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WEATHER.
(U. S. Weather Bureau Forecast.)
Partly cloudy tonight and tomor
row. warmer tonight; slightly cooler
tomorrow.
Temperatures: Highest. 64, at noon
today; lowest. 54, at 4 a.m. today.
Full report on page 7.
Closing N. Y. Stocks and Bonds, Page 30
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FIRST CAILLAUX PROPOSAL FOUND
NOT ACCEPTABLE TO AMERICANS;
NATURE OF OFFER KEPT SECRET
Visiting Minister
Declares Nation
Wants to Pay.
STRESSES THANKS
FOR HELP IN WAR
Effect Upon World of Set
tlement Is Pointed
Out by Mellon.
Documents which in effect con
stitute a French offer for settlement
of that nation’s £4,000,000.000 d,ebt to
the United States were submitted to
the American Debt Commission to
day at the first meeting between
I the French and American negotia
tors.
Although the character of the pro
posal was not made public, it was
established that to at least some
members of the American Commis
sion it was not acceptable as drawn.
It was apparent that further
trading would be necessary and
there was no inclination in Treasury
circles to feel that an impasse had
been reached.
The documents submitted were in
the form of statements outlining
France's general position, and. as
drawn, brought immediate objection
from a section of the American com
mission.
Call Another Meeting.
* After an hour’s joint meeting with
the French, the Americans held a
separate, meeting, and called another
for later in the day to continue con
sideration of the subject.
Secrecy surrounded the meeting
except for the formal statements
containing the brief address of M.
Caillaux and Secretary of the Treas
ury Mellon. But as the French Fi
nance Minister had indicated fre
quently his eagerness to get down
to the business, and as the two
commissions were closeted for near
ly an hour, there were indi
cations from other than official cir
cles afterward leading to the be
lief that the French placed
before the Americans at least a gen
eral basis for discussion of funding
the French debt of more than four
> billion dollars.
Close Is Significant.
Significant in the brief address of
M. Caillaux was this concluding
sentence declaring that ‘ now if you
wish we will go to work as prac
tical men, desirous to come to a set
tlement satisfactory for all material
Interests worthy of the past of the
two great nations, combined in such
a way as to fortify l peace and help
the economic status of the world.”
Further indications that something
more than a perfunctory meeting
took place today was seen in the fact
that immediately after the joint ses
sion the American commission re
turned to the conference room after
numerous photographs had been
taken.
Meetings Over for Day.
Although there was no official an
nouncement as to the next meetings,
it was understood that the French
would not meet the Americans again
until tomorrow, as M. Caillaux. in
departing, bade farewell to the Amer
icans until that time.
On the other hand, it was indicated
indirectly that there had been no de
cision as yet as to whether the next
joint meeting would be held this aft
ernoon or tomorrow.
In their exchange of greetings. M.
Caillaux and Secretary Mellon
led to the co-operation of the two
countries during the war, and each
indirectly forecast success for the
• debt parley.
The item of sentiment, which cur
rent discussion had expected to enter
largely into the French cause, seemed
notably absent, the French finance
minister reterring to the two commis
sions as “practical men and Secre
tary Mellon referring to them as
• business men.”
The atmosphere of hope for a suc
cessful conclusion to the negotiations
continued unabated today. Both dele
gations appeared personally to be in
good spirits.
Already tentative plans have been
made by the French commission to
sail from New York on October 3.
Secrecy Is Maintained.
The American commission in its
own session after the joint meeting
adjourned shortly,before 13:30 o'clock.
The attitude of secrecy as to exactly
what took place In addition to the
opening statements was continued.
* American officials would not admit or
deny that the French commission
had left on the table a document.
This policy of the closed door is not
lieculiar to the French negotiations,
as during the tecent Belgian parley
s and at the other times, and Americans
have proceeded under the same plan.
The American commission may hold
another meeting later today, it was
indicated, to go further into the mat
ters before it. It was the first ses
sion his morning that has been held
by the American commission since
the Belgian funding was accomplished
and there were other matters besides
the French debt to occupy its at
tention. The next meeting of the two
commissions will be held tomorrow
following the cabinet meeting at the
White House.
/ Going to White House.
