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WEATHER, (Y. 8. Weather Bureau Forecast. Generally fair row. little change in tempe:. 'ire. Temperatures—Highest, p.m. yesterday; I Full report on Closing N.Y. Markets, Pages 14 and 15 : Enter, . No. post. o as seco: ice, Wa 30,438. tonight #v4 tomor- 81, at 1 owest, 64, at 3 a.m. page 9. | nd class matter shington, D. C. o WASHINGTON, D. WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION (o REDFERN REPORTED ON AMAZON; PLANE OF PRINCESS IS MISSING; | FOUR CANADIANS HOP OFF IN RACE Georgia Flyer May Be in Brazil. AVIATOR FELL, MESSAGE SAYS WVord Comes From, Town 300 Miles Up River. Br the Associated Press. PARA, Brazil, September 1.—An | unconfirmed report has been received | here that Paul Rediern Janded in the vicinity of Alemquer, Brazil. | This unconfirmed report says that | Redfern fell at Alemquer 1 Alemquer, situated between 300 and 400 miles irom the mouth of the Amazon River, is to the westward of the route Redfern planned to follow in passing over the great river. The aviator was to have dropped a flare at Macapa, more than 200 miles farther to the east, to indicate whether he would turn to Pernam- buco or proceed to Rio de Janeiro. Alemquer is in the state of Para, 60 miles west-southwest of Mon- talegre, and is some 300 miles south- west of the Amazonian Island Guru- pa, where it was éxpected that Red- fern would drop a flare to indicate which direction he was taking. Gurupa is near the mouth of the Amazon. Commercial attaches give the popu- lation of Alemquer as 12,191. It is gituated on an arm of the Amazon River and is reached by boat lines, but there 1s no raflroad. RADIO CHECKING REPORT. West Indian and South American Stations Communicated With. TAMPA, Fia., September. 1 (#).— The Gult radio statlon is in communi- eation with West Indian and South American stations in an effort to ciieck the report that Paul Redfern i Tked to thus far have been unable to confirm the report or supply ad- ditional information, Smith, agents, return today from a cruise at Great Ahub’gh Bahamas, sald natives of ‘two Bahama settlements. told him they heard an ing their villages last y morn- ing, which, they thought, was the Port of Brunswick. At Cooperstown, on the main body of the little Abaco Island, Mr. Smith aaid the natives said they heard the hiz monoplane distinetly passing over- head at 2 a.m. Friday and that it was flying low. At Fish Key, approximate- 1y 20 miles northwest of Cooperstown, natives sald they heard the plane di tinctly. They also fixed the time at 2 a.m. Friday. At neither settlement did the n: tives have previous knowledge of the Brunswick-to-Brazil flight and they made 10 report to authorities at Nas. £au of hearing the plane. Merchants at Cooperstown remarked, Mr. Smith =aid, that the noise of the motor was much greater than that of the smaller planes that cruise the out islands oc- casionally. BELIEVED BLOWN OFF COURSE. Business Almost Suspended in Bruns- wick Following Report. BRUNSWICK, Ga. September 1 (®#).—An unconfirmed report today m_Para, Brazil, stating that Red- fern had fallen at Alemquer prompted xpression of opinion here today that the Brunswick-to-Brazil flyer might have been blown off his course by winds or might have lost his bearings. Alemquer is more than 200 miles to the west of the point on Redfern's plotted course where he planned to drop a flare to indicate whether his fuel supply would permit him to con- tinue toward Rio de Janeiro or wheth- er he would have to turn toward Per- nambuco. In any event, Redfern #aid before leaving, he intended to try 1o establish a new endurance record for monoplanes. No flare was ever reported. Redfern hopped off at Glynn Isle here at 12:46 p.m. a week ago today 2nd only four reports of his having! been sighted have been received. Two steamers were reported to have sight- ed him last week on the first part of his flight. He was reported as having heen seen last Saturday over the Ori- noco River delta in Venezuela, and then came today’s unconfirmed report from Alemquer. Business almost was suspended here when the dispatch was made public on the bulletin board of the Brunswick News. Crowds gathered in front of the newspaper's office, clamoring for confirmation of the report. Ths news soon spread to nearby towns and the newspaper had to employ an extra telephone force. GUIANA GOVERNOR ORDERS AID. Seaplane Searches Coast of British Colony for Fiyer. GEORGETOWN, British Guiana, September 1 (#).