Evening Star Newspaper, December 29, 1929, Page 2

2 = PRIVATIONS BARED "~ IN ARCTIC DIARY Youth Leaves Account of lll- Fated Hornby Expedition in 1927. The Star is enabled to publish one of the most poignant stories of the Arctic in the diary of Edgar Vernon Christian. the 19-vear-old explorer. wi the other “members of Hornby Expedition in 1927. It is one of the most stark revelations of privation And death ever yielded by the Frozen oung Chr ¥ W. P. Christ . of Lianwnds Carnarvon. 5. ‘accompanied cousin, John Hornby, an experienced Arctic explorer. on an expedition across the Barren Lands in the Canadian Northwest Territory. They were joined by Harold Challoner Even Adlard. ‘aged 28. the son of & Lon- don publisher. The ‘expedition reached the sanctuary ‘in 1926 and was not heard of again until July 21 last. when a patrol of the Northwest Mounted Police found the bodies of the explorers. Following is the first instalment of Christian’s deiry. The diary opens on June 15, 1926, when Hornby and the two young men set off with their canoe and provisions . the son of Lieut. Col, D. 8. 0. on the long paddle across Slave Lake. | It was a beginning which excellently suited young Christian. “The sun was gently tanning me under the biue sky and thoroughly enjoying the life,” he writes. He describes the hours of paddling, the pitching of camp on the islands, a feast of gulls' and ducks’ eges, which they found such a welcome relief to the staple menu of bannock (oaten cake) and pemmican (concen- trated beef used in Arctic expeditions). There is no further entry until Octo- ber 14, by which time the explorers have trekked from the lake down the Thelon River to the point where they IMASONS T0 CONFER | i The above map shows area where the t) THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C WHERE THREE DIED IN FROZEN NORTH ree members of the Hornby expedition attempted their fatal journey across the frozen lands of Northwest Canada seeking a passage to Hudson Bay. HONOR ONPERSHING A. E. F. Commander to Re- ceive Highest and Last De- gree of Secret Order. The thirty-third and last degree of Freemasonry is to be conferred upon | Gen. John J. Pershing, commander of | the American Expeditionary Forces in the World War, at the House of the | Temple, home of the Supreme Council of the Scottish Rite for the Southern Jurisdiction of the United States of America, Sixteenth and S streets, Mon- decided to build the log cabin for the Winter, It is clear that they hoped to shoot sufficlent caribou and other animals to rovide for their needs until the fol- lowing Spring, their intention being to store the meat by burying it in the earth. Thus, Christian and his com- panions are concerned only with the collecting of food for their cache dur- ing the early part of the diary. But they do not have great luck in trap- ping and hunting. All capitalized passages are actual transcripts from the diary. Others are written from the diary and information from other sources. October 15 . . . Jack and Harold (runs the third entry in the diary) came back in the evening bringing another white fox alive, a good com- panion for our other liftle captive. ‘Wolverine Depletes Cache. Martens, weasels, ptarmigan, wol- verine (carcajou—member of the wolf family), whisky jack (Canadian jay) are caught in the traps, but a herd of 30 caribou, which the explorers sight, get away without adding to the larder. The cache, in fact, is depleted by a hungry wolverine which they caught after it had “packed aw: all the | good bones and bits of meat. ‘The dreaded Winter of the lflml Barren Lands was heralded on Octo- ber 25, when it began to snow hard. There was a terrific wind, and Chrl.!-“ tian naively writes: “Being in all day was like Sunday in civilization.” The time indoors is spent in sewing fur shoes and developing camera films. But, de- spite the rapidly falling temperature, sometimes there were 20 degrees frost during October—it, is not until Novem- ber .21 that Christian refers to the weather as “wintry.” There is heavy snow, and an icy Arctic wind is piling deep drifts upon the Barrens. Travel has become difficult. There are tracks of caribou going South in front of the storm, and in the search S more meat the explorers sometimes plod 16 miles through the deep snow. Adlard’s luck in catching five trout is celebrated by a day's rest, and they discuss the absence of musk ox, which had been reported fairly numerous near this part of the river, No Indication of Fears. Hornby, with his Arctic exverience, must have felt some anxiety during those days of fruitless hunting, but there is no suggestion in the diary that he betrayed his fears to the youngsters. ‘There are desultory entries of “no fish. “look for caribou, but nothing,” “bad luck,” and Christian writes: 5 Meat Gone. November 27— . Jack dug up all the fish left—60 in all, which will last Just two weeks. And then, if we have no_meat, we will be in & bad way. The explorers have now been away from civilization for five months. They have discussed every topic, and one feels that the younger men, less tried in the philosophy of loneliness than their leader, are devising additional means for passing the long, quiet hours. November 29.