St. Louis Post-Dispatch
November 9, 1928

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| comic PAGE ‘ THURSDAY, | NOVEMBER 8, 199g, VERY. VERY, COLONEL » I'M GOING OVER AND TALK TO SIBYL RIGHT INOW, aNo OH, WHAT a CEST ULL: OWE YOU IF SHE Says THAT ONE LITTLE : WORD THAT MEANS SO MUCH TO ME. - } aid for the stricken people. Bw population of towns which had not 7 during previous eruptions. spatch ar Sion +r KNOW 4NY MORE THAN | O10 CAUSE NE GAVE, ME FIFTY DOLLARS ae | DAMAGES: % Hi iy, sheee seer eweaee® eee seeee8 see seeser seer ft é sight and destroyed by the molten : 4 by © _ ROME, Nov. 9.—Although LIVED IS ENGULFED B Observer Who Flew in Air- plane Over Erupting Cone Says Flow Is Decreasing. Volume of By the Associated Press. CATANIA, Sicily, Nov. era] companies of engineer troops * today were trying to lay mines in order to form trenches and thus 9.—Sev- ® divert the fiow of lava from Mount iB Etna. ee The principal stream of lava ™ was flowing in the direction of the railway station at Mascali. Al- | though it had advanced to within 250 yards of the roadbed, rail -gervice was continuing. The stream. 'which had been flowing at a rate of 100 yards an hour, today had en slowed up to 10 to 12 yards an hour. ~ Mascali, once the home of 10,000 persons, today was a mass of lava and shooting flames. Three persons ' Whose escape was cut off were ‘burned to death in the molten | gtream rolling down the slopes of Mount Etna. , The onrush of the three lava greams which had threatened the - fegion between Mascali and the ' fea, however, has diminished in in- tensity. Thousands of spectators came from all over Sicily-and Calabria. They had to park their cars far front the scene of destruction and proceed afoot. Aid to Sufferers. Giovanni Giuratti, Minister of Public Works, was mustering all The P been affected by the lava offered hospitality to those made home- less, Giuratti also was having canals dug to divert the flow to the sea in order to avoid its running over the beaches at Giarre and Riposto. Prof. Ponte, Director of the Vol- ctano Institute, estimated that the quantity of lava thrown out by the Volcano equaled in one day the quantity thrown out in two days He said the flow was five times faster than it Wad been in 1923, the last seri- ous eruption. The disaster so stunned the sim- ple folk of the countryside that gendarmes and firemen, sent to the scene from Catania, sometimes found it necessary to use force to drive them to'places of safety. The three casualties were a fa- ther, son and grandson named Pis- torlo. They had returned to their home to save household goods and as they slept the lava surrounded the dwelling. Fellow townsmen Were forced to watch death over- take the three from beyond the lake of lava, being helpless to res- cue them. Men and Animals Stunned. The Spectacie of relentlessly flowing lava seemed to exercise a terrible fascination on men and sts. A number of cats were into Mascali by the fiery Mass, Birds which hovered over the river of lava were caught by the fumes and fluttered down into the fire like dead leaves. ,. Two women begged the authori- Wes for permission to disinter the body of one of their relatives sO as to bury it in a safer place, but the advance of the lava made this im- bossible. A monument to the war dead Which was to have been unveiled Next Sunday was hastily dedicated just before the lava reached it. Fas- cists performed the rite by calling the nates On the roll of the dead While the crowd answered “pres 3 ” ¥ ent after each name was called. Ae? he Volume of Lava Flow From Crater Thoaght to Be Lessening. the Associated Press. the Wn of Mascali has been buried a under the flow of molten lava from unt Etna, latest reports from he scene of the eruption indicate a ' t the speed of the current has | Mackened and that the eruption it- P Sele is declining. Bs: _ The lava is nearly 300 yards ¥ from the Catania-Messina lway tracks and at the present > Fate it would be probably 30 or 40 oe Urs bef.re it reached the line. _ Efforts are being put forth to di- the stream into the sea and to Astruct a