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Evening star., 1926-01-29
Failure of Supercharger
Drives Army Flyer Down
in Dayton Attempt.
SHOWS NO ILL EFFECTS
FROM THRILLING EFFORT
Started Flight Prepared to Met
Record Temperature of 81 IL
Degrees Below Zero.

BY the Associated Press.
DAYTON, Ohio, January 29.-After
reaching an altitude of approximately
Sc. 900 feet in an attempt Ia set new
world altitude record. Lieut.. John y.
Macready was forced to descend at
12:1O today, due to the supercharSer
of his plane falling to function prop
erly. The flyer showed no i'll effects
of his experience.
Lieut.. Macready took off from Nc.
Cook Field at 1910, central standard
time.
All the planes recording instru-
ments We're sealed by Orville Wright,
chairman of the contest committee of
the National Aeronautic Association
shortly before the take-off. AS soon
as the plane was pronounced ready
for the test, Macready donned his gro
tesuue cumbersome clothes to protect
himself from the intense cold of the
limtleSs space he intends to pierce,
climbed into the cockpit of the plane,
TAXED over the frozen ground and be-
gan to ascend in sweeping, graceful
spiralS.
Disappears i'm Air.
The plane. built entirely for climb
lIlS puGpO anu liOt I)OSScSStu VI any
great speed, roared over the heads
of the group of officials and specta-
tors gathered to see whether Lieut..
Macready can bring the altitude rec
ord back to this country.
As the flyer gained altitude, he in
creased the range of spiralinG. and
eventually the Winter sky swallowed
man and plane. The ship became in
visible from the ground after height
of between 10000 and $4,000 feet was
reached.
At the apex Of his altitude, Mac
ready was to swing in a circle approx
mately So miles from the landing
fields here, New and unknown tenn
peratures were expected. In previous
attempts Macready has run into tenn
peratures of S212 degrees below Zero
Macready's clothes fortified him
against almost any temperature, and
a special apparatus to provide him
oxygen would have made it possible
for him to exist in the rarified stratas
of air.
Evening star., 1926-01-29
JUDGE ANDERSON
CLEARED IN PROBE
Nomination to Federal Bench
Unanimously o. KID by
Subcommittee.

By the Associated Press.
a una animous favorable report on
the nomination of Federal Judge
Harry B. Anderson of the western
Tennessee district was ordered today
by the Senate judiciary committee.
The action was taken after a sub
committee which investigated the
charges against the nominee had re-
ported that nothing was found reflect
ing on Judge AnderSon's morals, in
tegrity and standing in the COM
munity.
I'VE came to the conclusion" said
Senator Means, Republican. Colorado
head of the subcommittee, that he dis
liked the criminal side of the court
and was in the habit of listening to
the district attorney, who Is the worst
you could possibly get and who ought
to be removed"
S. f. Murray is the district at
torney referred to and was on the
stand before the subcommittee. He
assumed all responsibility for the
methods employed in disposing of a
number of prohibition and other cases.
1T was pointed out to Judge Ander-
son." Senator Means continued. that
he would have to give as much at
tention to criminal cases as civil
cases."
There was then left only the ques-
ton of mental competency. Judge
Anderson took the stand and made a
splendid showing. 1 am frank to say
that if he had not testified the recon-
mendation of the committee would be
directly opposite from what 1t is now"
Evening star., 1926-01-29
SAYS DEFENSE INADEQUATE.
Perkins Urges Co-ordinated Depart
nlent at Hearing.

Representative Perkins, Republican,
New Jersey, who was chief examiner
for special aircraft committee at the
last session of Congress, expressed
before the House military committee
today the opinion that America could
not be defended adequately under
present conditions in the armed serv-
ices.
He saw as the best solution a de-
partment of defense, with Army,
Navy and air as equal branches.
Mr.. Perkins said the previous hear
ing. had brought out 'the great hesi-
fancy" of Army and Navy officers to
express their real opinions.
In the various aircraft investiga-
tions, he added. most witnesses had
brought prepared statements" and
cross-eXamination had been necessary
to bring out any significant facts.
There is cult in the Army and
Navy he asserted, land it is ortho-
doXy."
Evening star., 1926-01-29
Opponents Open Fire Against
Inheritance and Publicity
Clauses Repeal.
NORRIS WON'T BE RUSHED
DESPITE TIME SHORTAGE
advocates CT Measure Prepared %
Press for Action on 1t Be
fore February 10.

