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WEATHER. (U. 8. Weather Bureau Forecast.) Partly cloudy and cooler tonight; to- morrow fair and cooler. ‘Temperatures—Highest, 91, at 1:30 p.m. yesterday; lowest, 76, at 6 a.m. today. Full report on page 9. N Closing N.Y.Markets, Pages 13,14 & 15 No. 31,500. post office, Entered as second class matter Washington, i . C. WASHINGTON, WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION ¢ Toening Star. “From Press to Home Within the Hour” The Star’s carrier system covers every city block and the regular edi- tion is delivered to Washington homes D. C., TUESDAY, RIOTURNS TOSEA; 2 ANERGANS FATE FLYING WESTWARD 205 MILES 0UT ON - VOYAGE T0 CANADA British Dirigible Reports‘ Weather Cloudy and Ad- verse Winds, but All Well Aboard at 52-Mile Gait. IRISH AND SCOTCH COASTS ARE SKIRTED Thousands Cheer Airliner at Start. Wife of Designer Bemoans Fact She Could Not Accompany Him on Cruise Due to End Thursday Night at Montreal. By the Associated Press. VALENTIA, Ireland, July 29.— | The wireless station here at 4:18 p.m. (11:18 a.m. Eastern Standard time) received the following radio from the British dirigible R-100: “Now 205 miles west of Malin » Head, bound for Montreal.” The dispatch from the R-100| definitely placed the airship upon | its westward journey. The point * of Malin Head is 10 miles north- east of Londonderry, which is on the northern coast of Ireland. Valentia is one of the numerous | coast cities on the southern and | eastern coast having wireless sta- tions. Several lines of trans- atlantic cable have terminals here. The dirigible reported she was run- ning in low clouds and against adverse | winds, but, that everything was proceed- | ing excellently. Skirts Coast of Ireland. ‘The position given by the R-100 in- dicated that after leaving the coast of Scotland she had skirted the northern coast of Ireland and then swung direct- 1y westward out over the Atlantic. ‘The air ministry stated the R-100 re- ported the sea was visible only at inter- vals. There was” rain at some points. ‘The two positions given by the R-100 ndicated she had swung slightly to the southwest and was making a speed of about. 52 miles an hour, g Hugging the west coast of Scotland in order to avoid adverse winds, the dirigible was making progress toward the Hebrides on her journey from Ca Mgton to Montreal. Adverse- Winds Over Scotland. The maritice county of Argylishire, | ‘one of Scotland's most ancient, is mountainous, and it was considered that the commander, Squadron Leader R. S. Booth, probably had run into rather heavy counter-currents from the peaks of the Land of the Campbells on ~ his way out. The dirigible was reported making approximately 50 knots. Comdr. Booth had_estimated the journey to Canada would require 60 hours, which would bring the dirigible to Montreal at about (Eastern standard time) on if the schedule was main- The rate at which the R-100 was traveling this morning, however, in- dicated that arrival might not be pos- sible until many hours later than that estimated, probably Friday. | Farly hikers at Liverpool had a good view of the dirigible R-100 as she passed over the city shortly after 7 o'clock this morning, fiying low in the brilliant sunshine. After circling the city, the airship then headed toward the Irish Sea. ‘The six motors of the R-100 were started at 3 a.m. today (9 p.m. Monday, Eastern standard time) while the ship was tied to its mooring mast here, and soon were warmed to a smooth purr. At 3:45 am. the Topes were cast off #nd, to the cheers of a crowd that had waited throughout the darkness, the big ship floated up gracefully and turned northwestward for Liverpool. A strong and cold wind was blowing. ‘The course was left to the discretion of the commander, Squadron Leader R. 8. Booth, but in general it was to be south of Cape Farewell, Greenland; across Labrador and then down the St. Lawrence River to St. Hubert Air Sta- tion at Montreal. « = After the airship had left a com- munique from the air ministry said that a deep depression west of the Hebrides would make it necessary for the R-100 to head for Northern Ire- land and then steer a northerly course * 80 as to take advantage of east winds. The communique said that while the general weather conditions were not unfavorable, a ridge of high pressure existed over the Midatlantic, and the eneral tenency from the west side was for_light southwest winds. Under the schedule planned the air- ship should reach Montreal sometime early Priday morning. Forty-four Are Aboard. ¢ Forty-four persons were aboard, among them the 5 officers and 32 men of the crew. The seven passengers in- cluded Maj. G. H. Scott, famous as an airship commander, although he is not directing this cruise; Lieut. Comdr. Sir C. Denistoun Burney, director of the compuny which buiit the R-100, and ‘Wing {Comdr. R. B. B. Colmore, repre- genting the air ministry. The others are (Continued on Page 2, Column 3.) AMTORG OFF \ ‘ | \ | SQUADRON LEADER BOOTH. (A | SPEED 0 CAPTAL Fight on U. S. Embargo on: Pulpwood Is Brought Here by Soviet. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, July 20.—Officials of the Amtorg Trading Corporation were headed for Washington today to seek the lifting of the embargo against; Soviet pulpwood. Barring of two vessels here was the first application of the embargo im- posed by the Treasury Department on the ground that forced labor was used in loading. Peter A. Bogdanov, head of Am- torg, Soviet trade agency in this coun- try, warned that a curtailment of im- ports of Soviet products would bring with it a corréiponding reduction in Russian purchases here. He denied there was any justification for any of the embargoes demanded on Soviet products. 40 Ships En Route to U. S. The two ships denied entry were the Grelisle, a British vessel with a load ronsigned to Garcia & Diaz, New York hipping agents, and the Christian Bors, a Norwegian ship, whose cargo was con- signed to Amtorg. A third ship carry- ing pulpwood, the Queen Olga, which arrived before imposition of the em- bargo, was permitted to discharge her cargo. A fleet of 40 ships is en route here with Soviet. ?ulpwood. In a statement issued in behalf of Amtorg, Bogdanov said, “the statements that Soviet imports constitute a menace to American industry is not warranted by the facts.” Soviet imports, he said, “consist almost entirely of such prdducts that the United States either does not produce at all or in insufficient quan- titles.” Answers Woll. Commenting on protests against Soviet trade by Matthew Woll, vice president of the American Federation of Labor, said Woll had “sought to establish business relations” with Amtorg three days after publica- tion of the “Whalen documents” which |linked Amtorg with Communist propa- ganda when as president of the Union Labor Life Insurance Co., he wrote to B. G. Grafpen, an official of Amtorg, named as & propagandist in the docu- ments, soliciting the insurance business of Amtorg and its officials. STUDY NEW PETITIONS, Treasury Officials Consider Evidence on Russian Goods. Treasury officials today studied fur- ther petitions demanding that Russian products be barred from the country and considered new evidence bearing on the matter. Assistant Secretary Lowman, who last week barred shipments of Russian pulpwood and has raised the duties on Russian matches by 50 per cent, sald no new orders were in immediate pros- pect. Pulpwood was barred after testi- mony was given that convicts had helped to load it. A section of the tariff act forbids entry of products wholly or in part by convict labor. Matches Sold Too Cheaply. Lowman said the import duties on Soviet matches were increased at the order of President Hoover upon proof the matches were sold by the Russian (Continued on Page 2, Column 7.) NAVAL TREATY 0. K.’D BY HOUSE OF LORDS Pact Only Needs Royal Assent Be- fore Becoming Effective Some Time This Week. By the Associated Press. LONDON, July 29.—The London naval treaty passed through all its stages in the House of Lords this after- noon and tonight only needed the royal assent before becoming effective. ‘The bill already had the House of Commons. It gives legal sup- port to the pact entered into at the recent London Naval Conference. The royal signature will be affixed, it was said by officials, before Parliament is prorogued this week. “ELEGANT, SUBTLE” NOTE FOUND IN NEW GOWN STYLES FOR WINTER i Feminine Curve of Waistline and Slightly Longer Day- time Skirts Are Seen at Paris Openings. By the Associated Press. PARIS, July 29.