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Evening star., 1932-10-18
FORD STATEMENT SCORED.
Michigan Democratic Leader Calls
Stand Coercion at Its Worst.

DETROIT, October 10 lR).-The
statement issued yesterday by the Ford
Motor Co. to its employees throughout
the country advocating the reelection
of President Hoover brought outspoken
criticism today from several Michigan
Democratic leaders.
The statement said that President
Hoover's efforts to start the country
back to work are beginning to show re-
suits" and added that I'VE are con-
vinced that any break in his program
would hurt industry and employment"
William A. Comstock, Democratic
candidate for Governor, speaking at
Alpena last night, said Henry Ford
has not always co-operated so well with
the Republican party" He referred to
recent address at Detroit by Secretary
Ogden Mills. Mr. Mills he said, told
his audience the same thing the Re-
publicans have been telling you for two
years, that prosperity was only go days
away. And on that very same day Ford
put through his third wage cut"
Alfred Debo. chairman of the DEM
ocratic State Central Committee, termed
the statement coercion at its worst, q
demagogic partisan appeal"
Horatio j. Abbott Of Ann Arbor, DEM
ocratic national committeeman, re-
ferred to the statement as IAN at
tempt to influence or coerce employees
into voting the Republican ticket. It
worked well when the men were en-
ployed, but will be absolutely futile now,
OF the nearly 100000 former Ford en-
ployes, many Of whom were taken from
the farms only to be turned out into
the cold world, but very few are at
present employed by that company or
any other cOmUanV"
The Ford statement disclaimed any
attempt to control any mans vote"
Evening star., 1932-10-18
PENNSY SIGNALMAN DIES
AS TRAIN IS DERAILED
Freight Bound North From Wash
ington Jumps Track at
Perryman, Md.

By the Associated Press.
PERRYMAN, Nd, October 18.-Nor-
man O. Rolph Of Newport, Del, signal
maintainer on the Pennsylvania Rail-
road, was killed and w. j. Leight OF
Perryman, q tower operator, was slight
~ injured today as the result OF the
derailment Of freight train which
knocked over the signal tower here.
A colored man named. Jones, riding
on the train, was seriously injured. He
was taken to . hospital at Havre de
Grace.
The train was northbound with citrus
fruit and vegetables from the Potomac
Yards at washington to Long Island
and New England. The cause OF the
accident has not been determined.
Sixteen Of the 81 freight cars were
derailed and 600 feet Of the north and
south bound tracks were torn uu. Trains
between Washington and the North
were detoured on the Baltimore q Ohio
Railroad between Perryville and Bay
View, Md.
Evening star., 1932-10-18
WILKERSON FUNERAL
TO BE HELD THURSDAY
Daughters of America to Be in
Charge of Ceremony for Past
State Counsellor.

Funeral services for Mrs Isabelle Will
kerson, SO, who died Monday at her
home after an illness of three months,
will BE- held Thursday at pm. at the
residence, 1922 Nolan avenue, Fort Myer
Heights, Va.
The ceremony will be in charge of
the Daughters of America, Of which
Mrs. Wilkerson was q past State coun-
sellor. Later rites will be held in West
minister Church. Seventh and E streets
southwest, followed by burial in Con-
gressional Cemetery.
Mrs. Wilkerson was a native of Wash
ington, a daughter of Mrs Ida M. Dant
and the late Clements T. Dant. She is
survived by her husband, Walter E.
Wilkerson one son. Carl E., and five
sisters and two brothers.
Evening star., 1932-10-18
R. F. c. GRANTS B. & O..
100000 WORK LOAN
Construction and Repairs Expected
to Give 800 Jobs for
Six Months.

BY the Associated Press.
The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Co.
today was granted a work loan" Of
$4,000. 900 by the Reconstruction FL
nance Corporation.
The money Is to be used to build 800
steel gondola cars and repair and re-
build locomotives and freight cars.
The corporation announcement said
the company had estimated that ap-
$500 men working 30 hours
a week will be given work for a period
of months in the shops One million
dollars of the loan will be used to build
the gondola cars, 100000 to rebuild
l65 locomotives and 100000 to repair
$500 freight cars.
Evening star., 1932-10-18
RECEIVER APPOINTED
, FOR PRESS BUILDING
Lawrence B. Campbell Named by
Justice Oscar B.
Luhring.

