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SUNDAY APRIL |, 1928
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EAA--washington Navy Yard (434.S
Meters-690 Kilocyclesl.
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e:55 p.m.-Arlington time signals.
1905 p.m.-Weather Bureau reports.
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northeast and Toncontin army flying
field to the east, where, through the
haze, I could see the hangers and the
crowds. It was raining hard over the
city.
/ followed the range Of hills there
and circled the city. / could see
below on the hill that cannons were
being fired. I could not hear the re-
ports but could see the smoke come
from the muZzles. Later ] was told
that they had fired 81 times on &C
count of my coming.
Nearly Had Job There.
/ looked at Tegucigalpa with more
than usual interest. Several years
ago my friend DOC" E. G. Ball. with
whom transformed in the United
States, was plotting a plane here.
wrote saying that II an extra pilot
was needed I would like to join him.
j didn't get the Job.
/ vas glad to see the town nesting
Ia the hiiis,swith it's white walls and
red roofs, where I like to think !
might have worked II there had been
an opening.
After. -circling the city. / made my
way to the back Of the field, which as
I dragged. in three times I saw was
good and large. free from obstacles
and safe, and made a good landing
at 1:55 o'clock. two hours and five
minutes after ! left San Salvador.
i. The crowd was unusually good
about keeping away from the plane
got her into the hangar without
difficulty. as good az she was when
started.
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bers Of the Legislature. a representa-
tive OF the Port Of New York author.
ity, q representative of the Port of
Albany, the Public Service Commits.
sion and the Department Of Public
Works, to report TO the 1929 Legisla.
ture on measures for the regulati ton
and promotion Of aviation and loca.
tions for landing fields.
In reviewing his seven years of ad-
ninistration, the governor pointed out
that during that period the form OF
the state government had been reor.
ganized both by constitutional amend
rnent and statutory enactment: that
while expenses of State government
had increased enormously, the only
new tax was the personal income tax
that no tax rate had been increased
and that the costs OF tax collection
had been lowered.
There was no mention or state
finances in tho message. This subject
will be discussed in the executive
budget message. which Will be trans
mitted to the Legislature on or before
January Is.
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LINDBERGH URGES FEDERAL
SUPER VISION OF AVIATION
Pictures Air Navigation on Threshold Of
Glowing Future at House Hearing
Before Starting Tour.

dangerous period, he Is not under reg
ulation, unless 1t is State regulation.
II each state should adopt individual
rules. interstate commerce would be
greatly hampered as result"
Favors Purchase of Fields.
Lindbergh supported Government
purchase of emergency landing fields.
but said that this should be done only
after permanent airports have been es-
tablished at the sites or terminal
points which the fields would serve.
II say that because IL there Is any
possibility OF changing an airport
from one side of city to another.
that would Immediately throw the In
termediate emergency landing field
out of the direct line," he added.
Asked by Representative Griffin,
Democrat. New York, IL he had ever
had occasion to use an emergency
field, Lindbergh said:
Yes, sir. II those fields are prop.
erly located, or located by personnel
experienced in flying. they are very
necessary and convenient in bad
weather conditions sometimes
The New York member said he did
not doubt that emergency landing
fields are necessary for some flyers,
but he always thought that when Lind
bergh started out, he reached his des-
tination without interruption.
Experience With Sleet.
'Well," the flyer answered, In our
Air Mail Service there are as yet GER
tain conditions which we cannot ny
through and land in a dense fog, nor
can we fly through sleet When we
strike these conditions. we must either
turn around and go back or drop down
to an emergency field"
Questioned about sleet on his Attain
tic flight, Lindbergh said that he had
encountered 1t. but 1T is very rare to
find an area of sleet or fog greater
than 1000 miles in diameter. He
added. "When l struck that area on
my way across. l still had sufficient
for over 1000 miles. and after
getting through, l was practically sure
OF finding good weather before my
fuel supply gave out"
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AUTOMOBILE WAR +
IS ON IN EARNEST.
Direct Competition Brought
About in the Low
Price Field.

