Evening Star Newspaper, July 29, 1929, Page 1

WEATHER. (U. 8. Weather Bureau Forecast.) Local thundershowers this afternoon or early tonight; not quite so warm to- night; tomorrow fair. * Tem lowest Full repol es today. Closing N. Y. Markets, Pages 14 and 15 No. * 31,135. on page 9. Entered as second class matter vost office. Washington, D. The Fhening “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. Saturday's Sunday’s Cire Cireulation, 7,285 ulation, 106,729 WASHINGTON, D. C., MONDAY, JULY 29, 1929—THIRTY-TWO PAGES. #¥¥ ENDURANGE FLYER DIES IN CRASH AT MINNEAPOLIS FIELD Capt. Crichtop Killed, Haugh- land Seriously Hurt—Brom- ley Escapes Injury in Wreck. GASOLINE SPRAY BLINDS PILOT OF TOKIO PLANE Robin Nears 400-Hour Mark in Flight—Motor Shows No Signs of Faltering. Capt. P. J. Crichton was killed when the Minneapolis, endurance plane, fell into a spin and crashed at Wold Cham- berlein Field, Minneapolis, at 5:25 o'clock this morning. Owen Haughland, co-pilot, was seriously injured, accord- ing to an Associated Press dispatch. The plane had been in the air 154 hours and 40 minutes at the time of the accident. Lieut. Harold Bromley escaped un- hurt when his specially built mono- plane was wrecked in an attempt to take off on a flight to Tokio yesterday. ‘The heavily loaded plane went into a “ground loop” after Lieut. Bromley was ! blinded by gasoline spray. The pilots of the St. Louis Robin, only a few hours from the 400 mark in their endurance flight, were still going strong today, while their motor showed no indications of faltering. CRASH KILLS CRICHTON. Taughland Seriously Hurt as Minne- apolis Duration Plane Falls. MINNEAPOLIS, July 29 (/P).—The en- durance plane the Minnesota crashed into the ground at Wold Chamberlain Field at 5:25 a.m. today, Killing Capt. P. J. Crichton and seriously injuring ‘Owen Haughland, pilots. The plane plunged into the old con- crete_automobile racing track encircling the field just five minutes after the ground créw had picked up a message from the fiyers saying, “Everything is going fine.” Preparations for making another re- fueling contact were under way by the ground crew before the ship went into a spin. Crichton was instantly killed and Haughland was rushed to a hospital. The plane had been in the air 154 hours and 40 minutes. Haughland’s Sixth Attempt. Members of the ground crew were unable to ascribe any reason for the crash. Some witnesses believed that the fiyers sacrificed too much flying speed 10 drop what was their last message. ‘They were up only 200 feet when the plane went into a spin. The ill-fated attempt which-almost. cost Pilot Haughland his life was his sixth try for an endurance record. His five previous attempts had ended in failures because of motor _trouble. Capt. Crichton’s death ended his only esttempt 2t an endurance mark. Pre- viously Haughland had tried four times with Gene Shank, a Minneapolls com- mercial flyer, and Tast month he had tried again with Thorwald “Thunder” Johnson. On that attempt he achieved 149 hours and 32 minutes in the air. Dropping out of the skies this morn- ing to drop their note of instructions * for supplies and refueling, Capt. Crich- ton dived to within 200 feet of the air- port. The refueling ship, Ace High, sis- ter ship of the Minnesota, was prepar- ing to take off with 100 gallons of gas for the flyers when the endurance plane was seen to side slip. Capt. Crichton tried to gain altitude and increase his speed, but was unsuccessful, the plane crashing as it swooped over the race- track. Observers *sald it fell “like a pancake.” Body Badly Mangled. Capt. Crichton’s body was badly man- gled by the big motor, and there was some difficulty in extricating him from the wreckage. Capt. Crichton was a World War veteran and a captain in the Army Air Corps Reserves. He was employed at th: United States Veterans' Hospital at Fort Snelling. His age was given as 35. Pilot Haughland, 36, owned and oper- | ated an_airport and flying school at Buffalo, Minn., his home. Walter Bullock, a pilot at the airport, #aid he was watching the Minnesota as it swooped over the field. He said at 2bout 150 feet the plane seemed to get out of control. - In the six days of flying Pilots Haughland and Crichton had covered upward of 11,000 miles on 1,375 gal- ons of gasoline. They had made 18 successful refueling contacts. Suffers Compound Fracture. Doctors later said Haugland suffered a compound fracture of the skull and possible _internal injuries. They ex- pressed doubt that he would recover. Haugland conceived