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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-20
Capital Very Quiet City, Tests Show;
NOisiest Place Is i'm Front of Treasury

The Nations Capital. with half a
million inhabitants and almost 10000
motor car, nevertheless goes on rec
ord as a quiet place. according to
tests made around noon at II different
points Of the city yesterday. The
noisiest spot discovered was at the
United States Treasury, where New
York avenue and Pennsylvania ave-
nue. meet.
The survey. which was made by X.
p. Royce of the Graybar Electric Co
of New York, is similar to noise sur
vey recently made in New York City.
The instrument used is known as an
audiometer, which measures noise In
sound units, is employed frequently in
testing the amount of hearing posses
sed by people who are partially deaf
The Treasury corner registered 55
units of noise as compared with 70
units at Manhattan's record-breaking
spot which is at Thirty-Fourth street
and Sixth avenue, where the elevated
railroad and downtown traffic combine
to produce an almost deafening roar.
The quietest place in the Capital is
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-20
|WOOD[0CK IS GIVEN
ADVERSE REPORT
New Yorker Named for |. C.
c. Rejected, 7 to 6. by
Senate Committee.

An unfavorab BILE report on the nomi-
York for the Interstate Commerce
Commission will be made to the Senate
by the Senate interstate commerce
committee. The committee voted to 6
confirmation
Three Republica MS joined with four
Democrats in voting against indorse.
Democrat, Underwood of Alabama
Joined with five Republicans in sup
port of such an Endorsement. The line
up follows:
For the nominations: Watson. Indi-
ana; Cummins. Iowa; Fernald. Maine:
Tess. Ohio. and Sackett, Kentucky,
Republicans, and Underwood.
Against the nomination: Gooding,
Idaho: Couzens, Michigan. and Howell.
Nebraska. Republicans: Smith. South
Carolina; Pittman. Nevada: Wheeler,
Montana. and Mayfield, Texas, Demo
Gratis.
Senators absent were Golf, West
Virginia, and Pine, Oklahoma, Re-
publicans. and Dill. Washington, and
Bruce, Maryland. Democrats. 1t was
announced that they were evenly di-
vided for and against.
When Mr.. Woodlock's nomination
first was presented to the Senate. a
year ago, there was sharp opposition
from Senators from the South who
wanted their section represented on
the commission. They were largely
instrumental in delaying action then.
When the nomination was returned
to the Senate at this session it was
accompanied by that of Richard V.
Taylor of Alabama, who was appoint
ed to succeed c. C. McChord. re-
signed. Hearings were held on both
nominations and that of MIR. Taylor
was promptly confirmed.
Mr.. Woodlock was called personal
ly before the committee and ques
toned during parts of several days.
with Senator Wheeler. Democrat
Montana, leading the cross-examina
ton largely on the ba sis of Mr.. Wood
locks writings on economic and rail.
road subjects.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-20
FLETTNER ROTORSHIP
COMPANY is BANKRUPT
Commercial Craft Strapped After
Failure to Sell f-Small
Boat Idle in Lake

