Evening Star Newspaper, August 21, 1929, Page 2

DEBT ALLIES OFFER S0P TOBRITAN | i%Big Four” Pledge to Guar- antee Half of Claims to | | | Avert Breakdown. b | B the Assocla‘ed Press. ) THE HAGUE, August 21.—-Dr. Gustax Stresemann, German foreign minister, today made an eleventh- hour effort to save the reparations conference by warning the creditor powers that Germany could not pay the cost of their failure to agree on the Young plan. . The German forcign minister,. at & meeting of the six powers who had called the conference, left no doubt in the minds of those who hezrd him that the German govern- ment was d:termined not to suf- fer from their- disagreements over the distribution of the reparations payments by Germany. | | | | | | | | | | | By the Associated Press. | THE HAGUE, August !1taly, Belgium and Japan | Britain a new offer today in the hope |of saving the Conference on Repara- tions from complete breakdown. | The offer was, since there was dis- | agreement as to the value of a former proposition, to guarantee that 50 per cont of Britain’s claims for an increased share of the German payments would |be satisfied. Previously the committee of experts 21.—France, made Greal ' appointed to determine the worth of | | the former offer to Great Britain had | dizagreed, some holding to Philip Snow- den’s contention it was between 20 and 30 per cent and others maintaining it | was between 50 and 60 per cent. | Deadlocked Since Saturday. As between the British contentions len the one hand and those of the “Big |Four” on the other, the experts’ com- mittee_could not egree and until the | |new offer was made the cor‘erence re- verted to exactly where it ‘as Satur- | éay. with British views on <iworthiness {of the Young reparations jlan diamet- Tically opposed to those ot France, Bel- | glum, Italy and Japan. The British experts stood firm on the |ground taken by Philip Snowden, Brit- ih chancellor of the exchequer, that |the offer meant nothing more than 20 |0 30 per cent of their claim. Stresemann Wants Young Plan. Gustav Stresemann, German foreign | minister, today moved jo secure for his country the advantages of the Young | reparations pian, whether or not the | creditor nations agree apon the division of it among themselves. Writing yesterday to Henri Jaspar, Belgian premier, Herr Stresemann in- | sisted the creditor nations be convoked |10 arrange a system of payments for his government on the reparations ac+ |count after September 1, when the Dawes plan ceases its normal operation. The letter was taken inferentislly as Germany's notice thst. having acquiesced | herself in the Young plan, with its re- duced annuities, the creditor nations "must stand back o¢f their former ac- | ceptance of the plan and allow- it to become_eflective. Dr. Stresemann’s concern with the division of the reparations among the | creditor nation governments hardily matters in this case, as the German centention is the former allied nations jmay accept the plan as is, ‘and then sctile among themselves where each Imark will go. BELGIANS TO LEAVE RHINE. Second Zone Will Be Evacuated Start- ing September 15. BRUSSELS, August 21 (P).—Belgian troops are preparing for evacuation of Ithe second Rhineland zone on Septem- ber 15 as an outgrowth of The Hague conference and as a token of the con- | ciliatory spirit of Belgium toward Ger- many. France's desire for Belgium to par-| ticipate in occupation of the third zone I has not yet been presented to Belgian |officials. "It is stated in political circles that this idea has encountered serious objections in all quarters but nationalist. 'WILLIAMS UNABLE TO GET RACER INTO AIR IN 2 ATTEMPTS [ Birst Puge) 'under almost ideal weather conditions. | |No difficulty was experienced in start- ing the motor and he taxied down the ISevern River nearly two miles before attempting to take off. As Williams opened the throtthe the | \little black ship disappeared in a cloud | of spray and smoke. It went nearly a Imile before rising far enough on the pontoons to throw the spray behind Tather than over the ship. It could be ceen from the shore that Williams was ‘;{fln'l desperatcly to get the racer into | the air. Plane Is Endangered. ‘Taxiing at a speed of nearly 110 miles | an hour, the plane dragged just the | irear tips of the pontoons and at one time bounced on the crest of a wave 'and was hurled into the air six or eight feet. Dropping back. the ship began “porpoising.” bouncing up and down wildly on the waves. It appeared as though the ship might bury itself com- ipletely under water before Willlams could straighten it out. Apparently fearing that his ship ,would break up under him, unless he could stop the pitching, Willlams cut( the motor as Navy speed boats hurried towards him. He was taken in tow and brought back nearly five miles to Santee Wharf, where the electrical starting apparatus for the motor has been mounted on a barge. Preparations were made to send him off on another attempt immediately. Williams was up early this morning and reached the dock before 8 o'clock. Mechanics, under direction of Chief En- gineer John S. Kean, were at work pre- paring the ship for what may be the last attempt to get it into the air prior to the Echneider races next month. Today's effort came as a complete surprise to Williams’ friends. It was announced late yesterday afternoon that new pontoon parts built at Philadelphia i0 increase the safety factor of the racer were being sent down and would be in- stalled before made. Lieut, Comdr. J. D. Poppen, Navy Medical Corps, who is acting as Wil- liams’' representative, announced that the plane would not be flown befote Fri- day. ‘Weather Ideal for Attempt. Reconstruction