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(0. 8. Weather Bi Closing N. Y. Markets, Pages 10 and 11 . -4 IR . WASHINGTON, D. C., MONDAY, AUGUST 5, 1929—THIRTY-FOUR- PAGES. No. 31,142, post office, WEAT! Fair, warmer tonight; creasing cloudiness, and warms by showers ‘in the afternoon or at night. Temperatures: Highest, 76, at 4 p.m. yesterday: lowest, 59, at 3 a.m. today. Full report on page 9. Entered as second class matter ‘Washington, D. C. The HER. ureau Forecast.) tomorrow in- er, followed ’ GRAF GETS REPAIRS AND FUEL FOR TRP BACK TO GERMANY AND WORLD GRUISE Zeppelin to Start Wednesday on First Leg of Flight Cir- cling Globe—Large Crowds Visit Hangar. ALL KINDS OF WEATHER MET, ECKENER REPORTS No Signs of Weariness Shown by; 18 Passengers—Ship Escorted | From Beyond Jersey Coan.i Stowaway Was Kept Incommuni- cado Aboard Dirigible, By the Associated Press. LAKEHURST, N. J., August 5.— Safely berthed after a 95-hour passing from Germany, the air liner Graf Zeppelin was prepared today for its scheduled return to Friedrichshafen, and the round- the-world cruise that is to follow. Workmen swarmed over the great craft, patching the envelope, | where tiny holes were torn by| ccean winds, and this afternoon | the process of pumping in ethane | gas for fuel, and hydrogen for the | lift cells was begun. Loading of | provisions went on apace. Great crowds, almost as large as those of yesterday, which waited to greet the airship, passed through the Naval Air Siation] hangar for glimpses of the Zep- pelin, which lay alongside its sister ship, the American Navy's| Los Angcles. The airship brought 18 passengers and one unlisted stowaway, who was kept incommunicado in a small com- partment in the tail of the dirigible and turned over to immigration authorities on arrival and promptly was ordefed | deported. Graf Zeppelin, largest of airships, left | Priedrichshafen at 9:29, Eastern s!nnu-! ard time, Wednesday night and was pulled to the ground here at 8:43 last night, after 95 hours and 19 minutes in the air. The westward croszing last year took 111 hours, “Every Kind of Weather.” Not that it was all favorable weather this time, ““There was every kind of wedather,” Dr. Hugo Eckener, com- mander of the ship, said on landing. “It was a very interesting flight. We had no snow and no hail, but there was | a storm close to us at the start and there were strong head winds for the last 14 hours in the air.” “We had a very enjoyable time,” he told reporters. “At night we danced and sang and drank wine.” There were other amusements, too.! Passengers told of a bridge tournament, and recounted with laughter how they had “kidded” themselves in face of the rule against smoking by carrying porce- lain cigarettes which they “lit” with electric flashlights. The 18 passengers, including two women, showed no signs of weariness from the trip and said they had en- doyed perfect comfort. Soon after they had been passed by customs and im- migration agents they left for New York in a special train. Cheered by Crowd of 100,000. The Graf could have landed a r:oup]e! of hours sooner but for a gusty wind of | about 40-mile velocity. The dirigible first floated-~ over the fleld here just as the sun was setting red in a bank of slate-gray clouds. The crim- son rays made the silvery leviathan of the air shine like polished metal, a sight that brought profonged cheers from the crowd at the field, estimated . at 100,000. The Graf dipped as though | in preparation for a landing, but on radio advice from the fleld it rose again and turned its nose toward New York, which it circled before returning for a night landing. Immediate preparations were made to start refueling the Graf and replenish- ing her supply of hydrogen, so that she might leave on her return journey to Frederichshafen Wednesday night. From there the ship will fly to Tokio, thence to the West Coast of the United States, and so back to Lakehurst. This girdle c* the globe completed, the ship will fl, back to its home port across. the At- lantic, bringing its total of Atlantic crossings to five. . The Graf Zeppelin was escorted from beyond the Jersey coastline to Lake- hurst by half a dozen. planes, most of them news picture planes, and from one of which a description was broad- cast “over Nation-wice radio hook-up and reporters telephoned stories about the Graf's arrival at her destination direct to their offices by radio and land telephone connection. Last October the huge dirigible cont- pleted its first round trip from its base at Friederichshafen, Germany, to the great Navy reservation here, where the naval dirigible Los Angeles has its home. At 5:55 o'clock (Eastern stand- 2rd time) yesterday afternoon a speck was sighted 14 miles away to the east by Coxswain William Bishop, lookout man for'the Los Angeles, and half an hour later the huge silver bag poked its CANNON ANSWERS TONG WAR THREAT BRINGS L. . ACTION = [Wets and “Smith-Raskob” New Yor South and an anti-Smith Democratic which have been published against him, charges include improper gambling in stocks, profiteering in flour during the ‘World War. improper use of his church election of President Herbert Hoover | last year. part at least, are seeking his ruin. He charges leveled against him by his en- of the gubernatorial campaign seeking desperately to defeat Dr. Wil- Democrats nominate in primary election son,” attending the meeting of the exec- . (Continued on Page 2, Column 6.) MRS. WILLEBRANDT TELLS OF PROBLEMS OF DRY LAW Also Reveals Inside Account of Part She Played in Recent Presidential Campaign. (In this, the first of her remarkabdle series of 24 articles entitled “The Inside of Prohibition,” Mabel Walker Willebrandt, former United States Assistant Attorney General in charge of prohibition, revealy for the first time the inside story of her much-mooted campaign speeches and gives a glimpse of her viewpoint and background, religious, political and personal, in so far as it afiects the treatment of her subject. She also presents the vital questions which she will discuss in this series and upon America’s answer to which, she declares, depends the jate of the eight- eenth amendment). . BY MABEL WALKER WILLEBRANDT. T is good to be just a private citizen. I glanced a moment ago at some old diaries in the drawer of my desk, kept in the routine of daily office appointments, and noticed the entry, “August 29, 1921, Monday, 11 am. Appointment received from the White House; reporters and others began coming in.” It has been like that every moment since. public coming in! : On that day in 1921 when I took the oath of office prescribed by aw to | “Support and defend the Constitution of the United States of America against all enemies, foreign cr domestic, and bear it true faith and allegiance without mental reservation or evasion.” knowing that the assignment to me was “defense with true faith” of the most controversial part of that Constitution, it was plain that I had something more than an honorary manded work and a lot of prayer to carry me through! I have no denominational allegiance to any church, nor have my parents, but I do believe in prayer. I do revere and respect, contrary to belief in some quarters, the honest religious convic- tions of all my fellowmen. My purpose, however, is not to detail the trials and tribulations of Mabel Walker Willebrandt. Too much has been said about her already—certainly too much at times for comfort or pleasure! Called Fanatic and Bigot. My only purpose in mentioning lny-l thing of an autobiographical nature is to/ give perspective enough for the reader to determine whether the facts I relate and/ the views I set forth are worthy of consid- | eration. For thousands of people say: “Why should I pay any attention to Mrs. Willebrandt! She is not only a fanatic on the subject of prohibiton; sh is a religious bigot, who tried to beat Al Smith, a Catholic, by or: ganizing the Protestants against him.” s To pretend that I have not been honestly hurt and disturbed by | such comments would be false. I've been in politics long enough to expect, and even welcome, attack, but no decent person likes to be| accused of ugly, intolerant motives. For eight years I have been engaged in work that has aroused violent opposition from millions of citizens. Before me, as this is written, are clippings from newspapers throughout the country com- | menting on my recent resignation as Assistant Attorney General of the United States. Some give me unstinted praise. Some quote the words of the President of the United States: “The position you have held has been one of the most difficult in the Government and one which could not have been conducted with | such distinguished success by one of less ability and moral courage.” | (Continued on Page 2, Column 1. l Reporters and the MRS. WILLEBRANDT. | | | | | | CHARGES N DETAL k Attorney Orders Hip Sing and On Leong Leaders to Appear. Democrats Seek His Ruin, | Bishop Asserts. Bishop James G. Cannon, jr., chair- | By the Associated Press. man of the Board of Temperance and | NEW YORK, August 5—United| Social Service of the M. E. Church |States authorities here today took steps to avert a threatened Tong war, first indications of which came yesterday with the killing of a Tong member in Chicago and the wounding of a Chinese restaurant owner here today. United States Attorney Charles H. Tuttle ordered the national leaders of the Leong and Hip Sing Tongs to ap- pear at his office for questioning. The last time the Government agencies here took an interest in Tong affairs over 100 Chinese were shipped | |back to China. That was in 1924-5, | | when more than 70 Tong members were | slain inf various party of the country. | Many Claim San Francisco. ! Emory Buckner, then ‘United States attorney, had prominent members of the Tongs in New -York brought before a commission