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WEATHER. (U. 8. Weather Bureau Forecast.) Rain tonight and tomorrow, probably heavy rain tonight; little change in tem- perature; strong northeast backing to north or northwest winds. Temperatures—Highest, 65, at 2 yesterday: lowest, 58, at 4 a.m. Full report on page A-14. Closing N. Y. Markets, Pages 12 and 13 pm. No. 32,645. Entered as second class matter post office, Washington, h WASHINGTON, D. CAPITAL TO ESCAPE FURY OF COAST GALE AND RAIN; 8 DEAD IN STORM S City Off Path of Coastal Tempest. BLOW DUE HERE EARLY TONIGHT Navy Predicts New Path Will Take Gale to Sea. Washington is due to receive 2 blow from a tropical storm late this afternoon or early this eve- ning, but, according to the Weather Bureau forecast, it will be by no means so severe as the storm of several weeks ago. There will be heavy rain and high winds, but these will not reach gale proportions. The storm is moving northward up the Atlantic Coast at a rate of approximately 10 miles an hour and this morning its center was near Cape Hatteras, N. C. The center is expected to pass close to Cape Henry, Va., late this afternoon. At that time Wash- ington will be well within the storm area and the city will ex- perience strong north to north- west winds. Center East of Capital. The storm center is moving well to the east of the District of Columbia, but may pass over Southern Maryland. ‘There, however, the danger will not be 50 great as in the case of the storm of three weeks ago, because the wind will have a different direction and will not roll up high tides such as wrecked so many coast settlements in the previous storm. The speed of movement of the storm center is expected to increase | slightly as it moves northward. The Navy Weather Bureau aboard the station ship Reina Mercedes at the U. S. Naval Academy announced today that the tropical storm which has been moving toward Maryland had changed jts course and predicted it will pass out to sea. - A pressure of 28.26 was recorded at Cape Hatteras this morning, and there were wind_gusts of 70 miles an hour near Norfolk. But as the storm moves northward the speed of the winds is expected greatly to decrease. Gale warnings were issued at all coast stations from the Virginia Capes to Atlantic City. These warnings stated there would be winds of hurricane force over a considerable area. Warnings of a severe northeast storm were issued to coast stations from Atlantic City to Boston. The great brunt of the storm will be felt at sea. The previous storm moved inland just west of Wlshmgtonf. Due to a difference in the location of the high pressure area, the center of this storm is following the coast line | closely. The rainfall, it was stated, | will be heavy, but mkl’;o way comparable of three weeks ago. | ‘ov'il;:ktflngmn Police and Fire Depart- | ment officials made special preparations today to cope with any emergency. . Maj. Ernest W. Brown, supeflnvenh- ent of police, arranged to have the entire force, including all officials, l’;» main on duty throughout the n\g‘: should the storm strike the District | vith severity. “{"‘ire Chief George S. Watson an-| nounced he would create three extra companies, composed of firemen at- tending the drill school. These com- panies will be held in reserve to remov; fallen trees, fix damaged roofs an ump out flooded cellars if such service led. j‘:}sg Blake Gordon, sanitary en- gineer of the District, also_announced that Sewer and Water Department forces would stand by to provide re- Jief in the event of floods. He said these departments are_preparcd to du- plicate the se{vices given during the ust _tropical storm A“"'g’he Nfiv‘; Department hers was ad- yised by radio this morning that the storm center was passing east of Cape Henry, Va., and appeared to be going morthward at the rate of about 10 miles ~(Continued on Page 2, Column 6.) . HOLY YEAR ANNOUNCED, OPENING NEXT THURSDAY Cardinal Mundelein Outlines Pro- gram of Devotion Instead of Banquets and Gifts. By the Assoclated Press. CHICAGO, September 16—In a let- ter from George Cardinal Mundelein, Gatholics of the archdiocese cf Chicago re advised of a Holy year that will open next Thursday and close Septem- per 21, 1934, with the formal celebra- tion of the silver jubilee of the prel- X vation to the episcopacy. .!Ergled:euer will be read from the pul- its of all Catholic churches in the prchdiccese