Evening Star Newspaper, March 26, 1929, Page 2

GOULD DESCRIBES -~ DYRD'S ARRIVAL Pianning to Hike When : Plane Came. By Wireless to Tst';\ nd the New York LITTLE AMERICA, Antaretica, March 26.—The following is a conclu- sion of the diary of Lawrence M. Gould, geologist end geographer of the Byrd Antaretic expedition, which began yes- terday with a day-to-day ‘account of the struggle of Gould, Bernt. Balchen and Harold June during the storm that isolated them in the Rockefeller Moun- tams. In the first installment he told of the wrecking of their plans and the prospect of trekking 135 miles overland through bitter cold to the base. BY LAWRENCE M. GOULD. MARCH FIFTEENTH. By sundown the wind lulled enough so0 that we could go over and look at the plane and help Harold to get his radio working. What a disheartening | sight is the Fokker, and what an un-|{ earthly force must have pulled it loose from its moorings and carried it so far. ‘The fuselage cracked, skis brokeri, pro- peller blades twisted into & crokscrew— & distorted and pitiful sight. We failed in establishing radio com- munication on this day. June could hear camp, but they couldn't hear us, and so they don't know what has hap- pened, apparently. The terrific weather we have had here was not du- plicated in camp. MARCH SIXTEENTH. It is better this morning. There is little wind, a puff now and then from the west. This is a good sign, and the barometer is rising steadily. Still the camp cannot hear us. If they can but hear us on the next schedule and know what has happened and send the Fairchild plane to our rescue, for it is good flyirig weather here, it should be at camp this afternoon, according to a message this morning. Across the blue and white of the ice and snow: some half & mile off I see the Fokker. I can hear the hum of the emergency radio power plant. Harold is at his job again. If the camp will only hear this time. No radio operator could be more devoted to tho problem before him than is Harold June. T am sure no one could have handled the emergency of than has he. Plane Loss Tragedy for Byrd. The sky is a bit more overcast and occasional flakes of snow, dead calm and very warm. It will probably snow awfully hard soon and thus postpone still further the possible flight of the Fair- child to us. We are rigging up our sledges and getting our gear, down to 2 minimum in case we have to start walking the long way back. It is a heart-breaking prospect, and I pray we may not be subjected to the ordeal. The last week has been filled with enough excitement and tragedy to last me always. For the lost Fokker is a real tragedy to Comdr. Byrd. It was a plane he counted on using widely for exploration next Summer. He has been 80 kind and to me that it comes es) y hard that my feo- logical trip should cause him this loss. ‘There are no words to compass my re- grets, especially when I know the fine and generous attitude he will take toward the whole affair. 2:30 p.m—Still trying with radio to reach the base'camp, but so far with- out success. But the weather looks hopeful and the eter is rising, apd surely if we fail to establish communi- cation the * hilds plane will come out to have a Iook at jeast. Gulls Hover Over Camp. ‘Three skua gulls have been hovering over us all thé morning. Most folks would consider the skua gull a sort of “ornery” creature, but the Lord knows they look good to me in this awful des- ert of white—at least they are alive, and they are the only live things we have seen here. We found & few smoke bombs in the wreck. I asked Bernt to bring part of them to the tent and leave the rest by the plane, so whatever place we may be we can signal to the Fairchild plane, and again, if we go out on the trail to ‘walk home, we shall carry some to sig- nal the plane if they come out to look for us. One of the most astonishing things about the weather ever since we have bzen here has been the extraordinarily high temperatures, (It was these tem- peratures from the north which made the weather unfit for fiying. It cleared quickly when the thermometer went down to 36 below zero the day they came home.) ‘Warm—at 14 to 20 Above! Now it is but 29 above zero Fahren- heit. Yesterday it was 32 above. Just one night it grew cool and the tempera- ture fell to 11 below zero. For the most part, however, the temperature has ranged from about 14 to 20 above. 