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“From Press to Home Within the Hour” The Star’s carrier system covers every city block and the regular edi- tion is delivered to Washington homes as fast as the papers are printed. \VEA'l-‘!liER. % (U. 8 Weanis Bureau Pocatay TFair and slightly warmer ton! to- morrow partly cloudy and warmer, fol- lowed by local thundershowers. ‘Temperatures: Highest, 80, at 3:30 .m, yesterday: lowest, 56, at 5:30 a.m. ]ay. Full report on page 9. L 4 WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION ar. L g Yesterday's Circulation, 103,087 TWO CENTS. MACDONALD VISIT Closing N. Y. Markets, Pages 10 and 11 Entered as second class matter vost office, Washington. D. C. ) Means Associated Press. No. 31,123. WASHINGTON, D. C., WEDNESDAY, JULY 17, 1929—THIRTY-SIX PAGES. NANK|NG DEMANUS WICKERSHAM SUGGESTION THAT RUSSIA FREE SEIZED NATIONALS Chinese Reply to Soviet, Held | Conciliatory, Paves Way for Negotiations. MANCHURIAN TROOPS MASS ALONG BORDER Nationalists Declare Moscow and Rail Officials Have Not Abided by Agreement. By the Associated Press. NANKING, China, July 17.—China’s Nationalist government has replied to | Soviet Russia’s ultimatum growing out | of Manchurian seizure of the Chinese | Eastern Railway, the Nanking govern- ment's answer being dispatched just | within the three-day time limit named | by Moscow. ; The Nanking note, after seeking to Justity events in Manchuria, contained three points of importance: (1) That Nanking “very soon” will #end Chu Zao Yang, former Ambassador at Moscow, who now is in Nanking, to Moscow to discuss matters pending be- | tween the two governments. (2) A demand—which was empha- sized as not a counter demand—that | the Soviet release all Chinese imprison- |SURPRISING TO GOVERNORS RITCHES PROMISED COMMENT ON LA {Executives Are Asking Whether Head of | TOU.S.TAN P ! | single conference than at any other much taken by surprise as the general two fundamentals: Did Mr. Wickersham speak with the forekriowledge of President Hoover? Did Mr. Wickersham express his per- sonal opinion or was he endeavoring to reflect a forthcoming conclusion of the commission itself? ‘The first question is being asked gen- erally on the theory that maybe Mr. Hoover did not object to the projection of the prohibition problem still further into the public consclousness by calling it to the attention of the governors of the States on an occasion when more | State executives are gathered in a | time. The President made prohibition | one of the outstanding topics of his | own inaugural address, and it is con- Enforcement Commission Speaks With Foreknowledge of President. BY DAVID LAWRENCE. NEW LONDON, Conn., July 17.—The assembled governors here were as 1 public by the letter from Chairman Wickersham of the President’s Ccmmission on Law Enforcement. Governors from dry States scrutinized 1t to see if it reflected previous wet views of Mr. Wickersham, while wets saw corroboration of their view that the existing system must in some way be modified. ‘The central point of inquiry in the informal discussions in the lobby of the Hotel Griswold, where the conference is being held, was directed to these sidered incredible here that Mr. Wick- ersham could have written the kind of letter he did without at least telling the President about it, if not showing him the text in advance. Gov. Roosevelt, who read the letter, regarded it as so significant that he called it to the attention of the news- paper men even before the conference began, so that they might be prepared for a sensation. 'Mr. Wickersham was originally asked by Gov. Roosevelt for any suggestions or recommendations that could be transmitted to the gov- ernors’ conference, so the initiative, in a sense, was with the New York governor. ‘The fact that Mr. Roosevelt included " (Continued on e 5, Column 2.) KUBALA DESCRIBES FATALOCEAN 0P Polish Flyer, in Story of At- ed in Russia. (3) A similar demand that the Mos- cow government protect adequately C'inese Nationals in Russia from aggression and repression. Chinese Troops Guard Border. Almost coincidentally with dispatch ! of the government's reply to Moscow it was revealed that 15,000 Manchu- Tian troops had been mobilized within the past 48 hours for strategic positicns on the border, principally at Manchuli, the terminus of the Chinese Eastern Railway. In justifying seizure of the Chinese Eastern and expulsion of its Russian ofi.cers and employes, tne note declared that they and Russia nad not abided by the agreement of 1924, fixing the re- lationship of the' two countries with Tegard to the railroad and