Tonight at 8 o'clock President Cool
idge entertains at the White House
both the French and American com
missions. Much significance is being
attached to this function, as It is tslt
the President has taken more than or
dinary interest in the progress of the
negotiations, and may take occasion
to promote the feeling of cordiality
and friendship, which may continue to
speed progress. It was understood to
day that another important guest will
be Senator Borah, chairman of the
Senate committee on foreign relations.
Earlier In the evening, about 6:30.
M. Caillaux has promised to see the
l newspaper men at the embassy in a
• conference.
The brisk French leader presents a
picturesque and vivid personality. Ar
riving at the Treasury at about 10
\ (Continued- on Page 2, Column A.)
I
Statements by Caillaux and Mellon
M. Caillaux Said:
“I have come from France, intrusted by my government, to meet the
obligations of my country toward the United States.
“Highly appreciated members of our Parliament, belonging to all
parties, chairmen or reporters of the financial and trade commissions of the
upper and low house have been so kind as to accompany me. Like myself,
these gentlemen have the greatest desire to reach a settlement.
“We do not forget and no one in our country will ever forget what we
owe to America for her splendid work to end victoriously the war and for the
generous help our people received from citizens of the United States in time
of need. We neither forget and we feel sure nobody on this side of the
Atlantic forgets the ties knotted between both our countries at the end of
the eighteenth century. .
"Now, if you wish, we'll go to work as practical men. desirous to come
to a settlement satisfactory for all material interests, worthy of the past of
the two great nations, combined in such away as to fortify peace and help
the economic stabilitation in the world.”
Secretary Mellon Said:
“One by one the world is overcoming the effects of the war which so long
after its termination linger with us. The Dawes plan is a forward step
toward economic stability in Europe. The reconstruction of devastated areas
approaches conclusion; governmental expenditures are becoming more regular,
more certain of estimation and more possible of being met through taxation,
and budgets approaching equilibrium. There still remain, however, loose ends
to be gathered in. War and post-war governmental debts in many cases
remain unsettled.
“To establish the binding character of an international promise and
to protect its own citizens, the creditor nation must seek adjustment. To keep
good its word and to give Itself time to recover its prosperity, the debtor
nation must determine its future liabilities. No concern can successfully be
reorganized in the face of an unfunded demand obligation. So we meet here
in council as business men to conclude the one matter which is in controversy
lietween our two countries.
“We were glad to receive the help which France extended to us when
we were fighting for our independence, and we were eager to make some
return in France’s own great need. The war is over, but we minimize neither
the burdens France has borne nor the difficulties which menace her future
Through the necessity of recreating her destroyed productivity, through post
ponement of reimbursement from the destroyer, her present fiscal situation
has been permitted to become impaired. We should make allowance for this
condition. France now faces, however, all of the facts under a strbng leader
ship and with the courage which withstood the assaults at Verdun. The
condition Is not permanent. France will emerge successfully from her
difficulties.
"We know that this conference opening today may influence greatly the
peace of the world. We ourselves can not escape Us repercussions. We feel,
therefore, the great responsibility resting upon us. It is our duty to reach
with you a conclusion, in the estimation of each of our peoples, fair, and in
the practical test of time, workable. In the constructive attitude of the
representatives of the two countries who now meet together, a solution
will come. ,
"Mr. Minister and gentlemen. I welcome you here.
DEMANDS FRANCE
END WAR OR PAY
Gov. Blaine Asks Coolidge to
Give No Terms Till Riff
Fight Stops.
By the A»*oriateci PrfM.
MADISON. AVIs., September 24 -
Governor Blaine of Wisconsin today
made public a telegram he sent Presi
dent Coolidge declaring that before
conversations are entered upon with
France upon settlement of the war
debt. America should demand “a halt
in this ruthless warfare” between the
French and Rifflans in Morocco.
"Caillaux, French Finance Minister,
landed in America today seeking ex
tension of time of payment of French
debt due America and reduction of
interest thereon, the telegram said.
”A few days ago press dispatches
carried the news that France had
sent a fleet of 16 airships to fight the
in Morocco and France
boasted that each airship dropped two
tons of high explosives upon the
homes of Moroccans, killing defense
less men. women and children.
