Evening Star Newspaper, January 28, 1929, Page 1

WEATHER. (U, 8. Weather Fair and colder ture about 18 degrees tonight; tomor- row fair and continued cold. Temperature—Highest, 36, at 3:45 lowest, 28, at 4 am. today. Full report on page 4. Closing N. Y. Markets, Pages 10 and 11 ' p.m. yesterday; No. 30,953. post office, ‘Wureau Forecast.) with lowest tempera- Entered as second class matter Washington, D. C. 14 MOUNTAIN PEAKS ARE FOUND BY BYRD N 3HOUR FLIGHT Returns From Journey Over King Edward Land—Bol- ling Arrives. DISCOVERY OF NEW ISLAND ALSO REPORTED First Plane to Fly Over Main Body of Continent—Unexplored Territory Seen. BY RUSSEL OWEN. By Wireless to The Star and the New York | Times, LITTLE AMERICA, January 28— Comdr. Byrd. returning after a five-hour flight over King Edward Land, an- nounced on his arrival at Scott Nuna | Tako and the Alexandria mountains, | the discovery of 14 mountain pesk.s‘ sticking up above the snow. After | 80 many weeks of nothing but! ice and snow, the solid rock looked good, Byrd's message continued. Re- ceipt previously of & radio dispatch, announcing that the Eleanor Bolling had arrived, also was announced by | Comdr. Byrd. He also discovered a new island on his first long exploration flight over King Edward Land, he reported. He kept in continuous radio communication with the base and ship. Balchen piloted the plane and June acted as radio operator. | He took off after a run of only 30 sec- onds, despite a heavy load, and after circling the camp headed northeast on a course for the Scott Nuna Tako. He g&d gas for about nine and . one-half ours, First Long Exploration. ‘This is the first time that an American has made a long exploration trip in Ant- arctic and the first time an airplane has been used to fly over the main body of the continent. Everywhere on the right of his course today was unexplored ter- ritory, and much of the coastline to his left had never been seen before. The Bolling arrived today a few min- utes after Byrd had taken off and dis- appeared to the northwest, flying high over the snow under a clear, brilliant sky. Her arrival and the successful take-off made this a day of jubilation, for this is the first steel ship-ever used by an Antarctic expedition, and the Bolling bucked ice s lly for sev- eral days, arrivin re loaded so that her sides bulged. Her gel here eatest Army Aviator Leaps to Safety as Flames Break Out in Motor. LOSES OXYGEN TUBE. Pilot Describes Jump for Life After Losing Senses at 34,000 Feet. After becoming insensible through lack of oxygen and dropping 25,000 feet in an Army airplane, First Lieut. Julian B. Haddon regained con- sciousness in time to discover his machine in flames. In the follow- lowing narrative, Lieut. Haddon re- lates his thrilling experiences and gl‘lp})‘flully describes his escape from leat) Lieut. Haddon is attached to the Army Air Corps at Wright Fleld, Dayton, Ohio, ‘where various types of Army airplanes are now being tested. BY JULIAN B. HADDON, First Lieutenant Air Corps, U. 8. A. | Written exclusively for The Star and the North American Newspaper Alllance. DAYTON, Ohio, January 28.—On Saturday, January 26, 1929, at 9:30 | am. I took off from Wright Field, Day- [ton, Ohlo, in an experimental single- sealer Army pursuit airplane, equipped with a D-12 430-horsepower motor, with side type exhaust driven supercharger. This was one of the regular scheduled test flights which are conducted on all types of airplanes and equipment by the United States Army Air Corps at Wright Field. ‘The purpose of this particular flight was to determine the best climbing speed and the maximum speed at serv- ice ceiling of this airplane when equipped with a supercharger. The! NEW YORK LS ANERG'S HERDE Capt. Fried and Aides to March on Triumphal Trail up Broadway. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, January 28.