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WEAT. (U. 8. Weather Burewu Forecast.) Generally fair and continued warm to- night and tomorrow. ‘Temperatures: Highest, 87, at mnoon today; lowest, 69, at Full report on page 6. Closing N. Y. Markets, Pages 12 and 13 No. 31130, 555 omee, “Wa Fintered as second class ma HER. 6 am. today. tter c shington, D. ) WASHINGTON, D. C., WEDNESDAY, JULY 24, 1929_THIRTY-EIGHT PAGES. WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION ¢ Foening Star. “From Press The Star’s car; as fast as the pap to Home Within the Hour” rier system covers every city block and the regular edi- tion is delivered to Washington homes ers are printed. Yesterday's Circulation, 102,728 *¥ (#) Means Associated Press. 'WO CENT; “ROBIN,” 24 HOURS PAST OLD RECORD, SOARS STEADILY ON INENDURANCE HOP St. Louis Flyers, After Mark “That Will Stand,” to Get $1 ,‘324 Apiece for Each Day Added to Flight Time. | | Texans, Up 169 Hours, Continue| Quest, Determined to Better Goal Set by Missouri Plane—Minne- FUEL TANKS FOULED | ECONDN | Por oty GC. | FARM RELIEF PoLICY Topn sota Aviators Say All Is Well as | They Go On in Search of Laurels. ! P ihe Associnied Pres. i ST. LOUIS, July 24.—Pointing ! their St. Louis Robin toward an endurance flight record “that will | stand,” Dale (Red) Jackson and | Forest O'Brine, who yesterday! broke the world record for sus- tained flight, continued their con- quest of the air today, flying leisurely over Lambert-St. Louis| Field. At 2:17 p.m. (central stand- ard time) they had been up 272 hours and had exceeded the old | record by more than 24 hours. As they began their twelfth day | aloft, the flyers ordered 70 gallons | of gasoline and some oil and gave | every indication of remaining up | at least another day, although | Jackson said in a note that some of the cylinders in their air-cooled Challenger motor “act like they had the toothache.” Thank Throng for Acclaim. They expressed their appreciation of the acclaim given them last night by | a throng of 50,000 persons on the field in these word: e, pilots of the St.! Louis Robin, wish to thank the peo- | ple of St. Louis and the .fiun’oundmik country from the bottom of our hearts for the kindness and interest taken in our flight so far. We have not quit, but are still trying to put the record where it will stand in honor of St. Louis for some time.” ‘How does the engine sound down there?” Jackson asked the ground crew. “T can't tell any more, I've heard it so Jong. We sleep by it, eat by it. wake up by it. and everything by it, around it and behind it. When we are through up here we will need a motor at home to slecp byr.” “Obie” Snores a Tune. e indicated his spirits are still un- dampened by this postscript: . ‘Obie (O'Brine) is snoring. T don't know the tune, but could dance by it.” To watchers on the ground the sound of the engine has never varied and the fivers demonstrated they had plenty of power by gliding to about 200 feet over the field in dropping this morn- ing’s note and then climbing back up o 3.000 feet in a brief period. The pilots entered the realm of high finance as well as atmosphere vester- day at 3:01 pm. central standard time. 1t Js worth exactly $1.324 to each fiyer 1o stay aloft for periods of 24 hours. “Jack-Pot” Is Being Raised. With the establishment of the new mark. the offer of the Curtiss-Robert- son Co.. sponsors of the flight, of $100 an hour weni into effect. Two St.| Louis firms each added $100 a day and the St. Louis municipal opera is giving each fiyer 81 an hour. In addition the Chamber of Commerce is ralsing & Jackpot and knick-knacks, such as vadios and watches, are to be given the | airmen. The fiyers, who spent their eleventh night in the air, were looking forward 1o the end of the flight only when the new air-eooled six-cylinder radial Cur- tise-Challenger motor “ran out.” Their first motor trouble came shortly before the “Angeleno’s record of 246 hours 43 minutes and 32 seconds was equaled ‘when oil spraved over the cabin win- dows. However, in later notes, no mention was made of the trouble and the pair who refueled the plane with . 