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Evening star., 1928-11-26
FORMER SECRETARY
OF ROTHSTE|N HELD
Arrested in New York as Ma
terial WitnesS-Jury
Assemblies Today.

3y the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, November 26.-Sidncy
Stajar, a former secretary of Arnold
Rothstein, has been arrested as ma
terial witness In the shooting Of the
gambler on November 4, the police
announced today.
Stajar. who gave his occupation rs
a clerk, was arrested late last night
by four detectives at Seventh avenue
and Fifty-sixth street. Police declined
to divulge further details.
The arrest--the first made in the
slaying-came on the eve of the as
sembling of the grand jury to inquire
into the case. Sixty witnesses were
under subpoena to appear today.
Stajar was questioned by District At
torney Banton previous to the conven..
ing Of the grand jury, Banton would
not discusss the result.
Meanwhile, extra police guards were
stationed within and about the Grim
inal Courts Building where the grand
jury was called.
Evening star., 1928-11-26
POLAR EXPLORERS
JOIN At DUNEDIN
Byrd Party Is Assembled for
First Time Since Leaving
United States.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
WELLINGTON, New Zealand, No
vember 26.-All the units of Comdr
Richard E. Byrd's Antarctic expedition
we're assembled at Dunedin today for
the first time since the first contingent
left the United States.
Comdr Byrd will leave for the Ros
Sea on Saturday aboard the bari
City of New York. The other suppl,
ship will leave soon afterward.
It was announced that Richard Bro
ply of New York, the expedition
business manager, had been appointe,
second in command.
Part of the expedition, which totals
80 persons, came to Dunedin aboart
the supply ship Eleanor Boiling last
week. The others arrived yesterday
in the City of New York.
One Of the most important phases OF
the great adventure, namely, the voy-
| age from New Zealand to the ice bar
| rier and the Decentralization there OF
a huge quantity Of equipment and sup
| plies, will be started when the Eleanor
| Boiling leaves, a week later than the
City of New York. The City of New
York will carry Condr. Byrd and other
leading members of the expedition.
| Since the Eleanor Boiling arrived al
| Dunedin she has visited Wellington
and taken aboard a tri-uotored air
plane in which flights to the Souti'
Pole will be made.
Evening star., 1928-11-26
ILINDY HOPS OFF AFTER VISIT
/ TO KELLY FIELD ""ALMA MATER"
Arrival at San Antonio Had
Gained Two Nations Fears
for His Safety.
Flyers Destination Unan.
nounced as He Takes Off
From Brooks Field.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
SAN ANTONIO, Tex, November 60
Col. Charles A. Lindbergh hoped of
from Brooks Field at 8:55 am. today
for an unannounced destination. He
had flown to Brooks Field for a brief
visit with friends after having spent the
night at Kelly Field. *- b
Taking his cue from the current COL
legiate custom, Col. Lthdbergh has paid
Kelly Field a brief homecoming visit.
The belated midnight announcement
Tampico, Mex, set at rest characteris-
tic public concern for his safety which
had been felt over the week end.
- In evident determination to stay out
of the lirnelight while going about his
personal business, the colonel did not
see newspaper men here and, whether
intentional or otherwise, his visit re-
manned secret for eight hours, during
which time an anxious vigil was kept in
South Texas and fear for his safety was
felt in two nations.
Although he returned to his familiar
haunts at $40 pm. to pay his first visit
since his graduation from the advanced
flying school in the Spring class of 1925,
word of his arrival did not reach the
public until after midnight, few min
utes after he had retired.
Enjoys Season of Feasting.
The intervening hours were spent In
feasting and "reminiscences much as a
homecoming collegian, back on the
campus" for the first time In nearly
four years. would occupy his time. The
flyer repaired to the home Of Lieut..
B. S. Thompson, an old-time friend,
where he was later rendered banquet
by several of the field officers. Other
friends and flying buddies dropped in
during the evening. and 1t was midnight
before the talkfest broke up.
Late Saturday night Texas and
Northern Mexico began an anxious
lookout for the flyer following reports
that he had left Tampico in the after
noon to return to the United States by
way of Brownsville, Tex.
Two nations barely suppressed gener-
al alarm when the Fort Brown Meteor
illogical station at Brownsville report
ed sighting ship flying northward,
which apparently suddenly developed
motor trouble and turned back toward
Mexico. Had Lindbergh left Tampico
on the schedule originally announced,
1t was pointed out, his craft would
have been due over Brownsville about
that time.
Search Continued All Night.
All Saturday night the watch along
the border was kept up and three
planes from Brownsville started at
dawn Sunday to scout about $500
square miles of the rough country be-
tween there and Tampico. The search,
Evening star., 1928-11-26

