Evening Star Newspaper, October 10, 1928, Page 1

} . WEATHER. (U. 8. Weather Bureau Forecast.) Fair and warmer tonight and tomor- row; gentle southeast and south winds. Highest, 84, at owest, 54, at 6:45 a.m. pm. today. 3:30 Full report on page 9. Closing N. Y. Markets, Pages 14 and 15 ¢ Fy ening WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION Sfar, service. The only evening paper in Washington with the Associated Press news Yesterday’s Circulation, 107,471 . Entered as: seco t No. post office, Wa 30,843, nd e | class matter shington, 2 D. WASHINGTON, D, A, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1928 — FIFTY ‘'PAGES. () Means Associated Pr ess, TWO CENTS. PRESIDENT GREETS 18000 AT OPENING OF 497H TRIENNIAL EPISGOPAL SESSION Colorful Procession of Clergy, Choir and Laymen Lends Impressiveness to Scene on Mount St. Alban. WORLD GROWING BETTER, COOLIDGE TELLS THRONG America Must Give Proof at Home of Religious Sincerity, He Adds. Bishop Anderson Appeals for, Highest Spiritual Leadership by; Church in Keynote Sermon. With approximately 18,000 rev- . rent voices, repeating in unison’ the ancient prayers of Christian | faith, an address of greeting and confidence from the President of the United States, and a fervent appeal for application of the evangel of Jesus in the affairs of the world, the forty-ninth trien- nial general convention of the Protestant Episcopal Church started this morning in the hedged ampitheater of the Cathedral Close on Mount St. Alban. All the colorful dizgnity of one of the oldest of Christian churches attended the great gathering on the gently sloping hillside in the bright Autumn sunlight under the great oaks with foliage delicately tinted with the pinks and browns of Octoker. The speaking was proceeded by a long procession of robed clergy and delegates, with the vested choir in the lead, while a gowned band played the familiar hymns of the church, such as “Holy, Holy, Holy,” and “Onward Christian Soldiers.” ~ Following the choir came the visiting clergy, the diocesan clergy, lay members and presbyters of the National Council, with the 120 bishops at the end. Last came the presiding bishop, Rt. Rev. John Gardner Murray; the Bishop of Washington, and the convention preacher, Bishop Charles P. « Anderson of Chicago. President Is Greeted. Tmmediately after the procession the President. and Mrs. Coolidge were es- corted down ®he aisle, while the chimes | of the Little-Sanctuary played ‘“‘Amer- jca,” and greeted by the presiding bishop and the Bishop of Washington. The opening prayer was recited by| Rt. Rev. Thomas Casady, Bishop of Oklahoma, immediately after which he Jed the multitude in repeating the ral confession. SN"FWE have erred and strayed from | Thy ways like lost sheep—we have left undone those thidngs vl:"hiceh 1:1;; u‘:%\:; v —and we have ¢ e it ought not to have O Lord, have mercy us miserable offenders.” up%l;]e confession arose from the m&s; of upturned faces like a gentle win rustling the leaves which carpeted éee forest floor around the amphitheater. Then Bishop Casady repeated the age- old formula of absolution for those who have confessed and repented, ending in the Lord’s Prayer. | Response by Conmpflofl.d o congregation then chante e | TP:‘A‘;‘[‘:——‘ 'Ogcogl\e. let us sing unto the Lord"—after which Bishop Casady read the forty-sixth Psalm, with its message of confidence. “God is our hope and strength,” he tead. “A very present, help in trouble. Therefore will we not fear, though the earth be moved and the laflls pe carried into the midst of the sea.’ The first lesson was then read by the gecretary of the House of Bishops, Rev. Dr. Charles L. Pardee. For this was se- lected the hymn of praise from the + eleventh chapter of the Prophet g'snhh “Day by day we magnify Thee.” The rich’ voice of the speaker floated over the heads of the multitude and was lost amid the towering cathedral walls. Second Lesson Is Read. i The second lesson was read by Rev.| Dr. Carroll M. Davis, secretary of lhe] House of Delegates—the thirteenth chapter of the First Corinthians, with its sublime keynote: “And now abideth Faith, Hope and Charity, but the great- est of these is Charity. Following this reading the congrega-| tion repeated in unison the Nicene | « Creed, led by the Right Rev. John T. PDallas, Bishop of New Hampshire, all present renewing their affirmation of belief in the ancient and unchanged creed of the church before the actual start of the convention. Bishop Freeman than introduced President Coolidge. Need of Religion Stressed. In his address to the convention, President Coolidge proclaimed religion %0 be necessary for the continuation of the American Government and the maintenance of those liberties and privileges which are characteristic of American