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DEMOCRATS WIN MAINE;
RESULT SEEN AS MAKING
G. O. P. STATES DOUBTFUL
Total Vote Is
20,000 More
Than in '28.
FIRST REVERSAL
SINCE 1914 LOSS
Wets Share Victory
J
as Republicans
Run as Drys.
BY G. GOl'LD LINCOLN.
The Democratic victory in Maine
yesterday makes every Republican
State in the country today a
"doubtful" State.
This situation in the next few
weeks may materially improve for
the G. O. P. and its national ticket.
It is inconceivable, indeed, that
States like Pennsylvania, Vermont,
California and Maine should not
go Republican in a presidential
election.
But It was well nigh inconceivable
that Maine should elect a Democratic
Governor and two Democrats out of
three members of the State's delega
tion in the National House of Repre
sentatives. Yet that is what has hap
pened.
Total Vote Larger.
The margin by which these Demo
cratic victories were accomplished was
r,arrow. But that is not the point. The
total vote cast in the Maine election
yesterday was 20,000 greater than the
total vote cast in the 1928 Maine elec
tion, when there was wide interest in
the campaign. The Democratic swing
was impressive.
Discontent with existing conditions
end prohibition are the two issues
which made the Democratic victory in
Maine possible. Maine has not elected
a Democratic Governor since 1914, or
for 18 years. Milne has not gone
Democratic in the presidential race
since the Civil War except in 1912,
when Woodrow Wilson carried the
State because of the split in the Re
publican ranks over Taft and Roose
velt.
The State of Maine may yet be
counted in the Republican column for
the presidential ticket. Yesterday's elec
tion was lor the Governor and mem
bers of Congress. On November 8 the
voters of Maine must go to the polls
and ballot for presidential electors.
Wets Shared Victory.
Undoubtedly the jolt of the Demo
cratic victory yesterday In Maine will
cause the Republican^ t<j stiffen their
cam· a gn.
The wets scored in Maine, as well as
the Democrats in the elections, inci
dentally picking up two seats in the
House, for the Democrats came out flat
for repeal, while the Republicans up
held the cause oi prohibition. Karly
in the year the Maine Republicans
adopted a bone dry platform. This was
before the Republican national plat
form was written and President Hoover
declared himself for revision of the
eighteenth amendment in his accept
ance speech.
It is true that there was discontent
with the Republican administration in
Maine, which probably helped the
Democratic candidate for Governor. It
is true, too, that in the second con
gressional district Representative Nel
son, Republican candidate for re-elec
tion had opposing him an indepepdent
Republican as well as Moran. the
Democratic candidate. But the Demo
crat. Moran, who had twice been a
candidate for Governor, won o\er the
combined vote of Nelson and the in
(Continued on Page 5. Column 1.)
NAVY IS PUZZLED
BY SUNKEN PLANE
Skeleton of Pursuit Craft Discov
ered in Pacific, but Records Fail
to Enclose Identity.
By the Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO, September 13.—
Raised from the Pacific Ocean by a
fishing boat's trawler net, the skeleton
of a Navy pursuit monoplane presented
a problem for naval authorities here
today.
Its wings gone, its propeller and nose
snr.pprd off and its fuselage ripped to
shrcdr, the wreck was towed into San
Francirco Bay last night. Navy head
quarters here had no record of a miss
ing plane. It was thought the era it
may have been an experimental Diane
from one of the Navy's aircraft c:ir
riers.
Fishermen estimated it had been in
the water about a year. When recov
ered in 50 fathoms nrar San Fran
cisco. one bomb was still fastened in
place under the fuselage. In the
cockpit was a rusted flare gun with
one cartridge discharged. Flotation
bags were torn to ribbons.
New Governor
LOl'IS J. BRANN.
FARLEY IS ELATED
BY MAINE RETURNS
Reiterates Statement That
He Concedes No States
in November.
By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. September 13.—Demo
cratic National Chairman James A.
Farley met the late returns from the
Maine election today with a statement
in which he predicted "as Maine goes
so goes the ball game."
