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VOL. 101. NO. 226. WEATHER FORECAST: SHOWERS AND COOLER BURLINGTON, VERMONT, FRIDAYSEPTEMBER 20, 1935.

PRICE THREE CENTS EX-PRESIDENT HITS NEW DEAL MEDITERRANEAN BECOMES ARMED NAVAL CAMP Mil ssolini NamesCommn. On War Law TO PORTLAND, "Vfv RUMANIA FZz ENGLAND, FRANCE Rp Atjfc WillReach Goal By Nov. 1 So Hopkins Predicts But At the Same Time Administrator Opens Door to Continuation of the Federal Dole After That Deadline Parkway Fund Decision Up To President PWA Officials Inform Gov. Smith That Only Roosevelt Can Make Possible Consideration of Application For Money For G. Mtn.

Project Its Duty Will Be to Adjust Italy's Legal Attitude Neutrals and Belligerents Under the Existing International War Code NAVAL BASES El ITALIAN fllJL BRITISH yVA canalJL BH FRENCH egvpt As the League of Nations waged a desperate fight to prevent an Italian-Ethiopian conflict, Great Britain and Italy maneuvered their great fleets of warships in the Mediterranean to meet any emergencies. England concentrated armed protection at the strategic points of Gibraltar, Malta, and in the vicinity of the Suez canal, while Italy gathered strong forces in the Tyrrhenian and Ionian seas to protect its shores. The world wondered iff trouble could be avoided as Italy continued its preparations for the attack on Ethiopia. K( 111 WASHINGTON, Sept. 19.

(JP) Public Works officials have informed Governor Smith of Vermont that only the President can make possible consideration of application for. funds for the proposed Green Mountain Parkway In the northern New England state. Governor Smith sent a telegram to the Public Works Administration asking that the September 13 deadline for Works Progress applications be extended, so that formal application might be made for funds for the parkway project. The deadline had expired before the telegram was received, but PWA replied that In any event the deadline could be extended only by the President, whose executive order established the deadline. WASHINGTON.

Sept. 19. (JP) Harry L. Hopkins predicted today the goal of the work relief drive will be reached November 1, but simultaneously opened thr door to continuation of the Federa' dole after that deadline. The works progress administrator a frequent visitor at recent Hydf Park conferences with Presiden' Roosevelt, told his press conference 931,703 persons already had been pu to work, leaving 2,458,297 to absor" in th next 42 days.

Creates Loophole "Our schedule," Hopkins emphasized, "provides for our putting these people to work. On the assumption that we will, we will end direct relief November 1." But he added Immediately that should the work quotas not be reached in some localities, WPA will "feel obligated" to make further di- rect relief provisions for those sec-1 Selassie Inspects Lords, Chieftains, Nation's Troops An Unexpected Incident May Be Spark That Fires "Powder Keg" That Is Now the Mediterranean Situation Is Rapidly Becoming Dangerous Because of Anglo Italian Military Concentrations of the Best Ships, Airplanes and Troops Former President Herbert Hoover Is shown in San Diego, delivering his Constitution day address in which he declared the nation is facing "the greatest crisis in defense of human liberty since Civil War days" and warned against surrendering "freedom for false promises of economic security." (Associated Press Photo) Red Cross Plans Course of Action If War Breaks Out "He Had Quite a Few Drinks" So W. J. Kelley Testifies About Rogers In Evelyn Hoey InquestSays He and Rogers Heard Shot In Girl's Room WEST CHESTER, Sept. 19.

