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Evening star., 1926-11-23
POLARPLANEE ENDS
8,6()4-M|LEF FLIGHT
Floyd Bennett Lands at Boil
ing Field After Trip That
Took 1O4 Flying Hours.

The Josephine Ford. tried and true
explorer Of the air which bore Comdr.
Byrd over the North Pole, landed this
morning at Boiling Field. marking the
completion of an 8.604-mile trip which
began here on october Z and took 104
flying hours.
The giant plane was guided by
Floyd Bennett. pilot Of the Arctic ex-
pedition. who was accompanied oy
Mrs. Bennett. who Joined the party
at Atlanta, Ga. Other passengers
aboard the plane were Donald E.
keyhoe of the aeronautic branch of
the Department Of Commerce. flight
manager; Charles F. Kunkel of the
Daniel Guggenheim Fund for the pro
motion of aeronautics: Brent Balchen.
assistant pilot, and John D. McPhail,
chief mechanic.
No formal reception committee met
the plane, which made a perfect land
ing at 11:16 o'clock, finishing the long
tour three days ahead of schedule.
Stops at As Cities.
The trip, which was promoted by
the Guggenheim Fund and the Aero
nautic branch Of the Department of
Commerce, included landings at A.
cities and members of the crew esti-
mated that 100000 persons were
enabled to see the plane in flight
Letters To mayors and other city
officials were dropped to cities where
landings were not made. The pri-
mary object Of the trip was to demon
strate the dependability of the air
plane on a long tour arranged on ali
exact schedule.
The plane left here for New York
early this afternoon, although the
long distance flight officially termi
mated when the plane landed here
The entire flight was free from me
chanical difficulty and the only Incl
dent when the plane missed its sched-
ule was when it was compelled to fiy
above clouds over Cheyenne, Wyo., to
avoid a heavy snowstorm.
Veteran of Air Lanes.
There Is nothing dainty about the
Josephine Ford, although it possesses
the grace common to bodies which
navigate the air. 1t is 40 feet long
and is a standard Fokker tri-motored
monoplane, and it's first test flight
was made by Anthony II. G. Fokkel
In September, 1925.
1t was already a veteran of the air
lanes with 1900 miles of flying to
it's credit when it was turned over to
Comdr. Byrd for the North Pole flight
1t had won the Ford Reliability Tour
Of 1900 miles and recorded some fast
time on special flights, on one occasion
leaving Jacksonville, Fla. at els
o'clock in the morning and landing
at New York at 5:45 in the afternoon
The flight, which ended this morn
ing, began here on October Z. whel
the airplane was boarded by Comdr
Byrd, Donald E. Keyhoe of the De
partment Of Commerce. w. p. Nc
Cracken, jr., Assistant Secretary OF
Commerce for Aviation; Edward p
Warner, Assistant Secretary of the
Navy for Aviation; Bryce Goldsbor
ough Of the Pioneer Instrument Cor
poration, Porter Adams, c. K. Kunke
and James McPhail.
Evening star., 1926-11-23
FINDS LIFE TEDIOUS.
Mrs. Mabel Bush Takes Poison
Because Of Dependency.

Life is no longer sweet to me and
means nothing for me any longer"
wrote Mrs. Mabel Bush. SO years old.
before taking poison last night in her
room, at 1921 Olive avenue.
She also wrote request that her
husband. James Bush, PAS Humbard
avenue. Cumberland, Md. be notified,
and gave the information that her
life insurance papers had been turned
over to friends.
Mrs. Bush had not lost conscious.
ness when found and taken to Emer-
gency Hospital. where DIR. Fisher
found her condition serious. She was
given first aid and transferred to Gal.
linger Hospital.
Seen at the hospital by Detective
Charles E. Warfield Of the police mar.
cotic squad. the patient explained that
she had become despondant because
Of domestic troubles.
Asked If she had relented and want.
ed to get well. Mrs. Bush responded
Il hope I'll not get well. Life means
nothing to me now"
Evening star., 1926-11-23
BUS LINE REP0R!
IS DUE THIS WEEK
Clayton Expected to Reveal
Holdings of North Ameri'
can Company.

