Evening Star Newspaper, July 28, 1930, Page 1

WEATHER. (U. 8. Weather Bureau Forecast.) Fair, continued warm tonight; local thundershowers tomorrow; considerab: cooler tomorrow night and Wednesday. Temperatures—Highest, 99, at 3:30 p. yesterday; lowest, 78, at 5:30 a.m. toda: The only evening paper in Washington with the Associated Press ncws service. ¢ chanical breakdown. Full report on page 9 WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION Foening Star Saturday’s Cir Sunday's Cire culation, 102,834 ulation, 1 Closing N.Y.Markets, Pages 13,14& 15 Entered as sec post office, W No. 31,499, cond class matter ashington, D. C. WASHINGTON, D. C, MONDAY, JUL Y 28 R-100 T0 TAKE OFF TONIGHT AT 3:30 Big Dirigible to to-West Crossing After Lorg Trial Flight. 1.200 MILES COVERED IN TEST ALOFT 24 HOURS British Craft Moored at Cardington Awaiting Departure for Dominion City. By the Associated Press. CARDINGTON, England, July 28— ministry announced this e ning that the British éirigible R-100 will begin its flight lor Montreal at 3:30 o'clock tomeitow morning (9:30 pm. tonight, E. S. T.). The announcement said the airship probably will follow a northeriy route scross the Atlantic, taking its depart- ure by v of the north of Ireland. Stronger Than Graf Zeppelin. The R-100 is 70 per cent stronger than the Graf Zeppelin, according to Comdr. Charles D. Burney. The ac- cident ‘which resulted in a split fin for the German airship on its way to Lake- wood could not be duplicated with the R-100, he says. He believes his dream ship is constructed to meet every con- cewvable emergency of weather or me- The outer enve- lope of the R-100 consists of squares of tough linen, which are attached to | the framework and laced together by | means of rope. These must be tight- ened until the linen is taut. It then has an almost steerlike appearance. Inside the envelope there are 14 gas bags. all of which are suspended and operated by means of innumerable blocks, cliques and ropes. It is strange what a mixture of the old and new an airship can be. Her control cabin, which is situated for ward, underneath the envelope, re- scmbles the bridge of a liner. Here is to be found the engine room tele- graph, which conveys in the orthodox manner, messages of “full speed ahead.” “astern,” “slow,” etc., to the engineers,' who in three separated parts of the ship will be attending to the six Rolls Royce engines. There is @lso the wheel, at which the helms- man stands: by his side the binnacle. ‘Then there is the place for the look- out man. In a back part of the con- trol cabin is a comfortable chart room where the navigating officer will pore over his charts as the vessel speeds through the air. Nearby is the radio operator’s cabin, from which passen- gers can send their radios. Living Quarters Inside. To get an airship into its hangar in the past has always been difficuit. It could only be done wien weather com- | ditions were suitable’ and then with great care. The designers of the R-100 have, however, got over this. They have invented a method, which is at present secret, and are thus able to put their airship under cover even in the worst gale. Living quarters are inside the en- velope. They consist of three floors. ‘The lower is for the use of the crew. “The two upper floors are given over en- tirely to the use of passengers. The liv- ing quarters are fire-and-sound proof throughout, and are suspended by means of steel hawsers from the inside frame- work. Thus. however rough it is outside, the passengers will always be on level keel and will not suffer from air sick- ness. Everything possible for the comfort of the 100 passengers which the ship is to carry has been provided. In the kitchen is an electric cooker replete in every detail. The cabins and lounges are heated by electric radiators, and in the lavatories there is a constant supply of hot water. Grouped around the dining room and Jounge are the two-and-four berth cabins in which the passengers wiil sleep, The floor is wooden, and here | again you learn the all-important bear- ing of weight. The wooden floor does (Continued on Page 2, Column 3.) U. S.