115 gallons of zas last. night said there was no appearance of oil on the win- dows, Noise Rocks City. Since fiving over the downtown dis- trict shortly before the record was equaled yesterday, the St. Louis Robin stayed above Lambert-St. Louis Field on orders of Maj. Albert Bond Lambert, official ohserver, and Maj. Willlam B. Robertson of the Curtiss-Robertson Co. A din of whistles, sirens and bombs sccompanied by showers of paper, gave warning in the business section of the new world record. It was such ac- claim as greeted Col. Lindbergh on his return from piloting the Spirit of St. Louis from New York to Paris. The celebration continued Jast night with a half-hour fireworks display at Lambert-St. Louls Field. Jackson and O'Brine took part in the affair with Very flares. Near Collision ¥s Rared. Tn notes dropped yesterday. Jackson told of a near collision Monday night when a plane bearing photographers aeceking pictures of the refueling got in the way and Jackson missed them hy 15 feet. He also complained of plane’s pllot giving them the “wash” of the propeller. Another note told of the long and lonely night vigil. Jackson received orders from Mrs. Jackson yesterday to learn to play ' ukelele while on the flight, saying she wouldn't allow him to come down until he had mastered the instrument “and , that will keep you up their quite a ‘while.' O'Brine’s_ parents, Mr. and _Mrs. Samuel O'Brine and his sister Ruby, arrived from their Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Thome yesterday while Jackson's parents, his brother and sister were on their way from Paribault, Minn. This completed the family circles. as ths wives of the fiyers have been at the fleld during the flight, Mrs. O'Brine acting as dietician Fifth Record Rreaking. Congratulatory messages came in steady streaks including one from & proud parent who said their son had heen named for Dale Jackson. Another came from Loren Mendall and Roland Reinhart. whose tecord of 246 hours TContinued on Page 2, Column 4.) | year. CATL HARLAND APPROVES LEFT TURN CHANGE Ko Definite Action Is Taken, However, to Modify Present Rules. Persistent and vigorous assaulis on Washington's unique left turn traffic rule at controlled intersections led Traf- fic Director Willlam H. Harland to an- nounce today that he would approve & modification if it is desired by the ma- | jority of District motorists. Mr. Harland explained, however, that | his personal opinion as to the advan- tages of the peculiar Washington turn over the uniform method prescribed in the standard code of the National Con- ference on Street and Highway Safety had not changed, but that he is willing to acquiesce to the demands of the { public. | | The modification Mr. Harland has in | mind is substantially a compromise be- tween Washington's former left-turn !mle and the present method. Instead of a sweeping turn at the intersection | with the vehicles stopping close to the | | right curb as possible before proceeding | on a go signal as prescribed in the ex- isting regulations, the plan under con- | sideration by the traffic director is to | | have the vehicles stop in the center of | | the Intersection, as was done under the former rule, and then complete the turn on a go signal, Single Operation. Under the uniform highway asafety code, the left turn is made in one op- eration, vehicles proceeding against a stop signal upon completion of the turn, It is this feature of the uniform code turn which Mr. Harland opposes. He belleves that it cavizs too much con- fusion at an intersection and requires the driver making a turn to watch not only the vehicles proceeding properly on a go signal, but the pedestrians who also would be crossing with traffic. The left turn rule of the uniform safety code reads: “The operator of a vehicle intending to turn to the left at an intersection or into a driveway, shall approach the point of turning in the lane for traffic to the right of and next to the center of the roadway, and, unless otherwise directed by ‘turning markers’ the operator of a vehicle in turning left at an intersection shall pass to the right of the center of the intersection before turning. Upon streets laned for traffic and upon one-way streets. a left turn shall be made from the left lane of traffic.” Combines Two Rules. Thus, the change Mr. Harland in- dicated he would agree to, combines the center turning feature of the uniform safety code, but vehicles would not be permitted to complete the turn until receiving a signal to proceed. The uniform code he said calls for completion of the turn into a cross street with a red light showing in that direction., and a red light should al- ways mean ‘“stop.” ‘While willing to agree to a modifi- cation of the existing left turn rule, Mr. Harland said he would take no action with a view to having the change made until September or later in the By that time, he pointed out, he will be more fully informed as to the wishes of motorists and the views of motor vehicle commissioners of various States, some of whom, he said he “‘un- derstood” were not fully in accord with the left turn rule prescribed in the uniform safety code. ¢ ‘The traffic director said he had been informed that the motor vehicle com- missioners_planned to hold their an- (Continued on Page 4, Column 2.) | FAKE MONEY IS USED l3211,()00 in Counterfeit Currency Given to Schooner’s Master. By the Associated Press HALIFAX, Nova Scotia, July 24.