—Milady's frocks this Winter must be both elegant and subtle if she wishes them to bear the 1931 style stamp. rious peplums, tiers and tunies mark the silhouettes displayed this week by half a hundred style estab- Aishments which consider themselves “high style” before buyers searchi for the new and beautiful with whic to _clothe Eve's posterity. urruptwhbut not dis- | brown, now com- ‘The lines, in the outlines of wmw:.pmum plication for the home dressmaker's art. ‘While the style shows are rapidly ap- proaching a climax, none of the half dozen biggest houses has yet exhibited and until they do final “style dope” is irts. Colors snudes. te for morning, dark - g nmfidfi:fl IN CHINA UNKNOWN DURING RED RIOTING Two in City of Changsha as Radicals Burn and Loot. 20 at Nearby Point. MILLIONS IN FOREIGN PROPERTY ENDANGERED U. S. and Other Gunboats Are Compelled to Withdraw as River Falls. By the Associated Pres: SHANGHALI, July 29.—Changsha, cap- ital of Hunan Province, apparently was doomed today as Communists burned and looted their way through the city. Advices from Peiping said anxiety is felt for 20 Americans and 180 other for- elgners at Kuling, a Summer resort near Changsha. Foreign gunboats were withdraw from the city, due to the lowering of the river level. Foreign property worth millions of dollars thus was left at the mercy of the Reds. Burning and looting was going on unre- strained. ‘The majority of the foreigners left the city, having boarded warships in the Siang River. Late advices said four missionaries, including W. H. Lingie of the American Presbyterian Mission,with headquarters in New York, and Allen Cameron of the Faith Mission, with headquarters in Denver, had remained in the ravaged district. The other two were a British woman, Gertrude Rugg of the China Inland Mission, and an Italian Catholic priest. Priest Is Captured. Naval authorities reported they had rescued about 50 foreigners, but Lingie, Cameron and the priest had refused to leave. The priest at the last moment decided to go and attempted to reach an American gunboat, but was captured by the Communists. The fate of the four was not determined. All were at Changsha, a nearby village, and the woman was ill ‘The refugees were reported safe aboard British and American gunboats heading for Tungting Lake. Changsha is a walled city with a native population of about 500,000, ‘The Communists, forming a well dis- ciplined force of 10,000, swarmed ino the city yesterday after defeating the relatively small Nationalist guard re- maining after the depacturc of guv- ernment troops for °“be Hoaaa and Shantung civil war fronts, Warned of renewed Communist activ- ities, American, British and Japan:se authorities had sent river gunooats to Changsha to protect their natibnals. Foreigners hastily boarded these vessels, Changsha -is a silk manufacturing center and the nearby territory produces metals. city is surrounded Ly & wall 12 miles long and is :amuus 1or having withstood, alone of all the cities of South Chinm, the siege of the Taip- ing rebels more than threescore years ago. In recent vears it has gained a reputation for the cleanliness of streets, a rare thing in Chinese cities, and for other progréssive featur Foreign wireless reports from Chai sha sadi ists staged -a carnival of killing and looting. They apparent- ly sacked virtually all the city, which lies on the right bank of the Siang. and then crossed to an island opposite the town which heretofore has been immune to disorders. ‘The foreign consulates and additional property are located on the island. An unconfirmed report said these had been looted and burned. A dispatch last n“l’g’d said its doom was considered sealed. Fate of College Unknown. ‘The fate of Yale in China College was not known. Besides the college, dozens of foreign missions and prop- erties of the Y. M. C. A, Y. W. C. A, Standard Ofl Co. of New York and British Asiatic Petroleum Co. are lo- cated at Changsha. The value of the Standard Ofl holdings there was esti- mated at $5,000,000. Dispatches today told of unusual Communistic activity along the middle section of the Yangtse, where bands of marauders fired upon river steamers at many points in addition to capturing and looting several minor river ports. ‘The principal activity of this nature seemed to be in Honan Province, near Yochow, where recently the reds looted and burned most of the city, causing foreigners to flee. Communists concentrated in this area are attacking what few steamers at- tempt to_operate (Continued on Page 2, Column 6.) MACKS AND YANKS TIED, 0-0, IN SECOND Athletic Leader Will Bring Team Here Tonight For Series With Nats. forced to LINE-UP. PHILADELPHIA. Bishop. 2b, , Cramer. cf. Johnson, p. Quinn, p. Umpires—Geisel, Owen and: Moriarty. Special Dispatch to The Star, PHILADELPHIA, July 29.