-CANADA REDS PLAN “INVASION” Dominion and American Radicals Hope to Cross August 1 Celebrations. Border for B the Associated Press TORONTO, July from Canada and the United States will attempt, in celebration of “Red day” on August 1, to pass immigration barriers at three points along the bor- der to hold demonstrations in both countries, | United States Communists, it was an- | nounced today by Charles Sims, Toronto Communist leader, will attempt to in-| vade Canada at Niagara Falls, Windsor and Sault Ste. Marie. Under plans made at conferences in Buffalo and_Toronto the final demon stration of the day will be at the Peace Bridge at Niagara Falls. Canadian | Communists will line up at their end of | the bridge and make an effort to reach the United States for a demonstration. | 1f they succeed, American Communists | will try to cross to Ontarlo for a rally | on Canadian soil 28.—Communists Make East- [FLIGHT OVER BERMUDA COSTS | % WILLIAMS 90- nauthorized to Cross Island, Is British Protest. | June 29 Trip First Without Stop From and Back to New York. | | By the Associated Press. One of the rewar liams for his recent non-stop flight from New York to Bermuda and return is a 980-day suspension of his flying license Bermuda is British owned and th government there complained Williams had not been authorized to fly over its territory. The Commerce Department decided | today the protest was justified and the suspension followed as a matter of course. On_receipt of the notification Williams will_have to stay out of the | air until the 90-day period is over, |~ williams was accompanied on flight by Errol Boyd. a Canadian. Q W o f N | June 29 mzde from New York to Reger Q. Wil- the | Levine with E. c' as navigator, on the first non-stop fiight to Bermuda and re- | _Roger IHar | | | 1Matthew Woll Heads Group [ of U. S. Workers With | Protective Aim. By the Associated Press, NEW YORK, July 28.—Exclusion of | all goods from Russia is sought by | America’s Wage Earners' Protective | { Conference, organization headed by | Matthew Woll, vice president of the | American Federation of Labor. | The organization desires a_general | embargo in effect January 1, 1932, when | the provision of the new tariff act ex- | | tending restrictions on goods produced by convict, forced or indentured labor { from manufactures to all products and | raw materials become operative, Pend- ing the general embargo the conference seeks exclusion of Russian goods which | might come under the classification of dumping. | Hits Entire System. | Contending that “the entire Sovisi | economic system is based wholly or in | part upon convict, forced or indentured labor,” Woll said: “To permit the in- dustrial and agricultural products of | such a system to come into a country | | where labor is free, where the standard | of living 15 high and where the prin- ciple of high wages has been generally | accepted 1s to undermine the very | foundations of the American economic { and social scheme. | “This movement we have launched for a general embargo on trade with | Soviet Russia is as much for the bene- fit of our Russian fellow-workers as of | ourselves, For as long as the Cum-| munist rulers of Soviet Russia can con- | | tinue their present program of Utopian, artificial, forced industrialization by re- | ceiving the ald of foreign capitalists | | ready to trade with them for the sake | of their cwn private profit, the Russian | workers will find it difficult to free | themselves from the tyranny of Com- munist dictatorshio.” | | Reed Writes to Mellon. | | The conference consists of unons | affiliated with the American Federation | | of Yabor. | | “senator Reed of Pennsylvania has | | written Secretary Mellon urging im- | mediate exclusion of Soviet lumber and | anthracite either by Treasury ruling on | convict-made goods or presidential | decree because of dumping. Last week | | the Treasury excluded Soviet wood- | pulp because of convict labor and American manganese producers started | a movement against the Soviet product. REED HITS IMPORTS. | | Wants Convict Labor Products Excluded | Under Tariff. Senator Reed, Republican, of Penn- | sylvania, yesterday urged in a letter | to Secretary Mellon that the new tar- | 4ff act’s exclusion provisions be applied against imports of Russian lumber and | anthracite produced by convict labor | |or “dumped” into the United States at low prices. | Senator Reed, whose State is a big | hard coal producer, expressed the opin- ion that such commodities could b barred either regulat! under the section prohibiling entry of convict-made goods, or by presi- | dential embargo under the provision dealing with unfair competition. | “As you are doubtless aware,” he | wrote, “a serious situation has arisen {as a result of importation of lumber, | anthracite coal and the threatened im- portation of other commodities pro- duced or supposed to be produced by convict labor at prices much below | the cost of producing similar comriod- | ities in the United Statees, | “This competition, unless checked by | the _exclusion_of foreign goods so_pro- (Continued on Page 2, Columu 2.) . | y Treasury SOLDIERS REPEL ROBBER Chase | Afghans, After Ambush, Brigands to Mountains. LONDON, July 28 (A).