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Evening star., 1934-08-06
HARDWOOD FOREST FAVORED
IN ROOSEVELT ISLAND PROJECT

Creation OF a beautiful hardwood
forest as suitable memorial TO Theo-
dore Roosevelt on Roosevelt Island. in
the Potomac River just downstream
from Key Bridge, has been decided on
tentatively in conferences today be-
tween the park authorities and the
landscape architect who is consulting
expert 10 the Interior Department,
c. Marshall F1nnan. superintendent
of National Capital Parks, made it
clear the program has yet to be &C
cepted by the Theodore Roosevelt
Memorial Association. which donated
the island 10 the Federal Government.
Frederick Law OlmSted, prominent
landscape architect Of Br0okline,
Mass, who is studying the problem.
says ii will take 100 years TO reach
the climax Of this program
There are now some good specimens
of hardwood trees on the island. but
the ultimate program conteInplates
Evening star., 1934-08-06

great groves Of elm. oak. hickory and
walnut
Today's conference, which included
first-hand survey OF Theodore
Roosevelt Island, was participated in
by Hans Koehler. spokesman for
OlmSted. John Nolen. jr.. director of
planning of the National Capital Park
and Planning Commission. and Fin
nan. If the memorial association ap-
proves the plan. planting of the hard
wood trees is to be done gradually.
The decision also was reached to
have the Civilian Conservation Corps
boys from Fort Hunt, Va. trim out
additional honeysuckle leaving islands
of this growth at various spots on the
island. The boys likewise viii eradi-
cate undesirable shrubs and trees
Finnan said.
An examination of work on Union
Square, just west of the Capitol. was
on Koehler's program today. He ar
ranged to examine the transplanted
trees IN the area
Evening star., 1934-08-06
NINE MINERS DIE
IN VIRGINIA BLAST
Two Rescued as Other
Bodies Are Sought-75
Workers Escape.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BIG STONE GAP, Va, August g.
The known death toll from an ex-
plosion in the Derby No. 3 mine of the
Stonega Coke e. Coal Co. was nine at
noon today.
Two men had been brought out
alive and were taken to the Stonega
Hospital for treatment. Several other
bodies were believed still in the mine,
Seventy-five workers escaped after the
explosion occurred at O'Clock this
morning through an abandoned entry.
The known dead were:
Ralph Burchill, general mine fore
man.
Charlie Milan.
Ben Jinkins.
Alex Payne.
Clyde Ward.
Jessie Doyle.
Lafayette Blondell.
Clarence Reed.
Charlie Reece.
AAdd bCSh A~~N'
cred Lawrence F1eener and Walter
BayleSs we're brought out alive and
were taken to the hospital.
Artificial respiration was resorted
to in vain efforts to save some Of the
others. How many bodies remained
in the mine and the names of the
men could not be learned Immediately.
Rescue work was proceeding under
the direction of J. D. Rogers, general
manager; A. H. Reeder. general su-
perintendent; C. A. Sine, safety engi-
neer, and Joe Davies of the United
States Bureau of Mines. The last
three named were leading the squad
inside the mine.
Their progress was slow because Of
the necessity of carrying in fresh air
to blow out the still lingering fumes
of deadly carbon monoxide.
No theory was advanced as to the
cause of the explosion. which was
confined to small section of the
mine Company representatives said
that the mine had not previously
shown evidence of dangerous gas.
Evening star., 1934-08-06
OLSON TIGHTENS GRIP.
Few Trucks Permitted to Move in
Minneapolis.

