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LATEST EXCHANGE RATES 5 P.M. EDITING Dollar in Paris.... Fr. 25.56 124.28 5 P.M. EDITORIAL EUROPE'S INTERNATIONAL DAILY NEWSPAPER SINCLAIR, HAUSMANN & CO. and TORTOISE SHELL ARTICLES No. 1,493.—FIFTH YEAR. Editorial Office: 33, Rue Jean-Jacques Rousseau. Central 40.31.—Telegrams: Paris Times 00, Paris. PARIS. SUNDAY EVENING, JULY 15, 1928. Advertising and Business Office 33, Rue Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Central 40-06. Price: 70c, The Trend Of the Times The flags wave and so does the fleet. Among the fireworks on Bastille Day was the explosion of the National Gunpowder Factory at Bergerac. The Kuomintang Congress is to unify China. The Chinese generals are apparently willing to cooperate by reducing the army from 2,000,000 to 500,000 men. Is China, which the rest of the world has been chaffing, to show the rest of the world some practical disarmament? For the first two days of the glider contest at Cherbourg none of the machines could take the air because there was no wind. Like a sailboat, a glider is dependent upon Nature for motive power. Illinois to Sweden by way of Greenland is the flight two American airmen will attempt on Wednesday, which suggests that it is time to have a word to describe the Vikings of the air. We suggest ‘Aikings.” Later in the summer there may be a trans-ocean tour by Lindbergh and another Airking. Notable East-to-West Atlantic flights of the year must be recorded that of a flock of New England lapwings which reached New York in twenty-four hours. Four young Parisians have fallen to their death on an Alpine glacier, whereby the world realizes that the mountain-climbing season is open. The schooner Atlantic is fourteen miles ahead in the transatlantic race. The Atlantic is still good to the Atlantic. Now it is definite which candidates the great automobile manufacturers support and the American Presidential campaign can shift to high gear. General Motors is for “Al” Smith and Henry Ford is giving Herbert Hoover a tow. If “Al” Smith is elected, Herbert Hoover will be just another Ford joke. All ready for the automobile race to the White House! WEATHER FORECAST The
Vikings of the air. We suggest ‘Aikings.” Later in the summer there may be a trans-ocean tour by Lindbergh and another Airking. Notable East-to-West Atlantic flights of the year must be recorded that of a flock of New England lapwings which reached New York in twenty-four hours. Four young Parisians have fallen to their death on an Alpine glacier, whereby the world realizes that the mountain-climbing season is open. The schooner Atlantic is fourteen miles ahead in the transatlantic race. The Atlantic is still good to the Atlantic. Now it is definite which candidates the great automobile manufacturers support and the American Presidential campaign can shift to high gear. General Motors is for “Al” Smith and Henry Ford is giving Herbert Hoover a tow. If “Al” Smith is elected, Herbert Hoover will be just another Ford joke. All ready for the automobile race to the White House! WEATHER FORECAST The hot weather is likely to continue in Paris and The Paris région during the next twenty-four hours. There is a possibility of thunderstorms. There will be a moderate South-West wind. An anticyclone extends over practically the whole of Europe. Channel Crossing, Smooth. Sun Sets: 8.48 p.m. Lighting-Up Time: 9.9 p.m. Moon: July 17. American Dies In Train Smash (Paris Times Spécial) BAR-SUR-AUBE, Sunday. — Mrs. Hymans, of New York, who was injured when the Paris-Bâle express derailed on Friday evening, died today in hospital. Her husband is still in a grave condition, whilst five other American and British and Swiss passengers are in more satisfactory state, with the exception of one Swiss, M. Kullber, of Bâle, whose burns are very serious. The Paris-Bâle express derailed near Bar-sur-Aube whilst it was travelling at high speed. One seven-year-old French boy was burned to death almost immediately when the compartment in which he was travelling filled with steam. A few hours later his adoptive mother, Mme Andrée Bayer, of Paris, also succumbed in the hospital. Two other French passengers were killed instantly. The stoker of the locomotive was burned. The foreigners who received injuries and were treated at the hospital here include Mr.
