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TWO CENTS.
Α. & P. AND UNIONS
ADOPT PEACE PLAN
OFFERED BY BOABD
Settlement Urged by Labor
Relations Unit Wins
Acceptance.
ARBITRATION PROVIDED
FOR ARRANGING DISPUTE
Keopening Cleveland Stores Faces
Delay in Return of Stock
Removed.
Bt thf Assorutid Prpsi.
The Labor Relations Board an
nounced today that the Atlantic and
Pacific Tea Co. and the unions con
cerned in the labor dispute at its
Cleveland stores had agred to the set
tlement proposed by a board.
The unions' acceptance was an
nounced in the following telegram to
the board from Thomas S. Fanell,
secretary of the Cleveland Federation
ef Labor:
"Please be advised that unions in
volved in Α. Λ P. controversy in Cleve
land have agreed to your proposal as a
settlement of that dispute."
The board did not make public the
company's acceptance, received by
telephone shortly after noon from
John A. Hartford, president of the
company.
The settlement called for reopening
the Cleveland stores, closed a week ago
today In protest against picketing and
the refusal of union truckmen to haul
aupplies.
The truckmen struck because of al
leged discrimination by the company
•gainst union employes.
All employes are to be taken back
without discrimination, and any future
disputes are to be submitted to arbi
tration. the board said.
The unions involved agreed not to
strike before next June 16 at the
earliest.
UNIONS SEND ACCEPTANCE.
Seven Group* in Cleveland Telegraph
Approval.
CLEVELAND. November 3 IJFS.—
Storm clouds which have hovered over
lh* jobs of 2.200 Cleveland workers em
ployed by the Great Atlantic & Pa
cific Tea Co., chain grocery concern,
lifted a little today as one side to a
labor controversy accepted the pro
posals oi a Federal Mediation Board.
Seven unions in Cleveland tele
graphed the National Labor Relations
Board in Washington last night that
the agreement drawn by it triew days
•go was acceptable.
Representative spokesmen for the
unions in Cleveland met with Thomas
S. Farrell. Cleveland Federation of
Labor secretary.
Some time will be required to
restock the stores, as much of
their merchandise has be,-η moved
eut of Cleveland to other units of the
company in keeping with an an
nounced Intention of abandoning the
Cleveland stores altogether.
REICH BONDHOLDERS
WILL LOSE INTEREST
Beichsbank Will Not Make Pay
ment on Issues Held by
Foreign Investors.
B» the Associa I'd Press.
BERLIN. November 3.—The Reichs
banlc will not pay any interest what
ever on bonds held abroad during the
year which began July 1. it was an
nounced today.
Until the announcement some for
eign holders held faint hopes that
the Reichsbank might pay 40 per cent
of the interest. It was recalled that
Germany made a conditional offer at
a transfer conference in May that if
her foreign exchange situation im
proved appreciably, 40 per cent cash
would be paid on the interest coupons
maturing between July 1, 1934, and
June 30. 1935.
The reason given by the Reichsbank
for lis decision not to carry the con
ditional offer into effect was "an un
favorable development of the foreign
exchange situation."
BILBO DENIES HE PLANS j
TO BE A "HELL-RAISER"
Declares Himself 100 Per Cent for
Roosevelt Following: White
House Talk.
Bt the Associât'd Press.
Theodore Bilbo, new Senator -
designate from Mississippi, made the
cteps of the White House a rostrum
last night to declare himself for Presi
dent Roosevelt and not a ''fire-eater /
and hell-raiser."
Bilbo called at the Executive Man
sion with Senator Harrison, also of
Mississippi, an administration leader.
"I want you boys." he said as he
left, "to correct a false impression
that Bilbo is coming here as a fire
eater and hell-raiser. He is 100 per ι
cent Democratic. I am coming to
Washington to stand by the party,
the platform and the President. I
*■111 be with the President 100 per
cent to pull the country out of a
bog."
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A. A. A. IS RESTRAINED
Southern Illinois Milk Distribu
tor· Oppose Compliance.
