Evening Star Newspaper, September 21, 1929, Page 1

WEATHER, (U. 8. Wenther Bureau Forecast.) Fair and not quite so cool, with low- est temperature about 50 degrees; cloudy tomorrow, probably followed by rain at night. Temperatures: Highest, 66, at 2:10 p.m. yesterday; lowest, 46, at 6:30 am. today. -— No. 1189, - et omaa: twe losing N. Y. Markets, Pages 10 and 11 @h ¢ Foening WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION “From Press to Home Within the Hour” The Star’s carrier system cover: every city block and the regular edi- tion is delivered to Washington homes as fast as the papers are printed. Entered as second class matter shington, D. C. Yesterday’s Circulation, 104,832 WASHINGTON, D. C., SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 1929_THIRTY-EIGHT PAGES. * (/) Means Associated Press. TWO CENTS. SCHWAB AND CRACE DENY SHEARER WS T0 BREAK UP MEET Bethlchem Steel and Ship Executives Without Knowl- edge of His Employment. SAY CORPORATIONS TAKE NO PART IN PROPAGANDA Vice President Entered Firms Into Agreement to Retain Geneva Representativé, Charles M. Schwab, president of the board of directors of the Bethlehem Steel Corporation, and E. G. Grace. president of the Bethlehem Ship Build- ing Co., appearing today before the Senate committee investigating charges that the Bethlehem Co. and two other ship building companies had sent Wil- liam B. Shearer to Geneva in 1927 to break down the Three-Power Naval Limitation Conference, denied that Shearer had been employed for any such purpose. Both Mr. Schwab and Mr. Grace de- clared their personal belief in the limi- tation of armaments. They insisted that the Bethlehem corporations never engage in propaganda relating to the naval nad military affairs of the coun- try or mix in legislation and poli- tics. Such action, they told the com- mittee, is against the policy of the corporations. Mr. Schwab said that he knew nothing of the employment of Shearer to act as an observer at the Geneva_conference until long after- ward. Mr. Grace sald the same thing. How Agreement Was Made. Shearer's employment so far as the Bethlehem _corporation is concerned was entered into by S. W. Wakeman, | 8 vice president in charge of ship- building operations at Quincy, Mass. Mr. Schwab and Mr. Grace both agreed that the employment of Shear- er had been “unwise.” They would | not have approved it, they said, if it | the application, but apparently it was | had been brought to their attention. The hearing today was enlivened by a clash between Senator Robinson cf Arkansas, a member of the commi tee, and Mr. Schwab, who took excep- tion to the manner in which Senator Robinson was conducting the investi- gation and expressed a Lope that it! would be conducted in “a gentlemanly way.” Senator Rcbinson immediately re- | sented what he considered an attempt | to lecture him by Mr. Schwab and! sald so. Mr. Schwab was recalled to | the stand during the testimony of Mr. Grace to answer questions by Senator Robinson as to whether he had ever ! met Shearer. Didn't Know Shearer. Mr. Schwab replied that he did not ! know Shearer, although he may have | met him “at a reception.” He insisted | that he had never conferred with | Shearer at any time on any business | matter so far as he knew. | “Shearer called at my office many | times,” said Mr. Schwab, “so my secre- | tary says. I never saw him. My secre- tary, when Shearer told him what he | wanted to see me about, refused to give him an interview with me.” Mr. Schwab said that his secretary had told him that Shearer wanted to s2e him about oing abroad to represent the Bethle- lem interests at Geneve. Mr., Schwab saids his secretary, however, had not told him this “until this question came up,” which was after Shearer had come back from Genev: At this point, Judge Daniel F. Cohalan, counsel for Shearer, inter- rupted. “Will you ask Mr. Schwab if he met Mr. Shearer at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in November, 1926?” asked Judge Cohalan. i S Immediately, counsel for Mr. Schwab objected to his line of procedure. Mr. Schwab, however, expressed his willing- | Ress to answer. I have no recollection of any such | meeting,” he said. *“I meet hundreds of people and I cannot remember meeting them all.” Senator Robinson | asked another question for Judge Co- | halan. | Cohalan’s Question. | “‘At the time you met Shearer at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel, if you did meet him, did you state that the matter of his going” abroad would be taken up| with him by some officer of the com- pany,” asked Senator Robinson. Senator Robinson suggested that the name