Evening Star Newspaper, September 3, 1924, Page 1

‘WEATHER. Fair tonight and tomorrow, warmer tomorrow; moderate, possibly fresh, north winds. Temperature for twenty- four hours ended at 2 p.m. today Highest, 92, at 2 p.m. yesterday; low- est, 57, at 6 a.m. today. Full report on page 2. “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. ¢ + - No.' 29,345. post office Wasl ' MacDonald and Herriot Tackle BA"I'E []N |N GHINA Big Guarantee Pact Problems WITH SHANGHAI AS PRIZE FOR VICTOR 100,000 Refugees Crowd Into City—20 Foreign War- ships in Harbor. U. S. MILITARY UNITS AWAIT EVENTUALITIES Large Number of Troops Engaged But No Material Gains Made by Either Side. the Associated Pross. SHANGHAT, September 3.— With fighting at Hwangtu, near here, in progress at 4 o'clock this afternoon hetween the contending armies of two rival provincial Chinese gov- ernors, reports received here indi- cated that the battle lines were ex- tending toward the coast in the di- rection of Woosung. Although a large number of troops ore engaged in the conflict, reports received here from Chekiang say that no material advantage has been gained by either side. Leading to Major Battle. 1t 13 said that the engagement to- day is preliminary to a_major battle nt Nansiang tomorrow, 12 miles from Shanghai. According to information given out from Lungwha military headquarters, # the first shots were fired at Hwangtu by the northern troops after Chi Shich-Yuan had moved large rein- forcements to Hwangtu. A report to the Dah Tong, a Chi- nese news agency, from Hongkong savs that Dr. Sun Yat-Sen, rival ot Chang Tso-Lin, military dictator ot Manchuria, is planning a northern expedition’ with his Hunan, Kiangsi and Kwangtung troops. Two Other Big Armies. Reports from Mukden Province to | the same news agency say that two Manchurian armies are moving toward the great wall from two di- Tection. The eastern column is reported to be procecding along the Liao River with Changtehfu, a city 110 miles northeast of Peking, as its immediate objective, while the western column is moving toward Chinchow. Shanghai Is Prize. The forces of two rival provincial military governors have Shanghai and the extreme eastern portion of Kiangsu Province as the prize. Although reports received here yes- terday from points along the line 6f the Shanghai-Nanking Railway in- dicated the opposing armies of Lu Yung-Hslang and Chi Shieh-Yuan had clashed, official confirmation of the beginning of hostilities came to- : from Gen. Ho Feng-Lin, defense commissioner of Shanghai. Lu Yung-Hsiang, ruler of the con- tested section of Kiangsu Province, is defending his territory against the ssive forces of Chi Shieh-Yuan, ruler of the uncontested section of the province. Refugees Posr Into City. Before train service was declared suspended yesterday on the Shanghai- Nanking railway more than 100,000 refugees poured into Shanghai, the objective city in the conflict from the Chinese military viewpoint, and today, under the protection of foreign govern- s, they awaited the outcome of warfare. More than 20 foreign war craft were sembled in the harbor at Shanghal, \waiting any action on the part of the rival military governors which would place Shanghai in the line of fire and ihe lives of foreizners iIn jeopardy. On Jand the Shanghai volunteer corps and the Shanghal defense unit, which includes British and American military units, were prepared to take up defen- | sive fighting positions on the boundaries | of the foreign quarter. Flect Anchored in River. Besides the land forces of 100,000 on both sides, the so-called independent Chinese fleet, enlisted in the service of Gen. Lu Yung-Hsiang was reported anchored in_the Whangpoo River, op- posite the Kiangnan aysenal, which is one of the objectives of the forces of Chi Shieh-Yuan. The Fukein war craft was reported in the Chusan Archipelago, off the coast, southeast of Shanghai, today, ready to intercept any aid which Chang Tso-Lin, war lord of Man- churia and supporter of Gen. Lu, might dispatch to Hanchow by sea. The financial strength of the con- tending armies was indicated yes- terday_from reports that the troops of Lu Yung Hsiang have received ad- vance pay and bonuses, while the rival troops are not in such an agree- able condition, the p: being in arrears, leaving the 1o rely upon obtaining loot tricts through which they pa L in dis- TOKIO SENDS CRUISER. Foreign Office Officially Notified of Fight in China. By the Associated Press. TOKIO, September 3.