Evening Star Newspaper, April 27, 1926, Page 4

4 » TEETH N DRY LAW SOUGHT BY HOUSE Rules Suspended for Bill Giv- ing Bureau Status to Pro- hibition Unit. By the Ascociated Presa. Measures 10 tighten rather than modify prohibition enforcement hold the center of attention today on Cap- itol Hill House rules had been suspended to permit quick action on an administr. tioh bill to give bureau status to th prohibition u now technically a part of the Internal Revenue Bureau, and to the Customs Service. Sheaf of Bills Ready. Meanwhile, with a sheaf of supple- mentary bl designed to put more teeth in the Volstead act submitted to the Sena ugh Chairman Cum 18 of the ry committer icoln C. the enforc inder, 1 his i on bill v (tion © ported Hitte » prohibi- ! n Holding W vic i * he e sed the opin on that the bill would provide for “a housec] id courts of a con- stion Alien inmen and nar ts provisi hat ** Legislation The bill before apr 1 bureau, would formal le n to the eign- | ry | (Continued from First Page.) thought of since 1924 as nece: lation.” Representative Bulwinkle, Demo . North Carolina, took avigorous ainst concluding the hearings of the guardian- | d War veterans through- out the District and the United States | has been thoroughly investigated. He intimated that politics had an influ- ence in the committee, but Chairman Johnson emphatically denied this. The chairman would rather give a year's salary or the last five vears of h e (han to have politics in- Jected 1uto the deliberations of this committee,” Mr. Johnson declared. Chairman Is Assailed. Mr. Bulwinkle replied that { chairman has fallen from grace Representative Rankin, Democrat, f . paid a glowing tribute to Mr. Gibson for his work as a member of the veterans’ committee and chair- the District subcommittee. “He deserves the gratitude of every ed-blooded American for trying to ean up this situation,” Mr. Rankin declared. The Mississippian, however, made a strong plea for the continuation of the hearings, adding that “people are icked up on the streets of Washin ton and th into . Elizabeth’s without Then their estates are taken over by this man Fenning n a manner that no court or no law- r who is guided by those principles equity and justice could defend. He | is making o fortune out of these World War veterans—getting more | than the cabinet get The record hows he is in collusion with Dr. White. Why, last Winter the Amer can Legion of Washington had to get “the | cal dl of the present from the Inte ue Bures 1 by the Treasury in the n of enforcement agen. e proposed prohibition and bureaus hoth would be in of commissioners respon directly to Assistant drews, who also has supervision over Coast ( ivities, The ommended by retary toms wavs an provison for ployes, unde This amend- the time by both acing all prohibl ‘ept high appoint ivil service regula® ment “cepted wets and drys House lead ed for consid eration of the bill under suspension of the rules, limiting debate to 40 min- utes, shutting off amendments from the floor and requiring a two-thirds vote for passage. SUBCOMMITTEE FAVORS BAR ASSOCIATION BILL Judiciary Body _ Also Measure Consolidating All Juve- Considers nile Court Proposals. The judiclary subcommittee of the House "District _committee today or. dered a favorzble report to the. full ommittee on the bill authorizing in corporation of the Amgrican Bar As- soclation This_subcommittee also had before it a bill introduced by Representative MecLeod. Republican, of Michigan, con- solidating all of the other bills previ- roduced covering the Juvenile ] aft was made with co- form- > of the Juvenile Court by appointment of President Roosevelt, and Ch . chairman of the mittee of the Washing. commerce. 1 bill was read in part by but representatiy men'’s organizations expressed a desire that more mature consideration should be given to all of the provisions, so the hearing was continued until Friday NATIONAL RACE BODY TO HONOR ITS CHIEF Life-size Bust of Rev. Dr. Jernagin, President of Congress, to Be Unveiled. The executive committee of the Na- tlonal Race Congress will unveil a lfe-size bust of its president, Rev. Dr. W. H. Jernagin, at the Mount Carmel Baptist Church, Third and I streets, Thursday nigh 8 o'cloc The bust is the work of Normil Charles, re- nowned colored sculptor of Halti, who won first pr! tion at Paris. Dr. u's bust will be sent later to Philadelphia, where it will be placed on exhibition during the sesquicentennial. Among those on the program Thurs- day night are J. avlor, Miss Maude Smothers, Re King, Miss Odell . Howard, Dr. W, Jackson, Dr. Emmett J. Scott, Dr. umner Wormley, Mrs. Marjcrie F. lvia Olden, S. W. Ruth-, L. Houston, Rev. Junius L. Europe. Dr. A. W. Mitchell, number of U. S. POSITIONS OPEN. Scientific Experts Among Those up a collection of clothes and ovel coats for these men in St. Elizabeth's. It the people of my State knew of the conditions that prevailed here and found out that I had relented in cleaning up they wouldn't