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2 CREDENTIALS GIVEN TO KING BY NUNGIO First Papal Envoy to Italy Is Received at Quirinal Palace. By the Associated Press. ROME, July 8—Mgr. Borgongini Duca, first papal nuncio to the United Kingdem of Italy, presented his let- ters cf credence to King Victor Em- manuel at the Quirinal Palace this morning. He was conducted to the palace in the court’s gala carriages Just as would have been the Ambas- sador of any other major power. A singular ccmpliment was paid with the hoisting of the Ttallan flag along- zide the pontifical banner at the nun- ciature in the Via Romentana prior to the envoy's departure for the Quirinal. Large Crowd Assembles. Together with the master of cere- menies and nunciature officials, the nuncio drove to the palage attended by footmen in gala red livery and pow- dered wigs. A large erowd had assembled Quirinal Square, including representa- times of the “papal aristocracy,” headed by Prince Aldobranding, and seminar- ists, who applauded the nuncio’s pas- sage. The demonstration was repeated when he left the Quirinal. A guard of honor of the Royal Pied- mont Regiment—a curious historical coincidence—rendered honors to the nuncio as he entered the courtyard. Mer. Bergongini Duca solemnly saluted the colors of the regiment whose mem- bers of oid took part in the capture of Rome in 1870. Letters Are Presented. Being conducted int® the King's prezence, the nuncio presented his let- of credence, and there was an xchange of conversation for about 10 minutes During the morning the nuncio made his first official visit of Premier Mus golini in the latter's capacity as chief of the government The newspaper 11 Tevere said today that King Victor Emmanuel and Queen Helena will call on Pope Pius at the Vatican on July 16. LOW SCORES MADE AT EAST POTOMAC Public Links Golfers Start Qual- ifying Round for Dis- trict Team, Scores made at East Potomac Park 1n the first 18-hole round of the 35-hrle qualifying round for the national pub- lic links championship today were gen- erally lower than those registered at Rock Creek Park. although the field at the Rock Creek Park course was larger than that at East Potomac Park. Two layers from each public course will qualify in the trials today to make up the team of four men who will repre- sent Washington in the national cham- pionship at St. Louis next month, At East Potomac Park T. Bennie and Louis Fuchs were tied for first place at the end of the first 18 holes of play with scores of 76. J. B. Robertson was next with 77 and Robert B. Burton was fourth with 78. W. C. Lawrence and Harry Kridder registered 79, while W. A. McGuire and J. D. Boger, jr., had 80, Francis Horton, the interscholastic champion, picked up. At Rock Creek Park Walter Barrett was in the lead over the first round with a score of 75, two_strokes better than the second-place 77 registered by Bradley H. Burrows. D. R. Partello and J. F. Phelan had 79 and John Baer 81. COMMITS SEICIDE Il—\| CELL "AFTER THREATS TO WIFE Dr.-A. B. Patton, Ex-Head of Sana- torium, Suffering Breakdown, Chased Woman With Razor. By the Associated Press. TOMS RIVER. N. J. July 8—Dr. Ambler Baxter Patton, 45, until re- cently head of sanatoriums at’ White Sulphur Springs, W. Va., and Battle Creek, Mich,, committed suicide today by taking poison in his cell in the county ‘ail. Dr. 7«tton, who had suffered a nervous breakdown, was sent to jail resterday after bransishing a razor While chasing his wife from their Sum- mer home at Seaside Park. During recent fits of melancholy, Mcighbors said, Dr. Patton often broke int ence. Dr. Patton once practiced at Hendersonville, N. C. FOUR FIRES IN CHICAGO ARE LAID TO FIREBUG Find Kerosene-Soaked Excelsior at Scene of Each Blaze in Loop. Firemen By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, July 8 —Four fires, break- ing out almost simultaneously in differ- | end sections of the Loop district last night, were blamed on a firebug. In each case firemen found burning' kerosene-soaked piles of excelsior. Damage in each case was slight. NORTHERN STUDENTS LIST IN COLLEGE IN SOUTH Group From Pennsylvania Forest School to Take Course in North Carolina Institution. he Associated Press. RALEIGH, July 6.—North Carolina State College has completed arrange- ments for the registration of 50 ad- vanced students from the State School of Forestry of Pennsylvania, who are coming here to study Southern condi- tions under their former teacher, Dr. J. V. Hoffman, new director of forestry. “Ine 50 students compose almost e entire number at the Pennsylvania &chool, which has been done away with and its faculty transferred to Pennsyl- vania State College. They applied for courses for graduation irom the North Carolina State College without any so- licitation from the college, officials said. T] students will enter advanced classes under Dr. Hofmann and his : sistant, who has yet to he selected by President E. C. Brocks and the execu- tive committee of the trustees. . SEARCH DELAYED. Coast Customs Officers Await Order to Examine Chinese Baggage. | SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., July 8 (#). ~The Examiner today declared that customs officers had seized seven trunks brought frcm China to San Francisco last week by Mrs. Ying Kao, wife of the Chinese vice consul here, and were awaiting instructions from Washing-; ton as to whether they shall be searched O e mewspaper declared that the dip e newspaper declar - lomat's wife was not held when thc trunks were seized last Friday, but that customs- authorities here had hesitated to open therh bscause of the passibility of international complications.’ . in | THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. €, MONDAY, JULY 8 1929 Roger Q. Williams (left) ROME FLYERS HOP FROM MAINE SANDS ON THIRD ATTEMPT‘ e [ ___ (Continued From First Page) {off. Willlams, as usual, would not com- | ment. | Bears Insignia “NX 3789.” The Pathfinder, a Bellanca mono- | plane, powered with a Wright motor, | bears the insignia “NX 3789" in black | on the tail and underneath the left wing. The wings and tail are painted | { with aluminum paint, and the fusilage | is a light green with the name Path-| | finder on both sides. | | As the fog lifted for a moment spec- ! tators on the beach could see the Path- | finder and its two accompanying am- | phibians circle, apparently in an effort to gain altitude. | It was said that Mrs. Yancey was a | | passenger in one of the accompanying | | planes. Harold Beedle, representative of an oil company, who was in the commercial { plane which went 4 miles with the | Pathfinder, said the plane was then at | an altitude of 500 feet and was gaining | more altitude slowly. “She was going fine,” Beedle said. Cheerful at Breakfast. Williams and Yancey were cheerful | as they ate breakfast in the hotel dining | room. They laughed and chatted with Mrs. Yancey and Miss Rasche. | After a meal of orange juice, scram- bled eggs and bacon and rolls and coffee, they made ready to go to the | beach, a mile away, where the light green monoplane rested. Food for the flight was put aboard the Pathfinder. It consisted of one | roast chicken, three quart bottles of coffee, three quarts of water, six choco- late bars, eight oranges, six apples and | a bottle of liquor. i Fueling of the plane with 500 gallons of gasoline was completed shortly be- fore Yancey and Williams reached the hangar. “It's ok." Yancey said after looking | over the beach. A take-off two days | ago was prevented by the rough sands. . Motor Is Started. | The rain, which had been falling since daybreak, stopped and blue sky | could be seen at times through the clouds. Shortly before 7 o'clock the Path- finder's motor was started and me- chanics moved about making last- minute adjustments. The plane had to be moved up the beach about a mile before it could take off. Recalling how a Portland youth stowed away on the Yellow Bird before it hopped for France on June 13. police made a careful inspection of the in- terior of the Pathfinder and then stayed close by the machine. A wiynd. with an estimated velocity | of 10 miles, sprang up from the souti to aid the fyers in getting the heavily loaded plane off the sand. Shortly after 7 o'clock the Pathfinder started up the beach under its own power to the point from which the run would start. A wreath which will be dropped 1,000 | miles out at sea in memory of Phillip payne and the crew of the Old Glory who were lost two years ago after a take-off here, was placed in the cabin. Benzol Added to Fuel. The Pathfinder reached the starting | point and was turned about while !0{ | zallons of benzol were added to the fuel { to aid in the take-off. | The haze was coming in from the | ocean, - There was a heavy fog bank over Biddeford Pool, 4 miles south of here, and the fiyers said if they were unable to get above the fog they would | | orobably dump their gasoline and re- turn to the beach. “It's getting pretty thick out there, Williams said as he glanced out to sea. | Williams made two take-offs in a| commercial plane along the runway the Pathfinder will use in order to test the conditions of the beach. WINDS REPORTED FAVORABLE. No General Storms on Atlantic. Weather Fair Near Europe. { NEW YORK, July 8 (#).—Favorable winds, the essential factor in transat- lantic flying, will aid the Pathfinder as it wings its way over the ocean toward | Rome, Dr. James H. Kimball of the New ; York Weather Bureau said today. However, the plane must battle its way through some fog along the coast and keep south of a dense bank until more than 1,600 miles out. Rains and drizzles will be encountered until be- yond midocean. There are no general storms on the| Atlantic and the weather.is fair near the European coast. Dr. Kimball notified Pilot Roger G. williams and Aviator Lewis A. Yancey at Qld Orchard last night of the and Capt. Lewls Yancey Pathfinder, which left Old Orchard, Me., today on a flig and their plane, the ht to Rome. Brief Description Of The Pathfinder By the Associated Press OLD ORCHARD, Me.. July 8. —Here is a brief description of the Pathfiinder: Bellanca monoplane. 200-horsepower Wright whirl- wind motor. Overall length, 291; feet. Wing span, 50 feet. Wing lift surface, 300 square feet. Speed — Cruising, 90; mum, 135 miles per hour. Color—Fuselage light wings aluminum. Markings—NX 3789 in black on tail and underside of left wing. _ “Pathfinder” on both sides of fuselage. maxi- green, course somewhat to the south of the| North Atlantic track. Ships from New York now at sea in- clude Aquitania, the Ambrade, Veen- dam, Tle de France, Arabic. American Merchant, Afbertic, Prederik VIIL Deutschland, Minnewaska, Republic, De Grasse, Muenchen and Milwaukee, all for European ports. Those bound for Mediterranean ports from New York include the California, Edison, Providence, Mindoro and Presi- dente Wilson. HALIFAX, Nova Scotia, (#).