—Anxiety over the rate of Redfern has resuited in the governor of British Guiana issuing instructions to the police and to the population of the colony to look out for the airman and render any pos- sible assistance. The governor also chartered a local seaplane to make a systematic search for Redfern along the coast today. Portugal Cattle Die in Storm. LISBON, September 1 (#).—A thun- derstorm, with big haiistones and heavy rain, is reported to stroyed crops, flooded fields and killed Mmany cattle and sheep in northwest Portugal. The town of Leiria, north of Lisbon, is said to have been one of the heawy | CANADA-TO-ENG LAND FLYERS St. Raphael Not START ON WAY T0 ATLANTIC g; hred Since : London-to-London and Windsor-to~-Wind- sor Planes Expecte d to Stage Stirring Race Over Ocean. Be the Associated Prase. PHILLIPSBURG, Quebec, Sep- tember 1.—The London-to-London flight monoplana Sir John Carling passed over this village at 10:28 a.m., Eastern standard time, today. The ship was flying low and fast and was headed east by north. PLAN STOP AT HARBOR GRACE. Perfect Welther Attends Take-off of | London-to-London Plane. LONDON, Ontario. September 1 (#). —Capt. Tully and Lieut. Medcalf took off at 5:34 o'clock this morning in t! monoplane Sir John Carling for the attempted flight from London., On- tario, to London, England. Perfect weather attended the take- off. The machine made a beautiful start, leaving the ground about a haif mile down the runway and mounting rapidly to an altitude of 1,600 feet, when it headed e: rard. Tully is piloting the plane, with Medcalf as navigator. Originally planned as a non-stop flight, today’s venture will be broken, according to latest plans, at Harbor Grace, Newfoundland, where addi- tional fuel will be taken aboard. A $25,000 prize, offered by the back- ers of the flight, awaits Tully and Medealf if they reach the English me- e, which is a Stinso (Continued on Page 2, Column 8, BROCK AND SCHLEE DELAYEDBY TURKS Failure to Get Permit Holds World Fiyers at Constan- __linople for Day. By the Associated Press. T. 1 e 1 SR S Brock and Bvara ¥ Schiee, after their 500-mile jaunt from Belgrade, Jugoslavia, to Constanti- nople, in continuance of their round- the-world flight, went to bed last night fearful that the Orient has cast its spell on the switt western wings of the Pride of Detroit, It was their intention to continue their flight to. and upon refueling at Constantinople, but, instead, they had to reconcile them- “waiting for Turkish red The American em- bassy tried to speed permission from the Turkish authorities for the plan. to get away again, but the officials | p, here i on compliance with the formality of obtaining a permit to fly over Anatolia, which must be given by the chief of staff at Angora. When the American airmen retired he had not replied to their telegraphed re- quest. Welcomed by Turks. They asked to be awakened so as to be at the airdrome about 4 o'clock this morning, ready for the hop-oft as soon as the permit arrived, but thought it probable they could not start before 9 a.m. When they ‘found it was impossible to get away from Constantinople im- mediately the aviators visited the Stamboul bazaars to purchase Palm Beach suits and cork helmets, in preparation for the Asiatic heat. On landing they were geeted by the commandant of the military field, who said, “In the name of Turkish avia- tors of the future, I greet and welcome you and congratulate you on your great exploft.” They were grateful that no reception ceremonies had been prepared, as they were very tired. The Assoclated Press correspondent was the only American on the field. He served as interpreter and acquainted the flyers with the in- numerable Turkish formalities. Flight Uneventful. The flight from Belgrade, they said, was uneventful, although strong head winds over the Balkans delayed them about three-quarters of an hour. They did not conceal their satisfaction over the progress they have made since tak- ing off from Harbor Grace, Newfound- land, Saturday morning, and were cer- tain that if they kept up the pace they would have an excellent margin on their globe-circling journey, which they hope to complete in 28 days. At 2 o'clock this afternoon author- ization for the flight over Turkey had still not arrived from the general staff at Angora and the flyers said there r-;-. no chance of their getting away oday. When they landed at Constantinople Brock and Schlee had covered 8,950 miles in approximately 43 flying hours. This leaves them with about 18,117 miles still to go. before returning to Harhor Grace, Newfoundland. They have counted on 240 flying hours to complete the circle. NAT-ATHLETIC GAME POSTPONED BY RAIN| Team Comes Here to Rest Before Meeting Red Sox on Satur- day and Sunday. By the Associated Press. OSHAWA. Ontario. Septemher 1.