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Evening star., 1926-06-01
D. C.-TO-PHILADELPHlA
AIR LINE is STUDIED
Officials Conferring on Use of Army
and Navy Fields as
Terminals.

War and Navy department "i'trlalS
were comforting today in i'hlladelphi2
with hackers OF proposed common
cial airplane passenger service IL n"
ina ucurat ed between Washington a"d
Philadelphia during the seSHul'"h'
tenpiaI in the latter city. The Com
merce Department has given its ap-
proval of the project, Secretary it""N-
er said today. although details ~ t"
its SPONSORS and when ii viii start
have been withheld.
The project. suggested hr Philndel-
phia men, contemplateS the use OF
three large Fokker planes. To use
Boiling Field here and the Navy Field
I'm Philadelphia as terminals. TE"
rIanes are said to he able to carry 10
or 12 passengers each.
Whether Government landing fields
NAV he used for such commercial
purpose mas raised a question under
the new commercial aviation laws.
which was being threshed out i'll con
fereuce TODAY At the Commerce Ne
uartment il was said the hackers "i
the project do not want the details
made known until the matter "f hnd-
iuy fields is settled II was stated
that. while the passenger service ma
no used only during the Philad"lpha
exposI1ion. II may also he continued
after the close of the exposition II IL
need is shown.
Evening star., 1926-06-01
C|TY-W|OE TRAFFIC
CONTROL PLANNED
Capital Divided Into Three
Areas in System Devised
for Lights by Mol|er.

Plans for a city.wide extension OF
the automatic traffic control hghts
were virtually completed today by
Col. !. c. Moller, assistant director OF
traffic. The increase in the lights
however, Is contingent upon the pas.
sage Of Congress Of the proposed
amendment of the District traff1c
code which provides that the FUNDS
raised from fees for operators per
mits shall be used to purchase auto
matte signals.
Col. Moller has divided the traffic
control systems into three areas, each
separately controlled. Under this ar
rangement the fire signals in the
three zones may be operated lnde
pendently.
The Massa chusetts avenue and Six
teenth street system now In operation
is designated as area I. The second
area will cover the downtown section
living between Pennsylvania and Mas
sachusetts avenues and F1fteenth
street and North Capitol street. The
other group includes Maryland ave
nue., Rhode Island avenue, Connectl'
cut avenue, Woodley road, Wisconsin
avenue and Pennsylvania avenue anc
NJ street in Georgetown.
Installation of additional signals or
sixteenth street and on Massa chu
setts avenue will begin shortly. The
lights have been ordered and are eX-
nected to arrive within the next few
weeks.
Evening star., 1926-06-01
ARMY FINGERPRINT
AUTHORITY EXPIRES
Walter S. Kaye, Pioneer in 1denti'
fcation Work, Was 63 Years
of Age.

Walter s. Kaye. chief clerk of the
identity section of the adjutant gen
erals Office, known as the f1ngerprint
expert Of the Army, died at his home
at Occoquan, Va, this morning, ac-
cording to word received at the War
Department. Mr.. Kaye had been con-
nected with the War Department for
about al years.
He was born at Elland. Yorkshire,
England. April %. 1857. He was one
of the pioneers in the work Of identi-
fication by means Of the fingerprint
system, and since the adoption by the
Army Of that system as applied to all
enlisted men, has been in the imme-
date charge of that work. He was
recognized throughout the country as
an authority in his particular line and
has frequently assisted police author
tiles in various parts of the United
States in the Identification of crimi-
nails and others.
Arrangements for the funeral have
not been completed.
Evening star., 1926-06-01
FREDERICK DOUGLASS
HONORED BY PUPILS
Several Hundred Colored Children,
Parents and Teachers Make
Pilgrimage.

