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2 IN GENEVA OPINION Fugther Step of Accepting Compulsory Arbitration Is Deemed Possible. By the Associated Press. GENEVA, September 10.—The idea of cumpulsory arbitration of interna- tional disputes is making big strides forward at the tenth Assembly session, of the League of Nations. Interest of statesmen at Geneva s again concen- trating on the immense possibilities of the Permanent Court of International Justice for the consolidation of world peace and as effective machinery for preventing war. There is a general expectation that the United States will now accede to the World Court. The question being asked is whether the Washington Gov- ernment will not take even a further step and sign the optional clauses rccognizing the compulsory jurisdiction of the court. This clause bestows the right upon one party to a dispute to summon another before the court. Premier Mussolini of Italy has mani- fested his intention to submit disputes to judicial processes. Italy Signs Clause. ‘Within the past 24 hours at Geneva both Italy and Czechoslovakia have ac- cepted compulsory arbitration for the settlement of juridical difficulties. Great Britain has announced she will sign the arbitration clause and France is about to make her previous siguature unconditional. Peru recently joined this movement and today it became clear that Brazil also will accept its provisions. Brazil has already adhered to the clause, but its adherence was to become effective only when two permanent members of the League Council had signed. Italy’s action, coming after Germany's, gave the necessary two, and Brazil's adherence is now operative. Briand's Idea Grows. Teague of Nations circles speculated today on the form which Aristide Bri- and's “United States of Europe” would take, Several tactors in the speculation were particularly noticeable: First, growing enthuslasm for the project; second, disinclination to foster a political union, and, third, increased belief that its function should be purely economic. The success which crowned M. Bri- and’s launching of the ship of Euro- pean confederacy has caused an im- mense impression, and today some of the 28 national delegations invited to the French premier's luncheon yester- day were beginning to think they had got aboard a big thing historically. It was felt generally years might be required to get the confederation into practical working order, but original skepticism that such could ever eventuate was disappearing rapidly. Details to Be Settled. No details of the French premier’s project have been worked out as yet, but in the next year they will be given much consideration, and when the rep- resentatives of the governments meet again in 1930, during the eleventh As- sembly of the League of Nations, the plans should be rather far advanced. Best opinion today was that such a confederation would begin its work by emphasizing the necessity of frequent meetings of the European states to tackle and solve economic problems caused by division of the continent into 30 customs tariff frontiers. Probably the most delicate point at stake is the achievement of European economic unity without any state losing its sense of national sovereignty. “Europe means business,” .said one European statesman today. “We are headed for economic ruin unless we get together.” Tariff Proposal Made. President Graham of the British Board of Trade proposed to the Assem- bly today that for two years there should be an agreement not to increase tariffs and during this period every ef- fort be made to hold a representative conference of member governments of the League, perhaps including non- member governments also, to ascertain how existing tariffs might be reduced. He asked the Assembly to send his pro- posal to a committee to have a draft resolution prepared. In his address to the Assembly, Mr. Graham contrasted the position of the United States with its free interstate market with the position of Europe and its 27-odd customs divisions. He said qne could not help making this contrast when one realized that the United States today has 43 per cent of the world’s gold, that the United States is a’ great creditor country, and that despite the progress of The Hague Con- ference Europe has still innumerable difficulties to overcome. But with re- gard to the European confederation project he insisted that for Europe to embark on discrimination against any country might supply that friction “-mich would manufacture war among the nations.” Peru Elected to Council. Peru, Poland and Jugcslavia were chosen yesterday to sit for three years as non-permanent members of the Council of the League. Poland retained her place, Jugoslavia took that of Ru- ma‘r‘un and Peru was substituted for Chile. The desire of Scandinavian states to cut the Latin American seats on the Council from three to two seemed mani- fest in the balloting. Norway got 22 votes, but Peru had a