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THER. (U. 8. Weather Bureau Forecast.) Fair and somewhat warmer today; to- morrow fair. ‘Temperature—Highest, ¥ecm-d-y: lowest, 58, at 6 report on page 7. No. 1,274—No. - 31,155, ZEPPELIN 13 PICKED UP BY TOKIO RADID WITHIN 2,000 MILES Big Craft Over Siberia Able to Cruise at Good Speed With Three Motors. FINAL ARRANGEMENTS MADE TO RECEIVE SHIP Graf Can Make Destination in Japan in 48 Hours If 60- Mile Speed Keeps Up. TOKIO, August 18 (&) - Sunday. —The central wireless station here picked up a message from the Graf Zeppelin at 7:15 a.m,, in which the dirigible reported its position as 62 degrees north latitude and 120 de- grees east longitude. By the Associated Press. TOKIO, August 17.—Thrilling the Amagination of the ancient Orient and eating up the miles over the wilds of Siberia, the airliner Graf Zeppelin today for the first time got into touch with the goal of her perilous flight from Friedrichshafen to Toyio. Powerful Japanese wireless stations at 9:40 p.m. tonight (7:40 a.m., Eastern standard time) picked up the position of the dirigible in the heart of Siberia rushing on to Tokio with a following wind which enabled Dr. Hugo Eckener to crise with three motors. At that time, the Graf was estimated to be roughly 2,720 .miles from Tokio, or three-fifths of her total run, a dis- tance she could cover in 48 hours in maintaining a speed of 60 miles an hour. If she meets favorable weather she should make it easily, as Dr. Ecke- ner has kept well above an average of 60 miles on the voyage hitherto. Reports Location. At 9:40 pm. the Graf reported to the government wireless station at Ochiishi Hokkaido, that she was in 63.30 latitude north and 107.30 logni- | 4 about 75C miles from Vakutsk, Siberia, over which Dr. Ecke- ner was expected to pass on his course to Tokio. From Vakutsk to the north- ern tiv of Hondo Island, the principal part of Japan, by the western end of the Sea of Oknotsk and the Island of Sakhalien, was roughly 1,600 miles. From the tip of Hondo to Tokio was about 350 miles. At the time she reported her posi- tion to the government wireless sta- tion the Graf had traveled for a shade more than 56 hours from Friedrich- shafen over a distance of 3,760 miles. She left Friedrichshafen at 4:34 am. ‘Thursday (10:3¢ p.m. Eastern standard time, Wednesday). Course Into Toklo. Her course toward Tokio beyond ‘Yakutsk, which is the chief city of the Lena gold fields region, lay over the Stanovoli range toward the west- ern end of the Sea of Okhotsk. There is a {frequented trade route from ‘Yakutsk over the mountains to Ayan, clearing port on the Sea of Okhotsk for the gold fields. Thence Dr. Eckener could pass over the Tartar Straits and the Island of Sakhalien to avoid the troubled dis- trict of Manchuria, where Russian and Chinese troops are facing one another across the frontier. The Zeppelin’s approach promised thrills hitherto unknown to the East- ern world, and the Japanese public was wildly excited tonight over her visit. Officials at Kasimagauru naval air base, where the Graf is expected to land, announced that all was ready to ryeceive her. Complete stores, appa- ratus and mechanical assistance had been prepared for the next stage of the flight around the world, across the Pacific Ocean. Final tests of landing and refueling apparatus were made today and a land- ing crew of 500 Japanese bluejackets was ordered to rehearse tomorrow morning. ‘Will Hold Back Crowds. Kasumigauru Afrport is 41 miles| northeast of Tokio, where an arm of the Pacific forms placid lagoons. Offi- cials announced they would admit only the bearers of special passes when the great crowds from Tokio come out to see the landing, until the Zeppelin has been safely moored, after that the pub- lic will be allowed to inspect it. American, German and Japanese en- gineers in charge of the preparations for grooming the dirigible said the re- fueling could be completed within 30 hours after her arrival. This would permit the Graf to start out over the Pacific Thursday or Friday. MAKES 77 MILES AN HOUR. Hamburg-American Line Gets Message From Graf Zeppelin. HAMBURG, Germany, August 17,(®). —A radio message from the Graf Zep- pelin to the Hamburg-American Line tonight gave its position at.5 p.m. Mid- european time (11 a.m., Eastern stand- ard time), as 63 degrese N. latitude 115 degrees E. longitude. "All was well on the dirigible. ‘The position given is about 255 miles east and a trifle south of the position re- ported 3 hours and 20 minutes earlier. The average speed of the dirigible for this stretch wu,t |th:{fifor;. 