Evening Star Newspaper, September 28, 1925, Page 1

WEATHER. (U. §. Weather Bureau Fair tonight and to much change in temperature. Temperatures—Highest, lowest, p.m. yesterd: Full report on page 7. Forecast.) morrow; not 82, 66, at 7 at 4 a.m. ] Closing N. Y. Stocks and Bonds, Page 26 T No. 29,735. 't Smas: Entered as second class matter Washington, DO SURGING SEAS FOI ATTEMPT TO' RAISE ~ S5, DERRICK SHIPS DRIVEN TO HARBORS Divers, However, Find One Interior Bulkhead of Sunk- en Submarine Intact; Res- cuers’ Signals Unanswered. SLING SLIPS OFF IN FIRST EFFORT TO LIFT VESSEL | Probable Flooding of All Compart- ments of Undersea Boat Would Prevent Lifting Until Divers | Pump Out Water—Faint Hope Is Held for 34. Br the Associated Pre NEW LONDON, 28.—Advices to the submarine base here at noon were to the effect that conditions of sea and weather at the locality of the S that rescue operations had to be sus- pended for the time being. The Century, 100-ton crane vessel, was ordered to move to Block Harbor ard the Monach, the larger crane vessel, was ordered to a harbor at Block Island and was starting there under tow. After being sheltered from a hea sea in the lee of Block Island during the early hours of the morning the Monarch, in which naval authorities pin their hopes to raise the S-51, was started toward the scene of the d aster at 7 am., an early message to the submarine base here stated. Lift May Be Inadequate. Tf the lifting power of the Monarch and the Century is proved insufficient to move the S-51 from the bottom of the ‘ocean, other means to accomplish this will be taken immediately. Naval men pointed out that if all of the compartments of the submarine had heen flooded, a lift of 480 tons would sary to move her. If two of nts are airtight, how- 50 tons would be neces- If the huge derricks succed in their attempt to raise the undersea craft, it is planned to bring her up stern first, as it is thought that if any of the men are still alive they arein-the two re and the motor room. Should the cranes, however, be un- able to make any impression on the wreck, it is planned to send a_diver through one of the torpedo tubes of the submarine. He will cloe all the compartments, all of the water will be pumped out and the shell filled with air. This would make it easier to bring the craft to the surface. Get No Response. One message only was received at the submarine base during the night from the ring of naval vessels on guard and at work during the hours { darkness at the spot where the S-51 went down. sage, received shortly after wireless, informed the s - of the futile effort to hoist the S-51 by means of n 100-ton_crane, the Century. It also dampened the hopes-of the naval men that some of their comrades of the sea were still_alive in the battered shell of the undersea vessel. The mess: sent in by Rear miral P. P. Chr control force, stated that work outside the sunken submarine had been unable to obtain a response to their efforts to communicate with the men inside. Six Navy divers were at work at the scene of the wreck yes- terday and last gight working in re- la sey succeeded in getting a line under ti n of the ® 100-ton lift was brought to bear on the undersea vessel by the crane, the Century. Ad- florts Are Futile. The crane was drawn down to the water's edge when the cable tight- ened and the Century almost cap- sized under the press The crane, however, made no impression on the S-51, believed to be embedded In a bank of sand at the bottom of the vcean. At midnight, the weather here became gusty, rain fell and there was n Stiff on-shore breeze. This made rescue work more difficult for the boats standing by at the scene of the crash. While the rain stopped later in the night the wind continued, whipping up great white caps. A short time after the receipt of the wireless message from Rear Ad- miral Christy, the Chewink, a mine sweeper which had put out from New TLondon yesterday with main and sup- plies for the rescue force, docked at the base. From the men aboard it was learned that no pontoons had been put down in an attempt to raise the submarine in that manner. one end of the Centur tightened when the hoisting was start- ed, was described by the Chewink crew. In commenting on that some of the S-51 crew may be alive, naval men pointed to the ex- perience of the S-5, when men were rescued alive after being under water 57 hours. It is admitted, however, that there was little hope of