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JAPAN PREPARES NAVAL GUT VIEWS Stand on Disarmament May Soon Be Presented to U. S. and Britain. By the Assoclated Press, i ‘TOKIO, September 21.—More author- itative and more definite expression of Japan's disarmament views than hith- erto has been available soon will be laid before the governments of the United States and Great Britain, it was learned here today. During the weeks of the negotiations between Prime Minister Ramsay Mac- Donald and Ambassador Dawes, Japan remained a passive onlooker, merely recelving information of the progress made, but now that the anglo-American agreement is somewhat crystallized, the ‘Tokio government is able to assume a more active role. Requested Instructions. It is officially admitted that Am- bassador Matsudaira in London has requested fresh instructions, his re- quest having been discussed at a Jap- s ; 3 i GO ALOFT TO HEAR PLANE-KILLING CASE anese cabinet meeting yesterday. It is believed the envoy in London has been instructed to amplify his pre- vious expressions of Japanese official opinion, by which he is understood to have already informed the Anglo- ‘American negotiators of such outstand- ing points as Japan's desire for a 70 per cent ratio of 8-inch gun cruisers. Official circles, however, emphasize that Japan does not contemplate anything in the nature of premnmnrzl ‘three- power parley with Great Britain and the United States which would likely endanger the projected five-power con- ference. It is denied that Japan con- templates even conversations with Great Britain, similar to the recent Anglo- American conversations. A foreign office spokesman said to- day Japan cannot be expected fully and publicly to state her position until the five-power conference convenes or until there is certainty that France and Italy have decided not to participate in the parleys. Japan is anxious for all five powers to attend and will avold any preliminary understandings which would jeopardize the conference. ‘Wants Early Invitation. Japan already has announced to Great Britain and the United States that her geographical position’ necessi- tates early notification of plans, and hopes to receive formal invitation to the disarmament conference well in ad- vance, probably three months before it will be convened. Her delegates probably will go to London by the Suez Canal route, requiring 45 days for the journey. The foreign office believes a late Jan- uary date will be suitable for the start of_the parleys. Newspapers are discussing the ques- tion of a Japanese chief delegate. Offi- cially, it is stated, no choice has been reached. The government wants to send & man of the caliber of prime minister, and therefore ex-Premiers Wakatukiand Yamamoto are mentioned, as is t name of Viscount Saito, head of the 1927 mission to Geneva. High quarters believe Baron Shidehara, veteran of the Washington conference, would be the ideal head of the delegation, but the robability of a general election early in 930 may prevent any cabinet member leaving Japan. This is likely to bar Kyo Takarabe of the naval ministry. PARIS, September 21 (#).—The Asso- clated Press correspondent learned from authoritative French sources last night that France will consider any decisions of the projected five-nower, naval con- ference as merely provisional. France will value them soleiy as & contribution to a draft treaty to be composed at Geneva for submittal to an international disarmament conference. It is understood that in recently af- firming this viewpoint, French news- papers have accurately reflected the views of the French government. ‘PHE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 1999. William Alexander (left), pilot, whose plane killed two persons at Coney Island when he landed in a fog, and Magistrate Leo Hea a hearing of the case in an airplane in flight over the occurred. They are shown here before enplaning. who yesterday held t where the tragedy —Wide World Photo. REPAIRS ENDURANCE AIRPLANE AFTER CHANGING TO ANOTHER Dale Dryer’s Efforts on Buffalo Craft Goes to Waste, for Refueling Hose Halts 8-Day Flight Short Time Later. Dale Dryer, hoseman on the refueling plane of the endurance vlane the Buffalo Evening 'News. pilote: d by Merle Moltrup and Jack Little. exclusive dispatch to The Star and the North American Newspaper Al he transferred in mid-air by rope Iadder to the endurance plane to repair this how . tells in ce broken stablizer wire and how with the wire repaired and eversthing apparently smoothed out an accident in refueling brought the record attempt to an abrupt end, after more than eight days in the air. BY DALE DRYER, Advisory Mechaniclan and Hoseman Aboard the Refueling Plane News Reporter. Written Exclusively for The Star and t he North American Newspaper Alliance. BUFFALO, N. Y., September 21.