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giw THE KUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. ¢, NOVEMBER 17, 1929—-PART O e ANY AV ISUES AWAT SOLUTON Free Seas and Subs Discuss- | ed and New Craft Launched | as Powers Confer. BY PAUL SCOTT MOWRER. By Cable to The Star and the Chicago Daily News. Copyright, 1929, PARIS, November 16.—Events relative | to the London Naval Conference are! now crowding fast, though whether | progress is being made is another ques- | tion. Negotiations are being conducted | in London between Prime Minister | Ramsay Macdonald, the French, Ital- | ian and Japanese Ambassadors and the American charge d'affaires regarding the agenda of the conference and the | freedom of the seas. while the afore- | sald Ambassadors incidentally are con- | ferring with one another & i France and Italy are trying similarly to negotiate at Rome. The British are encouraging Gen. Smuts to visit Amer- ica with his proposal regarding the freedom of the seas, which is quite dif- ferent from President Hoover's, which | neither France nor Britaln seems to | like much. Meanwhile Germany has just launched & new type 6-inch gun cruiser superior to anything heretofore known and France will launch on Monday the world's_ most powerful cruising subma- rine. It will be convenient to consider these related but disparate events sepa- rately. Hoover's sensational proposal that the freedom of the seas be settled by ex- empting all food ships from capture in wartime, just as hospital ships are now exempted, will almost certainly be re- jected. Comment heard on all sides in the last few days merely serves to em- | phasize the gulf between American and European thought on this whole sub- ject. Germany and Italy tend to favor Hoover's proposal in the abstract, but neither scems really to believe it prac- tical. Japan also is skeptical. As for Britain and France. which differ in nearly all naval matters, they seem to be agreed that the idea is anything but desirable. Arguments Against It. Arguments brought against it are as follows: It encourages aggressions, for the aggressor would be free from fear of blockade. It is unfair to remove the blockade by sea while maintaining it by land. It would tend to enrich the neutrals at the expense of the belliger- ents and allow countries like the United States to stand by and do a profitable trade while others do the actual fight- ing against the pact breakers and ag- gressors. One French wit goes so far as to say that it replaces the principle that “the flag covers the goods” by the rinciple that “the grain and frozen { cover the nitroglycerin.” Distinction between food and war material - is impessible, because olls, fats, starchy grains and sugar are all used for explosives. Warships obliged to pass hours alongside merchantmen trying to certify cargoes would be ex- posed to grave danger from enemy sub- marines and airplanes. In modern ars everybody, even women and children, can help, and the distinction between the combatant and the non-combatant is hard to draw. What, for example, are women and children _working in munitions fac- tories? It js an allusory attempt to make war humane. It can even be argued that blockades are humane, be- cause they tend to shorten wars. Rules for war are necessary, since everybody has signed the Kellogg pact. Finally, Hoover's proposal is contrary to article 18 of the Covenant of the Lel?l of Nations, which proposes that the block- ade is the best and easiest weapon aguinst an aggressor, Believes in League System. Next, it is pretty clear from the fore- going that Europe believes in the League system and in the blockade against pact breakers and for the pres- ent is unwilling to relinquish either. What it mainly wants to know is the intentions of the United States in case the League decided to establish a block- ade against an aggressor. Does Hoover's proposal mean that the United States would try to' féed the offending nation, thereby prolonging its Yesistance? It is in this:connection that Gen. Smuts seems to desire to visit Washington soon with the proposal that, since the Kellogg pact distinguishes between war as an instrument of national policy and other war, this distinction between pub- lic and private war should be written formally into international law. Great Britain and the United States both agree that the whole issue of the freedom of the seas should be left to future discussion, but the French still insist on putting it in the agenda. If, they say, you are going to abolish sub- marines, we must first know your in- tentions regarding biockade. It is agreed apparently that the conference shall discuss all categories of ships, in- cluding the new Freneh and German types, but whether this means hydro- planes, too, and whether the limitation shall be by categories or by global ton- nage, and whether the conference agreement shall be final or contingent on general disarmament seems still un- settled. Japan and France through their am- bassadors in London seem to have veri- fied their agreement on two points first, the non-abolition of submarines, and second, that both must have larger cruiser ratios than those of the Wash- ington treaties, Seeks Italy’s Consent. Great Britain is trying to get Italy to agree, not without some show of suc- cess. to the abolition of submarines. Until recently Italy was saying that she would never relinquish submarines until Britain relinquished Gibraltor and Suez, which command Italy's extra-Mediterranean communications, but she now secems to hesitate, argu- ing that if Britain blockades Italy, de- fense is hopeless and submarines use- Jess, but if it is France it would be bet- ter first to abolish submurines. Great Britain_is proposing to France and Italy a Mediterranean Locarno in which Britain would grarantee each against aggression by the other. Italy seems interested, but France wants particu- | Jars and fears it is a mere lure to| persuade France to accept total naval parity with Italy. Franco-Italian negotiations, which are so important to the success of the conference and which were interrupted