Moon: July 17. American Dies In Train Smash (Paris Times Spécial) BAR-SUR-AUBE, Sunday. — Mrs. Hymans, of New York, who was injured when the Paris-Bâle express derailed on Friday evening, died today in hospital. Her husband is still in a grave condition, whilst five other American and British and Swiss passengers are in more satisfactory state, with the exception of one Swiss, M. Kullber, of Bâle, whose burns are very serious. The Paris-Bâle express derailed near Bar-sur-Aube whilst it was travelling at high speed. One seven-year-old French boy was burned to death almost immediately when the compartment in which he was travelling filled with steam. A few hours later his adoptive mother, Mme Andrée Bayer, of Paris, also succumbed in the hospital. Two other French passengers were killed instantly. The stoker of the locomotive was burned. The foreigners who received injuries and were treated at the hospital here include Mr. Spencer Howley, an American living in London, whose burns are not severe; Mr. Mrs., and Miss Whittaker of Philadelphia, who were able to leave hospital last night and continue to Switzerland; Miss Eleanor Clark, of Cambridge, England, whose condition is satisfactory; and Mr. Gerin Casin, an American who lives at Cagnes-sur-Mer. The accident occurred when the train passed over a stretch of newly-repaired track. The customarily warning sign had not been shown and the locomotive derailed into soft ground. Four passenger coaches left the rails, the first of them telescoping against the wrecked locomotive. SMITH LASHES DRYS AS RIVAL GOES TO WEST No Statements from Republican Candidate Until Notification and Full Launching of Campaign. FORD AND HOOVER Border States and Industrial Centres to See Most Strenuous Efforts of Both Parties. (Paris Times Radio) NEW YORK, Sunday.—The Hoover campaign has gone West with its candidate, and the board of strategy is concerned with keeping Mr. Hoover in the part of “Silent Herb” until the Notification in California and the nation-wide radio hook-ups. Mr. Smith, who needs no prompters or blue-pencilers, is not so silent, lashing out against the professional Drys who attacked him yesterday and characterizing Mr. James A. White, Superintendent
Cagnes-sur-Mer. The accident occurred when the train passed over a stretch of newly-repaired track. The customarily warning sign had not been shown and the locomotive derailed into soft ground. Four passenger coaches left the rails, the first of them telescoping against the wrecked locomotive. SMITH LASHES DRYS AS RIVAL GOES TO WEST No Statements from Republican Candidate Until Notification and Full Launching of Campaign. FORD AND HOOVER Border States and Industrial Centres to See Most Strenuous Efforts of Both Parties. (Paris Times Radio) NEW YORK, Sunday.—The Hoover campaign has gone West with its candidate, and the board of strategy is concerned with keeping Mr. Hoover in the part of “Silent Herb” until the Notification in California and the nation-wide radio hook-ups. Mr. Smith, who needs no prompters or blue-pencilers, is not so silent, lashing out against the professional Drys who attacked him yesterday and characterizing Mr. James A. White, Superintendent of the Anti-Saloon League of Ohio, as “a parasite camouflaged as a reformer.” Ford for Hoover. Support of Mr. Hoover by Mr. Henry Ford, foreseen because of a statement made by the motor magnate two months ago, became official yesterday with the announcement that he is serving as Vice-Chairman of the Engineers’ Committee for Hoover. This campaign, therefore, besides being an alcoholic and religious dispute, has the side-show feature of a merry war between the two largest motor corporations in the world, Ford and General Motors, the Vice-President and directing genius of the latter being the new Democratic National Chairman, Mr. John J. Raskob. With his new Democratic affiliations made orthodox by resignation from the Union League Club, Mr. Raskob has begun to show the Democratic Party something new in National Chairmen. Already the Smith organization, always strong in tactics, is acquiring solidity as well. Canvassing has begun in all States to determine the best method of local attack, this without interfering with the general plan to bring the heaviest guns to bear upon the States with large industrial centres and large blocks of votes in the Electoral college. The threatened bolt of Democracy in Texas, while considered, is not
