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The Washington times., 1929-08-02
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ABOARD THE GRAF ZEPPELIN
Aug. Q.N.S.}.-At midnight to-
night, when this dispatch was filed,
the dirigible Graf Zeppelin with its
thrilled complement Of Is passen-
gers, was approaching the vicinity
OF Gibraltar, and we expect to be
out over the open sea by 2 q. m.
Friday local time 70 p. m. Wash
ington tinel.
The motors are functionfng per
Hectly, and we are encountering bet
ter weather than over Switzerland
and France, where contrary winds
of great violence cut down our
speed considerably.
Due to severe storms over north
western Spain, DR.. Hugo Eckener,
the dirigible's commander, decided
upon a rather southerly course, TAX
ing us over Almeira. Spain: the Bale
aric Isles. and near Gibraltar. As
] write this message, we are over
the calm Mediterranean, making
better than SO miles an hour and
heading swiftly toward the ocean.
The report that a stowaway
boarded the Graz q few minutes be.
fore we took off from Friedrich.
The Washington times., 1929-08-02
DAIRY IS SUED
FOR $4,000

Damages of $4,000 for alleged
personal injuries are asked by Hor-
tense Santman, 21O0 block st.
N. ~. in q suit filed In Circuit
Court against the Chestnut Farms
Dairy through Attorney Thomas NJ.
Baker.
The plaintiff tells the court that
she was injured when . horse be.
longing to the dairy came in the
path Of an automobile In which she
was a passenger and, becoming
frightened, reared on his hind legs
and came down with his front feet
on the hood OF the machine,
The mishap occurred November
10, 1927. on Lanier Place, according
to the declaration, and the plain.
tiff's injuries were SO severe that
she has had to undergo a serious
operation and expend over $2,1OO
for medical services.
The Washington times., 1929-08-02
Fla. Mayor Joins In
'Pajamas-For-Men'
Crusade

SARASOTA, Fla, Aug. 2 Q.N.S.l
w. o. Saunders, the North
Carolina exponent Of more sen.
sible" apparel for men, found
four followers here today.
The crusade Saunders started by
walking down the main street of
Elizabeth City, N. c., in a pair of
pajamas, and which he later du-
plicated on Broadway, has just
reached this place.
While a large gallery cheered
their efforts. Mayor e. J. Bacon
and three other prominent Sara.
sotans appeared on a municipal
golf course attired In silken night
wear.
I'VE believe in comfort" was
the foursome's succinct explana-
tion when they were interviewed
afterward.
The Washington times., 1929-08-02
Union Men Suspected
I'm Apartment Blaze

NEW YORK, Aug. 2 0.N.Sl-Six
labor leaders were called to police
court today for questioning by As
sistant District Attorney Clancy and
Fire Marshal Brophy after the two
officials had conducted an investiga.
tion in the incendiary firing, of a
six-story, 200-apartment brick build
ing In Phlox Place. Flushing, early
today.
Officials of the Arabeck Construc.
ton Company said they had been
threatened by representatives Of
unions, who warned them they
would never see the building com.
pleted unless they employed union
labor. -
The Washington times., 1929-08-02
Close Search of Big DirigibIe
Fails to Bring Out "StOlUGJUGu' ;

shafen caused some CONSERVATION
among passengers and crew. and
DIR. Eckener threatened to deal
harshly with him when found. A
thorough search Of the ship, includ.
ing detailed examination of the
network Of girders which comprise
its frame, revealed no trace OF the
stowaway, however, and the con-
clusion has now been reached that
the intruder is not aboard.
The passengers are happy and
enjoying the trip, but slight &C.
cident marred luncheon while we
were over France yesterday. A
tank of drinking water suspended
in the gas bag directly above the
gondola sprang leak through some
unknown cause, and saturated the
ceiling of the salon.
Some water dripped down, but
the break was repaired and no one
suffered particularly from the mis-.
hap.
The route we have taken during
the last few hours is somewhat out
of the way, but was decided upon as
advisable by DIR. Eckener after re.
ceiving radio reports Of weather
conditions in the vicinity.
The Washington times., 1929-08-02
GIRL s MOTHER
NCCUSES COP

