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“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 WEATHER. (U. 8. Weather Bureau Forecast.) Thundershowers this afternoon or night. Tomorrow fair and cooler. Temperature—Highest, 86, at 3 p.m. yesterday; lowest, 72, at noon today. Full report on page 9. Closing N.Y. Markets, Pages 10 and 11 Entered as secol post office, No. 30,407, Washington, nd class matter D. C OWARD CONFERS WITH KELLOGE ON NAVAL DEADLOCK British Envoy Returns to Capital as Geneva Parley Faces Collapse. ‘ JAPANESE SEEKING WAY | T0 EFFECT COMPROMISE | Would Call Off Plenary Session, De- layed to Thursday, if Efforts Fail. By the Ascociated Press. Sir Esme Howard, the British Am- | hassador, returned to from the Summer embassy today an unheralded visit and was in pr vate conference with Secretary Kel- Jogg at the State Department for more | 1t an hour. hington officials would not indl- what significance the Ambas- visit might have, in view of the situation at Geneva, where the three-power naval limitation confer- ence is on the verge of adjournment without any agreement having been reached. The date of the plenary session, which from present indications will be the concluding session of the con- ferance, is set tentatively for Thurs- day. The delay is understood here to be due to the necessity for cable con- ference between the American and Japanese delegations, in preparation for the final meeting. Not Asked By Kellogg. Tt was said at the State Department that the Ambassador had come to Washington on his_own motion and had not been agked by Mr. Kellogg to t the State Department. It was clearly indicated that no new Ameri- can proposal in relation to the dead- jock at Geneva on the cruiser prob- lem was in prospect. . Whether the Ambasdsador’s visit im- plied a suggestion of some sort from the British government in that con- nection was not known. 3 British embassy officials said that no new developments in,the Geneva conference should be expected from the conversation between Secretary XKellogg and Ambassador Howard. Comes on Own Initiative. The Ambassador's return to Wash- ington, they said, had been at Sir Esme’s initiative and not by orders from London. It was prompted by a desire of the Ambassador to keep in touch with the administration here. Unless circumstances arise demand- ing his presence here, Sip.Jisme plans to retufn to the Summer embassy at Manchester, Mass., as soon as possi- ble before proceeding to the inaugura- tion of the Peace Bridge at Buffalo next Sunday. JAPANESE SEEK COMPROMISE. cate Viscount Ishii Confers With Bridge- man to End Deadlock. GENEVA, August 1 UP).—The dead- Tock in the tripartite naval conference was thg subject of a long talk today be- tween Viscount Ishii of Japan and W. C. Bridgeman, first lord of the British admiralty, but so far as is known noth- ing has taken place which reduces the risks of the conference failing. After his talk with the Japanese statesman, Mr. Bridgeman conferred with the representatives of the British domin- ions. ' The act of the Japanese is cre- ating the impression that either they are seeking to suggest some compro- mise or they are getting ready to sug- gest adjournment of the conference Without holding the public plenary session which has been definitely fixed for_Thursday. The British apparently still find it difficult to believe that the Washing- ton Government is backing Hugh S. Gibson, the chief American delegate, in his insistence upon freedom to con- cruisers with a main armament sinch guns., When a newspaper man asked the British spokesman to- day if there were any change in the ation, the latter rejoined: “Won't be other news from Washington about the cryiser guestions?” British Remain Adamant. When the newspaper man answered that all press reports seemed to indl- cate that the American Governemnt, like Mr. Gibson, found the British plan quite_inacceptable, the spokes- man replied: “All that America wants is not a limitation but a liberty agree- ment."” “Adamant,” is said to have been the word used pS Bridgeman in char- acterizing Great Britain’s attitude con- cerning the necessity of adopting the British plan. He is understood to hav @dded that the British cabinet adhered | 10 this view, the British believing their the only way of really limiting aggressive” type of cruisers. On the other hand, the Americans 1in that the United States has ion after conces sion and that their disposition to re- strict the number of 10,000-ton cruise 1o 12 or thereabouts is really a con- cession which would doubtless meet with ecriticism in Congress if incor- porated in the projected treaty. Hope for Continuance. If the British, aided by the Jap anese, can find no way out of the eruiser difficulty before Thursday the | conferenc