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E SUNDAY STAR, WASHIN IRUSSIAN AIRPLANE TH FALL TRIAL NEARS IFRANGE MAY FIGHT " REINDEER CONTROL GIVEN GOV. PARKS 1,000,000 Animals to Be Faken From Jurisdiction of Education Commissioner. [ A great herd of 1,000,000 reindeer, which now grasze upon the tundra of Alaska, where this animal was unknown exeept by hearsay 38 years ago, will { be transterred November 1 from the jurisdiction of Dr. William John Cooper, commissioner of education, to the con- trol of Gov. Parks of Alaska. ac- cording to an announcement by Secre- | tary of the Interior *~ Wilbur. Dr. Cooper, upon whose recommendation the change has been ordered, id | today: i “The commissioner of fducation is no | Jonger the valet to Santa Claus.” From a little herd of 16 transported over 1,000 miles of stormy sea from Siberia in 1891, the reindeer has been developed in Alaska to a point where it supplies much of the food, clothing | and transportation of a whole people | wileh half & century ago did not | _kpow of its existence. The reindeer are increasing so rapidly ! that it has become necessary to find | an outlet for the products which they i yield. Vast areas of Alaska that are | 2.t Jittle use otherwise are capable of “=supporting even greater number: H Teindeer than at present and thus mak- | ing an important contribution to the | meat supply of the world. So great | has been the success of the reindeer development in Alaska that this vear | Canadians e purchased 3,000 head which they are taking into that vast | region along the Arctic Ocean east of | the Mackenzie River, where it is be- lieved the experiment can be success- fully repeated. Wilbur Interested in Alaska. Iready in restaurants of San Fran- ctaco A elsewhere on the Pacific Coast reindeer steaks, chops and other | palatable dishes made from this meat are being served. Reindeer meat in | various forms also is being guz up in cans for shipment all over the United States and other parts of the world as it delicacy. 2 mmry o(eyme Interior Wilbur is taking & special interest in everything connected with development of Alaska, and the new problems brought to light by the of the reindeer herd have been occupying his attention to a great extent in recent months. He has named Ernest Walker Sawyer, an executive assistant attached to his of- fice, as contact man between himself and this far northern territory of me{ United States. Jopment of the reindeer in! ks et ibility clu u;:! resu of Education for nearly 40| v’e“.n. This fact has often been cited | 2s an example of the curious duties ed to certain officials in Wash- ington and an indication of the need | of _governmental reorganization. Dr. in his annual report to Becretary Wilbur summarizes the be- ginning of the reindeer industry in Alsska and expiains why the Bureau of Education has had supervision of it. In the early nineties of the last cen- the outside May Establish Range Control. New problems of administration have | presented themselves as the numbers of reindeer have increased. It is pre- dicted that the time is coming when range control must be established. The problem of marketing reindeer meat is already acute. There are scientific + problems, too, such as the control of the warble fiy, which lays its eggs on the backs of the rein- deer. Grubs emerge, leaving hol:s ‘which spoil the reindeer hides. There also are problems of cross breeding with caribou which are being con- ducted by the Biological Survey on Nunivak Island. Secretary Wilbur has decided that these problems are not properly in the provinee of the Office of Education, which is & research educational agency. It is thought that they may be more advantageously handled by administra- tive officers on the ground than from ‘Washington. The Governor of Alaska. under the law of February 10, 1927, 18 ex officio commissioner of the In- terior Department. His work is closely co-ordinated with that of the ex officio commissioner of the Department of | Commerce, Dennis Wynn, and the ex| officio commissioner of the Department of Agriculture, Charles H. Flory. It is regarded as natural, therefore, that QGov. Parks should become the Santa Claus in charge of all the rein- deer and the problems of preparing, shipping and marketing reindeer prod- uets. is and the naming of Mr. Sawyer as contact man for Alaska has resulted in entirely new set-up for handling the pecullar task of super- :mnl the great herd of Alaskan rein- eer. SHEARER'S $257,000 CASE BEGINS NOV. 4| Plaintiff Against 3 Shipbuilding Pirms Files Notice of Readiness for Trial. By the Associated Pres NEW YORK, October 19.--William B. Shearer, whose activities at Geneva during the 1928 arms limitation con- ference are under investigation by a senatorial committee, filed notice in Superior Court, today he would be ready to go to trial November 4. with his $257,000 sult against the three ship- ‘building concerns who had employed him as an observer. ‘The defendants are the Bethlehem Shipbuilding Co., the Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co., and the American Brown Boveri Electric Co. Shearer charges that the $257.000 is additional fees and expenses due him for his work at Washington and Geneva in their behalf. The companies assert that the $51,230 they already have paid was all Lgtu;vu d::e r:‘em' Mg The filing e su re, mal public as it did h’& eon'nhe::lon :llthfith! companjes, brought on nvest which Wis adjourned at Wuh‘x‘l‘tan durinf the visit of Ramsay Macdonald to is country. Violent Quake Is Recorded. ST. LOUIS, October 19 (#).