Evening Star Newspaper, June 18, 1928, Page 4

ALTTUDE RECORD 1 BELIVED EQUALED Barographs of Lieut. Bleak-| | ley Now Being Studied by Bureau of Standards. Indications that the flight made Sat- | urday afternoon at Wright Fieid. Day- tom, Ohio, by Lieut. William H. Bleak- ley, Army Air Corps, reached the pres- | ent world altitude record of 38.418 feet, | held by Lieut. C. C. Champion of the Navy, but did not surpass it by the re- quired 300 feet im order to beeome a new record. were giwen at the Bureau of Standards today, following an unoffi- cial and visual examnation of the | barographs carried in the special Army altitude plane. Tests Complete Thursday. The instruments were rushed here | Jate Saturday from Dayvton in a plane piloted by Capt. St. Clair Streett and tumed over to Carl F. Schery, secre- tary of the contest committee of the National Aeronsutic Association. which has supervision gver such exploits. This morning Mr. Schory turned the instru- ments over to the buresu. where it was anmounced the calibration tests would net be completed before Thursday morning. ‘The barographs were sent to Wash- ington by Air Corps officers at Wright Field following information given bY ' Taken at the dock in New York. where th Lieut. Bleakley that the needle of his| altimeter passed the 40.000-foot gradu- ation on the dial. This represents the “mdicated” aititude and past experience shows that in virtually every case the barograph has been calidrated to a fig- ure much lower than recorded by the altimeter in the cockpit. Lieut. Cham- plen, when he made his record-break- Ing and spectacular flight over Washing- ton last July, reached an altitude of| 47,000 feet, according to his altimeter. but the barograph was calibrated to the 38,000-foot mark. aboard the Leviathan. Mr. Kenny, m is shown right dbehind Gev. Smith. ATTORNEY INDICTED FOR MANSLAUGHTER IN DEATH OF PAYNE (Continued from First Page.) | e THE EVENING STA ROAGRES SOUGHT FOR PARK RIS Condemnation Proceedings Began to Acquire Pat- terson Tract Site. The Department of Justice today at the request of the National Park and Planning Commission began condem- nation proceedings in the District Su- preme Court to acquire about forty-two acres of the Patterson tract franting on New York avenue northeast, west of Fairview avenue and in the rear of the circus grounds. The land is needed for the extension of the National Capi- tal Park parkway and playgrounds system. The owners are said to be Carlile P. Winslow, Pearson Winslow and the American Security & Trust Co., trustees under a trust from Albert H. Shillington; Elizabeth P. Patterson, Mary Winslow, Francis Winslow, Cam- eron Winslow and Harriet P. Winslow. ‘The court is asked to appoint a com- mission of three citizens to appraise the value of the land. United States Attorney Leo A. Rover, Assistant At- torney General Henry H. Glassie and Assistant United States Attorney James J. O'Leary appear as counsel. GOV. AND MR aw Mrs. William F. Kenny and her son and daughter off for }:umm‘m MISSING IN EXPLOSION illionaire contractor, vho has aided the Smith-for-President campaign financially, OF COLOMBIAN GUNBOAT | Twenty-two Survive Blast at Night | Ex-Rector Takes CARRANZA LANDS in River Near Port of Church Edifice IN NEW YORK ON Under Nl()l'lgzlg(‘ HOP FROM CI\PITAL‘ Byithe Avscciated Fress —-— BOGOTA, Colombia. June 18.—Re- o " poris {rom Barranquilla say 51 persons s 1‘ (Continued from First Page) lam mitsiog and are belleved to: have perished in ihe explosion that destroyed | | Correspondence of The Sty D. C. MONDAY, JUNE 18, 1928 Fire swept house at 16 Rock Creek Church read northeast, Mrs. Frances C. Becker, the occupant, was burned to death WOMAN 15 BURNED T0 DEATH IN HOME Mrs. Frances Decker, 52, Re- fuses to Heed Calls to Jump and Perishes in Flames. | Refusing to heed calls of her neigh- | bors to jump from a second-story win- | dow, and prevented by flames from | reaching a door or window on the first floor, Mrs. Frances Decker, 52 years old, {was burned to death early yesterday | when fire of undetermined origin de- | stroyed her home at 16 Rock Creek | Church road northeast. The blaze was first discovered by Ed- ward T. Gardner, who lives next door. | Running to the yard, he shouted to John M. Stinechcomb, 1350 Otis street, who was driving by, to turn in an |alarm. Ernest Skinner, who lives at No. 11, also was aroused by the shout- |ing. and he and Gardner then noticed | Mrs. Decker at & window on the second {floor. The two called to her to jump, | saying they would catch her, Afraid to Leap. Apparently afraid to risk the leap, Mrs. Decker turned back into the burn- ing house. Her charred and lifeless body was found later by firemen, who battered in the front door. Clutched in her hand was a pocketbook contain- ing some old papers, but no money. | Dr. Joseph