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Evening star., 1928-06-04
PLANE ESCAPES STORM.
Southern Cross Pilots Dodge Dark
Clouds at Equator.

SAN FRANCISCO. June 4 (4).--The
tri-motored monoplane Southern Cross
radiocast message TO the United States
Navy radio from its position more than
i,l50 knots southwest of Honolulu last
night telling OF fight with the con-
trolls to bank the huge plane high
enough to escape storm. The mes
sage said:
"Six p.m.-We hitting something
Made q sort OF time. Heavy banks OF
clouds. Altitude now 5000 feet. Smith
still banking for altitude, first right,
then left. It's great game dodgin2
these dark clouds. It's a bit humpy
here now. Air currents changing"
Racing With Clouds.
twenty pm.--It's a race between
us and the clouds TO the l0000-foot
elevation. It's going to be a bad night,
The motors doing heavy pulling now 10
$500. Getting dark" =,
"645 pm. We still trying gain att
tude to avoid storm clouds. Motors ap-
parently ok.
ing over banks of clouds. Altitude now
and all around US.
Il
is a good pilot. One generator quit only
three hours out. and no chance To
charge batteries and have lights also,
Radio transmitter, too, SO we are now
using auxiliary lights"
Tells OF Climbing.
Another message received immediate
ly afterward gave the Southern Cross
position at z pm. Honolulu time. $3.50
nm. Pacific time, as latitude 4 degrees
10 minutes north, longitude l6a degrees
Sd minutes west. Climbing" the mes
sage added,
The naval radio station received at
i2:i5 am. Pacific Coast time) the fol-
lowing message from the Southern
Gross: "All Is we'll, cloudy, but not 80
bad. Clouds lower and clear over US.
with nice moon. That's when one en-
joys Moon"
The message was dated $50 pm. yes
terday, Honolulu time.
Evening star., 1928-06-04
24.H0UR RECORD MADE
BY POLICE SCOOP NET

The week end clragnet of the Police
Department seooped up 40 persons for
the aA.hour period ending at o'clock
yesterday morning Virtually all types,
OF offenseS we're recorded, the usual
leader being for traffic ta total of 1897 /,
while intoxipatton was second best,
The number arrested on this latter
charge was %, AS result of the
large number OF persons taken into
custody police precinct station cells
were overcrowded, Not all of the Grand
total were detained. however.
Amnng the persons held at the sta
tionS Was Joseph Hunter alias Joseph
llerndon. Of 1924 Coyington street, who
was All occupant of cell at No, sta
tlon with two ealored men, The latter
received callers who got them cut"
and Hunter declares he gave one Of
these callers $40 10 deposit for his tenn
porary release, Failing to be liberated,
Hunter told policeman At the station
what he had done and the officers
started an Investigation. which resulted
a short time later In the arrest of two
enlared men, who were booked for
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Evening star., 1928-06-04

would be here today sure"
Here she started to cry, her Sobs
being plainly audible.
And now he has gone and taken
off with this other woman" After a
moment her voice steadied and she
continued: MY car is waiting down
here now and I am going right out to
CurtisS Field and see If I cannot take
of at once. Capt. Boutillier will dy
with me-
She found the Columbia being locked
up in her hangar, however. Mechanics
estimate 1t would take two days TO get
the plane into shape for an ocean flight.
Miss Boil made several attempts to
hy back from Europe last Summer, and
after the successful fight of herself,
Levine and Stultz TO Havana last
Winter she announced she had hired
Stultz to fly with her TO Europe this
Summer.
Thea RaSche, the German woman
hyer who is planning an ocean fight
with Germany as her goal, spent the
day stunting her new sport biplane over
CurtiSS Field. Mrs. James A. Stillman,
wife OF the retired banker, who recently
returned from Europe and announced
She was starting magazine, was one Of
her passengers.
Miss Rasche's new Bellanca plane,
which she plans to use on her ocean
flight has not been delivered yet, but
she expects to have 1t before the end OF
the week. She said she hoped to take
of on the ocean attempt before the first
Of July.
Evening star., 1928-06-04
Miss Earhart. Native OF Kansas, Given
License in 1928.

