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‘WEATHER. (U. 8. Weather Bureau Porecast), Fair and somewhat probably tome 3 1o R " Closing N.Y. Markets, Pages13,14 & 15 Entered as seco: No. 31,867. WORLD FLYERS HOP OFF FROM MOSCOW TEN HOURS BEHIND POST - GATTY MARK Herndon and Pangborn Hope to Stay Aloft 24, Hours in Flight Across Siberia With Irkutsk as Goal. AIRMEN STILL EXPECT TO MAKE NEW RECORD 1 Landing in Berlin Almost 0ver-] looked as Germans Are Occupied | in Greeting Return of Graf Zep- pelin From Arctic; Oversized | Wheels Put on Red Monoplane. By the Assoclated Press. MOSCOW, July 31.—Clyde Pang- born and Hugh Herndon, jr., pass- ing through on their way around the world, stopped only a little more than five hours here today, then roared away across Siberia, seeking to lower the globe-girdling record set by Harold Gatty and Wiley Post. They got here from Berlin be- fore noon and left at 5:20 p.m. (9:20 a.m. Eastern standard time), planning to reach Irkutsk, in the middle of Siberia, before coming down again. After that their schedule calls for stops at Khar- barovsk and Nome. They had perfect weather ahead, although a light head wind promised to cut down their speed somewhat. They were approximately 10 hours behind the trail blazed by Post and Gatty when they took off, but they still believe they can make up the time they lost and lower the round-the-world | record. Ten Hours From Berlin. The flight from Berlin required a little more than 10 hours, and the first thing they did upon arriving here was to arrange for refueling so that they might resume their long, hard journey | 8s quickly as possible. Pangborn said they had abandoned their original plan to make the Pacific crossing in one long hop from Tokio to Seattle, and instead will follow the Post-Gatty route across Siberia and the | Bering Sea to Nome They believe they have an excellent | chance to beat the-mark set by their | predecessors, because they intend to make fewer and shorter stops. They ‘had excellent flying weather from Berlin, although there were some | headwinds, and when they landed both sald they were feeling fine, although | they were looking a bit worn. | Lost Little Time. After the customs formalities at the | airport they went to luncheon at a hotel, and returned to the flying field immediately. Post and Gatty stayed here more | than 12 hours, and by reducing the length of their stop, Herndon and Pangborn hoped to make up consider- | able time. One advantage on their side is that they can relleve each other at the stick while the ship is in the air. Post han- dled the controls throughout the earlier flight, Gatty serving as navigator. Profiting by_the experience of their g:cdecesmrs. Herndon and Pangborn ve fitted their plane with oversize wheels to prevent getting stuck in the mud as Post and Gatty did at Blagoveschensk. To stay, Up 24 Hours. ‘When they took off they hoped to fly at least 24 hours before landing again. That should take them almost to Irkutsk in the middle of Siberia. Dispatches from Berlin said their stcp there had been longer than they expected, as they were delayed by the necessity of having repairs made. Bat- tery trouble put their navigation lights out of commission. The trouble was partly remedied by new batteries, which | gave them instrument lighting, but rather than wait for the job to be com- pleted they hurried away. ‘When they arrived at Tempelhof Air- drome, in in, the Graf Zeppelin, back from an Arctic cruise, was there, and it was some time before German fleld officials realized they were also playing host to a pair of fivers who had crossed the Atlantic and were out to set & new round-the-world record. By the Assoctated Press. (Time Is Eastern Standard Time.) Tuesday, July 28. NS:\}! am.—Left Floyd Bennett Field, ‘Wednesday, July 29. 1:00 p.m.—Landed Moylegrove, Wales. Thursday, July 30. m.~—Left Moylegrove. :15 a.m.—Landed croydvn*lu.rdromz.! Londo! 9:15 am.—Left Croydon. 1:30 pm.—Landed Templehof Alr- drome, Berlin. 4:49 p.m—Left Berlin for Moscow. 8:20 p.m.—Sighted over Koenigsberg, CGermany. 1 Friday, July 31. 2 am.—Landed at Moscow. 