D. , deputy coro- | ner, issued a certificate of accidental | death. The body was removed to the | District morgue, where it remained to- | day, while the Degree of Pocahontas, to which she belonged. endeavored to lo- | cate members of Mrs. Decker’s family and make funeral arrangements. Bight Cats Missing. Hose lines nearly a quarter of a mile long were laid be the firementin extinc- guishing the blaze. | Neighbors say Mrs' Decker lived alone |since the death of her husband, Prank ~Star Staff Photo. Likely to Try Again. Shouid the Bureau of Sgandards re- part show that Lieut. Bleakley had not s the present record by the | required 300 feet. further attempis to| push the mark higher will be made. | Lieut. Bleakley has been assigned to | speeial altitude work at the Army’s test center, his duties calling for obtaining the maximum performance possibie from | the special XCO-5 altitude plane, and | also two pursuit planes designed Bullt for high altitude work. It was| béeved in Army Air Corps circles here‘ toda$” that before the Bureau of Stand- ards on its calibration Zest that | Lieut. will have made nnomer.‘ a the record Wright is chairman of the | board of observers of the -mmdel ONLY 3 OF AMHERST'S | SENIGRS DO NOT DRINK | Members of John Coolidge’s Class| }. Publish Statistics—140 Are Imbibers. By the Associated Press. 18.—Only e o liam R. Sandridge and Edward Leroy | Ellsworth, alias E. J. Perry, alias John Perry. non-support. Lewis Matthews, Francis H. Marshall and Freddie Smith, grand larceny: Earl D. Cooper. Marvin H. Fowble and Fred R. Currier, grand larceny and joy- riding; Marvin H. Fowble and Fred R. Currier, grand larceny; Marvin H Fowble and Fred R. Currier, grand lar- ceny and joy-riding: Beatrice J. Henry (two cases) and William MclIntyre (two alias Thomas Smith (two cuses). lar- ceny after trust: Erskine Sauls, Ralph Furlong, James W. Dudley, James Pe- | ters, Chester P. Turner, James Newell and Georgia Ward, housebreaking and larceny: Willlam Peyton and Georgia Ward, receivi stolen property: Roy Lewis Brown, Walter 1. Brown, and William A. Wright, false pretenses; Elishie Taylor, bribery. Alvin Hairston, Siyvester Davis, Le | Roy Williams, Brnes: W. Sale and John Henry Lucas, assault with dangerous weapon: Daniel C. Carroll, carnal knowledge; Anthony N. Jones, assault to rape; Samuel J. Lewis, assault to col C. , William A. Murray, Clarence O. . William Johnson, alias William Boyd; Ellis Gross, Florence Hawkins, Peter Pearson, William H. Chambers, McK. Hawkins, robbery. Mil- ton C. Bowling, William Carnell, John . Reed, Milton C. Bowling, alias Charles Brown; William J. Carnell, James Taylor, Lonard Van Stratten and Lewis D, Miles, joy-riding. GOVERNOR FOR HOOVER. MADISON, Wis., June 18 (#).—T) first indorsement of Herbert Hoo , a candidate for re- S e 494, st governor ted Press he would the | thing in myfpa'lr to put the Repubii: cap party of Wisconsin solidly behind Hoover.” . \Flyer Hurt Diving; ’From Airplane Into| {Lake to Save Girlz mmit mayhem; James Brown, Milton | ang |cases). grand laceny: Eddle Taylor, | | | { which recently established an altitude | r | 433 miles. ~LAGUNA BEACH, Calif —The for- mer Episcopal Church of Laguna Beach is now merely a building owned by the Rev. Percy Clarkspn, ex-rector of the church here. ‘This fact has been verified by an- nouncements both from the bishop at the head of the diocese and from Dr. Clarkson himself. The bishop, it is said, has formally made it known that Dr. Clarkson's church edifice is no longer the Episcopal Church. The congregation is now meeting in other guarters here. Dr. Clarkson has corroborated the bishop’s statement, admitting that he personally and privately owns the bulding. ‘The church property was relin- quished to Dr. Clarkson under a mortgage he held on it and which the parish felt unable to carry, it was said. % Dr. Clarkson, now- engaged as lec- turer for the Better America Federa- tion in Los Angeles, is said to have formulated no plans for disposal of the property. NAVY SEAPLANE P. N. 12 IN SECOND TEST FLIGHT Recently Established Altitude Rec- ord Now Being Subjected to Continuous Flying Trip. The big Navy seaplane P. N.