Evening Star Newspaper, September 18, 1929, Page 2

2 | PREPARE NAVAL * CONFERENGE BIDS Reason to Believe Five Pow- ers Will Be Represented in London. dokk i BY DAVID LAWRENCE. Invitations having been prepared to g0 -out to France, Italy and Japan for the forthcoming naval conference to be held in London in January, there is Teason to belleve that all five powers will be represented and that long in advance of the meeting an agreement will have been reached through diplo- matic channels. ‘The success that has attended.the negotiations between London and ‘Washington have warranted the con- tinuance of that policy with respect to the other powers. When all is said and done, open diplomacy has many ad- vantages, in the sense of requiring pub- licity ~ for all agreements actually Teaged, but it has been found imprac- In getting first-rate powers to ~Smake \ concessions in order to bring about compromises. The exact details of what the United States and Great Britain have tenta- tively agreed upon between themselves as a basis for discussion have not been made public, but will be communicated in advance to Paris, Rome and Tokio, in the hope that the American and British Ambassadors at all three capi- tals will be able to do in the next three months what Ambassador Dawes and Premier MacDonald have done in Lon- don—namely, to canvass the whole armament problem and exchange sug- gestions and proposals. Other Countries Not Committed. It is definitely understood aiready that whenever the British and Ameri- can governments have thus far agreed upon informally does not commit either country, but is conditioned upon getting an understanding with the other three naval power, and is, of course, further conditioned ~upon ratification by the British Parliament and the American Congress. e of the press dispatches from TTokio have pointed out that Japan would ask Great Britain and the United States to reduce their cruiser figures 50 as to spare Japan the necessity of new construction. The most optimistic phase of the ‘whole discussion is that all the govern- ments are definitely interested in re ducing ratber than increasing naval armament wnd that the spirit of nego- tiations is §f & give-and-take character, which cowd only be sustained under circumstaBees like those which exist at present, uamely the absence of mutual suspiclon. It is probable that the statement made by Premier MacDonald to the effect thai Great Britain was not arm- ing against the United States will be followed sooner or later by similar declarations as to the peaceful inten- tions existing between the United States and Japan. Public opinion, it is recog- nized, will not accept material reduc- tions in armament unless there is strong assurance that the jingo spirit has been squelched. To a large extent all the naval powers are relying upon the Kellogg-Briand treaties as having given that assurance. Use Anti-War Treaties. Coincident with the negotiations over the possible naval treaty, Great Britain has initiated at Geneva a move to bring the covenant of the League of Nations into closer harmony with the anti-war pact so that all wars of aggression may be truly outlawed. The armament ne- gotiations have revealed an entirely new slant in so far as the usefulness of both the eovenant and the Kellogg treat- ies are concerned, Although it is real- ize | that the passions of war may easily be inflamed between two countries, the effort now is to localize such a theoreti- cal conflict by making all the rest of the world either absolutely neutral or unanimously opposed to the country which is adjudged the aggressor. The anti-war treaties are being used as a bulwark nst only against theoretical war, but against implications of war and the sowing of seeds of friction through competitive armament. The Labor gov- ernment in Great Britain and the Hoover administration in Washington have identical ideas on this subject, and under the leadership of Great Britain and the United States there is a proba- bility of more being accomplished in the next naval conference than was possible in 1921, though it is well understood here that but for the steps taken by resident Harding and Secretary Hughes elght yeurs ago the present movement would have had to content itself with a rather limited attempt at armament Teduction. ‘The significant thing is that instead of receding to larger armaments eight vears have only strengthened the desire of Great Britain and the United States to restrict further all naval construc- tion. The big question is how much of this same spirit has overflowed into France, Italy and Japan. Indications are that Japan will come closer to meet- ing the American and British viewpoint than the other two powers, because the Jand armament question is still unset- tled and France and Italy both have much to bargain about on that phase of the controversy. @ (Copyright, 1920:) .. SENATE TO REVEAL FIRMS TO BE USED IN TARIFF DEBATE ___(Continued From First Page) Manchester, Conn.; National SHk Dye- ing Co., Paterson and Dundee, N. J., and Allentown and Williamsport, Pa. Sidney Blumenthal & Co., Inc., Shel- tan and Uneasville, Conn., and South i River, N. J.; Susquehanna Silk Mills, | Marion, Ohlo; B. Edmund David, Inc., | Paterson, N. J.. Hess, Goldsmith & Co., Inc., Kingston, Plymouth, Wilkes- Barre, Pa.; Schwenbach, Huber & Co., || Decatur, Ala.; Texas Sugar Refining Carporation, Texas City, Tex., and West- ern Sugar Refining, San