Eoluctinus in tho normal income
tax rates were approved today II"
tle senate without lah2fs i'll ;he
fi-st reading Of the tax hill.
The I'LL would cut the normal rates
from to II, per cent On III" first
$ 600 of tazunl" income. from i to )
pay cent on th" next $iohA and from
to : per cent on the remainder
The Senate accepted also the in
crnase from $1OnnG To S2h.no0 in the
amount of income on which the 20
nor cent reduction for earned IN
come" might he allowed.
MI controversial items went over
for future consideration, however. IN
Guiding the surtaX income rates. y
cut from 10 to % per cent in the maxi
mum slIrtax rate is provided Ivy the
hi
While some opposition TO this re-
dlction has heen indicated, Senator
King. Democrat. Utah, Will urge fur-
tner reductions in the surtaX rates
nrplyin- to incomes between $4,000
aud E10O.00o.
Opponents of the provisions for re-
ro.,l of the inheritance tax and pub
Iiritv of tax payments today opened
their fight.
Senator Norris. Republican, Nebras-
ka. leading the opposition against
these terms of the bill. has given no.
ticr that he will lake all the time
necessary to present his arguments.
While he hopes tax reduction will he
possible by March Is. he declared
Yesterday he would not be forced into
hasty action 10 permit it.
Chairman Smoot of the finance COM
r1ittee. in charge of the bill. yeSter-
dav gave his views to the Senate. as
did Senator Simmons. North Carolina,
ranking Democrat on the committee,
who vigorously defenoed repeal of the
inheritance tax. and the proponents
are now ready TO press for acton on
the measure.
While reading of the bill was started
Yesterday. the Senate launched into
stormy debate after a few pages of
definitions had been disposed of. Sena-
tor Smoot has declared, however, he
will keep the measure constantly be-
for the Senate until it is passed.
Evening star., 1926-01-29
ARMS PARLEY FUND
VOTED BY SENATE
$4,000 Appropriation for
Geneva Conference Is Ap-
proved Unanimously.
BY the Associated Press.


Congressional sanction necessary
for American participation in the pre-
liminary arms conference discussions
at Geneva was completed today when
the Senate, by unanimous vote, ap-
proved a House resolution to appro-
pirate $4,000 to defray the expenses
of American delegates.
Chairman Borah of the foreign re-
lations committee called up the reso-
luton, reporting the committee had
unanimously favored it's adoption
Without any discussion of the pro-
posal which was forwarded to Con-
gress by President Coolidge and ap-
proved by the House with only one
dissenting vote, the resolution was
adopted.
Senator Swanson. Democrat. Vir-
Einia. told the Senate minority mem
bers of the foreign relations commit
tee favored the resolution
Evening star., 1926-01-29
''Breath Smelling Machine May Replace
Tongue-Twisting Words as Sobriety Test

less with hands clasped behind head,
with feet together: standing on one
leg with eyes closed; touching the
tip of the nose with one finger with
eyes shut; bending down and touch
ing the right toe with the left fore
finger: standing with heels together
and eyes closed. without wobbling;
walking chalk line; testing the
pulse beats, and examining the pupils
Of the eyes.
Some of the doctors are opposed
to tongue-twisting phrases on the
ground that sober person might
very easily stumble over some of
them. One of the members of the
association has a machine. worked
with the aid of chemicals. on which
alcohol reacts when held so as to he
warmed by persons breath. The
-. =. =. -ineilt,.} ii is called
Evening star., 1926-01-29
ACID-HURLING MANIAC.
IS WOMAN ATTACKER
Attempts to Disfgure Chicagoans.
None of Victims Has Seen
Assailant.
By Consolidated Press.

By Consolidated Press.
CHICAGO, January ga new
variety of moron-an acid thrower-
who attempts to disfigure women for
the fun Of it, is active on the streets
here.
Nearly a dozen women have fallen
victim to his strange mania. and yet
not one of them has seen her assail-
ant. His motive Is as mysterious as
the attacks. which have come in
widely scattered parts of the city.
The latest victim, Miss Lucille
Clark~of Evanston, was caught in the
heart Of Chicago's downtown district.
II was walking down jackson
boulevard to work" Miss Clark told
the police, when I felt burning
sensation on the calves of my legs.
l saw that my stockings were turn
ing red in a number of little spots.
The burning got intense and soon I
realized what had happened. A doc
tors attention was needed to care
for the wounds that resulted"
Besides suffering the burns. the
victim also lost a dress and fur
jacket. which were eaten out by the
acid.
Recently on the North Side a girl
lost a coat and a skirt in a similar
attack. In previous ventures the
acid thrower has caught almost
dozen women.
Evening star., 1926-01-29
COLD BLAST SWEEPS COUNTRY.
Blocked Roads. Fires and Intense
Suffering Reported