MINNEAPOLIS, August CP).--The
pinch of gubernatorial power held
commercial truck movement to a
minimum today as Gov. Floyd B.
Olson again acted to compel settle
ment of the three -week-old truck
drivers strike.
Only a few trucks were permitted
to move and their owners, under the
Governors edict effective last mid
night, had to have permits from the
National Guard All military permits,
under which some 1000 trucks oper-
ated the last few days, were revoked.
The Governor said there were hints
of a revolt in the ranks of the en-
ployers. some 20 of whom he said
want to meet strikers demand. He
added he did not know whether the
20 were among a similar number Of
truck owners who indicated" they
would apply for permits to operate by
subscribing to the HaaS-Dunnigan
peace plan and thus avoid restrictions
ne imposed. The HaaS-Dunnigan
offered by an employers compromise.
A few specific truck classes are
exempt from the order, to be carried
Continued on Page 2, Column A.
Evening star., 1934-08-06
RIOTS
TAKE LIVES OF rs
Hundreds Are injured as Mobs
Tear Through Streets of
Algerian City.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
ALGIERS, Algeria, August g.
Twenty-Five persons we're reported
killed and hundreds hurt in two days
of rioting in Constantine.
The reports reached here today
through a censorship which made 1t
difficult to get complete details.
Moslems and Jews battled through
out the city. and the rioting subsided
only after the arrival today OF three
trainloads Of troops from Algiers.
The spark that started the trouble,
officials said, was a jewish French
soldiers deSecration OF a mosque.
Furious MuSsulmanS beat the SOL
dier and then ran through the Jewish
quarter of the city, attacking the in
habitants
The riots continued all Saturday
night. Jewish and Mohammedan
leaders yesterday agreed upon a truce
in a meeting at the city hall. but
their efforts were Intellectual.
Fighting became more fierce, and
the Mohammedans posted themselves
at the citys gates, where they
stopped and searched all persons en-
tering.
Evening star., 1934-08-06

Suggestions that the Navy create a
squadron of fighting planes Of super
performance, built around Jockey
pilots weighing not more than l25
pounds each, probably will come TO
naught because there are not enough
lightweight pilots in the Naval Avi-
alton Service to man such a squadron.
Since the beginning Of military
aviation. there has been continuous
struggle in design in which weight
factors have run counter TO the need
for maneuverability. Naval aviation
in its striving for weight reduction
has gone into the questions OF lighter
engines, lighter metals and shaving
off of poundage in equipment Of all
kinds.
Recently the Navy Department
Evening star., 1934-08-06
MORE SHIPS URGED FOR CANADA
British Admiral Believes Greater Pro-
lection Is Needed.

lection Is Needed.
TORONTO. Ontario, August tPl.
Sir Reginald Tyrwhitt. recently ap-
pointed admiral of the British feet
has expressed the hope that Canada
will consider increasing her present
small naval force.
Sir Reginald believes the royal
navy has not enough cruisers for the
protection of the empires merchant
marine and her world sea trade
routes. and for an effective blockade
against an enemy in case of war.
He said he hoped the admiralty
soon would decide to build an ade-
ouate number of additional cruisers,
although he refused 10 be drawn into
8 discussion as to whether the do
mlnions should share in the cost Of
expansion.
StreSSing that he was expressing
personal beliefs he lntimated he
would rather see the dominionS pro-
vlding equipping and maintaining
their own units in their own sectors
o. the empire. He pointed out that
Australia has formidable force for
its size, with two firSt-claSs 10000
ton cruisers.
Evening star., 1934-08-06
Mussolini Views Fleet.
Rv the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
GAETA, italy, August 6.-Premier
Mussolini. plotting his own seaplane
few here this morning from Rome to
witness the exercises Of the Italian
feet.
II Duce was accompanied by Mai
Attilio Biseo. a veteran of Gen. Italo
Balbo's mass fight to Chicago last
year
MuSsolini had the stick for practi-
cally the entire trip and covered the
30 miles to this Tyrrhenian seaport
in well under one hour. He learned
to pilot a plane while he was editor
of II Popolo D'Italia, his Milan news
paper. before he became premier. He
took of from Ostia, Rome's seaplane
port.
Many Of the aviators who few with
Balbo TO and from America partici-
pated in the exercises today, which
combined navy and air maneuvers.
Forty-eight warShips engaged in the
battle practice. They included 10
cruisers and one aircraft carrier. The
maneuvers will last three days and
eliminate In a review Wednesday.
Evening star., 1934-08-06
PLAN OF JOCKEY AIR SQUADRON
IN NAVY Is FOUND UNFEASIBLE