tomorrow. It outlines a year of special religious devotion, in- cluding a mission in each parish of the archdiocese, the recital after each Sunday and Holy day mass of a special prayer in honor of the event, and by other prayers and devotions. The cardinal requested that prations in his honcr take this form, fnstead of the usual receptions, ban- guets, costly gifts and testimonials customary in jubilee festivities. “At such a time I would not think of letting my people offer gifts of smoney to me, or even contribute to the diocesan works in which I am in- terested, the completion of which can wait for better times,” the letter states. %And yet I would not have the occasion pass unnoticed.” p Hope for Cardinal Gone. VATICAN CITY, September 16 ().— Hope has been given up for the recov- ery of Raffaele Cardinal Scapinelli, chancellor of the Pope. who is seriously the cele- 1l at Cava-Dei-Tirreni. The Pope has pent a special blessing to the cardinal, | ‘&hq is 75 years old. Path of Storm RICHMOND Washington is destined to escape the storm’s center but will feel its minor effects late this afternoon or early this evening, unless a predicted change in gourse takes it out to sea. HOST IN TAMPICO HOMELESS IN GALE Storm Kills Six in Area With Rising Rivers Threat- ening Flood. By the Associated Press. TAMPICO, Mexico, September 16.— Relief workers today began the task of caring for 50 injured persons and 2,000 made homeless by a hurricane which swept this district yesterday. At least 6 were killed. Continued rains raised rivers to flood stage and the resulting damage, to- gether with that caused by strong winds, was considered large. Relief headquarters were set up in the city hall. The Tampico Hospital, a refinery, an asylum and houses at a nearby resort were wrecked. Six small boats were sunk in coastal rivers, but it was not ascertained whether there was any loss of life. Passengers on one sinking launch were saved. The city was left practically without light and power. RAIL BRIDGE DOWN. First Reports, Later Denied, Put Tam- pico Dead at 32. By the Associated Press. MEXICO, D. F, September 16.— Great loss of life and heavy property damage were feared today as a result of a hurricane which lashed a large | area around Tampico. | The first report, later denied, said 32 were killed and 1,000 left homeless by the storm, but a break in communica- tions prevented its verification. In the city of Cardenas, 150 miles west of Tampico, a Tailroad bridge was said to have given way and the lower part of the city was flaoded, driving | residents to higher grount Another dam in nearby Rayon col- lapsed and a wide area was inundated. North of Tampico winds attained a force of 75 miles an hour. Near Monterrey the Catarina River approached flood stage because of pro- longed rains. REPORTS ARE CONFLICTING. Gale Reaches 60-Mile Speed in Area South of Texas. BROWNSVILLE, Tex., September 16 (#).—A tropical hurricane of moderate intensity swept the countryside on the sparsely settled Mexican coast between Brownsville and Tampico, Wexico, yes- terday and caused two conflicting re- ports as to its toll. New York offices of Pan-American Airways, Inc, received a report from Tampico that 32 persons were believed killed and abut 1,000 left homeless. Striking mainland between Tuxpam and s point half between Tampico and Brownsville, the storm unroofed homes in Tampico and sent huge waves against the shore. The Mexican tug Cernicalo was believed to have been lost. A report from Tampico to the Pan- American Airport here said the wind velocity reached 60 miles an hour Thursday night, but the gales stopped early in the day. A Mexican Telegraph Co. office man- ager at Tampico notified his Galveston office at noon that the storm was “all over now; various houses have been un- roofed, but no serious damage done.” He added that heavy rains beginning yesterday had flooded-low sections of the city. A miniature tornado, which blew down a frame dwelling riorthwest of Brownsville, injuring several Mexicans, was regarded here as an offshoot of the hurricane. About the same time the wind velocity at Port Isabel, on the Gulf Coast northeast of Brownsville, reached 100 miles an hour for a four-minute period. —— o BOLIVIANS DEFEATED ASUNCION, _ Paraguay, September 16 (#).