Evening Star Newspaper, September 5, 1927, Page 1

WEATHER. (U. 8. Weather Bureau Forecast.) Fair tonight and tomorrow, change in the temperature. Temperatures—Highest, p.m. yesterday. Lowest, 61, at Full report on New York Stock Market Closed Today Entered as second class matter Washington, No. 30,442. post office, . | EAGUE ASSEMBLY MAY DISCUSS RUM RUNNING INTO U. 3. General Debate on Alcoholism Expected at Eighth Gath- ering of Delegates. INTERNATIONAL ACTION AGAINST LIQUOR IS AIM Effort Urged as Protection for Chil- dren—Guani Elected President. Es the Associated Press. Switzerland, September ning into the United States to become one of the fore- ns at the eighth assembly of the League of Nations, opening to- day, in connection with the discussion of alcoholism urged by the delegations of Finland, Poland and Sweden. The alcoholism problem is on the of- ficial agenda and is expected to cause an interesting debate because of the steadily increasing interest which has been given to it in Europe. Already the child welfare committee of the League of Nations has request- ed the League Council to ask govern- ments to protect children and young people from the danger of alcoholism by every possible means. Smuggling Is Cited. The delegates from Finland, Poland and Sweden, who inaugurated their at- tack against alcoholism last year, in sist that the absence of co-ordinated International action against alcoholism is felt in the most civilized countries. In their proposal to the league they cite as an example the smuggling of alcoholic liquor on the frontiers of all countries and especially by sea, which “to the disgrace of civilization renders vain the most praiseworthy efforts of peoples and governments to settle the alcohol question.” After making this allusion to smug- gling into the United States, the pro- posal recalls that the United States and Baltic countries have been obliged to have recourse to conventions to ex- tirpate the evil of smuggling, but adds that without uniform international ac- tion there can be no hope of success. Finally, the delegates declare that the time has come to examine the question thoroughly and scientifically. They maintain that the League of Na- tions is the logical organ to conduct such an inquiry. Guani Elected President. Alberto N. Guani, Uruguayan Min- ister to France, was elected president of the assembly of the League today. Dr. Guani received 24 votes as against 21 for Count Albert™Mens- dorft of Austria, who was his only competitor, Mineichiro Adachi, Japa- nese representative, having with- drawn from the race. As Dr. Guani had received the necessary absolute majority of the voting states, he was declared elected president of the as- sembly. The new president said the fact that a representative of Latin Ameri- can nations had been elevated to the presidency three times in the history of the League gave occasion for thought. He said he believed it was a compliment to Latin Americans’ de- re for peace, their practice of arbi- tration as a means of settlement of international disputes and their devo- tion to the cause of democracy. He paid tribute to Alberto Bdwards of Chile and Dr. Cosme de la Torriente of Cuba, his Latin American predeces- ®ors in the presidency, and also com- plimented the work of other past presidents. Growing Power of League. Enrique Villegas of Chile, president of the council, opened the meeting of the assembly this morning. He dwelt upon the growing power of the League as an_international force, remarked upon the North American collabora- tion in many of the activities of the League and reviewed the contribu- tions which Latin American nations have made to the League's endeavors. After the election the assembly ad- Journed until late afternoon, Animated scenes marked the open- Ing of the assembly. The hall was packed with the delegates and public, and all standing room was taken. A big crowd outside watched the arrival of the delegates. The meeting was opened at 10:45 o'clock. The committee on credentials, of which Dr. Aguero y Betancourt of Cuba 18 chairman, polled 48 cofntries as present and represented in the These included, for Latin Panama, the Guatemala, Haiti, Paraguay, Nicaragua, Salvador, Venezuela and Uruguay. The follow- ing countries were not represented: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Spain, Hon- duras and Peru. Reduction of world armaments stands out as the predominant topic before the Assembly. Many of the delezates do not hide their disappoint- ment over the difficulties