Evening Star Newspaper, January 1, 1929, Page 19

LAKE CARGO COAL RATE 1S EFFECTIVE Interstate Commerce Com- mission Fails to Take Action in Freight Controversy. By the Associated Press. Under a previous arrangement the compromise schedules of railroad rates designed to bring about a temporary settlement of the lake cargo coal rate controversy became effective last mid- night. The Interstate Commerce Commission yesterday failed to take any action on the subject, although it had before it protests” from coal operators of the Pittsburgh district and Ohio. A hand also was taken in the matter by both Northern and Southern railroad lines interested, but the commission took no - action and no statement, opinion or memorandum was issued. ‘The rates which now apply to coal shipped for transshipment over the Great Lakes from mines in all the im- portant Eastern producing territories are based on the plan of giving the Pittsburgh and Ohio producers a 35- cent per ton differential below like rates from West Virginia, Kentucky, Tennes- see and Virginia. ‘The compromise on this differential was worked out by the traffic officers of the roads after alternate cuts to North- ern and Southern schedules had brought the carriers to the brink of a rate war and after the commission’s authority in the matter had been questioned in the Federal courts. An injunction, now under appeal to the Supreme Court, was issued to re- strain the commission from preventing a voluntary cut by the Southern lines, and the Northern carriers twice cut schedules in an endeavor to hold the traffic to their lines and mines in their territory. SHIPPING NEWS Arrivals at and Sailings From New York, ARRIVED YESTERDAY. Aconcagua—Valparaiso .. Dresden—Bremerhaven . Cristobal—Cristobal Scythia—Liverpool Coamo—Santo Domingo . Fort Victoria—Bermuda Vulcania—Trieste onterey—Vera Cr DUE TODAY. Siboney—Havana . Ausonia—Southamp! Carrillo—Santiago December 23 December 30 December 20 December 27 December 26 December 22 December 19 December 22 ‘December 13 erpool ... Southern Cross—Buen DUE TOMORROW. Edison—Piraeus Munargo—Hava Athenia—Gla: DUE THURSDAY, JANUARY 3. Zacapa—Kingstor: December 29 Nerissa—St. John' December 29 Bermuda—Bermu . January 1 Havana—Havana December 31 Fort St. George—West Indies cruise. Araguaya—West Indies cruise. Reliance—West Indies cruise. DUE FRIDAY, JANUARY 4. Mayaro—Trinidad December 26 Baragoa—Puerto Colombil 22 Caronia—Havana ... anuary 1 DUE SATURDAY, JANUARY 5. Venezuela—San Francisco......December 6 Franconia—West Indies cruise. DUE SUNDAY, JANUARY 6. Limon! Manuel Calvo—Barcelona. DUE MONDAY, JANUARY 7. Adriatic—Liverpool .. Arabic—Antwerp Lancastria—Liverpool . Duchess of Bedford—Wi Caledonia—Glasrow . rge Washington—Bremer- Loren: Porto Rico—San Juan.. DUE TUESDAY, JANUARY 8. Gripsholm—Gcthenburg . December 29 Caracas—San J January . January 'e—Hav January Mauretania—Southampton OUTGOING STEAMERS. SAILING TODAY. Mohawk—Charleston and Jacksonville. SAILING TOMORROW. Fort Victoria—Bermuda. Bixaola—Kingston, _Cristobal, _Cartagens, Puerto Colombis and Santa’ Ma Augustus—Gibraitar, - Alglers, Naples and noa. SAILING THURSDAY, JANUARY 3. American_Banker—London. Avon—Bermud: Coamo—San_Juan. De Grasse—Hayre. Dominica—St. Thomas. President_Adams—World cruise. Tachira—San Juan, Curacao, and Maracaibp. Dresden—Cherbourg and Bremerhaven. Monterey—Havana, Vera Cruz and Progreso. Santa Elisa—Cristobal, Callao and Val- ‘also. France—Mediterranean cruise. SAILING FRIDAY, JANUARY 4. Berengaria—Cherbourg and Southampton. ora—Cape Haitien. Bolivar—Puerto_Colombls. Munargo-—Nassau. Ceiba—Kingsto: Pikes Peak Display, Shrouded by Mists, Greets Infant Year Pyrotechnic Welcome on MountainPartlyObscured for First Time in History By the Associated Press. COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., Jan- uary 1.—Despite heavy mist that en- shrouded this valley early today, lights of the Adaman Club's pyrotechnic dis- play at the summit of Pikes Peak broke through the clouds intermittently to announce a welcome to the new year. It was the first time in the history of the club’s annual climb that the spec- tacle could not be seen plainly from here and by surrounding towns. The Adaman Club members make an annual pilgrimage to the summit of Pikes Peak to welcome the new year with fireworks. Fourteen members started the climb Sunday morning, and as far as is known all but one reached the top, after fighting zero weather and snowdrifts from the timber line. The hearty hikers left timber line early yes- terday morning and foot by foot worked their way to the top of the peak that in Winter challenges the best of climb- ers. One member was forced by ex- haustion to turn back after passing the timber line. For a time, after nothing had been heard from the climbers, it seemed that the elements had defeated their valiant attempt to celebrate the new year at the summit of the peak. Then Jacob Roeser, sr., director of the Rocky Mountain experiment station at the summit of Mount Manitou, flashed the word that he had seen the overhanging clouds above the peak fringed with light as members of the club set a powerful flare in memory of Roald Amundsen, the polar explorer, who was an honor- ary member of the club. Now and then a rocket pierced the cloud canopy and burst into brilliance, but for the greater part of the display only a subdued light could be seen overhanging the summit of the blackened peak. Once an Italian star shell, imported from Italy, was lo- cated embededd in a gray cloud, only to sputter and die out in the blackness of the night. The Adaman members were expected to start their descent along the cog road today. 3.YEAR-OLD MYSTERY IS BELIEVED SOLVED Skeleton Found in Virginia Woods Thought to Be That of Missing Man, Special Dispatch to The Star. STAUNTON, Va., January 1.