Evening Star Newspaper, January 23, 1927, Page 2

SEVEN NEW TRACTS WILL ADD T0 PARKS Grant Announces Acquisition of Areas to Expand Capital’s Parkway System. Seven important tracts of wooded land, which will form new links in the great systern of parks projected for the beautification of Washington, have just been acquired, according to an announcement last night by Lieut Col. U. 8. Grant, 3rd, exectuive sec retary of the National Capital Park| and Planning Commission. The total d cost approximately The new park areas for the most part lie adjacent to Rock Creek Park | or along its tributaries and due to their present good condition of foresta- | tion, it i1s said, comprise additions of unusual beauty to the Kk tem. These acquisitions in some cases, also, virtually complete the purchase of sections of the District which were| plotted out for eventual appropriation | for park uses. Prices Exceed Limit. Purchase of these new accomplished only in two cases at rices within the limitations set by gonxnu in an act of the last session areas was NATION'S YOUNG Jaunt—D. C.and Ne ticipate—Final An ocean vovage on the Leviathan, flagship of the United States lines and queen of the seas —that dream of all travelers—1g to be a certainty this Summer for some hoy or girl in Washington and vicinity. It is to he A4 certainty hecause all seven of the finalists in the fourth national orator- ical contest will be given a Summer European tour, sailing first class on the Leviathan on July 2, and the win ner in the Washington area goes through to the national finals. The work in the contest begins in the schools in earnest this week. Arrangements for the tour, which, throughout, will be even more elahor- | ate and attractive than the one given | the finalists last year, were completed | vesterday by Randolph Leigh, direc tor of ‘the international oratorical contest. The party will sail out of New York on the Leviathan on July 2. landing at Southampton July 8. Approximately three weeks will be spent in England, principally in and round London, with side trips to Ox- ford, the Lake district, the Shake speare country, ete. A few days will be spent on the gorgeous Devonshire coast, after which France will be vi prohibiting the paying of a price that is in excess of 25 per cent of the as. | sessed valuation of the lands in ques- | tion. In five of the park acquisitions! the price paid is above this limitation | and the purchase was made from a | fund of $150,000 which was exempted | from the limitation provision when | Congress appropriated it to the use| of the park and planning commis sion. In the two instances where the pur- chase price was not in excess of the limit, it was pointed out, the land was | acquired from owners who could have exacted a much higher figure, but who were motivated by a spirit of public service to keep the price to a moder- ate figure. $37,144 Is Purchase. Additional purchases costing beyond the 25 per cent excess, however, will be necessarily limited in number inas- much as virtually all the remainder of the special fund of $150,000 has been obligated in negotiations already under way, officials of the commission explain. The largest tract among the latest | acquisitions comprises 517,488 =quare feet lying along the north part of Soap Stone Creek Valley, which ex- tends from Connecticut avenie to Rock Creek Park. This addition was purchased for $37.144 ar 7 cents a square foot. It was obtained with- in the price limitation fixed by Con- gress. The National Capital Park| and Planning Commission now has| taken over more than half of Soap Stone Valley and negotiations are be- lieved under way for the remainder. Connects Two Tracts. Another unusually important acquisition was that of a tract of 15, 148 square feet lying in the lower part of a triangle on the west side of Wis- consin _avenue extending over to Thirty-fifth street, which is part of the parkway connecting Rock Creek Park and the area donated some time ago by C. C. Glover, sr., and Mrs. Anne Archbold. The new addition ‘was bought from Robert D. Weaver and other members of the family who made what commission experts said ‘was a very modest offer of $8,000. The area formerly donated by Mr. Glover and Mrs. Archibold comprised gau 1hl.n"1|l\; lb]’l'el. hmn’l“" more an a mile in length, situated in Foundry Run Valey. Fort Bayard Purchase. Another of the new purchases was & tract of land at Fort Bayard, con- taining 9,687 square feet and costing | the District of Columbia will count as ited for another three weeks, with Paris as headquarters and side trins he battlefields, chateau countr; ritz, the Riviera, ete. The rest of the trip will he spent in Ital Switzerland, Holland, Belgium, Ge v. ete. The party will sail out of Cherhourg for New York on the President Roos: velt on September reaching New York September 18. All Expenses to Be Paid. It is the policy of the contest man- agement to pay all expenses for the party. This means not merely trans. portation and hotel accommodation but also tickets to operas, theaters and other places of interest and in- struction in_addition to the museums and public buildings. In addition to this grand prize of a tour abroad for its winner, The Star offers a_cash prize of $200 to its winner and 10 district prizes of $100 cash, The Star's winner, therefore, gets the European trip, $200 in cash for the Washington championship and £100 for winning in his or her dis- trict. The 10 districts, each of which has a prize of §100, follow: Each senior public high school in a di tricts. The private ‘and parochial schools within the District of Columbia will be grouped into one district. All the high schools, public, private and parochial, in Prince Georges, Montgomery, Charles and St. Mary's counties, in Maryland, will