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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-27
GAMBLING HOUSE
PROTEST SHELVED
Prince Georges Heads Merely
File Second Complaint
of Attorney.
BY stsn Correspondent of The Star.

BY STAFF Correspondent Of The Star.
UPPER MARLBORO, Md, August
27.-Believing they have gone as far
as they can in calling the attention of
the sheriff and States attorney to COM
plants that an alleged gambling estab-
lishment is in open operation on
Bladensburg road, the Prince Georges
County Commissioners yesterday filed
Tor future consideration second COM
plant from Charles B. Calvert, Mount
Rainier attorney, In which he asked
immediate action to close the establish
ment.
The commissioners studied Calvert's
second complaint in executive session,
and asked their attorney, M. Hampton
Magruder, for an opinion as to how
Tar their authority extended in prosecute
ing such places.
Seek Legal Authority.
Members of the Board of Commits
sioners openly declared they were in
sympathy with any movement to rid
the county of the long-standing COM
plants about the gambling house, and
intinated that if they were told they
had sufficient legal authority, prompt
action would be taken.
The commissioners also gave consid-
cradle attention to another charge in
Calvert's latest letter, in which he re-
quests an investigation by them of the
existence Of an alleged bond racket"
between police, bondsmen and mag
iStrates. The board voted to advise
the attorney that they have already
probed this subject and found that it
Is matter for the grand jury, involv-
ing as it does police who have a con-
stitutional appointment and are out of
the jurisdiction of the commissioners.
To Go Before Grand Jury.
Calvert's first complaint, received by
the Commissioners two weeks ago,
charged that the gambling house was
permitted to operate through the gen.
eral corruption of the county's enforce
ment officials. The commissioners re-
ferred 1t to the sheriff and States at
torney, and the latter said he would
present 1t to the october grand jury.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-27
STRICKEN. FARMERS
ATTACK ROAD CAMP
Work Famine Trouble in Arkan.
sas Calls Out National
Guard Detail.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LONOKE, Ark, August PA detail
of Arkansas National GuardSmen today
patrolled the labor camp of a highway
construction company near here, after
irate drought-stricken farmers threat
ened reprisals against employment Of
out-of-county Negro labor.
Tents of a camp crew were fired upon
Monday night by unidentified gunner
The detachment, under command of
Capt Morris Moore, was made up of
3 n-commissioned officers and 10 en-
listed men and was armed with rifles,
pistols and tear,-gas bombs.
Monday Lonoke County farmers con-
gregated here to seek employment on
the construction of State highway.
Constructing company field bosses an
nounced only limited number of jobs
were available since the work required
experienced men. The farmers demand
ed that county labor should be used in
State road projects in their county.
A guard was placed about the con-
struction company Monday night and
engaged In an exchange of shots with
ambushed gunner. The shots fired into
the tents were all high, and officials
believe they were intended to frighten
of the Negro laborers.
At the request last night of the sheriff
and a circuit judge, representatives of
Gov. Parnell-who is mentioning in
Northwest Acknowledgements the
guardsmen.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-27
NATIONAL
LEADERSARRESTED
Nearly All Members of Con-
gress' Working Committee
Jailed for Illegal Meeting.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
DELHI, India, August 27.-Practically
the entire Working Committee of the
All-India National Congress were ar
rested here today. Those taken into
custody included V. j. Patel, who re-
signed his post as president of the
Legislative Assembly to partake in the
civil disobedience campaign.
It had been announced yesterday that
although the Working Committee had
been proclaimed an unlawful assembly
the body had decided to meet in Delhi
today.
Several prominent Nationalist, in
Guiding Mr.. Patel, Pandit Maliviya and
Miss N. Mehta, daughter of Sir Manub-
hal Mehta, arrived at Delhi yesterday
for the meeting.
Two Women Not Held.
DR.. Ansari presided over the session
of the Working Committee, which con-
vened this morning.
Others present besides Malaviya and
Patel were the treasurer, MatradaS
Tricumji; DR.. B. c. Roy, Deepnarany
Singh, Dunichard Ambalawala, Mrs.
Jawarhalal Nehru, Mrs. Hansa Mehta
and Secretary Sardar Mangal Singh
Rajarao.
It was officiaIly announced that in
addition to Patel those arrested were
Malaviya, Mangal Singh, Deepnarany
Singh, B. G. Roy and MatradaS Tri-
cumji. DR.. Ansari. president of the
Congress, and Rajarao, permanent I'M
dersecretary of the Congress, also were
arrested. The two woman members
present were not taken into custody.
Fifteen other leaders of the All-India
National Congress were arrested in
Simla for forming procession in con-
nection with celebration of the Indian
fenced to four months rigorous i'm
prispnment. Police charged the crowd
accompanying them several times with
their lathis,' or slaves. A number of
persons were injured.
Bomb Injuries Four.
A policeman and three public works
department coolies were injured in CAL
cutta today in bomb outrage. One
of the coolies had his hand blown off.
The bomb was thrown at the Eden
Gardens police station. It fell on the
floor OF the Public Works Department
Building, situated within the police de-
partment compound, and burst with a
loud report.
When the smoke cleared, the walls
Of the department living quarters were
seen to be smeared with blood. All OF
the injured persons were taken to hos
pttals, where it was believed the worst
injured of the coolies would die.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-27
DROUGHT RELIEF
CREDIT PLAN 0. K.
Bankers Approve Establish
ment of intermediary Cor
porationS in States.

