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THE EVENING STIMSON DEBARKS IN NAPLES ON VISIT Garrett Greets Secretary, Who Will Take in Sights and Denies Mission. | By the Assoclated Pres: NAPLES, July 7.—Secretary of State| Henry L. Stimson arrived from Palermo | today en rcute to Rome and other Eu- ropean capitals to observe political con- ditions with respect to the world eco- nomic situation. He was welcomed by American Am- bassador John W. Garrett and Italian officials. and was cheered by a con- | siderable crowd. He was expected to leave shortly for Rome in order to be- gin conferences with Premier Mussolini | and others by Thursda Will Observe Conditions, Mr. Stimson said on his arrival at{ Palermo that he had “come.tn Europe | primarily for a vacation, but, of course, | while I am here 1 expect to glo a cer-| tain amount of observing anfl to form conclusions on conditions, political and otherwise.” His visit is linked in many quarter: with that of Secretary of the Treasury | Mellon in Paris, and the presence of | two American cabinet ministers on Eu- | Topean sofl at the same time is inter- | preted as having an important bearing | en international moves to stimulate the recovery of commerce. | | Denies Political Mission. | Mr, Stimson was accompanied by Mrs, Stimson and a small party. They | £aid they had a pleasant, restful vovage | across the Atlantic and anticipated gceing the sights of Italy. | I have absolutely no political mis- ! gion,” he said in answer to questions. | “T am looking forward with the greate: interest to meeting Mussolini and Grandi. Now I wish to be a tourist with no brass bands. “My warm welcome to Ttaly is all the more pleasant because I was greeted ‘ this morning with the news of the Paris accord. which will be of great economic benofit to Europe and the world.” | l l Climbs Baggage Truck to Bow. He was taken to a hotel in Mr. G:\r-i rett’s car, and planned to stay here a day and a half to visit Amalli, Vesuvius | and Pempeil. Thousands cheered him | as he came down the gangway, and he, was forced to mount a baggage truck | to bow acknowledgment. The streets | were lined for a mile on the route to | the hotel | , He will leave for Rome tomorrow and will make his residence in the ‘American embass! He will meet Foreign Minister Dino Grandi Thursd2 morning_and Mussolini_in the after- | noon. That night he will be the guest | ~of honor at a dinner given by Mr. and . Mrs. Garrett with a number of Italan | cfficials in attendance. $246,609,948 TOTAL DUE U. S. DELAYED That Sum From 15 Nations to Be| Postponed Under Hoover Plan. By the Associated Press President Hoover's debt suspension | plan will permit foreign debtor nations to withhold from this Government du ing the year frem July 1, 1931, to July 1, 1932, 'a total of $246.609,948. i The great majority of the payments would have been due December 15, 1931, and June 15, 1932. Greece, however, | had a small payment due July 1 and another November 10. The Austrian | payment was due next January 1. In| the case of Greece, those payments | amounted to approximately $1,000,000. The payments which will be post- poned through the Hoover plan are Austria .. $287.556 | Belgium 7.950.000 Cz>choslova 3.000,000 Esthonia 597.000 | Pinland 312,295 France 50.000.000 | Great 0,000 Greece 1.100.080 Hungary Ttaly . Latvia .. Lithuania Poland Rumania Jugoslavia Britain. 800,000 "$216,600,018 + STICKS TO -LABOR VIEW SYDNEY. New South Wales, July 7 (®).—R:=jection of several Labor govern- | ment proposals by Sir Philip Game, governor of New South Wales, resulted in an announcement today by Premier J. T. Lang that it was Sir Philip's “bounden duty” to accept his minis- ters’ advice. [ Sir Philip responded by refuging to | |in obtaining an extension of the 400. { once moere as | tion of the Hoover plan will bring to | her Now They’re Naming German Babies for President Hoover By the Associated Press. BERLIN, July 7.— President Hoover defeated Secretary of the Treasury Mellon today in obtain- ing the first personal recognition for the adoption of the repara- tions holiday. The name Hoover was given to & baby boy born in Zehlendorf, a suburb of Berlin, in gratitude for America’s beneficent action toward Germany. The pareats =aid the child would have been nurlucd Mellona if it had been a girl, GERMANY PLEDGES ECONOMIC POLICY DURING SUSPENSION _(Continued From Tirst Page) becoming more dependent upon foreign assistance to keep its paper circula-| tion adequately covered. Fear Disastrous Effect. Every effort is being made to avoid imposing too drastic restrictions on credits at home, for this would have a disastrous effect on domestic trade and industr. It is considered here that there fs not likely to be any serious difficulty 000,000 marks credit from the interna- tional banks of issue when it matures on July 16, for that loan yields good interest. But this is hardly enough to meet the country’s needs, and it is un- derstood_that efforts are afoot to in- crease the credit by at least another 200,000,000 marks, and preferably by ice that amount. What Germany really needs.compe- tent authcrities agree, is a_long-term loan. which would enable it to turn around without the worry of meeting short-term