count as one distriet. All the high schools, public, private and parochial, in Loudoun, Arlington, Fairfax and Prince William Counties, as well as Alexandria, in Virginia, will count as one district. Same General Contest Plan. The eliminations in each school will be under the control of the authorities of that school. The same general contest plan will be followed in The Star's territory this vear as in the three preceding contests. The compiete story of the contest from its beginning ‘through the in- ternational finals here last October is contained in the book “Oratory,” by Randoiph Leigh, which has recently been published and has been placed in the school and public libraries of rict by itself, making seven dis- THE_SUNDAY ORATORS TO GO TO EUROPE AGAIN THIS YEAR Leviathan to Carry Finalists on Elaborate arby Schools to Par- Contest May 4. are tha 1927 rules and a number of chapters which present the principles of public speaking (particularly a& ap plicable to a contest of this kind), in- | terestingly and clearly. The national finals this year will he eral woeks earlier than last year. The Star's finals, to select jts’ national finals representative, will be held on May 4. The international finals will be held here on October 14. Nations That Will Compete. The nations to he represented in the International Oratorical Contest for 1927 are England, France, Canada, Mexico, the United States, Japan and being treated as a distinet unit and checking through to the international finals. 1In each case except that of Japan the national representative will use his own language in the interna tional finals. The Canadian contest is being conducted in both French and English, both being legal lan guages in Canada, and it will be im possible to determine, until the Ca- nadian contest ends in June, whether Canada will be represented by a French or an English speaking cham- pion. The ohjects of the contest are: First. To increase interest in and respect for the basic principles of gov- ernment in each of the participating nations, Second. To promote a hetter under- standing hetween nations by means of a frank and friendly exchange of na- tional viewpoints. Third. To stimulate scholastic en thusiasm for intellectual, as contrast- ed with purely athletic, pursuits. Any secondary school pupil under 19 years of age on February 1 is eligible. Greater Latitude in Subjects. Particular attention is called to the fact that greater latitude will bhe al- lowed in the matter of the treatment of subjects this year than in the pre vious contests. The orations must be the original work of the studen their delivery must not consume more than 10 minutes; treatment of the subjects must combine historical background with application to conditions of today. The contest is based upon the Con: ®titution of the United States, and all subjects selected must deal with the in the choice of subject g0 long as it conforms with the general require. ment. By way of suggestion, the fol- lowing Subjects are proposed: ‘“The Meaning of the Constitution Today,” “The Constitution and the Obligation to Vote,” “America’s Contribution to Constitutlonal Government,” *“Wash- ington’s Contribution to the Consti tution,” “Hamiiton’s Contribution to the Constitution,” “Fraaklin's Contri- bution to the Constitution,” ‘‘Jeffer son’s Contribution to the Constitution,” “Marshall’'s Contribution to the Con- stitution,” “Madison's Contribution to the Constitution,” “Webster's Contri- bution to the Constitution,” *“Lincoln’s Contribution to the Conatitution.” In orations that deal biographically with the men included in the list ahove, it is expected that the speakers will show how the influence of the men discussed survives today. In orations that deal with the general subject of the Constitution, it is expected that the speaker will discuss the signifi covering the subject chosen and show its application today. It ie again emphasized that the con. its territory by The Star. The speeches of the finalists of 1924, 1925 and 1926 and of the international finalists are included in the hook, as test revolves about the Constitution and that it is designed to increase respect for and interest in American institutions. $3,500. This land les along River road near the District line. A second tract at Fort Bayard, containing 5,631 square feet, cost $1,000. An area’ containing 3,293 square feet in the lower part of Klingle Ford Valley just north of the National Zoo- logical Park was purchased for $800. Another park area west of Foundry Run Valley just north of Reservoir road, having 96,500 square fect, was acquired for $5,000, and the seventh of the acquisitions was a wooded val- ley along a stream running from Conduit road to Potomac avenue on the banks of the Potomac, containing 93,000 square feet and costing $5,869. COMMISSION AMENDS RAIL CROSSING BILL Change Provides for Paying Excess Out of District tional PLANE VICTORIES OF U.5. UNDER FIRE Aeronautic Association Com- mittee to Protest Victories by Italian Flyer. The contest committee of -the Na Aeronautic Association has agreed to protest against the regula- tions of the Federation Aeronautique Internationale, which credited to the United States the two seaplane speed records of Maj. Mario De Bernardi of the Royal Italian Air Force, made at Revenue. Hampton Roads, Va., during and |after the Schneider trophy race last An amendment to the bill providing | for the elimination of the remaining | steam railroad grade-crossings in the District was adopted by the Commis- sioners yesterday and transmitted to Congress. The amendment provides | that if the entire amount found to be | due and awarded in condemnation | ©cases as damages is greater than the | @mount of benefits assessed, the | excess shall be paid out of the