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WEATHER. (U. S. Weather Bureau Forecast.) Fair and slightly warmer tonight; tomorrow partly cloudy and warmer. Temperatures—Highest, 70, at 4 p.m. yesterday; lowest, 46, at 6 a.m. today. Closing N. Y. Stocks and Bonds, Page 14 29,733. Entered as post_office, SUNKEN SUBMARINE FOUND; HOPE FOR 34 ABOARD CRAFT WANES “It Looks Bad,” Says Terse Mes- sage—Air Bubbles Come to Surface Above S-51. , BARGE ON WAY WITH EQUIPMENT TO BRING BOAT FROM BOTTOM second class matter Washington, D. C. No. Three Men Rescued When Vessel Goesi Down After Collision With Ship Off Block Island. Ee i Br the Associated Press, i NEWPORT, R. I, September 26.—The position of the sub- i marine S-51, sunk off Block Island last night in a collision with | the steamship City of Rome, was located today by rescue craft! searching for the vessel, it was reported in a radio message to | the Newport naval training station. _There were no signs of life, the message said, but crews of the rescue ships® were optimistic | that some of the 34 men who went down with the submarine might be alive. i A later me = ige said that the S-51 had been located by Lieut. | C. 5. Hawkins, piloting a seaplane which had been flying over the | vicinity of the disaster. The submarine lies in 23 fathoms of water. | Comdr. Lewis D. Causey, executive officer of the torpedo sta- | tion here, said that “it looks bad” for those aboard the S-51, as air bubbles were coming to the surface. 3 The position of the S-31 was given as about a mile and a half south-southeast of that first given by the City of Rome. Four sub- ! marines were standing by, as was Vincent Astor’s yacht, the Nourmahal. The destroyer Putnam, which went out from Newport early | this morning, was returning to this port, while a wrecking com- | pany’s_barge was setting out for the scene of disaster with full equipment on board to bring the craft to the surface. Comdr. C. H. Shaw, commanding | Crew of Lost S-51 officer of the Putnam, said, when that ship returned to port, that in in his A revised Navy list of the missing | opinion the men in the submerged| on the submarina S-51 follow: submarine had enough air to last| them 12 hours, | Holds Out Small Hope. Lieut. ney H. Dobson, 60 Col-| | lege street, Brockport, Y.. the com- | »* | manding officer. Lieut. (junior grade) Pirio, 109 Belmont Beach, Calif. Lieut. (junior grade) J. D. Haselden, Dillon, 8. C. H Lieut. (junior grade) T. A. Glass-| cock, San Antonio, Tex. Lieut. (junior grade) F. D. Foster, | Nutley, N. J. Ensign E. W Egbert, Mariners Har- bor, N. Y. Paul Berk, engineman, first class, Shoemakersville, Pa. Allen Clifford Earle, engineman, first class, 21 Sumner street, Glouces: ter, Mass. Rudy Firm, motor machinists’ mate, | first class, Klein, Mont. Valentine Hiltbord, chiet 21 Bayside avenue, vessel a considerable suppl ried in tanks and if the heen smashed to pieces it was prob- able that at least a part of her crew might be alive. The Putnam, after touching New: port, proceeded to New London where the rescue base was estab- lished. In addition to the submarines, submarine salvage ships, mine sweep- ers and wrecking crafl sent 1o the scene, four airplanes from the Chat- ham naval base were flying above the area. Another airplane from Vin- cent Astor's yacht was being pressed | into service. S-51's Lights Out. The S-51 was running without side lights and was nearly into the City of Rome before she was sighted, Capt. Diehl of the ship reported in a wireless message to the Charles- town navy vard today. Capt. Diehl's message read as fol- lows: U. Harlow M. avenue, Long! torpedo | Newport, Franklin P. James, chief motor ma- chinists’ mate, Freeman avenue, Strat- ford, Conn. Walter Edward Lawton, electrician’s | mate, first class, 148 Sea street, Wey- mouth, Mass. Brady Domore Lindsay, engineman, second _class, 527 East Government street, Pensacola, Fla. Oscar Joseph Milot, fireman, third . Granitevilie, Mass. 1 Frank Lester Mims, seaman, first | class, 839 Liberty street, Augusta, Ga. | Frank Archibald Shea, electrician’s mate, first class, Gloucester, Mass. Augustus Alexander Smith, torpedo man, Wilton, F Herbert Eadelman Snyder, chief sig- nal man, 3302 Filbert street, Philadel- | phia, Pa. | Frederick Peter Teschemacher, sea- |man, first class, 138 South Second street, Bangor, Pa. William Charles Teschemacher, sea- man, first class, 138 South Second S. submarine S-51 seen from sea. No side lghts showing. Was nearly into ship when side lights were switched on. Backed full speed, but submarine did not change. Struck forward conning tower. Submarine sank at once. Only three men saved Being taken care of. All passengers and crew of Rome O.K. Ship little | dented.” Capt. Diehl's mes indication of how pened and he has jess to give further details wl City of Rome reaches Boston & 2 o'clock this afternoon. HOPE HELD OUT. cl the first | dent hap- | Details of Wreck of Submarine Are Still Missing. | street, agor, Pa. BOSTON, September 26 (#).