—Everybody is telling me that I did some- thing never before attempted or accomplished in all the history of aviation when I repaired the endurance plane, Buffalo Evening News, while in full flight over the Municipal Afrport late Thursday afternoon. Of course that makes me feel good, because I am going to spend the rest But, as a matter of fact, what I did was just part of the job. How it was done? This is how: How It Was Done. Changing from one plane to another isn’'t such a heck of & job, if you have the right ships and the right flyers at the controls. The only thing you have to worry about is being caught in the pull or the wash of a propellor and getting a lot of blades tangled up with your body. ‘We got hold of an old lumberbus, the kind used in the war, with plenty of struts on the wings to hold on to and two cockpits in just the proper posi- tion, “Shorty” Blittner, Colonial Western Alrways mail pilot, a World War vet- eran, volunteered to pilot the ship while I made the transfer. ‘We got about 7,000-feet altitude and lowered » rope ladder to Jack Little Reports from Tokio and London that Japan had been invited to enter pre- liminary disarmament conversations with Great Britain, such as Enland and the United States have been carrying on for some time, caused numerous inquiries at the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs as to whether a sim- ilar invitation had been extended France. 'Iihese questions elicited the following reply: “At the ministry of foreign affairs it is declared that there are mnot at present, either with the United States or with England, any preliminary ne- gotiations on disarmament.” REJOICING WARNINGS ISSUED. LONDON, September 21 (#).—Sev- eral of the weekly reviews offer advice against premature rejoicing over the naval disarmament situation, though admitting a hopeful position exists as lée':/een Great Britain and the United es. “The practical outcome virtually de- pends on the five-power conference,” the Saturday Review says. ‘“Japan, France and Italy have lost no time letting their views be known. The two first named want submarines and plenty of them; Italy wants parity with her Mediterranean neighbor. ance in particular is uneasy and sus- Ppicious.” The nation also submits arguments, which, it maintains, show the success of the five-power conference is any- thing but a foregone conclusion. “But even if the conference breaks down the time and energy expended on Anglo- American discussions will not prove to have been wasted,” it adds. “The menace of a naval race between the two English-speaking peoples has been finally removed.” The Spectator declares the objections of France and Italy can be only too easily foreseen. “They will say in ef- fect: ‘Great Britain and America are mainly interested in cruisers and ac- cordingly agree upon a formula which suits them both. And now they pro- pose France and Italy shall abandon their one real means of defense, namely the submarine.’ " Nothing but madness, however, could mnow break down the reality of Anglo- American collaboration, the Spectator adds. “Both governments will certain- 1y be ready to make further concessions his in the five-power conference, if the con- cessions are the price for naval re- duction." .. BAND CONCERT. By the United States Soldiers’ Home Military Band, at the bandstand, this afternoon, at 5:30 o'clock, John 8. M, Zimmermann, bandmaster; Anton Point~ ner, assistant leader. March, “Seventh Cavalry” (“Garry ..Nord Rossini-Mercadan! Suite romantic, “A Day in Venice,” Nevin a “Al‘lln“)(dlvlg, b "Go::iollen"’ (gondoliers), ¢ “Canzone 107080" (lo\l"e' )wnt). d “Buona Notte” (good n . su‘ges from opera, “The Bohemian Girl” Balf “Oh, " "You " Beautitul FAE Lampe meseh ‘Bennett al pirit of Peace”.... .Goldman “The Star Spangled Banner.” ————e Smoker Rival for Dawes. NEW YORK, September 21 (#).—So far as_waterfront observers have noted Prof. Manley O, Hudson of Harvard is the only person beeides Ambassador Dawes_to smoke at a liner's dock and get a’ay with it. Usunlly somebody @tops a smoker quizkly. Humoresque, Walts suite, Fini and Merle Moltrup on the endurance rlnne. They lashed the ladder to their 'anding gear, At 7,000 feet we signaled we were ready for contact. I was standing on the end of the lower left wing, bundled as warmly and as lightly as possible. It's horrible to get cold on a stunt like this. Your hands get numb and your strength is sapped, and just when you need every ounce of brute power and deftness of fingers, or arms or feet. You're all out of luck and take a flop for yourself. When we signaled the endurance plane we were ready for contact, the rope ladder Jack had lashed to landing gear was lowered, and we flew, as far as possible, with the wind on our tails. Ropes and hose and things work better when the wind is behind. Nearly Went Overboard. Three times Shorty maneuvered the old Army crate into position. Three times I grabbed for that ladder and three times I missed it. Once I nearly wea\hhaverbond. but I caught a strut and hung on, 1 mxi"t afraid of taking a leap, be- cause I had a specially packed para- chute, After the third miss I got over on the right wing. This threw our ship over to the left of the endurance plane where Mope, who was at the endurance ship controls, could see us from his uselage. On‘t;xe very first try from the right wing 1 made the ladder and rtaried chminn: onto the endurance ship. TLat was hard work. I weigh 170 pounds. I wore about 26 pounds of clothing and equipment. The pack weighed another 25 to 30 pounds. I had in my pock- ets a lot of tools and things and the new replacement brace we intended to allxt on the right side of the stabilizer of e endurance nhxr 1t was about all I could do fo climb up to the landing gear. Mope must have seen the tough time I was having for Jack took the controls and when I looked up, there was Mope hanging out of his own fuselage side door. Mope is & mountain of a man and as strong as a horse. He weighs about 185 pounds. I was tiring under