—The plane Royal Windsor, fly- ing eastward, passed along Osha- wa ke front at 12:15 p.m. east- ern standard time. WINDSOR PLANE HOPS OFF. | Wood and Schiller to Drop Wreath for | Nungesser and Coli. WINDSOR, Ontario, September 1 | #),—The monoplane Royal Windsor, bearing Phil Wood and C. A. (Duke) | Schiller, hopped oft from Walkerville | yire] Field at 9:18 a.m. eastern standard ime today on a non-stop flight with ‘Windsor, England. as its objective. A wreath bearing the words “Nun- | Resser-Coli” was placed in the plane by the flyers. They plun to drop it into the ocean as a memorial to the French flyers, who attempted a west- ward flight across the Atlantic. No definite place for the dropping of the wreath has n set. “Don’t forget me—Helen" was writ- ten on the plane with chalk by Mrs. Wood shortly before her husband, who will serve as navigator, clambered to his place. Miss Ada Greer, of Saulte Ste, Marie, Ontario, Schiller's fiancee, presented the flyers with a toy teddy bear as a flight mascot. The take-off of the Royal Windsor several hours after the Sir John Car- ling_left its base at London, Ontario, " (Continued on Page 2, Column 5. CHINA NATIONALIST FAGTIONS REUNITED Fusion Reported After Six | . Communists Are Expelled From Committee. By the Associated Press., SHANGHAL September 1.-—Fusion of thé Hankow and Nanking Natfon. alist goverments was announced as an accomplished fact by Dr. C. C. Wu, Nanking, foreign minister, upon his return today from Kiaukiang. Dr. Wu stated that the Kuomintang central executive committee, the high- est authority in the Natlonalist politi- cal organization, would meet in Nan- king September 15 to decire the per- sonnel and policies of the new govern- ment and lay down plans for a vigor- ous resumption of the military drive toward Peking. The split in the Kuomintang party, e added, was healed through the ex- pulsion by the central executive com- mittee of six communists. The step reconciled the Nanking moderates and assured absolute unity at the coming conference, which will be made up of “delegates from all China.” The Hankow faction, Dr. Wu said, announced the abolition of its gov- ernment, making Nanking the “foun- tain-head of nationalist China.” The breach in the natlonalist ranks developed shortly after Chiang Kai- Shek's capture of Shanghal from the Northerners. Chiang, then the na- tionalist military commander in the field, objected to what he termed the communistic trend of the national gov- ernment at Hankow, and set up a regime of his own at Nanking. FIGHTING REPORTED. Gen. Sun Announces Fierce Encounter East of Nanking. PEKING, September 1(#).—Gen. Sun Chuan-Fang, northern military com- mander and governor of Chekiang, has telegraphed to the Peking govern. ment that he has one division and two additional brigades engaged in flerce fighting east of Nanking. Reports from other sources indicate that Gen. Sun Chuan-Fang’s forces, despite heavy losses in prisoners and casualties, are continuing a desperate attempt to gain a real foothold south of the Yangtze River. Northern forces are reported to have made sev- eral more crossings of the Yangtze. Search for Pirates. LONDON, September 1 (#).—The Evening News’' Shanghai correspond- ent states that a British naval puni- tive expedition, including the aircraft carrier Hermes, has been sent to Bias Bay to search for the pirates who looted the steamer Yatshing Tuesday. Steamer Is Looted. HONGKONG, September 1 (). The Indo China Steam Navigating Co. steamer Yatshing, bound from Swa- tow for Shanghai, was held up Tues- day by pirates, who looted the vessel and escaped to Bias Bay with $10,000. Several Chinese passengers were taken as hostages. The Yatshing ar- rived here. The Yatshing appears to he the same vessel described in a Westmin- ster Gazette dispatch as having been the second steamer attacked by pi- rates in a short time. The other case was that of the China merchants’ passenger steamer Shinchi. This boat was taken iInto the pirates’ lair, Bias Bay, but later was permitted to pro- ceed to Fuchow. { Special Dispatch to The Star. { PHILADELPHIA, September 1. Rain today caused postponement of the Washington-Philadelphla