Evening Star Newspaper, January 1, 1929, Page 4

THE ENING STAR, WA HINGTON, { D. C, TUESDAY, JANUARY 7, 1929/ GOMDR. BYRD FINDS| BASE FOR WINTER Quarters to Be Established Near Former Site of Capt. Amundsen. (Continued From First Page.) stuck out of the water a yard and looked over at us. One after another, at least 10 of these wicked-looking kill- ers rolled slowly and deliberately to the surface and blew, the farthest not being | more than 20 yards away. De Ganahl Leaps, but Camera Snaps. | Joe De Ganahl, the mate, was stand- | ing with a camera about 10 feet from the edge when he saw the Kkiller rise and he was so startled that he jumped about a foot in the air, involuntarily took a picture, and, when he realized his good luck, began to yell in even greater excitement. We had all read of killer whales, but did not think they would call on us at once. Apparently the barking of the dogs, the many persons standing near the edge of the ice, which was fortu- nately thick, and the small boat had at- tracted them. While we were all watching them there was a roar from behind and Van Der Veer came lumbering up with his moving picture camera, slipping in the Soft snow and using language more forceful than polite, the tenor of which was: “Get out of the way and let me get them. Do you want to spoil the pic- ture? Blankety, blankety, blank! How is a fellow going to work with you all standing in the way?” Hungry Horde Reinforced. ‘The whales blew around us for some time, rising and spouting with a soft pufiing sonud, and then rolling slowly over until their fins appeared and slid out of sight again. Their deliberate movement was even fmore suggestive of what they would do to any one who fell in or if they rushed through the water. The one who had first stuck bis head up looked again and again, not more than two or three yards from the edge of the ice, as if wondering how he could get one of us or a dog. Needless to say, the small boat will not be used again. From the midship’s boat on the ship one could see them sliding under the water about 10 feet below the surface. Later in the evening they came back Rgain, appearing some distance astern of MARY DOUGLAS LYON Of Philadelphia, elected captain of the Sweet Briar College base ball team. The Virginia college girls had a cham- pionship team last year. TWO ARE INJURED IN AUTO CRASHES Youth Arrested on Charge of Fail- ing to Give Right of Way to Fire Apparatus, Michael Checchia, 22, 2124 Four- teenth street, was arrested last night by police of the fourteenth precinct for reckless driving, following a collision between his machine and a truck driven by Frederick Johnson, colored, of 2220 Champlain street, in which James Bai- lor, also colored, 16, of 2218 Georgia avenue, was injured slightly. ‘The boy, a helper on the truck, was thrown to the ground. He was taken to Freedman's Hospital and treated for lacerations of his head. The accident occurred as Johnson was driving north on Connecticut avenue, betwcen Ma- comb and Newark streets. Mrs. Augusta King, 36, of McLean, Va., sustained lacerations to her scalp when the automobile in which she was a passenger was in collision with a car driven by Charles Scharmeckoner of 2013 New Hampshire avenue, in front of Wardman Park Hotel yesterday afternoon. Walter King, also of Mc- Lean, was the other driver. The in- us and moving toward the ship. There were two of the crew near the water and, one after another, the whales lifted their heads and stared &t them. There is a rectangular patch of yellowish white on their bellies just behind their jaws and each time they yose this thing gleamed at us like & butcher's apron. Several men took shots at them with a rifle and Erick- £on, a seaman, apparently killed one, for it rolled over and went down leav- ing a trail of bubbles. But today they are back in greater numbers, at least 25 having been counted in one of the open leads be- tween the bay ice and some drifting pack. If they keep on bringing up Teinforcements, this would be an un- healthy place on thin ice. Just now it is about 5 or 6 feet thick. All Busy as Ice Still Grips Bay. ‘The ice shows no signs of moving out of the bay immediately and it promises to be a difficult and tedious Job moving the supplies ashore over such a long distance unless a break comes soon. Usually the bay is clear of ice by the middle of January, but