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(U. S, Waather not much change a Closing N. Y. Mark WEATHER. Mostly fair tonight and tomorrow; Temperatures—Highest, 87, at 3:45 p.m. yesterday; lowest, 71, at 8 am. to- ay. Full report on page 9. Rureau Forecast.) in temperature. ets, Pages 10 and 11 ch M i No. 30,780, Dersd,oe Entered as second class matter Washington, L DG MILLIONS DAMAGE DONE BY HURRICANE SWEEPING FLORIDA rt Pierce and Stuart Homes Reported Nearly Entirely Destroyed. F EAST COAST ESCAPES | WITHOUT SERICUS LOSS No Casualties Found So Far—Cit- rus Belt Leveled, With Western Sections Threatened. P ust 8.— e tropical storm now south coast across ashing s from Fort Pi n the middle estimated property damage jat 85.000.000 of -houses un- | ops laid waste and public util- ninger, Associated e Stuart News, who in an automobile to! fi news to the outside’ d that there were no deaths, as he could ascertain, and few, injured. Wide Area Isolated. eanwhile, a wide area wost of the cities affected was isolated and ing definite was known as to the ress of the storm. Gale warnings out at Tampa and along the coast Gulf of Mexico as far north as | Jachicola. Winds of 40 to 50 miles’ | e v were predicted for Tampa and shipping held to the harbor. { Grave fears were felt for the safety | ©f citrus orchards in south central | Florida, which apparently was in the direct path of the storm. | Reports from Sebastian, which is midway between Melbourne and verol B . said that the hurricane there med a velocity of 100 miles an| early today. Other towns reported | Winds varying from 50 to 80 miles an Jour. 3 | Passengers Terror-Stricken. | T. R. Gill, Associated Press gpondent of Jacksonville, who was ! abcard the southbound Havana special | fof the Florida East Coast Railway last | Right, messaged that the train had been held all night at a point three miles ‘north of Jupiter, where the wind reach- ed @ velocity of 80 to 90 miles an hour. corre- | he train edwestmmnuch:; ‘deybreak. €1 e e (A% i o wummmkml.z\thelnm.d\wnt Miami shortly after 2 a.m. Gill described the terrors of p::ncm night experienced by nervous 3 TR WX B " rain beat in the doors, flood- the vestibules. The train first entered the storm area Eulh of Fort Pierce and c?wledwn!u:’ 's pace for many miles. af jwas within two (!::n %(uuw rails and | pwirling madly when train passed wver 2 half-mile bridge ac:oss the St. &lme River shortly before stopping {or[ e night. | Little Damage at Palm Beaches. | The Palm Beaches rapidly were re-| furning to normalcy today after 36 ours of gale and rain. Aside from ! roken windows. uprooted trees and | jorn shrubbery, the damage there was | not extensive. First reports that Ocean | Boulevard had been severely washed | proved erroneous despite that heavy | #-as had pounded at the highway skirt- | 3ng the shore. ; Sfanninger said that in his belief 75/ per cent of the houses and buildings at | ©wmart and Fort Pierce, with p(,pu'.a-)m’ of approximately 5,000 and 8,000, tively, and 50 per cent of those| ith a population of about been unroofed or otherwise amaged by the wind iriving rain which accompanied | ricane added to the discomfort - and caused additionai ing stocks of merchants | nd furnishings of homes. pproximately 50 miles north | and Fort Pierce is about half | ween the two cities, while the | e coast line extending 25 miles fur- | Melbourne appeared to have effect of the tropicel storm, | n appeared to have been | that sector. " in i ¥ruit Crops Ruined. 1, R nd a picture of | ward drive. Over | U it trees had been ely of their ripening buds, phone poles had either or were held up only smashed plate- on every hand in 1 he ards ed v s wer communiti e yester- between Beach, ap- without power s, causing suspension ot newspapers and other dent ug the northern e 8t River citru felt area and done ved 5 of property damage 4 1 of south centrsi ida, dotted with orch: app direct path of the gales recurving 1o cross the p storm, although v the SBAB® Cor as been left | ON SUBMARINE F-14 | died to a man at their posts ap) 5 W grapefruit would prove one | | | 'Turn ? Course When Within Navigator of the Polish ai Cable to The Star reports over the Atlantic Ocean, which th to start | | i | 3 ‘ N especially favorable of fiying. we put it connection: inspection of benzine, of the plai KASIMIR KUBALA. 