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a fair deal. They are standing by their
guns. not because they only want more
money. 1t is maintained there is more
involved in the issue than that. Chan
cellor Snowden holds that it would be
Just as fair to accuse the other creditors
with blocking peace by their resistance
to British demands.
Snowden feels that if he makes con-
cessions at this conference they will
be used to exhort further concessions
further on. The British delegation said
it is very bad grace for other creditors
to talk about pacification of Europe and
the obstacles placed in its way by Brit
ain, after all the concessions Britain has
made in war settlements.
Always Says No.
Reports current at The Hague that
Snowden has shown himself unap-
proachable are contested by the Labor
tie chancellor. The feeling in other
delegations is that whenever represent
atives of other powers approach the
British representative to make proposals
he always says no. He admits he Is
outspoken at times, but Mr.. Snowden
declares he always is ready to consider
any serious proposals. These have not
been forthcoming thus far, according to
his view.
The chancellor's reply is now general
~ considered here as bringing active ne
gotiations almost to conclusion. There
probably will be another effort by the
four powers to bring about compro-
mise, but Mr.. Snowden's reply Is said
to leave little hope for success, because
France, Italy, Belgium and Japan have
thus far been unable to find the sums
for reparations payment insisted upon
by Great Britain without sacrifices by
themselves which none of them seems
willing to make.
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DIFFICULTIES ARE MET.
Refueling Hose Breaks Twice as $50
Gallons Of Gas Are Transferred.

Refueling Hose Breaks Twice as $50
Gallons Of Gas Are Transferred.
ROCK SPRING, Wyo, August II (P,.
The biplane Spokane Sun God, piloted
by Nick Manner and Art Walker, left for
Cheyenne at o'clock this morning
after having circled the airport here
all night.
The Spokane Sun God, attempting a
new long distance and endurance re-
fueling fight, scared on its way, but
only after facing difficulties here that
might have ended the flight.
The Sun God arrived over Rock
Springs at $50 last night, some "a
hours after it had taken off at Spokane,
and an emergency refueling plane.
rushed from Cheyenne, made four trips
into a rapidly darkening sky to refuel
the plane, which apparently had nearly
exhausted its gas supply.
During the contacts the refueling
hose broke twice and only $50 gallons
of gasoline could be transferred. The
Sun Gods pilots had asked for $50
gallons.
Believing they faced bad weather be-
tween here and Cheyenne, Manner and
Walker elected to remain in this vi
cinity overnight, instead of continuing
on to Cheyenne as scheduled, where
preparations to make a night refueling
contact had been completed.
Advised that weather conditions had
cleared, the pilots decided on another
refueling contact here at am. before
continuing their flight to Cheyenne.
After they leave Cheyenne the flyers
will head for Cleveland, the next re-
fueling point on their journey.
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RELEASE GRANTED
TO MYSTERY MAN
Head of Business Paying 81
Per Cent Interest Wins
Freedom on Bond.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
OSHKOSH, Wis, August 17.-Elmer
S. Huckins, who Is said to pay from &c
to 50 per cent interest on sums invested
in his mystery business here, late yes
terday obtained his freedom from Fed
eral custody under the same mysterious
veil that had shrouded the movements
that led to his surrender at the Federal
Building in Milwaukee earlier in the
day. And the veil was not lifted one
iota from the nature of his enterprise.
Closeted behind the locked doors OF
a private hotel here with Federal off,
Gals. he and his wife signed property
bond that insures his freedom until
September 9. Actually, the case has
been continued until August 26, since
q court commissioner may not grant
continuance of more than 10 days. but
it is understood that another >continu-
ance will be granted at that time with
out the presence of the principals.
At that time Huckins is to be given
a hearing on a charge of using the
mails to defraud. He appeared at the
Federal Building in Milwaukee yester-
day with his attorney, Walter j. Barn.
grover of Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
Going before United States Commits
sioner H. L. Kellogg, an immediate
hearing was demanded. The court de-
INJURED to this and fixed bond at $685.
600, the amount Assistant District At
torney e. j. KoelZer said the Govern
ment would insist on.
Barngrover declared this excessive,
but when the authorities remained
adamant and Mr.. Huckins could not
produce that much cash. the attorney
suggested that Huckins' Summer home
at Hancock. Wis, valued at 500, 900, be
taken in lieu of cash. Mr.. Kellogg
agreed to this, provided Mrs. Huckins
would also sign the bond in the pres
ence of a Federal court commissioner.
That necessitated the trip to OSh-
kosh Huckins signed the property bond
at Milwaukee and then came here in
the custod yof Deputy United States
Marshal Warren Carrot.
Barngrover again denounced the
"outlandishness" Of the bond, insisting
that the Government had no case
against Huckins and that the Federal
authorities know It,"
He declared HuckinS at no time at
tempted to avoid service in the case.
He further said that the business of his
client was "as honorable and legitimate
as any in Milwaukee" and that friends
of Mr.. Huckins who have become dis
trustful because of newspaper publicity
will have their confidence entirely re-
stored"
Pressed as to the nature of the bust
ness, he became silent.
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BY LIEUT.. NICK Manner.

