Evening Star Newspaper, September 13, 1925, Page 2

" D) COAL RATION PLAN % |15 OPERATING HERE Local Dealers Put Limit on Anthracite Deliveries—Ad- vise Substitutes. hracite been in of Wash the rationing selling order se with in the has many in a While the strike mines of Pennsylv effect only two weeks ington’s largest dealers modity have adopted basis for their them less than and when possible, and of cou the knowledge of the purchaser Rtituting soft coal of a high quality This was revealed by of a number of Washington's coal distrib utors which showed tage of coal at an effect here. ail con about pre nia com customers, five tons per sub a survey vesterday, also . although is showing price of anthracite ers has heen raised onl a ton this ceded the actual starting of the strike Some independent operators. how ever, have already increased their wholesale prices $1.50 pex ton and are asking that coal now ordered. Public Buys Little. Despite the general knowledge that a strike in the anthracite mines was pendini Washington public dis plaved no anxiety about getting its Winter's 1 supply, it was stated | and even since the begin the strike there has been a mall increase here coal. Coal dec f conducted campaigns during the Summer to speed up the order Wint al. These can palgns. it was stated. had little effect Washington consumers of hard coal are right. the coal merchants stated in their apparent belief that there would be coal famine. Nothing like a coal famine fs anticipated here On the other hand, if the suspension in the Pennsylvauia fiel heyond November the majority of coal dealers here will have to resort to the use of semi-anthracite or bituminous oal from West Virginla and from sections distant from Washington that a s the mines the sur cents and Increase yesterday ning of remarks other har Reticent on Prices. There was a noticeable reticence among coal dealers here to conjecture about future prices of cosl. They are governed, it was explained, by the price wholesale coal from the | mines. Whether there will be in creases remains to be seen Produc tion in Pennsylvania has been shut off. The Pennsylvania and Reading | Coal Co., one of the largest distribu tors to this territory, has taken no new orders for coal since September 1 Orders filed previous to that date, it is stated, are still unfilled Thomas J. Fannon Co. dealers of Alexandria. Va., in a letter to The Star takes exception to an from Coal Age. to the effect that enthracite coal in stove and egg size ' can be obtained for prices of 10 cents per ton over those asked previous 10 the strike Paid §1.55 More, He Sa “A Pennsylvania anthracite pro ducer on August 17 boosted the price §1.55 per ton over the price prevailing on August 5. the letter declared “Wa had been a regular customer of this company for more than years and thus was not discriminated | 2gainst as a new and untried cus 1omer of the producer.’” Mr. Fannon said he was skeptical of the statement that there was “plenty" of coal on top at the mines and de- clared that ‘not a single pound is avallable unless you pay ridiculous advances.” HONOLULU GREETS FLYERS OFFICIALLY IN HUGE OVATION (Continued from First Page.) rler Langley and high Army officers of the Hawailan department But the gathering crowd was not In terested in the local dignitaries. The question “where are the flyer: heard on all sides, as the time for the official reception approached. Then some one on the edge sighted the official automobile of Rear Admiral John D. MecDonald, com- mandant of the fourteenth naval dis triet, and shouted “Here they come. he crowd broke into a roar of wel come and a hand piaved “‘Aloha Oe’ as the car turned from the street into a narrow lane formed by forcing back the spectators on eit side, pr ceeding slowly to the palace steps. Comdr. ce Rodgers Appears. Rear Admiral McDonald dismounted first, but it took the appearance of the man wearing a spotless white naval officer's cap above his wearied and strained, but broadly beaming, face to make the crowd burst out into another roar of applause, ending in cheers for “John Rodgers,” which only served to broaden the embar. rassed grin on the face of the flight mmander The other four men No. | crew followed their 1ieu 3vron J. Connell, Jot: William H. Bowlin, avialti machinist’s mate; Skiles N. Poj ation pilot, and Otls G. Stantz, radio mar All were white. of the PN.9 commander assistant pi avi chieg dressed In immaculate un the sieps and v. Farring and loaded down ted flower leis. There | ion in rank shown ex cept in the order of procession Remarkir he knew rowd wanted to g close a Pos sible of the aviar Yarrington led the way Vandstand about the “he palace grounds. 