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The only evening paper WEATHER. in Washington with the (U. 8. Weather Bureau Forecast.) Mostly cloudy and warmer tonight; tomorrow fair. Temperature—Highest, p.m. yesterday; I today. Full report on Closing N.Y. Markets, Pages 10 and 11 Entered_as secol post office, Wa No. 30,450. 78, at 4:20 owest, 55, at 6 a.m. page 9. lass matt ton, n, er sh C. ch WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION WASHINGTON, D. C., TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 1927-THIRTY-EIGHT PAGES. PANAMAN ADMITS 113, ISSUE BEYOND COURT JURISDICTION Delegate at Geneva Acted on Own Initiative, Heads of Republic Declare. SOVEREIGNTY QUESTION IS CRUX OF DISPUTE State Department Officials and Senators Deny League Has Any Concern in Case. By the Assoclated Press PANAMA, September 13.—Both President Chiari and Foreign Minister Alfaro are authority for the statement that Dr. Eusebio Morales was acting on his own initiative when he startled the League of Nations Assembly last week by suggesting that the differ- ences over the mew Panaman-United States treaty be submitted to the World Court. The forelgn minister declined to comment on Dr. Morales' action pend- ing receipt of the official text of his speech in the League assembly, but remarked that the Panaman delegate was so well acquainted with the treaty problems that he would not have made the declaration attributed to him unless he was convinced that it was proper and opportune to do so. Convinced of U. S. Attitude. Panaman official circles, however, are convinced that the United States would never consent to submission of the differences over the treaty to an . outsids tribunal. Deputy Harmodio Arias, who op- posed the nmew treaty even before its submission to Congress, is quoted as saying: “The suggestion made by Dr. Mo- rales is, in effect, that there be sub- mitted to determination by the World Court the question whether or not Panama has sovereignty over the Canal Zone. I would say, apart from the fact that this is a purely academic . question, that the court has no juris- diction regarding it, the United States not being a party to the statutes creating the court. “I believe Panama’s principal inter- est is that the concrete questions which have arisen in connection with the application and interpretation of the treaty of 1903 be solved by agree- ment, provided that in the said agree- ment nothing be stipulated which may implicitly or explicitly contradict Pan- ama’s viewpoint regarding the sov- ereignty of the Canal.Zone. ... “1 feel sure that Panama wishes to co-operate in @ most friendly spirit with the United States for a fair solu- tion of all the pending questions.” Holds Sovereignty Retained. The view of the new treaty as ex- pressed before the Assembly by Dr. Morales was that in handing over cer- tain rights to the United States Pan- ama did not grant the whole of her sovereign rights over the Canal Zone. Answering the criticism that the treaty violated the covenant of the League of Nations, he admitted that Panama was committed by it to co- operation with the United States in defending the canal and to regarding hérself as at war in any conflict in which the United States might become involved as a belligerent. As to the latter stipulation, how- ever, he said Panama would merely give her assistance for the defense of a part of her territory (the Canal Zone) in which another country pos- sessed vital interests. “Panama,” he added, “maintains that she has not renounced or transferred to the United States the whole of her sovereign rights over the Canal Zone, and that consequently, if the Panama Canal is attacked by any other coun- try, it is Panama’s right and duty to defend it.” League Jurisdiction Denied. Both State Department officials and ranking members of the Senate for- eign relations committee in Washing- ton yesterday flatly declared that the League of Nations had no jurisdic- tion_whatever over American control of the Canal Zone. At the State Department the decla- ration was also made that the ques- tion of the exercise of sovereignty by the United States over the zone was not in dispute with Panama and that the Panaman government had not sub- mitted any request for modification of the new treaty, which