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BODY OF RUSSIAN ARMY OFFICER FOUND AMONG
 DEAD AT NONNI BATTLE

TOKYO, Nov, g, (P)-A military investigation has been ordered be- cause of the finding of a Russian officers body among the 200 Chinese dead as a result of the three-day battle at Nonni River. The body was left with the many others on the Tahsing battlefield when the Reilungkiant Province army retreated under a lombard ment from Japanese planes and artillery.
 While the world awaited the next moXe in Manchuria, the Jap anese forces on the Nonni River took cognizance of ru.nors ok fur ther Chinese military activity by consolidating the positions they won last week in their bitter three day battle. Officials regar q these precautions purely as mil itary measure and indicated that they expected no further trouble.
 Reflection of this attitude was found in the formal announce ment that the annual army ma neuvers would be held at Klashu this week, as originally planned, with the Emperor and Army and Navy heads attending.
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FOOTBALL SCORES

Louisiana 0, Army 20.
 Georgia ', New York U 6. Indiana 0, Michigan p. Virginian 0, Columbia 27 Lehigh 19, Princeton [.
 Villanova ', Temple 13 Dartmouth 6, Harvard '. Navy 0, Ohio State 20. Colgate 32, Penn State ' Carnegie Tech. 6, Pullman IA. Nebraska ', Iowa 0.
 Pennsylvania 0, Notre Dame 49. St. Johns, Maryland, 0, Yale 52. Ohio 27, Depauw 0. Iowa State ', Kansas Aggies 6. Arkansas 13, Chicago 13. Wisconsin ', Illinois 6 Kansas 0, Oklahoma 10. Utah 28, Colorado College 6. Washington U. 0, California 13. Idaho 8, Washington State g. Montana 0, Oregon State 19. Stanford 0, South. California 19.
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RUSSIAN INVENTION

BERLIN, Nov, g, (P)-The speed of an ordinary airplane may be increased to 25O miles per hour thru a new Russian invention now being studied by German engin- eers. Wings, which may be short ened during flight and heightened as the plane approaches the ground are said to increase speed by approximately 100 miles an hour.
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REVOLUTION

PARIS, Nov, g, (P)-Dispatches received here from Budapest, state a national revolution staged by Fascists will take place in Austria either today or tomorrow. The Fascists aim to convert Austria once more to monarchy with the Hapsburg successor to the throne, it is said.
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TEST PILOT KILLED

WASHINGTON, D. O., Nov. 9. (P) -E. c. Ritchie, test pilot of the Glenn L. Martin Company of Bal timore, was killed when the bomber he was testing at Anacosta Naval air station crashed from height of 5000 feet. The plane was a demi- bomber and was being tested before acceptance by the Navy
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REMAIN TWO WEEKS MORE

LONDON, Nov, 9, (P)-Mahat- ma Gandhi will probably remain in England two weeks more de- spite the pleadings of his country men who desire that he return home. Gandhi has promised Ram say Mcdonald that he will re- main little longer with the hope that better and more amicable understanding can be achieved.
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ARGENTINA ELECTIONS

BUENOs AIRES, Nov, g, (P- The military hand of President Uriburu, which has held Argen- tine in a state of seize since the revolution of September 9, 1880, was relaxed Saturday to permit free balloting in Sundays nation wide elections.
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REBELS CONTINUE REVOLT

LANARKA, Cyprus Island, Nov. 9. (A9-Pillaging and burning contin- ued in some outlaying villages on this island by rebels against Brit ish rule. An attempt to attack a at Cape Greco was brok- en up by the British destroyer Acas- la Armored cars have arrived from Egypt for the use of the British.
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MAY ATTEND GAMES

LOS ANGELES, Nov. g. (P)-The Prince of Wales has signified his intention of accepting an invitation to be present at the Olympic games in Los Angeles next summer.
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TELEGRAPH BREWTIES
PLANE CRASHES

WASHINGTON, D. C., Nov. g. (P) Three persons were killed Sat- urday when a privately-owned pas senger plane crashed at the Wash ington airport. The motor stalled in taking off and the plane fell into a spin.
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FOR TWO NATIONS

WARSAW, Nov g. (H) Marshal Pilskidu of Poland has been made Field Marshal of the Rumanion army and will command the forces of both nations in any war in which they are allied, it was stated in cir cles close to the Marshal
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MARCH KING CELEBRATES

NEW YORK, Nov. 9. (P)-Amer- ica's march king, John Philip Sousa, celebrated his 77th birth day anniversary here. He refused all suggestions that he write a commemorative march.
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WAR AGAINST U. s.

