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Evening star., 1925-09-28
PLANS CASUALTY
HOSPITAL RELIEF
Northeast Citizens Associa-
ton to Consider Institu-
tons Financial Needs.

The Northeast Washington Citizens
Association at it's next meeting, Octo-
ber II, will consider some plan of sup
porting Casualty Hospital with view
to promote the continuance of the
institution, which is now suffering
financial losses in its operations, ac-
cording to a statement today by
George II. Aschenbach, secretary of
the association.
Prior to the meeting OF the asso-
citation, the executive committee will
meet with Evan II. Tucker, president
and endeaVor to devise workable
plan of support, it was said.
Institution Vital Need.
1.-The Casualty Hospital is vitally
needed, not only by the Northeast
section of the city, but by residents
in other parts of the District Mr.
Aschenbach declared today. THE in
stitution now is caring for many per-
sons not living in our immediate
vicinity.
The announcement that possibly its
doors would have to be closed came as
a surprise, and We do not yet know
just what the situation is. An investi-
CATION will be made, and | am sure the
community will support the institu-
tlOn WhOlehcartedly.
May Have to Curtail Work.
It was explained several days ago
by officials of Casualty Hospital that
there is no thought now Of entirely
closing the hospital, but that because
Of the deficits which are being piled
up monthly it may be necessary In the
near future To reduce the operations
to those of an ambulance station and
dispensary. The curtailment is loom
ing because Of lack of private patron
age * is said.
The hospital board will meet early
in October to decide on the matter.
Queen Mary of England has adopted
the style of wearing American tor
toise-shell trimmed glasses.
Evening star., 1925-09-28

Queen Mary of England has adopted
the style OF wearing American tor
toise-shel trimmed glasses.
Evening star., 1925-09-28

the inquiry, the naval court has got
well enough along with the testi-
mony to get a fairly clear picture of
just what happened after the great
ship was sucked into the vortex of
the storm in which she perished.
AS the evidence now shapes up il
appears that the Shenandoah was
caught by a strong upward current
Of air and carried to an altitude of
6.065 feet, that this current suddenly
passed out from beneath her. letting
her fall rapidly until she was brought
up either by the dumping OF 1000
pounds of water ballast or by an
other upward current or both
When the fall was halted the ship
was down by the bow and one theory
is that sudden upward rush Of
wind hit her on the nose, breaking
her hull which may have been weak
ened by the fight she made against
the elements on the upward thrust
md the sudden drop of $500 feet in
about four minutes.
Seeks Experts Service.
In order that the court may have
he testimony in this respect scien-
ificaly evaluated, il has asked the
Navy Department to retain Prof. II.
NJ. Hovgard Of the Naval ConstruC-
tion School at the Massachusetts In
stltute of Technology as its technical
adviser. Prof. HovEard is an expert
on construction and is one of the
committee of experts that studied the
construction of the Shenandoah after
the destruction of the R-3S in Eng
land to determine whether there were
inherent weaknesses in the design.
After nine months of investigation
the committee held that not only
were there no such weaknesses, but
that in many directions long steps
forward In lighter-than-air ship con
struction had been taken by those
who had designed the Shenandoah.
Evening star., 1925-09-28
Will Invite Mrs. Lansdowne.

An invitation to Mrs. Zachary Lans-
downe. widow of the commander of
the wrecked airship, to appear and
make statement, if she desired to
do so, will be extended by the court
of inquiry under present plans as de-
Eeloped yesterday during the week
end recess.
After the Shenandoah disaster Mrs
LanSdowne was quoted as having said
that her husband did not want to
make the voyage because of the dan
ger from storms. The question of
whether Comdr. Lansdowne did OBJ
ject to making the midcontinental
flight at the time already has come
before the court in both oral and doc
umentary evidence.
Official communications passing be-
tween Comdr. Lansdowne and the
Navy Department show that the origi-
nal flight set for July was postponed
on his recommendation, and that later
he asked that the departure of the
Shena ndoah from Lakehurst be de
ferred until the second week in Sep
tember. That request was overrued
and the ship sailed on September ..
LansdOwne Correspondence.
Comdr. Lansdowne's recommends
tionS regarding the flight this month
the correspondence disclosed, were not
based upon weather conditions. He
held that it would be impossible for
the ship to visit all of the State fairs
at which the department wanted her
to appear in early September, and
also said the flight should be post
poned until later in the month be-
cause of a lack of time for preparation
for receiving the ship at Scott Field,
Ill.
Lansdowne's fellow officers on the
ship and at the air station have testi-
fled that he voiced to them no objec-
ton to making the flight. nor did he
find fault with the itinerary as laid
down by the Navy Department on the
basis of recommendation he had
made.
Besides developing this phase of
Evening star., 1925-09-28
She Was Unbearab Bile.
From The Vancouver Province.