—Harold made a pack of cards. It will help to pass the evening by, though I wish to goodness there Wwas no time for cards. On December 2 Hornby and Adlard, determined to find caribou, set out with provisions for four days’ hunting, but they returned, unsuccessful, two days later. That night they must have dis- cussed with some seriousness the dimin- izhing food supply, for the leader, still concealing fears of the worst, has urged economy. December 5.—All took it easy to economize grub and rest. Now we must “den up” (i.e.. get up a “fuggy” atmos- phere by huddling together with every crevice shut for warmth) and get hold of any grub we can without creating a big appetite by hunting in short, cold days. (Coprright, 1920. by North American News- Daver Alllance.) (Tomorrow the dead explorer's diary day evening, January 6. Sovereign Grand Comdr. John H. Cowles will pre- side during the ceremonies, and he will be assisted by Sovereign Grand Inspec- tors General Willlam Booth Price, thirty-third degree, of Maryland; Rob- | ert S. Crump, thirty-third degree, of Virginia; Ellwood F. Morey, thirty- third degree, deputy for the Supreme | Council in the District of Columbis, | and other prominent Masons of the Scottish Rite of Washington and else- where, The services will begin at 4:30 p.m. at the House of the Temple, with the investiture of the rank of knight com- mander of the court of honor for the Masons of the three jurisdictions who, with Gen. Pershing, were elected by the Supreme Council at its session in this city last October. Scottish Rite Masons bearing the rank of knight commander of the court of honor will be admitted | to these ceremonies, but only Scottish | Rite Masons of the thirty-third degree, | honorary as well as active, will be en- | titled to admission to the conferring of | that degree. Immediately after the ceremony of investiture, probably about 6 p.m., din- ner will be served in the banquet hall of the House of the Temple to the candidates for the honors and distin- guished guests of the occasion, and at pm. the ceremonies of conferring the thirty-third degree, to which only | members of that degree may be ad- mitted, will begin in the Supreme Coun- cil chamber, with an elaborate musical service, during which the extraordinary organ of the temple will be heard. Many Masons of national prominence | have been invited to attend these un- | usual rites, among them Senators De- | neen of Illinois, Fess of Ohio, Capper of Kansas, McMaster of South Dakota, Allen of Kansas and Robinson of In- diana; Representatives Woodrum of Virginia, Avres of Kansas, Treadway of | Massachusetts, Murphy of Ohio and | Darrow of Pennsylvania; Claudius H. Huston of Tennessee, chairman of the National Republican Committee, and Maj. Gen. Amos A. Fries. CHURCHMEN STUDY UNITY PROBLEMS Elimination of Differences Not In- volving Faith or Order Is Objective. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, December 29.—Officials of the Episcopal Church announced | yesterday that commissions represent- ing their church and the Methodist and Presbyterian Churches had held a preliminary conference in New York | with a view to alding the cause of Christian unity through elimination of differences not involving faith or order. A second conference is scheduled to be held in Atlantic City, N. J., on June 2 and 3, when it is expected that the Southern Methodists and Presbyterians will have appointed representative com- missions. It is planned to consider the relation of church and state, the authority of the church in moral matters and the discipline for its enforcement, inter- national relations, industry, marriage and divorce, racial relations and law observance. GUATEMALA IS LINKED TO SALVADOR BY RAIL Presidents of Republics Meet at| Frontier to Celebrate March tells of a starving Christmas.) — o FRENCH POSITION NOT THREATENING TO NAVAL PARLEY - (Continu om Pirst Page) | belief that if any three-power agree- ment were entered into for a limita- tion of cruisers, it would have to pro- vide for some means of Great Britain expanding her cruiser strength if en- dangered by French and Italian build- ing. Such & provision, it was held, would make any agreement lack weight. Kellogg Reference Criticized. One point in the French note which caused some unfavorable comment in | official circles was the reference to the value of the Kellogg pact for the re- nunciation of war, which the French asserted could not be regarded in its present state as a guarantee of the se- curity of nations. Both President Hoover and Secretary Stimson are known to feel that the treaty is playing a large part in the moral force of preserving world peace and should be an important considera- tion in the deliberations of the parley on_naval reduction. Some Government attaches expressed the view that the attitude of the ¥rench as expressed in the note goes heyond the plenned scope of the con- ference, but that discussions of these woints are necessarily a matter for the rley itself to admit or reject. So far as an agreement on the Medi- terranean situation is concerned, this was said to be considered a matter in nieh the United States has no inter- of Progr: By the Associated Press. SAN SALVADOR, Republic of Salva- | dor, December 28.