that the actions taken were necessary to preserve order in Manchuria. The charge was made that Soviet Russian _agents in Manchuria, had spread Communitst propaganda so as to endanger the Chinese government and its social system. Crisis Is Considered Easy to End. ‘The Nanking note was a reply to the Soviet note handed the chaffe at Mos- cow, Saturday at midnight, the last of which was received in Nanking by Presi- dent Chiang Kai Shek yesterday mor! ing. Moscow demanded release of a rested Russians, cancellation of illegal orders presumed to mean those taking over the Chinese Eastern—and sub- mission of questions affecting the two countries to negotiations. The Nanking reply was preceded by | the statement of an official spokesman that “the National government consid- ers the alleged crisis of comparatively casy settlement.” No official explana- tion was offered of what was regarded as authoritative information, however, of extensive additional movements of troops to Manchuria. Chiang’s Message Is Censored. ‘The censor instructed correspondents not to send telegrams regarding the re- port on the crisis which President Chiang Kal-Shek generally was known to have made to & gathering of Kuo- | | and favorable wind. tempt, Tells of Friend’s Death. BY MAJ. CASIMIR KUBALA. Surviving Pilot of the Polish Transatlantic Flight Expedition. Wireless to The Star and the New York Times. HORTA, Azores, July 17.—Before we started from Le Bourget Saturday morning there assembled quite a num- ber of people on the field for the rea- son that we were not flying alone, and the French airman, Coste, was also starting on 2 semi-official flight. Thanks to the report on weather con- ditions by the Meteorological (weather) Bureau in New York, of which we had been apprised over the telephone from New York by our friend, Engineer Weis- blat, we were sure of a safe flight to New York. ' | A part of Prance was covered in (og,i Over the sea we had beautiful weather | Up to 8 am. we; | met a few steamers. T was giving hourly eports that we were fiying in good hape and order. Every steamer with which I desired to communicate gave me her message slowly so that I could understand. I was verifying our loca- tion both by means of the sextant as well as by the positions given me by the steamers. About noon the sky became cloudy. | In some places through which we passed we met with rain. At 4:40 p.m. Station FNSO gave our position by radio as 44.40 north latitude and 24.36 west longitude. Our average speed up to that time was 165 kilometers (about 203 miles) an hour. We still had in our tanks about 4,400 litters (about 4,650 gallons), which meant that with 1,700 revolutions, which we were then mak- ing, the supply would have lasted for | about 38 hours. | Motor Began to Beat. o s| mintang leaders at party headquarters | yesterday. . It was learned that the President in- formed these leaders the government policy toward Russia would "be carried out in two stages, the taking over of the Chinese Bastern Railway being the rst. He was then quoted as saying: “After the first stage we will go fur-| ther, “The imperialist powers are greatly | exeited over our coup against the Rus- | sians and are united against us for fear that their interests may be involved. So Jong as we Chinese are united our- selves we need not fear oppression from the outside. “Unfortunately, we have a small up known as the reorganization clique, which is seeking to create dis- sension within our ranks. We must eliminate such elements and continue our program.” PROTESTS SWEEP MOSCOW. Chinese Embassy Is Stormed by Mob That Includes Expatriates. MOSCOW, July 17 (#).—Moscow rang until an early hour today with, popular protests and demonstrations against the Chinese government, de-| spite announcement of what was con- sidered a conciliatory communique from the Nanking government. ' Russians and Chinese expatriates stormed the Chinese embassy on the | Prapotkin Pereylok, throwing eggs, | sticks and stones and smashing window | panes. regiments of lice) cavalry and infantry were hard put to preserve order. Staft Is Terrified. Inside the embassy the demonstra- tion, which increased in intensity as night went on, caused a panic among the staff of 20 or more, who huddled together in one of the rooms in sus- pense. They were worn, pale and hag- gard, with hollow cheeks and sunken eyes fgym want of sleep. Sia wen-Sun, the Chinesc diplomatic representative, told the correspondent he had not left the embassy for two days and had not slept for two nights, cabling message after message, with the hope of some word which would relieve | | tions, we