Evening Star Newspaper, August 21, 1924, Page 1

WEATHER. Falr tonight and tomorrow; some- what cooler tonight; moderate north shifting to east and southeast winds. Temperature for 24 hours ended at today: Highest, 84, at moon owest, 67, at 5 am today. Full report on page 7. Closing N. Y. Stocks and Bonds, Page 28 o. 29,332, TAKE DAWES PLA OR ISDLATION, SAYS HERRIOY TOFRANGE Evacuation of Ruhr Defended Before Deputies—Prophecy of War Curb Cheered. COMMUNISTS BOO SPEECH ACCLAIMED BY OTHERS Restoration of Interallied Entente Upheld—Arbitration Principle Held Great Gain. iated Press August Premier Her- riot put the Dawes reparation plan and the London agreement for mak- ing it effective before the Chamber of Deputies this afternoon and told the membe , for my part, have chosen, but nothing final has been done and YParliament, in its turn, can choose.” Evacuation of the Ruhr, the premier said, had dominated everything at the international conference in Lon- don and he had had “to choose be- tween the re-establishment of an in- terallied entente and the continuance isolated action.” Praises Arbitration Proviso. emphasized that arbitra- great principle estab- at the London conference and asserted that France would gain by it, for “it would need a great deal of aptimism to believe that France in the future could again get the ma- jority of votes which enabled her to r the Ruhr.” We ca only rejoice,” M. Herriot continued, “to have associated with us the great American republic, which s witne: d our suffering and which has all the authority necessary to supervise the execution of the program_ which was due in a large part to its initiative.” The reparation pro 'm, in which France w: the most interested party, had now been taken from the political into the economic field, the Premier continued, and “we have given a very large role to American citizens in our organization, which was done de- signedly Reminder From Britain. France's freedom of action, M. Herriot said, had been defended to the utmost in London, but the situa- tion had become grave. Then Prime Minister MacDonald of Great Britain in two letters had reminded the French and Belgians of the declara- tion they haa made when they entér- ed the Ruhr that they had done o merely to enforce pauyment by the Germans. The German delegates at London, through the British prime minister, had made it plain that the Reichstag would not accept the proposed plan unless the Ruhr were evacuated. Nevertheless, M. Herriot went on, he had come before the cabinet in Paris “decided to limit to a maximum of one year the military occupation of the Ruhr.” Forced to Suspend. A violent display by the Commun- tsts forced Paul Painleve, president of the chamber, to suspend the sit- ting after the premier had finished his statement. M. Marty's language had been so unrestrained that M. Painleve had at various times warned him, but when finally he produced the Communists’ amnesty poster and waved it from the rostrum, M. Pain- leve put on his hat, signifying the session was at cnd The Communist deputy then started -ale the sceretary’s desk and to cupy the speaker's vacant chair, but ushers prevented this move in time and hastily evacuated the cham- ter and its galleries, while th, treme radicals kept on crying nesty.” Ministers Are Denounced. The phrase which made M. Pain- leve suspend the sitting was Marty's shouted declaration: “All the minis- ters are filthy scoundrels.” Proposes Security Conference. M. Herriot repeated his promise to %o before the assembly of the League of Nations at Geneva in support of the pact for mutual assistance and to urge the league to organize its right of investigzation under the treaty of Versallles in regard to states whose -armaments are limited by treaties. He said the French delegation had done its utmost in London to bring torward the problem of interallied debts, but that it had found it im- possibie to graft this question on to the question of the execution of the Pawes plan. This, however, he add- d, would be discussed at another con- ference. “Security,” the premier cortinued, “should be considered at another con- ference. 1 do not see why France should not take the initiative in such a brave manner.’ Putsx Hope | League. M: Herriot reminded Parliament that he had obtained an agreement from the British at London that they would not withdraw from the Cologne area until after it was determined ~ (Continued on Page 2, Column 8.) e W. J. BRYAN INJURED IN OVERTURNED AUTO Cut and Bruised in Accident on Way to Fill Speaking Date at Mattoon, IIl By the Assoclated Press, TERRE HAUTE, Ind., August 21.