think of sending me back. Dr. White and Fenning have conspired together to handle these men's estate, to the best of my belief. I am not willing to stop this investigation.” Mr. Gibson, in replying to Mr. Ran- speech, declared he was not en- titled to the “undue credit” given him by the latter. His interest, he ex- plained, centered solely on “remedving conditions among the service men in Washington and throughout the coun- try. I am unwilling to play Repub- lican politics or to lend my st ance to Democratic politics.” said he went into the service beyond the age limit, recruited 1,200 men, refused a job in Washington and went over- seas. “I hope we can get together,” he added. “with the high duty in mind of remedying a condition_that appar- ently exists not only in Washington, but the country at large. T think we ought to have a committee appointed to go into the situation to determine some remedy. We have now sufficient information to remedy conditions here, but 1 appeal to all to come together in this cause. Asks Speech Curb. Chairman Johnson suggested that the speeches be “reserved for Me- morial day,” and declared, “I'd like to get a bill on the calendar before the House adjourns.” Representative Milligan, Democrat, Missouri, charged there had been many discrepancies in testimony of witnesses and the committee “has found that Fenning violated the law in two or three places.” It then was agreed to proceed with the hearings for two or three days, at the end of which time the com- mittee will be called into executive session to draft a bill. Mr. Tabler, the undertaker, ap- peared to “deny” a statement in a morning newspaper that he had re- fused to accept the body of one of | Mr. Fenning's wards because of its condition. Chairman Johnson ex- plained that such a statement was made on the floor of the House and the newspapers merely quoted it The undertaker also submitted him- self to questioning and testified he never received the bodies of any of Mr. Fenning's wards for interment. Asks About Fenning’s Business. Mr. Milligan asked the witness if Mr. Fenning ie attorney for the Na- tional Selected Morticians, and Mr. Tabler replied: “I've heard it said that he is.” “Who is the representative here of the assoclation?” “Joseph Gawler & Sons,” replied the witness. Mr. Hooff sald Mr. Fenning was granted an agent's license in 1920. Mr. Bulwinkle asked if he wrote many bonds and the witness replied: “He has a fair production. “How much commission does he receive?” “The agent's agreement is 25 per cent,”” Mr. Hooff said. “How is he pald?” asked Mr. Bul- winkle. “By our office, through check.” “How often?” “Practically monthly.” “Are the checks sent by your Wash- ington office to his office?” “Yes."” Mr. Bulwinkle then asked that the witness prepare a list of all cases in which Mr. Fenning had written bonds since his appointment as an agent, and showing the amount of premiums and commissions. Mr. Gibson also requested him to prepare a statement of the total commissions received by Mr. Fenning for the use of the Dis- trict subcommittee. ‘Who Are Needed by Departments. The Civil Service Commission today snnounced open competitive examina- tions to fill the following vacancies: Dictating machine transcriber, de- partmental service, Washington, at Transitman at $1,680 a year, senior transitman at $1,860 a yea forest service, Department of Agriculture. Appointees are allowed traveling ex- penses between headquarters and the Dagis May Go Back With Fenning. Herbert L. Davis, auditor of the District Supreme Court, was on the stand until -nearly 6 o’clock,and when the committee adjourned an agree- ment was reached to call him at a later date if necessary. Mr. Davis was a willing witness and the committee examiners had no difficulty in getting direct responses to thelr questions. At one point in the examination, the auditor volun- tarily declared that he never before field and from one official station to another. Main fingerprint classifler, Bureau of Investigation, Department of Jus- tice, at $1,680 a year. Physical chemist, Bureau of Mines, for duty at Pittsburgh, at $3,800 & year. Junior biological ald, Bureau of Plant Industry, Department of Agri- culture, at $1,320 a year. Entomologist (cereal and forage in- sects), Bureau of Entomology, Depart- ment of Agriculture, at $3,800 a_ year. Scientific aid (dry land agriculture), Department of Agriculture, at $1,680 & year. * Senior agricultural economist (cot- ton), Bureau of Agricultural Eco- nomics, Department of Agriculture, for duty in Washington, or in the field, at $5,200 a y Associate plant physlologist, Bu- reau of Plant Industry, Department of Agriculture, for duty at Arlington farm, Virginia, at $3,000 a vear. Printer (slug machine operator, monotype machine operator, hand compositor, proof reader), Government Printing Office, at 95 cents to $1.05 an hour. Full Information and application blanks may be obtained from the of- fice of the United States Civil Service Commission, 