xpected to collapse on that occ . but hope is stili enter- ned in some quarters that the Brit- 2 a move calculated to Jegotiations possible. <hould this move not even . an effort doubtless will | e 1o have the conference adjourne public session, which ibly ¢ replete with ents once it opene many people t to uvoid in the interest good mutual under- the Americans win their freedom to ate cruiser the manner best suited to need, two other aspects h plan recently submitted 1o the conference stand out as un- do ¢ difficult of adjustment both for the Americans and Japanese. Obsolete Ships Clause Opposed. British recommend: reement to retain 2 ional tonnage in the warships, en demand £ tonn the per een form of o Tritish suggestion that eigning the treaty retain the preroga- “(Geatinued on Page 2, Column 39 believe it | and the | each nation | Bay of Br the Associated Press. N August 1.—A stream of molten lava menaced the town of Terzigno this morning as the blazing fluid. following a new explo- sive outbreak within Mount Vesuvius, overflowed from the into the ravines leading toward the v of Naples. Resumption of the volcano’s quieting activity, fulfilling the w fears of the members of the observa- tory staff, came after a lull of more thah 24 hours. Beginning yesterd: morning, the eruption progressed un- ceasingly until the early hours this dikes erected to check its flow into the valley, and then began to run down the paths toward Terzigno. Despite the fact that the movement of the lava stream was comparatively slow, a Jarge section of the population \INHABITANTS FLEE AS VESUVIUS MENACES TOWN OF TERZIGNO New Eruption Sends Stream of Molten Lava Into Ravines Leading Toward “Valley of Hell” | fon dis- | morning, when the lava, having filled | the “Valley of Hell,” rose above the | At WASHINGTON, D. C, MONDAY, AUGUST 1, Naples. of Terzigno and neighboring region be- gan to flee toward Naples at dawn. Prof. Malladra, director of the ob- servatory, in a communlque issued last night sald: “During the last 12 hours the activity greatly increased, notably in effusive phenomena. The hole which broke open July 29 at the base of the’ eruptive cone, and which Saturday seemed to have fallen into ina permitting the mem- bery of my staff to approach close enotgh to photograph it, at noon to- day (Sunday) suddenly began to spout flowing lava with great vigor, creating again the broad, quic stream of the first day of the present reawakening of the voleann. “The flaming torrent, after writhing in the western part of the crater, moved, partially through subterranean channels, for a distance of a kilometer, joining many outlets of lava invading the northeast part of the crater, and causing the surface to rise rapidly. 3 a ~(Continue UNREST IN BALKAN STATES INCREASES Fear of War Grows as Polit- ical Elements Stir Up Discontent. BY CONSTANTINE BROWN. Cable to The Star and Chicago Daily News. Copyright, 19! LONDON, August 1.—Clouds are gathering again in the Balkans. Dis- quieting news reached London during the week end from Greece and Ru- mania. Although in both countries only internal troubles are looming, the danger is that the famous Balkan pow- der barrel might explode even when the nations of that part of Europe are fighting civil wars. Reports from Greece indicate that the politicians, tired of six revolution- less months, have started agitating in favor of the return of Gen. Pangalos, the former dictator. On the other hand, the Royalists have started agi- tating in favor of the return of King George, The Royalists are endeavor- ing to win to their side important army and political chiefs, pointing out that Greece cannot settle down as long as ambitious politicians are fighting each other for office and that the only hope for stabilization is the reinstate- ment of the moparchy. “ Government on Guard. The government is reported to have taken drastic measures to crush these movements, but the government is never popular in Greece for more than a few weeks and there is every possi- bility that either the Royalist or the Pangalos movement will break out within the next few weeks. The situation in Rumania is much more serious since a revolutionary outbreak may cause international complications due to the fact that Russia is waiting for a chance to re- occupy Bessarabia. Prince Carol's proclamation from Paris to “My People” opens the possi- bility of civil war. Carol, who has many followers in the Rumanian army and is reported backed by the Transylvanians are the Nationalists, headed by Prof. Yorga, the erstwhile tutor of the exiled prince, has thrown down the gauntlet to the regency ahd Premier Bratiano, accusing the latter of using tricks in order to obtain Carol's renunciation of the throne. Furthermore, Carol adds that King Ferdinand’s