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\ I'ER Wireau Fore followed by W, not much Nnews v 89, at 318 46 am Alt_e( CToud Tod_ay @ ] WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION New York Stock M: class mat iington, D, C. er ¢ Foening Sla “From Press to Home Within the H The every cit tion iy de as fast as Star's y Saturday's Clrenlatio Sunday’s Cire carrier block and the regu ered to Wash the papers are printe system ngton TR 116,088 WASHINGTON, D. C, MONDAY, JUNI‘]TI’.. 1!027—-'I’I‘III\"l'Y-l"Ol'R PAGES. (#) Means Associated Press TWO CEN'TS LINDBERGIH LEAVES IN ARMY PLANE; DARING TAKE-OFF ALARMS AIRMEN; NEW YORK WILD AS HERO RE OFF FOR NEW CONQUESTS Motor Disabled | in Spirit of St. Louis. FLIES PURSUIT CRAFT ON TRIP Crash Feared as He Races Sharply Up Into Air. Flying an Army Curtiss pursuit plane, tendered him after the Spirit of St. Louis was unable to take the air owing to engine trouble, Col. Charles A. Lindbergh took off from Bolling Field at 8:43 o'clock this morning with a gesture that struck terror into the hearts of airmen. Once more the enthusiastic specta- tors recalled the name and fame of “Lucky” Lindbergh as they saw him race down the field in the speedy single-seater, pull it almost straight up into the air and climb almost ver- tically for three or four hundred feet. Had the engine failed nothing would have saved Col. Lindbergh from in- stant death. When Col. Lindbergh left he made no plans for disposition of his plane other than to say he would let the naval air station know what to do with it when he got to New York. It was felt here that he would fly back to Washington in his Army pursuit plane, climb aboard the New York- Paris non-stop monoplane and con- tinue his flight to St. Louis. Aviators believed that Col. Lindbergh would not want any one else to fly the plane. Guest of Airmen. The dramatic departure from Wash- ington came after 800 “air people” of ‘Washington tendered the noted air- man a breakfast at the Mayflower Hotel while some 200 looked on from the balconies. In a brief address, Col. Lindbergh admonished airmen aspir- ing to make the Pacific flight not to use the type of navigation that he did, but to rely on radio and celestial navi- gation. He predicted ; oceanic air travel, but declared it would have to be backed by a sound business or ganization on tfie ground. At this function he was awarded the highest honors of the National Geo- graphic Society and the National Aero- mnautic Association, under the auspices of which latter organization _ the breakfast was held. The Hubbard medal of the Geographic Society was awarded by Comdr. Richard Evely Byrd, the latest recipient, while Por- ter Adams, president of the Aero- nautic Association, announced that Col. Lindbergh, already a member of tha body, from now on would be an honorary member. i A “frozen” camfollower, which pre- vented the valve in one of ghe cylin- ders of the Spirit of St. Louis’ engine from functioning, was the cause of Col. Lindbergh abandoning his be- Joved ship and accepting the ofl_r-r of ¥. Trubee Davison, Assistant Secre- tary of War for Aviation, of any type of Army Air Corps plane he desired. Chooses Pur: ait Plane. The former Army flying cadet chose a pursuit hin and, c‘pl.linin_‘: that he always had nted to flr with the first pursait group of Selfridge Field, the Armv's crack fighting outfit, de- clared he felt honored to be able to Jead such an organization to New York. The pursuit group of 21 planes, which flew here from Detroit to par- ticipate in the aerial welcome to the airman, was augmented by six Army observation planes, making a forna- tion of 27 planes, with Col. Lindbergh fiying in the lead. Through cheering thron, packed the lobhy of the M Hotel and the Seventcenth street en- trance, Col. Lindbergh, accompa nied by the three “air Secret. ries,” Mr. Pavison, William P. Mac( en, jr.. of the Department of Commerce, and Edward P. Warner of the climbed into a White House automo bile and was wh 1 through the city h a police escort and followed by 65 automobile bearing airmen and members of the official reception com- n.ittee, Th on S svlva avenue Penns: caravan went south t on Penn- ecutive speeding venteenth street, iia_avenue, down belind the Treasury and out ania avenue to leventh strect southeast. Here the procession turned and followed the direct route 1o the air base, Cheered Walking to Plane. Col. Lindbergh was officially comed to the station by Lieut. Comd Homer C. Wick, the commanding offi- cer, and his staff and escorted dir to the Spirit of St. Louis, which had been set out in the rear of scaplane hangar No. 2 and roped off. A small | admission, s he walked in the pin- 1 gray felt hat t his eyves over en handshakes an examin T He expressed himself 1o go, so Aviati A William manded the crey set up the p d the wel applaud along at a b stripe blue s who com- anics *that Morris, of mec let for a few moments until | crature had_heen ob- | then Col. Lindbergh