Evening Star Newspaper, January 10, 1926, Page 4

L THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. €, JANUARY 10, 1926—PART 1. FLIGHT MAY END * ARCTICYSTERIES Many Moot Points of Geog- ranhy Expected to Be maps sk unexplore 1. Wilkins, troit-Aretic explore by th exp rplar fon. has not been proved. And vet within @ decade supposedly authentic maps have been published ve the names, positions and ass: outlines of four distinct land masses, of One of nds was Crocker Land, w . Peary ht lie saw in 196 r was Keenans Land, a mythic 1 which was tormerly though 4 coast. Another was the Land,” reported by Dr. Frederick A Coc he fourth is the so-called 5 island” which Cook sald he ! Land.” in flying “Bri succ th meridian of west v rth 1f Capt. Wilkin straight up the 1 longitude and keeps on across the thematical Pole toward Spitzbergen as he says he will i he does not sight land—he will not fly near th southern boundaries of any of the. map-lands. Even though all of them may exist, he will not sight them from ide from which their “discover s driven off he makes supplement flv over the geograph in which each of these If he ieal points wit lands was ¢ he w , regardl may put Keenans 1 d on all the maps them off he maps perd And he may supply evidence will enable the world to r verdict in the Cook torker T. Storkerson Stefansson's work after wnadian Arct posed to lie ma ss of what nd a Crock He may nently which L tinal on wander of ths tion became with typ made a sledge trip to the suppo: Do 1 of Keenans Land and came back to report it a myth e said ‘We have def ory where Keenans 1 ) published in 1912 Keenans to reach the 1 1905, thought he saw hetween the $3d and 84th parallels of north latitude and between 100th and 110th meridians of west 1 de. He observed it with his gl e standing on Cape Thomas Hub- 1 at the tern extrem time this Crocker Land was wre on the maps. But when Millan returned from the Crocker d Expedition he reported that he <had journeved out on the ice to: ward Pearys I d without sighting land. But he, too, he has said, what looked like land while h s at Cape Hubbard. Consequently many geographers came to believe that Crocker Land was and is a mirag Cook Finds on Maps. When Dr. Cook landed at Copenha- nouncing that he had reached orth Pole on April 22, 1808, he also reported that he had discovered two new bodies of land. One of these the other cial island. They fmimediately appeared on maps pub: lished by proponents of his expedition and later on he published a photo- graph which purported to show his ams with Bradley Land In the he positions of Bradley Land and so-called glacial island, as Dr. them, are both nearer Capt. Wilkins' proposed line of flight than either Keenan Land or Crocker Land. If Capt. Wilkins should fi over these positions, his observation: would have a direct bearing on Cool entire storvy. Dr. Cook's own report of what he called the discovery of Bradiey Land reads as follows: “Soon the western heavens, ever Under them, the Cook defined blank mystery, cleared. to my surprise, Jay a new land. “As well as 1 could see, the iand seemed an interrupted coast extending parallel to the line of march for about 60 miles, far to the west It wa snow-covered, ice-sheathed, and deso- late. But it was Teal land with all the sense of security solid earth could offer.” Did Not Make Study. After protesting that he was too eager to reach the North Pole to make 4 westward detour so that he might explore the land, Cook went on to say and was never clearly seen. A low mist, seemingly from open water, hid the shore line. We saw the upper slopes only occasionally from our point of observation. There were two distant land masses. The most southern cape of the southern mass bore west by south, but still farther to the north there were vague indlca- tions of land “There was a distinct break for 15 ) miles, and beyond the northern s extended above the §5th par- to the northwest. The entire coast was at this time placed on our charts as huving a short line along the 102d meridian, approximately par allel to our line of travel. At the time the incications suggested two distinct islan W West of Peary Route. Cook declzred that he took a noon sight the day he sa the supposed land and fixed his po ion at longi- tude 36 west and latitude 8$4.50 north. He was west of Peary’s route to the pole if he was in this position and east and a little north of the estimated position of Crocker Land. Indeed, from his description Bradley Land ws Imost the same location as the r Land which Peary thought aw from Cape Thomas Hubbard two vears before. Cook’s critics have pointed out that it was strange that he should be able to see 50 mules of coast line six and & half d of longitude to his west, espy Iy when “this new laund was never clearly seen.” Most of the living explorers agree that it is exceedingly difficult to see land from the surface of the polar ic Capt. Wilkins, traveling by plane, will have, of course, the advantage of & great range of visibili He feels certain himself, he that if Jand exists along his proposed route, it will offer jagged ridges blown free of snow and will be relatively easy to see from the air. Difficulty Apparent. The difficulty of sighting land from fow observation points was made sharply apparent by the discovery of Nicholas IT Land by the Vilitsky ex- pedition in 1912. Nicholas II Land lies