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The Peninsula's Hub and The Most Rapidly Orowing City In Maryland THE SALI FORECAST: MiryUM A Iklaomrv: Fair tonight and Friday; Not much change la temp. M-xlerate winds. WORLD'S LARGEST FEATURE SERVICE A DEMOCRATIC NEWSPAPER FULL ASSOCIATED PRESS SERVICE VOL.VIIL NO. 271. SALISBURY, MARYLAND, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 22, 1931.

PRICE THREE CENTS For This Edition CUrnd A iwirt nM It Km. Dif Wwmwi farm dm It A. M. Throngs See Cortege Leave Iriventor's Home JAPANCALLED CANNON ARRAIGNMENT SET FOR OCTOBER 30 UPSHUR ASKS TO BE RELIEVED OF LEE'S DEFENSE MANY NATIONS PAY EDISON A LASTTRIBUTE Newly Filled Grave At West Orange, N. Marks Inventor Resting Place i It had been a private and simple funeral service for the late Thomas Alva Edison at his old home in West Orange, N.

J. "The big gates of the estate were closed to all but 400 family friends among them Mrs. Herbert Hoover, Mr. and Mrs, Henry Ford and Mr, and Mrs. Harvey Firestone.

But thousands of other persons stood silently in the streets outside, paying final honor to the memory of the great inventor. Here you see the hearse bearing: Edison's body as the cortege left the estate to go to the burialplace at Rosedale Cemetery. STATE NEWS OF THEDAYASTOLD BY REPORTERS Sheriff Hears Prisoner Prying Out Bricks In Jail Wall, Thwarts Escape Plan ON TO LEAVE CKESOIL Briand's Resolution Submitted To League Nations Would Set Date November 16th ASKS CHINA GUARD JAPANESE INTERESTS Japan's Delegate Refuses To Accept Any Definite Time Limit For Army's Withdrawal Geneva, Oct. 22 (AP) Chairnmn Aristide Briand today submitted to the League Council a resolution call ing upon the Japanese government to withdraw immediately and progres sively its, troops from northern Man churia in order that total evacuation may be effected before the next meet ing of the Council. It calls upon the Chinese govern ment to pledge its responsibility for tne safety of all Japanese subjects living in Manchuria, and it reconv mends that both Chinese and Japanese governmentes should appoint representatives to arrange the details of the evacuation.

Aa soon as evacuation is complet ed, the resolution proposes, both China and Japan should begin direct negotiations on the matters at issue between them, particularly those arising out of recent incidents and those relating to previous difficulties aris ing from the railway situation in Manchuria. To this end, the resolution suggests, the two parties shall set up a conciliation committee or some such board of arbitration which would be perma nent. M. Briand suggested an adjourn ment until next month, the council meanwhile authorizing the president to call an earlier meeting if that should be considered desirable. The council's action lacked the firmness which had been desired in some quarters, but on the whole It created a favorable impression and aroused a new hope that its efforts to restore peace in the far east might ultimately be successful.

The Chinese delegates indicated pri vately that while the Briand proposals were generally acceptable to them, they were dissatisfied with the length of time suggested for completion of the evacuation. Japan's representative on the Lea gue of Nations Council today refused to accept any definite time limit for withdrawal of her troops from Man churia. His announcement was in response to a resolution by Aristide Briand, the French foreign minister who cfcatr-man of the council, proposing that Japan complete the Manchurian evacuation by November 16, at which time the Council would meet again. When Kenkichi Yosbuawa, the Japanese delegate, took the stand which he had been expected to take, the council adjourned until tomorrow evening so that the Japanese delega tion roulit study the proposals ana so that Dr. Alfred the Chinese mem ber, could ask instructions from his government The Briand resoltion suggested that China and Japan begin direct negotiations immediately so that e-vacuation of the occupied area could be carried out quickly and str'wthly.

M. Briand, in presenting his proposals, described them as subject to debate and modification after they had been studied fully by the Japanese and Chinese representatives. RAIL EXECUTIVES TO ISSUE STATEMENT ON DENIAL OF INCREASE Atlantic City. N. Oct 22 (AP) Confronted with the Interstate Commerce Commission's decision a- gainst a flat 15 per cent freight rate increase, the nation's rail leaders met todav for the annual fall meeting of the Association of Railway Executives, to consider what how may be done to nrotcct earnings.