81 - *
AS result Of q complaint made
by the mother Of a 16.year.old girl,
Policeman George Norman Nichol.
son, OF the Twelfth precinct, faces
statutory charges in Police Court
and before the Police Trial Board.
According to Assistant District At
torney Hobart Newman, Nicholson,
while on duty and In uniform. visited
the girls home last December.
The exact charge to be placed
against the policeman has not been
decided. The case against him was
continued In Police Court today until
August q.
Nicholson Is married and is new.
conner to the police force. Capt. c.
L. Plemmons. Of the Twelfth pre-.
cinct, said he has an excellent
record. ##&
The Washington times., 1929-08-02
SOVIE I REJECTS
CHINA s NOTE
staff Photo

MOSCOW, Aug. 2 n.N.s).-The
Soviet government today dispatched
a note to Marshal Chang Hsue
Liang. Manchurian war lord. reject
ing the Chinese offer to settle the
Sino- Russian dispute.
The Chinese offer involved With:
drawal Of the Soviet ultimatum to
the Marking government and de-
manded release of all Chinese Ma
tionals arrested In Russia.
In rejecting the offer. the Sovlets
expressed readiness to negotiate the
dispute, but only on condition the
Chinese Eastern Railway is restored
to its status quo ante, and that Maj.
shal Chang admit openly that the
seizure was in direct violation OF the
PekinE and Mukden treaties.
The Washington times., 1929-08-02
DAWES, premier
FORM PLAN
ON NAVY
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Continued from First Page)
which viii prove an absolute solu.
tion.
Editors Note~-It was the diver.
gent views Of the United States and
Britain over cruisers that caused
the collapse OF the Geneva naval
limitation conference arranged in
1927 by then President CooIidge.l
American Ambassador Charles
Gates Dawes and Hugh Gibson
American Ambassador to Belgium.
brought q new atmosphere 10 these
discussions which has placed them
upon q different footing than here.
tofore-to such an extent we some
times wonder whether, perhaps
they are ahead or. their own Presi.
dent in their views.
''The British admiralty IL not
In the least antagonistfc TO these
naval talks. On the contrary, the
admiralty officials are giving the
government every aid and assis-
tance In their power and are doing it
with the utmost willingness. =
The Washington times., 1929-08-02
WESTERN YOUTH
WINS TEST
Continued from First Page.)

4
Brotherton, jr. They work in a
fhybridization plant in Washington.
Huston was one Of the last boys
70 finish his questionable.
The committee composed Of DR..
stratton, Col. Charles A. Lindbergh,
Henry Ford, George Eastman and
DR.. Lewis Perry, of Phillips Exeter,
sat up until an early hour this
morning marking the papers. East.
man was forced to drop out at mid.
night from the gruelling session.
Ten boys were selected from their
showing in the test and reported
out to Edison's home, Glenrnont,
Five were eliminated. Then on
the lawn, Huston and the four run.
ners:up were informed Of their
selection.
Choice Was Difficult
DR.. Stratton said that the boys.
as whole. had done so well that
q choice was extremely difficult.
AS soon as DIR. Stratton an,
nounced the name of the winner
the 48 other contestants set up a
cheer and hoisted young Huston to
their shoulders. They carried him
In q triumphal procession around
the lawn
DR., Stratton interrupted the
festivities by announcing the names
of the four boys who had won col
lege tuition. There was more cheer
ing.
Huston said he expected to leave
for Seattle within a few days. The
boys will make a sightseeing triI
Of New York city this afternoon and
meet Mayor James ]. Walker al
CITY Hall.
The Washington times., 1929-08-02