— The Halifax Herald said today that several men from the United States paid $211,000 in counterfeit for a cargo of liquor from the Nova Scotia schooner Edith Newhall. The buyers went aboard the schooner, then off the coast, paid the money in $50 and $100 bills and took Away the liquor. Capt. Wentzell of the Edith Newhall, went to a bank in Mahon Bay with $15,000 of the cur- rency and was informed that the notes were spurious, VIN COOLIDGE COM i Manner of Calling | Old Dances Leads | To Rival’s Stabbing ! Br the Associated Press. ! ASHLAND CITY, Tenn.. | | 24.—Jesse Neal, the best square | | dancer in the county, never did like the way Jack Farrell called the steps, so he stabbed him. Farrell was shouting for the fiddlers to play “Arkansas Trav- evier” and for the dances at & moonlight picnic near here to “Choose your partners,” when | | Neal objected. He told Farrell | | he did not know his business as & dance caller, Farrell told Neal he could call them as well s Neal could dance them and the argument led to blows. Neal | | stabbed Farrell dangerously about the face. | Both were released on bond | | and their preliminary hearing set for Friday. BERLIN IS HARD HIT July BYHOUROF BLASTS Confusion Prevents Coherent Story of Explosions’ Destruction. By the Assoclated Press. BERLIN, July 24—Two woremen were fatally injured and manv more fa- talities were feared to have occurred in one of the biggest explosions in the his- tory of Berlin at the United Oxygen ‘Works todav. Four workers, two of them gravely burned, were rescued by firemen. A hig steel container at the Oxygen works fell over while it was being re- filled and the contents came into con- tact with a fire. A flame 300 feet high shot out from the container and was followed by a series of explosions from other steel bottles. Firemen had a diffienlt time getting at the seat of the explosion. ‘The United Oxygen Works is located in the suburbs of Borsigwalde. | Crowd Flocks to Fire. Police drew a cordon around the dis- trict as thousands of people began streaming in to view the disaster. ‘Telephone connection with Berlin was cut off, Panic broke out among work- ers in the factories and anxious wives and mothers hurried from their homes to the police lines. Fifty fire companies were gathered to fight the fire which followed the explo- sion. Their work was unavailing except. to prevent spread of the flames to near- Dy buildings, A large number of injured workers ‘were rushed to Berlin hospitals. In the confusion which -followed the disaster no check could be made of casualties. Explosions Loud. “The American General Motor plant was among the nearby factories which were immediately cleared of workers be- cause of the danger of collapse of walls from the detonations. The explosions could be heard in the very heart of Berlin. Flying fragments of steel oxy- gen containers did damage thousands of feet away from the United Oxygen ‘Works. ‘The entire industrial section of Bor- sigwalde was enveloped in clouds of smoke. Other Tanks in Danger. The great gas tanks of the Tegel ‘Works were thought to be endangered. as they are only about 2,000 feet from the center of the fire. Further dis- aster was feared as firemen fought to protect the gas tanks. The series of explosions from the United Oxygen Works lasted more than an hour and more explosions were feared. The Lindes artificial ice plant later caught fire, despite the work of the fire companies. According to one workman's story, | the first explosion occurred when a tank filled with acetylene gas exploded while being carried from the workshop. No coherent; story could be secured. DISCUSS PARLEY SITE. PARIS, July 24 (#).