should have reached in 40 | ‘The motor then began to beat, but we did not pay any attention. We were flying in a southwesterly direction so as | to follow along 42 degrees north lati- tude as far as Boston, which city, even | with very unfavorable weather condi- hours after our start from Paris. At 6 pm. the motor began to mhss revolutioris and to beat more and more, so that we decided to land a% the Azores, and consequently changed our direction to the south. A steamer which we met then verified our position as 40.50 north latitude and 26.30 west longitude. ‘We were about 250 kilometers (about 156 miles) from the Azores. The time was used by me for conversations with them. I told them that because of a motor defect we had to land there, and they advised me that the place of land- ing is the Island of Fayal. However: we were forced to land before reaching that island, and either on the sea or on the Island of Graciosa. which was in our path, in spite of the fact that t{:ere were no favorable landing facili- ties. The_trouble was in the motor, which from 1,800 lutions had slowed down 10 1,200, and in the equilibrium of our lane, which could not be held In a horizontal position. Overcome by Fumes. As soon as we were over the island | Idzikowski, in order to facilitate the landing, emptied our benzine tanks { i to get fresh air and in spite of my covering my nose and mouth with a| cloth I was half poisoned by , and ; after a few seconds lost consclousness. | I fell down on the floor of the plane, and regained consciousness only the: next day in a hospital. ' In the meantime Maj. Idzikowski had | to decide how to land as soon as pos- sible, and this he did on a cornnelii The fields on that particular island | form small lots about 100 meters (al 330 feet) long, each divided by a high | wall to shield the crops from winds. | Our plane, after rolling on the ground ! for a short distance, pierced one of | these walls and overturned, with the wheels up, and then rolled down from | (Gontinued on Page 2, Column 6.) (Continued on Page 2, Column 7.) | THEY WORE TOO MANY CLOTHES, SAYS JUDGE, FINING BATHERS Spokesman Denies Chu:ge—Telh Court He Was “Ducking” Friend to Sober Him. By the Assoclated Press. EVANSTON, Iil, July 17.—A big fel- jow, D. B. Morris, and a little one, Prank Bulo, were fined by Magistrate Franklin yesterday for going in bath- ing with teo many clothes on. Policene; mhlf‘ kmml‘e‘ upon the 'r;\': e ichigan. 3 m‘n' ig fellow was throwing the acmnnd I pha mebar | ‘The big fellow -poohed this. He . sald the'lmle fel m been drlnk-' ing and that the stunt of ducking him | in the lake was for purposes of sober- 1 lety. '{'he court decided, however, that reg- ! ular dress was unbecoming Gnder the! —il;age 22 Radio 1]:j‘mgmms LOANS TOFARNS TO AWAIT POLICY Federal Board Announces $150,000,000 Not to Be Used Yet. By the Associated Press. The Federal Farm Board announced today that no loans would be made (out of its $150,000,000 fund available, pending a determination of policy. Of the $500,000,000 authorized by Congress for the use of the board, $150,000,000 was appropriated, and there are indications that quite a number of requests are already on hand for por- tions of the money. Announcement also was made by the board that when loans are made the board will deal only with officials of the co-operative marketing associations. Notice to Be Given. 'I':e announcement of the board today ead: “At present the Federal Farm Board is not in a position to give definite consideration to applications for loans. When the board has determined such principle of action as will premit it to give consideration to these applica- tions, notice will be given through the press and to the co-operatives. “The board wishes to announce. in connection with this matter of loans 10 co-operative marketing associations, that it will deal only with officlals of the cosoperatives themselves, and that | no association need employ counsel or other special representatives in order to gain a full, complete and sympathetic hearing of its problems.” Cost Reduction Aim. Reduction of the marketing costs of agricultural products will be sought by the Federal Farm Board as a means of boosting the farmer's returns without adding a corresponding increase to the consumer’s expenses. To accomplish this objective, the board has set itself to the task of or- ganizing the farmer's marketing facili- ties on a gigantic national scalé, work- ing. all the time “with and through established groups of farmers who are | organized or who may be organized on | a basis of specific farm commodities.” ‘Will Go to