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NEALE TAKES UP REINs.

MORGANTOWN, w. Va, September
10.-Earle ("Greasy') Neale assumes
active direction of the destinieS Of the
1881 edition of the West Virginia
MountaineerS today.
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Fletcher and Bailey, but almost every
other position in the line will be filled
by Sophomores. And, except for Ed
Moeller, shifted from fullback to block
ing quarter, every starting backfleld
man also will be soph.
Doc depends greatly on his fullback
as the key to his whole attack. In his
search for a batterer Of the Joesting-
NagurSh type he has shifted the 1885,
pound Mike Mikulak, ex-freshman end,
to varsity fullback. His starting half
backs viii be Joe Lillard, hard-driv-
ing. fast, colored boy, who also kicks
and shoots passes far and accurately;
Mark Temble and De Pittard, all Sopho-
mores. In the line Doc Is having hard
er work, with no dearth of candidates,
but few Of them outstanding.
Spears, however, Is more optimistic
than such O situation would ordi-
narily seem to warrant. Despite a
very heavy schedule, which includes two
California trips and one to New York
City to play New York University Oc-
tober 81, after meeting North Dakota
en- route q week earlier, he says his
team will be the kind that, though
not brilliant, should play hard, rugged
foot ball, be difficult to beat and get
better with each game.
UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO and Uni
~ verSity of Montana for several
seasons have finished at the bot
tom Of the conference list, and there
is no reason this year to expect a
material change. Their material Is
scantier than at the larger schools.
At Montana, especially, isolation geo.
graphically from the rest Of the con-
ference creates a very difficult problem.
The outlook at Idaho, however, where
the coach Is Leo Calland, formerly a
University Of Southern California star,
seems brighter, due to many return
ing veterans and more reserves than
ever before. John Cookery is a run
ming guard who would delight any
coach. Wilkie Is low built and hard
driving fullback. Much is expected Of
George Wilson, q speedy quarter.
The fast and gritty but much over
numbered Montana Grizzlies have little
chance to improve their standing this
year. especially in view OF a heavy
conference schedule, with all but one
game on the road and under q coach
new to conditions. Long ago Montana
had a great quarterback named Bill
Kelly who did famous things in the
Pacific Coast Conference, but no Bill
Kellys of late years have appeared
to gladden. the Montana coaches.
Next: Foot Ball Prospects on the
Southern Pacific Coast.~
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A practice session has been listed for
the Brookland unlimited team for to-
night, starting at o'clock on the field
at Twelfth and Monroe streets north
east.
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Team Picked at c. L. Northwest Eevens Grid

fast and veteran backheld, which in
cludes two Of the Speed1est halfbacks of
any conference. They are Merle Hufford
and Clarence Bledsoe, both vets, and
both 10-Second sprinters on the track
tram. They probably will alternate.
Oberg Is q steady blocking back, Bill
Marsh a left-footed kicker and south
paw pasSer at quarter, and the blond
August Buse q fullback Of the style and
build of Ernie Nevers. This backfield
is largely built around HuffordS speed
and triple-threat abilities.
IN the line the 2OO-pound schegler for
L two years has been a great tackle.
Ted ISaacSon, q 263-pound candi-
date for the other tackle berth, is the
heaviest athlete in the conference. Joe
Wiatrick, all-Illinois interscholastic
tackle at a Chicago high school. is an
other likely candidate. O'Brien, Parish
and Palmer are guard veterans, but
Colin Howard at center will be new.
Phelan has veteran ends in NeSbit, Len
feSty and probably CARNEY, and a whole
campusful Of aggressive new men.
Oregon State faces the brightest out
look in years. The Orange team could
place almost complete lineup Of vet
Grams on the field, with two available
at many positions. yet in the backf1eld
a pair of brilliant newcomers from the
freshmen seem to have smothered COM
petition. One is smashing halfback
named Harold Jones, 1875 pounds of
INT physique with powerful legs; the
other Is Tony Biancone, a fiery little
160-pound quarter. Other backs, all
vets, include Moe, a Stocky blocker, and
Frank Little, 200-pound fullback Of the
crashing type, with Rust, Leggett, Head
Ward, Ramponi. all veterans, In re-
serve.