saving the S-51 vi ns, as they have been under water much longer than were the men on the S The rescue of the S-5 men was chiefly due to fresh air being pumped into the compart- ments where the members of the crew were located. Fresh air has heen pumped into the S-51, but the rescuers are unable to learn whether this has done any good. Naval officials at the base have re- ceived many inquiries from friends and relatives of the victims of tho §-51 disaster,”and all have been an- swered by expressions of hope. The Navy, as pointed out, has been ing from the first on the as- sumption that the men on the sub- marine, at least some of them, are nlive. Officials at the submarine base said today that the number on the sub- arine must be 33, as Walter E. Har- mon, a member of the crew, had heen located at his home in New York, to which he was summoned by (Continued on Page & Columa 6 the possibility 51 wreck were so bad ; compartments, the engine room | isty, commander of the | divers at submarine, and | The swamping of | as the sling | {Responsibility Is Clear, | BS the Associated Press. NEW LONDON, Conn., September When informed by the Assoclated Press as he came on duty early to- day that the owners of the City of Rome had an affidavit which stated that the S-51, sunk 14 miles east of Block Island Friday night by that steamer, was commanded by student officers, Lieut. Comdr. H. A. Flanigan, executive officer at the submarine base here, denied that any one of the officers on the submarine at the time of the disaster was Inexperi- enced. Lieut. Comdr. Flanigan, in a state- ment to the Associated Press, ex- plained the work of the submarine chool and gave information concern- ling the six officers aboard the S-51 at the time of the collision: { “The Submarine Training School for Officers is established for the purpose of giving all officers detailed instructions in submarines before they are permanently transferred to sub- marine duty. ! “The students of the present class range from Lieut. Comdr. E. W. £ WASHINGTON, D. Foenin WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION C., MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 1925 _THIRTY-EIGHT PAGES. CITY OF ROME BLAMED FOR S-51 i LOSS BY NAVY BASE OFFICIAL Flanigan Says, Denying That Student Officers Were in Charge Of II-Fated Submarine. Strother, with 21 years' naval service, and the ens of the class of 1923, with 6 vears’ naval service, including val Academy. enter the sub- marine school who has hud less than two years' sea service since his grad- uation from the Naval Academy, and all officers, no matter what their rank or experience, must go through the submarine school before being ordered to permanent duty on sub- marines. In the last two years cap- tains, commanders and lieutenant commanders have been students at the school, a as lieutenants, lieutenants (junior. gr: g “That the term student officer is used in describing the officers of the school may have been misleading, but it should be understood thoroughly that they are simply students of sub- | marine duties and not of their general service duties. All the officers who were on the U. §. §. §551 at the time she sank were fully qualified in sur- face ship duties and to stand watch as officers of the deck. In addition three of the six officers had consid- erable submarine experience and the other three had already had two months training in submarines. “At the time that the (Continued on Page 2, SAYSSHENHNDOAY VALVE WEREOPEN Flyer Refutes Theory Gas Cells of Dirigible Failed in Gale. By the Associated Press. LAKEHURST, N. J., September 26, —All covers on the automatic helium valves on the airship Shenandoah were removed on the first rapld ascent in the storm on September 3, Lieut. | Rolana G. Mayer, construction officer on board, testified today before the naval court of inquiry. The officer said he personally re- | moved the covers from two of the { valves and ordered those on two others removed. The other four valves were uncovered before the ship left Lakehurst. Lieut. Mayer denied that the pur- { pose of the covers was to prevent the | escape of hellum gas; that their func- tion was to prevent the gas bags suck- ing in air. Had Risen Faster. | _ The rate of the rise of the Shenan- {doah on the first uncontrolled flight was not as rapid as the ship had gone | up on three occasions in other flights, | Mayer said. On the trip to the Pacific | coast the craft when up 400 