Evening Star Newspaper, July 31, 1929, Page 1

WEATHER. (U. 8. Weather Bureau Forecast.) Fair tonight; tomorrow cloudy and warm, with local thundershowers in the afternoon: cooler tomorrow night and Priday. Temperatures: Highest, 94, at 5:45 p.m. yesterday: lowest, 69, at 6 a.m. today. Full report on page 6. Closing N. Y. Markets, Pages 14 and 15 No. 31,137. post office, Entered as second class ma ‘Washington, tter DA, he ~ WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION Foening iz fa WASHINGTON, D. C, WEDNESDAY, JULY 31, 1929—FORTY-EIGHT PAGES. #¥#%¥% ROBIN FLYERS TURN FROM PLAUDIS 10 HONOR DEAD FRIEND Pair Landed Last Night to Bow at Bier of Lambert, Killed in Crash. STAYED IN AIR FOR 420 HOURS AND 21 MINUTES 25,000 Cheer Wildly as Jackson Grounds Plane Safely—Several Injured in Crush. ———g By the Associated Press. ST. LOUIS, July 31.—Dale (Red) Ja on and Forest O'Brine, who came back to earth last night after living 17!, days in the sky in their mono- plane St. Louis Robin, to score a new and historical triumph for aviation, turned from the plaudits of the Nation today to humbly pay their respects to a fallen “air buddy.” They abandoned their amazing air feat while yet short of their goal in order that they might bow before the bier of George Lea Lambert, their friend and fellow airman, who was killed Monday in an airplane crash in St. Louis Copnty. The funeral was set for this afternoon. The epic flight ended at 7:38:30 last night at Lambert-St. Louis Field. The ground had been made muddy by a downpour of rain an hour earlier, but Jackson brought the little orange-colored monoplane to a safe Janding while a crowd of 25,000 per- sons, which had stood in the rain, went’ wild. Several Are Injured. Several persons were injured, but none seriously, as the cheering throng broke down a fence and surged through ropes to reach the fiyers. There was another thunderous —ovation by an equally large crowd as the fiyers reached a downtown hotel, escorted by & squad of motor cycle police. The flight began at 7:17 a.m. July 13, and the fiyers were up 420 hours 21 minutes and 30 seconds, exceeding by more than 173 hours, or over a week, | the previous world endurance flight rec- ord. Away from the roar of their trusty motor the flyers rested today in a luxuri- ous suite at their hotel. They were not Weary, however, for the flight surgeon, Dr. A, C. Leggat, who examined them before they left the field, said they were in excellent physical condition. Jackson jost no weight during the long test and O'Brine gained 1; pounds. A Chamber of Commerce luncheon for the flyers and their wives, with the presentation ©f hundreds of gifts, was the only cele- bration planned for today. Tomorrow there will be a parade and { # public acclaim such as the city has ex- I tended to only one other airman, Col. Charles A. Lindbergh, when he, too, came home as a congueror of the air after his New York-to-Paris flight. Up at 7:30 Today. Despite the fact that their lodging for 17 nights had been a closed air- plane cabin with a roaring propeller just outside, Jackson and O'Brine did ot sleep late this morning. They were up at 7:30 o'clock and had breakfast t 8. > After looking over some of their “fan mail” with the assistance of their wives the flyers went to a barber shop for haircuts and shaves. They were pro- vided with a police escort to the City Club for the Chamber of Commerce luncheon. Minor Defect in Plane Found. The Curtiss-Challenger motor which powered the St. Louis Robin was pro- viding maximum power perfectly when the fiyers landed and would have con- tinued for many more hours without trouble, its designer, Arthur Nutt, chie¥ engineer of the motor’ division of the Curtis Aeroplane & Motor Co., said to- day after a preliminary examination of the plane. The only mechanical defect noticed, he sald, “very slight external gasket Jeaks,” which resulted in a negligible increase in oil consumption toward the end of the flight. Except for oil and grease stains and a patch on the fuse- Jage where a hole had been torn by-a weight during refueling, there was no serious structural wear on the plane. Maj. William D. Robertson, president of the Curtiss-Robertson Airplane Manufacturing Co., which sponsored the fiight, declared today that he was ready to sponsor Jackson and O'Brine in another endurance flight should the| record be beaten. Souvenir Hunters Foiled. The flyers’ greatest thrill came, they said, last night, as they watched the milling thousands below