In the line available veterans are
K. Davis and Root at end, Curley Miller
Kent, Byington and Harm, tackles; Ber-
gerson, a 220-pounder, and Jack Cox
guards, and Hammer at center, expert
enced men. e. Davis, q fast sophomore
pass catcher Is likely to make one end
however, and Ad Schwammel, who came
to Oregon State from the United States
Navy, where he played foot ball with
the fleet, is another sophomore who
seems to have nailed down a permanent
tackle berth.
IOREGON STATE will again be handi-
~ capped by a very stiff opening
schedule, which in the first three
weeks requires games against Southern
California and Stanford, both away
from home.
Doc Spears at Oregon is saying little
but preparing for herculean laborS with
material that is green but promising
He has capable veteran at center in
Forsta, a great guard In Capt Schulz
and a good tackle in Bill Morgan, be-
sides q pair Of dependable ends In
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ALCOVAS WILL GATHER

Alcova Motor Co. foot ball candidates
are requested to meet tonight at 8
o'clock at the Arlington Fire Depart
ment. All Of last years players, who
won the 150-pound Northern Virginia
title, are expected back,
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The first drill Of the season for the
Noel House, 135-pound eleven, Will be
held Saturday at 4:30 o'clock on the
Rosedale playground.
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Brentwood Hawks will drill tonight at
1880 o'clock on the Mount Rainier field
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Greg, September
- 10.-The Pacific Northwest
| finds itself on the eve of
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SEVEN FROM 1880
HOLD ON TO Jobs
NaIy, Washington Boy, One
of Newcomers, Is Making
Fine Impression.
BY H. C. BYRD.

n 70 coach will admit this early
M in preparation for a foot
Y ball season that he has
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PROGRAM IS APPROVED.
Leaders at Raskob Dinner Hold Party's
Chances Bright.

NEW YORK, october IA (P).-John
J. Raskob. chairman of the Democratic
National Committee, and a group CT
Democratic leaders last night approved
the tentative plan of the victory fund"
campaign of their party at dinner In
the Metropolitan Club.
At the dinner former Gov. Alfred E.
Smith asserted that since 1928 the
Democratic party has learned the
absolute need for permanent and con-
tinuous activities between notional cleo
tons"
THE results Of the 1880 elections and
those held recently show the trend
toward tha Democratic party" Mr..
RaSkob told his dinner guests.
Held Due to Activities.
"This has been due in large measure
to the work which has been carried on
from the Washington headquarters OF
the National Committee.
1--WE have made much progress and
the party today has the support OF many
more than the 100000 who voted
the Democratic ticket three years ago.
However, the necessary advance work
for preparing the party for 1882 is not
complete. This is the task Of the vic
tory fund campaign, under the leader
ship of Mr.. Davis, Mr.. John H. Fahey
and their general committee"
I'm the past" Mr.. Smith said, 1--WE
have waited until we knew our candi-
date, knew the issues which the con-
vention outlines and the platform by
which it proposes to solve them. The
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results we all know-hasty and ofttimes
ill-conceived action, waste Of effort, a
public incompletely educated on the
real fundamentals of the platform
which the candidate seeks to broadcast
"Cur chances for victory are bright
but advance planning and preparation
are essential, and that must start now
through the victory fund as the me-
dunn"
Among the dinner guests were Vim
cent Astor, George Gordon Battle
Claude G. Bowers. Barron G. Collier
Pierre S. du Pont. James A. Farley
James w. Gerard, Kingdom Gould, VIII
liam F. Kenny, Herbert H. Lehman
William Church Osborn, Joseph M
Proskauer Jouett Shouse, James Spey-
er, Nathan Straus, jr.; Percy S. Straus,
Gerard Swope, Herbert Bayard Swope,
Morris S. Tremaine and Grover A.
Whalen,
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HOOVER TO OPEN
DRIVE ON SUNDAY
President to Make Public Ap-
peal for Relief in Radio
Address.