-The Presidents of | Saivador and Guatemala met at the ! frontier today and inaugurated a rafl- | way link joining the systems of the two Central American republics. Both sec- retaries of state and other high func- tionaries attended, and eulogistic | speeches were delivered. A memorial slab was placed across the frontier, each President remaining cn his own' soil. | By the railway line Salvador is given | an overland route to the Atlantic Ocean, | and the time required to transport its | products to the North Atlantic and Eu- | ropean markets is reduced anywhere | from 17 to 15 da; FIND FIRE “VICTIMS.” ! Check An-; F-en; ia;-ploy-- Were Trapped in Factory. | CHICAGO, December 28 () —Fear | that several employes of & candy fac- tory were trapped when the bullding | was partially destroyed by fire late to- | day was allayed when a polica check showed all persons believed to have been in the structure when the fire broke out were safe. Viitnon Given Life. SAN DIEGO, Calif,, December 28 (#).—Jay Sheridan, one of the wit- | nesses for the State in the trial of Al- Jig by Rockefeller Has No Il Effect on 0ilKing’s Golf Game By the Associated Press. ORMOND BEACH, Fla. cember 28.—Dancing & nimble feet at his own Christmas Pfiny Jast night did not in the east impair 90-year-old John D. | | Rockefeller's golf game. He dem- onstrated that this morning when in partnership with Mrs. W. T. Bovard of Ormond he shared in a victory over his niece, Mrs. Georgs ~Cuevvas, and & Mr. Shepard of Lowell, Mass, The jig was danced at the an- nual Rockefeller yule fete last night, when the “oil king" seem- ingly could not resist a spirited tune played on the piano while gifts were being distributed from a Christmas tree in the corner of the main living room at the Casements. TRADITION T0 GUIDE HOOVERS” HOLIDAY New Year Reception at White House to Follow Cus- toms of Past. The President and Mrs. Hoover plan to observe the tradition which has| made the snnual New Year reception at the White House an affair of of-| ficlal importance and social brilliance. | The announcement of the order of the reception made public yesterday was the same as that in years past except that it was signed by George Akerson, secretary to the President. Short directions at the bottom of lh!‘ page informed the public that “during the morning reception, persons to be | received whether in carriages or on foot will enter and leave the White House by the east entrance.” During _ the afternoon reception guests will enter the White House by | the north entrance and depart from | the eest entrance, opposite the ‘Treasury. Roosevelt Set Precedent. The direction, it was sald at the| ‘White House, evidently had been writ-| ten during the early administration of ‘Theodore velt. The President will recieve the mem- bers of the Cabinet and the diplomatic | corps at 11 o'clock New Year morning. | Ten minutes later the Chief Justice of the United States and associate justice: of the Supreme Court and other mem bers of the judiclary, will be received. | At 11:15 Senators and l!epruenll—‘ tives will pass the reception line, to be followed at 11:25 by the Army, Navy. Marine Corps, the Public Health Serv- | ice and the Coast and Geodetic Survey. DIFFIGULTIES FACE COALITIONINHOUSE Tariff Situation Becomes More Complex After Garner Overture. | By the Associated Press. Plans of the House Democrats to seek a coalition with the progressive Repub- licans to work for the rates on farm | products written into the Hawley-Smoot bill by the Senate Democratic-inde- pendent Republican combination yester- day, increased the complexity of the | tariff situation, Representative Garner of Texas, the minority leader, in making an overture to the progressive Republicans, said | that if they are consistent in their dec- | larations that they favor rates which would assure parity between agriculture and industry, they should “join the Democrats in voting the Senate rates and sending to conference only the ad- ministrative sections.” ‘The Texan belleves that if the pro- gressive Republicans in the House would join the Democrats, there would be enough strength to force a record vote on the agriculture rates, althqugh & score of Democrats voted for the Hawley bill. The program drew from Senator Borah of Idaho, one of the Senate cos lition leaders, the opinion that the pi might be made effective, and from Rep. resentative Ramseyer of Iowa, a leader of the House farm croup, the assertion that the “ti- ) lalk about coalitions is after « definitely what the Senate . . unally agreed upon.” Wants Completed Bill. ‘The Iowan added that “no one can form an intelligent judgment of the Senate rates and how they will af- fect the farmers until the completed bill is sent to the House.” Garner said “it is the duty of the Progressive Republicans to take ad- vantage of this opportunity o render a service of inestimable value to agri- culture,” and contended that if the Progressives “favor equitable tariff rates they should have no hesistancy in going on record.” “I belleve the Progressive