letter urging his son to respect the regency and never to re- turn to Rumania was forced upon the weakened King by the masterful pre- mier at a time when the late monarch was so ill that he had no will of his own, By Intrigues Revealed. Carol is revealing these intrigues now to the Rumanian people after careful consultation with special agents from Rumania, who are visit ing him in Paris. They are reported to have assured him that the Ru- manians are not reconciled with the idea of a long regency during which Premier Bratiano and his followers would be virtual dictators, and are only awaiting the signal from Paris to acclaim the former Crown Prince as King. Therg is no doubt that Premier Bratiano will use all the powerful re- sources at his command to prevent the return of Prince Carol, but the prince’s friends are convinced that it will be sufficient for him to reach the Rumanian frontier in order to put an end to the reign of the regency and Bratiano. NAVY TAKES BACK ITS OIL RESERVES Resumes Control Under Executive Order Transferring Jurisdiction From Interior Department. By the Associated Pre The Navy Department today re- sumed control of its oil reserves, end- ing a five-year period of their admin- | 1stration by the Interior Department nd reverting the holdings to the status before they me the sub- ject for a Senate investigation and ex- tensive court litigation. By executive order of President Coolidge on Mareh 17 last, the Navy received the transfer of its reserves, Mr. Coolidge rescinding the order of President Harding on May 31, 1921, which placed the lands under the In- | terior Department, The transfer, effsc- | tive today, was not expected to be ac- companied by any ceremony. Thrée California wells are to remain .under control of the Interior Department un- til Congress enacts blls transferring their jurisdiction. Under Harding'’s orders, former In- terior Secretary Fall leased the Teapot Dome and Elk Hills naval reserves to Harry F. Sinclair and Edward L. Do- 1s and investiga- tions in the count histor The Navy is eypected to adhere to ground in an effort for conaprvation, which caused one |2 a policy of “keeping the gil in the | ONESHOT,OTHERS HURTINWINE ROW Further Trouble Feared in Ohio Field, Governor Takes Hand. By the Associated Press. . DOVER, Ohio, August 1.—One non- union miner was shot and wounded and 14 others were beaten when 200 union sympathizers attacked the non- union men on their way to the Maple Leat coal mine at Newport, near here, today. The attack occurred on a narrow road between Dover and the mine, ac- cording to W. C. Roberts, mine super- intendent, who was severely beaten. Roberts said the union sympathizers left their automobiles and began beat- ing the non-union men with clubs and fists. John Vesco, 50, of Wainwright, was the man injured. He was brought to a hospital here with a bullet wound in the hip and side. John Harder, jr., non-union miner, was charged by the attacking force with having shot Vesco, and was ar- rested, but later released when no one appeared to prefer charges against him, Attorneys for the Pockock Coal Co. of Massillon, owners of the mine, went into conference at New Philadelphia to start proceedings for an injunction to restrain union miners from hamper- ing operations at the mine. The Maple Leaf mine normally em- ploys about 50 men, and has been operating on a non-union basis for more than a month. GOVERNOR TAKES HAND. = Donahey Tries to Mediate in Coal Strike. COLUMBUS, August 1 (#).—Con- ferring with Oral Daugherty, president of the Hocking Valley Union Miners, Gov. Donahey today expressed fear that dire trouble will occur in Ohio’s coal flelds unless the mines are opened within a few weeks and the long- standing dispute is settled, During the conference, it was indi- cated, the governor has been con- sidering a mediation plan whereby miners and operators will be called together in an attempt to settle the dispute on an economic basis. “THis is not a_ question of union and non-union miners; it is an eco- nomic question and in the end must WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION CHAMBERLIN HOPS FROM SHIP: LANDS SAFELY AT AIRPORT Take-0ff From Leviathan Proves Plan Practical, Pilot Declares. COULD HAVE CARRIED » PASSENGERS, HE SAYS Flyer Encounters No Difficulty Though Brisk Wind Was Blowing. By the Assoclated Press, TETERBORO, N. J, August 1.