Evening Star Newspaper, September 15, 1929, Page 2

LEAGUE INVITES U.3. INTO WORLD COURT Unanimous Action Followsl Clearing of Outstand- ing Obstacles. “By the Associated Press, GENBVA, September 14.—The United | States of America, by unanimous vote {of the Assembly of the League of N-~| tions, today was Invited to become a | member of the Permanent Court of International Justice at The Hague. It is believed here the terms will be ac- ceptable ta the Government at Wash- Ington. By adopting a protocol embodying proposals formulated largely by Elihu Root, famous American jurist, the As- sembly cleared away all. outstanding | obstacles which had been'regarded as | blocking American participation in the world tribunal. The same session of the Assembly adopted another protocol which effects revision of the statutes of the World Court, defining anew de- talls of qualifications, duties and emolu- ments of World Court judges. Immediately following upon the As- sembly’s action in adopting the two protocols, the League conventions were opened for signature by representatives | of the countries which are members of the court. Therc was an immediate movement of delegates to afix signa- tures and the number of signers in- creased rapidly during the evening. To Be Sent fo U. S. ‘The two protocols will be forwarded without delay to Washington for con- sideration of the American Govern- ment. Delegates and lLeague officials | tonight were confident that the reser- vations of the United States had been met and were hopeful that the pow- erful non-member of the Leagué would see the way clear to accept. ‘The principal American objection, the provision for the court giving advisory opinions at the request of the Council or the Assembly of the League of Nations, is dealt with fully in a manner 'lllh.n' it is belleved conciliatzs American senti- | | ment. i No advisory opinion on any issue | touching American interests shall be | asked for until the League has informed | the United States of the intention to| seek such opinion, and full authority | shall be given for the exchange of views | on the subject between the United | States Government and the League. | | Right to Withdraw. If the objections of the United States | cannot be met, the United States shall have the right to withdraw its member- ! ship in the World Court “without ln71 imputation of its unfriendliness or un- ! willingness to co-operate generally for peace and good-will.” Ome proposed amendment to the com- mittee report on the protocol for the re- vision of the statute of the World Court occasioned a. brisk encounter on the floor of the Assembly. This proposal | aimed to strike from the protocol the | requirement that World Court judges ! should “possess recognized practical ex- perience in international law.” It was presented by Norway and sup- | ported by Scandinavian and North Eu- | ropean countries generally. But Latin American delegates joined Central and | Southern FEuropean representatives in opposing_the Temoval of this clause, and the Norwegian move was defeated, 32 votes to 18. ¢ NAVY “LEAK" PUT OFFICERS ON GUARD AGAINST SHEARER‘ (Continugd From First Page.) letters in question be attached to the ! report. It is understood the secret inquiry eentered about how the information in confidential letters “leaked” out of the office of Capt. Berry. No record could be found yesterday | to show that the findings of the court ever were made public by the Navy De- partment. The fact that the officers | were not court-martialed is evidence | however, of their exoneration. Shearer Won Navy Friends. Before the “leak,” Shearer had aligned himself with “big navy” forces in pending cruiser legislation and his role of arch-champion of the Navy un- ! doubtedly won him many friends in that branch ‘of the service. Even while the Newport incident was fresh, he is sald to have visited the White House | and supplied President Coolidge with | naval strength data. He was quoted frequently in the newspapers in con- nection with the Anglo-American paval | }urny controversy then pllyln" the | ront pages. ‘The “naval leak” developments seryed ' to lower Shearer’s prestige at the Navy Department, however. This was due Inrgely to fear that !nnrer might get someone else “in bad.” The secret records of the Shearer in- quiry in 1924 were in the files of the Navy Department when the American delegation to the tripartite conference went to Geneva in 1927—along with other information concerning the ex- naval electrician and civilian ship ex- pert. SHIPBUILDERS ARE CALLED. Schwab ¥s Among Group Ordered to Appear Before Senate Probers. By the Associated Press. American shipbuilders were called yesterday by & Senate investigating committee t& tell it on next idey about the charge that they sent & rep- résentative of their interests to the une ful Geneva naval limitations rence of 1927, ‘The_decision to call the shipbuilders | first was seen as a determination by the committee to center the inquiry on| them rather than on the individual. William B. Shearer, who says in a court