by the French cabinet crisis, seem just to have been resumed. Progress in these has apparently been nil all along the line. | Launch New Cruiser. ‘The Germans, who recently disturbed the naval world by launching a new and better type of 10,000-ton cruiser. h: now done it again with the Leip: new type of 6,000-ton cruiser armed | with nine 6-inch guns, four anti-air- craft guns, twelve torpedo tubes. using both'steam and oil together or separate- ly, and having a speed of 32 knots and & cruising radius of 7,000 to 12,000 miles. The German fleet building or planned consists of four big super-cruis- ers and five of these smaller cruisers, su that Germany 4nay soon again be a real naval factor. ‘The French, .who have been speciai- iging in submarines ever since the ‘Washington Conference, will launch at Cherbourg on Monday the Sur Cour, a 3300-ton submarine, 400 feet long, with a cruising radius of 13,000 miles, & speed of 19 knots and a crew of 150 men, capable of submerging 80 feet deeper than any other existing subma- rine and capable, also, of staying two and a half days under water. The Sur Couf is armed with 14 torpedo tubes. four 55-inch guns and carries a small 'to inquire of his government whether Above: Policeman Edgar P. Alexan. der, killed in aute crash. Below: Detective J. L. Billman, driver of the car, who was painfully injured. FRANCE ACCEPTS IANUARY 21 DATE Cabinet Proposes Third of| Same Month for Second Hague Conference. By Radio to The Star. | PARIS, November 16.—The French | morning decided to accept Januar; as the date of the opening of the Lon- don naval conference and to propose tentatively January 3 as the date for the second Hague parley. This second Hague conference is for the purpose (1) of conslderinr the work done by the special technical committees, including that charged with the organization of the Bank of International Settlements, and (2) for the pl of confirming the decisions taken by the first Hague conference relative to the Yonnr plan and the evacuation of the Rhineland. Foreign Minister Aristide Briand is expected to receive Baron von Hoesch, German Ambassador in Paris, within the next day or so and to ask latter the date of January 3 will be accept- able. Should a favorable reply be ceived, the proposal of this date will then be made jointly by the two ernments to Premier Jaspar of b AN gium. Plebiscite Interferes. ‘The Dendl? Young plan plebiscite tn Germany #fd the approach of the Christmas holidays, in the view of French government officials, make it out of the question to convel the second Hague parley before January 3. On the other hand, it is considered i advisable to postpone these sessions un- til after the naval parley because of the necessity of getting the evacuation of the third Rhineland zone under way in time for all troops to be withdrawn by _June 30. If they convened on January 3, The Hl?ue delegates would have 18 days in which to work before the convening of the naval parley. 1t is considered possible that because of inclement weather at that season of the year at The Hague, and because of the limited accommodations afford- ed by that city, the governments con- cerned might in the end decide to hold the sessions elsewhere. Premier's Attendance Seen. Premier_Tardieu is nearly certain to on. According to Brussels dispatches, the statutes, con- stitution and trustee conti for the | premier, by M. Frere, one of the glan alternates to the Baden-Baden parley. As soon as the reports of the other committees set up by the first Hague conference have been received Premier Jaspar will summon & com- mittee of jurists which will fi over all the reports preparatery to the second Hague gathering. ‘The work of this juridicial body is expected to occupy about two weeks. Announcement is made here of the appointment of the French delegation to the Franco-German conversations on the Sarre question, which are to begin in Paris on a date not yet determined upon. Georges Pernot, minister of pub- lic: works, will head the delegation. g its members will be Daniel Ser- the ministry alot, director rs of Alsace-Lorraine. The pre- liminary work of this group is expected to begin next week. (Copyright. 1920.) CRAZED YOUTH TRIES T0 ESCAPE HOSPITAL Attempt to Flee While Mother Lies| Near Death, Is Balked by Attendants. By the Assoclated Press. TEXARKANA, Ark., November 16.— A mentally deranged youth, Arthur | Kimes, battled hospital attendants in | an effort to escape here today while his mother in an adjoining room was believed near death from injuries suf- fered in an automobile accident near Wilton, Ark., late yesterday. ‘The mother, Mrs. Willlam Kimes, ¢5, of Los Angeles, Calif.,, sustained a frac- tured skull and several injuries in the accident which cost the life of her husband, Willlam R. Kimes, 60, and resulted in possible fatal injuries to Kimes' stepson, Gilbert V. Chance, 28. The deranged youth suffered only siight cuts and bruises. ‘The father, mother and Chance were taking him from their home in Cali- fornia to a brain specialist at Elkhart, Ind., when the accident occurred. The Kimes car struck a truck while cross- ing a bridge and then plunged into the hydroplane, Given these French and German nov- elties, the question arises, what is the use of making warships smaller if they are continually going to triple or quaa- thelr power2 side of the structure. ‘The youth, unable to talk, eould fur- nish no clue to identify the aceident AMITY T0 GOVERN PARLEY ON NAVIES Dawes Says Technicians| Must Advise Statesmen at London Meet. By the Associated Pres: LONDON, November 16.