Evening Star Newspaper, April 22, 1928, Page 4

OFFICIALS PRAISE | » IELSON'S FLIGHT Was| | i i { | | | Wilkins’ Companion Former, House Office Build- ! ing Guide—Studied Law. i The flight of Capt. George H. Wilkins and Carl Eielson from Point Barrow to Spitzbergen was highly praised tn of- | ficial circles here yesterday. i Secretary Wilbur declared the feat “a wonderful accomplishment from a navi- gational standpoint, as he must have passed in close proximity to the two poles. the magnetic and true” Secretary of War Davis telegraphed *Congratulations. You have added another splendid chapter to America's Jlustrious contributions to aviation “g3 Assistant Secretary Davis of War De- partment aeronautics, telegraphed the explorer that “words fall to express my sincere adr tion for vour wonderful feat. On alf of your comrades in the Army Air Corps I extend heartfelt congratulations.” g:r Admiral W. A. Moffett. chief of the Navy Bureau of Aeronautics, said that Wilkins followed much the same course planned for the dirigible Shen- andoah before she was wrecked Passed North Pole. He said that the great circle passes ever Nome. Alaska, scross the North Fole to Spitzbergen, and that if the fiver kept his course he could not have avoided crossing the great unexplored Arctic area and the North Pole. Admy! Moff said that he as- sured Wilkins used & SUn COMPASS as Comdr Richard Byrd did in his flight from Spitzbergen to the Pole and re- turn “Heartiest congratulations on _your | splendid fiight from Alaska over the, North Pole to Spitzbergen.™ Secretary, Kelloge telegraphed. “It is a wonderful sccomplishment.” Two men in Washington in official H;&Repn‘!emllhe Oiger B. Burtness of North Dakota and Delegate Dan A. | Eutherland of Alaska—are particularly | their friend. Carl Ben Eielson, Representative Burtness got Eielson his job as & guard at the House Office Building. for they are both natives of | North Dakota, end the member of Con- gress recalled last night that Eielsoa | was studying law at George Washington University during the school year 1921- 22, but did not compiete his course. Mr. Burtness is well acquainted wi Elelson’s folks, the fiyer's father being a merchant at Hatton. N. Dak., a com- munity of 700 or 800. The elder Eielson | is practically a pioneer in thai country and is of Norwegian stock. | “I am mighty pleased at the record | Ben has made.” Representative Burt- ness declared last night. “Of course, 1 am particularly delighted that a boy from my district has flown over the un- credit. Ben ¥ Cistrict, and I have known him for| years. He is very modest—very retir- ing—the same general type as Lind- bergh. | ;‘u Burtness saw Eielson the last| time last Summer in North Dakoia at the State convention of the American Legion, for Elelson is & former service man. When Eielson was in Washing- ton he was & “buddy” of Mr. Burtness’ secretary. the late George Brodie, who finished law here and went to practice ", nom:'m Representative saw | ‘The Nort! ota ive Euelson at Fairbanks, Alaska. in 1923, and recalled fast night that the aviator made an exhibition flight, witnessed by | th> late President Harding during the Chief Executive’s visit to the Territory. Taught Alaskan School. “Delegate Sutheriand had a largs share n Eielson’s going to Alaska, for, | mmmrmhenhcnm::em-l wersed with Aiaska's official represent- ative i eoncerning the territory. Mr. Suiheriand said that he ;amu . to go !.l'a Alaska. l‘l!um ver Lai English 8 year al m-gh Schoel. but the lure Alaska. obtained a plane through Col. | Paui Henderson, then second assistant | postmaster general. and flew the first afr mail in Alaska, Mr. Sutherland | said. using skis on the plane and dem- onsirating that Winter flying was not only feasible. but profitable. During their talks in Washington, Mr. Suther- Jand had some doubt about operating airplanes in an atmosphere 40 to 50 degrees below zero, he said, but Elelson had the idea that that would mean & freedom from air pockets M. Sutherland said that Elelson used to fiy to Washington frequently when he was on duty at Langley Field. Va Previously he had served in the World War the delegate said. and had been #n instructor. Efelson is now