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EXCURSION BOAT ALMOST
 SANK: MANY PASSENGERS

LOUISVILLE, Aug, IT, (P-In- vestigation by United States in- spectors of vessels was launched following the ar-disaster to the excursion steamer City of Mem phis which struck rock in the Ohio river.
 The 748 excursionists and crew of B were landed safely when the crippled craft limped to the Ken lucky shore with full-opened stern and half-submerged.
 Prompt action on the part of the ships officers averted a panic. The orchestra was ordered to play and passengers were told there was no danger as long as they obeyed orders. In the rush down the gang plank, when the boat was moored to the river bank, three girls were injured, one seriously.
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AMERICAN ENGINEER MURDERED BY CHINESE
 BR|CANDS LAST JULY

PEIPING, China, Aug, IT, R- Robert Soule, an official of the U. S. legation, reported that Henry Ekval, an American employed by the China United States Motor Co.,, of Hankow, was slain by Chinese soldiers near Sianku in July.
 The legation forwarded a pro- test to Ranking local authorities. Ekval disappeared while on a mot or trip from Kansu province and was last reported 20 miles from Sianku. He was accompanied by Reverend Tornvall, of the Swedish Scandinavian Alliance Mission, with headquarters at Chicago, and an unidentified Japanese. The re- port showed they had been mur- dered and the bodies thrown into an abandoned well.
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CAPTAIN LANCASTER SHOUTS DENIAL CHARGE
 0F SHAVING RIVAL

MIAMI, Fla, Aug. 17.-Denial that he told the mother of Haden Clarke, for whose staying he is on trial, he was so confused on the night of the shooting that he some times thot he killed her son, was shouted from the witness stand to- day by Capt. Lancaster, the Brit ish aviator.
 Lancaster testified that Clarke took his own life after deciding that a recurring illness would pre- vent his marriage to Mrs. Keith Miller. Spectators laughed hearti- ly at an oral sparring match be- tween Hawthorn and Albert Ham, llton, criminologist, who has tes- tified for the defense that Clarke committed suicide.
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JIMMY WALKER HEADS
 INTO TOUGH OBSTACLES

ALBANY, N. Y, Aug, IT, May or James J. Walker, dapper New York City chief executive who is on trial on alleged graft charges, has been asked why he does not call Russell Sherwood, his reputed financial secretary out of hiding so that he may answer some of the things authorities are trying to learn about Walker.
 The officials cited the first oc- casion in the long quizz when po- lice uncovered him in Mexico. When Walker was asked why he did not reveal Sherwood's where abouts, the Mayor told the police to go and find him. He is again be- ing asked to divulge Sherwood's present hide-out, for he has disap- peared again.
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W. |. T.U, WILL FIGHT F0R PRINCIPLES RATHER
 THAN FOR CANDIDATES

SEATTLE, Aug. 17.-The nation al convention of Woman's Chris tian Temperance Union definitely decided that the union would not support any presidential candidate and would fight it's election battles on the principles of issues rather than candidates"
 Mrs. Ella Alexander Boole, presi- dent, said that the w. c. T. U. would not follow the allied forces of prohibition in it's announcement supporting President Hoover and certainly would not endorse Roose- welt.
 "The allied forces is a single or ganization, not group" said Mrs. Boole. 1T do not see how we can endorse any candidate, and I be- lieve we will be followed by millions. of dry women voters"
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CALIFORNIA GOVERNOR
 HAS PLAN SATISFY THE
 VETERANS 0F HIS STATE
OAKLAND, Calif., Aug, I

OAKLAND, Calif., Aug, IT, - Gov. James J. Rolph of California, in addressing the State convention of Legionnaires here, made the well-received suggestion that Cal ifornia, as a State, should pay off the soldiers bonus, inasmuch as the Federal government has refus- ed to do SO.
 The Governor, in his plan, said that the veterans would be paid out of the State treasury and that they in turn would hand their com pensation certificates over to the State which would hold them un- til such time as when they mat ure.
 In the opinion of the Governor no one would lose anything by this plan and it might help out a lot of veterans in this time of dis tress. The only restriction of the plan would be that the veterans must be an established and bona fide resident of the State of Cali fOrnia.
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GARNER TEARFULLY ATTEMPTS PUT STOP
 WHISPER CAMPAIGN