— ‘Willlam Jennings Bryan was injured early last evening when an auto- mobile in which he Was speeding from Tuscola to Mattoon, Il turned over on the highway. Mr. Bryan was cut and bruised about the head and face, but was able 1o give a scheduled lecture upon ar- rival at Mattoon. .News of the ac- cident was withheld last night at Mr. Bryan's request for the reason that he did not want Mrs. Bryan, who is ill at her home in Florida, to know of the injury. - MATTOON, I1L, August 21.—William Jennings Bryan left early this morn- ing for his home in Miami, Fla, his address here being the last of his lecture engagements. He declared that he was not injured in the au- tomobile accident Wednesday eve- ning. He delivered his evening lec- ture sitting down, as he did at Lin- coln, I, in the aftermoon, Entered as second class matter post office Washington, MARS’ CONTINENTS SHIFT BEFORE SCIENTISTS' EYES D. C. Telescopes at Lowell Ob- servatory Show Change of Seasons. LAND LOOKS RUDDY Scientists to Investigate Possibility of Life on Distant Star. By the Associated Pre: FLAGSTAFF, Ariz, August 21— Areas that may be continents, vast sections of marshland or prairie, the remains of what are believed to have been the oceans that once divided the |surface of the land, are continually | and regularly shifting on the planct | Mars before the gaze of scientists at Lowell Observatory here, it was re- vealed today. When the air is steady, according to Prof. Karl Slipper, photographic expert and astronomer, he captures the planet's appearance on very sen- sitive photographic plates. While the question of the habita- bility of Mars is a live one with prac- tical astronomers here, the experts are not concerned whether men or HARBORD WARNS AGAINST PACIFISM Former Deputy Chief of Staff Talks of German-Russian- Chinese-Japanese Alliance. By the Associnted Press. CHAUTAUQUA, N. Y., August 2 Warning of a German-Russian-Chi- nese-Japanese combination was ex- pressed today by Maj. Gen. James G. Harbord, former deputy chief of staff of the Army, in an address before the Institute on Internationa} Relations rom the Christian point of view. He urged adequate American armament and international co-operation /for limitation of competitive arming. He declared that Russia and Ger- many would not remain content to be excluded from the Far East, and that our unhappy manner of doing the thing we had a right to do may have lost-us the warm friendship of Japan. “What would a German-Russian- Chinese-Japanese combination do to the plans of the -world?” he asked. “What could withstand a union of white, yellow and -brown gathered from the Rhine to China Sea, and what is there impossible, or even un- likely, in such an alliance? “With all the Latin American states in the League of Nations can we maintain the Monroe doctrine with these countries south of us carrying their disputes before that political or- ganization for settlement? “These are some of the things that should be considered by those who are moved by the plea of disarma- ment. Armaments Neot Factor. “American armaments have never been a real factor in either the causa- tion or prevention of war except when they have been inadequate they have encouraged stronger powers to presume upon our supposed weak- ness. It is for that reason that mos military men who have studied his- tory are of the opinion that, far from being a cause of war, adequate Amer- ican armaments would tend to quiet any international situation. “But when it comes to the world, exclusive of the American continent, it must be admitted that a competiive growth of armaments breeds a feel- ing of international insecurity. In close contiguity there is little dif- ference between what is needed to defend you and that which could be used to intimidate your next-door neighbor. Gen. Harbord indorsed the plan for reduction of armament drawn up by Prof. J. T. Shotwell of Columbia and Gen. Tasker ‘H. Bliss, which has been distributed to various governments Ly the elague of Nations. Gen. Har- bord said the treaty Involved' ih the plan would minimize the probability of aggressive war. Opportunity im Treaty. “If,” he said, “the United States is onestly desirous of ending aggres- sive wars and of