Evening Star Newspaper, December 7, 1930, Page 5

" NAVIGATION OFFICE MARKS CENTENARY U. S. Hydrographers Now Are Charting Information to Aid Aviation. ‘The Hydrographic Office of the Nav, which celebrated its centenary yestes day and during the long years has fu nished navigational information to the brigs and other sailing vessels of yore, as well as to the steel ships of today, is preparing data for the airmen of to- morrow, aboard dirigible and airplane, Secretary Adams told a radio audience last night in_an address delivered over the National Broadcasting System's net- work. { “The Hydrographic Office is not only | & military and naval necessity to the | national defense, but also & vital na- tional Industrial asset to the commerce of the United States,” the cabinet officer £ald. His address was a feature of the centenary celebration. Secretary Adams asserted that “the Hydrographic Office has under way & comprehensive air-charting program to take care of the needs of aircraft, par- ticularly amphibian and seaplanes.” Air Charts Being Issued. | “Sets of air charts for the coasts of the United States, Mexico, Central America and the West Indies are now completed and are being issued,” he ex- plained. “These charts indicate to the aviator, in addition to details of terrain, | distances and courses from place to place, landing fields and airway beacons along the routes; they show pictures | of airports as seen from the air and give available resources, repair facilities and | other items of interest within the area | covered. The aviation charting program | embraces the entire South American coasts. “A series of hand books, giving flying directions and information concerning routes and port facilities for aircraft in various regions is now in the course of preparation,” Secretary Adams asserted. The head of the Navy pointed out that the Hydrographic Office “is com- parable to a large, well organized busi- ness concern which not only manufac- tures and distributes its own products, but in addition does its own scientific research work.” He explaied that on the shelves of the Hydrographic Office there are always 300,000 charts and 100,00¢ books ready for issue, contain- ing information on all quarters of the globe. Some 7,000 mariners and aviators of all nationalites furnish it with up- to-date information on navigational conditions, he said, there being no se- Grets n this line of endeavor. 100 Years' Service Marked. Secretary Adams’ address came at the 40 POLICEMEN MEET TRAIN OF SUSPECT close of a day that marked 100 years of service to the men who go down to the sea in ships on the part of the Hydrographic Office. Rear Admiral W. R. Gherardi, the hydrographer, issued .8 special mesage on the occasion of the | centenary assuring “the shipping and aviation interests of ail nations that the facilities of the Hydrographic Office Wwili continue to be available to them in the future as in the past.” A special illustrated supplement to Weekly Notices to Mariners, published by the Hydrographic Office, was issued yes- terday, outlining the history of the or- ganization and its present duties. The Hydrographic Office came into being when a “depot of charts and in- struments” was established in Wash- ington on December 6, 1830, following & recommendation by Lieut. L. M. Goldsborough, U. 8. N, to the Board of Navy Commissioners.” From 1844 to 1866 the Hydrographic Office occupled gm site of the present United States aval Hospital at Twenty-fifth and B $treets, near the Lincoln Memorial. The office is now a part of the Navy Depart- ment Building group, but at its birth Lieut. Goldsborough was placed in charge in a rented house on G street between Seventesnth and Eighteenth streets. Outstanding among the Navy’s hy- @rographers have been Lieut. Charles | Wilkes, the explorer, whose name has been given to a section of the Antaretic; Lieut. James M. Gilliss, founder of the Naval Observatory here, and Lieut, Matthew F. Maury, eminent maritime sclentist. A number of the officers who have held the post of hydrographer were promoted to the rank of rear ad- miral and attained distinction in the service, 2 — CLUB HOSTESS fi%EED Mother-in-Law of Two Peers Ends| . Six Months in Prison. LONDON, December 6 (#).—The night elub queen, Mrs. Kate Meyrick, was re- leased today from Holloway Prison just #s dawn broke. Mrs. Meyrick, who is the mother-in- law of two peers, was sentenced in July to six months’ imprisonment for selling intoxicants at the club during forbidden hours. Friends sald recontly that she in- tended to abdicate her “throne” since the “game was not worth the candle. Ted Pizzino Is Brought Back to Detroit in Buckley Slay- ing Case. By the Associated Press. DETROIT, December 6—Ted Pizzino returned to Detrolt yesterday and re- | ceived more official attention than he would if he had just come back from | a transatlantic flight. More than 40 city employes gathered around him as he alighted from a train at Union Sta- tlon. They were headed by Police Com- missioner Thomas C. Wilcox, and all members of the “Welcoming Committee” were members of Wilcox department. Pizzino, who formerly operated the Kit Kat Klub here, was returned from New York to face charges of first-de- gree murder in connection with the slaying of Gerald E. (Jerry) Buckley, radio political commentator, who died with 11 bullets in_his body last July 23. Commissioner Wilcox had heard ru- mors that an attempt was to be made to free Pizzino, so 40 detectives and pa- trolmen, all experts in the use of fire- arms, were selected to escort the sus- pect from the raflroad station to the Toom where the Buckley grand jury was meeting. Defeated after four months of legal battle to avert extradition from New York, Pizzino appeared worn and hag- gard as he went into the grand jury chamber. He spent only six minutes before the jury, then was taken to po- lice headquarters for finger printing and questioning by detectives. Ttaly Makes Jobs for Idle. ROME (#).