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HOPPING OFF from King’s Bay, Spitzbergen, for an
exploration flight to the North Pole, Gen. .Umberto
Nobile, Italian air explorer, was' reported today well
on the way to his goal at the top- of the world. The
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Budget Buroau had estimated its
cost at 190.000.M0 in <J>ite of an esti
flMtts fey txiß BWfb&'U ol
tint it would cost |«8,000,000 and an
estimate by the Federation of Fed
eral Employes that it would asst only
195.000,000. -Zl -P ; ’ *
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ed this estimate, but the fact remains
that the figure had found its way
into the hands of President Coolidge
. «*»<•«• of thd gjment
edit of the Senate M? ha may f veto
it, while it is believed that he would
approve the bill at the Comptroller
General's estimate of its cost.
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tives knew the nature of the books
in use. The schools were circular
ised by form letter th call attention
to Barber’s book, entitled “Elec
tricity—lts History and Develep
snent.”
The commtsdon secured little defi
nite Information in its first exami
nation today into telephone and
telegraph slips presented by the
communication companies' man
agers. The commission asked for
messages sent and received by the
joint committee of national utility
associations, of which Josiah P.
Newcomb is general counsel.
/.gumuity Mentioned
One telegram, from Newcomb to
B, J. Mullaney, chairman of the
Illinois public utility information
committee, spoke of a conference
in New York to be attended by
“Tumulty.’: Other messages were
to C. A. Beasley, of the Illinois
Power Company, and to Martin J.
Insull, brother of Samuel Insull.
Chicago utilities magnate.
Robert E. Healy, commission
counsel, announced that Dr. Theo
dore Grayson, of the commerce
school of the. University of Penn
sylvania, had asked to testify. In
previous testimony it was revealed
that Grayson received >260 each
for anit-Boulder Dam lectures in
Now Orleans, Richmond, and Gen
eva, N. T.
BfIEMENfIESCItt
PLANES OFF
By Istemattena) Mews SMvtes
. HALIFAX. N. 8.. May 16.—The
two United States Army planes
which landed near Pictou, N. S., on
their way to Greenly Island to bring
back the transatlantic plane Bremen,
hopped off shortly after 11 a. m. to
day for St. George. Newfoundland.
t£e next leg of their journey.
The filers, under command of Maj.
Gen. Feebet. plan to fly from St.
George to Greenly and to land there
K ice conditions are favorable If
th* ice is soft, they Intend to drop
Fred Melcboir. Junkers pilot,, by
parachute, and return to St. George,
where they will await 'Melchoir’s ar
rival tn the Bremen, and escort him
back to the United States.
CHOIR BENEFIT
An entetaliunent for the benefit
of the new vestments funds will be
given by the choir of the Church
of the Ascension in the church
school room tonight at I ©’dock.
The choir is under the direction of
Mrs. Henry Hunt McKea.
Nobile Tells of Run
In Polar Fog
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.always is safer in the air than on
land. Our experience at Kings
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was guided w to the middle of the
snowfieldf outside, the hangar.
Everything was ready for an imme
diate start. ; j •
The chaplain of the Cttta di
Milano. Father Gianfranchi, ottered
prayers- Wo all listened standing
at attention bareheaded. Then the
airship was blessed by the priest
dictory bottle over the ballast hang
ing from ths prow of the Italia.
Beothers Embrace
Before entering the gondola, 1
embraced my brother. Amedo. who
is Sir officeron the Citta di Milano,
and Shook Bands with ail my devot
ed collaborators. A large crowd
had gathered in the deep snow to
see u» off. including the crew of
the Citta di Milano and a number
of the people who have been flock
ing to Kings Bay to see the Italia.
A great friendly shout echoed'
with my own voice as I gaye the
order to go. In a few minutes we
were away, but the voices <rf
the crowd, which now had melted
down to a black smear on the
immense snowfield, reached our ears
across the clear, frosty air.
Those were great moments. We
have been sailing steadily since 4
o’clock >OO feet beneath a thick
bank of fog which seems to extend
for many miles over our heads. 8n
far this fog is the only disturbing
element and I am very hopeful.
We started our flight at 1:N
p. m.
At < this morning, we were ex
pecting to start at any moment.
The nightmare of Bunday night
lifted definitely during Monday.
The snowfall ceased at dawn, and
by noon the sky had returned to
its purest asure. r A tepid, luminous
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Tins IS little Valentina Lubova Oumansky, just 20
months old, but already mistress of the art of dancing on
her tootsies. .Her fond papa holding her in his hands is
Alexander Oumansky, ballet master and director of the
Fox Theater dancing ensembles. Baby Oumansky sails
with her grandmother in June on the President Harding
to enter a famous child training school in Vienna. Val
entina gets her dancing talent from both parents, for her
mother won considerable fame as Peggy White, musical
comedy dancing star.
