Evening Star Newspaper, January 2, 1929, Page 1

(U. 5. Weather Bureau Forecast.) Fair and colder tonight, with lowest temperature about 20 degrees; tomorrow fair, with clowly rising temperature. Temperatures: Highest, 48, at 6:30 p.m. yesterday; lowest, 32, at noon to- Full report on page 3. day. Closing N. Y. Markets, Pages 10 and 11 Ch WITH SUNDAY MORNI NG EDITION ¢ Foening Star. The only evening paper in Washington with the service. Associated Press news Yesterday’s Circulation, 95,887 e No..| 30,927, * TN ohea S0 tered_as second class matter shington, D. C. WASHINGTON, D. C, WEDNESDAY, JA 9 e NUARY* * (P) Means Associated Press. TWO CED THREE ARPLANES ALOFT TO SHATTER | ENDURANCE MARKS Question Mark Refuels Five Times in Air During First Day. MISSOURI CRAFT USING CATAPULTING DEVICE 18-Year-0ld Aviatrix Seeks to Set New Record for Woman's Continuous Flight. Bv the Associated Press. Three separate assaults on endurance flight records were under way in the | ‘West today with the Army’s big tri-mo- tored monoplane Question Mark, al-! ready on its second day of a cruise in California that may last for weeks with the aid of refueling in the air. The Question Mark, car-ying a crew of five, passed the twenty-fourth hour in the air at 7:24 o'clock this morning. Taking off from Los Angeles yesterqay the Question Mark made contacts with a refueling plane at intervals, and took aboard gasoline, oil and food. Until thc. three engines or the fiyers wear out, the plane will remain aloft. Blaine M. Tuxhorn and Leonard Rhiner, flying a small open cockpit | monoplane i near-zero weather, got off the ground at Marshall, Mo, at 8:5¢ a.m. today in an attempt to shatter the refueling endurance flight record of 60 hours and 7 minutes, held in Bel- gium. Fuel and supplies will be picked up from the ground by means of a cata- pulting device invented by Tuxhorn. Miss Bobby Trout hopped off at 6:05 o'clock this morning in a sports mono- plane to upset the endurance flight Yecord for women now held by Viola Gentry, who remained aloft 8 hours and 6 minutes. b CRAFT FLIES 1,500 MILES. Question Mark, Cruising Over Cali- fornia Finds Air Rough. rk, finished :;d:.uk‘o'clocx this morning, and Wwas ‘busily today in putting aerial Thours and miles behind it in the effort to set a nmew world's refueling endur- ance flight record. The fliers hope to keep the ship in the air for weeks. 'l’ge plane had reached the third 'lg mark ‘nw the. fgnsent record of hours 7 minutes, held by Belgian fliers, and, averaging a_gait of 75 miles an hour, had flown 1,500 miles, which, if in a straight line, would have brought the ship and its five occupants over the Mississiippi valley country at that hour. The spacious monoplane, which took off here yesterday, completed its fifth contact with refueling planes shortly after midnight when 200 gallons of gas ‘was mto her tanks from refuel- ing plane No. 1, piloted by Lieut. ROXS; Hoyt. Contact was made 3,000 feet the air over Del Mar, Calif., near San Diego, and nine minutes was required 1o make the transfer of fuel. ‘Lieut. Hoyt reported on his return to San Diego that no message had been received from the plane’s crew, and this was accepted as a signal that all was well aboard. It was the first time that 8 refueling had been carried out in mid- air at night. Hoyt said the air was smooth, and that there had been no ty. dgr‘fx‘;l eyndunnce plane, which is to re- main in the air until its engines break down, took off with a minimum fuel Joad. Within an hour the first contact was established and 100 gallons of gas- oline were transferred in an 8-minute contact. She took on 250 gallons at Z over Point Loma, near San Diego. At noon a turkey dinner was served to the crew. Shortly afterward the Question Mark flew to Pasadena and circled over Rose Bowl, where crowds were gathering for the foot ball game between Georgia Tech and California. The third contact was made during midaftrenoon, when 75 gallon cans of oil were lowered from refueling plane No. 1, at San Diego. At 5 p.m. another 200 gallons of fuel was put aboard by refueling plane No. 1. That kept her supplied until early 0. Carl Spats, commanding _the Question Mark, reported in messages dropped here that the air was rough during the second contact. Spatz said the hose, which was lowered from the refueling plane to the tanks of the Question Mark, was jerked from his hands three times during the opera- Y esides Maj. Spatz the plane carries Capt. Ira C. Eaker, Lieuts. Harry A. Halverson and Elwood R. Quesada, pi- Jots, and Sergt. Roy W. Hooe, mechanic. There are facilities_aboard _for _the ~(Continued on Page 2, Column 5.) . BOSTON BASE BALL BRIBE CASE PROBED Officials of National League Club and City Leaders Confer Before Hearing. By the Associated Press. BOSTON, January 2.