(JP) A party guest at the rustic retreat of Henry H. Rogers, the night Evelyn Hoey, New York show girl was found shot to death, testified at an inquest tonight that he and Rogers heard one shot from her room. Then Rogers dashed upstairs, the witness asserted, and when he re turned "was holding his hands to his head and crying 'she's done it, shes shot herself." The witness. William J. Kelley, sw r.nn motion nlcture camera- man.

also said Roeers and the eirl ary measures proceed apace in affected land bases. Reuters News Agency reported an official defense proclamation at Gibraltar advised the public to lay in supplies of candles because, "in the event of certain emergencies it may prove necessary to extinguish all lights throughout Gibraltar." Additional British ships joined the fleet at Gibraltar ar.d evidences came from the Red Sea and the Orient that the British are rapidly moving to tighten up defenses all along the line. At Aden, Reuters reported, the mine layer Adventure together with the cruisers Norfolk flagship of the East India squadron, and Colombo, and five destroyers and two sloops of the Persian gulf squadron were drawn up there directly across the bav from Djbouti, French Somaliland. where Ethiopia contacts the world, and at the southern entrance of the Suez Canal. Markets Reflect Situation Abroad Nervous Cross Currents of Buying and Selling Surge Through Principal Commodity and Security Marts NEW YORK, Sept.

19. (JP) Nervous cross currents of buying and selling surged through the principal commodity and security markets of the world today as traders kept eyes and ears trained on the Mediter ranean. News of the British concentration of aircraft and fighting ships spurred buying of wheat in Chicago, Winnipeg, Liverpool, Buenos Aires and Rotterdam. Suez and Egyptian securities slumped in the Paris bourse, and British government bonds dipped in London. In Japan, an unprecedented buying wave swept through the Tokyo and Osaka stock exchanges, to the talk of a war "boom." But Wall Street for the moment turned skeptical of the "boom" aspects of a possible war, and snares in the stock exchange fell oack to cancel their advances of the past two days.

Prices of non-ferrous metals were again marked up, with the price of export copper reaching new high levels since 1933 for the fourth successive day, to the accompaniment of talk in the trade of heavy Italian buying. There were unconfirmed reports in petroleum circles of Italian inquiry for American oil and tankers. Wheat jumped as much as the equivalent of 5 cents a bushel in Buenos Aires, 3 cents in Winnipeg, and closed with gains of 2 1-8 to 2 5-8 cents in the Chicago pit. Financial circles found the cross currents of buying and selling confusing, and opinions differed widely as to the relative importance of the strained international situation in Europe as a factor in the markets. The slump in the New York stock exchange was attributed by some important brokerage circles to the failure of the list to follow through on its recent advar.ee.

The upsurge in wheat was attributed by some chiefly to resorts ol the sharply reduced Argentine crop. Most market analysts, however, thought that the sag in Suez and Egyptian securities in Paris, and of British funds in London, could be attributed directly to the developments at Geneva and Rome. China is developing rapidly the new port of Lien-Yan-Kang. had. some, she triediDr- Charles, Henty Richardson, 73, to borrow monev from a servant.

cital in a crowded courtroom. If the coroner's iurv finds that the i girl ended her life, the case is closed, officials reiterated tonight. If the jury finds she died at unknown hands, a grand jury investigation will be called. Kelley, cool and emphatic, told his version of events leading up to the tragic climax of the party, under questioning by District Attorney William E. Parke.

Rogers Excited All Day Rogers was excited all day, Kelley said. ROME, Sept. 19. (JP) Premier Mussolini set up tonight a commission designed to bring about "a formulation of legal measures" which will adjust Italy's legal attitude toward neutrals and belligerents under the international war code. In a decree published by the official gazette, the government announced the organization of the commission, composed of the nation's highest commanding officials for "a revision of agreements which govern the conduct of war among the belligerents and neutrals." Mussolini Sole Judge The decree provides that Premier Mussolini, as chief of the government, will be the sole judge of the necessities of revision.

The commission will be composed of one representative of the council of ministers, the supreme committee of national defense, of the high command of the army, navy, air force and voluntary militia, and of the ministries of foreign affairs, colonies, interior, justice, finance and communications. Premier Mussolini himself holds the portfolios in the ministries of arms, foreign affairs, navy, air, colonies and interior. He is also chairman of the supreme defense commission of the nation. The statement was made in best informed Italian circles tonight that Great Britain had made the peace proposal of the five-power committee unacceptable in order to force Italy to reject them and have recourse to war. Believe Britain Wants War The belief spread in Rome that Britain wants war to stop Italy now before Premier Mussolini's idea of empire expands to the detriment of London's interests.

