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WEATHER. (U. 8, Weather Fair tonight and tomorrow; much change in Temperature—Highest, 8: yesterda: day. Ful Jowest, report Closing N.Y. Markets, Pages 14 and 15 Entered as seco! post office, CHAMPION BATTLES FLAMES AS RECORD ALTITUDE OF 47,000 FEET IS INDICATED Official 30,400. 0. Announcement Success Awaits Calibration of Barograph He Risked His Life to Save. FOUR SEPARATE FIRES OVERCOME IN DESCENT Piston Reds Completely Torn 0ut§ of Engine as Craft Plunges | Toward Earth—Aviator Landss Safely in Corn Patch as His| Fellow Flyers Marvel. BY FREDERICK R. NEELY. Reaching an indicated altitude of 47,000 feet above Washington today —nearly 7,000 feet higher than the world’s record, which France has held for two years—Lieut. Carlton C. Champion, jr, of the Navy, a student at the Post-Graduate School at Annapolis, today battled for his life as he descended to earth with his engine afire and partly disin- tegrated. The pilot carried two barographs on his flight, one of which was de- stroyed, and the other,it is believed, cither damaged or slightly affected by the vibration and fire which licked the little inclosure in which it was kept. Has Faith in Mark. After a hurried examination of the remaining barograph at the Bureau ot Standards, it was stated that an altitude of between 37,000 and 38,000 feet was indicated, considerably short of the world record of 40,820 feet. This, however, is entirely unofficial, as it will require about 36 hours to calibrate the instrument. Should cal- fbration either because of damage to the barograph or otherwise, fail to substantiate Lieut. Champion's claim, he will not get ofhicial credit for a new allimg:. e Licut. Champion _has ung faith in the nccu%fl"b’l ‘th which he carried which pointed to this morning. In past aititude flight tests the calibrated barosraph has agreed almost exactly, with the read- ings he took of the Instrument. The altimeter is of British fnake and has been subjected to severe tests for ac- curacy and finally was adopted after it had proven more satisfactory than other makes of this instrument. Lands in Corn Patch. With several pistons completely torn out of the nine-eylinder air-cooled engine, due probably to the lack of Jubricating oil, Lieut. Champion slid down from his high perch, where the | tentperature was about 90 degrees be- Jow zero, and made a forced landing in a corn patch on the edge of Boll- ing Field, whence the flight started at 6:47% o'clock this morning. On the downward flight 'he battled with four separate fires in his engine. On the descent, Lieut. Champion’s engine caught fire on four differe |occasions. At one time the pilot half way out of the cockpit prepar- ing to jump when he thought of the barographs. To jump would have meant the destruction of the baro- y graphs in the crash as well as the Joss of the .plane, so with flames shooting out of the engine in front, he battled all the way down with a “dead stick” and made a beautiful landing in the corn patch. i Fellow Flyers Marvel. Fellow naval aviators marvelled at the miraculous escape of Champion, | but they were quiek to explain that | if he had not put up such a battle against the tremendous odds he would not have won. Lieut. Champion took off early this morning with all confidence that the record would return to America. Soon he was out of sight and the drone of the supercharger on his little Wright “Apache” plane was heard for many minutes after. Time wore on while a handful of personal friends on the ield awaited his re- turn. He would have to be back on the ground after the expiration of an hour as the fuel supply would not accommodate a longer flight. Suddenly a tremendous drone was heard and in the sky his plane was seen diving down with a long stream of white smoke emitting from the tail. It looked like a skywriter plane, und then it disappeared. Those on the ground did not know that it was the fourth fire he was battling away up there in the deep blue. After a few minutes’ delay his plane was again sighted dropping toward tlre field through the haze, and as though it were smooth as a table he put it down in the cornpatch. Plane Slightly Damaged. Should the record be substantiated by the Bureau of Standards Lient. Champlon would hold the most covet- ed air mark in aeronautics. He al- ready holds the seaplane altitude rec- ord, made in the same type of Yo flew today, at a mark of 37,545 The French record has ithstood many attempts in this country made by Tieut. John A. Macready