Republi- cans are sincere in their declarations that the burdens of agriculture must be reduced; that the Hawley bill is not representative of the interests of agriculture,” Garner said. “But the trouble with many of them is that their devotion to the Republican party is stronger than their devotion to the farmer. “If they favor equitable tariff rates they should have no hestiancy in going on record. Voting the rates will limit the work of the conference to the ad- ministrative provisions and greatly ex- pedite final action.” Officers down to and including the | grade of lieutenant colonel and eom- | mander are expected to attend the reception. ‘A few minutes later the Chief Execu- | tive's assistants, those of members of the cabinet and the heads of bureaus in the various departments will be re- ceived. The last group before lunch will be the Association of Oldest In-| habitants of the District of Columbia. | Citizens to Be Received. At 1 o'clock in the afternoon the | general citizenship of the country will be received. | The order for the reception as au- nounced yesterday by the White Hous follows 11:00 a.m.—The members of the cabi- net and the director of the Bureau of the Budget, the diplomatic corps, the director general of the Pan-American | Union. 11:10 a.m.—The Chief Justice and associate justices of the S8upreme Court of the United States, the presiding | Jjudge and assoclate judges of the Cour' of Customs and Patent Appeals, the chief justice and associate justices of the Court of Appeals of the District of Columbia, the chief justice and asso- clate judges of the Court of Claims, the chief justice and assoclate justices of | the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia. 11:15 a.m.—Senators, Representatives and Delegates in Congress, the librarian | of Congress, the Commissioners of the District of Columbia, the public printer. 11:25 am.—Army, Navy, Marine : the staff of the commanding of the District Militia, Coast. Public Health Service and the Coast and Geodetic Survey—officers | down to and inclusive of the grade of | lieutenant colonel and commander. Callers Before Noon. 11:35 a.m.—The chief executive assistants of members of the cabinet, the regents and Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, the civil serv- ice commissioners, the interstate com- merce commissioners, the members of the Federal Reserve Board, the Federal trade commissioners, the United States tariff commissioners, the commissioners of the United States Shipping board, the trustees of the United States Ship- ping Board Merchant Fleet Corporation, Federal Farm Board, National Commis- sion on Law Observance and Enféwce- | ment, the members of the United States | Board of Mediation, the United States | employes’ compensation commissioners, | the members of the Federal Board for Vocational Education, the Federal Parm Loan Board, the United States Board of Tax Appeals, the controller general of the United States, the director of the United States Veterans' Bureau, the National Advisory Committee for Aero- nautics, the PFederal radio commis- sioners, the chairman of the American National Red Cross, the treasurer of the United States, the chief of the Unitéd States Bureau of Efficiency, the alien property custodian, the heads of bureaus in the several departments, the president of the Columbia Institu- | tion for the Deaf and Dumb. 11:45 a.m—The Society of the Cin- cinnati, the Astec Club of 1847, the Assoclated Veterans of the War of 1846-47, the Military Order of the Loyal Leglon of the United States, the Grand Army of the Republic, the Medal of Honor Legion, the Unlon Veteran Legion, the Union Veterans' Union, Veterans of Foreign Wars, the Society of the exander Pantages, on a charge of as- Folsom Penitentiary. e<* beyond an informal approval of any cord which could be reached either @ b-fore or during the conference to ciiminzte another area as the possible wausc of war, the Pantages ¢ase and when tried here was convicted bf forgery. His )ife sen- tence today was the result of three previous convictions against him, saulting Eunice Pringle, dancer, today ! was sentenced to life imprizonment in Sheridan was | the Soclety of Colonial Wars, the Sons arrested the day after his testimony iIn|of the American Revolution, the Sons lof the Revolution, the members of the Army of Santiago, the Spanish War Veterans, the American glon, the Army and Navy Union, the Minute Men, | end of Pennsyl'nia avenue, and a lack Charges Inconsistency. The Texan sald that it had been the general practice for the Republi- can leaders to appeal to agriculture in the campaign years and to vote addi- tional tariff favors for industry v hen- ever adjustment of tarilf rates was under cons!ueration. In a statement issued through the Democratic national committee, Sen- ator Wheeler, Democrat, sald the Senate Democrats and Pre gressive Republicans were entitied to credit in keepnig down ‘the exorbitant n;creuel in many manufactured arti- cles.” He expressed hope that the people would understand that but for the Sen- ate coalition “the people generally would have had foisted upon them the worst tariff ever written in the history of tariff making in the country.” Senator Wheeler sald the measure would be rewritten by the conferees of the two branches and that Chairman Smoot of the Senate finance committee would play the leading roll. ‘Wheeler said it was claimed by some that the coalitionists were carrying out President Hoover's policles, but that there was a division of opinion. He confusion existed among the Senate Republican leaders as a result of lack of knowledge as to which is sup- porting_his party chief at the other of understanding ss to the way he is going.” GOLD IN BIRD’S CROP EXCITES ONTARIO TOWN. Woman Finds Two Nuggets in Turkey—Stampede in Spring Held Probable. By the Associated Pr FORT WILLIAM, Ontario, December 28.