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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-03
ASKS FLOOD CONTROL
HEARINGS OPEN SOON
Early Action Urged on Senate by
Secretary of Rivers and
Harbors Congress.
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
S. A. Thompson, secretary of the
National Rivers and Harbors Con-
gress, has written Chairman Jones
Of the Senate commerce committee
urging early hearings on food con-
troll.
"As I see It," he said, sit is not
merely highly desirable but abso-
lutely necessary that these hearings
shall be started at the earliest date
when a subcommittee can be as
sembled for that purpose.
1.-THE report Of the spillway board
is due early in September; the spe-
cial report of the Mississippi River
Commission, which is in preparation
at the direction of President Cool
idge, is due the first of October. and
the special board headed by Gen.
Jadwin to study the value of reser-
voirs will report thereafter.
1.-THE plans and suggestions offered
by the general public should have
been heard and printed by October
/, SO that both these and the re-
ports of the engineers will be avail
able for study by members of both
Houses of the Congress at the same
time.
UNLESS this Is done, there will be
needless and regrettable delay,
because Congress will not-and
should not-act until public hearings
have been held"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-03
THANKS PRESIDENT
FOR HIS INTEREST
Byrd Also Sends Message to
Kellogg Praising Men,
berS of Crew.

Messages from Comdr. Richard E.
Byrd to President Coolidge and Secre
tary Kellogg, in which the transat1an
tic aviator thanked them for their con
gratulations and paid high tribute to
his comrades. were made public to-
night by the State Department.
To President Coolidge. Byrd said:
my comrades and I are greatly
touched by your kind telegram of con
CALCULATIONS and deeply appreciate
your generous words Of praise toward
our performance.
I'm view of the serious difficulties
encountered, we are happy to have
been able to fulfill the mission intrust
ed to us. I want to tell you that 1 am
very proud of my shipmates for the
great work they did throughout the
flight"
, The message to Secretary Kellogg
follows:
MY comrades and I thank you for
your message of congratulations. We
hope that our performance will help
to advance the cause of transatlantic
aviation. Neville, Acosta and Balchen
did great work and / am proud of
them"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-03
BENNETT TO FLY
ON TRIP TO POLE
Will Resume Place Taken by
Acosta After Injury, H. A.
Gibson Announces.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
PARIS. July 1.-The companions Of
Comdr, Byrd on his prospective South
Pole flight will be the same as orig
inally planned for the transatlantic
crossing. Floyd Bennett. whose place
when he was injured was taken by
Acosta, and who it is expected by that
time will have recovered sufficiently,
will resume his place with Byrd, No.
vile and Balchen.
This. it was explained by II. A. Glib
son today. is well understood by every
body concerned and involves no fric-
ton whatever.
Speaking with the correspondents
this evening Comdr. Byrd told briefly
Of his hope Of exploring the South
Pole from the air. He confirmed that
Neville and Balchen would be with
him.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-03
GERMANS MAY SEND SQUADRON
OF PLANES ACROSS ATLANTIC
Three Factories Working on Graft to Make
Trip-British and French Expect
to Hop OFF Soon.

said that both the Bavarian motor
works at Munich and the Dornier
plant at Friedrichshafen are satisfied
that the engine problem will be solved
and that the foreign make motor can
be dispensed with by German fiiers.
Germans Spurred On.
The triple American success In ne
gotiating the eastbound course has
stimulated enthusiasm in German avi-
alton and civic circles and plans are
afoot in Germany whereby several air
expeditions will be sponsored by pri'
vate industry and municipalities. The
plan is to have various cities In Ger
many back individual fliers.
While the competition among plane
and motor builders Is keen. 1t does not
transcend the patriotic motives actual.
ing the common effort, and unless the
present fervor subsidies, the near
future is likely to witness half dozen
German fliers heading for America.
Several well known aces already
have received offers from a private
source. One plan under advisement
contemplates the dispatch Of a squad
ron Of half a dozen planes stimuli
taneously, each flying the flag OF
some German city or newspaper.
The German fiiers are not out to beat
the British or French. and will not
start until all precautions have been
taken to insure success Of the project
from = general utility ONT OF view.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-03
HELD ON CHECK CHARGE.
A. F. McNair Pleads Not Guilty,
Remanded for Hearing.

