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Evening star., 1932-07-28
BOMB GYMNASIUM
OF EX-G. U. ATHLETE
Building Occupied by Vincent Mar.
tino in Atlantic City
Wrecked.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
ATLANTIC CITY, N. j., July "a
Two explosions and a fire early today
wrecked an Atlantic avenue building oc-
cupied by the Office and gymnasium OF
Vincent Martino. once a Georgetown
University star athlete.
The blasts, believed by police to have
been caused by bombs, threw the neigh
borhood into near panic and police
reserves were called out TO control the
crowd that gathered.
Explosion Mystery.
Martino, promoter and ward polite
ian. was in bed at his home few blocks
away at the time. He was awakened
with hundreds of others, by the ex-
plosicns and hurried to the building. He
said he could offer no explanation.
The building which also houses the
office OF Edward happen. a magistrate
and the Paddock Club, social organl-
zation, was empty at the time OF the
blasts so far as police could learn.
After the fire had been extingulshed q
search of the ruins was started.
The first explosion was in the rear
of the building. It lifted the roof of
the gymnasium and the brick wall
buckled. Two automobiles, parked in
an open lot alongside the wall, were
buried in the debris.
Man Knocked Unconscious.
The second explosion a few minutes
later blew out the front Of the build
ing and pieces of doors and windows
and sections of the brick wall were
hurled across Atlantic avenue.
Harry Van Dexter, 81, of Margate
street when the second explosion oc-
CURED. He said that after noticing
the blast he remembered nothing until
he awoke in his truck alongside the
curb. He was taken to the Atlantic
City Hospital suffering from shock.
Evening star., 1932-07-28
VON GR9NAU DENIES
GLOBE TRIP is PLAN
German Flyer Will Leave
Montreal for Chicago
on Saturday.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press. .t
MONTREAL, July 2e.-Capt Wolf
gang Won Gronau. flying from Germany
to the Pacific Northwest in stages, an
nounced last night he did not plan a
trip around the world.
Shown a dispatch from New York to
the effect that British oil company
had said he planned such flight, the
German said nothing of the sort was
the case and that he knew nothing OF
refueling depots placed for him on the
Northwestern route to Japan.
Reaches Montreal
Capt. Won Gronau and three COM
panions arrived here In flying boat
Tuesday night after four-and-one-
halliday light from List, Germany.
On his arrival he announced he was
mapping an airrnail route from Europe
by way of Iceland and Greenland to
the Pacific Northwest.
The captain said he would go to De-
troit, Chicago Milwaukee and Winni-
peg after he took off from here today.
The fartherest Northwest refueling de
pot established for him Is at Prince
Rupert, g. c., on the Pacific midway
between Washington and Alaska.
To Ottawa Tomorrow.
The German flyers will 60 TO Ottawa
to morrow to discuss Northwestern fly
ing conditions with aviation officials
and they will return here tomorrow
night 10 prepare for Saturdays trip
10 Chicago
Capt. Won Gronau said he and his
companions wanted to spend few days
fishing in Northern Manitoba some
where in the wilds
After reaching the Pacific Coast, the
captain indicated that he might 60
down to Hollywood to see how the
movies are made and to look over the
Olympic Games. but he would not be
certain. He declined to name any cities
through which he might pass.
Evening star., 1932-07-28
j. s. TO Join NAVAL
PARLEY IN LONDON
ReconciIing of Hoover and
British Proposals on Reduc-
tions Object of Powers.
BY PAUL SCOTT MoWRER.