—Official dis- | putches received by the Japanese foreign officc say that civil war has actually begun in China. The navy department announced today that the cruiser Tatsuta has left the sebo naval base for Shanghai with 150 marines. The cpuiser is due at Shanghai at 5 p.m. Thursday and will report to Rear Admiral Nomura, commander of the Jupanese Yangtze squadron. Ad- miral Nomura is a former attache of the Japanese embassy at Washington. The fighting is occurring _at Hwangtu, 15 miles west of this city, on the Shanghai-Nanking railway. RAILWAY SERVICE CUT. ¥oreigners Excluded From Fight- ing Area at Shanghai. BY WILUJIAM. R. GILES. By Cable to The Star and Chicago Daily News. PEKING, September 3.—A serious engagemeént is reported to have taken place between Nanking and Shang- hai. Railway _connection between Peking and Shanghai has been cut and military censorship established. The Chekiang commanders have Closing N. Y. Stocks and Bonds, Page 22 Entered as second class matter hington, D. C. Wide Difference of Views on League Treaty Considered in Private on Eve of Opening Debate Tomorrow. BY PAUL SCOTT MOWRER. By Cable to The Star and Chicago Daily News. Copyright, 1024. GENEVA, September 3.—Premiers Herriot and MacDonald are devoting this day to private conversation in search of some form of agreement prior to the opening of the great peace debates on Thursday. As far as can be foreseen now, everything depends on them, although the for. eign ministers of some 20 other gov- ernments are present. The immediate question i the league's draft of a treaty of mutual assistance shall serve as the basis of discussion. The British, hav- ing rejected it, say it is dead. The French, having accepted it, say they are willing to amend and modify 1t but will not discard it, especially since 18 of the tes which thu; LEOPOLD PREPARES FINAL TESTAMENT Frank’s Slayer Bequeaths Bird Collection to Field Museum and Cousin. whether Ey the Associated Press. CHICAGO, September 3.—The last will and testament of Nathan F. Leopoid, jr., Jjoint confessor with Richard Loeb of the kidnaping and murder of Bobby Franks, has been made public. That Leopold contemplates the pos- sibility of recelving a death sentence at the hands of Judge Caverly, who now has the murder case under con- sideration, is evinced by a letter he has mailed to Clarence S. Darrow. defense counsel. The letter bequeaths to the Field Museum first choice of any five ob- jects in Leopold's ornithological col- lection. Next choice is given to a cousin of Leopold, who may choose of any three articles after the museum has made its sclection. Third, the museum is given its choice of any of Leopold's birds, minerals or transcripts.” In the letter Leopold asked Darrow 0 notify the beneficiaries as soon as possible—and before his execution. The letter also thanked Darrow for his closing arguments. Leopold wrote that he had been content to die be- fore he heard that argument, but that after hearing it he wanted to live. The last will was scratched out under a county Jjail arc light on paper supplied by the jailer. Plans to Plerce Veil. Leopold also has completed plans for attempts to pierce the veil shroud- ing death, if he is hanged. Although he is an admitted atheist, he says he will not cast out any suggestion of the possibility of an after life until he has had an opportunity to demon- strate its invalidity. So he has pre- pared ten questions, which he plans to leave with friends on earth should he die on the gallows. The questions are: “Are the experiences of human life carried into the hereafter? “Is the intellectual or the spiritual the dominant note after death? “Is the absence of the physical be- ing an advantage or a detriment to such_intellectual or spiritual happi- ness? s the hereafter dimensional, as on earth, or is there complete omnis- ence? “Does one retain reactions to sen- sations registered on the mind prev ous to death? “Is life on earth a necessary prece- dent to life hereafter? If so, how long a lite? “If the intellectual is dominant in the hereafter, is earthly . knowledge adequate or insufficient to its en- joyment? “Is life on earth a correct balance of rewards and penalties, or is there a higher judgment? “If life hereafter the cultural experiences on necessary? What of the mind? “What is happiness Leopold plans to make a spcech if is sent to the gallows. ‘And I will say something that will make the world listen,” he added. Loeb, who has no such philosophy, is spiritual, are earth savage he admits he has no liking for a life in| — prison. “When I think of the long life down there 1 sometimes feel that it would be better to get it all over with now,” he said. — BUCKETSHOP REVIVAL PROBED IN NEW YORK Several Concerns Closed by State Declared to Beopgned. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, September 3.