reve- nues of the District. | The bill in its present form pro- | vides that not less than one-half of | the cost shall be assessed by the jury | as benefits, but the commissioners | @oubt if a jury will be able to find | bernefits equal to ‘50 per cent of the cost. 5 K. OF C. SERVICE PLANNED| Pastor of Pittsburgh Church to Preach Next Sunday. Rev. Dr. Thomas F. Coakley, pastor of one of the largest Catholic churches | of Pittsburgh, will preach the sermon next Sunday night at the annual ves per services of the Knights of Colum- bus, to be held in the Shrine of the Immaculate Conception at the Cath olic University. All the clergy of this diocese, mem- bers of the Senate and House of Rep resentatives, as well as members of the Knights of Columbus, will attend the annual devotions. The Most Rev. Michael Joseph Curley, archbishop of Baltimore, will preside and the Right Rev. Thomas Joseph Shahan, rector of Catholic University, will be the cele- hrant of the solemn pontifical vesper services. Plans for the service are being com- | pleted by James D. Bligh, chairman of the Washington chapter, assisted by the following grand knights of the order: J. Eugene Gallery, Washing- ton Council;" John E. Burns, Keane Council; A. E. McCarthy, Carroll Council; F. 8. Morton, Spalding Coun- cil, and Michael D. Shaefer, Potomac Council. ‘The following delegates to the chap- ter also are assisting in the arrange- ments: Hugh L. McGee, F. J Huske, Dr. J. H. O'Donnell, Joseph Floyd, G. W. Sullivan, Joseph Fitz- patrick, H. G. Lawton, F. H. Heffer man and P. F. Gordon A method of mixing concrete, de. veloped at Ohio State University. November. Orville Wright Chairman. The committee, of which Orville Wright is chairma 1 notify the Aeronautic Assoclation’s representa- tive in Paris to recommend that in- stead of the present regulation, which states an aircraft record goes to the country in which it is made, a new one be substituted, crediting the rec- ord to the nationality of the entrant. In announcing the committee's de- cision last night Porter Adams, presi- dent of the association, declared that the contest organization displayed a commendable attitude in seeking to have Italy receive credit for two re- markable seaplane performances { which it rightfully carned. “If the federation adopts the sugges- tion of the contest committee of the N. A. A." said Mr. Adams, “then I could buy a plane, hire a British pilot to break a world record in German: and the United States would receiv the credit. But as the matter is now, the record would go to Germany.” Committee Members, Members of the contest committee, | who made the decision-at their annual meeting. are: Mr. Wright, chairman: Carl F. Schory, secretary; Dr. George W. Lewis, national advisory commit tee for aeronautics: Mr. Adams, Brig. Gen. William E. illmore, assistant chief of the Army Air Corps; Glen L. Martin of Cleveland, C. G. Peterson of Paterson, N. J.. Edward P. Wi ner, Assistant Secretary of the N for aeronautics, and N. H. White, jr. HAWAII LOSES FAME. Floral Leis Declared Made in San Francisco. SAN FRANCISCO, January 22 (#). ~—These floral leis, tokens of greetings and farewell, which have done almost as much as the hay dress and the ukulele toward making Mawaii fam- ous, are not made in the Hawaiian Islands—not at all, E. M. Hogue, for- mer Honolulu resident, told the Men's Club of the Methodist Epiccopal Church here. They are manufactured in San Francisco and sold at 75 cents each, he revealed. | Maternity Act Signed. | The bill to extend for another two years the Sheppard-Towner maternity said g Increase the strength 115 is P!rl act was signed yesterday by President Coalidges s ~ D. C. DOCTOR HELD IN DIPLOMA CASES Francis T. Shyne Is Last of 15 Indicted in -Florida State-Wide Project. By the Associated Pre TAMPA, Fla., January 22.—The ar- rest this week of Drs. Francisco P. Trapani, of New York City and Francis T. Shyne of Washington ac- counts for the last of 15 physicians in- dicted recently by a Federal grad jury in Jacksonville in connection with the operation of an alleged “diploma mill” with state-wide ramifications, Drs. B. Lust and W. A. Lucia pre- viously had been arrested in New York, Federal agents here have been advised, and a postal inspector left today for the East after local author- itiea were informed that all four in- tended to resist extradition to Florida. Dr. George A. Munch, former secre- tary of the defunct State Board of Eclectic Medical Examiners, who is al- leged to have been one of the heads of the “diploma mill,” was accused in the indictments of illegally issuing di- plomas and licenses to practice med- icine from his office here. Another indictment charge Dr. Lust with hav- ing furnished a medical diploma to Munch, who in turn was alleged to have sold it. The others are charged with having practiced under diplomas and licenses illegally obtained, the specific accusa- tion in most cases being distribution of drugs in violation of the Harrison narcotic act. Use of the malils in a_ conspiracy to cefraud also is charged. Arrests of physicians in all parts of the State followed return of the indictments last Decemher, based on evidence obtained by Government in- vestigators in inquiries conducted since 1921, Fourteen of them are now actually under arrest, Federal officers an- nounced, while :he fifeenth, Dr. Charles W. Pag: is expected to he a_ Covernment witness at the trial. The date for the trial has not been set. Arraigned Here, Dr. Shyne -was arrested here hy Postal Inspector Johnson several days ago, it was learned last night, and was arraiged before United States Commissioner Turnage ori charges of using the mails to defraud. The spe- clfications were mot known by Com- missioner Turnage. Dr. Shyne recuested a continuance of