davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star., 1928-04-26
MRS. v. D. HOOVER
COMMITS SUICIDE
Banker Finds Wife Dead,
With Pistol Nearby--Had
Been III for Several Years.

Mrs. william D. Hoover. wife of the
president of the National Savings a.
Trust Co. shot hersel. to death In their
home, in the Presidential Apartments.
Sixteenth and L streets, early this
morning
Her body was found on the floor Of
her room by her husband when he en-
tered shortly after O'Clock, q bullet
through her head A 32-callber re-
volyer was lying nearby, and 1t is be-
lieved that Mrs. Hoover had shot her
self several hours previously She had
been suffering from serious sinus in
fection for several years. and several
operations had been performed without
success. She was about so years of
age.
Mr.. Hoover notified Coroner hewitt.
who issued a certificate of suicide after
visiting the apartment. A police Of
fscsT Who investigated the case report
ed that Mrs Hoover had bern deSpond-
ent for some time. and had iniimated
that she might attempt TO take hsy life.
The officer reported that yesterday Mr..
Hoover had searched the apartment
for a revolver which he suspected his
wife had secreted, but that he had fail
ed 10 find 1t. He sat up with her until
midnight last night. and 1t Is believed
that she shot herself shortly after he
retired The report Of the shot was
not heard.
Mrs Hoover. a former treasurer gem
eral Of the National Society Daughters
of the American Revolution, leaves
son. Reeve Hoover. and daughter
Mrs. r. s. Landstreet, jr, Of Hunting
ton. W Va. Funeral services will be
held At Mount st. Adams Church Sat-
urday afternoon by the Rev. G. r.
Warren
Evening star., 1928-04-26

Continued from First PagcD
ly audible in the death chamber. Not
until he reached New York old Lind
berRh learn Bennett was dead
Condolences were received by Mrs
Bennett from German Ambassador
Won Prittwitz at Washington from r
A. Smiddy. Irish Free State Minister
ut Washington. and many others. Ben
nett was en- route to the German-I Irish
crew Of the Bremen at Greenly Island
when stricken
Comdr Byrd was heartbroken over his
friends death.
Bennett was one OF the coolest and
brayest men / ever knew" he said. He
was man OF the greatest energy. en-
durance and skill both Ms navigator
and as a mechanic. We had planned to
make the South Pole flight, but II was
not to be"
Later. in message to his expedi.
tion's headquarters in New York
Comdr Byrd said:
II intend to go through with the
Antarctic expedition as memorial to
Floyd Bennett. | shall name the Ant
arctic plane to be used in An attempt
10 tiy over the Pole the Floyd Bennett, "
He refused the offer OF friends to
send plane to Quebec for him
Il will stay with the wife OF nv
very good friend" he answered, until
she is back at home"
Mrs. Bennett asked that the Rev. l.
E, Smith pastor OF the Christian
Church at Norfolk. Va. OF which she
and her husband were members. be
asked to otliciate in the services Mt the
grave.
Evening star., 1928-04-26
GEOLOGY RESEARCH
WORK is EXPLAINED
Mrs. Chandler Addresses Illinois
State Sooiety--0thers on
Program,

Recent geological research in the
Illinois Valley was explained to several
hundred members of the Illinois State
Society at its final meeting OF the
season in the Willard Hotel last night
by Mrs. Josephine Craven Chandler,
vice president of the Illinois Chapter
Of the National Pen Women's League
Addresses were also delivered by JUS
tice Fenton w Booth OF the Court Of
Claims and Representative Lowry of
Mississippi. Representative Rathbone,
president Of the society," presided.
Guests Of honor at the reception
prior to the speeches included Minis
te" and Nine SZe Of China Minister
and Nine. Simopouos OF Greece, Mai
Gen, and Mrs Amos A. Fries. Mr. and
Mrs Charles II. lie Fevre, Mr. and
Mrs. e. II Hartman and John w.
Holcombe and John Fl. Whitmore of
Northwestern University.
In The receiving line With Mrs Rath-
bone. chairman Of the reception COM
mittee, were Leslie j. Johnston. A. r.
Bailey. Mrs. Henry T. Raney. o. r.
James. Gertrude Van Ripper, Mrs Carl
r. Chindblom. Mrs. Jamet. Mrs Bailey
and Maynard Risley.
Evening star., 1928-04-26

