Evening Star Newspaper, May 14, 1924, Page 4

DENIES ASSISTANCE IN STEAMSHIP SALE Secretary Hughes Says Intetest in Matter Ended When He En- tered Cabinet. CORRESPONDENCE IS READ Representative Davis Also Gives Records in Case. Secretary Hughes today declared to be “absolutely false” the statement that he “had anything to do with the sale of the steamship Martha Wash- ington” to its former owners by the Shipping Board In a formal statement prompted by the reading of correspondence before the House shipping board investigat- ing committee, in which Secretary Hughes was said to have appearcd for the former owners before becom- ing Secretary of State, Mr. Hughes declared had had nothing to do with the subject since he entered the cabinet. Representative Das Tennessee, yesterday spondence &s well as records of hear- ‘ngs by the House merchant marine committee to show that Mr. Hughes in December, 1920, three months bes fore he became Secretary of S active as counsel for a Tries n, to have title of the ship 1 from Austria during the war, sferred k to that company. He also produced a resolution of the Shipping Board two vears later under - which the ship was sold for $60,000 to the corporation after the board had been advised by the State Depart- ment that the Trieste company was then Italian-owned, through annexa- tion of Trieste. Correspondence Read. Correspondence read by Mr. Davis included that between William Phil- i:ps, under secretary of state; A. A. Adee. as second assistant secretary, and Chairman Lasker of the Shipping Board. It involved the forwarding of representations on the part of the Italian ambassador and other inter- ested persons, as well as information as to the national status of the com- pany claiming the ship. The statement that I had anything 10 do with the sale of the Martha Washington,” said Secretary Hughes | in his statement today, “is absolutely false. I have had nothing to do with this matter since I became Secretary of State. “In 1920 when I was practicing law and before I had any idea of be- coming Secretary of State, 1 was con- sulted by the attorneys of the Italians Wwho claimed the vessel. I belleved their claim was a just one and took the matter up. While the vessel had been seized by this government be- cause she flew the Austrian flag, she belonged to Trieste'and to a corpora- tion organized and controlled by Italians. " When Trieste went to Italy the corporation was recognized by ltaly as an Italian corporation and the Ttalians sought the return of the vessel. . s, Democrat, of 1 the corre- Connection Ended. “The question was whether the gov- ernment should confiscate a vessel which really belonged to its asso- ciates in the war. My connection with the matter completely ended be- fore I became Secretary of State. “When, a long time afterward, I learned that the Shipping Board had brought questions relating to the ves- Sel before the Department of State, I declined, becayse of my previous con- nection as above stated. to have any- thing to do with it. The matter was handled exclusively under the direc- tion of Mr. Phillips, the undersecretary of state. on the advice of the solici- tor's office, without any reference to me. 1 did not discuss the questions in- volved with any one in the depart- ment, and gave mo instructions or suggestions directly or indirectly as to what should be done. 1 did not even know what had been done about it until a short time ago when one of the newspaper correspondents mentioned it." ORATORY OUTCOME NOW UP TO JUDGES (Continued from First Pag 6 at Memorial Continental Hall, with President Coolidge presiding. Vividly impressed with the impor- tance of the contest. with the Con- stitution as the subject, both here and throughout the nation, the local judges are carefully reading anew the orations. They are marking each ocontestant 50 per cent on content of oration and 50 per cent on delivery. When the final selections are made, the grand prize winner in the District, and an alternative, will be announced In The Star. To the winner wil] The Star’s check for $300. Fach otI the cight local district winners has re- ceived from this paper a check for $100. Statement by Judges. At the conclusion of the hearings late yesterday afternoon the judges issued the following statement: “During the course.of the contest we have daily more deeply realized its importance, and have individually and collectively been profoundly impressed with the very high all-around quality of the orations, “In these days of insidious propa- ®anda