President Hoover will make a public
appeal over the radio next Sunday
night, formally opening the drive to be
conducted in communities throughout
the Nation to raise funds for unemploy-
ment relief this coming Winter.
The address, which will be made in
the name OF the Presidents Unemploy-
ment Relief Committee, headed by
Walter S. Clifford. will be delivered by
Mr.. Hoover in the home Of the COM
mandant at Fortress Monroe, Va, and
will be broadcast throughout the land.
Mr.. Hoover will go ashore at Old
| Point Comfort from the battleship
Arkansas, upon which he and his party
will be cruising in that vicinity pre-
paratory to his participation Monday
in the Sesquicentennial ceremonies at
Yorktown.
The President Is scheduled to start
speaking some time between 6 and. 80
O'Clock and Immediately upon his con-
Guiding. he and the members of his
party who accompany him ashore will
return to the Arkansas and spend the
night before heading for Yorktown.
Hopes to Leave Friday.
Although the President hopes to leave
Washington Friday to go aboard the
Arkansas at Annapolis to spend the
week end, it was thought doubtful at
the White House today that he would
get away before Saturday afternoon
The personnel of the party on the
week end cruise and Yorktown celebra-
ton has not yet been made public
Mrs. Hoover will accompany the Presi-
dent, as will his three secretaries and
naval and military aides. and likely
several members of his cabinet.
There will ha ho -
newspaper correspondents and photog-
raphers. The President will return to
Washington before noon Tuesday.
The President today greeted repre-
sentatives OF 10 State George Washing
ton Bicentennial Commissions who are
on the way to attend the Yorktown
celebration. The delegation was &C
companied to the White House by
Representative Sol Bloom. associate di-
rector Of the George Washington BIZ
centennial Commission. Before going
to the White House the party visited
the headquarters of the commission,
where they inspected the work being
done. Following the White House re-
ception the delegates were guests of
honor at a luncheon at the National
Press Club, given by Representative
Bloom.
Delegates Present.
Those in this group of State repre-
sentatives were George S. Goddard of
Connecticut, William G. Thon of ILL
noiS, U. Landon of Indiana; Col. C.
Frank Dunn of Kentucky, j. A. Shriver
of Maryland, Maj. Robert E. Green of
Massachusetts,. Miss Myra Hazard of
Mississippi, William H. Savage of New
Jersey, Charles J. Tobin, John j. Tobin
and Don Kolbrook of New York, Sena-
tor William I. Spangler of Ohio, George
w. Elliott and Senator Thad S. Krause
of Pennsylvania, c. P. Overf1eld of
Utah. Robert Lecky, jr., of Virginia:
former Senator Sutherland and Miss
Rose McGraw of West Virginia, DR..
Randolph G. Adams and w. L.
Clements of Michigan, Gordon Wood
bury Of New Hampshire, Richard II.
Anthony of Rhode Island and Miss
Hazel Nelson Of North Dakota.
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SHIPPING LEADERS
SEEK 0. K. OF PLAN
Approval of Joint Control for
U. S. Lines Urged-Heads
Coming Here.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO, October IA
Carrying plan for the joint operation
OF the United States Lines and sugges-
tons for Strengthening the American
Merchant Marine. a group Of leading
American shipping men is en- route to
Washington to seek the approval Of the
United States Shipping Board.
Closing a series Of conferences here
last night, the officials Of several OF
Americas largest shipping firms were
said by a spokesman Of the group to
have tentatively agreed upon the fol-
lowing plan:
Combines Interests.
~. Joint operation Of the United
States Lines, including the s. S.
Leviathan. by interests Of the Dollar
Dawson Chapman and the Interna-
tional Merchant Marine and Roosevelt
Lines with revenue derived from the
operations to be pooled.
90. A plan for the elimination OF
competition in the intercoastal trade
between the Dollar Steamship Co. and
the Panama Pacific Line, which Is
owned by the Eastern interests.
The spokesman said it was probable
that further conferences regarding de-
tails would be held on the Atlantic
seaboard before the case Is presented
to the Shipping Board, but that it
was hoped that the shippers could
meet with the board next Monday.
