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WEATHER.
(V. ■ Weather Bureau Forecast.)
Fair tonight and tomorrow; little
change In temperature.
Temperatures—Highest. 92, at 4:30 p.m.
yesterday; lowest. 67. at 5 a.m. today.
Full report on page 9.
Closing N.Y. Markets, Pages 13,14 &15
No. 31.479.
NAVAL SUPREMACY
IN WEST IS ASSURED
U.S.,SWANSON SAYS
Virginia Senator Opens Drive
for Ratification of Lon
don Treaty.
FLEET WOULD ANSWER
ALL'NEEDS, HE ASSERTS
Holds Defeat of Pact Would Mean
Billion More Than Required in
Agreement to Replace Ships.
BY G. GOULD LINCOLN.
‘ The naval supremacy of the United |
States is firmly established in the
Western H?mispheie by this treaty,''
Senator Swanson of Virginia, ranking
Democratic member of both the Foreign
Relations Committee and the Naval
Affairs Committee, told the Senate
today, opening the debate on the London
naval treaty.
The Virginia Senator strongly urged
the ratification of the treaty.
“Whether controlled by selfish, ma
terial interests or the broader and
nobler purpose of promoting world peace
and betterment, the best interests of
the United States demand ratification
of this treaty,” said Senator Swanson.
McKellar Asks Data.
Before Senator Swanson began his
•ddress supporting the treaty the Vice
President laid before the Senate a reso
lution introduced by Senator McKellar
of Tennessee, an opponent of the
treaty, calling upon the President for
all the confidential correspondence re
lating to the negotiation of the treaty.
The resolution was introduced yester
day. and was hailed as the first broad
aide of the opposition.
The supporters of the treaty, it was
Indicated today, were prepared to per
mit adoption of the McKellar resolu
tion with some modifications. They re
gard the offering of the resolution a s
a mere effort to sidetrack the real issue
before the Senate, which is the treaty
itself.
In order to avoid delay it was indi
cated they will not oppose action on
the resolution or even its adoption after
being modified. They do not believe
that President Hoover will send to the
Senate the documents demanded of him
and they hold that it is immaterial to
the real fight over the treaty whether
he sends them. *
Absentees Arrive in Senate.
Several Senators who were not pres
ent yesterday at the opening of the
Special session were on hand today to
answer to their names when a quorum
was called. Among the ry>w arrivals
were Senators Copeland of New York,
McMaster of South Dakota, Glenn of
Illinois. Robinson of Arkansas and Rob
aior. of Kentucky. The quorum call
showed 50 Senators in attendance. A
dozen more Senators are In Washington.
It is the purpose of Senator Borah, in
charge of the treaty as chairman of the
Foreign Relations Committee, to hold
the Senate in session every afternoon
until 5 or 6 o’clock for the purpose of
discussing the treaty. He indicated to
day that if Senators were not ready to
speak there would be a demand for a
vote.
"It seems to me.” continued the Vir
glnir Senator, “to be wise to accept this
great advantage and not to risk the
naval strength of America to the un
certainties that must exist in a policy
of competitive building.”
Senator Swanson said that the Amer
ican Navy, under the treaty becomes
aufficiently strong to enforce the entire
, Monroe Doctrine in all parts of the
Western Hemisphere and is made su
preme in the waters of the Eastern
Pacific and Western Atlantic.
Panama Base* Cited.
“With our bases at Panama.” he con
tinued, “the British fleet operating in
the Western Atlantic would be less than
a ratio of three for Great Britain and
five for the United States.
"The opponent* of this treaty have
claimed that it involves new construc
tion to an amount of about $1,000,000.-
000 on the part of the United States.
This statement is entirely true. This
new construction would, of course, be
spread over a number of years. This
new construction is due to the fact that
for the past 10 years we have lagged
far behind Great Britain and Japan in
new construction. This treaty in real
ity provides so- a slowing up in con
struction on the part of these two coun
tries while the United States catches up.
“This may seem a large sum, but it is
Just about one-half of what this coun
try will actually have to spend in
providing a navy which maintains the
desired ratio if the present treaty is
not approved.
What Treaty Defeat Means.
“If this treaty is defeated, we must
begin to replace our capital ships at
once. The total cost of replacing the
battleship fleet will be about #600,000.-
000. To build the tonnage in which we
are short at present in carriers, cruisers,
destroyers and submarines with rela
tion to other powers will require about
#900,000.000. Also there must be pro
vided additional funds for construction
(Continued on Page 2, Column 4.)
700 CHINESE BANDITS
SLAIN; 400 CAPTURED
Military Attempts to Restore Se
curity in Brigand-Infested
Province.