to prove they had been legally admitted to this country or born her:‘ dnnd failing proof, they were de- o, H pon was said at the Federal building today that bringing a Chinese before a leader, today made reply to charges denying them. all in detail. These office in the field of politics and the use of funds of the Board of Temper- ence and Social Service to further the { Bishop Cannon's statement, which is some 15,000 words long, asserts fiatly that the “wets,” the "Smitn-Raskob” Democrats and the Catholic press, in charges that they are endeavoring to| wipe out his influence in favor of pro- hibition and against the “Smith- l-h.stkob domination of the Democratic arty.” o ‘The reply of Bishop Cannon to the osition. I had a job that de-| { tempt to meet without endangering the WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION “From Press The Star’s carri tion is delivered to as fast as the pape Sunday’s N 2 3 POLITIGAL POINTS BESET DEBT PLAN Statesmen tq Take Up Work Commenced by Finance Experts. RHINELAND QUESTION TO BE THRUST TO FORE Creditor Nations Are Facing Major Problem in Fight Expected Over Division. By the Associated Press. THE HAGUE, August 5.—Representa- | tives of six governments gathered here today, prepared to inaugurate tomorrow a conference which may write a closing chapter to much of the post-war financ- ing negotiations. ‘The conference is that which signing of the Young reparations agreement on June 7 at Paris made necessary. That four-month-long conference evolved a plan for liquidation of Germany's bill for the World War, but left a future conference—that which begins here to- | morrow—its application. The problems in application of the Young reparations plan principally are problems involving political considera- tions which the Young committee of financial experts considered it had neither mandate to meet nor could at- | work for which it did have a mandate. Financiers First Conferred. ‘The conference at Paris in which the | Young reparations plan was evolved | was a conference of financial experts, one of them intimately concerned with he government of his country. That vhich begins here tomorrow is a con- ference of statesmen and politicians. They include among them such fig- | ures as Phillip Snowden, British chan- | cellor of the exchecquer; Aristide Briand, | French premier; Gustav Stresemann; German foreign minister, and figures of | similar import in the world of European | affairs. The United States is not rep- resented save by an observer. Germany Seeks Modification. Uppermost among the problems likely to come before the conferees is evacua- tion of the Rhineland. Germany at last | is in a position to demand a modification | of the military control which the allied | countries imposed in the years after the armistice. Prance proposes to substitute a kind | of “Invisible control,” which is nearly as hateful to Berlin as actual occupa- tion. The question may be fought out and brought to tpntative settlement here | in the next two weeks. Another foremost problem is essen- tially that of the creditor nations, and not of Germany—that is, the distribu- tion among them of the money received from Germany. Britons consider the tentative division agreed upon by the Young committee slights British inter- ests in favor of France. Phillip Snow- den. chancellor of the exchecquer, al- ready has served notice he will fight for a revision of the distribution per- centages. Bank to Be Discussed. Organization of the proposed inter- | national bank for the handling of lhe‘ reparations payments also will come up for some discussion. Opposition to the proposed bank has materialized in some quarters, where, it is contended, the scope accorded the institution is much too broad for safety. The delegates meeting tomorrow are in rather general agreement on reduc- tion of German liability granted by the Young plan, but none of the pow- ers yet is committed to acceptance of the proposals in their present form. ‘The British-French contentions are typical. The British chancellor al- ready in Parliament has made his claim Britain is the sole loser in the reduc- tion of German pa{m!nlu. due to re- vision of the distribution percentages arranged at a previous Spa conference. Housing Facilities Crowded. ‘The French coufiter contention is that while under the various debt set- tlements England and the United States would get payments from France and Italy, even if German reparations should fail, Prance herself can only look to Germany for payments. With gathering of the delegations, ex- tremely crowded conditions prevail here. The German delegation of 70, which emies comes on the eve of the mer‘:,llr;c ginia, with the “regular” Democrats commissioner on such a hearing was almost tantamount to deportation as most of them claimed to have been born in" San Francisco and since the fire there following the earthquake de- stroyed the municipal records, they