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MARITIME UNION
AGREES TO TRUCE
AVERTING STRIKE
_ •
Shipping to Continue Under
Old Agreement During
Arbitration.
McGRADY’S PROPOSAL
KEEPS 37.000 AT WORK
Assistant Secretary of Labor
Praises Workers and Employ
ers for Attitude.
BACKGROUND—
Pacific Coast maritime dispute
which threatened to tie up ship
ping hinged on expiration of work
ing agreements which followed the
bitter 1934 coastwise strike, in
which a dozen men lost their lives
and which finally led to a mass
walkout of all unions in the San
Francisco Bay area.
Agreements were renewed a year
ago by mutual consent, but this
year both sides announced dissatis
faction.
By tbe Associated Tress.
SAN FRANCISCO. October 1.—A
threatened tie-up of coast shipping
:hrough expiration of agreements be
.ween shippers and unions represent
ng 37,000 workers was announced as
iverted early today through union ac
teptance of a 15-day truce proposed
jy employers.
Under the truce, as outlined by As
listant Labor Secretary Edward F.
vfcGrady. commerce will continue
ander the old agreements, with "no
strings” attached to the arrangement.
During that period, he said, the
anions will appoint committees to de
;ide whether disputed issues shall be
submitted to arbitration during an ad
ditional 45 days of proposed negotia
tions.
The question of arbitrating these
disputes has been a principal cause of.
deadlocking negotiations. The unions
declared they could not arbitrate such
fundamental questions as recognition
and the right to collective bargaining.
Employers in Accord.
Employers in turn said they had
granted full union recognition and
were in accord with the workers'
rights to bargrin collectively.
The ruce was announced nearly
half an hour after the time set for |
expiration of the old agreements',
Bader which the maritime workers
genearUy were granted higher wages
end in proved working conditions than
had e isted previously.
Coa c shipping lowed to a fraction
Df its normal movement yesterday in
anticipation of waterfront trouble.
McGrady praised both sides.
"If common sense prevails, I am
sure there is no necessity ..for a tieup
in the future,” said the .official, who j
spent all yesterday ana' last night j
moving from one conference to an-1
other. He was sent here by plane ,
from Washington.
In unanimously accepting the truce ;
►he Joint Union Negotiating Commit
tee thanked McGrady and Federal
Conciliators E. P. Marsh and Edward
Fitzgerald for ' preventing a lockout j
by employers.”
Previously shippers had announced
that, beginning today, they would hire j
only under their own terms, and at j
docks instead of through jointly oper-1
•ted hiring halls.
Union chiefs, including Harry J
Bridges, district president of the In
ternational Longshoremen's Associa
tion, said such action would be resisted
as a "lockout.”
Propose Arbitration.
The employers’ proposal for the truce
Was embodied in a telegram sent the
newly created United States Maritime
Commission. It specified that “each of
the unions on or before October 15
agree with your commission and with
Bi that any and all disputes that shall
uot be settled by negotiation within
the 60-day period * • • shall be sub
mitted to arbitration before your com
mission. and upon the understanding '
that your commission will lend its ef- I
forts and influence to see that awards !
and existing contracts are lived up to |
riurlncr •
"We have advised maritime unions
of our willingness to grant a 15-day
extension."
Last week the unions proposed a
15-day truce, but employers then said
they were "loath” to any extension
which would not result in permanent
settlement of difficulties.
The big Dollar Liner, President
Coolidge, diverted from San Francisco,
sailed for the Orient several hours be
hind schedule from San Pedro. The
delay Involved crew demands for any
benefits that might result from main
land negotiations during the 60-day
royage.
MERCURY TO REMAIN
LOW, BUT RAIN ENDS
Water Seeping Into Traffic light
Puts All Out of Commission
on Avenne.
The rain of the past two days ended
today, but not much change in tem
perature was forecast for Washington
today and tomorrow by the Weather
Bureau.
Generally fair tonight and tomor
row, with moderate winds, was the
forecast. Tomorrow will be slightly
cooler. It was predicted.
The mercury ranged between 51 and
65 yesterday, but the low mark this
morning was only 55 degrees. The
maximum this afternoon will be about
the same as yesterday.