II not essential, this year, but wiii nor-
NAL loads and normal conditions siich
preparation 10 not necessary.
We found that oil Of the same quail
ity as was used by us and many mail
lines operating in the States served Oui
engine admirably. Our gasoline wai
splendid, but not special Californian
Our arrangements for keeping the
engine warm and for heating IL just
prior to starting were simple and ads-
1late. Any Oil stove in tent will warm
the Oil. or II can be done as We did il
on Dead Mans Island-Warm 1t in the
cabin OF the machine,
1t might be said that IT took us three
years to gain the experience necessary
TO complete our recent fight. but be
assured that our equipment in 1926 IN
cluded everything we found necessary
this year. The weather conditions eX-
perienced were practically the same. II
not worse.
But the Arctic is a mistress who wiIl
not be s6bdued by idle gestures nor can
the work of exploration be carried on
without the continued help Of many
generous friends We owe much 10
many people. far too many TO mention
individually. but to the faith upheld by
and the announcement received frern
LIlf American GBOlUSlCdI oDCPLy a0C
the Detroit News. we owe irnmeasurabiy.
Thanks Supporters
Today a blizzard is blowing. not
weather TO be outdoors in. afoot. afiOat
or aloft. The snowdrifts are incress-
ing. 1t appears as though a whole
Summers sun will be necessary TO mel,
It.
The depth Of snow this year will prob
ably delay us leaving here One boat.
possible means of transportation. .
frozen solid in Kings Bay. A ship that
viii call at Long Year City an active
mine about so miles from here. may
arrive about the middle Of May Il
may serve to carry us to Oslo. a Journey
of 10 days or more
From Oslo We expect TO ship the
plane to New York and then accept the
generous offer of the Norwegian Amer
ican Line to be its guests on its steamer
from Norway TO New York
Evening star., 1928-04-26
usual than nov from the plains of

usual than now from the plains Of
Lower California to the high Sierras.
But the possibility of that is not here
yet There Is still much progress to be
made In aeronautical engineering and
still much advance to be made in wealth
er forecasting The book Of Arctic ex-
ploration Is not by any means closed.
Many more chapters may still be
written.
Views Mobiles Flight.
A flight from Wrangell Island TO
Dixon. the Russian meteorological sta
ton near Nova zembla, a distance Of
about 1000 miles, would be over 500
miles Of unexplored Arctic, more in fact
than We covered and more likely to re-
suit In the discovery of new islands
Perhaps Mobile will cover this route
We hope he does and wish him all
success, but we fear that his misfor-
tune and delay will mean that by the
time he Is ready to proceed II will be
too late in the Summer season for pro-
ductive long distance flying in the
Arctic.
After all, Arctic exploration by air
craft Is but reconnaissance. Much
groundwork of sound scientific value
has yet TO be done.
From the evidence collected. 1t ap-
pears that not even islands exist in
the center of the Arctic Ocean. its
depths have yet to be fathomed. That
cannot be done in an economical way
with facility Of thoroughness, by air
craft: neither can 1t be done by old
fashioned dog-team methods.
We must find other means. l be-
licve they are at hand. Perhaps 1t
will he my fortune TO use them.
Since my eight years OF polar ex-
perience has not been gained without
effort and the support of many kind
and generous friends. l feel that the
value of such experience should not be
wasted
Ready to "Chance IT,"
Much might be done with an air.
pJane from Grant Land. We saw
through the clouds near Cape Columbia
an ice foe that would make an ideal
landing field: in fact ! was tempted
to land there Meteorological training
enabled me to know that we would
strike violent storm at Svalbard while
in fight. told Ben Eielson this.
There are two courses open" /
wrote. We are above the storm now
Down there We can land and wait till
Ii Is over. Can we get of again? IT
we go on. we shall meet the storm at
Svalbard and perhaps never find the
land DO YOU wish TO land now?"
Ben. with his stolid courage and
calm considering mind. wriggled in his
seat. I could see few inches of his
shoulders above the gas tanks In less
than a minute he replied:
II am willing to go on and chance
IT," he shouted through the speaking
tube. That was my desire.
We had been Is hours in the air
long enough to be tired and cramped
The exploratory part of our fight was
over. The weather ahead was forbid
ding. Our gas consumption was more
Evening star., 1928-04-26
CHURCH COMBINE
PLAN is SECUTED
Presbyterian Official Denies Official
Move Toward Merger With
Methodists.
~ the Ass,,, aaed press.