CENTRAUX. 111., November 3 OP).—
A group of Southern Illinois milk dis
tributors opposing compliance with
provisions of the agricultural adjust
ment act yesterday obtained a court
order restraining enforcement of the
act pending a hearing November 10,
in Federal Court at East St. Louis, on
a motion for a temporary injunction.
The restraining order was granted
toy Federal Judge Fred L. Wham, after
a bearing In the jurist's chambers.
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May Resign
PRESIDENT ZAMORA.
I
Cabinet Row on Death Sen
tences May Force
Chief Out.
By the Associated Press.
GIBRALTAR. November 3—Presi
dent Niceto Alcala Zamora of Spain,
it was learned on highest authority
today, may soon resign the office lo
which he was elected in 1931 after a
republic «as proclaimed, and great
changes may take place in the na
tion's government in a few* days.
Zamora Is said to be depressed by
division in the cabinet of Alejandro
Lerroux. whose rise to power last
month was immediately followed by
an uprising.
The President also is affected deeply
by the arrest of his soldier son, Luis,
facing trial by court-martial. A mili
tary official said Luis is charged wit η
incitement to rebellion through the
encouragement of his fellow soldier·
to commit acts of disobedience.
Divided on Sentences.
The cabinet was divided on the
question of imposition of death sen
tences in connection with the revolt in
Catalonia. From ministerial sources
it was learned the President had
granted clemency in several of the
revolt cases, and that ministers of the
agrarian action group objected stren
uously.
President Zamora's position threat
ened to become precarious with the
reopening of Congress, as rightist
deputies demand an accounting of
revolt responsibility. It was believed
in some quarters the Ceda party mi
nority would gather enough suppor
ters to condemn the President's action
and force his resignation.
A reliable source said the President
would confer with an important right
ist leader Monday and the resignation
question would then be discussed.
Leftist Threat.
As important government develop
ments were pending, the authorities
prepared against threats of a leftist
revolutionary movement near Zara
goza.
At Oviedo Gen. Lopez Ochoa an
nounced all miners giving up fire
arms will be reinstalled without pen
alty provided they are not members
of the Revolutionary Committee or
guilty of any crime.
In Asturias 14 school teachers were
removed after conviction as parti
cipants in the revolution. At Carta
gena 14 marines and a corporal were
tried in summary courtmartial for
an alleged attempt to revolt. The
sentences will be announced later.
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INDIANA PUBLISHER
DIES FROM INJURIES
By the Associated Press.
MICHIGAN CITY, Ind., November
3.—Don M. Nixon, 54. newspaper pub
lisher. injured in an automobile acci
dent Monday, died early today in a
hospital here.
Nixon, owner of the Michigan City
Dispatch and six other newspapers,
never regained consciousness. An op
eration was performed Thursday in
an effort to relieve a blood clot on
the brain.
Nixon established the Terre Haute
Spectator, a weekly paper, and waged
a bitter campaign against graft and
political corruption which culminated
in the conviction of 15 Terre Haute
city officials.
He also was publisher of the Eliza
bethton (Tennj Star, the Pulaski
(Va.) Southwest Times, the Middles
boro <Ky.) Daily News and three
other Indiana newspapers.
LOCARNO PACT REICH'S
SOLE RECOURSE IN SAAR
By the Associated Press.
BERLIN, November 3 —The foreign
office indicated today that Germany's
only possible recourse in the event of
French invasion of the Saar would be
to appeal to the signatories of the
Locarno pact.
A spokesman denied reports that ,
Germany planned to appeal to the
World Court in such a contingency
as. it was pointed out, Germany has
left the League of Nations and would
not consider Invoking any of Its in- |
stitutions.
ROBERTS OFFERS
NEW fill
REROUTING PLAN
People's Counsel Attacks All
Proposals So Far Made
for Changes.
EIGHT-BLOCK TUNNEL
SUGGESTED IN SCHEME
Charge Made That Present Out
lines Fall Far Short of Cap
ital'» Meeds.
j People's Counsel William A. Roberts,1
I In a brief prepared today for the Pub
! lie Utilities Commission, attacks all
rerouting plans for the street car and
bus lines so far introduced and sug
gests a radically new set-up.