First flyer to attempt nonstop round-trip
tranScontlnental night.
SAN FRANCISCO, Calf FIRST re-
fueling point, August 17-Well, here
We are the Spokane Sun God and
hours now behind us in our attempt to
fly from the Pacific Coast to New York
and back without stopping, doing our
refueling in the air.
Once the engine did little coughing,
and that gave us an unpleasant thrill.
We thought the flight might be all over.
but the coughing soon ceased and we
few easily on. Everything has been so
restful since the necessary hubbub and
confusion of our take-off.
We got away from Seattle promptly
last evening at 6 O'Clock, Seattle time.
The ship rose easily after a 4,000-foot
run. and our engine didn't appear to
have had TO exert itself unnecessarily.
We climbed quickly TO 1000 feet as We
passed over Spokane.
The Sun God was perfectly balanced,
and is now, as it rides the light Western
air. Our speed has been around 100
miles an hour. The visibility has been
poor at times because of the smoke
haze from forest fires.
Have Trouble With Inductor.
As darkness came on our first night
out Walker lay on the bed aft trying
to radio. Through clearing in the
haze we saw Mount Rainier and Mount
Adams Silhouetted against the sky. The
friendly moon then shone bright end
clear. Our earth inductor gave US a
little trouble. Perhaps the radio has
been affecting it.
At 7:45 last night I changed con-
trolls with Art for the first time, to jot
down some of the things 1 wanted to
put into this story. At 8:l5 I was
back at the controls as We entered a
gorge. 1t was dark, and we put on our
parachuteS. 1t was then our engine
startled us with its coughs.
We saw Portland, Greg, flashing up
on the horizon, brightly illuminated.
We crossed the Siskyou Mountains. 1t
was then so haZy We couldn't see Mount
Shasta. At lis this morning we again
changed controls. We got damned in
the narrow passageway between the side
Of the ship and the gas tank.
Art flew the ship for an hour. and
then I took her back. This time we
took our 'chutes of to change places,
and that made it easier.
Wait for Daylight to Refuel.
At 8 this morning We sped in over
San Francisco. We kept circling Mills
Field, waiting for daylight to refuel
our plane and to give this story to the
refueling pilot. The time passed swift
ly. The San Francisco Bay district
was marvellous sight with its millions
of lights.
The radio has gone out on us and
think we'll transfer it to the refuel-
ing plane to cut down our weight lit
tie. We each ate a few nuts and sip
ped little coffee while we were play
ing around over Mills Field. I was
wide awake, and I imagine Art was,
too.
We have been busy familiarizing our
selves with our new home. I think we
are going to like it a lot.
Copyright, 1929. by North American News
paper Alliance
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FIRST OF STARS NEWS-REELS
TO BE SHOWN AT EARLE TODAY
Motion Picture Includes Cameraman' 5
Leap of 5000 Feet in Which Earth
Was Photographed.