though originally planned with the
discovery of the colonel's whereabouts
as the objective, officially was made on
the announced theory that the Meteor
illogical Bureaus report indicated some
American pilot was in distress.
Dispatches received prior to the
searching party's start, though contra
dictory in reporting his whereabouts
had established rather definitely that
the conqueror of the Atlantic was not
in danger.
Because Lindbergh for "a hours was
out of the public view, various pessi-
mistic possibilities were called up. The
scouting planes return to Brownsville
with the report that they had seen no
plane helped to diminish the disquieting
rumors, but some persisted.
Chapparal Country Patrolled.
Brownsville aviators, before deciding
to patrol the geographically forbidding
chapparal country between here and
Tampico, checked all planes In this Sec
tion and found that only one, bedded
down for the night, carried lights. They
felt that this fact justified hunt in
view of the fact that the Fort Brown
station officials were certain they had
not been mistaken in reporting the
sighting of a lighted plane.
Efforts to locate the flyer through
Mexico City were unavailing. because
friends who had accompanied him tc
Tamptco on hunting trip, had not
returned there.
It was announced here that Lind
bergh's flight from Tampico was made
without stop.
Evening star., 1928-11-26
Splendor Surrounds
Japanese Emperor's
Departure for Toxic
Hirohito Leaves Scene of
Great Ceremonies Amid
Acclaim of Populace.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
KYOTO, Japan, November 26.-The
great ceremonies" of his enthronement
completed, Emperor Hirohito left this
ancient capital today to return to To-
kio With him departed the Empress
and all their court, and their progress
through the streets from the kyoto
Palace to the railway station was a
reproduction of the great state process
sions which marked his majesty's de-
parture from Toxic. November and
arrivel here the day following.
As on those occasions the Emperor's
phoenix x-crested carriage was preceded
by the Kashikodokoro, sanctuary of the
sun goddess, which Is taken from its
own shrine in the Toxic palace only
once in an emperor's reign, when it is
brought to Kyoto for the enthrone-
ment. It was inclosed In its palaquin
Of white cypress, with red lacquered
roof and draperies OF gold, silver and
scarlet brocades, and carried on the
shoulders of the 80 chosen bearers from
the village Of Vase, which always has
supplied the youths for this honored
service.
Tremendous throngs again lined the
route of the imperial cortege to witness
the departure Of their majesties from
the scene of the solemn ceremonies OF
the last three weeks, the great an
nouncement to the sun goddess, the
gods of Heaven and earth and the i'm
perial ancestors, the ceremony of as
cending the throne, and the great
Thanksgiving. These ceremonies have
drawn to Kyoto all the leaders of the
empire and the ENJOYS of the 26 ma
tions represented at the Court of Japan
making this ancient city once more fol
few days the capital of the empire
| as it was before the restoration in 1858
Their majesties and their resinue will
spend tonight in their castle at Nagoya
| four hours by rail from Kyoto. Tomor-
row they will resume their imperial
progress to the modern capital, where
another great throng is expected tc
welcome them back.
Evening star., 1928-11-26