Roberts contends all rerouting plans
so far offered by the Capital Transit
Co. or the commission's own engineers
are simply an effort to eliminate a few
bad spots such as the quadruple iraclcs
on New York avenue and on Four
teenth street. He contrasts this with
statements made by proponents of the
merger resolution as to the millions
of dollars to be spent in improving
service.
He suggests a new layout which
would cost $3,500,000. The most ex
pensive of the company propositions
would cost approximately tl.500.000
Roberts says the latter figure amounts
to no more than the average annual
expenses for track improvements for
the period 1920 to 1926.
Proposal Include* Tunnel.
Roberts' plan is based on giving
superior service, particularly to the
Federal triangle area south of Penn
1 sylvania avenue, and the Federal
rectangle area to be developed weet
of the White Hom»e. He proposes a
construction of a tunnel in the line
of Ε street from the District Building
to Twenty-second street, and north
in Twenty-second street from Ε street
to a point below F street.
Surface track woula be built In
Twenty-second street to Pennsylvania
avenue. Then it would be possible
for street cars operating eastbound on
Pennsylvania avenue to make a right
turn into Twenty-second street into
the tunnel, emerging in front of the
District Building and rejoining Penn
sylvania avenue at about Thirteenth
and a Half street. This would elimi
nate some of the extreme congestion
»t Fourteenth street and Pennsylvania
avenue as much of the east and west 1
street car traffic would go through i
the tunnel.
His second major proposition is to
built tracks on C street southwest |
from Fourteenth to Seventh streets
so street cars traveling south on ί
Fourteenth street Instead of coming |
to a dead line, as at present, in front ι
of the Bureau of Engraving and Prin
ing. would continue east on C street
and north on Seventh street.
Roberts suggests that the fare on
all street cars and all bus lines be
uniform. In this connection he has
some entirely new bus routes to offer.
He proposes to eliminate street car ι
tracks on Conndecticut avenue north I
of Porter street and on Wisconsin 1
avenue north of Nebraska avenue
and on Pennsylvania avenue southeast
east of Eighth street, serving exten
tions from these termini by busses. !
One new bus line would start at
River road and go to the downtown
section by way of Wisconsin avenue, >
Porter street. Thirty-fourth street.
Cleveland avenue, Calvert street. Con- !
necticut avenue (across the Taft
Bridge ι. Twenty-second street, Vir- }
ginia avenue and Constitution avenue ,
to a loop around Twelfth street. !
Pennsylvania avenue and Ninth street !
and thence back to the point of ori- ι
gin.
Second New Bus Line.
A second new bus line to serve the '
area east of Connecticut avenue to ,
Rock Creek Park would be brought I
down to Connecticut avenue and Por- !
ter street.
A third new line to serve the Fort
Reno section would be brought down
to the seme terminal.
Roberts estimated the new con
struction called for by his plans would
cost $3,500.000. of which $2,000.000
would be for two tunnels, one the Ε :
street tunnel already described and
the other a short tunnel in Connecti- |
cut avenue to permit street cars to go
under Dupont Circle instead of around
it. as at present suggested in all of the
rerouting plans.
The cost of the Ε street tunnel,
Roberts contends, should be borne en
tirely by the Federal Government,
since its construction is mede neces
sary by the congestion of Federal
Government workers in the Triangle
and Federal rectangle areas. He sug
gests that the cost of the Dupont
Circle tunnel be borne by the Public
Works Administration.
Roberts says he has estimates show
ing that when the buildings in the
Federal rectangle are complete they
will house some 10,000 employes and
that to load such a number during the
peak half hour would call for 15 more
street cars during the period than It is
physically passible- to accommodate on
the single track loop, which the com
mission has ordered around Eight
eenth and Nineteenth streets, Virginia
and Pennsylvania avenues.
In his attack on the rerouting plans
as they now stand. Roberts points out
that they are based on service in
which the street cars carrying the j
maximum allowable load of passen- j
gers.
