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LIEUT.. FITCH GETS MESSAGE
FROM HIS MOTHER AND WIFE
Officer Trapped in Submarine Acknowl-
edges Receipt of Notice-Family Here
Has Renewed Hope of Rescue

are buoyed up with renewed hope that
some way may yet be found TO rescue
him ana his five companions.
The news that it was Lieut.. Fitch
who sent the first message from the
wrecked submarine that six men were
alive inside was first given to his fam
lily here by a representative of The
Star yesterday. After bearing up
bravely Saturday night and Sunday,
Mrs. Fitch. the young officers mother,
had collapsed under the strain of anX-
ious waiting. But the news that her
boy was still alive and able to send a
message asking for food and oxygen
was a tremendous relief to her, and
today she is hoping again that he will
be rescued.
Ready to Go North.
SIT is fine to know that my brother
is making such a splendid fight for his
life and the lives of the men under
him against such terrible Odds" said
Miss Fitch. I'VE understand that I'M
der his direction all six OF the men
have been lying fiat on their backs
and keeping as still as possible, so
that they can live as long as possible
with the limited supply of air in the
compartment where they are i'm
prisoned."
Col. and Mrs. Fitch are ready to
take train for Provincetown at any
moment in case they received word
that their son is being brought TO
the surface
Thus far the Navy Department has
advised them to remain here. where
they are being kept informed by tele-
phone of the latest news from the
scene Of the disaster. If there is a
chance to see their boy alive. even
fora few minutes. they will hurry
northward.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-20

Down through the icy, storm-tossed
waters of the Atlantic. Lieut.. Graham
Newell Fitch of Washington, bravely
fighting for life in the wrecked subma-
rine S-4 off Provincetown, Mass, today
received and acknowledged a message
of encouragement from his mother and
his wife. The message said:
Your wife and mother are constant
ly praying for you"
Col. and Mrs. Graham y. Fitch of
2400 Twentieth street, father and
mother of the young officer, were noti-
fed by the Navy Department this
morning that the message at last had
been received by their son after it mad
been sent repeatedly for seven hours
by the submarine SIS, which is stand
ing by giving all possible aid to the
imprisoned lieutenant and the five sea-
men who were still alive with him at
the last report
Hope of Rescue Renewed.
Lieut.. Fitch's reply was simply a
tapped out signal, Acknowledged" 1t
is supposed that communication was
so difficult that nothing more could be
heard clearly by the men on the S-S.
But even this brief reply was re-
ceived with the greatest joy by Col.
and Mrs. Fitch and Miss Hermione
Fitch, the younger officers sister, who
are awaiting anXiously for every bit
of news at their home here.
His 19-year-old bride, Mrs. Maria
Herrera Fitch, is in Boston, where she
has been informed of the acknowledge
ment of her message.
The message was sent through the
Boston Navy Yard at the. request of
the young officers wife. The acknowl-
edgement was tapped out at $40
o'clock this morning.
This was proof that Lieut. Fitch
was alive then, and now his family
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WASHINGTON MEN ON BOARD.
Winner of Race Here Two Years Ago
Assigned to Ship.

Rear Admiral William A Moffeft'
chief of the Bureau of Aeronautics,
received his first information OF the
explosion aboard the Langley from
Associated Press bulletins read to him
over the telephone by The Star. He
had no comment TO make other than
to ask IL any one was hurt.
The Langley is commanded by
Comdr. J. II. Towers, comma nder OF
the Navy's NC transatlantic flight
seaplanes of 1919 Lieut.. Comdr. r.
r. Paunack, until recently chief OF
the fight division Of the Bureau of
Aeronautics. is executive officer OF the
shin.
The Langley, experimental aircraft
carrier, has a complement of about
20 planes divided into eight squadrons
all of which. however, are not based
on the floating flying field at one
time. There are % commissioned avi
ators and 12 warrant officer pilots at
fached to the vessel at present.
Among these are Lieut.. Thomas 2
Jeter, formerly on duty at the Bureau
of Aeronautics here and winner Of
The Stars prize in connection with
the Curtiss Marine Trophy race held
here two years ago. Lieut.. M. f
SchoeffeI, also a recent resident Of
Washington, is attached to the Lang
lev
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Continued on Page a
81 the Associated Press.