the Engineers’ Committee for Hoover. This campaign, therefore, besides being an alcoholic and religious dispute, has the side-show feature of a merry war between the two largest motor corporations in the world, Ford and General Motors, the Vice-President and directing genius of the latter being the new Democratic National Chairman, Mr. John J. Raskob. With his new Democratic affiliations made orthodox by resignation from the Union League Club, Mr. Raskob has begun to show the Democratic Party something new in National Chairmen. Already the Smith organization, always strong in tactics, is acquiring solidity as well. Canvassing has begun in all States to determine the best method of local attack, this without interfering with the general plan to bring the heaviest guns to bear upon the States with large industrial centres and large blocks of votes in the Electoral college. The threatened bolt of Democracy in Texas, while considered, is not causing undue concern, for it is felt that habit will still influence the majority of Texan Democrats to vote against Abraham Lincoln. The favorable attitude of the Indiana Farm Federation Bureau towards Governor Smith is duly appreciated at Democratic Headquarters, although too much stress is not laid upon the chances of capturing the “farmer vote.” Both parties have decided that the Southern border States of Tennessee, West Virginia, Kentucky, and Missouri form a critical battleground, and a spirited contest is to be waged there. Governor Smith will appear in person, and it is possible that Mr. Hoover, too, may make a personal appearance. A letter written by Mr. Raskob has been published, calling for the modification of the Volstead Act to permit the consumption of alcoholic beverages on residential premises. PROBABLY LEADER WAS A DEMOCRAT PROVIDENCE (Rhode Island).—A new record in tactlessness has been set by the bandmaster of the 101 Ranch Circus which has been playing here. Senator Charles Curtis, Republican nominee for Vice-President, has been visiting relatives here and attended the circus with members of his family. A police inspector told the bandmaster that Senator Curtis was about to enter the “big top” and he asked him to
of capturing the “farmer vote.” Both parties have decided that the Southern border States of Tennessee, West Virginia, Kentucky, and Missouri form a critical battleground, and a spirited contest is to be waged there. Governor Smith will appear in person, and it is possible that Mr. Hoover, too, may make a personal appearance. A letter written by Mr. Raskob has been published, calling for the modification of the Volstead Act to permit the consumption of alcoholic beverages on residential premises. PROBABLY LEADER WAS A DEMOCRAT PROVIDENCE (Rhode Island).—A new record in tactlessness has been set by the bandmaster of the 101 Ranch Circus which has been playing here. Senator Charles Curtis, Republican nominee for Vice-President, has been visiting relatives here and attended the circus with members of his family. A police inspector told the bandmaster that Senator Curtis was about to enter the “big top” and he asked him to play some appropriate air. The bandmaster struck up “The Sidewalks of New York,” the Democratic campaign song! FRENCH REPLY TO MR. KELLOGG ASSURES PACT —«O» — Note of M. Briand To Be Published To-Morrow.—Indications Are That Treaty Will Be Signed Here. (Paris Times Radio) WASHINGTON, Sunday. — The State Department is in receipt of the final and approbatory Note of M. Briand, French Foreign Minister, with regard to the multilateral pact to outlaw war. Mr. Frank B. Kellogg, Secretary of State, will issue it for publication in Washington to-morrow, simultaneously with publication in Paris by M. Briand. All French objections which hampered the early progress of the negotiations seem to have been removed by recognition by Mr. Kellogg of the various commitments of France contracted at Versailles, Locarno, and elsewhere, and the way is cleared for the signing. This will take place somewhat later than at first expected, possibly during October. It becomes more and more certain, furthermore, that, as previously indicated, the pact will be signed in Paris and not in Washington. As for the personal appearance of Mr. Kellogg in Paris, this has not been affirmed, but neither has it been denied. “BIG BILL” THOMPSON CHICAGO, Sunday.—“Big Bill”
