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The Washington times., 1934-09-10

A.-No, sir.
Q.-You don't know if they were
closed?
A.-No.
The questioning then veered
back to Captain Warns previous
experience and the general con-
dition of Captain Willmott, who,
he said, was nervous and suffered
from high blood pressure.
Q.-Had you fires aboard be-
fore?
A.-The trip before this we had
little fire in No. 5 hold on the
port side. I think someone set it
on fire. There was cardboard and
burnt paper. I reported to Cap
tain Willmott and he said maybe
somebody threw a cigarette in,
Q-How could it be set on fire?
A.-They could open the bulk
head door and throw a lighted
match over.
Q.-What was the date? (Cap-
tain Warns thought several mo-
ments and his lawyer whispered
to him.
Al think it was September 3.
Q.-I have a report here from
Captain Wilmott that says "fire
was discovered at 11:35 p. m,
August 81 in No. hold, E deck.
Sixty bundles of charred card
board were found. The fire was
put out with eXtinguishers." Is
that the fire you refer to?
Ayes.
Q.-Was the fire reported to
the bridge by your fire detection
system?
Al don't think so, sir.
Q.-WaS the system working?
The Washington times., 1934-09-10
NICARAGUA

MANAGUA, Sept. 10.-Ernesto
Salazar, member of the Chamber
of Deputies from the Department
of Matagalpa, was called home
from the session Of Congress sew
eral days ago by his ranch SUPER
intendent after a panther had
killed thirty-seven mules and
head of cattle in seven days.
Senor Salazar and a party OF
Indians armed with bows and ar
rows and aided by a pack Of dogs
trailed the panther to a cave,
where the deputy shot and killed
IL
The Washington times., 1934-09-10
PERU

LIMA, Peru, Sept. 10.-A decree
granting a monthly pension of 800
soles to the widow and other de-
pendents of the late Foreign Min
lister, Solon Polo, has been ap-
proved unanimously by Congress.
Premier Alberto Rey de Castro
probably will take the Foreign Al
fairs portfolio, relinquishing the
Justice portfolio, which he also
holds.
The Washington times., 1934-09-10
PRAISES SHIPS CREW,
DENIES COWARD|CE

the last regular report was made.
The deck watchman told me he
had seen smoke and fire. I told
Mr.. Hackney (first mate) to go to
the library and investigate. He
grabbed a fire extinguisher and on
the way down was met by the
salon steward who told him the
fire was burning in the library.
Odd you then go to inveSti-
gate?
A.-No, sir, I would not leave
the bridge.
Odd Mr.. Hackney report to
you?
The Washington times., 1934-09-10
D. {. PAIR MISS
DEATH SHIP

How a curious twist of fate may
have saved the lives Of a promi-
nent local attorney and his family
who were scheduled passengers on
the Inflated Moro Castle was re-
lated by the lawyers secretary to-
day.
Harrison B. McCawley, an at
torney with offices in the Shore
The Washington times., 1934-09-10
MEXICO

MEXICO, D. F., Sept. 10.-The
Commercial Graphic Arts Union
has voted a sympathy strike
with the textile strikers in the
United States as a protest against
useless murders committed by
armed forces in that country on
our comrades with the pretext of
maintaining a capitalism which is
universally repudiated."
MEXICO CITY, Sept. 10 U.N.
S.).-More than so persons today
nursed injuries they received as
police broke up a demonstration
of 10000 Catholics who maSsed
for a mute protest" against gov
ernment interference in church
affairs and attempted to march
to the Constitution Plaza in the
heart of the capital. They were
protesting against government
seizure of church property and
the placing of charges against
Archbishop PaScual Diaz, Roman
Catholic primate of Mexico.
The Washington times., 1934-09-10
Ship Catastrophe
Laid to Green Crew

MATAWAN, N. j., Sept. 10
O.N.SO.-Representative William
H. Sutphin today declared he has
unearthehd information leading
him to believe the crew of the
liner Moro Castle was new and
undisciplined." The Representa-
tive's findings were forwarded by
telegraph to the Federal Steam
boat Inspection Service today.
The Washington times., 1934-09-10
Labatt Suspects
Freed at Detroit