about 30 years old ol i Flies Plane Route. ring last night to Eielson and Mr. Sutherland fight b o figh his spectacular fight said. “It was a my One has 10 conside] t while the German fivers had considerable difficulty with the ice where they have landed. Eiel- son and Wilkkins were in the extreme of the Arcti nter. It is safe to gssume that the weather was much oolde This fight marks a new : the flying sanals of ted at Pairbanks Joseph Crosson and airplane company, | ipally passengers and from that point to all over the Terriwory. Eleison's old air mail route in Aleska was from Pairbanks to Mc- Grath on the Kuskoquim Valley During the Summer of 1924 Mr. Buth- eriand went on an automobile tour through the Territwry with Eielson. He | the 3 o be a fine reserved and efficient. The saw Fielson + two years ago 1 ver met Capt. Wil- kins 4 TIPSY TRAFFIC LIGHT GIVES STOP-GO SIGNS | ¥nocks Bignal Over Against| Machine Parked at { and L an elecs reets right on ‘eling motori #0p, yeady wnd go, yesterdsy allernoon ght was knocked down by an sutomotie operated by Dudiey Baoks 1239 Twenty-seoond stieel, aoeording 1o the police . Banks struck it while driv- ing west on K sireet COOPER IS NAMED. A vation Army Campsign ket c Officie]l to Ald ip Bal Wi yelary of AsOUiation of 8 SpeRkers les Couper, general sec he Young Men's Christas hes been nemed chalrmasn buresu for the Balvation prmys campeign lor 8350000 W be held from Mey 4 o i4 1o help Hnance 113 proposed $500.060 building project o8 the southwest corner of Bixth and ¥ Whresis it wue announced yesierdsy John Poole snd Williem 8 Hoge here of the Balvation Armys sd wossd. end Leon 8 Ulnan have nimed ae additionsl members vi Peign commitiee. GREENLAND N _ ¢ CPEA 4 SPTZ /BARENTS SEA Upper: Course Arctic fiyer BERGEN i \ NOVAVA | in Sight ever blind { planned spot in search for land in unexplored America and the Pole. Lower: The craft used by fiyers, and (left) Lieut. Carl Ben Eielson and (right) Capt. Wilkins. 75 WOMEN HELD IN STRIKE PROTEST Jailed by Ruse When They | {WILKINS SENDS TWO BRIEF NOTES AFTER LANDING ON ISLAND ! __ (Continued from First Page) | the left as we sail into it is a hill, called the beehive; close to it lieth a large and high mount, called the Devil's | Huck, commonly covered with a fog, nd if the wind bloweth over it, it NARODIED AD L THD SHVED BY TG | | Craft Breaks Ice Barrier at area between North { | Backeneth the haven. and seemetn s it | Madieling Island After Mail it smoked, filling the haven therewith; | | on the top thereof are three small, white | Launch Fa"s March on City to Demand Friends’ Release. hills covered with snow, two of them | stand near to one another. In the mid- dle of this harbor is an island, which is called the Deadman’s Island, because | they bury the dead men there after this | By the Associated Press BAYPFIELD, Wis, April 21.—The tug By the Associated Press ST. CLAIRSVILLE, Ohilo, April 21.— | men and women today Further demonstrations by striking coal miners and thefr sympathizers were feared here tonight as a result of the arrest today of nearly 75 women by a ruse this morning. The arrest of the women ended a “march of protest” on the Beimont County jail by almost 300 ‘The protest was staged because of the arrest of five persons earlier in the day in connection with “marches” during the week on the Mutton Hollow mine of the Shadyside Coal Co. Sherlff C. C. Hardesty anticipated that when the striking miners learned that the women. most of them miners' wives, had been jailed, they would again march on the jail in an effort o obtain the women's freedom. Although th: National Guardsmen sta- | tioned around the jail were withdrawn | cessful after the women had been arrested and “march” halted, #t was understood the be they were in readiness should they called upon again to guard the jail Today's “march of protest” began at Mutton Hollow mine, the “marchers” coming by motor truck. The advance rd of women was met by an armed ational Guard detachment on at the jail. Sheriffl Hardesty and Lieut, Col. Don L. Caldwell, National Guard | observer, invited the women to enter the | jail “if they wished to see their friends After the women had entered, it was