Evening Star Newspaper, December 1, 1929, Page 1

WFATHE (0 8 Weather Burean Parecant Pair with rising temperature today AR Or ANOw emorrow, and warmer b tures Highest yostdrday. Jowest, 11 ot terday Pl report on page 4 Mt 4 pm 030 am. yeo- No. 1,289—No. 31,260. WITH DAILY EVENING EDITION he Sunday Star, “From Press to Home Within the Hour" The Star is delivered every evening and Sunday morning to Washington homes by The Star's exclusive carrier service. Phone National 5000 to start immediate delivery. ®) Entered as sacond class matter post office, Washington, D. C. NATION'S LEADERS MEET THURSDAY 10 SET UP MACHINERY STABILIZING TRADE Conference Roster Reads Like Blue Book of Industry as Chiefs Prepare to Start Huge Building Program. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE EXPECTED TO BE NAMED National Organization, Serving as Clearing House, Would Act to Assure Completion of Projects| Designed to Guarantee Pros-| perity. BY G. GOULD LINCOLN. Uncle Sam’s all-American busi- ness team will organize here De- cember 5 to tackle the job, given it by President Hoover, of main- taining the country’s economic balance in the face of the recent stock market crash. Involved are employment of labor, productivity of industry and consumption by the nation at large. The ground work was laid by President Hoover at his White House conferences with repre- sentatives of industry, agriculture and labor. The purpose of the coming conference is to insure the necessary team work to carry out programs announced by repre- sentatives of American business. Two hundred and fifty of Amer- ica’s foremost business and finan- cial men have accepted invita- tions to attend the conference, which will be opened by President Hoover. The conference, to be| held at the Chamber of Commerce | of the United States, will repre- sent 32 manufacturing and dis- tributing groups. The list of those who will attend reads like a blue book of America's in- dutries. railroads and banking and credit agencies. All the great organiza- tions of industry are represented. Members of the conference are coming from every section of the country. Called for Two Purposes. Specifically, the conference has been called to do two things: First. to set up*the co-ordinating chinery to aid in carrying out pro- grams of activity already announced by representatives of various industries. These programs contemplate the ex- penditure of billions of dollars within the next year. Second, to obtain as accurate a pic- ture as possible of actual conditions in | various industries. Such a picture, re- | vealing weak spots where they are found to exist, is expected to be ex- tremely helpful The co-ordinating machinery, it is expected, will materialize in an execu- tive committee. or business council, composed of from 15 to 25 men. It will be the duty of the executive committee to see that nothing crops up to inter- fere with orderly progress of plans of the industries to carry out their pro- grams, ‘The immediate object of setting up this machinery is to provide a kind of clearing house and advisory council to help meet existing conditions. Whether this organization will prove of such value that it will be continued perma- nently is something that the future will have to determine. If it works well— and there is every reason to think that it will—doubtless a demand will be made that the organization be given a perma- nent status. | The Chamber of Commerce of the | United States, at the request of Presi- | dent Hoover and of business leaders | meeting with him, undertook {0 make arrangements for the conference and to enlist the co-operation of industrial and commercial groups looking to a | continuance of business momentum in the country. The entire machinery of | the Chamber of Commerce, it is ex- plained, will be at the disposal of the | executive committee or business coundl | once it has been set up. Julius H.