—Thick fog shrouded the coast east of Yar-| mouth and Halifax today. There was a light southwest wind here and Yar- mouth reported mild weather. It was calm at Sydney, with & northwest wind. ROME GETS NEWS OF HOP. But Few Officials Are at Offices to Receive It. ROME, July 8 (#).—News of the hop- off of the Pathfinder for Rome reached the Eternal City in the midst of the summertime lunch hour and found few officials at thelr offices to receive it. Since it is the beginning of the va- | cation season, many prominent persons who would like to be on hand for the fiyers’ arrivel are out of town. Ambas- sador Fletcher is taking the cure at! Montecatini. Air Attaches Maj. George E. Lovell, jr., and Comdr. Patrick N. L. Bellinger of the NC-4 crew were out of town today, but will return this eve- ning. ‘The air ministry’s principal secretary, who first learned of the take-off from the Associated Press, expressed delight that the American flyers had gotten away apparently to a good start. He | said all government fields would be not!i- fled immediately to prepare a reception for the plane. News of the hop-off spread slowly be- | cause of the siesta hour, but as soon as aviation and government circles and the American colony learned of it, news- | paper offices were bombarded with tele- phone querries. BLAM BAD WEATHER. Canadian Flyer Calls Conditions Haz- ardous for Present Attempt. OTTAWA, Ontario, July 8 (®.—In the opinion of T. W. Lawrence. squad- ron leader of the Royal Canadian_ Air Force, the "Untin’ Bowler's flight to Ber- lin from Chicago through the Arctic has been attempted at the wrong time of the year. He believes poor weather con- ditions, combined with the lack of suit- able landing places, makes the flight difficult of accomplishment. Lawrence was in charge of the Hud- son Straits expedition, which spent a year in the North collecting weather data for the Canadian government. Informed that the 'Untin’ Bowler could only make 400 miles in each jump, Lawrence said that the distance to Port Burwell, next scheduled stop from Great Whale, is 900 miles and | the country on the route is of such & nature as to make it hazardous to at- tempt & landing. Advices regarding the plane were lacking today at the Canadian govern- | ment radio station at Port Burwell. The last message received Friday indicated that the plane wi t Great Whale, on James Bay, waiting for favorable weather to proceed. A Public Novena Begins Tonight. The annual public novena in honor of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, whose feast day will b> observed July 16, will | begin tonight at 8 o'clock in the chapel of the Carmelite Monastery, 150 Rhode Island avenue northeast. Very Rev. Paschasius Heriz of the Carmelite friars’ community ,will de- liver a series of sermons on the regul: tions and the privileges of the scapula: og of The Pathfinder By the Associated Press. weather conditions, warning them to follow the forty-first parallel, which would keep them just south of the fog , bank. Ocean liners a¥ sea in the projected course of the Pathfinder from Old Orchard, Me., to Rome include the, Majestic, Paris, Rotterdam, La Bour- ionnais, Berengaria, Karlsruhe and Caronia, bound for New York over the North ""’"mm'"' £ The Conte icamano, sclieduled to leave Gibraltar foday, will steam a July 8, 7:49 ‘am., Eastern standard time—Left Old Orchard, Me., for Rome, Italy. 4 am.—Coast Guard plane which accompanied Pathfinder for short distance reported she was making good progress and had headed out to sea. 8:50 a.m.—Escort plane turns back, reporting Pathfinder “going fine” :;wt 1l‘mn29w%d Lightships . . S R 28 TRANFERRED | N SHP COLLISION Coast Guard Patrol Boat Agassiz Crashes With Liner 65 Miles Off Boston Light. By the Associated Press. BOSTON, July 8—The steamship Prince George, bound from Yarmouth,' Nova Scotia, for Boston, with 249 pas- | sengers, was in collision with the Coast | Guard patrol boat Agassiz in a dense fog 65 miles east of Boston'Light yes- terday. . All passengers were safely transfer- red from the Prince George to the Agassiz. Miss Seretha Nickerson of Greenwich, Conn., was injured. She was slightly bruised after the accident Two members of the patrol boat's crew were severely hurt—Orlo D. How- sker. a seaman, who was at the wheel | when the ships came together, and Alfred R. Johnson, boatswain's mate, first class. Johnson, although suffering from a severe gash across his forehead, re- fused medical attention until all the Prince George’s passengers had been safely taken aboard the Agassiz. His action won high praise from the pas- | sengers, Struck by Patrol Boat. The Prince George was struck on her port bow by the Coast Guard boat. The impact ripped a jagged hole in the liner’s steel side, six ieet wide and extending below the water line. The stem of the Agassiz was.crumpled, but she did not take much water. The liner, on the other hand, suf- fered a flooding of her No. 1 hold and | came into port down by the head and with a sbght list. The Prince George's 10 lifeboats were lowered within 15 minutes after the alarm was sounded, and the ship put about and came alongside the Agassiz. Gangplanks were rigged and the pas- sengers, many of "them with all their | baggage, made