—Bucket- shop operations, in which several concerns previously put out of busi- ness by State officials are believed to have reopened under different names, are under investigation by the State attorney’s office, it became known to- day. . One shop, which is reported to have been closed five times, is said to be flourishing. Information obtained in the finan- cial district indicates that old lists of prospects, containing hundreds of thousands of names and addresses of rsons throughout the country, are eing used, officials sald They added that in many instances the stocks nsed in operations before- the con- corns were enjoined Wers again being manipulated. Have e 0dd Fellows Name Leader. taken over the Shanghal stations, re- fusing to_allow the departure of trains to Peking: Chihli troops are being rushed seuth. The correspondent attempted to in- e e T (Continued on Page 3, Column 2.) PROVIDENCE, R. L, September 3.— Harodd J. Wentsell of Philadelphia was elected grand master at the final session of the eighth biennial con- vention of the Grand Lodge of the United States, Independent Order of! 0dd Fellowa ch WASHINGTON, D far have expressed opinions concern- ing it are favorable. To this the British reply that as Russla, Germany, Great Britain_and the United States refused, Italy answered enigmatically and Japan did not reply, the only world power which is willing to accept seems to be France, and that world peace can- not be organized around one great power. The French insist that in any case the problem must be tackled here and not left to some future conference in Washington or London. There is even talk among t French delegates of the 18 countries which are willing to accept the draft of the greaty putting it into effect without the others, leaving it open for others to join later when they see its benefits. The league plan, which is the re- sult of two years deliberations, out- (Continued on P . Column 3.) COOLIDGE LEADING ELECTORAL RACE With Nine Weeks to Go Re- publican Candidates Have All the “Breaks” So Far. RBY FREDERIC WILLIAM WILE. | Nine weeks more, and it will be all over. The presidential cam- at length, after the dull | of Midsummer, passed into| the decisive stage. From now on, all three major parties—for the pur- poses of the 1924 contest, the third party can claim to be in that cate- gory—will remain more or less on the anxious seat. It is an open se- cret, acknowledged by Republican, Democratic and Progressive leaders alike, and Dawes are unquestionably on the inside track. Estimates by its partisans give | the Republican ticket 287 votes in the electoral college, with only 266 | comprising the majority necessary to a choice. Republicans of more con- servative inclinations have not elimi- nated.the possibility of the election being thrown into Congress. But even they consider it a remote possi- bility. G. O. P. managers czn be heard saying that it looks a8 if John W. Davis will be as badly beaten in 1924 as Alton B. Parker was in 1004. A Wall Street magnate, without any particular leanings toward either | Coolilge or Davis, informs this writer that financial New York considers Coolidge today a safe 2-to-1 betting proposition. It is the same author- ity's opinion that nothing less serious than a nation-wide period of business depression will change those odds be- tween now and election day in No- vember. Mr. Davis' friends do not, of course, concede the accuracy of these rosy Republican ruminations. ‘They recall that many a presidential candidate “elected”” in August traveled up Salt Creek in November. Straw Vote on Ship. On the homecoming United States steamship George Washington last week there was one of the most sig- nificant presidential straw votes of the present campaign. The numbers were relatively small, but the elec- torate involved was peculiarly repre- sentative of the country as a whole. Five hundred and thirty-four votes were cast by pasengers in the first, second and third cabins. More than thirty different States of the Union were represented, and nearly every | “gainful occupation” from that of garment worker and school teacher to financial magnate. The voting | was preceded by three days of mock, though intensive, campaigning, and there was as much excitement over the “election” as if it had been the real thing. Representative John D. Fredericks of California was spokes- man for the Coolidge-Dawes ticket; Arthur Mulberger of Wisconsin, a former United States district at- torney, advocated Davis and Bryan; and Herman Grossman, a New York proletarian, was the La Follette and Wheeler representative. 64 Per Cent Coolidge. Voting took place by secret ballot at the same hour in the three differ- ent cabins. It turned out to be a sea- slide for Coolidge-Dawes, who swept the ship with 342 votes, as against 110 for Davis and Bryan, and 82 for (Continued on Page 3, Column that at this writing Coolidge | VENUS’ OBSCURITY DUE TO ATMOSPHERE Earth's Twin Among Planets—De- fies Efforts of Scientists to Find Marking. CHICAGO, September %.