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GLOBE FLYERS END
VISIT BY SURPRISE
Post and Gatty Board Train
to Gotham at Early Hour
for Oklahoma Hop.

Wiley Post and Harold Gatty were
back in New York today after receiving
the acclaim of the Capital in series
of ovations lasting from noon until
nearly midnight Ahead Of them was
another New York reception before
they take to the air again tomorrow on
one-stop fight to Oklahoma for a
weeks visit.
The two aviators who circled the
globe in less than nine days left here
by train at o'clock this morning after
another last-minute switch in plans.
Reaching one of those abrupt dead
of-night decisions for which they be-
came famous during their record-break-
ing fight, the flyers suddenly decided
to abandon plans to catch the 7 o'clock
Ludington Line plane and instead went
to Union Station and left by train.
Leave Suddenly by Train.
Following a testimonial banquet last
night at the Willard Hotel, during
which Post broke his silence and made
the longest speech of his career, the
flyers went to their rooms and, instead
of going to bed, as they had been ex-
pected to do, suddenly decided to leave
town.
Shortly after midnight they called
surprised desk clerk and asked for light
breakfasts in a hurry. few minutes
later they checked out of the hotel, and
at l o'clock were on their way out OF
Union Station with their wives and F.
c. Hall, Oklahoma Oil millionaire, who
financed their flight.
At GAS o'clock this morning, when
local Ludington Line officials were an
Continued on page 4, column -.
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HEARING ON FALLS
SENTENCE DELAYED
Rover Says Examination Convlnces
Him Former Secretary Can
Start Term.

