Evening Star Newspaper, November 12, 1927, Page 2

a \ITLE HOPE SEEN FOR PNARY BILL Senator Confers With Presi- dent and Says Some Other Measure May Win. the Associated Press enator McNary., Republican, Ore gon, came from a White House confer- ence today with the statement that he realized that final approval of the McNary-Haugen farm relief bill in its present form was hopeless, still expressing hope that a reliel measure would he worked out and; enacted nto | It was indicated, however eement on a measure W away. While the Senatc chaivman of the Senate Wmiittee, declined to discus ference with Mr. oolid; understood that he took up formal way a report on far which is to be made soon b mittee of the United States Chamber of Commerce, headed by former Secretary Nagel of the Commerce De- partmen s the report to which the President has referred frequently | likely to throw much light on the ultural problem and one which ¢ be examined with great care. however, 1 rsely hat when the re-| port is made public it will be more revolutionary than the vetoed Mc Nary-Haugen bill was credited by its opponents with being. He said that were plans to reintroduce the McNary-Haugen bill Regarding the debenturs of the National Grange, White House vesterday said might 1> explor-d with benefit, Senator M Nary declared it was clearly a sub- sidy and did not begin to provide the assistance to co.operatives in ma keting_crops that the MeNary-Hau- gen bill did. While President Coolidge's opposi- tion to the equalization fee propesal of the McNary-Haugen bill remains unaltered, the Chief Executive is maintaining an open mind on the sub- ject of agricultural reliet and hopes i%~t a comp-omise may be effected. DONATION TO TEMPLE BROUGHT UP TO DATE Check for Washington Memorial, Alexandria, Features Visitation to St. John's Masonic Lodge. that an still [ who s culture his con it was tariff scheme which the A check to bring its quota to date was handed to Grand Secretary J.| Ciaude Keiper. who is secretary-treas- urer of the George Washington Ma- sonic National Memorial Association, when he entered St. John's Lodge, No. 11. last evening on the occasion of the annual grand visitation to that lodge by the Grand Master of Masons in the District of Columbia, accompanied by the officers of the Grand Lodge, Every Master Mason throughout the United States is contributing to the fund for the completion of the George Wash- ington Memorial, being erected on Shooter's Hill, Alexandria, Va. A feature of the visitation of St. John's Lodge was the presence of its oldest living past master, George Wright, who was master in the year 1873. Another outstanding incident was the presentation to Grand Master Gratz E. Dunkum of a certificate of honorary membership. Past Grand | Master Harry Standiford, the second oldest living past master of the lodge, made the address of presentation. The visitors were cordially welcomed by | ‘William B. Milans, the present master. Although John’s Lodge hgd the “short end” of the evening, thé¥lodge- room was artistically decorated and Meyer Goldman's Orchestra furnished music, The Grand Master and his officers then made a grand visitation to Hope Lodge. No. 20, Irvin H. Hollander, master, and to Trinity Lodge, No. 41, John J. P. Muliane, master, meeting jointly. Following this visitation, an entertainment was provided under the direction of Mr. Mullane that included =elections by the City Club Quartet; Hayden and Lehman, dancing special- ists. and the Silver String Revelers, a stringed orchestra. E. G. Brown was the accompanist of the evening. Re- freshments were served. The next grand visitation of the #eries, which is rapidly drawing to a close. will be to Dawson Lodge, No. 16. Monday evening, at 8 o'clock. WORK MAY START ON NEW BUILDING BEFORE CHRISTMAS (Continued from_First Page.) { west. This connection wil] probably take the form of either an archway over the street or tunnels beneath the | street. The new building itself is to he considerable size, five stories in height, 172 feet acrose the front and extending in depth 151 feet. The center of the building is to have a socalled light court, about 50 by 90 feet in dimensfons, which will ud down through the building to sed-over roof above the first Beneath this glassed roof it is planned to arrange in the lobby or| rotunda a display of palms and plants ‘which will present a dignified and im- pressive appearance from the en- trance. Corridors will run around the light court on the inside of the building all the way up and the offices thus will face, on one side. the exterior of the building and on the othey side ti corridors bordering on the light court. Congress authorized for the ad- ministration building the expenditure of $2,000.000 and has already appro priated $400.000. Congress has authorized for the mnew extensible huilding and its site, which must be purchased from private owners, total of $5.750.000. For this project there has been appropriated $1,700.