—Capt. George Fried and his mates of the safely means”that the hazard the expedition faced sur- mounted, and now only remains the at task of unloading her and getting cargo ashore. Ice Gone Out of Bay. Fortunately, the ice has gone out of the bay on the east . enabling party to approach the barrier and take a direct route over solid surface of only four miles to the camp. = The plane in which Comédr. Byrd made his flight to King Edward Land is a specially built Faire] “with a 400-horsepower motor. It loaded with the most diversified it ev;r}:-cked in an : Bl ot i e, £ carefully before , everything that went into it being 50 that the load might be cut down to a min- imum. Tt weighed, fully loaded, includ- ing the crew, about 5600 pounds. It was remarkable how much*was packed into the comparatively small cabin, for in commercial use the plane earriés only five or six passengers. It' was built especially for Antarctic” work, the tail surfaces being enlarfged, the landing gear raised apd extra tanks being built into the cabin and wings. But for this flight the cabin tank was re- moved and only the wings tanks were partly filled. ‘The usual instruments are on the board in front of the pilot and to his right is a radio key so that he may op- erate the radio in an emergency. Fastened to the back of his seat is the large compass, this being the only place in the ship fairly free from local deviations. Just behind the seat is; the drift indicator opening in the floor and about it is the navigating hatch through which Byrd can take sextant sights and watch his sun compass. Can Take Pictures. ‘The doors have plates which may be opened for taking pictures. In back of the doors and just in front of the partition separarting the cabin from the tail of the plane sits the radio operator with his sets slung on either side of him and easily accessible for repairs or adjustments. A radio key is fasien-| ed on a tiny shelf on his left, a shelf about 6 inches wide. This small space seems fairly well | filled with the crew, but also it held| two sleds for hand hauling which have | been taken apart and may be lashed to- gether with rawhide, two man harnesses, two tents, one primus cooker, three sleeping bags, three pairs of skis, two paire of ski sticks, two pairs of snow- &hoes, two pairs of ski booss, one ice! ax, spade, snow knife, hunting knife, 60 feet alpine rope, four bamboo poles, two pair crampons, one _portable emergency radio set, repair outfit, water- proof clothes bag. in which are packed mukluks, senna grass, fyr mitts, under- wear, sox and snow goggles. There are ! also two medical kits, matches, binoc- ulars, fuel for the cookers, and food for three men for three months. These things were taken so that Byrd and his companions would have been able to get home on foot if they had been forced down. The airpiane supplies included a tool kit, motor cover, blow torch for heating the motor, snow shovel, tarpaulin, oil drainage, oil funnel and gas funnei Byrd's navigation equipment consists of charts, sextant, drift indicator, sun compass, earth inductor compass and large magnetic compass. And yet with all this material aboard it is stowed so neatly and compactly that there is some room to move around and moving pictures of interesting parts of the flight may be taken. Byrd has provided in_ his usual thorough way for every possible contingency as on any of these flights and there will be many of them before he returns. He recently tested out a new sailing sled, weighing only 36 pounds, including sail, mast, canvas bag to hold everything on it and the stays. It is the most satisfactory sled he has ever had and when he tested it in a 20-mile wind it moved across a rough lumpy surface so quickly | 1,0, that one had to hustle to keep up with 1t. by the New York Time Florida rescue were headed into another storm today—a gale of cheers and a blizzard of ticker tape. ‘Their course lay over the famous heroes trail, from the Battery up Broad- way to the City Hall, to permit the city’s |-thousands to voice their admiration for the skill and daring which saved 32 lives from the sinking Italian freighter 700 miles off the Virginia capes last Wed- nesday. % The sound of his name echoing amid cheers against the walls of Broadwa; skyscrapers was not new to Capt. ‘Three years ago he met a similar ception when he docked the liner Pres- ident Roosevelt after taking 35 off the British freighter Antinoe. Aides Share in Glory. Sharing in the plaudits of the crowd and the honprs which tne city helm upon the captain were Chief Harry Manning, who commanded the life boat in its perilous trip to the side of the sinking freighter; Nelson H. Smith, chief radio operator, and the eight members of the boat's crew. The pmfinm for the parade and re- ception called for the b of Capt. Fried and his men from Hoboken to the Battery on the city tug Macom at noon. An escort comj of Regulars from Governors Isi and sailors from the navy yard was ordered for march up Broadway. At city hall Mayor Walker and other city officials arranged to extend the greetings of the city to the heroes and present