Evening Star Newspaper, August 28, 1929, Page 2

HANNA 1S VAGUE O NEW ROUTING Profers to Postpone Study Until After Corporate Mer- ger Is Agreed Upon. (Contioned Prom Pirst Page) many of the Rureau of Engravinz em- ployes lived in the section acrved by fhe Fourteenth street line. He said that 50 per cent of the passengers who now come south on Fourteenth street gr west of the White House. He ad- ed that, if it were not for the con- jon on Fourteenth street in the aity of F and G streets. it might be o run a few Capital Trac- directly conth to the Bureau of Pograving and Printing. but in- sizted that it 1ld not be done help- pt by making completely new ments of a general nature be- tween the two car companies. Suggests Rerouting Cars. Tadue then suggested of Chevy Chase cars of ction Co. south on the Canneeticut avenue tracks of the other and asked whether that would e helpful to the public 5 "o must first, consider whether this would be ‘done under a svstem of unified of the car lines of both com: merely by tie-ins of two dif tems.” replied Mr, Hanna. “Thers conld be important improve- ments tnder a unified system, but I t think of any benefits that would from various separate tie-ins Chevy Chase cars down avenue might possibly be n if it could be arrangzed in with a unified plan, but that dy. The Chevy Chase afford a very direct route to rection. 1f they were run 1t avenue there would be jon on that averae cle, which is now t loading points in Comm fhe rerouting ioner the Capital cne of the heavi this efty.” When h the tracks £ervi inz and other bu avenue styeet, Mr attention was directed to ng the Munitions Build- Idings south of Penn- and west. of Seven- Hanna said these 3 had heen origin intended by the company a terminal loop, but thev had filled a very great need dur- ing and since the war, because of the number of Government structures erect- ing of apartment at initv. He 4id not he directly north to the n from Potomac Park conditions, because so many m the Potomac Park sec- astward. Direct Route to Station. oner Ladue asked Mr. Han- about, raction carz from Fourteenth street w York avenue to the Union Sta- svivenia teenth eln streets instead of | as at present, so he present looping of av of New York avenue street to Pennsylvania Ham said such a plan : ~ practicable, although he pamitted he a more “direct to the Union Station. & must always keep in mind:” said Mr. Hanna, “that the Government is erecting new b Jh of Pennsy P Pare must be min on Pennsvi- avenue tn serve the workers in vania thece bildings Cifave any definite plans been worked +r handling traffic in the triangle?” | Comm oner Ladue. Yet” replied Mr. Hanna, ~veral sugeestions have been could Ihnush ct of solving this proved by a merger of the * aggrd Col. Ladue. 2. Hanna, stage of & merger “the vould Jid enable s to work ont | future development of arate car companies coul rvice, but it would be- much better imder a merger.” Asked About Merger, CAGIACn At RE jtheut a merger? give zood ed Commissioner aid that any such plan would be & mer- would be im are now made, ed Commissioncr Ladue, Hanna replied that in nearly a 1 o he Joint use of tracks by the twn companics at present was the re- #ult of congressional anthority. “Haven' we perfectly clear authority for this under the public utilities law now?” insisted Commissioner Ladue. “T'don’t think sn.” said Mr. Hanna. ink, if we were hard t on the present law,” remarked Commissioner Ladue. “T don't think it is possible.” repeated Harna. “It contemplates an en fifierent thing from the mere use tracks of one company by the It would require a division of ineame, unified operation and such h The two companics can con tinue to serve the public well. if they are not permitted to merge, but a mer. : drsirable. asked if the present serv- rteenth street south of U not.considerably in excess of . Mr. Hanna replied that her. fee on requiremen 3 was not, Thomas Cirele Congestion. “I= there a bad eonzestion at Thomas vele during the rush hours>" rez, Algo every other circle in the ity “Do Peace fon e fonument cars carry very x from Georgetown as far the Peace Monument?” es A nse prrpe hedules.” “Da you believe the routing of your {m would be improved by a central ity loop, where cars could be turned | have one.” eren” “At Nineteenth and P streets yould you call that a terminal “Reasonably central.” Mr, Hanna said in answer fo further auestions that Washington has, in re- cpert to diversity, the best street car tvetem in the country. particularly in the rush hours. All the experts who have ctudied the Capital Traction s tem unile in saying that itaroute is too complicated. But. that very complica- tion. he said, means service to the pub- Jie: service which. strictly speaking. is not, efficient but. highly desirable to the public. Ask Separate Mearing. “We can't sit here as part of this ) id, “and intelligently discuss reronuting at this point or at that point. Pullic hearings should ‘be held on the verouting separately. The public is entitled to know and should know what o happen.”