feet at three times the rate of the September 3 rise, and again in a line squall off the New Jersey coast she arose twice at the rate of mere than three meters per second. Lieut. Mayer said the first sound of failure he heard was on the down drop after the ship had reached the extreme altitude. ~ He heard wires snapping, but could not identify where they were, as at that time the ship had been pitching and tossing for 10 minutes. When the ship, was falling the cells cupped and flapped, the officer said, {and this fact probably led some of the crew to believe the cells had failed. { ‘“That was my first thought,” Mayer sald, “but later I scrutinized the one over my head carefully and found that it was 85 per cent full.” Progressive Breaking Up. There was a progressive breaking | up of the ship, the officer said. Soon | after the sound of snapping wires | there was a sound of an engine car breaking away. Then the ship went to pieces rapidly, the hull breaking and control car giving way. Questioned by Rear Admiral Hilary | P. Jones, president of the court, Lieut. | Mayer said that on the Pacific Coast flight the Shenandoah had her orig- !inal valve system of 18 automatic valves. When she took the sudden ascent, however, all except four of the valves were covered. The officer said the Shenandoah had made 10 flights before September 2 with the new and reduced valve system. | "“Did she encounter any rough | weather?” asked Admiral Jones. | “The Shenandoah seldom made a flight that she did not encounter strong head winds and rough gales,” Lieut. Mayer replied. “Once when we were returning from: maneuvers we had to run through a line squall off the ‘New Jersey coast to get back to the station.” Equalizing System. “Why was this change in the relief | (automatic) valves made?” asked Ad- { miral Jones. “It was made primarily to save | weight,” Mayer replied. “Experience had proved to us that the change was i not_detrimental to the ship.” ““Was there any criticism from any (Continued on Page 4, Column 3.) {DEATHS DUE TO AUTO i ACCIDENTS TOTAL SIX 1 Record of Country in Week End Report—Large Decrease From Figures Previous Weeks. By the Associated Press. CHIGAGO, September 28.—Only six deaths’ throughout the whole country ported this week end. More than 50 Sunday pleasure seekers were killed on the touristladen highways three weeks ago. Four persons were killed yesterday when two Atlantic Coast Line passen- ger trains collided near Newark, Ga., and two men died when their auto. mobile was struck at a grade cross- ing by a Southern Pacific train. Au- tomobiles took three lives in Chicago and one at Aurora. The 10 deaths were in striking contrast with the total of more than 100 reported on several week ends during the Summer. Eight Midwestern States reported a total of 116 deaths due to automobile accidents last week. Indiana headed the list with 23. Ohio had 19, Michi- gan 17, Minnesota 16, Texas 10, Illi- #ola 21 -80d Kansas & due to automobile accidents were re- | MOB OF 200 MEETS PARLEY DELEGATES Crowds at Pier Held Back by Police as 155 Foreigners Arrive on Caronia. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, September 28.—Ar- rival of European delegates for the interparliamentary union conference in Washington reached the peak -to- day when the steamship Caronia brought 155 foreign government repre- sentatives, including 40 members of the British Parliament, and delegates from the Scandinanvian and Central European countries. Government agents and police guarded the arriving delegates closely as they did upon previous arrivals. Crowd at Pier. A crowd of approximately 200 for- eign men and women tried to reach the pier as the Caronia docked this morning at Fourteenth street, but they were turned back by mounted police. They carried several banners. One bore the inscription “Down with British imperialism,” and another, “We demand unrestricted immigration to the United States,” and a third, “Stop persecution of foreign born.’