plurality of 6 and then obtained the necessary ma- jority. agreed unanimously to back the can- didacy of Peru. However, Uruguay re- celved 5 votes, apparently European ones, BAND CONCERTS. By the United States Army Band, Curtis D. Alway, captain, Infantry, com- manding; Willlam J. Stannard, leader; Thomas F. Darcy, second leader; at the Walter Reed General Hospital, 6:30 o'clock: March, “American Spirit”. ...Buglione A Latin American caucus had |1 ARTHUR BULLARD. ARTHUR BULLARD DIES IN GENEVA Newspaper Man and Author Long Associated With the League of Nations. Arthur Bullard of Washington, news- paper man, author and former State Department official, died today in Ge- neva, Switzerland, after an illness of several weeks, according to an Asso- c}:wd Press dispatch. He was 49 years He had been associated in many ca- pacities with the League of Nations and was one of the best known and best informed Americans on questions con- nected with it. He served as Geneva representative of the American League of Nations Association, as member of information section of the League and as assistant to Norman H. Davis when the latter presided over the League commission which settled the dispute over the disposition of the city of Memel. He was also secretary to the Ameri- can delegation at the World Economic Conference in 1927. Death Is Greatly Mourned. News of his death, received as the Assembly session of the League was opening today, the Geneva dispatch said, brought forth expressions of grief from foreign as well as American cir- cles. A memorial service will be held on Thursday in the American Church and the body will be buried near the new League buildings later, Mr. Bullard and his wife. formerly Ethel Mather Bragg, made their home at 2326 California street. He was born at St. Joseph, Mo., De- cember 8, 1879, and was graduated from the Blair Academy, N. J, and Hamilton Academy, Clinton, N. Y. He was actively identified with sev- eral public movements in New York and was forelgn correspondent for various magazines and newspapers for several years, during which time he visited Russia, Northern Africa and Central Europe. His Official Duties During War. At_the outbreak of the World War Mr. Bullard was a member of the com- mittee on public information in this city and served as director of the Rus- sion division in the State Department from November, 1917, to March, 1921, when he resigned. Since then he spent most of his time in.Europe in connec- tion with the establishment of the League of Nations. Mr. Bullard has had no direct con- nection with the State Department since his resignation, in 1921, but has been of great assistance to our repre- sentatives in Geneva, it was said here today. He was a member of the Cosmos Club. 175 PERISH IN SERIES OF SEA ACCIDENTS AS 400 OTHERS ARE SAVED (Continued From First Page.) with their families, numbering 30 persons, it was believed, lost their lives today at Norsky, 10 miles down the Volga, when an explosion occurred aboard the steamer. Nine members of another tanker, the Grom, which was standing nearby, were injured gravely and were sent to hospitals. FREIGHTERS HIT OFF BOSTON. Belgian Craft Collides With Norwegian Boat—Eeach Sails On. NEW YORK, September 10 (#).—The Radio Marine Corporation last night re- ceived a radiogram from the Belgian trzlghter Emile Francqui stating that it had collided with the Norwegian freighter Gunny about 200 miles south- east of Boston. Neither ship was dam- aged seriously and both were proceeding 0 their destinations. First news of the collision was con- tained in a general radio call to stand by, sent out by the British freighter London Express. It was nearly an hour later before the Emile Francqui sent a radiogram that it had learned the other ship was the freijghter Gunny and that it was not badly damaged. “We are proceeding to New York,” this message said. “Ship that collided with us was Norwegian S. S. Gunny, which proceeded toc Montreal, and re- quires no assistance.” CAPTAIN ABANDONS STEAMER. All Are Saved After British Liner Runs Ashore on Piedras Negras. VIGO, Spain, September — The Biitish Nelson . Line lr?-sa(::ger Overture, “The Four Sons of Hay- steamer Highland Pride was abandoned MON". .