17600 pow Notwithstanding this great weight, 650-horsepower Lorraine-Dietrick engine when weighing 7.200 kilograms. 'POLISH FLYERS GETS BETTER OF AMBITION WASHINGTON, 1 O O \\;I‘IDNESBA\Y. AUGUST 8, 1928 ¢ Foening Star. WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION service. Associated Press The only evening paper in Washington with the news Yesterday’s Circulation, 98,080 THIRTY-SIX PAGES. * (/) Means Associated Press. TWO CENTS. WISDOM Around in Midocean as Wisest| Success Seems Grasp. BY KASIMIR KUBALA. irplane Marshal Pilsudsk. and the New York Times | OPORTO, Portugal, August 8—Taking advantage of favorable weather | indicated a following northwest wind to Azores and afterward a side wind, we made up our minds at noon August 2 Following the whole length of our course over the Atlantic high pressure was reported, auguring fair weather for the entire flight. reports of the National Meteorological Weather Bureau confirmed the foregoing. that there was no reason to hesitate any longer, In the evening So we decided since atmospheric conditions were more than for two months past. These re- ports were borne out during our flight as during the first half of our flight, which took us half the distance during 18 hours. tions which left us fuel enough for 32 more hours ‘We found condi- Plane Again Tested. The-plane had been ready for a month, but in final shape for the start, tested all s, filled all the tanks and made a final of the entire ship. We had 6,200 liters , 220 liters of oil, and the total weight ne amounted to 8,000 kilograms (about inds) . we were fully confident that our would prove equal to the task of lifting | the plane at the start, as during tests the plane took off after a 400-meter run The plane had been flown 150 hours before our start over the Atlantic, and we had full faith in its strength and durability. | discovered and no weakness, and the 32-hour non-stop endurance test convinced | us of the absolute airworthiness.of the machine. No important defects were (Continued on Page 3, Column 2.) ALL OF CREW DEAD Italian Boat Towed to Port. 27 Victims Stayed at Posts. By the Associated Press. ROME, August 8.—Poisoned by acid fumes or drowned in the first rush of water, the crew of the Italian sub- marine F-14, sunk in & collision early Monday morning in the upper Adriatic, with fortitude and resignation. The stricken submarine was raised to the surface last night after 34 hours of desperate labor by divers, who worked hour after hour to attach an airpipe to the sunken vessel and to fasten steel cables in order that she might be lifted to the surface. Twenty-seven men perished in the tragedy. First reports received by the naval authorities indicated that there were 31 men aboard, but a check of the bodies today revealed that four of the crew had remained ashore for rea- sons which have not yet been ascertain- ed. Included among the victims were two officers, Capt. Weil and Comdr. Fasulo. All at Posts. Capt. Well and Comdr. Fasulo were both at their posts of command in the conning tower, while the remaining members of the crew were found dead at their normal stations, There were Only to succumb one by one to the fumes from their electric battery room. Inspection of the hull showed that the submersible was not rammed by the destroyer Giusebpi Missori, as first thought, but was struck by its propeller. This caused a great gaping gash near the stern, through which water rushed into the hull. Those in the immediate vicinity met instant death by drowning, while the water- tight compartments momentarily saved the lives of the remainder until they died of poisoning. It was found that all of the water- tight compartments held till the end, despite the fear that they might yield under the terrific pressure to which the submarine was subjected. In view of the extraordinary speed with which the submarine was raised, it is felt that some of the crew would certainly have been saved had it not been for the poisonous fumes from the battery room. Spectators in Sorrow.’ The F-14 was towed into Pola this morning and was met by crowds of spectators who showed deep sorrow at the tragedy. Naval experts in Rome beliéve that the speed with which the rescue oper- ations were carried out, despite the fact that none of the crew was saved, rep- | resents @ remarkable performance. Throughout the work the divers were | handicapped by raging seas and heavy It was necessary first to find : capable of descending to the -foot depth where the submarine , then o locate the submarine by (Continued on Pag Column 8.) d { 130 BRENNAN, ILLINOIS POLITICIAN, DIES Democratic Chief Succumbs| to Infection Following Dental Operation. By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, August 8.—George E. Brennan, Democratic national commit- teeman and master mind of Illinois de- mocracy since the passing of Roger Sullivan, died today. W of the veteran Democratic at 8:10o'clok #ls miorn= ing, following a coma of several hours during which his sturdy constitution alone had warded off the end which had seemed inevitable since yesterday. Mr. Brennan was stricken {ll more than a week ago with a tooth infection. Septic poisoning developed after an op- eration for the removal of two teeth. His physicians, however, gave him an even chance io recover until Monday night, when his kidneys ceased to func- tion. Aided Smith Nomination. Mr. Brennan was one of the stanch- est supporters of Gov. Alfred E. Smith for the presidency, both in 1924, when he first sought the presidential nomi- nation, and again this year at Houston, when the New York Governor was chosen to head the party's national tick- et. It was Brennan's suggestion that Franklin D. Roosevelt, ever opposed to Tammany Hall, be selected to nominate Smith at the national convention. Brennan, 100, was given credit for the . [first realization of the value of night lu?om at Houston, creat the e sibilities of radio broldmt!‘.lnn" o Several weeks ago the Illinois chief paid a visit to Gov. Smith in New York. Long a bulwark of Illinois democracy and for eight years its guiding hand, his passing on the eve of another presidential campal was regarded as an almost irreparable lost by his party associates. For several years Mr. Brennan had been suffering from diabetes, and when the poison from the infected teeth be- gan to spread through his system and a lung became affected, his strength quickly ebbed. He was 63 years old in May. Lost Leg in Mine. Mr. Brennan's widow and an adopted daughter survive. George E. Brennan succeeded to lead- ership of the Democratic pariy in Illinols when Roger Sullivan died, and from that stronghold he quickly HAY'S NOMINATION IN MISSOURI MAY DIVIDE BALLOTS Party Leaders Hope to Hold | Dry Rural and Wet City | Votes in Fall. 'BRENNAN DEATH BLOW TO SMITH IN ILLINOIS | Moore's Victory Held Indication of Virginia's Adherance to National Ticket. BY G. GOULD LINCOLN. Missouri Democrats, on the face of | the returns, have nomiinated a dry | | senatorial candidate, Charles M. Hay. | to run with Al Smith in the November | [ election. They have nominated also | Prancis M. Wilson for governor. who | | has a dry record, but has been called | | acceptable to the wet leaders in St.| | Louis. | From the Democratic point of view,| this appears good strategy. driest of the dry. It is the hope of the leaders he will be able ta keep the rural Democrats, many of whom are dry, in line for the entire ticket, thereby gain- ing strength for Smith and Robinson. On the other hand, they hope to pick up Republican votes among the wets in St. Louis, with Al Smith heading the | Democratic national ticket. | 1 The nomination of Hay, however, has come only after a bitter fight among| the Democrats of Missouri, with Sena- | tor James A. Reed exerting his power- ful influence in the State for the nomi-} nation of James A. Collet, a wet. Reed has for years been a political enemy of Hay, who fought Reed in 1920, when Reed practically was read out of the party because he had opposed Wood- row Wilson and the League of Nations, and in 1922, when Reed ran for renomi- | nation to the Senate. i Missouri Debatable Ground. Missouri has been regarded as de-| batable ground in this election. The | Republicans carried the State four| years ago for Coolidge, notwithstanding | the desperate efforts of the La Follette | ticket and of the Democrats to beat them off. It went Republican, too, in the Harding landslide. Two years ago, | however, the State chose Senator Harry Hawes, a Democrat, over former Sena- tor George B. Williams, a Republican. Hawes was considered a