Evening Star Newspaper, July 31, 1929, Page 2

P ANTISHTHLOANS Bishop- Declares Advances Were Personal and Have Since Been Repaid. Bishop James Cannon, jr., chairman of the Board of Temperance and Social Service of the M. E. Church South and a leader of the anti-Smith Democrats of Virginia, in a statement issued to- day sald: “All loans to the headquarters com- mittee of the anti-Smith Democrats of Virginia in connection with the cam- paign of 1928 were made by James Cai non, jr., personally, and not as an of- ficer of the Board of Temperance and Social Service. These loans were repaid to him from time to time as contributions were received for the work of the headquarters committee of the anti-Smith Democrats of Virginia.” Bishop Cannon’s statement was made 1in reply to questions propounded to him by Representative George Holden Tink- ham, wet Republican member of ‘the House from Massachusetts, concerning loans and refunds reported by the treas- urer of the anti-Smith Democratic com- mittee of Virginia, in the campaign last Fall to carry the State against Alfred E. Smith, the Democratic nominee for President. Tinkham’s Statement. Representative Tinkham yesterday is- sued a lengthy statement in which he declared that the anti-Smith Democrats of Virginia, an organization headed by Bishop Cannon, had been financed by Bishop Cannon in large part and until $17,000 was contributed to that organi- zation by E. C. Jameson of New York last February. Mr. Tinkham also said that the anti-Smith Democratic com- mittee of Virginia had collected and dis- bursed $50,000 during the presidential campaign of a year ago. ‘The Massachusetts Republican, who 1s one of the “wet” leaders in Congress, suggested to Bishop Cannon, who denied recently charges that he made two $5,000 loans to the anti-Smith Demo- crats of Virginia, that he examine the campaign expense returns filed by the Smith opponents. Bishop Cannon, who is chairman of the Board of Temperance and Social Service of the M. E. Church South, in his denfal said, “the amazing and ab- solutely false statement is also_made that ‘the records show that Bishop Cannon made two Joans of $5,000 each | to the anti-Smith.Democrats of Vir- ginta.’ " Tinkham's Rejoinder. “I suggest to Bishop Canpon.” said Mr. Tinkham, “that he také the time and the trouble to peruse the campaign expense returns filed with the clerk of the House of Representatives 1 anti-Smith Democrats of Virgl organization of which Bishop Cannon, according to their letter head, 'was chairman and which collected and di: bursed some $50,000 in the aggregate. The returns were made and signed | by A. L. Burroughs as treasurer of this | organization. When Bishop Cannon has examined these returns I am confi- dent the public will await with eager interest his further explanations of the transactions_therein disclosed.” Mr. Tinkham declared the returns show that between July 28 and August 15 the bishop made the Anti-Smith or- ganization five loans of $500 each. He said this same statement, filed in the Virginia capital, showed $665 was re- paid the bishop on August.31, and dur- ing the time the loans were made vari- ous sums were handed him for expenses of the campaign. In a return for the period from Sep- tember 5 to October 5, Mr. Tinkham asserts six more loans, aggregating $3,554.50, are listed. and that during this period the Smith opponents paid the bishop $1,479.05 for his personal | | three 'cunlrncts which had already been expenses. Lists “Other Payments.” The Representative lists other pay- ments made to Bishop Cannon, which, | he says, are contained in the campaign | records | 1o have been questioning his authority | | to hold up the building program. expenditure statement, and other large loans which, he says, the committee received, but left the donor unidentified. “In the light of the record,” Mr. Tinkham concludes, “a substantial portion of which is under oath which indicates that Bishop Can- non was the financial mainstay of the anti-Smith Democratic of Virginia, uj to the time that a $17,000 ‘donat was received from E. C. Jameson of New York last February, and in the light of Rishop Cannon’s own recent indignant denials, I believe the public will be in- terested to know (1) whether the un- identified loans in the returns were made by Bishop Cannon and, if not, from whence the money came. (2) Whether the loans credited to Bishop Cannon were his own personal funds and if not whose funds they were.” SNOOK TRIAL JURY IS NAMED AFTER 99 TALESMEN QUIZZED (Continued From First Page.) room, he is not here in his full mind.” ‘The court replied that each day since Dr. Snook has complained of illness he had ordered an examination of the de- fendant during each noon recess by Dr. H. M. Brundage and that the physician had declared Dr. Snook able to con- tinue in the courtroom. Dr. Snook’s illness resulted from a sanity test made last Saturday in which fluid was drawn from his spinal cord. Court said that Dr. Brundage had re- ported that the defendant was “suffer- ing, but that his condition was not serious” and he reminded