broadened the scope Of its weight re-
duction program to include the flying
personnel in an effort to answer the
question: Would it be possible to
form a squadron or Squadrons manned
by pilots whose weights were within
the range Of approximately lis to l25
pounds?"
The Bureau Of Medicine and Surg
cry at the request Of the Bureau Of
Aeronautics, undertook an analysis of
the medical records OF about 500 offi-
Ger pilots to get an answer. The
study showed the idea Of Jockey"
squadrons was not feasible. since only
one-half of per cent of the pilots
were of less than 125 pounds. Eighty
five per cent of the Navy's airplane
(Contfnted on Page 2 Column 81
Evening star., 1934-08-06
Electorate Will Pick Winners
in Missouri, West Vir-
ginia and Kansas.
DEMOCRATIC CONTROL
AT STAKE IN MISSOURI
Nine Candidates Are Seeking
Senate Nomination in West
Virginia.
BY the Associa ted Press

BY the Associst ted Press.
The last laps in three spirited pri-
mary races were run today. with the
electorate picking the winners tomor'
row In Missouri, West Virginia anc
Kansas.
Nominations for two seats In thu
United States Senate-both now helc
by Republicans-are at stake, in Mis-
souri, and West Virginia. No senator
ship is being filled in Kansas.
Candidates also are being nominated
for 26 seats in the House OF Repre-
sentatives-l3 in Missouri, 6 in WeS
Virginia and Z in Kansas.
The Missouri race, involving a three
cornered sprint for Democratic Stat'
control, is expected to bring out
record of-year primary vote.
Boss" Tom Prendergast of Kansas
City is backing Harry S. Truman fol
the Democratic senatorial nomina'
ton; Senator Bennett Champ CiarI
is pushing Representative Jacob l.
(Tuck) Milligan, and the st. Louis
organization is behind Representative
John ]. Cochran for the senatorship
A fourth candidate, James Longstree
Cleveland, did not campaign actively
The Republican incumbent. Senator
Roscoe c. Patterson, Is unopposed fol
denomination.
Nine Seek Senate Seat.
Nine candidates are elbowing theil
way in q free-for- r-all for the Demo
cratic senatorial nomination in Wes
Virginia, with Clement L. Shaver
former national chairman; formel
Senator w. E. Chiffon and Rush d
Holt apparently leading the field.
The winner probably will oppose
Senator Henry D. Hatfield in Novem-
ber. While all the Democratic aspir'
ants have pledged control to the
Roosevelt administration, HATFIELD
vigorous critic of the new deal
has met scant opposition from foul
Republican opponents.
There is a six-cornered race fol
the Democratic nomination for Gov
ernor in Kansas, but only one mar
has challenged the incumbent, Gov
ALI M. Landon, on the Republican
track
Gov. Landon. one of the States
youngest Governors at 46, has for hi'
opponent DR.. John r. Brinkley, 40
the goat gland" surgeon, who has
run third in the last two gubernatoria
elections as an independent.
The counting of ballots from Sat
urday's primary election in Kentucky
starts today, in accordance with State
law.
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Evening star., 1934-08-06
GRAINS SWEPT UP
TO NEW 1884 PEAKS
Speculative Buying Follows News
of Growing Corn Damage;
Canadian Wheat Pours in.
BY The Associated Press.