sult that he was their Geneva | sgent. He will be called later. Charles M. Schwab, the veteran chairman of the board of the Bethle- hem Steel Corporation, was among the first foyr shipbuilders summoned. The Bethlehem Steel Corporation controls | Stal the Bethlehem Shipbullding Co., which one of the three firms sued by rer for more than $250,000 he lll es is due him for his Geneva work. b’ns others called by the committee include S. W. Wakeman, vice pruuem the Bethlehem Shipbuilding Coi; C. . Bardo, vice president of the Ameri- un Brown-Boveri Electric Corporation, :nd Norman R. Parker, treasurer of the ime co tion In hum Shearer named the Beth- lehem: Shipbuilding Co., the American nrown-lovm Electric ration and the Newport News Shipl | Legislators | of advertising matter in ilding_and | inj SHRIMP—THE SAME AS c'l'tklis_ Also Salmon and Herring—But What About ()vnflq, Do We Import Them or. Do We not? BY WILLL struggle have been confided to history ti high and eternal subject of crab, shrimp and clam. The now reveal that Delegate Sutherland's colloquy with the finence committee’s and learned members took & form which will make any reader most le: understand how easy it must be to writ testimony and to the observation of fello It was as follows® Mr. Sutherland: the Pacific Coast. I am speaking on pa rab meat, ciams, ete.; and in that 15 per cent ad valorem,” to make it i schedule, all these salmon, Senator Shortridge: the sea. Mz, Sulherhn two individuals have appea and so forth? committee or the Senlte committee. ‘They filed a clam brief. Senator Watson: You are on 721. Mr. Sutherland: Y Senator Watson: Crab meat, pack include canned crab meat? Mr. Sutherland: Paragraph 721, ‘When III the unintentionally entertaining episodes of this | ce ameng them will be found for the recent testimony of Delegate Sutherland of Alasks before the Senate finance committee on the ml’ll' Senator Watson: How did all these fish items [0' Inlo the agricultural 1 will commence with 721, clams, crabs and shrimp. On red from the Pacific Coast, either before the House | for the next congressional and presi- HE SENDAY AM HARD. b, tariff | here is strong reason to that a stenographic reports of ‘the proceedings e & tarifi bill after listening to expert tors. ragraph 'I1l salmon; 719, herring; 721, aph 1 I !o add “shrimp meat, STAR, WASHINGTON, |SHOUSE OUTLINES PARTY'S AGTIVITIES Democratic Leader Also A tacks Tariff Bill and Hoo- ver in Boston Speech. By the Assoclated Press, BOSTON, September 14.—Jouett M. I repressnt the Alaskan mhnrm and uu nsherhl of | Shouse, chalrman of the Democratic | threat of martia) law hung over Borger national executive committee, de- nounced the pending tariff bill and the ly ed and preseived or cured. Would k Senator Smoot: You are on sub-section B. The Piot Mr. Sutherland: Yes; clams. Senator Smoot: You want that put Thickens. back on the free list administration of President Hoover to- day in an address at a luncheon ar- On the principle that fishermen are ‘the farmers of | ranged by the Massachusetts Demo- cratic State commitiee to begin work dential u-—‘lfl Asserting that the Democratic party md;nlzul mmlunnn elections could not be won in a few weeks be- tween nomination and election, Chair- man Shouse sai d nnhml executive committee is ca on econstructive activities on hth-H cl the party to an extent and in & manner not wit- between campaigns for at least Mr. Suther'and: No: 1 am .skmu to retain it as It is an clams and erab | 18, years, “if ever hefore in the history meat, but add shrimp mest, Senator Smoot: Crab meat is 15 no w. You want shrimp ndrkd? Mr. Sutherland: Shrimp meat adde Senator Harrison: After clams you Mr. Sutherland: After crabs. hope Senator Smoot: You want erab and shrimp meat. Somebody suggested :’nd, of the Nation, ant shrimp sdded. canned crab meat. Do you object to that? Mr. Sutherland: What is the duty there? TFifteen per cent? Cral b meat, crab p-m and crab asuce, 13 ted canned crab meat, Senator Smoo! You want to add to thaf, shrimp meat? 15 per cent ad valorem, the same as crab meat, | of the party.” Koell for Bigetry. “For the first time, and I earnestly or the last, in lh?‘ b“llrul his- relig] bigotry Inm.lerence entered a National campaign,” he said in referring to the last pnlldennal contest, minds and influencing the votes of a rable part of the electorate. anybody with faith in the ultimate | Mr. Slllhfl'hnd Crab meat in any form should be 13 per cent, and nurlnn fairness and intelligence of the Ameri- meat. Senator Smoot: You do not want to put your canned goods in that? Senator Harrisen: Shrimp meat i what he said to come after crab mt Then he wants shrimp under canned the same as crab? Senator Smoot: Shrimp is added to Mr. Sutheriand: Yes. Senator Smoot: You want it also you want? Mr. Sutherland: Senator Smoot. you want shrimp meat in there. You added in Paragraph 721 B, shrimp added there. Mr. Sutherland: And the clam duvty. Senator Smoot: We have got that. Mr. Sutherland: 1 wani to present No I want to sustain that herring schedule as it eame | from