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Evening star., 1926-02-17
FORBES IN CHARGE
OF S2,000,0|DO DRIVE
Former Philippines Official to
Campaign in Behalf of
$4,000 Waits.

w. Cameron Forbes, who trans
formed the Philippine Islands foot
paths into broad highways while he
was Philippine commissioner and gov
ernor general, has arrived in Wash.
inStOn to take personal charge of the
Nationwide campaign for Il $1,000, 900
fund which will he used to care for
the $4,000 needy orphans in the
islands.
Drive Opens Tonight.
The drive will be opened tonight
at meeting in the Mayfiower Hotel.
Vice President Charles G.. Dawes will
call the meeting to order and address
1t. Former Gov. Gen. Forbes also will
speak, as will the very Rev. Francis
y. A. Byrne. president of the Jesuit
College in Manila.
Father Byrne, who will reach Wash
ington this afternoon, is returning to
this city for the first time since the
World War. He is widely known here
As The organizer of the first boys choir
at GonZaga College. which rendered
GreGorian sacred music. He did this
while teaching here before the World
War. Under his direction the choir
gained worldwide renown, which
prompted Pope Plus Y to send let
ter of commendation To it.
Will Discuss Conditions.
Father Byrne and former Coy. Gen.
Forbes will speak tonight on present
day conditions in the Philippines. Vice
President Dawes subject will be The
United States Responsibility Toward
the Philippines,
Pictures showing living conditions
which the drive for funds is intended
10 improve have been prepared by the
Signal Corps of the United States
Army and will be shown at the meet
ing.
Evening star., 1926-02-17
CAPITAL TO GET
MUCH-NEEDEDBATH
FIuShers Will Rid Streets of
Dirt Left by Snow
storm.

called from SnoW-removal gangs,
the Districts force of white wings"
resumed It's regular activities today
to find the streets of Washington
covered with a film of dirt and dust
and rubbish which accumulated In
the wake of the storm of February g..
Only the white wings with their
push -brooms, were al work today,
but tonight Morris Hacker, super
visor Of city refuse. acting on assur-
ance from the Weather Bureau that
the thermometer will not drop to the
freezing mark. will send the entire
battery of street f1ushers throughout
the downtown section to wash away
the accumulation of dirt. The area
to he covered will be from NJ TO Il
streets and North Capitol street 10
Rock Greek Park.
Mr.. Hacker explained today that a
collection of dust and dirt always fol
lows a snowstorm, and that the con
ditton of the streets now is worse be
| cause of the depth of the snow anC
the cold weather. which has made il
| impossible TO flush them. 1t woulo
| be folly he said, TO flush the streets
| in freezing weather and coat then
with a thin sheet of ice.
No effort has been made to clear
! the streets of anything except snow
! since the night of the storm, said Mr
/ Hacker. The white wings went L
work on street cleaning today for th'
| first time and the f1ushers will follow
| them tonight.
| Eight husherS will compose tn,
| night shift. which Will start to worl
| al II O'Clock. to wash the downtown
| streets. Tomorrow night these flusher
| will cover an area bounded by y
| street and Park road and Nortl
| Capitol street and Rock Creek Park
The day shift will alternate in wash
ing the streets in northeast. southeas
and southwest Washington.
These eight flushers, according L
| Mr.. Hacker. will cover an area o
4.605.o01 square yards, working nigh
| and day on two shifts. Plans havt
| been made TO purchase two more il
the near future. The cost will avera g,
! about s. 900 each.
Evening star., 1926-02-17