Rain seeping into one of the traffic
lights on Pennsylvania avenue early
today was held responsible for a
short circuit which threw all the
lights from the Peace Monument to
Fifteenth street out of commission.
Police learned of it in time to station
traffic officers at each intersection,
however, and rush-hour traffic was
not delayed. Rainfall since Tuesday
noon totaled 1.69 Inches.
Series Delayed
As Rain Soaks
Polo Grounds
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Second Contest Is
Postponed Until
Tomorrow.
Mr the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, October 1.—A heavy
overnight rain turned the Polo
Grounds into a miniature lake today
and forced postponement of the sec
ond game of the world aeries between
the New York Giants and New York
Yankees.
Weather permitting — and there
were indications that a two-day spell
of intermittent rain finally was ready
to call a halt—the game,will be
played tomorrow at the Polo brounds.
The series schedule, calling for the
third, fourth and fifth games to be
played at the Yankee- Stadium, sim
ply will move back one day.
The postponement was ordered by
Kenesaw M. Landis, high commis
sioner of base ball, ajfter he had in
spected the rain-sWted grounds. In
the left field section, where yester
day's rain had driven Yankee relief
pitchers over to the Giants’ bull pen
because of “high water,” was a vir
tual lake and the infield, though it
had been protected by covers during
the night, was a quagmire.
Landis made his tour in company
with Joe McCarthy and Bill Terry,
the rival managers, and Travis Jack
son. field leader of the Giants, who
took a one-game edge over the Amer
ican League champions by winning
the opening game yesterday, 8—1, be
hind Carl Hubbell.
After he had had a chance to view
the situation, Landis decided promptly
in favor of a postponement.
“It would be no fair test of base
(See SERIES." Page A-2.)
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DEVALUATION BILL
Compromise Measure Voted
by Chamber—Senate
Objections Win.
BACKGROUND—
Announcement last week that
government of Premier Leon Blum
would move to devaluate the French
franc by approximately one-third
lei to stampede of other members
of European gold bloc to follow suit
and spurred hopes for trade revival
and ultimate stabilisation of world
currencies.
France divided along two lines
for battle on revaluation—Senate
versus Chamber of Deputies, and
Right Wing versus Left Wing Pop
ular Front, composed of Socialists,
Radical-Socialists and Communists.
uy the Associated Press.
PARIS, October 1—The French
Chamber of Deputies late today gave
final parliamentary approval to de
valuation of the franc, adopting the
monetary measure, with its compro
mise clause on price fixing decrees,
by a vote of 354 to 217.
The vote meant that only the pro
mulgation of President Albert LeBrun
is necessary to make reduction of the
gold content of the franc a law.
Before the final ballot, the Cham
ber had adopted, by a show of hands,
the compromise Senate clause which
provides a check on efforts by the
government to control the cost of liv
ing.
Mobile Guards Reinformed.
The government and the Senate,
earlier, had gotten together on the
devaluation bill in a political atmos
phere charged with threats of dis
order.
Rumors that the capital's mobile
guards were being reinforced were
reflected in the Senate debate, where
speakers urged avoidance of “the
psychosis of civil war.”
Premier Leon Blum announced he
would leave Paris tonight on a delayed
Journey to Geneva.
Thus he indicated his confidence
that the government's devaluation
difficulties were ended.
Committee Accepts Compromise.
The Chamber Finance Cdtnmitte^
accepted the compromise definitely
after the Senate had passed the
substitute measure without a record
vote. It provides for realignment of
the currency, but provides a check on
government decree powers to control
price increases.
Both M. Blum and Vincent Auriol,
the finance minister, pleaded with the
Chamber for speedy passage of the
compromise.
The government approved the sub
stitute bill, withdrawing its opposition
to Senate objections to particular
clauses in the original measure.
The Senate, bowing to the govern
ment's desire for speed, pushed
through the compromise after only a
brief debate.
Made in Conciliation.
Abel Gardey, presenting the report
of the Finance Committee, said the
concessions were made “in a spirit of
conciliation.”
M. Blum addressed the Senate
briefly, approving the compromise.
Then he went to the Chamber with
Auriol, Edouard Daladler, Camille
Chautempa and other ranking mini
sters for the final drive to enactment.