"France is engaged in a competi
tive undertaking in building larger
armies and navies and extending her
territories in the exploitation of
weaker and smaller nations. The
ruthless warfare that France is
making on the mountain folk of Mo
rocco, in the killing of noncombatants
and women and children is nothing
short of barbarism. Before conversa
tions are entered upon with France
on the debt settlement America'
should demand a halt in this ruthless
warfare. Before any concessions are
, made to France or any other foreign
government, America should demand
that they cease building larger armies
and navies and cease their warfare on
smaller and weaker peoples.
"To advance the time of payment
lof America's debt owing by France
as was done in the case of Great
Britain, means that the American tax
; payer is to be burdened for the bene
, fit of foreign governments in the pur
suit of war and exploitation. In the
name of humanity and decency. I pro
test the settlement of foreign debts
until America has assurances that
American dollars will not he used for
i more war and the murdering of help
iless, defenseless women and children."
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Strike Parley Breaks Up.
SYDNEY, Australia. September 24
' (A 3 ). —A conference between represent
| atives of the ship owners and sea
: men with a view- to ending the strike
' against the recent reduction in wages
broke down today. Each side de
clared the terms offered by the other
were unacceptable.
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WASHINGTON, D. C., THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, PAGES.
WORLD ECONOMIC
PARLEY TO BE HELD
League Assemby Adopts
French Proposal for
Conference.
By the Associated Prea*.
GENEVA, September 24. The
League of Nations assembly today
adopted amid enthusiasm the French
proposal for a world-wide economic
conference under the auspices of the
league.
M. Loucheur, a former French min
ister of commerce and sponsor of the
project, warned the assembly that the
task would be difficult and said the
truth must not be concealed from the
world’s peoples that “it is impossible
for us so consider the problem without
the aid of the labor organizations.”
He wanted the aid of all nations In
seeking a solution w'hich he cautioned
might not be achieved for several
years. One of the most heartily ap
plauded points he made was that
“tariff policies must be examined aside
from fiscal considerations.”
Deplore Costa Rica’s Action.
Representatives of Italy, Holland.
Belgium and Spain spoke in support
of the resolution.
The assembly also adopted China's
resolution asking that due regard for
geographical and other considerations
be observed in filling the non-perma
nent seats in the league council, with
a view to China's representation there.
Another resolution adopted deplored
Costa Rica’s withdrawal from the
League of Nations and urged recon
sideration of her action.
The council prior to its meeting
this afternoon Issued an explanation
of Its action in referring the Anglo-
Turkish dispute over the Mosul dis
trict of Mesopotamia to the Perma
nent Court of International Justice.
Mosul Action Explained.
M. Loucheur of France, who pre
sided over Saturday's session ai
which this action was taken, em
phasized that reference of the mat
ter to the court was due solely to the
fact that when the British and the
Turks went before the council's Mosul
committee it was revealed that many
I question of purely juridical character
must be solved.
Therefore, in order to avoid an at
tack on the council’s decision later
before the court, the committee de
cided the juridical aspect should be
clearer! up beforehand.
The council. M. Loucheur added,
was firmly determined to reach a so
lution as soon as possible. In sup
port of this he pointed to the call
for the Mosul committee to resume
its inquiries at Paris within the next
month.
BANDITS’ BAIL $1,400,000.
CHICAGO, September 24 OP).— Mrs.
Elizabeth Casselman, aged 16; her
husband, brother-in-law and a friend
wei*e held in bail totaling $1,400,000
yesterday by Municipal Judge Lyle,
| in connection with the alleged “ban
dit queen” activities of the young
woman.
She was under six charges of rob
bery, but her case was transferred to
the juvenile court.
Japan Names New Envoys.
TOKIO, September 24 (4 s ). —The
following ministers to foreign coun
tries have been selected: Tamekicbi
Ota. Spain: Kyujiro Hayashi. Slam;
D >PI : . .v . Holland.
dĝfgdegre
PROBE TWO DEATHS
IN INFANTS’ HOME
Malady at Crittenton Refuge
Like Dysentery, Health
Officer Informed.
District Health Department officials j
today launched an intensive if.vesti-
Ration of an undiagnosed malady that
so far has cost the lives of two infant
wards of the Florence Crittenton
Home and affected a number of
others to varying degrees of serious
ness.
The ailment, according to a prelimi
nary report made to Dr. William C.
Fowler. District health officer, by Dr.
James G. Cummings, head of the Bu
reau of Contagious Diseases of the
Health Department, appears to be
akin to dysentery, a communicable
disease of the intestines.