base ball game scheduled here. The Nationals were in Philadelphia for a one-game stand only and when today’s tilt was called off Capital players entrained for the home town. ‘Tomorrow is an open date on the Griffmen’s schedule. They will meet the Boston Red Sox Saturday and !und-‘. at Grifith Stadium before going back to’Philadelphia for morn- ing and afternoon engagements with the Mackmen Labor The Westminster Gazette report said it was belleved that in view of the nmew attacks on British and foreign shipping, the British naval authorities were preparing another raid against Bias Bay. It was under- stood the rald would be more com- prehensive than the first punitive ex- pedition, which took place last March. 13 DIE IN RIOT. BAREILLY, British India, Septem- ser 1 (#).—Thirteen persons were killed and 96 injured in a communal riot during a Hindu festival here last n | WATCH BEGUN OVER ATLANTIC r | | Leaving. lCrafi Seen Over St. Malo Proves to Be Another Plane. By the Associated Prese. OTTAWA, Ontario, September 1 A check-up of all eastern Canadian | ess stations completed at 10:30 am, Ottawa daylight saving time. | today failed to reveal the where- | iahnuts of the monoplane St. Raphael, | fiying from Upavon, England, to Ot- tawa, with Princess Lowenstein- Wertheim, Capt. Leslie Hamilton and Col. F. F. Minchin. Twenty stations on the Atlantic Coast were covered in the check-up and more along the Gulf of St. Law- rence and the St. Lawrence River. Hope that a gray monoplane sighted over St. Malo this forenoon might have been the St. Raphael was djssipated later when it was as- certained that the plane belonged to a Capt. Sanders. Although a tinge of noticeable in official circles hours passed and no word came from the monoplane, Canadian Air Force officers refused to subscribe to the pessimism. ' TIME LIMIT NEARS END. Possibllity of Delay Caused by Head Winds Considered. | _ ST. JOHNS, Newfoundland, Septem- ber 1 ().—Noon today, near the end of the time limit for the St. Raphael ard its flying princess to sight Amer- ican land on their flight to Ottawa. passed with no word. At the eurliest, the monoplane was expected here around 4 o'clock this morning. = It could have been delayed many hours beyond that time by head winds, wlh'.‘;:' it ‘l; wv{;, blew over mduch of the north Atlantic course yesterda Visibility wa€ such that the vlln’: might have passed inland without be. ing sighted, especially it off its course. Today’s winds in this vicinity are very favorable for speeding the monoplane’s flight. Reports here and throughout Canada: and by cable from England indicateu that British flying officials and public kept up hope. The .St. Raphael’s gasoline supply should be enough to stay in the air until 9:30 p.m., Eastern standard time. The powerful Cape Race radio sta- tion, which keeps constantly in touch with ocean liners, remained without any word of the sighting of the St. Raphael up to 11 a.m., Eastern day- light time, today. Although fog along the east coast of Newfoundland made visibility very poor, a constant watch was maintained for the plane flying from England to Canada. The Government has instructed all lighthouses and signal stations to make special efforts to sight the flyers it they pass over the coast. Telegraph offices in the smaller settlements which ordinarily close early in the evening were kept open all last night. At Harbor Grace, starting or stopping point for many flights, a large force of volunteer watchers pa- trolled the new airport throughout hhe night. At intervals they sent up ares. Expected at Dawn. Prognostications were that the plane might reach Newfoundland at dawn (between 3:30 and 4 a.m. East- ern daylight savings time), but the possibility ot the plane heading in- land without being sighted was real- ized, as was the fact that conditions at sea might delay the craft. Light- house keepers kept up a vigil while Government wireless stations re- tained men at their posts continu- ously so as to pick up any radioed word of the sighting of the craft. At midnight the Harbor Grace Air Field, in compliance with orders from Colonial Secretary Bannett, began to light flares at regular intervals. Much improved weather conditions along the entire Newfoundland Coast were reported after a day of lowering clouds, rain and some fog. The last definite word of the St. Raphael was the departure from the Irish coast into the great Atlantic expanse, when she had put 370 miles | behind her. That was at 12:10 p.m. ‘Wednesday (7:10 a.m., Eastern day- light time), nearly five hours after leaving Upavon. After that the only news was a brief message from the Imperial Airways Co., London, Eng- land, that the plane still was flying at 9:30 last night (4:30 p.m., Eastern day- |light time). This was taken to mean that it had covered about 1,400 miles and passed the halfway mark between Ireland and Newfoundland. From Atlantic weather reports reaching here, there were no storms in the path of the plane. While the weather was not considered entirely favorable, it was generally believed that, barring unforseen circumstances, like a spell of intensely cold weather, which would cause a coating of ice on the plane, Capt. Hamilton, with his thorough aeronautic experience, should be able to reach his goal almost on schedule time. Has Fuel Until Tonight. It is_approximately 2,270 miles he- tween Upavon and Newfoundland and 650 miles more to Ottawa. Capt. Hamilton's estimate was 37 hours for the entire trip. He took aboard sufficient fuel to remain in the air for 44 hours. If the plane reaches Ottawa it will land at Lindberzh ¥ield, so named after the visit of the Lone Eagle, whose trip to Paris was followed by many other long-distance oceanic flights. = Royal Canadian mounted police were ordered to police the ground there beginning at noon, and there was hope that the arrival might be at 4 g,fim. lieved that the plane would It was strike_the North American continent Column 3. (Continued on THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 1927 —-FOR' ¢ Foening Star. TY-EIGHT PAGES. LEAGUE SESSION OPENS N GENEVA Debate on Procedure Held in Private—Three Powers May Unite on Russia. By the Associated Press. GENEVA, September 1.—The Forty- sixth session of the League of Nations council was opened today under the presidency of Enrique Villegas, Chil- ean ambassador to Italy. M. Paul-Boncour represented France pending the arrival of the French foreign minister, Aristide Briand, who is due Saturday. Sir Austen Chamberlain represented Great Brit- ain, Foreign Minister Stresemann G many and Dr, Benes, Czechoslovakia. Administrative questions occupled the opening meeting, which was held in private. The lobbies of the build- ing were fllled, and speculation was heard as to whet.the league assembly, cpening next Monday, would do.eon- cerning the problem of disarmament, left in the air by the meager results of the league's preparatory commis- sion meeting and the collapse of the tri-power naval conference. Russian Policy in Question. Another question holding popular interest was whether Great Britain, France and Germany and possibly other great powers would formulate any common policy toward Russia. It is stated in German circles that Herr Stresemann will make no at- tack on - ti allled powers for their failure to reduce the forces of occupation in the Rhineland by mor¢ than 10,000 troops. The Germans are said to deem the re- tion too small to call for congratu- and too big to justify public compjaint. However, it is understood that the foreign minister in addressing the assembly with an advocacy of a general reduction of armaments, will weave in a reference to a necessity for the evacuation of German soil now that peace has come to Europe and Germany is a member of the peace- making league and sworn to observe its covenants. Alive to Dangers. ‘With what appears to be a more energetic attitude existing in France against Communistic influences, it is being asked whether Great Britain and France won't seek to induce Herr Stresemann to join these two coun- tries in a more positive common action against Communistic propa- ganda. 'his would mean that Ger- many would have to define mere clearly her attitude toward Russia, German observers who have arrived here insist that German officialdom is becoming more alive to the poten- tial dangers of Communism. Ger- many has warranged so that she would not be under obligation to permit the use of German soil for the passage of troups toward Russia in the event of an outbreak of hos- tility, and it is said to be conceiv- able that efforts may be made to induce Germany to accept the League covenant’s regulations without ex- ception, so that the League may be strengthened as a political anti-war organism. Procedure Is Debated. The Council today spent two hours privately debating the pro- cedure to be followed when some members desire to reopen questions previously settled by decisions of the Council. Interest in this question is derived