to be met in advance in the cause of disarmament and what some critics of the League term a tendency to sidestep the po- problems which concern the world powers Debate Is Promised. France and Germany are alone ap- parently in insisting on something done in the domain of dis- armiment, whose cause was chilled by the difficuity the League's prepara- tory commission found in drafting a suitable protocol which would s as a basis for an international confer. ence and by the failure of the recent three-power naval conference, M. Paul Boncour said that it a dis- ment debate failed to develop he d start one himself, and the Ger- kesman declared that M. Paul need not worry about this, use Gustav Stresemann, the Ger- man foreign secretary, ‘very much intended” to start such a debate. “Do not forget,” said the German ny has only an sses only freight- < or omnibus airplanes and no tiaircraft guns, while Arance has a mighty army and pow- erful fleets of wartime pursuit and bombing planes. Moreover, on our eastern frontiers Poland has a stand- ing army of 300,000 and a potential ermy of 1,500,000 Yes, we are very much interested in the reduction of armaments, Germany, he continued, hoped for & place on the League's mandate com- mission and ~expectantly awaited restoration of at least one colony in most quest &Y Africa, in order to provide such raw |in complete control at all tim materials as rubber, olive oll and per-|order to cope with prevailing haps cotton, to give German manufac- | conditions. turers a falr chance in the interna- ¢ tiomel-markets. e little 85, at 3 6 a.m. today. page 7. D. Two Wade Ashore, Unhurt, as Plane Overturnsin Water By the Associated Press. OLD ORCHARD, Me., September 5.—A pilot and a camera man escaped with a ducking when their Curtiss biplane overturned in the surf here today. The piane, which accompanied the Old Glory here from New York, started to take the air while the Old Glory was preparing for a trial flight, but the wheels dug into the sand and the plane somersaulted in two and a half feet of water. Photographer Mack of the Inter- national News Service and Pilot Hammond were able to crawl out from the cockpit under the wings and waded ashore, unhurt, except aking up. One wing of the plane was damaged The accident caused great excite- ment among the crowd gathered to watch the Old Glor MACKS BEAT NATS IN 9TH INNING, 21 Zachary Weakens in Final Frames of Morning Game After Good Start. BY JOHN B. KELLER. PHILADELPHIA, September §.— Philadelphia gave the Nats’ second- place hopes a jolt, beating them in the morning game of today's set. The score was 2 to 1. The forenoon tilt brought out 20,000 fans to Shibe Park. The game start- ed at 10:15, daylight-saving time. Tom Zachary and Howard Ehmke pitched in a pretty hurlers’ duel in the early innings. Zach's sacrifice fly in the second inning, with the bases loaded, accounted for the Nats' first counter. The veteran Washington left-hander held the Mackmen hitless for the first five innings. Hale's double following Bishop's single in the eighth inning tied the score at 1-1. Zachary weakened in the ninth and, with the bases loaded and none out, Wheat's single brought in the win- ning run, FIRST INNING. WASHINGTON — Rice Cobb. Stewart flied to Speaker singled to right. popped to Boley. No runs. PHILADELPHIA—Bishop flied to Goslin. Hale flied to Goslin. Reeves threw out French. No runms. SECOND INNING. WASHINGTON—Judge popped to Hale, Tate singled to left. Bluege bounced a single over third, Tate stopping at second. Reeves walked, filling the bases. Zachary flied to Cobb in short left center. Tate scored after the catch, and when Cobb's fhrow went wide Bluege and Reeves also advanced. Rice was purposely passed, filling the bases. Stewart popped to Boley. One run. PHILADELPHIA—Cobb was thrown out by Stewart. Cochrane walked. Cochrane beat a delayed steal, slid- ing under Reeves. Judge made a good stop of Dykes' grounder and beat him to the bag, Cochrane taking third. Wheat popped to Reeves. No runs. lined to ‘Wheat. Goslin THIRD INNING. WASHINGTON — Speaker flied to Cobb. Goslin doubled to right center. Judge fouled to Hale. Tate fouled to Hale. No runs. PHILADELPHIA—Boley popped to Reeves. Ehmke flled to Speaker. Bishop walked. Bishop was out steal- ing, Tate to Stewart. No runs. FOURTH INNING. WASHINGTON—BIluege fouled to Hale. Reeves popped to Bishop. Zach- ary flied to Wheat. No runs. PHILADELPHIA—Hale fouled to ch WASHINGTON, PRINTS OF 130D. €. BUILDINGS FOUND ONBOMB SUSPECTS Arrest of Three Mexicans Fol- lows Blast at Brooklyn Court House. DOWNTOWN DISTRICT ROCKED BY EXPLOSION Authorities Start Extensive In- quiry Following Search of Men's Homes. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, September 5.—Three Mexicans suspected of being implicated in the bombing of the Brooklyn Su- preme Court House and Hall of Rec- ords early today, were taken into cus- tody a few hours after the explosion. They were taken to police headquar- ters to be photographed and finger- printed. The trio described themselves as Julius de Hoyas, 30 years old; Jesua Silvia, and Mario Medrano, both 24 vears old. All are restaurant em- ployes and live at the same address. In their apartment, police said, were found 150 postcard pictures of the principal buildings in Washing- ton, D, C., subway maps of this city with certain stations pencil marked. A large scale map of the Grand Cen- tral and Times Square subway sta- tions with certain points pencil marked and pictures and diagrams of nearby railroad bridges, including one in New Jersey. Bomb Remnants Found. The bomb exploded in an alleyway separating the Supreme Court Build- ing and the Hall of Records. Practi- cally every window on the alleyway side of both structures was shattered. Granite cornices were chipped and slight holes and cracks were blasted at the bases of the two buildings, both three-story granite structures. Discovery of pieces of iron pipe and a spring in the alleyways convinced authorities that the blast was caused by a time bomb. Policemen on patrol duty in the neighborhood was no one loitering about the block previous to the explosion, and no one was discov- ered fleeing from the area after the blast. Police declined to place responsibility for the explosion, although their in- vestigation was started on a theory that it might have been the work of Sacco-Vanzetti demonstrators. The explosion was heard within a radius of 3 miles, The bomb was believed by police to have exploded under the windows of-the chambers of Justices James C. Cropsey and Edward M. Riegelman. Police said, however, they knew of no enmity against the two judges and no threats were known to have been received. Blast Rocks City. The neighborhood about the build- ings 1ocked as a dull roar followed the crack of the bomb. James Fletcher, custodian of the Hall of Rec- ords, and his wife were tossed from their bed on the third floor of the building, and William Brown, watch- man, was thrown from a chair. Resi- dents in Brooklyn Heights, a high- class residential district a few blocks from the blast, were jarred from sleep. Forty policemen and a score of de- tectives were on the scene within 10 minutes, and police lines .were estab- lished for several blpcks. Guards were placed about the area. The emergency guard established a month ago when explosions wrecked two subway stations in Manhattan prior to the execution of Sacco and Vanzetti has been maintained since that time, (Continued on Page 2, Column 1.) .. AIRPLANE REPORTED SIGHTED AT COAST Belle Isle Light Keeper Says He Saw Craft Flying Erratic Course. By the Associated Press, OTTAWA, Ontario, September 5.— A wi sless report from the Belle Isle light keeper that he had sighted an airplane Friday night and early Sat- urday morning was being investigated today by Comdr. C. P. Edwards, Fed- eral director of radio. The light keeper in a message to the department of marine and fish- eries said he first sighted the plane at 10 o'clock Friday night flying in a northyesterly direction, and at 12:30 am, Saturday morning he saw the same plane traveling southeast. He sald, when last sighted, the plane was traveling in erractic course and showing what appeared to be a red light. Pending a reply to a request from Comdr. Edwards for more detailed in- formation, officials refused to spec- ulate as to the possible identity of the plane. No word was received here over the week end as to the fate of the monoplane St. Raphael in which Princess Lowenstein-Wertheim, Col. Minchin and Capt. Hamilton took off from Upavon, England, for Ottawa. By the Associated Press. LANSING, Mich., September 5.— Based on the theory that motorists pay little heed to speed laws once outside the corporate limits of cities, a legislative experiment in the form of a “no-limit” speed statute went into effect in Michigan today. Passed during the last session of the Legisla- ture, the new law replaces one pre- scribing a maximum of 35 miles an hour on country roads. A novel feature of the law is that while it does not set a general regu- lation as to speed rates, it does pro- vide that a driver must have his c?r n affic The provision reads: “No person shall drive any vehicle vaupen- a highway at alspapd greater 550 HOUSE§350 STORES BURNED IN BIG TURK FIRE Four Lives Lost in Third Greatest Blaze in History—Damage 3,000,000 Lira. By the Associated Press. TACHE, Turkey, September 5.