Seidel that the test was made voluntarily as a means of supporting the defense’s case. Exclusion of Prof. and Mrs. Melvin T. Hix from the courtroom was under con- sideration today because of evident feel- ing the aged man holds against the defendant. With their attorney, Boyd Haddock, the couple occupy chairs inside the rail separating the audience from the court, jury and counsel. From this vantage point, Hix follows each phase of the trial, taking copious notes and fre- quently glaring at the defendant, seated a few feet away. May Be Called as Witnesses. He often has expressed a wish_ that Snook will be condemned to die. From time to time, as mention is made of ex- pected testimony bearing on the inti- mate relationship between the girl and the former Ohio State University pro- fessor, he becomes visibly agitated, sit- ting with his fists clenched, taut on the edge of his chair. After a warning from Trial Judge Scarlett to prosecutor John J. Ches- ter, jr., Hix would be forced to leave the room, he became more re- served. It has not been decided whether he can_remain for the testimony, how- ever. Chester indicated that the couple - might be summoned as witnesses, which automatically would bar them from all sessions. Brown Wins C. M. T. C. Honor. Robert W. Brown, 1348 Euclid ave- nue, who is enrolled at th> Fort Myer Cavalry Camp of the Citizens' Military Training Camps, has been named a troop commander in recognition of his abilities ical foregoing public | D fon’ | y [BOBBY JONES FOR CONGRESS .~ MOVE LAUNCHED IN GEORGIA Amateur Golf King Says He Is Not Politically Inclined, However. Candidacy Urged by Group From Canton, Birthplace of Grandfather. By the Associated Press. ATLANTA, Ga., July 31.—For Con- gress: Bobby Jones. The name of the national open and amateur golf king was put forward today by a delegation of Canton, Ga. citizens, headed by State Senator H. G. Vandervier, who suggested he would be a serious con- tender for the Georgia fifth district seat left vacant by the death of Representative Leslie J. Steele. They stressed ~his ability as a lawyer and fame as a golfer. £ ¥ Bobby said he would fiot make the race, as he was “not politically inclined B?(} preferred to continue the practice of law.” “I appreciate the kindness of the people of Canton in suggesting that I make the race,” Bobby said, -adding, “Of course, I won't.” “I have, however, seen no delegation, if there was one, and all I know of it 1 saw in the papers.” BOBBY JONES. Bobby's name as a candidate was suggested yesterday by a delegation from Canton, Ga., the former home of his grandfather, Robert T. Jones, sr. The delegation, headed by State Sena- tor H. G. Vandeviere, expressed the opinion that “Bobby's fame as a golf player would make him a serious con- tender.” PARITY IS DEFENSE FORHOOVER ACTION President Answers Legion Head’s Criticism of Anglo- U. S. Navy Stand. Naval parity with Great Britain as- sures a complete defense of the United States in any contingency, according to the opinion of President Hoover, ex- pressed in a letter to Col. Paul V. Mc- Nutt, national commander of the Amer- ican Legion, Efficient national defense is all that the American Government is seeking in the matter of its preparedness pro- gram, according to the President, and he considers the policy of naval parity as being far superior to one of com- petitive naval building. g Mr. Hoover's reply to the American Legion head, which was made public last night, was accepted here today as not only a strong defense of his gen- | eral program for further naval limita- | tions, but of his recent action in halt- ing construction work on three cruisers he | authorized in the naval building pro- gram. Reply Called Timely. i | | His reply also is accepted in many | quarters as being especially timely be- cause of rumblings in the form of crit- icism of his temporary holding up of the cruiser-buildin_gprogram. Some in- terpret the President’s letter to Col. McNutt as a rebuke because of a de- mand contained in a recent letter from the Legion chief to the President in which it was set forth with some em- phasis. that the American Leglon want- ed a Navy for this country equal to that of Great Britain. At any rate, the President seemed to welcome the opportunity afforded by Col. McNutt's letter of protest not only to enlighten the Legion but all others who have either criticized his policy or have been skeptical of the propriety or wisdom of his course. His answer to Col. McNutt is the first public expression offered by Mr. Hoover since his_pronouncement last week, in which he made public his suspension _of building operations on 10,000-ton cruiser contracts— | awarded by the Navy Department. While he defended and interpreted his naval parity policy, Mr. Hoover in his | reply, however, did not answer those Refers to Statement. Referring to Col. McNutt's statement that the American Legion stood for permanent peace and better under- standing between nations, the President, in his reply, declared the first step of the renewed consideration of reduction of the excessive