1t MosCow. TAKOMA PARK STREET BURNS FOR 20 MINUTES| Firemen Battle Philadelphis’ Ave-, nue Blaze After Tar Wagon | Catches on Fire. By & Btaft Correspondent of The Star. TAKOMA PARK, Md, July 31— Philadelphia avenue in front of the Ta- koma Park-Silver Spring High School caught fire here today. The street burned for 20 minutes before volunteer firemen could subdue the flames wlu:( chemicals and water. OTTOW. tures—Highest, est, 79, on page 4. post office, Washington, cooler tonight and 97, at 4 pm. ::'llmw. nd class matte: D. C. T WASHINGTON, AMERICANS HAILED AS HEROES BY PEOPLE OF ISTANBUL, TURKEY Boardman and Polando Invited to Be Guests of Mustapha Kemal Pasha at Surmner Rcsidence. ISTANBUL, Turkey, July 31 () — Russell Boardman and John Polan- do, who flew here from New York in a little more than 49 hours, said today their plans for the future were still undecided, but that they were considering continuing on around the world by way of India, making a number of stops. By the Assoctated Press. ISTANBUL, Turkey, July 31.Fortified by a night's sleep in borrowed pajamas and a breakfast with American coffee, Russell Boardman and John Polando stepped out today into a city which had become theirs overnight. They got the pajamas, as Lindbergh once did, from the American Am- bassador. ~The coffee was brewed especially for them because they could not go the strong blend preferred in Turkey. They also had brand-new suits of clothes. ‘The fiyers came here without I and finding a pair of shoes for Amer- ican feet is not the easiest thing to do in Istanbul. In all the city there were only two pairs to fit the new heroes. The embassy staff found them. There were hundreds of telegrams awaiting the flyers when they woke up this morning, but the most important was from Mustapha Kemal Pasha, President of the Turkish Republic. He wants to meet the men who flew from New York in 49 hours and 20 minutes, Yalova, the Summer capital, which the President created out.of the small Village of Ismidt. Sometime today they wanted to drive out to the airport for another look at the monoplane Cape Cod, which carried ;.hzm to n;vyv mv‘orld alzunced r':cm: for non-sf . The record 18 not yet Omcmmt on the basis of avallable figures it appears to have bettered the mark set by Coste and Bellonte. luncheon given by Ambassador Joseph C. Grew at the embassy and after that they were to sit for the young Turkish art’st, Halid Bey. The Turkish Aviation League has been instructed by President Mustapha Kemal Pasha to prepare two medals " (Continued on Page 5, Column 5.) LINDY T0 REMAIN IN OTTAWA TODAY Consults With Officials About Conditions Over Northern Canadian Wilds. By the Associated Press. OTTAWA, July 31,—Like a couple of motor tourists stopping to ask how the roads are ahead, Col. and Mrs. Charles A. Lindbergh tarried here today to con- sult with Government air and radio officlals concerning conditions over the Northern Canadian wilds which lie in their path to the Orient. Time for departure on the next stage of their journey was not announced, but Col. Lindbergh said it would not be before tomorrow. Their next flight will take them to Moose Factory on James Bay, the southernmost arm of Hudson Bay, 461 miles from here. From there on the route lies over some of the wild- est, most sparsely settled country on the continent. ‘They landed on the waters of the RITCHIE DEMANDS ACTION FOR IDLE Government Must Act if Busi- ness Won’t, Virginia Bar Told. Spectal Dispatch to The Etar. WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W. Va., July 30.—Addressing the Virginia Bar Association annual meeting here | last night, Gov. Albert C. Ritchie of Maryland sald that if business does not do something about the unemployment | situation the Government will. “I suppose that nothing has stirred the American people more than the | period of industrial depression and unemployment through which we are now passing,” he said. “It could not be o'herwise, with from eix to eight millions of men and women wanting work and needing work, but unable to_get it. “The underlying cause is the break- down in our economic balance which | followed the World War and the in- and probably they will go tomorrow wl First, they were to be guests at a | Ottawa River at the Rockcliffe airport |evitable crash which came after