- 000. When the new administration huilding iz ecompleted it will present a massive appearance, and be one of the largest administrative buoildings in {he Capital City. extending in Jength east and west more than 730 feet. of MISSING SHIP LOCATED. Lumber Cargo Intact on Vessel Re- | cently Abandoned After Storm. NORFOL The Coast Gu abandoned schooner has located the craft about southeast of Cape Henry The ves ‘s stern was burned to the water’s edge, the cutter reported, but her four masts were standing and her g0 of Jumber appeared to be in fair condi- tion, The schooner left Georgetown, 8. C., October 29, for Bridzeport, Conn., but was disabled several days later in a siorm. Her crew was (aken off Tues day by the steamer Gulf Light after they had fought desperately for sev- eral days 10 keep the vessel afloat. I A‘Z'N{l‘.flmni:|d\\1‘|1s form the sup Ports of many owntown streets in dalgxico Qi o but | Teapot Witness GIFFORD PINCHOT, BURNS DETECTIVE TOLD OF JURY PLOT, PINCHOT DECLARES i (Continned_from than ever on the in- agents to- for indlet- mants that are expocted to the grand jury as a climax I~ proceedings. 4 vesentation of the new ngle which Upited States Attorney Peyton Gordon declares will rival the fi Teapot Dome expose will be made early next week, shortly before the grand jury probe reaches its con- clusion. While Maj. Gordon persistently re- fuses to disclose the trump card he is holding, it was expected that when the evidence is all in the grand jury will return either numerous individual indictments or oneé blanket indictment including a number of names, several of which have not yet heen mention- ed in connection with the naval oil leasing case. Thompson's [ ame Mentioned. Neil Burkinshaw, the aggressive young Government attorney who is presenting the case for the grand Ju said: further at this time would prejudice our work. In other words, we do not want to pull the lanyard on a can- non and have a pea come out.” It has heen learned for the first time that evidence purporting to link Mark B. Thompson, counsel for for- mer Secretary of the Interior. Albert B. Fall, with the jury tampering charges has heen presented. This was to the effect that Thompson, ta ing by long-distance telephone Dan R. Jackson of the Department of Justice, expressed surprise when in- formed that Harris R. Lamb, men- tioned in the reports of the Burns detectives, was a special assistant to the Attorney General. Thompson, it is sald, declared at that time that his reports on Lamb had been incorrect. He was before the grand jury early in the investigation. his most trusted business officials— Henry Mason Day of New York and volved in the jury-tampering charges, it was regarded as almost tertain that if anv indictments are returned, their names would be included. Both Out on Bond. Clark and Day are hoth out on hond. the former having returned to Chicago vesterday. Against Sinclair, the cen- tral figure In the oil irial, a complaint is outstanding involving him in_ the conspiracy (o influence the decision and action of tke trial jury. The war- rant issued some time ago for his ar. rest and rocalled is still being held in abeyance. Sinclair, it is understood, has placed himeelf at the disposal of the Gov- ernment investigators at any time hix presence here should be required. The general secrecy now attached to all circumstances attending the grand jury investigation was empha- sized today when Maj. Gordon refused to clear up certain angles that have come to light within the past two days. Both he and Burkinthaw made it plain that publicity would defeat the Government ends. Meanwhile, the nd jury was calied together for two hours today to consider records of phone calls from Sinclair's apartment at the Mayflower Hotel in an effort to determine with whom the oil operator and his aides were in communication during the tr It is understood that a com- plete record of such ulleged calls has been placed before the grand jury. One Conversation Traced. vidence that Day talked from the night tha jur : is 1n the hands of the investigato As a_result of this call, Jeffries dis- closed here, Burns detectives were em- ployed to shadow the two women #nd ten men who composed the 'jury. More of the Burns detectives are to be haled before the grand jury today. All of them have heen lined up hefore the trial jurors for identif- cation. but there I8 nothing to sup. port statements made that any of them actunily was identified. Some of the Burns men claim the “identifi- cation party” failed of resus. Burkinshaw the zrand jury investigation will he throuzh possibly Monday evening. barting unforeseen developmens. that time it is_expected the investi- gating hedy will be in