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WEATHER. (U. 8 Weather Burean Forecast.) Fair tonight and tomorrow; slightly warmer tomor Temperature p.m. vester X today. No. 30,383, " Ghnde SHEFIELD RESNS POST, UT AWATS PRESDENTS WL Coolidge Likely to Accept Plea, Says Chief Execu- tive’s Associate. Wa: ENYOY ARRANGES TRIP TO EUROPE ON JULY 23 Will Return to Mexico City, If De- sired, Although Greatly in Need of Rest. RUSSELL YOUNG, pondent of The Star. PID CITY. Dak., July 8.— James R. Sheffiecld, Ambassador to Mexico, who arrived at the Summer White House early vesterday morning. has handed b resignation to Presi- dent Coolidzge to take effect at the convenience of the latter. Announcement to this effect was made at the White House executive office this morning by Mr. Sheflield himself. He had accompanied the Tresident to the office from the game Jodge and after a brief talk the Presi- dent turned the Ambassador over to the waiting newspaper correspondents. Mr. Sheffield explained that. while he is greatly in need of a rest and is anxious to retire to private life, he would return to his post in Mexico City if the President wishes him to do so. He intimated during the discussion of his resignation and the Mexican situation generally that the Yresident did not say whether or not he would ask him to stay on at the American embassy for a longer period. Will Probably Accept. 1t was said by one of the President's associates today that the President would probably accept Mr. Sheffield’s resignation. However, the President and Mr. Sheffield will have further con- ferences during the latter’s stay at the game lodge, and the President will withhold his acceptance until the time for Mr. Sheffield’s departure arrives. It was explained that the President is highly appreciative of the work done by Mr. Sheffield as the diplomatic rep- . resentative of this Government below the Rio Grande, and that he insisted upon Mr. Sheffield sticking at his post when the latter wanted to resign last Summer. He is aware that the Ambassador has not been in the best of health and that he is anxious for a long rest from such an active and tedious life as has been his in Mexico City. and because of this he will accede to the desires of the latter. Because the matter of the acceptance of his resignation had not been discussed mnege:g:-&'nsi g dent and himself, Mr. Sheflleld said during his talk with the correspond- ents today that his plans for return- ing to Mexico are now somewhat in- definite. Vacation Is Planned. Mr. Sheffield said that his immediate plans call for a vacation and a well {use of awrcraft, at 6:45 Entered as second ¢ shington, D. ¢ Foening Star. WASHINGTON, WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION D. C, FRIDAY, JULY 8, 1927— "HIRTY PAGES. oo | Army Hop Opens Road to Rushing Planes to Danger Point, They Say. | |Call It Possible to Bomb Foe 1,000 Miles Off Shore and Return. | @ Tep years, each of active service in the Armu Air Corps speciaily equipped Lieuts. Maitiand " and" Heacnberger for the transpacific fight Licut. Maittand was stationed in Hawaiian Istands from 1919 to 1 He las had erceptionally wide evperi- ence as a cross-country pilot. He served k' aide 10 Gens. Wittiam Mitehell and . M “Patrick and_Assistant Secretary Davi- son. “and participated in the Pulitzer troply race in 1922 'in ' Detroit. coming second. 'even though he had io pump qusolitie U hand during the entire trip. Zie “also participated in speed trials in March,” 1923 00 " Kilometers at Dayton. “Ohio "In “these he. broke the world's speed record. making 254.97 miles Der hour in an Ariy Curfiss racer. Lieut. Hegenherger. stationed in Hawaii 1o 1928 (o 1926 has had more erpes rience in the development and testing o/ idern navigation air eouipment | 1hin any other officer in the Avmy Air Corps Seven years ago he iras irving new (vpes of compasses by fying Trom Dayton 7o Toston ‘above clonds. seeing the grount wnderneath bt once or Drice in the entire 700 miles, He has floren for thiee ears in Hawaii, covering all the islanis ond conducting ' series of tesis during ihe flight. “While 1. Hegenberacr was comduriing tests ‘across the continent wath radio Veacon and navigation eqiin- went Lieut. Maitiand iras flying from Washington' to California and. return 1o New York in a simitar type of airpiane guining valuable erperience in getling i and out of many tields. BY LIEUTS. LESTER J. AND ALBER' EGEN Wireless to The Star and New York Times. HONOLULU, July 8.