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about the absence of landing places in
the polar region. lie said he saw
plenty of stretches of smooth ice
where plane could safely alight. He
brought back a photograph in support
of this contention.
The Chantier was a scene of wild
rejoicing tonight. Alf the crew are
happy and many have gone ashore to
spend their first hours of recreation
since leaving New York.
Kings Bay does not afford many
amusements, but the Chantier brought
moving picture apparatus. and is in
viting the whole population to attend.
They were favored by continued
sunlight, and there was never the
slightest fog, enabling Comdr. Byrd
to use his sun compass and bubble
sextant, and obtain the most accurate
observations possible.
Without the sunlight, navigation
would have been almost impossible.
Bennett and Comdr. Byrd alternated
in the plotting, Bennett refilling the
gasoline containers while the COM
mander piloted and navigated.
When they were within go miles of
the Pole the oil system of the right
hand motor began leaking badly, and
it seemed necessary to choose between
proceeding with two motors or at
tempting landing to make repairs.
In the neighborhood of the Pole
numerous stretches of smooth ice
were visible and landing was favored
by Bennett, but Comdr. Byrd, remem-
bering his difficulties in starting at
Kings Bay, vetoed this proposal.
Both agreed, however, to continue
, the flight to the Pole even if they
went on with only two motors. To
their surprise, the right-hand motor
continued to work effectively, despite
the ruptured oil tank, and when the
Fokker returned to Kings Bay all
three motors were hitting perfectly.
The Josephine Ford, after making
three circles over Kings Bay. landed
at the take-off runway and TAXED
to her original starting position.
Comdr. Byrd and Bennett hurried
mile and a half to the shore, where
! motor boat rushed them to the
Chantier The crew aboard her went
wild with joy, waving flags and their
caps. Many of the crew completely
broke down with emotion, and with
tears streaming from their eyes en-
braced the flyers.
Comdr. Ryrd's nose and several fin
gers were frozen while he was taking
! observations in zero temperature
| montinued on Page 4, Column ~
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MRS. CAPPER DIES
OF 5WEEK ILLNESS
Senator and Family at Bed
Side-FuneraI to Be
in Topeka.
BY the Associated Press.

BALTIMORE. May 10.-Mrs. Ar
thur Capper. wife of Senator Capper
of Kansas, died at $50 o'clock this
morning at the Hospital for the Wom-
en- of Maryland. Senator Capper and
members of the family were at her
bedside when she died. Senator Cap
per had been in Baltimore several
days, since Mrs. Capper's condition be
came worse.
Mrs. Capper had been a patient at
the hospital about five weeks. having
been admitted for major operation
She improved steadily for two weeks
then suffered a relapse.
The body will leave Baltimore for
Topeka at O'Clock this evening anG
funeral services will be held in that
city Wednesday afternoon. In addi
ton to Senator Capper, the body will
be accompanied home by Mrs. George
NJ Crawford. Mrs. Capper's sister-in
law. and Mrs. Isabel TaXton and Mar
shall Crawford, daughter and son OF
Mrs. Crawford.
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First Criminal Conviction of Plot to
Violate Dry Law in d. c. Is Upheld

arrest of the parties grew out of an
investigation of McDOnald's death by
Policeman Donald V. Murphy.
Statements were made at police
headquarters by all the accused and
all signed their statements excepting
the woman, who refused to sign.
Phoenix was permitted to change
his plea to guilty at the trial table
and went on the witness stand for
the Government. Counsel for the al
legged conspirators claimed their eli
ents had been prejudiced by the ac-
ceptance of the plea in the presence
of the jury, but Justice Robb holds
such procedure was in the discretion
of the trial justice and any prejudice
was removed by the testimony of
Phoenix. The confessions made to
the police were voluntary, the court
finds, and were properly received in
evidence. The accused had fair trial
and the verdict must stand, declares
Justice Robb.
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The first criminal conviction of con-
spiracy to violate the national pro
hibition act in the District of Co
lumbia was sustained today by the
District Court of Appeals in an opin-
ion by Justice Robb. Five men and
one woman, all colored, will have to
serve terms Of imprisonment in the
penitentiary as the result of the ac-
ton of the. appellate tribunal.
Lawrence Hall will serve years,
William Wright and James Braxton.
IS months each; Blanche Brown, Ed
ward Blackwell and Clarence Bran
mum, / year and / day each in the
penitentiary. John Phoenix, who was
indicted with them, turned states
evidence and testified for the prose
cution. All were accused of con-
spiracy to sell liquor which, police
claimed, was poison and which, they
asserted, caused the death of George
Mcdonald in November. 1922. The
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INSISTS ON PLEBISCITE.
Chilean Chamber Votes to Demand

SANTIAGO, Chile, May 10 P).-
The Chamber of Deputies has passed
a resolution insisting on the holding
Of n pebiscite in Tacna and africa
to decide the future of suzeraintY of
these disputed provinces, as provided
for in the arbitral award of President
Coolidge. a similar resolution was
passed by the Senate last week.
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WOMAN'S BODY FOUND
FLOATING IN BASIN
Mrs. Ella Leaf Had Been Missing
for Four Days From Warder
Street Home.