By the Associated Pres*.
SHANGHAI, July 8. —Chinese press
advices today said 700 bandits had been
killed and 400 others captured in
fc'orthwestern Kiangsi Province during
she last week.
Provincial authorities were reported
■sing their military against the brig
ands who, in recent months, have
wrought'chaos there. Kiangsi officials
were said to be undertaking re-estab
lishment of some degree of security.
A similar campaign was reported un
derway in Eastern Chekiang Province,
where lawlessness had reached large
proportions. Northern Chekiang re
ported suffering and rice riots where
famine conditions had brought the
populace to the verge of starvation.
Chinese relief organization? were un
dertaking distribution of rice, but al
leged unequal rationing resulted In the
peasants storming relief snnnU«s and
rice st*’ —
Knterert as aeoond class mstter
post office. Washington. D. C.
edding Guests Go
To Ceremony Four
Months Too Late
By the Associated Press.
BALTIMORE, July B—Four
score guests for the wedding of
Gertrude Telowltz and Ralph J.
Gordon, arrived at the Telowitz
home too late for the ceremony.
Invitations were sent out last
week, and the guests arrived last
night. After the last one had
entered the home, the bride-to-be
broke the new's that she was a
brlde-in-fact and had been for
four months. After her mother
had been revived from a faint,
the story of the March 6 elope
ment was told.
CHURCHES START
OWN LINGLE PROBE
ff
Chicago Federation Acts in
Killing of Reporter by
Gangsters.
By the Assocolatrd Press.
CHICAGO. July 8. —A secret inquiry
into the slaying of Jake Lingle, crime
reporter, was begun today by the Chi
cago Church Federation, entirely apart
from the official investigation of the
assassination begun yesterday by the
July grand jury.
The inquisitorial committee of the
church federation, representing congre
gations totaling 500,000, summoned as
its first witness Alderman Arthur Albert,
city councilman who demanded but
failed to get a council investigation of i
! Llngle’s reported alliance with police
officers and gangsters.
Inquiry la Secret.
The church inquiry was held behind
locked doors “to permit a free discus
sion of conditions in general.”
The grand jury also was prepared to
go into the “sinister situation” disclosed
by the reporter’s slaying, especially of
reports that the crime reporter was a
"go-between” for A1 Capone.
The opening of the inquiries was
marked this morning with the assassina
tion of James Phillipo, 45, newspaper
dealer, shot down by three gunmen as
he went to his newsstand. Police at
tributed this shooting to extortionists,
or to bootleggers' feud.
Believe Moran Leaving.
The Daily Times today said George
"Bugs” Moran, leader of the gang
charged by some with the assassina
tion of Lingle, had found Chicago "too
hot" for him and, according to gang
land rumor, was going to Toledo. He
was said to have told friends he had a
“good proposition” in the Ohio city.
The notorious St. Valentine day mas
sacre wiped out seven pf Moran’s men
and only last week Jack Zuta, one of
his lieutenants, was fired on In the
heart, of the city under the bright lights
of Ktato street, wnlle under the escort
of a police detective. Lingle was friend
ly to the A1 Capone gang.
FOSTER SEEKS RELEASE.
Indicted in Lingle Slaying, He Fights
Extradition.
LOB ANGELES, July 8 (JP). —Having
temporarily blocked his removal to
Illinois by a surprise move for a writ
of habeas corpus, Frank Foster, indicted
in Chicago for the murder of Jake
Lingle, newspaper reporter, waited in
jail here today as his attorneys fought
for his release.
Foster, a lieutenant of the George
“Bugs” Moran gang of CNicago. sued
out the writ yesterday as the hour for
his secret departure- east drew near. The
writ was made returnable today.
District attorney's investigators said
the move would result only In a brief
delay and predicted Foster would be on
his way to Chicago soon. Extradition
papers have been signed by Gov. C. C.
Young.
Chicago detectives made various in
terpretations of Poster's move. Fear on
the prisoner's part that he might be
killed by gangsters was suspected.
Foster was arrested a week ago with
five others in a round-up of Chicago
suspects alleged to have fled here fol
lowing the Lingle slaying. Foster insists
he can prove he was not In Chicago
when Lingle was shot to death. He is
accused of once owning the gun used
in the killing.
INN SEPARATISTS USED
RAIDED BY RHINELANDERS
Furniture Thrown Into River Mo
selle by Mob—Several Shots
Fired at Attackers.
By the Associated Pres*.
TREVES, France, July B—Furniture
of an inn, formerly thfe rendezvous of
Separatists, today was seized by a mob
and thrown from windows into the
River Moselle.
