Evening Star Newspaper, August 26, 1927, Page 2

ENGINEER 10 STUDY GREAT FALLS 1SSUE Maj. Sonfervell to Probe Mass of Testimony Taken in Power Hearing. With a mass of testimory taken during the past two days before him, Maj. Brehon Somervell, United States engineer for this area, will devote a month to a careful study of whether the Potomac River Corporation of Del aware should be given a preliminary permit for a huge water-power devel opment on the upper Potomac, a step which many organizations believe would destroy one of the outstanding scenic attractions near the Capital Led by the National Capital l":u’li‘ and Planning Commission, a group n; { representative organizations, national as well as local, told Maj. Snmm'\’cl!i at the hearing in the Interior l}ufld\n:_ | yesterday afternoon that the Valley of | the Potomac with its picturesque Great Falls should be preserved for park purposes. Many Protests Filed. | Among those who supported the stand of the National Capital Park and Planning Commission were speak- ers from the American Institute of ‘Architects. a member of the Arts Club rgton, the Federation of Citi- ciations, the American Civic n, the National Association n Societies, the Montgomery Club. the Womens City Sjub and a number ol individuals. g \\r;‘;; trom officlals of the company secking the permit. the |>I'o]t=‘rl was favored by O. M C Rlze‘ns Associat! and Lelan Barton, an erty owner, who argu considerations nhn(\xld wer development. I PO The Marland and District of Co- Jumbia Federation of Labor, through | Frank Coleman, opposed the applica- tion of the Potomac River Corpora- tion on the ground that the DOYeRr: should be developed by the Govern- | ment. Power Official Asks Proof. e Potomac Electric Power Cr\;.' .'e:xn‘s!nled by Vice President 8. R Powen, questioned whether it is po sible to develop hydro-electric power at Great'Falls cheaper than by steam and contended the applicant should be required to demonstrate that there would be a saving. The local power company official further asserted the applicant should be required to show that there is a public necessity for the project. Mr. Bowen also called attention to the rights which he sald are possessed by the Great Falls Pow- er Co.. a subsidiary of the Washing- ton Railway & Em;‘tflf lf:o to use vater power of the fal ‘ha.':::-xs g Weller of the water sup- ply committee of the ‘Washington Board of Trade also took the position that the applicant should be required to show what economies would result, “gince if there is no reduction of the cost of generated power certainly, then, this development, which to & large extent will destroy the natural beauty of the upper Potomac gorge, should not be made at this time. Commission Has Last Word. The decision of Maj. Somervell, ex- pected late in September, will be in the nature of a recommendation to the Federal Power Commission, which must take final action. - The prelimi- nary permit sought at this time would not empower the Potomac River Cor- poration to begin construction of its dams, but #t would give that company priority over any other applicant in applying later for the license to con- struct a waterpower project there. Beauty Held Enhanced. 1t has been the contention of Rob- ert J. Bulklay and Col. Charles Keller, epeaking for the corporation, that the dams at Chain Bridge and above Great Falls would not destroy the beauty of that region, but, on the con- trary, would add to the attractiveness of the reglon by creating large bodies of deep, still water. When Lieut. Col. U. 8. Grant, 3d, appeared at the hearing sterday to present the protest of the park com. mission he answered this argument by telling Maj. Somervell that the lakes created by the power dams would merely repeat the same charac- ter of scenery already existing below Key Bridge, whereas the chief scenic value of the gorge of the upper Po- tomac is its rugged, natural appear- ance in con!r;st to the calm water of the lower Potomac. Maj. Somervell quizzed Col. Grant as to the relative benefits of the pro- posed park along the upper Potomac and the proposed power project. Col. Grant replied that the park commie- sion is leaving the economic merits of the power development to be studied by the power commission, fealing that its duty was to call atten- tion to the harmful effect the power dams would have on the park pro- posal not prevent all Below Park Area. Maj. Somervell also wanted to know how the available park area in Washington compares with park facil- jties in other cities, Col. Grant said Washington has about 8,000 acres of park land, or 6-10 of an acre per hun- dred of population. Using 1 acre per hundred of inhabitants as a standard, the colonel said the National Capital has only about two-thirds of the park area it should have. “It is evident we have there a scenic attraction that is hard to find near a large city,” Col. Grant continued, re- ferring to the Falls and the gorge of the Potomac. Maj. Somervell then wanter an esti- mate of the cost of the park project he planning commission has in mind. Col. Grant said it was difficult to esti- mate land prices in advance, but on the basis of present knowledge he fig- ured it would be between $2,000,000 and $3,000,000. Protest of Architects. Asked how it weuld be paid for, Col. Grant explained that at present all the funds of the park commission come from the District of Columbia and that the commission has not ac- quired any land outside the District because it felt the Federal Govern- ment, Maryland and Virginia should Join In such acquisitions. Horace W. Peaslee, presenting the protest of the American