there is no intention of remaining idle &ll the time. l.M:Wmle Comdkn Ey"r}(li Ish:wny a little essary work on the ship’s engine is being done, and the scientists are get- ting their instruments and gear to- gether so they may be ready to go to ‘work as soon as they land. Nearly every one aboard is taking turns at trying to ski, and, although there are some aboard who are expert in the use of these implements of fast travel on snow, most of us are rank amateurs and there are numerous dents in the snow where the men have tumbled. (Copyright, 1920 by the New York the Bt. Louis Post-Dis z the spatch. Times All rights on reserved throughout the SUITS These Man Si Half- [1) % Plent Men’ 2.50, $3 . Handmade TIES jured woman was treated at Emer- gency Hospital. Carl R. Lee, 18, of 20 Marion street, Hyattsville, Md., was arrested early this morning by police of the twelfth precinct on a charge of failing to give right-of-way to fire apparatus. As No. 4 fire truck was responding to a box at Thirty-first and Newton streets shortly before 2 o'clock this morning it was struck at Rhode Island avenue and Newton street by Lee's machine, police said. No one was hurt and slight damage was done to the fire apparatus ?n]g the automobile. The alarm was alse. WAHABI ATT.ACK BRITISH. Tribal Raiders Are Defeated by Royal Air Force Planes. BAGDAD, Irak, January 1 (#)—An engagement between Royal Air Force planes and a party of 130 Wahabi raid- ers near the frontier of Nejd, resulting in the defeat of the raiders with serious casualties, was officially reported yes- terday. The raiders, mounted on camels, were stated to have opened fire on the air- planes without doing damage. The airmen then bombed and dispersed the attackers, who decamped across the desert, leaving behind three men and 12_camels. Having received specific orders not to invade the interior of Nejd, the airmen did not pursue. Radio Conference Postponed. OTTAWA, January 1 (#).—The In- ternational Short-wave Radio Confer- ence, scheduled to resume in Ottawa on January 9, has been postponed to January 21 or later. zed Reductions b Yearly AND *OV O il ro o Specials f : Tw 00 and $3~50 Sale & GROSNER ERCOATS educed Groups 39.75 s at $2975 m Our Semi-. s Furnishings All Colors and Whites— LIQUOR “PURCHASE" STATUS IN DISPUTE Wet and Dry Adherents Draw Different Conclusions From Philadelphia Decision. BY FREDERIC WILLIAM WILE. Most thirsty Americans jumped to the conclusion the other day, when Federal Judge Kirkpatrick of Phila- delphia decided that liquor purchase without transportation is not a crime, that a simple retail transaction with a bootlegger is therefore unpunishable. The Anti-Saloon League of America; through its legal department, informs this writer there is no warrant for such a conclusion. The national prohibition act, it is declared in that quarter, un- qualifiedly forbids liquor purchase with- out a permit. So to acquire alcoholic drink, according to Edward B. Dun- ford, attorney of the Anti-Saloon League, is an indictable offense. As many wet spokesmen have been rejoicing that Judge Kirkpatrick's de- cision in the Norris case takes the curse off mere ‘purchase” of liquor, this writer asked the law officers of the official prohibition organization to dis- cuss that interpretation. Mr. Dun- ford say. “Section 6, title II, of the national prohibition act provides that ‘No one shall manufacture, sell, purchase, trans- port or prescribe any liquor without first obtaining a permit from the commis- sioner so to do, except that a person may, without a permit, purchase and use liquor for medicinal purposes when prescribed by a physician as herein provided, and except that any person who in the opinion of the commissioner is conducting a bona fide hospital or sanatorium, may, under such rules, regulations and conditions as the com- missioner shall prescribe, purchase and use, in accordance with the methods in use in such institution, liquor, to be ad- ministered to the patients of such insti- tution under the direction of a duly qualified physician employed by such institution.” Calls Buying Indictable. “You will observe that under the terms of section 6 of the present law an indictment will lie for the purchase of liquor without a permit. Section 3 of the act also makes it illegal to pos- sess liquor except as authorized therein. There are also