—The Ath- letics and Yankees were tied, 0-0, in the second inning of the final series game here this afternoon. Connie Mack decided to take his team to Washington tonight so that the players would be fresh for the opening of the great two-game pennant series in Washington Wednesday and ‘Thursday. FIRST INNING. NEW YORK—Combs walked. Lary filed to Simmons. Ruth hit into a_dou- ble play, Bishop to Willlams to Foxx. No runs. PHILADELPHIA—Bishop flied to Rice. Cramer fanned. Chapman threw out Cochrane. No runs. SECOND INNING. NEW YORK—Gehrig doubled through short. Lazzeri filed to Cramer. Dickey ;‘lnnu Bishop threw out Chapman. Foxx steal as Willlams struck out. o JULY 29, 1930—TWENTY-EIGHT PAGES. CONSERVATIVES G CONTROLINCANADA Stiffer Policy Toward U. S. Is Seen in Victory Over Liberals. By the Associated Press. OTTAWA, July 29.—Returns tabu- lated up to 9 am. (Eastern standard time) today in Canada’s general elec- tion gave 136 seats to the Conserva- tives, 85 to the Liberals, 10 to the United Farmers, three to the Labor party and two each to the Progressives, the Liberal-Progressives and the inde- pendents, leaving five seats in doubt out of a total of 245 in the House of Commons. Conservative headquarters announced that 132 supporters were distributed as follows: Maritime provinces , 23; Quebec, 25; Ontario, 60; Manitoba, 8; Saskatchewan, 5; Alberta, 4; ‘British Columbia, 6; the Yukon, 1. Thus after 12 years in power the Liberal government of W. L. Macken- zie King hss been overthrown. The Conservative party, headed by Rich- ard Bedford Bennett, won a majority of seats in the House. Premier to Resign. When Mackenzie King submits his resignation to the governor general, the prime minister will be Bennett, a law- yer, who has practiced for years in Calgary and was born and educated in Nova Scotia. He has been Conserva- tive leader three years. l!e is 60 years old and wealthy. The time of the change is not definite, as an” outgoing ministry is given opportunity to adjust its affairs. Victory for the Conservatives, tradi- tional proponents of a high protective tariff, was forecast early by an almost unprecedented upset in Quebec, Liberal stronghold. There they gained 20 seats, increasing the 4 Quebec seats they held in the last Parliament to 24, and defeated two Liberal ministers. Bennett won an easy victory in his constituency in Calgary, Alberta. Mac- kenzie: King fought an uphill battle against his Conservative opponent in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, and won. Five Ministers Defeated. Five Liberal ministers were defeated: Charles Dunning, minister of finance, whose last budget included tariff re- prisals against the United States; T. A. Crerar, minister of railways; Lucien Cannon, solicitor; Cyrus Macmillan, minister of fisheries, and W. F. Kay, minister without portfolio. Ten women sought seats, but Agnes C. MacPhail, the first woman to enter Canada's House of Commons, alone was elected. She has held her district since 1921. ‘The maritime provinces changed their party allegiance. In New Brunswick, represented in the last Parliament by five Liberals and six Conservatives, the final count showed 10 Conservatives and one Liberal. In Prince Edward Island the three Liberals and one Conservative were replaced by three Conservatives and one Liberal. Ontario, a Conservative stronghold, reduced its Liberal representation. Prairie Provinces Change. ‘The prairie provinces, where only one Conservative was elected four years ago, showed a great gain for-that party. The tenure of office of Mackenzie King. educated at Harvard, has been featured by cordial relations with the United States. Legations were estab- lished at Washington and Ottawa. Only a few months ago exportation of l';quor to the United States was forbid- en. E. C. Drury, former prime minister of Ontario and advocate of prohibition, failed to win a seat in yesterday's voting. In the campaign the Conservatives attacked the countervailing duties against the United States imposed by the Dunning budget on the ground they ‘were not sufficiently retaliatory against the United States tariff. The New Zea- land treaty of the Liberal government was attacked as permitting an influx of great quantities of dairy products to compete with Canadian products. Jobless Issue Raised, Injection of the unemployment by Bennett's promise of a mci-lh:‘: sion aroused widespread interest among the voters. ~Although the Liberals claimed great economies as the result of their leadership, the Conservatives w]:&bed business depression to Liberal policies, ‘The standing of the parties last Parliament was: ubepr‘u. m';"c«‘agf servative, Liberal-Progressive, 9; In- dependent, 2; United Parmer, lle: lag;‘r, 3. The Liberals lacked one of a ma- | jority after electing a speaker, but had the aid of the Liberal Progressives. . Radio Programs on Al"ap B-8 | Chimpanzee K. 0.’s Keeper With Single Punch Despite Odds By the Associated Press. BALTIMORE, Md., July 29.