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Deninn WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION WEATHER. (U. S. Weather Bureau Forecast.) Partly cloudy tonight and tomorrow; continued warm. ‘Temperatures: Highest, 92, at p.m. yesterday; lowest, 72, at 6 a. today. Full report on 'page 9. Closing N. Y. Markets, Pages 14 and 15 “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. Yesterday’s Circulation, 102,525 No. 31,132, vost office. FEntered as second class matte: Washington. D. e WASHINGTON, D. C., FRIDAY, JULY 26,,1929—THIRTY-TWO PAGES. - HOOVER IS SURE HE HAS AUTHORITY TODELAY CRUISERS Interprets Adverse Reaction as Due to Lack of Un- derstanding. FEELS ACT OF CONGRESS IS PERFECTLY CLEAR Law Gives Him Right to Suspend Program Until June 30, 1931, President Holds. Regardless of the expressed views and | opinions of others, President Hoover is | satisfled that he has authority to order a suspension in the naval construction program. Since the President’s pronouncement two days ago in answer to the speech of Prime Minister MacDonald, in which he announced that he would hold up temporarily the construction of three cruisers in this year’s program, there has been published a difference of opinion regarding his authority to order such a suspension. This reaction is understood to have displeased the Pres- ident, not because of questioning his authority, but because of what appeared to him to be a lack of understanding. The President has been represented as feeling that the act of Congress fix- ing the naval construction program is perfectly clear and that his contention is that no one can read the act and at the same time question the authority of the Executive. [ Basis of Conclusion. . It is known that Mr. Hoover is not only sure that the law gives him au- thority to hold up this year’s program, but next year’s as well. In other words, Mr. Hoover's interpretation of the law gives him authority to suspend the pro- gram until June 30, 1931. He bases this conclusion upon that part of the act which states after enumerating the bearing of certain ves- sels, “provided, that if the construction of any vessel herein authorized to be undertaken in the fiscal year ending June 30, 1929, or 1930 is not under- taken in that fiscal year, such construc- tion may be undertaken in the next succeeding fiscal year.” ‘Therefore, Mr. Hoover does not con- ceive of anything in this act of Con- gress not giving him full authority to do_just what he proposes to do. During the two years’ consideration of the new cruiser construction act in Congress, one of the chief points at is- sue was over the “time clause” or that section of the act setting forth the g“;l‘tod in which the warcraft should be uilt. The controversy over this section fre- g\exemly was referred to as the contest tween those desiring what was de- #cribed as a “paper navy” and those seeking “steel ships.” Called “Paper Navy” Group. ‘These two classifications resulted from the efforts of some members of Congress to give the President discre- tionary powers to suspend part or all of the proposed construction if he deemed the prospect of an internation- al naval agreement warranted such ac- tion. Those supporting this view were de- scribed as the “paper navy” group by members seeking a definite limit upon the time in which a start should be made on all the ships. As finally enacted those favoring the time clause contended that the new building program would insure a start on all of the 15 cruisers and one air- craft carrier before July 1, 1931. ‘The number of signs pointing toward the convocation before next Spring of a preliminary naval limitation confer- ence of the world powers appear to ‘Washington observers of international affairs to be multiplying with great rapidity. Although official information on the subject is lacking, they draw their chief substance from analysis of the pro- nouncements by President Hoover and Prime Minister MacDonald and mmfiel’ comments in other quarters generally well acquainted with such matters. One of the signs into which the clear- est indication of such a conference is being read is the action of President Hoover in postponing th: construction of the cruisers. His_manifest gratification over the " (Continued on Page 2, Column 5.) POINCARE REPORTED IN SERIOUS CONDITION Rumors Say French Premier May Have to Forego Coming Debt Parley. By the Assoclated Press. PARIS, July 26.