of the officer was Homer. Mr. Schwab said he knew no officer ! of the company by the name of Homer. Mr. Grace interrupted to say that there | was a salaried employe by that name. I do not know him,” said Mr. Schwab, adding that he had no recol- lection of any such conversation with Shearer. At the conclusion of the testimony of Mr. Grace the hearing adjourned until Monday at 10 a.m. It is expected that Mr. Wakeman will be questioned | at that time. Parker Is Recalled. Before proceeding to interrogate the Bethlehem officials, the committee re- called Norman R. Parker, treasurer of the Brown Voveri Electric Corporation and of its subsidiary, the New York Shipbuilding Co., who yesterday pre- sented to the committee financial rec- ords bearing on the Shearer case. Senator Allen sought to have Parker define an observer and estimate the value of one in dollars and cents. Park- er parried .with the Senator, explaining that the employment of observers did . .-; come under his province. He did | say, however. in response to a question, | that the “legitimate expenses” of an | observer might include transportation, | living expenses, clerical work, steno- graphic services and so forth. Parker Teiterated that the records of the com- pany do not show directly any pay- ments to Shearer, except in one in- stance. “Weren't these facts kept off.the yecord to conceal them?” asked Chair- man Shortridge. Parker said pe didn't think so. Before discharging the witness, the committee asked him to supply a state- arient of all expenditures “for lobbying, pm%um,'observmg and so forth.” Parker said he would submit a state- ment showing all expenditures, but could not segregate them into groups. Schwab Is Questioned. Schwab was the first witness to testi- fy for the Bethlehem Steel Corpora- tion and its subsidiary, the Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation. In response to a line of questioning pursued by the chairman, the witness said that he Inquiry Witness i ARLES M. SCHWAB. SINCLAIR AND DAY MUST SERVE TIME President Hoover Will Not Ex- tend Clemency, White House Information Reveals. Harry F. Sinclair, millionaire oil man, and Henry Mason Day, his associatc. must serve out their full sentences for jury shadowing in the Fall-Sinclair oil conspiracy trial. It was made known today at the| White House that President Hoover will not extend executive clemency, adverse action having been recommended late yesterday in a report on petition for commutation by John Lord O'Brien. acting Attorney General. That the Department of Justice would oppose the appeal of Sinclair and Day was forecast in The Star, last Sunda, on repats from authentic sources, It was stated Sunday that the De- partment of Justice would pigeonhole O'Brian Signs Paper. Attorney General William D. Mitchell, it was learned, had nothing to with the consideration of the case at this stage, as he is in the West on vacation, and the case was handled by department afficials in Washington. The papers were signed by Mr. O'Brian. Sinclair's sentence will be completed November 21 or 22, and Day’s October 2. The recommendations of Mr. O’Brian declared that the records in the case convinced him that in the jury shadow- ing the oil. men had had a ‘“sinister and™ulterior purpose.” Although Sin- clair was acquitted by another jury on the conspiracy charge, the Acting At- torney General said, other Federal courts, including the Supreme Court, had decided in a civil suit that he had been a “party to a corrupt and dis- honest agreement with Fall” in con- nection with the lease of the Teapot Dome Naval Oil Reserve. Mr. O'Brian also told the President that in his opinion to grant clemency to Sinclair and Day would undermine the confidence of the public in the ad- ministration of justice. Based Plea on Health. Sinclair had appealed for clemency. on the grounds that his health was being impaired by the confinement, and that his business enterprises needed his | attention in justice to the stockholders. W. L. Peak, superintendent of the jail, reported to the Department of Jus- tice that although Sinclair had lost about 15 pounds, he apparently was in good health a) was able to attend to his duties as jail pharmacist and assist- ant to the resident physician. Acting Attorney General O'Brian said, that Sinclair's business interests af- forded no reason for granting clemency, and he found there was no reasonable ground for distinction between the cases of Sinclair and Day. AWARDED OWN MEDAL. | Discoverer of Carborundum Honor- | ed by Electro-Chemical Society. PITTSBURGH, Pa., September 21 (#). —Dr. Edward G. Acheson, St. Peters- burg, Fla, inventor