—Efforts are still in progress to agree upon a city for the coming conference of the allled powers and Germany regarding measures to put the Young plan for reparation pay- ments into effect. or Tyrell of Great Britain called on Foreign Minister Briand to- day and is understood to have dis-|had cussed the merits and demerits of a number of citles in Holland, Belgium and Switzerland. The general opinion in circles is that Lucerne or Lausanne will ultimetely prove the most satistactorg choice, STARTOGNENEWS INNOTONPCTURE Events of World to Be Shown in Theaters of the District, Maryland and Virginia. | TRead it in The Star, see it on the sereen! | "That's the new slogan newspaper " readers and theater patrons throughout | the District of Columbla, Marviand and | Virginia soon will hear on every hand. On’ August 1 The Evening Star, in co- operation with the Universal Fiim Cor- poration, will present to the public the | firat of the newsreels prepared under | this co-operative agreement. Photog- | raphers in all parts of the world are | forwarding their contributions to the | make-up of this newsreel, which is ex- pecied fo be an outstanding one in every characteristic. Thousands of events which are described in The Star will be seen in movie form in the the- aters of the District of Columbia, Mary- |1and and Virginia, and through their co-operative effort it is expected that | the tens of thousands of residents will | nave a better understanding of the | events of the world as they take place. | This new feature will continue regu- larly after August 1. | Believing that it would give addi- | tional service to its readers, The Star | initiated steps to obtain an additional means of supplying its public with spot | news in newsreel form. | 'The Star, in order to get the most up-to-date news in these films with tne utmost speed and accuracy, has allied | itself with Universal Films, because of the vast fleld forces of that organiza- |tion and its long experience in the | handling of newsreels. Universal, one of the oldest motion picture companies in existence, issued its first newsreel March 13, 1912, when it launched its | first_animated weekly. It has been issuing newsreels ever since and has | been the leader in this fleld. | Reels to Be Comprehensive. By the new arrangements with The Star a more efficient service than ever has been established to serve the puh- lic with a2 newsreel that is the most comprehensive and entertaining of any in the field. The Star newsreel headguarters in New York City, has a vast corps of | editors trained in news gathering and 'in the technique of motion pictures, who are constantly laying plans to cover all events of importance through- out the world. | There are 500 cameramen at their (command. These men are stationed {in all the principal cities of this coun- | try. Europe, Asi in fact, | in every news center of the globe—ready at & moment’s notice to rush to any spot. where an important. event is about to take place or where some unex- pected happening has occurred. The home office editors are in con- stant touch with its tremendous staff, communicating with the men by cable, telegraph and wireless, ready to in- form them of anything that happens |and to give them instructions in re- | gard to the making of news pictures. Cameramen of Experience. These cameramen, also, are all pho- tographers of long experience and pre- pared in the event of an unexpected occurrence to rush off on their own initiative in order that pictures, both | | | in_still form and motion, may be the | Error Preventsi Broadcasting | of Speech. TEXT PUT ON AIR| BY ANNOUNCERS | Treaty to Renounce HOOVER THANKS “ENTIRE WORLD” ASKELLOGGPACT ISPROMULGATED; BRITISH CURB NAVY CONSTRUCTION TWO CRUISERS ABANDONED); Peace Treaty Is OTHER WORK IS CURTAILED MacDonald Ann \[U. S. Ruled Out as Possible Enemy. ounces Probable Visit in October. By the Associated Prexs. It was indicated at the White House today that an important | . | announcement might be forthcoming before night fall and it was War Formally in i Effect. | s B The famous east room of ihe | White House was today the scene of one of the most important oc- ! casions in the history of world af- | fairs, when President Hoover for- mally proclaimed the Kellogg-Bri- and treaty for the renunciation of | war to be in actual effect and | binding upon the nations of the iworld which signed it. | ‘The scene was solemn and com- paratively brief. At the north end | of the big room a U-shaped table, | constructed by the White House | | carpenters and covered with green - COOLIDGE PLEASED FAR EAST PARLEY cloth such as is used on billiaxd | tables, had been placed, about 1which sat the representatives of | the nations adhering to this peace | | pact, and former President Calvin | | Coolidge and Frank B. Kellogg. | | who was his Secretary of stanE and whose name the treaty bears. The ceremony, which was!' scheduled for 1 o'clock, was a few minutes late in commencing. Pres- ident Hoover, attired in a morning coat and pin-striped trousers and wearing a turn-down starched collar, stood near the middle en- | trance