churn the dust of the field into a sticky gumbo as a hard rain descended about 6 o'clock. Employes of the Curtiss-Robertson Co., sponsors of the flight, together with police, foiled souvenir hunters, and the plane was towed with a tractor to its Testing place beside the hangar. Itsy motor, a six-cylinder air-cooled radial Curtiss-Challenger, will be dismantled for a thorough factory inspection as to any faults which may have developed fu the long-sustained flight. The champior endurance grind was started as a test for the motor, which was brought into commercial production about five months ago. Jackson and O'Brine were cheerful almost to hilarity as they discussed their achievement with reporters. Red's reeting to the field physician as his (Continued on Page 2, Column 5.) . EUROPEAN CITRUS FRUIT Mosquito Breeding Places Discovered Near White House Catch Basins in Public Buildings Given Rapid Treatment. The determined campaign against mosquitoes in Washington and the Dis- trict has been under way less than a week, but health authorities have found a valid explanation of why the pests have bitten three Presidents at the White House. Investigations of the Treasury Depart- ment and State, War and Navy Depart- ment buildings by experts of the Public Health Service have disclosed catch basins of stagnant water that are de- scribed as potential grounds for the extensive breeding of mosquitoes. These catch basins have been found in other public buildings, particularly in the foundation work of new construction, and are being treated as rapidly as possible. Hoover Frequently Stung. Comdr. Joel T. Boone, the White House physician, recalling that Presi- dents Harding and Coolidge were both- ered by mosquitoes, asked for a report on Mr. Hoover's experience several days ago and learned quite emphatically that the presidential person had been stung frequently. Dr. Boone suffered an at- tack of malaria in Haiti in 1916 and a recurrence of the illness here in 1920 and he has been deeply interested in eliminating mosquitoes from the Dis- trict. Being in hearty sympathy with Mr. Hoover's complaint, he conferred with various officials of the Govern- ment and District with the result that a co-operative campaign was under- taken. ‘The Office of Public Buildings and Public Parks, of which Lieut. Col. U. S. Grant, 3d, is director; the Public Health Service, and Dr. W. G. Fowler, District health officer, are co-operating under the active direction of Dr. W. F. Draper, assistant surgeon general of the Public Health Service. Surveys carried on un- der their auspices have revealed the conditions at the public buildings. Stagnant water along drain pipes, catch basins in basements of building and bird baths in many of the public of the mosquito. These piaces are treated with oil spray as rapidly as they jare found. Conditions at the buildings on both sides of the White House are held responsible for the appearance of mosquitces at the Executive Mansion, because of the precautions taken there under Dr. Boone's suprevision. Screens and Pipes Inspected. Screens and drain pipes at the White House are regularly inspected, and places where water might stand are carefully watched. The water in all bird baths is changed daily, and the small traps set out by the Agriculture Department in the south grounds for the Japanese beetle are emptied and cleaned daily. So rigid is the inspection that a special fish that feeds on mos- uito larvae is kept in the fountain. %‘h{s fish can be obtained at the Bureau of Pisheries. Health authorities are concentrating on localities where water stagnates, especially around construction jobs, having found the foundation work of the new Commerce Department Build- ing a breeding place. Surg. Gen. Cumming has assigned to Dr. Draper two sanitary experts for the work and these'men are working with the various agencies to wipe out the breeding places. R. E. Tarbett, sani- tary expert of the Public Health Serv- ice, who has done notable work in mos- quito eradication along the Texas- Mexican border, and Dr. T. H. D. Grif- fitts, in charge of malaria investiga- tion for the service, have mapped out the campaign. GARRETT REPORTED ITALIAN POST CHOICE Baltimore Banker Said to Be Slated to Be Successor of Henry P. Fletcher. By the Associated Press. John W. Garrett, Baltimore banker, is understaod to have been selected by President Hoover as Ambassador to Italy, succeeding Henry P. Fletcher, who has determined to retire from the diplo- matic