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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-21
NEW TARIFF PLAN
OUTLINED IN HOUSE
Representative Fort Pro-
poses Establishment of New
List From Free Commodities.

Proposal that there be set up a new
class Of commodities in the tariff law
which may be given protection by
executive order If new conditions war
rant it. was made in the House today
by Representative Franklin w. Fort OF
New Jersey.
Mr.. Forts proposal was that certain
commodities now on the free list, Such
as hides, leather, harness, shoes, phos-
phate rock and vegetable oils, be placed
in a separate class on which there
should be fixed nominal rate OF duty
say l per cent. He proposed that on
such commodities Congress and the
tariff law should Ak a maximum rate of
duty, sufficient to be protective under
changed conditions. The President
would be authorized, If Mr.. Forts plan
were adopted, on recommendation OF
the Tariff Commission, to fix the rate
at any point between the minimum and
the maximum.
Anticipates Change.
The recommendation made by Mr..
Fort is designed to give protection to
American producers of commodities
which today may properly be kept on
the free list, but which year from now
might require a protective duty, due to
changed conditions abroad. Mr.. Fort
called attention to the fact that the
practice has been to amend the tariff
laws every seven or eight years. He
argued that it was unfair to leave some
of the American producers at the mercy
of foreign competition for such a long
period.
The New Jersey representative is
secretary of the Republican national
committee and played a leading part
in the campaign last year which nomi-
mated and elected President Hoover.
Mr.. Fort insists, however, that this new
plan for extending the protective tariff
TO certain American industries when
needed is his own proposal and must
not be considered as coming from Mr..
Hoover.
THE general theory underlying any
revision of the tariff said Mr.. Fort, ad-
dressing the House today, lis that duties
are increased where the quantity Of
importations of the commodity Is
trenching upon the capacity of efficient
American producers; that they are de-
creased when the quantity of importa-
tions is so diminished as to be disturb
ing to the American consumer, either
through shortage or increase in price
levels; and that, in the case of the free
list, it is desired to leave the quantity
of importations undisturbed.
Discusses FIexibility.
"The flexible provisions of the tariff
acts do not include quantity of importa-
ton as one of the measures to be used
in arranging duties. 1t is further essen
tial probably for the constitutionality
and certainly for the wisdom of any
| flexible provision that Congress shall
| 6nx fva rof nf Itlat
the commodity-in other words, the
flexible provisions should not operate, as
to articles which Congress has put on
| the free list. Ordinarily, flexible pro-
visions operate by percentage only-the
power of the President being limited TO
Increasing or decreasing rates fixed in
! the law by one-half.
Articles on the free list fall generally
Continued on Page 2, Column g.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-21
ALLEGED ATTACkER
THREATENED BY MOB
Buffalo Police Capture Man. Fol-
lowing Revolver Duel, Iden-
titled by Two Girls.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
BUFFALO, N. Y, May 21.-Captured
by police following revolver duel late
last night. Michael Hazenstab, %, of
this CITY, was threatened with lynching
at the hands of 200 men and women
after he had ben identified by two
girls as having attacked them.
The crowd, angered by more than 20
reported outrages in their district in
the past six weeks, stormed the doors
of the Kensington police station and
had to be driven away by detectives.
Hazenstab, confronted by the girls,
remained unshaken IN his denial of
guilt. Police said he confessed, how
ever, to a number of burglaries and
safe robberies. Two automatic pistols
and revolver were found on his per-
son.
The capture of the man was brought
about when the screams of one of the
girls aroused the neighborhood. She
told police a man seized her as she was
on her way home.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-21
HUNDREDS BATTLE
TO CHECK FLOODS
Rising Rivers Threaten Many
Areas in Bottom Lands of
Mississippi Valley.
Nv the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Rising streams and rivers now threat
ening many sections Of the Mississippi
Valley sent emergency crews scurrying
to scenes of impending danger today,
but disaster appeared to have been
averted save in one instance.
Yesterdays only reported break oc-
Cured at a point where danger was
least expected. While engineers were
directing forces at three places near
Kennett, Mo, the st. Francis bounded
through another weakened bit Of leyee
and overhowed $4,000 acres. Today
the overflow had forked and was ad-
vancing through the countryside in two
streams. The three other points were
being guarded and engineers in charge
hoped the break had relieved the pres
sure sufficiently to avert another
crevasse.
Hope Break to be Averted.
At Mounds Landing, Miss, where a
break in 1927 sent the flood of that
Spring across some Of the Delta's rich
est lands and towns, levee board and
Government engineers were supervising
forces which grew hourly in numbers.
Slouahs in the Mississippi River levee
there had been checked sufficiently 10
give engineers hope that break Woulo
be ayerted, A requst that President
Hoover rescind the regulation forbid