usually could not produce sufficient proof of their nativity. What action, if any, Mr. Tuttle plan- ned this time was not divulged. ‘The headquarters of the two Tongs were searched for weapons today, but none was found. liam Mosely Brown, the nominee of the Republicans and the anti-Smith Demo- crats. It comes the day before the their candidate for governor, At the conclusion of his statement Bishop Cannon says that he exbects to be ab- sent in Europe “as usual at this sea- utive committee of the Universal Re- ligious Peace Conference and othsr meetings. But he adds: “I hope to return in due time, with renewed strength to carry on my work A Chinese restaurant owner and one of his colored patrons were shot by an unidentified Chinese gunman today in (Continued on Page 2, Column 8.) LOSING NERVE, CONVICT SEIZED; RECOVERING IT, HE DIES IN LEAP “You’ll Pin no Bum -Rap on Me,” He Tells Police When | ;hllsing nose into the sunset over the eld. Maneuvering in salute to the cheer~ ing crowd the Zeppelin disappeared over the northern horizon and cruised over New York City before returning to the reservation, and it ed its landing :48 pm. It was dra to a _-stub mast on the field pen its removal into the uge naval hafigar which will be its home until 1t departs on the return journey. ‘The landing was accomplished 95 hours and 19 minutes from the time the ship left its base 4,175 miles distant last Wednesday night. An average speed of approximately 45 miles an hour was credited to the ship up to the time it was first sighted, but the craft down as {'. h:prg,mtzhfid lL; :eh.mnltlan and rode le! ly ew. Authorities estimated the Graf trav- eled 5331 miles on its latest voyage, in- c'uding -the llfl!d L{lp :: {l:v !m&;a in 94 hours' an minute as with 109 hours and 58 minutes required “Dentinusd -on Page -3, Column VLS 2 Accused of Slaying. By the Associated Press. i CHICAGO, August 5—Willilam Barry, a convict on parole, lost his nerve yes- terday and was arrested. A short time later he recovered it and it cost him his life, Barry was paroled from the Joliet State Penitentiary ' in January, 12, 12, where he was serving time for rob- bery. A paroled man has to watch his wargs step pretty closely and is “jumpy” when policemen are around. Yesterday Barry was out riding in a stolen car. He lost his nerve when he saw a detective squad approach and sped away, attracting the attention of the detectives, who probably would have passed by .without noticing him. In custody, Barry was recoghized as & companion of “Red” Bolton, in w] West Side saloon Detective Joseph Sullivan was killed several £ Policemen saw him land on his e e e et d 40 feet to :‘n N“k'i:xu eet to the alley, was His body fell at the feet of two police- men. ' arrived last night, for instance, was divided between several hotels in two towns, The Hague and Scheveningen. ‘WILSON PREPARES TO LEAVE. PARIS, August 5 (#).—Edwin C. Wil- son, secretary of the American embassy here. will leave late today for The Hague, where he will act as unofficial American observer at the forthcoming conference on application of the Young plan. His exact status remains to be fixed, rica: velopments. COL. AND MRS. LINDBERGH de STUDY AT PARLEY, | clusions he explained Saturday. Within the Hour” every city block and the regular edi- Saturday's Circulation, 95,860 Circulation, to Home ier system covers Washington homes rs are printed. 106,039 (#) Means Associated Press. TWO CENTS. News Note: The first “movie mike” made its appearance at the landing of the Graf Zeppelin, | a microphone heing carried by the broadcaster from place to place. 1 I ATTORNEYS OPPOSE - SNOOK CONFESSION sions of Murder Obtained Under Duress. | By the Associated Press. COURTROOM. COLUMBUS, Ohio, August 5—The defense in the murder | trial of James H. Snook launched its | attack today on the confession made by Dr. Snook last June 20 that he killed Theora Hix, 24-year-old Ohio State co-ed. The defense move came when the State put W. C. Howells, Cleveland Plain Dealer reporter, on the stand to testify as to an interview with the ousted professor the night after he confessed. Immediately E. O. Ricketts of de- fense counsel was on his feet protest- ing against the admission of any testi- mony relating to the admissions made by Dr. Snook on the grounds that they were obtained under duress. “The confession was not voluntary,” he said. “The party (meaning those at the interview), was organized by the prosecution because he was afraid of the validity of the confession. Dr. Snook was acting on advice volunteered by those present. He was denied counsel and the cffect of the confession was misrepresented to him. It was obtained through duress and fear. Chemists Testify. With counsel on both sides fortified by consultant chemists, the State and | defense locked horns as the defense sought to tear down the allegations | that Dr. Snook’s clothing bore marks | of human blood the day after