—A vio- fent earthquake was recorded on seis- mographs at St. }oul.! University this Father F. Jollet reported. at 4:23:21 a.m. and the second , lasting it Jollet estimated | of thes 40 miles south of 8t. somewhere in North- | Congress, will be the supreme legisiative 4 MEN ACQUITTED IN KONAPING CASE Five Ballots Taken to Free Accused in Flooging of Communist Leader. By the Associated Press, | CONCORD, N. C., October 19.—After | 45 minutes’ deliberation, a Cabarrits | County jury this afternoon acquitted | four men on trial here on charges grow- ing out of the kidnaping and flogging | of Ben Wells, British Communist tex. | tile organizer. 1 The jury reached its decision on the fifth ballot and reported to Judge A. | M. Stack that O. G. Morehead. Carl | Holloway, Dewey Carver and Horace Lane, all of Gastonla, were not gulity of taking Wells and two other organ- izers from a Gastonia rooming house and | beating Wells at a spot near Concord, | almost 50 miles distant. | The abduction of the men followed the formation of an anti-Communist mob in Gastonia on the night of Sep- tember 9, which staged a demonstra- tion and invaded labor headquarters in Gastonia, Bessemer City and Charlotte. Trial -of the four men was begun Thursday and was featured by the tact that they presented almost 50 witnesses in establishing their alibis. All four denied guilt, the evidence for three of them being presented yes- terday, and the fourth, Horace Lane, this morning. Lane testified he was acting as a special deputy on the night of September 9 in South Gastonia, fol- Jowing ®information that labor organ- lzers were planning a demonstration. He presented as his alibi witnesses a deputy sheriff, a mill superintendent and South Gastonia residents. D. C. GOVERNMENT CHANGE IS URGED BY RESEARCH BODY | (Continued Fromy. First Page.) creation of a -council of seven mgn bers, including the chairmen of the trict committees of Congress, ex officio, | which, subject always to the control of | authority of the District, with power to | make ordinances, to formulate budget | estimates and to control matters of per- sonnel under the limitations of & proper merit system. Creation of the office of city manager is propcsed, appointmént to be made by the council, which also would “have power to remove the manager, who! would serve as the directing and co-| ordinating head of the operative affairs | of the District government. Ohe of the most striking recommen- dations is for “the abolition of the two special policy-determining and admi istrative bodies—the Board of Educt tion and the Board of Library Trustees— and the creation of a regular Depart- meet of Education, co-ordinate with other proposed departments.” Provision is also made for an Education and Li- brary Council, to act as an advisory | agency to the administrative head of | the Department of Education, with re- spect to such matters of policy as the determination of the school curriculum, the selection of text books, the formu- | Iation of rules to govern the conduct of | schools and libraries and the develop- ment of plans for close working rela- | tions between schools and libraries. Projects of Special Interests. . Mr. Willoughby explains that “there | is always a strong desire on the part of special interests to take the project in which they are particularly inter- | ested, as they say, ‘out of politics. It | may be the school board, or charities and corrections, or the courts. This | would have a tendency to take the task | out of the hands of ihe governing au- | thorities and split up the conduct of public affairs. The Institute of Gov- ernment Research is op] d to this tendency, either in the District govern- | ment or as a general proposition. It sees no sound reason why education | should not be handled by a Department | of Education just the same as public works are handled through a Depart- ment of Public Works. The advisory council is advocated as a safeguard against autocratic decisions by the head of this department.” | The most fundamental change rec- ommended is to divorce the District of | Columbia from the general government. i “It s now actually treated as an| eleventh department of the United | States Government,” Mr. Willoughby | points out, citing the budget as an illus- tration. The institute recommends the reliel of Federal ul'flnlm“on! or officers of all responsibility for the performance | of duties which pertain to the local affairs 6f the District and the vesting of such responsibility in the appropriate organizations or officers of the District government. Provision would be made | at the same time. in the interest of | economy and practicability, for the use | of certain Federal organizations or offi- | cers as contracting agencies for the performance of certain categories of work. In recommending the removal of all jurisdiction of the Blreau of the Budget of the National Government over the budget of the District, the institute’s report proposes that full authority be vested in the city manager and the council for the respective formation and approval of budget esti- mates to be presented to Congress. Grouping of Departments. Grouping of the administrative serv- jces of the District government into departments, each to be directed by & permanent officer, selected with refer- ence to special technical qualifications, snd immediately responsible to the city manager, is urged, under these head- | ings—finance, law enforcement, public health and safety, public works, parks and property, education, public welfare and insurance. Placing of the personnel of the Dis- trict government under the provisions the law remlx# the ~classified eivil service the National Govern- | Federal indictment in New Jerse | & spy on the Government. | son to belleve the band had tle advice | of certain New York lawyers in its EXPECTS RUMRNG. SUSECTS T YELD New Jersey Dry Administra- tor Says 3 Believed to Be Leaders Will Surrender. Special Dispatch to The Star. NEW YORK. October 19.