By Cable to The Star.
PARIS, July 28-Important naval
negotiations prescribed by the Geneva
disarmament resolution will begin al
most Immediately in London. The date
fixed is August 4.
Hugh 8. Gibson, Ambassador to Bel
GUM and chief of the American dele
Admiral Arthur j. Hepburn will repre-
sent the United States Great Britain,
Japan, France and Italy also will par
ticipate.
The primary purpose Of the London
meeting Is to find way to conciliate
the Hoover and Baldwin naval reduc-
ton proposals in a manner acceptable
not only to Great Britain and the
United States, but also to Japan, France
and Italy. In a sense, therefore, 1t
may be said that the fate of the entire
naval aspect of the Disarmament Con-
ference depends on these London talks.
Difficulties Are Cited.
What difficulties are to be confronted
can be gauged from the following COM
parison:
President Hoover proposed to scrap
Immediately one-third of the existing
capital ships. Stanley Baldwin. for
mer British premier and now loro
president of the council, proposes
merely smaller capital ships, begin
ming with l94l, of either 22,OO0 tons,
with 11-inch guns II cruisers are cut
to 1000 tons with 6-inch guns, OF OF
$4,000 tons, with 12-inch guns II
cruisers remain at 10000 tons, with
8-inch guns.
one fourth of the present allotted treaty
tonnage in cruisers. Baldwin proposes
to reduce the size of cruisers to 1000
tons, with 6-inch guns.
President Hoover proposed to reduce
destroyer tonnage by one-fourth. BaIa-
win proposes to reduce 1t slightly more,
but only on the unlikely condition that
submarines be abolished.
Differ on Plane Carriers.
President Hoover proposed to scrap
one-fourth of the airplane carrier ton
mage. Baldwin does not mention this
category.
President hoover proposed 10 oSAaP
one-third of the, existing tonnage OF
submarines with no country to have
more than $4,000 tons or any unit
more than 600 tons. Baldwin pro-
poses to abolish submarines, or If kept,
that there be no unit of more than
$50 tons.
Studies made of the two plans indi-
cate that no serious reductions under
the British proposals are possible until
after l941. BY 1886, under the British
plan, 67,700 tons of ships would have
been scrapped provided submarines are
abolished, whereas under the Hoover
plan, nearly 100000 would have been
scrapped Internationally.
Compromise Plan Suggested.
One suggested Anglo American com,
promise, at least in the battleship and
cruiser categories, is that within an
equal global tonnage, each country
should be allowed to build either larger
or smaller units, as it desires, pro-
vided, however, the gun caliber is the
same for larger as for smaller craft.
The United States, lacking naval
bases, could thus build big ships LOT
larger cruising radius, while Great
Britain could build smaller ships IN
order to have more units. yet eacn
would have the same total tonnage ana
the same gun power.
tCopyright 1922
Evening star., 1932-07-28
HELEN JACOBS WINS
WAY TO NET FINAL
Will Meet Josephine Cruick-
shank for Title of Sea-
bright Tourney.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
SEABRIGHT, N. j., July 2s.-Heien
Jacobs, number two ranking tennis star
of the country, today won her way TO
the finals of the Seabright tennis
tournament with a hard-won SIS, so,
6-3 victory over Caroline Babcock of
Los Angeles. who left several defeated
favorites In her path to the semi-finals.
Josephine Cruickshank Of Santa Ana,
Calf, won the finals berth alongside
Miss Jacobs as she defeated Virginia
Hilleary OF Philadelphia. 6-l, As,
SO, in the other semi-flnal. The
final will be played Saturday.
The Jacobs -Babcock match was q
puZzling display, with Miss Jacobs win
ming the first three games, Miss Bab-
cock taking the next six for the first
set and Miss Jacobs then winning IL
in a row to take a lead the Los An
geleS giant killer" couldn't overcome
Miss Babcock was just enough on the
game which gave her victory over Joan
Ridley, British ace, Mrs. Dorothy
Andrus Burke and Mary Greet, to spell
the difference between victory and de-
feat. With a break in the luck here
and there she might have defeated
Miss Jacobs. Many Of her losing shots
just failed to clear the net or were out
side by inches A double fault IN the
final game, after she had pulled up
from loves to 3-5, cost her the game,
the set and the match.
Miss CruickShank outsteadied Miss
Hilleary TO take the second semi-finaI.
Neither player went to the net and it
was a match of long rallies from the
baSeline with Miss Hilleary faulting the
more often. The Californian broke Miss
Hilleary's service to start the first set
and was never headed. She started
the second set the same way, but then
dropped five straight She regained her
steadiness in the final to outdrive the
Philadelphian.
Evening star., 1932-07-28
GAMBLER ROUNDUP
CONTINUED BY POLICE
More Information on Background
of Henry Staying Object OF
Quizzing by Officers.