—Rumors were cur- rent in political circles today that Pre- mier Raymond Poincare is not in so good health as his physicians have made im appear, and that what has passed the last few days for exhaustion and extreme fatigue really is a more serious matter. It is sald, even, that the possibility of an operation was considered at one time by his physicians during a consul- tation. ‘The premier is most anxious to rep- resent France at the coming conference for application of the Young reparations plan, but if his doctors decide he must not_exert himself so it was believed he Moonshine Monkey Blamed for Town’s Wild Gorilla Scare By the Assoclated Press. FREEPORT, Ill., July 26.—The terrible gorilla, which yesterday had Elizabeth, Ill, agog, astir and aghast, had shrunk today to a monkey, if even that. ‘The farm women, who locked themselves indoors, and their menfolk, who went forth with guns and grim, determined faces, were breathing more easily. The “gorilla” they wanted was the one who started the story. Freeport police said the gorilla was a combination of monkey and moonshine. A carnival lost some monkeys while showing here recently. The police hold that some person suffering from sunshine and moonshine saw a monkey and translated it into a gorilla, As one astute officer explained, even good whisky has been known to produce an entire horde of pink elephants. SOVIET EXPEDITION INCHNAISTHREAT Prospect for Peace Becomes Less Reassuring as Reports of Disorders Reach Moscow. By the Associated Press. LONDON, July 26—Prospects for rapprochement between Nationslist China and Soviet Russia, and conse- quent averting of war as an outgrowth of the crisis in Manchuria, were less reassuring today. While increasingly disturbing reports of border incidents emanated from Manchuria, the question of negotiations to seitle the differences growing out of seizure of the Chincse Eastern Railway appeared to hang in the balance. Moscow reports told of grave appre- hension lest continued “atrocities” spon- sored by Chinese authorities cn Soviet citizens in Manchuria force Russia to send an expeditionary force into China to “rescue Soviet citizens.” Waiting on Moscow. C. T. Wang, Chinese foreign minister, in a press statement at Shanghai, said Nanking was waiting to hear from Mos- cow before beginning negotiations and that he thought it more likely they would occur at Moscow than either at Harbin, Changchun or Central China. He said Chu Zao-Yang, Minister to Finland, would leave Nanking Saturday for Harbin en route to Moscow. There were various reports that Moscow would refuse to treat with China until the Chinese Eastern Railway had been re- turned to its old status quo, otherwise restored. ‘There were reports from Manchuli that Soviet airplanes had been fired upon by Chinese at Manchuli, at the Eastern terminus of the railroad, and that afterward rival armies encamped on opposite sides of the frontier there had fired upon each other. ‘The danger, in the event Russia should send an expeditionary force into Manchuria, was obvious, observers here commented. General fear was ex- pressed that continuation of such re- ports from Manchuria as came from Moscow would so irritate the Soviet headquarters as to nullify the efforts which have been made at initiating negotiations to settle the dispute. Atrocities Reported. Dispatches from Moscow said disturb- ing reports of continued atrocities have arrived there, implicating both Chinese officials and White Russians along the length of the Chinese Eastern Railway. ‘The reports said that mass arrests, beatings and torturing of Soviet citizens had become a daily occurrence, with police raiding all habitations along the railway and inflicting severe punish- ment on Russian laborers who had not reported for work since the break in diplomatic relations. Forty Russians Pogranichnaya, it was said, and taken in chains, without food, to Harbin. In all, several hundred Russians have been arrested and those still free were