seid. a deputy locked the doors, and they were piaced under arresi, Bherlfl arraigned on charges of rioting. Bond range from $1,600 1o $1,500 Coolidge Given Box of Pruit. dent and Mrs. Coolidge yester- doy were presented wilh @ box of citrus fruit by Charles A. Moran and Jack 1. Finn, former service men from Plorida, on hehalt of ihe Rockledge, s, Chamber of Commerce. The viedtors were ntroduced by Sena- tor Dunecan U, Pletcher of Fiorida, Later | e pair presented snother box of the fruit to Viee President Dawes fena- tor David 1 Walsh of Massachusetts introdueed them W the dent Plane Used by Wilki From Usual in manner: They are put into a cofin and covered with a heap of large stones, and notwithstanding all this they are some- times eaten by the white bears.” No further detafls of the flight were forthcomtng from Spitzbergen tonight The only additional fact that was prof- ferred that the plane landed at Green Harvor, 40 miles from the radio station. WINS ON THIRD EFFORT. (#). — Capt c DETROIT, April 21 George Hubert Wilkins, veteran Arcti explorer, and Lieut, Carl Alaskan pilot, have flown across the “top of the world,” from Point Barrow, Alasks, to Spitzbergen. In a brief message to the Detroit News today, Wilkins reported the suc- accomplishment of the 2,200~ | mile flight acroos the Arctic ice pack {in these words: | “Reached Bpitabergen after hours flying. One stop 5 days account bad weather.” Later it 'was learned the stop was at | Doedmansoeiro (Dead Man's Island), 25 miles from Svalbard, whence Wil- kins sent out his radio message. The message was dated April 21, and timed third attempt to the Arctic wastes, d word of its ssful culmination came after lear been expressed that he was lost after having Jeft Point Barrow. He pm. It was Wilking' ) » | Hardesty said they would be held tn | e Ty when they would s | S 186 Beard frevs bt Poini aricw {early this month, when his radio sent for a take-off shortly, Plans for organizing a rescue expedi- |tlon were being talked of here when | Capt. Wilkins' message from Svalbard was received. ] Whether Capt. Wilkins actually flew over the North Pole was not known. | His plans, however, contemplated & 'unn'u between the pole and the North American continent, where he desired | to make scientific observations, Word also is awaited whether he and his companion found land in the unex plored area they crossed, and whether they were sble to observe ocean cur- in the interest of meteorology. ns Is Departurc Commercial Aircraft The Lookheed Vega monoplane used by Capt Wilkins and Pllot ‘Elelson n thelr spectacular fight over the top of e world is regarded in the aeronauti- cal world es & radiesl departure from the generally adopted theory of con- struction for commercial sirplunes. | cause of the pecullar consiruction of Ws fuselsge, the Lockheed Vegs embodies » cleanliness of line and lack of ?'unn. esistance found only in the high speed | and costly yacing planes, The type of fuselage in the Lockheed Vega, in facl hax been used for all successfil modern 1acing planes, inel g lialy's 1l record 5 a wor # 3 Fowered vilh & It “Whirlwing” Fapensive and laborious o bulld be- | | wir-cooled engine of 220 horsepower, the | Lockheed Vega, as s cabin monoplane, his & high speed of 135 miles per hour. | ana s cruising speed of 110 miles per | hour. The spun of Its single wing of | cantilever construction s 41 feet. and the lengih over all 1s 27 feet 5 inches, Virtuslly the entire plane bears & covering of spruce plywond. ‘The fuse- Iage, round and smooth, s covered with | the long strips and ghued Lo circular ribs under o pressure of 150 tons, The wing |18 covered with 3-32-inch spruce ply- wood. which adds greatly 1o the genersl | rigldity of the structure. | In the serise that pianes are “all metal,” ‘,-,:”; me the Lcckluodw,a B, Edelson, | 201, | Bl | Willlam A. Whitney rammed its way through the ice of Chequamagon Bay | and arrived here with two critically il | persons from Madeline Island. after a | motor launch had made two unsuc- | cessful efforts to break through The tug. alter a battering veyage across the 6-mile stretch of ice-filled water with Mrs. Nels Nelson and Har- |old Trulson. who are ill