Evening Star Newspaper, December 29, 1928, Page 14

THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, SATURDAY, DECEMBER. 29, 1928 A Joan of Arc for the Tournams ent of Roses parade. Miss Dorothy Kitto of Beverly Hills, Calif., who will lead that community’s contingent in the New Year day parade at Pasadena as the famous French heroine. —Copyright by P. & A. Photos. AR AL INGREAS PEASES SPONSRS Bright Future Seen With Mounting Volume of New Service. By the Associated Press. Sponsors of the air mail yesterday viewed complacently the rapid strides taken by this branch of the postal service and looked at its future through rose-tinted glasses. Representative Kelly, Republican, Pennsylvania, author of the 5-cent air postage bill and several other air mail | measures, predicted that one out of every 10 pounds of first-class matter would be carried by plane or airship within five years. He expressed the be- lef that this period would see the es- | tablishment of over-ocean routes to Europe and South America. Christmas Service Doubled. Postmaster General New estimated that the use of air mail for sending Christmas gifts and greetings this year was double that of 1927, which in turn | was twice the 1926 total. He based his announcement on figures for the Chicago-Salt Lake City route, with | ‘westbound poundage at 22,616 and the | load eastward at 26,199 pounds. | ures on other lines are not yet available. | The House post office committee is| expected by Kelly to report favorably on his bill to authorize the Postmaster | General to enter into contracts for the | transportation of mails by airships 'o | foreign countries and to American pos- sessions in th: West Indies and the ter- ritories. Airship builders and post office offi- | clals have discussed the matter witn the Pennsylvanian, who said he expec British zirship interests would make a | bid for the American business, both north and south of the Equator. The authority for the Postmaster General to grant such contracts is desired at this time, Kelly said. Foreign Contracts Proposed. Kelly also has introduced a bill to au- thorize the Postmaster General to make contracts with foreign individuals and corporations for (ransporting mail by air in insular and foreign countries. This measure, he said, was intended o meet as far os the transportation of United States mail is concerned, the sit- uation developed by a monopoly granted to German air interests by the govern- ment to Coiombia, At present the Postmaster General is limited to making contracts in foreign countries with American companies or | with governments. The new measure would empewer him to negotiate con- | tracts with the German concern. Fointing out that the 5-cent airmail postage which became effective August 1 resulted in a tremendous increase in the volume of airmail in this country Kelly said, “Only the fringe of the de velopment possible has been reached. “Within five years” Kelly said, ‘I believe that the airmail will carry 1| out of every 10 pounds of first-class | mail. This will mean that airplanes | will carry 35,000,000 pounds of non- local first-class mail each year. At present the air lines carry 1 pound of every 60 pounds of first-class mail in this country. “At present the airmail is practically equal to train service as far as regu- larity is concerned. Soon it will sur- pass the slower transportation.” . Commercial aviation lines have just been opened between Rome and Milan, Genoa and Barcelona, and Rome and ;‘mwl&fc - |BIG AMPHIBIAN PLANE Fig- | PO3® 'Thanks Tendered U. S. for Aid { McIntyre, chief of the Bureau of In-| Gift Wine Refused As Woman Escapes Liquor Law Arrest By the Assoclated Press. ° MIAMI, Fla., December 29.—Mrs. Alexander Hayden of New York and Clearwater, thought a friend in New York was joking when he told her he might send her a few bottles or wine. So it was a total surprise to her, she told a United States commis- sioner Thursday, when a shipment of 68 bottles of liquor was delivered at her home. She refused it and it was confiscated later by Federal agents. She was acquitted of a charge of violating the prohibition law. . TO FLY TO WEST COAST New Craft Arrives Here to Pre- pare for Second Transconti- nental Flight of Kind. A new Sikorsky amphibian airplane, one of two purchased by the Navy De- partment this week, is in Washington today in preparation for a flight to the Pacific Coast, where it wil be used by the Navy for patrol and training pur- s. The big plane was flown here late yesterday from New York by Lieut.