Evening Star Newspaper, December 9, 1928, Page 21

STORM SUBSIDES: ¢ BYRD PARTY SAFE Terrific Sweep of Gale Threatening Antarctic Ship Blows Itself Out. (8 BY RUSSELL OWEN. ABOARD CITY OF NEW YORK, AT SEA, December 8.—The gale which threatened us yesterday blew itself out during the evening of today. We have been sailing over moderate seas with a fair wind on our quarter. If all goes well we should reach pack ice in two or three days, as it is much farther fouth this year than usual. We suf- fered no damage from the storm aside from the loss of the main lower top- sail, which was replaced last night with a new sail. A number of amateur sallors aboard assisted the experienced seamen in mending the sail and Comdr. Byrd also went aloft and helped the rest. His face was streaked with soot when he came down after a strenuous hour aloft, but he had a good time. Not a thing was carried away on deck, #o carefully had it been lashed, and all the dog crates amidships were abso- lutely dry, as they had been placed high with their opening inboard. Early this morning a line was fasten- ed to a buoy and dropped astern to be picked up by Bolling, and after some skillful maneuvering by Capts. Brown and Melville it was hauled aboard the Bolling and the hawser again hauled in and fastened to the Bolling’s stern, 50 that all day in a fairly light wind we have been in tow again, making seven knots. Altogether it has been a happy ending to an experience which might have been much more un- pleasant. The Antarctic is living up to its repu- tation. All Thursday night and Friday we ran before a gale under fore and main topsails, with huge seas mount- ing up behind us and tossing us fore- ward as if we were a toy. Holding Fast Difficult. It was all those aboard could do, at times, to hold fast and keep from be-| ing thrown across the deck. The ship trembled like a live thing as she lay far over on her side before recovering and heeling over the other way, her tall spars sweeping back and forth under the leaden sky so swiftly as to make one dizzy. The lookout man up there watching for ice had a giddy time. Behind rose wave after wave, some of them 20 to 25 feet high—perhaps a little more. They tore down on the ship like a real Cape Horn roller, and towered above the taffrail as if about to fall on us, and one almost instinc- tively recoiled before the coming shock. And then the stout little ship lifted and threw her stern in the air and the wave went roaring by under the counter in a smother of foam to break amid- ships, while we slid down a steep hill and started to climb it, only to be caught again and lifted and thrown forward. The sound of the seas break- ing alongside when one is below was like distant thunder and one could feel the ship shake and hesitate and tremble at the top of her lift before begin- ning the swift drop. ‘The storm reached its height early Priday morning. One sea came aboard at the break of poop, swept aft and hit a life boat so hard as almost to wreck it. At the same time the rudder kicked and Capt. McKinley, one of the helsmen, was thrown over the wheel and knocked out when his head hit a packing case lashed against . The rest of the watch aft ‘was unable to help him as they were too busy with the wheel, and Mac had to come to as best he could. In a few minutes he was back at the wheel. Daybreak Priday found the ship staggering behind the Bolling, just able to maintain position, and then came our first mishap. The bridle holding the hawser over the Bolling’s stern parted on one side, and as the terrific strain was thrown all on the other side of the bridle it was instantly chopped loose. ‘The Bolling blew six faint toots of her whistle, barely audible in the gale, al- though she was only a short distance away, and bore off to starboard while the New York's wheel was put up the other way, and she sheered off, dragging the long steel hawser after her from her bows. Somebody loosed the main lower topsail sheets, and as the sail be- gan to flap it split to ribbons down the starboard end. Capt. Melville jumped up and down with rage as he watched his pet sail, the one used to heave to | with in an emergency, fly into tatters, | and his language was all that a deep- ‘water sailor’s should be under the cir- cumstances. The job of getting lhltl hawser on board was terrific. It weighs tons and tons, and the drag through the water kept it down as though it were tied to the bottom. The whole crew, led by Sverre Strom, the mate, a huge Norweglan with the carriage and | the face of a viking, tailed onto lhe‘ capstan and for hours struggled to bring the hawser home. They groaned and sweated and sang chanties till their | backs ached and their heads swam with | fatigue, but finally got the thing in. Dogs Dislike Wet. | Part of this time water was sweeping | over the poop, and the dogs there whined and howled their dislike of being | wet as they shivered in the keen air.