aboard, ar- |rived at 7:30 pm. In a critieal condi- | tion from gall stones, Mrs. Nelson was | ;o Idn tTll}:nhlx\ an automoblie to Ash- | land, wi the prospect that an opera- | tion would be performed to save her life. 1s seriously 1ll. With no medf- cal ald on the island, his condition has | not been diag | Buccessfully climaxing a day's deter- | mined effort to bring the sick persons to shore, the tug also carried 15 islanders from the Apostles, where they had been marooned two weeks Another trip to Madeline Island was anned by mg': captain tonight, | with provisions and mail. While there {is a supply of food on the , 200 residents have no meals and are lackings some staples. No mail has been recelved d the two weeks. United States launch Byng, with a _crew of six men, made two vallant | efforts today to reach Bayfield with the | M | sick pair. The first trip was turned | back when but a mile from shore. It | was through this heavy sheet of ice | that the tug later plowed its way. | " Undeterred by the first faflure, the launch veered south after returning to the istand, striving to reach the mouth | ‘ol the Bad River, where ice floes turned 5 out fragmentary message about pIans | ¢ pack again, | Mrs. Nelson and Trulson were there transferred to the tug. NEW TREATY DIVISION T0 HANDLE U. S. PACTS Kellogg Delegat: Drafting and Study of Documents as Number Increases, pending treaties, Secretary Krllnuf has estab- Ilished treaty division In the State Department with the responsibility of the drafting and study of such docu- ments, Charles M, Barnes, assistant solicitor of the department, has been placed In oharge, and Wallace McOlure, assistant to the economic adviser, is his assistant. ‘The division will take over, under th Secretary of State, supervision of nego- tatlons for arbitration treati 19 ot which are now in varlous sf con- elliation treatles and mmmcr:f:l.lrru los ws well as miscellaneous treath dealing with the prevention of ®ling, copyright, trade-mark and patent conventions, Broker Fil Edward 8, Dove, flon to be adjudged a voluntary bank- mipt, tells the Distriet u\"pnmn Court that he owes §10.666 and has no assets z- is represented by Attorney Leonard Bankrupt, In view of the recent Increase In the | Gieor Viee Presi- | rents, temperatures and make soundings | number and complexity of broker, In & petl- | WILKINS JOURNEY Declares Explorer Has Open- ed Northwest Route, Dream of Ages. | By the Assaciated Prew NEW YORK, Ap:il 21.—A dream of the ages—a northwest passage across | the world—has been brought nearer practical achievement through the ploneering of Capt. George H. Wilkins, who today completed a 2,100-mile flight across the Arctic region, Valhjalmur Stefansson, veteran Arctic explorer, said tonight. ‘The flight of Capt. Wilkins—the first atrplane journey from America to Europe over the polar arca—was over a course that will shorten by hundreds of miles the distances between con- tinents, Stefansson pointed out. He pictured the North Pole as the new crossroads of the world when air cara- vans of the future will meet in their journeys from continent to continent. Early Work Important. While Stefansson voiced great praise for the latest achievement of Wilkins and his pilot. Ben Eielson, he declared his work preliminary to the flight was of far more importance to the develop- ment of air transportation in the Arctic reglon. In support of Wilkins' belief that landing places exist about every 5 miles in the Arctic, Stefansson told of tiirec | forced landings that Wilkins and Eiei- son made far north of Point Barrow a year ago. Each time the landing was made without iInjury to the occupants | of the plane, and when a wing was damay on the last forced descen: Wilkins and Eielson dismantied their plane and made of it emergency equip- ment. with which they treked back to clvilization, meanwhile living on wild | game. These adventures, coupled with th aerlal conquest of the Arctic, tend to | prove the greater safety of transpolax flight over transoceanic flight between continents, Stefansson believes. Flying conditions in the Arctic gen- erally are far more favorable than those | over the North Atlantic. he said. and | ailr travelers