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LXIV. NO. 158. 10 PAGES 60 a copy Germany's Graf Zeppelin reduces the time from Europe to erica to Just under four days. the time the big dirigible ted from Frledrlchshafen Wed-tlay morning until It reached lust night was 95 hours minutes, which beats four full a by exactly 37 minutes.

That 10 hours more than the maxi-n advance estimate made by Dr. commander of the ship. A'frjJ IB aa 1 II 1 PiAf mm Aviator Blown to Bits as Ship Explodes in Clouds Railways Battle Washouts as Result of Freak Rain HEM CLOUDS BRING STORMS Republican Makers Of Tariff Changes Watch Conferences Smoot Spends Week-End With Hoover and Sugar Duty Is Thought Discussed AIRMAN FOUND AS KM OF SHIP FALLS AFTER DEATHS Chicago and New York Police Watch Chinatown Regions Following Shootings MERCHANTS ISSUE APPEAL Change in Membership by Two Members of Organizaton Is Blamed for Break (Bv Associated Press) CHICAGO, Aug. 4. A serious outbreak of tong warfare was feared by police following the probable fatal shooting of an On Leong tong member in the heart of Chinatown tonight, apparently In retaliation for the slaying of Yee Sun, Hip Sing tong member, this morning.

Agitation was running high in the district and Chinese merchants appealed to police for protection. Special squads of picked detectives were augmented after the day's second shooting and officers cruised watchfully in the area centering at Twenty-second street and Went-worth avenue. CHINESE TONG FIGHT FEARED The Chinese wounded tonight was; east wlnd threatened to extend the Identified as Kar Leong Wong. He gtorm over the vaney 8nortly after was shot In a gangway In front of nooni but 8Ubsided. Motorists from his home by an unidentified Chi-aeveral mountaIn roa(Jg rep0rted nese, who stepped up to him andjheavv ghowers.

The storm clouds Sfr 3fr ifr 9fi he has closely guarded progress made so far by his committee. 1 VtL. I 1 1 iufcui. bussiuus imvo ueeu aeciaea upon by the finance committee In the hope of speeding up Its work. There has been some talk, however, of notifying tho Senator membership that three day recesses will be ordered between Aug.

19, the date the Senate ends Its summer adjourn. ment and Sept 3 to give the committee more time to get the revised bill ready. If the periodic recesses are decided upon, no business will be transacted until September. Half of Tariff Schedule Drafted Although Republican members of the committee have finished drafting half of the tariff schedules, a great deal of work remains. This is particularly true because the admin istrative features of the measure, over which Republicans themselves are not in agreement are still to be considered.

The different valuation plans by which European goods are appraised also are to be discussed, The cotton schedules will be stud ied again tomorrow. Some progress was made last week and such in formation as was made available Indicated that slight increases In rates were made In some cotton cloths and threads. The rates on vegetables and dried fruits have not been settled. 'Democracy of Kingdom of God Is Topic of Sermon Given At Sunday Church Rite Several hundred persons attending the union church services in Pioneer park last night heard the Rev. Ora E.

Weddle. pastor of the Church of the Brethren, deliver a sermon on "The Democracy of the Kingdom of God." The Rev. Mr. Weddlo in his sermon divided the kingdom of God Into five subdivisions, developing from this division the principle of love as the guiding prlnclplo of life. The divisions included the fatherhood of God, the fatherhood of man, the universal Christ, the universal presence of the Holy Spirit and the universal life principle, In which tho Rev.

Mr. Weddlo brought out that love was tho guiding prlnclplo. Tho Rov. II. E.

Blume of tho Goodwill Industries, sang a vocal sclo, "I Heard the Voice of Jesus." The Rev. J. G. Cannlchael, pastor of the First Baptist church, read the scriptures, while the Rev. Mr.

Nichols, visiting Baptist pastor, lead the congregation la prayer. In lJItlon to his vocal solo, the Rev. Mr. Blumo lead the congregation In singing of favorite hymns. Previous to the union service members of tho young people's church organizations hold a union meeting at the First Presbyterian church.

The meeting was In charge of Gordon Fernald of the First Congregational church, and Henry Subject of the First Evangelical church. "What the Believer Has Been Made," was the subjeot discussed. Earl Jackson of the First Christian church rendered comet solos. USED DESKS Special values in used Flat Top and Typewriter Desks, oak and mahogany finish, good condition. STOCKWELL BINNEY 470 Fourth St, otherwise, the voyage Is report- 'to have been perfect In every and worth the $2,000 per pas- nger which each paid for the There were 19 passengers, one ivaway who Is already In cus- for deportation to Germany, 40 members of the crew.

