Evening Star Newspaper, July 20, 1929, Page 1

WEATHER. (U. 8. Weather Burewu Forecast.) Fair and continued cool tonight; to- morrow fair; slightly warmer in the afternoon. p.m, yesterday; today. Full Temperatures: Highest, 76, at 2:40 lowest, 55, at 5 report on page 5. at 5 am. Closing N. Y. Markets, Pages 10 and 11 — No. 31,126. post office, Entered as second class matte) ‘Washington, D, C: eni WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION WASHINGTON, D. C, g Star. SATURDAY, JULY 20, 1929—TWENTY-EIGHT PAGES. * The only ev'ening paper in Washington with the Associated Press news service. P) Means Associated P Yesterday’s Circulation, 102,955 TWO CENTS. ‘BRITISH LEND AID 10 PEACE EFFORTS AS CHINA PROMISES 10 ABIDE BY PAGT Border Incidents Main Dan- ger, as Both Disputants‘ Disavow Any Intention of Invading Other’s Territory. EACH FULLY CONSCIOUS OF DUTIES AS SIGNERS Reports of Russian Troops Crossing Frontier at Manchuria Received in France — Moscow Reports Rush of Workers to Join Red Army “to Defend Union.” By the Associated Press. French Ambassador Claudcl delivered to the State Depart- ment today a message from Foreign Minister Briand of France to Secretary Stimson concerning the Sino-Soviet dif- ficulties in Manchuria. @ the Associated Press. ‘The great powers today were working actively to avert war in Manchuria between China and Russia, the Kellogg pact being one of the chief mediums through which this was in progress. Great Britain joined France and the United States in seeking to bring about relaxation of the ten- sion “by friendly advice.” Both China and Russia an- nounced they were fully conscious of their obligations under the; noted Kellogg pact, and intended to observe them, but that-an in- . vasion would mean military re- sistance and war. China and Russia disavowed any intention of invading the other, but it was clearly recog- nized that border incidents con- stituted the chief danger to peac! French consular authorities at Shang- hai said that Harbin reports told of Russian troops crossin; border at the eastern enu of the Chinese Eastern Railway. Previous dispatches that this was the | case met with denial in Moscow and there was no authentic information that either China or Rusma had jnvaded each other's territory. Russian dispatches told of a rush of workers to join the Red Army “to defend the union against China.” Nankin reports in London indicated that the Chinese minister in Finland would go to Moscow in order to dis- ‘ cuss the situation with the Soviet gov- ernment. American officials at Washington ex- pected the Kellogg pact to exert a pro- found influence toward peaceful settle- ment of the controversy. Message From Briand. French Ambassador Claudel delivered to the State Department today a mes- | sage from Foreign Minister Briand of France to Secretary Stimson concerning the Sino-Soviet difficulties in Man- churia. The French embassy stated that so far the Paris foreign office has not communicated to it a reply from the * Moscow government to Sccretary Stim- son’s action in calling to the attention of the Soviet the fact that it has ad- hered to the general pact for renun- ciation of war. France is closely co-operating with the United States in the effort to avoid hostilities between China and the Soviet. It is expected that several communi- cations will pass between Secretary Stimson and Minister Briand before the question is settled. Claudel and Johnson Confer. Ambassador Claudel, in the absence of Secretary Stimson and Undersecretary Cotton, conferred with Assistant Secre- tary Nelson T. Johnson, who has been in charge of the Sino-Soviet troubles so far as this Government is concerned. Mr. Johnson will immediately trans- mit the Bridnd message to Secretary Stimson upon his return to Washing- ton this afternoon from the Virginia ‘vacation retreat of President Hoover. The President and Mr. Stimson dis- cussed the situation between China and Russia during the overnight visit of the Secretary of State to the filshing pre- serve. Chinese Kuomin News Agency dis- patches made public in New York de- nied that the seizure or the Chinese Eastern Railway meant that similar action would be taken against other foreign interests in China. s CHINA TO ABIDE BY PACT. Promises Adherence . Unless Soviet Troops Invade Manchuria. By the Associated Press. (GHAI, July 20.