is still awaiting action in the Panaman Congress. Chairman Borah of the foreign rela- tions committee asserted that “what- ever controversy there may be with regard to sovereignty over the zone would be settled by the United States and Panama.” “Neither the League of Nations nor any outside influence has anything to do with the adjustment of that mat- ter,” he added. Senator Swanson of Virg! 32 Democ that in his possesses “absolute sovereignty over the Panama Canal Zone and does not propose to submit that question to the arbitration of any tribunal.” $50,000,000 TAKEN OVER FROM CHURCH BY MEXICO Most of Amount Represents An- nexes Seized When Religious Services Were Suspended. By the Associated Press. MEXICO CITY, September 13.— Excelsifor says it learns that, since the religious conflict started in Mex- jco more than a year ago, the gov- ernment has nationalized Catholio Church properties amounting to 100 000,000 pesos, or approximately $50, 000,000. Ot this total, about 73,000,000 pesos yepresents church annexes, of which 14,000 weye seized when the religious services f were suspended and the churches turned over to parishion- ers’ committees appointed by the municipal authorities, The remainder of the amount rep- resents rural and urban properties throughout the country allegedly be- Jonging to prelates but held in the names of other persons. These were pationalized owing to a constitution- el provision forbidding ministers of any religion to own property in Asexico. Will Come to By the Associated Press. TOKIO, Japan, September 13.— More than 100 persons were drowned and many are missing, victims of a typhoon and tidal wave which inun- dated villages in the neighborhood of the City of Kumamoto, on the Island of Kiushiu, say dispatches received by Asahi. The scene of the storm was report- ed near Omura, where the American round-the-world plane, the Pride of Detroit, is waiting to take off on its next hop to the Kasumiguara naval station, near Tokio. Omura s about 22 miles northwest of Kumamoto, and is about 10 miles northeast of Nagasakl, which was re- ported in previous dispatches to have been in the path of the typhoon. There was an unconfirmed report in Tokio that besides the 100 or more drowned, 1,000 persons had perished in one town near Kumamoto. Dispatches from Osaka said that JAPAN TYPHOON KILLS 100 TO 1,100 NEAR WHERE WORLD FLYERS WAIT Pride of Detroit Reported to Be Safe, However—Japanese Believe Flight End at Tokio. the typhoon was the most severe for decades and that a number of impor- tant buildings in Nagasaki and Kuma- moto had been damag It was be- lieved that the rice crop on the Is- land of Kiuchiu had been considerably damaged. The plane was not believed to have been harmed, however, and probably will hop off for Kasumigaura, near t 8 o’clock tomorrow morning, g probably about 3 p.m. Although there were no further re- regarding the intention of the plane’s pilots, Edward F. Schlee and William 8. Brock, to continue their flight across the Pacific, the general opinion of Japanese avatiors and for- eigners here was that their trip would end at Kasumigaura. The Japanese airmen regard the proposed flight to the tiny Midway Islands, 2,480 miles over landless ocean from Tokio, as suicidal. They pointed out that the islands are of coral sand, difficult for a plane to land on or take off from, and also called attention to dispatches from the island’s yesterday (Continued on Page 2, Column 6.) WRECKAGE REVIVES HOPES FOR FLYERS Parts of Old Glory and Two Other Craft Found at Wide- ly Separated Points. By the Assoclated Press. NEW YORK, September 13.—Water- logged airplane wreckage reported found at three widely separated points at sea today provided clues regarding ten brave adventurers who vanished into Atlantic skies in thelr great gam- ble against the deep. The wild north Atlantic began vyes- terady to yield its secrets concerning the lost monoplane Old Glory, and possibly the lost expedition of Nun- gesser and Coli, the monoplane St. Raphael, which carried Princess Low- enstein-Wertheim, and the monoplane Sir John Carling. ‘Wreckage of the Old Glory was re- ported found by thé steamship Kyle, a rudder and a part of the wing of an unidentified plane were found on the beach at Newquay, Cornwall, Eng., and