Lawrence B. Campbell. present man.
ager of the National Press Building.
was named receiver for the National
Press Building Corporation yesterday
afternoon by Justice Oscar B. Luhrine
of the District Supreme Court.
The receivership is described by .
statement of the company as pre-
liminary step in reorganization of the
corporation, with a view to getting the
fixed charges on an income basis.
The reason for the receivership, 1t
was stated, is the withdrawal of the
Government from tenancy Of six floors
and the subsequent inability of the cor
poration to rent the vacated Offices.
Evening star., 1932-10-18
ALEXANDRIA LINE
REFUSED DAMAGES
Compensation for Closing of
Streets to Old Terminal
DiSaIIoWed.
From the 80 Edition of Yesterdays star.)

From the $50 Edition of Yesterdays star.)
The Alexandria, Washington a. Mount
Vernon Railway Co. will get no COM
pensation for the act of the Federal
Government in closing the streets which
led to its old terminal at Twelfth street
end Pennsylvania avenue, the Supreme
Court of the United States decided yes
terday. The high court declined to re-
view a Judgment of the United States
Court Of Claims for damages.
The Court of Claims has held the
company had no property right in the
tracks, but was given grant of an
easement in its charter by act of Con-
gress which by its terms was revokable
at any time.
The company has since abandoned
rail operations altogether and now takes
its passengers back and forth between
proved impossible to continue rail oper-
ations because the Public Utilities Com
mission would not allow the company
to cross Pennsylvania avenue with its
interurban cars, and the company
claimed any terminal south of the Ave-
nue. was impracticable.
District Not Involved.
The District of Columbia was not
involved in the suit, the action being
against the Federal Government only.
The Supreme Court also held the
District Commissioners were within
their powers in issuing an order pro-
hibiting District firemen from engaging
in any work for compensation in addi-
tion to work required of them by their
oficial duties.
The decision was rendered in a test
case in which John r. Ihrie, a member
Of the local department, sued to pro-
hibit the Commissioners from putting
their order into effect. He claimed the
of his personal liberty, but both the
Court Of Appeals and the Supreme
Court of the United States held the
Commissioners had acted within the
authority conferred Upon them and
that the order in no way infringed
upon the f1reman's rights.
Dispute Settled.
The decision settled Z controversy of
long standing. Representatives Of local
labor interests previously have repeat
edly complained to the Commissioners
that District employees are subjecting
them to unfair competition by taking
outside work.
Charles D. Kenney, trading as the
Washington Electric Co. and as the
Washington Electric Sales Co., was re-
fused a review by the court of the
decision of the District of Columbia
courts holding the North Capitol Saw
ings Bank was free from liability to
him for checks approximating $1,000
which had been casned by Neil A,
Yeager, who had been his bookkeeper.
Evening star., 1932-10-18
-FOUR ]. s. ADVISORS
Off FOR GENEVA
Will Attend Meeting of Pre-
paratory Committee of
Trade Conference.

-Four economic experts of the Com
merce and State Departments left
Washington today as advisors for the
United States delegation for the meet
ing Of the Preparatory Committee of
the World Economic Conference at
Geneva.
They were: Louis Domeratsky, chief
Of the division of regional information,
and j. Frederic Dewhurst, acting
chief of the Statistical Research D:vi-
sion of the Commerce Department, and
Herbert Feis, economic advisor ard j.
c. Dunn, chief Of the Division Of Inter-
national Conferences Of the State De-
partment.
The experts will be Joined at Geneva
by Edmund E. Day, director OF social
science Of the Rockefeller Foundation,
and Prof. John H. Williams of Harvard
University, who last night were appoint
ed by the State Department as rer-e-
sentative Of the United States.
German Statement Discussed.
Prior to the advisors departure, it
was said at the Commerce Department
that Chancellor Won Papen's pro-
nouncement Sunday on Germany's pri-
vate foreign indebtedness is likely to
assume immediate importance.
The Won Papen statement said Ger
many could pay these debts only if Ger
man exports we're facilitated by the re-
moval of trade barriers. The declara-
ton caused no great surprise among
economic experts here, and in all dis
cussionS the chancellor's remarks were
appraised with a view to his promise
that Germany's representatives would
seek to impress their country's attitude
on creditor nations at the economic
conference.
PostpOnement Possible.
Although the two Commerce Depart
ment advisers refraned from any dis
cussion. it was said in official quarters
this angle would possibly be injected
into the preparatory conference. This
will determine the agenda to be placed
before the conference of all nations in
London at a date yet to be fixed.
Meanwhile on the assumption that
the next session Of the Geneva Arms
Conference will await the adjournment
of the world economic conference, both
gatherings face the possibility OF not
converting until after March 4. The
Arms Conference was to have resumed
January and the Economic Confer
ence, originally planned for the latter
part of this Fall, has been affected. It
was said in official quarters, by the
practical consideration of the presi-
Dental election in November.
Evening star., 1932-10-18
PINCH-PENkY POLICY
CHARGED TO R. F. C.
Peoples Lobby States That Relief
Work Is Being
Blocked.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The Peoples Lobby charged in a
formal statement today that the Re-
construction Corporation "is blocking
relief through the -unjustified interpre-
tation . that the $500, 900 900
appropriated for relief loans must last
two years"
The organization, which is headed
by Prof. John Dewey, added:
The act merely states that the
$500, ,oOo, 900 shall, until the expiration
of two years latter enactment) be
available for payment to the governors
while the corporation is trying to string
out the payments for the two years,
according to the chairman.
1T was obviously not the intention
of Congress to authorize any such
pinch-penny policy. as Congress will
doubtless make quite evident when It
meets in December.
1.-THE policy Of the Democratic chair
man, seems to jibe with the views OF the
Democratic candidate for the presi-
Sss:..c.. expressed in his recent exordium
10 some 'sociaI workers. that the State
and local governments and the char
itably inclined must be bled white be-
fore the Federal Government taps the
real rulers of the Nation to pay for the
wreckage Of their misrule.'
Evening star., 1932-10-18
BLACK SHIRT GANG.
ATTACK CONFESSED.
Youth. Admits He Started
Reign of Terror Near
Le0nardtoWn.
fFrom the $50 Edition of Yesterdays Starr
Special DISPATCH to The Star