Mrs. Ella Leaf. % years old. of
Bill Warder street, for whom police
had been looking since Thursday last.
was found floating in the Tidal Basin
at the foot of Seventeenth street early
this afternoon. The body was identi-
fed by her brother.in-law, Alfred
Kamons, 28O7 Connecticut avenue.
Sergt. Holmes and Pvts. Gillespie
and Kane of the park police force
discovered the body in the water near
the Paul Jones statue. They obtain
ed the assistance of the harbor pre-
cinct and pulled the body ashore.
Mrs. Leaff who disappeared from
her home after a protracted illness
without leaving word as to her des-
tination, had been widely sought by
the police at the request of her rela-
tives.
An inquest will be held.
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BY the Associated Press.

/
KINGS BAY, Spitzbergen, May 10
This frozen little settlement on the top
of the world from which Comdr. Rich
ard E. Byrd flew over the North
Pole and back in a one-day jaunt is
one of the farthest outposts of civili-
zation and yet optimists are dream
ing Of it's becoming an important
junction in the air travel of the
future.
1t is looked upon by some persons
here as the logical junction for air
routes which may some day connect
America, Europe and Asia with a net
work OF transport lines running over
the Pole.
For the greater part of the year
boats cannot reach Kings Bay with
out blasting channel ahead of them
with dynamite. During this period,
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TWO FIRES HALTED.
Virginians Still Fighting Spread Of
Third.

HARRISONBURG, Va, May 10 R).
Two of the three largest forest fires
burning in the Blue Ridge Mountains,
just east of here, were brought un-
der control late yesterday, but the
third blaze was still raging. This was
on Roundtop Mountain between STAN
ley and Shenandoah, in Page County,
and was sweeping many acres of fine
young timber before it.
The fires in Simmons Gap and
Black Rock Gap were brought under
control after so veteran foresters,
aided by volunteers, had dug Is miles
of trenches around the blazes and
started back fires. Five thousand
acres of young timber were de-
stroyed.
Chaplin Jones, State forester, was
in command, at the request of Gov.
Harry Floyd Byrd, of the forces fight
ing the fire in the Turks Gap sector,
and reports from Waynesboro last
night said this fire had been brought
under control.
The fire atop the Blue Ridge Noun
tains Is miles east of here strung
Continued on Page S. Column ~
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OYSTERS BLAMED
IN DEATH OF SMITH
Coroner's Jury Gives Verdict
in Inquest Over Navy
Pharmacist.

Kenneth NJ Smith. chief parmacist,
United States Navy, who died a week
ago Thursday shortly after he and
two fellow officers had been made vio-
lently i'll following a luncheon at
Harvey's Restaurant. came to his
death from infected food" a coro-
ners jury decided today after brief
hearing of additional testimony in the
case at the District of Columbia
morgue. Smith had eaten oysters.
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MILLIONS INVOLVED
IN HUGE RUM PLOT
Indictment of Six in New
York Reveals Methods
of Alleged Heads.
Ry the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, May 10.--A conspiracy
involving the importation of many
million dollars worth of liquor was
revealed today when United States
District Attorney Buckner opened a
sealed Indictment returned last week.
The alleged conspiracy centers in
and around Port Chester, y. Y, near
the Connecticut line. The accused. all
Of whom already are under bail on
previous charges involving prohibition
violation. are Emil Wormser, Irving
Austin, Harry Lawson (alias Harry
Nelson) Edward Siegel, Chris Berg
and Robert Olsen.
The indictment, which officials said
uncovers the ramifications of one of
the most efficient organizations de-
tected in importing and smuggling
liuuors into the United States, con-
tains five counts.
DEALINGS Wrapped i'm Secrecy.
Wormser, who was formerly legiti
mately engaged in the liquor business,
is represented to have been the guard
ed central figure of the organization.
So careful were the principals in the
workings of the alleged conspirators,
according 10 a statement issued at
the Federal attorneys office. that only
they knew who the underlings were.
Wormser, an alien. who has lived
20 years in the United States. was de
scribed by Government agents as q
millionaire resident of Riverside
Drive" His alleged activities consist
ed in buying and arranging for the
shipment of liquors abroad, chartering
fleets of motor boats when necessary
to facilitate the work. and arranging
for the distribution of liquor after ii
was landed. He is said to have care
fully abstained from appearing per
sonally in anY of the operations.
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STRONGER DRY LAW
URGED BY BISHOPS
Methodist PreIates Declare
They Will Fight for Complete
Suppression of Alcohol.

