Evening Star Newspaper, August 7, 1928, Page 1

WEATHER s Wan Partly cloudy. tomorrow mostly f temperature. Temperature—H pm. yesterday; lo today. Full report with showers tonight: r, with slowly rising at 3:30 5 am. ighest, 94, owest, 72, at on page 9 Closing N. Y. Markets, Pages 10 and 11 WASHINGTO WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION “From Press to Home Within the Hour” The Star’s arrier system covers every city biock and the regular edi- tion is delivered to Washington homes as fast as the papers Yesterday’s Circulation, 97,763 are printed. —— ,\_lu'( i['b"l‘ (/) Means Associated Fr TWO CENTS. ess. b RPUPED 103 TRAPPEDIN LMK TALAN SUBNRI | Steel Cabie Also Attached to | Hull of Submerged Under- sea Craft. CREW. DOWN 130 FEET, SIGNALS TO RESCUERS essel Crashes With During Maneuvers in Gulf of Pola in Adriatic. Destroyer v ‘Mammoth Air Liner| Yot i Liner P WILL TURN it i Mont YEY ARTLLERY e e e O NEW ENGLAND | Dirigible Is Death Trap CONSTANTINE BROWN. i‘WOl‘k Also Plans Drive Along“ | 'Atlantic Seaboard When He Returns East. Criti for Passengers, BY Copy azo Daily | August The new British rship R-100, which is due to inaugu- | rate a direct air line between England Amegica, will begin final t the end of this month, ed today. liner, which was con- ith the utmost care by Eng- ill afford her 100 pas- omforts as a lux- | - 3 g d will take only | Hoover Opposition Believed Fading n the westbound and tw ‘ in Midwest—North Dakota eastbound jourr as- | expensive, as the first fi l ¥ P h | Is Seen in Line. loned by Comdr. Burney S th. In spite of this h ure there are already 200 applicant for the air liner " | SECTIONAL CONFERENCES TO CANVASS SITUATION g- BY G. GOULD LINCOLN. the firs Chairman Hubert Work of the Re- 2 ‘“ ONCC | huplican national committee is to turn fon to “New | his attention to the New England and Atlantic seaboard States as soon as he MAYBE SMITH CANI 7 » ' T2y 5 At [ ') JOHN e Il " 7\‘ A F. OF L. ADVISES | Organized lat | tinue to adt NEUTRALITY POLICY DURING CAMPAIGN Executive Committee An- nounces Decision After Ten-Day Parley. WILL CO&IFILE DATA ON BOTH PLATFORMS Candidates’ Speeches Will Be Scanned for Stand on Unions, Statement Says. By the Associated Press. | ATLANTIC CITY, N. J., August 7.— | r was advised to con-| re 1o a non-pariisan po- litical policy during the present presi- dential campaign in a statement issued | CO0LDGE AD LORD ALLOW 59500 INCAPTALBUDGET Agree on Maximum Amount After Pruning Preliminary Estimates. SUM ALMOST SOLELY FOR CURRENT EXPENSES No Provision Made for Municipal Airport, Schools or Other Projects. BY J. RUSSELL YOUNG. Staft Correspondent of The Star. CEDAR ISLAND LODGE, BRULE RIVER. Wis, August 7.—When Presi- dent Coolidge and Brig. Gen. Herbert M. Lord, director of the budget, fin- like seagoidg | returns from the Pacific Coast, it was veranda, cafes, announced today at Republican head- today by the exccative committee of {ished wrestling with the preliminary es- hall, : the American Federation of Labor. timates for the 1930 budget, it was i vessel ir oms, two imprisoned men. men t down to inspect the so were Communication Maintained work of attaching the je was accomplished because of unfavoral ions. rew of the ship 11 alive today, and t ng communication neans of & sul s known to were main- th the res- bmarine tele- of the F-14 was definite- d the naval ves- nearby. Ad- The position v determined mdayhn?ed 1 Aquila was anchor « ;unlqr‘nschim went abeard the Aquila and took charge of the rescue work,» I sction by divers who went down this morning showed that the subma- rine had been struck by the destroyer pear the stern. Fear Compartments Will Fail. rescuers were racing against fi!‘:gum their efforts to refloat the. sub- . since it was feared that her water-tight mmpflrl:m‘n‘:;hmghl(‘ e;: Fay ‘moment e P- s <toiwly to dive to depths as the submarine became older this maximum safe depth ,was graduaily reduced, aI mumms:;!e depth is only 75 feet. The submarine now lies in more n + of water, or almost twice her i herefore considered | 3 t imit, and 4 s e ime_before the t some may have | mt‘lm rush of ut&r.} ich was prevented from e | :r‘bl‘fi e bmarine by her water-tight | compartments. Heavy Seas Hindrance. T Lft the submarine will .kzzfxgéwuwwn as possible, but the Sork is being greatly hindered by heavy s Guif test reports received from the n{Ll?aiz uh‘:e the submarine sank, in- dicste that the wind is freshening and waves are sweeping over the pontoon from which the rescue efforts are being madd It is only with the greatest diffi- culty that the divers can continue their w’;;\r P-14 is 140 feet in length and t wide. She has two torpedo ;:béeeand ‘::e 76-millimeter gun. Her ! 