As finally approved by the Senate,
the clause concerning the bitterly de
bated issue of decree powers to fight
price increases provides for obligatory
arbitration and conciliation of labor
(See FRANC, Page A-3.)
SPANISH CONGRESS
GIVES AUTONOMY
TO BASQUE REGION
Home Rule Allowed Area
Mostly in Hands of
Insurgents.
REBEL RING OF STEEL
IS CLOSING ON MADRID
Parliament Meets, With Planes
Boaring Overhead as Guard
Against Air Baids.
BACKGROUND—
Revolt of Spanish conservatives
against popularly-elected coalition
of Leftist parties was directed in
early stages at capture of Madrid,
but government defense stemmed
the tide. Realizing weakness by
dispersion of forces on several
fronts. Fascist insurgents turned
to concentrate attack on northern
key cities before returning to
Madrid assault, /run and Son Se
bastian have fallen: Bilbao is be
sieged, and now the rebels are
once again smashing actively at
the Madrid defenses. Toledo, in
their path, was occupied this week.
BULLETIN.
LISBON, Portugal, October 1
(if;.—Six hundred Fascist insur
gent* In Fort Estrecho de Quinto
are surrounded by 3.000 Spanish
government militia in a critical
siege similar to that of the Alca
zar fortress at Toledo, the Huesca
correspondent of the Poi uguese
Dlario notlcias reported toe y.
icopyrltm. 1836. by the Associated Press 1
MADRID, October 1.—The Spanish
Parliament, meeting (or the first time
since ahortly before the civil war, to
day approved an autonomy statute for
the Basque regions of Northern Spain
and heard Premier Francisco Largo
Caballero announce his determination
to force a "workers’ republic."
The statute will give the three prov
inces of Alava, Guipuzcoa and Viscaya
a regime similar to that of Catalonia
within the Spanish republic. They
will receive home rule for local affairs,
while the Madrid government will
control matters of national Interest
affecting the area.
The Basques long have demanded
autonomy, and the government felt
the measure would Increase their al
legiance to Madrid. However, of the
three main cities of the region, the
government controls only Bilbao. San
Sebastian and Vitoria are in the hands
of the insurgents.
Fall Power Given Regime.
The Congress, in one of the most
extraordinary sessions in the history
of Spain, also prorogued the 1936
budget and granted the government
full powers to conduct the war. It
met while the guns of <Uvil conflict
roared on fronts scarcely more than a
score of miles from the capital.
Among those in the diplomatic gal
lery was Marcel Rosenberg, the new
Soviet Russian Ambassador, to watch
approximately 100 Deputies, virtually
all of them representing popular front
parties, gathered in the historic Cortes
Building under heavy guard.
A squadron of loyal airplanes
screamed overhead. Anti-aircraft guns
manned strategic capital points, to
beat off any raid by Insurgent planes
during the session. One anti-aircraft
battery was posted in Central Cibeles
Square.
The Parliament adjourned until De
cember 1 after a brief session.
Rebels Push on All Fronts.
A concerted Fascist attack on all
fronts against government positions
was reported by the war ministry in an
official communique today. In addi
tion to the offensive from the south,
fresh assaults began north of the
capital in fortified passes long held by
the Socialist defenders, the com
munique declared.
Government military commanders
Indicated the insurgent attack was
planned to cut the vital line of com
munications to the southeast and the
activity in other sectors was a diver
sion to prevent the hard-pressed gov
ernment from pulling out reinforce
ments for that area.
At his headquarters at Aranjuez,
southeastern communications center,
scarcely 30 miles from Madrid, Gen.
Jose Asensio, chief of stafT of the
army, undertook a complete reorgan
laatlon of his militia forces to bear
(See SPAIN, Page A-3.)
GEORGE HUFF DIES
AFTER OPERATION
Director of Athletics at Illinois
Was Pioneer in Western Con
ference Activities.
BT the Associated Press.
CHAMPAIGN, HI., October 1.—
George Huff, 64. director of athletics
at the University of Hllnols for the
past 35 years, died today, following a
critical iltnes of five days. He was 64
years old.
Huff, one of the pioneers in the
development of Western Conference
athletics, was operated upon' for a
stomach ailment Saturday. He failed
rapidly and four blood transfusions
and an oxygen tent were resorted to
In an effort to prolong his life.