the hearing and was released on $1000 to appear for hearing during the coming week on a day which has not yet been definitely se Cfildl ns to Meet. The Canadian Society will hold its next regular meeting at Wardman Park Hotel next Wednesday evening at 8:30 o'clock. Dr. Harry Baker Humphrey will give an illustrated lecture on French Canada and the maritime provinces. Music will be furnished by Capt. George Hart, di- rector of orchestras and bands in the public schools, and Franklin Ji on ibe-Wardman Park Trioy " held in Washington on May 20, sev | the Hawaiian Islands, the last named | Constitution, but wide latitude is given | cance of the constitutional provision, the citizen's duty to vots, for example— | STAR, WASHINGTON, (COLDER WEATHER AFTER SPRING DAY Mercury Reached 75.9 De- I grees Yesterday—34 Mini- mum Next 12 Hours. After rising yesterday afternoon to heights that hroke temperature rec {ords of 37 years for January the mereury hegan to fall steadily from k of 9 degrees at 2 o'clock, prove that Washington's “Spring” was not here to stay. reports from other sections country reached the Weather Bureau the officials declared that “much cold er” weather was in store for this city and they predicted a minimum tem perature for the following 12 hours of 34 degrees Parks Were Cro-vded. Yesterday's hizhest temper | only two degres helow the Jan record establiched in 1890, when a peak of 77.9 degrees was recorded. Its effect upon the Capital was general, for the parks and roadways were crowded with pedestrians and mo- torists who sought Spring enjoyment in the unseasonable warmth. In soma sections of the city it was reported that bushes were budding and garden ;;Irfl"u were showing signs of early . The rain which began falling late vesterday afterncon is expected to continue today, and Weather Bureau prophets said last night that it was not improbable that the downpour would turn into snow before today is over. Tomorrow will be even colder, they said, and moderate northeast and east winds are to be expected. The more seasonable temperatures are being brought here from a storm area in the West where snow is reported in the vicinity of Oklahoma. Heavy Fogs to Disappear. With the dispelling of the premature ther Bureau offic declared, hington nd - vicinity may expect immediate relief from the heavy fogs which have blanketed th section for two dave. cansine riv and railroad traffic delays. The fog Wwas caused. they explained, when the suddenly warmed air contacted with the much cooler earth and water: 3 Cold Wave Grips Texas. KANSAS CITY, Mo, anuary 22 (P).—While warmer weather was pre- dicted for parts of the West and moun- tain country where temperatures reached a minimum of 44 below zero ¥o.. last night. the cold s taking = firmer grip o Texas tonight. g The cold wave hit the Panhandle last yight and north Texas early to- day, creeping southward as the day progressed. Sleet and rain turned to gnow. For a hundred miles south of allas the temperature was reported st above freezing, with snow in Sspect. Montana had some relief today from the frigid temperatures of yes. terday, and Wyoming hore the brunt of the cold. Coldest in Two Years. The intermountain territory suffer- ed from the coldest weather in two vears today. Warmer weather to- morrow is forecast, however, Soda Point, in southeastern Idaho, was the coldest point in that district. the mercury dropping to 43 below zero there. ' Idaho Falls, Idaho, re- ported 24 helow, and 19 helow was re- corded at Pocatello. Salt Lake City enjoved comparatively mild weather, with a temperature of 8 above. Eastern and central Washington suffered frigid temperatures, with a minimum of 20 helow zero at Ellens. burg. Tt was 7 below in Spokane. Portland, Oreg., reported a minimum of 12 above zero, The temperature at Pacific Coast polats ranged from 4 above at Van- couver, B. C., to 24 ahove at Everett, Wash.. Warmer weather is forecast. Oklahoma 11 to 22 Above. Temperatures in Oklahoma ranged from 11 above to 22 mbove. Most of the State was cloudy with sleet in northern and central portions. A rise in temperature is predicted for the Kansas City territory. ONLY UNION VETERANS SERVE ON HOME BOARD Congress Prevents i As br Deadlock by Controlling Institution and Restricting Directors. On® of the mysteries of Congress is how its members prevent a hopeless deadlock when it comes to selecting the hoard of managers of the National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers. An act of Congress is necessary for the appointment of a hoard member and every Congressman is privileged to nominate, but serious difficulty has been avoided. There are several va. cancies on the hoard now. When the home was established it was deemed advisable to have its hoard appointed by Congress rather than by some executive so that the home's administration would be di- rectly in control of the legislative branch of the Government. Perhaps a deadlock has heen avoid- ed hecause of the requirements fixed for hoard membership. A member must be a Union Civil War veteran and there are not many of them left —and also a man of outstanding ac- complishment in business, profession- al or political fields. ACCUSED TROOPERS RETURN TO POSTS Each of 12 New Jersey Officers Is Freed in $5,000 Bail in Slaying of Woman. By the Associated Pross, FLEMINGTON, N. I, " Twelve state troopers held respon- sible by a coroner’s jury for the death of Miss Beatrice Meaney in the “bat- tle of Jutland” on December 21 to day returned to duty after being freed in bail of $5.000 each at a hearing hefore Supreme Court Justice Thom W. Trenchard on charges of murder Harry Hanoway and Leslie Dusen: berry, agents of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals whose complaint precipitated the hour siege, were