Evening Star Newspaper, August 24, 1925, Page 1

WEATHER. (U. S. Weather Bureau Forecast.) Fair tonight and tomorrow; change in temperature. Temperature: toda Full report on page 7. Closing N. Y. Stocks and Bonds, Page 16 : Highest, 76, at noon lowest, 54, at 6 a.m. today. little ch Enterea us seco post_office, No. 29,700. Washington, nd class matter ;G 1. BARS FEDERAL - LAND IN FLORIDA FROM PROMOTERS Thousands of Acres With-| drawn From Homestead En- i try as Boom Grows.. ‘nr):lec( of duty’ SOURCE OF HUGE PROFITS IS LOST TO SPECULATORS « Executive Order Prevents Filing | Claims on Acreage Near Resorts. ; | not Government Will Reap Gain. o {have to come from Capt. Andrews to preserve from speculation | 1 of the choice acreage now owned | it in Florida, the Government has taken official cognizance of the land booms in that State by withdrawi from homestead entry many thousan | nd, which, if not with r N tht fall into the hands Jand speculators and be sold at enor mous profits. By withdrawal of this public land now appraised at a low rate in the face of the present land hoom, t vernment hopes to hold it unt value is so appreciated that a scale will bring much more money than it is now worth of a serfes of evecutive hout the retention as able issued today Department, withe St. Marks’ townsite in Wi Tallahassee. A group | of similar executive orders have with drawn from homestead entry hun dreds of acres of choice land in t hoom State within the last 12 months one of them withholding from home- | stead entry and other disposition all ; island off the coast of Florida. | This order and many of the other | executive orders have heen issued “to prevent the from being acquired | by private individuals for land specu Iative purpos aw was 160-Acre Lots Available. 1 Before the inauguration of the land | & Withdrawal policy, a royal road to as-| sured wealth was open to any one who | cared to apply for homestead entry to | the many thousands of acres of public | land in Flori ome of this land is | in additions to the fashionable Winter places at Palm Beach and Miami. This | condition has been intensified the past two vears the impetus of the Flor- 12 land boom gathered, until today | small lots and parcels of land in that | State, especfally near the famous Leaches and resorts, are selling fabulous prices. In other vears any one could secure a parcel of Florida | land ned by the Government simply by applying to the General Land Office ' wnd proving his claim to the land| sought In compliance with the land | ws. Parcels of land as large as 160 | es could be obtained and can still | obtained in Florida from the United | tes Government by proving a re: dence of seven months each year on the land for three years; construction | of a habitable house and cultiyation of | part of the tract. Practically no expense is attached to the proving of Florida land claims, | and special inducements are offered | for ex reduction of time nec: for Pprov- ing claims. When the claim is proved there is no restriction on the part of the new owner to offer the 160-acre! * 1 s part of it for sale to land | spect at no cost to hims | U. S. May Gain By Policy. | The entire withdrawal program, Cl cording to Secretary of Interior Wor is designed to save and probably | make money for the Government by | withholding lands from sale or entry | that now valuable and that may | become immensely valuable the | magnitude of the Florida la increases. Mr. Work holds that, even ! though 5,000,000 acres hlj Flori e is now vested in| may not be as valu-| along the waterfront | in the boom State that are going at fabulous prices, the day will come | when their value will be very much appreciated. To guard against pre- mature disposition of this land at very much depreciated prices, the pol- | fey of land withdrawal has been in- | tiated. e e in polnt is the Harding Town: site, a block of 40 acres of public land near Miami Beach, which wa ised at $5 It was withds | om entry about a year and a half | ,, and eight months ago sold by | the Government for $385,000. Appre-, ation of other public lands has pro- out the same ratio, In- | terior Department officials believe, | even though their appraised \':l]\lE“ may now be low ! ' The recent order withdrawing the | islands off the Coast of Florida from | entry as public lands is looked upon | as one of the most valuable of the | withdrawal orders. These small fs-{ lands, some of them several square miles in extent, while others do not | cover more than an acre, are regard- ed as especially desirable sites for] Florida Winter dwellings. ! DISPUTE COMES TO HEAD. | st are as able as the lo 000 gressed in MARCO, Fla., August 24 (P).