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WEATHER.
Fair tonight and tomorrow, warmer
tomorrow; gentle to moderate south
erly winds.
Temperature for 24 hours ending
at 2 p.m. today—Highest. 66 at noun
today: lowest, 41* at 6 am. today.
Pull report on I’age 2.
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O’CONNELL IS ‘GOAT
IN PLOT, HE AVERS;
ACCUSES 3 GIANTS
CLEARED BT PROBE
Frisch, Kelly and Young
Spoke of SSOO Bribe to Get
Game Thrown, Player
Ousted With Dolan. Says.
LANDIS, HEYDLER, HERE,
HOLD OTHERS GUILTLESS
Declare Speedy and Thorough
Probe Failed to Disclose Any But
Substitute and Coach in Offer
to Give Money to Sand of
Phillies to Help New York.
Bt fho Associated Press.
While high base ball officials here,
including Commissioner Landis and
President Hcydler of the National
League, had taken no further steps
today in the bribery scandal involv
ing the New York Giants, fresh sen
sation was thrown into the situation
by charges of Jimmy O’Connell,
young Giant outfielder, that he is
being made the “goat" for other
members of the club he claims were
involved in the attempt to get
Heinie Sand, Pit illy shortstop, to
“throw" last Saturday’s game for
* SSOO. ’
O'Connell's statement, declaring
“They were all in it” and disclosing
details of the bribery plot for the first
time, was followed by a declaration
by Barney Dreyfuss, president of the
Pittsburgh club, that calling off of the
world series, slated to start here
Saturday, would “not be too far to go
to get the right results."
Hey flier Sees Case Closed.
Those developments came on top of
a statement by President Heydler to
newspaper men that he believed the
case closed and was satisfied that in
fixing guilt upon Dolan and O’Connell
the bombshell had been smothered be
fore it exploded.
Commissioner Landis. while indi
■ eating he was taking no further steps,
declined to amplify his formal state
ment declaring OConnell and Dolan
ineligible for the seties. except to make
it plain that the two players are not
only barred from the championship, but
from base bail indefinitely.
ACCUSES REST OF TEAM.
O'Connell Says He Thought All
Were in on Scheme.
Jtr ihf Associated Pri---.
NEW YORK, October 2. —Jimmy
O'Connell. Giant outfielder, expelled
,by Base Ball Commissioner I.andis
last night after he had confessed he
had offered a SSOO bribe to Infielder
Heinie Sand of the Philadelphia Na-
to "throw" last Saturday's
game, today declared he had "been
made the "goat" and that other mem
bers of the New York team were the
instigators of the bribery plot.
, Cozy Dolan, Giant coach, who also
* was expelled as a result of O'Con
r.ell's confession; George Kelly, Capt.
Frank Frisch and Outfielder Ross
Young all spoke to him concerning
the bribery. O'Connell said, adding
that they gave him to understand
that the entire Giant team was "in on
It."
AM Implicated, Charge.
"They were all in on it." the young
outfielder said. "1 am being made the
goat, that's all."
, O'Connell reported with other mem
bers of the team at the Polo Grounds I
at 10 o'clock this morning, declaring
that he had not been "officially or
unofficially” notified of his suspension.
"I didn't know what else to do,” he
explained. He frankly discussed the
details of the attempted bribery.
John J. McGraw, manager of the
Giants, after a meeting of the team
this morning, said he did not think
that either Dolan or O'Connell was
"vicious" or that either had any con
nection with a gambling ring.
"They were dumb.” McGraw de
clared
“Conple of Saps'’—McGraw.
’ O'Connell attended the meeting of
the club, held at the Polo Grounds,
but Dolan was not there. McGraw'
announced that both would he banned
* ns soon as he had received official no
tice of Commissioner Landis’ deci
sion. This was taken to mean that
O’Connell probably would leave tor
Washington with the Giants this
«afternoon.
( ' I cannot understand why these
two men did what they did." Mc-
Graw continued, "when the chances
are 100 to 1 that New York would
win the pennant. The only explana
tion I can give is that they are a
couple of saps. If you search the
country over you probably couldn't
find two bigger ones.”
Tries to “Pep" Giants.
McGraw said that Frisch, 1 oung
and Kelly had denied any implication
in flic attempted bribery. Frisch,
McGraw said, would start the open
ing game of the series at second
, base and Kelly probably. would be
Used at first. Frisch was out of the
closing game of the season because
of an injured finger.
