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luillstn ail« Special Sport and Other Daily Features Continuing the Ballston Weekly Journal, Established 1798 United Press Leased Wire Daily News Service VOLUME XXXVI—NO. 10,954. BALLSTON SPA, NEW YORK, FRIDAY, AUGUST 2, 1929 THREE CENT8 THE GRAF PASSED OVER THE AZORES TODAY TSE CHINESE SIDE OF THE QUESTION Dr. Wu Speaks at Institute of Politics at Williamstown, Massachusetts GRAVE CONSPIRACY CAUSED EXPULSION Seizure of Eastern Railway Not a Violation of Agreement With Soviet, Says Chinese Minister WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass., Aug. 2— China's recent expulsion of Soviet of- ficials of the Chinese Eastern Railway was the result of the discovery of a "grave conspiracy" against China and was neither a seizure of the railway *or a violation of agreements with the . Soviet government, Dr. C. C. Wu, Chi- nese minister to the United States, said yesterday. Speaking at tine opening session of the institute of politics at Williams College, Dr. Wu discussed at length the SinojRussian dispute over the Chi- nese Eastern Railway, which he char- acterized as "an instrument Of Rus- sian expansion and dominination In Manchuria," and outlined the conspir- acy which he said occasioned China's action. Discover Propaganda Chinese officials, he said, had made va forcible entry on a meeting of 'the Third Internationale, attended by Rus- . sian consuls-general, Communist agi- tators, officials of the Soviet consulate at Harbin, and bad discovered partly- burned documents. "iA translation of the documents dis- closed a grave conspiracy against China," said Dr. Wu. "There was not only the usual type of Communist agi- tation and-T>ropaganda, but there was evidence to show <that the conspirators were trying to instigate civil war in China and to cause injury to the Chi- nese Eastern Railway. Self Defense "What China did under the circum- stances was dictated 'by 'the most ele- mentary law of self defense, and she did no more than that. After due de- liberation more than six weeks later, she ordered 'the expulsion or arrest of the officials of the Soviet consulates, trading agencies and of the Chinese Eastern Railway, and the closing of the Soviet organizations. "China has been represented as> sud- denly, and in violation of -the agree- ment of 19-23, seizing the Chinese {East- ern Railway on July 10. This was not true. "Some people have the Impression that China wants to regain control of the railway, whereto she is morally right, but that in doing what she has done she is legally wrong. It would be hypocricical to say that China does not want 'the railway back." Adhers to Kellogg Pact The speaker pointed out that the agreement of 1896, which granted the right of railroad construction to Rus- sia, stipulated that 80 years after the completion of the line it should revert without payment, to China, but In 36 years' time China could exercise the right of redemption. Dr. Wu closed his address with an emphasis on China's adherence to the Kellogg pact. -. -o • Sugar Schedule Is Announced WASHINGTON, D. C , August 2 (U.E) —The continuation of the sliding scale with the present sugar tariff as a basis and maintaining the refined sugar scale at BIX cents per pound, was announced today by the chairman 0f the Senate Finance Committee. O i Endurance Fliers' Continental Tour CHICAGO, Illinois, August 2 <U.?>— Dale Jackson and Forrest CBrlne, champion endurance fliers, landed at the.airport here at 11:50 a. mi. today after the first leg of their continental tour. Chinese War , Lord Accused TOkrO, Japan, Aug 2 OIE)—Chang Tsung-Chang, deposed war lord of Shantung who took refuge in Japan with most of his harem forced out of his position by the (Nationalist forces of China early this year, has shot and seriously wounded Hauem <KaI-Su, a young, Chinese noble, police were informed today. Chang claimed the shooting was ac- cidental hut police investigating a re- port that there was trouble between the two. REPUBLICANS PIOfMAYOR Congressman La Guardia Selected at Official Convention to Oppose Walker FEDERAL PENITENTIARY H ASA RIOT Breaks Out in Narcotic Block After Attempt to Attack Prison Warden NEW YORK CITY, Aug. 2 (U.R) —Representative Fiorello H. La- Guardia was named last night by the official Republican convention as their party nominee for Mayor of New York. PRISONER KILLED, OTHERS INJURED Mutinous Convicts, With Forks and Spoons Detroy Guard Rails, Break Windows UEAVKNWORTH, Kan., Aug 2 <U.E) —Troops at Fort Leavenworth, includ- ing machine gun squads, were prepar- ing today to cope With any further outbreak at Leavenworth Penitentiary where one prisoner was killed and three seriously injured In a seven- hour riot. Armed guards were patrol- ling the cell house today where all prisoners were locked up as officers searched them for concealed weapons. ! Repair Creek t Retaining Wall About seventy-five feet of the re taining wall on the east side of the Gordon creek at the Iron Spring has to be rebuilt. Salvy Bruno and his men are at work on the job and In a few days will be ready to pour con- crete. The original wall was apparently what is known as a dry wall, at least there was very little motar In its construction. During the winter snow is piled at this point, dumped into the creek and accumulated along the bank. It is thought that perhaps this excessive amount of snow at one point may have weakened the wall. At any rate It fell Into the creek bed at sev- eral points and made it necessary to rebuild the whole wall for -some dis- tance. NEW YORK, Aug. 2—Republicans of Greater New York in unofficial con- vention last night selected Congress- man F. H. La Guardia as their candi- date for mayor to oppose (Mayor James J. Walker in the city election this fall. The congressman's name was the only one presented before the meeting and his nomination was unanimous. His name was placed before the meet- ing by State Senator Courtland Nicoll, who reviewed La Guardia's career, pointed to his record in the world war, in which he served as a major, and suggested that the " j " in the title be changed to "y" at the city election. Among those who seconded the nom- ination was former United States Sen- ator William M. Calder, Republican leader of (Brooklyn, who indicated late last night that Brooklyn would sup- port La Guardia. It was his intima- tion that started the boom that result- ed in the congressman's nomination. The unofficial convention came at the close of a day of secret confer- ences at which leaders sought a fusion candidate. Before it opened, how- ever, La Guardia's forces felt practic- ally assured that their man would be selected, as Samuel S. Koenig, New York county chairman, announced that the name of La Guardia and prob- ably no others would be presented. Mrs. Ruth Pratt, former alderman and now a member of Congress, was the only other Republican prospect that had been much discussed. How- ever, just before the convention open- ed, she withdrew her name. NoCnun^on Borah Talk WASHINGTON, D. C, Aug. 2 .