~ the Assty,8 asee Press
PHILADELPHIA. April 2s.--Rev. Or
LewiS S. Nudge. stated clerk Of the
General Assembly Of the Presbyterian
Church In the United States Of Amer
iea, N a formal statement today said
there is not in existence al present any
movement looking toward the union Of
the Presbyterian Church In the United
States Of America and tne Methodist
Episcopal Church North, which Is
under the leadership of men OF promi-
neTace and influence In either church. =
The statement follows report from
Chicago yesterday that William r, Nc
Dernnott OF the pronOtionai department
of the Methodist Episcopal Church had
predicted q union Of the Presbyterian
end the Methodist Episcopal Churchea
involving 1900 900 communicants In
IS 800 churches
Or Nudge Ia MS statement ssi6 tina.
"tlaese two churches are and always
have been Oh the most cordial terms
snc n the happiest fraternal relation
f1lpE
Evening star., 1928-04-26
PUPPY FREED FOR BITING GIRL
AND IS RENAMED MOT GUILTY.
Police Court Does Not Find
Alaskan HuSkie ''ViciouS."
as Complained.
Canine Descendant of Leon
ard SepaIla's Dogs Used in
Heroic Northern Dash.

Charses were dropped in Police Court
this morning against Daufterer, To-
week -old Alaskan huSkie puppy, direct
descendant of two of the SogS on the
famo,S team used by Leonard Seppala
in his dash across the frozen SHOWS in
February, 1925, to carry anti-toxm to
the diptheria stricken city Of Nome.
Alaska, who was hailed into court
booked with having bitten 3-year-old
Frances Kane of 2909 South Dakota
avenue northeast The dogs master
promptly changed his name TO Not
Guilty"
Daufterer belongs TO M NJ Henson
of 9l2 New York avenue, and while
he was friSking along Seventh street
between II ana | streets With his mas
ter last night he passed the little girl,
Instinctively afraid of dogs. she threw
up her hands, and the puppy, taking
the gesture as an invitation 10 romp.
according TO Henson. jumped up on the
child. As she leaped, one of his teeth
or one of mis- toenailS his master said
scratched her finger.
Henson took the child. who was ac-
companied by her mother, 10 nearby
drug store. had The wound diSlniected,
expressed his apologies and left. he said
today
He thought the matter was closed
until tWo policemen went to his home
last night and informed him that
complaint had been lodged against hi,
dog The complaint charged that the
dog had bitten The little girl the police
said, and ordered that Daufterer ap-
pear in Police Court today to answer
charge of viciouSness.
When Henson appeared at the cor
poration counSels Office this morning
the diminutive huskie won the affection
OF all who saw him. and ii was decided
that he was not vicious" No infor-
nation was filed. so Daufterer and Hen
son went home. after Daufterer had
been formally introduced TO Frances.
Henson. brakeman for the Wash
ington Terminal Co.. said that when
Leonard Sappala appeared here on the
stage of local theater he told him how
much he admired the dogs and asked
Evening star., 1928-04-26
WILKINS FORESEES
PASSENGER PLANE
LINES OVER ARCTIC
Continued from First Page

Storerooms. workshops. dog barns and
other outhouses give the place VII
| lage-like appearance from the air. When
we first sighted it Green Harbor to us
was q golden city paved with gold. Our
| five-day snow-bolInd stay on Dead
| Mans Island. so called because during
one Winter not long since l3 men ma
rooned there starved TO death, was the
| f1llip necessary to help us to realize our
wonderful good fortune and TO appre-
ciate the splendid qualities of our plane
and engine It was more than ordinary
! care we gave the mechanism which
brought us safely across the 1000 miles
of ridged Arctic Sea ice
Conscious Of Good Luck.
Throughout the main Journey. the
delay and the second short quick
fight we we're deeply conscious of our
good luck, but only now. as we gather
news Ia the magnitude Of that good
fortune evident.
During the storm In which we land
ed the radio operator ct Kings Bay
lost his way in passing from the radio
station 10 the village and was frozen 10
death In the binding SnoWstorn. TWO
other men. experienced trappers, in a
cabin on the coast nearby. were unable
to move from their shelter. Without
food or fuel or suitable clothing. one
froze his feet. and the others hands
were badly frost bitten. Both now await
the earliest transportation to a hos
pital for surgical operations.
Herr Warming, a permanent resident
in Svalbard since 1911, declares sincere
ly that never in all his long experience
has he seen such weather before In
April II was, he said. period worse
than that usually experienced during
the equinoXial storms or even IN the
middle Of March.
Our slim. eager-looking plane rests
safely on the harbor ice. During the
warm days since we arrived here the
tail has settled in the snow. She seems
( to have lost something OF the eager and
| spirited look she had and now appears
much like a tired seagull doing on
| the snow.
Receive Many Messages
We congratulate ourselves on our
safety and comfort and scan the hum
dreds of congratulatory telegrams,
Among them are greetings from the
King OF Norway. from the Secretaries
of State and War at Washington. from
premiers ambassadors and other high
| dignttaries from aero clubs and scienti-
/ nc DOuleS ana from explorers. HncluuAlS
| Nansen and Stefansson, and one from
Roald Amundsen. who must surely know
more than most OF the others how for
! tunate we were.
We cannot thank each OF these peo-
! pie separately. but would like to ex-
press through the medium Of the press
Dur sincere appreciation,
/ We ruminate on the incidents of our
( journey. speculate as to the future of
Arctic flying, wonder what we might
have done and what we have done. Who
can tell?
/ The flight We made might be the fore
| runner Of transarctic transportation. O
/ scenic air route which in years to come
| would serve curious tourists speeding
/ from Alaska's sea-level tundras To awe
! inspiring Grant Land. glaciated Green
/ land and Svalbards iumbled peaks a
! trip perhaps in the future not more un-
Evening star., 1928-04-26