"The attitude of the players to
ward O'Connell this morning," Mc-
Graw asserted, “seemed to be one ot
sympathy rather than res-entment.
At the meeting I tried to pep the
boys up so that the incident would
have no effect on the series. But, ot
course, I can’t tell how it will affect
either the players or the public.”
McGraw explained that the affair
was entirely- out of the hands of the
New York club, having been taken
over by Commissioner Landis, who
had made his decision. The Giant
officials, the manager said, had co
operated with the commissioner in
the Inquiry.
Francis X. McQuade, treasurer of
Ahe Giants, said he bsdieved O’Connell
W-■Mi implicated Kelly. Frisch and
“idung because O'Connell realized he
udias "in bad” and had tried to put
of the b ame on the others.
O'Connell s< id that the bribery plan
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V. S. ACTS TO CURB HOST
OF TICKET BROKERS HERE
Licensed Seat Sellers Reaping Enormous
Profits in Legitimate Way Before
Officials Call Sudden Halt.
I nder Federal supervision and with |
Government sanction, choice tickets j
to the \\ orld series were being sold [
today at big profits to hundreds of j
customers" by ticket "brokers" reg- i
isle red under the internal revenue act j
and doing a legitimate business, ao- i
cording to national and local laws i
and police regulations.
But as word of their activity began ]
to spread and their businesses cor- !
responding!}- began to grow by leaps 1
and bounds, as the brokers stuffed,
wads of greenbacks into bulging *
pockets and handed out the coveted
admission tickets, or paid the "cus
tomers” a profit for tickets they
wished to dispose of, steps were be
ing taken by the Government to close
out the brokers by shutting off their
supply of incoming tickets.
DEFEAT OF LABOR
FORECAST BY ROWS
Fall of Ministry Regarded as
“Imminent” Over Two Is
sues in Commons.
i
llj the Associated Press.
LONDON, October 2. —Talk has again !
arisen of the "imminent fall of the
Labor government" and the prob
ability of a general election before
Christmas. Similar expectations have
been raised more than once since the
Laborites assumed office, but this
lime the forecast is declared to be
the real thing.
The crisis—for so it is regarded on
all sides—came suddenly late last
night when notice was given in Par
liament of two motions against the
government. One. by the Conserva
tives, censures the government's con
duct in reference to the abandon
ment of criminal proceedings against
James Ross Campbell, acting editor of
the Workers' Weekly. <i communist
publication.
lied Treaty Condemned.
The other, by the Liberals, voices
disapproval of the Anglo-Russian
treaty, which, according to the word
ing of the motion, "instead of provid
ing a genuine contribution toward |
dissolving the problem of unemploy- j
ment. threatens to divert resources
which are urgently needed for rational
and imperial development, and con
templates that the British taxpayer
should be made liable for further
loans to the Russian state, raised by
means of a guarantee of the British
government, as the condition upon
which the private claims of certain
British creditors should be recog- j
nixed or met by the soviet republic." 1
It had been recently understood
that the liberals were prepared to
support a motion condemning Attor
ney General Patrick Hastings for
mishandling the Campbell case, but
doubted whether to support it if it
involved the whole government. It
had been further believed, however,
that Premier MacDonald was deter
mined to stand by the attorney gen
eral and that, if the latter were cen
sured, the premier would not allow
him to resign while the rest of the
government continued in office, but
would retire with him.
Vote to Be Delayed.
It is inconceivable that the Con- |
servatives will abstain from support- j
ing a motion directly aimed at de- j
feating the Russian treaty, and the j
government is regarded as certain j
to be outvoted by a big majority. |
The treaty, however, will not come
up for discussion for nearly another
month, so the government is certain
of that much lease of life if not de
feated meantime on the Campbell
matter.
The Daily Herald. Laborite organ,
says the premier will appeal to the
country if defeated on either issue.
The paper speaks as though the La
bor party would welcome an oppor
tunity to test its strength at the polls.
CARSON TO GET POST.
May Be British Nominee to
Boundary Commission.
By the Associated Press.
LONDON. October 1. —Lord Carson
(former Sir Edward Carson, the
Unionist leader in Ulster) will be the
British government's nominee as its
representative on the Ulster boundary
commission. says the Daily Express.