—An official communique made public today said Paraguayan troops defeated Bolivian forces in the Gran Chaco er area. The announcement said 150 Boliv- jans were killed or wounded, 850 sol- diers were mg:;fed. and a quantity of 2 larms was sel WEEP Virginia Is Hit by Smashing Gales. NORFOLK AREA IS UNDER WATER New Bern, N. C, Feels Full Force of Tidal Flood. By the Associated Press. The full force of a tropical hur- ricane unchecked after lashing over the North Carolina coast, struck the Virginia seaboard to- day and stirred attendant, devas- tating gales over a wide area. Two persons were known to have been drowned. Communications were cut off from many cities. A small steamer was in distress at the en- trance of Delaware Bay and was taken in tow by a Coast Guard cutter. New Bern, N. C., with 11,000 in- habitants, was inundated by the meeting of a high tide with two rain-swollen rivers. Its water- front buildings were crushed, and its only immediate aid available was a landing party from a Coast Guard vessel. Morehead City, N. C., another of many hard hit, had roads chocked with debris. Coastal residents of Virginia fled to safer ground in advance of the hurricane’s greater fury. Heads for New Jersey. The Weather Bureau warned that the storm center, which was near Cape Hatteras at noon, would near Southern | New Jersey Sunday, passing near Cape | Henry, Va., late this afternoon or to- | morrow. | The bureau further warned that | whole gales and unusually high tides would occur northward of Hatteras to the New Jersey coast. . ‘The storm is the second of its kind to swirl up out of the tropics in two days. The first struck the coast pf Mexico yesterday and left 6 dead, 50 | injured "and 2,000 homeless in the | Tampico district. NORTH CAROLINA HIT. | Gale Strikes Virginia Seaboard at 65- Mile Velocity. NORFOLK, Va., September 16 (#).— Whirling out of the tropics, a terrific hurricane today was sweeping the Vir- ginia coast, leaving behind it a wide wake of destruction in the Carolinas. The center of the storm had Cape Hatteras and the preceding swirl of its winds were lashing at Cape Henry and the Virginia Coast. Along the Virginia seaboard there was a steadily rising gale. It reached a velocity of 65 miles an hour at the capes before 10 o'clock, and the peak was due here during the afternoon. A blow of 55 miles an hour was record- ed in the city proper and Weather Bu- reau cfficials said it would increase steadily. ‘Whipping up tremendous tides ahead of it, the Weather Bureau at Norfolk warned that the peak winds ma~ oving with them the unprecedent Tats of August 23, when Willc: pit was inundated, and other of the city flooded waist deep. Warning Emphasize.. “I cannot stress too much the se- riousness of this storm, J. J. Murphy, hefi;i of the Norfolk Weather Bureau, sal “The wind will increase steadily in velceity until this afternoon, when the city will feel the full sweep of the storm. It is possible that the main force of the hurricane may have been spent by nightfall. It is equally pos- sible that we may be battling a ter- rific gale on into the night.” He had just located the center of the storm as approximately over Cape Hatteras, where the barometer reading showed the low figure of 28.25. The wind, after lashing that section throughout last night, had dropped to 25 miles an hour, indicating the “eye” of the storm was there. Mr. Murphy said the blow was mov- ing northwestward or north, northwest- ward at a speed of approximately 10 miles an hour. The cutter Pamlico, providing the only means of communication from devastated coastal areas in North Car- olina, ‘reported serious damage at New Bern, Morehead City, and other cities there. The cutter reported it had sent in a landing crew to survey the dam- age, and ascertain the casualties. Shore Heavily Pounded. Meanwhile tremendous seas pounded the shore line at Willoughby Spit, Ocean View and Virginia Beach. Shortly before 10 a.m. a restaurant and a board walk leading to the Ocean View Park dancing pavilion was reported to have collapsed. ~, Police assistance was dispatched to the rellef of one family reported stranded by high water in a Norfolk residential section. With mountainous seas running the water of Chesapeake Bay swept over the narrow peninsula of Willoughby Spit in three separate places, joining with Little Bay on the other side at (Continued on Page 2. Column 5.) PLAN ARMS DISCUSSION French and British Leaders to Con- fer With Davis Soon. PARIS, September 16 (#).