DETROIT, Sept. 10 U.N.S0.
Joseph Bommarito, 33, and five
companions, one a woman, were
released from police custody today
on a writ of habeas corpus issued
by Recorders Judge John P. Seal.
len after their detention for
questioning" in the kidnapping of
John S. Labatt, London (Ontario)
brewer.
The Washington times., 1934-09-10

ham Building. is in Havana with
his wife and their 10-year-old son,
Harrison B., jr. They left New
York on the Moro Castle and had
booked passage on the same boat
for a return trip. Their names
we're published in New York news
papers as among the passengers
who left on the MORO Castle.
Mrs. Genevieve Macintosh, the
attorneys secretary, was informed
by telephone from Havana today
that a lastminute hitch in plans
caused Mr.. McCawley to delay his
departure until Wednesday.
The Washington times., 1934-09-10
(Continued from Page y

CONTINUED from Page y
answer resume of the testimony,
the questioning being done by Mr..
Hoover:
Q.-What did you do when you
were informed of the fire?
Al remained right on the
bridge; never left it.
Q.-Was the crew on duty?
A.-Every man was on duty.
There were watchmen on all
decks. All the officers we're at
their posts
Q.-Just how did you receive
the report Of the fire?
Alt was after 2 a. m. when
The Washington times., 1934-09-10
DELAY Of HOUR
IN SOS CALL
CHARGED
Radio Man on Moro CostIe
Tells of Asking Captain
For Orders

NEW YORK, Sept. 10 Q.N.SO.
Upwards of an hour elapsed be-
tween discovery of fire aboard
the liner Moro Castle and flash
ing of the first distress call from
the doomed ship, George I.
Alagna, first assistant radio Off
Ger on the ship, declared in a
copyrighted article written for
the New York American and Uni
versal service-a story Mr.. Alagna
was expected to retell today at
the Federal inquiry into cause
of the disaster. Mr.. Alagna said:
"It was exactly 2:56 a. m.
when was awakened by heavy
trampling Of feet. l was sleep
ing in the cabin adjoining the
ships radio room on the hurri-
cane deck.
"The staterOOm lights were
on, smoke was in the air. Loud,
fantic yelIs came from men run
ming past the ports.
Someone screamed: we can't
control the fire! The pressure
is gone!'
RADIO CHIEF ASLEEP
81 turned toward the radio
room entrance. The third as
Sistant radio officer, Charles
Macki, was standing there. He
said something / could not un-
derStand.
"While jumping into my trOus-
ers, 1 spied Chief Radio Officer
Rogers sleeping sOundIy.
shook him awake and he inn
mediateIy dressed and replaced
the third operator at the key.
"After informing Rogers, /
went on deck. The entire bridge
was envcloped in smoke. About
a score Of men and women tit
seemed they were largely men,
bers of the crew. Rugged the
deck below. Flames roared
through the passage separating
the mates quarters from the
radio room.
LIGHTS FAILED
81 returned to the radio room
and told Rogers of conditions.
/ noticed the emergency light
was not on. / substituted an
other bulb but got no results.
A few minutes later the lights
went out. rushed over and
threw on the emergency bat
teries. People were still running
and yelling frantically on deck.
1T was now about 3:11 and
Rogers had been on duty since
3. He had been listening to the
normal messages exchanged in
ship traffic.
cat 3:12 he intercepted a call
from a ship asking WSC, the
radiO-marine station at Tucker.
ton, whether he had any dope
on a flaming ship along the
Jersey coast. WSC replied he
had not.
FIRST CALL SENT
"At 3:15 exactly, Rogers on
his own initiative sent out the
CO general call, requesting all
ships to stand by for an emerg-
ency. Inasmuch as this was the
ordinarily silent period WSC
asked Rogers to wait until 3:1S.
"ROgers turned and told me.
"'StOp nothing 1 said, "this
is an emergency
"Rogers told me to 60 to the
bridge and get orders. / finally
reached it and told Captain
Warns was standing by for
orders. His answer was lost in
the confusion. Finally he said:
Can you send an S So
"'Certainly," told him.
SOS ORDERED
"'All right. Send an SOS
then.'"
81 grOped back to the radio
room in darkness and found
Rogers holding q fIaShlight on
the key.
"'WarmS' orders are to send
an sos I told him, and he
sent it. This was at exactly
20H m -
The Washington times., 1934-09-10
CLAN HAS REUNION