them with gold medals. Tlumi- nated scrolls extolling their dead also were prepared for presentation to Capt. Fried, Manning and Nelson. A luncheon was arranged at the Ad- vertising Club after the city hall re- ception. Three Heroes Speak Over Radio. After a day spent resting at their homes, Capt. Pried, Manning and Nel- son spoke over the radio last night. Capt. Fried urged that all credit for the rescue be given to Manning and the oarsmen of the lifeboat. In his talk, Manning described how the small boat was driven througmh the darkness and mounting seas, to ti side of the sinking ship, how a line was aboard and how the Italian sailors plunged into the water and were drawn into the rescue boat. He paid warn tribute to the pluck of the shipwrecked men, six of whom made the dangerous leap despite seri- ous injuries. While five of their shipmates were in an Italian hospital being treated for injuries and exposure, 27 mem- bers of the reseue crew attended church services twice yesterday. In the eve- ning they were the guests of a Broad- way motion picture theater. e ONLY ONE NEW FLU CASE: A iy Three Deaths From Disease Report- ed Here Yesterday. Reports of cases of inflienza in the District, which have been dwindling dally, declined to a single case today. No deaths were reported. Yesterday eight cases and three deaths from the disease were reported. Thus far in January, 1,693 cases and ch WITH SUNDAY MORN ING EDITION ¢ Foening SHtar. WASHINGTON, D. C., MONDAY, JANUARY 28, 1929—FORTY PAGES. FLYER, UNCONSCIOUS, DIVES 25,000 FEET, ESCAPES FIRE LIEUT. JULIAN B. HADDON. supercharger is an apparatus for pre- ver'::lng'drg.crened power of the motor due to the rareness of the atmosphere at_higher altitudes. In an airplane of this type, the use of the supercharger has increased the ,amtude to which the plane will fly from about 21,000 feet to approximately 35,- 000 feet. Oxygen Supply Necessary. It has been found fromr experiments made by the Army Medical Corps and from actual flight tests, that at all altitudes above 15,000 feet the atmos- phere begins to get so thin that there Is insufficient oxygen available for the average person to function normally. At the extremely high altitude which was contemplated on this particular flight, it was, of course, necessary to carry a supply of oxygen. This oxygen was inhaled through the mouth by means of a small tube with a rubber nipple. A valve being installed in the tube to regulate the amount required. The extremely cold temperatures found at the higher altitudes makes very bulky clothing necessary. The cold- (Continued on Page 3, Column 1) Wind, Net Sympathy, Caused Officer to Cry Making Arrest, The wind and not sympathy caused Motor Cycle Policeman John T. White to shed tears as he arrested Howard E. Severe of Chevy Chase, Md., according to testimony in Police Court today. Severe is alleged to have been speeding on Connecticut avenue when a 5 On the stand, Severe said that when he stopped, White was weeping and Judge Isaac R. Hitt asked, “was he crying because he had to arrest you?” ‘Decide ared had wis TWO SHPS SOUGHT BY RESCUE VESSELS Little Hope Held for Third Craft, Overdue at Dock for Week. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, January 28.—Two Coast Guard cutters were racing to the aid of a ship in distress 700 miles east of Boston today and a tug was seeking snother disabled craft between Ber- muda and the Azores. Meanwhile hope faded for the safety the | of the steam trawler Seiner, a week overdue at Groton, Conn., from the Georges Banks. Fighting Snow Squalls. Fighting thelr way through snow squalls and a strong west, northwest wind, which sometimes blew & full gale, the cutters Mojave and Tampa were seeking the British freighter Silver Maple in answer to her S O 8 sent out Saturday afternon saying she was help- less with disabled steering gear. The Mojave, which was about 60 miles ahead of the Tampa, is expected to reach the position of the distressed ship about 1 o'clock tomorrow. ‘The last position given by the Silver Maple placed her in 36 degrees north Iatitude and 57 degrees 34 minutes west longitude. The message giving her po- sition to the Mojave said the weather “was fresh with northwest gales.” The Silver Maple, a craft of 5300 tons, built a year ago and owned by the Silver Line, Ltd, was westbound for New York. She carried a crew of 40. Tug Looking for Freighter. ‘Word received at Lloyd’s London of- fice from Horta, in the Azores, said a tug had been dispat¢hed to search for the Italian freighter Capo Vado, which was: apparently-in distress about mid- way between the Azores and Bermuda. An 8 O S was picked up from the Cape Vado last Friday. Since then American stations have heard nothing from her. The British stedmship Clean- this was said to-have gone to‘her assist- ance. The Capo Vado, with a crew of more than 25, was bound for Baltimore. | Jenny Dolly Is Operated On. PARIS, January 28 (#).