Evening Star Newspaper, September 5, 1933, Page 2

ROOSEVELT BACK, |[Whar's What - CONFERS ON CUBA Calls Secretaries Hull and Swanson Upon Return " From Vacation. President Roosevelt. returning to the SWhite House todsy from a two weeks’ wacation, immediately called in Secr- taries Hull and Swanson and plunged into.ghe acute Cuban situation. M. Roosevelt stepped ashore from tise, Nourraahal, Vincent Astor's yacht, at the Washington Navy Yard, at 1:55 o'clock. Accompenied by Mr. Astor and other members of the party, he went immediately to the White House. 0 The party will be the President’s guests for the evening. The problems facing the President s he gets back to work this afternoon 4s coping with the newly developed phases of the recovery program. partic- wlarly with making the operation of the codes effective. Included in this is the mecessity for expansion of credit. con- trolling the increases in commodity prices and the increasing of efforts o ®id employment. Task Seen Difficult. The variety of these recovery prob- fems facing the President makes the President’s immediate task all she more difficult. One of the most pressing hases giving concern relates to the at- itude of Henry Ford, the automobile manufacturer. toward the automobile Sndustry code. Another phase of major rtance is the continued deadlock n arriving at an agreement on a code or the bituminous coal industry. The; resident was hoping. when he sailed rom Poughkeepsie, N. Y., last Thurs- day, that this industry would have veached an agreement by the time he prrived back at the White House It is natural to assume that these problems will occupy the greater part { the discussion this afternoon when & President meets with his executive council, composed of members of his cabinet and the heads of the various encies of the recovery program. .lAfler spending the night anchored # short distance north of Kettlebottom hoals, in the lower Potomac, the Nour- ahal weighed anchor at 6 o'clock this imorning and was on its leisurely way up the river toward Washington. It “avas thought yesterday that the yacht would arrive at the Nary Yard at noon today, but because of its getting away at a later hour than scheduled it did not artive until after 1 o'clock. Abandons Salutes. The yacht steamed up the river flying the President’s flag. but he had instruc- tions sent to the commanding officer of the Army Corps Area. the general in rommand at Quantico Marine base and the admiral in command of the Navy Yard that no presidential salutes be fired in his honor. Instead of anchoring off of Stratford Cliffs, on the Virginia side of the Poto- mac, last night the boat proceeded Yarther up in the vicinity of Kettle- bottom Shoals for its berth. Small | boats were put over the side for mem- bers of the party to go ashore to visit Stratford. the birthpiace of Robert E Lee, and Wakefield, the birthplace ot George Washington. The President was one of a small party in a speed- ®aat which can easily do 35 knots an Jour. He enjoyed riding i this small ‘craft so much that he did not go ashore, but found pleasure s skipper +pf this fast craft and spun it over the fi'l\‘fi!‘! until the return of the sightsee- ng party. As the Nourmahal was coming through the waters of the Virginia ! capes early yesterday. the President | Janded a turtle weighing more than 100 unds. The destroyers Manley and Twiggs, which had convoyed the /Nourmahal on its cruise to Washing- ton, were summoned al to re- celve turtle steaks for their ships’ mess. ‘The yacht used near Piney Point, Md., about 1 o'clock in the afternoon to receive newspapers and mail brought from Washington by a Navy airplane. First Lady Home. Mrs. Roosevelt, who has been visiting In New England during the President’s cruise, arrived back at the White House last night and was busy getting things in readiness for the President's return. Mr. Roosevelt will return to his Hyde Park home the last week in September, primarily to attend the wedding of a relative. It is thought. however, that he will not be away from Washington more than three or four days on this p. RADICALS IN CUBA SEIZE GOVERNMENT IN BLOODLESS COUP (Continued From First Page.) mould not be threatened, provided any | thange of government would be effected Avithout bloodshed. Secretary of Sanitation Presno ad- mitted. “We are up in the air,” refer- ring, apparently, to government and cabinet leaders. Havana was thrown into a state of Intense excitement as news of the fast developments spread. Automobiles | were driven st high speeds through the city, carrying men who shouted *viva” and “new revolution!” and fired Into the air. ) Some citizens entered the army bar- gacks and carried out machine guns and rifles. “The insurrectionists instituted what Wwas considered tantamount to censor- hip, with soidiers and sailors calling on newspaper officials and inspecting ! f sheets. Batista in a later manifesto declared the movement was directed against ‘the false movement of August 8" hen the Machado regime collapsed. For several weeks the A. B. C. and P. C. R. R. Societies and several other roups, including students and profes- ors, have urged s government recog- izing frankly its revolutionary nature n the grounds that the administration annot meet an emergency until relics sof the Machado regime are entirely bliterated. “Pseudo-Revolutionaries.” The movement and its rapid de- Hnouement have steadily been widening he breach between Dr. De les. and groups which have given him their upport, including followers of former dent Menocal, the Nacionalistas. Students did not participate in medi- ’hlwn