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Lindbergh makes
NEW SPEED RECORD
Covers Distance From De
troit to New York in Three
Hours, Twenty Minutes.
By the Associated Preys.
MITCHELL FIELD, N. Y . Novem
ber 32.—C01. Charles A. Lindbergh
hung up another record today by es
tablishing the phenomenal time of
3 hours and 20 minutes in flying the
600-mile direct airline distance from
Selfridge Field, Detroit, to Mitchel
Field.
Lindbergh made a brief stop at
Tcterboro, X. J.. en route, to Inquire
about the condition of his precious
trans-Atlantic monoplane. Spirit of
St. Louis. The flying time from De
triot to Teterhoro, 2 hours and 41
minutes, also was a record for that
course, Mitchel Field officers said.
Operations officers explained that
favorable tail winds, blowing at from
40 to 60 miles an hour 3,n00 feet aloft,
had helped the tireless lone eagle to
set the new mark for the Selfridge-
Mitchel run.
Lindbergh flew an Army pursuit
plane. Uncle Sam’s standard fighting
airplane, which has a cruising speed
of 130 miles an hour, but which Army
officials say can attain 175 miles an
hour. .
After landing at Mitchel Field, Lind
bergh motored to the estate of Harry
F. Guggenheim, where he was to
•pend the week end.
AIR TRAIL BLAZERS
TO BE GUESTS HERE
TO HONOR LINDBERGH
(Continued from First Page.)
Dole flight; William S. Brock and Ed
ward F. Schlee, who attempted a
round-the-world flight byway of
Europe and Asia.
President Will Speak.
All the aviators are to be on the
stage tomorrow night when the Hub
bard Medal is presented to Lindbergh.
The only speakers will be President
Coolidge, Mr. Grosvenor arid Assistant
Secretary of Commerce MacCracken,
in charge of civil aviation. A cross
section of the growth of aviation is
to be shown in a three-reel motion
picture of views taken from all the
historic flights made since aviation
became a fact. Music will be furnish
ed by the Army Band, which will play
the "Colonel Lindbergh March," com
posed by Mrs. Inez De Montreville
Keck, wife of the assistant treasurer
of the American Security & Trust
Co. The march, which is a spirited
air, was played last June when Lind
bergh rode up Pennsylvania avenue
to meet President Coolidge.
The proceedings will be broadcast
from the following stations: WRC,
Washington; WPZA, Boston; WBAL,
Baltimore; KSD, St. Louis; WMC,
Memphis; WHAM, Rochester, KDKA,
Pittsburgh; WHAS, Louisville; WSB,
Atlanta; WBA, Springfield; WJR, De
troit; KYW, Chicago; WSM, Nash
ville, and WBT, Charlotte, N. C.
The period of broadcasting will be
gin at 8:45 o'clock.
The following prominent persons
have been invited:
The Honorable Chief Justice of the
United States and Mrs. Taft, Justice
and Mrs. Edward Terry Sanford, the
Secretary of State and Mrs. Kellogg,
the Secretary of War and Mrs. Dwight
Davis, the Secretary of the Navy and
Mrs. Wilbur, the Secretary of Labor
and Mrs. Davis, the Secretary of Agri
culture and Mrs. Jardine, the Attor
ney General and Mrs. Sargent, the
Postmaster General and Mrs. New,
Senator and Mrs. Bayard, Senator
Broussard, Senator and Mrs. Cam
eron, Senator and Mrs. Copeland, Sen
ator and Mrs. Dale, Senator du Pont,
Senator and Mrs. Edge, Senator and
Mrs. Fletcher, Senator and Mrs. Gll
lett, Senator and Mrs. Glass, Senator
Hale, Senator and Mrs. Andrieus A.
Jones, Senator and Mrs. Norbeck,
Senator and Mrs, Overman, Senator
and Mrs. Phipps, Senator Simmons.
Loring M. Black, Mr. and Mrs. Fred
A. Britten, Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur J.
Carr. Cyrenua Cole, Mr. and Mrs.
Hamilton Fish, Jr.; Stanley H. Kunz.
William P. MacCracken, Jr.; Mr. and
Mrs. Elmer Thomas, Mr. and Mrs.
Allen T. Treadway, Representative
and Mrs. Zihlman, MaJ. Gen. Frank
W. Coe, Maj. and Mrs. William E. R.
Covell, Brig. Gen. James E. Fechet,
Maj. Gen. and Mrs. Amos A. Fries,
Maj. Gen. Eli A. Helmick, Maj. Gen.
and Mrs. M. W. Ireland, Maj. Gen.
Edgar Jadwin, Maj. Gen. and Mrs. J.
A. LeJeune, Brig. Gen. and Mrs. Her
bert M. Lord, Maj. Gen. and Mrs.