wet. In the coming campaign contrary currents will be at work. St. Louls, a Republican I%M, has many wet voters. On the hand, parts of rural Missour! where the Democratic vote is strong are very dry. Desperate efforts will be made to line up the German-American vote, which has been as a rule Republican, although it was that vote which saved Senator Reed in 1922, It is a wet vote and for that reason inclined to Al Smith. But the Republicans are out to show that Mr. Hoover has the titude of the Germans for the aid e rendered women and children in Germany and Austria after the arm- | istice was signed. ‘The death of George E. Brennan, Democratic leader in Illinois and one of Smith’s strongest lieutenants in the preconvention campaign, in Chicago today will come as a real blow to the Smith chances in that State. Brennan has been the Democratic boss in Cook County, Chicago, for years, and it was upon his ability to handle the organ- ization and to “‘do business” with some of the Republican factions in Chicago that many Democratic hopes have been based for Smith's success in llinois this year. Democrats Are Satisfied. Generally speaking the result of the senatorial and gubernatorial primaries is satisfactory to the Democrats. What attitude Senator Reed will take in view of the nomination of his bitterest enemy, Mr. Hay, remains to be seen. Senator Reed 1is violently opposed to the election of Mr. Hoover, however, and doubtless will do all he can to further the inter- ests of the Democratic national ticket. ‘The nomination yesterday of Repre- sentative R. Walton Moore, Democrat, to succeed himself as member of Con- gress from the eighth congressional dis- trict of Virginia was accomplished by an overwhelming vote, despite the effort of his opponents to bring into the con- test the Smith and anti-Smith issue. H. Earlton Hanes had the support, it is reported, of some of the die-hards who oppose the election of Gov, Smith to the presidency. Mr. Moore, on the other hand, has announced he will support the Demo- cratic national ticket. Mr. Moore has been a member of Congress for many years and is popular in his district, and ordinarily his renomination would have been taken as a matter of course. But elevated himself to a place in the na- tonal councils of the party, His political sagacity was legend even while Sullivan was at the helm, and as head of the Illinols organization he was welcomed to the ranks of party factors by such strategists as Tom Taggart of };ndl:nnu and the leaders of Tammany all, But for loss of a leg in an Illinols coal mine when he was 13, Brennan might have been unknown to politics. His mishap sent him to school, where he pregned himself as a teacher, and when he came to Chicago shortly be- fore 1900 he was on his way to political eminence, He built up an_insurance (Continued on Page 2, Column 4.) D their own poc 1o the District taxpuyers came to Mght today. It resulted from the refusal of the three officials, each & lawyer, 1o sssent ted | 1o the suggestion that they be placed in the classified service for the matter of alary adjustment, on the ground that they were presidential appointees and | should not be o graded " Too late they learned that the Dis- | trict Commissioners had not objected | 1 being classified under the act of 1923 and had received salary increses of 51000 through the Weleh bill, author- {zing a hoost In pay for the classified civil serviee ith the realization that they stood 10 lose salary increase, Chairman John Childress and Col. Hariison E How the two civilian members of the Public Utitities Commission and Peo- Jie's Counscl Fleharty unconsclously made a contribution of $1,000 each out istrict Officials Lose $1.000 Each By Stand on Welch Bill Classification Brand, the utility commissioners, and | Ralph B. Flebarty, people's counsel, nbow | have come forward with an urgent re- | auest for classified rating and full nefits thereunder. The maximum in- | crease which now could be given each " is only $600. In order to get the additional $1,000, the three officials will have to make an appeal to Congress for special legisla- tion-—which may or may not be granted. ‘Their present pl[g & $7,600. 