the idea of at- fempting to establish a new endurance mark soon after the Army plane Ques- tion Mark set its record. He tied up all his property, mortgaging everything he could, to purchase two cabin planes, one for the endurance attempt and the other for the refueling ship. In addition to his aviation interests, Haugland owned a gasoline filling sta- tion. He is a veteran of the World War, having scrved in the Artillery. He be- gan flying in 1927, After completing his course, he started flying by taking Mrs. Haugland to a Marion, S. Dak., hospi- tal each week for treatment. She is paralyzed. BROMLEY UNHURT IN CRASH. Tokio Plane Wrecked in Take-Off as Gas Spray Blinds Pilot. TACOMA, Wash,, July 29 (#).—Lieut. Jiarold Bromley, whose specially con- structed monoplane was wrecked here yesterday when he attempted to take off on a non-stop flight to Toklo, ex~ pects to try it again within 60 days. Heavily loaded, the low-slung plane Son of Observer Of Robin’s Flight Is Killed in Crash By the Associated Press. ST, LOUIS, July 29.—George Lee Lambert, vice president of the Von Hoffman Alrcraft Co. was killed today near Black Jack, St. Louis County, when his bi- plane crashed. Harold Jones. student, was injured fatally, and died en route to a hospital. 200,000 WORKERS STRIKE IN ENGLAND 1,500 Mills Closed in Lan- " cashire District Over Wage Cut. ! By the Associated Press. MANCHESTER, England, July 29.— The biggest stoppage in the British in- dustrial world since the famous gensral strike of 1926 and the greatest tie-up in the cotton industry for a decade be- gan in Lancashire today. Approximately { half a million hands were idle; some 1,500 mills, scattered over a wide ter- ritory, but centering in this big indus- trial city, were affected when the work- ers remained away from the factories rather than accept a wage cut of 1215 per cent. The heart of the British cotton in- dustry is faced with probably the worst time in its long and frequently troubled ! history since mediation by the ministry ;of labor has failed. FPigures on the { number of mills continuing to work at the old rates or in which the workers accepted the cut were slow coming in, ‘but it was estimated at noon that not | more than a score of plants were oper- ating with any degree of eflectiveness. $5,000,000 a Week Loss. If the stoppage continues for a week, it is estimated that the half million | total of idle hands will be augmented by 100,000 more workers in the dis- tributive and allied cotton trades. The iloss of the mill workers in wages will total at least $5,000,000 a week. | Even today Lancashire hoped that the | government. would be able to reopen { negotiations. It was reported here that | Premier MacDonald contemplated per- | sonal intervention. A statement by Sir | Horace Wilson, permanent secretary of {the ministry of labor, blamed the em- ployers for the lockout. Sir Horace said | the workers had all along offered to | submit the dispute to a court of arbitra- tion and to accept the court's decision. ‘The ministry under Miss Margaret Bondfield followed the situation closely. Miss Bondfield also issued a statement this morning. “The minister of labor | has received a report of negotiations | which took place last.Week in the cot- | ton trade and has oonsidered the pres- ent position. She'is watching the sit- uation with the greatsst anxiety, but feels there is' no action which the de- partment can helpfully take at present.” ~ Strike Decided Saturday. ‘The strike was automatic, having been decided ‘upon Saturday. Last- minute efforts to avert it Saturday and SBunday failed. It affected almost the entire Lancashire cotton industry, with the exception of a few plants outside the employers’ federation which were still operating. It was the outgrowth of continued depression in the textile trade, which three weeks ago led to an announce- ment by employers that a 1214 per cent reduction in wgaes would be made effective Saturday. The workers' unions refused to accept the reduction and ordered the strike when efforts at nego- tiating their differences were rebufted by the employers. Nearly every city and town in Lanca- shire is affected by the strike, which is expected to cause a loss in wages of about £1,000,000 (about $5,000,000) weekly. All mills were open as usual today for the workers, but the unions were stanch. Mills whose owners are not members of the masters’ federation announced they could continue paying the old wage rate temporarily. They employ only a few thousand out of Lancashire’s workers. Many Others May