The much predicted price war in
the field OF iow.priced automobiles has
become an actually with the opening
OF the new year, and lines are, being
frightened for n year Of severe COM
petition, according to all Indications.
Actual war" declaration came yes
terday with the announcement b.
WiIlys-Overland. Inc. of the price list
for the new Whlppet. containing the
statement that for the first time in
the history Of the industry. Ford has
been met on a price basis. While this
is true OF but one model Of the Whip
pet, which will sell for & less than
the corresponding model Of the Ford
Whippet cuts range from $40 to $500
per model
These reductions, the Wtilys.Oyer.
land Company states. bring the entire
line Of Whippets in close competition
in price range" with Ford models, and
In addition, new prices on this car '-are
materially lower than prices ar
nounced by Chevrolet or equivalent
models"
John n. WHY'S. president of the
Wiilys-OverlAnd concern, recently PR
dicted peaceful war" in autoaob.ie
prices, but added significantly that IL
Ford makes another cut durng the
year we shall be able TO lower our
prices even beyond the reductions OF
January g."
The new Ford prices. ranging from
1885 to $50. were announced Decen-
Der /. A month later the General
Motors Corporation ushered in the
new year by slashing Chevrolet prices
from SO to $50 a model as its contrt-
button to the war"
Aside from the utterances by NJ.
WHY'S. there has been no direct evi-
dence 10 date to indicate further re-
ductions in the new low prices ar
nounced by Ford. Willys-Overland and
Chevrolet. All cuts have been accom-
panied by statements indicating that
the bargain prices" TO buyers Of these
makes of cars were formalized and
stabilized on a pure basis Of pfoduc-
ton costs and savings in various
forms from manufacture in huge quan-
titles.
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WRITERS HONOR WOOD.
New York Times Representative
Elected by Overseas Men.

Lewis Wood of the New York Times
was elected chairman of the Overseas
Writers, at the annual election yester-
day. The election followed a luncheon
given for j. Alfred Spencer. former
editor OF the Westminster Gazette Of
London. and now senior fellow OF the
Walter Hines Newspaper Fellowship.
The luncheon was the first function
held in the auditorium OF the new
National Press Club.
Other officers elected are: Mark
Foote Of the Grand Rapids Press. Sec
retary: Paul Wooton Of the New Or.
leans Times-Picayune. treasurer: Nor
man w. Baxter OF the Washington
Post: Lowell Mellett OF the Washing
ton News. and Charles G. Ross OF the
st. Louis Post-Dispatch. members OF
the executive committee.
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COUPLE CELEBRATES
GOLDEN WEDDING YEAR
More Than 200 Guests Attend
Event Honoring Mr.. and Mrs.
John L. Sanders.

Many relatives and friends offered
congratulations to Mr. and Mrs. John
L. Sanders. 659 Maryland avenue
northeast. who celebrated their golden
wedding anniversary yesterday.
More than 200 relatives and friends
gathered at the Concord Club. 314 Q
street. Monday night at an anniver-
sary dance given by Mrs. Lillian g.
Coyie. the Sanders daughter. with
whom they live at $50 Maryland ave.
nue..
Both Mr.. and Mrs. Sanders were
born in Eewiand, Va, the former In
1855 and Mrs. Sanders in 1859.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sanders have two
other children. Mrs. Viola Pearl
Reeves. who also makes her home with
Mrs Coyle. and son. Edward w.
Sanders OF 900 Gresham place. They
have five grandchildren.
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By the Associated Press.