life “We cannot remind ourselves too biten,” he said, “that the right to be free, the support of our principles of ustice, our obligation to each other in our domestic affairs, and our duty to humanity abroad, the confidence in eagh other necessary to support our Bocial and economic relations, and ifnally the fabric of our Government it- #elif, all rest on religion, done. Y “If the bonds of our religious con-| fictions become loosened, the guaranties Avhich have been erccted for the pro- gection of life and liberty and all the Nast body of rights that lie between are one."” The present convention gimilar organizations were ta “Mr. Coolidge as evidence that major forces of the world are actively @nd energetically engaged in promoting the spiritual advancement of humanity.” Movement Steadily Advancing. “When,” he continued, “we remem- per further that this movement is stead- sly advancing through the years * * * we realize that it provides a complete and devastating answer to the indif- Jerent, the cynic and the pessimist. We eannot Goubt that the world is growing petter.” This conviction should not blind the country to “the enormous work that Vet remains to be performed and the jong distance that must still be traveled “4Continued op Page 2. Column 54 —Associated Press Photo. EXPRESS WORKERS IN GOTHAM STRIKE 12,000 to 15,000 Walk Out, Union Claims—Seniority Rule Believed Cause. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, October 10.—The Great- er New York area was the scene today of an unannounced strike of members of the Brotherhood of Railroad and Express Clerks employed at the Ameri- can Railway Express Co. which went into effect shortly before midnight and the cause of which was shrouded in somewhat of a mystery. Union claims were that between 12,~ 000 and 15,000 ‘employes had quit their places on trucks, weighing machines and desks, and asserted the strike would be extended throughout the country. No official union statement on the reason for the strike could be obtained, but one delegate explained that the principal grievance was failure of the company to recognize the seniority rule whereby in slack seasons the most re- cent employe would be the first to be laid off. Union pickets were on duty through- out the night at the various railroad yards and express company terminals. As drivers brought out their trucks for the day’s work they were approached by the pickets, and in cases where they were won over the trucks were driven back to the stables. Extra police were on duty at the yards and the company’s stables, — SUSPECT DENIES TYING GIRL OF 16 TO TREE Baltimore Undertaker Offers Alibi in Case of Miss Shriver, Found Near Cemetery. BALTIMORE, October 10.—Stanley J. Wakefield, 30 years old, an under- taker, is held at police headquarters in connection with an attack on Miss Lotta Shriver, 16, of Grasonville, Queen Anne County, today declared he is innocent and can prove an alibi. Wakefield surrendered yesterday when he learned his name had been mentioned in the case. He insisted he was at work in Baltimore Monday, when the girl was found semiconscious, bound hand and foot with 40 feet of rope, near the Grasonville Cemetery. Detective Capt. Burns said his force will check up on Wakefield's story, but also will turn him over to Deputy Sheriff Perkins of Centerville, if Per- kins insists on taking him to the girl's bedside to face identification, It was said the girl, unable to move her voice muscles, wrote down Wakefield's name on a piece of paper. It was said at | Grasonville the girl knew Wakefield when she worked in Baltimore. Police | here were in doubt today whether in | writing Wakefield's name Miss Shriver meant accusation or merely a desire to have him come to her bedside and help | her, ZEPPELIN'S START SET FOR TOMORROW Take-off for Sea Yoyage Will Be Made at 8 A.M. if Wind Abates. By the Associated Press. FRIEDRICHSHAFEN, Germany, Oc- tober 10.—The start of the transatlan- tic flight of the huge dirible Graf Zep- pelin was set late today for 8 am. to- morrow. Announcement of this was made a few hours after Dr. Hugo Eckener, who is to pilot the hig airsaip to the United States, had reluctantly decided that he could not get away to- day. A stiff breeze blowing aronnd. the hangar made handling of the big craft impracticable. Even tomorrow's start was predicated upon a change in this condition. The latest weather report indicated that a depression in the Atlantic was spreading northward as far as Iceland and in a southerly direction as far as the Azores. Thus the depression blank- eted completely the area through which the dirigible would have to pass. New Passenger List. ‘The complete passenger list continued of paramount interest and several changes and additions were