establishing an in- ternational state of mind under which security can exist, I considen that the opportunity lies in this sug- Bested treaty. It involves no al liance with foreign powers. It con- templates no punitive expeditions sent at the call of any outside au- thority. It robs Congress of none of its constiutional powers. “It creates no superstate and renders no sovereignty.” Gen. Harbord criticised those church leaders who urge Christians not to take part in any war, saying that this doctrine seeking to align the church against national defense - by war logically leads to the formation of a clerical party. He added: “If the ex- treme religious pacifists were really desirous of destroying our independ- sur- ¢ Fhoenit WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION 0 Star. ‘WASHINGTON, D. C., THURSDAY, AUGUST 21, 1924-FORTY PAGES. Mt. Wilson Scientists Will Let Public Use Big Telescope on Mars By the Associated Press, LOS_ANGELES, must 21 -Astronomers at the Mount Wilson Observatory mear here are not even going to look for evidemces of life on Mars temorrow when that planet Calf, A Mars inhabited drop in for a 34,000,000-mile bird's-cye view. Realistag that Mars ix of spe- clal interest to the lay mind, the astronomers xal they would lend ome of their bigx telencopen—the largest has a 100-inch lens—to any one who will climb the 5,000-foot moun- tain in the hope of seeing & Martian or two. which usually lingers some- where around 45,000,000 miles from the enrth. Photographs will be taken of it as a_matter of ob: tory routine, but the axtronomers inxist they do mot expect thel tes to show anything startling. beings like men are on Mars, going about daily rounds of duties and pleasures like those on earth. These men are attempting to de- “(Continued on Page 4, Column ENVOY HOLDS [P SLURS N AVERIA Japanese Minister at Peking Refuses to Forward Note of Red Ambassador. By the Associated Press, L {ING, August 21.—K. Yoshizawa, Japanese minister to China and acting senior diplomat at Peking, has in- formed L. M. Karakhan, Russian am- bassador to China, of his refusal to circulate among the members of the diplomatic corps representing the protocol powers the Karakhan note re- garding the transfer of the Russian legation to the Soviet government, it was announced toda The refusal, it was said, was due to irrelevant matters and personal al- lusions contained in the note. Yoshizawa s sald to have suggested to Karakhan that he redraft his note in more :moderate terms. Under the rules of procedure it is the duty of the | dean, or acting dean, of the diplomatic corps to notify his colleagues of any exchange of communications in their behalf and to provide them with copies, The Karakhan note created somewhat of a sensation this week by its tone as well as by its refusal to accede to the terms laid down by the United States, under which the latter country would consent to the transfer of the Russtan legation. The United States offers to arree to the transfer pro- vided the Soviet zovernment regards itself as a signatory to the protocol of 1901, but such consent, it was point- ed out, must not be construed as American recognition of the Soviet government. ATTACKS UNITED STATES. Karakhan Angry at Conditions Asked by American. By Cable to The \R_(nr and Chicago Daily News, PEKING, August 2 ‘The Soviet Ambassador, Leo M. Karakhan, has violently attacked the American gov ernment on account of the note which the Japanese minister, Kenchichi Yoshizawa, has forwarded from the American legation, when notifying M. Karakhan that the foreign govern- ments were willing to hand over to him the old Russian legation. The cause of the attack read in part as follows: 5 “With reference to my note on the subject of handing over the Russian legation, 1 am requested by my Amer- ican colleague to inform you that in acquiescing the understanding em- bodied in my note, it in no way im- plies recognition on the part of the American government of the regime known as the soviet republic. Ap- parently the American minister con- sidered it necessary, when agreeing to turn over the Russian legation, that he must make clear that this in no way altered the American policy to- ward soviet Russia.” Refuses to Accept. The Soviet Ambassador returned the American note to the Japanese Minister, stating that it was impos- sible for him to accept it. “I regret very much,” he said, “that you could not decline to have sent this com- munication at the time when Japan is_engaging in -negotiating normal relations between Japan and Soviet Russia. 