the killing | and that an emotional stimulant had | been found in the girl's stomach. | C. F. Long, Columbus City chemist, the man who testified Saturday for the State that he had found the blood- stains and the stimulant, was recalled to the stand and submitted to a search- ing cross-examination by John F. Seidel. | At Seidel's shoulder sat O. M. Urbane, | a Columbus chemist, who prompted the | attorney as he led the witness through a long repetition of the technical details of the examinations on which he based his previous testimony. Long stuck close | to his first account of how he made the tests, several times repeating the con- | Assistant Aids Attorney. On his side of the floor, Prosecutor John J. Chester had the help of Miss | Doris Coss, Long’s laboratory assistant, | who kept the prosecutor abreast of the examination as technical terms were passed back and forth between the de- fense table and the witness chair. Seidel questioned Long as to the ac- curacy of the test by which he said he | {left the White House last Friday. “I’ve Been in Jail” Note to Help Prove Man’s Alibi to Wife He Doesn’t Mind Being Defense Contends Admis- Mistaken for Crook But Thinks Hoover Would Sign It Is Hard to Convince. By the Associated Press CHICAGO, August 5. — Herbert Taylor of Elmhurst wouldn't mind so much being thrown in jail every few days because he happens to resemble Willie Dody, gunman, mail robber and desperado. if it weren't for the fact that it's so difficult to explain things at home. The last time it happened, vesterday, he asked Chief of Police Ellsworth J. SMOOT PREDICTS - SLIDING SCALE.K. Tariff Bill Containing Sugar Plan. | Chairman Smoot of the Senate finance committee expressed the opin- ion today that President Hoover would | sign a tariff bill containing his sliding | scale sugar ‘plan. | The Utah Senator made this predic- | tion in answer to questions propounded | by newspaper men after his return from TRACTION OFFICIAL MINIMIZES INCOME FROM T0-CENT FARE Token Use Would Increase, Heberle Says at Rate- Raise Hearing. FINANCE QUESTIONS FILL QUIET SESSION Anslylel‘of Company’'s Accounts Are Submitted, Covering Shop Maintenance and Expenses. ‘The hearing before the Public Utilities Commission on the Capital Traction Co.’s request for an increase in carfare was devoted largely today to filing of exhibits showing various financial aspects of the company’s operations, in comparison with the operations of other companies in the United States and also computations on the probable cash result of the fare increase asked. The morning session was by far the quietest which has been held thus far. The witness for the company, J. B. Heberle, was asked but few questions. Commissioner Harleigh H. Hartmas “little black book™” of questions remain- | ed at his side. He did not pick it up. Mr. Heberle had entered about half of the exhihits which he had brought to the hearing. Heberle Resumes Stand. Mr. Heberle resumed the witness stand when the hearing began again this morning. Before he began his tes- timony Mr. Dunlop announced that he expected to offer in evidence more ex- cerpts from the record of the rate case last year to fill out certain excerpts which were put in evidence last week by Commissioner Hartman. It was explained by President Hanna of the Capital Traction Co. that he was prepared to furnish the commission, at any time it desired, with the detailed analysis, or “breakdown,” of the vari- ous general expense and equipment counts which the company put in evi- aence last week. It was Commissioner Hartman's searching questions with re- gard to items in these accounts which gave rise to the heated controversies between the commission and repre- sentatives of the company during the first three days of the hearing. Before adjournment last week a truce was declared, when the company offered jto furnish, at a later time, after con- sulting its books, answers to any ques- tions which Mr. Hartman might sub- | Mitchell of Hinsdale to writ> out an & week-end visit to the President'smit. On his part, Mr. Hartman agreed explanation he could show to his wife.| Summer camp in the Virginia moun- | to suspend this line of questioning at “She's getting suspicious of my alibi | tains. He denled, however, he had dis- | the hearing for the present. that I've bean in jail when I don't come home at night,” he told the chief. “And please write me out a * - whom it may concern,’ explaining who I am. ‘The chief did. HODVER RETURNS FROM CANP OUTIG Trip to Blue Ridge Mountains Over Week End Enjoyed Despite Rain. After spending the wéek end at his camp in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia, President Hoover returned to his desk shortly after 11 o'clock today with a ruddy complexion and, according to his own admission, feeling great. ‘The President and the members of his party, despite the rain Saturday, fully enjoyed the outing. The President evidently expected