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NAVY WL PRESS AVTION PROGRAN Plans for Lighter-Than-Air Craft to Be Guided by Funds Available. Whether be built to replace declared by Secretary Wilbur to purely a budget question While he declined to comment upon | the assumption of President. Coolidge | at Swampscott that the Navy would want to replace the lost cruiser, Mr. Wilb: let it be known that the department ould not be deterred by he loss of henandoah in pur aing fts 1 han-air program Limitation on that program, he ert- | ed, would be determined primarily| by fina considerations. The Navy Department, however, is convinced, he said, that in its pro- gram the heavier-thanair craft are entitled through demonstrated achiev ment to priority in the expenditure | of moneys, and that the lighter-than- | air craft must be content with what | is available for them after other needs | re red for. This des on was , he asserted, before the acc the ¥ nandoah, in connes tion with budget problems. another dirigible will the Shenandoah is| be | Al Lakehurst Closure Likely. Mr. Wilbur refrained from what was in prospect for station at Lakehurst, he 1 that the Budget Bureau would determine its fate through the estimate pproves for the fiscal vear 192 position of the department in een determined but not made publi here have been indications, how- that with the fund the Budget s disposed to allow the Navy the Los Angeles will be tied up in its ar and the station closed or put decommissioned ton basis | n indefinite period. ed that under such deteriorate leness, Mr d be les lease it for private commercial opera. tion with the Shenandoah gone. The Los Angeles, under the terms of its construction in Ge cannot be used for milita n| the custody of the 1 3 sle it now has in umed by officers used in a limited way in obser problems so as to develop its and provide training for c Fate Up to Congress. rhe Lakehurst matter,” Mr. Wil- bur emphasized, “will be determined by Congress and appropriations. We Iready have determined how we will | ter to the budget. he heavier-than-air craft titled to the expenditure of a ney, if we can’'t use both.” he Navy, he said, neednd money for its building program, particularly as it affects aviation, scout cruisers and gunboat; with preference given to completion of work already begun. In so far as aircraft funds are con- cerned, he asserted, preference would ven to the building of planes for | ning purposes, the finishing of Alréady under contract and the replacing of equipment. The lighter- than-air service, he emphasized, would be last in the matter of building. While eager to continue its work the Secre- 1d no definite decision had been | d by the Navy as to their mil value and they were still regard- merely experimental. “Their promise in the field of scout- ing was so bright, however,” he add- ed, “that we wanted to continue the experimental work.” Military Value Undetermined. The Shenandoah had maneuvered with units of the fleet considerably, but Mr. W i said the reports he had seen of those tests warranted no defi- fon as to the military value aft. Whatever the effect of departmental and budget polices on kehurst, it was said the accident to the Shenan- doah and the modifications of polic: in respect would have no effect on Hawail, where a mast has recently been erected. Whether a flight will be attempted there with the Los Angeles was 100 far in the future to say, Mr. Wilbur declared. The Los Angeles is now undergoing repairs which whl keep it out of active service until De- cember, and meanwhile a shortage of helium to_inflate her has developed from the Shenandoah disaster. The Navy expects to submit revised estimates for the fiscal the budget late next weel derstood at_present to be concerned p rily with the aviation and build- ing items. It has reduced it estimates by more than $40,000,000 to around $300,000,000, and that figure is held to leave little over the sums actu- aily required for maintenance and operation for expansion of aviation or new construction. SERVICES AT SHILOH. Sunrise Observance to Open Pro- gram for Tomorrow. Members of Shiloh Baptist Church, Ninth and P streets, will worship to morrow in the church basement. Sun ting will be held at 6 I. eeman chool Mass and superintendents. Dr. J. E. Phil- or Rev. Dr. J. Reid, jr., ither Rev. Frank S, At 11 am. pot of Scranton, Pa., Milton Waldron will preach. At 6 pm. the X. P. B C. E Lawrence sresident, will render a spe- m Waldron will preach a briet sermon at § p.m. on “Lifting Up CI t—Why and How?" and will ad- Lor upper. COLLEGE :I'O BE THEME. Special Service to Be Held at Co- lumbia Heights. Rev P. Balderson of Kentucky will occupy the pulpit of Columbia Heights Christian Church tomorrow at 11 a.m. In the evening the pastor will conduct a go-to-college service on behalf of the large group of young