Instituts of Architects, declared that many Ameri- cans to whom the scenery of the Yel- lowstone or Niagara is not accessible will never see anything comparable to the Great Falls area. Maj. Clayton Emig, filing the oppo- sition of the Federation of Citizens’ As- sociations, declared the waving in the cost of current generated by the proj- ect would be so small as not to war- rant the destruction of the beautles of the Potomac. The views of the federation were further cxplained by George A. Ricker. Miss Harlean James presented the protests of the American Civic Asso- ciation, the National Aseociation of Audubon Societies and the Montgom- ery Sycamore Island Club. Virginia Report Soon. The Virginia Park and Planning Commission has not yet taken action, aceording to W. L. Bragg, but will make a report within the next two weeks. Charles F. Kincheloe, a mem- ber of that eommission, expressed his views at the hearing. “If you can visualize a dam 60 feet high above the Falls, then I ask you what natural beauty would the Falls be?” Mr. Kincheloe said. The granting of the preliminary per- it was opposed also by Andrew C. 1 iiking of thz Cabin Jehn Park Citl s | before a naval court-martial, in_the the witness ... THE EVENING STAR, WASHING Bowen, STUNT PILOT GOES Lieut.Williamson Faces Low- Flying Charges—Father Aids Defense Counsel. Defended by father, Thomas Williamson of Edwardsville, IIL, in addition to the regularly appoin service counsel, Lieut. Thomas B. Wil- liamson of the aircraft squadron scouting fleet based at Hampton Roads, Va., was placed on trial today the Navy Yard, on a charge of ‘“‘conduct to the prejudice of good order and military discipline,” which grew out of his flight in a Navy plane in the vicinity of Sixteenth street and Columbia road Sunday afternoon, July 24. The trial is the most unusnual ever held in Washington and is the first on record growing out of allegations that 9 military airplane pilo: violated low-flying regulations oves congested areas. After the formal opening of the trial Capt. Field Harris, Marine Corps, service counsel for the young naval aviator, presented the accused’s ob- Jections to all the six specifications, three of which charged violation of Bureau of Aeronautics regulations in- volving flying at altitudes below 1,500 fleet and acrobatics over congested aress and the other three referring to similar regulations promulgated by the Department of Commerce. Object to Specifications. /Both Capt. Harris and Mr. William- son made their objections on the ground that the specifications called for conclusion and not facts. They em- phasized that the words ‘low alti. tude,” “populous district,” “acrobatic” and “congested area” meant nothing as far as setting forth the actual of- fense committee. They wanted to know at what altitude the prosecutor charged the defendant with flying: what section of the city was populous and what he did to call forth a term “acrobatic.” Capt. H. N. Porter, judge advocate of the trial, replied that naval court regulations gave him authority to sub- mit proof to supply any defects in the specifications. The court over- ruled the objections of the defense to the specifications and ordered the trial to_proceed. Lieut, Willlamson then was asked to stand while Capt. Porter read the specifications. To each one the young officer replied, “Not gullty.” Test Pilot Testifles. The prosecution's first witnees, Lieut. Frederick Buse, a test pilot at the Naval Air Station, Anacostia, was called shortly before the noon r He testified on direct examination that about 1:16 o’clock Sunday after- noon, July 24, Lieut. Wil son_ ap- proached him while he was on duty as officer of the day at the air station requested permission to ‘*'shove off” for Norfolk. This permission was granted, Lieut, Buse said, and from that time on he did not see the plane. Using Lieut. Buse as an expert in aeronautical mattere, Capt. Porter called for definition of the term “acro- batic,” and the aviator replied that, in his opinion, “acrobatic” consists of placing an airplane in any maneuver other than normal flight, normal glide, normal ciimb or turns. He defired altitude -as the distance above sea level and the function of an altometer is to record the distance of an air- plane above sea level. On cross-examination by Mr. Wil llamson the witness admitted that the definition he gave of “acrobatic” was riot his own, but had been given him by a superior officer. He further ad- mitted he was in doubt as to the actual definition of the term. Mr. ‘Willlamson asked the pilot if he knew ot any regulations govérning flving over the city that were promulgated by the Secretary of Commerce, and Lieut. Buse replied that he did not. Will Expedite Trial. The trial will be expedited, Capt. Porter informed the court at the luncheon recess, “as I had orders from Assistant Secretary Robinson to this effect.” Further testimony is ex- pected to hinge around the meaning of “acrobatic,” “low altitude” and “congested area. ‘The members of the court are: Comdr. Leo F. Welch, president; Lieut. Comdr. 1. N. Kiland and Lieuts. William P. O. Clarke, Clyde H. Mec- Clellan, Herbert R. Mytinger, George Paille, Frederick W. Nellsor® and Ernest W, Lynch, the last two named being qualified naval aviators. o MRS. WRIGHT DIVORCED. MADISON, Wis.,, August 26 (#).