"It really seems to me," he said In
the statement issued at Democratic na
tional headquarters, "that our Repub
lican friends ought to make the state
ment in regard to the result of the
Maine election. I certainly am most
snxious to hear their explanation for
the election of a Democratic Governor
and two Democratic Congressmen in
rock-ribbed Republican Maine.'
"I repeat what I have said before.
The Democrat» do not concede a sing'e
State. I think *t must be admitted by
Mr. Hoovers supporters that In this
particular commonwealth the Demo
cratic prospects were no better, to put
it mildly, than in the least promising
<from the point of view) of the so
called doubtful States.
Vote 55 Per Cent Up.
"According to the latest figures I have
seen our Maine vote Ins increased 55
per cent In the State at large over the
1928 figures. In the second congres
sional district our improvement has
been 44 per cent. And in the third
district 87 per cent.
"I know of no reason why these per
centages should not obtain throughout
the United States. In many sections
we know from the registration figures
that these percentages will probably be
exceeded.
"Assuming that the total vote will
approximate that of four years ago.
about 35.000.000. these percentages
would indicate Gov. Roosevelt's election
by nearly 10,000.000 majority.
"Maine was no worse hit by the de
pression than the rest of the country.
There is no reason Maine should be
more resentful of the evasive, vacillat
ing and dilatory policies of the admin
istration than are the rest of the States.
The result of yesterday's election is
the natural consequence of the citi
zen's belief that under Gov. Roosevelt
ve wl!l have a more competent direc
tion of national affairs than we could
posr.ihly have under Mr. Hoover.
"The Democratic campaign was no
more intensive In Maine than it will
b? in the other State. I think we are
safe in saying that Gov. Ro:seve!t will
run even stronger in Maine than the
local and congre: sional tickets have
done.
Believes Maine Valid.
"It has long been a political maxim
invoked by the Republicans every time
they have carried the Pine Tree State
that as Mair.e goes so goes the ball
(Continued on Page 5, Column 2.)
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10 BLAST VICTIMS FOUND
NEW YORK, September 13 (JP).—'Ten
bodies came to the surface of the East
River today in the vliinity where the
labor terry Observation sank last Fri
day morning after her boiler exploded.
These brought the total of known
dead in the disaster to 56.
Of the crlginal list cf those believed
to have been on the boat and re
ported missing nine remained unac
counted for today. Twenty-eight in
jured were still in hospitals.
Two Dead in Tenement Fire.
NEW YORK, September 13 (/P).—Po
lice suspect a firebug started a tene
ment house blaze which killed Mrs Rose
La Baraba, 43. and Charles Da Gavoni,
5. early this morning. Five other» were
Injured. Λ half-filled gasoline can was
found In a hallway of the house.
HOOVER MAY TAKE MORE ACTIVE
ROLE TO OFFSET MAINE DEFEAT
Mills and Brown Hurry to White House to Urge
Aggressive Campaign Tactics.
News of the Democratic victory In
th? Maine elections had a stunning
effect today at the White House and
it may change President Hoover's pifni
for only a limited participation in the
pre iden.Wl campaign
Til? first effect of ih? Maine elections
was a hurried conference b?tween th?
President end two of the admlni tra
tion's chief campaign adviterr, Secre
tary of the Treasury Mills rind Pop -
master General Brown. They came to
the White House 25 minutes before the
Cabinet meeting this morning.
While White House offlciaia early
tcday had nothing to say about the
results of the Maine pol!«. it was Indi
cated that Mills and Brown lmpreaaed
upon the President the necessity of tak
ing a more active and aggressive part
In hi* campaign for re-election.
President Hoover took a strong inter
est In the Maine elections and last
nicht directed that early returns be
rent to him personally at the White
Hoire. Although he did hot sit up be
yond his usual bedtime because of the
br.HoJng, he was fb'e to Judge the
trend of the vot'ng before retiring.
The President awoke this morning
to find that the Democrats had cap
tured the governorship and two of the
three congressional seats.
Mrs. Hoover was present when the
first returns were brought to the Presi
dent last night. The Hkovera had no
callers during the evening·
Brann Is Elected
Governor by
1,300 Votes.