of carborundum, | who' was an_assistant to Thomas A. Edison in 1880, today possessed the medal he recently donated to honor those who made notable discoveries in electro-chemistry, electro-thermics and electro-metallurgy. He was awarded the honor last night by the American Electro-Chemical Society, arbiter of the award, in convention here. clentists from all over the country from Europe are here for the ses- sops, which end today. PROSECTOR L Y RADCALGROL Charlotte Police Learn of De- tails to Assassinate Car- penter and Associates. [PAROLED CONVICT TIPS AUTHORITIES ON PLOT Strike Leaders Call Nation-Wide Mass Protest in Memory of ‘Woman Mob Vietim. By the Associated Press, CHARLOTTE, N. C., September 21.— Details of a purported plot by New York City “radicals” to assassinate Solicitor bers of prosecuting counsel in the trial | of 16 strike leaders and union members | for the slaying of Police Chief O. F. Aderholt of Gastonia and to “slow up” | things in Charlotte and Gastonia were | before North Carolina police today. Solicitor Carpenter announced this morning that the continuation of the coroner’s inquest into the death of Mrs. | Ella May Wiggins, Bessemer City union | member who was shot September 14 by | mob members, had been postponed for | | & week. The solicitor said he had not been able to complete his investigation since | | he halted the inquiry last Sunday. He | said he hopes to be able to present some | new evidence to the coroner’s jury. The International Labor Defense | leaders have called for “mass protest” | meetings to be held throughout the | country today and tomorrow in memory | of Mrs. Wiggins. The asserted plan of radicals tc kil | the_solicitor, fcrmer Representative A. L. Bulwinkle and Clyde R. Hoey, and | to send “Tony Grondone” to North Carolina to “blow up things” was de- lineated in a letter to Edwin R. Bridges, former State pardon commissioner, from a man paroled from the State prison | decided to send it on to the President. ! during the Bridges administration. The ! | letter’ writer's name was not mads | public. S SLANDER CHARGED INCALHOUN SUTS tGeorge A. Gormley Asks $100,000 in Two Actions | Filed at Rockville. Charging slander, George A. Gormley, | 4319 River road, today filed in the | District Supreme Court two suits, total- ;ln' $100,000, against Capt. C. C. Cal- houn and his wife, Mrs. Daisy B. Cal- houn, socially prominent and backers of the Woman's Universal Alliance, At the same time, Attorney William | J. Neale, who, -with Palmer, Davis & Scott of 815 Fifteenth street, represents | the plaintiff, explained that actions for | damages for $100,000 against Capt. and | s, Calhoun, who reside in Chevy | Chase, Md., has been docketed by | titling in the Rockville, Md., court, in |accordance with Maryland practice. | _Garmley charges that Capt. and Mrs. Calhoun, in a conversation with Joseph R. Harrls, named as defendant with | himself in an action filed earlier this | week for an injunction to prevent the two men progeeding with a suit on a $2,000 note signed by her, stated t the presence of others that Gormley had stolen the note from Mrs. Calhoun’s desk. Declaration to Be Filed. The declaration, setting forth facts making up the case of action, Mr. | Neale saiq, will be filed later. In the suits filed today representing an action for $50,000 agains. each of the defendants, Mr. Gormley informs | the court that on July 25, 1928, Mrs. Calhoun “being indebied to the plaint- | | iff in a large sum of money’—$z,000— | |made a promisory note for this sum and delivered it to the plaintiff “in full settlement and satisfaction of the obligation due.” Tne court is informed that for many years past Gormley has been a building contractor and in his work it was neces- sary from time to time to obtain from manufacturers_and_dealers credit _for (Continued on Page 2, Column. 8.) MRS. HOOVER GIVES WHITE HOUSE ATMOSPHERE OF WEST COAST Rearrangement of Furniture of Guests Tell IS By the Assoclated Press. Now that the White House has been for six months under Mrs. Hoover's management, a California atmosphere has replaced the New England aspect brought to it by Mrs. Calvin Coolidge. Rearrangements of furniture and of grounds remind of the Hoover home in Palo Alto. An even more striking re- semblance is the remarkable number of guests. As a President's wife, as in her entire previous career, Mrs. Hoover has been very much the hostess. Some 1,500 persons have sat at break- fast, luncheon or dinner table with the Hoovers since the middle of March, after the flurry of inauguration fes- tivities ended. ‘With so many visitors outdoor nooks and indoor cheery and comfortable cor- ners have been on the increase, quite after the sunny California fashion. Mrs. Hoover has suggested and superintend- ed these changes. She created the flag-floored bower under the magnolia .