—Relief of the serious un- employment problem in Italy reached & high point late this Fall with an en- roliment of 418,760 hitherto jobless men in the force bullding roads and other public works. New, Large Assortment. Priced e $19.20 From 3 BRANCHES I5"& H. 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N, who established the Hydro- 0. graphic Office, December 6, 1 SOVIET PLOTTERS N FINAL PLEAS Fate of Eight Engineers Now Is in Hands of Russian Supreme Court Judges. By the Associated Press. gineers, confessed plotters for foreign throw of the Soviet Union, tonight awaited the sentences of the Supreme Court, which will mean to them either death or imprisonment. After a prief session of the court to- day, during which the last two of the defendants, Sergei Kuprianov and Xenophon Sitnin, pleaded for life in order that they might “work for the upbuilding of the country,” the judges retired to deliberate on the sentences, which will be pronounced probably at 6 o'clock Sunday evening. The trial has lasted since November 25. Death Penalty Demanded. Prosecutor N. B. Krilenko, in a long closing argument, demanded the death penalty for all of the eight defendants, but it was generally expected mercy would be shown some of them, who perhaps would be sentenced to 10 years’ imprisonment, the usual Soviet maxi- mum. Both Kuprianov and Sitnin, like the others who had already pleaded before the court, recognized their full guflt while asking for mercy. “I know that the proletarian court has no feelings of vengeance,” Kupria- nov said, “and therefore I hope I may be given an opportunity through honest work to wipe the blot from my name.” Alexander Pedotov. a trembling old man, said that he did not want to die Flexibility Safety cipal Company Trustee— MOSCOW, December 6—Eight en- | intervention in Russia and the over- | No Forfeiture Clause 5 1/2% Compound Interest Definite Loan or Cash Value Unconditional Guarantee of Prin- and Interest Colonial Mortgage Investment WASHINGTON BUILDING a traitor's death, but wished to live so that he might partly redeem himself. Prof. Leonid Ramsin, leader of the alleged conspiracy, again admitted that his previous hatred of the Soviet sys- | |tem of government had been wrong| | and declared his belief that the masses | of the Soviet Union had found the| “true path to follow.” i The final pleadings in the court room | were broadcast throughout Russia. FIRE IN BANK BLAMED ON ROBBERS WHO FAILED By the Assoctated Pres: CRAWFORD, Miss., Authorities investigating a fire that de- stroyed the Bank of Crawford here early today expressed the belief the flames were started by robbers after their failure to open the bank's vault. Bank officlals said they had been unable thus far to open the vault, but doubted any money had been taken. The bank records in an outer vault were_destroyed. | Officers said the indications were the | robbers first tried to open the vault | with explosives and then attempted to | burn the locks away with an acetylene | torch. A terrific explosion awoke many resi- dents of the town. The fire that broke | o destroyed the bank | building and an adjoining store | | Guaranteed Est. 21 Years Next to Keith's D.. C, December 6.— | PARTY IS ARRANGED Representative Beck Will Be Speaker for Oldest Inhab- itants at Banquet. The Assoclation of the Oldest In- habitants of the District of Columbia is 65 years old today, but will celebrate its birthday tomorrow night at an an- nual banquet at the Raleigh Hotel, elaborate arrangements for which have been completed. The president of the organization, ‘Theodore W. Noyes, will deliver the president’s annual address. Representative James M. Beck of Pennsylvania will be the orator of the evening, taking as his subject some- thing of his own selection which will not be made public until tomorrow eve- ning. Mr. Beck is known as one of the most eloguent speakers in American public life. He was formerly Solicitor General of the United States, and is an authority on the Constitution. John Clagett Proctor will read an original poem, and George H. O'Connor, accompanied by Matt Horne, will sing. There will be a special flower cere- monial in remembrance of members who died during 1930. The invocation will be pronounced by Dr. Bernard Braskamp, pastor of Gunton-Temple Memorial Presbyterian Church. HOOVER TO SIGN ROLL NEW YORK, December 6 (#).—The Old Guard of the City of New York will present & scroll to President Hoo- ver at Washington Monday certifying him as an honorary member. The President aiso will be asked to sign the membership roll, which car- ries the signatures of all the Presi- dents since 1868 and other dignitaries. | Massachusetts. No Collection You Have the WILL— We Have the WAY DECEMBER 7, 1Y3U—PAKYT ONE. 1S BROUGHT 10 END lowa Maintains Practice of Winning Most Grand Championship. By the Assoclated Press. CHICAGO, December &——A‘rlc\flml turned back tonight from the glitter of showmanship to the matter-of-fact- ness of making a living. 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