—Thirty- | Steven Hartley Triffitt, torpedo man, four members of the crew of the sub- | third class, 86 Lorraine street, Paw- marine S-51 lay imprisoned at the bot- tll(“keL R. I i tom of the Atlantic today after their | Robert Holland Wills, torpedo man, vessel was rammed last night by the |first-class, 422 Freemason street, Nor. steamer City of Rome of the Ocean |folk, Va. : Steamship Co., on her voyage from ! Frank Collins Wiseman, torpedo, Savannah, Ga., to Boston. Three sur- | third class, 328 West Third street. vivors were picked up by the steamer | South Boston, Mass. and it was a matter of conjecture as| Ralph Edward Cassidy, not W. J. 1o whether the remainder were drown- | and address Claremont, N. H. ed or were alive in the under-water| H. L. Crawford, address 704 Carter| vessel street southeast, Ardmore, Okla. While a flect of rescue craft from| Henry D. Elser, not Harry D.. and Newport, R. L; New York City and |address 762 Jefferson place, Columbus, | New London, Conn., the submarine’s | Ohio. t base, was rushed out to the point, 20 | John L. miles east of Block Island, where the | No. 1 disaster occurred. those on shore | eagerly awaited news of the crash. The City of Rome was proceeding to Boston, and Capt. Diehl, her com- mander, g no details in his first terse m to officers of the com- pany. She was due to reach Boston 3ibson, address R. F. D. 480 Hall street, Portland, Oreg. H. Martin, address 1905 Federal street, Philadelphia. J. J. McCarthy, seaman first class, Sast 53d street, New York City. 8. Noble, address Merrimac, M. Schofield. address 202 Sum- ¢h WASHINGTON, D. 'SHENANDOAH'S GAS | naval court of inquiry ! helium gas cells just before or at the | | positive in his declarations. | survivors. | trol some time this afternoon. and it was said she might not arrive before 4 or 5 o'clock. Hope that the men who went down with the S-51 might still be alive was increased when the destroyer Putnai sent to the sceme from Training Station at Newport, sent a wireless message saying they had dis- covered what apparently was a buoy made up of a bunch of life preservers. Hope Buoy is Signal. Naval men at Newport expressed the hope that the buoy had been float- ed out of the sunken craft by members of the crew who might be alive and wanted to give their position beneath the water. The men rescued by the City of Rome were Dewey Kile, M. 8. ‘Lira and A. Ger, all members of the engine room force, according to a message recefved at the Boston navy yard. ‘Nothing else could be found,” said the message. “An oil spot.showed up where the S-51 went down. At New London, from where 851 malled on September 20 for a praetice cruise, naval officers said the fact that oll showed on the surface of the water did not necessarily indicate (Continued on Page 2, Column 1) the Navai | the | merfield venue, Bridgeport, Conn. e hehan, address Groton, Conn. | Chailes Carrell Thomas, not F. P, | nd address 311 East Missouri street, | El Paso, Tex 7 Harman, address Jamalca, GERMANYi TO TAKE PART. Accepts Allied Invitation to Se- curity Pact Conference, LONDON, September 26 (#).—Ger- many’s acceptance of the allied invi- tation to a conference to discuss the proposed security pact was handed to foreign Secretary Chamberiain by the Germany Ambassador today. It is assumed that the conversations will begin on October 5, probably in some Swiss city. i Zo Skl | Sunken Schooner's Crew Missing. NORTH SYDNEY, Nova Scotia, September 26 (#).