Louisiana. Declaration of this policy was given board with an announcement that the members would go to Baton Rouge, La.. July 29. to attend the meeting of the American Institute of Co-operation, during which they expect to confer with national leaders in co-operating marketing. The board’s announcement warned that ‘“deliberate” action must be ex- pected. It was revealed that several appeals are pending from agricultural groups, but no hint was given as to the probable disposition of the $150,- 000,000 which the board already has ;vlldllble out of the $500,000,000 loan und. Many Conferences Likely. The board’s decision to work through the farm organizations in its drive for reduced marketing costs is expected to lead to many conferences with the agricultural leaders. Regional commodi- ty meetings are planned “as soon as time will permit” in such sections as ! the need for them becomes apparent. Chairman Legge is enthusiastic about the rise in wheat prices. He says it is Jjustified by crop reports and weather conditions both at home and abroad, ‘although I would Ifke to take as much | gredit, as pocsible for it for the board.” War helmeted, heavily armed | The benzine emitted such a polsonous | e “psychological effect” of e es- Vcaypayour” (secret po- | smell that in spite of my leaning out! tablishment of the board, he believes, has helped. KING’S HEALTH IMPROVES. Condition Continues Satisfactory, Says Om\chl Bulletin. LONDON, July 17 (#)—It was offi- clally stated at Buckingham Palace to- ut | day ~ that improvement noted yester- day in the condition of King George, after his operation of Monday, con- tinued to be satistactory. No formal bulletin was issued. FALL’S SISTE Mrs. Kutharl_ne Petty Is Committed to California Asylum. 1OS ANGELES, July 17 (#).—Mrs. atherine Petty. sister of Albert B. Fall, ormer Secretary of the Interior was committed to a State insane asylum yesterday on the order of the Su custedy of psichopat flu 1924, "She is a former magasine R INSANE. EOWAM T AR o ' Reports Floods in Bombay. LONDON, July. 17 (#).—Exchangs ‘Telegraph durmm from Bombay io- dey sald widespread ficods were re- ported in the Sind division of that vince. At Sukkur Barrage th> en- ire township was sgbme 1 with 12 deaths. In Mmel:b!’nd undreds of eattle died from ure in torrential rains. f~mm inta a huee lake. | in a statement late yesterday by the! Gord officer | ¢ o QUESTION DELAYED Maryland Governor Withholds Views on Wickersham Plan Until Formal Conference. GOV. BYRD ADDRESSES SESSION ON TAX REFORM Declares Work of Modernizing Archaic System Has Only Begun in This Country. By the Assoclated Press. NEW LONDON, Conn., July 17.—The second session of the twenty-first an- nual Governors' Conference opened to- day with attention focused on Gov. Al- bert C. Ritchie of Maryland, the day's presiding officer, because of his promise of “comprehensive comment” on George W. Wickersham's letter on prohibition enforcement. This comment was de- layed, however. The letter from Mr. Wickersham, wno is chairman of President Hoover's Law Enforcement Commission, was read yes- | terday by Gov. Franklin D. Roosevelt of New York. It suggested that division of prohibition enforcement between Federal and State governments, the for- mer attending to importation, manu- facture and interstate shipments, and the latter to retail sale, might lead to modification which would make the liquor laws “reasonably enforceable.” Ritchie's Comment Delayed. Gov. Ritchie’s comment, planned for delivery at this morning's session, was postponed because the session starteq iate. - Gov. Ritchie merely introduced the speakers of the day. Three of | these, Tax Commissioner Willlam H.| Blodgett of Connecticut, Gov. Harry | Flood Byrd of Virginia and Gov. George | P. Shafer of North Dakota, talked on taxation, and the fourth, Harry F. Gug- genheim of New York, president of tr.e Daniel Guggenheim Fund for the Pro- 30"0" of Aeronautics, spoke on avia- jon. Most of the governors made state- ments after the Wickersham letter was read, but Gov. Ritchie withheld com- ment until he had l:r‘ponunlly to make it formally before the conference. “I am ot going to make myself foolish,” he sald, “by saying such things as ‘speculative’ and ‘interesting’ or some such silly things.” Warned on Taxation. Commissioner Blodgett - warned the governors against allewing the national authorities {o encroach on State rights in the matter of taxation, saying “the estate tax has no business in the Fed- eral Government program in time of peace. It should be saved for war emer- gency and dropped when peace begins. You governors should have