'l'lflmlles ‘;2 hour. Apparently the favoring wi that Dr. Eckener had reported had strengthened rather than diminished. ‘The_als ‘was less than 500 miles from Yayuf at the time of this re- port. 86, at 5 pm, a.m. ye ¥ Entered_as second class matter p:n office, Washington, D. C. |Unidentified Man Leaps From Bridge on Dare of Friend Walks Away After 85- foot Plunge Without Thanking Rescuers. Accepting the dare of a friend, an unidentified man early ‘this morning leaped 85 feet from the balustrade of Key Bridge in Georgetown to the waters of the Potomac, was rescued by boat- who heard the plunge, and wall away from the shore without telling the rescuers his name. ‘The man, described as about 40 years of age, was rescued by boatmen from the boathouse of Capt. W. T. Reynolds, veteran riverman. He swam about the water under the bridge for some time before the boat Teached him and he was ‘hauled in. Brought to shore, 'he ‘shook ‘himself and ° walked away. ' Capt.' Reynolds said he learned from a friend of ‘the rescued man that he had accepted a dare to make the jump. Harbor precinct police reported that a bus driver several weeks ago safely leaped ' into - the: river -from the bridg: to win a $3 bet. These two instances are the only known ones in which the jumpers have lived to- tell the tale since the bridge was completed about five years ago. bout a month ago a girl ieaped to her death from .the ond span on the Virginia side. SUN GOD LEAVES ON CLEVELAND HOP Endurance Plane Refuels in Air at North Platte for Flight to Ohio. men. By the Assoclated Press. NORTH PLATTE, Nebr., August 17.— ‘The endurance plane Spokane Sun God was refueled for the last time here to- night before leaving for Cleveland at 8:15 pm. (Central standard time), where the next supply of gasoline will be taken on. Pilots Nick Mamer and Art Walker dicated in notes dropped at the air fleld that they plan to reach Cleveland at_daybreak. Four successful contacts were made by the refueling ship, the final contact giving the Sun God a full load of 400 galions of gasoline for the flight. Pilots Vernon Bookwalter and Neil O'Connell of the refueling ship will leave tomorrow for St. Paul, where the; plan to await the return of the Sun Goa on round-trip transcontinental fiight. Plan One-Jump Flight. Difficulties encountered in refueling the endurance ship at high altitudes over Wyoming were not experienced here. The eltitude at North Platte is approximately 2,000 feet lower than at Cheyenne. In a late note dropped at the field, Pilots Mamer and Walker made an urgent request for eye wash. Several times the Sun God swooped over the airport at an altitude of less than 1,000 feet while a huge crowd cheered the yers. c]:n;nerd :xr‘:d wilker p‘l,mned to make velang one jump, flying by way of Omaha and Chlcl[o.p sy, Make Contact With Ease. Officlals at the air field said the two planes encountered no difficulty in mak- ing contact. Pilots Nick Mamer and Art Walker of the Sun God dropped tfiut notes addressed to the refueling of The first note read as follows: ‘'We know you think we are late, but We are in no hurry. ‘Save the old mill,’ is our motto. Without it we could not get here.” Signed “Nick and Art.” ‘The second note read: “Be sure to watch the stock in the " (Continued on Page 2, Column 5) ATTEMPTS T0 BUY CAPONE OUT BARED ¢ | Philadelphia Prosecutor Reveals Friends’ Offer of $50,000 to Free Gang Leader. By the Associated Press. PHILADELPHIA, August 17 ) — ‘The Philadelphia Inquirer will -(Pw- morrow in an interview with District Attorney John Monaghan, prosecutor reveals for the first time that he was offered $50,000 to get ‘Scarface” Al Capone, Chicago g~ ster, out of jail. . Capone is se: year In prison here for carrying a pistol Commenting on the Capone case in connection with the activities of his office during the last few months, the }g’?gi.lr:r quoted the District Attorney as “Then there was the Capone case. Here was a millionaire gangster wi had beaten the law for years. ' He was arrested here one night and the next day was on his way to prison. “Few can realize the conni that was done in that case. Capone's friends were ready to spend any amount of money to get him out. I have not told this before, but one prominent figure from Chicago went to a friend of mine and trled to sound him out as to whether $50,000 would interest me. “That's going pretty far when they try to reach into the district attorne; office. The Chicago mobsmen couldn't understand why nobody was interested in taking their money for such a slight favor as getting Capone out of jail.” D GOOD’ DYNAMITE ROCKS CITY ¢ WHEN DUMPED ON JUNK PILE . WASHINGTON, D. C, ISNOWDEN REVIVES DYING DEBT MEET AFTER NEW THREAT British Chancellor Accepts Proposal for Consideration of Allies’ Earlier Offer. CONFERENCE MENACED BY FRESH ULTIMATUM Delegates Are Asked to Give Eng- land Fair Deal in Determining Amount of Payments. By the Associated Press. THE HAGUE, August 17.