of the Army Air Corps. The plane was not damaged in its forced landing, other than the en 1e. which had seven cylinder heads missing _and seve pistons gone. ¥oover Field, a nearby commercial fiving field, reported the falling of these parts of the engine on the ground. The power plant, a 400-horsepower Pratt & Whitney air-cooled engine, is the pride of the Navy and has given nt service in the little more than r it has bheen in use. This en- especially developed by the cturers in connection with the # Navy Department and proven self admi suited to the needs of ervice, . It 18 particularly suited for high al- Mtude work tn pursuit planes and fast ®bservation ships. It 18 more power- :n than the well known Liberty and installed welght 18 about one-half hat. The fact that it reached what $= helleved to he the highest point ‘®vcr touched by man in perfect run- (@ontinued on Pege 2, mn 3.) — uestionahle e altimeter Washington, CHAMPION WRITES OWN STORY OF RECORD ALTITUDE FLIGHT Describes Desperate Battle With Fire and of| Bureau Forecast.) not temperature. at 5 p.m. 63, at 5:30 a.m. to- on page 19. nd class matter D. C. Written for The Star and North My flight over the National Capi world aititude record for both balloo by the Navy as a “stunt,” but to tes veloping for high altitude work by Na conduct the experiments. has proved the new material to be entirely satisfactory, and, it is be- Dbelieved the best developed today. After working out several details which had preyiously caused some trouble the plane. went up this morning for a complete test of all its component parts. T arose at 4:50 o'clock, and deter- mined that the weather conditions were favorable for the high-altitude test flight. For this purpose it was necessary to have a day on which the sky was practically iree of cloud formation in the vicinity of the field. At high altitude the landmarks are not easy to distinguish, even in weather which appears perfectly clear from the ground. This is due to the fact that the layers of vapor and dust-bearing air near the ground reflect the sunlight to such an extent that objects on the ground are blurred and many of them totally obscured. When there are any clouds at an altitude through which one must pass, these clouds, while they may appear dark from below, reflect the sunlight from above. When above In experimental flying it is essent of the field in order that any failures the loss of the airplane by landing on In similar_flights made in the past apparatus. @b Difficulty of Breathing When Supply Is Impaired. expensive, weighty and complicated nature has been used. this might be electrically heated clothing and intricate oxygen breathing (Continued on Page 2, Column 4 WASHINGTON Oxy gen BY LIEUT. CARLTON C. CHAMPION, JR, U. S. N. American Newspaper Alliance. tal this morning, on which I reached an indicated altitude of 47,000 feet, which appears to have shattered the ns and aircraft, was not undertaken t out the latest equipment it is de- vy aircrait, This test work was begun nearly a year ago, when 1 was on duty in | the engine section of the Burcau of Aeronautic and it fell to my lot to This morning’s flight was but a continuation of the test work. which | | Baldwin and Advisers Hold Final LIEUT. CHAMPION, Photographed just after he landed from record flight. such cloud formations, therefore, the clouds become dazzling white, and the spaces between the clouds appear so dark and murky that it is impossible to distinguish any landmarks whatever. ial to remain within gliding distance which may occur will not result in unsuitable ground. a great deal of special equipment of Included in ) ANARCHIST JALED IN BOMBING CASE Roscigna Suspected of Dem- ons!ratioq in Sacco Protest. DBy the Associated Press. « BUENOS AIRES, July 25.—Miguel Arcangel Roscigna, described by the police as a noted anarchist, has been detained on suspicion that he was connected with the bombing of the George Washington Statue and the Ford agency in Buenos Aires Friday night.. Roseigna is sald to be a member of the local Sacco-Vanzetti committee, and the police believe that not only was he connected with Friday night's outrages, but the bombing some time ago of the United States legations at Buenos Aires and Montevideo. President De Alvear, accompanied by the minister of war, Gen. Justo, visited the George Washington Statue yesterday to view the extent of the damage. Among papers seized at the head- quarters of the local ‘“‘committee for Sacco-Vanzetti,” the police announce, was a message from Boston, signed Jose Morro of the committee for the defense of Sacco and Vanzetti, stating that the execution of the condemned men would take place August 10, .'ll'h‘! that the “situation is desperate.” Argentine workmen were asked to co- operate in an international manifesta- tion of protest on July 31. GOVERNOR TO VISIT PRISCNERS. Fuller Plans Second Trip to Talk ‘With Two Men. BOSTON, July 25 (P).