Miss Earhart. Native OF Kansas, Given
License in 1928.
ATCHISON. Kans.. June LP.-
Miss Emelia NJ Earhart, who hopes to
be the first woman to span the Atlantic
by air In the projected Stultz fight,
formerly resided here. She was the
first woman TO be granted an air
license by the National Aeronautic As
sociation. She received her certificate
as a pilot in 1923 after q few months
flying
In her final test flight she assembled
to an altitude of 1000 feet and, ac-
cording to offlcial observers of the flight
at Los Angeles. she demonstrated re-
markable ability.
Putnam said that the ease with which
the big plane had been set down and
taken of from the water near Halifax
had shown that 1t was the type for this
sort of endeavor Had 1t not been
equipped with pontoons." he said.
"Stultz would have had to return to the
nearest landing field, which is in the
United States.
With this plane almost any body Of
unobstructed water is landing place
In time OF need. Should the plane be
forced down en- route TO Europe. ii
should be able to float indefinitely un-
less an unusually heavy storm is en-
countered. The gasoline tanks would
be emptied and the side motors could
be cut of with hack saw TO give the
ship greater buoyancy,"
Evening star., 1928-06-04
TARDEU CONFIDENT
OF STERILIZATION
French Minister Says Govern
ment Has Won Monetary
Battle.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
PARIS, June 4.-Stabilization Of the
French franc before. long" was strong
ly indicated by Andre Tardieu. minister
OF public works, in a speech at Bel
fort last night.
The monetary battle is won" said
Al. Tardieu. "and now il will be for the
government before long to give this
problem a proper solution
Whether before long" means q few
weeks or several months. however. still
puzzles the financial world, Doubtless
Ii was intended to leave the time ele-
ment in the dark, for Premier Poin-
care is studiouSly avoiding indicating
the probable date of Stabilization.
Nervousness over the stabilisation
situation is believed in financial circles
to account for a slight slipping of the
franc in the international money mar
ket today After being held az l24.03
francs TO the pound for many weeks by
the willingness of the Bank OF France
TO buy and sell any amount of exchange
at that figure. the franc Slumped
few centimeS to l342O.
The drop acted as an incentive 70
brokers on the Stock Exchange and most
stocks advanced huoyantly during the
trading session.
Evening star., 1928-06-04
CROSS NEAR SUVA
ON 3,138-MILE HOP ACROSS SEA
Continued from First Page)

tCOntlnueu from F1rSt rage
We have permission to trespass upon
your domain"
Going good. Breeze Is slight help"
said another message.
Average speed made good 81. Alti-
tude 500. We all WELL Good spirit
The tense situation in the Southern
Cross control cabin was mixed with
humor when c. p. T. Ulm. co-pilot.
drew a cartoon OF Capt. Kingsford-
Smith as the latter heard the starboard
motor Sputter.
Another message told of flying above
the clouds, with clear sky and bright
moon above.
That's when one enjoys the moon"
'Dodging about to miss a storm"
was the text of another broadcast sent
from an altitude of 1900 feet, with
the comment: Looks pretty stormy
here. What a beautiful sight!'
As the plane continued there was
apprehension about the change Of air
currents. "It's going to be bad night
Getting dark. Circling for altitude"
Then the flyers told of enjoying
sandwiches with nice hot coffee,
thanks to our hosts, Mr.. and Mrs. Faye
Of Kauai"
And so 1t went through the night,
and Tanning island enjoyed the treat.
for the principal industry of this re-
mote settlement is communication, this
being the midway relay point of cable
operating between Australia and British
Columbia.
PLANE ESCAPES STORM.
Evening star., 1928-06-04
ATLANTIC PLANE LANDS
AT NEWFOUNDLAND FOR
FLIGHT TO BRITISH ISLES
Continued from First Page.)