He showed a slight gain yesterday,
but last night suffered another relapse
and died at 10:37 am. (Central stand
ard time).
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See the World s Series
With The Star
The Star scoreboard will give a play-by-play description
of the world series base ball games between the Giants andthe
Yankees, when they are resumed tomorrow at 1:30 p m. with
the second contest at the Polo Grounds, New York.
Immediately after the game The Star will be on the street
with the box score and full details.
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TWO RACE FLYERS
KILLED IN AFRICA
Findlay and Morgan Die in
Crash—Scott and
Guthrie Win.
By the Associated Press.
JOHANNESBURG. South Africa,
October 1.—Max Findlay, England-to
Johannesburg air racer, and his radio
operator, A. H. Morgan, were killed to
day in a crash near Abercorn. North
ern Rhodesia, the Reuter's (British)
News Agency reported.
They wtre speeding down the last
lap of the $50,000 air race, won today
by C. W. A. Scott and Giles Guthrie.
Scott and Outhrie nosed their plane
down at Johannesburg at 10:34 a.m.,
O. M. T. (5:34 a.m., E. 8. T.) to win
the $20,000 special speed prize
The crash brought the first fatalities
of the 6.540-mile race, although an
earlier smash-up robbed the leader,
Oapt. S. 8. Halse, of victory.
Findlay's co-pilot. Ken Waller, and
a passenger, CaD. Eeaehgy, were suf
fering from shock.
The plant bore race number 13. It
had taken off at 6:41 a.m. from Aber
oorn Airdrome, Entebbe, Uganda.
Findlay and Waller were the last
pilots left In the race after Scott’s vic
tory and the crash of still another
racer, D. W. Llewellyn. They had re
ported engine trouble at Entebbe.
A. E. Clouston was held at Khartoum
with engine trouble, while Victor
Smith, whose plane was the only other
survivor of the original nine entrants
was down near Saloniki, Greece.
The race was sponsored by Isadore
W. Schlesinger. American-born cap
italist, to boost Johannesburg's empire
exposition.
Scot and Guthrie completed tbe
flight from England in 52 hours anu
56 minutes.
A great crowd greeted Scott, co
winner with the late Tom Campbell
Black of the London-to-Melbourne
air derby two years ago.
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Jailed 64 Days,
Woman Is Freed
By Pauper Oath
Mary Cassidy, 78,
Held in Vermont on
$475 Judgment.
Bv me Associated Press.
RUTLAND. Vt., October 1—A pau
per's oath left 78-year-old Miss Mary
Cassidy of Poultney, confined 64 days
in Jail because of non-payment of a
*475 court judgment, free to work
her farm today.
The aged woman farmer was ar
rested July 28 on a cl06e jail war
rant which under an old Vermont law
meant she must remain in jail until
she paid the judgment or was per
mitted to take a pauper's oath.
John O. McNamara of Middletown
Springs, injured when struck by Miss
Cassidy's automobile, obtained the
judgment.
The woman maintained she could
not pay the *475. Her only posses
sions, she claimed, were a cow, a
horse, some tools and a small farm
that was mortgaged to the legal limit.
The county commissioners finally
agreed to allow the gray-haired spins
ter to take a pauper’s oath and she
was released.
MISTAKE KILLS TWO
FLINT, Mich., October 1 UP).—De
tective Lieut. Ray J. Martin said today
gasoline poured down the wrong pipe
by a maintenance man caused the ex
plosion that wrecked a building here
Monday, killing two persons and in
juring six.
The officer said there was no evi
dence of criminal negligence: that the
maintenance man drew 15 gallons of
gasoline for test purposes, then poured
it into an unused conduit in the belief
he was returning it to a tank. The
conduit led to the basement where
the blast occurred.
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Summary of Today’s Star
Pace Pitt
Amusements. C-8 Puzzles __C-13
Army-Navy .D-18 Radio _ C-7
Comics _C-13 Serial story C-9
Editorial_ A-8 Short story . C-7
Financial ...A-18 Society __B-3
Lost*Pound A-3 Sports.D-l-4
Obituary_A-1Z Woman'sPageC-lt
POLITICAL.