Since Dr. Cummings reported that
about 17 of the babies were ailing
when he visited the home yesterday.
Dr. Fowler decided today to conduct a
thorough prob<*. He announced that
the investigation, which is in charge
of Dr. Cummings, will cover "all
phases of the situation, including
care and handling of the food, sani
tation. etc.”
Call Reports Exaggerated.
Officials of the home, which is lo- -
cated at Conduit and New Cut roads. |
while registering great concern'over J
the death of the babies, characterized
published reports of the outbreak as
“greatly exaggerated." Miss Jean
Cole, superintendent of the home, de
clared that “only a few. possibly half
a dozen," of the youngsters are ill.
and that the condition of each today
was encouraging.
“Everything Is being done that is
humanly possible to take care of the
situation." Miss Cole stated. "We
have called In extra trained nurses
and arc bending every effort to care
for the sick babies. But there is no
panic here, nor has any been report
ed. We are grief-stricken, however,
that two babies should have died here
when we usually only have perhaps
one a year.”
Two of the babies were taken yes
terday to the Children’s Hospital,
where it was said today that their
condition was “about the same." One
is in a serious condition. Dr. Fowler
was informed.
Pure MUk and Water.
Dr. Fowler said today he Is con
vinced that neither the milk nor the
water served at the home Is respon
sible. Some of the ailing babies arc
breast-fed. he pointed out. while the
water is from the city supply, known
to be pure.
Miss Cole declared that the Health
Department had given the home "a
clean bill of health.” Dr. Fowler re
fused to confirm this, however.
Attention of the health officer 1 first
was called to the outbreak by the
deputy coroner. Dr. Herbert Martyn,,
who performed an autopsy on the
bodies of the dead babies in an effort
to determine the cause of death. One
of the children, a bov, died Monday
evening and the other, a girl, several
hours later. The names of both were
withheld by the authorities.
Dr. Martyn’s examination disclosed
an infected condition of the Intestines
that suggested such diseases as
diarrhea, cholera infantum, etc. The
sudden course of the infection, with
Us fatal results, was puzzling to Dr.
P. A. McLendon. staff physician of '
the home, however.
Intestines Examined.
Medical experts of the Health De
partment were examining specimens
of the intestines today for clues that
might lead to a satisfactory diagnosis
of the cases. Dr. Fowler said. The
examination so far has shown that
the intestines were highly inflamed,
as is the case with dysentery, he
asserted. Miss Cole expressed the
opinion that the illness was merely
‘climatic” and that it would soon
disappear.
The home is one of Washington’s
leading charitable institutions, har
boring erring young girls and their
babies. There have been about 30
children at the home during the past
Summer.
$50,000 IN MAIL LOOT.
Value of Other Packages Stolen in
Toledo May Be &s Mifh-
TOLEpo. September 24 OP).— “-At
least one of the packages of regis
tered mall that comprised the loot
seized at the Union Station here
early Tuesday has a valuation of
$50,000, Post Office,lnspector George
Pate admitted yesterday. He de
clined to disclose the source of his
information, hut added that the value
of the other t> •'k«'ges might run
equally as hlgh.^.
> A-
Boy With Broken
Skulk Punished for
Not Thinking, Dies
By the A**octatcd Pre**.
ST. PAUL. Minn.. September
24.—Kept after school because he
, "couldn't think all afternoon.”
Kenneth Berkquist, 9, returned
home Later than usual, complained
I of a headache, lapsed into uncon
sciousness and died here yesterday.
The lad had fallen from a high
I wall on which he tried to walk on
j his way to school. He suffered a
j fractured skull.
SHERRILL FAVORS
POOL BATHING PLAN
Asks Baltimore for Data on
Cost of Artificial Swim
ming Reservations.
That Washington's bathing places,
if Consi-ess can t>e prevailed upon to
provide them at the coming session,
will l»e artificial pools, rather than
river bathing beaches, was indicated
in a letter which Lieut. Col. Clarence
O. Sherrill, director of the office of
| public buildings and public parks of
j the National Capital, wrote today to
! Senator W. I. Norris, chairman of
j the Park Board of Baltimore. Col.