felt hat and all zleam of satisfact swept over his fa ird on the throttle | revolutions of the 3 increased the speed of | the propellor until it rearly | “full ¢ Then the er began | to “por intervals, lowed it down. Again he e ‘er the and the “popp continued. | ally he “cut the gun,” shut off | his switches and waited while two Navy mechanics climbed to the top | of the engine and began unscrewing spark plugs. They found the plugs to be in good condition. and this meant that a deeper search would have to be made. In the meantime the 21 planes of and c e T increx e He mposure shed 1 ed the e | Lindbergh declared aviation | sound busines | but not in one or two yi | bes COL. CHARLES A. LINDBERGH, Seated in the Army Curtiss single-seater pursuit plane in which he flew from Bolling Field to New York today. Main Tank Clogs, So Lindbergh Flies On Auxiliary Gas By the Associated Press. MITCHEL FIELD, N. Y., June 13.—Col. Lindbergh’s first and last words upon landing here today concerned the Curtiss P-1 he flew from Washington. The flyer made the passage en- tirely on gasoline from the aux- iliary tank, he told Capt. H. M. McClelland, adjutant, the gasoline having refused to flow from the main tank a few minutes after taking off from the Capital. As the colonel stepped into_the amphibian to go to lower New York Harbor he repeated for the third time his admonition: ‘“Be sure and look over the gas tank of that Curtiss,” he said to Capt. McClelland. He added a flyer should not use the plane until that was_done. “Bet your life we will, colonel,” shouted Capt. McClelland, as the amphibian_shot down the course. The auxiliary tank's capacity is about 300 miles, and the distance from Washington to Mitchel Field is 238, “AIR PEOPLE” GIVE FLYER BREAKFAST Lindbergh Spends Last Mo- ments in Capital With Those of Own Realm. Col. Charles A. Lindbergh gave his last moments in Washington to- day, from the time he awakened at the temporary White House until he winged his way to New York in a speedy Army pursuit plane at the head of a Z26-plane escort, to avi- ators and people of Washington closely identified with aeronautics. He was the guest at a breakfast tendered in his honor by 800 “air people” at the Mayflower Hotel, which began shortly after 6:30 o'clock and lasted about half an hour. From the balconies surrounding the big banquet hall about 200 persons, unable to get a scat, gazed down on the young airman as he, with more composure than many of his hosts, ate a comparatively hearty meal. Just before he took his hasty de- parture for Bolling Field to fly to New York in what he then thought Would be the Spirit of St. Louis which was held to the a frozen cam followe the Hubbard Medal, highest aw of the National Geographi iety, nd an honorary membership in the National Aeronautic Ass un- der whose auspice: eakfast w: tendered. Col. Lindbergh, howeve was a member in good standing before he made his memorable flight. Responding to the introductory ad- dress by Porter Adams, president of the association, who presided, s on basis now and “must continue to be. Oversea Flights Inevitable. will come,” are inevitable, ars. They need a ground organization, much re- ch and development by experi- enced men.” “There is much interest today om California to the Hawa Islands,” the airman continued. “Un- Qoubtedly it will be made, but I hope no one will use the principle of navi ation that I used.” Col Lindber) said that had he gotten off his course, he might not have struck Paris, buf he would have reached the mainland of Burope, whereas a pilot striking off for the Haw in Islands must not lose a degree, clse he would mi his objective and “have no chance of 1z picked up.” This fght,” he undertaken by radic ization, or both.” closed his brief addre famous “I thank you.” As Col. Lindbergh finished his ad- s a mad rush was started for the tlantic flight. “they ran he continued, id, “should be and celestial nav- Col. Lindbergh s with the now the 1st Pursuit Group and the six (Continued on Page 5, Column 4.) the_guests b e_would (Continued on Page 4,Column 2, Col. | COOLIDGE AND HERD NOW FAST FRIENDS President Chats With Noted Guest as Frequently as Possible. President Coolidge and Col. Lind- bergh became fast friends during the latter's brief s at the temaporary ‘White House and they parted with the expressed hope that they would see more of one another in the future. Attaches about the home of the President were impressed with the President’s more than ordinary in- terest in his famous young guest. Some expressed the opinion that they had never seen Mr. Coolidge mor> eager for any one's company. Several times he sent word to the colonel that he would be glad to see him in his study if the latter was not otherwise engaged, and whenever opportunity threw them together in the big house the President and his guest chatted. Tt was very apparent that Mr. Coolidge, aside from his appreciation of Col. Lindbergh's great accomplish- ment