—French and British leaders will discuss with American Ambassador-at-Large Nor- man H. Davis early next week a French disarmament plan said to be based on a scheme of international arms con- trol and the limitation of military forces to the present level. * The conversations are preliminary to the reopening of the Arms Conference in Genevas ¢ Foenin ‘WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION C., i o Star SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 1933—TWENTY-SIX PAGES. PLANNERS SELECT SITE FOR ARMORY | New Structure to Be Located on East Capitol Street Along River. Location of the proposed new armory | for the District National Guard at the eastern end of East Capitol street, on | the bank of the Anacostia River, was | cecided upon today by the National | Capital Park and Planning Commis- | sion. ! After consideration of reports sug-| gesting a number of sites, the com- mission passed this resolution: | “That the commission approves the East Capitol street location as the site | of the National Guard Armory, sub: Ject to the working out of details.” National Guard authorities will now confer with the District Commissioners, | with a view to securing public works funds for immediate erection of the project. Some for_an armory were drawn up a number of years ago. On Government Property. The East Capitol street site is located on Government-owned property and the staff of the Planning Commission will assist in co-ordinating it with the pro- Jected stadium, designed for erection at the eastern terminus of East Cap- itol street at the river bank. Thomas S. Settle, the commission’s secretary, pointed out that the location designated would afford a splendid drill field for the guardsmen. Likewise, it affords opportunity for athletic sports and displays with large numbers of peo- ple. The site also its convenient to the membership of the National Guard here, Mr. Settle said, and it is satis- factory to high ranking officials in the militia. The commission examined a model for a miniature ship-testing basin, sub- mitted on behalf of the Navy Depart- ment, by the commission’s architect, William T. Partridge. proval was given the project which will replace the present obsolete model test- ing basin now in use at the Washington Navy Yard. Later the Fine Arts Com- mission will be asked to give its ap- proval. The Bureau of Yards and Docks, Navy Department, is sponsoring the project, and it is possible that funds may be obtained from the Public Works l:dmlnlstnuon for its speedy construc- tion. Rock Creek Plan Ready. The commission this morning was ready to hear an outline of plans for the improvement of facilities for the public in the section of Rock Creek Park in Maryland, adjacent to the District line. Irving C. Root, engineer of the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission, had drawn up for presentation an elaborate program, calling for installation of picnic grounds, benches, recreational centers and op- portunities for sports. Inasmuch as the Federal Government, under the Capper-Cramton park purchase act, has loaned funds to the Maryland authori- ties for creation of a park in Rock Creek Valley, they are required to sub- mit improvement plans to the national group. Restudy Airport Problem. Looking to creation of a suitable air- port for Washington, the commission directed its staff to restudy the whole problem, now that the Washington Air- port and Hoover Field are under one ownership, which simplifies the situa- tion. The staff will now study the problem as a unit, with possible reloca- tion of Military road, which now severs, the entire property, and the providing of a substitute for this thoroughfare. ent of itural authori- ties have made a suggestion that the Federal Government exchange property with the airport authorities fo facilitate solution of the difficulty. The commission approved a high- level bridge to replace the present un- satisfactory Chain Bridge, directing that it should be in the same general (Continued on Page 2, Column 4.) Synod to Elect Bishop. BERLIN, September 16 (#)—The First National Synod of the New Ger- man Evangelical Church yesterday was convoked for September 27 at Witten- berg to elect a Reichs bishop Their choice, it was understood. will prob- ably be Bishop Ludwig Mueller. head of the Prussian Evangelical Church. GUIDE FOR READERS Amusements Churches Comics Features .. ‘B-1-2-3 AT (A-10-11 2. Commission, ap- | Zie: 'to third. Cronin flled to Walker, and{ Box Score (FIRST GAME) DETROIT. Rogell, Fox, cf. Gehringer, 2b. Walker, If. White, M..... Greenberg 1b. | Pasek, ¢ Marberry, p. Lawson, p. Schuble Hayworth ... ——we&»apu—»uo; CO000OmROOROONKY COCOmMMONMOR mmE cecocac AN LD Iee-ee-eee-n-? -|cec=eoeecoee—!