Evening Star Newspaper, February 9, 1928, Page 17

STAR. WASHINGTON, D. €. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY WASHINGTON WELCH RENCH TRANSATLANTIC FLYERS AT donne, Costes and Lieut. Joseph over the jungles of South America since they left Par Al is. e ROLLING FIELD. a few minutes after they landed in the plane which kas carried them The yl\yfl’s made a pepr(frl landing on a watery field after the hop from Maxwell Field, Mont- 9, 1928, ., FI\ FRANCO-AMERICAN CHORUS OF CHEERS FOR THE FAMOUS FRENCH AIRMEN. This is how some of the official welcoming party felt about Navy Wilbur. ti tic achievements of Lieuts. Costes and Lebrix after greeting them at Bolling Field. n: l'::a:;:onltll:u{ Lebrix, Ambassador Paul Claudel, Acting Secretary of State Robert E. Olds, Lieut. Costes, Secretary of War Davis and Secretary of the Left to right: Maj. Thenault, assistant French military Copyright by Harris & Ewing. Copyright by P. & A. Photos PORTO RICO HAILS COL. LINDBERGH ON HIS ARRIVAL IN SAN JUAN. A view of the great crowd that turned out to cheer the famous good-will fiyer as he appeared on the balcony of the Federal Bullding shortly after crowds by Gov. Towner, landing at San Juan. This was taken as he spoke under the balcony arch after being presented to the chéering ‘Wide World Phofos Lo | Gene Shank, the fiying St. Paul, | Minn., law student, who set a new world record for airplane looping the | other day when he made 515 loops In 258 minutes. ‘Wide World Photos. TO MAKE OPERA DEBUT HERE. Marie Montana, a native of the State whose name she has adopted, who will make her American debut in the * international festival of the Washingten National Opera, spening Monday " ! night. She will sing in the new English opera, “Hugh, fhe Drover.” PLANFOR CAREN GOAL FELDPROBE AT SHAFTPRESSED * BACKED Y NEELY Completion for BicentenniafiWest Virginia Senator An-i Celebration in 1932 proves Proposal for Bitu- Is Goal. minous Inquiry. A new move to pt&uu for wmpm.‘lon By the Associated Press | of the Monument dens by 1932, | hnson lution When the bicentennial of the birth of | SUPPOrt for the Jo desirrireant Geotge Washington will be celebrated | PrOposing an-inquiry into the bitum! here, was insugurated todsy when Rep- | nous coal flelds of Pennsylvania, West Tesentative George H. Tinkham of | yirginia and Ohlo was announced in the Mopument Oardens plan, Mr, | Democrat, West Virginia. Tinkhsm's letter was not made public. | He said his obposition to propossls | but he is understood to have declared | ral control of mines | he will bring the matter hefore the | 1oy Luther Federal control of mines | Fiouse committee on the library within | 22 Deen, misconsirued as ag | ives La Guardia, a Re- & few days to place it before the bi- | oen! commission for sction. | publican of New York, who just made At the same time 1t was made N | & personal survey of the strike ares, and that Chairman Moore of the Commis- | Casey, & Democrat, who represents the sion of Fine Arts has pointed out 10| Wilkes-Barre, Pa., district in Congress, President Coolidge, both verbally gnd |yesterdsy in the House charged the by letter, the merits of the Monument|mine operators with using State police Gardens plan, declaring that & saving | to terrorize the miners into withdraw- in money would result in cerrying out | ing from the Unite¢ Mine Workers, the the scheme if the dirt moved in ex- |miners’ unfon. They urged the House eavating for the foundstions of the i adopt the Casey resolution for a con- pew departmentsl buildings could be | gressions) investigation into the condi- | fsed 16 make the gardens. The fill |{ions in the Pennsylvania, West Vir- | | | Jor the gardens presents the shortest | ginia ard Ohlo bituminous fields. posstble haul for the dirt” Mr. Mogre — Casey sald that President Coolidge -id ‘ln,ll! Aecnulrg‘ Monvk:r lmd%flzum;d 1 “sllent” on