announced. Dr. Kruger of the ministry of trans- portation will take the place of Prof. Ludwig Kaas of the German Centrist party and three additional names were listed, these being Herr Von Tiyszka, a representative of the Zeppelin’s under- | writers; Herr Bock, representing the Transradio Co., and Herr Schirlitz, rep- resenting the Zeiss Co., manufacturers of optical and navigation instruments. ‘The mails for America were closed with 56,000 pieces aboard. Passengers’ baggage, limited to 55 pounds each, was stored, and gas, fuel and food supplies were complete. Dr. Eckener adhered to his policy of not discussing the route he plans to follow. He and other officers have fre- quently said the course would not be decided definitely until the dirigible was in the air. May Come Here. The German railroads information office .in New York has announced that although the stay of the airship in the United States will be limited, Graf Zep- pelin may possibly cruise from Lake- hurst over territory including Boston, Akron, Detroit, Chicago, St. Louis, Louisville, Washington and Philadelphia. Invitations from other cities are under consideration. It is intended that the airship shall return to Berlin for the International Aeronautics Exposition, which closes about the end of the month. A Hugh Allen, special representative of the Goodyear Zeppelin Co., said there had been a large number of inquiries regarding passage on the return trip, and that as many persons as pasfilb]e would be accommodated. Noted Physician Dies. ST. LOUIS., October 10 (#).—Dr. Greenfield Sluder, 62, former president of the American Laryngological Society and internationally known for his work in the diseases of the nose and throat, died here last night after an illness of i Radio Progr;_m-—]’age 33 more than a year. i FULL NEW ‘ i | : ; GENERAL C | of {i# PROTESTANT EPI ' Which Will Last ‘ Are Being S REPORTS the ONVENTION the SCOPAI. CHURCH Until October 29 Carried in The Evening Star { \ | The subseription rate for ‘ the convention period. i The Sunday Star The Star-will .be 75 cents for - | Leave orders at Memorial Continental Hall or The | { | Star office, Eleventh and Pennsylvania avenue N.W. BIG CHANGE NEEDED T0 WEAN KENTUCKY \IOTE FROM HOOVER ‘ Aok o {Some Democrats Show Signs, of Returning to Smith Fold, but G. 0. P. Has Edge. | LAKE CARGO COAL CASE UTILIZED BY BOTH SIDES | Democrats Make Real Effort to Swing Part of Colored Vote—Re- ligious Issue a Boomerang. BY G. GOULD LINCOLN, Btaff Correspondent )t The Star. LOUISVILLE, Ky., ctober 10.—Un- less there is a big shift in sentiment | before election day, Kentucky is golng | for Hoover and against Smith, While there are indications that some of the Democrats who a few weeks ago were set on bolting the party’s national ticket are now returning to the fold, and that there is a reaction in favor of | Smith because of the interjection of | the religious issue, the Republicans still | hold the edge. Two things are worrying the Repub- | licans somewhat. One is the situation in the coal mining section, located in the strongly Republican tenth and elev- enth congressional districts. The other is the indication that a considerable number of negro voters may go for Smith, They believe in the end, how- ever, that the great majority of. col- ored woters will be faithful to the Re- publican party. The situation in the mining districts they regard as more serious. | Anonymous Leaflets Sent. It would be a strange situation if | the colored vote in this border State should carry it for a Democratic presi- dential candidate. There is no doubt | Democratic leaders are looking with, { some hope to negro support, but they | are not advertising it widely here, be- | cause of the effect it might have on| Democratic voters in this and other States of the South. Leaflets addressed to “Mr. and Mrs. Colored Citizen” are being distributed anonymously, presumably by Al Smith colored clubs, in which the negroes are told it is time for them to assert themselves; that they must prove they hold the balance of power and that at present they get nothing from the Re- publicans because they feel sure of the negro anyway, and nothing from the Democrats because they do not think they can get the colored vote. In the Louisville News, a newspaper published for the colored, Ku Klux Klan support of the Republican national ticket is emphasized, and at the same time the favorable consideration given the negroes by Tammany in Harlem, New York. The fact that Gov. Smith is the target of the Klan and that in New York City the negroes have been favorable to Smith, is being used with some effect to wean the colored voters away from their traditional alliance to the Republican party. . Lake Cargo Case Used. ‘The Democrats are making the best | use