credits when they fall duc. The extreme scarcity of money—ves- terday day-to-day money commanded s high as 11 per cent when it was ob- tainable at all. relaxing somewhat this morning—hit the market just at a time when the financing of German harvests usually takes place, and the cffect was cmbarrassing. May Export Wheat. In pursuance of the government pol- German farmers for the past year 5o have been planting more land to wheat in preference to rye, to avoid incurring liabilities abroad by import- ing foreign wheat. The government now finds it neces- sary to readjust its agrarian policy to the needs ¢f the moment. and since bumper crops are expected, Germany may become for a time a wheat export- ing country. In the pros sident Hoovi ic; today bed ates- lamation issued initiative is desc “far sceing and P manlike.” “The President’s inil crowned with success tion says. “The spirit the hope for improveme life which this result releases friendly and happ: all sides. “The decision to act q v and de- cisively ope far-reac g possibilities for the recovery of the worl “The German people are fully con- scious of the factethat the final opera- has_been proclama- relief and cconomic with it | lings on at heavily relative them, as weighed down, relief. nation most the greatest Express Gratitude. ment concerning the year y could be reached on: through the sympathetic co-operation of all ecncerned. “Some states were compelled to take unto themselves an_increase of their own difficultics’_ and _considerable in- convenience. The high-minded re- unciation of the American people, ver, called forth a praisewcrthy | “We gratefully acknowledge that in | hour of most serious econom danger Germany was accorded this un- derstanding of her position. “Even aiter the beginning of the year of respite, Germany is not re- | lieved of her cconomic and financial difficulti | “She cannot use the means now re- maininz for her to lessen the sacrifices which the government had to demand from the people, but some severities will | be reduced. | “The German people may not slacken | their extreme efforts at _economy. ! “All the alleviations which the Hoover | plan will bring will. without exception, | be needed and used for consolidation of | our public finances. Co-operation Essentis “Whatever alleviation may come to| the credit and money market must re- | bound to the aid of Germany’s economy and busin “During the year of respite it will be impossible to increase the expenditures of any government department in any | way. “The chancellor has given the Ameri- can Government unmistakable declara- tions in this connection. ! “The Hoover year is to serve for the | restoration of Germany's economy, and | beyond that, for the economic recovery | of the world. | “If this goal is to be reached within | the time sot. close co-operation by all tha peoles of the world is essential.” i posal could now | after being FRANCE APPLAUDED FOR HEROIC: STAND Difference in Population and Size Makes Her Sacri- fice Greatest. BY MARK SULLIVAN. One is tempted to begin by,saying the agreement with France is a very great victory for President Hoover, and so it is. Any sense of fine feeling, however, will suggest that the first allusion be to France. France, next to the United States, makes the great- est finangial sacrifice. Considering the difference in popu- lation and resources, France's sacrifice is really the greater. The truth is that for Prance the sacrifice and the willingness to co-operate in a fine act of internatiomal helpfulness is not at all to be measured in terms of money. A considerable portion of the French people, for perfectly understandable reasons, because of their memories, live in fear of a powerful Germany. That the nation should now be willing to participate in an action designed to save Germany from calamity and set her on her feet is perhaps as epochal a landmark of progress toward world peace as we have had since the psy- chology of war began to dominate the world 17 years ago. What France has now_done is not only creditable to the best in the French pecple; it is an act also of courage on the part of the French statesmen. They could have taken what, would have been for them in their domestic politics an easier way. They could-readily have fallen back upon the natural fears of their electo- rate, could hav> prolonged these negotia- tions for a long time, and could have demanded many concessions. Praises Hoover's Courage. As respects the negotiations now con- cluded, the outcome is the result of three qualities in President Hoover: Courage, tenacity and resourcefulness. The courage lay in the making of the original proposal. Under the circum- stances, one is justified in calling it the most daring adventure in practical good will that the world has scen in this generation. The d<tailed conduct of the negotiations called for tenacity and re- sourcefulness to a degree that will not be fully known until historians dig into the diplomatic correspondenc and the records of the endless telephone conver- sations that raced across the Atlantic. The final move that brought the conference to a fuccessful end was the | note that was composed in Washington | on Sunday and sent to the French in| the