their way aboard the patrol boat. The Agassiz was under command of Boatswain G. P. Hammond, who was making his first trip as a commander. Capt. Adelbert Mackinnon, a veteran of the Boston and Yarmouth Steam- ship Co.'s service, was on_the bridge of the Prince George, and had a crew of 81 under him. Of the entire passenger list of the Prince George only four persons were known to have elected to stay aboard Misses Alena Conrad and Nelile Roode of Brockton, who were returning from a visit with their parents in Nova Scotia, wanted to remain, but a steward | advised them to quit the ship. Two {male passengers refused, and remained | aboard. | The nine hours the Prince George's passengers spent on the Agassiz were | | crowded ones for all concerned, bnt the crew did its best to ease the plight of the unexpected guests. Overcoats, bedding and blankets were spread on | deck and large quantities of coffee and | sandwiches passed among the pas- | sengers About 15 miles off Boston the pas- sengers were transferred again, when the cutter Mohave came alongside and relieved the Agassiz in order that that vessel might proceed to the East Bos- | ton Coast Guard base for inspection and repairs. The Prince George, a twin screw ship of 2,194 tons, which has plied between Boston and Yarmouth for years, put | in at the Eastern Steamship Co.'s dock. Later she was taken to a dry dock and emergency crews set to work in an en- deavor to have her back in service within & week. FEDERAL PROBE ORDERED. Coast Guard Headquarters Acts on Newspaper Reports. Coast Guard headquarters has in- structed the commander of the Boston | Coast Guard district to convene a court | of inquiry to determine the cause of | the collision between the' coastal liner Prince George and the Coast Guard boat Agassiz. | Headquarters said that no report had been received on the collision and that its action was based on newspaper re- ports. MRS. E. V. MAGOFFIN DIES IN TAKOMA PARK Once Active Church Worker Will| Be Buried Tomorrow ‘in Rock Creek Cemetery. Mrs. Elizabeth Van Deman Magoffin, for the last 28 years a resident of t| city and long an active worker in th Presbyterian Church, died at 6621 Eastern avenue, Takoma Park, yester- day after a long illness. She would ave been 76 pears old in August. A native of Ohlo, Mrs. Magoffin was & descendant of early seltlers of this country. She was a granddaughter of Joseph Van Deman, whe fought with | the Continental Army throughout the American Revolution, and served as bodyguard to George Washington at Valley Forge, Her husband was the late Thomas C. Magoffin of Kansas, where Mrs, Magoffin lived for many years prior to coming to this city. | Mrs. Magoffin’s church activities in- cluded serving for several terms as Kansas Sate president of the foreign | missionary body of the Presbyterian | Church. "Since coming to this city she had been an active member of the Fourth Presbyterian Church. She is survived by two sons, Prof. | | Ralph Van Deman Magoffin, dean of the classical department, New York Uni- | versity, and president of the Archeo- logical Soclety of America, and Paul P. Magoffin of this city; a daughter, Mrs. Harold Palmer of Honolulu; a sister, Prof. Esther B. Van Deman, engaged in research work with the Carnegie | Foundation in Rome Italy, and a broth- | er. Samuel Van Deman of Kansas. Funeral services will be conducted at the undertaking parlors of J. Willlam Lee's Sons tomorrow afternoon at 2 o'clock. Rev. Dr. Bernard Braskamp | will officiate. Interment will be in Rock Creek Cemetery. BOOTH’S DREAM REALIZED Salvation Army Opens “University of Humanity” in London. | By the Associated Press. LONDON, July 8—The l!octh Memorial Training College was opened by the Salvation Army at Den- mark Hill today. “The University of Humanity,” the; dream of Gen. William Booth, founder | of the Army, was made a reality when Prince George opened the building with a golden key and unveiled statues of | Gen. Booth™ and his wife, Catherine | Booth, The total cost of the memorial was £371,000. Dictatorship Plot Is Bared. VIENNA,, Austria, July 8 (#).—The Frele Presse today published a dispatch from Bucharest stating that the mili- tary authorities there have learned of | the existence of a dangerous plot by which a military dictatorship vas to be established. ‘The dispatch said that many officers had-been arrested and taken to a mill- 2 A i | National Broadcasting Co. network of | put, to eliminate waste and duplication William HYDE INAUGURATES FARM BROADCAST Secretary Appeals for Urban and Rural Interest in Board’s Operations. By the Associated Press. KANSAS CITY, Mo, July 8.