— Clarence Chamberlin ended his flight from the steamship Leviathan to Teterboro airport today at 10:51, East- ern daylight time. The flyer, who hopped off the “flying bridge” on the Leviathan at 8:14 this morning off Fire Island, first landed at Curtiss Field, L. I., because of fog. After = shcit stop he took off again at 10:30. Chamberlin climbed from his plane and handed nine packages, three let- ters and a mail pouch to Joseph Kudile, mail carrfer from the Has- brouck Helights post office. “The whole plan is entirely practi- cal,” Chamberlin said when questioned as to the practicability of regular ship- plane service. “I could just as well have carried passengers. I had no trouble taking off, although there was a l4-mile breeze blowing.” ‘The pouch delivered by Chamberlin bore the inscriptio “S. 8. Levia- than—ship to shore via airplane.” It was said at the Hasbrouck Helghts Post Office that there were 916 pieces of mail in the pouch and that they would be handled in the regular manner, NEW CHAPTER IN FLY] Chamberlin's Exploit Appeared Easy to Onlookers. U. 8. S. DESTROYER LAWRENCE, August 1 (P).—A new chapter in the history of aviation was begun today when Clarence D. Chamberlin hopped off from the Leviathan in his Fokker biplane and headed for Teterboro Heights, N. J. The hop-off, a beautiful one, was made at 8:14. The little Fokker sped down the improvised runway on the Plon! deck of the flagship of the United States Line, gripped the air at once, and within a second or so was doing a circle over the big liner. After circling the Leviathan, Cham- berlin did stunts above the white- capped waves and visited each of the ships of his convoy, the destroyers Lawrence and Humphries and Coast Guard destroyer 25. The “1850" under the wings of the Fokker could be seen distinctly as it passed over the Lawrence. The Levi- athan headed into a stiff southwest- erly breeze just before Chamberlin took off. A liner headed for New York was fortunate enough to be just off the Leviathan's starboard beam when the hop-off was made. Flyer Given Send-off, There was a fog ahead of the Levi- athan, but Chamberlin headed into ap- parently good weather. It was esti- mated that the Leviathan was 82 miles off the Battery at New York when the hop-off was made. The passengers could be seen waving from the decks, and a buzz of excitement could be noted on the ships of the convoy as the little Fokker sped down the run- way and took the air. The hop-off was made from a runway made of planks set forward of the liner's for- ward funnel. Ascension was made by use of blocks, which held the plane in posi- tion as the motor attained a speed that would insure a take-off. Cham- berlin manipulated his plane so that be settled as such,” the governor said. “I am going to insist to the limit that civil authorities perform their duties whenever it appears that there is danger of violence, but as soon as it is evident that local authority has fallen down I shall send troops into the field.” Although the governor still receives reports that the various fields are quiet, he nevertheless expressed con- cern over reports of impending trouble. He said he had just conferred with a mine operator who told him he had discovered 26 sticks of dynamite hid- den under his mine tipple. Daugherty assured the governor the workers in subdistrict, No. 1—the Hocking Valley region—are ‘“under perfect control,” but that they are uneasy at the Lick Run mine, 3 miles west of Nelsonville, owned by Don McGill. The men are uneasy, he said, because of McGill's open threats and his posting of the machine guns at his mines where 10 to 12 non-union men are at work. Following the conference, the gov- ernor declined to reveal what plans he has had under consideration con- cerning mediation. MINE TIPPLE BURNED. Ohio Company Suffers $150,000 Loss in Blaze. By the Associated Press. STEUBENVILLE, Ohio, August 1. —The tipple of the Summers Mine of the Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., near Adena, was burned early this morn- ing, with a loss estimated at $50,000. The mine was being cleaned, prepara- tory to its scheduled opening Friday. The fire was discovered by Charles Brown, foreman of the mine. The figure of a miner in efigy was found hanging from a tree in Adena tod: About 20 mine workers’ pick- ets were on Adena streets this morn- ing, but there was no further dis- turbance. Brown notified authorities of the fire at once, but the volunteer fire de- partment was helpless, except to {keep the flames from reaching nearby hou Brown said the entire tipple was ablaze for a distance of 127 feet when he discovered the fire. New loading machinery recently in- stalled at the mine was saved, bu{ the tipple was a total wreck. Guards were immediately thrown around the homes of D. J. Christy, superintendent of the Summers Mine, and of R. W. McCasland, quperintend- ent of the Robeyville ,\hfla of the Pittsburgh Coal Co. The efligy found this morning bore rd branding it as a non-union {worker and carrying this message to it leaped the blocks and the flight was on. The purpose of the flight was to test the feasibility of having planes take off from liners at sea, thus