—The sur- face of Venus, which the astronomers at the University of Chicago's Yerkes Observatory at Williams Bay., Wis,, have found visible at high noon, Dprobably never is seen because of the heavy atmosphere enveloping her, it was announced today. % “Venus shows phases similar to those of our moon, and for the same reason,” says the announcement from Edwin B. Frost, director of the observatory, “no definite and perma- nent markings can be seen on photo- graphs. The planet has a heavy atmosphere which probably never allows us to see the surface of the planet itself. This is one reason for the great reflecting power of the planet. “The planet is nearly a twin of the earth in respect to size and probably mass. It is also the nearest to the earth of the large planets. lts aver- age distance from us Is 67,000,000 miles, but this ranges from 160,000, 000 miles when the planet is on the farthest side of its orbit from the sun to 26,000,000 miles when it is at the nearest point to the earth on our side of the sun.” ¢ Foeni WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION e T KILLED, 3 HURT INASTORY FALL Scaffold at New Willard An- nex Collapses, Throwing "~ Workmen to Ground. One’ colored workman was killed and four other workmen were in- jured more or less seriously mbout 8 o'clock this morning when a heavy scaffold on which three of them were { working four stories above F street, at the Willard Hotel annex site, near 14th street, collapsed and threw them to the ground. The dead man was Elie Palams. colored, 25 years old, of 1128 10th street. The injured men thrown from the scaffold, all colored, are John Matthews, 20 years old, also of 1128 10th street; Willlam Grant, 35 vears old, of Brown court, and Dan- iel Hdwards, who gave his address as “Ninth street.” A white man, Ed- ward Shumaker, 47 years old, of 3421 O street, at work on the ground near the scaffold, was struck on the ankle by a brick and slightly injured. All but Shumaker were taken to Emer- gency Hospital. According to those at the scene, the accident occurred without warning. The four men were engaged in wreck- ing the west walls of the old Mer- {chants’ Bank Building. which is being razed to make way for the new addi- tion to the Willard. Suddenly the ziant platform beneath the workers swaved and buckled, and before they cous1 make a move they were precipi- tated four stories downward amid a shower of lumber, bricks and debris. Few on Street at Time. Few persons were on the street at the time, but in a short while a large crowd gathered as police reserves from three precincts were rushed in patrols to the scene. Palams was hurried to the hospital in a passing automobile, and was pro- nounced dead on arrival there by Dr. Hoffman. Edwards, Matthews nand Grant were rushed to the institution in_another private machine. Edwards was rendered unconscious from injuries to his head and neck. His condition is regarded as serious. The extent of the injuries has not been definitely ascertained. Matthews and Grant were treated for bruises on the body. Shumaker was taken to his home in a passing automobile and treated by his family physician. Coroner Nevitt was notified by the police of the death of Palams and he is arranging to hold an inquest shortly. Building Inspector Oehmann imme- dlately conducted an investigation of the collapse. Without attempting to fix the cause of the accident, Inspector Oehman drafted a report for the Com- missioneré this afternoon describing conditions as found by his men when they visited the scene. Inspector Ochman stated in his re- port that hls Investigators learned that there was approximately half a truck load of brick piled on the scaf- fold, waiting to be dropped through the chute, which he suggests may have been a contributing factor. The text of the report will be sent to the Commissioners later in the day. MRS. SHAVER’S LETTER MYSTERY TO HUSBAND Davis’. Manager Says He Hasn't Read Message Criticizing~ Stand of Bryan. By tle Associated Press. NEW YORK, Sep Shaver, Democratic national campaign manager, said today he had not read and probably never will read his wife's letter - recently published, eriticising Gov. Bryan's attitude toward Nation- al Defense day. “Of course, I know the gist of the letter. I haven't heard much of any- thing else the last few days,” said Mr. Shaver. “But I haven't read the letter or a copy of it. 1 haven't even seen one. What's more, 1 probably won't read it until this campaign is over—if.ever.” _He. dismissed further djscussion on the subject with a wave of the hand. e Sought in Mail Fraud. CLEVELAND, Ohio, September 3.