Evening Star Newspaper, March 25, 1930, Page 2

A2 we [INE 15 ORGANIZED National City Bank Heads List of Corporations Which Finance Service. By the Associated Press. \ NEW YORK, March 25 (.—Dr. Hugo Eckener, commander of the dirig- ible Grgf Zeppelin, announced today that wigh the backing of & group of large industrial and banking concerns, organization of the International Zep- pelin Transport Co. for transatlantic airship service, has been effected. He said that the capital Had been fully subscribed and that by the end of the year studies prepamtory to actual operation would be completed. The companies interested in the project include the National City Bank, the United Aircraft & Transport Cor- poration, the Union Carbide Co., the Aluminum Co. of America and the Goodyear Zeppelin Corporation of Akron. Litchfield Is President. P. W. Litchfield, hnd( °¢fmm Ooo,gn othapors S which was ‘neorpotated in Delaware last October. Dr. Eckener said that airships larger built in both the United States and Germany for the service. He said he favored Seville, Spain, as a site for the European airport for the dirigibles, and some point near Balti- | more or further south for the American 1, Studies of weather condi- tions along the America coast, he said, ‘had indicated that it would be useless to seek a site north of Baltimore. Starting Date Is Unset. Neither Dr. Eckener nor Charles E. Mitchell, chairman of the National City Bank, with whom he conferred be- fore his announcement, would tlantic “service eua-.whohummdxuw ‘of :h' Atlantic ‘:tl‘:he Gli:‘lpz’ polin acd & wip aroutid the warld, plans to return 3mm April 15 to re. sume supermlon of tho eonn.r\mlon r and plant at Fried- ich he’described as “large ,bulld any airship the future JURORS COMPLETE CROTTS CASE QuIZ; HEAR 12 WITNESSES the affair, Wmhmhu!knudm unv; another witness, expected to The Europa, which today set a new speed record for the westward crossing of the Atlantic, and her master, Com- modore Nicolaus Johnsen. EUROPA WINS SPEED CROWN FROM BREMEN BY 18-MINUTE MARGIN (Continued From First Page.) ?‘m"“fi'fi‘x opwe urbines. &lso s greater ropa’s turbines than those of the Bremen. Another change is a device on the two squat funnels designed to force ward, thus eliminating the Decorations Are Different. To the ‘layman, 'however, the chief difference between the two liners will be observed in their interior decoration. nthmxw.mm— Ay, g Edfes e £ o §§§§!§E THE - EVEH'IN G _STAR ATLANTIC ZEPPELI ISMUGELING TREATYONE KILLED IN FIRE | 1 [PANESTMODFY I Europa’s Log ' By the Assoclated Press. (Eastern Standard Time.) THURSDAY, March :o—netc Cher- mmm 12:30 p. llnnh?l—'ll.m ‘Traveled a&mfl-mflr‘nfil.hmnu!duaz min- -mu;. knots. head- ATUI.DAY‘ Much 12 ~17 a.m. Cov~ ered 703 miles tn first full day’s T average of 28.15 h.wu Strong h winds and heavy swell. SUNDAY, March 23—7 am. Made 701 miles in second full day’s run, aver- age of 28.04 knots. Fine Gulf Stream weather, but adverse currents. Head- winds and rough sea. MONDAY, March 24.—7 am. Made 704 miles in third day’s run, average of 28.16 Kknots. Extremely strong head- winds. MONDAY, March 24.—10:50 Passed Nantucket Lightship, from Ambrose Lightship. ngflDAY, lbrx: . 25.- —SL.'::h u‘l';lm passing rose ip, establishing crossing record of 4 days, 17 hours and 6 minutes. HOUSE 0. K.S AWARD TO NOTED SURGEONS Approves Decorations Tendered by France to Drs. Welch and Thayer. of Johns Hopkins. p.m. 193 miles ‘The House yesterday voted to permit Drs. William H. Welch and Willlam 8. Thayer of Johns Hopkins University, to accept the French Legion of Honor decorations awarded them several years France. The two noted surgeons were omitted inadvertently from a list of American citizens given authority by Congress last o decorations SOUGHT BY CANADA U. S. Will Be Asked to Return Co-operation for Liquor Export Ban. By the Associated Press. OTTAWA, March 25.