the weight of the climb, when Mope reached out und abbed my arm. I kept on climbing, ut Mo ifted and dragged me into cabin. I rested a couple of min- utes, then we started to size things up and see what was the best way to fix that broken stabilizer brace. I decided to climb through the tail, he | Of my natural days doing all I can toward the development of this game. slash the fabric, get half way out of the hole, climb on to the tail and thus make the repairs, The moment I cut that fabric there was a rush of wind from the propeller wash and the ship took a dip. Mope righted 1t and held it on an even keel. The air was smooth as glass. “Glued” Against Fin. I stuck my body out of the hole in the fabric, up to my waist. There was that tail surface right within reachin distance. I climbed on out, and locke one leg against the vertical fin. The wash of the air from the propel- ler was terrific, it flattened me against the vertical fin and held me there as it I were glued to it. ‘The whole job took only a few min- utes. I crawled back into the cabin and Mope and Jack tested the repairs and found themisatisfactory. ‘We talked things over and it was de- cided that I was to get out on the cat- walk, look the motor over and gener- ally inspect and check up every me- chanical detail of the plane, I planned to jump by parachute just before fall of darkness. We needed gasoline and oil. We were hungry. We sent down a note for the refueling plane to come up and give us_our supplies. * I was standing in the cockpit. Jack was resting. Mope was fiying, From our rear came the refueling plane. The hose, with its Jluy line, was ltlrelminl back behind the refueling plane. We were flying in the endurance ship his | about 500 feet up and were passing right over the flight headquarters, near the Administration Building, when, all of a sudden, the hose gave a whip and lashed itself around the tail end of the endurance plane. The snap of that hose was like the smash of a pile driver or the jerk of @ locomotive. It stood us almost on end, then jerked us around. Back to Level Keel. How Mope clung to the wheel in the cabin, I don’t know. I almost shot out of the hatch. I was getting ready to jump, when Mope brought the en- durance plane back to a level keel. The guy line of the hose parted and about 50 feet of the rope tangled in the tail assembly. The sledgehammer end of the re- fueling hose smashed the vertical sta- tionary fin and jerked the whole tail assembly loose fror its moorings. The brace wires were loosened, the tubing bent and twisted, a great, jag- ged hole was torn in the right side of the tail end of the fuselage. ‘When the guy line parted, the refuel- ing ship moved away and the hose was Jerked clear. We couldn't control the ship. It would slip and slide and settle and mush and roll about and the tail sur- faces were banging and fluttering and threatening any moment to fall apart. The game was ui). Though we had performed a miracle in repairing the stabilizer, we did a flop on the refuel- ln,g—wme!.hlnfi that should have been as_easy as fall off a log. We were licked. We all knew it. So I crawled back into the cabin, stepped out of the right side door and Sord and et ine. parachuie Soes e nd let the parachute float me mzlh! lfllflnz‘hflelt’il.ui‘ cal o t director to one side and told him the battle for a new world record was lost. GREAT LAKES-TO-HUDSON SHIP ROUTE FAVORED Deeper Waterways Association Asks Early Consideration by Con- gress on Shipping Proposal. By the Assoclated Press. ALBANY, N. Y., September 21.—The Atlantic Deeper Waterways Association last night went on record as favoring e | “@ Waterway between the Great Lakes and the Hudson River which shall be of sufficient dimensions to accommodate through shipping between the Great Lakes and the seaboard without break- ing bulk.” . “Such a waterway,” said the resolu-~ tion, “should receive the early and fa- vorable consideration of X Other resolu favored the - ening or the malntenance of the h ol(“ rnm and rivers throughout the All officers of the association were re-elected. J. Hampton =~ nf Phil: adelphia is president. PREACHER WHO EXPOSED BISHOP WEDS GOVERNESS Rev. John P. Ingerslew Marries Woman Who Has Cared for Children Three Years. By the Assoctated Press. KANSAS CITY, September 21.—Rev. John P. Ingerslew, whose charges against Bishop Anton Bast while Mr, Ingerslew was pastor of a Methodist Episcopal Church in Copenhagen, Den~ merk, resulted in the ousting of the bishop, yesterday was married to Miss Lissa Madsen, 23, who for three years has been governess to the three Inger- slew children. The bride has lived with the family since the death of the nrnmnlxnu. Inger- | practi CHICAGO SHORTAGE { TO CUT MANY JUBS]. 5,950 City and County Em- From Pay Rolls. By the Assoclated Press. CHICAGO, September 21.