1on and an with varieg was no distt t “pen of into an center Governor Leads Cheer. waving his high iral McDonald his n ward N the Army’'s Ha his khaki cne, ied for the seaplane’s silk hat, Adr white cap, and M Lewis, commanding waifan Department three more cheers crew The ceremonies which followed were both in the nature of a welcome and thanksgiving. Bishop John D. La Nothe of Eplscopal diocese of llonolulu offered a short prayer of thanksgiving to the Almighty “‘for xaving these men from the great deep,” and “for the great achieve ments of these men The prayer over presented Comdr erowd. Captain John” moved a little awk wardly toward the rail of the band- =tand, concealing his left hand, which was injured at Nawiliwill vesterday, behind his back. With what was more of a grin than a smile on his face. and a twinkle in his eve, he briefly thanked the crowd for its re- ception of his men and himself. Perils Discounted. The perils the men had faced were #scounted by the flight commander fn his short talk “As we were sailing on—and were sailing, not drifting, we had a ®ail on—and were making two knots an hour. 1 knew somebody would find us or that we would make port,” he -gald, “Bath things happened, -As the Gov. Farrington | Rodgers to in the | continues | article | printed in this paper a few dayvs ago was | of the crowd | three | n chief | the | we | Plane Pilot [ Gasoline Repalrs | Growing on Tree Army Alr Service pilots In the Philippines have ceased worryving about broken hose connections in the | kasoline lines of their planes while |flving over the wilds of the islands. | owing 1o a discovery of Lieut. 0. R Engi officer of the 3d | Pursuit Squadron. stationed at Clark | Fleld. Pampanga, P. 1 | The office of the chief of Air Serv fee was informed yvesterday [on a maneuver with his Lieut. B. W. Chidlaw was for |in his MR-3°A pursuit plane, owing to A broken hose connection. lLieut Cook landed nearby and whitiling off {@ plece of bamboo wood from a trec | nearby, substituted it for the broken hose. Lieut. Chidlaw took off and ympleted the maneuver |HIKER NEAR bESTINATlON. | | Man squadron, d down Who Bet on Davis Reaches Philadelphia Barefoot. PHILADELIHIA, September | Feat ®) high of Fair Dliste but A w with the candidate spirits Robert Loar Va a an attorney Fall made if John W presidential mont who last a het friend that Davis Democratic elected he wouid walk barefooted from his home to |Tammany Hall. N. Y., arrived here AY en route to the latter city. | loar chose to make the 400-mile |walk rather than pay the forfelt {which, under the of the con tract drawn up between the two men |stated he would have to vote the Re publican ticket ballot, be | two witnesses was not in 1928 | A. B. Lane Embassy Secretary. Formal announcement was made vesterday of the assignment of Arthur B. Lane of New York, a diplomatic secretary ha foreign service now on duty he State Department. as first secretary at the embassy in Mex ico City. He will relieve Alexander Kirk of Tlinois. who has heen recalled for duty in the department we neared port somebody and found us “My atest would court came along worry was that I martialed for having lost my plane. But now I see that my mistakes are forgotien. It gives {great pleasure to be here even If we did not perform exactly as we had planned.” Gov. Farrington led cheers for the four other aviators as thev were in dividually introduced. while the crowds | howled, “Speech! Speech' The governor complimented Tieut Connell on his success in accomplish Ing the difficult feat of landing in a | rough sea without motors ch of the flvers made a brief an to the cheers which greeted | swer them | Lieut. Connell said “Comdr. Rodgers is very bash |ful To belongs the sole credit for our ful sall homeward." Bow! I'm very glad to be here. Radio eOperator Stantz when intro duced was told by the crowd to broadcast.” He and Pope each made brief speeches of thanks. Rear Admiral McDonald outlined the history of the flight. declaring “The Navy did exactly what it was expected to do and nothing more A squadron of airplanes flew over. head in formation as the aviators entered the palace grounds. It was announced that at the close of the ceremonies they would return to the naval hospiial at Pearl Harbor for further rest and quiet. Needod 100 Gallons of Gas. Lack of only a hundred gallons of gasoline robbed the Navy of the honor of making a non-stop seaplane flight from San Francisco to Honolulu. This fact was revealed today by | Pope. aviation pilot on the PN-%., No 1. which was picked up late Thu da near the island of Kaual, 100 miles northwest of here, after drift ing nine davs, while & substantial portion of the United States Navy plowed the seas In search of it “A hundred more gallons {and we would have landed at Pearl | Harbor without a question the day xe were forced down.” Pope asserted hin suce n said of gas “There wasn't as much as a sputter | from the engines from the time we | cleared the Golden Gate until the last drop of gasoline was gone. she (the PN-9 No. 1) landed | tily as you could ask.” as pret i Best Type Plane. The pilot expressed the opinion that | the PN-9 type plane was the best yet developed. “It isn’t | gines.” he only her wonderful aid in speaking of the air cruiser, which was his home for ten days ‘When we were forced down she rode the waves like a real ship, proving the perfection of hen ‘datun and balance.