Headquarters detectives expected TO-
day to continue their roundup OF
gamblers for questioning in connection
with the recent gangland Staying OF
Milton w. (Milsie) Henry, former en-
ploye OF a notorious Bladensburg road
gaming establishment.
The object of the roundup, accordlng
to Inspector Frank 8. w. Burke, chleI
of detectives, Is to give police an m
sight into the background Of the
murder, which occurred last April Il.
Thus far nine men have been taken
into custody in the roundup and ques-
toned regarding Henry's connection
with gambling activities here. Among
them was James A. La Fontaine. o.
described by police as the proprietor
of the Bladensburg road resort.
LaFontaine and five other men were
picked up Tuesday, but were released
a short time later. Three others were
taken to headquarters for questioning
yesterday but also were freed.
legged Philadelphia gangsterS, are held
Charles Harris and Henry Davis, al
in the District Jail charged with the
staying. Police are attempting to OBJ
tain evidence the pair was hired by
pool" of local gamblers to put Henry
"on the spot" because he had engi-
neered a series Of hold ups of gaming
establishments.
Evening star., 1932-07-28
AMERICANS MOVE
TO PROTECT TRADE
Drafting Unofficial Statement
to Offset Ottawa ParIey
Disadvantages.
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in debt to gold standard creditors would
take the lead in opposing any move
ment for imitation
No monetary reform is expected by
most delegates without an international
agreement including non-empire ma
tionS.
Agreement Hits U. s.
A program which would reserve the
market for dairy products and meats
in Great Britain to the British DoInin-
ions, and would divert millions of dol
lars in trade from the United States,
Denmark, Argentina and Russia, was
agreed upon yesterday.
Under this plan the tariff wall around
Great Britain would be raised against
non-Empire imports and loopholes
would be provided for the entry Of
dairy products and meats from the
other nations of the Empire.
The program resulted from a series of
conversations that have been held by
members of the various dominion dele
cations. Now it remains to be submit
ted to the British representatives after
examination by economic experts.
The scheme entails a so per cent
boost in tariffs. Empire dairy products
now enter the British market free from
duty, and foreign goods are assessed
about 10 per cent. The dominions, it is
understood, desire t ohaVe this 10 per
cent preference maintained as a mini
mum, with increases to Is per cent on
certain products.
Increased Preferences Offered.
Southern Rhodesia, which produces
live stock, agricultural products and
citrus fruits in considerable quantity,
today followed Canada's lead by Offer
ing Great Britain increased tariff
preferences
Similar advances will be made to
such other empire countries as are will
ing to reciprocate. The proposal was
made by H. w. Moffatt, head of the
Rhodesian delegation to the Imperial
Economic Conference.
There was another statement today
from Stanley Baldwin, head Of the
from the United Kingdom.
but 1t contained no indication of what
Great Britain's policy on tariffs will be
in the future
dom have entered this conference with
the intention of making their full con-
tribution to further extension Of en-
pire trade" said Mr. Baldwin. They
have put frankly to the dominions the
articles on which they will welcome an
equally full statement of the corre-
spending advantages which the domin-
ions seek in British markets"
Evening star., 1932-07-28
BOND THIEF SENTENCED

NEW YORK, July % CP.-Louis
Gemeiner. 26, formerly employed as a
messenger by Ernst & Co., brokers, was
sentenced today to S to 10 years In
Sing Sing Prison on a plea OF guilty
to theft of s56,ooo in bonds from the
firm.
He had worked for the firm only q
day and a half, was given the bonds to
deliver, and nothing was heard from
him for months.
One June 28 last his mother received
q letter from him from Chicago and
notified the surety company which had
bonded him. When arrested in Chi
cago. police said they found 10000
Of the bonds in his possession. The
probation report said II was believed he
was the tool Of an organized group Of
bond thieves.
Evening star., 1932-07-28
CHARGED WITH FIRE