| Barnes, chairman of the board of the Chamber of Commerce, has taken an exceedingly active part. not only in the President’s White House conferences, but in planning for the coming conference. | Definite Organization Urged. Following the White conference at| which 22 representatives of American | industry gathered with the President to | discuss the situation and at which they all pledged their hearty support of the | President’s recommendation that busi- | ness co-operate through all its branches to make it possible for employment and production to be maintained at high | levels, the following statement was is- | sued: “It was considered that the devel- opment of co-operative spirit and ie- sponsibility in the American business world was such that the business of the country could and should itself assume the responsibility for the mobilization (Continued on Page 6, Column 1. \ BUSINESS HERE SEEN SOUND 'WITH FINE FUTURE AHEAD Washington Men in Key Positions Report Volume of Trade in District to Show Steady Gain. | Business interests in the Washington area, representing activity | in virtually all lines of trade, feel that conditions here are sound and | they look to the future with optimism. | This conviction is derived from interviews with more than a score of leaders in the Washington business world, whose key positions in industry and commerce qualify them to give a composite, accurate portrayal of conditions, present and prospective. These leaders set forth as a studied opinicn: “We see no reason why retail business in Washington should not continue to forge ahead.” With invested capital somewhat hesitant as a nautral result of recent disturbing developments in the stock market, a survey of busi- ness in Washington was undertaken in an effort to learn at the head waters of local trade what opinions are held. The investigation shows that business is sound; that the element of business which in the last analysis feels and responds to the pulse beat of the community’s financial state of health is reassured and prepared to carry forward plans envisioned six months ago. While some of them said that their first reaction to stock market develop- ments was to prepare for curtailments and retrenchments, those interviewed say now that their business is not being affected as they had thought; that an increased amount of money is in circulatio: | | | ished. October trade in department district, which includes Washingt (Continued on P that the number of persons gainfully employed is in the same month last year, an index regarded as highly significant |in trade performance and possibili not being dimin- stores in the fifth Federal Reserve on, was 49 per cent greater than ty. ge 6, Column 4. ELDER'S THRILLING DASH OF % YARDS WHIPS ARMY, 0 Notre Dame Outplayed, With Cagle Outstanding Player on Field. BY GRANTLAND RICE. Spectal Dispatch to The Star. NEW YORK, November 30.—The bet- ter team lost. The olive wreath that might have gone to the Army at the Yankee Stadium this afternoon turned to a crown of poisoned thorns early in the second period, when Jack Elder, Notre Dame’s halfvack sprinter, inter- cepted Chris Cagle's forward pass on his own 5-yard line and then ran 95 yards for a touchdown through the Winter air without a tackler anywhere in reach. ‘This long dash beat the Army, 7 to 0, before 83,000 frozen spectators, who looked on with astonishment as a fight- ing, charging Army team outplayed its famous rival most of the way and de- served at least a nothing-nothing tie. The great crowd, shivering in furred overcoats and woolen blankets, with a temperature of 18 degrees, saw the far- | heralded South Bend cyclone cut down to a gentle zephyr by a smashing Army defense that had such stars as Elder, Brill, Carrideo and Mullins spending most of the afternoon upon the backs of their necks. They were cut down and rolled back. They were thrown for losses on play after play by Army forwards and backs, who cut their way through the Western wall to smash in- terference and bowl over the runner before he knew the fuse attached to the. dynamite had been lighted. Deserved Better Fate. ‘The Army team—the last that “Biff” Jones will ever coach, the last that Chris Cagle and Hertz Murrel will ever play for—deserved a better fate. Out- lucked nearly all the year in many games it might have won or tied, it fell today upon the most cruel fortune that one could pick from its galaxy of woes and sorrows. Elder's 95-yard gallop, the Westerners never threatened to score, while the Army had four chances, where at least two went astray on the frozen turf by | margins that were less than a stride. Most of the 83,000 spectators had massed themselves in the Yankee Stadium to suffer through a biting north wind to watch the fast