WINCHESTER, Va. Sept. 10
The Bageants Clan held its first
annual reunion today on the West
Virginia State fish hatchery
grounds near Ridge, in Morgan
county. The Bageants trace their
ancestry back to pre-Revolutionary
times.
The Washington times., 1934-09-10
IRISH FREE STATE

DUBLIN, Sept. 10 CU.S0.-Op.
ponents of President Eamon de
Valera today were reported on
the verge of an open split, thus
strengthening the position Of the
government.
The tension between William
Cosgrave, former President and
De Valera's chief rival, and his
ally, the fiery General Owen
O'Duffy, leader of the serni-Fas-
cist Blue Shirts, has become acute
and a notice of final severance
may be expected soon, it was
said,
The Washington times., 1934-09-10
TREASURY CONDITION

BY International News Service
Treasury balance as of Septen1-
ber Z, $2,112,765, ,264.64, internal
revenue, $17,497,7 1853 40; customs
receipts, $5,911, ,942.68.
The Washington times., 1934-09-10
POLICE BOARD NAMED

DANVILLE, Va, Sept. 10.-The
four members of the city police
commission have been reappointed
by Judge Henry c. Leigh for a
term of two years. They are c.
G. ROLAND, c. w. Pucketts, DR..
I. c. Harrison and w. R. Purdum.
The Washington times., 1934-09-10
World News
GERMANY

BERLIN, Sept. 10 Q.N.S0. .
Twenty cases Of infantile paralysis
were reported in Westphalia to-
day. the first Of this disease to
afflict the province in many
years.
The Washington times., 1934-09-10

Enjoy thrilling pro-
grams from Paris, Ber-
lin, Rome, London, plus
better American recep-
tiOn with this hand
some new PhilcO.
Evening star., 1934-09-16

sensible in their attitude toward .
medium of exchange, and . service
able money will come into vogue
again"
Was Professor Of Economics.
Senator Thomas is serving his first
term He won the senatorship by
defeating the veteran Reed Smoot in
1882. Before that for many years he
was q professor of economies In the
University Of Utah, and prior to that
q missionary in the Far East for the
Church of the Latter-day Saints.
Senator Thomas was cautious In
his comments on the silver situation,
saying he had been abroad too long
to be familiar with the more recent
aspects of the program.
Opposes Pricing" Money.
Reverting to the money problem in
general, ne said:
Money ceases to be 4 medium Of
exchange whenever price is put upon
1t. It then becomes q commodity; is
bought and sold like any other COM
modify. That which Is used as o
medium of exchange is credit.
"Manchukuo has shown us how to
exchange soy beans for German air
planes. Token money has become the
vogue in many countries. One does
not even see silver in some places, but
only paper, tin and copper money.
This condition makes q managed cur
rency easy to institute. But IL the
world goes on a managed currency
basis that means America will con-
stantly be at q disadvantage"
Evening star., 1934-09-16
BRIDGE MASTERS
|NOPEN WARE ARE
CuIbertson Magazine Fires
First Gun Accusing Sims
League Of Threats.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, September 15.-Ely
Culbertson and p. Hal Sims, great
rivals in the game of contract. broke
out in intensive warfare tonight after
efforts for peace had failed.
The first gun was fired by Culbert-
sons magazine. the Bridge World.
"Is This Blackmail?" read the head
ing of an editorial in the magazine
accusing the American Bridge League,
in which Sims is dominating factor,
of threatening personal and probably
scurrilous attacks" upon Culbertson
If the magazine should print its edi-
tors opinions of league tournament
at Asbury Park, N. j., last month.
In that tournament Sims ana Os-
wald Jacoby, sometime partner Of both
Sims and Culbertson, and more re-
Gently at odds with each. were in
physical encounter.
The league, through H. Huber Bos-
cowitz, chairman of its Tournament
Executive Committee, denied that any
representative of the league attempted
blackmail. He said Culbertson was
"attmpting to destroy for the purpose
of self-glorification," and according
to the European press Culbertson
should be the last man in bridge to
set himself up as paragon of ethical
virtue"
From various representatives Of the
league have come statements that
emissaries Of Culbertson went to As
bury Park during the tournament and
tried to effect a working agreement
between the league and the United
States Bridge Association, which was
founded by Culbertson and the late
Milton Work. They received a cold
shoulder.
Each organization runs national
championship tournaments, and now
they viii have rival international
Evening star., 1934-09-16
Old Church Steeple Moved