BEEDY RETAINS
CONGRESS SEAT
Nelson and Brewster
Lose by Small
Margins.
Br (he Auoctated Press.
PORTLAND, Me., September 13.
—Sweeping slowly, but steadily
forward as the last few scattered
precincts reported, Maine Demo
crats increased their slight leads
over the Republicans—dominant
without a break for 18 years—and
elected the new Governor and
Representatives in the second and
. third districts.
Tabulation of Vote.
The vote at 12:30 o'clock ι Eastern
daylight timei tcday was:
For GoTernor. 611 out <J 632 pre
cincts—Martin (Republican!, 117,402;
Brann (Democrat), 118,789.
For Congress:
First district, 145 precincts, com
plete— Beedy (Republican), 40,997;
C&nnolly (Democrat), 38,916.
Second district. 209 out of 213 pre
cincts—Nelson ι Republican ). 39.374;
Moran (Democrat). 41.795: Bonney (In
dependent Republican ι, 1.649.
Third district, 255 out of 274 pre
cincts—Brewster ι Republican), 33,238;
Utterback (Democrat), 34.386.
OOMII I ICVUIVM VU»·
Only 18 precincts were unreported,
and they were amost entirely among
I the smaller villages and plantations—
some of them not casting more than a
total of 10 votes in previous elections.
Even if the entire voting list in these
precincts turned out and gave the Re
publicans an overwhelming majority. It
was not believed they could overhaul
the Democrats.
Louis J. Brann, law partner of Daniel
J. McGillicuddy—the last Democrat to
go to Congress from this State—held a
lead of 1.160 over State Senate Presi
dent Burleigh Martin for the governor
ship. 1
Republican Representative Carroll L.
Beedy won by a majority of 2.081
votes—the greatest majority of any of
the four contests—over Joseph E. F.
Connolly.
The second and third district contests
saw two men, long leaders In Republican
politics and office holders for many
years, going down to defeat.
Nelson and Brewster Lose.
Representative John E. Nelson, for 10
years In the House of Representatives, j
was trailing far behind E. Carl Moran, j
jr., twice turned down by the voters I
of the State while he was the Demo- I
cratic candidate for Governor. There !
were four precincts yet to be heard
from.
In the third district former Gov.
Ralph O. Brewster was receiving the
third major setback in his political
career. After two terms as Governor i
he aspired to the United States Senate, I
but was unable to win the primary !
nomination In two attempts.
John G. Utterbark, Democrat, former i
mayor of Bangor, drove ahead and had 1
a majority of 1,148, with 19 precincts
missing.
The Democrats turned out the largest j
vote they had ever recorded, while the
number of Republican ballots fell far
below the number cast in 1920. 1924
and 1928—the last three presidential
years.
The vote for Governor as compared
with the last two elections was:
1Q32 1930 1Q2A
Republican ....117.402 82,310 143.058
Democratic ...118.789 67,172 6:.,572
Take State Offices. Too.
The Democrats made severe inroads
on the Republicans in State and county
offices also. Twe Democrats were
named to the State Senate, defeating
strong Republican wheel horses.
Several men prominent in Republican
councils who were members of the
House went down to defeat.
A proposal to increase the tax on
gasoline by 1 cent was overwhelm
ingly defeated. A similar proposal lost
80.000 to 35.000 two years ago.
Brann broke through Martin's home |
city—Augusta—by a narrow margin
and carried the county of Kenebec by
more than 1.000.
He won in 14 of the 20 cities, losing
only In Calais, Eastport, Kllsworth,
Ponland, Rockland and South Port
land.
Auburn, Just across the river from
Lewiston and usually Republican, went
for him. while Biddeford gave him a ;
majority of 2,600.
Martin Remains Silent.
Martin declined to comment "until
complete returns were tabulated." while
Republican State Chairman Daniel F.
Field, said the vote "in no way Indicates
the national sentiment of this State. It
does Indicate the result of local con
flicts and local rivalries, a careful
analysis of which warrants the conclu
sion that the State would have gone for
Hoover at this time."
Democratic State Chairman John H.