—Premier W. L. Mackenzie King announced in the House of Commons yesterday that Canada is negotiating with the United States for a treaty to suppress smuggling. He said the object of the treaty was not only to stop liquor traffic, but was designed to prevent smuggling of all kinds of merchandise both ways across the border. The announcement was made in the course of the debate on the amendment to the export bill, introduced by Mr. Klnl for the purpose of denying cus- clearances to craft el.rrylng Iw to the United States. passed nd md a5" ih ‘snawer i the statement Mpf‘znmd d_bai with the UMM States.” Canada given something and should reetlve something in return. ur. replying, sald that when ads had cleaned up the clearance flt\ufion it would be in position to ob- tain better terms in an anti-smuggling t.relty members, although pnmnun favor of the measure, made of me government. Robinson of West Essex ex- relled the opinion that the United utu Government was making only a f-hearted attempt to enforce pru- hlbltlnn and objected to Canada “being nmrn in as an luxflhry police force.” Mr. King in reply, sal “It has to do solely 'llth our own business and our own affairs. It will enable us to control our officials in such a manner as to prevent them from rating individually and directly with bootleggers and rum-runners. The rum-runners uxe mostly Americans. If we are going te with any elemf.lnv.hzvnlkd ites, let us co- operate with the respectable element.” GANGLAND RAISING BIG DEFENSE FUND|:3 Cash Being Mobilized to Combat Anti-Crime Drive in Chicago. By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, March 25.—Today’s Herald and Examiner sald gangland was gathering a vast defense fund to com- ign | bat the anti-crime drive of the “Secret ced Represen Lln'.hh:um of Maryland to correct the Dl' Welch is to be honored by his col- leagues with a demonstration in Con- stitution Hall here on his eightieth others | birthday anniversary, April 8. President Hoover will attend the celebration. ""“,.‘2."'...."‘.‘. TARIEE PLAN FALLS s | that falls considerably short of SHDBT OF OBJECTIVE —— By the Assoclated Préss. GENEVA, March 25.—The diplomatic conference called by the League of Na- tlons to consider -proposals for an in- ternational tariff truce adjourned last num after adopting & twofold scheme original objective. Onepmo(ttgeuhmeg'mau was a convention embodying engage- ments to undertake a limi oran of economic co-operation tor con- solidatior of customs duties. Repre- sentatives of 11 countries signed this deck. | last night. Von Prittwits Boards Liner. A heavy fog settled over the lower tions. = They spoke over the in German and English. ‘There was little from har- bor craft as the elt her way flubfi’h the fog, partly due to the fact that few vessels could -“l(:z or identify her, until almost al rs aboard ship said that 's run must have been made - | study of the The second part was tocol pro- vmhu for further o pm tions among the countries, including a pre) state u:d the interrelation of &u‘“ ‘The delegates of 15 states signed ‘The tariff consolidation scheme in substance amounted to this: The tories agreed not to de- nounce existing commercial agreements between parties to this convention be- fore April 1, 1931. The convention will be open for ratification of signatures until next November 1. If not de- nounced by any contracting party be- fore that date, the convention will into force until the succeeding Apl{lo Then. if there be no denunciations, it will be in force for another six months. "o |“Coat, Coat, Who'’s Got Coat,” Cry at Congressional Club Mrs. Hadley Is Latest Vic- ibra- | tim of Exchange—Notices ‘mtymn. Gravely will be given a Police Court A) 4 on a charge sault with a grew out of the and Burke also are under suspension. Swortzel, Crotts and Elgin are facin, charges of conspiring to_ extortion. fi is the latter charges which the, Jury is_specifically charged to lnvul.l- gate. HD'I!V!I’. officials indicated ex- tion of witnesses in the e: bably ' would result in testi~ mony having a bearing on the shooting and the conduct of Burke. 