— Fire last night virtually destroyed this village, causing the death of four persons and damage estimtaed at 3, 000,000 lira. It was considered the third greatest conflagration since the burning of Smyrna, 550 houses, 350 shops and 7 mosques being destroyed. Auto Injures Girl. Seven-year-old Margaret Smith, 811 D street southwest, was knocked down while playing in front of her home this morning by an automobile driven by Roy Compton, 18 years old, 325 Thirteenth street southwest, who picked up the girl and took her to Smergency Hospital. Although suf- fering from bruises and shock, her condition was believed to be not seri- ous. st 78 Quarantined on Ship. NEW YORK, September 5 (#)— The 78 passengers and crew of the American merchant liner American Banker were quarantined upon their arrival today from London, because of smallpox aboard the ship. “No-Limit" Speed Law for Motorists Goes Into Effect on Michigan Highways than will permit him to bring it to a stop within the assured clear distance ahead.” Likewise it bans the slow moving vehicle which crawls along narrow roads at an abnormally slow speed holding up other traffic. Reckless driving, which is penalized by a mandatory jail sentence and fine, is defined as follows: “Any person who drives any vehicle carelessly and heedlessly in willful or wanton disregard of the rights or safety of others or without due cau- tion or circumspection and at a speed or in a manner so as to endanger or be likely to endanger any person or_property.” The non-limit provisions of the ¢ Fp .0y BROCK AND SCHLEE REACH ALLAHABAD World Flyers Arrive at 3:30, 0’clock After Hop From Karachi. By the Associated Press. ALLAHABAD, India, September §.| —The American round-the-world alr- plane, the Pride of Detroit, arrived here at 3:30 o'clock, Allahabad time, this afternoon. GAS LEAK DISCOVERED. Approaching Karachi, Flyers QuicklQy Repair Hole in Tank. KARACHI, British India, September 5 (#).—Striving to make up for the time lost by their entanglement in Turkish government red tape at Con- stantinople, the American round-the- world fiyers, William 8. Brock and Ed- ward F. Schlee were away for Alla- habad, 925 miles distant, early this ing. Ot Was 6 am, when their monoplane Pride of Detroit swept from the Royal Alr Force Flying Field here, where it landed yesterday after a 710-mile hop from Bunder Abbas, Persia, Found Intense Heat. : e flight down the Persian Gul \V;hmarlged by almost ideal weather except for a short period of head winds, but upon arriving overland they found intense heat’ at low altitudes. They also encountered a slight dust storm, which caused them no incon- venience, and near Karachi ran into heavy low-lying clouds and rain. When approaching the city, the avi- ators discovered a leak in one of the fuel tanks, but this was quickly re- paired. With 6,710 miles behind them s!nce their start from Harbor Grace, New- foundland, on_August 23, Brock and Schlee have 15,302 miles to go. From ‘Allahabad, their route touches Cal: cutta, India; Rangoon, Burma; Tourane, French Indo-China; Hong- kong and Tokio. They will cross the Pacific by way of the Midway and Hawallan Islands. TOKIO GIVES PERMISSIO! Flyers May Land in Japan, But Mid- way Islands Doubtful. TOKIO, September 5 (#).—Request for permission for the American round-the-world plane Pride of De- troit to land in Japan and also to fly by way of the Midway Islands on the way across the Pacific was made to the Japanese foreign office by the American embassy today. The foreign office gave informal permission for the landing in Japan, but it is stated that a decision re- garding the Midway Islands may be delayed, owing to the necessity of consulting the war and communica- tions departments. The Bonin Island fortifications may be a stumbling block, it is said, but the officials apparently believe that a satisfactory arrangement ultimately will be made. The Pride of Detroit, manned by Wwililam 8. Brock and Edward F. Schlee, was held a day and a half at Constantinople before permission was given to fly over Turkish territory. The aviators also.were forced to make a detour to avoid flying over the Turkish naval base at Ismid. This was the only serious delay encounter- ed so far by the flyers, who are at- tempting to set a new record for a round-the-world journey. Calutta Ts Next. CALCUTTA, September 5 (#).