they can of the charge that the Kentucky coal fields have been stran- gled in their competition with the coal flelds of Pennsylvania for the Great‘ Lakes business under a Republican ad- | mintstration. They are saying that half of the Kentucky coal mines are shut down or operating on part time, with thousands of miners out of | work and business in the coal region | generally bad. The Republicans counter with the statement that Judge Charles | C. McChord, Democrat, a member of |the Interstate Commerce Commission when the commission in 1925 decided the lake cargo freight rate case in favor of Kentucky, wrote a dissenting decision | favoring Pennsylvania and Ohio. This dissenting opinion, they encour- aged Pennsylvania and Ohio to reopen the case in 1927, when the commission reversed itself and gave Pennsylvania and Ohio a freight differential in favor of those States and against Kentucky amounting to 45 cents a ton. Democratic leaders insist that the Republican majority in the tenth and ieleventh tongressional districts, moun- tain districts, which have been the Re- publican_stronghold, will be cut way down this year because of the distressed conditions arising out of the shutdown of the mines. Republicans point out, however, that in_the gubernatorial con- { test last year Gov. Sampson, Repub- lican, carried those districts by large majorities notwithstanding the fact that the Democrats made much of the coal issue.” They insist the Republicans will do_the same this election. Representative Robison of the elev- | enth_district, who is taking a leading part in this campaign, insists that Ken- tucky will give a 50,000 to 60,000 plu- | rality to Hoover. i Danger Is Overconfidence. One fact stands qut in the survey of the political situation here. The Re- publicans are really confident of carry- ing the State, while the Democrats can only be characterized as hopeful. One danger the Republicans face is that of overconfidence. The Democrats insist that their reports indicate a definite swing toward the Smith ticket. Senator Barkley, one of the driest of the dry, | who has been selected to conduct the campaign for the Democratic ticket in this State, insists that none of the eight congressional districts now represented by Democrats will be lost and that the State will give Smith a 25,000 plurality. (Continued on Page 4, Column 1) 'ENGINEER KILLED IN TRAIN COLLISION ;Passenger Locomotive Hits Rear End of Freight—Several Are Injured. By the Associated Press. NIAGARA FALLS, Ontario, October 10.—John McGregor, engineer, was killed | and several passengers injured early to- | day in a collision between a Wabash Railroad passenger train and a freight | near Stevensville, 18 miles from here. The injured were taken to Buffalo. The freight train was on a siding, but it is understood that the rear end did not clear the main line and the pas- senger train ploughed through. The passenger train was going from Detroit to Buffalo and most of the passengers were in their berths when the accident pecurreds SWITH T0 START SOUTH TONIGHT | Expected to Speak on Tariff | at Louisville—Stop to Be Made in Richmond. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, October 10.—Gov. Smith starts tonight on a trip to the southland and its border States ending with a speech Saturday night at Louis- ville. e Reports were prevalent that Chair- man Raskob wanted the Democratic presidential nominee to make at least one speech before reaching Kentucky Saturday morning, but it was doubtful whether he could persuade him to do so. As the schedule now stands the gov- ernor will make only rear platform ap- pearances tomorrow and tomorrow night at"Richmond, Va., and Raleigh, Greens- boro, Sallsbury and Charlotte, N. C., and devote Friday to receptions and con- ferences with prominent Democrats at Chattanooga and Nashville, Tenn. Asked regarding reports that he might make an address in Nashville, Gov. Smith said he preferred not to talk about that. Greets Franklin Roosevelt. ‘The governor left Albany intending to make only one address this week, and it is believed by those close to him that he will stick to that plan, although he may address a few informal words of greeting to well-wishers along the route to Tennessee. Soon after reaching New York he greeted Franklin D. Roosevelt, Demo- cratic nominee for Governor of New York, whose headquarters are in the same hotel, and talked over plans for the campaign in this State. Mr. Roose- velt, who placed Gov. Smith in nomi- nation at Houston, probably will be depended upon to campaign up-State for the national as well as the State ticket, since the presidential candidate's present plans call for only two speeches in New York—in Brooklyn and New York City—the Friday and Saturday nights before