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October 15, 1929

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NATIONALISTS AT BAY AS REVOLT SPREADS THROUGH ALL CHINA; Chiang's Advisers Urge Him to Give Up Hankow, Shorten Line and Make Stand. RIVAL CAPITAL IS FORECAST Yen Believed to Plan Restoring Peking to Old Status--Long War Is Expected. MUKDEN NEGOTIATES ALONE Seeks Separate Peace With Soviet in Rail Dispute--Heavy Losses in Border Battle. Yen's Position is Doubtful. NATIONALISTS AT BAY AS REVOLT SPREADS Washington Notes Seriousness. Sharp Clash in Manchuria.

By Hallett Abend. Special Cable To the New York Times

Military advisers urge Chiang Kai-shek to give up Hankow and make stand in limited territory as revolt spreads; status of various generals

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ATHLETICS WIN TITLE; 3-RUN RALLY IN NINTH BEATS THE CUBS, 3-2; 30,000 in Philadelphia See Mackmen Triumph by a Whirlwind Finish in 5th Game. HAAS'S HOMER TIES SCORE Brings in 2, Then Miller Doubles, Sending Home Simmons With the Deciding Tally. HOOVER IS A SPECTATOR Connie Mack Achieves 4th World's Title, the Only Manager to Accomplish the Feat. Malone's Revenge Is Balked. Homer Sends Fans Into Ecstasy. Athletics Win World's Series; Score 3 Runs in Ninth and Defeat the Cubs, 3-2 Miller Hits Ball Squarely. Bedlam Reigns in Stands. Cuyler's Catch Saves Homer. Walberg Pitches Remarkably. Foxx Hits Into Second Double Play.

By John Drebinger. Special To the New York Times.associated Press Photo

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BORAH IS BLAMED BY SMOOT FOR DELAY ON THE TARIFF BILL; Idahoan Is Called 'Unfair' and His Charge Against Old Guard 'Preposterous.' INSURGENT IRE AROUSED Borate Says Smoot Is 'Irritable,' Holds Measure Challenges Hoover's Purpose. FULL DEBATE IS DEMANDED Conservative Republican and Democratic Leaders Confer in Attempt to Expedite Action. Insurgent Forces Angered. Opposed to Night Sessions. BORAH IS BLAMED IN THE TARIFF BILL Senator Smoot's Statement. Senator Borah's Statement. Brookhart Has 100 Amendments. Milling-in-Bond Levy Beaten.

By Special to The New York Times

Dem and Repub leaders meet in effort to expedite bill; Sen Smoot assails Sen Borah as unfair in trying to shift blame for delay unon regular Repubs; Sen Borah issues reply; Sen adopts Sen Blaine's amendment prohibiting importation of goods made by labor described as convict, indentured or impressed

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MOVE MADE TO LINK FALL WITH SINCLAIR; Government Plea to Admit Evidence of $250,000 Payment IsLikely to Be Crux of Trial.DEFENSE FIGHTS TO BAR ITDougherty Swears He NeverAdvised Fall on Oil Leases andLenroot Tells of Loan Talk. Based on Letter to Senators. MOVE MADE TO LINK FALL WITH SINCLAIR Fall's Condition Improved. Daugherty and Lenroot on Stand.

By Special to The New York Times

Motion made in Fall trial to admit evidence to prove that he received $250,000 from H F Sinclair; H M Daugherty and I L Lenroot testify; Fall denounced in Sen by Sen Heflin

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Notable Births

1929Will Insley, American painter and architect (died 2011)[†]

Will Insley was an American painter, architect, and planner of utopian urban models. As a painter of geometric abstraction, he is known for his large-area geometrical picture elements.