—The | round-the-world airplane, Pride of De- troit, 18 expected here at about 11 o'clock tomorrow morning from | Allahabad. 2 DROWN IN KLAN PARTY. Victims Were on Yachting Trip ‘With Georgia Grand Dragon, SAVANNAH, Ga., September 6§ (#).—Caught in an undertow while . n WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, il | MARCUS LOEW. MARCUS LOEW DIES AFTERLONGLLNESS Owner of Theatrical Chain Expires During Sleep at Glen Cove, N. Y., Home. By the Assoclated Press. GLEN COVE, N. Y., September 5.— Marcus Loew, theatrical owner, died at his home here last night. Mr. Loew had been in ill health for some time and had only recently re- turned to his estate, Pembroke, from a trip to Saratoga Springs, where he had gone to seek treatment. He died during his sleep some time last night. The cause of death was not announced and other information was withheld, pending a formal an- nouncement from his offices in New York. Theater Chain Harvest Rich. Popular priced vaudeville and mo- tion pictures yielded him a harvest from one of the largest chains of thea- ters in the world, Loew opened his first motion picture theaters in Cincinnati and New York, when the industry was young, con- verting his penny arcades, which were making him rich, to this purpose. His entrance into the vaudeville field likewise was modest, but it helped to swell the profits that already were (Continued on Page 9, Column 6.) MELLON RETURNS, SILENT ON POLITICS Secretary Is Accompanied by Son, Daughter and Son-in-Law From Yachting Trip. By the Assoclated Press. NEW YORK, September 5.—Secre- tary of the Treasury Andrew W. Mel- lon returned on the Leviathan today after a twomonth yachting trip on the Mediterranean. He declined to jcomment on governmental or political matters. He was silent as well on conditions abroad, explaining, with a smile, “you see, I have been among people who did not speak English.” The Secretary’s party, including his son, Paul, and his daughter and son- inlaw, Mr. and Mrs. David W. K. Bruce, was taken from the liner at quarantine. bathing off St. Catherines Inlet yes- terday, Mrs. Kyle Ramsey of Atlanta, and K. A. Watson of Register, Ga., chief of staff to the grand dragon of the Ku Klux Klan, were swept out to sea and drowned before help could reach them. Mrs. Ramsey and Watson were members of a yaching party which in- cluded Gen. Nathan B. Forrest of At- lanta, grand dragon of the Ku Klux Klan; Mrs. Forrest, their daughters, and T. J. McKinnon of Atlanta, super- visor of the industrial plants of the Ku Klux Klan; and Mr. Ramsey, im- perfal kalif and national organizer of the Klan. code apply only to private passenger vehicles, only to highways outside city limits. Specific limits are fixed for .commercial -vehicles. & ‘Radio Prggrams—.—nge 13. Secretary Mellon said he would con- tinue on to Washington tonight or to- morrow. Home-coming week for American tourists in Europe began today, with an estimate of 25,000 voyagers due by Saturday. Ten liners, bearing 11,000 returning passengers, were New York City’s La- bor day quota. Another 10,000 was due before the week end, while 5,000 more were booked to arrive via Que- bec and Montreal. Secretary Mellon and Charles E. Hughes were among the passengers on the Leviathan, whose list totaled 2,741, sald to be the largest number this steamer has carried since she transported American soldiers home from the war. S 1927-THIRTY-SIX PAGES. b POLICE PROMOTION CHANGES PROPOSED Service Records May Count 50 Per Cent in New Plan for Advancement. Drastic revision of the requirements on which promotions in the Metropoli- tan police force are based, proposed by Maj. Edwin B. Hesse, superin- tendent, will be considered at a con- ference between police authorities and the Civil Service Commission tomor- row afternon at 2 o'clock, it was learned today at the District Building. The changes urged by Maj. Hesse affect all policemen from the rank of captain down to the privates. He hopes to have the Civil Service Com- mission approve them before exami- nations are held for the purpose of creating a new eligible list from which the names of officers are drawn for advancement. Fligible List Depleted. The last eligible list established in 1922, has been depleted and a new list will have to be drawn up in the near future in view of a number of impending promotions which will