Evening Star Newspaper, September 7, 1927, Page 2

Fonck Brings Huge Sikorsky Pair Round-Trip Craft Here for Tests. Carrying 11 persons, the big Sikor- sky biplane 37, built for an over- ocean flight, flew down to Washington today from 'oosevelt Field, N. Y in two hours and 44 minutes, on its | maiden cross-country trip. The flight | was made for the purpose of installing 2 compase, calibrating the radio equip- ment and installing some additional radio devices. Lieut. Lawrence W. Curtin, naval eviator, on leave from the service to pilot and navigator of the told The Star on his ar- the Naval Air Station at rival at &~mcostia that the big plane would | £y to Paris and back to New York. | Orlginally it was the plan of Capt. Rene Fonck, French ace of aces and leader of the aerial expedition, to make the first non-stop flight from New York to Paris for the Raymond Orteig $25,000 prize. His attempt, about a vear agu, ™k in disaster to the expedition on tils take-o -snd since that time three American planes have reached Europe from America without stoppins. Many Objectives Rumored. As the big Sikorsky plane neared completion, many rumors tnunnq(ed from New York as to its mission. These included a non-stop flight to Constantinople, a fligg around the world and a_non-stop tound trip tof Paris from New York. Lieut. Curtin #aid today, however, that the flight would be to Paris, where a supply of fuel would be taken aboard and the journey resumed as soon as possible. The plane this afternoon is testing its radio equipment, and according to announced plans will return to New York beforé nightfall. No date for the departure of the expedition has been set, but Lieut. Curtin said he felt cer- tain the Sikorsky would be headed for the Old World in about two weeks. Immediately on _landing, Capt. Fonck and Lieut. Curtin asked for news about the Old Glory, and when told that it had sent out distress sig- nals they remained silent. Lieut. Cur- tin later, however, on receiving ad- ditional details of the SOS signals, ex- pressed the belief that the big mono- plane encountered a low-pressure area and was in the teeth of a storm. Others on Trip Here. Those who made the trip this morn- ing, in addition to Capt. Fonck and TLieut. Curtin, were: Mrs. Curtin, MISSING FLYERS AND SPOT WHERE SOS WAS SENT TRANSYLVANIA G5 MILES AWAY. CONGRESS T0 WIN POWER THIS YEAR Most of Members Will Be De- termining Factors in 1928 Conventions. BY DAVID LAWRENCE. Igor Sikorsky, designer and builder of the plane; Edwin Sefton, vice pres- fdent of the American Overseas Cor- poration, promoters of the Fonck flight; Fnsign S. A. Edwards, U.S. N, on leave to act as radio operator; Arnold C. Dickinson, vice president of the Sikorsky Corporation, and his father, C. P. Dickinson; H. J. White, general sales manager of the Sikor- sky Corporation; Boris Labiensky, irplane enineer, and George Hon- neur, a mechanic from the Rhone- Gnome-Jupiter factory, in France, builders of the two 450-horsepower pir-cooled radial engines with which the biplane is powered. Lieut. Curtain said that Capt. Fonck, Ensign Edwards and possibly Honneur would make the trip, in eddition to himself. FALLS CHURCH MAN & AMONG VICTIMS OF F TRAGEDY IN GOTHAM (Continued from First ). body, thousands hered outside the building, just Fifth avenue, and in the block that includes the Har- vard Club, the New' York Yacht Club, éhe bcny Club and the Army and Navy Tub. Hundreds of pedestrians were pass- ing as Steinberg’s body plunged to the idewalk. McGROARTY'S FAMILY NOTIFIED. Young Man Lived at Falls Church for Number of Years. Special Dispatch to The Star. FALLS CHURCH, Va., September 7.—Robert B. McGroarty, one of the vietims in the New York tragedy which claimed the lives of three other persons, was the son of Mr. and Mrs. W. B. McGroarty of this city. The young man was stage manager in the production of James Cowl's new play, and was on his way home from the theater, when struck by the falling body of Steinbers. McGroarty, an only son, was re- cently married to Mrs. Ruth Garner Quick, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. ‘W. Garner, Mrs, Frank Bevin, a sister, {8 on her way from Rio de Janerio, Brazil, and will arrive Tues- day. She has not been notified of the accident. Mrs. Carl E. Mackenzie of Halifax, Nova Scotia, another sister, is on her way to New York. Mrs. McGroarty, the mother, left this morning for New York, after being notified of the young man’s death. The father of young McGroarty was con- nected with the Southern Railway at the office in Washington for a number of years. The victim of the accident was 29 years old. He received his school- ing here and had a number of friends in this section. ———— LIEUT. COL. NICHOLS DIES. Army Medical Officer Expires in Panama Canal Zone. The War Department has been noti- fied of the death of Lieut. Col. Henry J. Nichols, Army Medical Corps, at Ancon Hospital, Panama Canal Zone, September 3. Col. Nichols was from Milwankee and was a graduate of Yale Univer. sity, the medical department of the University of Pennsylvania and the Army Medical School. He entered the Army as a contract surgeon in Sep- tember, 1905, and reached the grade of lleutenant colonel in June, 1926, During the World War he was a lieu- tenant colonel in the National Arm: His widow, Mrs. Grace G. Nichols, wi with him when he died. APPEAL VANDERBILT TAX. Attorneys for Executor Claim Stock Farm Was Business Venture. The late