9 p.m—Hour after hour, at every pos- sible time, Harold has tried to get radio communication with the camp. but this afternoon the crankshaft in the emer- gency power generator set broke, He can still hear messages from the camp, they cannot hear and have not heard us, so do not yet suspect our plight, and now there is no hope of getting the news to them. They broadcast to us every hour and wiil be looking to us to fly back in the morning. Continue Plans for Trek. Since they will not see us, it is pos- sible that their anxiety will be zm( enough by now to send the plane out to_us. We confidently hope so. In the meantime we continue with our preparations to start walking. Bernt d Harold are quite ingenious at de- ! sing_ways and means of overcoming Eifficulties. ‘We do not have a sound five-gallon can to carry gasoline for our primus £tove since the plane disaster. They emptied three fire extinguisher contain- ers and two or three other small tanks, ‘We can now Garry on the trail some yir and & half gallons. With the canvas motor cover Bernt Is going to make a sledsheet for one of the sleds. Since we have lots of food here, I am gnmg to try partially dry cooking some food, particularly oatmeal, utfit any better A All Notices of Fanter Muzic For Next Saturday’s Special Page MUST BE RECEIVED At The Star BY TOMORROW B el el ) .. 3 RERRRERENE _*» THE EVENIN Wilbur’s Hoover Food Drive Recalled. Administration Was Begun in| Small Office With Bor- rowed Pencils. NEW INTERIOR SECRETARY AT HOME IN DEPARTMENT Experience With| } BY REX COLLIER. | Sceretary Wilbur feels perfectly at | an(‘ in the Interior Department Build- | ng. The surroundings are not strange to | him, for he became acquainted with | them during the late war. The man | who introduced him to the big structure at Nineteenth and F streets now is | President of the United States. It happened this way: Herbert Hoover had been requested by President Wil- son to direct the conservation of Amer- jca's food supply. Returning to this country, the first object that met his eye on the dock was the tall, lanky fig- ure of his old college chum, “Rex” Wil- bur. ‘The Stanford president volun- teered to help Hoover in what both re- alized would be a monimental task. The team of Hoover and Wilbur was the nucleus of the great organization which was to effect the most remarkable food-saving campaign in history. When the team came into being it was with- out plans or headquarters. The first meeting of the two-man “Food Adminis- tration” was held in the cramped con- | fines of a hotel room. Later the pair succeeded in having a | rocm in the Interior Bullding placed at their disposal. Old-timers at the de- partment recall with amusement some | of the difficulties which the two men overcame in moving into their new headquarters. They tell, for instance, of visits to adjoining offices for the loan of pencils, paper clips and other minor articles necessary to begin work. Relations Similar Today. ‘The official relationship between Mr. Hoover and Dr. Wilbur in those hectic days was somewhat similar to that which exists between them today. One was the ‘“chief” and the other was a secretarial assistant. Later the assist. and became head of the food conserva- tion division of the Food Administration. Now that he is Secretary of the In- terior, Dr. Wilbur could have the most sumptucus office in the Interior Build- ing, but'he has ¢hosen instead a small, secluded room of cozy and unpreten- tious character. In establishing his desk in this room, Dr. Wilbur has abandoned the magnificent, elaborately appointed office occupied by his predecessors. The latter place, on the southeast corner of the top floor of the building, became noted as the birthplace of former Secretary Work’s “open door” policies, under which one was supposed to be able to walk in unannounced, take a s‘:x:t and await his turn in the calling The big desk at one end of the room, where Dr. Work received his callers, now is unused. There is nothing on its polished glass top but a clean blotter and an inkstand. A large framed photographic portrait ‘of President SECRETARY WILBUR. Hoover has replaced Mr. Coolidge's pic- ture over the fireplace. Visitors must pass through Dr. Work's old office to enter the room occupled by the new Interior chief. They find an _atmosphere of warm, Western them in the Secretary as it has been dubbed. Washington Like Home. “What do I think of Washington?" Dr. Wilbur repeated in response to his interviewer's conversation-opener. “Why, it's just like coming back to an old home. You see, I've become attached to the city through frequent visits here since the war. I learned to know the Capital pretty well during my resider.ce here in the Food Administration days, and Mrs. Wilbur and I have been periodic guests at the Hoover home on S street.” Dr. and Mrs. Wilbur have been pre- vented from opening a home of their own here as yet because of the latter’s illness. Mrs. Wilbur was injured while riding horseback some months ago, and she 1s not fully recovered. She and her husband are residing at th» Mayflower Hotel, but later they intend to establish a home “large enough for all the chil- dren.” The Wilburs have five children and five grandchildren. Four of the five children are married, but Mrs. Wilbur wants a home that will accommodate all of them when they visit their