a position to draw up what indictments it seems Je from the he inquiry, interest is centering again on the case of Fdward J. Kid: well, jr.. the “talkative juror,” who played a part in bringing about the Teapot Dome mistrial. Karly Hearing Sought. His attorney, S. McComas Hawkins, | I8 #eeking to Ax an early date for th | hearinz of Kidwell's petition that J. Ray Akers, street car conductor. in- formant, und Don King. Herald porter, he adjudged gullty tempt of court. No date Hasx heen fixed and there was nothing to indi cate today when one would be seleeted, Both Willi; the detectivy the din m J. Burns, founder of agency conrected with inquiry, and his son, W i Burns, are within daily ch of the Government attorneys, man Burns has revealed th ir oil comp:nies a ula - clien: of ¥. TAR CAUSES FIRE SCARE. Flaming Liquid on Top of Bank Is Extinguished. A pot of hurning tar on the roof of tha Conacrcial National Bank Build ing. Fourteenth and G streets, called fire engines to the scene todav. Some of the tar had spilled on the voof when the firemen arrived extinguished it with a hand extin- euisher. No dgnage wis don Thix is the setond time within three Aays that the fire apparatus has been “ummoned to that corner. g Syracuse, N. Y. was once known an the “sall cefgnr of the Nation.” bt 4 splt springsffare now litle worked. the detective 1OFFICIALS ATTEND ‘To announce anything | bl With Harry F. Sinclair and two of | Sheldon Clark of Chicago—already in- | " | Richmond P. Hobson and Bishop .| James Cannon, Jr.. Among Those i« of the opinion that | Immediate results ye- | ot con-| * the | among the | They | THE RVENING STAR. WASHINGTON, 1. €., SATURD. | ' FUNERAL OF ENVOY President and Mrs. Coolidge Present at Service for Guatemalan Minister. for Senor atour, late Min- to the United | today in RBethlehem hington Cathedraj, President and Mrx, Coolidge, cahinet members, Ambassa- | dors and others prominent in the dip- | lomatic corps, well as personal | triends. | Flags the embassi nd 1oga- tions were placed mast in | memory of the Minister. Draped with the flags of his native | Guatemala, the casket of the Minister was brought into the chapel by non commissioned officers. The chape lot St. Joseph of Arimathea, which will | contain the body for a time, was deco. | tated with *he flazs of the 21 Ian-| American republics. Don | held of ttended b Chapel were Brief Services Conducted. Véry itev. G. C. ¥. Bratenahl, dean of the cathedral, conducted brief serv- ices at the home, 1521 New Hamp- shire avenue, at 9:45 o'clock. Then the body, placed on a caisson. was accompanied to the cathedral hy its military escort, a squadron of Cavalry from Fort Myer. The services at the cathedral were | conducted by Bishop James E. Free. man, assisted by Dean Bratenahl. Special music was rendered by the full | cathedral choir of men and boys These honorary pallbearer friends of the Minister, were chosen: Senor Dr. Ricardo, J. Al the Min- ister of Panama; Senor Don J. Ra muno, the Minister of Co: : Gov. Angus W. McLean Norih Carolina, Kverett Sander: retary to President Coolidge; Dr. Rowe, director general of the Pan- American Union, with ths assistant director. E. Gil-Borges; Representative Fred Britten of Illinois, Capt. Thomas B. Byrd of Richmond. Va brother of the Governor of Virginia: Capt. A. Stopford, naval attache at the British embassy, who was the Minister's_schoolmate in England: Milton C. Elliott and Charles I’. Light. Arrangements were made, following the services, to place the body in the crypt of the Chapel of St. Joseph of | | Arimathaea, until it is taken aboard the light cruiser 1. Memphis, which will g0 to Guatemala. This is the first time the chapel has been used NEGRD 15 SLAIN SIX ARE ARRESTED Police Charge Drunken Brawl Led to Death—Man Pleads Self-Defense. | Tougene Tones, colored, 50 vears | old, of 334 Dixon court, was shot to death in the roadway near his home early this morning, during what po- lice describe as a drinking brawl. Reu- ben "Taylor, coloted, 38, of 314 Dixon court, was held as the slayer and sald 1o have admitted shooting .Jones declaring he fired as the latter was drawing & weapon. Police could find no pistol belinzing to Jones. The killing was discovered by Po- liceman J. W. Hanrahan and J. R. Moore, who heard the shot. Several | other colored persons, reputedly un- der the influence of liquor, = were at the scene, according to the officers, who arrested five as witnesses, Dr. C. T. White of Emergency H pital staff. pronounced Jones dead | Coroner Nevitt will hold an inquest Monday. Trouble at North Capitol and De frees sireets early this morning brought Policeman Schleichert to the | scene. T dridge Jackson, colored. chott alley, then | was forced to use his baton to subdur the prisorier. H. Davis of 48 H streef, came to the policeman's as- sistance, and, it is reported. was as- saulted by Marie Jackson, colored. 