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Evening star., 1930-06-17
BY DENMAN THOMPSON.
Sports Editor of The Star.

Interest here in the ball club repre-
senting Washington in the American
League, aroused by its unexpectedly
strong showing at the start of the sea-
son and maintained despite a slump
during the Western trip ending today,
has been heightened by the recent sem
sational series of trades to the point
where enthusiasm rivaling that dis
played during the pennant-winning
years of 1924 and 1925 will be in evi-
dence when it returns Thursday for a
long home stand.
Picked generally for a low berth, the
preseason concensus rating them next
to last in the eight-club race the Ma
tionals startled all observers by the i'm
pressive manner in which they bowled
over the supposedly more powerful
Philadelphia and New York clubs at
the beginning Of the campaign and
the fact that they are today, with the
Evening star., 1930-06-17
Senate Foreign Relations
Body Is Believed to Favor
Naval Treaty.
JOHNSON WILL PREPARE
REPORT FOR MINORITY
Committee Which Voted Against
Hoover Secrecy Ruling Refuses
to Sustain Opposition.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The Senate foreign relations commit
tee today agreed to vote next Monday
on the London naval treaty.
A motion to postpone action until
President Hoover has turned over the
confidential papers relating to the pact
was rejected, 13 to4.
This decisive vote was regarded as
showing distinct majority in the COM
mitee for the pact.
Senator johnson, Republican, Cali
fornia, moved that the treaty be laid
aside pending receipt of the confiden-
tlal notes exchanged among the powers
prior to the London parley. He was
supported by Senator Shipstead, Farmer
Labor, Minnesota, and Moses, New
hampshire. and Robinson, Indiana, both
Republicans.
Group Opposition Strength Revealed.
These four votes are believed at the
Capitol to represent the strength of the
opposition to the treaty within the COM
nittee.
The definite agreement to vote Mon
day assures that the London pact will
be before the Senate by the time it is
called into special session by President
Hoover for action on ratification.
The committee previously voted, 10 to
z, In adopting resolution asserting its
right to the exchange of notes. How
ever, Mr.. Hoover and Secretary Stim-
son made no move to give up the papers
Chairman Borah of the committee
who voted for the resolution asserting
the committees right to the confiden-
tlal documents, joined today with other
supporters Of that resolution in voting
down the motion to defer action on the
treaty until the papers have been de-
livered.
Minority Report Intended.
Senator Johnson gave notice he in
tended to prepare minority report on
the pact.
Borah was requested by the commit
tee to confer with Secretary Stinson
with view to making public those
papers which have been given to the
committee by the department already.
Opinion that the papers should be
made public was unanimous, but it was
deemed best to have the committees
view given to the State Department
first. Some believed the papers had
been turned over as confidential docu-
ments only.
Evening star., 1930-06-17
COMPSTON LEADS BRITISH OPEN:
DIEGEL SHOWS WAY TO u. S. STARS
British Golfer Scores 141 Against Amer
leans 145-Jones, Off to Bad Start,
Qualities With $50.

missed at the short fourth and took
3. He had a 4 at the fifth when an
other putt ran around the cup. At the
sixth he drove near the green, but
was too strong with his approach and
had short clip left. He missed a
3-foot putt and took S.
Jones' second shot was on bank to
the left of the seventh green, and he
failed to get on in his first attempt
He sent the next feet from the cup
and holed out for 5.
He was short with an approach putt
at the eighth and took 2 from 20 feet
for a 6. At this hole spectators walked
across the edge of the green and
Bobby, about to putt, shouted:
Please do not walk across the green"
At the ninth he was in the rough on
the left of the green and strong with
his chip, but he holed a good putt for
a and a 40.
Jones scored par at the tenth,
but was bunkered at the short eleventh
and took another there. He took 3
puts on the twelfth for S.
Jones scored three par As at the
thirteenth, fourteenth and fifteenth.
Bobby did not appear to be working
hard. His putting and chipping were
not so good as he exhibited at Hoylake
yesterday, and his finish was as loose
as the rest of the round.
He was feet from the pin at the
sixteenth with his drive, but took three
puts for four. He drove Just of the
green at the seventeenth, but could do
no better than 4. At the home hole he
had a 20-foot putt for a and just
missed, taking 4 for a 81, II and quail
flying score of $50.
Evening star., 1930-06-17
DRY OFFICER KILLED
IN AUTO GUN BATTLE
Companion Seriously Wounded and
Two Others Hurt-Alleged
Rum Runners Escape.
By the Associated Press.