rep- resented as trying desperately to return to Soviet territory. Alleged White Russian activities par- ticularly perturbed the Soviet officials. Armed White Russian bands were said | to have crossed the border and it was feared armed clashes might occur at any moment. Contraband Found. The official Tass Agency at Moscow | stated Soviet customs officers at Blago- vesohensk discovered a quantity of arms and other contraband in the baggage of the staff of the Chinese consulate prior to their departure for Manchuria after the diplomatic rupture. Some of the baggage marked “consu- lar archives” was said to have con- tained 42 rifles, a large quantity of car- tridges, about 10 pounds of gold dust, and 20 pounds of silver boullion. The reports of alleged atroci- ties in which Russian citizens in Man- churia were victims, thousands of sol- diers, sailors and workmen in Moscow adopted mass resolutions for speedy re- prisals. Thousends of workers in Leningrad are reported to have resolved in mass meetings last night that “the Leningrad workers insist that the Soviet govern- ment take decisive steps against haughty Chinese and White Guard bands. The workers declare that the Russian '?elce policy does not mean Russia is resigned to submitting to outrages. “The moment has come when we must and t: were arrested at k out in a different language e special measures.” Soldiers and Sailors Act. Red army and Red fleet units from the Leningrad garrison and the Baitic fleet passed a resolution that “Red sol- diers and Red sailors and the command- would acquiesce. He enters his seven- tieth year August 29. ing staff demand most emphatically that (Continued on Page 2, Column 4.) RAILROAD’S GIRAFFE PASSENGERS TO GET CAR FOR SPECIAL COMFORT Low-Slung Floor and Neck Rest Are Features of New Model Compartment. By the Associated Press. BOSTON, July 26.—The question of how the well bred giraffe should travel has been solved by traffic experts of the Boston & Maine Rail- road. Asa result, two long-necked Tan- ganyika ruminants destined to adorn the Detroit Zoological Park will start their journey next week with a fair de- gree of assurance of comfort while cn ¥4 anmals wil be shipped from the pressing | N. farm of John P. Benson, near Nashua, since tion of two special flat cars with under- slung floors 21, feet lower than aver- age. Mounted on each car will be a house with a padded extension from the roof to afford a neck rest. les are being presented to the Detroit park by Aaron Deroy, De- troit automobile dealer. One, the male, is 14 feet high. His consort scrapes the sky at 131 feet. R T8I N TATHDAY, WITH AL WAL HASSHGHOUR EOAL Engineers Believe Mott;r Wwill Hold—Designer Tells of Block Tests. BAROGRAPH’S FAILURE TROUBLES TWO TEXANS Houston Aviators, Past 200-Hour Mark, Must Stay Within Sight of Field in Record Try. How They Stand Endurance flights at a glance (12 M, central standard time): ST. LOUIS.—Monoplane St. Louis Robin, Pilots Dale (Red) Jackson and Forest O'Brine, rec- ord holders, 316 hours and 43 minutes. HOUSTON.—Monoplane Billion Dollar City, pilots Glenn L. Loomis and Joseph Glass, 214 hours and 11 minutes. MINNEAPOLIS. — Monoplane the Minnesota, pilots Owen Haug- land and Capt. P. L. Crichton, 89 hours and 20 minutes. By the Associated Press. ST. LOUIS, July 26.—The record breaking endurance plane St. Louis Robin began its fourteenth day of con- tinuous flight today by performing a series of stunts low over Lambert-St. Louis Field that told ground observers all was well aboard. A cheery “good morning, everybody,” came in a mes- sage dropped by the pilots, Dale (Red) Jackson and Forest_O'Brine. The plane, carrying its crew to a new record that was yet to be determined. passed its 316th hour aloft at 11:15 (C. 8. T.) it was circling high above the field in a clear sky. At that hour the flyers had added nearly three days to the former endurance record. The fiyers this morning asked that four new spark plugs be sent up. They have accomplished the perilous task of changing spark plugs in mid-air once and it was presumed they deemed it advisable to make another change. Plane Takes on Light Load. Jackson was piloting the plane as it swooped low over the airport and the usual