in the air, was anxious to hear the story of the memorable flight to Paris from the hero's own lips. Also he was interested in the young man’s philosophy of life and in his boyhood and his preparation for his lifework. The President was always ready with another question when Lindbergh h: finished answering one, and appeared to be perfectly content to confine hi: part of these talks to asking questions and listening. Lindbergh Asks Questions. Col. Lindbergh is not entirely unlike the President in the matter of con- versation and asking questions, nd he frequently dropped the subject of himselt to ask Mr. Coolidge about the running of the Government and the thrills of being the Chief Executive. Probably the longest and most sat- jsfactory talk these two men had was last night. Earlier in the evening Hanford_M: ant Secre- tary of Wa . Trubee Davison, Assistant Secretary of War in charge of aviation, were guests at the tem- porary White House. When they de- parted the President and the colonel drew their chairs closer together and, with their legs cros: than an_hour been friends for life. mistaking the fact that a warr friend- ship had developed during their short acquaintance. Mrs. Coolidge is Just 2 tly impress with the qualitie and the personal at ction of Lindbergh. Howev she did not have the opportunities that were the | President's to chat with him for any great length of time. Up Before Presiden It was about *0:30 o'clock last ni when the President nd Lindbe brought their interesting chat tc end and went to bed. Col. Lindbe left the tempor | morning at 6 the early hour the President and M i Coolidze were not up to bid him far iwell. They attended to this formal- ity before parting last night. On his way out of the mansion Col. Lindbergh stopped and shook hands with the tah whom he met in the hallways and at the door, iand thanked them for th rourtesies. | To one of these attaches Col. Lind- bergh made th request that he col- lect as s possible of the photo- graphs taken of him during his home. comin; lebration in the Capital and to send them to him later. He added that he wanted to preserve these pictures. In spite of the early hour of his departure from the temporary White House, there was a fairly good d crowd out front to voice their agelaim and to wave an affectionate farewell, The many thou telegrams and letters which had heen re: the White House for Col. Lindbergh and which he did not have an oppor- tunity to open during his sta he have been bundled and sent to St. Louis. Col. Lindbergh mentioned to some of the attaches at the White House just before leaving this morning that, while he felt perfectly well, he had 1id to ha s > been | a.m., and because of § eived at | TURNS DropsFrom Sky to Plaudits of Thousands. AUTO’S SPURT IMPERILS HIM Broadway’s Cheers Are Mingled With Tears. By the Associated Press, NEW YORK, June 13.—Consider- ing him one of their own because he left from here on his pioneering flight to France, New York's mil- lions today welcomed Charles A. Lindbergh, viking of the Atlantic heavens, as they had never welcomed any one before. After a greeting from 50,000 throats at the Battery that shook the city and a triumphal march up Broadway through close-packed acclaiming crowds and a paper snowstorm from the windows of the craglike sky- scrapers, the young flyer arrived at City Hall at 2:09 p.m,, this afternoon. Narrowly Escapes Injury. Col. Lindbergh narrowly escaped injury just after landing at the Bat- tery when unexpected acceleration of the official automobile threw him from a standing position, his head and shoulders going over the back of the motor car. The quick clutch of Grover Whalen at tne flyer's knees prevented a fall. When the shrieking of harbor whistles gave notice that Lindbergh had landed from the bay, to which he flew from Mitchel Field and Washing- ton, a great rolling roar of welcome spread through the city. Over miles and miles of the financial, wholesale, shopping and residential sections paper drifted into the air in the city’s traditional welcome to its heroes. ¢ Along the line of march hundreds thousands of cheering men and women packed behind police lines cheered until they were hoarse and after that waved flags, blew horns and dunced abomt as best they could in the press, Sobs ‘Mingle With Tears. Any sound, any gesture was enough so long as it indicated that though this boy who had dared to confront the forces of nature alone and who had on fame might call his home in any city he liked, he was by unanimous adoption a son of New York and a son loved abeve all others. ‘While waiting for Lindbergh to ar- rive, the estimated 50,000 persons at the Battery were orderly enough, but when he came their emotions broke all bounds. Men beat each other on the backs, women threw their arms about those nearest to them and both men and women struggled to get nearer to their idol, alternately laughing aloud and weeping openl; Lindbergh stepped from the city tug