Charge Halts Hymn Raiders
At Door of Texas Night Club
By the Associated Press.
FORT WORTH. Tex.. November 3.
—A couvert charge proved an un
surmountable obstacle to 200 pre
millennial Baptists in their second
"song raid" on the city's night clubs
and other bright spots.
Hoping to make a surprise visit to
one of the city's well known clubs In
the interests of local option, the
singers inarched to the entrance with
their Bibles and psalm books.
They were met with the curt an
nouncement that the couvert charge
was 50 cents.
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1 "They've been tipped off," Rev. Mr.
M. L. Moser, Little Rock, Ark., raid,
'we might m well sing ft song and
move on."
They did both.
One place was plunged In darkness ι
when several "scouts" heralded the
arrival of the psalm singers. At a
taxi-dance hall, the dancer· moved
over to a corner while the raiders sang.
After praying over the tables In a
domino parlor, one member of the
group said he believed they "sowed
teed that will bear fruit."
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Pf^ODUCEL
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STABILIZING AUTO
IS INVESTIGATED
Code Extension Is Regarded
as Providing Delay for
Employment Study.
By tht Associated Prrss.
President Roosevelt's decision in the
automobile code controversy was gen
erally regarded today as a compro
mise attempt to prevent conflict from
dbrupting industrial peace.
The President issued an order lut
night prolonging the N. R. A. code
for the vast industry for 90 days with
out change and announcing an In
vestigation aimed at smoothing out
peaks and valleys in automobile em
ployment. The code would have ex
pired tonight.
Union labor, which some time age
sought a 30-hour week and an end
to the "merit clause." under which
employers can hire and Are without
regard to union afflliallons. had asked
a hearing on the code. Afttr the em
ployment study is completed, the
President will determine whether the
hearing will be held.
Manufacturers had favored extend
ing the code unchanged.
Labor Telia Story.
The President, in ordering the in
quiry into stabilization of employment
before the code again expires on Feb
ruary 1. apparently recalled a chat he
had with a blue-shirted automobile
worker.
The conversation took place last
Winter at the Wihte House, where a
labor delegation from Detroit had
come to confer on the code.
Suddenly Mr. Roosevelt turned to
one and asked what he earned. The
reply was "tlO a day."
The President said this seemed like
a pretty good wage.
But." the worker replied, "last year
I made less than $700."
In his last radio speech to the
Nation, the President referred to the
importance of good annual salaries aa
nnrveni to dailv wage rates. In ex
tending the automobile code, he went
more deeply into the question, express
ing himself in identical letters to Wil
liam Green, president of the American
Federation of Labor, and Alvin Ma·
cauley, president of the Automobile
Manufacturers' Association.
Roosevelt Not Satisfied.
"I have no hesitation in telling you,"
Mr. Roosevelt said, "that there are a
number of matters connected with
this code with which I have never
been fully satisfied. I believe that a
number of them need to be cleared up
and a number of other matters need
Immediate and intensive study.
"As you will recall, I talked with
several of the manufacturers last
Spring in regard to the objective of
so arranging automobile work that
the employes could have reasonable j
assurance of employment through a
greater part of the year than they
now enjoy. For example, it is not
very useful to pay a man tlO a day
if he is only employed 65 days in the
year. Another example: Statements
have been made that the average
earnings of automotive employes have
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GOLD COMING HERE
France Makes First Shipment of
Export to U. S.
CHERBOURG. France, November 3
(/P).—The first French gold shipment
since the United States dollar passed
the point wnere it is profitable to ex
port gold «·> loaded today on the
S. S. Bremen tor New York. Forty
cases of gold valued at approximately
S2.010.000 were dispatched to the
Chase National Bank of New York by
the bank's Paris branch.
The Bank of France has made suc
cessive weekly gains in its reserves, and
France nas recently begun again to
■hip out gold.
CHINESE SHIP SINKS
22 Feared Lost After Vessel
Strikes Rock.
ΤΟΚΙΟ. November 3 OP).—A Rengo
(Japanese) News Agency dispatch
from Seoul today stated that the Chi
nese freighter Tang Fu apparently
sank off the coast of Korea. It was
feared its crew of 22 perished.