CONTINUED From First Page)
police continued their activities up to
last night. Raids were made yesterday
In the 900 block of New York avenue,
the 100 block Of Eighth street the 800
block of p street and the first block of
Neal place. From 10 to IS persons were
taken In each raid. Is 49,
The question Of whether police who
accompany firemen on their regular
dre e-inspection tour Of q building have
Q right to arrest persons found gam;
bling Is involved In the arrest of Chester
G. Burns, 20, who was taken under
those circumstances at .f0l4 H street
Saturday. He was charged with setting
up gaming table.
Further Probe Ordered.
Assistant United States Attorney
Walter NJ. Shea has ordered police to
make . further investigation of the
Burns case and file report by Satur-
day
Convicted of permitting gaming. on
the testimony Of Detective John r.
lie Foe, who said he found 81 men
gambling to see which should pay for
the cups of coffee they were drinking,
Peter Argeriadis, So, was fined $50 by
Judge Ralph Given. The man was ar
rested on warrant for a lunchroom ON
the second floor of building in the
500 block Of H street. Detective LIE
Foe said the warrant was for another
man, but Argeriadis accepted respon-
stbtlity for the establishment.
Henry A. Bazmore, colored, As, will bc
arraigned on similar charge, havinr
posted $l00 collateral following his ar
rest py Policemen TolSon, William
Malone and Latin of the Eighth or
cinct, who captured him In a raid IL
the 1900 block Of Seventh street.
Evening star., 1928-11-26
ETNA LAVA STREAM
COVERS RICH AREA
Orchards, Vineyards and For
eSts on Slopes of Volcano
Are Destroyed.

"The lava stream, flowing like a 2,500-
foot ribbon from one of Mount Etna s
craters to the east coast of Sicily, has
been devastating one Of the islands
most fertile regions" says bulletin
from the National Geographic Society.
Orchards, vineyards and forests have
been destroyed; also the villages and
towns that thrive on. their products.
More than a quarter million people
live on the slopes of Mount Etna. The
eastern slope-is ttickly populated with
one town almost adjoining another. Al
most every foot Of ground not used for
dwellings is cultivated, yielding abun-
dant crops.
Many Cities Sandwiched.
"Etna has terrorized this district
many times before" continues the bull
letin.. Whether the traveller goes by
train or automobile down the east coast
Of Sicily, he passes flow after flow Of
lava. Some of them are centuries old
others more recently deposited from
some Of the 200 craters that pepper
the slopes Of the cone-shaped noun
tain. Acireale, not far south Of the
present flow, perches on 300-foot cliff
formed of seven distinct layers of lava
Within the Christian era Mount
Etna has boiled over its crater rims
more than hundred times. It has
wiped out cities, towns and villages on
its slopes and spelled doom to. thou
sands of homes Almost daily Mount
Etna runbles, and its summit con-
stantly emits steam, but 1t takes more
than these suggestions Of action 70
even arouse the Sicilians curiosity. The
homes of their ancestors are, perhaps,
sandwiched between two of the lava
flows, and many of the present genera
tion, like those Of Mascali and Nunzi-
alta, have watched their homes sink be-
meath new molten bed.
Populace Is Undaunted.
But like Catania, the largest city
on the east coast, the small towns and
villages of Sicily usually come back
disaster was less than 900 years ago.
A large portion of the city was buried.
Instead Of making extensive excava-
tions, the inhabitants Immediately re-
built on the new foundation that had
flowed in fiery stream down the
mountainside.
IF history repeats itself, Mascali and
the other destroyed towns will shortly
be reconstructed. Mount Etna lava has
been destroyer but It. also helps vege-
tation. Orchards, groves and vineyards
will again spread green veil over the
slopes. Even old craters are filled with
vegetation. There are gardens and
farms in and around them and i'll
these cup-shaped holes are many villas.
Monte Rossi. which was in eruption
when Catania was overwhelmed, Is one
of these garden spots.
"Undaunted, the Sicilian rebuilds. not
knowing whether a new home will be
standing for a century or whether 1t
will be sandwicfed between two lava
flows within fortnight. Mount Etna
keeps no regular hours nor does 1t
announce to the inhabitants of its
slopes which of Its many old craters
will belch forth molten stream or
whether weak spot in the cone will
reveal ne wboiling caldron."
Evening star., 1928-11-26
FUMlGATING GAS CAUSES
DEATH OF THREE SEAMEN
Bodies Are Found in Bunks When
Ship Is Brought to Boston
Pier, -