Dooley said the vote would insure "be
ter government." Brann. in a brief
statement, saw In the large vote—it
was the greatest in the history of his
party—"a renewed interest in govern
ment and public affairs."
THREE DIE WHEN AUTO
STRIKES LOCOMOTIVE
By the Associated Press.
! FAYETTESVILLE, N. C.. September
! 13.—An early-morning grade-crossing
] crash here taaay resulted in death for
I three young people, and â fourth was
; not expecte.d to live.
! Euland Canady, 22, and Miss Mar
! garet Poteat, 21, were killed instantly
wh;n the car In which they were re
turning from a dance struck an At
lantic Coast Line shifting engine.
Parker Armstrong. 24, died a few hours
later in a hospital where physicians said
Miss Orln Olive, 21, had lltt.'e chance
to live. All were from Fayettesville.
Witness said a crossing watchman
waved his light In an effort to stop
the ear, but it swerved around him
and ran into Um locomotive.
HUTCH* SAFE
ON TRAWLER AFTER
BEING LOS! AI SEA
Plane Wrecked, but Flying
Family Found in Eskimo
Village in Greenland.
RESCUE SHIP AWAITING
ORDERS TO LAND GROUP
Eight on City of Bichmond Prob
ably Will Be Taken to Some
European Port.
ABERDEEN, Scotland. September
13 (Λ»>.—The British trawler, Lord
Talbot, which rescued the "flying
Hutchlnsons" in Greenland, reported
by wireless to the owners here today
that the eight castaways had been
landed salely and that the trawler
was proceeding back to the Ashing
grounds. The message did not say
where the Hutchlnsons had been
landed.
By the Associated Press.
ANOMAOSALIK, Greenland. Septem
ber 13—Wrecked on the beach les«
than 40 miles from here, George Hutch
inson and the seven who were flying
with him from New York to London
were rescued today by the British traw
ler Lord Talbot.
Λ leaking gasoline tank forced them
down in the water of Itersak Fiord. But
the plane was ν recked on one of the
reefs which make navigation of the
little bay perilous.
Hutchinson, his wife, their two chil
dren and the crew of four men waded
ashore and reached the tiny Eskimo
settlement of Eker. whose few Inhabi
tants would have abandoned the place
and returned to Angmagsalik for the
Winter in a few more weeks.
Eskimo sealers assisted them in sav
ing their instruments and moet of theii
supDlies.
The castaways were taken abcard the
Lord Talbot, and Capt. Watson, master
of the trawler, awaited orders from his
owners in Aberdeen whether to bring
them here, drop them at Iceland oi
carry them on to Scotland.
Etgnt l'ers ο η» on nwra.
The Hutchinson party was one ol
the largest ever to attempt an ocean
crossing by air route.
It Included George R. Hutchinson,
who learned to fly seven year» ago In
Philadelphia: his wife and two little
daughters. Catherine. 8. and Janet Lee,
6; Peter Redpath, navigator; Gerald
Altfiliech. radio operator: Joaaph Ruff,
mechanic, aad Norma Alley, newsreel
cameraman.
They hoped to be the flr: ' amlly"
to fly across the Atlantic C ' .n. The
landing gear of their amphibian plane
was discarded at St. John, Ne* Bruns
wick, and sent ahead to Europe, to be
used in flying over land again. The
party left New York August 23. flying
to St. John. The next day they flew
330 miles to Fort Mentor, on Antlcoctl
Island. In the Gulf of St. Lawrence.
On August 30 they flew 470 miles to
Hopedale. Labrador, and on September
2. 626 miles to Godthaab. Greenland.
Last week they flew from Godthaab to
Jullanehabb. on the aouthern tip of
Greenland, and were en route to
Angir.agsalik. up the eastern coast,
when they encountered trouble.
Warned by Greenland.
They were fined for landing in Green
ly nd without permission of the Danish
government. The goverrment warned
them not to attempt a flight o\ er the
Greenland Ice cap frcm Oodthaab to
Anjmagsalik. as Hutchlmon proposed.
They followed this advice In taking a
coast route
The party hoped to reach London,
with stops en route at Reykjavik. Ice
land; the Faroe Islands, and Edin
burgh. Scotland. Then they intended
to tour Europe.