(U.E)— No pressure was being exerted on this side of the Atlantic on the Anglo- Amerloan naval limitation problem to- day. Senator (Borah, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, has come forth with .the suggestion that Great Britain to show her gen- uine interest in the disarmament, should sink some of her ships as th« United States did after the Wash- ington arms conference; The White Hoifse made no comment on Borah's suggestion. n Refuses $100 Offer for Ford's Two-Cent Check HOOSICK FALLS, Aug. 2—J. F. Quinlan, an executive of the General Electric Company, who lives in this WASHINGTON, ID. C , A u g u s t 2 OLE) —Overcrowding and laok of sufficient work to occupy the inmates, terrific heat, and word of riots in Eastern penitentiaries were given today by Sanford Bates, Federal superintendent of prisons, as the reason for the in- surrection at Leavenworth, Kansas, Penitentiary last night. SEATTLE BOY EDIS0NCH0ICE Edison Asks Boys Some Puzzling Questions — Winner to Be Educated at His Expense WILL PASS AZORES SOME TIMET0DAY Was Doing 70 Miles Hourly in Stretch From Spain to Azores STRUCK HOT WAVE THERMOMETER IN 90'S Passengers All Well—Some Were on Last Trip When Graf Turned Back and Narrow- ly Escaped Disaster Cost One Life U. S. PENITENTIARY, LEAVEN- WORTH, Kan., Aug. 2—A mutiny that cost at least one convict's life and se- vere injury to several others broke out in the narcotic block of the pris- on here yesterday. The mutiny began immediately after lunch when the convicts were return- ed to their cell blocks and was said to have followed the effort of a group of prisoners to attack Warden Thom- as B. White and Deputy Warden F. G. Zerbst. The disturbance centered in "B" block, populated by narcotic addicts, both black and white, but quickly spread to block "A" which is the west wing of the main building. The mutinous convicts, armed with forks and spoons from the mess hall, and other improvised weapons, de- stroyed guard rails and broke win- dows. Refusing to call upon the military at neighboring Fort Leavenworth for assistance, Warden White summoned the prison reserve at once. News of the outbreak did not reach the public at Leavenworth for several hours. Secrecy Prevailed The prison personnel handled the pioblem with strictest secrecy until the firing of weapons and breaking ol glass and'shouts of convicts attracted the attention of families of guards and others across the walls. The noise was at its peak about 5 o'clock and spectators said that they heard sounds of explosions and saw pieces of glass fall. Notwithstanding the official secrecy It was learned from prison sources that none of the convicts had fire arms and that no official or other member of the employed personnel at the pris- on was seriously injured. One story of the outbreak told at the prison had it that the Initial trou- ble began In the mesB hall, when con- victs began to throw dishes and re- fused to march out in order. WEST ORANGE, New Jersey, August 2 <U.R>—Wilbur D. Huston, 16, s^n'»f a Seattle, Washfoigtofri, Episcopal Bishop won today Thomas A. Edison's "Brain Race" which carried with it a scholar- ship and expejnses for four years at the famous Massachusetts In- stitute of Technology. Four other lads unexpectedly were given prizes 'of scholarships. August 2 (U.R)—The Graf Zeppe- lin with fair weather and favor- able winds, was pushing across the Atlantic in the vicinity of the Azores, a report from Ponta, San Miguel Island, in the Azores re- ported today. The report said that the Zeppelin was believed *o have passed over at 9:35 a. m., Eastern standard time. Wireless to Steamers BERLIN, Germany, August 2 nj,R)_The Graf Zeppelin wireless commumicatknn to the German Coastal Radio station at Nord- drich says that the Zeppelin has been trying to communicate by wireless since 7 a. m. by steamers sighted along its course. J WEST ORANGE, New Jersey, Aug- ust 2 (U.E)—Forty-nine boys believed to be some of the best In the country awaited anxiously to learn the resuM.s of the "brain race" they staged yester- day In quest of the Thomas- A. Edison scholarship. The,decision rests with five judges including Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh andj Jlenry Ford and the announcement of the winner Is sched- uled to be made today. The winner is to have the privilege of attending any technical school he desires at Edi- son's expense. s REPORT TO WASHINGTON WASHINGTON, Aug. 2—The office village, has refused $100 In cash for a of Sanford Bates, superintendent of_ r The Weather ' Fair tonight and Saturday. Prob- ably thunder storms late afternoon or night on Saturday. T«mp«fa*ur# Low, *9 High, 76 two-cent check made out to him by Henry Ford, the automobile magnate. Mr. Ford, about to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Edison's incandes- cent light, did not have the correct change. He made out a check for the amount. .Mr. Quintan's explanation of his desire to keep tihe check Is- that he treasures It. as an object lesson. This debt was paid voluntarily by Mr. Ford and It shows his attention to the little things In life, declared Mr. Quinlan. J Riot Outbreaks in So. America BAGOTA, Columbia, S. A,, Aug 2 (U.E)—The riot at Llbaao which took a toll of four dead and twenty In jured was eclipsed by an out break at Dos Quebradas which resulted In six persons being killed and twenty badly Injured, according to reports to the newspaper* today. These riots which have been characterized as Commuu* lstlc in origin, were said by officials to be of no political significance. federal prisons, announced last night that one prisoner had been killed and three Injured In the outbreak at the Leavenworth federal penitentiary. The outbreak which occurred at noon was quickly put down, Warden Thomas B. White of the penitentiary, reported in a telephone conversation last night with iH. C. Heckman, assis- tant superintendent of federal prisons. Warden White informed Mr. Heck- man that the rioting was started by 900 prisoners in the dining room and spread to the convicts employed in the laundry and power house. The cause of the outbreak was not announced by the superintendent's of- fice, but the warden told Heckman that 1! was more of a noisy mob than anything else. The penitentiary, which has a capac- ity of 3,600 convicts, the officials here Rti'd, like other federal prisons, Is bad- ly overcrowded. There Is general agreement, how- ever, that the real fighting came In the cell block as the guards herded the convicts to their cells. Tb© prls- When the scheduled five-hour exam- ination period ended in the Edison laboratory at 1 p. m., only four of the