William NICK. Clayton. special legal
advisor to the Public Utilities Commits
sion. is expected 20 submit to the COM
mission this week a report on his In
vestfgation OF the holdings OF the
North American Co. in washington
utility corporations.
The inquiry was started following
the action Of the commission In sever
ing its official relations with the Wash
ington Rapid Transit Co. because OF
a doubt as to the legality of the North
American Co.'s acquisition Of it's capt.
tal stock.
While Mr.. Clayton's report will deal
with the Chesapeake & Potomac Tele'
phone Co, the Potomac Electric Pow
er Co. and the Washington and
Georgetown Gas light Cos, it will con
Germ chiefly the Washington Rapid
Transit Co. 1t was Mr.. Clayton who
questioned the legality of the New
York investment company's purchase
of the bus company, and caused the
commission to take the action 1t did.
When the commission broke of its
relations with the bus company, its
counsel was instructed to submit to
Mr.. Clayton any evidence tending to
show that the transaction was legal.
Thus far, it was said, the company's
counsel has failed to file a brief with
either the commission or its legal ad-
visor
Evening star., 1926-11-23
SEALS WILL BE SOLD
FOR CHRISTMAS Benefit
Children Who Might Have Cheer.
less Day VIII Be Remembered
bv Society.

Christ Child seals. distributed in
order 20 obtain funds TO give a real
Christmas to children who would 9TH
erw1se have a dull. Cheerless one.
were mailed yesterday from the head.
quarters at 324 Indiana avenue, and
will 60 on sale early next week in
stores. banks and hotel Hobbies.
All letters addressed to the Christ
Child Society containing reasonable
requests for toys and clothing are
answered on Christmas. members OF
rhe committee IN charge OF the seals
stated. and last Christmas approx.
mately ! 400 children received gifts.
The committee in charge Of the seals
comprises Mrs. Aubrey L. Clark,
chairman: Mrs. Charles p. Neill. Mrs.
ID ]. Callahan. Miss Catherine Hol-
brook and Miss Carolina Lough-
borough.
Evening star., 1926-11-23
THE WEATHER

District of Columbia-Fair and
slightly warmer tonight. Lowest tenn
perature about "a degrees.
Maryland-Fair tonight. Tomorrow
increasing cloudiness and warmer
rain tomorrow night.
Virginia-Fair and slightly warmer
tonight. Tomorrow increasing cloudi-
ness and warmer.
West Virginia-Fair and somewhat
warmer tonight. Tomorrow increasing
cloudiness and warmer. Rain tomor-
row afternoon.
Records for "a Hours.
Thermometers pm, 43; pm, 49,;
IL midnight, 80; am, 32; am, 81;
noon, 40.
Barometer-4 pm, 1928; PM,
5000; IL midnight, 30.3O 4 am, 1924;
am, 1927; noon, 1926.
Highest temperature, 40, occurred at
noon today.
Lowest temperature, 20, occurred at
am. today.
Temperature same date last year
Highest, Al; lowest, 29.
Tide Tables.
FURNISHED by United States Coast and
Geodetic Survey)
Today-Low tide, SOL am. and 5:16
p.m.; high tide. 10:45 am. and IL pm.
Tomorrow-Low tide, $50 am. and
sos pm; high tide, 1875 am. and
11.4S pm.
The Sun and Moon.
Today-Sun rose, 6:59 am; sun sets,
4:50 pm.
Tomorrow-Sun rises, Z am; sun
sets, 4:49 pm.
Moon rises, 8:29 pm; sets, 10:46 am.
Automobile lamps to be lighted one
half hour after sunset.
Condition of the Water.
Temperature and condition Of the
water at Great Falls at 8 a.m.-Tem-
perature, 40; condition, very muddy.
Weather i'm Various Cities.
Evening star., 1926-11-23
Canal Near Completion.

Reconstruction work on the canal
between Chesapeake and Delaware
BAYS is expected to be completed by
the middle Of FEBRUARY. the Commerce
Department announced today. Work
included the removal of three locks
and deepening the canal to a sea.
level depth Of IL feet. Formal opening
OF the canal is planned for March j.
1927 --
Evening star., 1926-11-23
TEST CIRCULARS READY.

Harry English. chief Of the board Of
examiners of the public school sys.
tenn, today announced that the circu-
lar relative to examinations to be held
on December 21-22 Is now ready for
distribution.
The examinations are for teachers
in the senior and junior high schools
and the elementary schools. Mr.. Eng
lish states that those interested may
get copies at the Franklin School.
Evening star., 1926-11-23
SUES RUDOLPH AND BELL.
Robert w. Brown Charges He Was
Wrongfully Adjudged Insane.

Suit to recover $4,000 damages has
been filed in the District Supreme
Court by Robert w. Brown, a broker,
against Cuno H. Rudolph and j..
Franklin Bell, members of the board
of District Commissioners. Brown
was sent to ST. Elizabeth's Hospital
under lunacy proceeding instituted
by the District Commissioners, and
was released last October.
Brown has brought a similar suit
for $25. 900 damages against Dr. Will
liam White. superintendent Of ST..
Elizabeth's, for his detention. Attor-
neys Jeffords & Dutton and George
F. Curtis appear for the plaintiff.
Evening star., 1926-11-23
DEFENDS DEAD HUSBAND.
Widow Answers Fraud Suit
Against Lumberman.

