Evening Star Newspaper, September 18, 1927, Page 1

ATHER. (0. 8. Weather Bureau Fair and warmer today, thunder storms tonight clear and cooler. Temperature: Highest. 7 lowest, 67, at 6 a.m. Full report on page 7. No. 1,174— No. TEN PERSONS DIE, HURT AS PLANES CRASHIN2 STATES Sightseers Are Victims in New Jersey Tragedy, Cost- ing Seven Lives. 30,435. | THREE NAVAL AVIATORS KILLED IN CALIFORNIA Flyers, Apparently Lost in Desert, | Drop to Earth Near | Palmdale. By the Associated Press. PLAINFIELD, N. J., Septem’er 17 —Seven persons were killed today and five injured when a Fokker airplane which had flown over all the airways | of Europe and had made one famo! trip from Holland to West Africa crashed in an apple orchard near New Market. The machine was owned by the Reynolds airways and was brought to this country from Holland about | two months ago. It set out from Had ley Field this afternoon with its load of passengers seeking their first thrill | in the air. List of Victims. The dead: Harry A. wick, pilot. J. V. “Charley” mechanic. Russell Campbell, Plainfield, treas- urer and superintendent of the Sub- wrban Transit Co. Russell Campbell, jr., aged 7, Plain- field. Miss O'Neil, Newark. Mrs. Fred Donovan, Plainfield. Frank Heater, New Brunswick. The injured, who were brought to Muhlenberg Hospital, in this city, are Matthew Lutz, New Brunswick. Louis Pellis, New Brunswick. Lorraine Donovan, Plainfield. Verna Donovan, her sister. Bessie Heater, aged 16, daughter of | F¥rank Heater. N. King, the mechanic, met death on his second day in aviation. He quit a job as a garage mechanic on Thursday night in order to go into something with a bigger future. Saw Plane Drop. There were no eyewitresses of the | i Chandler, New Bruns- King, Plainfield, i crash. Rudolph Kanpf, proprietor of | tions - manufacturing would refuse to co-operate. the Five Acres Restaurant, which ad- Jjoins the apple orchard in which the Dlane struck, said that he saw theiy plane, heard the 450-horsepower |y Jupiter engine go dead and watched the plane turn over on ene side and ‘drop below the trees. On the other side of the apple chard is the Scheneck farm. Fred and George Scheneck were the first v reach the scene of the crash. By advice of police they had little to say of what they saw there. They pulled the five bodies out of the plane and Jaid out the injured on the grass on 1he orchard awaiting arrival of ambu- lances from this city. The entire stafft of Hadley Field was rushed to the place of the acci- dent and State police were called out to assist in holding the curious crowds in check. By dark every road was Jammed with cars, one count disclos- ing more than 500 within an area of a quarter of a mile. Fell 350 Feet. The Schenecks said that the plane was about 350 feet up when the motor stopped. It seemed to waiver for a minute and then slowly went into a dive. After the crash there was not & sound, no groans and no cries and they notified police before going near the plane. When they approached it, they found that all the occupants were either dead or unconscious. Charles Saramba, who was sitting on a railroad bridge, near the scene of the crash, told the same story Heater and Miss O'Neil died in | Muhlenberg Hospital, the others were dead when taken from the plane. Coroner Edward Gowen of Middle- mex County took charge of the bodies and removed them to his morgue at New Brunswick. He said he would have no announcement as to inquest or investigation until he had con- ferred with the county physician and other officials. AVAL FLYERS MEET DEATH. t k¢ Trio, Forced Inland by Fogs, Fall in Desert. PALMDALE, Calif., September 17 (®).—Three naval aviators, apparent- ly lost in the Mojave Desert when forced inland by fogs at sea, today crashed tc their deaths 22 miles east of here. The dead: Lieut. Eaton Booth, pilot, attached to staff of Rear Admiral Reeves at | San Diego. Machinist Mate C. Diego naval air station. Machinist Mate Kenneth McRae, Ban Diego air station. Fall in Lonely Spot. According to Navy officials, the plane, a Curtiss 2-T-4, torpedo tvpe, had been dispatched this morning to Spokane with spare parts for the 1ranscontinental air race entrants. It was said that the fiyers had been ordered to proceed along the coast route, but probably had been forced inland by the low haze encountered seaward. Palmdale is 30 miles from Los Angeles. | The plane fell at a lonely spot on 1he Mojave Desert, near the deserted 1own of Llano. Zach man had his yarachute attached, but apparently all | jailed to open or the craft was too| near the ground when it fell for the | ‘gear to be of assistance. The body of the officer was found 20 feet from the plane which landed upside down. The other bodies were in the wreckage. A fiight record