Evening Star Newspaper, August 24, 1923, Page 2

2 PIONEER N NAVAL AERONAUTICS DEAD Capt. Henry T. Mustin, For- mer Chief of Bureau Here, Stricken at Newport. Capt. Henry C. Mustin of the Navy, assistant chief of the bureau of aero- nautics, Navy Department, dled ves- at Newport, R. I, where he ne in the hope that a change of climate might benefit his health, which had been failing for some time. He had been under treatment the Naval Hospital in this city, was taken to Newport that he might be his old friend and classmate, € Frank T. Evans, commandant the naval training station The body is city by Mrs. and nea pt. of -— being brought to this Mustin, who was with her huspand when he died, and will be buried in the Arlington national remetery tomorrow morning at 11:30 o'clock, with military honors. Capt. Mustin was born in Pennsyl- vania, February 1874, and was appointed to the Navy from Tennes- see in September, 1892, He cruised in of the world and served at yurious navgl stations in the United the s served o Admiral battle of manded seived a lett that serviee During the rxecutive th Dakota. tha bureau Sp r of commendation for world officer of Later he was of constru wrtment, war he served ttleship &ned on and for duty W construction of he was given air detachment U. Aroos- nded the cet. In ted as- f the nt, where he was relieved of that of illness, July 30, w viation, aval w of the plon- in nuval and was d to th cola in 1914 was in its inf. Departm r sold reasury Mustin aving the was washed North Dakot. arded Capt. honor for who this city 0N Capt comb street. SPANIGHLOSSES CAUSE COMMENT 56,000 Faced by Only 10,600 Moroccans Are Unable to Advance. By the Associated Press. MADRID, August Spanish troops st ern zone of the Spanish protectorate of Morocco, the headquarters of which is Melilla, and, according to semi-official reports, with only 10,000 | or fewer armed Moors facing them the question is being asked ev where in political quarters: “Why are the Spaniards unable to make headway against such numerically weak opponents? Those familiar with the situation generally declare the reason must be sought in the long line of weak posi- tions, mostly without intercommuni- cation, stretching across a broken country thirty miles on a straight line from A u along the seacoast to Dardrius. This leaves opportunity for the Moors, with their mobility, to penetrate through the deep ravines between the positions and isolate any one of them from the remalnder cer they feel so inclined. ribesmen Lie in Wait. Urrlaguel tribesmen, led by -Krim, lurk in rocky fast- it is impossible to lo- airplanes and lle in Spanish columns carrying supplies to outposts over a country where roa do not exist. Figures obtained In well informed quarters show that approximately 10.000 alties have occurred among front line troops and convovs since ~ the ' disaster of July, 1 Without any great fight taKing,.plac This unceasing drain upon the reg ments in Morocco necessitates the sending from Spain of frequent de- | tachments of fresh troops to reflll the ran which, besides, are depleted through ma nd dysentery. Gen. We chief of staff, who went to Mc last week, Is greatly perturbed by the situation. Spanixh Regiment Mutinfes. A Spanish regiment mutinied at Malaga on Wi lay as it was about to embark for M After killing a sub-officer of engineering unit the mutinneers e subdued with the aid of the Malaza garrison and were forced to board the transport. The garrison restored order without using arms. After the arrival of the regiment in Morocco the ringleaders of the mu- tiny were executed. D. C. NAVAL OFFICER BELIEVED DRUGGED ON EVE OF WEDDING HERE 24.—With &6 m.u! oned in the east- eate them walt for (Contin Lewis, leaped to death from the fifth floor of her apartment at 1316 New Hampshire avenue on the morning of February 1, Death was almost instan- taneous. At the time Lieut. Lewis sald he| was out giving the dog an airing. His wife had told him that when he re- turned “breakfast would be ready He returned and found the table set for break with the first course on the table, but his wife had disap- peared An open window at the rear of the apartment, with sill set o high that a fall was regarded by police investi- gators as virtually impossible unless by design, *was discovered. 