as one of your objectives here plans for ways to keep the Federal Government from im- posing on your collective States in the matter of all corporation, inheritance, personal and death taxes.” | Gov. Byrd's talk was on the plan of segregating tax collection so that an amicable collection method would be adopted by districts, cities and an en- tire State to relieve taxpayers of the burden of duplicating payments on property. . Gov. Shafer warned against en- croachment by the Federal Government on States rights in gasoline taxation, pointing out the need by States of col- lections on gasoline for maintenance of highways and for construction of new highways and of the advantage the gas tax has in reducing local real estate taxes. 2 “A Federal gasoline tax would proba- bly start a reaction against the en- tire principle of taxation,” he said. “Al- ready $300,000.000 are collected an- nually by the States on this one form of taxation and an additional burden by the Federal Government would bring on a reaction likely to have serious consequences.” Progress in tax reform has been slow in the United States, Gov. Byrd said in addressing the governor’s conference on “Segregation of the Subjects of Taxation.” ‘The work of revising and moderniz- ing archaic systems of taxation has only begun in this country, he said, and the highly unsatisfactory general (Continued on Page 5, Column 3.) PLATTSBURG YOUTH DIES IN RUM CHASE | 4 Second Fatality in Month in Bor- der Town, Comes From Liquor Running. By the Associated Press. PLATTSBURG, N. Y., July 17— An attempt to smuggle liquor from BATTLING THE BOOTLEG * INTALKS ON RS | Proposed Call Reaches Stage | of Diplomatic Negotiations Between Nations. | DISCUSSIONS IN LONDON | Conversations of Prime Minister and Ambassador Dawes Be- lieved Progressing. | By the Associated Press. LONDON, July 17.—Informal ecn- versations between Premier Ramsey VM cDonald and Ambassador Charles G. | Dawes on naval reduction have reached the point where the question of the | Premier's visit to tne United States | is the subject of diplomatic negotia- | tions it was learned today. These negotiations were said to be with regard to the time of the prime minister's visit and to making it effec- tive in promoting the cause of naval | disarmament. Visit Discussed Before. Lindy Takes First Flight in Blimp in Cruise With Wife By the Associated Press. WO EDITORS WIN f p 2 | Tt is understood that up to this point | | the question of Mr. MacDonald's visit | has not been raised formally, though | naturally it has been discussed betwcen y ’ the Ambassador and the Premler. Premier MacDonald was said neither |to have asked for an invitation nor | has one heen tendered him. The idea is | to clear the ground sufficiently in pri- | vate conversations to warrant making JAL TERM STAY Appellate Judge Overrules' Jurist Who Denied Delay in Contempt Sentence. By the Associated Press. { CLEVELAND, July 17.—Louis B.| Seltzer, editor of the Cleveland Press, | and Carlton K. Matson, chief editorial | writer, were given a stay of execution today by Appellate Judge Willis Vickery after Common Pleas Judge Frederick P. Walther had held them in contempt of court, and ordered them to serve 30 | days in the county jall and pay fines| of $500 each. Judge Vickery, reached at his home by Newton D. Baker, former Secretary of War and counsel for the newspaper | men, ordered their release under $1,000 bond each, pending an appeal. Roth Had Been in_Jail. ‘The appeal, filed by Baker on grounds | of error, will not be heard for six or | seven months, unless & motion is made ! der, Judge Vickery said. Seltzer and Matson were permitted to leave the jail, where they had been | formally booked as prisoners. | udge Walther, who heard the charges | brought by himself as a result of an | editorial in the Press criticizing his | granting of an injunction to racing in- | terests, ordered immediate execution of | the sentence. of execution, saying there was no statute to support it. Arrest at Once Is Ordered. In spite of Baker's announcement that he would appeal at once to the appellate court, Judge Walther issued a call for Sheriff Hanratty to take the two men into custody at once. The injunction involved was granted by Judge Walther to operators of the Thistledown race track, Testraining P to advance it ahead of the regular or- |~ LOS ANGELES, July 17.