—Jenny Doily, one of the Dolly Sisters, American dancing team, underwent an operation for appendicitis today. The operation was stated to hl‘lf been successful and the dancer was said to be doing as well 60 deaths have been reported. as could Be expected. By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, January 28.—Diner serv- ice was inaugurated as a regular fea- ture of air passenger service in the United States yesterday when the Uni- versal Aviation Corporation launched the first of 10 giant trimotored Fokker planes to fly the routes between here nnd“ Cleveland, Minneapolis and St. uis. Miss Cleveland, carrying = fully stocked pantry and kitchen and manned with a chef and waiter, was christened (Copyright. 1928, 0. and_the St n Louts Post-Dispateh ights for publica it e Soric f tion reserved througho: by Mrs. P. G. Kemp, wife of the vice president of the Universal Lines, and American Air Line Starts Diner Service With Six-Course Lunch Cooked on Plane went into service on the Cleveland run. Ten passengers, including Lewis H. Piper of Minneapolis, president of the lines, were served a six-course luncheon, cooked on the ship's electric stove, as 1t soared over the city today. The ship carries 12 passengers and is equipped with upholstered arm- chairs, luggage and magazine racks and ash trays. The entire fleet, of the heated cabin type, will be in opera- tion by Spring. Connections for rail traffic to and from New York will be made at Cleveland with New York Cen- ns sral tra) I HOOVER ADVISERS BALK AT PUBLICITY IN SMITH MEETING Refuse to Become. Party to Any “Stunt” Promoted by Press Agent. “WOULD BE GLAD TO SEE GOVERNOR,” HOOVER SAYS ! S el Al Declares He Has No Statement to Make—Bringing Two To- gether Is Uncertain. By the Associated Press. MIAMI BEACH, Fla., January 28— President-elect Hoover said today he would be “most happy” to see former Gov. Alfred E. Smith, who is spending part of his vacation time at Coral Gables, only a short distance from the Hoover home on Belle Isle. ply to a question from a newspaper correspondent follows: “By all means I should be glad if Gov, Smith has the time to call. should be most happy to see him.” Advised of Mr. Hoover’s statement by telephone, the former New York gov- ernor said he had no statement to make. “Will you see Mr. Hoover?” he was asked. “I said there was no statement,” the Democratic leader replied. He added that he was interested, but that he was in Florida for a vacation and objected to newspaper correspond- ents continually calling him on the tele- ‘phone. “I would be glad to see you men in & group at any time.” he said. and Mr. Smith together through a Hamilton Wright, press agent for Miami, who called at Hoover headquarters. ‘This request was flatly refused, advisers of Mr. Hoover taking the position that they would not become a party to what they termed a “publicity stunt.” HOOVER AT WORK TODAY. Foregoes Pleasure of Fishing for Con- ferences and Other Business, BY J. RUSSELL YOUNG, Btaft Correspondent of The Star. BELLE ISLE, Fla., January 28.—With thoughts of fishing as far removed from his mind as possible, Mr. Hoover today rolled up his sleeves and knuckled down to a day of labor. He was at his 'desk in the temporary executive office on the Adams estate, adjoining that of J; C: Penney, where the President-elect and Mrs. Hoover are making their home while in Florida, shortly after .9 o'clock. He hurriedly went through some of his accumulated mail and then "received Col, Horace A. Mann, who managed his recent campaign in the Southern States and who has since been looked upon as Mr. Hoover's probably dispenser of Fed- eral patronage in Dixie during the com- ing administration. Col. Mann also has been frequently mentioned for the ap- g&lnement for some post of responsi- ty. Col. Mann said follow the confer- ence that there is no Federal position he wants or would accept if offered, and he felt certain that Mr. Hoover was not even considering him in that connection. He added that the national committee- men and women, and