- She slipped over en the waves just Jike a big ship. smooth | trough to take of waves. Sea lookd as gafe in Leviathan, only quite so comfort and into the succession Boy! She sea as the not | as ofl. | the next | worthy? a heavy he's naturally able.’ | Shortly after Pope granted the in | terview, Comdr. John Rodgers of the seaplane announced that no more statements for publication would be made by the crew or himself for the present |~ Comdr. | Pope, as'a — i P H hat odgers was described by “bundle of pluck and cour- ises Rodgers. means evervthing ‘to the | had,” Pope declared. “There is a | satisfaction in knowing that vou have | a superior officer who takes whatever the fates have in store and never flinches. Capt. John {8 the kind of {officer {hat men would do anything | for.: | The crew had with them what they had been thought an ample supply of | sandwiches, and a quantity of fruit | and hot coffee when leaving San Fran- | cisco, Pope said, but added | “When we were forced [1ooked around and seeing no ships in sight went into the stern of the boat and proceeded to eat some of our grub. We were not hungry then and tossed aside some of the bread from our sandwiches. A couple of days later we were glad we had not thrown it overboard, for what we had dis carded was our food for vne day. \We | rescued some orange peeling third, and say, you don’t know good orange peeling is when haven't anything else Couldn’t Catch | “We were out of food except | emergency rations and corned beef | the third day. We improvised some fish hooks, but we hadn't any luck. After that we were all on a fast until the submarine reached us. “After the fourth day we did not notice it much. Our cigarettes didn't last long, and we were shooting the | butts for a day “Out _of the attempt to span the ocean I think it has been demon- strated that such a flight can be made. It has been demonstrated that a plane and engines have been de- signed which are capable of making it with sufficient gas aboard. The radio end will be improved as a result of some of the shortcomings shown fn { this flight, perhaps through installa- tion of an auxillary engine to generate power for broadcasting. “Would 1 like to try it again? You bet 1 wonld! But 1'd Uke to go along with Comdr. Rodgers in charge of. the fight.” how you Fish. | &ood fight And then | crew when it suffers the hard luck we | down we | the | THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, SEPTEMBER CITIZENS FORSOOK 13, -PART 1. ASKED TO STUDY AIR SERVICE NEEDS - HIM, BUTLER SAYS | Marine Shows How Crime in Philadelphia Was Cut in His Regime. that while | Special Dispatch to The Star PHILADELPHIA, Director Butler conclusion that ment in this stundstill The director the people stetmber| veached the law enfor virtually at Pu. has liguar city is a put his record * S this country” today after sserting there hance he will main here after 3 He condemned the laxiy of mugis tes and cliizens in backing up his bt againsg < and said that win inst crime the peaple of 1 plaving the Iw against me Taw lessr fight ag 3 game others, must stop “enforce the Quotes Statistics. In support of 'his and statement fight on ty, Gen Hiquor enforcement rriminals and vice in thix ¢ Butler pointed out that the percent age of convictions for liquor baw fringements compared with number of I almost worth noting. “The fact that 8,080 persons nrrested speakensies thix veur convicted, proves tha forcement in this ciiy stopped.” sald Director | His conclusion was { convic th The “clearly hasn't after Direc ne A ax arrests s only liauor is virtually hase m o vests and prepargd by the resuly the shows enforcement row of made.’ ated his stat the police at said director tha o amonnied pins or B that he rine Corps on Jar My leave expires 5 1am to he as | manding offficer, Ma Gen. Lejeune. nt Washingion Marine Corps 31" he sald At once 1o make round t com hn A None Regret e that time residents of this city one p has expressed any regret that 1 am to go. That one person is Mayor Ken | drick | “No other ! ganization h. test, nor ex Bither I am unpopular forcement of the liquor popular 1n this city Law enforcement on an ahsolutely even basis has not had the support of the peopie of Philadelphia and {mot have it now I've had a good fight: a mighty and 1 still have three and a half months of mighty good fighting left 1o me. There is no question about my go ing. 1am a military officer. My leave expires December 31 and I am under orders to report for di 1t 1 should not do &0 I would automatically he. come a deserter—and I am not go 10 leave the Marine Corps Gen. Butler picked up the repor showing the results of the activities of the Police Department against speak easies and saloons in three years. Leaving Sir ' the it nly person institution rised any voic ssed 1o me ar i the en un or pro laws | is | Only 212 Convictions. He pointed out that fn 1923 the po lice made 1.913 arrests