Mason T. Patrick, Brig. Gen. and Mrs.
George Richards. Maj. Gen. and Mrs.
Charles McK. Saltzman, Brig. Gen.
and Mrs. H. C. Smither, Capt. and
Mrs. Harry A. Baldridge, Rear Ad
miral and Mrs. J. D. Beuret. Rear
Admiral and Mrs. Frederick C. Billard,
Rear Admiral and Mrs. W. L. Capps,
Rear Admiral Colby M. Chester.
Comdr. and Mrs. Joel T. Boone,
Surg. Gen. and Mrs. Hugh S. Cum
mlng. Rear Admiral and Mrs. L. E.
Gregory, Rear Admiral and Mrs. H.
H. Rousseau, Rear Admiral and Mrs.
E. R. Stitt, Assistant Secretary of
War and Mrs. F. Trubee Davison, As
sistant Secretary of Navy and Mrs.
Robinson, the Minister of Austria and
Mme. Prochnik, Dr. Mikas Bagdonas,
secretary of Lithuanian legation:
Senor J. Alvarez de Buenavista, first
secretary of Peruvian embassy; the
-Minister of Bulgaria and Mme. Bistra
Radewa, the Chinese Minister and
Mme. Sze, the Minister of Colombia
and Senora de Olaya, Minister of Costa
Rica, the British Ambassador and
Lady Howard, the secretary of the
Cuban embassy and Senora de Baron,
the Minister of the Dominican Repub
lic and Senora Morales, the Minister
of Egypt and Mme. Sarny Pasha, the
Minister of Finland, Mr. Axel Leonard
Astrom; the French Ambassador and
Mile. Claudel, the counselor of the
German embassy and Frau Kiep, the
Minister of Honduras and Senora de
Bogram, Wing Comdr. and Mrs. T. G.
Hetherington, the Minister of the
Irish Free State and Mrs. Smiddy,
the counselor of the Chinese lega
tion and Mrs. Yung Kwai. Senor
Don Manuel Mesa A. and Senorlta
Aurora Mesa, the Minister of the
Ne jjeriax.uo and Mme. von Royen,
The Minister of Nicaragua and Senora
do Cesar, the Minister of Panama and
Senora Dona Amelia L. d a Alfaro, the
Charge d'affaires of Bolivia and Mme.
de la Barra, the counselor of the Hun
garian legation and Mme. Pelenyi, the
Minister of Persia, Mirza Davoud
Khan Meftah; Col. L. H. R. Pope-Hen
jieesy and Dame Una Pope-Hennessy,
Dr. Juan V. Ramirez, secretary of the
legation of Paraguay, and Mme. Ram
irez; the Minister of Rumania and
Mile. Jeanne Cretziano, the Minister
df Salvador and Senora de Lima, the
Minister of the Serbs, Croats and Slo
venes, the Minister of .Siam, Lieut.
Gen. Phya Vijitavongs; the Spanish
Ambassador and Senora Padilla, the
Minister of Uruguay and Mme. Vare
la, the Minister of Venezuela and Se
*iora de Grisanti, Dr. nad Mrs. Gilbert
Grosvenor, Dr. and Mrs. John Oliver
DaGorce, Mr. and Mrs. Charles J.
|3ell, Mr. and Mrs. Frederick V. Co
lville, John Joy Edson, Dr. David
Fairchild, Dr. and Mrs. John Foote,
Maj Gen. A. W. Greeley, Dr. J. How
ard Gore, Col. and Mrs. E. Lester
Jones, Mr. and Mrs. Stephen T.
.Mather, Dr. and Mrs. C. Hart Mer
fiem, Hon. John Barton Payne,
Mr. and Mrs. George Shiras, 3d,
Mr. and Mrs. George Otis Smith,
fdr. and Mr*. Os tL Tittman,
NEW GRAYSON PLAN
IS FLIGHT BY HOPS
Next Attempt, She Says, Will
Be Based on Rejection of
Non-Stop Idea.
By the Awoeiatcd Pre&a.
RERUN. November 12. Mil.
Frances Wilson Grayson, who was!
compelled to abondon an air flight
from Orchard Beach. Me., to Copen
hagen because of had weather and
motor trouble, has no desire now to
make any non stop flights across the
Atlantic.
"No non stop flights across the
ocean for me," she told the Associated
Press today, upon her arrival in Ber
lin to confer with Mrs. Mabel Ancker
of Copenhagen, her financial backer.
“It was my idea from the beginning
that we should make stops en route
from the United States to Denmark,
but my pilot overruled me. Studies
of the air and ocean currents while
I was crossing on the Majestic con
vinced me more than ever that the
development of aviation can only be
served by flying over the Atlantic in
several hops.
“I am Just as determined as wer to
fly my airplane, the Dawn, to Copen
hagen. Our three attempts provided
excellent lessons from which I profited
a great deal."