the State and county leaders and other leaders should and will have the say about distributing the Southern patronage. After his conference with Col. Mann, Mr. Hoover devoted himself for more than an hour to work. Others to be re- ceived by him at the office before lunch- eon today are Judson C. Welliver, for- mer Washington newspaper correspond- ent and editor, and now assoclated with the Pullman Co.; Floyd Gibbons, war correspondent and magazine writer; Walter A. Strong, publisher of the Chi- cago Daily News: Judge Henning orl California, former Assistant Secretary i of Labor, and Louis Liggett, Republi- can national committeeman, Massachu- setts. Harlan Stone, associate justice of the | Supreme Court of the United States, and Mrs. Stone arrived at the Hoover home on Belle Island in time for break- | {ast this morning. Justice Stone is one 1 of Mr. Hoover’s old fishing cronies, hay- ing been on fishing trips with him on several occasions. It was for the purpose of accom- rmyxnz him on his next fishing expedi- lon that Mr. Hoover invited Justice and Mrs. Stone to join him here. The understanding is that Mr. Hoover ai- ready is making ready for another at- tempt to catch a sailfish and that the likelihood is that he and his party will leave Belle Isle either tomorrow after- noon or Wednesday. He plans to go to ;éle same fishing grounds, off the Florida eys. Mrs. Hoover and Mrs. Stone, Mr. and Mrs. Mark Sullivan and Laurence Richey, Mr. Hoover's personal repre- sentative, and Mrs. Richey will make up the remainder of the fishing party. Mr. and Mrs. Hoover yesterday spent a quiet and restful Sabbath. In the | morning they went to religious services at the Community Church at Miami Beach, the nearest church to Belle Isle. While erected as the First Con- gregational Church at Miami Beach, this church has been undenominational in its aim and appeal. ‘While not aware that he was to' have these distinguished visitofs. in his con- gregation, Rev. Elisha A, King, formerly a_ Californian, preached a .sermon, “Pruits “of Silence,” which fitted . ad- -| mirably the principles of ‘falth of the Quaker _denomination Hoover belongs. Stories. printed in Washington ‘to the effect that Representative Britten of Tllinois represented President-elect Hoo- ver as telling him (Britfen) that he favored a Navy second 10 none and a naval program with a time limit, were nmchll‘;' denied here today in behalf of Mr. Hoover. Last night Mr. and Mrs. Hoover had as guests for dinner Cyrus H. Curtis of Philadelphia, newspaper and maga- zine publisher; James Francis Burke of Pennsylvania, counsel of the Repub- lican national committee; Mr. and Mrs. Irvin Bachelor, Mr. and Mrs. Mark Sullivan, Edward G. Lowrey and for- mer Gov. James Goodrich of Indiana. to which Mr. G,OOO-IH of Flu in Smyrna. CONSTANTINOPLE, January 28 (#) —An epidemic of influenza, which has been sweeping Turkey, is now centering in the historic city of Smyrna, which 8o often been visited by disaster. Latest advices state that 6,000 cases have been ryorfd including the her officials. . governor and Radio Programs—Page 26 . i Mr. Hoover's statement, made in re- | An effort to bring the President-elect | third party was undertaken today by ; - WALSH EXPLAINS CRUISER BILL FIGHT War With Japan and Britain, He Says. 1 By the Associated Press. . Senator Walsh of Montana, in a speech | before the Senate today outlining his reasons for opposing the cruiser bill, |said that those who favor huilding the 16 ships have in mind the possibility, first, of a war with Great Britain, and second of & war with Japan. He declared that no ope has indi- cated that the United States Navy as it now stands was not adequate to meet results arising out of controversies with any other countries save the two | mentioned. He was opposed to the bill, he de- | clared, because he, beligved' it would in- terfere with any attempt of the United States to obtain further agreements for { the "curbing of naval armament. Wants Parity by Scaling Down. The cruiser bill, the Senator declared, contemplatés that England will con- tinue her “traditional practice” of in- tercepting and searching neutral ves- sels in time of war, and this contempla- tion, he added, will lead to difficulties. “I am wedded to the idea of parity as between the United States and Great Britain,” Walsh asserted, “but I should like to see that parity attained by scaling down, rather than by build- ing up.” ‘Senator Walsh declared, however, that' in his opinion there