81 the Associated Press.
Congress may thrust its many
fingered hand into the A~nIy-Navy
foot ball dispute and attempt to draw
out solution.
Two resolutions that would direct
the Secretaries of War and Navy to
do all possible to settle the contro.
versy over the three-year rule and
get the Army mule and Navy goat
back on the gridiron are before the
House. They came from Representa-
tive Fish, Republican, who represents
the West Point, N. Y. district, and
Representative Britten, Republican,
who helped land the 1926 service
classic for his hometown, Chicago.
Mr.. Fish decried the granting of
West Point appointments to college
foot ball stars and then permitting
them 10 play three more years in
Army uniforms lie pointed out that
Capt Harry Wilson. of this years
Army team has been playing for
seven consecutive years and that a
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Break Over Army-Navy Foot Ball Pact
Brings Threats Of Congress Taking Hand

s::n!!a- record vas ne.d 3y rs pred
acessor, Capt. Hewitt
He advocated rule permitting
service men to play only four years,
including college and military careers.
if the Army cannot accept the three
year rule in effect at Annapolis and
many large colleges.
Mr.. Brittens resolution, declaring
absence of a service classic next year
would impair the cordially between
the Two branches. insisted that West
Point adopt the three-year provision.
Unless voluntary action is forthcom.
ing, Britten threatened to present
West Points attitude to the House
Tin it's true light"
He predicted that foot ball fans
would demand an equality of rules
unless West Point can show in it's
games with other teams that it is
entitled to a handicap. Mr.. Britten.
who is ranking Republican member of
the naval committee, said he feared
for the best interests of the sport and
suggested prompt executive action 10
settle tile difficulty.
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TRIANGLE MEASURE
READY FOR SENATE
Committee Reports Bill Fa-
vorabIy With Amendment.
Vote Expected Tomorrow.

Speedily following up the action OF
the House yesterday in passing the
Pennsylvania avenue Mall triangle pur-
chase bill, the Senate public buildings
and grounds committee, today ordered
a favorable report on the measure and
there is every prospect that it will
pass the Senate tomorrow. before Con-
gress adiourns for the Christmas holi-
days.
The Senate committee inserted an
amendment which does not change
anv of the main features OF the DILL
but is interesting, in that II gives the
Secretary of Treasury authority to
proceed to demolish existing struc-
lures within the triangle as soon as
the Government acquires titles to the
land.
The amendment also would enaDie
the Treasury Department TO clear ana
grade the various squares in the trl-
angle as they become the property
Of the Government and to take steps
for planting on open spaces. The
plans of the Public Buildings Commits
sion contemplate a grouping OF the
new Federal Buildings in the triangle
in such way as to leave open spaces
that would add to the appearance OF
the layout.
Vote Expected Tomorrow.
The Senate committee instructed it's
chairman, Senator Reyes or New
HamDshire. to present the favorable
report when the Senate convenes at
noon tomorrow, and it is expected
that requests will be made for con-
sideration of the bill in the Senate
during the afternoon. Senator Smoot,
Republican, of Utah, chairman of the
Public Buildings Commission, was re-
Gently made a member also OF the
Senate committee on public buildings
and grounds, and joined today in
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KNEW Of TRAILING,
K|DWELL TEST|F|ES
Juror Admits knowledge of
ShadoWing and Identifies
Burns Men.

Edward T. KidWell, laxative juror
in the Fall Sinclair oil fraud case, ad-
mitted in the contempt proceedings to-
day that he knew he was being shad-
owed by detectives during the trial.
His testimony was regarded as a
trump card by the Government,
inasmuch as the defense had claimed
that no contempt of court could have
been committed so long as no actual
contact with a membtr of the jury
was shown.
Kidwell not only declared that he
was aware he was being watched, but
identified two Burns operatives. One
of these, John Kline, he declared, had
stood a foot away from him IN the
doorway of a near-beer saloon on
Four-and-a-half street southwest one
Sunday afternoon. The second,
Daniel E. Merritt, he testified, had
boarded a street car after him as he
was leaving the courthouse.
Held as Star Witness.
kidwelI had been held back as
star witness by the Government Tor
more than a week.
Examination Of kidwell was under
taken by James J. O'Leary, Assistant
United States Attorney, who arranged
it with all the theatres Of court
room drama.
One after another, a dozen persons
in the courtroom were called upon Dy
the Government attorney to Stand up
and he identified by the juror. In
Guided were several of the Burns
operatives and two or three persons
whose names had not yet appeared
during the proceedings and evidently
are to be sprung on the defense as sur
prise witnesses.
Kidwell sat erect in his chair, some
what pale, and looked directly aheau
as O'Leary fred a volley Of questions
at him.
For more than a week spectators in
the courtroom had been waiting Tor
the Juror to make his appearance on
the witness stand.
Heard SIeuths First.
Government counsel had cleared the
way by bringing in all the testimony
it possibly could from Burns opera
tives, who had the Juror under sur
veilance during the Teapot Dome trlal.
The Government sprang its first
SURPRISE. dLlGI NluWCil lAlN lNCAAIAAiSN
himself as a juror during the oil con-
spiracy case, by asking if he knew
man named RaineS.
A man seated in the back of the
courtroom stood up and Kldwell
identified him as Charles Raines.
second man, a fellow employe,
named Charles Renwick. also stood
up and was identified.
The juror next was asked il he
knew a man named kneessi.
The juror identified him as Edward
L. KneesSi.
Kidwell admitted being at Kneessi's
place Of business at 400 Seventh street
northwest, Saturday, October 90.
These last three names were not
known generally as men identified in
any way with the contempt case.
The joror's mother, Mrs. Mary B.
Kidwell, next was called upon for
identification. Kidwell testified she
lived at 1887 u street, where he and
his family lived also.
Edward j. kidwell. the father of
the Juror, whom one of the Burns
operatives testified he had approached,
was called upon next to stand up. He
was not in the courtroom.
Mrs Bailey and Miss Bernice K.
K. Heaton, two of the Teapot Dome
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Explosion AmidShipS Believed
Due to GaSoIne-Fire and
Smoke EnveIop Ship After
Accident.
CREW QUENCHES FIRE
WITH STEAM QUICKLY
Craft Carries 3S Airplanes-Ex-
plosion Is Second on It's Record.
Winner of Stars Prize in Race
Here Is Among officers on
Board Vessel.
Sy the Associated Press.