| trees, where “medicine ball breakfasts” and afternoon teas have been held all had been greatly interested in the Geneva conference from the standpoint of an_ American _citizen, but had no Summer, to the marked delight of all participants. trod easy chairs, even several of the va- nown as “Summer furniture,” in retrests where informslity was 3 and of Grounds and Number | in Six Months. indicated. Her thoughtfulness for the comfort of her guests and her love for informality has not caused her to de- viate from “ihe eternal fitness of things.” In second-floor guest rooms, she has grouped the furniture, according to its period, taking great care to make this grouping historically authentic. One, crocheted by Mrs. Coolidge lingers as an authentic reproduction of the Lin- coln bedspread. With the bed Mrs. Hoover has arranged an old-fashioned bureau, wardrobe, dresser and high- backed chair, carved after the same manner. About another large four- poster she has grouped a- blue damask bedroom suite. As hostess, Mrs. Hoover has almost dail - extended in the “wide-open” West Coast way, with guest lists that mount amazingly at the last minute. There's a breakfast at 7:30 and another at 8. ‘With official visitors to be cared for the family has seldom been alone at lunch time. As many as three teas have been given in one afternoon, and the Sunday night suppers, to which guests are informally bidden by telephone. Yet the place cards have always been. prop~ erly arrany and the supper perfect n i< sppaintments. ¥ John C. Carpenter and two other mem- 1 the “Lincoln four-poster,” the spread | |\ REPORTED MARKED! JURY WILL PROBE MPHERSON CASE Decision Reached After Con- ference Between Senator Overman and Collins. A grand jury investigation into the | death of Mrs. Virginia McPherson, | which was held to be suicide by the| coroner’s jury, was decided upon to- day during a conference between Sen- ator Overman of North Carolina and Assistant District Attorney Collins, it was stated at the Senator's office. 1t is understood that Senator Over- man was of the opinion that in view of the wide publicity given the matter and unusual circumstances, it would better satisfy the girl's family and the pul Hc if the available information wi laid before the grand jury. The as-| sistant district attorney indicated that course would be followed, it was| learned at the Senator's office. Collins Confers With Senator, Mr. Collins spent more than an hour talking over the case with Senator Over- man. Upon leaving Mr. Collins said that up to the present time his office had not been able to put its finger upon anything that would disturb the findings already made, but emphasized | that the district attorney's office was | still open to be shown if anything fur- ther is presented. Allen will be called b:fore the grand | jury Tuesday to tell his story, United States Attorney Rover announced. Meanwhile Robert J. Allen faces trial and possible dismissal [riin tne Police Department unless ke can ke z00d his claim that he can prove Mrs. McPherson was a victim of murder in- stead of suicide. With a view to haling Ailen before the Police Trial Board, Maj. Wililam G. Pratt, superintendent of police, is conducting an investigaiion into the case of the policeman, who already has figured in four appearances bcfore the trial board on various charges. Three times Allen won his cases. fourth time he was convicted, but the verdict held up by the Commissioners, The policeman has arrayed nimself against his superiors in thc Police De- partment and officials of the United States attorney's office by charging that Mrs. McPherson was officially acjudgd “was stupid and negligent.” Allen already is charged in connec- tion with the McPherson case with conduct prejudicial to the good con- duct and discipline of the police force. The charges were preferred by Capt. William G. Stott of the third precinct. According to Capt. Stott, Allen re- ported an hour late for duty Tuesday afternocon. The officer claims that he | was placing evidence before the Dis- trict Attorney’s office as a result of his own investigations into the death of Mrs. McPherson. Maj. Pratt would not discuss the case | today beyond saying that he was | conducting an inquiry and preparing charges against Allen for the Police Trial Board. PIRATES CAPTURE JAPANESE STEAMER Hongkong-Bound Vessel Reported on Way to Looting Ground of Chinese Sea Robbers, By the Associated Press. HONGKONG, September 21.