notation found on the fuselage said the plane had been on the Island of Haiti during the year 1924. Opened maps found in the wreckage near the bodies indicated that the flyers probably had flown off their course. Although all three of the men were equipped with parachutes, it appeared from examination of the wreckage that only one of the flyers attempted 10 save his life by leaping from the ship when it went into a nose dive. One Killed In Jump. This man, one of the machinists, rucceeded in clearing the falling ship, but was killed when his parachute failed to open because of the low ultitude. | | i . Harrison, San | committee to determine whether the arms manufactured by a Government as well as those manufactured by pri- vate companies. governmental manufacture should be thought that this point should be de- cided definitely, for it was certain if the United States did not co-operate arms “and publicity regarding their manufacture.” would facilitate the, work of the con- said he thought it might satisfy the United States, since Washington al- ways was interested in publicity of governments. | or scatter food. Forecast.) followed 1 Tomorrow 6, at 2 p.m.; he WITH DAILY EVENING EDITION Entered as second class matter post office, Washington, D. C. Clerk Bases Raise Plea on Foolish Queries by Women By the Associated Press f Septem CHICAGO, 17.— 2 raise because women worry } %0 with foolish questions, | Doyle, Chicago and North. | gent, testified | today before a Federal arbitration board. The board heard railroad clerks and for wage inc 8 “A woman asks where she can tie her dog,” said Doyle. “Can she tie him to one of the big pil- lars until her train comes in? “I tell her no, and she wants to know why. I fry to explain and she insists she must tie her dog somewhere. “And if the day is hot the strain demands of freight han- | | | | .S ARMS STAND DEBATED IN LEAGUE Probable Attitude of Wash-| ington on Private Manufac- ture Parley Discussed. By the Associated Press. . Switzerland, September 17.—The probable attitude of the United States Government toward the projected international conference for the control of the private manufacture of arms caused a lively liscussion to- day before the League of Nations dis- armament committee. The committee postponed until next week the pro- posal of Dr. J. Gustavo Guerrero of Salvador to have the conterence con- voked before the 1928 assembly of the League. Count von Bernstorft of Germany, who as chairman of the special com- mission has been vainly trying to draw up a draft of a treaty for submission to the proposed conference, asked the | | onference should include in its agenda He pointed out that e United States probably would in- in the future as in the past that included. Belgian Favors Decision. M. Dedrouckere of Belgium also n the conference the other big muni- nations also The Guerrero resolution stipulated hat the convention was for the super- ision of the private manufacture of He told the commit- ee that he believed this last clause erence. Afterward at a press conference he arms manufactured by the varlous By approving a resolution introduced by Dr. Fridtjof Nansen of Norway for the collaboration of an optional con- vention for the compulsory arbitration of all disputes between nations as a means of outlawing war, the commis- sion also boosted the movement to out- law war. Australian Doubts Wisdon Sir George Pearce of Australia said he doubted the wisdom of approving the resolution when it was certain that some states were not yet ready to accept obligatory arbitration of all disputes. However, he finally was prevailed on by the French and Bel- gian delegates not to destroy una- nimity. No nation is bound to sign the treaty against its will, they point. SHARP QUAKE HITS CALIFORNIA AREAS Doors Slammed, Dishes Shaken, Buildings Sway, but No Damage Reported. By the Associated Press. BISHOP, Calif.,, September 17.—A mild earthquake of 20 seconds’ dura- | tion, centering around Owens Lake near the central California and da border, interrupted dinner in many homes tonight. The shock struck here at 6:05 p.m., but was reported in other sections as early as 6 p.m. and as late as 6:10 p.m. The temblor spent itself after ft rocked the Ex jor range of moun- tains in_ southwestern Nevada. + Extending westward it moved over an irregular mountain course down to the floor of the great San Joaquin Valley, and made itself felt from Bakersfield on the south to Stockton | on the north. The total distance cov- ered by the tremor was approximately 50 miles. : The temblor was off the line of active earthquake faults. A network of dead faults in the region was checked, but the disturbance did not follow any well defined quake area. As for damage, none was reported. Dishes rattled, but the tenblor was not of sufficient intensity to spill soup No one was injured. Kresno, in the center of the San| Joaquin Valley, reported the disturb- ance was felt in a number of adjacent Leaders Believe G. O. P.i | would be confident of carrying the { Smith will not be nominated, the Re- WASHINGTON, D. DEMOCRAT VICTORY ININDIANA 1S SEEN IF SMITH GIVES UP “Corruption” Assures Suc- cess for United Party. CHOICE OF GOVERNOR TO HEAD TICKET FEARED Would Bring Certain Defeat, Say‘ Observers—Urge Him to Follow McAdoo. BY G. GOULD LINCOL: Staff Correspondent of The Star. INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. 