attempts inaugurated weeks ago by Ambassador Welles. Gaunaurd said that “the provisional government was not the result of the jTevolution, but of & pact the Pseudo- tionaries made with the United {oiaes ‘Ambassador. s “The government did not have confl- ce in the strength of the revolution- &s’flflt and was not able to guarantee sufficient to carry out & revolu- ary program. vgcgumnmu and twice-traitorous under powerful protection of a and ecting under the pre- \?n.:!m'n revolutionary wu'{rrn organizations lost no time in o &= mwumwum-mmuoto Cuba, refused through a spokesman ‘:" to maks env comment on the eoup 'ete; ‘ Haviuz. Behind News in Capital. Answer to Coal Code Delay Is Found in * Production. BY PAUL MALLON. first dozen times Gen. John- son showed the soft coal people the dotted line, they had a new excuse why signing should be delayed. They had either left their glasses at home or did not have a pen. The N. R. A. people began to get suspicious. They found what they thought was the answer over at the Bureau of Mines. There they discover- ed production in certain localities was being strongly pushed. Obviously some operators (not all) were mining all the coal they could before the higher wage scale could go into effect. Each day of delay meant dollars in their pockets. Rush Bargain Labor. ‘This group was largely comprised of operators in the cheap labor flelds. One of their number gleefully told friends: “J hope the signing is delayed until Christmas. Maybe then I will have something to put in my stocking.” The bureau figures show that caal production has been pushed hard since July 15. Since then mining has been far above the same period of 1931 and just eout twice as high as last year. In fact. W is almost back to the 1930 level. Industrial production since July 15 affords no excuse for the increaga It has fallen off. cans ser| A Tang ‘The Bureau of Mines has a good ex- cuse. Buried down on page three of its handout of statistics to August 26 are the statements: July—"Notwithstanding the marked upturn in cqnsumption, output was in excess of current market requirements and substantial adidtions were made to Industrial inventories.” August—"To some extent. however, the increase during the past month represents purchases in anticipation of price advances, which seem assured when the code of fair competition for the coal industry is adopted.” 1n other words, it is the mean old consumer, not the operators, who are hoarding. If you take 50 per cent of that state- ment and 50 per cent of what the N. R. A. suspects, you will be just about right. New Devaluation Tune. Financial sources close to the admin- istration are changing their tune again on dollar devaluation. They are whispering confirmations now instead of denials. Their latest is that it will come within 30 days. The general inside Washington view is that it will be here around October 15, or shortly thereafter. Actually no specific date has been fixed by those who will do the de- valuing. The time element will be decided by results from the N. R. A. Hitler Trouble. Our officlals are very much worried underneath about Hitler In Austria. ‘They smell serious trouble. Their private reports indicate the Nagis are getting along fine in their efforts to promote a revolution against the Dolifuss government. The idea is to force Nazi control on Austria and reunite it “unofficfally” with Germany. Such a step is forbldden by the ‘Treaty of Versailles, but that makes it all the more alluring to Hitler's poorly focused vision. Dolifuss May Stay. The transatlantic official grapevine says Mussolini offered Austria a large share of the Italian market and use of the seaport Fiume in their recent ne- gotiations. The Italian dictator was Germany’s best friend when Hitler came to power. He soon found he could not play ball with a wild man. With secret help from the allies (par- ticularly Italy and Prance) the Doll- fuss government may outlive the Hitler undermining. Obviously Hitler is digging his own international grave. the world needs to do is wait. Some day he will jump into it and cover himself up. Tariffs and Mr. Hull, ‘There is a new reason why State Sec- retary Hull has resumed his daily tariff lectures to the press. Millions of dollars due American firms are tied up south of the Rio Grande by exchange restrictions. Great Britam obtained an ment with Argentine receritly whereby ahe can get her money out through a certain per- centage of Argentine exchange. Do- mestic debtors are clamoring for some- thing similar, By offering some tariff concessions. Hull thinks our people may get their money. At least, that is the theory he is using to revive his tariff thesis. State Department pewsmen caution visitors at press ferences not to mention tariffs to Hull. His talk on that subject lasts an hour and he starts at the slightest provocation * * * Our officials privately look on the pos- sibility of an Austro-German union or Anchsluss as the worst potential blow to European peace since the ascendency of Hitler * * * Norman Davis is zeally going back to Geneva with his tongue :|in his cheek. He confessed to friends before he sailed that our efforts toward disarmament have reached the “take it or leave it" stage. That means Europe will leave it. (Copyright, 1933.) —_— U. S. TOURISTS CRITICIZED Fail to Appreciate Old World Architecture, Psychiatrist Says. NEW YORK (#).