the House. That is what I am particularly interested in. ‘We have here erab meat, 15 per cent ad valorem, Anfl paragraph B, That is what you want? added to Paragraph C. That i what want the House provision with shrimp Is that what you want? a brief argument sbout it. |can people fail to belleve that had there been time enough for the education of the country in regard to this wholly un-American political maneuvér and for the exploding of the innumerable 1alsehoods and slanders, the good sense of the Nation would have asserted it- self and justice would have been done to & truly great American?” ‘Turning to the tarifT bill, the speaker said that “unless the Democrats of the Senate force a reduction in its present -outrageous schedules, the American ple will be taxed an additional 8700000000 per year in living costs, | Suich of which witi go into the pockets Senator Harrison: Does that paragraph- A in 921 include canned'or not | of & group of tariffl barons who have canned? Senator Shortridge: Sub-division B Beiled Roe Fails Senator Watson: and other fish roe for food purposes.” tins.” Have you any objection to that? Mr. Sutherland: 1 am not interest Senator Harrison: bim. - Do we import lny onlen? Mr. Sutherlan do not think so. tor Hariisol Z Do we or do we Senaf are oysters lefl off if you are adding shrimps and crabs? There has been nobody here to ask to have that changed Senator Watson: Senator Smoot: We have all those Senator Watson: Well. take the w ‘There is no necessity of sayin; canned and uncanned. The only oher change propased Is in subsection D, “caviar | He is talking about shrimps and crabs. is what he wants, to Stir lntmL e oné wants to add “bolled fish roé in ed in that at all. T want to ask mnot? The experts say yes. Why then figures in the tariff report. hole fish schedule. But this writer spares the reader the whole of the rest of the fish schedule, from what has been nere reported, and without any furthar help, the reader wi:! | most corrv readily see how m&ll s th write a tariff bill onsright, 193, Consslidaled Press Awosistica.) after listening to testimony. SENATE APPROVES PARTS OF TARIFF Defer Battle Over Controversial Clauses | of Measure‘. | The Senate yesterday released the! brakes in its consideration of the tariff bill and tentatively approved more than a score . of non-controversial amend- ments proposed to the administrative | provisions of the House measure by the finance committee ma jority. At a three-hour session the second reading of the special and administra- | tive provisions for consideration of | minor amendments was con:fil:led. but | the clashes over important changes re- lating to reorganization of the tariff commission, liberalizing of the flexible | clause and transfer of ad valorem rates to the basis of United States value were | deferred until this week. Tax List Is Asked. Meanwhile, the minority members of the finance eommittee drew up & list of approximately 100 names of corpora- tions and individual taxpayers to send | to the Treasury with & request that in- formation contained in their tax re- turns be turned over to the committee for consideration in the tariff contest. This action was taken under authority of the Simmons resolution. Senator_Stmmons of North Carolina, ranking Democrat on the committee, nubmllfad the list to Chairman 8moot for transmission to the Treasury. Sim- mons was unconcerned vver ublication of the names, but Smoot he would determine tomorrow whether they would be made public. Before ‘the Senate returned to the | reading of the bill, Senator Klnl. Democrat, of Utah, and Senator Fess, Republican, of Ohio, enga in & dis- cusslvn of the growth of trusts and nopolles in the United States and | th! eflect of the tariff on them. King sald there has been a “tremen- dous growth of trusts determined to maintain high prices in order that they may reés| timate profits from the prostitution of the power of the Gov- ernment in their behalf.” The Standard Oil Co., he added, was “infinitely more pmverml today in its devuuunf course or its destructive manipulation of the markets ‘nd of prices than It ever was before. Fess Disputes* Statement. Fess sald he did not think the tariff had anything to"do with the growth of trusts, and King replied there was & great difference of opinion as to that, ‘The more important committee lmendmen&lt ueelvln: tentative ap- tariff on coffee, 1ncludlnl lanlln oolee entering the islands fi tes. Ooffee is now on tlu Amtrlun free list, which lppllu alike to goods entering Porto Ric Authorize n( muom of reci) cal agreements wlth forelgn countries to provide for entry of dise patehes or shipments through n'u mnl? form _of circulars or books to individual ad- the case of foreign printed matter ad- vertising the nu ol articles per- sons engaged in business the United States. Sirike out & House provision requir- | Dock Corporation. Officers of the ml com) “’)’0 will be called later, Ehaitman Shortridge said. . Asked why Shearer was Dot #non e first witness, -w-mwmmnmm Senator erat, Arkansas, is the other ‘member ol the committee. 