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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-10
SMITH IS SILENT;
DENIES STATEMENT
Declares ~ Have Nothing to
Say at This Time on Events
a Year Away"
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, September 10.-Alfred
E. Smith remained noncommitaI to-
day as to whether he would run for
President again.
Commenting on an article in the New
York Evening Post to the effect that
he would not allow his name to 60 be-
fore the Democratic national conven-
ton, Mr. Smith said:
Nobody has any authority to speak
for me. I did not give out any state
ment and have nothing to say at
this time about events which are still
a year away"
The Post story added that Gov.
Roosevelt would probably be opposed
by Newton D. Baker. and that Smith
would in all probability not oppose
Roosevelt II the latter favored repeal
Of prohibition.
Baker would make no comment.
BAKER NON-CoMMITTAL.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-10
Orders Lights Checked.

Police were warned in a special order
issued Yesterday by Maj. H. G. Pratt,
superintendent OF police, to be more
prompt in reporting street lamps which
fail to burn.
Maj. Pratt declared IN the order the
electrical engineer has stated precincts
have been very negligent in reporting
outage Of street lamps"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-10
SN0WDEN OFFERS
BUDGET SLASHING
BRITISH EXPENSES
Continued From First Page.)

party-the dole-he said, "the govern
ment has decided that borrowing for
the unemployment fund must cease"
The chancellor explained that addi-
tional taxation required this year
amounted to $195,000,000 and next
year would be $4,000 100000.
The greater part of this has to be
borne by direct taxation" he said.
Besides increasing the income tax,
the chancellor said that personal al
lowances would be reduced for both
married and single persons.
He would compensate industry, he
said, for the income tax increase. He
would do this by granting relief Of
roughly the same amount as the in
creased tax by means Of special in
crease of the existing allowance for
depreciation Of plant.
Surtax yields. he said, would be in
creased 10 per cent.
Doctors Fees Cut.
All pay cuts will begin october !.
Salaries of cabinet ministers receiving
S25, 900 or more year will be reduced
by 20 per cent, of those receiving be-
tween $4,000 and $4,000 by Is per
cent and Of those receiving less than
$l0,0 900 by 10 per cent.
Salaries Of ordinary members OF the
House Of Commons win be cut by 10
per cent, which meas that they will
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-10
SEES BETTER CONDITIONS.
Southern Farmers Have More Money
Now Than in 1890, Editor Saws.

NEW YORK. September 10 (P.-
Buoyed UP by a record breaking cotton
crop despite low prices, the farmers of
the South have more money to spend
this Fall than they had last. c. A.
Cobb, tarm paper editor of Atlanta,
Ga, told a group OF advertising men
at meeting today in the Advertising
Club.
Cobb has just completed a personal
tour Of Southern farming communities.
He said the Southern farmers were
better off this year in face of the
depression because of more economical
production. not only of cotton, but other
crops. through increased use of modern
machines. greater efficiency and avail
ability of farm labor. favorable weather
feed
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-10
ENTIRE SOUTH WATCHES.
Course In Other States to Be Decide
After Texas Acts

Course in Other States to Be Decided
After Texas Acts.
ATLANTA, Ga, September 10 (P).-
The interest Of the South today CEN
tered upon whether Texas, producer OF
third Of the Nations Gotten cron
would enact so per cent acreage re-
auction measure or the Louisiana plan
70 prohibIt cotton production entirely
in 1882. -'
Inc LOUISIANA plan becomes operative
cnIy II adopted by States PRODUCING
tnree-1oUrths OF the cotton crop. Louis
lana Legislature enacted it urlartn,c.I--
~ at a special session recently.
Confer With Hoover.
Meanwhile President Hoover planned
to continue in Washington series ~
conferences with bankers and cotton
men IN hope that some solution NAV
be found -'-''y
South Cardinals legislators were
making ready to answer a call tn sne-
cia! session Monday to consider cotton
relief legislation.
Gov Russell Of Georgia. who has an
nounced he will call his Legislature into
session as soon as Texas acts" TODAY
dispatched his private secretary. Lee
-itott @1-!uets son 10 1eSaS 10 study the
cotton situation.
IHe Governors Of several cotton
states have announced a desire to SEE
what Texas does before calling sessions
OF their Legislatures.
Banker Sounds Warning.
H. Lane Young. chairman OF the
Agricultural Commission of the Aneri-
can Bankers Association and vice presi-
dent OF the Citizens and Southern Ma
tlonal Bank of Atlanta. said today tina.
proposed cotton acreage legislation IN
| the South offered no benefit and
promised much harm.
He pictured great distress in business
dependent on cotton If none of the
staple was produced in 1892.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-10
REICHSBANK SIGNS PACT