—It is the opinion | struck, of Dr. W. Beran Wolfe, psychiatrist, that ]Amerluu do mnot know how to travel. Back from a cruise in the company he said THE HURRGANESWEEFS TES ETRUS AEA Worst of Storm Expected to Strike Inland Today. Brownsville Isolated. ___ (Continued From Pirst Page) breaking several blocks back from the usual shoreline. Gene Stewart, who returned from a survey of the waterfront area, sald, “There are houses floating around out on North Beach and the surf is under- mining the foundations of several ho"l"eil:“ high ‘water apparently was caused both by the high tide on Corpus Christi Bay, which lies on one side of North Beach, and from backwater in Nueces Bay, on the other side of the peninsula. The causeway cxtending across an arm of Corpus Christi Bay to the San Antonio-Houston highway was un- der 4 feet of water. Police guards, who kept vigi throughout the night of screaming hurricane winds, waded waist deep Iullur amid the debris of smashed skiffs, cluttering the bay front and streets of the business district. By order of the mayor no one was allowed in the low- lying business district without special police permission. ‘Those of the city's 35,000 inhabitants who remained after being warned of the storm's approach, sought safety in stoutly constructed public buildings or in the residential area above a bluff which rises behind the business dis- trict. Once during the night the yacht Japonica broke from its moorings in the bay and fears were felt for the safety of four men aboard, but & spot- light from the roof of the Nueces Ho- tel was turned on the craft and it was able to make fast again and ride out the worst of the blow. Tide Sweeps Island. No reports had been received early today from Port Aransas, on Mustang Island, 23 miles from Corpus Christi The isiand was said in unconfirmed re- ports to have been swept by a 7-foot tide last night, but the fate of several persons who remained there as well as that of Coast Guardsmen stationed at Port Aransas, remained undetermined. Ne direct reports had been received from the station since communication lines were swept away late yesterday Passengers on a southbound Missouri Pacific train, due in Corpus Christi from Houston at 4 am. were rescued at 6 am. today when the train was marooned by high water 6 miles north of here and brought into “town by automobile. one of the passengers, Mrs. Emory Villareal, reported. The train left Houston at 9 p.m. last night. After a night of blustery northwinds and showers, heavy rain fell at Laredo today and the sky was overcast. Ref- ugees from Corpus Christi and Rio Grande Valley points streamed into Laredo. Windows were broken, signs blown down and trees uprooted at McAllen, 60 miles west and slightly north of Brownsville and well into the interior. HUNDREDS FLEE STORM. r Meager Reports Describe Havoe In Lower Rio Grande Valley. HOUSTON, Tex., September 5 (#).— Ripping into the Lower Rio Grande Valley, a tropical hurricane of great in- tensity isolated Brownsville at the southernmost point of Texas early to- day and lashed the Gulf Coast for hun- dreds of miles. Vivid accounts of the terrific winds came from a telephone operator at Harlengen who sought frantically to give the outside worid details until all her lines went out. “All the lines to Brownsville went out at once.” she said, as the building in which she worked trembled before the blasts, and wire “breaks” were so fre- quent much of her story had to be re- eated. “It's storming terribly here now and I don’t know-what has happehed to them down at Brownsville.” Browns- ville is 30 miles southeast of Harlengen, at the mouth of the Rio Grande. A Missouri-Pacific Railroad operator st Harlengen. in a conversation with his Houston office, said the winds were Prepared Yesterday. “The wind is blowing about 80 miles an hour now.” he said. “Shingles and boards are flying through the air and the wind is blowing s0 hard I can't tell much about what is happening outside the station.” Reports {rom other surrounding towns, however, attested to severity of the storm. They told how two-story build- ings were shaken to their foundations. frame buildings crumbled and trees were | uprooted. Brownsville boarded up yesterday as reports from the Weather Bureau indi- cated the hurricane would strike nearby. Business men took steps to protect their stocks, residents of Summer shacks along the shore moved to safety in public buildings and every one kept a weather eye for word of progress of the disturbance. Reports of winds reaching almost 100 miles an hour presaged considerable damage to the 'h citrus country known as the Wirfter garden of Texas. The region is thickly covered with fruit groves which supply a large part of the market demand from Northern points. Situated in a moderate climate, the area frequently has been the target of similar hurricanes sweeping westward through the Guif. Moved to High Ground. ‘The firat tangible effects of the storm appeared at Corpus Christi. some 150 ! miles up the coastline. Warned 16| hours in advance, some 3,000 residents ! of the lower part of the city gathered up their belongings and moved to the high bluff which parallels the bay. ‘There, where much of the business is conducted and where many fine resi- dential sections are located. city offi- cials threw open public buildings cap- able of withstanding terrific winds. Frequent advisory warnings from the Weather Bureau at Washington had given ample opportunity for ships to reach the comparative safety of harbors and none was known to have been dt sea as the hurricane moved slowly but surely westward. Hundreds of persons along the coast- line also took advantage of the Gov- ernment advices. They packed what possessions they could assemble quickly and moved to such interior points as Houston and even San