— A story of a battle between a chimpanzee, kept at Johns Hop- kins University for experimental purposes, and his keeper, with the animal decidedly the victor. came to light today. The keeper, John McQuaid, 23, ‘welghing 135 pounds, was knocked unconscious with one blow of the fist of the 100-pound chimpanzee, Dayton, but recovered as the animal relented and escaped after a battle from the cage. The struggle started when an attempt was made to photograph the chimpanzee. Last month the animal tore loose a 600-pound radiator in his cage. TENPERATURE [P DESPTE PROMISE Relief, With Thermometer at 70. Seen for Tonight by Weather Bureau. Cooler weather and a “fair chance” for a thundershower late this afternoon was predicted today by the Weather Bureau here. Weather officials gave out the com- forting assurance that the mercury would drop to 70 degrees tonight and that tomorrow would be cool and ex- hilarating, breaking the record-smash- ing heat wave which has gripped the Capital for the last 10 days. ‘The promise of ccol weather was the only solace the average Washingtonian could find early this afternoon. At 2:30 o'clock the official temperature reading was 96 degrees, five degrees warmer than yesterday's maximum. The weather man says the temperature might rise approximately two degrees more during the afternoon. Crowds continued to hang around the weather kiosk on Pennsylvania avenue, watching the little needle zigzag and climb. At 2:30 o'clock the kiosk read- ing was 103 degrees, and spectators were predicting the needle would touch 105 degrees during the afternoon. A mercurial thermometer in the same booth was registering one degree warm- er than the little mechanical jigger. “There will be no return of high tem- peratures during the next week,” the official forecaster added, and hastened to explain that this does not necessarily mean that the heat wave will come back at the end of that brief period of respite to plague Washington. A week ahead, it was said, is about as far as the ‘Weather Bureau cares to predict. Death Laid to Heat. One death traceable to the heat was reported in Washington today despite the Jowered temperature. Former Rep- resentative Charles R. Davis of Minne- sota, 80 years old, died at his home, 1354 Monroe street. Before thundershowers come to the relief of a still sweltering city, the mer- cury will advance to about 90 degrees or just a trifie lower than the maximum of 91 yesterday. Washingtonians awoke this morning early to find a cool breeze stirring, and by 10 o'clock the official thermometer was registering 84 degrees, or 3 degrees lower than at that time yesterday. The humidity at 8 o'clock was 89 per cent, it was said, or 6 points lower than the percentage which yes- terday added so much to the general discomfort. * Market men coming into the city from Virginia early today reported a severe rainstorm last night between Fredericksburg and Richmond. The Virginia_capital registered a rainfall of 1.36 inches, but nowhere else in the State did_rain occur last night, the Weather Bureau reported. In Mary- land the drought that has caused much suffering remained unbroken. If the rain materializes this after- noon there will be particular rejoicing in the nearby Maryland communities where the water supply is still cur- tailed after 10 days of econommng, The Weather Bureau stressed, how- ~(Continued on Page 2, Column 4. - CARROLL TO FACE JURY Theater Man's Plea Granted by New York Judge. NEW YORK, July 29 (#).