1In the courtyard beneath the window, five ics down, was the lifeless figure . Lewis. Lewis is well known in shington. He has seen service at Goat Island, 4n San Francisco, in Bos. Charlestown and with the Pa. cific fleet He came here from California only a month before the death of his wife., MRS. MALLORY WINNER. Defeats Mrs. British Star, in Longwood Tennis. BROOKLINE Mass, August 24— Mrs. Molla B. Mallory of New York de- w Beamish, feated Mrs. A. E. Beamish of England, | P! 6—4, 6—0, in today's semi-finals of the women's invitation singles tour- nament In proportion to its size, Cairo, Fgypt, has more newspapers than any other city in the world, _ v THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. ANTHRACITE ON HAND EQUAL TO DEC. 31 SUPPLY IN 1922 In connection with the government's preparedness measures which have the direct purpose to make up with bituminous coal any possible anthracite shortgge, the United States Coal Commis- sion makes public its analysis of official statistics regarding the anthracite supply. In the first place, the anth tained so high a rate of shipment racite mines to date have main- that by September 1 over 25,000,000 net tons of domestic sizes of anthracite will be in the possession of the consumers or dealers. Th from April 1 to August 1, is over his supply, representing shipments 7,000,000 tons more than was dis- tributed by December 31 last year, and only about 17,000,000 tons less than the average supply on December 31 of the three years previous to the strike year. Any complete stoppage of anthracite mining on September 1 would thus involve a deficit of 17,000,000 tons of domestic sizes to be made up before the end oi December, or a million tons a week. Indeed, with the present high rat. this month, the supply on han above the average on Septembe exist until after anthracite consuming territory strike. However, the September 1 equally distributed, and the many would be forced to prepare for wi two weeks of shutdown. e of shipments continuing through d would be nearly 2,500,000 tons r 1, and a real deficit would not To that degree is the prepared to face the threatened stocks of household fuel are not households without any anthracite nter by accepting some substitutes. While, as was true last winter, some by-products and bee-hive coke will be available, perhaps a tons a week, the principal substit To sum up the situation: t a rate of from 100,000 to 200,000 ute must be bituminous coal. In the event of an anthracite strike, a household fuel emergency would exist in the eastern United States which the bituminous operators believe could be promptly met by utilizing the excess mine capacity of the bituminous fields normally shipping steam coal to New England, Canada and the At- lantic seaboard. The united effo executives and the Interstate would be in the line of starting period of maximum freight move reported to be in excellent condit: Stoppage of anthracite minin, rt of soft coal operators, railroad Commerce Commission probably this movement of coal before the ment, for which the railroads are ion to handle. g would be a public emergency, to meet which would require the full co-operation of the consumers with the soft coal operators anc with all the aid possible througl state governments. d all the agencies of distribution, h executive action by federal and If those who now control the mining and dis- tribution of anthracite are to continue to think only of their own demands and not at all of the public's demand for coal, the Coal Commission feels that every me the domestic fuel needed in the consumers, and especially of the east. U. S. OUTLINES METHOD IT WILL FOLLOW TO PROVIDE NATION FUEL (Continued from First Page.) ment would be reached in the an- thracite field and no shutdown would occu Take the case of the operators,” he said. e is no doubt of their sin desire for such an agreement. A Lhutdown would involve great ex- pense. They must provide against the flooding of the mines. Furthermore, they are,conversant with the fa that they are likely to lose a good part of their present market in the future.- To a certainty, they lose this winter's market if there is a shut down lasting two or three months Through enlizhtened self-interest the operators will use every endeavor ng about a settlement. ake the miners’ position. I think that if there is a strike the miner will be the loser even if he wins the strike. Should work be resumed after two or three months, the market dur- ing the winter will have been pro- vided ind _anthracite mining would be resumed on part time. The miners would not care to face t situation. They realize the hardships hat would occur in their own ranks ? part of the market in the future were s hracite. I think they would 1t deal of hesitation be- responsibility for a shut- Cites World War. Mr. Hammond 4sald, however, that intelligent men had been known to run amuck” In the past. ‘Before the world war, he said, all the intelligent people in the world predicted there would be no war.” Mr. Hammond insisted that in his opinion there would be no sympa- thetic strike on the part of the bi- tuminous miners. The contract with the bituminous miners does not ex- pire, he pointed out, until April of next year. Former Vice President Marshall, who, with other members of the coal commission, was present during the statement made by Mr. Hammond, said that the situation was more hopeful because of the greater knowl- edge which has been obtained during the last yenr regarding the uses of bituminous coal. Calls Anthracite Luxury. “Secondly,” said Mr. Marshall, “an- thracite has become almost a luxury fuel. It has reached the breaking point in price. 