CHICAGO, January % P).-Across
northern United States. from coast to
coast, the forces of Winter ran riot to-
day, with respite promised only for the
middle section.
In the face of heavy gales on the
Pacific, shipping battled mountainous
seas and raced for shelter. Sweeping
east, the path of the cold wave was
marked with deep SHOWS, blocked high
ways impeded trains and sub-zero
temperatures that caused numerous
fires and intense suffering in the large
cities. In the East sections reported
the coolest weather of the season.
Suffering in Chicago was increased
bv numerous fires. which drove 40
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Evening star., 1926-01-29
BOSTON FIRM TO GET
BRIDGE WORK CONTRACT
Offers to Build Piers and Abut-
ments for Arlington Span for
s1,2ee,ooO.

ommenda tions will be made to
the Arlington Memorial Bridge Com
mission that B. P. Converse of Bos
ton be awarded the contract for the
construction of the six piers and four
abutments for the Arlington Memorial
Bridge, it was announced today. The
recommendation will be made by Maj.
U. S. Grant. Sd, executive officer of
the commission, who. with the as
sistants in his office. has gone thor
oughly into the details of all the bids
submitted several weeks ago.
Mr.. Converse offered 10 build the
piers and abutments for $1,299, 900.
Work is to begin within 80 days after
the signing of the contract, and Mr.
Converse estimated that he would re-
quire $50 days in which to complete
the Job.
Evening star., 1926-01-29
Woman Drives Off
Collector of Bills
With Water Pistol

Angered by the persistent pres
ence of "A bill collector, Hattie NJ.
Morris of G27 Pennsylvania avenue
sought means To drive him away.
As the collector. Ralph l.. Melman,
confronted her at her door, Mrs.
Morris whipped forth what seemed
TO be a pistol. The collector fed.
Brought into court today on the
charge of assault. the only weapon
that could be introduced was a toy
water pistol. After due reflection
upor the case. Judge Gus a.
Schuldt took the defendants per
sonal bond and ordered the pistol
returned TO her.
II was the first time in the his
tory of the court that a pistol had
been ordered returned to defend
ant.
Evening star., 1926-01-29
NEW CABINET ORDERED
BY JAPANESE Regent
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
TOXIC, January 29.-Reijiro Wa
katsuki, who yesterday was appoint
ed premier ad interim following the
death of Niscount II. kato, today
was summoned by Prince Regent
net. Wakatsuki, who was minister of
home affairs in the kato cabinet and
which Viscount Kato was president.
today was appointed it's president.
1t is expected that Wakatsuki will
reappoint all the ministers of the
cabinet who resigned on the death of
ViscOunt kato. Owing to the ne.
cessity of naming one new minister.
"a general shuffiing of the cabinet
posts is expected.
The family of the late premier has
decided that the funeral shall be a
private one. with Buddhist rites.
1t Is understood Kato left a large
fortune.
The Diet will reassemble on Mon.
day
Evening star., 1926-01-29
SHOTS KILL RICH ITALIAN.
Chicago Grocer, Wounded When
Brother Was Slain, Dies.

CHICAGO, January 20 P).-An-
tonic Morici. wealthy wholesale
grocer, who, with his brother Agos-
tino, was shot as they rode in their
automobile Wednesday night. died in
a hospital early today. The brother
died soon after the. shooting.
A coroner's jury failed to solve the
cause of the Staying. The police held
two theories. one that Moricis had
failed to contribute to the defense
of two Italians recently convicted of
slaying a policeman, and the other
that they had refused to heed the
threat OF Elack Hand gang.
Evening star., 1926-01-29
FIREMAN is INJURED.
Thrown From Truck, Veteran MAY
Lose Left Foot.