a French fishing schooner re- ported having sighted airplane wreck- age"three weeks ago 300 miles east of Halifax, N. S. No trace of the flyers was reported. ‘Wreckage Off Sable Island. The schooner sighted the wreckage, partially submerged, about 250 miles off Sable Island, a graveyard of the Atlantic. In a report to the French hospital ship Jeanne D’Arc, now at Halifax, the schooner advised that the plane was a ‘yellowish color with black lettering.” Douglas Muir, & newspaper man of St. John’s, N. F., on board the steam- er Kyle, sent the following message from the ship, which had been char- tered by the New York Daily Mirror to search for Old Glory. “Located wreck of Old Glory, lati- ture 51.17 north, longitude 39.23 west, at 4:20 p.m. No signs of crew. Par- ticulars follow.” After its fall the Old Glory evidently had been washed by the waves to a position 100 miles northeast of the one it occupied when it broadcast its ap- peal for help and its position as “five hours out of Newfoundland, east.” The wreckage was found about 600 miles east of Newfoundland in an area that had not been traversed by the four ocean liners that joined in the search. Ten Lost in Atlantic. 0ld Glory took off from Old Orchard, Me., last Tuesday with Lloyd Bertaud and James D. Hill, veterans of the air mail, as pilots and Philip A. Payne, managing editor of the New York Daily Mirror, as passenger. It was last sighted by the steamship Cali- fornia about 350 miles off the New- foundland coast. Four hours later the S O S was picked up by the steam- ers Carmania, Lapland, Transylvania and American Merchant. Charles Nungesser and Francois Coli hopped from Le Bourget for New York on May 8 and disappeared. On August 31 Princess Lowenstein- Wertheim, with Col. Frederick C. Minchin and Capt. Leslle Hamilton left Upavon, England, in the St. Ra- phael for Ottawa. Capt. Terrence B, Tully and Lieut. James V., Medcalf and their plane, Sir John Carling, bound from London, On- tario, to London, England, left Har- bor Grace, Newfoundland, Septem- ber 7. The advices regarding the wreckage of Old Glory caused Mrs. Lloyd Ber- taud and Mrs. Philip A. Payne to be optimistic regarding their husbands. “It is possible that some boat with- out wire! picked them up,” said Mrs. Bertaud. “We might not hear for two or three weeks, and they could still be safe.” T NEAR FISHING GROUNDS. 0ld Glory Crew Not Believed Picked Up at Sea. | ST. JOHNS, Newfoundland, Septem- ber 13 (#).—The indicated location of the wr age of the monoplane Old Glory is more than 300 miles north of the fishing grounds, making it im- probable that fishermen may have rescued the three occupants, it was out in mariné circles today. ewfoundland fishing fleets or- dinarily work south and southeast of here. Alimony f.or Men Is Demanded by Austrian Society By the Associated Press. VIENNA, Austria, September 13. —Alimony for husbands is demand- ed in a petition filed with the min- istry of justice today by the Aus- trian Association for Men's Rights, which was formed in 1924 “to com- bat the tyranny of women.” The association wants this rule to apply particularly in cases where the wife is the guilty party in suits for divorce or separation. ) PRESIDENT STUDIES AIR INQUIRY PLAN Believes Any of Three Avia- tion Secretaries Could Con- duct Investigation. By the Associated Press. The ordering of a thorough investi- gation of transoceanic flights by the Assistant Secretaries of War, Navy and Commerce, 'n charge of aviation is under consideration by President Coolidge. Mr. Coolidge feels that any one or all three of the aviation Secretaries might very well conduct an inquiry into the recent disastrous flights for the purpose of obtaining information on which to base recommendations for Government supervision. He feels the Government has offered its assistance in every way possible in the flights so far attempted. The extent the Government should participate in transoceanic flying is one of the things which the President would like to determine in an investi- gation. While he has not ordered a formal inquiry, it is believed the White House views which were made known today will set in motion the three As- sistant Secretaries. i COAL MINE OWNERS REFUSE PEACE PLAN llinois Operators Decline Union Proposal—Make No New Offer. By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, September 13.