par- ents. One of the sons is a surgeon in San Francisco, another is an ant surgeon at the Mayo clinic and th: youngest son is a senior in high school. There are two married daughters. The Interior Secretary was much in- terested in reports that Postmaster General Brown is claiming the cooking championship of the cabinet. “I'm something of a cook, myself,” Dr. Wilbur remarked, with a twinkle i his eyes. “I've had a lot of experience on camping trips. Fishing and hunting are my favorite diversions, and when I cook always falls to me.” “But the Postmaster General can cook all sorts of fancy dishes,” he was re- minded. “Well,” he replied, quickly, “I'd like to try him out some time in a contest.” to see if it will not then need but little cooking after we are on our way. March Seventeenth. St. Patrick’s day—and the first good dny since we arrived. It is the first day we could safely attempt to fly out. Now.we have no_plane. Fortunately, Harold can listen in on radio messages from camp. They are becoming alarmed at our long con- tinued sllence, but apparently do not vfi: really suspect our tragic loss of the ship, Just now comes a message that the weather is O. K. there and that we shall return. Would that we could. At the 8:30 radio schedule this morning the commander sent word that dog teams would start for us soon and that, weather permitting, the plane would fly over to us. Hope Weather Will Last. It is clouding over a bit just now, but I think i is only temporary. Of course, they will .wait a reasonable length of good weather there to see if we do not return, and they will fly, ‘We can but sit tight and hope the good weather lasts. The barometer is still rising, so there i8 good reason for us to hope for rescue today. 3:30 — Our good day couldn’t last long. Now the sky is completely over- cast and a bit of snow is falling. Vis- ibility is poor. There is little chance or hope that the plane can come to our rescue today. { But the dog teams are starting. Barring accidents, such as falling into crevasses and the like, they might be here within a week. -That is a more sure prospect and hope than is that of walking home. Prospects Are Brighter. If there were only some way to tell the cemmander that we are unharmed. Knowing him, I know this is his first, last and . constant- thought. For his sake and for those way back behind in the States we hope the plane can come reasonably soon, Harold and Bernt are across the ice at the plane. I sit here impatiently awaiting their return and preparing to regale them with & stew of pemmican and pea meal and some bacon fat for additional seasoning. With hard bread it is a good dish. And then there will be & cup or two of hot tea, perhaps with sugar, since the prospects of us being obliged to walk home seem less just now. MARCH EIGHTEENTH. A bright, sunny morning and an almost cloudless sky. Surely the plane would fly to us this morning, but at the 7:30 radio schedule word came from camp that the weather was bad there and that they couldn’t fly until it had improved. Meanwhile we three took a walk toward the hills. All around us the horizon was clear, a few thin cirrus | and cirrus-stratus clouds, good visibil- ity and beautiful flying weather. Hard to Sit and Wait. Harold listened to the 10:30 radio schedule. It is so hard to sit and wait with nothing to do. We should be hap- pler pulling on our hand sled home- ward bound, yet we all realize that much the safest and sanest plan is to wait here, whether relief comes by plane or dog team, for they know about our present position and our re- lation to the mountains. If we start back on foot we might pass within a few miles of the dog teams and never see them and, fur- thermore, 50 tiny a thing as we three in this limitless desert of white would not be easy to see from the air. And so we shall sit tight. But the weatler is so hopeful-looking now. ‘The barometer is falling and the cloud- iness has increased, but as yet no wind, “Thanks God,” as Bernt would say. MARCH NINETEENTH. ‘Well, it did happen. Yesterday about 4 pm. June turned in and shouted to us that the plane was in the air. What excitement! How eagerly we looked to- ward the western sky! Of course, we could hear the plane before we could see it and when it ap- eared they didn't see us. How we did gurry to touch off the smoke bombs. Comdr. Byrd was in the plane him- self and Hanson was along with the radio. Dean Smith was piloting and he | did a splendid job. Nothing Said About Loss, It was good to see the commander again. I knew he would come when it was ible. He did not say a word and justice, his magnanimous and generous consideration for others. It has attached all the men to him with a loyalty which is beyond my words to express, but it shows itself in the way men work in this desolate place. His relief that we were all safe was very evident, although he merely shook hands and said he was glad to see us. He insisted on sending June and Balchen back with Dean and wanted me to go, too. I couldn't do that, so here we are—the commander, Hanson and I ‘Today has been splendid here, dead calm, good visibility and steady barom- eter, but the weather at camp has been so bad that they had not been able to take off. Looks as though we would spend another night here, MARCH TWENTIETH. 