—The dream of every man who flies is the conquest of new regions of the air. In the case of military aviators it is simultaneously to demonstrate the needs and possi- bilities of military defense through the ihe AITLAND Ever since our respective tours of duty in the Hawaiian Islands, one from 1919 to 1921 and the other from 1923 to 1926, it was our dream, hope and ambition to make a non-stop flight from the Golden Gate to Uncle Sam’s Midpacific territory. Time after time we requested authority to make the flight, The chief of the Army Air Corps had felt absolutely certain that the flight could be made by Army pilots, LIEUT. L LIEUT. A. F. HEGENBERGER. but it was a question of obtaining the proper airplane. In October, 1926, the Air Corps pur chased from the Atlantic Aireraft C: poration a new type of transport air- plane. It was believed that this ship could make the flight. Uncertain, how- ever, that the airplane was absolutely 'LINKING OF HAWAIl AND CONTINENTAL U.S. ' IMPORTANT ADVANCE IN MILITARY STRATEGY. : MAITLAND AND HEGENBERGER SAY OF FLIGHT | Voyage Across Pacific Was First Planned Nine Months Ago. Long Series of Tests Made in Secrecy to Forestall Un- due Expectations. capable of completing the flight, number of tests were outlined. A technical group from the engi neering section of the material divi- sion was ordered to conduct a series load-carrying and fucl-econ- The design of this airplane on the results obtained ce tests, run 926, on a simi- three-motored airplane such as used in passenger ng between Philadelphia and Washington, The anirplane was delivered to the Al Corps in F ] Tests conducted at lasted from the time June 6. Various weig from 2,000 2,700 pounds, were carried and oline consumed while flying around a closely measured course was carefully measured at all speeds, from 60 to 120 mi the latter being the high speed of the airplane. ed Dayton Field of delivery to Structure Was Reinforced. We were very happy to have been selected to make flight, and while one of us was aring the navi- gating equipment, which we will de- seribe later, the other was flying a similar type of airplane across the continent” and back. While all these tests were in prog- ress a very careful check of the stresses imposed on various members of the structure under these large a technical unit of the Air Corps branch. The airplane selected was a Fokker monoplane type with a wingspread of 72 feet. As a result of the technical unit’s tests it was found necessary to reinforce parts of the structure by welding in additional tubes, makin new fittings and generally strengthen- ing the structure. Feature of the Fokker Plane. This is particularly important to insure against any ailure of the structure while carrying the large ads required on the takeoff for a (Continued on Page 5, Column 2.) NATS BEAT TRIBE, 1104, INOPENER Unle No Puzzle as Hadley Gets Good Support at Bat and Afield. BY JOHN B. KELLER. CLEVELAND, July 8.—The Nats earned rest. He will sail from New York on July 23, on the Homeric, 'with his wife and son, for a visit to Eng- Jand and Scotland and several other places on the continent. Mr. Sheffield declined to give his reasons for wanting to retire, other| than to say the high altitude of Mex- ico City did not agree with his bealth. Fverett Sanders, the President's secretary, announced that Mr. Shef- field’s desire to retire had nothing to |2 do with his work in Mexico, nor was it because of any lack of support or Joyalty on the part of the American Government, or any of the various other causes hinted at in reports con- cerning Mr. Sheffield’s contemplated resignation. Waits on President. Mr. Sheflield added he agreed to go back to Mexico City last Fall with the understanding that the President would relieve him sometime during the year. With him it is now just a case of waiting on the pleasure of the President. Mr. Sheflield not only declined to dis- cuss the diplomatic relations between the United States ard Mexico, but would have nothing to say relative io Mexican politics or the Mexican gov- ernment’s attempts to co ate oil properties. He would not even ven- . ture into any comment as to the probability of Gen. Obregon succeed- ing Calles next year in the presidency of Mexico. Nor would be indicate op- position, it any, developing ‘against Gen. Obregon. ’ POST MAY STAY VACANT. to Ambassadorship Held Likely Remain Unfilled. Inquiries at the State Department today as to the Washington Govern- ment’s plans as to the appointment of a new Ambassador to Mexico were met nnly with