Antonio. A bus driver arriving at the latter city told how one woman donned a bathing suit as the trip from the coast was started because she feared she might have to :zlum before she reached her destina- | Prepare for Relief. State and Federal Governments lans to care for refugees and to striken Sections of the ‘The laid aid tl area. Texas Highway Patrol assembled in San Antonio and Austin, ready for a quick dash South. The activities of the American Red Cross were centered here, ready on & moment’s notice to enter the area. For 24 hours before the hurricane roads leading from chflmwneefluendmm | sailing boats and pier sheds|g) EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON Arrests on Drunk Charges Reach New Record With 1,727 Arrests for drunkenness here The arrests in July were 1.448. During the three-day period which began at 8 a.m. Saturday, 331 persons were charged with intoxication—166 “Saturday, 97 Sunday and 58 on Labor day yes- y. Police would not venture an opinion as to whether the new 3.2 beer or a decline in bootleg prices was responsible. to be aboard the launch Bird Island. Seven freighters, a dredge and two tugboats were tied fast in the turning basin at Corpus Christi and were rid- ing out the storm safely. Wading Waist Deep. The wind, which had reached a velocity of 70 miles an hour at the height of the gale, before midnight, at 4 am. today had abated to 32 milcs an hour and was blowing from the east. Gene Stewart, Corpus Christi, after an inspection jaunt along the wave- swept water front. said the seas were illing over the four-foot seawall and ttering against the pier sheds and warehouses, damaging them conside:- bly. “The debris is piled high and get- ting higher,” he sakl. “The 150 po- licemen patrolling the business dist™t are having to wade around in wate! waist deep. Every public building is crowded with people. “These isn't much left of the pleas- ure pler and there must have ben doz- ens of shrimp boats and small craft TWO DROWN AT SAN ANTONIO. Heavy Waves On Lake Swamp Boat With Four Abeard. SAN ANTONIO, Tex., September 5 (#).—Heavy waves on Medina Lake swamped one boat last night, drown- ing two persons and threatened to swamp another in which five persons were riding. The dead are L. W. Shauk, 38 and his son, Leland Shauk, jr., 9, of San Antonic. Shauk and his son. together with Prof. A. P. Surredin and his son, also of San Antonio, were endeavoring to cross the lake when waves filled the boat. After dragging his father to safety, young Surredin returned, but was un- able to save the Shauks. In another boat the widow of the drowned man, his two daughters and Mrs. A. F. Surredin and Frank Sur- redin were struggling to keep from being swamped and were unable to give aid. FLORIDA CITRUS LOST. Storm Damage to State Estimated Close o $1.000,000. JACKSONVILLE, Fla. September 5 (P).—A trail of ravaged homes. nesses and citrus groves today marked the wave of a tropical storm that struck Florida on the east, swept through the south central portion and blew into the Gulf of Mexico north of Tampa. Dam- age was estimated above a million dollars. Communication with the southern portion of the State was still difficult early today, but meager reports dis- closed the loss of but two lives. A col- ored man refused to leave his home near Palm Beach as the storm ap- proached and was killed when it col- lapsed. An amateur radio message told of the death between Sebring and Lake Placid of a flagman when 11 cais of & Seaboard Air Line train were ditched because of & track undermined by rain- water. After wrecking small boats and dam- sging small homes along the east coast from Lake Worth to Vero Beach, storm swung inland Sunday night and damaged the rich citrus section. Most estimates placed the loss at 80 per cent | of the crop. Winds booming along at from 70 to 100 miles 2n hour were recorded on the coast, but as the storm veered inland it diminished in intensity. Some 3.000 residents removed from ! the Lake Okeechobee section were re: turned to their homes. ® Fort Pierce reported $200,000 damage Costly Palm Beath estates were littered with debris blown up by the storm, but most of the homes escaped aserious damage. Sebring, Winter Haven, Haines City. Lakeland, Sarasota and other Middle Florida towns all reported some dam- age. although Lakeland and Sarasota said the loss light. Injuries were . Commercial tele- graph and televhone companies were among the heavier sufferers. CUBAN DEATHS MOUNT Reported Killed in Matansas Province in Friday’s Storm. HAVANA, September 5 (#).—A dele- gation arriving here today from Marti, in Matanzas Province, reported that 21 persons drowned and 150 were injured in last Pridays hurricane. ‘They urged that aid be sent imme- diately, since 1,000 persons had been made homeless and property damage would aggregate $1,000,000. ‘The deaths in Marti raised to about 150 the toll of the hurricane and vio- lent winds which swept the Western half of Cuba. ‘The Red Cross planned to send a committee by plane to survey the area, and government agencies continued their reiief efforts. One government official estimated that 5.000 persons were homeless and 5,000 were starving, and said food was avail- able for only 800. ‘The raising of a relief fund was un- der way, however, the public works min- istry providing $15,000. Meanwhile, hundreds of men, other- wise unemployed, were put to work re- pairing streets and highways in Havana. SURVEYS BAHAMAS LOSS. 21 Governor of Island Flies Over Territory Stricken by Winds. NASSAU, Bahams Islands, Septem- ber 5 (#)—Returning from an serial