fFrom the $50 Edition of Yesterdays Starr
Special Dispatch to The Star.
LEONARDTOWN, Md, October IT.
William Owens. e. Of Mechanicsville.
Md, has confessed participation in the
so-called Black Shirt" gang attack
on Richard H. Sears of Leonardtown.
on the night of September 80 last, au-
thorities investigating the reign of ter
ror in this vicinity declared today.
Owens, sought since October on a
warrant sworn out by Sears. was ar
rested last night in Mechanicsville by
State troopers after an automobile il
which he was a passenger had collided
with another car.
The prisoner was questioned at the
Leonardtown jail until early today,
when he is alleged to have admitted
completely in the assault on Sears.
Showed-off for Girl.
Il had been drinking that night, and
I wanted to show my girl friend how
rough 1 could be-" owens was quoted
as telling police.
Although the alleged confession ap-
parently did not mention any other at
tacks. such as have been blamed on a
mysterious black-shirted band OF ma
rauders, ofncials are investigating
Owens movements on the nights OF
subsequent hold-ups in this section.
Sears charges that Owens attacked
him in a store at Helen, Md, but
police could find no trace of Owens
until last night. 1t was shortly
after the attack upon Sears, authorities
pointed out, that the series Of hold-ups
began.
Two Are Released.
Apprehension of Owens followed
shortly after the release of two men
who were arrested here Saturday night
in connection with the robberies, which
have resulted in officials of the State
police force sending Is troopers into
this area on special duty in an effort
to trap the bandit trio.
The men are Gorman Davis and Ray
mond Harding, both of Laurel Grove,
Md. State police took them into Gus
tody when they came across the pair
riding in an automobile displaying only
one license plate, but with a pair OF
tags in the tonneau. Harding was at
the wheel Of the machine.
Police questioned the two men for
several hours, but finally released them
with the announcement that they we're
satisfied the duo had no connection
with the robbery series. Authorities for
some unexplained reason, however. con-
tinue to hold the car in which they
were riding.
Davis was the husband of the late
Mrs. Elsie Davis, who was shot and
killed two years ago when Mrs. Lulu
Mae Gamble of La Plata, Md. found
her seated in an automobile with her
husband outside the Gamble home early
one morning. Mrs. Gamble, using the
"unwritten law" as her defense, was
acquitted by the jury that heard her
case.
Evening star., 1932-10-18
CANADIAN LIBERALS
FIGHT TRADE. PACT
Hint Demand for Election to
Take Tariff Issue to
People. 4
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
OTTAWO, Ontario, october 18.-The
Canadian Liberal party opened = drive
today against the tariff preference
agreements negotiated by Great Britain
and Canada at the recent imperial trade
conference and limited that . general
election might be demanded TO carry
the issue to the people.
The agreements were attacked in the
House Of Commons last night in . two
and-a-kalf-hour speech by former Pre-
mier Mackenzie King. Liberal leader
who assailed them as protection gone
mad" and as more likely to injure i'm
perial trade than to help 1t.
At the close Of his speech, he pro-
posed an amendment which would have
the effect of rejecting the treaty. The
speaker Of the House reserved judgment
on its admissibility.
Thinks Vote Necessary.
II say" the former premier said
that before tariff Is changed which
Is going to impose increased duties on
the people of Canada and generally
place taxes on the food of the people OF
Great Britain, the people of Canada
and Great Britain ought to have the
right to express their views"
The dominant feature of the agree
ment. he said, was high protection and
increased customs tolls resulting in still
greater obstacles to Canada's diminish
ing trade. Once in effect, he added
Canada could not change its own tariff
rates for a period of five years, ire
spective of conditions, governments OF
the wishes Of the people.
1t would tend, he said, to change the
empire into an economic unit exacting
tribute from world traders and losing
Canada her position in world markets
Measure Of Worst Type"
The procedure adopted makes it i'm
possible for this Parliament successfully
to negotiate treaties with other coun-
tries by giving those countries any ben
efits in our markets. he said, adding
it included another protectionist meas
ure of the worst possible type"
H. H. Stevens, minister Of trade and
commerce, who followed the former
premier, said the latter did not dare
move formally his motion for repudia-
ton of the agreement because the rank
and file of the party would not support
such action.
The imperial conference, said Ste
vens, was "a genuine effort to put into
practical form economic cooperation
within the empire and to bind the en-
pire closer together in trade as well as
constitution"
Evening star., 1932-10-18
ROOSEVELT LEAVES
ON EIGHT.DAY TRIP
THROUGH II STATES
Continued From First PapeD