the suggestion that the administration was looking around to find an exceptionally well qualified man, but appeared to be in no_haste. The possibility that the post va- cated by James R. Sheflield might not be filled by an immediate recess ap- pointment was indicated in the de- partment's attitu Speculation whether the emb would be lef: vacant for a time in order to impr ther upon Mexico the serious view B n in Washington of the contro- versy over American rights as affected by the Mexican ofl and land legisla- tion recalled frequent reports in the past i heflield was 1o be withd which wet prompt denial, Secretary Kellogg comment “in connection of fused today to with the he Mexican gover denied drilling permits to the Trans- continental Co., Pan-Ameri n cern, on the ground that it t9 register {its holdings, therefore waiving all The communica- tion received by the company’s agents from the Me an government is now artment, where at the inci als to carry through the pro gram of natior James R i : Am (Continued % Column 2) Page 16, Radio prog beat Cleveland in the first game of the double-header here this afternoon. The score was 7 to 4. Irving Hadley and George TUhle were slab opponents in the opening tilt of the double-header between Na- tionals and Indians. Less than 5,000 were in the stands when the first game of the dual bill started. Shortly before game time, Jez Zac! W rejoined his old club. Dick Coffman, young right-hand hurler, recalled from the Jersey City club, also was expected to show up today, but up to 1:30 this afternoon nothing had been heard from him: FIRST INNING. WASHINGTON—Rice _singled to COLUMBIA ARRIVES ATLONDON AIRPORT Chamberlin, Levine _and Drouhin Cross Channel in Transatlantic Plane. By the Associated Press. CROYDON AIRFIELD, London, July 8.—Charles A. Levine will be ready to hop off from Le Bour- get Field, Paris, within a fortnight on his second transatlantic flight, with Maurice Drohin as pilot, he said today upon his arrival in the monoplane Columbia from Paris. He expects that the Columbia will be in perfect mechanical order by that time, he added. CROYDON AIRFIELD, London, July 8 (#).—The transatlantic mono- plan> Columbia, bearing Clarence Clamberlin, harles Levine and urice Drouhin, arriveéd here 3:09 o'clock this afterncon from Paris. o DIES AFTER AUTO CRASH. right, Harrls walked. Speaker dou- bled to right, scoring Rice, Harriy stopping at third. Goslin flied to Summa, Harris scoring after the catch. Uhie threw out Judge, Speaker taking third, Ruel was hit in the back by a pitched ball. Bluege flied to Jacobson. Two rums. CLEVELAND—Jamieson was out, | Judge to Hadley, who covered first Jamieson’s bounder struck Judge on the nose and time had to be taken out. After treatment by Trainer Martin, (Continued on Page 2, Column 7. AB. 4 Ruel, c....... Bluege, 3b.... Reeves, ss Hadley, p 3raxton, p. Totals..... AB. Jamieson, If .. 3 Eichrodt, If Spurgeon, 2b. ... Fonesca, 2b Summa, rf. Burns, 1b.. J. Sewell, ss L. Sewell, c. Jacobson, cf. Cullop, cf | Lutzke, 3b_... | Hodapp, 3b Uhle, p 3 GOLDSBORO, N. Peter Rooney of Springfield, was fatally injured and four other persons injured in an automobile collision on the Mount Olive road, near here, last night. Rooney died in a local hospital early today. Aldore Gagnon and William Quinn, Springfield, Mass., and Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Hatchery of Mount Olive were injured. They all are expected to recover, BOX SCORE—FIRST GAME WASHINGTON R. E. 1 [ 0 (1) [ o 0 0 0 [ 7 [ o [ 1 mlecummrmEERE - CLEVELAND R. o0 [ o 0 Totals. .. | Washington . jCleveland................ i ase hits — Kpeaker, Judge, Jacobson, xon, Bluege, J. ul i 7| Jews, 4 ticles” which SUMMARY ek ont—By Hidley, 1; by Uble, 3; by n. 1 2.3 innings. uel) Rewland. inutes. ATTACKS ON JEWS REGRETTED BY FORD Statement Asks Forgiveness and Orders Hostility Be Discontinued. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, July 8.