is in receipt of the final and approbatory Note of M. Briand, French Foreign Minister, with regard to the multilateral pact to outlaw war. Mr. Frank B. Kellogg, Secretary of State, will issue it for publication in Washington to-morrow, simultaneously with publication in Paris by M. Briand. All French objections which hampered the early progress of the negotiations seem to have been removed by recognition by Mr. Kellogg of the various commitments of France contracted at Versailles, Locarno, and elsewhere, and the way is cleared for the signing. This will take place somewhat later than at first expected, possibly during October. It becomes more and more certain, furthermore, that, as previously indicated, the pact will be signed in Paris and not in Washington. As for the personal appearance of Mr. Kellogg in Paris, this has not been affirmed, but neither has it been denied. “BIG BILL” THOMPSON CHICAGO, Sunday.—“Big Bill” Thompson, Mayor of Chicago, is confined to his bed for a rest which his doctors say he greatly needs. Neither the machinations of King George nor the defeat of the Crowe-Thompson forces in the recent elections here are responsible for the collapse, say his friends. The City Health Commissioner reports that Mr. Thompson had nothing organically wrong with him except fatigue. GERMAN PLANE PROTECTED AGAINST SOUVENIR-HUNTERS QUEBEC, Sunday. — A detachment of police has been sent to Greenly Isle to prevent the complete stripping of the German trans-Atlantic plane Bremen by souvenir-hunters. GERMAN SINGERS TO AID ANSCHLUSS COMMONS FACE PROTECTIONIST TROUBLE AGAIN MEXICO'S DUO FUER AND HIS PUNJABI KUOMINTANG MEETS IN NANKING TO-DAY NANKING, Sunday.—The National Congress of the Kuomintang meets here today to consider the problem of unifying China. As a welcome present to the delegates, the military chiefs in Peking have prepared an agreement between themselves for the reduction of the army from 2,090,000 men to 500,000 men. This agreement includes a plan for the reorganization of the army on a unified basis. It is signed by Feng Yu-hsiang, Yen Hsi-shan, and Chiang Kai-shek. A gendarmerie of 200,000 is to be formed, a regular army of 500,000 is
that Mr. Thompson had nothing organically wrong with him except fatigue. GERMAN PLANE PROTECTED AGAINST SOUVENIR-HUNTERS QUEBEC, Sunday. — A detachment of police has been sent to Greenly Isle to prevent the complete stripping of the German trans-Atlantic plane Bremen by souvenir-hunters. GERMAN SINGERS TO AID ANSCHLUSS COMMONS FACE PROTECTIONIST TROUBLE AGAIN MEXICO'S DUO FUER AND HIS PUNJABI KUOMINTANG MEETS IN NANKING TO-DAY NANKING, Sunday.—The National Congress of the Kuomintang meets here today to consider the problem of unifying China. As a welcome present to the delegates, the military chiefs in Peking have prepared an agreement between themselves for the reduction of the army from 2,090,000 men to 500,000 men. This agreement includes a plan for the reorganization of the army on a unified basis. It is signed by Feng Yu-hsiang, Yen Hsi-shan, and Chiang Kai-shek. A gendarmerie of 200,000 is to be formed, a regular army of 500,000 is to be retained, and the rest of the troops under arms are to be demobilized. The regular army is to be divided into divisions stationed at convenient provincial capitals, thus preserving the federative nature of the Nationalist Government. The Kuomintang Congress is expected to begin its work by proclaiming, on the basis of this agreement between the marshals, that the “military stage” of the Chinese Revolution as planned by Sun Yatsen is now at an end and that the stage of construction (under “tutelage” — i.e., Kuomintang dictatorship) must begin. VIENNA, Sunday. — Thought of the Anschluss has been revived by the Festival of the German singers, which will be held here beginning next Tuesday. Chancellor Muller and Mgr. Seipel have issued proclamations in which a special significance is given to an event which will bring 200,000 people from Germany to Austria. “The best evidence to be sung,” says the Austrian Chancellor, “is the fact of the meeting which attests the strong unity of the German people, based on a common culture and upon the existence of an ideal which political frontiers can never disturb. That is the significance of the festival from the point of view of foreign affairs.”