BY the Associated Press.
Justice Bailey of the District OF Co
lumbia Supreme Court today postponed
action in the case of Albert B. Fall I'M
til Thursday.
Government counsel had announced
they would ask Justice Bailey today 70
order that Falls sentence of year IN
prison be carried out Immediately. Inc
hearing was put off because OF other
cases.
District Attorney Rover said an ex-
animation of report on FAILS PAYS
ernment that the former Secretary OF
the Interior was able to ceme here from
Ell Paso to begin his term.
Fall was convicted OF receiving =
bribe from Edward L. Doneny ia So ~,
nection with the lease OF a naval Oh
reserve during the Harding adminis'ra-
ton. --'---.-
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WATERWAY PLAN
PROGRESS is SEEN
MacNider and Herridge Confer
With President en-
St. Lawrence.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Strong indications were evident in
official circles today that Canada and
the United States were making progress
toward an agreement to proceed with
the ST. Lawrence waterway project.
Hopeful intimationS that Premier
Bennett of Canada would be willing to
push forward the waterway project
have reached the Washington Govern
ment.
Hanford MacNider, American Min
lister to Canada, and Maj w. D. Her.
ridge, Canadian Minister to the United
States. talked with President Hoover at
the White House today, but there was
no official statement as to the purpose
of the visit. Acting Secretary Castle
of the State Department described the
visit as of mo significance" but has
suggested that a commission be APP
pointed representing each country to
settle the differences remaining after
years of discussion of the project. In
dications have been, however, that Can
ada would prefer to negotiate through
diplomatic conferences.
Premier Bennett is now engaged with
the work of Parliament, but officials
here expressed hope that favorable
move would be forthcoming after Parlia-
ment adjourned.
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EARLY EXPERTS SESSION
EXPECTED TO WORK OUT
DETAILS OF DEBT PLAN
Agreement Text
French Government Makes
Public Result of Debt
Conversations.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
PARIS, July THE text Of the war
debt suspension accord approved yes
terday by France and the United
States, was given out last night by the
French government 1t follows:
After exchanges of views the French
government states that it is in agree
ment with the United States on the
essential principles of President Hocver's
proposal and propositions which may be
expressed thus:
"First-The payment of intergovern-
mental debts is postponed from July l.,
1881, to June 80. 1882.
Second - However, the Reich will
pay the amount of the unconditional
annuity.
To Be Placed in Bonds.
The French government agrees in
so far as it is concerned. that the pay
ments thus made by the Reich shall
Continued on Page 8, Column So
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Having lost a lively foot race to po-
lice sergeant this morning, 23-year-old
william David Webb sat in a cell at No.
II precinct today and earnestly sought
to explain why he turned East Central
Washington into a bedlam of wailing
sirens and roaring motors by sending in
10 false fire alarms in little over two
hours early this morning.
why" d manded policeman, why
did you do it?"
The prisoner, sitting on his cell bunk
in an attitude of profound thought,
knotted his brow. Il was lonely" ha
suggested.
Lonely" snorted the officer You
didn't need the whole Metropolitan Fire
Department to keep you company, did
you?"
Webb, clear-eyed youngster who said
he was a sheet m tai worker by trade
considered this. No" he admitted. Il
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GERMANY PLEDGES
YEAR OF ECONOMY
Proclamation Declares Money
viii Be Used Exclusively
for Business Recovery.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BERLIN, July Tn an official
proclamation issued this morning the
German government promises the world
that the money released by the Hoover
debt suspension will be used without
exception for the country's economic
recovery.
The terse document expresses Ger
many's gratitude to the United States,
acknowledges the sacrifices which other
nations must make to help Germany,
and warns the German people that they
must economic now as never before.
1t expresses the hope that the Hoo
yer year may solve the worlds economic
troubles, but asserts that If that hope
is to be realized. cooperation of all the
nations is imperative.
Not a Final Solution.
Success of the Franco-American nego-
tiatiCnS at Paris cannot reasonably be
expected to clear Germanys financial
situation at one stroke. it is agreed
here, for short-time foreign credits re-
called over the week end still have to be
met, and these obligations will overlap
into the next few days
A credit of 4OO,0000O0 marks (about
Sl00000,000) granted the Reichsbank
by the international banks of issue and
the Bank for International Settlements
was exhausted several days ago, and a
$4,000 0O0 credit with the International
Acceptance Bank at New York had TO
be drawn upon to keep the Reichs-
banks gold and foreign currencies above
the legal 40 per cent.
The Reichsbank authorities were re-
luctant to reduce that percentage. al
though the Law permits them latitude
IN that direction as temporary"
measure.
The S50,000,O00 credit in New York
already is earmarked to the extent of
about rs per cent. it is understood, and
it seems plain that the Reichsbank is
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BASE BALL BAT USED
TO BEAT CARPENTER
Lies Unconscious Three Days.
Wife and Boarder Said to
Have Confessed.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
MILWAUKEE, Wis, July I'm
conscious since July 4, when he was
attacked in his sick bed and beaten
severely, Joseph Tomasunas, ST., As,
carpenter, was discovered by his three
small children today and taken to a
hospital, where doctors said practically
every bone in his body was shattered.
Doctors said he likely would die.
Police are holding his wife, Mary, 40,
and a boarder, Nicholas Kramer, 81.
Authorities said the pair confessed
taking turns at smuggling the helpless
man with base ball bat The chill
dren had been excluded from the room
where their father was on the plea of
the mother that the father was too sick
to see them. Police said the motive for
the attack had not been determined.
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POLICE SUSPECT HOAX.
Old Stunt of Trying to Get Publicity,
Officer Says.

EVANSTON, Ill, July (P).-Police
of Evelyn Wilson's home city today
dropped their investigation of the
actress disappearance n New York and
labeled it hoax.
Detective Lieut. Cayl Ekman said her
father, Harry Wilson, had produced
none OF the letters, expressing fear of
abduction, which he said his daughter
had written to him, and could not re-
call names of any suitors whose
ardent proposals" she had spurned.
1t looks like the old stunt of trying
to get notoriety when jobs are scarce"
Eckman said. I'VE have information
that she Is alive, well and in safe hands
in New York"
Ekman said the girls parents had
separated over their daughters stage
career, the father wishing her to drop
1t. Wilson is Post Office employe and
former stock company performer.
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LONELINESS PROMPTS YOUTH
TO SUMMON FIREMEN 10 TIMES
Captured by Police Sergeant In Chase, He
Gives Several Reasons for Impulse
to Pull Boxes.

guess did it because I fell out with
my family"
You fell out with your family. did
vou?" The officer was hardly satisfied
Maybe you just wanted 10 see the REQ
wagons run?'
Again Webb shook his head. Il
heard them a-comin'," he agreed. but
when they got there 1 las somewhere
else.
Il think I must have done it Just 10
get put away for awhile. Yes, that's it.
Some time in Jail would do me good
I knew I'd get caught, you see"
You didn't act like it," objected the
officer, when Sergt. Thomas took after
you down at Ninth and D."
This was a poser. Webb looked per-
picked Sergt. w. H. Thomas, waiting
for street Car on his way to No. II
precinct had seen the youth pull box
and leave the vicinity at rapid pace.
why did YOU run from the sergeant?"
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andU.S
Agree After
III Days.
EXPECT AGENTS
CHOICE AT ONCE
Three Months Seen
Necessary to End
Huge Task.
BY the Associated Press.