‘ 34 4 924 7 Schuble batted for Marberry in third. Hayworth batted for Lawson in ninth. WASHINGTON. AB. R H 2 2 2 o 2 2 1 3 [ Myer, 2b.... 2 1 o 1 1 SO uOowW®O 4 5 5 3 4 5 4 4 2 |e—a~eae=u? H'eHOQOOOOOF 361114271 SCORE BY INNINGS. 123646658 0R Detroit ... 00000201 1~ 4 Washingten 1 42000 40 x-11/ SUMMARY. in—Manush, _Sewell, Myer, | lnhel“'.‘). Gehringer, Green- Sewell, Rogell, White. hel. « batted Sacrifices—Blu | Double plays—Walker to Pasek: Rogell to Gehringer to Greenbers; Myer to Kuhel to Cronin. Left Washington, ? i off Stewart. | i by Stewart, 2. | rry, 8 innings. Losing pitcher—Marberr: sme—1 T l[n‘ 43 minates. neen. NATS BEAT TIGERS 11704, INOPENER Goslin and Kuhel Get Homers to Lead Attack—Mar- berry Is Routed. BY JOHN B. KELLER. ‘The Nationals defeated the Detroit Tigers at Grifith Stadium this after- noon in the opening game of a double- header. ‘The score was 11 to 4. FIRST INNING. DETROIT—Rogell flied to Schulte. Fox bounced a hit off Bluege's glove. Gehringer forced Fox, Cronin to Myer. Walker forced Gehringer, Cronin to Myer. No runs. ‘WASHINGTON — Myer singled to right. Goslin singled to center, send- ing Myer to third. Manush singled to right, scoring Myer and sending Goslin Goslin, trying to score, was caught at the plate for a double play. Walker to Pasek. Schulte flied to Walker. One run. SECOND INNING. DETROIT—Greenberg singled to left. Stone forced Greenberg, Myer to Cro- nin. Owen fanned. Pasek forced Stone, Cronin to Myer. No runs. WASHINGTON—Kuhel dropped a double in short left near the four line. Bluege sacrificed, Owen to Greenberg. Sewell doubled to center, scoring Kuhel. Stewart flied to Stone. Myer singled to left, scoring Sewell. Goslin hit his tenth homer of the season high over the right fleld fence, scoring Myer ahead of . Manush singled to center. Cronin fanned. Four runs. THIRD INNING. DETROIT—Schubel batted for Mar- berry and he hoisted to Cronin in short left.” Myer threw out Rogell. Sewell was charged with an error when dropped Fox's foul. Fox flied to Schulte. No runs. ‘WASHINGTON—Lawson now gwh- ing for Detroit. Schulte walked. hit his eleventh er of the season, a high fly over the right field fence. scoring Schulte ahead of him. Bluege took a third strike. Sewell singled to left. Stewart drove into a double play, Rogell to Gehringer to Greenberg. TWo runs. FOURTH INNING. DZTROIT—Gehringer singled to right BEORGE R. WALES U.S. OFFICIAL, DIES Had Served Many Years| on Civil Service Com- mission. George R. Wales, widely known mem- ber of the Civil Service Commission, died at 7 o'clock this morning at his home, 3609 Norton place. He had been in ill health for some time, but had remained at his desk until Monday. Mr. Wales, a graduate of the ranks, had been a member of the commission since March 17, 1919, when he was ap- pointed by President Wilson while serv- ing as chief examiner. he was continued in office as one of the majority members of the commis- sion by Presidents Harding, Coolidge | and Hoover and then as a minority member of this bi-partisan group by President Roosevelt. He had served as commissioner long- | er than any one person. Mr. Wales was in his 71st year and last year, when the automatic separa- tion law went into effect, he was it~ ed a continuance by President Hoover. He is survived by his widow and two sons, George H. Wales, who is a lieu- tenant in the Navy, and Robert C. Wales, a postgraduate student of the University of Pennsylvania. Mr. Wales, a native of Vermont, was born in Middlebury on November 22, 1862. He entered the Civil Service Commission as a clerk in 1895 and, through the years won successive pro- motions until, in 1909, he was appointed chief examiner, the highest administra- tive office in the commission next to the commissioners themselves. There he remained 10 years and then was ele- vated to the commissionership. Friends of the civil service system often have pointed to Mr. Wales’ career (Continued on Page 2, Column 8.) center. White batted for Walker and grounded to Myer, and the second baseman stopped Gehringer on the line and then threw to Kuhel to retire ‘White, and Kuhel threw to Cronin, who ran Gehringer down on the line for a double play. Greneberg sent a long fly to Schulte. No runs. 