named as accessor- ies and were locked up in Hunterdon County Jail in default of $5,000 bail each. Two others, Lieut. Daniel ¥. Rogers, who commanded 24 troopers in the siege, and_Trooper Alfred K. Larsen, who shot James Meaney, a brother of the slain woman, were also accused as accessories and were released in 5.000 each. All the bail was posted by a surety firm. ‘The troopers charged with murder were those who admitted firing into the Meaney farm house where Beat- rice's brothers, James and Timothy, held off the troopers all night with a gun loaded with birdshot. The woman was killed with a bullet which pierced a closet wall hehind which she had been hidden. The siege was termed an “unlawful attack” by the coroner’ o e e et early | of the | D. C, JANUARY 2t COMMITTE FINDS 9 LAX “UNIVERSITIES” iD. C. Chamber Group to Ask Congress to Block Worth- less Schools. After an extensive Investigation of colleges and universities chartered un- der the lax District of Columbia cor- poration law, the committee on uni- versities and colleges of the Wash- ington Chamher of Commerce has recommended to that body that it ask the House and Senate District com- I mittees for remedial legislation. This committee, of which William Tufts is chairman, was appointed of the educational outside the public school system. Questionnaires were | <ent to every college, university and private school listed in the directory requesting information on the number of puplls and instructors, the nature of the teaching and amount of prop- erty held. Some Ignored Queries. Tt was found that some of the “uni- versities” pald no attention to this questionnaire. This aroused suspicion, because the questions were perfectly innocent and, since the committee in- tended to publish and distribute a hook listing the educational advan- tages of Washington, the incor- porators of these institutions were offered some free advertising. Then the committee’s attention was called to varlous “colleges and univer- sities” which were not lsted in the city or telephone directories. These institutions ran small, innocent-ap- pearing ads in various magazines and trade papers soliciting correspondence students. The only addresses given were Washington post office boxes From these it was impossible to trace whoever was directing the busi- ness. Inquiries addressed to other ates brought rfather indignant re- plies from educational authorities. Eliminated in New York. They revealed that institutions of | learning ave chartered here, and then act in the capaclty of holding com- panies for low-grade colleges and uni- | versities in other States where the laws are stricter. The commissioner of education of New York State ex- pressed his gratitude to the committee for taking the situation in hand, and said that it was extremely difficult for of learned degrees country to be kept institutions were the shadow of the advertising that o t0 make a survey Institutions here standard throughout the high when such operating under Capitol, and even they were authorized by the United States Government. H own State, he added, had successfully eliminated thega pests. The investigation convinced the committee that Washington is an edu- cational city of the first rank, that its Lreputable collages and universities are high grade, ldealistic, efficient insti- tutions which should attract students from all over the country, but that the low-grade establishments must be cleared out. Their degrees, it was <aid, cast suspicion on every other de- cree issued here unless the situation happens to be well known. Nine Schools Worthless. “Our investigation,” said Mr. Tufts, ‘revealed at least nine ‘institutions of learning here, which were either | worthless or very suspicious, and it is impossible to say how many more are operating under the law here, or in other States under District permits, which have not heen revealed.” The committee decided, Mr. Tufts sald, that the bill introduced last vear by Senator Copeland of New York and now in {he Senate District com- mittee, would meet the situation ad- mirably with a few minor changes. This bill provides for the creation of a council of nine members. to be 2ppointed by the President with the consent of ‘the Senate, to establish standards for all incorporated institu- tions in the District of Columbia which confer academiec, professional or technical degrees. This council would approve or disapprove of the filing of a certificate of incorporation and would act for the public in quo warranto proceedings for the for- feiture of the franchise’ of any insti- tution abusing its powers. To Bar Deceptive Titles, The bill forbids the use in the of the institution of the words “Na- tional,” “United States” and “Fed- eral,” or other words which might Imply that the institution was sup. ported by the United States Govern- ment. The council would he directed to collect information on the confer- ring of degrees in the District and make an annual report to Congress. 1t would be a healthy influence, Mr. Tufts believes, if the whole situation could be hrought out before the two committees of Congress and the rep. utable institutions here given & chance to progress unhampered by the unsavory reputations of the ofhers, Once the situation was taken in hand by the committees, they cotild force [“h: d\'m'l&\us institutions” to come for- vard and prove their qu 1 Srracund prove their qualifications for 20 NAMED ON BOARD OF HOSPITAL DRIVE Casualty Campaign for $250,000 Will Get Under Way After Organization This Week. { the name Twenty Washingtoy professional men and wommn® hane been selected to serve on tha executive and advisory committee of the $§250.. 