GOLDSBORO, N. c., June Up
L. Flinchun1, prohibition enforcement
officer, was killed and H. v. Andrews.
another officer, wounded seriously earlv
today in a gun fight with alleged rum
runners who escaped.
Two other officers, B. A. Dale and
r. e. Street, sustained undetermined
injuries when the automobile in which
the four were riding when fired upon
was wrecked.
: The officers, attached to district en-
forcement headquarters at Wilson, gave
chase to an automobile they suspected
to be loaded with liquor at $3.50 O'clock
this morning. A running gun fight be-
tween the occupants of the two ma
chimes developed.
Near the city park here the officers
car drew alongside that of the rum
runners and in an exchange of shots
Flinchum was wounded in the head and
Andrews shot through the arm and
shoulder.
Flinchum was driving the automobile
and when he was shot 1t left the road
and crashed into tree, injuring Dale
and Street.
Andrews said the first shots were
fired by the suspected liquor runners,
"As far as know none of us had pulled
his gun at the time. hadn't taken
mine out of my holster" he added.
Evening star., 1930-06-17
KEEN JERSEY RACE
HOLDS PUBLIC EYE
Prohibition Issue May Bring Out
65o,000 Voters Today in
! Primary.


NEWARK, N. j., June 1.-THE po-
iitical eyes of the Nation were CEN
tered on the New Jersey primary today
in which prohibition is the paramount
issue and an Ambassador a former Sen
ator and a Representative are the can
didates for the Republican nomination
for United States Senator.
Managers for Ambassador Dwight w
Morrow, former Senator JosephtS. FIRE.
linghuysen and Representative Frank
lin w. Fort, the Republican senatorial
candidates, estimated that from 10000
TO $50 900 ballots would be cast.
Prohibition became the chief issue
when Ambassador Morrow opened his
campaign with declaration for the
repeal of the eighteenth amendment
and the return to State control of liquor.
position favoring modification Of the
prohibition laws under Federal control
The day after Morrow opened his
campaign, Fort entered the lists as q
champion of prohibition. The State
Anti-Saloon League and other dry
groups rallied to his support.
Ambassador Morrow closed his cam
paign last night with a rally at As
bury Park and a radio speech in which
he thanked Republicans Of the State
for the support they had given him.
Frelinghuysen in his last radio ap'
peal attacked Morrow for not repudi-
ating the support Of the State Republi'
can organization, which he charged wal
responsible for corrupt conditions II
many parts of the State.
Charges that Morrow and Frelinghuy
sen had lodged the prohibition issue
after he entered the race were made b!
Fort in his final address to the voters.
Morrow is a candidate for both the
fun six-year term beginning March 4
1881, and also for the unexpired portion
OF the term of former Senator Waite
E. Edge, now Ambassador to France
Fort and Frelinghuysen are seeking tn
long term only.
Evening star., 1930-06-17
AUTO FIRE FATAL
TO VIRGINIA GIRL
Three Men Held After ExpIo-
sion Causing Death of
Mildred SIoper.

Coincident with the death at Emer-
gency Hospital today of l8-year-old
Mildred Sloper of Fairfax County, Va.
Sheriff E. P. Kirby is holding three
men in the Fairfax jail pending the re-
suits of investigation into the girls
death which was caused by burns when
the gasoline in the car in which she
was riding caught on fire as the tank
was being filled at midnight at the
Merrifleld Garage.
Meanwhile, police are investigating
reports that Mrs. Fred Petit of Vienna,
wife OF one of the men under arrest,
had attempted to commit suicide yester-
day when she learned of her husbands
departure with the Sloper girl. Her
condition is said to be critical, accord
ing to Sheriff Kirby.
In addition to Petit, the other men
under arrest are Joe Mills, jr., of West
Falls Church, said to be the driver of
the car IN which the Sloper girl was
riding, and John Harper, 10, of West
Falls Church a passenger in the ma
chine. Petit is charged with taking
the girl from her home Sunday after
noon over the protests of her mother
and brother.
Sheriff Asked to Aid.
According to the story told by Sheriff
1AA n.y. VAC BA4 CdIIle 10 at
o'clock last night and complained
that Pettitt had taken his sister from
their home on the Hunters Mill road
near Vienna at 2 o'clock Sunday after
noon IN a car. The girls mother OBJ
jected because Petit was a married
man and told her she must return at 4
o'clock. kirby assigned Deputy Sheriff
Henry Magarity TO help the brother
hunt for Petit and the girl.
They found Petit later last night at
the home of Joe Mills, sr., in West Falls
Church. There 1t was stated that Joe
Mills, jr., had taken the girl in his car
at o'clock to drive her back home.
About 1880 Mills and the Sloper girl
picked up young Harper on the road
from West Falls Church to the Lee
Highway near the Catholic Cemetery.
Where the couple had been from 8 until
1880 has not been determined. The
distance from Mills home to Merrifield
can be covered in car in 10 minutes.
Proceeding to Merrifleld they stopped
at the Merrifield garage about midnight
for gas. Mills was driving an old model
one-seated closed car, the gas tank be-
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Evening star., 1930-06-17
SCHALL AND WHITE
WIN IN MINNESOTA
AND MAINE RACES
Both Rated Dry and Latter
Expected to Back Hoover
Strongly.
JERSEY VOTERS MAKING
SENATE CHOICE TODAY
National Interest Centers in Prohi-
bition Contest There, With
Three Running.
BY G. GOULD LINCOLN.

