catch of Crosetti’s drive. Byrd batted |for Allen and walked. Combs sent a long fly to Schulte. No runs. NINTH INNING. WASHINGTON—Uhle now pitching for New York. Chapman came in for | Schulte’s fly. Kuhel fouled to Dickey. Bluege grounded to Lazzeri. No runs. NEW YORK—Joe Sewell walked. Ruth drove into a double-play, Myer to Cronin to Kuhel. Gehrig singled to 5% Chepien fiied to Goslin. No most to exercise his good offices | treaty it is a part of the Cuban con- | quate fcr the protection of life, property , sumed and undertaken by the Cuba! 10 Batteries—Dean and O'Farrell; Root and 600 RY WORKERS TOLOSE PLSTIONS 1,200 Others, to Be Retained, Will Lose Their Civil Service Status. Six hundred prohibition unit work- ers will be dropped tomorrow night, preparatory to the reorganization going into effect Thursday morning, and 1.200 to be retained will lose their com- petitive civil service status, they move into the new division of investi- gation. President Roosevelt's order which has i the effect of “unblanketing” those em- ployes holding their jobs was made public here today concurrently with a statement from John S Hurley, slated to head the reorganized dry unit in the division of investigation, who gave the figures on personnel Huriey said most of those staying in service were prohibition agents. This class of Federal employe was brought from the ranks of patronage int> com- petitive civil service in 1927, when pro- hibition enforcement was transferred from Treasury to Justice. All incum- bents were required to take tests at| that time and only about 30 per cent| of some 2400 made the grade. Non-Civil Service Agency. The Bureau of Investigaticn, which is taking over only investigative work- ers from the prohibition office to form the rew division, has always been a| non-civil service agency. with the single | exception of its fingerprint classifiers They, by the way, are not affected by the new order | " The Roosevelt order is not strictly an | “unblanketing” order. inasmuch as the | classified agency is being abolished, and | the emploves holding cn are going into !a new setup. The eflect, however, is ‘ the same | | | | I he The “unblanketing” feature was ac- | complished by providing in the order | that all positions in the division of in- vestigation, except fingerprint classi- | | fiers, go into schedule A. of civil serv- |ice, which is that excepted classifica- ticn for sections of agencigs otherwise | (under the competitive service. Inas-| much as the Bureau of Investigation | employes already are without civil service status, it affects, for the present, only the workers coming over, and this was held desirable, according to Hur- 1 ley, so there would not be two classes in the divis Exacting In Personnel. The Bureau of Investigation, which in its new status as a divsion, will con- tinuc to be headed by J. Edgar Hoover, | has rigiciy supervised its personnel, and. {it_has been contended, has been more | exacting under its non-competitive status than would have been required even under competitive status. When the dry forces were brought under competitive civil service how- commang for the 1,500-mile hop. armada had been held here since July 26 | ever, it was to clean up an ad-| mittedly bad situation, and in the past, | civil service officials have pointed to| this move as one of the outstanding | gains for the merit system. Under the changed status. dismissals | and replacements can be made at Wwill. | By the reorganization order, all em- ployes are automatically dropped, and notices were sent out to the 1.800 to- day. Hurley said, however, that the! 1,200 were to be re-employed at once and that there would be no “material !change” in enforcement activities. | Asked if the majority of administrators | would be left off of the pay roll, Hur-| ley said that “many” might be and| that “material changes will be made all along the line in the interests of efficiency.” Saving to Be Effected. With the dissolution of the Prohibi- | tion Bureau, its activities other than| investigation are to be distributed | through the Department of Justice as| the Attorney General wills, but no de- cision has been reached on this as yet. The reorganization is due to cut dry | enforcement_costs from $8.300.000 to ! approx'mately $4,000,000. If it so hap- pens that the dry law is repealed this | year. this money will be used chiefly to | | enforce laws prohibiting shipment of liquor from a wet to a dry State. 15 PINNED UNDER BUS None Seriously Hurt When Convey- ance Is Overturned by Auto. HAMMOND, Ind., August 8 (#).— Fifteen passengers were pinned be- neath a bus en route from Chicago to Indianapolis when it overturned in a ditch near Dyer today after a motorist | 'had driven his car head on into the 1bus. None of the bus passengers was | seriously hurt. | Ernest A. Miller of East Chicago. who | drove his automobile into’ the path of the speeding bus, was badly injured.K State Policeman Lawrence Miller i Schererville tonk & quantity of liquor’ l from Miller's car. { H = Al a8 Gel an Hu{:e Wave Sweeps Children Into Sea; 1 Dead, 6 Missingj Youngsters From Brook-| lyn Home Submerged at Rockaway. By the Associated Pre NEW YORK, August 8.