taken in hand by the cowboys, saddled
and ridden for the first time. That is,
some of them are ridden. In the ma
icrity of cases 1t was only a question
Of how long the cowboy could stick to
his saddle.
Most of them were Jared loose from
the backs of the ponies by quick twists
and turns and double buck. Few were
the riders who were able to hang on for
any perceptible length of time when
those vicious, untamed animals began
to do their stuff.
Bull-dogging and branding and fancy
roping add to the interest OF the scenes.
River Boat Race.
An exciting boat race of three old
time steamships that have for years
carried passengers and freight along the
Sacramento River in California will also
be shown. The boats are old stern
WheelerS similar to the Ohio and Mis-
sisSippi River boats. Every ounce Of
steam was crowded into the boilers of
the Dover, Red Bluff and San Joaquin
and the pilots strained every beam in
an effort to win while cheering throngs
gathered on the river banks to see the
boats pass. The San Joaquin won the
laurels.
In contrast to these old timers is
shown the great German liner Bremen,
as she pulls into her dock at Bremers-
haven, Germany, after beating the
world record for the eastern passage
across the Atlantic with a time Of
4 days IA hours and 80 minutes. But
England Is not permitting the Bremen
to run away with this record without
a struggle, for in this newsreel you will
see the launching of the Brittanic at
Belfast, Ireland. on which Great Brit
ain pins its hope Of regaining the
crown so long held BY the Mauritania.
The Britannia is said to be the fast
est ship afloat and it remains for her
first crossing to show whether or not
she can beat the Bremen's time.
y Many interesting oddities appear
among the news events, including a
jazzical garden in which a unsteady
inclined gardener grows all sorts Of
musical instruments. These novelties
require time to grow, one piano not
taking complete form for 10 years.
When the piano primer tunes up his
hedge you can hear those thorny blues.
A delight for the kiddies is an old
time circus given to the children of
Los Angeles by the City Playground
Commission. There are elephants and
peanuts and acrobats and ring stuff,
'neverything.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-17

Feats of great daring, exciting races
and scenes of spectacular interest make
up The Evening Star Universal News
reel which will be shown on the screens
of the Earle Theater today and theaterS
in Maryland and Virginia. The Earle
is the first of the Stanley-Crandan the
aterS in Washington to show the news
reel and all other theaters Of the great
chain soon will display the film each
week.
One Of the most daring stunts ever
performed is the photographing of the
Whirling earth by cameraman plung-
ing through the air attached to a para
chute. Jack Cope, The Star Universal
news cameraman made the jump from
an airplane in Chicago, to take the
pictures.
Drops $4,000 Feet.
Cope went up $4,000 feet in the plane,
strapped his motion camera to his body
and stepped of into space. He did not
open the parachute until he had fallen
10000 feet or almost 2 miles. At a
height Of 5000 feet, or a mile in the
and he began to grind the crank of his
camera.
The result Is one of the wierdest pic
lures ever shown on the silver sheet.
The whole cock-eyed world seems to
have gone berserk from bad bootleg
liquor. It whirls and gyrates into all
sorts of kaleidoscope shapes. The eff
feet is that of 1.-The nude descending the
stairs" in one quick, dizzy plunge or of
some cubist painting treated to dyna-
mite and INT.
The cameraman was bit dizzy him
self when he reached the ground, but
otherwise felt no i'll effects from his
plunge. In describing his experiences
he said that he never seemed to be
falling, but rather that the earth leaped
up at him to strike him.
These pictures appear exclusively in
The Star Universal Newsreel.
Wyoming RodeO.
The greatest rodeo of all the Wild
,, West will be revealed on the screen in
spectacular event at the Morgan
ranch at Sheridan, Wyo., where $4,000
visitors gathered to watch the cowboys
perform their stunts. Two thousand
eight hundred and fifty cars brought
the assemblage from 35 different States
| to witness the broncho-buSting.
More fancy riding is concentrated
into this strip of film than is ordinarily
seen in lifetime. Wild bronchos are
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-17
GEOFFREY SCOTT, A.,
is DEAD IN new YORK
Noted Scholar and Writer Was
Editing Collection Of
Boswell Papers.

Godfrey Scott, A years old, inter-
nationally known scholar and writer.
died in the Rockefeller Hospital, New
York, Wednesday.
Born in England of English and Scot
fish parentage, Mr.. Scott was educated
at Rugby and oxford. He Won all
prizes for scholarship in the literary
field while at the latter institution.
Since graduation he has devoted his
time largely to study of the period of
the eighteenth century, the time Of
johnson and Boswell.
At the time of his death he was en-
gagged in editing a remarkable collec-
ton of the private papers Of James
Boswell, found few years ago at
Malahide Castle, near Dublin, and since
acquired by the well known johnson
and Boswell collector, Lieut.. Col. Ralph
H. Isham of Long Island. Under Mr..
SCOTS editorship these papers were in
course of publication by william Edwin
Rudge of Mount Vernon, New York. Six
volumes of the limited edition have APP
peared and are considered q notable
achievement of printing. The question
concerning American and English
scholars is who shall succeed Scott in
completing the editorial work on the
remaining IL or IS volumes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-17
DISTRICT BUYS 80 AUTOS
FOR GOVERNMENT USE