BY the Associated pfeSS.
Establishment of local credit corpora
tons to act as Intermediates between
drought-stricken farmers and inter-
mediate credit banks was formally APP
proved today by banking representatives
of relief committees of more than
dozen States.
The conference convened yesterday
at the White House and met today with
Secretary Hyde, chairman of the Ma
tional Drought Relief Committee. 1t
adjourned Immediately after approving
the plan, which will be submitted to
President Hoover and to Governors Of
the affected States.
Under the approved plan, which was
proposed by the national committee.
local credit corporations would be
created to advance loans to farmers
through the intermediate credit banks,
established wherever found necessary.
Farmers would receive the money
from the intermediate bank on the in
dorsement of the credit corporation,
which would be permitted to charge an
interest rate of per cent above that
of the intermediate credit bank. The
interest rate of the intermediate credit
bank now is per cent, making 6 per
cent the maximum interest rate to the
farmers.
Meanwhile the Weather Bureau re-
CONTINUED on Page 5, Column %
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-27
OWNERS OF VESTRIS
IN RECEIvERSHIP
Lamport & Holt of Royal Mail
Group Heavy Losers in 1929
Disaster.
~ the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
LONDON, August 27.-Justice Hum
phreys, in Vacation Court, today ap-
pointed receiver and manager of the
business OF Lamport 81 Holt, shipown-
ers and one Of the royal mail group
OF steamship companies.
The application was made on behalf
OF the London Maritime Investment
Co. as trustee for the debenture stock
holders. The Justice also granted the
plaintiffs permission to borrow ESQ.,
600 to advance to the Liverpool, Bra
I'll &c River Plate Steam Navigation Co.
and advance 100000 sterling to the
same company, which has lot of I'M
called capital, to keep it going.
The Lamport g. Holt Co., owners of
the Inflated steamer VestriS, sunk of
the American coast in November, 1929,
with the loss of liz lives, was founded
IS years ago. Among its directors are
Lord Kylsant, the Marquis of Carts
brooke and Lord Suffield
The company's balance sheet for De-
cember, 1929, showed loss of f70,l55,
after providing for interest of fl47, 500
on f2,o50. 900 per cent debenture stock.
The Lamport a. Holt Co. controls the
Liverpool, Brazil q River Plate Steam
Navigation Co.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-27
RoLPH LEADS IN CALIFORNIA.
277,74S to YOung's 236,697 and Fits
155,654 for GOvernOrship.


SAN FRANCISCO, August ~ CR.---
Returns from 7,156 precincts out of
1928 for the Republican nomination
for Governor give: Rolph, 277,749;
G. C. Young, 2s6,6s7; Fits, 2Os,145.
Rolph carried his own city by eur
prising majority, polling 1866, against
39,178 for Young and 6,718 for Fits.
Despite the refusal of both Young and
Fits to concede defeat, Dolph sup
porterS asserted his lead over Young in
the south would carry him to victory.
In spite of Rolph's lead, Gov. Young
remained sanguine about his chance to
win. With the exception of Hiram
johnson, now United States Senator, no
Governor of California ever has been
reelected. The Governors campaign
leaders asserted the vote in. the rural
districts would enlarge his total.
The Republican race for the lieu
tenant governorship-the only one into
which the prohibition issue was def
nitely observation-disclosures into a fight
among Tallant Tubbs. San Francisco
State Senator; Frank E. Merriam, Long
Beach State Senator, and H. L. Carna-
han, the incumbent.
Tubbs campaigned on a platform
calling for repeal or modification of the
prohibition law. The other candidates
failed to take up the issue, but returns
from approximately one-third of the
total precincts found Tubbs leading
Carnahan by approximately $4,000
votes.
The tabulation for SSH precincts,
complete, give Tubbs SO 800, Carnahan,
67,457: Merriam. 59.722; Harry A.
Continued on Page 2, Column 81
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-27
Won CRONAJJ REALIZES
LIES DREAM In FLIGHT
German Flyer Kept Destination Secret
Until Reaching Iceland, Fearing
Interference From Authorities.

