Evening Star Newspaper, August 30, 1928, Page 1

WEATHER. (U. 8. Weather Bureau Forecast.) Mostly fair, slightly cooler tonight; tomorrow fair and cooler. Temperature—Highest, 94, at 4 pm vesterd lowest, 75. at 6:15 am. to- day. Pull report on page 9. Che every citf block and tion is deli as fast as the papers “From Press to Home Within the Hour” The Star’s carrier system covers vered to Washington homes the regular edi- are printed. Yesterday’s Circulation, 98,332 Closing N. Y. Markets, Pages 14 and 15 WIBHASUSDRTAUR I C B o one s ez e e 5 S T K T R BSOS e = Romam——— mn e e == No. 30802 Brrcyhas Wem WASHINGTON, D. C, THURSDAY, PAGES. - () Means Associated Press. TWO CENTS. Crewless“Phantom™ ! Ship Is Conirolled Acecurately by Radio | BODIES OF FLYFRS FOUND AT WRECK OF PLANE IN WILDS Mangled Remains of Merrill and Ronne Discovered by Searchers. Even Searchlights and Fire Extinguishers Op- erated by Wireless. By the Associated Press. WILHELMSHAFEN, Germany, Au- gust 30.—Germany’s new “phantom” ship, the radio-controlled Zaehringen, is able to perform difficult maneuvers with weird accuracy and not a soul on board. EXPLOSION FOLLOWED In trial mancuvers witnessed by ex- and press 1 ntatives, it | ith the ex- CRASH AT HIGH SPEED 3 oint of contact with its antennae. On the com- s bridge instead of the usual nautical instruments there is an elec- | trical apparatus which, upon receiving the corresponding signal from the mother ship Lightning, sets in motion such machinery as is necessitated for starting, increasing or retarding the speed, stopping or changing the ves- sel’s course. The Zaehringen is a former ship of the line, with a displacement of 11,000 tons. This modern phantom ship, in addition to obeying wireless instructions | for speed and direction, also contains a series of automatically operating afety devices such as fire extinguishers which operate in case defective feeding of the oil burners should cause a fire. Should feeding of the bollers be de- fective all the propelling machinery immediately ceases and skyrockets in- | dicate to the mother ship that there s s v s vesterday after the greatest air- ’ T‘l“’:}“"‘,‘,fi‘&efi"{s’;fip Sl 0 A e search ever known in the United | searchlights and other lights on the es. There was no place for a plane | Zaehringen ancli can cause }:he Zaeh- o % {ringen to envelop itself with a smoke rake a landing near the spol S0 oreen ~As the vessel is being used for | some of the searchers flew to Milford | arget purposes, heavy layers of cork while others made their way to Port|have been built in at various places | N. Y. where foot parties were |to prevent the ship sinking in case of | | heavy damage. d. | During yesterday’s demonstration the | tarting before daybreak a party led | ship plied back and forth near Norder- by Charles “Casey” Jones, Veleran com- | ney, sometimes described _complete ercial pilot and associate of Merrill. | circ Teached the wreck at 6:30 am. An circles around the accompanying sv.e;rm— er and once approached it within thres airplane piloted by Raymond L. Kitchen- | vards, i o man of the Curtiss Flying Service, fly- ing overhead, guided them to the place. Bodies 80 Feet From Wreck. Kitchenman in his report said the bodies were found 80 feet from the wreck. They were not burned, he said. | The plane was a total wreck and had | evidently crashed into the trees at &, terrific speed and was dashed to bits. A Fairchild pilot, who fiew over the scene, reported the ground and trees | for several feet around the wreck had | been burned, indicating that the plane had caught fire after crashing. | The spot is inaccessible except by foot | and the bodies will be packed out today. | Mr. Russell said. Ronne’s body will be| shipped to Buffalo, where he was man- | ager of the Municipal Airport. Merrill's | body will be brought to New York by train. Crash Heard in Milford. A Milford woman—a Miss Kraft— furnished the first clue to the fyers’ fate, Mr. said. Following 2 radio From en Thrown 80 Teet age of Machine Owned by Lindbergh. NEW YORK, August 30 —The man- d bodies of M. M. Merrill and Edwin M. Ronne. missing commercial fiyers. were found 80 feet from their wrecked plane at daybreak today, according to word received by F. H. Russell, of the Curtiss Fiying Service. Their plane, | # Curtiss Falcon owned by Col. Charles | A. Lindbergh, crashed and exploded in | the wilderness six miles from the Penn- ia town of Milford. wreck was sighted by fellow | | | | 11, . GOLE TEAWS OFFTO POOR START Jones and Evans Are Even,| Von EIm and Sweetser 7 Up at End of 18. By the Associated Press. CHICAGO GOLF CLUB, CHICAGO, August 30.