to find Washington as hot on his return | from the mountains as it was when he arrived from his camp wearing white flannels, white shoes and Panama hat. He did not change his costume on ar- riving at the White House. With the | view to catching up with the accumula- tion of routine business, the President made virtually no engagements today. The only set engagement he had was with B. B. Meek of California, an old friend, and their conversation was more of a personal nature than about business. No Comment on Conference. The President had on comment to make on his conferences over the week end with Senator Smoot of Utah, chairman of the Senate finance committee, dur- ing which it is understood they dis- determined that spots on Dr. Snook’s | clothing, the hammer with which he is alleged to have killed the girl and on his automobile were caused by human lood. “Isn't it & fact,” Seidel asked, “that the leading authorities are at wide variance in_their opinion as to the ac- curacy of this test when the test is delayed several days, particularly in warm weather?” “The test i§ accurate so long as there cussed at considerable length the prog- ress of the committee in rewriting the Hawley tariff bill. The inference given at the White House was that if there is to be any comment it will have to come from Senator Smoot. It was stated at the White House to- day that the President’s visit to hi camp two weeks hence will be featured by a visit to Madison Courthouse, Va. on August 17, to participate in the cele: bration in honor of the Executive's se- is a sufficient amount of blood to make lection of that section of Virginia as the test,” Long replied. Finds Piece of Paper. Long said he took a small piece o!§ pper from Miss Hix's stomach. Later | e went to a roadside stanid near the | New York Central Rifle Range, where the girl was killed and bought & sand- PAY VISIT TO DISTRICT Famous Aviator and Bride Land Unexpectedly at Boll- ing Field. fe L g?é £l of wich. He said he then compared the paper in the with the bag in’ which the sandwich was delivered and found them identical. Oheste! r had Long identify a piece of waste found near the death scene which contained a féw strands of hair. “Did you compare the hair in the| waste with Miss_ Hix's hair?” Chester lly they were lied. [ ook St | his Summer playground. This event in Madison is expected to be quite an aflm‘r?hov. !y'r‘d and nl)lther hic:ntom- cials of the State, as wel I.BB?II rom the Federal Government, will' partici- pate. He | ! cussed the tariff with Mr. Hoover on | his visit. “As soon as I arrived in camp.” he | | said, “the President told me that I} ”ud been invited there to rest, not to| | talk_shop. We did not discuss the‘ | tariff at all.” | The plan already has been subjected to eriticism by Democratic members of the committee as a “price-fixing scheme” and some Republicans have | | indicated they do not believe the plnn! will carry out the President’s wish for | a sugar tariff which would protect both | consumer and producer. Hearing Set for Wednesday. ‘The finance committee will hold a . | hearing on the Smoot plan Wednesday |and the Republican members of the committee are expected to reach a de- cision in executive session shortly after- ward. Senator Smoot will return to the | Capital tomorrow morning, but whether he will divuige any details of his visit with Mr. Hoover is problematical, as he | | has closely guarded progress made 80 | | far by his committee. | Night sessions have been decided upon by the finance committee in the | hope of speeding up its work. There | has been some talk, however, of notify- ' ing the Senate membership that thrée- day recesses will be ordered between | | August 19, the date the Senate ends/ | its Summer adjournment, and Septem- |ber 3 to give the committee more time |to get the revised bill ready. If the periodic recesses are decided upon. no business will be transacted until Sep-| tember. | Great Deal of Work Remains. { Although Republican members of- the | committee have finished drafting half | of the tariff schedules, a great deal ol] work remains. This is particularly true because the administrative features of the measure, over which Republicans themselves are not in agreement, are | |still to be considered. The different | valuation plans by which European | goods are appraised also are to be dis- . cussed. The cotton schedules will be studied again tomorrow. Some progress”was made last week and such information as was made available indicated. that slight increases in rates were made in some cotton cloths and threads. = The rates on vegetables and dried fruits have not beenssettled. HELEN WINS IN DO‘UBLES.E Miss Wills and Miss Cross Advance ' to Finals. EASTHAMPTON, N. Y., August 5 (#).