—Gov. Alvan . Fuller plans to pay a second visit to Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Van- zettl, whose trial and conviction he is reviewing. The executive sprang one of the most dramatic surprises in the seven- year history of the celebrated case when he went to the State prison last week and was closeted for more than an hour with the internationally known radicals, who have been con- demned as murderers. Whether the governor would visit the men today or tomorrow had not been definitely decided. He will find Vanzetti stronger than when he saw him last, for the prison- er yesterday broke the hunger strike he and Sacco started a week ago Sun- day ‘Vanzetti partook of the prison breakfast. Sacco, however, continued i to decline all food. i | The Sacco-Vanzetti defense commit- tee announced that the men preferred to starve to death rather than to die in the electric chair on “false” evi- dence which, it was sald, they be- lieved was being introduced at the se ret investigation which Gov. Fuller had heen conducting. The governor's advisory committee, which he named to make an independ- ent investigation,, began hearing con- cluding arguments in the case today. Sacco and Vanzetti originally we sentenced to die the week of July 10. A respite has been granted till August 10 to allow completion of the joint re- view of the case. Counsel Attend Meeting. When the advisory committee met | this afternoon it was apparently pre- | pared to listen immediately to the ar- guments of opposing counsel. Two stenographers, instead of the custo- mary one, were on hand. The mem- bers of the committee did not an- nounce what procedure would be fol- lowed. | William G. Thompson and Herbert >, Ehrmann, counsel for Sacco and Vanzetti, and Dudley P. Ranney, as- istant district attorney of Norfolk “ounty, where the two men were tried, ] | ! ployes to unioni RAILWAYS STRIKE LOOMS IN GOTHAM Unions Threaten walkout if Recognition Is Not Granted. i By the Associated Press, NEW YORK, July 25.—New York today prepared to face a tie-up of its subway and elevated lines as a re- sult of the threat of a strike at mid- night tomorrow. Emergency conveyance measures were worked out by city officials. The Interborough Rapid Transit Co., the Brooklyn-Manhattan Transit Co. and the Brooklyn City Railroad Co., against which the strike will be di- rected, arranged to keep their lines open with strike-breakers if necessary. Cooks, stewards and waiters were engaged, commissary supplies stored and cots transported to temporary lodging: Some newspapers said to- day that strike-breakers had already arri but the officials of tue company denied. Strike Call Expected. The situation arises from efforts of the Amalgamated Association of Street and Electric Railway Em- the employes who now are members of company unions. The strike call is expected after an Amalgamated meeting tomorrow night. Mayor Walker, whose previous efforts to avert a tic-up have been frustrated by refusal of the heads of the transit companies to meet with the union of- ficials, invited the opposing interests to meet with him tomorrow. Between 25,000 and 28,000 men would be affected by a complete walkout of the three companies, two of which operate all the elevated and subway systems in New York and Brooklyn and the third, the Brooklyn City Rail- road Co., operates a surface car sys- tem in Brooklyn. Predicts Tie-U James H. Coleman, organizer of the Amalgamated, said “when the strike call comes it will be a 100-per cent tie- up” Transit company officials said that the number of Amalgamated men in their employ was negligible. The Amalgamated, in addition to de- manding recognition of the union, asks arbitration on readjustment of hours and wages. The Interborough system was crip- pled for several weeks last year when motormen and switchmen struck un- der the Jeadership of the Consolidated Rallway Workers. Evidence of the preparation the transit companies are making to meet the emergency were found today by réporters who visited railway yards. At the Interborough's yards several hundred men, recruited from park benches, according to guards, were