NEW YORK, Aug. 17.-With tears in his eyes Speaker Garner sought to put an end to what his been called a whispering campaign" against him. At a luncheon in Democratic headquarters he at tackled religious bigotry, denied that he had not supported Al Smith in 1928 and said that on prohibl- tionist he was an outright repeal ist."
 T said in two speeches in 1928, l believed in behalf of Smith, that believed he was one of the greatest leaders America have produced" the speaker said, adding T think Smith would have made one of the greatest Presidents this country has ever known. I hear that I am considered a handicap to the tick ct in the East. Of course I regret that it reflects on the religious big otry we had in 1928"
 There were tears in Gamers eyes when he finished. A wave of ap- plause swept around the luncheon at which more than fifty kingpins of the Democartic campaign were gathered.
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.L0s ANGELES GAMES
 \ FINANCIAL SUCCESS

NEW YORK, Aug, IT, Probably the most pleasant thing that came as an aftermath of the Olympic Games was the announcement that there would be no deficit in the monies used to conduct the games. Instead, it was declared, there will be a sizeable surplus.
 About 1,6OO,OOO persons paid ad- missions of from $1 to $3 and this money will be sufficient to take care of all expences.
 The only official aid received by the Olympic Games committee was an appropriation of $1,OO0,OO0 made by the State of California. Even this may be returned to the taxpayers treasury.
 It will be a month before the fin al balance sheet is completed.
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CLUTCHING DESPERATELY

TOKYO, Aug, IT, -Tokyo cables report that Japanese government officials are clutching desperately at any straw for an argument to justify it's occupation of Manchu- ria. They have now dug up some early history which cites that Jap an is merely duplicating Frances action in 1776 when they sent Gen. eral Lafayette and Rochambeau to the United States to aid the colo nists in their war against the country-England.
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ITALY PLANS ID SCRAP
 30,000 TONS APARTMENTS

ROME Aug, IT, (P)-Approxi- mately 30,OOO tons of Italy's fight ing ships will be retired beginning August 25 as the result of an eco- nomy move proceeding a reorgan- i2ation of the fleet.
 Italy will retire two battleships, three cruisers, nine light cruisers, 25 destroyers and a dozen submar- ines, all within the age limit.
 The ships will be stripped of crews but not immediately scrap ped, thus serving as a bartering point for world disarmament which conference resumes this fall at Geneva.
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FARM PRODUCTS STILL
 KEPT 0FF MARKET

LIE MARS, Ia., Aug. 17.-More in ter-regional picketing of highways and boycott was reported as far mers in this section of Iowa att tempted to enforce their edict against marketing of farm pro- ducts during a 30-day strike de- signed to raise prices. From Kingsley came reports that 400 far mers visited all produce dealers of that town and warned them not to open for business today under pen atty of having their food thrown into the streets.
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AIRMAN INJURED

SPRINGFIELD, H., Aug, IT, - Russell Boardman, who with his companion, Polando, completed a nonstop flight from the United States to Turkey some time ago, was badly injured in a crash which occurred here Tuesday afternoon. Boardman was preparing for the Cleveland air races which are to be held next month when his ship crashed from high altitude. Phy- sicians gave him about a 5O-5O chance for recovery.
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RESTORATION OF NORMAL
 CONDITIONS |S SOUGHT

NEW YORK, Aug, 16, -Cheered by the month-long advance in se- curity and commodity prices which reached it's climax last week, indus trial, financial and governmental leaders are planning further steps to bring about restoration of nor maj business conditions.
 While much of the recent ad- vance in security prices was purely psychological, the rising prices in many commodities been entire ly justified by prevailing conditions, according to observers, who point out that many products are well under their actual production costs.
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TEMPERATURE EXTREMES

SEATTLE, Aug, IT, Some of the temperature extremes recorded for Tuesday were: Seattle 71-57, Chicago 90-70, Denver 86-66, Los Angeles 76-58, New Orleans 96-76, New York ~82-68, Portland 78-62, San Francisco 64-54, Spokane 96-64, Juneau 70-54, Ketchikan 8O-56. Spokane and New Orleans were tied with the high temperature of 96 degrees for the day.
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MUCH PROPERTY BEING
 CONF|SCATED IN SPAIN

SEVILLE, Spain, Aug, IT, (P)- Far reaching orders for confisca- tion of property of monarchists and nobles was issued by the local government.
 The cleanup is the aftermath of the monarchist rebellion; the gov ernment took possession of the chalet belonging to Marquis Esqui- vel and announced it would take possessions of other noblemen who are found to have aided the rebel lion financially.
 A manifesto to the people urges them to be calm during the revolt inquiry.
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TO BE RECONDITIONED

BOSTON Aug, IT,, P) - Rear Admiral Richard E. Byrd's ship BEAR OF OKLAND" lay in a navy yard pier awaiting a reconditioning before adventuring into the Ant arctic. She ended a 22-day voy- age from Oakland, California, last night and was met in the lower harbor by Admiral Byrd with a group of army and navy officers, members of former expeditions and guests.
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BANDITS. GUARDSMEN
 STAGED PITCHED BATTLE.

