Evening Star Newspaper, January 26, 1929, Page 2

GEAR DELAYS TRIP OF QUESTION MARK Record Plane, Held in North Carolina, Will Not Arrive Here Today. The first mishap which has overtaken the big Army tri-motored transport | Question Mark since she left this city a month ago for California, where early this month she established a new | world's endurance record for all classes | of aircraft. today blocked the last lcg of her return flight here and broke up plans for an elaborate reception to the | members of her crew at their home sta- | tion, Bolling Field. The Question Mark was crippled when 8 starter gear was shorn off in starting the motors at Tri-Cities Airport. High Pomt. N. C., early this morning. Efforts to start the motor by hand failed, and at 7:30 o'clock this morning Maj. Carl Spatz the Question Mark’s commander called Bolling Field by long distance and asked that extra parts be sent him to replace those damaged. Parts Rushed by Plane. The parts were loaded aboard two Army observation planes, which were | flown South from Bolling Field this morning by Lieut. Eugene Bayley, Bol- ling Field adjutant, and Lieut. L. W. Lawton. These officers will pick up Air Corps mechanics at Fort Bragg. N. C., and will continue to High Point, where repairs will be made. Plans for the reception today were canceled and rew arrangements will be made when it is learned the repairs have been completed and the Question Mark is able to complete her homeward Jjourney. ‘Will Not Arrive Before Monday. At the office of Maj. Gen. James E. Fechet, chief of the Army Air Corps, it was stated today that the Question Mark would not come in today and probably will not return here before Monday or Tuesday. Today's mishap, though trivial in character, is the most serious accident suffered by the Question Mark in more than 15,000 miles of flying. She now is completing her second transconti- nental trip in addition to flying an estimated distance of approximately 12,000 miles during her record endur- ance test since leaving this city last month. ‘With the Question Mark at High Point are four members of the crew which made the record flight: Maj. Spatz, commander; Capt. Ira C. Eaker, chief pilot; Lieut. Elwood R. Quesada, night pilot, and Staff Sergt. Roy W. Hooe, flight mechanic. The fifth member of the crew, Lieut. Harry A. Halverson, re- mained at his home station at San Diego, Calif. His place aboard the Question Mark is being taken by Hans J. Adamson, civilian member of the ground crew which participated in the record flight by refueling the Question Mark through two refueling planes. Crowd Disappointed. e failure of the Question Mark to lrr’::e today disappointed a crowd of several hundred persons who had not heard of the delay and who gathered at Bolling Fleld to welcome the record plane and her crew. The crowd re- mained at the field for some time, how- ever, and witnessed one of the initial test flights of the new Army bombing plane LB-7, which will be popularly known as the Panther. This is the first bomber with air-cooled motors and is the forerunner of a fleet of 35 planes of the same type ordered by the Army Air Corps. The Panther took off for Langley Field, Va., and will return here this afternoon. She will be flown to Wright Fieid, Dayton, Ohio, for official tests of performance. The visitors also were attracted by the big Burnelli high-speed passenger lane, which possesses many unique yelturea of design and construction. o PARKWAY APARTMENTS FAILURE IS HIT BY GIBSON SUBCOMMITTEE (Continued From First Page.) they were associated in a measure with the sale to the buyers and failed to exercise any precaution to protect the buyers, and countenanced the sale un- der a plan that any reasonable person should have known was doomed to ZTailure. “Safeguards against failure of co- operative apartment buildings with pos- sible loss to investors should in all such projects be set up by the operators. Promoters of such projects should guar- antee protection to*apartment purchas- ers in the event that the building is not successful on the co-operative owner- ship plan and has to be placed on a rental basis. It is important that all cash payments on account of the pur- chase of apartments in a co-operative building should be held intact until the successful sale of the building is abso- lutely assured, so that such cash pay- ments on account of ‘the purchase price of the individual apartments can be re- turned to the individuals in case of the failure to sell the building on a sat- isfactory financial basis. “Buyers of such apartment homes, on the other hand, should make sure by the exercise of greater diligence than ordinary of the experience, honesty and standing of the promoters of co-opera- tive apartments. No legitimate real es- tate operator in co-operative apartment projects, or in any other development work, should object to careful investiga- tion by prospective investors as to their standing. I am told, in fact, that the legitimate operator welcomes such in- vestigation and succeeds best when he encourages such investigation.” ADMIRAL BILLARD ASKS DETAILS OF FRIED FEAT ‘Wants Rescue at Sea Explained as Step Toward Award of Life- Saving Medals. In a message of congratulation flashed yesterday to Capt. George Fried of the rescue $hip America, by Admiral F. C. Billard, commandant of the Coast Guard, details of the trans- fer of the freighter Florida’s crew were requested, so that the eligibility of the America's seamen for Government