Several shots were fired by the be
leaguered dwellers, who barricaded
themselves against the angry Rhine
landers.
The police rescued the inmates and
found that none had been harmed.
DECLARES HAT NOT CLOTHING
IN REFUSING CLEANING BILL
McCarl, Denying Expense Item, Says Headwear Not
Included in Travel Expense Provisions.
A hat may be wearing apparel, but It
ts not clothing, and a Government em
ploye cannot charge its cleaning in a
travel status on the clothes account,
according to Controller General Mc-
Carl.
This fine distinction between a hat
and clothing was drawn in the case of
C M. Aldous, an employe of the Bureau
of Biological Survey, Department of
Agriculture. The hat, which may be
come famous in Government accounting
circles, was cleaned at Rose well, N. Mex ,
as long ago as January 14, 1930. It cost
$1.50 to clean it, and the owner put
this item in his expense account, charg
ing it up to “cleaning and pressing of
clothes.”
In his decision today Controller Gen
eral McCarl flatly disallowed the claim.
In explaining why, the controller
' general pointed out that the standard
! ized Government travel regulations al
low $1.40 a week for laundry on the
■ average and $1.25 a week on the average
■ for “cleaning and pressing of clothes.”
> “While the travel regulations for
I many year* have contained provisions
. .. ..—.«*.* '•"d pr»«*fng clothes," said
Wr\t %umm
V / J V, / WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION \^S
WASHINGTON, D. C., TUESDAY, JULY 8, 3930—THIRTY-SIX PAGES. ** ***
GOVERNOR REFUSES
TO PARDON MOONEY
IN BOMBING CRIME
j
Decision on Life Sentence
Follows Similar Stand
by State Board.
NO NEW PROOF GIVEN
OF INNOCENCE, HE SAYS
Prisoner Declares He Will Continue
Fight for Freedom, Sure
of Success.
By the Associated Press.
LOS ANGELES, July B.—Gov. C. C.
Young today declined to pardon Thomas
J. Mooney, who is serving a life sen
tence for the 1916 San Francisco pre
paredness day bombing.
“Until some further light is shed
upon the case, which I do not now
possess,” the Governor said, “I mani
festly must accept the conclusions of
the Supreme Court and the Advisory
Pardon Board."
In a long statement the Governor
said he considered the Warren K.
Billings and the Mooney cases parallel,
and both men were Innocent or both
were guilty.
Board Also Refused.
! The State Pardon Board's recom
mendation against a pardon for Mooney,
coming quickly after the California Su
preme Court had decided similarly
against Warren K. Billings, paved the
way for final action in the famous case
today by Gov. Young.
Mooney and Billings were convicted
of murder in connection with the bomb
ing of the Preparedness day parade in
San Francisco July 22, 1916, in which
10 persons were killed and 40 wounded.
Mooney and Billings are serving life
sentences.
Declared Testimony False.
Agitation for executive clemency for
Mooney reached a climax in 1921 after
John McDonald, principal State's wit
ness, made an affidavit in New York
saying his testimony had been false.
Mooney refused a parole on the ground
that it would constitute an admission
of guilt. He maintained he had been
convicted because of his labor activities.
Two governors received Mooney's pe
tition for a pardon, but did not act.
Gov. Young finally took the case under
consideiation, but decided not to act
on Mooney’s application without delib
erating on Billings’ plight also. Be.
cause Billings previously had been con
victed of a felony It was necessary to
have the Supreme Court pass on his
pardon application before executive ac
tion could be taken.
Last Friday the Supreme Court af
firmed its belief in Billings’ guilt. The
advisory opinion of the Pardon Board,
holding the evidence had been sufficient
to convict and that Mooney had not re
puted it, left both cases up to Gov.
Young who previously announced he
would be guided largely by the recom
mendations.
Told Eye-Witness Story.
McDonald, an eye-witness of the
explosion, described to the grand jury
at Billings' trial in September. 1916,
and at Mooney’s early In 1917, the
placing of the suit case in which was
the time bomb, at Steuart and Market
streets. He Identified Billings as the
man who carried the infernal machine
and Mooney as his companion.
In February, 1921, however, Mc-
Donald. who had moved to Maryland
made the affidavit, in which he said
San_Francisco_Police assisted him in
(Continued on Page 2. CohmuT 8.)
EXCESSIVE OhTuSE
STOPS RECORD FLIGHT
Haldeman and Chadwick After
Non-Refueling Mark, Land in
15 Hours 42 Minute#.
i By the Associated Press.
JACKSONVILLE BEACH, Fla. July
B.—Excessive oil consumption forced
George Haldeman and Stuart Chadwick
to land their plane at the municipal
airport today after they had been aloft
15 hours and 42 minutes In an effort to
establish a new world’s non-refueling
endurance flight record.