—Playing mediocre golf, ex- cept in one instance, the American Walker Cup team had a hectic time today in the first 18 holes of the two- ball foursome contest to keep up with the British team in the first affray of the international team contest. In fact, most of the time the home play- ers were down, including Capt. Bobby Jones and Chick Evans, who adjourned | for luncheon fust square with Maj. C.| ©O. Hezlet and W. L. Hope. { The Americans came home in 37. two town. Mr. Russell notified “Casey” Jones, | his chief pilot, who, with two planes, started 2 search of the mountain wilds They followed closely Miss Kraft's di- rections and found the piane. Although Jones flew within 30 feet | of the wreck vesterday he failed to gight the bodies. He returned to Mil- | ford and organized the foot party. en- listing the ald of citizens. above par to total 76, while the Britons Ronne was born in Minneapolls, but | {55k 39 for the second half and also :n reared in L'(Iorln.nm. Since 1919 he | naq 76 ad been in Buffalo, where he managed | " Evans and Jones had overcome their < airport. He was about 35Years gpponents’ 2 up lead on the first nine L | and even gone one up, but they lost the Merrill was born in Pranklin, Idaho. | jast hole when Jones drove to the rough gerved in the Air Service in Texas dur- | anq they did not recover, taking 5. ing the war, then barnstormed through |~ George Von Elm and Jess Sweetser, the Southwest, coming six years ago to . however. after losing the first hole to Curtiss Pield, which was under his| =t ool , Column 6.) management. He was 36 years old. He :um and had one child, a boy,’ o g PR T AUTOIST IS FINED; MOTHER AND DAUGHTER FOUND BURIED IN CELLAR Discovery of Bodies Brings Ap- parent Double Murder Mystery to Attention of Police. EXCUSE IGNORED Youth Says He Left Young Woman in Car Because He Thought It Afire. By the Associated Press. | ROCK SPRINGS, Wyo., August 30.— | An aspparent double murder mystery puzzied police here today with the dis. | explanation that he had left a young covery of the bodies of Mrs. Anna Grabe | woman companion in his car when he D N rate separated trom her hus- | thought it was on fire, Judge John P. band, a railroad man, came here three | McMahon today imposed fines totaling I:" ';f,'; ({""’_’T ’D‘;vn"g”';)ml:e MU;%- 1890 on Samuel L. Galton, 22 years old, e L oee afiarwasd the whots to | OF 3081 M street, charged with eckless yeiatives she expected to return to Den- | driving. Refusing to accept the defendant's ver Policeman M Collins of the | Mrs. Anna | seventh precinct testified that while| rarch | he was turning on the lights on his t Morrison, | automobile on Wisconsin avenue last later by Galton sped | night a down the wrong side of y ran him down hine a few blocks abruptly stopped near an ton jumped from it. The chased the youth about atching him aid he a block and a half before TRIES TO RESIGN TO WED : PRESIDENT’S DAUGHTER veci sna e st car, on fire, he says, he jumped and ran ‘What about the young woman with you?” the court asked “We were near her home, so T just told her to get out of the car,” Galton | explained “But why did you run a block and half Executive Declines to Let | lean Minister of Justice Quit Post, However, 2y 1k SAN fater yesign ight Ivanez Ivanez s just scared” sentence consisted of $40 or 15 for operating without a permit 15 days for reckl Among Them An ¥ Byt rted Press TREAD BOAT FAILS. PEKING, China, August 30.—An at- tempt to prevent Roy Chapman An- drews from taking out of China the Prorth Sen Defeats Two Who Hoped to Pedal HAMBURG, Germany » The North Bea 1 e tresd-boat #5 crates of fossils which he brought buck from the Gobi Desert has been nade by the Chinese Historical Preser- Commission. This body has b joined in s protest by the Peking | Political Commission The historical commission telegraphed to the Nationalist government at Nan- King urging that curios of the character Across Atlantie August 3 nd intended Atlantic unearthed by the Andrews’ expedition hould remain in China The politic mmission, in backing up the nistorieal body b |1hat Mr. Andrews had explored for oll wo by fooL-pdwer drgosits as well as for lu.’m | Kissenger were found h | entrance. Chinese Protest Removal of Fossils, drews “Giant Beast’| | EAGUE COUNCIL CONVENES, AVOIDS MONROE DOCTRINE Chinese Nationalists Recog- nized by Seating of Wang as Representative. THREE LEADING FIGURES ABSENT FROM SESSIONS Dicarmament Forms Basis of Coi-| ridor Talk—Young Finn Is President. By the Associated Press GENEVA, August 30.