people who are soon to leave for col- lege. The and w James L. Wilmeth Bible Class he Gleaners’ Class will have a joint session at the home of Frank Sidell, 10 Montgomer avenue, Ta- Xoma Park, Wednesday evening at 8 o'clock. The Berean Bible Class will have its monthly meeting at the home of M Oren Atwood Tuesday at 8 p.m. The monthly dinner conference of the church school workers will be held at the church Thursday at 6 p.m. Douglas Starts New Schedule. Rev. A. H. McKiley, pastor of Douglas M. E. Church, Eleventh and H streets northeast, has returned from vacation. At 11 a.m. tomorrow v communion will be observed. At D.m. the pastor will preach on “Labor Day Observations.” The usual | edule of all services will | week, including prayer | on Thursday evening at 8 begin meeting Sues C.&0. Railway, Claiming $15,000 For Wife’s Injuries The Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Co. was sued yesterday in the District Supreme Court for $15,000 damages by ‘Walter Cheyne for loss of the serv- ices of his wife, who was injured when put off a train of the company in_a desolate countryside. Mrs. Cheyne had purchased a ticket from Washington to Fork Union, Va., and when the train reached Gordons- ville, Va., had to transfer. She in- quired of an agent of the company, it is stated, who directed her to the wrong train, and the conductor of the latter train refused to accept the ticket or a cash fare, and required her to disembark. She was exposed to the elements and sustained serious injury, the court is told. Attorneys Hawkens & Havell ap- pear for the husband. ARCA CONFERENCE HALTEDBYDISPUTE Peruvian Delegation Leaves Parley as Soldiers Are Held in Chile. ARICA, Chile, September 5.—The Peruvian boun delegation con- nected with, the Tacna-Arica plebiscite board has temporarily withdrawn from its work with the boundary commission pending the receipt of satisfaction from the Chilean au- thorities over the seizure of Peruvian soldiers who were leading mules to Tacna for use by the Peruvian dele- gation. An official statement issued by Gen. Jay J. Morrow, member of the American commission, says the seiz- ure took place after the Chilean au- thorities had been notified of the ar- rival of the soldiers. The statement adds that the matter has been taken up with the authorities in order to prevent in the future such ‘“‘unwar- ranted outrages Work Is Delayed. Meanwhile the work of the bound- ary commission is being seriously delayed. The text of the statement of Gen. Morrow follows: “An incident which has tempo- rarily interrupted the work of the boundary commission occurred Thurs- day afternoon at Tacna. A party of three members of the Peruvian section of the boundary commission arrived at Tacna with 17 pack mules to be used by a joint party of all three sections of the commission in a_reconnaissance at the headwaters of the Camarones River. “This party was provided with po- lice passes, and the local authorities had been advised of their plans. Col. Ordonez (of the Peruvian plebiscite commission) had arranged for a docal corral service. Almost immediately after the arrival, about 5 p.m., a large detachment of Chilean soldiers, with several officers present, under the ob- servation of the local police, seized the Peruvians, searched them and re- tained some of their papers. “The matter was reported by Col Ordonez to Gen. Morrow, who pro- tested to the chairman of the Chilean delegation and requested him at once to provide necessary safeguards against such unwarranted outrages. Awaits Reparations. “During the night Col. Ordonez ad- dressed a letter to the chairman of the boundary commission, temporarily withdrawing his entire section from the work of the commission until proper legislation and reparations (including punishments) are made and security for future working partles can be furnished by the Chilean au- thorities. “The meeting of the commission set for this morning at 10 o'clock was canceled and the Camerones expedi- tion has been postponed and will prob- ably have to be abandoned altogether. The work of the boundary commission is at a_temporary standstill, but it is hoped the matter will be cleared up in a few days.” Ricardo Cornejo, a Peruvian house owner of Arica and an auxiliary mem- ber of the Peruvian boundary dele- gation, was attacked in the street yes- terday by a man who he saild was a Chilean. ~ Cornejo was struck on the wrist and elbow with a stick, and also was stoned. His wounds are not serious. The incident has been reported to the Tacna-Arica plebiscitary authori- ties. il b SHENANDOAH’S VICTIMS’ WIDOWS DECLINE HELP Mrs. and Comdr. Krauss Each Offered $1,000 to Enlisted Men’s Kin. By the Associated Pre: LAKEHURST, N. J., September 5.