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Evening star., 1934-09-13
LEAGUE IS DEALT
BLOW BY POLAND
ON MINORITY PACT
General Protection Of Lesser
Groups in All Nations Is
Demanded.
sy the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
GENEVA, September 13.-Poland
set of q political explosion In the
League of Nations Assembly today by
announcing that. beginning at once,
it will not abide by the general treaty
for the protection Of minority peoples.
Joseph Beck, Polish foreign min
lister, told the Assembly that until all
states protect the rights of minorities
Poland would refuse any control by
an international organism Of its treat
n,ent Of minority groups. - -
Regarded ~ Setback.
The Polish stand was regarded .
severe blow to the League Of Nations.
One Of It's cardinal objects has been
to win adequate protection for minor
ity groups In all nations.
Beck,s announcement caused con-
sternation ct q moment when the
problem Of Russia's adhesion to the
League was reported to be more or
less dormant and there were pessi-
misttc humors that Moscow might
abandon its negotiations and decide
after all not to apply for admission.
Poland requested that the inter-
national conference make the minor
ity obligations general instead of con-
fining them in treaty form to some
Of the states. Poland wants all the
great powers, including Russia, to
subscribe to these obligations.
Declared without Benefit.
The Polish foreign minister admit
ted In his address that there were few
chances that this proposal would sue
ceed and that therefore Poland was
driven to her decision to refuse any
interferences on her method Of han
ding the minorities. Beck alleged
that the application Of the treaties
was of no benefit to the minorities.
"Too often" he said, they have
been applied abusively and have served
as a means of slanderous propaganda
against the states subjected to the
system"
While refusing to submit to the
League of Nations supervision, Beck
gave his pledge to protect the foreign
peoples in Poland but under the fun
damental laws of Poland, which gives
equality of treatment to minorities, to
race, to language, and to religion"
Poland's bombshell shocked both
Evening star., 1934-09-13
Two of IS. S. President Cleveland
Officers Ask to Be Relieved,
Criticizing Master.
DRINKING ON MORRO CASTLE.
PASSENGER TELLS THE BOARD
Describes Discovery of Fire in Lounge.
Says He Sounded Alarm-Declares
Pressure on Hose Was Low.
BY the Associated Press.


NEW YORK September 1-The first third officers of the
liner President Cleveland inquiry Investigate
ing the MORO Castle disaster that they longer wished
with Capt Robert Carey master of the Cleveland
because they charged Carey delayed sending
the burning Morro Castle.
The third officer Harold Peterson Mateo
already relieved of his berth
under Capt. Carey
Even believe the captains only fault Of
Judgment" Peterson asked.
There should have been Of judgment" he replied
Peterson said he believed lives could have
Castle President Cleveands
The first officer James Henderson, told the board he no
had the of
launched
his command If Capt
Evening star., 1934-09-13
j. S. SECRET DATA
GUARDED IN PROBE
Senate Committee Learns
of Advice to du Points
BY Gen. Macarthur.
Nv the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The Senate Munitions Committee
today learned that Gen. Douglas Mac
Arthur, as Acting Secretary Of War,
had advised the Du Pont company
that nothing in its files referring to
secret military plans of the United
States was to be made public in con-
nection with the Senate hearing.
Some of the material furnished the
committee by the Du Pont company
was stamped for the confidential use
Of United States agents only, the tes-
timony before the committee de-
veloped.
Gen. Macarthur, who is the Army
chief of staff, was Acting Secretary
when the instructions were sent in
August. He told the Du Pont company
of the necessity of safeguarding" data
in view Of the Senate investigation.
A communication stamped conf
Dental referred to the fact that "a
large production" Of war materials
was to be assigned the Du Pont COM
pany.
At the same time, this disclosure
came in the hearings, Gen. Macarthur
sent Chairman Nye of the committee
a letter saying there was no truth in
allegations that he had attempted to
help American munitions firms sell
equipment to Turkey.
Du Points Bare Big Sums.
Previously a financial statement
showing the du Pont corporation now
owns about $270.000. 900 in capital
stocks of about 20 other corporations
in the United States and abroad had
been given to the committee as 1t
traced the company's financial ex-
pansion since the war.
The committee also learned that
$1,000, 900 in bonuses was paid officers
and employees of the e. l. du Pont de
Nemours Corp. between 1914 and 1919.
During that period, the corporation
filled $1,245, 100000 of World War
orders. The largest bonuses were paid
in 1916, the year before the United
States entered the war. That year
bonuses totaled $6,514,000.
The testimony was given principally
by Pierre du Pont, chairman of the
Continued on Page 2. Column ID
Evening star., 1934-09-13