The newspaper adds that the appoint
ment of Lord Carson will be calcu
lated to give Ulster the greatest pos
sible confidence in the commission’s
decision.
The government bill providing for
the Irish boundary commission passed
its second reading in the House of
Commons last night. Previously- an
Ulsterite motion for rejection of the
bill was defeated, 291 to 124.
Continuation of the debate yester
day brought out only one Interesting
point—a statement from former Pre
mier Lloyd George that there was no
record in the cabinet minutes that
any pledge such as suggested by Vis
count Long had been given, and that
he himself was unable to recall any
such pledge as that the six counties
should always belong to Ulster and
that there should be no interference
with the boundaries beyond slight
readjustments.
Questions l ister Move.
Mr. Lloyd George said the first
suggestion for a boundary commis
sion came from Ulster and he had
never understood why Ulster re
fused to proceed with the commis
sion. If any one were entitled to
doubts it was the Irish Free State,
which would appoint only one com
missioner to two appointed by
parliaments in which the Sinn Fein
was not represented. f
Austen Chamberlain,’ while expres
sing the opinion that Ulster had
nothing to fear from a boundary
commission and declaring there was
no foundation for the insinuation
that Ulster was being tricked, criti
cized the government bill as tanta
mount to making a new treaty, argu-'
ing that if one side had the right
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WASHINGTON, 1). C. ? THURSDAY, OCTOBER 2, 3924 —FORTY-EIGHT PAGES
) It was announced late in the rnorn-
I ing at the Bureau of Internal Rev
i enue that department investigators
have been closely scrutinizing the
“brokerage” offices today, anil, are
prepared to take simultaneous and
vigorous action against persons who j
j sell tlieeir base ball tickets to the I
i registered speculators without them
j selves having been registered under )
| section 500 of the revenue act of
| 1924, a revision of the act of 1921. I
Must Split Profits.
Under this law all persons who sell !
1 base ball and certain other enter
tainment tickets at places other than
the "regularly established place of
sale " must pay the United States '
Government a 10 per cent tax, unless |
the profit per ticket is more than 50 |
cents, in which case the seller must
(Continued on I’age 5, Column 2.) i
TARRING JURY GETS
LEATHERS CASE
I
Alleged Ringleader and MrsJ
!
Shank's Father-in-Law
Deny Participating.
i
BY PH 11.IP C. KAIKKMAAV
! FREDERICK. Md.. October 2.- Har- .
ry Leatherman, winner of gold prizes I
for Sunday school attendance and high j
in Sunday- school work in Myeraville. j
Md.. who is on trial charged with be
ing the ringleader of a gang that pur- j
sued and aided in tarring and feather- |
ing Dorothy Grandtfti on the State
highway near Myersville the night |
of July 24, today on the witness stand
denied any connection with the case
except as a disinterested spectator.
Shortly after this the State and the
defense made their argunn-ntf and the
jury to decide the verdict.
Leatherman, testifying in his own
defense, laid the entire blame on Mrs
Mary Shank, who pleaded guilty to
attacking Dorothy “out of revenge for:
trying to break up my home." Pre- i
viously a dozen other men. all in
dieted on similar chars-s, had laid
the guilt to Mrs. Shank, each declar- ■
ing that he had taken no active part '
in the crime, nor had seen any other j
man participate by word or action.
Says Tarring Wan Surprise.
"I went to the scene purely out of ’
curiosity, not knowing the tarring i
was planned." Leatherman told the 1
jury. He denied ever having seen the i
tar or feathers before they were ap- j
plied, or ever having discussed or !
planned the* affair or even heard of i
the plans. He went, he said, merely I
to see Mary beat Dorothy, and was :
surprised to team about the tar.
“There was very little talk or noise :
in the mob," he said. "1 was per- i
fectly silent and didn't speak to a I
soul. I made no remarks to Miss
Grandon or Mrs. Shank during the |
fight, nor did any other man In the i
mob. I did not turn my- flashlight on j
the tarred body of the girl."
Roma Shank, farmer and father-in- j
law of Mary, one of the indicted, ac- i
cused Mary of the tarring and featn- j
ering, and said she acted alone and
unaided. He swore that no one had (
handed her the implements and he |
himself had had no connection with i
the case at all. Mary Shank again j
took the stand and swore that her ;
father-in-law had handed her the ’
j club, saying, "Give that gal the
j thrashing she deserves.”
Couple Upturn to Parental Home.