world naval armament has been acceptance of that principal as preliminary to discussion between Great Britain and the United States, which step, he stated, “is a forward step of the first importance.” The President went on to contend that it seems to him that every person of common sense will agree that it is far better to at least try to establish such a relation by agreement before re- signing to continued attempts to estab- lish it by rival construction programs on both sides of the Atlantic. Naval competition, he pointed out, creates burdensome expenditures, a constant stream of suspicion, i1l will and misun- derstandings. The President’s letter to the Legion executive was made public shortly after a conference he had at the White House with Secretary of State Stimson and Undersecretary of State Cotton, who called to report upon the progress in the negotiations at London by Ambassador Dawes after the general’s discussion yes- terday with Ramsay MacDonald, Brit- ish premier. 4 Full Text of Letter. ‘The President’s letter to Col. McNutt, in full, is as follows: “My Dear Mr. McNutt: “I am glad to have your assurance policy of parity for our Navy wi of Great Britain. This principle is enunciated by our naval authorities as a complete defense of the United States in any contingency and defense is all that we seek. “The first step of the renewed con- sideration of reduction of the excessive world naval armament has been accept- | ance of that principle as a preliminary to discussion between Great Britain and the United States. This is a forward that the American Legion supports the | Foi ith that better to at least try to establish such a relation by agreement before we re- sign ourselves to continued attempts to establish it by rival construction pro- grams on both sides of the Atlantic. We need not disguise the fact that (aside from the capital ship limitations under the Washington treaty) competi- tive building has been in progress on both sides since the Great War, and we have arrived only at disparity, not parity. Itcreates burdensome expendi- ture, a constant stream of suspicion, ill will and misunderstandings. Moreover, by constant expansion of naval strength we cannot fail to stimulate fear and ill will throughout the rest of the world toward both of us, and thus de- feat the very purposes which you have 50 well expressed as being the object of the Leglon, when you say, ‘The Legion stands uniformly for movements which will make permanent peace more certain and assure better understanding between nations.’ “I fear you have been misififormed as to the actual problems that lie before us if we are to succeed in such a negotia- tion, for they are far more intricate and far more difficult than can be solved by the simple formula which you sug- gest. But I feel confident that the American Legion will be sympathetic with principles of parity by negotiation and of reduction and limitation of armament instead of competitive build- ing, with its continuous expansion and all its train of world dangers, “I am further confident that the American Legion will join with me in endeavoring to establish and co-operate with others in an atmosphere of good- will and sincerity within which to find such a solution. “We and other nations have entered into & solemn covenant that we shall not resort to war as an instrument of national policy, that we shall seek to settled disputes by pacific means and if we are honest in this undertaking | it follows that every effort should be | made to establish confidence in our in- tentions and to hold our preparedness programs solely within the area of ef- ficent defense. I am confident that these policies are consonent with the many "declarations of the American Legion and the sentiment of the Amer- ican people. “Yours faithfully, “HERBERT HOOVER.” 49 NERVOUS YOUTHS FACE QUESTIONING IN EDISON SELECTIONS (Continued From First Page.) amination as to the contestant and his family extending as far back as the occupation of his grandfather. Among the questions were: “Have you lived most of your life in a rural community, a fair-sized town or a large citv? “Have you passed the entrance re- quirements of any college? If so, which one? How do you know you are ac- cepted? “If you are not successful in this contest, will you go to college? If =o, how will your expenses be financed? “What handicaps, if any, do you feel you have had in carrying on your per- sonal scientific work? “What is your favorite form of rec- reation? What is your hobby? ed About Vacation. “‘Of all the subjects studied at school, which were you most interest in? List them in the order of their interest to ou. “What vocation would you best like to take up when leaving college? “What part do you think luck has played in such success as you have at- tained in life? “Have any of your relatives present or past been engineers or sclentists? If so, what did they do? “What employment have you had during the last five or six years? What was the object of such in each case? o have you taken up during your own time in the field of experi- mental physics, chemistry or invention, and ;vmc was the object sought in each case? “Do you own any scientific apparatus? If so, what is it used for? Did you make it? Did you buy it? “How do you ordinarily divide the 24 hours between—1. Sleep? 