MILITIA IS CALLED
IN Three STATES
Towns in Connecticut,
Maine and Rhode Island
Ask Protection.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
HARTFORD. Conn, September 13
One company Of the Connecticut
National Guard was ordered today by
Adjt. Gen. William r. Ladd to proceed
to Mechanicsville after he had re-
ceived reports that threatening Sit
uation was developing there.
The order came after about 200
pickets shifted their activities from
the Belding- -Heminway- -Corticelli plant
at Putnam to the Uncas Finishing
Co. at Mechanicsville.
Another company was ordered at
the same time to mobilize Immediately
at the State Armory in Hartford.
Two National Guard planes also
were placed at the disposal of State
police.
The Putnam plant was closed TO-
day, but that at Mechanicsville, en-
ploying about 100 workers, remained
open.
SKOWEEGAN. Me-, September 13
@.-An Infantry company of the
Maine National Guard was called out
today to guard the Maine spinning
mills and the D. l.. Cummings shoddy
mills after flying squadron of tex
tile strikers concentrated in this town
(This, with Rhode Island, makes
three States calling for protection OF
troops.)
Evening star., 1934-09-13
ONE KILLED. TWO HURT
AS TRAIN is DERAILED
Six Cars Go Of Track When Nor
folk & Southern Freight
Runs Into Washout.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
RALEIGH, N. c., September 13.-
One man was killed and two were in
jured near Knightdale, Is miles from
here, today when q Norfolk g. South
ern Railway freight train ran into a
washout.
Engineer G. G. Sullivan of Whitaker
Mill road, Raleigh, was killed.
z. L. Lloyd of Raleigh. the fireman,
was severely scalded.
Henry Cox Of Raleigh, the brake
man, also suffered scalds.
Reports to the company's offices here
said cars Of the 40-car train were
derailed. A number of cattle were
killed as the cars smashed. The train
consisted entirely of loaded cars Of
cattle.
Heavy rains in this section last night
caused the washout.
Evening star., 1934-09-13
Rayburn Violates Own La,U
By Slip in Radio Speech

that mo such folly" as destruction of
the right to hold private property 'is
contemplated by any responsible men,
Der Of the administration"
Rayburn, candidate for the speak
ership, approached the private prop
erty discussion by saying two groups
are attempting to make people believe
there is "a great deal more discomfort
than exists"
The groups, he said, are "the rad
icals and leaders Of the isms on the
one hand" and the "ultra-conserva-
tives" on the other. President Roose-
velt, he added, has listened not only
to professors. but to lawyers, econo-
mists, business men, engineers, 'prac-
tical politicians" and others who
wanted to talk with him. And then
has made his own decisions.
Evening star., 1934-09-13
Mob Runs Riot.
One Dead and
Eight Hurt.
TERROR REICNS
IN WOONSOCKET
Stores Are Looted
and Properties
Are Damaged.

BY the Associated Press.
WOONSOCKET, r. l., September
1s.-High tension spread over this
city today after q fearful night Of
rioting and death.
Soldiers clashed with wild run
ming mob of more than 5000. volleys
of gunfre were sent at the rioters
at frequent intervals.
One youth lay dead from gunshot
wounds. Seven others were wounded,
three critically.
Until National Guardsmen rushed
into the city the police were over
whelmed.
More help or we'll perish" was the
frantic cry Of Police Commissioner
J. Hector Paquin as he asked Gov.
Theodore r. Green to seek Federal
troops.
Looting Accompanies Rioting.
The rioting, accompanied by looting,
was the worst outbreak in New Eng
land since the start of the textile
strike.
Hoodlums ran rampant through the
mill and business districts, smashing
windows and street lights, hurting
rocks and stones at the police and
GuArdsnien and breaking into stores.
Goods were carried from the shops.
The violence reached its height
when the police and soldiers, their
supply Of tear gas gone, turned their
guns on the rioters. Eight fell
one of them, Jude Courtemanche,
- years old. died In woonsocket Hos
pttal Three others wnre Ia the hos.
pitaI dangerously woulded.
Fresh units Of militiafner reinforced
the 0uaxdsnen early this morning and
the streets were finally cleared OF
rioters, but Police Commissioner
Paquin said he feared another out
break when darkness falls tonight.
He pointed out that the rioters had
worked under cover for darkness.
smashing street lights and ordering
motorists to turn out headlights.
Is Are Arrested.
Fifteen men, who police said were
the leaders In the rioting, were ar.
rested.
The trouble started at the plant Of
the Woonsocket rayon plant as sew
erAl hundred strike sympathizers
jeered workers on the night shift.
The workers had been spirited into
the plant In taxicabs early in the
night.
The crowd milled before the gate,
lighted only by the pale glow of q few
small bulbs protected by wire netting.
As the crowd grew, all available police
in the city, numbering about 80. were
summoned, leaving the rest Of the city
unprotected.
When the police found they could
not control the crowd, a call for Ma
tional Guard troops was sent out and
two companies responded.
Then the crowd, which had grown
to about 5000. moved into the business
district and the rioting began.
Store windows were broken, shops
lotted and merchandise thrown into
the street.
False Alarms Sounded.
False alarms Of. fire were sounded
and added to the confusion.
Police waded into the crowds and
soon were hopelessly engulfed. On
GERS said shots were fired from upper
(CsOntin,Ied an "a Ue Column
Evening star., 1934-09-13
Rear admiral Land Defends
BOatmakers in Senate Quiz