from the fact that the League's law is still tentative, and the members appointed a committee to determine the exact procedure for the future, including the point of whether a majority vote could secure a reopening of a previous Council decision. The particular question involves was that of the Polish right to main- | tain an ammunition depot in the tru' city of Danzig. The Council adjourned to 10:30 o'clock tomorrow morning when it will hold the first public session. In the meantime, Mineichiro Adachi, the new Japanese Ambassador to France, is being strongly mentioned for the presidency of the assembly, with Al- berto Guani, Uruguayan Minister to France, said to be the chpice of the smaller powers BALKAN CLASH REPORTED SOFIA, Bulgaria, September 1 (#). —Unconfirmed reports say that Bul- garian frontier guards killed a Jugo- slav soldier and wounded another last night at Strumitza, Bulgaria, on the bot 3 mu that the two soldiers en- tered Bulgarian territory and that the Bulgarian post repeatedly ordered them to leave. The Bulgarians then fired. Radio Programs—Page 41 The only service. * iiPresident Broke |Woodchuck Record 25 Years Ago Today ‘ CLEARING OF SITE PRESENTS PROBLEN District Private Tenants and U. S. Face E Street Difficulty. By the Associated Pres NORTHAMPTON, Mass., Septem- ber 1.—This is the 25th anniver- sary of a notable recreational event | Mn the life of President Coolidge. A quarter century ago, when he was practicing law in this city, it was the gun rather than the rod that held his attention at this time of year when he spent his vacation days in his native State of Ver- mont. The New Hampshire Gazette of September 1, 1902, thus records his success in a homely old New Eng land sport: “Calvin Coolidge has returned from his annual woodchuck hunt in his native State. He broke the record, capturing 11 fine-looking and healthy chucks.” ‘STRAWMAN FACES CONTEMPT CHARGE Man Whose Name Was Used in Realty Purchase Sen- tenced to Jail. Persons who allow their names to be used in real estate transactions in place of the persons seeking to buy property may find themselves in jail if the principal fails to make good on his offer and the strawman is not in a position to complete the sale. Ernest L. Stewart, 2707 Adams Mill road, finds himself in that position to- day by reason of a judgment of con- tempt of court issued against him yes- terday by Chief Justice McCoy of the District Supreme Court. The court ordered the United States marshal to take Stewart into custody and have him confined in the Washington Asy- Jum and Jail until he “shall purge his contempt, or until further order of the court.” Chief Justice McCoy also directed Annie E. Murphy, a court trustee, to institute through Attorncy William C. Sullivan a proceeding in contempt of court against the principal in the case. Attorney Sullivan today pre- sented an application for a contempt rule against John H. Wright, who is said to have been the principal that made the offer of purchase through Stewart. Justice Stafford deferred ac- tion on the application pending the return of the chief justice in October. Stewart made an offer to buy prem- ises 1513 Sixth street for $5,250 on a down payment of $1,250 and the rest in notes. His offer was presented to the court by the trustee and he was directed to complete the purchase within 20 days from June 24 last. He failed to do so and was held in con- tempt. { ‘The reason for the commitment as | set forth in the order is “because he impeded the administration of justice | and the orderly procedure of the court, clouded the title to the land ordered |to be sold to him and rendered it necessary for this court to remove that cloud.” Marshal Edgar C. Snyder has not been able to locate Stewart, it is re- ported, as he is visiting relatives in Virginia. et co |PROSECUTOR MISSING /AFTER BRIBERY PROBE| Illinois State's Attorney Leaves Letter Denying Charges and Blaming Politics. By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, September 1.