Evening Star Newspaper, August 18, 1929, Page 2

10,000 RUSSIANS * PRESIDENT ENJOYS INVADE MANCHURIA' VIRGINIA WELCOME Battle Reported Near Dalai-|Madison Reception Enthusi nor With Losses on Both Sides. By the Assoclated Press. - LONDON, August 17.—The military operations on a major scale along the Manchurian-Siberian border, where the armies of Soviet Russia and China have been facing each other for some weeks, were reported today from Mukden and purported to be based on an official announcement. An army of 10,000 Russians, equipped with machine guns and 30 fleld guns, was said to have penetrated Western Manchuria, both north and south of Manchuli, It was believed that their objaciive was Dalainor. Sasualties on Both Sides. Peiping reported what was apparent- ly an incident in this general advan ‘Twelve Russians and four Chinese, ac- cording to this version, were killed near Dalamor when a troop of 700 Soviet cavalrymen engaged Chinese soldiers in a three-hour conflict. From Japanese sources came other reports of minor border clashes such as have been rumored almost daily for more than a week. Even before these latest and more serlous invasions it was said that China had drawn attention of the signatories of the Kellogg anti- war pact to its infraction by Russia. This notification was cited in Mos- cow today as evidence of Chinese in- sincerity and that China had been made “the tool of capitalistic powers.” Far-Reaching Scheme Charged. The Soviet leaders charged that the seizure of the Chinese Eastern Railway and the dismissal of Soviet employes was a well calculated step in a far- reaching scheme to draw Russia into war. They contended that the Soviet union had adopted only strict measures of resistance in the face of “the most unprecedented provocation.” ‘With the official charges and counter charges from both sides and the paucity of direct information the actual situa- tion around Manchuli was in some doubt tonight. Observers here did not disguise their belief that the present stage of the controversy is in an un- pll;omlsl.ns state for peaceful conclu- sion. SOVIET INVASION ROUTED. Chinese and White Guards Said to Have Crossed Border. ‘MOSCOW, United States, Soviet Re- public., August 17 (P).—A detachment of Chinese and White Guards tonight were alleged to have crossed the Soviet border at the village of Poltavskaya and to have surrounded a Soviet out- post nearly two miles from the border in the direction of Nikolsk-Ussur Iisk. They opened fire with machine guns but soon were driven back by Soviet troops. Nikolsk-Ussuriisk is an important city with 31,000 inhabitants located at the junction of the railroad lines to Viadivostok from Harbin and Khabarovsk. It is about 68 miles from Viadivostok and about 30 from the Manchurian border. The railroad from Khabarobsk now carried to the port of Vladivostok much of the commerce which used the shorter route of the Chinese Eastern Railway previous to the seizure of that road by the Chinese. Should this line be cut by the Chinese the only remaining Pacific port of the Soviet Union having rail connections with the Transsiberian Railway would be Nikolsevs much farther north and without extensive port facilities. 27 CHINESE KILLED IN RAID. News Agency Says 31 Wounded and Soviets Lost Heavily. TOKIO, August: 18 (#)—The Rengo News Agency correspondent at Man- chuli, Manchuria, today quotes the commander of the Chinese railway guards in that district as saying that Chinese military forces had 27 killed and 31 wounded in the Soviet raid on Dalainor last Fridey. He believed the Russian losses also were considerable. ‘The clvillan population of the Man- chuli region was described as terrified by the raid and fleeing in numbers toward Harbin. Food left in stores was :lommlndeend by the military authori- es. 60 CHINESE REPORTED SLAIN. Fighting in Delainor Region Continues With Reinforcement. MUKDEN, August 15 (#).—Fighting between Chinese and Soviet troops in the Delainor region was still proceeding early this morning with Chinese losses officially reported at more than 60 killed and many missing. Reinforce- ments were being rushed to the battle area all day yesterday by China. Marshall Chang 'Hsue Hliang ex- pressed indignation at what he termed the malicious propaganda being broad- cast by the Soviet. He said Tass, the official Russian news agency, has tried to convince the world that whire Rus- sian and Chinese troops have invaded Russian territory. “This,” he said, “is mnot true. Our lines are 10 miles inside the boundary. Yesterday, while messages were being broadcest from Harbarovsk denying re- ports