2 The Perfeot Food. lml dietie cmm say that waters & perfect food, as it contains all m mw mins nacessary to the ‘human body. T mmmmm the meerschaum pipe. g 8 remn the vllue imported within 120 dlyl after date o( enu—y. s Wonu 's Flying School to Open. 16 (P A| Rloves ?» | the Chinese eastern raliway Teports said opened fire on & Soviet border. post, near | CHINESE WAGE GUERILLA-WAR Russuan White Guards Re- ported Aidi'v;g . Soldiers on Manchurian Front. By the Associated Press. . MOBCOW, U. 8. R., September 14 —While China “the Saviet' Union’ are exchanging diplomatic notes seek- ing settiement of the controversy over continue of guerrilia warfare along the Manchurian front carried on;by Chinese soldfers sided by Russian white guards. The official Tass news agency report- | ed from Viadivostok that white gusrds last Wednesday invaded Soviet territory and terrorized the Jocal population, and on Friday raidéd and ransacked the post office at Osipouvka;, 20 miles north of Nikuss. They wounded the telegraph operator and carried off all telegraphic Apparatus. ‘White Guards Reunited, Viadivostok also _re) Chinese military . authorities were . recruiting Russian ‘white guards in Chinese ter- ritory to carry on frontier assaults and to pursue terroristio practices. A telegram Chinese soldiers Manchurid station, and sdded that auch | ults occur every day in that vicinity. ih veschensk reported similar attacks 80 miles from there 2 Myulovo‘ Meanwhile Soviet workmen, students and members of the Communist or- ganizations throughout the country are | organizing and mobilizing valunteer de: tachments - to meet any future e ergency. , There are also tanks and other. i equipment. - Some- em) of institutions ployes have alioted 2 per cent of their weekly earnings for war materials, Seviet Note Delivered. The Soviet government today de- livered to the German embassy here a jote alleging serious mistreat- second e ment of Coviet citizens in China and again requemn[ closest supervision by German diplomatic represéntatives of Russia’s L.terests there. Recently a verbal note from Germany had expressed ise that there had been Sovl:t erif of its handling of the matter and asking for proof of the alleged outrages. In its note today the_Soviet govemmonl admits that in- previous note was mx igno cial re unof reports, e reported o bodies o1 were o /e seen les o Russians, photographs of which were svailable in Harbin. The note expressed astonishment n & statement by the eonsul pmfl at ll-rbln ac- cusing the Tass corréspondent of dis- seminating false reports. The note also recited & long lst of cases of mistreat msnt. whlnh were substantially the Associated n the Pnu Iut night. g, " S AR 5 PRINTERS IN SESSION 2 URGE VOTE FQR D. C o bérdriral Intefpdtional’ lution and Favors !fl-;m' Headquarters Here. A mua r national suffrage fied from China nioh Passes: Eess- | pressed by jonly a minority.. t been the principal contributors to Re- publican. campaign funds.” . Assail Republicans. Chajrman Shouse said that “nothing could be more clearly marked than the contrast between the clearly defined po- sition ol the Democratic party,” &s ex- the platform of the Houston convention, “and the methods employed by the Republican ety in its concep- tion and execution of the pending bill." “The one is sclentific, the other cum- bersome at least, if not fraught with corruption,” he sald, adding that the American people .crate the most unscientific, th+ v inefficient and the «.u10d of originating our jtariff 1° . Luat exists in any !:l'-lw- erned country in the woild today.” He charged that “Joseph R. Grund; president of the Manufacturers' Assocl- l;t:u': o{ ;enn;ynl;‘mh and raiser-in- chief of Republican cam funds, has had more to do with !npe. raming of the provisions of the bill, at least as ‘they affect Pennsylvania industries, ;;un ave any three members of the ouse.” Reecruits in Senate. “If we need an augury of Democratic success in the coming elections we have it in the accomplishment of the Demo- cratie side of the Senate durini pending struggle over the tariff, ’!‘fimu e righteousness of their eause has brought them recruits from the more independent wing of the majorit; nd they scored two great victories.’ ! Drmocratic suecess in the coming elections was predicted by other speak- ers, including Senator David I. Walsh, ‘who sald the Democratic national oy ganization's work since May had begun to strike fear in the hearts of the Republicans: Curley of Boston, who predicted “the triumphal election of Alfred E. Smith in 1932.” and former Senator Peter Q. Gerry of Rhode Island, who pr-lud the flofl of Chairman Shouse and htl ganization. VIRGINIA MUNITIO_N—S FIRE IS UNDER INVESTIGATION By the Associated Press. NORFOLK, Va. September 14.