* .l Ihtme then asked whether the “ireet ear service was possible by of long, through routes or by routes. interesting short cross- fown or loop routes. Mr. Hanna replied tihat Jong, through routes were bette: Cnl. Ladue asked whether Mr. Hann: preferred a minimum of downtown loops or whether he would be generous in rstablishing them. Mr. Hanna replied that he would prefer a minimum. Mr, Hanna said that one of the main difficuities of the company's operating in Washington was the extreme short- ness and (fm character of the peak for ruch servics, All the Government offices cpen and close at about the same time end this gives rise to tremendously * charp peaks, especially ip the motrning i\ rush hoyr. Tn three consggutive 15- minuta peries tokon helwedy 8:45 and ko thers will be & 300 per central running _ Capilal | o< in the triangle | aia avenue and that | be worked out very | ompanles do this | pressed, we | S. PARKER GILBERT. Harris-Ewing Photo. cent change in traffic readings, Mr.| Hanna said. It is tremendously difficult |to handle crowds on a transportation system where each member of ihe | crowd wants t oget to an office some | time between 2 minutes of 9 and 9! o'clock in the morning, he said. upset by the turn of events, | “Bank of Inlernational Settlements, Approves Cross-Town Ronte. Col. Ladue asked if a cross-town route rom Takoma Park through G street to Massachusetts avenue northeast would be & good thing, and Mr. Hanna replied that it might “Womd construction of tracks on Twelfth and Thirteenth streets between | | E and H strects be desirable?” “Of themseives they would be of no | use” Mr, Henna replied. “Thelr possi- I ble use depends on a consideration of | the whole rerouting problem.” | Mr. Hanna stated in reply to further | questions that a double track connec- | tion at Fifteenth and G streets would probably be a good step in connection | with rerouting. but that such a connec- | tion at North Capitol and Florida ave- | i nue would have no advantage: | “Would the keeping ‘of more specific | { routes and the use of less special ca: {not_be more convenient in the matter | {of keeping statistics by routes?” Col Ladue asked. “The convenienee of the publie is much more important than the keep- ing_of statistics.” Mr. Hanna replied. | Chairman _Patrick asked Mr. Hanna | what would be the minimum amount of | ‘staggering” in the opening and closing time of Government offices that would i help to reduce the “peak period” of | trafic. Mr. Hanna sald even a 15-| minute distribution would be helpful to the public. but.it would have to be {longer to save any money to the car | companies | “Will not the peak situation be inten- | sified when the Government buildings in | the Pennsylvania avenue triangle are | completed?” asked Gen. Patrick. “Yes. because the Government activi ties will then be more concentrated, answered Mr. Hanna. | Consult Government. ! Gen, Patrick suggested that the com- panies might take up with the Govern- | ment the question of “staggering” in the time of opening and closing. Replying to several questions asked | by Commissioner Hartman, Mr. Hanna | said that the speed of street cars in ! Washington was about the same in other cities of the Uniled States ex- | cept in Cleveland and Chicago, wher the cars run faster. In Cleveland this was due to the fact. he said, that the | streets are wider and the car lines has | close co-operation with the city govern- | ment. He said one reason the Chicago ) ears run faster is that they have the | | best system of traffic regulations, es- pecially traffic lights, in the country. | William McK. Clayton, counsel for the Federation of Citizens’ Associations, | asked whether there iz a surplus of car service now to the Union Station, | “Yes, a great surplus,” replied Mr. ! Hanna. . The Capital Traction president con- tended. however, that. it would be dif- | ficult. to change the situation at the Union Station without affecting the service on most all of the other lines | in the citv. Under a merger, he said. | {improvements at the Unlon Station | could probably be worked out, Modern Equipment. Commissioner Hartman then asked & | series of questions of both President. | | Hanna of the Capita} Traction Co. and | | President Ham of the Washington Rail. way & Electric Co. Responding to | these queries, Mr. Hanna said his com. | pany’'s ear trucks were modern, and | Mr. Ham said his company’s trucks, although not all strictly modern, were | in good working order. Both presidents , thought the height of car steps was not excessive, although Mr. Hanna said if | new cars were purchased they probably | would have lower steps. H “The height of car steps is really| not important any more,” remarked Mr. | | Hanna. When evervbody in the room. inelud- | ing the members of the commission, greeted this remark with laughter, | Commissioner Hartman sald: “Do you { want to explain your reasons for that | belief2" “No, T guess T won't do that here,” replied Mr. Hanna. Responding to a question by Mr. Clavton. Mr. Ham said there had been ‘ome increases in officials’ salaries in ccent. vears, but they had not been rv_substantfal ones. ‘Have you any plan for refinancing?