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pline and consequent losses from the
harvest.
THREE independent Investigators,
i after a tour Of the Pennsylvania
Ohio coal fields, where the miners are
on strike, declared that "the people Of
Pittsburgh are entirely unapprecia-
tive of the gravity of the situation.
II they do not awaken soon they will
shortly find themselves faced with a
civil strife unparalleled in the coal
industry.
The investigators were DR.. Colston
e. Warne of Amherst college, DIR. Will
liam L. Num- of New York university
and Mauritz Hellgrin, associate editor
of the publication The Nation.
HHILE has new cabinet headed by
~ Pedro Blanquier who, besides be-
ing premier, is minister of finance.
Blanquier was formerly finance and
public works minister, as well as d.
rector of the state railways. He is re-
garded as an efficient technical man
and 1t is believed in Santiago that
he can find the remedy for the precari-
GUS state of Chilean finances.
\ ERONI the White House came an
4 official reply to the attacks on the
tariff commission that have been
made by Senator Joseph T. Robinson
Of Arkansas and other Democratic
leaders The statement represented the
tariff commission as a most industri-
GUS body which had completed investi-
cations of 40 different articles under
the flexible provisions Of the tariff
act and has Investigations Of 40 ar
ticles still under consideration. In q
Investigations completed and reported
to the President. 1t was pointed out
that on only 10 Of the 46 articles in
volved had there been an increase
proclaimed. On II articles the duty
was cut. On 20 there was no change;
on A others there were no change.
II was also explained that in addf-
ton to it's duties under the flexible
clause, the commission had been called
ON by congress for reports on 10
subjects, four of which have been
completed. On it's own initiative the
commission undertook and completed
an investigation of leaf tobacco.
""'he cases brought before the COM
mission are being handled expeditions
w. the White House statement de-
clared. "The tables presented here
with reveal that the commission is
disposing of the cases at rate Of
one per week"
n NE more report from the Wicker
~ sham commission has been made
public. 1t deals with methods of GRIM
inal procedure, and an interesting
paragraph denounces as shocking to
which. the famous Mooney-Billings
case was conducted. The commission
cites the case arising from the 1915
preparedness day bombing in San
Francisco as one in which motions for
a new trial "were held inadequate to
prevent injustice" 1t makes no direct
recommendation, however, that the
case be reopened.
In the body of it's report, signed by
ten of the eleven members, the COM
mission concludes that blame should
be laid at the door of incompetent,
or politics-ridden judges" for much of
the general complaint against this
countfy's criminal procedure.
Monte NJ. Lemann, New Orleans
lawyer who declined to sign the COM
missions prohibition report, likewise
refused to sign this document. He
charges that the report was made
without sufficient research to back up
the conclusions reached.
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XXTHILE all the
w world looked on

AA AAAA1h Ga
w world looked on
with anxious interest,
Germany was plunged
into a financial crisis
that threatened the
country with utter
economic collapse and
made possible even
the subverSion of the
government. Delay in
acceptance of the
Hoover moratorium by
France had resulted
in thp withdrawal of
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-07-31