—Muddled finances of Cook County and the City of Chicago today threatened to cost 1,000 county and 4,950 city employes their “abs by January 1. John Richert of the council finance committee’s stafl, said the city's finan- cial situation, unless remedied, will ne- cessitate a 32 per cent reduction in de- partmental activities, “including the dismissal of 2,000 policemen, 800 fire- men and other slashes just as drastic in every department in the City Hall” Anton J. Cermak, president of the county board, which is still trying to figure out how to make good pay roll checks for the first half of September, said 1,000 employes must be discharged at the end of the month. Both the county and city officials blame their present shortage of funds on the reassessment downward of taxes. No way had been found today to meet the county pay roll which was due Sep- tember 16. The 65 employes of Probate Court, however, have received their pay. Michael C. Robin, clerk of the court, and Judge Henry Horner negotiated personal loans at banks to meet the court pay roll. STIMSON CONFERS WITH CLAUDEL Secretary and French Envoy Believed to Have Discussed Naval Cut Invitation. Conferences with the diplomatic representatives in Washington of the three naval powers which are to be in- vited to join with the United States and Great Britain in_a seapower limitation conference next January were initiated yesterday by Secretary Stimson. His first talk was with Paul Claudel, the French Ambassador, and it was in- dicated that there ‘would be conversa- tions later with the Japanese and Itallan Ambassadors. Neither the Sec- retary of State nor the French diplomat would discuss the meeting. Since the invitations to the conference are to be issued by the British government, there was speculation as to what the subject matter had been. Depend on Other Powers. France, Japan and Italy have been kept informed of the Anglo-American negotiations for limitation of their cruiser, destroyer and submarine fleets. Consummation of this agreement must of necessity depend upon the attitude of the other three powers. While the Japanese government is seeking an increase in its ratio with respect to all classes of naval ships, as compared to that of the United States and Great Britain, the expectation gen- erally is that its proposals will present comparatively little difficulty for the projected conference. Unless the PFrench government has| had a very extensive change of view since the 1921 Arms Conference, its pro- posals regarding submarines will present a complex situation. At the Wash- ington conference the French demanded at least 90,000 tons of submarines, and | this led to an immediate publicity de- | clared conclusion of the British that| the purpose of such a tonnage of under- ' water craft was commerce destroying ! and that Great Britain must reserve the | right fo be unlimited in the construc- | tion of anti-submarine weapons. Solution Discussed. Although Secretary Stimson, at the | request of President Hoover, stated that the Chief Executive had not given even | the slightest thought to the composi- tion of the American delegation to the proposed conference, discussion of - sible selections continued in unofficial circles. At the Capitol the opinion was ad- vanced 1n some senatorial circles that Mr. Hoover might finally decide upon Secretary Stimson as chal of the delegation, with Charles Evans Hughes, Senator Watson of Indiana, the Repub- lican floor leader, and Senator Robin. son of Arkansas, the Democratic floor leader, as the other three members. JUDGE E. M. HEWLETT IS DEAD AT HOME Served as Justice of Peace in D. C. 16 Years—Funeral Rites Monday. Judge Emanuel M. Hewlett, 78 years old, prominent colored lawyer and jus- tice of the peace here for 16 years, died at his home, 1531 Church street, Thurs- day. Funeral services will be conduct- ed at the residence Monday afternoon at 2 o'cloét. ufn“mm‘ will be in Harmony Cemetery. Judge Hewlett was born November 15, 1850, in Brooklyn, N. Y. In 1877 he was graduated from the Boston University Law School. Coming to Washington in 1880, he practiced criminal law and in 1883 he was admitted to practice before the Supreme Court of the United States and the United States Court fo Claims. Be- fore these two courts he appeared in number of notable cases. In 1890 he was appointed justice of mce in the District of Columbia by sident Benjamin Harrison and was re-appointed by Presidents Cleveland, McKinley and sevelt. WOMAN GAS VICTIM FOUND BY HUSBAND Coroner Issues Certificate of Acci- dental Death in Case « of Mrs, Valis. Mrs. Elizabeth Valis, 50 years old, $op door apasement at 2337 Eightcenth T A ment a N street this morning a victim of death from gas. Coroner J. Ramsay Nevitt issued a certificate of accidental death. According to Dr. Nevitt, the.lifeless form of the woman was discovered by her husband, Edward Valis, when he returned from work. A plan of half- baked cakes, which the wife had started to prepare for her husband’s early morning meal, were found in the oven. One gas jet was turned on, but three | | 3 | ployes to Be Dropped [ . Arthur Brisbane. other jets on the range were closed, indicating, Dr. Nevitt said, that the death was accidental. ‘The woman 1s said to have suffered from & chronic nasal affection and had jeally no sense of smell. Members of the fire rescue squad worked vainly on the woman for some time, but all efforts to revive her proved futile. She ;'l“onu i, who el hgedD:'n the call ratti, who respon lv:ln!.h the Emergency Hospital ambu- ce. | PREPARATIONS BElNG MADE FOR 1929 AIR TOUR . Preparations are being made for the 1929 national air tour, in which more than 45 entrants are expected. ‘Above is shown Maj. J. Carroll Cone, one of the entrants, and the inset shows Capt. Frank Hawks (left) and Capt. Ray Collins, who will officiate during the tour. —Assoclated Press Photo. SCHWAB AND GRACE DENY SHEARER WAS TO BREAK UP MEET (Continued From First Page.) recollection of having discussed it with any one in a business sense. He said there