Notre Dame backfleld, working back of a fast, power- ful Notre Dame line, smash and dash up and down the field. But they saw nothing of the sort. They saw Notre Dame s second backfield, composed of shock troops, outplay the Army in the first_quarter, but when the widely ad- | vertised regulars arrived the scene sud- denly shifted, as the Army defense broke up almost every attack they launched. This Army defense held its own With the South Bend line. It was good enough, with Cagle and other backs on guard, to throttle and kill any march that Elder, Brill, Mullins and_Savoldi started, even though these marches were directed by the able Carrideo. These fast backs could get nowhere from scrimmage, as they were thrown on play after play into the dirt back of the line for a loss. In the meanwhile Cagle, playing his last game, the outstanding star on the field, ran wild twice for 30 and 40 yards, but the Army had no at- tack quite good enough to carry the ball across the line in any continued march. " (Continued on Page 2, Column 32.) Outside _of Jack | PRESIDENT ACTS 10 SOUND POWERS IN CHINESE CRISIS Consults Secretary Stimson| Three Times During Day, and Also New Envoy. President Hoover yesterday took the initiative in an impending joint policy among the leading powers to preserve the peace in China. ‘The President three times during the day consulted Secretary of State Henry | L. Stimson_and also called into con- ference Nelson Jol n, chief of the Far Eastern division™ L the State De- partment and newly a) ted Minister to China. Punctuat confer- ences, calls were made at State partment by Ronald Ian’ Cam| charge d'affaires of the British embass; Ambassador Debuchi of Japan, Dr. von Prittzwitz, the German Ambassador, and Minister Wu of China. It was also learned that Count di Muraglio, charge d'affaires of the Italian embassy, called at_the department Friday. The seriousness of the situation in China, especially the reported diplo- matic conflict between Chang Hsueh | Liang, marshal of Manchuria, and the Nationalist government at Nanking over negotiations with Russia, was em- phasized by the day of conferences here. It was believed that while some joint action may be taken to remind Russia and China of their obligations under the Kellogg-Briand pact, this action may also serve to warn China of the seriousness of Internal quarrels, which can only lead to general chaos in the Far East. [ Activity Reflects Feeling. | __The activity around the White House and State Department vesterday also reflects the feeling in Washington and London that the situation in China must be cleared up before the opening of the London naval limitation confer- ence in January lest an atmosphere detrimental to the success of that con- ference be created. It was admitted at the State De- partment on Thursday that the United States had taken the initfative in sound- ing out the British, Japanese, German, French and Italian governments as to some joint action in China. The diplo- matic . representatives of the United States in the various capitals were in- structed to confer and and report on | the proposal for a concerted interna- tional move to settle the Sino-Rus- sian conflict over the seizure by the Chinese of the Chinese Eastern Rail- way and the invasion by Russian troops of Manchuria. Subsequent to this initiative informa- tion has come out of China that the | Mukden and Nanking governments are |at odds over Mukden's negotiations with the Russians and that Soviet troops had either entirely evacuated sections of Manchuria contiguous to the Siberian frontier or were proceeding in this direction. On the other hand the Chinese forces in- retreat before the Russian advance of 10 days ago were reported looting and killing on their way back toward Harbin, the largest city in Manchuria. From both Peiping and Shanghai also came information that the younger nationalists elements | were demanding the resignation of Dr. C. T. Wang, nationalist foreign min- ister, accusing him of bungling and responsible for the move made by Muk- den in suing for peace with the Soviets. Discussions Are Continuing. Secretary Stimson declined to say more last night than discussions with | the powers were continuing. He would not enter into a discussion of what action the powers might be expected to | | | RAIN OR SNOW MONDAY TO FOLLOW