not only the competitors them- selves but all those associated with them, and the general publi Jhave followed the cotrse of the Suns test, must feel that what is bein§ doné is of inestimable value In the future preservation of our Consti- tutlon, “It would be well were our =chéol students required to !:::“: course in the study of the Consti: tution of the United States, its genesis and the conditions under which it was formed; especially =hould they know the background of the bill of rights. Much Interest Shown. “The interest evinced in the con- test not only in the District of Co- lumbia, but throughout the country, affords gratitying evidence of awak- ening public realization of the para- mount importance of studying our Constitution.” Yesterday furnished one of the most exciting days in the local con- test, with a “triple bill” of orations. Swiftly in an automobile of _The Star the distinguished boArd of judges was taken from the courthouse at 1:30 o'clock to the Eastern High School, thence far north out Connecticut avenue to the Holy Cross Acadeémy, thence south and weet to the Western nations on account of ri servitude or sex. ‘Would Conscript Property. “When we have granted suffrage to the territories and the District of Columbia equality will uniformly prevail and our country will be en- tirely democratic.” Urging conserip- tion of property as well as the youth of the land in time of war, she con- tinued: “In their respective realms, both state and nation possess inher- ent police powers, to protect the health, morals and safety of the body politic. Based upon this accepted au- thority, the eighteenth amendment outlaws that arch enemy of humanit in destruction of life, second only to war; the traffic in_ alcoholic liquor. The states have ratified, the major- ity has spoken, our plain duty is to obey.” She dcclared that “The ju- dictary is the balance wheel of the machinery of our government.” At the Holy Cross Academy the judges were met by Sister Superior M. Remigius and escorted to the as- sembly where they passed between two pupils holding American flags. These, retiring to right and left, con- tinued to stand at attention, holding the banners, while Ruth Craven, the school's chosen orator, presented her oration on “The Constitution.” Danger of Soecialiam. Miss Craven began her oration by declaring: “The sovereignty of a divine document is indispute. We have reached a period, Americans, where we must pause awhile and take stock of our nation. On all sides patriotism is shadowed by ialism. Scandal and unrest fol- low the train of radicalism, and fgnorance of national principles crushes the thousand possibilities that lie latent in our youth.” _Tracing the birth of the Constitu tion, the speaker sald that the so ereignty of the Constitution s in- disputable, being the bulwark of the nation, and concluded: “Waves of scandal nation. fow over the The malign force of ignor- ance may dally cut a keener edge to | do harm. Members of Congress may rise in solemn assembly and denounce the instrument that they should laud and protect. But the precepts of American government will exist, when the cycle of political passions has flamed ‘and burned out. In the passing of nations our Magna Char- ta stands immutable. It is above the plane of criticism or attack. It has been tested and found pure. And as long as law is law and Jjustice and liberty the noblest gifts of Provi- dence, the paean of praise will sound for the document that, under God, created and preserves these United States.” Allegiance to Flag. At the conclusion of the address, the flag bearers marched to the center of the hall, and held aloft the Amer- ican flags, while the students pledged their allegiance to the flag. Singing of “Taps” ended the ceremony. The judges then personally congratulated the orator, as has been their custom at_each of the schools visited. Principal Newton greeted the judg- es upon their arrival shortly before 5 o'clock at the Western High School, and, leading them to seats in the auditorium, immediately introduced the school's orator, Dorothy B. Smith. Her subject was “John Marshall and the Constitution.” " Telling of the Erowth of the country, she said the Constitution has endured, with, in reality, but two changes, seventeen of the amendments being expansions of the document. “So the sailing orders were drafted and a compass made the speaker said, “a new and strange compass. None like it had ever before been seen, and no man knew just how to use it. A pilot had to bé found who could read