Sought New Perspective.
Referring to her reasons for leav
ing the United States a week ago.
Mrs. Grayson said: “I wanted to get
away from the Dawn and all con
nected with it for a while so I could
get a new perspective on it. Then,
too, I felt I ought to confer with Mrs.
Ancker, who. unlike most women, has
not dropped our project, but con
tinues to back me.
“Berlin seemed especially important
for me to see. as it Is one of the
world's principal aviation centers.
The wisdom of coming to Berlin has
already been demonstrated by the fact
that Director Otto Merkel of Luf
thansa. the German airplane operat
ing company, told me his company
has an airdrome In Iceland, where
w-e can land and refuel. I knew
nothing about this before.
“I probably shall go to Copenhagen
also to study landing conditions there.
I hope to start for the United States
in 8 or 10 days, and on arrival there
immediately begin preparations for
crossing back to Europe by air.
"It is nonsense to say you can’t
fly in Winter. An expedition like
ours, if it is worth anything at all,
must be so organized that we can go
independently of seasons."
Denies Disagreement.
Mrs. Grayson denied she had had
any disagreement with her teammates,
as reported in the United States be
fore she left.
"It takes a stout heart and implicit
faith to make a trip like ours,” she
said, "and when I discovered that my
pilot had faltered somewhat I felt It
was only fair to release him.
"Bruce Goldsborough, the naviga
tor, and the rest of us probably will
have heated arguments the rest of
our days, but we will also remain the
best Os friends until the end.”
FOREIGNNEWS UNIT
IS ORGANIZED HERE
Writers Form Association,
Indicating Importance of
Washington Events.
By the Associated Press.
Emphatic evidence of Washington's
place in the limelight of international
events came yesterday with the an
nouncement of the formation here of
an association of newspaper corre
spondents whose Job it is to "cover"
for foreign readers what transpires in
the national and international aspects
of American life. Nearly all im
portant foreign capitals such as
London, Pans and Berlin
groupings of foreign newspapermen.
The announcement of formation of
the "Foreign Press Association of
Washington, D. C.,” was made by
Robert J. Remy, manager of the
American bureau of the Havas News
Agency of Paris. A temporary com
mittee, composed of Remy, Wilmot E.
Lewis, representing the London Times,
and Dr. Max Jordon, Washington rep
resentative of the Berliner Tageblatt,
has been named to arrange for the
election of a board of directors of the
new organization which will make its
headquarters at the National Press
Club, of which all of the foreign cor
respondents are members.
In announcing the formation of the
foreign press group, Remy said it w-as
due "to the increasing importance and
Influence of Washington as a world
new’s center.”
“The need,” he said, “has long been
felt for closer co operation of foreign
press correspondents with permanent
offices in the Capital of the United
States.”
MRS. JENNIE HICHBORN
DIES AT HOME HERE
Widow of Admiral Had Resided
in Capital City for
50 Years.
Mrs. Jennie M. Hichborn, widow of
Admiral Philip Hichborn and a resi
dent of Washington for 50 years, died
Friday night following a brief illness
at the Lee House, Fifteenth and L
streets, where she made her home.
Mrs. Hichborn tvas born in Towsend,
Maes., 85 years ago and had lived In
this city since 1877, when she came
here with her husband. She was a
vocalist of ability, having sung in
concert in Boston. As a resident of
Washington. Mrs. Hichborn was quiet
ly retiring, taking no part in the activ
ities of organizations. She was a
member of St. John's Episcopal
Church.
Surviving Mrs. Hichborn are her
daughter, Mrs. Martha H. Pearsall,
1016 Sixteenth street, and a grandson.
Philip Hichborn, a stydent at Harvard
University.
Funeral services will bo held at
Gawder’s undertaking parlors, 1730
Pennsylvania avenue, at 2 o’clock
this afternoon, after which Mrs. Hleh
born's body will be taken to Cam
bridge. Mass., for burial in Mount
Alban's Cemetery.
Mr. and Mrs. C. G. Abbott. Mr. and
Mrs. Porter Adams, Mr. and Mrs. Ed
ward T. Clark, Mr. and Mrs. J. W.
Crabtree, Dr. and Mrs. Henry R. El
liott, The Bishop of Washington and
Mrs. Freeman. Dr. William H. Holmes,
Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Kellogg, Mr. and
Mrs. Julius Klein, Mr. and Mrs. Rob
ert Lansing, Rev. Charles W. Lyons,
8. J.; Dr, and Mrs. Cloyd Hfeck Mar
vin, Mr. Charles Moore, Mr. and Mrs.
Theodore W. Noyes, Mr. and Mrs. W.
de C. Ravenel, Dr. Leo 8. Rowe, Mr.