being examined for possible duty. Many of the men carried overalls in bundles. Officiuls of the Amalgamated Asso- ciation and A. J. Portenar, chief ar- bitrator of the State department of labor, had_ a brief conference this morning. Mr. Portenar offered his service, but said that while the matter was still in the mayor’s hands he could do little. The union executives assured him they were willing to ar- bitrate, Following a consultation with Police Commissioner Warren, Chief Inspec- tor William J, Lahey issued an order notifying members of the department that all pending vacations were can- celed until further notice, Shrapnel Shell Kills Four. WARSAW, Poland, July ). — Four persons were Kkilled and five entered the committes room, and it was belleved the defense lawyers would be heard first, 'Radio Program—Page 24 wounded today by the explosion of a shrapnel shell found after artillery maneuvers by @ workman in the vil- fage of Ciche, The workman carried the shell to his home, where the ex- plosem oorurred, | in well informed quarters today that v WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION D. (., MONDAY, 9. JULY 5. ERITISH TO ADHERE 0 STAND, GABINET SESSIONS INDICATE Conciliatory Attitude Report- ed Rejected as “Die-Hards” Get Upper Hand. PLAN WAYS TO PLACE FAILURE ON AMERICANS | Review of Work of Geneva Conference. BY CONSTANTINE By Cable to The Star and Chic News, € ght, 1 BROW co Daily LONDON, Jul; It was helieved Iirst Lord of the Adminr Bridge- man would be instructed by the cabi- net to return to Gevena on Wednes- day and stand by his guns. The last two cabinet councils have discussed ways of explaining to the world that the maval disarmament council has failed on account of America’s intransigeant attitude more than they discussed ways of finding a solution to reconcile the American and British viewpoints. Although both _ Prime Minister Baldwin and Foreign = Minister Chamberlain are trying to induce theiv colleagues to adopt a_ coneili- atory attitude, it is understood the “die-hards” got the upper hand, con- sidering that Mr. Bridgeman had gone \s far as possible in the way of con- Chancellor of #Qe lixchequer ill, who pointed out that G Britain was willing to sacrifice beinz ruler she were able to e economies in the But he pointed out of the American plan would not save the country a cent, and_would place the Empire in a condition of inferiority.” Conse- quently, he argued. that it would be preferable to let things stand as they we_now, allowing each country to i as much as it needed and its financial resources would permit. AMERICANS NOT OPTIMISTIC. Not Change in Opposition British Restrictions. GENEVA, Switzerland, July 25 P).—The British _delegation to the three-power naval reduction confer- ence was awaiting with complacency today the return of its two principal members, W. C. Bridgeman and Vis- count Cecil, confident that after to- day’s cabinét meeting in London they would bring meeting in London they for serious discussion with a view o effccting a real compromise. According to the latest word, Mr. Bridgeman and Lord Cecil will not arrive before Wednesday morning and arrangements are being made for con- tact among the delegates that after- noon. The American dele optimistic as the Brit will to are not as tude of opposi t which would restrict the construction of 10,000-ton cruisers and call for 6 inch instead of S-inch guns, as advo- cated by the British. The British delegation, in the ab- sence of the principal negotiators and hampered by the loss of Admiral Field, who had to leave for London because of illness, is seeking expres- sions of the American viewpoint from every quarter. It has hailed the ar- rival here of a group of American newspaper men from the Middle West, wilo are not regular attendants at Geneva gatherings, as a good omen that the people of the great Western spaces are ready to hear the pleadings of the British cause in an impartial spirit and are honestly concerned about the success or failure of the erence, he end of the conference is not ~xpected before August 15. CABINET HOLDS FINAL REVIEW. Chamberlain May Make Statement to Commons Tonight. LONDON, July 25 (#).