17.—Indiana’s democracy zage in a spasm of joy If Gov. Al| Smith of New York should declare | himself out of the race for the presi- | dential nomination next year. One of | the most prominent Democrats in the State expressed to me the hope that Gov. Smith would see his way clear | to such a declaration. The announcement received here | from Washington today that William | Gibbs McAdoo, one of the principals of the disastrous Madison Square Garden fight of 1924, had taken such a course gave added hope to the Democrats that Smith might elimi- nate himself and make it possible for the party to unite once more on a third candidate. The Democrats of Indiana in a measure are selfish in their desire that Gov. Smith withdraw effectually from the presidential race. Because of the scandals which have developed in Indiana involving the Republican administration of the State and the Republican organization, the Demo- crats see an opportunity to ‘“clean up” with their State ticket next year. Smith Would Hurt Chances. But if Gov. Smith should be nomi- nated this opportunity is lost, they say frankly., The nomination of Smith at the head of the Democratic national ticket would be fatal to any Democratic hope. It would lead, they say, to a renewal of religious and dry prejudice, which would sweep every- thing else aside and give the State to the Republicans both nationally and in the State elections. Indiana is strongly Protestant and dry and anti-Tammany. Quite as frankly the Democrats here say that Indiana is a Republican State, numerically speaking. - Gov. Smith would lose the State, they add, by half a million votes if he were the party standard bearer. It might even give the Ku Klux Klan a new lease of life, and the efforts of the State at present are to get as far away from Klan influence as it is possible. Revelations of the corrupt prac- tices indulged in by Republicans in connection with representatives of the Klan in recent elections in Indiana have shocked the State profoundly, They have thrown the fear of God mto the Republican organization. They have roused Democratic hopes to the nth degree. The Democrats see their chance to elect a State ad- ministration for the first time since the late Senator Ralston was gov- ernor. There is a wide demand on the part of the voters, Republican as well as Democratic, to ‘“‘throw the rascals out,” all of them, Would Separate Tickets. To have Gov. Smith nominated in the present situation’ here would be particularly disastrous to Democratic hopes. Hence the widespread desire on the part of the party to sce Gov. Smith declare himself out of the pic- ture, and in such a way as to relieve the situation of bitterness in national politics, Indeed, if he should be nominated the Democrats here will do their best fo separate the National from the State cumpaign, seeking to elect their State tickets and, if necessary, let the National ticket go by the board. “Why not,” said one Democratic leader. “Tammany in New York has played a selfish game frequently in the past, giving the national Demo- cratic ticket the go by so long as it could get jts way in New York State and City.” Have Favorite Son. The Democrats of Indiana have a favorite son to put forward for the presidential nomination, Evans Wool- ien, one of the foremost bankers of the Middle West, qualified in every way to be President. “Tom'” Taggart, the veteran Democratic boss of Hoosier- dom, and the State organization gen- erally, has indorsed Mr. Woollen for the presidential nomination. They are bent on taking a solid Democratic delegation from this State to the na- tional convention next year for Mr. Woollen and it looks as though that would be the course followed. Deep down in their hearts the Demo- crats have little hope of nominating Mr. Woollen. He has no background of political success. He was defeated for the Senate in the elections last year by Senator Arthur Robinson, but they intend, if possible, to hold the party together and to avoid strife by instructing the delegation to the na- tional convention for Woollen. If the lightning should strike him, however, unexpectedly, they would be over- joyed. With Woollen at the head of the national Democratic ticket, they September would en- | State for governor and other State officers. As strongly as the Democrats hope towns, but it did not reach the fa- mous Yosemite Valley, a telegraph operator there reporting that he felt no earthquake. publicans here hope he will be. They see in his nomination one sure way (Continued on Page 5, Column 6. Dog Bookmaker Dies By the Associated Press. ¢ PARIS, September 17.