ding State convicts to work on Govern
ment proiects-the levees are Federal
built-had brought no reply save the
information that the request must come
to Washington through the district
engineer, Mai John C. H. Lee OF VlcKs-
burg.
Near Natchez, Miss, a private leVee
showed signs of weakening. Three to
four hundred persons had taken their
possessions and live stock to higher
ground. ~.
banks of the Red and Arkansas Rivers
Texarkana reported gradual reouc-
tion in the Reds rate of rise, and fail
weather in Southeast Oklahoma ano
Southwest Arkansas promised tc
tighten the rivers burden.
The Arkansas was falling between
Fort Smith and Little Rock. The Gov
ernment meteorologist at Little RocR
| en- the way and that accurate forecasts
would be impossible until 1t had MADE
its appearance.
Between 5000 and 10000 acres neal
Pine Bluff were threatened with over
! flow from the Farrelly Lake levee. A
| "boil''-caused by water bursting
| through ground near the levees edge.
was surrounded with sandbags by 20t
! workmen.
Al Feet at Memphis.
Levees on the Mississippi River al
Hickman, Ky where much anxiety was
manifested several days ago, apparently
| had withstood buffeting, and today
engineers slowly were filling space
! between new and time weakened levet
lines to further resist the force OF the
river.
At Memphis, Tenn, the gauge -ba'
rometer, used to judge the whole Mid
die River, stood at about feet above
the flood stage of 35 feet, but wa:
expected to become stationary today OF
tomorrow.
A slight rise of the Ohio and Upper
Mississippi was in evidence.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-21
ACCORD REACHED
ON WAR PAYMENTS
NOTE TO SCHACHT
Allies Adopt Text of State
ment on German Reser-
vations Question.
U. S. OFFER TO ACCEPT
CUT is EVENT OF HOUR
New Crisis in Paris Conference
Expected to Come to Head
by End of Week.
Rr nae Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
PARIS, May 2l.-The allied repara-
tions experts have reached a full agree
ment on the text of letter to be sent
to DR.. Hjalmar Schacht, head of the
German delegation, in which they set
forth which of the German reserva-
tions they have accepted, having re-
vamped some of them, and also pre-
senting some allied reservations.
This letter will be delivered to Or.
Echacht tomorrow.
u. S. Offer Studied.
Americas offer to accept a substan-
tial reduction in the amount of annui-
ties in settlement of its war claims on
Germany has become the event Of the
hour in France.
The reparations experts have new
optimism because Of the concessions,
which, while small in proportion to
the total reparations claims, may be
just sufficient to induce the remaining
necessary compromise on the part OF
others.
One Of the experts offered the COM
ment, Our hope of success is now very
strong"
In French circles the American offer
was understood to be for 10 per cent
reduction in the size of annuities to
the United States arrears on the costs
of occupation of the Rhineland, or
about $1,190,000 a year for 81 years.
This figure represents only approxl-
mately one-fourth of / per cent of the
total German annuities to the creditor
nations, but it is understood mere
- -. ortn nf
per cent of the annuities as asked by
the allies. has separated them from the
figures the Germans have indicated as
acceptable Thus, but Il per cent, or
10000, 900 marks (about $2,4000 00o) ad-
justment in the size of the annuitles
would remain to be accomplished.
Would Get Profits.
The same French sources also claimed
that the solution had appeared to the
vexing problem of repartition OF the an
nuities among the creditor nations, and
the revision of the Spa percentages,
which it had seemed would be necessary
with introduction of Owen D. Young's
compromise annuity figures.
Those nations which would have been
most affected by the revision could be
compensated by a share in the profits
of the proposed international bank
under the scheme now proposed and
lose little or nothing in the end.
All in all. there seemed little doubt
today that the experts, who continued
their labors far into last night, realized
substantial progress. The next day or
so, the end of the week at the most,
it seemed would see the new crisis in
the affairs of the conference.
Regarding the American offer Petit
Parisien today said: THE American
action seems to have wider bearing,
going far beyond the present situation
and constituting perhaps the first prom
ise of sympathy for Europe's difficulties
and of indulgence for settlements to
come"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-21
Giant Octopus Slain
By Three Fishermen
In Struggle at Sea
One Hooks Monster on
Line, Starting 2-Hour
Battle to Land Prey.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
SAN MATEO, Calf, May Elbow
three men in small boat fought a
sea battle with a 12-foot octopus was
told here last night by Earl Small,
Charles Ross and Robert Holtz of this
city. The octopus was placed on dis
play in sporting goods shop.
Small said he hooked the octopus
while fishing IL miles at sea yesterday.
The combined strength of the three
men was required to bring the monster
to the surface. When it broke water,
Small asserted, the air seemed filled
with flying tenacles. One was cut off
by Ross as it twined itself about Small's
leg Another was severed as 1t was
caught by the chopping propeller.
Knives, boat hooks and gaffs were
used in the two-hour battle before the
octopus was killed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-21
DRESSMAKERS DELAY
FRENCH TENNIS STARS
Appointment With Modiste Gives
Americans Victory by
Default.