—A special conference of members of the Baldwin cabinet was held at No. 10 Downing street this morning to make a final review of the progress at the Geneva tripartite naval conference. A formal cabinet meeting was sched- uled for later in the day, while W. C. Bridgeman, first lord of the adm and chief of the British naval delega- tion, and Lord Cecil, both of whom left Geneva last week to report to their home government, planned to leave for Geneva. Whether Sir Austen Chamberlain, British foreign minister, will make a statement on the Geneva situation in the House of Commons tonight de- pended upon today's cabinet session. The Earl of Balfour, one of the chief advisers to the cabinet oh the disarmament problem, celebrated his seventy-ninth birthday anni ¥ to- day. He arrived at Downing street looking in much better health than Foreign Minister Chamberlpin, who presided over the morning conference of ministers. Sir Austen, who was at his desk early, has not yet fully recovered from an indisposition which kept him indoors several days last week, He walked across Downing street today limping slightly and ap- rl of Balfour, despite his years, played tennis during the week end and today was spending his birth- day anniversary helping to untangle sarmament problems, besides ver the post of colonial secre- tary in the absence of L. 5. Amery, who is on a tour of the empire. The conference lasted for two hours. The Jarl of Balfour remained at No. 10, after the departure of Sir Austen and the other ministers, PLUNKETT AND 9 FREED. sion of Magistrate. By the Associ: DUBLIN, George Plunkett unkett, and the nine men arrested with him on a charge of conspiracy in connection with the assassination of Vice Presi- dent Kevin O'Higgins on July 10, were discharged this morning, no evi’ dence being offered against them. There was no demonstration in the court room, but@ small crowd out- Crowd Outside Court Cheers Deci-| ning Star. 1927 = THIRTY PAGES. POLIE SEEKFLYER FOR RECALESONESS Stunt Aviator Accused of En- dangering Lives in North- west Section. While two separate - investigations were under way today to determine the identity of the aviator who terri- fled residents of homes and apartments in the vicinity of Sixteenth street and Columbia road by flying low over dwellings in the neighborhood yester- day afternoon, Commerce Depart- ment officials made it plain that prompt disciplinary action will be taken in this case. Assistant Secre- tary of Commerc racken assign- ed one of his aids to make an inquiry into the matter today, aroused by re- ports that residents of the neighbor- hood,” in addition to the aviator him- self, were endangered by his stunt flying. Meanwhile the Police Department had under way a scparate investiga- tion of its own, acting under authority of a police regulation which prohibits % at a low height over co Regulations Brolen. According ‘to the Commerce De- partment aeronautics branch, the unknown aviator broke four distinct regulations promulgated by the de- partment for guidance of aviators early in the year. He flew below 1,000 feet over a congested area, indulged himselt in stunt flying and broke two other regulations. According to res dents ot the neighborhood he flew be- tween two of the large apartment buildings in the vicinity, at about the height of the sixth story. A District regulation forbids ‘flying below 3,000 feet. Four clues to the identity of the plane were being run down by the department today. sox of the affair différed widely”in their vision of the identification numbers on the plane. One report said the plane had vertical red, white and blue stripes painted on the tail This, according to the Commerce De- partment, would identify the machine as an Army plane. There was little unanimity in the reports of the iden- tification number. Commerce Department afr regula- tions place a civil fine of $500 on the aviator who breaks one of the four regulations the mysterious airman is aid to have broken. His license may also be revoked, although revocation is not mandatory under the law. Former Case Recalled. ¢ A similar case came up five years ago when Donald D. Fahey. a civilian aviator, flew low over official cer: monies in Potomac Park, causing revoeation of his license. Had the engine of the stunting plane yesterday cut out while the machine was at a low height, nothing uld have averted a crash which would probably have cost the aviator his life and might have killed others in the neighborhood, officials of the aeronautics branch d. The case is fraction of the flying ington since the regula- mmerce Department be- came effective. $150,000 AIRPORT TAX MAY BE IN D. C. BUDGET Gommissioners Will Consider Mat- ter at Mecting Tomor- row Morning. The District Commissioner: meet_tomorrow morning to te actioh on recommendations to include ! ct budget an estimate of | an_initial payment | he construction