8 knots. “m"fig officers aboard her are Capt. W L0SS OF RUM CAR LAID TO GUILTY CONSCIENCE Driver, Beeing Police, Flees Into Woods—A480 Quarts Are Seized. It was cage of guilty conscience with 8 young man, driver of a rum ca gaused him to lose lis car and 480 guarts of corn whisky on Bladensburg yozd near the District line this morn- t George M. Little, Leo Murray, 7 0. Montgomery and George C. Deyoe. me the police liquor squad, road about 6 o'clock this the “once of g incoming cars by ah unidentified crossed the line from nothing about sedan, d white ma and, but there H arouse the suspi of the squad, but the driver, seeing police. Jeaped 1 the car and dis cared in the wood iquor ¥ griver is sought FLORIDA STORM SHIFTS m AWAY FROM MAINLARD | o server Repo! d, and_her maxi-| on the surface was 13 knots and | r, that | ions of members state! palm gardens, ats and driting and reading One of the most famous in- decorators of London was in- j trusted with furnishing the cabins and public rooms, while a well known chef put in charge of the electric tchens | There is a good deal of speculation | among air experts regarding the suc- | cess of this venture. The well known | engineer, E. F. Spanner, in a book en- “Gentlemen Prefer Airplanes,” kes a sensational attack, declaring: The R-100 and her sister ship, the . are structurally unsound. In {the first gale their envelopes will be {torn off and blown to ribbons. | machines are unstable and very diffi- | cult to contrel. Economically they are an unsound proposition, because no passenger will endure the discomforts of pitching and rolling, sudden rises and falls of temperature, dampness and { the feeling of insecurity. There is also | the possibility of spontaneous combus- | tion, owing to electrical discharges.” { Spanner ridicules the idea of danc- |ing in the clouds and fllustrates his | point from official records of the Atlan- | tic crossing of the R-34, showing she | was hardly ever on an even keel and | sometimes at an angle which in the R-100 “might precipitate the unfortu- | nate passengers through the envelope of the airship into the sea.” HOOVER IMPATIENT T0 BEGI SPEECHES i Candidate Dislikes Silence on Issues—Is Scanning Radio Possibilities. I By the Associated Press. | STANFORD UNIVERSITY, Calif., iAugusl T.—Herbert Hoover is facing | with a degree of impatience his zero hour in the great national arena of | politics. These days intervening be- fore he makes his first bid to the American voters here next Saturday are days of unrest even though they are more or less taken ug"wm: politi- ca. conferences and friendly visits with old acquaintances who call at the i—:)fiblmg stucco home on San Juan E . Even to a seasoned campaigner, and { by no stretch of the i ation is Mr, | Hoover that, they would be ones of | more infrequent speculation as to how | the keynote speech will be received by the Nation; whether the farm relief declaration will tend to quiet the turbu- | lence in the corn belt and whether the { true spirit in which the various parts lof message were composed will get o to the people. Scans Radio. Then there is another element which opens a wide vista to the mind of the | engineer and administrator who car- | ries the Republican hopes. This is the radio. From his long administration this means of purveying the human {of message, Mr. Hoover knows this field, | and his thought is as to how many of the millions within the radius of the 90 stations that will broadcast the ac- ceptance speech will listen in and how long they will stand by. | Thoughts as to the ideal length of a | radio speech differ, but some surveys have placed it as a maximum of 20 | minutes. That maximum will be more | than doubled by Mr. Hoover Saturday, he could not compress a discussion situation of the day in of ¢ | 50 briet | with hi able thirst for all the given proposition, the G. 50 1s fairly well he spellbinding orator, who depends | more on the tricks of delivery thaR upon the substance of his add: doe not do nearly so well as when faci audience, in which he can stir the » psychology Dislikes Silence, Bhouting perorations are out on the dio, as the engine sound 1o save wear and i e ing se d the ears of the lis- and those skilled in the art of opearance of a microphone put their mphasis upon important parts of their cding up their word flow The 1l 1s another reason why Mr Hoover will be the better satisfied when he has officially