BOSTON, November 26-Fumigat-
ing gas caused the deaths of three
members of the crew of the steamer
F. J. Luckenbach during the night. The
bodies were found in the mems hunks
today when the vessel was brought to
Commonwealth Pier after having been
fumigated in dry dock yesterday.
The men were Walter S. Demarcus,
38, an assistant engineer; Angel Bass,
81, ships carpenter, and A. Montediavo,
az, boatswain; all three were from New
York.
The ship was fumigated late Saturday
night and yesterday morning. It was
opened in the. afternoon and it was
thought the three men retired before all
the gas had left the ship. That more of
the crew were not on the steamer was
due to the fact that most of them had
been given leaves of absence over the
week end
Evening star., 1928-11-26
VESTR|S LIFE BELTS
HIT AS INADEQUATE
Captain of Wyoming Testifies
They Did Not Sustain
Persons Properly.
BY the Associated Press,

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, November 26.--Capt
Luther Martin Overstreet, y. S. NJ
commander of the battlesrip Wyoming
was the first witness today at the Fed
eral inquiry into the sinking of the
Lamport g. Holt liner Vestris two weeks
ago today, telling of his ships part in
the rescue work
The Wyoming was $50 miles away
when the Vestris reported by radio at
10 o'clock in the morning that it was
sinking of the Virginia capes 1t
reached the scene early the next morn
ing, first saving negro fireman on an
improvised raft and then five. women
clinging to an overturned lifehoat.
Life Belts Criticized.
Capt. Overstreet criticized the life
belts on the Vestris, saying that they
were constructed In such way that
the head of the wearer was unsupported
and in an exhausted condition could
fall forward into the water. They should
be built close under the chin, he said
to hold the head up, and higher in back
to support the head there. With such
high left belts, he testified, a WINNER
could remain alive although halt
drowned and worn out with the buffet
ing Of the waves
The Navy oficer estimated that 20
hours would be the limit of human
endurance in the water in waves such
as there were during the Vestris rescue
work. >-7~
Surprised at Endurance.
"1t is remarkable" he said, .'that
any OF these women stood the beating
of the sea all night long"
United States Attorney Tuttle, whC
is conducting the inquiry, asked Capt
Overstreet If he knew OF any existing
life, belts Of better construction thar
those on the Vestris.
"T believe our Navy life belts support
the head and shoulders more etficient.
ly," the captain replied.
Anxious to Question Officer.
Tuttle had hoped today to question
Leslie Watson, second officer OF the
Vestris and the only surviving deck Of
ficer who has not yet testified, but q
Lamport & Holt lawyer asked that he
be given a few more days In the hos
pital to which he was taken as soon as
he arrived here. He was physically AT
to. leave the hospital the lawyer said
but not fit to stand the strain of lengthy
examination. ~
"If court adjourned to the hospital
would he be able to question him
privately?" Tuttle asked.
MY answer to that said the lawyer,
lis that yesterday Adams was given. a
troke down and Is on the verge Of a
nervous collapse"
Evening star., 1928-11-26
ALEXANDRIA DEBTS
Barred At HEARING
City Manager Morton Reads
Minutes Bearing on An
nexation Question.
Special Dispatch to The star.