2. Work? 3. Eating? 4. Recreation? “Why do you want a scholarship?” The winner will be selected on Friday. The judges are Henry Ford, Col. Charles A. Lindbergh, Dr. S. W. Stratton, presi- the Mmlcn uhus‘:th Institute of ogy: Dr. Lew rry, head- master of Phillips Exeter Academy, e:mi George Eastman, president of the East- man Kodak Co. Asks $12,500,000 in Patent Suit. SAN FRANCISCO, July 31 (®).— Willlam T. Bonner, 69-year-old San Francisco inventor, has filed a $12,500,- 000 suit in Pederal Court here against the Simmons Co., bed manufacturers, alleging infringement of his patent on step of the first importance. “It seems to me that every person of common sense will agree that it is far a fastening to secure side ralls of beds to thelr posts. How Euro Europe, and especially which will begin in ! fro'be continued pe Handles Crime and Criminals out as examples for the manner in which they handle crime and criminals. The Star and the North Ameri- can Newspaper Alliance have made an investigation of foreign prisons and penal systems and the results will be given in a series of eight articles, the first of The Sunday Star of August 4 England, are often pointed daily thereafter. VESTRIS WAS UNFIT, BRITISHBOARD SAYS Investigators Rule S 0S De- layed Too Long; Hold Craft Was Overloaded. By the Associated Press. LONDON, July 31.—The Lamport & Holt liner Vestris, when she set out on/ ner fatal voyage from Hoboken last November, was overloaded and Ilnfl'.! to encounter the perils of her Winter trip, was the main finding of the Board of Trade's inquiry into her sinking with a loss of 112 lives rendered today. The inquiry court also found that when peril did overtake the ship, her SOS warning was too long delayed, the court declaring that it should have been sent out six hours earlier. Answers List of Questions. ‘The court answered a list of 58 ques- tion bearing on the liner's loss which the board had prepared and decided that the main contributory causes were: (1) Loading the vessel beyond the load line. (2) The tender condition of the ship. (3) Insufficient margin of stability and reserve of buoyancy. (4) Heavy weather and high wind and sea, causing the vessel to list to starboard. (5) Water finding its way into the lower bunkers saturating the coal, caus- ing a list and probably preventing the pumps from working efficiently. Minute Details Examined. ‘The court, which had sat for a record period of 40 days hearing evi- dence in the case which previously had been dealt with by two American in- vestigating bodies, went minutely into all the circumstances of the ship's tragic end. It found that disaster overtook her sooner than expected, after trouble de- veloped, and that this probably was the reason for the failure of more life- hroll!fi to get away with a further saving of life. Considerable attention was paid to the question of overloading and several of those who had dutles to perform n connection with vessel's cargo were held blameworthy in varying degrees. The court named Mr. Woods, registered manager of Lamport and Holt, as in some degree to blame for failing to take furither measures to prevent overload- ing, when he had been informed the ship had previously sailed overloaded. New York Agents Fined. ‘The court ordered the payment of £500 costs by David Cook, vice presi- dent of Sanderson & Son, New York agents of Lamport and Holt, who, it held, had not taken adequate measures to prevent the vessel from being loaded below her load line, and it named Capt. Harry Wheeler, marine superintendent, and Capt. Willlam Heasley, assistant marine superintendent, as blameable in lesser degrees. The court also found Chief Officer Frank Johnson remiss in the manner in which he dealt with the ship’s hatches, but said his conduct did not amount to wrongful act or default. The court also found that there was remissness in placing all the women and children in certain lifeboats through the mistaken application of the ll’adlll;lonal order “women and children first. Crew Held Orderly. It was impossible to say whether the absence of definite orders to go to boat stations and abandon ship caused loss of life. There was no lack of order and discipline among the crew. ‘The court recommended that the same protection as to the safety of lif> afforded to immigrant ships by the Board of Trade supervision and inspec- tion should be extended to all foreign- going passenger ships. Consular author- ities should observe and record drafts. The court, in its findings. reviewed the progress of the ship's voyage and the development of the trouble whicn ended in disaster as well as the manner of handling the situation when the ship had to be abandoned. It found the lifeboats properly equipped, with one exception through accident, but not properly manned, nor did each carry its ‘proper compiement of passengers