~
CHICAGO, August 6.-Grain prices
swept upward to new high marks for
the year today as a splurge of specu-
lative buying on reports of increasing
damage to corn and Canadian wheat
poured into the market
Wheat rose to a peak of Sl13l 2
a bushel for May. up 4as from Sat-
urday'S finish, almost the limit of gain
allowed by trading rules. and then
settled back to a close Just a fraction
under the high. September deliveries
went to a top of Sl08ss, almost a
cent above the seasons high mark
established during the early June
buying rush. and 81 cents above the
years low
Corn gained la TO 2is cents to a
high Of rs for September deliveries.
3ie cents above the previous peak.
and closed a fraction under that flg-
ue. Oats advanced va TO cents.
Rye and barley were up about 4 cents,
Evening star., 1934-08-06
Average American
To Eat His Weight
I'm Meat This Year
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BALTIMORE, August 6.-T'he
average American will eat his
weight in meat this year. the an
nual convention of the National
Retail Meat Dealers Association,
in session here. was told today.
The figures. presented by Will
liam Whitfield Woods. president
of the Institute of American Meat
Packers. reported an increased
business for butchers over the
country. The 74-pound average
annual consumption of beef indi-
Gated by figures for the first six
months. he said. was about 20
pounds above that of 1888.
Evening star., 1934-08-06
NAVAL PACT LAPSE
BACKEDBY FRENCH
AS PRESTIGE AID
Paris Hopes to Erase Dis
satisfaction Over ReIa-
ton to Italy.
BETTER BARGAINING
POSITION EXPECTED
Six Capital Vessels May BE
scrapped as Threat in Build
ing Race.

nv the Associated Press,
PARIS. August s-French officials
indicated today that a lapse OF the
Washington naval treaty OF 1871
would conform to French desires,
France. they said has always been
dissatisfied with the treaty feeling
that the French navy was not granted
suficient prestige in relation TO that
OF Italy.
This attitude was expressed today
In connection with preparations now
going forward preliminary to the 1888
naval conference. which is intended
to design a new naval treaty for the
United States. Great Britain, Japan,
France and Italy.
RejuvenAtiOn Begun.
Already France has begun a naval
reiuyenation which the government
sees as a means 10 obtaining better
bargaining position with Italy in the
Forthcoming naval conference.
The construction Of three new 26.-
5O0-ton battleships is in prospect.
Their completion would bring the
French heavy craft up TO the l75,0oo
tons capital ships limit allotted by the
1921 treaty to France and Italy,
neither Of which signed the London
treaty OF 1890
It was pointed out, likewise, that
France could scrap the six capital
ships she now has in the service--all
OF them have served more than their
40 legal years-add four more battle
ships and still be within the Wash
ington limit.
Threat Against Italy.
This possibility is regarded as a
threat against any Italian attempt at
o naval-huilding race.
Including ships under construction,
the French navy on January /. 1884,
totaled 1873 ships whose tonnage to-
tailed 659.004. They were 10 capital
ships, airplane carrier, IL cruisers,
first class; II cruisers, second class:
so destroyers. submarines, old; rs
submarines, new.
Evening star., 1934-08-06
NEW DEAL MAY BE ISSUE.
HatfieId's Nomination Will Bring Con-
test i'm West Virginia.

CHARLESTON, w. Va, August 8 (Hl.
West Virginia Republicans will tell
Senator Henry D. Hatfied with ballots
tomorrow whether they want him to
keep hammering away at what he
terms the evils of the new deal"
Hatfield. surgeon politician. who has
steadfastly opposed President Roose-
velt's policies, is up for denomination
in the party primary.
A victory for Hatfield is certain
CONTINUED on Page 2. Column 81
Evening star., 1934-08-06
ITALY DEMANDS MORE PLANES
Declared Needed to Keep Pace With
Other Nations.