—Three officials of the Boston National League Base ‘Ball Club, went into private conference today with the Boston Finance Commis- sion, which is investigating charges that a member of the Boston City Council sought a bribe to obtain pas- zage of an order permitting Sunday professional sports in this city. The three officers of the club were: President Emil Fuchs, Secretary Edward P. Cunningham, and Vice President Charles E. Adams. charges that resulted in the investiga- tion. The Pirance Commission is sched- uled to conduct a hearing on the charges this afternoon, and Adams had been ordered by the State Supreme Court to appear and divulge the name of the councilman. Adams made his charges after the | city council had tabled an order to per- mit Sunday sports in accordance with a State-wide referendum. The council subsequently passed the order after a special meeting called to act on it had been postponed ecause of lack of a ‘The latter made the Assistant Supt. Pratt Breaks With Lieut. Van Winkle Over Location. New Flare-up in Controversy Caused by Benning Road Proposal. The controversy between citizens and the Woman’s Bureau of the Police De- partment over relocation of the House of Detention finally has been pro- ductive of a breach in the department itself, it became known today when it was learned that Asst. Supt. Henry G. Pratt has suggested that the house be located at Benning road and Forty- fourth street northeast, and Lieut. Mina Van Winkle, in charge of the Woman's Bureau, has stated that she would rather resign than go there. Mrs. Van Winkle desires a site near the center of population, which she de- scribes as being located between Seven- teenth, Nineteenth, K and S streets, all northwest, Claims Western Shift. ‘The latest finding of the Bureau of | the Census was that the center of pop- ulation was at Twelfth and N streets northwest, but Mrs. Van Winkle be- lieves that it since has shifted farther west. Inspector Pratt's suggestion is based on the fact that there is an appropri- ation of $52,000 in the District appro- priation act for the current fiscal year for establishing a police precinct at the Northeast site. “There is no need for a precinct out there,” Inspector Pratt said, “but we could easily build the house, call it (Continued on Page 4, Column 4.) DETENTION HOUSE SITE LEADS TO POLICE DEPARTMENT BREACH Upper: ASST. SUPT. H. G. PRATT.| Lower: LIEUT. MINA VAN WINKLE. ! REPORT ON GERMAN ECONOMICS ROSY Gilbert’s Statement Shows ALEXANDRIA CALLS FORD. C. AIDINFIRE Confidence in Commercial Soundness of Nation. By the Associated Press. BERLIN, January 2. — Seymour Parker Gilbert, agent general for repa- rations, expresses confidence in Ger- many’s economic soundness in his re- port for the fourth reparations annuity year, - n - i “The .most encouraging feature for the whole four years from the stand- point of public finances,” he says, “is the great productivity of revenues not- withstanding important reductions in taxation.” In regard to payments for the current annuity year, the report forecasts that “no question can fally arise, in the light of practical experience thus far, as to the ability of the reich to provide the full amount of its standing contri- bution to the plan.” Budget Practices Criticized. Criticism is made of German bud- getary practices, however, in a para- graph saying: “The current budget of the reich gives evidence of some effort to curb the tendency toward rising expendi- tures, but many new demands are being made on the budgets and the indica- tions are that new taxes wil. have to be imposed unless expenditures can be compressed to. a considerably greater extent. Moreover, the financial settle- ment with the states and communes which comes up for reconsideration next year still remains on a basis which automatically deprive the reich of the benefit of most of the year-to-year growth in some of its principal revenues. It also gives increasing transfers to states and communes without refer- ences to their needs. The principal states are receiving larger revenues than ever before, but their expenditures are steadily rising and they are still voting budgets which anticipate current deficits.” In an introductory letter, Mr. Gilbert makes these observations on Germany’s economic health: The German Railway Co. is in a strong financial position and able to ‘carry the full annual charge for service jon its reparations bonds. Gold Reserve Is High. The Reichsmark continues to satisfy (all requirements of stability with the {gold reserve of the Reichsbank at the highest point ever reached. German production, trade and credit conditions have taken on an aspect of greater steadiness than at any time since the war. | to have righted themselves on a rela- tively high level of activity. Commodity prices have become rel- atively stable. The general volume of consumption appears to_have remained during 1928 | " (Continued on Page 6, Column 2.) 