not diffcult though there were many
boats In the harbor. and ] had to be
careful not to let the old plane strike
any driftwood, which is very dangerous
to a Seaplane.
But we are here. And, now we are
here. I want to say how well old Fritz
stuck at that key in the after cockpit
and to tell you how faithfully Franz
Hack climbed UP each hour of flight to
look at the laundering motors, B. M.
VS. we call them, 500-horsepower
motors built by the Bavarian Motor
Works. They are new, but the plane
itself is the same old Dornier-Wal that
Amundsen and Courtney used. Edward
thinner, one of my students at the
Deutsches Verkeher Fliegerschule was
at the stick with me, and when I was
navigating thinner kept us on the
course.
Because the plane is old, we had to
do lot OF what you call improvising
before we started. 1t is not COM
Portable plane to be in a long time.
The forward part of the hull has the
anchor and the towing lines and all
Continued on Page 2, Column So
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-27
RED CROSS BARRED BY McCARL
FROM PURCHASING u. S. COAL
Forced Rely Congress Classification of Agency as
NonGovernmental, Says Controller General.

considered--and believe properly
by the Congress, by the executive de-
partments Of the Federal Government
and by the courts as a quasi-Govern-
mental institution.
However" he emphasized, ''these
factors do not affect the status which
the Congress saw flt to give the organ
ization, that is to say, that of a nom
Governmental agency; and without such
status of Government al agency am
Of the branches of the Federal service
entitled under the law to use of fuel
from the Federal yards"
At present only Federal and District
agencies are authorized to obtain fuel
from the yard, which wasssestablished
In 1918.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-27
|RFAX'S CAPTAIN
HELD BLAMELESS
Archie H. Brooks Is Exoner.
ated in Sinking of Tanker
PinthiS Last June.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Capt. Archie H. Brooks Of the steamer
Fairfax today was absolved by the
Commerce Department of responsibility
/ for the collision last June between his
vessel and the tanker Pinthis in Massa-
chusetts Bay.
Dickerson H. Hoover, supervising In
spector general of the steamboat in
spection service, announced thor
ough investigation at Boston and Nor
folk had failed to establish evidence
Substantiating charges made against
Capt. Brooks. Fifty lives were lost In
the disaster.
Summarizing the conclusions reached
from the investigation, Hoover said:
After examining thoroughly "a wit
nesses this board failed to establish evil
dence Substantiating any of the four
charges. Therefore the accused master
of the steamship Fairfax, Archie H
Brooks, is acquitted of the charges, and
the case is closed"
Faced Four Charges.
The collision occurred on June 10,
and resulted in an explosion of the oil
tanker The PinthiS sank with the loss
OF all hands. The Fairfax was damaged
by fire and some of its crew were killed.
Capt. Brooks was charged with making
excessive speed during a fog, with I'M
Skillfulness and negligence.
The report said testimony had es-
tablished the fire on the Fairfax was
controlled Immediately, and that q
motor lifeboat was lowered and patrolleo
the vicinity with a spotlight for space
of two or more miles from the ship as
soon as members of the crew were avail
able for such duty.
The patrol was continued three or
four hours without locating any persons.
The report said that no passenger OF
member of the Fairfax officers or crew
heard a whistle signal from the PinthiS
until after she was seen looming up in
the fog. The Fairfax was said to have
been making about 3 knots at the time.
Penetrated Hull AZ Feet.
'It also was established it was
added, that the Fairfax penetrated the
hull of the Pinthis about 4l2 to feet
her cargo being liquid, the shell of the
Pinthis would offer the only resistance
to the stem of the Fairfax, which has
displacement of about 5000 tons;
therefore, the Faixfar could not have
been going over knots per hour, other
wise she would have penetrated the
Plntnis to much greater distance"
Concerning the charge of unskillful-
ness, the report said, the evidence SUBJ
Stantiated entries in the log that "or
sighting the Pinthis crossing from star
board to port, the master OF the Fair.
fax ordered helm hard aport, which d.
reefs the vessels bow to starboard, and
reversed engine full speed astern, which
while backing with right-hand pro-
peller, would naturally cut the ships
stern to port, causing the vessel to re-
spond quicker to port helm"
ut is evident" the report added, chad
the master executed any other maneu-
yer than what he did both vessels woulc
lost"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-27
GREEN SEES GAIN
IN AUGUST LABOR
Turn for Better Indicated by
Slight Change, Declares
Labor Head.