morning order for gasoline, oil and breakfast was dropped. At an alti- tude of about 200 feet, the Robin bank- ed and turned over the western portion of the field, and performed a few antics | before climbing back to the usual cruis- ing altitude of 2,000 to 2,500 feet. The plane took on a t load of 60 gallons of fuel this mo; . indicating there would be two other refuelings be- fore night. The engine of the Robin ceased its familiar “pop, pop” for a moment early today and alert watchers raised their heads expectantly. How- ever, the sound started again, the in- terruption resulting merely from the action of the pilot in switching from one gasoline tank to the other. The following telegram, ed “Fair- bault Citizens,” was received today: “Meet Pa and Ma Jackson, arriving by plane 2 p.m., Lambert. Notify Red. Daily Pay Is $2,673. The Jackson home is in Fairbault, Minn. The flyer's wife had been trying for several days to persuade Jackson's parents to come to St. Louis. O‘Brine's (Continued on Page 4, Column 2.) . MYSTERY BLAST DESTROYS HOME New Orleans Officials Probe Explo-| sion in Which Three Were Imperiled. By the Assoclated Press. NEW ORLEANS, July 26.—All thz- ories leading to the origin of a mystery blast that destroyed the residence of Charles J. Justice on Newcomb boule- vard late yesterday and imperiled three lives, were run down today by authori- ties in an effort to fix responsibility. Mrs. Justice escaped to the street from the breakfast room with a lacerat- ed knee, her son, Charles, jr., and her mother, Mrs. Mary Haelton of Greens- boro, Ala., escaped from the kitchen without injury. The tiled roof was left barely hang- ing on bulging fragments of the four walls. ‘Windows were blown out of the next- door residence of Niel Himes, while the explosion left untouched the home of Herbert Flowers, president of New Or- leans Public Service, Inc., on the oppo- site side of the Justice dwelling. Officers questioned neighbors to as- certain whether suspicious characters were seen about the premises. They likewise sought to determine whet 55 gallons of carbon bisulphide, placed in the basement and around the sides of lacing the chemical. Jjob, , was com- pleted a short while before the blast. ‘The furnishings in the housewere reduced to splinters and the rear end of the building went out. The dwelling was valued at $32,000. I’'M ALONE ARBITRATION PLANS NEAR COMPLETION resentatives to be Named Radio Programs—Page 11 Stimson and Massey Confer—Rep- |- 72/ 72 77 2 7/ 7 Z 7z 7 27/ 77 7 7 7 7% 7 7 i, % 2 7 % 7, 77 77 7% Z . Vs oty 7 27 BROMLEY TAKE-OFF “24HOURS DISTANT” Aviator and Plane, Ready, Await Good Weather for Tokio Flight. By the Associated Press. TACOMA, Wash., July 26—With plane and aviator ready, only a favor- able weather report was needed to send Lieut. Harold Bromley winging his way across the Pacific to Tokio, Japan. ‘The take-off was “at least 24 hours distant,” Lieut. Bromley said last night after scanning an unfavorable weather report. A few score persons, however, remained at the Tacoma Air Field all night on the chance that the young aviator might attempt a surprise start. In a trial flight yesterday Lieut. Bromley flew over Seattle and Olympia, remaining aloft an hour and 16 min- utes. “Fine as silk” was his description of the way the big plane performed, but he did learn the need for a change in his wireless antenna. When he lowered the wires the propeller blast blew them back and entangled them in the tail skid. A heavier weight will remedy this, he believes. Another defect discovered was a compass which was in error 30 degrees. Herbert Fahy, chief test pilot of the Lockheed factory, where the plane was built, “expressed his approval of the ship and preparations for the take-off with one exception. He found the ramp built to give the plane added momentum on the take-off dan; steep. On his recommendation it be lowered. Fahy presented Bromley with a be- draggled rabbit’s foot for good luck. “But I want it back when you return,” he stipulated. BRITISH SHIP BLAST KILLS SIX MARINES Nineteen Others Injured in Explo- sion in Gun Turret in Mediterranean. By the Associated Press. VALETTA, Malta, July 26.