— ‘ steps toward determining the owner- | on Marco Is- | nday when . a resident for 51 | nine deputy | ship of disputed propert land were taken apt. “Jim" Da rs, was arrested by sheriffs, when he attempted to start construction of a house on what he s to be Government land open for | tead righ With a load of lumber, Capt. Daniels crossed the line established by Sheriff W. R. Maynard, inclosing the pro- perties of Baron G. Collier, and was promptly seized by the deputies under the leadership of Barron Collier, son of C. Collier, and nephew of the New York advertising man, who ms ownership of the land. This action was taken by the old settlers, led by Walter Williams, to | force a decision on the dispute in the courts, and settle thg question of | whether the land belongs to Collier or | to the United States Government. apt. Daniels volunteered to cause his arrest in order to start the case throughout the courts. i , Sheriff Maynard has gone to Tal- lahassee, where he said he had been summoned for a conference by Gov. john W. Martin of Florida. Ife an- ) nounced that Barron G. Collier is to saeep him-inlue Sialacupilily | Wright of the |is | Lieut {into flames. nd hoom | i | w | cate with Pvt. TWO COOLIDGE MARINE GUARDS JAILED; ONE ASLEEP, ONE ASTRAY Sentries Face meglcct of Duty| A[]M"SBANK RA"] | Charge—Commander | Evel BY J Staf ¢ RUSSELL YOUN( rrespondent of The Star. SUMMER SWAMPSCOTT, Two marines. membe dent’s special guard | were placed under : hour this morning, WHITE HOU August 24 of the Presi- at White Court, rest at an early charged with is understood that one of the marines was dozing against a rock on the shore in front of White Court when discovered and the other one was a considerable distance off the post assigned to him. While Lieut. vacht Mayflower, who in command of camp in the absence of Lieut. . Poe admitted that he found these men neglecting their duty and placed them under arrest, he would say that either was found asleep He said such details would temporarily marine 3 in command of the Mayflower, who has been notified and will call at the marine camp later today to conduct an investigation, preparatory to calling a court-martial. Capt. Andrews Silent. Andrews when questioned this morning said that he could not say whether either of the arrested men was asleep when discovered, as he had not heard all the facts in the case. He said he intends to make an In- vestigation later in the day. In the meantime the marines are in the zuardhouse at the marine camp on Gallops Point, a short distance south of Littles Point, where White Court is located. Shortly after 1 o'clock this morning Wright went to White Court to sce that all was well. He visited the various posts and when he reached the shore side of the grounds he discovered one sentry reclining on a rock and as he was placing this offender under rest he noticed another guard a feet at least 200 feet off the pos gned him. Lieut. Wright turned these men over to a corporal and had marched back to the guardhouse at the Capt Chance to Explain. the | few | them | WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION WASHINGTON, D. C, MONDAY, AUGUST 24, 1925—TWENTY-SIX PAGES. Silent, Will Give Men . Lieut ¥ t himsell, | jcamp. Licut. Wright himself stood | suard at one of the deserted posts until two Marines awakened from their sleep arrived to take the place of the two offending guards. | Capt. Andrews while discussing the affair today said that the Marines who have been guarding the President at White Court, were personally selected because of thelr records and special fitness for this kind of work. Offense is Serious. He stated that the offense these two suards are charged with is a_serious affair. He explained that the Marines were instructed when they first went | on duty at White Court that they must be on the alert at all times while do ing guard duty and should show the same efficiency as in time of war. | Capt. Andrews said that he never | saw a finer body of men than those in | the special Marine -detachment on | guard duty at White Court. He said everybody, the President and Mrs. Coolidge " included, had expressed themselves to this effect. | Capt. Andrews said the men had conducted themselves in a splendid manner, not only on duty, but during their hours of liberty. They have been a credit to the ‘service in every way, he said. Because of this fine record he regretted that the affair of early this morning should have hap- pened. He said he was not trying to minimize the seriousness of the of- | fense, but he proposed to make a thorough inquiry and to give the ac- cused men every opportunity to ex- ! | Plain their actions. The {dea naving the Marines guard the President this Summer | | which caused some little comment ! guard the President