—China has not « ’Dl‘;f n the Kellogg anti-war pact, to which it is a signatory, C. T. Wang, foreign minister of the Chinese repub- lic, said today. He added, however, “any move on the part of the Soviet to place troops within Manchuria will be viewed by the Chinese people and gov- ernment as an act of war.” The foreign minister, who left at 1 pm. for Nanking to confer with Presi- dent Chiang Kai-Shek, declared: “The situation is serious, However, it is not to be interpreted that we have abandoned hope for a peaceful settle- ment. No Desire to Invade Russia. “China does not desire to invade Rus- sian territory, however. She has been forced to take precautionary measures, as the attitude and intentions of the Soviet have not vet been clearly in- dicated, despite the fact the Soviet is a signatory to the Kellogg pact, as weil as China.” “China will adhere to the letter and the spirit of the Kellogg pact in seek- ing settlement of the Sino-Russian crisis, of which China desires a peace- ful solution. This means we will ex- * haust every possible peaceful means be- fore we take up arms against the Eoviet.” ‘With reference to the severance of relations between the two governments he said: “Strictly speaking we should (Continued on Page 2, Column 5.) i g the Manchurian | [OFFICER HOLDS HE AND FRIEND “MADE GOATS" IN Col. George Williams Asserts' Miss Smith’s Car Did Not Strike Woman. Is Seeking Witnesses to Tes- tify That Machine Stopped 15 Feet From Victim. Declaring that he and Miss Margaret M. Smith of Riverdale, Md., have been | “made the goats” for performing an “act of humanily,” Col. Gggrge Wil- | liams, war hero and member of the War | Department general staff, today as- serted that an automobile other than the one in which he and Miss Smith were riding_struck and critically in- jured Mrs. Elizabeth W. Williams, 49, lfln front of her home at 2706 Bladens- | burg road last night. Col. Williams stated he is seeking 1 witnesses who will testify that the car | driven by Miss Smith, 30-year-old clerk !in the Bureau of Foreign and Domes- | tic Commerce, was stopped 15 or 20 | | feet away from the prostrate form of | | Mrs. Williams. Williams Says Car Stopped. Mrs. Elizabeth Dunn of 2623 Bladens- burg road, was less seriously injured anc also was lying in the road near Mrs. Williams, when Miss Smith's automo-| bile approached and stopped, according to_the statement of Col. Williams at his office in the War Department today. Miss Smith was arrested by police who appeared at the scene and were told that she had been driving ihe car which knocked down the women. She was taken to the house of detention, but was released later in the custody of her attorney, Col. Ashby Williams. “Investigation” is recorded opposite her name on the police records at the twelfth precinct, where it was said fur- ther action would await the outcomz of Mrs. Williams® injuries. Sought to Take Blame. After the arrival of the police, Col. williams took the wheel of Miss Smith’s car and drove it to the twelfth precinct station, where he announced that he had been operating the automobile when the injured women were “sighted on the road ahead.” Col. Williams ex- plained today he sought merely “to relieve Miss Smith of any embarrass- ment,” when it became apparent the police believed her car was to blame for the accident, “Miss Smith promptly told the police that I had not spoken the truth,” the officer stated, “and she convinced them she had been the actual operator. In telling the police what I did I consk ered that I was doing what any gentle- man would do under the circumstances.” Spied Forms in Road. “This is what one gets for doing the humane thing,” Col. Williams lamented. | “I will swear before God that our car did not hit any one. We were driving north on Bladensburg road when we suddenly spied the forms in the road ahead. Two other cars had passed the spot just ahead of us, and I think it must have been one of those machines that hit them. They did not siop. “When Miss Smith halted the car, the two women were sprawled on the highway at least 15 or 20 feet shead. ‘There were witnesses who know that to be a