our here at 4:36 p.m. yesterday after a|post-war orgy of extravagance, infla- lelsurely fiight at 105 miles an hour tion end wild and reckless spending from North Haven, Me., which they left |and credit buying. at 1:06 pm, after ux’ml -by to| ‘“When we consider measures which their infant son and Mrs. Lindbergh's | will prevent. or, at least mitigate, & parents at the Summer home of Sena- recurrence of these disiressing condi- tor Dwight W. Morrow. They covered | tions, we see that there are fundi- the 380 miles in 3 hours and 30 minutes. mental national policies which might A crowd of 1,500 was at the airport be so shaped and directed as to con- to welccme them, including Hlnlord‘ulbuu to that end. McNider, United States Minister to| “I belleve that the lowering of our Canada, and Mrs. McNider, at" whose present tariff to overcome these ob- home the Lindberghs will stay while in | jections at¢ least would react favorably Ottawa. X {on American_bustness. Mrs, Lindbergh Proved her skill as a| “No one denies that much of the radio operator during the flight from | economic and pélitical instabllity in North Haven by sending frequent bul- | Europe, which in turn affects us, letins reporting the progress of the grows out of the reparations and the plane. The last one wis sent from |international debis, so that if our over the airport announcing their ar- statesmen and those of other coun- rival. tries would face the realities of this | the of CHOICE OF JUR‘."ETRY COL. LUKE LEA IS BEGUN Special Venire of 125 Men Sum- moned to Asheville From Near- by County. By the Assoctated Press. ASHEVILLE, N. C,, July 31.—A spe- cial venire of 125 mountain men from Haywood County reported to Judge M. V. Barnhill in Superior Court hese to- day, and the task of selecting a jury to try Col. Luke Lea, Tennessee publisher, and three others on conspiracy charges was immediately begun. With his son, Luke Lea, jr.: E. P. Charlet, a business associate, and Wal- | lace B. Davis, former president of the defunct Central Bank & Trust Co., Lea is charged with conspiring to defraud the bank of $1,300,000. The State quickly accepted 12 jurors. Defense attorneys tore into the tentative panel, and the fight over each seat bids fair to continue throughout the day and perhaps tomorrow. LEAP FROM PLANE FATAL WHEN PARACHUTE FAILS By the Assoclated Press. ATLANTIC CITY, N. J, July 31— Ray Forrest, 30, of Weatherfield, Conn., a parachute jumper, was killed last night in an .exhibition jump over the ocean at end of the Steel Pier. He jumped from a plane at an al- titude of 1,600 feet and his parachute failed to open. He had been making jumps twice a day for a week. Monoplane Pilot Killed. ST. LOUIS, July 31 (#).—Fred Shep- pard, about 35, of Chicago, flying a small monoplane, crashed near Flor- risant, in St. Louis County, yesterday afternoon shortly after he left Lambert- St. Louis Flying Field for Kansas City and was instantly killed. The plane fell about 1,500 feet. situation and turn their attention to considering now what will have to be considered later on anyhow, namely, iwhzther all these international obli- | Rations will not from sheer economic necessity have to be radically read- justed, this might supply the courage and the hope, the impetus and the opportunity needed for returning pros- perity in other lands and in ours. Preparcdness in Industry, “Let me ask the captains of Ameri- can industry, the business and finan- cial leaders of the land, this question: What are you doing to be ready for this unemployment situation when it breaks the next time? You fear to have government prepare for it, be- cause the political elementis in govern- ment may adopt plans and panaceas which, like compulsory unemployment insurance, you believe are unsound or harmful or futile, and may in the end overwhelm an already overburdened public treasury. In truth, that may happen. Then what are you indus- trialists doing to put your own house in order, so as to avert this danger of governmental intervention? “Industry is doubtless doing all it can to dig itself out of the present depression. No doubt it is taking on new men when it can justify them, not laying off old men when that can bs avoided; doing future