of a munici- ort at Gravelly Point on the of the Potomac River Action was postponed until tomorrow o of the absence of Commi liaferro, who is due back then. The Commissioners will have before them a report from Maj. W. II. R. Covell, assistant Enzineer Commis- joner, and one from the Citizens' Ad- visory Council, both indorsing the Gravelly Point site. Maj. Covell is not disturbed by opposition expressed | by Senator Smoot of Ut.h to Con- gress appropriating any funds for an airport at Gravelly Point. He said the Senator undoubtedly was under| the impres that the site is on| Viriginia matter of fact, it is situs 1 hound- ary of the District of Col A o 1t lumbia Lina Cavalieri Gets Divorce. PARIS, July ). —Lina Civa , noted 1 opera singer, h TWO WOMEN AID ilevee and drop their shells into the ter, who has just completed a 20,000~ | after “seeing” Kurope from one end, !'spent much time in the Vatican Li- Australia Premier Stores Airplane In Cellar Hangar| By the Assoclated Press. MELBOURN Australia, July .—Stanley Bruce, premier of . one of the latest private owners of an airplane, has intro- duced an innovation in the form of a hangar in the cellar of his house, similar to a garage, for storing his plane, He expects to use his flying bus for hops from Melbourne to Can- ber the new capital, 250 miles away. sy G IN-BANK HOLD-UP Virginia Trio in New Sedan With District Tags Escape With $2,000. Special Dispatch to The Star. WINCHESTER, Va., July 25.—The Mount Jackson Natlonal Bank, Mount Jackson, Shenandoah County, Va., was held up and robbed of $2,000 to- day by a man and two women, all armed. The robbers fled in a new automobiie after scooping up all the cash in sight. C. I Dellinger, book- keeper, told the police he recognized the man as a cousin, formerly of Mount Jackson. He did not know the women, who were described as be- ing between 30 and 35 years old. They were not masked. ‘I'he bookkeeper said his cousin came into the bank and asked him to change a bill of large denomination. While they were chatting the women came in. Then all three whipped out revolvers and covered the bank employes. The bookkeeper said his cousin, standing near a partition door, quick- 1y stepped behind the counter with re- volver in hand and took all the money in the cash drawer. The robbers sped away before bank officials could give an alarm. A. L. Burkett, sistant cashier, and Miss Mildred Burkett, clerk, were in the banking room at the time. They aid the man and two women were traveling in a new sedan bear- ing a District of Columbia license tag. The hold-up occurred at 10 o'clock. ' Police of surrounding cities and towns were notified. It was thought the party left the Shenan- doah Valley pike in the vicinity of ‘Woodstock and fled toward the moun- tains. The Washingfon police are examin- ing local records in an attempi to identify the persons to whom two auto tags on the bandit cars were issued. endeavoring to determine whether addvesses given here by applicants for motor vehicle licenses may by incorrectly recorded. e Flood Town to Salute Dawes. GREENVILLE, Miss, July 25 (#). —Vice President Dawes will receive a salute of 19 guns when his train passes over the famous protection levee and enters Greenville Thursday afternoon, when Mr. Dawes is to ad- dress the State convention of the American Legion. - Artillery guns will be mounted on the protection Mississippi River., . Black Hops Off for London. AMSTERDAM, Holland, July 25 (. —Van Lear Black, Baltimore publish- mile round-trip flight in a chartered plane to the Dutch East Indies, hopped off for London this afternoon. “From Press Sunday’s Circul (/) Means Associated Pres ‘SAFEDRIVING CARDS AREREADY FORALL Pledges Printed by The Star Available for Business Houses of City. Y WILLIAM ULLMAN, Automobile Editor of The Star. Supplementing its recent campaign azainst careless driving and reckless speeding on the part of operators of lizht commercial vehicles—a cam- prign marked by the fullest co-opera- tion by virtually every business house in Washington—The Star has revised the operator’s piedge card devised at that time in such a way that it now contains a digest of the District’s traffic regulations. Undertaking the step primarily for its own drivers, The Star has printed a sufficient number of the cards to make them available to any business house in the National Capital. By presenting to the driver an up-to- the-minute, bird’s-eye view of every important regulation affecting the operation of a motor vehicle in tre city it is hoped