FheWattaMrfMv WfiONESDAY. MAY 10, 19M
MAP SHOWING FLIGHT
massive dirigible Italia, which General Nobile is direct- I
’ ing on the ejwc exploration flight Wm fueled for a three
days’ journey. One of the main purposes of the flight
’ will be to establish whether land is in the unchart- j
Osun rapidly melted the snow ac
cumulated on the airship.
Refuels the Ship
I immediately ordered that the
Italia bo refueled and that ell
necessary material be taken aboard
again. The order was given at 2
p. m., but the secret was well kept
until this morning, as a sudden
change for the worse was still
possible.
It was I o’clock this morning by
the time we gathered at the hangar
and took our stations aboard. The
transport of the gasoline containers
and supplies as well as the adjust
ment of our ballast had kept the
whole crew, assisted by the men
from the Citta dl Milano, hard at
it until midnight
I have not yet abandoned the
project of a dash over Nicholas IT
Land, but owing to the uncer
tainty of the weather conditions,
this cannot bo decided in advance.
Our real steersman will be the
weather. For during a flight last.
Ing three days, who can tell what
vagaries of wind, fog and snow
we may not have to contend with?
Visibility is, of course, an essential
condition for the accomplishment
of scientific observation, such as 1
have arranged should be made.
Everything has been done to as
sure the complete success of this
first and. perhaps, most difficult
part of the expedition.
• The object or the flight we are
undertaking will be to ascertain
whether there exists any lands to
the north of Nicholas II Land. The
western coast of this latter also
will be explored end defined as
thoroughly as possible.
Finally, we hope to solve the
problem of Gillis. land, the phan
tomlike territory, the existence of
which is very doubtful. It success
ful. thi; Journey should give a Very
valuable contribution to geography
and science generally.
510,000 SPENT
ON MVEH
IN SOUTH
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paid >2,60e to the Protective Tariff
League Association at the Biscayne
Bay Bank, Miami. I gave >SOO to
Glen B. Skipper, the vice chairman
of the State committee of s Florida,
who was very active in Hoover’s be
half.”
“You have glyen us >8.200 and you
got >10.400. What did you do with
the rest?”
>2OO a Week for Howard
”1 have been paying out >2OO a
week to the headquarters maintained
here by Perry Howard.”
“Is that the Mississippi com
mitteeman?” j
••Yes.”' said Holland. “Howard
keeps a headquarters/bere and I paid
him >2OO a week to do some work
for Mr. Hoover at his headquarters.
He had to employ additional help.
There were three pay days in Feb
ruary, five tn March and two in
May. That’s a total of 10 pay days,
and I gave him |2.000."
Holland said the other >2OO
wouldn’t cover his expenses on the
trip South.
Senator Barkley (D.) of Kentucky
questioned Holland about the >2,600
given the tariff association in Flor
ida.
“What was the purpose of send
ing >2,600 to a non-partisan organl
satlon?”
"They were all enthusiastic for
Mr. Hoover,” said Holland, "they
wanted to win the first and fourth
districts, to elect Republican Con
gressmen, so they could get protec
tion on their industries, which were
being ruined by foreign competition.
They thought that If Mr. Hoover
wag the Republican nominee they
could carry their districts for the
Congressmen. There were Demo
crats and Republicans In the or
ganisation and they all were for
Hoover.”
Grill Smith Donors
Th* committee then turned Hs
spotlight on contributions to the cam
palgn of Governor Al Smith of New
York for the Democratic nomination.
William H. Todd, a New York ship
builder, said he gave >5,000 to the
Smith cause through James Riordan,
a Tammany leader.
WITNESS’FOUND
IN KIDNAPING
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thing was wrong, stopped a pair of
motorists and asked them to help
catch the fleeing man. Both looked
at him like they were deaf and
dumb. Paroni said, and he had to
abandon the chase. >
He said the man was wearing a
cap and a long blue overcoat. After
the man had escaped he looked
around for the other man who
turned out to be Wilson —but he was
nowhere to be seen.
Kephart today la taking the “rest
cure” with friends “somewhere in
Virginia.
Friends Score “Grill”
Accompanied by several compan
ions, he came to the Tenth Precinct
station house last night and. In com
pany with Wilson, who was kidnaped
by someone using Kephart’s auto
mobile, was questioned for two hours
by the police.