—Chancel- lor of the Exchequer Philip Snowden late tonight accepted a proposal of France, Italy, Belgium and Japan that experts of all five of the principal repa- rations creditors of Germany examine the previous proposal by the four pow- ers for increasing the British share. ‘The experts would attempt to agree upon what is the actual money value of the new offer of division. The French claimed it is 60 per. cent or more of the British demand, while Mr. Snow- den has asserted it amounts to only 20 or 30 per cent of what he asks. The experts will begin their work Monday morning annd are expected to- night to complete their study within 24 hours. Whether agreement is reachtd or not, the acceptance of this staves off for another brief any breakdown of the conference, which has had a precarious life ever since it open- ed. British chancellor has n adamant in g the modification m of the Spa rat as set forth in the ‘Youny an. Stil] glhe central figure of the nego- tiations, Philip Snowden, British chan- cellor of the exchequer, told the other creditor nations today there is no use going on with the conference unless some substantial offer toward Great Britain's request is made. The creditor nations consider they have offered 60 per cent of the pay- ments Great Britain demands. Chan- cellor Snowden says the offer amounts to but 20 per cent of his country’s re- Study of Methods Urged. After exchanges of opinion today, which left the atmosphere more hope- less than has existed the con- ference, the only chance to keep the conference alive seemed to be a plan for experts representing both sides of the dispute to meet 'g» over figures together to compare methods by which they arrive at such different results. ‘The German foreign minister, Dr, made a effort to end the reparations when he called on Chancellor Snowd: just before noon. Mr. Snowden intls mated that it might be more effective for a meeting to be between himself as British delegate dealing with finance and Premier Briand. ‘The veteran French statesman, how- ever, ig leaving the question of finance to his aides and shows no inclination to meet the British chancellor except in the full sessions of the conference. Snowden Asks Fair Deal. The British delegation is not only dissatisfied with the Young plan, Lut refutes the interpretation placed upon the British stand against it, and Mr. Snowden today contributed to the rec ord of The Hague meeting a stron plea for a fair deal for his country. “We want a fair deal,” he said. “We have made all con one can ex- pect from us. “We stand in our original position. We are accused of blocking peace for a question of money. “The money involved is insignificant, but there is something else involved. “There is involved the fact that when we have made sacrifices they lead only to demands for more and we are through with that.” Snowden’s reference is taken to al- lude to the fact that in the compromise agreement reached h; the Young ex- perts’ committee at earlier this year, where reparations annuities were distributed to take care of the creditor nations’ outpayments and reparations, the British share was scaled down by & sum equal to the amounts that had been paid to the dominions because they had no outpayments. Inasmuch as the other creditor na- tions seem equally firm in their reso- lution to further sacrifices what they consider legitimate claims, further concessions from this source ap- pear to be improbable, Breakdown Avoided Temporarily. Hopeless as the situation seemed to- night, no actual breakdown can come for several days until the meeting of the €Continued on Page 2, Column 1.) TODAY’S STAR ® PART ONE—24 PAGES. General News—Local, National Foreign. . PART TWO—$ PAGES: Editorial_Section—Editorials and Edi- torial Features. Review of New Books—Page 4. PART THREE—16 PAGES. Society. Clubwomen of the Nation—Page 14. PART FOUR—16 PAGES. t Section—Theater, Screen and usic. In the Motor World—Pages 4, 5 and 6. Aviation Activties—] 8 and 9. Serial Story, “For the Lady"— Page 11. g Veterans of Great War—Page 11. Marine Corps Notes—Page 11. Fraternities—Page 12. an ve of & arent Windows Shattered, One Home Wrecked and Work- :P'nh:!::. Vi men Bowled Over. Radio NewsFage By the Associated Press. NEW ALBANY; Ind, August 17.—A terrific blast today rocked this city and the west end of Louisville, Ky., across the river from here, shattering count- jess windows. The explosion occurred when officials attempted to destroy two tons of dynamite. e injured. - oS 2 et Rk rushed out of their houses, so powerful '.