—The Japanese steamer Deli Maru of the Osaka Shosen Kaisha Line, on the way to Hongkong from Swatow, has sent out wireless messages saying thc ship has been captured by pirates and taken to Bias Bay. No further dctails are available. The Deli Maru was expected in Hongkong late toda: Bias Bay, near Hongkong, where the latest China coast piracy has been com- mitted, is the most notorious pirate lair in the Orient. British punitive expedi- tions have not been able to wipe out the pirates, while Chinese efforts to deal with them have been fuiile. The usual methed of Bias Bay pirates is to board coastal ships in great numbery, a hun- dred or more. at Shanghal or some other port. When the ship is near Bias Bay, the pirales, at & signal from their | leaders, rush the bridge and gain con- a suicide because the coroner’s juiy | ! trol of the ship, either by killing the offi- cers or by imprisoning them. They run the ship into Bias Bay, loot her, and then allow the crew to continue the voyage. " SHANGHAI, September 21 (#).—TTe Norwegian steamer Botnia, which was looted by pirates after going aground on & bar off Haichow last week, has been refloated, and all the’ officers, ex- cept Chief. Officer Westerheim, have been released. Capt. Haaland, who was held with the chief officer, escaped and has reached Haichow. safely. . Buddy of Alvin York Revealed as Having Used Assumed Name Todest Otis MerithewWas Corpl. Cutting Mentioned in Hero’s Book. By the Associated Press, BROOKLINE, Mass., September 21.— A quiet employe of the Brookline high- | way department approached s super- intendent with a request for time’off. Asked the reason, he reluctantly pro- duced & letter from Army War College, inviting him, as one of the seven sur- { vivors of Sergt. Alvin C. York's famous exploit in the Argonne offensive, to come to the annual military exposition | the brokerage house at a salary of $15 | in Washington. Otis D. Merithew, the modest em- plove, was, it developed, the Corpl. William B. Cutting mentioned in Sergt. York's book. Wounded, he fought be- side the sergenat the day 132 Germans surrendered to 7 Americans. Merithew sald he had signed up for the Army under an assumed name “for | no particular reason.” He was living at that time in Bridgeport, Conn. ATter | the war, he wrote the War Department giving his true name, but his associates nd friends here never knew until today that Merithew was Corpl. Cut- ting. Merithew not only got permission to make the trip, but he’ll get full pay for his services while he is at Wash- ington, his employers announced. The Army is so anxious to have Meri- thew present that the War Department has promised to send an airplane to take him to the Capital. DETROIT DEATHS REACH NINETEEN Doubts Expressed for Recov- ery of 13 Others—Probe to Place Blame Continues. By the Associated Press. DETROIT, September 21.—The death list in the fire which early Friday swept the Study Club, popular Detroit cab- aret, mounted to 19 today, with doubts being expressed for the recovery of 13 of the 37 injured still remaining in hos- nitals. » One of the injured, Rolland Lowe of Detroit, died early today. Eight of the infured have been discharged, while a majority of the others are reported in a “temporarily serious condition.” Investigation of the fire today broad- ened to include four city departments I its scope. While Henry J. Garvin, a detective inspector, tentatively placed the blame for the tregedy on the cloak room girl, who is said to have opened the front door when the flames were first dis- covered oon the first floor of the club, County Prosecutor James Chenot an- nounced that his office not only would seek to place criminal responsibility for ¢ hold to account as | Column 8.) ENGINE DIES, NAVAL FLYERS ESCAPE INJURY Bwo Navy flyers escaped <uninjured when their plane, a two-seater pursuit ship, affer a successful catapult shot from the Washington Navy Yard, slip- ped into the Potomac on the west side of the Anacostia Bridge with a dead motor about noon today. Lieut. L. C. Ring of the Anacostia Naval Air Station and his mechanic, B. Langworthy, were in the plane. Lieut. Ring and Langworthy had just taken off in their single-pontooned plane and failed to get altitude to get over Anacostia bridge when their motor went out. Ring slipped the plane down into the water a short distance from the bridge on the right wing, ripping ithe right small pontoon and wing tip, but not otherwise seriously damaging the plane. ‘The pair were picked from the water by a navy yard tug and returned to the air station. Dirigible Lost in Fog 3 Hours. ST. PAUL, September 21 (#).