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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-23
FIRST OVER PACIFIC OCEAN.
Graf Zeppelin Expects to End Crossing
hY Tuesday Morning.

KASUMIGAURA, Japan, August %
lP).-Turning its nose eastward for the
first flight of an airship over the Pacific
Ocean. the Graf Zeppelin. mighty Ger
man air liner left here at 3:13 pm.
I:13 am. Eastern standard time) for
Los Angeles.
Aboard were a crew of Al. including
one new member. and passenger list
of 10, total of so persons. The new
member of the crew was the CHIEF
engineer, Karl Beuerle. who came here
to supervise arrangements for the Yep
pelin's voyage.
In addition to the Is passengers who
arrived here from Friedrichshafen with
tickets reading to Lakehurst, new pas
sengers were aboard. Lieut.. Comdr.
Ryunosuke Kusaka of the Japanese
naval general staff, Dofu Shirai. Japan.
csc news agency representative. ana
Maj. Shinichi Shibata of the general
staff of the army. They replaced four
others who left the ship here after the
trip from Friedrichshafen.
$40 Miles Ahead.
Ahead of the Graf lay course OF
some 547O miles which DR.. Eckener
expected to cover in close to loO hours;
a schedule which If adhered to- would
bring the Zeppelin to Los Angeles at
2:1S am. Pacific time Tuesday tS:l3
am. Eastern standard time).
1t was easily possible the Zeppelin
would exceed this and arrive at Los
Angeles in the cool Of shutdown Monday
evening.
The course, broadly speaking. Law
northeastward from here to south OF me
Aleutian Islands. where the turn SOUTH
eastward toward Seattle, Wash. would
manned
to cruise southwark along the PACING
Coast to Los Angeles. DR.. Eckener
made it plain, however, he would vary
his itinerary according to the weather
conditions he encountered.
From Los Angeles DR.. Eckener
planned to fly $500 miles to Lakehurst.
N. j.. completing the round-the-world
trip he began there Wednesday night,
August Z. at 10:40 pm. Arrival at
days are spent at Los Angeles for re-
fueling and the like. some time toward
the end of next week.
Makes Quick Trip.
Beginning his world fight August 7
at Lakehurst. DIR. Eckener pushed his
Zeppelin across the Atlantic for its sec
ond eastward crossing in the almost air
plane time of SIS hours and "a minutes
for 1920 miles. 1t landed at Friedrich
shafen Saturday. August 10. at / :33 pm.
(7:33 am, Eastern standard time1.
The Graf remained at Friedrich
shafen more than four days. leavino
Thursday, August Is. at 424 am. on iCs
long journey across Germany and
European and Asian Russia to Toxic.
where it arrived in the unusually fast
time Of l0l hours and So minutes. The
course was $3.50 miles. Much of the
time the Zeppelin had only four Of the
five motors running. Exact time Of ar
rival was 6:27 pm. Monday. August 19 !.
Toxic time (4:27 am, Eastern standard
time).
1t was at first planned to get the shin
into the air for the Pacific fight Thurs
day at dawn, but as the dirigible was
being drawn from its hangar prepara-
tory for take-off, its tail dipped and two
struts supporting the rear gondola were
crushed Repairs were effected Thurs
day. but high wind kept the ship in
the hangar until this afternoon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-23
STUDY S2,3DO,OlO
OCEAN MAIL AWARD
Post Office Officials Still Con-
sidering United States
Lines Application.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Assistant Postmaster General Glover
said today that the Post ONCE Depart
ment still had under consideration the
application OF the United States Lines
Inc. for mail contracts totaling approx
mately 81 800 600 year
AS chairman of the Post Once De-
partment committee on ocean mail
contracts. Glover said he had on his
desk briefs setting forth the case of the
United States Lines and that he was
certain no action had been taken by the
parent committee which is composed of
Secretaries Lamont of the Commerce
Department and Adams of the Navy
Chairman O'Connor of the Shipping
Board and Postmaster General Brown.
Letter Sent by Brown.
Shortly after the United States Lines
made application for ocean mail con-
tracts Postmaster General Brown wrote
them stating that their stock prospectus
showed the lines would have profit
of approximately $2000,000 with which
to pay the claims Of preference stocks
being sold on the New York Curb
Market.
The Postmaster General wrote 1t
appeared that the financial condition of
the United States Lines was such that
unnecessary and added he would be
glad to hear further from the company.
Iii the meantime, Glover said, con-
ferences were held with officials of the
p. w. Chapman Co, owners of the
United States Lines.
Briefs Are Requested.
After the conferences the parent
committee asked that the company
submit briefs giving full details of the
financial condition of the United States
Lines. This was done. The briefs.
Glover added, were now in the hands
Of and being considered by the Post
Office Departments subcommittee which
had yet to pass upon them and report
to the parent committee.
Glover said the letter of Postmaster
General Brown, written on July IL, did
not constitute rejection Of the United
States Lines application for a mail
contract.
Under the application the United
States Lines would receive 100000 a
year If the boats operated by the line
were continued at their same speed
There was a possibility. the application
said, that all the ships would be in
creased in speed enough to secure first
class rating which would make the
ocean mail contracts worth $3,406,0 900.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-23
ARTIST CONVICTED
OF SIMPLE ASSAULT
Must Serve Six Months in Jail and
Pay $3.50 ON Charge Of
17-Year-Old Model.