\ o ooesss +.....Balfe |by Capt. C. Alford and his crew late Duet, “La Golondrina” ‘Serradell | 18st night. The commandante of ma- Fantasia, “Gems of Stephen Fos- ter” vvevsssess ... FoSter-Tobani Waltz, “Te Amo te Adore”....Martinez Fox-trot, “Sing a Little Love Song”. ceos Conrad Selection st Gounod ‘Faust’ March, “The Liberty Bell” . .Sot “The Star Spangled Banner.” rine here said the ship and her cargo of 3,000 tons of general merch.nduge. with ll deckload of cattle, would be a Joss. The_ship, en route to Buenos Afres and Rio de Janeiro, ran ashore on usa | Fledras Negras Reef, just outside the harbor, early yesterday. baggage, were landed without difficulty By the United States Navy Band, Charles Benter, leader; Charles Wise, assistant leader; at Rock Creek Park, Sixteenth and Kennedy streets, at 7:30 o'clock: Overture, “Chal Romano,” (“The Gipsy Lad”) ..... ....Ketelbey Descriptive phantasy, “The Three Bears”, . . Coal P!ccolg solo, t’ Valse DA”..eeninns Humorous variations on “The Car- nival of Venice”......Winterbottom Excerpts from the musical comedy, “The Three Musketeers”.. Bolo for alto saxophone, . “Scene and Air” from “Louise di Thiere de’ ‘concert, Montfort’ ......ceeeieieenns “Dance of the Comedians,” from “The Bartered Bride”....Smetana e “The expression “A little bird told me” comes from Ecclesiastes, x.20: “For a bird of the air shall and that which hath wings shall the matier. : s s byTfiuhe boats of tlt;le vmesudl. Igs were unable raw the shi) off. Buffeting on the reef opened holeg in the bottom, so that she was far down by the head. VIMEIRA PUTS OUT FIRE. Tanker Is En Route to Rotterdam Dry Dock From London.’ LONDON, September 10 (#).—A mes- sage to Lloyd’s last night sald that the fire which broke out on the British Vimeira while it was pro- New Divorce Mark Set, RENO, September 10 ). —Five o T i a- minutes was the The passengers, with most of their | bankers, PAPERS' FINANCES Carolina Editor Testifies at Today’s Hearing of Hall- ¢ Lavarre Suit. By the Assoclated Press. MACON, Ga., September 10—O. O. Hearon, editor of the Spartanburg (S. C.) Herald and the Journal, under cross-examination in the Hall-Lavarre newspaper sult, was questioned today las to the liabilities of the papers when they were purchased recently with | money furnished by the International Paper €o. A telegram from William Lavarre in April, on the day the defense had brought out that Hall ordered Wash- ington dispatches ‘“killed,” was read to the witness Addressed to Harold Hall, it said in part, “order everything killed.” “Would you say that telegram was inconsistent with Lavarre's subsequent instructions to you to ‘run the news- paper as you saw fit?” the witness was asked. “Yes,” Hearon replied. The witness sald on re-direct exami- nation that the $400,000 received for the Spartanburg newspaper was, except for liabilities assumed by Lavarre, on a fifty-fifty basis as between W. W. Holland, go-owner and himself. He had never heard Hall referred to as a partner, Hearon said. Under cross- examination Heron had identified a Spartanburg paper in which an article referred to its sale to “Messrs. Hall and Lavarre.” Hall is suing Lavarre for equal oper- ating control of the Spartanburg papers, the Columbia (S. C.) Record and the August_(Ga.) Chronicle. L. W. Perrin, Spartanburg attorney, was Lavarre’s next witness. | CHILD ASKS PROBE OF CHURCH LOBBY Holds Proposed Investigation Should Also Include Pacifists’ Machines. By the Assoclated Press. NEW YORK, September 10.—A letter was made public today from Richard Washburn Child, former Ambassador to Italy, to Senator W. E. Borah, suggest- ing that the proposed investigation of the activities of William B. Shearer, big navy advocate, should be extended to the disarmament lobbying of church and pacifist organizations. “The investigation of the Shearer case,” he wrote, “ought to be under- taken by the foreign relations commit- tee, of which you are chairman. It should be sweeping—i. e., should not only include the shipbuilding companies and their activities which have shocked the President, but should extend also to lobbies carried on by the employes of church organizations and of fanatic pacifist machines which do not make plain the sources of their funds, or to prove their freedom from relationship with radical alien internationals, or with foreign-inspired propaganda in- tended to keep the United States in various states of coma in its various re- lations and defenses. “As between a lobby in favor of ship- building companies and one carried on indirectly by one foreign power against the upbuilding of our merchant ma- rine, I see no moral difference, and condemn each.” SHEARER PROPAGANDA LETTERS FLOOD D. . PATRIOTIC SOCIETIES TR In every coun who will run the Government. istic and Commnistic organisations, £ight £or the contral of the Goveriments; tion. the Republican and Democratic the hands of both parties whi D. C. TUESDAY, SEPTE MBER /10, 1999, 45 Nassau Street Now York, W.Y. : Beptenber 6, 1029 I our own coutitry the two recognized and outstanding parti orga isations, but the Congress of the U, s, oh control the legislative machinery of the Government, try of the world the eternal fight goes on as to Recognised politidal and military factions, gooial- Kings, Buperors and Dictators contimue to ther by peaceful means, war, or revolu= in At times the motions of both parties are subservient to the controlling voice of the political machinery which oreates issues that, very often, divide our people. we face a orisis. What influence will rule the United States? Will 1t be Americans, the block vote of the hyphenated Americans, or the internation= alists? We face the 7lst Congress with