Former Representative Andrew j.
Volstead. whose name is often asso-
ciated with a certain notable law. is
the target foE photographers every
where he goes, and he is getting tired
of 1t.
Today he appeared at the Nhte
House to see the President, put
found that Mr. Coolidge was not at
his desk. Coming out of the execu-
tive offices he discovered battery
of camermen lined up and ready 10
shoot.
Without exclamation or protest the
former Congressman gave an eXhlhl'
ton of broken field running and dods.
ing which would have made Reu
Grange pink with envy; Leaping
from the steps he broke through the
cameramen. and after he thought he
had eluded them slowed his pace to
Evening star., 1926-02-17
TWO WORLD FLYERS TO ATTEMPT
DISCOVERY OF ARCTIC CONTINENT
Wade and Ogden Plan to
Make Flights Early in
July.
Expedition Is Backed by
Alumni of Four
Universities.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, FEBRUARY IL
Lieuts Leigh Wade and II. n. ogden.
crack American flyers who circled the
globe for the Army. now are to under
take civilian trans-polar flight seek
ing new territory to claim for the
United States.
Coincident with the resignation
from the Army Of Lieut.. Ogden in
Washington yesterday. Lieut.. Wade,
in New York. announced that he, too,
was about to resign, and that the two
of them would make the flight.
Lieut.. Wade will lead the expedi-
ton and Lieut. Ogden will he his as
sistant. Other Army flyers are ex-
pected to join them. but their names
are withheld until their designations
become certain. Lieut.. Wade denied
that his own withdrawal from the
Army was prompted by the suspension
and resignation of Col William
Mitchell.
The flight is to be known as the
American University Alumni t:Xpedi-
ton and is backed by alumni Of Har-
ward, Yale, Princeton and the Univer-
sity of Pennsylvania. II was first
suggested by Robert Anderson Pope,
New York engineer and Harvard
in the Arctic.
One of its primary objects will he
the location Of land near the Pole
as a possible airplane base for the
United States.
To some extent this object is the
same as that OF another trans polar
expedition sponsored by the Detroit
Aviation Society and now mobilizing
in Alaska under the direction of Capt.
George Wilkins. Lieut.. Wade < plans
however, are concerned more with the
acquisition and utilization of terri.
tory than the Detroit expedition.
which has been announced as chief
ly for scientific exploration.
Lieut.. Wade has no doubt that and
exists in the ice foes and that an
aviation base can be established on il
Success would go far to visualize
the enormous latent possibilities of
aviation, he says. The land we
shall seek we believe 10 be located
on the great circle routes between
the OCcident and Orient-the most
logical site for an airplane base for
London-T Toxic air traffic"
Lieut.. Wade expects to resign from
the Army within the next two weeks
The expedition hopes 10 leave Seattle
on June S. and TO make It's first flights
early in July.
II will be equipped with FIVE Douglas s
planes. each carrying three o20-horse
power motors. The party expects TO
live on the land if it becomes neCes-
sary.
Four polar expeditions are now
scheduled. including the Wade and
Detroit flights. The others are the
Amundsen and Byrd expeditions. The
latter is backed by group of wealthy
men, including John -. Rockefeller,
jr., and Henry Ford.
Evening star., 1926-02-17
OGDEN RESIGNATION IN.
Wade Expected to Take Similar
Action Soon.

Lieut.. II. Fl. Ogden Of the Army
round-the- world flyers mas submitted
his resignation from the service. and
Lieut.. Leigh Wade. another of the
avia ators in this group. is expected to
take similar action.
Lieut.. Ogden's resignation is now
in the hands Of Maj Gen. Mason NJ.
Patrick. chief OF the air service. who
has been requested by the adjutant
generals office to obtain more infor-
nation a to the officers reasons for
desiring TO leave the service.
Although Lieut.. Wade's resignation
has been expected in air service cir
cles. War Department officials have
not vet received il. No official state
ment il aVaila BILE as To the motives
prompting l.ieuIs. Ogden and Wade
to terminate their Army careers. but
il is understood that both had private
employment in prospect.
Gen Patrick has made no recon-
mendationS as TO action to be taken
in the case of Lieut.. ogden. and Secre
tary Dwight Davis has as yet given
no considera ton TO the questions in
volved.
Evening star., 1926-02-17
ASKS CITY PLANNING
BE INCLUDED IN BILL
Frederick A. Delano Suggests
Change in Measure Now
Before Senate