1 hope that when Japan recognizes the Soviets it will not be considered that the Soviets recognize the bourgebise capitalistic regime of Japan, mor will it be taken to mean Japan's recognition of the socialistic regime of - the. dictatorship of the proletariat.” Mr. Karakhan then goes on to point out that he considers American Minister Jacob Gould Schurman's " (Continued on Page 2, Column 7.) By the Associated Press, NEW YORK, August' 21.—Charles G. Dawes, G. O. P. vice presidential nominee, almost broke into the mov- ing picture fleld—unwittingly—when he passed through here this morning en route to mz 3 A persuasive crank grinder pr vailed upon Mr. Dawes to leave his train and walk to the center of the big waiting room at Grand -Central Station, where ' glaring lights had been set up. Close to 2,000 persons, anticipating a sight of Mr. Dawes and drawn by a number of actors and actresses of the films who stood be- neath the lights awalting the can- didate’s approach, milled tumultu- ously about m“wt‘ Mr, Dawes, flanked by the jubilant movie men, walked up tothe <edge \ i (Continued on Page 2, Column 1. Dawes Refuses to Be “Super” In Feature Movie Production of the cleared space and saw one of the screen's prominent leading men and a little less prominent lead- ing women posed under the lights, conspicuous fn their make-up. Mr. Dawes came to a full stop at the sight, surveyed the scene ‘with -flash- ing eyes an instant, turnéd raruptly on his heel and returned to his car. “They're not going to make & movie actor out of me,” the one time gen- eral remarked tersely on being in- formed that he had just. avolded being included as an unknowing dramatic character in a feature pic- ture. < One of ‘the film cameramen told Mr. Dawes that his refusal to pose might jeopardize the “movie” vote. “I don’t want that kind of vote,” be replied. 1 will stand on the record of my speeches, the record of the party and common sense.” TELLS HOW RANSOM PLOT BROKE DOWN Prosecution Lawyer De- scribes Ingenuity of Plan to Get Money From Franks. By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, August 21.—Failure to hide sufficiently the body of Robert Franks was the breaking point in the plot of Nathan Leopold, jr., and Rich- ard Loeb, according to the State’s andlysis of the crime given today be- fore Judge John R. Caverly by Joseph Savage, assistant State’s attorney. In impassioned denunciations of the defendants, Mr. Savage declared that if Leopold had forced the body well into the culvert instead of pushing i, with his foot it would not have been Jound. “They would not have been appre- hended in 100,000 years,” he said. Attempts at Rannom. He described the attempts to get $10.000 ransom from Bobby's father, pointing out that the identification of the body became known to Mr. Franks only five minutes before he received his last message from “George Johnson,” the name used to sign the ransom letter. Mr. Savage as: ted that Leopold and Loeb had drawn their plans so fine that if the father had followed directions and gone to a drug store in a cab furnished by the kidnapers, he would haye been sent scurrying to a railroad @epot, there to board a train due to leave a few minutes later. In the parlor car, the boys had placed a letter addressed to Mr. ¥Franks and giving full directions o» how to throw the money from the train. Devilixh Plot. “They would have reached the designated point in their automobile at that precise moment, if the train were on time,” said Mr. Savage. “How could they have been traced? No one knew whence came the tel:- phone call to Mr. Franks, nor who had ordered the cab sent to his home. No one would have known who tele- phoned the drug store and the father would have had no chance to notify the police in advance of where he had been told to go or how to dis- pose of the money. “It was a coldly intellectual plan, devilish in its deliberation,” said Mr. Sayage. Spectators Come Early. Spectators came early today to hear fuitner denunciation of the defend- ants by Joseph Savage, assistant State’s attorney. There was a pros- pect that Walter Bachrach, one of the brothers associated with Clarence S. Darrow in the defense, might start late today to sum up on behalf of the confessed kidnapers and murder- ers of Robert Franks. Mr. Savage picked up his narrative of the evidence where he left off yes- terday at the stage of the crime where Franks' body had been con- veyed to the railroad culvert. Quotes From Leopold. He quoted Leopold as having said he failed to take proper precautions and tried to force the body in with his foot. The inference was that the (Continued on Page 10, Column 2.) - HOT WAVE IN NEBRASKA. Mercury Hits 101 at Lincoln—83 at Omaha. OMAHA, Nebr, August 21.