Augustus F. McNair, who was ar
rested by Headquarters Detectives B.
w. Thompson and Ira E. Keck for
passing two worthless checks drawn
on a Bethesda bank for $50 and $35
on June % and "a, pleaded not guilty
yesterday before Judge Mcmahon in
the United States branch Of Police
Court and was remanded without
bond for further hearing Tuesday.
Assistant District Attorney Ralph
Given informed the court that March
10 there were pending against Nc
Nair six charges of passing bad
checks, to two of which he pleaded
guilty and the other four We're nolle
pressed. At the time McNair was
given suspended sentence of 80
days and released on his personal
bond
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-03
ST|NSON INCREASES
LEAD IN AIR TOUR
Gains Over 13 Competitors
on Hop From Baltimore
to Pittsburgh Field.

by the AeSOC1ateQ FEeSS.
PITTSBURGH, July Eddie Stin.
SON, plotting Stinson- Detroiter
monoplane. increased his lead over his
10 competitors in the national relia-
bility air tour on the hop from
Baltimore to Pittsburgh today.
Stinson tonight had accumulated
3,1S3 points. His closest rival was
Harvey c. Mummert, plotting a Mer.
curry, with 2,628.8 points. Next with
2,499.7 was the three-motored all
metal Ford plane, which is listed each
day although it is not competing.
The aH-metal Hamilton, piloted by
Randolph q. Page. was fourth with
2,2483.
Eight planes made perfect scores
today. The 202k miles was negoti.
ated in l hour 80 minutes.
Although the fight from Baltimore
was made without incident, two of
the pilots landed at Rodgers Field,
the Pittsburgh, airport. from one to
three hours late. Paul r. Branliff,
one of the contestants, was an hour
late when he lost his course, as did
Louis G. Meister. who landed two
hours after Branliff.
A round of entertainment occupied
the flyers tonight.
Tomorrow the hop-of for Cleveland
is scheduled.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-03
OCEAN LANDINGS
CONTROL IS FAVORED
Germans Back President Coolidge's
idea for International
Parleys.
By the Associated Press.


BERLIN, July 2.-President Cool
idge's favoring of international nego-
tiations over lighthouses and ocean
landing places for airplanes has been
received with hearty approval In
German aviation and government
circles. -. -esr a.
1--WE heartily agree that the Ques--
ton Of regular transoceanic fights 10
one which must be regulated interna-
tionally." an expert Of the transporta.
ton ministry told the Associated
Press today.
THE crossing of Lindbergh, Cham.
berlin and Byrd took the whole prob
lem from the realm of theoretical
discussion and showed that regular
flights are only question of time.
It will need international effort to in
sure the safety Of transoceanic air
traffic and Germany will heartily CO.
operate and participate in such an
effort at
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-03
AUSTRALIAN BUSHMEN
ARE NEARING EXTINCTION
Aborigine Gained Fame as Personi-
fication of Lowest in
Human Culture.

By the Associated Press.
The Australian bushmen apparently
are preparing to join the dodo, the
passenger pigeon and the mammoth
in the limbo of extinction.
This aborigine has been notable
chiefly by reason Of the scientific con-
clusion that he personifies very closely
the lowest standard Of human culture.
BY comparison, the early American
Indian was a model of civilization.
The decline of the bushman is noted
in a report to the Commerce Depart
ment from Sydney. A census Of the
primitive population just completed by
the Australian government concludes
that the death rate among them is Ave
of each 100 annually. The latest CEN
sus placed their number at 52,296, a
decrease of 3,119 since 1925.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-03
TRAILS ON RADIO
MAY GUIDE PLANES
John Hays Hammond, Jr.,
Announces Plan to End
Danger of Fogs.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
BOSTON, July "A system of
radio trails" spreading fan shape
from a landing field is seen by John
Hays Hammond, jr., radio inventor,
the Boston Herald says today, an q
solution of the difficulty Of locating
the field from an airplane In a fog or
darkness.
Methods for guiding air naviga-
tion," the Herald quotes Mr.. Ham
mond as saying at his laboratory in
Gloucester, "as compared with mari
time navigation are in a most unde-
veloped state"
Outlines His Plan.
His plan, as outlined, is this:
With LIE Bourget as the apex, for
example. powerful electromagnetic
waves would be radiated from wires
extending in a straight line to Dieppe,
Havre and Cherbourg. These trails"
would carry high frequency alternat-
ing current, broken up into Morse
code by automatic means, so that
each trail would have its continuous
distinctive signal which would radiate
above the line and for a limited dis
lance on either side
The signals would be Of such In
tensity as to come at all times
through static or other interference
They would be received through stand
ard radio receiving apparatus on the
airplane. If a plane coming in from
sea should miss a radio beacon at
Havre, for instance, it would be sure
within a reasonable time to cross one
of the trails. Picking up the signals.
1t would be able to follow the course
straight to the landing field.
Cup VIII Mary Field.
To make possible a landing in case
the field should be hidden from the
airplane pilot, a low-power short-wave
radio transmitter at the field you'd
send out radio waves in a fixed Vef til
cal plane, as the plane traversed the
walls of the cup" formed by the
waves the pilot would be made aware
that the field was at a predetermined
angle below him.
Entering an area of silence, he
would know that he was within the
rim of the cup" and directly above
the field, to which he could descend
safely in long spirals.
Planes flying in opposite directions
along the radio trails would proceed
at different specified attitudes in order
to avoid collisions.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-03
ACTION FASTENED
TO AID AV|ATORS
Federal Departments Take
Steps Provided for With
Funds Opened Friday.