BY Radio to The Star and Chicago Daily News.
BERLIN. February 2O.-Whatever
scientific interest there is in the Flett-
ner rotorship, it's commercial career
has come to an abrupt end with the
of the bankruptcy Of
the company which built it.
Flettner, with a somewhat question
able zeal from a scientific viewpoint,
hastened to commemorative his scheme.
His chief construction, the Buckau,
since he has been unable to find any
one who was willing to intrust freight
to 1t or purchase 1t, has been disman-
tied.
Today the worlds only rotorship Is
q small boat with a single revolving
cylinder, which lies disused on VAIN
see Lake, near Berlin. 1t is said that
Flettner now is seeking an idea to
finance a scheme to erect rotor cyl
inders for power on land. but 1t is
interesting to note that several au-
thorities have declared the scheme
worthless.
Copyright. 1926 by Chicago Daily News Coz
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-20
AIR SERVICE ILLS
DENIED BY PATRICK
Chief of Branch Asks Critics
to- Rest Awhile and See
Results.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, February 20.-The Army
Air Service lis not nearly so bad off
As some of its critics and some who
claim 10 be it's friends would lead one
to believe Maj. Gen. Mason NJ. Pat
rick, its chief, told the Executives
Club Yesterday.
Amid the storm and Stress he
said. we have gone ahead as quietly
as possible standa rdizing aircraft. and
are getting somewhere.
IF our critics and friends will kind
ly take n seat somewhere and wait,
while we convalesce, they will find
we were not nearly so Ill as they've
thought.
There have been some ra Their sharp
differences Of opinion about our aerial
defenseS. The basic reason for these
differences flows from the conceptions
ihat different men may have of the
Independence % an air force during
time of war. The decision rests with
Congress, which will probably take
It's stand somewhere between the ex
tremnS of the enthusiast SITS and those
who call themselves conservative"
Cen. Patrick said Army flyers had
JlOWn l.uOO,ouU miles WITHOUT a IA
tally with cargo on a model air
way and had found it could save 25
per cent % freight charges on trans
porting - new Army planes just COM
pleted on the Pacific Coast.
Urging the need of governmental
subsidy Of aviation for commercial
purposes. he said
business men must decide whether
II IS worth while to bring commercial
aviation into its rightfu place in
America. = Abroad. aircraft are being
used day after day in passenger,
freight ana mail transporta ton. There
the 1924 record showed 6.000,0 900 miles
flown and CO 900 passengers and
10000 pounds of freight carried.
"The last figures show regularly es-
tahltShed airwayS now are as safe as
railroads were 10 years ago. The best
index of flying safety lies in the in
surance ra,es. BY boat or rail insur-
ance rates for freight are 60 cents
per 500 and by air they are 12h
cents per 500. Accident figures show
flying today is six times as safe as it
was five years ago"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-20

at the Lincoln Memorial, near the
banks of the Potomac River, Mr..
Royce reported. Here the noise rec
ord showed only five units, except
when the wind blew, at which time
the sound of the wind brought the
noise up to Is.
The tour of the city took the in
vestigators out to the embassy sec
ton on Sixteenth street. At the pink
palace Of the Spanish embassy they
paused and found that in the street
close to the thin stream of traffic the
sound record was from 20 to 40 units
The region >of the Library Of Con-
gress and the Capitol proved to be
g particularly peaceful neighborhood.
The audiometer registered only 10
units in a street facing the Capitol,
where there is little or no traffic.
The White House, located in the
downtown section of the city, is not
SO quiet as Capitol Hill, so far as the
air itself is concerned. The survey
showed that in the driveway of the
White House the noise amounted to
80 units
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-20
.D|CK|NS0N'S BILL
|. FACES HARD GOING
Grange Not in Complete Ac-
cord With Measure-Demo.
Gratis May Fight.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Indications have been more definite
ly apparent that the Dickinson bill to
deal with the farm surplus problem
will. in it's present form, encounter
rough going in the House agriculture
committee.
1t was disclosed that the executive
committee of the National Grange
was not in complete accord on the
measure. and Representative Oldfeld
of Arkansas. the Democratic whip and
chairman of his party's congressional
campaign committee, introduced a bill
for farm relief somewhat similar to
one recently presented in the Senate
by Senator Robinson of Arkansas,
Democratic floor leader. The bills
sponsored by two Democrats differ
from the Dickinson measure as to.the
method Of disposing of the farm prod
ucts surplus.
Haugen Has Been Busy.
Meanwhile Representative Haugen
of Iowa, chairman of the House agri-
culture committee. has been busily en-
gagged al his Office in recent weeks. and
his friends expect him to present a bill
of his own as substitute for the
Dickinson measure.
The Oranges executive committee
is in agreement on the provision Of
the Dickinson bill for Federal Farm
Board, but the members are not unan-
imous in their views regarding other
proposals of the measure. The COM
mittee. which Is in conference here.
called during the day on Secretary
Jardine at his invitation, and later
conferred with T. NJ. Cooper, chief Of
the Bureau of Agricultural Economics.
l., 70 hA Cub tot Rs
discussed.
The principal difference of opinion
among members of the Grange COM
mittee regarding the Dickinson bill
lies in its equalization fee provisions,
designed to reimburse producers sell
ing surplus products abroad for the
difference between foreign and do
mestic prices. -
Introduction of the Oldfield meas.
ure was taken to mean that Demo-
Gratis on the agriculture committee
would be inclined to support this bill
rather than the Dickinson proposal, or
at least insist upon a compromise
mea sure.
Payment Of Bounties.
The Robinson bill was based. on the
so-called Vrooman plan for farm re-
lief. 1t would provide for the creation
of a farmers export corporation and
authorize an advance of 5000, 900 900
to that corporation by the Govern
ment. This loan would be safeguard
ed by sound commercial security and
the corporation would help finance
foreign purchasers of American prod
ucts.
Mr.. Oldfield explained that his bill
also incorporated some provisions of
one sponsored by Representative
Jones, Democrat, Texas, which would
call for the payment of bounties to
farmers cooperative associations out
Of customs Eecsipts On iuQpyt dutissA
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-20

