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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-23
SALVAGE Is STARTED.
Brumhy to Call on Work m Seen
a. Good Weather Ends.

PKOEINCETOwN. Mass, Decen-
Der @S tP9.--A rescue fee, which re-
lectantlv turned to salvage opera
tions when attempts failed to save
the last six survivors OF the crew Of
20 men aboard the suuken sub.
marine S-s today was rushing er.
forts To raise the craft. but with
seemingly little prospect OF success
until next Spring.
The air within the torpedo room cs
the sunAen submarine now is pure and
sweet. tests conducted this morning
indicated. \ test OF air returned
through the air hose showed that IL
contained only one half OF one rer
cent OF carbon dioxids
Work will so on while weather re-
rtainS favorable. but Ss soon as Via
Ter conditions become unfavorsnls
sn operations will he suspended, Rear
Admiral Frank III. Sruniey has an
uounced
His announcement sounded a death
sneil to the hopes cg the most op,i.
m'ssic. but 10 naval officers on ,hs
scene Il had been \ fcrexons con-
elasicu ever since the zero hour yeS-
ierdav morning when reScuerS scr-
rrwftilN accepted the fact that ife
ro lonSer existed in the submarines
forward compartment.
Fleet RaShsS Work,
When the four>hcur rerloa had
elapsed after divers had succeeded IN
connecting an air lire 20 The torpedo
room and there came NO signal ta
Indicate that the men who had lived
for hours IN that StlffsnS atmospheFe
st,it ereatheS, rescue operations wegx
dennttelv at aN end Naval cfsfSerS
had declared that X thero was NJ,
r~srcnSe Within four hours. pVeSuuap.
tien et death heeams certainty.
The work ot blowing y tunnel NMsser
the bow NJ the "a was completed Ne-
fore noon, and twu divers went DOWN
to pass u fcus~lneh manila tine under
the heh. Later wire cable viii Ns
passed Through the tunnel and A,.
tached to the suhmsrme>
\ forve NJ % divers, ta two watches.
will operate srcm the mtae sweeper
taeccn, nasSAlp " the erStwh.ls res
Cue fe%t.
The div NsrS are woFking in pasrs With
ma using 4 htgh pressure c>NlnpgsSNiSsa
hose, While the other hnl,iS reNsl>
Fut submarine hShs aad stands AS,
should weather held ore, there Ia q
pa~SloAhtv thar th. 81 NAV Ae NCssasAs
ta the surface Within week, eat this
ts considered an outside pSNsSielhtN,
Tried ta Nvaia trash,
The NaVy lNpsetMent eyNfer thai
the sSlNaStng he tlrAe AS sSNsa ss ,vSs
s'Al~" MAS tnterrreteA tN meaH As
soan a. Il could Ne accomplished With
"at eatsnsertnS the ives 81 the
dives.
In any event, should the ~ remain
ut the eattcM until ReNt wear No at,
tempt viii he made new to remove the
eSsises NJ any ~ the men CStscers tse
c,ared II weuM he ftS.lAsrly e. risk
the divers In the tanSted and ksxaed
MASS 0 torn steel about the mtsShlrs
eNlatsrtr> ent whore the DESTROYER
tsusding ramMed the CRAFT UH the
WuSd End tNNsst Guard StAttca here
last saturday atternaan
the NurveN et the ceNaltlea ef the
submarine whtvh wss started yeNssr,
daN after rescue operations were anan
dcnea has established tAeSe taStN;
The <ertSNsl ruVlvleF II at ~ aeg.e@s
left shewtNs tNst sea hesmxsNSn hta
,ceaslnVed "a fNs~ 7 CSl1aaN y
q sMas
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-23

LISBON, Portugal Deeemher aa ~
tiaIss ana rhinalorns have been
inkins over portugal and along The
.aeaHoaht for The past fe9 days.
4 Frea hshink sesssl tnday sinh
nH isps itaha, near Lisbon tlns nj
The Tfew was saved by Portuguese
fishermen, but fse Ut the sfe~ were
drewNs1,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-23
PRESIDENT GIVEN
HUNDREDS Of GIFTS
Greater Number of Packages
Received Than in Previous
Years, Aides Report.