CLEAR SKIES AND RISING MERCURY Relief From Coldest November Weather in History Is Local Forecast. slowly moderating temperatures, with a further abatement of the punishing wind which raked Washington yesterday during the cold- est November weather on record, were promised the city today as the sub- freezing blast slackened its grip upon the country at large. ‘The northwest gal: had diminished somewhat last night, and was expected bv the Weather Bureau to give way today to “gentle, variable winds, be- Clear skies and coming southerly and increesing Sun-| 500 unemployed men. The Gospel Mis- professor at the University of Vienna, day night and Monda; The following forecast was Issued at 9:30 o'clock last night: “Fair_with rising temperature Sun- day. Monday rain or snow, and ‘warmer, with gentle, variable winds be. coming southerly and increasing Sun. day night and Monday.” # _The lowest mark for November in the of the Weather Bureau here was set at 8:30 a.m. yesterday when the reading stood 11.3. The mercury | then rose slowly to the day’s maximum | of 24 degrees, at 3:45 p.m. A temperature dropping below 20 de- | grees last night was expected to reach | 15 degrees by 8 a.m. today. Last night brought a renewal of the heavy demand for accommodations at free lodging | houses here. Preparations were being made at four establishments to care for more than sion, the Salvation Army, the Central Union Mission and the District's Mu- | nicipal Lodging House were taxed to capacity at an early hour, Ml.huug were ma pfle;nu for free beds. iwhile the 1 Mission issued ah.“appeal for|gocuments circlement” (Continued on Page 3,olumn 6.) h emergency accommodations e available, at least two of the cies were forced to turn away ap- " (Continued on Page 2, Column 6.) 'VIENNA TO REVEAL OLD FOREIGN POLICY {11,200 Secret Diplomatic Docu- ments From 1908 to 1914 Will Be Published. By the Associated Press. BERLIN, November 30.—Reports from | Vienna state that 80 bulky volumes con- | taining 11,200 secret diplomatic docu- | ments” dealing with Aug.ro-Hungarian foreign policy from the' Bosnian crisis | it 1908 until the outbreak of the war in 1914, will be published tomorrow. Herr Ludwig Bittner, director of state archives, and Herr Hans Uebersberger, are responsible for tke complilation. The work, which it is thought will create an international sensation and completion of which is a surprise even to those in close touch with the com- pilers, is said to be of “decisive import- 5 MAJOR PROBLEMS FACE CONGRESS AT OUTSET OF SESSION Tax Reduction, Tariff Meas- ure and Vare Case First to Be Considered. NORRIS TB_ASK VOTE DENYING SENATE SEAT Jones’ Resignation Makes Certain Reorganization of Faction- Split Party. By the Associated Press. Preparing for the opening of the first regular session of Congress in the Hoover administration, Republican lead- ers on Capitol Hill yesterday assigned tax reduction as the first job for the House, but found the unsettled tariff bill and Vare case confusing the Sen- ate program. A move was started to defer again the consideration of the right of Sena- tor-elect Willlam S. Vare of Pennsyl- vania to a Senate seat, but Senator Norris, Republican, Nebraska, asserted he would demand a vote next week on his resolution denying Vare admittance to the Senate. Whether the Vare case is set aside temporarily or is decided this week—it comes up automatically upon Tuesday by previous agreement—the Senate wiil plunge once more into the tariff dis- pute hanging over from the special ses- sion shortly after the opening formali- ties have been concluded. ‘Would Deny Vare a Seat. The Norris resolution would deny Vare a seat because of expenditures of more than $600,000 by his ticket in the 1926 primary campaign. The House expects to get the $160,- 000,000 tax reduction resolution to the Senate before the end of the first week and leaders of both parties in the Sen- ate are prepared to lay aside their other worries some time before Christ- mas to permit a vote there. ‘Thus tax reduction, the Vare case and the tariff appear as likely to com- mand all attention before the Christ- mas recess. The resignation yesterday of Senator Jones of Washington as assistant Re- publican leader made certain a board reorganization of the faction-split party in the Senate for the next ses- sion. Senator