* Some of the banners were hauled down by the police. On landing, the delegates were escorted to the Hotel Pennsylvania, where they will remain until going to Washington for the conference which opens Thursday. Sir Robert Horne, former chancellor of the British Exchequer, heading the English delegation, was delayed and will arrive on the Majestic tomorrow. Italians in Disturbance. Cheers of pro-fascists mingled with hisses of anti-fascists when the steam- ship Duilio, bringing 11 Italian dele- gates, arrived yesterday. Police and detectives kept the crowd in control until the delegates had been hurried from the pier to their hotel with the aid of a detachment of sol- diers from Governors Island. After the delegates had left the pier, and before the crowd had dis- persed, an unidentified man, said to| be an anti-fascist, shot and slightly wounded two fascisti sympathizers. The man escaped. ‘When the Italian delegates were arriving at the pier, a crowd of 400 anti-facists, many of them waving red flags, gathered outside the Hotel Plaza, in the belief that the delegates would stop there while in this city before going to Washington. Four members of the crowd entered the hotel and demanded that the Italian flag holsted above building be taken down. The hotel officials refused and when the crowd outside shouted their resentment a riot call was sent in to a nearby police station. Reserves soon dispersed the crowd. UNITY AND PEACE OBJECTS. Organization Meets Here After Pre- paratory Parley in 1888. The means of securing unity and peace for the world is the main object of the twenty-third conference of the Interparliamentary ~ Union, which opens a seven-day meeting Thursday at_the Mayflower Hotel. In this Interparliamentary Union only members of a parliament are en- rolled, which means that few women (Continued on Page 3, Column 3.) FLYERS AT INQUIRY BACK PATRICK IDEA OF ONE AIR SERVIGE 'Red Tape Is Flayed by Maij. W. G. Kilner as Tying Hands of Chiefs. ACUTE DISSATISFACTION OF AVIATORS REPORTED Lack of Consideration of Those in Authority Is Also Blamed by Airmen. With assurance from the War De- partment that they would be under no restraint whatever in presenting their individual opinions before the President’s special aircraft inquiry board, three Army Air Service majors today charged there is acute dissatis faction in the Air Service, and this condition is attributed to too much red tape and a lack of consideration and understanding by “those in au thority.” Acute Dissatisfaction. Two of the offic , Maj. W. G. Kil- ner, executive officer of the Army ervice, and Maj. Ralph Royce, commanding the primary school at Brooks Field, an Antonio, advocated the creation of a separate air corps to function along the lines of the Marine Corps, while the third officer to testify at the morn- ing session, Maj. Horace Hickham, commanding the advanced flying Phatically for pendent air force The views of Maj. Kilner and M Royce were in support of the proposa of Gen. Mason M. Patrick, chief of the Army Air Service, while Maj. Hick- ham backed the idea of Col. William Miechell for an independent combined Army and Navy air organization Senator Bingham of Connecticut n the examination of Maj. Kilner sking if any pilots ever indicated separate and inde- tements of their Service conditions he knew of no such office: opinions on to a direct question that there was acate dissatisfaction in the service and that in his opinion the remedy would be in a separate air corps as advécated by Maj. Gen. Patrick, chief of the Army . who now is preparing a detailed statement on the proposition for the board, Maj. Kilner said. _Adoption in this country of a sep- arate air force, such as exists in Great Britain and which Col. Wil liam Mitchell advocates here, was de- clared by Maj. Kilner to be a possi- bility “in the end.” “From the experiences of the air services in Great Britain it would be disastrous to set down a big organi: tion herewith the present opposition of the Army and " he said. “In the end, however, department of national defense will come, I am sure.” Delays in attempting aircraft pro ects average 10 months and 4 da q Maj. Kilner sald in illustrating the lack of ‘“consideration” by the War Department. sion is requested for an undertaking until it is granted the particular ma- neuver could have been completed, ne said. Cites Red Tape. Citing the Detroit-to-Miami flight of the first pursuit group last Winter as an example of delays in obtaining au- thority from non-flying officers for air- craft maneuvers, Maj. Kilner said the following procedure had to be gone through: “The commanding officer of the (Continued on Page 5, Column 3.) PB-1, FORCED DOWN, AWAITS NEW ENGINE Trouble Develops on San Francisco- Seattle Flight and Plane Is Towed to Astoria, Oreg. By the Associated Press. ASTORIA, Oreg., September 25.