—Col. ' and Mrs. Charles A. Lindbergh made _their first dirigible fiignt here last night upon their ar- rival at the Metropolitan_Air- port by plane from San Fran- | cisco. A blimp was anchored at the field when the couple arrived and they transferred to it for a 30-minute tour. Lieut. Karl Lange, pilot of the gas bag, said upon its return to the airport, that Lindbergh had taken the controls part of the time. The colonel and his wife were laughing when they stepped from the blimp. CLARK GRIFFITH GOES UNDER KNIFE PR Nationals’ President Is Chicago Hospital Suffer- ing From Appendicitis. BY J;)HN B. KELLER. CHICAGO, Il July 17.—Clark Grif- in | fith, president of the Washington base | The jurist denied a motion for & stay | pa)) club, was to undergo an operation | V¢ here at 1:30 o'clock this afternoon for appendicitis, according to Edward B. Eynon, jr., secretary of the team. Griffith, who is 59 years of age, was removed from the hotel where he had been stopping at 6 o'clock this morning to Mercy Hospital, supposedly suffer- | ing from appendicitis. Physicians this morning endeavored Sheriff Hanratty from interfering with | t5 scatter with ice packs a severe in- ‘I:itl:: S'r':-u?'fé";i‘l‘i" 1':".'1‘ System of | testinal inflammation that attacked STRERGTH N FIHT Attempt of Soeialist to Thrust Rhine Question to Fore Is Beaten Decisively. By the Associated Press. PARIS, July 17.—While Premier Poincare was confined to his bed today with exhaustion and extreme fatigue | from his strenuous efforts on behalt of the debt accords with America and | Great Britain, the French Chamber of I Deputies gave him a second vote of con- | fidence, 350 to 238. | The vote came on the resolution of the Soclalist Deputy Blum seeking sub- ordination of the adoption of the Young | plan to immediate evacuation of the | Rhineland. The resolution was. posed for a confidence vote by Vice Premier * = { Louts Barthou, Who thus took another | communications. opportunity to emphasize the govern- ment’s victories of yesterday. Opposition Loses Ground. ‘While the vote was being taken, it was noised around that the premier’s | physician had found a slight feverish | condition. but said he was not in the | least gravely {ll. He prescribed hours' complete rest and M. Barthou said he expected M. Poincare back in the chamber on Friday. ‘The government's majority in today's ote was nearly double that of last night and was significant, because the opposition had one less vote than yes- terday, while the additional deputies present all stood by the government. The fact was the test of strength came ‘lau night. The premier won his fight, | and the remainder of the discussion, it | seemed, would be largely for the im- pression of constituents. | _Deputies Blum and Aristide Briand, "~ (Continued on Page 2, Column 5.) TWO GIANT LINERS a formal issue of the visit. ‘While it was known that conversation on naval reduction between Ambassador Dawes and Prime Minister MacDonald have been progressing to their mutual 'nm(u:uon. the .time has not yet ar- rived when either the embassy or the government wishes to take the public into its confidence. No Official Statement. ‘There has been no new official state- ment regarding the conversations since the intimation of J. H. Thomas, lord i privy seal, in an address last Friday that the conversations were proceeding | “very well.” He had nothing to say of | prospects for the future, | It was supposed here the exchanges {of views between the Ambassador and the premier may continue for some time | before an announcement is made either in Washingfon or in London, but the | secrecy surrounding the meetings thus i far has been an obstacle to obtaining real information. | " While it was stated here the con- | versations had advanced to a point { where the Ambassador had made com- | munications to Washington, nothing | could be learned as to the tenor of those London™s political writers thus far have not hazarded even | & guess. STIMSON iEPEI\'El REPORTS. Secretary Declines to Disclose Any Dis- armament Developments. | By the Associated Press. Ambassador Dawes has been in fre- | quent communication with the State Department since starting disarmament discussions in London with Prime Min- | ister MacDonald, but it was said last {night ‘that nothing of a “startling nature” had been received which would Justify indications of an agreement on the naval status of the two countries. Secretary Stimson has received most of the reports from the Ambassador and has emphatically declined to discuss the negotiations in any way. It was believed, however, in well informed cir- cles, that any statement bes great weight on the naval psoblem will come | first from London. l It was reiterated last night that the | United States is particularly anxious that the London discussion shall not lead to a naval conference. either for- took the 