nationmal and international issues - the eter=- nal fight as ever, American prinoiples versus the internatiomlis policiess ‘The outstanding American issues are national defense and the World Courte National defe: soribed by Congress. ments. The: eans the maintaining of an adequate Army and Navy as pre- The defeat of the World Court issue means no foreign entangle- issues have been dealt with by the people and the Congress of the U.S., and the answer has been for an equal navy to any and an overwhelming opposition to the League of Nations and the League Courte The eternal fight, Mowever, goes gn by the internationalist dominating and eorrupting the political faotions clsions and our form of government. hich challenge against Congressional de- 1f the patriotic organiszations do not unite anmd show their weight by organised oppositidn then the internatiomslist, professiomal pecifist and the enemies of Amerioa will, carry the day. Political leaders recognize Zorce and the vote value of patriotic organizations must be felt. The question is asked, 'How'? papers advooal tionse foreign entanglementse Court issue. (Continued From Pirst Page.) which, popularly interpreted, means equality in navies. This would mean, if equality was establithed and main- tained, that the United States would possess the power and ability to de- mand and enforce equal sea rights. “British Gain” is Cited. “The prolonging of the life of vessels now in commission again would be an additional gain to maintain British naval supremacy, as the newest United States capital ships are jears older flmnm the British and Japanese capital ships. “The abolishing of submarines would destroy the greatest ememy of capital ships and merchant ships, of which Great Britain has an overwhelming strength in both classes. The restric- tion of limitation of 10,000-ton cruisers would secure for Great Britain an in- creased advantage owing to her over- whelming cruiser strength supported by a chain of naval bases throughout tially a British plan and has been the basis of British proposals and strategy at every naval conference. MacDonald Policy Is Hit. “The MacDonald government going into power does not change the British policy on the question of the freedom of the seas, anc if there was an attempt to change their policy the MacDonald government would be shortlived. “If the United States proposes to de- mand equality, the United States must build ships. The delay is unwarranted, unsafe, and unconstitutional, in view of the fact that since 1922, the year of the | signing of the Washington treaty, the four other signatory powers have built 1,250,000 tons of new warships, an there is no evidence that they will scrap one ton or one gun of what they now possess. “The British government has set up | the most powerful propaganda machine in the world in the United States. The press, the pulpit and the politician have - ' the praises of the League of Nations and the World Court. The international bankers and industrial kings have 5o created fear in the minds of the people that the whole Nation stands lawyer-bound and slave-think- ing. Other than the impression of the national commander of the American Legion, there has been no -protest against ~ the delay in ‘building the | cruisers as authorized by Congress.” “British Show Their Dealings.” “The British, by their own statements and reports to their home governments, showed to what extent they have gone and are p ed to.go. They name Senators, coilege professors, lawyers, ublishing houses and the press as their power to control public opinion in the United States. Heads of | their secret service have been placed in key positions, and one has been made l‘ in a great international bank New York. They claim influence over the Chamber of Commerce in our large cities and reassure the home a:h- ernment how they have put British- born writers on the newspapers. They refer to statesmen as being under their | d.\c‘%t‘lon. rt how willingly the at- “They asses w al torney of a great American ol corpo- ration falls in with their program. They boast of hm have defeated the world. The plan proposed is essen- | ence public opinion and govermment. against the best interests of the United Statel policies of the patriotio organizations are solely in the best interests of this mation. sinister propaganda which is a stand for the pr. It is the purpose of Mre William Rendolph Hearst ding and maintaining of an equal navy to any and to machinery to advocate ‘the buil or any issue that would put the. United States into defeat the World Court issue, State your s 1£ your organisat ward it as your angwer and declaratiom. At & meeting of There can be nothing sinister in American principles. his scceptance message said, "Our people have determined that we can give the greatest real help, both in times of tranquility and in times of strain, if we maintain our in- dependence from the political exigencies of the old world. country has