'MAN FOUND SLAIN ON MARYLAND ROAD Capt. Neil F. i!nthway of Morgan- town Believed to Have Shot Self by Accident. | Special Dispatch to The Star. ROCKVILLE, Md., January 2.—Capt. Neil F. Hathway of Morgantown, W. Va., was found dead at 10 o'clock this morn- ing beside his automobile on the Rock- ville-Darnestown road a short distance above Hunting Hill. A portion of his | head had been blown off and a shotgun | was in his hands. | German business conditions appear | Four-Story Apartment House in Business District Swept by Flames. Spectal Dispatch to The Star, ALEXANDRIA, Va.,\January 2— Fanned by a high wing, fire that broke out in the basement of a four-story apartment building at King and Co- lum%nuu at 2 o' this after- noon ‘damaged the structure a half hour later and threatened to spread. The logdtion of the firé is in the busi- ness. district. All occupants of the building were removed safely. The blaze originated in the basement and spread to a large supply of »coal nearby '‘before .it was discovered. The business*section of the city was under a dgnse pall of smoke. ‘Three ‘companies of locdl ' apparatus were having difficulty battling the blaze and a call to Washington brought two more companies. Fourteen Families Upstairs. ‘The upper floors of the apartment building quarter 14 families, all members of whom were hurriedly routed. On the ground floor a number of business con- cerns had offices. The waiting room of ‘the Mount Ver- non, Alexandria & Washington Railway Co. is on the ground floor. SINCLAIR ATTORNEYS OPPOSE REVIEW PLEA Proposal of Government That Su- preme Court Hear Entire Case Is Fought. By the Associated Press. Opposition to the Government’s pro- posal that the Supreme Court review the entire case involving the conviction of Harry F. Sinclair for refusal to answer questions of a Senate oil com- mittee was submitted to the court to- day by Sinclair's attorneys, George P. Hoover and Martin W, Littleton. Sinclair, who was sentenced to three months in jail and fined $500, appealed to the District of Columbia Court of Appeals and that court certified five questions to the Supreme Court for answer before rendering its decision, The Supreme Court set January 7 to hear arguments. ‘The Government, through its special oil counsel, Owen J. Roberts and Atlee Pomerene, had asked the Supreme Court to review the case on the grounds that it probably would have to do so later and would save duplication of work, Hoover and Littleton contended that the Government did not file the motion soon enough to permit prep- aration tfor argument of the whole case; that the court, if it had wanted the entire record, would have ordered it sent up on December 3 when the (Sinclair case was advanced for argu- ment, and that if the Government motion is granted, the date for arguing the case will have to be postponed. ONE DEAD, TWO FROZEN IN CHICAGO COLD SNAP Temperature Drops to Three Above Zero Wintry Weather Moves Eastward. By the Associated Press. ! CHICAGO, January 2.—One man was found dead and two more were seriously frozen as Chicago and vicinity Chief of Police Alvie Moxley and Policeman Harry Merson investigated and came to the conclusion that Capt. Hathway was shot accidentally when stepped out of his car to hunt game. The motor of the automobile was run- ning. It i5 believed Hathway was on his way back to West Virginia after 2 visit in this vic'nity. He was an officer in the Engineer Corps Reserve and a member of Monon- gahela ost, No. 2, Americ according to papers in his po: telephone call by police to M revealed that he is prominent in civic quorum, but deferred action on an ap- plication for a permit for “Sunday @ames filed by the Braves. . and business circles at that place. The body i5 at Rockville awaiting the arriv- al of relatives. |varg. shivered in the grip of near zero weather which reached its coldest stage at 8 am. today. The temperature at that time was 3 degrees above zero. Some_of the outlying sections of the city reported unofficial temperatures of zero and 2 or 3 degrees below. | Daniel Tannard, night yardmaster for the Chicago & Northwestern Railroad, | was found dead in his workhouse from a heart attack believed caused by the