13 Listed as Suspended. ‘Thirteen members of the police force are carried on the department records today as being under suspension, ably the largest number of sus) carried at one time in the history of ',he e or nization. Action of che Dumu doners yesterday in rnulted in the dismissal of thz pollce- man involved. In 5 of the 13 cases, it is stated, con- victions already have resulted ' from hearings before the police trial board, and the cases are being carried on ap- peals to the District Commissioners in efforts to get reversals. ‘Under provisions of the law governing the Police irtment, it is pointed out by _police ials, the Commissioners and chief of police are without power summarily to dismiss a policeman, no ve his offense. led that no mem\m of the fssed from office The law also provides that findings of the trial board shall be final and con- clusive unless an appeal is taken there- from in writing to the District Commis- sioners. No poll n removed ll’vm the force is eligible for rnwo\n 2 hodmxlgnolwaq n:nnu Fears. lpeedn(thehn ylrunwu ly ascertained. b H nocimmefl- FEis g $50,000 GEMS STOLEN FROM MARINE OFFICER By the Associated Press. HAVERFORD, Pa, March 25.—The theft of jewels valued at $50,000 from the home of Maj. David 8. Barry, jr., | ‘United States Marine Corps and soclally prominent here, were reported to the pollm last night, Mgrs, Barry said she discovered the theft yesterday when she opened for the first time in 36 hours a jewel case she kept in a drawer of a dresser in her boudoir. The case was empty, but & rope of pearls valued at $15,000, which Accompany Tea Bids. “Coat, coat, who's the cry coming from Club, where the ex: ing on all Winter at social events seems to have struck. This time Mrs. Lindle; H. Hadley, ":&, of Mumzfll‘ve I{d w::h; n Siate a8d {ommer president o the club, '?u the unfortunate. he coats are both bhck both have baby lamb collars and Cl’l.mmlnll, but there is a difference in size and Mrs. Hldley is too large for the garment left her, Going out with notices from the Con- gressional Club for their tea on Friday of thu week is a slip inclosed, which reads the coat,” is “Did you or any one of your guests | ;oo inadvertently wear the wrong coat she had laid on top of the dresser, was undisturbed. Among the articles stolen were a rope of pearls valued at $30,000 and bracelets and rings valued at $20,000. Police were unable to find any eveldence that the house had been entered forcibly. ub on away frm the Congressional Friday It so, afternoon, March 21? pluu return it to the club.” i el b o Peerages created in England last year numbered 22, the largest number since 1919, when there were 23, STRANGE MAN WAS POLICEMAN AND GIRL GETS SPEEDING FINE | P"""" J udge Tells Miss Johmton Hour Was Too Late for Her to partment v Be Out Unescorted. The “strange man” whom Miss Eliza- beth Johnson, 22 years old, feared as she was returning home shortly after midnight this morning, put in his ap- l‘ in the pemn’mv:t Policeman . D. cunnln(hnn of the Trafic Bu- reau, Who escorted the gir] to the el(l\th precinet and chlrged her driving at 34 miles an_hou -ym'n-mcooun Judge Gus A. Johnmn n. ‘there wumn:umenttmnmuwtm officer’s of excessive speed. But she simply thought that under the con- ditions & l'lrl had l rl(ht to ¢, ded. “It was late, I was returning home alone (rom l plrty I was scared and 1 im: seeing strange men trying to ca hme 50 1 stepped on it. ouldn'l you have done the same thing, ywly, it was too. late ll night for R g the | 8re_gul I‘untl:lnc. Six.” ‘The challenge of cash was immedi- ately accepted by Col. Robert Isham Randolph, president of the Chamber of Commerce and only known member of tétin:‘oommnm known as the “Secret “If they can Taise a million dn)l.rs three millions,” ‘The pcper sald the “defense fund” was to be used the first time in the trial of five alleged extortionists indicted for kidnaping Theodore xoplemn, wealthy insurance broker, and holding him for ransom. A continuance was granted until Pri- Harry B. Miller called COMMISSIONERS ASK OUTDOOR SIGN LAW City Heads Make Request in Let- ter to Chairman Capper of Senate Committee. A law for the better regulation of outdoor advertising signs was asked