—Antonio, the dog bookmaker that police never could catch, has gone to a better world where he does not have to work. In his 14 years of life, he handled thou- sands of illegal bets on horse races and made fortune for his owner, who retired recently. The dog wore harness that held a thin leather pouch close under his {body. In this he carried blue en- velopes with money inclosed to settle the previous day’'s bets. He made the rounds of hookmakers' agents in cafes, laundries, dye shops and other According to reports from the (Continued on Page 2, Column 1.) . § stores where neighborhood fans “in the know" left their w'!rl. Handling Racing Bets for His Master After 14 Years As each agent took out the envel- ope addressed to him he put in a white envelope with money and bets for the day’s race. The dog, when his trip was completed, would g0 to a cafe where his master waited,” play- ing cards. Without recognizing the master publicly, Antonio would walk straight to the wash room, where the | bookmaker would follow and take out | the envelopes. In the street Antonio never stopped even when the people who knew him called, apparently realizing that it was dangerous to loaf. The police suspected that some such trick was C., SUNDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 18, 1 * 927—-108 PAGES. U..TO STAND FIRM INTARIFF DISPUTE alty Provisions to End French Discrimination. By the Associated Pres: Although ways and means of avert. ing open tariff warfare with France are under discussion by administra- tion officlals, it was strikingly clear yesterday that they are prepared to employ the penalty provisions of the tarift act to whatever extent may be necessary in overcoming import di: criminations against American goods imposed by France. The American reply to the French proposal for treaty negotiations on a tariff reciprocity basis probably will be ready for transmission by next Wednesday. It has not yet been put into shape for consideration by Presi- dent Coolidge, but will be ready when the cabinet meets Tuesday. That negotiations on the theory of lowering any existing American duties to obtain abatement of the new French rule of maximum rates on American goods is wholly out of the question Is certain to be emphasized. rected to the provision of section 317 of the tariff act, which authorizes counter tariff discrimination or even absolute embargo to meet discrimina- tion abroad against American goods. is not decided as yet, so far as known. Some informed officials are not without hope that France could be induced to reconsider her refusal of most-favored-nation commetcial rel tions if the situation is fully picture; in the American communication. Tt is suggested rhat France be informe.l that reciprocal negotiations such as ghe has invited could be undertaken only in the event higher duties on French luxury exports were declared by the President with the specific warning that they are to be retained until French discrimination is ended. Within the range of such an in- crease, reciprocal negotiations might follow; but the American view-point appears to be that this would consti- tute a cumbersome method of treating the subject, which could much more readily be cured by establishment of mutual most-favored-nation status. In any event, the American com- munication probably will make it clear that no question of the amount of the French duties is involved, but only the apparently deliberate discrim- ination against American goods. TODAY’S STAR PART ONE—44 PAGES. General News—Local, National and Foreign. Schools and Colleges—Pages 24 and 25, Reviews of New Books—Page 31. Clubwomen of the Nation—Page 32. News of the Clubs—Page 33. Radio News and Programs—Pages 34 and 35. D. A. R. Activities—Page 36. Y. W. C. A. Notes—Page 37. Marine Corps News—Page 37. Fraternal News—Page 35. Financial News—Pages 39, 40 and 41. District ot Columbia Naval Reserve— Page 44. PART TWO—16 PAGES. Fditorials and Editorlal Features, Washington and Other_Society. Tales of Well Known Folk—Page 10. The Daily Horoscope—Page 12. Around the City—Page 13, Spanish War Veterans—Page 13. PART THREE—12 PAGES. Amusements—Theaters and the Photo- play. Music—Page 4. Motors and Motoring—Pages 5 and 6. Civilian Army News—Page 9. Veterans of the Great War—Page 