7‘and that the system is illegal and that ..erefore the order was not binding, and closed the track. Pictured Judge as Racers' Dupe. ‘The Press, in an editorial published the same day the injunction was grant- ed, and twice revised in later editions, declared the injunction either *“mon- strous” or ridiculous, and accused Judge Walther of having been made the dupe of racing interests. The judge instituted contempt proceed- ings, charging the editorial was libelous and contemptuous. He asserted that if the paper’s statements were true, he is “not fit to sit upon the bench.” Baker argued strenuously for freedom of the press, in the hearing, which was concluded this morning, when Judge ‘Walther refused his motion to dismiss editorial was in contempt. Equalising Penalty Is Urged. Judge Walther pronounced his sen- tence after Baker, when his motion for dismissal was denied, rested the defend- ants' case without calfing witnesses or offering evidence. The jurist then de- clared Seltzer and Matson guilty. He asserted that Ohlo Supreme Court de- cisions had shown that lower courts have the inherent right to convict and punish contempt of court, even in cases not pending. e judge said, however, Canada has taken the life of the sec- ond Plattsbyrg youth within a month. Elijah E” Belgarde, 21, was killed yesterday when his automobile over- turned while attempting to elude bor- der patrolmen. e patrolmen sald they found 16 bags of ale in the machine. The_customs officers, P. H. Coleman and F. L. Coveney, said e loaded the ale at Toussaint Trombly, on the Canadian side, and was half a mile below the border when they sight- ed him. They started i runnlt. and Belgarde, in an effort to halt the chase, scattered roofing nails in the path of the Government machine. Failing in this, on reaching Mooers Folks, 3 miles from the border, he at- tempt to swing his car around with the evident intention of heading back into Canada. The car overturned twice, fracturing Belgarde's skull, On June 15 Arthur . A T Plattsburgh, was fatally shot after fail- ing to A command lon. case, Seek Endurance Record. ThEl-l'gleET, La., 17 (P)— e lyan monoplane y M by Van Lear Leary and William San- ders, Shreveport fiyers, took off at 10:20:32 a.m,, central standard time in an effort to establish & new refueling endurance mark, Miles of desert have been trans- that the present case regarding his in- junction still is pending, & point which Baker denied. Recommendations of punishment were asked by the judge of Baker and John A, Cline,” former county prosecu- tor and past president of the Ohio State Bar Association, who served as prosecutor. Cline pointed out that the newspaper men had made no attempt at apology or offered testimony. He said that, therefore, the punishment should be commensurate with the harm done. Statement of Editors. Seltzer and Matson issued the fol- lowing formal statement: “Sometimes situations arise in fight- ing for a principle when hazards must be taken. “This is & plain case of freedom of the press to criticize court orders it regards as lawless. The order, which is the crux of this case, was an order rain an officer his sworn duty. ticized that order. We knew hagard. fine of a ‘“}vo.,.’shmn clearing house, $5,185.- Treasury balance, $228,813.152.88. 1"';:00"% clearing house exchan e Vork clearing €100 non nan; ge. house batance, the charges, Baker also denled that the | Griffith last night. Griffith came here Monday to appear | before Judge Kenesaw Landis, organ- | l2ed base ball commissioner. in con- nection with the dispute between the | Washington and Atlanta clubs concern- iny ssion of the contract of Joe | Giard, pitcher. He had delayed leaving Washington a day that & physical ex- amination might be completed. Grif- fith's health has not been the best for some time, and he did not bear the trip here from the Capital well. Late last night he complained of ab- minor nature. The pains became more intense at a late hour, however. and Eynon summoned physicians. Eynon and Mike Martin, trainer of the club, and the physicians remained with Grif- fith until his transfer to the hospital this morning. 3 Secretary Eynon is at Griffith's bed- | side at the hospital and expected to re- | main with him through the operation. Sar sl St {FOX CRITICALLY HURT AS CHAUFFEUR DIES Movie Magnate's Condition Is De- clared Serious as Result of Collision Injuries. By the Associated Press. MINEOLA, N. Y., July 17.