—As Mrs. O'Leary’s cow was blamed for the Chicago fire, so Mrs. C. C. Gerow's Christmas turkey is blamed for a gold fever which has spread among . the Tesidents of port, village 118 miles east of here on the north shore or Lake Superior, Mrs. Gerow found two gold nuggets, both the size of a bean, In the turkey's crop when she was ning it. She spread the news and the amateur sleuths got busy to trace the place of origin of the gold. It was a gift from a neighbor lady, who purchased it from 4 rutcher who bought it from a farmer who raised it somewhere in the vicinity of Rossport. Next Spring, when undoubtedly the army of prospectors atarts to turn over the gravel s in streams in this vicinity, Mrs. Gerow's Christmas din- ner may win & niche in the hall of fame, HAMILTON, Ontario, December 28 (#)—One person was killed and 10 others were injured, three of them seriously, in the collision of a truck and an interurban bus today. Marion Wilson of Hamilton Beach, was killed instantly. Physiclans said her skull was fractured. A Miss Kal- insky, of Burlington and Miss Dorothy Cripps of Hamilton Be also were h, injured about the head and their con- ditions were reported serious, Masons Honor President. TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras, Decem- Association of Oldest Inhgjitants of the District of Columbia. 1 p.m.—Reception of citizens. ber 28 (#)—President Mejia Colindres amid great céremony yesterday was raised to the dignity of grand protec- tor of the Masonic Order in Honduras. DECEMBER 29, - CAPITAL HIGHWAY NEEDS ARE SHOWN Survey Is Made of Physical Condition of 726 Miles of Roads Here. An exhaustive survey of the physical condition of Washingion's 726 miles of traveled rondways has disclosed the need of a more progressive program of improvements on the major thor- oughfares, according to a report pre- pared yesterday by Capt. H. C. White- hurst, chief engineer and co-ordinator of the Engineering Department of the District. ‘The survey, by far the most thorough inspection ever made of the District highway system, has been virtually completed, making available for Capt. ‘Whitehurst and other engineers in the municipal government a graphic picture of the condition of the entire highway system. The results of this investigation, Capt. Whitehurst believes, will be invaluable in the development of a co-ordinated program for the im- provement of the highway system. The first conclusion drawn by Capt. Whitehurst from the mass of infor- mation on highway conditions which the survey produced, however, is that the present policy of improving the streets, In so far as it affects the principal arterles of travel, must be changed. Arteries Developed. “Some of the arterial highways have been fully developed from the heart of the city to the District line,” said Capt. Whitehurst, “Others are only par'ial- ly developed in sections, and scill oth- ers are in need of extensive improve- ments. “Boulevards within the city, con- necting the various sections are in need of improvement permanently to provide a direct connection between important sections to relieve congestion of heavy travel on arterial highways. Develop- ment of the latter class, however, has been retarded by the lack of owner- ship. It is believed a program of physi- cal development properly linked with acquiring ownership, wiil produce an earlier completion of some of the major thoroughfares.” ‘The entire street system of the Dis- trict, the survey has shown, exceeds 1,000 miles, actual and projected, of which 726 miles are opened and trav- eled. The mileage is estimated on a roadway of 30 feet, the average width. 152 Miles Unimproved. Of the 726 miles of traveled road- ways, 274 miles are paved with asphalt, 114 miles with concrete, 169 miles with macadam and 17 miles with granite block. One hundred and fifty-two miles are classified as unimproved, but have surfaces of gravel, old material and cinders, The survey showed that 32 per cent of the total asphalt surface is in ex- cellent condition, 32 per cent is in good condition, 20 per cent in fair condi- tion and 15 per cent in poor condition. The 15 per cent classified as poor is old paving, some of which was laid between 35 and 50 years ago, but this is now being replaced as rapidly as possible. Forty-eight per cent of the present asphaltic surface was found to need no repairs of any kind. Minor repairs were recommended for 28 per cent, major repairs for 2 per cent, 15 per cent for replacement