off Cape Chelyuskin on the Si- berian coast, and with its subsidiary island, Tsarevitch Alexis, is only 30 miles from land. Whalers had been passing around the cape for years th of his proposed | al Society, | . !to show | _— ! ! | | | | WilKINS S SWILL FLY from HERE to Pt.BARROW™ |, The dotted areas show unexplored inue across the geograpl the cruising radius of h WOODLOCK QUIZZED {1. C. C. Recess Apnointee Be- | fore Senate Committee. Nomination Pending. Thomas ¥. Woodlock of who was given |to the Interstat New York, recess appointment ‘ommerce (ommis- soin by President Coolidge after the “nate had failed to confirm him, ex- | is qua the Senate | merce committee, tion is again pendi Under _question interstate Senator | Dem . Wood- d he had bDeen editor of the t Journal, partner in a brokerage firm, adviser to officials of the company which built the Hog Island shipyard during the war and an independ writer on financial subjects. Railroad Director. He was a director of the Frisco | system and the Pere Marquette, he said, before he wus appointed to the Commerce Commission, and he con- {ceded that he had written articles saying railroud consolidation shouid not be permitted to undo the 3 ames J. Hill Asked aluation, he opposed any sugge: that rates should be fixed on a total valuation of $35,000,000,000 }wan { This being a time of “price storms, |1t is not a time to fix railroad valu- atios Commissiner Woodlock de- they are being laid down more and | more clearly by the courts,” he said, | “we will produce results which the public mind will reject and which no- body in his right senses would pro- | pose as a basis for rates.” ! Wheeler’s Purpose. Senator Wheeler explained at the { outset that it would be his purpose that Mr. Woodlock repre- sented one school of thought on rate | making as exemplified by the big | business interests as opposed to the other school of thought represented | by farmers and small shippers, He read from a number of ratings | and statements by Mr. Woodlock over a period of vears from 1901. The | commissioner declared that, like most | other people, he had changed many of his views regarding railroad con- | trol since he had given voice to the expressions quoted. GREEN WILL ADDRESS ! CHURCH FEDERATION |A. F. of L. Head Will Speak as Baptist—Plans Plea for Higher Wages. By the Associated Pres CHICAGO. Ja v 9-—William Green, Baptist, arrived here today to address the Industrial conference of the Chicago Church Federation tomor- row. He is the same William Green | who for years had led miners in their | | | fight for better wages and working | conditions, and who was elevated to | the presidency of the American Fed. jeration of Labor at Samuel Gompers., HMe will try to show, he said, that the way to make better men and wom- | en is to pay them wages on which they can live happily and contentedly and properly, rear and educate their children. the death of and had seen The Russian expedition met an ice pack at tie cape and steamed north- no land to the north. ward looking for a channel. The men did not see land until they were within 7 miles of it. If Capt. Wilkins sights new land, it fs belfeved that land may eventually become a stopping place and fueling base. for airplanes engaged in com- merce on the short omspolar routes, But if he finds no land, he still may add mightlly to the world’s store of geographical knowledge. He may put an end to the mystery that surrounds | Keenan Land and Crocker Land, and he may write a new chapter for the strange story of Dr. Cook. Theoretical Continent. One of the most interesting the. orfes In connection with the study of possible land in the Arctic is the purely theoretical “continent” mapped by the American oceanographer, Rol- lin A. Harrls. He made a series of observations of tidal conditions in the north polar region and concluded that the tide streams at Point Barrow should come from the north if theve is deep water and no land due north. But the Barrow flood stream comes | from the west. Harris' studies led him to the con- clusion that the land in question was trapezoldal in form and _contains nearly 500,000 square miles of surface. Capt. Wilkins should be flylng over Prof. Harrls’ theoretical continent within an hour and a half after his start from Point Barrow. 1 North Pole, o 8 iz Folker planes. AMUNDSEN'S PALAR FLIG PROPOSED ROUTE of Captain GEORGE M. WILKINS POLAR FLIGHT BGRZ DOTTED AREAS SHOW |\ L UNLE = € : \ 2 5 W\ T\ XPLORED PLG[O}.‘?‘ N\ Q WAV IV Copyrigh regions. The first object 2 North e of the exy Three-engined Fokker airplane. mounted for the Wilkins polar flight INHERITANCE TAY REPEAL PROPOSED {Smoot and Senate Commit- tee Cut Out Levy After Democrats Attack. By the Associated Press. Revision of the House tax reduc bill to include complete al of the inheritance tax was proposed yveste day by Chairman Smoot of er flinance committee, which will decide tomorrow on the rate schedules of the measure. The_chairman announced hj tion after an attack on the inhqpi tax by Senators Fletcher and mell, Democrats, of Florida. peared before the committee posi ance Lepe of the levy also was urged by the Speakers of the South Carol and Arkansas Houses and Representative Hill, Me- Edgar A Brown and Thomas B. respectively, and by Lieut. G Call of Arkansas. Senator Smoot’s declaration was the first definite indication from Repub lican ranks program