Mrs. Lottie Eitzen, widow Of Gus
Eitzen, a Florida lumber man who
had been made a defendant in the
surplus lumber after the armistice,
has filed an answer in the District
Supreme Court defending her hus-
bands memory.
Through Attorney Philip D. Beal
she denies that her husband had any
thing to do with any scheme to de-
fraud the Government and declares
he acted in good faith in his dealings
with the Government agents.
Hearing Of the case is scheduled
Evening star., 1926-11-23
NEW VANDERBILT
ANNULMENT SEEN BY
CATHOLIC TRIBUNAL
Continued from First Page)

Continued from First Page.)
day at Newport. At the time OF the
marriage IL was estimated that Miss
Fairs fortune was IS 100000 and that
MI. Vanderbilt received approximate
" $1O,OO0,O00 from his father.
Separated 18 Years Ago.
The couple separated 1S years ago.
The three children remained WIN the
mother. The parting always mas ceeh
asserted to have been an amlcao.s
one. due to incompatibility. 1t was
once hinted that Mrs. Wander rbilt
would seek a divorce, but she re-
Trained from doing SO owing to reli'
sious scruples, the Catholic Churcn
forbidding divorce. x
When Mrs. Vanderbilt sailed from
New York for France, November 1S'
accompanied by her son, William n.
Vanderbilt, jr., it was rumored tnat
she would seek dissolution OF tnelr
marriage. Mr.. Vanderbilt then cnar-
acterlzed the rumor as tomm!ro..
Both daughters Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Vanderbilt are brides. They were
reared in the Catholic faith by their
mother. Muriel Vanderbilt was mar
ried in Newport by an Episcopalian
clergyman to Frederick Cameron
Church Of Boston. who presumably
objected to the rule of the Catholic
Church requiring children born or
such a union to be brought up as
Catholics. Consuelo, the other daugh'
ter. named after the Duchess OF Marl-
borough, was married by Father Muir
ply, at the Vanderbilt home here to
Earl E. T. Smith, an Episcopalian.
On the same day, in the same house.
but not at the same time, Mr.. and
Mrs. Church were remarked by Father
Murphy.
Priest Thought Them Happy.
Regarding the report that Mrs. Van.
derbilt alleged coercion before the
Rota Tribunal, Father Murphy. who
married her. said he was surprised
at the report.
II myself made all the wedding
arrangements" he asserted. "The
bride at that time was living with
her sister. the late Mrs. Herman Oel-
richs When 1 performed the cere-
mony the bride and groom seemed
happy and delighted"
Coercion by the brides mother was
one reason for the Marlborough-Van-
derbilt annulment, but In that case
both parties were Episcopalians and
were married by an Episcopalian
ceremony.
Evening star., 1926-11-23
.LAPLATA RELIEF
TAKES $1S9 SPURT
Injured Children Improve and
May Get Out of Hospital
by Christmas.

Increased zest has been added to the
La Plata relief fund being compiled by
The Star by the contribution Of $lS9.75
since yesterday. The total of the fund
contributed by the readers of this
paper now totals $3,234.17. and the
balance which still remains with the
cashier is being turned over to the
Red Cross this afternoon, previous
amounts having been been given to
that organization already.
Today's contributions were material
ly increased by check for 500 do
mated by A. T. Schroth & Sons of Gen.
ter Market. The letter which accom-
panied the check to Walter j. Mitchell,
State Senator, who is in charge Of the
relief work at La Plata, and which
was returned by Mr.. Mitchell for ac-
acknowledgement by The Star, as the
donor. requested. expresses the opin-
ion that when the people get over the
shock that has befallen the innocent
children and their grief fam.
ilies," every one will respond.
Donations Are Trebled.
AS If in answer to that letter, near
ly three times yesterdays contribu-
tions were received today in addition
to the Schroth gift.
The La Plata school children, who
were seriously injured when their
schoolhouse was wrecked in the tor
nado three weeks ago. today are i'm
proving steadily at Providence Hos
pital, where % of them were taken;
at Children's Hospital. which receiv-
ed one, and at Emergency, to which
two of the youngsters were rushed
for their lives. Indications now are
that all but perhaps the most griev.
ously injured will have their wish of
being home for Christmas"-if the
homes of some of them are rebuilt in
time through the generosity Of Wash
ingtonians and residents Of the two
neighboring States.
List of Contributions.
Donations Received by Star.
Contributions received by The Star
Evening star., 1926-11-23
HELD IN SLAYING.
Negro Awaits Grand Jury Action
After Row in Garage.