COLON PANAMA, Aug. 16. (P- Seventy five persons were killed and many wounded in a battle be- tween bandits and national guards men, according to wireless reports from Bluefields Nicaragua, today. The fighting occurred near Jin- otega it was reported Private Geo. Shetland, of the United States Marine Corps was reported missing, and many of the guardsmen were killed. By morning it was said the bandits were retreating but still fighting.
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GOOD MINING GROUND

Tom Murphy, local reident and rancher in the Nash road area, visited Moose Pass during the last several days with view to look ing over possible mineral or gold gravelS in that district. He has re- turned to town and says he found a number of likely places but add ed it was too late in the season to start anything. "Poorman's pay dirt" can be found in several local ities in the Moose Pass region, MT. Murphy declared. He walked the greater part of the miles between the Pass and Seward.
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DEMOS LINING UP

NEW YORK, Aug, IT, (P)-JameS Cox is expected to take the stump for Roosevelt and Garner if his health permits, it was announced at Democratic headquarters. John Davis is also favorably inclined to campaigning but this will depend if he is able to spend the time from his business. Whether Al Smith will be an active campaigner is still a mystery.
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TO FLY OVER JAPAN

TOXIC, Aug, IT, The Minister of Communications issued a permit to Captain von Gronau to fly over and land on Japanese soil. The Ger man transa tlantic flier was at Lake Du Bennett, Manitoba, from where he will proceed to Prince Rupert, thence across the Pacific and across Asia and Surope to Ger many, his starting point.
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A GOOD RECORD

LOS ANGELES, Aug, IT, Tn cluded in the many records estab- llshed in Los Angeles during the Olympic Games, probably one of the most outstanding is that which reveals despite thousands of ex- tra visitors which thronged the city for weeks, only II additional emer- gency cases were treated at hosp!- tals than in normal times.
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THREE MEN INDICTED

WASHINGTON, D. C., Aug, IT, - Three men were indicted here by the grand jury for having partici- pated in the riots which resulted in calling out soldiers to evict the bonus seekers from the nations capital. One of the group is a Ken lucky negro, and one of the others is Chicago brick-layer. Others held in connection with the rioting have been released.
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MATCH ARRANGED

NEW YORK Aug, IT,, P - Max Schmeling, former heavyweight champion, and Mickey Walker were matched for a IS round bout at Madison Square Garden, in Long Island Stadium on September 19. J. Johnson, director of boxing at the. garden said that manager of both fighters would sign formally on Thursday.
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MANY CARS

SACRAMENTO, Aug, IT, Fig ures just released here show that during the period of one month, in cluding the time of the Olympic Games, some 51,903 autos entered the State of California. This is $500 cars in excess of the number which entered the state at a like period last year.
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AIMEE ANXIOUS GET
 BACK ID HER CHURCH

SAN FRANCISO, Aug, 16, - Aimee Semple McPherson Hutton, Los Angeles evangelist, and her 5 baritone husband, David L. Hut ton, are resting quietly in an apart ment they rented here.
 I'm anxious to get back to my pulpit" the evangelist said. T must recover my health"
 She recently had a breakdown, which was complicated by a skull fracture which occurred when she tainted.
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LINDY'S SON NAMED

ENGLEWOOD, N. J., Aug, IT, - Dwight Morrow was the name giv- en to the Lindbergh baby Tuesday by Col. Charles and Anne Lind bergh, the parents. Colonel Lind bergh made an appeal to the pub lie that they give them privacy and permit the boy to live regular life as is the privilege of other children. He inferred that the publicity at tached to their first child resulted in the tragic fate of the child.
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ARMY OF YOUTHS |s
 SWEEPING ACROSS LAND

WASHINGTON, Aug. 17.-An ar my of youths, numbering nearly 5OO,OOO, is roaming across country in search of work and food, the Children's Bureau announces. A nationwide survey of the bureau reveales that these boys, ranging from IA to 21 years, come from virtually every State in the Union, and generally are headed towards the South and West.
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FER GOODNESS SAKE"

NEW YORK, Aug, IT, A couple of Naval reserve aerial bombers Tuesday probably set the record for missing their targets. One of the bombs dropped through the roof of home about a mile away from the target, while a second bomb just missed an excursion boat, 16 miles at sea. No one was injured.
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BASEBALL. SC0REe