the compass and under- stand the orders. That pilot was John Marshall.” She told of the relation of Marshall to the Constitution, and concluded: “The skles have not always been clear, the seas not always calm. The raging waves of party strife have swept her decks. The thunderbolts of scctional hate have crashed upon er. ““The opposing currents of conflicting interests have often tossed her near the foaming breakers of destruction. But in spite of perils from without and threatened mutiny from within our ship has found herself. Mighty now, and manned by experienced sail- ors, she holds her course—and the Constitution ever points the wa: Previous to the hearings yesterday the judges heard Ruth Newburn at the Central High School, Frank 1. Winant at the McKinley Manual Training School, Edith Miley at the Business High School, Rozier Gaddis at the Armstrong Manual Training School and Lilllan L. Washington at the Dunbar High School. SENATE OIL PROBE HEARINGS CLOSED (Continued from First Page.) pounded by Senator Spencer, Repub- lican, Missouri, had been furnished him in advance. Tough replied in the negative. “How did Senator Spencer pro: pound to you exactly the questions you had prepared "specifically to answer?’ asked Senator Walsh. The witness said he had prepared a list of questions, but did not know where Senator Spencer got his ques- tions. The questions used by Senator Spencer, he conceded, were very “sim- ilar” to those he had prepared. Senator Spencer then explain=d that he had requested the bureau of mines to review certain testimony, and that in doing so the bureau had prepared some questions which would bring out the data desired. Cautioned of Seerecy. Tough testified that Admiral J. K. Robison cautioned him in April, 1922, to observe the utmost secrecy in the matter of the storage of oils for the Navy. He agreed under questioning by Senator Walsh, that this conversation occurred about the time the Teapot Dome lease was made with Sinclair. In the same month Secretary Fall asked him for his views on the probability of drain- age of the Teapot Dome reserve by wells on the Salt Creek fleld, he said, and he expressed the opinion that the danger of material loss was seri- ous. - The witness said he had been informed by his superiors in the Interior Department that leases were under consideration and that the mat- ter was not to be diecussed because it was considered a naval matter which must be kept_secret. After the Teapot Dome lease was made Tough made a speoial investi- gation to determine whether there was danger of drainage. He ex- plained that had water been found Detween the first and second walls its presence would have conclusively excluded any drainage, but no water was found. “Is it not true that the Teapot Dome lease was made without any specific report on file on the matter of the danger of drainage?’ asked High School. The journey of the judges was concluded at § o'clock. Yesterday was “visiting day” with the other contestants, winners at other schools going from each of the three schools vesterday, in order to sit the audiences and listen to the abili- 1y of their rivals in.the contest. Throng at Eastern. Al; the Eastern High School the judges were greeted by the largest scheol audience in the history of the contest. The entire school was pres- ent,. as Principal Hart escorted the Judges to seats in the auditorium, and then presented Ruth Greenwood, win- ner in the third district of the local 20ne, and representative of her sohool. An’ appeal for suffrage for the Dis- strict was volced by Miss Greenwood, in the course of her oration on ‘The Constitution.” “Suffrage I8 not an inallenable right .of citisenship,”- the ;neltur (::;:llred.b;bu: l!t ht.:onllhr:}‘d by states, subject to the ta. tione of the Hfteenth and hinetenh apiendments, which prohibit discrimiy v S ik the * in| there were reports,” re- plied the witness. COOLIDGE HEARTENED BY SUPPORT OF VETO (Continued from First Page.) — T ) of which affectd the revenue-getti side of the government. £ Take, for example, .the McNary- Haugen bill, which requires a $200,- 000,000 appropriation. Mr. Coolidge probably. will veto that measure if it comes to him, on the ground that the government hasn't the money for that rpose. S0 it is economy which th Prenident has decided upon s his battle slogan, and he can get more votes in Congress to sup) his veto that way than any other, for the excuse of lack of funds is unanswerable uniess taxes are to be increased instead of re- duced this year. it EL OF NOTRE DAME