of revision of the non- an House bill, which had been indorsed “in_general v Secretary Mellon. The Treas: retary, however, has repeated cated repeal of the inheritance tax on the ground that this field of taxation should be left to the States. Temocratic members of the finance committee vesterday completed their program of tax reduction, which they will attempt next week to have the committee substitute for the rate schedules in the House bill. This plan would call for more reductions than the $330,000,000 provided by the House measure, 'going probably as high as $425,000,000, A quick showdown on the rate schedules is expected when the com- mittee takes up these provisions to- morrow. Democrats, who are in the minority, 7 to 10, will vote solidly for their substitute program, while the Republicans are expected to vote for the rate schedules, in the main, in- corporated in the House bill. Support Is Doubtful. How much support Chairman Smoot will get for his motion to r peal the inheritance tax is doubtful, but there are indications the Republi- can members of the committee will unite in backing it. The final test on the bill will come, however, on the floor of the Senate. Democrats are counting on gaining enough votes there from Republican insurgents to offset the Republican majority and, while their program has not been announced, it is understood it does not contemplate repeal of the inheritance tax, but provides prob- ably a slight increase in its maximum rates and restoration of the present gift tax, which the House measure would repeal. Senator Smoot declared yesterday if the committee voted to repeal the inheritance levy, he would present a plan to raise the additional revenue necessary to offset the amount such would cut from Government revenue. Under the proposed terms of the bill, Senator Smoot declared the Gov- ernment barely would collect enough from a $100,000 estate, after the credit of 80 per cent for State payments had been allowed, to pay the cost to the Government of making the collection. Despite the pending fights on the bill, leaders of both parties gave as- surance yesterday that the measure would be acted upon promptly so that the reductions in income taxes might be taken advantage of in the payment of first installments due March 1 Senator Smoot predicted the com- mittee would be ready to report the bill by next THursday, and said he would ask the Senate then to take up its consideration on the first of the following week. Senator Simmons of North Carolina, ranking democrat on the committee, announced vesterday {he also would favor early and prompt action on the bill in committee and in the Senate to assure its enactment (Copyright, 1926, by North American News- fiw ] paper Alliance.) % into law by March 1. tzbergen. The total distance to b | threads on a g an Newspaper All 1 will be the covered is of re 00 miles, whi ssibility,” whence the flight will con- ich is several hundred miles less than (Copyr Snow motor crossing t column of hea by N e Alas] n waste. Newspar he mota Allianow , which hauls a long y laden sledges, consists of a tractor engine and chassis, fit- ted with two steel drums. The drums are surfaced with spiral ridges, like hy the mol bolt. When rotated b | the snow. Two of ti : t Arctic Expediti supplies 1,000 miles overland to CHANGE EXPECTED OND. C. GOMMITTEE One Democratic Likely to Resign Place in Near Future. A charnge in the Democratic mem- bership on the Senate District com- mittee is expected to take place in the | near future, it was learned at the Capitol vesterday Senator Robinson of minority leader, said in answer to query that he understood a vacanc might occur on the District committee soon through the resignation from the committee of one of the present Demo- cratic members. He could not disclose t me of the member. Senator Robinson also stated he could not say at this time who would be assigned to the committee in the event a vacancy occurs. It is understood nator William Cabell Bruce of Maryland has been suggested by some local citizens for consideration in making an assign- ment to the District committee. Com- ing from one of the States bordering on the District of Columbia, Senator Bruce would be familiar with condi- tlons in the National Capital should he be given a place on the District committee. Benjamin D. Hill, Jr., to Sing TUnder Damrosch Baton. Benjamin D. Hill, jr., of Washing. ton, is to be one of the University of Pennsylvania students who will under the baton of Walter Damrosck leader of the New York Symphony Orchestra. Hiss is one of the bassos in the Uni. versity of Pennsylvania Glee Club, which has been requested by Dr. Dam rosch to accompany the New York Symphony on its annual eastern tour Men’s Club in Vaudeville. The Men's Club of Takoma Park parish will give a vaudeville enter- tainment in the parish hall Thursday evening. The proceeds will be for the benefit of the Takoma Park Trinity Episco- pal Church. Asher C. Ryerson is president of the Men's Club and Dr. Clyde Shade is chairman of.the en- tertainment committee, oint Barrow in 35 days. Senator ., the threaded drums worm aken to Alas. ary gasoline and (Copyright, 1928, by North Americal baer Alliance.) A. MALCOLM SMITH, Veteran 'Alaskan explorer and dog team driver, who will command the “snow motor” expedition to carry gasoline and other supplies across Alaska for the Wilkins Arctic Exped- on Decatur Heights Body Elects. Special Dispatch to The Star. DECATUR HEIGHTS, Md., Janu-, ary 9.