The flying family" had covered more
then 100.000 miles by plane In the last
six years, visiting every State in the
United States. Hutchinson worked as
a raddj· when a bay In Richmond. Va„
r.nd took up flvlng while engaged as a
bookkeeper in Philadelphia.
MAY BE TAKEN TO EUROPE.
Accommoda lions on ηιιηπ ιπ*ιπ
Carrying Family Are Restricted.
COPENHAGEN. September 13 (A*).—
All eight members cf the party of the
flying family of Hutchlnsons were safe
and veil when they were fcund today
by the trawler Lord Talbot, it was re
ported here, but the airpUne City of
Richmond, in which they set out from
the United States for Europe, was
wrecked. The party and the machine
were found on land near Itersak, Green
land.
The broken ship lay at the bottom
of Itersak Va Key and the travelers were
found at Eker. tr Ekersuak. a tiny
Ε kimo settlement nearby, 37 miles
southwest of Angmag.allk.
Fortunately for them, some of the
inhabitants were still thire. Eker is
populated during the Summer and
Autumn, but seldom during the Winter.
The Lord Talbot is one of the biggest
and best equipped of the Aberdeen
Trawler fleet, but accommodations
aboard the vessel are restricted and it
seemed likely that it would be difficult
to find room aboard her for the eight
castaways.
The last boat of the season Already
has left Anprragsaltk, and if the Lord
Talbot could not carry them to Ice
land or some European point it would
be necessary for them to spend the
Winter at Angmagsalik.
That would not only be trying for
the Americans, particularly for the two
children, but actually might involve
hardship for the Inhabitants of Ang
magsalik. who never· have much more
than enough food for their own needs
during the long Winter.
Before word of their rescue reached
here the newspaper Polltken, comment
ing on the flight, asserted that even if
the Hutchinsons were found the Dan
ish government already had been fully
justified in refusing permission for their
landing in Greenland. The flight
served no useful purpose, either scien
tific or practical, but was merely a sen
sational Hunt, the editorial said.
It added that the government knei
frcm previous experience that elaborate
precautions are required for a flight
over Greenland end also what it ccst!
to .wnd rescue expeditions when sucli
flights fail.
"Flights across Greenland are work
for men," scid the newspaper, "not foi
women, and especially not for little
girls."
'That's a-great load off my mind,'
said Premier Staunlng when he was
I Informed of the rescue. "Neverthelesi
meet Danes cannot help liking and ad
miring Mr. H
pluck."
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I IT MAY COM Κ TO THIS!
HOOVER PLANNING
SWEEPING FEDERAL
STRUCTURE CHANGE
Proposal to Be Laid Before
Congress at Opening of
December Session.
I Executive orders for reorganization of !
. the whole structure of the Federal Gov
ernment will be presented to Congress ,
by President Hoover Immediately on its
convening in December.
The President, in making known his
reorganize* ion program today, stressed
: that the plans for regrouping, consoli
I dating and reducing the numbsr of bu
! reaus and commissions was to bring
ι about further economies in the acmtn
1 titration of the Government.
Sunt; Is Ordered.
It will b· the first such step for re
organization of the Government to be
ι put forward by the administration.
Mr. Hoover's announcement said he
had ordered the director of the budget
to initiate investigations looking toward
I the reorganization.
I The President was acting under the
] authority granted him by the national
economy act. Under this act executive
orders recommending such ahanges in
the structure of the Government must
lie before Congress for 90 days. If not
disapproved within that time they be
come eftjftive.
The statement, given at the Presi
dent's press conference, was as follows:
"Upon my recommendation, the Con
gress at its last session gave to the
President authority to reorganize the
executive branches of the Government
by regrouping, consolidating and reduc
ing the number of bureaus and com
missions, eliminating overlaps and du
plication of effort in order to bring
about large economies.
Provision» of Law.
"Under the provisions of the law, the
President is to issue executive orders
covering such changes and these orders
are to be transmitted to Congress, to ,
become effective after 60 calendar days
should Congress riot disapprove of them.