The clrief center for platinum is
Ekatsrinhurg.~ IL the UrA Mountains.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-20
Riverdale Man Sues.

Alleging breach of contract, Solo,
mon Deskin of Riverdale, Md, has
filed Suit in the District Supreme
Court to recover $5,49S.9S damages
from James w. Robertson a builder.
and the American Security Co. of New
York, as surety. According to the
plaintiff. he made a contract with
Robertson. April 30, to build within
120 days for S11 800 certain buildings
on land owned by Deskin at Riverdale
The security company went on the
contractors bond, and Deskin says
there was default in the contract and
bond. He is represented by Attorneys
Simon, koenigsberger, Young and
Brez.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-20
SCHOOL BIDS OPENED.
Contract Soon to Be Let for Stuart
Junior High.

Contract for the construction OF the
new Stuart Junior High School on
the old brewery site between f ano
F and 4th and 5th streets northease.
will be let early next week, 1t was in
Dictated today at the District Building.
Bids for constructing the school,
were opened yesterday afternoon ant
showed that the firm of Parsons q
-Hyman submitted the lowest. A price
of $445, 900 was quoted. The appropria-
ton for the work is $475 900.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-20
D. c. Horses Growing Scarce.

The equine race is declining on
farms In the District of Columbia.
Only 279 horses and mules OF ali
ages were on District Of Columbia
farms January l. 1925. the Census
Bureau announced today. :, OF ths
total 249 were horses and 80 Mern
mules, while of the horses PA were
more than 2 years old and mules
more than 2 years totaled 81.
There were fewer farm horses
here than in any of the States, the
totals for the United States being
6.535.75s harxAs and h-z3asoS n.IalAA.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-20
WILL HOLD EXERCISES.
w. G. T. q. to Pay Honor to Fran
ces e. Willard.

Exercises commemorating the an
niversary of the placing Of the statue
of Frances E. Willard in Statuary
Hall of the Capitol will be held by the
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
of the District of Columbia in the hall
tomorrow afternoon at 8 o'clock. Ad-
dresses will be delivered by Senator
Nicely Of West Virginia and Repre-
sentative Cooper of Ohio.
Mrs. Emma s. Shelton. president of
the District W. c. T. u, will preside.
The program will include Bible read
ings and singing of patriotic songs.
under the direction Of ]. E. S. Kin
sella.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-20
Submarine S.21 Grounded.

PANAMA, February 20 N.-The
United States submarine S-21, ground
ed yesterday while trying to back
out from the pier where 1t had
berthed at Cocosolo, shortly after its
arrival from Atlantic ports. A Navy
tug freed her. The S-21 will be dry
docked at Balboa for an examination.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-20
Leonora Hughes a Mother.

NEW YORK, February 20 R).-
Leonora Hughes, former dancing part.
ner OF Maurice, gave birth to a son
Wednesday. her mother, Mrs. Mary
Hughes, was informed in cable mes
sage. The former dancer is the wife
Of Carlos Basurardo, "A wealthy native
Of the Argentine Republic.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-20
Austrian Deputy Hurt in Duel.

By Cable to The Star and Chicago Daily News.
VIENNA, February 20.-Charles
Raffay, a Democratic deputy, and
Fibor Pattay, Bethlen party deputy,
yesterday fought a duel as a result Of
verbal clash in Parliament. Pattay
received a deep saber wound in the
side of his head.
Copyright. 1896. by Chicago Daily News co.,
Evening star., 1926-03-21
ARRESTS TSSWOLLEN
BY TRAFFIC CASES
Maj. Hesse Says Police En-
forcement Campaign Will
Not SIacken.