that Russian troops had invaded Chinese territory, fighting was still go- ing on 12 miles inside the Chinese boundary.” He declared China was not aggressive and only desired the extermination of Communist influence in China. He ex- pressed surprise that foreign public opinion, which for 10 years has treated the Soviets as criminal outcasts, should now sympathise with Russia. o SNOWDEN REVIVES DYING DEBT MEET AFTER NEW THREAT (Continued From First Page.) financial committee of the conference which must deal by ballot on the Brit- ish demands. This vote was expected a week ago, but a breathing space was afforded by delaying the session. The British demands as stated by Mr. Snowden at the outset of the confer- ence were for unconditional annuities for Great Britain approximating 45,000,000 marks (about $10,800,000) & year, abolition of deliveries in kind on he reparations account and amalgama- tion of wntfilhnllll;nii u‘l:;on itional uities under a single sum. m#he compromise offer which the Brit- ish chancellor refused today, declaring it insufficient to satisfy his govern- about 30,000,000 marks. to the tained their offer itself involved no sacrifice on their part but was umg:y an offer to in- crease Great Britain’s share at the ex- pense of smaller powers. Falling Jxge Kills Mine Boss. BUTTE, Mont., August 17 (#).—One man was known to have been killed here 'od-ydwhm an engine m'::l: lr?: control ane dm}rped a Ca three men 700 feet down the Bell Dia- mond ‘Mine. ‘The body of James A. Sullivan, a shaft’ boss, was recovered, his companions, Nick and Elmer Johnson, were missing scveral hours after the accident. e ufie from the 1.100-foot level to & bottom deck of the 1,800-foot level of the iropped | varied. astic and Dignified, With Nothing of Circus Evident. (Continued From First Page.) famed as the resting place of Presidents. ‘The only hint of politics made dur- ing this celebration, which, by the way, will go down as Madison's biggest day in history, was when Gov. Byrd, after welcoming the President es a citizen by adoption, reminded him that partisan politics in Virginia stop at the borders of hospitality. Others who spoke were Representa- 1tive Garber, in whose district Madison is located; Dr. J. N. Clore, president of the Madison Chamber of Commerce, which organization was host on_this occasion, and William E. Carson, chair- .| man of the State Commission on Con- servation and Development. Music for the occasion was furnished by a 50- plece band from Quantico. Guests at Luncheon. Following the speechmaking the Pres- ident and the members of his party were guests at luncheon served on tables in a woodland a short distance from the speakers’ stand. Although the occasion ‘was an enjoyable one to the President. it was quite apparent that he was glad to get back to the cool and quiet of his mountain camp. To those who are near him daily, the President appeared {a trifie wearv. Moreover, there was a decided pallor to his face and his eyes looked tired. He said he felt all right when asked and Lieut. Comdr. Joel T. Boone, the President’s personal phys- ician, said the President was in good condition. Nevertheless, the President seemed inclined to prefer the seclusion of his own cabin. He spent most of his time this morning before going to Madison and after his return this afternoon in his own cabin. He strolled about the camp grounds a few times and on sev- eral occasions lingered for awhile to ‘watch some of his week end guests en- joying themselves pitching horseshoes. Occasionally he was joined at his cabin by rscme member of his party for a period of conversation. At times he sat talking with Mrs. Hoover and Allan, their son, but frequently he was alone. Press Given First View. ‘Today was not only eventful because it served as the first time the President has left his mountain fastness during his week end visits, but because news- paper correspondents and photographers were given their first view of the camp. The President and Mrs. Hoover did not show themselves during more than an hour these scrutinizing visitors were their guests. They were shown all that was to be seen by Lawrence Richey, one of the President’s secretaries, and Maj. Ese(; :tmg‘, in command of the Marines e camp as guards, aanhhborm, 7 v o e camp is unquestionably in a most remote spot. It is situated on a thickly wooded spot where Laurel and Miil Creeks meet and form the Rapidan River. There is something impressive and refreshing about the place, but the scenery is no more beautiful or inspir- :n“g‘nt.han pm&nb}y t!;:uslnds of other r mountain nool ““T ey in Virginia