—United | States Ambassador Charles G. Dawes | tonight satd that the great naval powers | of the world will meet here in Januery in the spirit of the Kellogg pact for re- nunclation of war. He was addressing the annual dinner of the British In-: stitute of Journalists, only a few hours after he had returned to his London post from a visit to America, Disarmament by evolution was the theme of the address by Gen. Dawe: “The current negotiations on naval disarmament between Great Britain and the United States have thus far well exemplified the greater effectiveness and expedition of the new method ss compared with the old,” he said, “These negotiations have been bhut preliminary and their result is sub- jected to such modifications as may result from the necessities of other naval powers. These powers will from now on give these results their full ex- amination and consideration, not only in preliminary informal conferences among themselves, but as well with the United States and Great Britain.” Negotiations Outlined. Gen. Dawes outlined how the in- formal preliminary negotiations had been carried on, step by step, by the principals of various nations separately advised by thelr naval staffs. “Publie opinion will eventually con- trol all, and for the proper formation of its final judgment, the public should first have a clear statement and under- standing of the case. Naval technicians alone are primarily qualified to formu- late the terms of- technical na dif- ference, and with their findings as the basis, statesmen should be able tc state properly those differences for public consideration. Any other couste may be an assistance to the propagandists and others, selfishly interested, who will endeavor to obscure the real question and the real public interest by the in- jection of extraneous and irrelevant considerations, Methods of Approval. “It is important,” he said, “that dur- ing the future course of naval negotia- tions the methods of proper approach be always in mind and the experience thus far of Great Britain and the United States may be worthy of con- sideration by other naval powers.” The Ambassador stated that Great Britain and America in the last four months had devoted time to discussion of technical naval matters touching on the following points: “First. The naval requirement of each of the two nations essential to their respective security. “Second. Whether reduction may be secured consistent with the meeting of these reqmg’menu. “Third. What will constitute equality in strength between the two navies, particularly in the cruiser categor: Minor Differences, Reminding his audience of distin- guished newspaper men _that conflicting opinions remain on only a minor mat- ter, involving 30,000 crulser tdnnage out of an aggregate tonnage of 2,400,- 000, Gen. Dawes expressed the opinion that had this series of technical ques- tions been discussed publicly by naval technicians and statesmen, instead of by the President and Prime Minister, advised by their naval staffs, no agree- ment was likely to have been reached. “In disarmamenf negotiations, the motto, ‘one thing at a time,’ should be kept in mind. Discussion of other Itimate objects such as freedom of the and more comprehensive disarma- ment should never be allowed to ob- struct any agreement which may step in their direction. “The specific objection in the present negotiations is the abolition of general competitive building of fighting ships and their reduction in number so far as is consistent with natlonal security and the domestic necessities of the re- spective naval powers. This objective 18 in itself of vast importance and value to the economic welfare of the world and furthermore its consummation will furnish only the foundation for further procedure and further pacts guarding still better a continuing world peace.” Henderson Voices Hope. Foreign Secretary Henderson told the Jjournalists that nothing was more vital than stabilization of world peace. “If we can only bring about an un- derstanding between President Hoover and Prime Minister Macdonald,” he #aid, “and if that understanding can be translated into agreements on treat- ies to be subscribed to by other naval K"“"‘ and if, when that agreement as been reached by all naval powers. it can be handed over to the prepara. tory commission of the League of Na- tions, every element in connection with the militarism of the world could then be tackled, whether it be on land or in the air.” BOOTHLESS BULLDOGS RUTHLESSLY TROUNCE - NASSAU TIGER, 13 T0 0 ___ (Continued From First Page.) | Princeton's 15-yard line. McLennan then gave the ball to Taylor, who shot a forward pass over the goal line to Hickok for the second touchdown. The Yale end was surrounded by Princeton hllly;r:].] but he jumped up and caught e ball. Tiger Threatens Again. One more threat was left for Prince- | ton. With a helping penalty and two great passes, the Tiger drove deep into Bulldog territory, but Beane intercepted a pass on his own 5-yard line to end the attack. Princeton’s final feature was to stop the Blue inches a from a| third touchdown, but it was too late | then. | Yale scored 16 first downs to 11 for Princeton, 14 of the Blue's coming in | the second half. Princeton made 5| in the first half and 6 in the second. | Princeton tossed 21 forward passes, | completing 6 and having 3 intercepted. | Yale tried only three passes, completing two and seeing one intercepted. Penalties against Yale totaled 35 yards while Princeton was penalized only 5 yard: GOOD’S CONDITION, “MARKED FATIGUE,” UNHOPEFUL SIGN __ (Continued From Pirst Page) with the hoa&lm and information as to the Secretary's condition was re- lfied to him frequently from the bed- . Good, ir., a student at Northwestern University, arrived last g0. A younger sen atfends the National Cathedral School in this city, at the White MUSSOLINI HOLDS Baggage of Third- Class Tourists to Be Searched Now Tourists returning from abroad, who are third-class passengers will now have their baggage ex- amined to prevent smuggling. fol- lowing an order yesterday by Commissioner of Customs Eble. For years it had been found that third-class passengers, principally immigrants, brought in nothing dutiable, and so it had become a practice for cus- toms agents to mark their bag- gage with chalk and rush it through to clear the docks. Tourists returning from abroad, however, discovered the ease with which baggage was thus cleared, | | and of late, many tourists have | | been coming third class, and their baggage had not been examined. DICTATORS BEST, Says Personal Rule Better, Than Parliamentary Form for