Francisco. United States Rayon Cocporation, || Belmar, N. J., and Brooklyn, N. Y. il American Viscose Co., no address; Dupont Rayon Co., no address. | Chairman Smoot offered the motion || to make the names public, and it /il was he who gave it out. It was op- Ill posed by two Republicans, Edge, New |l Jersey, and Shortridge, California, and twor Democrats, Barkley. Kengucky, and King, Utah. Gets Many Requests. il Smoot sald inasmuch es he had re- /|| ceived many letters concerning the list il otames forwarded to the Treasury he {ll thought it best to make them public. {ii “This probably will be done in the near future. The Republican members of the finance committee, he said, indicated they might compile a list of their own | to be cons;dered at bt:hel nzzt meeting of tiegommittee, prol MOrTow. ‘mwut the time the finance commit- tee was taking this action, Senator Pitt- _Democratic, Nevada, in a state- A Phich, he sald, expressed only his personal views, asserted the “time has gone by, when it would be practical, if not impossible, to limit the consideration of tariff revision to any special products or articles.” hahne Refers to Proposal. He referred to a proposal by some Republican independents and Dem- ocrats that revision be limited to agri- cultural products. “The Congress has completed the major portion of its work looking to & general revision of the entire tariff ::h:lclule;.;' Pittman said. ";;’he l:vmenee efore. Congress _a} woulg umnovwhlwuuo{‘em ARMS CUTHEADWAY PLEASES HOOVER More Substantial Reduction of Navies Is Believed Pos- sible After 1936. By the Assoclated Press. Although failing to realize the maxi- mum of the hopes he enteriained the outset of the Anglo-American ne- gotiations, President Hoover is belleved to be well satisfled with the progress that has been made toward further limitation of naval armaments. If the agreement in principle reached between the United States and Great Britain is' ratified by the other three major naval powers through a limita- tion program for them consonant with the Anglo-American, the belief here is that much more substantial reductions in naval establishments will be possible at the expiration of the Washington Arms Treaty in 1936. Would Become Stabilized. By that time, the would have becomt such an agreement as might be worked out at the projected conference next January, and it would be possible to survey all categories of ships with a view to further limitation in each. By stabilization naval men explain that they mean the various ca of ships will have been built up or re- duced to the maximums prescribed by treaty. That being the case, it would be comparatively simple to survey the actual naval strength with a view to arriving at reductions. v President Hoover, in his Memorial day speech dealing with the Kellogg- Briand treaty to renounce war as an instrument of national policy, declared for not merely a limitation in nav: armaments up to which the nations would have to build, but an actual re- duction in existing fighting ships. In other words, he declared against con- tinuation of naval building competition as productive of international suspicion and discord. End Competition. Administration officials claim that the Anglo-American agreement in principle would end competition which of itself will result in smaller cruiser fleets and great savings of the people of both Great Britain_and the United States. In addition Great Britaln would make an actual reduction in its fleet, re- tiring seven old cruisers without their replacement subsequently and abandon- ing two now under construction and three profected for this fiscal year. By 1936 its fleet would be reduced from a projected 62 ships to 50. Because of the great inferiority of its modern cruiser fleet as compared to that of Great Britain, the United States actually will have to build up to the agreed limit by constructing either 10 or 13 of the 15-inch gun crulsers authorized last year. However, there will be some saving, whatever the form of final agreement, as some of the au- thorized cruisers would not be con- structed. that already nas been done to fall to act on the evidence. The Republican regulars of the Sen- ale stood as victors today after the first test of strength on amendments to the pending tariff bill. ‘The issue was drawn on one of the less controversial of the many amend- ments prepared by members of the fi- nance committee, who drafted the bill and have the right of way in proposing changes In its provisions. 4 The amendment, requiring that import- ed articles be marked in a “reasonably conspicuous place” except in the event such marking would cause injury or in- volve expense which would be *“econom- ically prohibitive of importation,” was adopted by a vote of 40 to 32. Beaten on First Vote. The decision came on & reconsidera- tion of a previous vote rejecting the change, 38 to 28. in which eight Re- publicans joined the Democrats in op- position. They were Borah of Idsho, Cutting of New Mexico, Howell of Ne- braska, La_Follette of Wisconsin, Mc- Master of South Dakota, Norris of Ne- braska, Nye of North Dakota and Reed of Pennsylvania. Reed brought about the consideration and was joined by Howell in voting for the amendment on the second roll call, together with five Democrats—Tram- mell and Fletcher of Plorida; Ransdell THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. (, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 18 