As a result of this feud Mary has ,
been banished from the Shank home, \
where she has spent her married life. |
Last night she returned to the home !
of her own parents. Her husband,
Lloyd Shank, over whom the tarring
episode originated, returned with her.
A complete reconciliation has been
made.
Tar is what oil was
to Washington last Winter. The
dramatic case is the chief topic of
conversation on all sides here as
well as throughout the county, since
most of the 19 men indicted come
from old Maryland families with rela
tives all over the State. Interest is
running high as to the verdict, which
is expected this afternoon.
William M. Storm, State’s attorney,
in a fine speech to the jury in his
argument for the State, laid stress on
the fact that all the State witnesses
whose testimony pointed to Leather
man being the ringleader were dis
interested,Avhereas the witnesses for
the defense were men indicted them
selves and therefore far from disin
terested.
Following the verdict in the
Leatherman case the trials of the
other 18 men charged either with
tarring and feathering or with riot
ing, will commence before new
juries. The findings in this case will
have a great deal of bearing on the
other cases.
PLANES HELD DANGEROUS
AS SPREADERS OF PLAGUE
By the Associated Press.
HOUSTON, Tex., October 2. —Air-
planes will not be permitted to rise
from or land in territory under quar
antine because of the foot and mouth
disease, according to a bulletin issued
by State and Government officials
fighting the plague. Airplanes, they
explain, are a dangerous means of
spreading the disease germ. The ter
ritory affected embraces Harris, Gal
veston. Fort Bend and Brazoria
Counties.
Destruction of 1.900 animals will
begin tomorrow. The cattle will be
driven 20 at a time into a big trench
and shot.
The disease has been confined to
ther original infected area of 6,500
acres.
FIRE MENACES TOWN.
SPRINGFIELD, Ky„ October 2.
Fire of undetermined origin, starting
In a lumber yard here, caused damage
estimated at nearly SIOO,OOO yester
day and for a time threatened to
wipe out the entire business dis
trict. Spreading from the lumber
yard, the fire damaged a garage, mo
tion picture theater and a residence.
LANDIS MAPS PLANS
FOR SERIES OPENER
WHILE MOB STORMS
GATES FOR TICKETS
Base Ball Czar and Griffith
Complete . Details for
Games Here —Team to
Work Out at Park Today.
HORDES DISAPPOINTED
IN LAST-MINUTE RUSH
Forlorn Hope Remains That Few
j May Have Chance for Uncalled
! For Admissions to Be Placed on
Sale When Reservations Are
i Settled—Complaints Pour In.
i Turning from the lighter, hilarious
j festivities of welcome to the home
j coming heroes, Washington settled
I down today to the more serious
| problem of preparing for the first
{ shock of battle when the Nationals
! and the New York Giants clash iff"
| world scries combat Saturday after
, noon in the Clark Griffith Stadium.
While desperate thousands assault
j ed the over-worked little booths from
which the priceless tickets of admis
j sion are being issued and tens of
I thousands more struggled In vain to
! get their minds down to their office
: desks for a few brief minutes, at
1 least, the high command of the base
| hall world arrived in the National
! Capital and began putting the final
| touehes to tlie*scheme of campaign
John McGraw and his champion
■ Giants are scheduled to reach Washing
ton about 9 o'clock tonight.
I.andis Arrives Uarly.
Kenesaw Mountain I.andis. czar of
; the national pastime, hopped from his
train in Union Station, dropp'd his
| bag in a hotel porter's hands and
rushed without ceremony to the sta
; ilium, where the first two games for
| the world championship are to be
j played. Piloted by Clark Griffith and
j several lesser lights of the Washing
j top club, the high commissioner made
a thorough tour of the stands and
j playing field.
i Kn route he was assaulted by a
I regiment of camera men. posed for
■ several score of pictures, took the
I photographers’ orders with a cour
i teous smile, put on his hat. took it
■ off again and then put it right hack
■ on. smiled. looked severe, waved his
i hand and paraded up anti down, and
j eventually was permitted to continue
i his inspection of the park without
1 further interference.
I Judge Landis paid most atten
| tion to tile seemingly far distant
; bleachers and the newly erected
pavilions. Climbing to the farthest
I corner of the uncovered stands, he
I sat down, had several men stand at
home plate and declared that if he
had his selection of all the seats in
i the ground he honestly believed he
j would choose that one. Satisfied that
j every move of the players could be
I seen from every one of the most dis
| tant seats, he proceeded to the grand
i stands.