Jaunched himself upon an. Then he will be able to ndon the policy of stlence which he out for himself Immediate policy which heen one of wis- nomination hold has Insult to Unveiled LOSE HOPE FOR BRENNAN| Relapse 1ICAGO, August 7 Democratic Hinots Wwho septic poisoning for a week elapse his. physician Enlists Shah in Cause of Feminism W ¥ORK, August + Queen has opened the way to femi- the Far East, sald Mrs. F. in nism East in the ment The ineident | Queen of Persia atte AAled und was insulted by Mullas, who i to ¥ her, declared Mrs, wsh Riz occurred when the 1 n Pehlevi, hi » ‘The | blicans lof the Midwest and Northwest, where s simply tone down | An insult to | Oriental customs Evelyn Schopfiocher of Montreal on her | drawn sword and wounded several Report Illinois Man in| i from an airplane tour of the | persons, interest of women's move- ded # mosque un- ald thst as a result | come less of a stigmn, and she pre- be- i the movement 1o lb- | through, | quarters here. In these States, in the >pinion of many, is to be the real battle- | ground of the coming campaign for the | election of a President. Tentative plans for meetings of party workers with the chairman in the Northern and Eastern States were made | before Dr. Work left Washington for | the series of conferences in Chicago. He is to attend the Totification of Mr.} | Hoover in Palo Alto, Calif,, before he returns to Washington. Earle S. Kinsley, Republican national | | committeeman for Vermont, Chairman | Work's assistant’at national headquar- ters, said today it was hoped to have in attendance besides the represent- atives of the national committee in each of the Eastern States, the State district and county leaders. To Canvass Situation. “These meetings,” said Mr. Kinsley, vill afford an excellent chance to canvass the situation, discuss common problems and enable national leaders to learn what is being done in the field, and to enable them at the same time to tell the State and county lead- ers what is being done to put over the national as well as the entire Repub- lican ticket. “We will stress at these meetings the desirability of emphasizing the great qualifications of both Mr. Hoover and Mr. Curtis for the offices for which they they have been nominated.” Gov. Al Smith, the Democratic nomi- nee, will have the support of many of the wet voters and of the Catholic vot- ers in the New England States. While these States in the past have gone Re- blican with regularity, the margin of blican victory in some of them has not been great at times. - example, two years the elected Senator David 1. Wi in Massachu- setts, and Senator lsh is again on the Democratic ticket this year. Opposition Is Fading. Reports from Chicago indicate that the situation is clearing for Hoover and. the Repul in many of the States there has been opposition to the Repub- lican nominee on the ground that he ofls}used the McNary-Haugen farm aid bill and was antagonistic to agricul- ture. Gov. Smith’s declaration that he would not stand for the equalization fee, the heart of the McNary-Haugen bill, has not tended to help Demo- cratic cause in those States, and the Republican leaders, some of them dis- gruntled at the time of the Republican national convention, are swinging into line. ‘The situation in North Dakota, it is reported, has materially improved. Judge F. J. Graham, Republican na- tional committeeman from that State, has informed Chairman Work that the Non-Partisan League faction in that State will support Hoover and Curtis and that both Senators Nye and Fra- zier will do so. Under such circum- stances, a Republican victory in North Dakota seems assured. Neither Sena- |tor Nye nor Senator Frazier is here, {but the best information available seems to bear out Judge Graham's claim that they will be found working g)rl:’:\e national ticket and against Al m Will Affect Other States. If the Republican factions are found united in North Dakota, it will have its effect on other States of the Northwest, including South Dakota, Minnesota and Wisconsin, where Progressive sentiment has run ‘strongly in recent years. Four years ago the Dakotas cast their ele toral votes for President Coolidge, a though desperate efforts were made to land them in the La Follette column. The same was true of Minnesota, Wis- consin alone turned away from the Re- | publican ticket and voted for its favor- |ite son, the late Senator La Follette. This vear Senator Frazier is run- ning for re-election on the Republican ticket in North Dakota, and Senator Robert M. La Follette, jr., 15 a probable ‘\\’UH’"'! of