Macom at the Battery at 1:20 p.m., after being brought up the bay from Quarantine, where he had landed in an amphibian plane after a flight from Washington via Mitchel Field. Roar Sweeps Battery, As the Macom hove in sight the at the Battery burst into such of greeting as that famous welcoming ground had probably never heard be . The sirens on count- less craft in the harbor added to the din and the crowd surged forward toward the sea wall as though its every member wished to seize the hero's hand and greet him personally. Police were put to it to keep order as men and women shouted out their welcomes and everything available from h: to handkerchiefs and pen- nants were waved wildly As the Macom approached the Bat- tery fireboats began to shower water from their deck guns in salute, and ursion boats crowded with cheering mirers formed a convoy for the y boat. + As the Macom docked Lindbergh, his curly ha blown by the breeze, mounted the pilot house and waved a : ting to the wildly cheering crowd. Batte Park echoed to the shouts of the crowd and the air drummed with the v ion of a squadron of planes circling about the city. Din Is Deafening. As Lindbergh descended from the pilot house and came ashore the noise of cheering and of whistles on harbor 50 great as to be almost Police said that the crowds to welcome Lindbergh were the gr est that had ever gathered in this city for any reason. The throngs were orderly and submitted to the restr tions of police in a spirit of goodfel- lowship. As the cheering and wh Battery were heard a roar of welcome rolled up Broadway to City Hall and was maintained there as -Lindbergh joined the parade at the Battery and started uptown, As Lindbergh was proceeding up- town in the parade, the pressure ‘of the crowd be t corner of and Broad- n was mak- turn between the ndstands, that the police : broken and a wedge of was thrown forward into of ci stles at the farther uptown |ing ‘a_rightangle | City Hall gr | lines Women screamed complete until mounted police | drove the crowd back to the side- { walks. Women in danger of being ampled on were rescued by patrol men on foot. Half a dozen women suffered partial collapse, but were re- vived at first-aid stations, As soon as word was received that Lindbergh was on board the Macom and expected at the Battery within alf an hour, the welcome parade was uptown. At the head of the were Maj. Gen. William N. askell and his staff Behind the general and his staff were bronzed Regular Army troops from ¥ort Hancock, N. J., and Gov- ernors Island. Thah came two com- panies of Marines and four of blue- jackets from the battleship Colorado at Brooklyn Navy Yard. Behind these were units of the National Guard, val Militia, Reserve officers and and confusion | had a more or less restless night. He said he attributed this to the excite memt he has gone through, ;"“ ns' organizations. hind ers _and_sa Continued o page 4, Column 6. Now For THE RIGHT BUS LINE REVEALS OWNERSHIP CHANGE Harley P. Wilson Takes Over Interest of North Ameri- can Company. Ownership of the Washington Rapid Transit Co. was transferred from the North American Co. to Harley P. Wil- son, a member of its board of direc- tors, on June 7, it was revealed today before the Public Utilities Commission at the outset of a public hearing on the bus company’s application for authority to charge a straight 10-cent cash fare. The transaction was first reported to the commission by E. D. Merrill, president and general manager of the bus company, and later confirmed by Mr. Wilson, who declared that he expected to supervise the manage- qment and control-of the company and “to give Washington the best possible service at the lowest possible cost.” All of the stock in the bus company formerly held by the North American Co. in the name of Eugene Thompson, trustee, totaling 21,227 of the 21,612 outstanding shares, was acquired by Mr. Wilson in the transfer. = While refusing to reveal the consideration involved, the new owner said he had paid the North American Co. $100,000 and had given his obligation for the balance at an interest of 6 per cent a year. Bought as Investment. Mr. Wilson explained that he had bought the stock as an investment with full knowledge of the unprofit- able operation of the bus company because of his faith in the future of Washington. _Although he is a di- rector of the North American Co., he said that he acquired the bus com- pany as an individual and in his own right, and that the corporation would have no interest whatever in its affairs. Questioned by Ralph B. Flehar people’s counsel before the Commis- sion, whether his ownership of the company would interfere with a con- solidation of the transportation agen- cles, Mr. Wilson replied, on the con- trary, that in his opinion a merger would be facilitated. “I have studied the traction situ- ation here,” he said, “and I firmly believe that my acquisition of the stock of the Washington Rapid Transit Co. will aid a merger. I