—An official telegram from Kabul received in Lon- don_ today stated that a party of 50 Afghan soldiers was ambushed near Kohdamar a few days ago by a band of robbers, who were repulsed. | Troops pursued the brigands to the mountains, inflicting heavy losses. Some | of the robbers were captured. Vi’IDOW SAYSr DSYLE’S SPIRIT '0IL WORKERS BURN Picture on One of Rev. Charles L. Tweedale, Vicar of Weston, Yorkshire, She Declares. By the Associated Press LONDON, July 28.— Lady Conan Doyle, widow of the late Sir Arthus Conan Doyle, said today Sir Arthur had | peter Powell of established definite communication with | the spirit guide a message from Sir | agitators demanded the proclamation | was n | T8 r | Pr made by a professional photog- Tweedale id Lady Conan Doyle hester received through inted solely by Furthermore. his family through the medium of a Arthur about a sealed envelope which psychic photograph She told the Dai terview that the Rev. Charles L. Twee- | but that it can only be opened when | of dale, vicar of Weston, Yorkshire, and | Sir Arthur directs her to open it and| | Sir Arthur left with Lady Conan Doyle. iy Herald in an in- | She said thete is such an envelope, | from the ofl property and the burning an investigator of psychic phenomena, | tells her in advance what it contains. =at for the photograph. Sir Arthur's picture, Dovie said, is superimposed = dale. ‘The Lady Cona upon piciu She zscerts that the family already d several marvelous - n | . i | BAN ON ALL SOVIET | & DAY SUSPENSION | - — | ROGER Q. WILLIAMS. turn, dropping a sack of mail on the is- land. The flight, was made in the old Bellanca monoplane Columbia. in which Clarence D. Chambrrlin and Charles A. flew to Germany shortly” after the Lindbergh fllght, snd in which Bert Acosta 1 one of the early endurance fiights, staying aloft more than 51| hour AMERICANS FLEE Communist Horde Pours Into: Changsha as Foreigners Hastily Depart. By the Associated Press. SHANGHAIL, July 28.—Foreigners | fled aboard American, British and Jap- anese gun boats at Changsha, capital | of Honan Province, today as a Com- | munist horde poured into the city. The Reds are reported to have looted and burned a portion of Changsha. i Only a few foreigners, including! three American missionaries, refused to | leave. Lying in the Siang River, the | foreign gunboats offered a refuge to! their nationals as the Reds swept into the walled city of a half million popu- ( lation. H A widespread outbreak of Communist | activities in Northern and Eastern Hunan Province and in Kiangsi Province was | reported today in the wake of advices telling of the Red advance upon Chang- sha. Two Communist bands combined to form a well disciplined force of 10,000 for the Changsha attack, and were re- ported to have defeated Nationalist forces there. Advices here said a_well armed Red force had captured Nan- chang after a siege ld8ting many week: Three thousand Nanchang refuge were reported to have reached Iy kiang, on the Yangtse River, ATHLETICS TRAILING YANKEES, 3-2, IN 3D| i i Error in First Frame Gives Phil-| adelphia Run After Two Hit Singles. LINE-U] PHILADELPHIA. Bishon., 2b. Cram W YORK Byrd, 1. Lar Ruth, 1. & Lazzer(, 3 Dickey. ¢ hapman, Rice, cf Sherid. p. Umpires. Owens 1h. b. Special Dispatch to The Star. PHILADELPHIA, July 28.—The Ath- | letics were trailiig New York, 3 to 2, | in the third inning of today's game. | Rube Walberg, sent home from Chi- cago, rejoined the Athletics today and was picked to pitch. Sherid was Bob Shawkey’s nomination FIRST INNING. | New York—Byrd flied to Miller, Lary singled off Walberg’s glove. Ruth | flied to Cramer. Gehrig fanned. No | runs, Philadeiphia—Bishop dropped a single in back of second. Cramer singled over short, and when Lary threw wild to third trying to get Bishop there, Bishop scored. In the mean- time Dickey recovered the ball and threw to Lazzeri, who tagged Cramer out. Cochrane fouled to Dickey. Sim- mons lined to Gehrig. One run, SECOND INNING. NEW YORK—Bishop tossed out Laz- zeri. Dickey flied to Miller. Chapman fiied to Cramer. No runs. | PHILADELPHIA-Foxx popped to Lazzerl. Lazzeri tossed out Miller. Wil- liams singled to right. Dykes walked. Sherid tossed out Walberg. No runs. THIRD INNING, NEW YORK-—Rice doubled to right. fanned. Byrd walked. Lary to right, scoring Rice, Byrd | g to third, and Lary took second the throw-in. Ruth sacrificed to Byrd scoring and Lary going rhrig singled to center, scor- Lazzert struck out. Three on Simmon: to third. C ing Lary Tuns. PHILADELPHIA—Bishop singled to | center. Chapman muffed Laty's per- | fect throw of Cramer's grounder, both | runners being safe. Cochrane popped to Chapman. Simmons walked, Alling the s, Foxx fouled to Lazzerl. Mille ked, forcing in Bishop. Wil- | liams fiied to Byrd. One run. | By the Associated Pross | BUCHAREST, Rumania, July 28.