—Illinois coal operators, meeting today, turned down a peace proposal offered by miners’ representatives yesterday and sent a committee of two back to con- fer with the miners’ committee. The operators, however, submitted no counter-proposal and said the mines tie-up was no nearer solution than a week ago. Terms of the rejected proposal were not made public, but it was reported yesterday that the miners asked the operators to agree to appointment of a commission of two union and two operaor representatives to thresh out the entire controversy, reporting not later than February 1, the minems returning to work in the meantime under terms of the Jacksonville agree- ment. A committee of nine considered the miners’ proposition and submitted a report to the full committee of opera- tors today. The operators thereupon referred the entire negotiation to its subscale committee of two, George Harrington and H. C. Perry, with in- structions to confer again with the miners’ subscale committee composed of Harry Fishwick and Walter Nesbit. It the subscale committees, after meeting again, are unable to find any new basis for negotiations it was in- dicated today that the conference here would break up with the situation no nearer solution than it was when the miners stopped work last April 1. If some new plan of settlement Is found the subcommittees will make reports immediately to both bodies. «NON-INTERFERENCE” PROPOSAL REPORTED Raussian Plan for Pact With France Held Unique in World History. By the Associated Press, PARIS, September 13. — Foreign Minister Tchitcherin of Soviet Russi is reported by Le Matin to have of- fered to conclude a pact of friend- ship and non-interference” with France. No answer has been made, the paper adds, to what it considers this “singu- lar proposal,” which was advanced in the course of exchanges between Tchitcherin and Foreign Minister Briand on the subject of the recent action of M. Hakovsky, Soviet Am- bassador to France, in signing a Com- munist manifesto advocating a world- wide workers’ uprising. Le Matin comments that it is the first time in the history of the world for such a pact to be proposed. Hith- erto, it says, non-interference in the internal affairs of other countries was “so natural” that no nation ever thought it necessary to insert a clause against such action in any treaty. IMPORTERS OF U. 5. £00DS HIT HARD BY NEW FRENCH DUTIES American Embassy Is Be- sieged With Inquiries About Rate Schedules. IMMEDIATE RELIEF ASKED ‘T0 SAFEGUARD COMMERCE Reply of France to Protest Is Promised Tomorrow by Foreign Office. By the Assoclated Press. PARIS, September 13.—Tmporters of American goods coming under the new French tariffs are expressing dis- may as specific information on the new rates becomes known and the American embassy is receiving inqui- ries from both French and American firms in all commercial centers of France. The French foreign office sent word to the American embassy this after- noon that the government would have its reply on the tariff question ready some time tomorrow. Business men declare that lines of trade built up with the idea of per- manence will be destroyed unless they can have immediate relief. The tenor of their representations is that orders already taken for early deliveries of American goods cannot now be filled unless the importers ruin themselves, as the new duties sometimes exceed the selling price itself. New Rates Quoted. One house whose selling price on asbestos brake linings is 36 francs a kilogram must now pay 48 francs a kilogram instead of 5.88 francs, the old rate, while some of the new mini- mum duties exceed the old maximum ones. Plumbing fixtures, for example, which formerly were 159 francs a hundred kilograms, are now 700, while the new minimum is 175 francs. Refrigerating _apparatus, formerly from 153 to 255 francs a hundred kilograms, is now 380 to 700. Sugar brewing and distilling machinery, formerly 198 to 396 francs a hundred kilograms, are now 740 to 1,180. One of the extreme instances are mag- netoes and auto-lighting apparatus, which formerly were 7.35 francs to 8.85 francs a kilogram and now are from 60 to 144 francs, or from eight to sixteen times as much. Such an