— A judgment of divorce has been grant- ed to Miriam Noel Wright, estranged wife of Frank Lloyd Wright, famous architect, by Judge A. C. Hoppmann in Circuit Court here. The judge declined to reveal any detalls regarding the suit and the court papers are not on file, The judgment was granted late Thursda: zens' Assoclation, who declared that if the project is approved, such action should be taken only with restrictions that would protect the beauty of the gorge. In closing for the power corpora- tion Mr. Bulkley again stressed the statement that the plans of the com- pany are only tentative, and that if the preliminary permit is granted the company would endeavor to satisfy all reasonable objections as further stud- s of the project proceed. Ir. Kile, favoring the project on hehalf of the Citizens' Assoclation of Glen Echo Helghts, Md., contended the Park and Planning Comm!ission takes an untenable position when it under- takes to say that no power shall be de- BEFORE NAVY COURT MACKENZIE LEADS EVANS, 1 UP, AT 18TH; JONES IS FAR AHEAD (Continued from First Page) par 4 and Jones dropped a 6-footer tor a birdie 3. On the second Jones drove into the adjoining fourteenth fairway, but sent a long fron to the green, while Ouimet was short, Ouimet then had a long putt and took 5 to Jones' par 4. At the third Jones was on the edge of the hole, with Ouimet well on. They approached to 4 feet and halved in par 3, leaving Jones 2 up. At the fourth hole, 524 yards, each needed 3 to get on, but Jones gof a 7foot putt down for.a birdie 4, while Ouimet's putt from 6 feet stop- ped on the edge of the cup, and he took 5, going 3 down. Jones was on the edge of the rough near the 309-yard fifth, while Ouimet pitched on from the fairway. Bobby's pitch was inside that of Francls, and two putts each left a half at par 4. The short sixth, 195 yards over water, found the tee shots only a few feet apart, and the hole was halved in 3. With the wind behind him on the seventh, Bobby took a spoon from the tee to avoid possible trouble. Ouimet drove into the woods and struck a tree, coming out to go qut of bounds. He then went into a trap. Jones was just off the green with his second. Ouimet, after taking 5, conceded the hole. Jones was 4 up. At the par 3 eighth, Jones reached the green with his iron, while Ouimet found a trap. Jones got his par, while Ouimet needed 4, and went § down. Ouimet was 50 yards behind Jones from the tee at the ninth, a 512-yard hole. Jones took an iron and pushed his second to the rough, near Ouimet's on the ed| Both were on in 3, and the hole was halved in par 5. Ouimet laid his approach putt dead, drawing out appreciate, “Pretty putt, Frank,"” from Bobby. The car Par, out... Jones, out. Ouimet, out.... At the tenth, Ouimet reached the green with his second, while Jones was just off. Jones' pitch was short and Ouimet putted timidly, i himself five feet away. Jones missed his seven footer and Ouimet hole with a 4. It was Jones' hole over par. At the 177-yard eleventh both putted to within inches of the cup and got par 3s. Jones was 4 up. Jones was on the 384-yard twelfth with his second, and Ouimet fell short, Francis pitched feebly and needed two putts, although he barely missed the firs Jones got his down to win with par 4 and was again 6 up. Ouimet Sinks Long Putt. Jones placed his second on the 547- yard thirteenth, using an iron. Oui- met was short with a wood. Jones was dead for the birdie 4, but Ouimet dropped a 10-footer to halve. Jones still 5 up. Jones was on the fourteenth with a drive and an iron. Ouimet missed the green and pitched short, and Jones' approach putt was sh-'t. Jones got his putt down for a ..rdle 4, while Ouimet tock par and was 6 down. Jones and Ouimet, at the fifteenth hole, found themselves on the heels of the Evans-MacKenzie match, and had to wait for the fairway to he cleared. Jones pulled into the rough at the fifteenth, with Ouimet in trouble behind him, Jones was on with his second, but Quimet took 3, and Bobby's par 4 was good emough to win and send him 7 up. Ouimet hooked into a trap on the sixteenth and barely got on the fair. way, with his second 40 yards back of Jones' drive. Bobby was over with his second, and came past the cup with his third. He got the par to win and went 8 up. Ouimet was again ifi trouble from the tee on the seventeenth and pitched out into the crowd on the edge of the fairway. Bobby was well on with his second. Ouimet was on in 3, but out. side Jones, and then ran down a 20. foot putt for the par 4. Bobby took 2 putts and the hole was halved. Jones still 8 up. Needing a par 4 to break 70, Jones drove a long ball on the eighteenth, while Oulmet was just behind. Ouimet was short with his second, and Jones reached the green. Ouimet pitched om from a road. Ouimet dropped another 20-foot putt to halve in 4s, and they went to luncheon with Jones 8 up. Jones was one under par for the in nine with a 38, giving him a 69 for the 18, while Ouimet's second nine total was 39, for a 78 for the 18. The card: Par, in.. 444 43772 Jones, in ., 444 4—-36—69 Ouimet, in..4 55 4 4-—30~178 Evans Wins First Hole. Evans outdrove MacKenzle 15 yards on the first hole and holing a six-foot putt for a birdie 3, was one up. Evans pulled to deep rough on the 444-yard second and put his second 3455 3444 35645 MacKenzie, after a good drive, ran through a pit near the green. Evans' third was 15 feet the pin, while MacKenzie was 18 feet short. They halved in 6. Evans overshot the third green, 141 yards, and failed twice to carry the cup, coming back and losing to a per- tect 3 to be square. Evans was 30 feet away in 3 on the fourth, while MacKenzle was 10 ifeet closer. They halved in par 5. MacKenzie all but drove the green on the fifth, while Evans was hole high but in the woods to the right. Evans' chip was short. MacKenzie chipped close and won the hole in when Evans was stymied in 3. Kenzie 1 up. At the sixth hole, Evans