a few State statutes which contain provisions making the purchase of liquor for beverage purposes an offense.” Dunford explains that from the prac- tical standpoint of law enforcement, the anti-purchase statutes don’t accomplish very much. The reason is that every sale involves a purchase. Most sales take place in secret, there being no witness except the buyer and the seller. ‘When both the sale and purchase are made “substantive” offenses, the Gov- ernment cannot compel the testimony of one party to the transaction against the other except by granting immunity from prosecution to the witness to the transaction. This is made necessary because of the constitutional guarantee against self-incrimination contained in the fifth amendment. There are pro- visions similar to the Federal Constitu- tion guarantee in State statutes. Sec- tion 30, Title II, of the national prohi- bition act provides a means whereby the Government may grant immunity to the witness under certain circumstances and compel his testimony. Owing to this situation the Government prosecutor usually elects to proceed against the seller, who is engaged in the traffic through mercenary motives. Effects of Evidence Rules. ‘There is also a rule of evidence in some States which precludes conviction upon the uncorroborated testimony of an accomplice, and where the statute makes both sale and purchase an offense the courts in such States hold the purchaser to be an accomplice. Thus, even if the State undertakes to prosecute the purchaser upon the testi- mony of the seller, the courts hold that the unsupported testimony of the seller is insufficient to sustain convic- tion. Because of this rule of evidence the attempt to prosecute the purchaser in such States has not met with much success. Indiana and Texas have had strong anti-purchase provisions in their statutes. The present law of Indiana lays down that “it shall be unlawful Annual DR. MERRILL WINS POST. Appointed Publications Chief in Agriculture Department. Dr. M. C.'Merrill, who since last July has been acting chief of publications in the office of information, Depart- ment of Agriculture, has been formally appointed chief of publications, it was announced by M. S. Eisenhower, di- rector of information. Frank D. Smith also has been named assistant chief of publications in charge of operations. Dr. Merrill's present position com- bines those of chief of publications and editorial chief of publications, formerly held by two men. Shortest ilailway Operates No Trains On the Sabbath Day Company Observes Rules Which It Voluntarily Adopted 21 Years Ago DUE WEST, S. C. (#).—This town, of about 500 population situated in the Piedmont section of South Carolina, has two boasts. It is the seat of one of the oldest colleges in the South and headquarters of a four-mile railway, one of the shortest in the world. Only once in its 21 years ‘of exist- ence has a train been run over the rail- way on Sunday. That once was a life and death matter. One Sunday in 1915 a young woman's life hung in the bal- ance from an acute illness. It was necessary to rush her to a hospital in Charlotte, N. C. ‘The only way to do it was to_take her over the Due West Railway to Don- alds, the railway’s terminus, and there make connections with another railway lme. R.S. Galloway, president of the railway, was attending church when the urgent summons came, and after being assured that it was a case of dire neces- sity he gave permission for the train to run for its first and last time on Sun- day. 1t is not written in the charter of the railway that no trains are to be run on the Sabbath, Mr. Galloway explains, “but it is in our minds and hearts.” “Our” refers to the people of Due West, the majority of whom are mem- bers of the Associated Reformed Presby- terian Church. The entire equipment of this brief but official railroad consists of one flat car, one passenger coach, one combination passenger and freight coach and two engines. Mission Board Given $500,000. ATLANTA, January 1 (#).