for hy me District Commissioners in a let~ Chairman Capper of the Senate Dhtrlel committee today. The city heads said they are handicaped in reg- Ill'l;télnt "‘nr.m! mu-e undgzr in act of no_ pe: required for & sign |1 which to advertise a business condug or commodities sold, on the mmhu As a result of this, they say, “many objectionable signs have been displayed.” " is not their intention to interfere any way with the conduct of legiti- mate business, but to secure a better control over the erection of signs. The bill which they transmitted would give | the them general power to make reasonable Te censes at $5 a year would have to be obtained by those en; fiu sign business. The bill would nx alties of from $5 to $100 for violat of the proposed regulations. PUSH FIGHT ON CAPONE MIAMI, Fla, March 25 (#).—Attor- neys for Alphonse Capone have an- nounced that it will be a week before the Chicago racketeer visits his island estate here. A Federal Court injunction prohibiting sheriffs of 20 counties from g Capone has been obtained by ter's counsel. ‘who previously had or- 's sheriffs to de Capone to the State border should he appear in Florida, yesterday said Capone would not be pormuud to establish headquar- | ETOW ;LTITUDE MARK OFFICIAL FREEPORT, N. Y. March 25 Ufl— Elinor Smith, aviatrix, yesterda; she h-d recelved wuru from the nmd m it of Commerce that lhe uuh a new official Sunm the ord of 23,016 feet held by son, who was killed on At it 20, the women's ur m‘; Smith m:d School Student Hurt in Accident. Ray Ault, 17 years old, of 1332 Mili- tt:.lrymmdm'“mgrd minor l-unflnxu e wr est Al & chisel he was ’l.n the Oolulnbll Junior High School urwn %MAzmuun wfllm te an occasion for criticism | gom < uenam. e Commissioners told Senator Cap- | f WHICH ROUTS 100 Rescuer Injured as Apart- ment Dwellers Flee Into Snowstorm. By the Associated Press. GARY, Ind, March 25.—One man was killed, another is missing and a third was injured, perhaps fatally, dur- ing a fire which swept through an 18- apartment building early today, driving 100 persons to ‘the street during a blinding snowstorm. The fire, of undetermined origin, broke out in the basement and, fan- ned by the high winds, quickly envel- oped the building. One wall of the building collapsed, carrying with it an unidentified man, who was killed. Carl Smith, 65, is missing. His son, Carl E. Smith, 325, was injured, probably fatally, in a futile :Lmyt to save his father. Young Smith carried his mother wife to safety and then dashed back after his fi . _Driven out by m nsmu.he(oundmexlhcutofl He jumped from an :mr and suf- fered internal inji and perhaps a br?rkh.: buildin ‘Washington street, , on Just off Hm:'lvenue. in the heart of the downtown district, was valued at $150,000 and was a total loss. Numerous occupants saved them- selves by leaping into fire nets. The and es destroyed stairways, cutting off all exits except windows. Plrmzn raised ladders, cln’ylnl down tl:‘t'hm too frightened to lu;r Into the e nets. MAIL PILOTS, CAUGHT IN FOG, SAFE AFTER NIGHT OF HORROR ____(Continued From First Page.) clouds suddenly began to settle all along the line and to grow in density, and within 15 minuul the entire line n( at Richmond by only 10 mlmmu, the city lights being visible when the fo, set! down. After tryln. in vain to locate the aeld. he ed back to Wi but_found e then headed west, hoping to a htuk in the fog near the mountains, so he could lmfl belofe his gasoline supply was ex- ‘nure ‘Wwas no bmk. however, and when the main dry m switched on the rmm -nd began to climb, realizing that he probebly would have 'to take to his parachute for the first time in his career of 13 years as a pilot. He said that he knew swou- mately where he was at all times. climbed until the last drop of znoluu went through the carburetor and the motor coughed and quit. He then was at an altitude of 11,000 feet. Cutting l.ln switches to prevent s fire when plane crashed. Treat unbuckled hu belz and climbed out of the wuf" As he dropped into the fog he noted the angle at which the plane was