the Republican senatorial | nomination in Wisconsin. The names of both these Senators in the Repub- lican column on their State tickets will {be an aid to the whole ticket, it is | believed. Hansbrough Backs Smith, | Former Senator Hansbrough, who represented North Dakota as a Repub- lican in the Senate for 18 years, is heading the “Smith Independent Leagus and takes the view that the public record of Gov. Smith is suffi- cient guarantee that if elected Presi- dent Smith would deal fairly with the farmers. The league which he heads will work for the clection of Smith as # means of rehabilitating agriculture. The view taken here by other Nor Dakotans, however, is that the far situation In the State, so far as it af- fects the national campaign, iy easing | off. Just how the wet and di, ques- | tion will affect the result, however, 1s | (Continued on Page 2, Column 7.) | pC rsian Quecn | erate the of the East from | women The Bhah, she sald, became 50 aroused over the insull to his Queen he rushed into the crowd with | that As w result of the Bhah's interest in the feminine,movement, she said, ¢ | Persin has obtained representation in the Internatiopal Council of Women, )| being the first Orfental country to do #0. Abandonment of the vell has be- | i CALIFORNIA CREW | DEFEATS TALINS U. S. Collegiates Take Quar- ter Final Race in Olympic Rowing. Britisher Criticizes Los Angeles as Site for Next Olympics By the Associated Press. LONDON, August -3, Wadmore, manager of the British Olympic team which just re- turned from the games at Am- sterdam, told an interviewer today that he welcomed the al- location of the next Olympics to the “United States, but thought the plan of holding them on the Pacific Coast was impracticable. “If American authorities don’t change the venue to somewhere on the Atlantic Coast I'm afraid they are going to be very dis- appointed with the representation at the next games from the British as well as many other nations. Los Angeles is too far away.” By he Associated Press SLOTEN, Holland, August 7.—The University of California eight-oared crew added Italy to its list of beaten opponents in the Olympic rowing regatta by defeating the Itallans today in a quarter-final round race. California won by four lengths. California’s time was 6 minutes 32 2-5 seconds for the 2,000 meters, just 13 yards short of a mile and a quarter. Italy’s time was 6 minutes 402-5 seconds. Fine weather prevalled for the race, the Americans having the slight advan- tage of a lee position. This race was in the quarter-final round. As they did in both previous races, the Californians got away fast and had a slight lead at 250 meters. At 500 meters they had increased the margin to a good half length. Over the rest of the 2,000-meter course the Ameri- can collegians continued to pull away. All three of the Californians’ vic- tories have been by impressive margins. They defeated Belgium by eight lengths, Denmark by three and now Italy by four. United States Sculler Wins. Ken Myers, American singles sculling entry, defeated the Swiss entry, Cande- veau, in the quarter finals. The Amer- jean won by about two lengths, finish- ing fresh and with the race well in hand all the way. Time was 8 minutes 5 3-5 seconds, while that of Candeveau was 8 minutes 11 seconds. Joe Wright, star Canadian rower, was defeated in the quarter finals of the singles sculling Olympic event by Col- Jett of England. Collett captured the race by two lengths, his time being 7 minutes 52 seconds. In the third quarter final Gunther of Holland defeated Stjaka of Czechoslo- vakia by a length and a half. His time was 7 minutes 52 3-5 seconds. With the stadium games over, Olym- pic interest shifted to Sloten, and & crowd of Americans arrived this morn- ing to see Myers race the Swiss, Jan- deveau. Myers wag nearly 2 lengths ahead of the Swiss at the 1,000-meter halfway mark, and was 3 lengths ahead at the 1,500-meter mark, Canadians Victorious. The Canadian double scullers, Joe wright and Jack Guest, won from the French in the trial heats of the Olym- sic regatta, The Canadians won by & engths from Robineau and Caplin. The Prench were eliminated from the re- gatta, having suffered two defeats. The time of the winners was 7 minutes 30 4-5 seconds. Bobby Pearce, young Australin sin- gle-sculling sensation, overwhelmed the Frenchman, Saurin, i one of the heats of the regatta, beating him by more than 20 lengths over the 2,000-meter (Continued on Page 2, Column 2.) BRIGANDS FREE CAPTIVE. Hold Another Former Greek Of- ficial, However, for Ransom. ATHENS, Greece, August 7 () —M Milonas, former undersecretary of finance, who was held captive by a party of brigands, has been liberated. ‘The brigands, however, kept Con- stantino Melas, a former deputy, stat- ing that they would not release him until a large ransom which they had demanded from the government was paid Hoth men are candidates for Parlia- dicted that the Shah was not yet . 