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. g. (P- Reports were revealed here of the finding of Japanese papers and plans for Japan's conquering Asia followed by war against the United States.
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LOPS OFF BUDGET

WASHINGTON D. C., Nov. g (4) President Herbert Hoover an- nounced that $35O, 100000 had been Topped off the nations budget. He gave no further details.
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COMMUNIST PROGRAM

MEXICO CITY, Nov, 99, (H>- Radicals rushed in on station KEW and seized the place, Satur- day. They put on a comrlunistic program and continued until the police arrived and dispersed the mob.
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SEVEN -YEAR-OLD SLAYER

NEW YORK, Nov, g, (P)-Peter De Santes, seven years old, ad mitted shooting and killing his four-year-old sister Gloria be- cause "she teased me and dirtied my book.
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The largest circulation , of any newspaper in the 2nd, 3rd, 4th Divisions of 1 Alaska
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-13
Central Public Service Cor
poration Shown Seeking
to Collect $4,000.
ROBERTS KEEPS SILENT
ON DISCLOSURE HERE
Counsel Preparing Prosecution Of
Utilities Company Under
Anti Merger Law.

Evidence showing that money which
should go to the Washington Gas Light
Co. as profits on its operations is tn
stead being taken, or sought to be
taken, from the gas company by Cen
trail Public Service Corporation of Chi
cago has been uneartl1ed by Assistant
Corporation Counsel William A. Rob-
erts, who is preparing prosecution Of
the Chicago concern on behalf of the
Public Utilities Commission for alleged
violation of the La Toilette anti-merger
act.
Mr. Roberts earlier this week called
at the cfflees of the local gas company
and demanded access tc its papers.
When this was granted, Mr. Roberts
discovered documentary evidence tend
ing to show that discount of S290 600,
due to the local company from the
Maryland Gas Transmission Co, was
on its way to the Central Public Serv-
ice Co. This money will probably be
kept here now that the discovery has
been made.
Roberts Remains Silent.
Another discovery tended to show
that the local company is paying
natural gas than goes to the Columbia
Gas e. Electric Co. which supplies 1t.
and that the accent diferential also
finds its way into the Golfers of the
Central Public Service Corporation.
Mr.. Roberts today declined absolute
~ to discuss the matter, even when the
details Of his discoveries were laid be-
fore him. The information came from
other reliable sources.
III. ~ mi = -. -. -
Hquidated damages for failure of the
Columbia Gas e. Electric to supply nat
ural gas January i, according to its
contract. The gas did not start TO flow
until April and the 500. 900 would nor
mally have gone into the operating in
come account of the local company,
Instead. 1t is said that the bill was to
be paid with q check drawn by the
Central Public Service Corporation,
damages deducted The check was in
favor Of the Maryland Gas Transmits
sion Co, subsidiary Of the Columbia
Gas & Electric Co. and the billing WIS
at an advance of 4 cents per 1000 feet
over the contract price to the Washing
ton company.
Pierce Is Director.
The anti-merger law provides that
no public utility corporation shall di-
rectly or indirectly acquire control OF
local public utility corporations through
stock ownership. and the commission
has evidence before it, in the form of
a Justice Department report, to tlls eff
feet that 81 per cent Of the stock Of
the Warrington company is owned by
the Central Public Service A. Z.
Pierce, president of the latter company,
has recently been elected a member OF
the board of directors of the George
town Gas Light Co, all of the stock OF
which Is owned by the Washington Gas
Light Co.
The contract by which the Washing
ton company buys its natural gas has
never been filed with the commission.
although officials Of the company stated
ct the time of its execution that they
were ready to file it. 1t is understood
that the contract involves screen Of
corporations other than the two be-
tween which it is osteEsibly executed.
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IDLE AID ASSURED
BY ri i. S. CITIES
Reports Coming in From
More Chest Organizations,
Hoover Informed.