President Coolidge and Mrs. Coolidge
Christmas remembrances than during
any previous Christmas since they
have occupied the White House, and
at the rate packages. flowers. greeting
cards and other messages OF felicita.
tion are being received at the White
House, the prospects are that all pre-
vious records for any presidential
household will be broken.
Already nine large turkeys. ranging
In size from is 10 3s pounds, have ar
rived. thereby giving every assurance
that the President and ais household
will have their nll of turkey during
the holiday season. To make sure
the preside ntial table is not lacking In
deiieacies several brace OF partridges
ard wild ducks have been sent BY ad.
miring friends, as well as a sack Of
prize Michigan potatoes and q bushel
OF giant beets. several bushels OF nuts
and several crates Of oranges. Among
the remembra noes intended for the
White House table was a 1e-pound
box OF honey from one OF the
Coolidges' neiShhors during their stay
In the Black Hills last Summer.
Hundreds af Other Gifts.
The White House has made no re-
port as To the number or nature OF
presents being received. but IL is
known that the articles exclusive OF
things for the table for the President
and Mrs. Coolidge thus far received
run well into the hundreds. This
number also Is exclusive Of the greet.
ing cards, kilograms. flowers. candy
and books IL Is estimated that nearly
% pounds of cake have been received
and that the candy will tip the scales
near the So.pound mark by Christmas
uaS.
No count has been made yet of the
greeting cards and kilograms That
formality will come later. At the
present time the cards are being han
died in huge baskets, The mail car.
riers and messenger boys ara making
more frequent trips tc the White
Continued on Page 5. Column -
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Chief Damage Done as Sub.
marine Was Listing, Ellis.
berg Notifies Navy.
RESCUE FLEET STARTS
SALVAGE OPERATIONS
Little Prospect That Vessel Can Be
Raised Before Spring-All
Hope Given Up.

By the Associa ated Press
NEW LONDON, Conn. December
23.-The ma jor damage to the sunken
submarine S-4 apparently was done
when the destroyer Paulding rode
over the submersible which was list
ing 10 port after the first impact OF
the crash. Comdr. Edward Ellsberg. in
in charge OF diving operations at
Provincetown. Mass, has reported TO
the Navy Department.
The report was filed early today
from the flagship Of the salvage feet.
the Falcon. by Ellsberg who narrowly
escaped death when he went below 10
make a frsthand survey OF the craft.
Superstructure Carried Away.
He found the superstructure. decks
and frames. from frame So to s.
lateral ribs. about one and a half feet
apart. On the starboard side ballast
tank No. was much torn from the
top OF the dome about four feet in
the way Of frames S. to 81.
The outer hull plating forming the
top of the upper tank was uninjured
on the port side but damaged TO star.
board. The entire outboard ventiIztor
main which runs over the superstruc-
ture was missing between the dam
aged frames.
There was a well defined and sharp
but no deep print Of the stem Of the
destroyer near frame 55 but no dam
age to the hull ahaft OF frame 50
except for the port side Of the coming
tower which showed marks. possibly
OF the destroyer's propellors.
Structural Damage Slight.
Structural damage to the suoma rine
was slight but. the report said DAM
age To the starboard side would be
subject to correction on a later exami-
nation. Comdr. Ellsberg's information
there was based on what he saw while
sliding down the huh after heirg
thrown OF baiance by a tug on his
communication lines.
He fell into q Jagged ~" shaped
hole where the submersible's side had
been tern badly
In attempting 10 put his foot on
Jagged pieces Of hun he slipped and
fell into the soft mud at the bottom.
A diver was sent TO aid him but in the
meantime by letting air from the
helmet into his suit. he obtained buoy.
ancy ana nnaity succeeded in getting
his head out Of the mud
He was then hoisted aloft nd taken
TO the decomposition room, where he
regsined his normal condition after
two hours
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-23

ATLANTA, Ga. December - 1$N, --~
W, Woods White, 20, capitalist and
phtisnthrortst aud tee SeSrs men,
her OF the interna ticasi t'on,mtttee ot
tha Y NJ 4, \ died todsX.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-23

DIR MMEk Ms December ~
~ Just or fnuefat ae4-s Ices fDf kite
4 r. JohHsou Wets being fnnptiidssi
t"hteIda5 ~ the Norwegian i.tIltstni.
fbtfth Fted5 Anderson. nndhttaket
ai4ie.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-23