Reginald C. Vanderbilt conducted his Sandy Point Farm, at Portsmouth, R. 1., a8 a business ven- ture, and did not raise blooded horses wmerely for amusement, according to the appeal of James H. Deering, his axecutor, today to the District of Co- lumbia Court of Appeals from two rulings of the United States Board of ‘Appeals, The executor claims that Mr. Vanderbilt lost money on his venture, and these losses should be deducted from his taxable income. ‘The board respected the claims, and in a brief flled by Attorneys J. Harry Covington and Spencer Gordon, for the executor, these losses are given o8 $24,975 in 1919, $30,449 in 1920 and $26,989 in 1921. . The India rubber plant belongs to' be the case if the Illinols and Penn- | debate, tamitey he fig Already there are signs that Con- gress will come into its own at the next session. Whatever overshadow- ing influence the Executive may have had will be to a large extent offset this time by reason of the fact that most of the men in Congress will have a determining part in select- ing the presidential nominee in both parties. Every day reports are coming in that Senators and Representatives are active in lining up their respec- tive States for the next national conventions. Whether Mr. Coolidge is to be renominated or not is a question which he himself has put up to his party to decide, but that in the last analysis means Congress. White House Ranks Second. The initiative in legislation will not come from the White House, but from Congress. Many; recommenda- tions will ‘be made by'the President in his annual message, but they will be in the form of general principles rather than specific indorsements of particular measures. So hesitant is the Executive about anything that might suggest dictation to Congress that even the Department of Agricul- ture will not attempt to recommend a farm relief bill, but will depend upon friends of the administration in Congress to develop a bill along lines known to the approval of both the President and Secretary Jardine. The entire cabinet is naturally deferential to the wishes of the Pres- ident and will make no move to em- barrass him. In fact, there is every reason to believe that despite Mr. Coolidge’s disinclination to run in 1928 the cabinet wants him to do so. Under such circumstances the indi- vidual annual reports from the Sec- retaries will conform to the Coolidge policy and will not undertake any de- partures in recommendations for new legislation. Opportunity for Leadership. ‘Broadly speaking, very little that is new will come from the Executive end of the Government when Con- gress meets, and there will be more opportunity for individual leadership in the Senate and the House than has been the case for a long time. On tax- ation, for instance, the Treasury will use its influence as far as possible to get a workable law, but will concern itself for the most part with the ques- tions that relate to the administrative pro¥isions of the existing revenueé law rather than rate schedules. Much will depend upon program for flood relief, and it is fully expected that the President will outline in only a general way what should be done, leaving it to the Secretaries of War and Commerce to go more intd detail on this in their annual reports. Dozens of different legislative pro- posals are coming up which will at- tract attention. In fact, the next ses- sion of Congress should prove one of the most interesting in many years. The atmosphere will be unigue, be- cause the impression is that the Re- publican presidential contest is a free- for-all, and this always means more opportunity for the spotlight to play on the Senate and the House, where would-be Presidents, as well as mak- ers of Presidents, naturally abound. Extra Session Held in Abeyance. While no definite word has come from the President as to his feeling about calling Congress into an extra session in November, there is a well grounded bellet that the President will be in a better position to make a de- cision after he has returned to Wash- Ington and after members of Congress have indicated the legislative propos- als on which they hope to concen- trate. Inasmuch as the Smith and Vare contests are bound to take up at least & month of time, the argument has been advanced that the new reve- nue bill will hardly get through be-: tore March 15 next, in time to be of immediate value to the taxpayers, un- less a start is made early in Decem- ber. The politics of the situation, so far a would require action as early as pos- sible, 80 that the voters wili feel the There is a big expense in administer- ing the Internal Revenue Bureau when a rebate or credit has to be given. If the first payment has to be made on March 15 under the pres- ent law because Congress passed a new measure too late, and if the second payment on June 16 is to be made under a new revenue law, con- siderable confusion is inevitable which does not redound to the credit of the party in power. Summing Up of Situation. The sum and substance of the situ- ation s that if an extra session of at least a month would precede the regular session it would give the Ra- publicans a better opportunity to make a record for themsel before the adjournment in June than would aylvania congnl should absorb & NON-UNION MINER SLAIN N AMBUSH Another Probably Fatally Wounded—Children Driven From School. By the Associated Press. PITTSBURGH, September 7.