life- saving medals can be promptly passed upon Admiral Billard, a member of the Board on Award of Life-Saving Medals, congratulated Capt. Fried and Chief Officer Manning for their “splendid ac- complishment in rescuing the crew of the Florida.” ‘The message also expressed the desire of the Coast Guard to promptiy take up the maiter of recommending deserv- ing members of the America’s crew for he award. * Since the law under which the medals re awarded, Admiral Tried explained ) his message, requires submission to board of substantiating evidence, Fried was asked to forward at liest possible moment extracts hip's log relating to the rescue. The gold medal is awarded by Con- gressional act, on recommendation of the board, to those who by extreme acts of heroism have endangered their lives In saving, or in attempting to save, the lives of others from the perils of the sea. [ Two eight-story 1,000-car garages are ‘eing erected in” London. < Reports of Fight ! With Elliott Are Denied by Blanton! | Gives His Version of Story Circulated Around Capitol. (From Yesterday's 5:30 Edition of The Star) Representative Blanton, Democrat of Texas, took all the pep out of a report circulated around the Capitol today that he had been in a brisk encounter in the Speaker’s lobby with Representa- tive Elliott, Republican of Indiana, chairman of the House committee on public buildings and grounds. i In the House Mr. Blanton charged that he had been promised two post | offices in his district in_the Federal building program. Mr. Elliott denied that statcment. According to reports, they then adjourned to the Speaker's colleagues scparated them. stated that Rep: thrown a larg: sional Records him on the head. According to Mr. Blanton's versian, he had taken Mr. Elliott into the lobb®' It was nd laid the large volume of records on the table to point out the place. In the meantime they were accusing and denying vociferously. According to Mr. Blanton. Mr. Elliott refused to read the record and pushed the book aside. “And that’s all there was to it,” said Mr. Blanton. Representative El- liott also denied reports of an cn- counter. TRAFFIC ADVISORY BOARD IS CREATED Series of Orders Urged by Ladue Are Adopted by Commissioners. The District Commissioners yester- day adopted a series of orders, recom- mended by Engineer Commissioner Wil~ liam B. Ladue, reorganizing entirely the methods of supervising and co-ordinat- ing the work of the various District agencies interested in cuts and repairs on District streets, following substan- tially the recommendations made to them by a special committee appointed at the request of Assistant Engineer Commissioner Herbert C. Whitehurst, who has executive supervision of tha highway department, and of which Capt. Whitehurst acted as chairman. The orders first constitute the en- gineer of highways, C. B. Hunt, co- ordinator of public improvement pro- grams, in addition to his present duties. Next a traffic advisory board is creat- | ed to consist of the director of traffic (chairman), the co-ordinator of public improvement programs, the police in- spector in charge of traffic, the en- gineer of the Public Utilities Commis- sion and the office engineer of the traf- fic director’s office (secretary). Duties are Defined. “It shall be the duty of this board,” a second order states, “to study, in- vestigate, and make recommendations concerning the classification of high- ways for use, types and weight of vehicles; bus routings, uses'of public highways, parking as applied to highway plans and alterations; changes in traffi regulations as they may deem proper, and such other matters as might, from time to time, be advisable. “This board, or a subcommittee there- of, shall pass upon recommendations made by the co-ordinator of public im- provement programs in regard to ths matter of closing of all streets,” Set Up Permanent Board. The orders also set up a permanent project and engineering board, to con- sist of the three assistants to the Engi- neer Commissioner, the co-ordinator of public improvement programs and the chief clerk of the Engineer Depart- ment, who is to serve as executive sec- retary. The duties of this board, among others, are to pass upon public im- provement projects initiated by the Highway, Water, Sewer, Electrical and Trees and Parkings Departments, and to co-ordinate estimates of appropria- tions for these departments and make recommendations. The general schedule of prices charged to repairs to cuts in pave- ments made by plumbers and others was also revised in a fourth order amending the present order, which has been in force since May 29, 1928. BILL FOR MARKET GETS PREFERENCE Senate Steering Committee Puts Local Measure on Favored List. | The Senate steering committee today placed the bill providing for a new Farmers’ Market for the District on the list of preferred measures, which will give it a better chance of being con- sidered before the session closes. There are three other bills on the program of the steering committce, however, that will have the right of way following the naval cruiser bill before the Farmers' Market is taken up. The other questions recommended by the committee for Senate action as soon as the cruiser bill is disposed of are: The Caraway bill to prevent sale of cotton and grain in future markets; the Jones bill to provide heavier penaltics for certain violations of the prohibition law, and the resolution of Senator Edg» authorizing a survey of the proposed Nicaraguan canal. If these measures can be disposed of, the Farmers' Mar- ket bill would then be taken up. The market bill, which has already passed the House, provides for purchas» of the Southwest site, near the wates front. It was considered by the Senate for a brief period on several days dur- ing the last session, but because of the protracted debate over the best loca- tion it was never brought to a vote. I it shouid be taken up as part of the steering committee program it would be- come the unfinished business before the Senate from day to day. . “BLUNDER,” VERDICT. SANTA FE, N. M, January 26 (#).