to the room as he received the various participants in the ceremony. Coolidge Received First. Besides him stood Col. Hodges and | Capt. Buchanan. his military and naval aide respectively, who were attired in spotless white uniforms. Former President Coolidge was the first of the participants to be received. | As was customary with his lifetime | habits, be had arrived at the White House 10 or 15 minutes in advance of the scheduled time and during his walt for the beginning of the cere- monials he stood in the green room, where he chatted with former Secretary of State Kellogg, who had arrived ahead of him, and with Secretary of State Stimson and Senator Borah of Idaho, chairman of the Senate foreign rela- tions committee, who had assisted in bringing about ratification of the treaty in the Senate last Winter. Mr. Coolidge was attired in the for- mal morning coat and pin-striped trous- ers and wore a large wing collar_and black necktie. He and President Hoo- ver greeted each other in a friendly fashion, but did not engage in any pro- Jonged ' conversation. _After the ex- change of a few words Mr. Coolidge was escorted to a seat at the closed end of the U-shaped table, which was im- mediately at the right of the seat to bs occupled by President Hoover. | Close on his heels followed Mr. Kel- logg and then Senator Borah and Sec- retary of State Stimson. These were the only individuals participating who where not officially representing the signatory natlons, Greetings Are Completed, The President then received the representatives of the foreign coun- tries, who presented themselves in a line of precedence formed in accord- ance with the diplomatic protocol adopted by the State Department. It was nearly eight minutes past 1 o'clock when these greetings were over and every one was seated about the table. There was » lull for a few seconds. it being apparent that it was not known just what to do for the accommodation of the score or 50 of movietone and motion picture and still photographers who were lined across the room toward the south end. ‘The first act of the President was to turn to Mr. Coolidge on his right and Mr. Kellogg on his left and ask {hem to stand with him for photographs. frequently under the glare of the lighis which had been set about the walls 10 make the photographie recording of this event possible. This consumed prob- ably a moment or two. It was at this juncture that President Hoover, either from not having been properly advised on the arrangements or from forgetfulness, committed an (Continued on Page 2, Column 1.) error_in the program which prevented | (Continued on Page 2, Column 2.) | By the Associated Press. IIn; another step toward lessening the perils of submarine service, tests in which the V-4, America’s largest un- derseas fighting craft, was “rescued,” with her complement of 87 officers and men, were carried out here yesterday. ‘With the precision of a carefully reg- ulated machine, fresh air was supplied to the submarine’s compartments, the old air exhausted and, finally, the sub- marine brought to the surface by com- pressed air lines from the rescue ves- sel Ortolan, which “blew” the ballast tanks of the V-4, lying on the bottom of the Pacific 86 feet below the surface. While the experiment of “blowing” & submarine to the surface has been tried | pa before, this was the first time that it been done in the open sea and the first time it had been tried with a ves- sel the size of the V-4. It demonstrated beyond any doubt, Navy officers said, that rescue and salvage work in manner can be ca: on successfully. , ‘Thirty-nine mint after the huge " SAN DIEGO, Calif., July 24.~erk-l LARGEST AMERICAN SUBMARINE IS “RESCUED” FROM 86-FOOT DEPTH {Full Complement of 87 Sinks With Craft for Test in Open Sea. submarine settled to the floor of the pound shoes on its deck. The diver connected an air hose to| the V-4's salvage connections. On_the Ortolan’s bridge, Chief Gun- ner F. J. Kaiss seated himself before an array of controls, and as.orders passed back and forth by oscillator and by submarine telephone he opened the valve which sent fresh air down into &l;ll 3t‘tm two main compartments of e V-4 ‘The maneuver was repeated with an- other compartment, which was re- charged and vented, and then the commander of submarine, Lieut. Comdr. William M. Quigley, was in- structed to open the communicating door. Air was then pumped into one compartment, completelv through the submarine and of another com- t. ‘The air pressure then was applied to the salvage connection leading to the submarine’s main ballast tank. Just 23 mmumuuruure"whl:-rmhotXum {any action on own crew. | when he was President. They looked most serious and blinked | ocean the first rescue diver set his 20- | believed in scme quarters that the question of naval limitation would be discussed. This belief was heightened by the utterances in London of Premier MacDonald on the naval subject. LONDON, July 24.—Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald an- nounced in the House of Commons today the British government had decided to suspend work on the cruisers Surrey and Northumberland, to cancel the building of the su bmarine depot ship Maidstone, to cancel two contracts for submarines and to slow down dockyard work and other naval construction. MacDonald said the British naval construction program of 1929-30 would further be considered before any more committments are entered into. MacDonald also announced that he would probably visit the United States in October. First Lord of the Admiralty Alexander indorsed 2 statement of Sir Austen Chamberlain on February 8, 1928, that preparations for war with the United States have never been and never will be a basis of our policy in any case. WITH VST HeRE Ex-President, in Capital for Ceremony, Revels in Meet- ing Friends. BY J. RUSSELL YOUNG. After an absence of a little more than | four months, Caivin Coolidge, today re- | | turned to Washington, where for more | | then five years he directed the destinies | of the Nation as iis Chlef Executive. His trip to the Capital was solely for the purposs of participating in the for- | |'mal procleiming at the White House of | the Kellogg treaty for the renunciation of war, inspired and negotiated during his administration, but his visit suggest- ed more that of any other plain citizen than that of a former hesd of the the Nation. Mr. Coolidge appeared glad to be back in Washington once more. H was as calm and collected 2s usual, though he geve the impression of being more ready with his laughter than Moreover, he appeared more intent. upon story-teiling than discussion of national and world | problems. Talks of Fishing. Mr. Coolidge did not give indication of being excited over the historic event which brought him from his home in Northampton. He seemed inclined to | talk about lighter things—fishing, for instance. “I have come to the conclusion that we should do something to make fish- | ing & safer sport,” Mr. Coolidge said to | | & small group of old friends at his| hotel. He wore a serious look as he made his remark, and seeing that his listeners were taking him very seri- ’ously, lifted his left arm and pointed | to a bandage about the wrist and smil- | | ing sald, “This is one of the reasons for my suggestion about more safety for | lfllhzm\en.” | He then went on to relate how it | happened. He slipped while stepping out of a rowboat on a fishing excursion |and fell on his wrist, wrenching it severely. | “It could have been worse,” he add- |ed. “I have heard of some fishermen | geiting black eyes—apparently refer- | ring to President Hoover's recent mis- | | hap—and only recently my Jaw partner | fell and broke his elbow. So you see as & Tesult of all these casuaities some- | thing should be done in the matter of safety.” Akerson Sent to Train. | Mr. Coolidge did not see President. | Hoover before presenting himself at. the | White House slightly in advance of the | | hour set for the treaty proclamation | ceremony. Mr. Hoover, however, sent George Akerson, one of his secretaries, to the station to meet him and escort him to the Willard Hotel. Akerson, in the name of the President, assured Mr. Coolidge that anything at the Presi- dent’s disposal was his for the asking. | Col. E. W. Starling, assistant chief | of the White House Secret Service, who was a close companion to Mr. Coolidge (Continued on Page 2, Column 8.) _ FORGIVE POLACCO Prima Donna's Reconciliation Soon With Husband Divorced Last | Week Is Reported. | By the Associaled Press. CHICAGO, July 24.—The Herald and Examiner said today it understood that Edith Mason, prima donna of the Chi- c.go Civic Opera Co., and Giorgio Po- lacco, musical director of the same company, who were divorced Saturday, had reached “or nearly reached” a rec- onciliation. The newspaper quoted Misx Mason as saying concerning the rumor: “It is quite true that Mr. Polacco and T had a pleasant day and evening to- gether Monday. In the afternoon we were in the office of Samuel Insull at- tending to business matters. evening we were guests of friends in Highland Park snd later attended the opera at Ravinia. There is no reason ‘why we should not continue to be good - | friends.” Miss was granted a divorce on lwmmu.