DEDICATED AT TRINITY COLLEGE Upper—The new $5300,000 Church edifice. wer—Archbishop Curley of Baltimore dedicating the bulldl FLOOD IS ABATING IN UPPER POTOMAC; STILL RAGES HERE (Continued from First Page.) ing officer of the naval air station. Sycamore Island is completely cov- ercd, and only the trees and the up- per_portions of the houses remained yisible tod The water, however, has not yet reached the interior of the main clubhouse, although it is now washing over the porches. T locker rooms, the canoe house and other buildings on the island are half submerged. Every other dwelling Within 4 mile of Sycamore Island. e cept those built high up the palisades, is under water. A bare half dozen families occupy- ing houses along the Potom, in their homes to- day and they were prepared to de- part on & minute’s notice. The banks of the river above the flood were lined with bedding, furniture and household effects saved by the refu- gees as they fled Saturday night and Sunday morning, when the 4 flood water tumbling do the valley pas affic along brides ‘and the ~ Conduit road was jammed all day, and every available tratfic policeman was ordered to duty there. At Chain bridge, the traffic became unmanageable for a time and the officers in charge were obliged to lessen their parking restriction to prevent serfous trouble. Hundreds of 'motorists attempting to reac] Great Falls on the Marvland side were stom)td{b!‘ X'gllfgmsml;'e;“(fie 1s and Informe eaton s under quarantine because of small pox. The road on the ginia side, however, is open. TEST WASHED TRACES. Two Railroads Start Trains Out of Cumberland Flood Area. cial Dispatch to The Star. WCV;I\{'B'::RLAND, Md., May 14— Trains were started eastward by the Baltimore and Ohio railroad here to- day after a two-day tie-up, due to the flood. Tt was uncertain how far they would get. The Western Maryland railroad started a train from Elkins, W. Va., for this city and from this city to Elkins with uncertainties as heir success of getting through. to’;he collapse yesterday of three law offices, portions Of which =were washed into Wills Creek, resulted in s of $20,000. “L“):mpnn,y G of the Maryland Nl‘- tional Guard is still patrolling thls city, which has been without ligh and power for two days and nights. Repairs are in progress on the power plant on the north branch of the Potomac River a mile above thg clhly. Reports were recelved here that the water stage reached six feet in the Harpers Ferry railroad tunnel, but there has been no loss of lifc Reports of a_dam breaking in thi section have been disproved. - Many buildings have been left bad condition by the receding waters and colapse of some of them is the heir owners. “;{ug;rteds of horses and other live stock have been drowned in the South Branch Valley of the Potomac. Soil was carried away from newly plowea flelds. Rain began this morning and may interfere with the parade which was to be put on this afternoon by the Grand Commandery of the Knights of Malta, in session here, TRAIN SERVICE RESTORED. Two Scores of Buildings Hit by Flood at Point of Rocks. FREDERICK, Md, May 14—Reces- | sion of the flood waters of the Poto- mac River began today to restore conditions to normal at Point of Rocks, where two score of buildings were almost submerged yesterday. i i ice on the Baltimore an Obiy Faflroud was restored iate last night, although east and west bound express trains were running late. Much of Point of Rocks remained under water early today and boats were the only means of communica- tion In some sections of the town. The river has fallen approximately four feet from the flood peak reach- ed yesterday. Property damage in Point of Rocks is estimated at sev- eral thousands of dollars. 16 BARGES SWEPT AWAY. PITTSBURGH, Pa, May 14.—Al- though the river stage last night was more‘ than three feet above me flood Speed Record Set In Getting Flood News and Photos At 10 o'clock yvesterday morning a reporter and a staff photog- rapher for The Star were assigned to make a trip to Harpers Ferry. At 12:30 the telephoned s*ory on flood conditions there was lying on the copy desk at The Star, be= ing edited, while flood photographs ed this office in ample time reproduced in the 5:3 n of The Star and to prove the journalistic feature of the day Acoincidence in connection with accurate piece of aper work is that the re- porter's father was a member of staff of The Star in 1889, when t previops floed inundated nia avenue, while his grandfather, serving as a reporter for this newspaper in 