in the event of a forced | landing have an obviously greater ! chance of surviving. Achieves Dream of Ages. Stefanscon summarized Wilkins' work: “He has at last achieved the northwest passage that the Elizabeth- | ans dreamed of—the short route to | | India.” Capt. Wilkins was second in command | of Stefansson’s Arctic expedition of 11913-18. Referring to his five-year ad- ’H‘n(ure in the Arctic with Wilkins, | Stefansson scouted the legend of a “lost continent” in the Arctic. He indicated in the section of the Arctic still unex- plored there is not room for land the size of Cuba or Labrador. He added nothing but deep sea had been found “lost continent” was supposed to lie. During the time of his 1913-18 ex: pedition Stefansson said Wilkins be- came the first aviator to study the float- Ing ice pack observations far from land and securing data from which he evolved his theory that safe land- ings could be made In the Arctic. Detroit News-Wilkins Arctic expedi- tion, of which Stefansson is a director. was under the ausnices of the American Geographical Soclety of New York. BYRD PRAISES WILKINS. Declares Arctic Explorer's Name Wil Go Down in History. BOSTON, April 21 (#).—The name of Capt. George H. Wilkins will go down in history as one who has done a great deed, Comdr. Richard E. Byrd predict- »d today when told by the Associated | Press of the Australian explorer's suc- cessful flight across the North Pole area from Alaska to Spitzbergen. Comdr. Byrd was in charge of the first air expedition te the North Pole two years “1 have activities very carefully,” he said. have felt that his determination would eventually accomplish for him some- thing big. % “I have not the details of his flight. but the fact that he has flown from Point Barrow to Spitzbergen means that he has undoubtedly done some- thing very great which will send his name down in history. “He could not have failed to have ex- plored some &N\'iow\ly unexplored areas in the Aretlc Ocean. 1 congratulate him most heartilv and also the Detroit News and the city of Detroit who have so generously and loyally backed him.” FRIEND GETS CABLE ' MESSAGE FROM FLYER | Expects Wilkins to Take Coal Boat to England, Then Come to America. By the Associated Press BAN FRANCISCO. April 21.-—Mrs. Ray E. Shreck of San Francisco re- celved a cablegram from Capt. George H. Wilkins today, saying he had ar- rived safely at Sitzbergen and was feel- i ng fine. Mrs, Shreck and her husband have been friends of Wilkins for years. During Capt. Wilkins' preparations for his transpolar hop he was in fre- quent communication by radio with Shreck. She sald today his plans, in the event of a successtul flight to Spitzbergen, were to take a coaling boat trom there, probably to London as soon as possible. He expected to take the first coaling boat that could carry his Aismantled plane. Eventually he ex- pects to come to the United States, “I know that Capt. Wilkins is the happlest man in the world today." Mrs. Shreck sald. “His cablegram indicates he had & delightful trip, but he did not say whether he had seen land.” LAUDS PLANE BUILDERS. Wilkins Sends Message of Praise to Men Who Made Craft. BURBANK, Callf,, April 21 (M. Alan Lockheed, head of the Lockhoed Alreraft ration, bullder of Capt. H. Wilkins' plane, today received the ollm/lngu essage from Capt. Wil- kins at Svalbard, Spitabergen: “Twenty and one-half hours flylng. One stop five days account bad weather Machine hand! splendidly. Con- gratulations Keeler, Lockheed, North- :;‘m. Stadleman and boys in 0p. Jay, ilkln-l-. lfo:nou “Y” TO GIVE MINSTREL. Glee Club Will Present Show for Calvary Baptist Clasa, The Y. M. O. A, Glee Olub will glve a minstrel show for the Vaughan Class of Calvary Baptiat Ohureh lomarrow night at 8 o'cloek In the Bunday Behool Hopuse, Bighth and H atreets, Leading parts will ba taken by Wil- lam Orentz, Dan Abbott, Ira Krider, Iheodor Morgan, Marbury Seaman and Jamea MeGrath, Thomy will be director of Cirace Stanley Ste! panist, show 5 -y by his expedition in the area where the | ‘Wilkins' expedition was known as the | The scientific side of the expedition | ago. been following Cant. Wflklx\:r' | STEFANSSON LAUDS|FLIGHT TESTIFIES WILKINS' ABILITY Scientist Overcame Many Obstacles to Attain His Goal. | | d | BY A. M. SMITH, Newspaper Man Who Accom, # to Pomt Barrow. Alaska, in 1 Special Dispatch 1o The Star, DETROIT, April 21.