9. Army and Navy News—Page 11. District National Guard—Page 11. PART FOUR—4 PAGES. Pink Sports Section. PART FIVE—8 PAGES. Magazine Section—Fiction and Fea- tures. The Rambler—Page PART SIX—10 PAGES. Classified Advertising. Serlal, “Lady Slipper"—Page 10. GRAPHIC SECTION—10 PAGES. World Events in Pictures. COLOR SECTION—{ PAGES. {being practiced, but they never could |learn which dog was involved. Mutt and Jeff; Mr, and Mrs.; Reg'lor Fellers; High u‘m- of History. Proposed to Employ All Pen-| Just now French attention will be di- | 63,000 PUPILS ARE EXPECTED TO GO TO SCHOOL TOMORROW { pupils, and benefited through the e: penditure of thousands of dollars for | | 133 Brand-New Classrooms Are Ready and Thousands Spent on Equipment and brand-new class- 20 Improved by 33 rooms, which will accommodate 1, new equipment and repairs, the Wash- ington public schools will open their doors tomorrow morning to welcome back approximately 63,000 children and high school pupils for the 1927-28 school year, Due to studious planning through the vacation period by Dr. Frank W. Ballou, superintendent, and Maj. Ray- mond O. Wilmarth, business mana- ger, every classroom has been sup- plied for immedjate resumption of school work, while some 3,000 teach- ers, who have been at their desks since Friday, have cleared away the majority of the organization detail and are ready to plunge into the reg- ular classroom routine. While the opening tomorrow of the new 8room Woodridge School, Cen- tral and Carlton avenues northeast, and the 8-room additions to the Bur. roughs School, Eighteenth and New- ton streets northeast; the Bruce School, at Kenyon street and Sher- epairs. man avenue, and the 9-room addition to the Hine Junior High School, will relieve considerable congestion, there ill will be notable splotches of over- crowding, a lamentable situation which has maintained in the local sys- tem for the last 12 years. Western High School, according to early calculations, is certain to be overcrowded with from 200 to 300 more pupils than its 1,500 capacity. Realty developments in the vicinity of West- ern High School are said to be respon- sible for the congestion and school officials do not see any permanent relief before the completion of the new Gordon Junior High School, possible in September, 1928, but more likely in February, 1929. Main Elementary Congestion. Eastern High School also is expected to have considerably more pupils this year than last year, despite the open- ing of the Hine Junior High School nine-room addition. In the elementary grades the prin- cipal congestion looms at the E. V. Brown and Eaton Schools along the Connecticut avenue, Chevy Chase Circle and Zoo neighborhoods. There already are three portables at the k. (Continued on Page 3, Column 4. CALLES MAY HAVE TERM INCREASED Addition of Two Years Said by Some to Be Approved by Obregon Forces. | i | By the Associated Press. MEXICO CITY, September 17.—Ex- | celsior asserts that an effort will be | made in the present session of Con- gress to amend the constitution so as to extend the term of President Calles in office for two years. If this were done, he would remain President un- til December, 1930, instead of retiring in December, 1928. This is being done, the newspaper says, to spare Mexico the agitation of a bitter campaign for the election of Calles' successor next year. Campaign Under Way. The campaign among three presi- dential candidates, former President Obregon and Gens. Gomez and Ser-| rano, began several months ago, more than a year ahead of the clections. It is being waged with unusual bitter- ness and severity, and charges and counter-charges are flying among the rival factions. This has caused many persons to fear that sooner or later the situation will become one of vio- lence and bloodshed. " Excelsior, however, thinks that many difficulties confront the pro-| posed amendment. The majority of the members of congress are Obregon supporters, and they also claim con-! trol of the majority of the state legis- | latures. Thus success of the effort to| extend the Calles term would seem to depend on whether the Obregon forces desire to do sa. On this opin- fon is divided. Obregon Might Approve. Since Obregon and Calles have long heen close personal and political | friends, some observews think that; Obregon might agree to the extension as being for the best interests of the; country, everything considered. President Calles has emphasized that the government is neutral in the present campaign, but nevertheless there is no sign of the former Calles- Obregon friendship having been broken. The proposed amendment would re- quire a two-thirds vote in consress and the approval of the majority of the state legislatures. . 