—Six ma- rines were killed in an explosion in a gun turret aboard the British cruiser Devonshire in ‘the Eastern Mediter- ranean today. In addition, 19 men were injured, some seriously. ‘The explosion, which is the second serious accident the British Navy has suffered recently, was said to have been caused by the blowing out of one of the cruiser's new 6-inch guns, the “Whole gun_turret being blown away. ‘The dead were all Royal Marines and included a captain, two sergeants, a cor- poral and two privates. Three others ‘were in a critical condition. FINE I SEVEN DIE OF HEAT. ROME, July 26 (#).—Yesterday was hot day in Italy. Two died and three are dying in Milan from sunstroke. Two died in one in Genoa and one in from heat prostration. Florence had an early afternoon tem- perature of 103 Fahrenheit. Turin, | trial ; Perugia and Rome, 98.8; Trento, 97, 95, and Napies, 93. ‘The heat during the ceremony in 8t. Peter's Court yesterday caused the death of a cabman. “G. B. S.” Suppresses His 73d Birthday And Wants It Known By the Assoclated Press. LONDON, July 26.—George Bernard Shaw, the noted British dramatist, was to have been 73 years old today, but he suppressed his birthday. He advised reporters, who made a pilgrimage to his Whitehall flat ;.o circulate a message to that ef- ect. TILDEN AND LOTT LOSE CUP MATCHES Frenchmen Virtually Sure to Retain Tennis Trophy Another Year. By the Assoclated Press. 7 PARIS, July 26—France blasted Aml;:enu's tennis hol:les tlod-y lu'cc e both opening singles matches of the Davis Cup challenge round. Henr{ Cocnet, the Prench ace, crushed Big Bill Tilden in straight sets, 6—3, 6—1, | 6—2, after Jean Borotra had vanquished George Lott, youthful American, 6—1, 3—6, 6—4, 7—5. The double setback came as a severe blow to the challengers, who now face the forlorn task of winning the remain- ing three matches to lift the cup. All France needs now to remain supreme for the third straight year is to win one more match, either in the doubies tomorrow or in the remaining two sin- gles contests Sunday. Lott’s Battle Close. tru;:gl‘nu“d.;lddm battle "l!h Boro- a, g & en opportunity to win the fourth set when he led at 5—3, but Tilden never had a chance against the sharp-shooting Cochet. It was the most decisive defeat Big Bill ever has suffered in 10 years of Davis Cup com- petition. The result not only gave France a lead which appears impreg- nable, but settled Cochet’s ranking as the world champion singles player. A crowd of 10,000 spectators jammed the Roland Garros Stadium, but was disappointed in its anticipation of a hot fight for honors. The victorious home- guard was given a tremendous ovation. Set Terrific Pace. Cochet set a terrific pace throughout his match. The Frenchman kept up a steady fire that had Tilden looking up to the heavens for sympathy. Big Bill took only 'six games. Otherwise, the Frenchman had complete command. He returned Tilden's cannon-ball serv- ice with electrifying shots, smashed with deadly ion from all parts of the court and volleyed superbly. Tilden, seemingly dispirited, tried all the strokes in his repertoire without avail. Tilden trted to stem the tide at the opening of the third set, but he won his own service only after it had twice gone to deuce. Cochet quickly won three games in a row, breaking through Tilden's service in the third game as he took the ball onth:rtutodwo“tbmkwunge Boy Patricide Gets 15 Years. PIGGART, Ark., July 26 (#).—A plea of guilty of -degree murder was entered for George Parker, 15,.as his on a charge of murdering his father was nearing a close in Circuit Court yesterday. The boy was sentenced to five years in -the State Industrial School and - thereafter 10 years in the penitentiary. i A R ! Do you build model airplanes? Would you like/ to know how? Do know hundreds of sturdy youngsters in the District }:;ncalumbh are doing s0? : ‘The Star is going to let have a lessons ongn.ruefloy:unmof 1t will keep up the m 'a.‘lrplme game. artment of your own— doing and what are aflflelomnenu in with ‘Turn to the Aviation Section of, The Sunday Star BE SURE AND GET A COPY EACH WEEK. FRERGH CONPLETE DEBTRATFICATIN Senate Follows Deputies by! Voting in Favor of Pact, 242 to 30. . | _PARIS, July 26 (#).