MEANWHILE the
Iva German govern
ment ordered all
banks closed for two
days, shut up the
stock exchanges for u
week and decreed u
two-day moratorium.
1t thus checked the
exodus of capital and
the transfer of marks
into foreign currencies
or securities, for the
f3ro,n hnsnu Tsk1Ao ,x =.
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man Ezra bTdlneFU,
Jr., and his fellow commissioners have
had to handle for some time. There
was no disposition to question the
fact that the railroads are in sad
financial plight. The problem is to
find the remedy. In the first five
months of this year the class, one
railroads had net railway operating
income of $1SS.3S7, 587, or 2.10 per
cent on their property investment, and
A of the III roads operated at
loss, of which IA were in the eastern.
in the southern, and "a in the west
ern district.
Conforming to the wish of Presi-
dent Hoover, that existing wage
scales be maintained, the roads are
seeking an increase of revenue in in
creased rates, but their executives
have made it plain that if this is not
granted, wages will have to come
down. Many shippers have let the
commission know that they favor the
latter alternative, asserting that they
cannot bear higher transportation
charges. President Hoover has TAX
en- no part in the controversy. but
Secretary Of Agriculture Hyde has
publicly asked the commission to take
into consideration the fact that while
the revenue Of the railroads dropped
l6 per cent last year, the revenue of
the farmers dropped 20 per cent; that
70 fa 1ox
els, while freight rates are relatively
high; that with many products taxes,
manufacturing costs, and railroad
rates can be passed on to the consum-
ere. but that the farmer cannot pass
his costs on.
Two security holders committees
appeared before the commission to
set forth the danger that many mill
lions of dollars, of rail securities may
become ineligible for life insurance,
savings bank and other investment
unless the freight rate increase is
granted. One of the committee rep
resented life insurance and savings
bank interests and the other trust
| and fire insurance companies and in
situations.
In an effort to determine whether
certain practices of the railroads are
consistent with economical and eff
cie2t management" the interstate
commerce commission announced that
1t would conduct an investigation on
it's own motion into practices of car
riers which affect their operating rev.
enues and expenses.
Among the practices the commits
sion is investigating are prices paid
for railroad fuel and the handling of
coal at tidewater ports, lake coal,
private freight cars. the spotting of
cars at industries and the construc-
ton and maintenance of sidings for
shippers. 3se43
CAPTS. + GEORGE ENDRES and
~ Alexander Magyar of the Hun
garian army made remarkable nom
stop flight from Harbor Grace, N. E.,
to within IA miles of Budapest. That
city was their goal but their fuel ran
out just before it was reached.
Joseph Lebrix and Marcel Do
ret, two famous French aviators,
set out on a nonstop flight from Paris
tc Tokyo, hoping to make the 5000
miles in 62 hours. They were making
good progress when they were forced
down in Siberia 80 miles from IT.
kutsk. The plane was ruined and Lee
brix was slightly injured.
C0VIET Russia has taken another
y step in its return toward old-time
ways. 1t has been decreed by the
peoples commissiariat for agriculture
that payment to workers on Russia's
] collective farms shall hencoforfh he
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-07-31

CHARLES G, EDWARDS, Democrat.
~ representative in congress, of the
First Georgia district, died suddenly
Of cerebral hemmorhage in Atlanta. He
was fifty-three years old and his home
was in Savannah. Mr. Edwards
death restores to two the Republican
majority in the house. He was the
seventh member of that body to die
since the election The Republicans
now have 215 members to 213 for the
Democrats and one Farmer-Laborite.
There are only six VACANCIES for that
caused by the death Of ASwell Of Lou
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some rioting, but in general the Ger
man people exhibited the calmness of
despair. The authorities cannot be-
Heve that America and the other ma
lions of Europe would permit the in
solvency of Germany, and the decree
issued by President Won Hindenburg
stressed the fact that the crisis was
largely metaphysical and due to lack
Of public confidence. e
AT the suggestion of the French
government, an important conference
was held in Paris Saturday and Sun
day, the chief participants from other
nations being Chancellor Bruening and
Foreign Minister Curtius of Germany,
Foreign Secretary Henderson of Eng
land and Secretary Stimson of the
United States. This was prelim-
mary to conference in London called
for July 20 by the British govern
ment. To represent the United States
1t the latter President Hoover desig-
mated Secretaries Stimson and Mellon.
1t was understood they would not
concern themselves with matters of
European politics, and Mr.. Stimson
already had explained that this gov
eminent could not participate in a
loan to Germany, that matter resting
entirely with the federal reserve and
private banks.
President Hoover kept in close
touch with the German situation but
it was the official view in Washing
ton that Germany must help herself
by strong measures and that in the
matter of outside assistance Europe
must take the lead Mr.. Hoover took
the position that in, bringing about
the moratorium he had done all that
he legitimately and properly could do.
France refuses to be abashed by the
attacks on her, apparent harshness
toward Germany. She holds that her
demands are fully justified and that
they tend to promote the cause of
world disarmament and to assure Sc
curity for Europe in general and
France in particular.
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isiana has been filled by the electio
of another Democrat, John Overtol
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-07-31