BY tne HSSOCldltu t'I'SS'
With all nations agreed upon
the principle of President Hoover's
debt suspension plan, the Ameri-
can Government expects quick
appointment of the committee of
experts that will work out the
technical phases of the plan.
Acting Secretary Castle of the
State Department said today he
expected Young plan signatories
to appoint their members of the
committee at once. The Ameri-
can Government already has sig
nifled its willingness to cooperate
with the committee, although it
will deal with problems in which
the United States has no direct
connection.
Castle said the interested pow
ers knew the need for speed and
that he expected it would take the
committee at least three months
to work out the hundreds of
technical details which must be
clarified before the plan can go
into actual operation.
ReparatiOnS Most Important.
The first and most important of these
details deals with the intricate prob
lem Of ToaVr1a1t Of roma Or0C in goods
Already many contracts have been
signed which carry over into the time
designated by President Hoover as a
holiday, and other contracts were in
the process Of negotiation when the
proposal was made.
Castle said conservative estimate of
the separate problems which the COM
mittee would have to solve would be
1000.
Many Of these however, are of minor
Importance.
In addition to dealing with technical
points growing out of the negotiations
between France and the United States
the committee will have to settle a
Humber of contentious resulting from
ne positions of other powers, such as
Greece and Belgium
The Acting Secretary talked for some
time with President Hoover today, but
said afterWard that no Developments
had arisen overnight.
Il came just to talk things over" he
said.
Accord Reached Yesterday.
Castle has been one Of President
Hoover'S closest advisers on the nego-
tiationS with France since they began
two weeks ago. He and Acting Secre-
tary Mills of the Treasury have been
closeted with the Chief Executive many
hours each day since the President
proposal was made.
French and American accord on the
principle of President Hoovers plan for
a years holiday on intergovernmental
debts was announced late yesterday by
the Chief Executive at the White House.
1t brings every important creditor ma
ton into agreement, thus uniting the
former allies of the World War in a
fight for general economic relief by a
postponement of debts growing out of
the four-year conflict.
The agreement was reached after II
days of negotiations between the French
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SHOT, BUT DIDN'T KNOW 1T

CHICAGO, July 7 (P),-Matthias
Stieren, SO, was shot and wounded
July 4, but didn't know it until yes
terday.
A headache prompted him to call a
physician. He was taken to a hos
pital, where a bullet was found in the
fieshy part of his neck
Stieren remembered that he thought
something had hit him July 4, but
paid no attention to 1t at the time.
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CONNOISSEURS SIP RARE VINTAGE
AND TALK OF VINES SOUL MATES
Epicures of Three Continents Lnger Over Grape-Fed
Pigeon Pie and Taste 'Chateau Margaux."

a bed of aubergines.
James Murfin of Detroit is head of
the American Committee of the wine
tasters conference He is regarded as a
connoisseur and keeps a well stocked
cellar in the Savoy for the use of his
guests.
The connoisseur lifts a glass to his
lips, mulling 1t with his hands, shifting
its bouquet and rolling drop or so
under his tongue to get the taste.
There is very little drinking actually
done.
Hastings will proceed for a month
Among the $50 rare vintages to be
tasted is a bottle of 1910 Madeira
which, when in the cask was taken
twice around the world in a sailing
ship to bring it to perfection. :.
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HOOVER AND RICHIE TO ATTEND
TODAY'S GAME AT GRIFF STADIUM
President Hopes Press of Affairs Will Be Relieved by
Agreement on War Debts.