1724 F street. Have you done your bit to honor Washington’s veterans by contribut- ing to the District World War Memorial? had known Mr. Fenning was receiv- ing 25 per cent commissions for tak- ing out bonds in the company which he represented. The Commissioner had testified to this fact before the Gibson subcommittee Saturday. The auditor without questioning went farther to say that such a commis- sion came under the category of a “double commission,” in that a fee was charged for this duty along with other services rendered. “The Su- preme Court of the United States,” he declared, “is unalterably opposed to double commissions or honora- lums.” Under questioning by Representa- tive Milligan, Democrat, Missouri, the auditor declared Mr. Fenning, as an officer in the Army during the war, carried on his business at the courthouse Wwith reference to his wards. He was asked if this were not a violation of ' the law and the witness replied that court precedents had held an Army officer was a Fed- eral officer and that the statutes pro- hibited such an officer from engag- ing in private enterprises. Hold Service “Perfunctory.” Both Representative Rankin, Demo- crat, Mississippi, and Mr. Milligan an- no ed the purpese of their lengthy examination into the records of the Fenning cases was to show that the services performed by him “were merely perfunctory” and that they fimfld “just as easily be done by & I THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. HOUSE VETERANS’ COMMITTEE TO HEAR FENNING TOMORROW Undertaker Denies He Refused to Accept Body of Ward Because of Condition—Surety Firm Official Testifies. clerk in his_office and undoubtedly were” Mr. Rankin also wanted an explanation from the auditor as to | why Mr. Fenning acted as committee for lunacy wards for a number of years for a_very small return “and charged such high commissions from the World War ‘vetera! Mr. Davis said he was not in a position to an- swer that. Much of the afternoon was given over to analyzation of Mr. Fenning's statements of accounts showing “serv- ices rendered” and on which he was granted commissions. These accounts listed expenses of the ward, “premi- ums on bonds” and other sums pald out in connection with giving benefits to the ward and preserving the estate. Mr. Davis was asked if Maj. Davi G. Arnold, national guardianship of- ficer of the Veterans' Bureau, ever protested agains® any of the fees granted Mr. Fenning. The witness replied that within the last 30 days Maj. Arnold has visited the court- house, but not prior to that time. Arnold had testified he was without authority to challenge the decisions of the court in such matters, but Mr. Davis sald if he had inquired into any of the decisions in the committee cases he would have received every consideration. Mr. Davis thought that the 10 per ent commission given Mr. Fenning for acting as committee was “not ex- cessive.” |AUTO LAW CHANGE DECISION DELAYED BY COMMISSIONERS eighth street from Dumbarton avenue to P street for norihbound traffic. One change was urged on account of a recent decision of Police Court Judge McMahon. This would require vehicles arriving at any boulevard intersection to come to a complete stop before crossing or entering. Judge McMahon held in his decision that the present regulations on this subject was inadequate because it did not provide for a vehicle intend- ing to make a turn from an inte secting street into a boulevard high- Another new provision inserted at the request of the Fire Department would prohibit parking in any road or alley where the vehicles reduced the free roadway to 11 feet or less. The streets on which it is proposed to lift the rush hour parking re- striction follow: F street, from Sixth to Fifteenth street: street, from Eighteenth to Nineteenth streets; G street, from Ninth to Fifteenth streets, except on the north side of the Albee Building, where parking is forbidden at any time; G street, from Sixth to Seventh streets; G street, from Seventh to Ninth streets; G street, from Seventeenth to Nine- teenth streets; H street, from Fourth to Thirteenth streets; H street, from Thirteenth to Fourteenth streets; H street, from Fourteenth street to Madison place; H street, from Jack- son place to Eighteenth street; [ § street, from Massachusetts avenue to Fourteenth street: I street, from Four- teenth to Sixteenth streets. H street from Pennsylvania avenue to F street; Tenth from F street to Ithode Island avenue (parallel parking on Wi side south of K street; no parking on east side at any time be- tween I street and New York avenue); Fifteenth street from Pennsylvania wvenue to G street; Fifteenth from New York avenue to I street; Seven- teenth street from New York avenue to point opposite the curb of G street; Seventeenth street from Pennsylvania avenue to K street; Connecticut_ave- nue from, H to N street; New York avenue from Fourteenth to Fifteenth street; New York avenue from Sev- enteenth to Eighteenth street; Penn- Ivania avenue