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CELLARS SEARCHED | FOR KIDNAPED IR .Former Asylum Inmate Ar- rested as Abductor of Child, Aged 10. - By the Assoctated Press. NEW YORK, September 5.—Search was extended today to the cel- lars of houses where Charles Edward Pope had acted as caretaken in renewed efforts to solve the mystery of the kid- naping of 10-year-old Grace Budd two years ago. Wite Complains. Pope, 66 and former asylum inmate, was arrested yesterday as the kidnaper on complaint of his wife and was iden- tified by the child’s mother as the “Prank Howard” who had taken her e girl away. n‘%’le‘al&fly Jjanitor protested his in- nocence and denied his Wfl:s. story that two years ago, when she was uva ing in Perth Amboy, N. J., he Phl o .hud“only recently that the girl was Gruemsufl?‘.m n\m 1:’ mpou jum near Buffalo in r six months by his wife, who, he ::12: ‘%bjeched to his_teaching some friends how to play a dice game. Admits Liking Children. i 1d a rather rambling story mn;.nm ol n & 12-year-old girl to Bufll!‘t’)mg'l 1923, saying that she was taken home to Brooklyn by her mother after four days. He acknowledged a strong_affection for children and ex- pressed agreement with sentiment of & headline he had clipped out vocated the whippini for p{'r’:m:d who neglect. their children. Pope said the girl he took to Buffelo was Ethel Prokesher. He said he told Ther mother the girl should have an edu- cation and with this in view and with the consent of the parents he took her to Buffalo. PILSUDSKI MAY GO he had been com-| B, " T0 LEAGUE SESSIONS “Marshal Expected to “March on Geneva” in Case Germans Pro- pose Treaty Revision. the Associated Press. "olh;‘w;.mmber 5.—The fact nounced today caused speculation as to whether Marshal Pllsudski himself might intend to represent his govern- ment at the deliberations which begin ter | from New York to Dallas in 11 hours DIVERS LOCATE SAFE IN SUNKEN STEAMER Papers Expected to Lead Search for Several Million Dollars in Wreck of Egypt. By the Associated Press. BREST, France, September 5.— Italian divers today located a safe in the hull of the sunken Peninsular & Oriental liner Egypt and brought it to the decks of the salvage ship Artiglio o Wi nature an cf : the cargo in the hold. The safe, said to have been the cap- was supposed to contain bank and information which would lead the-seekers of @ lost treasure run- ning to several million dollars to a definite point in their hunt. The receptacle was to be opened in the presence of representatives of the and salvage companies. ‘The hulk of the sunk by col- Hsion in 1922, lies of en Light, in about 400 feet of water. BOYS QUESTIONED IN WETTER MURDER Doubt Youth Could Have Placed Body in Barrel With- out Aid. tain’s, notes By the Assoclated Press. BALTIMORE, September 5.—Police sald today they believed more than one person was implicated in the mur- der of Herbert G. Wetter, 51, a chemist, and yesterday questioned two friends of Kennard Thompson, 16, who offi- cers sald confessed he killed Wetter, his employer, on August 1 snd hid his body. ‘The two boys were released, how- ever, after questioning. The police said they doubted Kennard could have slain Wetter and then stuffed the body into the barrel where it was found Tuesday night, preserved in 20 gallons of alcohol. An inquest is scheduled for tonight. Kennard, employed by the chemist for year, lived with him in an apart- ment over the shop where Wetter pre- soap and pared rfumes. ‘Wetter's shop g:d been closed since August 1 when the boy said he killed him while drunk, but the brother and sister of the man did not investigate - his absence, thinking he was at a beach - resort. After the murder Kennard * started a career of m{g""“l financed by forgery of his employer's name. BLEASE ACCUSES FOES Declares Money Is Being “Poured Out” to Prevent His Nominati-n. ANDERSON, 8. C. September § (#).—8enator Cole L. Blease charged in an address here today that money was . being freely used in an effort to pre- term, red out,” he said, adding that “m:nl. 50 the State pay roll ‘11: following my campaign spreading e Blease an face James F. Bymes lormer esen!