Japanese Shun Love
Yarns For Latest
Thriller

TOKYO, Aug. 2 u.N.s.l.--Ro.
nance has ceased to be the ia.
yorite theme with japanese readers
who are now turning to detective
stories. according to leading pub
fishers. today.
Detective stories now often run
to editions Of 100000 or more.
The trend is believed to be part
Of the growing tendency through.
out the world to get awsy from
aentimentalism for more material
things.
Translators Of foreign detective
stories are becoming wealthy.
The Washington times., 1929-08-02
Fire Motors FARctiOniHg Well
And All Passengers in Fine Mood

because OF absence Of news from
the giant dirigible.
The last previous message was re-
ceived at 6 p. m. Thursday. Thus
DIR. Hugo Eckener, commander of
the Zeppelin, permitted almost 10
hours to eIapse before sending fur.
ther word of his ships progress.
There was never any genuine ap.
prehension, an 1t is known DIR.
Eckener does not like to waste
time sending useless messages when
none Is necessary, but the fact that
no sources had reported the Zeppelin
sighted over Gibraltar led to slight
fears that III. craft might have
been blown off her course.
The Washington times., 1929-08-02
WARDEN Tells
Of JAIL RIOT 4
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Continued from First Page)
to get them out Of the dining.room
into the yard" Warden White tels-
graphed. Most Of them went to
their cells. Others refused to so
and We brought in riot guns and
drove them to the, cell.houses and
forced them into their cells.
by that time there was general
disorder about the place and they
began to tear off all fixtures they
could from the cell galleries and with
brickbats and other heavy nipple
ments attacked the guards in the
cell houses.
Food Called Cause
After hurried investigation of the
reason given for the demonstration
which was that their noon meal of
red rice was not satisfactory.
believe that the real reason for the
trouble il the overcrowded conditions
without any work to do, with the
addition of extremely hot weather. !"
Bates denied reports that there
had been serious damage In the
penitentiary. and said that no dy.
Mantle was used by the prisoners.
The guards he said, did not find
IL necessary to use firearms until
late in the day, when prisoners who
had been herded into their quarters
commenced to hurl fixtures and
pieces of iron railing at the guards.
Gums Are Used
when they refused to desist and
In order to protect the guards and
bring order, guns were used"
The warden's report indicated
about 200 prisoners participated in
the riot.
Bates pointed out that although
the Leavenworth prison was de-
signed to accommodate not over 1000
prisoners, the population is a.77O.
It is impossible to provide sufficient
work for the inmates under the pres
ent law. he said.
'I know that you and the members
of Congress realize the gravity of
the situation in our Federal penal
institutions and appreciate the irnpor-
tance Of securing adequate financial
backing for relieving the congestion
and Iegislatton to permit the extern
sion Of prison industry" Bates said
in his report to the Attorney Cen
eral.
The Washington times., 1929-08-02
Eckener Not Making as Good
HendDny as He Had Expected

The time of passing Gibraltar in.
dicates that the Graf is not making
az good time as was reported in
previous messages.
However, DR.. Eckner's ohserva-
ton on improved weather condi.
tions heartened officials OF the
Zeppelin Company. and firm belief
was expressed that after cutting
loose from the storm-swept areas
off the European coast. the Zep-
pelin would be able to make up
for lost time and reach Lakehurst.
N. J., on schedule.
The Washington times., 1929-08-02
BRIDGE is WlDENED

FAIRFAX, Va, Aug. 2.--The
State Highway Department has
completed the widening of the mar,
row bridge on Payne Street. A
telephone pole on the right of way
has been moved and the approaches
to the bridge widened to correspond
to the 20 feet width of the bridge.
The Washington times., 1929-08-02
HOSPITAL MEAL
CHARGE HIT

Workers at Gallinger Municipal
Hospital are paying for meals they
don't get, r. F. Murphy. acting
chief Of the United States Bureau
OF Efficiency, said today in q re-
commentator sent to Commissioner
Proctor l.. Dougherty, president of
the Board OF District Commission.
ers.
The money taken from these
workers, principally those In the
low salary grades. causes the
Of $6,64s in the dietary department,
Murphy said.
Eat At Home
Murphy pointed out that the
workers have deducted from their
pay $24O annually for meals. Only
about 70 per cent Of the meals thus
paid for are eaten at the institution
by the employees. he charges. Most
Of the workers are married and
maintain homes, where they take
their breakfasts and dinners, many
of them carrying their lunches to
work with them. Nevertheless, they
are charged for three meals day.
'The net result of this policy of
making flat deductions Is that in
many cases employees receive less
compensation than they are en-
titled TO under the amended classi.
fication act of 1929" Murphy wrote
Commissioner Dougherty. '"T h e
Gallinger Municipal Hospital appro-
priation is increased by cores.
ponding amount"
Murphy recommends that such
enaploye be allowed to indicate
whether he wants to take any meals
at the institution, deductions for
them being made on the basis Of
the number OF meals eaten. The
employees would make known their
intentions before January and
June 80 Of each year, Murphy sug.
gests.
Unfair Reduction
"A deduction OF $24O year with.
out corresponding benefits constitute
an unfair reduction in compensation
which in many cases works ma.
terial hardship, especially to EN-.
ployes whose positions are ,allocated
to the lower salary grade" Murphy
rwTets.
The Washington times., 1929-08-02
DanviIle Woman Is Left
100000 by Her Brother