cold. Two other men were taken to hospitals in an unconscious condition. KELLOGG PACT PUT AHEAD OF CRUISER BILL IN SENATE Borah and Hale Agree to Vote First on Peace Treaty. EARLY ACTION IS SEEN ON NAVAL LEGISLATION Before Body Until Vote Is Taken. By the Associated Press. * An agreement to put the Kellogg peace pact ahead of its companion measure on the Senate calendar, the cruiser construction bill, was entered into today by Senators interested in the two proposals. Chairman Borah of the foreign re- lations committee, in charge of the peace treaty, and Chairman Hale of the naval committee, sponsor of the cruiser bill, entered the agreement which as- sures a vote first on the treaty. The arrangement is expected to lead the way also to an early vote on the naval construction bill, following disposition of the peace treaty. As a result of the understandings reached today, another flare-up in the Senate_over which of the two proposi- tions should have priority has been dis- sipated. When the Senate reconvenes tomorrow, Senator Hale will deliver a speech on his naval bill and then give way to Senator Borah, who will move to take up the Kellogg treaty. Senator Borah announced today he would keep the treaty constantly before the Senate until it is voted upon and he anticipates early and favorable action. Before the Christmas recess the Sen- ate agreed to make the naval bill the unfinished legislative business and the treaty the unfinished executive business. Senator Reed, Democrat, Missouri, will wage a fight against the treaty. He will gain some support from Senator Moses, Republican, New Hampshire, who is asking adoption of an interpre- tive resolution stating America’s reser- vations in ratifying the pact. However, Senate leaders believed they could force an early vote with strength enough to use the cloture rule limiting debate, if Degessary. A more serious threat impends against the Dbill to construct 15 new cruisers with Republican _independents under :,h:‘}(e‘m%ot Sen;xwr Nwfl:\lto{s l;:- T op) g it. However, - Heved that if the treaty is allowed to go to & vote they will not filibuster. Attempts will be made to modify the naval bill to provide for only five or ten cruisers. The request of President Cool- idge for elimination of the clause re- quiring construction of the vessels with- in three years will get support only from opponents of the bill. Chairman Hale will oppose elimination of the time COLD WAVE IS DUE IN CAPITAL TONIGHT ienl Winter, With Temperature 20 Above Zero, Is Weather Bureau Prediction. Washington will get another touch of real Winter weather tonight when the temperature will drop to about 20 de- grees above zero. The discomfort will be short lived, however, for the Weather Bureau expects Thursday to dawn fair with a slowly rising temperature. The 15-degree drop from last night's low mark of 35 will be precipitated by the advance of a severe cold wave, which was-last reported central over Ohio. In the next State to the West, Indiana, it was responsible for a temperature of 5 degrees above, zero. The temperature has been falling slowly today and at noon had descended to 32 degrees, freezing point. Although the Middle West has been treated to snow flurries following in the wake of the cold, nothing of this sort is anticipated for Washington, the weather promising to remain fair. BAHAMA AIR MAIL STARTS. Tri-Weekly Service From Miami to Nassau Inaugurated. MIAMI, January 2 (#).—At 9:15 am. today, a twin-motored amphibian plane soared eastward from' the Pan-Ameri- can Airways Flying Field here, inaugu- rating tri-weekly air mail service be- tween Miami and Nassau, Bahamas. Celebration of the new international air mail link will be delayed until Janu- ary 9, at which time Pan-American will dedicate its new airport and start a tri-weekly mail and passenger service linking Miama to Haiti and Porto Rico by air. . Sailor Is/Drowned. BOSTON, January 2 (#).—Leland Stanford Pederson, 31; machinist’s mate of Santa Clara, Calif., was drowned in Boston Harbor yesterday, after he either fell or jumped from the stern deck of the U. S. Destroyer Sturtevant. A boat was lowered and lifebuoys thrown out, but he sank before he could be reached. The Sturtevant docked today at the Charlestown Navy Yard. By the Assoclated Press. NEW YORK, January 2>—A method of simulating Spring artificially in a modern version of the old family ice box was described today before the Association of Official Seed Analysts. It is used for testing the germina- tion of farm seeds at the Virginia De- partment of Agriculture and Immi- gration, Richmond. By a specially pre- pared chamber and an