Browder released by sheriff in Terre
Haute. Page A-I
Roosevelt talks to crowd in rain at
Elkins, W. Va. Page A-I
Illinois held doubtful after recent
trend to O. O. P. Page A-l
landon renounces elements fostering
race prejudice. rage A-2
New York Times announces support
of Roosevelt. Page A-8
Johnson brands Peek's charges as
untrue. Page A-4
New York elections fight swings to
national Issues. page A-4
McCarl predicts $35,000,000,000 debt
for this Winter. Page A-5
Hamilton sees red issue forcing Roose
velt on defensive. Page A-5
Hoover leaves Denver for talk with
Landon. Page B-18
Knox to renew New Deal fiscal at
tack tonight. Page B-18
FOREIGN.
Scott, Guthrie win England-to-Africa
air race. Page A-l
French Senators compromise with
Blum on franc. Page A-l
Attacking rebels encircle Madrid with
ring ol steel. Page A-l
Queen Mary quits Buckingham Palace
for new home. Page A-l
Japanese increase patrols of marines
in Shanghai area. Page A-8
Disarmament Committee planned by
League of Nations. Page A-5
Wandering Spanish ship cannot dock
ih South America. Page A-15
LOCAL AND NEARBY.
Boland, convicted In Lyddane case,
asks habeas corpus writ. Page A-3
Man arrested for traffic violation kills
himself. Page A-4
Vital statistics Page A-l*
Roland Williamson, former Supreme
Court librarian, diet. Page A-18
Virginia dairymen plan suit "to take
milk out of politics." Page A-14
New illicit liquor squad here being
considered. Page B-l
Vast milk domain ‘band by survey.
Page B-l
Three unite over the top in Red Cross
drive. fag* B-l
District school operation coats found
4— *r
Quick action on revoking drivers’ per
mit* urged. Page B-l
People's counsel urges approval of
gas merger plan. Page B-l
Police to estimate cost of services to
United States. Page B-l
City News In Brief. PageD-10
NATIONAL.
Maritime unions agree to truce to
arbitrate dispute. Page A-l
Davis presses demand for W. P. A.
probe in Pennsylvania. Page A-2
$64,000 extortion plots laid to unem
ployed acrobat. Page A-3
Bankers aided Amoakeag Co., Sabath
probers told. Page A-6
Illinois strikers ask friends' aid in
protest parade. PageA-13
New X-ray tube makes old pictures
aeem amateurish. PageA-16
"Chief of Technocrats” declares fol
lowers are non-political. Page A-20
EDITORIAL AND COMMENT.
Alice Longworth. Page A-2
This and That. Page A-8
Answers to Questions. Page A-8
Stars, Men and Atoms. Page A-8
Political Mill. Page A-8
Mark Sullivan. Page A-»
David Lawrence. Page A-9
Paul Mallon. Page A-9
We. the People. Page A-9
Headline Polk. Page A-9
SPORTS.
Second world aeries game rained
out. Page A-l
Yankees still favored despite loss of
opener to Giants. Page D-l
Mrs. W. 1. Shepherd proves big sur
prise in national golf. Page D-2
Pro grldders play tonight as collegians
look to Saturday. Page D-3
Week end foot ball games are rated by
Williamson system. Page D-4
MISCELLANY.
Washington Wayside. Page A-8
Irvin 8. Cobb says. Page A-ll
Traffic convictions. Page B-9
Night clubs. Paga B-l4
Dorothy Dix Pago C-l#
Betsy Caswell. Page C-l#
Bedtime Story. PageC-ll
Nature’s Children. Page C-12
Young Washington. Page D-l#
FINANCIAL.
United States bonds ease, others gain
(table). ' Pago A-17
Clearings below 1925 despite week’s
Use. Page A-17
Stock* tend up in narrow range
(table). • Page A-ll
Curb price* uneven (table), rage A-ll
Insurance sound as rod, says Acacia.
chief. Pag* A.l|
Public work lead# construction
awards. Page A-ll
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ON CONSERVATION
Stands in Cold Drizzle to
Address Mountain State
Festival Crowd.
By the Associated Press.
ELKINS. W. Va., October 1.—
Stressing conservation of natural re
sources in his first West Virginia
speech, President Roosevelt declared
here today there was a growing con
sciousness that "man's errors in the
past must be corrected by man in the
future."