From The TancOuyer Province.
The applicant for cook was untidy
and insolent in appearance.
Don't hire her" whispered Jones
10 his wife. II don't like her looks"
But" demonstrated his wife. Just
consider the reputation for cooking
she bears"
THAT doesn't matter" said Jones
testify. we don't want any she bears
cooked We don't like them
Evening star., 1925-09-28
MANY Liquor Arrests.

Fifty-nine arrests Saturday for in
toXication and ~ yesterday We're
about the same as the corresponding
period a week ago.
There was a decided increase in the
number arrested for driving while in
JoXicated with six arrests Saturday
and three yesterday.
Forty-nine other liquor arrests We're
made.
Evening star., 1925-09-28
SAYS SHENANDOAH
VALVES WERE OPEN
WHEN STORM HIT IT

Continued from First PageD
Evening star., 1925-09-28
FOUR KILLED, THIRTY-FlVE
HURT IN GEORGIA WRECK
Atlantic Coast Line Passenger
Trains Meet When Orders Are
Overlooked by Crew of One
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
THOMASVILLE, Ga. September 2s.
-Four persons We're killed and 35 in
fured III Il wreck on tho Atlantic Coast
Line six miles from Thomasville, yes
terday afternoon, when two passenger
trains met head on. one mile east of a
flag station called Newark. Eastbound
train overlooked meeting orders at
Newark.
The engines Of both trains, No. $50,
"a tbound from Montgomery, Ala, to
WaycrosS. Ga, and No. 1885. west
bound from Waycross to Thomasville
were demolished.
The dead
A. l. Dedge, Waycross, baggage
master on train No. 1S5.
Dan Williams, negro porter on No.
1856. Thomasville.
Two negro passengers on No. $50.
Evening star., 1925-09-28
By the Associated Press.


Disclosure to the Presidents Air
Board by War Department witnesses
that the approved project for expan-
sion of the Army Air Service would
cost approximately S79.000,0 900 year
for the first 10 years and 100000 900
Il year thereafter to maintain "A
peacetime feet Of $500 planes and
other auxiliary aircraft served yes
terday 10 bring to light that this is
only one OF nearly a score of similar
projects now under study at the de
partment.
Some of these. which are regarded
as even more urgent from a national
defense viewpoint than immediate air
service expansion, involve almost
equally as large expenditures in adj
dition to present Army budget figures.
There Is much speculation at the de
partment as to whether the Presi-
dents Air Board will not find it
necessary to weigh these and similar
to some extent before its recon-
mendations for aviation can be
formulated.
Gen. Patrick's Proposal
The Army air extension project,
L,
or Project No. a." in staff circles. is
founded on proposals submitted by
Maj. Gen. Mason NJ. Patrick. chief
of the Air Service, to Secretary
Weeks two years ago and referred
TO the board headed by Mai. Gen.
William Lassiter. then on the gen
eral staff, Tor findings. 1t involves IA
material and personnel expansion
program covering 10 years to reach a
peace strength of 1000 officers and
$4,000 men operating $500 planes.
The only cost item dealt with by the
board was its recommendations for a
S25,000,000 annual appropriation for
new planes and operations.
Subsequent full-cost studies present
ed to the Air Board by Brig Gen. Hugh
Drum of the general staff, fixed the
annual expenditure required each year
for the first 10 years as around S79-
600, 900 and the continuing cost of up
keep thereafter at $50, 0,000.0 900. These
figures were based on pay, housing.
subsistence, medical, quartermaSter,
ordnance and Signal Corps increases
necessary for the complete CARRYING
out of the peaCe-time air project which
represents about one-sxth of the six
tield-armyfu full-war- ar-strenSth national
defense plan. The air strength on a
war footing would be 22.616 officers
1890 men and S,766 planes. No at
tempt has yet been made 10 estimate G
war strength costs.
One item of the continuing cost is
the annual plane replacement neces-
sary to maintain a fleet OF $500 ships
in peace time. That has been esti-
mated at 600 ships costing approx
mately sl2 100000.
Evening star., 1925-09-28

Continued from First Page)
competent source of this change il
the valve SYSTEM"
Not any that came to my personal
attention.
rs it the German practice TO use
The manifold equalizing system be
tween the gas cells like that in the
Shenandoah"
No, sir. 1t was developed for use
with the Shenandoah. The Germans
objected to putting ii in the ZR-3 U.os
Angeles) on account of it's weight
only"
Evening star., 1925-02-17
Man BEATEN ON HEAD
WITH REVOLVER BUTT
J. A. Brown Attacked by Stranger
in Railway Station-As-
sailant Escapes.