Excellent sources expressed the view there was a growing belief among government officials that Great Britain's current idea is to force an Italo-Ethiopian war to a finish in which Britain hopes Italy will become exhausted and Mussolini's dream of empire will completely explode. To do this, these sources continued, she will encourage Emperor Haile Selassie to resist to the utmost and will promise him indirect assistance. The authoritative Giornale D'ltalia after reviewing the situation with Britain said, "there remains onl the desire to give battle to Italy. The London Times itself anticipates conflict by sugesting to Italy the neces-flict by suggesting to Italy ths neces-five's project, while other newspapers begin to speak of preventative sanctions. Criticizes British Presi The tone of the British press, the newspaper continued, is "deliberately provocative." Although a government spokesman has already said in no uncertain terms Italy cannot accept the committee's project even as a basis of discussion, it was expected the cabinet Saturday will give a formal refusal.

Some circles expressed belief the cabinet will order Italy to withdraw from the league but this was not met with official confirmation. The Bank of Italy's statement published today, covering a ten-day period ending September 10, shows a further loss of gold and foreign credit amounting to 150,000,000 lire. ((The lire is valued at about eight cents.) Morgan Liner Dixie Is Freed From Reef MIAMI, Sept. 19. (VP) Anchored at the Gulf Stream's edge, the Morgan liner Dixie, free from the Florida reef on which she was swept by a hurricane, tonight awaited resumption In tow of a tug of the voyage to New York that began September 1 from New Orleans.

Her merry company of 200-odd excursionists, transferred safely ashore by rescue ships that stood by for a day and a night as gales that followed the hurricane blew themselves out, had long since dispersed to their homes. Two large salvage tugs, straining at long hawsers, early today made good the prediction last Monday of the Dixie's veteran skipper. Captain E. W. Sundstrom, who then said: "I'll have this boat off before a week." After freeing the liner, the tugs pulled her to a secure anchorage.

The hurricane, which took 400 lives after striking the Florida Keys 15 miles west of the Dixie's berth on French reef, lert ample evidence of its force aboard the liner. Almost every pane of glass was smashed. Two lifeboats were swept away. Ventilators and large metal hatch covers were ripped from fastenings and twisted. Salt water soaked into the fine furnishings.

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tZ. with Rogers. u.uu, Syracuse University. He had publish- a Japanese cook, and Cloud Battin, rri 11 eight volumes on a Kentucky ADDIS ABABA. Sept.

19. (JP) Emperor Haile Selassie today held a regular personal inspection of the feudal lords, chieftains and soldiers who are to serve him in the' event of war with Italy. He made the military examination after a long and detailed study of the still secret proposal of the League of Nations' committee of five. The compromise, received late yesterday, elicited no authoritative the Emperor's attitude on the matter, but the general impression was that some of the terms were regarded as acceptable. While he and his advisers studied the document many rumors were circulated regarding its contents.

Favorable Word From Ethiopia League Hears Country Would Accept Peace Formula Drafted By Five Powers-Italy Opposes Such Draft GENEVA, Sept. 19. (JP) The League's impressive marshaling of world opinion against war was followed today by the even more impressive marshaling of warships in the Mediterranean. This weight of steel and the extreme importance of decisions Premier Mussolini is about to make pulled statesmen's minds toward the region between the Suez and Gibraltar. Strong indications came today that Ethiopia would accept a peace formula drafted by five powers and indications were still strong that Italy will reject it.

Salvador de Madariaga of Spain, chairman of the five-power committee, informed it he believed Ethiopia would accept the plan. What Italy will do, he added, he does not know. Italy's chief spokesman, Baron Pompeo Aloisi, de Madariaga continued, has held many telephonic conversations with Premier Mussolini since yesterday. An Italian spokesman said yesterday the plan was entirely unacceptable. (The Italian cabinet, a Rome dispatch said, was to make a decision on the plan Saturday.