fact, and when I saw chat some of the members of the crowd that gath- ered were inclined to hold us respon sible, I called to the aitention of one man the position of our car with r spect to the bodies. I falled to get his name because I had no idea then the police would plarac us for the accident. “Suspicion was directed at Miss Smith and myself after a young man had run out from a house and yelled hysterically | to me that the injured woman was his mother. Others came running up and became possessed of the idea that our car had hit the woman. The temper of the crowd was such that I saw it would do no good to argue the matter there, and I decided to await the arrival of the police. “Instead of seeking the real culprits. however, they took us to the station house as though we were the guilty ones, I don’t much blame them for doing that, however, in view of the at- titude of the crowd at the scene. The police were quite courteous.” ‘Wife Killed in Accident. Col. Williams* wife was killed som> time ago on the Washington-Richmond highway under circumstances some- what similar to those involved in the accident last night. She was crossing the highway on foot, in company with her young son, and was struck by an automobile and fatally injured. The son recovered from his injuries. Police who investigated the accident on Bladensburg road declared that the headlight on Miss Smith’s car was bent out of position. They are continuing their inquiries, Col. Williams has a notable war rec- ord. He was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross for gallantry in action while in command of the 316th Infan- try, 79th Division, in France. The cita- tion states that he exercised brilliant leadershipof his regiment, especially in the assault and capture of Bourne du Cornoutller, November 3 to 6, 1918. Mrs. Willlams, victim of the mysteri- ous accident last night, may not survive the serious injures she received. Surgeons at Casualty Hospital, where she was taken, say she has several fractured ribs, a possible fracture of the skull_and probable internal injuries. Mrs. Dunn was given first aid treatment at her home. i S Auto Salesman Drowns. ROME, Ga, July 20 (A).—Guy H. ‘Whitenton, 41, of Atlanta, Southeastern sales manager of the White Motor Co., fell backward from a canoe into- the Costanaula River nedr here last night and was drowned. Whitenton was fish- ing from a houseboat on which he and ‘T. S. Sloan of Atlanta, division man- ager of the Georgla~Power Co., and a party of six others were taking a week- end trip. A search for his body was| made throughout the night but it bad not been recovered early today. Whit- enton, a native of Paris, Tenn,, is sur- vived by his widow and two chiidren. | tor Henri Cheron, Minister of finance. TRAFFIC MISHAP COL. GEORGE WILLIAMS. MAY VOTETODAY ON DEBTACEORDS French Government Decides| Protracted Debate on Rati- fication Must End. By the Assoclated Press. PARIS, July 20.—The government has decided that an end must be made to protracted debate on ratification of the debt agreements with Great Britain and the United States. There was even a possibllity today a vote might come on the agreement tonight. ‘The chamber of deputies therefore will be asked, to formulate its reserva- tions to ratification in a resolution en- tirely separate from the ratification texts, to be voted upon prior to the ratification measure. ‘Today's problem was to find a text for this resolution. The finance com- mittee of the chamber yesterday re- jected that offered by Deputy Deligne, Wh‘cth had found favor with the govern- ment. It was understood, however, that the government would urge its support of M. Delignes strongly after the last speakers have had their say in general debate sometime this afternoon or to- night. The impression in political eir- cles was a resolution will be adopted which will permit the chamber to ratify “:]c debt agreements without further ado. Except in an unforseen emergency, Premier Poincare will not appear in the chamber today, his physicians hév- ing advised against it. The govern- ment’s case-was in able hands neverthe- less in the persons of Aristide Briand, Minister for foreign affairs and Sena- ON TRAINING CAMPS Purpose of Citizen Military Project | to