Go Out. Some, in reckoning the probable effect of the strike on other industries, estimated 80,000 to 100,000 bleachers, dyers and finishers would be thrown out of work shortly or reduced as a result of the strike. The greater part of the 66,000 tons of coal used in the mills each week will cease, depriving miners of their occupation, while miners and railroad and shipping men also will be_affected. ‘The Lancashire wage scales are based on plece work with complicated lists. The employers demanded the workers accept a reduction of 2 shillings and | 6 pence on the pound, or about 12} cents on the dollar. There was some feeling some sort of government action still could save the day and prevent the misery and finan- cial depression which inevitably follows British trade disputes. In this event the operating spinning section probably would ask for resumption of negotia- tions on their own account. It is ex- pected the mill owners would meet them half way. Among the mills_remeining working were of the Broadhurst Lee Co. at Manch®ster, employing 1,000 hands, and another of the same firm at Bolton, emoloying 2,000 hands. There were 17 mills working at Bolton, two at Pres- ton, and several at Radcliffe and Rosendale. LUTTRELL PSALTER GOES TO ENGLAND’S MUSEUM Unnamed Buyer Pays $150,300 for Collection, to Be Given Britdin, With Year to Collbet Price. ~ By the Assoclated Press. LONDON, July 20.—The interest of book collectors, inclu Americans, in the announced salc of the Luttrell ced sped down a specially built ramp and| chased whirled into a “ground loop” after Bromley had been blinded by gasoline spray from the craft's fully loaded| gritich tanks. Half the right wing of the plane was o into a mass of steel and ply- wood. Bromley sprang from-the wreck- ege unhurt. The fi for the crash, declar: 8 line spray blinded him.- After the crash-a spec] backers of the flight resulted in a de- cision to rebuild the plane immediately. The wrecked plane was to be crated (Continued on Page 2, Column 2,) ym The purchaser gave 30,000 guineas (about $150,300) and will allow the rif Museum a vear in which to col- lect the money in order to retain the book. Great interest r““ efln&sd by buyers hen the “Bedford Book of Hours” was of Gabriel Wells, al ihan the suction price. TWO SLAIN, 4 FLEE AS AUBURN PRISON INMATES REVOLT Four Guards Are Shot in Battle Around Walls After Convicts Seize Arsenal. BUILPINGS ARE FIRED, WITH $500,000 LOSS Three Machine Guns Missing After Riot Is Quelled and Other Arms Recovered. By the Associated Press. AUBURN, N. Y., July 20.—Fifty long- term convicts at Auburn State Prison yesterday led a revolt of the 1,700 in- mates, captured the prison arsenal, with its stock of approximately 50 rifles and 4 machine guns, stormed the main gates, fired several prison shops, with an estimated loss of $500,000, and shot four guards, one seriously. Four convicts escaped from the prison in the first rush; two of the mutineers were killed by the fire of the guards, and a third was wounded seriously. A mere handful of guards, two-thirds of the staff being off duty because it was Sunday, beat back the first attack of the rioters, then, reinforced by the remaining guards, hastily recalled, and by State troopers, they held a yelling, surging mob of convicts at bay until the outbreak spent its force and quiet was restored. , All in Cells But Seven. ‘The four convicts who escaped were: George Small, serving a term of 12 years for robbery. Joseph Caprico, serving a 20-year term for robbery. Arthur Barry, serving 25 years for burglary. Steve Pawlik, robber, serving life as a fourth offender. A check-up today showed that, with the exception of the slain convicts, one in a hospital, and the four who escaped, every inmate of the prison was in a cell, although the cells were crowded gec;use of the damage to a cell block y fire. ‘Warde:. Is Hissed. Warden Jennings was hissed and booed -today as he inspected the con- victs returned to their cells. -On completion of his inspection the warden issued his first complete state- ment on the outbreak. He intimated that the rioting convicts had received aid from outside the prison. ‘Warden Jennings said he had ex- pected trouble ever since the outbreak at Clinton Prison, Dannemora, last week, He could give no definite reason for the revolt, but said that there had been an air of tension about the prison all week, and that convicts and guards glke had expected some sort of upris- g. Prison Overcrowded. t He sald the prison was greatly over- crowded, 1,772 prisoners being