000 Casualty Hospital bullding fund campaign at a staff meeting held vesterday afternoon at the campaign headquarters in the Wyatt Building. Fourteenth and F streets northwest, Dr. Joseph D. Rogers, president of the hospital, announced at the close of !hn_m!ol!ng that the executive or- ganization for the campaign, whieh will start January 31 and extend through February 10, has almost heen completed and organization of more than 500" volunteer workers, who will canvass the city during the drive will foon be started. Dr. Rogers announced that the advisory and executive committee is composed of the following: Melvin Sharpe, Tra E. Bennett, Thomas E. Jarrell. Edward S. Brashears, S. F. Kramer, R. L. Connor, Francis R, Weller. Thomas P. Hickman, D. J Donovan, George S. Watson, J. Harr Cunningham, Mrs. W. W. Griffith, Mrs. E. B. Adams. Frank Claque, Martin A, Leese. Mark Lanshurgh, B. T. Webster, E. T. Clark, L. P, Steuart and Judge Gus A. Schuldt | further procedure. Rov L. Neuhauser will be general chairman of the campaign and Robert V. Fleming, president of the Riggs National Bank. will act as treasurer. A meeting of the workers assigned to division “A" which will be com- posed entirely of women under the leadershin of Mrs. Martha J. Vaughn, will be held at the Willard Hotel, Tuesday morning at 11:30 o'cloék. Team and division leaders will mee later in the week to discuss plans for the drive. . & It will require $250,000 for a hospital which could satistactorily supply the | needs of thx!; city Fa outlying sec- 1927—PART 1. WORK ON PARACHUTE WINS COLLIER TROPHY FOR 1926 Maj. E. L. Hoffman Honored for Safety Device Devel- oped at McCook Field. Experiments Covered Five Years, But Not Single Life Was Lost. Maj. Edward L. Hoffman. Army Afr Corps, now on duty at the Lunken airport, Cineinnati, Ohio, who had an outs‘ending. part in the development of the parachute, has heen awarded the Collier Trophy for 1926 “for the greatest achievement in aviation in Amerieca, the value of which has been demonstrated by actual use during the preceding year,” it was announced last night by the award committee. The development of the parachute at MeCook Field, Dayton, Ohio, by the Army Air Corps under Maj. Hoffman's direction, extended over a period of five yvears, from 1919 to 1924. The ‘chute now fs being manufactured in | the United States by the Irving Air Chuta Co. of Buffalo, which concern luded the “energy and untiring ef forts” of Maj. Hoffman in a letter to the trophy committee, which recom mended that he be awarded the honor. Has ved 26 Lives. “It is particularly significant,” said the committee’s announcement, “that not a single life was lost through the dangerous years of experimental and development work in bringing this parachute to its present high state of perfection. The records of the Army Air Corps alone show that the para- chute, in the development of which Maj. Hoffman has been directly re- sponsible, has saved 26 lives. That the value of this device is recognized abroad as well as at home is attested to by the fact that it has already been adopted as standard equipment in the air services of more than a dozen foreign countries.” As chief of the equipment section, engineering division, at McCook Field, Maj. Hoffman had velopment work. While nobody in the Air Corps opposed his efforts to in- crease the safety in aviation, the usual apathy toward ‘“new safety gadgets” in aircraft was exhibited by airmen in general. In fact, after the harge of the de-| | | MAJ. E. HOFFMAN. and true, orders had to be lssued against going aloft without one, in order to put them in use. Now the attitude of aifrmen in the United chute as the real “life belt” in time of need. Bug on Safety Devices. tified as a “bug’ safety devices, | and he is credited with reviving inter | st in the design of a parachute that | would perform in time of need. Ny airmen af different times since 1914 had experimented with the parachute, but interest appeared to be only af intervals until Maj. Hoffman took charge. The officer, who was born in New York in 1884, entered the Army as an enlisted man _in 1909 after attending Washington University at St. and the University of Utah. commissioned a second lieutenant in 1811, and in 1917, with the rank of captain, entered Army aviation. Maj. Hoffman will come to Wash- The ¢ Adams, Aeronautic of Orville Wright, . Lewis, Capt. G. FEricson and mmittee, appointed by president of the Na- Association, con- chairman; Farl N. C. P award Porter ‘SENATORS GRANT DELAY T0 ST Elections Committee Post- pones for Week Hearing on Right to Seat. By the Associated Press. Through counsel, Frank L. Smith, Senator-designate from Illinois, asked | the Senate elections committee yes- terday for a delay of one week in the hearings on the proposition of whether he is to_he seated as the successor of the late Senator Wil- liam 'B. McKinley. James M. Beck, former solicitor general of the United States, advised | the committee that on next Saturday he would present arguments designed to show that Smith was entitled to his seat at this time under appoint- ment of Gov. Small, even if all of the testimony adduced by the Senate campaign funds committee concern- ing contributions to his primary campaign “fund by public utilities operators was true. The committee first must pass upon this question before determining its Should a ma- jority take the view advanced by Mr. Beck that would end the hear- ing and a speedy report would be made to the Senate. On the other hand, should the commitfee reject this contention public hearings on the facts would be ordered. Carlstrom Here to Help. Attorney General Oscar Carlstrom of Tlinois was present to represent the State, which has issued Smith his credentials, but it was not made clear just what part he expects to take in the proceedings. He declined to make any comment other than to flatly deny a