of the pontoons was to have begun at dawn today. Fa- vorablé weather conditions, prevalling for the first time in two weeks, led to the decision to make the effort with the present pontoons, which have nearly caused disester on three previous at- tempts. ‘The buoyancy of the twin floats is not sufficient_for the ;\a h water of the an (Continu by Kean, were by night day shifts of mechanics at_the Phila- phia Afrcraft Factol to oe ‘l:elfl’ dlr{wuu however, to re- | | another attempt was | THE 'EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON. D. STIRRING SCENES AND BEAUTIES FEATURE LATEST STAR NEWSREEL President Hoover at Barbecue, Senate's Three-Minute Session and Mystery Airplane Test Among Showings. ‘The Evening Sur-l‘!nh'erul Newsreel of the latest issue is filled with events of unusual interest and importance, with taking scenes. | aters of Washington and many theaters | President Hoover is shown ab the gre: He speaks to the crowd and thanks the Gov. Byrd, brother or Comdr. Byrd, responds and invites the President to make Madison his week end White Houze, which he accepts, The President then says good-by to Gov. Byrd, who departs in an Army baby blimp. The Senste is shown in action in a three-minute session when the tariff bill comes up. Vice President Curtis is shown on the reconvening of the body, s also are Senators Smoot and Borah, chairman of the Tariff Commission. A score of pretty girls In sun-tan bathing suits display their backs in a contest held at the third annual’ Chi- ropractors’ Convention, at Los Angeles, Calif. Laurie Sherman won the prize for the most perfect back. Lieut. Williams of the U. 8. Navy {agaln tries out his baby mystery air- plane with which he hopes to Nft the Schuneider Cup now held by Italy. A considerable speed is necessary as the | record is now 318 miles an hour. In {the flying tryouts on the Severn River he taxiled over the water at the terrific speed of 110 miles an hour. He bent his propeller, however, and was unable | to make the air tests. Duke in Boys' Camp. His royal highness the Duke of York proves to bs quite a democrat when he takes part in the fun in a show put on by the schoolboys at New Romney, | England. The duke is vitally interest=d {in this camp, as he established it him- self. All kinds of sports and racing | events were held, which the duke en- | Jjoyed thoroughly. The girl flyers on the first cross- country flight from Clover Field, Calif., to Cleveland, Ohlo, are shown taking their hop on the first lag of the con- {test. Only one out of the 20 entranis {fafled to start. Thea Rasche of Ger- many is seen as she soars into ihe air, as is also Amelia Earhart of Transat- | lantic fame. Ruth Elder was the first| to get away. | The pajames-for-men fad which started in New York has now reached the South. Members of the Knights of Columbus in Mobile, Ale. held a parade in which they were all clad In | night garments. These men have | pledged themselves to “sensible ap- parel” for men during the hot weather. The band is also dressed in pajamas as | | phone, for going Republican for the first time. feminine pulchritude and with breath- ‘The film, beginning today, is shown in the Stanley-Crandall the- in Maryland and Virginia. at barbecue held at Madisan, Va., where he is greeted by 5,000 people and eats an informal barbecue lunch with them. people of Virginta, through the micro- they walk ths streets playing bed-time s airs. One of the most thrilling events in the reel is the high dive of “‘Smiles” O'Timmons, a crippled daredevil, who startled the delegates to the annual firemen's convention in Pittsburgh. Although he is missing one leg, he climbs 10 the top of a 100-foat ladder and leaps headlong into a tank con- taining but 4 feet of water. The tank is very small in circumference and the slightest deviation in his drop would end in death. Baby Camel Show. Berlin, Germany, holds a baby show which will tickle the lovers of animals, for this is a baby came! show. The prize winner shown is quite lively for such a youngster, snd papa and mama camel are quiie proud of his childish tricks. Victor.o Campolo, the modern Goliath of the Argentine,” shows The Evening £Star Universal Newsreel camerman how he knocked out Heeney. He is a verit- able Woolworth Building among men, an ordinary sized man easily walking under his arm. His height is 6 feet, 6 inches, and he weighs 223 pounds. H's gastronomic foats are equal to those of his boxing as is seen from the I'l'_\("h! manages & gigantic dish of spa- getti. Marriagable men, i they have any tendency to staying out late nights, rhould be wary of the New England misses of Durham, N. H., for these girls are going in for rolling pin throw- ing. A score of pretty girls are shown practicing hurling pins at a dummy in order to get in ship-shape form for married life. You'll be astonished with what ac- curacy they are able to soak the poor dummy in the head from a distance of 20 feet. It will be a brave man, in- deed, who would have the temority to lead one of these strong arm dames to the altar after seeing their exhibition. And the honor do not go to the biggest girls either, for Helen Bernably, the smallest of the lot, won the prize for her deadly aim and the power with which she wielded the rolling pin. Other interesting events go to make up one of the most interesting films to be seen on the screens of the thea- ters this week. Read it in The Star and see it on the screen. | | | IOWAAVENUE TRACK STARSGARNERLEAD Hold 7-Point Margin in Inter- | | playground Meet at Plaza Field. Jowa avenue playground track stars were leading in the race for inter- playground track honors by seven points as the results. of early