Denouncing the unprecedented
and unpatriotic attempts of the vets
at notification of prohibition laws"
the Board of Bishops Of the Methodist
Episcopal Church. speaking in the
name of it's nearly 10000. 900 members
and adherents. today issued a formal
pronouncement on the dry issue. call
ing for more rigid enforcement than
ever. urging passage by Congress OF
bills designed to put more teeth in
the eighteenth amendment, and ask
ing election to Congress of thorough
drys.
The bishops. who are in session at
the Foundry Methodist Church. took
this action today in adopting the re-
port on prohibition submitted by
Bishop Joseph F. Berry of Philadel-
phia, senior bishop Of the board. and
Bishop Thomas Nicholson of Detroit.
who is president of the Anti-Saloon
League.
The report was adopted after a
series of addresses in which wet"
propagandist, who were said to have
invaded even the Methodist Colleges
and universities. were denounced in
unequivocal terms. Among speakers
Roy A. Haynes, prohibition commits
siOner of the Treasury, and DR.. Clar-
ence True Wilson. corresponding sec
retary of the Board of Temperance,
Prohibition and Public Morals of the
Methodist Episcopal Church.
Urges Sensible" Attitude.
In the midst of the demand for rigid
enforcement of the dry laws, Bishop
Charles L. Mead cautioned his col
leagues that the dry forces must be
sensible enough to accede to the
necessity and legitimacy of manufac-
ture Of alcohol for medicinal and in
dustrial uses"
Bishop Mead. however, said that
proper safeguards must be set up
against illegal use being made of such
medicinal and industrial alcohol
The pronunciation of the bishops
urges upon the board of temperance,
prohibition and public morals, the
Anti-Saloon League, the Women s
Christian Temperance Union and all
similar organizations an intensive
campaign for temperance "such as will
make the last voter we'll informed as
to the manifold benefits of prohibi
ton"
The official statement follows. in
part:
THE Methodist Episcopal Church,
early in it's history, showed the dele
terious effects of alcohol and the de-
vastating influences of the liquor traf-
| fic. 1t became its implaCable foe. The
more we have seen of it. the more con-
vinCer are we that to license it in any
form is sin to regulate it is impossible.
The only wise course is to tear 1t up.
root and branch.
Hold Law Benefit.
notwithstanding the unprecedented
and unpatriotic attempts of the vets
at notification, and the consequent
difficulty of the enforcement of the
Volstead act. we are convinced that
prohibition has been an overwhelming
benefit to the country. 1t has blessed
thousands of homes, proved q bene-
diction to millions of women and chill
| dren, enhanced commercial prosperity,
| ministered to cleaner politics and bet
| ter government, and has commended
| itself to the great majority of our
people. We aver that there is no
| discharge in this war. We have en-
| listed for the duration of the conflict.
Continued on Page 2, Column A.
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MARYLAND CATTLE
AND TIMBER LOST
IN MOUNTAIN FIRE
Half Million Estimated DAM
age and Hundreds Fight
Spread of Flames.
SCORE OF HOMES PERILED
ON 15-MILE FRONT
Lookout Trapped in Tower in Midst
of Blazing Area as Rescue
Parties Form.
By q staff Correspondent.