— A federal warrant charging Charles M. (Punk) Drucker with using the mails to defraud was sworn to yes- terday by Assistant United States District Attorney Martin McCormick. Based on_an indictment._returned by the New Jersey grand jury in Novem- ber, 1922, it chu‘:e‘d Dnlu clker w:th articipating in a wire-tapping swin- Bl st Atlantic City in which H. F. Miller of Tarentum, Pa., lost $20,000 on fake horse races WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER tember 3.—Clem L. | Hand Made Over So Crippled Girl May Play Piano Special Dispatch to The Star. BALTIMORE, September 3.—The making of what virtually is a new hand for Elizabeth Matthiesen, 14 vears old, that she may realize her ambition to become proficient at the piano, is the unusual feat that surgeons at Johns, Hopkins Hospital have just performed. When Elizabeth was learning to walk, she fell against a stove and burned both hands. The left hand responded to treatment, but the right gave indications of knotting into a fist. Surgeons decided to try to re- store the hand to use by plastic surgery. Small bits of flesh were removed from the girl's leg and grafted to the hand, which was then fitted with a plaster cast to remold it to normal shape. Sur- geons today said that the cast is doing its work. and that the girl will be able to leave the hospital shortly. DRY CHIEF URGES D. C. LAW CHANGES Haynes Also Would Give All Policemen Power to Serve Liquor Warrants. Heavy penalty for violation of the prohibition law and additional legis- lation to give all Washington police- men power to serve liquor search warrants are urged by Prohibition Commissioner Roy Haynes in a state- ment issued from his office today on the subject of enforcement in the National Capital. “Liquor lawlessness in Washington has some of the causes as in some of the other sections of the Nation,” ac- cording to the report of the congres- sjonal committee which has been in- vesugating conditions here, said Com- missioner Haynes. “It is nearly always true that where uneatisfactory enforce- ment conditions exist courts are not using all the power in the existing law. Penalties imposed are not severe enough to discourage the bootlegging and the rum running. Nominal fines are simply an extra-legal form of license that is cheaper than the «old saloon license. Secs Immunity Cheap. “When a bootlegger is allowed to escape trial by forfeiting collateral he is buying immunity from punish- ment very cheaply. The report of the investigating committee makes this clear.’ “Jail penalties for convicted boot- leggers will help solve many of our problems. Catching liquor outiaws does not stop liquor lawlessness unless we punish them adequately after they have been caught. “When Congress acts on the com- mittee’s recommendations that the | District police be given the same authority to serve search warrants as the police in practically every State, then it will be easier to get at the bootleg source of supply. Be- cause of the view that the search- warrant clauses of the Sheppard act were repealed by the Volstead act Federal agents have to search all search warrants. Through the co- operation of the Dstrict Commission- ers we are now deputizing a few po- licemen and prohibition ' agents to temporarily meet this situation. Just now the District is like a State with- out an enforcement code.” - - . - {GRAND JURY BEGINS - SECOND OIL PROBE gan another inquiry. Atlee Pomerene and Owen J. Rob- erts, special counsel for the Govern- ment in oil prosecutions, sent out a number of supoenas calling for the attendance before the grand jury of about 15 persons who are supposed to be able to throw light on the oil situation. A. C. Harvey, a lawyer of Colum- bus, was the first witness. He ap- peared in the ‘place of R. W. Mcll- vaine of Independence, Kan., who had been summoned as a witness. The summons required the production of all correspondence and contracts con- cerning the Mexia oil field, in Texas. Mr. Harvey declinegd to discuss the information he had given the grand Jurors. J. L. Havice, formerly of Inde- pendence, Kan., but later of Chey- enne, was the other witness. He did not appear to have with him any of the documentary evidence called for in his summons. The Federal grand jury today be-] ny Star. 1924 —THIRTY-TWO PAGES. 