•'The law creating the Bureau of the j
Budget provides that that bureau, un
der action of the President, shall make j
detailed studies for purposes of determ
ining changes in the executive organi
zation.
"I have today directed that the
Director of the Budget shall set up the
staff to make the necessary detailed in
vestigations and prepare executive ord
ers for reorganization of the whole
structure of the Federal Government.
These orders covering the entire execu
tive establishments will be completed
and presented to the Congress Im
mediately on its convening In De
cember."
HILLY WILL OPPOSE
I MAYOR M'KEE'S SUIT
Corporation Counsel Will Repre
sent Board in Action Against
Election.
By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, September 13.—The
Board of Elections today decided to re
fer to Corporation Counsel Arthur J.
Hilly papers served on the board In the
taxpayers' action brought yesterday at
the Instance of Mayor Joseph V. Mc- |
Kee, to prevent a special election for
mayor this year.
The board's vote means that Hilly,
whose services In the matter were
waived by the mayor, will represent the
board In the court action.
The order to show cause why the
Board of Elections should not be re
strained from preparing for a mayoralty
election this Fall Is returnable to
morrow. The suit was brought by David
MeAdams. a friend of Mayor McKee.
through Harold Medina, a former law
partner of the mayor.
The election suit came in the midst
of a busy day for the mayor during
which he announced that he would
! make every effort to maintain the 5
' cent transit fare.
I 24 DROWNED IN JAPAN
KURE, Japan, September 13 (#).—
Twenty-four workers at the Kure Naval
Arsenal, including several women, were
drowned today when a ferry boat carry·
ing 100 passengers capsised In the back
wash of λ passing steamer.
Rid» Programs on Pag· B-4
Support in Stock
Market Cuts Down
Sharp Opening Loss
Early Declines of $2 to
$10 Reduced; Trad
ing Volume Heavy.
By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. September 13 — A deep
washout in the stock market was quick
ly repaired by a heavy volume of buy
ing and short cowing in the late trad
ing today.
Early losses of <2 to more than $10 a
share, representing the severest break
of the year, were reduced or eliminated
during the af.ernoon, κ the market
swung upward almost as swiftly as it
had descended in th? morning. Trad
ing was In huge volume all day and
turnover exceeded 5,000.000 shares.
The market broke wide open tn the
t Continued on Page 2, Column 4.)
Gigantic Investment Trust
Shows Only $27,473,364
in Assets.
By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, September 13.—A deficit
of $226.510,978 in the accounts of Insull
Utility Investments. Inc.. was reported
to the Federal District Court today by
auditors for the receivers.
The auditors said they found "incon
sistency in the accounting records of
the company" and suggested that con
sistent records through the years of the
investment company's operations in In
sull utility securities would have shown
losses throughout the period.
The report listed assets at only
♦27,473.364.
George A. Cooke and Calvin Fentress
are the receivers of the once gigantic
investment trust, first of the Insull
houses to make its financial report to
the United States District Court since
the Insull structure collapsed last June.
The auditors asserted that "income
from cash dividends and interest has
been insufficient to meet operating ex
penses and interest charges."
These operations at a loss covered
the entire period of the company's or
ganization. the audit indicated. The
Investment company wai formed Jan
uary 1. 1929, and Federal Judge Walter
C. Lindley appointed the receivers
April IS of this year.
Had the company's accountants fol
lowed a consistent method of showing
stock dividends and other profit and
loss items involving dividends, sales of
stock rights and other payments, the
auditors said, the balance sheet would
have fhown losses instead of profits
from the beginning.
THREE MEN ARE SOUGHT
IN SWINDLE OF $12,000
Cleveland Mail Victimized in
Scheme to Make Fortune on
Fixed Horse Races.
Br the Associated Press.
DETROIT, September 13.—Three men
were named in warrants issued today
charging them with defrauding a Cleve
land man of $12,000 in a race track
swindle.
The complainant is Wilbert Rowe. a
marine engineer, of Cleveland. Those
named in the warrants are Charles
Hammond, alias Hoiioway: Charles Lee,
alia; Straus, and "John Doe."