and ere is a stillness. The ground is softened by a thick layer of Dln': needles and rotted bark wood. Occasionally a bird is heard, but birds are not abun- dant this far up in the mountains., At night owls are frequently heard, but Teal song birds are rare. There are some cardinals and whippoorwills and recently an eagle was seen. Sound of Swift Streams. mountain brooks running over rocks. These streams are small, but rush along with swiftness. The music of the waters has been amplified by the sev- eral rock dams Mr. Hoover and his guests have built in the streams as they pass near the cabins. These dams form what the sportsmen refer to as “trout pools.” No one would dare stoop so low as to fish for these pool trout, such & thing would be looked upon as mur- der. The trout are merely to look at and admire. Of course they must be fed and it is pleasant to a sportsman to see the fish elbow their way through the jammed pools and rush to the sur- face for the food thrown to them. The trout season has long since closed and the only recreation besides walking over the trails and sitt! un- der the tall pines is horseback riding, horseshoe pitching and dam building. Because of its remoteness and its dis- tance from civilization, President Hoo- ver’s camp might suggest “roughing it.” the strict sense of the word about life here. The camp buildings, while con- structed of pine, are commodious and suggest permanency. They are ar- ranged so as to afford comfort and convenience. They are tastefully, if not handsomely furnished, and each of the living cabins has a private bath with hot and cold water. The large cabin, used by the President and Mrs. Hoover, boasts two baths and floor lamps. Their cabin is built a little off from the rest of the camp and is the largest of the buildings. It is located on a prominence right at the fork of the Laurel and Mill streams, One of the features of the Presi- dent's cabin is the living room, which is 60 feet in length, and at the end of which is a stone fireplace which would touch the heart of any lover of old- fashioned stone fireplaces. More 50 tons of rock gathered from the mountainside were used in building this fireplace and the huge chimney on the outside of the cottage. Flooring of Hard Pine. ‘The flooring of the cabin is of hard pine. The windows, while numerous, are small and are screened with heavy copper. There is a large screened porch on the front, from which an at- tractive view of the rushing streams is n&mned. and a smaller porch to the side. ‘The comforts and conveniences cf the camp are made possible by the installa- tion of electric lighting, electric cook- ing and refrigeration. Several of the cabins are equipped with radio receiving sets, although the extreme height keeps them often silent. Twice daily airplanes from Bolling Field fly over the camp and drop latest editions of newspapers from half a dozen Eastern cities and the White House mail pouch. A steam plant some distance from the group of buildings provides adequate hot water. A deep spring in the mountain fur- nishes cool and refreshing drinking water, which is brought to the camp by & modern piping and pumping sys- m. At the top of Fork Mountain, the highest point in Shenandoah National Park, nearly 4,000 feet above sea level, a steel observation tower is being con- structed which will not only afford a lweepln:o.pllwnml of Pledmont and Shenandoah Valleys and the surround- ing mountain ranges, but will be util- ized as a radio broadcasting and receiv- A short distance to the rear of the President’s camp is a foot- hill which was first picked for the site of the retreat and later abandoned, which is now being referred to by the natives as Mount Richey, in honor of the President’s secretary, who made the first inspection trip for Mr. Hoover in this section. On another foothill ciyse by, and which has by far a more in- iring view than the one at the Presi- ?enn camp, is located the Marine headquarters. One hundred and forty of these versatile soldiers are on duty here. Their services and activities are Virtually all of the buildi at the camp has been done Bome of the Marines are mounted with their business-like 455 | There is a constant sound of the | BOTHERS SUN GOD Glare of Searchlight Blinds Endurance Flyers, Who Wait for Moonlight. . ieut. Nick Mamer, who took off from sBokane. Wash.. Thursday nioht in the firét attempt ever made at @ non-stop - transcontinental _endurance American spaper Alliance. He s tossing his stories to the refueling pilots at each refueling point. BY LIEUT. NICK MAMER, First fiyer to attempt non-stop round-trip 2 transcontinental flight. ROCK SPRINGS, Wyo.. August 17.