service. Mr. Garrett’s name recently was pre- sented to the Italian government, and reports today were that government had signified that he was entirely accept- able. Ambassador Fletcher plans to leave his post late next month, returning to the United States, and it is expected that Mr. Garrett will take up his duties in the Italian capital at or shortly after that time. ‘This will not be the first service of the Baltimore bank in the diplomatic field, as he served in the corps for near- 1y 20 years, being at one time Minister to the Netherlands, and also Minister to Argentina before the post at Buenos Ahl;zs was elevated to an ambassador- ship. parks have been found to contain larvae | ON FLIHT ACRIS SEATO LAKEHURS Eckener Puts Zeppelin in Readiness for Departure at 9 0°Clock, U. S. Time. AMERICANS REACH SHIP FOR SCHEDULED SAILING Baboons Part of Freight Cargo. Wilkins Signed as Pas- senger. | By the Associated Pre: FRIEDRICHSHAFEN, Germany, July 31.—The departure of the dirigible Graf Zeppelin on her transatlantic air voyage to America was set today for 3 a.m. tomorrow morning (9 p.m. Wed- nesday, Eastern standard time). The great dirigible was preened in its hangar this afternono for the start early tomorrow for Lakehurst, N. J., on its second westward transatlantic crossing. Passengers Gather. Passengers gathered from all ove: Europe, among them various American: Some rushed from great distances s as not to be left behind when the | mighty craft pokes its nose westward on its great adventure. Cargo, including several baboons and baggage of the passengers, and a large quantity of mail, was in the holds, fucl tanks were filled, cells were inflated. Knute Eckener, the tall, fair-haired son of Dr. Hugo Eckener, skipper of the dirigible, predicted a prompt get- away at 3 am. “Whoever isn't aboard by then must hold the bag,” he said, “for he can't wait any longer. The weather prognos- tications are excellent and we don't | want to delay a day longer than is necessary, as we want to start on our world fiight as soon as possible.” Expects to Arrive Sunday. The Graf Zeppelin expects to arrive at Lakehurst, probably circling first over New York City, some time Sun- day, at the completion of a four-day trip over a course of probably more than 4,000 miles, ‘The ship will remain at Lakehurst three or four days, beginning there on August 7 or August 8 its round-the- world trip. Cruising eastward its first stop will be Friedrichshafen for three | or four days, its next at Tokio for four days, and the last at Los Angeles for four days. “We expect to use 17 days for the | flight, exclusive of stops,” said Capt. | von Schiller, third in command. Round the World in Month. ‘The journey, jed, should take a little less than a | month.” In crossing the Pacific the dirigible will not be able to fly above the { Hawaiiai Islands since it will take a! | great circle course from Tokio for Los | | Angeles, which would take it north of the archipelago. | A new safety contrivance has been added to the Graf's construction. An airtight rubber tubing of considerable size attached to the bottom of the pas- senger gondola, it is believed, will pre- vent the vessel's sinking should it be forced to alfght on the water. Pleased With Motors. Dr. Eckener this afternoon declared himself satisfied fully with the results | of the tests of the dirigible’s new | motors, installed after the failure of | four of the old ones on the attempt| last May to reach Lakehurst from Friedrichshafen. There will be 21 passengers aboard the dirigibie, of whom 18 will be pay- ing guests. While three women orig- inally were booked for the trip, there was lncrensmgeduubt today that all of them would be in Friedrichshafen in time for the trip. ACCEPTING GRAF MAIL. ‘The Post Office” Department an- nounced today that mail is now being | accepted for dispatch by the Graf Zep- ! pelin, scheduled to sail August 7 on a round-the-world cruise starting at Lakehurst via Friedrichshafen, Tokio and Los Angeles. Mail for delivery in the united States after a trip around the world will cost $3.50 for each letter and $1.75 for each post card. HEIR TO MILLION DEAD, VICTIM OF ACCIDENT By the Associated Press. REDLANDS, Calif, July 31.