1929, The principal entertainment for Premier Ramsay MacDonald and his daughter Ishbel (center) will be conducted by Lady Isabella Howard (upper left) in the British Embas sy are Mrs. Vincent Massey (upper right) and Micha WAGGONER CALLED PARANOIAC BY COUNSEL FOLLOWING GRILLING 2 ISHBEL MACDONALD INTERESTS SOCIETY Daughter of English Premier Did Own Housework in Scottish Village. By the Assoclated Press. A girl who once did her own house- work in a Seottish village will move in ‘Washington under the panoply of the British Empire’s brilllant diplomatic service, When Miss Ishbel MacDonald and her father, Ramsay MacDonald, arrive in the Capital next month they will be entertained chiefly by the British Am- bassador, Sir Esme Howard, and Lady Isabella Howard. Mrs. Hoover will share that honor with the Howards. But undoubtedly the representatives of the British dominions will ald in entertaining the Laber prime minister |lnd his quiet-voiced daughter. They are of widely contrasting types, these representatives of lands where the British flag flies, but their lavish yet dignified entertainments uphold the traditions of the empire. Interested in Education. ‘The prime minister and his daughter are interested in educational mrfl:&. and they wiil find a host to their liking in Vincent Massey, the Canadian Minister. Mr. Massey lectured on modern history in the University of Toronto and is president of the Natipnal Council of Education in Candda. Mrs. Massey was Alice Stuart Parkin, daughter of the late Sir George Parkin of London. ‘The Minister of the Irish Free State, Michael MacWhite, is the adventurous, world-traveled type. He was with the Foreign Legion in the World War, seeing service in both Africa and France. He also commanded the last French unit in Serbia and was decorated for bravery. His young and pretty wife is & Danish girl and an artist of note. The chief hostess, Lady Isabella Howard, long has been a prominent figure in Washington society. She will preside at the social affairs in the British embassy. Others May Entertain. ‘The MacDonalds may be entertained at the Egyptian legation, the scene of scores. of brilliant parties. Both Mahmoud Samy Pasha and his wife enjoy the social side of life. In choosing and Broussard of Loulsiana and Pitt- mann of Nevada. The Democrats contended for the marking _provision approved by the House, which would give the Secretary of the Treasury power to waive the re- quirement at his discretion without making specific exceptions in the meas- ure itself. The Republican lcaders op- posed that on the ground that it woul d delegate too much authority to the Sec- retary. The present law excepts from the marking requirement only goods which might be injured. President Hoover as well as Secretary Mellon figured in the lengthy debate. Senator Couzens, Republican, of Michi- gan, a member of the finance commit- tee, suggested that the President dis- close the truth about reports that he, the President, had asked the commit- tee Republicans to place manganese on the free list. Reading from the Manufacturers’ Record a statement purporting to quote Mr. Hoover in a speech in Colorado as saying that manganese mining required protection, Couzens demanded an ex- pianation. Senator Walsh, Democrat, Montana, cbserved that such a report attributed to Senator Bingham, Repub- lican, Connecticut, after the finance committee had reversed itself on the question. Bingham said a newspaper had re- ported him as changing his vote on re- quest of the President, but he denied roceiving such a request or that he had switched his vote. Couzens said the committee first voted 7 to 4 to keep a duty on manganese, and afterward voted 6 to 5 to place it on the free list. The vote on the marking amendment was followed by adoption of another to import any written matter containing a threat against the life of any person in the United States, the House having mentoined only the President in this connection. Senators Walsh of Massachusetts and George of Georgia, Democrats, were vehement in their denunciation of the marking amendment, contending it would harass importers and tend to cut down shipments to this country. Senator Reed saw in the opposition argument an element of “comedy,” since the Repubiicans heretofore had been a Summer resort the minister's only lllfip;xl:tlon was that it be “cool—and vely.” Preparations for the visit of the prime minister are proceeding by ex- changes of telegrams between Mr. Mac- Donald and the State Department and the British embassy. "It is understood that the program for the prime minis- ter's stay in Washintgon will be an- nounced as soon as possible, possibly within the next two or three days. More than a score of invitations from all parts of the United States have been received by the embassy requ ing the prime minister to make sgzeches or calls at various cities. The short time which Mr. MacDonald will spend in the United States, however, is likely to preclude his acceptance of any such engagements. Busy With Details. ‘Workmen, including painters, are busy placing finishing touches on the embassy, preparatory to the prime minister’s visit. Sir Esme will return to Washington Monday from a vacation at Bar Har- been | bor, Me., to supervise the final prepara- tion of plans for the visit. The forthcoming visit has stirred speculation in_diplomatic circles as to whether Sir Esme would serve liquors during the Prime Minister’s visit, in