— Reports from the Mislea Oil Fields today said that workmen had set fire | to numerous plants on learning the new policy of oil companies to restrict ofl production and to discharge men. The excitement arose when an official pher, but the piate was developed and | of the Oil Cartel discharged 600 work-| | men Saturday and announced there | would be further dismissals hortly. The men called meetings at which of a general strike. In the meantime they urged the expulsion of watchmen offices and plants. Some buildings were reported still | the prosecutor, the latter said, he would | o'clock that evening. | headquarters detectives, is a Washing- CAMPBELL QUIZZED AGAIN AS' RUMORS REPORT MYSTERIES Stories of New Witnesses' Ebb and Flow as Probers Turn Back to Suspect. GLOTH EXPRESSES DOUBT HABEAS CORPUS PLANNED Prosecutor Says “Nothing New and Startling” Has Developed in Baker Murder Case. While rumors of “mystery witnesses” ebbed and flowed today in the sea of conflicting theories surrounding the murder of M Baker, in Ligate focused their attention again on Her- bert M. Campbell, Arlington County real estate man, accused of the slaying. Campbell was grilled for a long pe- riod today in the office of Common- wealth’s Attorney William C. Gloth in the Arlington County Court House. Assisting in the questioning were Sher- iff Howard B. Fields and Headquarters Detectives Carlton Talley and John Flaherty. Despite the persistent reports con- cerning new clues and new informants, the county prosecutor today professed to know “nothing new and startling™ as he launched the quizzing of the Vir- ginia Highlands real estate operator. Gloth took occasion, however, to an- nounce his disbelief in a published re- port that Campbell's lawyeer, Charles Henry Smith of Alexandria, planned to seek & writ of habeas corpus in behalf in his client. Attorney Denies Plan. Gloth declared he talked with the attorney over the telephone this morn- ing and that Smith denied he had any such intention. The attorney advised make no effort to gain Campbell’s free- dom until the authorities had completed their investigation. The defense lawyer gave the prosecu- tor the names of three persons, who. it was claimed, will support part of Campbell’s statement as to his move- ments on the evening of April 11, when | the Baker girl was slain. One of these witnesses is a grocer on Frazier avenue, in Virginia Highlands; another is Mr Marian Stuart and the other witnes was not discloged. Gloth was ‘advised that the grocer will say that Campbell visited his store about 5:30 o'clock on the fatal evening to purchase some groceries, corroborat- ing an_ assertion to this effect already made by Campbell and his stepson, Edwin Callahan. There appears to be some discrepancy as to the time of the, visit to the grocery store, the prose- cutor having understood the stepson to say that Campbell arrived home with groceries about five minutes after 5 Mrs. Stuart is a sister of Roy Smith, whom Campbell said he visited be- tween 7:30 and 9:30 o'clock on the night in question. Smith and his wife and Mrs. Stuart at that time were re- siding at 720 Hamilton street. Mr. and Mrs, Smith are now said to be in Piggott, Clay County, Ark., and officials there have been requested to interview them. Gloth failed in & previous effort to locate Mrs. Stuart and he expressed thanks to Attorney Smith for the in formation regarding her present where- abouts. She may be questioned today. The “secret witnesses” ha-alded to appear at the Court House today failed to materialize as the investigation_pro- ceeded this afternoon. One of the Wit- nesses, said to have been located by ton man, said to be a friend of Camp- bell, This man, a retired Army officer, is reported to have been with Campbell in a d-ug store near Dupont Circle on or about April 11 and to have tele- phoned for the use of an apartment in which to hold “a