than had been anticipated and there
were miles Of open water to be crossed
at the extreme. end of our Journey
| On the other hand, there was a fine
landing field below us. In case nf acci-
dent, north Grant Land Is a hunters
paradise. We could easily live there,
and II we could not rise again in the
air we could walk with comparative
ease and comfort TO the Northwest
mounted police station on Bache PENN
sula, opposite Etah. and return In the
Fall by boat.
stick TO Their Ship.
But the true flyer as does the sailor
sticks to his ship. 1t would have grieVed
us more than enough TO have wrecked
our machine or left 1t behind. I was
willing to trust Eielson's skill as a pilot
In bad weather conditions. He was will
ing to trust my navigation. We flew
onward without wavering.
Our experience last year In making
three forced landings on the Arctic
pack ice far from shore proved beyond
doubt that. IL need be. one can land
on the Arctic ice and, with re3sOn-
able load. get of again. We saw many
places this year that looked as good as
the place we landed on last year but
these landing fields we're less fire.
quently seen on the Grant Land. Green
land side Of the ocean
feel certain that men Of experience
could fly from Grant Land to the North
Pole. land and sound and return: make
another flight to the pole Of inaccessi-
bility, sound and return. then. on a
flight from Grant Land TO Barrow. land
500 miles from Barrow. take sounding
and nith Y7Nf fnn UVoat FfcE and
with reasonable expense. and gain a
general Idea Of the Arctic Oceans con-
tours.
Why we did not land and sound this
year I hope is clear. From Barrow, we
carried load sufficient for 1900 miles
Of flying, a load three times the normal
load Of the machine. Long before the
time when our load was half as much
again as normal we had passed the area
IN which soundings are particularly de-
sirable.
On the possible flights mentioned. IL
would be necessary to carry gas for not
more than ] 300 miles Landings would
be made with only half that load.
do not propose that we should do that
work, but 1t could be done.
Ground staff Not Necessary.
We have proved that low temperatures
need not necessarily interfere with en-
gine operation. Servicing machines in
Arctic conditions does not require ex-
ceptional facilities nor expensive con-
veniences. and, unless the machine Is to
be loaded to its utmost capacity. a large
ground staff for preparation is not
necessary.
This year the two Of us served our
machine and cared for our engine right
from the start of the expedition to the
end of the fight. and that through
four attempts to start. as much work
as for four successful flights The help
of our EsQuimo friends who dug snow
and cleared a track was most welcome.
Evening star., 1928-04-26
URGES REED BILL AID.

Representative Maccracken Of New
York advocated that education be rep
resented in tha Presidents Cabinet yes
terday and urged the House education
committee TO approve the Reed bill 70
create a department Of education.
More than a quarter OF all the
money raised by taxation is spent on
education" he said asserting that
$4,000. 100000 have been invested In
school property
Evening star., 1928-04-26
SAYS AMERICAN BOY
is WITHOUT SUPERIOR
Adolph e. ochs Praises Industry
and Vision of Eative-Born
Sons at Complimentary Dinner.
b. The Assooisted Press.

b. ihe ANs0oisthd Press.
NEW YORK, April 26.-~For vision.
industry enterprise and public spirit,
in the words Of Adolph S. Ocfls. the
American boy has no superior, II he has
a peer The publisher OF the New York
Times 70 spoke at dinner he gave last
night 10 Jesse II. Jones, publisher Of
the Houston Chronicle. Harry Chandler
publisher OF the Los Angeles Times. and
Col. Robert Ewing. publisher Of the
New Orleans States.
Mr. Ochg noted that much was said
about the immigrant who rose to for
tune. but attention was not called 50
often 70 the native American boy. whose
ancestry hsrked back 10 the pioneering
days and vino rose to renown. He
termed his guests three remarkable
men af the latter type.
Evening star., 1928-04-26
TENTED CITY FOR CIRCUS
ERECTED AT CAMP MEIGS
Rinsling Brothers and Barnum &
Bailey Shows Here Monday
and Tuesday.