strike situation in the 0. K'4 by Eagincers. \face of conditions of suffering and Office research into records of the | "brutal trestment” among the miners Monument foundations and the area ‘The Red Cross, he added. also was de- eovered by the substructure, made by clared by some to be influenced in not o rs of the Arlington Memorisl | Record! relief to the miners because B Commission, are swid o have | they would not leave the unions zevealed thet the ‘Monument gardens “When these things are placed before schieme is feastbl from the engineering |the President,” Casey declared, “he i3 Sandpoint snd thet the ground around #ither ndifferent or does not care. The the ument s suficiently settied | Kreat Herbert Hoover has heen pro- srd adequate ' handle the enormous ' Ciaimed sll over the world for his weight of many hundreds of wns of humanitarian work, but T wonder why Girt and stone which would be imposed iz volce i silent I wonder if it s upon 10 under the plan Aetus) bor- hecause of presidential injunction or inge of the ground on which the Moni- 8 1t Just presidential yellowness.” ment stands have not. been 'aken, but, During the House discussion, La- Are resesrcn hae convineed engipeers Guardia declared that the miners were tre pian is quite fessible from the en- YIrtually under a peonsge system and gineering i wpoint 1 their wages do not {)rnvlm a decent, B Bcl at Jui thy NEGRO HISTORY WEEK Beouts mente of the colored race SCIENTIST BUILDS AMPHIBIAN AUTO FOR EXPLORATIONS. This amphibian automobile, designed by Prof. T. Observ: satisfactory In recent tests on Hilo Bay and will be used in sclentific explorations. tory, :rnvu 1 pa heels. In the water the auto-boat is A. Jaggar of the Hawail Volcano propelied by two Copyright by P. & A. Photos. PROGRAM TONIGHT Be Topic at Dunbar High School Meeting. The fourth of a series of programs under the suspices of the Communjty Center Department of the Pubjic hools, in celebration of Negro History week, will be prasented al Dunbar High hool at 8 o'clock tonlght, when “Bay d Boys' Activities” will be the neral subject L. B. Hansbury, member of the How- ard Univeralty faculty, spoke last night the celebration held in the Randnl) nlor High 8chool, on the achieve- He traced e accomplishments of colored men back 1o the earliest ages of history, when, he declared, members of the race CATFYing oub of the plen as outiined |J1Ving.” He saserted that the industry | sst upon the thrones of anclent n 3 the MiMilian report of 1901 s q,,[wu be made profitable “with eficient | tions. Recent and proven discoveries operetion, economic of archeglogists, he sald, the v, the Buentennial Commission, Mr, production and Meine mpio Here Uie matter rests until the cel- | enation commission shsll Leke setion. | seribed by Casey as beings controtled be 3030 0 an srticle prepured for m'! in Lthe pay of the cos) companies” dournsl of the Americsn Institute of &8 “blondihiretly gunmen end thugs Arepiecte Iv s evident from past | recrutted from the slums and under- @xperience 1hat the remats- | world " g nelore tne wewin 15| Both Latsusrdia and the Pennsylvania Btk U Jong w Vme ) which 1o pre- | Democrat declared that mine operators stubilized prices” ‘The Pennsylvania police were de- and a e th Ol pore plant for nathon-wide obeervances | had violated the Jacksonville wage yend fon periicipstion by foreign couni- | sgreement. spd vere not sttempting .I(:" e {#eitle the sirike because they hoped to | destroy the union. They alw atcused 4 | be The eor W ppecitying | UM of - Eestern rallrosds which ubmission 818 spprivel o1 Ve srils | VTele conl mines with depressing the :,.l-"'g of wieh plane by tie Commis. | U1CE of bituminous coal st other mines, | 48 won of Fue Arie origine'ed in Cop- | poess Wl WUt pror kiowiedge | on the part of Ve isber commiesion e comanieclon S Guerned chsefly | OBLO, Norway, Pebrusry 9 () that the plene shall Ye pubamivea at | Norway's frst Labor government, which wuch & Ume 8 W sllow due considers- | Come Into office only & few weeks ago, $on on the pert of sl concerped was doomed Lo wn early deslh yester- . Lahor Government Doomed, The genersl Uestment planned for d-‘: v’mnu the SBtorthing adopled a fl,‘,'.f."