™ | asked Mr. Clayton. | “No," said Mr. Ham. At yesterday afternoon's session | Chairman Patrick_asked a long series |of questions of President Ham that | seemed to give some hint of the re- i routing plans which the commission has had in mind ordering for some : time. Most of the questions were asked in_this form: “Mr. Ham, do you con { sider that this would be an economical operation?” To all of the questions Mr. Ham re- | plied that he had given the matter no {study and that he would not eommit | himself in advance of any such study. | Chairmdn Patrick's questions indicates { that the commission has in mind order- ing Mr. Ham's company to abandon its lstub-end tracks on G street between Fourteenth and Fifteenth strests and {on New York avenue between the same | Streets and connecting up the tracks with those of the Capital Traction Co. at those two points. Loop Lines Contemplated. Several loop lines are also apparently contemplated, but the questions did not | indicate where the loops would be. Mr. | Ham said definitely that any attempt to institute loop service in Washington would be “extremely unpopular” with | the riding public, and he characterized the question of removing all street car tracks from F street as “absolutely ri- diculous.” In answer to questions as to the com- pany's attitude toward instituting an | east and west, through line south of the ‘White House, Mr, Ham said he had been | for some years trying to get such a | line on B street street north. but that | when he and President Hanna of the | Capital Traction Co. broached the sub. | ject to Congress and to the National | Capital Park and Planning Commission | they encountered an extremely cold re- | ception. Asked whether it would not be more economical to substitute bus for rail service on the Le Drolt Park line, Mr. Ham said that the patrons of this line been getting car service for 45 years and he did not think it would be a popular move to substitute bus service. v | l(-&r. Ruiz Welcomed. By Cable to The Bt HAVANA. Cuba, August 28,—Monsig- nor Ruiz, Archbishop of Havana, was granted privileges 6f the port on arrival yesterday afternoon from Spain. This consideration is usually shown only to diplomats. Freedom .from customs in- ' spection - was granted es 8 special dis- tinction in the case of the churehmar | reparation staff in Berlin could be ba: | become operative and_theeby EILBERT'S FUTURE | CAUSES QUANDARY Interest Shown in Plans of Reparations Agent at End of Dawes’ Plan. RBY WILLIAM RUFUS SCOTT, What action will be taken by 8., Parker Gilbert, agent general for rep- aration payments, in view of the delay of the powers in agreeing on the Young plan at The Hague conference, is l' subject of keen interest in Washington and New York as well as in Europe. Mr. Gilbert's personal plans may be When the committee of experts adopted the Young plan in Paris on June 7 Mr. Gilbert began preparing in Berlin to wind up the work of the rep- aration organization under the Dawes lan with the intention of turning over ita funetions_ to the proposed new which, under the Young plan, was o receive and distribute German war debt payments. 1 At that time, it seemed that Mr. Gil- bert and the 14 other Americans on the in the United States by Christma: Now the complete putting into effect of 1ae Young plan by September 1. as originally contemplated, is impossible, while the delay may be much longer than the time consumed in the con ference at The Hague, In th'- situa- tion what is Mr. Gilbert likely to do? | Must Revise Plans. | That Mr. Gilbert —considers the | Dawes plan remains in full force and | therefore that his organization must re- vise its expeciations of disbanding. and | the American personnel returning home, | is shown in the report issued by M Gilbert in July on the fifth annuity year of the Dawes plan up to June 1 “The new plan recommended by the experts.” stated Mr. Gilbert, “is now in the hands of the governments and awaits the necessary action on their part to put it mnto effect. Uniil then the experts’ plan of 1924 (Dawes plan) remains in force. and its provisions continie to govern reparation paymeats transfers.” aflg‘nr‘t Mr. Gilbert i= not belleved to have pianned to return before the end of the vear his direction of the Dawe pian may be expected fo continue at Jeast until that date. Thereaffer his course is still to be defined officialiv. { Whether he had tempting offers from American financial '.ns!llmlm':.l n:n!:;'r; p at the Young plan wou assumption that th gipiins ea free is one of the iines of speculation | here and in New York. There it however. one post in the proposed £100,000,000 infernational bank that might interest Mr. Glibert if 1t s offered to him, but that offer cannot | be made officially until the oank has| been established. The directors of (hr; bank are empowered to appoint its “chief executive officer.” This executive would be the key man in the bank just as Mr. Gilbert has been the key man in the Dawes plan. The salary presum- ably would be a large one and the