Picks Out Own Bo*.
In the course of the tour Judge
j I>aiidis was shown particularly a box
ion the third base line, near home
I plate, which would correspond with
I that reserved for President Coolidge.
| Although it was not definitely stated
that the high commissioner had selected
it for himself, he indicated by a wave
of the hand that he would be satisfied
to watch the world series from that
, point of vantage, despite the fact
| that he may have to dodge some fast
| foul balls rather frequently there.
1 Judge Landis returned to the club
house with Griffth for a few minutes
and was hurried back to his hotel,
where he went into conference with
John A. Heydler, president of the Na
! tional League, who arrived in Wash
l ington with him. This afternoon both
may return to the stadium to watch
the Griffmen keeping fit in a spirited
hour or so of practice and see the
entire team submit itself to the hands
of the dictatorial cameramen again.
The gates of Troy were never called
upon to withstand a more ominous
army than that which stormed the
portals of the Clark Griffith Stadium
this morning. When the police guard
arrived on the scene at 8 o’clock,
2.000 men, women and children, they
said, were lined up in front of the
various little booths, shivering in
the morning air, but determined to
get their tickets to the series.
It had been previously announced
that the sale would not begin until
8:30 o'clock, but the throng wanted to
be sure of being on time. As a matter
of fact, it was closer to 9 o'clock be
fore Ed Eynon and his battalion of
assistants, working on sheer nerve
after two hours’ sleep each, had the
pasteboards ready and sent them to
their respective places under heavy
police guard. By that hour the jam
had increased to 5,000 and additional
police guards were rushed to the
park.
Complaints Poor In.
In the handling of so many Kckets
and so many more requests than there
were tickets to dispose of, it was but
natural that mistakes should have oc
curred. and before 11 o’clock a line of
nearly a thousand persons was form
ed in front of the clubhouse, its mem
bers waiting to see Eynon on some
complaint or another. Some declared
they had stood in line in front of
their booth for hours, and upon
reaching the window after such a pa
tient vigil had been informed there
were no tickets there corresponding
to the card that had been inaifed to
them.
Others were disappointed because
their seats were not the best in the
grounds, and the remainder were on
hand to beg on bended knees for seats
"at any price.” To all of the latter
there was but one response—“ Take
your chance in getting the uncalled
for tickets tomorrow.” The disap
pointed ones .were told they had been
allotted their seats in the order their
requests had been received. They
would have found quick purchasers at
a profit, though, had they been in
clined to sell.
Those who failed to find tickets
corresponding to their cards, how
ever, caused Eynon and his men con
siderable worry. It was evident that
they were entitled to seats, and every
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CAPITAL BESIEGED
BY GALLANT FIRST
Veterans of Noted Division
Pouring in for Annual
Reunion.
By train, transport and motor caravan
as they pourr-d into France and up to
the battle front in 1917, the veterans
of the Ist Division, American Expedi
tionary Force, today are mobilizing in
the Capital City of the Nation they
fought for. They come for the annual
reunion at which they will pay tribute
to their buddies who died on the field
of battle when they courageously and
valiantly smashed the German lines, by
dedicating to them a great memorial
located at the south front of the Stale,
War and Navy Building.
Every train is bringing its coterie of
those men who spanned the Atlantic
on transports, passed safely through
the submarine infested waters off the
French coast and into the fighting
which made a militaristic nation bow,
and are living to tell the story, and
to reminisce over those days of hard
ship. ,
Coming on Transport.
By transport, the St. Mihlel, a
name which brings memories to the
veterans, are coming the warriors of
that famous war-time organization,
and in it are many of those who were
with the Ist overseas. The trans
port left New York yesterday, passed
in the Virginia capes this morning
and now is winding her way slowly
up the Potomac. She has aboard 57
officers and 1,257 enlisted men. com
posing the 16th and ISth Regiments
of Infantry, from in and around Ne\f
York, which will form part of the
Regular Army contingent in the pa
rade Saturday morning in connection
with the dedication ceremonies. The
Quartermaster General of the Army
announced today that he expects the
ship to arrive at Washington Bar
racks at 5 o'clock this afternoon, and
points out that "the transport draws
24 feet 6 inches of water, and this
demonstrates ’he fact that Washing
ton could bo made a seaport." The
ship will remain until 8 o'clock Sun
day evening, and while here the
troops will live aboard.