But spokesmen continued to express belief it would be rejected). Delegates considered it an important fact, however, that de Madariaga was able to report to the committee of five that Aloisi had not flatly re- I jected the committee's suggestions when he received the text. Instead, he consulted Duce frequently. At a Juncheon today Edouard Herriot, former French Premier, said: "I belong to a country which at one epoch in its history heckled England and learned what it cost." Some of his hearers took this to be a reference comparing Mussolini to Napoleon. I British circles were frankly pessi mlstic.

BELLOWS FALLS HORSE WINS AT SPRINGFIELD WEST SPRINGFIELD, Sept. 19. (JP) The four-day light-harness horse race meeting at the Eastern States Exposition half-mile track was brought to a successful close here this afternoon with Calumet Bradford, Hanover Peters and Sam Brewer grabbing off first money victories for their respective owners. Calumet Bradford, owned by E. P.

Cray, Bellows Falls, Vermont; captured the 2:25 pace in straight heats in 2:07 1-4, 2:09 1-4, 2:12. Hanover Peters, from the stables of P. H. Stuart, Mechanic Falls, Maine, walked off with the honors in the special trot in straight heats. The 2:25 pace went to Sam Brewer, owned by P.

J. Roberts of Worcester. MEN HO KILLED KOENECKE ARE FREED ISLINGTON, Sept. 20. (Friday) (JP) A coroner's jury early today returned a verdict of "self-defence" in the slaying of Leonard Koenecke, Brooklyn baseball player, in an airplane early Tuesday during a struggle with William Joseph Mulqueeny, pilot, and Irwin Davis, parachute jumper.

The verdict freeing the two air men came only a few minute after the jury had retired. For several hours it had listened to testimony from many witnesses. tions. Such a development was regarded by some observers as at least a partial abandonment of another deadline set in the $4,000,000,000 work drive that the Federal dole should end with October. At the same press conference, Hopkins announced the issuance of an administrative order to state executives of WPA vesting them with power to fix the hours of work under the program.

Asked if this measure was taken to assure workers the prevailing wage, which has been an issue of the American Federation of Labor. Hopkins said the order merely gave the state administrators the power to adjust hours to local conditions, Ickes' List Ready Soon Secretary Ickes, at his press conference earlier in the day, said he would have ready for President Roosevelt upon his return to Washington next week a list of public works projects aggregating to be brought within the revised works relief program. He said a meeting of the allotment board may be called within a few days. Of those already at work, totalling 931,703, there were 502,000 in C. C.

C. camps and 343,504 on regular works projects. Of 88,199 others, 44,445 were in the agriculture department, 3.295 in the interior department, on navy projects. 3,366 on treasury projects. 22,356 on war department projects, and 2.924 in resettlement work under the direction of Rexford G.

Tugwell. Hopkins said well over in projects already have been approved with five of six millions in applications pending. The administrator said there had been "a substantial decline in the number of applications for relief." MOONEY TESTIFIES IN FRISCO HEARING SAN FRANCISCO. Sept. 19.

(JP) -Two attempts to impeach the testimony of Thomas J. Mooney and abandonment by the State of its cross examination to draw out his radical political views marked the habeas corpus hearing of the convicted Preparedness Day bomber today. Assistant State Attorney General William Cleary in one instance obtained from Mooney the statement that he heard no word spoken when two policemen brought John McDonald, prosecution witness, to the labor leader's cell here for identification purposes shortly after th bombing of July 22, 1916. Cleary then called Mooney's attention to his testimony yesterday in which he said he saw McDonalds lips move. "I saw McDonald's lips move but I heard him say Mooney replied.

"After all. it has been 19 years since that happened. If you want to know exactly what I said you can go back to the original At another point Mooney named a date on which he sa'd he received permission from a union head to organize the employes of the United Railways here. Cleary then handed him a letter showing Mooney had, subsequent to the date mentioned, written a friend asking to intercede with the union head for permission to do the organization work. Mooney retorted that the date on the letter had been "tampered with." but modified his testimony as to the date mentioned in his preceding remarks.