was nothing about which his com- pany cares so little as the absolute abolition of its ordinance and arma- ment activities. During the World War, he explained, he was proud of the ability of his com- pany to help the allies and the Amer- ican Government in ordnance work. All this work now has been scrapped, he said, and the compnay is glad to be free of it. The shipyards have been continued for such work as developzd in peace time, “I may have talked with the direc- tors of my company about the Geneva conference,” Schwab said, “but if I did so it was not in a business way. I| would 'like to make mention at this| point of just one fact. At a dinner given to Marshal Foch before the Gen- eva confererice, I said that I would be glad to scrap our whole armament works if that would bring peace to the world. I have always held to that view. Naturally I wanted the Geneva ! conference to be a success.” “Did you keep an eye on Shearer at Geneva?” Schwab was asked. Agreement Not Heard Of. “No,” he replied, “I never heard of the agreement with other companies regarding Shearer until two years ago, when a newspaper man spoke to Mr. Grace about rumors concerning the matter. When Mr. Grace mentioned it to me it was the first I ever heard of it. I didn't believe it at the time and Mr. Grace said he denied vigorously to newspaper men that we had em- ployed an observer at the conference.” Senator Allen asked Mr. Schwab if | he had ever had any discussion with | M any one as to “bigger and better ob- | servatories at Geneva.” Schwab said | he had not. » 2 “I want to tell this committee, Schwab emphasizad, “that no one was greater surprised than 1 was when I Jearned about Shearer's employment. I will admit now that we d:d have an agreement of the companies, but I never knew it—never dreamed of it.” Schwab was quizzed as to what mat- | ters of policy are brought to his at- tention as chairman of the board of the corporation, and h: declared that he had relinquished active administra- tion of the company, but was consulted on matters of major policy. The active decisions and management, he said, are | left to various vice presidents. 1 active control of the affairs of the cor- poration and that he had the utmost confidence in him. ; ‘Wanted World Peace. | Questioned as to his interests in the | conference at Geneva, the witness said | he was deeply interested in it because “I | wanted to ses peace brought to the| world.” He said he was interest not only as a patriotic citizen, but as one | who wishes to see continued prosperity | throughout the country. He said he| had no “fixed notions™ about the parley, | as he had never mixed into politics or | governmental affairs. His only concern was an assurance of peace in years to come, the comimttec was told. He said | he had discussed the question of world | peace with many persons, including | President Wilson, and military leaders of | France and England. His information as to the progress of | the conferenc:, Schwab said, came | through the press or in conversation | with friends. He didn't recall having ! read any articles sent out by Shearer from Geneva, but remembered he had | been interested in the writings of | Apparently nettled at the persistent questioning by members of the com- mittee as to his first knowledge of Shearer’s employment, Schwab said he could understand how strange it might s:em that the chairman of the board of directors of a great company should have had no knowledge of such mat- ters, but added that there had been matters of greater importance settled without the benefit of his advice, No Interest in Politics. “As long as I havs been connected with the steel industry,” the witness stated, “I have made it my policy and | the policy of my company never to take | any interest in politics or propaganda. My policy has been to confine activities | to business and I do not approve of any other policy.” Schwab insisted that if his company is “propagandizing” it is doing 50| “against the wishes of the controlling interests of the corporation.” “I want to make myself very plain,” Schwab declared. “I consider the em- ployment of Mr. Shearer as a most unwise undertaking. I do not wish to criticize any one for what he has done, but that is how I feel about it. It was most unwise.” Xdea of “Observer.” Asked to give his interpretation of an observer, the witness expressed the opinion that it would mean some one to watch activities unofficially. He said in response to a question as to: whether he considered observers neces- sary, that “in business it is sometimes weil’ worth while to watch develop- | ments.” “However, T think this Shearer mat- ter was an unwise arrangement. Wake- man, at the time, was new on the job, and I think any one else might have done what he did under the circum- stances, If I had been asked about it I would have given a negative view.” S. W. Wakeman, the man referred to by Schwab, is an official of the Beth- lehem Shipbuilding Co., named yester- day as having represented that com- any at a conference in New York which resulted in the employment of Shearer by the thlehem, Brown Boveri and Newport News shipbuilding companies, . Merchant Marine Question. Senator Robinson asked Mr. Schwab whether he had ever discussed the plan for a campaign renrd\ng merchant marine legislation. Mr. Schwab re- plied that he had not. He said that Mr. Grace had told him about the mat- ter some two years ago. “Both Mr. Grace and I thought it ridiculous,” said Mr. Schwab.’ The witness withdrew t! - ingo | diculous and substituted “unwise,” when inson Senatar Robf asked him why he thought it. ridiculous. “Who is responsible for that activ-- ity?” asked Senator Robinson. “Mr. Workman,” was the reply. “Did you approve him,” asked Sen- ator Robinson. “Did Mr. Grace approve .m, or did you ask Mr. Grace to approve him,” asked Senator Robinson. ‘The witness replied shortly that he did not have to suggest such things to Mr. Grace. Scnator Robinson asked the witness if he had taken any action in regard to the employment of Shearer and the reply was that it had been left to Mr. Grace. “Did you make any investigation of the matter,” asked Senator Robinson. “No,” said Mr. Schwab, “that would have been bad organization work.” He sald that Mr. Grace was the proper channel for him to take such action. “You were not interested enough to follow this up,” asked Senator Rob- inson. Makes Sharp Reply. Mr. Schwab apparently incensed at the method of investigation replied sharply: “I hope we are going fo do this in a gentlemanly manner.” This roused Senator Robinson. “I have called your attention to two instances in which you say the policy of your company was violated. I have asked you whether you took any action in these matters. You appear to con- sider this question offensive.” “It is not offensive to me,” replied Mr. Schwab. “Apparently attempting to lecture me,” continued Senator Robinson. Mr. Schwab denied that he was doing | s0. 'hen please refrain from lecturing said Senator Robinson, red in the 1 “And me likewise,” rejoined Mr. Schwab. Senator Robinson called attention to the fact that in his testimony Mr. Schwab had indicated that all battle- ships should be sunk. I said that and I believe that,” said . Schwab. “If you had been consulted about hav- ing an observer at the Geneva con- ference you would have opposed it,” asked Senator Robinson. “Yes,” said the witness. ‘The witness and Senator Robinson clashed again when Mr. Schwab was asked about litigation which his com- pany has with the Government regard- ing construction of ships for the Ship- ping Board during the World War. Senator Robinson asked about an ex- pense item in this connection set down to “C. M. 8., which are Mr. Schwab’s initials. “The matter had been given full publicity at the time it was brought up,” said Mr. Schwab. He asked Sen- tor Robinson to withdraw the question, He said that President Grace was in!s: ce it had no bearing on the present investigation. “You do not care to answer the ques- tion?” said Senator Robinson. “No,” said Mr. Schwab, “it has no bearing on the investigation.” Mr. Schwab told the committee that his company was strongly opposed to propanda and has not participated in it. “Mr. Carnegle, your predecessor, was strong for international peace,” sald Senator Robinson. Proud of Carnegie Policy. Mr. Schwab said that he was al- ways proud to carry on any policy of Mr. Carnegle. He said that he had been surprised at the employment of Shearer because it had not been the policy of his company. “We do not permit political influence by our managers and act to check it effectively,” said Mr. Schwab. “Evidently not in the merchant marine case,” said Senator Robinson. I think action was taken,” said Mr. Schwab. Mr. Schwab was asked what he thought of the wisdom of employing Shearer up to 1920. Mr. Schwab said he would not discuss that, that those who employed Shearer after 1929 were Iriends of his and he would let them | speak_for themselves. E. G. Grace, president of the Bethle- hem Ship Building Co., was called to the stand. “Why did you send an observer to Geneva,” he was asked. Mr. Grace replied that he did not know that Shearer was being sent. He also said that he did not meet Mr. Shearer, never did meet him. The first time that Mr. Grace heard the suggestion his company had been represented at the Geneva conference was in December, 1927, he said. He told the committee that a newspaper reporter had asked him about the Tumor. “T told the reporter we had no con- nection with the Geneva conference,” said Mr, Grace. “I was sure at that time we did not and I had no | knowledge of such employment.” Rumor Heard Again. The witness said that soon after that the same rumor came to him. Then he said he had 8. Workman, the vice president in charge of shipbuilding op- erations, questioned about it. “I ordered Mr. Workman {rom Quincy, Mass.,, where the shipbuilding yards are, to New York at once,” said Mr. Grace. “Did you rebuke him for the em- ployment of Shearer?” Chairman Short- ridge asked. “I_told him it was rather unwise and I was sorry it had been done and 1 could not approve,” said Mr. Grace. “It is against the policy of our com- pany to participate in matters relating to the naval and military affairs of the country. I personally am a great be“ef:,ser in the limitation of arma- ments.” THREE DIE IN RIOT IN'MEXICO GITY Four Others Wounded When Vasconcelos and Rubio Followers Clash. By the Associated Press. MEXICO CITY, September 21.—The first serious trouble in connection with the national presidential election to {be held in November occurred here last night when three men were killed, another probably fatally wounded and three less seriously wounded in fight- ing between supporters of Jose Vas- concelos and Pascual Ortiz Rubio, pres- idential candidates. 