survey of territory swept by Saturday's hurricane, 8ir Bede Clifford, governor of the Bahamas, today reported severe damage at Harbour Island. He reported one killed and three in- jured at Bogue Settlement, a small vil- lage near Harbour Island. and less damage - than expected at Spanish Wells, another small island. “I am relieved to find the damage at Spanish Wells much less than antici- pated.” he said. “At Harbour Island the situation is more serious. The worst feature is the injuries to individuals at Bogue Settlement, where we were unable to land. The government will assist in rebuilding damaged areas.” At Hourbor 100 were made homeless, many churches wrecked and all crops ruined, the governor said. ST ONE KILLED IN CRASH Four Others Injured as Car Hits Truck in Wisconsin. EAU CALIRE, Wis., September 5 (). —W. L. Kenneth of Ky., one of the minority of, the Minneapolis American Association base ball club, was killed and four persons injured automobile ran into & parked truck 16 miles east of here. ) a of W. E. Pearson, undertaker, of Louis~ Mrs. L. Engler, Detroit. the | singled to left, sending Cronin to third D. C, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 5. 193 NATIONALS DEFEATICHARGES COOPER | [propowa 1] FOUR BATTESHI BOSTON, 34, INTITH Griffmen Take Lead in the Tenth, but Red Sox Deadlock Score. (Continued From First Page.) WITHDREW FUNDS Hamilton Attorney Claims He Took Out $3,100 Before Restriction. (Continued From Pirst Page.) scoring Stewart and Myer and putting Manush on second. Schulte grounded to_McManus. Two runs. BOSTON—Goslin ran to the foul line and muffed Warstler's fly for a three- base error. Rhodes was called out on strikes. Bluege took Werber's grounder and threw to Sewell, trapping Warstler on the line. Sewell’s throw to Cronin. covering third, got Warstler and Cro- nin's relay to Kuhel retired Werber, who had overrun first, for a double play. No runs. FOURTH INNING. ‘Washington—Kuhel flied to Jolley. Blyege bunted and Rhodes threw him out. Warstler made a nice stop and threw out Sewell. No runs. Boston—Goslin came in for Oliver's wind-tossed loft. Cooke flied to Schulte. Jolley doubled to left center. Ferrell walked. McManus doubled against the left-field terrace, Manush just missing the ball as he scrambled up the short hill for the ball. Jolley scored and Fer- rell took third. Hodapp filed to Schulte. One run. FIFTH INNING. WASHINGTON—Stewart lofted to Jolley. Myer got & single with a_bunt to Hodapp. Goslin lined to Cooke. McManus threw out Manush. No ruf e BOSTON—Warstler shot a single o left. Rhodes fanned. Werber fouled | to Sewell. Oliver flied to Goslin. No runs. SIXTH INNING. WASHINGTON—Cronin popped to Warstler. Warstler threw out Schulte. Cooke backed against the right fleld | bleachers for Kuhel's high one. No runs. BOSTON—Cooke lined a single into left field. Jolly drove into a double play, Myer to Cronin to Kuhel. Fer-| rell walked for the third time. Cronin threw out McManus. No runs. SEVENTH INNING. WASHINGTON — Blue; walked. Sewell got a single with a bunt to Werber, Eluege J:ullml up at second. Stewart sacrificed, Ferrell to McManus, who covered first. Myer popped to| Warstler. Warstler threw out Goslin. No runs. BOSTON—Hodapp filed to Schulte. | Warstler singled to center. Rhodes flied | to Goslin in short right field. Werber | was safe when his liner was muffed by | Manush for an error, Warstler stopping at second. Oliver popped to Kuhel. ! No runs. EIGHTH INNING. WASHINGTON — Manush filed to Oliver. Cronin singled to left. Werber threw out Schulte, Cronin taking sec- ond. Kuhel fanned. No runs. BOSTON—Cooke doubled against the terrace back of left field. Stewart knocked down Jolley's drive and threw him out, Cooke taking third. Ferrell | flied to Goslin and Cooke scored the tying run_after the catch. Cronin | threw out McManus. One run. I NINTH INNING. WASHINGTON — Bluege flied to Jolley. 8o did Sewell. Stewart walked Myer grounded to Hodapp. No runs. BOSTON—Hodapp flied to Goslin. ‘Warstler popped to Cronin. Rhodes fouled to Sewell. No runs. TENTH INNING. | ‘WASHINGTON—Goslin doubled to the right-field corner. McManus threw out Manush, Goslin going to third. Cronin doubled high against the left- fleld fence, scoring Goslin. It was Cro- nin's fourth hit of the game. Schuite | Schulte took second on the throw to the plate. Kuhel was purposely passed. | filling the bases. Bluege took a third | strike. Sewell walked on four pitches. | Cronin scoring. Stewart popped to Warstler. Two runs. from deep short. center. Cooke singled to right, putting | Oliver on second. Jolley forced Cooke, Myer to Cronin, Oliver going to third. | Leggett ran for Jolley. Ferrell singled to left, scoring Oliver and sending Leg- gett_to second. Stewart was relieved by Russell. McManus®doubled against the left-field fence, scoring Leggett with the tying run, but Ferrell was out trying to score. Manush to Sewell. { Manush had retrieved the ball after it had bounced from the fence. TWo runs. ELEVENTH INNING. WASHINGTON—Seeds went to left } relieved Rhodes. Goslin attempted to sacrifice, but popped to Werber. Ma- | nush singled to left, sending Myer to second. Weiland was replaced Kline. Cronin sent a long fiy to Cooke, Myer taking third after the catch. Werber fumbled Schulte’s grounder, Myer scor- ing and Manush pulling up at second. | McManus threw out Kuhel. One run., BOSTON—Cronin threw out Hodapp. ' R. Johnson batted for Warstler and Myer threw him out. Judge batted for | Kline and Myer threw him out. runs. — MOLEY HERE TC END HIS OFFIC!AL DUTIES Calls at State Department to Catch Up With