from Fifteenth street to Madison place; Pennsylvannia ave- nve from Ja n placc to Seven- teenth street; Vermont avenue K to Massachusetts avenue. Two.Hour Parking. Two-hour parking will be permitted on the following streets between 8 a.m. and 6 p.m.: F street from Eighteenth to Nineteenth: G street from Seven- teenth to Nineteenth; H street from Jackson place to Eighteenth street; Eighteenth street from Pennsylvania avenue to F street; Seventeenth street from Pennsylvania avenue to K street; New York avenue from Sev- enteenth to Eighteenth street. Parking on the east side of Twenty- seventh street between P and Q would be prohibited at any time. While parking has been prohibited there for some time, it never has been covered by a regulation. A report submitted to the Commis- sloners by Maj. Hesse and Mr. Eldridge pointed out that Twenty- seventh street between P and Q streets is extremely narrow and, due to the fact that it is the first through gtreet west of Twenty-second street, it carres a considerable volume of traffic and it is dangerous to permit parking on both sides. These offl- cers said that many accidents have occurred at that point, including one fatality. ‘Among other amendments suggested was one to lift the lefthand turn re- striction at Seventeenth street and New York avenue during the hon- rush hours. Lefthand turns would not be permitted between 8 and 9:15 a.m. and 4 and 6 p.m. Busses operat- ing over this route, however, will be exempt. 3 Several changes in the general neigh- borhood of Park road and Mount Pleas- ant street were recommended. By those changes Park road would be retained as a_one-way street from Fourteenth to Eighteenth, but all the one-way provisions on Seventeenth street, Mount Pleasant street and New- ton street west of Seventeenth street would be eliminated. Traffic on these streets, according to the traffic direc- tor, is a strictly neighborhood propo- sition and through traffic seldom uses them. The present provisions, ac- cording to Mr. Eldridge, work a hard ship on property owners in that sec tion and can be eliminated without any detriment to, the general traffic situation. ‘The Commissioners announced that they would give further consideration to the joint recommendations and make a decision the latter part of the week. Arrests Are Fewer. Arrests for violations of the traffic regulations this month are destined to fall far short of the record-break- ing total of 6,911 in March. Statistics compliled today in the office of Chief of Police Edwin B. Hesse, show that for the first 25 days in April 2,646 motorists were arrested, just 8,969 less than during the first 25 days in the preceding month. . The daily record of arrests for the two months follows: = —— EEapssaeset FreEgeEsses RETIREMENTBLL AGTION SCHEDULED Stanfield to Make Effort to Bring Measure Before Senate Soon. An effort will be made within the next few vé to bring before the Senate for action the pending legis- lation to liberalize the Government employ retirement law, Senator Stantleld, Republican; of Oregon an- nounced ‘today. ‘The Stanfleld bill, which is on the Senate calendar, raises the maximum annuity from $720 to $1,200. It leaves the age limits for compulsory retire ment the same as at present, but provides for voltintary retirement at earlier ages after 30 years of serv- It increases the contribution ve from 21 to 4 per cent of his salary Will Offer Changes. The modifications from this plan suggested yesterday by the adminis- tration will be submitted by Senator Stanfield to the full committee on civil service of the Senate and will be available should it be decided to ofter them as amendments to the Stanfleld bill when that measure is taken up on the floor. The most important change pro- posed by the administration, as wor ed out by Budget Director Lord, would reduce the maximum annuity to $1,000 and cut the employes' con- tribution from 4 per cent to 3'% per cent of salar 1t is understood Senator will seek to call up his reti bill during what is known as the morning hour in the Senate, but whether it will be possible to dispose of it that way within the next few days is problematic. The Senate still has several of the debt settlements with small nations to ratify, after which the public buildings bill will be restored to its position as the un- finished business. Group To See President. It also was learned today that the executive committee of the joint con ference on retirement of civil vice { employes is arranging to see Presi- dent Coolidge tomorrow on the ject of liberalizing the retirement law. nfield sment at the hearing on retirement legisla. tion that the organization represented more than 250,000 Government work ers throughout the country VISITING NURSE BODY Society Celebrates 26th Anniver- sary of Incorporation at Head- . quarters Today. The Instructive Visiting Nurse So ciety will celebrate the twenfy-sixth anniversary of its incorporation at it new headquarters In the S Building this afternoon at 4:30 o'clack. A huge birthday cake has been do- nated and the entire nursing staff and officers and all members of the Board of Managers have heen invited During the 26 ears of its exis- tence the soclety has provided 945,. 