this Summer, when it became known, has produced excellent results, according to associ- ates of the President Combined with the guard duty fur- nished by the 10 or so United States | Secret Service operatives who are { | with the President the problem of throwing about him the necessary protection day and night has been most satisfactorily answered. | the ¢ or CAPT. FRASER HALE AND AIDE KILLED Plane Crashes at ‘Resort. Engine Stalling, Not Blast, Is Blamed. Capt. Fraser Hale, supply officer of Bolling Field, White House aide and nationally known golfer, and his mechanic, Pvt. Earl C. Norris, of the 1Sth Headquarters Squadron, Bolling Field, were instantly killed, and their bodies burned heyond recognition yes- terday afteronon in an alrplane crash at White Sulphur Springs, W. Va. Capt. Hale and Pvt. Norris had flown to White Sulphur Springs Sat- urday afternoon, where the officer | was the guest'of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas |B. Paine of Atlanta, Ga. About 2 o'clock yesterday afternoon he took ervice men in the form of aloff, and as the plane climbed into the air it was seen to turn and plunge to the Greenbriar golf links and burst The flames and intense heat held off physicians and rescurers, and the bodies were burned beyond recognition. Reports from the scene of the crash, which was witnessed by several of Capt. Hale's friends and scores of golfers on the links, sald the engine exploded, but Alr Service officers here, even without official information, de- clared emphatically that such could not have been the ca: The plane was a De Haviland and was fitted with a Liberty motor. These officers, both at Bolling Field, and the Air Service dquarters declared in their fiying experience they never have known a Liberty engine to explode. Think Plane Stalled While admitting the exact cause of the crash may never be known, from experience in crashes occurring on the take-off, they firmly believe the plane stalled on the turn Capt. Hale is re- ported to have made, which caused the craft to lose flying speed and drop out of control. This stall, the pilots unanimously agreed, was due to “cut- ting out” the motor, which reduced its pdwer below the lifting point. The plane also was very heavy, being load- ed with bagsage, in addition to the passengers, and also carrying a 135- gallon gasoline tank; and when the flying speed was lost, with no alttiude to assist the occupants in jumping with their parachutes, the heavy craft tell as a dead weight. On arrival at White Sulphur Springs Saturday afternoon, Capt. Hale attended the horse show and the horse show ball at the Green- briar Hotel that night. He spent the night at the cottage of Mr. and Mrs. Paine and, accompanied by several friends, went to his plane, which was parked on one of the falrways of the golf course across Howard Creek. | The plane was seen to rise from the ground to the helght of about a hun- dred feet, turn and drop to the ground with a heavy thud. A cloud of smoke was seen immediately after the plane fell. Dr. D. Stuart, one of | the chief surgeons at Belleviue Hos-| nd Dr. Burdette P. Craig, both York, and Dr. Bankhead ‘White Sulphur Springs pital. of New Banks of | rushed to the scene, but were unable | render ance. When news of the fatal received by the Air S Otto Trunk, adjutant of Bo! pt. to, Dt ing Field, communicated with C. Hale's parents, Mr. and Mrs. H R. Hale of Winnetka, Ill, who wiil arrive in Washington either tonight or tomorrow. Capt. Trunk left by train immediately to take charge of the bodies. Funeral Plans Delayed. Funeral arrangements have not been completed, and arg being held in abeyance until the arrival of the of- parents. . M. F. Harmon, commanding 5 Field, said the body of Capt. Hale will be brought to Washington tomorrow and interment undoubtedly would be in Arlington National Ceme- tery. Capt. Trunk was to communi- Norris' parents at Whitesville, Ky., and recommend that he be buried in Arlington. Capt. Hale was born in Parkhill, Ontario, February 4, 1893. He was CAILLAUX OFFERS | BRITISH NEW TERMS Attempts to Bridge Breach That Ended First Debt { Parley. { | By the Associated Press. LONDON, August 24.