1559, made the journey to Harpers Ierr: witness and to cover for readers of that day the execution of John Brown. —_— stage of twenty-two feet, danger of seri- ous damage by high water in Pittsburgh passed late today. when the gauge be- gan to drop after having reached a maximum of 26.4 feet. The most spectacular feature of the flood was the dash down the Mononga- hela_River of sixteen barges, owned by the Iron City Sand Company, after they broke from their moorings. One of the barges. loaded with machinery, sank near “the Point.” where the Mononga- hela and Allegheny rivers join. Two others were reported to have sunk, but the others were rounded up along the Ohio River. A derrick boat chasing the barges crashed into one of the piers of the Panhandle Railroad bridge and was partly submerged. $2,000,000 VIRGINIA LOSS. Piedmont and Shenandoah Valley Sections Recovering. RICHMOND, Va., May 14.—Although the James River at Ric' nond, already nineteen feet above it iormal stage, continued to rise l. night, other rivers and streams that left their banks and caused the worst flood the Pledmont and Shenandoah Valley sec- tions of Virginia have experienced in a decade were receding and sur- veys of the damage were started. No accurate estimate of the mone- tary loss will be available for prob- ably a day or two, but it is known the damage will pass the $2.000,000 mark. Two persons are known fo have lost their lives, and many were rescued after being caught in ihe swirling waters. At least & dozen small bridges were washed away, many miles of railroad tracks were badly damaged, roads almost everywhere in the affected district were Inundated and in sev- eral places large portions were swept before the on-rushing waters. Hydro-electric plants were seriously damaged, many of them being put out of commission, forcing manufacturing plants to close down and leaving residents of more than a dozen cities and towns without light and power. Other manufacturing plants were flooded and their machinery and stock ruined, and still more business build- ings, residences and other structures in_ the lowlands were filled with water. Farm crops were seriously damaged, railroad trafic was sus- ended or crippled and live stock and FDWI: fared badly. At Richmond_the turbulent waters of the James River had backed into Shockoe Creek and flooded Main street in front of the downtown rail- Toad passenger station with about two feet of water at 6 o'clock, and government forecasters declared the river had not as yet reached its crest. BOAT IN CITY’S STREET. Alexandria Water Forces Moving Near River Front. Special Dispatch to The Star. ALEXANDRIA, Va, May 14.—Al- though flood waters of the Potomao reached a higher level here than at any time for many years, little dam- age has been done along the water front. The highest level was reach- hortl fter 4 o'clock this morn- lex;.. wheny members of the Old Do- minion Boat Club in canoes passed up King street past Union street. Merchants along the river have moved all goods to the second story. No part| .damage was done when water in several instances entered the ground floor of several ware- Thought of Mother Buoyed Harvey, Flyer Lost in North Martin’s Aide Says This Made Hard- ships Endurable—Both Men Blinded in Long Trek Through Snow. BY F, U. RUDOLPH AMUNDSON. Correspondent of The Star and the North American Newspaper Alliance. PORT MOLLER, Alaska, May 14.— Sergt. Alva G. Harvey, mechanician with Maj. Frederick L. Martin, gave me today his complete story of the adventures of the two United States Army world flyers when their plane, the Seattle, crashed against a mountainside north of Chignik. Sergt. Harvey de- scribed the sev- en-day journey of the airmen through the Alas- kan wilderness to Port Moller, which, he told me. he never could have endured had it _not been for thoughts of _his mother, awaiting him at Cleburne, Tex. His mother was uppermost in his mind, he said, and in the blackest moments he thought of her. The fol- lowing is Sergt. Harvey's story as he told it to me: i ‘We left Chignik at about 11 o'clock on the morning of April 30. Weather reports were fairly good. After an hour's flight to the west, the fog seemed to drop around us, cutting off all vision of earth and water, and making it impossible to distin- guish anything. Through Blinding Snow. “We flew for the next thirty min- utes by compass and instruments. The blinding snowstorm and fog ren- dered the instrumenta all but useless, and as we lacked complete topo- graphio data of the region, the read- ings of our altimeter were of little value. ) “There were no dramatio prelimi- naries to our crash into the moun- tain. We just simply crashed. It was exactly twelve-thirty o'clock. “Trying to pull myself out of the wreckage, I saw that the wings and center section of the machine were smashed in a hopeless tangle. I thought Maj. Martin was gome, but as 1 pulled_myself up from the cock- pit, I saw Maj. Martin also emerging and in one voice we asked, “Are you hurt?’ Neither was injured. Danger Not Realized. “After looking over the ship a few minutes we selected a few personal ihings, including our scaat supply of food, and started down the Steep and barren mountainside. Thinking we Bergt. Alva C. Harvey. { were near the Pacific ooast, we head- ing yexterday. houses. Water reached about five feet beyond the usual high-tide level 300 DWELLINGS FLOODED. Ohio River Traffic at Wheeling, W. Va. WHEELING, W. Va. May 14— Lower r¢ of more than 300 dwell- ings in the lowlands were inundated by the flood waters of the Ohio river car trafic was s was railroad service on ling and Lake e to and the Baltimore and Ohio over the river division. s at the Wheeling wharf ven-foot mark continued TRACK AND BRIDGE SU’FPEB: Harpers Ferry Flood Damage Es- timated at Half a Million. Special Dispateh to The Star. HARPERS FERRY, W. Va —With a_mile ; ‘ timore and Ohlo Railre near this city. the toll bric £ mud in por ood was fallin teen in a Property the high waters of is estimated at $ Workmen are hurrying repairs on d washout, and it Is be n= will be started over the which goes through the Shenan- doah Valley, by early tomorrow. The bridge repairs also are under wa . May 14. £ of ‘the Bal- d tracks out ion of a pler of 5 and five feet £ this city, the at the rate of thir- result of five days ro MANY BREAKS IN CANAL. Flood Damage May Bring End to Historic Waterway. Special Dispatch to The Star. HAGERSTOWN. Md., May 14.—Dis- covery of many breaks in the banks of the old C. & O. canal, the flood Wwaters in this region are receding, Bave r'se to reports here today that the canal probably would be put out commission for all time, One of the breaks was at Gallinger- Wide Water and two were at Spring Culvert. Much of the canal is stii under water. The towage company of Washington, D. C. appropriated a large sum of money last yvear and repaired the canal in several places. This historic canal was laid out by George Washington and has long been the means of coal transporta- tion between the Georges Creek region and Georgetown, Md. The flood was rapidly receding to- day. Two office buildings of the Snaderson & Porter Construction Company were carried away vester- day and a motor boat valued at $25 000 belonging to that company dis- appeared. The water today is eight feet be- low the flood crest, which reached thirty-eight feet, a mark just four fect short of that of the Johnstown flood of 1889. Traffic has been resumed on_the bridges between Maryland and West Virginia and all railroad trains are reported to be running again on schedules. Deaths Reported. The following deaths have been reported to the health department in the last tweaty-four ou: Margaret A. Lyous, 82, 2125 N t. George Sager, 62, St, Eiizabeth's Hospital. - Patrick’ 3. 0'Conell, HoR Iév. Wyatt, 85, Georgetown University pital. Ella Belyea, 55, Emergency Hospital. Alice A, Béck, 63, 809 6th st. 8.w. Josle W. Donohue, 52, 408 Sheplerd st. Richard E. Murdock, ‘70, 631 1 st, s.w. Bdwin L. Thomas, 43, Wardman Park Hotel. ¥ Jacobi. 49, Georgetown Univer- Catherine L. Killigan, 63, 102 T st. Joseph E. Wren, 7, Children’s tal. Barah A Shane, 2’ months, 2821 $8th st. Clarence M. Jackson, 44, 2267 Sherman ave. ne. Amelia G. Catlin, 80, 1012 18th st. Alfréd. .’ Obasmar, 65,1847 I m st. Maria ‘Meade, &2, Fmerkency Hospital. Bernard A. McDounell, 68, 1008 24th st. Ambler M. Blick, 34, 3607 Warder pl. Laura M. Work, 64, in auto en route Ward- man Park Hotel. Hiton Dougharty, 11, George Washimgton Tniversity Hospita. Isabell Eldridge, 83, 520 22nd st. Louls Rich, 66, Eme) Hospital. Helen B. Biackburn, 63, Garfleld Hospital. John Gleason, 95, 1106 North Capitol st. Mary A. Cooke, 50, 1368 Oounecticut a Frederick C. Steinmets, 56, St. Elisabeth’s ‘Hospital, Mary Morgan, 20, Provigencs Houpttal.: ¢ Donegan, st. sw. ‘:{zn B. Hanby, 7 daye, Columbia Hos- » Joceph W. Setters. 