—Surrender | of Al and Willlam Lillien and James Murphy, alleged chief financlers and directors of the big rum syndicate which was smashed Wednesday in si- multaneous raids along the New Jersey and Long Island coasts and at otheg points, is expected by the Federsal au- thorities, 1t was announced today in Newark by William J. Calhoun, prohibi- tion administrator for New Jers:y. ‘These three are reported in Canada. Murphy is sald to have directed the | movements of the fleet of rum hoats maintained by the syndicate. The Lil- | liens are alleged to have superintended operations generally from the “business” office at 25 West Forty-third street, New York, and from the elaborately equipped Aand-armed base of activities at Atlantic Highlands, N. J. All three are under on charges of conspiring to smuggle li’quor into the Unite tion of surrender was based on word sent by the fugitives or their friends. Confers With Prosecutor. Mr. Calhoun came to New Yoik today to confer and compare notes with RO~ ert B. Watts, assistant United States ate torney. Both are in possession of doc- uments seized in the raids in which 32 men were arrested. Since each had re- ceived important leads from these docu- ments and believed the evidence could be followed more effectively if all the records were before both of them, they decided to hold & conference. Mr. Cal- houn said more evidence had been ad- duced on the basis of which several new arrests would be made shortly. He said the additional prisoners would prove to be “big men” in the syndicate. Another instance of some of the con- fusion resulting from the fact that Fed- eral inquiries have been carried on in | three jurisdictions with differing scts of | evidence, in Brooklyn, in Manhattan | and in New Jersey, developed today when Mr. Calhoun said he had no evi- dence involving bankers, public officials | or lawyers. Mr. Calhoun, the previous day, had said the “black book" seized at Atlantic Highlands recorded payments of $30,000 a week for protection and that nota- | tions involved certain public officials, | The intimation was made that a New | Jersey mayor and & police chief in that State were implicated. However, this charge was nothing unusual, for on the | night of the raids the authorities made i known that the gang had placed a member in the Coast Guard Service as | Mr. Cal- | houn took occasion the next day to deny | this report. Will Push Bank Inquiry. Mr. Watts persisted in saying there | ‘was reason o pursue the inquiry to de- lermine whether any banks actually ; financed the rum ring, the operations of which netted a profit of $2,000,000 in six months, He said he had good res activities. Records have been found | of deposits by the syndicate in seven banks. James E. Wilkinson, assistant | United States attorney in Brooklyn, | has gone 50 far as to say he believed certain banks financed the operations in | some measure. { One bank, it has been revealed, per- mitted the syndicate .to make deposits under & code name. - Its records have been subpoenaed. This “XL" code bank | book is in Mr, Calhoun's possession. One of the seven accounts carried by the syndicate or men believed to be members of the gang, he said, was in the Federal Trust Co., Newark, and an- other in the Bank of America, N York. He said accounts in two New Jersey and two New York banks had been subpoenaed and added he wi the syndicate’s accounts was aware of | the ring's business or supplied its | finances, He confirmed the announcem-nt of Mr. Wilkinson that the papers seized included a check of $1,500 bearing the name of Al Capone, Chieago gang lead- er, now in a Philadeiphia jail, indicat- ing the possibility Capone was involved in some way in the syndicate’s business, Payment on the check had been stop- ged. It was issued to one of the syn- ical 1 te members, ' Kidnaping Link Unfound. Philip Forman, United States attor- | ney for New Jersey, said todey in Tren- ton that he knew of no evidence link- ing the syndicate with the kld.m&tn{ some months ago of Willard H. Eiliott, then vice president of the Hobart Trust Co. of Passaic. who reported later he had been abducted men who de- scribed themselves as Chicago gunmen, Elliott’s theory was that he had been kidna, because he “knew too much.” In Paterson, James M. Dunn, assist- ant prosecutor of Passaic County, ad- mitted today that he expected to have a talk with Department of Justice agents to investigate the report of a connection between the syndicate and kidnaping. | (Copyright. 1920.) Nadir Khan Recognized. MOSCOW, U. 8. 8. R., October 19 5 government, recognized Nadir Khan as ruler of Af- ghanistan. A former foreign 3 under King Amanullah, Nadir recently drove the usurper Bacha Sakao or Habi- bullah from the throne in Kabul court of judicature for the district of Columbia, is ‘proposed, to have as subordinate units all existing judicial tribunals and have vested in it the en- tire judicial function that is imposed n the Distriet government. Pro- vision would, at the same time, be made States. Mr. Calhoun ' — | did not indicate whether the expecta- |in convinced none of the banks carrying | pg LANDS N OAKLAND Land of the Soviets Com- pietes 500-Mile Leg of Trip to New:York. By the Associated Press. OAKLAND, Calif,, October 19.