nv the Associated Press.
SAN DIEGO, Calf, December u
Chief Carpenters Mate Ainswortn
was killed, four men seriously
injured and three slightly hurt II
an explosion aboard the United
States naval aircraft carrier Langley
here today.
Blast Laid to Leakage.
There were unverified reports that
two or three other men had been
blown overheard by the force Oh the
blast.
Names of the injured were not made
known.
p The explosion is believed to have
been caused by leaking gasoline which
gathered between two huge containers
under the deck of the ship, each OF
which has a capacity of 225,0OO gal
Ions.
Fire followed the explosion. The
naval tug Koko and the fireboat Bill
Kettner were rushed to the scene, but
the crew of the Langley succeeded in
extinguishing the flames before the
arrival of the boats.
The four seriously injured men were
brought ashore and taken TO the
Naval Hospital, while the three men
slightly hurt were treated at the
North Island naval air dispensary
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Put Out cf Auto Sc Miles From Home
WIFE Has Mate Arrested ard Refuses Aid

and notified State police ar BraddocL..
Heights Of the accident and asked
that her husband be arrested. Sergt.
c.. L. Duckworth complied with her
request. She then got lift" as far
as Middletown, Md, in time to attend
her husbands trial.
Justice ]. Holm Kefauver found
Hockensmith guilty on q charge OF
falling to stop after an accident and
offer assistance, imposing a SIS fine.
Although his wife had $40 in cash in
her pocketbook. she refused to pay the
fine, and the two other women were
able to raise but $l.14 between them.
Hockensmith was ordered to Jail until
a friend from Baltimore arrived with
the money. saving him from 25-day
sentence.
Mrs. Hockensmith took command of
her husbands automobile and contin-
ued her trip home, where she awaited
his return,
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Special Dispatch 20 rhe Star.

Special Dispatch % rhe Star
FREDERICK, Md, December 20
Because he tried to make his wife
walk home from Ellcott City to Ha-
gerstown, q distance Of Sc miles, ii. c.
Hockensmith Of Hagerstown last night
was ordered confined in the local Jail.
lie and his wife and two Hagers-
town women motored to Baltimore
yesterday on a shopping trip, and on
the return trip their automobile side
swiped and disabled the machine Of
C. / Heimlick Of Baltimore near Eli
colt City. Mrs. Hockensmith said she
advised her husband to stop and rem
der assistance, but their companions
told him to so on.
When his wife continued to admcn-
ish him for not stopping he halted
the car and ordered her TO get out
and walk. she said.
MRS. Hockensmith proved more re
sourceful, She hurried 20 telephone
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SECOND EXPLOSION.
Generator Blew Up OF Ambrose Light
Last Spring.