posi- | tion a conspicuous one in view of ihe new experiment in international finance. | Logical Selection. Since no one in Europe or America has the grasp of the reparation prob: lem possessed by Mr. Gilbert a nawural} assumption might be that the interes'ed powers would consider Mr. Gilbert (hg log! man to take charge of the bank | and effect the trnmlmnn from the s to the Young plan. Da':v:w’ r. an offer of this pmmon‘ must. await the organization of the | board of director: who are to be named | ___ | ARABS MASSING TOATTACK BRISH Fear Is Expressed by Refu-' gees as Palestine Rioting Is Continued. (Continued From Tirst Paze) seven nations which drew up y’{{l'"s}&?ng plan. t1_is_possible. of | course, that some unofficial intimatinos | have been given to Mr. Gilbert about the position that might be interesting | to him, but the jealousies among the powers over the international bank | Jeave many undisclosed factors 'hllj make prophecy unsafe. Mr. Gilbert | could be named a director of the bank and thereby give whomever is made th executive officer the benefit of his ex- Pehen Mr. Gilbert was named in! 1924 to manage the reparation office in Berlin he attracted attention by his youthfulness, then marked only by the | Tecord he had made in the United States Treasury. Within a short time, nevertheless, he fully justified Secre- tary Mellon's confidence in him. and in a position which required supreme tact | as well as great financial abilities, he | has won the esteem not only of \hei Allies but of Germany as well. GERMANY REFUSES T0 ACCEPT YOUNG PLAN AGREEMENT, (Continued From Pirst Paze) have that concession for consenting to the reduction of his claim from 48| 000,000 marks to 36,000,000 marks an- | pually. Aristide, Briand, French pre- mier, declared that there was no ques- tion of compensation involved, and that the British sacrifice was nowhere near- ly as great as that France had made and that the controversy must be settled purely on its merits. The line-up of the powers on loc: tion of the proposed iniernational ban is expected to be about the same on distribution of the reparations pay- ments. However, Snowden is said to have the backing of some of the smaller nations who have shown an inclination to seek British support on some other atters, mclerml v, Belgium and France want the bank in a neutral country. Italy's position is doubtful. Japan & the t moment, seemed to have turned against Britain. LONDON GRATIFIED. Press Praises Snowden for Saving Eng- land’s Position. LONDON, August 28 (//).—The agree- ment. reached yesterday at The Hague conference on reparations is welcomed joyfully in Great Britain. jyX"he feeling of gratification is re- flected in the afternoon press.in which “Snowden’s winning smile” is reproduc- ed 1n pictures and the “big victory for Britain,” which is credited to® the chancellor of the exchequer, heartily acclaimed. The Liberal Star'says: “The nation will have heard with a sense of rellef this morning that The Hague con- ference has succeeded and will un- reservedly congratulate Mr. Snowden. “That victory is not expressed in terms of the number of millions he has secured. What was at stake was Eng- 1and’s position and influence i Europe and thanfs to Snowden's determined stand that position and influence are now made clear beyond all question.” ! ( SLIGHT TROPICAL STORM. New Orleans Reports Disturbance! in Key West Area. NEW ORLEANS, La., August 28 (). —The New Orleans Weather Bureau re« rted a tropical disturbance of slight ntensity ing over Key West, Fla., this morning and due to*move into the South Atlantic Ocean during the d R to the buresu said that Key West had 8 wind of 20 miles an hour from the southwest at 7 am. with barometer reading of 39.88. The wind velocity during most ofielast night was »3 mil*s an houls « - | have lost their lives in the Pale of the Zionist movement. By their shrewd and systematic propaganda. they have been able to inflame these primi- tive people against the Jews, invoking ancient hatreds, and as the issue now stands it ig clearly that of barbarism against modern enlightenment. “There are 160,00 Jews in Palestine, 750,000 Arabs and 50,000 Christian The perilous situation of these vastly outnumbered Jews is obvious and the 4.000,000 Jews in the United States are aroused and determined to use all possible resources to check this bar- barity, provide relief for the affiicted and arouse the American and British government to a realization of the ur- ency of the situation. do mot accept today's news re- ports that the Arabs are recruiting Christian suppoit. They have had no help from the Christians and will get none.” Mr. Brown deseribed the business and economic developments of the Zionist movement in Palestine as constituting an impressive showing of material suc- | cess which had aroused the hatred and | envy of the displaced Moslem chiefs. | (Copyright, 1929.