—One non-union miner was killed and an- other wounded on Moon Run today, when they were fired upon by uniden- tified persons hidden in dense under- brush. The men were walking on a road leading to the Moon Run Mine of the Pittsburgh Coal Co. when they were attacked. James Toots of Cleve- land, Ohio, was killed instantly. Joe Vargo was wounded, perhaps fatally, Vargo was sent to a hospital. He was unable to make a statement. Toots, identified by naturalization papers issued in Cuyahoga Zounty, Ohio, August 26 last, was shot in the back and the face. Vargo was wound- ed in the abdomen and the head. Fog Aids Assailants. State troopers reached the scene shortly after the men were shot. They reported that a heavy fog aided the assailants in their escape. i Officials of the Pittsburgh Coal Co. today announced they had appealed to the State superintendent of schools and the State police for protection for 100 children of non-union miners, who, they allege, were driven from a school yesterday by union pickets and sym- pathizers. The children mine of the company near Monofiga- hela. The company officials. charged that the children were driven from the school property by union pickets and a large number of women and children, PEACE POSSIBILITY SEEN. Operators’ and Miners’ Delegates Meet for Chicago Parley. CHICAGO, September 7 (#).—Cir- cumstances pointing to an early settle- ment of the Illinois coal miners’ strike were being watched today as repre- sentatives of both the miners and coal operators gathered in Chicago for a joint conference, aimed at ending the Summer-long shutdown. Despite denials from both groups that an agreement already had been reached and that the session scheduled today was a cut-and-dried affair, it was learned that preparations for re- opening are walready under way at some mines, Rice Miller, president of the Illinois operators and one of the main figures here for the joint conference, is known to have broken the seal on his Hills- boro mine and started cleaning up. In addition it was learned that all engineers and electricians of the Chi- cago, Wilmington & Franklin Coal Co., operating two mines in southern Illinois, went on duty yesterday, with instructions to get the machinery ready for any emergency. Side tracks adjacent to the mines in this territory are being fllled with empty cars. The Burlington Rallroad ordered 100 men employed in the Beardstown shops, who were laid off when the strike became effective, to return to work today. The bellef was expressed in some quarters that mining would be re- sumed without a reduction of the Jacksonville agreement, although there probably would be a change in working conditions with a reorganiza- tion of the coal industry in Illinofs. The Illinois strike involves 75,000 miners and more than 515 shafts, most of which have been idle since April 1, when the Jacksonville agreement ex- pired. COURTNEY TO CONTINUE. Plans to Hop Tomorrow From Spain to Azores. CORUNNA, Spain, September 7 (#). —Capt. F. T. Courtney, British avia- tor, plans to resume flight tomorrow morning, piloting his flying boat, the Whale, to Horta, in the Azores, on the Republicans are concerned, | his way to Newfoundland and New York. Last night he and his companions effects of such reduction as is made. [returned from an excursion to San- tiago. Today they were the guests of the British consul month or more of the time of Con- gress. The tactics of the Democrats will naturally be to delay as much as possible and frustrate the desire of the Republicans to make a legislative record. Congress is not likely to stay in ses« sion during the national convention, 8o practically only six months’ time is avatlable, which is hardly enough considering the fact that flood legisla- tion, tax reduction, farm relief and contested elections all have to be dis- posed of, entirely apart from the usual appropriation bills and the many other measures which, while not of major importance, nevertheless man- age to be brought to the floor for (Copyright, 10970 N\ live at the Gallitin | Above: Estimated position of Old Glory in Atlantic when call for help was flashed. Below, left to right: James Hill, Philip Payne and Lloyd W. Ber- taud. |OLD GLORY FLASHES S0S CALL; SHIP FINDS NO TRACE OF FLYERS (Continued from First Page.) Before the Old Glory started on its gold and silver flight to Rome, eight persons, seven men and a woman, had gone out over the sea in ships and not returned. In addition two United States naval officers were killed while preparing for a challenge to the ocean, Capt. Saint Roman and Comdr. Mouneyres hopped off May 5, from St. Louls, Senegal, for Pernambuco, Brazil, and were lost in the South Atlantic. Three days later Capt. Charles Nungesser and Francois Coli left Paris to fly to New York. They were never definitely heard of after head- ing out to sea. There were no more fatalities until August, when the St. Raphael, giant Fokker plane, left Upavon, England, to fly to Ottawa, Canada, with Prin- cess Lowenstein-Wertheim, Capt. Hamilton and Col. Minchin aboard. Th bli plane was cheered on its way by Irish fisher folk and not heard from again. Paul Redfern flew away from Brunswick, Ga., bound for Rio de Janeiro and never reached his desti- nation, although unconfirmed reports have been received ot his being over or in the vicinity of land. y Two lives were snuffed out in preparation for transatlantic flying. Lieut. Corgdr. Noel Davis and Lieut. Stanton H, Wooster met death at