Republican senatorial primaries In
Maine and Minnesota, overshadowed by
the national interest in the New Jersey
primary which Is being held today, yes
terday produced as nominees of the Re-
publican party a strong supporter OF
the Hoover administration and Re-
publican-P Progressive "coalitionist."
The Maine Republicans have NOM
tnated Wallace H. White, for many
years a member of the House, a grand
son Of the late Senate Frye, but no re-
lation of the now celebrated Hugo N
Fry" Mr.. White is as regular as clock
work and is expected to give sturdy sup
port to the Hoover administration. He
defeated former Gov. Ralph G. Brew
Ster.
In Minnesota, Senator Thomas D
Echall, the blind Senator, a member
of the Republican-Progressive and
Democratic coalition" of the present
Congress, has apparently been renomi-
mated by a substantial majority.
White Seems Sure Winner.
Republican nomination to the Senate
in Maine Is regarded as the equivalent
of election. Mr.. Whites election, there
fore, seems assured. Senator Schall
will have running against him a can
didate of the Farmer-Labor party and
probably Democratic candidate.
Schall is expected to win, however, in
the November election. He has trim
med" the political aspirations of Gov.
Theodore ChriStianson.
Gov. Christianson, however, was as
strongly opposed to the Smoot-Hawley
tariff bill as was the coalitionist Sen
ator. Furthermore, the governor hac
announced at the start of his cam
paign that he would feel perfectly al
liberty, If he were nominated and
elected to the Senate, to join with any
party or coalition in dealing with legis-
lation that he saw 1T. In his effort to
out-Schan Schall, the governor may
have lost a number of supporters who
looked more kindly toward the Hoover
administration.
Victory Cor PrOgreSSiveS.
His defeat by Senator Schall cannot
be considered therefore a blow at the
Hoover administration. It is, however
another victory for the members of the
progressive group in the Senate who
have opposed the President on farm
CONTINUED on Page 4, Column ID
Evening star., 1930-06-17
1880 TARIFF BILL
SIGNED BY HOOVER;
IN EFFECT TONIGHT
Final Action Is Taken in
Simple Ceremony at
Presidents Office.
BY J. RUSSELL YOUNG.