} GENERAL 'FAST DAY IS SET. | Ameritan Jews to Worship Next Wed- Dawes Is Assure nesday for Palestine Dead. SPRINGFIELD, Mass., August 28 (/). —A general fast day next Wednesday. | for all Jews in the United States and Canada was declared today by Rabbi| Eleazer Silver of this city, president of the Union of Orthodox Rabbis of the ' United States and Canada, with the | approval of the executive council of | the union. A general order was also issued for the recital of memorial play- ers for 12 days for those Jews wh tine rioting. These 12 days will follow the fast day during which members of the union will visit. congregations of the leading cities to eulogize those who! have been killed. | The decision was reached at a theet- ing in New York at which Rabbi Silver | presided and orders were immediately | issued to all synagogues in this cou try and Canada. Special sermons will be preached this Saturday in every synagogue in the country and a re- quest has been made that similar unions | in other countries declare fast days | and periods of mourning. A special bureau for the gathering of rabbinical news from Palestine was | created today and a special fund is| being laid aside to help members of | Palestine rabbinate in distress. An- | other meeting of the chief rabbis will be held Monday at which reports of | union agents will be studied. MASS MEETING IN NEW YORK. Jews of Eastern Cities to Gather To-’ morrow for Memorial Service, NEW YORK. August 28 (P)—As a! memorial to those of their ra who have been killed in Palestine and as a protest. against the anti-Jewish out- breaks, thousands of men and women of the Jewish faith will gather from many Eastern cities at a mass meet- ing in Madison Square Garden tomor- row night. Samuel Untermyer will preside, O.he} committee in charge of the meeting announced today, and among the spea ers will be Senator Willlam E. Bo chairman of the Senate foreign rela- ! concerning the proposed communication | tions committee; Lieut. Gov. Herbert, H. Lehman, Meyor James J. Walker, | Rabbi M. Z. Margolies, dean of ortho- dox rabbis in America, and Bernard S. Deutsch, president of the American Jewish Congress. . Air Mail to Buenos Aires. By Cable to The Btar. SANTIAGO, Chile, August 28.—Man- agement of the Pan-American Grace Airways has announced that the United States Postoffice rtment has or- dered extension to Buenos Alres, and that it will be insugurafed.on October i o s A e P nos tn the United States vlnaém:,‘l’eru Above is a view of Jerusalem, and Jews, in which many lives have been lost. ANCIENT PALESTINE SCENE OF RELIGIOUS WARFARE enter of the armed clashes beiween Arabs One of the ity gates at right. with a column of British troops in Palestine, of which a map is shown. and Lord Reading (inset), who has been called by the British government to help settle the difficulty. In center are three of the American students who have been slain in the | rioting. Left to right: Benjamin Hurwitz of New York, William Berman of Phil- adelphia and David Epstein of Chicago. Below, at left: Rabbi Mordecal his son, David, was one of those killed in the rioting. At rigl ipstein, dean of the college at Hebron, where ht: Sir Herbert Samuel, former high commissioner of Palestine, whe hat been recalled to London and is expected to be reappointed commissioner in the present emergenc: BRITISH T0 PROTECT * AMERIGAN LVS d Adequate Measures Will Be Taken in Holy Land Districts. The British foreign office has officially assured the American Gevernment that every effort will be made to " protect American lives and property in Pal- estine. Ambassador Dawes informed the Slate Department today that the assur- ances were made to him by foreign of- fice officials after he had expressed to them the hope of Secretary Stimson that adequate and comprehensive meas- res would be taken to guarantee the safety of Americans in Palestine, Americans Are Safe. Consul Paul Knabenshue at Jerusalem oday asked the State Department to assign another consular officer to his jurisdiction for duty in Tel Aviv. where there are a large number of Americans. The Americans who were in Hebron, including those who were wounded in Jewish-Arab clashes, are now safe in Jerusalem, tle consul added. Members of the Jewish delegation, which delivered to Secretary Stimson vesterday, a letter for Sir Esme Howard. the British Ambassador, on the Pal- estine situation, decided last night to withdraw the communication for the present. _Reports sald the letter was withheld after it was found that some points reciting the Jewish side of the Pales- tine incidents might be controversi: It was signed by Bernard S. Deutsch, president of the American Jewish Gon- gress, and voiced ‘a: “respectful and solemn protest” against the “unspeak- able atrocities” in Palestine. An official statement by the State Department last night with regard h7l the communication said: “After a friendly exchange of views with the department, Mr. Deutsch ex- pressed a desire to consult further with the members of his committee to Sir Esme Howard.” To Forward Letter. The delegation had intended that its letter would forwarded to the British Ambassador for transmission to. his government by Secretary Stimson. The letter was made public by the delega- tion immediately after conferring with