The mot at Home" signs were busted
off this morning at 1000 Pennsylvania
avenue and the Governors mansion at
Annapolis as the distinguished occu-
pants, with a couple of base ball bees
in their bonnets, prepared to spend
the afternoon at Griffith Stadium,
where the Nationals and Athletics are
engaged in their bitter struggle.
From the White House came word
that, with the moratorium negotiations
at successful conclusion, President
Hoover hoped that the press of other
affairs would relax enough to allow
him to attend his first game since
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PANTAGES MAY GO FREE
IN "GIRL MARKET" CASE
Retrial of Snowman and Three Set
to Begin Next
Monday.
By the Associated Press.

ny the associated Press.
SAN DIEGO, Calf, July Tom
Whelan, district attorney, said today
conspiracy and morals charges against
Alexander PantageS, theater magnate
and three others might be dropped
Retrial of the group is to open next
Monday.
Pantages is accused of conspiring
with Jesse H. Shreve, a San Diego bust
ness man, and Olive Clark Day and
William Jobelmann, salleged operators
of Hollywood girl market" to bring
Lydia Nitto, minor, to a hotel party
here for immoral purposes October 30
At the first trial the jurors disagreed,
nine fayoring acquittal.
Whelan said he had not definitely de-
termined his future actions, but if a
certified copy of Miss Nitto's birth GER
tif1cate on file in Genoa, Italy, failed to
arrive this week q continuance would
be requested.
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BOY SCOUT, Ia, SAVES
SECOND FROM DEATH
Rescues Drowning Man From Creek
After Efforts of Three
Others Fail.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
COOLEEMEE, N. c., July Everett
Walker. 14-year-old Boy Scout, of
Mocksville, N. c.. today was credited
with saving a second life.
Last october he plunged into the
blaZing Mocksville Hotel and dragged
his younger brother to safety.
Yesterday after three men had failed
to bring the unconscious body of Boone
Stonestreet from the 14-foot bottom CT
DutchmanS Greek, Walker dived in
and rescued StoneStreet.
The youth was awarded the Carnegie
Medal for his heroism during the
Mocksville Hotel fire.
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DRAG RIVER IN HUNT
FOR MISS WILSON
New York Police Probe Muir
der Theory in Disappear
anCe of Actress.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, July MARINE police
began dragging the Hudson River to-
day on the chance that Evelyn Wilson,
missing 23-year-old actress. might have
been slain and thrown into the water.
A report/that she had been seen get
ting into Ia taxicab near her sisters
home. from which she vanished at /
a m. Sunday. is the only clue uncovered
in the investigation of her disappear
ance. Roofs and cellars in the neigh
borhood are to be searched by detec-
tives. also that part of Central Park
nearest her home. in the possibility
that. if murdered, her body might have
been hidden.
Police were notified that Joseph
Sheeran of Jersey City. former fiance Of
the actress, who is said to have broken
off the engagement at the request of
her family, was prepared to give any aid
he could.
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BY the Associated Press.

by IIlt ASSOCIaleu FItsS.
LONDON, July 7.-Epicures of three
continents = Europe, Australia and
America-are gathered in London to
taste and pass Judgment upon some
rare old wines of proven worth and
some newer upstairs which yet must
make their way in the world.
Meeting at the Savoy Hotel the
international wine tasters contend that
every wine has a dish which is its soul
mate. For example very rare red claret
Chateau Margaux 1914" was served
at a luncheon with pie made of grape
fed pigeons and trimmed with wild
mushrooms.
"Winkler Hasensprung 1925" noted
for its raciness was served with hlets
Of sole cooked ins butter and lying on
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Denominations Share Church.

WILMINGTON, N. c., July CP,-
The little chapel en- the boardwalk at
WrightSville Beach, near here, is owned
and used by two denominations. The
rector of st. James Episcopal Church
and the pastor of the First Presbyterian
Church, both of Wilmington, conduct
services on alternate SUNDAYS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-07

the season opened. when the Athletics
also were opposing the Nationals.
Mrs. Hoover and small party of
friends, with member or two of the
cabinet, were to accompany the Presi-
dent and occupy the private box of
President Griffith of the Washington
club behind first base.
Gov. Albert c. Richie of Maryland
is coming over with half-dozen
friends and may see in action another
celebrated Marylander, Robert Moses
Grove of Homecoming.
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DUTCH SCHULTZ CLEARED
Bronx Racketeer Wins Dismissal of
Gun-Toting Charge.

NEW YORK, July 7 (P).-In a crowd
ed and heavily guarded court room,
Arthur Flegenheimer. alias Dutch
Schultz, Bronx beer runner, won dis
missal today of gun-carrying charges
and complete victory in the police drive
against his activities. Martin Krompier
charged with Schultz, also was freed.
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Frustrated by Heat.