‘;Nu”bmd the home of Carle’ #cn Bell, 300 yards away, and windows in residences a’mile away were shat- in the Bell home L < g PART FIVE—10 PAGES. and PFinancial. Supitivg ¢ PART SEVEN—24 PAGES. Section, ‘ Cross-word Puzzle—Page 20. GRAVURE SECTION—$ PAGES. ‘World Events in: Pictures,’ ¥ COLOR 'SECTIQ! Mutt PART SIX—8 PAGES. of | would be unlikely ex: m WITH DAILY EVENING EDITION SINCLAIR AND DAY ASK FOR FREEDOM 0il Men in District Jail File _ Applications to Secure Release From Jail. _ Harry F. Sinclair, wealthy oll man, and Henry Mason Day, one of his chief assoclates, yesterday applied for execu- tive clemency to free them from the District Jall, where they are now serving sentences for contempt of court, it was learned at the Department of Justice and from United States Attorney Leo A. Rover. The contempt proceedings in which Sinclair and Day received prison penal- tles grew out of the shadowing of the jurors sitting in the Fall-Sinclair trial for conspiracy to defraud the Govern- ment through the leasing of United States naval ol reserves. health is understood to have been leaded by both men in asking that the partment of Justice recommend to President Hoover the commutation of their terms, both of which have a few months to run. Neither the department nor Mr, Rover would verify this report, but it was explained that only on such grounds is executive intervention likely. End of Sentences. Mr. Sinclair's sentence, allowing time for good behavior, has until November 22 to run, while that of Mr. Day, who was given a four-month term, will have been completed in about two more months. Mr. Sinclair entered the jail May 6, and has completed one term for contempt of the Senate in refusing to answer questions put to him regard- ing the oil leases. , Acting as pharmacist for the District Jail, Mr. Sinclair has missed no time from the laboratories since he entered the prison, it was stated yesterday, but other reports said he has lost about 15 pounds in weight. The applications for clemency were made to the Attorney General, who turned them over to the parole attor- ney's office for consideration under the regular routine of the department. Mr. *| Rover, representing the prosecution, has been asked for recommendations. These and the appeal of the oil men as stated in their applications will then be studied by the department to ascertain whether there is sufficlent merit to sub- mit them to the White House. The action of Messrs. Sinclair and Day came out of a clear sky. Neither had been expected to make any gesture to escape serving their sentences. President Not Consulted. So far the department has not con sulted with the President about the ap- peals, officials declared. Both men asked for the commutation, it was pointed out, because they are not eligi- ble for & parole, and an outright pardon cept in cases where S Jad e SO S on wl s er n E Should tg: President find that the (Continued on Page 2, Column 4.) THIRD MAN ADMITS ROBBERY AND MURDER Only One of ‘Quartet in Colorado Bank Hold-up Has Not Been Taken. By the Associated Press. )JRADO SPRINGS, Col s last May was made by W. [essick, alias oeyotn Johnson Abshier, 32, who admitted to I. B. Bruce, chief of detec- tives, today that he was a member of the band which took four lives incident to the robbery. of the institution. Two other confessions are on file— those of Ralph Fleagle, arrested in Kankakee, IIl., and Herbert L. Royston, 34, arrested at his home at San Andreas, The statements of the three men are alike in several notably the it Willlam (Jake) Fleagle, brother responsible fo;' the deaths ineinger was ds of - ‘The lnlll!rn:l’d Mother to See Boy She Branded In War’s Turmoil ‘Hajemet’ Scars on Shoul- der Responsible for Re- union After 14 Years. By the Assoclated Press. NEW YORK, August 17.—The brand which a frantic mother placed on the shoulder of her baby son in 1915 when the Christians were being driven out of Asia Minor brought Loris Vernian, now quite a young man, to New York today on the last lap of 9,000-mile jour- ney for a reunion with his mother in Fresno, Calif. Ordered deported from Cilicia in 1915, the mother, fearing she would be sepa- rated from her son, ed the boy's shoulder with a “hajemet,” a native knife, before starting the long trek over the snow-capped Taurus Moun- tains to the coast. Her fears were realized and she and the boy were separated. She came to | ception America, but never gave up hope of finding her son and told the Near East Relief of the mark she had placed e e orphanage in Syria the boy in_an orphanage was found. He had been gathered up with other thousands of lost and aban- doned children and placed in an or- in Urfa, being taken from there to Syria at the time of the Chris- tian evacuations in 1922. After a short visit here with his uncle, Suren Vernian, in ‘the Bronx he will be put aboard a train