YORK, Pa. July 28 R.-Samuel s.
Rude Of Baltimore was arrested in
Shrewsbury yesterday on a charge of
setting fire to a tract of timber land
near Shrewsbury on May 10.
Prosecution was brought by District
Forester Thomas G.. Norris of Fayette-
vile, after an investigation Of the blaze
that destroyed wood land owned by ].
w. Davis and Albert Woriey Of Shrews-
bury township. Rude owns a tract of
land adjoining that burned over by fire.
Evening star., 1932-07-28
HERRIoT PROTESTS SPEECH.
French Premier Objects to Won Schlei-
cher Threat TO Enlarge Army.

PARIS, July % (FD.-Premier Herriot
filed a protest today with the German
Ambassador against the recent radio ad-
dress in which Gen. Kurt Won Schleicher.
German minister of the interior,
threatened 10 strengthen Germany's
military power unless other nations
scaled down their arms.
The premier called it tactless and in
opportuEe, particularly since Germany
signed the agreements at Lausanne and
adhered to the Anglo o-French consulta-
tive pact.
Later M. Herriot told the press his
conversation yesterday with United
States Ambassador Edge convinced him
the American people appreciate the i'm
portance of the results achieved at
Lausanne.
Evening star., 1932-07-28
Colorado Salaries Raised.

DENVER, July 2S CP.-Colorado's
pay roll will be increased $4,000
through increases In salary voted to
State employees by the last Legislature.
The law provides that every State en-
ploye receiving less than $l25 monthly
shall receive IS a month increase each
year until his salary reaches s125. Two
hundred State employees are affected
by the law.
Evening star., 1932-07-28
THOUSANDS SPURN
OLD JOBS IN MILLS
20 Hosiery Plants at High Point,
N. c., Offer Places to 5000 strik.
ers, but Less Than 100 Back.
Ry the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
HIGH POINT, N. O., July Is
Twenty three hosiery mills opened their
doors today to 5000 striking workers
here, but less than 100 took advantage
of the opportunity to return to work.
There was no disorder as the mills
opened under police protection and
the situation remained quiet, the owners
asserting the strikers could return
under the manufacturers offers and
the idle workers holding out for q
higher wage than offered In recent con-
ferences between strike representatives
and mill offictals.
Evening star., 1932-07-28
SHOT KILLS LIEUTENANT
Robert d. Mcknight Apparent
Suicide in Manila F

MANILA. July % P.-An apparent
suicide victim, Lieut. Robert b Nc
Knight, who was born in San Francisco
in 1895, was found dead of a pistol
wound today in his quarters at Fort
Mckinley
He was single and was the nephew
OF Mrs. Jennings B. Wilson, wife of
Col Wilson, the adjutant general Of
tie Canal Zone,
Evening star., 1932-07-28
PUBLIC LEARNS TO SHOOT
Sac Paulo Society People Taking
Target Lessons, Engineer Saws.

boS 0eS@OHsl IHB tHecI Ddys.
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina, July %
R).-Mark Lamb, a New York engineer,
arrived today from Brazil with news
that society people in Sac Paulo, where
rebellion is raging against the Federal
government, are taking shooting lessons
The rebels, Mr.. Lamb said. have
issued currency to the equivalent Of
$e,7oo 900.
Evening star., 1932-07-28

Cheese" Protects Stowaways.
An oficer of the steamship Carnia
Who thought that two crates labeled
seheese" were unusually bulky, ordered
the cases opened and found two stow
aways in each
Evening star., 1932-07-28
Cherry Concern Reonens.

WEBSTER, Mass, July % (R.-
Work for 20 persons has been provided
by the reopening of the Superior
Cherry Co.. a preserving concern.
Steady employment will be provided
for several months, the officials said.
Evening star., 1932-07-28
MINES
RE0PENING, 1000 MEN
RETURNED TO. WORK
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of next year. The DaIles cooperative
Growers announced that women aud
girls would be put to work this week
pitting 5000 barrels Of sulphur -brined
white cherries. The cherries will be
shipped to maraschino manufacturers
on the Atlantic Coast.
Evening star., 1932-07-28
Mill ON Full Time.