was just short of the green, while MacKenzie was hole high 45 feet to the left. Both ran dead and halved in 3. MacKenzie's drive in the needle's eye fairway of the 445-yard seventh was pulled to the woods and stopped by a tree, while Evans was true as a rifle shot. MacKenzle was behind a big tree, and he had to play his second far to the left of the green. KEvans chipped dead in 3 and squared the match with & par 4 to MacKenzie's 5. Evans was straight but 85 yards =hort on the 232.yard eighth, while ac. veloped in the Potomac River and that the river uhon‘d be preserved in its natural state. MacKenzle sliced through. s woods and e gallery, but ha opening and ehipped to 10 feet of the cup. vice president of the Potomac Elec Potoma ¢ River Corporation; Maj. Brebon Somervell, in charge of in a trap far short of the green, while | | made him Left to right: Col. Charles Keller, representing the Potomac River Corporation, which is inlI‘\‘:lnf for a_permit to survey the river for electric power purposes; 8. R. at the hearing; Robert J. Bulkley of the hearing as representative of the War Department. Power Co., one of MARKED TAX CUT IS SEEN BY GREEN Ways and Means Chairman Calls Committee to Meet October 31. By the Assaciated Press. Expressing the belief that there is no necessity for a special session of Congress and forecasting a substan- tial tax reduction, Chairman Green of the House ways and means com- mittee has called a meeting on October 31 of his committee, which has original jurisdiction over the formulation of a new revenue bill. The lowering of taxes, however, will be controlled to a large extent, the Iowa Representative declared, by the extraordinary appropriations which are to be met by the next session. But he characterized the estimates of Treasury officials of a $150,000,000 surplus available for this purpose as too low. He Indi- cated that corporation levies and certain brackets of the income tax would receive primary consideration in the decreases. Marked Increases Seen. Mr. Green in his analysis of the pending tax legislation pointed out that the Mississippl flood and naval cruiser_appropriations, together with the deficiency appropriations which failed in the last Congress and the public building program, will largely increase expenditures by the coming ensio) aw no probability of tariff re- vision in the session. Adding that “it is evident only reductions which are most pressing should be con- sidered,” Mr. Green expressed agree- ment with the administration view. point that if a substantial tax reduc- tion is to be obtained Congress must be careful about the expenditures. The Iowan declared that he ex- pected the bill to be enacted “with- out a speclal sesslon” in time to be effective in next year's returns. Budget Estimate Attacked. No allowance was made for the fact that the business of the country was steadily growing, Mr. Green said in his criticism of the Treasury surplus estimate. He added that the Budget Bureau has erred in the estimate by failure to anticipate large payments from the sale of raliroad securities, Federal farm loan bonds, custom re- ceipts increases and foreign debt pay. ments, Mr. Green sald the re probably will be the first mat: up by the new Congress, and stressed that adjustment of appropriations to the amount of revenue which can be G zmldgn't‘s?! -gouldutn con- nd a deficit by all means ou| ;nt to bc:t.voflt“]" a statement issued today. the Democratic national committee critl- lgnoring’ the debt pedictions shesten @ del uctions effected by the \%’nlm administration, e E— Evans was too strong by 12 feet, and 8 feet away in 3, and took & 5 to be 1 down. MacKenzle drove out of bounds on the. 512-yard ninth, while Evans was straight, but not so far as MacKen- zie’s second ttempt. Evans wi most home up the steep hill 2, while MacKenzie in a trap to th left in 3 and failed to come out in 4. He was away in 6 and Evans won with a 4, to be even. Evans—out.... 35554346 d4~38 MacKenzie—out 4 5 353 3 5 ¢ 7—39 MacKenzie pushed his drive to the woods on the 410-yard tenth, but again got an opening only to pull to the gallery and the rough, hitting a boy to keep from worse trouble, His 'Y.xml:?l :v 11;\:149. l?vnu got 2 and of -footer for a par 4 and halved the hole. > Evans pushed his iron to deep rough on the 177-yard eleventh, while MacKenzie wa 16 feet from the cup, Evans was barely inside in 2 and took 4 to be 1 down. MacKenzie pulled his drive to a deep trap on the 384-yard twelfth and was barely past Chick's good drive and was 45 feet away in 3 while Evans was 12 feet from the cup in 2. Evans won, 4 to 6, to square the match. MacKenzle Regains Lead. MacKenzie outdrove Evans by 5 yards on the 547.yard thirteenth. Evans pushed his brassie to a trap at the green, while MacKenzie was on almost as close as Evans was in 3. Evans took par 5 and lost to a birdie 4 to be one down again. Two good wallops on the 478-yard fourteenth saw Evans out in front aguain. Both were well on in 2 and halved the hole with birdie 4s: MacKenzle for the second time cut- drove Evans on the 386-yard fitteenth and both were well on in 2. Evans overputted 5 feet, while MacKenzie ran up and halved in par as Evans sank the comeback for a 4. Both pushed to the rough at the 419-yard sixteenth and made the gal- lery prance. Evans was on the small green despite a cross-wind, which pulled MacKenzie below a copse at the near left-hand corner of the carpet. He chipped out well and stymied Chick, but he putted just past and won, 4 to 5, to square the match after a yelping dog and an airplane had op and resight his putt. Evans was 12 feet inside MacKe