115,000 IN U. S. ARMY. 5,600 Enlistments in August In- creases Regular Force. The Regular Army rose to an en- | listed strength of 115,000 men during August of this year, 5,600 enlistments having been reported. Under the recruiting program, au- thorized at the last session of Con-| gress, an average strength of 118,750 is to be maintained for the fiscal year, and the maximum strength of 121450 will be reached by the end of Feb- rual { | DSTRITBUDEE FURES REDUED Estimates, Put in Shape for Bureau, Show Cuts in Most Departments. rict’s estimates for the next r, calling for appropriations totaling $39,600,000, the limit fixed by presidential decree, was put into final shape for consideration of the Bureau of the Budget yesterday by Auditor Daniel J. Donovan. The Commission- ers will ge before the bureau next month to defend these estimates. In final form, the budget bears evi- dence of the cutting process it has undergone since the first tabulation of the requests of the various depart- ment heads of the municipal govern- ment, which would have required ap- propriations aggregating $50,700,000. All Departments Suffer. Virtually all departments have suf- fered in the reductions that were made to bring it down to the $39.- 500,000 limitation. The amounts lopped off the estimates of the various depart- ments, however, were not revealed. Compared with the appropriations for the current fiscal year, the budget now is approximately $800,000 short. The supplemental estimates which probably will be requested are ex- pected to bring the total aboye the current appropriation. Donovan Busy for Weeks. Auditor Donovan has worked for several weeks putting the estimates in form for the Budget Bureau, and with this job completed, he has planned ja vacation which will take him away from Washington for several weeks. Upon his reiurn he plans to start work immediately on the urgert de- ficiency estimates, which will go to Congress soon after it convenes in December. Four Deaths Due to He: KANSAS CITY, September 17 (#).— Four deaths here today were attributed to the excessive heat. Three boys drowned while swimming in the Mis- souri River, and one woman died after prostration, brought on by the heat. 10-Year Old Boy Battles 20 Minutes With Rat in Pants Le Ten-year-old Edward Deenihan, son of John Deenihan, 743 Fourth street northeast, last night battled for nearly 20 minutes with a vicious rat which ran up his pants leg when he entered a vacant house at 723 Fourth street northeast to play with a group of boys. dAfter he had beaten the rat into in- sedgibility and his playmates had killed the rodent, Deenihan was taken to Casualty Hospital, where Dr. Leon S. Gordop cauterized numerous deep bites onhll left leg and body. iy Stad, | 60 cents and service will \ (#) Means Associated Pre: Held as Drunk, Man Gnaws Way Through Jail Wall By the Associated Prese. ROSMAN, N. C., September 17. —There are various ways of es- caping jails, as prisoners have demonstrated on occasions, but it remained for an unidentified white man, charged with drunkenness and locked up here by Chief of Police Moss to gnaw and scratch his way to freedom. The chief, going in the aft noon after the incarceration lier in the day, to carry his pris- oner food, found an empty cell and a large hole in the rear of the rear wall of the eld wooden guard- house. Inspection led to the theory that the prisoner had gnaw-* ed his way through the boards. “I won't look for him,” said the chief. “Any man who has the nerve to gnaw out should be al- lowed to stay out.” VOTE WIDESPREAD TRACTION SURVEY Park and Planning Commis- | | | sion Members Decide Upon Thorough Study. | | After hearing the recommendations | | of its expert on how street car trans- ‘pt)l'laflon in Washington could be im- proved by joint use of the tracks of the two companies, rerouting of lines to avoid turns and some changes in the existing track layout, the National Capital Park and Planning Commis- sion decided yesterday afternoon to refer the whole subject to’a committee for detailed study and report at the January meeting. One of the outstanding suggestions of Earl O. Mills, the expert who made the survey, is the elimination of tracks from Fifteenth street between New York and Pennsylvania avenues, from Pennsylvania avenue between Four- teenth and Fifteenth streets and from New York avenue between Fourteenth and Fifteenth streets. The abandon- ment of this trackage was proposed in connection with a study of condi- tions at Fifteenth and New York avenue. Would Require Some Ground. To accomplish this readjustment, the expert told the commission, it seems inevitable that the tracks which now end on G street at Fif- teenth would be connected by a diago- nal extension with the tracks running west on Pennsylvaia avenue