— News that Capt. George Hubert Wilkins, veteran | Arctic explorer, and Lieut. Carl B, Eill- | son, his pilot in three successive an- | nual explorations of the Arctic area airplane, have successfully compl their flight from Point Barrow, Alaska, to Spitzbergen thrilled Detroit today. The hazard faced in this flight, un- dertaken purely for scientific observa- tion, has never been ext by any in the history of aviation. They took a course never before charted over an | area where any disaster to the plane | or men would have put their lives in| extreme jeopardy and under Arctic | conditions, which are more difficult to | overcome than any other known fiying conditions in the world, with the one assumed excention of conditions to be | met by Comdr. Richard E. Byrd at the | South Pole. "The dispatch from Capt. Wilkins indi- | cates they probably took off from nar-] row some time during the day of Aori " Conditions at Barrow at this time | of the vear would have made it almost | imperative that a take-off for the 2,200~ mile flight to Spitzbergen should be at earliest dawn. Scientific Objectives. ‘The object of the flight as outlined by Capt. Wilkins in Los Angeles, where he | purchased and outfitted the Lockheed | plane used, was to observe ocean cur- | rents, make soundings, get temperatures of the Arctic waters at different depths. | procure samples of the ocean bed and | explore land if any was encountered. ‘The importance of such a project has | | been indicated by leading meteorologists | {of Sweden, Canada and the United | States for some years. Only by more | detailed knowledge of polar meteorology | and Arctic oceanography will it be pos- | sible ultimately to establish a ring of | | weather observation stations about the | North Pole, which will give the final | |and necessary data for weather fore- | | casts of lower zones of the Northern Hemisphere. | _ Even these data, according to Wilkins, Byrd and other scientists, must be sup- | plemented by similar observations and | permanent stations in the South Pose | area to render the most dependable weather bureau service for the world. By Wilkins' successful flight he has taken the forward step providing this | ultimate service, which has long been the object of his careful study and of 1 purpose to which he has held with | characteristic persistence. | Wilkins Out of Funds. On the termination of the Detroit | News-Wilkins Arctic expedition of 19 Wilkins was financially stranded, witi the exception of the resources invested n one Fokker plane, the fuselage of nother Fokker and one Stinson bi- plane, the latter the gift of the News to Wilkins and the only remaining usable plane at the termination of that expedition Wilkins sold this outfit and imme- | diately ordered the buflding and out- | fitting of a Lockheed plane, an al- | wood craft, chosen among many because | of its lightness, speed. capacity for | adaptation to Arctic low temperatures, and. finally, the possibility that in dire | calamity in the Arctic area, the wood iof the plane might be used in various | s in working their way out over the ce. | The Lockheed plane was shipped to | | Fairbanks from Los Angeles, there as-| | sembled and finally rigged for the Arc- tic flight. The explorers took off from Fairbanks February 21 and arrived | without mishap at Barrow on the eve- | ning of that day. One or two radio messages from Wilkins that day and the following were all that were picked | up by radio stations of the United | States Signal Corps. the latter co-oper- | ating in the most helpful manner, u‘-“ cording to Wilkins' account before leav- | ing Fairbanks. No Word Received. Prom Pebruary 23 until today there had been no word from Wilkins and | speculation was high as to whether he | had been able to take off from Barro and, if he had, what had ha) to him and Elleson. This morn letter from George E. King Crosson. both Alaskan pilots, the lat- ter having been yed for one flight in the. Wilkins expidition of 1927, pro- posing the