Frederic a. Delano. Of the Commit
tee of One Hundred on the Federal
City. wrote to Chairman Capper of
the Senate District committee today
suggesting a change in the bill passed
by the House last week to enlarge the
powers of the National Capital Park
Commission to include city planning
AS approved by the House the bill
provides that in addition to the seven
officials on the commission, there
would he four citizens appointed as
members by the President. Mr. Delano
proposed to Senator Capper that the
number of citizens be increased to six.
four of whom would be chosen to
represent the technical elements of
city planning, and two laymen.
The measure will be considered by
the committee Friday morning and
present indications are that it will be
favorably reported to the Senate.
Evening star., 1926-02-17
Burial Ground 1000
Years Old Found on
Persian Gulf Island
By the Associated Press.

by tnP ASSOcldteO
BASRA. Irak., February H.
An important discovery has been
made at Bahrein, one of the group
of Avail Islam in the Persian gulf,
near the coast of Arabic, by DR..
MacKay of the British School of
Archaeology. 1t is a cemetery of
the third millennium, B. G. Sepul-
chral mounds, seven miles from
Manaweh, which have been eXca-
waited have revealed burial cham
bers and cells containing decayed
wooden pegs 50 arranged as to sug-
gest that the wardrobes of the dead
were hung there for use in after
life.
The large tombs showed signs
of having been robbed of valuable
objects. The small tombs were
intact. Pottery, ivory, shells, ar
rowheads and spearheads were
found in them. but there was no
trace of gold or silver. An ivory
statuette of a woman shows high
artistic talent.
DR.. Mackay says il is not impos-
sible that Bahrein was the island
where the Sumerians originated.
Evening star., 1926-02-17
Daughter of Aide to
Gen. Washington
Dies at Age of i'll
By the Associated Press.

By the Associ ated Press
MILWAUKEE. Wis. February
17.,-Mrs. Louisa X. Theirs, Ill
years old and the daughter of
veteran of the American Revolu-
ton, died here today. Her father
was Seth Kapron. q Massachusetts
pioneer, who joined the colonial
forces at the age of 18 and rose to
be an aide de camp of Gen. Wash
ington.
Mrs. Theirs often told of her
fathers acquaintance with Wash
ington. At the time Of Corn
wallis surrender, according to Mrs.
Theirs, Washington shook hands
with hundreds of his soldiers, and
the last to bid him goodbye was
her father.
She recalled a visit she made
with her father to West Point,
where she met Lafayette.
Evening star., 1926-02-17
Volstead, Leaping From Crag to Crag,
Avoids "Shots" Of Capital Cameramen

walk half way down the White House
roadway on his way to the Avenue.
Executing a clever flank movement,
however. the photographers appeared
suddenly in front of him, leveled their
weapons and were waiting to see the
whites of his eyes before shooting
when Mr.. Volstead waved his arm at
them frantically.
Steadily and unwaveringly, the line
of cameramen refused to bulge. Their
fingers We're pressing the triggers
when Mr.. Nolstead made another fly
ing leap which carried him behind
some shrubbery. PauSing only a mo-
ment, he dashed from the protecting
bushes and Streaked it across the
White House lawn nearly to the front
portico of the White House. where he
again slowed his pace to a diEnified
walk and left the scene. The photog-
graphers refused to chase him further.
however. They had got what they
wanted
Evening star., 1926-02-17
.AMUNDSEN FLIGHT PLANS.
Will Start for Pole i'm April. Explorer
Thinks.