—Through Ar- thur Brisbane, a statement w made public today, quoting Henry Ford as {saying he had ordered his Dearborn Independent “to discontinue perma- nently all articles hostile to the Jew- ish people.” The statement expresses “great regret” over injury the articles may have caused. Mi. Brisbane's article, which was copyrighted by the New York Ameri- can and sent by that paper to other newspapers, is based on a signed statement, says Mr. Brisbane, the original of which is in possession of Louis Marshall, lawy Mr. Mar- <hall, at Saranac Lake, said the orig- inal was in his office safe and a photo- static reproduction would be available to any one desiring it. The awnouncement was made at Mr. Ford’s request, said Mr. Brisbane, ‘who quotes Mr. Ford as saying: “This statement is mad. on my own initia- tive and avholly in the interest of right and justice and in accordance with what I regard as my solemn duty as a man and as a citizen.” Articles to Be Withdrawn. Some of the articles already re- printed in pamphlet form under the title of “The International Jew,” will be withdrawn from circulation, says Mr. Brisbane, who quotes Mr. Ford as saying that the Dearborn Inde- pendent in the future will be con- ducted under such auspices that articles reflecting upon the Jews will never again appear in its columns. William J. Cameron, editor of the ! Dearborn Independent and a witness in the $1,000,000 libel suit brought by Aaron Sapiro, Chicago attorney, against the motor manufacturer, at Detroit, expressed great surprise at the statement. “It is all news to me,” Mr. Cameron said, “and I cannot believe it is true.” He added he did not believe the statement was a preliminary move toward settlement of Sapiro’s suit, based on articles appearing in the Dearborn Independent. Refused $1,000,000 for Magazine. Mr. Brisbane asserts that on be- half of William Randolph Hearst, publisher of the American, he offered Mr. Ford $1,000,000 for the Dearborn Independent. “No, I won't sell it,” he quotes Mr. Ford as replying, “but I'm going to make it a house organ and I am zoing to stop absolutely everything that could possibly cause complaint or hurt the feelings of anybody. Mr. Ford’s statement follows “In the multitude of my activities 1t has been impossible for me to de- vote personal attention to their man- agement or to keep informed as to their contents. It has, therefore, in- evitably followed that the conduct and policies of these publications had to be delegated to men whom I placed in charge of them and upon whom I relied implicitly. “To my great regret T have learned that Jews generally, and particularly those of this country, not only re- sent these publications as promoting anti-Semitism, but regard me as their enemy. Trusted friends with whom I have conferred recently have as- sured me in all sincerity that in their opinion the character of the charges and insinuations made against the both individually and collec- tively, contained in many of the ar- have been circulated periodically in the Dearborn Indepen- dent and have been reprinted in the pamphlets mentioned, Jjustifies the righteous indignation entertained by Jews everywhere toward me because of the mental angulsh occasioned by ASBRITON HINTS AT AGGRESSIONBY .S Bridgeman, in Statement, At- tacks Maintenance of Large-Sized Warships. DETERMINATION TO GET AGREEMENT INDICATED Delegates Seek Compromise on Cruiser Problem at Executive Committee Session. By the Associated Pross. GENEVA, Switrerland, That the crisis in the t te naval conference is far from healed and not only continues, s become more weute, was i a statement ssued to the press this afternoon by {W. C. Bridgeman, first lord of the | British admiralty | Without naming the United States, Mr. Bridgeman hinted broadly that maintenance of lirge sized warships might be construed as aggressive rather than defensive. he first Jord declared it was impos- e July 8.— in each type pushed up into types t zressive weapons. Arguing that the British proposals were based entirely on < give Great Britain proper si defense, i ‘The more that is understood, the more will be the hope of getting an agreement.” Opposed “Offensive Cruisers.” Mr. Bridgeman declared that Great Britain avored the 10.000- | ton rs,” when these were authorized at the Washington conference of E e only has them now because she was obliged to build some in sélf protection. Hence, it was not Great Dritain’s fault if her total tonnage was high, he said, as “it has been forced upon us.” The first lord referred to the re- cent statement of Georges Leygucs, French minister of marine, as one which coincided with the principles of the British position and as advo.ating h claims. M. Leygues was quoted as saving that a nation should have a fleet in proportion to the place it had oc- cupied on the s for centuries. Mr. Bridgem: statement was taken as a reply to the insistence of the American delegation upon the right of the United States to main- tain cruisers of the 10,000-ton class. Delegates Seek Compromise. All the delegates wore smiles as they emerged from the private ses- sion of