1If they had done as the District Commissioners did in the beginning, they now would be receiving $9,000 per year under the Welch act, A meeting of the District classification hoard will and it was held Mondng. indicated the request of the thyee men will be considered. Oficlals familiar with the Welch and classification acts, | however. seemed to think there is no | hope for the officials being awarded the full increase of §1,500 at this time, nevertheless his victory yesterday by a large vote must be interpreted as an indication that the Democrats of Vir- ginfa are going to line up sooner or later for the party's national ticket nothwithstanding the fact that Al Smith is not acceptable to many of them, Much interest centered today in the projected debate between Gov. Al Smith of ‘New York and Rev. Dr. John Roach Straton, pastor of Calvary Bap- tist Church, New York, over the ques- tion, 15 Al Smith “the deadliest foe in America today to the forces of moral progress and true political wisdom?" ‘There was a feeling that the governor had embarked upon a dangerous course and that unless he made especially good in the debate, he would lose ground in the campaign thereby. Evans to Go to T | The Hoover people today are well satisfied with the decision of the Ameri- | { can Federation of Labor officially to maintain neutrality as between Hoover | and Smith for the presidency. No effort._was made io have the executive council, meeting In_Atlantic City, in- dorse Mr. Hoover. On the other hand, the friends of Gov. Smith sought strenuousl to have an indorsement. to %o to their candidate. " Announcement that Representative Evans of California would go to Ten- nessee immedintely to take charge of the campalgn in that State for Herbert Hoover was made yesterday at Republi- can_national headquarters, This 15 the first step in the contem- plated Republican drive in the South, and whether it will be followed by simi- lar efforts in other States was not re- vealed In the brief announcement of the committee Evans is a_native of Laurel County, n the Tennessee border. He will nnessee, Hay is the |- ]’I_'ALIAN FLYER MAY LOSE LEGS FOLLOWING SMASH-UP IN BRAZIL/ Maj. Delprete and Capt.‘ Ferrarin Both Injured Near Rio. Crash Is Culmination of Mis-i haps to Sea Airmen, Which | Began at Natal. By the Assoclated Press " RIO DE JANEIRO, August 8.—Maj. Carlo P. Delprete. one of the Romie-to- Brazil flyers, may lose both legs as the | result of a crash in which he and his | transatlantic companion, Capt. Arturo | Feriarin, were injured yesterday. | This was hinted in the medical bul- | letin, issued today, which stated that| Maj. Delprete’s left leg and right knee | were fractured and that an X-ray ex- | amination would be needed to deter- mine whether amputation was neces- sary. Capt. Ferrarin was badly bruised | about the neck and head, but suffered R L ey e en sym| with the .- Whose hard luck starfed ‘damaged their plane in landing north of Natal, continued when they wrecked it in attempting to P4 MAJ. DELPRETE. take off after repairs were made and culminated in yesterday’s smash. They flying a new Savola-Marchetti ma- ine of the same type as that in which. tRey established a world record for con~ uous from Rome. GALIFORNIA CREW WINS SEMFFINALS Defeats Canadian Eight in Thrilling Olympic Re- gatta Race. i By the Assoclated Press. SLOTEN, August 8.~The University of Californla, representing the United States, won from Canada in the semi- finals of the Olympic competition for eight-oared crews. It was a heart-breaking, nip-and- tuck struggle, and California led the Canadians over the line by only a half length. By winning the American eight gain- ed the right to meet England for the championship in the finals Friday. The English crew, a strong aggregation from the Thames Rowing Club, went into the final round by drawing a bye. Californians Hard Pressed. ‘The race with the Canadian crew, the Toronto Argonaut Club combina- tion, was the first in which the Cali- fornians have found themselves pressed during the Olympic competition. Iny previous heats they beat Belgium. by eight lengths, Denmark by three and Ttaly by four ! This time they had a battle on their hands from the start. At the half- way mark in the 2000-meter course | the American colleglans were leading by one length, but a courageous Cana- | dian spurt cut this in half in the next 1,000 meters, although it could not overhaul the powerful, long-stroking