BY the Associated Press
TURIN. Italy. December %. .-Renatc
Donati has broken the world altitude
record hy fiyins to height of l1,Se7
meters t3S.192 feeU, officials who con
trolled his fight announced today.
Until September the world altitude
record was credited TO Jean Calico
French aviator. who claimed to have
reached $4,000 meters (42.651 feetl He
was disrobed of this honor when il
was found that he had falsified his
barograph records. The record then
reverted 10 Lieut.. Carlton c. Cham
pion of the United States. who reached
an altitude of 3S.474 feet July %. when
he refused to leave his plane after
il caught fire.
Donati's fight was made recently
and at that time it was believed that
he had broken the record. hut officia
announcement was withheld until "A
thorough check of his instruments
could he made
plane with a 600.horsepower Jupiter
Rome motor. Donati climbed for 30
minutes and descended in Sc.
Last July Donati broke the Italian
altitude record. with flight of 9.7I3
meters t3l .9S7 feeU
JUST MAKES RECORD.
Italians Mark Exactly Fulfilis Con
ditiOns Of Governing Body.
BY the Associated Press
Renato Donati. Italian aviator. who
was credited by Italian air officials
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-23
NEW POWER PLAN
. ON POTOMAC FILED
Development at Great Falls
and Chain Bridge Pro-
posed to Commission.

Another application for power de-
velopment at Great Falls and along
the lower Potomac River Basin is he.
tore the Federal Power Commission to-
day. and Is being incorporated in re.
port to be made to the commission on
the engineering feasibility OF hydro.
electric power development on the
river by Maj Brehon Somerville. dis
trict engineer. within a few days.
The latest application. which fol-
lows closely the lines Of the report on
Potomac River development made six
years ago by Maj. NJ. e. Tyler. Is
fiied by the South Branch Power Co.
corporation established under West
Virginia laws. which already has pend
ing before the commission an applica'
ton for power development on the up.
per reaches of the Potomac and along
the south fork of that river.
II conflicts with the application fled
last Spring by the Potomac River Cor
poration OF Cleveland. which has Col.
Charles Keller. former Engineer Com.
missioner. as one OF its sponsors. The
application OF the South Branch Pow.
er Co. amends an application filed by
the same company many months ago,
which Is still pending.
Maps Show Area Wanted.
A. the time OF filing the original
appiica ton, the South Branch Power
Co SAYS In it's amended application,
the company was under the impress
sion that no application affecting the
lower Potomac River would be grant
ed owing to the possible effect OF
development of the lower river upon
the communities adjacent Ia the lower
river development. especially the in
reference with the Great Falls of The
Potomac"
The application. accompa MED by
maps showing the area To be devel'
oped. proposed construction Of two
dams on the Potomac immediately
adjacent To Washington. one of 2is
foot elevation at Great Fails and
another OF 1i5.foot elevation at Chain
Bridge. Other dams are proposed on
the upper river and some of Its
tributaries.
The development will be on the fol.
lowing streams: The South Branch OF
The Potomac and the Cacapon and
Potomac Rivers. and the North Fork
OF the Shena ndoah. Under the plan
the Chesapeake 4 Ohio Canal Tor
practically Its entire length tn Cum.
berland will he affected and will
require relocation,
Anxious for Whole Rasiu.
The South Branch Power Co. accord,
Ing To the application. was willing
nnd anxious 10 develop the entire pos,
sibilities of the Potomac River Basin
consistent with proper recognition of
the rights of the citizens aud OF the
communities IN the basin aud at all
times has been anxious and willing Ia
develop all or such part nj the upper
possibilities Of the Potomac River
Basin az the commission felt was
proper considering both the power
possibilities and the rights of citizens
residing In the Potomac River Basin"
Having been advised that the Fed
eral Power Commission Is considering
an application received subsequent Ia
the applicants petition" the South
l'ranch Power 60. said referring Ia
the Potomac River Corporation ap'
Continued ON PAGE 4. Column 81
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-23
''FrOm Press to Home
Within the Hour"

The Stars carrier system covers
every city block and the regular edi-
ton is delivered to Washington homes
as fast as the papers are printed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-23

R.fsrs los wing for Oregon 81 lhe
% "f tie group of pOiIce "nioets
'.J" = he inlena 70 bfins itlekma" boIh
..h'.f y. Of Detectives Herman 'lins o..
a'a1 nas' I.s Lelief thal iiickmDn had no
.pa,',,ullces in tbs Staying III M1'l""
Parker. -. .,t.,.. T.. ,,.s o.
be said. s..,,....s tl.e
eulnion shat hickman "ah bI's"'p'
ibg 10 aiih hithsfH !" h'F '"'.t'sF','' -
srna h..gs reward aD4"nHtinR 10
Continued on Page ), t9Ioinh ~
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-31
D, C. ORGANIZATIONS
MAY SHARE $4,000
Will of John H. Hewson, Retired
Banker, Leaves Bulk of Estate
to Widow and Daughter.