work now wherever possible, staggering employ- ment__shortening the work _period, (Continued on Page 2, Column 3.) U. S. MAY LEND JOBLESS THOUSANDS OF BEDS By the Associated Press, War Department officials said tod: the Army had 1,600,000 blankets and tiio.m cots mmresm;‘e ldenfut.s that could or e relief of uni next Winter if needed. i quests trom relit orgenisations forent ‘om rel Organi ions fo! - mates of equipment. S The blankets and cots will be loaned by corps area commanders through State Governors, when requested, as they were last year, when 28,000 blan- kets and 18,000 cots were distributed. INFLUX OF SEA NETTLES HALTS USE OF SEINES IN CHESAPEAKE Fishermen Report Single Haul of Seven and One-Half Tons of Pes Hauling of seines has practically been discontinued in various parts of Chesa- jpeake Bay and tributary rivers because influx of sea nettles, the Bureau of the of Pisherjes announced today. have ing of the fish which: have become choked with the nettles. Pishermen one haul in which approximately seven and one- half tons of nettles were taken. This resulted, they explained, in the smother- - were mixed with solid mass of nettles in the pockets the seine. Trap nets also are said to ts From Bay. . Protests receved by the bureau from citizens in the bay section and one from an official of the Maryland Trust Co. stated that Summer beéach resorts have been forced to erect expensive nettle scréens or have suffered ¢ p-:h‘vmnm heavy loss of was reported that fis trap nets and seines has been — affected ‘in these woters. ¢ Foeni ‘WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION 000, RELEF PREDCTED AFTERNEAT HEAT SET NEW RECORD FRIDAY, Lower Temperature and Mild Winds Forecast for To- night and Tomorrow. CLOUDS AND SHOWERS ADD TO DISCOMFORT 800 Sleep in Parks as Mercury Stays at 79 or Above—Cool ‘Wave Expected From Lakes. Temperature Range After a maximum of 97 degrees shortly before 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon, the t:mperature ranged “Scmewhat cooler weather” was in prospect today following a night of record-breaking temperatures and | breathless humidity. The mercury never got below 79 degrees all night, and showers developing at intervals only added to the general discomfort. More than 800 persons, the largest number ever to turn out in a single night, sought refuge in the city's parks, and many hundreds of residents spent {at least part of the night out of doors, {on front stoops, private lawns and roof tops. 10 Prostrations Reported. Last night's heat was the aftermath of a 97-degree maximum yesterday | which resulted in 10 prostrations and | the early dismissal of some 10,000 Gov- | ernment employes from the temporary buildings. | With temperatures averaging from | 8 to 16 degrees cooler this afternoon, however, there was little prospect of & general dismissal of employes, although a few small groups may be released later where conditions are especially 11l suited to hot weather. The Weather Bureau reported tem- perature recordings in the forenoon and early afternoon comfortably under those of yesterday. At 11 o'clock the reading was 83 degrees, followed by 85 at noon, 88 at 1 o'clock and an hour later had fallen off one degree. Temporary butldings housing Cen- sus Bureau and Federal Trade Com- mission employes were 10 to 12 degrees cooler than they were yesterday, and cooler weather was attended by a light breeze. Last night's humidity, unusually high in view of the fact that it was attended by high temperatures, ranged from 70 per cent at 8 o'clock last night to 61 per cent at 8 o'clock this morning. A trace or rain was recorded at the| Weather Bureau during showers falling about 10:30 last night and 3 o'clock this morning. Clouds Present Rellef. Only light breezes accompanied the rain, however, and an overcast sky pre- vented the ci’ - from cooling off during the night, the forecaster said. During the night park police counted 808 sleepers In the parks, 324 of whom sought relief under the trees of Judiclary Park. More than 250 others slept in the Potomac Parks, and the remainder were scattered about in the various parks over the District. The current forecast said: “Falr and somewhat cooler tonight and prob- ably