MIDDLETOWN, Conn, July 2S
R1.-The Middletown Silk Co. will
operate on a 24-hour basis starting
August /, officials announced today,
because of increased orders. One
hundred employees will be added to the
80 now working.
Evening star., 1932-07-28
W. T. ST0TT DIES
Former Chicago and Portland Edi-
tor Expires in Indiana.

FRANKLIN. IND, July 20 R.-
william r. stott, about IS years old,
formerly city editor Of the Chicago Tri-
bune and managing editor Of the Port
land OreEonian, died last night.
Evening star., 1932-07-28
WIFE REPORTED MISSING
Police Searching for Mrs. Hazel
Bowers of Reservoir Road

Police today were searching for Mrs.
Hazel Bowers, 36. reported missing last
night by her husband, Charles Bowers,
4160 Reservoir road He said she may
nave suffered a lapse of memory.
Wnen last seen, Mrs. Bowers was
wearing light blue dress and a white
broad-rimmed straw hat with a black
band.
Evening star., 1932-07-28
Fisheries Plant Opens.

GLOUCESTER, Mass, July 28 P.-
With the statement that they antici-
pated AN early improvement in busi-
ness" the Gorton-Pew Fisheries of
Gloucester yesterday opened a new
canning plant to be devoted entirely
to production of Goldfish cakes. The
new plant has capacity Of $4,000
cans per day,
Evening star., 1932-07-28
YOunEst0Kn Min Resumes.

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio, July % Cp).
youngstown Sheet g. Tube Co. today
announced that small orders will enable
resumption tomorrow Of one Of its
seamless tube mills, which. have been
idle since June IL The duration Of
the operating period Is uncertain.
Evening star., 1932-07-28
South Carolina Plants ReOpen.

DARLINGTON, s. c., July % CPo.-
The Darlington cotton MILL closed for
several weeks, is now running four days
a week. The Darlington veneer plant
also has opened. The two plants have
large numbers of employees.
Evening star., 1932-07-28
Hundreds Put to Work.

NORRISTOWN, Pa, July % (R.-
Lewis Y. Smith, president and treasurer
Of the Isaac Smith Woolen Mill in
Bridgeport, near here, last night an
nounced that, effective Monday, several
hundred employees at his plant will be
returned to fun time shifts, after a
four-month lay-off.
Edwin and Louis Bry, Inc, wooden
manufacturers, at the same time said
they had put so extra persons to work,
and would work two hours overtime
each night from now until Labor day In
order to catch up with back orders.
Evening star., 1932-07-28
1000 Men to Get Jobs.

LINCOLN, Nebr., July % tP.-Con-
tracts for six Government construction
projects on the Mississippi and Missouri
Rivers have been received by Woods
Bros. Corporation Of Lincoln. The
work, in connection with projects to
make the streams navigable, represents
an aggregate cost of $43l 900 and is ex-
pected to give employment to approx
mately 1000 men.
The contracts were awarded by the
st. Louis and Memphis, Tenn, offices
of the War Department. Work viii be
started at two sites in Illinois and at
charlottesville. Bells Point, Pinkney
Bend and Herman Beach, in Missouri.
Evening star., 1932-07-28
Pig Iron Orders Gain.

CINCINNATI, Ohio, July 28.-Cin-
c1nnati pig iron concerns report a gen.
eral spirit OF optimism prevalent In the
industry. An increase in orders and
inquiries was noted, with actual busi-
ness gain placed at from 20 to IS per
cent over recent weeks.
Evening star., 1932-07-28
Adjustment Is Provided.