refused membership to the League Of Nations.” Over $10,000,000, & year is dmown to be spent in Washington to influ= ume most of this sum is spent The expression of principles and It 1s safe to Yery sincerely yours, ¥r. Hoover in In pursuance of this, our 7o reach and educate the masses it requires publiscity to combat the being spread throughout the country. inoiples as lald down by the @ triotic organiss~ to use his entire pudblioity The Hearst News= The patriotic organisations have, for the first time, the opportunity of wide publications of their expressions and policies on these vitsl national issues- National Defense and she World Courte tand on the naval issue. State your stand on the world 1on approves the following resolution, sign and for- Mz%z«. ————————————————— the following resolution was adopted: WHIREAS, the Government of the United States proceed to put into effeat the Cruiser building program as presoribed by the 70th Congress of the United States, abd WHEREAS, the Government of the United States build and maintain & navy equal to any.in the world, and WHIREAS, the Government of the United States properly retains in THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Congress of the United Sta and all attempts to force this nation into the League of Fations, the World Court, or any fareign entmglements re- gardless of any reservations whatsoevere SIGNED, commission an equal fleet to any in the world in ships, tons, guns and man-power, = be urged to defeat any BETHLEHEM HEAD ANSWERS HOOVER IN SHEARER CASE (Continued From First Page.) conflict with the policy to which the Bethlehem interests strictly have ad- hered, of refraining from participation in propaganda intended to influence na- d | val and military policies of the United States Government. I therefore direct- ed Mr, Wakeman to arrange for the termination of Mr, Shearer’s employ- ment, which he promptly did, paying Bethlehem's share of the nnc‘il puym'xg; of Mr. Shearer's compensation ended Bethlehem's relation with Mr. Shearer. Shearer Claim Followed. #1t was after this termination of his employment that Mr. Shearer advanced for the first time, I-am informed, his clalm against the shipbuilding com- panies for compensation in much larger amounts than he had already received. “We should add that we have also learned from Mr. Wakeman that in December, 1926, we joined with other shipbuilding companies in the employ- ment of Mr. Shearer in connection with the movement of encouraging the de- velopment of an American merchant for a fee of $7,500, of which a 5 “Mr. Shearer’s claim in his pending suit against our company and two other shipbuilding companies that he had been employed by us to any greater extent than above stated, or that he is entitled to compensation beyond the amounts already paid to him, is en- tirely without foundation. ‘Bethlehem has to conceal rmrflnsw in the employment of Mr. on the two occasions shall be gl ihe highest ¥ representative Mc- Democrat, of message to the White House, has sug- gested such a connection during the 1927 Geneva naval limitation confer- ference, at which Admiral Jones was a delegate for the United States and Shearer was active against any agree- ment for further limitation of the American Navy. Jones Adds Denial. Admiral Jones, one of the foremost naval officers of his time, added his own denial when questionad during & visit to the White House to discuss with the President the present naval limi- tation negotiations with Great Britain. “I never saw_him (Shearer) before the Geneva conference,” he said. “Did you see him then?” he was poke to him just once” the admiral replied. The President's telegram to Mr. Mc- Clintic, sent before Admiral Jones reached the White House, follows. “I have your telegram of September 7. You are entirely mistaken as to any connection between Admiral Hilary Jones ang the gentleman you mention. They hafe never even had acquaint- znce and I have ample reason to know that there could not possibly be such a relationship as you suggest, I do hope that you will accept my assurance that there is. a mistake,. Admiral Jones de~ serves the highest appreciation for his public service.” Shearer Makes Statement. Along with these denials came one from Shearer at New York that he had stated that Rear* Admirals Samuel S. Robinson, Charles P. Plunkett, William V. Pratt and Henry A. Wiley had fur- nished him information from the confi- dential files of the Navy artment concerning the relative stre) of the navies of the world and other data. Secretary Adams said he was confl- dent that no improper relations had existed at any time between high naval officers and Shearer. He added that his department was co-operating with the inquiry being conducted by the De- partment of, Justice at the direction of President ver and that it would ad | supply “the extensive” information it has on Shearer to the Senate naval committee if that body desired it. CITY’S BATHTUBS 'SEALED. AIX-LA-CHAPELLE, Prussia, Sep- |n tember 10 (4).