Standing in a cold drizzle In a
natural amphitheater of Davis-Elkins
College, the President told a Mountain
State festival crowd that "in the
worth-while effort” of conservation
the Federal and State Governments
are "working hand in hand."
He cited aaany activities of the New
Deal to conserve wild life and other re
sources because, he declared, "critics of
the administration have lately been
engaged in expressing dissatisfaction
with the progress of wild life restora
tion by the Federal Government dur
ing the past three years.”
Left Train at Thomas.
The President left his train at ft :4ft
in the little town of Thomas. 40
miles away, so he might take a motor
trip over the forest roads. Gov. H. G.
Kump headed the Reception Com
mittee which gathered with a crowd
and a band at the little station.
After motoring to Blackwater Falls
at Davis, one of the State's scenic
spots, President Roosevelt returned 6
miles to the train and rode to Par
sons, where he made a five-minute
talk from the rear platform before
resuming the train trip into Elkins.
Greets Crowd in Rain.
Wrapped in a tight-fitting yellow
slicker. President Roosevelt greeted
crowds at Thomas and Davis in the
blustery rain.
rne inclement wearner causeo mm
to cancel original plans for a 50-mile
motor tour from Thomas to Elkins
through the National Forest Park.
The change in plans permitted
leaders to carry out plans for the
rear platform appearance at Parsons
en route to Elkins for a presidential
talk at the Mountain State Forest
Festival.
The President will make his second
major address of the campaign at
Forbes Field in Pittsburgh at 9 p.m.
(Eastern standard time) tonight.
Thousands Gather.
In the beautiful amphitheater of
Davis-Elkins College here, surrounded
by stately buildings and red and gold
foliage, thousands were gathered long
before the President's arrival. Auto
mobiles poured into this city in the
Tygaart River Valley all through the
night.
Hotel rooms could not be found.
Many of the visitors slept the night
in their cars, others were thoughtful
enough to bring trailers as living quar
ters, while some Just walked the streets
waiting for the hour when the Presi
dent would greet the folk of the
Mountain State.
Before 6 a.m., the streets were
crowded, in spite of a misty rain which
fell almost continuously. All roads
led to the amphitheater.
After addressing the festival throng,
the President was to witness the coro
nation of Queen Sylvia VII of the
forest lands and then go on to Pitts
burgh, where the speaks tonight.
Queen Sylvia—Miss Mary Jane Bell
—and her 30 princesses came early to
the college buildings high on the hill
behind the amphitheater to await the
(See ROOSEVELT, Page A-2.)
Hibernation Day
Delayed by Man
Till Series Ends
He’s Going to Bed
for Winter Soon,
However.
By the Associated Press.
WATERTOWN, Wis., October 1 —
Hibernating Arthur (Turkey) Gehrke.
stifling a yawn, opined today he would
defer his twenty-seventh annual all
Winter doze at least until the end
of the world series, and probably as
long as November 1.
It was because he tyanted to keep
abreast of the Yankees-Giants civil
strife at New York, for one thing, that
he hadn't gone to bed already, the
54-year-old, 215-pound tavemkeeper
explained. Last year he turned in
before October 1.
“They think I'm queer,” he said
sagely, "but I think people who stay
up and face those cold Winter blasts
are the ones who are queer.”
Gehrke's first hibernation began In
the latter part of 1910, he recalled,
when he went to bed to ease a pain
aggravated by cold weather, and stayed
there all Winter upon discovering the
cure was effective. Thereafter, he
took to the covers annually with the
first twinge.
The keeper of bears’ hours had this
to say today to non-hibernators: "If
more folks went to bed all Winter
there wouldn't be so much trouble
and confusion in the world and every
body would feel better in the Spring.”
Gehrke figured his probable loss in
weight during his protracted retire
ment at from 10 to 20 pounds, al- j
though he always had a fair appetite j
as he lay in the second-floor bed
room where he has taken refuge the
last 26 Winters.
The sudden death of his wife, j
Grace, forced him to end his sleep
earlier than usual last Winter, and
for the first time in years he was up
and around when the violets began to
bud.