While the District police have set
out to establish a new record in 1926
for the number of arrests, Washing
ton will not be alone in this respect.
according to Edwin B. Hesse, major
and superintendent of police. who ex-
planned last night that reports from
other cities where traffic regulations
are being enforced rigidly indicate that
the police blotters are getting longer
and longer.
Local police records for January and
February showed 16.414 arrests, more
than so per cent Of which were for
traffic violations. Liquor law violators
ranked next with a total OF 3,267
arrests.
Calls Increase Natural.
Like all other cities, Washington
is paying more attention to the traffic
situation" said Maj. Hesse. "Natur-
ally, arrests are increasing"
The fact that approximately one
fifth OF the numerical population of
the District will have been arrested at
the close of the current calendar year
if the police continue their present
fast pace. Maj. Hesse pointed out. does
not indicate that Washington is
crime-ridden city. On the contrary.
he said. felonies are on the decrease.
Mai Hesse drew from his desk
list of Fridays arrests calling it "a
fair Illustration of the situation. The
following were listed:
Most Are Traffic Cases.
Total arrests 3S9 Miscellaneous vi
olations of the traffic regulations, 235.
Violation of the Shepherd law drink
ing in public or intoxication). %. Vio-
lation of the Volstead act transport
ing or illegal possession of liquor, ~.
F'elonies. IS. Miscellaneous minor Of
fenses. 81.
Asked IL he approved all of the ar
rests the police are making. Maj
Hesse replied: II believe in prevention
as we'll as detection"
He said the police will not relent
in their efforts to enforce the regula
tions. although he believes the city
is overburdened with many laws of
minor nature.
They are on the statute books. ;"
he said. land | am charged with en-
forcing them ="
Evening star., 1926-03-21
battlefield DATA
GIVEN GOVERNMENT
Monument Commission Sends Maps
and Charts of Movements
During World War.

Information of great historical
value has been furnished the War De
partment by the American Battle
Monuments Commission. of which
Gen. John ]. Pershing is chairman.
including the accurate determination
of the boundaries of battlefields and
the daily front lines of every United
States unit engaged in the World
War. Maps have been prepared
showing the daily changes jim the
operations OF every. unit down to the
company or platoon when operating
separately.
These maps and monographs are
being mailed to all former officers
down to company commanders and to
other especially selected officers and
non-commissioned officers who were
in command of American units, with
the request that they be studied and
checked for errors. Each officer is
asked to support any suggested
change by copies of orders or other
official data in his personal possession.
This method Of obtaining informa-
tion is proving very effective, and al
ready much valuable information has
been received. The ma jority Of Off
GERS. except those attached to head
quarters. have never had a chance to
comment on the accuracy of reports
and battle maps covering the opera
tion of their unit. The commission
feels that these officers should be
given an opportunity to comment on
the accuracy of all historical state
ments regarding their units so that
their remarks may form part Of the
historical record in the files and be
fore these statements are permanent
ly recorded in the form of a monu-
ment or an inscription on a monu-
ment
Evening star., 1926-03-21
D. c. FIGHT IN HOUSE
. ON DEATH PENALTY
Bill Up Tomorrow, District
Day, With Fourteenth st.
Extension Also Due.