crowded into 1,200 cells, while it had been neces- sary to use the corridors for sleeping quarters. While most of the rifles stolen from the prison arsenal had been recovered, three machine guns were missing. Prison officials pointed to the similar- ity between the outbreak at Auburn yesterday and the revolt of the prisoners p at Clinton Prison, Dannemora, a week ago. News of such attempts to gain freedom travels fast along the “grape- line telegraph”—A mysterious method of cl%munlcltlou known to the under- world. Prison Guards Are Vigilant. ‘Today, vigilance at State prisons was even .more keen, four machine guns were placed on the docks at Sing Sing Prison, to guard the fence that separates line telegraph”—a mysterious method even more keen; four machine guns River. Sunday is a day of recreation and re- laxation of strict discipline in State prisons. Here and there about the Auburn yard yesterday morning con- victs lounged in groups, smoking, chat- ting or playing checkers or cards. At 1:15 p.m., a trusty strolled across the yard to where Merle Osborne, keeper of the prison key room, stood. As he neared Osborne, the trusty whipped a pistol from his clothing and fired. Osborne fell beneath the feet of half a hundred convicts who had sprung from all parts of the prison yard in response to the signal of the pistol shot. Rush for Main Gates. As the prisoners swept over him, they snatched Osborne’s keys from his pocket and headed for the arsenal. There they seized every available rifle and four sub-machine guns and rushed for the main gates. Milton Ryther, on guard at the gate, locked the gates and threw the key over the wall into the street. Then the mcb was upon him. Under the menace of leveled rifles, Ryther backed up the stairs to the wall and into one of the guardhouses near the main gate. He was followed by four convicts, two of whom, accord- ing to witnesses who saw the incident from the street, carried machine guns. While one man covered Ryther, other three swept the street in front of the prison with rifie and machine gun fire. Then the four leaped from the wall to the street. “Chauffeur” Is Shot Fleeing. Two of the convicts, armed . with rifles, jumped into a passing car driven by Jacob Reese of Auburn and forced him to drive them out of the city. On the outskirts {lhey compelled him to stop near an 'unoccupied shed, which they prepared to fire. Reese bolted. Three shots were fired at him by the cturing his Two other convicts escaped in a car which was parked outside the prison. O. R. Judd of the Barnard Fire De- partment and Patrolmen Pelton and cureonn. of the :C‘l‘b“m Po'llldtfli‘ Dfi: partment exchanged shots convicts as they leaj from the wall, but were driven to take shelter behind a tree by a hail of machine gun bullets. % Half of Cells Made Useless. eanwhile, the remaining ringlead ers of the outbreak had rushed back }Lm fire on (Continued on Page 3, Column 5.) Polo Player Dies of Injuries. CHESTER, England, July 39 (P e ‘2t the {nfirmary here today B pony 1n & match at Hoolon, Cheshire, > (P) Means Associated Press. . TWO CENTS. ‘Youve Gt o - GREATER HC 283 —— SIRIDES N SE NN S N /."S»\ 3 Just See What Feminine Dress Reform Has Accomplished in Seventy Years. TEPPELNTO SAL FORLLS IN2DAYS Date Advanced Following! Tests and Feverish Prep- arations Are On. By the Assoclated Press. | FRIEDRICHSHAFEN, Germany, July 29.—Feverish activity prevailed today in the Zeppelin Co. works to make the big airship Graf Zeppelin ready for her second flight over the Atlantic,to America on Wednesday morning. Dr. Hugy Eckener, commander of the dirigible, advanced the date for its de- parture after yesterday's successful test flight over Southern Germany showed all the new motors were werk- ing satisfactorily. Failure of the mo- tors spoiled the attempt of the Graf Zeppelin to fly to America in May. A large part of the freight was stored away this morning. It included a Reu- bens painting, a grand piano and sev- eral gorillas instead of the sclitary one on the unsuccessful voyage. There also was & bust of the late Baron Von Huenfeld, one of the aviators on the German transatlantic airplane Bremen. Dr. Eckener previously had set his departure tentatively for Thursday or Friday. MOSLEMS MASSACRE 20,000 IN CHINA Message From Missionary Gives Details of Raid Staged Some Months Ago. | | By the’ Assoclated Press. PEIPING, China, July 29.