with his pitch at the 347-yard seven- teenth and only B feet from the cup, but MacKenzie holed the 17-footer for a birdfe, while Chick m: Evans outdrove MacKenzie 35 y: on the 879-yard egihteenth. MacKen- zie put a beautiful fron 10 feet from the cup, while Chick was 13 feet away. They halved in par 4 and adjourned for luncheon with Evans 1 down. On the morning nine both Evans and MacKenzie stroked perfect figures for the nine, giving Evans a 38—37— 15 for the first 18, while MacKenzle had 39—37—76. The card: Par, in..... 4345654 4443773 Evans, in.. 4 4 45 4 4 4 4 43775 M'Kengie, in 4 3 6 4 4 4 5 3 4—37—76 TON, D. C. 5| trom a ledge n 234ENTCOALRATE T IS FOREAS . C. C. Examiner Finds Rates to Eckington and Po- tomac Yards Differ. With the recommendation of an In- terstate Commerce Commission exam- Iner that all bituminous coal deliveries to Washington from the West Vir- inia fields be placed on the same hasis, thus doing awny with a dif- (erential that now amounts to 20 cents a ton, the way was paved today for a cut in soft coal prices here, and also a reduction in the rates of the Potomac Electric Power Co., which will_be permitted to take advantage of the lower rate for getting its fuel, If the new flgure is approved by the commission. . The complaint, which was brought by the Potomac Eectric Power Co., and held that the rates on the Chesa- peake & Ohlo to Washington and vicinity were unreasonable and unduly prejudicial, was found unjustified in part in the report of Examiner C. W. Berry. Coal Dealers Intervene. Fadely & Co., and John P. Agnew & C Inc., local coal dealers, inter- vened In the complaint, claiming that the rate maintained by the Chesa- peake & Ohio for delivery on the Baltimore & Ohlo tracks at Eckington was higher than the rate for delivery on the Pennsylvania tracks at Poto- mac Yards, and therefore unduly prejudicial to them. The examiner agreed with this claim. This means that the rate of $3.13 now charged would be reduced to $2.84 of the commission upholds the exam- iner's recommendation, thus placing all deliveries in the District of Co- lumbia on the B. & O. and Pennsyl- vania on a parity. At the same time, the examiner found that rates from mines on the Norfolk & Western and Virginian Raflways were unduly prejudiclal, in that they exceeded rates on the C. & O. from mines in comparable districts. The N. & W. and the Virginian agreed that their ratesyshould be the same as those on the &, & O. The effect of this recommendation would be to open up to the dealers and consumers of coal in Washington from the N. & W. Railway and the Virginian Raflway flelds on a parity with the C. & O. flelds. Claims Set Forth. The Potomac Electric Power Co. claimed that the rates over the Chesa- peake & Ohio exceeded $2.84 a ton, basing its clalm on the mileage from the coal district over the railroad's route from Clifton Forge, Va., through Staunton and Charlottesvile to Lind- say., The average distance from the mines to Washington over this route is 333.9 miles. ‘The C. & O. has another route, run- ning from Clifton Forge through Lynchburg and Strathmore °and meeting the first route at Lindsay. The average distance to Washington over this route is 412 miles. The rall- road claimed that its rates were based on the longer mileage in the interests of economy, showing that there is practically a down grade for the en- tire distance of the longer route, while on the shorter route there are several steep grades and many curves, as well as_more congestion. The examiner held that the Poto- mac_Electric Power Co. was. not in- Jjured by the rate of $3.13 which the C. & O. charges, because it has no competitor, getting coal at a cheaper rate, as it uses its coal in generating power, and, therefore, i8 not in com- petition with dealers who get a cheaper rate, and because its eleotricity rates are set by the Public Utilities Com- mission, which considers the cost of coal in setting those ra Tables of rates and earnings submitted by the C. & O. showed that it was not making an unreasonable profit, in the opinion of the examiner. However, th pany will profit if the decision on the coflplllm of the intervenors is up- held. In the case of the rates over the Norfolk and Western and the Vir- ginian there was no opposition to the claim of operators in districts on these roads that the rates were prejudicial to operators on those roads in favor of the Chesapeake and Ohio district. The railroads agreed that they should charge the same rates as the Chesa- ‘peake and Ohlo. Basis of Complaint. The complaint o Fadeley & Co., and the Agnew Co. was based on the sharp competition in the coal business hy These companies explained that they try to sell coal from the Balti- more and Ohlo district mines, but be- cause of the demand for New River coal from West Virginia they must supply it or lose business. To meet the prices of dealers on the Pen vania tracks, they pointed out they had to take a loss of 29 cents a ton in_freight rates. Because the C. & O. charges more for coal for deltvery on the B. & O. tracks than it does for coal for de- livery on the Pennsylvania tracks, it was claimed, N. & W. and Virginian coal, which have the same rates as the C. & O. coal, are excluded from the Washington market. The ex- aminer agreed that the C. & O. rate should be the same on the B. & O. as on the Pennsylvania and further that the N. & W. and Virginian rates should also be made to agree with the C. & O.