— ‘Widows of enlisted men who died in the destruction of the Shenandoah last night refused to accept from Mrs. Margaret Lansdowne, widow of the coramander of the dirigible, an offer of $1,000 received by her as insurance on her husband’s life. Another offer of a like amount, made by Lieut. Comdr. Krauss, who sent a check from Ava, Ohio, where he has gone to the scene of the wreck, w also refused. Financial aid for the Lansdowne widows and other immediate relatives of the dead | lors was provided at once by H. E. Fivans, in charge of the Red Cross at Vail. Comdr. Maurice R. Pierce, com- mandant of the air station here, is known to have aided some of the widows to pay their expenses to the tuwns where they are to bury their husbands. DR. WINTER TO PREACH. Will Conduct Services at Petworth Church Tomorrow. In the absence of Rev. Henry J. Smith, pastor of Petworth Baptist Church, Rev. F. I. Winter, assoclate pastor of the First Congregational Church, will occupy the pulpit tomor- row morning. Rev. Stephen Cunliffe, pastor of the Silver Spring, Md., Bap- tist Church, will occupy the pulpit in the evening. A call has been issued by the pas- tor for a special prayer service Thursday night, at which time he will have returned from his vacation, and will lead. A STLICR 0 oS Service to Be Broadcast. The morning service of the Church of the Reformation, Second and B streets southegst, will be broadcast by station WCAP. Rev. Dr. John Weidley, pastor of the church and o'clock, Epworth League at 7 p.m. Sunday and the usval service at § o'clock. Sunday school is at 9:30.am. president of the Maryland Synod of the Lutheran Church, will deliver the sermon, THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. PARSONS MAY HEAD PARK POLIGE FORCE Coast Artillery Captain Now on Way from Hawaii; Believed Slated for Post. Capt. Marvel H. Parsons, Coast Ar- tillery Corps, now assigned to duty in Hawall, has been selected to succeed Capt. W. L. McMorris as superin- tendent of the United States park po- lice force here, according to uncon- firmed reports today. Announcement of the appointment by Lieut. Col. Clarence O. Sherrill, di- rector of the office of public buildings and public parks of the National Cap- ital, and the approval by the general |Staff of the War Department is ex- pected to be made soon, though neither ‘office today would confirm or deny the reported appointment. Capt. Parsons, now said to be en route to Washington from his Ha- wallan post, served during the World War at Fort is, Va., and later as brigade adjutant of the 37th Coa Artillery Brigade. Following the w he was appointed captain in Coast Artiller pacity he has since served. born at Springfield, Mass., August 23, 1881. He entered military service in 1916 as a member of the Connecticut National Guard, later becoming & first lieutenant in the Reserve Corps. Capt. McMorris ‘has completed a four-year term of office in command jof the park police force here, acting as an assistant to Col. Sherrill. SHENANDOAH'S LOG, FOUND, MAY REVEAL CAUSE OF DISASTER {Continued from First Page.) miral Dyson. Washington, chief of the Naval Bureau of Engineering, and Capt. George Washington ‘Steele, commandant of the Lakehurst Navai Air Station, are expected here to- Capt. Steele was in Zanesville today. With the arrival of these two offi- cers, the investigation here was ex- pected to be brought to a conclusion to Lakehurst ea; and transferred Washington. RUSH HELIUM PRODUCTION. and Shenandoah Had 2,000,000 Cubic Feet of Lifting Gas. FORT WORTH, Tex., September 5 (P).—The Shenandoah, which was wrecked Thursday, contained about 2,000,000 cubic feet of helium, the production of which at the Fort Worth plant required two months. The local plant is now operating at full capacity, extracting the helium from the nat- ural gas, which is piped here from Petrolia, 90 miles away. The local plant represents an vestment of about $5,000,000. The output of the plant now is 1, 250,000 cubic feet a month. The cost of production is high, though it is de- creasing constantly. HELIU NOW CHEAP. in- Once Costing $1,500 a Cubic Foot, Now Is 612 Cents. CHICAGO, IlL, September 4 (@).— Helium, one of the few United States Government monopolies, which once cost $1,500 a cubic foot, no longer is classed with jewels and rare minerals. Reference libraries show that helium gas, derived from natural gas, was re- duced by Government methods to 40 cents a cubic foot and later to 6% cents a cubic foot. The Government built a helium plant at Fort Worth, Tex., at a cost of $2,000,000. A pipe line ' from Petrolia, Tex., to Fort Worth cost an additional $1,500,000. Although Texas is the chief helium. production source, the first Govern- ment helium reserve was established in Emery County, Utah, last year by President Coolidge, who caused 7,100 acres to be set aside. Some time before the United States entered the World War, helium was found in gas wells at Petrolia, Tex. The non.inflammable gas is drawn off after the other