artificial re- frigerator, controlled temperatures are obtained over test seeds planted in Chicago was promised relief from the cold tonight with cloudiness and a minimum temperature of 14 degrees above. cold wave is moving east- special soil boxes. Even the, breezes of Spring, so far as they are unlueldtoutl?:ufl.;ldsho! llgn- ers, are preservi the action of cold” water gfmp_s through the ap- Idahoan Will Keep Anti-War Move | Spring Weather Created in Old Ice Box To Stimulate Growth in Farm Seeds Test ) — MYSTERY SHROUDS DEATH OF MARINE Companion in Alleged Gam- bling Game Hold-up Sought by Quantico Officers. Pvt. Clark Monroe Erwin, 24-year-old Marine, was shot through the head and Instantly killed by an unidentified col- ored man Sunday night, when he and a fellow Marine, botjr dressed in civilian clothes, are said to have intruded upon a card or crap game in progress be- tween colored laborers in a construction camp at the Marine Barracks at Quan- tico, Va., it became known here today. Brig. Gen. Harry Lee, commander of the post, who confirmed reports re- vealed today, said that a reward of $50 has been offered for information leadir to the apprehension of the other Ma- rine, who made his escape duflw mflu and' is under charge of - Pending the report of a board of in- quest which is to be followed by a spe- cial investigation, officers at Quantico made every effort to keep the shooting under cover. Only the name of the slain Marine was made public at Wash- ington headquarters in the absence of an official report from Quantico. Er- win's name was supplied headquarters with the request that his next of kin, Mrs. Emma Erwin, his mother, and Willlam Erwin, both of Liberty, Miss., be_notified. Reports upon which the inquiry is proceeding, it was learned today, are based upon the allegation that the two Marines, armed with. service rifies, at- tempted to hold up the game in which a gang of workmen engaged in con- struction work at the barracks were indulging. The laborers had been paid off Saturday. Gun Found at Bunkhouse. According to very guarded statements made by officers at the post, pending results of the investigation, the colored man began firing at the two men from a bunk behind the circle of players. One bullet lodged in Erwin's head. His companion bolted for the door and dis- appeared. Gen. Lee said today that, althougn both Marines were armed with service rifles, neither had fired a shot. Erwin's gun was found at his side in the bunk- house and a search soon located a second rifle in the barracks grounds some distance from the construction camp. According to Gen. Lee, no arrest has been made in connection with the shooting, as officers have been unable to obtain an identification from any of the colored laborers on the scene. According to statements made at Quantico, Erwin was dressed in_dun- garees and wore a civilian coat. So far as officers were able to determine, the shooting occurred about 10:30 o'clock in the evening, which is after the reg- ular hour of “Taps” for enlisted men the barracks. Although the name of the Marine who escaped was not'divulged, it un- doubtedly was ascertained by the check- ing up of company rolls. Comes From Mississippi. Erwin, according to his incomplete service record at Washington head- quarters, has served a previous three- year enlistment, having been formerly discharged from the Marine Reserves. ge enlisted from his home in Liberty, iss. The board of investigation met Mon- day and it is expected its report will be filed with headquarters here at an early date. Maj. Charles S. McReynolds was senior ‘member of the board of in- quest which determined that Erwin came to his death by a ‘“gunshot wound.” | MR Nicholas Is Improving. . { ANTIBES, France, January 2 (#).— Grand Duke Nicholas, who has been seriously ill here, is showing continued improvement. A bulletin issued on his | condition today stated that he had suffered no setback and that his heart rapidly was getting better. paratus, and providing the air purifi- cation that takes place in open flelds. Spring’s sunshine is reproduced in its essential effects through an elec- tric heater whose emanations are dis- m!;wed from beneath a covering of water. The apparatus was described by Carroll M. Bass of the Virginia De- partment of Agriculture. The seed| analysts met with the American As- sociation for the Advancement of Science, which closed its eighty-fifth annual meeting here last night. The 4 seed men held over for a session today. Radio Programs—Page 26 e ‘Who’s Looney Now’ Author Says He Can Change Hair by Gaze By the Associated Press. CHARLOTTESVILLE Va., Jan- uary 2.