view of the embassy attitude on this subject, but the general imj jon 18 that it would be the natural thing for him to do unless Mr. MacDonald should desire his trip in the United States to be one without the use of liquor. Has Available Supplies. It is expected that the wine cellar of the embassy will be able to supply any liquor the Ambassador may wish to committee change making it unlawful | serve, for while Sir Esme intormed members of his staff some months ago that he would not sign orders for more liquors, it 15 understood that the sup- Kly the embassy had prior to that time not yet exhausted. Since Sir Esme indicated to the em- e arGofied uinder diplomatic - juors im| under ic im- l‘n’unuy (ml'w the use of himself or his subordinates, at least one instance is known in which liquors were. served from the previous supplies at an em- bassy dinner. charged with placing too much power in department heads, and .the amendment was desgined to curtsil such authority. Chiding the Pennsylvanian, Senator Harrison, Democrat, Mississippi, said “this wasn't the beginning of a comedy (" since Reed, in his spsech Monday “assumed to speak for agriculture.” Incensistency Is Seen. _Senator Bingham also said he could not _see any consistency in the Demo- cratic arguments. The minority, he said, usually was “against centralization of power,” but mow favored “giving the Secretary of the Treasury unlimited power to repeal & law of Congress.” Senator Robinson of Arkansas, the Democratic_leagler, expressed the hope that the Senator from Connecticut, whem he described ‘great cham- plon of State's rights,” would not “frit- ter away his time restricting power in a purely administrative matter and then vote to delegate the power of Congress to the executive in the making of jrates.” s o ) ~BAND CONCERT. By the United States Navy Band this evening at the bandstend in the Navy Yard, 7:30 o'clock (Charles Benter, leader; Charles Wise, assistant leader). March, “Mount Pleasant Overture, “Tancre: so}g ‘f.nr cornet, “Inflamatus,” from Blllfl!, :I Mater’ CitRsohs .Re?.lln ertissement from scenes from the opera “The Bohemian. Girl” sansveves s BAME Three characteristic dances. . ...Sanger “Valse Gracicuse.” ‘Introduction and Habanaro.” ‘Dance Sl Characteristic, “] e | velopme: lower left). Others who will entertain the MacDonalds MacWhi te (lower right), minister of the Irish Free State. Colorado Banker Said to Be Obsessed With Idea of protccting Friends—Plotted Suicide to Raise $300,000. By the Assoclated Press. DENVER, Colo., September 18.—S, D. Crump of Denver, attorney for C. D. Waggoner, president of the Bank of | Telluride, Colo., under arrest on a charge of defrauding six New York banks of $500,000, sald in & tement today that his client, obsessed with but one idea— to protect his friends and neighbors— had become a confirmed paranoiac as the result of worry over the condition of his bank. The attorney, who gave his version of Waggoner's condition after question- ing him for many hours, said the banker | still believes he did the right thing. In Business 33 Years. 'aggoner came to Telluride 33 years ago,” Crump’s statement sail “After years of labor he built up & banking institution, in what was at that time a thriving mining camp, surrounded by prosperous grazing and stock ranche During the near-panic of 1907 Wi goner's bank was so strong that he was able to ship to urban banks gold coin in Jarge amounts, reaching at times into six figures, and this at a time when many banks were closed and many more refused to pay out cash. He kept s large balance at these city banks: his business was sought after as a valuable asset. He built up deposits exceed- ing $1,500,000 and had loans aggre- gating more than $1,000,000 secured by what in those times were regarded as gilt edged securities. When the slump came after the World War inflation, good securities were not so good. “Mines were being closed, the cattle industry suffered severely and collec- tions became exceedingly difficult. Then came a time when, instead of loaning money, the bank was compelled to bor- row. Among other harassing condi- tions, certain enemies at home began whispering that the bank was in a failing condition. These rumors went from mouth to mouth and resulted in heavy withdrawals from the bank. Saw Financial Storm. "W:fllxoner saw the financial storm gathering ahead of him, unless he could secure more funds ‘to tide him over. He rated himself to be worth, includ- | ing a $200,000 deposit in the bank of | | his thought then was if he could keep | Margaret and Amelia Jones, nieces of his own, better than s half million dollars. He became obsessed with one idea, to protect his friends and neigh- bors of a third of a century. That| became his sole mission in life. He | spent many weeks in New York and' n Denver in an effort to secure loans | nd he was denied a $500,000 loan at a bank where he had carried large bal- ances for years.” Waggoner sought to raise funds for his bank by insuring his life for $300,- 000, the attorney said, and by using that insurance as security for loans without_success. And “he thought if he could ride the crest a few more months he could protect everybody, and the bank open until the suicide clause in the policy had expired, there would be_one last resort to save his friends and neighbors. As his obsession possessed him more fully, the attorney said, he set out to make the big banks pay his friends. | He belleved then and does now that the big banks in New York were in league to_destroy him. ‘The banker now has no concern for his future, the attorney conciuded, and has become “as a result of worry and futlle efforts, a confirmed paranoiac, believing his friends, through him, we the victims of a,gigantic conspiracy. WITNESSES ABlil\'E IN NEW YORK. Nieces of Telluride Banker Expected to Appear Before Grand Jury. NEW YORK, Scptember 18 (P).