party.” Gloth Wants Definite Link. Commonwealth's Attorney Gloth said today he had little faith in this new information, unless it could be proved ! that there was a definite link between this incident and the Baker case. The authoritics are planning to have another talk with a man who was ques tioned in connection with the myster about three weeks ago. This man sald he was a friend of Mary Baker, at the time of his previous interview with the investigators. Since that time, it is said, the man has indicated he knew of an acquaintanceship between the Baker girl and the Arlington County real estate agent. So far officials have been unable to find any one who could say that Camp- bell and the Baker girl knew each other. Any testimony to that effect would be regarded as of great value, A careful probe of statements made by an Arlington County resident con- cerning & mysterious suitcase contain- ing an Army coat and some paint brushes, found in the vicinity of Vir- ginia Highlands and Oak Crest, has convinced Gloth that the supposed evi- dence is of no importance. The coat and brushes could not be identified as having belong to any one so far in- volved in the investigation. At first (Continued on Page 2. Column 3.) EX-TIGER GRID STAR DROPS DEAD ON TRAIN John R. DeWitt Won Fame at| Princeton for Long Kicks in Foot Ball Battles. NEW YORK, July 28.—John R. De Witt, former Princeton foot ball star, dropped dead today in the club car of a train on which he was coming here from his home in Greenfield, Conn. De Witt was 48 vears old and was a member of the Princeton class of 1904. He played on the Tiger foot ball team for three years and was captain in 1903. In that year he was named by Walter Camp as all-American guard. In 1924 he served as a foot hall coach at_Princeton. He also was on the track team for two years, establishing in each.a new intercollegiate 16-pound hammer throw record. Foot ball records are dotted with mention of De Witt's kicking feats in burning this morning, but the rebellious workmen have been gendarmes. pes ae cil & the early 1900's. On November 2, 1902, expelled by the |he booted a goal from placement for | those offices. princeton_against Cornell from a dis- rveit-ment prevailed through- tance of 55 yards, and made other place publican Representative, was renomi- kicks of 50 and 45 yards, | Bureau had compiled & total of 638,016 NTY-EIGHT PAGES. FXR (#) Means Associated TWO CENTS. Press. EVERYBODY 5 X\TRYIN' To BREAK RN SITTIN' P~ T == AINT . THEY ? RRITATING OVERTIME RECORDS- SSU ) PARKER. WOMAN HALTED CARTING MATE TO KANSAS IN CHILD'S WAGON Wife Had Only $1 Left After Buying Cart| in Which to Haul Paralyzed Husband. By fhe Associated Press. | BALTIMORE, Md., July 28.—A wom- | an who saild she had started to drag her paralyzed husband to Kansas in & child's express wagon was in charge of police today while efforts were made to notify their children in the West. Mrs, Mary Hemphill, 40, was pulling the cart, of which her husband, Leon- ard Hemphill, 45, was the occupant, when she was asked last night by a | policeman where she was going. “To | Meade County, Kans.” was the answer. They said they came here a month | ago with a stranger in an automobile to visit Mrs. Hemphill's relatives. Mrs. Hemphill said they had remained longer than they intended and decided to leave, although they had but $4. Of this $3 went for the wagon. Police learned that some of the seven | children of the couple in Kansas are | adults and tried to reach them. | BITTER FIGHT SEEN | INTEKAS RUNAFF “Ma” Ferguson 55,448 Votes’ Ahead of Sterling in Latest | Primary Tabulation. | By the Assoclated Press. | DALLAS, Tex.,, July 28—Partisans of two Democratic gubernatorial candi- | dates today forecast one of the most | bitter political campaigns in Texas history as tabulation of Saturday's primary vote virtually assured a run- off between Mrs Miriam A. “Ma” Ferguson, Texas’ only woman Governor, | and Ross S. Sterling of Houston. | Sterling is chairman of the State Highway Commission through appoint- ment by Gov. Dan Moody, arch enemy of the Fergusons. Mrs, Ferguson was 55,448 votes ahead | of Sterling, and Sterling 37,237 in lront: of Clint C. Small of Wellington in the | race for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination when the Texas Election votes today. The returns were from 243 of the 253 counties and the count | had been compelted in 69 countles. Election Bureau managers estimated | not more 100,000 votes remained to be | counted. 