—The Russian plane Land of the Soviets spiraled down to & perfect landirg here at 3:10 pm. today, completing the Seattle-Oakland leg of the good will flight from Moscow to New York. The flight’ was interrupted vesferday when ofl line trouble forced the four airmen to return to Vaneouver, Wash. The dis- tance from Vancouver here is slightly more than 500 miles. The plane was first sighted from the west and from an ‘altitude of 2,000 feet came down in three sweeping circles. It taxied to the airport administration building antid .cheers of thousands and the hymns of & Russian choir from San Francisco and shouts in Russian of “long live the Soviet fiyers” and “‘welcome California.” Women in Costume. Russian women in their native cos- tumes made up part of the colorful crowd. When the low-winged monoplane touched the ground the crowd broke the ropes, swept past the guards and rushed to the ship. Alrport attendants said they had seen nothing like it since Col. Charles A. Lindbergh's first visit here following his flight to Paris. ‘The fiyers stood up in the cockpit of the plane, smiling down at the crowd and waited until the burst of enthu- siasm hnd died away before they stepped to the ground. They posed for news- reel photographers and were greeted by Mayor John L. Davies and other city and county officials. Then they were taken to the airport inn for a rest. Guests at Dinner. ‘The fiyers were guests at a dinner given by the Oakland Junior Chamber of merce at the airport inn. A parade through downtown Oakland, un- der the auspices of the Friends of the Soviet followed, after which the Rus- sians were escorted to S8an Francisco. Upon arriving tomorrow from Seattle, M. M. Egorov, seronautical engineer connected with the flight, will consult with airmen to determine their plans for continuance of the flight. The con- dition of the plane will determine length of their stay here. It is not be- lieved their -off for Cheyenne, Wyo., can be made before Monday. DEBENTURE ADDS TO SENATE SNARE™ IN TARIFF DEBATE (Contir" om First Page) mell, Walsh of Montana and Wheeler. Total for, 42. Against debenture: Democrats—Kendrick, Wagner, Walsh of Massachusetts. Republicans—Allen, Bingham, Cap- per, Couzens, Gillett, . Goldsborough, Gould, Greene, Hale, Hastings, Hebert, Jones, Kean, Keyes, McNary, Metcalf, Moses, Oddle, Patterson, Phipps, Reed. Robinson of Indians, Sackett, Short ridge, Smoot, Steiwer, Town: Van- denberg, Walcott, Warren Wat- son. ‘Total against. 34. of th:‘ 19 Senators not voting 18 were paired for and against the pro- vision. Of the 18 it was announced that the following would have voted for the debenture: Re‘;\lblleln. Blaine; Flrmar-l&hor. pe- tead rats, Blease, .mum Tydings, Smith, King and son. The other nine would have voted against the debenture, including, crat, Ransdell, and Republicans. fleld, Goff, Burton, Dale, Edge, Glenn, | Fess and Deneen. House Turned Plan Down. Last June the House turned the debenture down with & thud. The vote came on a motion by the majority leader, Tilson of Connecticut, to in- struct the House conferees on the farm bill to insist on disagreement with the Senate debenture amendment. That motion carried by a vote of 250 to 113, with two members voting “present” and 65 _members not voting. ‘The supporters of debenture insist that & considerable number of House members will agree to the debenture on the tariff bill who voted against it on the farm relief bill. Their theory is that_these House members were afraid to dbiay the passage of the farm relief bill by insisting on debenture, whicn ! might have drawn a veto from the President, The gebenture plan, how- ever, gained only” two Republican votes the Senate yesterday over its Re- publican strength last Spring. ‘The | chances are, according to Republican leaders, that the House will vote strong« y against debenture again, though vote may be closer. ¥ Effort to Expedite Work. In an effort to expedite consideration of the tariff bill in the Senate, Senator Smoot, chairman of the finance com- mittee, yesterday obtained unanimous consent to have the Senate meet at 10 o'clock each morning. Coupled with this, however, was an agreement that it should not sit later thah 6 pm. Sena- tor Norris of N-braska facetiously sug- gested that the Senate might meet 8 a.m. and remain in session each day until' 7 pm., and that it might also sit on Sunday. However, the agreement went through. ‘The Senate is nearly down to the consideration of the rates in the tariff having completed consideration of nearly all amendments to the adminis- trative features of the bill. It is six weeks since the debate on the tariff bill began. In another six weeks the regular session of the Senate will begin, on December 2. If the tariff bill is to pass the Senate during the special ses- sion of Congress, considerably faster progress must be made in the next six weeks than was de in the last. There seems not the slightest possibility that the bill could pass the Senate, go through the conference stage and be sent. to the President before the begin- ning of the regular session. Demo- | DECISION BY JURY Counsel Remain to Be Made. The defense in the trial of Albert B. Fall having rested its case, only six hours of final arguments remain before | the jury of four women and eight men meet. to determine whether the $100,000 received by the former Secretary of the | Interfor from Edward L. Doheny was | merely a “friendly loan" | as & bribe to influence the leas- ing of the Navy's ofl reserves in Cali- | fornia. Court will convene at 10 o'clock to- morrow morning, the thirteenth afternoon Fall possibly - will know whether he is to go to jall or walk again a free man from the scene of his former acquittal on a criminal