—The schooner Inez G. was lost off the local Rum Row early this morning. Capt. Joseph Vatcher and three of his crew of five are missing, [FAIL IN FIRST-DAY FLIGHT| GELLS FAILED, ONE OF CREW TESTIFIES Saw Bag Deflated Before| Hearing Ship Crack, He Asserts. AFT ENGINE CAR BROKE FIRST, SURVIVOR AVERS | Lieut. Anderson’s Evidence Is Ex- pected to Throw Light on Cause of Disaster. September 26. | stimony indcating a | cells in the airship s given today to the here, which is | meeting to ascertain the cause of the disaster to that craft. | August C. Querenheim, one of the | survivors, said he saw one cell in the after part of the ship deflated before | he heard the cracking of the ship. | Similar testimony was given yester- | day by James H. Collier, chief rigger on the Shenandoah. “It is possible the ship had broken at frame 105 before that time,” Querenheim said. “It would have been difficult for me to hear a sound that far away.” “Describe the character of the defla tion,” directed Judge Advocate Fol Whole Cell Dropped. “The lower part of the gas cell was | cupped up as one does when deflated.” | Querenheim said. “Then the whole | cell dropped down to_the axial cable. | After that I didn't take much note of | it. Additional ailure Shenandoah W “This was slightly before I heard | the cracking up of the ship, but I| think the ship had cracked before that time, because Coleman, who was | either on the ladder or at the ladder, | came up Into the ship (from an engine | car aft) and told me he had seen No. 4 engine car carry away. It was afte) that the gas cell became deflated. | Chief attention of the court was| directed yesterday to the testimony of | the remaining survivors of the airship Shenandoah as to the condition ot the | time of the wrecking of that craft. Colller, chief rigger, who had super- vision over the cells, created a mild | sensation late yesterday, with the| statement that there was a failure of several gas bags before the ship foun- | dered. It was the first testimony of this character to be adduced and was in direct conflict with that of a dozen or more others, who had declared that they neither heard nor saw anything | indicating that there had been such a failure. Saw Bags Deflated. Colller, who was awakened from sleep just before the crash, was very He said he was satisfied when he woke up and saw several of the bags deflated about 30 per cent that tffe ship was doomed, adding that he so told another of the ¢rew in a bunk nearby. More than half a dozen survivors were called today for re-examination, | among them Lieut. Bauch and Mayer, who assisted in bringing down dif- ferent parts of the ship. The re-examinations conducted yes- terday developed some rather sharp conflicts as to the sequence in which the ship broke, but this was not con- sidered unusual, taking into account| the stress of the time and the different | locations of the men on the craft. There was agreement that the ship! actually broke in two forward of! amidships, but whether this happen- ed before or at the same time or after the control car fell furnished the main points of differences in the narratives. Although only one session of the| court was arranged for today, Judge Advocate Foley was hopeful that the remaining survivors who have been| here since the first of the inquiry| could be heard before adjournment so that Monday might be given over to the examination of Lieut. J. B. An- derson, the only survivor whose story has not been told. Lieut. Anderson’s Testimony. This officer arrived here last night trom Ohio, where he has been conduct- ing an investigation to determine just what were the weather conditions around Noble County just before and at_the time of the catastrophe. Lieut. Anderson was the aerological officer of the Shenandoah and is re- garded as one of the foremost author- ities on this subject in the Navy. He has had long training both in this country and abroad and is considered as an expert witness before the court. Lieut. Anderson probably had the most thrilling experience of all the He was leaving the con- car just as it fell and caught| the keel of the ship by his hands. He swung in that position for several | minutes until Lieut. Mayer could pass | him a rope and haul him to a safe place in the bow of the ship, which had broken away then and was free-| ballooning at a very high altitude. PULLMAN TYPE PLANES i | Machines Scheduled for Ford Tour ! TUnable to Reach Cleveland, One Having Engine Trouble. By the Associated Press. GARDEN CITY, N. Y., September 26.