am for merger 100 per cent and will endeavor to bring it about.” Mr. Wilson spoke frankly to the Commission and at one time over- ruled an objection of his own counsel to answer questions propounded by Mr. Fleharty concerning his plans for merging the bus company with the traction companies. “In the event of a consolidation,” he declared, “the Washington Rapid Transit Co. will go into it at a pric not exceeding what the North Amer can Co. paid for it plus the interest and carrying charges. Any profit that I may make will be the difference be tween the price I paid and the pr paid by the North American Co. Active in Utilities Affairs. Mr. Wilson said he has been active in public utility affairs for 37 years and that he became a member of the board of directors of the North Ameri can Co. in Janua; While living at present in New York, he announced that he is now establishing a residence in_Washington. In revealing the change of owner- ship, President Merrill of the bus com- pany pointed out that the North American Co. no longer had an in- terest in it and that he had discontin ued sending his weekly reports to the corporation and was submitting them instead to the new owner. The announcement of the sale did not come as a surprise to the com- mission, it has been known for some time that Wilson was nego- tiating for the purchase of the bus company’s stock. The commission, however, thought that Mr. Wils interest in the transaction was prin ity of the that question was Willlam McK. Cl the public utilitie; of the Federation of Citizens ociations, and resulted in a long postponement of the rate The need for a higher rate of fare empl d by Mr. Merrill, who submitted exhibits showing that the buss company faced a deficit of $51,- 061.97 in its operation during the 1926 calender year, and that it had lost an additional $26,891.89 in the first four months of the current year. Mr. Merrill also explained that at the time Mr. Wilson acquired the company it owed the North American Co. approximately §324,000, about $10,000 of which had been borrowed since April 30 to purchase new equip- ment, remodel a portion of a Capital Traction Co. car barn for use as a garage and to pay obligations as. sumed by the original management, ! Bril Lindbergh Sorry He Cannot Reply To Letters by Air As an air mail pilot, Col. Lind- bergh has expressed his apprecia- tion of the “sentiment” of the sending of thousands of air mail letters to him, but regrets he has no way to answer them individu- ally. However, he plans to answer fu- ture greetings. PRESIDENT TALKS 10 SOIL EXPERTS Greets 400 Delegates to First International Congress. Soviet Participates. The first International Congress of Soil Science, representing a world- wide effort at co-operative research on the problems of preserving and in- creasing the productivity of the globe, was welcomed to the United States this afternoon by President Coolidge at its opening session in the United States Chamber of Commerce Build- ing. The congress is composed of approx- imately 400 delegates, including some of the foremost agricultural chemists and geologists in the world, who will spend the week in scientific sessions here, and then go on a 60-day tour of the United States and a po. 'n of Canada. Between 150 and 200 of the delegates are from foreign countries, most of them officially invited by the State Department to participate in the ses- sions and appointed by their own governments. Address of President. President Coolidge, after telling of o ultural research s country during the past half expressed the keynote of the congress when he said: “Science is not confined within any national boun- daries. Its achievemeats and its benefits, like the achievements and benefits of all truth, are at the service of the world for the lightening of human labor and the enrichment of human life. “With practically all our fertile land now under caltivation,” the President said, “further increase in total pro- duction must come from increased acre yields rather than increased acreage.’ One result of the Congress, it was explained by Dr. J. G. Lipman of New president of the ation, may be the stablishment in Washington of a| world museum of soils, probably under the direction of the Department of Agriculture, This would include amples of all types of soil in all parf of the earth, to be accumulated grad- ually by gifts and expeditions. Carloads of Soils. A nucleus of such a museum is the several carloads of soil specimens brought to the pry exhibits by the for: which will be pres can organization. The Russian delegates alone brought with them approximately two carloads of soil specimens which form the most no- | table of all the exhibits. Practically every soil type and combination of soil types in European and Asiastic Russia is included. The value of this | exhibit, which will be left in Wash- | ington, is estimated at more than $50,000. The Rumanian, Latvian and sh soil exhibits also are in- clusive