One executive, who preferred not to be lisned, said he hoped for a state ment from the association some time within the next two days on th rate issue. "I realise he said, "the great pub lic importance this question and I am sure we have every desire to give our oninions if we can reach a conerus' ion. It is difficlult to do that The commission's recommendations were nuite unexpected, and without considerable discussion we can't reach reasonable decision." The meeting waa arranged several months ago, before the rate increase was asked. Wages are certain to be considered. A ten per cent wage reduction would save the roads an estimated Labor leaders insist they will fight any wage cute, and the federal law enables them to insist on a long period of negotiation to prevent cuts.

Some executives privately have insisted that that reductions must eome. Present wage contracts have some months to run, however. There is some belief that rail troubles have been exaggerated to the arguments to obtain freight rate increaei. Kail bonds generally seem basically sound, rail leaders believe, even though they may not at present maintain the stnnrent retirement demanded lort Washington. Oct 22 (AP) Bishop James Cannon, and his former secretary, Miss Ada Burroughs of Richmond, will be arraigned Friday, October 30, on charges of violating the Corrupt Practices Act John J.

Wilson, Assistant United States Attorney jn (charge of the prosecution, said today that if no attacks were made on the validity of the indictments he would ask Justice Proctor in the District of Columbia Supreme Court to set an early date vise ima The Southern Methodist Churchman and Miss Burroughs were indicted af ter lengthy investigations by Senate' committees into Charges that he violated the Corrupt Practices Act by failing to report the expenditure of certain money given him to use a-gainst Alfred E. Smith, Democratic presidential nominee, in Virginia in PREMIER LAVAL GETS OVATION IN NEW YORK City Gives French Statesman One Of The Most Pretentious Greetings In Its History COMES TO U. S. TO TALK OF WORLD PROBLEMS Brings With Him No Set Or i ixed Program For Conversations With Hoover By RAMOND J. CROWLEY New York, Oct 22 (AP) Premier Laval, of France, arrived today to talk with President Hoover about methods of smoothing wrinkles of care from the face of mankind.

New York gave him one of the greatest ovations in its history. Cheering thousands banks Battery Park, fire boats spouted, and the big guns of Fort Jay thundered. The former peasant lad smiled calmly through it all, watched huge airplanes looming overhead, and faced a RTeat crowd of photographers and reportj with aplomb. "Let me see the Statue of Liberty," he said in the midst of it all, then he craned his neck out a window of the municipal tug Macoin, which, with pennants streaming, was about to land him on American soil. "Ah beautiful," he said.

At City Hall, where he was escorted with the thrilling pomp New York stages for its heroes, he said he came from a nation determined to cooperate with America to help restore prosperity. "A grave crisis has arisen which has interrupted your development as well as that of other countries," he said. "In a world torn with doubt our two great democracies together must search for and apply methods which will restore calm and reestablish equil-brium." "It is through Bn affirmation of faith and confidence that I desire to come into contact with the American ptople. I know their enthusiasm. 1 know that they are capable of generous impulses combining their deep sense or reality with their notue ideal ism.

They will respond, if necessary, to calls which may reach them from the old world. 'I speak in the name of a country which is determined to join its efforts with yours to ward off the dangers which menace our civilization." Premier Uwal spoKe in rjrencn. with Ambassador Paul Claude oi France acting as his interpreter. M. Laval brought with him no fixed or definite program on which to base his discussions with President iioover.

He was exoected, however, to discuss several subject which the French con sider more or less mtr-twming, yet in a sense separate. Among these were disarmament, economic recovery, the gold standard, inter-governmental debts, national security, and cooperation among nations, particularly be tween France and the United states Asa miest invited to dinner by an other selfmade man, Premier Laval expects to permit his host to open the discussion and to give France's viewpoint only thereafter. It is gen erally understood he does hot expect to take back any definite agreement, on paper, or otherwise, but merely to thresh out with the president prelim inaries looking toward cooperation on the various subject. Thn special train bearing Premier Laval and his party pulled out of the Pennsylvania Station for Washington at 11.22 A. M.