form of a “new and simplified formula.” _President Hoover did not sleep on Sunday night until 3 o'clock This_final message said to the French, | in effect, that the negotiations had be- | come_involved in a snarl of technical | questions, that the central purpose and | spirit, of the proposal was in danger of |S being lost in the fog of minor reserva- tions, and that the benefits of the pro- best be achieved by the two nations coming to prompt agreement on_the original proposal to- gether with the small number of really essential and germane points that the French had raised early in the negoti- ations. As to all the mass of techni- | calitics, the suggestion of the final| American note was that these be re- ferred to a committee of experts from the treasuries of the countries involved To this the Prench generously agreed within a few hours after recciving it. Need for Action Seen. The French may have been moved not only by the appeal and spirit of the final note from Washington. but also by realization that if Germany were to| | | | be saved at all she had best be saved | promptly. It is true the danger of i financial and social catastrophe in Ger-| many has been abated by President | Hoover's original proposal two weeks | ago. The financial part of Germany's | danger, however, had returned because | of the prolongation of the negotiation: with France. On Saturday night the comdision of the German Reichsbank, | partially cased for two| weeks, had become more acute than ever. The bank and Germany now are presumably saved What prolonged the French negotia- tion is easy to understand. It was the constant arising of new points which the French, with undcrstandable appre- | hension, felt should be setiled in ad- | vance. 'Agreement upon one point had the effect of presenting a new arca | upon which additional possibilities of future complication could arise. Conse- uently the mass of controverted points” accumulated like a rolling | snowball until Presicent Hoover cut | through to the original heart of the| proposal in the final communication on | Sunday night. By the generous agree- | ment of the French, the debt morato- | rium goes into effect, and the minor | points will be handled from time to| time by & commission of experts from | the treasuries of the various countries, | The achievement is peculiarly and characteristically a Hoover one. The | inspiration was solely his, and in the | conduct of it he has been more himself | than in almost any event of his admin- istration. His minute preparation for jand Eugene Meyer. | Europe | take_up the STAR. WASHINGTON, D. C, TUESDAY IGERMAN CRISIS HELD CAUSE OF DEBT MISUNDERSTANDING HOO'/EI"S Hand Forced by Colfapse O‘E A\JS-l trian Bank Before Mellon Could Confer With French. BY CONSTANTI BROWN. The Hoover plan, which aimed first to give Europe a financial respite for | one year and second to demonstrate lOi a skeptical world that there still is a spirit ot international co-operation, was accepted in principle by the most im- portant European governments. The discusison which led to the acceptance by France of this plan will undoubtedly remain in the annals of American | diplomacy as an example of one of | the most dramatic and misunders negotiations an American administra- tion had to carry on with a foreign gov- ernment in recent years. ‘The idea that Germany may have to be succored was realized by the admin- istration last Fall. In September, 1930, Dr. Hjalmar Schacht arrived in Wash- ington, as a private individual. His reputation as one of the outstanding | economists was well known here. He spent only two days in the Capital. During his short stay he had an oppor- | tunity of meeting all the men of conse- | quence here. He was received and had long conversations with the President, | the Secretary of the Treasury Andrew Mellon, and the Secretary of State Henry L. Stimson. Able to Talk Freely. In his private capacity he was able | to talk more freely and plainly than | any official representative of the Ger- man republic. He told everybody that Germany will not be able togcarry on with the present reparation payments after this Spring, and warned those who wanted to listen to him that the situation in Germany could not be rem- edied any more by palliatives and that something more drastic must be con- templated. He created a,certain amount of impression, but not sufficient to in- duce the administration to consider any comprehensive plans to save Ger- many. Early this year the governor of the Bank of England, Montagu Norman, ar rived in Washington on a “holiday. As it is usually the case with Mr. Nor- man, his visit here was something of a mystery. He, too, had protracted con- servations with Mr. Mellon, Ogden Mills It may be said now that among the various important subjects touched upon by those men was the question of pending financial collapse of Germany. Impressed Financial Leaders. | Mr. Norman is reported to have been sufficiently pessimistic to impress our financial leader and his melancholy sur- vey of the situation in Europe was later confirmed by American bankers and economists who returned from with gloomy tales, especially about Germany. The high treasury officials realized that we may be