increase, many business men say, makes sales impossible. Advised to Delay. The uniform advice given by the American embassy to those making representations is to hold in ware. houses at_ports any goods shipped from the United States after August 81, which was the last day of grace under the French official announce- ment of September 6. Cables sent by the embassy to Washington suggest notification to exporters in the cate- gories affected not to ship to France pending some fresh arrangement with the French government. The foreign office informed the em- bassy several weeks ago that the French government will take up the question of a commercial treaty with the United States after October 1. This statement, however, preceded energetic representations which the American embassy began to make last Thursday. LEGION T0 DEBATE FRENCH PEACE PLAN Commission Favors Proposal to Outlaw War Offered by Briand. By the Associated Pre NEW YORK, September 13.—The American Legion commission on world peace and forelgn relations has indorsed the proposal of Foreign Minister Briand of France for a treaty with the United States outlawing war between the two countries, and a resolution to that effect will be laid before the Legion convention in Paris, it was learned today. Representative Hamilton Fish, jr., member of the Legion commission and of the House committee for foreign affairs, announced the commission had acted just before the Leviathan sailed Saturday with the last and largest delegation for the convention. He sald the only opposition was from members who feared that if the con- vention should reject the resolution vhile in the French capital, relations the ¥rench might become strained. “I am confident the Legion will go on record as in favor of M. Briand’s proposal,” said Mr. Fish. “I urged the committee members who were opposed to it to strike while the iron is hot.” The resolution reads: “Resolved, That the commission on world peace and foreign relations of the American Legion recommend to the national convention in Paris the acceptance in principle by the United States of the offer made by the French foreign minister to renounce war as an instru- ment of poliey until all known means of diplomacy, arbitration and judicial settlement have been exhausted and with adequate reservations safeguard- ing our adherence to the Monroe Doctrine and other essential commit- ments.” DESTROYERS AS ESCORT. Will Accompany Leviathan With Legionnaires to Cherbourg. DUBLIN, Irish Free State, Septem- ber 13 (#).—The United States de- stroyers Borie and Tracy arrived at Cobh (formerly Queenstown) today to meet the steamship Leviathan, now en route to Europe with members of the American Leglon. The de- stroyers will escort the Leviathan to Cherbourg. The Borle and Tracy later will re- |Radio Program—Page 25 turn to Cobh for a six-day visit and .will then go to hacu'd.en.ux. ¢ Foening Star, * service. Associated Press news Yesterday’s Circulation, 97,434 TWO CENTS. NEXT THING WELLSEE" NATS BEAT TIGERS, 32, INFIRST GAME Zachary and Braxton 3est Detroit Rookie in Hurl- ing Duel. BY JOHN B. KELLER. GRIFFITH STADIUM, September 13.—The Nats won the first game of the double-header with Detroit here this afternoon. The score was 3 to 2. FIRST INNING. DETROIT—BIlue walked. Gehringer forced Blue, Harris to Hayes. Geh- ringer was picked off first, Ruel to Judge. McManus doubled to left. Heil- mann singled over second, McManus stopping at third. Manush flied to Rice. No runs. 5 ‘WASHINGTON—Tavener threw out Rice. Harris walked. McManus took Speaker’s bounder and threw to Geh- ringer too late to force Harris, Speaker got to first ahead of Geh- ringer’s relay. Goslin sent a low liner to Tavener, who touched second, doubling up Harris. No runs. SECOND INNING. DETROIT—Fothergill singled by Bluege. Tavener flied to Rice. Gos- lin came into the grass back of short. stop for a one-hand catch of Bassle) looper. Harris went back for Billings high one. No runs. WASHINGTON—Judge singled to left center. Ruel drove into a double play, McManus to Gehringer to Blue. McManus threw out Bluege. No runs. THIRD INNING. DETROIT—BIue singled to center. Gehringer tripled to the left field corner, scoring Blue. McManus popped to Harris. Heilmann flied to Rice, Gehringer scoring after the