Community Chest organizations In 227
cities have expressed confidence that
they, in cooperation with municipali-
ties, will be able to undertake the task
of unemployment relief during the COM
ing Winter
President Hoover was informed of this
yesterday by Allen T. Burns, executive
director of the Association CT Com
munity Chests. Other cities, Burns told
the President are being heard from
daily and plans are going forward
actively.
A statement issued at the White
House said:
Allen T. Burns, the executive direc-
tor of the Association of Community
Chests and Councils, has advised the
President that their organizations in
227 cities which have so far been heard
from report their complete confidence
that they, in cooperation with munich.
palities and other local agencies, will
be able wholly TO undertake the un-
employment relief situation during the
forthcoming Winter.
THE plans in these cities are going
forward actively and more cities are
being heard from daily
For three weeks MIR. Hoover has been
devoting most of his time to consider
alton Of business conditions and un-
employment. He hopes to have a pro-
gram of unemployment relief ready by
September /, and in laying tentative
plans has consulted with a number
of business leaders.
Yesterday he discussed the situation
with Walter S. Clifford, president of
CONTINUED on Page 2, Column A.
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OWNER or MURDER
GUN FOUND IN FOUR
TORCH SLAY|NGS
Prosecutor Declares Negro
Admits Owning Weapon
Which kiAIsd Youth.
BY the Associated Press.


YPSILANTI, Mich. August 13.--
Herbert Smith, said by police to be the
owner of the gun used TO slay Harry
Lore, one Of four young persons whose
burned bodies were found on country
road near here early Tuesday, was under
arrest here today.
He was being grilled by dozen De-
troit and Ypsilanti oficials.
Smith, police said. closely resem-
bled the man reported seen in res
taurant early Tuesday with Lore. Thorn
as wheatley, Vivian Gold and Anna
May Harrison, two hours and a half
before their bodies were found in a
blazing automobile. eight miles from
here. They said Smith rad a prison
record.
Two companions Of Smith, seen in a
roadside .speakeasy the night before
the shooting, are sought
A few hours sftsr questioning of
Smith began. cflcials announced a Sec
ond man, colored. had been taken into
custody end also was being questione5
with Smith.
Prosecutor Harry S. Toy Of Wayne
County gave a short statement TO news
paper men in which he said: We
have the man who admits owning the
gun with which Lore was shot. The
man is a Negro
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LABOR BODY ASKS
WORK CONFERENCE
AND 5-DAY WEEK
Leaders of Industry ASsailed
!
as Impotent and Lacking
Initiative in Crisis.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
ATLANTIC CITY. N j., August 10.
The executive council Of the Amer
lean Federation Of Labor urges the i'm
mediate calling Of national conference
of labor and industry representatives
by President Hoover and a hve-dsy
week with a six-hour day, as unem-
ployment relief measures.
The councils proposals were set forth
in statement which said in part:
1T is the opinion of the council that
Federal. State, and community groups
should begin immediate preparations
to meet the demand for relief which
will increase to an alarming degree
when Winter comes.
Industrial Leaders Scored.
"In the midst of all the existing hui
man distress the owners and managers
of industry stand impotcnt and help
less. They present neither leadership,
plans or p5lieies. They lack initiative
and they present no remedy.
In Oh der TO create work opportuni-
ties We PIOIDht b4AdG bktG lNC-udI NOA4A
week be Immediately introduced and
accepted IN private and Government
employment. We recommend, further
that the hours worked per day be re-
duced to six hours if necessary, in
order to supply work for all. We pro-
pose that the standard rate Of pay be
maintained so that the purchasing
power of the masses of the people may
fairly balance with their productive ca
pacity. We urge that the Federal,
State. and municipal Governments IN
augurate and introduce a Government
building construction program which
will enlarge and increase the opportu-
mites for the unemployed to secure
work
Need Of Conference.
For the purpose Of dealing with the
unemployment situation and its serious
consequences in a constructive and
practical way, the executive council eX-
presses the opinion that the President
Of the United States should assemble
a national conference of represent
atives Of labor and industry. Such a
conference could deal with the subject
in a direct way"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-13
TWO BIDDERS SEEK
UNITED STATES LINES
Shipping Board to Make Decision
Next Week in Announce.
ment Here.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, August 13.-Two bids
for the United States Lines were re-
ceived today by the United States Ship
ping Board.
The Roosevelt Internationa Mercan-
tile Marine bid $I2 100000, to be paid
in notes, and Paul w. Chapman, head
Of the United States Lines, submitted
a bid whereby he offered to trade back
against debts owed by the lines to the
Government.
Interests headed BY Joseph E. Sheedy,
vice president of the United States
Lines. Inc. transmitted letter stat
ing they wished TO negotiate further in
case the United States Lines is not al
lowed TO reorganize under present own
ershtp.
I. v. O'Connor, chairman of the
Shipping Board. said no decision would
be reached until next week, when an
announcement viii be made In Wash
inrtQn.
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NEED ANY HELP? INGALLS, ASKS
HURLEY AS SHIP 'ELUDES'' ARMY
Reminds Him of Similar Of
fer When Tables Were Turn
ed on Virgin Islands Trip.
Offers Navy Facilities in
"Spotting" the Mount
Shasta or Bombing 1t.