the executive committee of the naval conference today, and later there were expressions by both participants and observers that things were going very much better. This produced the distinct impression that the tension of the past two days had lessened measurably and that the plenipotentiaries were attacking the problems with a genuine determina- tion to reach an agreement. The cruiser problem, which is the danger point of the conference, was discussed in general terms. It is un- derstood that no advance was made in solving the difficulty which has arisen from the divergent figures pre- sented by Great Britain on the one hand and the United States and Japan on_the other. Admiral Saito, head of the Japanese delegation, expldined the new Japa- proposal, which follows the line he American minimum proposals for cruisers and destroyers, but re- quests a higher proportion of subma- rines. Discuss Other Classes. The executive committee during its session discussed reports submitted by the technical committee on destroyers and submarines. Total tonnage figures on these categories of vessels did not, it is un- derstood, figure in the reports. One reason for this is that the Japanese have proposed nmew total tonnage fig- ures for submarines in excess of the estimates contained in the original American proposals. “Jiverybody is showing a real dispo- sition to get together,” Hugh S. Gib- son, chief of American delegates, de- clared upon leaving the meeting. He laughed away reports current in the Geneva morning newspapers that the conference was about to break up, adding, “Far from it! The fact that a plenary session of the conference has been tentatively set for Monday is taken as a hopeful sign by observers, indicating that the situation has eased considerably. Amicable cussion Held. The discussion this morning was fnost amicable, frank and free, the participants asserted, and real prog- ress, however slight, was effected. The drafting committee of the ex- ecutive body was meeting this after- noon to put the finishing touches on its report of what the conference has accomplished to date, this to embody the points on which the three dele- gations, the United States, Great Brit- ain and Japan, are in accord. The report will then be submitted to the delegations separately and, after being revised and approved, will be made public probably tonight. The executive committee is meeting again tomorrow morning at 10:30 o'clock. Gibson Secks Compromise. Iugh S. Gibson, who heads the American delegation, and W. C. Bridgeman, first lord of the British admiralty, continued private talks with a view to reaching a compro- mise. Mr. Gibson was still optimistic to- day that the cruiser question would be solved. He said: “We are both making every honest effort to see each other's viewpoint. We are trying to get our tonnage, they their number of cruisers.” The date of a plenary session is still nebulous, as the technical ex- perts first must study the new Jap: nese proposal for fixing the total ton- nage of cruiser and destroyer classes for the three powers and allowing them to adjust their strength accord- ing to their needs within the limit thus set. Then there is the third class of auxiliary warships which the conference has under consideration— submarines. Here, too, the Japanese have submitteu a new proposal for a considerably increased total tonnage. This followed defeat for the Japanese on their demand that they be per- mitted to build an unlimited number of small undersea craft. Admiral _Saito has_asked for 70,000 | {Continued on Pa’- 4, Column 4) (Continued on Page 2, Column 2 (/) Means Associated Press. ‘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. Yesterday’s Circulation, 98,543 TWO CENTS. CRISIS ME—RESIGNATION OF BAN JOHN SON ACCEPTED BY CLUB OWNERS | President of American| League Quits, Effective On or Before November 1. No Action Taken at Special Meeting to Name His Successor. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, July 8 —Ban Johnson tendered his resignation as president of the American League today, tive on or hefore November 1, 1927. It was accepted with regret by the club owners in special se: The text of Johnson's resignation follow “After 34 vears as your president, I herchy tender my resignation, to be- come effective on or before November 1, 1927, or earlier should I so decide, the compensation to end upon my re- tirement.” Johnson's contract as league presi- dent had eight years to run at a sal- of $40.000 a ar. He was the founder of the American League, with veral associates, and founder of the 3 X rent of the present taken I naming a s d Johnson and none will be taken, it was said, at this time. The club presidents issued a state- ment: “The members of the American League greatly regret that after 34 vears of distinguished service to this ague and the game of bass ball, Byron B. Johnson finds it necessary to lay down the burdens and re! sibilities incident to and nec connected with the offices of presi- BYRON BANCROFT JOHNSON. dent, secretary and ireasurer cf the American Leavue. In accepting his resignation, effective November 1, the American League extends to Byron B. son, its good wishes and good wi It is the general understanding that Johnson's active conne m with the league be terminated before November ¢ within the ne: 3 n as the league's hape for a successor to take hold. Johnson had told newspaper men before the meeting that he would con- sider retiring, but would not resign However, after the session, Johnson refused to comment to newspaper men at all and immediately went into con- ference with Frank J. Navin, presi- dent of the Detroit club Continued ill health was conceded to be the chief factor in the approach ing retirement of the league executivi POLICE ASSAILED IN MURDER CASE Typewriter on Which “Con- fession” Was Written Is Sought in County. Smarting under the open criticism of the community on account of their faflure to apprehend the murderer of Edward L. Mills, 46, prosperous dairy- man of Hunting Hill, Md., at dawn yesterday morning, the Montgomery County police today redoubled their efforts, centering their attention on the sensational confession which was calmly pinned to the dead man's coat after the murderer had instantly -shot him dead with five bullets. i Early this morning State’s Attorney Robert B. Peter, jr., sent the *“con- fession” to Washington in the hope that Fred Sandburg, the Capital’s fingerprint expert, would be able to get some fingerprints which would aid them in their search. Typewriter is Sought. This “confession” evidently was in- tended for the dead man’s signature, and his refusal to sign is believed to have been the motive for the murder. COVELL PREPARES AIRPORT FIGURES Hopes to Work Out Plan for Field to Cost Little Over $100,000. Maj. W. E. R. Covell, assistant District Engineer Commissioner in charge of local airport matters, an- nounced today that he would submit to the joint committee of Washing- ton’s three trade bodies next Monday the estimates of United States Engi- neers on the cost of constructing a permanent alrport at the Gravelly Point site. It is upon these éstimates thut Maj- Covell hopés to work out with the District Commissioners and repre- sentatives of the city's business in- terests a definite plan to incorporate in this year's budget appropriation estimates to carry through the airport project. 3 Lieut. Duke to Aid. Lieut. Donald Duke, chief of Army airways, returned to duty today and will assist Maj. Covell in the prepara- tion of the estimates and the report on The confession having the appear- ance of bein,; written on a small type- writter not generally used for com- mercial purposes caused the authori- ties to concentrate their search this morning at all houses in the commu- nity which might hold such a machine. Ridiculing the nossibility that useful fingerprints could be obtained after the “confession” had passed through more than a score of interested hands, some neighbors of the Mills family severely upbraided the authorities for their handling of the case. Hezikiah Mills, brother of the dead man, today declared that he had plead- ed with the authorities yesterday to obtain bloodhounds from Occoquan shortly after the body was found. He said that if this had been done he f2els confident that the murderer now would be in the Rockville County jail. Widow Denounces Police. With tears coursing down her cheeks, the widow of the dead man today voiced similar sentiments over lure of the authorities “to catch the rascal who has ruined my life.” It was rumored today that the authorities this afternoon will visit the home of a young man who has a young wife and baby and question (Continued on Page 2, Column 8.) TWO HURT AS BOMB DAMAGES RESIDENCE Dynamite Set Of in Front of Pittsburgh Miner's Home. By the Associated Press. PITTSBURGH, July 8.