for.Fresno. CONNALLY UPHOLDS EXPORT DEBENTURE |Demands “Square Meal” for Agriculture, in Radio Forum Address. Insisting that agriculture is “sick” and ‘“needs a square meal” before it can be cured, Senator Tom Connally of Texas discussed the latest moves towar farm relief last night, in the National Radio Forum arranged by The Star and sponsored by the Columbia Broad- casting System. “Farm relief,” said Senator Connally, “will not be settled until it is settled right.” He urged the adoption of the export debenture plan, which was defeated when the farm relief bill was under consideration, and which will come up again in connection with the pending tariff bill. ‘The debenture plan, he exphlne‘t‘!, proposes to give back to the farmer “a portion of what the tariff has contin- uously been taking out of his pocket. Scope of Relief Act. Senator Connally declared that the farm relief act, under which-the new Federal Farm Board is now functioning, touches only the marketing “does not deal with the damental uestion of giving the farmer the bene- lt of the tariff on his exportable sur- pluses.” “The export debenture plan is based upon the theory that since the farmer must sell his in a world-free competitive market, he should in theory to exchange in that market for manufactured goods and bring them back into the United States duty free,” said Senator Connally. “But in order to obviate the mechanics and the practical obstacles which would be met in such processes, it provides that when he exports his products the Treas- (Continted on Page 22, Column 1.) U. S. FREIGHT CROSSES ATLANTIC IN 357 HOURS Pulverized Welsh Coal Fed Fur- nace of West Alesk on Test < Run From Cardiff, By the Associated Press. , completing a test run from w.south& in 3 hours less they | than 15 days. g ‘William Fleagle -has not yet been ap- prehended. . Bandit Suspect Escapes. OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla., A 1 With the “new fuel the freighter, built on the West coast, averaged 250 muundnylndnn'n:nzdsmmeem .—Russell Gibson, being held in con- | A. with the robbery of an Okla- ger several upon | the ay Stac, SUNDAY MORNING, AUGUST 18, 1929—122 PAGES. \VIRGINIA WELCOMES £ PRESIDENT HOOVER Madison Reception Enthusi- astic and Dignified, With Nothing of Circus Evident. BY J. RUSSEL YOUNG. Staff Correspondent oi The Star. PRESIDENT HOOVER'S MOUN- TAIN CAMP ON THE RAPIDAN, Au- gust 17.—President Hoover returned to his mountain retreat this afternoon after an enjoyable visit to Madison, where he was given ample proof of how glad the people in this part of the Old Dominion are to have him select their country for his rest and recrea- tion, and where he expressed his own l?np\r!cllflon of the haspitalily shown him and happily told of the pleasur- able times he is having at the head- waters of the Rapidan. Mr. Hoover liked the manner of re- accorded him by the nearly five thousand persons who gathered in thelr picturgsque fair grounds on outskirts of . The: the gircus type of celebra- tion. The President also seemed deeply grateful for the kindly and manner in which his ceived. Talk in Whimsical Vein. The President talked to his Virginia hosts in a whimsical vein. He appeared to be anxious to keep away from seri- ous hts. He indulged mostly in what might be described as g phisosophy with a decided touch of dry humor. He thought that he was competent to speak in a philosophical way about this great sport inasmuch as he can lay claim to 45 years of apprenticeship. When he mentioned this !"u:t, he mmn"mmgly ;dmn he meant _appren p , not in_presi . He stated that he had come to the conclusion that Presidents like fishing because it is a silent u}nn, apparently the only opportunity for refreshment of one’s soul and clarification of one's thoughts by solitude. He added in this connection that fishing seems to be the sole avenue left to Presidents through which they may escape to their own thoughts and may live their own imag- inings and find relief from the pneu- matic hammer of constant personal d | contacts, and refreshment of mind in the babble of rippling brooks. Reminder of Democracy. Added to all this, the President men- tioned that he liked fishing because it is a constant reminder of the de- mocracy of life, or humility and human frailty. “All men are equal before fishes,” he said. Mr. Hoover prefaced his philosophical dissertation on fishing by nking the people for their hospi- tality and commending them for what he described as their neighborly quali- ties. He provoked much laughter when he said that his idea of a good neigh- bor is one “who is willing to lend a hfltndmeg'norl(ewmmwm you run yrd expressed the ap- e Gov. Harry B preciation and gratitude of the of the President’s coming to of Virginia the Virginia mountains for his week end dents, but now the State is (Continued on Page 2, Column 2.) DRYER CHICAGO SEEN BY DORAN Bootleggers Have Fallen From Their High Financial State, Says Chief. By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, August 17.