Work Before Res- ignation Thursday. By the Associated Presa. Raymond Moley visited the State De- partment today for the first time since his resignation as Assistant Secretary was disclosed more than a week ago at Hyde Park. N. Y. H° caught up some remaining ends of work and prepared for his depar- ture Thursday, when his resignation takes effect, to join a new magazine to be published by Vincent Astor. Thus far only one name has been heard as a possible successor to Moley, that of Will Shafroth, a Denver attor- ney and close friend of James Grafton Rogers, an Assistant Sectetary under the previous administration. No deci- sion has been made. Moley was accompanied by his secre- tary, Arthur Mullen, jr., who indicated that although he expected to leave the State Department, he was not yet ready to announce definite plans. GREY STILL IN COMA Friends Alarmed as Former British Foreign Secretary Fails to Rally. CHRISTEN BANK, Englan ber 5 (#).—An official morning said Viscount Grey of Fallo- mm:‘::’nly{u! days, “had gra for wmme. although he is weaker still unconscious.” today ;_Horace Newmark, Louisville, and ican | ment, No |y d, Septem- bulletin_this | M2 preventing any further liquidation ane the consequent return of money to de- itors. The class B assets will be eld, he declared, in order to enable the Hamilton to exchange any of the class A assets it purchases if they do not turn out as well as expected. ‘Thomas, several times rebuked by the judge for the general character of his allegations, charged that the controller of currency deliberately attempted to wreck the United States Savings Bank in order to force it into the Hamilton merger, which. he said, would be un- able to be effected without the sound securities and cash of the United States Savings. He also said that Col. Cooper was informed by the controller that no plan he proposed would be approved. The court room was crowded when the hearing opened. Edwin C. Graham and the conservators of most of the banks involved in the mer- ger were present. Roger J. Whiteford, attorney for the Hamilton: Barse and his assistant, Charles E. Wainwright, presented the Hamilton's case. Barse toid the court that it is pro- posed to sell approximately $19,000,000 of the assets the eight banks to the Hamilion. This, he said, will make pos- sible the cpening of the Hamilton within 10 days or two weeks and enable each creditor and depositor to be paid immediately 50 per cent of his claim. ‘The depositors and creditors, he de- clared, will not lose their right to the remaining 50 per cent duc them. Denounces Controller. As soon as Barse closed his state- ‘Thomas was on his feet and launched into a bitter denunciation of the controller and of the Hamilton offi- | cials. He said that the refusal of the controller to allow the reopenm, of the United States Savings Bank after the bank holiday in March was “arbitrary, in abuse of his discretion and contrary to the intent of the law.” Those banks in the District which were licensed to reopen after the holi- | day. Thomas said, were not re-exam- | ined, but their licenses were issued on the basis of their previous examination. | When this examination was made, | ‘Thomas claimed, the United States Savings was found to be in better con- | dition and more solvent than any other bank in the District. ‘When the attorney alleged that the controller wanted the credit structure of the District centralized as much as possible s0 as to be more readily con- trolled by Wall Street interests. Justice Bailey stopped him and instructed him to confine his argument to facts which | could be proved. | The court was asked by Thomas to determine whether or not the United States Savings Bank was solvent, but | Justice Bailey replied that he was bound | by the controller’s determination of this | point. | ‘Thomas and his assoclate. J. W.| Staggers, announced this afternoon the names of witnesses they expect to call tomorrow. They include J. T. O’Connor, controller of currency; F. G. Awalt, deputy controller: Walter Cum- mings, executive assistant to the Sec- retary of the Treasury: W. Irving Shu- |man. in charge of reorganization of closed banks in the District for the ‘Treasury Department: Col. Cooper. Wil- bur H. Zepp. conservator of the United | States Savings Bank, and Willlam R.| De Lashmutt, & vice president of the United States Savings. CONSUL CONFIRMS STUDENT ATTACK BY STORM TROOPS (Continued From Pirst Page) of the association. which was called to was in danger and, much against his will and only after direct insistence by various authorities, consented to go a week ahead of time. ‘To explain the circumstances, he left & letter with the Press Association, sec- tions of which follow verbatim: “The German government was at any time able to oust me as an undesirable foreigner. It did nct care to do this | The German government wished, on| the one hand, to create the impression completely free and independent. On | the other hand, it wanted to bring about whose knowledge of the situation in| Germany was great enough to make them impervious to German propa- | ganda. | “The German government did not say, ‘Recall Mowrer or we will throw | him out.' but it did say, ‘Recall Mowrer | | because we can no longer guarantee| his personal safety.' Perhaps there was same truth in this hunt. uite various party organizaticns. “But, anyway, it is a singular event in diplomatic history for regularly con- | stituted authorities of a country to have | to admit that they are unable to grant | protection to foreign journalists. | “Following the warning that I was no longer safe, the American Govern- | ment and the American representatives here asked me to hasten my departure. Had I disregarded their wish and stayed on—and if something had really hap- pened to me—the German government would have been able to disclaim re- sponsibility. Therefore I had no choice but tc go.” (Copyright. 