boys bad finished. For another hour the resit still scribbled, wondering about things like this: Is It ever permissible to lie? What would I do with $1,000,000? Is there another boy in my school with more brains and character than I? If I were alone on a tropic island without tools, bow would I move a three-ton boulder fifteen feet vertically and 100 feet horizontally? What is the under- lying principle of an Internal combus- tion engine? What are three low forms of life. Who was Jenny Llnd? In the earlier hours they had been tussling with algebra, geometry, phy- sics, and chemistry. Mr. Edison had put an inquisitive finger Into their brains, hearts, and souls, and probed them well. With all that out of the way, still looking fresh and self-confident, they retired to Mr. Edison's lawn in Llew- ellyn Park to eat salad and Ice cream and talk it over. Their elders, glanc- ing through the questions, had passed deprecatlngly, hastily through the first pages, and centered their attention on the ethical probings of the second part. But the boys hadn't been able to dodge. They spoke out frankly: "The math was hardest, and the physics and chemistry. All those other questions they were easy. You just had to write fast." John Lowey of Bralnerd, Minn.; Lloyd MIchell of Florence, Ala.; Albert F. Kunze of Columbus, Ga., and Lyle Stmb Lutton of Laurel, Md., the first four to finish, all agreed that the scien- tific questions were the hardest But when they got together oh the lawn they talked the others over. Was it permissible io He? Nine out of ten thought It was, In special circum- stances, when the speaker would not profit but the comfort of some one else depended on It. Ward P. Farley of Utah thought otherwise. "It Is per- missible in order to avoid an embar- rassing circumstance In the presence of ladles. August 2, (U.B)—Cermany's Trans- Atlantic dirigible, Graf Zeppelin, on its second flight from Friedrichshafen, Germany to Lakehurst, New Jersey, was well out over the Atlantic today pushing steadily westward with norm- al speed and under excellent weather conditions. '•• Ship Flying Well OAJDIZ, Spain, August 2 <\J£)—A wireless message from the dirigible, Graf Zeppelin, crossing over the At- lantic Ocean, reported here at 7 a. m. from longitude 10 West 36 North, said the ship was flying well and that the weather was good. Turn West at Belarz FRIEDRIOHSHAFEN, Germany, August 2 OIPJ^Reponts from various points along the southern air route in- dicate that the dirigible enroute to the United States, was out over the At- lantic progressing steadily. Dr. Hugo Eckner, Commander of the flight, said that he expected to turn the ship di- rectly west at the Belarz Islands and hoped to be well out over the Atlantic at 2 a. m. today. cnorf, were at no time In a position to break foor liberty. One Dead, Three Hurt Warden White's only statement was to the effect that one convict was dead and three Injured, under the se- crecy order which requires reports of disturbances to be sent to Washington and there made public If considered advisable, he sail he was unable to give further details. / t Lost Radio Touch With Home NEW YORK CITY, Aug. 2 iflJ.E)—The Macon Radio and Telegraph Company reported early today that the Graf Zeppelin had made unsuccessful attempts to make radio' connections with the German stations and with the United' States Naval Station at Arlington. Farther Than Before The Zeppelin already has sailed far- ther than on her unsuccessful attempt to reach America last May. Headed straight for Gibraltar as she cut dia- gonally across the southeast corner of Spain, the airship made for the open Atlantic at approximately 70 miles an hour. From the Mediterran- ean key fortress 3,000 miles to Lake- hurst remain to be covered. Flying At altitudes ranging from 2,- 000 to 3,#00 feet the Zeppelin appeared at times shaken by gusts of wind. but valiantly held to her course across France, according to the reports made from towns passed. Passengers Comfortable The 18 passengers, Including seven Americans, were happy and comfor- table, according to Herbert S. Slebel of Saginaw; Mich., special correspon- dent of the Associated Press 1 aboard the Graf Zeppelin, who sent frequent dispatches during the early hours of the flight. His first message, report- ing the passing of Basel, Switzerland, at 6:10 a. m., said the voyage had been wonderful so far, with Swiss airplanes playing around the craft as re of welcome from that a gesAut country. The mountainous country between Friedrichshafen and the Rhone River Dr. Hugo Eckener, commander of the Graf Zeppelin, considered even more dangerous than the threatening winds and It was with relief and new con- fidence that the craft headed down the river in the direction of Marseilles. Skirts Pressure Area From (Basel the flight continued past historic Belfort to Dijon, Chalon, Lyons. Vale'nce, Nlmes, near the Rhone delta and on out across the Mediter- ranean. From the reports it seems cer- tain that the ship has skirted the low pressure area moving from Ireland toward the coast of northern and wes- tern France. OH . Is predicted that under Influence Surprise Party At Rader Camp Friends of Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Ra- der, who are spending the week at the Stewart camp at the south end of Saratoga Lake, pleasantly surprised them last evening. They had no Inti- mation that a party waa "on" until the cars began arriving. The evening was spent with swimming and card play- ing and later ice cream and cake was served. w Those who went over were: Mr. and Mrs. Arner Eede, Mrs. Albert Wat- son, daughter Mildred and son (Robert, Mr. and Mrs. Jessie Kline and son Harold, Mrs. Norton, Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Hazelton, Mr. and Mrs. Ches- ter L'Amoreaux, Mrs. Falkenburg, Mrs. Sylvia Kelley and children, Ruth, Wilbur and Ralph. MANIAC SLAYS FOURWITH AX Shipping Clerk Runs Amuck With Ax and Deals Out De- struction SPARTANSBURG, S. C, Aug. 2— Four men last night were dead and an- other lay in a hospital, his skull crushed, asi a result of a swath of death cut by an Inoffensive shipping clerk who suddenly became a raving maniac. Deprived of his hand axe, with which he dealt death and destruction, T. Earl Robertson, the clerk, late yes- terday was in the Spartansburg coun- ty jail while preparations were under way to take him to the State Hospital for the Insane at Columbus'. A group of physicians pronounced him violent- ly insane. The dead were: R. H. Day, 30, sales- Inanager for the J. W. 