—Bright sunshine and hot winds, the kind of weather in .which Nebraskans claim they “can hear the corn grow.” - pre- vailed in Eastern and Southern: Ne- braska yesterday, bringing maximum temperatures of 101 at Lincoln and 93 at Omaha. Omaha experienced a weather freak when the atmosphere held within 3 per cent of its saturation point of moisture, a relative humidity of 97 per cent showing on Govern- ment instruments, TOPEKA, Kan: ugust 21.—Corn almost got roasted in the shock yes- terday. Heat rays from an exuber- ant sun poured down over the whole Stute without interference from a single cloud. It was perfect weather for maturing the crops, according. to 8. D. Flora, weather forecaster here. Today - It promises to continuc warm, Mr. Flora said. . Philipsburg, Hays and Hutchinson yesterday reported temperatures of States. Concordia, Manhattan and numerous other points were around 100. - Radio Programs—Page 34.| 102 for the highest mark in the United |, Phonograph Makes Canary Birds Sing Like Nightingales By the Associated Press. BREMERHAVEN, Germany, Au- gust 21.—By use of phonograph records, canary birds have been taught to sing like nightingales. August Mumme of Bremerhaven, who raises canaries as a pastime, begins to drum the song of the nightingale into the ears of the little birds almost the minute they are_hatched by keeping a record running all day long and often half the night, When the little singers are 6 or § weeks old, Mumme places them in a cage near real nightingales, and they are not permitted to hear the singing of any other birds. Eventually, when the canaries be- gin to sing, they quite naturally follow the notes they have al- ways heard, and, as Mumme says, “feel as if they were sure enough nightingales themselves.” A _canary-nightingale singer Is worth about five times thatof an ordinary singer among bird fan- clers. e MURDER OF SOCIETY GRLAGAI PROBED Three Men Held in Shooting of Florence Barton, in Kan- sas City, in 1920. By the Associated Press. MIAMI, OKla, August 21.—Robert Hanna, 24, and Frank Rowden, 21, taxicab drivers of Picher, Okla., were held here today in connection with the death of Miss Florence Barton. Kansas City society girl, who was slain under mysterious circumstances several vears ago. A third man, giving his name as Marvin Wright, is under arrest at Joplin, Mo., according to information received by authorities here. Hanna was arrested on the strength of a remark by a woman, formerly a triend of Hanna, “that he ought to be strung up;: he is the man who mur- dered Florence Barton in Kansas City.” The woman, whose name was not divulged, was said by authorities to have become offended at Hanna while he was in the Ottawa County jail several weeks ago, charged with rioting. Police say the men also are suspect- ed of shooting Howard Winter, the girl's companion on an automobile ride, believing him to be a Kansas City detective against: whom Hanna was ‘said to have harbored a griev- anice. Hanna and Rowden denied that g-ey were implicated in the Kansas City murder. They declared that their only knowledge of the Barton case was gained from newspapers. ‘At the time of his arrest early to- day, Hann2 was under $5,000 bond on a-rioting charge, growing out of a shooting afair at Picher several weeks ago, when one of his alleged companions was wounded by a po- liceman. Shot With Fianee, KANSAS CITY, August 21.—Miss Florence Barton was shot to death on the night of October 2, 1920, while she and her flance, Howard Winter, were motoring on a lonely road near here. After the shooting, Winter drove up to a farm house and called a physi- cian. Miss Barton, mortally wound- ed, died on the way to a hospital. Winter said that three bandits had held them up and, when he made a move as if to reach for a revolver, ‘the bandits commenced - shooting. Winter was wounded. Miss Barton "~ (Continued on Page %, Column 7.) o THREE REPORTED DEAD IN WESTERN TORNADO By the Associated Press. . HURON, S. Dak., August 21.