21.000 Defendants Taken to Court In Polish Trial By the Associated RZESZOW, GALICIA, Poland, August 7-—Twelve special trains were needed today to convey to their trial 21,000 defendants in a bank- ruptey suit. They were members f the “Nuza,” a co-operative society of Cracow which failed The trial was held in the open air on the local military parade grounds. An immense wooden stand was erected for the judges, attorneys and witnesses, while the 21,000 de- fendants were accommodated on 40 rows of wooden benches. Mega- phones and sound amplifiers were installed. TACOMAS ROCKED BY BOAT EXPLOSION Thousands of Windows Shat- tered as 12 Tons of Pow- der Go Up. By the Assoclated Pres TACOMA, Wash, August 7.—The powder boat La Blanca lay wrecked in the Puget Sound narrows today and thousands of window panes on the shore adjacent and in downtown Tacoma were broken, the result of a terrific powder explosion aboard the hoat. The crew of two men, Capt. Neils Christensen and his son Nels, quit the ship last night. when flames aboard got beyond control. Running the craft close to shore, they swam to safety, and had raced half a mile away when the 12 tons of black and blasting powder aboard went off. The explosion rocked the adjacent countryside, breaking practically all window glass on Day Island, Titlow Beach. It was estimated that plate glass worth $2500 was shattered in downtown Tacoma, 7 miles distant. Telephone service was disrupted. The blast was heard in Seattle, 40 miles distant. Woods Fire Started. The detonation blew burning debris on the dock at Day Island, nearly a half mile away, and a woods fire start- ed on the west side of the mile-wide narrows. The craft’s entire cabin was blown up on the bluff, near where Christensen and his son had sought safety in a ground depression. The skipper felt some concern for occupants of several small boats which put out to the ald of the distressed craft. He said he shouted a warning to these, but was not certain all the would-be rédscuers learned of the danger The boat was bound from a du Pont, Wash., powder mill to Kennydals, near Seattle. Before the fire reached the powder it threw off a weird light and huge columns of pecullarly colored smoke, which attracted crowds to the water front. Mad Scramble on Shore. ‘There was a mad scramble among the shore folk for safety as the captain and his son dashed along the beach, shout- ing the warning. Suddenly the nar- rows were lighted with a blinding flash, and a mighty roar followed. People were thrown off their feet and pande- monfum followed. Frightened residents deluged the telephone company in an offort to learn the cause of the shock. The explosion shattered the La Blanea, which sank. Only bits of wreckage remained when the dense smoke cleared. Cause of the blaze, first seen in a tarpaulin, was undetermined HEAT WAVE IS BROKEN BY YESTERDAY'S STORM | Cloudy Skies of Today ‘Add to Re- lef~—Warmer Weather Pre- dicted for Tomorrow. After hovering in the high seventies during the morning hours today, the temperature at noon 1ad climbed tq 82 degrees at (he Weather Bureau obséry- atory. 'This was followed an hour later by @ drop of 1 degree The heat wave, which during the past week has caused two deaths and half a dozen rostrations, has been definitely broken—at least for today. ‘The temperature at 7 am. was 73 de- grees, and three hours later had mount- ed only to 77. At the same hour yes- terday the Weather Bureau thermom- eter registered 86 degrees. Forecaster Welghtmon sald this morn- ing's cloudy skies and the heavy thun- dershower yesterday evening brought the ment in the national election Friday in the Epirus dis There had been much anxiety over thelr fate, cooler weather, Fair and slightly warmer weather, however, Is expected tomorrow, SHITH UNEARTHS HS LA REEORD 'Seeks Data for Possible Re- ply to Foes Who Attack His Saloon Stand. | By the Associdted Pre: | ALBANY, N. Y., August 7.