The District Commissioners yester-
day approved purchase Of 80 automo-
biles for use in various departments Of
the local government. The gross price
to be paid is $16,713.02, but the city
will receive an allowance Of $l,835.10 on
old cars and parts turned in, making
the net cost $14,877.92. Eight of the
cars are to be assigned to the Municipal
Garage, six to the Highway Department,
four to the Sewer Department, one to
the Trees and Parkings Department,
seven to the City Refuse Department,
one to the Water Department and three
to the Board of Public Welfare.
The Commissioners also appinted two
new policemen as privates of the first
class on one year probation. They are
James S. McWhirter and Samuel H.
Hartung.
Appointment Of Miss Maude Knight
to succeed Miss Clara e. Culpeper, re-
signed, as head teacher Of the District
Training School, was also approved by
the city heads. Miss knight is to be-
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SENATOR CONNALLY
IS FORUM SPEAKER
Texan to Discuss Recent
Farm-Aid Developments and
Debenture Fight.

Senator Tom Connally of Texas will
discuss the most recent developments
in the efforts to aid agriculture in this
country and the coming fight to in
sert in the tariff bill the so-called de-
benture plan over the National Radio
Forum, arranged by The Evening Star
and sponsored by the Columbia Broad
casting system, at o'clock tonight.
Senator Connally Is one Of those who
has supported the debenture plan In
the Senate He will describe concretely
/ Just how the debenture would operate
If applied.
Coming from one of the great agri-
cultural States of the country the Sena-
tor from Texas has made a careful
study of the needs Of the farmer. It
Is a foregone conclusion that the efforts
of supporters of the debenture plan will
be strongly resisted when that plan is
submitted as an amendment to the
tariff bill. Senator Norris Of Nebraska
and Senator Brookhart Of Iowa have
already announced their intention OF
doing all they can to have the proposed
amendment perfected and adopted
When debenture was before the Senate
during the consideration OF the farm
relief bill, it was supported by ma
jority of the body. The declination OF
the House to have anything to do with
it, however, finally caused it to be
eliminated from the farm bill.
Senator Connally first came to Con-
gress in 1917. having been elected to the
House in November. 1916. A veteran OF
the Spanish-American War, Senator
Connally volunteered his services fol
the World War after the United States
had entered the conflict, and in 1918 he
served as captain and adjutant. 22c
Infantry Brigade, 18th Division. He was
reelected to Congress that year and
was returned to the House at each
election until he was nominated and
elected a Senator of the United States
last year. In the House he served with
distinction and although he has been In
the Senate only few months, ne Is
making his mark in the Upper House
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-17
BAND CONCERT.

BY the United States Soldiers Home
Military Band, at, the bandstand this
afternoon at $50 o'clock; John S. M
Zimmerman, bandmaster; Anton Point
ner, assistant leader.
March, 1.-THE Music Master" =. :. Austin
Overture, Nell Gwynne,"
Sir Edward German
Entr 'acte-
Lover Come Back to Me-" Romberg
wedding of the Painted Doll, Brown
Selection from the opera Madame
Butterfly" ...........s......P ucclnl
Fox trot, "You Were Meant for Me"
Brown
waltz suite. youthful Spirits" Komzak
Finale, "L'Aiglon". ............. Austin
1.-THE Star Spangled Banner.
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MINISTER INSTRUCTED.
Marking Says Pact Signatories Are to
Be Notified Of Invasion.