Efficient Performance. (Continued From First Page) | | Much consternation has been aroused by what has been called the “terrible specter” of the personal governments of' Europe. And yet has any of these gov- ernments dons so badly Nations Are Cited. ' Turkey under Mustapha Kemal cer- tainly has made more progress than can be boasted by any of the so-called democracies since the war. The Turkish | leader is strong and benevolent, and is directing the destiny of his people for their own great good. Spain has thriven more under the rule of Gen. Primo de Rivera than could be hoped under the chaotic system which prevailed before his time. Hungary is advancing under Admiral Horthy and showing great rehabilitating powers de- spite unusual difficulties. In fact, in all the countries of these strong central authorities there is a marked measure of progress and & marked benefit such as to justify their existence. The value of one central authority in time of war has always been recognized. It is because the one central aim, name- ly, the winning of the war, can be con- centrated upon in one central direction. ‘The war Jeader's success depends on his ability to muster the Nation's spiritual and material forces and to use them so they may render the maximum fighting power in order to strike the enemy a deadly blow. There must be no waste, no lost motion—all must result in the nation's peak efficienc; nd this is only Ppossible with a central directing force. Powers of President. Many American statists have pointed out to me that while the United States is acclaimed a great western democracy, yet, in time of national crises, the Presi- dent of the United tSates, due to his ex- ceptional war powers, becomes almost an absolute dictator. And it is for this reason, they say, that the United States has won every war it has fought. The business and financial worlds are full of dictaters. Why? It is be- cause the owners of these businesses have discovered that there cannot be division of authofity nor division of re sponsibility in the direction of their affairs. ‘We have but to cite the g‘lntk com- binations of capital in the United States ! to understand how eficiently dictators work in business. I am sure that Mr. Ford would never have succeeded in producing for the world over 15,000,000 motor cars had he not been master of his giant organization, nor would the various coal kings, steel kings and banking kings have been able to achieve their mighty powers without full au- thority over and full responsibility in their particular flelds. And I can see how running a gov- ernment is much like running a gian business. We ought to run them as ef- ficlently as possible, with as little cost as possible to tnxg:yers. We ought to render a service that the nation needs | in adjusting and working out the rela- | tions between all the components parts, that all may run smoothly and harmo- niously. We ought to pay dividends in making the nation happy and giving it | its measure of prosperity. Authority Necessary. If we are charged to do this, we! should have authority; we should not be hindered by conniving and disgrun- tled permons who think they can do better, when we know they have shown I many times gone by that they can- oot. If we are fo be responsible to our weople and our chiefs of state, there must be corresponding thority. Full responsibility carries wil it full au- tuority. Authority should be commensurate with responsibility, the one balancing the other. We cannot exact responsi- bility without granting a freedom of ac- tion to do the things expected. This principle permeates every branch of our government. Just as I am responsible to the King and to the Italian people, so the ministers and undersecretaries of state are responsible to me, and on down to the lowest employe of the state. ‘We visualize the government as a huge working business organization of | which the prime minister is the “big boss.” The prime minister is responsible for the low costs in taxes, smooth work- ing in & well ordered country, dividends in the country’s prosperity and above all for the nation’s honor and dignity, both as a whole and for each citizen. To achieve this there is the interlocking Rt responsibility and authority from the top of the organization to the bottom. And it has worked. It works just as well in government as it does in’busi- ness. The head of a business demands results. He wants to see things done that will be for the benefit of the or- ganization. Excuses would be futile and fine theories would be worthless unless they produced. Delays and Postpones. A parliamentary government delays and postpones, discusses and rejects, abstructs and induces stoppage. It stalls the engine. It puts the brake on when the machine is tugging uphill. It makes things harder and harder. For 20 years the parliamentary gov- ernments discussed and postponed the construction of a direct railway line from Rome to Naples, a public improve- ment relatively modest yet recognized by all as an urgent necessity. The Fas- cist government built the line and had it in operation in two years. That is only one of a score of such examples. Given the authority, a minister can go ahead and do things. It is not neces- sary for him to stop his heavy work and answer a lot of vain questions put to him by politicians for publicity purposes. Since we took office we have restored the finances, balanced the budget, re- habilitated industry, increased the grain yield, rebuilt the merchant marine and constructed an array of public improve- ments, the like of which, for immen- sity of effert by a government, does not exist anywhere else in the world. It is necessary for Italy to be thus governed. Italy is a poor country, lack- ing the basic natural resources neces- sary in the modern steel age. Every bit of energy and every ounce of material must be saved and utilized to its last possibility. Much Talk; No Results. ‘The announcement n called was vietims and it was only through letters and paper: that their names were learned several hours after the wreck. rd a8 ng & matter the P:d":‘t"lhe valiant