catch. Manush flled to Goslin. Two runs, ‘WASHINGTON—Hayes flled to Heilmann in short right. Zachary doubled to left. McManus ran to the box by the Tiger dugout for a good catch of Rice's foul. Harris fouled to Fothergill. No runs. FOURTH INNING. DETROIT—Fothergill fliled to Gos- lin. Tavener fanned. Harris went to short right for Bassler's fly. No runs. WASHINGTON—Speaker walked. Goslin ' forced Speaker, Gehringer to Tavener. Judge hit into a double play, Gehringer to Tavener to Blue. No runs. FIFTH INNING. DETROIT — Billings fanned. Blue flied to Rice. Gehringer was safe when Hayes made a wild throw to first. McManus fouled to Bluege. No runs. ‘WASHINGTON—Ruel looped a dou- ble to left. Bluege flied to Manush. Hayes flied to Manush in short cen- ter. Billings threw out Zachary. No runs. SIXTH INNING. DETROIT—Bluege threw out Heil- mann. He also threw out Manush. Fothergill popped to Harris. No runs. WASHINGTON--Rice tripled over Fothergill's head. Harris walked. Speaker forced Harris, Blue to Tav- ener, Rice holding third. Goslin sin- gled to center, scoring Rice, and Speaker stopped at second. Manush ran in fast for a fine stop of the hit. Judge drove into a double play, Gehr- inger to Tavener to Blue. One run. SEVENTH INNING. DETROIT—Harris went into right fleld for Tavener's fly. Hayes threw out Bassler. Billings singled over sec- ond. Judge made a nice stop of Blue's bounder and beat him to the bag. No runs. W ASHINGTON—Ruel walked. Bluege singled to left, and when Foth- ergill fumbled Ruel reached third and Bluege second. Gehringer threw out Hayes, both runners holding their bases. Tate batted for Zachary and flied to Fothergill. Ruel scored with the trying run and Bluege took third after the catch. Gehringer threw out Rice. One run. EIGHTH INNING. DETROIT — Braxton now pitching for Washington. Gehringer singled over second. McManus sacrificed, Braxton to Harris. Heilmann ground- ed to Bluege, who tagged out Gehr- inger on the line. Heilmann was caught stealing, Ruel to Hayes. No runs. ‘WASHINGTON — Harris flied to Manush in left center. Speaker tripled to the left-field corner. Goslin sent a long fly to Manush, Speaker scoring after the catch. Judge flied to Fothergill in left center. One run. NINTH INNING. DETROIT—Manush fanned. Fother- gill singled to left. Neun ran for Fothergill. Tavener singled to right. Neun tried to take third and was out, Rice to Bluege. Bassler walked. Ruble ran for Bassler. Woodall bat- ted for Billings and Braxton threw -him out, -No runs. i PLAN TO DELAY ARMS PARLEY OPPOSED AT GENEVA BY GERMAN Von Bernstorff Holds Dutch Envoy's Sug- gestion Would Be Detrimental to Cause of Disarmament. By the Associated Press, GENEVA, September 13.—Disarma- ment is again to the fore in Geneva. With many nations on record as favoring reduction of arms, but differ- ing as to ways and means, the League of Nations Assembly has be- fore it a proposal by J. T. Loudon, Dutch Minister to France, that the projected November meeting of the League’s preparatory .disarmament commission be postponed for some weeks or even months to permit the governments to iron out their differ- ences by direct negotiations. Germany Quickly Opposes. M. Loudon’s suggestion was made at yesterday’s Assembly meeting and ‘met with quick opposition from Germany. Count von Bernstorff. former German Ambassador to the United States, declared that the com- mittee should meet as scheduled, Any postponement, he belfeved, would be detrimental to the cause of dis- armament. In" presenting his proposal, M. Loudon argued that public opinion had been disappoikted by the failure OBJECTS TO 4-YEAR TERM. Doyle Would Repeal Law Apply- ing to Postmasters. NIAGARA FALLS, N. Y., Septem- ber 13 (#).—John T. Doyle, Washing- ton, secretary of the United States Civil Service Commission, addressing the convention of the National Asso- ciation of Postal Supervisors todav, argued for the repeal of the four-year term law in the appointment of post- masters and the removal of the post- master position entirely fror politics. ““When that is done,” said Mr. Doyle, “the postal service will become a worthy career and cease to be a blind alley job.” Parents Slain, Boy Held. ROANOKE, Va., September 13 (#).