— | Chsrles Detos Waggoner indicted | president of the Bank of Telluride, Colo., | arrived here today in answer to Fe eral subpoenaes to appear before the | grand jury investigating the manipula- tions by which Waggoner fradulently obtained $500,000 credit from six New York banks. Margaret Jones, who is alleged to have had a part in sending six fake telegrams from Denver which aided Waggoner in carrying out his scheme, was expected to testify before the grand jury today. Waggoner already has been indicted for mail fraud, but the probe is being continued to discover wno helped the! small town banker obtain the half mil- licn dollars from six of New York's largest financial houses. NAVAL CUT PARLEY INVITATIONS TO BE ISSUED THIS WEEK (Continued From First Page.) of the International political situation. France, Italy and Japan all will want to have their say when the conference meets, it is pointed out, and it would be a grave mistake for anybody to imagine these powers will be disposed to walk up and sign on the dotted line. In this connection significance is at- tached to a speech delivered by the French minister of marine, M. Georges Leygues, last night, when he stressed the growing importance of the role of the navy in the life of nations. Warning in Speech. M. Leygues praised France's contribu- tion to international justice and under- standing, but warned that France would resist sll efforts, “open or hidden,” which atm at the desiruction of kuro- pean equilibrium or at inodification of the ation established at the end of the World War, which would be intend- ed to benefit former enemy nations. “International solidarity, yes,” said the minister, “but first of all liberty and security for France.” The inferior ratio fixed for France and 1taly at the Washington Conterence regarding capital ships had so Lfl.flel pleased these countries since, it is stated, that naval experis of many na- tions have been expecting that France and Italy would denounce this treaty with its battleship ratio or 5-5-3 for the United States, Great Britain and Japan, in the order named, and 1.75 for ¥rance and Italy. . Submarines an Issue. Japan, France and Italy are all said to deem possession of submarines neces- sary tor the proper defense of their coasts, and it 18 believed in competent Frencn quarters that all would opposc any to abolish submarines while allowang ful batueships and 10,000-ton cruisers. Moreover, several recent pouacal de- nts provide Frencnmen with the opportunity of interpreting the lo-, al accord as the army reserves an to muss up disarmament machinery which already is running ‘They also regard China’s recent move at Geneva to secure the revision of treaties “deemed inapplicable” as the spening gun in the battle to bring about remodelin; for the construction of power-| g technieal problemy of naval ratios and | reductions, according to these observers. The conviction prevails in most reliable circles that it would be a grave error | to allow international political jealousies ! to grow up and strangle desirable efforts to eliminate the armaments race and reduce armament burdens and, consequently, the moment has arrived to assure France that nothing will be done to check France's legitimate development as a great world power. QUANTICO CRDERS UNDESIRABLES 0UT IN “CLEAN-UP” DRIVE| (Continued From First Page.) they could go. At their conference with Gen.: Butler for example, the councilmen mentioned the name of one citizen, and said, “Gen. Butler, we know thltd n;ln is a bootlegger, but what can we do?” Butler Gives Advice. Gen. Butler suggested that the council “put the bee” on him, and the imme- diate result of the gathering in Gen. Butler's office was to send forth into the little community a group of city officials inspired to overcome obstacles theretofore admitted but which had presented complexities too strong for them. Mayor McInteer traveled to Manassas today for warrants against some of the members and announced that evidence already gathered would be used as the basis for cases tc be tried by him as judge. The mayor has the authority to serve in such ‘cases and the defendant may appeal from the ! decision to the Court' of Appeals of Virginia. s Operation of the ban has served to make of Quantico a listless community with business houses virtually at a standstill. ‘Under normal conditions, Marines are free to travel in the town after 4 o'clock in the afternoon. The town was virtually deserted teday and the ‘complaint was general that the absence of Marines meant little sale of Gen. Butler’s comment on that aspect of the matter was that when the town was “cleaned up” he hoped the Marines would go in there and buy up a lot of “extra stuff” to make it all right. As evidence of his co-operation with civillan authorities Gen. Butler- had mld:h:mnumsnu to assist in cleaning up physical property of the town, and Mayor McInteer, not satisfied to draw forth the arm of the law, set-men to work throughout the town cutting ;nnu: raking