'WASHINGTON—White now playmng | left for Detroit. Myer walked on four pitches. Goslin popped to Rogell, back of second. Rogell went into short left for Manush's hoist. Cronin fanned. No runs. FIFTH INNING. DETROIT—Myer threw out Stone. Schulte went far back in left center for a fine catch of Owen’s loft. Pasek singled to left center, Schulte making a good stop of the hit. Cronin threw out Lawson. No runs. ‘WASHINGTON—Schulte flied to Fox. Kuhel popped to Pasek in front of the plate. Bluege flied to White. No runs. SIXTH INNING. DETROIT—Rogell doubled against the open stands in left. Fox walked. Gehringer singled to left. _scoring Rogell and sending Fox to third. He took second on the throw-in. White fanned. Greenberg flied to Schuite and Fox scored after the catch. Stone walked. Owen flied to Goslin. Two runs. . ‘WASHINGTON—Sewell flied to Fox. Stewart walked. Gehringer made a nice stop back on the grass and threw out Myer, Stewart taking second. Gos- lin took a third strike. No runs. SEVENTH INNING. DETROIT—Cronin threw out Pasek. Lawson filed to Goslin. Bluege got Rogell's foul. No runs. ‘WASHINGTON—Gehringer threw out Manush. Cronin walked. Schulte sin- gled to left, sending Cronin to second. Rogell took Kuhel’s grounder and ran toward second, but failed to touch the bag and then tossed the ball away evi- dently thinking Gehringer was there to take the throw. The error let Cronin score and Schulte reach second safely. Bluege got a base-filling single, top- ping the ball down the left base line. Lawson slipped in fielding the ball. Sewell dg:figed a bunt past the pitcher, scoring ulte. Stewart walked forc- ing Kuhel over the plate. Myer lined to Stone and Bluege scored after the catch. Goslin flied to Fox. Four runs. EIGHTH INNING. DETROIT—Foy flied to Goslin. Gehringer sent a long fly to Schulte. White doubled to left center. Green- berg singled to center, scoring White. Stone bounced to Kubel. One run. 'WASHINGTON — Greenberg for & one-hand catch of Manush's line Schulte sin- Owen scoring. Cronin threw out Rogel. “From Press to Home Within an Hour” The Star’s Carrier system covers every city block and the regular edition is delivered to city and suburbap homes as fast as the papers are printed. Yesterday’s Circulation, 113,188 Hokkok (#) Means Associated Press. TWO CENTS. ADOPTION OF COAL CODE 1S EXPECTED WITHIN FEW HOURS Several Knotty Problems to Be Solved Before Big Operators Sign. 0. K. IS EXPECTED TO END PENNSYLVANIA STRIKE Roosevelt Cancels Week End Plans | and Vetoes Change in Labor Provisions. By the Associated Press. President Roosevelt and Recovery Ad- | ministrator Hugh S. Johnson expected within a few hours today final agree- | ment by all factions of the bituminous | A Republican, | coal industry to a binding code of com- petition. | Representatives of the many scat- tered mining groups began signing t.hel compact this morning. ~Although one or two knotty questions remained to be sclved before the big Appalachian group of operators was ready to sign, the offi- cials were informed no extended delay was likely and that the weeks of tedious negotiations which repeatedly came | close to a breakdown were at an end | |at last. The question of wages in the South- | ern field, where pay is based on meas- | urement rather than weight of coal | mined, was described at the White House as the main outstanding issue. It was being dealt with in a conference between the operators and the heads of the United Mine Workers, Who were completing contracts for union opera- tion of these hitherto unorganized | mines. Approval of these contracts was | due before the final signatures were | affixed on the code itself. | Western Operators Sign. | Pirst operators to sign the agreement were from the smaller mining areas, principally in the West. Spokesmen for the big North and South Appalachian | groups producing, between them, 70 per | cent of the country’s soft coal, suggested | the administration send the official copy of the compact to their hotel for sig- nature immediately the last issues were disposed of, put officials were seeking to have the final step taken with cere- mony in Johnson's office. Johnson and his assistants frankly were delighted with developments of the agreement which saved the Govern- ment from having to attempt