C0VIET Russia has taken another
= step in its return toward old-time
ways. 1t has been decreed by the
peoples commissiariat for agriculture
that payment to workers on Russia's
collective farms shall henceforth be
Evening star., 1931-11-04
Alexandria Notes

ALEXANDRIA, Va. November A.
Washington and Lee High School will
present one of its most powerful elevenS
in years when the Little Generals"
come here Friday to meet Alexandra
High in the latter's annual "home-
coming" game at Baggett's Park.
Three fast high school teams have
fallen before the Gray and Blues at
tack this Fall, while the only loss suf-
fered was at the hands OF Hopewell
High, favorite to cop the Virginia
schoolboy championship.
Wilson Sinclair, star tackle OF the
Virginia Juniors, will be lost to his team
for several weeks, due to a knee injury
received in Sundays game with the
Mohawk Props.
The Orange and Blue gridders will
drill tonight and Friday night at 7:3o
O'Clock at King and Lee streets.
Virginia Midgets, who defeated the
Pirate Midgets by Is to 13 last week
end to capture the 1o0-pound title OF
Alexandria, will meet another intracity
rival in the National A. C. at Shipyard
Field Saturday morning at 1890 O'Clock.
A practice is booked for 7:30 o'clock to-
night at King and Lee streets
The Pirate A. C. will start the
strongest backfeld 1t has ever boasted
in Sundays game with the Lyon Park
Lions at Ballston. Burrows, Ktrch-
meyer and Humphreys, former Chevy
Chase A c. players. viii be seen at
quarter full and halfback, respectively,
while Bubbles" Yarter, ALEXANDRIA
Highs ineligible star viii hold down
the other halfback Job.
Evening star., 1931-11-04
SIS HORSE ANNEXES
BIG STEEPLECHASE
Tony the Clown Scores Over Best
Hunters in Country, Being
Much Superior.

NEW YORK, November 4.-Half an
hour after Thomas Hitchcock's Che
mango won the Temple Gwathmey
Steeplechase, the $4,000 stake and fea-
ture of the United Hunts meeting at
Belmont Park yesterday, Tony the
Clown, a 5-year-old gelding, which cost
SIS two years ago, came forth, cap
turned the Weld Chase and proved he is
one Of the best hunters in the country.
Tony the Clown ran and fenced like
a champion. At no stage of the 212-
mile course did he appear like a SIS
horse. In fact, he never looked worse
than a $500 one. He shouldered 157
pounds, followed closely a terrific pace
set by William Du Points Fairy Girl
and then came with rush In the final
quarter of a mile, took command a
sixteenth of a mile out and won easily
from Fairy Girl Victor Emanuel's lie
Digard finished third.
All the best hunters in the country
except A. F. Goodwin's Land Boy COM
peted and Tony the Clown clearly dem
onstraJed he was their superior.
Tony is owned by John Besley, jr., Of
Monkton, Md.
Evening star., 1931-11-04
READY TO ADVANCE
IF HARRIS RET|RES
Muddy'S New Detroit Post
Is Virtually That of AS
siStant Pilot.
BY JOHN B. FOSTER.