| ve, Democratic Prpflm-ry for the nominstion 85 Benator neyt Tuesday. Discoverer of Balloonist’s Re- mains Proposes New Re- search at Arctic Camp. Sudden Disaster Is Blamed for Fatal Desoent 33 Years Ago. BY the Assoclated Press. TROMBOE, Norway, September 8. The story of the Andree balloon pedition Is legible in the explorer's notes up to September 5. It is said there is writing in Andree’s log after that date, but it is illegible, The condition of the diary after Sep- tember 5 is such that it may be impossi- ble to follow the story of the fate of the expedition as told by its leader himself beyond that date. It would seem that the trio arrived on White Island on the fitth of September (presumably 1897), after having battied | their way “across the ice since mid- July, when their balloon met disaster on the attempted flight to the North e. Proposes New Expedition, Dr. Gunnar Horn today proposed that & Swedish expedition be sent to White Island next Summer to look for further evidences of the Andree expedition. The commission which has been ex- amining the effects of the Andree ex- pedition found on White Island re- ported that no traces of Knut Frankel had been recovered. Nils Strindberg was identified by an | 0rt. engegement ring found on his body. His ly was wrapped in a Swedish fiag and sent back to his native land yesterday, the anniversary of his birth, Among the articles found, which number 200, are an anemometer, two chroriometers made by a London firm, a case of mathematical instruments, a tape measure, cooking utensils, a basket of sewing materials, small hooks, wire, thread and clothing. Most of the ob- Jjects were found in a canvas boat. Dr. Horn said it is possible that Frankel's body might be found there, buried in the ice. Many of the things which the Horn party found were dug up from a depth of 18 inches or more. It is considered possible that Frankel's body lies further down. It appeared today from investjga- tion of the expedition that sometbing happened very suddenly and unex- pec to bring down the halloon on the ice when it was less than 500 miles from the North Pole 33 years ago. ‘While the diaries of Salomon August Andree, chief of the expedition, still remain secret, it is known unofficially that one of them contains the informa- OTES OF ANDREE LOG FOUND TO BE PARTIALLY ILLEGIBLE N\ DR. GUNNAR HORN. tion the balloon descended at 12:30 p.m., July 13, 1897, just 46 hours after the start from Danes Island, Spitz- Tgen. Earlier on July 13, when the bal- loon, it was presumed, was nearing the end of its second day out, its occu- pants dispatched a carrier pigeon con- taining the message: "G journey Northward,” and with the additional information of “North wind, 145 miles North and 45 miles East of the start- ing point.” No Impending Peril Indicated. There certainly was nothing in the carrier pigeon’s message, which was re- ceived soon afterward, to indicate an approaching descent or trouble of an: There was no mention of for- mation of ice on the envelope, a gradual process. Since so little time elapsed between dispatch of the pigeon and descent of the balloon, the descent may have been due to a sudden storm, a rapid hydrogen leak, or other sudden, and unexpected cause. DIARY OWNERSHIP QUESTIONED. Swedish Statute May Put Matter Into Governments Hands. STOCKHOLM, September 5§ (#)— The question as to ownership of the Salomon August Andree diaries, found last month on the body of the ex- plorer who perished on White Island 33 years ago, presents a problem which is puzzling many persons. Since Andree died in 1897 and the ownership of written or printed matter ceases in Sweden 30 years after the author’s death, it is held doubtful whether the relatives of those who were on the expedition will be able to claim the books. They probably will be placed in the hands of the Swedish govern- ment, it is said. Cqste’s Own Story Pilot Regards Flight to Dallas as Nothing, but Recommends That Markers Be Placed West of Mississippi for Later Aviators. BY CAPT. DIEUDONNE COSTE. DALLAS, Tex., September 5.—We flew and 27 minutes yesterday. It is the first time such a non-stop flight has ever been made in this coun- try, they say. It was not hard.- Pouf-pouf, it was nothing at all. ‘We'arose from our beds in New York, afte: getting very late to bed Thursday night, at 3 o'clock yesterday morning. We had been to the City Hall, dined with Lindbergh, and attended a rece| tio with the German fiyers, and, oh, we were tired. My pagtner, Maurice Bellonte, mapped out our route in about 10 minutes and we flew to Dallas just as one would navigate & boat on a calm lake. It was not a long flight. I do mot think any one ever made $25,000 more easily. I hi made many non-stop flights of greater length. Not Worried About Prise. Col. W. E. Easterwood, I think, will meet me in New York to present me with the $25,000 check. The contract in is, “mais, oul,” 1 know your Col. Easterwood. 