cut- ting off many hours from the ship's voyage time. Passengers and mail could thus be taken ashore much in advance of the arrival of the ship. Chamberlin’s hop-off was the first ever made from a liner at sea and marks a new era in aviation. In November, 1925, Sir Alan Cob- ham, British aviator, attempted to beat the Homeric into New York by having his seaplane lowered to the water at Quarantine and taking off from there, but his seaplane did not rise and he was towed to the Battery more than 10 hours after the Homeric had docked. The weather, which had been very bad half an hour before the hop-off today, was good. There was good visi- bility, and the rain had stopped. FLIGHT IS DESCRIBED. Ship Officials in Crowd Which Views Take-Off, NEW YORK, August 1 (#).—A wire- less message describing Clarence Chamberlin’s successful inauguration of ship-to-shore airplane service was received by the United States Lines today shortly after Chamberlin had landed at Curtiss Field. “Inaugurating the ship-to-shore airplane service contemplated for all the vessels of the United States Lines fleet,” the message read, “Clarence D. Chamberlin took off successfully from the Leviathan at 8:14, his plane leaving the runway about seventy-five feet from the point where he started. The success- ful take-off from. the runway dem- onstrated that his theory of employ- ing a runway in preference to a cata- pault was logical. “The plane rose gracefully from the runway, circled the Leviathan and dipped in salute over each one of the three destroyers standing nearby and, after acknowledging the final salute from the Leviathan, Chamber- lin headed for New York escorted by an airplane, with cameramen, and the naval destroyers which were sta- tioned near the vessel for his safety in case of accident. There was a light rain falling after a heavy squall which had delayed the take-off one hour. “Gen. A. C. Dalton, president of the Merchant Fleet Corporation; David A. Burke, general manager of the United States Lines, and Commodore Herbert Hartley, wers on the runway when the plane started on this flight, which is to be the forerunner of a regular ship-to-shore air service for passengers and mail, “Mr. Chamberlin arose at 5 o'clock union men: | | e are out to win. Stick together, '] workers looking like this soon,” and we will have Pittsburgh | %! this morning after only a few hours’ the Leviathap having left at 1| (Continued on P 3, Columa 1) ¢ Fpening Slar., CURTIS OPPOSED T0 EXTRA SESSION Senator and Representative Bacharach Against Call Ahead of Time. Senator Cur ate leader, came out toda special session of Congres: He said there was no occasion for the President to call Congress together before its regular time for meeting in December. The Senate commerce com- njittee should join the House rivers and harbors and food control commit- tees next Fall as soon as the reports of Army engineers a ready, he stated, to devise a flood-control plan. The House s and means commit- tee, he assumed, would also have pre- pared by that time tax reduction leg- islation, which must originate with the House, Scrator Curtis has just returned from a visit with his daughters in Massachusetts and Rhode Island. He said he did not contemplate a visit to the President in the Black Hills at this time, House Leader Also Opposed. Representative Bachrach, Repub- lican, of New Jersey, a leader on the House ways and means committee, also opposed an earlier session, He emphasized that both the ways and means _committee, which will consider tax reduction, and the appropriations committee will meet under instruc- tions early this Fall 8o as to have their recommendations ready for Congress when it assembles. His statement follow “Personally I see no meed at this time for the calling of an extra ses- sion, for I can see nothing to be gained by bringing Congress back be- fore December, “Authority was granted to the ways and means committee in the last Congress to meet prior to the conven- ing of the Seventieth Congress for the purpose of considering revenue legislation. Already Chairman Green has sent out a call for the committee to meet October 31. The appropria- tions committee has similar au- thority to meet during the recess,and Chairman Madden, as usual, w his subcommittees on the job long before Congress meets. Committee Ready to Report Bill. “The ways -and means committee will have a tax bill ready for con- sideration by the House just as soon asg the new Congress is organized, and since, from the statements, which I have read eminating from hoth Re- publican and Democrats, there seems tc be a unanimity of opinion as to what changes will be made in the present revenue law—the corporation tax reduced, the remaining nuisance taxes eliminated, and some relief in the surtax rates covering