—Dr. Wil- liam M. Post, who attended William Fox at the Nassau County Hospital to- day for injuries received in an automo- bile accident, saild the movie producer was in a critical ‘condition. Mr. Fox, he said, is suffering from a hemorrhage of the brain and his face 18 a mass of cuts and bruises. He also has a possible fracture of the skull. Fox was injured when his car was struck by another automobile, killing his chauffeur, Joseph W. Boyes, juring & companion, Jacob Rubenstein. Three women who were riding m ue other car were uninjured. - Fox and Rubenstein were on iheir way from Fox’s home in Wi ore. Long Island, to the Engineers’ Club to play golf. Their car was going north on the Roslyn road when, at the inter- section of Searingtown road, another automobile, eastbound, ick the ‘machine shot out and e. The Fox car was overturned and Boyes’ head was crushed in the wreck- age. Rubenstein received only sli injuries, including & bruised knee and riks. ‘The other car, in which three women were riding, was driven by Miss Mil- dred Kane of New York City. The women were slightly injured. Miss Kane and her two mr:rnkml were the Nassau County. pfl)« in Mineola for ques- Smin, s dominal pains, but they were held of | mally between Great Britain and the United States or among the interested naval powers, without a thorough prepa- |mation ‘and extensive preliminary dis- | cussion. TO CARRY U. S. FLA 'SCARCITY OF WATER IN ENGLAND GROWING | 4 | Each, to Cost $25,000,000, Will Be Larger Than Leviathan, Sheedy Says. | By the Associated Press. Isolated Showers Fail to Break In- S. S. LEVIATHAN, July 17.—Coh- struction of two new glant ocean liners, | tenss Mot Wave in each to cost $25,000,000, for the United | Britain. States Lines will. be started early in| yONDON. July 17 (#).—Despite iso- | 1930, Joseph E. Sheedy, president of the | llutfid !Eh?':i"};dhe" ll;d th(l’; ’;l';l.r‘\: - | still sizzle ay under a heal | operating corporation of the lines, an | ot sl ntesnity: | nounced today. | water supplies are running still lower The keels will be laid in Philadelphia. | and the ministry of health has issued Newport. News or den, N. J. The a warning that water should be used contract under which Paul W. Chap- | with discretion. man, banker, recently took over the| One of Bradford's reservoirs, with a United States Lines from the Govern- | normal capacity of 229,000,000 gallons ment calls for their completion within | is reported virtually empty. three years. | The Woodland Paths and Kew Gar- ‘The ships will resemble the Leviathai .| dens, where the Londoner loves to | flagship of the United States Lines | wander among the flowers, touched 89 i formerly the German ship Vaterland. in the shade today. Thirteen or four- Both will be slightly longer than the | teen hours of sunshine are being regis- Leviathan, measuring 956 feet in length, | tered in London daily. Seaside board- 56,000 tons displacement and a pu.]lng houses are reaping a rich harvest. sengzrhcnpnglety o; Q,Iooo.d'rhe vessels al- | - ready have been designed. 51 Fi The announcement was made by Mr. Oil Fire Rages 42 Days. Sheedy as the Leviathan, carrying him,| BUCHAREST, Rumania, July 17 (®). Paul W. Chapman, president of the|—A raging fire in an oll well at Moreni United States Lines Corporation, and | has defled the efforts of workmen and more than 500 guests, neared Boston for | firemen to extinguish it for 42 days. the liner's semi-annual overhauling in |Two men were burned to death Satur- dock. Sheedy said the policy of the day in attempting to choke the well. company will be to build one new ship | The fire was believed to be the greatest , and in- ! t | her return from Europe wif each year to keep the American mer- chant marine up to the standards estab- lished by any foreign competitor. ever reported in any oil field in the | world, and the damage so far is put at ' $1,000,000. as Gotham St; By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, July 17.—The New York American says today it is under- stood that the former Mrs. Basil Miles, bride of. Col. H. H. rs, will make bid for New York social leadership upo: a n ithin the next r ts out that the ger. Ehnunm in her two weks. ‘The ne new Mrs, 'MRS. ROGERS IS EXPECTED TO BID FOR NEW YORK’S SOCIAL THRONE Austrian Beauty Once Added to Income by Working yle Consultant. whose marriage to Millicent Rogers bitterly og::ud by the colonel. The marriage 1ly ended in a divorce and Rogers heiress now is the wife of R the ivorced In 1634, A yeas wl s e she married Basil Miles of Phlmphll. who died a year ago. She visited New York two years ago and in order to increase her income, ob- tained a position with a Fifth avenue store as a style consultant. She occu- pled a llléet%' at the Hotel Plaza, wht ere she recei callers and displayed ner