—The French | finance minister, M. Caillaux, and the Pritish chancellor of the exchecquer, | Winston Churchill, today began dis- | cussion of terms for settlement of France’s debt to England, amounting to £623,000,000. M. Caillaux before the meeting told the newspaper men he was hopeful of an agreement. Today's conversations between the two ministers were expected to review the ground covered by the experts during the London conference of last month, which broke up when it scemed impossible to reach an agree- | ment as to the amount of France's an- | nual payments. It was understood at that time that there was wide divergence between the British desires and the French of- | fers. The British were reported to have asked the payment of about £21,000,000 annually, while the French said they were only able to offer less than half this amount. See Possible Agreement. In official circles it is believed that the visit here of M. Caillaux and his personal discussions with Mr. Church- 1l will bring these figures closer to-| gether and quite probably effect a definite and workable agreement. No time has been sct for the dura- tion of the conversation and specula- | tions as to the length vary from three days to a week or more, Asked by the Daily Mail whether he expected to go to the United States to discuss the French debt there, M. Caillaux replied: *“I really don’ now. It all depends on what happens in London.” In today’s comment by the London newspapers stress is laid on Great Britain having canceled more than 50 per cent of her allied debts, re- quiring only enough to enable her to cover her own indebtedness to the | United States. The Dally Telegraph foresees that the negotiations will be difficult and prolonged. It adds: “It is no wise | desirable that a settiement with | Great Britain precede settlement with | the United States. In all these ques- | tion of debt redemptions the initia- tive must lie with Washington, and prudence and common fairness re- quire that this country should not be committed until terms for the adjust- ment of the American claim on! France are settled. i Departing from Paris, M. Caillaux said he took with him “a gentleman's offer,” which, he said, was the only one that he could be sure of fulfilling. “It is only propositions of that sort that the French government has ever considered,” he said. | ITALY PRESENTS cLAIM. | | Says United States Must Open Door to Aliens if Debt is to be Paid. ROMJ', Au, t 24 (P).—Looking at | Italy’s debt settlement with the United States purely from a business stand- {point and rejecting sentimental or moral consideration, the Tribuna to-| dayvs saye Italy cannot consent to fur- | | ther budget burdens to finance pay- | ments abroad except on condition that she be allowed to increase the num. | ber of her emigrants, “against whom | America has half closed the door,” | and that she be given the opportunity {of adgmenting her exports. These now are checked by the British and American tarrift barrlers. Roulette Makes 1,496,000 Francs. PARIS, August 24 (#).—The Deau- ‘\'llk‘ Casino received 1,496,000 francs as the house percentage during Sat- ur@y night's play on its gaming tables. This, the Paris Midi says, is a record for a single night, not merely at Deauville, but for all casinos in France and at Monte Carlo. The house's share on Friday night | alLeauville yas -1, 114000 Lanch _ | street car switch, and Inspector E.|2re neSotiiing ob Lie SUBICCT of PHANTONY BANDIT 10 SAVE FAGTORY Dayton Manufacturer Says He Staged $28,000 Hold- Up to Avert Failure. BROKE IN DURING NIGHT AND WAITED FOR OPENING Took Only $1,000 Bills—Hid Iden- tity Beneath Blue Robe and Blue Mask. By the Associated Press. DAYTON, Ohio, August Fred Nichol, Davton manufacturer, arrest- ed today, is sald to have admitted to detectives that he is the blue-masked, biue-robed phantom bandit who on August 14 held up and robbed em- ployes of the North Dayton branch of | the Dayton Savings Bank and Trust Co., escaping with $28,000, police an- nounced this morning. Nichol is president of the local man- ufacturing concern bearing his name He told detectives that he had turned robber because of financlal difficulties. | He said that he conceived the idea of | robbing the bank, purchased the blue material of which his robe and mask wese made and gray kid gloves which | concealed his hands. | Uses Own Auto. The clue which led to Nichol's arrest was the presence of his adonted daughter, Miss Helen Sammet, an em- | ploye of the bank, at the time of the | hold-up. Methods used by the robber | were 50 unusual that until the detec- | tives started investigation of the, Nichol clue they had no information | on_which to base their investigation. | Nichol used his own automobile, a coach, to make his getaway. After| obtaining the loot, he said, he drove into the country, where he burned | the blue robe, mask and gray gloves. Nichol is a lifelong resident of Dayton. | Entered Bank Early 11 D: i Nichol told the authorities he broke into the bank through a rear door at 4 o'clock on the morning of the rob- bery and then waited until bank em ployes arrived. While the “phantom bandit” v being sought by police in automobil and by an officer of McCook Field in | an airplane, Nichol said, he was driv- | ing aimlessly through the