—The accidental discovery of a skeleton in a woods 2 miles from Cold Spring is believed to have solved the disappear- ance of W. E. Fitzgerald, who vanished from his home near Wilda three years ago. Along with the skeleton, a shoe, a shotgun and a dinner pail were found, these articles substantiating the belief that the skeleton is that of Fitzgerald. Fitzgerald mysteriously vanished on August 1, 1925. 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SLUMP 1S SHOWN INALASKA MINES Gold Production in General Takes Spurt, However, Department Says. Preliminary figures from the Geo- logical Survey indicate that Alaska's mines in 1928 produced minerz1s valued at $14,128,000, compared with $14,404,- 000 in 1927. ‘This announcement, made today at the Interior Department, pointed out that gold production took a big spurt in the past year despite the generzl slump in the Territory. Coal production reached its highest peak. Production of gold from lode mines went into the lead over that from placer mines for the first time. This increase was attributed to the added output from properties of the Alaska Juneau Gold Mining Co. in Southeastern Alaska. The department said that no new finds of placer ground were made during the year that yielded any considerable amount of gold, adding that there still remain large placer reserves that could undoutbedly be worked by companies having adequate capital and skilled en- gineering aid, Estimated figures for 1928 Lroduction were announced as follows: Gold, $6,~ 715,000; copper, $6,100,000; silver, $273,- 000; coal, $624,000, and other minerals (lead, petroleum, marble, tin, platinum, ect.), $356,000. These figures compared with those for 1927, as follow: Gold, $5,927,000; copper, $7,250,000; silver, $356,000; coal, $548,000, and other min- erals, $323,000. Copper ~ production continued the downward trend it started in 1923, the department said, and unless new de- posits are found a still further decrease in copper output from Alaska is inevi- table. As more than three-quarters of the silver has come from copper ores, the copper slump registered a corre- ‘Alexander Hamilton Portrait by Ames Is Located in Brooklyn By the Assoclated Press. NEW YORK, January 1.—A lost portrait of Alexander Hamil~ ton, Secretary of the Treasury in George Washington’s first cabinet, has been found in a Brooklyn house where it has hung unidenti- field since 1860. It is the work of Ezra Ames, painter of prominent men in Colonial times. The Hamilton portrait was lo- cated by Harry MacNeill Bland, art dealer, and sold by him to Edward S. Moore, New York financier and art collector. INTERNATIONAL RADIO PACT MADE EFFECTIVE Treaty Governing Channels of Communication Went Into Force at Midnight. By the Associated Press. ‘The international treaty regulating channels of radio communication be- tween the natlons of the world, which was signed after a general conference of the countries here on November 25, 1927, went into effect last midnight. The treaty, in general, treats with maintenance of secrecy for radio mes- sages, protection of the safety of life at sea and with intercommunication be- tweca ships and with land stations and the allocation ot wave lengths to radio services of various kinds. sponding decrease in silver production. “There is still a considerable use of coals imported from the States and British Columbia that might be sup- plied by coals from Alaskan fields if they were pushed by a strong selling or%nnlzatlon." the department pointed out. WATSON TO SPEAK AT C. OF C. BANQUET Twenty-Second Anniversary Event Will Be Held on January 24. The twenty-second anniversary ban- quet of the Washington Chamber of Commerce will be held on January 24, at 7:30 p.m., at the Mayflower Hotel. The guest of honor and speaker will be Senator Watson of Indiana. ‘The program for the evening, in ad- dition to Senator Watson’s address, will include a number of special entertain- ment features, song hits, dancing and music. President Weld has appointed as members of the banquet committee the following members: Charles W. Darr, Rudolph Jose, Robert N. Harper, Isaac Gans, W. McK. Stowell, Walter C. Balderston, Frederick Buchholz, Travers J. Crocker, Ralph A. Davis, Peter A. Drury, John A. Eckert, G. Manson Foote, R. B. H. Lyon, Robert L. Mc- Keever, Norman W. Oyster, William O. Tufts, Frank W. Ballou, Harry M. Bedell, George S. De Neale, Jerome Fan- ciulli, Frank P. Fenwick, Harry King, Arthur D. Marks, Arthur C. Smith, An- ton Stephan, Charles J. Stockman, Bernard A. Baer, Merritt O. Chance, Henry D. Crampton, James B. Hender- son, Ernest E. Herrell, Henry T. Offter- dinger, Hilleary L. Offutt, jr. Mary O'Toole, C. Melvin Sharpe and John Z. Walker. $1,723,675 IN BUILDING. Arlington County Permits for Year Total 336. Seven building permits have been is- sued in Arlington County in the last three days, at a cost of $60,000. 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A royal decree dis- solving the present chamber will be published in January probably on January 10. Early in February the 13 National Confederations, and also the large as- sociations into which the population is divided, will select about 1,000 candi- dates whose names will be submitted to the Fascist Grand Council. That body then will select 400 names which will form the Fascist ticket for the next general election. One candidate will be selected for each place. As soon as these names have been selected by the Grand Council the list will be published n the Official Gazette. The formality of voting will take place March 23 and the new chamber will be convoked April 20, when the King will deliver his speech from the throne inaugurating the new legislative system. . 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