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The Washington times., 1933-11-02
Only One St. Mary's
Alumnus Found
In Gotham

NEW YORK, Nov. ut
seems that at least one-half of
New York's seven million are st.
Mary's college alumni and, as
such, are claiming their right
full" share of tickets for the
GaelS game with Fordham Sat-
urday.
But
When Will Stevens, advance
agent for st. Mary's, started
investigating the claims he
found only one genuine alumnus
IN the metropolitan area.
His name is Louis Pometta
and the Gaels' official cheering
section Saturday will be where
land 1.-THE said Pometta
UitS.
The Washington times., 1933-11-02
BERGMAN RATES
FOE As BETTER
THAN RECORD
BY DUTCH" BERGMAN

BY DUTCH" BERGMAN
Head Football Coach, Catholic University
Copyright. 1888, The Washington Times)
The Catholic University foot.
ball team swings into action again
Friday at Brookland stadium,
meeting Loyola. The game Is
scheduled to start at 2 p. m.
While Loyola's record is not par
ticularly impressive, you can bank
on Tony Comerford, Loyola'S
The Washington times., 1933-11-02
Last Nights Fights

At Montreaf-Kid Chocolate, Of
Cuba, recognized in New York as
the worlds featherWeight chem
pion. outpointed Joe Ghnouly,
st. Louis 10).
At Alexandria, Va.-Freddie
Miller, Cincinnati, claimant of
the featherWeight title, won over
Pete Sarron, Birmingham d0).
At Norfolk, Va.-Bobby Vodda,
Brooklyn, outpointed Make KoSh-
over. Cincinnati. eight rounds.
The Washington times., 1933-11-02

head coach. to
bring on a well
drilled and we'll
coached team.
Comerford is
in the habit of
bringing teams
a on G slowly.
y nqueStionably
he has his team
re a d y, b o t h
mentally a n d
physically.
The Loyola line
up incl u d e S
S e v er ! out
standing men
in the line and
The Washington times., 1933-11-02
GRIMES IS RELEASED

ST. LOUIS, Nov. 2.-The ST.
Louis Cardinals handed Burleigh
Grimes, veteran spitball pitcher,
his unconditional release today.
Grimes was signed by the Cards
last summer, but was handicapped
by an injury.
The Washington times., 1933-11-02

of trying to stop
our own offenSe
with our own
d e fe n sc. In
practice thi S
week we have
been pitting our
first team on
offenSe against
our second team
on defense.
If the first
team makes its
oftenSe go, we
are forced to
the p al n f u !
realization that
t he SecOn d
The Washington times., 1933-11-02
LOCAL LAD IS NAMED

The Cornell University Fresh
men crew recently elected Wash
ington lad as assistant manager.
He is E. A. Robinson, Of 1858
Kalorama Road, northwest. He is
a Junior.
The Washington times., 1933-11-02

which the Vol
unteers carried out their assign
ments.
While Tennessee is known for
it's precise blocking on offense.
it struck me that the Orange and
White excels particularly on de-
fensive play, especially in the
line. In the front line the Vol
unteers display rare ability as in
dividuals, all of them being 80
clever that they can switch as
signmentS and lose none Of their
effectiveness.
George Washington, in the hope
of holding its own in the
battle, has changed the formation
of its defense for this game. And
in line with this change the
COlonials still add some weight
to the line which may offset
Illnesses superior charge.
SPORTS
The Washington times., 1933-11-02
Five Grid Battles Appear
On Scholastic Card

Scholastic football being just game after another and
many if the time would permit finds five interesting
tests schedule during the next two days.
The Washington times., 1933-11-02
TRAIL BASKETBALL TEAM TO BE COMPOSED OF GIANTS
Miller's Problem Just Like
Man Fighting Self
By EDGAR ("RIP") MILLER
Head Football Coach, U. S. Naval Academ,


ANNAPOLIS, Md, Nov my problems this week
very much like the paymaser who had himself locked inside
safe and then attempted to solve the combination from the
inside After it late he learned that only dynamite
would get him out.
The Washington times., 1933-11-02

the opposition
for the George
w a S h i n g ton
U n v e rsi t y
eleven in Sat,
urday's inter-
sectional game
at Griffit h
Stadium.
When I saw
this Tennessee
t e a m pl a y
against Duk e
three W e e k S
a go I W a S
amazed at the
perfection with
11,Lo;oh the VOL.
The Washington times., 1933-11-02
P|XLEE STATES
VOLS EXCEL
ON DEFENSE
BY JAMES ("POSSUM") PIXLEE
Head Football Coach, George
Washington University