Five local organizations are expect
ed to share $4,000 of the estate OF
John H. Hewson, retired banker OF
Washington and st. Augustine, GA,
who died July rs at the age of 81, ac'
cording TO the will in which the bulk
of his estate is bequeathed to his wild.
ow, Mrs. Georgia K. S. Hewson OF
the Florida city. and daughter, Mrs.
K. Josephine McIlvaine Cole Of New
York City.
In the bequest of the estate to his
widow and daughter. Mr.. Hewson re-
uuested that each of the beneflciaries
give $4,000 to II specified institu
lions. Mr.. Hewson made it clear in
his will that his request that Mrs.
Hewson and their daughter each pro-
vide $4,000 was not obligatory.
The local institutions which may
share in the bequest of the estate, be-
lieved to total 100000 and the
amounts each would receive, are: The
National Cathedral Foundation, So 900
the Associated Charities, $4,000; Home
for Incurables. $4,000; Salvation Army
of Washington, $4,000. and the Chill
dren's Hospital. $4,000.
None of these institutions had beer
notified of the will today, it was said
by the officers ofs each.
Mr.. Hewson maintained his home
here at 1888 New Hampshire avenue
for a number of years, during which
time he spent good deal of his time
in st. Augustine, Fla. He had identi-
fled himself with several local charita
bic institutions and the National Ca
thedral.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-31
MEXICAN SOLDIERS
!. NEAR SEIZED MINE
u. S. and British Nationals
i Still BaTricade Against
Radical Workers.

By the Associated Press.
Indirect reports reached the State
Department today that Mexican troops
were somewhere in the vicinity of the
Amparo mines, where American and
British nationals were reported a week
ago as having been forced to barri-
cade themselves against radical ele-
ments. l
Vice Consul Satterthwaite, at Qua.
daIaiara, reported that while he had
no direct information from the mines,
he had heard that the troops were
near and that there had been no fur
Their violence, although the situation
remained bad, with armed workers
virtually in possession of the prop
critics.
Whether the military forces are
being purposely held at little dis
lance from the mines by the Next
can authorities in the hope that the
difficulty can be adjusted without
actual use of soldiers, or whether
the force is en- route TO the mines is
not known here. A report from the
American embassy in Mexico City
said the question of adequate protec-
ton for the foreigners had been kept
prominently before the Mexican for
eign Office.
An official report from the Sth
Corps Area to the War Department
on the detention by Mexican author
tiles of the American Army plane
which recently made forced landing
beond the interna tional line, has been
transmitted to the tSate Department.
but no representations to Mexico City
have been made in the case so far
as could be learned today. The dis
patch said the aviators were at
liberty to leave yesterday. but that
the Mexican customs authorities were
still holding the plane.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-31
D. c. WATER SUPPLY.
PLANT COMPLETED.
System viii Be Formally
Opened TomorroN-Tests
Are Contemplated.

The District of Columbia's new
WaterWorliS, includin': the modern
filtration plant, which has been I'M
der construction at the District line
and Conduit road for several years,
will be formally placed in commission
tomorrow, according to Maj. Brehon
Somervel, the United States Army
engineer officer in charge OF the local
water system.
Placing the works in commission,
Maj. Somervell explained. does not
mean that the people in the areas
ultimately to be served by it will get
water from this system Immediately.
The plant will be put in commission
gradually, accompanied by tests all
along the lines to determine whether
everything is all right. The inaugu.
ration of the system will begin to.
morrow with the celebration of the
alum feed system which will appor.
ton this purifying material into the
water as it flows into the filtration
plant. Then the coagulating basins
will be filled. followed by turning
water into the filters one at time.
The first, second and third high
reservoirs, the distributing tanks, win
be filled, and if the whole system
is found to be in good running order
the consumers will begin to get their
water from it after the middle of
September Samples of the water
will be taken at various points along
the pipe lines and in the reservoirs
which have been built for more than
a year, to make sure there is no
pollution after the water leaves the
filters.
The power plant at the District
Line will be completed about the
middle of September. This plant will
develop enough electric current by
the discharge of surplus water to
supply the filtration system at min
imum cost.
All parts of the plant have been
completed except the pipe line which
runs from the Reno Reservoir along
Military road to Georgia avenue.
which will serve the area in the vicin.
itv of Brightwood and Takoma Park
This part of the plant, however. will
not be completed until the end Of
October.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-31
ALL WAIVE HEARING.
Five Colored Men Accused Of
HOUSEKEEPING and Larceny.