take place when the vacancy, caused by the death of the late Charles A. Evans, assistant superintendent, is filled. Under Maj. Hesse's proposed re- quirements for promotions, captains, lieutenants, sergeants and privates will hot be eligible to take an exami- nation for promotion until they have served a stipulated number of years on the police force. The time of service varies according to the rank of the policeman seeking promotion. Maj. Hesse also has recommend- ed certain modifications in the exami- nations to be given candidates for ad- vancement in rank in the future. Outstanding among these are that the training, service and record of the officer shall count 50 per cent on the examination, and the other 50 per cent shall be made up by a written test on certain legal questions, the police regulations and the police manual. Maj. Hesse Approves Plan. Maj. Hesse belleves that too much emphasis is now placed on the writ- ten examinations given for the pur- pose of creating an eligible list, and that his plan of allowing 50 per cent credit for training, service and rec- ord, will result in the promotion of men who know as much about the practical phase of police-work as well as the theoretical. The conference at the Civil Service Commission will be attended by Maj. Hesse and Insepctors Henry G. Pratt, head of the central detective bureau, and William S. Shelby, personnel offi- cer. e 10,000 NORTHERN CHINESE TROOPS REPORTED TAKEN Four Generals Believed Executed at Nanking—Sun Concentrating Forces at Tungchow., By the Assoclated Press, SHANGHAI, China, September 5. —Ten thousand northern Chinese troops are reported on reliable au- thority to have been captured by the Nationalist forces at Nanking. They probably will be sent to Shanghal and thence to Hangchow for incorpo- ration in the Nationalist army. It also is reported that the Nationalist shot four northern generals at Nan- king yesterday. Gen. Sun Chan-Fang, the northern commander, who has apparently evac- uated Pukow, across the Yangtze from Nanking, Is concentrating his forces at Tungchow, on the north bank of the Yangtze Estuary. Fight to Save Infant r b e A * “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. Saturday’s Circulation, 91,092 Sunday’s Circulation, 104,042 (P) Means Associated Pres |Frightened Boy Leaves Two Small Brothers to Die By the Associated Press. KOKOMO, Ind., September 5.— Frightened when a match with which he was playing in a barn loft ignited a pile of papers vesterday, Gerald Price, 9, fled to his nearby home, leaving his younger brothers, Robert, 5, and Charles 3, to be fatally burned. Volunteer firemen arrived quickly. The lower floor then was in flames. Cries of the little tots were heard and an opening cut into the loft from the oufside. They were hud- dled In a corner with flames licking at them through cracks in the floor. They also had been scalded by steam from water poured opto the flames by the bucket brigade. They died within a few hours. LONDON-TO-LONDON AIRPLANE HOPS OFF Tully and Medcalf Resume Flight to Harbor Grace. Two Others Ready. p——— By the Associated Press. CARIBOU, Me., September B8.— The London, Ontario, to London, Eng- land plane Sir John Carling hopped oft at 9:49 am., Eastern standard time, today from a field in Wash- burn, 6 miles from here, for Harbor Grace, New Foundland. Capt. Terry Tully and Lieut. James Medcalf made a perfect hop from the hayfield, where the plane was forced down by rain and fog last Thurs- day night. They had motored over from their hotel here after a good night’s sleep and a heargy breakfast. They found that the plane had been carefully protected by State police and Field Artillc y batterymen from dam- age by the thousands of curious who inspected it yesterday and last night. The ground was a little soft where the plane lay, so that it was rolled to the other end of the field. The sky was clear and there was a brisk west wind. Without cere- mony Tully and Medcalf jumped aboard, and after a short run down the field the plane took the air easily and within a few minutes was out of sight’ across the New Brunswick border. TWO MAY START TODAY. 0ld Glory and Royal Windsor Ready for Flight Over Sea. OLD ORCHARD, Me., September 5 (#).