The most mechanically perfect
football team I've seen in my 20
years of coaching will provide
The Washington times., 1933-11-02

Both Notra Dame and Navy use
the same offenSe. For this rea-
son we are placed in the position
The Washington times., 1933-11-02
BARRY VS.. SEKYRA

Donald Reds" Barry, local
heavyweight boxer, meets Joe
Sekyra in Holyoke. Mass, in a re-
turn bout Monday night.
The Washington times., 1933-11-02
MARINE FIVE WANTS

Marine Barracks basketball
team is scheduling games for the
approaching season. Cali Richard
Bechard at Lincoln 1880, branch 3.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1933-11-21
100000 PROFIT
IN THEATERS DEAL
Huge Paper Transaction of
General Equipment, Inc,
Revealed in Probe.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Senate stock market investigators re-
ceived evidence today that bankers who
financed organization of the General
T.heaters Equipment Corporation in
1929 made paper profits of more than
$4,OO0,000 within a few weeks by pool
operations in the holding company's
stock.
The evidence showed that while the
pools were operating, the price of the
stock rose from $40 share, which the
bankers paid, to more than $50 within
two months.
Murray Dodge former vice president
Of the Chase Securities Corporation
which participated in the financing,
said the profits were not actually real
lied
Ferdinand Pecora, committee coun-
sci, charged contract made by the
bankers to withhold a large block OF
the stock from the market during the
pool operations interferred with the
law OF supply and demand and made
an artificial market.
Fletcher Is impatient.
Chairman Fletcher showed irnps-
thence at the slow progress of the in
quiry, and called an executive session
for this afternoon to consider ways
Of speeding 1t up
Pecora told newspaper men hearings
could not begin until after January
on Detroit and Cleveland banks, end
ing prospects Of winding the inquiry up
this year.
The counsel indicated the Chase Ma
tional Bank inquiry alone would last
several more weeks.
After the present inquiry into the
Continued ON Page g. Column 81
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Lands In Darkness at $50 PM.
After Gaining Altitude of
$4,000 Feet.
MAI. FORDNEY WADES OFT
TO NOTIFY WORLD OF TRIP
Reaches Farm House Wet and Hungry
at 9 AM. Today-Slept in Fabric
of Balloon.


BRIDGETON N J., November Settle stratosphere bal
loon landed the marshy along at the
uence OF the Delaware and Cohasney
The spot is about miles from the Ship Light miles
south of Bridgeon.
Maj Chester Fordney of it's occupants Lieut.
Comdr T. W. G. Tex Settle had thought last night they
scended somewhere between Baltimore Washington
Motorists attempting to reach the balloon, get to
within miles OF the after travelling winding
Comdr Settle end MS companion slept through
wrapped in the debated fabric
At ga Maj. FoToney trudged through mash lands
walking until $50 when s. NJ
Johnson miles southwest Of Bridgeton.
Fordney Notifies World.
Fordney startled
and notified the world Of the baloonists triumph
I'VE had delightful and unoward trip Mai Fordney said
except that fast
as fast could to tighten g N
- Although 1t was pretty rapid landing neither
hur we TOOK our bearings ground
rounded by woods and that would put up for the
night So the
and slept for the night. - - ~ A
Leaving TEX" to stand the balloon struck ont
for civilization at 8:44" N Wv
At this point Mai Fordney still uncertain of
the time by saying he had reached the at m
DyStander corrected him. and he said: guess it wasn't
o'clock 1t $780," go ~ A
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1933-11-21
ROOSEVELT SILENT
ON VISIT BY FORD
Mutual Friends Declared to Be
Seeking Conference Be-
tween Two.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
WARM SPRINGS, Ga, November
21.-President Roosevelt went ahead
with his vacation stay today silent
about the talk coming in from the out
side about an impending visit with
Henry Ford. Mutual friends seem to
be arranging such a conference.
The fact that Gen. Hugh johnson,
industrial administrator is going to be
here this week in all probability gives
strength to the rumors. He is going
to talk at Atlanta this week and there
is every expectation that he also will
rome to Warm Springs-about the same
time Mr.. Ford may arrive.
An appeal from Decatur, Ala. last
night by Samuel S. Lcibowitz, chief of
counsel for the Negro defendants in
the .'Scottshoro case" was referred 10
Gov. Miller Of Alabama.
Mr.. Roosevelt in a formal statement
remarked that the Chief Executive Of
the United States could not interfere
with the jurisdiction Of State courts.
Mr.. Early referred the telegram to
Gov. Miller.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1933-11-21
R. F. C. BOOSTS GOLD
TO $33.76, NEW HIGH
Price Remains Below World Quo
tation, However-London
Market Is 1881.