con- spiracy charge. ‘The defense rested yesterday at noon after a vain attempt to question Mrs. Fall's daughter, about his receipt to the $100,000, which forms the basis of the | bribery charge. Earlier in the day de- | fense counsel laso had been balked an attempt to produce from the | confidential files of the Navy Depart- | ment the secret reports of Admiral | Albert Gleaves, commander of the | based the alleged Japanese war scare. Other Attempt Failed. The Secretary of the Navy had re- fused to lift the ban of secrecy from the reports on the ground that to do 80 would be “incompatible with the national interests.” A similar attempt during the recent conspiracy trial three years ago likewise failed. ‘These reports were desired by defense counsel to substantiate testimony given by Doheny regarding the war scare of 1921. At that time, he had told the jury, naval officials used the alleged menace of a Japanese invasion of the Pacific | coast to induce him to bid on the ofl | storage work at Pearl Harbor, out of | which the. case grew. While the jurors were excused yes- terday afternoon to return to their ho- tel quarters, Justice Willlam Hitz heard the arguments of counsel on the legal ints of law which they had asked to given to the jury. Owing to the ususl short sessions of the court on account of the physical condition of Fall, it is doubtful whether the case will reach the jury before noon on Tuesday. Government counsel had no rebuttal | testimony to offer yesterday. Aside from the arguments that ensued over the testimony of the defendant's rela- tives, the closing hours of the session were lacking in color. Frank J. Hogan, | chief of defense counsel, rested his case | after reading to the jury the message transmitted to the Senate by President Harding in response to the La Follette resolution of April 21, 1922, requesting & report on the Government's policy with respect to the naval oil leases. | They contained Fall's defense of the | oil leasing. The time allotted to the final argu- ments of counsel tomorrow will be di- | vided between Owen J. Roberts and | Atlee Pomerene for the Government and Hogan and Mark B. Thompson for the defense. Defense Scores Point. From J. C. Anderson of Los Angeles, vice president of the Pan-American t the time of the alleged bribing of , the defense scored what is con- sidered an Im‘mflnnt point when he testified that Dohen; did not et a lease on the whole of the Elk reserve. His only conversation with Fall in Washington during the lease negotiations, he said, was when_th cabinet officer had told him | | | “never will be any naval oil re: land be released at 12'; per cent/% ' Rear Admiral J. K. Robinson, whe represented the Navy in the oil matters, | wanted the royalty to be as high as | 40 per cent, he sald, and in view of this and other circumstances he had | advised Doheny to give up the plans dor the lease. | Mrs. Fall's appearance on the witness | | stand, & matter of only a moment, fold lowed’ that of her daughter, Hogan questioned her about the | $100, which her husband received at his Washington home. Before shé could tell the jury what Fall had said to her about the money, Government | counsel objected. Justice Hitz refused | to _let her answer. Mrs. Chase also was interrupted by | Mr. Roberts in the midst of a recitak | she had started about the scene in El Paso when Fall had closed the deal for the purchase of the Harris ranch., Several character witnesses were pro- duced. by defense at the closing session, Among these were former Gov. | George Vurry of New Mexico. Fall's r!guullon in the State, he sald, was | “the very best.” Occasionally during the past week, | Hogan would produce a witness, some- | times an Indian or & rancher, to testify | regarding the defendant's reputation | for “honesty, honor and integrity.” ‘The Government never cross-examined | any of them. |POINCARE INSISTENT ON EARLY OPERATION | Attending Physicians Will Confer Today Regarding Patient's Abil- ity to Withstand Knife. | By Radio to The Sta | PARIS, October 19.—Chafing under | the nervous strain of many weeks of | waiting for the second operation con- nected with his prostatic complaint, former President Raymond Poincare has demanded of attending physicians ! Six Hours of Arguments by oOr WAS ac- | | |of the bribery trial, and by Tuesday Fall's daughter, about his receipt of the | | Asiatic Fleet in 1921, on which were | that they operate as soon as possible. A conference of four or five specialista will be held tomorrow, and if they agree, the ex-premier may undergo the knife for a second time as early as Monday or Tuesday. It is certain that if M. Poincare's wishes are acceded to he will be oper- ated upon within the next few days, but everything depends upon whether the physicians decide he is physically strong enough for the operation to be performed at the present moment. (Copyrisht. A PUBLIC MEETING SUBJECT “Planning a Sanatorium for Wa: shington’s Tuberculous Children” SPEAKERS: Senator Arthur Capper, Chairman, Senate District of Columbia Committee, Major L. E. Atki sioner of the Dr. William C. ins, Assistant Engineer Commis- District gf Columbia. Fowlar, District of Columbia Health Officer, Dr. Joseph Win Tuberculosis nthrop Peabody, Superintendent Hospital, GENERAL DISCUSSION FROM THE FLOOR. Program Chairman: Mrs. Ernest R. Grant, Monday Evening Club Dr. Frank Ballow, P 8, October 21, 1929, at 8 o'clock Monday Even Y. w.C. for a separate United States trict Court. to have the same sfatus and Jurisdiction as such courts in the seve ment is another recommendation. The creation of & unitary supreme eral States A. Building Seventemth