—John Armstrong Chal- oner, author of the famous “Who's looney now” phrase, has left here for New York to demonstrate a “piece of magic.” He will attempt to demonstrate before a group of scientists, ac- cording to information given out here, how he turns his snow- white hair to a rich brown by gazing at the panel of a walnut wardrobe. ~ Chaloner announces that he will give $1,000 to any one who will give the explanation. Writing to a friend, Chaloner says: “The black walnut enters my eye, penetrates my skull, en- ters the roots of my hair, and when, thereafter, I boyishly ‘duck my head’ in the basin, the ‘dye’ enters my hair and stays there for hours.” Mr. Chaloner, a reputed mil- lionaire, was at offe time adjudsed insane 1n New York, although held sua:e in Virginia and North Caro- 8. “Who's looney now?” was the telegram he sent to his brother, Bob Chanler, a sheriff in New “York State, on the occasion of his ‘marriage to Lina Cavalieri. LEE IS RE-LLECTED 10 SPEAKERSHIP Maryland Legislature to Hear Message of Governor This Afternoon. Special Dispatch to The Star. ANNAPOLIS, Md., January 2.—For a brief preliminary session the Maryland Legislature convened at noon today. E. Brooke Lee of Montgomery Coun- ty was re-elected speaker and David G. MecIntosh of Baltimore County president of the Senate. Daniel B. Joseph was nominated in opposition to Mr. Lee. Sixty-one votes were needed and Mr. Lee received 67. Mr. Joseph received 14 votes and Joseph A. Wilner, Republican, of Charles County, 33. Lee Defends Record. When bolters attacked Lee's record and accused him of double dealing, the Speaker defended himself from the floor, declaring he had not abused his trust in any respect and assuring the House that if he is retained all com- mittees “would be honestly named and fairness shown to all members. Before the voting started. Joseph moved that the ballot be taken in secret. His motion was lost by a vote of 68 to 48. New members of the Legislature were sworn in, after which adjournment was taken until 3 pm, when Gov. Albert C. Ritchie was scheduled to deliver his message, before a joint session in the House. The message will deal largely with accomplishments of his admin istration, which has been in power 1 years. Unless he is re-elected for ai other term in 1930 the message today will be his last regular one, as the next Legislature does not meet until 1931. Caucus Action Unanimous. Opposition to Speaker Lee's re-elec- tion was practically subdued by the Democratic caucus last night, when he was nominated by a unanimous vote after 14 votes had been cast against him. With 48 in the caucus favoring his re-election, the futility of the oppo- sition was seen and the Democrats who had threatened to bolt the party and make a stubborn fight on the floor of the House surrendered. Only 20 failed to attend the caucus, and illness was blamed for much of this non-attend- ance. ¢ Members of the Senate sworn in yes- terday were Dan D. Keedy of Washing- ton county and James M. Crockett. of ‘Worcester County. New House members are: Doda Hearn, Wicomico County; !Irvin C. Hamilton, Allegany County: George H. Wilson, Caroline County, and Walter E. Beuchelt, Baltimore. No more than half an hour was consumed in the farmalities of swearing in the new members. Call to Order by Almony. Albert J. Almony of Montgomery county, chief clerk of the House of Delegates, called the session to order. The session will last about three months, resuming next Tuesday. Dur- ing the six-day recess the president of the Senate and the speaker of the 50\).” will name the various commit- es. . Lee forces say that either Mr. Lind- say or Francis P. Curtis, who repre- sents the second legislative district of Baltimore, is acceptable to them as floor leader. It is now planned to drop Mr. Michel as chairman of the judiclary committee and _substitute either Mr. Curtis or Mr. Lindsay. The one nof named to the judiciary committee wil be named Democratic floor leader in the % LAT PONERS K FOR SECOND CANA New Waterway or Enlarge- ment of Present One May Get Hoover Consideration. BY EDWIN S. McINTOSH. By Radio to The Star. ABOARD U. S. 8. UTAH, EN ROUTE TO HAMPTON ROADS, January 2.