Special Dispatch to The star
ARLINGTON COUNTY COURT
HOUSE, Va. November 26.-Minutes OF
the, city council of Alexandria were
produced In evidence here this morn
Ing In the annexation case Of Alex
,ndria against Arlington County, to
irope the amount of the bonded in
ebtedness of the city.
The books were produced by City
1anager Paul Morton of Alexandria
and showed expenditures totaling
;;500,e00 had been made by the city
20 aid the Manassas Gap and the
Orange & Alexandria Railroad The
loans were authorized by an ordinance
passed by the council on January 2
1849. and we're made in the shape OF
a certificate of Indebtedness.
Bonds Issued i'm 1879.
In 1879 $745, 900 In per cent bonds
which included the certificates of in
debtedness for railroad loans together
with other forms of Indebtedness IN
Cured during the years 1849 to 1879
were issued.
The 1879 bond issue was refunded
in 1903 by means Of 30-year bonds
which are due In 1888. A portion ol
the debt has been paid off, according
tO LIE 1GCOIuS, dllO tltC uutotdAlO4IiS III
debtedness as Of January i, 1929
totals S539,235. :.z...
A chart of the capitation taxes OF
Alexandria collected during the years
1916 to 1928 was offered in evidence by
Mr.. Merton, who designed the chart at
the request of Judge E. w. Hudgins OF
the special tribunal of three judges
hearing the annexation procedure.
Under Cross Questioning.
The cross-examination of Manager
Morton, who is Alexandria's principa
witness in. the case. was resumed by
Capt. Crandal Mackey of the counse
for Arlington County. Under question
ing of Capt. Mackey Mr. Morton went
into detailed explanation of the sewer
system used in Alexandria and the sew
ers installed in the territory the city
acquired from Arlington and Fairfax
counties by similar annexation proceed
ings In 1915.
The cross-examination Is expected tC
continue throughout today.
Evening star., 1928-11-26
Officers Trap Suspected Bootlegger
As Beer Is Delivered to Police Station
Nv the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, November 26.-Careless-
ness has been blamed for much. Its
latest sufferers are Benny Slattery,
David Minkus and colored man with
the euphonious name of Olemiel Hicks.
Taking them as they come, their
stories as recited on the Chicago police
records indicate that they were not as
cautious as they should have been.
Slattery stood in Olson's restaurant, on
South Halsted street. yesterday. spin
ming revolver on his finger. Looking
the place over, he was moved to re-
mark. Chicago cops aren't SO tough.
I'd love to meet one right now"
Five detectives arose In unison from
table, and MIR. Slatterys desire was
gratified.
David Minkus had long been sus-
pected as deliverer of bottled beer.
Evening star., 1928-11-26

Two sergeants, motivated by an ambi-
ton to reduce the delivery of beer to
Chicago citizens, put on civilian clothes
and placed an order with Minkus.
Deliver same" they told Minkus, Ito
Union avenue and Waldo place"
Minkus finally found the sign waldo
place" on Union avenue yesterday. He
drove his truck into the "place," which
appeared to be an alley, and kno ;ed
at the back door Of the Despla'ne
street police station. The beer and
Minkus were locked up.
The affair Of Olemiel Hicks revealed
equal luck of polished technique. 1t
mas peen police belief that Olemiel
was trafflcking In stolen AUTOMOBILES.
Detective Sergt. Michael O'Donnell was
Hicks unfortunate choice as. Gus
toner.
Hicks delivered q stolen car to the
detective YESTERDAYS and was arrested.
Evening star., 1928-11-26
Santa Claus Opens
Chicago Warehouse
To Store His Toys
Windy City's Branch to
Have $4,000
Worth of Gifts.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, November 26.-Listen,
kiddies: Do you know where Santa
Claus gets his toys for your Christmas
stockings? Well, sir, one of his ware
fouses is in Chicsgo-you know they
call ii the, Windy City, because the
wind goes "Woo-oo 10000"
The Chicago Association of Commerce
CHATS a pretty big name for little girls
end boys) wanted to be sure Santa
Claus would have enough toys to go
around so it gathered lot of statis-
tics and found that Chicago will have
s5,000000 worth of toys for Santa's
pack when he gets this far from his
own factory away up at the North Pole.
And If he runs out of candy. kiddies,
The association says that some of the
$50,000.00o worth of sweetmeats made
every year in Chicago will be ready.
Guess we're going to have a pretty
nice Christmas, boys and girls.
Evening star., 1928-11-26
TWO MORE ROADS PLAN
AIRPLANE-RAIL SERVICE
Illinois Central Signs Contract.
Southern Negotiates for Pas
senger Line.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, November 26.--Two
additional railroads are planning to es-
tablish air-rail service, 1t was learned
today
One is the Illinois Central, which has
signed contracts with the Robertson
Aircraft Co., subsidiary of Universal
Aircraft Corporation, to operate fast
passenger aircraft service between Chi
cago and st. Louis. Universal Aircraft
operates an air route for the New York
Central.
The other line Is the Southern Rail-
way. which is negotiating with plane
operating companies for an air passen-
ger line between Washington and New
York. 1t is planned to otfer passengers
the option of transferring to plane at
Washington instead of to another rail
line as at present.
Evening star., 1928-11-26
Bank With Assets
Above $ll,OOO,OOO Is
Closed During Run