1If it goes any higher, probably Mr. Rockefeller and myself,” he said with a twinkle in his eye, “can afford to use it. Necessity of main- taining a market will prevent its going higher in price. ‘The operators and miners both know this. Also in the anthracite fleld the miner is a skilled workman, and in the bituminous fleld he is not. If the anthracite miner is out of work he has nothing else to turn his hand to. This is not true of the bitu- minous miner. Mr. Hammond said that the com- mission as a whole felt hopeful that there would be no shut-down of the mines. At the office of the federal fuel dis- tributor plans went forward today for the meeting of representatives of governors of anthraclte-consuming states, set for Tuesday in New York. Mr. Wadleigh, the fuel distributor, said that he had received replies from all except two of the governors In- vited to gend representatives, and that all the replies had been favorable. The othér two governors are expect- ed to accept as soon as they have se- lected their representatives. Pinchot Sees Coolldge. Gov. Clifford Pinchot of Pennsylvania, where the anthracite mines are lo- cated, was a’guest of President Cool- idge at luncheon at the White House today. It is understood that the President took occasion to go fully into the coal situation with Gov. Pinchot. The laws of Pennsylvania are belleved to give the chief execu- tive of the state considerable author- ity in the event of a strike in the anthracite region. Gov. Pinchot, by calling on the President, could obtain the flil power of the federal govern- ment in the event of serious trouble in the mine field. COKE MEN PREPARE. Ready to Turn Out 100,000 Tons ‘Weekly, Announced. By the Associated Pres: CONNELSVILLE, Pa., August 24— Operators in the Connellsville coke reglon today joined with bituminous operators in preparing for an emer- gency demand for beehive coke for domestic purposes in the event of a stoppage of anthracite production on September 1. An output of 100,000 tons of coke weekly could be made avallable to the ordinary consumers of anthracite coal, operators declared, basing their prediction upon production figures for last week, which showed an out- ut of 103,000 tons of merchant coke, available for market purposes, with approximately half of the ovens con- trolled by independent producers in operation to supply the present needs of independent” blast furnace inter- ests. The Connecllsville coke region last winter was called upon to meet & sim- asure chould be taken to supply homes of the great mass of the industrial workers throughout the emergency while anthracite op- erators were replenishing their de- pleted stocks after the settlement of the 1922 coal strike. For several months thousands of tons of beehive coke was shipped daily to_domestic consumers in_Philadelphia, New York and the New England statcs, as a sub- stitute for anthracite coal. The amount of tonnage at that time was limited to transportation facili- ties, but operators for some time past have had a maximum car supply and ve been given assurances that there is little possibility of & car shortage at this time. In addition to tonnage from bee- {hive ovens, it was pointed out, 1 sub- stantial tonnage could be made avail- able from the various by-product coke plants in various sections of the country, many of which secure their supply of raw coal from the Connels- ville bituminous region. Heating coke was quoted hers to- day at §4.50 to $4.75, ovens. WELSH COAL COMING. 15,000-Ton Shipment to Sell at $15.44, Is Said. { B the Associated Press, LONDON, August 24.—A cargo of 15,000 tons of Welsh anthracite left Swansea yesterday for Boston. It is stated that the price was 68 shillings (approximately $15.44) per ton, in- cluding the freight charge, as com- pared with 699 shillings, which is said here to be the price of American ‘un!hrndlv on the spot. Other American orders are expected in South Wales in preparation for what s termed in labor circles as “the forthcoming fight of the Amer- ican owners against the miners' de- mand for better wages and recogni- tion of the union.” Concurrently the British department of overseas trade has {ssued a memo- randum outlining the coal situation in the United States. The statement asserts that among other things the union leaders are apparently ready to offer a stiffer attitude than has generally been anticipated, and that they control funds suflicient to fl‘nnnce a strike of considerable dura- tion. GOMPERS GIVES VIEW. Says Sympathetic Strike Would Be Powerful Weapon. By the Associated Press. | MILWAUKEE, Wis, August 24.