Several hundred colored pupils Of
the public schools, together with their
parents, teachers and school princi-
pals, Joined in the annual Memorial
day pilgrimage yesterday to the home
of Frederick Douglass at Cedar Hill,
Anacostia. in tribute to his life and
services to his race and country.
The pilgrimage was arranged by
the principals of the colored schools,
in cooperation with the Sterling Re-
lief Association and the National Fed.
Grafton of Womens Clubs.
An address on the significance of
the pilgrimage was given by Miss
Veronica Young. while Bruce Under
due spoke. on the characteristics of
Douglass, and Prof. Kelly Miller of
Howard University, gave some per-
sonal "reminiscences of the negro lead.
er Other speakers were Howard H.
Long. assistant superintendent of
schools. and Mrs. NJ. M. Marshall. A
drama, THE Land of Equal Chances. -
was presented by sixth grade pupils.
Readings, recitations and several vo-
cal and instrumental numbers also
were included in the program.
]. c. Bruce, supervising principal
of the thirteenth division, presided al
the exercises. I. f. De Reef was
chairman Of the program committee
Evening star., 1926-06-01
CADET COMPANIES
IN ANNUAL MATCH
Five Senior High Schools
Observation-Disclosures
Unusually Keen.

Fourteen of the - cadet conpa nies
representing the five senior high
schools are drilling today in the thir-
ty-ninth annual drill of the Washing
ron High School Cadets. The remain
ing 10 companies will drill tomorrow.
five in the morning and five in the
afternoon. Eight Central companies
drilled this morning while three East
ern and three Western companies
took the field this afternoon.
One company each from Mckinley
Manual Training School. Eastern.
Business. Central and Western will
take the field tomorrow afternoon. he.
ginning at $50 o'clock. when the
largest crowd is expected to be on
hand preparatory to the selection of
the winning company and the presen-
tation of the Allison Naylor Gold
Medal 10 the winning captain by
Secretary of War Dwight Davis
Anxious to be on hand for the out
standing event Of the school year,
members of the Board of Education
have postponed their regular meeting
until Wednesday week.
While the ratings given the com
panies drilling today were, as usual
guarded with the utmost secrecy, II
was apparent from the high. grade
drilling that this years winner will
come close to the 100 mark. 1t is not
unusual for tenths of l per cent to
separate the company ratings. and as
the cadets know this, they showed
that they are determined not to make
the slightest slip.
The Adjutant. the year book OF
the Cadet Corps, which Is circulated
at the competitive drill AS a souvenir
contains an article by Maj. Gen. Han
son f. Ely. u. S. A.. Congratulations
to the Brigade" Gen. Ely tells of his
review of the cadets in March, and
lauds their drilling ability. Col. Wal
lace NJ. Craigie. L. S. A, professor OF
military science and tactics. has an
article in the book on The Competi
tive Spirit"
The board of judges officiating at
the drill are Maj. Fred l.. Walker
Infantry. L. s. A.: Maj. Paul w
Baade. Infantry. Il. s. A.. and Capt
Levin c. Allen, Infantry, L. S. A.
Evening star., 1926-06-01
BRAND RECEIVES
CONFIDENCE VOTE
Wins Support of Chamber OF
Deputies as He Opens
Financial Battle.
By the Associated Press

by tne AssotddteO freee.
PARIS, June THE Chamber of
Deputies voted confidence in the
Rriand government this afternoon,
3I3 to 147.
Premier BRAND opened his par
liamentary battle in the Chamber to-
day by demanding the postponement
OF interpretations on the financial
crisis and the measures which the
government expects to adopt for
stabiliZing the franc.
The interpretations had been pre-
pared by the Radicals Goston Hulin
and Bertrand Nogaro and the So
ciaiist Leon Blum.
The demand for poStponement OF
interpella tions on financial matters
is a continuation OF the fight which
Premier BRAND began last Thursday
in the Chamber when he received a
vote of confidence. 320 to 209.
Premier BRAND said that the gov
ernment could not permit debate on
financial matters at the present time
because of the repercussion IL would
have abroad. In the present critical
situation he appealed for a union of
all parties as he was faced with the
second attack by Radicals and So
Cialists within six days.
Evening star., 1926-06-01
100000 IN GOLD
DUG UP ON FARM
Treasure Buried During Civil
War Traced by Key Left
to Heir.
BY the Associated Press