fight President Hoover's cabinet -member has been making against death, The governments which preceded us | the available resources. Water-power | needed development and agriculture -uwummcmmmfimul— ISUSPECTS SEIZED | and this city arrested two men and | | they said were destined for Kansas | |U. 8. Consulate Hears That Man wasted in energy and failed to exploit | HOM. | WITH NARCOTI | Ring Operating Out of New, York Believed Uncovered in Arrests Here. The activities of an alleged drug ring, which Federal narcotic agents say Is operating out of New York were dealt a blow last night when more | than a score of agents from Baltimore seized drugs valued at $4.000, which City, Mo. | The arrested men gave their names ! as W. M. Felton, 33 years old, alias | “Miami Billy,” and John Throharrides, | alias John Thaber, 27 years old. They were taken into clu',od%‘) in a pool reom on Ninth street near street. shortly before midnight. ‘The men were taken to the first precinct station house and held on a charge of violoting the Harrison narcotic act. Eleven ounces of heroin, which the agents claimed had a “bootleg” value of $4,000, were found in their posses- sion, agents say. { Bruce Gresson, agent in charge, operating out of the Baltimore district, said last night that Felton told him he had been in Florida with “Scarface” | Al Capone of Chicago, and when the latter was jailed in Philadelphia sev- eral months ago he came to this city. X e .5 INSURANGE. OVDEND GANS First Increase in Rate to Be Granted by Bureau to Veterans. ‘The $7.300,000 allotment by the Vet- erans’ Bureau for dividends on Gov- ernment life insurance policies next year includes the first increase in the actual dividend rate ever to be granted by the bureau, it was learned last night. The slight increases which policyhold- ers have been receiving heretofore have been due wholly to interest on the pol- icyholders's portion of the reserve fund. The increase in rate which was au- thorized yesterday by Director Prank T. Hines amounts to ‘a general average increase of about 16 per cent in the present rate. The bureau, however, ac- cording to the accepted business prin- ciples of insurance, is going to give the most benefit to those types of insurance experience shows warrant the biggest increase. Dividend to Be Apportioned. ‘The dividend will be apportioned dif- ferently to various classes of insurance under this policy, 1t was learned. But the actual amount which each indi- vidual policyholders will receive wili have to be computed on his own in- dividual account. This will depend on the rate of dividend for his group, his own age, the length of time he has been paying premiums, and consequently the amount of money he will have paid into the insurance reserve fund. Conse- quently, it was explained, no detailed table could be made public which would serve as a guide to each policyholder to show him how much of an inerease he would receive. ‘The apportionment . to dividends amounts to an increase in cash of §1,- 050,000 over the allotment for the year 1929. The new apportionment will be- gin to be paid effective January 1, 1930, and each policyholder will receive his dividend on the annual date of his policy. i Policies Yet Available. The dividend declaration by the Government on its life insurance was| interpreted as further demonstration of the desirability of Government insur- ance, which still is open to veterans under certain restrictions. New busi- ness in Government life insurance con- tinues to come in, and it is expected that many more new policies will be written. During the present calendar year, ending December 31, 1929, it was esti- mated by officials yesterday, the total claims to be paid against Government Iife insurance will be $22,275,000. And after paving this sum in claims, the new dividend will go into effect. Premiums Are Explained. Premiums on Government life in- surance, it was explained in an of- ficial statement by Gen. Hines, are the “net rates, according to the American experience table of mortality, and in- terest at 3!, per cent per annum, and include protection against total and permanent disability without limit as to the age before which disability must occur, for which there is no additional premium charge.” “Considering the benefits granted, this premium rate affords protection | at a low cost, which is reduced still| further by the dividends allotted, and should be gratifying to the holders of Government life insurance,” it is added. I'VESTIGATE DEATH. Slain Was American. MEXICO CITY, November 16 () — The American consulate today was in- | vestigating the death of Harry A. Schel- | lenger, sald to be an American, who | was mysteriously shot on his coffee | plantation near Tapchula, State of Chi- apas, while in the company of three of his employes. The consulate has learned that Schellinger had lived for years on his plantation, but he was not registered at the consulate as an America; ciency. But, like all other parliamentary countries, there was much talk and no results. The Fascist government in the six vears of its existence has constructed or has in the course of construction | water-power developments which will release the country from two-thirds of the burden of purchasing its entire coal supply from abroad. Countries which are blessed with overflowing wealth can afford to per- mit & certaln measure of inefficiency in government. Expansive fields yielding plentiful harvests. coal and ores to be mined and metals everywhere make wealth with government. “That country possessing them will certainly get along dcsrlu the kind of government it has. It is where there is need to watch the little uncultivated plots of ground, to help harness the wasted power of the streams, bulld communications when private ‘enterprise cannot take the risk, to save what little there is and use that little to the limit that the highest effi- clency is needed. There is where a practical government is necessary. There is where a responsible organiza- tion must function, responsible to the nation for its aceomplishments. Such an organization can most ef- fectively work only through responsibil- ity commensurate with authority. Au- thority must be vested in men. When there are many, responsibility ean be shifted, the one to the other. When there is one, both authority and re- sponsibility are fixed, and that man must render his accounts in an un- selfish and unswervingly imparti service for the good of the entire na~ . His good will must be measured equally with thi wer he has the great privilege of wielding. (Copyright, 19394 by North American News- Baper Alliance.) i 'BURNS Women Carry Bags Of Pepper to Fight “Jack the Ripper” By the Assoclated Press. DUESSELDORF, Germany, No- vember 16.