Sherrill, in asking for extensive data
on the Baltimore bathing pools. In
formed Senator Norris that Washing
ton was not situated as fortunately as
Baltimore, and could not {provide wa
tering places on nearby bays and
rivers because of unsatisfactory con
ditions.
Col. Sherrill several days ago made
a tour of the parks and beaches of the
Monumental City with Senator Norris,
and was most favorably Impressed
with the system of pools there, which
can accommodate 20,000 people a day.
and he took occasion in the letter to
•thank the Baltimore park official for
the tour of insertion provided him.
Sketches of the Baltimore pools,
data on methods of construction, costs,
etc., are asked for by Col. Sherrill in
his letter, and when received the work
that Baltimore is doing will lie studied
with a view to providing Congress
with complete information on what
the neighbor city is doing.
Senator Norris. Col. Sherrill said,
had offered him full co-operation, and
It is expected that the information
will be prepared for presentation to
Congress at the next session.
Unsatisfactory conditions in the Po
tomac and Anacostia Jtivers as devel
oped in the recent pollution survey by
the United Statee Public Health
Service, it is believed, will force the
Capital City to concentrate tV artifi
cial pools. In fact, Col. Sherrill in
asking for complete data on the pools
and stating that the Capital City was
i not so fortunately situated as Balti
i more as to have satisfactory water fa
cilities is taken by those in close touch
' with the situation to indicate that
j every effort will he made to have ar
tlfleial pools provided. Thev can be
• purified cheaper, it was pointed out,
j although Col. Sherrill has a plan for
■ building river beaches by building
I breakwaters in a certain section and
1 leaving only a small opening which
| would keep out the direct current and
I would permit of chlorination with the
I rise of the tide as the water flows
j into the breakwater.
Half-Million City
By Oct. 1 Indicated
In Census Figures
Washington will be a city of half
a million persons .by October 1. if
the population increase shown dur
ing the decade from 1910 to 1920 is
carried out for the three months
ended with September 30.
Estimates made by the Census
Bureau as of July 1 placed the
population of the Capital at 497,908
on that date, based on the normal
I yearly growth of 10,970 shown for
the decade ending January 1, 1920.
Using the same basis of calculation
and the same methods used by the
Census Bureau, Washington wilt
have passed the half-million mark in
population by October 1, if it has
not already done so.
On the first of October, If the nor
mal increase is maintained, Wash
ington will then have a population
of 600,648 persons. The 1920 cen
sus showed by actual count a popu
lation of 437,671. No census by
count has been taken since that
time, but the bureau has made sev
eral estimates of the population
from time to time, based on the
1910-1920 increase rate.
Radio r: \v,z - 37.
MITCHELL TO FACE
AIR BOARDJESDAY
President’s Investigators End
Hearings Until Next Week.
Pilots Are Called.
By the Associated Press.
With its preliminary survey of the
military and postal air services com
pleted. hearings before the President’s
Air Board were in suspension today
until Monday, when the next phase
of the inquiry will open with the tes
timony of air pilots.
In the interim the board will have
opportunity to study the mass of in
formstion already presented by the
War and Navy Departments, includ
ing the controversial Issues empha
sized by the divergence of opinion In
the War Department on the question
of air defense organization.
Col. Mitchell Called.
Col. William Mitchell, whose ad
vocacy of a unified Air Service under
a department of national defense
found support in the views presented
to the board by Maj. Gen. Patrick,
chief of the Army Air Service, is one
of the Army flyers to be heard. The
former assistant Army air chief,
whose most recent attack on the Army
and Navy Air Service administrations
revived a controversy that largely
brought about the present inquiry, is
expected to appear before the board
on Tuesday.
The successful development of com
mercial aviation in the United States
was pictured before the board yester
day by Postmaster General New and
Secretary Hoover as a virtual cer
tainty if the Government w-ill give
the proper assistance and co-operation
to the industry.
With Mr. New's assertion that suc
cess of the air mail service harl demon
strated commercial aviation to be
"an entirely feasible thing." the board
received from Mr. Hoover the recom
mendation that, to realize its possi
bilities. the Government should create
an agency to extend somewhat the
same aid to air navigation that is now
given to water craft. Municipal co
operation by the establishment of
local airports also was urged by the
Commerce Secretary.
Self-supporting air services for com
mercial transportation within the
United States is now a possibility for
which the Federal Government should
immediately provide. Secretary Hoover
said in his statement yesterday.