LARGEST AMPHIBIAN FLYING DOWN COAST Bridgeport. Oct 22 (AP) The world's largest amphibian air plane took off here today on its first major flight a 1,400 mile journey to Miami. where is will be used in regular passenger service across the Caribbean Sea. Soaring into the sky at 6:43 A. M.

the fifth passenger ship christened the American Clipper recently by Mrs. Herbert Hoover, headed for Norfolk, the first ston in its itinerary. A crew of six manned the riant ship when it left today. There were six passengers including Iipir Sikorsky, Hes'gnT of the plane, an' a numbtr officials of the air line. Berlin Attorney, Appointed By Court, Withdraws From Mur-der Case ftO DATE IS VET FIXED FOR THE TRIAL International Labor Defense League Undecided On Plans To Aid Negro Franklin Upshur, Berlin attorney appointed by the Circuit Court to Yuel Lee, alias Orphan Jones, 60-year-old negro, in his trial for the slaying of Green Davis, Worcester county farmer, his wife and two daughters, today asked to be relieved of the assignment His request, Upshur told the court, was based upon "personal Later, he explained that residents of the county misunderstood the responsibility which such as assignment to defend the negro placed upon him.

Therefore he sought to withdraw from tho case. His successor, if any is named, has not been designated by the court. In the meanwhile the case is "marking time." No date has yet been set for the trial, nor has the court yet received a petition for removal of th case to another county or to Baltimore City as had been anticipated. State's Attorney Godfrey Child, of Pocomoke, said the state is read to go to trial at any time and will ask the death penalty for the defendant who remains in the Baltimore City jail. Assisting Upshur in the defense was Bernard Ades, Baltimore attorney tor the International Defense League, which is expected to finance Ades in conducting the defense.

Ades went to New York earlier in the week to confer with the counsel of the national headquarters of the league there. He was exported to announce today the League's plans. Ades has expressed the desire to have the case tried in Baltimore. The prosecutor has intimated that he preferred Cambridge if the case is removed from Worcester. Sheriff Wilnicr Purnell today dis-closed telegrams from the New York office of the League charging third-degree methods were used to get Lee's confession and that Worcester county authorities proposed to 'railroad" him through trial.

"I am paying no attention whatever to the telegrams from this communistic organization" was the sheriff's comment SHARES DRIFT LOWER WITH LITTLE TRADING New York, Oct. 22 AP Th' stock market drifted somewhat lower today as Wall Street was preoccupied with the arrival in this country' of Premier Laval of France, the meeting of railway executives in Atlantic City anJ the possibility of a further change ia the rediscount rate after the close. Save for momentary upturn in th coppers, the market drifted ahmwt steadily lower, with rails conspicuously heavy But trading was ext remely slugrifh, and the market seemed to reflect, little stive neglect Losses of 1 to 3 points were umt-rous but on the whole, the mou-i ient was narrow. In the coppeis, such mues as Anaconda, Kennecott, Inspiration and Granby rose a point or so, but these advances were not wU maintsard. Among shares declining 2 to 3 points were New York Central, Southern Pacific, Union Pacific, Baltimore and Ohio, Santa Fc, Kartman, Coca Cola, Johns Manviile, American Telephone, and Consolidate Gas.

General Electric, General Motors, U. S. Steel and others lout a point or so. DAIRYMEN ASKED TO BUTCHER ONE-TENTH OF ALL MILK COWS Washintgon, Oct. 22 (A P) Dairy farmers are urged to destroy one-tenth of the country's milk cows to prevent overproduction in a report submitted to the Farm Board.

The report, prepared by the dairy advisory committee, an agency of dairy cooperatives, points out that herds have been increasing for four years which will eventually lead to large surpluses and low prices despite recent increane in prices. In addition to asking each farmer to el iminr te one cow out of each ten, the committee also suggested thnt all low-producing cows be culled and sold for (daughter and that additional heifer calves be vealed. The committee adopted resolutions commending cooperative marketing of dairy products, and urging milk distributors to buy from eooperatires. Adoption by the Farm Bktsrd of this proposal would mark a new attempt by it to curtail over-prodn-tion through destruction at the fountain-head. Its proposal that one third of the cotton acreage under cultiat-n be turned under was rejected by the south.