-Pennsylvania rate. S GERMAN VISITOR HERE. Berlin Police Official Confers With " Maj. Hesse. Ludwig Voit, an official of the Police Department of Berlin, Ger- many, who is making a tour of Amer- ican citles for the purpose of study- ing automatic trafio lights, woman’s police bureaus and police communi- cation_systems, conferred today with Maj. Edwin B. Hesse, superintendent of_police. Maj. Hesse's knowledge of the Ger- man language is limited and Lieut. Mina C. Van Winkle, head of the woman's bureau, acted as an interpre- ter. COURTNEY DELAYED AGAIN . SOUTHAMPTON, England, August 26 (#).~Mechagics worked all through the night drawing off the ofl from T. Courtney's flying boat, the Whale, and making a thorough structural examination of the fiying boat whose heavy fuel load has balked several attempts to get her ir. It was stated at Capt. y camg today that another attempt would be made to start the transatlantic flight to America not later than 8 o'clock tonight. et TRAPPED YOUTH RESCUED. MACKAY, Idaho, August 26 (#).— Oscar Spies, 19, of Boise, Idaho, was rescued this mornln:‘ by three men top of Mount Caleb, second hig! peak in Idaho, where he was caught yesterday after- noon when a rock under foot gave way. The men hauled Sples 100 feet up the rugged mountainside with a rope and then in turn ail were holsted another 50 feet by members of a searching party. The youth and a brother were attempting to scale the mountain when Oscar was. ht on a ledge 2,000 et above ti, timber line. _ FRIDAY, AUGUST 26, 1927: VAUCLAIN OUT ITS FISHERS ! IN BALDWIN STOCK BATTLE, Hurried Meeting of Locomo- | tive Directors Balks De- troiters’ Move. Head of Company May Con- trol Preferred Stock Be- fore Next Session. By the Associated Press. PHILADELPHIA, August 26.—The Plilladelphia Record says today that i a financial struggle to control the Baldwin Locomotive works Samuel M. Vauclain, president of the com- pany, won the first battle yesterday. Those seeking control, the paper says, are the Fisher brothers of De- troit. Continuing, the paper says: “Representing the Fisher brothers are C. R, Bitting and R. P. Shields of Detrot. Another factor in the situa- tlon is A. W. Cutten, Chicago Board of Trade operator, who Is acting sep- arately. “Cutten, Bitting .and Shields are said to own a clear majority of the 200,000 outstanding shares of common stock.” The Record then states that Bitting and Shields came to Philadelphia Wednesday ,and conferred with Mr. Vauclain and Thomas S. Gates, chair- man of the board of directors of the Baldwin company. They had proxies showing their ownership of a control- ling majority of the common stock and asked whether a meeting of the board was to be held Thursday. They re- turned to New York with the under- standing that a directors’ meeting would not be held Thursday, as a quorum could not be called together. “‘Overnight,” says the record, “some- thing happened. A quorum was sum- moned and met yesterday. Bitting and Bhields did not know anything about the meeting until it was over, They let it be known they were some- surprised and somewhat upset. 'he result of this meeting is to leave Mr. Vauclain and Mr. Gates in control for another month at least, as no meeting of the board is contem- plated until September 29. It is pos- sible something may be done about the TRANSPORTING LIQUOR CHARGED TO EX-OFFICER Michael Cefaratti, Accused of Brib- ing Policeman After Arrest. Held in $2,000 Bond. Michael Cefaratti, also known as Michael Urane of 1813 A street south- east, former member of the police force, and also known here as a pugilist, was held under $2,000 bond on a charge of bribery and $500 bond on a charge of transporting liquor, after he had been arrested yesterday afternon in the 1300 block of First street on a truck that it was reported contained 360 quarts of liquor. The hearing was before United States Commissioner Needham Turnage. Lawrence E. McNally of 200 K street northeast, reputed driver of the truck, also was put under $500 bond on the transporting charge. The liquor cases go to Police Court, and the bribery charge to the grand jury. The complainant was Policeman J. B. Waddell of the fifth precinct, who said Cefaratti gave him $21 after the arrest when the officer agreed to an alleged proposal to settle the mat- ter on a “business 2 MRS. LYON LEAVES GIFTS TO RELATIVES AND FRIEND Merchant’s Daughter Wills Bulk of Estate to Husband—Value Not Disclosed. The will of Mrs. Camille Lansburgh Lyon, daughter of Gustave Lagsburgh of Lansburgh & Bro., who died August 3, was filed today for probate. After the distribution of certain Jewels among_ her sisters, Mrs. Aline Cohn, Mrs. Minnie La purse and diamond pi nd_$: cash to a niece, Louise Lansburgh of Pittsburgh, and a diamond pin, lav- allier and bracelets to Mrs. Bertha Spitz as a token of affectior The remaining estate is devised to her husband, R. B. H. Lyon, who Is also nemed as executor. The value of the estate is not disclosed. —e HELD FOR DRUNKENNESS. Carpenter Also Accused of Threat- ening Wife’s Life. Charged with intoxication and threatening the life of his wife, James Edward Watson, a carpenter, 39 years old, was arrested in front of his home, 612 Tenth street southwest. this afternoon by Detectives E. E. Thompson and Thomas Nally. The detectives went to the house in response to a telephone message. His wife, Mrs. Belle Watson, will be summoned to appear in court against him tomorrow. . STRIKE BLASTS UNSOLVED Investigation Fails to Develop Clue in Bomb Explosions. HENDERSON, N. C., August 26 (®).