—The opinion that Chicago bootleggers have fallen from their high financial estate and that the liquor situation here is better now than at any time since the enact- ment of prohibition was expressed by James M. Doran, United States dry chief, today while vlllun’“l C. Yellow- 1’:1.- Chicago administrator of the dry e “The big bootlegger has almost be- come extinct in the Middle West,” Do- -im e -Hntl‘n hl% itustion in other parts coun! also has He cited on the Detroit River, and said the ‘ernment -has reduced liquor importa- tions across the river from 160,000 cases ni June, 1928, to less than 40,000 cases in June of this year. “The ‘department now is in the midst of a to wipe out dealers he said. “We want Main 5000 to WATSON OPENS FIRE DEFENDING SUGAR RATE COMPRONSE Senator Shows Nearly All Nations Levy Higher Tariffs Than U. S. STATEMENT FOLLOWED BY TRIP TO RAPIDAN Harrison Flays G. 0. P. Work on Bill and Letter Written by Secretary Stimson. BY G. GOULD LINCOLN. Senator Watson of Indiana, Repub- lican leader of the Senate, yesterday fired the first gun in defense of the compromise sugar dutles, written into the tariff bill by the Republican mem- bers of the finance committee of the Senate. Not long after he had issued his statement on sugar duties, Senator ‘Watson, accompanied by Senator Sackett of Kentucky, chairman of the Republican steering committee, left the Capitol in_a White House automobile to go to President Hoover's camp in Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia. Over the week end it is expected the Senate ers will confer with the President regarding the tariff bill and the course which is to be followed in regard to it. ‘The Senate itself reassembles after its two_months' vacation tomorrow at noon. But since the tariff bill will not be ready for consideration, agreements have been entered into by the Repub- lican and Democratic leaders not to transact business, but to take three- day recesses until 'mber 4, when it is the bill will be laid before the Senate for its consideration. Compara- tively few of the Senators will be here for the opening of the session tomor- row, therefore. The House is not ;cheduled to reconvene until September 3. Under Fire Since Winter. ‘The sugar schedule in the tariff bill has been under fire ever since tariff revision became a real issue last Winter. The House bill raised the duty over the present law materially, and im- mediately there was a loud chorus of protest from sugar interests outside of the United States and from manufac- turers who use large quantities of sugar. ‘This schedule now promises to be a center of the tariff battle in the Senate. The rates decided upon by the majority members of the Senate finance com- miftee are a compromise between the rates of the House bill and the rates in the existing law. No one seems to be particularly pleased. The foreign sugar interests and the manufacturers say it is too hm and the producers reet sugar in country say it is too low. Senator Watson in his defense of the 220 cents a pound rate of duty on Cuban raw sugar, as compared with the rate of 1.76 cents in the present law and 2.40 cents a pound in the House bill, calls attention to the fact that practically every other country in the world levies a tariff on sugar imported into their boundaries. He said: “Prac ly every country in the werld imposes a tariff on sugar. are all aware of the necessity of the production of this essential food in sufficient quantities to supply the home demand, and they have imposed tariff (Continued on Page 2, Column 7.) NEW YORK TO COAST { AIR LINE ANNOUNCED Great Southern Airways Route ‘Will Include Stops at Washington. By the Associated Press. CINCINNATI, August 17.—Announce- ment was made here today of what was_termed the first transcontinental air line, furnishing transportation be- tween Los Angeles and New York City. ‘The route is to be known as the Great Southern Airways, Inc. Charles M. Hatch, Pasadena, presi- dent of the company, and John Borden Miller, Los Angeles, vice president, came to Cincinnati by airplane today and signed the contract with the Metal Aircraft - Co. to furnish airplanes for the new line. Mr. Hatch left later for New York, where he said arrangements ‘would be concluded for a landing fleld. Officials said the Western division of FIVE CENTS IN WASHINGTON AND SUBURBS of | ment of the navi the line would be put in operation Oc- tober 1, when ‘the first four Flamingo planes are to be