BY the Associated Press
PARIS, May 21.-Dressmakers we're
responsible today for the California
tennis stars, Helen Wills and Edith
Cross, reaching the second round of
women's doubles in the French cham
pionships without playing.
Mesdames Danet and Speranza- -Wyns
of France were down to meet the Amer
leans in the first round at pm. but
Nine. Danet sent word that they could
not escape the ~modiste until after 5
o'clock So the match was declared
defaulted
Wilbur Coen, jr., Kansas City young
ster. paired with Edquard Borotra,
young brother of the famous bounding
Basque" to win first-round match IN
mems doubles from Micky Zahar and
Henry Damon, Greece, 6-2, ll-9,
8-6.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-21


The S-l2 was the first to catch sig
nails, just one hour after the first call
from the Sill. Then the rescue ship
Mallard started for the spot 5000 yards
from Toboguilla Light. She sighted
air bubbles at 1890 am. Twenty-Five
minutes later a grapnel had hooked on
to the sunken submarine.
, At 1927 a bottle with the following
message was picked up: Sill heading
1856 true in 81 feet of water. Mud
bottom. Control room abandoned.
Listed two degrees southwark"
At 11:46 four buoys planted by the
Mallard were directly over the sub
ment was completed by 2;12 in the
afternoon.
At 2:27 Diver Obelskevich went down
and by 355 pm. a salvage air hose
had been hooked up ready to blow out
any compartment, including the main
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-21
REBEL LEADERS, BROTHER
TAKES LIFE WITH POISON
DR.. Escobar Had Brooded Over
Generals Disappearance and Loss
of Fortune in Revolt.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NOGALES. Sonora. Mexico. May ell
DR.. Pedro c. Escobar. so, brother of
Gen. j. Gonzalo Escobar, commander
of the rebel Mexican forces IN ths :e-
cent unsuccessful revolution, died here
last night after taking poison.
Members of his family said the ply
sician had brooded over the unexplained
disappearance of his brother and the
loss of the familys fortune as the re-
suit of the generals revolutionary ac-
tivities.
Gen. Escobar, who left Auga Prieta,
Sonora, May after the collapse of the
rebellion, has not been hear from since.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-21
MISSOURI FARMERS FIGHT.
Wage Desperate Struggle Along 14-Mile
Leyee Front as River Falls.

KENNETH, Mo, May 81 P).-The
fight of citizens of Dunklin County
along the 14-mile levee OF the st. Fran
els River continued today in an effort
to prevent a new break in levee dis
trict No. a. The liver was falling to-
day. but there was still danger of the
levee giving way at two or three points
Water continued to pour through a
crevasse north of Millhouse, where the
dirt barrier crumbled under pressure OF
the swollen river early yesterday morn
ing. County officials said no more thar
25, 900 acres of land would be flooded
About 80 per cent of this land Is ir
cultivation.
Farmers said the flood this year was
month earlier than usual and thai
If weather conditions improve 1t viii
enable them to plant corn and otheI
crops with no serious losses.
Approximately 500 families will bt
affected by the flood, according to bes
estimates here.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-21
Washington-New York
Games Are Called Off
On Account of Rain
special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, May 2l.-The
double-header scheduled for this
afternoon between the Nationals
and the Yankees was called off
on account of rain.
If the weather clears up by 1880
daylight saving time, tomorrow
afternoon, another double -header
will be played between the teams
that are second from the top and
bottom Of the league, respectively.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-21