27 face lacerations necessitating his re ceiving treatment at Sibley Hosplinl The Jacksons were held on charges of disorderly conduct. b |METHODIST SPEAKERS RAP PROHIBITION FOES| Heard at Danville, Va. Special Dispateh to The Star. DANVILLE, Va. November The Virzinia Methodist conference | devoted most of 1 o the eause | gt prohibition, resolutions | calling for perpetuation of Vol- | steadism ax a national policy and { heard supporters of rum denounced. | Rev. Fred Chenaulk of Broad Street | Church. Richmond. led the assault. Capt. Richmond Hobson of Spenish- merican War farm and Bishop James cCannon, ji. made floor ad- Arexses ) Tomorrow will see the erdination of elders. The conferenc is hehind schedule and probably will not ad- n before Tuesday -nizht unless | Bishop Deuny succeeds in specding | operations | |WOMEN RIGHTS ISSUE | | UNKNOWN TO INDIANS' adopted | | Braves Just Let Fair Sex Run| Things and Listen to Advice, | Says Princess Nacoomee, here of ights among the remaining tribes of | American Indiang. She just las ‘em | | Such was the declaration of the Prin | cesn Nugoomee, daughter of War Chief | Tahan of the Kiowas, in addressing the {annual banauet of the Bolgiano class of the Foundry Methodist Church. do women rule the to ave full control of the upbring- And when the august held the fem N . is no question women's | only they of children councils of the tribe a linine influsnce s markedly felt. Women always are consulted as to the handling of tribal affairs “In fact,” said the Princess Na- | coomee, “with the progress the white women nmow is making these days it <afely can be said that she will have reached the status nlways enjoved by brown faced sister within a few e years The Princess Nacoomee, closing her wslon of Indian His, rendered sev rpreting the wierd mysticism of Indian melody. Representative Homer Hoch of Kan- ans wae the chiew speaker at the ban- auet. which was presided ovggby Har- @ eheston, its presidenty - { from the curh divectly in the path of |ana Sanehez-La- rd Bethlehem, I the W; hedral, The hody e faken fr the Tegation, 1321 New Hampshi nue, ot Senor Don K tour, as it move GIRL AND ORPHANS HOME HEAD VANISH } | Wife Denies Pair Left To-' gether—Shortage in Ac- counts Charged. By the Associated Pross, PHILADELPHIA, November 1 1. K. Tater, 41, supetintendent of the | 0dd Fellows' Home for Orphan Girls here, has heen missing from the insti tution since early Thursday, it be- came known last night Fay Lena Phillips the home and a student mantown 1ligh School, about the same time, Examination of the hooks of the home, trustees said, revealed a short- age of $200 in Tater’s accounts. Wife Stands by Him. | Mrs. Elizabeth Tater. wife of the missing man and hersclf assistant su- | perintendent of the orph home, said she was cortain there was no connection between the disappearnne of her hushand and 1. S sald she had received ery letter from her hushand vesterday in_whick he informed her he won vetern in a “few weeks™ it he “still in existence,’ Asserting t Mrs. Tater added am afraid a terrible scandal is going to be made of something that does not really amount to anythinz. true Mr. ter has disappeared, but 1 know why he went aw He was short in his accounts. 1 expect he will be back, though. | Planned to Leave Post. “The Phillips girl is not here either, but 1 know she is not with my hus- band, There is absolutely no connec- tion hetween the disappearance of the two. The ‘Taters were to have 044 Fellows’ Home next Catonsville, Md., where er was to have taken a similar position with the German General Orphanage. THREE ARE INJURED AS CYCLE HITS MAN Two Held for Investigation After Hit-and-Run Car Is Abandoned in Chase. 7. a ward of at the Ger- | disappeared she was “not wor- left the week for Farl E. Yamson ilor, and Frederick on, 21. of 519 Eighteenth st theast, were viding tandom on a motor cycle that struck George Moore, 436 New York | enue, at New York and 21 years oW, a ot seu avenue SCHOOLS IS RAPPE | Gilligan said. | schools are advancing atheistic opin- | AY, NOVEMBER 12. 