| G. Tomlinson of the Naval Air Sta- | tion, Anacostia, who had as passengers | Lieut. A. R. Simpson of the Navy Board of gqInspection; Lieut. Comdr. Harry Baugh and Lieut. Carl Harper. A me- chanic of the manufacturing company also was aboard. The second of the planes still is in New York, where test flights were made. This is the second plane of the same type brought here by the Navy, one | being stationed here permanently. The flight to the West Coast will begin as soon as the weather clears over the mountains. Lieut. Rutledge Irvine, op- eration officer at the naval air station, will fly the plane on its long trip, the second transcontinental flight ever made by an amphibian. PORTO RICANS GRATEFUL.| Given Hurricane Sufferers. By the Associated Press. ‘The thanks of the people of Porto Rico for the aid given by the United States after the recent hurricane were conveyed by Gov. Horace Towner yes- terday in a message to Maj. Gen, Frank sular Affairs. “We will never forget the great ser- vice which United States has so gen- erously bestowed upon our people in their affliction,” said Gov. Towner. “It will be part of the history of Porto Rico never to be forgotten.” Secretary Davis of the War Depart- ment, acting as chairman of the Porto Rican Hurricane Relief Commission, yesterday called a meeting of the com- mission, which includes, beside him- self, Secretary Mellon and Secretary Jardine, to be held here January 3. schlsrorsain A ere o Exhibit of Polish Life. POZNAN, Poland _(#).—This city, claimed by patriotic Poles as the true heart of Poland, is preparing to as- tound the world with_an international exposition in 1929. It is planned to show all aspects of Polish life, ancient The first family of Austria is also one of the largest. Wilhelm Miklas, the recently elected Pres- ident of Austria, with his wife and their 11 children in the gar- den of their home at Vienna. —Wide World Photos. President and Mrs. Coolidge on their Southland vacation. They are shown on the yacht of Howard E. Coffin, on which much of their moving around is being done during their holiday visit at the Coffin estate, on Sapelo Island. They plan a boat ride of more than two hours tomorrow to attend c! hurch on St. Simons Island. —Copyright by P. & A. Photos. The Sea Island Beach Lodge, in the midst of a sportsman’s paradise of 60,000 acres, where President Coolidge is having his big success in hunting deer, wild turkey, pheasant and other game. —Associated Press Photo. Santa Claus made a post-Christmas visit to the Congressional Club, at Sixteenth and U streets northwest, yesterday for the party given there for youngsters of congressional and cabinet families. —Star Staff Photo. John Reh and his Punch and Judy show entertaining small guests of the Washington Kiwanis Club at its annual luncheon celebra- tion of father, son and daughter day at the Washington Hotel. BUREAU REPORT READY ON FISCAL RELATIONS Strict Secrecy Maintained in Con- nection With Document to Be Submitted Soon. The Bureau of Efficiency’s report on its study of fiscal relations between the Federal and the municipal govern- ment here will be transmitted to Con- gress early next week, it was indicated today. Four official copies are being pre- pared and will be forwarded to the House appropriations committee, the Gibson subcommittee of the House Dis- trict committee, the Senate appropri- ations committee, and to Director Her- bert M. Lord of the Bureau of the| Budget. Strict secrecy is maintained as fo the nature of the report. It deals with the question of support of the municipal government here, and the proportion which should be borne by the local and the Federal treasuries. $139,282.93 LAWYERS’ FEE Millionaire Indian Oil Ordered to Pay Bill. NEW YORK, December 29 (#).