Saturday, accompanied by gentle winds, mostly north and northeast.” Capital Held Lucky. The forecaster said today that Wash- ington is “lucky,” because there is a drift of air from the Northern Great Lakes and New York State, where fairly cool weather prevails. It is not un- usual at this time of year, he said. for the air currents to come from the Mid- the night, | dle West, scorching just now under some of the hottest sunshine of the renr. b Five of those overcome yesterday xe-’ mained at hospitals today, although all were regarded out of danger. They were | Joseph Mayo, 34, who fainted from the heat and fumes while working in the ‘Washington Gas Light plant at Twenty- sixth and G streets. e was admitted to Emergency Hospital. ‘Thomas Rinehard, 19-year-old elr-' penter, of Wayside Inn, Md., was over- come while at work at the Bureau of Standards. He was taken to Emer- i gency Hospital, where he remained for treatment. Robert Mints, colored, 24 years old, of the first block of E street northeast, fainted while at work at Fourth street and Florida avenue. He was admitted to Casualty Hospital. Herman Jackson, colored, 47 years old, was overcome while driving a truck at Thirty-eighth and R streets. He ‘was a to Georgetown University Hospital. James Pickett, colored, 50 years old, was_ overcome at his home in the 1300 block of V street. He was taken to Preedmen’s Hospital and remained for treatment. Others Given Ald. Others given first aid and allowed to go home were Mrs. Bernice Arnold, 26 years old, of 1726 Fourteenth street, who was overcome at Thi nth and G streets; William Monden, 65 years old, of 805 Mount Vernon place, who fainted while at work on the new De- partment of Commerce Bullding; Mary Jones, 32 years old, who was treated by the fire resque squad when she was overcome at the Washington, Balti- more & Annapolis Railway Station, Jater removed to her home in Franklin Park Apartments; William | @illesple, 42 years old, of 1012 Park road, who was overcome while working at Tenth and Monroe streets, receiv- treatment at Garfleld Hospital, and | Robert Bell, 33 years old, colored, of the 3100 block of Seventh street, who was iven first at Freedmen's em The scientific division of the bureau | fe: The fire broke out while laborers| The \bureau said the nettles have ‘were coat! the street with tar and |been reported more numerous this year ‘was caused by & tar wagon used by the than ever before. vers first catching on fire, spilling! Bureau cfficials said they had con- material onto the thoroughfare. | ducted an invest'gation and found Dense smoke attracted a huge crowd, | there was nothing to be done except which watched the pavement burn as |to wait for a stiff inshore wind to blow the almost baffled firemen attempted to 'the floating pests sufficiently far enough cope with the situation. uponmkah.m‘fl:qvwmbe today said that climatic condition: be responsible for the cbundnnsecmx nettles, It was explained that no scientific study had ever been made of nettles and & theory was advanced by memberlt of the dl'tll!lol;‘:blt the only means of permanently destroying them Would be for & stif inshore’ breese to blow them and dry and allow ‘The 5, about 1 o'clock from the buildings at Seventh and D streets, Four Die in Cincinnati. CINCINNATI, July .31 (#).—Four persons died mrewyww - tion as the temperature toward the 95-degree ’ ¢ f JOLY. |81, far, 1931—THIRTY PAGES. ###% > - HENDERSON ESTATE COLLECTORS ASKED Seay, Executor and Heir Un- der One of Wills, Urges Court to Conserve Assets. Harry A. Seay, former secretary of | Senator John B. Henderson and named | as one of the executors and a residuary | legatee under the November 17, 1830, | will of Mrs. Mary F. Henderson, widow of the Senztor, today asked the District Supreme Court to appoint collectors for Mrs. Henderson's estate. No effort is being made, he says, to protect and con- serve the income from the enormous holdings of real estate and personal property, valued at $6,000,000. It is necessary, he claims, for collectors to be appointed. Through Attorney Norman B. Lan- dreau, Seay informs the court of the | death of Mrs. Henderson at Bar Har- bor, Me., July 16 and asserts that her only heirs at law and next of kin are Henry Arnold, 2 nephew, and Francis Arnold, & niece, both of New York City. No mention is made in the petition of Mrs. Beatrice Henderson Wholean, the reputed granddaughter and adopted heir of Mrs. Henderson. The petition sets out that the assessed value of the real estate approximates $3,000,000, and that the stocks and secur- | ities are estimated at a like figure. It ointed out that there are six wills led and no petition for the probate of any Mas teen presented to the court. BSeay says he is a large creditor of the estate, as well as being named as executor and one of the residuary tees under the will of November 17, 1930. For more than 20 years, he tells the court, he has been intimately con- nected with the management and direc- tion of the affairs of Mrs. Henderson. He anticipates, he says, & long drawn- out contest over the estate. o PRESIDENT GOES TO RAPIDAN CAMP| Expected to Confer With Doak at Camp on Unemploy- ment. With no pressing governmental busi- ness facing him for the moment, Presi- dent Hoover left Washington this aft- erncon to spend the week end at his fishing camp on the Rapidan River in Virginia. Hls purpose is to give no thought to work or State affairs during his absence, but to devote his attention entirely to rest and relaxation. ° It is expected, however, that he will confer at some length with Secretary of Labor Doak, who will be in the week end party, regarding the unemployment situation. Besides Mrs. Hoover and the Sec- retary of Labor, those in the week end party will be Mrs. Doak, Represent- | hiS 4 - | istration Mr. Radio Commission, and Mrs. Yost, chairman of the Republican National Committee in of women's activi- tles; Mrs. Marie wn Meloney, New York editor; Thomas E. Campl chairman of the Civil Service Commis- sion, and Jay Haydon, Washington cor- respondent of the Detroit News, and Mrs, Haydon. STOCK POOL OPERATOR GETS 10-YEAR SENTENCE Promoter Who Pleaded Guilty Had Claimed Backing of Al Smith and Raskob. By the Assoclated Press. ‘mm YORK-M July fl:mllobefl” " Lee Hi wi one of three indictments charging hreenyinummfllon'lflll‘l. s 000 stock pool which he sald was by former Gov. Alfred E. Smith, John J. Raskob and others, was sentenced from in the - Suspend Policemen For Associating With Bootleggers Conviction of 2 Follows Charges Against Others of “Extortion.” Two additional fourth precinct po- licemen, Franklin R. Gue and Oscar L. Fisher, today were suspended by In- spector William S. Shelby, acting po- lice chief, for associating with boot- leggers. 4 Only yesterday Frank J. Hospidor and Edward W. Gore, two other fourth precinct policemen, were held for the action of a ind jury by order of Police Judge bert E. Mattingly for extortion in accepting “protection money” from whisky dealers. !':)npetfi:‘l; ;hzlhy ldre\gflcd investi- gators en 1o ue's persopal automobile had been used in the de- livery of liquor. The acting chief added both men would be taken before the “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 as fast as the papers are printed. Yesterday’s Circulation, 108,334 UP) Means Associated Press. D WRITER FEARS WAR FROM DISARMIN Simonds Sees Threat in Equalized Armies in Pres- ent State of Affairs. By the Associated Press. WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass., July 31— War instead of peace, said Frank H. Simonds today, might be the resuit of disarmament in the present stage of world affairs. Simonds, well known writer on po- litical and ecenomic subjects, was ad- %rmn' the General Conference on tics. It was the first t at the n.::umh;! Poll- tnfih:u at the institute. gl Trial Board. He said the investigation | York. would be continued, with a remote pos- sibility of criminal prosecution. Frank Adams, . colored, of the 700 block of First street southwest, testified yesterday in Police Court he had pald 310 in graft to Gore in the presen Pisher. He also told of other collections of a similar nature made by Gore and | migh Hospidor. The suspension of Pyts. Gore and Hospidor were approved by the Com- missioners today, effective from July 28. : \HITE HOUSE AIDE 10 GET NEW POST Walter Ferguson, Veteran on Secret Service Staff, Is Assigned te Field. ‘Walter Ferguson, one of the veteran members of the White Heuse secret service staff, will leave that ment tomorrow to to Providence, R. I, where he will be connected with the secret service district office there. Mr. Ferguson is making this trans- fer assignment because of the health of his wife. It is said at the White House that the recent investigation of the secret service as a result of “news Ferguson, a native of Quincy, Mass., where his father was chief of police for a number of years, has been on the White House secret service de- tail since 1917. Before coming to the White House he was a fleld operative of the secret service and distinguished himself in investigation work incident to_espionage in this country. During his long service in Washing- ton Mr. Ferguson made friends with many persons of national and interna- tional ~distinction. He accompanied President Wilson on both journeys to France incident to the completion of the negotiations of the Versailles treaty ompanied Prué_idmt Harding on a ted Alaskan trip. g President Harding's admin- Ferguson'’s distinguished work called forth the praise of Presi- ng on more than one occa- sion, and during the last year of Presi- life Mr. Ferguson de to the President. o was ' for o] ce of |tion of director of the League for Industrial Democracy and Socialist presidential candidate in 1928. He also stressed the futility and danger of disarmament as & sole and sufficient means of peace. Pariey Difficulties Noted. d = w::s' !gporuu; nald empl e and difficulties of the forthcoming dis- armzment conference. If the confer- ence fails to secure “reduction of the present armament burden,” the world's efforts to build up an ade- quate peace machinery “will be re- tarded ‘haps for a generation,” he said. “Nevertheless, today the prospects for the first real disarmament confer- ence in Geneva next February are not Now fallure seems more success. The recent elab- oration of the French program discloses how difficult her terms of acceptance will be. Great Brilain and the United States, paruzulnl'z’ '.:l: h&m. are mux:; letely lm'fllln'} ve the guaran 5emm&d by Quat D'Orsay,” Mr. MacDenald said. Simonds visualized post-war chacsasa conflict between 200,000,000 people aris- ing from peace treaty settlements. “If you look at the European conti- nent it is to see not less than two hun- dred millions of people arrayed against each other. The German, Austrian and n peoples, the losers of the last (Continued on Page 2, Column 8.) e TWO CENTS. CAPONE ALLOWED T0 CHANGE GUILTY PLEA IN TAX CASE Wilkerson at Surprise Ses- sion Reserves Decision on Dry Plot Motion. HEARING IN SEPTEMBER; U. S. JURY TO RECONVENE New Indictment Carrying Longer Term Sought—Schall May Ask Probe of “Deal.” By the Assoclated Press. CHICAGO, July 31—“Scarface Al” Capone was allowed to withdraw his plea of guilty to evasion of income mxela '.odnt y :;t an lllmdexgaectcd morning session of ‘court called by Judge Jam H. Wilkerson. o i ‘The court reserved decision, however, on the gang lord’s motion to change his plea on the indictment for conspire ing against the prohibition law, and, calling the Federal grand jury before him, directed it to review the 5,000 offenses cited with a view to reindicting Capone on charges bearing a heavier penalty. The gangster has another five weeks of grace before he is arraigned again, September 8. At that time Judge Wilkerson will set the income tax cases for trial probably the last week of Sep- tember, and will rule on the pleas in the liquor indictments. The court gave its decision shortly after 10 a.m., having summoned at- torneys at the last minute, apparently desiring to avoid the turmoil of crowds that attended yesterday's session. Only Michael Ahern was present to represent the gang chief, and he took no part in the proceedings. Judge Wii- kerson gave a brief statement of his decision, docketed the case for hearing and ajourned court. Capone was not present. Orders New Jury Probe. Upon _adjourning court yesterda: Judge Wilkerson indicated he wauls give his decision at 2 p.m. today, and the morning summons was a surprise. In a brief statement in open court the judge said he believed the specific accusations made by the grand jury re- quired