-12, record with a useful load, today is undergoing -apother test in a con- tinuous flight from Hampton Roads, Va., to Newport. R. 1, a distance of Advices to the Navy De- partment that the vessel lef at 9:30 o'clock and will seek to maintain a speed of 75 knots. It is piloted by Lieut C. H. Schilehauer. One service vessel has been placed in the vicinity of Long Island to guard the route and the airplane will mal tain communication by radio. its sen ing set having a range of 300 miles. It {llm is equipped with a radio compass. The vessel, if it succeeds in making the flight to Newport today, is under row at 9:30 o'clock for the return flight to Hampton Roads HONORED BY BROWN U. orders to leave its destination lomor- | 'the Mexican airmen for Mrs. R action. As far as Capt. Carranza knew this morning the remainder of his furlough, which is ulpb:bnul the 27th of this month, wil spent in. preparing for a non-stop flight back to the Mexican capital. He has determined upon one adjustment to his plane—a heavier landing gear-—as the original wheels and struts were badly strained on the forced landing at Mooresville, N. C., at 2 o'clock in the morning. Capt. Carranza also will have a con- | ference with Col. Charles A. Lindbergh | on' plans for the return flight, at the | latter’s request. Should he depart from ogers' New York for the return flight the | Mexican “lone eagle” undoubtedly will | follow the Department of Commerce airway from New York to New Orleans. | This airway is lighted at night and is | marked with emergency landing fields |all the way. | FLYER DIES IN LEAP. | Italian Sergeant Jumps Too Late! | When Plane Burns. ROME, June 18 (#).—One man was killed and another saved himself by Jjumping when the military airplane in which they were flying over Centocello airfield caught fire today at an altitude | of 3,000 feet. Maj. Cutry made a safe | descent in his parachute. but his flight | companion, Sergt. Garavaglia, took to | his parachute too late and lost his life. | | . Trustee Is Honored. | Special’ Dispatch to The Star. HYATTSVILLE, Md., Charles W. Clagett, long a trustee of the Hyattsville Elementary School, was honored by members of the class of 1928 and friends of the school this June | { | morning when he was presented with a | pee; | bronze tablet at exercises held in the | Olive street building. Nicholas Orem, | Prince Georges County. superintendent | of schools, made the presentation, and there was music by the school orches- - |tra, under direction of Miss Maude Isenberg. Puplls of the school who have been | taking instructions in setting up exer- cises from Chief of Police Carl M. Blanchard gave an exhibition following the presentation ceremonies. rd Will Na ) Name | 18.—| | the Colombian army gunboat Hercules | Saturday on the Magdalena River near | the port of Sitio Nuevo. Most of the victims were drowned and their bodies were devoured by alligators, say the reports. The Hercules had 73 persons aboard at the time of the accident, which hap- pened at about midnight while most of them were asleep. The 22 survivors were blown Into the river and either swam ashore or clung to floating tim- bers until rescued by Inhabitants of nearby settlements, who, awakened by | the blast, put out in canoes and skiffs IW save them. MR RESCUERS, SEEN BY NOBILE, FAIL TO SPOT HIM ON FLOES (Continued_from First Page) | would put him about 5 miles to the east of Foyn Island. The fiyers at once prepared to change the motors of their planes and set out again for the new position. Comdr. Romagna of the Citta di Milano said he believed that since Nobile had now definitely established his location the party would probably be found on the next flight. As soon as the flyers return after locating the stranded men, a fast patrol, commanded by Capt. Sora of the Alpine troops, will start for the Nobile party, carrying whatever supplies they might need. This patrol will con- dogs ‘The patrol will also carry provisions for the three members of the Italia crew under Capt. Alberto Mariano, who | started to cross the ice from the Nobile party for land. No word of the trio has N received. An expedition with dogs which left Wahlenberg Bay, near Hinlopen Strait, on Wednesday, was ordered today to go to Beverly Bay, near North Cape, and deposit a food supply there in the hope that it might prove useful to the missing men. ‘Three large seaplanes, which would be able to land in the water near the Nobile party and take them off, were at Tromsoe. Norway, today. The planes were awaiting a orable opportunity to_continue to Spitzbergen. Maj. Maddalena, the Italian aviator who is attempting to reach the crew of the Italia in the seaplane Savola-55, resumed his flight from Vadsoe, Nor- sist of two guides, two sl jes and nine | 1 Stopping his car in a side road off | Carroll avenue, Takoma Park, last night to observe a young couple in a parked automobile, Sergt. Earl Burdine, 28, of the Montgomery County police, was held up and shot in the back by an unidentified white bandit, whom he resisted. { The bullet entered Burdine's body just below the neck and traveled down his spinal column for eight inches be- fore emerging. His condition is not serious. Burdine was off duty at the time and in civilian elothes. In his report to his superior officer at the Silver Spring station, Burdine said: “It was driving out Carroll avenue about 10 p.m., when I saw an auto- side road. I decided to investigate and irdve to a point about 50 yards behind them, where I parked my