ROME. August (P.--The au-
thoritative afternoon newspaper Il
Piccolo indicated today that Italy felt
obliged to increase her air force be-
cause the United States and other ma
tions had done so. The remarks were
relative to the 100000 900 appropria-
tion for the purpose which was an
nounced for Italy Thursday.
II Piccolo said the Disarmament
Conference had failed and the re-
armament of nations, including that
of Italy. had commenced. 1t cited
the English and American air appro-
priations as the initiative which Italy
must follow.
Evening star., 1934-08-06
ROLLS REACH
NEW RECORD HIGH
351, 300 Men in 1,642
Camps-315,OOO Fami-
lies Receive Aid.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
The administrations iob-providing,
health building experiment--the c. c.
C,-today reached new peaks in num-
ber of camps, enrollments and fam
lilies benefitting from checks sent
home by the youthful workers
Of1icials said there were now 35l 300
men in 1,643 camps and 3l5,000 FAM
lilies were receiving allotment checks.
These families get checks averaging
between S22 and SIS each month. In
many instances the checks have per-
mitted a reduction in regular relief
expenditures for the families Some
have been removed entirely from re-
lief rolls.
BY the end of the week. C. c. c.
officials said 360 900 workers would
be members of the Conservation
Corps. While a strength of $4,000
is authorized, approximately 10000
ale dropping out monthly to take
jobs in private enterprise These are
being replaced by new members.
$4,000 Indians Included.
The total strength to date includes
$4,000 Indians and 1890 youths in
Puerto Rico, Alaska and other pos
sessions.
One hundred of the l72 camps be-
ing established in drought States are
now occupied. All the $4,000 enrolled
Iaf hax =
into the corps, but approximately TO-
600 are still at conditioning camps.
The remaining 70 drought camps
viii be occupied some time this
month. Some are being built for
Winter occupancy,
The drought program added $4,000
families to those benefitting from c.
c. G. checks
Industrial Jobs Found.
Five thousand of the workers from
drought areas are veterans who are
not compelled to send any pay to their
families, but it is assumed they will
do so in all urgent instances.
officials said there had been a
steady increase in the last three
months in the number of c. c. c.
men who had been able to find jobs
in outside industry. The total was
10. $50 in June against 10,100 in May
Final figures are not yet available for
July.
Figures from the War Department
and other agencies Cooperating with
the c. G. c. indicate a considerably
larger percentage of corps members
obtaining and holding jobs this year
than last.
Since October last year nearly 88,-
600 workers have obtained outside en-
ployment.
Evening star., 1934-08-06
Germany Bans U. S. Film.

BERLIN, August 6 CPl.-The official
Reichs Anzeiger announced yesterday
that showing of the Metro-Goldwyn-
Mayer motion picture Manhattan
Melodrsma" had been prohibited.
Evening star., 1934-08-06
Am ERICA-RUSStA
TRADE INCREASES
Exports Seven Times as High
in June-Imports Also
Higher.
BY the Associated Press.

American exports to Soviet Russia
were shown by Department of Com
merce figures today to have been more
than seven times as great in June this
year as in the same month in 1898.
amounting to $1,765 900 as against
S242,000. Imports from that coun-
try increased only slightly.
Exports from the United States to
other countries continued generally to
expand, although French. Italian and
German purchases were somewhat
lower.
The following table shows June ex-
ports from the United States by grand
divisions:
Evening star., 1934-08-06
FOUR DROWN IN AUTO

Out of Control, Car Plunges From
Ferry Landing Into Water.
CROWLEY. La. August tH9,-
-Four residents Of Acadia Parish we're
drowned this morning when their au-
tomobile went out Of control on
ferry landing and plunged into Bayou
Piaquemine, 10 miles from Crowley, at
Estherwood Ferry. The machine sank
in Is feet Of water.
Evening star., 1934-08-06
Borah May Make
Plea to President
To SaUe Little Man
Paper Says Senator Will
Direct Attention to
Price Fixing.
By the Assoeistee PRIV

By the Associated Press
CLEVELAND, Ohio. August s--The
Cleveland News today says Senator
william E. Borah Of Idaho intends 10
appeal directly TO President ROose-
velt to save the little man from
boosting By the N r A"
The paper. which is politically Re
publican. says Senator Borah in a
long distance telephone conversation
said that the President should give
this price-nxing his immediate atten-
ton as soon as he returns from his
vacation and / intend TO so urge
him"
Evening star., 1934-08-06
ALLENBY IMPROVES
British Field Marshal Sent to
Hospital for Rest.