DEMOPOLIS, Ala. June l.-Tales
Of treasure trove are rivaled in the
find of buried gold estimated At more
than 100000 on the Whitfield farm
near here. The cache. believed TO
have been hidden from Union armies
during the Civil War by G., BoaZ Whit
field. was discovered by means Of a
key left to his son. c. Gayon Whit.
field. Middlesboro, Ky.
The treasure consisted Of $40 gold
pieces, minted in 1850 and before 1t
was found in an old powder can that
crumbled on touch. Gold pieces had
been found on the farm from time to
time. but search for buried caches was
not made by the Whitfield family un-
til the location Of the key in Ken.
lucky.
A gang of negroes digging for a
buried boundary stake unearthed
the treasure yesterday. The negroes
dug for a whole week without success
They then stumbled on the powder
can and it's contents.
Nine heirs may bid for the gold
Some of them are descendants of
brothers Of c. BoaZ Whitfield. who
was the son of Gen. Nathan Bryan
Whitfield. pioneer.
Many of the South's aristocratic
and wealthy families buried money
and gold and silver plate during the
Civil War to prevent seizure by Union
soldiers. Old.timers here, however
cannot recall where such large
amounts have been involved.
Evening star., 1926-06-01
FLEET CORPORATION
LOSES $1,4O7 SUIT
Western Union Upheld in AS
sessing Commercial Rates
on kilograms.

The United States Shipping Boa rd
Emergency Fleet Corpora ton is not
entitled to Government rates on tele-
grams but must pay the commercial
rates according to an opinion of the
District Court of Appeals rendered
today by Justice Josiah II. Van Ors-
del. The Western Union Telegraph
sCo. brought suit for 81 l.407.59 for the
unpaid difference between the Govern
mental rate and the commercial rate
on messages transmitted for the Fleet
Corporation during the months OF
June and July, 1922. The case Is O
test and will be expedited To the
United States Supreme Court under
a stipulation Of counsel.
The case turns upon the cOnStruc-
ton of section 5266 Revised Statutes.
which provides: "Telegrams between
the several departments of the Gov
ernment and their officers and agents
in their transmission over the lines
of any telegraph company to which
has been given the right of way shall
have priority over all other business
at such rates as the Postmaster
General shall annually fix. etc"
In determining that the Fleet Cor
poration is not such a, governmental
agency as to entitle 1t to the cheaper
rate, u uStiCc all oISue>I w Hitc
the service obtained from the tele-
graph company may in part have
been employed in relation to Govern
ment business. it was the separate
cOntractual obligation of the corpora
ton totally independent of any direct
authority received from the Presi-
dent. 1t logically follows that no con
tract is here involved with which the
President. in carrying out the pro-
visions of the act Of 1917. was in any
way concerned. The service was per-
formed for the corporation and the
mere fact that some of it may have
been rendered in connection with
Government business in no way af-
fected the corporate status of the
Fleet Corporation or converted it into
either a department Of the Govern.
ment of the United States or an agent
or officer of department within the
purview of section 5266"
The finding of the District Supreme
Court in favor OF the telegraph com
pany was affirmed.
Evening star., 1926-06-01
Congressional Latitude.
From the Kansas City Star


1t does not seem possible that Con
gress really can imagine that 1t can by
mere statute law prevent the feminine
population of the United States from
swiping dress designs wherever they
may be found. -.'.
1t might be possible for Congress. il
1t wants to copyright something. to
copyright the lilies Of the field, the
rainbow in the sky or the dimple in a
smiling infants cheek. 1t might get
away with such law. But it can't
copyright mothers intuition Of the
kind Of dress she looks we'll in It's
useless to ask her where she got the
design. 1t simply came to her, and If
somebody else in Paris or elsewhere
had the same idea you can't prove
anything to mother from that coinci-
dence SO much for a law copyright-
ing dress designs. No further seek It's
merits to disclose.
Evening star., 1926-06-01
JUNE WEEK EVENTS
BEGIN AT ANNAPOLIS
Close-0rder Drill, Dress Parade and
Social Functions on Card
Today.
Special Dispatch TO The Star.