—Two per- sons were injured today when a dy- namite bomb was exploded in front of the home of John McMahon, fore- man for the €linton Block Coal Co. The blast rocked the neighborhood and damaged the residence. McMahon and his wife were ren- dered unconselous by the explosion. Their four children escaped injury. The Clinton mine has been operated on an open-shon basis since April 1, when the wage agreement with the union expized. PHONE OPERATOR DIES AS RESULT OF DEVOTION. Remaining at Post to Wam of| Cloudburst and Flood the airport situation which the latter is preparing for the District Commis- sioners. 1t is Maj. Covell's opinion that the estimated cost of the work necessary at Gravelly Point should not exceed §150.000 annually or should be held to $100.000 if an increase in District taxes is to be avoided. “Financing of the airport is the most_important thing to La consid- ered,” Maj. Covell said, “and the re- port’ will cmphasize the benefits the Government will get out of it. This will be followed by a recommendation that the Government, since it is so essentialy interested in the establish- ment of an airport in the Capital, sh 1ld pay a large part of the expense of establishing one.” By waiting 20 years, Maj. Covell explained_that the cost of filling in Gravelly Point would be reduced more than two-thirds, but the time element is so vital that the estimates will be based on periods ranging up to five years in which to complete the work. $200,000 Is Limit. “The que._lion to be determined is how much extra the District can af- ford to pay for completing the work in a_reasonable time,” Maj. Covell said. He pointed out that it would be im- possible to expect the District Com- missioners to agree to any project that would burden the District bud- get with a $300,000 or even a $250,000 estimate. He has fixed $200,000 as an absolute limit on which to prepare his esti: mates and explained that he is undes taking to work out a scheme whereb; the cost would exceed $100,000 as lit- tle as possible, The joint industrial council of the Board of Trade, Chamber of Com- merce and Merchants and Manufac- turers’ Association met today to sur- vey the industrial outlook here. It was expected that some consideration would be given to the airport from an industrial viewpoint. Maj. Covell is not disturbed over the possibility of Virginia, at some future time, claiming the Gravelly Point site as part of its territory. The title to Occoquan, the District work- house in Virginia, is held by the Fed- 2ral Government, so the District pays no taxes on this property to the State of Virginia. In Maj. Covell’s opinion the District Supreme Court has def- initely determined the title of Dis- trict-claimed land on the Virginia side of the Potomac. Meanwhile the general counsel of the three trade bodies will look into the legal aspects of the question so as to avoid any possible dispute in connection with ihel title to reclaimed land at Gravelly Point. Haste Held Necessary. Since the Department of Commerce has announced that operations on the Costs Life. By the Assoclated Press, LOGAN, Ohio, July 8.—Devotion to duty in the face of peril cost Mrs. Albert Storer, 35, her life, friends assert. Mrs. Storer was night operator at the Murray City Telephone Exchange and during the cloudburst and flood last month remained at her board until she had warned everybody she could reach hy telephone. She then waded into the flood waters and as- sisted those who had not escaped before the town was inundated. After the excitement had subsided Mrs. Storer collapsed. She died yes- terday, _ 5 New York-to-Atlanta air mail route cannot possibly begin before Novem- ber 1, there is no immediate need of haste in working out an agreement on the local airport project. Even should it take twa years to make Gravelly Point ready for the landing of planes, it was believed today that the War Department would consent to the use of Bolling Field for that period. Delay in the opening of the air mail route was sald to be due to the necessity of installing lighting devices along the airway after com- pletion of the survey, which will not be finished before September 1. Necessarily, contracts for beacon lights, water towers and other struc: (Continued on Page 2, Column 3.) §42.000,000 BUDGET FOR 1229 INDICATED; G0 OF S0 | Schools Expected to Suffer Largest Reduction in Funds Requested. ESTIMATES FOR OTHER DEPARTMENTS SLASHED Final Figures for Next Fiscal Year to Be Submitted to Bureau Next Week. The District’s tentative budget for the 1928-1929 fiscal year will ap- proximate $42,000,000, or about $10,- 000,000 less than the appropriations requested by the department heads, it was indicated at the District