—Failure of | State’s Attorney Alfred H. Pouse of McHenry County to appear in court for trial of a number of cases this week has led to an investigation of re- iports that he had disappeared after | leaving several letters saying, “You'll never see me agai In a letter written to his wife, Pou: was quoted as having written: T am leaving for parts unknown. Resort ; keepers have told Federal authorities that they have bribed me. There is no truth in this. It is a case of poli- ties. You will never see me again. Please try to forget me, for I am not 'Po!lcy‘ | | The problem confronting the Dis- trict Government of moving the House of Detention and the Health Depart- ment clinic from the area between Fourteenth and Fifteenth, E street and Ohio avenue in order to clear part of the site for the new Department of Commerce Building is faced also by approximately 25 private'tenants and several units of the Federal Govern- ment itself. ‘While the Commissioners are wres- tling with the question of where to house two of its branches until per- manent provision im hade for them, in Washington Associated Press news (#) Means Associated Press. with the Yesterday’s Circulation, 96,823 TWO CENTS. I-MAN STREET CAR INCREASE REFUSED BY UTILITIES BODY | Commission’s Action Allows Company to Replace Ve- hicles Now in Use. ANACOSTIA CITIZENS’ PLEA IS UNANSWERED | Decision Expected Next Week on Request for Newer Type of Cars. | | | The Public Utilities Commission to day definitely disposed of the one-mag street car controversy, which has been agitated in the District throughout the Summer, by deciding to adhere to the policy of the former commission and not permit an increase in the number of conductorless cars now in service. The action of the commission wil {allow the Washington Rallway & | Electric Co. to replace the one-mar cars now in operation on its various | lines with those of the mewer type | such as are in use on the Wisconsin avenue line, and conforms to the rec ommendation of the Citizens’ Advis- ory Council, which last week went on record as opposing an extension of the use of the conductorless cars. The commission, however, still has before it for disposition the petition of the Anacostia Citizens’ Association urging that the Washington Railway & Electric Co. be ordered to replace the old one-man cars on the Anacostia line with those of the newer type. This petition is expected to be acted on next week and most likely will be granted in view of the commission’s decision to restrict the number of one- man cars to the total now in opera- tion. Anacostians Reopen Agitation. It was the Anacostia association’s petition which renewed the controver- 8y over the one-man car question which the former commission settled in October, 1924, by adopting an order limiting the number of such cars to those in service at that time. At a public hearing before the commission on the association’s petition the car company served notice that unless a more extensive use was made of the economincally operated one:man cars it would be forced to appeal for higher fares. After considerable study of the ques- tion the commission drew up an order the Public Buildings Commission must | authorizing the Washington Railway find quarters for Federal units now | & Electric Co. to purchase 30 of the occupying the Graham Building, for | new type of one-man cars, 17 of which the Treasury Department garage, the | would be used to replace old conduc- Agriculture Department garage, the |torless cars now in service and the Treasury Department cabinet shop|other 13 to supplant two-man cars and another building used for the | which are to be scrap storage of Government supplies. This order was never approved, how- ever, as an eleventh hour objection Tenants Are Notified. by Willam McK. Clayton, chairman The Treasury Department has be-|of the Public Utilities committee of gun serving notices to vacate on the | the Federation of Citizens’ la- private tenants, who_rent from the |tions caused the commission to re- Government the stores and few resi- | consider the whole matter. dences extending from E street down| John W. Childress, chairman of the to Ohio avenue between Fourteenth | commission in announcing the decision and Fifteenth streets. of the commission, pointed out that it The site of the new Commerce De-|“is not the intention of the commis. partment Building extends all the way | sion to allow any backward steps in down to B street between Fourteenth |ths matter of public transportation. | and Fifteenth streets, but it was in- dicated at the Treasury today that it is not planned to clear the south half of the site at this time. The area from Ohio avenue down to B street is cov- ered by a large temporary war struc- ture, housing the income tax unit of the Internal Revenue Bureau, for which some provision must be made before the entire Commerce site can be cleareed. The public building program, as it stands now, does not contemplate placing any new building on the square from E street to Pennsylvania avenue between Fourteenth and Fif- teenth, and it was said at the Treas- ury today that no steps are being taken at this time to disturb any of the occupants of buildings in that square. Open for Landscaping. Under the latest plan announced by the Public Buildings Commission for treatment of the Pennsylvania ave- nue-Mall triangle, the square between Fourteenth, Fifteenth, E street and Pennsylvania avenue was left open (Continued on Page 2, Column 4.) . COMMUNIST LABOR BANK PLOT CHARGED Federation Official Declares Soviet Is Trying to Get U. S. Workers’ Money. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, September 1. — Charges that the Third Internationale has instructed its adherents ‘here “to start a campaign to undermine the confidence of American workers in the labor banks, and, if possible, gain control of them,” are contained in a letter addressed to 1,000 bank directors of New York by Peter J. Brady, pres- ident of the Federation Bank and Trust Co. Mr. Brady’s letter included excerpts of an order purporting to have been issued by the Communists in Mos- cow, urging that money raised and kept in banks controlled by “the workers” cannot “be used for anti- proletarian aims—it must rather be used for building up a powerful work- ers’ co-operative movement, and for other purposes in the interest of the working class, as, for example, grant- ing loans to the Soviet union.” Queer Earth Noise In Britain Puzzles Colliery Workers By the Associated Press. LEEDS, England, September 1 The inhabitants of a 20-mile area in Yorkshire heard a deep rumbling at 9 o'clock last pight. Inquiries coming hack.” Attorney Pouse had been prosecutor for the last three years. Recently he was reported to have been under ob- servation by the Federal authoritie acceptance of bribes from at all the colleries in the district “This does not mean,” he added, at the one-man car is inferior ta the two-man type.” Seek Improved Service. Besides the replacement of the o'f type one-man cars on the Anacosti: line the Anacostia Citizens’ Associa tion also asked the commission in it{ petition for improved street car serv ice. Mr. Childress explained that th. service on this line would be improve materially just as soon as the rerou: ing plan approved some time ago b the Commission is put into effect ar the Eleventh and Monroe street ca run to Anacostia and _Congre Heights instead of to Brookland, at present. The Commission also appointed J Bruce Garriss to be an assistant ac countant to succeed M. L. Woods, wh resigned recently. 20 KNOWN DROWNED BY FLOOD IN POLAND 0il Fields Inundated, Town Under Water—Military Forces Render Aid. By the Associated Press. WARSAW, Poland, September 1.— Twenty persons were known today to have been drowned and much devasta- tion wrought by floods in Southern Po- land, the .result of persistent rains which culminated in a cloudburst. The Dniester River and its tributaries went over the banks, spreading water over a large area and wrecking houses and bridges and destroying crops. The town of Stryj was completely under water today, while the oil flelds near Drohobycz and Boryslav were isolated. Work in these flelds ceased, and it was feared some of the wells were flooded. No news was obtainable from some districts owing to the severance of railway and telegraphic communica- tions. A large force of military en gineers, infantrymen and Red Cross workers went to give aid. . NEWS EXPRESS STARTED WITH AIR MAIL CHANGE By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, September 1.—The Associated Press was one of the first patrons of the new air express service inaugurated today by the American Express Co. The news service sent a package of news photographs from its office in New York to its Chicago office. The photographs ware shipped on the plane scheduled to leave Hadley Field, N. J., at 115 p.m., Eastern daylight time. MARSHAL FOUND DEAD. JACKSONVILLE, Fla., September 1 (#).—The body of C. H. Reed, mar- shal of Atlantic Beach, was found in his automobile on the Atlantic Beach boulevard, near Neptune, early yws- terday by “Buddy” Reynolds, Duval County patrolman. Reed's body had failed to locate an explosion, and it is thought the noise, which occurred again a few minutes late: was caused by a subterranean up- heaval. No damagejwas reperted. been riddled with buckshot. Reynolds was on patrol duty and observing Reed’s machine parked on the highway stopped to investigate, No arrests have been made n