—Re- Dports received here this morning say a tornado swept through a district 15 miles east of here, killing oné man at Yale, northeast of Huron, and in- juring several persons in Iroquois and Cavour. Yale, according to thess un- confirmed reports, was virtually wiped out.” WATERTOWN, 8, Dak., August 21. —Two. persons were reported killed and serious property damage done by a storm last night at Hayti, 8. Dak. Réports to this effect have not been verified, as wire communication is in- terrupted. % REZONING DENED “TODUPONT CREL Despite Absence of Concert- ed Opposition, Section Remains Residential. Dupont Circle and vicinity, a fashion- able residential section, will not give way to the establishments north of the now con- gested commercial area. The Zoning Commission, as a result of a public hearing on six proposed changes in the zoning regulations at the District Build- Ing today refused to order property con- tiguous to the circle changed from residential to first commercial, Placing hte Dupont circle property in the first commercial zone, which would permit the' construction of retail business establishments. such . as drug stores and groceries and office buildings, was proposed by the Du- pont Circle - Citlzens' * Association. Clayton Emig, representing the as- sociation, told the commission that the change from residential to first commercial was desirable because the neighborhood would not prosper as it is now zoned—one-half resi- dential and one-half commercial. The commission held there was not suffi- cient business demand to warrant the change. Little opposition was heard to the proposed change. Mrs. Hugo Hessel- bach was the principal objector. She contended that if the neighborhood is rezoned as a first commercial dis- trict, apartment houses 90 feet high could be erected and the natural lighting of her home would be ob- structed. Another Change Considered. The property affected by the pro- posed changed included lots 48, 809 and 810, square 11, located near Dupont Circle, between Nineteenth street and New Hampsrire avenue: lots 20, 21, 805 and 806, square 114, located near Dupont Circle and New Hampshire avenue, and lots $00 and 801, square 114, except an area of 40 feet in depth, abutting Twentieth street, lo- cated along New Hampshire avenue between O street and Dupont Circle. An important change ordered by the commission was for the rezoning of property located within the area bound- ed on<he north by Kennedy street, on the south by Shepherd street, on the east by Georgia avenue and on the west by Seenteenth street, from “B" area to “B" restricted area, This change is designed to permit the construction of apartment houses, flats or hotels, and was urged by Maj. W. O. Tufts. Twenty residents of the territory involved voted in favor of the change, as well as the Petworth Citizens' Association through its rep- resentative. Charles M. Wallingford asked that no change be made in the present zoning. Modification in regard to Georgia avenue was recommended by Mrs. G. J. Gish, met with strong op- jected to the erection of additional apartment houses on Crittendon street. Another who opposed the change was Mrs. Mary E. Manning, who said “she bought a beautiful home in the territory last year with the understanding that no apart- ments would be erected. Change Is Opponed. A proposal to change from “A" restrict to “A” area two lots located near the corner of River road and Forty-fourth street, submitted by Mrs. G. J. Gish, was agreed to by the Commission although it met with strong opposition. Mrs. Gish said she desired to erect a duplex house on the prop- erty similar to two other buildings nearby. Thirty residents of the neighborhood voted against the change. The opponents contended that the duplex house in reality is a small apartment, designed to house four families, and they did not desire apartments in the neighborhood. 'Those who_opposed the change in- cluded R. W. Wilkins, W. R. Pum- phreys, Luther Derrick and John D. Barry. = Mr. Derrick argued that residents of apartments do not have the same civic pride as home owners. _COL. S. V. HAM DIES. ‘War Hero, Chief of Staff of 6th Army Corps Area. CHICAGO, August 21.