1 day, 918 6th et. s.ws Baudo Stingle, 37, 11 Graya st sw. amio. Haw 213 ol v Mariha ‘Gant, 56, 1807 © st s, Edward Forrest, 77, Gallinger L Lottle O. White, 38, 335 C at. s.w. Mary E. Coleman, 46, 1518 New Jersey ave. 3 months, 11 Featon st. b.e. Elsey J(u, Waters Impair Car| ed in a southerly direction, having no realization of the danger we were in. “Stumbling and groping through the dense fox, we were unable to see our way more than a few feet ahead. Finally, by using our compass, we de- cided we were not getting toward the but walking in circles. 1 think it was then that the first clear under- standing of the seriousness of our plight came upon us. We returned to the ship. “Out of the splintered spruce and parts of the pontoons of the ship we built a small fire. Then we chipped large pieces of ice out of the side of the mountain to make a windbreak on the morthwest side of the ship, as a bitter wind was driving strongly from the northwest and all but blinding us with snow. “Carefully treasuring supply, we tried to keey irselves warm by stamping about ua flopping our arms, occasionally crouching under our buttress of ice to get a moment's defense against the piercing wind. Cold Balked Sieep. t 1 o'clock in the morning We decided to put on our flying equip- ment and try to get some sleep. We crawled into the baggage com- | partment, but were unable to sleep |on account of the cold. At 3 o'clock we gave it up, neither of us having had any sleep, and built a fire and melted the snow to get drinking water. We intended to start for the coast at daybreak, but it was im- Possible to find our way on ac- count of the heavy fog, S0 we spent that day and night at the ship. On the morning of May 2 the fog was still as bad as ever. We decided to start at 5 am. We walked south for three hours, crossed a small stream and continued on up the mountain until it was impossible to get_any farther, o we returned back to the stream and followed it west- ward until night. We camped on alders on the snow without sleep that night, and next morning we were afraid to continue northwest, 50 we decided to retrace our steps to the plane. Harvey Gets Blinded. “Being snowblind myself and un- able to see where to walk in order to follow the major, made the return trio very hard, but we reached the ship after eight and one-half hours of hard walking, both of us being com- pletely exhausted. We rested before building a fire. After bullding the fire we inspected our first aid kit, and found some boric acid for our eyes, and then retired for the night, spend- ing a very uncomfortable night in the ship. our fuel Make Final Start. We got up early the next morning, May 4, and after a short discussion of our situation, decided to start for the-coast and not to return to the ship this time, whether we made the coast or did not make it. For about seven hours we climbed up a moun- tain, moving southeasterly until it was impossible to go further. For the first time, sun began to shine a little. By using the fleld glasses, we located < small lake which we determined to be about ten miles southwest. We decided 'to make it by night, but having_to go around mountains, We were forced to tramp three miles from the lake. On account of dark- ness, we made camp in a clump of alders-where the snow was four feet deep. We cut small limbs from the bush to_ protect us from snow, and gathered@ What wood we could, which was very little. We made a fire and did not suffer very much from cold that night, but we were fearful of bears, for there were many signs of them. Martin’s Eyes Affected. Next morning. May 5, at 4:30, we continued toward the lake and reach- ed it about noon, but there was not a sign of habitation. By this time the major's eyes were in a bad con- dition, and the course was left for me to pick. He could just see well Moumning Blacks Dyed 24-HOUR SERVICE Dry Cleaning Co. e ain 1344 R. F. Harvey’s Son Funeral Director Estab. 1840 Has endeavored to give efficient service to the families of ‘Washington. Home-like Funeral Parlors 1432 You St. NW. Phone Potomac 2207 ; enough to follow. We traveled ‘south then over very rough country until nightfall. We made camp that night in a canyon. We worried very much that night, for we did not think we could get over the mountain, but we_always were determined. “We continued on, getting up at 5 a.m., May 6. We had been climbing mountains all morning, but by noon We saw a pass through the moun- tains to the southwest. The snow was 80 deep we were compelled to crawl the biggest part of the distance through the pass. We were through by the middle of the afternoon, and followed a valley until both were un- able to go any further. Then, after a few minutes’ rest, began