—Earl Car- roll, producer, and three members of his company today were granted right to & jury trial on charges of pro- ducing and acting’ in an obscene per- ormance. e Rosalsky in General Sessions Cv'm‘mnud the motion of Carroll's attorneys to transfer the case from spe- cial sessions, where three justices would have heard the evidence. SHAPIRO INDICTED ON TWO CHARGES Grand Jury Acts Against Head of Real Estate Firm on Two Complaints. Jacob Shapiro, president of the Jo- seph Shapiro Realty Co., was indicted today by the grand jury on two charges of false pretense in connection with the sales of real estate, said to have been encumbered by “hidden trusts.” The complaining witnesses are Walter Fris- ble, a Government clerk, who bought premises 1718 Irving street, and is said to have discovered an alleged “hidden trust of $4,000” on the property after he had paid $500 in cash and a second deed of trust for $6,450; and Dr. W. Calhoun Furr, who bought premises 1716 Hobart street, said to have on it a “hidden trust” for $2,500. Shapiro is at liberty on bail of $10,- 000, awaiting @& hearing before United States Commiscioner Turnage. According to Assistant United States Attorney Renah F. Camalier, who pre- sented the cases to the grand jury, nine other similar transactions were presented to the grand jurors, but they are not fl:epu-ed to announce the dis- position these cases. ‘The indictment in the Prisbie case charges that April 9, 1928, Shapiro did rnl.u?y pretend and represent to Walter S. Frisbie and his wife, Mae M. Frisbie, that he owned lot 5 in square 2588, subject only to a first trust of $8,000 and “by color and means of which false pretenses and misrepresentations on April 30, 1928, did obtain from the Frisbies $500 in money and a written obligation for the payment of $6,450, with intent to defraud them.” The dictment declares that the Frisbies turned over the cash and written obli- gation or note to Shapiro relying “upon the false pretenses, which they be- lieved to be true and being deceived thereby.” The indictment also sets forth the fact to be that Shapiro knew that the property was subject to another and additional trust for $4,000. Furr Case Similar. In the Furr case similar alleged false pretenses are set forth, and the charge is made that Shapiro knew that there was another trust of $2,500 when he represented he was the owner of the Hobart street property, subject only to a first trust. There was no cash pay- ment in this case, it was stated. Rebert E. J. Whalen, local lawyer, is charged with the embezzlement of $23,000 from Miss Annle J. Hurley of Hyattsville, a client, in an indictment returned today by the grand jury. The indictment is in 10 counts, five charg- ing the misappropriation of five differ- ent sums of money belonging to Miss Hurley and the other five charging the embezzlement of checks for the same amounts covered in the first five counts. The first count slleges that Whalen, while attorney for Miss Hurley, had in his possession $3,000 December 12, 1927, which he secreted with intent to ap- propriate to his own use. The second count deals with the alleged conversion of $2,000 June 4, 1928. In the third count the lawyer is said to have mis- applied $5,000 December 13, 1928. The fourth count covers an alleged defal- (Continued on Page 2, Column 8.) DETROIT POLICE RAID 42 “SPEAKEASIES” Squad Adds to Scores of Places ‘Wrecked With Axes Since Slaying of Buckley. By the Associated Press. DETROIT, July 29.—Police vice squads yesterday added 42 to the #cores of speakeasies, breweries and gambling houses which have been raided since the killing last Wednesday night of Jerry Buckley, radio orator of Station WMBC. The raids have been what is known among bootle and gamblers as “tip-overs”—that is, the police have gone to places known as saloons and gambling houses, wrecked the furni- ture and fixtures and poured out the liquor. Most of the arrests made have been for “investigation,” and the pris- ::ers have been released within 24 urs. Tm ax raids, conducted by the re- cently revived ‘xreemct vmy squads, clamped the U on numerous beer sellers and experienced observers say that Detroit is more nearly “dry” now than at any time in its history. The precinct squads ‘were recreated by Police Co! loner Thomas C. Wilcox during the excitement which followed the killing of Buckley and the recall of Charles Bowles. In taking this p, Wilcox abolished the central vice squad, which was one of the principal of FXF (#) Means Associated as fast as the papers are printed. Yesterday’s Circulation, 107,799 TWO CENTS. Press. .. OFFGALSPLAN TOTARE BAKERGUN 10 WAL CODDARD Expert’s Opinion on Camp- bell’s Pistol to Be Sought to Answer Claims. HE WILL BE CLEARED, BROTHER PREDICTS Virginia Attorney Asks Public to Withhold Prejudice in Judg- ing Charge. Upon the request of local authorities investigating the slaying of Mary Baker, Federal officials will take steps at once to obtain