Messick, Va., while testing their plane, the American Legion. Takes Off in Sunshine. It was 12:23, Eastern standard time, vesterday that Old Glory took off bravely and optimistically from Old Orchard, amid the cheers of well wish- ers. There was no indication of trouble ahead. The weather was fine. and the silver and gold of the air Leviathan glistened in friendly sun- shine as she took her course. Throughout the afternoon and eve- ning reports came back, from one place and another, indicating that Old Glory was going well. At 11:57 o'clock last “night the steamship California sent a message saying that she had sighted the plane about 850 miles east of Cape Race. Still everything appeared to be all right aboard the monoplane. This was the last report received, however, until the SOS given out here at 4 o'clock this morning, East ern standard time. Wives Reach New York. Mrs. Bertaud and Mrs, Payne, wives of two of the three men in the Old Glory, reached New York today on the Harbor express, but were protect- ed from a squad of newspaper men and spirited away by special police at the Grand Central Station. The women had been informed of the Old Glory’s SOS by the Associ- ated Press at New Haven, Conn., earlier in the day. PREPARED FOR EMERGENCY. Flyers Have Lifeboat and Flares and Can Float Plane. ROOSEVELT FIELD, N. Y., Sep- tember 7 (#).—A collapsible rubber lifeboat, an emergency dump valve in its gasoline tanks and a supply of flares and rockets carrled by the monoplane Old Glory were cited by aviation officials here today as a basis for the belief that the occu- pants of the plane had a chance of saving themselves if they were forced down at sea. Lloyd W. Bertaud, one of the pilots on the plane, tested the boat in Long Island Sound a few weeks ago, when it was found to operate satisfactorily. The boat can hold at least two men. The boat was carried in a bag and was placed in the plane within easy reach of the flyers. The boat is i flated by an alr pump and is prx pelled by collapsible oars. The main gas tank, with a ca- pacity of 820 gallons, could be emptied and filled with air in 45 seconds by means of an emergency valve, which can be operated from the pilot's or the navigator's compartments. In an emergency landing on water the air- filled tank has a buoyancy equal to two tons and would keep the ship afloat for some time. Although flares and rockets were carrfed on the Old Glory, it was thought here they would be of little service since day was breaking at sea when the plane sent out its dis. tress call. ITALIANS STILL OPTIMISTIC. Rome Officials Believe Flight Will Be Successful Eventually. ROME, September 7 (#).—Despite the receipt of the news of the SOS from Old Glory, which caused pro- found regret here, aeronautical offl- clals continue to be optimistic abput the eventual success of the flight. The fact that an SOS was received, the officials assert, means that the ma- chine was still flying, since the radio apparatus is understood to be on a wing of the plane. The hope is ex- pressed that the distress signal was merely a call for temporary assist- ance, Preparations for the reception of the machine at Clampino, or some {other air fleld in Italy, were still go- {ing on today. NAVY SHIPS 1,500 MILES AWAY i Rescue Efforts up to Commercial Ves- sels in Atlantic. By the Associated Press. The efforts to rescue the crew of the Old Glory will devolve by force of circumstances on commercial ships in the Atlantic, it was said today at the Navy Department, since the avail- able naval vessel nearest the spot where the Old Glory sent out distress calls is 1,500 miles away. This ship is the cruiser Trenton, now in New York Harbor. Rescue of the aviators depends al- most entirely upon the ability of Old Glory to keep afloat or upon the op- portunity which the aviators had of inflating their raft, naval officials be- lieve. The close proximity of the Transylvania- and other steamers on the traffic lane appeared to Navy ex- perts to increease the prospects of sighting the plane. The reported heavy seas might increase the chauc- es of disaster, Navy Department of- ficials said, but they regarded the out- look today with considerable optimism. The Navy radlo early today broad- cast the Old Glory's SOS, i TWO FORMER PLEA FROM AIR RECALLED Oid Glory Distress Message Is Third Heard in Re- cent Weeks. By the Associated Press. SAN FRANCISCO, September 7.— call from the monoplane . somewhere in Midatlantic the third distress call of its kind to be picked out of the air by a listening world in recent weeks. It particularly recalls the last word that ever was heard of William R. win, Dallas aviator, and Alan Eich- waldt of Hayward, Calif., his naviga- tor, who struck out over the Pacific from here August 19 to search for the two lost planes which participated three days previously in the Dole air derby to Honolulu. Plane in Tail Spin. Erwin and Eichwaldt made a start in the Dole race, but were forced back by a minor accident to their plane. Their second start was made in the hope of steering a zigzag course, searching the great stretch of water for the missing planes. From midafternoon until 9 o'clock that night all went well. Eichwaldt reported their progress by rudio. Then came an SOS saying they were in a tail spin. A few minutes later they sent another saying they had come out of the spin without harm, but that they had been ‘“scared.” Shortly thereafter the radio of the plane, the