BERLIN, September 10 R.-The
Reichsbsnk, the Gold Discount Bank
and the committee representing other
German banks yesterday signed the
Bank for International Settlements
freezing agreement"
The signatures are to be forwarded
to Basel. The freezing" period ex-
tends from September l to March l.,
1892.
The freezing agreement" YVES reached
after an investigation into Germany's
needs in the matter of keeping short
term foreign credits In the country.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-10
MEMORIAL TO LAWSON
is UNVEILED IN CHICAGO
Brother Honors Last Co-OrganizeT
of Associated Press and Pub
Usher of Chicago Daily News.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, September 10.-A memo
rial to the late Victor F. Lawson. an or
ganiZer of the Associated Press and pub
Usher of the Chicago Daily News for
half a century. was unveiled yesterday,
his birth anniversary, at his grave, in
Greceland Cemetery.
The memorial is a statue Of heroic
size entitled 1.-THE Crusader" 1t was
executed by dorado Taft, noted Chicago
sculptor.
The statue depicts knight In armor,
carrying shield and sword. The memo
rial was erected by Iver N. Lawson OF
Chicago, the late publishers brother.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-10
Chile May Trade Nitrate to Russia.

SANTIAGO, Chile, September 10 (El.
Newspaper Uitimas Noticias said last
night that the Chilean minister ct Paris
lions with Russian commercial agents
relative to q possible exchange Of Chill
can nitrate for Russian pterpleum.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-10
BAKER NoN-CoMM1TTAL.
Former War Secretary Silent on
Presidential Plans.

CLEVELAND. Ohio, September 10
Rl.-Newton D. Baker, Cleveland at
torney and former Secretary Of War,
had no comment to make last night
on a copyrighted story in the New
York Evening Post saying forces OPP
posing nomination of Gov. Franklin
D. Roosevelt of New York for the
presidency hope soon to have an open
declaration from Mr.. Baker OF his
candidacy"
So far Baker has made no formal
statement regarding any candidates.,
but is understood in party circles to
be receptive candidate"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-10

Liabilities of $4,000 and assets of
"set Of gold buttons, $50" were listed
by Melville j. Gideon, orchestra con-
ductor, at a meeting Of creditors in
London recently.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-10

Letter airmail carried from England
IN the second quarter of this year to-
Of 1890
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ARMY MAN FOUND
SHOT WITH PISTOL
CLUTCHED IN HAND

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GENERAL SALES TAX
PROPOSED BY REED;
SEEKS TO STOP LEAK

Continued From First Page.)
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YACHTSMAN SEIZED;
WIFE AND CHILD FOUND
ON SEPARATE BOATS

Continued From First Page.)
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WEEK END PROBE
TO FIX EXTENT OF
BRUTALITY CASES

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Gen Crosby in a vacant room adjoining
the Office of Commissioner Luther H.
Reichelderfer.
Evening star., 1931-06-18
MARTINEZ WALKER
KEEP TENNIS TITLE
Duplicate Triumph Of Last Year
Over Kingsbury-Baver in
Women's Doubles.

Almost to thc score. history repeated
itself yesterday wncn Mrs. Ruth Mar
timex and Frances Walker walked of
the Columbia Country Club courts as
the doubles champions Of the Womens
District Tennis League. Their triumph
was repetition of last years and their
final victims were the same-Dorothy
K;ngsbury and Cecyle Raver. The
score was 6--2, 6-3.
Mrs. Martinez and Miss Walker, win
ner and runner-up, respectively, in the
singles, never were in danger yesterday,
although the Kingsbury- -Raver duo took
2-1 lead at the start of the second set.
However the ultimate winners recovered
to take a 3-2 and 4-3 lead, and finally
winning q nuch-deuced eighth game.
The ninth and final game was easy.
: The doubles closed what was called
one Of the most successful tournaments
In the leagues 15-year-old history.
Silver comports were swarded the win
ners and compacts were given the run
nerS-up.
Evening star., 1931-06-18
WESTERN NET FIGHT
NARROWED TO EIGHT
Rainville Opposes Big Ten Champ.
Coggeshall Faces Tough Foe
in O'Connell.
Rr thA Associated Preaa.