Thrown from No. IL fire truck as it
turned out of Connecticut avenue into
Newlands street. Chevy Chase, Nd,
this morning, Charles H. Ward. vet
eran of 25 years in the Fire Depart
ment, sustained a crushed left foot,
which may necessitate amputation.
The fire was a small blaze among
rags in the basement of the home of
Robert Y. Yellott, IL Newlands street.
AS the truck turned Ward was tossed
off, the heavy rear wheel passing over
his foot.
George W. Davis of 1916 H street
took Ward to Emergency Hospital in
kiS Sutnto4saG~.
Evening star., 1926-01-29
COAL MEN CHARGE
FIGURES HELD UP
Unable to Get Evidence
Before Probers, D. c. Deal.
erS Assert.

Though the joint congressional com
mittee investigating fuel prices in
Washington have held hearings for a
week, the local retail dealers have
never been permitted to submit the
figures and testimony which would
settle the question of prof1teering, so
far as Washington is concerned, ac
cording to Ward w. Griffith, chairman
OF the legislative committee of the Re-
tail Coal Merchants Board of Trade.
Nothing has been developed in the
hearing chamber thus far which either
convicts or exonerates Washington coal
merchants of the charge leveled at
them by Senator David A. Reed that
they have been gouging the public,
according to close observers. The deal
ers declare they are ready to disprove
this charge if once given the oppor-
tunity.
!Almast = Propaganda Bureau.
The bituminous operators of western
West Virginia and Pennsylvania,
whose fuel is reported to be piling up
around their mines because the east
ern part of the United States has re-
fused to burn it, have almost reduced
the committees investigation to the
status of propaganda bureau for
broadcasting information about their
wares, in the opinion of many persons
who have listened in on the hearings
held thus far.
Literature extolling the virtues of
coal from this or that bftuminous field
has been passed around the hearing
will oh oh har
is literally filled with high-priced at
torneys representing the operators;
every day some new company sends
its representative to plead with the
committee to save Washington from
high retail prices by making its coal
available.
Interest Is General.
Not only Washington but a great
many other large communities, it is
held, are vitality interested in knowing
whether profiteering has been going
on among retail dealers here, statistics
having been produced to show that
coal prices in the National Capital
have advanced materially less in the
last IL years than in a dozen or more
other cities. Mr.. Griffith. however,
bluntly told Senator Neely during
tHc HEARING yesterday tnat up 10 the
present time the committee has not
permitted the dealers to submit the
figures which would settle the con-
troversy SO far as Washington
prices are. concerned.
An example Of what happens in the
committee hearings each day might be
cited from yesterday, which was rather
typical. At the opening of the hear
Ing, at the request of Senator Neely,
a physician from Clarksburg, w. Va,
which is in the center of the Fair.
mount field. was called to the stand
He testified about getting a. ton of
Paramount coal on the cooperative
plan, told how quickly it would burn
and was asked to give expert testi-
mony as to the supply Of Fairmount
coal that was available, with which
request he complied
The witness now makes his home
In Washington. He said the coal
he got cost about $3.50 in his eel
lar. He did not know whether it
was. for long ton or a short ton,
and added that the same coal would
cost in Washington $14 ton. Mr..
Griffith developed that he paid $3.50
for short ton. of 240 pounds less
Continued on Page z Column AZ
Evening star., 1926-01-29
D. A. R. BILL is PASSED,
Allows Society to Own Property Up
to SIS, 5,OOO,OOO

The Senate today passed a bill per-
mitting the National Society of the
Daughters of the American Revolu-
ton to hold property up to a limit
of $1,000. 900. This measure is merely
an amendment to an existing act in
creasting the limitation on the So
ciety's holdings.
Evening star., 1926-01-29
GREAT FALLS BILL
OFFERED IN HOUSE
Power Project Changed to
Avoid Conflict With Nor
riS Plan.

Legislation to authorize the hydro
electrical development of Great Falls
on the Potomac TO supply light, heat
and power to the National Capital
and surrounding area, which is de-
signed to be an important link in
the Washington-to-Bo Boston superpow-
er zone, was introduced in the House
today by Representative X. Walton
Moore, Democrat, of Virginia.
Mr.. Moore has been cooperating
with Chairman Zihlman of the House
District committee, who assisted in
preparation of the bill and joins with
Mr. Moore in sponsoring the legisla-
ton.
Received Former D. X.
The most material change in the
bill which was favorably reported to
the House by the District commit
tee in the Sixthy-eighth Congress is
the provision with regard to operat-
ing and distributing the power. In
the new bill introduced today this is
left open, and thus any grounds for
conflict between the Moore Zihlman
bill and the Norris measure is mar
rowed.
Since the Great Falls bill was re-
ported in the last Congress the land
and rights at Great Falls have passed
to the North American Co. control
through purchase of stock of the
Washington Railway and Electric Co.
1t is understood that this new holding
corporation is much interested in
power development.
Must Acquire Lands.
The Moore-Zihlman bill provides
that
Actual construction shall not be
commenced on any unit of the com
plete project until tne necessary lands
and easements for f1owage for such
unit have been acquired by purchase
or condemnation or agreements made
for such purchase, on terms deemed
lConfinIled ON Page g. Column 81
Evening star., 1926-01-29
NAVAL AIR PLANS
GIVEN BY M0FFET1
Three DirigibIes and Base on
Pacific Urged in 5-Year
$4,000, 900 Program.