statement given out Friday at his office in Springfield to the effect that the State had aban- doned interest in Smith's case and to declare that he was here to serve ts of the State in the con- the attorney general of Ili- nois and representing the sovereign rights of the State to representatives of its own choosing in the United States Senate as provided and guar: anteed by the Constitution,” he said, “I am now contending, and shall earnestly and vigorously continue to contend, for the right of the State to have Col. Smith seated in the United States Senate. “Under the facts of the case we concede no right to exclude him and with full confidence in the personal character and integrity of Col. Smith and his capacity and ability credit- ably to represent Illinois as one of its representatives in the United States Senate, 1 shall stand by the rights of the State.” Both Return Home. Col. Smith and the Illinois attor- ney general left late vesterday for their homes, but they expect to re- turn for the session of the commit- tee next Saturday. During the week Smith's attorneys will study the whole case in preparation for their argnuments at the resumption of the committee session. The Senator-designate was pre- vented yesterday from heing pres- ent at the heginning of the proceed- ings because of an abscess in his ear, from which he ha® been suffering practieally since his arrival in Washington last Tuesday. During its sessions yesterday the clections committee made a part of the record of the case the testimony taken by the Reed committee relat- ing to contributing to Smith’s cam- paign fund by Samuel Insull and other public utilities operators and this will continue to play the major part in the case of the Senator- designate, at least in the debate and votes in the Senate. Eight Vote to Seat Him. Eight of the 13 members of the elections committee voted last Thursday to seat Smith in advance of a public hearing, some of them taking the position that the creden- tials were in order and that he should | be seated as McKinley's successor irrespectiye of things that happened in the pefoary campalgn which pre- ceded hig election to the Senate last Novemher for the term beginning next Margh 4. Should & majority the commit- W N‘J&uM- DIXON NOMINATED FOR TARF BOARD Expected to Face Committee Before Senate Acts on Appointment. By the Associated Press Lineoin Dixon, a former Democratic member of the House of Representa- tives from Indiana, was nominated by President Coolidge to replace Henry H. Glassie, a Maryland Democrat, on the Tariff Commission. Glassie, whose term expired early in September, has been serving since under recess appointment. He has bheen assailed repeatedly in Congress for participating in the commission’s sugar investigation while his wife was financially interested in a Louisiana sugar plantation and on the ground that he leaned too far toward a pro- tective tariff and consequently did not represent the Democratic viewpoint. Robinson Among Crities. Mr. Glassie's critics included Sena- tor Robinson, the Democratic leader. who, as chalrman of the speclal tariff investigating _committee, contended that his participation in the sugar case violated “rules of decency and made him unqualified as a commis sione Before the Senate acts on Dixon's nomination he is expected to be called before the Senate tariff committee for examination in line with the ‘policy |adopted with respect to other nomi- | nations. Those of Edgar B. Brossard of Utah and Sherman J. Lowell of New York to the commission are still pending. Practiced Law in Indiana. No opposition was voiced yesterday to Dixon, who was recommended to | President’ Coolidge by both Senators Watson and Robinson, Republicans, Indiana. While in the House Mr. Dixon served for six vears as a member of the ways and means committee and since his -retirement from Congress has been practicing law in Indiana. HONOR TO MINNESOTANS. State Society to Hold Reception at Willard January 13. Plans have been completed for the reception and ball to be given by the Minnesota State Society at the Willard Hotel, January 31, in honor of Assistant Secretary of State and Mrs. Robert E. Olds, Assistant Secre- tary of Treasury and Mrs. Carl T. Schuneman and Solicitor General and Mrs. William D. Mitchell, It is an- nounced by Miss Bede Johnson, presi- dent of the society. The Minnesota delegation in Con- gress and their wives will he the hosts and hostesses of the afair and they are to be assisted by members of the socfety. Representative Allen J. Furlow, vice president of the Minnesota State So- ciety, is chairman of the general ocm- mitiee and he is assisted by the fol- lowing chairmen of _the subcom- mittees: William J. Williamson, en- tertainment; William N. Morell, floor; Mrs. George C. Thorpe, reception: iss Burd Auten, finance; C. H. chopmeyer, music: Milton Treham, tickets, and Herman Fakler, accom- modations. MITCHELL-HEDGES SUES PAPER, CHARGING LIBEL Article Saying Mysterious Hold-up Was Publicity Stunt Is Basis of Action. By the Associated Press. January 22.—Frederick A. Mitchell-Hedges, not explorer and author, has started suit for libel against the Daily Express as a result of a story printed yesterday saying that the recent mysterious experience of the explorer was a “publicity stunt in which he shared." Mr. Mitchell-Hedges and a friend recently were held up near Ripley Surrey by six men, taken to a secluded spot and trussed up. A suit case, said to contain valuable documents, carried off, but intact. After several days it was said that the attack was a students’ prank. —_— nority will bring in a report recom- mending that his seat be denied on the ground that his appointment grew out of his election and thus was directly the pri & GARBALD FOUND GULTY OF FELONY Catalonian Conspiracy Case Ends—Sentences Have Been Already Served. By the' Associated Press. PARIS, January 22.