streets and painting out- 3. ‘The general atmosphere was that of a community suddenly set out to win\ world convention of some sort, so active and enthulluttlx::. mm ‘the popu- g of the Paris peace treatics | latior after the World War, In_other CITIZENS ATTACK ZONING CHANGE Federation Hits Amendment Giving Power to District Commissioners. (Continued From First Page.) mission transfer its own functions to the District Commissioners,” “We think as a protection to the public,” Quinn said, “that the Zoning Commission should pass on the prop- osition and only after a unanimous vote.” It was far better for the public in- terests if the taxpayers of the District | would have to pay $5000 or $10,000 more for a fire engine house site, Quinn contended, than to have the house lo- cated in some neighborhood where it would decrease the value of property and result in an injury to a residence. In connection with the recent con- troversy over the House of Detention, Quinn cited also the attitude of the District Commissioners with respect to the proposed playground in Cleveland Park. He declared the Commissioners in this case as in others disregarde public opinions. S Public Hearing Minimized. Mr. Quinn characterized the proposal of a public hearing by the Comissioners, as a “sop to the public” and ridiculed the idea that the Commissioners ir au- thorizing money for the purchase of a fire engine site would pay any heed to a protest from citizens. Quinn declared that it is improper that the District Commissioners should be the final judges of the necessity in each case. The Zoning Commission itself, he contended, should pass each case separately, which would mit Col. U. 8. Grant, 3d, director of the Office of Public Buildings and Pub- lic Parks, and David Lynn, architect of the Capitol, to exercise the veto power. ‘These men, he added, had the welfare of the community at heart. President Havenner of the Federation of Citizens’ Associations was the first protestant against the amendment. He said that the federation at its day meet- ing had unanimously voted against the amendment as phrased. He protested particuiarly against the location of fire engine houses in residential sections without a full hedring in advance. ‘Cites an Experience. Mr. Havenner cited an experience of his own as & property owner some years ago. He declared his residence next to a pumping station and the vi- brations from the engines caused the cellings in his house to fall. He cited this merely as an example, he said, of what might occur if public wishes were red. At the conclusion of Mr. Quinn's pro- test, Engineer Commissioner Ladue, chairman of the Zoning Commission, requested him to submit his counter proposal in writing. He expressed him- self as impressed with the proposal for unanimous vote by the members of the Zoning Commission as contrasted with the proposition in the original. The Zoning Commission had before it today 30 proj chnngu in zoning which are likely to keep the commission session all day. No. 10 provides cmnflg{xg both sides of Calvert street from hteenth strect to Twentieth stl’eelt :;l :gemm;er;:h] zone. This pro- posal s n ore the commission repeatzdly on former occasions. Rhode Island Avenue Plea. The commission heard for the third time itoday the application of property owners on both sides of Rhode Island .C‘(:::‘lul l{zmm P‘clilhm’;nlh street to Iowa le ve the! roperty chi from residential to gomplen!rl;.‘hl ':0‘:: Twice before the commission has turned do:"n the proposal. incent L. Toomey, attorney for the Droperty owners, said all were in favor | of the change since there was a great demand on the part of automobile concerns to locate on Rhode Island avenue. The commission recessed just before reaching the application invo'ving Cal- vert street, which will require consid- erable time owing to the controversy involved. NATS BEAT DETROIT, 2T0O0, IN 1ST GAME OF DOUBLE-HEADER (Continued From First Page) grounder to Cronin. Stone flled to West. No runs. e WASHINGTON Alexander picked up West's grounder and beat him to the bag. Spencer flied to Stone. Hayes popped to Gehringer. No runms. EIGHT INNING. DETROIT—Alexander fanned for the third time. Harry Rice grounded to Judge. - Cronin threw out McManus. No_runs. WASHINGTON — Gehringer backed up for Hadley's pop. Gehringer tossed out Judge. Sam Rice took a third strike. No runs. NINTH INNING. DETROIT—Fothergill batted _for Akers and toko a third strike. Sam Rice came in for Hargrave's short fly. Heilmann batted for Whitehill. Hadley pulled down Heilmann's grounder and ran over and touched first. No runs, FIRST GAME, Johnson, rf. Gehringer, 2b.. Stone, If....... Alexander, 1b. H. Rice, cf.. McManus, 3b.. Akers, ss. Hargrave, Whitehill, Fothergill Heilmann | lecé:eeeeeec_ locccenunnonn Iee'c-ua»-aenh? alcemucuencench wlccmucooccocen H c @ 2 M batted for Akers in ninth. n_bavted for Whitehill in ninth. o T alocccuncecr elecccccccenm II - b ‘upon per- | Rad IWANCHURIAN PEACE SENATOR McKELLAR. MKELLARTOTALK INRADIO FORUM Tennessee Senator to Outline Postal Service Growth Tomorrow Night. ‘The growth of the United States postal service, the expected deficit, its causes and its remedies, will be dis- cussed by Senator Kenneth D. Mc- Kellar of Tennessee over the National Forum, conducted by The Star at 9:30 o'clock tomorrow night. ‘The National Radio Forum has been a radio fixture for Saturday night of each week, ever since it was begun last Winter. It