1924 Anti-Klan Vietory. Running for vindication of the family | name after her husband had been im- peached, Mrs. Ferguson rode into office on an anti-Ku Klux Klan campaign in 1924. Gov. Moody, then attorney gen- eral, uncovered alleged irregularities h\i the Highway Department and defeated | her for re-nomination by a !r(‘mendcu.i; majority. i ; | Sterling, a Houston muitimillionaire publlsher.’ who organized the Humble Oil Co., has promised the State a busi- ness administration and favors a big highway bond issue. Gov. Moody and Sfate Senator Thomas B. Love, Hoover Democrat and | aefeated gubernatorial candidate, have promised thelr support to Sterling. United States Senator Norris Shep- pard maintained his long lead over his opponents, the count being: Sheppard, 404.436; Henry, 135608 Mitchner, 31,890. Box Apparently Defeated. | resentative John C. Box of Jack- ml;“:flpk who has publicly requested the resignation of John J. Raskob as chair- | man of the Democratic National Com- | mittee, appeared defeated for renomi- nation by young Martin Dies, jm, of Orange, son of a former Representa- tive. | All other Representatives who had| opposition appeared to have been nomi- nated in the first primary except Guinn Williams of Decatur. Williana had a plurality, but not & majority. State Senator W. D. McFarlane of Grabam and B. D. Sartin, Hoover Democrat Jeader, of Wichita Falls were running close for he right to oppose him In‘thc Tun-off, the latest returns giving Sar- tin 9,969 votes and McFarlane 9,319. In the race for the Democratic nomi- nation from the El Paso district, where Claude Hudspeth is retiring, Mayor R. Ewing Thomason of El Paso ap- peared to have been nominated in the first primary. Returns, which were not large enough to be accepted as indicative of the re- sult, gave H. E. Exum of Amarillo the lead f‘Dr the Republican nomination for Governor and C. O. Harris of San An- gelo the lead in the G. O. P. Senate race. au” than 10,000 votes were believed cast in the Republican primaries for Harry M. Wurzbach, Texas' only Re-| nated. | the State Supreme Court justices to- MOONEY CASE DATA REPORTED MISSNG Two Important Documents Discrediting MacDonald Story Disappear. By the Assoclated Pres: SAN FRANCISCO, July 28.—The Ex- aminer today reported the disappear- ance of two important documents hav- ing direct bearing upon the issues raised by John MacDonald’s assertion he gave perjured testimony at the trials of Thomas J. Mooney and Warren K. Billings for the Preparedness day pa- rade bombing here 1916. | The documents, the paper said, were police reports which Police Captain | Charles Goff had declared were in ex- | istence to prove MacDonald, before meeting Goff, had voluntarily told his| story linking Mooney and Billings with | the planting of the bomb. Officials of the Police Department, ac- cording to the Examiner, Supreme Court and county clerk’s office, partici- pated in an unsuccessful hunt for the documents. MacDonald, who is to appear before morrow at a rehearing of Billings' ap- plication for a pardon, in an affidavit made several weeks ago in Baltimore, stated his identification of Mooney had been the result of “coaching” by Goff, then a police sergeant in charge of the Bomb Bureau. Goff has flatly contra- dicted MacDonald’s story. ENS CURTIS BAY AREA Industrial Alcohol Plant Burms.| Exploding Drums Imperil | Firemen. | By the Associated Press. | BALTIMORE, July 28.—Fire sweeping through a building of the United States Industrial Alcohol plant at Fairfield this afternoon threatenzd the entire indust-ial section of Curtis Bay. Pire- | men’s lives were endangered as drum | from the track near the spot where |50ns aboard. after drum of alcohol exploded, flames | shooting high in the air. HEAT WAVE BREAK SEENBY TOMORRON Yesterday Was First Time in History of Bureau Tempera- ture Did Not Go Below 81. The Weather Bureau's official day-by-day “high-low” record since the heat wave descended upon Washington Saturday, July 19, foliows: July 19.... July July July July July July July July Definite assurances were given at the United States Weather Bureau today that the extreme heat wave in which Washington has sweltered for nine days will be effectively broken by tomorrow evening. With possible local showers scheduled then, the weather will cool off over the entire Eastern area, it was sald, followed by still cooler tempera- tures the next day. “The heat wave will be more effec- tively broken in the next two days than the drought,” official forecasters ex- plained. It was stated that