—Many women here are carrying s of pepper for defense against possible attack by & “jack the ripper” who has been terrorising Duesseldorf for some time. Terrified parents are keeping children in their homes. ‘The man is believed responsible for the murder of nine women and children and for attacks on many others. He has been treat- ing with open contempt the huge police staff which is searching for him by sending sketches showing where his victims are buried, two of whom actually were found at the places indi- cated. ENT FAGES QU BYLOBBY PROBES Caraway Says, Banker Who Laid Stock Crash on Tariff Row to Be Called. By the Associated Press. An investigation into a statement at- tributed to Fred I. Kent of the Bankers’ Trust Co. of New York that the action of the Senate coalition in rewriting the tariff bill was partially responsible for the recent collapse of stock market gnrrs was promised yesterday by ‘hairman Caraway of the Senate lobby committee, Summoning of Kent before the com- mittee was requested by Senator Hawes, Democrat, of Missouri, who told the Senate that Kent's assertion in a re- cent speech was “propaganda, because no sensible man for a minute would assume the truth of the statement.” Caraway Calls It a Joke, Caraway said he thought that “before we go into investigating Kent we ought to at least wait until we reach the joke column, because anybody who would put forth such a statement like that and expect anybody to belleve it, of course, is suffering from arrested men- tal development. “But I think there is a demand for it,” he sald. “We can let him waste an hour spinning a tale that nobody will believe, ineluding himself.” The remark by Kent already has drawn the fire of Senator Borah of Towa, a leader of the Republican in- dependents, who asserted in a statement that if the action of the Senate coali- tion injured the stock market, some- thing must be wrong with the market. Another development in the lobby committee's activities yesterday was the summoning of John H. Carroll, Wash- ington attorney, for questioning Tues- day in regard to a reported disturbance recently among Cuban sugar interests over possible intervention by the United States into the affairs of Cuba. Cuban Cane Sugar Cited. ‘The committee was told Friday by Edwin P. Shattuck, representative of the United States Sugar Association, that the sugar interests had feared United States interyention as the result of attacks Bglinsl the regime of Presi- dent Machado of Cuba. Shattuck sald the sugar people were so deeply concerned that Carroll was employed by H. Lakin, president of the Cuba Co. as an adviser in re- gard to the Cuban situa Shattuck Id the committee Carroll recom- ended ‘that the facts about Cuba be obtalned and transmitted to the Ameri- can Government, but he did not know | whether this had been done. The committee also planned to ga ahead Tuesday with questioning repre- | sentatives of sugar companies in con- neetion with their activities during the pending tariff legisiation. WIN $167,500 FOR JUANITA HANSEN Former Screen Actress Scalded in Shower Bath, Ending Film Career. Special Dispatch to The Star. WHITE PLAINS, N. Y., November 16.—A Supreme Court jury tonight awarded $167,500 to Miss Juanita Han- sen, former motion picture actress, as damages for burns she said she sul- fered in a shower bath in the Hotel Lincoln, New York. Miss Hansen originally brought suit for $100,000, and later amended her claim, mlklnfi it $250,000. She said she suffered the burns in June, 1928, and that they ended her career in motion pictures, making it impossible for her to do ‘“daring” athletic stunts. She stid scars on her arms and shoulders, more severe on the left side, were caused by the burns Co-defendants in e suit, which was tried before Justi.¥ George H. Tay- lor, jr., and & jury, were the Hotel Lin- coln Properties, Inc., and the Theater Zone Realty Co., Inc. A motion, still pending before Justice Taylor, asks dismissal of the complaint | as against the Theater Zone Realty Co. Early in the trial the judge ruled the company out as a co-defendant, but at the request of plaintiff’s counsel later reversed his ruling. ‘The tfial began last Monday. During the taking of testimony the defense at- tempted to show that Miss Hansen had been under the influence of narcotics at the time she was scalded in the shower bath. Miss Hansen lives at Rye, W. Y. |INDIANA VICTORY SENDS STUDENTS BARBERWARD “No-Shave Club” Swamps Shops When Grid Warriors Win Conference Fray. By the Associated Press. BLOOMINGTON, Ind., November 16. —Bloomington barber . shops were swamped tonight with customers from the Indiana University “No-Shave- Club,” whose members a manth ago pledged themselves to let their whiskers grow until the Hoosier gridmen won a conference game. Immediately after news of the 19-to- 14 victory over Northwestern this after- noon reached the campus the *“No- shavers” fled toward the barber shops in mad_frenzy and offered their flowing beards to the first barber available. One barber, who in a moment of weakness, agreed to shave all members of the club free if Indiana won, found himself swamped with customers. LOSING TEAM STIRS MOB. LIMA, Peru, November 16 (#).