—Col. Samuel Vinton Ham, 50, chief of staff of the 6th Army Corps area, died today. An autopsy will be’ performed to deter- mine the cause of death, believed to have been due to a heart disorder, ag- gravated by a World War wound. Col. Ham was the holder of the dis- tinguished service cross, awarded for courageous conduct on the firing line in France. He served- in Cuba and the Philippines and umder Pershing in Mexice., “From Press to Home Within the Hour” The Star's carrier system covers every city block and the regular edi- tion is delivered to Washington homes as fast as the papers are printed. steady march of business | jio0, M T oping with weather and Yesterday’s Circulation, 89,622 TWO CENTS. U. S. FLYERS LEAVE ON 825-MILE JUMP - ACROSS ARCTIC SEA Smith and Nelson Start at 8:15 AM. From Reykjavik to South Greenland. LOCATELLI FOLLOWS THEM, THEN SPEEDS. INTO LEAD Take-Offs Made Without Trouble, But Few in Iceland Capital Witness the Departure. By'the Associated Press. REYKJAVIK, Iceland, August 21.—The American round-the- world flyers and Lieut. Locatell; , Italian airman, hopped off from here at 8:15 o’clock this morning. The flyers passed the United States cruiser Richmond, on patrol about 70 miles off the coast from Iceland, at 9:35 o'clock. Lieut. Locatelli was leading Lowell H. Smith and Lieut. Erik The weather was beautiful and fly- ing conditions were excellent when the aviators set out for Greenland. Lieut. Smith’s plane lifted from the water a few minutes after 8 o'clock and Lieut. Nelson's plane was off two minutes later. Take-offs Prove Easy. Lieut. Locatelli, who caught up with the Americans in order to ac- company them across the Atlantic after a long flight from Pisa, Italy, ot off eleven minutes after Lieut. Nel- son. All of the take-offs were made easily, none of the flyers having the slightest difficulty in jockying from the water. Lieut. Smith, the flight commander, had been up all night recording weather reports and working out mechanical conditions which he and Lieut. Nelson might encounter during the long and hazardous jump to the shores of Greenland. Lieut. John Harding, jr., mechanic on Lieut. Nelson's plane, also had been Patrol Vessels Run Due to Long By the Associated Press, ON BOARD THE U. 8. CRUISER RICHMOND, REYKJAVIK, Iceland, August 21.—The fortnight's delay in the American Army aviators' world flight, duc to uncertainty as regards ice conditions in Greenland and sev- eral mishaps, has brought about a fuel shortage in the naval patrol, which is further complicating the flight situation. Rear Admiral Thomas P. Magruder admitted this fact when his flagship, the Richmond, put into Reykjavik yesterday with spare parts for the planes of Lieuts. Smith and Nelson. A further delay in the flight, owing to weather or other causes, would have pecessitated refueling the patrol vessels at Rosyth, Scotland, or else- where. No Emergency Shelter. Flight Commander Leighton, who returned to Reykjavik on board the Richmond after having made an air reconnaissance along the Greenland Co: in one of the plane cruiser Raleigh, reported to Admiral Magruder that the entire coast in the vicinity of Angmagsalik is un- suitable for landing purposes owing to ice. He said that in the event of forced landings the planes could find no shelter. According to Flight Commander Leighton, another aviator who flew over the region reached the same conclusion as he did, The harbor 20 miles north of Angmagsalik. re- ported last week by Lieut. Schultz, was found to be impracticable, as motor boats would have been unable to enter it and deliver gas and oil to the planes had they gone there. When the Richmond came to anchor here this morning a gale was raging and Lieut. Smith, Lieut. Nelson and Lieut. Crumrine of the air service- his American companions, Lieut. H. Nelson, by five miles. up all night, but he left his room onl was his duty to take care of the m; chine during the last hours here. Be- cause of the early departure there were very few persons present when the machines set out. The flvers are heading for Fred- ericksdal, near Cape Farewell, at the southern tip of Greenland, a hop of approximately 825 miles, according to the plans, which were adopted after bad ice and weather conditions in the North Atlantic had forced them to abandon their original intention to make the shorter flight to Angmagsa- lik. or to another harbor, 20 miles north of there, which later also was found to be icebound. The American fiyers arrived at Rey- javik from Hoefn Hornafjord, on Au- gust 6, intending to continue their flight to the cast coast of Greenland within a few days, but