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The Washington times., 1929-08-21
ZEPPELIN SAILING TODAY, EXPECTS TO REACH u s. SUNDAY
NAVY GUT NEAR,
SAYS PREMIER
AFTER TALKS

LONDON, Aug. 21 Q.N.s.). - The
plans Of Prime Minister j. Ramsay
Macdonald and American Ambas.
sador Charles G. Dawes for Naval
disarmament had advanced another
step today with the revelation that
both are working for an interna-
tional disarmament conference of
wide scope, and that resumption Of
the Washington conference may re.
suit much earlier than had been
expected.
In an official statement from his
home in LossiemOuth. England.
Premier Macdonald revealed that
his and Ambassadors Dawes dis
armament efforts had been proceed
ing without interruption, and while
he was Ioath to give out details Of
the results thus far achieved, ne
held hopes for an international
ance in the near future.
The premier's statement was
issued after Ambassador Dawes had
arrived at Lossiemouth for resump-
ton Of their disarmament conversa-
tions, which have been going on At
intervals ever since the former
American vice-president arrived here
to take over the post Of Ambassador.
Studying Message
General Dawes came to exchange
views with me upon message from
Washington, which am studying"
MacDonald's statement said. "As
an answer TO one / sent from here
shortly after my arrival it marks
A distinct advance in our converse
tions.
I'VE have been working all the
time at the problems which have
hitherto baffled the representatives
of both countries, as, for instanc
OF how to reconcile three positions.
Il. The American claims for
parity. which we admit.
"3. The British necessities, which
have no relation at all with Ameri
can building, but which are deter
mined by our relations to and re-
sponsibilities in the rest of the
world.
"3. The desire. common to both
governments. to reduce ornaments. !"
The statement told how the two
statesmen had succeeded in making
progress through the seemingly i'm
penetrable forest of misunderstand.
ing which has long been character.
istic OF international disarmament
negotiations.
"A great deal of hampering un-
dergrowth has been cut away" the
premier said. and we are up against
some hard realities with some valu-
able agreements of a general char
acter behind us.
The Washington times., 1929-08-21
Stand of England
May Force America
To Build Cruisers
By GEORGE X. HOLMES

The fifteen new cruisers which
Congress decreed should be laid
down during the next three years,
and on which President Hoover
ordered work suspended, are to be
built after all.
Try as they have, Ambassador
Dawes and Premier Ramsay Mac
Donald have been unable to hit
upon any scheme that wilR provide
even a semblance of cruiser parity
between England and the United
States without the construction OF
these new American naval units.
British say they cannot scrap down
to the American level, and that
leaves the administration no alter
native but to go ahead with the
building program Congress insisted
upon.
This much. it was learned today,
has been determined fairly defi-
niteIy in the Dawes-MacDonald me-
gotiations
May Prove Blessing
Although President Hoover was
strongly desirious of avoiding any
further naval construction, for red.
sons of economy as well as OF
world policy. Britain's unwillingness
to do any appreciable scrapping of
cruisers may yet prove blessing
in disguise for the administration
For one thing it win let Mr..
Hoover out of a fight with Con.
gress that was inevitable over the
Executive suspension of the three
The Washington times., 1929-08-21
70 WILL ATTEND
AERO MEET

Twelve delegates and eight alter.
mates representing the Aero Club Of
Washington will attend the eighth
annual convention of the National
Aeronautic Association in Cleveland,
August 20, 80 and 81.
The delegates include Brig. Gen.
William E. Gilmore and Brig. Gen.
Benjamin D. Foulois, assistant chiefs
OF the new air corps; Capt. Emory s.
Land, U, S. N, and Lieut.. j. j..
Clark, executive officers of the Ma
val Air Station, Anacostia; Col. II.
H. Blee, chief Of the division of air
ports and aeronautic information of
the Department OF Commerce; DIR.
George w. Lewis, director of re-
search. and John F. Victory, secre-
tary OF the national advisory COM
mittee for aeronautics; Paul H. Brat
tain, Washington manager of the
Aeronautical Chamber Of Commerce;
Major Clayton e. Emig. Allen M.
Smyth, Curtiss flying service; HI. La
tame Lewis and Frederick r. Neely,
general manager of the National
Aeronautic Association.
The alternates are James r. Kyle,
T. H. Kinkade, Ernest L. Jones, DR..
Louis Bussler. Miss Margaret Fisher,
Vaughan B. Connolly, Jesse Loeb
and John Connolly.
Most of the delegation will leave
in time to attend the opening of the
air races Saturday.
The Washington times., 1929-08-21
Z PATROL LOADS
Of RUM TAKEN
IN RAID