—A mob of 2500 persons this evening stormed the Peruvian Foot Ball Federa- tion Building, smashing doors and win- dows and attempting to set fire to the structure because the Paraguay team had defeated the Peruvian, 5 to 0, in | the semi-final match in the South American foot ball championship played at Buenos Aires today. ‘The crowd stood around a newspaper bullding until the final scare was re- ceived and then marched on the federa tion's bullding. The palice had to use clubs to disperse the crowd. " honly tl‘llll lll;nhzlé' ;"l\"ll of the officers, who_extingu! urni r, saved the bullding. [ MEXICD 1S TENSE | Troops Are Held in Readiness to Quell Riots in Bal- loting Today. By the Assoclated Press. MEXICO CITY, November 16.—A year's presidential campaigning in Mexico closed tonight, with troops held ready in barracks in case of disturbances at the polls when voting gets under way tomorrow. Political observers tonight predicted that a record number of voters would go to the polls to choose between Pascual Ortiz Rubio, candidate of the Nation: Revolutionary party, and Jose Vascon- celos, candidate of the Anti-re-election- ist party. Another candidate in the fleld is Gen. Pedro Rodriguez Triana, nominated by the workers and peasants ‘bloc which is closely affiliated with the Communist party. Ortiz Rubio Held Winner. Manuel Peres Trevino, president of the National Revolutionary party, said tonight that Senor Ortiz Rubio would secure more than a million and a half votes. It was generally agreed in Mexico City that he would win, but the exact total of the vote will not be known until later this month because the elec- tion districts must send in the ballots Chamber of Deputies for ex- amination, The government ordered border points closed to American visitors while the polls are open tomorrow to insure that no forelgner can become involved in any disturbances. The ban was placed in effect tonight and will remain until 5 p.m. tomorrow, when it is believed most of the votes will be in. At noon today saloons thmu{houl i Mexico were closed by government de- 'cree and 42 hours of national prohibi- tion “went into effect. This measure was taken to prevent any undue cele- bration in tlhc v‘wmltyh I::nl' e polis which ight develop into ! R » 11 troopl.pwuce and firemen tonight der orders to stay away from the polls tomorrow, allowing the most free kind of voting, but to be ready to respond at a moment’s notice to any alarm. Portes Gil Pleads for Peace. Provisional President Emilio Portes Gil, in a final appeal, asked party lead- ers to do all in their power to prevent bloodshed and requested heads of fam- illes to keep women and children from voting pl‘nc:ls 50 as not to expose them to_possible danger. Despite all ':l these precautionary measures observers will be surprised if there is not some minor rioting at the lls_in the larger citles. It wi - flozved tonight, however, that the gov- ernment will bea:!! to hold these down to small proportions. ‘The last s&gel of the long political campaign have been bitter in many places and there have been demonstra- tions, rioting and some bloodshed. A sensational statement by Luis Flores, president of the anti-re-election- ist.party in Jalisco, printed here and stating that he had severed relation- ship with the party because followers of Vasconcelos were planning & po- litical revelution if he is not elected, did not create much discussion in the eap- ital. It was believed that the position of the government had never been stronger and that it was ur.blo of quickly dominating any disturbance which might follow the election. Persons lnlvlnflohero today from Tampico, where disorders are regarded as likely tomorrow, reported that the 1id had been clamped down this morn- ing with the suspension of river, bridge and train traffic and that strong meas- ures had been taken to prevent amy gathering by demonstrators. ‘Tampieo is a stronghold of Vas- conoelos and there has been already some blood-letting during recent weeks. A close watch is also being maintained in Cludad Victoria, capital of Tamauli- %‘l‘l’ and home town of President Portes Planes May Suspend Service. ‘The Mexican Aviation Co., operating mail and passenger service to Browns- ville, Tex, was considering tonight suspending its service over Sunday. nited States Ambassador Dwight W. Marrow broke his week end routine by remaining here to watch election de- velopments. ~Mrs. Morrow and their daughter Elizabeth went to their coun- try home at Cuernavaca. The president was reported 1ll today. He cancelled engagements, including & reception for visiting members of the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce. Followers of Ortiz Rubio claim the finest campaign organization in the history of Mexico with 72,000 workers forming & nation-wide machine. | concelos is depending on his strength (in the cities and hopes that people will pour out to register a protest toward the government of the last three c}ml executives, to whom Ortiz Rublo is the party heir. Whoever is chosen will be inaugurated on February 5, to serve for four years. Victoria E. Gongora, & leader in the National Anti-re-electionist Party, to- night denied the statement by Flores that the party was plotting a revelution and asserted that Flores worked his way into the party as a secret agent of the National' Revelutionary in order to embarass fallowers of concelos. REVOLT PLOT IS DENIED. Opposition Party Representative Says Force Will Not Be Used. Reports that Dr. Jose Vasconcelos, candidate of the anti- lectionist party in Mexico, intends te resort te revolution if defeated in the presiden- tial elections today, /vere denied here on_his behalf last night. Evaristo Paredes, special representa- tive in Washington of Dr. Vasconcelos, issued the following statement: “Reports from El Paso published in the press of this merning. to th effect that, if defeated in the presi- del(llll 1 !llectfiinn‘;ton Sunday next, the ani -electionist, or of rty, of which Dr. Jose Vl!m x.tk!e candidate, will resort to revolution, are absolutely false, as Senor Vascance- los is sternly opposed to the emplay- ment of force in any form in the at- tainment of political ends. “The pular lung‘nfl in favor of Vasconcelos and which will be felt and manifested at the polls, is so strong in number and quality that it will be unnecessary to resort to armed revo- lution to force respect for the will of the Mexican people on this occasion.” TAMPICO 1S ON EDGE. Vasconcelos' Followers Are Urged to Stay at Home. TAMPICO, November 16 (#).