constituent elements of natural gas have been liquefied through refrigeration by compression and expansion. It is stored in metal cylinders. Besides Texas and Utah, a very little hellum has been found in Canada and Czechoslovakia. Helium also has been found in Oklahoma, Kansas, Ohio, southern Illinois, Penn- sylvania, West Virginia, Kentucky, Indiana and New York. Gas, SPEAKS ON MISSIONS. W. A. Spicer, Adventist President, to Talk. Rev. W. A. Spicer, president of the General Conference of Seventh Day Adventists, will speak at the Capitol Memorial Church, Fifth and F streets, tomorrow night at 8 o'clock on “The Miracle of Missions in_Africa. He has just returned after a seven- month tour of Rhodesia, Nyasaland, Bechnanaland, the Orange Free State, {Cape Colony and other sections of | Africa, and will tell of the manner in which natives are accepting Chris- tianity. This will be the first of a series of free missionary travelogues | which different returned missionaries {will give in this edifice on Sunday nights. DR. BRIGGS TO PREACH. TR Virginian to Occupy Fifth Baptist Puplit Tonight. Dr. John_ E. Briggs has returned from New York, where he had been preaching during August, and will preach at the Fifth Baptist Church tomorrow morning and administer the Lord’s Supper. Rev. W. J. Banks of Middleburg, Va., will preach at night. He and Dr. Briggs will exchange pulpits for the night service. Miss Leachman of Atlanta will conduct a missionary rally tomorrow afternoon and daily during the week at 7:45 p.m. Both wen and women are invited. BIBLE SCHOOLS TO OPEN. Washington Association’s Winter Rev. Program Ready. Plans are under way for the open- ing of the Winter session of the schools of the Washington Bible School Association this month. The program and other information may be obtained from Mrs. H. Moffatt Bradley at the office of the associa- tion, room 223, Mills Building. During the Summer 19 new schools were formed in Presbyterian, Baptist, Episcopal and Methodist churches. Rev. J. H. Dunham in Pulpit. Rev. J. H. Dunham, pastor of the Western Presbyterian Church, has re- turned from his vacation, spent at Lake George, N. Y., and will occupy his pulpit tomorrow morning and evening. \ O Owner of Land Where Shenandoah Fell Flees in Fright at By the Associated Press. CALDWELL, Ohio, September 5.— Charles Niswonger, on whose farm the main $ection of the ill-fated Shenandoah, “daughter of the stars,” lay, ran from a fortune yesterday. Early this morning Mr. Niswonger declared the admission price to see the wreckage was 25 cents a_person or §1 for automobiles, regardless of the number of occupants, and water would be 10 cents a glass After about $500 was Mr. Niswonger heard Federal thorities were going to arrest him for his business enterprise. Frightened at what he thought was a penitentiary offense, he disappeared Prosecution Rumor and was not heard from until early last evening, when he came to town to_consult his friend, Sheriff Shafer. The sheriff informed him that his “business” was legal, and that the only opposition he had heard was re chbor farmers, who objected old-up. Niswonger returned to his home last night, ‘after he had been assured he was not to be arrested, and announced an ‘“exgursion rate’ of 10 cents a person and 50 cents for automobile parties, effective after sunup toda. Mr. Niswonger's well is nearly dry, and the water will be free as long as it holds out. BOY. 14, 1S NABBED INNARCOTIC RAID Man, 75, Also Taken Round-Up of Alleged Ring of Seven. in The headquarters’ narcotic squad put a climax to two months of in- vestigation today by raiding one of the most_extensive alleged dope rings in ashington, seizing 26 ounces of n and cocaine, valued at $1,250, at 622 Third street southwest, and ar- ing seven prisoners ranging in age from 14 to 75 vears, all on charges of violating the "Harrison anti-narcotic act. Detectives Warfield and Sanders, with revenue agents, made the raid. Th rrested were: Clarence Wood, 24 vears old, colored, of 915 street southwest; Mary Hazel 30 years old, colored, 1003 uthwest; William Green, 3 old, colored, 622 Third street southwest; William Parker, 65 years old, colored; Alfred Hurd, 14, colored, and Mildred Thomas, 32 years old, colored, all of 336 H street southwest, and Mary B. Green, 53 years old, col- ored, of 622 Third street southwest. An intricate system of distribution, the raiders said, hampered their in. vestigations. The system of sales al- leged to have been used involved a triangular route to the purchaser. A prospective purchaser under this system would approach one of the small retailers for $1 or $2 worth of dope. This retailer would go to a second runner who would notify the headquarters of the ring what was wanted, and the place where it could be sold. Then a third person would enter an automobile and bring it to the first-mentioned retailer, who would then dispose of it to the pur- chaser. This chain work and the difficulty of tracing it was the cause of the long period spent in investigat- ing, the raiders explained. e B T ASSERTS DIVORCE EVIL THREATENS AMERICA Episcopal Bishop Coadjutor Says Unit of Society Is the Home, Not the Individual. By the Associated Press. PITTSBURGH, Pa.. September 5.