BY the Associated Press.
The administration sent the domestic
gold price upward today, but it still re-
manned ct point below world quota
tions.
A new high price of s3s76 an ounce
was established for Reconstruction
Finance Corporation purchases Of gold
newly-mined in the United States and
its territories, as compared with 1886
yesterday.
Meanwhile, the price of gold at Lon
don was 1881, on the basis of open
ing foreign exchange quotations Of
$5.32Hz to the British pound.
Later the dollar weakened and the
London gold price was carried CORE
Sp0ndingly higher,
While for nearly a week the domestic
price was permitted to remain un-
changed at $33.56, the administration
yesterday resumed advancing it by easy
stages.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1933-11-21
RED PROPAGANDA
CURB |SP[EDGED
A I'm b ASA dor Trovanovsky
Says Embassy Won't I'm.
port Communism.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
MOSCOW, November 2l-Alexander
Antonoutch Trovanovsky, new Russian
Ambassador to the United States, said
today that no Communist propaganda
will emanate from the Soviet embassy
in Washington.
His statement was made in response
to a question asked in an American
press conference. He exhibited a bit
Of amusement at the query and replied
Communism is not a thing that can
be imported to one country by another.
1t is not question of foreign relation
ship but domestic problem. In any
event, can assure you gentlemen there
will be no Communistic activity on the
part Of any Of our oficias in America ="
Soviet Russia's first ambassador to
Washington sat under a full-length
picture of Joseph Stain, secretary Of
the Communist party, while he talked
TO the American newspaper men. The
section OF the wall.
Trade Map Nearby.
On the same wall was a large map
intersected with red and blue lines,
charting the plans for foreign trade and
transport Of the second five-year plan
the two subjects with which Trovan-
ovsky deals mainly as vice-chairman of
the Planning Commission.
The new ambassador Is O man Of
engaging personality, whose general
Continued on Page 2, Column A.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1933-11-21
VIOLENT EARTHQUAKE PLACED
BY EXPERTS NEAR BAFFTN BAY

The distance was computed to be
about 1890 miles to the southwest,
somewhere in the vicinity of Mexico
or Central America, or in the ocean
of the Central American coast.
Fordham attendants estimated its
strength as "at least" equal to quakes
Of 1929 which severed transatlantic
cables.
r. Napier Denison, director of the
Meteorological Observatory at Victoria,
British Columbia, termed the record
ings indicative of ''the worst earth
quake shock registered in IS years of
recording"
Recordings in other laboratories in
many parts Of the world were also in
terpreted as showing an unusually Sc
we're quake.
A continuation Of the shocks today
was shown on the instruments of the
Earthquake Institute at Frankfort-on-
e-Main, Germany, with the distance
estimated at about Asoo kilometerG
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1933-11-21
SAVES TWO CLIENTS
FROM "JIMMY VALENTINE" FATE