—Secre- tary Hyde of the Department of Agri- culture inaugurated the daily “national! farm and home" period of the National | Broadcasting Co. at 12:35 p.m., Central ' standard time, today with an appeal for urban as well as rural interest in the operations of the new Federal Farm Board. Describing the act creating the board as a venture unprecedented in history, the Secretary, who is an ex-officio mem- ber of the new farm relief agency, de- clared “there has been no program and no legislation in ald of any industry comparable with it.” Will Keep Public Informed. | “The American people are now em- | barking upon a new enterprise, the or- ! ganization of agriculture for self help, he said. “For its success every indi- vidual, whether farmer or not, must know why the action of the new Farm Board is taken. Therefore, the depart- ment will try to keep the public, both urban and rural, informed. A’ clear understanding of the problems of farm- ing is vital in showing the national ne- cessily for solving them.” His department, he observed, is a “great research laboratory seeking eco- nomic facts, scientific facts, biologic facts,” and its chief problem is to get these facts to the 6,000,000 farmers of the country as quickly as possible. “Theirs is a different situation from the business man,” he said. “In the business world a ‘dozen men can act, and act quickly, for the interests of an entire industry. There is no board of directors to act for agriculture, al- though organization of farmers is pro- gressing rapidly, and must continue to dglm if agricultural interests are to thrive.” Organization Is Held Solution. In the new dally broadcasts over a 31 stations the department purposes to | give the day-to-day agricultural facts, with only such interpretation as will make them of the most practical value, the Secretary sald. He named tax- ation, land poilcy, farm credit, freight rates, roads, waterway development, co- operative marketing and agricultural surpluses as among the subjects to be discussed. “Our general answer to farm prob- lems is organization. Organization to| control marketing, to standardize out- | of a marketing and distributing system which, generally speaking, absorbs two dollars for every dollar it returns to the | farmer,” he declared, inviting any| farmer’ wishing facts not broadcast to wFite to the department, setting forth his needs. BY TRAFFIC CASES. ___(Continued From First Page.) | gency Hospital and later taken home. George Pratis, 37 years old, of 2030 M sireet, suffered lacerations to the face and other minor injuries )'Mllr-l day when the machine he was driving | crashed into a tree at Ninth and L streets. He was treated at Emergency Hospital and later removed to his home. Cars Damaged in Collision. | A collision between two machines in | which no one was injured occurred at Twenty-fourth and Monroe streets northeast, but resulted in damage to | both cars and the arrest of one of the, drivers, Dominico Sintini, of 651 K| street, on a charge of reckless driving | and his posting $50 collateral at the| twelfth precinct police station for his appearance in Police Court this morn- ing. Sintini’s machine was in collision | with an automobile operated by Tom | Capel Willls, 34 years old, of 2023 Park | road. Mrs. Gladys Kinner, 24 years old, was treated at Sibley Hospital yesterday for | lacerations to the head and body suf-| fered when the machine in which she | was riding and driven by her husband, Harold C. Kinner, 30, of 3006 Bunker‘ Hill road, Mount Rainier, Md., was in | collislon at Twenty-fourth and Monroe streets northeast with a car operated by Sam Mostow. 43, of Bladensburg, Md. Kinner escaped uninjured. Mos- tow, who was also unhurt, was arrested by police of the twelfth precinct and posted $50 collateral for his appearance | in Police Court this morning on a charge of reckless driving. Mrs. Lilly M. Daly of 124 Villa road, Clarendon, Va. was treated at Emer- gency Hospital yesterday for shock sus- tained when the automobile in which she was a passenger, driven by Charles Eugene Daly, same address, was struck, police said, by a machine operated by Willard Hall Carter, 23, of Falls Church, Va. Hall, who has 'been ordered to ap- ar in the corporation counsel's office t Police Court U , according to po- lice crashed into Daly's car as the for mer was attempting to make a turn | from the street into an alley on Penn- sylvania avenue between Twenty-fifth and Twenty-sixtly streets. The men escaped uninjured and both cars were damaged slightly. Motorist Caught in Chase. Traffic Policeman J. O. Hite paused in his day off long enough yesterday to chase and apprehend an alleged hit- and-run motorist whom he saw flee the scene of a& collision at Twenty-fifth street and Pennsylvania avenue. After a chase of several blocks in a machine which the policeman commandeered, Marvin Long, 23 years old, of 514 Four- teenth street southeast, was taken into custody and charged with ]elvhlfi the scene of an accident after he is alleged to have collided with a machine oper- ated by William McD. Scott of 1208 Twenty-fifth street. Although both cars were slightly damaged, no one was in- jured. John Fletcher, 53-year-old colored man living at 53 Burks Court southwest, was treated at Providence Hospital early this morning for minor injuries to the body suffered when run down west by an automobile operated by John Burroughs of 253 Kentucky avenue southeast. MEXICO REDUCES GUARD ON TRAINS FOR BANDITS Government Releases Part of Arm- ed Force, Now That Attacks Are Little Feared. By the Associated Press. MEXICO CITY, July 8.—Since ban- dit activities throughout Mexico have been suppressed and little danger re- mains of attack on railroad trains, the governm nt announced yesterday th-tl it had decided to reduce the number of soldiers who ride in armored cars attached to the rear of all passenger trains as a guard. The number will be reduced from 50 to 10, including the officer in charge. Flyer to Scout for Whales, NEW YORK, July 8 (#).