— The divorce evil is threatening Ameri- ca declared Right Rev. David L. Fer- ris Bishop Coadjutor of Western New York, speaking before the annual con- vention of the Brotherhood of St. Andrew, men's organization of the Episcopal Church, here last night. The bishop proposed religion as the most logical remedy. “The unit of society is the home, not the individual,” said Bishop Fer- ris. “With possibly one exception, this country leads the world in the num- ber of broken homes. The safeguard of the home is in the Christian re- ligion. No man and wife can go down on their knees together and commend themselves and their loved ones into God's keeping, and then go out and delfberately do that which shatters the marriage relationship.” A universal brotherhood in which America, through the Christian church, will lead the way to world peace forecast by Bishop James Wise of Kansas in an address today before the meeting. Rev. Allan P. Shatford of Montreal, Quebec, in another address urged the practice of religion in dafly business. FINE ART SERVICES. Series at Trinity M. E. Church Planned by Pastor. Rev. Frank Steelman, pastor of Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church, Fifth street and Pennsylvania avenue southeast, has arranged for a seres of fine art services Sunday evenings during September. The subjects, which wil at 8 p.m., are as follows: “Christ Be- fore Pilate,” “The Angelus,” “The Lost Sheep,” and “The Light of the World.” SERIES OF ADDRESSES. Dr. Morgan of London to Appear at Local Church. Dr. G. Campbell Morgan, famous preacher of London, will deliver a series of addresses at the First Con- gregational Church beginning Septem- ber 20-and closing October 2. These meetings will be held under the auspices of the Organized RBible Class Association of the District of Columbia. This organization is com- posed of 200 adult Bible classes. Dr. Morgan will speak twice daily, at 5 and 8 o'clock. The meetings will be open to the public. e be given Regrets Shenandoah Disaster. PARIS, September 5 (#).—President Doumergue yesterday sent a cable- gram to President Coolidge express- ing his “profound sorrow over the ter- rible accident” which has befallen the Shenandoah and offering his sincere condolences. . Gives Two Sermons. Rev. T. O. Jones will preach tomor- row at hoth services at the Temple Baptist Church, Tenth and N streets. At 11 am. his subject will be “The Duty of Co-operation.” The ordi- nance of the Lord’s Supper will be ad- ministered. At 8 p.m. he will preach on “The Christian’s Inspiration.” .. Dr. Collier to Teach. Rev. Dr. Frank W. Collier, teacher of the Bolgiano Class of Foundry Methodist Episcopal Church School, has returned from his vacation, and will teach the class tomorrow morning at 9:30 o'clock. “Yaultquickiyfradefor! %Studebakevrg POLGEWEN AT CORB URGEDBY FENNA Control of Pedestrians Makes Boston Traffic Law a Success, He Says. After studying traffic conditions in Boston, Commissioner TFrederick A. ]V?nnlnn returned to Washington to- day, convinced that full co-operation pedestrians in crossing downtown intersections at the proper time is essential if good traffic results are to be obtained. “I believe that most of the success Boston has attained in traffic control is due to the high degree of co-opera- tion on the part of pedestrians there,” | the Commissioner said. “It appeared across busy corners at the proper time, and the one who would start | across against traffic would be directed {bv a policeman to wait.” Col. Fenning said he noticed that Boston has one, two or three police- men at the curb lines to assist in regu- lation, the number depending on the density of traved at each intersection. Plan Tested Here. Just before Commissioner Fenning left on his vacation in ne the local traffic authorities stationed four extra policemen at Fourteenth street and Pennsylvania avenue to encourage pedestrians to walk with the “€o” sig- nal instead of crossing when traffic is moving across their path After the officers had been there for all traffic policemen downtown to use one blast for “Go” and two blasts ‘Stop,” with a short interval between to enable those in the middle of the street to reach safety. Traffic officials stated at that time, however, that the local police force was not large enough to spare the number of men that would be needed to direct pedestrians at all busy in- tersections as was done at Fourteenth street and Pennsylvania avenue for one week. Commissioner Fenning said