"I miss Gracie,” he said. "She was
a great help to me and was so sym
pathetic in understanding my need
for an annual hibernation.”
Communist Candidate and
Four Others Are Out of
Terre Haute Jail.
Picture on Page A-2.
Bt the Associated Press.
TERRE HAUTE, lad . October 1.—
Chief of Police James C. Yates today
released from Jail Earl Browder. Com
munist candidate for President, and
four associates who were arrested yes
terday morning when they came here
to hold a campaign meeting.
Browder and the others were ar- ;
rested yesterday by Chief Yates in
an effort to halt a Communist meet
ing last night.
Browder, Waldo Frank, novelist,
and Seymour Waldman, member of
the Communist National Election
Campaign Committee, both of New
York; Charles Stadtfeld, Indiana
Communist chairman, and Andrew
Rems, a party worker, both of In
dianapolis. all were held on vagrancy
charges. The charges were dismissed
at a brief court hearing this morning.
For a time last night it appeared
as if Chief Yates would be success
ful in preventing any Communist
speeches. Browder was in jail and
Indiana State Teachers’ College stu- !
dents took over the hall where the i
meeting was to have been held and i
conducted a foot ball "pep” session.
The chief had three policemen in ;
the local radio station under orders
to prevent any Communist speech,
there, but a few minutes before 9:15— i
the time Browder's speech was to have
been started—David J. Bentall, Chi
cago attorney, rushed into the station,
hurried past the officers and was locked
in a small broadcasting booth.
Almost at the same time Chief
Yates, 10 other policemen and ap
proximately 50 citizens hurried into
the studio. The door to the broad
casting booth was locked, however,
and Bentall began speaking.
There were a few cries of "Let’s
take him off the air” and “That door
is not very thick,” but when all the
policemen except Yates left, saying
they had been given orders by the
Board of Works and Safety to allow
the speech to be made, the threats
subsided. Yates asserted he did not
"understand” what had happened,, as
he had given his men strict orders to
prevent any Communist speech.
TOWN GOES DRY
TULLY, N. Y., October 1 (IP).—The
town of Tully returned to prohibition
today under local option after a nightly
celebration which had been under way
since Saturday.
Beer and liquor licenses In this
Ononadga County town expired at
midnight and will not be renewed as
a result of last Autumn's election.
The town’s three licensed drinking
establishments offered full course din
ners with orchestras and dancing for
several nights.
Queen Mary Quits Buckingham
After 25 Years Its Mistress
By the Associated Press.
LONDON, October 1:—Today was
moving day in the royal family, too.
After 35 years as mistress of Buck
ingham Palace, which she entered
first as the bride of the late King
George, Queen Mary moved into her
new home, the smaller Marlborough
House.
The Queen mother, dressed in black,
left Buckingham Palace with King
Edward and the princess royal to drive
to Marlborough House.
Her pale face worked with emotion,
but, with her monarch son at her side,
she managed a smile. and a slight
wave of her gloved hand to a small
gfoup gathered on the sidewalk as
her automobile tanked down the drive
a U
way past saluting, blue-coated “bob
bies” and scarlet-jacketed sentries
presenting arms.
The King, who returned only today
from Balmoral Castle, Scotland, re
mained with his mother for some
time after her personal standard had
been hoisted to the flagstaff of Marl
borough House—the first such flag to
fly there since the death of Queen
Alexandria.
Now that she Is no longer wife of
a reigning monarch, custom dictates
the Queen must be' content with a
smaller household and a smaller en
tourage than were hers at Bucking
ham Palace.
The new residence has been deco
dee QUXEN, Page A-:.) 1
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AS RECENT TREND
TO G. 0. P. IS SEEN
Down-State Swing Since
Primary Held Favorable
to Republicans.
NEW REGISTRATION LAW
IS FACTOR IN ELECTION
Aftermath of Row Between Hor
ner and Kelly-Nash Machine
May Hurt Roosevelt
BY G. GOl'LD LINCOLN.
Staff Correspondent of The Star.
CHICAGO. October 1.—Last April,
at the time of the primary elections in
Illinois, this State looked hopeless for
the Republicans. The number of
rotes cast in the Democratic primary
;xceeded the number in the Repub
lican primary by half a million or
more. Today the State looks, at least,
debatable ground, with the Repub
licans apparently gaining strength.