Dallas Spirit, was heard sending a frantic distress message telling of a second tall spin. Then, as in the case of Old Glory, silence. They were about 700 miles at sea at the time. The Dallas Spirit had vanished like the planes of Nun- gesser, Coli, Redfern, Augie Pedlar, Miss Mildred Doran, Vilas Knope, John Frost and Gordon Scott. The other SOS call had a happy ending. In July, Ernest Smith and Emory Bronte sent distress calls from their plane while flying from Oakland to Hawaii. Flyers Escape. When a few hundred miles from their destination they asked for help, saying their sasoline was about gone and they woinld be forced down in the water. Three or four ships raced to- ward the position indicated. A few hours later they reached the Island of Molokal and landed in a kalwee tree just as their last drop of gasoljne had been used. SENATORS STUDY VARE-WILSON CASE Members of Two Committees and Opposing Candidates Meet in Chicago. Er- By the Associated Press, CHICAGO, September 7.—F.: :rva- tion of ballots by which the Senate may determine the Vare-Wilson sena- torial dispute in Pennsylvania was taken under discussion today by the Senate privileges and election commit- tee and the Reed campaign funds in- vestigating body, which met in execu- tive session. Both William 8. Vare, Republican Senator-elect, and Wiliam B. Wilson, Democrat, who contested his election, attended. Of the Reed committee, James A. Reed, Democrat, and Robert M. La Follette, Repub- lican, Wisconsin, were present. All of the elections’ committee members here are Democrats. They are: Senators T. H. Carawa Arkansas; W. S. George, Georgia; M. N. Neely, West Virginia, and H. G. Stevens, Missis- sippl. Senator Missouri, Ballot Boxes Needed. The ballots, pertinent to the dis- puted electicn of William 8. Vare by his defeated opponent, William B. Wil- son, are in boxes needed for an ap- proaching primary election and some disposal must be made of them in order to make the boxes available for the coming election. The ballots were fmpounded until the Senate disposed of Wilson's chal- lenge of Vare's election, but the com- mittee meeting today was called for the purpose of deciding how to pre- serve the ballots after returning the 0Xes. ‘Watson Is in Hospital. ROCHESTER, Minn.,, September 7 (#).—Senator James E. Watson of Indiana, chairman of the Senate com- mittee on privileges and elections, who is in a hospital here, last night issued a statement on the joint mect- ing of the two Senate committaes in Chicago today. “Senator Reed of Pennsylvania,” he said, “wrote me that a gtrong effort should be made to preserve the ballots cast at the last senatorial eiec- tion in that State for the use of the Senate next session.” DELAYS GALE AGAIN " TAKE-OFF BY LEVINE Hincheliffe Vetoes Proposal That + Flight to India Be Substituted for Atlantic Hop. By the Associated Press. CRANWELL, Eng]affii, September 7.—Charles A. Levine again postponed his transatlantic hop today, weather reports showing that a 35.mile gale was blowing over the North Atlantic. Levine and his pilot, Capt. Walter Hinchcliffe, arrived early this morn- ing at the Cranwell Airdrome, where their monoplane, the Columbia, is in readiness. They were reluctant postpone their attempt agal bowed to the advice of the meteoro- logical experts. Some of the weather men with whom Levine was in touch said three or four weeks might elapse before good flying conditions over the Atlan- tic could be expected. Levine sug- gested, in view of this, that the Atlan- tic flight be called off, and that the hop be made instead in the direction ot Karachi, India. Capt. Hinchcliffe, however, demurred, and asked that the waiting period be extended until September 15. Hincheliffe is still hopeful of start- ing tomorrow or Friday, and Levine is planning to come to Cranwell im- mediately if the weather over the ocean shows !mprovement. After to- day's postponement he left for Lon- don, while the Columbia was put back in her hangar. Wife —Alks Absolute Divorce: Mrs. Grace Stein, 1841 Sixteenth street, yesterday filed suit for an absolute divorce from George M. Stein. They were married at Rich- mond, Va., April 16, 1924, and have no children. They separated in November, 1926. Misconduct is charged in the wife’s petition flled through Attorney Henry M. Fowler, LEEDS, HEIR TO TIN-PLATE ‘ FORTUNE, FLYS TO CAPITAL Young Man Reported to Be Seeking License on Air Trip Here. | Two Companions Are Inter- ested in Commerciz] Flying Firm. William B. Leeds, jr., heir of the tin-plate manufacturer's millions and husband of Princess Xenia of Greece, arrived at the Naval Air Station, Ana- costia, last night after dark, ostensibly to apply to the Commerce Department for a pilot's license. He registered at the Mayflower Ho- tel at 10 o'clock last night and today refused to see any one. Shortly after noon he left the hotel for an unknown destination. Maj. Clarence M. Young, director o: aeronautics of the Department of Com merce and acting “air secretary” the absence of William P. MacCrack- en, jr., said early this afternoon that young Leeds had made no applica- tion for a license. However, MaJj. Young explained, Leeds could fill out the necessary forms and demonstrate his ability to pilot an airplane_ this afternoon and return to New York. Upon receipt of the results of a physical and mental examination, MaJ. Young added, the license would be granted. Leeds made the trip to Washington last night in a