PORTLAND Greg. February II
CP).-- Capt. Roald Amundsen plans TO
make "A preliminary flight in n dirigi-
BILE 10 Paris. London. Pullam and Len
ingrad before starting from SpitZ-
bergen to Alaska this year. he reveal
ed here today.
He will begin his second attempt to
f1v over the North Pole in April il
the dirigible is ready then. he added.
The explorer wished well the De
troit Arctic expedition headed by
Capt George Fl. Wilkins. but feared
that If this party depended upon the
Arctic waste to provide food. It would
Evening star., 1926-02-17

German Held for Deportation, Then
Forgotten.

SAN FRANCISCO. February II GP).
John Wohbe. a German. for 33 years
a resident of the United States. has
been lost" in the Alameda County
Jail for the last II months. forgotten
by the authorities.
This situation was revealed in the
United States District Court here
when letter was received by
Judge John s Partridge from Wobbe.
The prisoner said he was released
from Folsom prison after serv-
ing a term for grand larceny and
taken into custody by the immigration
authorities for deportation. His case
was forgotten and he has remained
in Jail.
Evening star., 1926-02-17
House.

House today considers legislation
providing for participation by the
Federal Government in the sesuui-
centennial celebration in Phila-
delphia.
House District committee favor
ably reports general welfare bin
aud orders hearings - star. tonor-
row on the several measures to
strengthen the existing ira .iic law
with report To be made to the
full District committee AT "A spe-
cfal meeting Friday morning.
secretary kellogg witness be-
fore foreign affairs committee on
foreign embassy bill.
District of Columbia subcommit-
tee of appropriations committee
continues hearings on District
budget.
Naval affairs committee con-
tinues consideration in executive
session of five-year aviation pro-
gram.
Railroad Labor Board legislation
considered In executive session by
interstate commerce committee.
Agriculture committee conducts
hearing on McNary-W oodruff for
estrv bill.
Military affairs committee CON
tinues hearing with Gen. Davis as
principal witness on proposed de-
partment of national defense
Irrigation and reclamation COM
mittee continues hearing on legis-
lation concerning adjustments on
irrigation projects.
Ways and means committee con
siders bills relating to the importa-
tion of cigars.
subcommittee of post office
committee considers legislation
covering the shipment of fireal ms
through the mails.
Mines and mining committee
continues Its hearing on the pre-
posed mine rescue station in Ken
stucky.
Committee on roads continues it's
hearing on Federal all to the
States in construction of post
roads
Evening star., 1926-02-17
G. A. R. MEETING TONIGHT
Fifty-Eighth Annual Encampment
to Open With Business Session.

The fiftyeighth annual encamp-
ment of the Department of the Po-
tomac, Grand Army of the Republic,
will open with a business meeting to-
night at the Grand Army Hall. 1912
Pennsylvania avenue. A banquet will
be given at the Raleigh Hotel tomor-
row night in honor of John B. In
man. mmander-in-chief, on his visit
to the encampment.
The officers for the coming wear
will he elected Friday night and will
he installed Tuesday night February
%. Hosea r. Moulton will preside.
Evening star., 1926-02-17
CHAIN BRIDGE PLAN
FOR MAINS URGED
Moore Asks House Commit.
tee to Center on Arlington
Water Measure.