n yEW YORK, November A.
n Muddy Ruel, by going to
the Detroit team in the
American League as coach
and assistant to Stanley Harris,
the manager, places himself in
line to step into Harris shoes II
the manager is unsuccessful with
the club next year or If he de-
cides to fade out of the picture.
All this. of course, If Ruel shapes
up satisfactorily to the Detroit
owher.
Stanley Harris obtained Ruel from
the Boston Americans because he had
worked with him on the washington
club and knew what he could do. Har-
ris. in continuing with Detroit for an
other year, has staked much on his
ability to get that team back into the
first division. where once 1t held the
reputation of being one of the hardest
fighting outfits In the circuit.
Rough on Managers.
The team won It's last American
League pennant in 1909. Hughie Jen-
nings was its manager He kept the
team in the fight until later, when Ty
Cobb became manager. The latter was
never successful in winning pennant,
but he held the team in the FIRST di-
vision temporarily. Then be became
clamor for change, so Moriarty was
made manager.
Moriarty's first year was fairly sue
cessful and his last bad. SO Detroit
changed over to Harris, who has had
even worse luck than his predecessors.
The season of 1881 was one disappoint-
ment after another to the Detroit man.
ager and in midseason a semi-off1cial
statement announced that he would re-
tire before the beginning of 1882 and
Bresnahan would be made manager.
This is where Ruel enters. Undoubt-
edly Harris, unwilling to give up, made
his peace with the owner of the De-
troit Club contingent upon obtaining
Ruel from Boston to act as his coach.
The position Of coach is now much like
that Of assistant manager.
RueI Experienced.
Ruel has played with the st. Louis
Americans, New York and Boston
Americans and Washington. When it
was rumored that Harris was to leave
\ ILle washington CluD as manager LncTc
were many Washington fans who were
keen for Ruel to succeed Harris. Some
of the base ball men of the American
League thought Ruel would succeed
him.
He has theessentials of a good man
ager and can handle a team Satisfac-
torily on the field. When it was an
nounced that he had been taken from
Boston to go to Detroit there was an
opinion that he would be the next man.
ager. However, it did not appear prob
able that he would go as coach under
Harris with the permission of the lat
ter, who would know that Ruel was to
succeed him.
The same belief was that Harris
finally had succeeded in obtaining q
player who could help him get Detroit
out of the slough In which the team
had been so long embogged.
Evening star., 1931-11-04
- HAT hot" pair Of golfing young
sterS OF Columbia, Everett Ey-
non and Tommy Bones. who

TIM HAT hot" pair Of golhng young
sters OF Columbia, Everett Ey-
non and Tommy Bones. who
specialize in handing out head
aches to the gents who essay to trounce
them in best ball matches, have cut
another notch in their record and one
that shows just how tough pair Of
golfers they are to lick. d
Their latest achievement, accom-
plished with considerable ease over
their home layout. was 4-and-3 lick
ing handed out yesterday to George J.
Voigt, the New York luminary. who
learned the game here, and Karl F.
Kellerman, jr., of Columbia, a pair
which would take lot Of beating at
the hands OF any other combination
than that formidable Eynon-Bone out
At.
Some time back Red" Banagan. the
assistant pro at Columbia, dropped a
remark that Eynon and Bones are far
too strong for any other best ball COM
bine at Columbia. and then the young
sters went out and crossed up the dope
by dropping q Cummings Cup match to
Donald Woodward and Miller b, Stevin-
son. But outside of that defeat they
best baller golfers anywhere around the
classic precincts of Columbia. and pos
sibly lot more territory.
George Voigt who came to Washing
ton few days ago to play in and win
the Brightwood Ex-Caddies' tourney at
Manor, stepped over to Columbia yes
terday as the guest Of Kellerman. The
latter, wishing to do his full duty as
host to golfer with the reputation Of
Voigt, got him a tough pair of eggs to
crack, the boy heroes themselves. And
Eynon and Bones fell for the hero stuff
so strong that they believed It them
selves and so they went out and snuffed
out the aspirations of voigt and Keller
man in impressive style.
The impeccable Voigt, who used to
play nawless golf when he was just
another Washington amateur. knocked
the ball around Columbia IN "a strokes,
but he was tied by two other chaps, the
same being Eynon and Bones. Keller
man scored n, but the best ball COM
bination Of Eynon and Bones was far
too hot for Voigt and Kellerman.
They shot a 81, nothing more, and
they played the course from the back
tees, too. If you think 81 is easy on q
golf course like Columbia from the back
tees, get yourself partner and try to
beat II. NOW the youngsters are looking
for more worlds to conquer, for the
Cummings Cup remains for the re-
mainder of this year in the possession
Of woodward and Stevinson The open
season on challenges for the trophy
closed on November l and does not
open until next Spring.
THE regular slate Of oficers of the
i Woodmont Country Club has been
elected by the club in the annual
election. Here is the list of new on
GERS Of the club: President, Norman
Fischer: vice president, David A. Baer;
second vice president, Morris Simon;
treasurer, Albert z. Eteinem: secretary,
Stanley H. Fischer: corresponding Sec
retary, Daniel B. Gusdorf. For mem
bers of the board for a three-year
term: william @. Illch, Herbert jacob,
Joseph d. Kaufman, James Simon and
Sidney Selinger. Joseph d. kaufman,
Evening star., 1931-11-04
DEMPSEY HAS EYES
ON SCHMELING ONLY
Champion Would Take on Jack in
June if Victorious Over
Walker, Is Plan.