events today in the annual classic being held on the Plaza Field. Iowa had piled up 21 points, with Weightman and Pea- body following with 14 points each. Addison Loveless, a dark horse of | Jowa avenue, nosed out George Shorb | of Garfield at the tape to win the half mile. Shorb was the picked favorite | and led Loveless until they rounded | tihe last turn, when the latter drew | even. Shorb pushed ahead once more | in the final 100 yards, but Loveless | put all into a final spurt and broke the | tape less than six inches in advance of | the other who tripped and fell over | the line. Loveless' time was 2:122-5 seconds. | Burke of Happy Hollow came in second, | with Chew, from Ada Playground, | third. Three records were shattered in early events, Osborne of Bloomingdale low- ered the record in the 60-yard dash for the 85-pound class by one-fifth of | & second, when he finished in 72-5 seconds. Pearson, aiso of Blooming- | dale, jumped 16 feet 1, inches to slice | 11, inches from the former record. In the 115-pound class Lennore of Weight- | man Playground clipped the mark for the 70-yard dash by a one-fifth-second | margin. He ran the course in 82-5 seccnds. e WOMEN WEAR “KNICKERS” | WHEN CLOTHES ARE TAKEN, Inconvenienced, Detroit Tourists but Police Find Articles and Make Arrest. Miss Eunice Smith and Miss Lucille | Slawvinski, tourists in this city from Detroit, have been compelled to wear knickerbockers for the past several days due to the theft of their suit cases from the running board of their car while it was parked between the Union Station and the Capitol, several days, according to the sixth précinct. The clothes and their containers were located yesterday on a vacant lot near the scene of the theft and the po- lice arrested Julius Wagstaff and charged him with the larceny of the property. The police said that Wag- staff has served several years in prison on housebreaking charges and has sev- eral alizses. The girls were wearing “knickers” at the time their clothing was stolen and were forced to wear them day and night for several days. | i oft her 16 WOMAN PILOTS READY FOR 4TH LAP OF CLEVELAND DERBY | (Continued From First Page.) Phoebe. Omlie, - Memphis, 8:35:24, Edith Boltz, Portland, Oreg, Miss Keith Miller, Australia, Plane Forced Down. Mrs. Florence Barnes of San Marino, Calif,, returned to the fleld at Douglas shortly after the start because of a leaky gasoline tank. This was repaired aimost immediately and she again de- parted on her journey. , In the meantime, Thea Rasche, ‘Ger- man sviatrix, was win, her way from Phoenix, in-an effort to land here this morning and take off again in hopes of reaching the E]l Paso_control before nightfall. 8he was?forced down at Holtville, Calif., on the sscond day of the flight. ‘The broken body of Marvel Crosson, 25- year-old fiyer who plunged to a rocky, mesquite-grown Arizona hillside Mon- day under a partly opened parachute, was being sent back to her family home in San Diego, Calil. A coroner's jury found her dcath had been accidental. Closely following the San Diego girl's death came Insinuations and open charges, for the most part discounted by race officials pending investigation, that sabotage had been practiced on several planes entered in the contest. Claire Fahy, Los Angeles woman forced out of the race at Calexico, Oalif., when stay wires of her plane were. found severed, reiterated her belief that her ship had been tampered with. Miss Rasche Forced Down. Thea Rasche, German aviatrix, who Tenn., 51 :30. :31:58. spent last night at Phoenix after “for- | eign matter in her gasoline tank” had caused her to land with damage to her plane’s undercarriage at Holt- ville, Calif., declined to say openly that she suspected tampering. She exhib- ited a telegram from the East signed “Levy,” which warned aer to ‘be- ware of sabotage.” Ruth Elder, Los Angeles girl, reported oil and gasoline d been intermixed in servicing her plane at San Bernardino. Miss Rasche resumed the flight to Dougles today and planned to continue in the race East. ‘The stir created by a series of minor mishaps, climaxed by the death of Miss Crosson, moved the district attorney's | office of San Barnardino County to order a formal hearing today to investigate the handling of the planes at the San Bernardino airport Sunday night. Most of the accidents occurred after the planes had left San Bernardino for the cross-desert flight to Yuma and Phoenix. Dr. L. W. Ayres, chairman of the San Bernardino race committee, de- clared he “could not believe there was any tampering with the planes.” “I do believe, however,” Dr. Ayres stated, “that there was woeful lack of preparation for the cross-country race.” Hadn’t Reported Trouble. ‘The race chairman reported that Miss Crosson had told him at San Bernar- dino, that her motor had been heating, with reducing oil pressure. on the first leg of the flight from Clover Field, Santa Monica. Officials of the Pacific Aeromotive Corporation, serviceing Miss Crosson’s plane, said in Los Angeles, however, that the girl had made no re- port to them of any trouble. Mrs. Keith Miller of Australia ex- READY FOR TAKE-OFF IN WOMEN’S AIR DERBY SEARS, ROEBUCK Official Opening of Capital Store Draws Great Throngs to Building. ‘The - official opening this morning of the local unit of the national chain of Sears-Roebuclz & Co., Washington's newest large’ retall department store, was signalized by the attendance of a huge throng of visitors that packed to capacity the wide aisles of the three merchandising floors of the building on Bladensburg road beyond Fifteenth and H streets northeast, Doors of the retall store, which is one of the new department. stores being