election. Gov. Smith greeted affectionately the man he persuaded to run for the | office he will leave December 31. May Discuss Tariff. On his way down the Hudson the presidential nominee took a few shots at Herbert Hoover and Senator Curtis in connection with their Muscle Shoals and tariff statements and indicated he might discuss the tariff at Louisville. Asked whether he had read Mr. Hoover’s statement that he favored con- tinued Government ownership of Muscle Shoals, the governor sald he had not, but sought further enlightenment as to what was said about who would operate the plant. He was informed that this angle was not touched upon. “That seems to be the important thing,” the governor said. “The Re- publican party in this State never con- templated the sale of the St. Lawrence River project, but they did seriously consider leasing it for 50 years and only ! were prevented when the people voted overwgelmmgly against such a thing.” His tariff comment came when he was questioned regarding Senator Curtis’ assertion in North Dakota that the governor had indorsed the Underwood law in his acceptance speech and the Republican vice presidential candidate's demand in the same address for the resignation of Raskob, who had stated that he would quit his’post if it was shown that Gov. Smith had taken such a stand. Will Leave Tonight. “I don't think Raskob will do that,” the governcr said. “When I speak on the tariff I will straighten that out all right. Senator Curtis didn't read my acceptance speech correctly.” Gov. Smith will leave tonight for the South at 11 pm. with the first stop scheduled for Richmond at 9:15 to- morrow morning. Accompanying him will be his_wife and two daughters, Mrs. John A. War- ner and Mrs. Frances J. Quillinan; Mrs. Charles Dana Gibson, William F. Ken- ny of New York; Norman H. Davis of New York; Representative Joseph W. Byrns of Tennessee, Charles W. Berry, Comptroller of New York City and per- sonal physician to the governor; Jus- tice Bernard L. Shientag of the New York City Court, and John J. Glynn, the governor's nephew. URGES CLEMENCY. BELFAST, Northern Ireland, October 10 (P.—Lord Lascelles, husband of Princess Mary, has written to the gov- ernment of the Irish Free State asking that some way be found so that no pun- ishment be inflicted upon men who were arrested at Lougrea in connection with the incendiary fire at Portumna Castle, the County Galway home of Lascelles. He said that both he and Princess Mary would deeply regret it if they were even indirectly the cause of suf- dering to amy ope in lreland. | Performer Charges Govern- ment Clerk Shadowed and Threatened Him. | Alleges Telephone Calls and Annoyances Extended Over Several Months. His wife's praise of Wesley Eddy's performances as “master of ceremonies” at the Palace Theater was the only explanation offered in Police Court to- day by Aubrey Miller, 4008 Marlboro place, Government clerk, when he was arraigned on Eddy's complaint that he | had “shadowed” him and threatened to | throw acid in his face, Eddy testified that telephone calls and annoyance from Miller had extend- ed over a period of several months. Miller's case was continued until Octo- | ber 17 and he was ordered sent to Gal- linger Hospital for treatment. In re- sponse to one telephone call, Eddy testi- fied, he eand Mrs. Eddy visited the Miller home, and as they were leav- ing, he said, Miller threatened to throw acid in Eddy's face. One of the tele- phone calls came at 3 o'clock in the morning, Eddy testified. On another occasion he said Mrs. Eddy answered the phone and a voice on the wire which he said was that of Miller de- | clared “you are not Mrs. Eddy. I | know where Mrs. Eddy is.” | WESLEY EDDY, According to Eddy the trouble started {last August when Miller followed him from the theater to a garage and jumped when the actor asked him what he wanted. Later, as he was coming out of the garage, he sajd, the man yelled, “I'l get you tomorrow,” and put his hand inside his coat. There- upon Eddy got a policeman and took Miller to the first precinct. After some questioning Miller satisfied Eddy that he was not looking for him and was released. Miller pleaded not guilty to the charge, explaining it was “extreme.” He said he had been a clerk in the Department of Agriculture for 19 years. HUGHES DECLINES TOPRESENTHODVER Will Not Preside at New York Address of G. 0. P. Nominee. | Because he does not wish to usurp any of Herbert Hoover's spotlight, Charles Evans Hughes does not want to introduce Hoover on the occasion of {his New York address a week from Monday. It appears his wishes will be respected. Uncertainty over the appearance of Hughes on the platform of Madison | Square Garden on the night of October |22 was dispelled, it is reported, follow- ing a