—An Investigating committee of the New Mexico_Legislature reported to Gov. R. C. Dillon yesterday its belief that the officials of the New Mexico Girls' Welfare Home, at Albuguerque, had “blundered,” but were not guilty of a “crime” in connection with the recent death of Helen Haskew, 18, in- mate of the home. Miss Bertha Lips, former superin- tendent of the institution, and Dr. Eve- lyn Frisble, former medical adviser, face charges of second degree murder and manslaughter as a result of the lobby and were exchanging blows when | ntative Elliott Lad | o2 volume of Congres- | in t Mr. Blanton, striking | e seen under conditions of symphonic | | lignt and color, { to show him in the Congressional Rec- | | ord where the promise had been made, | | gestive of the native element of the mo- | ! tor car, the tree-lined open road. THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, SATURDAY, JANUARY 26, 1929. 128 NOTOR AR 10 BE SHERED Annuat Exhibition of Associa- tion Will Take Place Tonight. The motor car of 1929 makes its bow to the National Capital at 7:30 | o'clock tonight in all its sleck and pol- ished glory in the annual exhibition of the Washington Automotive Trade As- soclation at the Washington Audito- rium. The last of the 150 models of 36 different makes were being whecled into the big auditorium today, and prepara- | tions have been made by the manazer: of the show for a record-breaking crowd | of visitors tonight. Interior decorators, directing a small army of carpenters and drapers. have transformed the home of the auto show o a bower of brauty, and the gay d luxurious automobile of today wi'l I surroundings of | gplendor and comfort, and to the ever- present accompaniment of music. The predominating color scheme of this year's show is gold and green. sug- Every Type Included. Every type of modern automobile is included in_the show, with sedans,| coupes, coaches, town cars, limousines, | convertible types of many closed cars roadsters, phaetons, speedsters and | many modifications of the models. The | show this year, it is stated, has the m representative collection of cars t has ever been gathered together in the Capital, and no pains have been spared | in having them displayed to ‘the best possible advantage. Dealers have spared | no effort to have their displays easily | accessible for complete inspection by the prospective car buyer, or those who are just looking on, and each will have a corps of representatives on hand to explain the points of interest in each exhibit. The show will remain open until| 10:30 tonight. Tomorrow it will be | closed, but it will reopen at 1:30 o'clock Monday afternoon and remain open | until 10:30 that night, following that schedule throughout the remainder of the week. Refinements Noted. Refinements in practically all of models on display are noted this as compared with last year. Fi have recevied much study during year and the results of this attention | are evident in every direction. The body designs reveal more graceful lines and inside the cars is evident the at- tention that has been paid to the com- fort of the driver and passenger. To | the mechanically inclined, the demon- strators will explain the new develon- ments in the motive power plants of the machines, In addition to the complete car ex-| hibits, there have been added this year | educational displays which, it is be- lieved, will give the visitor a closer insight into just what goes into an automobile in the varfous factory processes. Included in this list of spe- cial exhibits are cutaway chassis, lubricating systems, braking and trans- mission systems and engines in full and visible operation. The accessory deal- ears have sent their latest develop- ments to the show and there is space allotted for their exhibition. PARK COMMISSION MAY STUDY AIRPORT Disapproves Plan to Close Virginia Avenue Because of Monument Vista. ! ihe Further details of the future de- velopment of Washington were con- sidered today by the National Park and Planning Commission during the second day of its two-day meeting, with the prospect that plans for the municipal airport might be reached. Designs prepared by the Chicago chapter of the American Institute of Architects for the treatment of the north side of Pennsylvania avenue, from | the Capitol to the Treasury Depart- ment’s pretentious triangle develop- ment's pretentious triangle develope- ment, are scheduled to be considered | at today's sessions. | The commission decided that in the | Rock Creek-Potomac Parkway project any circle treatment at the foot of New Hampshire avenue should be omitted and any monument placed in that area | should be located in an alcove on the banks of the Potomac River. That lo- | cality has been selected for the ’I:lmmc Memorial. The commission agreed with the Fine | Arts Commission that two outer roads | along the proposed Lincoln Memorial Circle