country | about Dayton. | His purpose, he said, was to throw his pursuers off his trail. Then, ac- cording to his confession, he returned to Dayton, drove to his home, greeted | his wife and concealed the plunder. | Mrs Nichol had no intimation that | her husband was under surveillance | until_detectives searched the Nichol! home this morning and found the money hidden in Nichol's room. He took only bills of high denomination, leaving more than $1,000 in one and two dollar bills and in silver. Threatened te Lock Up Seven. { A feature of the robbery was the| bandit's threats to lock up the seven | employes in a huge vault. The| frightened employ. five men and| two girls, including Miss Semmet, | pleaded for mercy. The robber then locked only a grating of the vault, walked into the directors’ room near the vault, counted the money and left. Nichols explained how he was pre- | pared for any emergency. He ad- mitted, his confession shows, that he was desperate and that he would have made use of the two guns had the occasion arisen. Nichol's place of business is across TRYOUT HALTED Experiment at Pennsylvania | Avenue and 14th Street Temporarily Blocked. g The beginning of work today on the reconstruction of street car tracks at Fourteenth street and Pennsylvania avenue resulted in an indefinite post- ponement of the tryout at that cor- ner of the proposed new method to be followed by motorists in making right and left hand turns. It had been expected that Traffic Director Eldridge, upon his return | from vacation tomorrow, would de-| cide on the date for the inauguration of the experiment. ‘Workmen, however, began digging up the intersection today to lay a new W. Brown of the police traffic bureau said it would be impossible to give the new turning rule a trial while that work is in progress. The scheme, which is totally differ- ent from the system always followed by drivers in turning to the right and left, was put forward last week by Col. I. C. Moller, acting traffic director in the absence of Mr. Eldridge. Col Moller suggested a tryout of the new plan as a possible means of ' | affording greater protection to pedes: trians from machines making a turn | intersections. Opposition to the experiment has developed among motorists, however, who fear such a change in the long-established method of making turns would. result in greater congestion at busy points. LYAUTEY LEAVES POST. General’s Return to Paris Arouses Diverse Rumors. CASA BLANCA, French Morocco, August 24 (P).—Marshal Lyautey, governor general of French Morocco, is to leave Thursday for France to lay the Moroccan situation before the government. Marshal Petain, with his staff, left this morning for Fez. PARIS, August 24 (P).—The Frnech newspapers say Marshal Lyauety is re- turning to France to undergo treat- ment for liver trouble. Official circles profess to be unable to confirm or deny the reparts | order to permit his committee to “ex- { users of anthracite by “From Press to Home The Star’s Within the Hour” carrier system covers Saturday’s circulation. i every city block and the regular edi- tion is delivered to Washington homes . as fast as the papers are printed. Sunda, circulation * (P) Means Associated Press. TWO CENTS SOMETIMES | WONDER IF CITY HEADS STAND SPONSOR FOR HUGE MUSICAL FESTIVAL Officially Proclaim Event De- signed to Make Capital U. S. Center of Music. CITIZENS’ COMMITTEE OF 200 TO BE SELECTED | Program for Elaborate Fete to Be Prepared by Representa- tive Groups. A great musical festival ington next May Waser . more elaborate than anything of the kind ever -attempted | In the past and designed to make this city the musical center of the United an CTZENS CALL COAL PARLEY TOMDRRDH Lewis to Attend—Factions Sought in Final Move to Avert Strike. By the ‘Associated Pre: PHILADELPHIA, August 24— John L. Lewls. international president of the Mine Workers, today accepted an invitation to a conference between anthracite mine workers and citizens of the hard coal regions at Wazleton, | Pa., at noon tomorrow. The invi tion was extended by John H. Uhl, | chairman of a citizens’ committee of Wilkes-Barre. Mr. Lewis insisted that the meeting be conducted as an open forum with press and public privi- leged to attend. Mr. Uhl asked for the meeting in press its views.” He emphasized that | the body was “entirely neutral in its | attitude” and had only one purpose in mind. This, he said, was: “To serve all residents of the an- thracite-producing countles and all bringing to- gether the contending parties in the belief that further conferences be- tween them will result in the avoid- ance of a suspension and in a just settlement.” Committee to Meet. | Mr. Lewis said the full anthracite scale committee of the