the pros- pects are not good for any general rains and sections will have to depend upon uncertain local showers for whatever relief they might obtain from the drought that has affected the country generally West of the Mississippi River. Minimum Is Highest. “There will be two more days of unusually warm weather, including to- day, before the heat wave will end,” it was stated at the Weather Bureau. “The maximum this afternoon will be about 96 degrees or a shade over, with about the same temperature tomorrow. By Wednesday morning, it will return to normal July temperatures which will seem much cooler than it actually is on account of the extreme heat that has gone before.” Yesterday's minimum’ temperature of 81 degrees, it was reported, is the high- est minimum ever recorded in the Dis- trict of Columbia since official records have been kept. This unusual situation, it was explained, was caused by the cloudiness of last night which acted as a blanket to keep the heat from escap- ing. This is the first time since 1876, when the records were first kept, that the mercury failed at some time during the 24 hours to fall below 81 degrees. In 1876, the records show, there was a minimum of 80 degrees which had stood all these years until yestarday. The Weather Bureau's prediction that the end of the drought is not yet in sight, it was believed, will go hard on the water supply of the metropolitan areas of Montgomery and Prince Georges Counties in Maryland. ! Chief Engineer Robert B. Morse of | " (Continued on Page 2, Column 7.) AUTO RACER KILLED_ PLEA FOR TRACTON LINES REVALUATION S EAPECTED TOWN Public Utilities Commission in Session to Pass on Petition of Keech. 'PEOPLE'S COUNSEL ACTS TO LOWER 10-CENT FARE Appeal From Court Decision Allow- ing Increase Also Contem- plated by Official. The petition of People's Counsel Rich~ mond B. Keech for revaluation of the two Washington street car systems was expected to be granted by the Public Utilities Commission at a meeting be- ginning at 2 o'clock this afternoon. The petition was filed last Saturday by Mr. Keech as part of an attack on the 10-cent street car fare recently in- stituted by order of the District Su- preme Court. If he can succeed in re- ducing sufficiently the valuations of the two companies below the $44,000,000 figured named by the court, he will be in a position to come to the commission and ask for a reduction in the car fare. At the same time, he is preparing an appeal to the District Court of Ap- peals frem the 10-cent fare order issued ihy Justice Jennings Bailey on July 19. | Action Is Expected. ‘The commission is confidently ex« pected to grant the petition and im- | mediately set about the revaluation. A motion for revaluation was made dur- | ing the course of the hearings on the | 10-cent street car fare petition before | the commission by Wi McK. | Clayton, counsel for the Federation of Citizens’ Associations. The ssion | did not act upon this motion, holding | that the company had not made out & | case and that it was not necessary to ‘ proceed with the revaluation. Now that the courts have hell! that the companies | did make out a case it is fully ex] | that the commission will test the mat- | ter by granting Mr. Keech's petition. | Should the commission decide to re- | value it will be the first such proceeding |in the case of a car company for 1l | years. The Commission’s existence be- |gan in 1913 and the following year | valuation proceedings started to deter- | mine the value of the car companies. | Owing to the intervention of th: war | th= valuations were not completed un- | til 1919, | ._Both companies were dissatisfied with the figures and announced appeals. The Capital Traction Co., fought its case through the Court of Appeals which an- nounced its value of ap $25,000,000 in 1925. TI of the ‘Washington Railway & Co was allowed to lanquish. It has never been decided one way or the other. Procedure Is Outlined. It the valuation order is passed, the first step will be an assessment against the companies for the cost of making the valuation. Under the law, this as- | sessment is amortized and charged to operating expenses by the companies. ‘The money will be used to hire engi- neers, accountants and a clerical staff. | Every plece of property of both com- ies will b2 inspected and appraised. Rates will be drawn up showing the de~ preciation of the various items of pro erty and a tentative figure set for lg; valuation. Then will come public hearings, at which the valuation force will read its