— We have been having our little difficulty on this non-stop flight of ours from Spokane to New York and back, but Art Walker and I are feeling fine and all is well with this fine stanch ship, the Sun God. ‘The difficulties, and they are nothing to kick about, really, because difficul- ties to be expected in a pioneer undertaking like this, have arisen from our night contacts to refuel. When we came over Rock Springs to make our first refueling contact at that point, the baby down on the field with the floodlight so dazzled us with it that we were blinded. The light hit the propeller blades of the refueling ship and the reflected | glare darn near put our eyes out. The result was that we were unable to see jexactly what we were doing and our | oun ‘propeller biade, cut the refueling | hose. t's what is likely to happen in these night refueling contacts you Abore: Some of the crowd of 5,000 siountain folkk whe gathered at Madison to hear their neighbor, President Hoover, Ar¢ad about. make a short address. Center: “Town Hall” at the President’s camp on the Rapidan, where horseshoe pitching is one of the favorite diversions of the President’s guests. Below: The President's own cabin in the camp.—Associated Press Photos. from their belts, patrol the long trail to the camp and keep away the curious. Next to the President’s cabin in size is the building known as'the mess hall. Here from a long wodden table the President and his guests eat. There is one rule in the camp and that is that anyone may come to breakfast, or any other meal for that matter, whenever he feels like it. Just because the Presi- dent may care to have breakfast at 6 in the morning, is no reason why his Euesu must crawl out of bed to on and and at the table when he presents himself. A building under construction, which will be the largest in the group, is to be a general meeting house, ere the President and his family and friends may gather and talk and play. ‘The long, tortuous and at times haz- ardous road winding its way up from Crigersville to the President’s camp is not yet sufficiently inviting to cause any onrush of sightseers. e road is of dirt and at times very narrow and unguarded on the sides. At some of the sharp turns precipitous drops of sev- eral hundred feet threaten the uncau- tious driver. This road was started and considerably improved by the V! Highway Commission, but since the ar- rival of the Army engineers the former have withdrawn to leave completion of the task to the latter. Soldiers Building Roads. ‘The_company of the 13th Engineers from Fort Humphreys with their road- building equipment arived nearly three weeks lflo and was augmented this week by another contingent of 100 men from F of the 1st Engineers at Fort Dupont, Del. These soldiers,are busily engaged from morning until night improving the trail. Today some of them were stripped to the waist as they labored with their shovels and picks. This outfit has two stone crush- ers, several tractors, a steam roller, a steam shovel, & road scraj Army trucks. several sec- trail had to be hewn through virgin groves of glant trees, and in other spots pneumatic drills were re~ th through the moun- iders. This mountain country is all to form a part of the Shenandoah National Park, but it is spotted here and there by privately owned lands. These have interested the President and others of his party considerably, because the only evidences of agricultural industry on the part of the occupants are small patches of corn and occasionally an l?ple orchard. Any other interesting sight along the trial is near the conjunction of the mountain trail with the State highway near Crig- lersville, where the home of Capt. ‘Wetherell, an old veteran Stuart cav- alryman, resides. In honor of the President’s coming as & neighbor the grizzled captain has hung from his porch & Confederate flag. STATE SENATOR IS TAKEN IN EAST CHICAGO RAIDS Federal Agents Charge & Official Owned Building in Which Rum Was Sold. By the Associated Press. SINCLAIR AND DAY PLEAD FOR RELEASE FROM DISTRICT JAIL| (Continued From First Page.) appeals of Mr. Sinclair and Mr. Day are justified, executive clemency would give them their freedom without strings. They could immediately assume the po- sitions they held in private life with- out the hindrance of serving out a pa- role term. Executive elemency is the relief usually sought in cases of il health, thus giving support to the re- port that ti is the basis of both applications. Mr. Rover received the two applica- tions yesterday while ill at his