the middle range of brackets—we should have no difficulty in duplicating the record of 1925 when the ways and means com- mittee presented a revenue bill on the second day of the session and the House passed it 10 days there- after. “No doubt the appropriations com- mittee will give immediate considera- tion to the matter of such emergency appropriations as may be necessary to take care of the Mississippi flood situation and include the same in the deficiency bill which failed in the Senate at the last session and which will be re-enacted immediately after the convening of Congress. These are the two most important matters com- ing before the next .Congress. “If the Senate will get down to ‘business as promptly as the House, we con meet upon the regular day set for the convening of the Seventieth Congress and transact all important and necessary legislation and get away in time for the national con- ventions.” s, the Republican Sen- against a WOMAN TO CROSS OCEAN IN 50-FOOT MOTOR BOAT Miss Carstairs, Widely Known Racing Enthusiast, Plans Trip Across Atlantic in 55 Hours. By the Associated Press. COWES, Isle of Wight, August 1.— Miss M. B. Carstairs, the widely known English motor boat racing en- thusiast, hopes to cross the Atlantic in 55 hoars next Spring in a speed boat. Miss Carstairs has just placed an order for the construction of a boat for this undertaking. It will be 50 feet long and will have twin motors. It will carry a crew of four. It was announced recently that Miss Carstairs intended to enter and drive her racing boat, the Newg, in the Detroit River regatta in Septem- ber, . Radio Program—Page 25 1927 - 'T'HII Y PAGES. IN SOUTH DAKOTA. Mayor of Chicago Returns, Unaware Of Death Report By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, August 1.—Mayor Wililam Hale Thompson of Chicago returned to Chicago today from the NorthWoods of Wisconsin tired, but in perfect health. He hurried off for a few hours’ sleep before going to his office in the City Hall without being in- formed that a report of his assas- sination was broadcast by radio last . NANKING REPORTED GOAL 0F 2 ARMIES Chiang Kai-Shek’s Enemies at Shanghai Doubt Pengpu Captured. By Cable to The Star and Chicago Daily News. Copyright, 1927. SHANGHALI, August 1.—While the Nanking Nationalist government is claiming the recapture of Hsuchow- Fu, 200 miles north of Pukow, word reaches here that the Northern troops have taken Pengpu, 100 miles south of Hsuchow, or half-way between Hsuchow and Pukow. Chiang Kai- Shek’s enemies here are inclined to believe that the Nanking claim is untrue and to believe that Pengpu has been recaptured. They assert that a speed contest is now progressing, no longer for Peking, but for Nanking, seat of Chiang Kai- Shek’s government, with the Northern armies approaching along the Tien- tsin-Pukow Railway and the Hankow (extreme or radical Nationalist) forces pushing overland through Anhwei Province. o Local Communists are rejoicing at Chiang Kal Shek’s difficulties, predict- ing that the next step will be tle moving of the Hankow government to Nanking, which city was named by Sun Yat Sen, father of the Chinese revolutionary ~movement, as the capital of new China. Such a removal, howev is necessarily contingent upon ‘‘elimination” of Chiang Kal Shek, whom the Communists accuse of betraying Communist principles after attaining power; they charge that he was a Communist in Canton, but a Conservative at Nanking. Local Communists say the Hsuthow- Fu conference weeks ago between Chiang Kai_ Shek and “Christian Gen.” Feng Yu-Hsiang was a fallure because the Chiang Kai Shek coterie was unable to convert the Christian general. Hence they say that Feng Yu-Hsiang is really co-operating with Hankow and is regarded by Com- munists as their chief. VOIGT STATUS FIXED BY GOLF COMMITTEE Ruling in Washington Player’s| Amateur Standing to Be An- nounced Next Week. By the Associated Press. CLEVELAND, Ohio, August 1.—The executive committee of the United States Golf Association today consid- ered the amateur standing of George Voigt, Washington, and while they evidently reached a decision, they said the ruling would be announced in New York later this week. President William C. Fownes of the United States Golf Association refused to say what the decision had been, but indicated the subject was discussed thoroughly for some time. The committee also went over the amateur standing of nearly 200 en- trants for the national amateur tour- nament to be held in Minneapolis next month. D. C. BOY IN PRISON DASH. Charles Burgee Among 10 Who Escape Baltimore Institution. BALTIMORE, Md., August 1 (®.— James Casserio, 16 years old, and Pal 13-year-old Zittenfeld twins, (#) Means Associated Press. MPKELVIE REVEALS FARM RELIEF PLAN Latest Proposal Believed to Have Support of Ad- ministration. BY J. RUSSELL YOUNG, Staft Correspondent of The Star. STATE GAME LODGE, BLACK HILLS, 8. Dak., August 1.