—The In- ternational Relief has received a message from a missionary giving details of a Moslem massacre 0f 20,000 Chinese men end boys in the mountain town of Dangar, which its informant believes must have taken place some months ago. The massacre reported by Missionary Andrews, was declared the most grew- some in the long history of Moham- medan outbreaks in China. So well organized was the raid that the moun- tain_town was stripped of all its man- hood in less than two hours. As far as Mr. Andrews was able to ascertain, nearly every able-bodied man was killed. Only the aged escaped, With a few others who hid in cellars. From what the missionary gathered from various officials, only a few women were killed in attempts to protect the men. The raiders came on foot and horseback and rushed the city’s gates shouting: “Kill the men, every male from 17 to 70.” Siamese Twins Live One Hour. MARIETT. Ohio, July 29 )— o born to Mr. Andm;}n. Jessie C. Davis here yesterday died an hour after birth. Both infants were boys and were joined at the breast. Mr. and Mrs. Davis have two other children. PRESIDENTS ARMY PLANES COLLIDE IN AIR. Three Killed in Crash in Britain, One Machine Falls in Flames. LONDON, July .9 (#).—Three per- sons were kliled in the collision of two gypsy moth airplancs in midair, over Valley Farm, Kins5u-~, today. One ma- chine came down in fiames. | The occupants of the planes, which | were believed to belong to the Stag | Lane airdrome, had not been identified this afternoon. CUTTING T0 BEGIN Week End Guests at Camp Conferences Impressed With Desire for Action. i Now that the Army heads who were President Hoover's guests over the week end at his mountain retreat at the headwaters of the Rapidan River, Vir- ginia, have had an opportunity tc learn more definitely just what the President expects in the way of retrenchment in the military establishment, it is expect- ed this task of cutting down the Army’s annual costs will begin in earnest and without delay. | President Hoover is understood during | hie several conferences he had with/ these Army heads at his camp to have made it very plain that he is deter- mined in this purpose—that he demands a practical and sincere attempt to ef- fect econcmies and that he does not waut any delay. It is understood that the President has indicated that he ex- pects a complete report from the com- mittee of generals which is to make the survey for the purpose of recom- mending what branches of the military service may be slashed in advance of the convening of Congress next De- cember. Good Among Guests. At this week-end outing the Presi- dent had with him Secretary of War Good and Assistant Secretaries of Wi Hurley and Davison and Gen. Summer- all, chief of staff of the Army, and Col. Hodges, principal military aide at the White House, besides Secretary of Interior Wilbur, George Akerson of the secretarial staff, and Lieut Comdr. Boone, the White House physician. Besides going into the matter of Army retrenchment thoroughly, the President is understood to have dis- cussed during this outing the matter of personnel of the committee of generals he is to appoint to make the survey. It has been pointed out that the President is well aware of the small size of the American Army and realizes that it could be reduced very little in numbers, but that he Is satisfied that certain practices and activities now be- ing carried on in the military establish- ment which are out of step with the ad- vancement in modern military science; if not completely obsolete. It is in these quarters nfae the Pre e t is sald to 1looking for econom! % beAl‘lwol ’?rec'flent'l week end in the mountains was not devoted to h‘mmst:; and his guests. ample 2:]0! themselves in various ways. An (Continued on Page 2, Column 6.) NORTH MAGNETIC POLE WABBLES, SCIENTIFIC SHIP’S CAPTAIN SAYS Easter Island, Marine Enigma, Yet Is Above Waves, Scientists on Carnegie Find. Press. CISCO, July 29.—Com- pleting the first part of a three-year cruise around the world, the non-mag- netic sailing ship Cernegle, experi- By the Assoclated t. Ault declared he agg‘nfm proof that the N “wabblin h .“'.h‘w"hu% 4 Ault, said " Capt. % flons " prové that, the N mental cruiser of the Carnegle Institu- | Pole age from Yokohama. Built in 1909, without a scrap of iron or steel in it, the Carnegie has sailed around the world several times, visiting the North and South polar regions in 20 DROWN SEEKING RELIEF FROM HEAT Thundershowers Expected in Capital, With 98 Predicted. Relief from the heat is forecast by the Weather Bureau for this afternoon or tonight in local thundershowers, which are expected to bring tempera- tures down from the maximum of 98 degrees, predicted for the day’s high mark. It should be cooler tonight and continued fair tomorrow, the forecast said. A high-temperature mark of 97 d grees was recorded yesterday at 4:30 p.m. By the Associated Press. DETROIT July 29.