delivered. Only four stops are to be made on the Western divislon—Los Angeles, Phoenix, El Paso anc| Dallas, according to the announcement. The Eastern di- vision will extend from Dallas to New York City, with stops at Richmond, Va., ‘Washington and Philadelphia. “From Press to Home Within the Hour” The Star is delivered every evening and to Washingto= homes by Sunday morning ‘The Star's exclusive carrier service. Phone start immediate delivery. ; ITEN CENTS ELSEWHERE DAMS WOULD RUIN GREAT FALLS PARK, CONMISSONHLDS Majority Opposes Jadwin in His Stand for Power Development. DUAL PROJECT IS HELD TO BE UNSATISFACTORY Combination Proposals Conflict, Group Declares, Advocating Keeping Valley Beautiful. Preservation of the Great Falls of the Potomac as & natural park for Wash- ington and the Nation has been urged on the Federal Power Commission by the majority of the National Capital Park and Planning Commission in a re- port which the power body made public today. At the same time, the commission gave out a minority report filed by Lieut. Gen. Edgar Jadwin, former chief of Army Engineers, who retired last week, that power development at Great Falls should be allowed to proceed and that by “rational development of Poto- mac River resources, a financial benefit, estimated at $48,000,000, would ensue.” Gen. Jadwin'’s minority report was filed in his capacity as chairman of the plan- ning commission and holds that park and power development can proceed side by side. Gen. Jadwin recommended several days 280 that & preliminary permit be granted the Potomac River Corporation of Wilmington, Del., to examine hydro- electric possibilities at Great Falls and other related points in the Potomac River 5 No steps for power development can be taken, however, until Congress has considered the power and park commis- sions’ reports, which will be transmitted about December. The Federal Power Commission now is engaged in writing its own report on the subject. Adopted at 1928 Session. ‘The majority report revealed that this resolution was adopted at the December, 1928, meeting by the majority of th= National Capital Park and Planning Commission: “Resolved, that the Na- tional Capital Park and Planning Com- mission favors the acquisition of the Potomac Valley from Chain Bridge to and including Great Falls, and the de- vel t of this area for park pur- poses as funds may be made available, leaving it open for Com at any future time to authorize tion, flood and power potentialities of the area should such development become of greater importance and be justified in the public lnuruv‘.’;' e The Y, report, -insists on this point: “The two objectives of economically developing power on a large scale from the c River and of conserving the peculiar and charac- teristic scenic, recreational and inspira- tional values of this part of the Potomac River Valley are so essentially in con- flict that they cannot both be attained in a satisfactory degree. Therefore, the only basis for avoiding an inefficient and {llogical compromise is to determine which of these two objectives should be the controlling or dominant purpose, and then to seek, as a by-product, so much and only so much of the other objective as is consistent with the fully successful attainment of the objective selected as the dominant one. ‘Combinations Aims Are Given. “The ‘combination park and power schemes’ presented by the joint com- mittee represent, essentially, attempt to arrive at a thoroughly successful eco- nomic development of the potential water-power -of the Potomac River in such a way as would permit the in- cidental creation of as good a park on the margins of that development as is consistent with the controlling pur- gee of power production. They tend indicate that if power development is to be he conrolling objecive, a park could be created, even so, that would probably be well worth the cost which its creation would add to that of a power project designed wholly without regard to park values. But it would be a totally different kind of park from the natural vailey. And the price of creating this different and less valuable kind of park would not be merely a matter of dollars and of the lapse of many years for the healing of scars, out would ' include the destruction of es- sential characteristics which make the present natural river valley unique znd distinctive es an appendage of *he Na- Capital, * * * pital. “It therefore would seem inadvisable to decide now upon the destruction for all time of the scenic and recreational and tional assets of such large pros] ve importance as those included in the valley of the Potomac at the doors of the National Capital.” Against this view, Gen. 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