—Jack- son Barnett, Oklahoma Indian whose oil l]and made him a millionaire over- night and whose gifts of $1.000,000 were set aside in Federal Court because Owner he apparently had no idea of the value | of the money, yesterday was ordered by Federal Judge John O. Knox to pay his lawyers $139,282.93. Four law firms handled the case on a 40 per cent contingency basis, but Judge Knox held this too liberal and reduced the fees to 25 per cent. plus $14,282.93. Elmer S. Bailey of Tuisa, Okla., guar- dian of Barnett, was given $7.500 for his labors in behalf of the Indian. Barnett, 81-ycar-old member of the Creek tribe, cloped six years ago with a white woman, giving her $500,000 as a wedding gift, and at the same time es- tablished a trust fund of equal amount for the American Baptist Home Mis-; sion Society. 1t is understood that Barnett is liv- ing with his wife in California. i e Mice Production Increases. KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent, West Indies (#).—The production of mice on and modern, with particular emphasis Wc's progress during 10 a small farm near Rayleigh reached 300 daily. The animals used for —Star Staff Photo. Frog Skipping Tadpole Stage by Emerging From Egg as Froglet Found in Jamaica By the Assoclated Press. CHICAGO, December 29.—A frog which emerges directly from the egg as a froglet, omitting the tadpole stage, has been collected for the Field Mu- seum of Natural History. The report, received from the Crane Pacific expedi- tion, was made public esterday by Stephen C. Simms, director of the mu- seum. ‘The report said the specimens proba- bly are the world’s most precocious type of frog. The specimens were collected in Bermuda. It is a tree frog and is believed to have originated in Jamaica. Unlike most creatures of its lowly estate in the animal world, said Karl P. Schmidt, leader of the scientific sec- tion of the expedition, the mother frog of the species shows great devotion in guarding the eggs until hatched. Another unusual type of frog was collected in the dungeons beneath the old palace and fortress of Christophe at Cape Haitien, Haiti, Schmidt wrote. He also reported collecting some rare hum- ming birds, including one so small that }: sa’!tely-match box is an ample coffin or _it. The Crane expedition, which sailed from Boston in/November, has been do- ing preliminary work. in Bermuda and Haiti and is now at Balboa, Panama, making final preparations for the main part of its voyage, a year's journey during which the Pacific Ocean will be circumnavigated. Cornelius Crane of Chicago and Ipswich, Mass., heads the expedition and the trip is being made on his yacht, the Illyria. FLORIDA REALTY GROUP IS SUED BY INVESTORS Three Accused of Falsely Repre- senting Development at Boca Raton During Boom. By the Assoclated Press. WEST PALM BEACH, Fla., Decem- ber 29.—Addison Mizner, New York and Palm Beach architect; Paris Singer, soclety leader and president of the! Everglades Club of Palm Beach, and | Porte F. Quinn, real estate dealer, were | made defendants in three suits filed | here yesterday by E. T. Thomas, E. B. Davis and 8. J. Tucker. The suits asked damages aggregating | $116500, and alleged that false and | fraudulent representations made in ad- vertisements of the Mizner Develop- ment Corporation caused them to in- vest and lose money in connection with the developments at Boca Raton, Fla. concern, the declarations stated, was adjudged bankrupt in 1927 and its assets sold for $56,000. Mizner was president and a director of the com- |ing for Second Lieut. Kenneth pany, while Singer and Quinn were rectors until July 20, 1925, the declara. tion said. . Three other suits, aggregating $3,- 300,000, have been filled against Singer; as president of the Ocean & Lake FLYER, KILLED IN APRIL, WAS BURIED HERE Lieut. XK. W. Boyd, Graduate of Local High School, Died in Crash Last Spring. Funeral services were held at the Chapel at Fort Myer, Va., this . Bovd, Army Air Corps, a native of this city, who was killed in an airplane accident near Baton”Rouge, La., April 11 last. Intermient was made in the Arlington National Cemetery, with the usual mili- tary honors. Lieut. Boyd met his death en route from Kelly Field, Tex., to Edgewood Arsenal, Maryland, for duty. His plane nose-dived into 70 feet of water in the Mississippi River. Lieut. Boyd .jumped when the ship was only |, 50 feet from the river and his parachute failed fo open. He attended the Washington