KENNETH SCHOOLEY,
Pointing to Ctpil War
bullet holes in the
old Metropolitan Church
steeple, 1Ohich is to
be placed In the American
University Museum.
Star Staff Photo.
Evening star., 1934-09-16
ME- VSMEN'S WAGES
G JARDED BY COURT
'Wasl ington Superior Tribunal
l'r ioins Printers Pay Raise
at Their Expense.
1y the ssociated Press.

1y the ssociated Press.
YAH cOUVER, Wash, September IS.
--A S perior Court ruling here to-
dAy .horized a permanent iniunc-
tioa It training the corporation pub
fishing the Vancouver Daily Colum-
ban II ,m increasing wages of the
tspogla ,hical staff at the expense of
eSlitoria and business office employees.
Mem ers of the editorial and busi-
ness 81 Ifs filed friendly suit several
weeks go seeking such a restraining
order ter the composing room en-
ploves ad presented the management
with emand for wage increases.
The riters and clerks based their
action cooperative wage agree
ment tered into with the publisher
in 1892 n which they agreed to share
in the 3roflts and losses. During the
depreSs n. they explained, they &C
cepted ge cuts with the expectation
salaries would be restored in better
times. Their brief explained that
now. gh that expectation about to
be rea lied. an increase for the
mechan cal department which was not
represet:ed in the agreement would
imperil tleir reward.
The )urt ruled the publisher
should % ter into no contract which
would of mage or jeopardize the CO.
operative agreement with the editorial
and bus ! ess office workers.
Evening star., 1934-09-16
BARTER IS URGED
IN WORLD TRADE
Money Is Hindrance to Ex-
change, Says Thomas on
Return to U. S.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, September 15.-Barter
on an international scale was sug-
gested tonight by Senator Ebert D.
Thomas, Democrat, Utah, as a flnan-
cial medicine for those nations whose
credit has been impaired.
internationally, money has become
an obstacle to commerce" he said to-
night on his return from Europe on
the liner Europa. Instead Of aiding
the exchange of goods, it has become
an out-and-out hindrance.
Barter led to the invention of
money, and the use of money brought
credit into existence Why not start
over? Exchange products and a new
type of international money will soon
arise, will evolve of necessity.
"Or better still, nations, corpora
tions and individuals will become more
Evening star., 1934-09-16
e. INK MESSENGER
ROBBED OF $500
ked Trio Halt Automobile on
indiana Road, Forcing Sur.
render of Money.
.sy T. E Associated Press.

.sy T. eAssociated Press.
G lEENFIELD, Ind, September Is
B; nix messenger bandits appeared in
md ma today, taking $500 from
"'esSt Reeves as he drove from Indian
f,pol with the money which was con-
Fien ! to the Greenfield Banking Co.
Re ives said three masked robbers
ia 81 automobile drove alongside his
tar n United States road 40 a short
t1st& ice from Cumberland. One,
ttan ing on the running board and
TOUR shing a revolver, ordered him to
atop.
Ac ompanied by his 13-year- -old
callG ter Helen, Reeves pulled his car
% Z e side of the road when the
band threatened to shoot. He was
f.r,e to surrender the currency and
rrdel ID to drive on" A short dis
tianct down the road the bandit car,
heari g dealers licenses stolen in In
eiaaf oolis, passed him and soon dis
ape; red.
f'o ce Of nearby cities searched
tlr1 3hout the afternoon, but had
fiu1t no trace Of the bandits tonight.
Evening star., 1934-09-16
TRADE EXECUTIVES
10 GATHER HERE.
TIl'ee- ee-DayProgramofAmer-
ican Association to
Open Thursday.