— William Thomas Collins, 17, shot his father and mother in their home here early today, then struck the dying woman a terrific blow with a_hatchet as she lay upon the kitchen floor, de- tectives investigating quoted the boy as saying, in a confession. BOX SCORE—FIRST GAME DETROIT AB. 3 4 3 3 Blue, h....ccoiveinvaviananen Gehringer, 2b. McManus, 3b Heilmann, rf. Manush, cf. Fothergill, If. Tavener, ss. Bassler, c.. Billings, p, Neun Woodall, c. Totals........c..c..... 32 Neun ran for Fothergill in the ninth inning. Woodall batted for Billings in the ninth inning. WASHINGTON Speaker, cf. Goslin, If, Judge, 1b. Ruel, ¢ Bluege, 3b... Hayes, ss Zachary, p. Tate batted for Zuhnry.hl the seventh inning. SCYRE BY INNINGS Detroit .o..c.ccvcieeececnnsee Washington.......coceeeeieee SUMMARY Two-bate hity=—McManus, Zachary, Ruel, Three-base _hits—Geliringer, Rice, Speaker. Sacrifices—Hellmann, Tate, McManus, Gos- lim, Double , McManus to Geh- o RS of the preparatory commission to frame any real draft treaty, and that it would be a great mistake to meet again before the governments had reached an accord on the essential points. No decision was reached, and the discussion is to continue. Supports American Stand. The importance of an eventual con- ference on the private manufacture of arms was urged by Dr. Gustavo Guerrero, League Council representa- tive for Salvador. He supported the American contention that such a con- ference should deal also with arms manufactured by governments, argu- ing that if this were not done any convention adopted by the conference would be inoperative. Dino Grandi, Italian undersecretary for foreign affairs, today issued a de- nial of reports that he had come to Geneva at the behest of Premier Mus- solini to arrange a meeting between the Italian premier and the foreign ministers of “Great Britain, France and Germany to discuss the political situation in Europe. Persia's acceptance of the League of Nations' plan for the substitution “(Continued on Page 5, Column 2. FAVORS BULGARIAN LOAN, League Committee Approves, in Principle, $50,000,000 Advance. GENEVA, September 13 (#).—A consolidation loan for Bulgaria of about $50,000,000 was decided upon in principle today by the League of Nations financial committee, which voted to send a commission of in- quiry to Bulgaria to determine exact conditions. This action follows a decision to raise a loan of $45,000,000 for Greece and is interpreted generally as indi- cating the belief of the financial committee that the political condi- tions in southern Europe are improv- ing steadily. PSS Bernstein Indicted. NEW YORK, September 13 (#).— Charles M. Bernstein, Baltimore dress goods merchant and real estate dealer. today was indicted for the killing of two men after an argument over a $500 real estate deal on September 6. s B l=|cceoce=oc~>-5 @lo:ncnnc-mn—; !Qc@:fiuh-‘-n—@ |=o~cuc:=n‘.=—? -l:cco:-cccccp w - - % T e S “ENOOS P COoCOmOOmMEm < e “IQCOHGQGOQOGF elew R. -2 -3 9 o x Lott »—Detrott, & . Batee o Baile—OR Billings. 4: "o " Zach- | ary, 1. Struck out—By Zachary, 2; by Braxton, 1. COOLIDGE AWAITS VIEWS OF LEADERS ON EXTRA SESSION President Undecided on Ne- cessity for Calling New Congress Now. REPORT ON COAL STRIKE GIVEN CABINET MEETING Plenty of Fuel Available for Win- ter, Says Secretary Davis, at Session. President Coolidge let it be known today that before he comes to any definite conclusion regarding the pro- posal - to summon Congress in ad- vance of, The regular meeting time he is desirous of conferring with more party leaders. ‘While discussing this subject today the President was represented as being undecided-and gave the appear- ance of wanting the views of consid- erably more persons than he already has talked to on the subject. Y Decision in Balance. Although he has taken the matter up with very few leaders since return- ing to Washington, he was represent- ed as s ng that those with whom he has discussed it are opposed to the proposition.