By q staff Correspondent
FREDERICK. Md, May 10.-The
worst forest fire in the memory of
this section Is raging across Catoctin
Mountain just north of here today,
threatening r score OF homes with
imminent destruction. laying waste
thousands of acres of valuable timber
land and cremating unknown mum.
bers of cattle and other stock that
had just been turned loose for Spring
pasturage in sheltered clearings.
On a 15.mile front, the flames are
being driven through the forest. al
ready parched by weeks of drought,
at uncomfortable speed, famed by
strong northwesterly winds. The
damage is unofficially estimated to
have reached half a million dollars
already, and Maryland State forestry
officials. who arrived at the scene of
action to take personal charges this
morning admitted that there is no
immediate prospect OF haIting the
Conflagration.
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The whistle OF the Chantier sud-
denly beloved forth; its lever was
tied down and the blast was contin-
nous. The siren OF the Heimdal
joined the din. Over the side of the
Chantier tumbled hurrying figures,
dropping down the rope ladder to
reach the shore.
The Byrd plane flew in lower cir
cleS for about 10 minutes, showing
1t had plenty of gas left, and indulg
ing in few moments of delightful
triumph. Then 1t turned in a long
sweeping circle and dropped low to-
ward the landing. Amundsen was
running up the hill, his face beaming.
Nobody is as happy over this as
] am" he exclaimed again and again.
Ellsworth COngratuIates Him.
The memory of his heart breaking
experience last year, when he was
lost three weeks with his wrecked
plane on the ice, gave Ellsworth
knowledge of the dangers which Byrd
faced and a full appreciation of his
achievement.
Nobody would begrudge Comdr.
Byrd a moment of his victory" said
Ellsworth heartily: "he has earned ii. -
of Amundsen's planes last year. who
IS usually taciturn and silent, smiled
his approval as he bit off a chew of
tobacco.
When Byrd landed. there was mo-
ments wait as the two weary figures
stretched their muscles and shook
hands. This was their first moment
of rela xation since the take-off. They
waited so long that a younger men,
Der of the crew tore open the door
of the plane and rushed in. to find
Byrd stiffiy moving between the huge
gas tanks toward the door of the
fuSilage.
II wanted to be the first to con-
gratulate YOU, commander he cried.
The writer was the second to grip
Byrd's hand and then Benefits. The
ewes of both men were filled with
WEAKNESS and their, bodies were sag
ginC with fatigue. AS they stepped
ont. the crowd met them, threw their
arms about them, lifted them on their
shoulders and carried them down the
hill, where Amundsen was rushing up
to congratulate them.
Gives Credit to Bennett.
When Ellsworth expressed joy for
their achievement, Byrd smiled and
said:
It's Bennett, he did it."
Byrd did not see a single sign OF
life after entering the ice pack when
begins Immediately north of Amster'
dam Island and apparently touches
Nerlagen, reaching much further
southward than usual. There were no
birds. seals or polar bears, and no
traces thereof, nor was there any such
indication throughout the course.
Byrd established his exploring rec
ord without dropping any flags on the
top of the world. He was too busy
taking observations and worrying
about a leaking oil tank TO think about
flags, although he carried a hundred
small American flags and several large
ones.
Outward bound he flew at an aver
age height of 1000 feet, and on the
return. 5000 feet, making much better
speed on the return on account of the
lighter load.
Both arrived in good condition, al
though Bennett, was fatigued by the
almost continuous strain of the previ
Gus days, when he slept but little
ON board the Chantier both took hot
baths and were rubbed down by Capt
brennan.
Byrd does not agree with the con.
clusions of Amundsen and Ellsworth
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LEAKING OIL SYSTEM NEARLY
FORCED THEM DOWN ON THE ICE
Motor Kept on Working to Their Sur
prise-Sun Compass Praised for
Safe Return to Kings Bay.
BY WILLIAM BIRD,

Special Correspondent of The With the Byrd Expedition
KINGS BAY Sptzbergen May 10 By Wireless This is
great day for the United the Arctic Rares
the general rejoicing in the successful ending of Byrd
flight North Pole the
congratulate COmd Byrd Raod Amundsen. who rushing
from his dinner the long hill pantingy and threw his
about the commander he stood outside the plane
That's magnificent wonderful happy' exclaimed Amund-
huggng the smaller Byrd and kissing him he placed his
around his shoulders holding him tightly. Ellsworth
demonsatve but forgot his hatua shness he pushed
ward and held out his hand.
Il congratulate you, commander; splenddly DONE he
said.
The return dramatically and suddenly the
anxious day No signals had been identified by the American
wireless o'clock in the
that something had happened The Norge operator shore
thought he had heard signal 10 i'll the morning but nothing
thereafter Byrd expected before
night
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A Tiny Speck Appears Against Pale Sky.