Alexander Winocour, owner OF the
Salon de la Mode Moderne 1900 block
of Connecticut avenue, was convicted
of simple assault on Greta Lorleberg,
II years old, artist model, of 1000 block
of Franklin street northeast, and SEN
fenced TO serve six months In JAN ana
10 pay a fine of $3.50, with another six
months in case he failed to pay the
fine, by Judge Robert E. Mattingly In
Police Court this morning.
Paul J. Sedgewick. defense attorney,
asked TO be allowed to make an appeal
for a new trial. This was granted and
Winocour held under o $500 bond to
await the hearing.
Miss Lorleberg testified that she had
gone to Winocour's studio on May %,
seeking a job. and that Winocour had
sent her mother, who accompanied her,
out of the room and later assaulted her.
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Continued From First Page.)

'NOilllillcO from TlfSb rage
haw ks, bound upon preventing an acct
dent such as delayed departure Thurs
day The trolley running along a steel
rail- at the side, which damned and
caused Thursdays mishap. moved
smoothly this time, thanks to an extra
olllng and several dozen sailors on hand
to help 1t along. When the rear gon-
dola approached the raised door Jam
at the entrance of the hangar every one
held their breath. but the ground crew
responded promptly to the order TO raise
her and the ship passed out into the
open without mlshap, to the cheers and
clappings Of those on the ground.
Outside there was little delay. the
front rope being released and hauled
into the body Of the Zeppelin Ecksncr
gave the order and an officer threw In
the motor indicators in the control
room. The engines broke out into a
deafening din, the ground crew gave
one last upward push and the Zeppelin
rose lapldly, in short time being well
away to the North at an altitude of 200
yards. The only visible sign of those
aboard now was waving handkerchiefs.
The crowds melted away in short
time. the hangar door was closed and
of1icers disappeared in their quarters
Within an hour no one unacquainted
with the situation would have realized
the great happenings at this usually de-
serted portion of the empire during the
last five days. The only apparently busy
persons after the Graf had departed
were japanese newspaper men rushing
around making the most Of the limited
telephone end telegraph service, and
also relying on carrier pigeons to carry
the news back to Toxic quickly to feed
presses grinding out extras
The Zeppelin is gone, but it remains
the biggest news story here. every one
eagerly awaiting reports There is one
Japanese newspaper man aboard the
airship Dofu Shirai. He was apparent
ly nervous at the start but expected tn
gain his air legs soon. II am about TO
climb a high mountain without legs"
he said before departure.
Every one here was sure they would
reach America as planned. 1t vas not
question Of whether or not. but how
soon.
DOWNRIGHT 1oooN
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-23
HOUSE MAY DELAY
BUSINESS PROGRAM
Senate Plan to Defer Tariff
Debate Will Hold Up
Lower Body.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The decision Of the Senate to delay
consideration OF the tariff bill on the
floor until early in September has made
it probable that the House will not
resume active work october IA, as
planned.
When the House members stepped out
of harness for the Summer rest they
left behind them an empty legislative
vehicle. All of the tasks that had been
laid out for them In the special session
had been completed pending return TO
the tariff bill from the Senate for final
consideration.
Wait ON Senate.
The adjournment resolution provided
that the House should reaSSemble Sep
TENDER IS. but would meet only on
every third day until October IA. The
leaders planned that no business should
be transacted until the October date,
when, they hoped. the Senate would be
through with its amendment Of the
tariff bill.
With the p0stponement by the SEN
ate Of debate OH the hih until early In
September more time probably will be
needed, and the House will find itself
still left with nothing to do. This may
compel the House to idle along for some
Time, going through the formanty OF
meeting every third day.
Speaker Longworth was granted per-
mission before the House adjourned to
designate some member to preside be-
tween September Il and October IA. II
he should be away from the city. This
permission could be extended beyond
the October date IL the House found
itself IN idleness.
Nothing 10 Be Done.
Unless the tariff bill should he passed
by the Senate, OF some emergency leg
islation should arise, there is little like
lihood that the House will be called
upon to act on any important measures
in mid October
The Farm Board already is operating
under legislation passed before the re-
cess, plans are under way for taking
census, under which a reapportion-