- cruelty and was given cus- tody of small daughter. In the) 7 (Continued on Page 2, Column 3.) FFORTS REPORTED Tokio Hears of Steps for Soviet and Chinese Officials to Get Together. By the Associated Press. TOKIO, July 24.—Advices from Man- churia today indicated that Chinese | and Russian officials were endesvoring to get, together at Changchun in an ef- fort to arrange a peuceful settlement. of | | the Chinese Eastern Railway contro- versy. Dispatches from Changchun to the Japanese news agency Rengo that | M. Melnikov, Russian consul eral, | | had_arrived 'there unexpectedly from ! Harbin this morning. He was accom- panied by the Chinese commissioner for foreign affairs in Harbin. i ‘The consul general met Chang Tso- Hsiang, head of the Kirin provincial government and chief lieutenant of Chang Hsuen-Liang, governor of Man- churia. The conference was regarded | | as a significant approach to direct Rus- | s0-Chinese contact by which & peace- ful settlement might be arranged. Will Move Unarmed Chinese. The Japanese war office has in- | anese garrison in Manchuria to permit | the transport of unarmed Chinese | 1 troops and military supplies along the South Manchurian railway so long as | \no actual acts of warfare have oc- | ,c;nrred between China and Soviet Rus- sia. (Advices received in London yester- day indicated that the Japanese would, refuse to transport Chinese troops and munition over the South Manchurian rallway to Changchun, where it joins with the Chinese Eastern.) Diplomatic steps tending fo avert war continued to puzzle both official and unoffcial Japan. Of primary interest was the insist- ence of the Moscow government in terming the French advances “an offer | of mediation,” and, in refusing them. | inferentially denying knowledge of any part played by America. This infer- ence later was put into words by Soviet spokesmen. Japan Asked for Solution. Here the foreign office categorically | denied Japan had been asked to associ- ate herself with the American demarche, and it again emphasized that Japan knew mothing officially regarding the formal diplomatic action on the part of the Washington Government. At the same time it was admitted | the United States had requested Japan. through Ambassador Katsuji Debuchi, at, Washington, to contribute an expres- sion of opinion as to the best solution of the Chinese-Soviet trouble. It was sald the Japanese government might comply with this request after the re. turn of the premier from Kyoto. CONSIDERS WAR STARTED. MUKDEN. Manchuria. July 24 (#).— The northeastern provincial govern- ments of China, comprising the general political division known as Manchuria, | consider that Soviet Russia already act- ually has begun hostilities. A pronouncement issued by the Man- churian government here says that seizure of Chinese cargo boats and freight trains, and dispatch of Ru: airplanes over Chinese territory parently will lead to & breach of the Kellogg anti-war pact.” The northeastern provincial govern- | ments are those of Liaoning, Kirin and Hein-Lung-Kiang. divisions of Man- churia. Nominally for more than a year they have recognizéd the central authority st Nanking. but Nanking's dominance in Manchurian affairs often has been more nominal than real. The Moscow ultimatum of July 13 was ad- g:used jointly to Mukden and Nan- ing. ‘The pronouncement was signed by “the political council of the northeast- | ern provinces of China,” with the Liaon- ing. Kirin and Hei-Lung-Kiang gov- ernment signatures subscribed. It was ted as Mukden. July 22, and was; issued here in English with the notation Nanking would publish it in Chinese. Bank Statements ‘Washington clearing house, $4,259,- 49.82. ‘Treasury balance, $155,542,785.28. New York clearing house exchange, $1,544,000,000. New York clearing house balance, $179,000,000. Radio PrograrpsLPage 24 s | structed the commander of the Jap-| ' Formally in Effect. “TRIBUTE 1S PAID TO ITS AUTHORS Influence on Future International Acts Seen. President Hoover today pro- claimed effective the Kelloge treaty for the renunciation of war and congratulated “the entire world” upon ‘“this additional in- strument of humane endeavor” for the sake of peace. Ceremonies of imposing sim- plicity attended the promulgation of the pact. Gathered in the his- toric eastroom of the White House were former President Coolidge, former Secretary of State Frank B. Kellogg and the diplomatic rep- resentatives of all but two of the nations that have become parties to the treaty. Delivering a short