conironted with a very erfous situaticn sometime during this ummer and consequently started work- ing at various plans which might meet a critical situation, The prognostica- tion was that the German criss would | arise sometime between the middle of July and the end of August. Then My. Mellon decided to go to Europe ss he had planned last Win- ter. He intended, or was advised, to matter of Germany with the British government who had first- nand information about the situation in the Reich, because Herr Heinrich Bruening and Herr Curtius had just left London. After having discussed the situati>n with the British, Mr. Mel- lon intended going over to France and discuss our var schemes to help Germany with the French government Discussions Interrupted. In this manner we intended to in- form the most interested nations about cur plans and hoped to perfect them by. taking into consideration the French and the British point of view. In this way, when the crisis arrived. we would ave had a comprehensive scheme eidy and the administration could have sprung it on the world with the certitude that neither France nor Brit- ain_would have any objections to it. Unfortunately, events did not allow us to complete these talks. Late in June the Austrian Credit Anstalt, one cf the most important banks in Central Europe became insolvent. This was a serious situation. It was the first breach__on the economic frent of Eu- rope. Thinking that this financial dis- aster could be localized the principal British, French and American banks rushed to its support, hoping that with $20.000.000 a panic could be averted The reaction ‘all over Central Europe and Germany was terrific. The entire credit structure, not of Austria, but of Germany was endangered. Private in- dividuals, as well as foreign bankers, begap withdrawing their monies from Germany, and the great German crisis became imminent. At that time Mr. Mellon was still in London. On Tuesday, June 16, he cabled Washington that the situation in Ger many was becoming desperate and that unless something was done at once the German Reichsbank would have 1o close its doors next Monday, June 22. Stimson Calls Claudel. the London meeting, and France and the other countries were invited to Lon- don to be asked to sign on the dotted line. French Increasingly Touchy. ‘The French have been increasingly touchy about their prestige as a world power since the Rapidan conversation between the President and the British premier. “ Now again, we gave them the impression, by informing them on the eve of the announcement of the tood | Hoover debt holiday proposal, that we ' H had fixed up everything with the British and we were asking France, the most interested country in the repara- line. The action of the President has been in certain diplomatic quarters here; the French felt slighted. The state- ment made by Secretary Stimson a officially known that “we can not con- sent to any conferences and the matter of accepting the President’s plan is & | matter of great urgency,” was also in- terpreted in Paris as a kind of an ulti- matum. This was certainly not in the Secretary’s mind when he made that statement. In any case, the French for senti- mental as well as economic reasons rendered the conversations extremely difficult and by the delay caused by the inumerable exchanges of views be- tween Mr. Mellon and the French government weakened consierably the moral effect of Mr. Hoover's proposal. The spirit of internatonal co-opera- tion would have been splendidly illus- trated by a quick action on the part of France. It is freely conceded here that the French are more interested than any other nation in the German problem, and that they should have been consulted before the plan was announced, possibly long before it was announced. But on the other hand, the situation in Germany moved with dra- matic rapidity and there was no time to waste in private consultations. Had the President not made his official statement on Saturday, June 20, there is no doubt in the minds of our Treas- ury experts that the Reichsbank would have closed its doors on the next-Mon- day. Laval's Hands Tied. Our acticn, however, was interpreted by French public opinion as a dicta- torfal move on the part of the Anglo- Saxons, and while it is understood that Premier Laval was inclined to act with more_rapidity. his hands were tied by the French Parliament. That body i the jealous guardian of France's pres- tige ‘as a world power, and had the prime minister decided to_take, an ac- tion in contradiction to the wishes of the Chamber, ke would have thrown out of office in lcss than 24 hours. The Laval cabinet was compelled to maneuver for more than two weeks be- fore it agreed with the spirit of Presi- dent Hoover's proposal. and even now when an agreement was reached, it is full of technical reservations. Moreover, the French government in their an- nouncement of an agreement with the America government. managed to in- sert a paragraph which can be given a political interpretation. That paragraph reads: “France reserves the right to re- quest of the German government indis- pensable assurances concerning the utilization for exclusively economic pur- poses of the sums freed to the Reich