TORONTO, August LP.-Field
Marshal ViScount Allenby. ordered to
rest in q hospital for a few days after
he suffered second nasal hemor-
rhage yesterday. had good night.
physicians reported today He has
Cancelled all engagements during the
Canadian Corps reunion here, which
he came to Canada TO attend. He
Is expected to return to England later
this week.
Evening star., 1934-08-06
SHOEMAKER is ORDERED
TO SERVE 3O-DAY TERM

Judge Issues Commitment in
Traffic Case as representative
Fails to Pay S75 Fine.
By the Associated Press.
MINNEAPOLIS. August 6.-A CON-
mitment ordering Representative
Francis Shoemaker. Farmer Labor,
Minnesota. to start serving a S0-day
term i'll the workhouse here was is
sued today by Judge Fred B. Wright,
when Shoemaker failed TO appear in
Traffic Court to pay SIS fine fol-
lowing his conviction May 81 of fail
ure to stop after an accident.
Evening star., 1934-08-06

The full teri OF the Presidents
speech tUiH be found on Page
A.
Evening star., 1934-08-06

- IN 4 I IN.
20 wrafasF BVrxaB PuFeeastJ
Fair sogaig1s and tomorrow variner
souorrow Krntie variable winds
Temperaf ftreH Highest se At 4 pm.
yesterday BoEest. 50. al an. today.
phi report on page 40,
Evening star., 1934-09-08
KANN'S, G. P. 0. PLAY
TITLE TILT MONDAY
Other Sandlot Mines Forced by
Rain to Delay Series for
League Crowns.

n AIN is playing havoc with titular
II ,sandlot base ball games sched-
uled hereabout over the week
end.
The battle carded in the interleague
championship series yesterday between
Kann's, Department Store League
champs, and Government Printing Of
fee, Departmental League standard
bearer, was washed out. 1t will be
played Monday on the Ellipse at pm.
Two games in the series for the
metropolitan independent champion
ship scheduled today have been post
poned until next Saturday. Heurich
Brewers are to meet N. r. A. Blue
Eagles and Wash B. Williams ALL
Stars will battle the Pig n Whistle
nine. Rainbow Auto Painters, who
drew a bye, will engage the winner of
one of these games.
Arlington A. c. meets the Indian
Head nine in double-header tomor-
row at Indian Head, starting at
1:30 o'clock.
Emergency Works Administration
toSsers travel to Herndon, Va, tomor-
row to tackle the Herndon Market
nine in double header, starting at
1:30 o'clock.
Mount Vernon Sports Store and the
Kenilworth nine face tomorrow at 8
o'clock on the latter's field.
Rex A. c. is after q game for to-
morrow with an unlimited nine on the
Rex diamond. Call Potomac 2334-J.
An unlimited foe for tomorrow is
sought by the Burroughs A. C. Call
North 7848-W.
Evening star., 1934-09-08
PRO GRIDDERS READY

PITTSBURGH, September 8 (R.-
Bolstered by the addition of outstand-
ing college stars, the Pittsburgh Pi-
rates will ring in the national profess
sional gridiron season tomorrow In q
clash with the Cincinnati Reds at
Forbes Field
Newcomers from the college playing
fields who will appear In the Pirate
lineup include Warren Heller, former
Pitts All-America back; George Kavil,
Carnegie Tech ball carrier, and Joe
Skladany, Pitt end, who showed well
with the college all-Stars against the
Chicago Bears In their recent battle.
The Reds are coached by Algy Clark,
old Ohio State quarterback, the Pirates
by Luby Di Meolo, former assistant
coach at New York University, and
Cad Reese, fomer Washington and
Jefferson captain and quarterback.