and 6 per cent for a new topping. ‘The condition. of major portion of the concrete roadways was found to be excellent, due to the fact that mast of the surface of this type was not constructed until after the World War. Of the entire 114 ‘miles of concrete roadways, 88 per cent was found to need no repairs at all except a few of & minor character. Eight per cent were recommended for major repairs, | 4 per cent for & new topping and one- half of 1 per cent for replacement. In Good Condition. The macadam roadways alsc were found to be in good condition, only 15.80 miles being classified as poor and 3.35 miles as very poor. The miles of good macadam roadway were placed at 72.60, while 56.43 miles were rated as fair. Surface treatment, however, was recommended for 31!, miles of these ronds. Minor repairs also were urged for 63 miles, and major repairs for 4 miles. Provisions for improving 13 miles of these roads are contained in the estimates for the coming fiscal year. Eleven miles are slated for re- clamation and 2 miles for new paving. Of the unimproved roadways 15 per cent were classified as good for travel, 58 per cent as in fair condition, 22 per cent in poor condition, and 4 per cent in very poor condition. The recom- mendation for improving these road- ways were that 78 per cent be given minor repairs pending future develop- ment, 7 per cent a new surface treat- ment, 5 per cent paved in the 1931 fiscal year and 9 per cent in the 1932 fiscal year. Funds are available, im- proving 1!; per cent of these roadways in the current year and this work will be_done in the !prln?. In addition to revealing the physical condition of the highways and streets, the survey also produced an historical record of every mile in the highway system, showing the date the original paving was laid, the date of resurfacing, and the type ‘of base and thickness. The work was done by engineers in the highway department and took sev- eral months. A survey of paving between the tracks of the street railway lines is now in progress and is expected to be com- pleted soon. When this is finished a thorough investigation will be made of the alleys. 40 to 50 Years Old. ‘The historical data shows that the | use of sheet asphalt in Washington dates from 1875 and that many of the | older surfaces are still in use, there being numerous examples of surfaces from 40 to 50 years old. The use of concrete, however, while started in 1912, was not adopted extensively until 1925, The first permanent pavement was Iaid in Washington in 1872, when Gov. Shepherd graded the streets, laid side- walks and planted trees. Paving pro- gressed very rapidly until the war, it was shown, at which time Capt. White. hurst said the streets in Washington were considered the best paved in the United States. During the war, however, it became necessary to abandon street paving work, and for seven years following the war, Capt. Whitehurst explained, the appropriations for highway improve- ments were only slightly in excess of the funds required for proper mainte- nance. This was due in a large meas- ure, he sald, to necessary economy and increased cost of construction, With the passage of the gas tax law in 1925, Capt. Whitehurst pointed out, the highway appropriations naturally Increased, although the cost of the we likewise increased, due to the bet- t haracter of roadway demanded by modern traffic. A large portion of the roadway pavements were laid under specifications which, while proper enough at thelr date, he said, are un- ual in varying extents to the stress of present-day trafic. The recent in- crease in number, d especially the weight, of vehicles, as well as the per- missible speed of traffic, he declared, have severely affected those pavements | of other than modern desig: Passengers and Cr}w Die. TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras, Decem- ber 28 (#).—Twenty passengers and the entire crew of the schooner Boatris Adela were raported drowned tonight when the v ‘Was wrecked near p‘ue:n Cast| 0 other details were given. 1929—PART ONE, LBBY PROBERS PASS UP GROWDER Report Involving Former En- voy to Cuba Left to War Department. By the Associated Press. Investigation- of reports that Gen. ! Enoch Crowder, former American Am- bassador to Cuba, had divulrcd war plans of the general staff to a sugar company official will be left to th* War Department by the Senate lobby com- mittee. Announcing yesterday that plans for questioning Crowder had been atin- doned, Chairman Caraway sald any ic- tion by his committee had been ren- dered unnecessary by the investigation started by the War Department. “We will Jet the War Department handle the matter,” he said. ‘“There is no need of the lobby committee go- ing any further. The War Department investigation was started as the result of testimony before the lobby committee that Crow- der had learned plans of the gcneral staff of the Army provided that no at- tempt to keep a traffic lane open be- tween the United States and the Philip- pines would be made in case of war. Letter From Lakin. ‘This was contained in a letter writ- ten by H. C. Lakin, president of the Cuba company, who testified that the