Assistant Secretary of the Navy for
Aeronautics David S. ingalls, today Of
fered naval facilities to the War De-
partment in conveying Army bombers
to the obsolete merchantmen Mount
Shasta and, If necessary, destroy the
hulk for the sister service.
The letter, made public shortly after
noon, came as an aftermath OF the
Army's failure to locate from the air
the Mount Shasta, which was towed OFF
the Virginia Capes for bombing opera
items on Tuesday.
Assistant Secretary ingalls, letter
follows:
"The Hon. Patrick j. Hurley, secre-
tary of War.
Dear Pat:
II recall with interest an incident
that occurred during the Presidents
trip to the Virgin Islands on board the
u. S. S. Arizona last Winter and ]
remember that on a certain occasion
when contact between the battleship
and one of our cruisers failed you very
kindly offered before various and sun
dry representatives Of that august body
afford the Navy an Army plane to as
sist us In effecting contact.
Wants to Reciprocate.
I'm view of your past consideration
and hslpful spirit wish at this time
to reciprocate in like manner. 1t would
give me and the entire Navy Depart
ment the very greatest pleasure to
place at the disposal of the Army Air
Corps few of the naval patrol flying
boats of the scouting force, which are at
PRESENT temporarily based at Hampton
Roads, for your brother service has
viewed with sincere appreciation the
dificulties experienced by the Army
pilots in flying out of sight of land to
Continued on Page 2, Column ID
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HsGONv|GT SHOOTS
WIFE, TWO OTHERS
HagerStoWn Man Angered by
Spouse's Taunts on
Neighbours Porch.
special pispatch 70 The star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
HAGERSTOwN, Md, August ia
taunt OF a wife to her husband last
night probably viii cost the lives of
two women here, both of whom we're
critically wounded by William Hissr
50, ex-convict.
The wounded women are Mrs. Annie
Hiser, So, wife, and a neighbor, Mrs
Emma Hull. Both are in the Washing
ton County Hospital. Roy Rowland a
stepson of Hiser, also was wounded in
the arm, but not seriously.
Surrenders to Officers.
Hiser is under arrest, having surren-
dered to the officers.
HiSer only recently returned from the
Maryland Penitentiary, where he had
served a sentence of five years and ten
months for killing his son-in-law, Ber-
nara Myers, in 1922, Hiser confessed
to the shooting.
He said his wife was sitting on the
Hull porch with Mrs. Hull and that he
had spoken to Mrs. Hull. who refused to
answer him. A moment later, he
charges, his wife said to him, Get
away, you Maryland penitentiary con-
vict," which, he said, angsred him, so
that he opened fire, wounding his wife
in the head and the boy in the arm
Mrs. Hull. he said, jumped up and said
she was going to call the police, and
he opened fire upon her.
Had Domestic Trouble.
The prisoner said that he had been
having domestic trouble with his wife,
which ended last August when they
separated Since then his wife paid no
attention to him, spurned him and re-
fused to talk to him.
He said he bought some shells yes
terday, drank some liquor and deter
mined to have it out Il decided to do
Just what did if things we're not
changed"
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Flyer Completes Lap.