—Shortly after the French Senate had approved the Mellon-Berenger debt ratification | bill, it was reported tonight in the | corridors of the Chamber of Depu- | ties that Premier Poincare had de- | cided to resign immediately. By the Associated Press. | PARIS, July 26—The French Parlia- | | | ment has approved ratification of the; Mellon-Berenger debt accord, the Sen-| ate adopting the ratification resolution by 242 against 30, with 40 absentations, today. The House of Deputies previous- ly had adopted the resolution. The debt agreement with London was ted by a show of hands. Senate's approval was the final legislative act necessary for acceptance |of the debt accounts. Only a formal | decree by President Gaston Doumergue is now necessary to make the settle- the law of France. - resolution of reserve to the ratification almost unanimously. There was only |one contrary vote. The resolution was similar to that passed in the Chamber, requesting the government to take care that Germany's reparations’ payments under the Young plan be always avail- able for for debt payments, INSPECTORS bISMISSED ON SMUGGLING CHARGE Two Immigration Officers at Detroit Accused of Aiding Aliens’ Entry. By the Associated Press. DETROIT, July 26—Two United States immigration inspectors, accused of having smuggled aliens across the Canadian border here, were dismissed from the service today by John L. Zur- brick, district director of immigration. The inspectors are Frederick Fisher and John E. Taurinen, who Zurbrick said had been identified by aliens as the men who permitted them to enter il- legally from Canada. Richard Harms, another immigration inspector, was dismissed a week ago, and is at present under bond on a war- rant, charging him with smuggling aliens across the Detroit River. Zur- brick said warrants would be issued for Fisher and Taurinen and added that the investigation into conditions in the :xlnnmelgn'.hn service here is being eon- ued. KEY TO NEW YORK FAILS TO WORK IN COURTROOM By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, July 26.—A key to a city, it seems, is not necessarily an open sesame to its Traffic Courts, First Officer Harry Manning of the steamship America appeared in Jamaica Court with a friend who was arrested for while taking Manning to a hospital for treatment of an injured hand. As the magistrate imposed a $25_fine, Manning remarked: “Five months ago Mayor Walker gave me the keys to the City of l:lew York, lifeboat that saved the crew of steamship Florida last February. COX, FORCED FROM RACE, TO SEEK BOGIE’S RECORD | By the Assoclated Press. l VICKSBURG, Miss., July 26 —George M. Cox of New Orleans, who started out to race Dr. Louis Leroy up the Mis- sissippl River from New Orleans, said .g;eymrmyfluchewflnrywlower Motor _trouble cruiser, the Martha Jane, out of the race. He said the engines had been re] and that he will continue the to St. Louis to become acquainted with ditions. . No eion?uutbn of when he intends to race was given, I ‘Washington clearing house, $4,010,~ 434.93. | balance, $153,040,824.72. New York clearing house ex ® | $1,575,000,000. New mkcmfln(hwnbflme. (#) Means Associated Pre: . TWO CENTS. LEFTTURN SUPPORT OVERWHELMING IN BALLOTSOFA.A.A. Only 16.1 Per Cent of Voters Fayor Present D. C. Rotary Method. HALTINGRUMTRADE RESTS DN, SYS CANADIAN HINSTER |Almost 100 Per Cent of Smuggling Is by Americans, Euler Declares. DUAL SYSTEM UNKNOWN TO MANY DRIVERS HERE Feeling for One Rule at All Cross- ings in Capital Shown Almost Unanimous. N ‘Overwhelming sentiment for adoption of the standard left-hand turn recom- mended by the Hoover conference, in | lieu of the rotary turn now used at| controlled intersections in the District of Columbia, has been registered by resident and visiting motorists through ballots filed at the offices of the Dis- trict of Columbia division of the Amer- ican Automobile Association, Charles P. Clark, general manager of the A. A. A, announced today. Mr. Clark said that the 2 A. A, has been ascertaining the sent™ent of car owners in regard to the V-t turn for the past week and intensif¥l the sur- vey coincident with Tr: Director Harland’s decision to abide by the ver- dict of District of Columbia motorists. In response to a question “Which do you prefer? The turn from the left lane or the wide swinging rotary turn?” 83.9 per cent of resident mo- torists favored the standard turn rec- omemnded by the Hoover conference, with only 16.1 per cent favoring the present D, C. rotary method. This percentage is based on 386 ballots cast. Two Methods Unknown. Mr. Clark pointed out that a sur- prising development was the fact that 5.1 per cent of 396 local motorists answering the question: “Did you know ‘Washin, has two methods of mak- ing left turns—one for controlled cross. ings and one for uncontrolled cross- ings?"