A wireless message from the
freighter said it had struck rocks and
was in distress. Nine vessels hastened
to the position given, but lound no
trac· ol the ship. ι
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Original Alice, 82,
Is Gravely 111 at
Home in England
Heard Lewis Carroll's
Tales 72 Years Ago
in Oxfordshire.
By the Associated Press.
WESTERHAM. England. November
3—The original Alice in Wonderland.
Mrs. Alice Hargreaves, is gravely ill at
her home here.
In an old hilltop house in this Kent
ish village, far from the scenes of 72
years ago in Oxfordshire when Lewi·
Cairoll told her of the Cheshire cat
and the mad hatter. Mrs. Hargreaves
was being constantly attended by her
sister and her son.
She «as taken ill a few days ago
and her condition is causing great
anxiety. She Is 82 years old.
OOUMERGUE SAVES
CABINET BY TRUCE
Herriot and Other Radical
Socialists Refuse to
Approve Plan.
Br the Associated Pre».
PARIS, November 3.—Premier Gas
ton Doumergue today saved his
"political true* cabinet" but there was
an armed truce with two factions.
Doumergue stood so firmly for his
ideas on revision of the constitution
that former Premier Edouard Her
liot and five of his fellow radical So
cialist ministers "reserved their lib
erty.··
The six radical Socialists of the ;
cabinet refused to approve the
premier's text on his power to dis- :
solve the Chamber of Deputies with
out the approval of the Senate after
Parliament had been in session one
year. Consequently they remain free
to vote in Parliament against their
own cabinet's plan.
This same procedure was followed 1
two years ago when ministers who
disagreed with Heiriot's proposal to
pay American war debts were au
thorized to vote against it regardless
of the tradition that all ministers
were bound not to oppose the govern
ment in Parliament.
After the cabinet meeting a com
munique was Issued which merely said
an accord had been reached "by a
majority vote." Herriot announced
"radical ministers reserved their free
dom of action regarding the vole 011
the bill for dissolution."
This tolerance of a divided cabinet
(Continued on Page 2, Column 8.)
"DYNAMITE MAN" TITLE
ADDED BY HUEY LONG
Bjr tht Associated Pre»·.
MONROE, La., November 3.—Al
ready known as the Kingflsh and the
dictator of Louisiana. Senator Huey
P. Long has added to himself another
title, "Dynamite Man."
He told a political rally here that
it was not that he particularly liked
to use blasting methods in putting
over his program but that he had
tried "to get people to do things by
saying 'please' " and "it never got me
anywhere."
"Now, when people get in my way '
when 1 am trying to do something
myself." said the KingAsh, "I blow
them up with dynamite."
"I don't like my methods," aaid
the Senator.
Long was in North Louisiana deliv
ering appeals before the people in be
half of his 14 constitutional amend
ments to be voted on next Tuesday in
the general election.
Guide for Readers
Page.
Amusements B-14
Churches A-9-10-11
Comics B-9
Features B-8
Finance A-14-15
Lost and Found A-7
Radio B-10
Real Estate B-l to B-7
Serial Story B-10
Service Orders A-8
Short Story .A-9
Society .· A-7
Sports A-12-13
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INSULL DEFENDS
SECUIESDEAIS
Denies "Juggling" to Keep
Biggest Company in
Chain Afloat.
Br the Associated Press.
CHICAGO. November 3.—Shouting
"No, sir! No, sir! No. sir!" in a flare
of anger. Samuel Insult denied thai he
kepi Ins biggest company afloat only
by juggling securities between the
other concerns of his system, as far
back as 1928.
Tne deposed utility executive on the
stand (or tlx third day. to defend
himself against mail fraud charges,
was confronted with the income lax
return* of Middle West Utilities Co..
his giant holding concern and master
key to his system.
He was excused from crots exami
nation after defending his financing
practises for Uiree and a half hours
as the high point of his trial.