High Schools and joined the Student Army Training Corps in September, 1918. He later entered the Air Corps as a flying cadet and was made second ‘lleutenant, June 30, 1926. He is sur- vived by a widow, Mrs. Lorene P. Boyd of San Antonio, Tex., and his father, ‘Willlam E. Boyd of 1441 Chapin street, this city. e Warming the ground with electric wires buried 13Q feet apart, Swedish erimenters expect to harvest in June BRtoc ARBITRATION PACT DRAFT SENT TO CHINESE ENVOY Treaty Is Similar to One Signed by France and Ten Other Countries. By the Associated Press. | Negotiation of an arbitration treaty between the United States and China has been initiated, the State Depart- ment announced yesterday, by trans- mission of a draft pact to the Chinese Minister, Alfred Sze, to serve as a basis for agreement. It is similar to the treaties recently signed with France and 10 other countries and those now in process of negotiation with 20 other | nations. China is the last of the nations hav- ing diplomatic representation in Wash- | ington to be offered the pact by Secre- tary Kellogg except the Latin American republics, which now are negotiating in Washington a multilateral treaty of similar nature. Canada and the Irish Free State have not been offered the treaty individually, both being consid- ered under the arbitration pact being lnegouated with Great Britain. ——ty 15-CENT DEBT COSTS LIFE Man Knifed in Dispute Over News- paper Subscription. CHATTANOOGA, Tenn., December 120 ). —Dispute over a 15-cent account, { weekly subscription price of a local | newspaper, cost the life of W. D. Sulli- | van, 43, who was knifed to death on the street near his home here last night. Arrested on a charge of murder, Her- | man Blair, 19, told officers that he killed | the older man because.he refused to pay Blair's younger brother the 15-cent account. Sullivan claimed, he said, that | he had paid the bill to another news- V. Following his arrest, Blair was taken to a hospital, where it was found that he was suffering concussion of the brain and other injuries. He and Sul- livan were fellow workers in an indus- trial plant here. . Ex-Gov. Nellie Ross’ Son Killed. CHEYENNE, Wyo., December 29 (#). —Ambrose Ross, son of former Gov. Nellie Taylor Ross of Wyoming, was killed when his car overturned on a hill Just out of Saratoga, Wyo., 100 miles west of Cheyenne this even%‘t 6:30 yoming o'clock, says a ial to the “Panning” goldfish in nearby Maryland. Workers on the goldfish farm of €. L. Remsberg, at Lewiston, Md., harvesting the crop of several million goldfish which will inhabit glass bowls in all parts of the world. The men are sifting the fish out as they coms drained, e through sluices when the ponds are —Copyright by P. & A. Photos. Amundsen Death Note in Bottle By the Assoclated Press. TROMSOE, Norway, December 29.—It was reported here yesterday that a bottle had been washed up on the coast of Finmarken which con- tained a message signed by Roald Amundsen and giving an account of the tragedy of the French naval sea- plane in which he, Capt. Rene Guil- baud and four others were lost while en route to the rescue of survivors of the Nobile disaster. The report gave no detalls and local authorities are trying to de- termine whether it was authentic. ADMIRAL BILLARD HEADS CONFERENCE DELEGATES Named With U. S. Group to Join Canadians in Discussing Commer- cial Ligquor Smuggling. By the Associated Press. Admiral F. C. Billard, commandant of the Unitéd States Coast Guard, will head the group of American delegates who will participate in the conference with Canadian officials at Ottawa, be- ginning January 7, to discuss commercial smuggling. including the revision of the liquor treaty between the two countries. The complete American delegation, an- nounced ~yesterday by the State partment, besides Admiral Billard, will | include: James M. Doran, commissioner of prohibition, Treasury Department; E. W. Camp, commissioner of customs; Ferdinand L. Mayer, counselor of the American legation at Ottawa; Irving N. Linnell, American consul general at Ot~ {tawa: Francis Colt De Wolf, assistant to solicitor, State Department; Harry J. Anslinger, ' liaison officer between the State and Treasury Departments; Ar- thur W. Henderson, special