from another noted ballistics expert an opinion as to whether the revolver of Herbert M. Campbell, ac- cused of the murder, fired the bullets removed from her body. The gun and the fatal lead slugs will be taken to Maj. Calvin Goddard, managing director of the sclentific crime detection laboratories of North- western University, Chicago, who has consented to examine them this week. Souder Agrees to Test. Dr. Wilmer Souder, authority on guns and bullets of the Bureau of Standards, who already has declared the bullets came from Campbell’s .32-caliber re- volver, is understood to have agreed that authorities are justified in seeking another test, in view of persistent claims of Campbell and his lawyer that “the experts made a mistake.” These claims of the defense were re- iterated today in a lengthy statement issued in behalf of the accused Arling- ton County realty dealer by his krother, Frank G. Campbell, patent attorney and civic leader of nearby Virginia. = The statement constituted an appeal to the public to withhold prejudice and in- cluded a forecast that Campbell soon will be cleared of any connection with the crime. Contradicting rumors that fhe De- rtment of Justice had withdrawn rom the Baker investigation, it was an- nounced at the department this after- noon that an agent of the Bureau of | Investigation will be detatled to take the weapon and bullets to Chicago, upon receipt of a formal request from V‘V:ll.hlnmn or Arlington County offi- clals. Gloth Waits Move by Pratt. Commonwealth’s Attorney William C. Gloth of Arlington County said today thathe'wlll’laumn;“suthlm;‘lmm eyen! ice. Superintenden f.&'m feel at liberty to do so. Maj. Pratt had indicated some compunction about “going over the head” of Dr./| g Souder, whose prestige in the realm of ballistics is equal to that of Maj. God- dard. Besides, one of Maj. Pratt’s own men, Lieut. John Fowler, has examined the gun and concurs in Dr. Souder's opinion. " Gloth was expected this afternoon to request J. Edgar Hoover, director of the Bureau of Investigation of the Depart- ment of Justice, to send the articles to Northwestern University without further delay. It was thought likely that Samuel W. Hardy, special agent, who has as- sisted in the Baker investigation, would be assigned to the mission. *Meanwhile, there loomed the possi- bility of a stiff legal battle over further detention of Campbell in ths Arlington County Jall under a murder warrant sworn out when he confessed lying about the revolver and about certain of his movements on the afternoon of the Baker girl's death. Charles Henry Smith, Alexandria attorney retained by Campbell’s rela- tives, indicated he would seek a writ of habeas corpus if Campbell is not released before the end of this week. Gloth countered with an announcement that, in anticipation of such a legal move, he has arranged with the dis- trict attorney’s office to have the pris- oner removed to Washington should the cotirt grant him freedom in Arlington County. Charges Mistake Over Gun. The brother’s statement charged that | “a mistake has been made in the Idtn-‘ tification of the gun” and said that| whatever experts may say, “one thing is certain—unless Herbert Campbell could be in two places at the same time, he could not have been guilty of Miss Baker's Geath.” | It was declared enough facts have| been presented in Herbert's defense to convince “any reasonable person” of his innocence. Those who cannot be convinced, it was stated, “do not want to be convinced.” The brother concluded with a pre- diction that when “newspaper hysteria"” subsides, Herbert will be fully cleared, and with an expression of appreciation | to friends who have offered their sup- port. Statement in Full, The statement, in full, follows: “The stories that have been broad- cast to the public concerning the events leading to the arrest of Herbert M. Campbell have been so fragmentary, garbled and, in many instances, un- true, that the public mind is confused. I believe that it will be helpful to the promotion of justice to bring into one article the reasons and facts relied upon by the family and countless Pratt | FIVE DOPE RINGS EXPOSED, WITH 20 ARRESTS REPORTED Washington, New York, Wil- mington and Norfolk Dis- closed as Headquarters. BUSINESS ESTIMATED AT $2,500,000 YEARLY Morphine and Heroin in Unlimited Quantities Smuggled From Turkey. ‘The arrest of 20 persons, charged with operating on a Nation-wide scale five of the largest dope