8:30 p.m.—Another good morning with no wind and rising glass,‘but still bad weather at the base, 50 they cannot take off. Another day at least here. Another day gone, and the plane was still unable to come to us. Always we have the morrow to look forward to with hopeful eyes, Clouds, No Stars. And, meanwhile, we go ahead with preparations to walk back. Comdr. Byrd is a wonder at thinking out the details about such things. I have started too late to write in- telligently. I mean I cannot see lines nor what I am trying to write on them. One would scarcely believe that a world of white could be as dark as this one now is, but it is dark and there are clouds and o no stars. MARCH TWENTY-FIRST. Just two weeks ago today that' June. Balchen and I arrived here in the Rockefeller Mountains. So much has happened, and so much that was un- happy, that the time seems very, very much longer than that. It has been a glorious day here, dead calm and sun most of the time, never more than just a few clouds, been a different 3 rica, for there the wind was blowing and the drifting was ;1«; lb‘!‘d that Haines would not okay a ght. Reduce Gear to Minimum. ‘We have passed the time getting to- gether the minimum amount of gear that we can take back—and three of us in the plane—and then reducing that, It is hard to leave many of the things that of necessity must be left—my two geology hammers, for instance=but we shall be dangerously near the load limit for taking off and this isn’t the best Dilface in the world from which to take o In the meantime, the dog teams were sent out from camp day before yester- day headed for us. They camped yes- terday 26 miles from the base, which means that they made 20 miles yester- day. I am interested to know how far they came today. In any event, I think they can come all the way here and get us back to the base before the Winter has decended too darkly and too coldly upon us. I have found, I think, what I had rather do than sit here and wait. [The commander, with Gould and Hanson, were brought back the next day by the plane, piloted by Dean Smith, with Harold June as radio operator.] (Copy t, 1929, by the New York Times Co. and e’ St Louis Post-Dispatch. Al ts " for " publication reserved throughiout the world.) Hot Weather Mark Falls. COLUMBIA, 8. C, March 26 (#).-- All previous records of the Columbia Weather Bureau for March 25 were shattered yesterday when the mercury climbed to 90 degrees, nine degrees higher than the previous high, which occurred on March 26, 1901. The tem- perature was 22 degrees higher than on the same day of 192 BAND CONCERT. By the United States Soldiers’ Home Band Orchestra, at Stanley Hall, at 5:30 o'clock this evening. March, “L'Amour”.. . .Christine Von Weber Overture, “Jubel” Buite, “Norwegian’ .Schytte ‘Eventide,” “Rhap- sodie.” “Peasant Dance,” Scenes from “The Army Chaplain,” Milloecker Fox t-ot, “Roses of Yesterday”...Berlin Popul 1tz, “The Daughter of Rosie No one who has not experience about the loss of the plane. Bati can appreciate his sense of fainess () e cesessans .. Donaldson Finale, “Ready for the River" Moret “The Btar Spavgled Banher.” _ - cordiality and good humor awaiting | “cubby hole,” | g0 on such expeditions the lot of camp | MISSSSPP FALS SUHTLYATQUNGY |Hopes of Imperiled Valley Rise as River Apparently Reaches Crest. By the Assoclated Press. | QUINCY, Ill, March 26.—Hope was | "high today that the Mississippi had at | |last reached its crest. A slight drop late yesterday, coupled with rcports of | lower readings to the north, gave en- | | couragement to the belief that the | | levees might hold until the river gets | back to normal. A week of high pressure, hnwvvor.: had so weakened the levees that those | few farmers who had not moved be- { fore abandoned the lowland drainage | | districts yesterday and moved to tne | nearby bluffs. Reports that much snow was still on the ground in Wisconsin and Minnesota brought rencwed fears that a general | thaw might cause the high water to last_several. more weeks, bringing al- | most certain disaster. The river had dropped to 20.3 feet | last night from the 20.5 feet high mark | of yesterday, and on the basis of re-| ports from the North it was believed it might drop as low as 19 feet today. National Guardsmen and Naval Mil- itiamen patroled the flooded Indian Grave district and the other endangered areas to guard against any attempt at dynamiting the levees —or looting. Rumors had been current for several days that persons residing below Quincy might try to blast the levees to save thelr own lands. WATER SWEEPS INTO NASHVILLE. Cumberland River Driving Out Resi- dents of Northeast Section. NASHVILLE, Tenn., March 26 (#).