As the trial opened Inaull denied
that the Corporation Securities Co.
issued its first dividend as bait" for
Investors, scolding Salter for "ques
tions with inferences."
Insull professed not to be able to
recall much about the dividend in
question, issued just before the Cor
poration Securities Co. put its common
slock out in a Nation-wide sales cam
pa ικ η in 19:10
The prosecutor was armed with a
half dozen letters and telegrams on
the subject. In one of which H. L.
Stuart. Insull's investment banker,
said the dividend was ill advised in
view of the fact that the corporation
had taken huge losses on the securities
it held.
Was in Europe.
These failed to refresh Insull's re
collection. He said at first that he
approved the dividend, although re
calling that he was iu Europe at the
time.
Salter read an exchange of tele
grams and cables and then asked:
"Isn't it a fact that the reason you
put the common stock on a dividend
basis in the Spring of 1930 was simply
to make it look more attractive?"
Insull began to answer, stopped,
and then said:
"If I give a direct answer I'll have ι
to say no. I don't know. I wasn't
here."
Salter persisted. "Isn't that the
reason?" he asked quietly.
Insull turned to the jury.
"No, gentlemen." he declared vigor
ously. "at that time there wasn't
any trouble selling a million and a
quarter shares." That was the size of
the issue put on the market in April,
1930.
"It had nothing to do with your
desire to sell the stock?"
Insull shook a finger at Salter.
"That was a question with an in
ference." ·
"I only want you to tell the truth,"
Salter said.
"We'll get along famously." Insull
responded, "if that's all you want."
Refuses te Identify.
Salter, with letters and memos from
the flies of the 40-odd Insull concerns
involved in the transactions under tire,
could not get Insull to identify them.
Insull demanded the right to give
an explanation before answering a
question Sailer had put to him yester
day. The utility man had been asked
to testify to the correctness of a list
of securities as those turned in by his
family when the first Insull investment
trust. Insull Utility Investments, was
formed.
Barter With Foreign
Countries Planned
By Sears, Roebuck
Br the Associated Press
CHICAGO, November 3—The
organisation of a new subsidiary
by Seers. Roebuck t Co. to be
devoted to barter trading with
foreign countries la underway.
The new division is to be headed
by George P. Dixon, formerly
with General Motors Corp.
NEW YORK G. 0. P.
QUARRELS AIDING
DEMOCRATIC VOTE
Victory for Lehman, Cope
land and Others on Ticket
Practically Conceded.
BY G. GUILD LINCOLN.
NEW YORK November 3 —The Em
pire Slate, a battleground in the past
which lias often seen Republican vic
tories, is safely Democratic this year.
This Is partly due to devastating \
quarrels among the Republicans. A ;
year ago the Republicans in New York. I
making common cause with disgusted!
Democrats and independents, elected
their "Fusion" candidate for mayor,
Fiorello La Guardia. Immediately
there arose in the breast of the G. O.
P. a hope that something might be
done in the Slate elections this year.
But a long series of rows, resulting
finally in the ousting of W. Kingsland
Macv from the Stale chairmanship,
made the Republican hopeless.
Aided By Kooaevelt Position.
The Democrats will re-elect Gov.
Lehman beyond the shadow of a
doubt unless the mast astute Repub
lican politicians are themselves fooled.
Then, too, President Roosevelt s I
action yesterday in abandoning hu I
"hands off" policy to appeal for Leh- '
man s election u expected to aid the ■
Governor considerably.
The Republicans also had conceded
victory for Senator Royal S. Copeland '
and the result is not expected to be '
affected by Mr. Roosevelt's omission !
of the Senaux s name in indorsing
Lehman.
The Democrats likewise are ex- j
peeled to retain their advantage in llie
House delegation. The make-up of
» that delegation today is 2» Democrat.· ;
to 18 Republicans. The Democrats !
insist they will Increase this lead by |
out or two seats. The Republicans, oil
me other Hand **ν they «ill retain
their present 16 seals and rain one
or two now held by the Democrats. I
The prospective change in the House
delegation, if it materializes, will !
not be Impressive.