—This city was tense tonight in expectatien of the presidential elections tomorrow. Followers of Jose Vasconcelos, fearing attacks from partisans of his rival, Pas- cual Qrtiz Rubio, closed the campaign headquarters and urged their adherents to remain at home. The military authorities have mrown a cordon around the city, permitting only newspaper men and marketfolk te enter on s | passes. Soldiers were stationed also at strategic points in the city with trucks ready te carry them qQuickly to any trouble center. All saloons and cabarets were closed at noon. > Communist Strike Fails. HELSINGFORS, Finland, Novem! 16 (#).—A 13-hour eral strike called by ‘Communist. trades unions. in sym- pathy with hunger-striking prisoners was a complete fallure everywhere to- day. ThegFinnish workers did not obey the Raclamations and factories and shops fworked normal hours, The eountry was ON ELEGTION EVE were stationed in their barracks un- |y ber | A RETURN OF TRUCK REFUSED BY COURT Justice Hitt Takes Cognizance of Defective Records in Police Cases. Irregularities tn Police Court which came to light Friday, were brought to a head in one case yesterday when Judge Isaac R. Hitt, after a hear< ing marked by frequent clashes of posing counsel, took cognizance of defective records, and at the instance of, the Government, denied return to the owner, Ellas Duke, of a truck reputedly taken in a beer seizure, despite the owner’s insistence that he knew 1.0thing of his vehicle being put to illegal use. Duke has been fighting for his truck since last May. Some weeks ago, Judg Hitt, reversing a previous decision he had made, ordered that the vehicle be given back to Duke, Date Erasure Alleged. ‘The Government opposed this. Yes- terday, Gerald D. Wallett, employed by the prohibition unit to check up on tha confiscation of cars taken in dry law cases, told the court that the records show at least one erasure of an m- portant date, and that one of the pa- pers in the case is missing. This, he sald, is a copy of the original ruling denying return of the truck to Duke. ‘When Judge Hitt then reversed him- self again, Harr helan, defense counsel, immediately noted an appeal. The Hitt ruling strikes from the record all actions since August 26, and leaves the truck in the possession of the Government where it was on that date, when the confiscation order, turn- ing the truck over to the Treasury De- partment, was signed. In the hearing yesterday the records were thoroughly gone over and read to the court by both Attorney Whelan and Assistant United States Attorney Har- old W. Orcutt. During the testimony ‘Whelan accused Orcutt of desiring to keep the records muddled. “Be sure The hearing was interrupted by frequent clashes be- tween these two attorneys. Denies Records Missing. William A. Nargren, assistant to the chief clerk at Police Court, in regarg to accusations made Friday that other court records are missing, denied that these involving vialations of the pro- hibition law against Mattie Anderson were missing, as had been contended, but said that they are in the hands of a Police Court officlal. He admits that the information on Tessie Richards and Arsillo Bona in prohibition ecases are missing and said that attaches of the court were searching for them. EDGE RESIGNATION SET FOR TOMORROW New Jerseyite Will Quit Senate Post for Appointment as Ambassador. Senator Walter E. Edge of New Jer- sey will resign from the Senate tomer- row and will be appointed Ambassador accarding to information ven out by his friends in the Senate. t has been well known for months that Senator Edge would he selected for the Paris post, but theré has been some un- ummlnly':: to just when he would quit Senate. David A E. C. Hhoned a3 the sucsons 16 iry each are :.tn Senator Edge. is on the finance com- e committee on commit- tees of the Republican side plans to meet in the near future to select his P, i S, ere sl - tition for the place. lomr’ol El joung guards” of the Senate are am- tious and may be recognized. Senator Hamilton Kean of New Jersey is men- tioned for the finance eommittee place. COOK COUNTY WORKERS MAY LACK CHRISTMAS PAY Banks, Holding $295,000,000 in Tax Anticipation Warrants, Shut Off Credit, By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, November 16.— Cook County employes looked forward today to a “white” Christmas. There will be ne nbacks to lend the festival color. months now the county, al with other taxing bodies in the Chi= cago area, has been in financial diffi- culties because of delay in arranging & reassessment plan, which has in turn held up eollection of the 1928 Tax anticipation warrants, loans, ben issues—all the devices of the financial world—have been used and used. Two months ago a special $2,000,000 salary loan wi egotiated to meet pay ,000 2 month up to Decem- hen the bankers said there would be no more, as they are already carrying more than $225,000,000 worth of tax anticipation warrants. So far they seem to have meant it. . HOTEL PLUNGE FATAL. BALTIMORE, Md., November 18 (#). —James H. Cordon, a salesman of Pittsboro, N. C., who leaped today from 4 fifth-story window of the Mount, Ro Hotel, died tonight at Mercy Hospital. He fell four stories to the roof of the hotel kitchen. He arrived in Baltimore Thursday, accompanied by his wife, and w;;s’l:"l:'ndefian me:tcflll‘"elt‘mellotd s said no definite di of Kis condition had been m de“n October Circulation, Daily...108,662 Sunday, 111,899 Digtrigy of Columbia. <. 8. 3 Al [AN] Assistant Business Manaser of EVENING 'AND SUNDAY Bambir ol conjen ] favear that, the sctup) aper name and distributed during {he month of OCio- Ber, A.D. 1928, was a5 follows: cEsszaaaael S Less adiustments. o I“,:"l;.l Ctll’tull;lmn..iul. o e Fouiation. Tumber of conies for 11264 s Average Sundsy net circulation. . 111.899 8. H. K, 9 Assistant Busihess Manayer nd sworn o ‘before me thir iovember. 1929 —T cribed 11th day of o (Beal)