Herbert Hoover af1ixed his signature
to the 1880 tariff bill at 1889 o'clock
this afternoon, thereby making that
legislation law of the land, to become
effective at midnight tonight.
Only a simple ceremony marked the
signing of this act, which will forever
be known as the Smoot-Hawley tariff
bill, and which was Is months in the
making and which experienced most
tempestuous journey through Congress
before it's enactment.
The scene of this signing, which
actually was the closing chapter in the
history of this important legislation,
was enacted in the Presidents office.
There was no flowers upon the desk, nor
was there anything else about the room
suggestive Of Being out of the ordinary,
other than the presence of the Repuh-
hcan tariff conferees, and a few other
persons who wanted to be on hand for
this historic moment.
AS the moment arrived for the sign
ing, the President lost no time in get
ting down to business. AS he bent over
the bulky document on his desk to pen
his name, he appeared perfectly calm.
Grouped about the desk at the time
we're Secretary of the Treasury Mellon,
Senator Smoot of Utah, chairman of
the Senate finance committee, and
Representative Hawley Of Oregon,
chairman of the House ways and means
committee, who had more than anybody
else to do with the preparation OF the
tariff revision and its engineering
through the Senate and House; and
Senator Shortridge of California and
Representatives Treadway OF MaSsa-
chusetts and Bacharach of New Jersey,
and Francis x. Eble, commissioner
of Customs and the Presidents Sec
retaries
President Hoover had planned to sign
the bill at 12:45, but was delayed a
few minutes because of the non-appear-
ance of Senator Watson, one of the
Senate conferees. The President, not
wanting the hour to be reached with
out signing the measure. waited no
longer for the absent Indiana Senator
and went ahead with the proceedings
without him being present.
Democratic COnferees Absent.
The Democratic conferees had not
been invited to be present, it being
NATURALLY dSSuIIl6O GIldG OcCduSS VI Tic
almost unanimous Democratic oppoSi-
ton to the measure the conferees OF
the opposite party would have no desire
to be on hand.
When Mr.. Hoover had completed the
signing which constituted not only af-
fixing his signature but writing beneath
his name approved June IT." he looked
up and smiled at those about him. He
thanked the conferees for their labors
and after exchange of few words OF
pleasantly the ceremony was at an end
The whole transaction consumed less
than 10 minutes.
Mr.. Hoover's expression was that of q
man who was glad that it was all over
and that he had made his own persona
contribution to something of which M
| approved and in which he felt certain
would go far toward aiding business anC
would necessarily trend to relieve the
condition of uncertainty which has pre-.
vailed throughout the country especially
during the closing days Of the tariff de.
bate. There was no cheering or hand.
Continued on Page 4, Column A.
Evening star., 1930-06-17
FRENCH LEADERS
AGREE ON DEFENSE
Credits to Be Asked of Parliament
for Completing Frontier Pro-
gram Are Settled Upon.


PARIS, June 17.-Agreement was
reached today at an important govern
mental conference under the CHAIR
manship of Premier Tardieu on the
amount of additional credits which will
be asked of parliament for completion
Of Frances frontier defenses. Since
evacuation of the Rhineland the ques-
ton of frontier defense has been re-
garded as increasingly important. The
impression prevailed that the ministers
this morning went thoroughly into de-
tails of proposed protective works on
the southeastern borders as well as the
eastern and northeastern frontiers.
The proposals agreed upon today will
60 Immediately to the finance commits
sion of the Chamber of Deputies when
Premier Tardieu and Minister of War
Maginot will be expected to explain
their views in detail.
Evening star., 1930-06-17
RECENT TRADES SPUR INTEREST
IN MATS PENNANT CHANGES
Bartering of Goslin for Manush and
Crowder Is Followed by Exchange of
Braxton and Tate for Shires.

schedule more than one-third COM
pleted, within half a game of the top
most team, has convinced its followers
it has a real chance for the champion
ship.
Four New Faces on Roster.
Evidence this belief is shared by the
club management is found in the fever
ish activity 1t has evinced within the
past few days in the bartering of talent,
which has brought four new faces to
the Nationals in exchange for an equal
number of performers sent to other
clubs.
First, Emile (Red) Barnes, a south
paw-swinging flychaser, who had been
of little use to the team in his two full
seasons of service, was turned over to
the Chicago White Sox for Outfielder
Dave Harris, recruit who fills the
need for right-hand pinch hitter.
On top of that came the announce
ment that Goose Goslin, for many years
the big batting punch of the team, had
been sent to the st. Louis Browns in
exchange, for Outflelder Heinie Manush,
Continued on Page 2, Column A.
Evening star., 1930-06-17
Bv the Associated Press.


NEW YORK, June l7.-Merchant
ships were racing toward American
ports today in an effort to clear their
cargoes through the customs house be-
fore the new tariff bill goes into effect,
adding thousands of dollars In increased
duties.
Customs officials have been swamped
curing the last three days with appli-
cations for Withdrawals from customs
warehouses. Duties on goods withdrawn
have amounted to $4,000, 900 since last
Saturday.
When the Red Star ships Western
land and Minnetonka reached the har-
bor Yesterday their masters hurried
ashore and presented their manifests at
the customs house before the ships
essksd.
Evening star., 1930-06-17
SHIPS RACE TO PORT TO BEAT
PASSAGE OF NEW TARIFF RATES
Customs Officials Swamped With Withdrawal Applica
tions-Skppers Hurry Ashore to Present Papers.