—At least one | child was drowned aj ix were miss- | ing today after a big wave swept & large group of children off a sandbar | Beach. Qu cren caught by the wave and sea by its undertow rty of 100 from the Pride of Judea Orphans’ Home in Brooklyn, About a score of children were on the sandbar. Thirteen of them were dragged quickly from the water. all suffering from submersion. Four of them were sent to a hospital and in- halators were applied to the other nine on the beach, to at least one of them in_vain The dead boy was Ray Evans, 10. | [TALAN PLANES LAND N AZORES Nine of Ships Come Down at Horta and Six Go to San Miquel. By the Associated HORTA. Azores, August 8—The planes of Gen. Italo Balbo's 2ir armada. flving to the Azores from Newfound- land, were sighted at 6 p.m. Greenwich mean time (1 pm. Eastern standard time) today south of Fayal Fifteen minutes later the planes passed over Horta, capital of the Island of Fayal, en route to San Miguel By 6:35 pm. Greenwich mean time (1:35 p.m. Eastern standard time) nine planes had arrived and had made per- fect landings. The first arrivals were six ships which soared oyerhead in perfect for- mation. These were scheduled to land at San Miguel. TAKE OFF AT 2:45 AM. recs, Gen. Balbo Leads Armada on Mile Flight. SHOAL HARBOR, Newfoundland. August 8 (P) —The Italian air armada of 24 seaplanes took off at 2:45 am. (Eastern standard time) tcday, Jound home across the Atlantic by way of the Azores. Despite a fine mist along the coast, n. Italo Balbo, Italian air minister d expedition commandant, gave tkl;xe The 1,500- | by unfavorable weather. Balbo, whose plane has led the ships on each lap since they left Orbetello, Italy, on July 1, was again in the vi " (Continued on_Page_2, Column_ Furs and Facts. | the | tance telephone. ROOSEVELT KEEPS EYE ON SITUATION Stays Up Late at Night to Get Reports on Cuban Developments. BY J. RUSSELL YOUNG. Stafl Correspondent of The Star. HYDE PARK. N. Y. August-8— President Roosevelt is concerned over serious situation in Cuba, but while he has instructed the State De- partment to cffer the good offices of the United States to bring about a peaceftul settlement by mediation through Ambassador Weiles, he has no intention of sending troops. The President’s determination avoid intervention under the authoriza- tion of the Platt amendment has been learned definitely from sources close to him. His aim is to solve Cuba’s present trouble by mediation. 1t is significant, too, that Mr. Roose- velt in his instructions to the State De- partment, since being advised early last night of the critical developments in Cuba. has made it evident the United States Government will not take sides. Other Countries Act. Mr. Roosevelt was in touch with the State Department several times last night and this morning over long dis- ‘The Summer White House declined to say just what word the President had received. There were indications here, however, that the President is hopeful the offers of medi- ation would be accepted. It is under- stood also that the President has been advised that similar offers of mediation have been made in Havana by the dip- ‘omatic representatives there from other countries. Mr. Roosevelt’s purpose in taking a neutral stand was made evident by the fact that, following his first talk with the State Department last night, Am- (Continued on Page 2, Column 1) | D. Roosevelt, I ask you to return to| “INSURANCE RACKET” | DEATH LAID TO TWO Man and Woman, Alleged As- sociates of Late Mrs. Diamond, Held in Brooklyn. By the Assoctated Press. BROOKLYN, N. Y. August 8—A man and a woman, said by police to have been associates of the late Mrs. Jack “Legs” Diamond, widow of the slain gangster. were arrested here today on a charge of murder in what was de- scribed as “an insurance racket.” The prisoners are Edward Kenney, 28, and Mrs. Flo Palmer Flynn, also 28. They are charged with “working in concert” to bring about the death of Silas Flynn, 36, the woman’s husband, who recently was found murdered in a | Brooklyn speakeasy. Police said the couple had coliected $1,400 in insurance carried by the slain man. Police said they denied any connec- ! tion with the killing either of Flynn, The advertising columns of The Star are featuring advance sales of furs. Fur prices have risen twice since Spring and the best pelts are being snatched up. Many women think it wise to invest in a fur coat now. Yesterday’s Advertising. (Local Display) es. The Evening Star. . . 19,552 5,981 2,578 2,447 1,448 12,454 2d Newspaper. 3d Newspaper. 4th Newspaper . Sth Newspaper Total Four other newspapers) .o . o The Star is now read in 10,000 to 15,000 more homes than in the “boom” times four or five years ago. People want to know what is going on and are keenly interested in au- thoritative news and advertis- ing of the day. Mrs. Diamond or James Dolan, Mrs. Diamond's chauffeur and bodyguard, who also recently was killed, but that separate inquiry of the pair produced discrepancies in their alibis. Kenney and Mrs. Flynn were said to have been associated with Mrs. Dia- mond and Dolan in a “shakedown ! racket” involving Brooklyn speakeasies, and the police theory is that the gang- ster’s widow and her bodyguard were killed because thev “knew too much” about Flynn's death. Response From Over 100 Leaders of Locals. EXPECTED OPPOSITION Men in Southwestern Pennsylvania Have Been on Strike More Than Two Weeks. UNIONTOWN, Pa., August 8 (#).