Nor York A. II. Woods theatrical producer, files voluntary bankruptcy. AMERICA UNITES IN EXPRESSING SORROW In Cities Throughout The Country And At The White House Lights Are Dimmed West Orange, fi. Oct 22 (AP) At Rosedale cemetery a newly filled grave marked today the resting place of he who was Thomas Alva Edison.

He was buried late yesterday as' dusk closed in upon the mourners the aged widow who kissed the casket as it was about to be lowered into the grave, then placed upon it a white rosebud; the wife of the president of the United States; close relatives and friends of the inventor, and a few! of his longtime laboratory associates. Four hundred of his friends crowded the drawing room Mr. Edison always called it "the parlor" of Glen-ment, the Edison home, for the simple funeral services in mid-afternoon. The Rev. Dr.

Stephen J. Herben read the service and spoke the prayer; and there was the music of Bach and! Beethoven. Mrs. Edison, Mrs. Hoover, Henry Ford and Harvey S.

Firestone were in the family group in a room upstairs listening to the services which were carried to them by specially installed amplifying apparatus. The streets leadinff from the home to the cemetery were crowded with i 1 the way. Mrs. Hoover returned at once Washington. Mr.

Hoover had been. unable to attend, held in Washington by pressing affairs of state. Two elderly mournings at the grave were William II. Meadowcraft, Edison's secretary and companion for fifty years, and Frederick. Ott, a brother of Joseph Ott, one of the lifelong associates' of the inventor.

Both had been to the funeral of Joseph Ott, but an hour earlier. Ott had died of shock on learning of Mr. Edison's death Sunday morning. Washington, Oct 22-(AP) The cold beams of moonlight were all that lighted the White House for one minute last night as President Hoover and his household observed a brief period of electric lightless homage to Thomas Edison. Setting an example to the nation, the president ordered the darkening of all lights in the executive mansion and grounds at X0 P.

M. for one minute. Mr. Hoover had asked that individuals through the country follow the lead of the White House in this final ribute to the man who made electrical illumination a realty. That the country's power houses could not feasibly be shut down for even one minute was said by Mr.

Hoover to be 'in itself a monument to Mr. Edison's genius." As the clock gtruck ten in Milan. Ohio, immortal as the birthplace of Edison, the community was without electric light or power. Darkness and immobility were preserved until the clock finished its count of ten. From the far corners of the earth to the State Department have come expressions of sympathetic condolence for the loss of America's electrical genius.

France, Italy, Venezuela, Nicaragua, Brazil, Chile, China, Egypt, Norway, Bolivia, and others sent word to the American people of the grief of their peoples. Prpmier Mussolini said: "His gen ius belongs to the United States but his work and his glory Belong, to me civilized world." Vow Ynrk. Oct. 22 (API The in crescent light which Thomas Alva Edison invented was dimmed in his memory night as New York paid him Broadwav, a flashing white way of electricity, was a shadow of its bright wlf. Most of the flashing signs and l.illhnarda went dark for the moment of tribute at 10 P.

M. Traffic came to a standstill as the familiary red and green traffic beacons blinked a 60 seconds rest. Every movie theatre faded out its screen pictures for one minute. Shows put out all lights as actors stopped their speaking. "Taps" were Bound; ed in some theatres.

The light of the Statue of Liberty went out. The city extinguished or dimmed 100.000 out of its 135,000 street lisfht. At Grand Central Terminal, the Red Caps formed in platoons and stood at attention far the minute. BALTIMORE PLANS HOMELESS BUILDING Baltlrrmrp. rvt 9trPMavor Howard W.