1 | phasized by Gilligan in Ded- ication of New Building. Declaring he would choose tha de- | velopment of the spirit rather than development of the mind if such a| clioice ever became nocessary. Henry L. Gilligan, member of the Board of iducation, promised that atheism would not be tolevated in instruction | given to the pupils of Washington's | Development of “Spirit” Em- schools, in an dress delivered last night at the dedication exe 08 of the John Burroushs School addition, zhiteenth and Monroe stroets north- t. Jdpecation s T had to choose of the mind and development ol spirit, 1 would choose the latte “If anybody ¢ prove teache a fine thing, but if hetween development the Mr. n show statements to in our ions, 1 will do all in my thos> teachers put out! Albert I, Harris, municipal archi tect and designer of the Burroughs ad- power to have Ninth street early last and severely injured him. Moore, unconscious. Emergency " night | was taken to| Hospltal and treated for | possible .fracture of the skull and <es. Lamson and Garri- and bruised, were given | first aid at Emergency Iospital, [} Moore is repor 1o have stepped | the motor eycle. Frederick N. Coburn, Chappell lane, was the hit-and-run_accident on hetween New York avenue and I street last night about 9 o'clock, threc colored men occupying the car. Police were informed that some one who saw the accident started in pur- iit of the men, who abandoned their ar. Joseph . Smith, colored. 20 vears old, 408 V street. and Clifton Bugg. colored, 23, of 1619 Tenth street, were arrested and held for inve. tion. Cobn treated at Emer- | gency Hospital for a slight injury to his head | Mrs. Mary C. Greath ington, Va., was severely in- jured Jast night a result of the | overturning of the automobile of her | husband, Ch 1. Greathouse at Park Lane, Va. The accident is re- ported 1o have ulted from the rough condition of the road. | Mrx. Greathouse, mother-in-law of | M tebecca Greathouse, assistant district attorney, was taken to | Georgetown University Iospital and | trestad for shock and an injury to her | throat. of 4814 in a a4, victim Sixth street . 70 years V. M. I. ALUMNI REUNITE. Former Cadets Mark 88th Anniver- sary of Institute, five former cadets of Virginia Institute last night celebrated | hth anniversary of the | at a reunion at Army | Cluly ho guest of honot Willinm H e, superin of V. M. 1. In addition te Cocke nddresses were given by Thomas Keith, 1 member of the board of visitors: Representative R. Walton Moore of Virginia and Judge Milton Fif Militar the eighty- institution vy itn tendent Gen he was wer cadets gave n being Gen. R. aunders, T Col. Jennings Wise, Pickett. 3d, and Sam Syme was furnished by H. M. Llovd mba. und at the close refreshments were Muny of the for short talks, George Mausic ona con ert m of the evening served. P Retired ‘Stockman Dies. Special Dispatch to The Star. FRONT ROYAL, *harles B ed yesterday n jliness of xeveral weeks, He 3 years old and a native of this county. le was a tired stock man armer, One sister, Miss Luey of Washington several nlece 2 were held S Baptist Chur went in Front Royal November 12 inter lant | mentary schools, and Miss Draper. | ehpstra. dition, represented the Commissioners’ office in the formal presentation by the District of Columbia of tha keys to the building to the school authorities. Mr. Gilligan, as a member of the 1001 hoard. received the symbolical Ley and in turn, presented it to Miss Mary 1. Draper, principal of Bur- rouzhs. An American flag was given to the | school by Mis. Rose S. Rutledge for the Kit Carson Woman's Relief Cotps of the Grand Army of the Republic during the exercises held under the joint auspices of the Rhode Island Avenue Citizens' Association and the John Burroughs Pavent-Teacher As-| ociation. . In reviewing the work which con- | fronts the school of today in promot- ing citizenship, Representative Frank Crowther of New York declared that members of Communistic organiza- tiona in America are predominately native horn. Dr. Frank W, Ballou, superintendent of schools, spoke b o Iy, as did Robert L. Haycock, assist. superintendent in charge of cle- A program of patriotic and enter- toining airs was presented by the United States Marine Band Orchestra and the John Burroughs School Or- M. €. Wilson, president of the Rhode Island Avenue Citizens' As sociatlon, was chairman of the me ing. TAXI DRIVERS ADO_PT WORKING AGREEMENT | Demands Embraced in Union's Pro- posal Will Be Presented to Employing Companies. Demands of taxicab drivers whicl have been opposed hy one or uded in a woi 1 by 300 membe Taxlcab Drivers’ Local, No. 169 at.n meeting in Musician 1 last night. A committee was named to present the agreement to each company. The agreement provides that firms shall hire union men only; that pa is to be 40 per cent -commission, if the driver has no accidents in which he is at fault, does not overcharge, does not act in an unseemly manner, does not turn in “short and Des not tamper with his meter: that drunk- enness during working hours is u d chargeable offense; that no driver shall work more than 12 hours in the in. terest of safety and must sleep at least eight hours hefore coming to work. J. A C: azer. ¥ presided. t rr was elected busing ident Louis J. man. Cavalier Pennsy Limited 7C|u Derailed. RISBURG, Pa.. November 12 h> eastbound Broudway limit- Xo. 28, of the Pennsylvania Rail- rozd had a_arrow es of Marysville when a vear twick on and the front truck on. the locper next to it were derailed, Penn- sylvania officials report