By the AesoCiateO ETess.
Federal supervision of American
commercial aviation as a means TO
developing it was advocated by
Charles A. Lindbergh to the House
appropriations committee. 1t was re.
vealed today with the report OF a bill
to provide Commerce Department
funds.
The Young flyer, now winging his
way among the Central American re-
publics. testified at the Capitol on be-
half of the aeronautics branch of the
department Just prior to his hop-off
for Mexico.
Lindbergh pictured air navigation
as on the threshold of n glowing fu-
ture and urged Congress to legislate
in Its interest. He recommended wide
spread airways. mot only with view
to the condition that exists. but also
with a view toward the development
that we are bound to have both in
navigation and in development Of air.
craft"
Sees Greater Efficiency.
''I do not think that our aircraft
today are nearly as efficient as they
will be a few years from now," he
said. Il believe also that we will be
able to fly and land in practically
every kind Of weather conditions when
radio instruments, radiobeacons and
other means of combating weather
conditions have been fully developed.
We will eventually be able to combat
fog. At the present time we can fly
through 1t indefinitely, with the aid of
radiobeacons. We cannot land blind
ly. We will have 10 develop some
method, either by radio or some other
means. by which we can obtain our ex.
act elevation and position over the
field"
Uniform laws and regulations for
flyers and flying are very important,
Lindbergh told the committee.
''At present the practice seems to
be for the student who has just
learned to fly, and who Is without suf.
ficient experience to engage in com.
mercial air activity, to carry passen-
gers within his State" he said. LAS
q part of his training. during the most
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IGontlnued from E1rsI Fagel
the Legislature before referendum by
State statute to the people. We have
the strange situation in this State
today that we require a vote of the
people to amend our own constitu.
tion. but the liberty enjoyed by our
can be abridged overnight by q bare
majority vote Of the leected represent.
atives In both houses Of the Legisla-
ture.
II believe that this situation has
gone as far as any one thing to arouse
the Indignation Of great groups of
people. The will Of the majority 10 q
fundamental Democratic principle
that admits OF no compromise. When
the people have thus spoken. that IL
the end Of It,"
The governor submitted 20 specific
recommendations for legislation. He
renewed his recommendation for an
amendment to the State constitution
providing for four-year term for
governor and lieutenant governor,
tial elections. The last Legislature.
dominated by Republicans, submitted
such an amendment. but amended II
to provide for the election on presi-
Dental years. The governor took the
stump against It and the amendment
was overwhelmingly defeated.
Census Abolition.
For the third successive year the
governor recommended abolition OF
the State census. The last State cen.
sus, conducted by Mrs. Florence f. s.
Knapp. Republican secretary Of State,
was made the subject Of an inquiry
by the State on account Of charges Of
Irregularities. The findings in that
investigation have not yet been hand.
ed down.
Other recommendation included a
constitutional amendment extending
the terms Of members OF the Legisla.
ture: creation Of State water power
authority: extension Of home rule priv.
ileges to villages. towns and counties:
a memorial to Congress to bring
about the use Of the barge canal as
part Of an all-American deep sea wa.
terway, and abolition OF the State
motion picture censorship.
The governor urged numerous meas.
ures dealing with labor. including cre-
in the Department Of Labor and liber.
alization Of the 48.hour law for women
and minors.
He dealt with the agricultural prob
lem extensively. "A State fails in its
duty to agriculture which merely en-.
forces the regulatory statutes relating
10 the safeguarding OF it's food sup
ply" he said. THE State. by wise
and prudent policies. should foster and
upbuild agriculture and consider the
full well-being OF those engaged in II"
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JURY MAY Be SUED
FORPRESENTMENT
Sindair-Burns Forces Con-
slider Civil Action Against
i Grand Jurors.

The declaration that "serious civil
action" against the members of the
District OF Columbia grand jury
which returned a presentment against
Harry f. Sinclair. William j. Burns
and five associates. charging conspir'
acy to ohStruct justice recently, is
under consideration by the seven ac'
cused men, was made today by Mar
tin ". Littleton. counsel for Sinclair.
The attitude of Sinclair, Burns and
their associates was revealed atter
their attorneys had filed a motion
with Chief Justice Walter /. Mccoy,
in Criminal Division l. to eXpunge
the presentment from the records OF
the District Supreme Court. Argu.
ments on the motion Will be hearu
Saturday morning by the court.
Claim Powers Exceeded.
In presenting the motion. attorneys
for the seven men declared the grahu
Jury exceeded its powers in return
ing the presentment.
I,ittleton said in the District or
Columbia in a previous case the court
had expunged such q presentment
from the records and that the same
thing had been done in New YORK
and in Iowa In the latter case. he
u,
iurv had libeled those named In the
presentment. Suit for damages, he
explained. against the jurors had re-
sulted in a verdict for those named
in the presentment and that this prec-
edent might he the basis for civil ac-
ton against the grand jurors here.
The motion to expunge the present
ment reads as follows:
Come now Harry F. Sinclair.
Henry Mason Day. Sheldon Clarke,
William ]. Burns. w. Sherman Burns,
Charles s. Ruddy and Frank j.
O'Reilly. by their attorneys, and move
the court to expunge from the rec
ords and the files of this court. physi-
cally and otherwise, the presentment
against these proponents filed or de
posted in this court by the grand
Jury on Friday, December 80. 1927,
and to expunge and strike out all
minutes, minute entries, docket entries
or other notations made by the clerk
Of the court with respect to said pre-
sentiment.
Hold Authority Lacking.
''The grounds for the foregoing
motion are:
i. The said presentment is beyond
the power OF the grand jury to bring,
file and deposit in and before this
court.
%. That said presentment was
extra-judicial.
80. This court has no jurisdiction
In respect to said presentment Ok
cept to expunge it and all entries and
notations with respect to it."
Copies Of the motion were served
on Peyton Gordon. United States at
torney. In making its presentment
70 the court. the grand jury overruled
Gordon. who had appeared before IL
and told the Jurors he was opposed
to such action. The reason given by
the United States attorney was that
those named in the presentment ala
ready were being tried for contempt
on the same charges.
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said by Zepeda to have consisted OF
four machine guns, $50 Springfield
rifles, large quantities Of ammunition.
AZ pack mules laden with clothes and
foodstuffs. Thus. Zepeda explained.
the SANDING followers obtained the
equipment and uniforms used at
Quilali.
Zepeda quoted Sandino as declaring
that he knew he was Waging losing
fight, but that he had buried several
tons Of dynamite at various points In
the country to blow himself up when
everything was lost, In order that all
traces of what Sandino was should be
lost to the Marines.
Zepeda said Sandino started fighting
for Sacasca at Puerto Cabezas with
$50 badly armed men and at the pres
ent time his forces consist OF 1,5OO
men. with the cream Of the intellectual
youth of Nicaragua enrolled among
them.
The anti.aircraft guns used by SAN
dino are Sandinos own lnVention'
Zepeda asserted.
nDUDAuEc FOR ATTACK.
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NEW RULING ON TAGS.
Licenses to Facilitate Auto Sales
Are Discontinued.