Continued From First Page.)
Louis. Yesterday he was somewhat con-
cerned over reports from Springfield
that he had intended talking at the
tomb of Abraham Lincoln in that city.
Il never intended talking at Lin
coins tomb" he said. such reports
are nothing but Republican propaganda.
I merely want to visit the tomb be-
cause have never seen it."
Will Visit Warm Springs.
From ST. Louis Mr.. Roosevelt will
Journey across the border States of
Kentucky and Tennessee to Atlanta
and make side trip to Warm Springs,
Ga. the health center where he has
gone twice a year for the past several
years.
Before returning to New York City
October rs, Mr.. Roosevelt will carry his
look, listen and learn" campaign, as
he described it, into South Carolina,
North Carolina, Virginia and Maryland
The last OF his three major speeches
of the trip will be at Baltimore. The
other two were set for Pittsburgh and
st. Louis.
Virtually all of those who made the
long swing with him last month will ac-
company the candidate on this trip.
His immediate party consists, as then,
of his daughter, Mrs. Curtis Dali; his
son, James, and Mrs. James Roosevelt,
Prof. Raymond Moley Of Columbia Uni
versity, j. Bruce Kramer, Montana ma
tional committeeman, and Breckenridge
Long of St. Louis. There also will be
Homer Cummings Of connecticut, for
mer Democratic national chairman, and
Mr.. and Mrs Basil O'Connor. O'Connor
is the Governors former law partner.
Nine Senators in Party.
Mrs. Roosevelt will Join the party at
Pittsburgh and remain on the train
until it reaches Atlanta Her teaching
duties at Todhunter School for Girls
prevent her from making the entire
trip.
Nine United States Senators will at
various times join the party. They in
clude Senator Matthew w. Nicely of
West Virginia, Alben B. Barkley of Ken
lucky. keynoter Of the convention that
nominated Mr.. Roosevelt; M. M. Logan
Of Kentucky, John s. Cohen Of Georgia,
Key Pitman of Nevada, James F. Byrns
of South Carolina, Kenneth Mcclellan
of Tennessee. John H. Bankhead Of Ala
bama and Harry Halves of Missouri.
Senatorial Nominee r. B. Russell. jr..
now the Georgia Governor, will ride WiGh
Mr.. Roosevelt from st. Louis to Atlanta.
Evening star., 1932-10-18
IFACTOR of
IL Modern Civilization

Newpapers currency the American
people
Probably than other single acoor than all other
factors oseherAmerican responsible for the fact
speak LANGUAGE with less variations than the Ian
suaee spoken other Our political social and
depends the freedom press
abolished Unforeseen be
published safe that American civilization
could no LONGER exist.
There 24lS daily published in Amercs reaching
approximately 100000 American families
only the the world local
also information and covering extraordinarily wide
Of The advertising itself forms important part
that reader who buys today would almost
% feel derauded the he bought without adver.
tsins in it.
Zone Of the striking characteristics Of newspaper il the
intimate relationship enjoys with its readers The very
service premium freshness and the handling Of
And this freshness vsor evokes equally prompt
vigorous response from is readers"
Extracts from THE Wtes Wor BY H. A. Bafs Maess Good
rek and Granville Toeseol. Jssf issssl BY Gyessbes
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Evening star., 1932-10-18
"oPEN HOUSE" TONIGHT

"Open house" will be held by the
Roosevelt Parent Teacher Association
at 8 O'Clock tonight when parents Of the
students will have their first formal OPP
portunity to inspect the new school.
James &. Yaden, former president OF
the Federation Of Citizens Associations
viii speak Entertainment and refresh
ments will complete the program. Re-
cent committee appointments VIII be
announced at the meeting.
Evening star., 1932-10-18
CALLS STATEMENT RIDICULOUS.
Goodyear Executive Says Company Has
Not Interested Self in Campaign.