the train was stopped withont Wfculty and ns one was seriously injured, | tion, the Presidert assured them that 'HOOVER AN RAISE FLOOD FUND Fresident Approves Plan of State Association—Meet- ing Called. save n of the President Coolidge vesterday liis approval (o a proposed pl: Vermont State ion of the District_of Columb se funds among the Vermonters and others in ¥ to send to the flood sufferers rmont. When the proposition before the President toduy Dale of Vermont and Fairbanks, president of was laid by Senator | h the they could count on his support. They informed the President that reports from the fload area nre to the effect that there i3 considerable sufferinz | among the farmers. virtually all of whom, they safd had lost their cattle and suffered heavy property losses Col. Fairbanks has called a meeting of =pecial committes of the associ: tion tonight to outline detalls for the soliciting of funds D SARGENT TO AID VERMONTERS Pre:ident Suggests Trip of Cabinet Members to Flood-Stricken Area. At the susgestion of President Cool- e, Attorney General Sargent and Secretary of Commerce Hoover will go to Montpelier, Vt. next Wedne: (o confer vith Gov. John F of that State, regarding a general pro- gram for reconstruction work follow ing the recent flood in that section. President has been informed at there has been considerable dam to highways and railvoads and idges throughout the fooded district in “ermont and his purpose is to see to wh t extent the Federal Govern ment con assist in_repalving and re- construetion. The President is under- stood to feel that Secretary Hoove hecause of his knowledge of engineer- ing and also his experience in such matters, can be of great assistance to the Vermont authorities in offering suzgestions in the formation of a plan for general reconstruction. CHAPLAINS OF ARMY REPRESENT 28 CHURCHES Few Religious Dissensions Report- | ed by Col. Axton in An- nual Statement. By the Assoviated Press. The Army “is not cluttersd up with liglous dissension are 28 denominations repre the Chaplain Corps, providing * dant v in religious expressior Col. John T. Axton, chief of chaplains, points out in his annual report made public today. Difficulty ks experienced in main taining “an established ratio” among the denominations due to “changes of denom!national affiliations by men al- ready in the corps.”” Col. Axton said, but he added: “Over this the War Department does not expect to exercise control There wei 08 religious services in the Army during the last fiscal year with an estimated attendance of 1,780,578 and in addition chaplains officiated at 581 marriages, 1,079 bap- tisms, and 1,283 funerals. Mrs. Marshall Field Gains. PARIS, November 12 (P 3 Marahall Wield of Chicago. who has been ill here for some weeks, 1s doing “extremely well,” her attending phy- siclans said today. h there in bun- { radio equipment, CHAMBERLIN SEEKS ENDURANCE RECORD Fiyer Also Hopes to Pilot 20 Passengers on Next Oversea Flight. By the Associated Piess CHICAGO. November 1 passengers on his next tran: flight in one or twa year: ambition expressed here yesterday in an Armistice day addresse before the Advertising Post of the American Legion by Clarence D. Chamberlin, who flew from New York to Germany with Charles Levine. Recapture of the world endurance record for flving was his immediate aspiration. he said, however, and he hoped to enter into at least a four- cornered race for it hefore the end of this year. “In spite of all arguments. Charley | and 1 had a wonderful time on our flight to Germany,” said Chamberlin, as his hearers roared with laughter. Tells of Arguments. e recounted a few of the argu- ments _prior to the record-making take-off, but said the first serious ar- gument arose when Levine got to looking around the ship at a time when it seemed their rate of speed would find their gasoline supply ex- hausted some 300 miles from land. “He found out that I'd forgotten the oars for our collapsible rubber " said Chamberlin. As the| inside of why we missed Ber- | ." Chamberlin said: “When we got over Essen I though | we were over that town, but Charley thought we were over Dremen. He 1id he had been there | never had heen to Kssen. When Charley was pilotinz he would fly in the direction in which he thought Berlin lay from Bremen. and when he got tired and wiled back on the gas tanks to rest, I'd fly in the direction I though Berlin lay from Kssen.” Many of his listeners groaned audi- bly when Chamberlin explained that neither he nor Levine cared for beer and told of how it got out that he would quaff a stein upon arrival in Berlin, Chatley taught me to sign at the top of the card when we were sign- ing the autographs for which we were continually importuned.” said Chamberlin, “so that nobody could stick in ‘LO.U." ahead of our signa- tures. Well, one fellow folded over the top of a card and after I had signed it he wrote in ahead of my signature: ‘When 1 get to Berlin I'll have a big stein of Pilsener for you Electric Compass Brokem. Shortly before the time for the take-oft Chamberlin said he heard Mrs, Levine remark: “If [ thought my Charlev was going in that air- plane I'd burn it up.” It s not known then who would navigate the craft for Levine. “I wanted to make that flight, so 1 kept qui he.added. PRESIDENT OPENS BIG TUNNEL TODAY Vehicular Passageway Under Hudson River Will Handle 3,800 Cars Per 'our. Associated Press, W YORK., November 12.