PARIS NNserhber d41.-Joe Jacobs.
manager OF Max Schmeling. world
heavyweight boxing champion. today
said that II Jack Dempsey ever returned
TO the ring seriously Schmeling would
be the man he would meet
Jacobs. who sails for the United
States on the lie de France Thursday.
cited cablegram from Leonard Sachs.
Dempsey's business manager. to sub
stantiate his assertion.
Schmeling will sail for tle United
States late in November. jacobs said.
for an exhibition tour Of NAe larger
cities. ending his iaunt in Los Angeles
the middle of January. The champion
will train there for his fight with Mickey
Walker In February. said Jacobs. and
then will meet Dempsey for the title in
June II Max still has the crown and
Jack decides to try comeback.
Evening star., 1931-11-04
Fistic Battles

BY the Associated Press.
MILwAUKEE.-Gori Jones. Akron,
Ohio, outpointed George Nichols, Buf-
falo U0): Odone Piazoo, Italy, out
pointed Raol Rokas, Cuba 00).
SPRINGFIELD, Mo.-William L.
Stribling, Macon, Ga. stopped Fred
Fitzsimmons, Waco, Tex. 80.
MINNEAPOLIS. Paul wangley.
Minneapolis, knocked out Young Fir
DO, Detroit (2); wilbur Chevalier, Nil
waukee. outpointed Jack Sharkey, Min
neapolis ts).
FORT WAYNE, Ind--Otto AtterSon,
Terre Haute, won on foul from Moan
Baumgartner. Fort Wayne CD.
INDIANAPOLIS-Ro (Tigerl Will
iams. Chicago, and Willie Oster, Bos-
ton. no contest (l0l; Allen Mathews.
st. Louis, Knocked out Patsy Pollock,
Chicago "a.
Evening star., 1931-11-04
Title Nay Pass Tonight Ruel Seen in Line for Tiger Leadership
STRAIGHT OFF THE TEE