Jones resigned to become chairman of the important appropria- tions committee, a post made vlcu‘:‘} tor McNary of Oregon, vanced by the “Young Guard” Repub- lican regulars as their spokesman, would succeed Jones as assistant leader. Hoover Consults Leaders. | President Hoover has been in con- | sultation with Senate leaders this last week and there are indications that he has shown considerable interest in bringing about a reunion of the Re- publican forces. Senator Watson of Indiana, the Republican leader, also has been busy since his return from a rest trip to Florida in ironing out party troubles. Senator Smoot of Utah announced after a White House call yesterday that he had definitely decided to con- tinue as chairman of the powerful finance committee, which handles the tariff and tax reduction legislation, rather than go over to the head of the appropriations committee. Senator Vandenberg of Michigan, one of the leaders of the “young guard’ i Republican regulars in their uprising against an adjournment of the special session, also was a White House visitor yesterday. With the old guard and young guard Republicans in the Senate apparently working together again under the lead- ership of Senator Watson there is still | no sign of a reunion between this group and the Western independents who have | bolted the party to rewrite the Repub- | lican tariff bill in coalition with the | Democrats. Text of Jones' Letter. ‘The letter of resignation by Senator Jones, written to Senator Watson, fol- lows. “I herewith resign my position as as- sistant leader of the Senate to take ef- fect upon the selection of my successor | by the Republican conference. “In this connection, I want to ex-| press my sincere appreciation to the| conference for the honor it has done| me by selecting m | TODAY’S STAR PART ONE—32 PAGES. General News—Local, National Forelgn. Schools and Colleges—Page 20. PART TWO—20 PAGES. Editorial_Section—Editorials and Edi- torial Features. Notes of Art and Artists. Review of New Books. Clubwomen of the Nation—Page 12. At Community Centers—Page 13. D. A. R. Activities—Page 16. PART THREE—20 PAGES. Soclety. PART FOUR—16 PAGES. Amusement Section—Theater, and Music. In the Motor World—Pages 5 and 6. Aviation_ Activities—Page 7. Serial Story, “Rhoda,"—Page 8. Y. W. C. A. Notes—Page 8. District of Columbia Naval Reserve— Pge 8. W. C. T. U. Activities—Page 8. Veterans of Great War—Page 9. District National Guard—Page 9. Fraternities—Page 10. Parent-Teacher Activities—Page 10. Spanish War Veterans—Page 10. News of the Clubs—Page 11. Organized Reserves—Page 11. Army and Navy News—Page 11. Radio News—Pages 12, 14 and 15. PART FIVE—10 PAGES. Sports and Financial. PART SIX—8 PAGES. Classified Advertising. PART SEVEN—24 PAGES. Magazine Section. Cross-word Puzzle—Page 22. GRAPHIC SECTION—12 PAGES. World Events in Pictures. COLOR SECTION—8 PAGES, and Screen ance for clearing up the guilt of the World, War and to illustrate in .amn Britain’s policy of en- mlnYl Moon Mullins; Mutt Fellers; Mr. and Annie; Betty High Lights of . | bassador to France. WASHINGTON, ‘D. C, SUNDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 1, 1929—150 PAG S P FIVE CENTS ‘ IN WASHING1ON AND SUBURBS TEN CENTS ELSEWHERE 5 )MEYES DECEIVE . ME, OR IS°3 STHAT .3 “CLIMB AND PRAY, JUNE SAID AS BYRD DARED ALL IN'BLIND JUMP UP ICY GORGE Commander Dumped Food as Balchen Declared Weight Must Go to Help “Wish” Plane Over Peaks. STONE WALLS CLOSED IN ON FIGHTING CREW Tiny Hole in Clouds Revealed Top of Glacier as Craft Dodged Un- DWIGHT MORROW TO BE NAMED SENATOR FROM NEW JERSEY |Baird to Serve in Edge’s| Place Until Arms Parley Is Over. Ambassador Is Willing to; Make Race for Seat in Primary. By the Associated Press. ATLANTIC CITY, N. J, November | 30.—Announcement that Dwight W. Morrow, American Ambassador to Mex- ico, will be named as United States Senator for New Jersey immediately after he returns from the London naval disarmament parley. was made by Gov. ‘Morgan F.