and crew. Two more boats should have been got away “and the probable reason for this failure was that disaster overtook the ship before it was expected.” The court’s finding continued: “There was some disorganization, owing to crew and passengers going to gflam other than those allotted them. In par- ticular, women and children were placed in three of the port boats in mistaken application of the traditional order of women and children first. There was no lack of order among the crew or any particular section of the crew.” Coming to the question of the times at which wireless messages for assist- ance were sent out by order of Capt. Carey, the court found these were sent at such times as would insure their re- ception by ships carrying one wireless operator. Lack of Assistance. ‘The court considered the messages should have been sent not later than 4 a.m. Evidence was given during the in- quiry that the first SO S actually was sent out shortly before 10 a.m, As to what vessels had an opportuni- ty of rendering assistance to the Vestris or how it was the assistance didn't reach her before she sank, the court considered there was insufficient evi- dence to enable it to reply. In its findings regarding overloading responsibility the court found that neither the chief engineer nor Messrs. Lamport and Holt, Ltd., were guilty of a wrongful act or default. Neither was Alfred Woods, except insofar as his ommision to make rep- resentation to Sanderson and Son on the subject of overloading might haye This telephoto from St. Louis shows Dale “Red” Jackson (left) and Forest O'Brine standing beside the St. Louis | THE IEVEN G_STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, WEDNESDAY, JULY 31, 1979 Robin just after landing at Lambert Field, St. Louis, Mo., yesterday, establishing a new refueling endurance record of 420 hours 21 minutes and 30 seconds. The flyers had been in the air almost 18 days and had exceeded the old endurance record of the Angeleno by 173 hours 37 minutes and 58 seconds. 25,000 60 WILD AS ROBIN LANDS Pilots Come Down After 420 Hours to Bow at Bier of Lambert, Crash Victim. physical examination started was “Good mamx;ng, judge. What's the sentence ay?" Both sald they felt fine, althongh O'Brine added he was a “little weak in the knees.” Asked as to the hardest part of the flight, O'Brine 1eplied without hesita- tion, “The first 100 hours.” Both Praise Plane. Both airmen had praise for the plane, Jackson adding “that old motor sure is a Lulu. It would have done another 200 hours.” O'Brine was even more optimistic: “Yeh, we could take it up again and break the record.” They were steady on their feet and the long time aloft had not impaired their hearing. One of the officials started to shout at Jackson and drew the comment, “I can hear you.” O'Brine gained a pound and a half in the air, while Jackson's weight re- mained stationary at 154 pounds. Oble’s weight was 140 on coming down. Both had pulses of 84, a gain of 10 for Jackson and eight for O'Brine. Earned More Than $31,000. The flyers earned more than $31,000 in their time aloft, including $25,000 from the Curtiss-Robertson Co. An additional $2,800 was received in cash besides gifts received by the Chamber of Commerce and untotaled. Their pay as pilots for the Curtiss-Robertson Co. was continued during the 18 days. It was estimated the Robin flew 25,000 miles, using 3,590 gallons of gasoline and 158 gallons of ofl. Forty- seven refueling contacts were made out of a 77 aggregate. The propeller on the orange-colored monoplane made approximately 32,000,000 revolutions. There was some gasoline left in the tanks and both tires were inflated. Jackson and O'Brine had been cau- tioned to watch for a ground loop if one tire was empty on landing. ‘The fiyers said in their interview that Jackson had handled the plane during all refueling contacts with O'Brine handling the hose. O'Brine handled the plane while Jackson made repairs on the engine. The flyers posed for photographers beside their plane and in the hangar before they left for their hotel suite. Maj. William B. Robertson, president of the Curtiss-Robertson Airplane Man- ufacturing Co., which sponsored the flight, said he was “tickled to death” with the outcome. “The boys look like th‘eg were ready to start again,” he said. Both men emphasized in their inter- views that it was the death of Lambert, son of Maj. Alvert Bond Lambert, offi- clal observer for the flight for the Na- tional Aeronautic Association, rather than a request from Maj. Robertson to come down, that caused them to land. ‘They said they had decided to land last night before Maj. Robertson asked them to come down, because they wanted to attend Lambert's funeral. They had been associated with young Lambert at Lambert-St. Louis Field. Lambert, for whose father the field was named, was a flying instructor. Flyers Are Clean Shaven. Both flyers looked fine. They were clean shaven, having shaved yesterday morning. Both embraced their wives, who had remained at the field almost constantly since the flight began. The flyers were “dressed up” for their reception, Jack- son exhibiting a neatly combed head of hair, and both were cleaned up as well as they could be, considering their cramped quarters. Earlier in the day Maj. Willlam B. been connected with the overloading of the Vestris on her last voyage. Other Contributing Causes. The court, however, considered Messrs. Cook, Wheeler and Heasley guilty of wrongful acts and default which contributed to the loss of the Vestris. Other main- contributory causes to the loss of the ship were as follows: Upper deck hatches in starboard shelter deck, bunker and cross alleyway, not being battened down soon enough in some cases and not at all in others; water finding its way to the lower bunkers and saturating the coal, which caused & list and probably prevented the pumps from working efficiently; scuppers becoming a means for inflow of water into the upper deck after a certain angle of list had been reached. These scuppers not being stopped or when the vessel listed, gave ready access for waves to the upper deck and so reduced the margin of stability. U. S. PROBE IS RECALLED. British Inquiry Covered Causes of Disaster, Where American Failed. NEW YORK, July 31 (#).—The re- port of the Board of Trade in London on the causes of the sinking of the Lamport & Holt liner Vestris, which floundered off the Vi Capes last November with the loss of more than 100 lives. goes much further in assign- ing causes for the disaster than did the reports of the men who headed the inquiry here. Capt. Henry McConkey, British ad- viser to the Federal inquiry held here, and Capt. E. P, Jessup, U. 8. N., re- tired, American adviser, only specu- lated as to the primary causes of the disaster, although Capt. Jessop said he believed the vessel was unseaworthy she left Hoboken ‘when on the start of the SlsASFoUs NoYAGS. Robertson had sent aloft a note re- Questing the fiyers to land. The fiyers were reluctant about quit- their home in_ the sky short of their goal of 500 hours. A message they dropped before acceding to M: Robertson’s request said the motor 1 g good; that they felt fine, and that they saw no reason to quit. Jackson and O'Brine presumably de-! bated all day over the note calling them | down which Maj. Robertson sent up at X m. yesterday. The text of the note was not made public, but M: Robertson explained in & memorandum | that the reason for his decision was!' that the objects of the test flight had! B T el 2y Do | lenger mof as more Ve - selr”lnd that the technical data de-| sired had been obtained. It was 3 p.m. before the fiyers an- swered their employer’s note. The pilots began descending rcpidly, fromlt.he high altitude -ta '&hhh‘mt%ez, usually cruised all day ai 1 over l.Yyle fleld as the crowd cheered wild- ly. They made two or three dips and then dropped a note saying they would ! land when their present supply of fuel! was exhausted. | Then they were off again for the last few remaining hours of their epic flight. | Jackson’s wife, who has been constantly "at the fleld, said she thought it was “a shame” to end the flight. Thousands Flock to Field. As news of the intended mmul bert-St. Louls Field. { ‘There was a note of anxiety in a let- ter Maj. Robertson sent up to the fiyers before he sent up his request to land. He cautioned the men to use every pre- caution in landing. He pointed out that there was danger of a ground loop it one of the tires should be flat ana the other inflated. All field lights were on and extensive preparations were made hyfluwmd(omutofi‘vemflnu every possible assistance in effecting & —Associated Press Photo. Robin Flight Nets Pilots Over $31,255; Flew 25,200 Miles S8T. LOUIS, Mo., July 31 (#).— Dale (Red) Jackson and Forest O'Brine earned $31,225 jointly, or $15,627.50 for each man, in the record-breaking flight of the St. Louls Robin, which ended here last night. ‘This did not include $2,756 in cash sums given them nor checks and cash which has been sent to the Chamber of Commerce.. Eighteen days’ pay as commercial son Co., their employer, has de- clined to reveal their regular salaries. The mileage of the Robin was estimated at 25200 miles on a consumption of approximately 3,590 gallons of a high-test fuel, the same as used by a number of commercial companies. Oil used totaled 158 gallons, and 48 con- tacts were made for refueling out of a total of 77. The propel- ler revolutions, counted at 1,300 per minute, approximated 32,- 000,000 times. BRENENMAY OT THO LD RECORDS Liner, at 28.3 Knots, Expect- ed at Plymouth and Cher- bourg in New Time. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, July 31.