—Dusty | legislative records, most of them nearly a quarter of a century old, were under Gov. Smith’s scrutiny today as the Democratic presidential nominee re- freshed his memory on his stand, as a rather obscure Assemblyman from New York's East Side, on various legislative proposals. ‘The governor, on the job again, after 10 days of vacationing at the shore and a round ofeimportant political confer- ences in New York, turned his own searchlight on his record to be in posi- tion tn answer opponents assailing his particularly on legislation affecting the saloon. Whether he will have something to say to the public on the subject remains uncertain. = He has told inquirers that | until he completes his study he will not know what he ‘will do. Attacked by White. ‘The activity of the nominee chiefly grows out of the blast against him from William Allen White, the Kansas editor, who last week trimmed charges chal- lenging Smith's attitude as a legislator toward the saloon, gambling and com- merclalized vice to eliminate the latter two. While taking it easy on the South Shore of Long Island, the gover- nor steadfastly refused to pay any at- tention to the attack of White, who has gone to Europe, but now that he is back where he has access to the records he is building up his own case. In that endeavor the Democratic standard bearer has not only the aid of trusted office assistants, but of Mrs. Henry Moskowitz, one of the advisers in whom he has great confidence. She is in Albany, temporarily forswearing her duties as publicity director of Smith’s campaign, to assist her chief on this important mission. To Help With Speech. Mrs. Moskowitz also is expected to render service in the preparation of the governor's speech of acceptance. He has it partly shaped up, but it probably will be another week before confiden- tial copies are handed to the press. The address will be delivered two weeks from tomorrow night, and it is Smith's intention to have coples in the hands of all newspapers before the event. If the governor adheres to his inten- tion of speaking not more than one hour, his speech probably will total a little above 5,000 words. On such oc- casions, to be effective, he attempts to speak rather slowly, holding to a rate of not more than 90 words a minute. He also must make allowance, in fig- ul’ln% out the time for the radio hook- up, for applause and other demonstra- tions from the crowd, which the com- mittee on arrangements expects will total 100,000. In addition to work today on his ac~ ceptance speech and his study of his legislative record, Smith, as Governor of New York, had on his schedule the hearing of appeals for clemency from four murderers, awaiting electrocution in Sing Sing death house. The con- demned men will be represented by counsel, COL. ROBBINS TO RETURN. Victim of Mishap in Plane Due at Walter Reed Tomorrow. Col. C. P. Robbins, Assistant Secre- tary of War, who has been under treat- ment at a hospital at Somerset, Pa., since his recent injury while changing | his seat in an airplane near that city, will be brought to Walter Reed Hospi- tal tomorrow for further treatment. He 1s reported progressing favorably and is not expected to be confined to i significance to labor” in the coming The statement adds that in view of | expectation of declarations of “great speeches of acceptance “we will await with very great interest the expression of each candidace, reserving to our- selves the final decision regarding our future policy during the remainder of the campaiga.” The committee has just closed a 10- day conference here. The statement said: “The American Federation of Labor has found from experience that the best interests of its entire membership has been protected and conserved by a strict adherence to a non-partisan po- litical policy. This procedure requires that the platform of the political par- ties must be compared and the records of candidates for office must be care- fully studied and scrutinized. When such political information is made available, the individual members of organized labor invariably support can- didates for office who are known to. be friendly and sympathetic toward the aims and purposes of the American Peaeration of Labor, and who enjoy the confidence and esteem of the members and representatives of orggntzed labor. No Coercion. “The wisdom of such action is clearly apparent when it is considered that the American Federation of Labor is com- posed of men and womer who enter- tain different political opinions. They are not required to become identified with or to support any political party when they become members of the American Federation of Labor. “After giving consideration to all these facts the executive council of the American Federation of Labor is of the opinion that the membership of the American Federation of Labor should continue to