Of great importance to the Repub- j
licans in this State is the control of ;
the Slate Assembly and of the Stale
Senate. At present the Republicans
have a fair majority in the Assembly
and the Democrats hold the Senate
by a single vote. Both sides are ;
working hard to control these legis
lative bodies and both claim victories, j
If the Republicans can regain con- !
trol of the Senate, though only by !
a single vote, and can retain then
majority in the House, they will feel i
they have accomplished quite a lot !
If in addition, thev can make a net '
gain in their representation in the
House delegation which will go to j
Washington next January, and if they ι
can keep Lehman's plurality in the j
gubernatorial election down to 300 - ;
000 or less, their cup of joy will be ι
quite full. They will look forward '
with hope to 1936.
There are. of course, a lot of "if's" ;
which must be surmounted to give
the Republicans this warm feeling
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ITALIAN KING INSPECTS
POSSESSIONS IN AFRICA
Arrives at Morgaudis.hu Aboard
Royal Yacht Amid Cheers
of Natives.
By the Associated Press.
MOGADISHU. Italian Somaliland.
November 3.—King Victor Emmanuel
arrived here today to look over this
African possess,on of Italy.
The purpose of the King's visit is
to consolidate the respect and good- ι
will of the native population for its I
Italian masters, and to run a prac- |
Used soldier's eye over the colony's de
fences.
He was greeted by Gov. Maurizio ;
Rava. the entire 30.000 population of
the city, and thousands of hinterland
natives. *
Clad in white duck regimentals and
sun helmet. King Victor Emmanuel
slid into this far-a-way port aboard
the royal yacht Savoia. All craft In
the harbor were decked with flags,
whistles were blown and guns were
fired from the harbor Jollifications in
salute to his majesty.
The Savoia is to start the home
ward voyage from Dante on November
20. En route it is likely to stop at
Berbera, In British Somaliland. and at
Aden.
Son to Celebrate Birthday
With Hauptmann in Cell
By tht Associated Preu.
FLEMINGTON, N. J.. November ».
—As his newly acquired counsel
started their plans for hie defease.
Bruno Richard Hauptmann, who must
stand trial for tile murder of the
Lindbergh baby, prepared today to
take part in the observance of his
own son's first birthday anniversary.
The event will be observed quietly
In Hauptmann'» jail cell. Haupt
mann's wife obtained special permis
sion to bring their baby. Mannfried.
to aee hi* father, although the child's
regular visiting day is Wednesday.
A cake with one candle was being
prepared at the Flemington home
where Mrs. Hauptmann and the baby
are living.
Although Mrs. Hauptmann was firm
today in her declaration that Edward
J. Iteiily, Brooklyn attorney, would
defend her husband. Hauptmann's
original counsel, James M. Pawcett.
asserted that "despite rumors to the
contrary," he was still defense counsel.
However, Lloyd Fisher, whose law
firm will be associated with Keilly in
ι the defense, said he had been assured
Mrs. HuupUnann \iad reached an
amicable settlement with Fawcett.
It was Fawcett who went to Haupt
mann's defense a few days after he
was arrested on September 19.
Rellly, who said he would talk to
Hauplmann early next week, sent a
representative, Murray Edelbaum. to
Flemington last night to "look over the
ground."
Fisher and bis partner. Ryman Herr.
with whom he defended John Hughes
Curtis. Norfolk shipbuilder, in the
Lindbergh hoax trial two years ago.
began their study of the New Jersey
angle· oi the ewe today.
*
Mai VOTE
IS FOR COPELAND;
LEHMANPftAISED
Wrong Impression Created
by Statement Is Cor
rected.
PRESIDENT GREETED
AT HYDE PARK HOME
Indicates Disregard of Party
Line» in Favor of New Deal by
Reference to Straight Ticket.
By the Associated Press.
HYDE PARK. Ν. Y. November 3 —
President Roosevelt upon Ills arrival
home today hastened to correct any
impression that he would not support
Senator Copeland. Democrat, for re
election in Tuesday's balloting.