1.5 WORLDFLYERS MAY AIDD.G.TES Bell Expects Men to be Here for Defense Day Ob- servance. The honor of having the returning world flyers take part in the Defense day parade may fall to Washington, cal committee on arrangements. At said that Engineer Commissioner Bell, chairman, expects to have the plans of the aerfal globe circlers so ar- ranged that they will be in Wash- even though they arrive here sooner. lustrious representatives of the United States present to review the District's defense demonstration will, the committee believes, serve to in- epire the citizens of the National Capital to make a creditable showing. Members of the Defense day com- mittee pointed out today that the 1,000 one-day volunteers who have enrolled at Maj. Wheeler's office in the District building constitute only a part of the total expected. Units Work Independenly. It was explained that the several reserve organizaions in Washingtoa are recruiting independently to ge: men for their respectivé units for the parade. next few days Government depart- ments and other organizations will make returns of large numbers of men who will volunteer for the dem- onstration. A number of these or- ganizations and offices have obtained stacks of enrollment blanks that have not vet been returned. The defense committee is meeting this afternoon in the office of En- gineer Commissioner Bell to pass on further details for ‘Washington's observance of the day. Announcement was made today that Capt. John H. Craige of the Marine Corps will organize the Na- tional Press Club unit of the Ameri- can Legion for the parade. Charles T. Ford, grand master of the Grand Lodge of Colored Masons of the District, has designated Maj. West Hamilton as chairman of ar- rangements for participation by his members, Cndets to March. A battalion of the Washington High School Cadet Corps, composed of the four companies which won highest honors in the 1924 competi- tive drill, will participate in the parade, it was announced today by Lieut. Col. Wallace M. Cralige, U. S. A, professor of military science and tac- tics in the high schools. The par- ticipation of the cadets has been ap- proved by Superintendent of Schools Frank W. Ballou and Stephen E. Kramer, principal of Central High School and chairman of the executive committee on cadet activities in the schools. The battalion will be made up of Companies F of Central, commanded by Capt. T. M. Pelzman: H of Western, commanded by Capt. John Nesbit; D of Central, commanded by Capt. George Muth, and L of Western, commanded by Capt. Lewis Craven. Maj. Robert Burton of Western High School, whose battalion took first place in the 1924 annual battalion competitive drill, will be in command of the battalion. The cadet brigade flag and the national standard will be carried in the parade. Means Hard Work, As all of the officers of the cadets have been graduated from school, Col. Craigle pointed out it will necessitate an unusual amount of work for them to round up their companies. Col. Craigie is anxious for these officers to report to him as soon as possible | on the number of cadets they are suc- cessful in recruiting for the parade. Because of its patriotism in the past and the principles for which it stands, Col. Craigie believes that it would mot be in keeping with the spirit of the occasion to leave the cadet corps representatives out of the parade. The corps, he said, has had a long and honorable service and has given well trained soldier students in two wars. Defense Day Scored. Special Dispatch to The Star. LYNCHBURG, Va., September 3.— The Lynchburg League of Woman Voters has adopted a resolution con- demning National Defense day as “excessive military -and naval pre- paredness; unwise and not in keeping with the traditional American poli- cie: i_(adip_ ngrmsfPagg 18. it was made known today Wy the lo-| i | headquarters of the committee it was | g2 (T WG L T, e S et | transition, the length of which de- ington for Defense day, September 12, ! The distinction of having these il-| It also is expected that within the | Yesterday’s Circulation, 89,901 ¥ TWO CENTS GLBERT ACCEPS TENDER T DIRE DAMESDEBT PLAN Ex-Treasury Official’s Selec- tion Will Be Announced Formally Today. YOUNG GOING TO BERLIN; SAYS GERMANY MUST PAY Thousands of Americans Are Seek- ing Positions in New Repa- rations Body. | | | | | By the Associated Press. PARIS, September 3.—Seymour Par- ker Gilbert, jr., former American un- der-secretary of the Treasury, has accepted the post of agent-general for reparations under the Dawes plan. The post is being temporarily filled by Owen D. Young of New York, who aided Gen. Dawes and the other experts in drawing up the plan. Mr. Gilbert's appointment will - be officially announced by the Repara-| tion Commission at a meeting this {afternoon. He is due to arrive in Paris about the middle of the month. Mr. Young will return on the 14th from Berlin, where he is going today. | |He intends to meet the commission | for railway debentures here at that| of | time, to arrange the particulars the payments to be made to the agent- general, and Mr. Gilbert is expected | here in time to take part in this con- | ference. i Rufus Dawes at Berlin. 