— Forced down yesterday when one of the motors became = disabled, the United States Navy seaplane PB-1, en route from San Francisco to Seattle, was towed here today, and is awaiting a new engine before proceeding. Lieut. Comdr. J. H. Strong said that one of the seaplane’s two engines developed trouble off the mouth of the Columbia River, probably due to the pump. He said that the seaplane could have proceeded to Seattle with one engine, but he did not wish to take the chance. . The seaplane alighted at Bakers Bay, and was towed to Fort Canby and later to Astoria by a Coast Guard tender. Gypsy Queen’s Body Lies in Splendor Covered with gaudy silks and ex- pensive handmade lace, Yordana, Qqueen of the Mitchell tribe of gypsies, lay dead in a pretentious casket today in Saffell’s undertaking parlors at Fifth and H streets, while tribesmen from all sections of the country are hurrying to Washington to attend the final rites, which will be carried out according to ancient Romany custom. The queen died Thursday in Tampa, Fla., after months of suffering and an almost hopeless operation. Louis, her husband, king of the Mitchell tribe, accompanied by a group of wander- ing gypsies, came to Washington with the body this morning, to prepare for the burial ceremonies in Mount Olivet Cemetery on Bladensburg road. The gypsies have spared no expense to give their departed queen a funeral in keeping with the dignity of Romany royalty. She was laid out in an ex- pensive coffin, garbed in a rich silk gown and silver beaded satin slippers, and covered with a robe of handmade lace. A necklace of solid gold beads adorns her neck, while on her. fingers are a dozen or more valuable rings, some of them heirlooms in the Mitchell tribe. _ ' Queen Yordana was §5_years old,’ land boom in'aa States * and, with her husband, King Louis, ruled over the Mitchell tribe for years. Scattered to all four corners of the country, the tribesmen have been noti- fied to come to Washington for the funeral, and more than 1,000 have notified King Louis that they will be here. Futile efforts have been made, however, to get into communication Wwith two of the queen’s eight children, and as a result the body will not be placed in the ground until it is viewed by all five sons and three daughters. Arrangements have been made to put the body in a vau't at the cemetery until the two missing children are located. The final rites for the dead queen have been tentatively scheduled for Wednesday. Services will be held at the Holy Rosary Church. King Louis has hired a band to lead the funeral procession to the cemetery. Queen Yordana and King Louis are reputed to be among the wealthiest of the rulers of ‘the itinerant gyspy tribes in America. Besides the money they have accumulated as heads of the Mitchell tribe, it is understood both made a small fortune in Florida real estate which they purchased some years ago and sold during the recent - training | HARRISON DINGAN From the time permis- | school at Kelly Field, came out em- | | | The major told the board in answer | Masons in Wi | | | | i | | | | | | . Galr [but a few days. “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. Saturd. Sunday’s “irculation, ulation, 91,025 & 103,996 Means Associated 'WO CENTS. Press. | | | | | AND HIS WIFE DIE Civic and Fraternal Leaders Expire Within Few Hours of Each Other. Leaders in the civic and fraternal their unwillingness to appear before | life of Washington during the latter a board of inquiry and give framk |PAart of the nineteenth century and the Alr & Maj. Kilner replied | Mr. and Mrs. Harrison Dingman, the ¥ ars of the present century, former of the most prominent shington and a nation- ally knewn Shriner, died within a few hours of each other. Mr. died late Saturday night at his home in the Ontario apartment, Ontario road and Eighteenth street. His wife died early today. Mr. Dingman had been in failing health for several vears and Mrs. Dingman had been fll He was §5 vears old and his wife 10 years his junior. Joint funeral services will be held Wednesday morning at 11 o'clock at W. R. Speare’s undertaking establish- ment, 1208 H street. Both hushand and wife will be buried at Arlington ¢. Interment will be private. s will be in charge of Rev. Dr. Palmer, grand chaplain of the n the District of Columbia. The Dingmans had been married more than half a century and recently celebrated their golden wed- ding annwersa Served in Civil War. Born in Hudson, N. Y., in 1840, Mr. Dingman enlisted in the Union Army and served through