—Every bathtub in Aix- t { la-Chappelle today sealed officiall, was ly T ey er-camseryation. messure. cy wal rvation iter connecti also wal lons were and the water tax raised ""u to 25 cents per meter, The _dry weather has NAMES COMMITTEE ON D. C. SUFFRAGE| Commander of Foreign War Vet- erans Aiding the Movement for National Representation. Following the unanimous adoption of a resolution at the thirtieth national encampment of the Veterans of Foreign ‘Wars of the United States in St. Paul, Minn,, two weeks ago, favoring legis- lation that would grant national repre- sentation to residents of the District of, Columbia, Harvey L. Miller, com- mander of the District of Columbia Department, Veterang of Foreign Wars, yesterday announced'the personnel of the committee of that organization to become a part of the Citizens’ Joint Committee on National Representation for the District of Columbia. Maj. Gen. Anton Stephan, past na- tional senior vice commander and past department commander, is the chair- man of the new V. F. W. committee. Other members of the committee are D. E. Campbell of Equality-Walter Reed Post, George Neuner of National Capi- tol Post, Frank R. Heise of Potomac Post, Floyd G. Caskey of Front Line Post, John G. Strobel of Federal Post and W. L. Hazard of Columbia Post. PP CASE OF SENATOR’S.SON IS DELAYED IN COURT Joseph C. Watson Faces Second- Offense Charge of Speeding His Automobile. Joseph Cannon Watson, son of Sena- James E. Watson of Indiana, slated SHEARER TO GIVE \CAR FARE HEARING GOMMITTEE DATA Confidential U. S. Navy File Is Cited by Him as In- formation Source. NEW YORK, September 10 (#).—A confidential file of the intelligence serv- ice of the United States Navy, sent to him anonymously from Washington, was the source of information he gave the press at the Geneva arms limitation conferences in 1926 and 1927, William B. Shearer, big-havy advocate, declared yesterday. Shearer said he expected to go to Washington tonight to appear before the Senate naval affairs committee, which meets today to consider Senator Borah's suggestion that it investigate Shearer’s activities at Geneva. Senator Borah's suggestion .was followed by President Hoover’s request for an in- vestigation by-the Attorney General. “And I shall take that file with me to show to the committee” he added. Confined Actions to Press. Shearer also said that his activities at Geneva, both in 1926 and 1927, were confined exclusively to the press, and that he had no dealings whatsoever with any participants in the conference. “I never met any of the participants as a lobbyist or tried to influence them,” he declared. “I was not directly inter- ested in what they were doing. What I went over for was to see that the fig- ures and facts got into the papers.” The Navy file, he said, contained fig- ures and other data to show the com- parative strength of all the navies in the world aad the strength, condition and needs of the United States Navy. “Was it a secret file?” he was asked. “Not exactly secret, perhaps,” he re- plied, “‘hut certainly confidential.” Denies Pointing to Admirals. In a large Navy envelope, unstamped and marked, “United States Navy offi- clal business,” the file was mailed to him at the Hotel Grosvenor, New York City. he said, just before he sailed for Europe in 1926 ‘to attend the Geneva confer- ence. He said he did not know who sent it. Shearer made his statements after denying he had ever in any public statement given as the sources of his information four American admirals. He also denied a news dispatch quot- ing several London newspapers as say- ing he had been barred from Great Britain as an undesirable alien. Ac- cording to the London dispatches, i applied for a visa to visit the country, | was refused. and then appealed in vain | to Prime Minister MacDonald. “ have not even applied for a pass- port in Washington, let alone applying | for a British visa,” he said. | “Because I was informed at Geneva in 1927 that it would be advisable for | me never to put my foot on British | territory owing to my activities in 13- | sues of national defense for my own | country, I wrote to the British prime minister asking that. if I should visit | England, I be accorded the same cour- tesy that is extended to a British sub- | ject visiting our country. “I did so because I anticipated that the pending naval conference would be held in London. If it was, I wanted to go. And I did not expect to go unless it was. I have not yet made any forma! | 1 ?flpp&icalion for permission to visit Eng- nd. Receipt of Message Acknowledged. | “In reply to my letter to the prime minister. I received a brief and formal | note from the British foreign office | courteously acknowledging its receipt | and- stating it had been turned over to the prime minister. “And that's all I've heard from "hel British government. If I am barred from their country, they have not