—There was a possibility that two giant monoplanes would start here to- day on transatlantic flights. Representatives of the Old Glory, which was detained here yesterday by failure of a supply of gasoline to ar- rive from New York, and by reason of the refusal of W. R, Hearst, its spon- sor, to consent to & take-off without assurance of full governmental appro- val of machine and equipment, saw their way clear to hurdle both ob- stacles. The gasoline had arrived and was in the tanks while the plane was ready to dash down the 3-mile beach run- ‘way and out to sea. Phil Payne, flight director for Mr. Hearst, was confident that Mr. Hearst would wire his approval. He explained that the publisher's concern was caused by the loss of the Golden Eagle, which he backed in the Pacific flight, and to other recent air tragedies, and declared that Pilots J. H. Hill and Lloyd Bertaud would definitely await Mr. Hearst's sanction before taking off. A flight to Rome and back to New York, where it started, is planned for Old Glory, 0ld Glory Ready to Leave. Everything was set for departure this afternoon between 1 and 2 o'clock, when tidal and other conditions would be most favorable. While heavy fog banks were reported Sunday off the Nova Scotian and Newfoundland coasts, the outlook was for generally clear weather, with a favoring west }Vll’:d, brisk enough to dissipate the 0g. Possibility that the big Fokker plane might not put off from here unagcompanied was seen in the an- nouncement that Phil Wood and C. A. Shiller, pilots of the Royal Windsor, had decided to bring their machine here to take advantage of the excel- lent runway. The plane was bound from Wind- sor, Ontario, to Windsor, England, in what was to have been a non-stop flight, but was forced down, first at St. Gregoire, Quebec, and then at Scarboro, three miles from Portland, while on its way toward Harbor Grace, Newfoundland. Scarboro ,is five miles from Old Orchard. Wood and Bertaud have discussed a plan under which the Royal Wind- sor would follow the Old Glory at least part of the way across to take advantage of the latter’s radio appa- ratus, a feature of equipment which the Canadian plane lacks. Return Trip Plans Made. In discussing the outlook for the Old Glory's expedition, Bertaud re- vealed that definite plans had been made for the return trip by a south- ern route. The transatlantic take-off probably will be from French Morocco, with Florida as the first point on the mainland of this country to be touched. Although the southern course is 800 miles ionger, the flyer believes that favoring trade winds will more than counterbalance the extra distance. The Rome and Windsor planes both arrived in this State late Saturday. The Old Glory after its flyers had abandoned hope of getting a west (Continued on Page 3, Column 5.) s Life Fails Despite 12-Hour Battle for Breath A stillborn Infant of Mrs. Earl Weeks, ‘732 Fifth street northeast, brought to life by artificial respira- tion, lived 12 hours after birth, at 6 o’clock last night. Efforts to prolong the infant’s life failed early this morning after the lungs had become congested. Two doctors literally breathed life into the body of the infant last night. Shortly before 6 o’clock last night Dr. Leon 8. Gordon of Casualty Hospital answered a call from Mrs. Weeks, and, finding the case a_ complicated one, enlisted the aid of Dr. H. G. Hadley, an obatetrl'\ The infant seemed to * 7] be dead, there being no evidence of heart or lung action. For four and a half hours the two physicians breathed their own breath in the infant's lungs, forcing respira- tion until it became natural. The respiration was 14 a minute. They worked in relays of four minutes, closing the infant’s nostrils and breathing into its mouth. At the end of several hours the child was able to breathe of its own accord. Dr. Hadley was called again early this morning when it became ap- parent the infant was having difficulty in breathing. He explained the con- ditlons of the lungs made it impos- sible to prolong life further. Gl . TWO CENTS. TRIBUTE T0 LABOR FEATURED BY BIG PARADE AND GAME District Turns Out to Honor Sons of Toil in Annual Celebration. LOCAL HISTORY RECALLED IN COLORFUL PROCESSION 0ld Fire Apparatus and Horses Occupy Places in Line of March. ‘With the pretentious firemen’s pa- rade the chief attraction, Washington turned aside from everyday toil today to observe Labor day. A friendly sun poured down fts wel- come brightness as the firemen put finishing touches on their spotless equipment for the parade down his- toric Pennsylvania avenus early this afternoon. This was to be followed by the annual batfest this fternoon be- tween the police and firemen, at Grif- fith Stadium, where these two brothers of the blue uniform were to fight out their ancient grudge on the sports- man'’s