ment Of the House membership will be
made, and the proposal to repeal the
national origins clause Of the immigra-
ton act, one OF the matters placed be-
fore the special session, apparently has
been eliminated from consideration by
the Senate.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-23
MEXICANS ARE SLAIN
BY BAND OF ROBBERS
Police Chief of Durango Town
Among Victims Of Marauders'
Attack in Auto and Afoot.
Nv the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
MEXICO CITY, August 23.-Travel-
ers arriving at. Torreon Coahuila, from
Can Juan de Guadalupe, Durango, to-
day said that the chief of police of San
Juan and several residents were killed
and others wounded in an attack by
marauders.
The attack was said to have occurred
Saturday night when seven men raced
into the central plaza In an automo-
bile, firing at random. At the same
time q hundred men appeared afoot,
shooting down pedestrians.
After several hours looting the ma
rauders freed the inmates of the Jail,
killing the police chief. and then de-
parted, carrying off several prisoners,
who were. released a few miles from
town.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-23
Will Rogers
Says:

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif-There is
one thing that's in the paper every
morning, just as regular as heat pros
trations everywhere but here. And that
Is, Russia masses troops on China
front" II they have massed as many
on that front as they have on the front
page why they have done what would
call some mass production in nassing.
Col Lindbergh is learning Ann to fly
so they can go up and break the endur-
ance record. That would just suit them
to 60 up there and be away from every
b~,iy for a co,iwls Of months.
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stay here and to continue their efforts
into the middle of next week.
During the day the four creditor
powers and Germany met and discussed
the situation. They heard the report of
Premier Jaspar of Belgium on his talk
with Philip Snowden, British chancellor
OF the excheQuer. last night and de-
cided to give somewhat added pre-
cision TO their offer, which was said to
approximate IS per cent OF the amount
demanded by Great Britain.
Premier Jaspar was delegated to see
the British chancellor again and made
a hasty trip TO Mr.. Snowdens hotel,
He came back with report on his
second interview, whereupon the f1ve
powers adjourned to meet again later in
the day.
The four powers interested in the
occupstio of the Rhineland held a
half hour session and then adjourned
without having arrived at definite re-
suits.
viii Continue Monday.
The announcement that tomorrow's
fun session had been postponed was
generally interpreted as indicating fur-
Their efforts TO arrive at compro-
mise and that there was still hope of an
agreement. consequently, the conner
ence will go on Monday with the partl-
cipation Of the chief delegates.
1t was anticipated that the Brit
ish chancellor, determined upon the
righteousness of his claims, would md
the second offer quite as insufficient as
the first, and would reject it, just as he
did before.
The new offer OF Italy. Belgium, ia
pan and France to Great Britain, by the
estimate of those nations. would give
Great Britain rs per cent of the AZ, O0O,-
600 marks annually in excess OF the
Young plan allotment asked by her. The
offer of those four nations to Britain in
he first instance was calculated by them
to represent SO per cent OF the British
demands, but Great Britain never was
able to credit 1t with being more than
20 per cent There were indications a
similar situation would arise today.
1t has been Great Britain's claim that
her stand is not subject to compromise,
that 1t represents q major premise upon
which all the reparations negotiations
have taken place, that Is. that there was
to be no alteration Of the percentages
for division of German reparations
agreed upon at the Spa conference, and
that she should collect as much from
Europe as was necessary to meet pay
mentS to America
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-23
little Dirl Balks
Great Big Bandit
BY Babyish Praitle
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LOS ANGELES, August %
George Moore was sitting in Jail
here today and blaming baby
talk" for his plight. A girl
cashier. who dared to babble at
him while he was holding her up
was the source of 1t.
In pleading guilty to four
counts of burglary, Moore told
the court that he had entered a
restaurant and ordered the
cashier to "stick 'em up" only
to be met with:
"Dreat big mans wouldn't take
all little dirl's money, would
ums?"
Moore said he was so astonished
that four husky patrons had
seized him before he could recoy-
er his wits. He will be sentenced
later.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-23
BAND CONCERT.