organization of a rellef ex- pedition. | | The utter futility of such a relief | expeditions was emphasized many tim by Wilkins during the expedition His four years' experience with Stefansson in the Arctic, 1914-1918, and dge of conditions in the Arctic | convinced him that without exect | sun observation and a fixed pasition of | stranded explorers in the Arctic ice area it would be as impossible to find | them as to find a needle In a haystack. Because of these conditions and the | impossibility of reliance qn compass navigation in afrplanes traveling the | Arctic, Wilkins left written orders that | |1t he and Eileson did not return from | their flight of March 29, 1927, no re- lef attempt should be made. Sharp Variations. Impossibility of reltance on compass | in such flights is due to the fact that | arfations of magnetic lines are sudden | and sharp in the region close to the | geographic pole, and particularly be- tween that pole and the magunetic pole. about 1,100 miles south in the Bothia Peninsul ‘The speed of an airplane makes constant corrections of the com- pass course necessary. Comdr. Byrd. in his account of his flight to the Narth Pole and return, stated that except for the sun compass used, that flight would have been impossible. | That implies there must have hrfl\‘ a visible sun during the fight. Wilkins was provided with the sun compass. | as well as other necessary navigation | instruments on his present flight. | Doubliess he was alio provided with It is not necessary to have had an Ac- count at this Bank to Borrow, THE MORRIS PLAN BANK Under Supervision U. 5, Treasury 1408 H STREET, N. W, | women's restroom. Mrs. Kohisaat | B. Harns, equipment, extra clothing to of rers in case forced landing and crash, with repairs to the plane impossibie. : That he and Eileson remained five| days on a forced stop during his flight | to"Spitzbergen and then were able to | con t with his usual foresight edge of condmom] they were provided with primus stoves for reheating the Wright “Whirlwind” engine of the plane, also covering of some sort to place over the engine for this warming-up operation. ‘The temperature at Barfow when they took off would range about 30 to 45 degrees below zero fahrenheit. Triumph for Wilkins. It requires several hours of heat from the primus stoves—a small gasoline nue indicates tha and knowl single burner —using two or three of the | | stoves, to bring the temperatur> of a | Lincoin's hand rested when tent-covered motor up to a possible starting temperature. To have made the present flight suc- cessfully is a triumph of a peculiar per- sonal nature to Capt. Wilkins. The un- Popular opinion acclaims the success- of pure sclence or interesting romance. But, as certainly. popular judgment is likely to call a man who fails a fool. Wilkins was fairly proof against sentimental attack from either quarter. He is essentially a scientist. He had the one purpose of getting more knowl- edge about a portion of the earth that never before been traversed and | realized fully the value of such knowl- | edge if it could be won. FINDER OF JEWELS ELUDES DISCOVERY Clues Lacking When Search Is Made for $10,000 Kohisaat Gems. Although Headquarters Detectives James Springman and James Lowry were added to officials investigating the loss of some $10,000 worth of jewels late Friday, by Mrs. Julia D. Kohlsaat, prominent New York society woman, on |a train that brought her from New York, the authorities confessed last night that they stil. lacked a clue. Mrs. Kohlsaat, who is a guest at the | home of Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Carr at 3000 Woodland drive, was without fur- ther information. Search of the coach in which she rode revealed only lhel empty jewel case, with a gold, diamon: studded cigarette case alone 3 of her valuables. ’!'h!)e’welusl’bldbecnkflln:nlh: the police, after she had gone there tc take a smoke, following luncheon in the dining car. The train had left New York at Priday noon, she explained. end she had luncheon about 2 o'clock The jewel case slipped her mind, she said, until she had stepped from the train at the Union Station. and then she gave the alarm to station officials Meanwhile the