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I me Wes, TIL BUGS, 300.000 OF THEM, THESE DAYS AT SMITHSONIAN INSTITUUUH |
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SHE HANDLES ALL OF THEM
' THE MOST EXTENSIVE and varied collection of
Crawlers and butterflies ever {fathered, has been added’
to the exhibits at the Smithsonian Institute by the will
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HALIFAX X. in M*y 15.—Fol
lowing 4 MOOtMlon of mishaps,
th* two Amy Amphibian pianos of
rouse expodltloatotiifr to tho Straits
of Bello lalo, .Labrador. to- attempt
to briny tho transatlantic mono*
plan* Bremen back -to civilisation,
■wore separated today but It was
hoped they would bo able to rejoin
and go forward northward to*
tether. » -ti-jjr- ' * -
The plane carrying MaJ. Oen.
James a. Fechet, commander of
Ss expedition, and piloted byLieut
wood Cfuesada, reached Fictnu,
N. fi„ late yesterday. The other
plane, carrying Fred Melchior, Jun
ker* expert, and piloted by Copt.
Isa Beaker, was forced down near
Tatamopouche, N. 8., when it ran
short of fuAl.
Quesada In Trouble
Tho pianos left Bt. John X. 8.,
together yesterday mommy. Both
landed at the mouth of the Rhuben
aeadio River in Cobequifl Bay, near
Maitland.
Captain Baker’s ship soon de
parted without difficulty, hut lieu
tenant Quesada found that the
wheels of his ship were mired in
the river bed. It was several
hours before he could take off.
When the plant carrying General
Bechet arrived at Pictou, the ten
eral learned that cepuin Baker’s
plane had been forced down in a
field thirty miles sway near Tata
magouche. Captain Baker sent
word that although he. cOuld pro
cure fuel easily, ns would not at
tempt to fly to Piethu until this,
morning. » 1
suimw
m hi
(tofitlhued from First Bate.)
"how long win you continue to
opt rate at a lose?”
“I am ready to continue as long
as Mr. Hale is.” Brice replied.
Backer “Well-To-Do.”
Price said Hale was a “well-t O-do
inan."
“Wat he a prohibition agent?”
"Tea, but he made hia money
before that.”
The publication frequently 4t*
tacked Herbert Hoover, White prais
ing other candidates. One society
note recited that “Sir Herbert
Hoover donned hia London raih toss,
of Which he Has many, duA to Mi*
long residence in London, and went
to Bennett’s funeral.”
"Ip that a aociety note?”
"Yes, sir.”
price said he was responsible for
the paper’s Opposing Hoover» can
didacy. ,
“I opposed Mr. Hdovef because
I didn’t think he wafe ah American
or a Republican,” said Price. “AS
a Republican Z didn’t believe hi
would make a good candidate for
our party.”
Price said copies of hli publica
tion had been sent ihto Ohio,
Minnesota, Indiana, west Virginia,
and Nebraska
feteks Farm Aid
“Does your paper stahd for agri
cultural relief?”
"Yes, we certainly do,” said Price.
“You think Mr. Hoover’s election
would injure agriculture?”
“I think it would destroy agrlcul
“£&, pap** lauds Governor smith
for the Demicratlc nomination."
“Yes.”
“Just What agricultural utterance
of Governor Smith has your paper’s
support?”
“wen, we beiievi the farmer*
would prefer GOVirhb* Smith to
Herbert Hoover,” said Brice. “On
that z agree with Governor Me*
Vuuen ot Hantaan****
Pioneer Airmail Man
Honored as Guest •
Lieut. James C. Edgerton, who piloted the first north and
south air mail planes in and out of Washington 10 years ago,
waa the guest of honor today at the Postoffiee’g celebration
of the air mail’s tenth birthday.
Lieutenant Edgerton, a native of«
■Washington and a graduate of
Central High School, was one of
the Army officers assigned to air
mail service when that institution
Wftt first Organized.
After flying here from Philadel
phia with the first south bound air
mail, the flier was called upon to
take the air again with the first
north bound mail, the pilot who
Started out having been lost in
Southern Maryland.
f Holds High Record
For several years Lieutenant
Edgerton was stationed at BOUing
Flald and for a time held the
District altitude record of about
29,000 feet. He is marriied and has
three children. The family lives at
521 Buchanan St. N. W. At the
present time, Edgerton is repre
senting the Robertson Air Craft
Company, operators of large air
mail routes in the middle west and
the firm for which Colonel Lind
bergh was chief pilot.
Today, there are 22 routes in op
eration over 9.91 S miles of route,
and the combined dally average
mileage is approximately 23,008.
The average combined load of mall
planes is about 6,000 pounds daily.
No other nation approaches the
United States in daily operated
mileage. t »
After three months of iftpAri
mental work between New York and
Washington, the Postoffice took
over the Army equipment and be
gan the development in its own
right.