The Cunarder Samaria, the CoSulich
liner Vulcania, the Roma, the Ameri-
can Farmer, the White Star liner Arabic
and the French liner France all arrived
yesterday on schedules speeded to beat
the tariff.
Men and boys stood in long lines at
the customs house waiting to pay duty
on goods in warehouses. Notice was
given that those in line with cash or
certified checks at closing time on the
day the bill is signed will be permitted
to withdraw goods under the old law.
Importers said that many ships which
fail to reach port in time to file their
manifests under the old law will be di-
verted to other countries with their car
goes, which would be sold at loss here
unoer the new tariff. n
Evening star., 1930-06-17
DECLINE IN STOCK
VALUES IS HALTED
BY HEAVY BUYING
Support for Pivotal Issues
Appears After Losses
in Early Trading.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, June 17.-The drastic
decline in stock prices was checked to-
day by large-scale supporting orders,
although an enormous volume of selling
was dropped upon the market in the
early transactions, evidently represent
ing the liquidation of impaired mar
ginal accounts.
Pivotal shares generally worked higher
after the first few minutes of trading,
but gains were moderate and main
tanned with difficulty, as many traders
welcomed each advance as an opportu-
nifty to tighten holdings at diminished
losses. Trading was in enormous vol
ume, the ticker quotations falling
nearly an hour behind floor trans
actions.
The market was helped by firmer
tone in the cotton and grain markets
during the early hours of the day, but
further price cutting in copper, an
nounced during the early afternoon,
was an unSettling factor.
Sentiment Is Confused.
speculative sentiment IN wall SCreeC
remained confused and nervous. Brok-
ers reported that there was consider
able buying on scale down by individ-
ual investors and investment trusts, but,
on the other hand, some investment
trusts were said to be still iquidating
their speculative holdings.
There was feeling in some quarters
that much of the neceSSitiouS liQuida-
ton which has been hanging over the
market had been completed, but COM
mission houses were disinclined to pre-
dict more than technical and tenn
porary rally until commodity prices be-
come stable, and business makes notable
improvement.
It was stated in banking circles that
much liquidation of holdings impaired
last Autumn that should have been
completed months ago had been hang
ing over the market, and only now was
being disposed of. Some interior banks,
it was pointed out, have been loaded
up with loans against stock collateral,
which they have been carrying for their
customers in the hope of much higher
price levels.
The consolidated condition statement
Of weekly reporting Federal Reserve
member banks tended to bear out this
theory, showing that bank loans on
securities decreased last week only SAL
600, 900, compared to a drop in brokers'
loans of $103,000,00D. Furthermore,
bank loans on securities are still 81, ,355,-
100000 above last year at this time,
while brokers' loans are approximately
(ContinlIed on Page 4 Column o.
Evening star., 1930-06-17
GAS CO. PREPARES
10 PER CENT CUT
Rate Revision Seen as First
Step in Move to Merge
Companies.

A new schedule of gas rates, en-
bodying a reduction of approximately
10 per cent, was prepared by the Wash
ington Gas Light Co. today for sub
mission to the Public Utilities Commits
sion.
The plans of the gas company were
disclosed as Senator Howell, Repub-
lican, of Nebraska, who held up con-
sideration of the pending bill providing
for a merger of the Washington and
Georgetown Gas Light companies, threw
out a suggestion that the companies
make the first move toward showing
the public benefits of a merger by
reducing the price of gas before con-
solidation.
George A. G. Woods, president of the
gas company, and Henry Wolff
called on the Commission this after
noon, shortly after IL O'Clock, and re-
manned closeted with Commissioners
Harleigh H. Hartman and Mason M.
Patrick for about 30 minutes. After the
conference was over, the gas company
men said they would be back at 2:3O
and probably file the new rates schedule
with the Commission at that time.
Gen. Patrick said that the new rates
schedule was mentioned during the dis
cusSion, but that the conversation re-
lating to it was hardly enough to war
rant being called a discussion" He
said the men from the gas company
appeared to be in a great hurry, and
that the filing of the schedule appeared
to be connected with the bill pending
in Congress to merge the Washington
and Georgetown Gas Light Cos.
Even assuming that the rates sched-
ule Is filed, the new rates would not 60
into effect for many weeks. The law
calls for public hearing on any ques-
ton of rate change before the change
can be made, and these are usually long,
drawn-out affairs.
Company officials declared before the
Utilities Commission and the Senate
District committee that the unification
of the Washington and Georgetown
companies would pave the way for
economies that would make possible a
cut in rates of approximately 10 per
cent.
Howell Asks Reduction.
Senator Howell said the merger bill
does a number of things the companies
want done, and he believes the public
should know definitely beforehand just
what schedule of reductions will result
from the legislation. Asked If he meant
they should file q schedule Of the pro-
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