three mining districts, some 40 members, would be ready to meet the Uhl committee at the Altamont Hotel in Hazleton. In insisting that the conference be open to the public, Mr. Lewis said: "I feel that the subject is of such importance that it warrants a formal meeting under circumstances where, aside from the attendance of Mr. Uhl's committee and representa- tives of the Unlted Mine Workers, representatives of the public press and such public as may wish to be permitted to attend.” Mr. Lewis asked Mr. Uhl whether his committee was opposed to any wage increase in renewal of the agreement expiring in the coal fields August 31. Mr. Uhl replied this could | Dbest be answered by the committee as | a whole. He indicated no personal opposition. A request for a similar conference is being served upon the operators in Scranton, Mr. Uhl said. Only Six Days Remain. With only six days remaining be- fore the present anthracite working agreement expires, on August 31, the situation apparently remained the same as on August 4, when negotia- tions for a renewal were split on the rocks of disagreement. The oper- ators, in public statements, have ascribed the deadlock to the miners’ insistence that wage increases and the check-off be first conceded, while the miners have insisted that the failure of the operators to send their | “acknowledged leaders” into the par- ley was responsible. Meanwhile, both sides are testing public opinion and are holding fre- quent but secret conferences. The presence here of James A. Gorman, president of the Anthracite Board of Conciliation, is interpreted as an in- dication that operators and miners are negotiating on the subject of ened walkout to prevent flooding and cave-ins. No substantiation of this assumption, however, came from either headquarters. TEN CHICAGO PLAYERS ' BANISHED FOR ARGUING Cubs’ Bench-Warmers Join Row of Hartnett With Umpire Wil- son Over Decision. By the Associated Prees. BROOKLYN, N. Y., August 24— Ten Chicago Cubs’ players, nine of whom were on the bench, were sent to the clubhouse by Umpire Wilson in the third inning of the first game between Chicago and Brooklyn today. A base on balls to Wheat brought an argument from Hartnett, Chicago catcher, and he was ordered out of the game. The bench warmers then became nofsy and nine of them fol-| lowed Hartnett. Manager Maranville, Alexander, Griffith and Churry were the only ones left in the dugout. Brooklyn bat- ted around In the inning and when Wheat came up for the second time, with the bases full, he shot a home run over the right fleld fence. The Dodgers scored nine runs during the hectic frame. Heathcote had been put-out of the game in the Cubs half for. protesting |a procession and played music as the B Ji Inherits 2,000,000 Francs, Gets None; Cut in Tax Urged By the Associated Press PARIS, August 24.—Minister of Finance Cafllaux, says the Matin, is about to introduce a bill in Parliament drastically revising the inheritance tax, especially as re zards large fortunes passing to col- lateral heirs. Successive govern- ments each have added a little more to these taxes, so that now the state places a tax & 96 per cent on a legacy. The result has been that potential testators have squandered their wealth while alive rather than let the government get it : Recently a_ prominent financier came Into an inheritance of two million francs from a distant rela- tive, but did not get a centime. All the money went to pay taxes and the fees of lawyers. M. Cail- laux holds that 50 per cent should Dbe the maximum tax, on condition that the personal part of an in- heritance shall include French gov- ernment securities of at least one- quarter of the total. 15 REPORTED DEAD INON EXPLOSON 20 to 30 Injured When Howit- zer Explodes in Illinois Na- tional Guard Camp. By the Associated Press. ROCKFORD, Ill. August 24— Re- ports from Camp Grant said that 15 negro soldlers of the 18th Infantry. Ilinois National Guard, were killed and many injured this afternoon by an exploding howitzer. State troops are in encampment here. The injured are reported to number between 20 and 30, many The identified dead are: Capt. Osceolia Browning, command- ing the Howitzer Company, Sth In- fantry; Corp. Henry Williams. Ben Anderson, Herbert Durant. Delmas Campbell, privates. Al were from Chicago. Unconfirmed rumors placed the to- tal dead as high as 15. The accident occurred just as the men were completing their morning’s firing. A defective shell is blamed. Charlie Wright, Chicago, died soon after being taken to a hospital. —_ MACMILLAN BEGINS SOUTHWARD MOVE Expedition Arrives in Igloo Houny, 100 Miles South of Etah Base. By the Associated Pres The MacMillan Arctic expedition has begun its retreat southward from