Also, ship carried 600 canaries and le monkeys, the latter said to be I signed to a New York animal ler, although there may also Ie been the idea oi me lesi jch would be Involved in such freight. Both birds and mon- Im are more susceptible to tne ct of gases than are human llgs. I Having thus for the second time the feasibility of isatlantlc flights, the Zeppelin Is to head eastward and ind the world, leaving Aue. 7. The fare Is $9,000 per i'enger.

Including all charges, ship Is "sold out." 'f lightning was really responsible for the fatal airplane disas-pn the Mojave desert yesterday Irnoon. It Introduces something I) new element of danger In con- rlon with this new mode of Ikl So far as that particular is concerned, there can be but speculation. The plane heard flying above or among Irlouds. and then came the ex- ln and the falling wreckage. Kalf-way to the other side of vie world, Mount Aetna Is ilng smoke and ashes and fur- inz the advance symptoms of a jnt eruption that terrifies the ans living at Its base.

Scl-'Uand the world wonders what 4on, If any, there Is between Activity In Kiluaea In Hawaii, In Sicily and other volcanoes tji souia cut tcnlng eruptions. ne stage Is being set for a itable strueele between Presl- Congress, oer his Meed suspension of cruiser Wng. Three of the most power- jembers of the Senate, Hale of 4, Republican, and chairman tie naval affairs committee, ton of Virginia, Democrat, and inklne member of his party on ame committee, and Senator Republican of Idaho, have ed in more or less emphatic that they do not believe Pres- Hoover has the power or au- ly to suspend an order or a kssed by Congress, and the de- to build five cruisers a year uch an order. it when It gets to the House llepreseniauvcs, j-resiuuiu 13 more imuiy tan (ty with hira. Scores of Kep- are from interior states are not keenly Interested In iftvy, and because of that, as because of the Influence of and pacifist organizations, rwer house at Washington Is kclv to hold up the hands of jlm over cruiser building.

lrty thousand Boy Scouts all over the world and of ths In Christendom gathered towe park, across the river Ivcrpool, England, yesterday, cat International thanksglv-vlce. and here may be tho i of a world peace movement 111 grow fustcr and go farther ny other. Sir Robert Baden- certainly started a world ent when ho organized the 'oop of Boy Scouts, and tho llion of Canterbury said at "Tndav behold "tamer comcth and he comes jfo but with the comradeship Hy Z.ooo.ww Doys Belonging Unties." Not far away Car- jNlaiirne conducted mass for khollc scouts. It Is not a h. of creed.

It Is just the the world, gathered Into a lovemcnt pledging them to best. Siegfried, economic ex-of the French foreign of-attending tho Institute of an annual summer event In iJmsetts, and In an address tho French ppople regard rations payment as a pollination, but not as a busl-it. Which is doubtless true, Judge from thi way they (iiipted to evadi payment, thev do not retard them- i morally liable, for they tho expenditure was mode which was common be- anre and America. Where- beeon)e difficult to follow. had no original quarrel i Vitl nueVJ on Pago Two) ejl 3fc 3fc Gwman Monarch of Air Finishes Third Atlantic Crossing; Lands on U.

S. Soil RIES OVER GOTHAM FIRST Some Bad Weather Encountered By Big Airship During Its Journey Across Ocean By HARRY KELLIHER (Associated Press Writer) NAVAL STATION, Lake-hurst, N. Aug. 4. The Graf Zeppelin, mighty German monarch of air, landed on American soil today, completing; its third crossing "of "the Atlantic within a year.

Last October the huge dirigibit completed its first round trip from Its base at Frledrlchshafen, Germany, to the great navy reservation here, where the naval dirigible Los Angeles has its heme. At o'clock (Eastern Standard Time) this afternoon a speck was sighted 14 miles away to the east by Coxswain William Bishop, lookout man for the Los Angeles, and half an hour later the huge silver bag poked its shining nose Into the sunset over the field. Cheering: Crowd Greets Zeppelin Maneuvering In salute to a cheering crowd of almost 100,000 persons, the Zeppelin disappeared over the northern horizon and cruised over New York city before returning to the reservation, where dropped Its landing ropes at 8:48 p. m. It was dragged to a stub mast on the field, pending its removal Into the huge naval hangar which will bo Its home until it departs on the return Journey.