1 Rufus Dawes, who goes with Mr. | Young to Berlin, is to be placed by him in charge of the Berlin office of | the organization carrying out Dawes plan. Mr. Young remarked before leav ing on his trip that Germany’'s pay ment of twenty million gold marks yesterday spoke more effectively than any words of his. The temporary agent general is bor- | the reparation | be adequate | |Towinz a staff from commission which will pends upon when the German loan is floated. | Literally thousands of Americans| have applied for posts in the new. reparation _organization, either| through the State Department, to the | reparation commission or to Mr. Young, Mr. Dawes and others con- | nected with the execution of the plan. | Seek Posts Gratis. Several Americans of position at| home who happened to be in Europe or who have come here for this pur- pose have offered their services with- out either pay or expense allowances. | George P. Auld and his staff of ac- | countants, who have been sent by Mr. | Young to the Ruhr to work out a | = em of payments with the French, | Relgian and Italian officials of the | “Micum” organization and the Ger-| man_industrialists, are arranging for | the first checks for deliveries ir kind to be paid by the agent gern | a| week hence. The banks are offcring | to cash any drafts on the agent gen- eral's office without formality. Gllbert of Wide Experience. Seymour Parker Gilbert, jr., is but 31 years of age and unmarried. By profession a lawyer, he became in- terested in_governmental financial matters in 1918, when he was made a member of the war loan staff in the office of the Secretary of the Treasury, acting as counsel in mat- ters pertaining to the raising of funds for the prosecution of Ameri- | ca’s part in the great war. In June, 1920, he was nominated by | President’ Wilson for the post of istant Secretary of the Treasury in charge of fiscal affairs. He was reappointed in March, 1921, and served until June of that year, fol-| lowing ~which he became Under- | secretary of the Treasury, continuing in that position until November of last year. Mr. Gilbert holds several degrees from Rutgers College and is an LL. B. Cum Laude of Harvard University. He makes his home in Bloomfield, N. J., the place of his birth. Mr. Young, replying to a question from Excelsior, whether it was true that the German delegates at London had protested to him that the cost of fulfilling the Dawes plan was too crushing, is quoted by the newspaper as replying: Young Makes Stand Clear. “I am loyal. If Germany's financial | burden is crushing, that of the other powers is no less so. I have not hid from the Germans my firm intention to make them pay up to, the breaking point; on the other hand, I have sured them that I oppose that point being exceeded. “As far as 1 am concerned, Germany shall pay all she reasonably can, and the powers interested in reparations shall get all they can reasonably expect —nothing more or less.” Asked as to the question of arbitra- tion being applied, to the decisions of the transfer committee under the Dawes plan, he said: “You may quote me as saying that I am extremely glad of the London conference decision in this respect. Consclentious men can very well make mistakes far lack of knowledge of the facts, for it is human to err, and they can have no objection to their decision being submitted to impartial arbi- tration.” Mr. Dawes, arriving in Paris, ex- pressed his pleasure that he was again collaborating on the experts' plan after having shared in its creation. $7,000 Salary Likely. Mr. Gllbert has accepted the post without any agreement as to salary or allowances. This subject has not bee formally mentioned in the com- mission, but it is probable that he will have a salary equivalent to $7,000 a year, with rather generous addi- tions for the expenses of his work. which probably will require’ him to spend three months out of four in Berlin. James A. Logan, jr., American ob- server with the reparation commis- tion, declared today: “Now that the reparation commission has an- nounced its appointment of Mr. Gil- bert to the post of agent general for reparation payments, I cannot refrain from expressing my gratification that the circumstances have been such as to enable Mr. Gilbert to accept. His services to public finance with the United States Treasury are known quantitics and his reputation as a Jurist is excellent” FLYERS EN ROUTE TONOVA SEATAIN HOP OF 35 MILES Rain, Wind and Fog Ignored by Americans in Start From Newfoundland. MADE LABRADOR JUMP, 276 MILES, YESTERDAY Arrival in Boston Saturday, New York Sunday, Washington Wed- nesday Now Indicated. By the Ascocfated Press. PICTOU, Nova S The American world fl from Hawkes Bay, 375-mile ptember rs hopped off Newfoundland, in