home. He verified the fact that his recom- mendations had been asked, but de- clined to discuss the case other than to declare he had not reached any con- clusions. The case will be taken up at his office tomorrow, it was said, with the possibility of action sometime during the week. Filed on Thursday. Both Mr. Sinclair and Mr. Day filed their applications on Thursday, offi- cials stated, but news of them did not leak out until late yesterday. ‘The sentence being served by Mr. Sin- clair is for six months. - He began serv- ing it immediately upon completing his first term July 21, and has not left the Jail. The Supreme Court of the United States upheld the findings of the Supreme Court of the District of Colum- bia in the case of Mr. Sinclair, Mr. Day and W. Sherman Burns who were found guilty of participation in a scheme to have the jury shadowed by detective operatives. Mr. Day received a four- month’s sentence which he began serv- ing shortly after the decision was ren- dered June 3, and Mr. Burns was fined $1,000. In the case of William J. Burns, head of the William J. Burns Detective Agency and nationally known in that type of work, who was given 15 days in jail by the lower court for his alleged art in the plan, the Supreme Court nded down a reversal. . KANE CHANNEL ICE BAFFLES M’MILLAN Explorer, fighting Imprisonment in Dreaded Land, Tries Another Outlet. BY COMDR. DONALD B. MACMILLAN. By Radio to The Star. g ABOARD THE SCHOONER BOW- DOIN, August 16—I have given up try- ing to get through Kane Channel and am now trylng the New York Press Channel, a name given to it by Charles Francis Hall 69 years ago. At present we are blocked by ice. There is a north- east gale tonight which should drive the ice to the South. We are in what the Eskimos call the Dreaded Land and they never visit. Therefore 1o one for two weeks. be to leave it and to a e it [SUN GOD LEAVES NORTH PLATTE ON HOP TO CLEVELAND (Continued From First Page.) hose. We cut the one on the Cuhl (refueling ship) with our blade last night. Made three night contacts. Everything O. Signed “Art." After contact was made Mamer and Walker dropped three notes. The first one read: “Hello North Platte—will it be O. K. if we hang around a bit? I'm going to try to get a few winks while Art keeps the boat up. This is sure a great country to fly over. No worry about spearing a mountain.” Signed “Nick.” Indicate Gasoline Needs. A second note addressed to Pilot Bookwalter read: “Camp around here because I can't get any place before dark where I can refuel. We will pump most of the gas we took on at the last contact to the wing tank and let you know when we are ready for more. Make preparations to give us a full load of gas and details of the weather. Due at Cleveland tonight, but will wait a little later.” Signed “Nick.” Another mess: to Bookwalter said: “Think we will camp over the port here for a while, as it is too late to f” anywhere tonight for another re- ueling before dark. Give us a detailed weather report and tell them we will spend the night going to Cleveland if the weather is O. K. How about some ice cold watermelon and fried chicken? The melon first. When you let it down we are giving you the set. More l??nr;le“ get that watermelon.” Un- signed. The watermelon and chicken were delivered. Evidently fearing rough weather be- tween Springs and Cheyenne, Mamer and Walker soared over Rock Springs for approximately 1115 hours, {:flowing their arrival there late yes- Fail to Get Radio Weather. Busy with refueling attempts, the aviators failed to receive radio messages from Denver assuring them _that weather conditions were favorable in ‘Wyoming. Nine refueling contacts were tried at Rock Springs and five were successful, 165 gallons of gasoline be! transferred. Arriving in Cheyenne at 9:11 o'clock this had that time ing | Buenos Aires for which it will Walt for Moonlight. | _ We quickly dropped a message to the figodlight gentleman to cut off his arti- figlalzsun and told him we'd hang aspund till the moon got brighter. We #n what we could then in the way of*fuel and then arranged for another contact at 2 o'clock this mornings WWhen I write this we have success- fully accomplished six refueling con- tacts since we left Spokane Thursday evening, and four of these were made after dark. Belleve me, these refuel- ing pilots have done their job skill- fully. Flashlights have given us our principal illumination in taking on fuel after dark. It's a ticklish job handling that re- fueling hose at night. Once, as I have said, our propeller sliced & hole in the hose. Another time the hose broke and the