temporary railway hued on Page 2, Column 4, CLOUDY, UNSETTLED TONIGHT | AND TOMORROW; WARMER THE TEMPERATURES. eS Sa (See . aoe fo 40 ee n+ oes Oe ee ie 4% Ae Me oe: 32 SNS vue oe 4° te ee Se > alae NN ek 41 a ig RE a > * ere 41 SO sccs Ot me ae Gees 41 7 Oe Oe otk ee: eee 4) ee ie Wis a oe OO BS Be ic ka be we os Yesterday's high, 55 (3 p. m.): low 37 (11:30 p. m.) Official forecast for St. Louis and “Why ‘Swap cet TE vicinity: Cloudy XAS FOR and unsettled to- night and tomor- Fruove ISLAND? . row; rising ten- (ZoS) perature. Missouri: Most- ly cloudy tonight and tomorrow; rising tempera- ture tomorrow. Illinois: Cloudy and somewhat unsettled tonight and tomorrow; rising temperature tomorrow, and in extreme north- west portion to- night. Sunset, 4:31. Sunrise (tomor- row) 6:39. Mississippi, 14.8 the Stage feet, a rise of 0.1. of IN ANONYMOUS GIFT Will Be Used to Build Quarters for Small Community of Students. By the Associated Press. CAMBRIDGE, Mass., President A. Lawrence Lowell of Harvard University yesterday an- nounced an anonymous gift to the university of $3,000,000 to be used to build and endow a group of dormitories, dining halls and com- mon rooms for 200 or 300 students The establishment of such groups of dormitories, to be known as ‘‘houses,” was suggested three years ago in a report presented by a group of undergraduates appointed by the Student Council. The plan Nov. 9.— is designed to bring together, in a social community, students whose varying interests and ideals repre- sent a fair cross-section of under- graduate life. President Lowell, in his announcement, described it as the “capping stone,” to the tuto- rial system which has been built up at Harvard during the last 15 years. RADIO SHARES UP 37 POINTS ON NEW YORK STOCK MARKET Small Supply Available Causes Sharp Advance; Earnings $7.53 in Nine Months. Special to the Post-Dispatch. NEW YORK, Nov. 9.—Radio Corporation of America = stock jumped 387 points to 270, in wild trading on the New York Stock Exchange near the close of the session today as cries of ‘‘corner” rang through the financial district. The stock closed at 250, for a gain of 17 points for the day. The violent rise in the stock was due directly to the comparkative- lyesmAll suprly available in the open market, most of the stock be- ing held by corporations and rich investors. According to a state- ment issued today, the corporation earned $7.53 a share in the first nine months pf the year, against $2.68 in the game period last year. The company has valuable patents, whie’? will be the basis of future developments, SLAIN MAN TIED TO POST — Body Found Sitting by Fence in Chicago Suburb. Special to the Post-Dispatch. CHICAGO, Nov. 9.—The body of a well dressed man, tied by the neck to a fence post, was found today in a sit®@ing posture propped against a barbed’ wire fence. The only mark of. violence, beside bruises on the neck, was a bruise on the top of the head, indicating a severe blow had been struck. Numerous footprints near the body and the marks of automobile tires indicated to police of Mel- rose Park, suburb where the body was discovered, that the man had been strangled to death elsewhere and his body taken to the lonely spot. All marks of identification had been removed from the cloth- ing. 28 DROWN WHEN BOAT UPSETS Egyptian Dies of Exhaustion After Rescuing Nine Near Cairo. By the Associated Press. CAIRO, Nov. 9.—Twenty-eight persons, most of them girls, were drowned last night when a boat, carrying flower sellers across the Nile capsized in midstream near Abu Ziabal. The Ecyptian employe of a near- by wireless station rescued nine girls but was so exhausted that he collapsed and died.” The accident was caused by the overloading of the craft. Australian Flyers in Burma. By the Associated Press. RANGOON, Burma, Nov. 3.— Capt. Frank Hurley and Flying Of- ficer Moir, Australian airmen who are flying from Australia to En- giand, arrived here early today ‘toes Victoria Point. 