—The opening of a $45.000,000 vehicular tunnel, 9250 feet long and running 2 feet below the bed of the Hudson River, between New York and Jersey C marks another giant stride in acceleration of the tremendous traffic of the metropol Alter seven years spent in construe- tion, the formal opening of the tuhnel this afternoon required only the touch of President Coolidge on a tel key at Washington to draw aside two American flags at the entrances of the twin tubes of the tunnel and open the greatest underway boulevard in the world to the official christening party of the States' governors, 130 mayors and 15,000 guests. Paved With Granite. Two tubes. cach with a road width of 20 feet. have a capacity of 3,800 cars hourly. brilliantly illuminated, supplied with a complete change of air 42 times per hour by 84 ventilat- ing fans. Five hundred thousand cubic yards of earth and rock were removed from beneath the river bed to make room for 115,000 tons of cast iron and 130, 000 cubic yards of concrete with which the frame of the huge tunnel is built. The tunnel. conceived by Clifford M. Holland, an engineer, and named for him. connects the lower end of Manhattan Island with Jersey City. Tunnels for trains have been in gp- eration under the Hudson for yed but vehicles have had to use ferries. Died of Overwork. Only one of the three engineers in charge of the construction of the Holland tunnel lives to see the work completed. He is Ole Singstad, pres- ent chief engineer. IHolland died three years ago of strain and over- work in connection with the joh. His was one of the 15 deaths during the construction. A toll of 50 cents will be charged for passenger automobiles containing not more than seven persons. Tolls for motor trucks range from $1 to $2. Authorities expect the tunnel will pay for itself inside of 10 years. An- nual gross revenue is estimated at $9.000,000. The tunnel will be maintained by a joint commission from the States of New York and New Jersey and will be policed by a unit of special officers stationed in constant sight of each other. The tunnel will not be opened to regular traffic until one minute after midnight tonight, the interim being devoted to further examinations of its Flying up the coast to Cape Cod vibration broke the indicator on the electric compass, Chamberlin said, and. that being a very good reason tor turning back, he asked Levine what he wished. 1'd rather be buried in Davy Jones’ locker than face that newspaper gang in New York.” Levine replied. h the proper ship and the proper preparation, the young flyer said, ansatlantic flying would come to be te. The new ship probably would have a minimum of three motors. full and be capable of landing on and withstanding a heavy sea and transmitting by radio while | resting on the water. The Templehof Field in Germany was the finest he had seen, with that at Detroit. Mich., the second bes! Prior to making his speech, Cham- herlin told newspaper men that four aviators had planes ready for the race for the endurace record, Bert Acosta. who helped him set the 51-hour record which stood until two German flyers recently stayed up 52 hours: William J. Brock, who tried to fly around the worid with Edward F. Schlee of De- ttoit; George Weiss of New York, and himself, Celebrates Birthday. It was hoped that some city would ofter a prize for the contest, which would be open to all fivers and planes, and that the trial could be made be- fore New Year day. The planes would fly a triangular course over the city chosen, he sai As well as an Armistice day cel bration, it was a birthday party for Chamberlin, it being his thirty-fourth anniversary. With him at the speak- ers’ table he had his wife and her mother. Mrs. William Bogert of In- dependence, Towa: Thea Rasche, the German aviatrix, and a large group of Chicago's former World War sol- diers Chamberlin was introduced by Oscar F. Carlstrom. State attorney general and himself a war veteran. HIGHLANDERS DANCE AT VETERANS' BALL Soldiers of Foreign Wars Fete Canadian and U. §. Service Men at the Willard. safety apparatus. FIRE DEPARTMENT PROBING ACCIDENT Responsibility Sought for Injury to Two Persons by Truck Re- sponding to Alarm. Officials of the Fire Department are conducting an