The successful flights of Col. Charles
A. Lindbergh, Charles A. Levine and
Clarence d. Chamberlin, Lieuts. Les
ter J. Maitland and Albert F. Hegen'
berger and Comdr. Byrd and his party
have fastened action at the Depart
ment of Commerce. the Department
of Agriculture and the Post Office De
partment on programs provided for
extensions of flying facilities by Con-
gress.
Charles F. Marvin, chief of the
United States Weather Bureau. will
begin at once the establishment OF
more stations for observing. measur-
ing and investigating atmospheric phe-
nomena along anyways. Congress APP
propriated S45, 900 for this work and
it was made available Friday.
Many Stations in Use.
Mr.. Marvin pointed out that this
work in aid of commercial aviation
has been going on for two years, and
that stations have been established at
Atlanta, Boise, Boston, Cheyenne, Chi
cago, Cleveland, Davenport, Detroit,
Jacksonville, Kansas City, Los An.
geles, New Orleans, New York. Okla
homa City, Omaha. st. Louis. st. Paul.
Salt Lake City, San Francisco and Sc
attic. New ones will be set up and
maintained at Reno. Modena, Louis
vile, Havre, Sheridan. Knoxville,
Greensboro and other points along air
routes.
All of these are regular United
States Weather Bureau stations, with
the air service equipment, personnel
and reports added.
with this service declared Mr..
Marvin, I'VE transmit daily along the
airways reports of weather conditions
and upper winds along the routes. If
q pilot is going to fly to a certain
place, he wants 10 know what the
weather is there and en- route. We
have not heretofore been able to give
that information in all cases"
Will Extend Service.
Mr.. Marvin predicted that within a
short time one Of these stations would
be established at Austin. Tex. for
that section Of the Southwest.
The Weather Bureau will extend its
service as airways develop. 1t is CO.
operating with the Post Office and
the Commerce Departments.
Much of the information obtained
for this anyways service is by use OF
kites and free balloons.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-03

his wife awake. think they first
thoughtwe were questionable char
acters--we certainly looked it, wet
and bedraggled.
But when they found we had landed
from America there was great ex-
element and from then on we re-
ceived the kindest, most courteous and
hospitable attention possible fro.l the
people of the village, which happened
to be Ver-sur-Mer.
AS long as live. shall never for
get them, and as l thanked my host
on leaving, he said that, not only had
he done this for me, but had done it
for affection for America.
Copyright 1927. in the United States.
Canada Mexico. Cuba. South America, Japan.
Europe and the British Empire. by the New
York Times Co Reproduction in whole or
in pert is forbidden without permission. All
rights Teserved,l -
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-03
STARTS FOR CANADA.
Gen. Jadwin to Discuss st. Law
renee Waterways Project.