in liquor cases. in 1924, 5,757, and far this vear. 6.080. In there were 595 | victions; in 1324 there were 1,260, this vear only 2 The figures explain them selves.” Gien. Butler said. “They are given ont so the public can draw any conclusions it Recalling an can e situatjon that seemed to exist in Philadeiphia when 1 came here, and in lig what {has happened since, Philadelp seems to me_like an opulent mick old {man who wefit hunting for a specialist to cure him. “But when the spectalist to cut out and too he old gentleman demurred and s This is not what 1 want. 1 want to keep on at my present speedy pace and drink all the booze 1 want I want you to cure me without inter fering with them Little Crime in City. With a united and determined pub lic opinion behind him, Gen. Butler insisted, “magnificent results would have been attained in this city. As it is" he sald, “'citizens have been so much improved that Philadelphia has the smallest amount of crime per cap ita of any large city In the country And, mind vou. the population has been increased about 100.000 and 40 000 more houses have been added since I took office. Add to that act there are 100 less effactive police men on duty now than there were at the beginning of 1924. “As a matter of fact the results at tained in this city, In spite of the in difference of the public, have heen striking. and these have been attained by approximately 250 trusted men. “The path of law enforcement has been blocked by powerful influences, by legal machinery that should have been an aid, and by the invocation of tecknicalities, but in spite of it crime has been reduced one-half in some | cases. told Hquor fast 1t Hold-Ups Reduced. “Take the key crimes —highway robberies and hold-ups. In the first eight months of 1923, the year before I became director of public safety there were 565 highway robberies and hold-ups. This year there have been Other figures for the first eight- month pericd in each of the year med follow the same lines. Representations were at one time made fo.me from various quarters that I ought not to attempt to dis turb vice and gambiing, but my entire attention to fighting crime. “I'm asked if Philadelphia is really ‘dry.’ 1 don't know, but I do know the arrests for ‘drunk and disorderly have dropped one-third. “All this is fine. It shows what can be done. But you can’t have law en forcement without having all law en forced. “When the people of Philadelphia or uny other city stop playing the game of ‘enforce the law ugainst others but not against me' they will begin to win the fight against lawless. ness. Not before.” LADY PARKER DIES. { Wife of British Author Had Long Been Il NEW YORK. September 12 (#).— Lady Amy Elizabeth Parker, wife of | Sir " Gilbert Parker. novelist, play | wright and statesman, died today at A private sanitarium’ here after a vear's illness. Sir Gilbert was at her bedside. After funeral services conducted at St. Bartholomew’s Chapel Monday aft- ernoon by Bishop Willlam T. Man ning of the New York Episcopal dio- cese, Sir_Gilbert will accompany the body to Belleville, Ontario, for burial. Lady Parker, the daughter of Ash {1ey A. and Charlotte Van Tine of New { York, was born in San Francisco. | She was a member of the Woman's Apt Assoclation of London. Tr=ing 11,000 toothpicks, a New York ) boy has made a model of Eiffel Towen ¢ not | n saloons and nonths | first | ana | the | devote | | ( | against | { in- | the | I | i | Upper, left to righ | Lower—Represent ‘ They ar WASHINGTON SEE AS AR TERMINAL Will Be Either End or Big Link of Mail Route If Plans Are Realized. Maj. Ger ive Carl Vinso g either link an afr {brighter than at | old experingental lind {Capital and New York | shortiy after the wa | Returning to his lafter an_tuspection « |syat W. Irving Glover of Washingtc a terminal or a 1 n looms me the between the s abolished mai sten iny since fMice vesterd air Second As General. in charge wed with several mall contract routes from points the North mi. Fla. Conflicts appeared in of petitions. and Mr. wil to iron them out bids ndvertised for ver, he declared, not de’ left out of a ith id of the the bottle for a region east the |of | petitions f extend to Mi hefore n “Washington wil any event, h the neck of traflic into that cinnati Seen As Central Point. | mony While admitting eration must be given a route that will best P Mr. Glov probability Washingtor central point on an ¢ | York to Florida One of the most Interesting pet! tons the department has recelved calls for a_ route over the following citles, at which stops would be made New York, Philadeiphia, Baltimore, | Washington, Richmond and Norfolk, Va.: Wilmington and Charlotte, N. C* Savannah and Brunswick Jack sonville. Daytona, Palm Beach and Miami. Fla To flv this route ahead of train schedule a night airway would have to be installed. as the total distance |of the air line approximates 1.300 miles. The lighted airway would hav: to be installed by the person or 1ining the contract and at expense estimated at about $200 mile | Bids to Be Received. ! ver's office will receive bids contract alr muil service uexday, us follows Boston to Hartford, Conn., York and return; Chicago by wpolis, Loutsville, Nashville, ham and return: Chicago by Le Crosse. Wis. to St. Paul and Minne. apolis, Minn., and return; Chicago by Moline. I, 'St. Joseph and Kansas ¥, Mo., Wichita, Kans., Oklahoma City, Okla., to Dallas and Fort Worth, Tex., and return; Chicago by Spring fleld. 