— A sympathetic strike on the part of soft coal miners to aid an anthracite walkout, should such be called, would make the most powerful strike in the coal industry that the world has ever seen, Samuel Gompers, presi- dent of the American Federation of Labor, sald in an address here before the International Photo Engravers' Union last night. “I have mo information, however, as to the likelihood of such a strike,’ Mr. Gompers added. “As to which side would win If it took place—well, I am no prophet.” SOFT COAL MEN STAY. } Indiana Union Heads Scout Sym- pathy Strike. By the Associated Press. TERRB HAUTE, Ind., August 24— Indiana bituminous miners will not suspend work in sympathy with the hard coal miners in the event they cease working September 1 in an ef- fort to obtain a new wage scale, John Hessler, president of District 11, United Mine Workers of America, and Willlam Mitch, secretary of the dis- trict, declared in a statement today. “Unless something unforeseen arises, which would necessitate a strike for violation of contract upon the part of the operators, the bituminous miners of Indiana will continue in operation until their contract expires, April 1, 1924,” the statement said, adding that the Indiana miners probably will ren- der assistance to the anthracite miners. Bell and Allen Represent D.C. At Coal Parley The Board of Commissioners to- day issued an order authorizing Engineer Commissioner Bell and Walter C. Allen, secretary to the Public Utllities Commission, to represent the District govern- ment at the conference of gov- ernors on the coal situation in New York city Tuesday. This conterence was called by Federal Fuel Distributor Wadleigh for the purpose of having the exe- cutive heads of the states in which hard coal is used extensively dis- cuss ways and means of making up any shortage in fuel that might result from an anthracite strike this winter. Maj. Bell and Mr. Allen will leave Washington Monday night. Mean- while, no definite action toward lo- cal regulation of fuel will be takea, it is understood, ' L DIVERS RECOVER §30,000,00 GOLD Bullion on Laurentic, Sunk in War by Submarine, Near ly All Saved. By the Assoclated Press. LONDON, August 24.—All except a few bars df the thirty million dol- lars’ worth of gold bullion which dropped to the ocean bed when a German submarine sank the Lauren- tic, off Donegal, Ireland, have been recovered by divers, who since 1918 have been carrying on their labors ninety feet below the surface of the sea. The thirty bars remaining in the wreck, it 1s expected, will be brought up within a fortnight. In addition to the gold, which was consigned to American bankers, the Laurentic was laden with almost five millfon dollars in silver specle, mostly in two-shilling pleces, all of which hus been salvaged by the divers. The men have been using a divining spear, with a dlal attached, that shows whether the spear point is touching gold or/a base metal, such as fron. Dial Points to Gold. The clocklike dial {s kept aboard the salvaging ship and Is connected with o spear, which is in the hands of the diver working ninety feet be- 1ow the surface. The hand moves to the left of the zero mark when the #pear is prodded against a piece of iron, copper or other such metal, but when it touches gold the dial swings to_the right T¢ veered further when it came in contact with an elghteen-carat bar than when it touched one of nine car- ats The apparatus was brought to the attention of the admiralty in 1920 by a college professor. Previous to that time the divers in three years of la- bor d recovered 608 bars, but since the galvanometer was brought into usé more than 2100 have been brought to the top, each bar being worth from §5,000 to $19,000, depend-- ing upon the standard of the gold and the size of the bar. , Must Fight Dogtl In tie first years of the operation the divers sent up the treasure in the boxes in which they found them, but later these wooden chests rotted and the bars have since been salvaged separately. The work of the divers, never very easy or safe, has been made harder by ‘the activities of the hungry dog- fish, which seem to think, that they are the watchdogs of the wreck. Each diver carries with him when he goes below a large knife as a pro- tection against any fish that gets too bold. Each man receives a thirt: second part of the treasure he re- covers. COKE PROVES GOOD DAL SUBSTITUTE Equals Anthracite in Some Types of Boiler, U. S. Bu- reau Tests Reveal. The seal of official approval was placed upon the use of by-product coke and bituminous coal as substi- tutes for anthracite, in the publica- tion today of a report giving the re- sults of comparative tests made by the byreau of mines. Using types of boilers common to the small apartment house and in- dividual dwelling, the bureau found that the %fficiency of coke and of some grades of bituminous was as high as that of the best anthracite. “In fact,” the report said, “two boilers gave somewhat higher effi- clencies with coke than with anthra- cite. The efficiencies obtained with Pittsburgh and Illinols coal (bitumi- nous) were 8 to 20 per cent lower than that! obtained