o,mnn. and th:-nu pulled the rip-cord para- Lands Easily in Tree. ‘Treat landed easily in a tree on l| QM White House Left to SR Ronald Lindsay, n!wlylmlnul Ambassador from Great Britain, called | cruisers. nt his letters of credence to y to prese loover. tht: Capt. Alln Buchanan, Ambassador Lindsay and Francis | marin Whlh of the State ‘npmu-t. —Wide World Photo. to President AMERICA DECLARED READY TO CONSIDER CONSULTATIVE PACT|" a..m.... Execte o W British Action on Mediterranean Treaty and French Tonnage Reduction Are Made Conditions. BY PAUL SCOTT MOWRER. By Winleu to The Star and Chicago Dally News. Copyright, 1930. United States is ready to consider mak- ing a consultative five-power security t | pact here, now, on two conditions— first, that Great Britain will then be ready to make a Mediterranean pact with Prance and Italy; second, that on the basis of these two pacts, France will ‘consent to real naval reductions, there- by enabling large reductions all ground. ‘This means that ‘the conference is in a fair way to begin all over again, this time on a sound political basis in- stead of on futfle discussions of figures divorced from politics. American conversations with Great the farm of Edgar Line, a half mile from | gaf Sharpsburg, Md, and only 100 feet from the Norfolk & Western Rallroad tracks. He walked about 2 miles alo! the railroad, lea his parachute the tree, and at day] ht t.rrlved at farm of Victor tz tool tation of the Norfolk & West- ’nuplmwueomlc 1 e T Sy it tance of loawu Though several of haa bursts Trea had mond telephone and * pomd prin C.Z. pair left with the mail for clearing o Aflu circling blmdly !or than five hours without find an opening anywhere, Merrill noticed a thin .fohce in the clouds jus: at dawn and slipped through. Brings Plane Down Safely. He let go his parachute flares, nmched on his landing lights, and set the down without a scratch in a field lt Appamattox at 5:45 o'clock. He telephoned to Richmond and reported that he thought he would be able to fly out as soon as the weather lifted and he had refueled his plane. Treat left Hadley Fleld, N. J, the strength and ref tended to do in case trouble arose. mmrmwmn.m Natur & five-power consultative pact will not bind the United States to anything in advance. It would be mod- to see it linked with a naval treaty; second, that we ted, 1n case of no five-power raval treaty, to get & three-power naval treaty, which would answer our Just as well. The Prime Minister Mac- donald has encountered 0.|nhn Not Hostile. the reactions in Unlud Bhtea nm.her indicate that opinion is not hostile to a consultative ‘Therefore, rather than see the be explored before the conference dmhml? ll“ moment further toward futile disso- Another reason why, as one American the conference is now m( “full spead shead on a five-power ty” utlumuuo f the American- 3 negotiations. Japanese counte not hemp.omdlny m t.m American delega it they now are and are - . Tndeed, 1 18 declared that de does , for eled more or less on the four-power | paq, consul before Great Britain was obliged to take blockade action under the covenant of the League of Nations, the Locarno ptct or the new Mediterranean pact. ‘The American del legates have all per- LA t, sonally favored such a consultative pact | be from the So has President beginning. Hoover, it is said. There have been | w] some divergences between them regard- I.n; how it would be worded, but none main point of its dellnbfllt! Our reluctance m make this pact here now secems to e been due, first, to mxmmtuwomdbenhu(m. don Confe and also is known as a splendid pilot. also | He is famed for his mascots, having carried s flying squirrel and other peu New York terminal of the coastal run, admirers lt 9:10 o'clock last night. He took on w:ottuflltcmden N. J., the Ph ntxr and arrived at Bolling Field on schedt ‘Though this morning was the first time Treat ever has taken to his para- chute, he has come orced landings while in service on the local rum, in which his plane was demolished, though he esca) without & scratch. He is regarded as cae of the best on the Eastern , fore merly operated by Pite: Aviation. Landed in Mud Flats. 