Robert M. Broning 20. of 329 Rhode
Island avenue. was Frustrated by the
beat today while working near Twenty
third street and Naylor road southeast.
Ee was taken to Casualty Hospital.
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SHIPS IN COLLISION
France Continues Trip After Crash
With italian Freighter.

NEW YORK, July [P).-The Italian
freighter Carnia anchored off uuaran-
tine today after collision with the liner
France off Ambrose Light during heavy
fog.
The freighter had a small hole on It's
port side above the water mark.
The France, which left last night for
Europe, continued it's trip when the
Carnia, inbound, refused its offer of as
sistance.
The Carnia left Palermo, Italy, on
June 49,
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CONFESSES BOMBING 81"
Chicago School Engineer Admits
Doing Act as Tenants Quit.

CHICAGO, July (P).-John Graft.
public school engineer. was held by
police after confess!ng, they said, that
he bombed the Howard street terminal
yards of the elevated railroad because
the railways noises caused him to lose
tenants in his nearby apartment build
ing.
He eXonerated John Bauer, his jani-
tor, and Alfred Nelson, another janitor.
They were released
Graft said he lit the fuses of three
bombs, only one of which exploded. 1t
did slight damage
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WEATHER..

@. S. Weather Bureau ForecasU.
Partly cloudy tonight and tomorrow;
probably local thunderShowers; not much
change in temperature.
TemperatureS-Hig 90, at $3.50 pm
yesterday; lowest, 70, at am today.
Full report on page IL.
The Washington times., 1931-07-20
Boys of Capital to Organize as .Iob-Finding Force
Lapse
Of Fireman
Unsolved

Physicians at Gallinger Hospital
today were studying the strange
malady Of Charles G. Limerick,
IS, fireman, who disappeared Fri
day morning and said he has no
memory of what occurred from
that time until Saturday after
noon, when he was found near
the Bethesda police station. where
he had collapsed in his automo-
bile.
It was said at the hospital that,
while he is not an amneSia vic
tim, physicians have been unable
to diagnose his case.
Limerick left his home ct 4616
Verplanck> Pl. N. w. early Friday
to report for duty with Engine
Company 20. He was not seen
thereafter until found i'll in his
car. He remembers events since
being revived by the fire rescue
squad, but says that the period
between the time Of his diSap'
pearance and their treatment is
a blank to him.
Limerick has two children,
boy of II and girl Of 9, who
are at his home, being cared for
by colored woman. Their
mother has been a patient at a
Petersburg, Va, hospital for sew
eral months.
The Washington times., 1931-07-20
M'LEAN D|VORCE|REv. COUNC|LOR
SUIT ENJO|NED DIES Of SHOCK
Times staff Photo

Funeral services for the Rev.
Homer j. Councillor, A, who died
at sibley Hospital early today,
will be held at noon tomorrow
from the Calvary Baptist Church
where the deceased had served
as assistant pastor for seven
years. The Rev. William S. Aber-
nethy, pastor, will conduct.
Death was due to shock follow
ing an emergency operation for
appendicitis, performed last
Wednesday.
The Rev. Councillor is survived
by his wife, a son, Harry, and by
two brothers, James A. Councillor,
Of 1701 Kalmia Rd. N. W., and
Theron Councillor, of Pittsburgh.
The Rev. Mr.. Councillor had
been resident of Washington
for about quarter Of a century.
He was the author of several
books and until he entered the
ministry seven years ago. was
connected with the Medical Mu-
scum.
The Washington times., 1931-07-20
LIGHTS STUDIED
BY VAN DUZER
I. FOR CHANGES
New Traffic Director Plans
Improvements to Speed
Stream Through Streets

A study Of the operation of
hundreds of traffic signal lights
in the Capital with a view to dis.
carding those virtually useless is
soon to be undertaken by Traffic
Director william A. Van Duzer
who says:
Fright now our whole force
is occupied in lining off the
streets and preparing for put
ting the new left turn system in
effect next September. AS soon
as this work is through, in.
tend to begin the study Of the
traffic lights.
"UndOubtedsy there are many
lights which will be discarded.
Then, too, there may be some
spots where lights are needed"
Acting Engineer Commissioner
Donald A. Dawson said today he
was going to suggest a new plar
of traffic signal light operation
to the new traffic director. His
plan calls for operating the
lights, except at extremely busy
intersections, only during the
rush hourS-hetween 8 and 10 a
m. and 4 and 6 p. m.