1 least about my check. o not worry in the I shall have it when the time comes. Yes, we are pretty tired, but we are lany. We had about five hours’ sleep since leaving Paris, I think. But we shall ge} plenty of that. We return half- ‘way, to Louisville, leaving Dallas today. Then we fly on to Washington. Will be there by Saturday and eflect to breakfast with your President, Monsieur Hoover, Sunday morning. ‘The reception we received here was mervilleuse—marvelous! Never has any one so generously and enthusiastic- ally greeted us, not even in New York. Our hearts were touched by t’,::;k:d. come. I wish to give these to the Dallas peoples “tres gentil.” ‘The ship? She is like us, a little tired, but still in good health. Oul, she flew tirelessly to Dallas, and she deserves a rest. Never before has any other plane flown first across the ocean and then in so long continuous flight the next day. They say this is another record—this Dallas flight from overseas. ‘We do not think we are heroes achiev- ing this. But we are glad your people liked us and our flying. At a speed of 132 miles an hour over 2,300 kilometers, the ship beneath us sang. At such a rate, in such a time, we could have flown completely around our Belle France. But your country is one of great distances—assurement. That I knew because I had flown New Orleans, Montgomery, New K, across the continent to San Francisco and afterward to Tokio on our world flight in 1928. We had not forgotten— mais non. Had No Difficulty. ‘We left early, for we feared bad weather blowing up if we lingered. We had no difficulty, once we got under way. We had few landmarks after we left Little Rock, but in passing over | large cities we corrected our positions if we found ourselves a few miles off on the one hand or the other. We kept an eye constantly upon the compass. 80 we knew we were arriving exncny! on time ‘We had favorable winds all the way. | ‘The weather—it was superb. The breeze yith which we started blew from the soufthwest. Later it blew upon our nose a little, but after it came strongly | from the east. There was no fog at all. Only a little rolling was caused by waves of heat. There were no thrills; it was all steady flying, as you would fly to & nearby city in your State of Texas. If the fog or the rain had risen would have been very dangerous, par- ticularly over the Mississippl. But we were soon over that. There was only the one difficulty I mentioned before— few landmarks by which we might direct our course. Did I take the controls? But cer- tainment, otherwise the ship would not have arrived at your lovely fleld at all. A driver must be in his place at the wheel of & car or it will not travel. N'est ce pas? No. But really my part- ner and I alternated at the controls. It was in this way we each obtained a little rest. ‘The country in some places looked a little like our own France and made us a little homesick, But the distances are so much greater here we soon came out of this dream of home. Then we knew that we were ahout to reach the time it | this I shall take an American with me, ‘The !‘rumt was when we sighted New- foundland. I think never again have so light a heart as when we saw that coast after the so fierce storms. While we slept those most few pre- cfous hours in a New York hotel, the suits we wore—of plain, business gray, by & these sul . Certainly, we wore those coveralls—we did not fly in not) at all. vl;:nh a gesture of farewell from {’our Texas as we flew away from New ork. Your Monsieur Ha: of Houa- ton, who recently set a transcontinental speed record, escorted us for several miles and waved us farewell. In our petrol tank we carried 1400 we did not fear we might give out of fuel—we carried no other X ‘We will go back to Paris ha,l ip. But you ask if we would like fly that course again. Ah oul, again—some time. We circled the fleld three times as we came in to the field over the hangar. The other red plane, in which flew our manager, Rene with us and together we taxied around the fleld. Then came the deluge. I have only a feeling of arms, legs and faces as the tide rolled over us. Sev- eral horses were in the crowd, ridden by gendarmes—messieurs the police, mon dieu, the crowd they nearly tram- pled the horses in that rush. Racover Liked Girls. They carried us on their nhmflden‘ from the plane. As we re-established contact with each other, M. Racover murmured to me: “These people, they are charming, are they not? And the girl=—how beautiful.” We were taken ti h & mad crowd that lined the streets to the Adolphus Hotel, where they served hors-d'ouvres. Oh, that prohibition! But I do not mind, for I drink very little besides water. Nevertheleas, if I would make & suggestion for improving the rela- tlons between your country and France —why not move the Statue of Liberty to Paris? Later we attended a banquet in the hotel, and people were nice to us once more. But we were very tired, my com- rades and 1. Later, when we are rested, we shall know how to express our thanks better, It is worth it to fly here for $25,000. Vraiment, yes, it is. upon arrival? A Our first desire bath, I assure you. After talking of the trip for a’ while, we were free to wash the accumulated dust of this entire great continent from our tired bodies. It was food and drink to our souls, that bath. ... The only suggestion I could make for improving flying conditions in this great Southwest would be our markers west of the Mississippl. leaving the river. It is true that navi- gation by sextant and compass is com- paratively simple, and there are the siars at night to steer by, but it is only by keeping the strictest watch that one is able to hold a course through your country. I was asked whether we followed the railroad any part of the way. Only from Ireland to Nova Scotia—you see? If you ask me why we did not cross the bridge, it was in order that we might not get our feet wet. We might have got them very wet, indeed, if our motor had not gone along so smoothly. 1 have also been asked what I read and what I do when I am not flying. I read anything which s into m; hands whenever I have time, and occupy myself with motors when I am on the ground. * Next I make such a trip as for I am sure he will keep me enter- tained. We find you very amusing— you Americans. I want to conclude with this message to the peog‘l: of Dallas: From our hearts we thank you for the wonder- fully enthusiastic greeting you gave to us. It has touched our hearts. We shall never fo it. anSoprriEnt, 1 [ 930, erica by ‘the New Yo rights reserved.) Missing Husband Sought. Mrs. Carrie Howard, 208 Indiana avenue, has appealed to the go.\lee o assist in a search for her husband, Charles Howard, 30 years old, since Tuesday morning. When Howard left home he was wearing a pair of light trousers, blue shirt, white and North _and_South rk Times Co. All destination we had hoped for only sec- ond to New York. It was our second greatest thrill to sight your great city, 'k belt and & light cap. He is affiicted with a leaky heart, his wife told the polioss will T ings were plan: One flies blind after | g missing | Mon also GRONAU SEES TIME FOR OVERSEA LINE German Flyer and Co-Pilot Here for Official Welcome by President. (Continued From First Page.) ing in this year's much more ambitious venture. ¥ “We used quite an old plane” the sun-bronzed “skipper” of the flight ex- lained. “It was a Dornier Wal which tempt to cross the Atlantic.” In this plane the German aviation schoolmaster and his three puplls took off from the most northerly of the German islands, List on Sylt, on August . They fought their way gh torrential rains and fogs during a large part of the flight. They flew through storms over the most dangerous portion of their course, over waste ice and sea off the ship lanes, where failure would have meant death. Two Routes Proposed. “There are two courses, either of which might be chosen for a trans- oceanic commercial line,” Capt. von Grongu said. “One is that we followed, skirting the southern coast of Green- land. On this course only one G land base would - be other course, which might be preferable, lies across Greenland and should have bases on both coasts.” It would be entirely practicable to use seaplanes for operations across Greenland, Capt. von Gronau said, In event of motor trouble they could land with entire safety on the Greenland jce cap. Landings and- take-offs can be made easily from the ice sheet, which covers virtually all of Greenland, he said. It would be possible for a sea- plane to taxi for miles across the ice cap without damage, he explained. Capt. von Gronau and his co-pilot will leave Washington by train tonight for Newark, N. J. After church services somewhereé in New Jersey on Sunday they are to continue to Atlantic. City. On Monday they will be the guests of Anthony H. G. Fokker, famous Dutch airplane designer and bullder, at his heme, in New York. They are to sail for Germany Monday, aboard the steamer S. S. Hamburg. Their plane probably will be dismantled and