, and Mrs. Everett Sanders, Dr. and
Vfrs. Hugh M. Smith, the United Btates
Commissioner of Education and Mrs.
Tigert, Dr. Emund A. Walsh, Mr.
Alexander Wetmore, Mr. and Mrs. N.
, C. Wyeth, the Speaker of the House
, and Mr*. Longworth, Mr. and Mrs.
Proctor L. Dougherty and Mr. and
Mrs. Sidney F. Taliaferro,
THE SUNDAY STAR. WASHINGTON. P. C„ NOVEMBER 13. 1027-PART 1
FAMOUS FLYERS WHO WILL ATTEND LINDBERGH EXERCISES TOMORROW |
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PLANS FOR FLOOD
WORK TO BE AIREL
House Committee Wil! Hear
Leaders of Farm and
Business Bureaus.
By the Associated Press.
Plana of national agricultural and
business organizations to remedy the
Mississippi flood problems, together
with proposals of 'aid for victims of
the Inundation in Louisiana, will be
presented this week to the house flood
control committee, which commences
its second week of hearings tomor
row.
Chester H. Gray of the American
Farm Bureau Federation has an
nounced that he will present his or
ganization’s flood plan at the hearing
tomorrow. Also at the same time the
committee will hear the views of rep
resentatives of the National Credit
Men’s Association on the financial
situation In the areas under water
last Spring.
On Tuesday perhaps the most im
portant presentation of views which
have yet been placed before the com
mittee will be the reports of a
United States Chamber of Commerce
delegation, headed by former Secre
tary of "War Dickinson of Chicago.
As other member.) of this delegation
there will be former Gov. Parker of
Louisiana; Harvey C. Couch of Pine
Bluff, Ar’-.. chairman of the Arkansas
Flood Control Commission; former
Senator George Percy of Mississippi,
and Albert Stone, a cotton planter of
Dunleith, Mis>s.
For the remainder of the week the
Louisiana delegation which will in
clude residents of the Bed ltiver area,
the Bayou des Glaius and West
Atchafalaya Basin, and officials of the
Mississippi Valley Association, headed
by TV. H. Dick of Memphis, will ap
pear at the hearings to outline their
flood control proposals.
PRESIDENT STARTS
WRITING ANNUAL
CONGRESS MESSAGE
(Continued from First Page.)
mend what he believes to be best for
all concerned.
Although he will have to treat a
number of highly important and some
very delicate matters, his friends
point out that he should consider him
self fortunate In that what he says
In his message oan\ot he treated in
the light of politics. At least his words
should he accepted as coming from a
man who has no mind to again be
elected President and whose desire
is to retire to private life.
Preliminary to the actual writing
of his message, the President iias been
carefully studying the subjects he is
to treat. For weeks he has been col
lecting data and facts concerning the
Government. Fie started this work in
the Black Hills when he was on his
vacation. With Senator Smoot of
Utah, chairman of the Senate finance
committee, he discussed tax reduc
tion. Since then, he has discussed the
subject with scores of others.
With Representative Tilson of Con
necticut, Republican leader of the
House, he discussed legislation in
general. It is probable that he gave
more intensive study during his vaca
tion and since to the subject of legis
lation for the relief of the farmer
than to any other one subject, and it
is expected that his recommendations
in this connection will be one of the
outstanding features of his message.
The late Gen. Leonard Wood, gov
ernor general of the Philippines, ad
vised him at length regarding the ad
ministration of Philippine affairs,
and since then he has listened to
many others on this subject. He has
listened to various schools of thought
regarding the future treatment of the
railroads, the merchant marine, de
velopment of the natural resources,
the tariff, foreign relations, national
defense and development of aviation
and the promotion of business gen
erally.
Gathers Opinions.
Although President Coolidge has an
uncanny talent for keeping his own
counsel, he has a faculty for obtain
ing opinions from others. He Is a
firm believer in the principle of hear
ing what others have to say. He has
had many of what are described as
the ’’better minds" visit him at the
White House and has listened to them,
and has closely questioned them. In
addition to this, the President has had
before him exhaustive reports from
his various cabinet officers upon every
subject related to their respective de
partments. _ . „ ~ ,
It is not the habit of the President
to discuss publicly what he Intends to
Incorporate in his messages to Con
gress. He has. however, Informally
discussed a majority of the subjects
he will treat and has admitted what
his stand will be regarding some of
For instance, he has said he will
stand by the program of tax reduc
tion offered to the House ways and
means committee by Secretary of the
Treasury Mellon. He has let it be
known that he will issue a warning
to Congress that It will be dangerous
to slosh taxes above the $225,000,000
mark set by the head of the Treasury.