in- formed me. “Let me add that I greatly admire | the British attitude on nationalism— that any one who doesn't agree with them is barred by the press. There seems to be somewhat of a leak in the British foreign office that should be investigated.” Shearer, who is head of a marine fuel and paint company, said he a! tended the 1926 Geneva conference at his-own expense, simply because he was lnbb!l’ex'ed in “seeing our own Navy get a break.” ‘When he went back in 1927, he said, | he was on the pay rool of the three big shipbuilding concerns he now is suing for more than $200,000 in back salary. “I was on their pay roll, but was not hired for that job specifically,” he de- clared. Shearer's suit here against the New- port News Shipbuilding & Drydock Co., the American Brown-Bovieri Elec- trical Co. and the Bethlehem Shi building Corporation attracted the ai tention of President Hoover and r¢ sulted in his request for an investi- gation. OFFICIAL 1S SUED FOR MAINTENANCE Wife of Philip H. Marcum Alleges Desertion and Inade- quate Support. 1 | Philip H. Marcum, special assistant to the Attorney General in alien prop- erty matters, was sued for separate maintenance today in the District Su- preme Court by Mrs. Maria S. Mar- cum, 1120 Vermont avenue, on charges of desertion and inadequate support. They were married at El Paso, Tex., November 23, 1914, and the wife says he left her in this city April 23, 1928. On the day of his departure he told her, she states, “I do not have any affection or regard for you. I am in love with some one else and I intend to marry her. I am leaving now for good and you are not coming along, and I will pay no further rent for this apart- ment or any other one.” They were residing at 2700 Connecticut avenue at the time of the alleged desertion, the wife tells the court. \ June 7 last, she says, Her husband, DEFERREDTOOCT. 1 Utilities Commission to Con- sider Question of Savings to Companies. The hearings on the Capital Trac- tion Co.’s petition for an increase in car fare came to an end today and the case was postponed to October 7 by the Public Utilities Commission. this time the question of savings the companies, possible through joint use of tracks and other facilities, will be discussed. All parties were given until Septem- ber 30 to file briefs on that portion of the case affecting the rate of fare to be charged, and until October 15 for the filing of briefs in reply. No oral arguments will be heard on the case. William McK. Clayton, counsel for the Federation of Citizens’ Associations, moved today to proceed to value the re- spective parties to the proceeding befors determining the rate of fare. G. P. Young of the Thomas-Iowa Circle Citi- zens' Association, moved to decide the case by setting up a 5-cent fare with free universal transfers, to abolish feeder bus lines owned by the companies as illegal, to discharge from the hearing the companies which did not ask for a ratse in fare and to try the experiment of setting up different rates of fare for various companies to see if the com panies with the lower fares would suf- fer. No argument was allowed on these motions, and they were taken under consideration by the commission. Ex-Motorman Testifies. Henry W. Lynn, an ex-motorman and conductor of ‘the Washington Railway & Electric Co., testified as an expert witness on his own behalf that the equipment of the company's cars was not standard and that this lack -of standardization was very expensive. Byers McK. Bachman, chief account= ant for the commission, was recalled to the stand for cross-examination. He testified that in his testimony yesterday the amount available for stock in the new company after certain savings had been applied to dividends payable on the Washington Railway & Electric Co. stock. He was asked by counsel for both companies why this assumption was made, and Chairman Patrick of the commission, who had put this question to Bachman yesterday, stated that the assumption had been made with a definite purpose. People’s Counsel Ralph B. Fleharty then stated that he had no further tes- timony to offer, as the commission had not seen fit to take any action on his request for an appropriation of funds for_the employment of expert witnesses. Commissioner Hartman said he had not pointed out in his letter asking for the employment of the experts how much the employment would cost or what savings could be made. The commission announced that mo- tions would be entertained on that part of the case having to do with car fare, but that no argument would be al- lowed either for or against motions at this time. William McK. Clayton, counsel for the Federation of Citizens' Associations, and G. P. Young, for the Iowa-Thomas Circles Citizens' Associations, both complained against this ruling. Bachman Cites $500,000 Savings. At the afterncon ion yesterday the commission called Mr. Bachman to the stand and, over the objection of attorneys for the companies, drew from