William A. King. colored, "a years
old, accused of having shot and
killed Townley Robinson, also col
ored, Sunday night, was held for the
action of the grand jury by a cor
oner's jury at the morgue today. The
shooting occurred in a private garage
in rear Of 1928 o street and not in
the house at that number. as ap-
peared in police report. 1t is
Kings contention that. Robinson,
who resided at 1447 P street, appeared
on his premises and started rough
house." his conduct resulting In the
shooting.
Evening star., 1926-11-23
I,ieut. Knight Resigns.

Rss,gnation of First Lieut.. O'Fer-
ran Knight, Field Artillery. recently
stationed at West Point. \. y, has
beeu accepted BY the President.
Evening star., 1926-11-23
Stand Taken by Fine Arts Body.

The fine arts body takes the stand
that any movement to go outside the
present zoning height restrictions in
respect to buildings close to the view
Of the action taken by the Public
Buildings Commission to place many
public buildings on the north side Of
the Mall Uniform building height
should be observed on both sides Of
the Mall, commission officials believe.
Evening star., 1926-11-23

Two large Roman milestpnes recoat-
ly were found at Bowes, England.
Evening star., 1926-11-23
FOREIGN,

(S am. Greenwich time. todayD
cAian- WAaf
Evening star., 1926-11-23
BRIDGE APPROACH
UP FOR DISCUSSION
Matters Affecting Arlington
Structure Coming Before
Fine Arts Commission.

Treatment Of the western approach
to the Arlington Memorial Bridge and
the area between the west end OF that
bridge and the Rosslyn end Of the
Kew Bridge will be one of the i'm
portant subjects to be discussed at
the meeting of the Commission OF
Fine Arts on December 2.
James L. Greenleaf, landscape arch
itect member Of the fine arts body
and a moving spirit in the project to
clean up Rosslyn and the area be-
tween the two bridges, will attend the
commission meeting for the first time
since last Spring. He has been in
Europe for the past three months.
Public Buildings Considered.
The commission also will have be.
fore it the Government building pro-
gram authorized nearly a week ago
by the Public Buildings Commission.
Decision Of the latter body to keep
executive department buildings of
the Mall is looked upon as a victory
for the Fine Arts Commission, as the
commission has consistently striven
to retain the Mall as an area for semi
public buildings Of the museum or
gallery type.
The commission is interested also
in the project to reZone the area west
Of Connecticut avenue and north Of
Rock Creek, to permit construction
of apartment buildings abutting on
the heights above Rock Creek Valley;
in the construction of an apartment
hotel on Lafayette Square at the
northwest corner Of Sixteenth and H
streets and in the proposed rezoning
of a block on Maine avenue near Sixth
street to permit construction Of a
storage warehouse for tire company.
Evening star., 1926-11-23
Donations Received by Star.

Contributions received by The Star
} date are as follows.
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enced backf1eld, and 1t is the problem
attic scoring power of this hackfield
that is the unknown factor in con-
ties.
-Four more men reported to the Uni
versity of Maryland squad yesterday
two members of the 1925 freshman
team and a pair of second string
players Of the varsity. Epple, line
man on the freshman outfit;
Schenck. one of the yearling backs:
guard and end drew suits and worked
out.
1t is believed that Maryland may
draw some material from the Law
School in Baltimore. For the first
time the Law School is giving day
courses, and those students taking
day work have their last classes be
fore ! O'Clock, which gives plenty of
time for them to go out for foot ball.
For two or three positions in which
the squad is noticeably weak 1t is
hoped that a canvass of Law School
students in the second, third and
fourth year classes will produce sew
eral prospects.
George Washington's squad begins
training today at College Park and
Catholic Universitys players go into
action at the naval training base at
Norfolk. Both squads expect out the
best of the material they had a year
ago, and look for teams of exceptional
strength.
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groN behind the backstop.
l know one young player who be-
longs to this class. He plays a beau
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Walker. who held down line posi-
ton a year ago, is to be developed into
a fullbaCk, and probably will be as
signed the job of backing up the line.
which was one of Whites strong
points. 1t seems that the combination
toward which Coach Clarkson aims
is Farley at quarter. Walker at full,
Barnes at one half and Gfroerer at the
other.
The last mentioned was a star back
on the freshman team in 1924 and
won his letter last Fall on the var
sity despite the fact that the hack
field array was 80 brilliant. Other
men who may come through, or. in
any event, are expected TO fill in. are
Nabers, Chapman, Minter, West,
Harner, Bishop and Moore. About
the best Of these are Nabers and
Harner.
Nine of the letter men a year ago
were linemen and all of them are
members Of the present squad. Capt.
Johnny Fain will be at one end, with
Rugh and Mondy alternating at cen
ter. J. Smith and O'Berry are back
for the guards positions, as are Moor
man and Kulp for the tackles. The
other ends are Moss, Thornhili. Yates
and Crockett. The outstanding pros
are Moss, HEWLETT r. Smith, Beatty
and GRADER.
Blandy Clarkson begins his seventh
year in charge of V. NJ. l. teams. and.
incidentally, one of many more years
he will remain there If he cares to
do so. Clarkson has not only made
good at V. NJ. l. as a. foot bail coach,
but in every other phase of his rela-
tionship to the institution.
He is an aiumnus and knows we'll
the varied conditions that surround
work in a school OF that kind Also,
Clarkson occupies Il position that few,
II any, other head coaches in big
schools occupy. as he is teaching
member of the faculty in the mathe-
MATES department. incidentally
ClarkSon is about as fine a fellow as
one might care to know.
GARRISON will have as assistants
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Military Must Dereop Backs Make Good Grid Showing
GRIDMEN TAKE FIELD
AT ALEXANDRIA HIGH