—The redoutable Miss Helen Wills, with her fellow Californian partner, | Miss Edith Cross, reached the final! round of the Maidstone Clubs invita- tion tennis tournament in doubles to- day, defeating Miss Evelyn Parsons, Palo Alto, Calif., and Miss Clara Zinke, Cincinnati, 6-2. ] |WOMEN’S SHARE IN NEW BUDGET 'OF NATION IS BUT SMALL PART Only in One Appropriation Can Label Be Used *For : Women Only.” BY BESS FURMAN. - Associated Press Staff Writer. ‘Woman's place in the Federal budget seems. to be her most inconspicuous. though not inconsequential, sphere. Budget experts now working day and night to co-ordinate the myriad figures that eventually will take form as the national budget for 1931, in fact, have been able to find just one section which Washington clearing house, $1,399,- fore | 230.13. make other known. |Radio Programs—Page New York clearing house exchange, ,000,000. “;’ York clearing house balance, ew $136,000,000. 231 L can be labeled “for women only.” X That has to do with the figures for ‘omen’s Bureau of the Labor De- e t. ;huelmuntmonly about 108,000 annually, 2 000,000 in that the its ‘the | farmers' co-operates \ -sufls ‘predictions that & size- of usz national ditures mdmu flm fil"fh: vote, have not FVistbly, at any rate; -Towner act, which fiscal year. ¢ Men are held to benefit as much as women in the three distinct home eco- nomics services suj , wholly or in funds. The Home blldg':d at $167,500 in technical studies and textiles, as valuable to and manufacturers (Continued on Page 2, Calumn 4.) Token Estimates Produced. It was agreed today that the “break- down” of these accounts would be called for later by the commission when it desired them. Meantime, in response to questions by counsel, Mr. Heberle produced another exhibit, submitted by the company, showing its estimate of th: effect of the use of tokens at va- rious rates of fare in Washington and other cities. The first part of this tabulation gave the experience of the Capital Traction Co. in the sale of tokens at various periods since 1917. In 1917, when the cash fare was 5 cents with six tickets or tokens for 25 cents, the percentage of tokens used was 80.6. From November, 1819, to April, 1920, with a cash fare of 7 cents ani four tokens for 25 cents, the token use was 88.5 per cent. From May, 1920. to August, 1921, with a cash fare of 8 cents and four tokens or 30 cents, the percentage of token use was 81 From September, 1921, to Februa: 1922, with a cash fare of 8 cents and five tokens for 35 cents, the percentage of token use was 813, Percentage Now is Lower. With a cash fare of 8 cents and six tokens for 40 cents, which is the pres- ent rate, the company found between March, 1922, and December, 1922, that the percentage of token users was 77.3. Each year since that time the percent- age of token users, with the cash fare and the price of tokens remaining the same, has declined steadily. For these years the percentage of token users was as follows: For 1923, token users, 75.4 per cent; for 1924, token users, 74 per cent; for 1925, token users, 72.6 per cent: for 1926, token users, 70.8 per cent: for 1927, token users, 69.6 per cent, and for 1928, token users, 68.5 per cent. In the second part of this exhibit was given the experience of street car companies in a number of other cities where tickets or tokens are sold in ad- dition to the cash fare. For instance, in Buffalo, with a 10-cent cash fare and three tickets for 25 cents, the per- centage of token users in 1928 was 89.9. With the same rate for cash and token fares the percentage of token users in Cincinnati was 87.3. In Baitimore, with a 10-cent cash fare and four tokens for 35 cents, during the first six months of this year the percentage of token users was 86.1. Similar informa- tion was ziven with reference to Phila- delphia, ..ansas City, Indianapolis, St. Louis, Detroit, Chicago and other cities which have varying rates of cash fare and token charges. Believes More Will Be Used. “My study of our own experience and that in other cities,” said Mr, Heberle, “convinces me that when we estimate |that with the proposed increase to & 10-cent cash fare and four tokens for 30 cents the number of token users in ‘Washington will be 85 per cent we’are entirely reasonable.” Mr. Heberle said that he believed it would be easler for passengers to reach in_their pockets or pocketbooks for 30 cents to buy four tokens, under the pro- posed rate, than it is for them to pay out 40 cents for six tokens as at pres- ent. “I have tried it myself.” added Mr. (Continued on Page 2, Column 3.) - BANDITS STEAL PAY OF TOPEKA WORKERS Woman Drives Two .lobben in Flight After Seizing $9,200 City Pay Roll. By the Associated Press. TOPEKA, Kans, August 5.—Two t| robbers todsy held up Clyde Knowlton, an accountant, within a half block of the city hall and robbed him of $9,200, the city's semi-monthly pay roll. Knowlton was on his way to the city treasurer’s office with the money, which he had just withdrawn from the bank. The men escaped in a motor car bear- ing a Lawrence, Kans., t4g. A woman drove the machine, z .