AMERICAN LEAGUE New York 1877, Detroit 8-3. Cleveland 3, Phillies 2. Washington 5, Chicago 3. St. Louis 3, Boston 3.
 PACIFIC COAST Sacs ', Oakland 1. Hollywood 10, San Francisco g. Los Angeles 2, Missions 3. Seattle 4, Portland 7.
 NATIONAL LEAGUE Pittsburgh 4, Brooklyn O. Chicago 3, Boston 4. St. Louis 3, Phillies 2. New York 2, Cincinnati 1.
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WOULD BOYCOTT BRITISH

NEW YORK, Aug. 17.-A boycott of British products by Irish-Ameri- cans was urged today by Mrs. w. A. King, publicist of Ironton, Ohio, at the opening of two-day Irish race convention. More than 500 sympathizers of the recognition of the Irish F'ianna Fail, the D'Valera organization, were present.
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STORK VISITS THEATRE

BOSTON, Aug. 17.-The stork crashed the gate at a downtown theatre here, while the evening performance was in progress and Ana Linsky, aged 21, gave birth to baby in the balcony. The moth CTS condition is reported fair, and the baby was doing nicely"
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BEST MAN FOR FATHER

LOS ANGELES, Aug, IT, Neil Hamilton, actor, was best man at the wedding of his father, Alexan- der Hamilton, to Mary Gordon. The wedding was performed Monday.
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A ROARING WELCOME

OAKLAND, Calif., Aug, IT, - The California 8-oared rowing team received a roaring welcome on their arrival from the Olympic Games. Robert Sproule, president of the University of Southern Cal ifornia, officially welcomed the athletes.
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SMITH UNDECIDED

NEW YORK, Aug, IT, Speaker John N. Garner, in meeting with officials of the Democratic party here, asked Al Smith whether he would support the Roosevelt and Garner ticket in the coming cleo tion. Al didn't say whether he would or wouldn't.
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Thomas Neville, local high school graduate, who won a scholarship at the Colorado School of Mines, at Golden, Colo, will be among those leaving on the SS Yukon Friday. Golden is about 12 miles from Den- yer.
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ASSUMES HIGH OFFICE

ASUNCION, Paraguay, Aug, 16, Ayala, who assumes the presidency of Paraguay today, 1n- tends to settle differences between his country and Bolivia through arbitration Of an international court, he informed the press.
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MEXICO CITY, Aug, 16, The cosmic ray reaches a greater in- tensity with altitude, Dr. Arthur Compton, Chicago University phy- sicist, said after experiments at the volcano Toluca, near here.
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SIGN CONTRACT

CHICAGO Aug, IT,, P)- Charley Grim formally signed his contract as. manager of the Chicago Cubs. Grim succeeded Rogers Hornsby as manager several days ago in Phil adelphia.
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The interior of the Merchants Grill is being redecorated and re- nOvated.
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500 CHILDREN TAKE
PARf IN FESTIVAL
Story of "Trip Van Wrinkle" Is
y Presented in Form OF
Dance-Pantomlne.

Headed by the young daughters OF
the two leading public ScnooI enclaB'
500 washington boys and girls lale yes
terdav presented in dance-pantor,l line
form the story OF rip Van Wrinkle in
the annual citizens festival OF the
Community Center Department OF the
school system.
Betty Ballou, daughter of DR.. Frank
w. Ballou, superintendent, portrayed
RIP" as the yonng man VINO Ieu
asleep, while Constance Kramer, oaugn-
ter of Stephen e. Kramer, hrst assist
ant superintendent, portrayed Judith,
Rips daughter.
Complete Scenery Used.
The dance pantomime, presented in
regular theater style with standard
lighting effects and complete scenery,
embraced five scenes. The first pre-
sented Rip Van Wrinkle as he left his
village home in 1853. The second
showed his meeting with Dutch col
onist on a mountain road. Scene three
showed Rip playing the famous game
of nine pins with the dwarfs in the
Catskills. In this scene the young man
drinks the magic liquid and entered
upon his historic 20year sleep.
In the fourth scene, Rip Van Wrinkle,
an old man. portrayed by Edward E.
Muth, awakened to find his world
changed and in the fifth scene the aged
Rip returned home.
Hundreds Take Part in Dances.
The story was told by Mrs Maud
Howell Smith. Besides those already
named the leading players included
Beatrice Mullen, who played the part
of Dame Van Wrinkle. The story was
made complete by spritely dances of
hundreds of children from Community
Centers from all over the city. These
included Bancroft, Burroughs, the E. v.
Brown, Lafayette, Ben Murch, johnson,
Powell Junior High, Raymond, Henry
D. Cooke, East Washington, John
Eaton, Georgetown, Janney, Langley
Mcfarland, Barnard. w. B. Powell
Park View, Petworth, Hine Junior High,
Buchanan and the Thomson Commu-
nifty Centers. The performance was
under the general direction of Mrs. L.
w Hardy. Other chairmen included
Mrs A. L. Irving costumes; Mrs. A. C.
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WESLEY HEIGHTS CLUB
REEVES "JESSE JAMES"
Melodrama of Famous Outlaw Will
Be Presented in True Form
Wednesday Evening.