investigation with & view to determining the guestion of responsibility for the accident at New York avenue and Ninth street yester- day afternoon when No. 4 truck, re- sponding to a fire alarm, struck and injured two men who were on the street car loading platform. The injured men—William H. Trathen, 54 vears old. of Tuxedo, Md., clerk in the office of the adjutant general of the Army, and John A. MeClure, colored, 46 vears old, a nar- ber, living at 325 Half street south- west—were able to leave Emergency tlospital yesterday afternoon. | "In a report of the affair received by Acting Chief P. W. Nicholson it is made to appear that an automobile parked between the loading platform and curb made it necessary to make 1 wide turn to go west on New York venue, Officials of the departmen® say mak- ing the turn west from Ninti street into New York avenue is by no means an easy one and the automo- bile reported parked there yesterday made the turn much more difficult. THIEVES LOOT HOUSE IN FAMILY’S ABSENCE Lieut. Col. Bernie Reports $302 Robbery—School Pupils Among Theft Victims. Whan members of the family of Lieut. Col. Upton Bernie, jr., 5 Twentieth street, raturned home yes- terday afternoon they found the house had been ransacked and robbed of clothing, jewelry and a revolver, val- The brilliant vniforms of Canadian Highlanders, with their laming Kilts, blended with the war-time »live drab uniforms of Amarican veterans at the spectacular military hall of the Veterans of Foreign Wars at the V lard Hotel last night. Patriotic _tabléaux. depicting the battles at Chateau Thierry, Montfau- con and other famous points, were features of the evening Local soclety girls took part. A stirving event was tha sounding of tans at 11 o'clock, followed by the throwing of a spot light on the north balcony, where a szoldier, zaflor and marine stood in salute before the colors, Secretary of War and Mrs, Dwight | F. Duvis were among those occupying boxes. Another notable armistice celebra. tion last night was that of the Gov- ernment _printing office in Harding Hall. ‘The ceremonies were under auspices of the United Veterans of American War Nenator Daniel F. Stack of Iowa, a veteran of the World War, recalled scenes of the original Armis V., “fotion pictures of the war, the Signal 2, were shown. Hyter H. Ruggles a Mrs. Agnes W. McLaughlin sang, and several selec- tions were played by the Govarnment Printing Office Orches under the direetion of Buckingham. Louis C. Cunningham presided. JOHNSON URGES BIG NAVY Calls for Preparedness in Armistice Day Address. FRESNO, Calif., November 12 (#).— Senator Hiram W. Johnson in an Armistice day speech here, demanded that America adopt a preparedness program, embracing an Army capa- ble of emergency expansion, a Navy adequate to protect commerce and a [than merchant marine for the transport of American goods. He urged against the cancellation While they would [of the war debts of the allied na-|session of Congress beforc ued at $302. Robort T. Purdie, 1100 Eighth street, reportad to police that clothing, a handbagz and a revolver were stolen from nis home vesterday. He placed his loss at $145. James Faulkner, 8§15 F street north- east. appealed to the police to make an effort to recover three diamond rings valued at $125. He said the rings were in a pocket of a vest sent to a cleaning establishment and that they were missing when the garment was returned. Two overcoats and a hat were stolen from pupils at Macfarland Junior High School yesterday. The coats belonged to John J. Columbus, 1809 Lamont street, and Ashton Scharr, 824 Up- shur street. Willlam B. Frye, 4513 Towa avenue, was owner of the hat. Frank H. Newham, 629 Lexington place northeast, reported the picking of his pocket while in an F street thea- ter last night. He said he was relieved of $50 in bills, papers and a penknife. o GLOVER GOING TO CUBA ON PARCEL POST MISSION Assistant Postmaster General Will Confer With Officials on Cigar Importation. By the Associated Press. Questions relating to the Pa Post Convention between the United States and Cuba will be taken up with Cuban postal officials by W. Irving Glover, second assistant postm general, who leaves tonight for Ha- vana, via Key West. ‘The Cuban Government has exten- ded the life of the convention twice to enable the United States Congress to enact legislation to permit importa- tion by mail. of cigars, in lots of less 000 and not weighing over 11 pounds Post Office Department officials rre hopeful that such legis- lation will be passed at the cominz March 1 not state definitely that she was out |tions, holding that the remission of |when the convention will terminat of danger they sald they had every these obligaigans already had gone unless a measure lifting the import hope of her early vecovery. beyend a )uu‘\nutm. restriction is enacted.