three-engined Fokker monoplane, which was used in service between Philadelphia, Washington and Norfolk last year by the Phila- delphia Rapid Transit Co. This plane has been acquired by R. J. Reynolds, jr., son of the tobacco manufacturer, who has established a flying service called “Reynolds - Alrways, Inc.” These words are painted on the side of the fuselage of the monoplane, which is temporarily housed at the air station this afternoon. Should Leeds use the Fokker to demonstrate his flying ability it would undoubtedly be eligible for a “trans- port pilot's license.” His practical flight test for such a license would be as follows: Glide from 1.500 feet and land, in normal landing attitude, by wheels touching ground in front of and within 200 feet of a point desig- nated by the examining officer; glide from 1,500 feet and land, in normal landing attitude, by wheels touching ground in front of and within 75 feet SIR JOHN CARLING AND WINDSOR PLANES START OVER OCEAN (Continued from First Page.) flames, but this necessitated quick and rough handling. As a result the flyers, who had planned to start across the Atlantic yesterday, were forced to put in the day overhauling the plane and making minor repairs. These were completed last night and the Carling took the air in good shape this morning. If Tully and Medcalf reach London safely they will receive a $25,000 prize offered by the backers of the flight. The Sir John Carling is a Stinson- Detroiter, equipped with a Wright whirlwind motor. It is almost identi- cal in construction with the Pride of Detroit, world-cruising plane. Refuse Request to Wait. The plane took the air easily. Just before the takeoft thermos jars of coffee were put abroad. The Carling flyers had received a request last night from Phil Wood that they await the arrival of Wood and “Duke” Schiller on the plane Royal Windsor before starting across the Atlantic, but they decided that in order to be sure of favorable weather it would be better to make the start this morning. Preparations were made at the air- port here to refuel the Royal Wind- sor, which was ected to reach here from Old Orchard, Me., this afternoon. Tully and Medcalf ate a hearty breakfast before going to the air field. They went over their machine carefully and found everything to their satisfaction. ‘Without ceremony they jumped into the plane. Just before they started both expressed confidence that they would have lunch in London tomor- row. Medcalf made an appointment with a motion picture camera man to lunch with him in New York three weeks hence. The plane took the air easily and soared over the harbor at an aititude of about 500 feet. Then it sheered oft to the eastward, gradually rising to 2,000 feet and keeping at that height until it passed out of sight over Capt. St. Francls, 30 miles away. ing 12 PRESIDENT T0 GIVE “SWAN SONG" TALK Will Address Rapid City Citi- zens on Eve of Depart- ture for Capital. BY J. RUSSELL YOUNG, Staft Correspondent of The Star. RAPID CITY, S. Dak., September 7.~When the citizens of this town assemble Friday morning in front of the High Schoel, in “which President Coolidge has conducted the business |of the Government since coming to WILLIAM B. LEEDS, Jr. of a point designated by the examin- ing officer; maneuver at 800 feet around two pylons, or buoys, 1,500 feet apart, making a series of flve figure “'S” turns; fly over a triangular or rectangular course at least 100 miles, landing at place of take-off within at least five hours; fly in emer- gency maneuvers, doing spirals, side slips and recovering from stalls. Leeds was accompanied to Wash- ington by William Meyer, jr., and Ed- ward Conerton, officials of Reynolds Airways, Inc., both of whom were reg- isteerd at the Mayflower today. Leeds recently made an unheralded trip to England on a liner, leading to the report that he had been “shang- haied” by his friends. On arrival vever, he said the trip was journey. STEPHENSON CASE CORSTOU.S.COURT Writ of Habeas Corpus Sought on Grounds Trial Violated Constitution. By the Associated Press. SOUTH BEND, Ind., September 7. —D. C. Stephenson, former grand dragon of the Ku Klux XKlan and now life prisoner In Stale ptfson, carried his fight for freedom to the United States District Court here today. It was the second time he tried for re- lease by habeas corpus action. William V. Rooker of Indianapolis, the prisoner’s attorney, contended Stephenson was held for the murder of Miss Madge Oberholtzer, Indian- apolis girl, without due process of law and in violation of his rights under article 4 of the fourteenth amend- ment to the Federal Constitution. An error in certifying the change of venue from the Marion County Criminal Court to the Hamilton Court invall- dated the trial there, he declared. Holds U. S. Court Has Power. Federal courts have jurisdiction over State courts in cases of a void judg- ment, Rooker told Judge Thomas V. Slick, United States district judge. Attorney General Arthur L. Gilliam, opposing 1ssuance of the writ, de- clared the same question now was ready for decision by the Indiana Su- preme Court. It was taken to the higher court on appeal from the re- fusal of Judge Harry L. Crumpacker of the Laporte Superior Court, to is- sue the writ last December. Gilliom represented Walter H. Daly, warden of the State prison, a respondent in the case. Giiliom declared that ‘“whatever timely objections the petitioner might have raised to the jurisdiction of the Hamilton Circuit Court were waived by him by going to trial.” Rooker and Gilliom disagreed over what would happen if Judge Slick is- sued a writ. Rooker held that it would mean complete freedom—that Stephenson would have been held in Jeopardy and could not be subjected to further court action. Gilliom contended that victory for Stephenson would mean return to Marion County for trial, as if no trial ever had been held. STEPHENSON LEAVES CELL. Goes to South Bend From Prison for ROYAL WINDSOR TAKES OFF. Starts for Harbor Grace Without Knowledge of 0ld Glory. OLD ORCHARD, Me., September 7 (#).