'Bell Compamy; J. L. Bussey, 58, cashier for the J. W. Bell Company; M. L. Davis, 36, car repairer for the Charleston and West- ern Carolina Railway, and Thad Sher- bert, 51, car repairer. The injured man is Dan Dunlap, 40, negro, employe of the J. W. Bell Com- pany, who is expected to die. Robertson, shipping clerk for the J. W. Bell Company, a grain and flour milling firm, had not been well for some time but otherwise appeared to be normal, J. W. King, traffic manager for the Bell firm, said yesterday after- noon. Mr. King was at lunch when Robertson went insane. He said that the clerk had appeared to be "worry- tag poss.'bly a little" at times, but oth- erwise he had noted nothing unusual. Robertson first killed Day and Bus- sey and wounded the negro. Bussey's body was found at his desk by J. S. ONeale, a railroad engineer. Ignore Foreign Tariff Comments WASHINGTON, D. C, Aug. 2 (HE) —'No attention is being paid to foreign comment against the Republican Mem- bers of the Senate Finance Commit- tee's rewrite of the House Tariff Bill. Despite the criticism which has accumulated at the State Department, and in many instances have been forwarded' officially to The Commit- tee, .the Republicans will make higher tariff rates in many instances and in others will lower the existing rate. Dr. Snook Trial Gets Under Wav COLUMBUS, O., Aug. 2 0J.P)—-Pre- liminaries at last out of the way, the unfolding of the story of Dr. James H. Snook and Theora Hlx, the college girl mystery, will go forward today. Two newspaper men are scheduled as star witnesses for the state. It was to them,that Dr. Snook elaborated the story, parts of which he is ex- pected to deny, concerning the death of Miss Hix. COLUMBUS, Ohio, August 2 (U.E)— In the trial of Dr. James H. Snook today, one of the "state's star witne* ses" a newspaperman told what the state claimed was the beginning df the death of Theora H1x. of the high pressure of the Azores the zeppelin should encounter sunny weather and gentle winds over the eastern Atlantic. Over tihe western Atlantic a change of wind from south to west is fore seen with rains and low clouds. Fog was predicted between the Azores and Newfoundland. When the Zeppelin arrives in the Azores area Dr. Eckener will facs the problem of deciding whether to take a northerly or southerly route toward America, WOMAN KILLS DAUGHTER AND THENHERSELF Recurring Insaniy Had Caused Deed—Throats Were Slashed BALLSTON LAKE MAN'S FEARFUL DISCOVERY Mrs. George C. Miller Apparently Feared Return to Asylum— Left Another Daughter Alive in the Home Returning after his day's work to bis home at Ballston Lake last eve- ning, George C. Miller, a patternmak- er for the General Electric Company, found that his wife, Jessie, had cut the throat of their eight-year-old daughter, Gertrude, from ear to ear, and had then taken her own life in the same manner. She was mentally unbal- anced as shown by a note she left. Little Gertrude bad been murdered In her sleep, Coroner Arthur W. John- son of Mechanicville isald. The child's body lay on a blood-soaked bed cov- ering, where she had evidently been sleeping and was carefully covered by another sheet. The mother's body lay on the floor, beside the bed. Irene, an elder daughter, on parole for the last seven months from the Newark School for Mental Defectives, was left unharmed by her mother. Seen Alive at 9:30 Mrs. Miller was seen alive for the last time about 9:30 o'clock when she conversed with neighbors. At that time she seemed- to be in a calm frame of mind. Mr. Miller said that when he left yesterday morning, bis wife seemed to be in a normal condition, and this was affirmed by their son, John Miller, 18, who left home about 7:30 o'clock for this city, where he is employed in the John (Bright shoe store. Dr. J. R. MacEIroy and Coroner Ar- thur Johnson were summoned. The coroner decided an investigation un- necessary. Had Been Insane Mrs. Miller had been confined to a state hospital at UUca for several years, but was discharged as cured. Neighbors said she seemed quite nor- mal mentally for nearly a year, and was popular with everyone. But her note showed that Mrs. Mil- ler, who was 46 years old, feared a return of her mental malady. "I am afraid they are coming to take me back to that hospital," the note said. "I love you so much, my husband, that I don't want to cause you any more pain and suffering, so I shail go away and take Gertrude with me. You can have Irene stay with you, for I know that Irene is your favorite. Good-bye, and please forgive me." Four in Family Irene is another daughter of the Mil- lers, 11 years old. They also have two sons, Alexander, of 213 Second street, Scotia and John, who lives with the family. Mr. Miller received his first Intima- tion of the tragedy when he found all doors and windows of his home locked. This was very unusual. He had to break the glass In one window, turn the catch and climb through. Then he saw the note on a table in the living room and a moment later made the gruesome discovery^In an adjoining bedroom. His agonized cry summoned neigh- bors to his aid. They were kindly and took him under their care. Coroner Johnson was then summoned. The carving knife which Mrs. Miller had used to take two lives was found be- side her body on the floor. Coroner Johnson said autopsies were unneces- sary and ordered the bodies' removed to the Willard undertaking establish- ment In Scotia. Mother and daughter had been dead several hours before the father returned, at about 5 o'clock, to find them. Before marriage Mrs, Miller waa Jessie MaoRae. She was born In Scot- and, but lived at Scotia and Ballston Lake most of her life. Funeral strictly private Saturday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock from the partrirs of R. D. Willard, 123 Mohawk avenue, Scotia. Interment In Park cemetery, Scotia, O'Connell Seeks To Get Freedom NEW YORK OTTY, August 2 (U.P>— Daniel OConnell, Democratic chair man of Albany County, who was sen- tenced to three months in Jail for con- tempt of court, asked Supreme Court Justice Henry Goddard today for a Writ of Habeas Corpus. Thomas M. Tryniski 309 South 4th Street Fulton New York 13069 www.fultonhistory.com
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luillstn ail« Special Sport and Other Daily Features Continuing the Bal ls ton Weekly Journal , Established 1 7 9 8 United Press Leased Wire Daily News Service
VOLUME XXXVI—NO. 10,954. BALLSTON SPA, NEW YORK, FRIDAY, AUGUST 2, 1929 THREE CENT8
THE GRAF PASSED OVER THE AZORES TODAY TSE
CHINESE SIDE OF THE
QUESTION Dr. Wu Speaks at Institute of
Politics at Williamstown, Massachusetts
GRAVE CONSPIRACY CAUSED EXPULSION
Seizure of Eastern R a i l w a y N o t a
Violation of Agreement With
Sovie t , S a y s C h i n e s e
Minister
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass., Aug. 2—
China's recent expulsion of Soviet of
ficials of the Chinese Eastern Railway
was the result of the discovery of a
"grave conspiracy" against China and
was neither a seizure of the railway
*o r a violation of agreements with the
. Soviet government, Dr. C. C. Wu, Chi
nese minister to the United States ,
said yesterday.