ballast tank. The diver returned to
the surface at 4:41 and eight minutes
later the Mallard started to blow the
water out of the Sill. The submarine
broke water at sos pm.
The crew of the Sill stayed IN the
COMMITMENTS not supposed to be flood
ed during the entire test and did not
experience any discomfort. They re-
ceived food by means Of the sub
marine signal ejector, which was operat-
ed from inside the craft. The sea
was choppy while the test was In prog
reSS.
Those in charge Of the operations
were Lieut.. Comdr. Schuyler Mills.
commanding Submarins Division 3, OF
which the Sill is flagship, assisted by
Lieut.. Comdr. D. M. Dalton, command
ing the S-l2; Lieut.. r. H. Smith, COM
manding the $40 and Lieut.. j. b.
Hupp, commanding the Mallard.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-21
DEMOCRAT SUPPORTS
2 OPPOSITION TARIFF BILL
Representative Hill First of Party
to Speak for New
Measure.

The first speech by Democrat in
favor of the pending Republican tariff
bill was made in the House today by
Representative Hill, Democrat, Wash
inrton. declaring he would vote for the
measure because it constituted step
forward to bring agriculture under the
protective system.
He said the bill went further than
any previous tariff measure in affording
protection to farm products, but that 1t
did not "go far enough"
He expressed hope that many commit
tee amendments granting further IN
creases on agricultural products would
be offered, and predicted the bill would
be much improved before passage.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-21
Air Line Planned TO Reno.

OAKLAND, Calf, May 81 R.-
Capt. Roscoe Turner, Hollywood stunt
flyer, was here today avowedly making
plans to inaugurate an air line from
Hollywood to Reno.
He said he would use four planes and
that the service would start early next
month.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-21
Gasoline Deposits Reported.

MACAO, Portuguese China, May 81
H).-Existence of deposits from which
gasoline may be produced at Kokbow,
in Southwestern Kwangtung, China,
has been reported in commercial quar-
ters here. A Sino-American company
was reported forming to exploit the de-
poSit and erect a refinery.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-21
Bank Statements

Washington clearing house, $4,593,-
674.79
Treasury balance, $141 ,205, ,481.61.
New York clearing house exchange,
$1,349 100000.
New York clearing house balance,
SI2l ,0o0, 900.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-21
NORRIS REPEATS
INQUIRY DEMAND
Ira C. CopIey, Owner of
Newspaper Chain, Again
Put Under Fire.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Senator Norris, Republican, Nebraska
repeated his demand in the Senate to-
day that the Federal Trade Commits
sion reopen its inquiry of the financial
interests of Ira C. Copley, the owner of
number of newspapers, after he had
read a telegram from Mr.. Copley de-
nying charges that he still owned stock
in public utilities.
Resuming his discussion of power in
terests, Norris said the testimony is
that. Mr.. Copley still owns considerable
stock
Il have in my possession" he de-
clared, some editorials on the matter
quoting the testimony of Mr.. Copley's
attorney to the same effect as I stated
yesterday. I join MIR. Copley in asking
the Federal Trade Commission to in
quire into this"
The telegram from Mr. Copley urged
that the Federal Trade Commission
summon him. After reading it Norris
said he joined with Copley in that
request.
The Nebraskan then declared that
Mr.. Copley and his attorney seem to
be in disagreement" Norris said that
testimony of Copley's attorney tended to
bear out his own statements regarding
Copley's financial interests.
Norris yesterday said a man in San
Francisco whom he didn't care to name,
had informed him that Copley still held
$5.000.000 of securities.
In his telegram, Mr.. Copley declared
please present my compliments to your
acquaintance in San Francisco and tell
him for me that he Is a plain, common
liar"
Says Majority Outraged.
Continuing his discussion, Norris said
he presumed every newspaper in the
country has had the opportunity to sell
out - the power. trust"
Fortunately, he continued, the great
MAJ ajority of editors were outraged by
the disclosures of the Federal Trade
Commission and condemned those of
the newspaper business who were so
subservient to greed as to forget their
obligation to the public"
When some of us charged here in
the Senate a little while ago that there
was power trust we were laughed at"
he declared.
But now only the basis of the revel-
ations by the Federal Trade Commits
sion we may justly say: I told you so.
I'VE were denounced as dreamers,
they denounced us as BolSheviSts
working against the best interests of
our people. Now we know the sordid
story from their own lips
Senator Norris declared that news
paper is much like a public man.
Sometimes the newspapers, he added
must decide contrary to their financial
interests and frequently take a stand
unpopular in the community they serve
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-21
Blast Kills Three Men.