gas came gushing out. ‘When we got over Rock Springs our gasoline tanks sure were dry. The sup- ply we took on at San Francisco yes- terday morning didn’t last as long as we though it would. Over Rock Springs we took on 300 gallons of more gas and 8 gillons of oll; that was in our first contact there. ~Later we took on 50 gallons more of gas. Had Good Weather. ‘The weather has been swell, except for a little rain over Salt Lake City, and Art and I are keeping very com- fortable, all things considered. But did you ever try to sleep in a para- chute? We've been catnapping by turn now and then, with our para- chutes on, and believe me they don't make the best kind of pajamas. As we continue on toward the At- lantic seaboard we are increasingiy confident of being successful in this first attempt ever made at a non-stop round-trip transcontinental flight. We expect to arrive in New York late this afternoon and that marks the East- ern end of our flight. At New York we'll hang over Roosevelt Field, out on !Dn& Island, give our plane a fine long of gasoline, and then start on the trek back home to Seattle. Art and I send our very best to all our friends. We wish they could be along with us. We are both well and feeling fit to keep this up for days and days. We are getting plenty to eat and ym‘d":e surprised at the size of our appetites. \ppe! - (Copyright, 1929, by North American News- paper Alliance.) o Brazil Signs- Air Line Contract. RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil, August 17 (#).—Ralph O'Neill, head of the New York, Rio De Janeiro and Buenos Aires air line, y announced that the Uruguayan government had signed a contract for daily mail and passenger air service between Montevideo and pay $50,000 annually. The Minister of Communications has granted authority to the Pan-American airways to operate along the coast of Brazil as a mail car- rier, but the efrvay is not authorized to transport passengers or Ccargo be- tween Brazillan points. WATSON DEFENDS 20 SUGAR RATE Senator Shows Higher Tariff Than U. S. Has in Nearly . All Nations. (Continued Fro Page) rates that their people deem essential to such cultivation and protection. “All the rates imposed by these coun- tries are higher than those proposed in the tariff bill that has just been com- pleted by the Republican members of the finance committee, showing that these nations are determined to pro- duce this product at home instead of purchasing ft abroad. The following figures may prove of interest at this particular time, High Rates Are Shown. “Figures’given are cents per pound and conclusively show the high rate of duty impossd on sugar imports by the governments of these various nations: Brazil ... 17.6 Salvador Guatemala . o » | Rumania Russia | Norway Honduras Argentina | Paraguey Dominica . | Finland ... Australia ,. Uruguay Germany Jugoslavia Colombia ..... Irish Free State United Kingdom (plus bounty). Bulgaria Italy .. Austria United States (Cuban rate). T T T e O ANNNANNONNR AN~ EANPROOIND NS D 19 have never had an opportunity to de- velop their products to the fullest ex- tent. After the Spanish-American War our Government assumed such relations with the Philippines and the Hawaiian Islands and Porto Rico and Cuba that we were compelled to admit the prod- ucts of the first three without duty and of the last with a 20 per cent reduction In our tariff rates. This has made im- passible full development of the sugar industry in this country, though it is constantly asserted that, if it be proper- ly protected it will be brought to such a state of cultivation within a short time that the home supply will almost if not entirely equal home demand, counting, of course, the imports from the Hawalian Islands, the Philippines and Porto Rico, which must continue to come in free. Higher Rate Demand. All the farm organizations of the country demand a much higher rate than that proposed by the finance com- mittee largely because they desire to diversify products produced by Ameri- can farmers, and at the same time de- velop this industry to such a state that the American supply will be equal to the American demand. Antagonists of the increase on sugar duty allowed by the Republican mem- bers of the finance committee already are charging that it will increase by from $50,000,000 to $60,000,000 the an- nual bill of the American consumers of sugar, ‘The sliding scale of sugar duties, ad- vanced recently by Senator Smoot of Utah, chairman of the finance com- mittee, as & compromise plan, which in some quarters was believed to have the support of the President, has been abandoned