—Samuel R. McKelvie, former governor of Ne- braska, who has a Summer camp in the Black Hills and who has been in the President’s company on several occasions this Summer, made public last night what some are assuming will be the administration's farm re- lief program for the next session of Congress. In giving out this plan, however, Mr. McKelvie did so in an anonymous manner. It was said to be the re- sult of conferences among adminis- tration leaders and is understood to have the approval of such men as Secretary of Agriculture Jardine and Secretary of Commerce Hoover, Eu- gene Meyer, head of the reorganized Farm Loan Board; Senator Curtis of Kansas and others. It was made plain, though, by Mr. McKelvie that while President Coolidge has gone over the plan he has not given it his approval. Therefore, there is con- siderable doubt about this plan being | the administration's program. The main features of Mr. McKel- vie's plan are not at all startling be- cause of their newness or originality. In a large measure the whole plan has a familiar sound, inasmuch as it con- tains features of several of the farm relief measures brought before Con- gress during the past two or three years. Involves Huge Sum. For instance, the plan involves the appropriation of $300,000,000 as a re- volving fund, of which 50,000,000 would be loaned to stabilization cor- porations. The sum of $25,000,000 would be used for the operating ex- penses and another $25,000,000 would be loaned to co-operative associations for the purchase of ph: 1a such as warehouses and 8. As explained by Mr. McKelvie, the object of this plan, besides the crea tion of this revolving fend, is to en- courage co-operative marketing and pooling, control of production by dis- tribution of detail statistical informa- tion concerning world foodstuffs pro- duction, encouragement of diversifica tion by this means, the organization of a Federal farm board, which would a: sist in stabilizing markets for farm products from fluctuations much as the Federal Reserve Board influences interest rates; establishment of ad- visory councils for each, community and establishment of ~ commodity stabilization corporations. The Presi- dent came out to the West with the view to utilizing some of his vacation in the study of the farm problem at first hand, but those who are close to | him feel certain that he will reserve his own decision until such time as he prepares his message to Congress. It is felt very certain by these associates | that he has not authorized the pubii- | cation of what is being described as the administration’s farm program for the coming session of Congress. Lets Callers Do Talking. ‘The President has seen and talked with any number of Western farm men and has listened to their ideas as to what should be done for the relief of the farmer. He will see many more before he leaves the West. Those who are close to him contend that he has let his callers do the talking. he has merely asked questions, and has not committed himself. Senator Arthur Capper of Kansas, who owns and edits several farm news- papers, is at the game lodge today, and during his stay it is natural to assume that the situation among the farmers and the question of farm re- lief will be discussed at much length. Senator Simeon D. Fess of Ohio, who proposed the revolving fund plan for co-operative marketing two years ago, and Eugene Meyer, jr., head of the Farm Loan Board, are expected sep- arately at the lodge later in the week. President Coolidge today did not wait for the arrival of Benator Capper at the lodge, but left at his usual early hour for the executive office at Rapid City. Senator Capper did not arrive until after 10 o'clock. Twins to Try Channel. NEW YORK, August 1 (P).—The Bernice mer Wellhouse, 19, both of Richmond, and Phyllis, of New York, who this Va., were among 10 boys who escaped Summer established a record of 52 from St. Mary’s Industrial School for | hours and 30 minutes swimming down Boys by scaling a 10-foot wall Thurs-|the Hudson River from Albany to day, police were told today. Except: -| New York, sailed early today on the ing Charles Burgee of Washington, | French liner France to prepare for an D. C, the qgper fugitives are from Maryland, A tempt to swim the English Chan- aok as fast as the papers are printed. Saturday's Circulation, 91,173 Sunday's Circulation, 105,985 TWO CENTS. [LOWMAN SWORN IN AS DRY CHIEF PUTS BANONEXTREMISTS | Andrews’ Successor Opposed | to Radical Activities of Wets and Drys. PUNISHMENT PROMISED FOR DISLOYAL AGENTS New Official Says He Has No Policy Except Carry- ing Out of Law. “Our greatest job is to hold