information “must have come” from Crowder. Both men have been opposing a high duty on sugar in the pending tariff bill, as testified before the lobby committee. The first witness before the commit- tee_when it reconvenes January 7 will be Rupert L. Purdon, chief of the con- fectionery section of the Department of Commerce foodstuffs division. Caraway yesterday ordered that Purdon be directed to appear for ques- tioning in regard to testimony that he had discussed the iding scale for a sugar duty with representa- tives of sugar companies. He wants to learn who detailed Purdon to work on the sliding scale, Expects Bill to Pass. Caraway saild he was more convinced than ever that legislation should be enacted to curb the activities of lobby- ists, and believed his bill to that end would be passed by both Houses with- out difficulty. It was passed by the Senate last session, but never came to & vote in the House. The bill, which now is before the Senate judiciary committes, requires that each lobbyist give the name of his employer, his salary and expense al- lowance and provides that ¢very 30 days he must report what money has been spent and for what purpose. He also must give the names of persons entertained as a part ot his lobbying lcllvtl!y and the cost of the (ntertain- ment. Fallure to registr before engaging in lobbying would entz2il a maximum penalty of 12 months in jail and a $1,000 fine. .. DEATH FROM FALL IS HELD ACCIDENTAL ! Four Released After Investigation! of Bernard Canavin's . Death, Four persons, including the blind | brother of the dead man and a colored couple, were released by police of tie fourth precinct yesterday afternoon after being questioned in the death of Ber- nard Canavin, 45 years old, of 1027 South: Capitol street, at the Gallinge: Hospital Priday night from injuries re- | celved during what police say was a | drinking party on Christmas day. It developed during the examination of the quartet that Canavin fell down the steps of the home of Reginald and Rebecca Mosby, at 51 I street south- west, the colored couple at whose resi- dence the party was supposed to have taken place, when he left to go home. The Mosbys and a white man, who #lso attended the party, told police that Canavin, under the influence of liquor, fell down the steps when he prepared to depart. Canavin, police say, was placed in a taxicab and taken to the front of his home. The blind brother, John Thomas Canavin, 43 years old, said he heard Bernard groaning and, guided by the sounds, found him in an areaway be- hind the home where they lived to- gether, Belleving Bernard was merely drunk. the brother sald he took him inside and put him to bed. He became alarmed, however, when his brother failed to re- gain consciousness the next day and through the Board of Public Welfare had him removed to Gallinger Hospital He died Friday night from a fracture of the skull, exposure and a fractured collarbone, without regaining conscious- ness. Police sald the Canavins and several others had been at the Mosbys' home for the party. Lieut. Prank Dent of the fourth pre- cinct and several detectives made an investigation of the case after Canavin's death was reported by the hospital, REPORTS PROVE FALSE IN SEARCH FOR AVIATOR Minor Crash Leads to Rumors That Missing Army Pilot Has Been Located. By the Associated Pre BAKERSFIELD, Calif., December 28. —Reports that the wrecked airplane of Lieut. Robert Selff, missing Army pilot, may have been found in the Tejon Pass apparently were disproved this after- noon when Bakersfield airport officials announced a minor crash of an als mail plane had given rise to the rumors. The mail plane, piloted by Al Gil- hausen of the Pacific Air Transport, | crashed through several power lines as it was taking off from the Government emergency airport at Grapevine Sta tion, 30 miles south of here. The take- oft was made in a fog. Gilhausen flew the damaged plane to Bakersfleld where he landed safely despite damaged landing gear. Selff has been missing since he left San Diego yesterday for Crissy Field, San Francisco. LONDON SERVICE ON AIR. Rebroadcast From Famous Canter- bury Cathedral Feature. As the second in the new series of international rebroadcasts, the National Broadcasting Co. will relay over its network this afternoon the late evening services in the famous Canterbury Cathedral in England. The services are scheduled from 3 to 3:45 o'clock Eastern standard time. ‘The British Broadcasting Co. will trans mit the program to the United States via short waves. Aside from the musi- cal features there will be an address by the Archbithop of Canterbury. WRC is not included in the network for this broadcast. Washington listen- ers can hear it however, thi hW!AL.I Baltimore; WRVA, Richmond; KDKA, Pittsburgh, and WikW, Cincinnatl, Police May Adopt Stomach Analysis To Shatter Alibis By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, December 28 —An- alysis of stomach content was outlined here today as something new in police methods to deter- mine if a crime suspect is s\:{l". The speaker was Maj. vin Goddard, ballistics expert, who has figured prominently in in- 0 cage . poke before the