A Federal agency should be created
to render to aviation nearly the same
ai<t which is now rendered govern
mentally to navigation, he said, and
municipalities should adopt a policy
of providing local air ports. He ad
vocated also an expansion of the air
mail service.
Stresses Government Need.
“I believe that with this minimum
extension of governmental activities.”
he said, “we can secure commercial
aviation In the United States without
subsidy. It seems to me certain that
we cannot have successful develop
ment of commercial aviation until
some Government services provide
for it.”
Outlining how the Federal Govern
ment lights and marks channels for
water navigation, maintains constant
advice to navigators, provides for
safety inspection of water craft and
licenses navigators, he continued:
"Were all these services wiped out
tomorrow, our entire water-borne traf
fic would stop instantly. We have to
this. I believe, a complete analogy In
aviation. Before we can expect to de
velop commercial aviation we must
study the air routes; we must provide
for charting the airways; for lighting
and marking them: for warnings of
weather disturbances: we must under
take the development of ports; we
must provide ultimately a body of law
comparable to our merchant marine
(Continued on Page 5, Column lT)
With Uniformed Policeman as Guard,
Coolidge Cuts Evening Stroll Short
Those intrusted with protecting the
President’s life are in a quandary
about having some uniformed mem
ber of the Washington police force
trail along as an extra precaution to
prevent a recurrence of an Incident
last Sunday, when a Baltimore autoist
swung his car dangerously near the
person of the Chief Executive, who
was out for a stroll. The chief of.
the White House secret service, who
Is in personal charge of guarding the
President, said today he is inclined
to favor this extra safeguard, but
has been unable to learn whether
it meets with President Coolidge's
approval.
The idea was given & tryout night
!>effcr last and is snld to have worked
vvilCWnough the President himself
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NATS BEAT TRIBE, I
4-3. IN 10 INNINGS
IN OPENING GAME
Dutch Ruether Trims Sherry
Smith in First Clash of
Double-Header.
, HARRIS MAKES SHIFTS
IN NATS’ BATTING ORDER
Ooslin Hits Over Wall in Right
in First for Eighteenth
Homer of Year.
Une*up.
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■ i muirrs—Mraar*. Evans and Hildebrand.
BY JOHN B. KELLER.
GRIFFITH STADIUM. September
24.—The Champs beat the Tribe in
the first game of the double-header
today.
The game went 10 innings. The
score was 4 to 3.
A pair of victories today, if Phila
delphia lost, would cinch the flag for
the Champions.
FIRST INNING.
CLEVELAND —Jamieson heat out a
I bunt to Ruether. Elchrodt popped to
I Adams. Lee sacrificed, Ruether to .1.
Harris. .1. Seweli flied to Rice. No
runs.
! WASHINGTON—Rice flied to Eieh
i rodt. McNeeley lofted to Jamieson,
j Gosiin hit his eighteenth homer of the
! season over the right field wall. J.
i Harris fanned. One run.
SECOND INNING.
l CLEVELAND —Burns doubled to
I left. Spurgeon singled to center, scor-
I ing Burns. Hodapp sacrificed. Rue
| ther to Adams, who covered first.
: Adamo threw out L. Sewell, Spurgeon
taking third. Bluege threw out Smith.
One run.
WASHNGTON —Severeid flied to
Eichrodt. J. Sewell tossed out Bluege.
Scott flied to Lee. No runs.
THIRD INNING.
CLEVELAND —Jamieson fouled to
J. Harris. Eichrodt popped to Bluege.
Lee filed to McNeely. No runs.
WASHINGTON —Adams singled to
center Ruether lined to Lee. Rice
hoisted to McNeely popped to
J. Sewell. No runs.
FOURTH INNING.
CLEVELAND —J. Sewell flied to
Ooslin. Bums singted to left. Spur
geon flied to McNeely. Hodapp took
a third strike. No runs.
WASHINGTON —Gosiin singled to
center. J. Harris flied deep to Eich
rodt. Severeid doubled down the left
field line, sending Gosiin to third.
Bluege singled over Hodapp's head,
scoring Gosiin and Severeid. Scott
rolled to Burns. Bluege taking sec
ond. Spurgeon threw out Adams.
Two runs.
FIFTH INNING.