Whether they will be able to gain
■nough to carry the State for Lan
3on depends upon a number of im
portant factors, some for and some
operating against the Republicans.
The change in the situation marks
i gain for the G. O. P. Since Gov.
Landon of Kansas was nominated for
the presidency in June, there has been
i marked swing back to the Repub
lican fold in down-State Ullnois. In
Cook County, which includes Chicago,
the bitter strife which has existed be
tween the Kelly-Nash Democratic ma
chine and Gov. Homer, Democratic
candidate to succeed himself, has
been glossed over. But the bitter feel
ing continues.
These obvious and less obvious rela
tions between the Kelly-Nash Demo
cratic organization in Chicago and
Gov. Homer operate in two different
directions, both seemingly to the ad
vantage of the Republicans. In the
primary campaign this year. Mayor
Kelly of Chicago and Patrick Nash,
the Democratic national committee
man. decreed the political execution
of Gov. Homer. They did not like
him for a number of reasons, one of
which Is sufficient. He would not let
them sop up all they wished; he would
not play ball. Homer went to th®
mat. He made himself out a martyr,
the object of attack by a corrupt Chi
cago machine. He told down-Stata
Illinois that the Chicago bosses in
tended to dictate the nomination of
the next Governor.
Sectional Rivalry Intense.
For years the rivalry between
downstate Illinois and Chicago hat
been intense. The voting strength
of the one section is about equal to
the voting strength of the other.
Downstate Illinois took up the cudgels
for Horner. Homer is a Jew and tho
large number of Jews in the State,
many of them in Chicago, rallied to
his support. Some Republicans went
into the Democratic primary in order
to help beat the Chicago bosses.
Horner triumphed over the Kelly
Nash candidate by a considerable
margin.
Now, with the apparent reconcilia
tion between Gov. Horner and the
Kelly-Nash outfit, Horner no longer
looks to the downstate voters quite
the same. And, at the same time, if
reports be true, the Kelly-Nash out
fit would not be averse to sticking a
knife into Horner’s back. This row,
therefore, may have a very definite
effect on the outcome of the election,
not only for Governor, but also for
President.
In Chicago, which has so large a
proportion of the State's vote, an
election is no pink-tea affair. The
political "deals" and corruption have
been almost unbelievable in the past.
No such thing as party loyalty or
keeping faith has been known in
many of the wards. Republican ward
leaders and committeemen have sold
out to the Democrats, and vice versa.
Political bandit leaders have flour
ished.
Five Women Sentenced.
Only yesterday three women poll
officials in the twentieth ward in last
April's primary were sentenced to a
year in jail and two others to six
months. Three of the women were
Democrats and two Republicans.
They were found guilty of ballot
frauds—and they were judges at the
polls—after 14 persons had testified
in court that they did not vote, al
though the poll books showed them
to have voted, and a handwriting ex
pert had said 26 ballots were marked
by the same person. All these 26
ballots were marked for President
Roosevelt, for Bundeson for Governor
(the Kelly-Nash candidate) and for
John M. Bolton, candidate for State
Representative, who has since been
murdered. In addition to the women,
five men have been held for the grand
(See LINCOLN, Page A-S.)
39 FACE CHARGES
IN LETTUCE STRIKE
First Major Disorder Reported.
Guards With Tear Gas Halt
500 Pickets.
By tee Associated Press.
WATSONVILLE. Calif., October 1.
-Thirty-nine men faced charges of
violating the anti-picketing ordinance
here today as the result of the first
major disorder reported in this im
mediate area in the lettuce workers’
strike, now entering its 27th day.
They were arrested yesterday after
Charles Tolvien, 27, lettuce shed
worker: Herman Blonke, 35, another
non-union employe, and Charles Col
bem, 58, a night watchman, com
plained they had been beaten.
Four other men were arrested on
assault charges after rocks were
hurled at a lettuce truck near Fajaro.
Five hundred pickets from Salinas,
center of the walk-out over union
matters, were halted by 25 State
highway patrolmen on their way to
protest the Watsonville arrests. The
patrolmen, armed with tear gas suns,
persuaded the Salinas pickets to turn
back.
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