—Henry Crain, 35, former constable and reputed heir to a million-dollar estate, was found dead late yesterday, apparently the eesult of an accidental shooting as he cleaned a 5 ‘Three years ago Crain inherited ap- proximately $100.000 from the late Henry Vogt, an orange grower, who had taken a fancy to him as a lad. A year ago Vogt’s brother died in Germany. leaving an estate of a million dollars to Vogt, which under his will, would go to Crain. > Crain _recently returned from New York, where he conferred with his at- torneys regarding the claim to Vogt's estate; the payment of which German officials protested. MARKET TO BE STUDIED E. Leubeen of Milwaukee to Make Survey for Department of Commerce. G. By the Associated Press. G. E. Leubeen of Milwaukee was ap- pointed United States trade commis- sioner today to make a study of Euro- pean markéets for the Department of Commsree to ascertain prospects for ad- ditional American exports of citrus fruits. Hl:}ehndquarun will be iu Hamburg, rmany. The bulk of citrus fruits exports has gone to Canada for several years, but the Commerce Department said -that yecently there had been a noticeable increase in exports of grapefruit and oranges to the United Kingdom, and Germany, France and Sweden were said , to have shown considerable interest in citrus fruits, | [ ‘The next time Dr. W. F. Draper, as- sistant ‘surgeon general of the Public Health Service, receives two enterprising newspaper women who want expert comment on men’s styles the chances are he won't advocate sleeveless shirts and short pants, He was not. positive today he had ad- vocated such a departure from conven- tion. He remembered talking with the woman writers, however, and recalled that next day he picked up a newspa- pers to find he was quoted as follows: “If we (men, of course) could have a style that would not cause a sensa- tion, it should be short, light pants to the knee, just bare legs with a flg: over sock to prevent shoes from bing the feet.” R . DR. DRAPER ATTAINS SUPDEN FAME IN ‘URGING’ SHORT PANTS FOR MEN Interviewed by Woman Writers, Lot of Comment Follows; Not Sure He Advocated New Fashion. A week later he had received press clippings from several States; more than a dozen letters from manu- facturing short pants; other letters ask- ing for an opportunity to display the latest in sleeveless shirts, and any num- ber of communications and telephone calls from persons who rose up to com- mend or cuss him. 5 was quoted further as wving : “Women have about ched the ideal style of dress for both health and comfort, with their sun- tan - back dresses, short sleeves, low necks and abbreviated skirts. Men are far behind the times, but they will soon catch g: Dr. pper was far behind with his mail today, ruminating on how, as he expressed it, he bounced out of ob- scurity into fame in 30 days. But he was wearing conventional clothes, and ! fanning along with the rest of us. . with the stops-includ- - 'REYNOLDS IS GIVEN GRAF OFF TONIGHT | 'I’/, Z &% 2 E e SHOWERS T0 BRING RELIEF TOMORROW High Temperatures Continue | in Capital and Through- out Country. Relief from the heat wave tomorrow was promised by the Weather Bureau today, which predicted thundershowers with lower temperatures to continue through Friday. Meanwhile the high temperatures continued today and the bureau expressed the opinion that 93 or 94 degrees would be reached this after- | noon. A temperature of 69 degrees at 6 o'clock this morning was the lowest in the past 24 hours. A northwestern breeze is expected to usher in the showers and lower tem- peratures tomorrow. One heat prostration was reported at Emergency Hospital last night, Susie Robinson, colored, 40 years old. No. 6 Ohamplain court, -being treated there after becoming fll at her home. RELIEF NOT IN SIGHT. New England Only Section Reporting Cooling Breezes. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, July 31.—For the fifth successive day, most of the country today faced a continuance of a heat wave that showed no liate pros- pects of abatement. While cooling breezes brought some slight relief to New England last night, residents of other sections of the heat belt suffered from uncomfortably high temperatures. The hottest spot was Bismarck. N. Dak,. with a temperature of 102 degrees, followed closely by Oklahoma City with a mark of 100. In New York City the mercury climb- ed to 90 degrees with one death and six prostrations from the heat. Some repre- sentative temperatures for the Nation were: Washington and Baltimore, 94 Boston and Philadelphia, 92; Indian. apolis, 90; Chicago, 86; Kansas City, 84; and Cleveland, 80. ‘The Pacific Coast alone enjoyed com- fortable temperatures, San Fran having a high of 62, San Diego, 68, and Los Angeles, 74. 