budget.” But one must remember that the French have always in mind that it is only the Rbine that separates them from a sturdy neighbor. (Copyright, 1931). Agreement Text French Government Makes Public Result of Debt Conversations, (Continued From First Page.) be placed by the Bank for International Settlements in bonds guaranteed by the German railroacs. “Third—The suspended payments shall be subject to interest in accord- ance with the conditions suggested by the American Government, payable in 10 annual installments beginning with July 1, 1933 “Fourth—The same conditions shall apply to the bonds to be issued by the German railwa; On the three points which it is recognized do not concern the United States Government. the French govern- ment makes the following declaration: “(a) Concerted action by the prin- cipal central banks through the inter- mediary of the Bank for International Scttlements shall be organized for the benefit of European ccuntries which find themselves particularly affected by the proposed suspension of payments. Payments in Kind. been | JULY TECHNGAL WoRK AVATS BXPERTS Cpmmittee May Not Meet Until After French Na- tional Holiday. { (Continued From First Page) | intact the future of reparations,” the naticnalistic Journal. Pertinax, writing in Echo de Paris, was the most caustic critic of the ac- cord. He referred to it ss a com- promise, “if one can so qualify a text which gives in_to 80 per cent of loover’s demands.” His task completed. Secretary Mellon will leave tomorrow night for the French Riviera to begin his vacation said | tion question, to sign” on the dotted | with members of his famil He will go to Villa Maryland at Cap Perrat and Secretary of State Henry | completely misunderstood in Paris and | L. Stimson is expected to visit him | after leaving Italy. Mr. Mellon apparently emerged from | the exhausting conferences with French | few days after the Hoover proposal was | officials as strong as when he came to Europe nearly a month ago. His con- ina and on his unfailing good nature in the face of disagreements. LONDON RENEWS INVITATION. MacDonald Says England Ready to Re ceive Powers to Complete Plan. LONDON, July 7 (P).—Prime Min- ister Ramsay MacDonald announced in the House of Commons today that the British government has renewed its in- vitation to the powers chiefly concerned in carrying out the Hoover debt sus- pension plan for & conference at Lon- don. The purpose of such a mee: be discussion of the points requiring consideration_following the agreement between the United States and France Answering a questioner in the House. the prime minister said, “as already announced in the press, his majesty’s government last week approached the French and American governments with the suggestion that in order to hasten agreement over President Hoover's proposal, they were ready to hold a meeting of representatives of the powers chiefly concerned at an early date in London “Both the French and American go ernments expressed their willingness to attend such a meeting if direct nego- tiations in the meantime were not suc- cessful. would Renewed Invitation, “As you are aware, these negotia- tions now have resulted in an agrec- ment in principle betweenithe United States and France, but ha€e left open several important’ points which will {have to be discussed between the gov- lernments chiefly concerned. “His majesty’s government, ingly, are ren>wing their invitation for a conference at London.” Keen satisfaction and hope for the future were the dominant reactions here to acceptance of the Hoover debt sus- pension plan by France. Governmeni, officials, financial lead- ers and plain_ciiizens—all of whom have followed the course of the negotia- | tions "with unusual interest—expressed relief that the plan had been placed in | operation, while recognizing that much remains to be done fo place Germany on her feet The Times echoed the opinion of {many that the war debt holiday had |averted a serious crisis in Germany | which might have spread through all Europe, if not the world | | Splendid Beginning. | “The pericd which has elapsed since the President's proposal was made has brought Germany and Central Europe ta the verge of collapse.” the paper said, “and has left the rest of Europe and America to dismal calculation cf the extent and violence of this collapse upon themselves. “The action of the one great power now competent to initiate the work of recovery is a splendid beginning. but any vision of the improvement it en- courages will be mer2ly a mirage if the respite is not used for co-operative ac- tion cf a kind in which the United States and France have at last agreed to share, and the year of postpon>ment | must be spent in concerted. perserving | cffort to utilize all the remedial possi- bilitiecs of internatinal credit and finance.” Th> News Chronicle, remarking that the $50.000.000 advanced to Germany | by American banks failed to retard the + crigis, said “unless something is done | to stop it the history of 1923 may be re- | peated with results immeasur mere |5rr10ut in th2 world, much too shaken already to support fresn shock without disaster.” ITALY WE Spokesman Says Rome Ready to Join in Paris Debt Accord If Asked. ROME, July 7 (#).