Special Dlspdtcn 10 Inc star.
ANNAPOLIS. Md, June IA
typical June week" program was
presented at the Naval Academy to.
day. with Il snappy close order drill
In the morning, dress parade in the
evening and numerous concerts and
social functions scattered over the
day
This morning, beginning at 1890
o'clock, there was an exhibition of
close order drill by battalions, the
1St Battalion. commanded by Mid
shipman George G.. Weaver of Penn
sylvania, executing it's drill on Wor
den Field and the I'd Battalion. com
manded by Midshipman Charles E.
Briner of New Jersey, on Farragu,
Field.
The special feature Of the dress
parade will be the presentation of
the regimental colors to the 9Th
Company, which won them in the
flag competition embracing profes
sional branches and drills. The col
ors will be presented to Midshipmar
Robert B. Pierre of Nebraska, com
manding the winning company. by
Miss Gertrude Freeman of 259 Park
side avenue. Brooklyn.
There will be special social events
for all three of the upper classes
The graduates and their friends will
be entertained at a garden party b,
the superintendent. The second class
will have it's Ring Dance" and there
will be special hop for the members
of the third class and their friends.
The winners of the gunnery medals
for the year, all from the second
class. was announced this morning
They are:
Gold medal, Midshipman Clarence
e. Coffin, jr., Indiana: silver medal
Midshipman Edwin r. Van Sickle
Wyoming; bronze medal, Midshipmar
Charles c. Pyne, at large.
Evening star., 1926-06-01
22-Year-Old Suit
Over 10th St. Site
Ends in ID. G.. Court

The District. Court of Appeals. In
an opinion by Justice Van OrSdel
today, ended a litigation Of 22
years duration over the property
at 800 Sixteenth street, which
forms a. portion Of the Hotel Cor
don. The court affirmed a 1udg-
ment Of the District Supreme
Court. which held that Mrs. Eliza
beth G. Prall. widow of William r..
Prall. jr.. had no tile to any por-
ton of the property.
Mrs. Prall for many years con-
Quoted the litigation In person. re-
fusing the aid Of lawyers. but lost
her reason and was adjudged in
sane, Charles V. Inlay being ap-
pointed as committee. Mr.. Inlay
brought a suit In ejectment against
the other Prall heirs. Jennie NJ.
Prall. Annie M. FahnestOck. Emma
G. knorr, Gerald S. and j. F. La
vignino. The jury found for the
defendants and Mr.. Inlay appeal
ed. The appellate court finds no
error in the record and affirms the
verdict Of the jury.
Evening star., 1926-06-01
AUTO CRASH KILLS TWO
ON MARYLAND HIGHWAY
Ten Others Injured in Accident
Dead Were Members of Negro
Jazz Band.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
SALISBURY, Nd. June 1.-Two
negro automobile drivers were killed
and 10 members of a negro jazz band
were injured in an automobile COLI
sion near Ocean City this morning.
The musicians, in two machines,
were returning from a dance at Ocean
City when a car driven by Willard
Shockley, negro, of Salisbury, side
swiped the first automobile and crash
ed head-on into the second, instantly
killing the driver, William Green OF
Cambridge. Shockley was crushed to
death when his machine spun around
and piled into a road sign.
State police. after investigation,
blamed Shockley for the accident,
declaring that he was drunk and that
his machine was travelling more than
60 miles an hour.
Evening star., 1926-06-01
SOLDIERS STEAL PLANE:
TWO KILLED IN CRASH
Third Swims to Safety in Missouri
River After "Joy-Ride" Ends
in Disaster.
py the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
l.EAVENWORTH. kans.. June l.
Two soldiers from Fort Leavenworth
who last night took possession OF an
airplane and started off on a joy ride
met death a short time later when
the borrowed" plane fell into the Mis-
souri, River near here. A third sol
dier swan to safety.
The dead: Pvt. Otto G. Hathaway,
st. Joseph. Mo-. and Pvt. William r.
Garrett. Lexington. Okla.
Hathaway and Garrett and Pvt.
Leonard Lemay. the third member
Of the joy-ride party. were attached
to the air service detachment at Fort
Leavenworth. Yesterday G. j..
Michael of Kansas City arrived at the
post field in new plane to visit his
father and obtained permission to
leave his plane pending better flying
conditions. The soldiers apprOpria ted
the machine. In descending in a
strong wind the plane fell into the
river.
Evening star., 1926-06-01
GEORGETOWN'S STREETS
ASSAILED BY ELDRIDGE
Old Paving. Laid 46 Years Ago
Held Responsible for Loose
Plaster and Rattles.