Be Explained in Forum Address. How preparedness is being served through the development of the Citi- zens' Military Training Camp will be | related to a Nation-wide radio audi- ence tonight by Col. Patrick J. Hurley, Assistant Secretary of War, whose ad- dress begins at 9 o'clock in The Star’s National Radio Forum. Col. Hurley, a World War veteran, will speak over the Columbia Broad- casting System through WMAL. Col. Hurley is a leader in the move- ment to mold a citizen army through the C. M. T. C. He will explain the purpose, extent and theory of this military training project, in which 37,- 000 young men are now enrolled in some 50 camps scattered over the country. Col. Hurley’s military career began at the age of 16, when he was ousted from Col. Roosevelt’s Rough Riders be- cause of his tender years, but soon re-enlisted, this time with the Oklahoma National Guard. As a major in France he won the Distinguished Service Medal and a Sflu\«'er Star citation for gallantry in action. Contempt Term Ends, Sinclair Now Serves For Jury Shadowing Harry F. Sinclair today stood all square with the United States Senate, and with a three-month serivce in jail for contempt be- hind him, set out on a six- month service for jury shadow- itngdn the Fall-Sinclair conspiracy rail, Sinclair began serving his term May 6. His good behavior brought him filve days off each month, the sentence ending today. The six-month sentence on the second conviction was pronounced by the District Supreme . Court June 22, and since then the oil magnate has been serving the two sentenices concurrently. With good behavior allowance he will be free before Thanksgiving. By the Associated Press. DETROIT, July 20.—A rum-running airplane was captured by State police shortly after daylight today as it land- ed on a fleld near New Boston, a suburb. Fourteen cases of liquor were seized. The pilot, Howard Golyard, 32, of De- troit was arraigned immediately in Justice Court. He pleaded guilty RUM-RUNNING PLANE CAPTURED MAKING EARLY MORNING LANDING; Michigan Police Seize 14 Cases of Liquor and Pilot! Pleads Guilty. transportation of liquor, but refused to say whether he had taken on his cargo in _Canada. Six men in two automobiles await- ing the plane also were arrested, but later released. State police said they have known for some time that two glm were landing-liquor at the field, ut until today had been unable to reach the field at the right time. to possession and | Radio Programs—Page 28’ ¢174,000,000. CANADA INDICATES| METHOD OF AIING 1.5, INRUM AR Would Refuse Boats Clear- ance if Navigation Laws Are Changed. USELESS TO CO-OPERATE IN PRESENT SITUATION Toronto Paper Says Nearly 100 Per Cent of Liquor Vessels Are From Below Line, By the Assoclated Press. TORONTO, July 20.—The Toronto Globe published the following dispatch from Ottawa today: Canada has indicated to the United States a method by which the illegal transportation of Canadian liquor into the Republit may be curtailed. Conver- sations with Washington are proceeding, but no definite conclusion has been reached. It is understood the Canadian gov- ernment is prepared to refuse clearances to liquor-laden vessels bound for the United States, provided the navigation laws of the Republic are amended with respect to vessels under five tons, which comprise the majority of liquor car- rlers on the Detroit River. U. S. Boats in Traffic. Nearly 100 per cent of the boats carry- ing liquor and the persons engaged in the traffic are from the United States. The present United States navigation law regarding registration, enroliment or licensing does not apply to vessels under five tons, whereas in Canada every vessel irrespective of size and whether carrying cargo or not is obliged by law to report when leaving for a foreign port, and also when returning. Heavy penalties are provided for failure to_comply with tnis law. It is felt by the Dominion authorities that if the United Staves passed such an amendment, there would be a con- trol over the movement of the small craft which is now lacking. Refusal Believed Futile. ‘The Dominion officials also believe it would be futile to refuse clearances from Canada until the United States does pass such legislation, as the motor boats and other small vessels carrying liquor would be able to take on a cargo at any cove along the Great Lakes or the Detroit River and cross to the United State's side without reporting to the Canadian customs officers or taining clearances. " It is suggested here that the rum- running traffic can be dealt a knock- out blow by concurrent legislation at ‘Washington and Ottawa. ONTARIO THREATENS ARRESTS. Liquor Control Official Would Stop Brewery Advertising Matter. TORONTO, July 20 (#).