—The Catalo- nian conspiracy of last November, which sought to wreat the province of Catalonia from Spain, came to an inglorious end today when Capt. Rie- clottl Garfbaldl, Col. Macia and 16 conspirators were found gullty of possessing arma {llegally and were given short prison terms, which al- ready have been more than served. The defendants also were fined nominally, the heaviest punishment imposed by the court being the assess- ment of the trial costs on them. The two leaders of the plot wers Louis | other He was | the court prosecutors and the attor- was | later was returned sentenced to two months' imprison- ment and were fined 100 francs each and the others, all of whom were Catalonians, were sentenced to a parachute had been found to be tried | month's imprisonment and a fine of 50 francs. “Traitor” Is Hurled. The real punishment of the three- States has switched over to the para. | day trial was the word “traitor” which was hurled at Capt. Garibaldl repeat- edly by his fellow conspirators, who charged him with being in the pay of the Itallan Government and with Maj. Hoffman always has been iden- | hetraying their plans to the authori- ties. The grandson of the old Ttallan “liberator” winced under the tongue lashing. but wept softly when his own attorney, defending him, recalled his herolsm _while serving under the French flag in the Argonne and his noble conduct in many other enter: prises. Accused Claims Duress. Garibaldl alone seemed on trial, the consplrators being treated by neys as patriots or as grown-up boys who had sacrificed themselves through love of their country. Garibaldi's signed confession to the ington soon to personally receive the |police that he had betrayed his com- rades for money was ruled out of the evidence, but its sense dominated the trial notwithstanding. The captain objected to its Introduction on the ground that it was tortured from him under mental duress, but the prosecu- tor shouted fou bear a great name. You ought rather have dled than to admit a felony if you were not guilty.” aribaldi Is Taunted aribaldi’s attorney described his bravery in battle, Henri Torres, lawyer for the other defendants, eried: “Ah, don't raise the specters of § the Argonne, or beware lest the dead themselves arise in winding sheets and murmur from tomb to tomb their horror and disgust for you."” The lawyer then attacked the spirit of fascism ironically and asked the judge to free Garibaldi. “Go, Gari- baldi,” he said, turning to the captain, ‘‘resume your place beside the assas- sins of Matteotti, your accomplices. After making this reference to the death of the Socialist Deputy Matteottl in Italy, Torres added: “This trial at least will teach the French republic how a. certain spirit of Latin imperial- ism endangers the world's peace.” FOG KEEPS $19,020,000 IN GOLD BULLION ON SHIP Rochambeau, Delayed by Mist, Ar- rives in New York Too Late to Bank Treasure. | Dispatch to The Star, EW YORK, January 22.—Officers and members of the erew of the French liner. Rochambeau, after fight- ing the blanketing fog which hung over New York today, will pass at |least one more uneasy night, with the responsibility of a treasure in gold bullion. valued at $19,020,000, on their collective minds. The shipment, which is helieved to be the largest single assignment to | be received from France since the signing of the armistice, is to be sent to the American Exchange, Irving Trust Company. Due to the lateness in docking, however, banks had closed for the week-end. and officials of the | company's pier said that, as far as they knew, the shipment would be kept on the vessel until banking is re- sumed on Monday. PROBE OF THEATER FIRE. Royal Commission to Investigate Disaster Fatal to 73. MONTREAL, January 22 (®.—A royal commission is to investigate the Laurier Palace Theater disaster in which 73 children lost their lives, it ‘was_announced today by Premier L. A. Taschereau, after he had received several delegations that demanded an investigation. BANDITS GET $5,000. Timekeeper Robbed of Cash in New Hotel Buildjng. CHICAGO, January (#).—Two robbers held up a contractor's time- keeper on the fourteenth floor of t incompleted section of the new Palm House today and escaped with a pa. roll of $5.000. The hold-up men are believed to have gained entrance to the part of the building under con- struction from the hotel. The bandits unwittingly missed a larger pay roll. Wher. Spee e M. GRANT LUCAS RETURNS Columbian Association Head Back From Tuskegee Session. M. Grant Lucas, president of the Columbia Educational ociation of Washington, returned vesterday from Tuskegee Institute, where he attended the annual meeting of the executive committee of the National Association of Teachers in Colored Schools. The Columbla Association is com- posed of officers and teachers of divi- sionsg 10 to 13 of the public schools, and President Lucas joined in the Tuskegee conference to make & study of the problems of constructive ece. ordination and co-operation between school workers. Will of Mrs. Reiter Filed. The Comforter Club of Holy Com- Rejter. who died January 17, has beeg filed for probate. She leaves $400 te the Eastern Star Home, $300 to the German Orphan Asylum and $200 tg the Home for the Blind. The remaine Ing estate is to be distributed a relatives and friends. The Vllm the estate is not given. Will Offered for Probate. Mrs. Ada E. Trimble yesterday asked the District Supreme Court to probate the will of her husband, Dr, Robert 8. Trimble, who died January . She I8 named as s heneficlary of his estate valued in excess of $3: 000. There are two childre: pied With events ig|S. Trimble and Dorothy . Motam: . !