Rumors that the deal involved q
merger of the Dollar-Dawson- Chapman
interests with the l. NJ. M. and Roosevelt
Lines were vigorously denied. the spokes-
man saying the lines would not be
merged, either directly OF indirectly.
Seek U. S. Leadership.
He said the effect of the agreement
would be to place the American Mer-
chant Marine in a place Of leadership
on the high seas.
The shippers going to Washington
included Kenneth Dawson, Portland,
Greg, of the States Shipping Co. and
other lines: Kermit Roosevelt and John
M. Franklin, officials of the I. M. M
and Roosevelt Lines: r. Stanley Dollar,
president of the Dollar Steamship Co.,
and Paul Chapman of the United States
Lines.
The shippers said no formal state
ment would be issued until after the
plans had been presented to the
Shipping Board.
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STORE SUES M'LEAN
| FOR WOMAN'S BILL
Publishers Wife Denies She
Got $17,655 Apparel From
Fifth Avenue Shop.

Edward 3. Mclean. publisher OF the
Washington Post, was sued in District
Supreme Court today for S17,655.75
worth of clothing and jewelry ellegedly
purchased by him from a New York
shop for an unidentified woman.
Counsel for his wife. Mrs. Evalyn
Walsh Mclean. who recently filed suit
for divorce, said the articles were not
purchased for her and that she has not
received any of them. They pointed
out that Mr.. end Mrs. Mclean separ-
ated six months before the account
cited in the suit was opened
The suit was brought by Berglorf
and Goodman Co., 754 Fifth avenue
through Attorneys Frank ]. Hogan and
Nelson T. Harrison. The company
brought suit to collect on an alleged
overdue promissory note executed June
29. 1881, by Mclean in payment of q
bill for 18683.61, including interest.
The charge account, the suit alleges,
was opened November %, 1929, and, in
accordance with McLean'S instructions,
large amount of wearing apparel was
delivered to a woman.
An itemized list of the articles pur-
chased from the date of opening the
account until June 8, 1881, was filed
with suit.
Among the articles allagedly pur-
chased were a $4,000 grey broadtail
coat. expensive lingerie, perfume, gowns,
hats, Shoes and costume jewelry.
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pressed surprise, made the customary
motion for directed verdict of acquittal
and asked two days in which to pre-
pare their case. Federal Judge James
H. Wilkerson denied the motion.
The defense has refrained from out
lining its case, telling even Judge Will
kerson why should we give the Gov
eminent this information?"
Capone'S lawyers did say, however
that they wanted to bring witnesses
from New York. Washington and Phil
adelphia to show that tie defendant
had sustained severe los ="
Cross-examination of Government
witnesses has included at times these
questions, which may or may not be
brought up in the defense case: did
Capone tell you he understood he had
to pay no income tax because his bust
ness enterprises were unlawful?"
In the examination OF veniremen at
the start of the trial, Capone's attorneys
had the court bring out the fact that
a defendants failure to take the stand
himself must not be considered against
him.
A large share of the Government
testimony, dealing with his purchases OF
everything from $12 silk underwear to
a $4,000 Florida estate, was accepted
by Capone and his legal staff in man.
ner that was almost jovial. His law
yers said they did not deny the fact
that he had money and spent money
but objected on the grounds that this
type Of evidence was immaterial to the
point OF proving income.
Testimony that Capone handled
$4,000 in Geographic money orders
while living in Florida was objected tc
on similar grounds, but not denied.
The defense made itself heard vigor-
ously, however, when the prosecution
produced evidence tending to link Ca
pone with a highly profitable Cicero
Ill, gambling house and when its wit
nesses described Capone's attempt, ir
1880, to compromise his tax liability
Records and witnesses were produced
to show that the big gangster admitted
through an attorney, that he owed the
Government some tax and suggested
that his income be set ut from $4,000
to 100000 q. year.
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EDISON is WEAKER,
ON VERGE OF COMA
Has Had Only Six Spoonsful of
Pears Since Friday, His
Physician Announces.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
WEST ORANGE, N. j., October IA
Although Thomas A. Edison has had
nothing to eat or drink except six
spoonfuls of pears since last Friday his
doctor said today that nothing had
developed to cause immediate concern.