5 MONTHS IN PRISON | Young American Is Found Guilty of ‘Manslaughter in Crash Death. By the Assoclated Press. LONDON, July 31.—Richard Joshua Reynolds, rich young American of Win- ston-Salem, N. C., was today found guilty of manslaughter on charges grow- ing out of an accident in which his automobile was involved and a mol cyclist was killed last May. The Old Bailey jury deliberated less than an hour. Arthur Graham, the motor cyclist, was killed on the Bath road at night when Reynolds was driv- ing back to London from an outing at Hurley. The prosecution alleged the de- fendant was drunk at the time. Reynolds was sentenced to five months in prison. Reynolds prison sentence was without hard labor. The young American was also ordered to pay the whole costs of the prosecu- tion, which will be heavy. His lawyer, Norman Birkett, pleading for mitigation of the sentence, said Reynolds had pro- vided for Graham's widow for life. Judge Humphreys, in summing up the case, told the jury the facts that the defendant was young and an Ameri- can should not make smallest dif- | ference, in the way the case should be regarded. ‘The administration of justice in Eng- land always prided itself on making no distinction between native and for- eigner. should his wealth make any | used Neither difference, if some of it had been in generous behavior toward the widow of the man with whose death he was charged, Reynolds had done no more than the law could compel him to do. Judge Humphreys said Reynolds| should be tried just as any costerm , who might with knocl ous driving down some one by furi- cart. ‘Washington clearing house, $4,055,- 837.50. balance, $151,352,017.82. learing house excl A [con FIYA FROM ATLANTA T o (T ] \H X! “Can‘'I Go Along?” Masher Asks Girl; It Seems He Could Arm Around His Neck, a Pat on the Back and One in the Eye—Then Jail. By the Assoclated Press. CHICAGO, July 31.—For subduing mashers, Virginia Mercereau recom- mends a headlock immediately preceded by a right hook. And her recommenda- tion is backed by actual experience, as George Duffy can, and probably will, testify. Miss Mercereau was gazing in a shop window yesterday when Duffy came alongside and ventured: “Waiting for a street car, baby?"” ‘This drew nothing but a scowl, so he tried another: “Where are you going?” “I'm going shopping,” was the reply. “Can I go along?” he asked, en- couraged. “You not only can, but you will.” And then things started to happen to Duffy. A fist crashed into one eye. A strong left arm encircled his neck and | a blow between the shoulders flattened him, At the police station where he was booked for disorderly conduct, Duffy resumed his questions, but in a veryre- spectful tone. i “What,"” he asked, “ls your occupa- jon?" “Why, I'm claimant to the title of world middleweight woman champion wrestler,” she answered. “Look up my record.” “I wish I had,” he sighed, as they Jocked him up. SNOOK TRIAL JURY 1S PLACED IN BOX Defense Loses Plea to Delay Hearing Because of His Condition. By the Associated Press. COLUMBUS, Ohio, July 31.—After five days, in which 99 persons were examined, a jury was completed at noon today to M€ar the first degree murder trial of Dr. James H. Snook, charged with the hammer slaying of Miss Theora Hix, 25-year-old student at Ohio State University. The defense then began to challenge the array of the jury. Snook Loses Plea for Delay. Presiding Judge Henry L. Scarlett overruled a defense motion today for a continuance in the murder trial of Dr. T | James H. Snook until “such a time as the defendant is physically able to give attention to the proceedings.” The motion was presented imme- diately after the morning recess by John F. Seidel of defense counsel. “We wish to make a motion for a continuance in this case until such time as the defendant is able to give his full attention to the proceedings,” Seidel said, “or that a cot be provided for him during the hearing. Court Cites Daily Examination. “He informs me that he is not able to give his attention to the selection of this jury. He is not able to follow the questions and answers, and while he is physically present in this court- (Continued on Page 2, Column 1.) Fifty Shot in Riots in India. BANGALORE, Mysore State, India, July 31 (#).