—Twenty persons lost their lives by drowning in Mich- igan and nearby points in Ontario over the week end as they sought relief at lakes and rivers from the heat wave., 98 IN MANY SECTIONS. 3,000,000 Citizens Quit New York for Beaches. Ey the Associated Press. NEW YORK, July 29 (#).—The coun- try lay gasping today under a heat wave. In various sections Sunday tempera- tures approached the century mark. The highest point for the day was 98 degrees, which was reported from such widespread _points as Albany, N. Y.; Baltimore, Phoenix, Ariz.; St. Louis and Washington. The mercury stood at 92 in Montreal, Boston, Cleveland, Cincin- nati, Detroit, Philadelphia, Portland, Ore., and San Antonio, Tex. New York City, where the tempera- ture was 92 degrees, was deserted by about 3,000,000 people, who sought com- fort by jamming nearby beaches and filling highways leaving the city. Seven rsons were drowned in the metro- olitan area. ‘The drought, which has been virtually unbroken for a month, gave furthér cause for alarm to farmers and brought to Canada a forest fire situation which dominion officials believe to be the most serious since 1923. While crops were wilting throughout the Atlantic Sea- board States and Eastern Canada, and the wheat crop of Western Canada was reported hopelessly scorched, produce farmers in the metropolitan district faced ruin unless the drought ends speedily. At Northport, Long Island, where farmers of the vicinity have lost their entire apple crop, Summer visitors have been forced to hire teamsters to cart water from the few wells that have not already run dry. The mayor of Moun- tain Lakes, N. J., has announced that all water will be shut off between the hours of 11 am. and 5 p.m., while au- thoritles of several other New Jersey towns have urged residents to refrain from watering lawns or washing cars. 29 POISONED BY CAKE, jc=: WITH 23 RECOVERING Police Close Bukery' When Second Outbreak of gllness Occurs in Week. By the Associated Press. 4 CHICAGO, July 29.—Fienty-nine persons who ate coffee Take sold by a North Side neighbofhood bakery were suffering ' today* from fdod % Six of tl}g-fleflm were in a condition“and it was feared that one those stricken ate the cake the home ol .| Hawaiian Lava Flow Diminishing. | PONEARECABNT: ASSUMES 2 PIST Juggling for Suppdrt Obviated by Selection of Ready- Made Ministry. CHOICE IS APPROVED BY FRENCH PRESIDENT Proximity of Hague Conference on Reparations Brought Quick Action. By the Associated Press. PARIS, July 29.—Aristide Briand, | France’s new premier, will retain in- | tact the cabinet of his predecessor, | Raymond Poincare, save that M. Poin- {care will not be included in it. M. | Briand will hold the post of premier | and the portfolio of foreign affairs, the {latter of which was his in the Poin- care cabinet. The premier called at the Elysee Palace at noon and told President Dou- mergue his decision. The president con- | curred and then M. Briand called his | cabinet meeting for 5 p.m. There was | & possibility, since the cabinet was un- changed, he would dispense with the formality of re-presenting his ministers | to the president. Briand Pleased With Cabinet. | Prior to announcing his decision to | the President, Premier Briand had tried to broaden his political support with ad- | dition of some ministers without port- | folio and possibly some undetsecre- | laries of state, all of which posts would | | have gone to Radical-Socialist members inf the chamber. The idea was rejected, however, to- !day at a party council. It was under- | stood, the new premier would have i Radical-Socialist support in the main, | pending problems of foreign affairs, such as negotiations with Germany and jaffairs of the League of Nations. Edouard Herriot, Radical-Socialist | mayor of Lyon, was quite willing to | come into the cabinet without insist- | iing on a porifclio, but hardly had he jexpressed his willingness before his | | party disapproved the idea and he took | i the first train back to Lyons. |, M. Briand appeared satisfied with | | the retention of his old cabinet, ap- | parently realizing it was a makeshift isolution at best and would have to be shifted sooner or later to appease po- | litical appetites. His time before open- | ing at the Hague of the conference on | reparations, however, was too short to | experiment