New Britain Herald Newspaper, June 20, 1927, Page 1

ESTABLISHED 1870 9T JRAMPMERD) ' | News of the Worla TN ‘| By Associated Press 3 | AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENTS IN -~ CONN.OVERWEEK-ENDTAKE |T FOUR LIVES, SEVERAL HURT 1 . Another Crash Early | This Morning Sends ' Big Machine Hurt- ling Into Parlor of Stratford Residence. R Five Persons in Sedan Escape Injuries—Driver ‘Arrested on Charge of Operating Car While New Haven, Conn., June 20 (P— Automobiles took a toll of four lives over the week-end and caused the severe injury of one more, be- sides the usual considerable number of stratched and shaken-up victims of minor accidents. Suicides and a jump from a second story window added two deaths and a serious in- jury to the list. The «automobile deaths were in Torrington, Unionville and . Sims- | bury, with the Milford turnpike | contributing another victim to its ever growing list, | List of Fatalities | Leonard Sabia, 21, of Torrington | was fatally injured ‘when his auto- mobile crashed into a telephone ' SPELLING CHAMPION Seeks National Crown | | | | MISS MARIE HAHN OFF FOR WASHINGTON| Marie Hahn Determined to Bring Prize Back Home pole Saturday night. Hugo Carlson, 23, of Collinsville, was 4nstantly Kkilled and Richard Gilersch was seriously but not| fatally injured in a crash at a rail- | road underpass near Unionville thvi same ‘night. Two others in the car | escaped practically uninjured. | The other two automobile victims were run down at different times » and places. On the Milford turnpike, which S0 far since the first of the year has claimed over a score of auto- mobile fatalities, an as yet uniden- | tified man was run down by an au- | tomobile operated by Frank Peco- raro of this city, and died about two hours later in the hospital. A “hit and run” driver made his escape last night after fatally in- juring Joseph Terini, 64, in Sims- | bury, Terini was dragged for some distance by the automobile and left lying in the road, where he was found by another driver goihg over the road. In' his clothing was a registration plate thought to have béen torn from the car which kill- ed him. It bore the Massachusetts number 210-463, and was issued to Pietro Laude, who has been con-| victed In the past of bootlegging. Both suicides were in Waterbury. | The body of Miss Bessie Whitelaw, 35, until recently employed at the Taft school, Watertown, was found yesterday in her room. She was be- lieved to have committed siucide by | asphyxiation five days ago. She had been discharged from the school | for drinking. | Other Cascs of Violence | Haunted by the feeling that he he was being pursued, Thomas C. Connelly, 41, of Waterbury com- | mitted suicide by drinking poison | last night. | Jumping from window of her home at the proach of police, Mrs. Stepanovich received a spine, Hospital authorities after an examination, that ‘ would probably recover. | A 20-foot fall from the spill-way ! | | | | | | second floor ap- | Victoria broken said, she a (Continued on Page Thirteen) GORBIN PLACE PAVING RAILROADING’ CHARGE Sent to Council Without | Vote by Public Works Board Although included with other | recommendations of the board of| publip works and ostensibly a vote| of the commission at its recent meeting, the recommendation for paving Corbin place has not been| before tha commissioners since the budget was drafted several months| ago, members of the board declared today. A This suggestion of the board was turned back by unanimous vote last Wednesday night by the common counsel just in time to avold a series| of broadsides not only from the| democratic side but also from the republicans, the faction having ma- jority membership on the public works board. Mayor Weld in de- claring the council’s action not to be a'surprise remarked . that the public works board somretimes wants to do things no one else wants. Un- willing to accept the onus for what has proved to be an unpopular movement, members: of the board have made it plain that they have not reconvmended its execution at this time, although the figure was allowed to go into the budget for posaible working. The recommendation to pave the stretch of highway came from Chairman Reginald Towers and City Engineer J. D. Williams rather than from the board, Qne member has asserted. i have a chance | ing transported had her case nolled | to assault and resisting an officer. Miss Marie Hahn, New Britain's | spelling champion, accompanied by ! Miss Eva Winger of the Herald left | this morning for Washington, D. C., | to compete in the national spelling ! contest Thursday evening. The party will stay at the Hotel Hamilton during the week and will enjoy a round of sight sceing, thea- | ters, boat rides and banquets up to | EET “¥ie@ PV BRITAIN H NEW BRITAIN, CONNECTICUT, MONDAY, JUNE 20, 1927. —~EIGHTEEN PAGES COLLEGES HOLDING | HEIR GRADUATION EXERCISES TODA Weslean Awards 11 Honorary and 103 Degrees in Course at Commencement TRINITY LIKEWISE IS GIVING OUT DIPLOMAS Wellesley, Smith, New Hampehire, Vermont, and Amherst are In- cluded Among Colleges Which Also are Holding Annual Com- mencement Exercises for Award- ing of Degrees. Middletown, Conn., June 20.—(P —Eleven honorary and 103 degrees in course were conferred by Presi- dent James L. McConaughy at the 95th commencement of Wesleyan university in memorial chapel here today. | The recipients of honorary de- | grees were: Master of arts: Arthur | Goodrich, '99, of New York ecity, playwright and author of Capon- sacchi, of whom President Mc- Conaughy said: “Claimed by Wes- leyan as graduate, trustee and lead- er of alumni activities, whose dra- matic skill has made Browning's poetic drama of sixty years ago live for us on the stage today.” Joseph W. Hawley, '07, missionary in China, “For twenty years, in the service of your Master, like the first Great Missionary, you have been in the perils of robbers, in perils by your adopted countrymen, and in! perils of the wilderness.” The Rev. Cortis E. Torrance, 07, | of Troy, N. Y., “teacher and busi. nessman, finally responding to the call of the ministry, able church executivy The Rev. George Mooney, '91, of Newark, N.'J., “Non-graduate but loyal alumnus of this college, pastor of one of the leading churches of and including Saturday night. Miss Hahn will miss one which usually thrills the spelling champions. She’ will not to visit President Coolidge who is in his summer hotne in the Black Hills. Although somewhat flustered and greatly excited at the prospect of the journey today, Marie said she telt sure she was going to bring a prize back to New Byitain. Miss Hahn was awarded a five dol- lar gold piece for carrying off the highest honors in her class at the graduation Mary's parochial school yesterday. She also was awarded a prayer book for hay- | ing won second honor in religion. ! and received in addition honorable ! treat visiting !anention for an essay on Irish his- | tory. i At the election of officers of hrr; class, Marle was named vice-presi- | dent. She has appeared in ama teur dramatics and was a member of the chorus in “Kathleen” and “The Miracle of St. Therese.” In her preliminary_grades Miss Hahn also won honors. SENT T0 JAIL Bootlegger From the Bronx Gets 15 Days and Also is Given Fine of $200 and Costs. Greenwich, Conn., June 20 (P— Isadore Lieberman, of the Bronx. who was carrying 125 bottles of wines, including champagne to & sprivate house in Newport, R. L, in a car which was stopped and searched on June 13, was fined $200 and costs with 30 days in jail by Judge Mead today. As he waived an gppeal fif- teen days were knocked off the jail sentence. Miss Belle Ehrewicz, also of the Bronx, who said she was a_model and was simply riding with Lieber- man as a friend and had no knowl- edge of the fact that wine was be- on payment of costs. In both instances the charge was | that of transporting liquor without a license. FINED AND JAILED Meriden Man Who Badly Battered Assessed $200 and Policeman s Given 30 Days. June 20 (P— H. Lodge, aged 25 of 133 Sherman avenue, was today fined $200 and sentenced to jail for 30 days by Judge Thomas P. Dunne | after he had pleaded nolo contendere | Meriden, Conn., i 5 A week ago, while the police de- partment was searching for him, Lodge walked into police head- quarters here and surrendered him- self. He wa rested for badly bat- tering Patrolman Willlam Ryan while the latter was on duty. The accused was not represented by counsel in court today and did not appeal the sentence. Veteran Sea Captain to Retire After 47 Years| Boston, June 20 (A—Captain Wil- liam Walter of the Anchor Liner Caledopia is making his last trip after 47 years at sea. He sailed from Boston yesterday for Scotland and the first thing he expects to do after reaching his home at Glasgow, 18 to spend deveral weeks golfing. | them that See not to a better under- - | bring the hest of Oxford's training | based on Wesleyan foundation, New Jersey, influential, forward- looking pastor.” Karl Reiland, rector of George's church, New York cit; a boy you played upon this campus, | you were trained for the ministry in this city, our first parish bordered Middletown, for twenty-three years you have .becem a leader of the Christian ministry in our greatest city and spiritual guide to thousands who merely hear your voice, wel- comed preacher of this pulpit.” Doctor of human letters: Royal Cortissos, New York city, “Yours is the rare gift of opening the eyes of standing and truer appreciation of art; first lecturer of art at this col- lege.” Paul Nixon, 04, dean of Bowdoin college, “To your teaching of the | classics and your notable work as translator of ancient writers, you all admirably supplemented by a hu- mane witness that enlivens your teaching and your scholarshi Doctor of sclence — Edward | Loranus Rice, '92, professor of | biology at Ohio Wesleyan university, “Bearer of a name always revercdl ! i (Continued on Page Four) YALE MEN TAKE PART IN CLASS DAY EVENT Sheff and College Program Carried Out in Elm City New Haven, Conn., June 20 (#— Class day exercises of the Sheffield Scientific school and Yale college were the important events on to. day's commencement schedule for Yale seniors. The Sheff men held | their exercises during the forenoon in Vanderbilt Square and the col- lege .seniors were to hold theirs late this afternoon in Memorial Quad- rangle. The alumni advisory board met this morning. Alumni of the Yale Law school held their annual luncheon in the university dining room and a short time later the members of the alumnl advisory board and of the Yale corporation had lunch in the president’s orom of Memorial hal. Many alumni and undergraduates were present during the forenoon at Yale¢ bowl when a tablet honoring the memory of Charles A. Ferry, designer of the bowl, was unveiled. The Sheffield class day exercises were followed by the planting of the class Ivy. The class orator was James O. Flower of Pittsburgh, Pa., who was voted by his classmates as having done most for Yale, and the member of his class most admired. The clags prophecy was delivered by Rupert B. McGunigle of Win- throp, Mass, who was voted the most original, the wittiest and the most verpatile member of his class. The class historian was Freeman | R. Stearns of Ludington, Mich. Howard C. Paul Sen of Spokane, Washington, captain of the track | to court tomorrow afternoon at | told Judge Malloy he operates as | HREE LITTLE CHILDREN DIE FROM POISON F0OD Several Others Il at Springfield, Ill., Rodemption Home—Sunday Breakfast Fatal Springfleld, Ill, June 20 P — Three babies are dead, another is believed 10 ba dying, and five others are seriously ill of food poisoning at the Springfield Redemption home, an institution for infants under the care of the courts. Rose Ann Norbert and Betty Bergman, both two years old, died last night, while the third death oc- curred early today. Food served at the Sunday morn- ing meal was blamed for the illness, which affected half the children at the home. Samples of the food have been taken for analysis. The home matron, Minnie Man- {ley, and the housekeeper, Alice Pauk, also became {ll, but eir condition was not regarded as alarming. The Bergman baby died at the home shortly after the illness ap- peared in epidemic form. The Nor- bert child died at a hospital to which she was taken by Mrs. Hen- rietta Hunt, superintendent of the home. Five children remain under phy- sicians’ care at the home, All of them are under four years cld. [ The Springfield Redemption Home is an institution to which are sent babies who come under the custody of the courts here T Los Angeles, June 20 (UP)—The sudden death of Claude and Clyde Miller, twins, four months old, was under investigation today on the theory that the babies had been polsoned by their food. Mrs. E. B. Miller, the mother, found them dead in their crib yes- terday. . Dr. R. M. Hippah refused to sign a death certificate. He turned over to the coroner a can of “baby food” and a solution made from it. Dr. Hippah was called Saturday when the twins became ill. He treated them and they seemed better. ZONING PUTS JUDGE “UP IN THE GLOUDS' Court Asks Nw Britain Lavyers to Get Together WINTHROP STREET DISPUTE Julia M. Azukas Brings Mandamus Prooeedings Against Building In- spector in Common Pleas Court— Hearing is Continued. (Spectal to the Herald) Hartford, June 20-—Hearing on the mandamus action brought in behalf of Julia M. Azukas to compel Build- ing Inspector A. N. Rutherford to is- sue permits to her to coustruct two two-family houses on Winthrop street, opened this morning before Judge Thomas P. Malloy in common pieas eourt. After part of the testimony and argument had been heard during which there were numerous gis- agreements between Attorney L. J. Golon, for Mrs. Azukas, and Attor- ney M. H. Camp, for the corpora- tion counsel's office, Juige Malloy suggested that the lawyers confer and reach agreements on such of the facts as are not disputed and come o'clock prepared to argue the con- tested points. Mrs. Azukas was the first witness called. She took possession of Lots 77 and 79 on Winthrop street, March 30, after determining that the prop- erty is zoned for two-tamily houses. Her husband handled 1ke dealings with the inspector, she tustified. tified that he had permits to build the desired houses, issued February 5, but that they expired when he did not begin operations within three months. He applied Jun: 9 for new permits and after several ences was told he could not permission to build. Building Inspector have Rutherford | n agent of the building commis- | sion and permits in which there is | a question of legality are finally de- | cided by that board. He sald no Joseph Azukas, the husband, tes- | conter- | CHAMBERLIN AND LEVINE VISTING IN VIENNA TODAY Rmerican Trang-Atlantic Fliers Are Formal Guests of Austrian Government LINDBERGH, IN ST. LOUIS, SEEKING NEEDED REST, This is First Day in Month That Lindbergh Has Not Been at Beck of a Welcoming Committee—Has Not Made Any Definite Plans For Future—Mother Returns to De- troit Today. Vienna, Austria, June 20 (P— President Hainisch of the Austrian republic today conferred upon Clar- ence D. Chamberlin and Charles A. Levine the republic’s highest order of merit, the “Goldenes Iarenzeichen Der Republic,” in recognition of their trans-Atlantic flight from New York to Germany. The American aviators, who arriv- ed here with their wives last night from Munich, Germany, were also received by Chancellor Seipel. A military guard of honor today attended all their comings and go- ings in the Austrian capital, while great crowds gathered constantly outside of their hotels eager to catch a glimpse of them. “Guten Tag, Wien!” (Good Day Vienna). With these vords Cham- berlin greeted the Austrians when he and Levine stepped from their plane Columbia on their arrival from Munich last night. Notwithstanding a pouring rain thousands of Viennese were gathered at the Espern air fleld to greet the Americans, who were immediately surrounded and carried on the shoulders of admir- ers. Their wives came a few minutes later as passengers in onc of half a dozen escorting planes. After shaking hands with the cab- inet ministers and other officials, the party was driven arouni the field through dense crowds, the band meanwhile playing the Araerican an- them. 2 When a semblance of order was restored and a path made for the machine, someone stepped forward and offered the fllers a stoin of beer, It was the second great welcome of the day, for when they arrived at Munich from Berlin in the after- (Continued on Page Four) JAIL AND $100 FINE FOR BOLD TIRE THIEF Caught Jacking Up Car While at Circus in Bristol (Bpecial to The Herald) Bristol, June 20—*1 can think of nothing more despicable than the stealing of a tire from another man's car,” was the comment of Judge ‘Willidm J. Malone in police court to- day when he imposed a fine of $100 | and costs and imposed a six months’ | jail sentence on Edmund Maskaitis of 6 Schultz strect, Terryville, | charged with theft. | A large number of cars were parked adjolning the circus grounds lon Middle street Saturday night | while the evening performance of ithe W. L. Main circus was in | progress. Maskaitis drove to the grounds and parked his car along- side of a new car owned by Paul G. | Miles of 26 George street. Appar- | ently noting that the tires were new, he proceeded to remove the spare {tire. He then placed a jack under one of the wheels and was in the act ot removing the tire when he was apprehended. He was taken into custody by Motorcycle Policeman Edgar Norton and brought before the court today. Maskaitis, in a statement to the court. said that he had been to a carnival in Terryville and had two drinks of beer. | (Continued on Page 15) (Tontinued on Page 15.) Boy’s Throat Cut F In Collision Stanley Kaczmarczik, aged 11, of Plainville, was cut on the throat from ear to ear this afterndon when a coach in which he was riding with Steve Krawitz of 15 Lawlor street, this city, crashed head-on into a| sedan driven by Rev. Dr. E. Kling. berg, superintendent of the Chil-| dren's Home, on the Plainville road near the quarries. It was said at New Britain Gen- eral hospital that he will recover. Miss Mabel Kilngberg, who was with her father, was cut on the fore- head and was treated at the hos- pital, Krawitz was driving in th direc- tion of this city and Dr. Klingbergh | was driving toward Plainville. Kra- | witz attempted to pass out a truck, | also headed toward New Brlmln.| and crash followed. Edward -Lidly of North Haven, a passiw motorist, | team, planted the class ivy and read the class ode. James W. Hink- ley, 84, of Poughkeepsie, N. Y., was chairman of the class day com- mittee, took the boy and Miss Klingberg to the hospital. Krawitz's car was badly damaged. The front axle, a front wheel and the radiator were smashed. Dr. rom Ear to Ear On Plainville Road Kiingberg’'s machine wos smashed cn the left side and the fenders were torn off. Dr. Klingberg and his family were on their way to attend - a funeral while the occupants of the other niachine were en route to a wedding. The clergyman continued on his way after the accident, leaving Mrs. Klingberg and Miss Mabel Kling- berg, their daughter behind. At the hospital Dr. Morrissey took 10 stitches to close the wound in the boy’s throat. The gash extended through the throat dewn to the larynx. / * ' THE WEATHER New Britain and vicinity: Showers tonight and prob- ably Tuesday moening; little change in temperature. He went to another | Average Daily Circulation For Week Ending June 18th 14,214 PRICE THREE CENTS EXTENSION OF 5-5-3 PRINCIPLE T0 CRUISERS, DESTROYERS AND SUBS IS PROPOSED BY UNITED STATES TODAY Under America’s Plan, This Country Would Have to Scrap 62,- 000 Tons of Cruisers and Destroyers. | | | | Gibson, in Opening Ad-| dress, Says Leading; aval Powers Should Set Example They Hope Others Will Follow. | 1 | | | Geneva, June 20 P—Extension of | the 5-5-3 principle of naval strength | to cruisers, destroyers and sub- | marines of the United States, Great Britain and Japan was proposed to- | day to the three power naval limita- | tion conference by the American delegation, Gibson Opens Conference Opening the conference called by President Coolidge, ~Ambassador Hugh Gibson, the chairman, pro- posed that cruisers be limited to | tonnage of 250,000 or 180,000 tons for Japan, Destroyer total tonnage would be restricted to 200,000 or 250,000 tons for the two larger powers and to | 120,000 to 150,00 for Japan. Maximum tonnage for American and British submarines would be 60,000 to 90,000 tons with 36,000 to 54,000 tons fixed for Japan. Makes Bricf Address, Gibson presented his proposal after a brief address in which he presented an expression of gratitude | to the powers for President Cool- | |idge and declared that “the United | States is prepared to accept a gen- eral program providing for as low | a total tonnage” as acceptable to the other powers. He expressed regret that France and Italy were not active particl- pants in the conference and urged | Japan and Great Britain, who with | |the United States are the powers | “which now lead in naval arma- | ments” to assume “all responsibi ity for initiating further naval | limitation.” “If we were not pre- | pared to Imit,” he sald “we could | not expect others to do so.” Would Junk Much It was understood that under the | Gibson proposal the United States | would be obliged to scrap approxi- | mately 62,000 tons of cruisers and | destroyers, mostly of the latter classi and 80,000 tons additional upon com- | pletion of cruisers now building. 0ld ships, virtually obsolete, of | | which the American navy has many | would be scrapped to make room for | the new ones. Under the plan, it | was expected, that Great Britain, if | she completes her persent building | program would scrap approximately 158,000 tons of cruisers and Japan | 40,000 tons. While neither Japan nor Great | Britain would be required to scrap | submarines under the proposal the United States would have an excess of about 3,500 tons of submersibles to be scrapped. | | | ‘ | (Continued on Page 13.) NINE ESCAPE DEATH AS BIG PLANE FALLS Passenger, Who Paid $5 for Air Ride, Tells of New Jersey Crash Passaie, N. J., June 20.—(@— News of the miraculous escape of | nine persons when a three motored | Fokker plane, described as similar to that in which Commander Byrd plans his Paris flight, crashed to carth near Teterboro, became public | today. Samuel Cohen, one of the passen- | gers, who said he paid $5 to be| taken up, late Saturday afternoon, declared that the plane fell from a height of about 100 feet and that all nine persons aboard escaped with | minor injuries. The machine was | wrecked, he said. | The pilot of the plane was Cap- | tain C. H. Biddlecomb, of the | Colonial Air Trapsport company, | and the crash was caused by engine trouble, Cohen said that another of the! passengers was Frederick A. Baer of | Paterson. Baer's hands were lacer- | ated and Cohen received bruises on | the legs and face. The names of the | other passengers were not known. | The crash occurred not far from | the spot where Commander Byrd's | | “America” turned over recently. Inquiry at the flying field dis- closed that Biddlecomb is an Eng- | lish aviator who has been in charge of operations of the Colonial com- pany for some time. The plane which he was flying in | passenger service was known as the “Chicago” and differed from the “America” chiefly in that the space which in the former was devoted to accommodations for ‘passengers, was ;ued for gasoline tanks in the lat- or, | | | | | | | to a limitation. | modified as necessary to provide for | | fall within such a class should be the | and that the tonnage to be scrapped | tations. | should, however, only be permifted | low of the Royal Society of England, Here’s Summary of American Proposals for Naval Strength Geneva, June 20.—(®)—The terms of the American proposals submit- ted today to the three-power arms conference were: 1—The proposed new treaty to supplement the Washington treaty should be conterminus with it and contaln provisions for extension or | modification similar to those of the Washington treaty. It might be de- sirable to provide for the possibility of reconsideration in the event that the requirements or national secur- ity of any contracting power in re- spect of naval defense are, in the opinion of that power, materially af- fected by any change in circum- stances. 2—Provisions for the limitation of auxillary naval armament should. be by classes of vessels as follows: A—The cruiser class: B—The destroyer class: C—The submarine class: D—An exempt class not subject 3—Limitation by total tonnage in each of the several classes should be transition from the status quo to the final tonnages in each of the sev- eral classes. 4—The United States, while sug- gesting tonnage limitations at vari- ous classes, will accept as low a total tonnage limitations in each of the several classes of auxiliary ves- sels, on the basis of the principals of the Washington treaty ratio as the British empire and Japan will accept. Definitions: The cruiser class should include all surface, naval combatant vegeels, which are of standard a nt | of more than 3,000 tons and not ex- | ceeding 10,000 tons ang motecaryy: | ing*guns exceeding eight ifches 8 | calibre. The destroyer class shall include | all surface, naval combatant vessels, | of standard displacement of §00 tons and not more than 3,000 tons, which have a designated speed greater than 17 knots. The_submarine class shall include all vessels designed to operate below the surface of the sea. An unrestricted class to include vessels of limited combatant value. The technical definition of vessels to subject of future agreement. Replacement: The age limit for replacement in the several classes shall be as fol- lows: 1. s Cruisers, twznty vears. Destroyers, fiteen to teen years. 3. Submarines, twelve to thirteen years. Proposals for tonnage by classes: Cruiser classes: For the United States 250,000 to 300,000 tons. For the British Empire 250,000 to 300,000 tons. For Japan 150,000 to 180,000 tons. Destroyer classes: For the United States 200,000 to 250,000 tons. For the British Empire 200,000 to 250,000 tons. For Japan 120,000 to 150,000 tons. Submarine class: For the United States 60,000 to 000 tons. For the British Empire §0,000 to 90,000 tons. For Japan 35,000 to 54,000 tons. In order to provide for the transi- tion from the status quo to the pro- posed definite tonnage limitation in the cruiser and destroyer classes, it is suggested that during transition period existing cruiser and destroy- er tonnage be considered together seven- limitation be the excess over tl> combined cruiser and destroyer tonnage liml- Replacement in each class within the allowel maximum ton- (Continued on Page 16) PLANS EXPEDITION Athur Torrance, Explorer and Scientist, Going to Africa to Seck the Missing Links. Boston, Torranc: June 20 explorer and scientist, fel- who is in Boston for a brief visit, told something today of his plans for his expedition to Africa next fall in search of the parent race of humankind. A secondary object will be a study of possible methods of eliminating sleeping sickness by ef- forts to exterminate the tsetse fly. The expedition, which is expected to start from Boston about Septem- ber 30 is the sequel to Dr. Torrance’s discoveries of strangely formed na- tives in his six month’ exploratfon of African jungles in 1924 and 1925. Dr. Torrance said that the normal members of the tribe which he visit- ed as well as those showing ab- normal physical formations were tall in stature but very primitive (P — Arthur | | | British Delegate Sug- gests Reduction in Size of Battleships From 35,000 tons to Under 30,000. England Likewise Wants to Make Life of Battle- ships 26 Years Instead of 20 Years as Under Pres- ent System. - Geneva, June 20 (P—Reduction in the size of battleships of the fu- ture from the present limit of $5,- 000 tons to under 30,000 tons, was | recommended by W. C. Bridgeman, first lord of the admiralty, Greag Britain's representative at the Trie Partite Naval conference, who thus opened matters which had been gete tled by the Washington conference. Longer Life Advocated Mr. Bridgeman advocated limiting the size of individual submarines to 1,600 tons. He also suggested mak- ing the life of battleships 26 instead of 20 years, and that the three pows ers waive their rights under the ree placement tables agreed upon at Washington. The British delegates further pro- posed limiting the size of all future cruisers to 7,500 tons and their ' armgment to 6-inch guns, this limie tation to be effective after an agree- ment was reached on the number of 10,000-ton cruisers the powers will build. , «dr. Bridgeman recommended limitation of aircraft carriers to 25,- 000 tons displacement instead of 27,000; reduction of guns on aircraft rriers from eightinches to six, and geduction of guns on battleships from 16 inches to 13.5. Japan’s Admiral Viscount Minoru Saito, wking for Japan, proposed that auxiliary naval strength shoald be based on the tonnages existing of- fective ships, inclading those under construction and those authorized, and that “none of the three powers shall, during an agreed period, adopt new building programs or acquire ships for the purpose of increasing naval strength.” VAN SWERINGEN MAY HAVE T0 TELL FACTS L C. C. Asked to Insist on Obtaining Financial Data for Five Years Washington, June 20 (P—A pro. posal that O. P. Van Sweringen, * railroad operator, be forced to dise close all facts as to his failroad stock purchases and personal bank bore rowings in railroad stock transa tions during the last five years was taken under consideration today by the interstate commerce commise mission after argument by attorn. for parties to the contest over the Chespeake and Ohio merger project. Thomas R. Gay, representing representing minorily Chesapeake & Ohio stockholders e ed that it was their position that “every share of stock purchased in a railroad by Mr. Van Sweringen has been pure chased on the credit of the Chese apeake & Ohio railroad,” and furth- er that most of them were “bought with proceeds of loans from Morgan and company and other large banks on the credit of the Chesapeake & Ohio.” Commissiorer Hall Interrupted to ask the lawycr how the miinority could be sure that Mr. Van Swerin- gen's purchases had “not been made on his own account.” “Well, we've asked for his bank balances and he's refused to ane swer,” Mr. Gay retorted. “We bee lieve that his profits on railroad stock transactions are rightly the property of the Chesapcake & Ohio railroad, and that he was betraying his trust as chairman of the board of directors of that railroad in bore rowing on its credit.” “But that's all assumption on your part,” Commissioner Hall again pro- tested. “Have you proved it on the records. Mr. Gay asserted that it was the object of the questions in controe versy to bring out facts to support the theory he advanced. Henry W. Anderson, also for the minority, closed the argument in its behalf by declaring that builde ing up of the Vafi Sweringen rail- road stockholders in various systems represented *“a record of speculation with forporate funds.” “We ask you now to allow us to reveal the speculative character of a scheme which is stil before the commission where destruction can yet be avoided, Anderson sald. Mr, Van Sweringen has operated through a whole weries of corporations, each and of an intelligence inferior to many other African tribes. He has advanced the theory that this may indicate that the start of the human race was in the African jungles. It is expected that the Smithsonian Institution and the Na- tional Geographic soclety will be represented in the ‘lm% ‘ of them born toddy to die overnight and be succeeded by another. * He- has transterred the ownership of railroad assets to special inyestment corporations simply for the purpose of taking the holdings .out af \g 3