—The fifty-first session of the Council of the League of Nations opened today, the mem- bers gathering at a private meeting to discuss various agenda questions. The warmth of welcome extended to Premier Mackenzie King of Can- ada, first Canadian prime minister ever to attend a Council session, was one of the features of the opening day. All the members of the Council extended cordial greetings to Mr. King. Another feature of this session was the appearance for the first time of a representative of the new Chinese Na- tionalist government. In accepting Wang King-Ki, Chinese Minister at Brussels, as the Chinese member of the Council, the League gave official recognition to the new Chinese regime. Three Leaders Absent. ‘The three leading figures in previous Councils were missing at today’s ses- sion. Sir Austen Chamberlain, British foreign secretary, is taking a long voyage for his health; Dr. Gustav Stresemann, the German foreign min- ister, was advised by his physician not to risk his health by further strain such as would be entailed by a coun- cil meeting, while Foreign Minister Briand of France will not be in Geneva until Monday, when the League Assem- bly opens. The corridors of the Council build- | ing were crowded with groups of ani- mated spectators, many of them Amer- ican visitors. The League secretariat was unable to satisfy the big demand for tickets despite the increased number of places available through enlarge- ment of the Council *“glass room.” Lobby talk centered on the prospects of disarmament which is certain to be a subject of debate in the League As- sembly. Declaring that war has now been outlawed and that force has now been replaced by justice in consequance of the Kellogg-Briand pact, the ress rights of mi- for the pi nority peoples sent a ressed to Secretary of sum stating that 35,000,000 Europeans. members of (Continued on Page 3, Column 5.) REPORT AMUNDSEN PLANE DEBRIS SEEN Dispatch Tells of Wreckage Found Off North Norway. By the Associated Press. LONDON, August 30.—An Exchange ‘Telegraph dispatch says that the Oslo Aftenposten has received a message from Harstad reporting the finding of wreckage in North Norway believed to have come from the plane in which Roald Amundsen disappeared last June The report from Harstad sald that the wreckage was supposed to have been found in the Vester Off Lofoten which is the name of a group of Is- lands slightly south of Tromsoe. The chief of the Norweglan charting department states that the Gulf Stream flows in an opposite direction from that in which the wreckage would normally have been carried to reach the spot in- dicated. He added, however, that ex- traordinary conditions have prevailed this year. TWO FOUND IN MINE. Brothers. Unconscious, Rescued From Gas-Filled Shaft. CAMBRIDGE, Ohio, August 30 () After being in the gas-filled working of the Old Orchard mine, near here, for almost 30 hours, Benjamin and William unconscious by a party of mine rescue experts late yes terday The brothers, who are coal miners, were found 3,000 feet from the mine ‘The mine has been aban- doned for 15 years. Austria Nominates Doctor. VIENNA, August 30 (4 —Prof. Clem- ens Pirquet, noted physiclan, yesterdny was nominated for the presidency of | Austria to succeed President Michael | Halnisch, whose term expires at the end | of November | If the protests are upheld at Nan- king, the American Museum of Natural History in New York will miss having in its collection fossil remains of what the explorers declare was the largest beast known to science. In describing the finding of this particular remnant of other days, members of the expedi- tion said that they could not bring out all of the relics of the animal be- cause of their size. ‘They plan, there- fore, to return to the desert next year Among other relics left in the clay bed where the great fossil was discovered, was pelvis bone which was sald to be as large as a bass drum The expedition personnel 15 now in hanghal classifying the material which s Lransportable and preparing 1t for shipment o the United States | the | | { /) TS I1SA PROUD /e T, N\ | or 94 Due Th Scores of Government offices were { sweltered in