—The Army dirigible TC-71 was reported over Rush City, Minn., 50 miles north of here, at 8 a.m., after having been lost in the fog over Duluth, Minn., for nearly. three hours early today. BOY GONFESSES $512000 THEFT 118-Year-0ld Brokers’ Mes- senger Tool of Others, He Tells -Police. By the Associated Press. | NEW YORK, September 21.—Milton | Alter, 18-year-old messenger boy, today | confessed to the police that he had | been the tool of others in the theft yes- | terday of $512,000 1A negotiable securi- ties from his employers, R. V. Hiscoe | Co., brokers, | . The boy, who had been employed by | a week, said the robbery was directed | by a man known to him as Jack Rosen. | The lad said Rosen had stopped him | repeatedly on the street and urged upon | him the easy opportunity of making | money. " The urging was rgpeated yes- | terday before the boy visited the Guiar- anty Trust Co. to redeem with a $400.- 000 certified check stocks and bonds worth $512,000, h had been de- | posited as collateral om a loan. Tells of Persuasion. “He said to me he needed money and that I should walk off with the loan,” the boy said, “and he then told me that my father was to receive $50.000 as my share. Then I finally consented.” ‘The boy said he obtained the secur- ities and during a long taxi-subway: walking trip through Manhattan he de. livered the securitles to Rosen, receiv- ing from the man $1 and directions to go to the Academy of Music in Brook- iyn, several miles from the Manhattan sireet corner where they separated. Alter went to Brooklyn and then tele- phoned his employers, saying he had been kidnaped. Motive Seen in Change. In announcing the boy's confession, Police Commissioner Grover A. Whalen said he believed that Alter had been induced to leave a former position sev- eral weeks ago and,go. to work for the brokerage firm so that he could hand over to those who were using him bonds and securities worth a fortune. “I believe there is a bigger mind be- hind this theft,” the commissioner said, leave the position he had in the fur business to take a job in the financial district so that others could get him to steal securities.” 'WILLIAMS’ AIRPLANE BEING OVERHAULED Mercury Racer to Be Given Stronger Engine Before Further Tests. By the Associated Press. | PHILADELPHIA, September 21— | Dismantled and its fuselage torn apart, the Mercury racer, the speed plane with which Lieut. A. J. Williams of the Navy hoped to represent America in the re- cent Schneider Cup races in England, rests at the naval aircraft factory here “awaiting developments.” The Mercury, because of a balky en- trials and thus win passage to England | for the big event, Williams’ many at- tempts to get the craft off the water | having failed. The plane was brought | here, where it was built, and is now be- ing overhauled and a more powerful mo- tor installed. Lieut. Williams said today he hoped to give the racer another trial soon. ‘To date the Mercury racer has cost the Government little, its building hav- ing been financed by private funds. “Not more than $100,000 has been spent on the seaplane thus far,” Lieut. ‘Williams said, “which is far below the amounts reported spent by England and Italy for their speed planes.” “and I believe the boy was induced to| gine, failed to distinguish itself in test | Ideal Conditions Greet Horseshoe Pitching Champions . Washington, Virginia and Maryland Title Holders Meet for Crown. Ideal weather and court conditions were in prospect as the horseshoe pitch- ing champlons of Washington, Northern Virginia and Southern Maryland pre- pared to contest this afternoon on the plaza for the metropolitan crown, bring- ing to a close The Washington Star's first ual tournament. The first match was scheduled for 3 o'clock, with the draw to be made a few minutes before. One of the three final- 1sts was to receive a bye and play the victor in the match between the other two. Charles A. Fort represents Washing- ton, Millard E. Peake of Bethesda is the Marylander and Alexander A Kirchner of Barcroft the Virginian. To decide second place the principals were given the option of a play-off or of matching total points scored against the champion. 3 HAYNES T0 REPORT 10 ROVER MONDAY District Attorney Will Ask Bond of $10,000 Be Posted by Former Banker. Harry V. Haynes, former president of the Farmers and Mechanics National Bank of Georgetown, indicted yester- | | day by the grand jury on charges of | having made false entries and mis- | applying bank funds, will surrender Monday morning at 10 o'clock to United States Attorney Leo A. Rover. With this announcement today, it was | learned that Haynes will appear with | his attorney, H. Winship Wheatley. 