—An investigation 'is being made of the fire of undetermined origin which oeeumd early today and nearly destroyed two and one-half million rounds of small- arms nmmunmon IM a larg of powder A lule 's Creel navdl nmmunltbn dopel about five nuu poll The flre which 1s estimated to have lbu had failed to U'-lblhh ownership | she fell 2,000 feet from the plane of caused a loss between $25,000 and $30,- 000, was under control within about an hour after the arrival of the Nor- folk Navy Yard and Fire De- partments. The ammunition was said to be cnndemmd material and was stored in a large 4| Firemen succeeded in keeping the blaze confined to the one structure, RAIL EMPLOYE INJURED. Passengers Feeape, But Overturned Locomotive Pins Engineer. SHREVEPORT, Lla. September 14 (®.—Lou Knight, engineer on the Louisiana and Arnnm Railway, was jured seriously, and a mail clerk suf- fered slight Iluury by the d!rll.lment of the southbound passenger train No, 4, today, between Baton Rouge and Alexandria, The engineer was caught under- neath the overturned locomotive but the passenger ears did not leave the track. August Circulation Daily..... 98,987 :|Sunday, 104,906/ 5= m-u—& fl"’m SUN} STAR, 6es. solemnly awear that. che sctual number of coples of the paper nd dis ‘am fributed during (he month of ‘August. A.D, 1929, waf as follows: - PAILY. Business Manager AY Less adiustments. 'rot-l dal 1 ml uun‘ tion. lld Juu tio! - nnll! average net elnull(l-.... Ry D, Less adhisiments.. ... R ‘EH.I-‘W!&V lIl "sw-ylng the - former Mayor James M. | D. C, SEPTEMBER | WITH MARTIAL lAW Gov. Moody of Texas Orders Probe Into Slaying of Borger Court Official. By the Associsted Pross. BORGER, Tex., - Séptember . 14.—A tonight ‘ss’ Texas Rangers_pushed -an investigation Into ;the assassination : -uwwd,u\\u)m--mhu‘ h-vunboutlomur m; home 'last night. ¥ Gov. Dan . Moody, whe lpyolpud Holmes 0 office s Year 8go; announced st Austin that every effort would be! erted to capture and execute the [“ and h-‘;-ld martial law would I be Taeciared it his investigators found conditions warranted such actions. Capts. Prank Hamer and Tom Hick- man and three 0'0" ‘Texas Rangers were ordered here by the governor who also requested the dhtrlel attorney at Amarillo nn:LMpl to assisé in run- ning down killer. K martial law thrut Tecalled sev- eral other occasions in the brief and tumultuous hll'df_‘ of this mushroom | 'o\l town when campaign to stamp out murders, gen- eral lawlessness and vice. Old Evidence Missing. Discovery today that important evi- dence in a murder ease, growing out of the slaying of two deputy sheriffs here in 1927, was missing gave in- vestigators s clue which it was thought might have an important bearing on the assassination of Holmes. It was announced that a deathbed statement made by Roy Harmon, who | was frtally wounded in an attempted bank robbery at Wildorado, Tex.. last year, could not be located in Holmes’ files. In his statement, Harmon fis alleged have implicated William J. (Whitey) alker, notorious bank rebber, in the killing of the deputy sheriffs. 15 in jail awaiting lrlll on & chll’te of murder and Holmes had planned to use the statement in the trial. John T. Suckley, law partner of Holmes, said had learned that Holmes was seen with the Harmon statement several days ago. Investi- | gators expressed the belief (hll the | county atl ey, known as a feariess prosecutor, may have been kllbd n sn effort to cover up the polllbh! theft cf the Harmon statement. Personal and official files of Holmes were being examined in the hope that they might disclose evidence pointing ' to the slayer. Retains Special Counsel. Gov. Moody announced he would re- tain special counsel to prosecute the assassin, once he is arrested. “I shall ask that he be given the death penalty if*Texas juries still have one left, governcr sald. Holmes, the executive added, had been “fearlessly prosecuting the crim- | inals who had been makin; life min. erable for the good people of the border | for some time.” Business men here started a cam- | paign to raise $2,500 for the arrest lnd conviction of the slayer. * Go offered $500 reward and 9350 I'l.ll posted by the Texas G)unty and Dis- trict Attorneys’ Association. Holmes was shot down as he emerged | from his garage after driving home, No description of the killer was, obtained. |, The coroner's investigation developbd Iittle that was not aiready knmown snd Justice of the Peace Walter Broomhall | returned a verdict tonight of death from gunshot wounds infl by persons’ uhknown. e SECOND MAN IS HELD GUILTY IN SLAYING! Third Yet h‘(o ’0 Tn.d in Killing | of Pennsylvania High- way Patrolman. By the Assoclated Press. ERIE, P 2 T 14 —8am Bard, 25, of Minneapolis was convicted of second-degree murder by a jury here today for the killing of Russell T. Swanson of Mount Jewett, a State high- way patrolman, at Northeast last April. | The verdict carries a penalty of 10 to 20 years. Bard was the second of a trio of ¥in- :’luwlh men tombo indicted on fln&; q-na ‘murder cl rgl &8 AN outgrowt of the slaying of Swanson, who was 15, xas Rangers have |, taken charge of saffairs in a ruthless '’ 1929—PART 1. THREATENS TOWN | d’\ County Attorney John A, Folmes, who“ MRS, 21-YEAR-OLD WIFE FOUND STRANGLED WITH PAJAMA CORD — (Continued Prom First Page.) traces of having bled from mouth and mose. A bed beside which her body lay vas made. The other had been | slept in. A black evening dress lly near by, and a clerk in the ao-nsuln drug store informed police that she wore it Thursday night. He u.