is no incongruity in approving the Kellogg treaty and in passing the cruiser bill. “The sponsors of the crujser bill in the Senate,” he said; “are no less at- tached to the cause of peace than are the rest of us who may vote against the measure. ' They equally harbor the hope of an agreement for the limita- tion of naval armament. The differ- ence is a difference of view as to how most certainly to arrive at an agree- ment, fair and just to the United States. Seeks Another Agreement Effort. “Not a few of those who will support the bill take that course, convinced that by so doing they aid in bringing about a conference and in getting satis- factory results from it, and that to de- feat the bill will encourage the belief abpard that there is no purpose on the part of our government in any event to build, or that should any purpose it can be circumvented through the spontaneous or ingited: opposition of the Congress. “I confess that my disposition was at first to support the bill, sharing the belief that to proceed to build would lead to an accord, but on reflection I have convinced myself that another effort to agree may bring resuits, and I am eager that the trial should be THINKS HOOVER WANTS LIMIT, House Naval Committee Chairman Cites Recent Conference. After being informed of word from Miami that Herbert Hoover’s office had announced the President-elect had not discussed the pending cruiser bill, Chair- man Britten of the House naval com- mittee reiterated today his conviction three-year time limit for construction Senate were retained. “Immedlately after my recent confer- ence with President-elect Hoover I pre- dicted,” Britten said, “that the incom- ing Hoover administration would be for an American Navy commensurate with politically and industrially. “1 made this prediction because of Mr. Hoover's very apparent great inter- est in the Navy, and no other conclusion could have been drawn from our con- versation. “To presume that the inclusion of the time limit in the cruiser bill would be. pleasing to Mr. Hoover is but a natural conclusion and if 1 am wrong, then I am the poorest guesser in the world.” President Coolidge wants the time clause taken out of the bill, but his wishes were disregarded when the House passed it last year. Chairman Hale of the Senate naval affairs com- mittee, who.is sponsoring the bill in the Senate, wants the time limit clause kept in, and he is confident that he has enoug votes to carry his point. Senator rah of Idaho, one of the leaders in the fight against the time clause, has said that he would not op- pose the measure if the time clause were taken out, but gem nents insist that the time clause ept in. The fight has hinged largely around that point for several days, and once that is settled, the final vote is believed to be near. ‘When the measure was first brought up, it was expected that an attempt would be made to reduce the (Continued on Page 32, Col number lumn 6.) |Backers See Possibility o# be entertained by the executive branch | that Mr. Hoover would be pleased it the | in the cruiser proposal now before the | the world position of the United States, | {P. W. Benninghoven Given | Second and Miss Kath- | arine Jacobs Third. | Honorable Mention Made of Others for Excellence of €ontributions. Michael B. Driscoll, 2123 I street, a rate expert with the Interstate Com- merce Commission, is the winner of the | $100 first prize in the contest for essays | {on the advantages of the Community | Chest in the National Capital zonduct- {ed by The Evening Star, it was an- {nouncm today by the board of editors | who_judged, the contest, Other prize winners were: | bian Building, second prize, $50. Miss Katharine Jacobs, 1523 Park | road, third prize, $25. In view of the general excellence of the essays submitted for the contest the judges have seen fit fo give honorable mention ta the following: John H. Murray, 1817 Thirty-fifth street. Robert P. Diemer, Ontario Apart- ments, Ontarioc road and Eighteenth street. » E: M. Clement, 408 Rutland court. ‘Willard Allen Colcord, | avenue, Park. 3939 Thirtieth street, ‘Takoma Mary C. Farrell, Mount, Rainjer, Md. CHAMBERLAN SEE PEAGE TREATY 0K Britain Awaits Dominion Ac- tion Before Making Fermal Move, He Tells Commons. | ; | By the Associated Press. LONDON, January 28.