today, however, that co-operation of pe- destrians at busy corners would not y make crossing safer, but wowld help the traffic situation generally. In discussing the movement of pedestrians in Boston, Commissioner Fenning pointed out that the streets there are not as wide as in Wash- ington, which makes the pedestrian’s journey somewhat easier. Short Turn Allowed. The Commissioner also noted that at certain points in Boston vehicles making a left-hand turn are permtt- ted to cut across in front of the officer instead of going around him. He added, however, that Boston does not have as many surface car tracks downtown as Washington has and he expressed doubt whether such a turn- ing rule could be attempted at local intersections where there are street car tracks. In connection with the movement that has been under way here for a number of yvears to erect a central police building in which police head- quarters, the Detective Bureau and Traffic Department could be housed to- gether, Commissioner Fenning found that Boston has a new building some- what on that order. It combines a centrally located station house with the traffic headquarters and general supply rooms for the police depart- ment. ¥ Commissioner Fenning said that pro- motions in the local department made necessary by the recent death of Lieut. Giles probably will not be acted upon until next week. $75,000 CHECKS MISSING. None Presented for Payment in Two Months. MERIDEN, Conn., September § (4. —It became known today that about two months ago ,000 in active checks mailed by the Home City Bank of this city to New York and Chicago banks disappeared and mno trace of them has been found by the Post Office Department. None has been presented for payment, probably on account of the bank's restricted in- dorsements, and duplicates of the checks are being obtained from their makers. SIX IN JAIL DELIVERY. Special Dispatch to The Star. LYNCHBURG, Va., September 5. Six prisoners escaped yesterday morn- ing from the Campbell County jail at Rustburg, the number including Ray- mond and Artie Hughes, negroes, con- victed of moonshining. They cut a hole through the top of their cell and then through the roof of the jail, let- ting themselves to the ground with a blanket. | to me that 29 out of 30 persons moved | a week the police department directed | two-whistle signals in directing traffic, | X ERXERXE XXX EREREXLXEXEX SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 1925. REPORT OF POL * INDEATH SEORED Coroner Warns Policemen That Public Interest De- mands Efficiency. Careless methods of the tenth police precinct in handling evidence for the coroner’s inquest into the death of Andrew B. Davis, 52 vears old, for which William M. Ferguson, colored, 34 years old, was held for the grand jury by the coroner’s jury yesterday, brought a warning from Coroner Nevitt that more efficiency and dili- gence must be exercised in the future in all homicide cases coming before him at inquests, Coroner Nevitt pointed out to Po- aw and Wessels three points of alleged carelessness in the prepara- tion of the police case. First, the incidental or official police report of the homicide was written on rough scratch paper, pasted together where it had been torn, and was un- dated, devoid of details, and generally carelessly prepared. Second, the confession alleged to have been obtained from Ferguson by |the two policemen was written in long- hand, and was not the generally neat typewritten sort of document Coroner Nevitt sald he was accustomed to ex- pect from police in such a case. Third. There was no sergeant or officer of the Police Department pres- ent at the inquest, despite the fact that an order of Maj. Sylvester issued many vears ago and generally ob- served to this day stipulates that a sergeant or higher officer must attend homicide inquest, and, in addition, there was no clear list of witnesses | | tendered to the coroner to be called in the case “I think that there is nothing more |important in police precinct activ- | ities than the careful and diligent preparation of a homicide case,” said Coronor Nevitt today. “I have made no formal complaint in this matter, but I have given a warning in no indefinite terms. The way the entire case was presented showed careless and dilatory preparation. 1 intend to see that due care and dili- gence, such as will protect the in- terest not only of the defendant, but the public, will be used. Capt. Lord of the tenth precinct | said this morning the matter had not been brought officially to his atten- | tion and that consequently he had no comment to make. He added, however, that he would look into reports of the occurrence and take steps to see exactly where any trou- ble might lie. | I W. W. ASKS SAHLORS’ SYMPATHY STRIKE General Walkout in Sydney Ad-| vocated to Stop Deportation of Workers’ Leaders. | By the Associated Press. | SYDNEY, Australia, 5 (P).