In order to expedite the delivery of
District water to the Arlington County
sanitary district as provided for in
several bills pending before the House
District committee, Representative r.
Walton Moore, Democrat. Virginia. to-
day asked the subcommittee which
conducted hearings on these measures
TO concentrate on the one bill which
provides for carrying water across
Chain Bridge
The bill which is now being pushed
as Of primary Importance by Mr..
Moore would authorize that the water
he taken direct from the DaleCarlia
pumping station and carried across
Chain Bridge and through a system
OF mains to the Arlington County sani-
tary district, under the administration
OF the Secretary of War.
Delivery From Reservoir.
BY this arrangement the legislation
provides solely for the sale of water
from the reservoir to the Virginia
suburbs and has nothing at all to do
with problems Of distribution which
would necessitate administration bv
District officials
Another bill, fathered by Mr. Moore
provided for delivery of District water
across the Key Bridge. This would ne
TEN.
At a hearing on these meaSu the
subcommittee of the District commit
tee instructed Mr.. Moore to unite both
propositions in one bill. This was fol-
lowed by protests from citizens in the
Virginia suburbs and a report yester-
day from the Citizens Advisory Coun-
Gil. which complicated the legislation.
Would Expedite Service.
In order to simplify the proceeding
and expedite the water service To the
Virginia suburbs, Mr. Moore pressed
the subcommittee for action solely on
the Chain Bridge proposition.
This measure has been amended 50
as to read in accordance with recon
mendationS of the Secretary of War
that 'all p "mentS for the use of wa
ter TO be deposited in the Trea Surv Of
the United States as other water rerlt (
now collected in the District of Column
hia are deposited. and provided that
the Secretary of War may revoke al
any time any permit for the use Of
water that may have been granted
! The Secretary Of War IS author
lied to acquire by purcla Sc or condem-
nation all necessary land, easements
and rights OF way for pipe lines to con
pect the force main of the Daleca rlia
pumping station with the water main
in Arlington County, a s authorized. "
Evening star., 1926-02-17
NOTED ECONOMIST
D|ESAT HOME HERE
David L. Wing Rendered
Great Services to Nation.
Was Ill Short Time.

David l.. Wing. an economist en-
gagged in Government work for many
years. an expert Of wide reputation
in the coal industry. and prominently
known in Washington. died at ! |: 80
o'clock last night at his residence. 1922
Nineteenth street northwest. He had
been apparently in good health until
few days ago, when he contracted
influenza. which developed into pneu-
monia. and his death came as a great
shock 10 his family and friends.
Funeral services will be held at his
residence tomorrow afternoon at 3
O'Clock. The officiating clergyman will
be Rev. Robert Johnston. rector of
st. Johns Episcopal Church, Lafay-
cite Square.
Mr.. Wing is survived by his wife.
who was Miss Lucy Madeira. head
of the school for girls of that name
here: by two children of former
marriage. Wilson and Mary Wing.
and by his father. Wilson Wing of
Bangor. Me.
Was Born in Chile.
Mr.. Wing was horn in Valparaiso.
Chile. December 20. 1874. He grad
uated from the MaSSat husetts Insti-
tute Of Technology in the "las~ of
1895 and from 1903 TO 1905 did grad
uate work in economies and political
science at Columbia University. He
first engaged in the lumber business
and also worked with the Census
Bureau for short while. He later
became a special agent with the Bu-
reau of Corporations and from 1915
to 1920 was special examiner in
the Federal Trade Commission. While
thus employed he engaged in a num-
Der of important Investigations. par
t1cularly those relat ting to lumber.
petroleum.. coal and certain phases of
export trade, during which period he
made an extensive tour of South
America.
Services to Government.
During the World War Mr.. Wing
held a position of great responsibility,
being in charge of all the coal work
for the commission. Since his resig-
nation therefrom in 1920 he engaged
in private practice as a consulting
economist, but was frequently called
upon for special services to the Gov
ernment on account of his exceptional
knowledge of the coal industry. Thus
in 1921 he served as an expert in re-
1ation to the mining industry on the
President conference on unempIoy-
ment. Again in 1922 his services
were sought by the United States Coal
Commission.
Less than two months ago he was
appointed by President Coolidge as
secretary Of the advisory board of
Federal industrial institutions for
women. Those with and for whom he
labored consider that he played a most
important part in the application of
economics and statistical science to
public problems.
Mr.. Wing first married Miss Mary
Mumford. who died early in life. Some
years later he married Miss Madeira,
who was a close friend of his first
wife He was a member of the Cosmos
Club. and his circle of friends and ac-
quaintances both in governmental and
residential Washington was a wide
one.
Evening star., 1926-02-17
NEWSPAPER MAN DIES.