-ponded to & call to her apartment, he said. | and brought cigaieties she had ordered. | 8he informed him she was going to a dance, the clerk declared. Ome of the partly used packages of cigarettes was | found today. Although Lieut. Kelly declared that | h2 had been informed Mrs. McPherson | and her husband quarreled, nelthbor- ave a different version.and said that the couple always appeared happy. The neighbors told police of two persons | who visited the young woman Thursday night. Their identity was learned -nd| they will be questioned. ss it is be- Heved the girl died late Thursday night | or_early Priday morning. Dr. McDonald declared that the | marks found on the woman's forehead | could have been made by her just be- fore she died, but believed there was enough doubt to order the inquest. | ,,,,,, sl 5306 14 ARE KILLED IN AIR ACCIDENT SERIES, WITH 6 DEAD IN ONE CRASH __(Continued From First Page) the pilots would be successful in thdr &fforts to save. their lives. “"THe tip of the lower ‘wing of one plane brushed the top wing of Meyer's | ship and the two started to drop, locked to wing, the two ships n to turn over slowly like a beautifully exe- | cuted “falling Jeaf” of the stunt fiyers. ‘They straightened out, and for the ! slightest instant leveled off, then drop like a plummet. ice and attaches of the | coroner’s office were sent to the scene | to7conduct an investigation and Maj. Rouche, Chicago's first air policeman, began an inquiry of his own. Both planes were wrecked. Crone's machine was a biplane | powered by a wartime motor. Meyers | was pllonni a late model plane owned by Albert E. Lour, a Chicago business | man. Acccunts of the accident differed, but some witnesses said that Crone's | plane was laboring to attain altitude and was handicapped by a pronounced | wiggle in its fuselage. Crone's pllnt] was not licensed. Pllot Meyers w l!tnrnln[ North Brook to home port at Dempster Road when me planes collided. | GIRL PLUNGES TO DEATH. WICHITA, Kans., September 14 (#%.— Helen Willlams, 18, of Thomas, Okh | from lhot from his motor cyele while taking he three men to a lice station after of an automobile in were traveling from Illnnupolla to Buffalo, Fred N. Halverson, 40, was convicted of voluntary manslaughter last Wednesday. Invie's trial is set for next week, Bard, who was sald by police to have confessed the shooting, iat '.h! alleged confession when he took the wit- ness stand in his own defense yesterda H ¢ 'sald he was forced to talk by of rs and that Halverson fired the mu mot. Under _ cross-examination _ by State counsel, Bard said he had fired at the ground to frighten Swanson, but that Halverson had deliberately fired at ' the patrolman. HOBO KING EXPECTS T0 LOSE MAYORALTY | O’Brien Plans Trip as Far Away From New York as He Can Get After Election. NEW YORK, September 14 (N.AN.A.) —Among those announeing themseives ' C clndul fes Ior e of New York, the rien, is the only om who uyl mnkly that he doesn't expect to win, and this fact alone puts him out of poluu and therefore into | this eolumn sure .of losing is. HI‘ O'Brien e i A for do-n- znn he has mfle plans for a trip around the world, or as far as get, foll lawun election’ day. 1f victory prevents um the shock will be great, to him as well as to the lc’l’l.y for Mr. O'Brien always has found routine, would Only a stern sense of dut: keep him on thl Jol at Olty Hl.l{ 3| BELGIAN BALLOON ACE TO ENTER ST. LOUIS RACE Ernest Demuytn-, Three t00 precious to fritter lwly lt any | A Times | for: making her first parachute Jeap, was instantly killed this afternoon when Elinor Smith, holder of the woman’s s0lo endurance record, at the Braley | Flylng School fleld here. The girl's chute failed to open. She had come to the fleld late today and asked that she be allowed to jump from the plane, which is here with the safety demonstration of an air chute company. Her relatives said she had been in a plane but twice before. When Braley officials consented to allow the jump, Miss Willlams went aloft with Miss Smith and Jean Herrick, an employe of the school, who was to follow Miss Williams to the ground. . Apparently afraid she would lose her nerve, the girl jum as soon as the door was opened, without listening to final instructions, it was said. To the thousands of onlookers it seemed aa if her legs became entangled in the shroud lines of the chute, which twisted behind her like a grotesque corkscrew as she fell. Miss Williams came here a short time ago to make her home with her suur and brother-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. W. Newell. She was greduated from the Thomas High School last Sprin Her father, Charles Willlam¢, and sister, Mrs, Stewart Hoffman, both live at,Thomas. The body will be sent to Thomas tomorrow. Miss Smith, lfllot of the plane, was prostrated, as was ‘Miss Herrick, who Was not allowed to jump after the ac- cident. FLAMING PLANE FIRES HOME. OAKLAND, Calif., September 14 (#) —Two men were killed late today when the airplane in which they weu flyln( fell into a tall spin, took ir and crashed into the mmenee o( C. E. Gillman in Berkeley. ‘The “pilot E‘.