—did not know that two methods are employed. The A. A. A. survey also developed that Washington car owners are almost unanimous in favoring aniformity by having one rule at all crossings and | bringing District of Columbia traffic regulations in conformity with the recommendations of the Hoover con- ference. In this connection, 96 per cent of 452 resident motorists casting ballots favored one rule at all crossings and 98.7 per cent of 452 voters favored aniformity in all traffic rules. “One of the most gratifying develop- (Continued on Page 4, Column 7.) ARMY PLANES T0 FLY 70 PACIFIC COAST Transport Will Chart Route From' Langley Field to San Diego for Nine Bombers. By the Associated Press. NEWPORT NEWS, Va., July 26.—A tri-motored {ransport plane, bearing seven officers and men from Langley Field, will take off from Langley early Monday morning on a non-stop flight to St. Louis in advance of the flight of nine bombers which are scheduled to leave the Army air post for San Diego, Calif., on August 2. Maj. H. J. Kneer, who will be in command of the cross- continental flight, made the announce- ment after a conference with the pilots who are to make the flight to San Diego. The transport plane will make observations of gasoline consumption and other details of the flight for the benefit of the bombers. From St. Louis the transport plane will proceed to Albuguerque, N. Mex., | where it will await the squadron .of bombers and will accompany them to San Diego. e BRITISH URGE REMOVAL OF AUTO SPEED LIMIT Royal Traffic Control Graupn!ug- gests Heavy Fines for Reckless Driving. By the Assoclated Press. LONDON, July 26.—Removal of s} limit for private motor cars throughout Great Britain with substitution of drastic penalties for “dangerous driv- ing” was recommeneded today in the report of the royal n dealing with traffic comtrol. The report maintained it would be best to put matters of speed up to the driver and fine him a maximum of £50 (about $250) for a first offense and dou- ble that for a second, with imprison- ment as an alternative in either case. ‘The present limit is 20 miles an hour with special regulations. It is :fl miles an hour in many urban locali- les. S e Helen Wills May Shun Europe. NEW YORK, July 26 (#).—Helen Wills. three times tennis champion at Wim- bledon, announced on her arrival here from Europe .oday that she doubts if she will ever play in Europe again. | hundreds, and {CLEARANCE REGULATION | FOR ALL BOATS IS URGED | | Dominion Refusal of Sailing Papers to Liquor Ships Would Be of Little Effect, He Holds. By the Assoclated Press. OTTAWA, Ontario, July 26.—Solu- tion of the problem of liquor smuggled from Canada into the United States, in the opinion of W. D. Euler, minister of national revenue, rests entirely with the American Government. Declaring that virtually 100 per cent of the smuggling is by United States citizens in United States boats, he sug- gested, in a statement published today, that the most effective means of com- bating the situation would be adopted by the American Government of clear- ance regulations for all boats leaving the United States shores. Canada “Ready to Co-operate.” If this were done, the Canadian gov- ernment would be “quite ready to con- sider any further reasonable measure of co-operation.” “If Canadian citizens and Canadian ats engaged in the traffic,” he said, “the Canadian government would be prepared to enact legislation dealing with the matter, but surely some .re- sponsibility for the actions of their own citizens rests with the Government of the United States.” He pointed out that all vessels leav- ing