The practice OF issuing dealers IL
cense tags to concerns making loans
ON motor cars to facilitate the sale Of
cars repossessed for failure Of borrow
ers to repay the loans was abandoned
today by Wade II. Coombs, superin.
tendent OF licenses. at the direction Of
the District Commissioners.
The Commissioners acted following
an opinion from Corporation Counsel
William w. Bride, who said the re.
possessing OF automobiles by finance
corporations Ii an incident to their
business and does not make them
dealers In automobiles within the
meaning Of existing regulations.
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allow them no discretion or latitude
on the scene Of action"
U. 8. LOSSES CALLED HEAVY.
Hundreds Of Marines Slain In Six
Months. Says Zepeda.

MEXICO CITY, January 4 lR.--
Pedro Zepeda. Nicaraguan Liberal, to
day gave out statement regarding
casualties OF American Marines ir
Nicaragua. Zepeda formerly repre-
sented DR.. Juan Sacasa. Nicaraguar
Liberal leader, in Mexico.
Zepeda said several hundred United
States Marines had been killed in the
last six months In fighting between
them and followers OF the rebel gen
eral, Augustine Sandino. He assert
ed American authorities were with
holding the exact figures on casualties
although Nicaraanan papers fire.
ouentlv printed stories OF the clashes
and listed the Marine dead and
wounded.
Zepeda said SANDING intended to
draw the worlds attention to the fact
that patriots are still fighting Amer
lean invaders" in order that the ques'
ton would be taken up at the forth
coming pan.American conference In
Havana. Cuba.
Belittles u. =. Efforts.
Commenting on the sending Of ad
dtionai Marines aud destroyers &c
Nicaragua, Zepeda declared the United
States would not drown the protest OF
Nicaraguan patriots" unless the
ma jority OF Nicaraguans were first
exterminated.
Failure OF the announced offensive
against Sandino was forecast by
Zepeda. He said that when the roads
were dried out the Marines would be
able to capture only some OF the rebel
positions and this with heavy losses.
The Sandino followers. he explained.
would withdraw 10 the mountains and,
uncrushed. would await an opporiu'
nifty to deliver n blow to the struggling
Marines, az they were constantly
doing.
Zepeda said no received n report
from Sandino of n battle at Telpaneca.
where ESQ Of Sandino's men. com
nsa nded by Col. Francisco Mendoza
exterminated IA garrison Of so Marines
and native constabuiary. This was
done. Zepeda asserted. in n bloody en-
counter which lasted seven hours and
during which several houses were
blown up. Tho Marines. he added.
fought bravely until the last one was
killed.
Sandino's booty in this battle was
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series of currents. Once such currents
were erroneously called air pockets.
The plane, passing through one cur.
rent, sinks into a second. The pilot or
passenger. unprepared, is left. so to
speak. in midair unless he wears
safety belt.
But the plane Is not difficult TO ham
die under these conditions. and really
no danger exists In them for the ex-
perienced pilot
II was the first rough air ] have
struck since leaving the United States.
On crossing TO Paris, had practically
none, excepting In Ireland, but this
was rougher.
Det0ur Is Made.
AS I got out Of the rough spot I
vas flying at an altitude OF 5000 feet,
level with the bottom Of the clouds.
but soon the clouds covering the
mountains made necessary a detour
slightly to the south. I was now well
into Honduras. and crossed the Goas-
coran River, which is the same az the
Lernpa River, and turned northward.
The visibility was hazy, but there
WAS plenty OF ceiling in the passage.
and ] had no difficulty in getting my
bearings. All the while l was consult
ing three maps. none of which showed
many OF the things I saw from above.
One bought al a stationery store.
the second was torn from a wall map
and the third Was a page from a
magazine. Between these three. ] got
along well
j soon saw that / was near Teguci.
galpa because few over two wireless
towers. Next ] saw q town to the
Evening star., 1928-01-04