has been decided to have the forum kers go on the air Thursday nights now, and that pro- gram will be followed in the future. The change becomes effective imme- diately, and Senator McKellar will be the first speaker since the adoption of the new day for the forum. Senator McKellar is the ranking Democratic member of the Senate com- mittee on post offices and post roads. He has long been & member of that committee and has taken a keen interest in matters relating to the development of the postal service. To Tel! of Growth. ‘The great growth of the air mail service, of parcel post, and the aid ren- | dered to American merchant shipping | through postal contracts will all be in- cluded in the address which Senator | McKellar will deliver tomorrow night. For 18 years Senator McKellar has been a member of Congress, serving three terms in the House and then going to the Senate. He was re-elected to the Senate for another six-year term last November, although his State went for President Hoover against Gov. Smith, the Democratic nominee for the | presidency. Senator McKellar carried | his State with a lead of more than | 55,000 against his Republican opponent. | ‘The Tennessee Senator has had part in | all the important legislation enacted by i Congress for almost a score of years. He was a member of the Senate when it adopted the resolution declaring a state of war with Germany and was ai sut?;g supporter of President Woodrow n. VARE SLATE SWEEPS OVER MACKEY FORCES IN PHILADELPHIA (Continued From First Page.) which reached a ratio of about 4 to 1 when three-fourths of the returns were tabulated. In 2,650 of the city's 3,495 precincts La Guardia had 37,622; Ben- nett, 8,579. Voters Are Languid. The languid attitude of voters of the city at large was in sharp contrast to the spirited contest in the Borough of Queens, where Borough President George U. Harvey defeated John L. Karle, the organization candidate, for the Republican nomination, and three candidates for the Democratic nomina- tion ran a close race. ! The three Democratic aspirants— William F. Brunner, designee of the Clean Government party; Edward W. Cox, regular organization candidate, and Bernard M. Patten, independent Democrat—took turns leading as the returns were tabulated. The outcome was in doubt today. Returns from 450 districts out of 619 gave Cox 23,006; Patten, 22,197, and Brunner 21,135. Harvey's victory was regarded as a reverse for Joseph H. De Bragga, Queens County chairman, who sup- ported Karle with the regular Republi- can organization. In 400 districts out of the 619 Harvey received 16,281 votes and Karle 3,900. ‘When returns indicated his nomina- tion La Guardia said: ‘The result is not surprising and in- dicates one thing—that Canon Chase had better keep out of New York City politics.” He said he was referring to an ad- mission by Canon Willlam S. Chase of Christ Episcopal Church of Brooklyn that he “ran Bennett's campaign.” Drive Against Speakeasies. Bennett made his campaign on a p;:amlu to’ close the speakeasies in the city. La Guardia said he intended to be- gin his campaign against Mayor Walker at_once. ‘When he learned of Harvey's victory in Queens he sent his congratulations and invited the borough president to Jjoin forces with him to fight Tammany. Richard Enright, former police- com- missioner, was nominated by the Square Deal party for mayor without opposi- tion. The Socialist party nominated Norman_Thomas. The only disorder reported during the primary occurred in the nineteenth as- sembly district, on the upper West Side, where police were sent when James A. Flanigan, a poll watcher for Alderman Patrick 8. Dowd, was knocked down when he challenged eight men. One of them was arrested for assault. KLINE WINS NOMINATION. Pittsburgh Mayor Has Big Lead Over Judge Richard W. Martin. PITTSBURGH, September 18 (#).— Mayor Charles H. Kline was nominated by the Republican voters of Pittsburgh to succeed himself, unofficial returns of yesterday’s primary indicated this morning. Returns received from 673 districts out of 741 gave: Kline, 66,117; Judge Richard W. Martin, m;i:‘?endem. 44,362; James F. Malone, president of the city council, 43,426. Kline's lead was expected to be in- creased by returns today, as a majority of the ?"mu missing were regarded &-poll ical observers as favorable to mayor. Only minor disorders miarked the close of one of the bitterest mayoralty fights in years, although a dozen boards haled into court on various com- A number of polling places were heavily guarded. Daniel Winters, former president of the council, was leading 2 to 1 in the race for the city controller nomination, and Robert S. Cain had a big lead in the sheriff eontest. OUTLOOK DIMMER Negotiations Deadlocked and Border Raids by Chinese Said to Continue. By the Associated Press. MOSCOW, Scptember 1s5.~Prospects for peace in the controversy between Russia and China in Manchuria seemed today, after many attempts at negotia- tions and exchanges of notes, 10 be even less bright than at the beginning of the dispute over the Chinese Eastern Railway seizure, There has been no diminution of bor- der raids by Chinese soldiers, alded by white guards, along the Siberian-Man- churian frontier. 