the grip of the second pro! Weather Bureau officials said would be Today's prediction 15 for a gentle | dar, tomorrow. i State Department workers were allo: | noon, as CURTIS RAPS SMATH FOR TARKF PLAS Senator Opens Republican) Campaign in Pennsylvania ' GOVERNMENT OFFICES CLOSE AS HEAT WAVE WITHERS CITY | ;Secoml Torrid Spell of Month Is Expected} to Break Tonight——Temperature of 93 is Afternoon. being closed this afternoon as the city tracted heat wave of the month, which broken tonight break in the temperature tonight with | August’s “dog days” ending, at least temporarily, as to weather as well as calen- wed to stop work at 1 o'clock this after- well as those in the most heated offices of the Navy Department. The | | entire Navy Department personnel was to be allowed to leave at 3 o'clock. — Post Office Department clerks were no- tified they could leave at 1 o'clock. Outside the Government service, the national headquarters of the American Red Cross closed up shop for the day at noon. Shipping Board and Emergency Fleet Corporation offices and the Navy and Munitions Buildings offices were closed for the afternoon. All Treasury Department employes in_the temporary buildings were fled they could leave work at noon. Workers on the top floor of the Treas- u;'y also were allowed to leave at that time. As many Agriculture Department workers as could be spared were sent home at 2 o'clock. Clerks in other Government depart- ments housed in temporary buildings Before Grange. By the As ted Press HARRISBURG, Pa., August 30.—The Democratic tariff policy, particularly as related to agriculture, was aitacked by Senator Curtis, the Republican vi presidential nominee, in a speech today before members of the National Grange. The address opened the Republican | campaign _in Pennsylvania. He declared that if the Democra are returned to power nothing could be expected from them “but an immediate low revision of the tariff,” and said that many Democratic_leaders already had committed themselves to such a policy. “In the 11 months ending August, 1921, when wheat was on the free list.” the Senator said, “Canada sold $99.472,~ 000 worth of wheat to the United States. During the fiscal year ending June 30, | 1928, Canada sold us wheat to the amount of $19,801.447, about § less of foreign wheat to compete farmers of the United States = Fo 11 months ending August, 19 flour was on the free list, Car s to the United States wheat flour d at more than 12 million dollar hile in the last year the wheat flour | imported was about one-half million dollars. “The figures show that wheat “im- ported from Canada for the week end- ing April 6, 1923, the weck before the order was issued increasing the duty on wheat from 30 to 42 cents per bushel, was 2,260,000 bushels, while only 37,000 were imported during the week after the order became effective. But why go on?—you of Pennsylvania are well informed on the imports from our neighbors across the border “In his address of acceptance last for 18 | | 80,000,000 with | r the week the Democratic candidate | President indicated he regarded the Underwood-Simmons act of 1913 as the | model he will follow if he is elected. | Let us study for a moment the effect of that tariff, which the Democratic | party promised would in no way injure | legitimate busine A few months after the law wa: (Continued on Page 2, Column 8 MARY GARRETT HAY DIES ON HER 71ST BIRTHDAY Leader in Woman Suffrage Move. ment Succumbs to Heart Attack York Equal Sufrage League from 1910 to 1918, She was chairman of the Re- publican woman’s national executive committee In 1910 and in 1 and of the League of Woman Voters of New York City from 1918 to 1923 Miss Hay was living in New Rochelle with Mrs, Carrie Chapman Catt. A f. / hours before her death last evening she was prepuring for a small party to celebrate er birthday, which came yes day. She was stricken in the aft- ernoon, and remained unconscious until her death Miss Hay n was due 1o heart dise Radio I'rmg.dna Page 38 rs old. Death yei or structures particularly exposed to the torrid rays of the sun also were given holiday for the rest of the day, leaving between noon and 3 o'clock. One heat prostration had been re- ported up to noon today, when the offi- | cial temperature at the Weather Bu- reau was reported as 90. George Scott, colored, 49, 330 Missouri avenue, strick- en while delivering coal, was treated at_Casualty Hospital. Indications were that the