Portugal Starts Farm Bank.
LISBON, July 8 (ff*).—' The Official
Gazette today made public a decree
approving the creation of a bank for
the development of colonial agricul
ture.
Mr. McCarl. “it has never been the
practice to regard such provision as
including the cleaning of hats. The
term ‘cleaning and pressing’ is to be
taken conjunctively as indicating what
is meant by ’clothes’ and must be re
garded as limiting the term to such
items of wearing apparel as are ordi
narily pressed or cleaned and pressed
at frequent intervals, the reason for
considering such item as a part of
reimbursible travel expenses presum
ably being either that such cleaning
and pressing are done without expense
when not in a travel status, or that
the conditions ot travel necessarily re
quire that the pressing or cleaning and
pressing be done at more frequent in
tervals.
“Such presumptions do not ordinarily
arise with respect to the cleaning of
hats, but be that as it may, it must
be held that the term ‘clothes’ as used
in the provision in paragraph 58 of
the standardized Government- travel
regulations relative to cleaning and
pressing clothes was Intended to have
only that restricted application which
had been given to the term by admin
istrative and accounting officers over
a long period of years in construing
former travel regulations containing a
similar t'T"r’i«i«n.’’
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NOWDtBur
MORE THAN- FIFTEEN MONTHS OF SENATORIAL DKLJRERATIONS!
NATS TAKE SECOND I
FROM RED SOX. 6-5
Three Homers Feature Free-
Hitting Clash as Griffs
Take 10 in Row.
BY JOHN B. KELLER.
BOSTON, July B.—Refusing to accept
defeat. Washington staged a brilliant ;
three-run rally in the seventh frame to- !
day to overcome Boston’s lead and made
it two straight from the Red Sox.
The score was 6 to 5.
The victory was the Nationals' tenth
in a row.
Taking a one-run lead In the first
inning. Washington added another run '
in the third, only to have the advantage
wiped out by a three-run Boston rally
in the fourth. Washington evened the I
count at 3-all in the fifth, but Todt's
homer in the last half again put Boston
out in front.
Manush Hit* Homer.
Then, in the seventh, after Marb;rry
forV i out, Mjer drew a base on balls
and scored on Rice's double. ’Manush
plastered a homer into the right field
bleachers, scoring Rice ahead of him.
Boston failed to threaten in its half
of the seventh, but added another
counter in the eighth when Webb
smashed a home run into the center
field bleachers.
FIRST INNING.
WASHINGTON—Myer filed to Webb.
Rice was safe when Rhyne threw wild
past first. Manush singled to right.
Rice stopping at third. Cronin filed to
Oliver, Rice scoring after the catch.
Todt got Judge s pop fly near the pitch
er's box. One run.
BOSTON—Oliver flied to Manush. !
Spencer took Todt’s foul. Scarritt I
bounced a single off Marberry’s bare
hand. Webb singled to right, sending
Scarritt to third. Regan flied to Rice. I
No runs.
SECOND INNING.
WASHINGTON—West flied to Oliver. |
Bluege fouled to Miller. Spencer flied l
to Oliver. No runs.
BOSTON—Cronin threw out Miller, j
Rhyne lined to Cronin. Berry flied to
Bluege. No runs.
THIRD INNING.
WASHINGTON—Marberry singled to
left. Myer singled to right-center. Mar- ,
berry going to second. Rice bunted and
the bases were filled when Marberry got
to third ahead of Berry’s throw. It j
was a sacrifice hit for Rice. Manush
lofted to Rhyne. Cronin flied to Webb.
Marberry scored and Myer took third
after the catch. Regan backed up for
Judge’s fly. One run.
BOSTON—Lisenbee took a third
strike. Oliver filed to West. Todt
bounced to Judge. No runs.
FOURTH INNING.
WASHINGTON—West beat out a
bunt to Lisenbee. Bluege fouled to
Todt. Spencer fouled to Webb. Mar
berry forced West, Rhyne to Regan. No
runs
BOSTON—Scarritt tripled to center.
Webb singled to center, scoring Scarritt.
Regan doubled to left center, scoring
Webb, tying the score. Miller singled
to left, scoring Regan. Rhyne fanned
Berry flied to West in deep center.
Lisenbee flied to Rice. Three runs. j
FIFTH INNING.
WASHINGTON—MiIIer threw out j
Myer. Webb lost Rice’s fly in the sun i
and it was good for a triple. Manush
singled through the box, scoring Rice
with the tying run. Regan tossed out
Cronin, Manush stopping at second.