Jsckwm announced today that the titv will provide a building for the homeless this winter as the; r.rn tep in a program of emergency relief. I'eUiled plans for the building will 1 made st a conference of the mayor ffli other city nqicialu in the near future. Mr. Jack.in indie the ihilitv r.f enlinin the aid of the flf-'l' wial'in Or- DR. WILLIAMS, NOTED HOPKINS EXPERT, DIES Death Occurs 24 Hours After A Minor Abdominal Operation Was Performed AUTHOR OF WIDELY USED MEDICAL BOOK Recognized As Internationali Authority On Maternity; Was Chief Obstetrician Baltimore, Oct.

22 (AP) The medical world today mourned Dr. John Whitridge Williams, 6(5, an International authority on maternity and chief obstetrician of Johns Hopkins Hospital who died in the hospital last night, 24 hours after a minor abdominal operation. He was descended from a family that on the maternal side has practiced medicine in American for 160 years and in Baltimore for 110 years. He began his chosen work at the age of 27 when he was appointed profes-sor of obstetrics at Johns Hopkins Medical School. Ten years later he wrote a book on obstetrics that won him immediate recognition as an authority on maternal science.

year the sixth re- vised edition of the volume was printed. Dr. Williams wag a native of Baltimore. He was graduated from the Johns Hopkins University with a Bachelor of Arts degree at the age of 20, and two years later received his Doctor of Medicine at the state university. Next he studied in Europe and in 1915 was awarded a LLD.

degree by the University of Pittsburgh. When 33 vear old he was appointed ob- stetrician-in-chief at Johns Hopkins and in 1909 became dean of the medical school, a post he held until VJ23. Dr. Williams had worked until a bout two weeks ago when ho began to hi nnpration. nprformed I L1 Hi- mil.

plete recovery had been expected. He was a former president of the American Gynecological Society and in 1913 headed the American Society of the studv and prevention of in fant mortality and he also held an honorary presidency of the Glasgow Gynecological and Obstetrical Society. He took an active part early this year in the effort to have the federal iaw repealed forbidding the sending of hirth control information through the mails. In advocating birth control he said "the stork, and not eagle, is the bird of war." His widow who was Mrs. C.

Dew. Thebald Pennington survives with 3 daughters bv a former marriage, and two brothers. His first wife was Miss Margaretta S. Brown. One of the brothers resides in Baltimore and the other, Dr.

William wnimage liams, lives at Denver. Col. DEATH PITTSBURGH BANKER IN AUTO ACCIDENT "UNAVOIDABLE" Laurel. Oct 22 (AP)-Mag-istrate H. M.

Scott said today Harri- vakl S5. va r-nld Pittsburgh tilled vpstordav as a re LINDBERGHS BACK IN UNITED STATES, HURRYING EASTWARD Seattle, Oct. 22 (AP) Colonel and Mrs, Charles A. Lindbergh began the last stage of their homeward trip from the Orient today and expected to reach New York by air tomorrow night Arriving at Victoria, B. early today by steamer, they boarded a borrowed airplane and flew here in 46 minutes, arriving at 7.08 A.

Pacific Standard Time. After a brief stop they hopped eastward, planning to land at Boise, for fuel. Customs and immigration officers v.ere on hand here to hasten tho for- malities incident to re-entering the United States. Reports from Boise said a low mist overhung the airport there and that flying conditions were bad between Seattle and Boise, The Lindberghs returned to the United States because of the death of Mrs. Lindbergh's father, Senator Dwight W.

Morrow of New Jersey. BALTIMORE NEEDS $150,000 FUND FOR EMERGENCY RELIEF Baltimore, Oct. 22 (AP) Blayor Howard W. Jackson has been told by the unemployment relief committee that the city should advance 150,000 for emergency relief until January 1. In a preliminary report submitted to the mayor yesterday, the committee said it would return the money to the city treasury from any 'unexpended balances remaining on the books of the Community Fund, the Associated! Jewish Charities and the Catholic Charities at the end of "I don't at this time know where the $150,000 is to come from," Mayor Jackson commented, "but I will give consideration to the suggestion that the city advance, it." The committee, appointed by the mayor to advise on emergency relief, reported that an emergency situation exists "requiring immediate action to prevent what otherwise might prove to be a period of widespread and lfr tense suffering and misery." The already raised by the committee will be exhausted in ai week, thL.

report said, unless new funds are obtained. Between 3,000 and needy families have been cared tor by the committee. After January 1 funds of the reg- lular welfare agencies will be avail-j able and tho $150,000 needed to bridge the gap between now and that time, the report add-d. ONE TIME WEALTHY CHAMPAGNE KING ATTEMPTS SUICIDE New York, Oct. 22 (AP) Baron Walter Von Mumm, whose fortune bubbled from champagne and burst in war, is near death from a elf-inflicted bullet wound.