maximum temperature, between 93 and 94, would be reached about mid-afternoon. The humidity continues high, the Weather Bureau reported. There was little like- lthood, the forecasters said, that the mercury would top the record of the month of 97, recorded during the first- of-the-month hot spell. Down on the street, according to the Pennsylvania avenue kiosk, the mer- cury was hovering about two points above the official Weather Bureau read- ing, 92 being recorded at noon. A high-pressure area that has swept down through Saskatchewan, bringing along low temperatures, Is the basis for the prediction of cooler weather for Washington and the entire Atlan- tic seaboard. Washington won't get more than a slight touch of it, and there is no rain in sight other than a possible thundershower. Humidity Is 70 Per Cent. Seven cases of heat prostration yes- terday and last night were the toll of the second day of the heat wave, when the temperature went to 94 at 4 o'clock in the afternoon. A 70 per cent av- erage humidity made the suffering more acute. Those prostrated were: Thomas Beam, 44, 800 L street, working on the Government construction near ‘Center Markel, treated at Garfield Hospital; William Willlams colored, 337 O street southwest, treated at Emergency Hospital, Lettie Powell, colored, 1918 Eighteenth strcet, treated at Freed men’s Hospital; Philip Bird, 40, col- ored, working on construction job at Connecticut avenue and Sedgewlck yeet, treated at Emergency Hospital Grace Mercer, 28, colored, 319 O street southwest, who fainted on a street car and was treated at Cnsualty Hospital, and Joseph Hawkins, colored, 641 Third street, treated at Casualty Hos- pital. PHILIPPINE I:EADEIiS HIT LAND LAW CHANGE in Few Hours. i By the Assocluted Pres Proposed Liberalization Measure | NEW YORK, August 30.—Miss Mary Brings Opposition of Clarin {Garrett Hay, a leader i the woman uffrage movement in the Uniled t Faction in Senate. and « former chairman of the Repub- Jican woman's national executive com- | BY the Associated Press mittee, died last night at her home in] MANILA, August 30 The first revolt New Rochelle lagainst the legislative policy of Senators Miss Hay, who was born in Charles- ! Quezon and Osmena relative to the pro | town, Ind,, was an organizer of the Na- | posed lberalization of the land cor- [tional Woman Suffrage soctution. | poration lnws was manifest yesterday | From 1910 o 1912 she served as presi- ( The Senators' policy 1s in support of the dent of the New York State Federation [basic elements of Gov. Gen. Henry L £t Woman's Clubs, and headed the New |Stimson's plan for economic devel ment of the Philippines. The revolt was ded with some concern ernl Senators of the Legislature led by Jose Clarin, acting floor leader of the Naclonalista (majority) party, were sald to have made a secret compact to resist efforts to liberalize the land laws to permit holdings of more than 5000 acres. The lower house of the Legls- lature was reported to be showing a similar opposing attitude Rebel Band Makes Raid. MEXICO CITY, August 30 (@) A band of 12 rebels appeared yesterday on the highway between Mexico City and Pueblo and robbed the ppasengers of at least 13 awtomobiles and motor busses. POPULAR TICKE Gardiner and Hale Give Strong Heading to Slate. White Faces Test. BY G. GOULD LINCOLN. Staft Correspondent of The Star. PORTLAND, Me., August 30.—The publicans have put their best foot ard in the campaign for State tions here September 10 this year. They have selected two exceptionally | strong candidates to head their ticket— | W. Tudor Gardiner for governor and Senator Frederick Hale for Senator. Mr. Gardiner is called the most pop- ular candidate for governor nominated by the Republicans for years, and Sen- ator Hale has already demonstrated his vote-getting abilities in the State and has the organization strongly be- hind him. To oppose Gardiner and Hale the Democrats have named Edward C. Moran, jr., son of the chairman of the Democratic State committée, and Her- bert E. Holmes, who has served in both branches of the State Legislature. Gardiner won the nomination for governor in a four-cornered race, and Senator Hale was renominated after a bitter struggle with Gov. while Senator Hale won impressively. rolling up a 33000 lead over the governor in the primary. The contest for the senatorial nomination has left some sore spots. However, Gov. Brew- ster has offered his services to the reports