train had gone into the yards, and, as search was instituted. A Pullman Co. electrician, found the jewel case empty, save for | the cigarette case Lieut. Henry Pisher and Sergt. James M. Walker of the terminal police were assigned to the case. but their ques! proved unavailing. The stolen jewe!s included half a dozen valuable brace lets and rings. as well as earrings. Mrs Kohlsaat resides at 116 East Fifty-sixtic street, New York City. YOUNG BARKLEY FINED FOR RECKLESS DRIVING e Kentucky Senator’s Son Pl Guilty to Charges Arising From Early-Morning Crash. Pleading guilty to charges of reckless driving and failing to exhibit an oper- ator’s permit, David M. Barkley. 3102 Cleveland avenue, 22-.year-old son of Senator Barkley of Kentucky, was fined $75 on the first charge and $1 on the The sacond in Police Court vesterday early morning of April 8, when I« rashed - ¢ charges arose from an accident in into another automobile at road, thro and slightly injuring its two occupants. The other car was driven by John P. Gilmore. 3701 Massachusetts avenue {He and Ralph Bailey, 1601 Argonne place, who was in the car with him | were injured. The accident was wit- nessed by Policeman H. L. Morton of the ecighth precinct. C.\ REFUL buyer long run they not. Long-Bell lu known for its dey To safeguard you known building ma MAIN OFFICE 6h & C S.W, CAMP MEIGS Sth & Fla, Ave. N.E “Delivery Syste LINCOLN'S BIBLE on Which Martyr Took Oath Presented by Widow of Eldest Son. | ;Volume | By the Associated Press. The Bible upon which Abraham he took the oath of office as President has been given to the Library of Congress by Mrs. Robert Todd Lincoln, widow of the President’s eldest, son | " In addition, the Lincoln family Bible, | . by | scientifically minded have for three | containing records in Lincoln's hand leted | vears been asking, “what’s the use of | writy o i | such attempts?” writing, and a gold medal presented to Lincoin’s widow by the peopie of Prance | immediately after ner husband's assassi- | ful venturer, whether he is in the quest pation are tncluded in the gift. A letter which accompanied the | medal. bearing signatures of leading Iliberflls of France, also will be placed |on exhibition in the library. The large, | black scraw] of Victor Hugo is the out- | standing _signature to the documen | which expresses the appreciation of the | French citizenry for “Lincoln, honest | mar.” | The collection also includes letters from John Bigelow, United States Min- | ister 3o France, and William H. Seward, | Secretary of State in Lincoin’s cabinet. Im Jetters to Mrs. Lincoln deal with arrange\nents for the presentation of | the medal | Another letter, from Queen Victoria to Mrs. Lixcoln shortly after her hus- | band's deatls, which was part of a val- | uable collection given the libr: by Robert Todd JLincoln several yea: will be transfgrred to a place the medal and letter from Pra. | The initial en‘ry in the fr leaf of the fami’ Bible. in Linc handwniting. notes “Abraham |and Mary Todd. nnrried, Novem . | 1842 There folloys records of ti | birth of each of the feur children and a | record of the marriage of Robert Todd Lineoln. The inauguration Bibla indica‘es by a | fiyleaf inscription that jt was given Mrs. Lincoln by the clerk of the Su- preme Court who certifiei Lincoln® joath of office. The seal af the Su | preme Court as well as the certifica- tion of the clerk appear on the back fiyleaf. {BOY THEORY IS PROVEN BY FINDING LOST PURSE Minister Finds “Nothing Escapes Eyes of Young- sters.” Acting on the theory that “nothing | escapes the eve of a small boy.” Rev. | Hugh T. Stevenson of 3400 Tenth street | northeast enlisted the aid of borhond | meet the rent bill -when it comes next week FIRM GIVES $12.500 PRIZE. | American Company Makes ' Finst Award to Bremen's Designer. NEW YORK. April 21.—Prof. Junkers. designer of the Bremen, received the first material reward of the Bremen's success when the Electrolux Co. paid him 50.000 marks ($12.500), which the concern offered for the first airplane f:ght to reach America from Burope. ‘The prize will be devoted to the uses of the Junkers Research Institation. 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