adhere to its non-partisan political policy during the ensuing po- litical c: e “All information regarding platforms, candidates and their records will be compiled by the non-partisan political party and submitted to the officers and members of the American Federation of Labor, so that they may exercise their political judgment in a way which will be to the individual and collective interests of all working men and women. Await Acceptance Speeches. “In connection with the very im- portant decision, the executive coun- cil is taking into consideration the fact that the candidates of the two great political parties for the presidency of the United States will deliver their speeches of acceptance in the month of August. We firmly expect that each of them in these addresses will make declarations of great significance to labor. We anticipate that they will ex- press their opinion regarding injunc- tion release legislation and will amplify the declarations of the platform of the political parties relating to labor and labor questions. We will await with very great interest the expression of each candidate, reserving to ourselves the final decision regarding our future pol- icy during the remainder of the cam- paign. “In conformity with this declaration and decision of the executive council, the non-partisan political committee of the American Federation of Labor is Instructed to communicate with na- tional and international unions, State federations of labor, central bodles and directly chartered local unions, trans- mitting to them copies of the platform of the two political parties and the records of the candidates for the presi- dency of the United States, together with & copy of this declaration. “Furthermore, the records of candi- dates for the United States Senate in the different States and candidates for the House of Representatives shall be supplied for general distribution throughout the different States and | congressional districts.” SIX SOLDIERS KILLED IN EXPLOSION AT FORT Blast Stronghold Blamed on Temperature of 108 in Shade. By the Assoctated Press. BUCHAREST, Rumania, August 7.— | Six soldiers on guard at Fort Catelou, on the outskirts of Bucharest, were | killed when the fort was blown up yes- terday. Flames poured forth from the fort after the explosicn. Exploding shells, 400 of which were of the high explosive variety, showered the neighborhood. ‘The origin of the explosion was not determined. ‘The theory was advanced that it was due to the terrific heat of 103 in the shade which ecaused the spontaneous combustion of defective in Rumania the hospital for lopg. high explosives. Canadian Rum Fleet, | By the Assoclated Press. BUFFALO, N. Y., August 7—To use the words of a rum runner at Bridge- burg, Ontario, the rum fleet off that Canadian port s between the devil and the deep sea. The ats are laden with valuable cargoes of ale and liquor, and to reach the American shores, across the Niagara River, must run the gantlet of an ar- mada of Government boats. The Ca- nadian government also is directly in- terested, for the runners are llable to selzure by the Dominion if they fail to sail within the time allotted after ob- taining rlrlrnnrn papers, For many of the boats this time will expire tonight Five United States Coast Guard ves- i i a4 St MM ‘Hopes for Fog as Sailing Deadline Nears} Pocketed in Niagara, | sels are maintaining close wateh over | the Canadian boats. The rum fleet has numbered 27. One of these was captured in an effort to get across and 10 others disappeared last night and are thought to have eluded their guard and landed on American banks, The Canadian boats were loaded in broad daylight, United States customs men watching at a distance through glasses. The 16 boats still awaiting their opportunity and hoping for stormy or foggy weather are huddled near an old wharf not half a mile from the Peace Bridge | found that the allowances made for the District of Columbia totaled approxi- mately $39,900,000. At least that figure was the maximum amount agreed upon during their prun- ing of the preliminary estimates. At the final reckoning when the 1930 bud- get is whipped into definite form for the President to submit to Congress, the amount might be pared down a little, but not much. The total allowed the District, which is only a trifle more than $1,000,000 below the appropriations available, in- cluding the supplemental appropriations for the current year, is almost solely for current expenses incident to the ad- ministration of the Capital. Virtually no provision is made for any extraordi- nary purposes. No provision is made for the municipal airport and no at- s”:‘l?o‘:)‘l i: lefie to’ carry out the public u T euieets g program or other public Capital Fares Well. In revealing preliminary estimates Gen. Lord appeared to think that the Capital had fared very well. He sup- plemented this opinion with the eg- planation that the total allowed for the District was not a great deal under the amount asked for by the missioners in their revised estimates. He added that |no provision was made for Ppal airport or other so-calle preliminary the reason the munici- d extraordi- he !mg\fl thcllz estimates. 