Etah, Greenland, and yesterday morn- ing arrived at Igloo Houny, Green- land. In a message sent yesterday and re- ceived at the Navy Department to- day, Lieut. Comdr. Byrd, commanding the Navy section, sald: “Peary arrived Igloo Houny at 2:45 a.m. with NA-2 and NA-3. NA-1 was hoisted aboard this afternoon with wings dismantled. Commander Mac- Millan has decided not to do any more exploration in this region. Chief boatswain has come off the sick list, and all naval personnel is well.” In a message to\the National Geo graphic Society sent from Pandora Harbor just south of Etah, the ex- pedition said it was bound from Disko, Greenland, where it coaled on its trip north. From there easy access can be gained to the ancient Norse ruins at Gothaven, Greenland, which the explorers expect to study. Igloo Houny is a trading station on Murchison Sound about 100 miles south of Etah. 18 Hurt in India Riot. CALCUTTA, British India, August 24 (#).—Eighteen persons were in- Jured in serious rioting between Hin- dus and Moslems at Tittagurh, near here, today. The Moslems allege that the Hindus weres carrying an:idol in seriously. | TRADE BOARD HITS Executive Committee Votes Unanimously Against Rail Proposal. The executive committee of the Washington Board of Trade at a meeting this afternoon unanimously disapproved the proposed Washington. | Loughborough belt line at this time in adopting the report of the board sub- | committee on steam railroads. The sub-committee on steam roads made n exhaustive surve: | the need of the belt line and also | handling of the freight traffic in and out of Washington and in their re-; port signed by C. Philips Hill. chair man, and five members of the sub commiftee, they that there ar mple provisions at this time for han dling local freight, that their investi. ization shows that there has been no | the existi fre ht ind that “there stion whatsoever Sees No Not only does the I mittee indorse the | views that s belt line is not needed at | this time. but indorses the report ;\\'hi(‘h states that ich a line will not | be needed for a eat many vears to | come and that the present facilities | provided by the existing railways are | sufficient. One communication to the investi. gators of the project declared that the present freight facilities in Washing. | ton could handle twice the amount | freight now coming from the South | without congestion. The report of the subcommitt lows: ‘The committee on steam railroads | very carefully and thoroughly con- | sidered the subject of the suggested | belt line and freight Loughborough. A very vestigation does not ind v is in need of tional freight termin t present or | will need them in a great many ample provision been made by the ra |now in Washington all traffic offered thex to expand efliciently eration or more. “We do not find been congested at_Potomac yard there is space and facilities for dling all the business that is expected | to pass through that point and that | no freight has been lost or destroved | because of lack of facilitics. “Therefore, in view of the fore. | going facts it would seem that Wash. | ington is not in need of any additional | facilities for freight terminals other | than those now provided and a ranged for by the present operators.” | RUMOR SCOTT IS SANE| CALLED “ALL WRONG” | rail say no Future Need. executive com- subcommittee’s = fol- | Iroad terminals to take care of and with reom for another gen the traffic has No Report on Case Has Been Made, Says Superintendent of II- linois Institution. By the Associated Press. CHESTER, 1Ill, August 24—Dr. Frank A. Stubblefield, superintendent | of the State Hospital for the Criminal Insane here, today characterized re- murderer, had “all wrong.” ““Scott is and has been under ob- servation here for some time, but no decision regarding him has been made,” the warden said. ‘Reports that he has been found sane are all been found sane as “I have reached no decision regard- ing Scott and have had no communi- cation whatever with the State at. torney’s office in Chicago regarding his_case. The warden likewise declined to inti- mate as to when he expected a de- cision in the case, saying that it might not be for some time. Strikers to Be Deported. MELBOURNE, Australia, August 24 (#) —After discussing the strike called by British seamen in Australian ports, the cabinet today issued a proclama- tion of its intention to deport those responsible for any industrial disturb- ances. 