CLEVELAND —Scott threw out L.
Sewell. Bluege tossed out Smith.
Jamieson fanned. No runs.
WASHINGTON —Ruether flied to
Jamieson. J. Sewell threw out Rice.
McNeely popped to Burns. No runs.
SIXTH INNING.
CLEVELAND —Eichrodt fouled to
Bluege, Lee hit a groud rule double
Into the temporary stands in left
field. Bluege took J. Sewell's grounder
and Lee was run down. Bluege to
Adams. Burns doubled to center. J.
Sewell stopping at third. Spurgeon
singled to left, scoring J. Sewell and
Burns. Adams thre\\ out Hodapp. Two
runs.
WASHINGTON —Gosiin popped to
J. Sewell. J. Harris fouled to L. Sewell.
Severeid popped to Spurgeon. No runs.
SEVENTH INNING.
CLEVELAND—L. Sewell flied to
Rice. Smith fanned. Scott tossed out
Jamießon. No runs.
WASHINGTON —Bluege singled to
right. Scott hunted and forced Bluege.
Smith to J. Sewell. Adams lined to
J. Seweli. Ruether forced Scott with
a bounder to Spurgeon. No runs.
EIGHTH INNING.
CLEVELAND—Eichrodt flied to
Gosiin. Lee waved for a third strike,
but reached first safely when severeid
let the ball get by him. Scott threw
out J. Sewell, Lee taking second.
Burns scratched a single off of Scott.
Lee stapping at third. Severeid
reached over the field box rail for
Spurgeon’s foul. No runs.
WASHINGTON Spurgeon threw
out Rice. McNeely singled to left.
Gosiin grounded to Burns, McNeely
taking second. Hodapp threw out J.
Harris. No runs.
NINTH INNING.
Cleveland —Hodapp opped to Scott.
L. Sewell flied to Gosiin. Smith
singled to center. Jamieson flied -to
Rice. No runs.
"WASHINGTON —Severeid walked.
Stewart ran for Severeid. Bluege
sacrificed. Smith to Burns. L. Sewell
went into the diamond for Scott's pop.
Adams singled to short sending
Stewart to third. Spurgeon made a
one-handed catch of Ruether's liner.
No runs.
TENTH INNING.
CLEVELAND—Eichrodt hounded to
J. Harris. Scott threw out I>ee. J.
Sewell lined to Rice. No runs.
WASHINGTON—Rice walked. Mc-
Neely sacrificed. Smith to Burns.
Gosiin doubled to deep center in the
temporary stands, scoring Rice. One
run.
has refrained from comment. Last
evening, just before supper, when Mr.
Ooolldge generally goes for his second
stroll of the day, a bicycle policeman
from the fourth precinct was stationed
at one of the White House gates,
ready to trail along when the Presi
dent and his bodyguards appeared.
Upon seeing this uniformed man
the President suddenly changed his
mind and after strolling only as far
as Executive avenue, less than half
a block, turned abruptly and went
back to the White House. In the
meanwhile those in charge of this deli
cate job don’t know whether the
President approves or disapproves.
They have not yet decided whether
they will have a local policeman on
: the job the nelV time or not.
SHENANDOAH PARIS
STUDIED IN PROBE
OF WRECK’S CAUSE
Commander Did Not Pro
test Against Trip, Navi
gator of Ship Testifies.
iRECORD OF BAROGRAPH
IS PRESENTED COURT
i Lansdowne Correspondence With
Chief Held Irrelevant to
Navy Probe.
By the Associated Pres*.
LAKEHURST. N. J.. September
j 24.—The Shenandoah fought the line
i squall in Ohio on September 3 for at
, least half an hour before she broke
I up, the barograph instrument record
\ introduced before the naval court of
i inquiry shows.
j This record establishes that the ship
I began its first rapid ascent at 4:26 a m.
i central time, rising from an altitude
j of 1.550 feet to an altitude of 2,980
j feet in 8 minutes.
j The craft leveled off hut 2 minutes
j later. At 4:36 she shot up almost like
j a rocket from 3.018 feet to 6,063 in
| approximately 10 minutes.
Her ascent halted at this altitude
jat 4:46 a.m. The Shenandoah then
! fell abruptly 1,785 feet in 3 minutes,
j bringing up at an altitude of 4,250
: feet.
j At this point the barograph ceased
Ito fttnetion consecutively.