He also will warn Congress to avoid
reckless appropriations. At the same
time he will give a reminder that If
there is to lie tax reduction and au
thorization of a huge sum for Mis
sissippi flood control, and a liberal
expansion of the Navy and a sizable
increase for the Army, the Nation
will face a deficit If some curb Is not
put to the making of appropriations
not included in the budget of esti
mates.
Urges Merchant Marins.
The indications are that he will ad
vise against tinkering with the tariff
at this time. He will advocate again
the voluntary consolidation of rail
roads and the maintaining of an ade
quate merchant marine. It is believed.
It is expected that the President i
will have the greatest difficulty in !
the mater of treating the subject of j
farm relief legislation. This task Is I
made all the more difficult because ]
there is such a wide difference of
opinion among farm leaders and others ]
No. 1, William Brock; No. 2, Echv*rd F. Sclilec; No. 3, Charles A. Lindbergh: No. 4, Until Elder; No. George
Haldemnn; No. 6. Lector J. Maitland; No. 7, Martin Jensen; No. 8, Richard A. Byrd; No. 1). Clarence A. Chambcr
lln; No. 10, Charles A. No. 11. Bernt Balelieti; No. 12, Art Goebel; No. 13, George Noville; No. 14, Ernest
Smith; No. 15, Bert Acosta; No. 16. Albert F. Hegcnberger; No. 17, Caul Schluter. I
VERMONTERS HERE
DONATE FOR RELIEF
State Association Gives $500;
for Red Cross Flood
Zone Work.
The Vermont State Association of
the District ot Columbia yesterday
sent a contribution of S3OO to Gov.
John E. Weeks ot Vermont to be used
by the Red Cross in relief work in
the flood-stricken area of his State.
The sum, representing the associ
ation's initial donation to their home
State's flood relief and sent by Bliss
N. Davis, treasurer, was appropri
ated at a meeting Friday night, at
which time a committee on arrange
ments was created to plan another
meeting with a view to raising ad
ditional relief funds.
Interested in the rehabilitation of
their State, the Vermont .State Asso
ciation, through its treasurer, will
receive any contributions which may
be offered for the flood relief, and
Buch funds will be transmitted to
Gov. Weeks for presentation to the
Red Cross. President Coolldge has
indorsed the association's movement.
Those who attended the initial meet
ing in the University Club. Friday
night, included Attorney General J.
O. Sargent, Senator and Mrs. Porter
H. Dade, Justice and Mrs. Wendell P.
Stafford, Judge O. M. Barber, Assist
ant Secretary of Labor and Mrs. '\V.
W. Husband. George R. Wales, civil
service commissioner: Mrs. Grace Ross
Chamberlin. Mr. and Mrs. Harry N.
Pratt, Mrs. Albert E. Dietrich, Miss
Mary Jean Simpson, Bliss N. Davis,
L. O. Chapin. E. A. Freeman, Hugh
Smith, Miss Alvord and Charles A.
Webb.
AIR ACE MAY HUNT BEARS.
Invitation to Lindbergh Offered,
With Barbecue on Program.
HARRISONBURG, Va., November
12 (4*).—Gov. Harry F. Byrd and Col.
Charles A. Lindbergh, who will be
the governor's guest during the Vir
ginia hunting season, were invited to
day to Brock's Gap for an “old
fashioned” bear hunt, with plenty of
pheasants and turkeys as a side line
in the way of shooting.
Sheriff-elect Charles F. of
Rockingham and a number of promi
nent citizens extended the invitation,
which, if accepted, will be climaxed
with a barbecue at Bergton, in the
heart of the Blue Ridge.
The mountains here abound in
bears, turkeys and pheasants. Four
teen black bears were tracked this
week at Bergton after the first snow
fall and the hunters are ready to show
them to the distinguished Invited
guests.
regarding what should be done in
the w r ay of legislating nid for the agrl
cultrlsts. Ho is bitterly opposed to
anything bordering on an equaliza
tion fee as a means of meeting the
crop export surplus and has made It
plain that he will advise against such
a plan In his message. However, he
has admitted that otherwise his mind
is open to suggestions and he is will
ing to make compromises In order to
get something helpful through Con
gress this session. While he stands
ready to make concessions in the in
terest of action, he will not compro
mise to the extent of agreeing to an
equalization fee.
It is understood the President will
treat at aorne length the subject of
the merchant marine. He is anxious
to have the American bottoms on the
seven seas, not only in the Intel rst
of American commerce, but as im
portant adjunct to the national de
fenae. He is especially anxious to
have the shlpa operated by private in
terests. rather than by the Govern
ment.
He has let it be known that he will
endeavor to impress upon Congress
the Importance of building up the air
services of the Government and to
assist in the development of commer
cial aviation.