111, to St. Louis, Mo., and re- turn: Elko, Nevada, by Boise. Idaho, | to Pasco, Wash., and return: Salt Lake City, Utah, by Las Vagas, Nevada, to Los Angeles, Calif., and re- turn: Seattle, Wash., by Portland and Medford, Oreg.. Sacramento, San Francisco, Fresno and Bakersfield, Callf., to Los Angeles and return Concerns receiving contracts will be paid four-fifths of the air mail postal | venues carried over their routes. They, however, must provide planes. | landing field equipment, lighted s und all other necessities en- into an efclent airway. Fur- fndividuals enterlng into con wust be Americun citizens, | while corporations must furnish evi-| dence to the effect that at least 75 per cent of their capital stock 18 owned by American cltizens. Alreraft | used in Such contracts must be manu- | factured in the United States. Planes to Be Tested. be flown that much consid o determining serve the pur d that in all would be e from New orpo- ration obts per to New Indian: Birming tering ther, tracts RBefora any alreraft may | contractor it must possess a | certificate of air-worthiness {ssued | |either by the Post Office Department or by some other Federal department | legaily authorizd to issue such certifi-| cates, Before any pllot may operate such afreraft in contract air mall sery ice, he must provide himself with either a_certificate of fitness issued by the Post Office Dpartement or by | some other Federal department legally authorized to isgue such certificates of fitness. The location of landing fields pro- vided by contructors for use in con- nection with contract service must meet with the approval of the post- master at the office nearest which such landing fleld i Jocated, subject to the final approval of the Post Office | Department. termi nate their cont notice and the department also may termi- nate it but under law “must be for cause,” by sl of the nine men asked by President Co | craft Bareas Evims Howard ¥ 1. Representative James dge \nn-rdu\ to 'AIR PROBE BY PRE \ll)l‘ N Coffin an Colonel’s Frier Parker and William F. COMMITTEE ‘ : MITC HLLI l(,\()REl) d Col. Hiram Bingham. Durand. inquire into the need of aviation. NAMED 1ds, However, Stand Ready to Hdll Action as Victory—Wilbur and Davis Give Approval (Continned from First Page.) iuguration of another inquiry on t grot that it was “wholly unneces sary He added, however, that the Navy had nothing to fear from such i inquiry. The special House air Investigating committee Wilbur sald, “examined every wit ness in the United States who knew anything concerning aircraft A reading of the record of the commit tee, which has yet to file its report on the exhaustive investigation during the last session of Congress, would, he sald, suggest specific questions that conld be answered and which he thought would be preferable to aunching “a long drawn-out and ex pensive” inquiry Agrees With Davis, Although the reason for his change in attitude on the subject was not set forth in the joint letter, the com munication showed that the heads of the nation’s two military departments now were in agreement on action to be taken in aircraft matters The last of six volumes of testi taken by the House committee me off the press a few weeks Ago. Chairman Lampert, a few days ago, issued a statement urging a special board qualified to pass upon aircraft problems be appointed to delve into the subject and that it should include other than members of Congress, who, he asserted, were not in a position to pass upon many of the technieal prob- lems that the fleld of aviation pre sents. Chairman Butler of the House na val committee &lso has announced the purpose of investigating the Shenandoah disaster as soon as Con gress convened and this gave rise ta the opinfon that it probably would expand into a general discussion on aircraft. The present alrcraft controversy was stirred up in the closing months of the last Congress when the then Brig. Gen. Mitchell. as assistant Army air chief, appeared before a special House committee and launched a series of criticisms against the War and Navy Departments. These attacks brought to the Army officer a “confidential letter” from ecretary Weeks asking that he sub. stantiate the charges. In reply Gen Mitchell adopted the unusual course of making public his reply to the com mittee about two hours before it reached the War Secretary At the time he made his reply the officer took another apportunity to | bombard the War and Navy Depart- ments on thelr aviation policies and added more fuel to the then fast flam. ing