Speaking a t tine opening session of
the institute of politics at Williams
College, Dr. Wu discussed at length
the SinojRussian dispute over the Chi
nese Eastern Railway, which he char
acterized as "an instrument Of Rus
sian expansion and dominination In
Manchuria," and outlined the conspir
acy which he said occasioned China's
action. Discover Propaganda
Chinese officials, he said, had made va forcible entry on a meeting of 'the Third Internationale, attended by Rus-
. sian consuls-general, Communist agitators, officials of t h e Soviet consulate at Harbin, and bad discovered partly-burned documents.
"iA translation of the documents disclosed a grave conspiracy against China," said Dr. Wu. "There was not only the usual type of Communist agitation and-T>ropaganda, but there was evidence to show <that the conspirators were trying to instigate civil war in China and to cause injury to the Chinese Eastern Railway.
Self Defense "What China did under the circum
stances was dictated 'by 'the most elementary law of self defense, and she did no more than that. After due deliberation more than six weeks later, she ordered 'the expulsion or arrest of the officials of the Soviet consulates, trading agencies and of the Chinese Eastern Railway, and the closing of the Soviet organizations.
"China has been represented as> suddenly, and in violation of -the agreement of 19-23, seizing the Chinese {Eastern Railway on July 10. This was not
true. "Some people have the Impression
that China wants to regain control of the railway, whereto she is morally right, but that in doing what she has done she is legally wrong. It would be hypocricical to say that China does not want 'the railway back."
Adhers to Kellogg Pact The speaker pointed out that the
agreement of 1896, which granted the right of railroad construction to Russia, stipulated that 80 years after the completion of the line it should revert without payment, to China, but In 36 years' time China could exercise the right of redemption.
Dr. Wu closed his address with an emphasis on China's adherence to the Kellogg pact.
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Sugar Schedule Is Announced
WASHINGTON, D. C , August 2 (U.E) —The continuation of the sliding scale with the present sugar tariff as a basis and maintaining the refined sugar scale at BIX cents per pound, was announced today by the chairman 0f the Senate Finance Committee.
O i
Endurance Fliers' Continental Tour
CHICAGO, Illinois, August 2 <U.?>— Dale Jackson and Forrest CBr lne , champion endurance fliers, landed at the.airport here at 11:50 a. mi. today after the first leg of their continental tour.
Chinese War , Lord Accused
TOkrO, Japan, Aug 2 OIE)—Chang Tsung-Chang, deposed war lord of Shantung who took refuge in Japan with most of his harem forced out of his position by the (Nationalist forces of China early this year, has shot and seriously wounded Hauem <KaI-Su, a young , Chinese noble, police were informed today.
Chang claimed the shooting was accidental hut police investigating a report that there was trouble between the two.
REPUBLICANS PIOfMAYOR
Congres sman La Guardia Selected
at Official Convent ion t o
O p p o s e Walker
FEDERAL PENITENTIARY
H ASA RIOT Breaks Out in Narcotic Block
After Attempt to Attack Prison Warden
NEW YORK CITY, Aug. 2 (U.R) —Representative Fiorello H. La-Guardia was named last night by the official Republican convention as their party nominee for Mayor of New York.
PRISONER KILLED, OTHERS INJURED
Mutinous Convicts , W i t h Forks
and Spoons D e t r o y Guard
Rails, Break W i n d o w s
UEAVKNWORTH, Kan., Aug 2 <U.E)
—Troops at Fort Leavenworth, includ
ing machine gun squads, were prepar
ing today to cope With any further
outbreak at Leavenworth Penitentiary
where one prisoner was killed and
three seriously injured In a seven-
hour riot. Armed guards were patrol
ling the cell house today where all
prisoners were locked up as officers
searched them for concealed weapons.
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Repair Creek t Retaining Wall
About seventy-five feet of the r e taining wall on the east side of the Gordon creek at the Iron Spring has to be rebuilt. Salvy Bruno and his men are at work on the job and In a few days will be ready to pour concrete.
The original wall was apparently what is known as a dry wall, at least there was very little motar In i t s construction. During the winter snow is piled at this point, dumped into the creek and accumulated along the bank. It is thought that perhaps this excessive amount of snow at one point may have weakened the wall. At any rate It fell Into the creek bed at several points and made it necessary to rebuild the whole wall for -some distance.
NEW YORK, Aug. 2—Republicans of Greater New York in unofficial convention last night selected Congressman F. H. La Guardia as their candidate for mayor to oppose (Mayor James J. Walker in the city election this fall.
The congressman's name was the only one presented before the meeting and his nomination was unanimous. His name was placed before the meeting by S ta te Senator Courtland Nicoll, who reviewed La Guardia's career, pointed to his record in the world war, in which he served as a major, and suggested that the " j " in the title be changed to "y" a t the city election.
Among those who seconded the nomination was former United States Senator William M. Calder, Republican leader of (Brooklyn, who indicated late last night that Brooklyn would support La Guardia. It was his intimation that started the boom that resulted in the congressman's nomination.
The unofficial convention came at the close of a day of secret conferences at which leaders sought a fusion candidate. Before it opened, however, La Guardia 's forces felt practically assured that their man would be selected, as Samuel S. Koenig, New York county chairman, announced that the name of La Guardia and probably no others would be presented.