—Sir Austen | Chamberlain, British foreign secretary, { told the House of Commons. foday that | the British government proposes to de- posit its ratification of the Kellogg pact as soon as the doniimien governments are in a position to do likewise. Sir Austen sald specific ratification by Parliament was unnecessary, since opin- ion in both houses from the first has been strongly in favor of the pact. Comdr. Joseph M. Kenworthy, Labor- ite member for Hull, asked If Sir Austen was aware that there were certain criticisms leveled at him “about the reservations attached” to the pact, SOUTH AFRICA RATIFIES PACT, House of Assembly Adopis Kellogg Treaty Outlawing War, CAPE TOWN, Union of South Africa, January 28 (#).—The House of As- sembly of the Union of South Africa to- day ratified the Kellogg pact. Alexander Signs Kellogg Pact. BELGRADE. Jugoslavia, January 28 (#).—Acting on the recommendation of the foreign minister, King Alexander of Jugosiavia, has signed the Kellogg pact for renunciation of war. By the Associated Press. MERCED, Calif., January 28.—A ferocious wolf dog, leader of a huge ck of dogs and coyotes in nocturnal rpl.lds on llv‘:iwck. had vanished today after shotguns and poison had slain half his followers. ‘The “Hound of Silman,” named from the ranch where he made his first raid on cattle, was believed to have retreated to his lair with his hungry pack. Posses and ranchers, organized to kill the big dog leader, admitted failure in their hunt, but said they had killed more than 20 members of his pack. Many cattle have been killed by the “Hound of Silman” and his predatory horde. The big wolf dog had re- Paul W. Benninghoven, 503 Colum- | 120 Albany i cruited many animals and coyotes and for several nights the mad band raids on ranches, M. B. DRISCOLL NAMED WINNER IN CHEST ESSAY COMPETITION | | _MICHAFL B. DRISCOLL. Elizabeth Anne Harris, 147 Adams street. Evelyn W. Jones, 3719 Military road. Hard Task for Judges. No prizes were awarded in connec- tion with the honorable mention, but | the excellence of the essays submit- i the task of the judges in picking the | winners 'a highly difficult one. The | prizes will be awarded at the dinner | tonight at the Mayflower Hotel, formerly !-uncmng jthe :Community Chest cam- paign. - essays of those winning the contest and those receiving honor- able mention will be printed in The Star during the course of the chest cam- Mr. Driscoll's essay was chosen from " (Continued on Page 2, Column 3. PRESIDENT GIVES CHECK TO CHEST Sets Example to City on Eve of Formal Opening of Fund Campaign. | President Coolidge, who previously |had expressed his approval of the | Washington Community Chest, today on the eve of the formal opening of the 'c-mp«lm for funds, set an example for prospective givers by still further show- ing his approval by & contribution. ‘The President presented his check to Robert V. Fleming, chairman of the special gifts committee of the chest, at | the White House shortly after noon in | the presence of John Poole, chairman of the campaign; Frederic . A. Delano, chest president, and Elwood Street, di- rector. Final instructions for the Army of approximately 4,000 unpaid workers who will solicit funds for the chest in what proves to be Washington's biggest welfare campaign will be given at a | dinner of chest officers and workers in the Hotel Mayflower tonight at 6:30 o'clock. ‘Tomorrow morning with “For Wash- ington’s Sake” as their slogan this vast army of workers will start for their ob- jective—to_raise the remainder of the sum of $1,343,348.93 necessary to enable the 57 member agencies of the chest to carry on their welfare work during the year. Of the total sum, the special gifts committee. Mr. Fleming. chairman, has had promised to date the sum of about $500,000. i " Nearly 2,500 persons, including the (Continued on Page 2, Column 1. “Hound of Silman™ Gives Slip to Posses. But Half of His Predatory Horde Die| So bold did the dogs become that they entered a hog ranch and attacked four hogs. Cattlemen of this section were forc- ed to band together with guns and patrol their lands nightly. A posse sighted a pack of dogs roaming over the wastes, with the big hound at their lead. The posse opened fire and killed 20 dogs, the others escaping. Poison was placed in the carcasses of slain cattle and several of the wild dogs were found dead the next day. A theory that the hound leader and other dogs were kept on the ranch of & man who turned the beasts loose nightly to ravage neighboring farms was being investigated by E. V. Sands, State predatory animal supe: 3 Sands spread poison for the leader was too clever to fal made of the wild dog pack., but