—Stewart McClenaghan, acting chairman of the Ontario Liquor Control Board, today took exception to statements attributed to certain brewery officials who ex- pressed doubt as to the board’s ability to stop distribution of Ontario brewery advertising matter in the United States. “We will soon find out whether we have jurisdiction or not,” said Mr. Mc- Clenaghan. “The matter is in the hands of the provincial police. I shall be very much surprised if we cannot put a stop to it. If not, we can discipline them in other ways. We will have this before toe courts in a very short time.” JUDGE LANDIS GETS MEDAL FROM LEGION Support Is Praised by McNutt in Presentation, Third Made to an American, By the Assoclated Press. CHICAGO, July 20.—The distin- guished service medal of the American Legion, the highest award given by that organization, today was presented to Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis, com- missioner of base ball, by Paul V. Mc- Nutt, national commander of the Ameri- can Legion. In his presentation address McNutt sald: “Your devotion to the defenders of our Nation, your support of Legion ideals and endeavors have been invalu- able and a great public service to Amer- ica. You have responded instantly to every call the Legion has made on you.” Judge Landis was the third American to receive the award, the others having been Gen. John J. Pershing and Admiral Robert E. Coontz. Nine foreigners have received it. VICTOR BERGER REMAINS IN CRITICAL CONDITION! Physicians Hopeful of Recovery, Although Change for Worse Is Reported. By the Assoclated Press. MILWAUKEE, Wis.; July 20.—Despite his removal to a private hospital yes- terday, Victor L. Berger, 69, former Socialist Congressman, who suffered a | skull ‘fracture when struck by a street car Monday, remained in a critical con- | dition early today. Three doctors and two nurses were in almost constant attendance at his bedside. Late yesterday they reported a slight change for the worse in the | condition of their pauent. He was running a high temperature | and h's blood pressure was considerably above normal. Physicians nevertheless expressed optimism as to ultimate recovery. Bank Statements soYasbington clearing house, $4.687,- Treasury balance, $154,217,081.70. New York clearing house exchange, $1,478,000,000. New York PROTECTIONISTS HAVE NOTHING TO FEAR FROM DEMOCRACY'S succi ESS e smmi. 1928 THE CHICKENS COME HOME TO ROOST! U. 5. WINS DOUBLES INDAVIS CUP PLAY Van Ryn and Allison Defeat Germans After Losing First Set. By the Associated Press. BERLIN, July 20.—America’s dash- ing young doubles team made it three victories in & row for the United States against Germany here today, capturing the clinching match from the German pair of Daniel Prenn and Hans Mold- enhauer, 9—11, 6—2, 6—4, 6—3, and thus giving America the right to meet France in the Davis Cup challenge round. | Johnny Van Ryn and Wilmer Alli- son, fulfilling the hopes of their country- men, smashed through Germany's finest pair in impressive fashion after a slow | start which lost them the opening set. al strength _and with every stroke { mans off their feet in the last three | sets to win as Bill Tilden and Frank | Hunter had done in the opening sin- | P” of the interzone final the day be- i ore. ! No matter what the outcome of the remaining singles matches tomorrow, the United States now will be the chal- lenging nation against the French in the battle for the cup next week end | in_Paris. ! ‘This will be the fifth straight time | that Prance and the United GStates | have met in the challenge round. America had been favored to come through but in the light of Germany's great showing against England there | had been slight expectation of a victory ' in three straight matches. . ‘The rout began when Tilden trounced Hans Moldenhauer yesterday in three | successive sets and Hunter downed the formidable Prenn in four sets. Tomor- row's matches in which Tilden en-| counters Prenn and Hunter meets Mol- denhauer now will be virtually exhibi- tions with no bearing upon the outcome of the contest except to determine whether Germany is to be shut out without a point. confidence | the DIPLOMATIC POSTS NOW BEFORE HOOVER President Is Thought to Be Con- sidering Appointments at Rapidan Camp. By the Associated Press. MADISON, Va., July 20.