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BOAT ROCKERS LOSE LIVES
JAMES COPPERTHITE, rtf the 4!)00 block Canal Road N. W., failed in an attempt
to save Frank and Charles Bromley, brothers, who were drowned when they fell into
the Potdmac River from a skiff they were rocking. Copperthite lucceeded later in re
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THE WASHINGTON TIMES
of Charles Fuller Baker, dean of the College of Agri- I
culture of the University of the Philippines. A collec
tion of htigs which it took Prof. Baker a lifetime to
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parently went to national heed
quarters for a penciled memoran
dum W|th the Initials “P. H. 0.”
wee introduced by Healy. The
Initials apparently were those of
P. H. Gadsden, president of the
United Gas and Improvement Com
pany of Philadelphia. Up suggested
that a «chool survey be conducted
on a national acaie and suggested
thst the memorandum ba referred
to Richardson.
Ladue Reveals New
School Site Bought
Col. W. B. Ladue, Engineer Com
missioner for the District, last
night told the Brookland Citizens
Association that the District has
purchased a site at Tenth Snd
Frahklin Street Northeast for the
erection Os a grade school to take
care of children from South Brook
land And Dahlgren.
The Association adopted a resolu
tion urging a grade crossing at
Franklin Street and the Baltimore
And Ohio Railroad. Another reso
lution favored the purchase of ad
dltlonAi ground for the Brookland
School and the erection of a new
18-room building.
L 0 DGE T 0 G iVEFLA G
Reno Council, No. 46, Jr. O. U. A.
M., will present an American flag
to the Tenleytown branch of the
Public Library tonight. *
Tho National Doit,
I complete, has been Test to the institute. The collection
includes specimens from the Philippines, Strait Settle
ments, Japan, China, New Guinea and Australia. Dr.
I J. T. Cushinir. of the Smithsonian staff* is shown »t the
i. (. to no
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will be Headed by C. M. Keys, presi
dent of the CtirtlAA Aeroplane and
Motor Company. CQ). Charles A.
Lindbergh was approached to head
the company when it was in forma
tive stage hut declined.
It is understood that he explained
that While he saw in such a com
bination ot services the «wist ad
vancement of aviation, he reiterated
his frequently expressed intention
of not becoming financially inter
ested in any individual aircraft com
pany, at least not for the present.
Present plans call for the follow
ing method of traveling: Passengers
bound for the west coast will en
train from New York to Columbus,
Ohio, flying from there to Wichita,
Kan., sleep on A train to a point
In New Mexico, and then fly to
Jx)s Angeles.
Plane-train service frbm ,Colum
hus to points South and Northwest
is planned as soon a* the trans
continental route is established.
Financing of the new company is
id the hands of Hayden. Stone A
Co,, Blair A Co., Knight Olamble
and DySarf. of St. Louis: J. C. Will
son, of Louisville, and other bank
ing houses.
The standard scheduled time for
the transportation of air mail across
the United States today is 31 hours.
It is upon this swift service that
the new traffic service is to be
built up.
Tentative Schedule Set
No definite date has been set for
the inauguration of the new trans
portation system.
The tenfAtive schedule which has
been worked out, however, calls for
the passenger to go aboard a lim
ited train at the Pennsylvania sta
tion in New York city at 6 o'clock in
Ihc evening.
He arrives In Columbus at about 8
Ihe next morning. There he will be
driven to the airport, where he will
board A niuitimotored passenger air
liner, built for A cruising speed of
more than 100 miles an hour and
equipped with restaurant service
furnished by the Fred Harvey res
taurant system.
At Wichita the passenger will
leave the plane amt board a west
bound limited of the Atchison.
lie will be on the train through
the night, changing once morn lo a
plane iii the morning at some point
in New Mexico.
At 5 o’clock in the afternoon he
will land at the Los Angeles airport.
An east-to-west schedule, equally
fast, has been worked out, although
details have not been revealed.
“There is no dearth of passenger
business for air tlbes,” salt! <’o!. Paul
Henderson, president of I be National
Air Transport, this morning.
“The passenger travel on air lines
has come a great deal faster than
we expected and much faster than
WA have been able to handle it. The
business of the future is most prom
ising.”
Transports Under Way
Tt is understood lhat the western
half of the new air-rail system will
he operated with an arrangement
for part of the route with the Boe
ing Company which now carries
mail, passengers and express on a
24-hour schedule between Chicago
and San Franlcsco.
This company is constructing
several tri-motored cabin transports
which will be placed in service on
the western division of the air
mail.
it connects at Salt with
the Western Air Express, which
flies with passengers and mail from
Salt Lake to Log Angeles, and oper
ates another express line between
Lds Angeles and San Francisco.
Projects are under consideration
that will enable passengers from
many titles to make connection*
ftfth. the, tranacantmeatai li&fw
jL-eiifeßAY, MAY lb, IVX&
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ing up with tho timeo. If tho old
brain doosn*t elide right off, you
can still koop up with the times
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Who uM: “History cast* Its
shadow fhr Into the lend of song?”
(Editorial Page)
Where does the world’s largest
flower grow?
(Magazine Page)
When was Fort Stanton built?
(floral Page)
Who wrote “The Little Shep
herd of Kingdom Come?”