Navy plans for expenditure of Si4,-
600 900 over five-year period for
lighter-than- air craft development was
described today by Rear Admiral VIII
liam 4. Moffett, the naval air chief,
before the House naval committee.
The money would be used for these
purposes:
Two dirisibles of 6 900 900 cubic feet
capacity, at a cost of 81 1000 900 each.
A training dirigible TO cost $780,
600.
Establishment of a lighterthan-air
base on the Pacific Coast, at cost OF
s4.5O0 900.
1t is also proposed to expend ST.
$4,000 annually for maintenance OF
existing lighter-than-air facilities. OF
this amount 1000, 900 would be for
continuance of The Lakehurst Air Sta.
ton, $500 ,00G Tor cooperation with the
Bureau of Mines in helium produc-
ton and S150,000 for experimental
work.
Would Carry 80 Men.
Although it was not made entirely
clear, it was indicated that Admiral
Mohcll was SI'Sd hiiiS oiiiS Aoi eiiN
Bureau of Aeronautics of the Navy.
He said a dirigible for training pur-
poses, about half the size of the
wrecked Shena ndoah, would carry a
complement of 80 men.
Under questioning by Chairman But
Ter of the committee he testified that
the Navy desired the craft primarily
to train men to handle the two pro-
posed 5000, ,000-cubic foot airships. II
Congress should reduce the proposed
lighter-than-air building program, he
added. the Navy would first elinlinate
the training ship and depend Nupon
the Los Angeles TO train the crews
for the proposed aircraft.
Wants 81 ,0oO, 900 Now.
Admiral Moffett said the Navy de
sired Sl.000.000 Immediately to start
work on the training dirigible, which
could be completed within Is months
The department would ask for bids
on the ship from commercial firms.
This dirigible would have a ,25o ,0oo
cubic foot capacity, he asserted, or
more than six times that of the pro-
posed all-metal dirigible contemplated
by the Aircraft Development Corpora
ton. hacked by Ford interests.
Admiral Moffett said the Navy had
learned lesson in the wreck of the
Shenandoah and would not a again send
a dirigible to the tornado belt at a
time storms may be encountered
He also asserted that the accident
probably would not have happened if
the dirigible had possessed greater
engine power. and that a storm of
the nature of the one that wrecked
the ship was unknown over the sea.
SAYS DEFENSE INADEQUATE.
Evening star., 1926-01-29
Nv the Associated Press.

LONDON, January 29.-Tongue-
twisting words may be eliminated
from the test for drunkenness which
a committee of the British Medical
Associa ton is endeavoring to stand
ardiZe. A number of the other COM
moner methods of sitting the intoxi-
cation test also may be eliminated
as being altogether too old fashioned.
Some of the tests of sobriety as
now applied here include repeating
successfully one or more of the fol-
lowing phrases: The Leith police dis
misseth us: the sea ceaseth and it's
sufficeth us: truly rural; British con-
stitution and Methodist Episcopal.
Other tests are: Standing notion
Evening star., 1926-01-29
Mitchell Granted
Too Much Leniency
In Weeks Opinion

BY the Associated Press.
LOS ANGELES, January %
John w. Weeks, former Secretary
Of War, who with Mrs. Weeks and
party arrived here today en- route
TO Honolulu, declared that Col.
William Mitchell, who was permit
ted today to resign from the ASmy,
had not been sufficiently punished
by the Army court-martial winch
tried him.
Evening star., 1926-01-29
Two More Pneumonia Deaths.

Two more pneumonia deaths were
reported to the District Health De-
partment today, bringing the number
of fatalities for the month to 12O. Ten
new cases of the disease also were
reported.