Mrs. Ruth Prat t , former alderman and now a member of Congress, was the only other Republican prospect that had been much discussed. However, just before the convention opened, she withdrew her name.
N o C n u n ^ o n Borah Talk
WASHINGTON, D. C , Aug. 2 .(U.E)— No pressure was being exerted on this side of the Atlantic on the Anglo-Amerloan naval limitation problem today. Senator (Borah, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, has come forth with .the suggestion that Great Britain to show her genuine interest in the disarmament, should sink some of her ships as th« United S ta tes did after the Washington arms conference; The White Hoifse made no comment on Borah's suggestion.
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Refuses $100 Offer for Ford's Two-Cent Check
HOOSICK FALLS, Aug. 2—J. F. Quinlan, an executive of t he General Electric Company, who lives in this
WASHINGTON, ID. C , August 2 OLE)
—Overcrowding and laok of sufficient
work to occupy the inmates, terrific
heat , and word of riots in Eastern
penitentiaries were given today by
Sanford Bates, Federal superintendent
of prisons, as the reason for the in
surrection at Leavenworth, Kansas,
Peni tent iary last night.
SEATTLE BOY EDIS0NCH0ICE
Edison Asks B oys S o m e Puzz l ing
Ques t ions—Winner to B e
Educated at His Expense
WILL PASS AZORES SOME
TIMET0DAY Was Doing 70 Miles Hourly in
Stretch From Spain to Azores
STRUCK HOT WAVE THERMOMETER IN 90'S
Passengers All W e l l — S o m e W e r e
o n Last Trip W h e n Graf
Turned Back and Narrow
ly Escaped Disaster
Cost One Life
U. S. PENITENTIARY, LEAVEN
WORTH, Kan., Aug. 2—A mutiny that
cost at least one convict's life and se
vere injury to several others broke
out in the narcotic block of t he pris
on here yesterday. T h e mutiny began immediately after
lunch when the convicts were returned to their cell blocks and was said to have followed the effort of a group of prisoners to attack Warden Thomas B. White and Deputy Warden F. G. Zerbst.
The disturbance centered in "B" block, populated by narcotic addicts, both black and white, but quickly spread to block "A" which is the west wing of the main building.
The mutinous convicts, armed with forks and spoons from the mess hall, and other improvised weapons, destroyed guard rails and broke windows.
Refusing to call upon the military at neighboring Fort Leavenworth for assistance, Warden White summoned the prison reserve at once. News of the outbreak did not reach the public at Leavenworth for several hours.
Secrecy Prevailed The prison personnel handled the
pioblem with strictest secrecy until the firing of weapons and breaking ol glass and'shouts of convicts a t t racted the attention of families of guards and others across the walls.
The noise was at i ts peak about 5 o'clock and spectators said that they heard sounds of explosions and saw pieces of glass fall.
Notwithstanding the official secrecy It was learned from prison sources that none of the convicts had fire arms and that no official or other member of the employed personnel at the prison was seriously injured.
One story of the outbreak told at the prison had it that the Initial trouble began In the mesB hall, when convicts began to throw dishes and refused to march out in order.
WEST ORANGE, New Jersey, August 2 <U.R>—Wilbur D. Huston, 16, s^n'»f a Seattle, Washfoigtofri, Episcopal Bishop won today Thomas A. Edison's "Brain Race" which carried with it a scholarship and expejnses for four years at the famous Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Four other lads unexpectedly were given prizes 'of scholarships.
August 2 (U.R)—The Graf Zeppelin with fair weather and favorable winds, was pushing across the Atlantic in the vicinity of the Azores, a report from Ponta, San Miguel Island, in the Azores reported today. The report said that the Zeppelin was believed *o have passed over at 9:35 a. m., Eastern standard time.
Wireless to Steamers BERLIN, Germany, August 2
nj,R)_The Graf Zeppelin wireless commumicatknn to the German Coastal Radio station at Nord-drich says that the Zeppelin has been trying to communicate by wireless since 7 a. m. by steamers sighted along its course.
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WEST ORANGE, New Jersey, August 2 (U.E)—Forty-nine boys believed to be some of the best In the country awaited anxiously to learn the resuM.s of the "brain race" they staged yesterday In quest of the Thomas- A. Edison scholarship. The,decision rests with five judges including Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh andj J l en ry Ford and the announcement of the winner Is scheduled to be made today. The winner is to have the privilege of attending any technical school he desires at Edison's expense. s
REPORT TO WASHINGTON WASHINGTON, Aug. 2—The office
village, has refused $100 In cash for a o f Sanford Bates, superintendent of_
r The Weather
' Fair tonight and Saturday. Probably thunder storms late afternoon or night on Saturday.
T«mp«fa*ur# Low, *9 High, 76
two-cent check made out to him by Henry Ford, the automobile magnate. Mr. Ford, about to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Edison's incandescent light, did n o t have the correct change. He made out a check for the amount. .Mr. Quintan's explanation of his desire to keep tihe check Is- t ha t he t reasures It. as an object lesson. This debt was paid voluntarily by Mr. Ford and It shows his attention to the little things In life, declared Mr. Quinlan.
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Riot Outbreaks in So. America
BAGOTA, Columbia, S. A,, Aug 2 (U.E)—The riot a t Llbaao which took a toll of four dead and twenty In jured was eclipsed by an out break at Dos Quebradas which resulted In six persons being killed and twenty badly Injured, according to reports to the newspaper* today. These riots which have been characterized as Commuu* lstlc in origin, were said by officials to be of no political significance.
federal prisons, announced last night that one prisoner had been killed and three Injured In the outbreak at the Leavenworth federal penitentiary.
The outbreak which occurred at noon was quickly put down, Warden Thomas B. White of the penitentiary, reported in a telephone conversation last night with iH. C. Heckman, assistant superintendent of federal prisons.
Warden White informed Mr. Heckman that the rioting was started by 900 prisoners in the dining room and spread to the convicts employed in the laundry and power house.
The cause of the outbreak was not announced by the superintendent 's office, but the warden told Heckman that 1! was more of a noisy mob than anything else.