8ix different attacks by Chinese on Soviet soil were reported today from (he Russian centers of Chita, Khaba- rovsk and Vladivostok. Specific Charges Made. At a place four miles west of the Russian station of Manchuria, border village opposite Manchuli, Chinese in- fantry and cavalry kept up a continuous fire by rifles and machine guns for six hours and attempted to capture Rus- sian patrols. On September 14, 50 Chinese cavalry- men attacked the town of Staro- Churukhatuevsky, 60 miles northeast of Manchuria station. Similar attacks were made of the 12th, 15th and 16th of September, Tass News Agency dis- patches report, at Lubbay, Spasskaya, Volynka and in the region northwest of Blagoyyeschensk. The present attitude of the Russian government and press was summed up fairly well in an editorial published by Pravda, official mouthpiece of the Com- munist party today. Demands of Soviet. “We cannot discuss peace terms with Chinese general until they stop playing with marked cards,” Pravda emphasizes. “The Soviet government cannot recede from its demand that a Soviet manager and assistant manager for the Chinese Eastern be appointed. This has been recognized in principle by Nanking. “The Soviet government will demand guarantees against further provocative military acts, as well as against admin- istrative abuses in the management by the Chinese of the Chinese Eastern Railway.” BRITISH NOW O.K. U. S. 1927 NAVY AIM Gun Caliber Asked by Geneva Then Was Refused, but Ac- cepted This Year. In insisting that the American Navy's fleet of 8-inch-gun' cruisers of 10,000 tons be limited to 18, the British gov- ernment is taking the figures which once were arrived at by the American Navy general board as representing the requirements of this Nation. These figures were put forward only a little more than two years ago in the midst of the controversy between the United States and Great Britain on the cruiser question at the tripartite naval limitation conference at Geneva. Brit- ain opposed any 8-inch-gun cruisers, and it was upon that proposiiion in the main that the parley broke down. England proposed as its minimum re- quirement in cruisers a total of about 450,000 tons.¢ The United S'ates ob- jected to such a large tonnage, and finally offered to limit its cruiser strength to 255,000 tons, to be made up of 18 10,000-ton, 8-inch ships to be built, and the 10 7500-ton, 6-inch ships then in commission. The cutting of the American figure to such a low level was made after the Navy general board had complied with a request from the Coolidge administra- tion to determine the number of 8-inch gun ships with wide cruising radius which would be necessary to balance the battle fleet and clear the channels of commerce of raiders. There is no indication that the board has changed its viewpoint as to the necessary number of this type of craft. Great Britain hes conceded this num- ber in the prseent negotiations, and the hitch now is on the proposition of what character of ships is to be con- structed to make up the 30,000 tons differcnce between the Geneva proposal of the United States and the present tonnage necssary to bring about equ ity between the British and American cruiser forces in 1936. The board holds that the smaller cruiser equipped with 6-inch guns fails to meet American needs because of its limited cruising radius and its conse- quent lessened value as a force to com- bat commerce raiders or to take its place with the fleet during long-range operations. ‘Thus far, in the present negotiations at least, the administration is support- ing the general board in favor of the 8-inch gun ship, as against the 6-inch gun craft. It is no secret that the American Government would be willing to forego the construction of the 30,000 tons now in controversy. However, the British requirement of 339,000 tons is conceded, and this additional tonnage is necessary to produce parity between the fleets. CAROLINA FLOGGERS AGAIN APPLY LASH TO UNION WORKER (Continued From First Page.) neither Solicitor John G. Carpenter nor former Congressman A. L. Bulwink:e, who were named by C. D. 3aylor, were in_the mob. Police expressed apprehension today after discovery that a warehouse of the Hercules Powder Co. near here had been robbed of a quantity of dynami®e. Rural policemen investigating the robbery expressed fear that the stolen explosives might land in the hands of some of the factions in the labor strife. The eight Unionists freed of charges of conspiracy to overthrow the Govern- ment were arrested after finding of arms and ammunition ai a residence some were known to have occupled. LABOR AGITATION DENOUNCED. ELIZABETHTON, Tenn,, September 8 ()—A call for leaders of the United Textile Workers of America “or a mass meeting tonitht to place before mill workers charges of unfair working cow- ditions in Elizabethton rayon plants and discrimination against former strikers today had brought a statement from company officlals that “the charges were ridiculous on their face,” and they were not interested in the accusations of “outside organizations.” Konsul Krummer,” acting president of the American Benberg and Glanzs- toff corporations, authorized the state- ment, which insisted further that rela- tions with their more than 3,500 work- ers were satisfactory and did not war- rant the presence of Francis Gorman, international vice president of United ‘Textile Workers of America. Gorman, who assumed charge of union activities here, claims working conditions for women at the two plants were unfavorable, that participants in the strike last Spring were discrimi- nated against and that others involved walkout had in the S t been nepfln‘ nof