and valuable. The Russian delegation Includes | some of the foremost soil sclentists in the world. Tt is headed by Dr. K. D. Glinka, dean of this branch of re-. search, whose works are used as texts in most_ag al experiment sta- tions. Russia, it was explained, long | has taken a leading part in all re- searches along this line, due to her | enormous agricultural_area and di- verse types of land. The researches | now are being pushed ahead as rapid- ly as ever, despite the disturbed economic conditions—especially at the Leningrad _agricultural _station, of which Dr. Glinka is the director. Soviet Finances Trip. | Invitations to most of the delegates were extended by the State Depart- ment through embassies and consu- lates. Due to the lack of diplomatic recognition between the United States | and the Soviet government, such in- vitations could not be extended to Dr. Glinka_and his colleagues, but came through the American branch of the international congress direct. Other delegates were appointed offi- DR. CLOYD MARVIN NEW G. W. U. HEAD Board of Trustees Unani- mously Elects Distinguished Western Educator. Dr. Cloyd Heck Marvin, a dis- tinguished Western educator and holder of several degrees from col- leges in the East and West, was today unanimously elected president of George Washington University by the board of trustees of that institution. Dr. Marvin, who resigned the post of president of the University of Arizona last Fall, will take office on September 1. The resignation of Dr. William Mather Lewis, president of George Washington, becomes effective August 31, Dr. Marvin, who was present today at the meeting of the board at which he was elected, is 38 years of age, and was described by members of the board as a rare combination of educa- tional technique and business ex- perience. He will come to George Washington University with a wide experience as a college administrator and a background of business ad- ministration gained through nearly two decades of educational work in institutions of higher education. Born in 1889. He is a member of the Preshyterian Church, a member of the Masonic order and had a distinguished war record as supervisor of spruce produc- tion for airplane parts in the North west. His home is now in Los Angeles, and he will move to Wash- ington during the Summer to take up his residence here. He is married and has a son. Dr. Marvin was born in Findlay, Ohio, August 22, 188). His family moved to California and he became a student at Stanford University, gradu- ating from that institution in 1911, later securing degrees from the Uni- versity of Southern California. He secured bis Ph. D. degree (Continued on Page 3, Column WOMAN IS KILLED IN TREASURY SHAFT Fall Down Elevator Opening Frac- tures Skull of Miss Alida K. Potter, 45. Plunging two stories down an elevator shaft at the Treasury De partment this morning, Miss Alida K Potter, a Treasury employe, 45 years old, sustained fractures of the skull from which she died shortly afterward at Emergency Hospital. Eyewitness accounts of the accident differ, but it appeared that the woman got out of the elevator at the second landing and shipped under the elevator into the shaft. The elevator Charles E. Grov 2132 T street. The body was removed from the hos- pital to the morgue, where a coroner’s inquest will be held tomorrow at 11:30 a.m., Shortly after the curred on the elev east corner of the Treasury Assistant_Secretary of the Carl T. Schuneman orde vator and three others, are operated by hydraulic pressur equipped with a safety device to pre- vent automatically the opening of an elevator door except when the ele rtor has stopped at the floor. The accident occurred a few min utes before 9 o'clock when employes were going to work. The elevator took on a load on the basement floor. It arose to the next floor, known the first. Ther ding to the ele- vator conductor, Mis Potter got on the elevator, which was fairly well filled, but not overcrowded. The elevator then started ascend- ing again. Witnesses differ widely as_to how the accident happened. Miss Potter was from Georgia and had been 18 vears in the post office at Atlanta, Ga., she came to Wash- ington to the office of Senator Harris of Georgia, where she remained until September 14, 1926, when she trans- ferred to the Treasury Department. There she was engaged in the arch. itectural engineering division of the supervising architect's office. She lived alone in the Queensboro apart- ments, 1614 Seventeenth street. Her mother, Mrs. S. W. Potter, and a brother, both at Augusta, Ga., survive. by operated r of years old, cident, which oc- tor in the south building Treasur that ele 1 of which cially by their governments through the departments of agriculture, but the Russian® were appointed by the Russlan ademy of Sciences. Their (Contin| on Page 6, Column 1) h Friends notified the family and funeral services will be arranged. Radio Programs—Page 18 | presiden PRESIDENT'S PARTY