—W. R. Beattie was re-elected at the annual meeting held Tuesday night at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Beattie. Maurice H. Jarvis was re- elected v president, and N. O. Brigham was chosen secretary to succeed Miss Gertrude Bicknell, who asked to be relieved. Miss Bicknell and George M. Harris were elected directors. RESCRIPTION PREP- ARATION IDEALS OF EXACT- NESS DISTINGUISHES —IN THIS SHOP DE- VOTED EXCLUSIVELY O = ROFESSIONAL HARMACY John C. Haley, Prop. Physiclans can arrange for laboratory tests, analyses and bactericlog i c a1 examinations here. Autogenaus vaccines and biologicals maintained at proper temperatures at all times. . Medical Science Bldg., 1029 Vermont Ave. president of the Citizens’ Assoclation |. | COAL CONFERENCE - WILL MEET TODAY | Sabbath Session Breaks Long Precedent in Wage Negotiations. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, January 9.—Unable to break the deadlock that has grip- ped the anthracite miners and oper- jators for six months In their attempt to draft a new ge contract, the joint conference will hold another sesslon Sunday afternoon. Thir unprecedented action of meet- !ing on the Sabbath was taken toduy when each side found the other im movable. | Never before in the long history of has a hard conl wage conferences ieeiing been held on Sunday. Neith ler side s willing to take the re eponsibflity of a over a day, partly because of public opinion and partly because of the great desire to end the strike, now in its fifth month, without undue delay. | There was no hesitancy to meet on | | Sunday when the matter of adjourn- | ment came up, some one stuting that the better the day, the better the decd Short Session Held. | The conference was in session more tng adjournment J than three hours, the shortest since | the two sides came together on D cember 29 through the inftlal instra. | mentality of Gov. Pinchot. At the! | conelusio of t eting the fol lowing statement was lssued | | “The cont e spent on | in discussfon as a co .I“‘ and in separtte caucuses of the s and miners. Various mbdi- | s af plans before the confer-| were discussed. The- deadlock the operators maintaining nd for arbitration and the | miners opposing it in any form. | The statement that the | held separate caucuses was a hopel to some observers. for lhere be no need to retire from the nee room for private discus | sfon if one side or the other flatly re jecte ny modifications of peace Dlans. Caucuses are held only when { there s a proposition before tha con | ferees which has | Strict Secrecy Revealed. The specific modifications discussed | were not revealed, the strictest se crec which is tightening up, sur- | rounding the discussions | It 18 known, however, that the mod- | ifications revolve around some fea- tures of the plan proposed by Alvan wairman of the joint confer. nd the peace proposal sponsor- ed by Gov. Pinchot. When the operators’ modifications are submitted to the miners they re- | ject them because they contain arbi- | tration or some plan which the miners | |look upon as the same thing. On the other hand, when the miners propose at might ppear to contain something hopeful. the operators refuse to take it be | cause it provides for a contract with | | definite terms over a period of years Suggest Conciliation Board. One proposed modification, said to have been suggested by the miners, | ( would create a hody along the lines of | the anthractte concillation board es | tablished by the Roosevelt commission | in 1903, conterees | This board would have an equal | | number of operators and miners. In | the event an agreemen: could not reached the disputed subjects would be left to some person in whom both sides have confidence This modification, it was said, con tained the miners' proposition that the wage scale be fixed for a term of | vears, without any right of either | party to call a conference to modify it"| The operators have opposed this all along and point to the Jacksonville | agreement as an instance in which | the bituminous miners and operators | have tied themselves up in a pact that | cannot be changed e t by mutual | onsent. The operators argue that they do not wish to contract a fixed | wage scale that does not take ‘ | | consideration changing econ ditions. - * The ingenuity of the best minds on both sides is sald to have been vir ually exhausted in the effort to find | a common ground. In addition to the plans under consideration, the con ferce: ve received many other ! schemes from outside persons and or- | | ganizations designed to end the strike. | One of the plang was submitted by | an individual who turned up at the Democratic national convention in | Madison Square Garden and made | publi¢ a scheme to break the deadlock | in the balloting. He is not assoclated | with the coal industry in any way. The largest walnut orchard in Cali- | fornia Is @ tract of 850 acres at Cala. | basas. in Los Angeles County | of Kentucky Long in U. S. Service "APT. CHARLI CAPT. GOLDEN FINISHES LONG FEDERAL ssnwcsl commitive "o ia =7 Retires Tomorrow From Quartermaster Depot o Department. Capt. Charles E service in the Federal retires tomorr om hi in the quartermaster dey Waur Department Capt. 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