The landing was accomplished 95 hours and 19 minutes from the time the ship left its bass, 4,175 miles distant, last Wednesday night. Rides Leisurely To New York An average speed of approximately 45 miles an hour as credited to the big ship up to the time It was first sighted, but the craft slowed down as it approached Its destination and rodo leisurely to New York, and it was believed that th. final computation would reduce tho early average. Authorities estimated the Graf traveled 0,331 miles on Its latest voyage, including the side trip to Is'ew York city, In 94 hourc and one minute, as compared with the 109 hours 58 minutes required to cover a course of miles to New York last year. The official time for thn last westward flight was 111 1-2 hours.

When the Graf takes off on its return trip it will bn Btartlng cruise around the world which will be followed next spring by a trans-arctic exploration cruise. Pending decision by Dr. Hugo Eckener, th Graf's skipper, It was not known when the return woula be made to Frledrlchshafen, the first of four stops on the world journey. This westward crossing was far moj-e successful than the last, a (Continued on Page Two) We have cut' the price to 10c Call 401-S2 YELLOW CAB CO. 279 STREET HYDRAULIC BRAKE SPECIALIST Lockheed Factory Rprinlatlv C.

W. BARNES ACCESSORY SERVICE CO. Arrowhead and Base Lin WHY EMIT IE CROWDS -TP Lake Arrowhead and Big Bear Feel Light Showers; East Wind Menaces Valley LIGHTNING DISPLAY SEEN Mt. San Bernardino Struck by Severe Thunder Storm When Shower Arc Spreads San Bernardino valley was on the fringe of the worst thunder storm of the year yesterday, as the Southern Pacific and Union Pacific railroads were battling serious washouts on the desert Tho rain fell in torrents on portions of the desert of San Bernardino county, and the storm extended in an arc to tho Colorado desert of Imperial county. Light showers fell in developed parts of the valley.

There was a light rain at Lake Arrowhead and Big Bear lake, but heavy rains fell high up on Mt San Bernardino, where lightning flashes played out of the dense storm clouds. A stiff added to the humidity, and the thermometer which reached 100 fell slowly last night. Southern Pacific Trains Changed Southern Pacific trains were routed via Colton, San Bernardlo and Phoenix, while the Union Pacific was tied up waiting for bridge repairs between Daggett and Las Vegas. Rains of cloudburst proportions in the Providence and Kelso mountains on the Mojave desert, east of Barstow, which eent torrents of water tearing through usually dry washes, washed out the approach to one Union Paclfio railroad bridge, threatened two others and held up two transcontinental trains. The railroad's officers stated that water nearly 20 feet deep had swept out one approach to their bridge over a dry wash at Joshua, while two others were threatened between Daggett and Las Vegas.

It was at the latter place that the railroad halted Its Continental Limited and tho Utah Express, both of which were due here this morning. Emergency Crews Rushed to Scene Emergency crews wero being rushed to tho bridge sites from both Los Angeles and Las Vegas. Tho rain was reported to have started falling in the Providence mountains about 2 o'clock, and, had not stopped late lost night. Between Nlland and Indlo, a distance of approximately 55 miles, Southern Pacific tracks were reported several inches under water and some of the rails washed out. El Centro railroad offices estimated that from two to three Inches of rain fell within a few minutes.

All trains on tho main line of the Southern Paclfio scheduled to run south of Indlo were cancelled temporarily tonight. The San Diego and Arizona and the Santa Fo lines were not damaged. iarn Sloan Kennedy, Editor, Victim Accidental Drowning (By United Press) WEST YARMOUTH, Aug. 4. William Sloane Kennedy, 79, editor and author of San Diego, was drowned here today.

His body, attired in a bathing suit, was found floating several hundred feet off shore. Kennedy was widely known In American and foreign literary circles. He had written many biographies of famous men, including those of Longfellow, Whittler and Holmes. Medical officials pronounced death due to accidental drowtilng, I Rome Fliers Greeted by Cliicagoans (By Associated Press) CHICAGO, Aug. 4.

Five thousand Chlcagoant cheered Lewis Yancey and Roger Q. Williams, Old Or-chard-to-Rome fliers, as they landed at Sky Harbor today, unrecognized, for a moment, by anyone but Yancey's mother. They had been scheduled to land at tho Ford airport at Lansing, whore an escorting fleet of 50 planes was to convoy them to the Gray Goose lines Sky Harbor airport, north of tho city. Instead, they flew directly to the latter port, and the crowd assumed it was just another of the many planes which had been flying over the field all day. Mrs.

Yancey, an invalid, noticed the flier step from the ship, and called, "My boyl" A tumult of acclaim then arose from the crowd and it was with difficulty that Yancey, son of a former Chicago police sergeant, succeeded in reaching his mother. Giuseppe Castrucci, Italian consul, flew one of the escort planes today, and was one of the speakers at the reception. Others who spoke were Cornelius Vanderbilt personal representative of tho' aviators; Major Reed Landis, war ace, and Col. A. V.