Following the grilling. Kephart
and his friends expressed indigna
tion at the methods of police in
questioning him.
Wilson last night was a rt 'ain asked
If he could Identify his assailant. He
declared that his abductor had worn
a gri - cap and overcoat and ap
peared to be rather young.
Yesterday a watch, cap and a
bundle of clothing were fished out
of Soldiers’ Home Laka by local
poll- - and Identified as those be
longing to Kephart by his wife.
—Fh»t» by MtanatiNMl’
GONDOLA OF GIANT DIRIGIBLE AND SOME OF ITS HERO CREW ,
| ed wastes around the Pole. Flights by Comdr. Richard
E. Byrd and Captain Wilkins failed to disclose any
land/' These pictures show General Nobile at the left
I with his canine mascot, who is making the flight north.
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of the green at the sixth, but
Glenns’s superior second shot won
her the hole. Miss Wragg won the
seventh, and tho eighth and ninth
were halved. The cnida:
Out—.
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Mrs. Stuart Hanley, of Detroit,
was defeated 7 and > by Mian Molly
Gourley of England.
( Mlm Wragg, a Yorkahire girl,
has been regarded as one of the
best woman, players in the north of
England, but her defeat of the
former American champion came as
one of the big surprises of the
tournament.
Miss Collett was one of the first
to congratulate her conqueror. Miss
Wragg meanwhile receiving the
cheers of a large gallery, as she
Was immediately rated as a possible
British champion and It appeared
highly probable that this year’s
championship would remain Ik the
British Isles.
Another American contender was
eliminated when Misa Elisabeth
Curtis, of Clinton, lowa, was de
feated six and five by MIM Joy-
Winn, of Aldeburgh, England.
KEANKTLEAD
IN JEBSEY
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elections in New Jersey slowly
drifted in. <
Morgan F. Larson. SJtate Senator,
was virtually assured of victory in
♦he race for the Republican nom
ination for governor, having a big
lead over Judge Robert Carey, of
Jersey City.
Plurality to Reach 13,000
Political observers estimated that
Kean would capture the Senatorial
nomination by a plurality of 13.000.
Returns from 530 election districts
out of 2,9(7 in the State gave Kean
17,089, Stokes 14,893. Frelinghuysen
14,514, Mrs. Lillian F. Felckert.
2,777, ano Edward S. Gray 3,777.
Before the election Stokea had been
a strong favorite.
it was estimated that Larson
would get the gubernatorial nom
ination by a 35.000 plurality. With
returns from 643 election districts
tabulated, he had 26,383 votes to
14,498 for Carey.
William L. Dill was unopposed as
the Democratic gubernatorial nom
inee. Senator Edward I. Edwards
also was unopposed as the Demo
cratic nominee for United States
Senator.
Hoover Claims Strong
The Presidential preference pri
mary, in which Secretary of Com
merce Herbert Hoover was the only
candidate entered, does not bind
the Republican delegates. Hoover’s
managers claimed 21 of the State’s
31 delegates to the Republican na
tional convention.
Gov. Alfred E. Smith’s name was
not entered in the Democratic pri
mary. His supporters claim 28 dele
gates from the. State.
Editor to Aid Drive
For Salvation ’Army
W. J. Showalter, assistant editor
cf *tb« National Geographic Maga
zine, will speak at a luncheon of
workers in the Salvation Army cam
paign for >350,000 in the Press Club
Building today. The army is seeking
funds to complele its $500,000 build
ing progra-n , Sixth and E Streets
Northw at..
District Commissioner Proctor L.
Dougherty was yesteday’s -unchaon
speaker. He expressed the hop*
that Washingtonians will respond to
this drive.
Air Line May Launch
' New Travel Era
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NEW YORK, May 16.—Method of travel in the United
States may be revolutionised by the new air and rail gyatem
which the newly formed Transcontinental Air Transport, Inc.,
will begin operating on a 48-hour schedule between New York
and Los Angeles* within the next few months.
Eventually, backers of the pro- 1
ject • believe, every principal city In
the country will ba hooked up with
the main transcontinental lino! As
outlined by International News
Service yesterday, passengers will
be carried on trains at night and
on planes in the daytime, going by
train from New York to Columbus,
Ohio, flying from there to Wichita.
Kan., sleeping on a train to a point
In New Mexico and then.laying to
Los Angeles.
Rates Little Higher
The cost of the transcontinental
trip will be a little : more than the
present rates for an all-rail trip
with drawing room accommodations.