—Fifty persons were in- jured by gunshot wounds here today in riots during which police fired on un- ruly crowds. Many of the victims are not expected to recover. The trouble was started by the alleged refusal of the police to admit former students to .worship at the Ganiathi idol, St. Sul- tanpet School. The students were in- sistent, crowds gathered and brickbats were-thrown. It is police continued to fire int London be charged | hour. ed damage amounting to 8,000,000 dinars, or about ,500,000. |Shhllfin,hxu6ud1l GUATENALA FLYER DUE HERE TODAY Granados, With Good Will Note for President, to Land From Jacksonville. By the Associated Press. JACKSONVILLE, Fla., July 31.—Col- Miguel Granados of the Guatemalan | Army air service, took off from the municipal airport here at 6:10 am. to- day on a proposed non-stop flight to ‘Washington to deliver letters of good will from President Lazare Chacon to President Hoover. Col. Granados and his mechanic, Car- los Merlen, spent last night here after a non-stop flight from Havana yesterday en route from Guatemala. They are flying a cabin monoplane similar to that used by Col. Charles A. Lindbergh on his New York-to-Paris hop. The ship is of silver color decorated in blue and white, the n national colors. The good-will fiyers expect to reach ‘Washington in six or seven hours. Aft- er spending four or five days in the Capital Col. Granados and his aide will return to their native land by way of Mexico City, where they will present President Portes Gil with a message of good will from the Guatemalan Presi- dent. The flyers were guests at a dinner here last night attended by Adjt. Vivien Collins of the Florida National Guard and other Army and civilian officials. EXPECTED HERE AT 3 P.M. Guatemalan Plan to Be Met by Offi- cial Party. Col. Garcia Granados, who is regarded as Guatemala's foremost aviator, is ex- pected to arrive at Bolling Field at 3 o'clock this afternoon in a monoplane in which he left Guatemala City last week. Col. Granados spent last night at Jacksonville, Fla., leaving there this morning for the National Capital, ac- cording to word received at the Guate- malan Legation, 1614 Eighteenth street. Col. Granados will be met at Bolling Field by Dr. Adrian Recinos, Guate- malan Minister; Ramiro Fernandez, first secretary; officers of the Army Air Corps and members of the diplo- matic corps from South America. Army fyers and members of the dip- lomatic corps will attend a luncheon to be given in honor of Col. Granados by Dr. Recinos at 1 p.m. Friday, in the Mayflower Hotel. Col Granados will be presented to President Hoover tomor- row or Friday. He probably will remain in this city until Friday afternoon or Sunday morning. 100 KILLED IN CLASH OF RUSSIAN FACTIONS City of Iman, on Transsiberian Railroad, Scene of Encounter Between Reds and Whites. By the Associated Press. TOKIO, July 31.—Reports reaching the Tokio office of the South Manchu- rian Railway early today said more than 100 persons were killed in a clash between the Red and White Russians at Iman, a city on the n Rallroad outlet north of Vladivostok. There was no confirmation elsewhere. Y FOUND SHOT TO DEATH. UNIONTOWN, Pa., July 31 (#)—Be- lieved by police to have been “‘taken for a ride,” John Donahue, 32, former local deputy constable, was found shot to death today in his automobile near Mason! town. Donahue, well known figure in local | body political fights, recently sued three Uniontown men for $100,000, that they had besmirched his charac- ter by accusing him of association with bootleggers. “From Press to Ho Within the Hour* The Star’s carrier system covers every city block and the regular edi- tion is delivered.to as fast as the pape: L 4 ‘Washington homes rs are printed. Yesterday’s Circulation, 102,039 () Means Associated Press. TWO CENTS. 1931 ARMS PARLEY MAY BE ADVANGED, BRITISH BELIEVE Observers Contend Time Fixed by D. C. Conference Will Be Pushed Forward. LONDON HELD PROBABLE SITE FOR NEXT PARLEY Dawes - MacDonald Conversations Regarded as Important Progress Toward Naval Cuts. By the Associuted Press. LONDON, July 31.