—Both of the Fokker airplanes of the Pullman type which left Curtiss Field today on a flight to Detroit came to earth last night, one of them forced down by engine trouble, before they could reach Cleveland, the origi- nal destination for the first day’s flight. THe plane with engine trouble had to land at Coxton Lake, near Towan- da, Pa. In landing one wing and the propeller were damaged. The five pas- sengers escaped without serious in. jury. The pilot, Ray L. Howard, said as soon as repairs were made the flight to Detroit would be resumed. The other plane, piloted by An- thony G. H. Fokker, the designer, car. ng six passengers, landed at Cur- usk Field, at Buffalo. The flight will be resunied today. : The planes are scheduled to take part in the Ford reliability touf at Detroit and to return to Long Isjand for the Pulitzer air races, at Mitchel Field October 8, 8 and 10, Flyer | Navy | had potson. | has not been completed. | municated from one baby to another WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION ( * EVERY DAY SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, EV: ERY WAY I'M GE NG BIGGER 1925 -THIRTY-SIX PAGES. ND BI( OSES WILL LOSE to Relieve Him.! Change in Hawaii Flight Plans Possible. By the Associated Press SAN DIEGO, Calif., September 26.— Reorganization of the commissioned | personnel and flying equipment of | the aircraft squadrons, battle fleet, in- | volving the transfer of Capt E.| Moses, with the possibility of sweep. | ing changes in the plans for the| Navy's next attempt to make a non- stop flight to Hawail from California, will take place within 90 days. Capt. Moses Is to be relieved of command of the Navy's aerial forces in the Pacific by Capt. J. M. Reeves, now on duty at the Bureau of | Aeronautics, who recently completed | a course of instruction for aviation observer at Pensacola. It I8 under- stood Capt. Moses will be assigned to Pensacola to take up the aviation ob- server course. Comdr. John Towers, pioneer naval air man and formerly naval attache at the American embassy at London, is to return here as senior alde to | Capt. Reeves. | According to Comdr Karl Smith, the PN-9 seaplanes will not have another | opportunity to fly to Honolulu. He | says the recent perfomance of the PN's revealed they are not suitable | for the successful accomplishment of 00-mile flight. These ships will be brought to San | Diego, assigned to utility squadron. | officers declare that the nex attempt of the Navy to fly to Hawaii will be successful. They also say that Comdr. Hugh Strong and Lieut. Ralph Davison should have an opportunity to see what the Boeing plane can do on a transoceanic hop. MYSTERY DISEASE TAKES THIRD BABY Blood Transfusion Fails to Save Life—Four Now Under Treatment. ‘While the District Health Depart- ment continued today its investiga- tion of the mysterious malady which has caused the death of two chil- dren at the Florence Crittenton Home, another baby, afflicted with the same sickness, died at Children’s Hospital. The baby, 6 months old and one of five taken to the Children’s Hospital for treatment, was given a blood transfusion last night in an attempt to_save its life. In the meantime an_examination by District chemists has fafled to disclose that children who dled from the dis- ease, which 18 an intestinal complaint, The examination was made for poison in the routine work of the Health Department, and none was expected to be disclosed. The bacteriological examination,’ however, which is expected to disclose the real cause for the death of the children, | The Health Department also 18 con- tinuing Its probe of how the disease originated and how it was com- until about 17 had been affected, Dr. William J. Cummings, head of the Bureau of Contagious Diseases, stated. The death of the third infant oe- curred at 2 o'clock this morning. There are now four bables still under treat- ment at the hospital. Their condition was said this afternoon to be “un- changed.” All have been subjected to blood transfusion operations in an effort to save their lives, the mothers of the patients submitting themselves to the surgeons as a source of blood supply. _ James Deering Buried. CHICAGO, September 26 (F).