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, June 1S-The fight for
the Western tennis singles championship
today went into the quarter-final round,
with eight seeded stars remaining in the
running.
Marcel Rainville Of Montreal, winner
Of Canada's only victory over the United
States in the American zone Davis Cup
tests, was paired with Scott Rexinger
of the University Of Chicago, holder of
the Western Conference title, ct the
top Of the upper bracket, with Herbert
Bowman OF New York, metropolitan
champion, opposed by Charles Lejeck Of
Chicago.
Harris Ccggeshall Of Des Moines,
Iowa, defending champion. faced q
tough one In Frank O'Connell Of Chi
cago, who yesterday eliminated Leo
Lejeck, while George Jennings, jr.,
holder Of the national public parks
title, was matched with George O'Con-
nell, veteran Chicago star.
In the womens singles, Miss Cathe-
rine Wolf Of Indianapolis, defending
title holder, was still in the race, with
her hardest spots ahead of her. Clara
Louise Zinke of Cincinnati, Mrs. Ruth
Riese Of Saginaw, Mich, former
champion; Mrs. Barbara Duffy Of
Cleveland, Mae Cuervorst Of wichita,
KanS, and Mrs. E. c. johnson of De-
troit, another former title holder, were
left In. Mrs. johnson scored the major
upset CT the tournament yesterday,
eliminating Ruth Oexman Of Cincin-
natl.
Evening star., 1931-06-18

THE man who expressed hirseh most
= frankly on the subject of the nsw
ball was George Duncan. =
mo. don't like It," he said. "Do
you know anybody who does? 1t is the
worst ball ever perpetrated on a golfer.
II waited to add 10 strokes to the
game Of the ordinary. golfer, I would
just hand him the new ball. The one
thing you don't care to have magnifed
in golfsis fault. The new ball mag
nifles all your faults. Because of is
comes In contact with 1t, which ampli-
fles any spin
"Slice this new ball and you don't.
get anywhere. II you hook it, things
are not quite so bad. For that reason
1t Is necessary to close the face Of the
club. Compson thinks he likes 1t, be-
cause he plays the closed face and be-
cause he Is so big and strong that he
can get distance. But the man who
can outdrive me 20 yards with the old
ball can only get 10 yards past me with
the new one. That isn't right. 4
"The new ball Is infinitely harder to
control" continued Duncan. Lighter,
larger and with higher center Of
gravity, 1t doesn't hold the line. It's
size makes the hole comparatively
smaller. Instead Of holding true, It,
runs over the top of the grass on the
green and the slightest obstruction
will turn 1t. Our greens are faster than
yours, because you have q different
grass and you water your green's. The.
only course know in the United States
with green's adapted to the new ball
Is Oakmont Too much Of the game
is played on the green's, anyhow, and
golf is no game for ball which Is hard
to putt.
81 think It might improve the game
If all green's were smaller. But, in
putting the new ball. you have to hit
down on 1t. You can't use q putting
cleek with any good results. There Is :
too much space on the ball below the
center. You really need putter with
the face sloped forward. Some of these
men think that ball won't make much =
difference, but you watch the scores.
don't believe this ball will last q year,"
The great mass Of golfers are not going
to use q ball which increases their
scores"
George Duncan probably Is as highly
paid a professional as there is in the
world. He is private instructor to Aga {
Khan, that immensely wealthy Indian
ruler who spends most of his time In
England and France, and who won the :
EPSON Derby in 1880 with his horse. n
Blenheim.
(Copyright, 1881, by North American Neva.s-
paper Alliance, Incl .
Evening star., 1931-06-18
By JAMES L. RENICK,