— More than 100 heads of United Mine Workers locals, representing about 20,000 miners, voted unanimously today to return to work in the soft coal fields of Southwestern Pennsylvania. The action was taken in a rising vote after Edward F. McGrady, labor advisor of the National Recovery Ad- ministration, delivered a stirring appeal to the men to support President Roose- velt'’s recovery program. McGrady flew to the coal fields from | Washington at the request of Gen. Hugh S. Johnson, recovery administra- tor. Several hundred people, many of them strikers, milled about the streets as the decision was reached. The men have been on strike for cgnition of the United Mine Workers ot America. Opposition to the return-to-work plan failed to materialize after Mc- Grady's appeal, brought directly from the administration in Washington. Resume Work Tomorrow. William Feeney, union’s district No. 4, meeting: “This means that the men will re- turn to work tomorrow morning.” His statement was corroborated by Martin Ryan, president of Colonial, No. 4 local, leader of a group that pre- viously opposed returning to the pits until full recognition of the union is granted by the companies. During the session and afterward, said after the + when McGrady spoke briefly to the | | throng outside the meeting place, pro- | longed cheers greeted President Roose- velt’s name every time it was spoken. “I am here, acting for the President | of the United States and asking you | to go back to work,” McGrady said at to the outset of his talk to the local chiefs. Will Insure Fair Play. “We propose to see that the agree- ment which was entered into between your organization, the operators and the President is carried out. I pledge you that any grievances that may arise will be handled promptly and that we will appoint a committee to rectify any wrongs. | “The President has called every em- ployer and every worker to the colors in this war against depression. “Your meeting today is a forerunner of a meeting at Washington tomorrow, |at which time a great drama wiil be enacted, This is the first time in the history of the Nation that the opera- tors have agreed to talk in the open | about raising your wages and shorten- ing your working hours. | “There was never anything accom- | plished like this before in this coun- Rising Vote Follows Cheers. McGrady referred to the hearings on _code of fair competition for the | bituminous coal industry, which open lorgorrow in the Capital. oncluding with a gesture of appeal, | the mediator said s L3 | _“In the name of President Franklin work.” A cheer rose fram the hall and the rising vote followed. Duncan McCallum, Gov. Pinchot’s private secretary, and Joseph Washing- ton, the executive's- personal representa- tive in the strike zone, attended the meeting, which was not open to the public. During the session a truckload of youthful strikers went through the downtown district and drew some “boos™ from the townsfolk, who are anxious for the strike to end. MOVE FOR OIL COMPANY | RECEIVERSHIP FAILS | Delay in Court Action War by 17 Major Firms in Washington State. By the Associated Press. | OLYMPIA, Wash, August 8.—Gov. Charles Martin's drive to have all major | oil companies in Washington State im- mediately placed in the hands of a tem- porary receiver has failed. The 17 companies, in a hearing yes- terday before Superior Judge D. F. |the case immediately to trial as an | emergency action. Through a special prosecutor, W. H. | Pemberton, supervisor of inheritance taxes, companies placed in the hands of the receiver pending trial of the State's suit against them. Judge Wright ruled his court was without jurisdiction and gave the osmpanies until August 15 to file further motions. in presenting the State’s motion, Pemberton charged the oil companies had conspired to exercise a monopolis- tic control over gasoline price in Wash- ington. NINE REFUSE TO QUIT POSTS, SAVING VILLAGE FROM FLAMES By the Associated Press. CRANDON, Wis., August 8.—A vil- lage was saved from destruction be- cause nine men flatly refused to leave their forest-fire-fighting posts, but dozens of fires continued to menace property today in widely scattered sec- tions of Northern Wisconsin and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. When a fire swept through the Vil- lage of Nelma, on the Wisconsin-Michi- gan State line in Forest County, yester- day, 100 persons were forced to evacu- ate, but nine men remained. Robert Adams, Earl Buchanan, Henry Gibhs, Jacob, Paul and Strauter Spen- cer, and Henry Pueschner, with two civilian Conservation Corps recruits, dis- regarded orders to leave. They hauled a pump to the Brule River and for two hours played of water on houses and business structures as the flames swept up to the edge of the vil- lage, then with a roar sped over lawns sim’ across balsam thickets to the other side. Sheds, rubbish and shrubbery went up in