the Civil War with Company K, 14th New York Vol- unteers. He was severely wounded at Malvern Hill in 1862 and took part in many ot the major engagements of the war. At the close of the Civil War Mr. Dingman came to Washington and s in Government work here for a time. He is credited with having taken the first census of Porto Rico. In 1897 Mr. Dingman was a member of the firm of Clum & Dingman, col- lectors and claim agents, with offices on F street, and in 1900 he became a member of the firm of Dingman & Jenkins, stock brokers, with offices on F street. A few years later he en- tered the employ of the Government in_the office of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, where he remained until his retirement, 13 years ago. One daughter, Mrs. Everett Part- ridge, only child of the Dingmans, survives them. Mrs. Partridge lives one (Continued on Page 2, Column 2 IN OIL LEASE SUITS 64 Alleged Errors Assigned to Judge Kennedy in Teapot Dome Ruling. By the Associated Press. Dingman | Morals of Youth Being Exploited 2 thodist Avers BURG, W. In their present-day “mis- r"’ the young generation of America are more “sinned against than sinning’” by those who “ex- ploit” their tendencies, in the opin- fon of Deets Pickett, research sec- retary of the Board of Temperance, Prohibition and Public Morals of the Methodist Episcopal Church. In an addre prepared for the ‘West Virginia conference of this church today he declared the young people of the nation are be- ing “exploited for profit or as a means of overturning the traditions and customs of the country.” “The erotic dances,” he said, “are evolved by baldheaded danc- ing masters. The erotic plays are written and produced by men of maturity; salacious novels and mag- azines re not the product of vouth even though they are pro- duced for youth. PHILIPPINE UNREST SLIGHT, SAYS WOOD fiefusai of Local Leaders to Co-Operate Got Little Support, He Says. By the Associated Pres: MANILA, September 28.—The an nual report of Gov. Gen. Leonard Wood to the Secretary of War says that the policy of non-co-operation with the present Philippine adminis- tration, adopted by the party in power as a protest against alleged disregard of Philippine autonomy, which brought about a break between the adminis. tration and Philippine leaders two vears ago and threatened a govern- ment crisis, has attracted “little or no response, either from the people or from provincial or municipal officers.” “Although at first the talk of non- co-operation did promote uncertainty, and in some cases unrest, the actual response has been little or none,” says the report. Claims Mutiny Caused. Gen. Wood cites the Philippine Scout mutiny at Fort McKinley a year ago as one of the cases of unrest promoted by the spirit of insubordina- tion which received encouragement and stimulation from the public utter- ances of ‘“certain prominent politcal leaders condemning all who co-oper- ated with and supported the governor general.” The report by the governor general says that, generally speaking, he has found throughout the islands a con- tented, happy people living under steadily improving conditions. It as- serts that there have been indica- tions of local unrest, which at times has threatened public order, but that none has had the character’ of organ- ized resistance to authority. The causes generally have been the ac- ST. LOUIS, September 28.—The Government's appeal in the Teapot Dome oil lease annulment suit was filed here today in the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals. The appeal was prepared by Atlee Pomerene and O.. J. Roberts, special jcounsel for the Government, and was As Tribesmen Gather to Do Her Honor | filed by T. M. Watts, assistant United States district attorney at Cheyenne. Court attaches said that the filing probably Was too late to insure hear- ing of the appeal at the December term here and that the case probably would be heard at the May term in St. Paul. The appeal is in the name of the United States versus the Mammoth Oil Co., Sincfair Crude Oil Purchasing Co. and Sinclair Pipe Line Co. It as- signs 64 alleged errors of Federal Judge T. Blake Kennedy in the trial at Cheyenne and in his decision June 9. % he Government alleges that the court abused its discretion before the trial in refusing to grant an applica- tion of the Government for a contin- uance to enable the Government to make further efforts to get the testi- mony or depositions of numerous ma- terial witnesses, some of whom were in Canada. Thé Government charges that the eourt erred in its rulings holding the Sinclair contracts for the Teapot Dome naval oil reserve valid and that it erred in holding the question of va- lidity of the presidential order of May 31, 1921, to be immaterial and that the lease would have been valid with. out the order. It excepts also to ruling that there was no fraud in the ‘execufive apdeny - - S (Continued on Page 2, Column 8) u. S PHILIPPINE TROOPS PUT UNDER QUARANTINE Three Deaths From Cholera Bring Rigorous Restrictions by Fort McKinley Chiefs. By the Associated Pres MANILA, September 28.