1933.) MUELLER DEFENDS HITLER. BERLIN, September 5 (#).—Bishop Ludwig Mueller, head of the Prussian Evangelical Church, declared during a divine service ih Trinity Church today | that Chancellor Hitler had never con- templated interference with the life of the church. Rather, Bishop Mueller said, the chancellor’s idea was to let the peopie The task of the church, and to bring the church into the closest contact with the people. His sermon preceded the installation of the new general synod today, and his remarks referred to the opposition of Nazis‘to the intment of former Bishop von hwingh as Reichs bishop. Medal designed by George de Zayas. The inscription, freely translated, reads: “In public acclaim for a deed done in private.” Long“Hero”Medal Will Be Struck in Gold This Week | Oversubscriptions to Aid| in Eliminating Kingfish From Politics. | By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, September 5—The de- sign for the medal to be given the man who took a poke at the Senator from Louisiana, Huey Long. has been com- pleted, and its designer, George de Zayas. said today it would be struck in gold this week. ‘To whom the medal will be given has not been determined, owing to the re- luctance of the wash room foe of the Senator’s to admit his part in the af- fair. “There are names under considera- tion,” the artist said. “One is Al Wil- liams, the aviator; the other is the po- lice chief of Port Washington, Long Island, in whose jurisdiction the affair occurred, and a well known society man.” All have denied they laid a hand on the Senator. The Senator himself has stated that he was set upon by a gang. in which case it may be necessary to cast the medal in numbers. The fisti- cuffs occurred at the Sand Point Bath Club more than a week ago. The expense of preparing the medal. De Zayas sald. is being defrayed public subscription. Whatever oversub- scription there may be “will be given to the Louisiana Women'’s Committee to aid it in eliminating the Kingfish from politics.” he added. The medal is oval shaped, but straight across the top. The design is a gro- tesque caricature of the Senator, con- ceived by the artist as a merman, being struck on the face by a fist that rises from a wash bowl, into which water is flowing from two open faucets. SLUM ELIMINATION % DISTRICT GETS ICKES’ ATTENTION| (Continued Prom First Page.) machinery or suffer a penalty of los- ing tentative public works fund lotments. ‘The resolution announced a new pol- icy setting & 30-day deadline on non- Federal bodies within which they must complete details and offer a contract before they can receive financial aid from the Public Works Administration. Fallure to do this could be used by the BOSTON—Cronin threw out Werber elect his successor as president, but he | Administration as a reason for can- Oliver singled to|was informed indirectly that his life | celling the allotment. In making the announcement. Ickes said he was not satisfied with the speed with which these non-Federal bodies had been presenting their projects, nor was he satisfled with the manner in which these bodies were laying the es- sential circumstances befcre the administra- tion. Survey Costs Blamed. “States and municipalitids.” he said. “have been slow to present their proj- | that the foreign press in Berlin was|ects for consideration by the Public Works Administration, and in some in- stances the excuse for this is that, field for Boston. Myer walked. Weiland | the departure of those correspondents | witnout o e sideration, there is no justification for curring the expense involved in pre- paring & project. “To meet this situation and to en- courage States and municipalities to up their projects, the following resolution was introduced at the meet- ing of the special board for public works toda “ ‘Resolved, that upon a proper prima engineering point of view and can be financed under the law, the Public ‘Works Administration may make an al- location of the money required for such project on the condition that not later than 30 days after such alloca- tion the financial and engineering fea- tures of said project be worked out and & final contract. satisfactory to the Ad- ministrator of Public Works. be execut- ed, falling which the tentative allo- cation shall be without effect.’” “Under this resolution,” Ickes said, “projects may be presented for con- sideration, provided, on their face, they come within the scope of the industrial recovery act and the regulations of the Board for Public Works. If the board considers the project desirable it will make tentative allocation of the funds bl to complete it, upon which the engineers, lawyers and financial ex- perts will proceed to make an intensive study so that a final contract can be executed within not less than 30 days. “This action of the Public Works Ad- ministration puts it distinctly up to the States and municipalities who have de- | by sirable public works projects to present t0 busy.” prt @irl, 4, Speaks for N. R. A. SAN FRANCISCO (#).