Regan also tossed out Judge. One run.
BOSTON—Marberry tossed out Oli
ver. Todt hit a homer into right field
bleachers. Scarritt fl.ed to West.
Webb flied to Cronin. One run.
SIXTH INNING.
WASHINGTON—West popped to
Miller. Miller threw out Bluege. Spen
cer flied to Webb. No runs.
BOSTON—Regan took a third strike.
Miller flied to Rice. Myer tossed out
Rhyne. No runs.
SEVENTH INNING.
WASHINGTON—Marberry fouled to
Berry. Myer walked. Rice doubled to
left field corner, scoring Myer with the
tying run. Manush hit a homer in
the right field bleachers, scoring Rice
ahead of him. Cronin singled to cen
ter. Judge flied to Webb. Regan threw
out West. Three runs.
BOSTON—Marberry threw' out Berry.
Durst batted for Lisenbee and flied to
Myer. Oliver walked. Todt filed to
Rice. No runs.
EIGHTH INNING.
WASHINGTON—Smith now pitching
for Boston. Bluege walked. Spencer
sacrificed. Smith to Todt. Miller took
Marberry’s grounder and pegged wildly
I trying to get Bluege at second, Bluege
! held at second. Todt leaped for
I Myer’s liner and threw to Rhyne, dou
-1 bllng Bluege off second. No runs.
■ BOSTON—Cronin threw out Scar
i ritt. Webb hit a homer into the een
. ter field bleachers. Spencer was hit on
• the neck by Regan’s foul and time was
I taken out. He remained in the game,
i Marberry tossed out Regan. Miller sin
gled to left center. Sweeney batted for
Box Score
I— |
WASHINGTON.
A.B. R. H. O. A. E.
Myer, 2b 4 I 1 v 1 U
Rice, rs .1 8 a 4 t» Ilj
Manush, 1f.,,,,, 3 1 :t t H O
Cronin, as ft O 1 ft 4 (I
Judge, lb 5 II O II tl (I
Wert, cf 4 II 1 ft II L
Bluege, 3b ft O II 1 O 0
Spenrrr, c ft I) O 4 tl I)
Marberry, p 4 11 « ft 0
31 B ft *,? H 0
BOSTON.
A.B. R. H. O. A. E.
I Oliver, cf 4 t> tt 5 it ()
Todt, lb 4 11 111 1 L
Scarritt, If 4 1 a O it i
Webb, rs 4 !’ 8 B It tl
Regan, 2b 4 11 a 8 tl
Miller, 3b 4 O a 1 a 1
Rhyne, s* 8 tl tl a I 1
'Reeve*, a* ti tl 0 0 t. t)
Berry, c 4 O O 1 tl U
Lisenbee. ft (I O tl t> ..
Smith, p ..II tl (I tl 1 O
Durst 1 O II O (I O
Sweeney ~,,,,, 1 II II II II I.
Small I II tl t DO
8« S ft V7 ft a
Dur«t baited for t,l<enbe<! In the teventh.
Sweener hotted for Rhvne in the elrhth.
Small batted for Smith In the ninth.
SCORE BY INNINGS:
1234*61* h— K.
Washington 111 1 l> 1 U 8 t. O— II
Boston II II Ii 3 I II O 1 O— 5
Summary:
Run* balled In—Cronin <?>. Webb ft). !
Reran. Miller. Manush IS), Todt. Rice.
Twe.baae bite—Reran. Rlre.
I Three-hane hits—Scarritt. Rice.
Home runa—Todt. Manush. Webb.
! Stolen base—Rice.
Sacrifices—Cronin (5). Rice. Spencer.
Double plar—Todt to Rhvne.
I.eft on brfses—Washincton. *s Boston. S.
Ha«e on balls—Off Marberry. It off l.tsen
bcc. 1; off Smith. 2.
i Struck out—By Marherrr. 3.
i Hits—Off I.lsenhec. fl in * Innings.
I'mnires—Messrs. Campbell. Connolly and
i Gcisel.
1— . 1
Rhyne, and popped to Cronin. One
run.
NINTH INNING.
WASHINGTON —Reeves now playing
1 .short for Boston. Rice walked. Man- |
j ush flied to Oliver. Cronin flied to j
! Oliver. Rice stole second. Judge
grounded to Todt. No runs.
BOSTON—Cronin threw out Berry. |
Small batted for Smith, and flied to
I Mv»r. Cronin threw out Oliver. No I
' runs.
Yank* Lead After Losing Opener.
NEW YORK, July B.—After losing
the first game. 4 to 0, New York was
leading the Athletics, 4 to 0. in the third
Inning of the final game of the double
header. Cooke drove out a homer in
the third.