should be omitted. Because of the importance for traffic of Virginia avenue and also because of the possibility of the expansion of Vir- ginia avenue at some time in the fu- ture in conjunction with the Mall de- velopment, to afford a clearer vista to the Washington Monument, the com- mission made it clear that it does not favor the closing of this thoroughfare between Eighteenth and Nineteenth streets, This closing has been suggested to permit larger grounds for the proposed $1,000,000 office building for the Pan- American Union, and has received the indorsement of the Fine Arts Commis- sion, Virginia avenue, commission members said, affords the only direct head-on view of the Washington Monument at present, although the thoroughfare is| somewhat out of line. Land acquisitions were reported on, but these were not made public by the commission, BUILDING HARMONY PLAN CONSIDERED BY PARK COMMISSION ____(Continued From First Page.)_ ings which should in general charac- ter harmonize with the governmental buildings on the south side of the Avenue, and at the same time be adapted to all the needs of private ownership. “Certain buildings, such as the Washington Hotel, the Willard Hotel, The Star Building, the Munsey Build- ing and the National Theater are con- sidered as permanent. “The committee of the institute which has been supervising this de- velopment feels that the drawings in- dicate the character of the buildings, and if adopted the north side of the Avenue, which we call the commercial side, will be in harmony with the monumental governmental buildings on the south side. “A rendered drawing of the whole development of the north side is being prepared for the exhibition to be held at the forthcoming convention of the American Institute of Architects, to be held in Washington in April. These drawings were developed at the scale of 1-32 inches to the foot and girl's death, which a coroner’s verdict attributed to the acministration of “twilight sleep” coupled with lack of water in the girl's body. have been photestated up to 1-16 of an inch scale. We hope they will answer SEEKS TO REGA! Swallow plane in which Viola Gentry (lower) of New York will attempt to re- gain the women's endurance flight rec- ord which she lost to Bobby Trout, Cal- ifornia girl. FLIGHT RECORD GRUISER BUILDING TINE MADE ISSUE Coolidge Still Against Clause to Begin Construction in Three Years. By the Associated Press. As an issue in the cruiser bill con- troversy, the clause in the proposed | measure requiring that construction on the ships called for begin within three years today had moved to the front. The Senate was in session but a short time yesterday, adjourning after learning of the death of former Senator Underwood of Alabama, but it became known that President Coolidge still felt that the time clause should be clim- inated, and this is thought to have given opponents of the bill in its pres- ent form a further rallying point. There had been discussions of the time clause previously, and Senator Borah said that if that were stricken out that he would not oppose the bill, ‘The President holds the opinion that the lime clause should be eliminated because of budget considerations, and not because of any objection on his part to the building of the cruisers in the near future. Regardless, he is in- sistent that the clause should be taken out of the rheasure. Stand_of Coolidge. The President’s stand has not altered the determination of Chairman Hale of | the naval affairs committee to leave the | The fight over that | time clause intact. particular section of the measure came up when the bill was passed by the House last year. President Coolidge expressed his views then, but the House left in the provision requiring that con- struction on the 15 cruisers provided for begin within three years. One reason that Senator Hale desires the time clause left in is because it would do away with the necessity for a conference on the measure with the House if the rest of the provislons go through intact. He and other support- ers of the bill also feel that repeal of the time clause might delay indefinitely the construction of the ships and make the program to strengthen the Navy of dubious effect. Another point at issue that has been more or less in the background is the desire of some Senators to decrease the number of cruisers called for in the bill to 10 or 5. Bingham Raises New Issue. Senator Bingham, Republican, of Connecticut, yesterday raised a new question to be threshed out when he proposed an amendment to the House provision requiring the building of eight of the cruisers in Government Navy yards. He would leave where and by whom the cruisers are to be built to the Secretary of the Navy. A sidelight on the cruiser discussion was President Coolidge’s attitude toward Senator Borah’s amendment to the bill for the calling of an international con- ference for the codification of mari- time law. As a theory, the President thinks the plan is splendid, but he doubts its feasibility and he also doubts Senate ratification of any treaties com- ing from a conference of that nature. COL. W. H. SULLIVAN DIES IN LOUISIANA Was Lumber Manufacturer and Warm Friend of President-Elect in Flood Relief Work. Special Dispatch to The Star. BOGALUSA, La.