opgned in various sections of the coun- try by the national organization, were swung open to the public at 9 a.m. to- day and soon the building was filled with people. Is Event in Northeast, ‘The opening of the department store was an event in the northeast section of the city. All morning, Bladensburg road and nearby streets were lined with automobiles of visitors coming and go- ing and the extensive parking space re- served for patrons of the store to the rear of the bujlding, with a capacity of about 300 cars, was being given maxi- mum use. A number of traffic officers were on hand to direct movement of traffic. The building was erected on a five- acre tract which in former years was |® part of a favorite ground for circus | organizations. Three and a half acres of the site were reserved for the park- | ing space for cars. Wide paved run- |ways lead along elther side of the | building to this parking area. Three Merchandising Floors. | . There are three merchandising floors {in the building—the. basement, the ! | main floor and the upper floor—while ' | the third floor is reserved for offices of | |the company and ‘storage of reserve ! | merchandise. | _ The building is of cream color brick, with limestone ornamentation. The win- dows have been placed at a point above | the wall cases in the store to provide & maximum amount of light, ‘There is a large tower rising from | the center of the frontal facade in | which is housed the 40.000-gallon water | | tank. which is connected with the fire- | | sprinkler system of the bullding. Other | facilitles usually housed in penthouses {on store and office buildings are con- tained in the tower, which eliminated | the need of this superstructure. The store is finished in mahogany | and fvory, with white walls, Fern baskets have been installed on the main | floor and artificial flowers and sprays | are used ‘in the interior decoration eme. o thfle Stairways for Customers. ere is an elevator in the bulldin but it has been the experience of chse': company, its officials say, that its patrons prefer to walk up or down the | | two fllghts of stairs to do their shop- ping. The stairways are wide and are covered with rubber tile. The floors are of the new e :lg-_ of the so-called “floatin yPe. The concrete v thie 1100F bare Whs. Sovarcy :).:E.d to a gh‘ckneu of | was laid two by-six-inch pl; Over these building paper was Ia‘!’d‘:::i on this the maple flooring. Ti explained, the floor “floats” .:?:'4 since iflf su| or i o igidly onstruc- g floor” h forms covered with dry f one inch and on | hus, it fs | on the | per flooring is not xed to the concrete The store this morning was uni the direct management nf'sllrllnl \"l’lel'-' son, operating superintendent of the retall department store of Scars-Roe- buck & Co. in Washington. Other officlals of the concern gere for the | opening are Alvin E. Dodd, assistant | ]fn the president of the national con- cern; Lessing J. Rosenwald, senior vice president of the company. James M. Barker, Eastern regional manager, whose jurisdiction includes Washington, and E. :."lriroon, national merchandise man- | Cuba May Adopt Gold Standard. HAVANA, August 21 (#).—The gold stnadard may be adopted by the Cu'lun | government, it was reported today at | the treasury department. i muud herxe‘lf as in e cause of trouble experienced on ' | yesterday's fiight belweenp;hnemx and | Douglas. She ran out of gasoline twice, | once at McNeal, 23 miles from Douglas, | and again within sight of the Douglas | Field, when she was forced to make a | dead 'stick landing in a mesquite cov- ered flat. She ordered a thorough 3enlknlng and Inspection of her gasoline Mrs. Louise McPhetridge Thaden of Pittsburgh, took the lead at the end of yesterday's lap in the large plane divi- | sion, Florence Lowe Barnes of San Marino, Calif., dmé)p»n‘ to fourth place when she wandered off the course. Mrs. Fnoebe Omlie of M!mrhls retained her leadership in the small plane class. ‘The official flight record of elapsed :lmu between Santa Monica and Doug- as: Louise McPhetridge Thaden, Pitts- burgh, 5:13. Gladys O'Donnell, Long Beach, Calif., 6:00:38. doubt regarding Amelia Earhart, Boston, 6:03:05. Florence Lowe Barnes, San Marino, Calif., 6:27:09. Ruth Nichols, Rye, N. Y., 6:27:29. Ruth Elder, Los Angeles, 6 47, Blanche Noyes, Cleveland, 7:04:29. A Nev;; Paris, Great Neck, Long Island, :20:32. Margaret Perry, Los Angeles, 7:33:38, Opal Kunz, New York, 9:35:33. Vera Dawn Walker, Los Angeles, 11:53:08. { May Haizlip, Kansas City (time not officially computed). Mary Elizabeth Von Mack, Detroit (time not officially computed). Thea he, Germany (remained in Phoenix Iast night, lap behind.) Light planes. Phoebe Omlie, Memphis. 6:27:27. Edith Foltz, Portland Oreg., 7:38:49. Mrs. Keith Miller, Australia, 15:29 ‘The only scheduled stop on today's 190-mile lap to El Paso, Tex. where the flyers will spend the night, was at Lordsburg, N. Mex. FOR PACIFIC FLIGHT Take-0ff From Orient Set for 2 0’Clock This Afternoon by Ship’s Commander. ___ (Continued From First Page) made the flight from Priedrichshafen in at least a day less than the six-day achlevement of the French pilot. In any case, Coste considers his record broken and wants to get it back again, with the added thrill of a race a| st a dirigible. All French airmen main. tain the inherent superiority of heavier- WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 21, HUNDREDS VISIT ~ (ZEPPELINIS READY [HAM URGES FARE 192 RAISE AS BENEFIT Ten-Cent Rate Would Save Beifig Annoyed by Pennies, He Says. ___(Continued From First Page.) from cush and en dtoken passengers from pessengers carried for the ., B. & A. Co, and from the sale of transfers