Travel will be both ways, and the
time It takes to go from the At
lantic to the Pacific—and vice versa
—will be cut in half.. . A
'Speaking of the future —after the
transcontinental-»llne is operating
smoothly—C. M. Keys, president Qf
the new company, who is also head
of the Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor
Corporation, said today: *
Eventually the company plans to
inaugurate additional air services,
particularly in the Eastern and
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TO THE BIG “BUDDY”
OF THE WORLD WAR VETERANS, Gen. Frank T.
Hines, director of the Veterans Bureau, little Miss Joan
T. Beattie, daughter of the Department Commander of
the Veterans of Foreign Wars, sold the first of Jhe
“Buddy” poppies yesterday. The poppies are to be sold
throughout the country in aid of the organization.
The map shows the course the Italia will take on the
• flight while the picture at the right Bho Js r * x’Lua
i huge gondolas on the dirigible from which the flight
will be directed.' /'
middle Western States, connecting
the transcontinental route with all
principal eitlea.
“Among the other routes now in
contemplation la a branch from
Chicago to the, twin Gltlea. St. Louis
and Kanaaa City*will <u» th *
transcontinental line, and other
Western metropolises will eventually
be linked to the line cither by rail-,
road or airplane connection.
y Connect With Trains •
“It Is the intention to draw traf
fic both North and Sfeuth to feed
the main artery of travel. Airplane
tschedules will be so adapted as to
make convergent connections with
limited trains.”
President Keys said that the
New York to Ix>s Angeles route
■was * selected for the first step in
the system because It would per
mit the maximum of comfort *nd
safety to paasengers. No night
flying ia involved. The ratea for
the air-rail trip will be. according
to Keys, “at a reasonable advance
over the present transcontinental
railroad rates.”
SPONSORS HOPE
■ TO PtSS
DAMBiIL
Flushed with their triumph In
securing a rule for consideration of
the Boulder Canyon dam bill, back
era of the measure today began a
drive to roll up the votes necessary
to send the bill to the White Mouas
before adjournment delayed by
fights on the tax and urgent de
ficiency Mils. '
For the first time in their two
year flghx against filibustering tan*
tics, apparent coldnese of House
readers and opposition ofthe”pßßoj
trust,” sponsors of tho bill found
themselves occupying . a strategic
position and now hope they can
pass it handily in the House and
break the threatened filibuster in
j the Senate.
•Z *' Urged as Life Saver
They are presenting to Congress
a measure to save the people of
the Imperial Valley of „ ea J ifo s! ll s
from being engulfefr-in a flood which
would take a, toll of life far greater
than the Mississippi disaster of
1927. ' ’
With one memorable flood as wit
ness to the destructive P® we s.
the Colorado River when its flood
waters rush into California and
Arisons valeys, advocates of the
measure declared that Congrtad
must pass the bill or bear the ro
sponalLl'.lty for a great disaster-
Representative Smith (R-) w <*
Idaho, chairman of the House Irri
nation Committee, today
that the House would indorse th«
b“l. He pointed out that his com
mittee voted for the hill four dif
ferent times and for two years has
been seeking a chance for action
on the floor.
Threat Concerns Senate
Senate leaders were concerned
over the threat of Senator John
son (R.) of California to • wag* »
Right to keep Congress In session
lintil tho Senate acta on the Swiw*
Johnson .bill.
While Senator Ashurst (D.) of
Arizona had announced his inten
tion so filibuster agains the
Administration leaders were fearSyl
that backers of the Boulder Dam
bill might launch a counter-fili
buster on the urgent deficiency
bill which must be passed before
adjournment.
Although the fight for tho
Boulder Dam will be waged as a
flood prevention measure, propo
nents declare that sale of hydro
electric power and use of stored
water for Irrigation and for domes
tic consumption z ln Southern Cali
fornia alone are sufficient reasons
for enactment.
™rrails
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The House District Committee
today approved the two bills re
ported to It yesterday by the ju
diciary subcommittee.
The bills are to establish a new
vagrancy law for the District and
to appropriate >IO,OOO fo r the relief
of Mrs. Jennie GaUahan, widow of
the fire lieutenant who was killed
when his fire apparatus was struck,
by another automobile during a
bootleg chase.
Two of the District Committee’s
sub<-ommittee ß will meet - today.
The parka and playgrounds group
will hold another hearing on tho
municipal airport hill, and also will
consider Senator Tydings’ bill pro
viding for a new study of the
farmers’ market situation.
The hanking and currency sub
committee will hold a public hear
ing, which those opposed to the
Treadway MH to provide a com
pulsory automobile liability inaur
law. will be Invited *to give
their views.
N’e matter what make of tire yea
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