and K Streets Northwest Legal Notice Pald by Was shington Tuberculosts Assm. Two hundred American war veterans of the 26 Division of New England were present at the dedication of a memorial church to their fallen comrades in Belleau Woods, Fran The memorial was constructed by funds a erucial sector in the second battle of the Marne. donated by men of the 26th. P. & A. Photo. PRE-PARLEY TALKS BETWEEN U. S. AND JAPAN EXPECTED FLEHARTY SCORES FARE RAISE PLEA IN ASKING DISMISSAL ___(Continued From First Page.) limitation, because Great Britain's re- sponse to President Hoover's appeal for a lower Anglo-American naval standard hinges on _her admiralty’s view of the combined Franco-Italian strength. As the United States is to have a navy equal to the British, under the Anglo-American accord, reduction of the American naval program will be out of the question in the absence of a British cut below the cruiser fleet limit of 339,000 now fixed by the admiralty. Japan May Mike Concessions. ‘The Washington talks between Amer- jean and Japanese officials will avoid | subjects in which the other powers would desire a voice. However, since the Japanese are willing to base their naval strength on the Anglo-American level, according to & 5—5—3 or 10— 10—7 ratio, it is considered altogether likely that the application of whatever ratio should be agreed upon will be talked over with the Japanese repre- sentatives in any Washington conver- sation. It is expected that Japiin will not hold out for. a 10—10—7 ratio if serious objection should be raised. Assuming she should accede to an extension of the 5—5—3 battleship ratio to cruisers and other auxiliary craft, an important problem that remains to be settled, and which concerned ' President Hoover and Prime Minister Macdonald in their Washington talks, has to do with whether Japan would prefer to base that ratio on the complexion of the American or British Navy. The. problem arises from the differ- ence over t of cruisers which re- sulted in the tentative Anglo-American agreement by which the United States would have 21 meximum size 10,000~ ton cruisers mounting eight-inch guns and Great Britain 15, in addition to smaller cruisers, in which Great Britain would have a superiority. It is a development of the so-called “yardstick plan” of equalizing the American and British navies, by allow- ing one side a superiority in tonnage and numbers of units and tha other a superiority in the newest, largest and most powerful cruisers, Japan Would Get 13 Ships. If Japan were to say that she chose to base her three-fifths on each sub- division of the American Navy, and the conference were to agree, Japan would come out of the conference with the right to have 13 10-000-tonners against Britain's 15 and the American 21, although, of course, considerably below British strength in small-sised | eruisers. The same problem affects the French and Italian attitudes to a lesser ex- tent, in view of the possibility that they will ask far smaller ratios than Japan. President Hoover, meanwhile, is pro- ceeding cautiously in the selection of the American delegation to the con- terence, of which only the chairman, Secretary Stimson, has been appointed definitely. Charles G. Dawes, Am- bassador to the Court of St. James, is (‘n‘nl;dlnd selected in the President's | mind. Having so far avoided the pitfalls of European politics, the President is un- dertaking to avoid domestic political dif- ficulties which might complicate his task of getting Senate ratification of the treaty he hopes to see negotiated in the London parley. To that end, the American delegation of five, or possibly six, will not only rec- ognize the Senate, but also the Demo- cratic party with at least two voices, in & sense. In other words, if the dele- | gation includes five members, three will be Republicans and two Democrats, nm;)wln they will not be appointed as such. In pursuing this policy, the President has an eye to keep the naval agree- ment from becoming & party issue, as was the case with the League of Na- tions question, which was adopted sub- stantially by the Democrats and op- posed chiefly by the Republicans, and became very much an issue on those }l;\e‘; in the presidential campaign of 20. Many political observers feel confi- dent that American entry into the League of Nations would have become | th, less a political issue and that the United States would today be a mem- ber of the League, but for President Wilson's failure to include Senators or universally recognised Representatives in the American delegation to the Peace Conference at the end of the World War. ‘Watson and Robinson Mentioned. Although the President has not yet appointed any Senator to the delega- tion, it is expected that the Republican and Democratic floor leaders, Senator Watson of Indiana and Senator Robin- son of Arkansas, will have the first call, in view of the self-elimination of Sena- tor Borah, chairman of the foreign relations committee; that Senator Wat- son may be forced to deckne because of the pressure of Senate duties and that Senator Swanson, Democrat, of Virginia, 18 considered certain of one of the minority party places if Senator Robinson should forego the opportunity. | The Democratic minority leader is| thought to be desirous of going per- | sonally, if possible, but he has not yet been called upon to decide. The | chances are that only one Denutl;:h will be taken from the Senate and t | the other will be a civilian, With Secretary Stimson selected and Ambassador Dawes slated, the Repub- lican members] in a delegation of ive would be complete with the intment of a Republican