lads from the Golden Gate | Twice in the course of the race the California coxswain, Don Blessing, | flashed the towel, which is the signal{ for supreme effort by his men, and waved it frantically around his head. Although it was seen in every race the Californians rowed in the United States this was the first time the towel spur was needed on this side. Race Side by Side. The Californians, stroking 42 to the Canadians’ 39, led by a few feet at the start. At 250 meters, they had a| scant quarter-length advantage. At 500 | the lead was a half-length and at 1,000 a full length. The Canadians chal-| lenged at the 1500-meter mark and the American coxswain first beat the | sides of the shell with the knobs of | the tiller ropes as a signal for speeding | up the stroke, then waved a long towel | around and around as the Canadians | began to cut down the lead. The Amer- | jcans stroked 37 to thep Canadians'| 36 over the midle distances. At the 1750-meter mark the Cana- dians, fighting their hardest, made a final attack and the racing shells seemed almost dead level as they nr- roached the cheering crowds at the gnhh‘ The California coxswain here again hauled out his towel, wigwagging a signal understood only by his oars- men. Whatever it was, the Americans put the last ounce of effort into the final 250 meters and swept across the Iine with a half-length lead The times were phenomenally fast, the Ameticans being clocked at 6:02 headquarters at an early date in (Continued on Page 2, Column 1) [ and the Canadians at 6:034-5. The order” State which gave the Re- | fact that only a second and four-Afths’ Gmeials of the (Contiued on Page 2, Column 6) U. 5. ASKS CHINESE 0 LEAVE PROPERTY Evacuation of American Buildings Sought in Note to Nationalists. By the Associated Press. SHANGHALI, China, August 8.—John Van A.'MacMurray, American Minister at Peking, has sent a note to the Na- tionalist foreign minister calling atten- tion to the failure of the Nationalist gevernment to fulfill promises made on several occasions to evacuate all Amer- ican property occupied by soldiers and otherwise, and to prevent further such occurrences. ‘The note says that despite promises by the Nationalist government, only a portion of such properties have been evacuated, and even additional property has been seized. As a “few among many” examples, the note instances the American church mission and cathedral, the consulate at Nanking, the American Presbyte- rian Missions. and properties at Hsu- chowfu, Tsining and Shuntohfu, which are at present occupled by the Chincse. ‘The Minister sald that he had been informed that the occupation of ad- ditional properties at Nanking and at Chinkiang was contemplated and that American property was being treated 18 though America were an enemy coun- try making war against Ching, whereas its full protection is an elementary re- sponsibility of the Chinese government. The American Government, the note says, has displayed throughout the greatest {o:urarance, hoping that Chi- nese assurences would be made good. The continued retention of American property, especlally the United States consulate at Nanking, has created a very unfavorable impression through- out the world and painfully disappoint- ed the American Government. There~ fore, it is expected, the note continues, in evidence of the good faith and po- Iitical competence of the Nationalist government that no more American properties shall be occupled and that those already occupied be restored to the frec use of their rightful owners. Czechs Start Air Race. PRACGUE, Crechoslovakia, August 8 () —An air race around the countries of the little entente started from here At 4:30 am. today. It will wind up with a climbing tesi which must exceed 16,400 feet. The flyers are due at Bucharest tonight First Movi By the Assoclated Pross. PITTSBURGH, August 8-—For the first time in history m'nlmu plotures will be sent by radio here late today at the Westinghouse plant in East Pittsburgh. Company radio engineers were pre- pared to give & public demonstration. adlo Corporation of e;by kadio to b;‘ Sent In Westinghouse Tests Near Pittsburgh * HITH CHALLENG {Dr. Straton and Governor | May Debate on Record in Former’s Church. BY PAUL F. HAUPERT. Associated Press Staff Writer. ALBANY, N. Y, August 8—Gov. Smith has