Build- hape by Auditor Daniel J. Donovan for transmission to the Bureau of the ludget. The auditor plans to turn the estimates over to. Brig. Gen. Herbert M. Lord, budget director, sometime next week. Although the final total agreed on by the Commissioners has not been revealed, it is understood that they hav practically decided on the .000,000 figure. The Citizens® Advisory, mended a budget of $42,071,111, and the Washington Board of Trade, not in_excess of $43,500,000. The largest individual cut in the estimates of the department heads af- fected those of the public schools. The Board of Education requested $15,611,- 243, but the Commissioners are said to have reduced this figure to about $13,500,000. TProportionate reductions were made, however, in the appropria- tions recdmmended by the other de- partments. Lower Rates Urged. If the $42,000,000 budget is approved by the Budget Bureau and Congress, and that is regarded as unlikely, in view of past history, District officials believe that it may be possible to con- tinue the current tax rate of $1.70 on $100 of assessed valuation for the 1928- 29 fiscal year. A lower rate of $1'65 has been urged by Washington's three trade organiza- tions, the Board of Trade, the Cham- ber of Commerce and the Merchants and Manufacturers’ Assoclation. If cuts are made in the estimates in their tentative form by either the Budget Bureau or Congress, it was said, it might be possible to apply the $1.65 levy for the 1928-29 financial year. The Citizens' Advisory Council predicated its budget, which approximates closely in its total that framed tepntatively by the Commissioners, on a variable rate ranging between $1.70 and $1.80, dependent on the amount of the sup- plemental appropriations asked by the Commissioners. The calculation of a potential tax rate for 1928-29, it was pointed out, is exceedingly difficult because of the un- known quantities in the formula at this time, Important Factors Cited. In the first place, it was explained, the Commissioners do not know what the final appropriation granted by Congress will amount to and neither do they have the remotest idea what the new assessments on taxable real estate to be made later will produce in the form of revenue. Both of these items, it was said, are important fac- tors in determining a tax levy. Mr. Donovan, however, proposes to discuss the possible tax situation in 1928-29 on the basis of estimated rev-’ enues and appropriations in a letter he will prepare to accompany the ten- tative estimates to the Budget Bu- reau. This letter will be drafted just as soon as he completes the task of assembling the estimates in approved form for transmission to Gen. Lord. NEWMAN TO BE TRIED | WITH GANGSTER BIRGER Gunman Announces Himself Ready to Face Court in Illinois Mayor’s Death. By the Associated Press. BENTON, I, July 8.—Art New- man, gangster, who with Charles Bir- ger and Ray Hyland is jointly accused of the murder of Mayor Joe Adams of ‘West City, announced himself ready for trial at the opening of court today. ‘The three will face the jury together. Newman's attorney had indicated last night he probably would ask for a continuance on the ground that he had had insufficient time to prepare a de- fense. Judge Charles H. Miller said an effort would be made to examine the jury panel of 24 men today and ad- journment would then be taken until Monday. o 4,073 MORE AUTOS HERE. Total for District in Last Fiscal Year Rises to 132,500. Motor vehicles registered in the Dis- trict during the 1926-1927 fiscal year Just closed totaled 132,500, an increase of 4,073 over the preceding year, ac- cordin; to a report prepared for the Commissioners today by Wade H. Coombs, su,eritendent of licenses. The vehicles registered were distrub- uted as follow: Pacsenger vehicles, 116,031; trucks, 15,020; busses, 300, and motor cycles, 1,149. —_— e GIVES UP IN KIDNAPING. Millionaire Posts Bail in Disap- ". pearance of Grandson. NEW YORK, July 8 ().—Jacob Murdock, 63-year-old millionaire lumber dealer of Johnstown, Pa., indicted for the kidnaping of his 10-year-old grandson, Jacob Murdock Denny, surrendered to District At- torney Banton today. He was taken to court and entered a plea of not guilty and was released in $2,500 bail. Mr. Murdock left im- mediately for his home, saying he would take legal steps to retain the custody of the boy. Planes Leave Memphis. MEMPHIS, July 8 (#).—The 13 planes participating in the national air tour hopped off from Memphis at D‘l‘ o'clock this morning for Xig® ul ke