Tomorrow will be a full day for the
veterans. They will go to Mount Ver
non in the morning by the naval fer
ries Porpoise and Grampus and the
Army ferry General Rucker. Lunch
eon will be served on the grounds,
and the vessels will arrive at the
juncture of the Anacostia and Poto
mac Rivers at 4 o'clock on the return
trip, when the flyers of Bolling Field
will stage an air circus for them.
Then they will be rushed to the polo
field in Potomac Park, where the final
polo game of the season, scheduled
for next week, has been adx'anced in
their honor. The 3d Cavalry team
from Fort Myer and the War Depart
ment second team will play.
Mini]- Reunions Planned.
Tomorrow night there will be meet
ings in and around Washington,
where buddies can greet their com
rades, including the old top kicks, and
laugh over some of the things they
used to worry about in war days.
Those who have been organizing these
meetings point out that a special ef
fort should be made by all to attend
these reunions.
Some of the reunions will be held
with the old outfits with which the
veterans fought, and the old officers,
top kicks and bucks, still with the
colors will be there. These will bring
back memories of the horse lines and
gun parks for th* famous 75s that
tired the barrages for the troops.
Here is a list of places where these
reunions will be held, starting at 8:30
o’clock tomorrow night:
Sixteenth and 18th Infantry Regi
"(Continued on I’age 10, Column 4.)
Fighting For The World Championship!
s The Rotogravure Section of
Next Sunday’s Star
Will contain photographs of all the players of the
Washington and New York teams, pennant winners of
the American and National Leagues. Also, pictures
suitable for framing of Manager Stanley Harris and
Walter Johnson.
The Rotogravure Section of
Next Sunday’s Star
Will Contain Twelve Pages.
Order your copy from your newsdealer today.
Bergdoll in U. S
Report of Baden,
Germany, Police
Ily Ih<* A««K*iateil Press.
KARLSRUHE, Baden. Germany,
October 2.—Government officials
here are inclined to believe that
Grover Cleveland Bergdoll, wanted
in the United States for draft
dodging, hap returned to America.
The officials are basing their con
clusions on his prolonged absence
from Eberbach. where he has not
been seen since April 6.
Bergdoll. who has been living in
Germany since his sensational es
cape from the United States in
May. 1920, was said to have left
Eberbach on April 6 for a tour of
Europe. He had been living with
relatives in Eberbach. He has not
been mentioned in dispatches from
Germany since last May.
RACE WAR LASTS
3 NIGHTS;] OORT
Mob Wields Clubs on Negroes
Following Auto Crash in
Virginia Village.
Special r> snatch to The Star.
HARRISONBURG, Va„ October 2. —
After three nights of rioting between
white and colored factions of Bridge
water, a college town 6 miles south
from hero, normal conditions obtained
today.
One white hoy was shot in the leg
by a stray bullet and a half dozen
negroes were severely beaten.
Faith YVhitelow, a negro, is under
arrest charged with shooting, while
a number of other negroes charged
with carrying concealed weapons
were released when a search failed to
reveal that they were armed.
The trouble seems to have started
as a result of remarks made late Sun
day night by negro occupants of an
automobile which collided with an
other machine on the main street of
the town. White persons resented
these remarks, and this led to a
free-for-all Monday night. From 40
on the first night the mob grew to
100 men and boys on the second night.
After the stray bullet struck Charles
Kibler, aged 16, the mob procured
clubs and set upon every negro found
on the streets.
The same thing happened Tuesday
night after the trial of WhitelOw.
Last night there was a large number
of special police on hand and every
car entering Bridgewater was halted
to see that the negro population was
not preparing for more trouble.
Mayor Arey feels that the trouble
will blow over if the colored people
obey his edict and stay off the streets
for the time being.
STEAL GEMS FROM HOTEL
SIOO,OOO Theft in Toledo Hostelry
Third This Year.
TOLEDO. Ohio, October 2.—Police
were notified today that jewels valued
at about SIOO,OOO has been stolen
from a hotel room here last night.
The jewels, the property of Bock,
Lewis & Co., Buffalo, were in a trunk
belonging to Max Lewis, representa
tive of the company. The robbery is
the third of its kind in local hotels
this year.