Maj. Gen. Jadwin. chief Of
Army Engineers, left for Montreal
yesterday to confer with Canadian
members of the joint board OF engi-
neers which acts as technical arviser
to the northumberland Com
mission considering the St. Lawrence
waterway project.
The engineers will take up details
Of the proposal to develop waterway
between Lake Erie and the ocean
which were undecided when the board
submitted it's report last year.
Gen. Jadwin was accompanied by
Col. William Kelly and Lieut.. Col.
George B. Pillsbury of the Engineer
Corps.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-03
URGE EUROPEAN TRADE
BARRIERS BE MODIFIED
Representatives Of a Countries al
International Chamber Of
Commerce Act.

By the Associated Press.
The Washington section of the
International Chamber of Commerce
said yesterday it was advised that
representatives of A countries attend
ing the fourth Congress of the Inter
national Chamber. now in session at
Stockholm, agreed that modification
Of trade barriers, especially in Europe.
was necessary to increase the con-
Stunning power Of the two hundred
millions of European people.
The delegates were represented as
believing these barriers could be ed
justed as recently proposed by the
trade barriers committee of the In
ternational Chamber and the Geneva
Economic Conference. 1t was an
nounced that six governments--Ger-
many. Holland. Sweden. Belgium.
Austria and Czechoslovakia-already
had taken steps along this line.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-03
Virginia Woman
Kisses Comdr. Byrd
I'm Family's Name

By the Associated Press.
PARIS, July 2.-Upon his ar.
rival at the Continental Hotel from
the st. Lazarre Station today
Condr. Byrd was Rugged and
kissed In the name Of the Byrds
of Virginia and all Virginians by
pretty Mrs. John Marshall of
Orange, Va. She represented"
her best friend, Mrs. Mary Byrd
Consilio of Baltimore, the COM
mander's cousin and a famous Vir-
ginia beauty.
Isn't he handsome?" Mrs. Mar
shall exclaimed, when the aviator.
still blushing from the greeting,
was claimed by others. IAN the
Byrds are that-one Of the finest
families in Virginia-and all are
as brave as they are beautiful"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-03
FLYER VISITS SPORTS FIELDS
Lindbergh Is Introduced by New u.
s. Envoy to Canada.

OTTAWA, Ontario, July 2 R.-
Dol. Charles A. Lindbergh's official
visit to the Canadian capital today
was filled with calls at various sports
fields, where the people celebrated the
Jubilee Of confederation. The famous
American flyer came to Ottawa at the
Invitation Of the Canadian govern
ment, and was the guest of honor at
q luncheon at Rideau Hall. residence
Of the governor general, after passing
through lanes Of cheering thousands.
In introducing Col. Lindbergh in
the course OF his welcome on Parlia-
ment Hill, William Phillips, the Amer
lean minister, said:
mo greater honor nor greater
privilege can fall to the first Ameri-
can minister to Canada than to pre-
sent to you our gallant young ambas-
sador without portfolio. our prince of
modesty. He comes to you with a
message of greeting from the Ameri-
can people, who are all thinking Of
you on this occasion. You may not
know that he has Canadian blood in
his veins and that his ancestor was
the founder Of Hamilton"
Premier Greets Flyer.
Premier Mackenzie King, greeting
the American aviator, said:
ION behalf of the government of
Canada I extend to you the heartiest
welcome which it is possible for any
country to give to the representative
of another nation. We feel more than
highly honored that at this time of
our national rejoicing you should
come to us with a message Of inter.
national good will
I'VE honor you for what you have
achieved and what you are. We be-
lieve you have to your credit the great.
est individual achievement in the his
tory Of the world. We believe that
you are the embodiment o: the happy
warrior Of whom Wordsworth has
written. and we believe you are the
gentleman unafraid' of whom our
poet Kipling has also spoken.
Lindburgh Sees New Li:.k.
eve cannot begin to expires to you
the feelings of pride we have when we
recall the fact that one of your an
cestors was a pioneer in this Dominion,
and we feel that you are the embodi-
ment Of that pioneering spirit in It's
highest and finest FORM
In reply Col. Lindbergh said:
Il want to express appreciation Of
the welcome have received here both
for myself and my country. I feel
very highly honored to have been In
vited to visit Canada, and it brings
to mind very clearly tn reception
which / had in London a few weeks
ago.
I'm flying here from Detroit, which
was the last stop, l noticed the neces.
sity of air transportation in Canada
and 1 believe that in a very short
time there will be air lines from the
United States to Canada and from
Canada to the United States. 1t IL
TRANSPORTATION that has bound the
world closer together. and in the flu
ture it will be transportation. far
more rapid than in the past, which
will bring nations and countries closer
together, as Canada and the United
States should be-"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-03
fully had taken OF his hat and gave