NEW YORK, December 20 NJ.--
The airplane carrier Langley, upon
which an explosion occurred today off
the Pacific Coast, was disabled by an
explosion on April 80.
While accompanying the United
States fleet into New York harbor the
shin was put out of commission off
Ambrose Light by explosion of a 200
kilovatt genera tor, which carried
swav the main injection line. cutting
the auxiliary exhaust and putting the
steam lines out Of order.
The Langley was used as the
flagship for Rear Admiral J. NJ. Reeves
commander of the air craft squadron
of the battle fleet. She carried q
normal complement of $40 enlisted
men and 125' officers.
Converted in 1918.
The Langley was converted from
2 collier to an airplane carrier in
1919 at the Norfolk Navy Yard and
was one of the original electric
driven naval vessels. She was re
christened the Langley from the
Jupiter in honor Of Prof. Samuel p
langley, famous astronomer. She wa:
originally constructed in 1911. She
carried four guns and is SAG feet long
The officers assigned to the Langley
are Comdr. J. II. Towers, command
ing: Lieut.. Comdrs. r. r. Paunack, ex
ecutiye; r. p. Molten, jr.; II. r. Bo
.usch. navigator; d. G. Ramsey, f. ID
bowers. first lieutenant; Lieuts. n. VI
MacDonaId, engineer officer; V. i
Grant, r. BOtta, F. g. Fake, W. 5
cunningham, j. w. Higley. A. 5. Bll
rings. I.ieuts. Gunior grade) j. *
T,vnch ard r. a. MacKerachcr; En-
signs 6. Broussard and w. L. Turncy
Lieut.. Conad-. G. 2. Gu and Lieut.
ft,.-so- g-ade) =. y. Carson, Mec!c2
,|e--s. y1:euts. w. y. y:ch2e-, z. +
SnarIs Q. tie suppl Corps. Lieut.. c
I Nicholson 2: re c03 = = 70:
Corps. cn!es Sostswa,2 &, .. angus iG.
,1ra chief Gunner T. Y. Cullen. Cur
rer r, e. Hubon, Electrician w. s
craig, Chief Radio Electrician Il; 4
Bievins, Chief Machinists J, p. Ken
mer. ]. J. Enders and S. ID. Thornton
chief carpenter ]. Sanders, Carpente
/. v. Scott and Pay Clerks e. G
OeIkers and J. M. Page.
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SHIP SINKS IN STORM.

LONDON. December 20 P.-The
Exchange Telegraph Co. today re-
ported that an unidentified steamer
went ON the rocks near Old Head OF
KinsaIe. Ireland, last night.
THE cries of the crew could be heard
end some of them were seen in the
rigging when rockets lit the scene.
The shin, which was thought to be
collier. vanished quickly.
II Is feared that all were lost.
Wreckage later drifted ashore.
Furions weather has prevented life
asYsrs frcnI approaching the scene.
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MON I c 0NERY
BREV|T|ES

ROCKVILLE. Nd, April 2s.-
Mrs. Olive McWilliams. wife Of
Thomas McWilliams. a native Of
Rockville, is dead Of pneumonia at
her home in Darby, Pa. She is
survived by her husband ana sew
eral children. The funeral is this
afternoon at Darby.
James Henry Vonderhoff, AZ, Of
Rockville and Washington, died
Wednesday in a sanitarium in
western Maryland. He is survived
by his widow, Mrs. Florence Hick.
erson Vonderhoff, and two step
sons, Ralph and John Hickerson, OF
Rockville. Mr.. Vonderhoff had
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and a budget for the coming fiscal
year will be considered.
Substantial decreases in the fire In
surance rates on business property
in the Bethesda neighborhood are
expected as result or the organiza.
ton of a volunteer fire department.
S. Walter Bogley and g. Wade
Imirie. recently visited Philadelphia
and discussed the matter with the
Fire Underwriters Association.
Establishment OF a free public
library in Montgomery county will
be considered at the annual meeting
of the Montgomery County Fedora
ton of Women's Clubs. at Glen Echo.
in May.
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long been employed in the Southern
Railway offices in Washington.
Louis R. Hardy. of Washington,
and Miss Blanche C. Gordy, of
Landover, Nd. who obtained a
marriage license here several days
ago, today returned it unused to
the clerk of the court, with no ex.
PLANTATION.
May II and IL have been selected
for the annual supper for the benefit
Of the Rockville Volunteer Fire De-
partment. Chairmen Of the various
committees are: Publicity, Mrs.
John A. Holmes: supper, Mrs. Roger
Shaw; serving, Mrs. +. Hazel Cashell;
country store, Miss Alice Cashell;
soliciting. Miss Edith c. Lamar and
Mrs. James p. Colt.
Major z. Brooke Lee, of Silver
Spring, will be the principal speaker
at the annual meeting OF the citizens
Of Section 4, Chevy Chase, Nd, Tues
day evening, May 3. in the Chevy
Chase Public School. The tax rate
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Japan's Ruler to Work
AS a Common Farmer