Five coiored men accused in house
breaking and larceny cases waived
preliminary hearing in Police Court
today before Judge Robert E. Mating.
ly and were held for the action of the
grand jury.
Max Ox1, Albert Ellis and Erastus
Jarman. charged with breaking into
the residence of John Minstretta. 2901
Connecticut avenue, were held on a
bond of $4,000 in that case. Oxi, Ellis
and James Hebron, charged with
stealing from an automobile Of Mrs.
w. +. Hodnett of Martinsville. Va,
were held on a bond of 81 500 each in
that case.
Frank Parker and Hebron, charged
with breaking into the store of Mau-
rice Gordon of 442l Sheriff road north
east. were held on bond of $4,000.
On Il charge of petit larceny. He
bron. Ellis and Oxi asked for a jury
trial. Bond of $1,000 was asked on
this charge.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-31
Immigrant Woman Makes Her One Word
OF English Do as She Passes Throug Oh City

With twinkle in her eye, song
in her heart and % cents pinned in a
pocket of her plaid skirt, Mrs. Mara
Kuckova, just landed from Prague,
faced undaunted the environment of
what to her is a new and strange
world this morning as she waited at
the Union Station for a train to Nc
Keesport. Pa, where she will meet
her husband.
Mrs. Kuckova, who wore a bright
orange sweater and carried her
worldly belongings In two cloth
bundles made of material which she
wove and embroidered herself. was a
quaint figure, h typical peasant
woman of the Old World
She can speak but one English
word, MIN" but she makes it suffice.
do you like America"
Emphatic mods of a blonde head,
blue eyes smiling.
Are you. scared?'
Nix
Going back to Czechoslovakia?"
Nix"
Going TO spend your quarter before
you get to McKeesport?"
mix"
xviii you be glad to see your hus-
band?"
A little jump of joy, eyes radiating
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-31
DRY LEADER LYLE
TO MEET CHARGES
Oregon District Head Here to
Confer With Commits
SiOner DOran.
By the Associated Press.


Roy c. Lyle, prohibition admins.
traitor for Oregon. Washington and
Alaska, who has come under fire Of
his superior officers here, called at
the office of Prohibition Commissioner
Doran today to 60 over the situation
confronting him..
Assistant Secretary Lowman has de-
manded an explanation of inefficiency
in law enforcement in Lyle's district.
and the word has gone out at the
Treasury that unless the administrator
can furnish a satisfactory explanation
of why so much liquor flows into
his territory" his connection with pro-
hibition enforcement may be severed
The forces in Lyle's district are
demoralized to great extent. Mr..
Lowman declared today. While there
Is no specific problem confronting him
other than routine enforcement in
such centers as Seattle, Portland and
Tacoma, I.owman said, and no large
bootlegging rings such as infest the
East exist, the administrative prob
lens have not been met to the salts
faction of the Treasury.
In addition to the demoralized con.
dition of the enforcement forces in
Lyle's territory. Mr.. Lowman had re-
pOi 10 VI pCloOlIdil OiI TIE
part of some agents, including the
alleged exchange of sums of money
between rum runners and enforce
ment officers.
Lyle refused to comment today on
the situation in the Northwest, pend.
ing his conferences with Commissioner
Doran and Mr.. Lowman.
MY superiors, of course" he said.
''can at any time speak concerning
such matters, but I prefer to wait
until after meeting with them to make
a statement, if at ALL
Lyle's first meeting with Doran
was very brief, the commissioner being
called from his office by other duties.
but arrangements were made for a
continuation of the conference later
in the day
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-31
COL. E. M. BLAKE DIES
AFTER MONTHS ILLNESS
Retired Army oflcer, Native of
South Carolina, Passes Away
at Walter Reed Hospital.

Col. Edmund NJ. Blake. U. S. A..
retired. died last night at Walter Reed
Hospital, after an illness of about a
month.
Col. Blake was 81 years old and was
born in Columbia, s. c.. He was ap.
pointed to West Point from his native
State and was graduated in 1889. His
first service was in the Coast Artil.
lery. AS a member of the inspector
generals department during the
World War. he went TO France, where
he was awarded the decoration of the
Legion OF Honor. He was retired in
1922.
Col. Blake is survived by his wife.
Mrs. Eleanor B. Blake. and two
daughters. Mrs. Daniel d. Pullen OF
Biltmore, n. c.. and Mrs. Nicholas
v. F. Mumford OF Providence, r. I.
Funeral services will be held tomor.
row afternoon at Biltmore.