—President Hoover was secluded at his Repidan| River fishing preserve today with an opportunity to give thought to the fill-| ing of several important diplomatic| posts now vacant. Announcement of the appointments is expected soon. It was regarded as significant that the President’s party this week included Secretary Stimson and Undersecretary Cotton of the State Department. Others in the party, besides Mrs. Hoover and Allen and Herbert Hoover, jr., were former Gov. Huntley Spalding of New Hampshire, and Mrs. Spalding, Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Rickard of New York and their daughter Ethel Mrs, Stimson, Mrs. Cotton, Lawrence Richey, | the President’s secretary, and Lieut. | Comdr. Joel T. Boone, his physician. | The President expected to ride horse back this afternoon. Considerable progress has been made | in providing for the comfort of the guests' at the President’s preserve— his personal playground, financed at his own expense—and the party does not plan to return to Washington until | early Monday. ‘The President and Secretary Stimson were regarded today as having dis- | cussed the Sino-Russian situation and | State Department budget affairs in | their mountain retreat, inasmuch as| data in both matters have been taken | on the trip. i After a pleasant overnight visit, the Secretary of State began a return trip to Washington. No. reason for action was advanced. » Mine to Be Guarded. INDIANAPOLIS, July Machine guns and tear bombs will used to guard the reopening Monday of | the Bono Coal Co.s. co-operatively | owned mine at Dana, Ind., it was re- | po! rday. The shaft has been closed since an attack on the working miners several weeks ago in which some of the men were severely beaten. I State News, Page 6 l Mayor to Attend D. C. Church to Hear If Garage Annoys In order to obtain first-hand information as to how a public garage within 300 feet of a church affects divine services, Mayor William F. Breening of Baltimore plans to attend services tomorrow ~at the New York Avenue Presbyterian Church in ‘Washington. ‘The mayor has before him an ordinance passed by the city council permitting the establish- ment of a garage within 300 feet of old St. Paul's Presbyterian Episcopal Church in Baltimore. Before taking action the mayor said he would attend services and interview the pastor of the Wash- ington church, which he under- stood is located across the street from a large public garage. ‘The vestry of St. Paul's, headed by United States Senator Philip Lee Goldsborough, has entered a protest and asked the mayor to veto the ordinance on the ground it will interfere with services. HOYT TORESUME ALASKA HOP TODAY Plane Delayed 12 Hours as Headwinds Force Fuel Shortage. Br the Assoclated Press. NEW YORK, July 20—Capt. Ross G. Hoyt informed Army officials here that he would resume his New York- Alaska round trip flight today from Vanderhoff, British Columbia, whre he made a forced landing. He left Mitchel feld, N. Y., at 2:38 p.m. Eastern daylight time Thursday, in an attempt to fly the total 8469 miles ENDURANGE PLDTS PASSWEEK N AR iSt. Louis Plane Reaches Sev- | enth Day Aloft as Sister 1; Ship Ends 70 Hours. | By the Associated Press. ST. LOUIS, Mo., July 20.