1. Lord was not in a th make any predictions as to mm amount to be-allowed the District in the nature of a supplemental estima He did say, however, that he could see dt this time how more than $1,000,- 000 could be allowed. He explained this could not & definitely un- til later, the firal estimates are su?:zumlt:flumolmlumc tima Gen. Lord the President ap ’ the President yesterday, Gen. Lord made blue pencil marks on the mmm of the District items which would have made it possible to trim the total amount of District estimates to a point as low as $39,200,000, if the President had deemed it advisable. It was this minimum amount the director mention- ed as a surety for the Dist hen he talked for publication yeste: morn- ing before conferring with the President. President Agrees to Figure. The impression was given by Gen. Lord that the President was agreeable to the $39,200,000. At least, he had no inclination to reduce the estimates to a point where there would be any doubt about the District government main- taining a standard of efficiency. More~ over, the President apparently was im- pressed by the fact that the estimates appeared to represent the real needs of the District. Also he was reminded that ‘L:lde Dtls'.ncl Commissioners had exercised extreme pains to keep the to- tal estimates within bounds. > While apparently not caring to’ allow the Commissioners all they requested. or even to boost the total above the maximum amount allowed by the di- rector, the President no doubt thought it best to wield the pruning knife in other quarters. According to Gen. Lord, the President virtually approved all the major ar- rangements or allocations of the budget estimates, not only for the District, but the Federal Government in its entirety. Gen. Lord left here to return to his Summer home in Maine, but he will ar- rive in Washington shortly, and then will take up with the various depart- mental and bureau heads, as well as the District Commissioners, the matter of putting their estimates in final form, so s to conform with the amounts allowed by the President. President Not Alarmed. Although the preliminary budget esti- mates for 1930 indicate a paper deficit for the Government of nearly $100.- 000.000, he is not at all alarmed. While discussing the subject today with callers, the President was represented as feeling hopeful that the Government will be on the right side of the ledger at the end of next year. ‘The President indicated that he based this hopefulness upon the present - perity throughout the country and the prospects of its continuing for some time. The President, however, has re- ceived no definite figures relative to the possible Treasury receipts for the pres- sent fiscal year, which ends June 30 next. The condition of the Treasury at that time will have considerable bear- ing upon whether or not the Govern- ment can pull through next year, with an increased running cost of nearly $400,000,000, without piling up & deficit. ‘The President was further represented as anticipating at least $600,000,000 from the tariff during the current year, and inasmuch as business appears to be on the upgrade and that there is reason to expect an increase in the amount of dutiable goods to come into this coun- try dcu‘ldnxl the year, he would not be surprised to see a gairly good surplus in the Treasury at end of the ry?u Tax Reduction Seen Aid. Moreover, the President is inclined to think that the reduction in taxes. which will be felt this year, will serve to stimulate business by removing some tax burdens, and that this will result in increased Treasury receipts. The President put aside his pole mda;“;::d went to the exécutive office In rior to devote the morn- ing to business and to receive a large nu&\ber 8:.;}'3}',“ . Mrs. i accompanied him to Superior this morning and after spend- ing & few moments at the office, went Radio Programs—Page 26 shopping until the time arrived for the ride back to the Brule,