— Rising waters from the Cumberland Riv- er crept into the business and residen- tial sections of Nashville today toward a predicted crest of 50 feet. The record stage is 56.2, reached during the 1927 flood. ‘The river front section of Nashville is dotted with homes, business houses and warerooms. Already residents in North- east Nashville were leaving their homes, and should the river reach 50 feet at least 1,000 familles would be forced out. While 50 feet was the predicted crest, the Cumberland has reached 55 feet at Celina, which has the same flood stage 28 Nashville. Water was backing up Broadway, busi- street, and it was certain that at the east end of the street would be flooded. The 1927 flood was fresh in the memory of Nashville and residents in all low sections of the city were pre- paring for the worst, East Tennessee's flood toll stood at 30 today. Property loss was estimated as high as $5,000,000 with the greatest loss of life and property at Harriman, Harriman, Rockwocd, Oakdale and Coal Creek continued to dig out from several inches of mud. A national Red Cross worker had organized relief wark and the State Health Department en- forced sanitary measures. The Tennessee General Assembly ap- propriated $20.000 for relief work and newspapers and radio stations were rais- ing funds. oo DOUGHERTY: BACKS BOYS’ SWIM DRIVE Commissioner TIndorses Campaign to -Give . Natatorial Instruction. Commissioner Proctor L. Dougherty, speaking -as chairman of the Board of District Commissioners, today voiced approval of the “learn-to-swim" cam- the Y. M, C. A. under the auspices of The Star and with the assistance of agents of the American Red Cross. Informed that free swimming lessons will be, given daily next week in the pool of the boys' department building of the Y. M. C. A, 1782 G street, for boys between the ages of 10 and 18 | who are non-swimmers, the Commis- sioner indorsed the plan and urged the youth of the city to take advantage of the course. “Every boy who can should learn to swim,” the Commissioner said. “The ability to take care.of one's self in water is a valuable asset to any one, and is of greater importance to & boy because of his. love of out-of-door Sports. “Proper training in the natatorial art, T believe, will prove a factor in the re- duction of the number of serious acci- dents on the water and of the loss of life by drownings. Therefore, I wish to emphasize the wisdom of learning fin swim and call to the attention of tHe boys of the city the present opportunity they have to this end.” TRIO HELD UNDER BOND ON GEM THEFT CHARGE Alleged to be implicated in the rob- bery of the N. C. Korman Co. jewelry store on February 16, Harry E. Thomas, 24, was held under $5,000 bond pending grand jury action on the order of Judge Isaac R. Hitt today. His wife, Mrs, Car- rie June Thomas, 24, was held under $500 bond, and George E. Hoffman, her brother, under $3,000 for alleged com- plicity in the robbery. Police say that the trio took $4,500 worth of jewelry and disposed of it in Philadelphia. Two men in that city face charges of receiving stolen prop- erty. | will be guests at the White | in the Southern republic. paign to be conducted April 1 to 7 by |” STINSON 10 TUDY MEXGAN REVOLT Secretary to Examine Situa- tion Before Kellogg Goes to Europe. By the Assoclated Press. The Mexican revolution unquestion- ably will be the first subject to which Henry L. Stimson will. apply himself after his arrival here this afternoon | from New York to take over the duties of Secretary of State next Priday. This is the most important current | matter before the State Department, and naturally he will want to acquaint him- self fully as to the details before the departure of Becretary Frank B. Kel- logg on Friday for New York to sail for | a vacation in Europe. Second of the questions in the for- eign field in which the time element i3 important is that of American partici- pation in the preliminary arms confer- ence to begin at Geneva next month under the auspices of the League of Nations. | Ambassador Hugh 8. Gibson, head of | the American delegation, will confer | with Mr. Stimson on this subject. Both ouse dur- | ing the remainder of this week.and so will have ample opportunity to can-| vass the whole situation. | Such questions as American adher- ence to the World Court on the basis of the Root formula as & Substitute for the Scnate reservations, the settlement | of the European reparations question and the necessary shifts in and new | appointments to the diplomatic Cums! are less urgent and probably will be| taken up at some later time. Problems