‘Wldmn l:) ;lt.uddml t::hm of San ncisco, w) un an airplane at Oakland .Airport be! w u-! Living Trving, 'eu fiyer ‘The dead passenger was ed as Thomas R. Hutton, Los Angeles, t :’til;dmt at the University of Cali- Winner of Gordon-Bennett Cup, on Way to U. By the Assoclated. Press, BRUSSELS, mm 14.—Ernest Demuyter, Be! oy e llh.n balloonist who has Oakland Airport officials said the Vl'GlblA McPHERSON, was believed to be Robert | 5 | DESTROVER CRASH KILLS 3 SEAMEN Russian (:ommassanat Re- | ports Collision of Two War- ships Durmg Maneuvers. By the Associated Press. MOSCOW, United - States of Soviet | Republics, September 14 —The war commissariat disclosed tonight that three seamen of the Red Baitic fleet were killed, two wounded seriously and | 2 less severely in a collision a week go between the Soviet mine carriers Volodarski and Volkeff during night maneuvers in the Guif of Finland, Last night it was offieially stated that | all .ves-sis of the fleet had returned to ! Kr--umm. undamaged. The official Tass | ws Agency today said tbat their re- pon. of yesterdsy was incorrect, and was intended only w convey that no ship was lost, as was rumored abroa The collision was said to haye oc-! curred during a violent storm, when visibility was low and while the fleet ! | reciplent of numerous HEALTH RESTORED Because Birthday Falls on Sunday, He Postpones Party Until Next Year. BY JOHN J. SUTER, Associated Press Staff Writer. Chief Justice Taft, now at.his Sum- mer. home-at Murray Bay, Canads, is 72 years. old teday, -but il bhaving no birthday party. The anniversary. faling on Sunday the Chief Justice decided to postpone the party until next year. He promises to compensate ther for the delay by | providing & mere elaborate dinner than has so far marked such oceasions. It has been customary for many years for the Chjef Justice to ellmax the celebration. with a dinner to about 100 guests, all that could be seated at tables in the numerous living rooms in_h .|large Summer, home on Mur He will, of course, gifts ‘of flowers and other remembrances and the nu- merous lefters and telegrams of con- mtuuuou, which 3lways pour in_on his birthday. Te Offer Congratuiations. His neighbors and friends, consti- tuting the permanent and Summer resi- dents of Murray Bay. probably will follow their custom of calling to con- ltullll the distinguished former 'l'hz Ch(zf Justice has been sur- | rounded by his immediate family dur- ln: his _vacation. The reunion st Murray Bay is observed annually, &f- fording him an opportunity to romp with his grandchildren, a pleasure he keenly looks forward to each year. Advices from Murray Bay report the Chief Justice restored to his usual vigor, hard at work preparing for the next | term of the court beginning in October. | It is stated that he has not been idle during his vacation, but has been study- ing the papers in the 250 cases which have been filed since the court ad- jo.rned in June. He expects to be able ! to examine most of them before coming to Washington October 1 Arranges Conference. During vacation the Chief Justice has | also arranged for the annual conference | with senior Circuit Court judges here prior to the meeting of the Supreme Court on October 7. At the conference the condition of business in the Pederal Courts throughout the country will be diseussed, for the recommendation of | such measures as may be found neces- | sary to expedite the handling of Federal cases, with the object of preventing congestion and delays. Before the Chief .msur» is two years older he will be eligible for retirement, as he will on July 7, 1931, have served the requisite 10 years on the bench. His friends predict, however, that he will not voluntarily resign until after the Supreme Court moves into its new building, for which a site has been { purchased and plans have been pre- rzred. It is \estimated that between two and three years will be required for was engaged in complicated tactical ex- | ercises in the western part of the gulf. | | Two other vessels immediately went to | | the aid of those which collided lndl | found that the latter, althovgh dam- aged in the bows, had' escaper. damage | inery or guns. | cl.Anls SHIPS BADLY DAMAGED. ' Finnish Captain lop-ru Seeing no-‘ - stroyers Towed. STOCKHOLM, Sweden, September 14 (#).