Tomorrow is to be District day in
the House. The bill to extend Four
teenth street and close several streets
in the Walter Reed Hospital reserVa-
ton is unfinished business on the Dis
trict calendar.
The bill that is expected to arouse
the hottest controversy is the Mcleod
measure to abolish capital punish
ment. An effort will be made to
strike out the enacting clause. This
bill we reported from the committee
when a tie vote was broken by Chair
man Zihlman casting the deciding
crat, of Texas has called the atten-
ton of the committee to the fact that
both he and Representative Underhill.
Republican, of Massachusetts are OPP
posed to this bill and were absent
when the vote was taken. so that the
bill goes into the House with a ma
jority of the District legislative com
mittee against 1t.
Garbage Disposal Problem.
There will be opposition. also. to the
bill authorizing the District Commits
sioners to acquire by sale or con
demnation 65 acres of land at Cock
Pit Point, Va, now occupied. in part,
under lease which will soon expire.
for n permanent garbage disposal
plant. This district government now
hos machinery worth S75O,000 on the
property. The owner is asking what
the District committee and the Dis.
trict officials claim is an eXOrbitant
price, and he wants the District to
buy his total holdings of 450 acres.
He is a Pittsburgh man. and Repre-
sentative Menges his Congressman.
is expected to oppose the measure on
the floor of the House.
No opposition is anticipated to the
bill sponsored by Representative
Clarence j. Mcleod. Republican. Of
Michigan. which authorizes the cree
'tion of a new wing at the District
Jail to relieve the overcrOWdins and
resultant insanitary conditions eX-
posed two weeks ago by Pete Mar
tin in The Sunday Star. This meas
ure seeks to carry out the recon-
mendations of the District jailer and
the District Commissioners.
Evening star., 1926-03-21
ATTACKS ISLAND EXHIBITS
Filipino Wants Christian Aspects
Shown in u. S. Museums.

Stimulated by what he described
as an Undue representation of the
non Christian element in the Philip
pines," in the Field Museum of Chi
cago, Senator Sergio Osmena yester
day announced he would gather in
format ation on Philippine exhibits in
museums all over the country, on
which to base report to the Philip
pine Legislature upon his return to
Manila next Summer.
Senator Osmena said it was his
observation the exhibits We're donated
by Americans who had been in the
islands. If the Philippine representa- -
ton in the Field Museum is a typical
case, it is his intention to induce the
Philippine government to make do
nations which will emphasize more
the Christian aspect of the islands.
The exhibits in the Field Museum,
he said, consist of nude figures Of
igorates, headhunters' weapons and
Moro barongs and clothing.
Evening star., 1926-03-21
LEWIS TELLSBOYS
ABOUT WAY TO WIN
G. W. U. Head Advises Bod
les, Minds and Characters
Must Contribute.

THE city of Washington and the
United States at large will have to
depend in the future on the men with
strong bodies. clear brains and uprigh;
character President William Mather
Lewis of George Washington Cniver-
Sity told the youths attending the
''older boys conference" at Columbia
Heights Christian Church. under the
auspices of the Young Mems Christian
Association, at a banquet last night.
When the 16-year- old boy Of today
is a man, President Lewis continued,
the city of Washington will have a
population of approximately 100000.
The tragedy of the unprepared will be
even more apparent than it is now,
he said, for the struggle for existence
will be keener and the opportunities
for the prepared man will be far
greater than at present.
Must Play Game Squarely.
The three major things to which the
youth must pay particular attention.
President Lewis asserted. are his
health. proper mental education and
finally. he must play the game
squarely.
The increasing introduction Of mod
ern facilities into business fields re-
duces the opportunity for physical ex-
ercise and the youth must guard
against the breaking down OF his
health. AS to his mental training, DR..
Lewis added. nearly every college in
the country today offers to the poorer
class Of students a chance to acquire
an education if he will only avail him
self of the offer.
The moral strength must be devel.
oped by himself with the aid of the
church and similar institutions the
speaker concluded, but the effort will
be we'll worth while for men of strong
character will be at premium in the
future
Army Chaplain Speaks.
Five main purposes in life that lead
toward success were set forth at the
afternoon session yesterday by DR..
John T. Axton. chief chaplain Of the
United States Army. These things
full man are, DR.. Axton said. "a def
mite aim, earnestness of purpose,
hope and faith
John keister was elected president
of the conference yesterday and he
will preside at all sessions. Other
officers elected were: Roger Craven,
first vice president: j. Bates, second
vice president, and Sam Detweiler,
secretary.
At the conclusion of the general CON
ference yesterday, the boys were
divided into four groups. where the
following subjects were discussed:
Church cooperation, high school voca-
tional and Christian calling.
A devotional period will be held to-
day with Rev. Harvey Baker Smith
of the Columbia Heights Christian
Church. officiating.
William Knowles Cooper, general
secretary OF the Y. NJ. c. A, will
speak this afternoon on Facing the
It
Evening star., 1926-03-21
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