Three liquor charges against Lee
di Giuseppe, so. manager of a res
taurant in the 400 block of Tenth
st. N. W., have been set for hearing
before Judge Robert E. Mattingly in
Police Court tomorrow.
Police claim that Guiseppe's res
taurant on the second floor Of a
building in the block, formerly con-
stituted an oasis for thirsty workers
In down town office buildings.
In raid last night. 1900 bottles
OF home.brew. so gallons of mash
and 10 gallons ef wine were seized.
Two patrol wagons were required TO
take the seizure to a storehouse.
Policeman H q. Wanamaker, as.
sisted by another officer of the
First Precinct. ,staged the raid,
Giuseppe Ii charged with sale and
possession and with possession OF
articles designed for manufacturing
liquor and he was released in bond
of $4,000.
The Washington times., 1929-08-21
Opening
DRAWS CROWD

Sears, Roebuck and Co. opened
it's new retail department store in
Washington today and throughout
the day crowds thrOnged to every
nook and Granny in the big building.
Residents from all parts of Wash
ington and from the District, Mary
land and Virginia, came to Blaiens-
burg Road to see this newest retail
venture OF the big merchandising
concern.
During the morning an average of
5000 persons an hour passed
through the doors. This afternoon
the average was on the increase.
The store will be open this evening,
also, until Q o'clock.
Executives of Sears. Roebuck and
Co.. from Chicago and Philadelphia.
were in attendance at the opening.
The visiting party was headed by
Leasing J. Rosenwald senior vice
president of the company, in charge
OF operating; he was accompanied
on store inspection by Alvin e.
Dodd, former Washingtonian, now
assistant to the president of the
company. in charge of retail oper.
ations; E. p. Brooks. national retail
merchandise manager from Chicago.
and j. M. Barker" eastern region
manager for the company. from
Philadelphia.
I'VE are delighted with the great
welcome extended to us in Wash
ington," said r. ]. DAILY, manager
of the store. 1T is a pleasure to
see such an interest in such a ney
retail enterprise in this city. We
have done those things we believe
the people OF Washington would
have us do to operate a store for
them, and we are glad that our ef-
forts seem TO be meeting with the
approval of the residents here"
The executives of the Washington
store, besides Manager DAILY. are
Stirling Wilson, store superin.
tendent, native of Washington. and
for years prominent here in Cham.
ber of Commerce of the United
states work. and C. l.. Essler. mer-
chandise manager. who has been a
retail merchandiser for many wears.
The Washington times., 1929-08-21
RICH MAN DIES
IN PLUNGE
staff Photo

PHILADELPHIA, Aug. Ell
n.N.S.1Col. Walter r. Bradley. "A.
year-old wealthy retired coal dealer,
plunged to his death early today
from a window Of his suite on the
thirteenth floor of the exclusive
Warwick Hotel.
The screen over the window had
been carefully removed and the aged
man was dressed only IN his under
clothes.
A newspaper left lying open at
the daily stock quotations led to the
belief that unable to sleep through
worry over financial troubles, Brad
ley took this means of ending his
life. Two telephone wires were
snapped off by the body in its fall.
Notification of the coloneis death
Immediately was sent to Mrs. Brad.
ley. who has been summering at
Ventnor. n. j.
Besides the widow he is survived
by two daughters
The Washington times., 1929-08-21
]. r. Browning New Head
OF Falls Church Legion

FALLS CHURCH. Va, Aug. 21.-
The McGroarty-Stambaugh Post No.
124 of the American Legion has
elected ]. r. Browning commander
Tor the coming year. Milton r.
Westcott was elected vice comman.
der: e H. Hinkens. adiutant: VIII.
liam Middleton. finance officer: e. p.
White. service officer: Miss Frances
Castleman. historian: G.. w. Ingling,
chaplain: Milton H. Birch. sergeant
at arms.
e. P. White and W. H. Hinkens
were elected delegates to the annual
State convention of the American
Legion, to be held September 2, 8.
4, at Petersburg. William Middle.
ton and ]. r. Browning were named
alternates
The Washington times., 1929-08-21