ALEXANDRIA. Va, September 8.
Alexandria High Schools 1926 foot
ball squad reported here yesterday
for its first workout. Six veterans OF
last years team, together with the
substitutes from last season, furnish
fairly good nucleus for the new
eleven, although nothing brilliant in
the way of gridiron accomplishments
is expected this Fall.
In point of service, Capt. Harry
Barnett is the leading player on the
squad. He has played at guard for
two seasons and in 1925 was selected
for the all-second District team. Other
letter men returning are Julian White
stone, center; Bottles" West, guard:
Martin Cohen, quarterback; Billy
Travers. halfback, and Lester Nc
Menamin. fullback.
Episcopal High Schools gridiron
squad, drilled in foot ball funda-
mentals for two months at the end of
last term. will report to Coach Thomp-
kins week from today.
George Mason will be the first local
scholastic foot ball team to swing into
action. The Masonites will play
Mount st. Jdseph's in Baltimore on
September 25
Eddie Allen, manager of the Dread
naught A. A, is anxious to book the
Herndon base ball team for game
here Sunday as the second of three
set series. The Dreadnaughts lost the
first. to 2. but now in their stride are
confident of retaining their northern
Virginia professional champion
ship.
The Virginia Grays and st. Mary
clubs are to hoop up on Hayden Field
here Sunday. Ashby Wood. former
Gray twirler. will be on the hill for
the st. Mary nine and will be OPP
posed by Buck Minter. who divided
pitching assignments with him last
season.
Tom PeytOn, former Dreadnaught
and Independent foot ball star, Is in
tereSted in the reorga nization of the
Independent club and is getting his
team lined UP for the coming season.
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tiful game naturally and could, with
q little practice, rank with the very
best players of the country, but he is
stopped by this unnecessary handicap.
There is another kind of unfor-
funate tennis temperament that
doesn't quite belong to the two classes
I've already mentioned. There are
some very good players who are af-
fected by 1t. 1t usually shows itself
in match play and has it's origin in
the nervousness brought on by the
strain of competition. A player
makes n poor shot, becomes angry
with himself and can't do his game
justice for the. rest of the match. just
because Of irritation. This can be
overcome, know, for one of my
tennis acquaintances has so con
rolled it that it hardly ever appears
any more.
Conceit can also be ranked as a
bad temperament. 1t IS distaste-
full subject. But. happily, almost
always. defeat kills cOnceit.
The traits that make arguers. the
foolers, the worriers. and the conceit-
ad are all enemies of good tennis.
think that every one has felt at least
one of these unfortunate qualities or
will some time or other. in his own
game. But II is good to know that
they are, certainly not uncomfortable.
In later article I will speak of the
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SWIMMING MEET LIST
WILL BE CLOSED TODAY

Entries close today at o'clock for
Saturdays swimming meet, which
ends the season at Wardman Park
Swimming Club pool.
The program includes four events
for men and the same number for
women. South Atlantic champion
ship medals will he awarded in the
220-yard breast stroke event for men
and the 220yard free style swim for
women.
Other events for men are a 240-
yard relay, 60yard free style and
9O-yard free style, Women will COM
pete i'll 90-yard free style and 90-yatd
breast stroke swims and a fancy dive