—The speed- conquering liner Bremen today was nearing two more transatlantic records as she skimmed the Atlantic toward the English coast at an average rate of 28.3 knots. In a message to the New York office of the North German Lloyd Line, Capt. Leopold Ziegenbein reported the liner probably would arrive at Plymouth, England, at 9 p.m. today. He said Plym- outh had been added as a port of cal because of the speed of the trip, and as a convenience to passengers wishing to avold s night landing at Cherbourg. | He hoped to arrive at Cherbourg st 3 am. Thursday, and land his passengers at 7 am. . The Bremen'’s schedule threatens to break the records for the New York- to-Plymouth and New York-to-Cher- bourg runs, both held by the Cunarder Mauretania. If the Bremen arrives at Plymouth at 9 p.m. she will have made the journey of 3,100 miles in 4 days and 13 hours, 8 hours and 51 minutes less than the Mauretania’s record to Plym- outh of 4 days, 21 hours and 51 min- utes. Arrival of the Bremen at Cherbourg at 3 am. tomorrow would make her time for the passage of the 3,250 miles from Ambrose Lightship, via Plymouth, 4 days and 19 hours, beating the Mauretania’s record of 5 days, 1 hour and 49 minutes, by 6 hours and 49 minutes. From Cherbourg, the Bremen will cross to Southampton, arriving there at noon, and at Bremerhaven early Friday morning. BEFORE DEATH HELDFOR9DEATHS IN CRASH OF BOATS | Father, Son and Pilot Allowed Liberty Under Bail of $5,000 Each. By the Associated Press. ARNOLDS PARK, Iowa, July 31— i Blamed for causing the deaths of nine knifed its way through the Miss Thriller | on Lake Okoboji Sunday, the two own- ers and the pilot were at liberty on $5,000 bonds. A coroner’s jury, reporting last night, | held the trio, John and Milo Hartman, | father and son, operators of the Eagle Boat Line, and Harold Yarnes, pilot, Jointly responsible for the crash along | with the owners and pilots of the Miss Thriller, Prank Long and Jasper Alex- | ander. | A county attorney’s investigation pre- viously placed the bulk of the blame on the Zipper operators. It was followed by warrants for the arrest of the trio on second-degree murder charges. Rivalry of the boats for supremacy | In the passenger carrying business was the basic cause, the coroner's jury de- | cided. Witnesses at the inquest cited previous instances of clashes betwen the rival boat owners for docking space. | __The shattered stern of the Miss | Thriller was introduced to the jury as evidence of the tragedy. The re- mainder of the boat lies in 90 feet of water a half mile from the lake shore. Coroner P. G. Grimm said he thought all the passengers on the two boats had | been accounted for. Some might still be buried beneath the hull of the | Miss Thriller, he said, but he was of | the opinion that all but the nine dead probably had been rescued. 'APPROVE DISMISSAL OF THREE POLICEMEN ‘Commiuionerl Pass on Cases of Connors, Tippett and Anderson. | Board for the dismissal of three pa- trolmen of the metropolitan police force were approved by the District | Commissioners yesterday in the cases of Prvts. J. W. Connors, fourth precinct; Elmer F. Tippett, ninth, and James ‘W. Anderson, third precinct. Connors’ trial occurred June 27 on charges involving conduct prejudicial to the reputation, good order and dis- cipline of the police force, intoxication, making untruthful statements to a superior officer, and riding an auto- mobile without authorization, when he was on duty. It was set forth in the evidence before the Trial Board that Connors on June 15 had struck and in- jured a colored girl named Mary Baisey and had “left the scene at high speed” in his automobile. Tippett was charged with larceny of an _automobile, operating a machine with one dead tag, absenting himself from duty without leave and making untruthful statements to a superior. Charges of absence without leave and willful insubordination against Pvt. An- derson, who has been a member of the force three years, were responsible for his dismissal. He was absent from his post on Connecticut avenue for 15 min- utes on June 22, and refused to give any information as to his whereabouts during that time. PUT IN ITS CALL L. Haugh- which they persons when their speedboat Zipper | Recommendations by the Police Trial | |STAR'S NEWS REEL STARTS TOMORROW World Events to Be Shown in District, Maryland and Virginia Theaters. Tomorrow The Evening Star's Uni- [ versal news reel will be shown ia ths District of Columbia, Maryland and | Virginia. ~ The news reel is unigite in the annals of newspaverdom. The Star, while believing that it has fur- nished the authentic news of all local and world events to its readers before all competitors, has taken & step to give them, not only the news in these 3 n motion g o picture form In order (o give the public the very best in news reels, The Star is co- operating with Universal Films, the greatest of news reel organizations, to present in this city the latest news | from all the world in action on the screen just after you have read it in the columns of this paper. Vast Corps Gathers Scenes. A vast corps of screen editors and its field forces,of 500 cameramen have been working to scour the.world for news events to be presented on the screen. These men are now working personally for you. They are seeking deeds of daring and adventure, the affairs of importance in the lives of | the leaders in world affairs. to record { them in film for your entertainment. The enormous staff of Universal is working directly with and under the supervision of the