I le three days program of the
rec ing of the American Trade Asso-
cIlt on Executives beginning Thurs
day at the Shoreham Hotel was an
npp iced yesterday.
!. .ul s. Collier, president, will give
hs address at the opening Thursday
Etss on. He Is secretary-manager of
tin Northeastern Retail Lumbermen'S
AIS ciation. Topics at the first ses-
Bitl will be on the general subject,
"'H rat will happen after N. R. A. is
aciY pped or modified?" Speakers in
clIl Ralph e. Flanders, Springfield
vt. manufacturer; Charming Sweitzer,
nss laging director of the National
Fee Ill Dry Goods Association. and
Css rles J. Brand, secretary-treasurer
Of he National Fertilizer Association
Til y will speak, respectively, from the
poi its of view of industry, distribu-
tics and agriculture.
10 the second session of Thursday,
lal; discussions will be led by Lloyd
Ga rison. chairman Of the National
Lei or Relations Board and Pyke
Jof ason. chairman, Trade Association
FL; cutive Advisory Committee on N.
n. A. Business Self Government"
viii be discussed by w. j. Donald di-
re-: or, National Electric Manufac-
tur RS Association. and Charles Gar
win secretary, National Stationers'
Ats ociation.
'oblems of taxation and of trade
AiI Citations viii be dealt with on Fri
da. DR.. Jacob Winer, economist, will
dis uss What's Ahead in Taxation"
an' Joseph K. Kennedy, chairman of
the Securities Exchange Commission,
vii tell about the securities act and
Its fleet on business.
ether speakers on Friday include
o. S. Hunter, commissioner, Steel
Eal el Manufacturers Association:
Pm ip p. Gott, manager, Trade Asso-
ta on Department, United States
Oh mber of Commerce, and C. A.
Pic EFT, executive secretary, the In
mil nee Exchange of Houston, Tex.
: ne annual banquet will be held
Sal Irday evening. w. w. Kiplinger.
aiEnor Of the Kiplinger Letter, will
b. he speaker.
Evening star., 1934-09-16

competitions.
Culbertson Is abroad arranging for
team match with q British team for
the second competition for q trophy
given by Charles M. Schwab to be
emblematic of the international team
championship.
The league is conducting q tourna-
ment next week at the Hotel Ambas-
sador. New York. to determine an in
dividual champion of masters and also
to select a team which will play the
winner of European round robin.
Culbertson's magazine accused the
league Of being slack with competitors
in tournaments who offended against
good taste. 1t apologized to newspa-
pers for what it said was antagonism
shown to them by the league
Boscowitz gave notice that in future
league tournaments bridge ethics must
be observed strictly.
Evening star., 1934-09-16
BOAT ELUDES CUTTERS
Identity of Vessel in Doubt as
Japan Denies Knowing Her.

MANILA. September Is P.-The
Hayun Maru, mysterious fish poach-
ing vessel, continued today to elude
the pursuit of two United States rev.
enue cutters trying to seize her for
attacks and robbery by her crew COM
mitted upon three Philippine peace
officers of Palawan Island Tuesday.
The cutter Banahaw wirelessed at
5 pm. she had not sighted the Hayun
Maru. but was continuing to search
the China Sea.
Meanwhile, question as to the Hay
un Maru's identity has arisen. Atsuhi
Kimura, japanese consul general, said
Formosan authorities informed him
the vessel was not registered in For
mosa and instructed him to investi-
gate the Hayun Maru's logbook, which
Philippine constabulary officers seized.
Previously Kimura had expressed
belief the crew of the Hayun Maru
was not Japanese.
Evening star., 1934-09-16

land suburb the machine pulled along
side and one bandit menaced him with
q pistol and forced him to stop.
The robber forced May to drive to
a side street. taped his lips; hands and
feet. took the jewelry and departed
with the other thug. May gave the
license number OF the other car to
police.
Evening star., 1934-09-16
/ hotgun Wound Fatal.