AKRON, Ohio, october 18 R.-
Branding as ridiculous" the assertion
Of Virgil E. Rogers, Akron member of
the Democratic State Central Commit
tee, that Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.
Is "intimidating" employees in an effort
to force votes for Hoover, Clifton Slus-
ser. president Of the company, said to-
day "the Goodyear organization has not
interested itself in any way in the vot-
ing inclinations of its employees"
High officials of Goodrich and Fire
stone Companies, bracketed with Good
year in the Rogers statement, could not
be Immediately reached, and others de-
clined comment in the absence of their
superiors.
Evening star., 1932-10-18
GUILD TO HEAR PASTOR
oakton, Va, Minister to Address
sibley Hospital Group.

Rev. 8. Paul Schilling. Oakton. Va,
will address the monthly meeting Of
the Woman's Guild of Sibley Memorial
Hospital In Rust Hall at 10:45 am.
Thursday.
Final arrangements will be made for
Hospital night. to be celebrated Noyem-
Der 4. The ladies Of Oakton Church
will be hostesses ut q luncheon which
will follow the business meeting.
Evening star., 1932-10-18
RAINS DELAY FLIGHT

HARTFORD, Conn, October 10 R.-
Held here today by heavy rains, James
r. Wedell, Patterson, La, speed flyer,
said he would take OF for Ottawa as
soon as weather permits.
From there he plans to make three
capital sunrise-to-sunset flight from the
Canadian city, to Washington and then
to Mexico City He came here yester-
day from Providence for engine adjust
ments.
Evening star., 1932-10-18
WARRING CHINESE LOOT
AMERICAN MISSIONS
Two Baptist and One Catholic Sta
tions Raided Near Chefoo, in
Shantung Area.

BY the Associated Press.
CEEFOO, China, October 18.-News
of further looting Of American mis-
sions in the Shantung area. where civil
war conditions have prevailed for the
last month, was received here today.
In addition to looting and partially
wrecking the properties of the Ameri-
can Southern Baptist Mission at Lai-
chowfu, the reports said, the warning
factions also attacked the same mis-
sion's property at Laiyang, so miles
south of here, looting and destroying
the buildings.
The Catholic Mission at Laichowfu
also was looted, but the buildings were
not destroyed.
Evening star., 1932-10-18
AID DOF ATHENS HELD
SURE IN N|NSULLCASE|
Greek Government to Help
U. S. Put Utility Magnate
on Trial.
~ Radio to The Star.

Hy Radio to The Star.
ATHENS, October 18.-Regardless Of
what he says for publication. the Greek
government will cooperate with the
United States In its attempts to put
Samuel insult. self-exiled former utility
magnate Of Chicago, en- trial for his al
legged mismanagement of the insult in
terests.
Although the Greek police and the
foreign ofice are operating behind
secrecy 80 thick that it could be cut
with q knife, it is known that the pub
lie security divisioa Of the police has
orders now to prevent the 73-year-old
man from leaving the country.
Police Inference.
insults original arrest here, however,
was caused by the idea the police then
had that insult, being wanted" must
have been one of the story-book gang
sters with whom European like to think
Chicago is largely populated. When
the officers found instead an apparently
gentle e-mannered old man, they are
understood to have felt somewhat
sheepish, as well as considerably sur
prised.
Meanwhile the strategy Of the state
ments insult released last night Is be-
coming apparent. His publication OF
a Bizarre supposed cablegram was In
tended to discredit the whole attempt
to return insult to Chicago to answer
charges of embezzlenent and grand
larceny instituted by a grand jury
there.
Kidnap Plan Charged.
The charge that Cook County author
titles are planning to kidnap insult is
likely to be smiled at in Chicago. but
it Is probably believed elsewhere by
romantics who consider Chicago a sort
of wild West show anyway.
That statement also might be expect
ed to rally Greek opinion. which would
resent any attempt to violate the laws
of this country. The local police,
furthermore. now have the best Of
excuses for shadowing the old man even
more closely than before.
tCopyright. 1897