that's not the fault of the builders.
They have to keep in business" he
said.
Admiral Land also had word In
defense of Army and Navy pilots who
spent their leave time teaching
foreigners to fly. He declared his
opinion that this time belongs to the
pilots and that there is nothing
unethical in. spending it living in
struction to foreign pilots.
The admiral commented that the
committee might call him as q witness
in . few days.
Admiral Land was en- route back to
Warrington, after visiting relations In
Colorado, WyominS and Iowa.
Evening star., 1934-09-13
B u LIE TIN

A woman, identified from an auto
drivers permit as Mrs. Dorothy
F. Hill, aged 80, Of 3S4l Beecher
street. leaped to her death from
the Taft Bridge this afternoon.
In her handbag was found note
addressed to her husband, Harry
D. Hill, an examiner in the Patent
ONCE.
Evening star., 1934-09-13
WILLIAM LORIMER,
EX-SENATOR, DIES
Former "Blond Boss" of Illinois
Falls Dead in Chicago
at Age of 73.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, September 13.-Former
United States Senator William Lori
mer dropped dead today in the Chi
cago & Northwestern depot. He was
73 years old.
For score of years Mr.. Lorimer
was known as the Blond Boss" of
the Republican party in Illinois. Dur
ing that time he tutored in his school
Of political technique men who later
filled his shoes as the storm center OF
political attack.
His ousting from the United States
Senate was perhaps the greatest dis
appointment of Mr.. Lorimer,s career
Evening star., 1934-09-13
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
OMAHA, September 13.-Rear Ad-
miral Emory Scott Land. who is in
charge of building $20,000,000 worth
of boats this year for the United States
Navy, isn't enthused over the Senate
Munitions Committee investigation.
Admiral Land, a visitor late last
night between planes at the Municipal
Airport, said he did not think much
of the revelations" being brought out
by the committee, and added his
opinion 1t was unjust" to bring
"this unfavorable publicity upon boat
builders"
Building boats is their business and
II the only market Is foreign countries.
Evening star., 1934-09-13
WARRANTS NAME TWO
IN LABATT KIDNAPPING
Canada and United States Police
Seek Albert Pegram and
David Meisner.

BY the Associated Press.
SARINA, Ontario, September 49,
With the issuance of warrants for two
men, search for the kidnapers of John
s. Labatt, brewer of London, Ontario,
took definite direction today here and
in the United States.
Police of both countries were asked
to look for Albert Pegram, also known
by several aliases, and David Meisner.
named in the warrants issued last
night. Pegram was described as q
former Detroit bootlegger and Meisner
was said to have been arrested q num-
ber Of times on various charges.
Evening star., 1934-09-13
ARMY PLANS DRAWN UP.
1y the Associated Press.