—Orators at an N. R. A rally admitted that the best address was that of 4-year-old Marjorie Ann Peterson. She said: “Please help the N. my uncle get a job.” WOMAN ROUTS ARMED ROBBER WITH PILLOW AS ONLY WEAPON With s pillow as her only weapon. . L. Demonet, mother of Demonet’s face. She the pil- hwoflndmrewum. Ler information concerning their ‘NEW GAS ARE SENT 10 CUBA Roosevelt Hopes to Avoid - Intervention or Use of U. S. Troops. (Continued From PFirst Page.) ignored the ominous discontent which prevailed in the ranks of the Cuban Army, which had been the spoiled child of Machado® He underestimated the dissatisfaction caused by the reduction of pay and the reduction of effectives in the ranks of the army planned for the sake of economy by the De Ces- pedes administration. Took Care of Army. In the present critical economic situ- ation in Cuba the members of the army, the navy and the police force did not approve of any reduction of pay and especially reduction of effectives since they knew that once out of these forces they will have to join the ranks of the hundreds of thousands of unem- ployed. Machado was a bad President, but at least, they said. he took good care of the army while the money last- ed. And it these privates and non- commissioned officers who spoiled a situation which oppeared on the sur- face to be improving. For the time being the State De- partment seems to think intervention can be avoided. Although the De Cespedes administra- tion has been recognized de facto and de jure by the United States Govern- ment and the governments of other powers, should the military junta and the students which are affiliated with it be able to provide another government which could be regarded as stable, there | is no doubt that the American Govern- ment will not object to it. Everybody in official quarters con- versant with the Cuban situation knows that Emanuel de Cespedes is far from being a strong man. But he was the best man Cuba could offer under the present circumstances. Opposes Using Force. It is not known whether De Cespedes will accept defeat and resign in order to save his life or whether he will ask, under the provision of the Cuban con- stitution for American intervention under the Platt amendment. Since the Cuban president was not in Havana when the revolution broke out. it is difficult even to guess what his attitude will be, but within the next few hours the State Department will see more clearly into that situation. But, even If the President of Cuba were to ask for an American armed force to be sent to keep law and order in his country because he can no longer rely on his army and pelice force. it is up to the President of the United | DY | States to decide whether intervention is necessary or timely. For the time being Mr. Roosevelt i as opposed as he was a few weeks ago to the landing of American marines and sailors in Cuba. but his point of view may alter with the changes which occur hn. the situation within the next few ys. jADllml. FREEMAN IN COMMAND First U. S. Warship Should Reach Cuban Waters in Few Hours. The cruiser Richmond, ordered to Havana today, has a complement at present of 426 bluejackets and 65 Ma- | rines. It carries approximately 38 of- ficers. The ship is equipped with 10 6--inch guns, in addition to the usual anti-air- | craft guns and torpedo tubes. | _Navy experts estimated it might take | the Richmond between a day and & day !and a half to reach Havana waters. + It | is now near the Canal Zone. ‘The three destroyers have comple- ments of some 85 men each and are | equipped with four 4-inch guns as their principal armaments. The ships being rushed into Cubun waters will be under the command of Reai Admiral Charles S. Preeman. com- mander of the Special Service Squad- ron, whose flagship is the - Cruiser Richmond. The destroyer Sturtevant. command- ed by Lieut. Comdr. E. R. Henning. is expected to reach Santiago within a few hours, since its base at Guantanamo is but & few hours a i The destroyer Macfarland, under the command of Lieut. Comdr. John L. Hill probably will be the next on the scene, as only a few hours’ running under forced draft would carry the ship from Key West to Havana. The destroyer Bainbridge. under Lieut. Comdr. V. H. Godfrey. probably will be one of the last to reach Cuban waters because of the distance from PERMIT IS GIVEN !Prince Georges Corporation to Build $600,000 Structure at Chillum. By a Staff Correspondent of The Star. UPPER MARLBORO, September 5.— Prince Georges County Commissioners today granted the Prince Georges Gas Corporation a public utilities permit for construction of a $600.000 gas storage holder and compressor of 10,000,000 cubic foot capacity. | ‘The application for the permit, which | had been approved by the Maryland- | National Capital Park and Planning | Commission. was signed by M. L. Sperry |as president. Mr. Sperry also is presi- dent of the Washington Gas Light Cor- ipfl‘!flofl. The new plant will be located in | Chillum district on property belonging to R. A. Barrett and Thenie Barrett. ‘The ground to be purchased covers 38 acres, 8 acres of which is to be given the gas company to the Maryland- | National Capital Park and Planning Commission for its park development along the Northwest Branch. ‘The plant will serve the metropolitan area of Prince Georges County as well as a part of the District of Columbia during the peak periods of gas consump- Work is expected to start within 60, i t R. A. It helped | da; plant at Brookland. {USE OF UNION PACIFIC TRACKS IS SOUGHT Then, | wabash Receivers Apply to I. C. C. for Rental of Rails Near Council Bluifs. By the Associated Press. Receivers for the Wabash Railway to the Interstate Commerce Commission today for authority to operate over trackage and terminal facilities of the Union Pacific Railroad in and near Council Bluffs, Iowa, and Omgha, Nebr., at