is going to “play ball” Indeed, there seems little else for him to do if he is to continue in politics in this State with the hope of election to of- fice, possibly to the Senate, in the fu- ture. Second District Battle. The battleground in Maine this year is the second congressional district in the elections which are to be held 10 days hence. Representative Wallace H. ‘White, jr., who has served in Congress since his first election in 1916, has a real fight on his hands. His opponent is Col. Albert Beliveau of Rumford, of French descent. The second congressional district is more evenly divided between Repub- licans and Democrats than any of the other districts, and in the past has sometimes been represented in Congress by Democrats. Daniel J. McGiliicuddy, for example, was the district's represent- ative in 1916 when Mr. White was first elected to the House. In that year, Mr. White won by the narrow margin of 547 votes. Col. Beliveau is popular, has a war record and has been State com- mander of the American Legion. He is conducting an active campaign. If the Democrats can wring one seat in Con- gress from the Republicans in the com- ing election it will be a great solace to them, even though they lose the con- tests for governor and Senator, as now appears to be inevitable As a matter of fact, the Democrats have put all their eggs in one basket, the second congressional district, for their candidates for governor and for Moran and Mr. Holm Their candi- Senator, Mr. both live in that district dacies are expected to aid Col. Beliveau in his race against Mr. White. How- ever, the defeat of Mr. White is no easy task. He is widely known in his district and i the State and is a sea- soned campaigner. ‘The fact that he Is chairman of the House committee on merchant marine and fisheries, indus- tries in which Maine is strongly inter- ested, 18 in his favor, too. Mr. White has been re-elected by much more comfortable margins than was his first victory in 1916. In 1918, when Mr, ! :Gillicuddy was again his opponent, Mr. White had a majority of 2784. Two years later, when Harding was the presidential candidate of the Republicans, Mr. White had a walk- over, winning by 14,000 votes. The next’ election, in 1922, when the Hard- ing administration was under fire, the White majority was cut down to 3569 votes. In 1924, bs won by 9,000, and in 1926 "y 6,151 ‘The record of these elections, however, (Continued on Page 3, Column 1.) | | | Brewster, | State committee, and according to all | carly this morning HOT SPRINGS 1S GAY FOR ACCEPTANCE OF ROBINSON TONIGHT] Candidate Devotes Day to Greeting Friends Before Notification Ceremony. | MRS. ROBINSON BUSY WELCOMING WOMEN | | Scuthern Friends Plan Hearty Tribute to Cap Nominee's 25 Years in Politics. Robinson Program Begins at 7 P.M. Washington Time | | | By the Associated Press. | HOT SPRINGS, Ark., August 30.—The program for the notifi- cation today of Senator Joe T. Robinson, Democratic nominee for Vice President, follows: 6 to 8 pm. (Central Standard time) : Concert by massed bands. “The Star Spangled Banner” by 153d Infantry Band, Arkansas National Guard. Meeting called to order by John J. Raskob, chairman Demo- cratic national committee. Invocation by Rev. J. Wynn Mann, Methodist Episcopal ] | Church South, Arkadelphia, Ark. Introduction by Chairman Raskob of Gov. Harvey Parnell, who will deliver the speech of welcome. Introduction by Chairman Ras- kob of Claude G. Bowers, New York, who will deliver notifica- tion address. Speech of acceptance by Sen- ator Robinson. Benediction by Rabbi A. B. Rhine, Hot Springs. I By the Associated Press. HOT SPRINGS, Ark, August 30.—| From the four corners of the Nation Democrats were trooping today into this valley in the Ozarks for the formal notification of a Southerner, Senator Joe T. Robinson of Arkansas, of his selection as party’s vice presidential| nominee. They found a city bedecked for the | occasion and nearly every one expressed surprise at the natural beauty of the little amphitheater in which the cere- monies will be held tonight. A drizzling rain, similar to that in Albany, N. Y., which forced the notifi- cation ceremonies of Gov. Smith in- doors, began falling early this morning. ‘The rain gave promise of continuing indefinitely and caused the committee on arrangements to prepare for liolding the ceremonies in the Arlington Hotel ball room, if necessary. The Senator, in order to greet