May Ask Cruisers,
There is reason to feel that the
President’s report to Congress upon
the unsuccessful outcome of the naval
limitations conference held in Geneva
during the Summer between this
Nation, Great Britain and Japan will
be supplemented with a recommenda
tion for a number of new destroyers
and several cruisers, besides other
craft for the expansion of the Navy,
as well as for better housing condi
tions for the Army.
While the President works slowly
and systematically in the preliminary
work incident to the writing of a mes
sage or a speech, he loses no time
finishing the task once he enters upon
tho actual writing. When he starts
to write, he has made up his mind
just what subjects he will treat and
just what he will say regarding each
subject. The real difficulty after he
has completed the rough draft is to
choose his words of expression. When
tho time comes for correcting his
manuscript and his proofs the cor
} rectlons he makes are not in tho ideas
J he has expressed but the words or l
j phrases he has used to express them.
| The President has let It bo known
I* that he will not go to the Capitol, ns
ho has done nt times in the past, to
read his nsxt message.
SYNTHETIC RUBBER PRODUCED
BY GERMAN DYE SYNDICATE!
'
World Patents Applied for and Product
Will Be Sold on Mark ets Soon,
Chemists Are Told.
By the AMKwiatcd Pre»«.
FRANKFORT-ON-MAIN, ’ Germany.
November 12.—Important progress by
the German chemical industry since
the war, including the development of
commercial synthetic rubber, was
described today before the fiftieth an
niversary meeting of the Chemical In
dustrialists’ Protective Union.
It was announced that the German
dye syndicate, "I. G. Farbenindustrie,”
has progressed sufficiently with ex
perimentation in producing synthetic
rubber to apply for world patents and
that synthetic rubber would soon ap
pear on the world markets as a com
mercial commodity. The synthetic
product was declared to be the equal
of the natural rubber and cheaper in
the cost of production, thus permit
ting its active competition with the
natural product.
Process Discovered.
Dr. A. von Weinberg, a orlvy coun
cillor and director of Farbenindustrie,
explained that the synthetic rubber
wns obtained by "contact synthesis."
a proeeses which has been under ex
perimentation ever since the war.
Dr. von Weinberg also said that
experiments are proceeding rapidly in
the direction of discoveries of new
synthetic medicines and described tin
latest electrolytic processes and pro
duction of synthetic substances such
as ammonia, camphor, glycol, petro
leum and hydrocarbides.
Dr. von Weinberg declared that the
progress of chemistry was an inter
national affair, and that nothing was
more pernicious than to fall into the
error of calling Germany “the country
of chemical industry," regardless of
the achievements of others.
CHURCHES OBSERVING
“RED CROSS SUNDAY”
Congregations Here Will Respond
to Roll Call at Serv
ices Today.
Today will be observed as “Red
Cress Sunday" in the churches of
Washington, and the District Chapter
of the American Red Cross has fur
nished clergymen of the city with roll
call leaflets and membership blanks.
In some of the churches, notably St.
John’s Church. Lafayette square; St.
Matthews' Church and the Church of
Our Father, the roll call will be con
ducted at the close of the morning
services, and uniformed workers of
the District Chapter Red Cross will
be on hand to take the proceedings.
A group of special speakers, includ
ing MaJ. Gen. George Barnett, chair
man of the District chapter of the
American Red Cross; Brig. Gen. John
A. Johnston, chairman of the eleventh
annual roll call for the District Chap
ter, and Miss Mabel Boardman, secre
tary of the American Red Cross, will
address clubs and organizations of
the dtv this week on behalf of the
roll call, by which the lied Cross ob
tains funds for its year's work.
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Birger Gangster Recaptured.
MARION, 111., November 12 04 s ).—
Harvey Dungy, former member of the
Birger gang, who sawed his way to
freedom from the Jail here early Wed
nesday night, wns captured today at
West Frankfort, 111. Sheriff Oren
Coleman of Williamson County and
Sheriff James Pritchard of Franklin
County arrested the fugitive at the
home of Ray Thomason, brother of
two former Birger gangsters.
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Negotiations are proceeding, he said,
to re-establish international contact
between the chemical interest of
different countries, but the idea of a
world trust is entirely baseless. Es
pecially erroneous, he said, was the
impression which appears to have
gained ground in the United States
that a chemical front is being com
bined in Europe against America.
German industry, he declared, would
never lend itself to such a scheme.
Co-operation Sought.
"After the oil agreements, we are
ready to co-operate with other
branches of American industry, hop
ing that the day soon will dawn when
German chemical industrialists may
expect fairer treatment at the hands
of Americans,” he suid.
(The oil agreements mentioned by
Dr. von Weinberg include an agree
ment which has concluded be
tween the Standard Oil of New Jer
sey with the I. O. Farbenindustrie,
for the muutual use of processes for
producing synthetic gasoline under
certain patent rights.)