with by-product coke.” The bureau's tests were conducted at the Pittsburgh and Minneapolis ex- periment stations. The report from Pittsburgh showed that ten tons of soft coal from that locality would equal in heating value nine tone of coke or eight and one-half tons of anthracite, in the case of one type of boiler, and ten tons of coke or nine tons of anthracite, when burned in the second type. The Minneapolis tests showed that ten tons of Illi- nois coal was equal to seven and one- half tons of coke or anthracite, when burned in the first type of boiler, and to eight and one-balf tons of coke or anthracite, when burned in the sec- ond or larger type. Coke Is Better. “With the same attention to the fire,” the bureau's summary declared, “coke gives a much more uniform te perature than bituminous coal. In ad- dition, coke Is a clean fuel and makes meither smoke nor soot—an advantage difficult to express in exact figures. it is nearly as good a fuel as domestic sizes of anthracite, and if anthracite 1s unayvailable at reasonable prices by- product coke makes a good substitute. “The relative quantities of bituminous coal, coke and anthracite needed to maintain a house at a comfortable tem- perature depend unon the calorific val. ues of the fuels as well as thermal efficiencies; and the calorific values of all three fuels may vary considerably owing principally to their variable ash and mofsture content.” Marine Flyer Killed In Airplane Crash two planes whic) tude of nearly 3,000 fogt Fla, Wednesday. Both¥Capt. Hill his pllot were killed, FRIDAY, AUGUST 24, 1923. HELPED MAKE COAST-TO-COAST MAIL SERVICE SUCCESS and 55 minutes, inaugurating the new aerial mail service from sea-to-sen. Pilot Johmsxon alxo in the western delivery. from New York to Cleveland AIR MAIL PILOT BEATS CROSS-NATION RECORD n fllght. Three Blanchfield departed ELLIS AT SALT LAKE CITY. minutes _later _Pilot for Elko, Nev. Unger Hops Off Three Minutes After His Arrival. By the Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, August —Pilot Bob Ellis reached here at § am. mountain time, from Rock Springs, Wyo., with westbound mail. Kenneth Unger hopped off for Elko, Nev., three minutes later. FLYERS REACH CHEYENNE. ! Chandler Starts West 21 Minutes Ahead of Schedule. CHEY E, Wyo., August Pilot H. A. Chandler hopped off for the west at 4:09 a.m., mountain time, twenty-one minutes ahead of sched- ule. Pilot Allison arrived at 3:34 am. REGULAR SERVICE ASSURED. Postmaster General New Says Re- sults Justify Expectations. By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, August —The transcontinental mail flights the test period conducted by the Post Office Department began this morn- ing, when planes left San Francisco and New York on the eastbound and westbound coast-to-coast flights. While Post Office Department offi- cials said the experiment was a suc- cees and had a mplished what it vas intended to do—to prove that air- craft can be operated at night on regular schedules—they prepared to check up on the data collected. A vegular transcontinental air mail service, operated both day and night, is assured as a result of the t Postmaster General New stated. Un- til it begins the air mail will be operated as it has been during the past twenty-eight months. PLANES FLY 24,000 MILES. last in Four Round Trips to Furnish Data Requiring Study. By the Associated Press. OMAHA, Neb., August 24.—Com- menting on the final results of the air mall experiments now being con- ducted with coast-to-coast relay fiy- ing, Second Assistant Postmaster General Paul Henderson stated that when the four round-trip test flights from coast to coast, which will be completed at San Francisco and at New York Saturday evening, elght complete flights will have been made across the continent, a combined dis- tance of approximately 24,000 miles, 5,000 of which will have been flown over a night airway, which has been lighted for the purpose. With the termination of the coast- to-coast flights Saturday evening, the department will check up the data collected, first as to performances and second, as to the lights and other ground equipment and within two weeks a conference will be held, the result of which it is hoped, will re- sult definitely in determining the final decision on the experiments, as they may affect the air mail service with regard to night flying. Must Digest Results. “Qur ground preparation represents a development only arrived at after sixteen months' intensive study. In fairness to ourselves, we must take at least two weeks in which to re- view the work of over a year,” he concluded. Regarding the termination of the experiments on Saturday, Col. Hen- derson sald the original outline of the experiment was intended to be operated Tuesday to Friday, termi- nating at the Atlantic and Pacific sea- boards on Saturday. During the three twenty-four-hour periods in which the night flying experiments have been