fully had taken OF his hat and gave
him naval salute.
President Doumergue broadened his
usually open smile when the Ameri-
cas- crew were presented by Charge
Whitehouse.
Il followed with intense interest
every phase Of your fight" he said to
c o mdr. Byrd. 81 watched tn e
end of 1t with the greatest anguish
I had the latest news brought to me
at dinner and I stayed up late in the
hope Of hearing that you had landed
safely" ,---t
The President asked several cues.
tons concerning the details of the
flight and wanted especially to know
whether the landing was accidental
or intentional.
ut was Intentional replied Comdr.
Byrd. II sought a place near the
shore to save my ship. still had
gasoline for half-hour's flight"
MAIL TAKEN To CAEN
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-03
BYRD PLANE SUFFERS.
Souvenir Hunters Force Removal of
Plane to Cherbourg Hangar.

PARIS, July 2 R.-The transat.
lantic plane America suffered severely
from souvenir hunters at Ver-sur-
Mer. and H. A. Gibbons, personal rep.
resentative of Rodman Wanamaker,
sponsor Of the flight, announced this
afternoon that it would be rem 7ved
shortly to a hangar at Cherbourg.
Plans for the future use of the huge
plane have not been decided Upon.
Ccmdr. Byrd today expressed un.
willingness to speculate as to how
many miles he actually flew in the az
hours between Roosevelt Field and
Ver-sur.Mer. He said that his data
would not justify his making state
ment on the point.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-03
HEADS WHIST LEAGUE.
G. J. McDiarmid of Cincinnati i
Chosen by Closing Congress.

HANOVER. New Hampshire, July
2 R.-C. J. MeDiarmid of Cincinnati
was elected president of the American
Whist League at the conclusion Of
the thirty-seventh annual congress of
that body here today. H. T. Fry of
Chicago was reelected secretary.
treasurer.
Mrs. w. H. Speaker of Detroit was
elected president Of the Women's
Whist League, holding it's twenty.
eighth annual congress.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-03
MAIL TAKEN TO CAEN.
Water-Soaked POuch's Contents to Be
Distributed From There

CAEN. France. July 2 R.-This
city Is proud Of the fact that it's name
will be stamped on every one Of the
pieces of mail brought across the At
lantic in Comdr. Byrd's plane.
The water-soaked mail pouch has
been turned over to the local post
Office and the letters will be distribut-
ed after they have been stamped,
probably with more care than is given
to ordinary envelopes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-03
THREE KILLED IN WRECK.
Three Others injured When
Freight Train Overturns.

ROCKHILL, S. c., July P).-
Three trainmen were killed and three
others injured, two of them so Sc
J riously they are not expected to re-
cover, when a Southern Railway
freight train was overturned on a
curve near the north end of the
Cathes Creek trestle near Gilkey,
Il. c.. this afternoon.
The dead: NJ. NJ Kendrick, Rockhill,
engineer; Pete Eaker, Marion. n. C.,
conductor; Alfred Lyle, negro. Rock
hill, fireman, .--
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-03

the Government and people Of the
United States.
A guard of honor composed of men,
bers of the Royal Canadian Air Force
probably will be placed over the body
until it is sent back to the United
States.
Lieut.. J. Thad Johnson, one Of the
Selfridge Field, Mich. pilots, began in
the original air service when it was a
branch of the Signal Corps, enlisting
in August. 1919. He was commissioned
q first lieutenant in July. 1920, and
since then has served at various air
stations. He was born in Texas in
July, 1893.
War Department records give only
the name of his wife,, Edith Naylor.
deceased. whose home was at Black
well, Okla.
FLYER VISITS SPORTS FIELDS
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-03
FATAL CRASH MARS
LINDBERGH FETE
AT OTTAWA JUBILEE

Continued from First Page.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-03
Annulment Is Granted.

Mrs. Nettie G. Lansdown to Henry c..
Lansdown yesterday was awarded to
the wife by Justice Bailey In Equity
Court. Attorney Iredell Meares ap-
peared for the plaintiff.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-03

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