further. Left Wing Predominates. ‘The personnel of M. Briand's ministry, arranged by party groupings, follows: RIGHT. i Republican Deomeratic Union — | Georges Bonncfous, minister of com- | merce, 1 | CENTER. Republican-Democratic and Social party—Louis _Bartou, minister of jus-| tice; Henri Cheron, minister of finance. Democratic and Social action—Andre Maginot, minister of the colonies. { Left Republican party—Andre Tai- dieu, minister of the interior; Georges Leygues, minister of marine. LEFT. Republican Socialist _and French Socialist party—Aristide Briand, premier and foreign minister; Paul Painleve, minister of war; Jean Hennessy, minis- ter of agriculture; Louis Anteriou, min- ister of pensions, and Pierre Forgeot, minister of public works and’ transport. Left Radicals—Louis Loucheur, min- ister of labor, and Laurent Eynac, min- i lstf;rgl aviation. “ Democrats—Pierre Marraud, minister of public instructions and the finje'hlel‘L& se ministers were appointed November 11, 1928, when after Ip l::abim:t crisis M. Poincare reconstituted his government, Choice Obviates Juggling. President Doumergue agreed that the old cabinet could obtain without diffi- culty a vote of confidence from Parlia- ment that would send M. Briand to the Young plan conference and Geneva with adequate authority and prestige. It has been suggested that ihe cabinet appear in Parliament on Friday, but it is possible that the date will be ad- vanced, although it will take some iime | to reassemble the Chamber of Deputies and Senate which have adjourned. The retention of the old cabinet obviated the need of political juggling. As the reparation plan conference is still set for August 6, little time was lett for gurty negotiations which woukd necessarily have been long in the pres- ent state of Parliament. Had M, Briand made any changes he would have been faced with the problem of “forming a | cabinet on the basis of what the polit- leaders thought equitable. After leaving the-‘Elysee Palace, M. Briand said fr: that he had hoped simply to enl: the government’s ma- jority by the @ddition of men from the Radical list -ranks and recalled mthlw incare himself had had this “1 regret that I could not enlarge the cabinet, but hope that it will not pre- vent me from enlarging the majority,” said the new premier. “My cabinet therefore is a ready-made one and remains what it was with this differ- ence, that it no longer has at its head =|=y ’!vr:nlt:, ;uymotn;i Poincare, which 7 of orce.” glnll dech!qnm regarding M. Poin- care's operation doubtless will be taken tomorrow at a medical consultation, but prexmier 1s Sonsidered by his physicins 0! €] S in excellent condition for it. HONOLULU, July 29 (#)—The lava fountains in Halemaumau began show. a dimunition of flow early today. ‘The lake of molten rock in the crater displayed a crust on the surface, which may mean that the present eruption of Kilauea Volcano is quieting or that the pressure in the lava bed is decreasing. Bank Statements ‘Washington clearing house, $3,624,- 154.24. “Freasury balance, $152,943,057.40. New York clearing house exchange, e Yori clearing h balan ew Jouse ice, $137,000,000. l State News, Pages 6 and 7 I BRIAND TAKES OVER | street car lines in Wag HARTMAN CLASHES WITH COUNSEL FOR CAPTAL TRAGTION Car Fare Raise Hearing Starts Before Public Utili- ties Commission. ATTEMPT TOEE;ARATE ECONOMY FROBE FAILS Companies Seek to Divide Rate Case and Investigation of Joint Opera- tion Results, but Lose Plea. Marked by verbal clashes the open hearing beforc the Public Utilities Com- mission on the request of the Capital Traction Co. for higher fares ua anl agton started in the board room of the District Building today, and the first prelimi- naries of offering testimony on behalf of the petitioner were completed when the hearing recessed at noon. Two clashes, both between Commis- sioner Hartman and G. Thomas Dun- lop, counsel for the petitioner, enlivened the early stage of the proceedings, but later they settled down to reading of statements of preliminary evidence. Separation Move Creates Clash. The first move was an effort on the i part of Mr. Dunlop to have the carfare hearing separated from the investiga- tion into the probable economies that would result from joint cperation and reciprocal use of tracks by the two com- panies. This move was joined by S. R. Bowen, counsel for the Washington Railwey & Electric Co., but the com- mission overruled the company’s objec- tions and the investigation remains a part of the case. It was this that led to the first