BY the Associated Press.
MACON, Ca, November 26.-The
Fourth National Bank of Macon,
with capital of $500,000 and re-
sources listed at more than $11 ,O00,-
600, closed its doors at IL am. to-
day during run of Withdrawals.
Evening star., 1928-11-26
Huge Steel Funnel Subdues Oil Fire
St. Which Spouted Flames 100 Feet in Air

the funnel finally was put In place
Several times the force of the spoutine
flames hurled the four-ton device from
the iron clutches of the derrick
After the funnel was placed, work
was resumed digging a tunnel to the
we'll 30 feet below the surface, where
it is hoped to-. tap the we'll and turn
the escaping gas into another channel,
thus extinguishing the fire. The tun-
nel started 1870 feet from the well, as
expected to be completed in 90 hours.
The burning gasser Is estimated to
be consuming 50.o00.O00 cubic feet Of
gas daily.
Evening star., 1928-11-26
40 Communists Arrested.

BUCHAREST, Rumania. November
26 CP.-Forty-two Communists. in
cluding four women, were arrested this
morning during an unruly demonstra-
tion In Victorief street in favor of the
liberation of the imprisoned Deputy
Buyol. The demonstrators attempted
to assault the public prosecutor.
Evening star., 1928-11-26

sive privilege of changing the rules at
will"
Mr. Smith, who said that he spoke
for the q 900 members of his as5ocla-
ton, stated today that there had been
instantaneous and widespread response
to his statement and that he had been
swamped with telephone calls and let
terS indorsing it.
Evening star., 1928-11-26
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
SANTA FE SPRINGS, Calf, Novem-
Der ga huge steel funnel, moved
into place by four-ton travelling der
mouth of the Santa Fe Springs oil
field outlaw "gasser," which has been
spouting red flame 100 feet into the
air since 1t blew in nearly three weeks
ago.
The funnel acts as chimney, con-
f1ning the flames and preventing dam
age to surrounding oil derricks or wells.
A dozen attempts were made by
asbestos clad eN field workers before
Evening star., 1928-11-26
REDUCED CAR FARE
IS POSSIBLE UNDER
NEW MERGER PLAN
Continued From First Page.)

ment an improved method of condemn
ing land for public purposes in Wash
ington as one of the unfinished ques-
tions awaiting the attention of his COM
mittee. ~%
Senator Capper reiterated his oppo-
sition to an increase in car fare at this
time. AS to the revaluation of the
Washington and Georgetown Gas Light
companies, now being considered by the
Utilities Commission, the Senator said
he has not yet studied recent develop
ments in the gas case.