year program. Congress is rather
touchy concerning it's constitutional
prerogatives, and some OF the best
constitutional authorities in both
houses have questioned the Presi
dents legality to suspend the
cruiser program.
Moreover, the satisfaction in Con.
gress over having imposed its will
upon the White House may make
the legislators more kindly disposed
toward some of the concessions
which will be made to the British
admiralty in other directions.
Real Concessions Seers
There are increasing indications
that the American Government is
prepared to make some real conces-
sions to the British, in the field of
small cruisers.
At Geneva, the American delega-
ton. backed by its naval experts,
took the adamant position that a
cruiser was a cruiser.
Now 1t appears that the American
Government is willing to meet, part
way at least, the British position
that a. cruiser of 5000 tons and
mounting only 6-inch guns Of which
Britain has plenty. is, after all, more
of a defensive than an offensive
vessel. Or. as the British have it, "a
policing vessel, -
Gibson Took Stand
At Geneva Hugh s. Gibson, the
chief Of the American delegation,
on the advice Of the American ad-
mirals present, took quite a positive
position on this question.
The American delegation" he
said, cannot but feel that every
warship possesses essential charac.
teristics and that no ship is built
for the sole purpose OF defensing
itself against attack We cannot
allow the reasoning which attributes
to 6-inch gun cruisers a purely de-
fensive role.
I'VE are told that they will police
trade routes and protect British COM
merce on the sea. But in order to
afford effective defense to British
commerce on the seas, these cruisers
must in time of war effectively deny
the sea to others"
The "yardstick" which Dawes and
Macdonald are now striving to fit to
the situation calls for the division
Of cruisers. for classification pur-
poses, into two classes-offensive ard
defensive. In that sense, at least.
the American Government already
has made a concession to the British
viewpoint.
The Job is to arrive at an equation
of so many 10000 ton. S-inch gun
cruisers euualiny so many 6,000.ton,
6inch gun cruisers. former being
considered offensive" and the latter
defensive"
The Washington times., 1929-08-21
z Women FREED
!. |NALEXANDR|A

ALEXANDRIA, Aug. 21.-Mrs.
Alberta Bryant and Mrs. Ada
Bowen, both mothers of small chill.
idren and charged with shoplifting,
were given suspended jail sentences
of 80 days each on recommendation
of Commemorative Attorney Albert
" Bryan in police court today.
They were arrested on complaint
of D. C. Book, manager of the ].
C. Penny store, that they had taken
remnants from counter in his
store. Charles Grant, colored, con-
victed of third offense against the
dry laN was fined SO and costs
and sentenced to three months in
jail.
G. C. Williams, employed at the
Potomac yards, died at Alexandra
Hospital today from injuries re.
ceived vile at work last night.
John Lawler, president of the
Union Life Insurance Company and
a former resident of Alexa ndria,
terday.
Eleven new teachers have been
appointed to the public school staff
this fall. w. L. Reynold has been
named coach of athletics at the high
school to succeed Willis EdmOnds.
Students enrolling for the first time
will report at Jefferson school Tues
day. Wednesday and Thursday of
next week.
Wilbur Rogers and Harry Petit
were held FIR the Federal grand jury
yesterday by Commissioner j. B.
Phillips on charge of stealing from
the Government at Fort Humphreys.
Emanual Dove, of Accotink. charged
with similar offense. was granted a
continuance.
Bills for State income and in
tangible taxes will be mailed out
shortly by Roger C. Sullivan. city
treasurer.
The Episcopal High School will re-
open September IS. Two new build
ings have been erected at a cost of
$4,000. One contains a mess hall
and laboratories, the other a dormi-
tory Z
The Washington times., 1929-08-21
New Paper Incorporates
In Arlington County

ARLINGTON COUNTY COURT.
HOUSE, Aug. 21.-The State Cor
poration Commission has granted a
charter to tine Arlington Times In.
corporation with principal offices
at Clarendon to publish weekly
newspaper.
According to the charter the
maximum capital stock Is $4,000
in preferred stock and $4,000 in
common stock.
The officers are: r. Doyle Reeves,
president: Arthur Orr, vice president
and treasurer: and Miss Leola j..
Ellis, secretary. The above named
officers constitute the board of
directors,
The Washington times., 1929-08-21
HaiIstorm Hits Tobacco
CrOp in. Halifax County

DANvILLE, Va, Aug. 21.-Dam.
age totaling thousands of dollars
was done during the brief interval
of hailstorm which cut swath
a mile and a half wide through
Halifax county. penetrating North
Carolina as far as Henderson.
In Halifax 40 per cent of the
matured tobacco crop was damaged.
Growers were engaged in harvest
ing at the time and witnessed the
loss OF their money crop in Is
minutes. Large hailstones slashed
the leaves from the stalks.
The Washington times., 1929-08-21
Mauretania Lowers
Own West-East Time