The penitentiary, which has a capacity of 3,600 convicts, the officials here Rti'd, like other federal prisons, Is badly overcrowded.
There Is general agreement, however, that the real fighting came In the cell block as the guards herded the convicts to their cells. Tb© prls-
When the scheduled five-hour examination period ended in the Edison laboratory a t 1 p. m., only four of the boys bad finished. For another hour the resit still scribbled, wondering about things like this:
Is It ever permissible to lie? What would I do with $1,000,000? Is there another boy in my school with more brains and character than I? If I were alone on a tropic island without tools, bow would I move a three-ton boulder fifteen feet vertically and 100 feet horizontally? Wha t is the underlying principle of an Internal combus-tion engine? What are t h r ee low forms of life. Who was Jenny Llnd?
In the earlier hours they had been tussling with algebra, geometry, physics, and chemistry. Mr. Edison had put an inquisitive finger Into their brains, hearts, and souls, and probed them well.
With all that out of the way, still looking fresh and self-confident, they retired to Mr. Edison's lawn in Llewellyn Park to eat salad and Ice cream and talk it over. Their elders, glancing through the questions, had passed deprecatlngly, hastily through the first pages, and centered their attention on the ethical probings of the second part.
But t h e boys hadn ' t been able to dodge. They spoke out frankly: "The math was hardest, and the physics and chemistry. All those other questions they were easy. You just had to write fast."
John Lowey of Bralnerd, Minn.; Lloyd MIchell of Florence, Ala.; Albert F. Kunze of Columbus, Ga., and Lyle S tmb Lutton of Laurel, Md., the first four to finish, all agreed that the scientific questions were t h e ha rdes t
But when they got together oh the lawn they talked the others over. Was it permissible io He? Nine out of ten thought It was, In special circumstances, when the speaker would not profit but the comfort of some one else depended on It. Ward P. Far ley of Utah thought otherwise. "I t Is permissible in order to avoid an embarrassing circumstance In the presence of ladles.
August 2, (U.B)—Cermany's Trans-Atlantic dirigible, Graf Zeppelin, on its second flight from Friedrichshafen, Germany to Lakehurst , New Jersey, was well out over the Atlantic today pushing steadily westward with normal speed and under excellent weather conditions. '••
Ship Flying Well OAJDIZ, Spain, August 2 <\J£)—A
wireless message from the dirigible, Graf Zeppelin, crossing over t he Atlantic Ocean, reported here at 7 a. m. from longitude 10 West 36 North, said the ship was flying well and tha t the weather was good.
Turn West at Belarz FRIEDRIOHSHAFEN, G e r m a n y ,
August 2 OIPJ^Reponts from various points along the southern air route indicate that t h e dirigible enroute to the United States, was out over the Atlantic progressing steadily. Dr. Hugo Eckner, Commander of the flight, said that he expected to turn the ship directly west at the Belarz Islands and hoped to be well out over the Atlantic at 2 a. m. today.
cnorf, were at no time In a position to break foor liberty.
One Dead, Three Hurt Warden White's only statement was
to the effect that one convict was dead and three Injured, under the secrecy order which requires reports of disturbances to be sent to Washington and there made public If considered advisable, he sail he was unable to give further details. / t
Lost Radio Touch With Home NEW YORK CITY, Aug. 2 iflJ.E)—The
Macon Radio and Telegraph Company reported early today that t he Graf Z e p p e l i n h a d made unsuccessful at tempts to make radio' connections with the German stations and with t he United' States Naval Station at Arlington.
Farther Than Before The Zeppelin already has sailed far-
ther than on her unsuccessful attempt to reach America last May. Headed straight for Gibraltar as she cut diagonally across the southeast corner of Spain, the airship made for the open Atlantic at approximately 70 miles an hour. From the Mediterranean key fortress 3,000 miles to Lake-hurst remain to be covered.
Flying At altitudes ranging from 2,-000 to 3,#00 feet the Zeppelin appeared at t imes shaken by gusts of wind. but valiantly held to her course across France, according to the reports made from towns passed.
Passengers Comfortable The 18 passengers, Including seven
Americans, were happy and comfortable, according to Herbert S. Slebel of Saginaw; Mich., special correspondent of the Associated Press1 aboard the Graf Zeppelin, who sent frequent dispatches during the early hours of the flight. His first message, reporting the passing of Basel, Switzerland, at 6:10 a. m., said the voyage had been wonderful so far, with Swiss airplanes playing around the craft as
re of welcome from that a gesAut country.
The mountainous country between Friedrichshafen and the Rhone River Dr. Hugo Eckener, commander of the Graf Zeppelin, considered even more dangerous than the threatening winds and It was with relief and new confidence that t h e craft headed down the river in the direction of Marseilles.
Skir ts Pressure Area From (Basel the flight continued
past historic Belfort to Dijon, Chalon, Lyons. Vale'nce, Nlmes, near the Rhone delta and on out across the Mediterranean. From the reports it seems certain that the ship has skirted the low pressure area moving from Ireland toward the coast of northern and western France.
OH. Is predicted that under Influence
Surprise Party At Rader Camp
Friends of Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Rader, who are spending the week at the Stewart camp at the south end of Saratoga Lake, pleasantly surprised them last evening. They had no Intimation that a party waa "on" until the cars began arriving. The evening was spent with swimming and card playing and later ice cream and cake was served. w
Those who went over were: Mr. and Mrs. Arner Eede, Mrs. Albert Watson, daughter Mildred and son (Robert, Mr. and Mrs. Jessie Kline and son Harold, Mrs. Norton, Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Hazelton, Mr. and Mrs. Chester L'Amoreaux, Mrs. Falkenburg, Mrs. Sylvia Kelley and children, Ruth, Wilbur and Ralph.
MANIAC SLAYS FOURWITH AX
Shipping Clerk Runs Amuck With A x and Dea l s Out D e
struction
SPARTANSBURG, S. C , Aug. 2— Four men last night were dead and another lay in a hospital, his skull crushed, asi a result of a swath of death cut by an Inoffensive shipping clerk who suddenly became a raving maniac.