In one of five notes, he wrote: "I am doing this because I no longer wish to live." The attempted suicide occurred yes terday at the Glen Head, L. estate of a wealthy friend. Von Mumm has been working as a customer's man for a grokerage house. Before the war the baron owned Great vineyards in France, and the world drank toasts in his champagnes. He was wealthy, a sportsman and socially active.

In 1912 he was snot in tne cnest. was said at the time that the shoot- with a woman. Shortly afterward he of a Kansas banker, I The war descended upon Europe. Congress returned American ciuz'-n in ner. the war.

Von Mumm st- tid n-habiatstt- hi torture wita thapafse, but wiUttat i ISAAC WALTON LEAGUE OPPOSES PUMP GUN Annual Field Trials Of Maryland Foxhunters Association Are Under Way (By The Associated Press) Easton The sound of bricks being knocked loose cam to the ears of Sheriff Raymond Carroll and hi deputies as they were sitting in the of-rice of the juil here yesterday and the attempt of William Gambrill to es- jcape was foiled. Gambrill, who was accused of holding up and robbing C. E. Bray of Easton, was using a four-: pronged fork to remove the bricks. He also had an iron bar.

Easton Granville Down, granted a change of venue, will be taken to Chestertown, Kent County, today to lie tried in the Circuit Court there on a charge of murdering Arthur Woot-ers at Cordova last March. The defense maintained that a fair trial here was impossible. Westminster Two small stills on the property of Kermit Music on the rocd between Middleburg and Taney-town, located near tho house, were seized by State' Attorney Theodore F. Brown and Sheriff Ray Yohn. It was not announced if any arrests were made.

Solomons Island Resolutions condemning the use of pump and automatic shotguns in hunting migratory birds, unless the guns are limited to three shots, were adopted at a recent session fo the regional council of the Continued on page 5 SUNDAY BLUE LAWS SEEK EARLY EECTION Baltimore, Oct 22 (AP) Hope for an early public expression on an ordinance providing for modification of the Sunday Blue Laws in the city of Baltimore has been rnvived with the ruling of William R. Jones, a deputy Attorney General that a vote on the question can lie taken May 2, 1932, at the time of the primary election. The city only recently seemed to have shelved the question for a year when it turned thumbs down on special election to approve additional loans. The ordinance, it had been agreed, would have put before the electorate with the loans. But the financial condition of the city was announced to be in such a state that more loans would be unwise and the mayor had said that there would be no special election for the Blue I -aw ordinance alone.

Friends of the ordinance then proposed that the election judges and clerks serve without pay so that the issue could be decided at this trial and that suggestion is still under con sideration. The last session of the Legislature gave the City Council of Baltimore permission to prepare an ordinance lifting some of the Sunday restrictions now in force and if approved by the voters the state enforcement regulations would be repepsled. The ordinance would permit the bfwing of motion pictures, allow athletic contU and permit the sale of a limited amount of articles. Athletic event would be restricted to certain hours. The Lord's Day Alliance has opposed the ordinance and its members have snnounced their fight against any win fce carried to tse highest wart ia the suit of an unavoidable accident He.imrwas the result of a suicide pact I decided roner's not 10 impanei Th evidence preumaMv cleared uk n.

Ahfr. XancT-Elisabeth Vesbit who was driving hi car, and The baron, German-born, returned to the driver of a parked truck withithe land of his birth and France con-which Fh collided at Muirk-rk, fiscited hit lands. Uu wife sided Wa.htr.rt-.n boulevard. with the Allies and a special act of Mis Xefbit. who is 1.

was serious- lit- I laf St The auaiy nosp.uu. her s-he ha f' jred skuS, inttrnaJ injuries and cut, javings bsnxa. if hf rity attaint it..