address Mr. Hoover asked the diplomats to convey to their governments the appreciation of the United Staies that “through their cordial eol- laboration an act so auspicious for the future happiness of mankind” had been brought to its consum- mation. Wide Influence Predicted. “I dare predict.” he said, “that the influence of the treaty for the renuncia tion of war will be felt in s large pro- portion of &ll future international acts. The magnificent opportunity and the compelling duty now open to us should Spur us on to the fulfillment of every opportunity that is calculated to imple- ment this treaty and to extend the policy which it so nobly sets forth.” Mr. Hoover declared he was glad of an opportunity 1o pay “merited tribute to the two staiesmen whose names the world has properly adopied in ita designation of this treaty.” To Aristide Briand, French foreign minister, the President sald. was due the inception of the pact snd much of the success of the negotiations which followed, while to former Secretary Kellogg was due the credit for expanding the treaty into & pact of world-wide significance. _The Chief Executive also took occa- sion 1o felicitaie former President Coolidge for his part in the successful negotiation of the treaty and to thank | Chairman Borah of the Senate foreign | relations committee and Senator Swan- son of Virginia, the ranking Demo- cratic member, for their efforts in behalf of the pact at the time it was pending in the Senate. Felicitations Sent France. In the course of his address Mr. Hoover announced that Secretary Stim- | son today had forwarded to the French government a message of felicitation . upon the coming into force of the reaty. ! The President’s remarks were prefaced | by a recital of the three articles of the treaty and an enumeration of the nations that have become parties to it either as original signatories or as adherents. + In conclusion, he read his proclama- | tion of the treaty to the American | people, “to the end that every article and clause thereof may be observed and fulfilled with good faith by the United States and the citizens thereof.” President Hoover spoke in full as | follows: In April. 1928. as a result of discus- | sions between our Secretary of State of | the United States and the minister of | foreign affairs of France, the President directed Secretary Kellogg to_propose !to the nations of the world that they should enter into a binding agreement | as follows: | “Article 1. The high contracting par- ties solemnly declare in the names of | their respective peoples that they con- | demn recourse to war for the solution of ! international controversies, and re- | nounce it as an instrument of national policy in their relations with one an- other. “Article 2. The high contratcing par- | ties agree that the settlement or solu- | tion of all disputes or conflicts of what- | ever nature or of whatever origin they may be, which may arise among them, | shall never be sought except by pacific means.” Proposal to Conscience. ‘That was a proposal to the conscience !and idealism of civilized nations. It suggested a new step in international Iaw, rich with meaning, pregnant with | new ideas in the conduct of world re- {latons. Tt represented a platform from which there js instant appeal to the public opinion of the world as to specific | acts and deeds. The magnificent response of the world to these proposals is well indi- cated by those now signatory to its pro- | vislons. Under the terms of the treaty there-have been deposited in Washing- ton the ratifications of the 15 signatory nations—that Australia, Belgium, Canada, Czechoslovakia, France, Ger- many, Great Britain, India, Irish Free State, Italy, Japan, New Zealand. Po- land, Union of South Africa and the United States of America, 31 Others Join in Move. Beyond this the ireaty has todav be- come effective also with respect to 31 other countries, the governments of which have deposited with the Govern- ment of the United States instruments evidencing their definitive adherence to the treaty. These countries are Af- ghanistan, Albania, Austria, Bulgaria, China, Cuba, Denmark, Dominican Re- public, Egypt, Esthonia, Pinland, Guata- mala, Hungary, Iceland, Latvia, Liberia, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Nicaragus, Norway, Panama, Portugal, Peru, Ru- ugal mania, Russia, Kingdom of the Serbs, Spain, Croats and Slovenes, Siam, Sweden, Ethiopia and Turkey. Moreover, according to information received through diplomatic channels, the instruments of definitive adherence (Continued on Page 2, Column €.). 4