BY the United States Army Band,
Curtis D. Away. captain Infantry,
commanding; William J. Stannard,
leader: Thomas F. Darcy, second lead
err; at the Capitol Plaza at 7:30 o'clock.
March, The Flower of Seville" Sousa
Overture, Merry Wives of Windsor"
Nicolai
Solo for cornet, 'The Commander"
Chambers
Waltz, "Impassioned Dream. g. . Rosas
Idyl, Love in Idleness". Macbeth
March, "Defile" .........H aney
Selection, Don Caesar de Bazan.'
MaSSenet
Fox trot. Louise. Robin & Whiting
Suite. "LArlesienne" ..........B izet
March, Spirit of Independence"
Holman
1.-THE Star Spangled Banner"
The Community Center Band, James
E. Miller, director. will present a con-
cert at Garfield Park. Third and E
streets southeast, tonight at 1880
o'clock.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-23
ZEPPELIN 0UTR|DES
ELECTRICAL STORM.
Violent Wind Is Encountered
by Graf Soon After Toxic
Take-Off,
Around the World Log
Of the Graf Zeppelin

By the Associated Press.
(All times Eastern standard.)
Wednesday, August 7.
1899 p.m.-Left Lakehurst. N. J..
for Friedrichshafen.
Saturday, August 10.
1888 am. - Landed at Fried
richshafen, complet-
ing trip OF 1900
miles in IS hours "a
minutes.
Wednesday, August II.
1924 p.m.-Left Friedrichshafen
for Toxic.
Monday, August 10.
4:27 a.m.-Landed at Kasumi-
gaura Airport. COM
pleting trip of $3.50
miles in l01 hours
So minutes.
Friday, August %.
l:l3 a.m.-Left Kasumigaura for
Los Angeles.
TOO a.m.-Graf Zeppelin re-
ported her position
800 miles east of
Toxic.
300 a m.-Wirelessed Toxic she
was about 400 miles east OF the
japanese coast in latitude 35.4O
north and longitude l474O east.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-23
MARTHA NORELIUS LEADS.
Ethel Hertle Is Second in Ten-Mile
Wrigley Marathon.

TORONTO, August % R.-Martha
Noreiius, former world amateur cham
pion, giided swiftly into the lead as Is
woman. distance swimmers dove from
the starting line at 1918 pm. today
in the annual 10-mile Wrigley mara
thon in Lake Ontario. Ethel Hertle,
defending champion, followed her by q
few yards In the chase for the $4,000
prize money.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-23
$1,122,814 PAID AUSTRIA
FROM SEIZED WAR FUND
Secretary Mellon Says Virtually
All Awards Of Claims Commits
sion Have Been Paid.