“.:, i of 1} e Conb Lew | YOLe of censure on the government, + Serracad MATDIe EXLeNRiONS uh he Ao Pramicr Hormarad. tommedisiely sppraved by the House bt ofice com- 10 63 Areclared that the cabipel which was formed on Jenuary 28 will resign to- morvow. The Horpsrud ministry ceme intn power as o rasult of recent p mentary election. which poity lnrge gaine m*l Teryaced marble extensione o \he Horih sid soulh sxis of the shaft, with Plaze st the base of # Nlght of stairs Funning Gown from Vhe base of the shafi (o 8 series of reflerbing pools wiien wonid te up Witk tne Linsoin Batereoris) prei elle Pelham, general chjef speakers prove truth_of the contentions he made in his address. G. Bmith Wormley, prin- cipal of Randall, prexided, und other eukers Included Miss Lilllan Robin- son, president. of the Jandall Junior High HBehool Parent-Teacher ton, Mrs, M. M. Marshall, president of Associn- ¢ ' Federntion of Colored Women's ubs_of the District, snd Ms. Gubri ommunity Center Depsrtment The center's serles of programs will concluded at Dunbar - tomorrow night, when “Black Heroes and Hero- ines” will he the sibjeat N. 1. Thom e Murvay will be the d @ program of musie, nged hy Mrs, Edna Gordon Dock- , will be presenied Air Mail Postage Cut 0. K A bill for the reduction of the alr o rale from 10 cents a halt centa an ounce has heen wnd Mrs. Al raliwa; quicker 1y ) coffes ahippers, slion o sugar etury of the | . Baloeng-Rambipoed)i line of l 10 he rehullt to 'THEATERS AND HUNTERS SEEN HIT BY HESSE FIREWORKS RULE' CALLED IN OIL PROBE | i | Come Under Ban, posing Redraft The amendment to the police regu- Iations, proposed by Maf. Edwin B, Hesse with a view to liberalizing the | sale and display of fireworks, would, on the contrary, prohibit discharge of blank cartridges i theatrical perform- |ances and by starters in athletic con- tests and the carrying of shotguns by hunters, according to an opinjon siub- mitted to the District Commissioners today by Corporation Counsel William W. Rride. The proposed amendment drafted by Ma). Hesse following a e ference with representatives of dealers chnics, and he requested the lers o adopt 1L “exngtly as submitied.” Mr. Bride, however, rec- ommended the adoption of the amend. ment as redvafted by him, It follows “No_person shall In the Distriet of { Columbia sell, deliver, discharge or set off any of the following-described five- works or notse-making explosives; fire- crackers of any kind or description, WOMAN FOUND DEAD. was Mrys. Luckett, 70, Is Victim of Heart Diseane Mis. Annle Ellzabeth Luckett, 70 was found dead In the kitehen of her home, ut BU0 O streel southeast, yes- Lerduy afternoon Mrs. Luckelt was suffering from heart disease and was belleved by her physician to have beenh weskened trom hook over the death le L a0 sutomobile fire W, 1 had heen w resident of this olty for many years. Bhe leaves & non, Bdward Aiakett, and & daughter, Mvs. May Roy, Puneral ser will be conduoted ot the resldence tomorrow afternoon, vears old, widow of George B Lucket!, | Bride Holds, Pro- of Amendment. | torpedoes, roman candles, sky rockets, | Gen, Kdwin devil - chasers, son-of-a-guns, any other fireworks which powder or other exe)lml\'r compoaiton ; provided, however, that nothing herein contained shall prohibit the discharge or setting off u!’ the above-mentioned fireworks on occasions of public ceje- bration and exhibition where a permit 50 to do 13 first had and obtaiped from the fire marshal subject to the approval of the Commissioners.” Ma). Hesse's proposed amendment