The poor condition of the streets in
Georgetown is directly responsible Tor
the loose plaster and rafting WINDOWS
complained of by residents in that
territory, according to Traffic Director
Nj. o. Eldridge.
With the aid of the District High
wav Department Mr. Eldridge made
a comprehensive investigation OF the
streets on which the compiaina nts
lived and learned that the surfacing
on some of them Is as years old. A
number of them, he said. have sur
facing at least "a years old.
NATURALLY, heavy trucks passing
over these poor surfaced streets will
product vibrations" said the trafhc
director. Even passenger vehicles
going at a high rate of speed on such
thoroughfares will cause vibrations"
Evening star., 1926-06-01
|ORAT0RY WINNERS
| ARRIVE TOMORROW
Georgia and Hollywood, Calif.,
Contestants to Be Guests
at Banquet.

Two Of the six out. t.Of-town district
titlehoders in the third annual Ma
tional Oratorical Contest will arrive
in the Union Station tomorrow morn
ing within an hour and a half Of each
other, preparatory to the staging or
the national finals at the Washington
Auditorium on Friday night. They
are Joseph Mullarky. Augusta. Ga,
who will arrived at 1880 a m, and Her
bert Wenig, Hollywood. Calf, whose
train is scheduled to arrive at 9 am.
A group Of prominent Washington
Georgians. who tomorrow night will
tender young Mularkv a banquet at
the White Peacock, will meet him at
the Union Station tomorrow morning.
Wenig. who comes from Hollywood
High School, also will be welcomed
by group Of friends.
Miss Myrle POsey. The Stars en-
tran in the national finals: and Wenig
will both be guests of honor at the
Georgia banquet tomorrow night, to-
gether with Mullarky.
Grandfather to Attend.
Despite the fact that Wenig must
journey five days across the CONT
nent to participate in the fial contest
he will have a group Of distinguished
supporters on Friday night Randolph
Leigh. rational director of the con
test announced today that Edward O.
Wenig, the young orators grand
father, is "A member of the New York
Stock Exchange and will be on hand
together with Il group OF prominent
New Workers. to root for his grandson.
In contrast CONS word from Phiii-
diphia that the father Of Thomas T..
Cleary, the parochial school lad who
in 81
mason, vows that he will be at the
auditorium to cheer his son If ! have
Ia start today and walk
Clearly modestly gives much of the
credit for his victory TO Rev. Joseph
A. F'ortescue, Of the st. Joseph q
College High School. which he rep
resents. He saws: Il wanted 10 win
for st. .Joes sake. Now should Ike
TO win for Philadelphia sake.
Will Attend Drill Competition.
Back Of Cleary's victory is the de-
termination of Father Fortescue to
bring a victory to Philadelphia for
the Sesquicentennial Commenting
on his pupils triumph, Father For
tescue said: Last year ] was dis
appointed 10 see a small upstate
school defeat the best in Philadelphia
SO | made up my mind then that ST.
Josephs would do it's best to give
Philadelphia a winner this wear"
Dr. Frank W. Ballou. superintend-
ent, today announced he would tomor-
row invite MulIarky and WeniG to
attend the final afternoons drilling
of the annual competitive drill at
American League Park. They will
occupy a box.
Word received today was 10 the
effect that st. Joseph's High School
has decided tn send a delegat alton Of
IS to root for Cleary. The delegation
will be seated in the balcony next TO
the Eastern cheering ranks. The
only school delegations on the main
floor will be those from Pennsylva mia
and New York.
Evening star., 1926-06-01
BUCKETSHOP ARRESTS
INVOLVE TOXIC FIRM
Alleged Frauds. Amounting to
S1,5OO.O 900. Cover Two Years of
Speculation.
BY Radio to The Star and Chicago Daily News