brush between Mr. Hart- ! man and Mr. Dunlop. \Mr. Hartman asked if Dunlop denied that the commission had jurisdiction to determine the reasonableness of the company’s operating expenses. Dunlop would not answer categorically and several efforts to obtain a direct answer failed. Following this Mr. Hartman sought to find out if the traction com- pany would refuse an increase in fare if the same increase were not granted to the W. R. & E. Co. This led to a skirmish in which George E. Hamiltol also counsel for the traction company. joined, but it proved inconclusive. After | it was over Mr. Hartman claimed that his_ question had not been answered and Mr. Hamilton said that it had. Both Companies Seek Raises. ‘The fare sought by the Capital Trac- tion Co., which was joined by the Wash- ington Railway & Electric Co., is 10 cents cash and four tokens for 30 cents. The present rates are 8 cents cash, tokens for 40 cents. Both compal in their petitions stated that the in: crease was necessary, as under the pres- ent rates their return on their valua- | tions is so low that it amounts to con- fiscation of their property without due process of law. At the end of the first morning ses- sion Chairman Mason M. Patrick of the commission announced that t hearings would be held each week da except Saturday, from 10 am. unf midday and from 2 to 4 p.m. Only about a dozen persons not di- | rectly involved in the case were present | during the hearings this morning. Dr. George C. Havenner, president of the Federation of Citizens’ Associations, was among this company. Willlam MeK. Clayton was present to represent the interests of the federation. Clayton Gets Into Fight. He got into the picture early by ob- jecting to the Washington Railway & Electric Co. being made a party to the proceedings without previous public hearing, but, accepting the fact that the company was now a party, he moved to make the Washington Rapid Transit Co. also a party. This motion was held in abeyance and will be ruled upon later. ‘The Washington Railway & Electric was represented by S. R. Bowen, s vice president and counsel, and the Capital Traction Co. by Hamilton & Dunlop. Presidents John H. Hanna and William F. Ham of the traction and railway companiess respectively, also were present to testify, accom- panied by staffs of minor officials frgm the two companies. Asks Evidence of Economies. As sgon as the hearing opened Mr. Dunlep entered an objection to the order of the commission directing that -an investigation be made to determine economies that might result from uni- fled operation of the street railway companies, insofar as the commission directs “that such an investigation be made 2 part of the rate case of the Capital Traction Co., which is now on hearing before the commission.” In explanation of the objection, Mr. Dunlop said that the application of the Capital Traction Co. for an in- creased fare is based upon “its present legal right to receive now a reasonable return on its established fare value unobscured by assumed future condi- tions undetermined and problematical.” Mr. Dunlop contended that the pro- posed investigation of economies from unified operations and any evidence which might be offered based upon the result of such an investigation would be immaterial and irrelevant to the rate question now before the commission, since no unified operation of street rail- way -companies is now provided for by W, Says Apglication Has Basis. ‘The application of the Capital Trac- tion Co., for increased rates of nding before the commission, r. Dynlop, “is based on actual existing condi and failure of that compan: under existing rates of fare and exist- ing conditions to earn a reasonable re- to | turh on the face value of its property used and useful for street railway opera- tions in the District of Columbia, and no - investigation purporting to show savings, necessarily undetermined, hypo- thetical and speculative, which might be obtained through unified operation has any bearing on conditions as they now cxist. and any evidence of such hypothetical or speculative savings would be irrelevant, incompetent and immaterial to the matters and guestions to be considered under the petitions of the Capital Traction Co., herein, and its introduction or consideration by the ‘would bz in vilrhlflon of the return upon Co. its present fair value and to a fair con- sideration of the questions involved in* . this application.” An investigation to dstermine pos- sible economies from uni operations. (Continueg on Page 3, Column 1) 3