"4. If the rates hereafter yield more
than per cent in any 12-month period
on the rate base for that period, de-
termined as aforesaid, the excess over
and above the said 7 per cent shall be
used In a reduction Of rates to be
charged the public for electric service
hereafter as follows: If the amount
earned Is above Z per cent and less
than 8 per cent of the rate base, rates
for the following IL months based upon
the business done during the IL months
in which said excess occurred shall
be adjusted SO that the gross receipts of
the company shall be reduced by one
half Of such excess; If the amount OF
the return Is in excess of 8 per cent and
less than per cent an additional
amount of three-fourths of the said
excess above per cent shall be used
for the reduction of rates. If the
amount earned is in excess of per
cent, q further additional amount of
flve-SixthS Of the excess above 8 per
cent shall be used in like manner for
the reduction OF rates.
"I find that the rate OF return which
would be yielded by such a modification
Of order 9l9 would be somewhat In ex-
cess of the yield under that order,
would avoid confusion due to the over
tapping method and would constitute q
fair and reasonable return upon the
value Of the property of the company.
An order will be entered In accordance
with these findings"
Evening star., 1932-04-16
Washington Produce

Butter-One-pound prints, %; tub, o.
Eggs-Hennery, l1a12: current re-
ceipts, 1Oa11.
Poultry. alive - Old toms, 15aI8;
young toms, %; hens, 23a26; crooked
breasts, l8; Spring broilers. ~ to 3I5
POUNDS, 23a25; Leghorn broilers, 2Oa22:
winter chickens. 18a20; stays. II: hens,
large, l5a17; medium, 15al7; Leghorn
mems; I3al4; capons, large. 30a32:
SinaH' ' 2Oa23; slips, 10; ROSTERS. 10;
Keats, young, 45a50; old, 25a30.
Poultry, dressed-Turkeys old toms,
l8a2l; young toms, rs; hens, 26a29:
crooked breasts, %; Spring broilers.
= to 3la pounds, 26a2s; Leghorn
broiers, 23a24; Winter chickens, 2la23:
stays. l5 roosters, 12; hens, large.
l8a2O; hens, medium, 18a20; Leghorn
mems, l6a17; capons, large, 33a35
small. 23a26; slips, 81; roosters, 13:
Keats, young, 60a70; old. 30a40.
Meats - Beef, prime, IA; good. 13;
veal. top, 13; good, 12 lamb, top. 18:
good, II; pork loins, 16; fresh hams,
10; smoked hams, 7; strip bacon, II;
lard. 712; compound. 7.
Live stock-Hogs, lights and medi-
ums, 4.50 heavies. 3.75a425; pigs.
4.00a4.50; roughs. 2O0a3OO; calves, 800
a6.5o; lambs, 400a75O; Spring lambs,
900a9.5O.
Fruits - Strawberries, pints. %;
quarts. so; apples, bushel baskets.
75a1.25; fancy box stock, 1.50a2 so; 4;
oranges, 3.50a4.50; lemons, 4.00a4.5 so;
grapefruit. 2.25a3.00; honeydews, Chile,
2.5O; pears, 3.50a4.50; alligator pears,
2.0oa300; pineapples, 425; ba-
nanas, 1.00a2 90; lines per 100, 200;
rhubarb. hothouse. 75a85 plums, 1.5Oa
ZOO; nectarines, 2.50; cranberries, $50.
Vegetables-Potatoes, Maine, 100
pound sacks, 1.25a140; New York, lis:
idaho bakers. 2.z5a2 so: new, busheI,
1.75a2.00; seed, l50-pound sacks, .75a
2.25; sweets, 75a1. 90; string beans. 500
a5,50; l1maS, 600; spinach, home grown
50a75; Norfolk, 85; kale, 40a6O;
cabbage, 2OOa21O; celery, 2.5oa3. so;
eggplant, 300a3.50 peppers, 350a4 90;
cucumbers. Florida, baskets, 40Oa5 90;
turnips. crates 3.00a350; beets, 2.75a
300; carrots. 350a400; home grown,
bushel, 200; tomatoes, pans, originals,
250a3.00; repacks, pans, 225a2 so;
mushrooms, 85a1.00; peas, California,
crates, 5.00a550; Florida. baskets. 800
a3.50; squash, $50: lettuce, Iceberg,
225a2.50; asparagus. California, dozen
punches, 3.50a5.00