thrown down the gage of bat- | has embraced in his challenge those | who speak from the pulpit. | Singling out to bear the brunt of his | counter offensive, Dr. John Roach Stra- | ton, Baptist minister of New York, the Democratic presidential nominee has | called on I.m to repeat, in his presence and in Straton's church, a statement the clergyman made last Sunday to his congregation that as a public man Smith is the “deadliest foe in Ameriga and true political wisdom.” The gov- ernor requested full opportunity to re- ply. Dr. Straton announced last night that he would accept the challenge, so today it appeared that a debate between a presidential nominee and a minister of the gospel in.a house of worship—some- might be in the offing. Offers to Answer Questions. The governor in a letter sent to Dr. Straton yesterday called him to task for his declaration of Sunday, and sug- gested that he and the minister meet face to face during Labor day week in | the minister’s church, Calvary Baptist. “T will permit you, if you choose, to conduct the meeting by question and answer,” sald Smith. “I will be ready to answer any question you may 5:". to me which. in your opinion, will any degree tend to justify your remarks.” In a counter proposal Dr. Straton suggested that he and the governor argue things out in Madison Square Garden or some other large auditori- um, and also that they embark on a joint debating tour of the South. Just what the governor's reaction would be to these proposals not been disclosed today, although it was regarded as certain that he would re- ject both. His friends pointed out that not set out on without upsetting campaign plans and they predicted that he would insist on meeting his antagonist in the church where the original charge was made. Reply Was Unexpected. In his letter to Dr. Straton, whose name frequently appears on the front pages of metropolitan newspapers, Smith, referring to the minister's dec- laration of Sunday, said: “I do not know why you should make a state- ment of that kind, but I do know that I will never permit it to go unchal- lenged.” Declaring that he had spent 25 years | in the service of the State of New | York, the governor added: “I do not feel that I should charge you with) making this statement for any political | purpose, as it was made in a church devoted to the teachings of Christ, bor.' " The governor's assault on the Baptist minister was entirely unexpected. New Ruprrmv:n assigned to cover him here ad been on the lookout instead for a reply of some sort to the charges of Wil- llam Allen White, the Kansas edit who last v "2k leveled his guns at Smit! legislative records with relation to.the saloon, commercialized vice and gam| ling. White, however, withdrew hi charges regarding gambling and vice. Will Turn to Record. Whether the Straton letter, so far as | the Democratic nominee is concerned, will suffice as an answer also to White, | who has” gone to Europe, or whether. there is still something on the fire that will explode in the Kansan's direction still remained undisclosed today. The governor is carefully assessing | detalls of the White attack, and is go- ing straight to the legislative record, which shows in black and white his| stand on various proposals as an ase | semblyman, for his ammunition. A dt‘sk: (Continued on Page 2, Column 1) | radio engineers of the country were present. Westinghouse experts, who developed movie television, said the movies would be sent from one building to another, less than 100 feet, but, they claimed, the motion pietures could ba sent 100 miles | the INstrict | i PASTORACCEPTS today of the forces of moral progress definite thing new in political campaigns— | even if he was so minded he could | a series of debates | {for a conference on alleged gambling D. C. HEADS FACE TASK IN REDUCING BUDGET §2.515,24 Commissioners Consider Measures to Save Urg- ent Needs. SUPPLEMENTAL PLEA MAY BE LOOPHOLE Consternation Greets Lord’s An- nouncement of Extra Cut to Estimates. Surprise and consternation reigned in the departments of the District gove ernment today .when Brig. Gen. Herbert M. Lord, director of the Bureau of the Budget notified Commissioners that the President had authorized a reduction in the District budget for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1930 