the new pledge card will represent a further valuable step in the effort to rid the National Capi- tal of a traffic hazard of the most serious proportions. Gives Safety Rules, Revised, the card not only pledges the driver to safety, but also presents to him in ABC form the rules by | which safety may be achieved. Drafting of the digest of the regu- lations was dorte not only with the commercial operator in mind. It may be of definite assistance to every motorist, since it gives all a brief version of the provisions of the code, with which every one is directly con- cerned. A factor in bringing about this supplementary step is the recent revelation in connection with the ie- examination of many veteran drivers that so many of them did not have the exact’ knowledge of the regula- tions which is imperative to safe and sane driving. Free from the sometimes complex and confusing verbiage that clothes the formal regulations, an effort has been made in revising the pledge carcd to present the main points of the colde in unmistakable language. Cast in the mold of “musts"” and “must nots” —14 of cach—the digest contains the commandments which, if heeded as pledged, will place commercial vehi cle operators definitely on the side of safe driving. Under the general heading “When driving an automobile according to the traffic laws of the District of Colum- bia,” the summary of the regulations which appears on the back of the new pledge cards r You Must. You must give the right of way to | the car on your right. You must respect the rights of pedestrians at cross walks. You must obey stop signs—stop and wait for boulevard traffic to clear. You must drive as close as possiblc to_the curb at all times. You must, in case of accident, stop. glve your name, address, permit and license numbers. You must give stop and turn sig- must drive slowly in scheol must stop on the red light. must pull to the curb at the approach of police or fire apparatus and ambulances. You must make all right and left turns on the green or “go” signal. You must have brakes that will stop the car within 50 feet at a speed of 20 _miles an hour. You must give the right of way to street cars. You must stop 8 feet behind a (Continued on Page 5, Column 1. iWoman Blind From Infancy “Sees™ Europel After Her Companion Tires of Travels| By the Associated Press NEW YORK, July 25.—A blind woman who climbed the Alps and “did” all the big art museums of Ger- many, France and Italy, returned to- day aboard the Cunard liner Aurania 1e said, to the other, Mis. A. B. Adams, blind since in- , a teacher in Cleveland, Ohio, of piano and voice, said she “in- spected” the battlefields, entered into the boulevard life in Paris, attended the operas in Milan and I* and brary at R been granted a divorce from Lucien #ide cheered lo on hearing the decision ef the presiding mogistrate, Muratore, opera singer, it was made known todayy but not in i with | saw omg. “1 am bl‘ in vision, feeling,” sh@Uarplained, - my ears and fingers. When I came to a great city I got a competent zuide, and I challenge any one to describe the great murals of St. Peter's or the canvasses of the Louvre better than yself. 1 saw them, just as people with their facul- ties of sight see them, hecause through my ears I stamped the image upon my brain.” Mrs. Adams went to Furope last year with a young woman from Cleve- de Mr: Knowin Mr traveling and tried to persu Adams to return heme. Italian and Krench. however . Adams szid she “went it alone,” and if hadn't she would never have Pompeii or flown from Paris to London, to Home Within the Hour” The Star's carrier system covers every city block and the regular edi- tion is delivered to Washington homes as fast a8 the papers are printed. Saturday’s Circulation, 91178 106,127 TWO CENTS. LINDERMAN T0 RUN - AGAINST WHEELER FOR SENATE SEAT ‘Gpponent of Administration Has Lost Hold on State, Coolidge Told. — SOUTH DAKOTA FARMERS SUPPORTING PRESIDENT lation, Talk of Raid on Tariff Not Making Headway in Agricultural See- tions, Executive Finds. BY J. RUSSELL YOUNG Staft Correspondent of The Star, STATE GAME LODGE, Black Hills, 8. Dak., July 25.