by the Republican members of the committee. There are indica- tions, however, that in some modified form, the proposal may be taken to the floor of the Senate by individual Sena- tors. The chances of its adoption, however, in view of the action of the committee and the adverse criticism of many witnesses who appeared before the committee, representing sugar in- terests, are slim to say the least. Senator Borah of Idaho is still con- vinced that an increase in sugar duties will not be to the advantage of the Western beet farmer so long as un- limited quantities of sugar may be im- ported from the island possession of the United States, including the Philip- pines, Hawaill and Porto Rico. He has not finally made up his mind, however, to offer an amendment to the bill pro- viding for a sugar bounty to American producers at a scale that will give them ample protection while leaving the duty on imported sugar at a lower rate. Not a little will depend upon whether the beet sugar growers of the United States wish to back the sugar bounty plan. If they decide they prefer to make a fight for the straight Hawley bill rates, and do not care to fight for a’sugar bounty, it is likely the plan will not be advanced by the Idaho Senator. Senator Pat Harrison of Mississippi, & Democratic member of the finance committee, through the publicity bu- reau of the Democratic national com- mittee, flayed the work of the Repub- lican members on the tariff and attack- ed the letter writen by Secretary Stim- son of the State Department to Senator Metcalf of Rhode Island, objecting to communications of foreign nations to this Government being called “protests.” Senator Harrison asserted that: “What purpose other than a protest -could move a-foreign country to make diplomatic representations on the sub- ject of a proposed American enactment? Secretary Stimson expresses the view that they are merely statistical com- munications for the information and consideration of this country. It would be a remarkable thing for any foreign government to obtrude information for which no request had been made, con- cerning an enactment by our Congress except as & protest t such an enactment. “Secretary Stimson lists communica- from the Ambassadors or min- tions from isters of 29 countries. * cations,’ he says, ‘usually touch upon certain specified commodities which are of importance in that trade.’ It is per- fectly obvious that representations con- cerning an_American tariff bill would refer to such commodities. There would be no reason that Great Britain, for example, should. take cognizance of a proposed teriff on anything that did not affect her people. “Apparently the State Department in its purpose to help along an adminis- tration measure refuses to consider as s }é‘rxomc anything less than an ulti- matum.” % “Sugar producers in the United States| DENCOCRATS WO BY . 0.P.TARIF Trammel Pledges Support If Florida Is Protected; Fletcher Friendly. With the South in a litical and economic change, not to say upheaval, Capitol Hill yesterday beheld the spectacle of certain old-line Democratic Senators deserting their party to line up openly behind the Re- publican tariff program. Under terriffic pressure from his distressed home State, Senator Park Trammel of Florida wired Senator James E. Watson, Republican leader, that he would support the entire tariff bill so long as it gave to Florida prod- ucts the protection offered by the House schedules. It is the first instance on record in which a Democratic Senator has thus pledged himself to a Repub- lican policy before completion of the bill which is to represent it. At the same time it was revealed that Senator Duncan U. Fletcher, Flor- ida’s other Democratic Representative in the Upper House, had accompanied a delegation of Florida business men, mostly Democrats, to Senator Watson's office during the past week and given strong assurances of his support. Sen- ator Fletcher, however, did not put an absolute pledge on record, and, while indicating he would go a long way with the Republicans in the general tariff legislation, did not commit himself to accept their bill, regardless of what else it provided in addition to the desired Florida schedules. Home Backfire Started. Florida business men, in co-opera- E:ocrmlve po- | tion with Glenn B. Skupper, Repub- lican national committeeman for Flor- ida, set up a remarkable backfire of home sentiment to urge the Florida Senators to support the tariff legisla- tion, as evidenced by sheafs of tele- grams from important banks and busi- ness houses all over the State. It was said that similar movements are under way in other Southern States and that certain other Southern Sen- ators have refrained from attacking the Republican tariff bill, as urged by Democratic national headquarters, and may be expected to follow the Florida Senators. The objective of these movements, it was explained by some of the Florida business men who have come to Wash- ington “to follow through,” is to put Southern Senators in line not only for the schedules benefiting their own States, but for the entire bill, on the ground that it is useless to win their own schedules only to have the general bill fail later. 