who has been president Of the club
for the past five years. was presented
by his fellow members with a COM
plete golf outfit of clubs and bag in
appreciation OF his satisfactory service.
THE present standard golf ball.
i weighing / SIS ounces and measur-
ing |. .6e inches. win be the only
golf ball which may be played during
the National Capital open tourney NJ
the Kenwood Golf and Country Clul
on Saturday and Sunday. Club ON
their honor to play only the presen
standard ball during the event. Inas
much as the new ofiicial ball, weighinM
so ounces, looks the same and Is III
same size as the present standard pi
club authorities realize they canno
weight the ball each player will use, sAa
they are causing notices to be posted
throughout the club house and at the
first tee specifying that the present on
eial ball must be used. This VIII bar
the needed" ball and the old i.62
ball as well as the newest golf ball
With the entries of Ed Dudley. the
handsome pro from Wilmington; Ro-
land Hancock, the national open
"bloomer" of three years ago. Ralph
Beach, the Maryland open title holder.
and few others. the list neared its
peak today, and will close tomorrow.
when pairings are to be made. The
players will start in threesomes, begin
ming around o'clock Saturday morning.
Many Of the stars were out yesterday.
practicing over the tricky layout and
more were to play 1t today. In order
that there may be attractive shows for
the gallery, some of the star players will
be paired together. One threesome will
include Tommy Armour and Bobby
Cruickshank.
A dozen or more Of the professional
stars have been invited by the Congress
sional Country Club to watch the box
ing bouts arranged by the latter club as
the piece de resistance of an athletic
night at the club. The bouts will fea-
ture a number of well known Washing
ton ard Baltimore leather pushers, and
the contestants will range In weight
from liz to l55 pounds. The affair
will be run of under the direction of
Walter ChambliSs. The pros who will
attend include Bob Cruickshank, Ed
Dudley, John Farrell, Gene Sara2en,
Tony Manero, John Golden, Paul Run
yam, Tom Boyd, Tom Kerrigan and the
irrepressible Bob Harlow.
J. Monro Hunter, Indian Spring pro.
turned In a n in the tourney Of the
Maryland State Golf Association yes
terday to fuisll second in the profess
sional class Fist prize in the pro
class went to G. T. McMaster OF Roll
ing Road, with rs. The tourney was
played at the Maryland Country Club,
and the lowest score was made By the
veteran amateur, Tom Sasscer. who
scored a II on the wind-swept course.
j. M. Hunter. jr.. scored rs In the
class A event for amateurs. Sam Rice
and Tom Belshe. Indian Spring anna
teurs, failed TO return cards.
Evening star., 1931-11-04
BREWERY TO HOUSE
ALEXANDRIA FIGHTS
Old Portner Plant Being Converted
Into Arena to Seat 1000 at
Benefit Monday.

ALEXANDRIA, Va, November A
large staff of workmen today was bus
lily engaged in converting the old Port
ner's Brewery, abandoned some 13
years ago when the national prohibi-
ton act became effective, into an arena
for the charity boxing matches sched-
uled to be held there Monday night for
the benefit Of the Alexandria Day
Nursery.
Bleacher seats to accommodate 1000
fans have been loaned the Alexandria
Day Nursery Athletic Association by
oficials at Fort Washington and are
being bolted and hammered into place,
and the ring where some of the speed
lest mittmen In this section will per-
form also is taking form.
The old brewery, huge steel and
brick structure, was designated as the
site of the scraps late yesterday by the
associations committee, composed OF
Jack Tulloch, chairman; DR.. Herbert
Cross, Abe Martin, Julian Chauncey
and James Armstrong
Frankie Mann. matchmaker for Mon
days fights. today was endeavoring To
complete his program, which will be
featured by a l0-round final between
Baker Boy" Billy Schwartz, local light
heavyweight idol, and Sammy Weiss OF
Philadelphia, who twice drew with
Reds" Barry Of washington, and who
outpointed Pete Latzo, former worlds
welterweight champion, at Laurel last
Summer.
Mann is seeking an opponent for *
O." Riley, of Patsy Donovan's Mohawk
A. C. stable, for the main preliminary
Frank Vance, former Georgetown Uni
versity rtngman, may appear in another
Marino Marini of Uniontown, Pa. and
Nevin Barber of Washington are on the
list for one of the preliminaries.
Mann scored a 'ten-strike" in ar
ranging the semi-f1nal, obtaining Sailor
McKenna of Washington. and Bill
Burns Of Baltimore for an eight-rounc
mill