A slight increase in employment dur
ing August, according to figures COM
piled by the American Federation OF
Labor, was announced today by William
Green, the organizations president.
Mr.. Green said he regarded the
checking of unemployment and the turn
for the better as a good omen. In his
opinion, the unemployment reports from
the trade unions this month "fore-
shadow the Fall increase in industrial
activity"
The decrease in unemployment, he
announced, was three-tenths OF per
cent.
I'VE feel" Mr.. Green said, that even
this small decrease Is encouraging, be-
cause it indicated that turn for the
better probably took place as early as
the FIRST of this month"
Soo,O00 Members Covered.
The figures of the American Fedora
ton of Labor now cover nearly 500 900
union members. Mr.. Green's statement
in part follows:
Unemployment reports from trade
unions in August foreshadow the Fall
increase In industrial activity. While
the decrease in unemployment was only
three-tenths of l per cent. and, there
fore, not enough to be apparent from
our published figures, we feel that even
this small improvement is encouraging.
because it indicates that q turn for the
better probably took place even as early
as the first part Of the month. Most
of our reports are for the FIRST few days
of August, and none later than the
10th are included in the preliminary
report Our figures now cover nearly
100000 union members.
This small improvement, however,
should not make us overlook the very
serious unemployment in these dull
Summer months. With the decline of
business activity in July unemploy-
ment rose again to the highest level
of last Winter. Late reports for July
showed that our preliminary figure of
81 per cent was too low and brought
the final July figure to 20 per cent. The
preliminary figure for August Is also 20
per cent.
Serious Summer Idleness.
Unemployment suddenly increased
from 20 per cent in June to the high
point reached last February. But the
situation is even more serious than in
the Winter, for % per cent have been
out of work for two months this Sum-
n1er while the high Winter level only
last for one month.
The reduction of workers buying
power caused by this high unemploy-
n1ent is one Of the chief causes of the
continued low level of business. Com
ing as 1t does after Winter and Spring
of unusual unemployment, workers re-
sources for purchasing are seriously
lowered. Retail trade has lacked the
stimulation Of workers buying which is
needed TO start business upward.
Add to the economic effects the So
cial consequences of unemployment and
1t Is clear that the present situation is
serious, linked. The effects Of under
punishment and privation on the
CONTINUED on Page 2, Column q
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-27
/. P. De Shazo of Alabama
Dies as Plane Bursts Into
Flames -- One Unidentified
Spectator Injured.
SEVERAL PEOPLE SAVE
THEIR LIVES BY RUNNING
Fatal Accident Comes at End of
S0-Mile Speed Contest for Serv-
ice Crsft-Ship Was Only 100
Feet OFF Ground.
by the Associated Press.