car. “Just as I cut the motor off, a white man, unmasked, stepped wp to the door {Policeman Sho; Wresti;:g Wxt mobile parked about 100 yards down a | h Bandit ‘ Encountering Officer in Plain Clothes of my machine and leveled a revolver at me. He ordered me to give him my { money, and as I was unarmed I tried | to_talk him out of the idea | _“He let me get out of the car, and { when I reached the ground I grabbed for his gun. We wrestled around for a | the first two going wild. The third ‘shot struck me and I dropped “My assailant ran back down the road to Carroll avenue and disappeared. In the meantime the couple in the car | ked ahead came back and offered | to assist me. getting into my car, drove to a Burdine said he did not obtain the names of the young couple because he | “did not think they had anything to do with it.” He could furnish only few minutes, and he fired three shots, | |Deck¢r. about three years ago. She was employed as a charwoman at the | Library of Congress. Edward | Gardner said her only companions in the house were eight cats. Nome of | them has been seen since the fire, : S i | The Mean Thing. Prom the London Tat Bits. | “You were always a fault finder!"” | growled his wife. “Yes, dear,” responded the husband. found you." I refused, however, and | filling | | station. where T phoned headquarters.” | | meager description of the bandit, who truggle. | :lo.tlhlt‘r’ndmr“nuni 3 | When Burdine reported his injury to the Silver Spring station he was taken to a doctor and treated. BREMEN WELCOMES TRIO OF SEA FLYERS HOME Laurel Wreath and Silver Dishes First Presents to Koehl and Companions, | By the Associated Press BREMEN, Germany, June 18.—The @ty was en fete today for the recep. tion of Capt. Herman Koehl and his & in the transatlantic flight Bremen. . The liner Colombus with them aboard entered the mouth of the Weser River at 4 o'clock this morning. At Bremerhaven the first presents from a grateful fatherland were handed the fiyers. These included a lau wreath from the German press and G "G XEXBIT — B tncatin set of silver dishes from the munici- | pality of Bremerhaven. All the riverside towns were decked | gayly with flags. The weather was showery. Thefllvhtms were wearing the Ameri- can man, who had made the first westwar, d crossing of the North Atlantic. Studies on Plane Wings. | _The United States Army | making a study of ice formation on the wings of airplanes. It is not the | of the ice alone which is of im but about equally so is the fact that 1ift power of the planes and its air sistance depend upon the smoothness of the surface. PLAN BANK Ouder Supervision U. S. Treasury Cool! Cool! Cool! Cool! Cool! Cool! Planes Virginia | And Floyd Bennett FORMER EDITOR DIES. John F. McAuley With Pittsburgh Sun for 21 Years. | MUSKOGEE, Okla, June 18 (#) — | Prancis , N at his home here yesterday. 4 He moved here recently from Cinein- | nati, Ohio. | _ PROVIDENCE, R. I, June 18 (#) — Brown University today conferred the honorary degree of Doctor of Laws upon Dwight Whitney Morrow, Ameri- can_Ambassador to Mexico, and Owen D. Young. noted economist. | ‘The degree of Doctor of Divinity was given Rev. Charies W. Gilkey, pas- | tor of the Hyde Park Church, Chicago. | Charles Evans Hughes, former Secre- tary of State and crown alumnus, was | signally honored when President W. H. | P. Faunce conferred upon him the | Susan Clover Rosenberger medal for ‘specially notable and beneficial achieve- way, to Spitzbergen today. Fog had delaved a previous hop-off. ‘The ice breaker Braganza and the sealing ship Hobby have passed Hin- lopen Strait and today were near Cas- trens Island, between North Cape and {Cape Platen. The Braganza is to con- tinue in an eastward direction if the present ice conditions continue. | The Citta di Milano was in direct radio communication with the Swedish relief ship Tanja, which is due at Kings Bay shortly. After oconferring with the commander of the base ship the Tanja will go to Virgo Bay and es- h a base the . By the Assosiated Press. MERIDIAN, Miss., June -18.— Bonnie G. Rowe, 29, :u; cl.r;:\u stunt r, was seriously injured yester- day in a dive from a speeding air- plane into the Water Works Lake, 1o save the life of Miss Mabel Cody, ?I‘n(r of t}:&e circus, who had fallen rom another plane. Rowe dropped over 25 feet into shallow water. No bones were broken, an examination showed, but it was believed he was injured internally. Miss Cody, transferring from a speeding automobile to an airplane, was unable to pull herself up and fell into the water. Rowe, In a plane piloted by Norman Wise, i;lped from the undercarriage after T. Miss Cody, uninjured, waded to shore and wai’ one of the first to reach the injured fiyer. Special Dispatch to The Star WINCHESTER, Va. June 18 Comdr. Richard F. 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