—Col. W. H. Sul- livan, one of the South’s leading lum- ber manufacturers and former State flood relief director for Louisiana dur- ing the Mississippi disaster of 1927, died suddenly at his home here early today of a heart attack. Col. Sullivan was intimately asso- clated with Herbert Hoover throughout the flood emergency and word of his death was wired to the President-elect at once. Col. Sullivan turned his private railroad car over to Mr. Hoover and the Red Cross for flood relief and reconstruction work and his untiring activities and remarkable executive capacities demonstrated during the flood crisis won him special commenda- tion from Mr. Hoover. Col. Sullivan was mayor of Bogalusa and vice president and general manager of the Great Southern Lumber Co. He was born in Canada, 64 years ago, but came to this country in his youth. He founded the mill which became the Great Southern Lumber Co. Col. Sul- livan had been in poor health since the sudden death of his wife in De- cember. World Court Experts to Meet. GENEVA, January 26 (9).—A meet- ing of experts, including Elihu Root of the United States, to study revision of the World Court statutes has been con- voked for March 11 at Geheva. JRY WAL QU 60 OF LEGSLATUR Iiinois Lawmakers to Be Cited in Chicago Sanitary District Inquiry. By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, January 26.—Sixty State legistlators will be subpoenaed to tell the special grand jury why and for what services they were paid monthly salaries ranging from $200 to $500 by the Chicago Sanitary District. Thirty-five of* the 60 names in the hands of Frank J. Loesch, first assist- ant State's attorney and his aides, have been disclosed. Their names with others pay roll alleged on the sanitary district, having been kept in a card index file, which was locked in the office "of the president of the district. ‘They were ed as “‘patrolmel “in- spectors,” “investigators” and ‘“‘assist- ant attorneys.” The names of sponsors for each leg- islator on the alleged pay roll were either wrilten or initialed on each card or marked with the word “trustees.” Many bore the initials “C.-W.-R.,” which prosecutors believe stand for three sponsors, T. J. Crowe, former president of the district; Trustee James A. Whalen and the late Michael Rosen- berg. An examination of the list, prosecutors said, revealed that during the terms of many of the legislators, the State As- sembly passed measures beneficfal to the district. One such act boosted the district’s honding power from 4 per cent of the total taxable valuation for construction purposes to 5 per cent, thus raising the bond limit from $184,000,000 to $230,- 000,000. Despite this, however, Trustee Henry A. Berger testified before the grand jury that the district is “up against it.” Only $4.500,000 remains in the treasury, he sald, $2,930,000 is “lost,” and the dis- trict faces obligations amounting to $105,859,355 in 1929, One-fourth of the entire State Legis~ lature was on the pay roll, and those called before the special grand jury will be asked specifically what favorable legislation and what “legislative protec- | tlon” were accorded trustees in return for their “favors,” Loesch said. 8,758 CHILDREN RIDE IN CARS AND BUSSES The Public Utilities Commission today received information from Stephen E. Kramer, assistant superintendent of schools, that 8,758 pupils, of 13.4 per cent of the school population, ride the |street cars and busses to and from | school. Mr. Kramer’s letter was in answer to a request for the information by the commission, which has several times been called upon by various interested parties to furnish it. The figures sent by Mr. Kramer showed that 5,713 pupils used the strect cars and 3,191 the busscs, 146 being subtracted from the total of these figures for duplication to get the net total. Central High school leads all other institutions listed, with 1,201. Then comes Tech, 882; Western, 871; Busi- ness, 816, and Eastern, 673. The comission authorized the Capital Traction Co. to renew its tracks on Pennsylvania avenue from Nnith to Fifteenth streets and on Connecticut avenue from Jenifer street to Chevy Chase Circle. DISTRICT Y. W. C. A. PLANS 24TH ANNUAL MEETING Reports Listed for Consideration. Community Chest Talk Sched- uled—Mrs. Brown to Preside. The twenty-fourth annual meeting of the Young Women's Christian Associa- tion of the District of Columbia will be held tonight at 8 o'clock in the admin- istration building of the association, Seventeenth and K streets. Mrs. Thomas Edwin Brown, president of the association, will preside at the meeting, which will include the election of 11 members to the board of directors and a program entitled “Around the Clock With the Y. W. C. A.” including the yearly reports of the many departments of the association’s work. The health education department will present its report in the form of a skit, entitled “Health Education; 1899 and 30 Years After.” ‘The Community Chest will be brought to the attention of the meeting by El- wood Street, director, in a talk, as one of the features. The Young Women's Christian Association is a member of the chest. The report of the treasurer will be given by Miss Margaret Fox, the constitution committee by Miss Eliza- beth Eastman and the general secre- tary's report by Miss Hettie P. Ander- son. Professors Attack Traffic Lights; Declare Them Ineffectual Nuisance By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, January 26.