-Larson here tonight. The governor came here 'to attend a testi- monial dinner to Walter E. Edge, Am- Gov. Larson at the same time mad public a letter he had sent to Davi Baird, jr. of Camden, whom he already | had designated to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Senator Edge when the latter was uppoln(ld] Ambassador by President Hoover. Mr. | been_eager to have New Jersey choose | AMBASSADOR MORROW. Baird's commission as Senator was issued by the governor today. Gov. Larson emphasized the fact that t was largely at the.urging of Mr. Baird, recognized as the most power- | ful Republican leader in the State, that | Mr. Morrow was to become the Sena- | tor. Mr. Baird, the governor said, has (Continued on Page 2, Column 8.) ARNOLD RESIGNS IN'LOBBY INQUIRY Southern Tariff Post Given Up as Sequel of Fund Exposures. The resignation of J. A. Arnold, sec- retary and manager of the Souther Tariff Association, with head offices here, was announced yesterday as & sequel to the investigation of lobbying | carried out by the Senate committee under chairmanship of Senator T. H.| Caraway, Democrat of Arkansas. | The committee examined Mr. Arnold | for a period of almost 10 days and brought out evidence that the Txrfl'[‘ | Association, together with the American i Taxpayers’ League, both under Mr. Arnold’s immediate direction, had car- ried on an extensive campaign for| funds with results which during the past year netted more than $200,000. Information that Mr. Arnold had| severed his connection with the Tariff | Association was received here from John H. Kirby of Houston, Tex., presi- dent of the association, who in testi- mony before the Senate committee ad- mitted that he was but the nominal head of the association and its most active functions were in the hands of Mr. Arnold. Mr. Kirby is a multi-millionaire Jum- berman. Activities Are Traced. The activities of the assoclation were | traced by letters written by Mr. Arnold to show that efforts were made in va- rious sections of the country to stir up political opposition to legislators who ovroud higher duties on_various agri- cultural products in the South. Testimony was brought out to indi- cate that many of Mr. Arnold’s pre- occupations were in form of preparing the way for contributions both from the tariff and tax organizations. It was shown that subscriptions were solicited through the mails as well as by bank drafts and by special agents in the fleld. ‘The Senate committee questioned Mr. Arnold closely as to his income tax and received answer that it was based on a salary of $12,000 annually, At no time did the committee succeed in tracing the large sums of money which had been flowing in during the present year, and substantial records for previ- ous years had been destroyed, it was testified by Mr. Arnold and others. Use of Evidence. The committee turned sections of its evidence over to the Post Office and ry Departments to be treated in any manner these departments saw fit. It was shown during the hearing that the books of the two assoclations had been audited by a public accountant previously convicted of falsifying the accounts of a Baitimore firm, PURPOSE SEEN BEHIND PROBE. Investigated by Garner to Get Rid of Arnold, Says Kirby, HOUSTON, ‘Tex., November 30 () — With the announcement today by John AR AIDE KILLED, | on the Baltimore boulevard at River- SIK HURT IN AUTOS Machines Collide Head-on| When Car Running Parallel | Speeds Up. One aviation sergeant attached to! olling Field was almost instantly killed | nd six other persons, including his three soldier - companions, were hurt when two automobiles collided head-on dale, Md., at 11:40 o'clock last night. The coilision, according to the only account available, occurred when the soldiers' car, which was bound for Baltimore, attempted to pass another machine headed in the same direction and was forced to run on the wrong side of the road when the other car, coming from Baltimore, with five pas- sengers, all colored, speeded up. Sergt. Schnatterly Killed. The following list was compiled at Casualty, Emergency and Freedmen's Hospital, where the accident victims were taken The dead: Sergt. Glenn Francis Schnatterly, 25 years old, attached to Bolling Field, died en route to Casualty Hospital. His skull was_fractured. The injured: . Pvt. Russell M. Boggs, 23 years old. attached to Bolling Field, received a fractured skull. Emergency Hospital at- tendants say his condition is critical. Pvt. Wililam Barr Rhinehardt, 28 years old, also attached to Bolling Field, received deep facial lacerations. Pvt. Leon Bauso, 21 years old, also attached to Bolling Field, received leg lacerations. Robert Williams, 38 