—The disap- pearing whale is to have even less chance. Capt. Pinn Luetzow Holm, war | “I did not have aviator, has gone to Norway to sail on a whaler with his lane. He will fly looking for report their ‘whereabouts to LS {JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER OBSERVES .90th ANNIVERSARY OF BIRTH Passes Day Quietly, With- Little Deviation From His Daily Routine. for Kindness, Grateful He Scans the Future With “Cheer and Hope.” By the Associated Press. TARRYTOWN, N. Y., July 8—John D. Rockefeller, master of the fine art of living, celebrated his ninetieth birth- day anniversary today. Observance of the day brought little | deviation from the daily routine by which the veteran oil magnate has | learned to be healthy and happy. | Entering his ninety-first year, Mr. Rockefeller is the dean of world figures. ‘Thomas A. Edison and President Hin- denburg_of Germany are 82. George Haven Putnam, the publisher, is 85. Georges Clemenceau, the grand old man | of Fiance, is 87. One biographer has predicted Mr. Rockefeller will live to be | 100. But he himself professes never to | think of the termination of his life. “I am too busy trying to be useful,” he ex- plains, ‘The day marks the close of the third decade since, having amassed $1,000,- 000,000, Mr. Rockefeller relinquished his' business interests to his son and | began his pursuit of health and happi- ness. | Evolves Philosophy of Life. | In those 30 years he has evolyed a philosophy of life basea on moderation and quiet activity, so that where at 60 he was a semi-invalid seeking a diet that would agree with him, today he announced that he was in perfect health, scanning the future with cheer and hope. In a statement, he said: | “I have every reason to be grateful | on my ninetieth birthday. ~Everybody | has been so kind and good to me ail ! the year. With perfect health and full | of hope and cheer for the future, I have | ncthing but kindness and good will for everybody.” His birthday was spent with members | of his family, three generations of them, at_his estate, Pocantico Hills. | Mr. Rockefellgr's day begins when he arises at 7 a.m. He goes down to break- fast at 8, his pockets jingling with the day’'s supply of shiny new dimes and | nickels. ! After breakfast there is a game of Numerica, in which he finds relaxation after every meal. An hour going over business matters with his secretary fol- | lows, Then there are nine hole of golf | with a neighbor or guest. His score usually is somewhere in the 40's. | Devoted to Golfing. | There are many, anecdotes of his golfing. “I never knew a golfer to have | a bad character,” he once remarked. A partner once referred to & popular piay. | start,” said | had 'a long | pop! Mr. Rockefeller, “but I have Tu Luncheon is usually his principal meal and he eats heartily. He eats what he likes. No food or drink is barred except alcoholic liquor. In the afternoon he takes a long motor trip wi.h members of his family or any one | his whim prompts him to invite. | The dinner planned for his birthday | was a quiet meal, with only members of | h: family present to share the birthday cake. The thrift which characterized hk‘ business life and is strongly evidenced | in the disposition of his time, and which | he counsels with his famous gifts of dimes, was inherited from his Huguenot ancestors from Southern France. The ancient family name was Rochefullle, | “leaves in stone,” derived from the | stone on which their castles were built, | JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER. & A. Photo, because it contained fossilized leaves. Moderation and an easy routine in which each activity leads naturally to the next form the keynote of the se- | rene days in which Mr. Rockefeller pur- sues, whether in_the North or at his Winter home in Florida. Simple and Sane Life Urged. “I may be old-fashioned,” he ex- plains in commenting on his view of life, “but I believe that people should live simple and saner lives. Better health and greater happiness will be the result.” p The benefactions financed from the Rockefeller fortune and administered by others are estimated at $750,000,000. | They are mainly devoted to the achieve- ment of a better life for humanity through the conquest of disease and improvement of living conditions, the medium being the Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research. The father of John Davison Rockefeller was an itin- erant country doctor. Guesses at Mr. Rockefeller's wealth when he retired ranged from a billion dollars up. When he handed over the bulk of his estate to John D. Rocke- feller, jr., he became no wealthier than a number of other men. Since then he has joked occasionally about his re- tirement. In hinting that he must transact some business he referred once with a twinkle to “my shattered for- tunes.” On another occasion a friend was praising his new car. “Yes,” said Mr. Rockefeller, “I have a good son. | He gave it to me.” Mr. Rockefeller once explained, when he retired from business after amass- ing a colossal fortune: “Heaven help the rich man who does not regard his wealth as a trust for mankind. that man and his children there is no peace.” GAS STOCK BUYERS | MAY E REVEALED AT MANLA TODAY Purchasers to Decide Today Whether to Voluntarily Identify Selves. Corporation Counsel William W. Bride expects to know tomorrow who interest in the Washington Gas Light | Co,, it was learned today, following an- | nouncement that the Department of | Justice had consented to undertake an | investigation