afrcraft discussion. Made Committee Prominent. Not until Gen. Mitchell bezan his testimony did the work of the com- mittee, which had been progressing for some time, come into prominence The committee was created at the suggestion of Representative Nelson of Wisconsin to make a thorough sur- vey of aircraft manufacture and op- | eration, and prior to the officer’s testi- | mony it had devoted much time to in- vestigating the handling of aviation matters during the World Wa After Mitchell's first broadside against what he termed the inade quacy of the Nation's air power, how ever, all other phases of the commit- tee’s work were eclipsed by the gen- eral discussion which developed around this question. Half a dozen times Gen. Mitchell ap- peared on the witness stand and verb- ally bombed the administration's air poiicies. Secretary Weeks In a state- ment, and later in personal testimony, denied all the charges The work of the committee was cut short by the adjournment of Congress, and because of the lack of funds, has not reported its findings. At the time this special committes was at work, the House Military Committea also had hefore it a bill by Representative Curry of California to create a De- partment of Air in charge of a secre- tary of Cabinet rank. This committe failed to conclude hearings but appointed & subcommit- tee to hold joint hearings in the next Congress with a similar subcommittee of the House Naval Committee. This subcommittee expects to continue work on the air department bill which Mr. Curry has announced will be re. introduced. Harbord Career Varied. Gen. Harbord has had a varied career in the Army, serving as chief Bf Saff of the American expendition- | ber Mr. | to Inquiry. | ary forces, of supply commander of the service overseas. and deputy chief of staff, U. S. A. He retired Novem ber 18, 1922, and became president of the Radio Corporation of America. He 1= holder of several war medals and forelgn decorations. He was born at Bloomington, Ill., March 21, | 1886 Admiral Fletcher was from the Naval Academy was promoted to rank of rear graduated in 1875 and to the various grades admiral in 1911. He commanded various battleship divi sions and on April 21, 1914, and occupled the city of Vera Cruz. He = a former commander-in-chief on the War Industrias Board, was a of the Atiantic fleet and was pro moted to admiral in 1915. He served member of the Navy general board and the joint Army and Navy board He inventor of the breech mechanism and gun mounts. A member of J. P. Morgan & (., Mr. Morrow, took a prominent part in solving shipping problems during the war and was awarded the Dis- tinguished Service Medal in 1913 by Gen. Pershing “for exceptionally meritorious and distinguished serv icex” in connection with military shipping matters. He was born In Nuntington, W. Va, January 11 1873 Coffin Heads Mr. Coffin long has h aeronautics, and, as pri of the National Air Transport, |1aid before President Coolidge today {a plan for private operation of the air mail services. | He has served or as & member sulting board, fense, alrcraft production board, gen- eral munitions board and the Amer ican aviation mission. which con- ducted in 1919, at the request of the Secretary of War, a survey of aero- | nauties in Europe. He was born at West Milton, Ohio, September & 18 Senator Air Line. been identified either of chairman the naval con- Bingham, who took the late Senator Frank B. Brandegee's seat, only last Monday declared at New Haven that many of the charges of Col. Mitchell were exaggerated and that his attacks on the Army and Navy were “very unfair to many loyval and patriotic officers who are devoting | their lives just as unselfishly to th fense. as be is The junior Connecticut Senator was commander of the largest American fiying fleld in Kurope during the World War and only recently called on the President at Swampscott and urged adaptation of & far-sighted policy by the Government toward aviation. Te was a lieutenant colonel in the Army Air Service and was decorated by the French government. | He was born at Honolulu November 19, 1875. CLERK HELD IN THREAT T0 KILL YOUNG GIMBEL Employe of New York Store, 18, Also Accused of Demanding $15.000 Extortion Money. | By the Associated Press. | NEW YORK, September 12 Charged with extortion and threaten- ing to kill Louls R. Gimbel, jr., a member of the department store firm of Gimbel Bros., unless $15,000 was delivered to him by September 11, Benjamin Russkoff, 18.year.old clerk, was held fn $5,0000 ball today. According to testimony when Russ- koff was arraigned, Mr. Gimbel re. ceivad a letter, with the death threat, several months ago, purporting to be from a former employe. This letter was followed by three others. and yesterday with a detective Mr. Gimbel visited the place desig- nated in the last letter, where he was to deliver the money. Russkoff's ar- rest followed The vouth said he was employed by two other men to receive a package from Mr. Gimbel and knew nothing of the letters. Poland Honors Pershing. WARSAW, September 12 (#).