BY Radio TO The Star and Chicago Daily News,
TOXIC, June Bucket shop ar
rests constitute the latest modern de-
velopment in Toxic. Those held are
employees OF brokerage firm. Hirose
Co. whose alleged frauds consisted of
bucketing orders during two-year
period. The total amount involved is
stated to be more than 100000 ven
tnormally about 81 500 .000). and the
number Of victims is said TO be large
throughout Japan.
Many stock exchange firms are en-.
dangered, according to the statement
Of the stock exchange president.
Hitherto there has been a high stand
ing among such concerns in Toxic as
the Hirose Co. but during the last
three years speculations on margins
have been increasing rapidly. owing
TO the rise in temperature OF the get
rich-quick element
This is especially dangerous to
japan and the Orient generally. where
gambling, once aroused, reaches an
unreserained pitch. 1t is said that
Daikichi Hirose, head Of the firm. lost
heavily in speculation year ago.
After close examinat ton by the proc
urator, the case has been turned
over to the courts for preliminary
trial.
| Copyright. 1925. by Chicago Daily News Coz
Evening star., 1926-06-01
PRESIDENTS ADDRESS
APPROVED IN BERLIN
German Papers Look With Favor
on Coolidge's Plea for Cut in
Military Forces.
Nv the Associated Press

By the Associated Press.
BERLIN. June president Cool
idge's Memorial day address at Arling-
ton. in which he urged Europe to
reduce her armaments to relieve tax
burdens, is displayed prominently in
this mornings newspapers. which in
general comment favOrably upon it.
The Berliner Tageblatt says Mr..
Coolidge rendered signal service to
the cause of peace in taking such
an impartial standpoint on the ques-
ton of war guilt and not blaming
Germany alone for excessive arma-
ments, while designating competition
in armaments as one. if not the eX-
elusive. cause of the World War.
The Lokal Anzeigar, however. espe-
ciaIly In reference to Fra nee, thinks
that more than the Presidents s mild
words" are needed to make a lasting
impression in furthera nee of America 8
disarmament effort.
Evening star., 1926-06-01
ENGINEER GETS PRIZE.
Inventor of Log-Carrying Devices
Wins $1,000 Award.
Rv the Associated Press

Ry the AssOClated PTtss
A first prize of 81 600 cash was
awarded today to r.. ". Percy. rhl"i
engineer of the Union Lumber Co.
Fort Bragg. calf. for his invention
of log carriage devices in the waste,
nreyention contest of the National
Lumber Manufacturers Association.
second prize. of $500. went to W. n.
E-erruson, machine shop foreman of
the Coos Bay Lumber CO.. Marshfield.
Ore. for invention of a line and de
Law graphic recording device for saw
mill carriages All contestants werS1
saw mill employees.
Evening star., 1926-06-01
Appert Father of Canning.

Appert. a. F'renchman. introduced
the method for canning fruits and
vegetables. although IL was q rela-
tive of his who made the process
practical. Rillieux. also a Frenchman.
made the use of sugar more practical
by cutting the boiling fuel for a
pound from ! pound of coal to 2
ounces. In later years dehydratton.
the use of compressed air and the
vacuum have been used In preserv.
ing food products.