PLYMOUTH, Eng. Aug. 21
Cunard Liner Maure-
tania, holder OF the blue ribbon of
the Atlantic for more than 90
years. lowered her own record for
the west to east crossing when
she arrived here at 2 o'clock this
morning. The trip was accom-
plished in four days, II hours and
80 minutes.
The Mauretania recently lost the
transatlantic record to the new
North German Lloyd Liner Bremen.
The Washington times., 1929-08-21
CT 7 Y MANAGER
PLAN WINS

CLEVELAND. Aug. 81 u.N.S.l.-
The city manager form of municipal
government today survived its third
test at the hands OF cleveland's 5
electorate.
BY a majority OF more than 5000,
the charter amendment. which
sought to oust the manager plan
and replace 1t with the old mayor.
ward.council system, was. defeated
in q spe' al election. the final tabd:
lation Of the 97,155 votes cast yester-
day showed today
In addition to being a victory for
the city manager form of city
government, the election was a
victory for newly-organized
political faction In Cleveland-the
progressive government league. This
new organization was jubiIant today
over its defeat of a veteran political
machine, the highly-touted Repub-
lican organization.
AS In the previous two defeats
of charter amendments that were
put In the hands of Cleveland
NULSTS WltilIH the last thdSp SEdESi
much Of the credit for saving the
manager plan from doom, went to
women voters of Cleveland They
rallied IN strong organization
and were an important factor in
both prediction campaigning for
the manager plan, and in the elec-
ton itself.
With his third charter amend
ment rejected by Cleveland voters,
former Governor Davis declined to
state today whether he will again
attempt to oust the city manager
plan.
II am still firmly convinced, how.
ever, that return to the federal
plan would result in greater interest
on the part Of the people in their
city government" Davis said.
The Washington times., 1929-08-21
HOPE FOR SWISS
FL|ERS DIM
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Nova Scotia told of a heavy fog
extending for several hundred miles
off the coast, and although search
lights played increasingly through
the haze, there was no sign Of the
airmen.
Kaesar. q years old. but already
an experienced pilot, and Luescher,
one year his senior, hoped off from
Portugal in tiny Farman moho-
plane, equipped with one motor of
$50 horsepower, carrying sufficient
fuel for 81 hours.
Capt. Lewis A. Yancey, who with
Roger Q. Williams flew from Old
Orchard, Me-. to Italy a few months
ago, was among those who waited
at Mitchell Field. He estimated
that the period during which the
fliers could remain In the air with
their supply Of fuel terminated at
10 o'clock last night, and that un.
less they happened to be forced
down at some isolated spot inland,
must certainly have gone to their
Carried Rubber Boat
1t was felt, however, that the
youthful fliers might have a "ghost
of a chance" If they were forced
down on the sea, due to the fact
they carried a collapsible rubber
boat and plentiful supply Of
provisions. In addition. they had q
special device for filtering sea water
to make 1t suitable for drinking
purposes, and If they descended in
a fairly calm sea, they might be
able to remain afIoat indefinitely.
The Farman plane. christened
Young Switzerland, had cruis.
ing speed of so miles an hour. This
should have brought the filters over
Newfoundland early last night.
All ships at sea in the zone over
which the airmen planned to fly
were advised by wireless to keen a
sharp watch in order to render as.
sistance should it be necessary. One
after another. however. the ships re.
ported that the plane had not been
seen.
Made Little Stir
The flight of Kaesar and Luescher
was one of the most daring trans.
atlantic attempts ever made. The
young fliers started from LIE Bour.
get for Portugal with an utter abb
sence of fanfare. and after several
days Of testing their plane and max.
ing arrangements for the start, they
hoped off with almost as little
ceremony as that with which Col.
Charles A. Lindbergh started his
trail-blazing flight from New York
to Paris.
But it appeared today that an.
other pair of hardy adventurers had
failed in their attempt to emulate
the famous I'VE" and that Kaesar
and Luescher had dropped into the
ocean somewhere between the
Azores and the coast Of America.
The Washington times., 1929-08-21
Man Injured in, Crash
Between Truck and Cal

Harry Greenberg, 20, Of the 200
block Fifteenth St. N. E., yesterday
received painful injuries when a
truck in which he was riding collided
with an automobile driven by George
Mckinney, 81, of Capitol Heights,
Nd. at Twelfth and B st. N. w.
Greenberg was removed to Emer-
gency Hospital where he was treated
for decorations and body bruises.
The Washington times., 1929-08-21
State Trooper Badly
Hurt in Pike Crash