— James Deering, harvester manufac- turer, who died on the ocean en route from Paris Monday, was buried here yesterday. Short, simple last rites were folowed by private funeral. Pres- | ident Walter Dill Scott of Northwest- ern University and Vice President h:rleu G. Dawes attended the serv- | By Cable to The Star ana Th American Flyer’s Ship Riddled as He Clears Riff Nest BY COL. CHARLES SWEENEY. Commander of the New Lafayette Escadrille in Morocco. ago Dai OUEZZAN. September “Chuck” Pennington flving gayly along, closely searching the ground for signs of hostile elements, sud- denly tumbled on to a cleverly con- cealed machine gun nest on the reverse slope of a small hill. Finding themselves discovered, the salopards (enemy) turned verything they had loose on huck.” Diving and squirming, but disdaining to mount to safety, Pennington carried on the battle a few minutes within a few feet of the ground, and finally hurled a bomb, wiping out the nest. When he returned to the field he found the plane’s rudder and fuse- lage of his plane were riddled like a sleve. Chuck” got com- pensation for his week's waiting, while laid up with a broken arm. In moments like these the true soldier got a super-human uplift. (Copyright, 1925, by Chicago Daily News.) LAY PLANS TO CURB TICKET ‘SCALPERS' Police and Federal Officials Seek to Protect Public From High Prices. Federal and municipal authorities today laid plans to protect the public | against world series ticket “scalpers some of whom already are said to be preparing to garner a golden harvest at the expense of fans eager to See the big contest. The legal machinery of local and na- tional governments began to move this morning simultaneously with the appearance of ‘“brokers signs in several parts of the ci'y announcing that tickets for the coming series are on sale ther Prospective customers who inquired at the improvised offices were inform- ed, however, that the supply of tickets would not arrive until early next week and the suggestion was made that they leave their names and telephone numbers of addresses. Speculators refused to enlighten the inquirers as to prices, explaining that they merely charged ‘a commission” over the price they were required to pay for the tickets. The supply of tickets, it was added, was purchased from “the public.” Will Watch Sales. Deputy Collector of Internal Revenue Powell announced today that his office will keep constant and close supervision over each broker to see that the tax laws of the United States affecting the sale of base ball tickets is_rigidly complied with. Inspectors from the Revenue Bureau will be stationed in each ‘“brokerage office” throughout the day, it was asserted, and every sale would be watched. “I can do nothing, however, to pre- vent the sale of world series tickets at exhorbitant prices,” Mr. Powell de- clared. “The reveue law does not go that far. All we can do is to see that each broker is duly registered and has a broker's license, and that he stamps each ticket sold with his name and the price for which the ticket was dis- posed of. Our duty ends there. Per- haps the police can take action to prevent the public from being mulcted, however.” Sale in Public Banned. At that time the police were get- ting their heads together over that very problem. Maj. Edward B. Hesse, the new superintendent of police, went into conference with Inspector Charles Evans and Henry G. Pratt, and the trio examined the law and the police regulations with a view to ascertain- ing the extent of the police authority in this connection. It was found, Maj. Hesse announced, that the law prohibits the sale of base ball tickets on the streets or in any public place, and he immediately is- sued (nstructlon!hl?r strict enforce- ent of this regulation. m“\\'e intend to make life miserable for the scalpers” Maj. Hesse stated. “We are going to take every step ssible to prevent the public of Washington or visitors here from being preyed upon by scalpers intent on charging _exorbitant prices for (Continued on Page 2, Column §6.) Radio P}ograms—l’nge 9. DIVORCES REFUSED T0.3GOTT AND WIFE Michigan Judge Hands Down Decision on Representative’s Suit and Cross-Bill. By the Associated Press ALPENA, Mich., September Frank D. Scott. Michigan Representa- tive in Congress, and Edna James Scott, his wife, both were denled di- vorces in a decision handed down to- day by Circuit Judge Frank D. Emerick. o Judge Emerick ordered Representa- tive Scott to pay Mrs. Scott $150 a month for her support and mainte- nance “until the further order of this or of the Supreme Court.” In his brief decision Judge Emerick sald: “It is my deliberate conclusion that neither of said parties is entitled to such a decree, with the result that plaintif's bill of complaint and the defendant's crose-bill Wwill be dis- missed without costs. “In the meantime, until either or both of said parties perfect an ap- peal and until the further order of this or of the Supreme Court plain- tiff shall pay defendant for her sup- port and maintenance the sum of $150 on the-first day of each calendar month.” Representative