conclusions into the record and submit itself to cross-examination by lawyers for the company. The companies also have the privilege of putting in any evidence they care to to combat the firures submitted by the commission’s experts, After that the commission will decide what the valuation shall be. On the present valuations the com- panies admittedly are earning less than a “reasonable” return. In the case of the Capital Traction Co., which is earn= ing less than 4 per cent, $8,000,000 would have to be subtracted from its present value figure before its return would begin to border on the return ‘“reasonable” range above 7 per cent. 1t is doubtful if any such result as this will be obtained, but Mr. Keech's posi- tion is that the people, whom he repre= sents, are entitled to certainty in the matter of valuation of public utilities. One of the battlegrounds is expected to be depreciation. In announcing its value for the Washington Raflway and Electric Co., the commission stated that a sum for depreciation had been de- ducted without stating what it was. Mr, Keech specifically remarked in his petis tion on the fact that much of the pres- ent property of the companies is obso= ler" and has passed its span of useful e. 30 (;N HISSING BOAT Coast Guard Cutter Goes in Search of Fishing Craft Overdue. ROCKVILLE, Ind, July 28 (P).—| Frank Jenkinson of Lafayette, Ind. race driver, was killed when his ca skidded off a turn of the Jungle Park track yesterday. | Ray Meyers of Indianapolis skidded | Jenkinson went over later, but was | { unhurt. | Red Campbell of St. Louis skidded | VENTURA, Calif, July 28 (#)—A Coast Guard cutter left here today for Anacapa Island, 15 miles off shore, to search for the fishing bhoat Star of Hueneme, overdue 7 hours, with 30 per- Fishermen in the Santa Barbara channel, who requested the search, said they believed the fishing boat’s motor A pall of smoke lay over the entire !m front of the grandstand, went through | had failed and the craft blown down district, which embraces many indus- | trial plants. a fence and hit a tree. hurt serfously. He was not | the coast, possibly going aground. boat is 50 feet long. ‘The Five alarms, sounded in quick suc- cession, brought all available apparatus to the scene. A brisk wind fanned the flames from the Lurning building toward several others in the row. Residents of the District, fearing their homes would be destroyed, packed their belongings and evacuated. Blasts shook the burning building every two or three minutes, as the flames ran from one barrel of the highly inflammable alcohoi, paint solvents and other chemicals to another. Concrete walls of the building broke the force of the explosions. Piremen for a time were unable to| enter the burning structure, but a check showed that all 10 employes in the first place were accounted for. Their warning was an explosion, they said. ‘Whether was not determined. Within threatening other fires. ‘Radio Programs on Page B-3 the fire started from an explosion or fire started the éxplosions a few minutes after the first blast, the roof of the building was in flames, sparks dropping on other buildings and in grass, dried from days of lack of raih, Georges Co The high temperatures of the past few days have killed many chickens and turkeys in nearby Maryland, in- cluding 91 prize hens in the egg-laying contest of the University of Maryland. The hot weather also caused a sharp drop in the egg production in the con- test. Chickens have no sweat glands, it was explained at the University of Maryland this morning, and when the atmosphere gets hotter than their body temperature of 105 degrees they fre- quently die. | | During the past week the mercury | went to 108 degrees in the contest plant. | Deaths and prostrations occurred o, \PRIZE HENS IN LAYING CONTEST %DIE OF HEAT IN MARYLAND U. PENS 'High Temperatures Kill Young Turkeys in Prince unty Flock. rapidly among the hens that the attendants were kept busy keeping tite records straight and reviving those bisds that would respond to treatment. Only 2 of the 91 birds lost were leaders in the contest, it was reported. All the hens are housed in well ventilated pens with runways. g Young turkeys also suffered s:verely from the heat, it was learned today. One flock of 48 was reduced to 35 in Southern Prince Georges County. Assistant County Agent P. E. Clack investigated numerous cases attributed the losses to th: heat, Some of the older farmers of the county say they cannot recall domesti fowl dying because of the heat, "