LONDON, August II CP.-Reports
from Marking last night were that the
Chinese Minister at Washington had
been instructed to notify Signatories of
the Kellogg anti-war pact that Rus
STA had invaded Chinese territory in
Manchuria.
This action by Foreign Minister c.
T. Wang followed repeated unofficial
reports during the last few davs of
actual conflicts with casualties between
the opposing border patrols who nave
been maSsed on the Manchurian-
Siberian fronts for weeks since the
seizure of the Chinese Eastern Railway
by the Chinese.
The Russian demand that Soviet rail-
way ofhcialS be reinStated as a condi-
ton to opening peace negotiations, has
been refused and each government has
proclaimed firm stand against the
alleged aggressive attitude of the other.
AS a result the dispute, which recently
seemed on the way to peaceful settle
ment with the encouragement of the
powers, tonight was approaching the
status Of an open quarrel with all ne
gotiationS suspended or broken off.
Additional Chinese soldiers were re-
ported on the way to the frontier and
Minister Wang was quoted as saying
that the Marking government and
Chang Hsueh LANG, who inherited the
mantle of war lord in Manchuria
from his father, Chang Tso Lin, were
in complete agreement.
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at Pograniehnaya has been reinforced
strongly.
Rengo dispatches from Khailar said a
band of guerillas believed to be mem
bers of young Mongolia" party, raided
a village eight miles east of Khailar
on August Is and killed several civilians
before Chinese troops drove of the
marauders.
eRengo dispatches from Hardin said
Chinese and Russian troops clashed
at pm. yesterday near Hsilinho. a
station on the Chinese Eastern Rail-
way 81 miles northwest of Pogranich-
maya. After brief exchange Of airing
the Russians retired.
,Rengo MuRden dispatches said that
Chang Hsueh LANG, head of the Man
churian provincial government after a
military council at Mukden ordered
mobilization of four additional infan-
try brigades, one cavalry brigade and
air units for border service.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-17
Around the World Log
Of the Graf Zeppelin

By the Associated Press.
(All Times Eastern Standard)
Wednesday. August :.
10:40 p.m.-Left Lakehurst,
N. j.
Saturday, August 10.
1903 am.-Landed at Fried
richShafen. completing first lap
Of round-the-wor fight, 1900
miles, in IS hours "a minutes.
Wednesday, August IA.
1924 pm.-Left Friedrichs-
hafen.
Thursday, August Is.
4:30 am-Passed over Berlin.
11:05 am-Quit German ter
ritory at Tilsit, East Prussia.
230 pm-Crossed the Soviet
frontier near Dwinsk (Duena-
burg, Latvia).
7:o5 pm.-Passed over Wis
chni-Wolotschok, U. S. r. r.
Friday. August 16.
$3.50 am.-Passed over Vyatka,
600 miles east of Moscow.
1890 a.m.-Dropped post cards
at Kizel, in the Trials.
500 p.m.-Gave position So N.
so E., 2,940 miles east of Fried
richshafen.
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DEATH AGAIN PR0BED.
Navy Nurse Found Dead Near
Manila, Believed Murder Victim.

MANILA, August II GA second
investigation of the death Of Esther
Louis Klein, SO, Navy nurse, whose
body was found in roadhousse near
Manila, August 5, was begun by the
constabulary today after they had
reached the conclusion that the woman
had been slain.
The authorities announced that cir
cumstances relating to the case did not
first adopted. They also believed that
Miss Klein was accompanied by man
on the night of her death, but no clues
to his identity have been found. Miss
Klein's nearest relatives were said to
be living in New York.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-17
Mai. Somervell on Inspection Trip.

Maj. Brehon B. Somervell, District
engineer of the War Department for
the Washington area, left today on a
four-day inspection trip covering activi-
ties OF his force On the Potomac and
Rappahannock Rivers. He viii inspect
construction Of f.le new 20-inch pipe
line dredge now being built at Newport
News. Va.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-17
SUN GODS COUGH
ALARMS AVATQRS
Endurance Planes Behavior
Causes Manner to Fear
Forced Landing.

Lieut.. Nick Manner. 1cho took of from
Spokane, Wash. Thursday night in the
fTSt attempt eDer made at nonstop,
Tound-trip tTdnScoRtinentdl endurance
tf0hf, IS cTfttHo q daily account Of his
experiences for The Star and the North
American Newspaper Alliance. He is toss
ing his stories to the refueIir0 pilots at
at each refueiino point
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Soviet Warships on Move.

MOSCOW, U. S. S. r., August II
(P).-The Baltic feet cruisers Profntern
and S. S. s. r. formerly the Avrora).
with four mine carriers, left Kronstadt
today for foreign waters. Their exact
! destination was not disclosed.
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WHEAT EXPORTS GAIN.

OTTAWA, Canada. August IS lP.-
A government report published today
showed Canadian wheat exports in the
crop year ended July 81 last established
a new high record for Canada with
HeerJy 354, 500, 900 bushels.