Rowe aaid he first met the men while
at Mount Clemens. Mich., early this
Summer. He said they offered to "make
hia fortune" by betting on fixed races
and to prove their claim allowed him to
win one bet of $600. He said the men
then followed him to Cleveland where
he drew $12,000 from his bank. They
then returned to Detroit where Rowe
said he turned over his money. Rowe
told the police the men then disap
peared.
Police said they believed the men
were members of an eastern fang
Fire Destroy· Alps Town.
BERNE, Switzerland. September 13
Of).—Eighty persona were homeless to
day after flee destroyed the greater part
of the tinyfviUage of Blitdngen. at an
altitude ctfloeo feet a tbrZlpa.
LEGION COMMIÏÏEE
10 OPPOSE REPORT
CENSORING HOOVER
Adverse Action Will Be Taken
on Move Criticizing
Bonus Eviction.
By the Associated Press.
PORTLAND. Oreg.. September 13.—
J. J. Deighan. Pennsylvania member
of the Resolutions Subcommittee, said
today a résolution condemning Presi
dent Hoover fcr his use oi troops in
evicting the bonus army from Wash
ington will be unfavorably reported to
the American Legion National Conven
tion tomorrow or Thursday.
The resolution Is one of several pre
sented by the Pennsylvania delegation.
Delghan indicated there would be a
minority report filed and George Brown,
member of the Pennsylvania delegation,
said a roll call wculd be demanded
when th° resolution reaches the floor
Delghan declined to say how the
subcommittee had split on the question.
Text of Resolution.
The resolution which was adopted by
the Pennsylvania Department of the
Legion at its convention in Pittsburgh
in August would place the American
Legion on record as follows:
"It is the opinion of the American
Legion that the President of the United
States, being charged with high duties,
over and beyond the execution of the
law, handled the whole situation in a
regrettable manner, which contributed
to this said incident."
The resolution commends Gen Pelham
D Glassford. head of the Washington
Police Department, but condemns the
use of troops ordered by the President.
"We are not stopping here," Delghan
declared. ' We are going to insist on
a roll call of States to place the dele- i
gates on record. We don't expect to
convince the convention the resolution
of censure should be adopted, but we
will air it on the floor."
Committee recomendation on the cash
bonus question will not be definitely
known until the committee report is
read on the convention floor, Fred O.
Condiçt. national publicity director for
the Legion, said today.
Hurley Defends Eviction.
The presence of Secretary of War
Patrick J. Hurley, who was cheered
and booed in an appearance the open
ing day of the national convention and
v. ho took exception to remarks of Floyd
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5,000 WORKERS STRIKE !
BALTIMORE, Md.. September 13 UP).
—Acting on a vote taken yesterday,
workers in the clothing factories and
contracting shops in Baltimore today
walked out in a general strike.
Half an hour after the walkout order
became effective, officials of the Amal- ;
gamated Clothing Workers of America,
sponsors of the strike, said more than
5.000 workers had joined the strike for
higher wages. Picketing will begin to
morrow, it was announced.
GLASSFORD DENIES
U. S. TROOPS WERE
NEEDED TO EVICT
BONUS US
Situation on July 28 Was at
No Time Out of Control of
Police,Superintendent Says
in Statement.
ORDERS 3 INSPECTORS
TO SUBMIT REPORTS
Clashes With D. C. Heads—De
clares He Was Hot Officially Ad
vised Troops Had Been Called.
Challenge! Assertion Made in
Mitchell's Findings.
The necessity for calling out
Federal troops to evict the bonus
army July 28 was questioned to
day by Brig. Gen. Pelham D.
Glassford, superintendent of po
lice, who declared he "firmly be
lieved" no situation would have
arisen beyond the control of the
police.
At the same time Gen. Glass
ford demanded of three of his as
sistants—Inspectors E. W. Brown,
L. î. H. Edwards and T. R. Bean—
written reports as to any state
ments they may have made to
the District Commissioners con
cerning the necessity for calling
out troops.
Glassford's reiteration that he
did not ask for the aid of soldiers
came shortly after a bitter con
troversy between the District
Commissioners and the police
chief had been precipitated by At
torney General Mitchell's arraign
ment of the bonus army.