| The men at the wheel could pay np at- | tention to the gang, and the others ~were too busy lashing the other dog | boxes and working forward. They were | a miserable and unhappy looking lot of | animals, but the men were just as wet. Getting food was a problem, as Ten- nant, the cook, and his assistant Creach were working in a foot of water in the galley, which slopped from side to side. ‘Tennant stuék his head out of the gal- Jey as we went by. “What will you | haye, boys, soup? We have plenty of it here,” he said, looking down at the mess washing around his legs. But he turned out a dinner of real soup, boiled beef, potatoes and stewed tomatoes and pudding which, after splicing the main brace at Capt. Melville’s invitation, made every one cheer up a lot. As a matter of fact, every one would look on the storm as an interesting adventure were it not for the proximity of ice. (Copyright. 1928, by the New York Times and the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. NAVY RECEIVES MESSAGE. Crew of City of New York Awaits Broadcast by KDKA. ‘The Navy Department last night an- nounced receipt of the following radio | message by the Coast Guard forces at New London, Conn. apparently from Comdr. Byrd's expedition: “City of New York now heading toward Bay of Whales. Now 1,000 miles routh of New Zealand in latitude 64 south, longitude 75 east. All hands waiting for broadcasting tomorrow from KDKA. Also send their best wishes to friends and relatives all over the world. . WN.” The message was intercepted on 32 meters and it was impossible to de- termine whether the City of New York was communicating with a particular vessel or broadcasting blind. D. C. Firm Buys Theater. Bpecial Dispatch to The Star. BRUNSWICK, Md., December 8.—Sale of the Imperial Theater to the Bruns- EXERCISES MARK ALTAR PRESENTATION P ALUMNI PRESENT ALTAR TO HRINE International Catholic Fed- eration Also Tenders Check for Completion of Pledge. The Mary memorial gltar in the Na- tional Shrine of the Immaculate Con- ception at the Catholic University was presented formally to the shrine by the International Federation of Catholic Alumnae yesterday afternoon. Simple ceremonies featured the presentation, which was marked by the unveiling of a dedicatory bronze tablet and the donation of a sum sufficient to complete the federation’s pledged $20,- 000. Attended by federation members from the District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia, the exercises were opened at 3 o'clock by Rev. Barnard A. McKenna, director of the National Shrine and a member of the university faculty. Dr. McKenna introduced Mrs. Mary Finan, national president of the Alumnae Fed- eration. Location Is Held Fitting. Declaring that the offer to present the National Shrine with an altar was spontaneous and born of respect for the love of the Blessed Virgin, Mrs. Finan contended it particularly fitting that the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception should be located at the Catholic University. “Since Mary Immaculate is the patron of our church in America,” she said, “since the Catholic University through its constitution approved by the Holy See has been placed under her guidance and protection, it is fitting that this shrine should rise on these grounds.” Addressing Right Rev. James T. Sha. han, rector emeritus of the university, Mrs. Finan declared “our federation is bound to you by ties of deepest grati- tude for your unflagging interest in our work, for your counsel and direction. “We ask that, as a mark of good will, you accept this offering.” At _this, the president of the Alum- nae Federation presented Bishop Sha- han with a check for an amount com- pleting the fund of $20,000 which it had pledged for the altar. In accepting the check for the shrine Bishop Shahan expressed his gratitude and remarked on the toil and sacrifice of the donors which the gift represented. A bronze tablet of dedication, placed in the wall of the uncompleted portion of the crypt, was unveiled by Sister Mary de Paul Cogam, one of the co- founders of Federation of Catholic Alumnae, and Mrs. Mary Wade Kal- bach. Speakers who followed the tab- let unveiling included Mgr. Edward A. Pace, vice rector of the university, and Mrs. Clara Sheeran of Brooklyn, Benediction Celebrated in Shrine. Following the brief talks, the assem- bly entered the shrine, where benedic- tion was celebrated. _Bishop Shahan was the celebrant; Rev. Edward P. McAdams of St. Joseph’s Church, Washington, deacon, and Rev. Father Shelley of Philadelphia, subdeacon. Of Algerian onyx, the Mary memorial altar was completed the first of the year and is considered one of the most magnificent church structures in the United States. The fund for its erec- tion, completed by the donation made yesterday, was founded in 1919 by Mrs. Sheeran, ‘then president of the federa- tion. wick Theater Corporation of Washing- ton is announced by Frank L. Spitzer, owner of the property. The new owners take over the theater January 1, 1New York Governor-Elect Spends| THi‘J 'SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C. DECEMBER 9, 1928—PART 1 Scene at the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception at Catholic University yesterday when the Mary Memorial altar was presented to the Shrine by the International Federation of Catholic Alumnae. Left to right—Mrs. Mary Blake Finan, president of the federation; Bishop Shahan, rector emeritus of the University; Mrs. Clara Sheeran, Mrs, Helen Stafford Whitton and Rev. Bernard A. McKenna. —Star Staff Photo. | By the Associated Press. ST. LOUIS, December 8.