from that point. Such.an extension would involve a slight encroachment on the northeast corner of the Treasury grounds, and for that reason the pro- posal will be referred to the Fine Arts Commission for advice. It _was explained that the tracks on Pennsylvania avenue would turn into Fourteenth street, under the plan to eliminate the rails on the avenue between Fourteenth and Fifteenth streets. Conditions at Fifteenth street and New York avenue and the question of providing adequate transportation for the group of new Federal build- ings in the triangle were character- ized by Mr. Mills as the two most important problems, to which intensive study must be given immediately. Additional Facilities Needed. As to the triangle, there are al- ready car lines running through it on Fourteenth and Seventh streets, but the commission is considering several alternate proposals for addi- conal facilities into that area from the west. These alternate proposals are still in a very tentative stage of consideration. “It has long been recognized,” Mr. Mills told the planning commission, “that the unification of service is es- sential to efficient and economical ‘op- eration, and therefore the prelimi- nary transit plan for Washington is based upon a unification of service. Two plans have been evolved. One, for the ultimate adjustment of exist. ing lines, which will be susceptible of expansion to meet future require- ments, and- an intermediate plan, which involves primarily a consolida: tion and rerouting of lines in accord- ance with the final plan. Makes 22 Turns. “Numerous improvements could be effected immediately by simplifying the routings, which would necessitate some slight adjustments in the track plan. “It has further been the aim in the rerouting plan to eliminate many un- necessary turns in the different lines. For example, it was found that one existing line makes 22 turns in a dis. |tance of approximately six miles, while another has eight turns in less than one mile. At present there are approximately 340 right and 330 left turns made on the different lines in a round trip. The rerouting plan would eliminate 132 right and 151 left turns. “In addition to the elimination of turns, the length of many of the lines would be shortened by more direct routing.” The committee appointed by the commission to make a careful analysis of the recommendations of Mr. Mills will consist of Lieut. Col. U. S. Grant, 3d, executive officer of 'the commis- sion; Milton B. Medary and Engineer Commissioner Ladue. It is probable that as the committee proceeds with its study of the report it will make public more of the detailed sugges- tions for rerouting of lines. Vote to Buy Small Area. The commission yesterday after- noon voted to acquire a small area of ground in the lower part of Foundry Branch, which will go toward form- ing a connection between the Glover- Archbeld Parkway and Canal road. The commission also decided to buy a small area at Bald Eagle Hill at the extreme southeast corner of the District, from which a commanding view of the river is possible. The commission engaged in an in- (Continued on Page 3, Column 8.) Badly Bitten The boy, accompanied by several playmates, entered the vacant house about 8 o'clock, when suddenly a huge rat darted from a corner and ran up the boy’'s pants leg, inflicting bites. Frantic, the boy ran screaming about the room until his companions went to his aid. Together they struck at the rat, which was crawling about the boy's clothing, d finally young Deenihan grasped it through his clothing and crus it. The rat dropped to the floor and there they killed it. It me red 10 inches from nose to e of m}. b . | by “From Press to Home Within the Hour” The Star is delivered every evening and Sunday morning to Washington homes at per month. Telephone Main 5000 | start immediately. FIVE CENTS. DODGE BOAT TAKES PRESIDENT'S CUP I POTOMAC ECATI Miss Syndicate, Piloted by Mrs. Cromwell, Also Cap- tures Memorial Trophy. MISS OKEECHOBEE WINS NAVAL SECRETARY’S CUP Mrs. Connors’ Entry Repeats in Free-for-All—Three Records Are Broken. s Syndicate and her mistress, Delphine Dodge Cromwell, hero- ines of yesterday's regatta on the Potomac, today held undisputed title to two of the most coveted trophies of the speedboat world, the President’s Cup and the Horace Dodge Memorial trophy. The big, black boat, hiding In her sleek hull enough power to drive a dozen automobiles, never faltered all day and ran away with every heat she competed in. During the two days of the regatta the Miss Syndicate ran in six 15-mile races, and only once did she fail, in the first heat of the Presi- dent’s Cup race Friday when an ofl line clogged and forced her to limp across the finish line a lap behind the winner. Last