amounts to $4,730,784.95. The estimated additional Tevenue from passengers under the pro- posed rate of fare would thus be $488,- 330.22, from which a deduction total- | than-air craft to dirigibles, and Coste's | ing $75,788.85 is made for 4 per cent | race with the Graf will bs followed with the keenest interest by aviation circles | in France. gross earnings tax and 12 Federal income tax. By this computation, Mr. Ham esti- per cent Maurice Bellonte, who accompanied | mated that the increased fare would | Coste on his attempt to fly from Le | yicld 8 net increase in operating income | Bourget to New York on July 13, will again be his companion as wireless | Of 6.25 per cent on the company's | operator and navigator on the fiight around the world. Singled-Motored Plane. ‘The French airmen will fly the cele- brated Brequet sesquiplane Question Mark, which they used in July. It a single Hispano-Suiza motor. This air- plane has a cruising speed of 120 miles an hour and a range at average speed of about 50 hour Coste, after sing the South At- lantic, all the way. around the world with his comrade, Lieut. Joseph Le Brix, except for the stretch across the Pacific Ocean, He will take a different route this time, but will touch at Tokio, where he had shipped his airplane from the Pa- cific Coast. He will face flights across the Pacific Ocean and across the North tA‘,tl;l h:‘k: Ocean which are entirely new GRAF TO SAIL TODAY. Craft Is Ready to Make Pacific Hop in World-Girdling Flight. By the Associated Press. TOKIO, August 21.—Pinal prepara- tions were all but complete late today for the take off of the Graf Zeppelin, |- giant German dirigible, at 4 a.m. to- morrow (2 p.m., Eastern standard time, today) for its transpacific flight to Los Angeles. Refueling was still under way and fin- ishing touches to slight repairs on the balloon were being made, but gener- ally speaking the ship was In readi- ness for its round-the-world lap, a trip expected to traverse 5400 miles and to| occupy about 100 hours. ' Dr. Hugo Eckener, the ship’s master, | who treats the take-off &s no more eventful than departure of a ship from New York Harbor, asked the passengers to be ready to go aboard at 2 a. full two hours prior to schedule parture. .m., & d de- Route to Seattle. He said today he expected to follow the Northern Great Circle route to Se- attle, possibly along the line of the Aleutian Islands, following the Ameri- can coast southward to the Southern California goal. Japancse weather surveys of the Western Pacific area, made by the me- teorological service particularly for Dr. Eckener, showed not a single disturb- ance anywhere, with every prospect of :Ir‘n"es:yl htrlp ur:sl the Pacific, which e second ocean er diriginie. crossed by the Thousands of Japanese took advan- tage of fair weather today to visit the old German hangar at Kasumigaura, where the Zeppelin is housed, to inspect the craft, the like of which has never been seen in Japan before. Mést were unrestrained in their enthusiasm. Extensively Entertained. Meanwhile, Dr. Eckener and hls crew continued their round of entertainments &l the hands of Tokio's great; near great and socially prominent. Ths ‘officers have been so showered with gifts they :g:’l.h;vehtn lr;lln vlvgxem home in crates rd ship, ha no room the Graf l&cl!, ¥ B 4 et Possibly the greatest problem has been the refueling, which has continued almost since the hour the dirigible was brought to the hangar. It was packed with 950,000 cubic feet of a new fuel, plus a load of an older kind. The new fuel was a mixture of pyro- fax combined with hydrogen in the proportion of 65 to 35. It replaces the blau gas in Germany, but unobtainable here, and will be sufficient for flying four motors 120 hours, against the 100 Dr. Eeckener thinks likely. The Japanese government has com- pleted a contract with the company for it to carry mail to the United States and Priedrichshafen. Should Arrive Saturday. If the Graf averages as fast. a pass- age over the Pacific as over Europe and Asia, or approximately 1,700 miles dally, she should reach American terri- tory by Saturday and sail over Los An- geles early Sunday. It was officlally indicated that Dr. Eckener intended to follow the great circle steamship route northeast from Kasumigaura. This would keep the Graf over the steamer lanes from Yokohama to Seattle and Vancouver throughout the length of the vayage across the ocean. The big dirigible will probably over both Seattle and San Francisco, but will fly nearly 2,000 miles north of the Hawaiian Islands. It has been revealed that in view of the Graf's impressive and unexpected speed record from Lakehurst to Tokio. the officers of the Zeppelin were hopeful of beating the record for traveling around the world held by J. H. Mears and C. B. D. Collyer, with 23 days and 15 hours. To do so the Zeppelin must pass over the Statue of Liberty by approximately 4 p.m. August 31. Passenger List. ‘The Graf's passenger list for the Pa- cific flight at present totals 18. Prof. Karklan, the Russian geograj three Japanese passengers lea Zeppelin here. Two Japanese will be added to the list. Lieut. Comdr. Ryuno- suke Kusaka of the Japanese naval gen- eral staff, and Dofu Shiral, correspond- ent of a Japanese news agency. Ma. Shinichi Shibata of the general staff of the army, may poin the Graf at the last moment. Agents of the Hlmbltlg-Amlrlfln Line said they have rejected 40 appli- cations for the transpacific passage at $2,000 each. Aviation experts aboard the Zeppelin told the Associated Press correspondent today that the flight from Priedrich- shafen to Tokio showed the airship's cruising radius to be so great that she iave flown directly