MARTINSBURG w. Va. Aug. 21
State Trooper d. A. Smith was pain
fully injured and the motorcycle on
which he was patrolling the Mar
tinsburg-Winchester Pike. wrecked
when he endeavored to avoid col
lision with a truck, driven on to the.
pike from a side road. 4
A high hedge obscnred the vision
ot both drivers until 1t was loo late
to avoid the accident. The troopers
injuries are not expected to De
serious.
The Washington times., 1929-08-21

opened at Kasumigaura, we
caught the strong, intriguing
odor of the east, not disagree
able or Objectionable, but diff
ferent.
In q Human Blanket
Thousands rushed to the ham
gar as we landed, their short,
sturdy bodies jostling ours and
inclosing us in q human blan-
ket, increasing the already mo-
ticeable warmth.
could see the heads of fellow
passengers rearing above the
sea of jet-black native crowds
as we swayed toward the
marquee, where refreshments
were served.
The passengers got separated
by the pressure of the local
people, then gravitated together
again. There was no rudeness
in the crowd. Smiling faces and
polite gestures greeted US every
where,
Beer, sweets and dried nuts
loaded the marquee tables, but
we were already well fed. IN
fact overfed, on our journey,
and our appetites were not keen
for food. There were other
stimulants-the new surround
ings and strange people.
DR.. Eckener was almost car
ried to the platform, where he
was met with the hearty greet
ings of high officials. Flash
lights popped and speeches be-
gan.
Rosendahl, Richardson, Leeds,
Rickard and | started by motor
for Tokyo. and for three hours
drove through carnival scenes
such as We had never seen be-
fore.
From the airship hangar for
miles along, the reads were
thronged with natives in a great
variety of costumes. It was al
most impossible for the car to
pass.
Sea of kim0nOs
The people were dressed in
richly flowered, loose-sleeved
kimonos and skirts, and travelled
afoot. in handcarts and on bicy-
cles. Other kimonos were desti-
tute of pattern and in some
cases were just swaddling cloth.
They tied handkerchiefs across
their faces to keep from swal-
lowing the clouds of dirt rising
from the soft-surfaced roads,
Hundreds of bicycles thronged
the roads, the riders carrying
lanterns in their hands.
We passed through many viii
lagos. Some of the people
stopped to stare, others clat-
tered onward, fluttering fans,
their wooden-soled shoes rattling
on the sidewalks.
The Tokyo suburbs were dimly
lighted; their advertising signs
looked like crude drawings of
stunted fir trees. Children
played in corners or rushed
madly beside the car, shouting
"Banzaiw Many men and
women, most of the latter nurs-
ing babies, sat crosslegged on
benches in the open. Others
were drinking light colored,
slightly bitter tea. We joined a
group and refreshed ourselves.
The lights of Tokyo's great
white way, shielded in round
glass shades, shone softly upon
us in this land where all things
seem miniature. Signs, streets
and lamps are no exception,
All the houses are low and close
together, but in some places
modern skyscrapers raise their
square bulks.
Finally we swung into the
courtyard Of the Grand Imperial
Hotel and in a few minutes,
were splashing contentedly in
hot, scented baths.
The Washington times., 1929-08-21
NY. Racketeers Spray
Acid In Baltimore
Clothing Shop

BALTIMORE, Aug. 81 d.N.SD.
Several thousand dollars worth OF
nearly completed clothing in the
shop OF Joseph Milinais, q sub
contracting tailor, was destroyed
early today by gangsters who
broke into the shop and sprayed
acid on the garments. The mate,
rial belonged to the, Superior
Coatmakers Co.
MiIinais said he believed the
gangsters were from New York
and worked protection racket"
The Washington times., 1929-08-21
Picnic Will Feature
Contest By Fiddlers

COvINGToN. Va, Aug. 21.-The
annual farmers picnic will be held
Thursday at Rinehart Grove, in
South Covington. Among the fea.
lures planned are vocal and tnstru.
mental music. to be climaxed by an
old fiddlers' contest in charge Of
Howard Revercomb.
Deacon" Snead. of Clifton Forge,
will act as toastmaster.
The Washington times., 1929-08-21
A. C. LATHAM HURT BY CAR

LEONARDTOWN, Nd, Aug. q.
A. c. Latham, Of near Leonard
town. upset his automobile on Pin
Cushion Road, near Loveville. He
got a broken arm and many cuts
and bruises about the face and
body. He was rushed to DIR. Frank
Camalier in Leonardtown and re-
ceived treatment.
The Washington times., 1929-08-21
District Girl Member
OF, Teachers Training

Miss Gladys Mckee, of 11O4 M st.
N. W., was a member of the gradu.
ating class of the Training Scho Il
at Vineland, N. j., last Saturday. 1t
was learned here yesterday.
The course trains those who wish
to teach backward or mentally de.
ficient children.