— |Gen. John 'J. Pershing has been |awarded the Order of Virtuti Militari by President Wojcleschowski. Gen. Pernhln“h‘hnm- the nineteenth mem- seized | Fletcher | council of national de- | grave problems of national de- | MITCHELL PLEASED BY COOLIDGE MOVE Praises Personnel of Air| Board—Sees Painstaking, “Fair” Inquiry. By the Associated Press. SAN ANIONIO, September 13 — Appointment of an alrcraft inguiry| bourd by President Coolid is a momentous step towmrd solving the problems of the Alr Service, Col. W1 llam Mltchell, Eighth Corps area air officer, sald. “The personnel of the board s & surety that the study will be painstaking and fair,” he said Refusing to express Limself on the feat of the Navy In rescuing Comdr John Rodgers and his crew Col. Mitchell sald that pending velop ments in Washington he would have | | nothing further to say on ‘“contro-| versial matiers.” He said he was| confident he had not stepped over| the bounds of military discipline in any of the four formal statements imsnad during the past week “I've had my Now it is time | for a_showdown,” the Eighth Corps | alr officer said | Commenting on the sssurances of | | support that have come to him, Col Mitchell sald: “Somehow the people | this country seem always to line up on the right side. Peoples of other | countries wonder at because, though we go about our affairs happy-go-lucky fashion, with our c off and our shirttails hangiog cut half the tlme, we are always Johnnv on the spot when action is needed 1 In why he feit he had | not himself to disciplinary measures. Mitchell sadf: “'In point grave I have hav ply lived up owe my country as a a soldier to in | ats on dani ing ers pointed » the dy cltizen and as Col. Mitchell is slated for a cussion of the Alr Service question at [ a ainner be given Tuesday night | { by the San Antonio Junior (‘hamber | of Commerce. Commanding officers {of the three fiving fields located here and Congreasman Harry Wurzbach of Seguin, also have been invited to at tend EIGHT MEN ARE HELD | IN $2,000,000 THEFT| | dts Employes of D., L. & W. R. R, at Buffalo, Said to Admit Rob- beries From Mail. By tha Associated Press. | BUFFALO. N. ¥.. Septen Government agents «nd police tonight | arrested eight men, emploves of the | Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad. who, thev say, have con fessed 10 stealing merchandise valued {at $2,000.000 from the malls in the {past fwo vears. Two other men im | plicated in the thefts still being { sought | Authorittes say {erea stolen loot | Seven of the prisoners charges of stealing from States malls | The men were employed in loading sacks of mail into traine at the lterminal of the Lackawanna here l'nm are accused of taking packages lof merchandise from the sacks and then disposing of them | ""The prisoners identified themselves as Frank Morano and his brother Angelo, Savastin Tauriello, Anthony Messico, Willlam Marinelli, Philip Arcara, Danlel Piccirella and another man whose name authoritles refused to divulge Postal inspectors said that the rob- beries have steadily increasing {for the last thres years. Several | weeks ago they reached such huge | | proportions that Lackawanna officials | called in their special railroad detec- {tives and investigators of the American Rallroad Express. When they failed | | 0 clear up the case postal inspectors | | were notified about a week ago | | Warrants were signed on Friday | night by United States Commissioner | | George P. Keating and early today | authorities began arresting the men Other arrests were expected when new shift comes on Sunday morni LIQUOR VICTIM MAY 'BE ‘DUTCH’ ANDERSON they have recov alued at $100.000 are held on the Lnited been sident | Inc.. | yFmger Prints of Body Found m Iowa Are Sent Here for Identification. | | | DUBUQUE. Towa, September 12 t A body of a man, believed to be that of George “Dutch” Anderson, pal of | Gerald Chapman, notorious gangster, was found here and tallles in many respects with police circulars. Ander son is wanted for the murder of Mr. and Mrs. Ben Hance at Muncle, Ind | August 14. 1 The man gave the name of George | Daley when he rented a shack on the | river front near the point where his | body was found. | | Physicians determined that he had died of acute alcoholism A circular describing Anderson ar- rived at police headquarters Wednes day. 1t was found that there was a marked resemblance to the dead man. Police discovered scars on the head and fingers and dental work which were described on the circular. There s an incomplete design tatooed on | Anderson's hand, and, the design on the dead man's hand is complete, but | it was pointed out that this might have been dons since he escaped from the Federal penitentiary at At- lanta. A woman from whom Daly rented the shack declared that he was | Anderson when shown the circular Finger prints have been sent to the | Post Office Department at Washing ton for comparison. Hunted In Norfolk. NORFOLK, Va., September 