Dr. Curtius. federal minister of
economy, said that the German
chemical industry has passed through
a hard school because other countries,
since the war, have erected almost
impassible trade barriers in the form
of tariffs and important prohibitions.
In his opinion, it would be a long time
before equilibrium is restored.
Carl Duisberg of Farbenindustrie.
who presided at today's session, said
that the German chemical industry
Is now producing products annually
valued at three billion marks (about
$700,000,000).. constituting one-seventh
of the whole of German industrial
production.
SAUL ENTERTAINS
TRADE BOARD BODY
Chairman of Membership Commit
tee Host at Dinner —Eoster
Now 3,134.
Members of the membership com
mittee of the Washington Board of
Trade last evening were guests of
John Saul, chairman of the commit
tee, at n dinner meeting held at the
Hotel Continental. Nearly 75 mem
bers of the group attended.
Reports presented at the meeting
showed that a record of 585 new’
members hftd been added to the rolls
of tho Board of Trade thus far this
year, bringing the total membership
to above the 3.000 mark for the first
time in the history of the organiza
tion. The roster now contains 3,134
members.
Edwin C. Graham, president: W
W. Everett, vice president, and Ben
T. Webster, secretary of the trade
body, were among special guests, and
speakers were Mr. Graham and Mr.
Saul, both of whom praised the activ
ity and spirit of the membership com
mittee.
William R. Ellis was presented with
a prize for having obtained 70 new
members this year.
Sharp Earthquake Recorded.
A sharp earthquake, estimated to
have occurred about 4.700 miles
from Washington, direction unknown,
was registered early last night on
the seismograph of Georgetown Uni
versity. Director Tondorf said the
tremors began at 5:18 p.m. and
lasted more than an hour.
•
The Tombs, New York’s famous
prison, occupies the site of vhe old
pond on which Fitch launched his first
steamboat.
RUTH EIDER OPENS
HER FIRST ACCOUNT
Check From Watch Company
Put in Bank —May Fly
Here for Reception.
By tfie Associated Press.
\E\V YORK. November 12. —Ruth
Rider, Dixie flyer, today opened what
;ho said was her first bank account
with a check for SSOO. presented her
by a watch company. George W.
lUldeman, her co* pilot on The
American Girl on their ill - fated
(light to Paris, accompanied her to
the bank. . „
It was a quiet day for the flyers,
who rested at their hotels after yester
day's strenuous reception. Miss
Rider remained with Lyle Womack
her husband, emerging for a trip to
•he bank in a striking ensemble suit of
!eep red and white, with a hat of
he same color.
Monday, if the weather is favor
ible. Miss Elder and Haldeman will
ly to Washington to attend a reoep-
Mon to be given by President Cool
i.lge to all transatlantic flyers.
Concerning her plans for the future.
Miss Elder said she would not go
to Panama, where her husband had
been employed, in the near future.
As to their personal plans, she said,
they had not yet had time to talk
■ them over.
She showed resentment toward
those who have criticized her hus
liand for not having taken any part
in her activities since her return from
France.
"Lyle is all right," said Miss Eider.
"We understand each other perfectly."
During the day a representative of
the mayor of Wheeling. W. Va.. called
to pay the respects of the city to
Miss Elder.
! SAYS GRAYFAILED
TO UTILIZE OXYGEN
Commandant Declares Aero
naut Was Apparently Over
come in Upper Atmosphere.
By tUe A«i<oi-iatPd Pres#.
SCOTT FIELD, 111.. November 12.
Capt. Hawthorne C. Gray, Scott Field
engineering officer, apparently lost
his life in an attempt to break the
world’s altitude record, not hecau.se
of oxygen supply failure, as first
supposed, but because of sheer physi
cal inability to open the valve of his
second oxygen cylinder.
Lieut. Col. John A. Paeglow, Scott
Field, commandant, announced today
that of four cylinders of oxygen
taken aloft by Capt. Gray, a supply
for 90 minutes, three were full when
the contents of the basket of his bal
loon were examined. The body was
found in the basket last Saturday
near Sparta, Tenn.
"Piecing together Capt. Gray's log
with the reports of Lieut. Howard H.
Couch and the first surgeon who ex
amined Capt. Gray’s body, as well as
from my own examination of the alti
tude equipment, I am convinced he
became so weak he could not turn on
his second oxygen cylinder," Col. Paeg
low said.
“His last log entry showed he was
at 40,000 feet and had dropped his last
ballast. From calculations of his rate
of ascent I believe he had at that
time about exhausted his first oxygen
cylinder. This he had cut away with
his sheath knife to be thrown over
board.
"After that he had only to turn a
valve to let the oxygen from the sec
>nd cylinder flow Into his helmet, but
i believe the terrific lessening pres
sure in the upfier atmosphere got him
before he could do it. Fndoubtedly
lie was terribly weak, and uncon
sciousness came before he could turn
the valve that would have kept him
alive.”