DR.. Hubert S. Howes morning state
ment follows: Mr.. Edison rested quiet
ly all night. There are indications of
increasing weakness, but nothing new
has developed to cause immediate con-
Germ"
DR.. Howe told reporters Edison was
constantly in "a stupor verging on a
state of coma and that he was headed
in the direction of the coma, which is
expected precedes death.
DR.. Howe said that because of the
inventors remarkably strong heart it
was impossible to predict how long he
could hold out without nourishment. 1t
is now nine days since Edison had any
food, except the few SpoonfulS of stewed
pears, and he has had no fluids at all
since Friday night.
The physician said it was difficult to
tell whether Edison really recognized
any one any more. He said that some
times when some one would walk
through the room Edison would rouse
enough to notice the person and smile,
but this was not real proof of recogni-
ton.
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j. s. FAILURE Barred
WITH REDS IN WAR
Attempts to Keep Russia on
Allied Side Shown by
Records.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
An American conceived and American
directed campaign Of propaganda failed
in 1917 to rekindle Russias dissipated
war fervor and the allies lost powerful
aide. Details OF Americas effort to
keep Russia in the World War following
the fall of the Tsarist regime in March,
1917, were revealed by the State De-
partment with publication of the report
of the special mission to Russia, headed
by Elihu Root.
Financial Support Given.
As shown in the heretofore unpub-
liShed correspondence, the Root COM
mission and David r. Francis. then
Ambassador to Russia, had strong hopes
OF keeping alive Russias war spirits by
means of American financial support
Through propaganda campaign they
planned to bolster the enthusiasm Of
the population. Widespread diffusion of
pamphlets, motion pictures and adver-
Using were recommended and subse-
quently inaugurated.
The commission, apparently, failed to
sense the magnitude of the then i'm
pending Bolshevist movement which,
before the beginning of 1918, overthrow
the Kerensky provisional government
and later concluded a separate peace
treaty with Germany.
Even in 1918 Ambassador Francis re-
garded the Soviet government as "only
shell" His correspondence shows
that he conferred secretly with re
liable" member of the government, who
told him the entire armed force Of the
SovietS totaled less than $4,000. in
Guiding the Red army and Red Guard.
Failed to See Lenin's Place.
Ambassador Francis reported he
found public opinion opposed to the
new Communist regime. but regretted
to say that every one favored the
return Of the monarchy.
The publication reveals the celebrity
with which the Wilson administration
recognized the provisional government
of March, 1917. Also 1t is shown that
while President Wilson did not recog-
nize the Soviet, his Ambassador, with
approval of the State Department.
maintained informal relations with the
Bolshevik authorities.
Ambassador Francis in 1917 did not
lose hope that financial and moral aid
from the United States would maintain
Russia on the side of the allies. In
dispatches he identified Lenin as IAN
extreme Socialist or anarchist" He
added that Lenin would probably be
deported shortly.
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AMLIE's ELECTION EXPECTED.
Ihree Republicans and Two Democrats
Seen in Remaining Seats.

The election Of the Republican
progressive candidate in the first wis
conSin district yesterday, Thomas r.
AmIle, does not change the relative
standing of the two major parties in
me House and the prospects for either
republican or Democratic organization.
as II mas been recognized by leaders OF
ootn parties that the progressive candi-
date would win.
The five other vacancies, are likely
10 be flued without party change by
three Republicans and two Democrats
so that the only real chance for Demo-
cratic organization lies in whether
Representative Kunz of Illinois will re-
celVe his certificate Of election accord
ing to court decision and whether il
VIII be accepted by the House.
William Tyler Page, clerk of the
House, and other Republican leaders
insist that the action of the court onlv
gives Mr.. Kunz a right to make a con.
test before the House itself on the
ground that he was legally elected and
that the certificate issued to Peter C
Granata in the eighth Illinois district
holds. According to that reasoning II
the five vacancies are filled as fore
cast the House standing would be
Republicans, 2l8; Democrats, ZIG, and
Farmer-Labor l.