—A gift of $500,000 by Mrs. George W. Bottoms of ‘Texarkana, Ark., to the Home Mission Board of the Southern Baptist Conven- tion was announced here Sunday by Dr. L. R. Christie, the pastor, from the pulpit of the Ponce de Leon Avenue Baptist Church. Mrs. Bottoms, .widow of a prominent figure in the Southern lumber industry, has made numerous benefactions to re- ligious work of the denomination in the last several years. for any person to purchase, receive, manufacture, transport, ship, possess, sell, barter, exchange, give away, fur- nish or otherwise dispose of any in- toxicating liquor except as authorized by this act.” The Texas law at one time contained a similar provision. (Copyright, 1929 Hello Folks: and “by the bye”’ CLOSED OPEN TOMORROW All ready to take up right where we left off Annual Clearance Sale Suits and All $35 and $40 O'coats. .. ..$26.75 All $45 and $50 O'coats. . .. $3675 All $55 and $60 O'coats. . ...$46.75 | All $35 Suits (extra Pants, $5) | Y All $40 Suits (extra Pants, $6) 05 $23 $28 All $45 Suits (extra Pants, $7) $33 $36 All $50 Suits (extra Pants, $9) ‘ el 3 $41 Open a Budget Acct.—10 weeks to pay. P No interest or extra charges—Lowest PR | Cash Prices. A Happy, Happy New Y ear the air” tonight with the Budget ‘ Boys—WMAL—7:30., a _M:‘ .75 All $50 Suits (extga Pants, $8) A OPPORTUNITY FUND 2. = e e = 15 $4610.16 SHORT Save Users '5,000,006. A reduction in day long-distance lephone rates, which will save tele- Associated Charities Presi- dent Thanks Contributors to Christmas Joy. tel phone users of the country approximate- ly $5,000,000 a year, will become effective February 1, it was announced today by officials of the Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone Co. ‘The new rating will affect calls from this city to points ranging from 130 to 1,500 miles distant. For example, a telephone call from Washington to New York will be reduced from $1.20 to $1.15 and a call to Boston, formerly $1.90, will be reduced to $1.65. Middle-dis- tance day rates will be reduced as much as 13 per cent. In addition to the day station-to-sta- tion rate reduction, there also will be an equivalent reduction for person-to- person service. The changes affect day rates only. Evening and night rates will remain unchanged. Contributions to the Associated Charities’ “Christmas Opportunities” fund, raised in behalf of 14 selected families, have reached a total of $10,365.84, leaving & balance of $4,610.16 to be raised, it was announced today by Cuno M. Rudolph, president of the As- sociated Charities, in & New Year state- ment. Mr, Rudolph thanked all contribu- tors to the fund and indicated that the balance yet to be raised may be pro- vided by the Community Chest, which was officially opened for business today as a central agency to handle all charity work for the city. Mr. Rudolph’s state- ment follows: “As the president of the Associated Charities, let me take this occasion on New Year day to thank all who have contributed to the Chrsitmas Oppor- tunities fund of our society during this the nineteenth season. “While it is true that the receipts at this date are less than the donations to the opportunity fund of a year ago, we are hoping that through the Com- munity Chest ways may be found to supplement the needs of these families through the next 12 months, so that none of these homes will have to be broken up for lack of means to keep mother and children together. “May I wish for all of our con- tributors the happiness throughout the New Year that their gifts will help to Zommeem Profit in Spraying. LOUISVILLE, Ky (#).—Knox County farmers who followed advice of their county agent in spraying fruit trees re- ceived from $1 to $3 a bushel for apples this year and have put 3,000 bushels in storage. Apples not sprayed brought around 50 cents a bush | | bring to all of these dependent families, consisting of 17 adults and 65 children.” Opportunity Amount Received Balance agked for. to date. needed. $1,300.00 Fully subscribed, closed 374.05 3425.95 933.90 418.10 52175 Pully subscribed, closed 797.30 398.70 678.91 673.09 63512 560.88 64249 657.51 832.00 Fully subscribed, closed 625.00 Fully subscribed. closed 372.47 199.5 673.38 878.62 62560 62240 832.00 Fully subscribed, ciosed $14.976 $10,365.84 $4,610.16 Contributions received since the last ac- knowledgments are as follows: C. D. B.. No. : G, W. C.'B., Nos. 11 hd 12, £5 each: Mutual Improvement Ciub, No. 11, $10; No. 12, $12; Mr. and Mrs. T. T., No. 2, $5, and T. W., No. 5. $5;'A. A Nos. 11, 12 and $13,'$3 each. Contribution received by the cashier of The Star December 29, 1928, to Jan- uary 1, 1929: Acknowledged N. 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