TWO HELD AFTER CRASH.
Soldiers Arrested When Car and
Bus Collide.
Frank Perkins Dunbar, 19 years
old, and Tenian L. Burks, 28 years
old, soldiers stationed at Walter Reed
Hospital, were arrested last night
after the car in which they were rid
ing had collided with a Washington
Rapid Transit Co.’s bus at Georgia
avenue and Allison street. Neither
vehicle was damaged.
Dunbar, owner of the car, was
charged with having dead tags. Burks,
the driver, was charged with reckie-s
driving and no permit. Richard O.
Miller was driving the bus.
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POTOMAC POWER
REPORT EXPECTED
Lieut. Col. Grant to Submit
Observations on Proposed
Industrial Plant.
The supplementary report which
ihe National Park und Planning Com
mission plans to send to the Federal
Power Commission dealing with the
development for power purposes ol
the gorge of the Potomac übove
Chain Bridge will be considered by
the former body at its meeting here
Friday and Saturday. This report
will contain the commission's stand
on the request for a consideration of
its original view as a result of a sup
plemental conference held between
the commission and representatives
of the company seeking the Federal
power permit some time ago.
Lieut. Col. U. S. Grant. 3d. execu
tive officer of the commission, pre
pared a draft of the proposed report,
which he submitted at the last meet
ing of the commission, but the mem
bers found some objections to flint
and directed Col. Grant to prepue
another draft for submission at the
coming meeting, embodying some
suggestions made at that time
This report, together with the re
port on the proposed arterial high
ways, will be the principal business to
he considered at the coming meeting.
The committee which has been work
ing on tho arterial highway scheme
has completed its plan which, together
with a map. It will submit for a",
proval of the whole commlasion this
week. The plan provides for a sys
tem of through streets In the etc .
which will make it possible for traffic
in a given section to reach one of the
streets after a short drive and then
follow It to Its destination, thus keep
ing heavy volumes of traffic to cer
tain lanes of travel.
Some proposed purchases of land
for park and playground purpose®
also will be submitted, as well ns
some legislation which will be pre
sented to the coming Congress. Col.
Grant said that the proposal made
that the eomml.-sion be given author
ity to sell certain park lands found
undesirable for retention In the park
scheme probably would be dropped, a*
he did not believe that the time wa
ripe for such legislation, lie sal
further that he believed it would nk
better, when the commission had such
lands to be disponed of. that It be in
cluded In special legislation and the
matter left entirely with Congress in
each case.
MEXICAN WAR SOCIETY
HOLDS ANNUAL BANQUET
Aztec Club of 1847 Marks Ann!-
, vtrzAXj With Ceremony
and Addresses.
1 The annual meeting and dinner of
the Aztec Club of 1847, military so
ciety of the Mexican War. was held
i last night at the Cosmos Club. An In
teresting Incident at the beginning of
| the dinner was the formal placing on
the table of one of the club’s cherished
| possessions—a silver centerpiece repre
senting an Aztec Teocalll, or sacri
ficial pyramid, brought in under e«-
’ cort of four members and given a
• place of honor In front of the prvsid
' ing officer, as being one of the most
1 typical products of the civilization
' from which the club took its name.
! After the dinner, the toast to the
1 Army was responded to by MaJ. Gen.
Hanson E. Ely. commandant of the
Army War College: that to the Navy
1 by Rear Admiral Charles J. Badger.
■ tT. F. N.. retired, a past president of
! the club; and that to the Marine Corps
. by MaJ. Gen. Wendell C. Neville,
i U. S. M. C.
i John Calvert, president of the So
• oletv of Descendants of the Signers of
the Declaration of Independence, was
t called upon by the president of the
- club, Robert Fitch Shepard, and
t spoke.
Officers of the club present at the
i gathering were: Mr. Bhepard; Dr.
’ John Winters Brannan, vice president;
• Edward Farragut Looker, treasurer;
i Col. J. F. Reynolds Landis. U. 8. A..
i retired, secretary; Edmund Hayes
Bell, assistant secretary. Dr. Bran
nan becomes president for the ensu
ing year. The club will hold its next
meeting In New York City in Octolier
1928.
The club was founded in Mexico
i City by officers of Gen. Scott’s Army
of occupation. In October, 1847. As all
members who actually fought in Mex
ico are dead, the last survivor being
Gen. 11. G. Gibson, U. S. A., retired,
who died in 1924 at the age of *6.
present members are descendants of
the officers of the Army. Navy and
Marine Corps, regular or volunteer,
who served in Mexico in 1846-S.
With membership in the order hav
i ing doubled within the last year.
Masonry today is said to be stronger
In Mexico than ever before in the
; Ts tory of the organization in that
country.