loaded aboard the Hamburg for transportation back to Germany, Capt. von Gronau said. POWER HEARINGS WILL BE RESUMED Federal Trade Body to Call Rep- resentatives of Two Firms Within Month. By the Associated Press. Y of power me- mtatives of the ht Co., and the er McCulloch said hear- ned to begin the week of September 15, but the recent fire at the commission _has made postponement serious loss of comm! er said he -did not know when the inquiry into power financ- ing and operation would end. ‘' Whil June, 1931, been set as a tenta- tive date, he expressed doubt that the work would be concluded then. He said in tions were now go- ing on into of the Insull group and that they, as well as the Tty (Cities Service), , would be the subject of hearings before the final re- ‘The Carolina Power & Light Co. is controlled by the National Power & Light Co.; the Minnesota Power & Light Co, by the American Power & tht Co. Both the National and the American companies are managed and suj by the Electric d & Bhare Co. The Federal Power Commission also has been ’iterested in the activities of the Carolina and Minnesota companies. That commission yesterday notified the Iowlema. sggrepuing. §175.338 38 o & ms : s total of $034.856.10, ‘set. fOrth as the company’s claim of costs of the Water- ville project, Pigeon River, N. C. The company has 30 days to file a protest. Power Commission also has re- ported it found a lack of records to support ledger entries in trying to es- tablish investment of the Minnesota company in the Winton development of the Kawishiwi River, Minn. . JARDINE'S DAUGHTER HAS APPENDIX OUT| New Minister to Egypt Delays Sailing Pending Word of Recovery. Willlam M. Jardine, fofmer Secretary of Agriculture and new Minister to t, today made plans for delaying his deparfure for Cairo, previously lanned for Saturday, on account of the liness of his daughter, Miss Marian Jardine, who is in Garfleld Hospital re- ;::!v'erl.;x !Imm an appendix operation night. The new Minister to Egypt was to have left the Capital for New York, preparatory to sailing aboard the Leviathan Saturday, when Miss Jardine had a sudden attack of appendicitis. Dr. Joel T. Boone, White House phy- an, was called yesterday afternoon as soon as Miss Jardine complained of feeling badly, and he immediately diag- nosed the case as one of appendicitis and called for an operation, Miss Jardine was removed to Garfleld Hospital and last night her appendix was removed by Dr. Howard M. Strine. Mr. Jardine called at the State De- partment this morning and made the necessary arrangements for delaying his |1urumey to Egypt until his daughter's liness is such that he may depart with- out undue concern over her condition. _t the hospital this morning it was reported that Miss Jardine had passed | a comfortable night. . BAND BOYS CELEBRATE LABOR DAY VICTORY Members of the Washington Boys’ Independent Band, winners of m?l.t prize in the band contest in the fire- man's Labor day parade, were guests at | |.l dhutmer in the China restaurant last night. | reen- | required. The Left to right: Col. Clarence Young, Assistant Secretary of Commerce in chai pilot; President Hoover, Capt. Wolfgang von Gronau, who headed the flight across the German Embassy. counselor and charge des affairs of WASHINGTON FILED Master Painters and Deco- rators Urge District Be Granted Representation. Another group of voting Americans, members of the New York State Council of the International Soclety of Master Painters and Decorators, Inc, have given their indorsement to the plea of voteless Washington for national repre- sentation. ‘The New York council of this organ- ization, meeting in convention recently at Niagara Falls, adopted resolutions approving the efforts of District citi- zens to obtain an amendment to the Constitution under which Congress would be empowered to give the District | representatives in the House and Senate and the right to vote for President and Vice President. G. R. Hunter, secretary of the council, has just notified the Citizens’ Joint Committee on National Representation for the District of Columbia of the action taken by the convention. The resolutions adopted by the New York council recited that naitonal representa~ tion is a basic ht of the citizen in “a government of the peopl le and for the pecple * Ppeo] e council extentyl its s to the le of the deprivation of that fundamen included in its action can rights,” and a plea to Congress to remedy the con- dition by passing the resolution pro- | posing the constitutional