—The im- patient motorist has long felt that the stop-and-go traffic lights were a positive nuisance, and today he had_corrobo- rative statements from two University of Tllinois professors. Prof. C. C. Wiley and Prof. J. S, Crandell told the Illinois Society of vour present needs for the preparation of th> model. If further drawings are needed by you, kindly advise us & Engineers that the green and red lights, the no-left-turn rule and other traffic regulations were unnecessary and ine effectual. Twenty per cent of traffic has been forced to make unnecessary stops because of the lights, they said. The signals were of actual value during only one or two hours of each day, and a handicap the rest of the time, they said. The professors declared that th2 no- left-turn rule, instead of prohihiting. merely made the motorist go farther to make his eventual lefi turn and then, often, make another left turn to get where he was going. ——— KANSAS CITY RAIDS BEGIN ON'LIQUOR 50 Arrests Made and Alleged Alcoholics Seized in Forays of Governor. By the Assoclated Press. KANSAS CITY, January 26.—Acting under the special powers granted in Gov. Clyde M. Reed's new law enforce- ment program, which became a law lats, vesterday, authorities today were busily cngaged in drying up the largest city in Kansas. Raids, Legan last night and continue until today, resulted in more than 50 arrests and seizure of much of alleged liquor, Twenty-five persons were charged | with prohibition violation, while others | were picked up as frequenters in al | leged saloons and gambling halls. Many were released on $1,500 bonds. | First actlon under Gov. Reed's pro- gram, designed by the chief executive to make Kansas the “driest” State in the Union, came less than a half dozen hours after he had legalizing his program. 0 be spent under his direction, and empowers counsel with the powers of special at- torneys general to investigate violations of liquor and other criminal laws and to obtain evidence and to assist in prosecutions. | With the appearance of the raiding | squads, it was revealed that the three as- sisiants to the attorney general's office, came here several days ago from To- peka, and working as ‘“under-cover” men, obtained evidence for many search his deputies were empowered. The sheriff conferred with the governor Tuesday, and said he told the executive of his need for “under-cover” men. HARRIS EXPLAINS BAN ON PUBLISHERS Senator Would Limit Second- Class Mail Privileges for Certain Newspapers. By the Assoclated Press. Senator Harris, Democrat, Georgia, issued a statement yesterday giving his reasons for introduction ot a bill pro- posing to deny second-class malling privileges to newspapers which shall hereafter be held in common owner- ship with any other newspaper. “Within recent months,” his state- ment said, “two men in Tennessce have acquired ownership of two newspapers in Nashville, two in Memphis, one in Knoxville, and have sought to obtain possession of one in Atlanta. An Example Cited. Recently men who live in other States have come into ownership and control of several newspapers in Georgia. For @ number of years there have been in Georgim newspapers which were units in a Nation-wide chain. In the State of. Alabama one man owns four daily newspapers, another owns the two gll;!;sb and is in reality the owner of a rd. “The same condition exists in many other States, and almost every day we hear of newspapers being bought up by owners of a chain of newspapers. It does not require a great stretch of the imagination for one to realize how this condition of affairs can seriously jeopardize the public interest. May Mislead Public. “Owners of newspapers with speclal interests to serve can, if they are so disposed, color their news and editorials in such manner as to mislead the public. “My bill does not undertake to inter- fere with newspapers already under common ownership, but its purpose is to discourage, and if possible prevent, a man or set of men from acquiring and controlling several newspapers.” COOLIDGE PRESENTS . COLLIER TROPHY Commerce Department's Aeronau- tics Branch Awarded Tribute by President. President Coolidge, on behalf of the National Aeronautic Association, today presented the Colller Trophy to the aeronautics branch of the Department of Commerce for its valuable contribu- tions in the furtherance of civil aero- nautics during the past year. The trophy was received on behalf of the Department of Commerce by Assistant Secretary of Commerce McCracken and Maj. Clarence M. Young, director of aeronautics of the department. Senator Bingham of Connecticut, who is chairman of the committee, which makes the award each year, also was present. He is also president of the National Aeronautical Association. ‘The ceremony took place in the open air on the lawn directly back of the White House executive offices. The Col- lier Trophy is awarded annually by the National Association to the person or organization for “the greatest achieve- ment in aviation in America, the value of which has been demonstrated by actual use during the preceding year. The trophy has been awarded annually since 1911, with the exception of the World War period. EDWIN L. HERNDON DIES; RITES TO BE TOMORROW Head Clerk in Southern Railway Accounting Office Il Sev- * eral Weeks. Edwin Logan Herndon, 57 years old, head clerk in the acacounting office of the Southern Railway, by which com- pany he had been employed for many years, died at his residence, 1354 Monroe street, yesterday after an illness of sev- eral weeks. He is survived by his widow, Mrs. R. Louise Herndon: a son, P. T, Herndon; two brothers, Eugene Gibson Herndon of this city and Mervyn Herndon of Hamilton, Va., and three sisters, Mrs. Frances Herndon Smith and Mrs. Ann Herndon Davis of Falls Church, Va. | and Mrs. D. H. Riggs of this city. He also leaves a grandchild. Funeral services will be conducted in St. Stephen’s and Incarnation Episcopal Church tomorrow afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. Interment will be in Oakwood Cemetery, Falls Church, Va. g L Pack Ratification Signed. PRAGUE, Czechoslovakia, January 26 (#).