Senator. appointment. is ex) to be made immediately upon the President’s :emrn from - his Western trip Thurs- 2y, “Journey's play, will be Armistice day. End” the British war in England on i venience and necessity, in view of other opportunities of the companies, legis- Iative action of the commission in re- fusing to grant the application of the companies would receive the sanction and approval of the courts.” After citing several court decisions to support his contention, Fleharty said: “It is submitted that in view of the uncertainty that granting of the relief asked for would afford any substan- tial or permanent benefit to the com- panies, and in/view of the questions raised herein concerning the desirabil- ity of valuation of the properties and the possible resulting economizs of uni- | fication by merger or otherwise, it | would be & perfectly reasonable exer- cise of such discretion on the part of | the commission to refuse the applica- tions of the petitioning companies. Such an exercise of discretion could certainly not be said to be arbitrary or unreasonable and would therefore re- ceive the sanction of the courts.” In recommending a revaluation of | ihe street rallway properties, Fleharty pointed out that it is generally felt that a lower valuation than now exists will result and that the public never will be satisfied until the commission takes such action. Moreover., he de- clared, a revaluation would be worth while if for no other purpos: than to afford a “sound basis” for the writing of any new merger Agr::m Citing the marked reduct in pas- sengers carried by the street rallway lines in the perjod from 1919 to 1928, inclusive, Fleharty declared that “in the light of the drastic and steady down-~ ward trend In street rallway trarispor- tation, it is questionable whether any action should be taken that might accelerate or even perpetuate the loss of revenue passengers. Tllogical though it may be,” he added. “many people will take more expensive means of traveling to and from work in order to keep from having to pay increased car fare. Other people will avoid pay- ing an increase by walking, at least occasionally.” merger may not be the of the ills of the street railway companies, Fleharty sald, it |18 certainly the means of alleviating the | complaints of the public in the way of | service and of giving opportunity for | the saving of considerable money now | wastefully expended because of the operation of two competing street rai tems. . e problem of an agreement ble to the companies and the pub- lic,” he said, “ought not to be a difficult one. Mergers of much greater magni- tude, both as to size of companies in- volved and difficulties of accomplish- ment, have been consummated many times in the United States. The time is ripe for the companies to make a new agreement and submit it to the Public Utilitles Commission. If the right kind of an agreement is submitted, that is, one that is fair both to the companies and to the public, there is no question that the stamp of approval will be given by the commission and Congress. “The companies have stated their dis- inclination to open negotiations until Congress grants authority to somebody to give final approval to an agreement. | In taking that position the companies are side-steping their plain responsibil- ity. Failure of the old agreement should not be given as the reason for non-ac- tion In the creation of a second, or even a third agreement. “If the companies fail to act on a merger plan, it is believed that they will forfeit public good will and will keep from the public something that inher- ently 8 with a good public utility franchi the lowest possible rates consistent with the right of the com- panies in the way of a fair return and consistent with the furnishing of the best possible service. “There is a clear responsibility on the part of the companies. If they will ag- gressively and sanely assume that re- sponsibility they will provide for their own financial dificulties and render bet- ter service than is now possible and at more reasonable rates than now are pos- sible. If they will not assume that re- sponsibility, they will fall to perform a fu:gn’r_nenul obligation imposed upon CHILEAN TOWNS SHAKEN BY SEVERE EARTHQUAKE Child Killed and Several Persons Hurt by Falling Buildings in La Union, By the Associated Press. ANTOFAGASTA, Chile, October 19. —Several towns and villages in Chile ‘were severely shaken by an earthquake early today. In La Union a 7-year-old child was killed and several persons were seriously injured in the crumbling of buildings. Little or no damage was done elsewhere by the serles of shocks and no other casualties were re) 3 The road from San Pedro de Atacama to Calama .was blocked by landslides. Repairs were estimated to cost several thousands of pesos. The shocks lasted 15 minutes. The savings banks and the social club at La Union were destroyed. Student Dies of Crash Hurts. HATTIESBURG, Miss, October 19. River unior "Golisue. st Popuiarvile ver at N died today from injuries received in an automobile accident last night in front of the State Teachers' College here. He was returning home from ball game. The automobile crashed into & wagon loaded with pine knots. The colored driver of the wagon re- ceived a broken leg. n TONEEP SUBBOATS Defensive Weapon Demand Seen Probable at Lon- don Conference. BY THOMAS T. TOPPING, Assoclated Press Staft Writer, PARIS, October 19.