by the Associated Press.
CURTISS = REYNOLDS AIR
PORT, Chicago, August 27.-J. P.
de Shazo, Navy flyer from Ala
bama, was killed, and a spectator
whose name was not learned was
injured seriously today when De
Shazo'S pursuit plane crashed
just next to the far right bleach
erS of the National Air Races.
The crash occurred just as II
Navy planes passed the last py-
Ion in a 50-mile speed race. De
Shazo, flying 100 feet from the
ground, attempted to do a spec
tacular roll. The plane burst into
flames as it hit the ground in
front of a concession stand.
Several people, seeing De
Shazo'S plane rushing down, saved
their lives by running. The pilot
was burned beyond recognition.
He had finished third in the race.
De Shazo was unmarried. He
entered Annapolis in 1921 and
graduated in 1925. He was a mem
Der Of the Navy unit Of stunt
flyers known as the 5th Fight
ing Squadron.
Swift confusion followed the
crash. Occupants of the bleach
erS leaped out of them from all
sides and others broke onto the
field to run to the scene Several
fire department trucks were
rushed across the field as flames
shot into the air.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-27
CHICAG0AN SHOOTS MAN
IN RIGHT OF WAY DISPUTE
Arrested in Detroit After Wound
ing Cement Worker-Traced
by Automobile License.
BIZ the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
DETROIT, Mich. August 27.--A
Chicago man, who yielded to the i'm
pulse to shoot a stranger after a traffic
argument, was in jail today and the
other man was in serious condition
at hospital.
The Chicagoan. Meyer Cain, So was
arrested last night after Eugene Salloux,
a cement worker, was wounded. He
was traced by his automobile license.
Cain told police that Salloux's car
had collided with his and that in the
argument which followed he lost his
head" took his pistol from under the
seat and fired. SallouX said there had
been no collision, just an argument
over right of way.
Cain after the shooting drove to a
hotel, where he was staying. cleaned
his pistol and checked out, according
to police. He was arrested as he was
starting back to Chicago.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-27
Mayor RoIph Running Ahead
OF Young for GovernorShip
of California.
B0RAH NOMINATED
FOR HIS FIFTH TIME
Mississippi Democrats Renominate
Senator Harrison and Seven
House Members.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
The 10000 odd lead of Cole L. Blease
for Democratic denomination to the
Senate from South Carolina stood out
today with the continuation of tabula-
ton of votes cast in yesterdays pri-
maries.
In California Mayor James Rolph, IT,,
OF San Francisco was running ahead Of
Gov. C. G. Young by 10000 votes for
the Republican gubernatorial nonlin-
alton. A majority of the precincts had
reported.
Senator William e. Borah was renom-
mated by the Idaho Republican con-
vention. Both the Republican and DEM
ocratic conventions had yet to choose
nominees for Governor.
With less than 900 of the LOTS pre-
cincts remaining to report, Blease still
had chance for majority of the
votes cast for the three candidates in
South Carolina.
Unless this materializes, another con-
test between him and the runner-up.
James F. Byrnes, will be held on Sep
TENDER 9. The nomination amounts
to election.
Mississippi Democrats renominated
Senator Pat Harrison and seven of their
eight Representatives in the House. 1t
also looked as though Representative
Ross Collins. the only incumbent to-
lace a contest, had won again. The
Democratic nomination there also is
equivalent to election.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-27
BY CAPT. woLFGANG Won GRoNAv


Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, August 27.-Early YES
terday morning we were very low
spirited when we saw the fog shut out
the sunlight in Halifax, and thought
we should again be delayed in arriving
at New York. Since Reykjayik we have
lived for nothing but this wonderful
city. AS for me, I had planned for the
flight for two years, but did not tell
thinner and Franz and Fritz until we
reached Iceland, because / did not wish
the authorities to find out anc to stop
our flight
But tonight what I have dreamed of
for lifetime is accomplished We had
a splendid trip yesterday, the best of
the crossing, except for two hours of
fog off the Nova Scotia coast. And then
when we saw New York from the air,
the immense buildings, the thousands
of tiny dots that thronged the streets,
the busy waterways, it was what we cali
in the old country, wunderbar. I fol-
lowed the police plane down and touch
ed the water just off what they told
me was the Battery. The landing was
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-27

Basing his decision on congressional
classification of the American Red Cross
as a non-governmental agency, Con-
troller General J. r. McCarl ruled today
that the Red Cross is not entitled TO
purchase coal from the Government for
use at its national headquarters in
washington.
out that by purchasing coal from the
Government they could effect con-
siderable saving which could be used
in relief work. They also called atten-
ton to the fact that the Red Cross has
frequently been regarded as quasi
governmental agency.
1T is true, as you state" Mr.. McCarl
raid in a letter to the organization,
that the American Red Cross has been
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-27
MALARIA'S GRIP ON POOR MAN
TARGET OF CHEAPER HEALTH AID
Public Service Office Be Moved Here Concentrate
Problem in Southern Sections

from his little house by the swamp into
a better one"
Dr. L. L. Williams, jr., who has been
in charge of the Richmond office, will
move with it to Washington and con-
eentrate on countrywide economy
studies in Docherty County, Ga, and
Dyer County, Tenn. Laboratory facili-
ties have been established at Albany.
Ga. and Memphis, Tenn.
special screen door, developed for
lowest cost combined with greatest
strength, was mentioned as one of the
poor mans health helps by DR.. Slim
son. Bureau Of Standards scientists
supervised thousands Of screen doors
slamming In developing durable door
that could be sold at $2.50 to jewellers
in rnalarial districts.