conducted approximately 75,000 letters have been transported by the air mail service from coast to coast. At Fort Cook there were assembled 1ast night a large group of transpor- tation officials. Their presence elicited a comparison between the costs of es- tablishing a double-track railway and those of laying out a modern airway, complete with terminals, radio signal lights and ground equipment. Cost of Equipment. It was learned from Post Office De- partment officials that $500,000 was the approximate cost of the perma- nent terminals, and the special night route equipment extending for prac- tically 1,000 miles, from the great lakes to the Rockies, or at the rate of $500 a mile. Railway officials stated that a double-track railway over the same 1,000-mile stretch from Chicago to Cheyenne, exclusive of terminals, probably could not be hufltl for less than $75,000 or $100,000 a mile. Postmaster General New added to his appreciation of the air mail by the following telegram, which was r ceived at the field by Col. Hende 2 “The success of our experiments to date have surpassed my fondest hopes. The United States again points the way for others to follow.” RECORD IS UNOFFICIAL. The speed record across the conti- nent achieved by air mail pilots to- day is unoma" to the extent that | Aeronautic is not recognized by the National Aeronautic Association of the United States of America. The association is a member of the International Federation, which fixes the official time of record flights in most countries. Officials of the association explain ed today that its records were bLase on individual performances the relay of mall across the nent was more in the transportation achievement by number of fiyers In diffcrent pianes over their regular routes. The Kelly-MacReady flight was rec- ognized by the association because of its aspect as an individual test. The Army fiyers, it was pointed out, used a slower machine than the ones em- ployed by the air mai! pilots. They covered a distance of only 2,560 miles, as compared with the 2,650 miles in the air mail route from San Francisco to Hempstead TRAGIG WRTERS OF ANSOM DTS Police Cling to Belief Three- Month-0Id Lillian McKen- zie Is Still in New York. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, August 24.—Police to- day were attempting to locate the writers of two letters recefved yes- terday by Peter McKenzie, father of three-month-old Lillian, who was kid- naped from a Manhattan street last Sfturday. Each letter, one from Brooklyn and one from Rutherford, N. J., asked for $1,000 ransom for the return of the baby. Police do not attach much impor- tance to the Rutherford letter, which appeared to have been written by a lunatie, according to Mr. McKenzle, but they seemed greatly interested in the note from Brooklyn. This letter declared Lillian had been stolen “just because of all the dirty tricks you did me.” The father said he knew of no one whom he had in- jured in any way. The other letter, which was written in purple ink, was signed “K. K. K.” It said that Lilllan was being well cared for and fed on the special diet which was published in the news. papers, and which is necessary te keep her alive AUTO PARTY SHOOTS MAN ON MOTOR CYCLE Young Miner Killed -on Way to|ton street north ‘Work—Police Seek Assailants. Special Dispatch to The Star. CUMBERLAND, Md., August 24— George Porter, aged twenty-four, son of John Porter of Zihlman, a mining town between Frostburg and Mount Savage, was shot to death this morn- ing while riding his motor cycle to work at the Sunnyside mine of the Mount Savage and Georges Creek Coal Company, below Mount Savage and about four miles from Porter's home. The fatal ehot was fired from an automobile, occupied by four men, moving in the opposite direction. One of the occupants of the machine is said to have been identified as W. H. Walbert of Consolidation, whom the authorities are secking, a warrant having been secured for his arrest charging murder. Another warrant was secured for Harry Martin, also said to have been an occupant of the automobile. Porter's cousin, Herland Porter, oc- cupied the rear seat of the motor cycle, He escaped injury when the machine was ditched as the result of the driver dropping when the bullet penetrated his breast near the shoulder, causing almost Instant death. Motive for the shooting is not vet clear. The mine was® working on union agreement and Porter could not have incurred enmity of strikers, it is said. Twelve men riding in a truck on their way to work were following the motor cycle and five of them are said to have witnessed the shooting. They are Ted Monahan, David Jepkins and Thomas Armstrong, the other two being named Thompson and Campbell. Armstrong, who works in the eame mine witl Porter, grabbed him after he fell, but he died almost instantly. The machine from which the shot was fired sped on rapidly. Porter was taken to Miners' Hospital at Frostburg, but Dr. W. Oliver McLane, who examined him, found he must have died almost instantly after being shot. ———e DIES OF HEART INJURY CAUSED BY SEDAN DOOR HUNTINGTON, N. Y., August 24.