ey the Associated Press.
Gen. Douglas Macarthur, chief OF
staff, and War Department omciais
today drew up complete plans to rush
Federal troops to the Rhode Island
textile strike area If an official re-
Quest is made to President Roosevelt
by the Rhode Island Governor.
Secretary Dern, who is in Boston,
discussed the situation with Gen. Mac
Arthur at his quarters at Fort Myer
early today and Macarthur immedi-
ately afterward went to the War De-
partment for conferences with Maj.
Gen. Hugh A. Drum, deputy chief OF
staff, and other officers.
1900 Troops in Vicinity.
War Department officials estimate
there are approximately 1900 troops
in the 1st Corps Area ready for i'm
mediate duty If called.
They are stationed at Fort Adams,
r. L; Fort Ethan Allen. VT, Fort
Bevens, Mass, and Fort williams, Me.
Aroused by the force of increasing
violence in New England and the fact
that Federal troops in the 1st Corps
Area had been ordered to stand by
for possible service in Rhode Island
the Strike Committee of the United
Textile Workers went into hurried
executive session today and promised
Q statement at noon.
Francis J. German, chairman Of the
Textile Strike Committee, called upon
all strikers meantime to refrain from
violence. German at the same time
renewed his demand to Governors In
the strike area to provide protection
to strikers. He contended union men
in the turbulent strike areas had beer
the victims of violence and not its
3nstigators.
Meanwhile, President Roosevelt''
Strike Board conferred again with
Peter Van Horn. president of the Ma.
tional Silk Manufacturers Associa.
tion. Later the board was to continue
its study of production costs at con.
ferences with Government technical
experts.
Emil Rieve, head of the American
Federation Of Hosiery Workers, mean
while said $4,000 union hosiery work.
ers on strike in Philadelphia hat
Continued on Page 8, Column %
Evening star., 1934-09-13
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Sam Rayburn helped write the new
communications law, and the first
time thereafter that he spoke over the
radio he violated it.
At the conclusion Of q radio speech
last night. the chairman Of the House
Interstate Commerce Committee
added:
Good night, Miss Lou"
The greeting, an infraction Of the
provisions forbidding delivery Of per-
sonal messages via radio, was to his
sister on their Texas farm.
II forgot all about it," Rayburn ex-
planned. 81
Apparently directing his remarks at
the American Liberty League and
similar groups recently formed. Rep
resentative Rayburn said In his speech
Evening star., 1934-09-13
CLOudburst Here
Sn,ashes Record;
Damage Mounts
Flooded Buildings and
Autos Left in Wake
Of Storm.
Pictures on Page B-f.)

Washington today was taking stock
Of damage wrought by yesterdays
freak cloudburst, which srnasl1ed all
Weather Bureau records for intensity
Of rainfall and put the city close to
an all-time September rainfall record.
All fear Of food damage along the
Potomac was Aileviated today As re-
ports from points above washington
indicated the river Is scarcely above
normal. At Key Bridge the river was
1 feet above normal this morning and
already was beginning to subside. At
Chain Bridge the level was less than
q foot above normal. and at Hancock.
Md, the river was low, only los
inches above normal.
District officials admitted there
probably never will be an accurate
totalling Of storm damage, since q
large part of it was confined to pri-
vate properties. Flooded cellars, un-
dermined walls and walks, wrecked
(Continued on Page 2, Column ~
Evening star., 1934-09-13
Macarthur Has
Plans to Move
| Arn1edForce.
EXTRA SESSION
OFLECISLATURE
Arrest Is Ordered
of All Radicals
in State.
By the Associated Press.