sought to prevent sale, possession and use of blank cartridge plstols and am- munition, whereas the corporation counnel omitted all reference to these articles, Mr. Bride's amendment also nota forth the terms for storage of fire- works and exempts from regulation the sale, poasession and use of sparklers, torches, box fire, fountains, dip aticks, non-polsonous enakes, colored lighta, :uv pistol of the friction and automatic ype. RIVER PROJECT URGED. Tmprovement or Colonial Reach Ap proach Recommended, Tmprovement of the water .n,xm.ch ta Colonial Hench, Va., by way of Mon- ;m! Bay, on Ua: Polomae Hlv;r. han hoen recommendad (0 Congress by Ma .f dwfu. umu'nl o ‘,mo with llr approval of the War Depart ment. It {s planned to &;uvlfl- # ohan. L] op and 100 foet wite at entrance and & channal in the tn- vening oreek 7 feet desh and 100 L wide, with a turning and anoharage bastn 600 feat wide at the uflnr o v the vielnity of the Colonisl Beach Whter works. It 1n estimated that the profeat will bombs, [ oost $18,300 WIth an annual vost of 4700 for maintensnce. contain | |J. D. ROCKEFELLER, JR., Boy Scouts and Boys' Activities to Startcrs in Athlctic Contcgts AISO w°u]d15enue Teapot Dome Committee | Seeks Information on Continental Transaction. By the Assoclated I'ross. John D. Rockefeller, jr.. chairman of | the board of trustees of the Rockefeller Foundation, has been summoned to ap- pear Saturday before the Senate Tea- pot Dome committee Service of & telegraphio subpoen accepted In New York City todi Rockefeller, who s to be asked to relate all the Information concerning the transactions of the Coptinental Trading Co. of Canadw given to him by Robert W. Stewart, chairman of the hoard of the Standard Ofl Co., who refused to divulge whether he knew of any one who tecelved Liberty bonds from the Continental. In addition to Rockefeller, the com- mittee also has fssued subpoonas for a *number of olerks employed in the New York branoh of the Dominton Rank of Canada in which were kept the ae- counta of the Continental and its presls dent, H. 8. Osler In covrespondence with Senator Walsh, of Montana, prosscutor of the oll inquiry, Rockefeller had expressed iregret that Stewart refused (o answer | all questiona of the commities regarding the honds, aome of which the CGoverns met clalms ured I the lease o Teapot Dome to Harry F. Sinclair |SCHOOL BUDGET SLASHED. (Detroit Mayor Holds New Build- fugs Must Awalt Bond Sale. DETROIT, February 9 (M --Ov the protest of the Rourd of Education, * John O, l:fll ou:| L\! was YOar, 0 new achools ave o be bullt uulm‘ the olty fnda By o nl‘lcurn e, the mayor sald. n f0ONOIY Program the Tavor m-w“m‘ anade outs approximat 34 ‘ I departmental budgets. THRDTERMVOTE ~ SANDINOBELIEVED - SOUGHT IN SENATE ~ NEAR MATAGALPA La Follette Asks Definite Ac-'Rebel General Reported Plan- tion on Resolution Citing ] ning to Seize Coffee Precedent. Plantations. Definite action by the Senate on his Br the Asociaied Press | resolution declaring against more than MANAGUA. Nicaragua, Pebruary 8 — O i Tedent and COM- \yi1ceq recoived here tndicated today mending President Coolidge for “ob- y servance. of this. precedent” is to be that the rebel Gen. Augusilio Sandino | i 1 | | 0 from (l vd's budgt “m‘:i- Of #34.003,401.08 for the next| ot o scught by Senator La Follette. Re- publican, Wisconsin, this afternoon Because several administration Sena- tors desiring to make a fight against the resolution had speeches still in | preparation yesterday, the Wisconsin | Senator permitted the Senate to go ahsad with other Business, but he will call for a showdown this afternoon Both advocates and opponents of the | resolution belleve there are votes enough to approve it. but the adminis- tration group_ will seek first to have it sent to the " judiclary committee as propcsed by Sehator Bingham. Re- publi Connecticut Senator La