the basis of this agreement between the marshals, that the “military stage” of the Chinese Revolution as planned by Sun Yatsen is now at an end and that the stage of construction (under “tutelage” — i.e., Kuomintang dictatorship) must begin. VIENNA, Sunday. — Thought of the Anschluss has been revived by the Festival of the German singers, which will be held here beginning next Tuesday. Chancellor Muller and Mgr. Seipel have issued proclamations in which a special significance is given to an event which will bring 200,000 people from Germany to Austria. “The best evidence to be sung,” says the Austrian Chancellor, “is the fact of the meeting which attests the strong unity of the German people, based on a common culture and upon the existence of an ideal which political frontiers can never disturb. That is the significance of the festival from the point of view of foreign affairs.” Political groups and others which intended to protest against high rents have been forbidden to hold any manifestation during the festival. TO DINE IN A GARDEN to the strains of an excellent orchestra is the ideal at this season. This ideal is realized at the Ritz, where the cuisine remains beyond compare. — (Announcement) EXPLOSION IN GERMANY Four Dead And Twenty-Four Injured In Powder Factory Accident. BERLIN, Sunday.—Four workmen were killed and twenty-four were injured in an explosion yesterday at Wurzburg-am-Main. The accident occurred in a gunpowder factory. The powder in the drying room exploded and a great part of the building was destroyed, including the machine room. The bodies of four dead workmen were taken from the ruins. Eight other men were found seriously wounded and sixteen with lighter injuries. It is feared that the list of dead will grow as the ruins are cleared. British Cabinet May Have Difficulty With Rebel Conservatives on Safeguarding Issue. STEEL DUTY SOUGHT Threat of Direct Action May Be Forthcoming If Mr. Baldwin Does Not Accede. (Paris Times Spécial) LONDON. Sunday.—There is a possibility that a storm which has been brewing in the ranks of the Conservative Party for more than a year
beyond compare. — (Announcement) EXPLOSION IN GERMANY Four Dead And Twenty-Four Injured In Powder Factory Accident. BERLIN, Sunday.—Four workmen were killed and twenty-four were injured in an explosion yesterday at Wurzburg-am-Main. The accident occurred in a gunpowder factory. The powder in the drying room exploded and a great part of the building was destroyed, including the machine room. The bodies of four dead workmen were taken from the ruins. Eight other men were found seriously wounded and sixteen with lighter injuries. It is feared that the list of dead will grow as the ruins are cleared. British Cabinet May Have Difficulty With Rebel Conservatives on Safeguarding Issue. STEEL DUTY SOUGHT Threat of Direct Action May Be Forthcoming If Mr. Baldwin Does Not Accede. (Paris Times Spécial) LONDON. Sunday.—There is a possibility that a storm which has been brewing in the ranks of the Conservative Party for more than a year may break this week. A constantly increasing faction of the party is demanding again the safeguarding of certain industries, of steel and iron in particular. A delegation from this faction wishes to be received by the Prime Minister. While it is not officially announced what action the “rebel” Conservatives are prepared to take if the interview is not granted, it is known that they feel strongly in the matter. A vote against the Government is not outside the bounds of possibility. From the large number of Members of Parliament involved such a step might mean the defeat of the Cabinet. Mr. Baldwin’s Problem. The delegation hopes to approach the Prime Minister during the week. A section of the Conservative press supports it. It is for Mr. Baldwin to decide whether he will receive the delegation and, if he receives it, whether he will accede to its demands or reiterate the plea that the question should be left until the general election. In Liberal quarters it is asserted that 210 Conservatives support the delegation. The delegation consists of Sir Henry Page Croft, five members of the Empire Industries Association, and five Members of the House of Commons. When Mr. Baldwin took
prepared to take if the interview is not granted, it is known that they feel strongly in the matter. A vote against the Government is not outside the bounds of possibility. From the large number of Members of Parliament involved such a step might mean the defeat of the Cabinet. Mr. Baldwin’s Problem. The delegation hopes to approach the Prime Minister during the week. A section of the Conservative press supports it. It is for Mr. Baldwin to decide whether he will receive the delegation and, if he receives it, whether he will accede to its demands or reiterate the plea that the question should be left until the general election. In Liberal quarters it is asserted that 210 Conservatives support the delegation. The delegation consists of Sir Henry Page Croft, five members of the Empire Industries Association, and five Members of the House of Commons. When Mr. Baldwin took power, he made a compromise which included a pledge to restrict safeguarding and protection. So far he has not been eager to break this pledge, as the farmers have learned. Whether the possibility of his losing power may make him change his mind is yet to be seen. If he suggests again that the question should be deferred until the general election, it is certain that the delegation will not be satisfied. The faction demands immediate safeguarding of steel and iron, that unemployment may be reduced before the election. If the Government should be defeated on this point, it would make the issue of the general election one of Protection. It remains to be seen whether the Prime Minister will steer clear of the difficulties as cleverly as he has done during his several years of office or whether he will accept the challenge and go to the country with a clean bill of “no safeguarding.” Mexico Declines American Warship To Carry Dead “Good-Will Aviator” Body of Captain Carranza Will Go To Mexico City By Train On Wednesday. (Paris Times Radio) NEW YORK, Sunday.—Declining the offer of the battleship Florida to transport the body to Mexico, the Mexican Embassy in