12 (#) Acting on information that ‘“Dutch Anderson, pal of Gerald Chapman, was aboard the New York, Phila- delphia and Norfolk steamer that ar- rived here today from New York, local police threw a cordon around the boat and whar. | Careful serutiny of the 100 or more passengers, however, failed to reveal any one answering the deserip- tion of the fugitive. ‘Widows' Home Meeting. The regular monthly meeting of the Home for Widows and Orphans,| United Spanish War Veterans' Asso. ciation, will be held in the Grand Army Hall, 1412 Pennsylvania ave- nue, September 15, at § pm. All members are asked to be present. $2,000,000 Awlrded L &N. LOUISVILLE, Ky. September 12 (#)—The Loulsville & Nashville Rail- road Co. was awarded judgment against the Western Union Telegraph Co, for $2,000,000 due for rentals in a decision handed down by Federal Judge A. M. J, Cochran at Ozvin'mn.‘ Ky, todan, | | fare work | thems: | ing to lead | St | tionaliam of | LEADERS TO TRAIN BOYS HELD NEED Catholic Laymen Urged to Take Courses in Welfare - Work for Young. The passing of wchool teacher has problem in “boyology” met by expert study, Brother Barna bas of Toronto, who'is directing the Knights of Columbus boy welfare ef. forts, told the Catholic Charities Con ference, In session at Catholic Univer #ity, last night Women teachers, he sald, may bde efficlent enough, but'they cannot pro- vide for the schoolboy the rea) leader. ship he needs. Consequently, he hald ife of the boy cannot be concen trated about his school activities This is partly responsible, Brothar Barnabas said, for seeking the adership which they hunge oolrooms and back alleys. He urged . A iteet to take courses of st elfare work the male grade created a new which must he boys Welfare Work Handicapped. Rev. Dr. William Kirby of Cath- olic Univers #ald that social wel. before it success, be : workers, he pointed T people meddlers .in private to overcome can Welfar t. are snc usidered L a affa The y 1 more f anv good the prefudice the he who wi up Adaa and to help ther ve ctance whe effor as encour consider I3 t. constitirte moma of the ment urall fai es of life dge T Catholic said charit welfare v M Mass among of their teriall life has Insuring Against Hiness At a meeting « Rev. H. C. Henge Associa the way al system of S plove bound to ins tal. The among ind labor turn-over stries oportion hose whose f jobs by slack times would be taxed most heavi This ead em- plovers, he held, to renewed efforts to at devising ways of their men at work Thomas C. Larkin of St. Louts told of experiments under way in ® number of la plants to keep thels men at work throughout the year or guarantee them & minimum yvear’s pay. It is largely a problem, he said, f better salesm: P to get around seasonal lepressions The comm woma ies held n meet terday afternc the which N F president peaks and d ee s actlv- 18 yes- Willard at Teresa O'Donohue, the New York League Women, presided Archbishop Glennon to Speak. e will ) a:m pontifical t the ted rector Rev n of Catholic program today with a start at hizh mass Franciscan Monastery, cele- by Thomas J. Shahan, of Cathollc University. Most John I. Glennon, Archbishop of Loufs, will deliver the sermon The committee of women's activities will meet at 2:30 p.m. in lic University gvmnasium will be Driscoll LeBuffe Service Schoo sity, New Y Kopisch, president Catholic Women « pm. all de tea and discuss Indiaz Ritchie of cipal spea at 8 pm. He wi State's Responsibi Welfare” Mrs. Mar member of the House sey, will speak or tion of Women in Goavernment.” Rev. John J. Mellon FPhiladelphis 1] speak on “The Pastor and Soefal Work."” WAR MOTHERS WARNED OF DANGER OF PACIFISM Fries Speaks at Convention Held in Pb”m:le]pbin. and Advises Nationallsm Be Upheld. By the Associated Press PHILADELPHIA, September Thers is a great need for women's organizations with national ism and the flag for their ideals to counteract the activities of those organizations which preach interna and pacifism, Gen. Fries chief of the chemical warfare branch the Army, told delezates to tha fifth national convention of the Na tional War Mothers here tonight “There are numerous, though small, organizations in this country preach Th Ma Rev. Franci ordham Mrs papers Boston Uniy Adc League lex. A invited to he headquar- d Society Gov. Albert «( d will be the prir Dallas Mary T at general meet the gymnasiur speak on “The for _Soeial T. Norton rom New Jer- Participa- many |Ing internationalism and that species of pacifism organized to oppose all war and all preparation for war, whether offensive, defensive, inter national or civil”’ Gen. Fries sald. “Just stop to think what that means. It mesns that insurrection, with ac companying murder, rapine, arson and the most terrible scenes of civil conflict, would go unchecked.” Tonight’s meeting and bauquet brought the six-day convention of the war mothers to & close Creams, rouges and cosmetics made in the United States and used ah oost the users more than $100, month, ]