to gather some wood. There was very little wood. A cold north wind blowing snow and rain continued all night We suffered very much‘from cold £0 were up and going at first break of day. Find Foot Print of Human. “Reaching the beach about 8:30, May 7, we saw first sign of human life, a man's track in the snow. We followed the beach around in search of a cabin, and found it about 9 am., a deserted cabin, but, after ex- amining it, we found very little food and one small bed, a stove and some wood, which looked very good to us. We cooked hot cakes made of flour, condensed milk and water, our first food except the limited rations we first had. We slept most of the afte noon, got up and cooked more Mht cakes and went back to bed. We | did not attempt to leave the cabin the next day or night on account of rain and snow. On the morning of May 9 we took our compass and field glasses and walked several miles up the beach trying to determine where we were on the coast, but failed on account of fog and clouds, so we returned to the cabin, cooked lunch, and by 3 o'clock in the afternoon the fog had lifted, so the major consented to let|| me go up the coast a ways to deter- Tine our position, his eyes still being bad. “I walked about six miles, and after a thorough examination of the coast line I decided we were on Mol- ler Bay. Naturally, we took an early start for Port Moiler the following morning. We left the cabin at 7:40 | am, May 10, following the coast line | northwest. ~ After walking about | twenty-five miles, we saw the Fort| Moller cannery firstat 3:45 pm., which ended our suspense. We had been in for twelve days, but had not given up hopes for one minute, having the pleasure of a ride by boat the last four miles to the cannery. arriving there at 6 pm., May 10, where every one was as pleased as we were that we were safe. t, 1924, United States. Great Brfi:&’:‘:‘d‘ South America by North American N ¢ Alliance. Reproduction prohibited All rights reserved.) BAR MEMBERS AT BALL. Association Entertains and Their Wives. The Federal Bar Association enter- tained its members and their wives and friends at a banquet and ball in the Hotel Ebbitt last night. Gathering first around the banquet board, the guests dined sumptuously. Thomas G. Shearman acted as toast- master and introduced the speaker of | the evening, Representative John E. Raker of California. Senator Ralston | of Indiana, who was to have spoken, had to send his regrets. Representative Raker told his audi- ence that law holds far greater op- portunities for the young man today | than ever before. To go far in the | legal profession, however, he asserted | that the young lawyer must make monetary considerations secondary to his desire to give service and promote the best interests. Mr. Shearman spoke briefly. that law is a means to an end and that the uitimate aim of all law is to obtain peace and freedom for the people whom it is intended to serve. After the addresses, dancing began and lasted until past midnight. ———— Few Girls Have Perfect Feet. A large industrial concern employ- ing 27,000 girls, employs physicians, chiropodists and ouker specialists to keep them in physical condition. A curfous fact was revealed in the ex- | amination of their pedal extremities in that fewer than 25 per cent were Lawyers | He said || Charges Concerns ‘Used Name for Advertising. NEW YORK, May 14.—Jackie Coo gan, boy motion pleture actor, is 1 bring suits in the local courts agains: the Adams-Bach Handkerchief Manu. ' facturing mpany and Charles E Weyand & o, both of New York asking damages for the alleged un authorized use of his name and_pic tures for advertising purposes. Each suit will be for $10,000. The pending actions became known } today when attornevs for the boy's mother, Mrs. Vivian R. Coogan of Lox Angeles, ‘had Nat Lewis appointed b Supreme Court Justice McCook as the bow's guardian for purposes of the suits. Laymen Will Attend Banquet. Dr. L. W. Glazebrook, president of the Laymen's Serv Association of the Diocese of Washington, Dr. W Sinclair Bowen, chair: of the com- mittee on rurai work; Commander C. T. Jewell, secretary of the associa- tion, and other laymen of the Epis- copal Church will go to Aquasco, Md. tonight and atttend the “father-and- banquet to be given in the hall of St Paul's Chureh, en. John A. Lejeune of 3 tes Marine Corps and Ogle R. Singleton will be the princi- pal 8p rs. Rev. Charles E. Crusoe the rector, has arranged the dinner and will preside. 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