—Dale (Red) Jackson and Forest O'Brine, piloting the endurance plane. St. Louis Robin, | completed one week in the air at 7:17 | a.m. today. | As the fiyers passed their 168th hour aloft the plane was again refueled and | | roared on toward a new world endu- | rance record, still more than three days | off. ‘The motor was functioning smooth- |ly and the fiyers indicated they were | in excellent condition. | A sister endurance plane, | souri Robin, passed its seventieth hour {of flight this morning, and also was refueled. The pilots are Joseph Ham- mer and W. Gentry Shelton. The St. Louis Robin was remaining close to Lambert St. Louis Field. and | was flying high. It was announced that | hereafter all refueling contacts will be | made within sight of the field, provid- | ing weather conditions remain favor- able. % | ""The pilots have announced they plan to remain aloft three weeks if the | motor lasts. | UP TWO AND ONE-HALF DAYS. | Houston Pilots “Enjoying Comforts of Home” in Endurance Trial. HOUSTON, Tex., July 20 {#).—Pilots | Glenn L. Loomis and Joe Glass of the | monoplane Billion Dollar _City, are | “enjoying all the comforts of home" on | their attempt to break the refueling endurance record. A message late yesterday said, “Every- | thing OK.. motor running fine and are enjoying all the comforts of home. | The plane had been aloft 2! days at 49:54 a.m. today. PLAN REFUELING TEST. |12 the Mis- | BUDGET INCREASES REGARDED AS BAR TOEARLY TAX CUT Estimated $300,000,000 Added Expenditure Dooms Reduction Now. SERVICE EXPANSION INCLUDED IN FIGURES Funds Are Held Needed for Postal Deficit, Public Works and Farm Relief. By the Associated Press. Political observers today regarded the result of & White House investigation of probable increases in Government expenditures during the next four years as practically blotting out any likeli- hood of an early recommendation from the administration for further tax re- duction. The estimates submitted to the White House by the various Government agencies after a study of congressional appropriations and other mandatory obligations indicate an increase of ap- proximately $300,000,000 in that period, | with additional expenditures authorized | for the Army and Navy, public works, | postal deficit and farm relief account- {ing for much of the rise. They Pass Four-Billion Mark. | 1t it materializes, the increase is ex- | pected to raise the total of Government | expenditures out of the ordinary re- | ceipts above the $4,000,000,000 level, for ithe first time since the relaxation of | hegvy war expenses. The total reached $3,848463,189 in the last fiscal year and the increase for the current year | s estimated at $91,800,000. | The estimates leading to the $300,000,- 000 increase figure include $150,000,000 for farm relief and $139,800,000 for the Army, Navy. public works and postal deficit. Extension of aviation activities, | new cruiser construction and capital | ship replacements, provide the basis for | the prospective increase charged to the { Navy, but this is subject to a decrease |in the event of a naval reduction agree- j ment. May Expand Air Corps. | Aviation expansion also figures in the | Army increase estimates, together with | rebuilding of quarters, while the rise in postal deficit, threatening to continue, is attributed to lower rates, increased { wages and decreased hours of employ- | ment. | While there is hope that the increase iindicated for the Navy may be cut | down through international agreements, !the opposite is true with respect to | public_works _expenditures, in- clude rivers and harbors improvements, flood control, Boulder Canyon Dam con=- struction, the public building program and public roads. |SNOOK ATTORNEYS | WAIVE SANITY TEST | Trial of Doctor for Death of Co-ed Will Get Under Way ‘Wednesday. | By the Associated Press, COLUMBUS, Ohio, July 20.—Attor- | neys for Dr. James H. Snook, confessed | slayer of his co-ed paramour, Theora K. Hix, 25, announced today that they have waived an insanity hearing for their client. Common Pleas Judge to Nome, Alaska, and return in 75| g, pjang and Johnson Will Take Off | Henry L. Scarlett then announced thet hours and 40 minutes elapsed time. Headwinds Cut Fuel. ~ A telegram from Capt. Hoyt yester- day said he had been forced to land | at Vanderhoff because of & fuel short- | age created by headwinds. His landing interrupted a flight from Edmonton, Alberta, vo White Horse, Yukon, a distance of 1,090 miles. Va derhof! is less than half way from Ed- monton to White Horse. Capt. Hoyt covered the first jump of 1,030 miles from Mitchel Field to Minneapolis in 7 hours and 20 minutes. He refueled and made a night flight to Edmonston, arriving at 6:45 a.m. yester- day, 