—While there is no definite indication at the present regarding the possibility of holding a naval disarmament conference of the powers in London this Winter or next Spripg, well informed persons here be- lieve that the progress of the Dawes- MacDonald conversations warrant be- lief that the date for the conference, set by the Washington arms agreement for 1931, may be advanced. Premier MacDonald had another con- versation on the naval disarmament question with Ambassador Dawes at Downing street this afternoon. This was the last in a series of conversations the two statesmen have had before the premier starts on his three-week holi- day at his Lossiemouth, Scotland, home tomorrow. The recent Anglo-American negotia- tions, it is felt, have hastened events in the movement for the general settle- ment of naval problems. Messages from America indicate London will be the venue of the general conference, but it is learned in authoritative quarters ‘hat the place has not yet been fixed. Some observers in view of the indica- tions of the successful nature of the talks between Prime Minister MacDon- ald and Ambassador Dawes predict the five great powers will be able to get together some time before next Summer. This five-power conference will have an important bearing on the work of the -preparatory commission of the League of Nations on disarmament, which eventually will consider the gen- eral question of disarmament both of land and sea forces. Leaders Satisfied. Both Premier MacDonald and United | States Ambassador Dawes are rep-| resented by the diplomatic correspond- | ents of the Laborite newspaper the | Herald as more than satisfied with the good progress made in their naval con- versations. Because of the close rela- | tions between the newspaper and the party, it may be assumed that the cor- respondent derived his information from official quarters. It is hoped, he adds, that it will soon be possible to move forward to the next stage. From the conversations will emerge not a hard-and-fast plan but a general outline definite enough for submission to the other signatories of the Washington treaty of 1922, who then will be asked to send represent- atives to a preliminary informal meet- ing, probably in London. This would be a meeting of statesmen and diplo- mats, not naval experts. Others Coming. Not only Prime Minister MacDonald, but J. H. Thomas, lord privy seal and minister of employment in the Labor cabinet, and other British public men are planning visits to America. Mr. Thomas, with his wife and daughter, sail on the Duchess of Atholl, leaving for Canada August 9. Winston Churchill and L. C. M. S. Amery, who were, respectively, chancel- lor of the exchequer and secretary for the Dominions in Stanley Baldwin's Conservative government, sail together for Canaca on the Empress of Australia, l‘euls\;k;g Southampton for Quebec Au- IRONWORKER KILLED IN FOUR-STORY FALL Plunges From Sixth to Second, Floor of Shaft of Elevator Under Construction. Robert Callahan, 33-year-old iron worker of Alexandria, Va., was fatally injured shortly before noon today when he fell from the sixth to the second floor of an elevator shaft now under construction on the Tenth street side of Woodward & Lothrop's department store. He was taken to Emergency Hos- pital, where he died two hours later from a broken back and internal in; Juries. According to fellow workmen of the George A. Fuller Construction Co., who are building a freight elevator in the department store, Callahan was balanc- ing himself on two wooden planks in the act of installing an_elevator door box when he lost his balance and fell. The fact that the second floor landing was boarded off deflected the falling and prevented it from landing on more than half a dozen men working on the ground floor of the shaft. Callahan lived at 424 South Wash- ington street. He is survived by a wife and six children, one an infant son. 49 BRIGHTEST YOUTHS IN AMERICA NERVOUSLY AWAIT EDISON TESTS Candidates for Mantle of Inventor Given 19 Preliminary Questions to Answer. i e S . s 1. T O e 3. st lndly frightened boys A. | consclous and quite apparently ‘The bright glare of public attention which has surrounded each contestant since his selection as’his State's re- sentative obviously has had its effect. All seemed nervous and somewhat self- us about tomorrow when Thomas A. Edi- son 1f will confront. them with one of his famous questionnaires. A w;mu of what an Edison ques: his (Continued on Page 2, Column 3.) HARTMAN PROBES §1,000.000 INCLUDED IN TRACTION VALUE Indicates Doubt of Propriety of Putting Maryland Hold- ings in D. C. Valuation. DECISION ON W. R. T. STATUS IS DELAYED Hanna and Heberle Put Through Grueling Cross-Examination at Fare Increase Hearing. Commissioner Harleigh H. Hartman of the Public Utilities Commission con- tinued his steady questioning of wit- nesses for the Capital Traction Co. in the hearing on the application for in- creased fare today, and when the morning session ended Mr. Hartman's queries indicated that some doubt ex- isted as to the propriety of the in- clusion of $1,000,000 in the company’s claimed valuation of $26,000,000. The items in the