imposing a code upon the industry against the consent of important groups. Such a step had been regarded as inevitable if the operators found themselves unable to agree to terms which the administra- tion could accept. | The full text of the code was put on | paper last night, with the approval of the industry’s committee of 18 leading producers. President Roosevelt's de- |sire to have the charter ready for sig- nature last night was blocked when a ! three-hour meeting proved insufficient | to obtain the indorsement of the indi-| vidual operators and coal associations | | represented on the committee. Expected to End Strike. Final approval will close more than two mcnths of negotiations and was | expected by the administration to en | the strike of Western Pennsylvania | | miners who walked out in protest| against delayed wage increases. President Roosevelt canceled week | end plans to await the bituminous cozl | agreement. He also vetoed a statement |agreed on by N. R. A’s Labor and In-| | dustrial Advisory Boards seeking to| | interpret labor’s” collective bargaining | guarantee in the recovery law. | Mr. Roosevelt was represented ds | believing the law's language permit- | ting employes to choose their own rep- resentatives was clear and fair and that any further attempt at interpreta- | tion would only complicate the existing situation between labor and industry. Prominent in the N. R. A. picture was Secretary Perkins’ estimate that 750,000 workers returned to jobs in the month ended August 15 and that pay rolls in 89 of the major manufacturing industries increased $12,000,000. Other Codes Delayed. Numerous other code negotiations in progress at recovery headquarters vir- | tually marked time as officials concen- trated on putting a coal agreement before President Roosevelt. When the soft coal’s committee of 18 approved the code draft last night, J issued a statement which he said was authorized by the President. It said: “After all day conferences, a bitum- inous coal code agreeable to the con- ference representatives has been ap- proved for recommendation to the group of individual operators and associations of producers to whom copies have just been relayed. “They are now under consideration for action at the Shoreham Hotel. The conferees represent a very large ma- Jority of the national tonnage.” Three hours later, the hotel meeting recessed without final action. John- son was present and told news men not much more time was needed to get the code to the President. 40-Hour Week Provided. ‘The code, as finally written by the operators, provided for & 40-hour max- imum work week and a minimum pay scale ranging from $5.63 in Montana to $3.75 for Southwestern States. Ala- bama and Western Kentucky, which have demanded even lower rates, are toj continue negotiations with the admin- istration. The rates were for skilled underground labor. Other wages are to_be adjusted proportionately. ‘The extended struggle of Appalach- ian operators for inclusion of a clause which would guarantee the open-shop at their mines was reflected in the ad- dition of N. R. A’s “clarification” statement to the collective bargaining language put in every code. In that statement Johnson and Don- ald Richberg, the administration’s gen- eral counsel, said in part that employ- ers “can make collective bargains with (Continued on Page 2, Column 7.) \ $1,600,000 Salary Attacked. KANSAS CITY, September 16 (£).— George Washington Hill, president of the American Tobacco Co., was the tar- get of Representative Joseph B. Shan- non of Missouri, an address here lared. “His salary and commissions last year totaled $1,600,000 —too much for any cne man—while others starve.” i AMERICAN. WOMEN FLEE SANTIAGO IN LABOR RIOT THREAT U. S. Citizens at Cienfuegog Also Menaced by Strike Disorder in Cuba. WELLES HOLDS PARLEY WITH STUDENTS GROUR Assures Young Radicals U. § Will Act Only to Save Na- tionals’ Lives. (Copyright, 1933, by the Associated Press.) HAVANA, September 16.