KAOSHINIA. Japan, August Is lP).--
G. c. Chichester, New Zealand flyer,
to blaze a new air trail
from Australia to England by way of
the Aleutian Islands, arrived here today
from Shanghai
Because Chichester required 10 hours
to make the fight, which ordinarily is
done in about five hours, local authori-
ties questioned him to determine
whether he had landed en- route.
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DRUNKENNESS RISES

LONDON. August l3 fHa.-The num-
Der OF convictions for drunkenness In
England and Wales during 1880 showed
an increase over the previous year
for the first time since 1924. Home
office statistics disclosed arrests num-
bered $1,000, compared with 5l996 in
1923.
London County. with 1897 convic-
tons. had a proportion OF 42.76 per
10 600
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NON STOP FLIGHT
TO TOXIC PLANNED
Chicago Broker May Attempt to
Circle Globe-New Yorker to
Seek Transcontinental Record.

BY the Associated Press.
LOS ANGELES. August 13.-Capt.
Roy w. An1mel, Chicago stockbroker
and aviation enthusiast, has announced
a plan to make a round-trip, nonstop
refueling flight to Toxic from Los An
geles. The date is not definite.
If the flight is successful. Ammel said
he would attempt to girdle the globe
without landing, refueling planes being
used en- route to rsplenish the tanks CT
his monoplsne.
Amnel made a nonstop flight from
Barren Island, ". Y, to Panama in Mo-
vembsr, 1880.
Coincident with Ammsls announce
ment. Lou Reichers, New York pilot,
announced he will take of from Bur-
bank, Calf, for New York in an effort
to lower Capt. Frank Hawks transcon-
tinentsl speed record, not later than
next Wednesday
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IDENTIFIED BY EXPERT.
Murder Gun Examined by Ballistics
Student.
Ry the Associated press.

BY the Associated Press.
ANN ARBOR, Mich, August ia
revolver turned over 10 prosecuting off,
Gals by the chief of police of Ypsilanti
today was identified by police bsllistics
experts as the one which Harry Lore,
one of four young persons slain early
Tuesday on a country road near here
was shot TO death.
Lieut.. Earl O. Stephens. ballstic ex-
pert at Detroit, who compared the gun
with the 3S-csliber bullet taken frcm
young, Lore's body said there was no
doubt TIE weapon was the one with
which Lore was shot.
LoFe's three companions, Thomas
Wheatley Of Denton, Anna MAY Harri-
son and Vivian Gold, both Of Cleveland.
we're slain by blows, an examination
revealed Then their bodies were placed
Continued on Page 2, Column ~
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Protests American Rule.

MEXICO CITY. August IS 1P.-
Pedro Serrano, Porto Rican delegate to
the World Press Congress, today pro-
tested 70 the congress against Amer
lean rule In Porto Rico and said he was
authorized 10 make known, in the name
OF the Porto Rican people. their espi-
rations for immediate proclamation OF
a Republic.
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CUNNINGHAM, WARE LEADER,
DIES OF HEART ATTACK AT y
Philadelphia Sheriff Defied
Senate by Refusing to
Answer Questions.
Held in Contempt for Failure
to Tell Where He OBJ
tanned $4,000.

BY the Associated Press
PHILADELPHIA, August 10
Thomas w. Cunningham, sheriff Of
Philad lphia, treasurer of the Repub-
lican State Committee. and one of the
leaders in the Philadelphia Republican
organization, died in an Atlantic City
Hospital today from heart trouble. He
was 70 years old.
Big Tom was in politics more than
Continued on Page 2, Column 81
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BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LYNCHBURG, Va, August 13.-After
SO years of separation from her family,
Miss Mary Rebecca Huber Of Lynch
burg made plans today to rejoin rela-
tiveS whom she has not seen since she
was kidnapped as a child by band Of
gypsies.
Miss Huber was told today that her
brothers and sisters had been located
at Pottsville. Pa She immediately ex-
pressed desire to % ll0Inn.. and ar
rangements we're made for her tn.lsave
today by automoEile for the PenrsNl-
vania city. Her relatives were located
through the efforts Of Rev. NJ. r. Harvey,
Methodist evangelist, and his wife. a..
The story 81 her kidnapping from
her home in Pp5tsyille was read to Miss