from Siberia e apan imex l’en than .v.hn:’-?ourthluol | ANOTHER FLIGHT PLANNED. Graf Zeppelin Expected to Return to U. 8. Early in October. Two Women Released. ALEXANDRIA, Va., Al 21 e il XA, g pe 2 P sentences | [ of $412,541.37, which would be a return minimum “fair” value of $19,- as of December 31, 1928, Sees Little Effect on Volume. “In my judgment,” sald Mr. Ham, “the frvroud increase of fare will have very little effect on the volume of our passenger traffic. I think most persons claimed 210, will buy four tokens for 30 cents as will- | ingly as they do now buy six for 40 1t it does reduce our passenger | traffic I think it will only be of short duration. “I am heartily in favor of a 10-cent basic cash fare. It is more convenlent for the gnbllc. Passengers are not an- noyed by the necessity of making change. Nearly everything today costs 100 per cent more than before the war. ‘We used to have a 5-cent fare, and the sooner the electric raflways get on a 10-cent basis the better it will be for the companies and the public.” Ralph_B. Fleharty, people’s counsel, began His cross-examination of Mr. Ham by asking him why he thought it would be more convenient for the pub- He to buy four tokens for 30 cents than six for 40 cents. “Because & passenger is more apt to have 30 cents in change than 40 cents in change in his pocket,” replied Mr. Fleharty Differs on Fare Rate. “Wouldn't it be just as convenient to buy tokens either way with a 50-cent plece?” insisted Mr. Fleharty. “It might be just as easy,” sald Mr. Ham, “but most persons would rather spend 30 cents than 40 cents.” Mr. Fleharty took exception to the statement of Mr. Ham that many pas- sengers would pay 10 cents for a car ride as readily as 8 cents. “Well, of course, many people would | rules, which do not give preference to | much rather pay 8 cents, but I think s great many would just as soon pay 10 cents.” declared Mr. Ham. Mr. Fleharty next asked the witness | hours, provided it is permitted to move | for a statement of the amount of money received by his company from securi- ties of other companies which it owns. This brought an immediate objection from S. R. Bowen, general counsel of the company, who said that the value of such securities is not included in the claimed “fair” valus of the company upon which a “fair” return is asked and therefore that Mr. Fleharty's question Wll: not pertinent to the present in- quiry. William McK. Clayton, representing the Pederation of Citizens’ Associations, joined with Mr. Fleharty in insisting that the return from these securities would be important evidence. “It may later be argued,” declared Mr. Clayton, “that the rate of fare granted this company should depend on the company’s financial condition. That would make the answer to this question of importance here. I think we are entitled to know what the in- come of this company is." After the three commissioners had conferred, Chairman Patrick over- ruled the objection to Mr. Fleharty's question, but stated that it was un- necessary to answer it because the in- formation sought was already avail-| able to the commission and counsel in | the reports of the campany on file with the commission. This did not satisfy Mr. Fleharty, who.insisted that if he were in & court he would have a right to introduce this evidence. Harwman Cites Rules. 1 “Not under the rules adopted for this hearing,” explained Commissioner Hartman. “We are trying to save the record and this information is already available for use.” “That 15 true of about one-third of all the evidence already in the record,” retorted Mr. Fleharty. Mr. Clayton then arose and began his cross examination of Mr. Ham with the statement: “I have tried to save the record heretofore, but I think I'll be a little careless now.” Mr. Clayton wanted to know why it wouldn't be more convenient for the public to buy seven tokens for 50 cents. “It would be if the passenger had the 50 cents,” replied Mr. Ham. Mr. Ham. replying to other questions by Mr. Clayton, sald his company had not considered what rate it might have asked for if it had applied for an in- crease independently of the Capital ‘Traction Co. He sald he had no knowledge, except in a general way, of the application to be made by the Cap- ital ction Co. in advance. After it had been made he explained that the executive committee of the Washington Railway & Electric Co. had considered it when it agreed to join the Capital Traction Co. in making every effort to | secure the proposed increase. “There was no discussion on our part of any other rate of fare than that asked by the Capital Traction Co.,” de- | clared Mr. Ham. ‘When Mr. Clayton asked if the main idea in joining the Capital Traction Co. was to get & uniform fare, Mr. Ham re- | plied: “Not the main idea. We wanted the increased revenue and we also be- lieve in & uniform fare.” “Is your company today in a sound | Alfredo Gonzales Prada (above), counselor of the Peruvian embassy, who has resigned his post following an in- | quiry from the President of Peru con- | cerning two Peruvian servants brought to the United States by Mrs. Miles | Poindexter (below), who later were hired by Senor Prad: —Associated Press Photo. | financial condition?” demanded Mr. Clayton. | I would say that it is,” replied Mr. | Ham. Mr. Ham sald his company main- tained a reserve fund but did not have a depreciation fund like the Capital Traction Co. “Which of the two methods of han dling deprecimion is fairer to th public?” asked Mr. Clayton. fair to all | | 7 “Whatever is right is | parties.” replied Mr. Ham. “I think our lm!thod is a good one. But commis- ! sions and courts must decide what is the fair method.” Mr. Clayton asked