15 minutes ahead of schedule. His average speed for the first two flights was 140 miles an hour. Delayed 12 Hours. ‘The layover at Vanderhoff will add about 12 hours to the elapsed time unless he succeeds in flying ahead of schedule on the return flight. The _schedule called for 4!5-hour refuelig stops each way and a 6-hour layover at Nome, with a total of 61 hours and 40 minutes in the air. Capt. Hoyt is attached to the Air Corps tactics group and is flying a Curtis hawk pursuit plane, powered with a 600-horsepower motor, capable of & maximum speed of 180 miles an hour and a cruising speed of 150 miles. Jeffery at Minneapolis Sunday. By the Associated Press. | "MINNEAPOLIS, July 20—With a new motor installed in their plane, | Owen Haughland of Buffalo and Thor- wald “Thunder” Johnson of St. Paul | plan to start a new effort Sunday to | establish a record for endurance refuel- | ing filghts. They will take off from ‘Wold Chamberlain airport here. Haughland and Johnson were forced down June 29 because of a faulty mo- | tor after they had been aloft 149 hours 32 minutes. | of setting a new world record, which at | that date was 1721 hours. The pres- | ent record is 246 hours 43 minutes 32 | seconds. | Wilson Signs Geneva Convention. GENEVA, July 20 (#).—Hugh R. | Wildon, American Minister to Switzer- | land, today signed at the secretariat of his Government, the international con- vention and protocol for the suppression of counterfeiting of currency, concluded at Geneva April 20, 1920. ‘The United States participated in the conference for the suppression of counterfeiting early this year, but only signed the | final act at that time, reserving acces- | sion to the convention itself, which signed toda; Farnol Master of Romantic Fiction Author of “The Amateur Gentleman” “Our Admirable Betty” “The Broad Highway” Again Writes a Great Success in For the Love of a Lady” An Enthralling Romance Into Which Dashing Gallants, Beautiful Women and Stirring Adventure Are Woven Beginning in Tomorrow’s Star ‘They were within 24 hours | the League of Nations in the name of | Snooks' first degree murder trial would start next Wednesday. The insanity hearing originally was set to open Mon- day. The change in the plans of Snook’s | attorneys came a few hours before | Judge Scarlett was expected to en- nounce the findings of three court alienists who examined Snook Thurs- day after the defense had informed the court they would make an insanity plea. The reason for the change of defense plans is not known, but was generally | expected that the three court alienists would report that Snook was sane at the time he killed Miss Hix. %MAYORALTY ASPIRANT IN RED RIOT LET OFF Weinstone, Arrested With Dozen Others in New York, Denies He Refused to Move On. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, July 20.—A Communist with aspirations to become mayor of New York was free under a suspended sentence today for his part in a demun- stration before the Chinese consulate. Arraigned in Night Court on a charge of disorderly conduct, Willilam Wein- stone, 32, who also is national secretary of the Workers’ (Communist) Party, denied he had refused to move when ordered by the police. Weinstone has | the mayoralty indorsement of his party. Of the dozen persons arrested among ceveral hundred who took part in ihe Communist demonstration, two were scharged, another given a suspended sentence, six the option of a $10 fine or two days in the workhouse and two received workhouse sentences of five days each. BOY, 13, IS HERO. Canadian Youth Saves Fourth Per- son From Drowning. * CORNWALL, Ontario, July 20 (#).— Attention of civic organizations and the Royal Humane Sceie'y is being drawn to the heroism of Ferdinand Gatien, 13- year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Ludiger Gatlen, Cornwall, who this week brought his record of persons rescued from drowning ta four Gatien, & short, stocky boy of 13 and mmer, was playing on the Cernwall Tuesday whep Gerard Labelle, 12, rodz his bi= cy®ve: the edge of the wharf. With- out hesitation Ferdinand lcaped inte the water and brought Labeile to safety, The younger lad was unable to swim. Last year Gatien saved from drowning three boys, all younger than himseif.