25 last Treat narrowly es- A injury when s had off from Three cylinders of his smashed to bits by the ol a He has had flu‘mn chameleons -ndduurmnm from time to ————— PROPOSAL TO HALT NAVY DISCUSSIONS IS GIVEN THOUGHT (Sany® 2 the mud flats on the Maryland shore | M0t rather than to risk a landing in the bullt-up section around Alexandria. Gliding in toward the shore, he re- leased two parachute flares and switch- ed on the landing lights. By this light he selected mud fiat, not noticing an iron fence in the darkness at the far side of the level area until just before he touched the ground. fence suddenly looming ahead, he pul ed the plane up into a stall, struck the nd tail first, crumpling u ine en- tire tail portion in back of pit, and then plowed through the !enee, mflng off landing gear and lower He unfastened his safety belt lnd cllmbed out without inj A year ago this month he was caught in & ""' n:'ltrh(;l«:n‘m aot:;a found ,l'n °"“m b“"n and let flares. The flares ‘Treat, a native of Nw York, trained as’a military during the ‘World War and has flml nnee."ufla fl"! m’ first . mail py'“: coastal line from New Yorl to- Richmond when service was inau- gurated two ) Jeors ago. Last year he was taken the airmafl run for a short time to' train as pilot of tri-mo- tored planes, contemplated for use on “- policy with an it hetinsing it MINNIGERODE PASSES red by the Frenc Mail's ve! that nm that Grandl had Macdonal !eelnl the In l“" g ‘governments certain of | immediately chlnle of luvll curity from hrhmle-lnlnon-h-. that Aristide h-.mu war, but it is rime; it 18 necessary to prevent ‘Hoover PARIS, u.-rchzsm._roung wr Briand told the Senate ymt mmuomtotlmvun- ctlm “I have \nihlll'hhf orelgn minister touched briefly Ttalian dispute over the moment I am erence, Journment would rolhw conclusion of | n j i “The pact or Paris ||:: means for icient to de- He declared that France was ready “to establish meral se- which all will proft. ————e FOREIGN SERVICE TESTS .:.’ m‘“.o't‘m Y mermann, bandmaster; An NAVY COMPROMISE Counter Propdsal Understood to Allot America 15 Large Cruisers. —_— " BY B. W. FLEISHER. By Wireless to The Star and Chicazo Bifly News. Copyright, ‘TOKIO, Japan. March 25.--Japap's draft of instructions to its delegation ut the London Naval Conference, in rep! to the latest American compromise pro- ‘:&nls. is a sort of counter propsal zl- tting the United States fifteen 1 ton cruisers, which constitutes a' ge- cession by the navy department (rSm its previous firm position for a 70 per gel:' lobal {ntélo to the American and i naval strengths, accordin; - u-ge information. i mn Saturday cabinet council is to he cfll«l later give final approval. If the United States has 18 cruisers—according to the plan—Japan wants to shift 17,600 tons from her light cruiser and destroyer allotment and apply it hl;n el?nnrucnon ff two new lar proposal, it is un- derstood, is to be made regarding sub- cruiser and dtfl&\g 5 gfllfln' °m“$l nd destroyer tonnage lhbm-nn The navy 150 reported be prepared duu its demands for submarine ton- trom um tons to Imlmy ce of the American proposal with slight modifications. i ition of the cabinet, eomflenbh government, lmwm emerge with the upper Mnd. ROVER CALLS LYNN FOR STUDENT GIN DRINKING INQUIRY (Continued From First Page.) lll;ye-r-old girl had bought a gill for 23 Members of the subcommittee mant- fested considerable ' Sympathy with Noonan's for free street car fares for school chil- dren was by members of the cnmmicue at the hurlng, which was held in the House Office FREE FARES FAVORED. House Members ly-;uw to Noonan th John J. Noonan's lfiut car fares for me! het hich Hour::t aring, wl was held in h'.o-l. Tor tres was by members mbwmmmne at of health authorities and others support of his conten - school children notbeennblolohrwnb- ings said )l.unnlL Chairman Bowman interjected. “"l think its integrity is all right,” the itness replied, “but it is M.Q’M t.hevhlhd!hh!nlflh:l e