Ii- "l::" State's Attorneys’ Associa- t If the suspect is caught soon after a crime and claims he was at a certain place and ate cer- tain things, an analysis of his stomach, contradicting his state~ ments, may lead to a confession, Maj. Goddard said. DISPUTES SETTLED ONBOULDER POWER Attorney General Mitchell Passes on 3 Different Legal Points. By the Associated Press. ‘Three difficult legal points which had been delaying contracts for sale of Boulder Dam power were settled by Attorney General Mitchel yesterday, and Secretary Wilbur now only awaits the outcome of the conference of lower basin States, tentatively called for Jan- uary 6, to make final allocation, The points decided by the attorney general were: i First, that advances for construction of the all-American canal, to supply Imperial Valley, Calif., supplanting the present canal, which runs through Mexican territory, should not be in- terest bearing. Flood Conirel Allocation. Second, that the $25000,000 al- iocated to flood control must be amortized, but not necessarily within 50_years, Third, that interest on the unpaid principal of the $25,000,000 should be paid out of power revenues, but that interest, like the principal, may be de- ferred, and power rates need not be set high enough to keep interest pay- ments on the flood-control item cur- rent. The passage of Mr. Mitchell's ruling which attracted the most attention here was the one which set forth that the Sccretary of the Interior was not required to make provisions to insure any payments of revenues whatever to Arizona and Nevada during the 50 years amortization period. This was in direct opposition to the contentions of Nevada, Arizona and the four upper basin States, Colorado, Wyoming, )Pe'w Mexico and Utah. Rate Increase Averted. Had advances for construction of the all-American canal been allowed to bear interest, that $40,000,000 project, by carrying interest over ths 50-year | period, would have necessitated an in- crease in the power rate—which must be set high enough to cover all con- struction costs. The tentative sale price of 1.63 mills per kilowatt hour set by Secretary Wil- bur on Boulder Dam power provides for a return of about $300,000 per year each to Arizona and Nevada, and also includes payment of interest on the flood-control item. Governors of all three lower basin States have wired acceptances to Sec- retary Wilbur's call for the conference in Phoenix in January, asking them to make every effort to “iron out” differ- ences, chief of which is the water division impasse between California COUZENS DEMANDS - RAIL GROUPS' STUDY All Possibilities Should Be Considered Before Merger, He Says. | BY the Associated Press. A study of the possibility of Federal regulation of railroad holding com- | panies was demanded yesterday by | Chairman Cousens 0f the Senate In- terstate Commerce committee, as a | preliminary to any legislation to put into effect the recently announced con- | solidation plan of the Interstate Com- merce Commission. Senator Couzens said he thought an | Investigation should be made into the influence exerted on rallroad man- agers by holding companies and in- vestment companies. He expressed curlosity as to what extent holding companies, organized for the purchase of railroad securities might ~actually gain control of a railroad and still be outside the jurisdiction of Federal man- agement to which the regular roads are subjected . As chairman of the Interstate Com- merce committee, the wishes of the Michigan Senator are expected to go & long way and there was some speculs tlon tonight whether consolidation lej islation, as proposed by Senator Fes Republican, Ohio, could be acted upon at this session in view of the demand of a study of the holding companies. Senator Couzens indicated he would be willing to have the Interstate Com- merce Commission conduct the inquiry into the holding companies. His com- mittee already is deluged with hearings on Couzens Federal communica- tions bill. DEATH IS ATTRIBUTED T0 SMUGGLERS’ FEUD | Man Identified as “J. Wolfe of ‘Warren, Ohio,” Found in Hotel Room. By the Associated Press. BUFFALO, N. Y, December 28.— While special agents of the Govern- ment continued their investigation into activities of local and Detroit rum run- ners, who are warring for supremacy in the illicit trade between nearby On- tario points and Buffalo, a man was found mysteriously shot todsy at Ni- agara Falls. The victim, identified only ‘Wolfe of Warren, Ohio,” had been shot through the head and heart, The body was found in a hotel room. All marks of identification had been re- moved from the clothing and the lug- e. n;bllee are investigating the possibil- ity of a link between this violent death and the mysterious kil of Justus Bewer, who, Federal officials say, came to this vicinity from Michigan not long ago. His body wi found near the Niagara Niver bank, in the town of Wheatfle! |, Tonawanda, and apparently had been dumped from an automobile. The killing was attributed to the rum smuggler feud. MRS. CORSON, 90, DIES. Mrs. Margaret Lioyd Corson, 90 years old, died at the home of her Mrs, c;‘nurm. 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