Confronting Hoover. Confronted as he has been since his inauguration with many domestic problems needing study and speedy de- termination, President Hoover has con- cerned himself very little with foreign affairs except in the case of the Mexi- can rebellion, policies vouching upon which necessarily had to be fixed &s individual situations arose. From the start, he decided to let these matters rest until the arrival of Mr. Stimson and the lapse of sufficient time for him to familiarize himself with ad- ministrative detalls of his new officers. The former Governor General of the Philippines personally has requested Secretary Kellogg to continue in office at least until Thursday evening so that he can have a couple of days for con- ferences before taking the oath of office. Mr. Kellogg has consented and probably will relinquish the reins Friday morn- ing. %ecflusn of pending questions before the department, no immediate changes in high officials there are expected. J. Reuben Clark, jr., undersecretary, has been anxious to get away since March 4, but he may be asked to remain until the Mexican situation has been clarified, as he has a wide knowledge of affairs Castle May Get Post. The general belief here is that Wil-| liam R. Castle, jr., now first assistant | secretary, will succeed Mr. Clark, but this probably will depend upon the de- cision of Mr. Stimson. Several other high posts in the department also are to be filled early in the Stimson admin- istration. While President Hoover has in his possession the resignations of all am- bessadors and ministers, most of these have been submitted as a matter of form because of the change of Presidents, and comparatively few will be accepted. However, some of. the diplomats have a sincere desire to be relieved, and suc- cessors will be appointed as soon as practicable, Among these is Alanson B. Houghton, Ambessador to Great Briiain, It is un- | derstood that former Vice President Charles G. Dawes will be named as his | successor if he will accept. | Ambassador Myron T. Herrick desires to continue at his post in Paris for & time at least, and his wish probably will be granted. Dwight F. Davis, Secretary of War in the Coolidge cabinet, is one of those discussed for a diplomatic ap- pointment. - Ahy definite commitment of the ad- ministration on the Root formula for American adherence to the World Court probably will await the return here of Elihu Root, who is to sail from France about the middle of next month. s Edward J. Frost, who won an elec- tion wager, donated $1,000 to Salvation Army in Boston for Christmas dinners. Rev. H. C. Kuechle of Marysville, Ohio, 50 years a Lutheran pastor, has resigned. His son is a clergyman. | of other tribes to leave the Osage reser- MAZATLAN SIEGE REPORTED LIFTED | i | | | | per: Maj. Edwin B. Hesse, superintendent of police, and Capt. Guy E. Burlingam of the second precinct, whose applications for retirement were approved today by the District Commissioners. Lower: Lieut. Frank S. W. Burke, who has been recommended for promoti second precinct, and Lieut. Ogden T. D: fifth precinct to police headquarters. BROKER FOUND DEAD AFTER MARITAL ROW | Police Allege Suicide With Gas Followed Talk Over Telephone ‘With Baltimore Number. By the Associated Press. GREAT NECK, N. Y, March 26— | The body of Rusell H. Dunham, 27, a New York cotton broker, was found last night in his gas-filled home in an ex- clusive section of Great Neck. Police said he had committed suicide and a medical examiner sald he had been dead for several hours. ‘Two notes, one to his wife, from whom he had been estranged for a week, and another to the policeman on the beat, were foulid beside his wife's picture, which he had placed on the kitchen stove before turning on the gas jets. The note to the policeman asked him to notify Mrs. Dunham, who left with their two sons last Tuesday, police said, after a quarrel, at. a telephone number in Baltimore, Md., ‘Where she was sald to.be with her mother. The telephone number given fn the note was “Wolf 0078.” VISITING IS HALTED. PAWHUSKA, Okla. (#).—No longer will “poor relations” of the Osage In- dians be allowed to sponge on hospi- tality of the oil-enriched tribe. Other tribesmen have paid extended visits to thewr rich Osage friends, espe- cially in Winter months. So many came this Winter that officials of the Osage agency decided their wards were being imposed upon. An order requested visiting Indians vation, Atlanta Inventor Dies. ATLANTA, March 26 (#).