—Press dispatches quote the cap- | tain of the Finnish steamer Suusaari as | reporting the sighting a week ago of two Russian, squadrans which were slowly towing stern -foremost two seri- ously damaged destroyers. The fare guns of the latter were dismounted and the vesels appeared in danger of link.lnl. All vessels flew their flags at half masi It also was learned today that Moh belonging to the library of the Volkoff, one oI the damaged ships, and parts of | its bridge and ammuni tion cases had floated to the Esthonian coast. HOOVER AND PARTY ARRIVE AT CAMP to Retreat in Blue Ridge Mountains. By the Associaied Press. MADISON, Va, September 1 President and Mrs. Hoover, witn & iar STOUD O guEsis, Arrivea late 0QAY Oy wiotor 1rom Washingion for & week «nu sey AU the Fresigent’s napidan stiver wage. nain and high wind, which pegan as the presidenual party vieweu ihe ruiomac Kiver regatls prior w their somewnat, but Le rip Was mage withe out Incigent. About haliway to the mwnhm lodge, Mus. Hoover leiv tne rresiaeny’s car anu Tode with some of tne guests, Wilie Senator scNary, cnairman oi ihe Seus ate Committee on Agricuiture, and Col. | wilham J. Donovan, 1ormer Assisiant Atorney Ueneral, jomnea-tne rresiacnt in_the urst automooile. ‘The Feaerai r'arm soard was one cf wie Biue Riage Mounidin resort uuring intervals between Lhe rock-cArrflig anu am-builaing - the kresident usualy nnos 1or Nis: guests o qo.’ Senator McNary has caied & meeling of Ius committee Friaay 10 consider vunnrma- tion o1 1arm boara memberts, Others in the party incluae Secretary Lamont, Mrs. McNary, Assisiant Secre- tary Heatn of the ‘tTeasury, Unaries K. uornia, a schovimate of the ulmer Fieid o1 Alameds, Litv ot Jemy City, A uoodnrh ‘I'homas ot lunmm unis Oalit.; Mrs. Jean Large, sister Mrs. Hoover, and Mrs, Large's son and daugnter; ' Lieut. Uomdr. Joel ‘I Boone, white House physician; Mrs. Boone and their aaugnter, Suzdnns, anu Lawrence Richiey, one pf the President’s secretaries. NEW YORK A REFUGE. NEW YORK,. Sept. mb;r 14 (N.AN. nii-om ainerence between New, York cities in the West, says. an eaivor 1ormerly of Cnicago, 15 tnat'here a person of social standing may carry & sizabie package on tne siree. without losing caste, but. elsewhere if is not so. He 1glls of seeng Mrs. Vincent Astor store, on_the with a t plane had been in the air an hour when the fatal crash occurred. Obsery- ers said the pllot was attempting a kuyp at low altitude when the plane & tail spin. idman was well known in tull of articles utcn-ufl there, Such conduct, he pml-, would shock («nlucb. If wnere is, as many insist, a want of neighborhness ln New York, Rain and Wind Slow Up Journey ! departure, siowea up Lhe MOLWT cAravan | the topics expected to be tiscusseu ut | walk out of a mm Avenue. 10-cent East S| basket | In its construction after building bhas begun. + {MOTHER IS SLAIN AS GASTONIA MOB _ FIRES INTO TRUCK _(Continued Prom Pirt nm qu ‘Workers' Union, -were mhlln‘ reached” persons connected with the two or- | ganizations here tonight. ‘The last- seen of them, it was said. was when they entered a taxicab in South Gastonia this afternoon a few minutes after L. M. Oak-was arrested. Friends of the two men said that when Dunne and Oehl:r entered the cab and drove a hree ears loaded - with men followed them They feared mg men may have been kidnaped. Al officials of the Communist and Nlllflnll ‘Textile Workers' Union in this section except and Oehler. - it | was said, had been accounted for iate tonight iry Is Recessed. The inquiry here into the Gastonia anti-Communist mob by Judge 'nlfiml«l J. Shaw was recessed for the week end ! this afternoon after the defense. had begun its efforts to disprove statements by State witnesses as to the identity of mob members, At the same time, the eighi Com- munists and union ‘members arrested here Thursday night and charged with attempting to overthrow the Govern-' ment by dissemination of Communist | doctrines, were released on $1,000 bond | after Judge E. McA. Currie, city re- corder, had contigued the case against them until wmorrdw The f¢ today’s proceedings In Judge lh“u luqutry was the nvpenr- ance as the opening State witness of Solicitor John G. Oarpenter. who, with Judge Shaw, is conducting the investi- gation in oben court. The T with Maj. A. L. Bnlwlnkle. former representa- tive, were to the witness sta to deny the statement of O. D. one of the three men kidnaped the Gastonia rooming house, that he seen “them in the crowd that thered -outside the nouu Mondsy night. Saylor, Ben Wells and’ C. M. Léll were. taken from the. house -'into Cabarrus County, more than 40 miles distant, whera Wells was beaten. Both the soliciior and Maj. !ulwinkle denied lhey had ‘been near and accounted for their seuom minutely from early ‘that afternoon until after midnight. When they left the witness a"nfl. the defense * attorneys ' presented wit- nesses in_an attempt to build up an alibi for C. M. Ferguson, Gastonia City Konee officer, who was accused of the parade; and J. L. Jolly: )HM superintendent of the Loray 11, who was uld to Have been’a mob !MI Backs Ferguson. wife, his brother and carrpborate his -\an. Jvl!y hlfl mm~ n( nm loyes to tes d heen il ah Mondny nkht ‘m.u the e!flpthn of an_ hour at midnight, whcn he went w! to supper. The. hearing is. to be continued t6- dge gan terday after having held o vestigation Thursday, l_n' AN proceeded e Went 10 uu home Lodge, which the three’men wers taken, but- Mrs. afger- telling him her x had been stolen; re- used docmln E‘ more _information, mn tell_whiat she knew e u.ll‘c- .':l'tlt‘ Ou