4 | The clash occurred at the Avenida | Hidalgo and San Fernando Park, two blocks from the office of El Universal, a newspaper which has been the center of political controversy during the |last few days. Order was restored after police reserves quelled the disturbance. President Portes Gil personally inter- vened to stop the disorders. Parading supporters of Vasconcelos encountered Rubio enthusiasts, a shot was fired and the trouble grew to pro- portions of a riot. The Vasconcelistas invaded a moving picture house where they barricaded themselves until the police arrived. One of the dead men is German del Camp, 23, a student orator. The two other fatalities were identified as workmen who died of their wounds. Two of the injured persons are work- men and the other a former army officer. Streets Under Surveillance. After the disorders mounted armed guards, which were thrown around the offices of El Universal, were increased and all streets in the vicinity placed | under surveillance. | _El Universal was guarded as a result | of the newspaper's defiance of a boy- cott imposed by the maAjority bloc of the Mexican Chamber of Deputies. President Emilio Portes Gil had prom- ised El Universal full protection and guarantee of the right of circulation in response to an appeal from Miguel Lanz Duret, general manager of El Uni- versal and El Universal Grafico, which are two of the largest newspapers in Mexico City. | El Universal Grafico yesterday said 4 truck carrying copies of the morning paper to the city of Pachuca was de- | stroyed by a lroug‘ of unidentified per- sons on the higl armed men in an automobile went the rounds of the suburb of Tacuba taking tcopies of El Universal from newsboys and destroying them. Portes Gil not to support the majority bloc of the chamber, which based its boycott against both newspapers on the | srounds they were reactionary. | Fighting Follows Meeting. The fighting last night followed an open-air meeting of anti-re-electionist party sympathizers at San Fernando Park, most of the demonstrators being student supporters of the party's nom- inee, Vasconcelos. After the meeting the participants started parading to- ward the center of the city when two automobiles appeared and the occupants are alleged to have opened fire on the araders. The first to fall was the youth, Ger- man del Campo, who only a few min- utes before, while haranging the meet- ing had said: “We realize that we will be the first to fall by the bullets of the partisans of the other candidate, but it doesn’t matter. We would merely fulfill our duty by sacrificing our lives for our country.” Other paraders fell before fire from the automobiles crowded closed in on the cars and hand-to-hand fighting started, which resulted in the capture of two assailants, who were handed over to the police. The scene of the trouble was only a block from the American consulate. When the trouble started, Guerrero Arciniega, a student, rushed to the na- tional palace, and. arriving there just as President Portes Gil was leaving in an automobile, jumped on the running board and informed the President of the cityation. Rushing immediately to po- lice headquarters, the President issued orgPrs leading to the restoration of order. SONS PLEDGE DEVOTION. Italo-American Group Is Received Officially in Rome. ROME, September 21 (#).—A dele- gation of the Order of Sons of Italy to- day visited Dino Grandi, foreign min- ister, at the Chigl Palace. Giovanni di Silvestro, leader of the party, expressed country of their origin, the Fascist re- gime and Premier Mussolini. All will be received later by the pre- mier, while the officers wjil meet the King. JUDGE'S REPRIMAND WASTED ON TOTALLY DEAF DEFENDANT Up for Disorderly Conduct, Man Gazes About During Court’s Denunciation By the Assoclated Press, CHICAGO, September 21.—The court crier sang out his famous “Hear ye, hear ye,” but it didn't mean a thing to Ralph McCluskey. 4 McCluskey was up for disorderly con- duct, and Judge Joseph Schulman fined him $25; ‘To further fmpress the do- fendant with the lowness of disorderli- and Then Strolls Out. ness Judge Schulman delivered a severe oral reprimand. He laid it on heavy. The defendan gazed abstractly about the and when finally the court's denuncia- tion had ended McCluskey strolled out. “That fellow didn’t attention to a word I said,” Judge ulman remarked o g his K “Couldn’t,’ replied the bailiff. “He's totally deaf.” way and also that El Universal appealed to President | the devotion of Italo-Americans to the f WITHDRAW NAVAL - FORGE IN EUROPE ESecretary Adams Announces Practice Has Been Sus- pended Indefinitely. By the Associated Press. The practice of keeping., American naval forces in European waters has | been suspended indefinitely. Secretary Adams said yesterday that the Government deemed it unnecessary to maintain warships at the European station at the present time. Should it be considered advisable to resume thé i practice, he added, there would be no | hesitancy in dispatching ships. | _Since the World War, he sald, this | Government, which kept warships in European waters principally for dipl matic purposes, had been gradui withdrawing them. 1928, when a squadron of destroyers were withdrawn, a light cruiser, the Raleigh, alone has remained and this was recently recalled. Withdrawal of the Raleigh discon- tinued the title of vice admiral held by Rear Admiral John H. Dayton, who since has requested retirement because of 40 years of