assistant to the Attorney General. and Lynn W. Meekins, commercial attache at Ottawa. REPLY TO BE FILED. Shipping Board Resents Attack on New York-Havana Project. By the Associated Press. Vice Chairman Plummer of the Ship- ping Board declared yesterday that the Cunard Line's letter terming the as- signment of the steamship President Roosevelt to the New York-Havana passenger trade as an illegal act “does not concern the board as it was a personal one addressed to Chairman O’Connor.” He predicted that the chairman, after his return to Washington Monday, will make an “interestingly sufficient reply,” if he deems an answer necessary. With regard to the question of the legality of the board's assignment of the steamship, Mr. Plummer stated that the beard has claimed no monopoly rights for American shipping in trade between the United States and Cuba and and that it made its position on this point clear in a letter to the Cunard Line sent last September 22. In this letter the board emphasized that the proposed Cunard Line to Cuba consti- tuted competition which warranted the board’s protection of American ship- ping lines. Ancient Palace Discovered. ‘TASHKENT, Turkestan (#).—Ruins of ancient Mongol palace containing valuable objects of Greek, Bactrian, Reported Found NEXT HOUSE FACES 13 SEAT CONTESTS |Eleven Democrats, Re-Elected, Involved Membership Fights. Seven in By the Associated Press. The next House of Representatives | may have a bumper crop of election | contests to decide before rounding out | its new membership. Nearly all of the | contested seats, it is indicated, will be | sought by defeated Republicans. | ‘The office of the clerk of the House | has been informed that 13 seats, pos- | sibly more, will not be filled at the | next session without a fight. Official | notices of six contests already have been | or are in prospect of being filed, while seven more may develop. Of the 13 seats. 11 were captured | last November by Democrats and may be sought by a like number of Repub- licans, four of whom are now sitting | in_the House. Seven of the Democratic | victories were re-elections. Seats Involved. ‘The contests already begun or re- garded as likely to develop follow: Illinois, twenty-first district: Repre- | sentative J. Earl Major, Democrat, | against Frank M. Ramey, Republican, | elected. Texas, fourteenth district—Harry M. ‘Wurzbach, Republican, against Augustus | McCloskey, Democrat, elected. | Missouri, #third district—N. P. Law- | rence, Republican, against Jacob L. Milligan, Democrat, elected. Indlana, fourth district—Charles Hisey, Republican, against Harry C. | Canfield, Democrat, elected: seventh idlslncl——Reprtscnta(lve Ralph E. Up- | dike, Republican, against Louis Ludlow, Democrat, elected. Maryland, third district—John Philip Hill, Republican, against Vincent L. Palmisano, Democrat, elected. Virginia, fifth district—S. P. Lan- dreth, Republicn, against Joseph Whitehead, Democrat, elected. West Virginia, sixth district—E. T. England, Republican, against Joe L. Smith, Democrat, elected. Oklahoma, first district—E. B. How- tard, Democrat, against Charles O'Con- | nor, Republican, elected; second district —E. L. Kirby, Republican, against Wil- llam W. Hastings, Democrat, elected. Nebraska. first district—Elmer J. Bur- | kett, Republican, against John H. More- | head, Democrat, elected. New Jersey. eighth district—Fred A | Hartley, jr. Republican, against Paul J. Moore, Democrat, elected. Fight on Mrs. Owen. Florida, fourth district—W. C. Law- son, Républican, against Ruth Bryan, Owen, mocrat, ‘elected. Although theé definite reasons for the contests eithet already filed or probable | weré not given at the clerk’s office, | since’ it 1s not acquainted with such | detalls until three or four months after an eléction, the fight on Mrs. Owen, daughter of the laté Willlam J. Bryan, probably will Tesolvé about her citizen- ship_status because of her marriage to a Brftlsh army officer. i L L Roosevelt Names Flynn. NEW . YORK, December 20 (8).— Govi-elect Franklin D. Roosevelt yes- terday .announced the lpgolnlment of Edward J. Flynn, New York City cham- S. Buddhist and Arabian art have been an expedi- berlain and Democratic leader of the ! Bronx, to the post of secretary of Stal