Canadian ports carrying merchan- dise including liquor must obtain clear- ances, and that clearance to liquor boats cannot be refuséd except by act of Parliament. He declared he opposed the ena ment of such legislation, as it wc . not stop the smuggling, but meiJdy tend to corrupt Canadians. U. S. Statistics Are Quoted. “As a matter of fact,” he said, “ac- cording to evidence from the United States enforcement officers themselves, only 2 per cent to 5 per cent of the liquor in the United States comes from Canada. “If prohibition of clearances would stop this relatively small flow, it would make little material difference in the enforcement of prohibition in that country. But the refusal of clearances by Canada would not stop the traffic. - still could be purchased legal- ly in fairly large quantitiegsin every liquor store under provincial control. The large profits probably wéuld tempt perhaps thousands, of Canadian citizens who are not now en- gaged in the tra: to obtain liquor from the stores fof shipment surrep- titiously to the United States by truck, automobile, camouflaged railway cars, planes and in boats from many places along the boundry without taking clear- ances. “Thus, our citizens would be corrupt- ed, the traffic would be diffused instead of being concentrated in official and com| ively few customs ports where it can observed and reasonably con- trolled. The Canadian law would then be violated if liquor-laden boats de- parted for the United States without clearance, and the duty would be laid on the government of Canada to main- tain a largely augmented preventive force along the whole frontier to pre- vent and punish the violation of the new law, & law which, after all, would only be enacted to assist in the enforce- ment of the law of a foreign country.” Canada Already Has Rum Fight. The minister pointed out that Can- ada already had a serious liquor-smug- gling problem on its hands along the Atlln& Coast. “At a cost of about $1,000,000 a year,” he said, “the Department of National Revenue maintains a fleet of nearly 40 | boats and scores of officers to prevent | the smuggling of liquor into Canada, chiefly from the French Islands of St. Plerre and Miquelon—possessions of another ‘friendly nation.’ It might be added there is no prohibition of clear- ance from these islands nor from Great Britain.” He asserted recent special enforce- ment efforts by the United States Gov- ernment have resulted in a marked reduction in liquor running, but assert- ed “it must be apparent to every in- telligent person that it is not human- 1y possible to entirely prevent the flow of liquor to a dry neighbor whose ter- rml)ry lies adjacent for thousands of miles.” “We are quite willing to keep Cana- dians out of the business of running liquor to the United States,” he con- cluded, “if the United States authorities will insist on clearances for their own boats to enable them to check and con- trol their own people and the violation of the United States law they will probably have a very effective remedy.” MUELLER RESTS WELL. Cool Weather Brings German Chancellor Comfortable Night. HEIDELBERG, Germany, July 26 (). —The marked coolness in the weather today had brought a welcome relief to Chancellor Mueller, who spent the most comfortable night since his operatic: for gall bladder trouble. Altending physicians said the healing process was proceeding normally. SENATOR BINGHAL?} LANDS IN CAPITOL PLAZA FROM BLIMP Flies Here From Langley Field in Little More Than Three Hours to Keep Appointment. Diving from a height of 300 feet in Capitol in the first feat of its kind ever accomplished. . So unexpected was the landing of the great blimp, piloted by Capt. William J. Flood of Washington, that hundreds of who it from afar Biougnt the Bad ctashed on the | l plaza, whose edges were fringed with automobiles and spectators. His sensa- tional flight and landing were almost as unexpected to Senator Bingham as they door of the Capitol” in time to answer a hurried hic summons from the Senate finance committee on urgent t'“s‘efl \CoF ‘Bingh: nal am, who is president of the National Aeronautics Association and an aviation expert, left Langley Continued on Pags 4, Column &) "