years old. Clar- ence Williams, 29 years old, and Bernice Hackney Williams, 24 years old, wife of Clarence Williams. ‘The wife is the most_seriously injured, but her condi- tion is not considered dangerous, it was sald at Freedmen's Hospital. Woman Is Injured. With these three were Andrew Fields and his wife, Lavinda. The five colored people live in Atlantic City and were on their way here from Baltimore to spend the day. Clarence Williams gave the account of the accident. None of the soldiers gave any ex- lanations. R Neaby residents attracted to the scene by the crash gave first aid to the victims. Prince Georges police brought Schnatterly and Bauso to Cas- ualty. Passersby cared for the others. FOUND FROZEN IN CABIN. | | Kentuckian, 84, Claimed Personal Friendship With Bryan, HOPKINSVILLE, Ky., November 30 (#).—An 84-year-old man, who at one time owned a large amount of farm property and claimed & personal friend- ship with the late Willlam Jennings Bryan, was found frozen to death in a cabin near here today. John O. Smith, who of TRAIN WRECK KILLS SEVENIN VIRGINIA Pennsylvania Excursion Cars Crash—Four Victims Are Women. By the Associated Press. NORFOLK, Va, December 1 (Sun- day).— Seven persons were killed and a number injured in the wreck of a Pennsylvania Railroad excursion train at Onley. on the Eastern Shore of Vir- ginia, last night about midnight, ac- cording to information received here early this morning. Tre train was en route from Nur(olk’ to New York. Only one of the dead | had been identified, M. H. Calloway of Delmar, Va., passenger brakeman. Four women were said to be among the dead. Cause of the accident was not known | here this morning. From three to eight coaches were reported to have left the rails and turned over, althoug! the engine and .the first two coaches remained on the track. The wreck occurred about 100 yards north of the Onley depot. At 1:30 . it was sald all of the injured and possibly other dead had not been re- moved from the wreckage. The in- jured were sent to the hospital at Nas- sawaddox as fast as they were taken from the wreckage. RULERS OF DENMARK ON GROUNDED VESSEL Ship Bearing King Christian and Queen Alexandrine Is Floated. By the Associated Press. ESBJERG, Denmark, November 30.— King Christian and Queen Alexandrine | of Denmark had an unexpected thrill on their voyage to England this after- noon when the motorship Esbjerg, on which they were passengers, ran aground in a dense fog half an hour after leaving this North Sea port. Several tugs felt their way through the fog to the stranded vessel, but were unable to dislodge it when they came alongside. The Esbjerg was able to float itself; however, with the high tide. der Pilot's Hand, Seeking Up Current to Help Pull Away From Perilous Surface Just Below. BY RUSSELL OWEN. By Radio to The Star an Yoix Times, "N8 the New LITTLE AMERICA, Antarctica November 30.—The South Pole flight was one of the most dra- { matic as well as efficient long-dis- | tance flights ever made. As inci- dents of the flight are recalled by the four men who were on it, it seems ever more miraculous that everything went so well. f The perfect landfalls made bv Comdr. Richard E. Byrd's naviga- tion, the selection of weather which turned into a storm within a few hours after landing, the way in which the plane with its heavy load was “wished” over the hump at the top of the plateau, the | smooth running of the motors under the most severe conditions —all these things make it seem more remarkable as the story i told. Strained Activity of Crew. There never was a busier planc |crew. One gets the impression of | continuous and strained activity from their stories—Byrd moving about taking sights and observa- i tions from all parts of the plane. conferring with the others on gas | consumption and routes through the mountains, making notes; June and McKinley juggling gas cans and cameras, crawling over the mass of supplies in the middle of the fuselage. Balchen sat for long hours in the cockpit at the controls and was relieved occasionally so he could stretch and handle the gas cans and tanks as a break in the monotony. Both Mac and June still were stiff and sore today after a night's sleep. I feel as though I had been run over by a steam roller,” laughed June thic morning as he got up. Flight to Peaks Is Eventless. ‘The