DANVELLE, Va, Aug. A.
Thomas Talbot Anderson. son Of
Joseph B. Anderson, OF this city,
who died recently in st. Louis. left
100000 to his sister. Mrs. Bascom
Jordan. of this city. It was learned
today. His will was probated In
New York. @
Averett Baptist College. Of this
eety, was left e1Os0ee.
The Washington times., 1929-08-02

Graf Zeppelin passed cadiz. Spain,
at 1850 a. M, Washington time,
according to Cadiz dispatch to the
evening newspapers.
The straight airline distance from
Gibraltar to cadiz is S. miles.
However II the airship followed the
water route the distance Travelled
would have been 100 miles. The
elapsed time between the Strait
Of Gibraltar and Cadiz indicated
that the Graf was making very
The Washington times., 1929-08-02
Answer Of London
To Borah's Scheme
Eagerly Awaited

Official washington waited with
frank curiosity today to see what
reaction there win be IN London to
Senator William e. Borah,s sug.
gestion that the easiest way to
achieve Anglo.American cruiser
parity is for Britain to scrap down
to the American level.
Something of q roar from the
British lion is expected.
Want Reduction
Great Britain now has 50 mod
ern cruisers, built or building
said the Idaho Senator. "a tonnage
of 375, 1000. We now have 1S mod
ern cruisers. built or building. II
Great Britain win follow our ex.
ample at the washington Confer.
ence and sink some Of her ships,
and thus come to parity, 1t VIII not
only save the taxpayer, but reduce
the incentive to war. If we have
to build up to parity. ii vastly in.
creases the burden of the tax.
payer and augments the incentive
to war. What we desire, / sup
pose, is really reduction of arma.
ments.
Added interest was given Sena-
tor Borah's simple formula by the
fact that he was a luncheon guest
at the White House on Wednes.
day. and presumably discussed with
President Hoover the state of pend.
ing negotiations with Great Britain
over the naval agreement.
Doubt Result
There, is, however, no undue op-
timisms 4 in Washington over the
prospects of the Anslo-AmericaI
cruiser differences being settled by
anything so simple as proposed by
the idaho Senator. The Dawes,
Macdonald negotiations in London
have amply demonstrated that II
nothing else.
The 1s modern cruisers pos
sessed by the United States have o
total tonnage Of 155 600 To scrap
down to the American figures would
involve the junking of more than
100000 tons of fighting craft by
the British and those who believe
that anything like that is to even.
tuate can be numbered on the
fingers of an armless wonder.
The Washington times., 1929-08-02

make q change. with the result that
watchers along the announced route
would become anxious if the big ship
failed to appear.
For this reason, he declared before
the take-off, he could not possibly
plot the journey before he started,
but would take whatever route ap-
pealed to him at the time as that
likely to provide the safest and most
comfortable voyage for his passeE-
nat~n
The Washington times., 1929-08-02

DIR. Eckener Is notorIousIy prone
to keep his plans to himself. and It Is
very likely that he Is choosing his
route a. he goes. picking unaffected
lanes through the turbulent storms
raging of the European coast at the
present time.
He ii known to reason that IL he
announced his route by way Of the
Azores, weather conditions might
SCFeo him at the last moment to
The Washington times., 1929-08-02
New WING NEARLY BUILT

LEONARDToWN, Md. Aug, a.
The new wing which Is being built
at st. Mary Female Seminary at
st. Marys City is nearly completed.
This is being built out of sum
appropriated by the Maryland legis.
lature at its last meeting.
The Washington times., 1929-08-02
ARMY BAND TO PLAY