valuation as to the inclusion of which doubt has been raised are such as the following: Property located or used in Maryland added to the valuation of property in the District; additions to capital ac- count on certain items of relaying tracks where the cost might have been charged to maintenance instead of cap- ital; charges for relocating trolley polcs and guy poles which, theoretically, should not enter into a reproduction value since the property, if it were to be reproduced, would be reproduced with the poles, and so forth, in place as they are today without the necessity for moving them; errors in bookkeeping re- sulting in double charges to capital ac- count; failure to deduct overhead costs when writing off the costs of retired property; estimating the value of sal- vage in retired material mstead of en- tering the exact amount received from sale of thé scrap; charges for property not now in use; expenses of additions to leased lines and leased property. May Deduct Depreciation. Mr. Hartman's questions directed toward depreciation are also looked upon as a forecast that the commis- sion may consider deducting accrued depreciation from the company's valua- tion figure. This was not deducted by the Court of Appeals in its decision fixing the value of the company. as of January 1, 1925, as the subject was not made an issue in the case. The com- pany’s accrued depreciation now amounts to more than $5,000,000. How far the commission will go in | taking out of the company's valuation any items now claimed by it, howevesn is speculative at this time. A decision as to whether the Wash- ington Rapid Transit Co. will be made a party to the case was postponed until Tuesday to allow counsel for that com- pany to confer with Harley P. Wilson, the company's owner, who now is in New York. Hanna Is Questioned. ‘The entire morning session today was given over to questioning by Mr. Hart. man of John Hanna, the company’s president, and J. E. Heberle, its chief statistician. The questions, of which Mr. Hartman has upward of 250, were of such searching nature that to most of them Mr. Heberle replied: “I cannot answer that question without further study of records not now before me.” The records before Mr. Heberle in- cluded a brief case of papers, flanked by large piles of heavy books containing company accounts dating back to 1925, but Mr. Hartman's questions could nof be answered without reference to jol skeets stored in the company’s offices. Never in the recollection of those who have been with the commission for many years has any witness been sub- Jected to such a grueling cross-exami- nation. When 11:30 was reached Hartman announced that he had had enough and the hearing was postponed until 2 o'clock, although the regular rules do nnvtv ;sl! &r a recess until noon. en the hearing opened this morn- ing, Chairman Patrick called attention to the fact that the commission had postponed until today its ruling on_the (Continued on Page 3, Column 1.) BOTTOM BEING LAID IN REFLECTING POOL Contractors to Complete Work onm Smaller Basin Near Lincoln Memorial in 2 Months. ‘The work of laying a reinforced con- crete bottom in the small reflecting pool between Seventeenth street and the Lincoln Memorial was under way today. The contractors, Rose Brothers, has been at work on the job since early this month and expect to have the task the marsh land that lies b:low? was en- countered when the work was first started, but now gives the contractor no trouble. The bituminous bottom has been taken out of the pool and a 6- inch cinder bed, impregnated with asphaltic pitch has been id. Asbes- tos waterproofing, with a layer of roof- ing slate for protection, has likewise been laid, to give the pool a substantial bottom. After the contractor has finished the work of putting in a new bottom in the small pool, he will start on the larger reflecting pool and give it a thorough cleaning and renovating. o NO SPRINKLING RULE. D. C. Residents Not Restricted in Use of Water for Lawns. Alleged failure of District officials to notify officers of the Police ent the revocation of the ing two daily periods during which the use of Potomac water for the of lawns and washing of pavements was tted is said to have proved annoy- g J.: hogho)den and embarrassi to police. Revocation of the regulation A 16, 1928, was officially printed Evening Star, and, it is stated, copies of the order of revocation should have been furnished the Police rtmen Police Court and Radio progri.ms—-Page 37