NOStASAANO4 AAVtt NhoS EcSEJ
was forced back again He then de-
cided to spend the night here
The attempt of this expedition, the
first to be made this Summer for the
eastward passage, is change from
last year. Then the slogan was Get
across!' and any equipment. mostly
land planes, single motored, was used
Comdr. Byrd was the first to fly with
a full crew and tri-motored plane
but the America was not equipped for
landing on water,
No lives have ever been lost in ocean
flying where flying boats were used The
Navy's NC-4 was the first to fly the
Atlantic from Newfoundland tor the
Azores, followed by Col de Pinedo, VINO.
although forced down. was rescued by
a nearby ship. The late Comdr. John
p Rodgers and his crew fioated safely
for several days after being forced down
by lack of fuel on their fight to the
Hawaiian Islands.
Lieuts. Maitland and Hegenberger
few safely to Hawaii in plane similar
to the Friendship, and the plane being
used on the present flight of Capt.
Kingsford- Smith and his three COM
panions on their fight to Australia Is a
three -motored Fokker. They are both
land planes, however.
Can Run on Two. Motors.
The Friendship has wing spread Of
II feet and is powered with three 220-
horsepower Wright Whirlwind motors.
Its weight. with crew. fuel supply ard
pontoons. is slightly in excess Of $4,000
pounds. 1t is equipped with 600
NJ canEtY1n df1
ment md emergency radio equip
ment for sending messages in event the
plane is down with motors silent.
Only 500 gallons Of gasoline were car
ried on the fight from Boston, but she
is to be loaded with from 900 to 1,000
gallons Of gasoline at Trepassey. III
event the gasoline supply runs low one
OF the motors can be cut out and the
two remaining are capable of keeping
the plane in the air. The registry num-
Der of the plane is NX-4204.
May Land at Southampton.
Miss Earhart was wearing a brown
sweater. tight fitting brown knickers
and high-laced boots when she ap-
peared with her two companions for
breakfast. She wore no hat. She was
busy with her camera while the adj
ditional fuel was being pumped into
the tanks
Stultz said that the time of the
transatlantic hop would be fixed after
they reached TrepaSsey, which he ex-
pected to do in five hours. The landing
in England. he said. would be at the
most convenient port and indicated
that Southampton might be the one
selected
Stultz said that both of his COM
panions were qualified to take the
stick while he operated the radio but
that he did not intend to keep in con-
tinuous communication.
The fuselage Of the Friendship is
painted a bright orange with It's name
painted in black on either side. The
rudder bears the number. The top OF
the wing is painted gold and the engine
housings are aluminium.
FIRST n. A. A. WOMAN PILOT.
Evening star., 1928-06-04
FARMER FINDS BONES
OF 12-F0OT MAST0D0N
Parts of Prehistoric Animal Dug
Up After Washout Reveals
Jaw.

Correspondence of the Associated Press
UPLAND, Ind.-~The bones OF .
mastodon IL feet high and 10 feet
long have been found on the farm OF
j. w. Jones.
Jones. inspecting q washout, noticed
massive jawbone protruding from
the earth. lie called Prof. J. II Fnr~
bay Of Taylor University, and 30 stu
dents Of tha college exGavated other
parts OF the prehistoric animal, II Is
expected every part OF the skeleton will
be found,
The American Museum Of Natural
HiAtory at New York has estimated the
Upland maatndon lived at ieast 10000
years ago.
Indiana has proved 4 fertile field for
the finding Of animals nf the Plelsto-
Gene age. In the swamp lands of the
northern part of the State many eie-
phantine beasts that roamed the coun-
try In prehistoric times met their
deaths. mired In the muck.
Evening star., 1928-06-04
HEARS
VETERANS PLEA
Representative Fish Calls in
Behalf of Civil Service
Ratings.