conference which Hoover had early this afternoon with two New York Republican leaders, Charles D. Hilles, national committeeman, and H. Ed- mund Machold, State chairman, It is sald that Hughes was reluctant i to share in,the publicity and acclaim at the Garden mass meeting on the ground that the attention of the big audience should center wholly on the Republican nominee. A siniilar attitude was held by some other campaign leaders, who feared that two “headliners on the same bill might hurt the show.” Hilles and Machold are understood to have dif- fered strongly from this view and to Hughes to reconsider. ‘The Hughes incident is said to have been discussed at the conference between Hoover and the New Yorkers this aft- ernoon, but without any indication that further efforts would be made to secure the appearance of Hughes at the meet- ing. Hoover Keeps Hands Off. Machold said after the conference that no decision had been reached on the question of who will preside at the meeting, but that “many details of the program will be settled shortly.” Machold told Hoover that the up- very favorable. He said he and Hilles asked Hoover if he had any suggestions to make about the conduct of the cam- paign in the Empire State, but that Hoover told them he was leaving the entire situation in the hands of the State organization., Machold predicted that there would be 3,800,000 votes cast in New York this year—half a million more than in 1924. There is a large increase in the number of woman voters registered, he said. Machold expressed the opinion to newspaper men that the nomination by the Democrats of Franklin D. Roose- velt for governor did not aid Gov. Smith’s cause. Attorney General Ottin- ger, the Republican nominee, has a large following among “the classes who voted for Smith for governor,” he asserte ISLN& situation in New York appears have made urgent representations to YANKEES' VICTORY SETSNEW RECORD | New York Players, With Ruth as Hero, Greatly Enjoying “Ill Health.” | By the Assoclated Press. EN ROUTE TO NEW YORK WITH YANKEE SPECIAL, October 10.—En- Joying poor health to an extent never approached by any other club, the New York Yankees, speeding home today, stood at the head of the base ball class and more. ‘They were established as the first team to win two world series in eight games, disposing of the Cardinals of 1928 as they humbled the Pirates of 1927 in four straight games. It never has been done before and many world series are likely to come and go before it is equaled. ‘The Yanks limped home in the pen- nant race in their league and started the big series without Pennock, their southpaw standby in other serfes’ tests, or Combs, brilliant outfielder. Pennock was a neuritis victim and Combs came out second best in a collision with a wall in the Detroit park as the season closed. Tony Lazzeri had a bad shoul- der, making his throwing a gamble. Babe Ruth, the mainspring of the out- fit, was afflicted with a weak knee and Lou Gehrig suffered a cut lip on the last day of the season. * Babe Ruth Hero. ‘The supreme test again demonstrated that there are base ball players and then there is Babe Ruth. This 225- pounder dominated the play, and, like the great showman he is, brought his performance to a climax as the curtain went down. ‘Top-heavy with cripples, New York was counted out of another world championship before the series began, for St. Louis was able to offer a bat- tay of first-class pitchers. The Yankeés could counter with only four pitchers regarded as suitable start- ers in such an important event and there were question marks after all their names. Waite Hoyt, it was said, was overworked, George Pipgras was in the same condition, Tom Zachary was too old and Henry Johnson, too young. As it turned out, only three were needed. ‘The Cardinals were routed because their pitchers could not prevent home- run hits. The winners smashed out nine homers in the four games. Bill Sherdel was nicked for four, Grover Alexander allowed three and Jesse Haines gave two. Ruth’s Biggest Day. The fourth and last game, finally de- cided by a score of 7 to 3, as was the | third contest, was a mixture of triumph, comedy and pathos. It brought Ruth his greatest single day in the game. He! “{Continued on Page 5, Column 1.) | BYRD LEAVES TODAY ONLONG ANTARCTIC EXPLORATION TRIP Commander Will Sail for New Zealand to Join Other « Three Ships. MAY SPEND THREE YEARS IN SOUTH POLAR REGIONS Eighty-two Men in Party Which Will Face Hardships in Daring Venture, By the Associated Press. SAN PEDRO, Calif., October 10.