to obtain this information. Mr. Bride sought the aid of J. Edgar Hoover, chief of the Bureau of Investi- gation of the Justice Department, and Mr. Hoover decided that he had power to undertake the probe. [ Mr. Bride asked him to postpone his | investigation, however, when he re- | ceived word that at a meeting of pur- | chasers of the stock and their attor- | neys in New York today a decision | probably would be reached to furnish | voluntarily the commission with the' information sought. Should this prove | satisfactory, there would be no need | for an investigation. Mr. Bride said today that he expected | the information tomorrow, and that | any decision as to pursuing the investi- ghtion by the Department of Justice would be made then. A somewhat similar investigation already is under way in the corporation counsel's office relating to purchase of control in the Washington Rallway & Electric Co. by the North American Co., a New York holding corporation. In this case, the purchase was admittedly by the corporation, but under authority of an act passed in March, 1925, seem- ingly sanctioning the purchase if for the purpose of effecting a merger of Washington street railways. There is Some doubt as to the exact meaning of the act, however, and Mr. Bride was asked Saturday by the commission to prepare a report on (he subject. POINCARE HAS POWER TO FORCE DEBT 0. K. BY VOTE OF CONFIDENCE (Continued From First Page.) ratification without the safeguard clause. The veterans later disavowed any ingratitude toward American war veterans. France Opposes London Parley. ‘The French reply to the British gov- ernment concerning organization of the forthcoming reparations conference will be forwarded tomorrow and will main- tain the French point of view that the | pledged his | friendliest co-operation with the Filipino | | people and to a policy of effcient meeting should be held in some neutral country rather than in London, as the ! of views now British government desires. The French prefer Switzerland, alt h they are ready to accept any ol neutral ground. In substance, the French argument is that if the conference is to be held in any big capital it ought to take place in Paris, since French interests in the questions to be are para- mount. . It is now thought there will be no difficulty in arranging the method of procedure at the sonference, since thas|but will DAVIS TAKES POST Filipinos Crowd Pier in Rain to Welcome Ninth Gov- ernor General. By the Associated Press. MANILA, July 8.—Welcomed to Ma- Dana Pearson of New York acted for DNila today by thousands of persons who | when he recently purchased controlling | crowded the pier, streets and the ayun- | tamiento, the old legislative buildings, Dwight F. Davis became the ninth American governor general of the Philippine Islands. In a brief inaugural address deliv- ered in the ayuntamiento, Mr. Davis administration to the economy. ¢ Despite a steady rain which fell all morning, where he was officially welcomed by Vice Gov. Gen. Eugene Gilmore and other notables. At the old legisiative house, to which the party was escorted by a Cavalry troop, hundreds failed to get inside and stood on the plaza outside and were soaked. Lauds Progress of Filipino People. Gov. Gen. Davis lauded the progress the Filipino people have made, but told them they had made only a start toward the goal to which they should aspire, and pictured the islands of the future as the “happy home of a contented and prosperous people, spiritually, politically and culturally, the leaders of the Far East.” Commenting on Philippine independ- ence, the new executive said that al- though tfe island’s political future was beyond the province of the governo general, the problems “directly affect- ing the foundations upon which that political future must r do directly confront us for solution “Efficient Economy” Needed. “Efficient economy,” he explained, “‘does not mean merely saving money. but should be measured in increased wealth, more education and better liv- ing conditions for the Philippine people.” He pointed out that the revenues of the Philippines are practically sta- tionary, while the needs and proper de- mands of the insular government are increasing steadily. “Therefore, a steady increase in the wealth of the people, which, in turn, will increase the revenues, is essential,” he said. will be governed largely by the neces- sities of the situation. Germany Suggests Action. BERLIN, July 8 (#).—The German foreign office, in the course of exchanges on between the gov- ernments involved concerning the forth- coming reparations conference, has urged that the organization committees provided in an annex to the Young plan be convened as soon as possible so that the political conference may not be de- la; by technical matters. 