per- sonally as many of the visitors as pos- | Sible, had arranged to be up early and | also had disposed of his business so as | to have the entire day free. ! Preparations for the ceremonies were | completed last nmght. Before retiring, the Senator spent a few minutes testing out the amplifiers, which extend through the amphitheater and well up the mountainsides, where many are ex- pected to gather. Mrs. Robinson Busy. From every hotel, bath house and office building floated red, white and blue streamers, while the street was | arched at intervals with banners, sev- eral bearing the inscription: “Our Joe, Next Vice President.” Mrs. Robinson also had arranged a program to keep her busy to virtually the notification hour. She was up late last night welcoming many of the first arrivals. Her program today included a recep- | tion given by the Democratic women at Hot Springs to woman members of the national committee and on the | committee of notification. She also | had a full afternoon schedule. : John J. Raskob, chairman of the Democratic national committee; Sena- tor Peter G. Gerry of Rhode Island, a member of the Democratic advisory committee, and & host of other Demo- cratic chieftains were scheduled to ar- rive this morning. Keynoter Arrives. Among others to arrive was Claude G. Bowers of New York, the keynoter at the national convention and the man selected to notify formally the Senator of his selection for second place on the ticket. But aside from those known nationally in the wigwams of the party, the great bulk of the gathering thou- sands were Southerners, principally from the Senator’s home State To Arkansas, the day is one of great importance. To the thousands of | friends who for more than a_quarter | of a century have supported Robinson | in his campaigns, the notification af- | | forded an opportunity to show esteem, By special proclamation of Gov. | Harvey Parnell, the day is a holida throughout the State in honor of the first native son ever to be accorded a place on a presidential ticket. To meet a traffic problem, Central avenue, the city's one through street, will be roped off and vehicles diverted over roads along the mountain tops on either side of the city. One portion of Central avenue is a part of the amphitheater where the ceremonies will be held and must be cleared of traffic by nightfall Channel Swimmer Gives Up. CAPE GRIZ NEZ France, August 30 “@ exander Bakker of Holland, who started a cross-channel swim at 8:40 velock last night, gave up the attempt By the Associated Press EVANSTON, IIl., August 30.—As a dog catcher Clarence Skinner was very, very good So they fired him “If you weren't stopped, Chief Freeman to Skinne; Evanston dogless.” he chief told Skinner that the dog catcher’s recards showed 1,338 dogs had been captured since March 1 “That's a lot of dogs,” the police head id i informing Skinner that his dog. tehing dyties wes about to terminate. “You caug¥ all ods, muzeled and un- sald Police you'd make / Dog Catcher Loses Job When Zflear Threatens to Clear City of Canines muzled, licensed and unlicensed, thor- | oughbred and just plain dog. The Hu- mane Soclety complains you also shot al that you couldn't cateh. It appears you are altogether too good at catching dogs to be a good dog- catcher.” Gene Deservi was appol ceed Skinner. Upon " hia Deservi issued a statement. “No dog,” he said, “need fear that I will_take undue advantage of my au- thority. Every dog will have its day ) iand every day its dos.” nted to suc- appointment . |second offense reckless driving, | liam H. Harland in his f: ! port, submitted today to | within a period of one | speeding, even if those offe | feel that a compulsory jail sentence | cording to report, shows th their | chs |IGHTER PENALTIES UNDER TRAFFIC LAW URGED BY HARLAND Director Would Let Court De- cide on Imprisonment for Speeding. SAYS JAIL TERMS MAKE JURY CONVICTICN HAR Teport Shows Pennsylvania Connecticut Avenues Lead in Number of Accidents. D Radical changes in the traffic act which would reduce the penalties pre- scribed for third offense speeding, first offense driving while intoxicated and and which would give the courts more dis- cretionary powers in these cases, commended by Traffic Director W 1al he Di: mmissioners. The existing mas hird offense speeding, 1 clared, is too severe ar modified to limit the ofT: courts should be permitted to d whether the offender should in addition to being fined traffic act