Edward H. Chavelle, counsel for the
two Chinese. when he came to the
sheriff's Office
BY opening 1t" Bartling chuckled.
Chavelle twiddled the combination
knobs, and the safe door swung open.
Chavelle explained he had used the
methods of "Rafies," the amateur
craftsman" Of the stage.
THE prosecutor was threatening TO
make one of my clients open the safe"
he said. IF one Of them opened 1t, he
would be incriminated at once by his
seeming familiarity with the combina-
ton. So ! practiced up for two weeks
on another safe, until developed the
skill Of a Raffles."
They told you the combination" as
serted the prosecutor. But Chavelle
only smiled.
Chavelle got the safe and the money.
but Martiing says there was an agree
ment whereby the Chinese VIII plead
guilty and pay 81 900 fine to the State
school fund.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1933-11-21
BOARD WILL PASS
ON FOREIGN TRADE
Roosevelt Creates Policv
Committee-Sayre May
Head Supervisors.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
President Roosevelt has created an
executive committee TO supervise all
Government action affecting foreign
trade.
Announcement of the move came to-
day from Undersecretary of State
Phillips, chairman pro tempore of the
group, which will be known as the
Executive Commercial Policy Com
mittee."
In the future, every department tax
ing any step affecting imports and ex-
ports must consult the new interde-
partmental committee. This includes
the negotiation OF any commercial
treaties.
Before final action, the reciprocitv
discussions now in progress between the
United States and Sweden, Portugal.
Brazil. Argentina and Columbia. would
DC referred to the new committee.
It was indicated also the final say
on the important liquor policy probably
VIII rest with this committee.
although Phillips Is only temporary
chairman. the permanent chairmanship
Will remain in the State Department
There was some speculation that Fran
els b: Sayre, newly appointed Assistant
Secretary, who arrives in Washington
next Monday. may assume this post.
The committee membership includes
Waiter j. Cummings. for the Treasury;
Assistant Secretary John Dickinson and
DR.. Willard 1horp for the Commerce
Department; Assistant Secretary Rex
ford Tugwell for the Agriculture De-
partment; Gen. William L westervelt
for the Farm Adjustment Administra-
ton: Oscar B. Ryder for the N. r. A.:
Commissioners Robert L. O'Brien and
Thomas walker Page for the Tariff
Commission.
Phillips said the committee will hold
its first meeting tomorrow.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1933-11-21

As he talked the major was helpinr
nlmsen TO breakfast of fried ham.
potatoes and black coffee. Meanwhile.
by telephone, he was relaying cross
country the details of the balloonists'
experiences as they scared IL miles
above the earth yesterday.
AS ne chatted gayly-the usual re-
serve OF the Marine officer giving way
to his pardonable glee-Maj. Fordney
gianced occasionally at his muddy
SHOES. and the marks of water which nj
times had almost reached his waist.
According to the altimeter within the
gondola, Maj. Fordney said the highest
altitude reached was Sc, 900 feet. but the
eetual height attained must be ON
cially checked
MAJ. Fordney reported the landing as
Government airplanes were looming
over south Jersey and searching the
sea when no report had been received
from them after dawn.
Comor. Settle said the nigf1t.tinne
!anolng In the marsh near the Delaware
River had its thrills.
de told Of how his companion. Mai.
Fordney. had to swim to reach dry
ground to give to the world the informa-
ton they were safe
Telling his story of the landing
Comdr. Settle said:
realized that we were getting very
close to the Atlantic Ocean and that we
were beginning to run little short of
ballast. felt 1t would be better to land
where we did, even though it was very
DOGGY, than to attempt to put across
Deiaware Bay and land on the other
side.
We were travelling southwest. so
rather than attempt that, we decided
to bring the gondola down.
Egg Shell Landing"
I'VE made what is called an eQp-shelI
landing. We left the gondola and at
tempted TO get to some kind of a home
from which We could communicate
with washington. However, we found
we were moored in a bayou
The tide was in when we landed.
and 1t formed perfect moat of water
about s feet deep and 10 feet wide
around the ground, containing about
10 acres, on which we had chosen to
land.
We had no boots, but we did have
fashlight. After making a prelimi-
nary survey of the ground, we decided
II would be useless TO attempt any com
municaticn until today.
Protect Instruments.
We rolled I'D in the folds Of the
balloon. after removing the instruments
from the sondola and making them
waterproof for the night, and went to
bed.
Early today Maj. FOrdney took of
Continued on Page q Column IL
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1933-11-21
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, November 2l-Co-ordi-
mating data from seismographs in vari-
Gus parts of the world, Eordham Uni
versity experts reached the conclusion
today that last nights earthquake,
described as one of the most violent In
recent years, conferred In far-away
Bafnn Bay, between Greenland and
Baffin Land.
That explains" a university spokes-
man said, "why no one has heard any
thing about damage. Previously we had
thought the earthquake conferred some
where In the region of Central America.
We do not usually look fol such things
In the Far North, as they don't occur
In that latitude frequently"
Bafin Bay is TO the north of Davis
Strait, across which Charles A. Lind
bergh and his wife few q few months
ago on their way to Europe.
The shocks were timed at 6:28:03
pm. and 6:33:1s pm. eastern standard
time) last evening.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1933-11-21
CHEST CAMPAIGN
FIFTH OF WAY TO
GOAL SECOND DAY
$500, 052 Reported by Four
Special Solicitation Units.
Total 1892, 7O5.
CARE FOR D. C. NEEDY
II DAYS Is ASSURED
Mrs. Roosevelt, Scheduled to Attend
Noon Meeting, Is Prevented.
Tumulty Speaks.