—Thomas G. Masaryk, Presi- dent of Czechoslovakia, yesterday signed this country's ratification of the Kellogg pact,, signed the bill | The bill authorized a fund of $40,000 ' the governor to appoint | warrants, with which the sheriff and ! New Army Chiefs i { | i MAJ. GEN. CHARLES H. BRIDGES (Upper). BRIG. GEN. ARCHIBALD CAMPBELL (Lower). Gen. Bridges succeeds the late Maj. Gen. Lutz Wahl, whose assistant he was as adjutant general of the Army, and Gen. Campbell gets Bridges’ place. WLLIANS NAED " PARADE OFFCAL Will Command Army Section of Inaugural Cele- bration. Brig. Gen. Herbert O. Williams, com- mandant of troops in the district of ‘Washington, will command all Army troops in the first division of the in- augural parade, it was announced at inaugural committee headquarters at the Willard Hotel today. Leaders of the | Navy, Marine Corps and Organized Re- | serve troops in this division will be named shortly, it was announced. Marshals who will command the en- tire first and second divisions of the parade shortly will be appointed by Maj. Gen. Charles P. Summerall, chief of staff and grand marshal of the parade. Publicity Is Planned. Plans for blanketing the country with the publicity for the inaugural include, in addition to frequent radio broadcasts of plans for the three-day celebraticn, the showing of news reels all over the country of past inaugural features and forecasts of the coming ceremony. Negotiations are under way between the inaugural press relations and com- munications committee, Will H. Hays representing the motion picture indus- try and the news reel concerns for the early presentation of these reels in the regular services. The contract for the construction of the stands at the Capitol, which will seat 8,000 persons, has just been let by David Lynn, architect of the Capitol, to Skinker & Garrett, whose bid of $19.834 for the work was lowest. The work of putting up the stands will be started shortly. The stands will be paid for out of the $45,000 appropriated by Congress for the inaugural exercises at the Capitol. The remainder of the appropriation will be used for decora- tions, chairs, usher hire and the other incidental expenses pertaining to the induction into office of the Nation's Chief Executive. Unified Decorations Planned. ‘The committee on decorations for the entire celebration-is working on a uni- torm scheme which probably will be presented to the meeting of the general inaugural committee at the meeting next Thursday. Senator-elect Hamilton F. Kean of New Jersey will b2 host on inauguration day at a tea and reception for 700 New Jersey delegates to the inaugural. Rep- resentative Charles A. Wolverton of Camden, N. J., will be host to an addi- tional 300 delegates from New Jersey, mostly from his district, who will attend the inguguration. The nature of the | entertainment planned for the Camden residents has not been determined by Representative Wolverton. ROGERS-LINCOLN RITES DUE TODAY IN CLEVELAND By the Assoclated Press. CLEVELAND, Ohio, January 26.—The family of Col. Henry H. Rogers, oil multi-millionaire was gathered here for the wedding of the youngest member of the family, Henry Huddleston Rogers, jr. to Miss Virginia Lincoln of Cleve- land, which was planned for today. Col. Rogers was not a member of the party, which arrived last night, but accompanying young Rogers in the journey here were his mother, Mrs. H. H. Rogers, sr.; his sister, Millicent Rogers Ramos, the former Countess Salm, and her husband, Arturo Ramos. Society leaders gathered from the East and the South for the ceremony. Rogers met Miss Lincoln while work- ing as a mechanic in an electric_plant here after he had attended Oxford University. She was associated as a student and collector with the Gage Galleries. Her father is William R. Lincoln, weaithy Cleveland physician. LITTLE DAMAGE IN FIRE. Second Blaze in Four Days Occurs in Hecht Warehouse. A second fire within four days in the warehouse of the Hecht Co. at 619 E street broke out last night, but little damage was done. The building is used for the storage of cardboard boxes and cther inflammable materials and the fire is thought by Fire Chief George S. Watson to have been started by a care- less smoker dropping a lighted match or cigarette, Hurt in Fight. Suffering from a fractured jaw and shock, Albert Hall. colored. 