1 AZ r.s -. -s.
NKTAMT VALLEY COUNTRY
M CLUB. Dayton, Ohio, June 10.
+ f.Va Over Miami Valleys bun
'.z.,.ss-1.. kered and trapped terrain, one
Of the. most hazardous greenswards in
this section of the country, more than
120- golfers from all. sections Of the
country started this morning in quest
OF the Western Sopen golf crown, now
held by Gene Sarazen Of Flushing,
Included in the field that win start
the title chase are at least 10 OF the
big shots, potential winners IN any
mans tournament. The list includes
sarazen, Ed Dudley. DIN and Mortie
Dutra, Walter Hagen George Won Elm,
Clarence Gambler, Chick Evans, LeOn-
ard Schmutte Emmett French and
Abe Espinosa.
To Jim Noble, home pro, and Espd-
noSa went the honor Of starting the
thirty-Second tournament They were
followed. by twoSomes every i've MIN
utes until well after O'Clock this aft
ernoon.
Eighteen holes were scheduled for
today and ct the end Of the round the
field will be reduced to the low 100
and ties. Eighteen more holes VIII be
played Friday and the field win be re-
duced to low 81 and. ties for the 3o-
hole finals Saturday. In case Of . tie,
the play-oH win be held over lS holes
Sunday.
Traps Plentiful.
Miami Valley, 6.e55 yards long and
somewhat rugged but not what golfers
call unfair was In excellent shape.
Seventy two yawning traps await stray
balls and are bound to cut scores before
nightfall Saturday. IA
Steel and wood in expert hands
swished through the air until nightfall
Wednesday as the pros and amateurs
prepared fer the opening assault on par.
Miami Valleys boast that its par II
has never been broken but once In tour
nalnent play, seemed due for . .drub-
bing. .
Yesterday I'd Dudley drove his way
around the course in. 50, equaling Mortie
putra's score of two days ago. The old
master, Sir Walter Hagen, was content
with O 40. Won Elm, business man
golfer, toured the course Ia ~, while
Oiin DsitTa took "a.
eayazsn waited until late yegtsrday toi1
Evening star., 1931-06-18
Ten Aces Head Field of 12O
Seeking Western Open Crown

acquaint himself with the course, play
ing only nine holes and those in par
figures. He appeared to be very much
on his game. r:
The concensus this morning as the
first golfers left No. tee was that the
player who beat Sarazen would win
the tourney With Mortie Dutra as the
man with the best chance to accom-
plish this deed. ss
Evening star., 1931-06-18

M
" " now In full swing over the
rolling fairwayS Of Rock
Creek Park, the men are looking forward
to the competition on July and 2, which
will determine the four hnksmen who
will represent Washington at the ma
tional public links championship out In
Minnesota later in the Summer.
James D. Preston, representative in
WASHINGTON of the National Public
Links Committee, has announced q dif-
ferent plan for nominating the four
men who will represent the Capital in
the national public links title chase.
Instead Of playing an 18-hole tour
ney over both the big public courses,
qualification rounds over the East Poto-
mac Park layout, which he considers q
better test of golf than Rock Greek.
On July 6, all the entrants in the tour
ney will play, and from the number, ex-
pected to be around, SO or more, o
smaller number will be chosen. About
30 will play on July at SO holes medal
play to determine the three men who
will accompany Bradley H. Burrows to
Minneapolis.
Preston has announced that Burrows,
inasmuch as he is an accepted star Of
the public links and went to the third
round in the national tourney last year,
will not have to qualify this year. He
will 90 to Minneapolis without qualify
ing, while his three associates will be
chosen by the qualifying route. But
one of the questions that Is puzzling
public links golfers today under this
new method of qualification is this,
with Burrows out, will the leader
among the three men who make the
washington team be called the city
municipal champion? Why not let
Burrows play also, but not force him to
play for the team?"
The leader in the qualification play
to choose the Washington members OF
the Harding Cup team has been re-
garded for many years Is the city
champion. If Burrows does
not play this year, can the leader In
the qualification tests be called the
titleholder, In view Of the
fact that Burrows Is generally re-
garded as the strongest golfer OF the
DOTH the Journeys now In progress
ID among the senior golfers Of the
Chevy Chase Club are moving well
along toward the final round. Walter
@. Peter and Harry G. Sheridan have
played an 18-hole match in the fourth
round Of the event for the Morven
Thompson Memorial Cup and have
finished all square. Here are the
other results in the fourth round OF
this tourney: Col. Ed Clifford defeated
John j. Hamilton, l up;' Dr. r. w.
Baker defeated w. G. Brantley, l up;
John G. Let's defeated Otto. Won
Schrader, / up. s~
The Sheridan Cup play IS in its
Evening star., 1931-06-18
STANDARDS NET LEADER
Has Big Margin in League-Teams
Primed for Saturday.