—As a_re- sult of the death of a Philippine Scout saldier and his wife and daughter from cholera, the 57th Infantry Regi- ment,” stationed at Fort McKinley, was placed under strict quarantine today. ‘Within two days the Health Serv- ice expects to complete the inocula- tion of virtually entire popula- tion of Manilawith anti-cholera serum. > Since the beginning of the cholera outbreak more than 100 suspects have been taken to hospitals and about 30 cases of real cholera have developed, of which 18 died. Quarantine officlals issued strict orders today for'the examination of all incoming and outgoing steamer passengers in connection with the cholera situation. Arctic Ship Reaches Curling, N. F. CURLING, Newfoundland, Sep- tember 28 (#).—The steamer Peary of the MacMillan Arctic expedition was in port here today. She arrived dur- 7 FRENCH SEE HOPE Doubtful in View of Large Morgan Loans. BY DAVID LAWRENCE. France has rejected America’s sug | gestion that the sis of settlement on war debts be developed the | lines of the present British-American agreement. In a brief statement, filling about page and a half of ordinary typewrite paper, the French mission declares that it would be unwise for France to undertake an obligation at this time which she might be required in a few years to confi she cannot fulfiil. new figures or offers were made b the French, but it was state M. Calllaux that if the Unitdd State: along the situation anew and pri | for turther consideration. Safeguard Clause. afeguard clause r sent f uns e of circumstances heyond the control of France interfering with one of the elements of French capac- ity to pay, the pri will be reconsidered and subjected to revision.” Such a clause was rejected by | United States when proposed Britain in the Baldwin-Mellon nego: tions. Such a clause also was recen rejected by Winston Churchill of the British government in negotiatin with M. Caillaux, but the British did say they would accept 50 per cent of the Dawes payments due France from Germany. "In other words, 1 regarded the clause German payments might be expect- ed, and was willing to accept a definite sum now as the agreed upon propor- tion. The United States Government ma be expected, therefore, to reject also the safeguard clause. The French know 1it, but out of the idea may come some sort of compromise propos which the French are get, namely that the reduction of the total be in some way agreed upon if uniooked-for events diminish the French capacity to pay. Possibly the United States will agree to a rmora. torium of payments in such an event, but a cancellation of indebtedness is wholly unlikely. Debts to U. S. and Morgan. The French finance minister in his statement to the American mission explains why France must revert to her first offer of $5,000,000 for next five vears and graduated pay (Continued on Page 2, Column 3.) HUNDREDS DROWNED IN CHINESE RIVER FLOOD Sweep of Yellow River After Dyke Breaks. By the Associated Press. PEKING, September 28. thousand square miles, containin homes of 2,000,000 persons, now are flooded and it is feared that hundreds have been drowned in consequence of the break in the Yellow River dyke on the Shantung-Chihli border. ‘The affected area is being extended hourl and famine relief workers returning from the scenes say the flood is the greatest since that of 1887, A further break in the main south dyke is_allowing the water: teen the south and a portion may reach the Yangtse River through the Grand Canal. The possibility is seen of a the river's course. Relief work is proceeding, Yunchenghsien as the base. BUYS FRENCH BONDS. with of 4 Per Cent Issue. PARIS, September 28 (#).