SIOUX FALLS, S. Oak, May 81 LA).
A dynamite explosion killed three
men and seriously injured three others
today. They were working in a Wis
consin Granite Co. quarry.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-21
SUBMARINE AND CREW
RAISED SAFELY FROM
SEA BOTTOM in TEST
Feat in Panama Bay May IL First on
Record-Disasters Like 81 and
S-5I Claimed FOrestalled.


COLON Canal Zone submarine and its
the the f time IN navy history
Panama Bay
Maard
later
that they
S the S4
the ship In the OF
morning May IT. AT M se b
hour and half after which the SILL
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-21
HITS ELECTORAL COLLEGE
Representative Glover Introduces
Motion to Abolish System.

An amendment to the Constitution
to abolish the electoral college was pro-
posed in a resolution introduced today
by Representative Glover. Democrat
Arkansas He would have each State
certify the results of the elections to
the President of the Senate.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-21
WEATHER.

60. s. Weather Bureau Forecast)
Fair and continued cool tonight: to-
morrow fair with slowly rising tenn
perature.
Temperatures: Highest 55, at noon
yesterday lowest. 48. at 6 am. today.
Full report on page 9.
New Britain herald., 1929-06-25
POLICE HUNT MEN
 WHO BEAT WOMEN
Threat to Burn One Girl Alive
 Made by Asalint

Boston, June e5 (UP)-Beatinga by an unidentified man who threat. ened to burn one of his victims after soaking her clothing with gasoline were being investigated by police of four communities today.
 Police. in predicting an early ar rest. stated that a Boston youth who spent much of his time in Newton was the suspect. Descriptions of the assailant as furnished by the victims resembled his. it was said.
 The first attack occurred on June 12 on a lonely road between Weston and Lincoln, the victim being a Cambridge girl whose name was withheld. She reported the assail- ant threatened to burn her alive after throwing gasoline on her cloth ing while she lay unconscious from the effects of the beating. She es- capped from the young man after a struggle, she said, ran down the road and later went home in pass ing automobile.
 Last Saturday night, Miss Mary aaramian, 32, of the Back Bay, went motoring with . new acquaintance who, as in the first case, gave his name as Robinson" She told po- lice he drove to the same lonely spot between Weston and Lincoln, parked, and made objectionable ad- vances.
 In the struggle that followed, Miss Saramian injured one of her feet which recently had been oper- ated on. and she told police she was forced to crawl a mile oh her hands and knees for aid.
New Britain herald., 1929-06-25
State Celebration Is
 Planned by Committee

Hartford, June 25 ReConnecti- cuts celebration Of the three hun dredth anniversary of it's founding will attract world wide interest through the presence of distinguish ed representatives and speakers from foreign countries and through an exhibit showing this states con tributions to industry, ecclesiastical and literary achievements and to popular government if the tercen- tenary. commission recently appoint ed by Governor Trumbull holds to opinions expressed at its first meet ing yesterday afternoon.
 The commissioners were the guests of Dr. George c. F. Williams here at his home on Prospect ave- nue for luncheon and afterward dis cussed the anniversary observance until late in the day. Quickly elect ing their host chairman and Mrs. James P. Andrews of Hartford, secretary. the seven men and women then proceeded to cover 800 years of famous history.
 The seven members of the com- mission. Dr. Williams, Mrs. An drews, President James Rowland Angell of Yale, Chief Justice George w. Wheeler of Bridgeport. State Commissioner of Motor Vehicles Robbins B. stoeckel of Norfolk, F.. Kent Hubbard of Middletown, pres- ident of the Manufacturer Associa- ton of Connecticut and Mrs. George M. Minor of Waterford. were guests at luncheon at Dr. Williams home.