776 nursing visits to 101,169 patients. The total for I ar was 88504 tsits to 10,624 patients. In 1900 there were only four nurses, whe visited 1.851 patients and made 7.84¢ calls, Today there are 34 fleld nurses and six supervisors. Tn the early history zation a much welcomed gift bieyele which the visiting nu on her rounds. Today five sedans make possible visits to patients in the outlying sections of the Distr Demands on the service are so great that these five cars are quite in adequate to meet the present needs of the organization. Mrs, G. Brown Miller, ident of the society said today: “The Instructive Visiting Nurse Soclety feels a 26-vear-old pride in its unique bedside nursing service and health edncation, which makes available to every man, woman and child in the District of Columbia, at a moderate cost within the reach of all.” RESTAURANT MEN WELCOMED BY BELL Commissioner, Greeting Associa- tion, Urges It to Work for Beau- tification of Capital. acting pres “If you belleve that Washington should have more trees or other things get after the congressmen in your respective States,” Engineer Commis- sioner J. Franklin Bell sald in an ad- dres to delegates to the Fastern Restaurant convention, which ~con- vened in the Washington Hotel this {morning under the auspices of the | Amerfcan Restaurant Association. The | Commissioner welcomed the delegates. iThe response was made by Frank J. |McCann of the McCann Restaurant Co. of New York. The Eastern convention is open to all members of the National Restau- rant Association in the States of Dela- ware, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, outh Carolina, Virginia, West Vir- ginla and the District of Columbia. There are about 300 delegates at the convention. The convention was called to order by H. J. Boekenoff of Des Moines, Iowa, president, of the National Restaurant Association. No official business is to be con- ducted at the present convention, it was stated, adoption of resolutions and other matters being taken up at the convention of the national body. The present convention is being held to enable members of the association from the Eastern States to discuss their problems. It is designed par- ticularly for those who are unable to attend the conventions of the N. R. A. in distant cities. The eighth annual convention of the latter organization 18 to be held in Atlanta, Ga., In Oc- tober. President Boekenhoff told of the 1deals of the national assoclation, ex- plaining that it is its purpose to raise the standard of food served the public. Guy Gundaker of Philadelphia and Percy, A. Brown, who also delivered addresses, outlined the improved oper- ation of restaurants in the last few years, and urged that the associatior. work further toward the development of thelr ideals. “There is still a wide divergence betwen our principles and practices,” declared Mr. Brown. The ressions will continue through- out this afternoon. with 2 banquet and danve In the Washington Hotel to- night. Sessions also will be held to- 100TTOW. total of 6,911, Maj. Hesse explained that the police would be required to arrest 3,969 motorists before May 1, which is exceedingly doubtful. He looks for a decided decrease this month, chiefly because the motorists, he said, are more cautious and are co- cperating with the traffic officers in og:arvl.u the regulations, Officials of the joint conference stated | OBSERVES BIRTHDAY| C.. TUESDAY, | THREE BOYS RELEASED. Fourth, Accused of Taking Justice Hitz's Auto, Will Be Tried. Three of four youths, Francis M. Magrum, ‘Willlam Roche and William Zeller, arrested in connection with the theft of Justice Willlam Hitz's auto- mobile, had their charges nolle prossed by Assistant United States Attorney Ralph Given today, when ovidence freed them of responsibility. The fourth youth, Charles E. O’Brien, 16 years old, of 2 1 street, !sald to have taken all blame, will be tried at a later date in the Juvenile Court. The automobile was taken from Justice Hitz's home, 1901 New Hamp- shire avenue, Sunday and was recov- ered in Baltimore yesterday. BOY SCOUT HEADS OPEN CONFERENCE Regional Executives Gather Prior to Convention Friday. The ' national expansion program of the Boy Scouts of America was under | discussion today at the opening ses | sion of a thre v conference of regional scout executives at the Con gressional Country Club. Problems affecting the co-ordination cout councils in the plans for extend. ing wider the activities of the organi zatlon, from a national standpoint, were up for consideration by the 12 executives, representing s many Parts of the count The: re Harold of B A : A. A. Schuck of New York : Roy F. Seymour of Philadelphia; C. E. Carmack of Louis- {y.; Stanley A. Harris o Tenn;; H. O. Hunter of ‘alter