flames, but the larger buildings, drenched with water, were saved. More than 2,000 men battled fires, whipped by strong winds, in Iron, Vilas, Ashland, Forest and Lincoln Counties, in Wisconsin, and Houghton, Gogebic, Keweenaw and Barage Counties, in Michigan. Vast tracts of valuable timber were! destroyed, farm buildings, a logging ! camp and a saw mill were reduced to | ashes. Hundreds of persons in villages |and Summer resorts fled before the; | flames’ advance. Many head of live more than two weeks, demanding rec- | president of the; the State sought to have the | i | | boards were calied into full session Ask Consumers to Get in Line. LABOR ORGANIZATIONS FAILS TO MATERIALIZE| WILL CHECK VIOLATIONS Women's Section of Campeign Will Make House-to-House Canvass. By the Associated Press Signs multiplied today that the Na- tional Recovery Administration will brook no holding back or double-dealing in the determined prosecution of its plans to bulwark popular buying power and employment While setting no specific deadline, Hugh 8. Johnson spoke again of allow- ing “two weeks" for those businesses still outside the blanket to come in be- fore asking the public to apply the bo; cott screws to force the lingerers in. And, on top of that, William Green, president of the American Federation of Labor, prominent in N. R. A. activity, told reporters he would ask all State and city branches of his organization to watch for and report violations of the recovery act. Labor organizations over the entire country thus would watch for infiac- tions of codes as they affect both the manufacturers or sellers and laborers. Cities and States to Act. Reports of violations would be cleared through city and State headquarters to the federation’s national headquarters here, to be turned over to the Recovery Administration for disciplinary action after investigation. As a part of this renewed pressure, which Johnson said was neces: to put millions back on jobs before Lab day. the labor and industrial advisory o help draft plans He saia the next few weeks will large- ly determine the success or failure of the huge emergency re-employment pro- gram, based upon the necessity of re- storing purchasing power before Fall. Miss Mary Hughes, director of the women’s section of the Emergency Re- employment Campaign, annoutr pletion of an organization in to map house-to-house and st store canvasses in each community. They will check up the compliance w1 agreements and present to copsumers the demand of the National Recovery Administration that they trade at Blue Eagle establishments. Check Will Be Made. Green said instructions would go out to the organization’s entire membership not to accept the Blue Eagle alone as evidence of co-operation on the part of the business house, but to make in- quiries whether acceptance of the agreement with President Roosevelt actually had been followed by Righer wages and increased employmens through shortened hours. Green told newspaper men that the N. R. A. Labor Advisory Board, a meet- ing of which he had just attended considered some of the crga problems of the new agency a oy the President to ena industrial s.rife while the recovery program is going forward. The new board, to be known as the National Labor Board, is to hcla a meeting tonight Presentation of new codes and public hearings on those already enterca cone tinued today. The latest rival was proposed for daily newspapers, wh taking of testimony proceeded on agree- ments proposed by the walipaper and lime businesses. ‘Warning Is Sent. To employers the country over went today an indirect but renewed warning that the recovery administrator wants everybody under the Blue Eagle in two weeks. With that goal in mind he appointed a special boacd to consider and speed temporary application of the many pending codes that fix minimum wages and minimum hours for as many traaes. When the two weeks have expired the administrator now plans a con- certed appeal for consumers t- buy only from the men who are entitled to dis- play the Biue Eagle. Members of Board. As members of that board Johnson named Robert T. Stevens, a deputy administratcr; Edward R. Stettinius, secretary of the Recovery Administra- tion's industrial advisory board; Robert (Continued on Page 4, Column 3.) |PEACE MASS MEETING Wright, staved off an attempt to bring . PLANNED AT GENEVA Disarmament Proponents Decide to Hold Gathering Just Before Arms Parley Opens. By the Associated Press. GENEVA, August 8.—Convinced that disarmament needs encouragement, leading international organizations here decided today to hold a great mass meeting at Geneva October 15, on the eve of the resumption of the Disarma- ment Commission meetings. ‘The object is to notify the govern- ments that the people of the world are against re-armament and want sub- stantial reductions in arms. A meeting of the Steering Committee of the conference was postponed from September 25 to October 9. Meanwhile Arthur Henderson, president of the parley, will seek to eliminate disarma- ment difficulties by private negotiation. GUIDE FOR READERS Amusements . Finance .. Radio .. et Serial Fiction .. Society ......... Sports ... Comics Features