Evening Star Newspaper, February 29, 1924, Page 23

U. S. AVIATOR LEAVES FOR POLAR FLIGHT Lieut. Ralph E. Davison Will Join Expedition of Capt. Roald Amundsen. STARTS FROM SPITZBERGEN Expects to Travel to Alaska. Nome, With the mission before him of fly- tng from Spitzbergen to Alaska via the north pole, Licut. Ralph E. Davi- . left Washington today v York, where he will sail to- morrow for Germany to join C: Roald Amundsen, the noted explore Amundsen and Davison will leave Norw; May by boat for Spitz- bergen, und after transferring to an- other ship will push to the edge of the ice pack. Using the ship as a base, they will set out for the poie in two Dornler-Whale airplanes of fierman manufacture, so equipped l To Fly Over Pole ! THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. this case pointedly illustrates, an ir- responsible person, drunk or sober, bent on mischief, can Secure a gun at a second-hand’ store, or anywhere else for that matter where these weapons are kept for sale, merely upon application and the payment of a few dollars, after which a human life ‘may “be and sometimes is taken. That this woman was not killed is merely an accident, an in- tervention of Providence. I am duly in the hope that this evil may be speedily corrected by appropriate legislation.” A term of ten years in the peniten- tiary also was imposed by Justice Hoehling on William Webb, colored, who was convicted of an assault on two people with a knife October 10, last. William Lott, colored, was glven eight years for shooting his wife, Mary, September 24, last. pressed his intention to deal se- rely with all such cases as come before him in which the use of deadly weapens is shown. Other sentences imposed today In- clude Dencon Jones, Walter Carver and Gertrude Irving, all colored, who robbed Alcxander Taylor of $80, De- cember 16 last, two years each; John . | Smallwood, colored, robbery, elghteen KUT. RALPH E. DAVISON, TEN YEARS IN PRISON months; Ford Musé, colored, robbery, Armstead Ward and Leon both colored, robbery, two s each: Winfred Coleman, colored, cighteen months; Joseph < colored, stealing, one year; John R. Rutley, joyriding, one year. Arthur Benneit, who pleaded gullty to two charges of housebreaking, was placed on probation for one year. BUTLER AND BRITTEN CLASH AT HEARING Naval Committee Chairman Quits Room When Knowledge of Alameda Questioned. A controversy developed in the House naval committee today during the hearing on the proposed Alameda naval base, which finally caused Chairman Butler to abruptly leave ‘the room. During the testimony of Rear Ad- miral Gregory, chief of yards and docks, Representative Britten, repub- | lidan, Illinols, a member of the com- mittee. charged that Chairman But- ler did not know anything about the Alameda site. “The time has come,” Mr. Butler retorted, “for us to meet in execu- tive session and determine what we are going to do." Thereupon he departed, leaving Mr. Britten in charge. Admiral Gregory testified it was not proposed to abandon Mare Island, but to use Alameda to supplement facilities. The Navy, he said, contem- plates spending $2,000,000 on dikes at Mare Island. BAVARIA TO CONTINUE PUBLIC RESTRICTIONS Ebert Order Abolishing State of Siege and Press Ban Not Fully Applicable. By the Associated Press. BERLIN, February 29.—President Ebert’s decree abolishing the state of siege and withdrawing restrictions on personal liberty and freedom of C., FRIDAY, FEBRUARY .29, 1924, the press will not be applied fully to Bavarla. 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All Sizes—But Not All Sizes in Any Particular Style N SENTENCE FOR SLAYER In seat- ng Cl ored, to serve ten y tentiary, following conviction shooting Agne Sollers, also colored, January 13 last, at a hotel near the Capitol, Justice Adolph A. Hoehling in Criminal Division 2 today deplored the lack of regulation in the District concerning the sale of firearms. He scored the conditions which permit the purchase of weapons by irrespon- sible persons. Comn “This case.” s the 1 be left for a subbase, and aft short surveys in that region t planes will fiy back to their ship. While Amundsen hopes to happen on some heretofore unexplored territory, he will not claim it for any nation, it is understood, as his object is to fly across the pole. Starting out ¢ Delaney, col- -sw ol Herzogue -~ F at Ot ce more, the two d th the pole, pick and continue on to . according to Amund- Lieut. Da bureau of ny Amundsen from a list of thirty-five volunte Hak H. 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