M. Kiplinger of Davie of Omaha, 3 Yitch of Houston, Tex Harold F. Pote of St. Paul, Minn John H. Piper of Spocane, Wash., and Charles N. Miller of Los Angeles. Dr. Geroge J. Fisher, director of the field department of the national or- ganization, is presiding at the ses- sions, which will continue through to- morrow and Thursday. Edward D. Sh , District of Columbia Scout ex- ecut tended the meeting today. The regional parley is preliminary to the sixteenth annual convention of the national council of the Boy Scouts to be held here Friday and Saturday at the Willard Hotel. The convention will elect officers of the council for the ensuing year and on Saturday R. Hall will listen to ident Coolidge, hon- orary president of the Scouts, and Sir Robert §. S. Baden-Powell. ‘“chief |INCENDIARY FIRES | DESTROY 17 HOMES Score c;f Negro Residents of Arling- ton County Made Homeless by Mysterious Blazes. United St Converse A serfes of fires, 17 in number, driv- ing a score or so colored residents from their dwellings, has ravaged that part of Arlington the Columbia pike for as ‘“Hell's Bottom.” The fires, all incendiary in origin, began shortly after midnight and con- tinued in different parts of a quarter- mile radius up to noon today. One of the buildings was a church. The police of the county are investigating and admit a perplexing problem. All that has been saved from many of the homes are badly scorched iron a few tables and chairs, and here and there parts of a stove that the owners managed to rush out be- fore their complete destruction. All these are lined today along the Columbia pike, some of the mat- tresses and wearing apparel still | smouldering. Fire apparatus from Ballston, Clarendon, Fort Myer Heights and Cherrydale responded to various alarms. As each fire was put out, or prevented from ng, and the Fire Department had left, a new blaze would spring up in some other nearby section. The last three fires occwrred after 10 o'clock. Sheriff Howard Flelds and a posse of sub-lleutenants are investigating. The colored people are Joath to say anything. A theory of a possible feud among bootlegging Interests was turned down by the Arlington County officials. Ac- cording to them, the sale of intoxi- cants has practically been stopped in the county. The officlals are united in the bellef of incendiaries, but their task at present of discovering who started the fires seems to be hopeless, because of the refusal of any of the inhabitants of the vicinity to talk. B Subscribe to the District of Colum- bia World War Memorial by sending contributions to John Poole, at Fed- eral-Ametican National Bank; to The Evening Star, or to any bank in Washington. nerly ounty along | known | APRIL 27, 1926. EVERY MAN BUSY ON ARCTIC' SHIP Thousand Details Require At- tention When S. S. Chantier Approaches Port. BY WILLIAM BIRD. By Wireless to The Star. ON BOARD HE STEAMSHIP CHANTIER, via Fauske, April 2 As Spitzbergen is approached the ac- tivitles aboard redouble, if that is possible. Everybody, from command- er to messhoy, is buky from daybreak until late into’ the sunlit Arctic night with a thousand detalls of prepara- tions for the landing and take-off. Each man seems to be doing at least three men’'s normal work, yet everybody s cheerful and contented and no grumbling whatever is heard regarding the tasks imposed. Comdr. Byrd is in constant consul- tation with various members of the party about 'their particular depart- ments. All instruments, sun com: passes, bubble. sextants, drift indica- tors and chronometers have been carefully adjusted and tested on the bridge. Meanwhile Friers' mechanics have been occupied in putting the final fit tings into planes. Every detail has been minutely foreseen. Through a” young seaman of Nor- weglan origin’ as the interpreter of Comdr. Byrd, he had had a long con- ference with the veteran ic pilot, Isaksen, concerning ice, wind and tide conditions in the region over which the expedition will fly. Isaksen has sailed the Greenland waters and has given the commander | much Information which will be of particular value if an accident foroes a landing on the fce between Spitz bergen and Greenland and the party is forced to drift down to the fireen- land coast. The crew’s chief disappointment at present is the absence of ice and a temperature corresponding to their notions of what this latitude should be like. Splendid weather has pre- vailed since the departure from Trondhjem, and the Arctic Ocean much resembles the Mediterranean on a balmy Spring day, except that there is more sun, since we are ap- proaching the zone of continuous day- light Nearly everybody is'anxious to see some Arctic weather and put on Polar clothing, but the temperature is more suitable for shirt sleeves. (Copyright, 1926, N T Al T e i S { HELD FOR JURY. Pleading not guilty to a charge of assault with a dangerous weapon upon Police Sergt. Hugh Cornwell of the fourteenth precinct, Robert L. 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