1t follows the reasoning of the Man- ufacturers’ Record, & publication re- flecting the views of important South- ern business interests, which direct “the South’s only road to prosperi with the following admonition on the cover of its current issue: Seen as Camouflaging. “Many Southern Congressmen try to make their constituents believe that they are in favor of protective duties on Southern products, but unless they are willing to stand for protective duties on the products of other sections they are simply camouflaging and trying to deceive their constituents. “Any man of sufficient intelligence to be in the House or in the Senate knows full well that he cannot secure pro- tective duties for the South unless he co-operates to give protective duties to other sections.” In connection with this effort, which is being accelerated as the Senate finance committee Republicans put the finishing touches on their bill, prepara- tory to making public their schedules on Monday, it was pointed out today in Republics circles that the Demo- cratic national committee has brought no more than 15 of the 39 Democratic Senators to _the publicity firing line against the Republican tariff program. Ten of the 24 Democrats who have not issued statements attacking the tariff have been in Washington from time to time and accessible to Demo- cratic headquarters, it was said. With the plans progressing on both sides for a determined struggle over the tariff, when the Senate begins consid- eration of it on September 4. the bal- ance is apparently so close that doubt whether any tariff legislation can be passed in the extraordinary session of Congress has crept into high admin- istration circles. The Senate returns from its recess Monday and will take three-day recesses for more than two weeks while the Republicans of the Senate fipance committee perfect their bill. Helps Party in Florida. In the view of prominent Florida business men, who were interviewed yesterday on the growing tariff trend in the State, the sentiment which was brought to bear on their Senators, first through resolutions of the Legislature and then by the present barrage of telegrams, is water on the wheel of the Republican movement to hold Flor- ida as one of the four Southern States which turned Republican in the presi- dential campaign for the first time since reconstruction days. Senator Trammell's telegram was re- vealed in a letter to Senator Reed Smoot, chairman of the Senate finance committee, from George S. Fletcher, resident of the Florida East Coast irowers’ Association. “Wire received. Have sent Watson following: ‘With further references tariff on vegetables and fruits in com- petition Florida products, I urge rates equal House rates with no seasonal tariff. Will support bill if it embraces such protection for Florida growers.’ See telegram I sent my secretary thi morning. “PARK TRAMMELL.” rl"l'l'le telegram. came from Lakeland, Around the World Log Of the Graf Zeppelin (All Times Eastern Standard.) Wednesday, August 7. ~ l.' 40 p.m.—Left Lakehurst, Saturday, August 10. 7:03 am—Landed at Fried- richshafen, completing first lap of round-the-world flight, 4,200 miles, in 55 hours 24 minutes. ‘Wednesday, August 14. 10:3¢ p.m.—Left Friedrichs- hafen. Thursday, August 15. 4:30 ~—Passed over Berlin. 11:05 a.m.—Quit German ter- ritory at Tilsit, East Prussia. 2:30 p.m.—Crossed the Soviet frontier near Dwinsk (Duena- burg, Latvia. 7:05 p.m.—Passed over Wis- chni-Wolotschok, U. 8. R. R. Friday, August 16. 3:30 a.m.—Passed over Vyatka, wlxlon;%es east g:o Moscow. Rt :30 a.m.—] car at Kizel, in the nge]: 55 6:00 p.m.—Gave position 62 N. 80 E, 2,940 miles east of Fried- richshafen. Saturday, August 17. 1:00 a.m —Radioed position 65 N. 95 E., just south of the Arctic Circle. 7:40 a.m—Toklo picked up po- sition of 63.30 N. 107.30 E., head- ed in direction of Yakutsk, about 750 miles away. 11:00 o rted to Ham- rican e at ax w;s less than Y Sposttio Eosition miles west of =, 5:15 pm.—Radio me due west of Yakutsk.