"Jesse James, the Missouri Outlaw"
an old fashioned melodrama, will be
presented by the Wesley Heights Com
munity Club Wednesday evening at the
club house.
First produced a half century ago
the play will be presented by the Wes-
ley Heights Club exactly as written and
played by the old-style troupers.
The melodrama, said to be historical
1y accurate concerning the life and
death of Jesse James, will be staged
ana directed by Melvin D. Hildreth. an
attorney who is a student of old-time
drama and has taken part in many
local theatrical productions.
The cast includes Henry D. Ralph,
Lynn r. Edminster, j. Austin Stone,
j. Douglas Rollow. Russell M. Arundel.
Ethel H Gawler, Mae Dewehr, Marga-
ret F. Stone and Larry Jones.
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speak this afternoon, tomorrow after
noon and evening.
Rev. Harold P. Sloan Of Haddon-
field, N. j., will be the speaker Tues
day afternoon and evening. Rev. Henry
Ostrom Of the extension department
staff of Moody Institute will be the
speaker Wednesday afternoon and eve
ming and also Thursday afternoon. DR..
Gray will be the speaker Thursday
evening and also at the Friday sessions.
Homer A, Hammontree will lead the
musical features.
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$4,000 RUM RAID
| NETS21 ARRESTS
Liquor, Trucks and Guns
Seized at New Orleans
Linked to Capone.
By the Associated Press.


NEW ORLEANS, La, March ia
squad OF Federal prohibition officers
broke through the defenses Of q big
rum smuggling and shipping syndicate
here today and Melted a rich prize
which prohibition agents said was in
tended for the Capone liquor trust"
reputed to center in Chicago.
First capturing truck laden with
whisky and champagne after II had be-
come stuck in the mud, the prohibition
agents traced its course to a house on
North Rampant street and captured 81
men, another truck, an automobile, pis-
toll and shotgun, and an estimated
$65, 900 worth Of liquor.
Among those arrested were Nate
Goldberg. alias Meyers, and Merchant
O'Neil. reputed aids Of AL Capone, and
two Of the nearly 100 men recently in
dlcted in a giant rum smuggling ring
OF international scope through which
vast quantities OF liquor are alleged to
have been shipped from Canadian dis
tillerieS TO Gulf of Mexico bases, where
1t was smuggled into New Orleans and
sent TO Chicago and Eastern cities.
Omcers said Goldberg and ONeil
were supervising truck unloading at the
Rampant street house when they sur
prised the group. No resistance was
offered.
Prohibition officers said they had
been concentrating on the syndicateS
reputed operations for weeks.
A witness to the capture Of the first
truck reported that from his nearby
window he watched an attempt of
armed men TO hijack the cargo and
that the liquor truck was forced into
the mud
Others arrested besides Goldberg and
O'Neil were Frank Towle, Antonio Car
nova, James Smith, Monio Avola, Jo-
seph Malano, Vincent Latini, Joseph
Giunta, Mike Cammarata, Salvador De-
bello, Joseph Roma, John Marrone,
John Roster, Arthur Mary, Lawrence
Harris, Salvador Todaro, Philip Digio-
vani, Joseph (Tony) Mendoza and
Pascal Tuminello. All gave New Or
leans addresses.
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CHURCH BIBLE
PARLEYS BEGIN TODAY
Conferences at Fourth Presbyte-
rian Will Last Till Friday,
With Daily Sessions.

Observation-Disclosures Bible confer
eAces will be held at the Fourth Pres
byterian Church beginning today and
continuing through Friday. Daily SEES
sions will be held at and 1880 pm.
while the services today will be at IL
am, $3.50 and 7:45 pm.
Rev. James M. Gray, president Of
the Moody Bible Institute, Chicago
will open the sessions. He will speak
also in the evening. Rev. Archibald r.
Wright of the Moody Institute will
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Chinese Scholar to Speak.

K. M Tsu, Chinese scholar, will adj
dress the public forum of the Mu-So-
Lit Club at the club house, 1927 r
street, at o'clock tonight. Mr.. Tsu
Is In this country doing graduate work
at Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore.