The Washington Post
June 15, 1929

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The weather—Partly cloudy today and tomorrow; not much change in temperature. Temperature yesterday — Highest, 93; lowest, 69. Weather details on page 5. - ~ The Washington Post. * COPYRIGHT, 1929, BY THE WASHINGTON POST CO. The only newspaper in Washington with the Associated Press news every morning in the year. For home delivery call Main 4205. ENTERED AS SECOND-CLASS MATTER POSTOFFICE. WASHINGTON. D. ©. WASHINGTON: SATURDAY. JUNE 15, 1929. NO. 19,357. Famous Men COURSE OF SUCCESSFUL ATLANTIC FLIGHT NEWFOUNDLAN U. S. Ambassador Will Be Received at Windsor Castle Today. MACDONALD MEETING IS SLATED TOMORROW ALIPAx ORCHAR PE SAGLE (5. NEW YORK REPUBLICAN LEADERS | COMBAT RESTRICTION ' AWES. PARI EY WHEN 3 FRENCHMEN : 10.08AM grand jury which is now investigating |Borah Resolution to Limit! - [. \a@ Weight of American Youth, 22, Is Called chases, following the arrest June 6 o | rockets ‘a ms Halts 400 Miles Short. May Testify ~ Se uete FANG IEF, oe PLAN Ia PURE > sa = = = <= Changes to Agriculture Hindrance to Its Complete Success; © STRONG WINDS FORCE CHANGE LONDON GREETS TARIFF PLANS STOWA WAY ABOARD sescceris TANM AID WING) Bee BY FAILURE OF FUEL =e aoe das Mao zisonce to Sa Keston: Oa OF COURSE, THWARTING PLANS One of the men who will be called by the grand jury, the report says, is the president of a great corporation. His home, on Long Island, is said to CONTINUED ON PAGE 3, COLUMN 3. SPEED LIMIT 13 GUT IN CONNEC TIGUT AVE. Reduction From 30 to 22 Miles Per Hour Follows. Killing of Child. Nhe above map shows the route taken by the French airplane Yellow Bird in its flight over the north Atlantic from Old Orchard, Me., to a point on the Spanish coast near the city of Santander. IT SMITH PARLE ae emae ore! BOLTED BY COND Assail President’s Stand on Export Debenture. p Hoover Placed in Position of Having Support at Insurgents’ Hands. Horde of Newspaper Men Get Terse Statement at Southampton. BUSY PROGRAM FORCES ACTIVE WAR VETERAN Invitation to Be Extended to Premier at Conference to Visit U. S. rs es Ave UTLIT GROUP MT NZ GAS FIRM SALE London, June 14 (U.P.).—Society here has been stirred by the news that Queen Mary has recently ap- Action on Capital Company Transfer to Be Fixed at Meeting Today. Crew of Big Craft Had Paris as Destination; Unex- pected Passenger Discovered Ten Minutes - Out, Says Assolant, Pilot; Will Fly On to Goal. peared in public with her skirt greatly shortened. The gown which has attracted at- tention is a pretty blue silk lace dress with the hem between 9 and 10 inches from the ground. Here- tofore the queen rarely has been seen with a skirt more than 4 to 5 inches from the ground. The lord chamberlain of Buck- ingham Palace requires in the regu- lations for court functions that skirts must not be more than 9 inches from the ground. 7 .. -~ Santander, Spain, June 14 (U.P.).—The giant French monoplane Yellow Bird successfully sumpleted the eighth eastward crossing of the North At‘antie Ocean tonight, but was forced down on the rough, pebble strewn pveach st Comillas because an American boy had done what experts said was ‘“‘imposgsicle” and stowed away on the craft. The Yellow kird landed on the beach, 25 miles west of here, ‘at 9 p.m (3 0 .m. Eastern standard time), after a flight of approxi- mately 3,475 ulti in 29 hours and 50 minutes. Jean Assniant, pilot of the plane, jumped from the cabin of the Yellow Bird hoiding Arthur Schreiber, of Portland, Me., by the collar. The Ameritan yuut’. had hidden himself on the big craft shortly be fore it took oe from the beach at Old Orchard, Me., Thursday morning. — Head of Committee Calling Lynchburg Conference to Support Regular. By CARLISLE BARGERON. The possibility that Congress may be adjourned without tariff revision arose yesterday, as the farm bill was finally passed and sent to the President. The farm bi)] ‘was passed by a vote of 74 to 8, attended by dire predictions London, June 14 (U.P.).—Charles G. Dawes, new American Ambassador to Great Britain. arrived here today to introduce England to what it has Mamed already “split-second diploma- cy” and perhaps, with Britain’s new Labor prime minister, to pave the way for a solution of the naval armament MANY HAD COMPLAINED SEES MAPP AS NOMINEE MERGE VIOLATION HINTED What action it should take, if any, with respect to the sale of the majority of the stock of the Washington Gas Light Co. to New York interests. exclusively announced in The Post yes- Harrisonburg, Va., June 14 (A.P.).— George H. Conrad, former State senator and chairman of the committee of ten that called the anti-Smith conference |' The District Commissioners yesterday approved the recommendation of Traf- fic Director William H. Harland to abol- ish the 30-mile speed limit for traffic problem. Here is the former Vice President’s program from the time the liner Olym- | on Connecticut avenue. The Mmit hereafter on the avenue will be 22 miles an hour. fixed in the from the Democrats, but tnasmuch as its passage was a foregone conclusion, little interest was manifested. at Lynchburg on February 5, announced tonight that he had withdrawn from the committee and would not attend HOUSE 13 IN UPROAR terday. will be considered at a meet- ing of the Public Utilities Commission at 10 o'clock this morning. Assolant Introduces Stowaway. Assolant and the Portland youth faced the crowd which rushed out from the little village of Comillas when the plane glided to a long, rolling landing on Oyampbe- Beach. “Meet our unexpected pilot.” said the 23-year-old French filer, as he intre- duced the boy to the startled townspeople. Assolant said the extra weight of the boy had been the cause of their failure to reach their objecttve—Paris. “I had not calculated for the extra weight in the amount of gasoline carried,” he explained, as his two companions, Rene Lefevre, navigator, and rag Lov, backer and radio operator, joined him. | pe The big plane was slightly damaged shortly before it reachsd sicmamien and Assolant said he expected the damage would delay their departure for Paris until Saturday noon. But Assolant, who married a New York chorus girl, Miss Pauline Parker, four days ago, and his companions were in high apirttraé they discussed their fitght over the Atlantic, telling how they had “a fine trip” except for the high winds which forced them to change their course after they passed the Azores Islands. Found Beach Good For Landing. Their gas gave out just as they reached the rocky beach at Comillas and Assolant referred to that “coincidence” as their last and probably most important plece of luck. There were only a few drops of fuel left in the tanks when the plane rolled to a stop in the dusk. traffic regulations and generally appli- cable to District streets except for espe- Clally indicated stretches. Harland’s recommendation for a re- duction of speed on Connecticut avenue was submitted to the Commissioners Wednesday following the killing of an 8-year-old girl at the intersection o! Albemarle street last Tuesday night. Numerous complaints against the Instead, the Republican leaders turn- ed their attention to the latest threat at the serenity of things, the Borah res- olution, which gives it as the sense of the Senate that tariff revision should be confined to agricultural and directly reldted products. There was the clear admission yester- day on the part of the leaders that speed of traffic past that intersection | Borah new has enough votes to pass had been lodged with traffic officials, | nis resolution. A recess was taken over ; ‘i + To See King -Toaay. but the pee 0 Patt eg = the week-end, during which time Sens 498" a.m, tomotrow—Zntrains for disapproved any reduction in the 9U-| stor watson hopes to pick up some “7 mile speed limit, urging instead instal- | ,, h. Admit Windsor Castle to be received by King lation-of automatic traffic signal lights | - ty s ena it is question- George, in pany with Foreign Min- Harland had previously recommended | 7s Wasser be can €6 s0. ister Arthur Henderson, after ride from | that the end of the 30-mile limit be Adjournment May Result. failway station to ancient castle in | ™0ved to a point 500 feet south of Albe- sentiment is de- marle street, but Commissioner Proctor state carriage. Returns to London 1n/1, Dougherty sent the recommendation House leaders and the convention to be held at Roanoke, June 18. Mr. Conrad said he would sup- port G. Walter Mapp, one of the three candidates for the Democratic nomina- tion for governor if Mr. Mapp should be victorious in the August primary. Mr. Conrad said that while he agreed with much that Bishop James Cannon, jr.. of the Methodist Episcopal Church South, had said in his letter adv anti-Smith Democrats. to ste) vut the Democratic primary, he did not deem it wise for the anti-Smith forces to nominate a .third ticket for State offices. He said that he did not desire to be committed in any way by attend- ing the Roanoke convention to support the anti-Smith nominees. pic entefed Southampton water today: _ 3:35 p. m—Arrived Southampton. Issued air-tight prepared sietement, Saying nothing, but so elicitously word- ed that it has won him many friends already. ‘6:40 p. m.—Arrived Paddington Sta- tion, London. Welcomed by British Officiais, Belgian ambassador, and rep- resentatives of American Legion and other American societies. Proceeded to William W. Bride, corporation coun- sel, said that he intended to make an immediate study of the transaction. Assistant Corporation Counsel Robert B. Lynch, after a brief conference with Bride. began the study of the law cov- ering the sale of local utilities stocks, together with those laws conferring authority on the utilities commission or other District government agencies to develop facts in connection with any sale which might be thought to be in violation of the antimerger law. If the Washington Gas Co., together with the Georgeto'r and other gas companies in nearby Maryland and Vir- ginia which are ow1ed by the Wash- ington company, has been purchased by a New York corporation. it is a vio- OVER RUM KILLING LaGuardia Charge That U. S. Is Breeding Hatred by Policy Challenged. MURPHY ASSAILS SPEECH A furious debate over prohibition killings broke out in the House late yesterday, in the course of which a wet and a dry shouted at each other across the chamber and a third mem- In the meantime, veloping among afternoon. Tomorrow night—Entrains for Los- siemouth, Scotland, to see MacDonald Sunday for what may be one of the most important conferences in post- war diplomacy. back to the traffic director with a request that he give further study to the question of eliminating the entire 30-mile limit stretch. This was several weeks ago. The death of the child Tuesday night brought the matter to a climax. Eastern senators that if the situation is to shape up that way they will try to force an adjournment. The possi- bility that they would try to do that or that chey would be able to do it ts remote, oi course. : Mr. Conrad said Mapp would poll from 10,000 to 15,000 more votes from the ranks of the anti-Smith Democrats than either John Garland Pollard or Roswell Page, the other two candidates ber demanded that the sergeant-at- arms establish order. The row was started by Representa- tive LaGuardia, wet Republican, of New York, who, after citing the killing lation of the antimerger law. It is not a violation of law, however, to sell to an individual whether that indi- vidual lives in New York or China. In- asmuch as the gas company stock was bought in the name of Pearson it is turn him over to police. asked about the youth. “He shared our risks and he is one of us now,” “We will see that he sees all there is to see in Paris and then send his home on a steamship. He is a nervy lad, a typical American Although Assolant blamed young Schieber for their failure- to complete the projected flight, he appeared very much attached to the boy and refused te said the French pilot when Harland said no new regulation would be needed to put the reduction in effect. The 22-mile limit, he said, will be made effective as soon as sigus can be changed and the change has been given public notice in the news- papers. Strangely enough, President Hoover is likely to be put in the position now of fighting those with whom he stood in the debenture fight and aligning himself with the much-hated coalition. Undoubtedly he looks with disfavor regarded as altogether unlikely that;| boy. We are pround of him.” the records of ownership will show the Assolant gladly told the story of his flight to the United Press corseapendtiall actual] owner to be some corporation | who talked to him as he was led to the hotel at Comillas by a cheering mob of within the scope of the antimerger act. | people. Officials of the town accompanied the fliers to the hotel and the youthful ne move which is under study by| Stowaway brought up the rear, trying to decide whether to look proud oF Bride and Lynch, it is understood, is| sheepish, but certainly looking as though he had the world at his feet. In his conference with MacDonald, Dawes is expected to invite MacDonaid, on behalf of President Hoover, to go to Washington and there, across a table, try to reach an agreement re- garding naval strength that will result for the Democratic nomination for gov- ernor. He added in his statement that he would support James H. Price to! lieutenant governor in the general elec- tion should Mr. Price be nominated by of Henry Virkkula and other civillans by Federal agents, predicted a civil war over prohibition and declared that Uncle Sam “has become something hated, something oppressive.” not only in limitation but in actual reduction of fleet tonnage. "Pts Lands at Colorful Time. From the day he embarked for Lon- Charles Bradley Dies in Auto Crash upon the extent to which they would carry their cause, that is, the exclusion of all items not agricultural and di- rectly related to agriculture, but he must be with the “spirit” of the move- the Democrats. He made no reference to the contest for attorney general. Neither Mr. Price nor Attorney General John R. Saunders are opposed in the Democratic primary. Representative Frank Murphy, dry Republican, of Ohio, leaped to his feet, white with anger, and demanded that LaGuardia’s words be taken down by the clerk, which is qa preparatory step Then he de- to seek to compel Peterson to make a statement under oath that he is the true owner of the stock which was pur- chased in his name, or to disclose the names of any other persons or corpora- Pitot Asks For Fuel Supplies. The pilot first asked military authorities to send several hundred gallons of gasoline from Santander and was assured that the fuel would be on hand In the morning. He also requested a special “starting bar,” which will be brought from Paris or Madrid by airplane to aid the take-off on the rocky beach. The de- toward a reprimand. manded that the words be kept out of the Record. The chair, however, held that La- don. Dawes has been swept into a chain of dramatic circumstances that Capital Man Burns to Death rival for action and color the prewar novels of hectic European diplomacy. After Car P lunges ment. He has repeatedly made it known that he wants a limited revision, mainly for agriculture. He has been freely tions sharing ownership of gas stovk with him. Just what the new owrers of the gas parture of the fliers depends on arrival of necessary supplies. “We had a fine trip and it was wholly uneventful except for this youngster — bobbing up ten minutes after we started,” said Assolant, as he smiled at the “We discussed turning back to put him off, but decided after In the 1928 campaign, conducted by the anti-Smith Democrats against the national Democratic ticket Mr. Conrad There were dispatches from London a few days ago that quoted the little Labor party newspaper. the Daily Her- ald. assaying that MacDonald might go to Washington later on for a con- ference on naval disarmament with Persident Hoover. Next day the dispatches were shown high officials in Washington. came known at once that Hoover would welcome such a visit. While the Olympic was speeding from New York to Southampton it was arranged that Dawes should be taken with unprecedented speed to present his credentials to the king. so that he would become officially the Ameri- can Ambassador, empowered to act for his Government. From Bridge. Charles Bradley, of Wardman Park Hotel, was killed instantly late last night when the automobile in which he and Louls Glavis, of Larchmont, N. Y., were riding plunged from a bridge 4 miles from Wilmington, Del. Glav:s was seriously injured and is in the Delaware Hospital at Wilmington. The automobile, said to be the prop- erty of Bradley, caught fire after the plunge and burned. Bradley’s body, which was pinned under the wreck- age, was incinerated. Bradley and Glavis were en route to Rye, N. Y., to visit the former's brother. Glavis was thrown clear of the wreckage, accord- ing to advices reaching Washington. represented as prepared to veto the House bill should it be sent to him. Fess “Explains” Hoover’s Plan. Senator Fess, of Ohio, sought to ex- plain yesterday that the President, by ‘limited revision,” does not mean con- fining it to agriculture, and it is a fact that the President, in his message to Congress, referred to agriculture and such other industries that needed tariff revision. But it can not be gainsaid that the purpose of the Democratic- Progressive coalition comes nearer to according with what has been repre- sented to be Mr. Hoover's views than CONTINUED ON PAGE 5, COLUMN 3. was a leading figure in the Shenandoah Valley section. He continued active in the organization this spring, serving on the committee of ten that called the conference at Lynchburgh, which in turn issued the call for a State an'i- Smith convention. Mr. Conrad’s state- ment follows closely tne announcement last night by William Moseley Brown Washington-and Lee University profes- sor, that he would become an indepenc- ent candidate for governor if nominted by both the anti-Smith and Republican conventions. Mr. Brown is known ‘+9 have been considered as a possible non- inee of the anti-Smith convention and also to be favored by Republican lead- ers. Such a coalition candidate would bring into alliance in the State election Guardia had not transgressed the rules of the House, and the New Yorker thus emerged from the debate victorious. Earlier yesterday Assistant Secretary of the Treasury Lowman announced that E. J. White, the customs patrol- man who shot Virkkula, near Interna- tional Falls, Minn., last Saturday night, “was acting within his authority un- der the law and had a perfect de- fense.” Representative William C. Pittenger (Republican), of Minnesota, who rep- resents the district in which Virkkula was killed, issued a statement late yes- terday in which he accused Lowman o! “whitewashing” the customs agent, and again demanded a Congressional in- vestigation of this and other killings Clash between La- company plan to do is another matter which was the subject of considerable conjecture. The gas company has a history of large and continuous prof- its, and in 1927 and again in 1928 paid an 18 per cent dividend on its stock. But the par value of the stock was only $20 a share. The agreement which Ord Preston. president of the company, got from Pearson provided for the payment of $125 a share for every outstanding share of stock offered him until the close of business on June 26. It is estimated that the campaign for the control of the Washington Gas Co. has cost its purchasers more than $6,000 000. young American. should stay in the air.” and sandwiches. ~“Fighting head winds off the tinue to Paris Saturday. seeing the accident which befell the Green Flash (the American plane which crashed at Old Orchard a few minutes after the Yellow Bird took off) that we “It seemed safest tO go ahead,” Assolant continued, “so we pushed the boy back into his cubbyhole, where he rode throughout the flight, sharing our fruit Head Winds Forced Course Change. , “Our flight was almost according to schedule until we neared the Azores Islands. Then hard winds forced us to change our course and swing south ward rather than pass well to the north of the islands. stowaway’s extra weight caused us to use up our gasoline. European coast, we decided to possible before our gas gave out. It was a happy coincidence that a nice stony beach permitted us to land when there were just a few drops left. veloped some motor trouble just before landing and it will be necessary to have. some small spare parts brought here from-Le Bourget Field before we can cone We hope to start at noon. That extra’ mileage and = as far as We de- - Entire Town Greets Four. The entire population of Comilla Arange MacDonald Meeting. The dramatic The next step was to arrange for him to see MacDonald—in office only a week—and get things started. MacDonald was at his summer home in his native Scotland, and it was ar- ranged that Dawes should go there im- mediately after his visit to King George, recovering at his castle from illness. Dawes had been bombarded, as the Olympic neared port, with radiograms from newspapers demanding that he tell immediately just what he proposed to do. But he stepped ashore this al- ternoon, puffing away st his famous the Republican and anti-Smith forces that carried Virginia for Hoover last rushed out to the beach to greet the fliers, who arrived totally unexpectedig on the beach. They accompanied the aviators to the Lamondanesa Hotei, Festive Paris Mob Cheers Safe Yellow Bird Landing amy pe i flowers and Crowd at “Quartz Arts Ball’? Enthusiastic Over Atlantic |= Crossing, but Disappointed That Airmen Index to Today’s Issue. Failed to Reach Capital on Hop. Sean. 1—Dawes, in London, Speeds Work. Noted Men Linked in Rum Quis. Tariff Program Faces Defeat. Yellow Bird Plane Lands in Spain, Guardia and Fitzgerald yesterday was CONTINUED ON PAGE 3, COLUMN 6. Fame Waits Film Aspirant In Post-Fox Movie Contest \— Features in The Post Tomorrow “The Langdon Mystery,” from the pen of Le Roy Scott and selected by McClure’s Magazine in the prize fiction series, appears in the tabloid magazine. A symposium on the tariff. The Post has obtained expressions on the controversial administrative features of the tariff measure now pending in Congress from the Nation's outstanding economists. Would-Be Screen Stars May Be Discovered by News- paper and Theater Camera Tests. Conditions of Great Opportunity in The Post Tomorrow. here tonight had the Yellow Bird been able to complete its scheduled flight, for thousands of students are celebrat- Paris, June 14 (U.P.).—A great sigh Washington. The Washington Post, of mingled disappointment and relief the Fox Washington Theater and the Can you do something distinctively different and do it well? If so, your underslung pipe, and smiling quizzi- cally as he has done since the days when he first won fame as one of the big shots of the American Expedition- ary forces in France. Mayor J. H. Pugh, of Southhampton, had happened to be a passenger on the between chance of succeeding in motion pic- tures is as good, tf not better than, if good looks or beauty are your claims. Talent and grace, together with a leaning toward artistry, provided, of course, that you photograph well, will be the determining factors in the screen tests for those of Washington and vicinity who enter the Post-Fox Screen Test Contest, details of which will be announced tomorrow in a full- page advertisement in The Washington Post. The little tricks which you may be performing at gatherings of your friends and relatives, mannerisms which have given your acquaintances a laugh and bits you may have done in ama- teur theatricals wil] all help you across when a.screen test is made. There are cash values attached to many of these stunts fof some one in Fox Film Corporation want to help those in the Capital who would like an opportunity to try their luck on the screen get this opportunity. 4\)] the great stars of the films had to take screen tests before they began ‘to earn their huge salaries. The cam- era tells the tale in each instance, and many @ person who believes his or her looks would prevent their success will find that they are really attractive in film. The uncertainty of the motion pic- tures can hardly be better illustrated than by the fact that in a contest in Chicago some years ago boys were imi- tating Charlie Chaplin. Chaplin him- self entered the contest and won sec- ond prize. Many persons in Washington who are eager to see how they would appear CONTINUED ON PAGE 3, COLUMN 3. ton. Paradise. Of particular interest to Marylanders is “Sandy Spring and the White House,”’ by Lynne M. Lamm in the magazine. A grand project—a memorial coliseum for Washington—is the subject of another magazine story. Settlement of the Roman question has brought about the ques- tion of whether the United States will establish reciprocal diplo- matic representation with the Papal State. ground is presented in an article by Dr. Leo F. Stock, of the de- partment of historical research, Carnegie Institution of Washing- The giobe-circling reporter reaches a land of flowers and wine, sunshine and beauty—Madeira—where the earth comes close to Jean Eliot’s Society, Complete Sports, Markets, Keal Motoring and Aviation, Music and Books, Comics, complete eover- age on local and suburban happenings and news from every quar- ter of the globe by the Associated Press, the United Press and the New York World News Service. The historical back- Estate, swept over crowds gathered at Le Bour- get Flying Field and at sources of in- formation in the capital tonight when it was learned that the transatlantic ‘airplane Yellow Bird had landed safely at Santander The happiness of knowing that the three adventurous French fliers were safe greatly diminished the city’s dis- appointment in missing the sight Of a French plane landing at Le Bourget to duplicate the feat of Col. Charles A. Lindbergh. The commandant at Le Bourget Fly- ing Field said he had received a tele- gram from Assolant stating that the Yellow Bird might resume its flight here as early as 8 a. m. Saturday. The capital had assumed its most festive attire for the anticipated ar- rival of J@an Assolant, Rene Lefevre and Armeno Lotti. The modern and ancient ages were to have combined ing the famous “Quartz Arts Ball.” Although most of the city was asleep, crowds of spectators and hundreds of costumed celebrants shouted the capi- tal’s cheers when it was announced that the big monoplane had landed safely and had completed a hazardoys ocean crossing. The “Quartz Arts Ball” crowds in- cluded men wearing only loin cloths and bracelets and lightly draped girls. The years of history of the famous ball demand the costumes and customs of the Cretan period and there was an abundance of pretty Greek slave girls and dancing youths. All were cheering wildly for the famous French mono- plane as they moved to the Salle Wag~- ram to start an all night celebration such as occurs but once a@ year—éeven in Paris. Tickets to the ball sold for thousands of francs, and visitors from ell Euro- CONTINUED ON PAGE 2, COLUMN 4. Virginia Bolts Anti-Smith Parley. Rum Killings Stir House. Gas Firm Sale May Face Quiz. 2—Plane Stowaway Wins Praise. Woman Mutilated by Slayer. 3—Detroit Rum Men Arm for War. - Sino-Russian Break Near. 4—Mother Held in Son’s Poisoning. 5—Radio-Film Merger Formed. 6—Editorial. 7—Society. &8—News of Capital Churches. 9—Behind the Screens. 10—Magazine Features. 12-17-19—Financial. 13-14-15—Sports. 16—The Post’s Comics. 18—Classified Advertisements. 20—Fair Raise Inquiry Looms. Capitol Pay Raise Pushed. Prominent Chinese Face Quis. Gas Fumes Kil] Man.