J. A. Brown, 25 years old, of 22s
Thirteenth street southwest, was
beaten over the head with the butt
Of a revolver by man in the lava
tory Of the W., B. & A. waiting room
at Twelfth street and New York ave-
nue. shortly before noon today.
man about 25 years of age, en-
tered and, without a word, hit him
over the head with the butt end of
a revolver and then struck him twice
again as he turned to face him, Brown
said
Brown chased the man into the
waiting room and out into the street,
where Crossing Policeman jackson, on
duty at Eleventh and New York ave-
nue.. Joined the pursuit. After chas-
ing the man down Eleventh street to
Eighth street and into an alley, the
fugitive disappeared and police are
now looking for him.
Brown went to George Washington
Hospital for treatment. Physicians
said he had severe cuts about the
head. Brown told the police that at
one point the man showed the re-
volver into his chest, but that he re-
treated imm ediately thereafter, fear
ing discovery, and at that juncture
Brown took up the chase.
A description of the assailant Is
given as a man about rs years Of
age, 5 feet 8 inches in height, light
complexioned, and wearing a light
suit and overcoat.
Evening star., 1925-02-17
EXPERTS JUSTIFY
GAS PRICE BOOSTS
House D. c. Committee De-
cides, However, to Call on
Federal Trade Body.

After experts Of the United States
Bureau of Mines had given their opin-
ion unofficially that the increase OF
cents In the price Of gasoline in the
District since the hrst Of the year
was warranted. the House District
committee decided today that what 1t
really wanted was to hear from the
Federal Trade Commission Father than
the Bureau of Mines.
F. B. Tough and G. r. Hopkins rep
resented the Bureau of Mines at the
hearing today. Mr.. Tough told the
committee that between eight and
nine billion dollars Is invested by oil
companies in rehneries and tank lines
and that the price Is based on the
production Of crude oil. He intro
duced charts showing that the price
in Washington had increased from Is
cents in October to FL cents on Feb
ruary 3.
Condition Of Gas
He pointed out the Relationship
between the cost of crude oil and
gasoline. and quoted statistics show
ing that a balance is always main
tanned. He emphasized that the in
crease In cost of crude oil in the last
few years has been apparently justi-
fed. 1t costs more now to produce
oil on account OF the necessity for
deeper wells. higher drilling costs
the price OF additional pipe and
pumping. all Of which enter into the
equation. He also explained to the
committee that the percentage of
gasoline from oil by better refining
methods has been increased from 10
to Is per cent a few years ago to
about 80 per cent today. The pre-
sent gas 10 not 30 volatile, and does
not start 30 easily but goes more
miles per gallon. he said.
Sells Below Worth.
In reply to q question from Repre-
sentative o. e. Keller OF Minnesota
as to whether the prices of gasoline
and crude oil in the District OF Co.
lumbia today are justified, Mr.. Tough
answered as an Individual, saying:
Il do not have any information which
leads me to think the price unfair.
In fact, gasoline Is selling below its
true worth. II we have an increase
in production Of crude oil, then we
may expect a decrease in the price
Of gasoline. Otherwise there will be
no decrease in tho price OF gasoline"
When Representative Zihlman
called attention to figures Of the De-
partment OF the Interior which
showed the largest rate OF produc-
ton in gasoline in December, at
which time the increase in price to
consumers started, Mr.. Tough ex-
planned that formerly stocks started
to increase in October and November,
but that this year they could not
begin to stock up until December.
Evening star., 1925-02-17