1 Mr. Rover will ask for the bond of $10,000 to be posted on his case. GERMAN “0" BOATS TR NAVY CIRCLES | Mystery Warship Design Des- | tined to Play Big Role in 1936 Limitation Parley. By the Associated Press, Germany's new mystery warship—a 10,000-ton craft mounting six 11-inch | guns and capable of a wide cruising | | radius at high speed—seems destined |to play an important part in any fu- i ture naval limitation conference that | | deals with capital fighting ships. In the judgment of some American | naval officers this would be especially 50 if there should be a move in 1926 to { abolish the battleship, as has been sug- | gested unofficially in recent months. isince the beginning of the present Anglo-American negotiations for limit- | ing the tonnage of auxiliary fleet craft. Fleet of Six. With Germany possessing six ships of the characteristics of the one now com- pleted, it is argued in naval circles that | the other sea’ powers would be unable to |do away with their own capital -ship | { fleets without changes in -the present | agreement which fixes eight inches as the limit of the bore of guns to be mounted on other than battieships. Under the terms of the treaty of Ver- ! sailles Germany is permitted to build | six ships of 10,000 standard tons, or about 12,500 tons displacement, without limitation of any kind as to the size-of | ‘lhe guns that might be moutned on| them. - At the time the treaty was nego- tiated. and even at the time of the Washington Arms Conference in 1921, | the general naval thought of the world | apparently was that an 8-inch gun was | | about the largest that could be placed | on 16,000-ton ships without sacrificing | | speed. “cruising zadius and defensive | i | | | BRITISH WITHORAW LEACUE PROPOSAL ON ARMY RESERVES ECompromise Accepted by | Lord Cecil After French Are Antagonized. SUBSTITUTE RESOLUTION Great Britain Makes It Clear Sub- ject Will Be Brought Up Again. By the Associated Press, GENEVA, September 21.—Lord Rob- ert Cecil today withdrew the British dis- armament resolution regarding trained army reserves, which has stirred League of Nations debates this week, and ac- cepted a_compromise proposal which he declared accomplished the purpose of the British government. Lord Cecil’s pressure in the general scheme of disarmament has antagonized the French press and public and de- veloped criticlsm to the disarmament movement inaugurated by the United States and Great Britain. Lord Cecil stated the compromise proposal which was aceptable to him leaves the door open for resuming discussion of limita- tion of trained reserves at the proper time, Lord Cecil said he thought he might win if he pressed the British resolution to a vote, but believed that a decision by a narrow margin either way would have an unfortunate effect on the cause of disarmament. He said that in any case he had made quite clear Great Britain's position and that Great Britain's right to present the subject again was secure. Ends Controversy. The British delegate’s action ended a controversy which had been waged be- fore the committee for the past three days between Great Eritain and France and their respective supporters. The French oppossd the resolution on the ground that it reopened a question which had been understood should be left 0 the decision of the European continenrtal powers concerned and that agitation on the subject while the Anglo- American naval negotiations were go- ing on was unwise. The compromise which found favor with all the parties was offered by M. Politis, the Greek delegate. It recom- mends that the Assembly take note of the statements made to the disarma- ment committee regarding the prine ciples upon which the final work of the preparatory disarmament commj , sfon should be based: urges the nec”, sity of taking the first step toward reduction and limitation of armaments as quickly as possible; expresses hope that the preparatory ‘commission will shortly resume work toward framing a preliminary _draft convention and agreed that the minutes of the plenary meeting of the Assembly and of the disarmament committee on this subject shall be communicated to the prepara- tory commission “for any necessary action. In its preamble the compromise resolution says that the Assembly wel- comes the “prospect of an early agree- ment between the naval powers as to the limitation and reduction of naval armaments. Which agreement would enable the preparatory commission to secure a general agreement on the methods to be adopted for the limi tion and reduction in naval