editors of this paper in order that this publication may pre- i sent a real newspaper news reel to our [readers, a mews reel that is amazing in its ‘comprehensive vision, and ex- | clusive in the way that it is presented. The Star is in touch with the news | ]‘rm editors iIn New York in regard to | news matter the world over. From the | central offices in New York wires and cables and radio messages are going out every minute of the day to the men to cover events that are transpiring | throughout the world. . Every man connected with this serv- ice is a trained newspaper man and knows exactly what the public is inter- ested in. The record of news events that they transfer to the negative film is rushed to the New York office by ocean liners, by airplane, by express and fast motors, where it is cut and as- sembled in news reel form and shipped | by the quickest way imaginable to this jcity to be presented on the screen. Real Newspaper Reel |, The new motion picture service will {be known as The Star’s Universal News- ‘paper News Reel. And it is a news- paper reel in every sense of the word, | for it will be entirely composed of spot news, gathered by newspaper men, edit- |ed by newspaper men with the speed | and accuracy to which newspapers are | accustomed, so that the people of this city can see on the screen everything | of interest and importance in the quick- e§t possible time after the event takes | place. | In addition to this, The Star has |been able to acquire a new photo- graphic service, by which pictures will icom! to this office by airplane or radio, | so that you will see the photographs of ilefidmg personages in the news of the day in action simultaneously with read- {ing the news in these columns. | This is the first time such a com- | bination of news, photographs and mo- tion pictures, under the supervision of a local newspaper, ever has been at- tempted and an event that will mark history in the newspaper field, as well as in the world of motion pictures. | _ From August 1 on there will be two | Star newsreels presented each week. | Watch for the name of The Star on | the scréen at the head cf the newsreel | that you are looking for. . e Weatherwise Spider. The spider seems to possess an un- | canny knowiedge of the coming weather and it makes use of this in the manipu- lation of its webs. If the day is to be | fair and quiet the strands supporting {the webs are far flung. It is not an | uncommon thing to find that, from the | center of a web to.the point where the extremities of the threads are attached vill be three feet or even more. This is, of course, an advantage to have the web as fully extended as possible, for then the chances that fiies will blunder into the entanglement are increased. Some hours in advance of the coming of wind and rain the spider will be hard at_work shortening the strands which support the web. i Oragnized Beggary. While begging in Japan is not the fine art and honorable calling that it is in some parts of China, nevertheless in Tokio and other large cities there are hundreds who make their living by soliciting alms in public. Competition incident to a highly commercialized age has made it necessary for these mendicants to organize, and a beggars’ guild now enacts and enforces beggars’ law. The operations of these persons are limited to three hours each day, and they have a communistic way sharing their pickings. BAND CONCERTS. By the United States Marine Band, ‘Taylor Brr 1 leader and Arthur 8. ‘Witcomb second leader, at the United States Capitol, this evening at 7:30 o'clock: “March of ‘Babes in ‘Toyland" Overture to “Phedre” Solo for trombone, * Grand scenes froi.. Sextette from “Lucia di .tht ‘Toys,” from “ Lammer- Donizettt Strauss Selections from “Turandot” .Puccini Festival march from “The Queen of » ....Goidmark “The Star Spangled Banner.” By the United States Navy sand, Charles Benter leader and Charles Wise assistant leader, at the bandstand in the Yard, this evening at 7:30 o’clocl March, “Honored Warriors,” Blankenburg Overture, “Patrie”. ... Bizet Solo for cornet, “The Sullivan Musician Ralph Ostrom. Three dances from “The Bartered BEideSe. o esvaoeenaen ....Smetana “Polka. “Puriant.” “Dance of the Comedians.” Suite— “In the Shadows”. “Musical Snuff Box”. “Sweet Mystery of Life’ Nocturne, “Dreams of Love’ ..Liszt “Wotan’s Farewell” and “Fire Charm Music” ......Wagner Waltzes from “Babes in Toyland,” — Herl Excerpts from “Apple Blossoms,” Kreisler “Anchor's A weigh!” “The Star Spangled Banner.” By the United States Army Band, Capt. D. Alway, commanding; William J. Stannard, band leader, conducting, and Thomas F. Darcy, second leader, at the Sylvan Theater this evening at 7:30 o'clock. March, “Hail America”.. Overture, “Slege of Corint Solo for trombone, “My Regards,” Llewellyn Willlam F. Raymond, soloist. Selection from “The Singing Girl,” Herbert Colombian folk lore, “Mundu al Dll,n." atino Fox trot, “I've Got a Feeling.” Rose, Link and Waller Pantasia, “Creme de la Creme”. . Tobani Waltz intermeszo, “Leda”.. Fonseca March, “ and ..Starke & .Drumm