flight out to the mountains was without incident and after passing the geological party, where the mail food for them was dropped, the plane start- ed climbing. It had about 8,000 feet altitude as the mountains were reached. | There came the first important decision —what route to take. Axel Helberg was Amundsen's route, but Byrd thought Livs Glacier, named after Nansen's daughter, seemed a better path. Even that was a gamble, for although it could be seen that there was some sort of opening at the top, it was impossible to tell at just what height it touched the plateau. To get into a narrow gorgewhere the mountains would close in and the plane could not turn, with a After an inspection had disclosed that |8 the bottom was not damaged, the ship gontinued on its” way shortly after pm. OUTBREAK IN NICARAGUA. MANAGUA, Nicaragua, November 30 (#.—The U. S. Marine Corps head- quarters announced today that an out- post of the Nicaraguan National Guard at La Colonia was attacked by a force of outlaws on the morning of September 28. Three men were killed and a quan~ tity of ammunition was captured. None of the American officers serving with the guard was killed or wounded. The outlaws used machine guns and rifle grenades in their attack and eluded several pursuing patrols. It is believed they were led by Pedro Alta- mirano. La Colonia is about 15 miles north- east of Jinotega, in the northern sec- tion of the country. Death Stops Fire Engine. CINCINNATI, November 30 (#).— Albert Klingler, 44, driver of a city fire truck, ran to a trap door on the sec- ond floor of a fire station, here last night to answer a fire alarm, stepped on the trap, but lost his grip on a sliding pole and fell to the first floor. He died from a fractured skull. Klingler's company was unable to answer the alarm because he was the only member who could drive the fire engine. It would have been neces- sary to dump gas and the attempt to reach the pole would have ended right | As June said: 1 ‘One could only climb and pray.” Food Before Gas. At an elevation of 10,000 feet it was seen that the plane could not get over the hump with its load. “Balchen told me we had to get rid of something” sald the commander, “so I decided to dump food. Gas was too precious.” Two hundred and eighty pounds of 1t was thrown through the hatch in the bottom of the fuselage, the brown Whirling over and over until they struck the glacier about 500 feet below. The plane had passed a steep precipice in the glacier and ahead loomed another s(e?-.p] Lflmp;rtd r;,(eelce. ichen ha 'n dodging from one side to the other to get fl‘;lomt up- ward currents and when the food was dumped June began to emmty gasoline from tins into the fuselage tank and throw the tins overboard to get rid of their weight. The plane was wind- ing from one side of the gorge to the | other, stretching the 10-mile approach { ahead as much as possible hel) | the stiff climb wpward. s | Takes Movies of Gorge. | _ When he was not handling the cans, | June was making moving pictures, the plane tossing in the violet gusts and up and down currents the walls of the canyon spinning past and occasional views of mighty peaks on _either side (Continued on Page 3, Column 1.) TRAFFIC ON AVENUE TIED UP BY TWO SUCCESSIVE MISHAPS Accident Injuring Chauffeur and Broken Rail Stop Vehicles More Than Hour. An accident on Pennsylvania avenue In which a street car passenger was in- jured and an incident wherein a street | car’s conductor rail got cold and quit functioning tiel up street car traffic from Fourth street to the Treasury Tilding for more than an hour early last night. Edward Biggins, 28 years old, a chauf- feur for the Post Office Department, Suffe a minor concussion of the brain when a Capital Traction Co. car on which he was a passenger collided with a truck at Pennsylvania avenue and '.!hur-l':di:;lnu -treetn 3 lwllmn; was taken ergency an Iater o his home in the ATk Gentral | chine and himself away from the scene without having been identified. Traffic hardly had resumed after a 15-minute lull when an eastboun - ital Traction Co. car on the va; g:ll"d division broke a conductor rail between Sixth and Seventh streets, It took the company’s wrecking crew and fire ap- paratus nearly an hour to got e i st nteonse cold_provebly. mensny sai nse cold prol mwll to break. s pbing