rings ever exposed in the United States, was announced today by the Treasury Department. Washington, New York, Wilmington, Del, and Norfolk, Va., were disclosed as headquarters for a group of men and women, for the most part of Itallan descent, who smuggled morphine and heroin from Turkey over a period of years and distributed it in whole- sale and retail quantities throughout the country. ‘The group acted independently in five separate organizations. Treasury officials estimated that in the aggre- gate they did an annual business of at least $2,500,000 and that their subtle operations stretched into hundreds of cities in the Nation. do:: “?f“‘“‘nl the activities nlod':n -sm :flfi organizations |today, Harry J. |, ac 3: the Federal Narcotic Bureau, that a Washington Ive, rgt. Robert A. Sanders, furnished infc . thal brought about the m'f.na tions of narcotics valued at $500,000. Reported Large Offer. Sergt. Sanders quietly reported about two months ago that a large amount of morphine has been of~ fered for delivery in the Washington afea, and that certain groups were negotiating for its purchase. Federal lla:h. he'm;ad by J. B. Greeson, nar- cotic agent here, immediately began an investigation which led them to various cities along the Atlantic Coast and soon involved the son of an Italian marquise and two well known political leaders mv-. ng the Italian colony in Norfolk, The climax in the investigation whs in reached last Saturday, when agen New Yorkahcweng o'?fi“o..m’.‘., agents an uise, was arrested Saturday morning, with his leutenant, Frank Desio. The two men ited from Lapinto's home on Long m Controlled Unlimited Supply. Tuptnm. 'hglu ’}\_nown also as “Black . was able, Treasury agents said, 1o Galiver “any quantity of'n e or heroin to any point in the United States at any time.” ry officials, but Mr. Ans- linger said that agents had indisputable evidence that quantities of narcotics controlled by Lapinto were unlimited. Virtually all of the contraband dis- tributed by all the rings was smuggled in from Turkey, Treasury officials said, cleverly camouflaged as legitimate mer- chandise. Lapinto was said to be the largest operator. ‘Two Itallans were arrested in Wash- ington last Saturday, Joe Anzellons and Pete D'Agnostina. When agents ar- rested them they had in their posses- slon 60 ounces of heroin and an auto- moblle, officials said. They were offi- clally described as lieutenants of Sam Ferera, leader of a ring, who was ar- rested in New York. A third ris operated out of New York, a fourth had its base on Long Is- iand and offices in New York, and a fifth also operated out of New York through two well known Italians in Norfolk, the Treasury Department an- nounced. The Norfolk phase, which was cleared up only late yesterday, had its connec- tion with an Italian woman, a Miss Es- posito, who is said to have handled wholesale quantities out of New York. The woman is under arrest, and the two Norfolk men described as her lieuten- ants were arrested in Norfolk yesterday afternoon. ‘Woman Described as “Brains.” Mr. Anslinger has their names as “Boss" Versasee, president of a national Italian organization, and Joe Reportella. Both were described as political leaders. ‘woman was described “brains” of the ring, and the men, according to the Narcotic Bureau, acted as her agents in distributing the friends of Herbert Campbell in support ship- (Continued on Page 2, Column 1.) (Continued on Page 2, Column 6.) | FIRE THREATENS TO DISLODGE TREE SITTER FR OM LOFTY PERCH Forgotten Cigarette Causes Blaze in Mattress and Frank Kilmartin Knew It Before He Smelled Smoke. Frank Kilmartin is too busy at tree sitting to walk a mile for his favorite cigarette although he almost fell 40 feet because of one of them morn- ing. g‘unk was Enmnl away in his leafy bower and g about whatever it is that tree sitters think sbout when his attention was called on which 10:25 o'clock Wednesday night. PFrank's mattress was on fire. knew it before he even smoke. Frank quit sitting and stood on his platform so suddenly he almost went over the railing. The first the ground crew knew of it was when he heard hoarse cries from the treetop. "Water!” cried Frank. “Water! 'al hotter up there than I o i He the “It must be thought,” wondered the not moticing the smoke. Thow about & bottle of soda pop?” “Water!” yelled Frank. “He's thirstier than usual, the ground crew, lemonade.” Fire! 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