Frank Douglas Scott and Edna James Scott, his wife, sepa- rated during Christmas week, 19 after an_all-night conference in t Scotts' Washington apartment had | tailed to bring a reconciliation of their | differences. It was a year later before Frank Scott filed a petition for absolute di- vorce in the Alpena Circuit Court, charging extravagance and miscon- duct, both under the heading of ex- treme cruelty. Denied All Charges. the charges made by her husband and countered with allegations that he gambled “for high si and that his conduct in other ays was of a nature making continued living to- gether impossible. Mr. Scott, in attempting to sub- stantinte his charges of misconduct, named three men: Capt. Wilbur “Jazz bo” Sumners of the Air Service; Har- ry Wyckoff, a_clerk at the Wardman " (Continued on Page 2, Column 3.) BERLIN MOVIE THEATER ADOPTS U. S. METHODS Remodeled TUfa Palast Offers Typical Broadway Program in German Capital. By the Associated Press. BERLIN, September 26.—When Berlin’s largest motion picture house, Ufa Palast-Am-Zoo, was reopened last night after having undergone a renovation, its audience seemed to be transported to Broadway, New York. Not only was the feature film an American production, but for the first time in Germany a combination of symphony, concert, ballet and film was offered. The Americanization of the theater's methods of presenta- tion has been carried out by its new directors, Erno Rapee, formerly with New York and Philadelphia theaters, and Alexander Oumansky, formerly of a Broadway picture theater. The Ufa Palast has been rebuilt according to American ideas. The orchestra of 75 musicians is placed on the stage, and the stage lighting arrangement has been reorganized on American lines with colored lights and spotlights for the musical @nd ballet numbers. The theater's first night attracted movie theater managers from Lon- don, Paris and many German cities. In a cross bill Mrs. Scott denied all | ¢ Foening Star. 3 every cit ns Associated Press. Caillaux Sending No Messages to Paris Associates The code experts of the French embassy, who had counted on a lively time putting into diplomatic cipher M. Caflaux's exchanges with Paris during the debt negotiations here, are finding inst A that time is hanging heavily for them. True to his promise when he left home, the FKrench finance minister is going it alone M his negotiations with the American debt commission. He consults some times with his colleagues on the commission, but he is sending no messages to his government and is receiving no advice from it. DAVIS 1S BELIEVED CHOICE T0 SUCCEED SECRETARY WEEKS Resignation of Latter Due to Il Health Thought Certain in Few Days. BY J. RUSSELL YOUNG. At the present time points to the selection by President Coolidge of Dwight D souri, Assistant Secretary of War, to succeed John W. the W retires to private life, which is looked for at the White House within the next two or three week Close friends of Secretary said he had indicated very positively to them that he planning to tender his gnation to the Presi dent to take effect on or about Oc tober 1. While this has not been con firrned officially at the White House, are those who are close to the o look for the resignation now. They are inclined very shortl to feel certain that when President] Coolidge announces his acceptance of Mr. Weeks’ resignation he will at the same time make public the name of the new head of the war establish ment. Decided on Davis. From an authoritative source it is learned today that President Coolidge | has, after giving the matter much deliberation, practically and narrowed his choice down Assistant Secretary Dav: he has some very good reason to change his mind in the meantime he will elevate Mr. Davis when the time | comes. Friends of Mr. Davis say, however, that he has not indicated to them that | he has received information from the White House that would lead him to believe that the President is to appoint | him to the cabinet, but in official and political circles where this matter is being discussed the fact that Davis hs eived no White House assurances does not indicate a great deal, inasmuch as it is the Coolidge way to keep his own counsel in such ters and to do little talking about his intentions until the time arrives for a definite step and its formal an- nouncement. Hilles’ Name Mentioned. Speculation during the Summer re garding a possible successor to Secre. tary Weeks