1 Lieut. Clinton H. Havill, who was
j introduced as an expert, said it was
I his judgment that it ceased as a re-
I suit of the instrument itself receiving
| a violent bump or else the whole con
! trol car in which it was located re
i ceived such a bump.
There were blotches on the record
j made of the same ink as that in the
! barograph but it was not possible for
j the officer-s accurately to Interpret the
j blotches
1 "Whether the barograph ceased to
i function when the control car broke
j off the ship could not be determined.
Comdr. Sidney M. Kraus, another
; expert, estimated that the control car
, fell about 1.000 feet and if that be cor
rect the barograph ceased to record
i before the car fell.
Made No Protest.
Testimony that Lieut. Comdr. Lans
i downe. captain of the Shenandoah.
; never expressed any protest or re-
I luctance to proceed to the West with
the Shenßndoafj on the Western trip
was given to the court by Lieut.
Comdr. C. E. Rosendahl, navigator of
the aircraft.
"The only observation Capt. Lans
downe made." Comdr. Rosendahl said,
i "was in casual conversation with me
i in which he said it was too bad the
■ Shenandoah had not been able to make
the trip during the 10 days immediate
i ly preceding September 2, when weath
! er conditions were wellnigh perfect, as
shown by the weather maps."
“Can you say whether Comdr. Lans
downe understood and approved the
changes in itinerary as ordered by the
Navy Department?" asked Capt. Paul
Foley, the judge advocate.
Anxious for Trip.
i "Yes. sir." Rosendahl replied, adding
j that when he returned from Detroit,
i where he tested the mooring mast to
i be used by the Shenandoah, he stopped
j at the Navy Department and was
j shown a chart of the trip. Three
| routes were charted; that originally
j proposed by the Navy: that proposed
iby Lansdowne. and that finally de-
I cided upon by ftie department. Rosen
j dahl said he explained the reasons for
I the change to Lansdowne when he
j returned to Lakehurst.
"Within your knowledge was any
: one connected with the Shenandoah or
: the naval air station at Lakehurst ob-
I jecting to the flight?” asked Capt.
I Foley.
| "No, sir.” Rosendahl replied. "On
I the contrary, several student officers
! asked if any student officers could be
| taken on the trip.”
I Rosendahl added that one officer
! who was to have been taken was
j stricken ill just before the flight, but
i objected to being left behind, despite
| the fact that his temperature was 103
degrees.
"T think his attitude was indicative
! of the spirit of the whole crew,” he
j said.
Wreckage Studied.
"Wreckage of the airship was in
| spected by the court of inquiry here
today so that the members might form
I a clearer idea from the testimony of
i survivors just what happened within
i the big ship when she broke up.
Survivors explained to the court de
tails regarding the ship's construction
and the function of the various pieces
,f wreckage which had been laid out
j on the floor of the hangar here in the
: relative position in which it was in
! the original hull.
All Parts of Ship.
! Included in the salvage were the
! five engines of the air fighting craft.
all of them considerably damaged as
I a result of their fall; parts of the
i framing, much of it twisted; control
i and other wires; fragments of the con
-1 trol car; some of the automatic and
: maneuvering valves for releasing heli
! urn, some of them damaged by the
I fall, as well as parts of the covering
; bag. the gas cells and even blankets
! used by members of the crew.
The inspection consumed virtually
I all of the morning and there was no
I taking of evidence. Later in the day
j the barograph record showing exactly
how the ship bumped about in the
I storm was to be presented to the
I court to amplify the testimony of the
member* of the crew as to the ship’s
position .when the break up came.
There was discussion here today of
the. possibility of calling Admiral
Eberle, chief of naval operations, and
Rear Admiral Moffett, chief of the
Bureau of Aeronautics, for question
■ ing regarding the confidential corre
| spondence introduced yesterday con
} cerning plans for the fatal flight of
i the Shenandoah, but members of the
court said there had been no decision
on this point.
No Mention of Weather.
Some officers attach comparatively
i little interest to this line of evidence,
since the inquiry has to do with the
I causes of the disaster and the relation
I of weather condition to it. It is point-
Jed out that Lieut. Comdr. Zachary
Lansdowne. commander of the ship.
I (Continued on rage 2, Column, 1.5