33,000,000 70 HARVARD OBREGON'S SLAYER PETS DEATH AND NUN 20 YEARS Jurors Ask for Protection on Way Home, but Judge Denies Request Armed Guards. for APPEAL TO BE FILED . WITHIN FIVE DAYS Jose de Leon Toral and Mother Concepcion Led From Court Room Amid Shouts ‘‘Viva Obregon.”’ By ARTHUR CONSTANTINE, A Staff Correspondent of the New York World and Post-Dispatch. (Copyright 1928, by the Press and Pulit- zer Publishing Cos., the New York World and Post-Dispatch.) MEXICO CITY, Nov. 9.—Jose de Leon-Toral was convicted yester- day at San Angelo of the assassi- nation of President-elect Alvaro Obregon last July and was. sen- tenced to face a firing squad. Mother Concepcion Acebedo de la Liata, the Catholic nun charged with being the “intellectual au- thor” of the crime, also was found guilty and sentenced to imprisonment. 20 years’ The jury of -nine, largely com- posed of farmers and workmen, was unanimous in finding de Leon- Toral guilty. One juror, however, voted for the acquittal for Madre Conchita, as Mother Concepcion is called here. Under Mexican law a majority verdict is sufficient to convict. Both defendants heard their sen- tences without any display of emo- tion. The nun sat motionless with eyes downcast. In a firm voice de Leon-Toral asked Judge Mendoza for permis- sion to make a statement over the radio by which the _ proceedings have been broadcast by the De- partment of Communications. HIs request was curtly denied, the Judge saying: “You will have a chance to speak some other day.” Appeal to Be Filed. As soon as sentence had been pronounced, Demetrio Sodi, for- mer president of the Mexican Su- preme Court, assigned as defense counsel, announced that he would appeal within the five days al- lowed by the Court, The atmosphetfe about the Court- house, which has been growing Steadily more tense during the seven days of the trial, was tenser than ever yesterday. For several] days the jurymen had been taking their places in the box with re- volvers slung to their hips. \After they had returned their verdict, the jurors asked the Court for armed guards to take them to their homes, reminding the Court that “there are a lot of fanatics outside.” In refusing the request on the grounds that such protection was unnecessary, Judge Alonso Aznar Mendoza said: “You have performed your duty and returned a fair verdict. The Nation applauds you and you do not need protection.” At the conclusion of the _§ tria) both prisoners were led out of the Courthouse surrounded by = solid phalanxes of guards with loaded rifles. They were hustled into waiting cars and _ driven off through wildly shouting crowds. Obregon partisans in the crowds were yelling: “Viva Obregon! Death to Obregon’s assassin! Death to Sodi!” Women Weep for Nun. Many women in the crowd wept for the convicted nun. As de Leon- Toral was being put into a ousine with half a dozen soldiers he caught sight of a friend in the crowd. He had heard that there was a plot to kill him as he left the Courthouse, but he waved his hand in a gay salute and _ smiled toward his friend. With the crowd 20 deep around him, de Leon-Tora clambered into the car and threw an arm over the shoulders of the chauffeur, From his seat he calmly surveved the throne around him, seeming to take much satisfaction from being in the limelight. Mother Concepcion was a tragic ficure. Her spirit seemed abso. lutely broken. Yesterday's session lasted eight hours without a break, and dur- ing all that time she appeared pas- sive. Only once, when Attorney- General Esquiel Padilla denounced her as a heretic, did she _ raise flashing eyes, and even then only for an instant. When the Judge asked her if she had anything to say, she answered in a low voice. “No.” and then walked back to her seat between her guards. Attorney-General Padilla lim- Cont'nued on Page 3, Column 2. held LEVIATHAN WAITS ALL NIGHT ON TIDE SO IT MAY DOCK Vessel With 1300 Passengers Aboard Anchors Near Pier in New York. By the Associated Press, NEW YORK, Nov. 9.