amendment. to bring the question the attention of their individual Senators and Representatives in Con- = WARDMAN STOCK T0 BE EXCHANGED Motrgage and Discount Corpora- tion Securities Are Put at $100 Par. (Prom Yesterday's 5:30 Star.) Stockholders of the Wardman Mort- gage & Discount Corporation at a meeting held this afternoon in Alex- andrip at the home office of the con- cern adopted a resolution by which such investors may exchange their securities for preferred stock of the Wardman Realty & Construction Co, according to an announcement made later by an official of the Wardman Co. here, Stock in the Discount Corporation has no par value, but is redeemable at $100 per share, and under the arrange- ments agreed to today will be ex- changed on that basis, the Wardman announcement stated. Further, it was announced, unpaid dividends which have accrued be paid by Wardman Realty & Construc- tion Co. stock, it was reported, in con- nection with the stock exchange. The Wardman official explained that the exchange of the atock is not com- ulsory, but is optional with the stock- iders. If all outstanding stock 1is exchanged, it is stated, it will result in liquidation of the Wardman Mortgage & Discount Corporation. It was stated also that the Wardman Realty & Construction Co. now is con- trolled by the Hotels Management & Securities Corporation, which last week took title to the large Washington ho- tels and apartment houses of the Ward- man concern. CAPT. PECK ASKS FOR RETIREMENT AFTER 36 YEARS (Continued From PFirst P: was_transferred back to®the second precinct. For nine years Capt. Peck remained in command of the second precinct, and in 1925 he was transferred to the ninth precinct in the northeast section. Two years later he went from there to the eleventh precinct in the southeast sec- tion, where he is now in command. Maj. Pratt sald that Capt. Peck has had an enviable career on the police force and that he had been an “efl- courteous and consclentious e.) Henry C. Littlefleld of the United' [ States Shipping Board delivered the principal ress, band, and acted as Chard, ponsors, was presented with *sesides winning the sempetition from les. in e amateur and nro{usmc::lw:-nd‘ from Maryland, Virgini , West Virginia and Pennsylvania, the Washington aggrega- enjoyed the distinction of being the band with the youngest director and the only girl leader. Clinton J. Brown, jr., 16 years old, of 624 P street southwest, is the 3 while Loretta R. Brown of the same address s atulaf the | ens g Oapt. Charles T, Peck of the Eleventh Police Precinet, CAPT. EDDIE_RICKENBACKER. MOTHER JONES GIVES $1,000 TO AID MINERS OUST JOHN L. LEWIS (Continued FProm First Page.) Unitemlnxe Wurkfirl c;:nhed, I l;.ml'z pray. may live long enoug see John L. Le licked.” To & representative of The Star Mother Jones said today that she had been fighting Lewis for years and would “never stop.” She revealed that Walker, years .4:,, had given her some money when she needed it badly. have returred it to him,” she sald, “to help defend the miners against leaders who are think- ing more of themselves than they are of my boys. “I dealt with Walker for 25 years” Mother Walker said. “In the “whole labor movement, I kmow of no man who was more honest or more straight~ forward.” For 20 years Walker was president of the United Mine Workers of II- linois and in recent years has led the .gm in the mine union, resulting in 'il e forming of a rival labor organiza- jon. While Mr. Walker accepted the money because he could not refuse a dying woman’s appeal, it was learned from close frien today that it will not _be expended unless there is dire need for it in the treasury of the rival mine union, which appears un- likely. “She can have it back when- ever she needs it herself,” Walker is sald to have informed the friends. Condition Grows Worse. 1o is sinking xapidly With. the paseing wl s rapidly 9 days, will bably never need . money herself. Should she ever need any, friends said, miners all over the country would come to her aid. Except for her voice, which is still and resonant, Mother Jones is only a shadow of her former self. Even the past few weeks have witnessed a marked change in her condition for the worse, . “I know I haven't long to live,” she said today, “but I'm not too old or too weak to give up fighting.” That is characteristic of the com- batant spirit of Mother Jones, who at 100 years of age still thinks this is & “great old world.” Within the past week Mother Jones' strength has failed rapidly. Recently