0 Programs—Page 21, BELT LNE PLAN: | mina { varied { that the stagir of 1 i present | upon | mental | sideration ithey are ready lin promoting a festival assocation to ports that Russell T. Scott, convicted | * wrong. | of States, was officially proposed today Board Commissioners in announcement by Cuno H. Ru dolph, president of the board. Decision of the city heads sponsor such an event by taking the necessary steps to get it under way gives definite shape to a movement which has been in the minds of civic leaders and music lovers for a long time. Comm by the of to sloner t sometime n on repre Rudolph announced xt month he and h board would ap tive committee of ip the active rk of making the May musical fes thval a reality Tt was predicted today that the cul on of these plans not only woul give Washington 2 week of the mos: and elaborats musical pi ms the e¢ity has ever enjoved. g of an annual festi of this kind may result in the estab lishment of a national conservatory usic in the Nation's Capital in the not distant_ future. dolph Wil Act. Commissioner Rudolph said today 2d come to his attention that gro interested in the development of mus'e in Washington have been giving much thought recently to the possi making a big musical festival an nual Sp event and that he houszht it the Commis sioners should endeavor to crystal this sentiment by appointing a com tee to start the movement he pointed oGt that € board ook similar steps less than L vear ago to bring the patriotic so- eties of the city together for the joint celebration of such National holi days as Washington's birthday. The movement. he added, affords to (vhr musics ‘oups of Washington a shmilar, if not greater, opportunity to make their city a musical center of Amer as it is now looked upon an educational center. Mr. Rudolph said the n: committee to make plans for the fes. tival next May would not be under taken until some time in September or October, when the vacation period will be over. ming of the Rudolph Statement. Commissioner Rudolph's statement oliows May musical festival for on has been proposed, one rivaling in 1mportance those held in Old World musical centers, one that should forever place Y t the musical map of America Nothing could be better. With the suggestion one may vision & great national conservatory of music in the D ict eventually. “Much hes been said Washington the musical the Nation. Sporadic achieve the goal concerted. city for the it is the cent of making center of efforts to hould now become Washin e logical pital of music, just as r of great governmental enterprises. The city teems with ac complished musicians. Tt as derful singers, it has musical i world reputation the ranks of its church choirs of all denominations m, be recruited talent sufficient to guarantee choruses of hundreds of voice and operas sreat oratorios and concerts, instru as well as vocal, are thor oughly feasible. Importation of out side talent is but a secondary con Only a genuine will to present a great musical festival which should attract visitors from all sections of the United States, is needed and from every source arises manifest evidence that such a will exists. manifold as must be the difff culties in connection with the task “So_thoroughly do the members of the Board of Commissioners feel the May musical festival is a worthy project in furthering the development of Washington from a business as well as an artistic standpoint th to take the initiativ represent deavor. all branches of civic en Committee to Be Chosen. | “In order that preliminary organ zation may be effected, the Commis. siners have agreed to select a repre. jsentative committee of 200 citizens in terested in the promotion and ex tension of civic life of the city, which | shall meet and effect temporary or permanent organization in the nea | Tuture, 0 as to insure u festival for | May of next vear. fonths of labor and effort will he linvolved in handling the festival in {all its details, and it is important that | early steps be taken toward complete and successful realization of the pro | posal, which is a fitting adjunet to the | better and greater Washington idea. Possi o fete in Washington has promises of such lasting bene |its to the Capital City as the proposed music festival now promises. It will make the name of Washington a wel- come addition to the select list of the cultured centers of the entire world if the program is carried to fruition on the “extravagant scale now contem- plated by its sponsors—one in the book of musical pre-eminence with {the Vienan of old, Berlin and Paris. The suggestion that Washington mav take its place as the musical center of America s being received every- where with enthusiastic applause. Although the festival as now plan- ned would be an all-Washington event, bringing together in a mighty symphony all of the musical arts of the National Capital—vocal, instru- mental and operatic—it would also be an all-America concert, ‘Tenta- tive plans. contemplate giving the { |