field of battle. Industry at Standstill. Dedicated to the hosts of labor throughout the land, the holiday was accepted in its broader sense in Wash- ington. Not only the knights of labor, with their hammers and saws and many implements of muscular work, were free from worry and toil, but the wheels of activity, both business and governmental as well, ceased to grind. The Federal Government, the business houses, the banks, the Washington Stock Exchange, were brought virtu- ally to a standstill, while all avenues of transportation, recreation and amusement went into high gear, with expectations of huge, happy crowds and many dollars. The National Capital, with its mye. riad attractions, as always proved a magnet for thousands of excursionists who came to view the well known monuments and sights of the city, while on the other hand, thousands of ‘Washingtonians were far away seek- ing their change of scene in Summer resorts among the many attractive out-of-door places within a week end journey. Transportation lines of all kinds reported not only an influx of tourists, but an exodus of Washing- tonians. Many enjoyed the day in au- tomobile trips to the country. Crowds See Parade. Before noon the crowds began to gather along Pennsylvania avenue for the parade. The colorful groups of paraders themselves were assembling beyond Peacé Monument, where the head of the column formed. Sergt. A. J. Bargaragni of the Fire Department, marshal of the parade, was busy detailing the units to their proper places, and the three principal divisions, the firemen of the District, the visiting firemen from Maryland and Virginia and the merchants’ di- vision, were all putting the last touches and arrangement to their col- orful and attractive floats and vehicles. Following the head of the parade, consisting of police escort, Marshal Bargaragni and the Upited States Ma-. rine Band, came a section depicting in graphic form the evolution of the Fire Department. The first of this section proved the historic old Friendship hand-drawn fire engine, pulled by a dozen members of the Alexandria Volunteers. The old Columbia engine, more than a hundred years old, also was to take part in the parade, drawn by mem- bers of the Association of Oldest In- habitants, attired in the uniform of 1840 and carrying the firemen's trumpet of that day. Fire Horses in Li Gene, Barney and Tom, well known old fire horses who had dashed to many a fire here in the Capital during their younger days, but had been re- tired to pleasant pastures at Blua Plains with the abolition of tha horse- drawn engine, proudly took their place in the parade as representing that eru of firefighting. Brought from their pasture about a week ago, groomed and put in condition for their latest public appearance, these fire horses appeared o enjoy the old thrill. They were harnessed to an old steamer fire engine from No. 13 Company and were driven by their former master, Pvt. E. J. Dwyer, now of No. 8 Engina Company, who skillfully had guided them to many fires in the older day Motor-drawn apparatus of today was represented next in the description of the evolution of fire fighting, but the last section, proving a surprise, was a glimpse into the future, with an air- plane of 40 feet wing spread, carried on a huge truck and painted red, demonstrated the air fire fighters of the future. Ball Game and Fete. Fire departments of Washington, Virginia and Maryland, with a great display of apparatus and floats and interspersed with bands, provided a substantial part of the parade, and were followed by the merchants’ di- vision, with 41 floats. The parade was to proceed down Pennsylvania avenue past the review- ing stand in front of the District Building, where the District Commis- sioners and judges of floats were to be stationed, thence to the Ellipse, where it will disband. The ball game and fete at Griffith Stadium is scheduled for 3 o'clock, although the gates were to be opened at 1:30. The firemen were ready to take the fleld with a vengeance, to re- deem their base ball honor from the three successive defeats administered by the police. Nick Altrock and the Elks’ Clown Band were on the program to render amusment, and the Narine Band was to give a concert. Many sermons were preached in ‘Washington churches yesterday on the subject of Labor day. William Green, president of the American Federation of Labor, is scheduled to make an address tonight over Station WRC. No 5:30 Edition Today being Labor day, there will be no late edition of The Star.