G. O. P. SOUNDING OUT VICE-PRESDT. MATERIAL WASHINGTON, Sept.

19. Reports were heard in the capital tonight that Republican chiefs had been sounding out possible material for vice -presidential nomination in 1936. One report said that Governor H. Styles Bridges of New Hampshire had been approached for questioning by one Republican leader. Henry P.

Fletcher. Republican national chairman, with whom visiting party figures usually confer, could not be reached for comment. Bridges himself said that he had called at Republican headquarters merely to "discuss the general situation." HAROLD F. McCORMICK NEW HARVESTER HEAD CHICAGO. Sept.

19. (FV-Harold F. McCormick, second son of the Inventor of the reaper, today succeeded his elder brother as chairman of the board of the International Harvester Company. VERA CRUZ. Mexico.

Sept. 19. Approximately 1,200 railroad workers walked out in a strike at 2:30 p. m. today called in an effort to parajyze terminal activities.

LONDON, Sept. 19. (JP) A "powder keg" situation 'n the Mediterranean becoming rapidly more dangerous because of Anglo-Italian military concentrations was reported tonight by foreign military observers. An unexpected incident, they said, might provide the spark for setting off the keg. There is purpose, they emphasize, behind the speedy mobilization of the best ships, airplanes and troops of both countries within the Mediterranean and at its entrances.

Fears grew in informed Quarters there might be an incident such as the blowing up of the battleship Maine to make the present situation far more dangerous. Two of the world's first line armadas, both recently reinforced with the calling in of reserve craft, are cruising or are anchored in close proximity in the Mediterranean. Both governments, maintaining a strict silence, have re-. inforced their air squadrons in the neighborhood and precaution Gulf -Atlantic Ship Canal Is Started OCALA, Sept. 19.

(JP) A thundering blast, touched off by President Roosevelt, tore out the first hole in the route of the Gulf -Atlantic ship canal today while Senator Duncan U. Fletcher (D-Fla) predicted ultimate completion of' the greatest waterway undertaken by the United States since the Panama Canal. Hundreds joined in a cheer as a geyser of dirt was hurled high into the air from an impulse started at the touch of a telegraph key in Mr. Roosevelt's home at Hyde Park, N. Y.

Fletcher told the jubilant Floridians they would live to see ships of every nation push through the $146,000,000 project, saving two and a half days sailing time between Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic ocean ports. Representative R. A. Green (D-Fla) the President would finish the project and it would be named the "Franklin D. Roosevelt Canal." Work relief funds totaling $5,000,000 have been allotted to the venture.

NEWPORT, R. Sept. 19. (JP) H. M.

S. York, cruiser attached to the British fleet in American waters, left tonight for Philadelphia, after a week In port here. Takes a Long Time "We cannot hope or expect to achieve this goal overnight, in a few months or even in the period of a year. Quick economic rebounds are always characterized by excessive. Speculative hypodermics will induce false stimulation, but will not contribute to healthy recovery." Some of the business gains the secretary said has occurred between March 1933 and June 1935 were: Industrial production, 46 per cent; factory employment, 36 per cent; factory payrolls, 79 per cent; electric power production, 18 per cent; rural general store sales, 104 per cent; passenger automobile sales, 157 per cent: freight car loadings 16 per cent; steel ingot production, 153 per cent; construction contracts, 157 per cent; automobile production, 213 per cent; imports 69 per cent; exports 58 per cent.

Other Gains Other gains Roper cited included: National income $5,000,000,000 higher in 1934 than 1933. Stock prices of 421 leading issues 84 per cent higher than in 1933; bond prices of 60 issues 36 per cent higher. Net profits of 413 leading corporations for 1934 greater than for any years since 1930. Cash farm income in 1934, above that of 1932. "There is another story which recovery figures alone cannot tell," Roper said.

"That is the story of the confidence that has superceded fear, the hope and faith that have overcome desolation and despair, and the recovery psychology which has displaced the depression psychology." WASHINGTON, t3ept. 19. (IP) The American Red Cross today contemplated preliminary step? necessary in event of an Italo-Ethiopian conflict. The central committee of the organization devoted its quarterly meeting today to the subject. Its action, however, was followed by a statement expressing the "profound hope that a way may yet be found to prevent warfare." tt D'o-Jcnr, UT, v.