—President | Calvin Coolidge heads the list of prom- inent contributors in the fiftieth anni- | | versary number of the St. Louis Post | Dispatch, out tomorrow. | The contributors, the newspaper says, | compose “the greatest number of the world's eminent thinkers ever grouped in_one publication. They include Willlam Howard Taft, Henry Ford, Richard E. Byrd, H. G. Wells, Owen D. Young, Sir Philip Gibbs, Dean William R. Inge, Andrew Siegfried, Count Hermann Keyser- ling, J. B. S. Haldane, Guglielmo Fer- rerca, Maxim Gorky, Martin Anderson | Nexo, Bertrand Russell, Hans Driesch, James Harvey Robinson, Prof. Albert Einstein, Harrison Estell Howe, Dr.| Coolidge Heads Famous Contributors In Newspaper's Anniversary Edition Morris Fishbein, Sidney Hillman, Michael Pupin, Dr. Charles Greeley Abbot, Edna St. Vincent Millay, Ru- dolph M. Holzapfel, Benedetto Groce, Paul de Kruif and Stephen Leacock. ‘The anniversary number, which is copyrighted, contains 232 pages, 72 of which are in color rotogravure, and weighs more than three pounds. It was published at an expenditure of $100,000 in addition to the usual pub- lication cost of the Sunday Post Dis- patch. Circulation was limited to 400,000 and thousands of orders could not be filled. The number contains a facsimile of the first issue, a four-page paper print- ed on a rickety press December 12, 1878, by the founder, the late Joseph Pulitzer, whose son of the same name now directs the paper. ROOSEVELT VISITS SMITH STRONGHOLD Day in Isolated Geor- gia “Cove.” By the Assoclated Press, ‘WARM SPRINGS, Ga., December 8, —Gov.-elect Franklin D. Roosevelt to- day traveled a dozen miles through the piney woods of Georgia to meet the folks in “the cove,” a secluded section wherein the inhabitants have lived for generations in rustic simplicity. He found there little evidence of the automobile and the radio. “The cove” is an arca of several dozer sqpare miles, wherein reside about 300 persons. They are completely sur- rounded by mountains, with the Flint River making the only outlet. For generations the same families have tillad the soil. Strangers are usually viewed with suspicion. One of the first things Mr. Roose- | velt learned was that he was in an Al | Smith stronghold. “How did the election go here?” he asked. “Sixty to nothing for Al"” was the reply. The trip took the greater portion of | Mr. Roosevelt's day. He is almost ready | for his return to New York, planning | to start Monday. | POKER LOSER WINS SUIT. But Jury Gives ‘$1 on Claim of $1,358 by Alleged Policeman. PORTLAND, Oreg., December 8 (#). M. H. Woolsey, who sued the Portland | Aerie of Eagles for $1,357.90, double the amount he alleged he lost in poker games played at the lodge rooms, today won a verdict of $1. The jury at the same time recommended that the grand jury investigate testimony that he was | & police officer at the time he played poker. Woolsey brought suit under a State | law giving a gambling loser the right to | sue for double the amount of losses. Twin Sea Giants Rushed. Construction of the twin glants of the sea, the Europa and Bremen, are being rushed at the shipyards in Germany so that they may be launched next April. It is expected that on their first trips to America each will convey 3.200 pas- sengers across the Atlantic in five days. | Each will measure 938 feet, surpassing the longest ship now afloat. | follows: Freshmen, “Sales,” under Prof. | Fraternity of the university, in annual | show in London in baskets which sug- jthat they might enjoy the benefits of | FRESHMAN CLASS HOLDS TWO DEBATES Washington College of Law Stu- dents Stage Second of Scholastic Meetings. The freshman class at the Washing- ton College of Law held its second of a series of scholastic debates last night, with Prof. Robert E. Freer as faculty adviser, arguing two questions of particular interest to the Natlon's Capital. The first was “Resolved, That the residents of the District of Columbia should have extended to them national suffrage.” The affirmative team was composed of Abram Blum, Benjamin Lanham and Aram Panossian, and the negative Charles W. Phifer, Julia Doro- thy Connor and Frances W. 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Miss Annabel Matthews, a graduate of the college and an honorary member of its chapter of Phi Delta Delta, is representing the Internal Revenue Bu- reau at a conference on double taxa- tion at Geneva, Switzerland. PLEA FOR TOLERANCE IS MADE BY PERGLER of Speech Urged by American Univer- sity Alumni President. A plea for tolerance, freedom of | speech and press, and “the opportunity for free scientific teaching” was made last night by Dr. Charles Pergler, pres- ident of the Alumni Association of American University, speaking before John Marshal Chapter, Chi Psi Omega Freedom and Press banquet at the Colonial Hotel. “The function of the university in the modern world is not merely to con- vey knowledge of facts, alleged or actual,” Dr, Pergler said, “but also to aid in teaching students §o think and in formulating what I have here called the national consciousness of truth and Justice.” Dogs Have Own Maids. 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