is writter a jail s compulsory for all third o five ria or ten years apart. As a result, Ha pointed out, it is difficult to ob! cor victions on third offenses of speeding because juries and judges “apparen some cases is too sev: For the first offense driving drunk and second offense reckless ing, Mr. Harland said, the court be allowed to exercise a greater degree of discretion than at prese: ommended that on first-offense dii while intoxicated and second off reckless driving it should be left to discretion of the court as to whether the defendant is to be sent to fined, but that in all subsequent c; jall sentences should app! “Owing to the compulsory tences for convictions of drivi intoxicated and second offen: driving nearly all offenders a these charges ask for jury t experience has shown that it is cult to secure convictions on of the compulsory jail sentence Har- land declared. “It is believed that the ends of justice would be served if heav fines were imposed for the first offense and the permits canceled, as now pro- vided by law, and that the present maximum apply only to re- peaters.” whil di 89 Fatal Accidents. Mr. Harland also asked the Con missioners to clothe the director of traffic with authority to place signs on public highways and other public places Under the existing act, he said, tem- porary signs such as must be plac by the Police Department in conr with parades, funerals, wed fires are not legal and neither t nor the courts can enforce ti cause the traffic act prov sign placed on a strect is a noi of a regulation. He explained that it is practically impossible to pass regu tions which would cover all of thesc situations and secure their enforcement in the courts under the existing act The remainder of Mr. Harland's re- port is devoted chiefly to statistics which show that there were 4,138 acci- dents during the fiscal year ended June 30 last, or about one-half of the total since 1925. The report shows that 2,388 of accidents resulted in personal injuries as compared with 2,892 in the preceding 12 months’ period and that 89 caused fatalities. This is an increase of 1 over 1927. Seventy-eight of the & were charged to automobil street cars. two to motor cycle to a bley The principal where the m at fault, according ¢ s driving, fa y, careless d! streets, driving under the liquor, skidding, lost control. falling to give signal and excee speed limit. Pedestrians at Fault. The chief causes of accidents wh pedestrians presumably were at fa Mr. Harland sald, were crossing not a crosswalk, stepping from behind playing in the street, walk- ing in the street. inattentive to trafic conditions, crossing at & crosswalk against a signal and intoxication A study of the accidents on the priv cipal streets in the last two ve A pr a parked cars, Penns; ave! and Connecticut accidents than There were Pennsylvania_avenue in 1926. Connecticut with 181 aceident 1 the preceding ve s also show that there in 1926 to vania more oughfares. on tist crease of in the accidents on Fourteenth sue The reduction there, Mr. Harland as well as on other important s was due to the erection of stop and to the vigorous enforcement traffic laws and regulations. Mrs Harland called particular atten- tion to what he described as a re- markable reduction of accidents on Six- teenth street and on Massachusetts avenue, which he attributed lurgely to traffic signals and to better cuservance of amber lights following the red lights. Study now is in progress, he said, to determine why accidents increased on Georgla avenue, Wisconsin avenue and Ninth street Based on traffic fatalities per 100,000 . Mr. Harland declared th Washington continues to occupy a fa vorable position with other cities throughout the United States, accord ing to reports of the Census Bure Traffic fatalities in Washington dur the 52 weeks ended June 16, 19 report showed, amounted to 154 g0 of per 100,000, which is lower than any other city having a population equat to or greater than Washington The report shows that the Trat fic Bureau issued 38,018 drivers' p mits during the vear. which produced a revenue of $73.485.50. Of these 23.- 684 were new permits, 4,867 were dupli- cates and 9465 were learners' permits In addition 89 permits were issued free of charge to members of the diplomatie corps. Fermits revoked or suspended during the year totaled 959, The largest num- ber, 411, were taken up for driving while under the influence of liguas,