whether the Wash- | ington Rallway & Electric Co. was carrying passengers up to its capacity. Traflic Delays Enter. “For brief periods ‘we are,” replied | | Mr. Ham. “But we have extreme diffi- | culty in getting our cars through on | scheduled time, because of the traffic | mass transportation.” | of cars to handle the crowds in the rush | the cars fast enough. “Then the only difficulty is with the (rules for handling mass traffic?” asked | Mr. Clayton. “There are many things that could be done to enable us to move our cars faster,” said Mr. Ham. | Mr. Clayton then asked whether the | company had contemplated any track | extensions. had thought of extending the Lincoln Park line to ths Eastern High School, and the Eleventh street line to connect with Georgia avenue at New Hampshire avenue. He did not think these exten- sions were necessary immediately, how- ever, because these localities were being served now by bus lines. | “Has there been a general suspension of the extension of rail and bus lines | since a merger has been under consid- | eration?” asked Mr. Clayton. | “Not so far as we are concerned, replied Mr. | 1 ington Rapid Transit Co. busses, but that most persons were willing to_pay a higher fare to ride on the Mr. Ham said his company has plenty | Mr. Ham said recently it| IDIPLOMAT RESIENS OVER SERVANTTILT Peruvian Counselor Gives Up Post After Complaint by Mrs. Poindexter. By the Associated Press. One aspect of the servant problem, complicated with South American pol- |1tics, has entered the diplomatic corps in’ Washington, and Alfredo Gonzales Prada, first counselor of the Peruvian embassy, has left it. Announcing bis resignation, Prada re- lated that he had employed two serv- ants brought to Washington by Mrs. Miles Poindexter upon the retirement of her husband as Ambassador to Peru, a post to which he was appointed after the expiration of his last term as a Sen- ator from Washington. Mrs. Poindexter, the diplomat said, addressed a protest to President Leguia; a rebuke was cabled to him, and he re- signed, asserting that he had employed the servants in defense of their inter- ests as Peruvian citizens because they were not being paid adequate wages. Tacna-Arica Issue Cited. Recalling his opposition to the Tacna- Arica treaty, he said in his letter of resignation to Dr. Pedro Jose Rada y ?me, Peruvian minister of foreign af- air: “I know that this ingigent is a mere pretext and a culmination of your at- titude to latent hostility toward me from the time when I declined the ap- pointment of counselor to the Peru- vian embassy in Chile and refused to associate my name to the disastrous negotiations which have been consum- mated by the ignominious treaty which you have just concluded. Action Not a Surprise. “Nor am I surprised that my pres- ent attitude should appear blameworthy to you; ill could such as you, who have so signally failed in the defense of the i highest and most sacred rights of Peru, | appreciate my eagerness to protect the interesis of a Peruvian in humble cir- cumstances.” He info the minister that he had presented Isalas de Pierola, counselor of embassy, to the State Department as charge d'affaires ad interim, and an- ;nounced that he and Senora Prads | planned to leave for Europe soon and | would “take the servants with ue.” {ARGENTINE OFFERS “ORDERLY MARKETING” AS TARIFF EFFORT (Continued From First Page.) ta use only American machinery, motors, trucks, ‘and so on. “Let orderly marketing be the lead in your decisions, and give world's | economy & chance to settle in a friendly way difficulties of intercourse, instead of declaring an economical war by your tariff scheme.” Change to U. S. Value 0. K.'d. | The Senate finance committee Re- | publicans today tentatively approved s proposal by Senator Reed of Pennsyl- | vania to change from foreign to United | States value as the primary basis for | assessing ad valorem tariffs. { _ United States value, as defined in the ! Reed proposal, is the selling price of | the imported article in wholesale quan- tities in the principal domestic markets. ‘The committee majority disapproved the new House provision increasing the membership of the Tariff Commission to seven members and provided for only six commissioners as at present. The House proposal to authorize the Presi- dent to appoint the commissioners with- { 1 busses downtown o “In view of them without transfer. W. R. T.| use they could go directly | your statement that you |should have 100 per cent increase in fare over 1914, I want to ask you | Whether ‘your service to the public has | i llon! up 100 per cent?” asked Mr. Cla; lon. “If it had—if we had doubled our | number of cars and schedules—we | would have quadrupled instead of dot | bled our expense, and we would be sul | ject to severe criticism by the commis- sion,"” replied Mr. Ham. Similar to Hanna's Reply. President Ham of the Washington | Railway & Electric Co., in response to | questions by Chairm: | yesterday afternoon ti if the com- mission ordered half fares for school | children his company would not oppose them. He preferred to leave the mai ter to the commission, he explained, so that it might consider the question of | reduced revenues that would result | from such action and provide for mak- | ing them up to the company in other | ways, perhaps by increased car fares on | general passenger traffic. ‘This answer was similar to the one | made to the same question by John H. | Hanna, president of the Capital Trac- tion Co. Both companies are, ther fore, on record as willing to accept half fares for school children, but sounding a warning that they would expect re- in_revenue. Mr. Ham stated a question as fol- |lows: “The attitude of our company has been that we don't object to half fares for school children, provided it is ordered by the Public Utilities Commis- sfon. Of course, if it is ordered, the company would have the right to de- | mand relief from the commission in | the form of higher general fares for the consequent loss in revenue.’ Referring to high school students, | Mr. Ham said, “They are older and, | status and should pay the full fare.” PARENTAL FAILURE TO KEEP YOUNG! FROM PUBLIC DANCE HALLS IS HIT By the Associated Press. Roadhouses outside city limits and parental failure to keep their young- sters from public dance halls were cited yesterday by the United States Chil- dren’s Bureau as major difficulties in the “prcblem presented by the dance 1L" “The report, based on a survey of cities P |in 25 states, showed variance in the .|1aws for control of such halls. Echoes of dances long dead are found in still valid ordinances prohibiting the toddle, shuffie, grizsly bear, bunny hug, Texas and camel walk. , of Wi o 24 S tion ist, is the author, tempt to discuss how public dance halls may be made a “real recre- ational opportunity rather brighter form cents. ‘The investigations did formly bed conditions st o otk ‘rurmished successful not reveal uni- in the public gl:'m sald, and this it argument for dance hall " it eon- “had demonsirated that it was icted dan than a of ‘boredom” for adoles- | houses, !U. S. Children’s Bureau Survey Reveals Rural Roadhouses as Greatest Danger. ances of 416 cities with a population of 15,000 or more, and “field investiga- tion” visits to rented halls, outdoor pavilions, amusement parks, dance aca- demies, cafes, cabarets, closed halls and roadhouses of 15 large cities. In the same 15 cities, she gathered data on community recreation and “the extent to which it successfully competes with the public dance hall fer the use of the adolescent’s leisure.” “In many of the cities it was reported that the lack of co-operation from the parents of minors found in the halls was the greatest handicap confronting supervisors,” the report reads. * lack of co-operation was due sometimes to ignorance of what their children were doing, sometimes to indifference and people must sow their wild oats. co-operation of parents, is, however, so important that public education as to recreation and recreational needs must be_increased.” ‘The report recommends that States and counties pass lations for road-. , pronounced by city authorities “the biggest problem in the protection of young people from the the unregulated commercial hall.” Charges made by cities against the country dance halis include such state- - ‘..me:n;n Patrick, said lef from the commission for the loss; in my opinion, they occupy & different ! of | Waltz, “Wedding of the Winds’ out regard to party affiliations also was disapproved, the committee voting to | restore the present language providing that not more than three of the mem- bers shall be of one political party. Chairman Smoot said the committee Republicans hoped to conclude their re- vision of the entire bill today, but indi- catlons were that the agreement not to take it up in the Senate until September 4 would be adhered to in order that all Senators might have an opportunity to study the measure. Discuss Reed Proposal. At an afternoon session yesterday the Republican committeemen had an ex- haustive discussion of the proposal of Senator Reed, Republican, Pennsylvania, to change the primary basis for assess- ing ad valorem - tariffs from forei | value to United States value, or the wholesale selling price of the imported article in this country. No conclusions were reached. The House bill retains the present foreign valuation base. Under Reed's plan the Tariff Com- mission would be given two years in which to translate the ad valorem rates finally adopted by Congress inta duties based on United States value and giv- ing the same protection as the levies founded on foreign value. Should the United States value plan be written into the law the entire ad valorem duty structure would have to be curtailed because of the higher value base taking into account profit and other costs. 1 l_!AN D CONCERTS. By the United States Army Band, Curtis D. Alway, captain Infantry, tom- manding; William J. Stannard, leader: Thomas F. Darcy, second leader; at the Sylvan Theater, Monument grounds, at 7:30 o'clock. March, “Deflle” , ..Hane] Overture, “Merry Wives of Windsor,” Nicolal Cornet solo, “The Commander.” Chambers Waltz, “Impassioned Dream”....Rosas Idyl, “Love in Idleness”......Macbeth Seiection, “Don Caesar de Bazan,” assenet Fox trot. “Louise”....Robin & Whiting te, “L'Arlesienne”...... Bizet March, “Spirit of Independence.” Holzmann “The Star Spangled Banner.” By the United States Marine Band, ‘Taylor Branson, leader; Arthur S. Wit~ comb, second leader, conducting: at ih United States Capitol at 7:30 o'clock. “Andante Cantabile” Symphony” Tchaikowsky Descriptive, “Trumpeter on Guard,” Neske Grand selection, “Sicilian Vespers,” Verdi “Moonlight Characteristic, the. est” ... ‘Theire “The Old Colonel" . .Shilkreg Suite, “Saint Agnes Eve,” Y, Coleridge Taylor (a) “That Ancient Beadsman Heard the Prelude Soft.” (b) “Her Maiden Eyes Divine.” (c) “Now Tell Me Where Is Made- line.’ » “The Star Spangled Banner.” By the United States Navy Band, Benter, leader; Charles Wise, at_the bandstand in the Navy Yard at March, in Le 30 o'clock. Liberty Bell’ Overture, “Rienzi” .... Xylophone solo, “The Mocking Btobbe | Grand scenes from the opera “II ‘Trovatore” ‘V'glr-d!{ Rhapsodic dance, “The Bamboula,” Coleridge-Taylor Excerpts from the operetta “A Waltz “Pilgrims Mareh® iSaltarello from “The Italian