prominently mentioned Charles D. Hilles, Republican nations committeeman from New York. and k. who is high in the upper councils of | President Cool- | the Republican party. idge has an especially high regard for Mr. Hilles, and probably would like to have him in h abinet. but it is known that the latter has positively declined to put aside his private af- fairs and re-enter public service, even to become the head of the War De- | partment and to occupy a about the President’s cabinet table, Senator Wadsworth of New Yor! chairman of the Senate military com- mittee, is understood to have been anxious to see Mr. Hilles made Secre- tary of War, but he failed in his at. tempts to persuade the latter to change his mind. Therefore it is taken as a surety that Mr. Hilles eliminated himself from consideration from the very start. Postmaster General New of Indiana has been mentioned in connection with the War portfolio, but he has answered this speculation as to his possible transfer from the Post Office (Continued on Page 2, Column 5.) JUDGE ANI; PROSECUTOR ARE CONVICTED OF PLOT Conspired to Railroad Political Op- ponents to Prison on Perjured Charges, Jury Decides. By the Associated Press. WOODSTOCK, IIl., September Charged with conspiracy to suborn perjur; County Judge C. P. Barnes and . 8. Lumley, former prosecutor, were found guilty by a jury which recommended fines of $1,000 and $250, respectively. The jury reported at midnight, after it had deliberated more than s hours. Motions to set aside the verdict were made. i Barnes and Lumley were indicted | on charges of having conspired to) raflroad Fremont and Clarence Ho; bankers, to the penitentiary on per- | Jjured testimony. The Hoys were! charged with irregularities, in which farmers -lost $300,000. Counsel for 5 Barnes and Lumley charged that politics inspired the prosecution. By the Assoclated Press. DREUX, France, September 26.— “The afrplane specially constructed for a non-stop flight from Paris to New York planned by Paul Tarascon and Francois Coll was completely de- stroyed when it crashed 12 miles south of this place today. Tarascon and a companion aviator named Fav- reau, ‘were trying for a speed record in the machine. Tarascon and Favreau were brought to the hospital here. They took off from Etampes shortly after noon yes- terday to attempt to create a new speed mark for a 3,000-kilometer flight, making the circuit from Atlantic Flight Plane Is Destroyed As It Crashes on Speed Test in France Etampes to Chartres to Orleans. Tarascon’s condition is causing anxiety but Favreau's injuries are not serfous. Few details are available but it is stated that the plane was on fire when it landed and that a high wind was blowing. PARIS, September 26 (P).—An official note issued by the undersecre- tary of aeronautics says hoth Taras- con and Fayreau were only slightly injured in the crash of their plane near Dreux early today. | The note confirms ¢hat the machine was destroved and says the forced landing was due to a storm. The Star’ “From Press to Home Within the Hour” s carrier system covers very block and the regular edi- tion is defivered to Washington homes as fast as the papers are printed. Yesterday’s Circulation, 95,373 TWO -CENTS. DINNER GATHERING EASES TENSION OF DEBT NEGATIATONS French and Americans Ar- rive at Better Understand- ing Around Table. | [ RAPID AGREEMENT NOW IS BELIEVED PROBABLE everything | of Mis-| Weeks as head of | Department when the latter | Weeks | eliminated | every one from serious consideration | to . and unless | Mr. | position | Next Session of Conference Likely Monday—Caillaux Studying U. S. Answer. Divergent views of the French and American commissions over Fra | four-billion-dollar debt to the United States received such intimate and per | sonal treatment at a dinner last night | attended by two representatives from each government that indications to day, from the French side at least seem to point toward a “rapid unde | standing. o joint meeting of ti two commissions will be held befo Monday, although no definite time had been set for 2 session even then. The dinner last night, which tod: umed high signifi ress of negotlations, wus held at the { home of Gerrard B. Winston, Un dersecretary of the Treasury, tary of the Amer mission. At the dinner were Joseph > French finunce minister, ! head of the French commission: M. | Moreau-Neret, financial expert at the rench embassy: Secretary Mellon, chairman of the American