—The sidency of the French cabinet to- y issued the following note: “Premier Painleve has received a letter from the manager of the Ford automobile plant in Franuce announc- scribing for 1,000,000 francs of the French 4 per cent gold loan.” At the present exchange rate 1,000,- 000 francs is equivalent to a little ‘more than $47,000. Radio Programs—Page 20. OF UNDERSTANDING Definite Debt Settlement Is!: would agree to the so-called safeguard | clause he would be willing to examine | cures | about | ent arrangement | 1nd | but realized that some dimunition of | { ment. | indicatea {were the ! 2,000,000 Are Homeless in Wild | 5 the | 3 of the | Yellow River to flow unrestrictedly to | complete and permanent alteration in | Ford Plant Takes 1,000,000 Francs ing that the Ford company is sub-| DEBT CRISIS NEARS, WITH HOPE STRONG THAT SETTLEMENT WILL BE EFFECTED Caillaux Presents Further Details of French Position, With Definite Data on Ca- pacity to Meet Payments. PROPOSATOF AMERICANS IS NOT FLATLY REJECTED Increase of Harmény Between Two Delegations Brings More Confidence That No Effort Will. Be Spared to Reach Agreement. Congress and French Senate Big Factors. Franco-American negotiati to- day got down to defir of terms for g 000,000 Fre States, with defin on' of the $4,000,- r Caillaux, with the d on the od to have of Fra French Fore brief eric in a A presented £ ity to pay and gen joi on will be ssion planned mulate the est de- on was to meet American velopments d for 4 o'c Clarified. indic the docu today by ple a de ffer with a t elucidations as to th tion to that offy i atio haps the con e before them even mc ards interes e det , size of mount of annua leniency to be ing the early yea The F , it was understood ave not gone to the extent of fl rejecting thi n proposal t French should more close of the Briti: . 3 per ars and durfng the or thy there. ortiza- ent al No dead! was indica ! American Commission after ! Session. There is a possibil { accord and there still exis | the chances deadlock has been reached, it member of th: , he sa | Hope of Agreement Grows. However, the ndications from both the s and the | nch today were considerably more mon basis ime dur- s true { hopeful of r for discussio known nt. of the A 4 that defir de toward ar ctually are be! ed in detail, it v id x seemed full of his usus both prior to and after the reply to the this morning ut it had been exper ng a rding the | ernments are to widely dives n propo: was not made public t the ng an impo: to present r develo { ability of France to pay | No one outside the two »mmissior illaux had capacity- re generous hurs- knew whether ¢ nted in addition to h {to-pdy document ah offer than he first I ay morning when the | cpenea Atmosphere More Cordial. | The atmosphere surrounding the | meeting this morning appeared to be |more cordial than at the two previous sions of Thursday and F attributed largely to the fact that over the week end there had been numerous personal contacts | between the heads of the commis sion in luncheon and dinner engage- trip yester- 3 v morning to Mount Vernon. These ons were reported from both s being productive of amity {and also reconciling some details {of the differences between the two positions With the sailing of nee's F | nance Minister, Friday night, rapidly approaching, there was prospect that within the next 24 hours the negoti: | tions- would go through some serious The fact that two joint s are being held today for the fir: | time was evidence of this. actor pointed to today as | a heavy bearing upon the { difficulties in reaching an agreement | was the fact that any concord arrived iat by thte two commissions must be | approved by the French Parliament and the American Congress. The | temper of these two bodies and of pub- lic opinion behind them is being con- stantly kept in reind by both delega- tions. Both realize it would be rutile to sign a paper which might be re- jected by either of the legislative . bodies. Differences of Attitude. Two other factors interpreted today as entering largely into the divergence of opinion were the French sentiment that France is poor and Uncle Sam rich, and, on the other hand, the fact sometimes forgotten by French dis* cussion, that the American Govern- ment is paying more than 4 per cent interest on the French loan now, in- terest taken out of the pockets of American taxpayers. Social engagements between the two comamissions yvesterday included a trip to Mount Vernon in the morning and luncheon _thereafter at the spacious (Continued on Page 2, Column 33 {ments and a sightseein | occ: | sia