—Held at anchor within sight of her pier all night by a powerful ebb tide, the giant liner Leviathan docked early this morning and 1300 annoyed passengers came ashore. The Leviathan’s bow was almost against her pier for hours, but Commodore H. A. Cunningham considered it too hazardous to move his ship. At 4 a. m., when the tide turned, the great ship re- versed propellors and slowly slid into her berth. Relatives and friends had waited on the pier for hours. LIFE TERM CONVICT PAROLED IN LIGHT OF NEW EVIDENCE New Jersey Governor Says He Is Reasonably Sure John. Enz Did Not Kill Truck Driver. By the Associated Press, TRENTON, N. J., Nov. 9.—The State Court, of Pardons yesterday granted a parole to James Sweeney, serving a term of life imprison- ment for an Elizabeth (N. J.) mail robbery in which John Enz, mail truck driver, was killed. Sweeney’s case was laid before the Court of Pardons by Gov. Moore, who stated that in the light of new evidence he was reasonably sure that Sweeney was not guilty. Enz was shot by robbers, who made away with $51,700 in a day- light mail robbery, Oct. 14, 1926. Sweeney was arrested, and. at the trial two witnesses identified him as the “lookout” @Qnman, but he de- clared that on the date-of the crime he had gone to Sing Sing prison to visit an inmate. He admitted sign- ing another name to the visitors’ card and failed to prove an alibi with the admission slip. The jury convicted him of murder, but rec- ommended mercy. Several months ago Sweeney’s counsel obtained five affidavits af- firming the alibi he failed to estab- lish at the trial and, two men awaiting trial in the robbery case exonerated him. WHAT WIFE SAYS IN SLEEP ‘NO GROUND FOR DIVORCE Woman Murmured Endecarimgly of “Alf” While Her Husband, John, Listened. UNIONTOWN, Pa., Nov. 9.— What a woman says in her sleep, even if«she does mention the name of another man, is not grounds for divorce, according to Judge Mor- row, who refused to grant a de- cree to John Zimmerman of In- dian Head, from his wife, Golda, 19 years old. Zimmerman said his wife, in her sleep, called the name of “Alf” in endearing terms. He said was Alfred Gallagher. An endear: ing letter from Gallagher to Mrs. Zimmerman was found in a bu- reau drawer, the husband testified. SMOKE PALL DOWNTOWN Darkness Envelops Business Sec- tion in Mid-Afternoon, The darkness which enveloped downtown St. Louis after 2 o'clock this afternoon was caused by a smoke pall trapped by a light wind which shifted from northeast to southwest and at the same _ time dropped in velocity to two miles an hour, according to Montrose W. Hayes, head of the Weather Bu- reau here. Moist condition of the atmos- phere all day was favorable to the holding of smoke, and _ the wind, after dropping in velocity, was too light to blow away the accumula- tion. At Lambert-St. Louis Field there was no smoke but visibility was reduced to three miles and there was a low “ceiling” of be- tweep 800 and 1000 feet. MONTANA REJECTS DRY LAW Proposal to Adopt Federal Statute 8600 Votes Behind. By the Associated Press. HELENA, Mont., Nov. 9.—.A proposal to enact the Federal pro- hibition law as a Montana statute to supplant the State enforcement acts, repealed two years ago, showed an adverse majority of 8629 votes on returns today from 45 of the 56 counties in the State in Tuesday's election. The vote today stood: For 53.,- 709, against 62,338. COFFEYVILLE, Kan., Nov. 9.— Earl Hackney, Chief of Police, and W. H. McMurtry, policeman, were kidnaped today by several men when they answered a cajl to the south part of the city to arrest chicken thieves. The officers answered the call of a woman who reported she had seen the men hiding half a dozen sacks of chickens. When the Chief and his companion appeared, the woman reported, the men cov- ered them with revolvers, forced them into an automobile and drove away. Five Firemen Hurt in Explosion. CHICAGO, Nov. 9%.—Five fire- men were injured, one seriously, in a fire in a six-story building on Wabash avenue today in the down- town section. A gs explosion caused the men to fall into the basement. Lieut. Herman Seibert was unconscious when taken out. f “Alt” | | second degree — ton TWO KANSAS POLICE KIDNAPED | ain HOOVER TO MAKE LATIN-AMERICA —— = MRS. MATLOCK'S BOND APPROVED BUT SHE 1S HELD Charge Against Slayer of Husband Is Reduced from First to Second Degree Murder. HUSBAND, DRUNK, BEAT HER, SHE SAYS “Good Time _ Charley” Proudly Credited His Ca- reer in Love and Business to ‘‘Personality.”’ —— The release under $25,000 bond of Mrs. Helen C. Matlock, who shot and killed her husband, “Good- time Charley’’ Matlock, an auto- mobile salesman last Tuesday aft- ernoon as he walked into an apart- ment where he had established a model and night club entertainer as another “Mrs. Matlock” -was approved this afternoon following reduction of the charge against her from first to second degree murder. Mrs. Matlock’s attorneys had provided sureties satisfactory to Judge Butler in Court of Criminal Correction and were on their way to Police Headquarters when Cir- cult Attorney Sidener decided that she should not be released. Judge 3utler telephoned police recalling the bond. Then after a conference with Judge Butler and Deputy Coroner Dever’ Sidener changed his* mind and the bond was approved again. The sureties are Robert Hanna, former State Oil Inspector and Re- publican politician, and Anton Schmidt, a professional bondsman. The murder warrant and the bail will hold Mrs. Matlock for the grand jury which will decide whether to indict her for first or murder. Punish- ment for first degree murder, upon conviction, is life imprisonment Or death; for second degree murder, 10 years to life. Sidener Won't Discuss Change. Yesterday both Circuit Attorney Sidener and his assistant, Miss Florence Weigle, in charge of war- rants, had said the evidence justi- fied a first degree murder charge and Mrs. Matlock would not be ad- mitted to bail. “When a woman waits for her husband in an apart- ment for two hours with a pistol in her hand that indicates first de- gree murder to me,” Sidener said. Today neither Sidener nor Miss Weigle would discuss the change in the warrant. Inspection of the warrant disclosed it had been pre- pared on a first degree form, the “first degree’ having been crossed out and the lesser charge written in. ‘I’m not going to talk about it,” Sidener said. It is known, how- ever, that the change was ordered after Mrs. Matlock’s lawyers, Sarpy Noonan and Edgar Maher, had called at the Circuit Attorney's of- fice, In the matron's room at headquarters where she had been held since the killing, Mrs. Mat- lock said she wanted to return to her home at 3801 South Grand boulevard fo arrange for the fun- eral services for her husband. Previously, Patrolman Andrew Matlock, father of the slain man, had arranged to send the body to- night to St. James, Mo., his former home, for burial tomorrow. The body has been at an under- taking establishment-at 5966 Eas- avenue, where it was viewed by the “other woman,” Rose Jokerst, 21 years old, known as Rose Steller on the stage, and as “Mrs. Matlock” at the Guild apartment, 4997 West Pine boule vard, where Matlock was ‘killed. Miss Jokerst Views Body. Miss JokKerst, her mother, visited er’s chapel shortly before 2 o'clock and left after 15 minutes. Mat- lock’s brother and uncle were there, but they did not speak. Miss Jo- kerst knelt beside the casket and resting her head on it, wept softly. Beside her was a large heart-shaped cluster of roses, a card attached reading: “‘Always, Rosie.” Another floral piece was sent by William boulevard, who was best man Matlock’s first wedding 14 ago and had not seen him since. Several women telephoned Continued on Page 3, Column 5. accompanied by the undertak- GOOD WILL TRIP Hall | at the time of the World War. Slain Man i and His Widow —Photo by De CHARLES MATLOCK AND MRS. HELEN MATLOCK, Vere, RS. MATLOCK has been charged with second degree murder for __ lying in wait for her husband in the home of Miss Rose Jokerst, night club entertainer, and killing him. Bond of $25,000 for Mrs. Matlock was approved today. The photograph of Matlock was taken SENATOR: WAGNER NAMED AT LIQUOR TRIAL AS FIXER Dry Agent Says Waiter Told Him New York Man Protected Cafe, Ey the Associated Press. name NEW YORK, Nov. Pt | of United States Senator Robert F. Wagner of New York, was men- tioned today in testimony at the trial of Luigi Cardi and four oth- ers for conspiracy to violate the prohibition law in Luigi’s restau- rant here. John J. Mitchell, a prohibition agent who came to New York from Denver last spring, testified he was in the restaurant last May when some commotion was heard out- side. Carl Bartl, a waiter, one of the defendants, reassured Mitchell and his party, the witness said. ‘That’s all right,’’ Bartl told them, Mitchell testified. ‘‘Don‘t be alarmed. Luigi pays well for pro- tection here and everything is fixed.”’ “Was the name mentioned?” asked Norman J. Morrison, special Assistant Attor- ney-General, who was conducting the examination. “Yes,” replied the witness, “I be- lieve it was Senator Wagner.” _ “Was there any mention of the cost of fixing ?’’ “Yes,” said Mitchell, “I lieve the waiter told me every time Luigi opened the doors in the morning it cost him $300.” : At Senator Wagner's office it was said he was out of town. KANSAS CITY JUDGE INDICTED FOR ASSAULT ON CANDIDATE Howard Vrooman Charged With Threatening Floyd E. Jacobs With a Pistol. By the Associated Press. ; KANSAS CITY, Mo., Nov. 9.— Judge Howard Vrooman of the County Court today was indicted by the Jackson County grand jury on charges of assault with intent to kill and with flourishing a deadly weapon, in connection with an al- egled assault on Floyd E. Jacobs, Aefeated Democratic cancidate for Congress in Tuesday's election. The alleged attack took place in a» downtown drug store. Witness*s said Jacobs, who recently repre- sented Mrs. Vrooman in a separate maintenance suit, ‘table when Judge Vrooman | proached, drew a pistol and asked: “Did you speak at my wife's hous* yesterday?” Jacobs had been scheduled to ad- dress a Democratic meeting at Mes. Vrooman’s home. Others in the istore seized and held Judge Vroo- man. He denied to police that he had a pistol, KILLED BY FIVE-STORY FALL DOWN ELEVATOR SHAFT Workman Slips Through a_ 14- Inch Gap Between Cage and Floor. of the fixer be- a en Bankston of 4412 Lindell | at) years | ture and fell through a 14-inch gap Moses Levin, 45 years old, was killed at noon today when he fell _down the elevator shaft from the fifth floor of the Artistic Furni- ture Co., 3446 Lindell boulevard, where he was employed. Tevin had been unloading furnl- between the elevator cage and the floor. He lived at 4457 Cote Bril- liante avenue, was seated at a'/! ap- | i LIFE INSURANCE OF MURDER VICTIM SNYDER VOIDED New York Court Nullifies $95,000 Policies or Which Wife and Judd Gray Killed Him. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, Nov. 93.—The insur- ance policies totaling $95,000 on the life of Albert Snyder, murdered by his wife, Ruth, and Henry Judd Gray, who were executed, were de- clared null and void today by Su- preme Court Justice Mahoney. The insurance, taken out not long before Snyder's death, was established as fhe motive for the murder. Life Insurance Co. brought action against Mrs. Josephiné Brown, Mrs. Snyder's mother, and Larraine Snyder, daughter of the executed woman, for annulment of the policies on the ground that the contract was not valid because Mrs. Snyder had deceived her husband in taking them, A former insurance agent testi- fied at the trial that he had traced Snyder's signature on another pol- icy so that he could write it onthe other two Mrs. Snyder took out. One of the policies, for $45,000, called for double indemnity in the event of death by violence, The second policy was for $5000. The Prudential FIRE AT THE CITY HALL Blaze Caused by Short Cirenit Ex- tinguished in Five Slinutes. Excitement reigned for a few minutes at the City Hall this aft- ernoon when a fire, with consid- erable smoke, broke out in a first- floor lavatory in a shaft through which electric light wires pases to upper floors, Firemen extinguighed the blaze with chemicals in five minutes. A short circuit was blamed. The damage was nominal. RESCUED AT SEA IN GALE} By the Associated Pres:, HOQUIAM, Wash., Nov. 9.