amounting to $2,515,924 under the already deeply- pared estimates submitted. The Com- missioners themselves had reduced the recommendations of department heads by $8,012,852, so the additional cut means a total reduction under the recommendations to the somewhat formidable figure of $10,528,776. Gen. Lord's communication stated that the President had allocated to the District of Columbia $39,962,107 as the tentative maximum amount of the 1930 estimates. This amount, he em- phasized. includes all items which are appropriated for in the District of Columbia appropriation act and $3,377,- 500 for “permanent and indefinite appropriations.” “Your regular estimates for the fiscal year 1930, to be submitted on or be- fore September 15, 1928 and prepared in accordance with the instructions of July 15, 1928, should not, therefore, exceed in their total the amount above stated,” the communcation to the Dis- trict Commissioners instructed. Confronted with a flat reduction of $2,515,924 in their carefully prepared tle to critics of his public record, and | estimates, the District Commissioners today were considering measures by which they can save urgent requirments for the fiscal needs. They indicated that there was no alternative but to prepare a supplemental statement showing the additional amount which will be re- quired. This loop-hole was left open by Gen. Lord in notifying the Commis- sioners that if the $39,962,107 allocated to the District is insufficient to meet a\keee requirements, an appeal could be en. < In submitting their original estimates the District Commissioners had asked o ward with estimates to be held against which is other words, the Commissioners will have to cut their estimates by $2,515.92¢ as a result of the agreement reached between the President and Gen. Lord at Brule. Any supplemental estimates submit- ted later to the Budget Bureau on be- half of the necessarily will have to be cons! wholly on their merits. The duty de- volves upon the budget officers, after a hearing, to determine what require- ments are essential to the necessary and efficient conduct of District affairs. SARATOGA OFFICIALS " GALLED TO ALBANY Gov. Smith Orders Three to Con- fer With Him on Gambling Reports. By the Associated Press. ALBANY, N. Y. August 8.—Gov. Smith today summoned the public safety commissioner of Saratoga Springs, and the district attorney and the sheriff of Saratoga County to Albany and vice conditions at the resort. The three officials, who yesterday i were threatened by the governor with removal from office if they were found negligent in enforcing the law, were notified by telephone to be at the ex- ecutive offices during the afternoon. The governor declined to disclose what he purposed to say to the Saratoga authorities until after he had conferred with them. He did say, however, that he had received a partial report fro State troopers whom he sent to Sara- | toga Springs to make an investigation of conditions. The nature of this re- port was not revealed. In calling for strict enforcement of one of which was ‘Thou shalt not|the law at Saratoga Springs where a bear false witness against thy neigh- | racing meet! is in progress through- the governor disclosed reports had reached him tha out the mont that |gambling and vice were flourishin | there. ENVOY DUE IN OCTOBER. New Japanese Ambassador to Sail for U. S. September 28. TOKIO, August 8 (®).—Katsujl De- | buchi, who succeeds Tsuneo Matsudaira as Japanese Ambassador to Washington, will sail with his family on Shinyi Maru from Yokohama on September 28. The ship is due at San Francisco on October 12. GAS BOMBS YIELD $20,000. St. Paul Bandits Attack Armored Money Car. ST. PAUL, August 8 (. —Four ban- dits In t > automobiles held up an armored money car here early today by hurling gas bombs into the interior. They disabled the guards and escaped with $20,000. Alleged Embezzler Held. NEW YORK, August 8 (#.—Cor- nelius Callahan, 28, assistant secretary of the Bancitaly Corporation, from which he is alleged to have stolen $496,665, is under arrest in Montreal, Assistant Distriot Attorney Harold W. Hastings sald he had been informed today. and more just as easily The screen on which the movies will America from New York and leading [appear is about eight inches square. ) g Radio Prugn‘lms; Page 31 .