Mr. Stimson yesterday morning and was given wide circulation before t delegation had .decided to call it back. President Hoover and Sccretary Stim- son assured the delegation that the American Government was taking steps to tect Americans in the disturbed Similar word concerning the British govern was given them by Ambassador who last night call at the embassy made by the delegation a few hours previously. Senator Borah, Republican, Idaho, chaliman of the Senate foreign rela- tlons committee, also received the dele- | gation, but did not commit himself when asked to speak at & mass meeting which the delegation it planning to hold in New York Thursday, in con- nection with the general 'Palestine ! tion. | " A subcommittee of the delegation also called upon Senator Willlam King of | Utah. who has long been a particular | friend of the Zionist movement. ! ] OFFERS SERVICE OF 10,000 MEN. NEW YORK, August 28 (#.—The American Pelestine Jewish Legion in a telegram today to Sir Esme Howard, British Ambassador to the United States | at Washington, offered the services of 10,000 fighting men to aid in the restoration of peace in Palestine. Most. of the 10,000 American Jews are | | war veterans. the telegram siated, and | & great number of them fought with | Lord Allenby in Palestine in the World | | War. | “Despite the gratitude of world Jewry | to the British- troops in Palestine, we! | voice the prevalent Jewish sentiment {in saying that protection of the Jews {in Palestine shall be shared by them with the British,” the message read. | One battalion of legion members can | | be entrained at once for Canada to be| | shipped overseas, the message said. ONLY: THREE APPLICANTS | ASK DISTILLERY PERMITS | Prohibition Department Will Se- | lect Six to Replenish Supply ! for Medical Use. By the Associated Press. ] Though the Government this Fall wil | begin the distillation of 2,000,000 gallons | of medicinal whisky to replace the fll-.‘ ! mintshing supply now in bond, only three distillers have as yet filed appli-; ‘]e':fiona for permits to produce the| uor, i “Ammm Secretary Lowman said to- | day the distillers seemed to be waiting fof the Prohibition Bureau to select the distilleries which would be granted per- mits to produce bourbon and rye: whisky. This he attributed to the state- i ment of Prohibition Commissioner Doran that the bureau would sélect not { more than six distilleries to manufac- ! ture the medicinal supplies. The ' Prohibition Bureau announced [somr time ago that the production of ! of medicinal liguor would start this 1 as there was less than 10,000,000 gallons on hand and it would he nearjy ex- austed-when the new liquor had been | aged four years, as required under the | bureau’s rules. L Col. De Pinedo Resign: ROME, August 28 ().—Col. Prancisco de Pinedo, Italy’s foremost ace, has re- aul.,td chief of the general st day that Tesignation had been sc- cepted and: Gen, Valle named: fo suc- whisky to urlm the dwindling lug‘nH’ e his 'Em = for Imflm. Tt bacame known {0y, Staff Officials TestifyonCon- ditions in Hospital for Welfare Board. After & morning recess the investi- gating committee of the Board of Pub- lic Welfare resumed public hearings at 1 o'clock today to round out the pic- ture of existing conditions in Gallinger Municipal Hospital obtained from staff officials, which it is preparing to incor- porate in a formal report to the Dis- trict Commissioners. It was expected that the examination of physicians and attendants of the therapeutic institution would be com- pleted there this afternoon, leaving the future course of the inguiry open to | conjecture. ~ Although Judge Kathryn B. Sellers of the Juvenile Court, a sharp critic of Gallinger, has refused to send any more wards of the court to Gal- Linger for treatment. it is still doubtful whether the committee intends to call on her to testify during-the present in- quiry. Beginning tomorrow. the hear- |ings’ will be resumed at the District Building. and then, it is said, eritics of Gallinger may have an opportunity to | voice their complaints. Reply to Critics. From Dr. Samuel Kahn. chief resi- dent psychiatrist _at Gallinger, and terday afternoon undertook to refute, jthrough their testimony, ecriticisms |aimed_ at _conditions and treatment of { patients in the psychopatic wards. They aeclared without hesitation that they | found the psychopathic section at Gal- linger superfor to most other similiar institutions elsewhere and in some re- spects superior to Bellevue or Kings County Hospitals in New York City, be- lieved to be model institutions. tee seek to inquire into specific criti- cism aimed at Gallinger, when it sought from Dr. Kahn and others information bearing on the case of an investigating newspaper reporter, who feigned am- nesia_to remain in the hospital for a few days. Dr. Kahn fold of the circumstances surronding porter and testified that he had known immediately after putting the patient through a series of tests for amnesia that he was “a malinger or faker.” Placed in Room. He testified that he thereupon gave orders that the “pationt” be piaced. in