Having practically no manufactur'
ing industries just after the war.
I.atvia now has more than 400 tex.
tile mills employing about 10000 men.
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Fearing that her political opponents
would attack her. Jane Kirwin rushed
from her home in Liverpool recently,
and with a poker broke up an open.air
meeting
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PREPARES FOR ATTACK.
Marine Garrison at QuilaIi Busy
Establishing Base.

MANAGUA. Nicaragua. January
R.-The garrison OF United States
Marines at Quilali turned us eHoTts
todav toward the establishment OK an
effective base for an offensive against
the rebel Gen. Augustine Sandino.
preparations will be rushed on
andiny field to save the long mule
hack trim now necessary to OcotaI.
where the nearest air field Is situated.
Large quantities of ammunition. in'
cIuding hand grenades. bombs ana
machine guns. will be sent In q iarse
transport plane from Managua 10
Quilali when the landing neld IS reaoy.
Concentrate In Mountains.
Marines and National Guardsmen
will be consolidated for the offensive
against Sandino when the additional
supplies arrive. With the promise or
/ 900 more Marines from the United
states. Col. Louis Mason Gulick. Ma.
rine commander, Is hopeful OF pushing
the campaign against the rebels to
successful termination.
Airplane on Tuesday reconnoitered
the region around Quilali and on re-
turning here reported that they were
unable to find any trace OF rebel
troops.
Except to say that the casualties
suffered by American forces In Mica
ragua have been made public by the
Navy Department as they occurred.
Secretary Wilbur refused to COM
ment today on Zepeda's statement.
Zepeda's figures do not agree with
official Navy records. which show that
since last May approximately 20
deaths have been suffered by the
American forces In Nicaragua.
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Continued from First Page.)
there would be ''some reaction In
Congress" TO the latest developments.
while Representative Huddleston,
Democrat, Alabama. asserted that
sending of troops to Nicaragua was
violation of the Constitution. Rep
resentative Bloom, Democrat. New
York, said IL appeared that Nicaragua
and the United States were actually
at war, but Representatives Burton
OF Ohio. and Britten OF Illinois. both
Republicans. believed the Marines
should continue their efforts to bring
peace IN the little republic. Another
Republican, Cole of Iowa. shared
their opinion.
New Orders Explained.
Explaining the new orders sending
Marines to Nicaragua. the State De-
partment announcement said II would
be recalled that under the arrange
ment effected by Col, Stimson both
sides to the internal conflict then
going on agreed to lay down their
arms. and that they did 20 with the
exception OF a comparatively small
body OF men under Sandino. which
has since been augmented by lawless
elements who have continued to
pillage a certain remote section OF the
country"
The statement added that these
men are regarded as ordinary bandits
not only by the government OF
Nicaragua, but by both political
parties In that country"
In the letter from the national
council for prevention OF war. signed
by Frederick J. Libby. the executive
secretary. Mr.. Kellogg is advised OF
the importance attaching TO the forth
coming Pan American conference at
Havana and IL asked whether II ~
true that Havana papers have been
asked by the Cuban secretary OF state
to refrain from printing any news
that might be unfavorable To the
United States. and whether q
Sicaragunn. DIR. Gavry Rivas. had
been sent to advise Latin.American n
countries not TO raise the Nicaraguan
question at the conference.
The letter asked also whether Am
basssador Morrow and Charles Evans
Hughes, members of the American
delegation to the conference. are going
under ironclad instructions, which
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Aviation Stressed. q.

Aviation was treated In the message,
and the recommendation was made
that the Legislature appoint a tenn.
porary commission made up OF mem.
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SMITH ASKS STATE
REFERENDUM FOR
u. S. AMENDMENTS

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