Of the Hatchet, the weekly student
publication Of that institution. and
is a member Of the team which Is
soon to represent the university in a
triangular debate with William and
Mary College and the University Of
West Virginia
She recently revisited the Central
High School. which she represented
last spring In the competitions to de-
termine the champion Of the District
and from which she graduated last
June. and has described the situation
there. as we'll as her thoughts on the
broader aspects of the contest, In the
following letter to the director of
tho contest:
Interest In Tryouts.
"I am very much interested to hear
that second national oratorical con-
test is to be held this year. Several
weeks before the formal announce
ment of details concerning the repe-
tition Of the contest visited Central
High School and found enthusia SIN
over the tryouts already very strong.
1T is a splendid thing that the Con-
discussion. Last year I remembe
that at the outset the subject sounded
hopelessly dry and uninteresting to
me. But after had begun reading
about it I found 1t to be just the op-
posite.
Il am sure that this year both those
people who take part In the contest
and those who hear the speeches will
have the same experience Of finding
the Constitution to be a subject al
ways full Of interest and appeal.
Did Much Good.
II feel convinced that the contes,
did a great deal last year toward in
creasing interest In and respect fol
the Constitution, and unquestionably
II will have the same effect a second
time.
II know that the finishing touch tc
the happiness Of the contestants In
the finals will be added to by the de.
lightful entertainment such as tina,
which The Star provided for us las,
year."
During the period of the national
oratorical contest the Public Library
Is holding in the reference room copie.
Of books on the United States Consti.
tuition. It Is thought that by thus
keeping In the library one copy OF
each book a greater number of stu.
dents will be able to use them. COP.
les are also available for circulation
The books are those contained In ar
annotated list compiled by tho refer.
ence department, and will be Of grea,
practical assistance to students gath.
sring material for their orations.
Evening star., 1925-02-17
NATIONAL PARK BILL
| READY FOR SIGNING.
House Passes Senate Meas
ure for Fixing Boundaries
of Two Sites.

The bill authorizing Secretary of the
Interior Work to determine the bound
aries Of a national par kin the Blue
Ridge Mountains of Virginia and q
second one In the Great Smoky Noun
tains Of Tennessee and North Caro-
lima passed the House yesterday. and,
having passed the Senate several days
ago. now needs only the signature of
President Coolidge to make II a law
Already President Coolidge has ex-
pressed his approval of the project to
establish a great national park in Vir-
ginfa. within less than 100 miles of
Washington and accessible to 10000
900 persons in the East, and 1t Is re-
garded as certain that the measure
Will receive White House approval at
once.
The bill that passed the House was
introduced in the Senate by Senator
swanson of Virginia and Senator Nc
keliar OF Tennessee, and was substi-
tuted in the House for a duplicate
measure introduced by Representative
Temple of Tennessee
$4,000 for Commission.
The bill authorizes the appropria-
tion Of $4,000 to pay the expenses of
commission, to be composed of one
member from the Department OF the
Interior and four national park ex-
perts. that Is to examine the tenta-
lively laid out sites in Virginia and
Tennessee and determine the definite
boundaries. Upon receiving the re-
port of this commission, the Secre-
tary Of the Interior is to report, in
turn, to Congress-
The bill further auth horizes the COM
mission to examine sites in the Nam
moth Cave regions of Kentucky and
such other lands In the southern Ap-
palachtan Mountains" as in the judg-
ment Of the Secretary Of the Interior
should be acquired and administered
as national parks" The commission
may take options on whatever land in
the Blue Ridge and Great Smoky
mountafns 1t may deem reasonable and
just within the boundaries Of the two
proposed parks
Passage Is Celebrated.
An informal celebration of the
passage of the bill through Congress
was held in the Willard Hotel at
noon today, when those who have
| been fighting for the park in vir-
ginia met as the guests of George
Freeman Pollock. Mr.. Pollock first
began the campaign to make a ma
tional park of the Stony Man Noun
tain section Of the Blue Ridge, which
| is included in the area
Among those invited to be Mr..
Pollock's guests were Engineer Com
| missioner Bell. Harold Allen of the
Department Of the Interior, Edward
Droop, w. ]. Showalter, associate
editor OF the National Geographic
Magazine; Representative Harrison
of Virginia, Representative Temple,
chairman Of the commission that
recommended the site for the East's
nrst great national park, and other
prominent proponents Of the project.
Evening star., 1925-02-17
THE WEATHER

Distrtct-Fair and much colder to-
night and tomorrow; lowest temper
ature tonight about 25 degrees: mod
crate to fresh northwest winds.
Maryland and virginia-Generally
fair and much colder tonight and
tomorrow; fresh north and northw est
winds.
west virginia-Generally fair and
much colder tonight; tomorrow fair,
colder In extreme east portion.
Records for - Hours.
Thermometer-4 pm, So; s pm,
~; IL midnight, As; am, A; 8 am,
As: noon. 55.
Barometer- pm, 3o.1s: s pm.
30.1S; IL midnight. 3o.14: am, 5000
8 am, 1901; noon, 1898.
Highest temperature, IS, occurred
at noon today.
at 2:10 am. today.
Temperature same date last year
Highest. SO; lowest, Is.
Condition OF the Water.
Temperature and condition Of the
water at 8 am: Great Fall-Tem-
perature, IS; condition very muddy.
Tide Tables.
FURNISHED by United States Coast
and Geodetic Survey
Today-Low tide. S:46 am. and
s:47 PM; high tide, 2:o4 am. and
2:45 pm.
Tomorrow-Low tide, s:55 am. and
1852 pm; high tide, $40 am. and
$3.50 pm.
The SUN and Moon.
Today-Sun rose, 6.5s am; sun sets,
SAT pm.
Tomorrow-Sun rises, 6:57 am; sun
sets, 6:48 pm.
Moon rises, 1:55 am; sets, 12:1e
pm.
Automobile lamps to be lighted
one-half hour after sunset.
weather in Various Cities.
Evening star., 1925-02-17
u. S. UNIVERSITIES PLAN
FOR BRITISH GRADUATES
Twenty Annual Fellowships Estab-
Hshed for Students by Directors
Of the Awards.
By the Associated Press