—J. P. Stev- inventor and founder of one of the est engraving houses in the South, which bears his mame, died in a hos. le here last night after a two-year liness following a stroke of paralysis. He designed and produced an engraving machine still in use all over the country, Knowledgc of chorted Engagement Of Miss Eppes Haw Published reports that Miss Eppes Hawes, daughter of Senator and Mrs. Harry B, Hawes of Missouri, is to be- come engaged to Stephan J. Sanford, American polo player and international sportsman, were disclaimed today by Mrs. Hawes. “I know nothing of the reported en- gagement,” Mrs. Hawes sald in & formal statement. “If an engagement exists between Miss Hawes and -Mr. Sanford we, naturally, would be the first to be informed.” It was reported that friends here of Miss Hawes had received cablegrams from England stating that the engage- ment is imminent. The couple have been friends for some time, and recently were members of a party that traveled AIRMEN WHO WILL ATTEMPT TO BLOW UP ICE JAMS The crews of three Army bombers who paused here this morning en route to Bismarck, | attempt by dropping bombs to break up ice jams in the Missouri River which have inundated miles of farm land. In the rear, standing, left to right: Capt. Willis H. Hale, in command; Lieut. Marion Huggins, Lieut. C. H. Thomas, Lieut. William A. Matheny and Lieut. W. G. Davis. es Denied by Mother to Del Monte, Calif.. for the Western polo championship, in which Mr. San- ford participated. “Miss Hawes salled March 8 on the Berengaria, going immediately to Paris to visit Mrs. Willlam B. Thomas,” Mrs. Hawes said. - Mrs. Thomas is the wife of the American naval attache. “They | then went to' Liverpool to witness the Grand Natlonal, From England she re- turns to Paris to be the guest of Mrs. Thomas Tnm May. when she will go to Spain with Mrs. Cary Rumsey. These were her plans when she left Washing- | ton, and we have no reason to think she has changed them.” | iss Hawes is active socially and is | an enthusiastic equestrienne. Mr. San- ford maintains residences In New York, | London and Paris. N. Dak., where they will ion to succeed Capt. Burlingame at the avis, who is slated for trans ferj from the lCAPT. BURLINGAME AND HESSE RETRRED; SHAKE-UP IMPENDS ____ (Continued Frol rst Page.) | | ington whose interests you have so | falthfully served.” Capt. Burlingame’s application for retirement was submitted to Maj. Hesse vesterday and forwarded immediately to Commissioner Proctor L. Dougherty. It came with some surprise, in view of the officer’s previous positive announcement, following his trial and exoneration on the charges growing out of the accusa- tions of Mrs. Helen F. Blalock, that he had no intention of seeking retirement. Lieut. Burke, who is slated to take over Burlingame’s command at the sec- ond precinct, regarded in police quarters as the “toughest” assignment on the force, has for the last several years been the department’s liaison officer joined the force in July, 1902, and was detailed to “pound the bricks” in the sixth precinct. In the years that have followed Lieut. Burke advanced in rank periodically in reward for his meritorious services, an his varled duties in recent years have brought him in close contact with every policeman on the force. He!is one of the department's most popular ranking officers. First Promotion in 1917. | . Lieut. Burke's first promotion cams i December 11, 1917, when he was ele- | vated from'a private to a sergeant. In 1924 he became the instructor at the | Police Depantment School, which posi- tion he held until September 15, 1926, when he was again promoted to his present rank and assigned to duty in the department’s administrative bureau. Aside from serving as liaison officer with the Civil Serviee Commission, he has | maintained supervision over the police school under the direction of Inspector Shelby and also has served on tie police uniform board. Lieut. Davis, who commanded the de- partment’s special liquor enforcement squad during the administration of the late Daniel Sullivan, Maj. Hesses prede- cessor, deserted the ranks of profes- sional base ball in June, 1878, to join the force. He has since seen service in nearly all precincts. His first promotion came June 30, 1912, when he was made a sergeant. His present rank was given him January 16, 1922. Both Maj. Hesse and Capt. Burlingame were retired on half their present pay, the former to receive $2,600 a year an the latter $1,500. Banquet for Hesse. A farewell banquet will be tendered to Maj. Hesse at the Mayflower Hotel Saturday night by the officers of the de- partment. The Comnmissioners, leaders of trade and other organizations in the District will be guests. Declsion to hold the banquet was reached last night at a meeting of offi- cers at police headquarters. Plans for the affair have been kept secret from Maj. Hesse. Inspector Shelby will be in charge of arrangements and George O’Connor ‘in_charge of entertainment. Forty-two officers of the department of the rank of leutenant upward will be present. . Elimination Contest Starts From Pittsburgh May 4. PITTSBURGH, March 26 (#).