Smith, repre-sentating Governor Emmerson. P. TO BE STUDIED Delegations From Powers Will Confer on Young Plan for Settlement of Debt (By Associated Press) THE HAGUE, Holland, Aug. 4. Delegations from Great Britain, France, Germany, Belgium, Italy, and Japan, with an observer from the United States, are beginning to assemble here for the international conference opening on Tuesday to decide whether the Young plan for reparations payments shall replace the Dawes plan, which has been in operation for the past five years.

It is also hoped to decide finally the question of evacuation of the Rhineland. The progress of the dlscusHlons Is not likely to be easy. The difficulties In securing agreements among the experts in Paris on tho Young plan are fully expected to be encountered again here. The British government has a strong conviction that It was unfairly discriminated against in the readjustment of the ratios for distributing the German payments among the allies. France Is determined to agree to complete evacuation of tho Rhine-land only If she thereby obtains a good bargain In tho reolm of reparations.

Saturday Set as Take-Off Day For Refueling Flight Attempt (Hy Associated Frcss) SPOKANE, Aug. 4. N. S. Mamcr today set next Saturday evening at 6 o'clock as the tentative date for his hop-off on a projected non-stop transcontinental refueling flight.

A specially constructed plane was expected to arrive from the East on that day, and If possible, Mamer said, It will be serviced with a full load of gasoline and oil and take off at once for San Francisco, where ho will make his first refueling contact. Art Walker will be his co-pilot. After a refueling contact at San Francisco, Mamer expected to race eastward over the transcontinental mail route, refueling at Cheyenne, Cleveland, New York, Chi cago, St Paul, and Spokane. He had not decided whether he would dash back and forth across the continent until his motor or plana gave out, or whether he would make one round trip flight and then return to Felts field here, to circle over It until his ship came down. PLAN IIS HEAR HON SERVICE (By Associated Tress) WASHINGTON, Aug.

tariff-makers of the Senate awaited today the outcome of conference between President Hoover and Chairman Smoot of the Senate finance committee which were regarded as likely to have an important bearing on what protection will be accorded sugar. Senator Smoot spent the week-end with Mr. Hoover at the latter's Blue Ridge mountain lodge and it was generally believed the principal subject discussed was the Smoot sliding scale of sugar duties. Plan Subjected To Criticism The plan already has been subjected to criticism by Democratic members of the committee as a "price-fixing scheme" and some Republicans have indicated they do not believe the plan will carry out the President's wish for a sugar tariff which would protect both consumer und producer. Tho finance committee will hold a hearing on the Smoot plan Wednesday and the Republican members of 'he committee are expected to reach a decision In executive Bession shortly afterward.

Senator Smoot will return to the capital tomorrow morning, but whether he will divulge any details of his visit with Mr. Hoover is problematical, as Clash Looms Between Congress And White House as Hoover Halts Cruiser Building iBv t'nlted Press) WASHINGTON, Aug. 4. Probability of a clash between Congress and the White House over President Hoover's recent suspension of construction on three cruisers Increased over the week-end. The ranking Democrat on the Senate naval committee, Swanson, of Virginia, chairman of that powerful committee during the war, has Joined tho Republican chairmen of the House and Senate naval committees in opposing the President's order on tho ground that ho has exceeded his authority.

A number of others In Congress have not been favorably impressed but they havo hesitated to make any public declarations, Home doubtless feeling it would be wiser to wait and see how the country reacted to President's Hoover's position. With the three key men In Congress on the navy, Chairman Hale of the Senato committee, Swanson, the ranking Democrat who leans towards the big navy group, and Chairman Britten of the House naval committee lined up In opposition, President Hoover will have trouble escaping a fight when Congress returns. Lionel Barrymore Will Quit Silver Screen for Directing (Rv Aisorliited PresK) COLUMBUS, Ohio, Aug. 4. -Lionel Barrymore, stage and screen star, tonight announced his retirement from the silver screen.

He said he would devote his entire time to motion picture directing. Barrymore arrived here on the Transcontinental Air Transport line from Waynoks, en routo to New York. SHELL KILLS SEVEN WARSAW, Poland, Aug. 4. Seven farmers were killed today by explosion of a shell they found on the old battlefield at the village of Lat-nlce, near Lemberg.