—Americag women living at Santiago were removed from that city today to the shelter of Puerta Del Sal, across the Bay, due tg disturbed conditions in the interior. Americans at Cienfuegos also werq believed threatened by labor troubles ig that vicinity. Meanwhile the new government of President Grau San Martin attempted to cut off the lights at the Nationa) Hotel, where several hundred formey army officers remain defiant of the new regime. Army officers asked the Cuban Elecs tric Company to shut off the lights, buj the company refused for the time be« ing on the ground that the entirq Vedado suburb also would be deprived of lights. Attack Water Supplies. Soldiers began digging a trench in ag attempt to reach the water main sup- plying the hotel. American Ambassador Sumner Welleg held a long secret session today with a committee of the student directorat stanch supporters of President Gra San Martin. This was the Ambassador’s first con- tact with the new government, and camy at a time when Grau San Martin, 13 another closed meeting, told his stronge est opponents he would not accede ¢ their demands that he resign the presi¢ dency, to which he ascended less thay a week ago. Welles was £aid by a student spokesy man to have expressed approval to thy directorate’s pro-government program i but he left the impression that he disy agreed with the students’ methods of achieving their ideals. Welles Appears Pleased. The Ambassador left the conferen apparently well pleased, but did comment. A student representative sai ‘Welles had sought an explanation criticism directed at him in some quary ters and had denied rumors he was proy tecting 500 army and navy officers en¢ trenched in the National Hotel. The student spokesman quoted th{ Ambassador as saying there would uf no American intervention in Cuba, ak though it is possible American Marineg may be landed if the lives and property of Americans in Cuba are menaced. Welles and the committee met in th home of Eduardo Chibas, secretary public works under Carlos Manuel d¢ Cespedes, whose return to the presic dency is sought by the officers in thq hotel. Afterward, students took positiony near the hotel and compelled residenty in the Vedano section to drive 16 blockg out of their way to reach their homes Officers Coup Expected. They said the government had been informed that the besieged officery planned to start firing on the 500 solé" diers and students who held them vire tual prisoners in the fortre hose telry, in which the officers are supplied Wwith many guns. Meanwhile, powerful forces, including the A. B. C. and O. C. R. R. Secref Societies, the Nationalist foliowers of Col. Carlos Mendieta, and supporters cf former President Mario G. Menocal, during a protracted session, insisted Grau San Martin make way for a new government of national scope. The meeting of the opposition face tons failed to reach an accord, thq President announced. Another meets Ing will be conducted Sunday afternoon, He declared he did not want to seq gfiso'%shetd "fllig" because many of the ident officers were er rrlfind& his personal evertheless, machine guns, fiel artillery pieces and other W(‘gapflns v\'eri trained on the hotel by Grau San Mare tin’s soldiers, one-time followers of the officers, who seek the return of former President de Cespedes. 17 Jailed in Outbreak. Seventeen followers of the rebellious Capt. Fernando Aran, meanwhile, wera in Cabana Fortress awalting trial. They were brought here yesterday from Pinar del Rio Province, where they were said to have revolted against the adminise tration. Aran and three lieutenants were nof arrested, reports from Pinar del Rio said, because they surrendered on the condition that their punishment be limited to resignations from the army, Adding to the tenseness of the situas tion were_indications _that_there had (Continued on Page 3. Column 1) '$1 A BUSHEL WHEAT IS ALMOST A REALITY Advance of 4 Cents Near Close Brings Quotation for May to 99%. By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, September 16.—Dollar-a= bushel wheat was almost a reality on the Board of Trade today. Many con- tracts sold up to 99% cents a bushel at the close. An advance of almost 4 cents & bushel came near the close, when publia buying became fairly general and found little pressure from profit takers. The market was at the highest levels in a month or more with all deliveries of Wwheat selling above 90 cents. The strength in wheat carried all other grains along to higher ground, with closing prices generally at or near the day’s peak. The May delivery of corn sold up to 62! cents. Some strength in corn was brought about by vortions of " | forecasts of frost tonight in braska. the Dakotas and Nel . Inflation talk and another advance in the price of free gold were also factors In the rise of grain prices, [9 -2 N