—The Royal Windsor soared grace- fully into the air to resume its trans- atlantic flight Englandward at 4:55 o'clock this morning, and as the first streaks of dawn were tinting the East- ern sky, headed its nose toward Har- bor Grace, Nova Scotla, its next stop. The take-off was perfect. The giant monoplane rose without effort after a short run and after a short circle of the beach, raced out to sea. The flyers, C. A. “Duke"” Schiller and “Phil” Wood, took off without knowl- edge of the flight of the Old Glory. Their plane was last seen as it headed into a triangular opening in the clouds through which the first rays of the rising sun were gleaming. Ready Before Sunrise. Refreshed after a long night’s sleep at the home of Frcd N. Boston of Gardner and a hot Luth this morning, the flyers were up and ready to get away long before sunrise. ‘The machine, which had been brought here yesterday from Scar- boro, near Portland, where it came down last week after an earlier en- forced halt at St. Gregoire, Quebec, had been refueled with 250 gallons of gasoline and the same force of me- chanics which had worked over Old Glory had declared it fit for the flight. There was a last-minute test of the motor, thermos bottles filled with hat soup, hot coffee and iced water were put aboard and the pilots hopped in. ‘Weather conditions were fairly favorable. The sky was partly cloud- ed, but the clouds were light and broken. There was a light wind from the west as the big craft gathered speed in its run southward along the firm sands of the beach. The Royal Windsor picked up momentum quick- ly and at Prouts Neck, headed for the sea. Plan Stop for Fuel. Wood and_Schiller estimated they would reach Newfoundland in between eight and nine hours. There, they said, they would take on additional fuel and their hop-off for ngland would be made at the first favorable moment. The plane was believed to have headed due east after leaving here. It was reported five minutes later over Cape Elizabeth. ‘Weather along the coast was good. but slightly cloudy. The distance between this place and Harbor Grace is approximately 900 miles in an air line, Schiller and Wood left Windsor, Two popular songs. selected. Collection of favorite Spanish tion WMAL. Court Appearance. MICHIGAN CITY, Ind., September 7 (P —D. C. Stephenson, serving a life_sentence for murder, was taken to South Bend for a Federal court appearance today. Three guards ac- companied him. Thrice previous he hed been taken to Indianapolis in various steps of his fight to win freedom after his can- viction for the murder of Madge Ober- holtzer, an Indianapolis girl. e BAND CONCERTS. TONIGHT. By the United State Army Band, Curtis D. Alway, captain, Infantry, commanding, at the Sylvan Theater at 7:30 o'clock, Willlam J. Stannard, band leader, conducting. ¥ March, “Entry of the Bojars,” Halverso: Suite, “Scenes Pittoresques.” 5 (a) Marche Francaise. Ty (b) Air de Ballet. (¢) The Angelus. (d) Fete Boheme. Speciality, “Sextette From Lucia," Donizetti Thomas F. Darcy, first cornet; Jo- l?ph Dufresne, second cornet; William F. Raymond, first trombone; August Garczorz, second trombone; Amiel Bushkovski, third trombone; Samuel L. Johnson, euphonium. Religious, “Celebre Popule Meus,” Lamas A notable composition from Vene- zuela, specfally arranged for the Army Band by Master Sergt. Theodore Bingert. Grand scenes from ‘“‘Mefistofele,” Boito Mexican march, “Tampico”...Espana Intermission. Thomas F. Darcy, second leader, conducting. “Over to Oberon” Two selected piece: (a) “Celebrated Minuet”..Paderewski (b) “Minute Waltz" (Opus 64, No. 2), Chopin The “Minute Waltz" is a special ar- rangemen: for military band, by{ Thomas F. Darcy, second leader. odies, Meyerelles , “The Charlatan”........Sousa he Star Spangled Banner.” Note—This program will be repeated at the Capitol steps tomorrow at 7:30 p.m. It will also be broadcast at Mas the Black Hills, to pay their respects on the eve of his departure for Washington, the President will make a speech and with Mrs. Coolidge and their son John will pose with the crowd for a huge panorama photo- graph. The President’s speech on this im- pressive occasion is expected to be in the nature of a “swan song.” It was not learned until today that the President would address the gather- ing. In fact, he was not requested to do so by those arranging for the demonstration. They said they would be satisfied if the President would come out on the street and show him- self and pose with the citizens for the photograph. President Coolidge, although not re- quested to do so, has decided to make a speech. His associates in announc- ing this today explained that he has been deeply touched by the friendly | spirit shown by the people of this section during his stay in the Black Hills and thought this a fitting occa- sion to make some expression