a hearty eater, even during her illness, she now has to subsist on liquid diet. Her emaciated body belles the strong spirit that is in her. Recelved Callers. Last night Mother Jones was allowed to talk for a while with several of her friends in the American Federation of Labor, who were invited out to help celebrate the twenty-ninth wedding an- niversary of Mr. and Mrs. Walker E. Burgess, with whom she is lfimdh‘ her last days at their country home. The house was yly decorated for the my, and although unable to leave her , Mother Jones seeme: much pleasure from the company of friends. . Burgess, an old friend, has of the 11l labor leader & year, and has vol- untarily rendered her services which her long illness has required. BEAUTY SHOP BOMBED Price-Cutting Believed Cause of Chicago Attack; Loss Small. CHICAGO, September 5 (#).—The first_bombing of a business by & woman occurred last n! on Lawrence avenue when a black powder ineapple” exploded at the rear of ve's Beauty Shop. the l&'mhlu was due to price ecuf shop owner, damage was tting by Mrs. Jennie Love. The small. d to derive | he of aviation; Edward Zimmer, co- NEBRASKA SOLDIER SHOOTS 146 OF 120 Sergt. Speera, Fort Crook, Wins President’s Match at Camp Perry Meet. Special Dispateh to The Star. CAMP PERRY, Ohio, September 5.— Sergt. R. L. Speera, Fort Crook, Nebr, a “doughboy,” yesterday topped 1,655 of * America’s best rifie; to win '-“ President’s match, "ST"‘;' ular all the National Rifle 1af events, ints out of & Speera totaled 146 possible 150 over the 200, 600 and 1,000 yard ranges. His skill will be rewarded by a letter of appreciation from Presie dent Hoover, by the Farnsworth medal ted States Rifle to the high United by the National on prize, a $100 -caliber sporting riffe. place was won by First Lieut, W. J. Whaling, United States Marine Corps, who trailed Speers by 1 point and who received the Appreciation Cup presented by the United States Cavalry Atlantic, and Dr. Otte C. Kiep, ? ~—Star Staff Photo. PLEA FOR VOTELESS| [_penave spester J CURTIS WILL GREET ' TWO FRENCH FLYERS| Capt. Rickenbacker, Ameri- can Ace, to Speak at Ban- quet Monday Night. Vice President Charles Curtis will be the principal speaker at the banquet to be given the French fiyers, Dieudonne Coste and Maurice Bellonte, at the Willard Hotel Monday evening, it was announced today by the Board of Trade. Vice President Curtis will share the speaking with Capt. Edward V. Rickenbacker, American “ace of aces” in the World War, and with Commis- sioner Herbert B. Crosby, who will de- liver the address of welcome to the fiyers on behalf of the Capital. Reservations for the dinner were being received in Irge numbers today. More than 4,000 invitations went out esterday and it was announced on the vitations that reservations would be essional body of men in the city been asked to rmnlplm in the event which is expected to eclipse anything of the sort held here in recent z'e‘:;.-flwn banquet will be a strictly . Henry G. Pratt, superintendent of police, m’Z.y detailed & squ: motor cycle police to be on d at Bolling Field at § o'clock Sunday after- noon to be ready to escort the French- men from the fleld to the French em- bassy, which will be their headquarters during their stay in the Capital. Honor to Be Paid Unknown. Shortly after their arrival the flyers will be guests of honor at a reception and dinner at which high Government officials and members of the Diplomatic Corps will get their first &immf the g’“‘k fiyers to complete the -New ork passage. Monday m¢ the fiyers’ first offi- cial act will be to drive over to Arling- ton Cemetery and to place a wreath upon the Tomb of the Unknown Sol- dier, repaying Col. Lindbergh's similar courtesy shortly after the flight from New York to Le Bourget Fleld. Upon their return from Arlington the fiyers will DW themselves for a visit to the ite House with Jules Henry, charge d'affaires of the French embassy, who will introduce them to President and Mrs. Hoover at 12:15 o‘cl&:k. ‘There will be a state luncheon vernmen and men prominent in social and official life in the Capital. Reception st Embassy Follows. Monday afternoon there will be an- other reception at the French embassy in_honor of the fiyers. President Hoover's address of come at the White House luncheon and the replies of the Frenchmen will be broadcast over Nation-wide networks casting systems. The National Broad- casting Co. announced today that the ceremony also_would be broadcast to Canada "and France and possibly to England and