A trombone solo by Musician Viii.
liam r. Raymond will feature the
concert to hs given by the United
States Army Band this evening at
.7:30 o'clock at the Capitol.
The Washington times., 1929-08-02
$3.50 FIRE DAMAGE

EAST ARLINGTON, Va, Aug. Z.
Fire caused by an overheated stove
caused slight damage to the home Of
Mrs. r. Stebens. colored. The dam.
age will not exceed $50.
The Washington times., 1929-08-02

Advtces from the Zeppelin indicate
ser five motors are functioning per-
! &setly, and that the passengers bre
enjoying the flight to the utmost.
BERLIN, Aug. . U.N.S.l-The
Aransatlantic passenger dirigible
/ Graf Zeppelin wirelessed Zeppelin
headquarters here today that Gi-
braltar had been passed at 10
o'clock Thursday night. Washington
lime.
Everything going WELL" the mes
sage stated Weather good"
The wireless, which was not re
keived here until almost a. m,
Washington time, relieved consider.
able tension which had been felt
The Washington times., 1929-08-02
FLEES GUARD IN
HIS PhJAMS
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and they were about to turn him
back to police when he escaped.
His wife, Betty May. 26, still Is
held at the House of Detention on
vagrancy charge, having been taken
into custody with her husband.
The detective said that May gave
a worthless check for 1855 for an
automobile, but the check was found
to be no good before the car was de-
livered. They charge he gave
Charles Fl. Parks. of the 500 block
of Fifth st. N. e.. worthless check
for 81 $50 as security on loan, re-
ceiving small amount of money
from Parks. Parks is the com
plainant In one of the false pretense
charges.
May is also charged with having
taken So from other roomerS in the
house where he and his wife lived,
in the first block of st. N. W.,
as part payment for an automobile
accessory for which he was to send
away. They charge he diverted the
money to his own uses.
Changes His Story
A charge OF passing worthless
checks Is also against him. He is
charged to have given a bad check
for $40 TO a person whose identity
the police did not disclose.
When first arrested, May told the
detectives his home was in Buffalo,
N. Y. but later changed his story
and told them he came from small
town in northern Pennsylvania. His
photograph and fingerprints have
been forwarded to the police of
Pennsylvania and New York, but
they have not as yet replied. The
criminal Identification bureau Of the
Department Of Justice also Is check
ing over his fingerprints.
Police Of the city have been posted
to be on the lookout for the pajama-
clad figure. It is believed, however,
that he made directly for the Ben
ming freight yards and caught a
freight train for distant parts. The
freight tracks are but a few hundred
yards east of Gallinger Hospital,
The Washington times., 1929-08-02
HEADING OVER ATLANTIC
IN fine WEATHER
Continued from Page one)

the northwest part OF Span and
considered possible the route would take the great
shp over Madeira instead Of the Azores, which lie
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-22
FIFTH FORD AIR TOUR
ROUTE is ANNOUNCED
Planes to Swing Through Canada,
Northeast, Southeast and Middle
West United States.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associat Press.
NEW YORK, May 22.-The itinerary
of the fifth annual Ford reliability tour,
which this year will swing through the
Eastern half Of the, country, was an
nounced yesterday by the Aeronautical
Chamber of Commerce, which also gave
its sanction to the tour.
The tour this year, the aeronautical
chamber also announced, will be con-
fined to aircraft manufacturers, all
advertising planes such as have accom-
panied past tours being barred.
Capt. Ray Collins will be manager
Of the tour and Capt. Frank M. Hawks
referee.
Starting from Detroit, Mich October
5, the planes will swing through Wind
sor. Ontario; Toronto Ottawa and
Montreal to Portland, Me-, the first
American city of call. From Portland
they will come down the Atlantic Coast,
touching Boston, New York City, Phila-
delphia. Baltimore. Richmond. Char
lotte, Greenville, Savannah, Jackson
Vile. Macon, Atlanta and thence to
Nashville, Louisville, st. Louis, Kansas
City, Des Moines, st. Paul, Wausau.
Wis; Milwaukee, Moline, Chicago,
Kalamazoo. MichH and back to Detroit,
landing there october 81.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-22

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