Wesley Heights will meet Standards
and Argyle will oppose Lakeview Satur-
day at o'clock in the Suburban Tennis
League.
The first match viii be played on the
Standard courts and Argyle will be the
scene Of the other.
Standards are leading the league by q
flve-game margin. The standing:
Standards, l1-3; Argyle G. c., 68;
Lakeview, 6-S; Wesley HeiRhts, So.
Evening star., 1931-06-18
STRAIGHT OFF THE TEE
BY WALTER r. McCALLUM-

third round, with the following results
posted: E. o. Wagenhorst defeated
Senator T. J. Walsh, by default; Col.
Clifford defeated @. p. Hill, 4 and 3;
w. H. Hill defeated Victor Kaufman,
by default; H. M. Morrow defeated d.
G. ShankS, 4 and 8. In other matches
in this tourney Z. NJ Talcott Is paired
against j. J. Hamilton, while Z. A.
Varela is to play Ben 8. Minor.
HARRY @. PITT, ace OF the Manor
i / Club, and medalist in the current
tourney, and, Miller B. Stevin-
son Of Columbia, Pitts chief rival over
several years of tourney play, are in
match-play rounds In the Manor Club
tournament move on toward the final
day Of the big event at N0rbeck. Md.
Pitts score Of u, made on the OPEN
ing day Of qualification, remained low
throughout yesterday as more than 200
golfers battled their way through the
fearsorne woods nine of the course and
struggled to qualify In the five flights.
At the end Of the day, there were eight
players tied at 81. for two places in
the first flight. One Of them-M. "A.
Shipley Of Argyle-did not appear for
|, the play-off:
John C. Shorey Of Bannockburn sank
a lengthy putt across the first green for
birdie 4 to get In, and Herbert L.
Lacey, with whom Shorey played In
the medal round, played two fine
wooden club shots to the green to get
his and qualify Shorey, who is q
threat to win the tourney, Is In the
bottom half Of the draw, with
Stevenson.
A LTHOUGH Mrs. Stephen F. Colladay
IA of Columbia was beaten In the
first round of the Gibson Island
tourney for women yesterday, Mrs.
Betty p. Meckley, the District womans
titleholder, Is playing in the second
round Of the tourney today by reason
Of an overwhelming victory over Mrs.
s. w. Egerton Of Baltimore. Mrs.
Colladay fell before the fine game Of
Mrs. w. r. Peterson Of Baltimore, win
ner Of the tourney last year.
Mrs. Meckley today played Anne
Cochran of Baltimore, while Mrs. Alma
Won STEINER Of Beaver Dam was paired
against Miss Elizabeth Janney, also Of
Baltimore.
Evening star., 1931-06-18

bia, viii race six other sprinters In Q
pref olympic meet.
It win be the first time the two have
met on the cinders since Williams won
the 100 and 400 meter races at the 1928
olympic games In Amsterdam. Since
then Wykod has set an unofncial rec
ord Of as seconds for 100 yards,
the distance they viii race Friday.
Evening star., 1931-06-18
CZECH NETMEN TN FINAL
Beat Denmark in Cup Play and
Will Meet England Next.

COPENHAGEN, Denmark, june Is
|R Nczechosioyakia YESTERDAY won its
yay to the Davis Cup final round in
the European zone by defeating Dem
mark In the doubles match to clinch
Ehe series. The score Is now 3 to o.
After winning the two singles Tues
law. r. Menzel and Jan Morsalek today
6efeated Einar Ulrich and Erik Worm
81 Denmark In the doubles, 9--7, 1--6,
rs. 60.
CzechosIoyakia will meet England In
lac European zone final for the right
a play the United States in the inter-
sone final at Paris next month.
Evening star., 1931-06-18
BLuEcoAT PISTOL ACE.

Lieut. Kelly Leads d. c., Club to
Victory oyer TT. Humphreys.
3 The washington PISTOL Club, with
defeated Fort Humphreys yesterday at
Fort Humphreys, Va, 2,516 to s2,l40.
Lieut.. J. 3: Kelly, seventh precinct
was high scorer with 265 out Of o. pos
sible 800.