Secretary Mellon has sent check
for $l,l22,8l4.70 to the Austrian minis
ter out OF funds seized by the alien
property custodian during the war.
The action was taken under the trad
ing with the enemy act, which provided
that funds not needed to make pay
mentS on account OF awards of the tri-
partite claims commission against
Austria could be returned. In making
payment Secretary Mellon said virtually
an the awards of the commission against
Austria have now been paid, amounting
to about $4,000, but that approx
mateIy $1,000 was being retained to pay
the few remaining awards.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-23
Holds Driving Record.

GOSHEN, N. Y, August % R).-Mrs.
E. Roland Hartman holds record for
woman drivers. In l.59A, with pace,
she drove her brown 6-year-old horse,
Highland Scott, an exhibition mile at
the Grand Circuit meeting. The horse
cost her $4,000. Mrs. Harriman,s hus-
band, like his father, the railroad mag
nate, is also lover Of light-harness
horses and an amateur driver.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-23
Davis Will Inspect Islands.

MANILA, August % Ex-Governor
General Davis announced tonight he
would sail at midnight aboard the eX-
ecutive yacht Apo for Today inspec-
ton tour of the islands of Mindanao
and Sulu.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-23
Yacht Damaged BY Rock.

NEW YORK, August % LP).-The
pleasure yatch Ranora II of Frank C.
Munson. head of the Munson Steamship
Line. struck a, submerged rock of AS
toria near Hell Gate Channel this
morning and stove hole In her side.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-23
ASK RACE BE PUT OFF.
Italians Want Schneider Cup Con

LONDON. August % H.-An Ex-
change Telegraph Agency dispatch from
Rome today said the italian Schneider
Cup team had officially requested Eng
land to postpone the famous cup race
because OF the death of the Italian ayi-
ator, Motta. The race was scheduled
for September and z.
Capt. Motto plunged from q height
of 800 feet to the bottom of Lake
Garda when the new Italia nspeed
plane MIST. which he was testing, took
a nose-dive into the water.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-23

The London police force on its present
basis was created by Sir Robert Peel
just century ago. From that time
the members of the force have been
referred to as "peelers" and hobbies"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-23

Tangier, Morocco is one OF the few
colonies of the world In which Ameri-
can trade Is on an equal footing with
the mother country.s, in this case
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-23
SNOWDEN Rejects
NEW COMPROMISE
OFFERED ON DEBTS

Continued From First Page)
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President Ham said they would not be
carried as net revenue in the District
of Columbia because such sale of power
was outside of the District. adding that
the commission had ruled in former
cases that it could not 60 into opera
lions outside the District.
Commissioner Hartman said he was
having dificulty in getting at the rele-
vancy of the question Clayton had asked
regarding sales of power and called on
both Clayton and Attorney Bowen of
the company to explain their respective
contentious.
Mr.. Clayton contended that his ques-
ton regarding proceeds from the sale
of power by the railway company was
material, while Mr.. Bowen argued that
such a question was not germaine.
Bowen said 1t would be Just as appro-
pirate TO try TO show to whom in the
railway case what profits were made
at Glen Echo Park, Md. At this point
Chairman Patrick asked Mr.. Ham to
say for the record hnw~l,is company
treats on Its hook | I'm the
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-12-13
Schlessinger Meets
With Bosses in Plan
to Fight Workers

Representative of the Interna-
tional Ladies Garment Workers
Union met with a bunch of garment
bosses and Governor Roosevelt to-
day in an effort to crush the grow
ing militancy of the needle workers.
Franklin Simon, president of the
Garment Retailers of America, an
nounced he will call the retailers
together in order to organize them
against competition and against
the workers.
Benjamin Schlesinger, president
of the l. L. G. w. u, was present
at the collaboration meeting. He
said that the I. L. G. w. U. was
coming to the conclusion that they
would not strike against the manu-
facturers but might strike against
the retailers.
The answer of the dressmakers
to Schlesinger's and the bosses in
his fake strike call is intensive
mobilization for an immediate
struggle under the leadership of the
Needle Trades Workers Industrial
Union.
Shop strikes on large scale to
unionize the dress trade is the an
swer to Schlesinger's collaboration
with the bosses and the Tammany
Hall politicians.