—He made it apparent, however, that despite the emphatic manner in which Senator Curtis of Kansas and Representative Tilson of Connecticut, Republican leaders of the Senate and House, voiced their op- position to an early session, that he has-not fallen in line entirely with their viewpoint and that he is still open to argument. Whether or not the President re- ceived any views on this question from the members of his cabinet when he met with them today was not indi- cated during his discussion of the extra session proposal. The cabinet session was the first held by the Presi- dent since returning to Washington. Probably the most important piece of news the President received was the report from Secretary of Labor Davis that the bituminous coal strike in II- linois has practically been settled and that plans to end the strike in In- diana are more than 55 per cent com- plete. The Secretary of Labor report- ed also that there is plenty of bitumi- nous coal on the ground at this time, which removes any danger of a scarcity in the near future. Ship Lines Discussed. During a discussion of the sugges- tion made by E. M. Hurley of Chi- cago, former head of the Shipping Board, relative to the ownership of the American shipping lines by the railroads of this country, President Coolidge indicated that he considered the question one worthy of consider- able thought on the part of the Gov- ernment. He was represented as say- ing, however, that before making up his mind on the matter he would first want. to make a study to determine to what extent the public would be benefited by the ownership and opera- tion of the merchant marine by the railroads. The President indicated that he supposed the principal objec- tion to the railroads taking over the American merchant marine would be to the possibility of the removal of competition. He recalled that this was the cause which brought about the divorcement of railroads owning and operating shipping lines in the past. He thought also there would be some objection on the ground that those railroads which would not be owning ships would be lacking in shipping opportunities, and would probably be embarrassed when they had freight to ship across the ocean. The President, however, made it very plain that he feels that there should be more interest manifested in this country in .he American mer- chant marine. In his_opinion, the main_ difficulty with the American merchant marine today. Is the in- difference on the part of American shippers and American importers be- cause of indisposition to insist that the goods bought and sold by them be carried in American bottoms. Railroads Criticised. The President also was represented s criticising the railroads of the United States for their indifferent at- titude toward the efforts of the Go ernment to build up a merchant ma- rine. He recalled a conference held with railroad officials several years ago, when the matter of their asist- ance in building up the merchant ma- rine was asked, when the railroad men were quite indifferent on the subject, and that throughout the Govern- ment's attempt to promote its mer- chant marine the railroads have shown no disposition to insist on us- ing American ships in sending freight abroad. The President believes, however, that if the railroads own and operate the American ships that it would be a different story then. They would see to it that all of their freight was sent in American bottoms. Although this prospect is an argument in favor of the railroad’s owning the ships, the President is convinced that the ques- tion of keeping open competition must be borne in mind before any decision is reached. POLICE ASKED TO HUNT VIRGINIA GIRL, 16 PRI Sister Receives Call for Help by Feminine Voice at 2:15 0’Clock in Morning. After receiving a mysterious tele phone call at 2:15 o'clock this morning when a feminine voice called her by name and said that she was in distresa and needed help, Mrs. B. B. Shipley. 2304 Pennsylvania avenue, requested police to search for her sister, 16-year- old Lelia Robertson, fearing that the voice may have been hers. In the meantime, Mrs, Shipley wired her sister's home, which is in the country near a nearby Virginia town, to ascertain whether she had left home. Miss Robertson was to have paid her a visit some time this Sum- mer, although the date had not been definitely set. School Children Strike. WEST ORANGE, N. J., September 13 (A).—One hundred school children went on strike today as a protest against the failure of the board of edu- Hits—Off Zachary, 6 in 7 ' Umpires—>easrs. Evans, Hildebrand and Me- :ation to provide busses for their trans- | portation to and from schosh A