—Investigation of the three bomb explosions that yesterday punctuated the strike situation among workers at the Harriett Cotton Mills continued today, but with officers professing to have no clues as to the perpetrators of the blasts of yesterday, or the one that occurred a week ago. The 800 strikers, through their leaders, have expressed a determina- tion to stand firm in their demands for a wage increase, and the mill owners continue firm in their deter- mination not to grant any blanket in- crease at this time. Meanwhile prayers for peace between the mill owners and opgratives have been heard in churches and funds have been col- tected in certain circles to supply needy mill workers with necessary food. Second New England Village Is Sold Under Hammer After Post-War Slump By the Associated Press. BOSTON, August 26—Two New England mill villages have passed under the auctioneer's hammer from the B. & R. Knight, Inc., textile concern, which bullt and owned them, to the familles which had occupled them for years or outsiders who bought for investment. The post-war depression caused the corporation to abandon its mills in Manchaug, Mass., and White Rock, R. I. Most of the populations drifted away, but those who remained lived rent free. Final- 1y the corporation decided to liquidate some of its holdings. The first to be sold was the Man- chaug property of 74 houses, & farm SAMUEL M. VAUCLAIN, outstanding_ preferred stock of the company. Baldwin preferred may be called in at any time. Thus, although the Fisher interests are believed to have a majority of common, they may be outwitted by the Vauclain in- terests gaining control of the pre- ferred. “Mr. Vauclain was very guarded in his comment on the meeting of the board. ““Is it not true that Mr. Bitting and_Mr. Shields made an exhaustive study of the Baldwin real estate at Broad and Spring Garden streets and the Baldwin plant at Eddystone?’ Mr. Vauclain was asked. “ ‘Stockholders hgve a right to make any inspection they want at any time.’ “‘What have you to say about the reports that Fisher Brothers are about to take over Baldwins?" “‘The only thing in which T am teally interested is the sale of locomotives.” “‘Why was the session of your board of directors so long today? " ‘We didn't have a meeting of our finance committee last month, so that two months’ work had to be handled by that body.' " POLIGE AID SOUGHT FOR TRAFFIC PLAN Co-operation Needed to En- force Control of Pedestrians, Harland Says. Success of the proposed plan to increase the control of pedestrian traffic at intersections controlled by lights or by signal devices operated by police officers is dependent en- tirely on the hearty co-operation of the Police Department, it was ex- &Illlned today by Traffic Director illlam H. Harland. Before the Commissioners act on Mr. Harland's revised and con- densed edition of the traffic code, which contains a number of new amendments, the traffic director Indi- cated that heé would confer with Maj. Edwin B. Hesse, superintendent of police, with a view to working out a plan for enforcing the proposed regulation designed to tighten the control over pedestrians. Police May Be Stationed. Mr. Harland belleves it might be necessary when the regulation is first put into effect to station police offi- cers at certain intersections to force pedestrians to obey the signals. However, he thinks that a majority of the pedestrians will cross the deveie-controlled intersections prop- erly without the presence of a police officer, as it will be to the interest of their safety to do so. The new pedestrian control regu- ation which Mr. Harland has written into the traffic code is different from the one now In force, in that it makes it “unlawful” for a pedestrian to cross an intersection against a stop signal. The existing regulation merely forbids a pedestrian from crossing on a stop signal when traffic is flowing. In other words, when an intersection is clear of trafic a pedestrian may cross on a stop signal. No Change for Street Cars. Although Mr. Harland has sought in an amendment in his revised book of the regulations to get control over street car traffic, an authority grant. ed the traffic director in the first ses- slon of the 69th Congress, he said he had made no plans at this time for changing the regulations with respect to street cars. The street cars, it was pointed out, have been obeving the traffic signals voluntarily at points where they come In contact with them. The revised edition of the traffic regulations, together with the pro- posed amendments, are not expected to be considered by the Commissioners until the return of Proctor L. Dough- erty, who is in Massachusetts on vacation. The Commissioner will re- turn shortly after Labor day. e CHAMBERLIN HONORED BY IOWA STATE COLLEGE Gets Certificate of Distinguished Service in Aviation Engineer- ing From Alma Mater. By the Associated Press. AMES, Iowa, August 26.—Clarence D. Chamberlin, New York to Germany flight hero, today returned to Iowa State College, which he left a decade ago, to receive a certificate of dis- tinguished service in aviation engi- neering. Following the exercises, at which 76 students were granted degrees as the second Summer session closed, Cham- berlin was the guest of 300 business men and faculty members of the col- lege at a luncheon. and three mills, which were founded in 1826. After the mill closing in 1921 much village property was de- stroyed by fire. The company gave two of its buildings as churches. The remainder fetched $91,000, although the replacemsnt cost was said to be nearer $1,000,000. 2 The scene was repeated at White Rock, a village with its own water supply, electric light service and fire protection. In a day.ong auction the 64-year-old village was knocked down YOMAN ARRESTED AT RADICALS' BIER Fight With Police Occurs as Sacco Placards Are Torn to Shreds. \ By the Associated Press. BOSTON, August 26.