down the activities of the radical wets and the radical drys.” ‘With this declaration Seymour Low- man, former licutenant governor of New York State, was sworn in to- day as Assistant Secretary of the Treasury, succeeding Lincoln C. An- drews, in charge of co-ordinated prohi- bitlon enforcement activities. Mr. Lowman's statement came as a surprise. “Temperance and sobriety are com- ndable virtues continued the new Assistant Seeretary. “We want a oher Ame: : Praises Organization, “Gen. Andrews is furning over to {me a splendid organization for effec- tive we ‘vast Guard and the Customs Service, both have been greatly augmented and are making it very difficult to smuggle liquor into the United States, “The recently established prohibi- tion bureau is being put on an effec- tive basis by Dr. James M. Doran, prohibition commissioner, and other practical men, “I am looking for honest, efficient enforcement of the prohibition law just the same as other United States laws are enforced. “Disloyalty will not be tolerated in the prohibition service. 1 have no policy except an_orderly businesslike earrying out of the mandates of Con- gress.” sress. Mr. Lowman later amplified his ref- erence to “radical wets” and radical drys. Advice to “Radicals.” “By radical wets I refer to those in- dividuals who are unwilling tp accept the Constitution of the United States and the mandates of Congress and who advocate ignoring and nullifying the prohibition law. We have an adequate remedy in changing the Constitution in the regular way by repealing the eighteenth amendment. “By radical drys I refer to those well meaning but ill advised people who are eriticizing the efforts of pub- lic officials who are honestly trying to carry out the laws of Congress. Cone struetive criticism is always helpful, but fault-findings by overzealous advo- cates of prohibition are very harmful to the cause of temperan > The pronouncements by Mr. Low- man as he took up the reins of office { were interpreted today as meaning { that he intends to pursue a construc- | tive, but non-sensational course in e "enforcement of prohibition. A fe and sane program seems to ive heen laid down by the new As- int Secretary, who appears to he endeavoring to run the Government's enforcement machinery strictly ae. cording to the law. but without con- ceding advantage to the two radical wings of thought on prohibition, to which he so pointedly referred. Andrews on Vacation, The passing of Gen. Andrews, the soldier, who had introduced not only military methods, but many military men as well into the Federal pi m, was marked by the general's absence from the scenc this morning. He was said to be in New England, where he has heen on vacation from ich he has car- became effective today officially with ng in of the new Assistant was submitted more than ailed for Europe on ruise of the Mediter- ranean. At that time announcement was made of the appointment of Mr. | Lowman, who has been on the scena in Washington more or less consist- ently since. gefting acquainted with the new duties which he officially as- | sumed today. Mr. Lowman has virtu- |ally directed the prohibition machine | since Andrews left on his leave of absence for a vacation. ‘The administration of Gen. Andrewd which came to a close today twad {marked by a complete turnover if | the system of prohibition enforces | ment by enactment of new laws, re organizing_the machinery to set ug | the new Bureau of Prohibition and Bureau of Customs and by the pass- |ing of that spectacular figure, Roy A. Haynes, former prohibition commis- sioner. FOUR DROWN IN LAKE TRYING TO SAVE FIFTH Two Girls Going to Assistance of Another, Then Their Mothers Lose Lives, By tha Associated Press. GEMMELL, Minn., August 1.—Five persons drowned late yesterday in Clear Lake, near here, four of them giving their lives in attempts to save the other. The drowned: . Mrs. Ed Francis. 41 years oid, of Mizpah, Minn.; her two daughters, Louise, 11, and Words, 15: Mrs. Leroy Bryant, 45, of Gemmell, and her daughter, Myrtle, 10. The three young girls had been swimming about 50 feet from shore when Words, who was ahead of the others, suddenly went down. The other girls attempted to save her, and we pulled under by her sjruggles. Mean- time, the mothers, wio had been s ting on shore, saw the frantic at- tenipts of the girls to keep their heads above water, and both plunged into the lake and started for their daugh- ters. They, too, went down. All the bodies wers recovered. P Hotel and Six Stores Burn. WAYCROSS, Ga., August 1 (#).— Fire starting in the kitchen of the Ex- change Hotel here early today de- stroyed the hotel and six stores in the heart of the city before it was brought under control. Fire-fighting apparat from Jacksonville aided in Que! the blaze,