21 DROWNED IN FLOOD
Southwestern Korea Reports Many
Missing and Heavy Damage.
TOKIO, July 8 (/P). —Dispatches to
Tokio newspapers today said 21 p?rsons
were drowned, many missing and heavy
1 property damage resulted from floods
in Southwestern Korea. Two hundred
houses were reported destroyed, many
bridges washed away, farms mined and
much live stock drowned.
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VETERAN AGENCIES
ARE CONSOLIBATED
Hoover Effects Change by
Executive Order Based
on New Act.
By executive order, President Hoover
today effected consolidation of all war
veterans’ agencies provided for by an
act of Congrp*s he signed yesterday, and
at the same time named Brig. Gen.
Frank T. Hl..es, now director of the
Veterans' Bureau to be administrator of
the co-ordinated group.
The changes in the personnel of the
Pension Bureau and the Soldiers' Home,
which wilt come under this combined
veterans’ agency, will be brought about
slowly. In the meantime, the present
heads of the two latter activities will re
main in charge of them.
In making this announcement today,
the President stated he regarded this
consolidation-as one of the most im
portant steps In improving the ma
chinery of the Federal Government
that has been taken since he became
President. By co-ordinating the agen
cies considerable economy will be
effected, he f eels, and in the President's
opinion, there will be greater efficiency
In the handling of veterans’ affairs.
In the future the veterans will have a
consolidated budget, which for the first
year will be approximately #800,000,000.
Preaidrnt Discusses Action.
Discussing the consolidation today,
j the President said:
“One of the most important steps in
the reorganization of the Federal Gov
ernment was the legislation carrying
out my recommendations for a consoli
dation of all veterans agencies—that is,
the Veterans’ Bureau, an independent
establishment, the Pensions Bureau ol
th? Department of the Interior, and the
the Soldiers Home of the War. Depart
i ment.
"The bill places large authority” in
j th hands of the President for the con
solidation and reorganization of these
bureaus under the title of the ’Veter
ans’ Administration,’ with the appoint
| ment of a new head to be called "ad
| ministrator of veterans' affairs.'
“I have prepared the necessary exec
| utive order in compliance with the au
! thority under the act. It is proposed to
continue the Veterans’ Bureau for the
i present, also the Soldiers’ Home and the
Pension Bureau, as separate divisions
l under The veterans administration, but
j to transfer certain functions from one
to the other so as to bring about econo
mies and avoid overlaps. The transfer
of functions will take place gradually
and without disturbance to the admin
istration.
Gen. Wood to Be Continued.
“Gen. Wood will be continued as
head of the Soldiers’ Home. The board
of managers will probably be constituted
an advisory board. The Pension Bureau
will be administered by an acting com
missioner of pensions for the present:
the Veterans' Bureau, by an acting
directoi.
"I propose to appoint Gen. Hines as
administrator of veterans’ affairs. Gen.
Hines has been offered a very impor
tant commercial position, but has agreed
to remain on temporarily to give me
the advantage of his wide experience in
reorganization of the new set-up.
“As I have said, we will be able to
make Important economies in adminis
tration of hospitalization and domi
ciliary questions and in better handling
of fiscal relations with veterans
throughout the entire organization. The
consolidated budget of these services for
the present fiscal year amounts to ap
proximately #BOO,OOO. so that the new
establishment becomes one of the most
important functions in the Govern
ment.”
William N. Ryerson Dies.
NEW YORK. July 8 (A*).—William
Newtown Ryerson, 56, president of the
Trojan Engineering Corporation, died
yesterday In his hotel apartment. He
had been ill six weeks.
OLD IRONSIDES IS FLOATED AGAIN
FOR FIRST TIME AFTER 33 YEARS
Historic Frigate Constitution Moved to Complete Restora
tion Now Nearly Complete.
«
Sr the Associat'd Press. i
BOBTON, July B.—The historic frig
ate Constitution, conqueror of British
warships and the barbary pirates 125
years ago, today made her first voyage
in 33 years. She was towed from the
navy yard across the narbor to drydock
to further the task of her second
restoration.
The trip took place almost 100 years
to the day after the order to Junk her
which brqfcght forth the memorable i
poem of Oliver Wendell Holmes, sar
castically advising. “Ay, tear her tat
*—* ensign down.” i
“From Preit to Homo
Within the Hour**
The Star's carrier system covers
ever j city block and the regular edi
tion is delivered to Washington homes
as fast as the papers are printed.
Yesterday’s Circulation, 110,178
lA*) Means Associated Press.