By the Associated Press
NE" YORK, February 17.-Estab-
lishment of 20 annual fellowships for
British graduate students at American
universities was announced here yes
terday by directors of the common
wealth fund, the organization admin
istertng the awards.
These feuowships will be to Brit
tsh students what Rhodes scholar
ships are to American students, the
announcement said. adding that tha(
Prince Of Wales had consented to bel
come honorary chairman of the. BriS
ish committee of award of which SIR
Walter Robert Buchanan RiddekiI
principal of Hartford College, Oxfok-d
will be chairman.
Fellowships Will be availables al 2s
universities. Each fellowship fsf for
two years, with at least three moftbs
travel in the United States. The
amount of fellowship Is to be an
proximately $4,000.
Directors Of the commonwealth
fund are Edward S. Hardness, presi-
dent; Otto T. Barnard, treasurer. and
Samuel Fisher, George Wildwood Muir
ray and William Kingsley.
Evening star., 1925-02-17
PLEASED AT PASSAGE.
Ballou Expects House to Follow
Steps Of Senate.

DR.. Frank W. Ballou, superintendent
Of sohoolsL today described as very
gratifying' the action Of the Senate last
night in authorising tho five-year school
building program. making possible tho
expenditure of approximately SIS, ,000,-
600 for tho physical improvement Of the
school system The superintendent hopes
that the House will take similar action
Monday.
Whether or not the fve-year program
passes this session Of Congress, DR.. bal
lou feels that tho virtual unanimity Of
approval given II By the public, a. well
as congressional commitment, 10 In L..
self matter for rejoicing. The superin.
tendent. however. confidently anticipates
It's passage In the House. pointing out
that the sentiment in this body II equal
ly an strong in favor Of It ~ It u In
the Senate.
Dr.. Baliou secs In the hve.year
building program the foundation Of
the survey Of school needs made by
him In December. 1920. soon after
becoming head Of tho Districts pub
lie educational system. THE buiiD-
Ing program" he said, will give W
soyaething definite to start on to.
ward meeting the accumulated
shor t. 9es In schoolhouse accommo.
dations."
Tho building program. he pointed
out. will not wipe oct completely ali
Of the undesirable conditions existing
In the school system. but will be, .
big step In that direction,
Evening star., 1925-02-17

under a director OF traffic. It Is my
conviction that the business Of the
regulation Of traffic Is a police busi-
ness, and that the regulation Of trAf-
fc of vehicles should not be sc eparated
from the regulation Of the traffic Of
pedestrians; that you should not have
one department regulating vehicles
going through the streets and another
department regulating the manner in
my amendment proposes that there
shall be a director of traf1ic. Just as
the bill provides: that he shall have
all the duties tho bill provides, but
that he shall be subject to the au-
thority Of the chief Of police. that
he shall be an assistant chief Of po-
lice. and shall be named by the Com
missioners."
wAfttlfng Down Bnl.
When discussion of the bill reached
operators permit IL revoked 1t can
not be returned for six mopths, there
was an attempt on the part of some
Senators to qualify the clause 50 that
tho director could restore the permit
at an earlier date. Senator Ashurst
of Arizona then obtained tho door
and asserted that the bill was slowly
being "whittled" down until 1t would
be no bill at all.
II was not here the other night and
I am glad was not. The attempt Is
apparently to whittle. whittle, whit
tie, whittle away on this bill until
these wild-eyed automobilists can
continue to slay our fellow-citizens.
We have been striking them with The
velvet hand. Now Is the time to
strike them with the mailed fist.
Il am in favor Of making this law
so rigid that men will respect 1t
rather than setting up q lot of tech
nicalities so that q man who goes
and Stays his fellow citizen may 60
to q complaisant official and obtain
a permit. A man who has misused his
auto ought to have no permit there
after. No law Of humanity. no law
Of decency. not even the safety OF
their own families will restrain these
speed-mad bugs. Let us see how Sc
vere we can make this bill, not how
Ineffective"