—No matter what may be the attitude in other Western States regarding the Re- publican tariff, President Coolidge sees very little to give him any con- cern about South Dakota. He has had his ear to the ground, has been studying conditions, politi- cal and economical, since entering upon his vacation out here, and from the vantage point of the Summer Capital he {s known to be fairly | vzell satisfled that the farmers of this |State are not interested in making a raid upon the tariff. From his own observations and from advices he has received on this subjeet President Coolidge feels as- sured ‘that the farmers of South ota are not interested in the cries and rumblings heard in cer- tain agricultural sections for an ad- justraent of the tariff schedules. | | | this State are not greatly unlil arby Western States and he is ented as feeling that the vast ority of the farmers in the West e not radically inclined and that they are well aware that this tariff talk being inspired by political 18] onal organizers {in the farm sections. Bulow Speech Draws Fire. There is every reason to know that the recent declaration by Wi liam J. Bulow, the Demccraf G ernor of South Dakota, that agricul- ture could hold its own with other industries if it were left to fight it out on free trade lines, not only failed to find substantial favor in the State, but, much to his discom- fitur: served - to draw the fire of many 'm relief advocates who want farm relief but who have great faith in_the Republican tariff. Those who have been keeping the President posted on developments out here have assured him that the farmer in the West is interested in not tear- ing donw the industrial East, but in bringing his dollar to a parity with the dollar—a thing that he helieves should he accomplished without pulling down the temple of American prosperity about the heads of everybody. Also, that the farmer out here knows that the agriculturists cannot prosper when the rest of the country is not pros perous A ver, the President has had the pleasure of reading the editorial comment in a' number of the papers | ot this State as a result of Gov. Bu- {low's proposal of an attack on the tariff as a means of helping the farm- ers. These newspapers contend that the general feeling in South Dakota is that there ought to be brains and fairness enough in Congress to handie the disparity between the farmer's dollar and that of the industrial East as a_business problem, without temper and with well balanced wisdom. Meets Wheeler's Opponent. In the isolated Black Hills camp of samuel R. McKelvie, former Gov- a, President Coolidge met a_man Saturday who expects to take the lead in the fight to remove from the United States Senate one of the most active opponents of the ad- ministration. Frank B. Linderman of Kalispell, Mont., newspaper man and author, was a house guest of the McKelvi and he _dis to members of the presiden arty an intention to run next vear against Senator Bur- ton K. Wheeler, Democrat, in Mon- ana. Linderman made the race against h, Montana's senior last year, and came closer to him than any other candi- come. a_ former t; pper, cow- na as- ¢ of State. confirmed the view of Thomas J. Marlow, former Montana member of the Republican national committee and a recent White visitor, that Iepublicans of the sure State see an excellent op- portunity to del Wheeler. By his 1 jon with thz La Follette radical sidential movement in 1924 and his lleged sympathy with Soviet Russia, i Senator has lost his hold Linderman said, and ats are prepared to vote P a the juni on the Stat many Demoe | against him. Coolidge’s Popularity Increases. Senator Walsh of Montana speaks for himself and not the State of Mon- ana when he talks against another term for President Coolidge, accord- ing to Linderman, and he said there were unmistakable signs that Presi- dent Coolidge's courage in vetoing the Vvary-Haugen farm relief bill had popularity in Montana. rtain that Mon- tana would give Mr. Coolidge a bigger vote next year than in 1924. A visit from relatives marked the week end of President and Mrs. Cool- idge. In res to an invitation sent them Mrs. Coolidge the first f her stay in the Black Hill |G ewer and his daughter Dori old, (ieorge Brewer. Mrs. 1d son .. and ed Hasey of a small town in at the Summer White House last night for a stay of a day and two nights. The adults are all children of Milan Brewer. a ative of Vermont, who was an uncle of the late Col. John Coolidge, the President’s father. All_the house guests accompanied the President and Mrs. Coolidge to Church at Hermosa yesterday. MAY STAY UNTIL LABOR DAY. i President Content to Remain at Black Hills Lodge. RAPID CITY, Dak., July 25 (P).— Jreatly pleased h their Summer res- idence in the Black Hills, President and Mrs. Coolidge appeared to be con- emain here at least until La- & el September 5. Theip son John is expected to reach the zdme lo the &3 n