hop for this port at 10: o'clock Eastern standard time today At 10:20 o'clock the radio advices reported the airmen had disappeared from the view of those on board the de- stroger Charles Ausburn near Hawkes Bay. At time, 12:05 the ock Eastern standard passed over the cruis stationed approxi mately 100 miles from Hawkes Bay. Breeze Behind Them. With a slight breeze behind them the irmen following the western coast of nd, d flying approximate- s offshore, were rapidly ap- proaching Cape Ray at the southern tip nd at 1 o'clock. route lay from Capa "abot Strait to St. I Island and thence across Northumbs land Strait to the entrance to Picton harbor. The flyers passed the vicinity o the destroyer MacFarland, the second tion ship, and were lost to sight m. eastern standard time, ing their southerly flight. Along the course of the flight the de- stroyers Charles Ausburn, Coghlan and McFarland we stationed to direct the aviators as they passed overhead, giv ing them correct headings, and to ren- der assistance if necessary. The etroyer Barry, acting as station ship at Pictou, was held in readiness to steam at full speed to the assistance of the fiyers if aid was needed. The Canadian destroyer Patriot also was held in readiness for this purpose. Ships to Follow Planes. All the other ships on station were Thstructed to follow at 25 knots along the route for two hours after t R | passing of the plane Later weather reports from the Newfoundland Coast, Cape Breton and the Nova Scotian mainland indicated | that conditions were most favorable, although fog still was hanging over the waters of the Guif of St. Law- rence, aboye which the planes must pass, and in some other places scat- tered along the line of flight. Thera was only a light breeze and the sea was smooth. It is expected that th fivers will arrive at Pictou between 4 and 5 o'clock this afternoon. Weather Gets Better. Weather reports from off the coast of Cape Breton, along which the rout« of the fivers lay, were that while ther~ was considerable fog off shore and i had been raining all the morning, the sun was breaking through the clouvd« and the indications were for ideal flying weather. Although the weather here was un- favorable early today, it began to clear before 10 o'clock, and the dc- stroyer Barry, in direct communica- tion from her dock here with the Charles Ausburn, at Hawkes Bay, Newfoundland, sent word to the lat- ter that conditions at this end were favorable for continuation of the world flight. The Barry was advised in reply that the world fiyers had hop- ped off. Warm Welcome Planned. Pictou was all dressed up for the American flyers' coming, with strects gayly decorated with the Stars and Stripes, and welcome signs hanging from windows and from business houses The Canadian destroyer Patriot was standing by here, ready to aid, if necessary, and a plane from the Canadian air force was placed at the disposal of Commander Conant Taylor of the Barry to £o out and grect the flyers on their arrival. Destroyers Are Placed. The destrover chain, as it was made up when the fog and rain came in this morning, included the Charles Ausburn at the start, tie Coughlan _on station midway, the cruiser Richmond traversing th: route and the Barry stationed here At Pictou the aviators will find awaiting them Lieuts. Leigh Wadc and H. H. Ogden, whose plane, the Boston, was wre after a forced landing at sea between the Orkne Islands d. Wade and Ox- den hav ovided with another plane, christened the Boston II. which they hope to accompany their comrades to the Coast, completing the first aerial journcy around the world. Officials Await Flyers. At Pictou prominent officials of the Canadian federal government and of the Nova Scotia provincial goy- ernment gathered this morning to welcome Lieut. Smith and his com- rades. Among these officials Wwer Col. J. Stanley Scott, head of th. Canadian air force; Hance J. Logan, ~(Continued on Page 5, Column MAN, NEAR DEATH, FOUND BOUND AND BRANDED Says Six Negroes in Detroit Cap- tured Him and Burned “Ks” in Flesh. Dy the Associated Press. WAUKEGAN, TIL, September 3.— A man, believed to be Thomas Stolp of Cud: Wis., branded with the letters “K. K.” and left bound. gag- ged and blindfolded in a deserted cottage at Winthrop Harbor, near here, is near death in a hospital here. He is suffering from lack of food and from thirst. - The man, who is about 38, is be- lieved to have been in the cottage for days, as indicated by the marks of rope on his wrists and ankles. The man’s rambling words indi- cated that he had been attacked at Detroit, where he had gone to visit relatives, by six negroes and taken to a ramshackle place where he was bound, gagged and branded by the negroes, who used hot wires A