The Community Chest campaign army
has moved forward one-fifth of the way
toward its goal of S1,945 900, on the
basis of a preliminary tabulation Of re-
ceipts reported today ct a luncheon
rally of workers at the Willard Hotel.
A total of $200,O52 was reported BY
the four special solicitation units,
bringing the grand total to date, on the
second day of the To-day drive, TO
1892, 705.
Chairman Frank ]. Hogan announced
today's contributions will assure that
1.-THE wolf will be kept away from Wash
inqton's door" for at least II days OF
the new year. In other words, enough
money has been raised to carry ths
y ork OF the 90 Chest agencies through
Ine first ~ days OF next year.
Mrs FRANKLIN D. Roosevelt, who was
"a have spoken at the luncheon, was
prevented at the last moment from at
tending. Joseph P. Tlmulty, formerly
secretary to President Wilson, gave an
institutional talk to the campaigners.
In addressing the Chest organization
YESTERDAY. Secretary Roper warned
kthere is grave danger that the Federal
Government in this national calamity
NAV be relied upon SO much as TO de-
story community initiative"
Community Chest movements, ne
said, are more important now than
ever before.
Guests of Honor.
Among guests of honor introduced to
the workers yesterday noon were Mrs.
Archibald Hopkins, president OF the
Home for Incurables and crusader Tor
alley improvement here; Mrs. Whitman
Cross, president of the Instructive Visit
ing Nurse Society: Mrs. Charles A. Cold
smith, president of the Jewish Social
Service Agency and member of other
welfare organizations, and Mrs. Charles
P. Neill, national vice chairman OF the
Christ Child Society.
In addition to Secretary Roper ana
the four woman guests Of honor, there
were seated at the head table and m
troduced by Mr.. Hogan, Lawrence Z.
Rubel, chairman of the Chest Publicity
Unit; Joseph D. Kaufman, chairman OF
the Metropolitan Unit; Lieut.. Col. U. S.
Grant, Sd. chairman of the Govern
mental Unit; Arthur HELEN, Edward K.
Colladay Robert v. Fleming. Joseph P.
Tumulty, Lloyd B. Wilson, E. G.
Graham, H. t. Rust, jr., vice chairman
of the Campaign Committee: Corcoran
Thorn, chairman of the Special Gifts
Unit: Elwood Street, director OF the
Chest and of the campaign; DR.. Fred
eric w. Perkins, who offered invocation:
Max Weyl, commander of the Flying
Squadron; Edwin c. Steffe, who sang
group of songs, and his accpmpanist,
Mrs. Gertrude Nash; George o. Vass,
Continued on Page 6, Column -
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1933-11-21
CUBAN CALLS WELLES
REGIMES WORST FOE
DR.. Villa Says u. S. Must Recog.
nize Grau or Close It's EN-
bassy in Havana.

By the Associated Press.
COLON, Panama, November 2I.-Dr.
Herminio Porten Villa, former secretary
OF the Cuban American Friendship
Council" OF Washington and e re-
nowned Cuban statesman, believes that
the United States embassy in Havana
must close or the United States must
recognize the government OF President
Grau.
One of the two must happen" he
said on his arrival here last night en-
route to Montevideo for the pam
American conference opening Deem
Der S.
He asserted United States Ambassa-
dor Sumner Welles, now in the United
States. lis the worst enemy of the
present regime and wants recognition
only for Cespedes"
Carlos Manuel de Cespedes was
provisional president until the over
throw of his government by coup
which sent Grau to the presidency
The Cuban delegation continued its
journey to Montevideo today.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1933-11-21
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
SEATTLE, November 21.-A promi-
nent attorney turned 'Raffies" so his
two clients would't have to turn Jimmy
Valentines" and he won possession of
the safe he opened to save the clients
embarrassment.
The safe was seized by Deputy
Prosecutor Roland L. Bartling in a raid
on what he said was Chinese lottery
establishment. 1t contained 5000 and
other valuables.
Two Chinese, accused by Bartling of
operating the lottery, refused TO admit
they could open the safe. They we're
in the predicament OF Jimmy Valen-
tine" the reformed crook Of the stage
play--f they opened 1t, they would
prove their familiarity with Il.
1.-THE owner can have the safe"
Bartling announced yesterday.
'Eow can one prove ownersnip2" said