service. DETROIT DEATHS REACH NINETEEN AS PROBE CONTINUES ___(Continued From t Page.) well the authorities who permitted the place to oporate. Departments which will be affected in view cf the prosecutor's statement were the recreation department, which granted the license for dancing; the police department, which granted the restaurant license; the building depart- ment, which approved a permit for re- modeling of the place when it was open- ed last year, and the fire commussion which permitted the building to open after its investigation was supposed to 1 have proved the place was safe Prosecutor Chenot said that Martin Cohn, owner of the club, who is held pending the investigation, ad he recently had been ordered to install a fire escape to replace an old one, which had been torn down. Laurence ihichwmu. a recreation department spector, said that Cohn had been gra ed a permit a year ago on the promt that he would build the new fire escap Cohn also admitted, the prosecutor as- serted, there were no signs pointing 1o exits. No date has been set for the inquest into the deaths of the 18. Meanwhile, two of the victims, one a man and the other a woman, today remained un- identified. Sixteen of the 18, 10 men and 8 women, were trampled and suf- focated to death in the press of mad humanity, which a moment before the fire ate rapidly up a stairway had been a gay crowd of dancers. The other two died later in hospital. It is believed that some of the 49 injured may die. As Inspector Garvin reconstructed the scene from his investigation, the fire started as only a small spark in the draperies of a hallway, which was the club’s public entrance. Excited, the cloakroom girl opened the front door, he said, and the flames shot up the stairs lin front of the draft from the open door. ‘The waxed decorations of the dining room went a!most in a flash. Instantly some 200 men and women began a maniacal rush from the room, choosing jan exit which led to the entertainers’ dressing room, a woman's rest room and an iron-sashed window and over- looking in their frenzy possible escape through the kitchen, where there was a stairway, untouched by the flames, to the first floor. In an almost inextricable heap res- cuers found the dead and dying in the two rocms and at the window. Others literally had been pushed through the window. Liitle damage to the building was done by the flames, presumably started by a carelessly discarded cigarette stub. Once the draperies and decorations had burned away the flames died out, and investigators considered it likely that | none would have perished had they re- mained calm in the dining room. START CHICAGO PROBE. | DN | Fire Chief Threatens to Close Club as i Fire Hazard. CHICAGO, Septembsr 21 ().—One of Chicago's most widely known night clubs—Bert Kelly's Stables—today was threatened with closing by Fire Chief Patrick E. Egan as the result of De- troit's tragic cabaret fire early yester- day morning. Egan described the Stables as a fire hazard because of accumulated rubbish, a ginger ale manufacturing plant in the basement and the fact, he said, that the only means of escape is down @& three-foot stairway. Chief Egan said that all other night clubs, particularly those above the ground floor, would be investigated and would be closed unless alterations or- dered by the Fire Department were made. He said he expected a fight, since most of the alterations would be costly, and indicated he would go to court if necessaiy to carry out his orders. CALHOUN AND WIFE SUED FOR $100,000 ON SLANDER CHARGE (Continued From First Page.) the delivery to him of building ma- terials. Joseph R. Harris, named defendant with Gormley in a suit brought earlier in the week by Mrs. Calhoun, involving the $2,000 promissory note, in which she seeks to enjoin prosecution of a suit on the note in the Maryland courts, is a hauling contractor, plaintiff in- forms the court. As a result of business transactions, plaintiff became indebted to Harris for $845, the court is told, and 10 days after the delivery of the Cal- houn note, the plaintiff indorsed that note to Harris to wipe out the obliga- tion to him. Says Injury Was Intended. Seiting forth that he has deservedly obtained the good opinion and credit of all his neighbors, business associates and “other good and worthy citizens"” that he knew in the District and Mary- land, Gormley chargss that the de- fendants sought to injure him. Gormley's accusations, as set forth Iln his declaration in slander, is in this language: “The said defendant, maliciously in- j tending to inure the plaintiff, caused it to be suspected and believed by tho: neighbors and citizens that he was guilty of theft, larceny, larceny after trust. embezzlement and breach of trust and to subject him to the pains and penalties of the laws of the State of Maryland, and on or gbout the 22d day of September, 1928, in Washington, in | the presence of divers third S falsely and maliciously speak, uturrj and publish of and concerning “him, said plaintiff, the following false, scandalous, malicious and defamatory matter; “That is-to say, in a conversation with the said Joseph R. Harris, at the time and place aforesaid, the defend- ant did say to Harris, in the presence and hearing of others, that Gormley stole the note from the -desk of Mrs. Calhoun.” . Grouse hunting in tuc Cyrone and Donegal Mountains of Northern Ireland this year was the best in reveral sed= sons. [