reports on weatner and ice conditions, which were unusually bad, forced them to wait. Short of Fuel, Delay of Aviators had_difficulty in boarding her for conference with Admiral Magruder. The conference was a lengthy one. The admiral presented to the aviators the difficulties of the situation from the naval viewpoint, laying stress upon the fuel scarcity. Lieut. Smith earnestly pointed out that it was pos- sible for himeelf and Lieut. Nelson to make the remainder of the flight without delay, barring accidents, and with a little Test between the hops to Labrador. Locatelll Makes Plaps. Lieut. Locatelli, the Italian aviator, came on board the Richmong during the conference, He arranged with Admiral Magruder to pegmit his representative, Lieut. Nareschalchi. to_ship on board the Richmond. Later in the day Lieut. Smith said: “I am suffering over this delay as much as anybody else. There is no fun in waiting around for a chance to finish the flight. I am as anxious as anybody to get back to America. and will move quiclly. REPORTS DEPARTURE. Lieut. Bissell Sends Word to Wash- ington of Hop-Off. Lieut. Clayton L. Bissell, acting ad- vance officer for the Army world fiyers. officially reported the departure of the world flight squadron from Reykja Iceland, for Greenland in the follow message to Maj. Patrick, of the air service: “Smith, Nelson and Yocatelli, left Reykjavik 5 Greenwich meam time (8:15 a.m. our time), August 21. This fixed the time of departure ut 3:15 am. Eastern stardard ti parenthetical _explanation time” having been inserted in the mes- sage after its receipt in Washington. _— e BABE RUTH PAYS FINE;" DRIVER ESCAPES JAIL Gives $15 to Man Accused of Run- ning Truck in Front of Own Car. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, August 21.—Babe Ruth knocked a home run in the Good Samaritan League today. A motor truck chauffeur, Barney Shane, fined $50 in Traflic Court for having driven his truck in front of the Babe's car while Mrs. Ruth and the wife of Mike McNally, utility infielder, were driving it, had only $35. The court said Shane would have to pay the difference by incarceration in the workhouse. Then the Babe came to the plate. “I'll pay the fine, judge,” he said. “Here's $50." But Shane insisted on giving over Lis $35, and let the Yankee swatter make up the $15 differencé. “Today's batting average for you is 1.000, Mr. Ruth,” Magistrate Smith remarked as his clerk took the woney. ENGINEER IS KILLED. ‘Crushed to Death When Locomo- tive Owerturns. CINCINNATI, Ohio, August 21.—En- gineer John Donnell was crushed to death and Fireman Lee Simmons was scalded when the engine of passenger train No. 12 on the Baltimore and Ohjo turned over in the railroad yards at Mitchell, Ind. None of the passengers was hurt. The members of the Philadelphia ‘Nationals were on the train, but they escaped injury. They were en route from St. Louis to Cineinnati, where they are scheduled to play today. 1t was reported that only the engine and mail coach left the track after woing through an open switeh. D’0ISY, FRENCH FLYER, ACCLAIMED ON RETURN Ship Held Back So Paris-to-Tokio Aviator Can Be Wel- comed Home. By the Associated Press, MARSEILLE, France, August . —Capt. Georges Pelletier d'Oisy, the French airman who early in Juns completed a Paris-to-Tokio flight. arrived here today on the steamship Porthos, which had been purposely delayed in order that the aviator's welcome should not be spoiled by de- barking at night. The captain and his mechanician were taken' aboard the municipal yacht Miette, on which the mayor and other notables had gone out as a welcoming party. It was 10 o'clock before the Mietis was able to bring the returning man from the maritime dock to the quay where the main thoroughfare of Marsellle ends. There his wel- come was worthy of a returning con- quering monarch. Mme. Flaissieres, wife of the senator-mayor, presented to Capt. Pelletier d'Oisy a large bou- quet. Laurent Eyaac, undersecretary of state for aviation, on behalf of the government; Count Delavaux, on be- half of the Aero Club of France, and Marc Ambroci, on -behalf of the Aero Club of the department, vied with one another in congratulating their countryman. Armed Men Hold Up Silk Truck. NEW YORK, August 21.—Six armed men held up a silk truck in Madison Square today and made off with the truck and its cargo of silk valued at $60,000. Scores of persons wit- nessed the hold-up.