STARTS TONIGHT ON WORKING VACATION Coolidge to Take Big Staff to Black Hills of South Dakota. SPECIAL 9-CAR TRAIN NEEDED FOR RETINUE Towns Along Route Prepare for Demonstrat ons as Executive Passes Through. President and Mrs. Coolidge will leave Washington shortly after dark tonight for the Black Hills of South Dakota, where they will seek rest and recreation during the Summer. The President, at 3:30 o'clock this afternoon, will receive at the tempo- y White House Baron Cartier de hienne, who is retiring as Am- lor to this country from Belgium. cause o iLe Pr 1t's uausually busy week end, due to the visit of Col. Linc h, the President was com- pelled to put aside considerable of the husiness of his office to take part in the Lindbergh celebration entertain- ment. As a result, the President en- tered upen a busy day when he reactied the exc.uticve offices this morning. His desk was piled high with routine papers that required his | signature and no end of other m: | requiring his attention before le: for the West. Confers With Hughes. With a view to giving hitself as much time as possible to devote to work before i the President made few engagements today. Charles E. Hughes, former Secretary of State, who has been in Washington partici- pating in the Lindbergh celebration, called at the Presid request, dur- ing which time they discussed several matters concernini the naval limita- tions conference to be held i Ger The President is known to have been anxious to receive Mr. Hughes' views on a number of d rmament prob- lems because of the latter's familiarity | with the subject, he having been chair- | man _of the American delegation to the Washington conference in Among other callers were A Postmaster General Glover. at Aswell and Chindblom Gen. Lord, director of the bu Gen. Hines, di Bureau, all of whom called princ to pay their respects to the Pre: before his departure. In addition to disposing of the rou- tine business and the clearing of his desk of pending matters, and the re- ceiving of friends, the President is to make a brief address this afternoon | befo st International Con- | gres :nce, meeting at the r of Commerce, ident’s announced in- the major part of to the husiness i he thel | "It is the tention to devote his time while aw | of the Government, is taking with him Everett Sand Edward T. Clark, 1l ry, and s 1 phers and cler] ge office for and the ret service men, the dozen or so house- hold servants and chauffeurs and the ally large number of newspaper pondents and news photog who accompany the I the special train which will carr party to the E Hills is consider- ably an usual. It is expected that there will be at least nine coaches. Takes Pets Along. Inasmuch as the President has plan- ned to spend the Summ paratively a remote United States, farther w preceding President e Summer White House ry to make c his ste- of than the any e Execu- t far awa s the 5 of the Pr dent and 1 those of their party ht will ¥ ge a al train leaving ton a_ number of large bo and s filled with official naper. and nd ~‘her business matters that be used in the the Executive Office this Mrs. Coolid; con ummer. > is to take with on the trip five pet canaries, which birds she had with her at the White Pine Camp in the Adirondacks last Summer. The two White House collies, Rob Roy and Prude so will be taken to th It was not lear: whether or not Re coon, will be ta her k Hills. today pet rac- earlier the Travels Over Baltimore The first lex of the lor from here to Chic 1 the Baltimore & Ohi bhe made on oad. From ting the xecutive office and base of sup- plies for the Summer White House, late Thursday noon At Hammon a short this sid the will ma s tomorrow after- noon at edication of Wicke Memorial 1% he schedule per- mits a stop of two hours in Ham- mond, and the train will not r go until I From then on to It nly three stops s Madison, Wis., around 8 ¢ ht; 13 esident which will be 9 o'clock tomor- the following morning at Hu Dak. and half an hour at Pi . the State tal There the governor of the State and commit will be on hand end an official welcome to the ent and Mrs. Coolid; every town along the h South Dakota has re- the President to stop long to permit a demonstration, but, u the President changes his mind en route; Pierre and Huron will be the only stops in the State. Elaborate Plans Made. Elaborate plans are known to have been made by the citizens of Pierre to give a tremendous welcome to the al party. but it is understood the party will not tarry long before starting on the last leg of the long journey, which consists of a 32-mile automobile ride to the lodge in the State game preserve, which is to be the home of the Chief Executive and Mrs. Coolidge for the next three months. The greater part of this automobile ride will be over moun- tain roads and it is aimed to reach the lodge before dark. At Hermosa, a village through which this_caravan of machines will pa: (@htinued on Page 7, Column 39 ute: re quested