(Theatrical PAge)
What great historical event hap
pened May 15, l*«sf
(Fiction Page)
CADETS TO HOLD DRILL
Battalions of the Twenty-fourth
Regiment of Washington high
school cadet* will meet ih the an
wawl competitive drill today at 2:15
in Howard University stAdiiim. A
regimental drill will follow.
Prizes will he swarded by Dr.
F. I. A. Bennett, nr. j. Hayden
Johnson and Mrs. Mary A. McNeill.
In Bennett’s Place
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HERO OF AIR MAIL TRAILS
CLARENCE K. VANCE, veteran Western airmail
pilot, is believer! to be the choice of Comdr. Richard
E. Byrd, hero polar flier, to succeed to the vacancy on
♦he Sbuth.£olft expedition made death of. Floyd
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STUDYING THE COLLECTION .
right »bov« examining part of the collection, while the ;
center picture shows * few of the specimens numbered v
imong the gift to Smithsonien. The girl it the lew is
engaged in mounting the specimens. . ■ j
depict mom
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their oecupanta were costumed At
their Colonial ancestors.
The President and Mrs. Coolidge,
with Col. Osmun LAtrobe and
Capt. Wilson Brown. White House
aides, left' Washington for An
napolis at 1:30 p. m. The President
will deliver no„ formal address at
the pageant, It was announced.
Debaters at Goitzaga
To Meet Tomorrow
The Annual prize debate of the
Phocion Society of Gonzftga High
School will be held tomorrow night
at Gonzaga Theater, 39 I St. N. W.
The subject will be, “Resolved: That
the United States should cease to
protect by armed force. American
Investments in foreign countries,
except after a formal declaration
of war.” Arthur F. Carroll, Charles
T, Cooksey, and James B. Horigan
will debale in the affirmative and.
William J. Howard. EdWArH ft. Tal
bott and William F. McCarron, the
negative.
STEWIRT riEH
HEtRD BY I
SIMS 1
■
Technically, Col. Robert W. Btaw- m
art, chairman of tha board (X Ha 1
'Standard Oil Company of Indiana, 1
haa bean in jail from tha time Os ht« * I
arrest hera In tha latter part ~ «f m
February until April 20. whan ha 4i*» 1
swered questions asked of him W aH
the Senate investigators.
This implication wa* made by At- 1
torrtey Frank Neabit, of the Stew- H
art oounsal, today, when ha apoka H
in support of tha special plea On tha ,1
oil men's indictment, charging him |
with contempt of the Senate for re* |
fusing to answer questions before i
the Public Lands Committee on j;l
February 2 and I last.
Tha hearing was held before Jup £'|
tice Siddons in Criminal Division No. jpg
2 of the District Supreme Court.
This stand was based on tha Fifth tH
amendment of the constituting, 11
which provides that no man Shalt 0
be twice pieced in jeopardy for thO JH
same offense. |
Colonel Not Present > 11
Stewart was not present in court, a
He was represented by Attorneys ■1
Adkins and Neabit, of this city, and gj
Hopkins and Hopkins, of Chicago. 1
The Chicago counsel were formally 1
presented to the Cdyrt by Adkins, I
before the hearing began.
Stewart’s counsel pointed out that 1 <
when the oil man refused to answer jH
the questions, two courses were jH
o\»en to the Senate under the law.
one course provided that he be $1
Draught before the bar of the Sen- 9f
ate and again asked the questions, JH
and upon his refusal to do so. he f I
might he Indicted In the District |H
Supreme Court for his contempt. tjp
The other course provided that
after his refusal to answer before |
the bar of the Senate, he emild he
sent to jail and kept there until he
answered the questions and purg’-d
himself of contempt.
The Senate Course * \
The latter course was the on a J
followed by the Senate, according
to counsel, who pointed out that the
oil man was arrested and ordered H
held in custody until be expressed Jfl
willingness to answer the questions
asked of him. J
“You mean that he held keys to »
the jail in his own pocket, so to
speak?” inquired Justice Siddons.
‘‘l mean that when he declared ■ti
he was ready to answer questions, A
he would be released,” Neabit rs- ?I
Phad. 1
Double Jeopardy
Stewsrt was released on a writ jl
of habeas corpus, issued by Justice |H
Bailey and later dismissed. Where
upon Stewart was released on a 3
$5,000 bond, pending an appeal on il
tlie court’s action in dismissing the H
writ to the District Court Os Ap- 'Hi
peals.
Stewart’s recent tesiimony bt* V
fore the Senate committee ha* 1
purged him of the contempt charge, i*
his counsel declared, the proseeu* 1
tion of the indictment against him .j|
amounts to a double jeopardy for !"H
the Same offense.
Adkins declared that when a r*. .•$
calcitrant witness repents and testi- |f,
fies later before a Senate committee , W
his eontmnacity ends, and he cited |
cases to show that the law on th* j
subject is explicit. ’
He pointed out that Stewart had
testified in ample time to allow the §
inquiry under way to proceed, and
the endd sought by his inquisitor*
had not been thwarted by the fir*
refusal.
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