“From Press to Home
Within the Hour**
The Star’s carrier system covers
every city block and the regular edi
tion is delivered to Washington homes
as fast as the papers are printed.
U. S. AIR PROGRESS
HINTS WAR HORROR
Mighty Bombing Planes, New
Precision Sighters, Would
Annihilate Enemy.
i
By Consolidated Press.
DAYTON', Ohio, October 2.—Concen
tratii n of the Nation’s air forces here
for the international air races sends
a shivver down the spine of one who
contemplates the consequences of the
next war The spectator gets a
graphic picture of what airplanes and
radio, combined with high explosives
and pas. might be like in battle.
Hut the outward show of American
aviation prowess is a mere sample of
what this country has in store should
another war come to be fought out in
the clouds.
Aerial weapons of the United States
already built or designed would make
a sky battle a spectacular affair.
Fighting pursuit planes, with a speed
of 170 miles an hour—faster than
those of any other country—already
have been built. By moans of a re
cently developed supercharger, which
pumps air into the carburetor, they
can maintain this speed at 30.000 feet
altitude, despite the rarefied air, while
pilots supplied with oxygen apparatus
can fly at 40.000 feet, far out of range
of ami-aircraft guns.
Great Members Heady.
America now has bombers capable
of carrying six 100-pound bombs, four
300-pounders or two 600-pounders,
with sighting apparatus recently de
veloped far more accurate than that
of any foreign power. This means
deadly use of explosives and gas
while the bombing planes are pro
tected by high altitude
But the greatest destroyers are de
signed as night bombers. They are
even bigger than the Braling bomber
here that astounds spectators. This
superdreadnaught of heavier-than-air
boats, with a wing spread of 120 feet,
weighing 21 tons when loaded, speeds
through the air at 96 miles per hour,
carrying two and one-half tons of
bombs, a commanding officer, two
pilots, two engineers, three gunners,
a radio operator and a fuel pumper.
The plane can stay in the air 9 hours
and IS minutes.
But now the Army lets it be known
there is being developed a larger ma
chine capable of flying longer dis-'
stances, powered by a centralized
plant of four liberty engines driving
one propeller. These new machines,
carrying at least three tons of bombs,
are counted on to put the finishing
touches to land fighting.
Steering by Radio.
The Army also has already develop
ed radio steered aerial torpedoes of
great effectiveness, as well as radio
controlled airplanes, directed either
from the ground or from another
plane.
Another air accomplishment an
nounced as of great importance is
the development of an earth indicator
compass which, when supplemented
by a flight indicator and draft meter,
makes possible aerial navigation
without regard to land marks. The
world flyers tested this out and
found it successful. There also have
been perfected vertical scale instru
ments so that planes can fly in fog or
in dark with precision—a finding of
great importance in bombing and
aerial photography.
Aerial photography has been devel
oped to perfection. With the new in
struments a photographer already
has photographed 2,200 miles of ter
ritory in an hour and 15 minutes,
taking three or four pictures at a
time. No foreign country can ap
proach this.
Protected by ParachnteM.
The fighters will be protected by
perfected parachutes, now an every
day attachment, which the pilot uses
ordinarily for a seat. Then experi
menting is being done on an 18-
cylinder engine of minimum size and
weight which, if successful, will de
velop one horsepower for every pound
in weight—a goal sought by airplane
makers for years.
Accomplishments since the war
have been so great as almost com
pletely to revolutionize aerial war.
The point has been reached where,
with new explosives Und gases, air
planes could almost annihilate ground
forces and probably make navies
ineffective. Just a touch of these
things is given at the air race demon
strations by Army aviators. The real
story is at McCook Field—the
laboratory for keeping American air
development ahead of other nations.
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** TWO CENTS
47 NATIONS PLEDGE
EFFORT FOR PEACE
IN PROTOCOL VOTED
AS ASSEMBLY ENDS
'Woman’s Dramatic Plea for
Childhood Closes Most
Notable Session of League
at Geneva Since Start.
ARBITRATION AND ARMS
LIMITATION DUAL AIMS
"
High Tribute Paid to Idealism of
Woodrow Wilson—Chinese Del
egates Leave in Huff When Not
Given Council Representation.
Tokio Pleased by Compromise.
I n.v the Associated Pros*.