night, at the banquet at the Willard which ended the two-days® festivities, Mrs. Cromwell accepted for her brother, Horace Dodge, the prize he donated himself, and today, on the lawn of the White House, President Coolidge will present to her the cup which bears his title. Miss Okeechobee Scores. Second honors in the big race went to Miss Okeechobee, Mrs. W. J. Con- nors’ sensational prize winner, which was in the hands of the veteran Fritzhof Ericson. Miss Okeechobee has been in more than 30 races and she has never lost a race. Last year here she won the Secretary of the Navy’s cup and she won it again yes- terday, showing C. Roy Keys' Curtiss Wilgold IIT a cloud of spray and an ever-lengthening wake for the 20 miles of the race. Her speed was the fastest of the regatta. An hour later she repeated in the free-for-all, dashing off from the start- ing line in such a hurry that all but one of the other entries gave up and pulled out of the course to watch her run. Only the Curtiss Wilgold III gave chase, and it was chasing all the way, Another record fell yesterday. Eu- gene Pickard's little class C outboard Zero bucked and leaped around the course for an average speed of 30.82 miles per hour in the A. C. F. cham- pionship trophy race. The Zero also distinguished itselt by turning turtle in the second heat of the rage, tak- ing another boat along with it. Three Records Broken. Altogether three records were broken during the two d Friday J. T: Herbst broke the ciass B out- board record in his Kayo II with a speed of 26.027 miles per hour and then went back and broke that mark with 26.368 in the next heat. The third record fell before J. H. Rand’s Spitfire V when Ralph Snoddy skid- ded around the course for one lap in 32.1221 miles per hour—and then blew his propeller to pieces. The President’s Cup race was the most bitterly fought of the regatta. The accident to Miss Syndicate which sent her home a bad third in the three-boat heat Friday, gave George Townsend's Greenwich Folly a big lead for the trophy. Sister Syn, Dodge’s other boat, which finished second Friday, was conceded little chance of victory. On the second heat yesterday aft- ernoon, Miss Syndicate came back with a vengeance and walked away with the race. Baby Chic, piloted by Bernard Smith, the dark horse of the race, which had never been in a race before, came in second, Sister Syn, third, and Greenwich Folly a bad fourth. It was generally admitted by race officials that Townsend cheated him self out of a good chance to win by going back and starting over again when he thought he had beaten the gun. Those on the official boat de- clared that he was on the safe side by inches when the gun barked. But nobody waved him on and when he finally got off the race had gone on without him. An Impressive Victory. ‘When they went to the barrier in the final heat it was anybody’s race. But the cleverness in getting around the turns that had kept Townsend in the fight with a smaller and slower boat failed to stand up against the devastating power of Miss Syndicate. The great boat began drawing away at the start and increased its lead with every lap, until at the end it was nearly a mile in front. Baby Chic was third. - The final count of points showed that Miss Syndicate had 1,124; Green- wich Folly, 1,050 for second place, and Sister Syn and Baby Chic, 685 each to tie for third. The time of the final heat was 51.255 miles per hour. The Dodge race was virtually won Miss Syndicate in the first two heats Friday, and yesterday she needed only to lope around the course and finish third to carry off the cup. But she did more than that; she left the others at the post. There was never any doubt about the outcome of he final heat after the first lap. Green- wich Folly, tiring under the strain, dropped further and further behind and finally was overtaken by Sister Syn. The point score, however, gave Townsend's boat second place for the three heats by virtue of his placing second in the first two. Sister Syn brought up the rear with one second and two thirds. The time of the final heat was 51.664. . The Secretary of the Navy's Cup race was less a race than it was a magnificent exhibition.of the speed of Mrs. Connors’ beautiful, brown Miss Okeechobee. Off to a flying start, Miss Okeechobee, in the.hands of .Ericson, shot out in'front of the other two boats and was never in danger for an instant. Keys in his Curtiss Wilgold III fell into second place, and the other entry, Jayee 1I, brought up the rear, and in this order they went around the 20 miles, Miss Okeechobee never swerved, never slowed down and seemed never to hurry. ' Her deep-throated grow! was as steady at the end of the last lap as it was as she started. Ericson (Continued on Page 2, Column 39 4