SAC :tAMENTO, September Is Gp).-
Actin Gov. Frank Merriam was ad-
vised oday from Cedar Rapids. Iowa,
that lis brother, Robert, had been
accid ntally killed while removing a
ghotg n from an automobile.
Evening star., 1934-09-16
WIFE SLAYS HUSBAND
III FIGHT OVER GIRL
st. Lou Woman Confesses She
Shot linn Because He Kissed
Young Woman.

ny tne n tClALeo Press.
ST. !, >UIS, September l5.-After
shootinR her husband to death today,
Mrs. Pa line Hiemenz, 40, signed a
statemet for police in suburban Rich
mond i lights in which she attributed
the sho' ing to the fact her husband
had Xxi ed a young woman in her
presenc
After they had driven the young
woman 20 her home. Mrs. Hiemenz
was gu ed as saying, My husband
took h to the door. turned on the
light a / proceeded to kiss her under
the lig -
Whel they got home, she said, they
quarrei Il and "he mentioned some
thing out gun lying on the piano
downst llrs and that the one that
reache it first would settle this"
Il n downstairs into the living
room, found the pistol and began
shoott & at him." she continued. 81
do no! know how long 1 kept it up."
Evening star., 1934-09-16
Havana Bomb Kills One.

HAVANA, September IS R.-A
bomb exploded tonight in the public
market, killing one Chinese and
wounding another.
Evening star., 1934-09-16
GEM SALESMAN ROBBED
Informs Police SIS, 900 in Jewelry
Was Taken in Cleveland.

WAS taken IN CIeveIAnd.
CLEVELAND, Ohio, September Is
OP).-Julius 8. May, salesman for q
New York jewelry firm. told police he
was robbed of $4,000 in jewelry in
a holdup today in Beachwood Village.
May said he noticed a car contain
ing two men following him as he drove
here from Youngstown. In the Cleve-
Evening star., 1934-09-16
WORKERS To BALLOT
Anaconda Copper Employees to
Vote on Ending Strike.

we On 6no1nS Str1ke.
GREAT FALLS, Mont, September
Is R.--Eight hundred Great Falls
mill and smelter men, employees of the
Anaconda Copper Mining Co.. today
agreed to ballot Monday on an agree
ment which IL adopted here and in
Butte and Anaconda will terminate
the general strike Of copper mine
workers in effect now since May 9.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-08-29
He Ought to Be a Surgeon

AR. HEWITT unconscious for fifteen min
1V1 utes and fears were expressed that might be
necessary to bury him However the chief had been
a good anaeSthetst, though inferior sportsman
and the patient came of the ether. uttering sub
conscious remarks of highly confidential nature.
Though there reporters present they held that
the utterances of a patient under ether were priv
legged matter and the accounts of the incident tact
fully refrained from verbatim.
review of Chief Chewacki's career-an Indian
athletes are chiefs Just all athletes by the name
of Walter are called Sir Walter-revealed other Of
lenses. On a previous occasion he had seized a
towel off the ropes and tried to garrote an opponent
Another time he had carried in his trunks an cleo
trio battery of the type known the ticker which
is sometimes placed beneath the saddle of racing
steed to spur him greater haste in the noble and
unremtting effort of the turf people to improve the
breed of horses
Clasping his opponent in the embrace of his legs
Chief Chewacki had reached into his trunks this
time and turned on the SWITCH Whereat his OPP
ponent, with hysterica gggles became all unstrung
and was sat upon easily and conquered
On still another evening the trunks of Chief
Chewacki, as mysterious and fascinating the
pocket in the old-fashoned grandmother's skirt
which always yielding unexpected presents for
the children, had produced another surprise. His
adversary, being firmly head-locked between the
mighty legs of the mischievous brave from Okla
homa, had developed galloping hay fever and, when
blue in the face had Topped over too weak to resist
as Chewack ironed him out. Chief Chewacki's
tights had been busted with sneeze powder.