arma- ments.” Revision Not Expected. Revision of the League covenant to conform with the Kellogg-Briand pact, a forward step in the world movement against war, will not be accomplished in the present session of the League assembly despite the fact that it is supported by prevailing opinion there. It may become a fact next year. The assembly’s committee on consti- tutional questions voted late today to refer this proposal to a special’ com- mittee which will prepare and present it to the eleventh assembly. The committee agreed that there was no juridical need for modifying the covenant since it does not conflict with | the agreement outlawing war, but the ! Design Is Practical. While comparatively little is known | | about the new German craft by the| |other navies. it is the German claim | | that its new design is entirely prac-| ticable. If such is the case, it has made | a big advance in warship design and | one that may make the nation a fac- | tor in future capital ship limitation | | conferences. « The six 11-inch guns of the German | | craft are mounted in three armored | | turrets, two forward and one aft. H mittedly this ship would be far supe- rior to the 10,000-ton 8-inch craft of{ | the American and British navies, and | to l practical purposes it is a capital | | ship. | | The German battleships and battle | cruisers composing the high seas fleet | during the World War were equipped with 11-inch rifles, and they proved | highly effective weapons in the battle | with the British grand fieet off Jutland. | Thev far outrange an 8-inch gun, and, a ship equipped with tnem could be| | coped with only by the capital craft. Real D. A. R., 101, Dead. NEBRON, Conn., September 21 (#).— Mrs. Anna Elizabeth Lord. 101 years | old, and a real daughter of the Revolu- | tion, died at her home here last night. | Her father fought in the battle of Lexington. CITIZENS TO DUCK BULLETS Policeman Visions Thousands Stolen, Gaptures Youths to Learn It Was Only Bunch of Flowers. By the Associated Press, 1 CHICAGO, September 21.—Love and | their car. He eventually got the range two gardenias had the distinguished denizens of Sheridan road ducking bullets last night. ‘Two young men emerged agilely from Papatony’s flower shop. Papatony him- self followed, shouting thief!” It so happened that a nearby. He saw the men drive away and he gave pursuit. He called out, “'Stop in the name of the law!” The young men paid no attention. liceman was The policeman began shooting at and produced two flat tires. red Cooper and Gordon Lynch sur- | rendered. Papatony came puffing up. “What did they steal?” inquired the | officer. “At least a couple thousand bucks, I'l bet,” "wk: only did it for our girls” said “What do I care about your girls?” snapped Papatony. “Give me back my two gardenias. | ’ members_believed formal modification was politically desirable. The special committee. composed of 11 members meet on the first quarter of 1930 to draft the required alterations in the famous document which is the charter of the League. Plans for a_world economic confer- ence of all nations. both members and non-members of the League. reached concrete form in the committee on technical organizations this afternoon. The committee will recommend that the Assembly adopt procedure which provides for five stages Want National Attitudes. The first is an invitation to all states to intimate before December 31, 1929, whether they will participate in a diplomatic conference for concluding a tariff truce and for establishing a program of negotiations to reduce hindrances to trade by collective agree- ment. The second stage is decision by the Council of the League, on the basis of these replies, whether the diplomatic conference shall be held. If its decision is affirmative the conference will be held probably toward the end of Janu- ary, 1930, The third stage is the actual holding of the conference; the fourth, negotia- tions extending over a long period and aiming at collective agreements, and the fifth, a final diplomatic conference to consider the results and supplement them if necessary. SECRETARY GOOD ENTERS WALTER REED HOSPITAL Will Undergo Treatment for Se- vere Attack' of Neuritis in Right Arm. Secretary Good today was admitted to Walter Reed Hospital to undergo treatment for a severe attack of neuri- tis in his right arm. ‘The Secretary of War returned here yesterday from Albany, N. Y., where he addressed the Intra-Coastal Waterways Association. - On the advice of his personal physi- cian and Army physicians he entered Walter Reed early today. He probably will remain there for a week. Radio Programs——l;nge 38 v