~ the Associated PresS.
PROVIDENCE, r. T., September
1S.-Rhode Island is faced, not with
D textile strike, but with "a COM
munist uprising" Gov. Theodore
Francis Green told the extraordinary
session of the General Assembly this
afternoon, when he asked for legisla-
ton permitting the calling of Federal
troops into the State and for an ap-
preparation Of 100000 with which to
enroll 1000 World War veterans as
special State police and for other
emergency expenditures.
What started as local conflicts be-
tween workers and employers, he de-
clared, have grown and spread to spots
not connected with the strike, and in
wolves persons seeking to create dis
order and to foster q deliberate plan
to upset our established Government"
Because some time would be re-
quired to muster additional forces into
the State police, the Governor said, he
was asking the passage Of legislation
permitting this State to take ad-
Vantage of the provisions of the Con-
stitution of the United States by call
INK lOI alQ IIOIu bklC 6klIlCo AOiSSc VA
the Federal Government"
Longshoremen's Strike Cited.
such situation, fostered by radical
forces, is likely to arise anywhere as
result Of the long depression, the Gov
etnor said, citing the longshoremen's
strike in San Francisco as an in
stance, and declaring that here, as
well as on the Pacific Coast, "the Com
munists took advantage Of the situ-
ation."
1--WE must put them down here as
they were put down there" the Gov
ernor said in the special message, but
in 20 doing there must be . dis
ttnctior between legitimate actions OF
real strikers and the riotous acts Of
Communist agitators.
confers with President.
rresident Roosevelt called Gov.
Green today from Hyde Park and
after discussing the textile strike sit
uation told the Governor he would
communicate with washington at
once and have preparations made for
sending Federal forces into Rhode
cid was made by the State.
Reports that rowing bands Of rioters
were converging on the State House
caused the Providence and State police
20 throw guard around the Capitol.
A wholesale arrest Of Communist
egitators were ordered.
Communists Blamed.
In announcing the arrest order,
Green said he believed the furious
rioting Of the past two days in the
textile strike was inspired by Com
munists. Every chief Of police in
Rhode Island received this telegram:
ARREST Immediately and hold for ex-
animation every known Communist
for possible connection with riots and
disorders In this State"
support Of Veterans Asked.
with Rhode Islands National
Guard already taxed by demands for
its services IN the two textile centers,
Gov. Green today called upon leaders
OF veterans organizations to supply
1000 men to be mustered into emer-
gency service and supplied with state
militray equipment.
In the Woonsocket area, IN the VI
cinity of the Woonsocket rayon plant,
where the most serious rioting oc-
CURED since the strike began, and at
Saylesville, where for the past several
DAYS intermittent riots have occurred
conditions were quiet this morning.
Evening star., 1934-09-13
R|TCH|E AND NICE
NAMEDFOR RACE;
RADCLIFFE WINS
France Leads Close Tally
for G. O. P. Senatorial
Nomination.
"Details OF Maryland primary
results in nearby counties tOtu be
found on Page B-1.

found on Page B-1.
BY the Associated Press
BALTIMORE, September 13.-Mary-
land Democrats have nominated Gov.
Albert C. Ritchie for . nth term
in office. Maryland Republicans have
nominated Harry w. Nice, the man
Ritchie beat by only 165 votes when
he ran for his first term in 1919.
The nominations Of the two ancient
political foes were assured on the basis
Of slow tabulAtion- Of the vote from
yesterdays primary.
On returns from 1924 Of the States
I,z5s voting places Ritchie had 11e,s 500
votes to 66.0oS for DR.. Charles H.
Conley. The Frederick physician
furnished the Governor Unexpectedly
strong opposition. Ritchie was GER
tain Of more than 80 votes In the
Democratic convention, where IS is
sufficient to nominate.
Nice Assured 50 Votes.
On returns from S84 polling places
Nice had 30,817, United States Sen
ator Phillips Lee Goldsborough, H.
496, and H. Webster Smith, 11,145.
Nice was certain to have as many as
30 votes in the Republican convention.
Nice's lead in first choice conven-
ton votes was sufficient to make the
States second choice system a mat
ter of no moment in the three-cor-
nered gubernatorial race.
Although he ran behind Gov. Ritchie
in the popular vote Of the first LOTS
boxes to report, George L. Radcliffe,
candidate for the Democratic nomi-
nation for Senator, was assured the
nomination and probably will lead the
Governor in number Of convention
votes.
Radcliffe, friend and former busi-
ness associate of President Roosevelt,
received 115,340 votes to 44,107 for
William Mines Maloy.
The Republicans three cornered
contest for the senatorial nomination
was so close, with $40 voting places
heard from, that the second choice
votes probably will determine the
nominee.
Former Senator Joseph I. France,
WA% SodSAS tA4C 1bCRQbllCdA LOululd.
ton for President against Hoover in
1882, led with 1926. Former Repre-
sentative John Philip Hill, who gained
national attention when he carried on
his fight against the prohibition laws
by publicly making hard cider in his
Baltimore back yard, was second with
14,S38. G. Wilbur Miller, Baltimore
business man, stood third with l4,478.
Early returns strongly indicated the
Democrats had renominated each of
the six members of Congress now rep
resenting the State.
Interest in Election.
The political interest Of the State
today turned to the Ritchie-Nice fight
for the general election. The strong
Conley vote, Nice's show of strength
over two opponents, and the fact that
the two ran so close IS years ago,
indicated hard fight ahead.
Gov. Ritchie, who has filled a State
chief executive Office longer than any
other Governor in the history Of the
Nation, has been in the States service
continually since 1910. He is So,
single, and the possessor of what
friendly political enemies have called
political It,"
Nice, who is Sc, has devoted the
majority Of his life to the private
practice Of law.