In an earlier statement Glass
ford had vigorously denied the
Justice Department's assertion
that he had made the initial ap
peal for military aid. Following
this, Acting Attorney General
Thacher made public a letter
from the Commissioners putting
full responsibility on the police
chief. Simultaneously the Com
missioners also stated "positively"
that Glassford called for the
snlrtiprs
"Nerer Out of Control."
The two outbreaks at the bonus camp
on lower Pennsylvania avenue. Gen.
Olasaford declared, in his second state
ment this morning, were never out of
the control of the police. A great ma
jority of the veterans, he said, were
willing to co-operate with the law en
forcement officers.
Gen. Glassford also pointed out that
he was able to stop the brick batt>.
which constituted the first attack, in
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FLYERS POSTPONE HOP
ABROAD UNTIL MONDAY
Williams and Hillig Coming to
Capital to Get Passports for
European Countries.
By the Associated Press.
LIBERTY, Ν. Y.. September 13 —
Roger Q. Williams and Otto Hillig. who
had planned tentatively to hop off on
a transatlantic flight today, will not
start until Monday, September 19.
In the meantime they will go to
Washington to obtain passports for the
European countries they expect to visit.
ANOTHER TRAIN LOOTED
Chinese Bandits Kidnap Pas
sengers—9 Dead, 12 Injured.
HARBIN, Manchuria. September 13
(Λ*).—Another outrage by bandits op
erating along the Chinese Eastern
Railway occurred last night at almost
the same spot where the Harbin
Changchun was wrecked and plun
dered. Nine Japanese soldiers were
killed. 12 were seriously injured, a
number oT passer.gers were kidnaped
and the countryside reduced to a state
of panic.
The fate of a number of Europeans
on this train could not be determined
immediately.
DOCTOR, NURSE, PILOT TAKE OFF
ON NON.STOP FLIGHT TO ROME
Plane to Follow Southern Route in Hop Over Atlantic
From New York.
PROVINCETOWN. Mass., Septem
ber 13 UP).—An airplane believed to
be «the American Nurse, which left
New York early today on a planned
non-stop flight to Rome, passed out
to sea near the Wood End Coast
Guard Station at 8:55 o'clock (East
ern standard time) today. The
plane was seen by Surfman Daniels
Just as It was disappearing into the
hase. It was flying fast about 800
feet above the water, Daniels said.
By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, September 13 —A doc-,
tor, a veteran pilot, a girl parachute
jumper and a woodchuck called "Tail
Wind'' hopped off at 6:16 a.m. (Eastern
standard time) today on an announced
attempt to fly non-stop to Rome.
Before taking off from Floyd Bennett
Field on the 4,200-mile jaunt, Dr. Leon
M. Plsculli of Yonker^ Ν. Y, com
mander of the expedition, said the plane
would head out over the Atlantic at
Cape Cod and fly the Southern route.
He nU Mia· Mo* Newcomer, 3ft
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year-old brunette from Wllliamsport,
Pa., would step out οf the plane with
a parachute over Florence, Italy, as a
tribute to Florence Nightingale, the Joan
of Arc of the nursing profession. Miss
Newcomer studied nursing before she
turned to parachute Jumping.
William Ulbrich of Mlneola, Ν. Y..
piloted the plane, named "The Ameri
can Nurse," but Miss Newcomer expect
ed to relieve him occasionally. Dr. Pls
culli said he would make medical ob
servations of the effect of a transatlan
tic flight on the plane's occupante, In
cluding Tall Wind, the doctor's pet.
Weather for the flight was pro
nounced ideal. The two men wore
khaki uniforms, while Miss Newcomer
was all in white, except for a spark
ling blue Jacket.
Tail Wind, found by Dr. Plsculli on a
Westchester roadway suffering from a
broken leg and nursed back to health,
is not going Just for the ride. He is a
carbon monoxide detector. Dr. Plsculli
said he has a theory that some of the r
planes lost on transatlantic flights fell j
because the cabins filled with deadly '
gas. If Tail Wind shows signs of un
natural sleepiness the doctor will figure
danger la near.
Β>50 gallons of gasoline the
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