I GENEVA. October 2.—The fifth
j assembly of the League of Nations
I today solemnly concluded its work
j of peace by the unanimous adoption
. of a resolution urging that all gov
j ernments ratify the protocol of ar
; bitration and security, providing for
j the pacific settlement of interna
! tiona! disputes.
The memorable debate before the
league, which closed with the adop
tion of the resolution, ended on the
dramatic note of a woman’s plea that
war be forever banished, because “its
first victim is always the child.'’
The speaker was Mrs. Helen .Swan
wick of Great Britain, the last of the
delegates to mount the rostrum be
fore the voting. In introducing hei
President Motta declared:
Voice for Womanhood.
“You will all agree with me. my
fellow delegates, it is most fitting
I that a representative of the world’s
; womanhood should be the last speak
: er to adhere to our achievement of
j peace.’’
Mrs. Swanwick spoke gently and in
low tones, and yet her voice carried
| to every corner of the huge audito
; rium as she sorrowfully sketched the
1 woe caused to humanity by past wars,
i Woman the world over, stie declared.
1 abhorred vengeance and detested
war. In this • onnecli>>n she referred
I to the request of Signora Matteotti
j of Italy, that no attempt be made to
'■ avenge her slain husband.
“You men,” Mrs. Swanwick de
; dared, “must act for the dumb mil
j lions of the world. You must see to
it that the security you have prom
, ised in the past will this time be dif
j ferent." „
Child War’s Fiml V ictim.
Then raising her arms in an < nto
: tional gesture ot appeal, she cried:
“Remember that when you take up
! arms against one another, my broth
ers. that the first victim is always the
j child.”
All of the 47 states represented in
! the assembly subscribed to the reso-
I lution. which was divided into two
1 parts. The first recommended to the
I earnest attention of all members of
; the league acceptance of the protocol
( which provides, in addition to clauses
• covering arbitration and security,
for the preparation for an inlerna
j tional conference on the reduction of
armaments. The second part asks
| that all of the countries accede at the
j earliest possible moment to the com
| pulsory arbitration clause of the
i World Court of Justice.
Chinese Delegates Reave.
i Belgium. Brazil, Czechoslovakia.
Spain. Sweden and Uruguay today
: were re-elected non-permanent mem
i bers of the council of the League
of Nations.
When the result of the election
| was announced the entire Chine.se
; delegation left the auditorium, ex
plaining later that they did so on
i orders from Peking to walk out of
1 the assembly if China were not elected
!to a non-permanent seat. Asked
| whether this meant resignation from
. ’he League of Nations, the Chinese
delegates replied they were not able
to answer.
The * assembly adopted another
resolution laying down a provincial
program as a basis for the council's
preparation for the projected inter
national conference on the reduction
of armaments planned for convoca
tion next June.
Subjects to Be Studied.
I Among the items suggested for
| study are the bases and methods for
i the reduction of armaments, including
I budgets, peace-time effectives, ton
nage of naval strength and air fleets,
population and configuration of fron
j tiers. The program also includes
I study of the special positions of cer
i tain states, especially those exposed
j to special risks, in relation to dls-
I armament and general rocommenda-
I lions for the establishment of de
militarized zones.
I Count Mensdorff-Pouilly-pietrlch
| stein of Austria moved that tele
i grams be sent to Prime Minister Mac-
I Donald of Great Britain and Premier
j Herriot of France as the men who had
given the first impetus to the great
work now achieved. This motion was
adopted enthusiastically after it had
I been amended to include Premier
I Mussolini of Italy and Baron Kato
of Japan as the heads of tiie two
other governments permanently rep
! resented in the council,
j Nine delegates participated in the
i closing debate today, but the dis
j course delivered by Paul Boucour of
I France, in the unanimous opinion of
the delegates, stood out as the most
striking of all as an eloquent exposi
tion of the protocol.
Koonomie Causes Vital.
M. Boucour, as his countryman,
Aristide Briand, had done yesterday,
emphasized the contention that inter
national economic problems must be
solved before all of the causes of war
can be really eliminated.
“Until the day comes when ques
tions like raw materials, markets,
emigration and immigration are stud
ied and remedied, we still run the
risk of ruin, but when that settle
ment comes to the world, the prea
enl-day hope will be transformed in
to a universal cry of joy,” he saW.
In conclusion he made a plea for
American participation in the league,
paying tribute to the memory of the
late Woodrow Wilson and saying:
Hope V. ». Will Join.
“We hope to see that nation col
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