TOKYO, April S9.-Celebrating
his twenty-sixth birthday anniver.
sary today. Emperor Hirohoto of
Japan announced that he will work
like common farmer in order to
understand the problems Of the
Japanese peasant class.
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cost viii be 81 ana check 81
be addressed to sThe Chaplain.
Fort Myer, Va -
Also he should be furnished w'th
the rank, organization. date OF I'M ~
ment, grave, lot and number 81
the deceased. II possible.
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Plans Made to Honor
Arlington Soldier Dead

Arrangements have been COM
pleted by Chaplin John 7. Axton, OF
Fort Myer TO decorate graves in
Arlington National Cemetery. The
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-04-29

Small hats. Large hats. In the
best Summer and Spring styles.
Colors, red, rose, green, gray,
monkey, black, navy and others.
Small, medium and large head
sizes.
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long been employed in the Southern
Railway offices in Washington.
Evening star., 1927-02-17
X-RAY DIAGNOSES
PRENATAL CONDITION
Chicago Doctors Report New Meth
cd Eliminates Danger to
Mother and Child.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, February 17.-Pre-natai
diagnoses have been made more exact
by the use of the X-ray. two Chicago
doctors have announced, after work
ing since 1921 on more than 500 pa
tents without danger to a single one.
Use of the X-ray in prenatal cases
heretofore has been limited, the doc
tors said. because of the danger of
injury to mother or child, and in the
tests that have been conducted thin
strips of super-sensitive film were
used in order to require as little of
the ray as possible.
According to DR.. Irving Stein and
DR.. Robert A. Arens, who have been
working on the X-ray at Michael
Reese Hospital, the mystery of the un-
born child, whether it will be physi-
cally normal, whether there will be
twins and whether a CaeSarian opera
ton will be necessary, has all been
swept away by the obstetrical X-ray.
Determination Of sex before birth.
however, has not been accomplished.
AS the result, the doctors said, the
chances of mishap to a mother have
been lessened by 80 per cent.
Hospitals in Ann Arbor, Mich;
Evening star., 1927-02-17

Bishop Woodcock. "It costs more to
belong to clubs and lodges than 1t
costs to have religion. Recreation
for the average man Of today is many
times more expensive than Is his Chris
tianity On the whole, religion Is the
cheapest thing most beings OF the
twentieth century have.
1.-The work of the Christian Church
today is carried on by not more than
SO per cent of those who claim to be
Christians. Fifty per cent OF the
Christians Of today get their religion
from their neighbors. This system OF
secondhand religion can't amount 10
much for most persons.
Self satisfied Christians came In for
severe arraignment from the bishop
He compared this type with the ola
cow standing beneath a shady tree in
Summer chewing her eud.
Evening star., 1927-02-17
RELIGION IS CHEAP,
PRELATE DECLARES
Half of Professed Christians Get
Spiritual Guidance Second
Hand, He Says.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, February 17.-For a
large majority of Christians religion
Is the cheapest thing" In the twen-
tieth century, declared Bishop Charles
e. Woodcock of Kentucky, a speaker
today at bishops crusade meetings of
the Episcopal Church.
1T costs more to own and keep up
an automobile in this modern age than
1t does to belong to the church," said
Evening star., 1927-02-17
GERMAN FINANCES
HELD IN DANGER
Minister KoehIer, Presenting
Budget, Says Economic Sit
uati0n Is Serious.
By the Associated Press.

BERLIN, February 17--Finance
Minister DIR. Heinrich Koehler, pre-
senting a total budget of S2,500, ,000.-
900 in the Reichstag yesterday, said
that the general economic situation in
Germany was extremely serious.
Although indicating that the recent
300, 900 .000-mark internal loan will be
used to extend credits to industry,
DIR. Koehler warned against con
tinuation of the government policy
of subvention, whereby numerous
agricultural, religious and industrial
undertakings have been aided from
the public treasury.
He defended the general army bud
get of 697 10000 marks as "unavoid-
ably large" OF the total budget, $780,
100000 marks are for reparations.
II see no possibility at present that
Germany Will be able to raise the
reparation load contemplated by 1929.
despite the best Intentions" he said,
Evening star., 1927-02-17

deploring the effect of the heavy war
reparation burden on Germany's
economic situation.
THE general economic situation Is
extremely serious" he continued
THE number of unemployed is
dangerously high, while the tariff bar
riers of foreign countries are sitting
German industry"
The finance minister promised
drastic slashes in the internal budget
OF the per cent increase in the total
budget, he said, only per cent was
caused by the increased reparation
payments for 1927.