a strong room in the psychopathic ward and under no circumstances be rele: until they had learned his coming to the hospital. Dr. Kahn and other members of the sfaff denied emphatically that the con- ditions in the ward were such as later described by the reporter and added | that the bed clothes supplied at G: linger are cleaner, trom their observa n, than supplied at any hospit thelr knowledge. i The strong room. Dr. Kahn said. was | “absolutely clean,” the food served patients “good” and added that condi- {tions at the institution had improved {100 per cent in the last ced reasons for and that “he could not see how any | buildings could be kept cleaner.” Clothes Taken Away. |, Dr. Kahn frankly admitted he told | the supposed amnesia patient that he | Ing to send him to St. Elizabeth’s Hos- [ pital, for the reason, he added, that he | was convinced the patient was - knew it. His clothes were taken from him as a matter of routine. the doctor testified. as A precautionary measure | taken with all such patients. { Although Dr. Kahn said he was not | deceived by the reporter, another phy- | sician, Dr. Frank Racz, admitted he had disagreed with the former's diagnosis of | the case and gave is own opinion that e man was subje | e ubject to a form of ;say whether the man's Vi rolll o e i S condition was nquiries by members of the ¢ tee :?s to the treatment arrorde:"lm - lent” patfents in the department brought an emphatic denial from the physicians in attendance that any had been struck or abused. Such treatment. it was stated. would result in instant dismissal of the employe. Dr. Floyd Echols. third resident phychiatrist, and Dr. Issac Rod testified they had seen violent patients strike orderlies and doctors, but could not recall any in- stance in which retaliation was taken. Hoover Considers Invitation, President Hoover has taken u: advisement an invitation rormnllvnng tended today to attend the celebration in Baltimore September 12 of the 200th aniversary of the corporation of that eity. The invitation was delivered by Mayor Broening and Col. Harry R. Wilcox and Harry Sachs, members of ihe committee arran, % —— ging for this cele Water Fete Planned. Preparations are being made by the | ‘Welfare and Recreational Associ: of Public Buildings and Grmmd.:"fr:; the second annual water carnival to be held Saturday afternoon at the Francis swimming pool for colored. at Twenty- fifth and N streets. The program will include swimming and diving contests, for which cups and edals wi i medals will be Log of the Graf Zeppelin By the Associated Press. (All times are Eastern Stand- ard time.) Wednesday. August 7. 10:39 p.m.—Left Lakehurst, N. J., for_Friedrichshafen, Saturday, August 10. 7:33 a.m.—Landed at Fried- richshafen, completing trip of 4.200 miles in 55 hours 24 min- utes. Wednesday. August 14. 10:34 am.—Left. Friedrichs- hafen for Tokio. Monday, Augost 19, 4:27 a.m—Landed at Kasumi- gaura airport. completing trip of 8.880 miles in 101 hours 53 min- utes. . Friday. August 23. 1:13 am.—Left Kasumigaura for Los Angeles, Sunday, August 25, 9:25 p.m.—Arrived over Golden Gate, San Franeisen. Monday; August 26. #:11 a.m.—Landed .ot Los An- geles, completing flight. of about, 5,500 miles -from Tokio in 178 hours 58 minutes, Tuesday, Augist. 27, 3:14'a.m.—Left Los Angeles for Lakehurst, N, J. 6:51 a.m.—Passed over Mexi- fornia. 10:56 a.m. d .m.—Passed over Marci- copa, Ariz., headed south. 12:59 p.m—Circled Tucson, Ariz. 2:50 ‘p.m.—Passed over Bowie, Ariz. % - 7:13 p.m.—Passed over El Paso, ‘Te: ! G ¢ 8:40 p.m.—Passed over Fabens, Tex., headed north. Wednesday, August 28, 12:55 a.m.—Passed over Level- Iapd. Tex. .m.~Pazsed over Inde- . Kans. members of his staff the committee yes- | Only in one respect did the commit- | the admission of the re-| six months | | believed him to be insane and was go- | i aking” | &nd wanted him to understand that lh%\" He admitted under question- | ing. however, he was not competent to | Charge Against Americah’ Who Claims $9,000,000 Property Withheld. By the Associated Press. HAVANA, August 28—-Joseph . { Barlow. American resident of Havans, who has claims totaling $9.000.000 | against the Cuban government, W !lodged today in a cell in Principe | Fortress, the charges against him atill | to be made known. | T®&o operatives of judicial poltee | headquarters took him into eustody be- | fore 5 p.m. yesterday. After being ques- | tioned for two hours at police head- | quarters, he was taken to the fortress jand held without bond. Under Cubsa law he’ may be given hearing at any | time within 72 hours, { When Barlow, who is 67, geturned {here from the United States, July 20, it was said he would be deported. Am- | bassador Ferrara, at Washington, ree- {ommended that action to his govern- ment, alleging insanity. | Contends Arrest Ts Tllezal. | Barlow. prior to being taken fo Prin- cipe Fortress, contended that. his arrect was illegal and that the Cuban govern- ment. had no ground for any criminal charges against him. He added. “Even { if bail had been offered I could not have taken advantage of it. for I