— Charles Romano was Kkilled last mid- night when the door of his sedan, on the running board of which he was riding, swung suddenly to and the hmdf plerced his left lung. Romano had stepped out onto the running board to wipe rain from the lhl:fld], while a companion took the wheel. | | i and that | valuable ass conti- | encountered nature of a|were e of 28 hours e the first leg NOICE AT ALASKA’S board the and do g or supplies opinion, would prove in the event that we any difficulties and compelled to make a forced march over the ice to reach the is- land. Capt. Hansen took a firm stand, whereupon 1 was compelled to accept resignation. The rest of the crew decided to go on with the expedition At 11 o'clock we set sail for Point Hope, with weather fine and engines working perfectly. rly on the morning of the sth we anchored off Point Hope Here we enj the Rev. and Mr t d_the hospitality of Thomas, who ren- dered every assistance possible, and 1 was compelled to modify my view- point considerable with r eference mission work in the north.. Here I found ore more Eskimo fam- ily eager to join the expedition, and engaged them, with their skin boats The schooner has been overhauled thoroughly and we expect to make the island in two days' sailing unless delayed by ice conditions. I have promoted First Mate Hans Olsen to sailing master, but I attend all ac- tual navigation We are maintaining the Schedule planned at Nome. All are well and satisfied. (Copyright, 1925, by North American Newspa- per Alliance.) REPORTS PROGRESS ON ISLAND PARK (Continued from First Page.) to be completed next spring. Total ex- penditures during the year were $40,722. Maj. O'Connor repeats the comment of his predecessors in office that the terminals and transportatjon facili- ties of the harbor “are ihadequate, and should be improved.” As a rule the wharves on the Washington chan- nel, he says, “are in very poor con- dition, except those operated by the municipal and federal governments.” Commerce for the calendar vear 1922 was reported at 1,090,798 short tons, valued at $12,446,080, being slightly greater in tonnage but about $3,000,000 less in value than the com- merce of year 19 In 1922 the number of passengers carried by river craft was 563,000, while in 18 the number of such passengers was 618,420. NEWTON STREET PUT - IN ONE-WAY CLASS Westbound Trafic Only Allowed From Fourteenth to Seventeenth. The Commissioners today amended the traffic regulations, making New- west from 14th to 17th streets one-way street for westbound vehicles. This action was taken on petition of the property owners, wWho pointed permit machines to pass when other cars are parked at the curbs. The order will go into effect in thirty days. Another amendment was made to the regulations, placing a one-hour limit on the parking of machines on Pennsylvania avenue northwest be- tween 17th and 1Sth streets north- west. ——— MARYLAND URGES U. S. FIGHT GASOLINE PRICE BALTIMORE, Md., August 24—In an effort to obtain the lower rates for gasoline now being paid in other states the Automobile Club of Mary- land has wired President Coolidge concurring in the request for an in- vestigation into the price of “g by the federal government. “I'me telogram points out that more than 200,000 autoists in Maryland are affected by the present exorbitant Charges. The club also says that Cthe only hope of assuring a fair price to the people of Maryland is through the federal government. Chilly Weather Several More Days Promised Cold weather will continue in Washington for a few more days, in the opinion of the weather bu- reau today. The lowest temperature recorded this morning was 53 degrees at & o'clock, and about noon the ther- mometer registered around 72. Tomorrow night and Sunday will continue cool, but not quite as chilly as the past two nights, the recaster belleves. toF‘mll was reported in Maine, ‘Wisconsin, Minnesota and the I kotas this morning, while at Mi nedosa, Canada, the mercury drop- ed to 32. The coldest point in the nited States, according to avail- able reports at the bureau, was Duluth, Minn., with a temperature of 38. Although it is difficult to forecast more than two or three days ahead, the bureau believes a gradual rise in temperature will follow after Monday. /3 out that the street is too narrow toj { the M | you think it was successful TALKS and TALES With and About CAPITAL’S GUESTS With the look of relief that follows the completion of an arduous task Charls Beecher Warren, with Judge John Barton headed commission sent to Mexico by the lat. President Harding to pave the way for restoration, If possible, of diplomati relations between that country and the United States, and who presented his report to President Coolidge ear lier