28 years old, 610 Third street southeast, was received as a patient at Providence Hospital last night about 9:30 o'clock. Hall, according to the police. had been injured by another young colored man while engaged in an altercation in front ©f 2602 Sheridan road southeast., L e GEN. BRIDGES 10 SUGCEED WAL Coolidge to Name Campbell Assistant Adjutant Gen- eral of Army. By the Associated Press. President Coolidge has decided to ap- point Brig. Gen. Charles H. Bridges of White Hall, Tll, as adjutant general of the Army, with a rank of major gen- eral. He also intends to appoint Col. 1 Archibald Campbell of Philadelphia as- stant adjutant general, with a rank of origadier general. Maj. Gen. Bridges succeeds the late Maj. Gen. Lutz Wahl as adjutant gen- | eral of the Army. Shortly after his graduation from West Point Gen. Bridges went into the Spanish-American war, participating in the batiles of El Caney and San Juan. During the Philippine Insurrection he served in several engagements and for a short time was the custodian of Gen. Emilio Aguinaldo, the Filipino leader, after the latte rrender. During the World War he served as inspector general with the 2nd Division, and later as assistant chief of staff of sion. He was given the Distin- hed Service Medal and received the award of Officer of the Legion of Honor from France. He has been the assist- ant adjutant general since July, 1927, Campbell, who succeeds Gen. Bridges, also is a veteran of the Spanish-Ameri- can War and served in the Boxer Re- | bellion. Since 1925 he has been ad- jutant of the 2nd Corps Area at Gov- i ernors Island, N. Y. He also is a grad- i uate of West Point. — SAILFISH ARE SHY OF HOOVER HOOKS | President-Elect, Failing to Land Prize, Is Trying Luck Again Today. BY J. RUSSELL YOUN( Staft Correspondent of The Star. LONG KEY, Fla,, January 26.—Dis« appointed yesterday at not landing & sailfish, the one fish he was set on catching during his present fishing ex- pedition off the Florida Keys, President- elect Hoover with renewed hope is today out trying his luck again. Mr. Hoover was not discouraged when he returned to the little flotilla an- chored not far out from the mouth of Angel Fish Creek, near this place, with- out his sailfish. He was by no means empty-handed afier his fu'l day's toil. His catch included several barracuda, a couple of delphin, an amberpack, and a pile of king fish. Expects to Fish Late. In accordance with Mr. Hoover's ex- pressed wish the newspaper correspond- ents and came! on who are “covering™ { his Florida pre-inaugural vacation, are continuing to remain far in the back- ground in order that he might have these hours of fishing entirely to him- eelf. ‘There was a heavy fog, and the sun was not up yet when Mr. Hoover embarked in a small gas fishing boat. Mr. Hoover gave no indication as to the time he expects to return. Yes- terday he did not call it a day untl the sun was rapidly sinking behind the pines and palms fringing the shore line of the keys. Although he was not specific about the time of his return today, it is known that he has resolved to leave the fishing grounds after dark tonight and that he will be back at the Penney estate on Belle Island be- fore midnight. The understanding is that the journey back to Belle Island will be made by train. At least he will cruise up Angelfish Creek, through the lagoons of several keys as far as Long Key, where the party will board a train to take them as far as Miami, where automcbiles will be waiting to take them to Belle Island. No Definite Sabbath Plans. No definite plans have b2en made for the first Sabbath of Mr. and Mrs. Hoover's Florida vacation. There is every assurance that they will attend services, but just where has not yot been determined. Representatives of Mr. Hoover report that there is a little Quaker meeting house in Miami and it is thought likely that it will be to that place that the President-elect and Mrs. Hoover will go to worship tomorrow morning. An invitation has been re- ceived' from several other churches of different denominations. Last night was made uncomfortable for the correspondents because of querfes .eceived by some from their home offices regarding a story from Miami to the effect that secret service operatives had frustrated a plot upon the life of the President-elect. In- vestigation developed the fact that about, three weeks before the Hoover party@arrived three men, who were “doing some talking” about how they were' going to “get” Mr. Hoover, were arrested and later released after a hearing before a United States com- missioner, and after the secret service had investigated further. Dr. Work Also Fishing. Dr. Hubert Work, chairman of the Republican national committee, who was brought to Florida by Mr. Hoover to be close at hand to sort of dispose of the out-and-out political callers who might drop-in on him during his stay at_ Belle Island, evidently found the political business dull in the absence of Mr. Hoover, because he is today doing some fishing himself out on the ocean. Dr. Work, along with Stuart W. Cramer, millionaire textile manufac- turer and Republican leader in North Camll;l:(i Wd Col. Horace A. Mann, who mana; r. Hoover's campaign in the Solid South, are the guests ’?f Glenn Smipper, Republican national commit- teman from Florida. on a fishing yacht, They expect to be back at Miami Beach tonight. AUTO LAW CHANGES SENT TO CONGRESS The District Commissioners today sent forward to Congress two recom gmd;:tlom for amendment to the traf- c act. According to tife first, in cases where jail sentences are now mandatory on conviction, as for reckless and drunken driving, the discretion is left to the Po~ lice fiaurzljudge ;as ‘l?‘l v&wthcr or not a jail sentence shoul addition to the fine. it A second - provides that in cases where an increased penalty is pre- scribed for repeated offenses, only the offenses which have occurred within three years are to be considered. Thus if a driver has one conviciion on one of the offenses, but no more until three vears after the first, his previous record shall be considered clean. These amendments were recommend- ed to Commissioner Proctor L. the erty saveral months ago b; Trm- rector Willlam H. Har)