have | very little money.” He was once one of Cuba s richest men. Mrs. Barlow busied herself sending cablegrams to Secretary of State Stim- !son and United States Senators and Representatives asking their help. She quoted her husband as saving he would demand justice from Cuban eonurtc against further persecution and wonld | rely upon the United States to enforce { the Platt amendment. Controversy Is Long Standing. Barlow's controversies with the Cuban | government are of long standing, grow- ing out of his elaims for Havana prap- eriy worth ahout £9.000.000, He alwavs contended he purchased from the heirs ginal beneficiaries of the land conveved under a Spanish royal grant about four centuries ago. . The extent of the land was said tn have been defined in court as “as far ax a dog’s bark can be heard.” The Cuban government never recognized the eclsim 1 and charged Barlow paid onlr $58 for the property, for which he songht $9.000.000. i Barlow at various times sought to in- terest the State Department at Wasgh- ington in regard o his properties, GLASSMAN NAMED _ | ON LIQUOR INDICTMENT | WITH ASSOCIATES (Continued From First Page) | caused to be kept books of acconniz | for recording amounts of whisky sold !and the sums collected for the sales on | information said to have been furnished by O'Connor. Herbert Glassman is also charged with selling a truck to Gold- stein, February 19, 1929, in furtherance of the alleged conspirac: Rosenberg, Goldstein, Behrle and D'Ambrosio are said to have driven a {truck from Baitimore, loaded with in- toxicants At various times between February 19. 1939, and May 23. 1923, Herbert Glassman i< said to have placed a lock on a portion of the L stre garage. April 1. 1929, and Sanders said to have stored liquor in the portion so0 locked. Second Garage Named. Similar charges are made as fn the | occupancy and use of the garace at 2101 Fourteenth street. and separate al- leged overt acts narrate what each alleged conspirator is supposed to have done in connection with the alleged conspiracy. United” States Attorney Rover and | Assistant United States Attorney Har- | old W. Orcutt following the issuance of warants against the alleged conspiraey { began “padlock” proceedings against the two garages and obtained a temporary {injunction against all the 12 accused persons preventing them from contin- uing the alleged nuisance alleged to have been operated there. | The grand jury indicted one man and excierated 13 persons of whom 4 are vomen, of charges of violating the Jones-Stalker law. The only one in- dicted was James Lane. colored. ac- cused of possession and transporting of {liquor, June 15. _Those whose cases were ignored by the grand jurers in- clude: Richard Higgins, Fdward A. Hawkins, Opal Randall. Mary E. Miller. Leroy Jorden. Samuel Watchinsky. | Walter ~Gorman. Charles Coleman. Willlam Harris, Marguerite_Campbell, | Vinora Smith. ‘Cephas A. Banks and | Willlam H. Byrd. Other cases in which tha grand inrv refused to_indict include Fdward B. Thomson. Benton O'Langhlin. Franc S. Jackson and Roy Lewis, grand lar- ceny: Roy Lewis, false pretenses: E. Reynolds, larceny after trusf liam Monroe. embezzlement: Philip and Henry Green, assault: James Payne, carnal knowledge. and Betty- Hite, vinla- tion of postal laws. Those _indicted and { against them include | Houscbreaking , and IH. Akers (two?cazes). ! Hamilton, John Matthews, X | Matthews, alias William Baile: | Thomas A. Butler (two cases), Edward | Lee Johnson, Arthur C. Simmons and { Alonzo C. Terry. Grand larceny. William Morris Brown. Joy nding, George Leo Settlars, Walter | Gordon and .James H. Davidson. | Assault with a dangerons weapon, James Miles, John Cannon. Avler Wil- {liam. Daniel Perdue #nd Virgie Ford, Mayhem. Walter Carwyle. Robbery, Frank Willlams. alias Sam Staples, John Hines and Howard Butler. Non-support. Homer A. Hall. Carl Payne. Rov Douglas Fairfax. Llovd ! Franklin Rogers, Guy Frank Pulliam, George Joseph Ellis. George Herhert Jackson, Joseph Fari» Rizdon, Geiae R. Burton., Charles Better, Tremas | Fantroy and Alfred Sidney Johnson., the charges larceny, Philip John Lewis Wwilliam {ZEPPELIN BUCKING HEAD WINDS, BUT SPEEDS ON TO GOAL (Continued From First Page )y | while virtually the entire populstion turned out to gaze with awe at the Giant. alr visitor, the dirigible headed northeast and disappeared into the low-hanging clouds. | Apparently Dr. Eckener had set his course direct. for Chirago, which wanld { carry the ship northeast through Mis- | sourl, across part of lowa and into { Tllinots. | Original plans had called for a flight directly across Missouri by way of Jef- ferson City and St. Louig. Efforts fo get in touch with the Graf | Zeppelin by radio at Kansas City to | obtain definite information on the route to be flown were unsuccessful, MISTAKE LOS ANGELES, BUFFALO. N. Y. August 28 (M. The Navy dirigible Los Angeles passed over Buffalo thiz morning an ber way to Cleveland. Many citizens at fArsi * {hought. she was the Graf Zeppelin. ‘The Los Angeles was Izt scen passing aver P thae-ou 5 ot the city st 9:30 ammw -