Deprived of his hand axe, with which he dealt death and destruction, T. Earl Robertson, the clerk, late yesterday was in the Spartansburg county jail while preparations were under way to take him to the S ta t e Hospital for the Insane at Columbus'. A group of physicians pronounced him violently insane.
The dead were: R. H. Day, 30, sales-Inanager for the J. W. 'Bell Compamy; J. L. Bussey, 58, cashier for the J. W. Bell Company; M. L. Davis, 36, car repairer for the Charleston and Western Carolina Railway, and Thad Sher-bert, 51, car repairer.
The injured man is Dan Dunlap, 40, negro, employe of the J. W. Bell Company, who is expected to die.
Robertson, shipping clerk for the J. W. Bell Company, a grain and flour milling firm, had not been well for some time but otherwise appeared to be normal, J. W. King, traffic manager for the Bell firm, said yesterday afternoon. Mr. King was a t lunch when Robertson went insane. He said that the clerk had appeared to be "worry-tag poss.'bly a little" a t times, but otherwise he had noted nothing unusual.
Robertson first killed Day and Bussey and wounded the negro. Bussey's body was found a t his desk by J . S. ONeale, a railroad engineer.
Ignore Foreign Tariff Comments
WASHINGTON, D. C , Aug. 2 (HE) —'No attention is being paid to foreign comment against t he Republican Members of the Senate Finance Committee's r ewr i t e of the House Tariff Bill. Despite t he criticism which has accumulated at the S ta te Department, and in many instances have been forwarded' officially to The Committee, .the Republicans will make higher tariff rates in many instances and in others will lower the existing rate.
Dr. Snook Trial Gets Under Wav
COLUMBUS, O., Aug. 2 0J.P)—-Preliminaries at last out of the way, the unfolding of the story of Dr. James H. Snook and Theora Hlx, the college girl mystery, will go forward today. Two newspaper men are scheduled as star witnesses for the state. It was to them,that Dr. Snook elaborated the story, parts of which he is expected to deny, concerning the death of Miss Hix.
COLUMBUS, Ohio, August 2 (U.E)— In the trial of Dr. J ames H. Snook today, one of the "state 's star wi tne* ses" a newspaperman told what the s ta te claimed was the beginning df the death of Theora H1x.
of the high pressure of the Azores the zeppelin should encounter sunny weather and gentle winds over the eastern Atlantic.
Over tihe western Atlantic a change of wind from south to west is fore seen with rains and low clouds. Fog was predicted between the Azores and Newfoundland.
When the Zeppelin arrives in the Azores area Dr. Eckener will facs the problem of deciding whether to take a northerly or southerly route toward America,
WOMAN KILLS DAUGHTER AND
THENHERSELF Recurring Insaniy Had Caused
Deed—Throats Were Slashed
BALLSTON LAKE MAN'S FEARFUL DISCOVERY
Mrs. G e o r g e C. Miller Apparently
Feared Return to A s y l u m —
Left Another Daughter
Al ive in the H o m e
Returning after his day's work to
bis home at Ballston Lake last eve
ning, George C. Miller, a patternmak
er for the General Electric Company,
found that his wife, Jessie, had cut the
throat of their eight-year-old daughter,
Gertrude, from ear to ear, and had
then taken her own life in the same
manner. S h e was mentally unbal
anced as shown by a note she left.
Li t t le Gertrude bad been murdered In her sleep, Coroner Ar thur W. Johnson of Mechanicville isald. The child's body lay on a blood-soaked bed covering, where she had evidently been sleeping and was carefully covered by another sheet. The mother 's body lay on the floor, beside the bed.
Irene, an elder daughter, on parole for the last seven months from the Newark School for Mental Defectives, was left unharmed by her mother.
Seen Alive at 9:30 Mrs. Miller was seen alive for the
last time about 9:30 o'clock when she conversed with neighbors. At tha t time she seemed- to be in a calm frame of mind. Mr. Miller said that when he left yesterday morning, bis wife seemed to be in a normal condition, and this was affirmed by their son, John Miller, 18, who left home about 7:30 o'clock for this city, where he is employed in the John (Bright shoe store.
Dr. J. R. MacEIroy and Coroner Arthur Johnson were summoned. The coroner decided an investigation unnecessary.
Had Been Insane Mrs. Miller had been confined to a
s tate hospital at UUca for several years, but was discharged as cured. Neighbors said she seemed quite normal mentally for nearly a year, and was popular with everyone.
But her note showed that Mrs. Miller, who was 46 years old, feared a return of her mental malady. "I am afraid they are coming to take me back to that hospital," the note said. "I love you so much, my husband, that I don't want to cause you any more pain and suffering, so I shail go away and take Gertrude with me. You can have Irene s tay with you, for I know that Irene is your favorite. Good-bye, and please forgive me."
Four in Family Irene is another daughter of the Mil
lers, 11 years old. They also have two sons, Alexander, of 213 Second street, Scotia and John, who lives with the family.
Mr. Miller received his first Intimation of the tragedy when he found all doors and windows of his home locked. This was very unusual. He had to break the glass In one window, turn the catch and climb through. Then he saw the note on a table in the living room and a moment la ter made the gruesome discovery^In an adjoining bedroom.
His agonized cry summoned neighbors to his aid. They were kindly and took him under their care. Coroner Johnson was then summoned. The carving knife which Mrs. Miller had used to take two lives was found beside her body on the floor. Coroner Johnson said autopsies were unnecessary and ordered the bodies' removed to the Willard undertaking establishment In Scotia. Mother and daughter had been dead several hours before the father returned, at about 5 o'clock, to find them.
Before marriage Mrs, Miller waa Jessie MaoRae. She was born In Scot-and, but lived at Scotia and Ballston Lake most of her life.
Funeral strictly private Saturday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock from the partrirs of R. D. Willard, 123 Mohawk avenue, Scotia. Interment In Park cemetery, Scotia,
O'Connell Seeks To Get Freedom
NEW YORK OTTY, August 2 (U.P>— Daniel OConnell, Democratic chair man of Albany County, who was sentenced to three months in Jail for contempt of court, asked Supreme Court Justice Henry Goddard today for a Writ of Habeas Corpus.
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