—The Industrial Workers of! the World have placarded the eity urging the workers to organize a general strike to prevent the thres ened deportation of leaders of the un- official British seamen’s strike. The coal miners of New South Wales have decided to strike as soon as the deportation of any person con- | nected with the seamen’s strike is ordered. (Tam Walsh and Johanseen, leaders of the strike in Australia have been summoned before the de- portation board at Sydney.) | Twelve white sailors and fourteen | | negro firemen of the steamer Min,| | en route to Rabaul and London, have struck at New Castle. Since the | negroes are in the class of prohibited immigrants, the captain of the ves- sel must maintain them or pay a fine lof £100 for each of the 14 firemen | it they are absent from their ship over 24 hour: September PIPE LINES IS STARTED Two New Conduits Will Feed Sec- ond and Third High Reservoirs From Filter Plant. Preliminary work on the two pipe lines from the Dalecarlia filtration ant to the second and third high reservoirs, also under construction, has been started, according to Maj. James A. O'Connor, United States ‘Army engineer officer in charge of the project. The contractors, he said, will start work on the actual laying of the lines within a short time. Both the second high and third high pipe lines parallel each other to Forty-fourth and Van Ness streets, where the second high reservoir is being located. The third high pipe line then will continue under Nebraska avenue to connect with a line on Wis- nsin avenue to the Reno reservoir. The first high pipe line, which runs down Conduit road from the Dale- carlia_reservoir, is about 50 per cent completed. Rev. R. W. Brooks Returns. Rev. R. W. Brooks has returned| from a month’s vacation at Coiton, Md. He will speak tomorrow morn: | ing at Lincoln Congregational Temple from the subject, “The Greatest Thing in the World.” | Rev. Dr. Taylor on Duty Tomorrow Rev. Dr. H. B. Taylor, associate pastor of the Fifteenth Street Presby- terian Church, will return to the pul- | pit tomorrow ‘morning at 11 o’clock. | His subject will be “Expensive Rest.” S X EREXFREXE X EXEXEXEXEX Pt et t et et bt P P P )8 Sons of Business Associates Clash For Golfing Honor By tho Assoclated Press. ATLANTA, Ga., September 5.— There’ll not be much hard work done in the Atlanta office of the Georgila Casualty Co. today. Judge Will Gunn, father of Watts Gunn, sensation of the national amateur golf tournament at Oakmont, is vice president of the corporation. The senior counsel of the firm is Robert Jones, proud parent of Bob- by Jones, jr., national champion, who 1s defending his title today against the assault of his young neighbor and intimate friend. The fathers of the contenders pa- tiently await the outcome of the combat on the links, where the eyes of the golfing world are cen- tered on the Atlanta pair. PROGRESS 1S SEEN IN TRAIL OF CRASH Expert Says Much Has Been Learned by Builders From Shenandoah Disaster. By the Associated Press. The tragedy of the Shenandoah, while undoubtedly setting back com- merclai development of such ships, will ultimately prove the means of sound progress in lighter-than-air craft construction, in the opinion of P. E. D. Nagel, aircraft expert of the Department of Commerce. “The evolution of every fundamen- tal channel of progress,” Mr. Nagel sald today, “is married by the loss of life and money, may proceed more slowly in investing in these expensive ships for commer- | cial purposes as the result of the Shenandoah disaster, the builders of the ships have learned much from the Shenandoah’s experience.’” agel declared that the Shenan- did not embody the latest de- velopment in lighter-than-air con- struction, and that builders of such craft are now of the opinion that the Los Angeles, a later type, is much more airworthy than was her sister ship. He believes the Los Angele: mainly because of its built-in contry ship and its greater beam, would have had a much better chance to weather the Ohio storm. The Shenandoah disaster, he added, has demonstrated more clearly that the field for such ships is not over land, but over water. Here all the facilities of navigation, such as storm warnings, which make steamship travel comparatively safe, are at their disposal. There is little advantage to be gained by dirigible service over land, he said, since airships cannot compete with express trains, but are much faster than ocean vessels. AMUNDSEN EOOK REFUSED BY GERMAN PUBLISHERS “Qffensive Conduct” in Resigning Decorations During War Given as Reason. Correspondence of the Associated Press. NICH, August 6.