the hound | into the trap. The only evening paper in Washington with the Associated Press ’s Circulation, 107, Circulation, 112,365 " TWO CENTS. REDRAFTED SALARY MEASURE PROVIDES EMPLOYE HEARINGS Bill, Up in House, Instructs Personnel Board to Consult Department Heads. | | | | | ] [ | | | CLAUSE BANS DRASTIC RAISES OR REDUCTIONS Brookhart Plans to Ask Abolish- ment of Classification Body and Transfer Duties. ‘The redrafted Government, salary re- lief bill, which Chairman Lehlbach of the House civil service committee was authorized by that committee to pre- pare and introduce, was submitted to the House today. It carries the provision of the first Lehlbach bill specifically stating that | “the Personnel ~Classification Board shall have sole jurisdiction to determine finally the grade or subdivision thereof, to which all positions subject to the compensation schedules of the classi~ fication act and amendments thereto shall be allocated, nad it shall have authority to ascertain currently the facts as to the duties and responsibili~ ties of any such position and to review | and change the allocation thereof when- |ever in its opinion the facts warrant.” Hearings Are Provided. | The original Lehlback proposal is modified. however, by a clause provid- i"" that the personnel classification | board must consult heads of depart | ments and grant hearings to the peopie affected before such allocations are | made. The new bill provides “that such review and change shall be made only | after consultation with the heads of the departments concerned, and after afford- 13 all incumbents of the positions ected an opportunity to be heard, of which hearing a permanent record shall be made and kept, including all testi~ | mony taken.” and transfer its duties to the Civil Service Commission. The provision would be a part of the ybxll"l‘cmm' & board of appeals with | W vernment employes could i complaints. ey | ted by the group thus recognized made | but said cases. l'l;mnx,::w Lehlbach bill does not in- clude original provision demanding a survey of high-paid employes, but implies this by including a safety clause for grade 4 of the professional and scientific service and grade 11 of the clerical administrative and fiscal service that if reductions are made they shall not be lower than the salaries being rmed when the Welch act went into effect. The clause in the new bill provides “that in the case of an incumbent of any position which was allocated to A original schedules of June 30, 1928, and which shall be allocated by the board to either of the two grades similarly designated in the amended schedules, reduction in compensation below the 1ate he was receiving on June 30, 1928, shall not be made.” ‘There is still another provision that in all cases other than those covered by this saving clause whenever the al a position the compensation of the incumbent of that position shall be fixed initially at the rate in the grade to which the position is allocated which is nearest the rate of compensation he is then receiving. Fixes Minimum Reduction. The new Lehlbach bill carries s <lause safeguard! against drastic raises or reductions and fixed the max- xm%l:: mmdm:um at $200. e providing that fleld em- ployes’ salaries adjusted under the Welch act by the department heads shall be readjusted under this act bring- ing the salaries in the fleld service up | to a par with salaries for similar posi- tions in Washington. The new bill pro- vides as follows: “The heads of departments and in dependent establishments, who were a: (Continued on Page 2, Column 4.) HOME-BREW INGREDIENTS LISTED FOR STATE TAX Indiana Legislator to Introduce Bill Providing for Assessment on Malt Sirups and Extracts. Ry the Associated Press. INDIANAPOLIS, January 28.—A Euu ‘t;x on potz’d Anmrrediem.s of home rew Proj a_bill prepa; by Representative H. Cunhplennr:\‘l for introduction in the Indiana Gen- eral Assembly. The measure would provide for a sales tax on halt sirup lng mnllt' en&”l' ennett said today that malt prod- ucts are being shi 4 into Indiana by the car load and that l&pmlmnuly engaged 1 50 companies are its manu- facture. While these products have legitimate uses in baking, Bennett con- tends that a large pfiteenhlg is used of home brew. He in the manufacture P a tax of five cents on each quart can The Wright bone dry law of Indiana of malt. is considered among the most . severe prohibition statutes in the country. Maryland . and Virginia News Today on Pages 6 and 7.