Germany. —_— FRENCHMEN SPEED TO LOUISVILLE TO REMAIN OVER-NIGHT (Continued Prom First Bellonte, French transatlantic would stay onmls% turn trip from as to New York, the | Louisville made hasty plahs today to welcome the airmen. Mayor William B, Harrison met the aviation committee of the Louisville Board of Trade and the Louisville Air Board this' morning to make arrange- ments for entertaining expected some time this afternoon. Rene Racover, American representa- tive of the airmen, who in & monoplane sald probably re- fuel here on the return trip, but made no mention that Louisville would be their third overnight stop in this country. PRIZE MONEY READY. Easterwood to Pay Coste and Bellonte in Paris or New York. LONDON, September 5 (#).—Col. Wil- liam Easterwood, Dallas financier, will PIY Dieudonne Coste and Maurice Bel- lonte their $25,000 prize money for their flight from Paris to New York to Dallas either in Paris or in New York. tomorrow and get in touch with the air ministry there. “If I find that Coste and Bellonte plan to return to Paris,” e said, “I shall be gl"‘l- money, tes I shall sail and meet them in New York. px?.wu the world's greatest flight.” Short-Circuit in Elevator Motor Pire caused elevator motor did a) di e to_the third of the E. ler Furniture Co., 3140 M street, shortly before noon today. ‘The blaze was discovered by J. D. Mtller, 12 Tenth street northeast, who summoned fire apparatus. Firemen h the blaze under control five minutes after their arrival. The top of the elevator shaft destroyed and several Db were damaged water, ’ to 600. Every civic, business | ge, by the Columbia and National Broad-|a&nd Sergt. He sald today he would fly to Paris | Ho to_the high Marine. Henry J. Adams, Fostoria, 3 144 of a possible 150 and took the Edwin H. Clark Memorial Trophy for the lead= ing civilian or C. M. g C. marksman, The National Guard Association Trophy went to Second Lieut. George S. Cook, Seattle, Wash, whose 144 also gave him fifth place bronze medal. Ninth place badge and the National Society Scabbard and blade prize were given to Keith Weeber, Iowa Oity, Iowa, Tth Corps Area, R. O. T. C. 143 tally, ‘Wins Engineers Plaque, Gunnery Sergt. Morris Fisher, 1415 T street southeast, U. 8. M. tenth place medal with 143. The high Unif States Engineer, Second Lieut, C. M. Meyers, captured the Amerfcan Society of Military Engineers Pl His score of 132 was the same as of First-class Gunners’ " Criswell, U. 8. who received Cnited Btater t Guardsmen with 141, while Sergt. R. V. Wilzewski topped Cavalry mem with the same score. A 141 ly also enabled Second Lieut. X. B, Schaffer, Vicksburg, Miss., to win the trophy offered by the Re- serve Officers’ Association. the Division, Regular Service Morris Fisher got fifth money; Sergt. David E. Schwartz, 13th Engineers, Fort Hum; 34th, 140, and _Second Lieut School, 139, = The Was & 138%180 by Staf Sergs. Ak T Thill, Ordnance Department, State staff, who obtained 31st National G ue. at hards, comH P, , Hyattsville, 51st, pany s, Souh, 136, and hy , AN Capt. C ds, same com= pany, 65th, 136. 'The ‘civiian ¢lass included five Dis- trict William ooters; 1719 Eighteenth street, National Capital Rifle Site Sha 1T i, B Prazter, 3d Corps Ar . las C. 140th, 132, and Alfred ‘e@nans, Nineteenth street, 145th place, pointa, e Scores 74 Out of 75, An Hillsboro, = —— Ohio, National Guards. T4XT5_to = Tieat McDonough, Fort Hurhphreys. one tained ninth- bronze medal for his 73 1:15 o'clock, at | B Wil Grogan, 806 Van Buren street, Unif States Mmcul!d. t'mty-mkd' , 11, 3 warts, Engineers, twenty ninth, 71, . G. W. U. Freshman Sixth, @ ‘The National Rifie Association indi- vidual free rifle match attracted 36 petitors, most of whom have shot the United States international Russell F. copped the Eric Johnson, Quinnipesc Rifle Club, New Haven, Conn., grabbed the Camp Perry individual match on the smali- bore range with a total of 285 out of a possible 300 points for his 10 shots each at the 50, 100 and 200 yard F__Woolschlager, h 2 with 203x300. - Marine Gunner Ollie M. Schriver, 1414 V street, U. 8. M. C,, retired, took eleventh place. HOWISON FUNERAL RITES SET FOR TOMORROW . b ST Commission Merchant Fatally Stricken at Place of Business Yesterday. Arrangements were completed tof the Funeral tomoreow of Charice 1eaead yesterday 2t bis place of busie e! - ness at Nmm! ltree& services Cemetery. FIRE IN FURNITURE STORE | boynood dier” ad | Suite, Selection from Gounod “Finale” from Fourth D TEMUOE o A ota gk . “The Star Spangied’ Banner,”