Finger Nail Opens
Artery in Leg; Man
Bleeds to Death
MOUNT HOLLY, N. J.. July * j
(/PL —Believed to have opened an I
artery in scratching his leg, Wal- i
ter J. Brown, 31, of Rancocas,
near here, bled to death today
before medical aid could be sum
moned.
Physicians said he apparently -
had scratched too severely and
opened the artery with his finger
nail.
BINGHAM MAY URGE
FISCAL COMMISSION,
Permanent Group May Be
Sought by Him at Next
Session.
Reflecting over the contest w r aged re- J
cently between the Senate and House
regarding the Federal contribution j
toward District expenses, Senator Bing- i
ham. Republican, of Connecticut, is in- |
dined to believe there should be a per- j
manent commission on fiscal relations, j
made up of representatives of all par
ties interested in the question.
Senator Bingham, who headed the j
Senate conferees in their successful fight ;
to obtain some increase in the Federal
contribution this year, said today he is i
considering the advisability of propos-1
I ing such a commission at the next j
session of Congress and suggested that;
j its membership might consist of two
j Senators, two House members, one cabi
net member, a District Commissioner
: and one resident of the District.
Senator Bingham had a resolution
I pending in the Senate District commit- |
I tee when Congress adjourned for a .
; commission somewhat along these lines, '
i but under that resolution it would have !
gone out of existence after making its j
S report In the closing days of the ses- I
| sion it was decided not to press for
1 action.
The Senator said that a permanent
commission would consider changing
conditions and report each year re
! garding the subject.
Any proposal for a joint commission
: would require action by the House as
! well as the Senate, and since the House
will not reconvene until December, it
| is not regarded as likely that such a
! commission could be created in time to
make a report in connection with the
; next District bill, which will be drafted
| early in the December session.
Senator Jones. Republican of Wash-
I ington. chairman of the Appropriation
Committee, also has a resolution pend
! ing in the District Committee for a
commission of three members, to con
| fine itself to preparation for Congress
of an annual statement on the value of
Federal and private property in the
District. Senator Jones did not offer
this as a complete solution of the prob
lem, but thought that it would be help
ful information for Congress to have
to be considered along with the other
factors in the fiscal relations question.
Meanwhile, Washington is awaiting
with interest the forthcoming appoint
ment by Speaker Longworth of the
special House committee of seven
members authorised Just before ad
journment to study fiscal relations and
report to the House.
—~ •
COLORADO WILL ASK
U.S. AID IN DRY WAR
Mitchell to Be Requested to Send
Special Agents as Result
of Slaying.
By the Associated Pres*.
DENVER. Colo., July B—State pro
hibition enforcement officers today said
they would lequest Attorney General
Mitchell to take steps to cope with
what they termed arrogant liquor
gangs operating Nn the State.
The request for special Department ]
of Justice agents which State officials '
announced they would make through
Ralph L. Carr. United States district !
attorney, was provoked bv the slaying
Sunday at Aguilar of Dale F. Kearney,
prohibition agent.
Investigators today expressed a belief
Kearney was lured into ambush by one
of his own undercover men.
CROPS IN MANITOBA
SUFFER FROM STORM
Winnipeg- Isolated From West
When Wind and Lightning
Destroy Communications.
i By the Associated Press.
WINNIPEG, July B.—An electrical
i storm accompanied by hail and high
winds swept a wide stretch of territory i
in Manitoba and Alberta last night and ,
early today.
Heavy damage to crops, farm build- !
; lugs and communication service was re
ported and for a time Winnipeg was
! isolated from the West,
j From Arnlski. Alberta, to Brandon.
Manitoba, the storm caused heavy loss |
in the grain fields, thousands of acres - t
of standing grain being cut down by'
hall.
TEN REPORTED KILLED
MEXICO CITY. July 8 </P>—The
I correspondent of Universal at Autlav
guanajuato today reported that 10
agrarians had been killed and numer
ous others wounded In a battle between
farmers of Huicachi and Zoyatlan over i
disposal of communal grants of land.
A mainmast, a mtssen and a foremast
were to be ceremoniously Installed be
fore the day was done. Before the (treat
crane lifted the 104-foot main ma „ into
her, Gov. Allen was scheduled to de
posit a silver dollar under its heel. A
penny, of 1814 vintage, was to be laid
under the mlzzen and a gold piece
under the foremast.
Tomorrow, with her masts in place,
“Old Ironsides'* will again lc like her
old self. Three years have been spent
already in restoring her. The Work,
now 85 per cent accomplished, is under
the direction of Lieut. J. A Lord, son of
old Maine shipyards. -
TWO CENTS.