The tented city which will house the
Ringing Brothers and Barnum d Bal
ley combined show exhibit here Mon
day and Tuesday was beng erected
today on the Csmp Meigs circus
grounds. marking the first time the
circus has opened its road tour in
Washington.
The equipment. all new. will be in
stalled and ready for the performers
who now are nearing the end OF their
exhibition at Madison Square Garden
The new canvas came direct TO Wash
ington from the Winter quarters al
Sarasota. Fla
Evening star., 1928-04-26
Small Arms Match Officers.

Col II. Ts Myers, u g. Cavalry, has
been designated by the War Department
~ executive of1lcef of the national small
arms matches for 1929. and Col Harris
PeDdlfton. 1r u. s Infantry. a. assist
ant executive officer Of the matches
Col Myers Is stationed ~ New Orleans
and CO. Fendletou al Fort Hcnning. Ga
Evening star., 1928-04-26
WILKINS TO RETURN
ON NORWEGIAN SHIP

OSLO. Norway. April 2s G9.-Capt.
George H. wilkins and Lieut. Carl 3.
Eielson. now icebound at Spitzbergen
after their successful hop across the
Polar regions from Point Barrow. Alas
ka. have accepted an invitation Of the
Norwegian American Line to be its
guests on their return voyage to New
York.
The flyers. who are now waiting the
arrival of Norwegian ship which is en-
route to Spitzbergen. expect to be ready
for the return to New York about the
middle of June
Evening star., 1928-04-26
BENNETT TO REST
NEAR PEARY GRAVE:
HONORS ARE PLANNED

Continued from First PsgcD
Evening star., 1928-04-26
FRENCH klRMEN COMING.
Experts Will Study u. IS. Lines-~To
visit District Of Columbia.

LIZ ECURCET. France. April 70 lho).-
American siT mail SeTFios and com
naeTcisl aviation in general VIII be-
studied by . group of experts W Be sen.
~ ire United States by the French com
Es1itEe u aeronautleaI propaganda.
This mission travelling much by air
Will visit New York. Washington, clege-
lsnds Detroit Chicago, 81. Louis ano
probably the Pacific Coast since there
Is particular interest IN the Los An
Feiesvfsan FfanclkCo Air Line
The Wrangell sentinel., 1928-08-30
GEORGE CARD PASSES AWAY

George W. Card aged n, died in Wrangell last Friday night He had not been i'll previously and his death was probably due to heart trouble.
 The funeral was held in the Red mems hall Sunday afternoon under the auspices of the Redmen's lodge The officiating elergymen were Dr. R. J. Diven and the Rev. H. P. Corser. When Dr. Diven had concluded the scriptural part of the funeral cere- mony he announced that Mr. Corser would speak on behalf of an organi- zation of which the deceased was e member-the Pioneers of Alaska The address of Mr. corser was such as was calculated to cause sober re- flection.
 From the Redmen's hall the re- mains were taken to the Redmen's cemetery followed by a eoncourse of sorrowing friends. At the cemetery the service of committing the body to the grave was read by Dr. Diven af- ter which the beautiful ritualistic service of the Redmen's lodge was read by P. c. Mccormack.
 George W. Card was born in the state of Maine August IS, 1857. When a young man he came to the Puget Sound country where an uncle was living. For a time he engaged in truck gardening on the Sound. In 1893 he came to Wrangell and has lived here practically ever since. Tn the nineties he and George H. Barnes and Al osborn were in the logging business together. Several years ago he decided to go to California to live. He bought a place in that state, but in one years time he became discon- tented and returned to Wrangell. For several years past he served as a stream watchman for the Bureau of Fisheries during the fishing season. MT. Card was a man who was square in his business dealings and who had the confidence of the people among whom he lived.
 Under the terms of his will the property left by MT. Card goes to the son and daughter of his nephew, B. E. Card, of Port Gamble, Wash.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1928-08-30
ENGINEER RETURNS FROM
 LOOKING OVER ISKUT

E. NJ Brindie. one Of the engineers who has been with a party on the Is- kut this summer for A. B. Trites, ar rived in WrangeiI yesterday, accom- panied by the two men who have been with him while Investigating the property. Stanley Jekyll and W. R. Overend also came down the river.
 It will be remembered that early in May 8Ir. Trites bonded the property of the Iskut Mining Company, also the adjoining property owned by Stanley Jekyll
 MT. Trites has had three different engineers looking over the Iskut property this summer and it is gener- ally considered not unlikely that he will exercise his option on the prop erty.