Upon reading interpretations in the
morning newspapers oi his declara
tion yesterday for Gov. Lehman and
jf remarks in his press conference at
the White House. Mr. Roosfvelt a.sked
his secretary, Marvin H Mclntyre, to
make It clear he was voting for Sena
tor Copeland.
Voting for Copeland.
"In making a statement yesterday
for Gov. Lehman." said Mclntyre, "the
President intended to leave no in
ference that he was not voting for
Senator Copeland. He U voting for
Senator Copeland. The President
confined his statement yesterday to
Oov. Lehman, an intimate friend Ob
viously he could not name all candi
dates on the ticket simply because
of numbers."
While making clear the presiden
tial attitude toward Senator Cope
land. no attempt was made to dis
guise Mr Roosevelt's statement In
yesterday's press conference that it
would be amazing to know how many
times he had voted for individual
Republicans.
In this declaration is seen another
signal by the President to voters to
disregard party lines for the New
Deal, although no White House In
terpretation was placed upon Mr.
Roosevelt's words.
Upon reading his statement yester
day calling for the election of Gov.
Lehman, attention was called that
no mention was made of Senator
Copeland. Mr. Roosevelt replied that
it was a statement for Gov. Lehman.
Then, asked if he would vote the
straight Democratic ticket, he smiled
and stated it would be amazing to
know how many times he had voted
lor individual Republicans.
Nul Clear to Reporter·.
Reporters are still guessing whether
this meant he had voted very few
ur very many times lor individual
Republican*.
But Mr. Roosevelt did emphasise to
day that he did not intend any inter·
pretation against Senator Copeland.
There is no particular close associa
tion. however, between the President
and Senator Copeland and this natu
rally led to the speculation.
Spending the day at home, the
President received at lunch Frank
Gannett, New York State publisher.
Home folks welcomed the President
both at Highland and here He went
directly to the house, where his mother
waited with a steaming breakfast. He
planned no other participation in the
campaign and will remain at home,
going to the polls Tuesday.
Heniv Morgenthau. jr.. Secretary of
the Treasury, and fellow citizen of
Dutchess County, accompanied Mr.
Roosevelt on the special train from
Washington and motored directly from
the train to his farm home near here.
STAND AROL'SES GOSSIP.
Politicians Kind Difficulty Solving
President's Remarks.
HI J KtSStl.t. YOtNG
President Roosevelt gave political
circles something to mull over through
his public indorsement yesterday of
the candidacy of his friend. Herbert
Lehman, for re-election as Governor
of New York. and his omitting at
the time any mention of Senator
Copeland or other Democratic candi
dates in New York.
Mr. Roosevelt made it very clear
yesterday that omission of Copeland's
name was not an oversight. Asked
about it. the President replied that he
was discussing only his old friend
Lehman. This answer was viewed by
some as evasive.
One of the newspaper group asked
jocularly if the President did not
always vote the straight Democratic
ticket. With a twinkle in his eye
the President retorted to the effect
that his listeners would be amazed
to know how many times in the past
lie voted for individual Republicans.
Even then, however, those familiar
with the President's mind doubted
very much that he intended to give
the idea he would vote against Sen
ator Copeland. They were of the
opinion that Mr. Roosevelt was in
dulging in irony when he mentioned
that lie had voted for individual Re
publicans in tiie past.
Political Quarters Stirred.
The fact that the White House
last night made no attempt to coun
teract the impression the President
had intended to snub Senator Cope
land naturally gave rise today to all
sorw of gossip in political quarters.
There is no secret that Senator Cope
land had not been close to the ad
ministration or popular in New Deal
Littles. There are those who believe
the President, and Postmaster Gen
eral Parley, too would have preferred
fonie one else as the Democratic
candidate for the Senate, and that
his renomination was assented to by
the President and his New York
political following principally because
Copeland has clearly demonstrated
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France Ends Pent Quotas.
PARIS. November 3 W).—As a fur
ther step In the gradual elimination
ot import quouu, the government to
day discontinued the quotas on foun
tain pens, automatic pencils and ac
ce&sories. the greater part of which
ire imported irom the United States.