CIVIL SERVICE BODY
GIVEN BLAME FOR
POLICE VACANCIES
D. C. Candidates Not Cer
tified Since Examination,
Pratt Charges.
62 UNIFORM PERSONNEL
APPOINTMENTS HELD UP
Earnest Efforts of Department to
Give Promised Service Declared
Balked by Commission.
Delay of the Civil Service Commission
in certifying candidates who took the
j last examination for appointment to
i the police force Is "embarrassing" to the
| department and preventing it from
i functioning at maximum effectiveness,
Maj. Henry G. Pratt, superintendent,
j announced today as the Commissioners
took under consideration his compre
| hensive plan for reorganization of the
force.
i With 62 vacancies in the uniform per
sonnel and funds available to fill them,
! Maj. Pratt said he has been unable to
get any definite information from the
commission as to when the men w'ho
took the last police examination will be
certified for appointment. The exami
j nation was held April 21.
“This condition is embarrassing to
: the department,” Maj. Pratt declared,
"because it cannot keep the comple
ments at the various stations filled, de
spite the plea made to Congress that ad
ditional men are needed to police the
District and give to the citizens that
character of service to which we be
lieve they are entitled.”
Vacancies Exist Since March 18.
Maj. Pratt pointed out that some of
the vacancies have existed since March
16, more than a month prior to the
examination, and that the department
made strenuous efforts at that time to
keep the personnel up to its full strength
by appointing men from the eligible
list of the Fire Department.
Twenty-nine of the 62 vacancies, Maj.
Pratt declared, existed before the be
ginning of the current fiscal year July 1
and the others have been created by the
1931 appropriation act, which gives the
department II additional privates and
provides for the promotion of a number
of men because of an item creating 16
new lieutenancies.
Five hundred and thirty-five candi
dates took the last examination, and
about 70 of them succeeded in passing
the prescribed mental and physical
tests Some of these, it was said, likely
will be eliminated by the character in
vestigation. the third and final step in
qualifying men for appointment to the
force. Thus, Maj. Pratt explained, the
, existing vacancies most likely will com
pletely exhaust the new eligible list
created as a result of the April 21 ex
amination, making it impossible for the
department to fill any vacancies which
may occur before another examination
can be held and the candidates quali
fied.
Believes New System Needed.
The situation. Maj. Pratt believes,
calls for the adoption of a new method
of creating police eligible lists, so that
the names of qualified candidates can
be held'in reserve, enabling the depart
ment to fill vacancies as soon as they
occur/ Such a system was in operation
several years ago, he said, but was
jabandoned.
MOUNT VESUVIUS
IN VIOLENT ERUPTION
Three Fountains of Burning Lava
Ejected—Adjoining Fertile Slopes
Believed Free From Overflow.
By the A»,«>cii»t*rt Pres*.
NAPLES. Italy. July B.—Mount Ve
suvius, perennial scourge of the Nea
politan countryside, was m active and
violent eruption today, but observatory
| officials did not believe neighboring fer
tile slopes were endangered.
Three fountains of burning lava yes
, t'rday invaded the entire northwest sec
j tlon of the vast platform of the crater,
1 falling down 95 feet into the opening.
The flames could be seen for many
miles.
BANK CASHIER ROUTS
FOUR BANDITS; ONE SHOT
! Wounded Man Believed Fatally In
jured as Attempted Rob
bery Is Frustrated.
By the Associated Pres*.
J CAMPTON. Ky . July B.—Rush Evans,
assistant cashier of the Farmers St
Traders’ Bank here, routed four rob
bers today by opening fire as they at
tempted to force him into the vault.
1 The men fled, carrying one wounded
man with them and without having ob
tained any money.
The robbers fired one shot as they
fled, but it weht wild. Evans expressed
the opinion that the man he hit was
i fatally wounded, as a large pool of
! blood was left on the floor. The at
] tempted robbery took place Just as the
bank opened. The men fled In a small
i automobile and Sheriff Joe Ingram,
: with a posse, soon left in pursuit of
! them.
CROWD THREATENS MAN
AFTER BOY IS KILLED
! By tae associated Pres*
SAN JOSE. Calif., July B—Rescued
! from a threatening crowd after he had
i shot and fatally wounded Joseph Pag
liaro, 8, Antonio Colosimo, 33. was
being lifld today on a murder charge.
Police said Colosimo fired because
Joseph and two other boys were dis
turbing his slumber.
The boys climbed on the roof of
Colosimo’s cabin yesterday. Angered at
being awaken'd. Colosimo shouted t
warning and then fired through a hole
in the wall with a shotgun. Joseph,
sitting on a fence beside the cabin
received the charge in his back.
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