—Eleven balloons have entered the national elim- ination balloon races to be started here Saturday, May 4. A twelfth entry {fll be selected from among four applicai™s. ‘The United States Army has entered three balloons and the Navy two. The Detroit Balloon Club has four entries ang the Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., Akron, Ohlo, one. Capt. Harry E. Honeywell, St. Louls, has the eleventh entry. It will be Capt. Honeywell's 5818t balloon flight. with the Civil Service Comnuission.. He | Calles Seeks to Trap Rebels in Sonora and End Revalt. | By the Associated Press. Defeat of the rebel besiegers of Ma- zatlan left Gen. Calles free today to continue concentration of government forces in North Central Mexico and along the west coast. | Gen. Carrillo, defending commander !at Mazatlan, reported that the rebels, after a sanguinary defeat, were in flight to the north, but insurgent head- quarters at Juarez denied that the slege had been lifted. The federal authorities placed the losses at Mazatlan at 58 rebel dead and 3 federal dead, 7 wounded. Gen. Calles’ strategy is now to force the insurgents into Sonora and hold the | revolution there until it can be stamped ut. Claim Further Ontbreaks. The insurgents, however, claimed | further outbreaks in Central Mexico, stating that 7,000 men are concentrat- ing in Guanjuato for a march on Mex- ico City itself. A battle at Etzatlan, | Jalisco, was reported by the government, which gave the casualties as 27 rebels and 6 federals killed. A “lost battalion” of 300 federals was still wandering around near the Sonora- Chihuahua boundary seeking to join loyal forces, but in danger of capture by the rebels. Gen. Almazan, leading one of Calles" main columns, was moving northward to meet the insurgents and was con- | centrating at Bermejillo. The insur- gents reported further southerly move- ments to check the government forces. Air Raids Reported. Federal air raids at the rebel strong- hold of Jiminez were reported. Several truckloads of federals passed through Yuma, Arizona, and strength- ened the loyal garrison at Naco, draw- ing a protest from Gov. Phillips of Ari- {zona, whdo announced further such | movements would be prevented. . The insurgents meanwhile continued arching on Naco and were reported 18 miles from the town. Mexico City estimates place the num- ber of federals now in the field at 35,000, and the insurgents .as about 9,000 revolting regulars plus an un- known number of irregulars. COMPLETE DEFEAT REPORTED. nerthwestern | | Manzo and Cruz Forces Flight North. MEXICO CITY, March 26 (#).—Gen. | Jaime Carrillo reported to -the Presi- | dent at Chapultepec Castle that the irebel attack on Mazatlan, lasting through the last few days, had ended in their complete defeat and that the | forces of Gens. Francisco Manzo and | Roberto Cruz were in full flight north- il’ard. : According to Gen. Carrollo, rebel de- | serters informed him that their erst- while companions were demoralized. One ‘hundred wounded have been transported fyom the battlefleld in trucks. All of the except officers have been buried on the hillside. Fiyers Bomb Jimenez. Word was received by courier that federal airplanes had bombed Jimenez Sunday, wounding , six civilians, who ‘were taken to Chihuahua City for treat- ment. . Rebel headquarters’ denied that the siege of Mazatlan had been or would be abandoned, declaring. that their troops were sufficiently strong to cap- ture the cl!g despite federal reinforce- ments which were reported at a point 40 miles from the strategic seapart. MEXICO CITY, March 26 ®).— Chapultepec Castle was informed that 27 rebels were killed ‘and 20 captured after a five-hour battle today at the town of Etzatlan, Northwestern Jalisco. Six federal soldiers were killed and 12 | seriously wounded. Col. J. H. ‘Aceves led the assault on the rebels’ position, which was held by 130 insurgents. Troops Estimated at 45,000. The total number of soldiers engaged on both sides of the revolution was estimated by circles close to the gov- ernment to be about 45,000, exclusive of non-regular recruits, whose numbers could not be estimated. The Mexican army before the insur- rection numbered about 60,000. From 12,000 to 15000 of these joined the rebei cause. Gen. Plutarco Elias Calles used about 18,000 of the remainder for his drive on Torreon (now divided into two columns) and altogether it was estimated that 35,000 loyal troops ac- tively were engaged in various cam- paigns. CRAMTON IS ELECTED TO BOARD OF TRADE Michigan Representative Becomes Member Through Executive Committee's Action. Claimed in The name of Representative Louis C. Cramton of Michigan was included in a list elected to membership by the Board of Trade at the meeting of the executive committee yesterday aft- ernoon. The list follows: Clifford P."Allen, Frank E. Amick, John N. Auth and A. A. Auth of the N. Auth Provision Ce George A. 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