Follette says he has | Offered the resolution because “powerful factors in the Republican party are | lsunching a movement to draft” Presi- | dent Coolidge for another term. Sena- tor Bingham has declared the resolu- Uon wauld “make it impossible or dimcult to renominate and re-elect Mr Conlidge™ either now or in 1932 Senator Fess, Republican, Ohto. who has declared for Senator Willis for ths Republican . presidentfal nomination, but who for a long time favored Mr Coolidge’s ~re-election, will speak Against .the’ resolution. QUAKERS PROTEST BIG i NAVAL BUILDING PLAN | : Delegation Calls on President to Declare Program Would Give Bad Impression Protest against' the administration's naval program calling for the construe ton of 71 naval ships, at & cost of $740,- 000,000 was made to the President to- day by a delegation representing the Quakers of America. In offering reasons for the opposition to the naval program, the delegation that no matter what the tm- P sslon mAY be in the United States, he enactment of this program will be nterpreted avroad as the Rinnng of A NeW armament race, such ws preceded [ the World War. Also, there ts a alnls ter paraliel tn the present Situatin be- tween (he United States and England and the start of the naval tace between England and Qevmany a score or more vears age. It was polnted out (hat statements such as have beon aceredited to Adiplval Plunkett have created o REOWING lupression at home and atunad ) that the w\?ruul 18 & defnite step to- ward war. The President was (ol that nothing but the abandonment of this PIOGTAIN CAN arase that lpresston I the campany of Quakers were O, Wiltred Oonard, Willlam ©. Biddle, J. Henry ‘Soattel L A Morrls Oavey, Henry Tatnell Brown, R Nowtan, edoriok J. Libhy and William B. Hars - T™™ Inore the production of hamp N Apain, & daference of growers was Tocently held (n Voluglhp L} *|COTTON lished himself. tn the ®ch coffec growing district around Mata- galpa. American Marines were delng rushed into the region. Matagalpa is more than §0 miles South of El Chipote. mountain stronghold from which Amer- ian Marines drove the Sandino forves a fortnight ago. 3 The coffee Plantatidn of Charles Bot- ter. British vice counsel at Matagalpa, was selred by Sandino, Harold' Patter- son. British charge.at Managua. was Informed. He immediately couferped with the American Minister, Charles C_ Eberhardt, as to the steps 3 taken to protect Britiah lves and ey, 1 Additional Marines had h«d.a\'l to Matagalpa since Sunday and were sent yesterday. Mr. Ederhatdt | sald. Matagalpa is about 90 miles frem | Managua and Martnes can make ®he trip i eight or nine hours. { Sandino s belleved to Mtend . | selze the coftee now ready for the kat and o fntend to sell it. Thus will be able 10 DAY his toops and by had ¢ g them provisions. He can get ity lof food and supplies by raiding | wealthy coffee plantations in the trict. Most -of these are owned by Americans. Britons. Germans and other forelgners. T oMclal circles 1 I f Matagal) A gy T ng In Managua n ~ T attack the town, A ‘% L) R Sl by SR I a skirmish between them and ¥~ band Ly 3 f th armed on! | Tachetes "ang " disapbeared thio Toe | brush when Marines opened fire. i MART INQUIRY ! DEMANDED IN HOU Wilson of Missisaippt Raps Die turbances Which Cause Mrowsme’ Losses. { Investigation of the activities of the New York Qutton Exohangs, “with par | toular veferenve 1o unwwrtanted die {turbances af the warket to the |aster af the cotton growers,” was 1 & resalition todax by Represental Wilsan, Democrat, Nisshaalppl. no fear -that Sandmo will attack 3 they come here I fear ) rines near Somotoy, Nueva Segovia. | o . The resalition als ot Iun'\ the a vimm AR byoker elaced «:‘hu\lon :hul COHAN growers ‘d period ot “wausual o'y | fargers i the sotion-growing & lola toalng fram A o t\‘"wt ) (A sueh lpases are of stances bayond ihelr control ¥