XI. IVlLIltlrUbUIl Denri' Vprmnnt I5orn lltU YClliiUllt UUIH SYRACUSE, N. Sept. 19. (JP) Syracuse university mineralogist.

poet, philosopher and museum di rector, died at his home here to- night, A native of Vermont, Dr. Richard son was graduated from Dartmouth College in 1862 and received his master's degree there in 1892 and his doctorate three years later. He served as head of the department of min eralogy at Syracuse for 25 years, re tiring in 1933 to become director of the museum of natural science. He received an honorary degree of doctor of science at Norwich Uni versity, Northfield, In 1933 and the same year was made professor of Chicago. In 1927 he was com missioned a true Kentucky colonel.

He had published more than 75 'poems and wrote fiction and non- fiction dealing with his field. In 1930 he gave a collection of semi- Precious stones valued at $25,000 to geologic survey and 30 on a Vermont geologic survey and many other books. VFW DEMAND PROBE OF FLORIDA DISASTER NEW ORLEANS, Sept. 19. (JP) After listening to a graphic story of the recent Florida hurricane which swept away the lives of some 300 war veterans in the lower Florida Keys, U.

S. Veterans of Fokeign Wars, assembled In their 36th annual en campment, demanded by resolution late today a Congressional investigation of the disaster. The resolution, adopted unanimously, requested that the blame for the "appalling loss of lives' of World War veterans be fixed. A motion was put then from the floor "censoring the President of the United States for vetoing the bonus which caused these veterans to meet death in 'the Florida hurricane." The encampment went on record unanimously as favoring continuance of their fight for immediate and full payment of the adjusted service certificates. F.

D. TALKS ABOUT EUROPEAN SITUATION HYDE PARK, N. Sept. 19. (JP) The involved European situation seemed to occupy principal attention of President Roosevelt in talks with a number of callers today including Jesse Straus, ambassador to France, and Henry Morgenthau, former ambassador to Turkey.

There was no Immediate comment forthcoming on the conversations. As for the situation between Italy and Ethiopia there appears to be no prospect of American intervention but a very close watch was Indicated. Late today, Henry Roosevelt, the assistant secretary of the navy, was on the Presidential calling list. The administration is very building the navy to an approximate size authorized by existing treaties. BEN BERNIE WINS DIVORCE CHICAGO, Sept.

19. (JP) Ben Ber-nie, orchestra leader, won a divorce today from H. Anzelevitz (Bernie's real name) in a secret hearing before Judge Rudolph Desort. "The Old Maestro" testified they were married November 23, 1915, -in New York city and that his wife deserted him in September, 1931. He testified their son, Jason.

,16, was in the custody of his motfir. Roper Concludes Business Improvement Results Directly From New Deal Efforts (Continued on Page 19) Reserve Balances Drop $252,000,000 WASHINGTON, Sept. 19. (JP) The Federal Reserve System reported today a drop of $252,000,000 in member bank reserve balances during the week ended September 18, reducing excess reserves to $2,560,000,000. The change was occasioned, the Statement showed, by a transfer of $210,000,000 of treasury cash from commercial banks to Federal Reserve institutions during the period, accompanied by an Increase of $6,000,000 of non-member bank deposits and other Federal Reserve accounts.

The monetary gold stock showed a further gain of $21,000,000 during the week, bringing total stocks to $1,263,000,000 higher than last year. NEW YORK, Sept. 19. (P) Reserves of member banks of the Federal Reserve System dropped sharply in the week ended Wednesday under the influence of government financing and tax collections, weekly statements made public today showed. Total reserves of member institutions were $252,000,000 lower at while excess reserves, estimated at $2,560,000,000 were down $260,000,000 during the week.

Both were at highs for the entire history of the Federal Reserve System in the previous week. CLOSE CATTLE JUDGING AT E. S. EXPOSITION SPRINGFIELD, Sept. 19.