commis sion, and Mr. Winston. Debt Issue Discussed. behalf of the French minister it was said today that while the di ner was largely social, the matter of { the debt, the uppermost in all minds, was discussed informally, with botli | sides elaborating their viewpoinix. These viewpoints on paper now rep | resent the original French offer, { which was refused by the American | commission in a three-page memorar { dum yesterdav, which made pointed | suggestions as'te a more acceptable { position for the French to assume. | On behalf of M. Caillaux it was sald | that the four men in the intimacy of | Mr. Winston's home thrashed ou: great many details which, it was further predicted, “may clear the way for a rapid understanding. Caillaux Up Early. AL Caillaux, although remaining at the Winston home until what was understood to have been @ rather late hour, was eagerly up and about this morning so early that he arrived from the embassy at the Hamilton, where | the commission is stopping, before most of the French commission had | arisen. In fact, shortly -hefore 8:30 the French finance minister was forced to wait for several minutes in the lobby of the Hamilton Hotel. where he nervously paced back and forth, { awaiting his commission’s appearance. | Word hastily was flashed to the French del »n, however, and with- in a few minutes they were in session with therr minister. The latest developments | debt situation were discussed ! Caillaux relegated to certain | bers of the commission v: |1 the On in the and M. mem ious duties American v fore 11 | o'clock M. Caillaux departed from tk | hotel fof the embassy. He seemed | full of optimism over the latest de velopments, although it is known that the flat rejection of his overture by the American commission had been somewhat of a shock to him and to were not divulged, but it had b thought yesterday that no speclal { meeting of the Amerlcans would be necessary until a joint session with the French. Wants Tangible Basis. M. Caillaux is known to be working on a general program for the com- | plete restoration of French finance. | One of the principal factors in this program, it was explained in his be- | half today, is the funding of the debt | to America. He wishes to establish | instead of the present situation of an | unfunded debt, described as ‘“vague | and threatening,” something definite, | tangible and_dependable. | With this determination in mind M | Calllaux, it is explained, wants to | fund the French debt and feels that i now that he knows the members of | the American commission he has the | best hope in the world that what is fair to both sides will come out of the negotiation. French Reply Next Step. This attitude of M. Caillaux, as re- vealed today, was interpreted here a hopeful sign for the continued prog ress of negotiations, especially in view of the fact that the next step obvious- {1y is the French reply to America's | rejoinder. The American commission has defi- nitely refused to accept the first offer | from France, in its three-page memo- randum yesterday, but the French, tafter two lengthy sessions yesterday | atternoon and this morning, have defl- | nitely rejected nothing, it was stated | authoritatively for M. Caillaux, May Visit Mount Vernon. Over the week end. experts of the French delegation will continue their work, although it was thought that a few of them may be able to get in some sightseeing. M. Cafllaux, who himself was importuned by the mov- ing picture corporations to give his Saturday afternoon and Sunday to sightseeing, so that he might be photographed in action, replied, it is said, that he had more important busi- ness on hand and could not do so. He fully expécts to visit Mount Vernon before he sails for France next Friday night, however. In the American rejoinder of vester- day, it is know this Government re. fused to accept the position of the French, and it was intimated further in responsible quarters today that the American statement also generally proposed to France that a more ac- ceptable basis would be along the lines of the British-American . debt- funding agreement. This latter point ‘was not officially confirmed, but it is believed the American commission will hold out for terms generally following that agreement, which provides for amortization ef the principal in 62 vears, with interest of 3 per cent for the first 10 years and 3!; per cent thereafter. How far the American (Continued on Page 3, Column 2