him testimony to the effect that if the companies were to be merged that very act, without considering any savings to be the result of joint use of track and other operating “changes, would save them in the neighborhood of $500,000 per year in expenses. Of this figure § 000 would repres the taxpayers in relieving the merged company from the necessity of paying the salaries of crossing policemen and certain paving costs—less the revenue the company would lose from making all pay trans- fers free; $227,000 would be saved in interest payments on bonded indebted- ness under the capital set-up as pro- posed by the companies, and $30.000 would be cut from the cost of submit= ting monthly and annual statistical re- ports to the commission, as only one set instead of two would have to be submitted. Mr. Bachman also testified that if this saving were to be taken into ac- count and the companies were to obe tain the rate of carfare they are seek- ing, the result would be that the merged company, after meeting its interest re= quirements on its funded debt and its dividend requirements on its preferred stock, would be able to pay an 8 per cent dividend annually on its common stock—all this without considering any saving whatsoever from any operating economies that might result from joint use of tracks, car barns, shops and other equipment and property, cutting out useless duplicating of tracks and car mileage and the like. Hanna Identifies Testimony. President John H. Hanna identified testimony he had delivered to the Sen< ate District committee estimating the savings possible through a merger at $1,000,000 and a “message” to the ore gan of the American Electric Railway Association, of which he is a vice presi= dent, saying that unification is the only solution of the mass transportation problem. A. C. Hayden, chairman of the pube lic_utilities ‘committee of the Central Labor Union, called as a witness by Mr. Clayton, said the labor body op- posed any change in fare until a new valuation had been made. The union had no views to express on the half fare for children issue, Mr. Hayden said, although he remarked that it probably would be a good thing for the companies and the children. Mr, Bowen undertook to point out to Mr, Hayden that it wag really in the inter- est of the people not to have a new valuation, because it would cost the people money to make. Mr. Hayden said that the people had no objection to spending money for self-protection. “But,” persisted Mr. Bowen, “if T were to tell you that this would prob- ably cost the people $250,000, would you then still say they should spend the recognizing his liability for her sup- port, agreed to pay her 53 per ceut of his income, including his salary of $4,- 300. After making payments for June and July, the wife asserts, the husband informed her that he would make no more payments. ‘When the agreement for her alimony was made the husband threatened her, saying, “I will kill you if you hflné a t @gainst me in the Disttict of Co- lumbfl‘ or mention her name in any proceeding against me.” Mrs. Marcum says her husband left her after she had returned from a visit to Charleston, W. Va., where she procured a loan of money for him and tended his sick mother. ‘The wife tells the court she has nev- er been employed and is in no position to earn a livelihood, being unskilled in any trade or profession. She is repre- sented by Attorneys C. S. Lawrence and D. E. Rorer. money?” Hayden and Bowen Clash. “Certainly,” replied Mr, Hayden. *“I can imagine no better way of spend- ing the money.” “Do_you know that the valuation ef one of these companies has been Set= tled in court?” asked Mr. Bowen. Mr. Hayden replied that that was several years ago, and that the people wanted to try out the lawyers and the commission that it has now. Mr. Bow- en then asked if Mr. Hayden meant to impugn the motives of the commissions or their lawyers or the courts in the past, or if he would be bound by what the court laid down as the law. “I do not impugn the motive of any man in the whole world,” replied Mr. Hayden. “I believe we should abide by what_the courts lay down as the law. But I further believe that were these cases to be presented today, a different premise would be put before the court on which to lay down the law, and I BOAT MAY BE FORFEITED. the to- |Canada Acts Against U. S. Craft Held Violating Treaty. VICTORIA, British Columbia, = Sep- tember 10 (#).—Forfeiture of the United States salmon trolling boat Olimpos say the people want to take their chances on that and spend what may be_necessary.” Mr. Bowen excused the witness. PERU ACTS ON PACT. tember 10 (#).—The to the Assembly of the League of Nations y introduced a resolution intment of & committee of five to study and report to what extent the covenant of the e might be revised to bring it into conformity with the Kellogg-Briand anti-war pact. The proposal was reférred to the agenda committee. 2 GENEVA, Peruvian delegal