—Arrested in a melee over placards amid flowers at the biers of Nicola Sacco and Bartolo- meo Vanzetti, Miss Mary Donovan, secretary of the radicals’ defense com- mittee, had to appear in court today. She was accused of obstructing foot traffic. The placards were torn up. Boos, | catcalls and hisses came from thou- sands outside a funeral parlor in the North End, the Italian section, as Miss Donovan was taken five blocks to a station by two policemen. She was released on $25 bail. One of the placards read: e what I did to those anarchists—Judge Thayer.” The reference was to an out- of-court remark attributed ‘n affidavits to the judge who presided at the trial at which Sacco and Vanzetti were convicted of murder. Two others con- tained excerpts from the men’s letters or speeches. Placards Torn Up. The undertaker forbade the placards to be displayed, and when the police took action the placards were torn to shreds as Miss Dongvan struggled. Gardner Jackson, another member of the defense committee, who was with Miss Donovan when she was ar- rested, said that placards had been taken to the funeral parlor at the re- quest of photographers; that they were not used because of the under- taker's request, and that the trouble developed when a photographer asked to see them. Just befors the melee members of the defense committee, including Powers Hapgood, arrested severai times in pre-execution demonstrations, )‘\':d k::‘nd_nt'ha brlt:wa of Sacco and nzetti. The caskets wi 5 with red. R Thousands unable to view the bodies last night had to defer their visits til] today. After the parlor was closed four comrades stood watch all night. Many Weep at Bier. Many of those who passed through the room in groups of 20 gave open demonstration of their grief. Men as well as women wept. Because of the smallness of the room, and the fact that thousands had waited for hours for a glimpse of the bodies, none was permitted to linger as they passed in si flle through the narrow cor- ridor, once around the caskets and out through an alleyway at the rear. One woman was led outside screaming “Bart! Bart!" Refreshment vendors did a thriving business among crowds in which many persons held fast to the places they had obtained early in the day. It was not until 8 p.m. that the public was admitted, and until the parlor was closed three hours later a continuous line wound through the room. Taking of death masks, which are to be car- ried about the country. had delayed the opening to the public. The bodies will continue to lie in state until fu- neral procession and cremation on Sunday. 'WILL DISPLAY ASHES. Sacco Sympathizers Seek Hall for Demonstration. NEW YORK, August 26 (#).—Mem- bers of the Sacco-Vanzetti memorial committee of Boston, a newly formed organization of sympathizers, today continued their search af a suitable hall to display the ashes of the two anarchists. Efforts to obtain Madison Square Garden falled when Tex Rickard wired his refusal from Chicago. It was un- derstood the committee also met with rejections from the management of the Polo Grounds and Carnegie Hall. The committee said an effort would be made to lease the Yankee Stadium or the Coney Island Stadium, or, failing in that, a series of smaller meeting places would be used. The ashes of Sacco and Vanzetti are expected to be brought to New York on Monday. POLICE OFFICIAL STABBED. Attack Occurs in Hall Where Sacco Meeting Is Held. HAVRE, Francs, August 26 (#).— Police Inspector Rivoallan was stab- bed and thrown out of a hall in which a Sacco-Vanzett! protest meeting was being carried on here last night. The police official was injured so serfously that he was taken to a hospital. Claim Chief Named. THE HAGUE, August 26 (#).— British and Mexican governments have invited Dr. Alfred F. M. Zim- merman, formerly League of Nations commissioner for Austria, to preside over a mixed commission to fix com- pensation for losses suffered by British subjects during the revolu- tionary period in Mexico between 1910 and 1920. BAND CONCERTS. By the United States Navy Band, Walter Reed Hospital, 6:30 p.m.: March, “The Feature' .Hughes Overture, “Life a Dream”..Eilenberg Two concert numbers: (1) “At Bagdad's Gate” (noveity), De Luca (%) “Charge of the Hussars," Spindler Scenes from Traviata™ Popular fox-trots, “At Sundown' and “Just the Same"..Donaldson Gems from the musical comedy “The- Dollar Princess' Waltz, “Visions of Paradi: from “Willlam Tell”. March, “The Screamer”. “The Star Spangled By United States Marine Band, in the Sylvan . Theater, Monument grounds, 7:30 p.m.: Overture, “Solenelle, 1812, Tschaikowsky Caprice, “La Lisonjera” (“The Charmer”) . «....Chaminade Trombone solo, “Aereo Polka, Zimmerman .. Wagner Xylophone solo, “Valse Caprice,” Rubinstein Wilbur D. Kiefter. Air de ballet, “Pierrot" ...Hadley Incidental music to “Hen:y the Bighth” .. ..Sullivan Qrand march, “Victory”....Turnbull “The Star Spangled Banner.” By the United States Army Band, at Washington Barracks, at 6:50 p.m. March, “The Washington Grays,” Grafulla Overture, “Military” Spanish waita, “Espana” Novelty, “Dixie Fantasia"..Bellstedt Variations for different instruments on a favorite theme. Two popular songs, Grand scenes from “Alda for $80,795. Purchasers of the Manchaug mills hope to restore industries to the town. \lany ns were able to obtain at the sales comfortal hom year's rent in & busy town.' indreds of acres of lapd were incl in the sales. R sy m.. ..0 Parody on “The Arkansaw Traveler” ...............Lovenberg from “The Sunshine March, “Marine Corps lnmugo." nso! “The Star Spangled Banner.”