1t is understood that the repafations committee meeting on Wednesday in Paris will pass on Germany's suggestion. Germany would welcome Baden-Baden as a meeting place for these committees, not insist. For | thousands crowded the pier | PICKPOCKETS GET LONG PRISON TERMS One Given 10 Years, Another 7 1-2 Years, by Chief Justice McCoy. Pickpockets arrested in Washington “must be prepared to take their medi- cine,” Chief Justice Walter 1. McCoy announced today, when he sent one man to the penitentiary for 10 years and the other for 7 years and 6 months for relieving a high school teacher of $235 at the Griffith Stadium November 17 last. The court commented on the light sentences given in other jurisdictions | to “light-fingered gentry” and declared {he wished it could be broadcast that pickpockets brought before him while he is serving on the criminal bench will be dealt with severely. Harry Harris had a record going back to 1913. the court said, and he was given 10 years. Leo Rohan had been { arrested on three occasions, but had never done any time. He was sent up for seven years and six months. Both men noted appeals through Attorney James A. O'Shea According to the testimony at the trial S. T. Kimble. a teacher at Central | High School, with his daughter, at- tended the homecoming game of the Georgetown foot ball team, and when he took out his pocketbook to get a bill to pay for the tickets he was jostled by one of the men and the contents of his purse disappeared. Nine days later the two men were arrested and were identified by the daughter, 'WOODLEY ROAD BUS ' ROUTE IS CHANGED :Annapolis L;; Also I.s Shifted by Order of Public Utilities Commission. The Public Utilities Commission to- day ordered the route of the Woodley road bus, after it leaves the Connecti- cut Avenue Bridge going south, changed | as follows: Instead of continuing south on Con- necticut avenue, it will go east on Kal- orama road to Ninteenth street, south on Nineteenth street to Columbia road, stopping at the car stop at Ninteenth street and Columbia road. Thence the route is west along Columb.a road to | Wyoming avenue. along Wyoming ave- nue to Connecticut avenue and thence north to the bridge, where the regular route is resumed. | A change also was ordered in the Aupnapolis route of the bus line op- | erated by the Washington, Baltimore & Annapolis Railway. The change was ;made in order to allow the busses to | pick up passengers at 1421 Pennsylva- nia avenue. The new route, starting at the terminal at Eleventh street and New York avenue, will take the busses north on_Eleventh street to K street, west on K street to Fourteenth street, | south on Fourteenth street to Pennsyl- | vania avenue, west on Pennsylvania avenue, with a stop at 1421 Pennsyl- vania avenue, to Fifteenth street: north |on Fifteenth street to F_street, east lon F street to Fourteenth, south on | Fourteenth to D and thence over the | regular route. CUBAN SEES PERIL "IN U.S. TARIFF LAW Ambassador Ferrara Hopes Ameri- can Legislators Will Not Cause Island's “Complete Downfall.” By the Associated Press. HAVANA, July 8.—Col. Orestede Ferrara, Cuban Ambassador to Wash- ington, has returned here to make a complete report to President Machado on the United States sugar tariff in- crease proposals. 1 can well understand the state of anxiety existing in Cuba with respect to the proposed tariff increases by the United States,” said the Ambassador today, “and 1 know that the economic life or death of our island republic rests in_the hands of American legis- lators. We cannot interfere with legis- lation of another nation, but can only clearly present our problems and trust to the vision of American legislators and President Hoover. I personally be- lieve that in no case will our Northern neighbors permit our complete eco- nomic downfall nor the destruction of our great national industs | l | I;SHOR.N OF AUTHORITY, QUITS ISLAND POST Ben F. Wright, Insular Auditor, Cables Hoover Resignation, Call- ing Position Now Unimportant. By the Associated Press. MANIJA, July 8—Insular Auditor Ben F. Wright, who Saturday cabled his resignation to President Hoover, to- day said he resigned because the Su- preme Court recently had “confirmed its former position of assuming juris- diction over all acts of the insular au- | ditor brought to its attention. thereby making the judicial branch of the Gov- ernment the final arbiter as to how publ’: funds shall be_expended.” | ""The court’s action, he said, had made the office of the insular auditor of no great importance. He said the resig- nation was to be effective at the pleas- ure of President Hoover and that should the President decline to accept it he would conidnue in office. IN WEEK END BATTLES | Week end battles sent eight colored | persons to the hospitals of the city for various injuries ranging from a bullet | wound to a tap on the head from & hammer. John Middleton, colored, of 2027 E street, is in Emergency Hospital with lacerations of the hand, arm and head and his alleged assailant, Clarence Brown, colored, of the same address, is being held at the third precinct Dorothy Record, 212 Rupert court: James Upshur, 623 Navy place, and Robert Brooks, 437 Temple court, were hurt in fights and were treated at hos- pitals. Ethelbert Chase, colored, of the first block of P street southeast, was treated yesterday at Emergency Hos- pital for a bullet wound in his wrist. Minnie Briscoe, colored, 209 Clark Court, was cut during a ro George Edmonds of Freeman's alley and George Brown, colored, of 311 North Henry street, Alexandria, were the other two casualties, the latter receiving the ham- mer tap on the head. Colored Man §hoc in Leg. Suffering from a bullet wound in his left leg, Frank Brown, colored, 30 years old, of Cedar Heights, Md., yesterday afternoon visited the office of Dr. J. J. Jones, 409 Forty-eighth street north- west, and was given medical aid. He said he had shot himself accideptally while handling & pistol.