a m’onn umflq charge than that contained uor conspiracy in- dictment and he summoned the grand Jury before him and directed that the evidence be Relati the pro- or recommendations g-: Was attempted flm It was the court'’s insistence yes« terday that Capone take the stand per< sonally if he solicited lenjency, and that all evidence in the cases be presented before him, that brought the request of the ’s counsel to withdraw his guilty pleas and stand trial. Full Inquiry Desired. In reserving a ruling on the desire of Capone to stand trial on the prohi- bition count, Judge Wilkerson said: “The matters covered by that in- dictment should be presented to an- other grand jury. “In the enumeration of overt acts the defendant and others are charged with substantial offenses within the period of the Statute of Limitations for which a heavier penalty is provided than that possible under the conspiracy indictment. “The court will not belleve unless forced to do so that the language of this indictment was chosen without probable cause, merely for the purpose of creating the impression that this defendant has been a flagrant law- breaker over & long period of time. “This matter must be inquired into fully.” Comment Pleases Ahern. Attorney Ahern, who had been ad- vised of the special session only 45 minutes before court opened, listened to the statement without a word. Then he said he regarded the court's com= ment on the prohibition conspiracy OPEN SHIRTS TABOO British Postal Head Denies Mail- men’s Hot-Weather Plea. LONDON, July 31 (#).—The postmas- ter general yesterday refused a request of British postmen to wear their shirts open at the neck during the hot weal ther. He sald that neckties were indispen- sshle for upholding the proprieties of British dress. . Plant Reopens, Employing 120. WHEBELING, W. Va., July 31 (®).— Officlals of the Wheeling Steel Corpo- ration announced yesterday that the blast furnace of the compeny's River- side unit at Benwood would resume perations today, g employment 120 men. e furnace has not perated since January 15. s POLICE GHOST CHASERS ACQUIRE THREE SHEETS FOR THEIR LABOR Shrouds of Mystery Yielded by Haystack, Fleeing Man and Cavorting Girl.© By the Associated Press. . MEDIA, Pa, July 31.—There may be ghosts and phantoms at Glen Mills Cross Road, near Medis, where 2,000 persons gathered at midnight to catch & white-shrouded figure, but a cal- loused -State police detall is richer by hacking Storey’s body, hanged himself the orchard, They didn’t catch him because Farmer McGeehan, with a revolver, dis- suaded any one from vaulting the fence and trampling his vegetables, ghost or no ghost. Last night more than 2,000 persons assembled at the spot. At midnight a State trooper saw a ‘white form ‘and grabbed it. He 8 m;m-'xm (Continued on Page 2, Column 5.) STRIKERS ARE ROUTED WITH GAS AND CLUBS Two Truckloads on Way to Picket Mine Meet Deputies—Sev- eral Injured. By the Assoclated Press. PITTSBURGH, Pa., July 31.—Strik- miners on their way to picket & mine at Harmarville were disbanded to- day by deputy sherifis, who threw tear gas bombs, and swung clubs in a clash at Cheswick. « Several persons were in- jured. 4 ‘Two truck loads of miners were en route to the Consumers Coal Co. ming when they met the deputies at Ches- wick. Witnesses said about 100 strik- ers were in the party and that the offi- cers halted the first trutk and hurled the gas bombs. The occupants of the second truck fled. A crowd of persons believed to be strike sympathizers, who were gathered at the Cheswick railroad station, joined the battle, Witnesses said the officers used their clubs against them. Three State policemen arrived and restored order. e AL LLOYD GEORGE PASSES “FAIR” NIGHT IN SLEEP By the Associated Press. LONDON, July 31.—David Lloyd George had a fair night and continues to make progress, a bulletin issued to- day said. The Liberal leader was op- :flmmm‘ on Wednesday for & kidney it. He sl most of the night, his doc~ tors said today, and his condition is entirely satisfactory. A close friend of the Lloyd Georges sald the doctors were astonished and highly gratified at his condition and vm.u:l‘;flfle was reported taking tes and nourishment. A ne TS a sea