BOSTON. February Il tP).-Thomas
Downey. for nearly so years one of
the most widely known newspaper
circulation managers in the country.
died last night after a years illness.
He was in his eightieth year.
Joining the staff of the Boston
Globe in 1873. he had an active part
in its affairs until his last Illness. He
was horn in Ireland.
Evening star., 1926-02-17
Charge Criminal Operation.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
HAGERSTOWN, Md, February II.
AS result of a grand jury probe of
Wholesale abortions." ordered by
Judge Frank G. Wagaman. who
characterized the practice as "a
hideous crime one indictment was
returned late yesterday, and others
are expected. DR.. George Eberhart
was named. He provided a. $500
pond.
Evening star., 1926-02-17
Controlled Most Of Supply.
Bus Driver Seriously Hurt.
'cial Dispatch to The Star

Special Dispatch to The Star.
HAGERSTOWN, Md. February II.
Lloyd Barnes of Baltimore, driver
of Baltimore Waynesboro bus, was
probably fatally injured late yester
day when a bus he was driving
empty" ran over an embankment at
Leitersburg, near here, and crashed
into Antietam Creek. He was taken
to a hospital in critical condition
Evening star., 1926-02-17
Athletes, Bluebloods and War Hero
To Join Palm Beach Fire Company

Gently and Dunphy was a finalist in
that tournament and in the South
Florida championships. Another
volunteer fireman Is Sidney A. Smith
of New York, who has been dubbed
the society boxer. Smith often has
served as a sparring partner for Gene
Tunney, heavyweight.
Capt, Byron Tate of the British
Army, who received numerous decora-
tiens for valor in the World War, is
another to offer his services The
list also includes Ralph Cameron, hus-
band of Anita Stewart.
When organized the company prob
ably will be the richest fire fighting
organization In the Ipited statas.
Evening star., 1926-02-17
BY the Associated Press.


PALM BEACH, Fla, fepfuary ~.
Fire fighting is the latest sport TO
be taken up by the young sociai set
here Alarmed by the numerous fires
recently. a number Of young blue
bloods" have signifled their intention
of joining a volunteer fire department
which has been urged by Fire Chief
Schultz of West Palm Beach.
Several of the best athletes in the
colony have signed up for the new
compa ny. among them being Ted and
Arthur Yates of Rochester, n. y,
Chris j. Dunphy of Washington,
three Of the best golfers here: Yates
won the Lake Worth tournament re-
Evening star., 1926-02-17
ALPHABET LATINIZED.
Russian Approves Adoption of New
Characters In Many States.

TIFLIS. Soviet Georgia. February
II R.-Russia is gradually "Latiniz-
ing" the alphabets Of the smaller
states within the Soviet federation.
The Transcaucas sian government has
just approved the adoption of the new
Turcoman alphabet lin Latin charac-
ters) throughout the Ira sian
federation, comprising Georgia, Aver
baiian. Armenia and several smaller
aHto0e1AONS regions.
Evening star., 1926-02-17
WAGE PARLEY TOMORROW.
Western Roads to Consider De-
mands of Trainmen and Conductors

CHICAGO. February Ii P).-Presi-
dents of Western railroads will meet
here tomorrow to consider the de
mands for wage increases made by
the Brotherhood of Railroad Train
men and Order of Railway Conductors.
The brotherhcods have asked that
the railroads indicate by March 2
whether they will negotiate collec-
lively or individually.
Evening star., 1926-02-17
GIBSON COMING HERE.
Will Confer With Kellogg on Dis.
armament Parley.

GENEVA, Switzerland. February II
LP.-The American Minister, Hugh
Gibson, is leaving for the United
States March to confer with the
State Department concerning the
American attitude at the forthcoming
disarmament discussions.
A movement has been started by
some countries to hold the first meet
ings of the preparatory commission
early in April. The date is to be fixed
at the March session of the League
Of Nations Council.