They unscrewed the fuse cap to take off ths copper parts and the explosion followed. Several other persons were injured, ASSAIL ACT I II if Body Is Still Strapped in Seat When Remnants of Airplane Crash Out of Clouds BLAST SHATTERED MOTOR Bits of Ship Fall From Skies Like Rain Following Blast Above Mountain Peaks His plane literally blown to bits, an aviator, Virgil Cline, of San Jose, died yesterday In a mid-air explosion above the clouds over the ragged peaks east of Osdick, far out on the desert. Cllne's body, mangled beyond rec ognition, but still strapped In the pilot's seat, fell to earth In the ripped and torn fuselage of the plane threa miles east of the Monolith-Rand mine, near Fremont peak. Bits of the plane fell out of the heavens like rain, scattering over a wide area. Cline, believed lost In the heavy cloud banks above Osdick, had been flying over the mining district for several minutes, his motor sputtering.

Oliver Phillips, superintendent of the Monolith-Rand, heard the sputtering motor of Cllne's plane, but the plane could not be seen. Terrific Explosion Rips Plane Apart Presently there was a terrific explosion in the sky, Phillips said. The blast was two or three miles away, according to Phillips, but it was heard distinctly by the crew at the mine. Then out of the sky, the fuselage carrying tho lifeless body of the aviator, fell like a plummet and crashed on the mountainside In the sage brush. Phillips and a crew of miners rushed to the scene.

When the party arrived, some 20 minutes later, the torn bits of tho plane's wings were floating lazily out of tho clouds; Parts of the motor, shattered by the terrific blast, had fallen around the lifeless body of the pilot. Phillip Calls William Denton Phillips called Dr. William L. Denton, superintendent of tho Randsburg hospital, who assisted him in removing Cllne's body from the crushed fuselage of tho plane, a Lockheed-Vega monoplane. Tho clock on the Instrument board of the plane had stopped at 11:50 o'clock, Indicating that this was the hour of tho unseen tragedy in the sky.

Cllne's body was re-moved to Osdick, where Coroner Al W. U'Ren late yesterday conducted an Inquest, a mere formality. The clouds were approximately 2,000 feet above the floor of the desert, Phillips said. Clino had been flying high, tho sputtering of his motor scarcely audible from the mine for several minutes. He had been losing altitude, however, as tho broken droning of the motor gradually grew louder.

Then came tho explosion. Papers found on Cllne's body gave (Continued on Page Two) Army "Officer Is Killed When Auto Overturns Near Del Monte (By Presfs) SANTA MARIA, Aug. 4. Lieut. Alden Hearn, United States army was killed by the overturning of an automobile driven by Col.

A. L. Dcnman. of Los Angeles, early today while they were en route to Del Monte. Den-man and his 9-year-old son, Albert, were brought to tho Santa Maria hospital, whero they were reported to havo been Berlously Injured.

Lieutenant Hearns' neck was broken and his skull fractured. Colonel Deninon, who Is connected with the Ambassador hotel, had cuts Hbout the head and a possible skull fracture. Ills son suffered a broken arm and ribs and possible Internal injuries fired four shots, Denies Being Tong Member At the hospital, Wong denied any connection with the On Leong tong, but said he was a member of a benevolent fraternity, the Hoy On lodge. The streets in Chinatown were deserted tonight after the dual shooting, save for uniformed police men and detectives. Support for the theory that a new tong war was under way yesterday was seen by police in the statement of Frank Ty, known as the "mayor" 0 Chinatown.

"I warned my men to stay in their territory Saturday night. We'll try to prevent any more killings." New York Police Watch Chinatown NEW YORK, Aug. 4. New York's Chinatown was tense today under the watchful eyes of special squads of detectives, who feared outbreak of a tong war as an aftermath of the slaying of a Chinaman in Chicago today. Police found the streets of Chinatown unusually deserted.

The flags usually flying over the headquarters of tho two tongs, tho On Leongs and the Hip Sings, were not visible today. The trouble was believed to have originated in the defection of three members of the On Leong tong, who, after leaving tl.e tong, subsequently joined the Hip Sings. This was in violation of an agreement between the tongs. After protest by the On Leongs, the three men were dropped from membership in the Hip Sings and peace reigned until today's outbreak In Chicago. No officials of either tong could be located today.

Police said the extra posts would be manned until there Is assurance that there will be no trouble. Brush Fire Claims One Victim Before Brought Under Control GILROY, Aug. 4. A brush fire that burned over nearly 15,000 acres of land near Mt Hamilton and caused the death of one man was brought under control tonight. Ed Cooper, helper on the O'Con-nell ranch in southern Santa Clara county, where the blaze started, died lato today of burns received while fighting the fire.

He had been using a chemical to kill squirrels and his clothing was saturated with tho liquid, which was inflammable. The firo went into San Benito and Merced counties before it was stopped. Carelessness of deer hunters was blamed for the 1 1.