UP) Victories by Maryland and Washington cattle raisers featured the close of four days of cattle Judging today at the Eastern States Exposition at West Springfield. The Knowles trophy for the best combined State herd of Holsteins was taken by Maryland, while the grand champion senior cow in the Aberdeen Angus breed went to Congdon and Battles of Yakima, Wash. Earl Blayney, 18, of Mount Gilead, won the future farmers of America oratorical contest for the North Atlantic region, held here this afternoon. The New England open wood-chopping championship was won by William Stratford of Moores Corners, and the New England CCC wood chopping and wood sawing championship was won by Theodore De Celle of Fairlee, Vt. ALL BENNETT BALLOON ENTRIES SAFELY DOWN WARSAW, Sept.

19. VP The 13 entries in the 27th Gordon Bennett international balloon race, which were cut loose here Sunday, were all reported safely aground today with the Polish baj Polonia apparently the winner after landing 1.054 miles away, in Stalingrad Province near the Caspian Sea. Captain Zbigniew, pilot of the Polonia, on his arrival today in Moscow declared a squadron of Russian military airplanes had tried to force the balloon to land Monday near the frontier by firing warning shots for 40 minutes. The planes, he said, finally permitted the flight to continue. Royal Bidez.of Atlanta, has a sabre which was presented to his greatgrandfather by King Leopold II of th Belgians.

tt. fv cw(1, I shot was fired?" Parke askedt "About a quarter of ten," Kelley replied. "During the day was there much liquor drunk?" "I only saw about seven or eight drinks in my presence." Kelley said he had known Rogers since 1929 and that he had gone to Rogers "Indian Run" farm because Rogers had a story he thought might make a motion picture. "What was his condition as to sobriety?" Parke asked. "He had quite a few drinks," the witness replied, I wouldn't say he was sober." HUEY LONG MACHINE BARS ARE LET DOWN NEW ORLEANS, Sept.

19. (JP) -The political coup executed earlv today by Lieutenant-Governor James A. Noe and Wade O. Martin, chairman of the Louisiana public service commission, apparently has let down the bars in the old Long machine and it is everybody for himself. While the Lone lieutenants were squabbling over candidates for the ticket to be put in the field for the January election.

Noe and Martin took the bull by the horns and formally announced for governor and United States senator respec tively. The announcement broke like a thunderclap over the Long camp and sent the captain. Governor O. K. Allen into a spin.

At first he would not believe it as he had thought he had the machine under control and that a slate of candidates would be chosen in orderly fashion at a later caucus. But shortly after the announce ments were made both Noe and Mar- I tin walked into the governor's office and told him the facts. They both left smiling and pleased and Gov-? ernor Allen left by a rear door of the State House and declined to make a statement. LEAGUE TOLD ABOUT JEWS IN GERMANY GENEVA. Sept.

19. (JP) The plight of Jews in Germany was brought before the League of Nations by the committee of Jewish delegations today In an appeal that "the conscience of mankind will not tolerate that Jews should be degraded In this century of pariahs." WASHINGTON, Sept. 19. (JP) Secretary Roper depicted business conditions with a glowing, bright-tipped brush tonight and said no other conclusion was possible than that improvement had resulted directly from new deal efforts. "The litigants who say we have secured recovery in spite of what Roosevelt has done are certain to have their case dismissed for lack of evidence," he said in a speech broadcast over the national Broadcasting Company's network under auspices of the Evening Star's radio forum.

"But I ask all of you to bear witness with me now that these plaintive plaintiffs do admit the fact of recovery." Roper said business on its own power was unable to remove itself from the depression. Primary Stage Passed "We have now, according to reliable and acceptable economic evidence, passed the primary stages of a great cyclical upswing and entered into that phase which will determine the course and duration of that upswing," the commerce secretary said. "The fundamental and definite objective of the Roosevelt administration is to increase the security and happiness of the people; to adjust equitably the multiple segments of our economic life; to give business and industry the opportunity to progress with greater security and to make fair and proper profits; to give everyone who wants to work the chance to earn a living while seeking, however, to preserve the self respect and initiative of those helped in the emergency period. a.