—Absolute oppost« tion to the abolition of submarines as defensive weapons of war and the ine terdependency of the problems of limite ing naval, aerial and land armaments inside the scope of a general disarma- ment agreement are two principles for which the French delegation to the naval disarmament conference in Lon- don next January will probably stand unflinchingly. Such is the impression which results from conversations in governmental, official, parliamentary and even opposi- tion circles. Parliament, right down to the ultra- pacifists of the extreme left, is unani- mous in its demand for the retention and additional construction of sube marines, At the Prench foreign office, in the usual guarded manper of foreign offices, the correspondent was told that the scrapping of submarines in commission and, the undertaking to refrain from e Scoepted” by e Breach el y the French del I.II; I;.ll;fl{o! gll‘c‘uulon. SR remier Briand and Minister Marine Leygues, tied by their mlnhurl:l‘ fetters, were disinclined to state oute right what the Prench policy at Lon- don would be, Mr. Jacques Louis Dumesnil, former minister of marine in the Herriot cabinet snd now reporter- general of the nlv:l budget to the French Parliament, spoke more freely. Considered fag Defense. “At no time, under no consideration, could ‘we accept thel principle of the abolition of submarines, or even aban- don the privilege of building as many 2s we judge indispensable to our de- {eh&ef M. Dumesnil told the Associated The budget reported emphasized that France had not constructed the capital ships to which. under the terms of ‘Washington naval accord they were entitled for the replacement of units, obsolete and out of commission. The France, the Jean-Bart and the Courbet. three battleships, 105,000 tons, have been scrapped but have not been re. placed. “Every one knows that the sub- marines, so far as Prance is concerned, will never constitute an element of offensive warfare,” the naval expert continued, “we need them to defend our shores and our colonies, moreover, it s the only effective weapon to prevent a power enjoying a crushing superiority In surface war crafts from imposing its sea domination upon other nations.” Desire for Peace. M. Dumesnil would not specify what “power” he had in mind, if any, but he volunteered: “France has manifested very clearly in accepting tonnage for capital ships inadequately inferior re- lative to its requirements to that of the United States and Great unalterable desire for peace. He drew the following table of the strength of the three great western powers on sea: Great Britain. United States. Pry Units. Ton'se. Units. Ton ge. Units. Battleships—. 0 000 18 525,000 Cruisers— 18 146,000 17 260 267,000 Submarin W00 117 sroo0 88 sr0m0 333 1185000 408 1.025.000 187 504,000 “In. only 'one department, that of submarines, does France show a superi- ority in units and tonnage,” the former Minister said, adding that they did not wish to relinquish it. ACCEPTANCE PLEASES ITALY. an Tol 9 107,000 12 97,000 178.000 78 119,000 Possibility of Friendly- Agreement With France Seen Promising. ROME, October 19.—France's ac- ceptance of Italy's invitation to engage in" preliminary _conversations regard- ing & united program at the London conference on, the reduction of naval srmaments next January has been well received here. Contrary to the usual custom the comments of the French press regagding. the necessity for an adequate Baval ferce have been re- ceived here with equanimity. The word has been ®assed t the Italian press must not gnter the detail of, the poi ics involved, as it is frankly admitted in official circles that these conversa- tions will prove complicated, though with good will on both sides the pos- sibility of a friendly agreement being arrived at are held to be very promis- ing. One might say that the coming con- versations are viewed with optimism, as the French government realizes the necessity of unity for both the Latin powers with regard to certain naval reservations. Controversies, of course, are inevitable, both nations being anxious to achieve success for their own point of view, IS the conversa- tions now to begin 1l therefore be started with caution. It is not for this remson, however, that there is any doubt that a final agreement will be arrived at. It is argued here that if Great Britain and America, with such divergent viewpoints on naval disarmament, have been able to agree on main points, there is no reason why Italy and France cannot do likewise while safeguarding their respective interests. The press there- fore is ally a unit in lauding Italy’s frankness in publicly deelaring that she is willing to_reduce her - nage to & minimum, mg:lded no other power of continental rope exceeds this minimum. ‘The prevalling impression here i that the conversations will take place first in Paris and later, when ‘he pre- liminary discussion of debatable points has cleared the way to a successful termination of the parleys. that the gml conversations will take place in rome, OFFICER AND FUGITIVE BOTH KILLED IN DUEL Policeman, Fatally Wounded, Aims Own Gun and Slays Opponent. By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, October 19.—Policeman George Glovannoni and a colored man who had tried to kill a woman shot each other dead today. ‘The cole man, Love Carey, was being chased down a south side stree by two officers who held a warrant for his arrest. A _eolored woman had charged he attempted to siay her. Giovannoni joined the chase, out- stripped his fellow officers and was close to the fugitive when Carey turned, led out a revolver and shot him. ortally wounded, Gio fell to the ground, took aim.with his own mn and fired. The fugitive wes Coast Guardsman Promoted. . tm'wt!h 1 Edward Shanley Addison. now stationed in Alaska, will succeed him.