in the week, in his room at the New Willard Hotel patiently waiting for the hour of departure fo his home in Detroit Mr. Warren diploma from commenting on situation, ner would persistent rumor friendl r tions xico he will be Coolidge to accept the am ship. “All that J can thi right now is when I will reach horr I am tired and want to rest,” smil the commissioner as he arranged few papers. w n in who, sat he U res ked b n Amer tter right to r stalwart republican Mich: who has been on th vernment's O . when President C d him to assist senic uing the Be was i veland sum ed him over | administra the martyred P, Again he left his at the c Preside assist us var) e o gt widled to the exec mittes committ of orah and Missourd, to dra; fullowing _convention tc tional convention of 1% nominated Mr. Hughes, was bas. the plan. ‘When the United States ent great war once civilian H. Crowder draft i Gen, Crowd slgned, a distingulshed service mer President Wilsor In 1921 President Harding appoir him ambassador to Japan (o arr. negotiations with the Jap, the Washington confere this work was complet resigned his post, : Harding's urging fail ake | im reconsider his resignation. Whetier the government's “minute man” will consider the post at Mexico is pr b= lematical ed Mr. “Your mission to the Presi have been successful, Mr. I uttered {n low, even tones, causr | tall, well proportioned souther about to enter the elevator at Shoreham Hotel, to turn sharply “How did you know I had with the President, and w | gasp. " wa shed reply aw vou leave the White Ho sir; noticed the very pleased exp sion on your face, pussy-footed e- hind you and discovered rou were" “Discovered!” laughed R noted astoni b2 who O. Everett, N. C, and states commis- “Well, well, I will say then that 1 sincerely hope it was.” The North Carolinian, with others, had called on the President to invite him to attend the unveiling of a mon- ument to Samuel T.'Morgan, founder of the Virginia-Carolina Chemicul Company, which will take place at Durham October 1 “The pile will stand on the exact spot where Gen. Joseph E. Johnstou surrendered the Confederate forces to Gen. Sherman and brought to a close the civil war,” said Mr. Everett. It will not only perpetuate the princi ples of both north and south, but will be a monument to the triumph of Anglo-Saxon development “President Coolidge thought of in our state’ the lawyer as he ran through his raven locks. “His ability to write a winning es on the olutionary war when appeals” greatly orth Carolinians, a him s 1 told him also that as a student o American history he must admit that the civil war was necessary as & other step forward in the de ment of Anglo-Saxon institutions, it not only proved the indissolubility of the Union, but the indestructibility of its units. In continental countries, where all power is centralized, this is_impossible.” While a democrat, Mr. Everett said he was familiar enough with the workings of southern republicans to know that President Coolidge will have solid delegations from the sec- tion for the nomination to succeed himself. Another visitor to the Presldent, also making his headquarters at the Shoreham. was Walter W. Willcox of New York, chalrman of the repub- lican national committee in 1916 ow pray don't think 1 am down mixing up in politics,” cried the Jjovial committeeman, th a twinkle in his eve. “I am a great admirer of President Coolidge, we are warm per sonal friends and 1 just slipped in to- day to grasp his hand and wish hini good luck. My business in the city is to do with my private law prac- tice.” Mr, Willcox predicted esstul administration for the Chief Execu- tive, whom he styled as a strong. w balanced man. He said he was only counting the minutes when he could get up to his big farm in Chenango county, N. Y. where he could milk the cows, feed the chickens and gt in touch with nature. The farm has been In the Willcox family since 1795 Asked if he had learned the new Minnesota handshake he said he had not. He was shown and requested to practice it on his cows. Mr. Willcox was appointed chair- man of the public service commission of New York by Gov. Hughes and postmaster of New York city by Pres- ident Roosevelt. He also served on the wage commission during the Wil- son adwministration, THE MIXER $100,000 GEMS LOOT. Thieves Hold Up Watchman and Rob Jewelry Store. LOS Al SLES, Calif., August 24 One hundred thousand dollars’ worth of diamonds and other gems was taken from two safes belonging to manufacturing jewelry companles early today by thieves who held up and bound a night watchman and blew open the safe. MARSHALL'S PARTNER DEAD. COLUMBIA CITY. Ind., August 24.— William F/ McNagny, former law partner of Thomas R. Marshall, ex- Vice President, and a member of Con- gress from the twelfth Indiana dis- trict in 1892, died at his home here today at the age of seventy-five. He is survived by two sons. \ highly continued hand