—The Italian gov- | ernment is in sympathetic accord with | the Franco-American settlement reached | at_Paris concerning President Hoover's | debt suspension proposal and is ready { to approve it if called upon to do so. “Italy accepted the Hoover proposal accord- Hoover Has Movie Made of Debt Plan Acceptance Here | | | By the Associated press. ‘The cabinet room at the White House was converted into a mov- ing picture studio today and President Hoover made a per- manent record in celluloid of the announcement of the agreement on his war debt holiday proposal. Facing two powerful lights, Mr. Hoover read into microphones as the moving picture camera re- ccrded him the ful statement he read yesterday to newspaper men. FRENCH AND U.§ ARREE N 11 DAYS (Accord Announced Here Yesterday by Chief Executive. | freres complimented him on his stam- | | (Continued From t_Page.) government and Ambassador Edge and Secretary Mellon in Paris. | It constituted the acceptance by the | United States of a formula offered by the French. It reconciled the view- points of the two governments between | the American position put forward in the President’s plan and the French | counter-proposals. | "In the negotiations for a settlement many extrancous points—even some considered by the United States outside its province to settle—had arisen. Thesz were adjusted amicably to the satisfac tion of each. Each side yielded points. which will mak> the agreement finally effective will be worked out by experts. Their work will be technical in char- acter, but they will be instructed to keep their results within the spirit of he Hoover proposal. In insisting on this instruction to tne experts, the United States officials had in mind that the experts' decisions on method of procedure should not place burdens on Germany's treasury. Other Quegtions Raised. Meanwhile the State Department turned its attention to points raised by other countries in submitting their provals in principle to the American plan. Belgium raised the question of its special position with regard to reparations. Rumania raised the ques- ion of its Yoans. Greece was concerned about its reparations from Buigaria. These and many other questions must be the subject of diplomatic discussicns. These discussions will not be as im- portant or delicate as those with the Paris government. Practically all of the statements by th: United States since the negotia- tions with Paris began, had been issued by Acting Secretary Castle. Castle and Mills prevailed upon the Chief Executive to anncunce the accord personally Greatly fatigued by the strain of the day-and-night work for more than two weeks on the plan, the President smiled as scores of newspaper men filed into his private office at 4:30 o'clock yes- terday afternoon. He immediately be- gan reading a formal statement an- nouncing the accord. Briefly, it said all important creditor nations, with the accord with France. had agreed in principle to his proposal. Announced by Laval. Almost simultaneously on the other side of the Atlantic Premier Laval an- nounced the United States had ac- cepted the French formula. The French fcrmula followed the lines put forward by the United States in a memorandum | handed Premier Laval earlier yesterday by Secretary Mellon. It provided that Germany should continue to pay the unconditional rep- arations under the Young plan. They will be guaranteed by bonds of the Ger- man railways in the Bank for Interna- tional Settlements. Interest on sus- pended conditional reparations and the railway bonds will be payable in 10 an- Detalis nual installments, beginning two years | hence. Three points to which the United States declined to be a party, on the grounds they were outside its province, were next listed as French “observa- tions.” They provided that central banks would assist with credits Central Euro- pean countries affected by the post- | poncment. This plan was put forward after America objected to $25,000,000 | being set aside from unconditional pay- | ments funds for reloaning to Germany for the Central European countries. France is to effcct an arrangements with the Bank for Int:rnational Set(lc-l ments fund in the event Germany de- | clares a moratorium. The question of deliveries in_kind. the last point to be! cleared up, was settled to comply with the American contention, that it be re- ferred to the experts to be worked out in accordance with the spirit of the Pres- ident’s plan. France had formerly de- sired the experts to have unlimit-d powers, France also reserves the right to asi Germany for “indispensible assurances’ that the suspended payments would be used_exclusively for economic_purpos o |DIAMOND’S PAL KILLED I IN GOTHAM BEER WAR Charles Entratta of Bottling Firm, Trapped in Private Office by Gangsters. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, July 7.—Charles En- tratta. pal of Jack “Legs” Diamond, gangster, was shot to death shortly after noon yesterday. He was the vic- tim, police "said, of a Brooklyn beer war, in which the name of Al Capone has figured recently. His slaying was the sixth in seven . weeks in Brooklyn and the Bronx by : warring beer factions. Entratta was in the private office of a Brooklyn bottling works when three men entered. The marked man made a move toward @ side door, but the three fired 10 shots at him and 5 hit. He was said to be a sales manager for the bottling concern. 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NEUDECK, Germany, July 7 ().— President von Hindenburg today ex- pressed the gratitude of th> German | people to the United States at the suc- cess of the Hoover debt suspension plan in the following cablegram to President Hoover: Now that the negotiations at Paris | kave been ended and the year's holiday | which "you proposed has begun, I desire | to give expression to the eratitude of the German people to you and the American people. “May the whole world, thanks to your initiative, be led toward a new era of peaceful and trustful co-operation. This | is my sincerest wish.” PRISON CLAMOR ENDS Placing of 37 in Solitary Stops Noise in Maine Penitentiary. THOMASTON, Me., July 7 (P)— Thirty-seven inmates of the 235 in the Maine State Prison here were in soli- tary confinement last night after a two-day clamor of catcalls, pounding | on_cell doors and noise. Enforcement of minor rules appeared to have precipitated the demonstration, but officials were inclined to the opinion that unemployment was the underlying cause. At present but 50 to 75 inmates are provided with work in the -kitchen, Jaundry and farm. Authoritics expect the unemployment problem to be solved soon. = = s LARGEST BIRCH SAVED | | NORTHFIELD, Mass, July 7 (. —| The largest birch tree in the world was saved from destruction by fire which started in its hollow trunk late yes- terday. Mount Hermon hikers discovered the fire in the trunk., which is 18 feet in {1and of Washington. of Mr. Hoover's minuteness of prepara- tion and of his tenacity and resource- | fulness in his negotiations, the result | is that this international ‘accord has | been brought to fruit with a speed in- | comparably greater than any of the considerable number of international conferencas that have talen place since | the war. (Copsright, 1931). MORELAND RITES HELD Funeral for Former Fish Dealer's Wife Conducted at Taltavull's. Funeral services for Mrs. Ella J. Moreland. widow of Walter M. More- land, formerly a fish dealer at Center Market, were held this afternoon at the W. Warren Taltavull funeral home, | Fourteenth and Spring road. Burial was in Rock Creek Cemetery. Mrs. Moreland, for 60 years a resi- dent of Washington, was born Novem- | ber 18, 1858, in Salem, N. J. She died Sunday at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Fayette J. George, 1383 Quincy street. Surviving are Mrs. George, an- other daughter, Mrs. Roland Bowler of Sharon, Pa.. and a son, Wade More- Java's recent annual fair was at- tended by 360,000 persons. Will Rogers BEVERLY HILLS, Calif.—When the Fourth of July and a Sunday come together, there just ain't anything to do on Monday but send flowers, Fireworks killed and maimed everybody that had a match. Rip tides in the ocean just wait for a holiday to circumference, and volunteers extin- guished it with sand and water before it rcached live parts of the tree. The old birch is designated as the Jargest in the world by the United Staves Forestry Department., 1 get their quota, and autos got what was 1eft. About the only sure way to keep from being hurt on the Fourth of July is to participate in one of our heavyweight prize fights. Ambassador, Paul Claudel, and informed him ahead of any other foreign diplo- mats that the President intended to proclaim a debt and reparation holiday. It was fully realized in s\dmlmslrnn'cn‘ circles that France would balk at the President’s proposal. not because they were not aceeptable to her by their na- ture, but because France had not been informed in advance of what the Presi- dent was planning to do. Since the London naval conference in 1930 there has been a widespread feeling in most French political and newspaper circles that the Anglo-Saxon countries, Great Britain and the United States, had come to an agreement to dictate their will to the rest of the world. The London naval conference failed to be the success everybody was entitled to hope for just because the| French were under the impression ‘hati President, Hoover and Mr. Ramsay Mac- | Donald had fixed up everything before YOUR CAR THIS WEEK 50c | President Hoover's propcsal. called upon t> complete the xunramcr} put the Hoover plan info practice, the fund provided for in the case of a moratorium under the Young plan by monthly payments equal to the needs of the World Bank and as a result of payments effectively transferred by Germany. “(c) Concerning payments in kind, the various technical adjustments nece: sitated by the application cf the Amer- ican proposal and the present accord shall be studied by a committee of ex- perts named by the powers interested, hich shall reconcile the exigencies of existing_conditions with the spirit of France reserves the right to ask the German government for indispensable assurances touching upon the use to exclusively cconomic ends of the sums by which the Reich’s budget will be lightened.” People of Britain bought 14.760,000 50-cent beoks of stamps last year. 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