of his appreciation of the treatment he has received and of his high opinion of the Black Hills country. Whole Town to Participate. According to the plans for this dem- onstration, all of the business activity of the town will close down for one hour to permit every one to lay aside his or her work and participate in this homely and old-fassioned tribute to the Executive, who has lived and worked among them for the past three months. There also will be an impressive demonstration at the railroad station Friday evening. when the presidential train pulls out for the East. From all accounts, the whole town and many persons from the surround- ide will be on hand to call a fond farewell to the President and the members of his party. This demonstration will be purely Impromptu, but it is under- stood the citizens are eager to give the departing guests an enthusiastic send-off. It is thought not unlikely that the President may deliver a brief speech from the rear platform of his observation car. President Coolidge remained away from his office in Rapid City today, principally on account of its being the twenty-first anniversary of the birth of John Coolidge. has arranged a httle family party for Johmn, whicih will be featured by a few surprises such as she arranged for the President’s birthday party July 4 last. The President also expects to devote some of his time at the lodge today to giving instructions to those who will pack up the family’s per- sonal belongings preparatory to re- turning to Washington. Band to Give Concert. One of the features of the birthday celebration . will be a concert to be given this afternoon by the 7th Cavalry Band from Fort Meade, near here. “Following the concéet the President and Mrs, Coolidge and John will go to the camp of the troop from -the T7th Cavalry, which bas been doing guard duty at the Game Lodge all Summer, which is located about a quarter of a mile from the lodge. < The President . has espressed con- siderable concern about the disposi- tion of some-of the many animal pets which have been presented to him and Mrs. €oolidge ' since coming to the hills. Some of these very Mkely will be left ‘behind. He has grown very fond of Kit, the mare presented to him by the Custer, Boy Scouts on his birthday, and would like to keep her, but he has indicated that he will turn her back to her donors. He doubts it he would have time to do any horse- back riding in Washington. Mistletoe, the other horse presented to nim, as well as the donkey and two baby burrows presented to Mrs. Coolidge and the pet mountain zoat will he left behind. The two prize sheep presented to the President last week, while attending the county fair at Nisland, S. Dak., probably will be sent to the Président’s fari in Vermont. All the other animal pets, including Rebecca, the raccoon; the collies and the new Chow pup, will be taken to the White House. The young coyote probably will be sent to the Washing- ton Zoo. Caller Discusses Tariff. The tariff was discussed with the President yesterday by Samuel H. Bober of Newell, S. Dak., leading alfal- fa grower of the country, who easily sained an audience with Mr. Coolidge as one who last vear furnished a Seed for the President’s farm in mont. Mr. Coolidge talked enthusiastica'ly about the luxuriant crop that resulted from the use of the seed. Through Mr. Bober the Black Hills Seed Association asked the President to increase the tariff on alfalfa seed. The association feels that alfalfa seed production constitutes one of the big industries of the country and ought to have more protection. The duty on grass seed should be twice the present tariff, according to Mr. Bober, The President was represented by Mr. Bober as having replied that he wanted to give the farmer all the pro- tection possible under the tariff, and as having recalled that he raised the tariff on butter and flax. “A controlled market or a McNary- Haugen law would mean very little to alfalfa seed growers when foreign seed could be dumped on our markets any time to compete with us and depress prices,” said a statement of the Seed Association submitted by Mr. Bober. The latter told the President that the members of his association are so iittle concerned with the fortunes of the McNary-Haugen farm bill that they never even mention it. DR. WISE RESIGNS ZION SESSION POST Rift in. Political Committee In- volves Relations With Great Britain. er- By the Associated Press. BASLE, Switzerland, September 7 (Jewish Telegraph Agency).—A rift in the political committee of the fifteenth Zionist Congress, In session here, ree sulted yesterday in the resignation of that time through the courtesy of sta- At 7:30 o'clock at the bandstand, Navy Yard, by the United States Navy Band, Charles Bentor, leader; Charles Wise, second leader. At United States Capitol at 7:30 Ontario, last Thursday with the an-|o'clock by the United States Marine nounced intention of making a mon- Band, Taylor Branson, leader; Arthur stop flight to Windsor, England, and S. Witcomb, second leader. program. an eventual landing at Croydon. ‘Wagner Mountains are retreating. Dr. Stephen Wise of New York from the chairmanship of the committee. and his hasty departure trom Basle to return to the United States. This rift has a direct bearing on the relations between the world Zionist or- ganization and Great Britain, as the mandatory power for Palestine, — iy The glaclers in the Canadian Rocky § Mrs. Coolidge v