—Capt. Eing Jarvin and Henry Teppola, fishermen, both of Astoria, Ore., and their 36-foot troller, Beasie K.., which was driven out to sea in a gale Wednesday night when they tried to cross the Columbia River bar, were rescued by coast guards- men today. Flares sent up by the Bessie K. about midnight were seen at the Westport Station. British Flyer Orashes to Death. BROOKLANDS. England. Nov. 9—Lieut. G. Madocks of the Gold- stream Guards crashed to death from 1000 feet today while flying in a single-seater in the first meet- ing of the Household Brigade Fiy- ing Club here. The club was form- ed for officers of the brigade of guards who are interested tn fly- ing. Lieut. Madocks’ plane appar- ently stalled and went into a spin. site. ‘ie ir te eee BEFORE INAUGURATION ABOARD AN AMERICAN BATTLESHIP TELEGRAPHS COOLIDGE CONCERNING INTENTION President Said to Have Ap- proved and Promised His Co-Operation in the Mat- ter. PURPOSE IS INQUIRY _ INTO CONDITIONS to Make Journey in Novem- ber and December, He Announces. co re ~ ee eee Californian Proposes Ly the Associated Press. PALO ALTO, Cal, Nov. 9.—It Was announced today at the home of Mr. Hoover that the President- elect planned to make a good will visit to South America in Novem- ber and December. By the Associated Press. WASHINGTON, Nov. 9.—Presi- dent-elect Hoover today tele- graphed President Coolidge that he proposed to make a trip to Central and South America before agsum- ing Office on March 4 Hoover in his message to the President said he would appreciate the assignment of the battleship Maryland to him for the journey. His purpose in the trip, as ex- plained to Mr. Coolidge, would be to give evidence of good will to Latin American countries and to express his desire to co-operate with them for the promotion ef mutual good relations besides fa- miliarizing himself with common problems. Mr. Coolidge has promised Hoo- ver all the co-operation which his administration can offer in carry- hg out his program and making it a thorough success. Hoover had thought of such a trip before his election, {t was said, and had spoken of its possibility to the President on his final visit to the White House before leaving for his home at Palo Alto, Cal. The trip will be made on the battleship Maryland and the de- tails will be worked out within the next few days. Under tentative plans the President-elect would go down the west coast of the Latin- American continent to Valparaiso, Chile, and cross the Andes by rail to Buenos Aires, then proceed up the east coast to the United States. This information was given after the President-elect had been in- formed by the Associated Press that President Coolidge had made the announcement of his plans at the White House in Washington. Hoover Expected to Reorganize G. O. P. in South. By the Associated Press. PALO ALTO, Cal., Nov. 9.—Pres- ident-eclect Hoover will be con- fronted by new problems, quite apart from those he must shoulder as the chief executive, ag the re- sult of his sweep of the country nd the breaking of the solid South. These probiems are political in character, and as the head of his party the decision as to dealing with them rests with him. Fore- most among them is the future or- ganization in the Southern States, involving extensive expansion and some realignments south of the | Mason and Dixon line. The President-elect has been fully aware of the factors contrib- uting to the political revolution there—a revolution which sur- prised him as much as it did the country as a whole. However, lat- est returns show that In some of the states which threw their elec- toral votes to him, the Repulbican trend extended into the congres- sional field, with the election of candidates of his own party in #- tricts which heretofore have been strongly Democratic. Hoover Sought Southern Support. One of the high hopes Hoover | entertained during the campaign was that sectional lines might be broken down, and consequently his friends look on it as only a nat- ural consequence of the ejection that he should take steps to con- solidate as far as possible the ground that has been gained. Just how this will be done fe for future determination, as the Pres- Contiened on Page 2, Column 1, - ad . a eA Cone Bix ¢ Ms ; a es, 6 Ae