MI the OF the Norge and others of the expedition
at dinner with the exception of three scanning
hills for sight OF the returning flyers.
Their vigil was rewarded Far the hills the
OF the bay tiny peck showed the returning wings the Fokker
darker blue against the pale sky The faint
y heade sturdy motors which bore Byrd and Bennett safely
under the midnight the sea-whrng smoothly
tirelessy.
AS the plane larger turned southwark huge circles
around the glaciers and then turned back nohwad the
mountains The hillside dotted figures running I'D
ward the slope which seemed the probable landing place These
hgures-tny dots III the Arctic jumping up and
nnnAn n11nd, nncIo hnrn 4I,o
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Radio Prosrams-Page 20
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~. 6. Weather Bureau Forecasto
Occasional showers tonight and to-
morrow; not much change in tempera
ture: gentle moderate southeast winds.
Highest. so, at 1870 pm. yesterday;
lowest. Sc, at am. today.
Full report on Page -.
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.continued on Page S. Column 81
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SHENANDOAH BOOSTERS
TO START FOR CANADA
4,Ooo-Mile Trip Through New Eng
land to Spread News of Valley
Opportunities. III
snecial Disnatch 10 The star.

HARRISONBURG, Va, July b.
Carrying a message of greeting to the
North, New England and Canada and
an invitation to become acquainted
with the resources and attractions OF
the Shenandoah Valley, 23D booster ex-
cursionfsts will leave here Tuesday
on a special train which will carry
them on their 4,O00-mile trip, lasting
10 days.
Col. Howard j. Benchoff of Wood
stock. president of the Shenandoah
Valley. Inc, which is sponsoring the
Northern special as 1t did the Apple
Blossom Special to Florida last Win
ter, heads the party, which repre-.
sents every phase of the valleys life.
These boosters from 10 valley coun-
ties include bankers, merchants,
farmers, orchardists. lawyers, minis
ters doctors, educators. ordinary bust
ness men and just plain citizens. They
are combining the pleasure of the
Journey with an opportunity to fur
Their broadcast their home country.
The Handley High School Band of
Winchester will play along the route
and. with speeches by various members
of the party, will provide programs for
a. half dozen radio stations along the
way. Citizens of Winchester subscribed
Sc. 800 to defray the expenses of their
young musicians, of whom they are
justly proud.
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POLICE WILL STAY
ON JOB IN WARREN
Official Red Tape Holds Up
Ordinance to Vacate.
Sheriff Also to Patrol.
By the Associated Press.

by the Associated Press.
WARREN, Ohio. July S1.-Indi-
cations today are that two sets of
officers will police Warren tonight. AL
though temporary injunction is in
effect enjoining city council from en-
forcing its ordinance abolishing the
police force at midnight, councilmen
say they can do nothing but go
through a-ith their program.
The ordinance was passed Monday
as an emergency measure because the
city has no money to pay police.
Policemen say they have received
no official notice of the ordinance and
will continue on hte job. While Sheriff
John Smith refuses to make a state
ment. it is known he is preparing to
police the city.
Councilmen contend that only part
Of the ordinance in which the safety
director is ordered to turn over police
stations and other property to the
sheriff is affected by the injunction,
which seeks to prevent all city eXecu-
tiyes from interfering with the police
department.
Council cannot recind It's action be-
fore the ordinance becomes effective.
1t can vote informally to request the
sheriff to police the city, but under a
State law, which provides that a call
for a special meeting must be issued
"a hours in advance, it can take no
formal action. Several councilmen
early today had received no call.
Requests that council rescind it's
action were discussed informally at a
meeting which lasted nearly all night,
but no announcement was made.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-31
DRESS REFORM IN ITALY
Queen Backs Movements Against
Paris Dictation of Styles.

ROME, July 81 OP.-To discourage
Italian women in looking to Paris as
the world fashion center a national
women's consortium has been found
ed, under the patronage Of the Queen,
by Secretary General Turati of the
Fascist party. Women of the nobility
and those socially prominent are to
participate In the movement. which
is in line with the Fascist campaign
for economy.
1t is intended to carry on a prepa-
ganda campaign in favor Of abandon
ing foreign styles and products IL
women's clothes and household fur
nishings and incidentally to bring
about more modest fashions for
women.
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MILE. cURlE TO WE'D.
Daughter of Radium DISCOVERIES
Will Marry Doctor.

PARIS, July 81 0p). Mile. Irene
Curie, daughter of Nine. Curie, CO.
discoverer with her late husband of
radium, is to be married, probably at
the end of September. to DR. #. Joliot.
who has been working in the Curie
laboratory on radium experiments
Nine. Curie and Irene are I'M Brazil
at present but will return to Paris
in late September. The engagement
became known TO intimate friends of
the family about a month ago and
caused much surprise, especially to
the mother. Irene recently made inns
portant discoveries in radioactiVity.
She Is rs and DIR. Ioliot is two or
three years younger.