— Comdr. Richard E. Byrd and his little group of followers prepared to bid good= bye to the United States today as their final gesture before embarking on a long trek which, will take them into voluntary exile in the Antarctic regions for from one to three years, ‘The explorer, who left his mark in the Arctic by flying over the North | Pole area, and who spanned the Af- \WIFE'S PRAISE OF WESLEY EDDY 1 - IS BLAMED IN ARREST OF MAN lantic by airplane in one of the most thrilling of transoceanic flights, will meet adventure at the nether end of the earth by essaying to “fill in the blank spaces on the map” of that region. 3 New Zealand First Objective. Aboard the stanch whaler C. A. Lar- {sen, Byrd and his eager companions i were ready to start at flood tide today for Dunedin, New Zealand, where their drive into the South polar zone begins. Across the Pacific Ocean they will follow three other vessels of the Byrd expedition, the Sir James Clark Ross. the Eleanor Bolling and the City of New York, already well on their way to distant New Zealand. All four of the ships carry great stores of sup- plies, including airplanes, which Byrd will employ in his long exploration of the so-called greatest frozen area on earth, Eighty-iwo men will aid the daring plans of the commander. After its arrival here from New York via the Panama Canal yesterday, the Larsan was loaded with the last stores for the expedition. Sheep, cows ex- plosives, airplanes, polar transporta- tion equipment and other important | supplies rode in her hull today as she | floated in the confines of the harbor i when workmen had finished their task |and 10,000 tons of these supplies had been stowed away. Members of Party, Eager though they were to be off on their voyage, none of the party express- ed anything but quiet elation as the hour of departure neared. Among th( party were Harold I June, Bernt S. Balchen, Dean €. lots; E. J. Demas; {A F. Rubier, Jere. miah de Ceccoa, dirplane mechanics. Martin Rhone, sailmaker; Richard J. Brophy. business manager of the expe- dition; Ralph Shropshire, hydrographe: Capt. A. S. Larker, Marine Corps ator; Sergt. Benjamin Rother, mechan- ic; Charles Logfren, personnel manag- ter: Russell Owen, newspaper man, and William Vandeveer, photographer. After supervising loading operations yesterday the commander toured the Hollywood film colony with Mrs. Byrd, who is here to bid her husband god- speed on his exploration ship. Despite the danger of the undertaking, she was calm and cheerful. Last night several of the party amused themselves at theaters, probably the last theatrical entertainment for them for many months, Will Be Given Farewell. As the Larsen slips past the break-s water, American Legion members, ship- ping craft, seafarers and citizens ar- ranged to give the party a hearty fare- well. The whaler will be escorted to the open sea by harbor vessels, and at sunset probably will have faded from view on the Pacific horizon. Byrd's plans estimate his arrival at Dunedin about November 5, where the Larsen wilr join the three other ships. A month and a half later he hopes to penetrate a 200-mile ice barrier and be riding in the open stretches of the Ross Sea, approximately 1000 miles from the Pole. Somewhere in this area his base of operations will be estab- lished. Telegraphic messages expressing hopes of success were received by Comdr. Byrd from many friends and prominent, countrymen no the eve of his departure. DORAN HOLD.S BUSINESS LIKES PRESENT DRY RULE Declares _sy_stem ‘Works Nicely and Little Legal Liquor Is Diverted. Permit Business interests are satisfied with the present dry regulations, Dr. James M. Doran, prohibition commissioner, said today, in relating the results of | a recent trip he took to the Midwest and the South. Only a very small per- centage of legal liquor finds its way into illicit channels, Dr. Doran declared, in calling attention to the point that less than 2 per cent of liquor seized in the Midwest areaishowed legal liquor origin. The business interests, Dr. Doran asserted, do not desire any loosening up in +he prohibition regulations, as they wish to be protected from fllicit operators. “The permit system is working nice- ly.” Dr. Doran said. ‘Turning to the New York situation, where deaths have been reported, due to alcoholic poisoning, Dr. Doran said that he could not find that they were due to a source other than straight wood alcohol, and this is not reisted to prohibition enforcement. THREE ARE ACQUITTED IN “LOVE POISON” TRIAL Jury Out All Night in Case of Charlotte Fortune Teller and Couple. By the Associated Press. CHARLOTTE. N. C., October 10.— Sam W. Daniels, fortune teller, and Mr. and Mrs. E. F. Preslar were acquitted in Mecklenburg Superfor Court today of charges of murder in connegtion :ml:mm; d{eni‘h of L. M. Lockamy, first usband of the woman. T} ¥ ha l;e_err;‘l oult" all night. S s e trio had been accused of havi k’l‘l)l;g mlé:v;y lgn aldmhustermg polgu‘g e v marry Preslar, '>m i