—Roald Amund- latest book has been declined by the explorer’s former publishers in Munich. The manuscript wasTejected because “Amundsen severed all con- nections with the German nation when, during the war, he returned his German decorations and resigned his honorary membership of German societies.” The publishers in their statement _conclude: “Not _until Amundsen has made proper amends for his offensive behavior to Germany, the result of misrepresentations by the antl-German press, will this firm con- sent to publish any more of ‘works.’ Amundsen is scheduled to deliver a series of lectures in Berlin prior to sailing in September for America. DR. HAINES TAKES POST. Woman Now Director of Division in Children’s Bureau. Dr. Blanche M. Haines of Three Rivers, Mich., believed to have been the first woman municipal health officer in the United States, has as- sumed her duties as director of the division of maternal and infant hy- giene of the Children’s Bureau, De- partment of Labor, to which she was appointed some time ago. e has been in charge of educational ternal and infant hygiene in Michi gzan, and earlier in her public health experience served as chief medical ex- aminer for a_fraternal insurance or- ganization. She is a graduate of the Woman's Hospital Medical School of Chicago. Dr. VChobot Has Returned. The pulpit of the Sixth Presby- terian Church, Sixteenth and Kei nedy streets northwest, will be o cupied by the pastor, Rev. Godfrey Chobot, who, with his fam has just returned from weeks' vaca- tion in northern New York, having spent most of the time at Fores port. Taxi For the benefit of ta and though capital | his | ma- | AUTO CROSSES U. S. IN4 DAYS 18 HOURS A. A. A. Head to Present Coolidge Letter to Cali- fornia Governor. By the Associated Pres OAKLAND, Calif.,, September 5.— Completing a transcontinental auto- mobile trip in 4 d: 18 hours and 30 minutes, Thomas P. Henry, presi- dent of the American Automobile A: sociation, and E. N. Smith, general manager of the associatiah, arrived in Oakland at 5:30 a.m. today. They left Washington at 11 a.m., August 30. They left immediately for Sacra- mento to visit the State fair. Thelr especially constructed ma- chine is equipped with a bed in the tonneau, and one slept while the other drove. They averaged 22 driving hours daily. Henry will present Gov. Richardson with a letter frmo Pre: olidge. To Mayor of San Francisco will be er from C. H. Rudolph, president of the Board of Commissioners of Washington. The trip was sponsored by the American Automobile Association to make a general survey of motoring conditions throughout the country and to demonst in a practical way that an automobile cs and day an as to the possible future development of highw for transportation and national defense purposes. The travelers bore messages from Secretary of Commerce Hoover, Sec- | retary of Agriculture Jardine, Maj ien. John H. Hines, Acting Secreta |of War, and District Commissioner Cuno H.'Rudolph With the exception of the letter from Commissioner Rudolph, the other letters which are to be delivered to Gov. Richardson of California have not been made public. It was belleved they thouched upon the importance of highway development from both transportation and national defense angles. The letter from Commissioner Ru- | dolph extended felicitations in con- | nection with the diamond jubilee cele- bration of California becoming a part >f the Union, September 9, 1850. Hopes » expressed in the message ifornia would be brought closer to Washington through the re- duction of the time of automobile travel between the Fast and West asts. The latter letter was sponsor ed by the Washington Board of Trade, through its secretary, Arthur Carr. AUTO SQUAD GIVEN CAR FOR RECOVERY WORK As a token of appreciation for the work of the auto squad of police head- quarters, which recovered 600 auto- | moblies during the last 18 months by use of one car which run 30,000 miles, Ray Semmes, president of the Semm has present- ed the Police Department with a new touring Acting Ch sectors Pratt, nd Harrison Connors were grou chine in the | side of headqu The 600 automobiles were only part of the total number recovered by the automobile squad during the last 18 months nstituted the n of recoveries with a m formerly presented to the Detective Bureau by Mr. Semm , H es Jett and the ma- on out- | | Phone Main 8108-8109, 604-610 9th St. N.W. || SPECIAL TRAIN SERVICE | | SPEEDWAY PARK 1 (Near Laurel, Md.) i, National Championship | Motorcycle Races | 2:30 P.M. i LABOR DAY ‘f September 7 || Special Train Sfl-r\ir'e Direct to ‘ Speedway jon 1:30 P.M., h, returning after Leaving Union_§ Monday, Sept. the races BALTIMORE & GHIO S TOO icab drivers, who may not be inclined to err on the side of caution, let it be suggested that traffic regula- tions also apply to them—1009. It is time for everybody to co- operate to make the streets safe for humanity. Published by The Star in co-operation with the Director of Traffic of the District of Columbia and The Advertising Club of Washington