— President-elect Herbert Hoover, with Mrs. Hoover and their son Allan, passed New Year day in taking the fullest advantage of what may be the last day of pleasant weather on their tour. Mr. Hoover's secretarial staff finished yesterday the task of transcribing, cor- relating and filing the data and in- formation gathered on the South Amer- carried to Washington for use in de- veloping the full benefits accruing from the trip. Mr. Hoover devoted consid- crable personal attention himself to this job, the completion of which means that he is virtually through thinking about Latin American affairs until he gets his administration under way. Second Canal Considered. Excepting such matters as involve a protracted progsam and expenditures, such as the question of the merchant marine or possible preliminaries to en- largement of canal facilities, it will be unnecessary to create new machinery for the United States to avail herself of the better understanding which is expected to result from this trip. It will be necessary only to put more energy into the bureaus already exist- ing in the Commrece and State Depart- ments. That Mr. Hoover undoubtedly will undertake, along the lines by which he built up the Department of Com- merce during his secretaryship. The question of a second isthmian canal or enlargement of the facilities of the present one was considerably agi- tated during the sojourn in the Central American countries. If the Hoover ad- ministration runs into eight years it seems inevitable that preliminary de- tails in that direction must be started. Within 20 years, it is estimated, the Panama Canal will have reached its capacity both as to traffic and the size of the ships it can accommodate. Nicaragua, Costa Rica and the ad- jacent countries are eager for a new canal on the Nicaraguan route. Wheth- er that will be economical or desirable as long as it is possible to enlarge the Panama Canal is a question. Either is a long and expensive job, requiring ex- haustive preliminary engineering and probably an educational campaign in the United States. ‘The urgency of action in the not too distant future lies not merely in the necessity for adequate water transpor- tation between the east and west coasts of the United States, but in the geo- graphical demands involving the pro- motion of trade between the United States and the South American coun- tries. Unless one has studied the map, it is natural to picture east coast trade from the United States going down the east coast of South America. On the contrary, the ports of the west coast of South America are much more ac- cessible to Boston, New York, Philadel- phia and Baltimore than ‘those of the east coast. A glance at the map shows that the South American west coast line is vir- tually a continuation of our east coast, so that the route to such ports as Guayaquill, .Callao and Valparaiso is almost direct, while it is necessary to go half way to Europe and Africa to reach Rio de Janeiro and Buenos Aires. Cu- riously, the Atlantic entrance to the Panama Canal is actually west of the Pa%?c end. - c comparative sea distance from the United States and Europe to Rio (Continued on Page 4, Column 4.) SIX PRISONERS ESCAPE “ FROM INFLUENZA WARD By the Associated Press. COLUMBIA, S. C., January 2.—Six prisoners, two of them life-termers, es- caped from the penitentiary here earl; this merning by cutting a hole throuxlyt the wall of the “flu ward” in the prison hospital. The prisoners, who were all influenza patients, used a hearth poker and a steel chisel to dig a hole through the wall of the building under a window, and through this they escaped. Obtain- ing a ladder, they scaled the prison wall. Six other prisoners were in the ward, but they told officials they knew nothing of the escape. A J. F. Parker, who was guarding the prison hospital this morning, was dis- missed from the service, it was said to- day by Supt. J. B. Pearman. ican tour, whichiis to.be packed and | MORE THAN §25,000 1S GIVEN T0 DEFRAY COST OF INAUGURAL $100,000 Sought to Meet Expenses of Committee for March 4. BUSINESS FIRMS LEAD IN CONTRIBUTIONS MADE Individual Washingtonians Also Flock to Swell List of Many Voluntary Donors. With more than two months to elapse before the inaugural of Herbert Hoover, on March 4, the inaugural cele- bration budget has already gone well past the one-quarter mark in the cam- Ppaign to raise a fund of approximately $100,000 to defray the expenses of the inaugural committee. Twenty-two Washington business firms and individuals have subscribed $1,000 each, according to figures given out'today by Chairman Robert V. Flem- ing of the finance committee, while two more business houses have subscribed $2,000 each to the fund. Notwithstand- ing the early stage of the soliciting ef- fort, the total amount received from voluntary contributions has gone far past the $25,000 mark and is moving rapidly toward the nalfway point. Volunteer donors to the fund regis- tered up to today include the following: Iack & White Taxi Co., $1,000; Moj\'ls Cafritz, $1,000; E. F. Colladay, $1,90; Karl W. Corby, $500; W. S. Corby, $1,000; Crane, Parris & Co., $200; R. Golden Donaldson, $1,000; H. Rozier Dulany, $200; The Evening Star Newspaper Co., $1,000; Joshua Evans, jr., $250; Robert V. Fleming, $250; W. T. Galliher, $1,000; Mrs. Martha A. Given, $1,000; Charles C. Glover, jr., $1,000; Randall H. Hagner & Co., $1,000; Frank J. Hogan, $1,000; Gen. W. A. Holbrook, $200; Col. J. Miller Kenyon, $500; John S. Larcombe, $100; National City Co., $1,000; Bert L. Olmsted, $500; Packard Washington Motor Car Co., $1,000; Maj. Julius I. Peyser, $1,000; Cuno H. Rudolph, $500; J. & W. Seligman & Co., $1,000; Shan- non & Luchs, $1,000; J. H. Small & Sons, $500; Charles H. Tompkins, $1,000; Harry Wardman, $1,000; Weaver Bros., $1,000; Woodward & Lothrop, $2,000; Charles J. Bell, $1,000; Corcoran Thom, $500; Edward J. Stellwagen, $500; Jesse C. Adkins, $100; David A. Baer, $25; John_ Dolph, $100; John B. Larner, $150; Emile Ber] , $500; Clarence F. Norment, $1.000; Harry Norment, $1,000: W. J. Waller, $100; Judge Mary O'Toole, $25; Robert Lee O'Brien, $250; Odell S. Smith, $100; R. R. Horner, $50. Committee in Charge. The committee in charge of the fund colection is hend‘erdg by Mr, Fleming, who is president of the National Bank, and includ themf‘og lowing: W. J. Waller, Daniel J. Calla- han, Mark Lansburgh and Mrs. Frank W. Mondell, vice chairmen; I. J. erts, secretary, and Jesse C. Edward S. Brashears, Col. Brown, W. J. Brown, Morris Cafritz, James E. Colliflower, Harry M. Crandall, Clarence Dodge, James B. Edmunds, W. ‘ W. Everett, William J. Eynon, H. W. Fisher, Arthur Foraker, G. W. Fors- berg, George A. Garrett, Eugene C. Gott, E. C. Graham, Randall H. Hagner, Wil- liam C. Hanson, George W. Harris, Phillip Herman, Richard W. Hynson, Rudolph Jose, Michael A. Keane, John A. Korman, Carl R. Kurtz, John Oliver La Gorce, Louis S. Levay, Morton J. Luchs, Leo C. May, W. C. Miller, Howard Moran, F. P. Morse, John L. Newbold, Bert L. Olmsted. E. C. Owen, George Plitt, J. Eris Powell, Edmund D. Rheem, B. H. Roberts, H. L. Rust, jr.; J. H. Small, A. R. Stewart, Sidney W. Straus, L. Stoddard Taylor, S. Percy Thompson, Leon S. Ulman, Viner, W. B. Van Devanter, Ivan C. Weld, Roland Whitehurst, George E. W Eiaborate tions f rate preparations for a capacity throng of aufomobile travelers to Washington are under way at the Washington tourist camp in East Po- tomac Park. Maj. Charles W, Foster, in charge of the camp, told inaugural committee officials today that the tour- ist camp can accomodate between 1,500 and 2,000 persons if the weather is mild. Accomodations sufficient to shelter 350 persons overnight in case of bad weather will be ready for the visitors for the March 4 ceremonies, Maj. Foster said. The Washington tourist camp is one of the few in the United States that have been rated as high as 95 per cent good by the American Automobile Association_and the Mohawk Trail authorities. It is looked upon as one of the model tour- ist camps of the country. Chairmen to Meet. While preparations are being made for the general meeting of committee chairmen tomorrow afternoon at the ‘Willard Hotel—the first meeting of the chairmen and chairwomen in a fort- night—Navy Department officials have before them today suggestions that the great Navy airship Los Angeles takc part in the air circus which Chairmar Graham of the entertainment commit tee hopes will be arranged as a side show to the inaugural ceremony. Th suggestion has also been placed befer the committee that several large nave vessels be brcught to Washington, o near the Capital, so thet visitors fron interior points who have never visua! ized the might of the United States o the sea may have an opportunity t see their sea fighters during the inau guration period.: It has been suggested that Iigh cruisers and submarines, and other ves sels, which have not too deep a draf to navigate the tortuous and shalloy Potomac channel, may be brought :c Washington for the inauguration. The cruiser Memphis has docked at the | Navy Yard here, and submarines of lat: types have visited Washington on sev- eral occasions in recent years. ‘Tomorrow’s meeting at the Willard is expected to crystallize the plans of the general committee so that Chairma: Grant and his aides may work out ¢ skeleton plan for the inaugural cere monies in time for presentation t President-elect Hoover, when he ar rives in Washington next Monda Sidney Lust has been named a memt of the film section of the committee press relations and communications. . Blast Kills Workmen. STOCKHOLM, January 2 (#).—Two workmen were killed today and several injured in the explosion of a half ton :: dgnnmne, W] destroyed o factory i