Representative Fish of New York,
accompanied by representatives OF sew
eral OF the veterans organizations OF
the country. called at the White House
today to urge the President to sign
the Fish resolution which would in
crease the ratings given to veterans in
civil service examinations for the Gov
ernment service. The Fish resolution
would double the ratings already given
the veterans under the law. 1t pro-
vides for adding points to the ratings
of the able bodied veterans and 10
points to those who are disabled.
Members of Party.
Representative Fish was accompanied
by Col John Thomas Taylor OF the
American Legion. Mai. Thomas Kirby
of the Disabled American Veterans OF
the World War and Capt. Edwin Bettle-
helm of the Veterans of Foreign Wars
Representative Fish said after his
talk with the President that II this
resolution does not become law the
fight in behalf of the veterans will be
resumed when Congress again assemblies,
He said ile has assurances from all the
veterans organizations that what no
described as the shameful situation for
which the Civil Service Commission Is
responsible will be brought to the at
tention of the various veterans national
conventions this Summer. He said that
so much red tape and arbitrary rulings
on the part of the Civil Service Com
mission prevent many disabled World
War veterans from entering the Gov
ernment service.
Makes Explanation.
Nv wav AZ eynianatton RAuresentative
Fish stated that Of the ITO men en-
ployed By the Civil Service Commission,
only one of them is a disabled veteran
of the World War of 368 men employed
in the National Museum. Smithsonian
Institution, Freer Art Gallery and
National Geological Park, so per cent
of whom are guards and watchmen,
only are disabled veterans.
Evening star., 1928-06-04
Southern Cross Log
On Flight to Suva
Continued from First Page.)

Continued from First Page)
time)-"We are gaining altitude;
going up near 1000 feet now"
7 pm. $3.50 pm. Pacific Coast
time San Francisco Naval Radio
received another radiogram saying
the plane was lodging about" and
climbing to avoid the storm.
1855 pm. u0:26 pm. Pacific Coast
time) Message to San Francisco
Naval Radio said the plane had
climbed to 1900 feet to avoid the
storm clouds. but still found clouds
overhead and all around. Message
added that the flyers were using
uxiliary lights, one generator having
quit three hours after the start.
8 pm. 00:30 pm. Pacific Coast
time)-The San Francisco Naval
Radio received message from the
Southern Cross setting her pm.
position at about 1870 miles from
Kauai.
S:45 pm. C1:i5 pm. Pacific Coast
time) San Francisco Naval Radio
Station received a message saying
the flyers had climbed above the
clouds and were sailing fine, with
a nice full NOON
8 pm. ul:30 pm. Pacific Coast
time). reported TO San Francisco
Naval Radrio through Honolulu
Naval Station--'Latitude o-30, north
longitude 1889 west" That would
place the plane directly over the
magnetic Equator. with only 20
miles TO go before entering the
Southern Hemisphere. Estimated
position. $3.50 miles from Kauai, 2l6
miles from Canton Island. In the
Phoenix group and l.48S miles from
Suva.
$50 p.m.-"All Is well: cloudy,
but not so bad. Clouds lower and
clear over us, with nice moon. That's
when one enjoys moon"
1880 pm. I:20 am, Monday
Pacific Coast time)-"Latitude 0.4l
south; longitude l7l.l8 west Ais
we'll" This placed the plane ap-
proximately l.740 miles from Kauai
ll:35 pm. u:55 am, Monday,
Pacific Coast tine) Everything
o. K"
Monday.
1925 am. t2:55 am, Pacific
Coast time) Now flying 1000
feet altitude. Going good"
Coast time --Mackay Radio received
message giving midnight position of
Southern Cross as latitude 200
south, longitude 1908 west. Speed
78 knots. This would place ship
near Phoenix Islands, 1866 miles
from Honolulu.
am, Tanning standard time
a am. Pacific Coast time)- --
Rain, position latitude 3 south.
longitude I'll west. Now over
Phoenix group. All we'll.
s;55 am. lpaciiie Coast time)--
Mackay Radio g. Telegraph Co. at
San Francisco picked up report
from steamer Sonoma that South
ern Gross had passed overhead at
3 am. Pacific time, plane flying at
l,400 feet In vicinity OF Phoenix
Islands. Sonoma reported air
rough, weather fair.
320 am. Tanning Island time
$40 am. Coast timsl Southern
Cross radioed Doing hne, Been
expecting sight land but none yet,
It's not so clear as one would like.
Altitude 1000. speed 30 knots"
S am. C7:30 am. Coast timel.
Seven degrees six minutes south
latitude. Longitude 174 west. 500
miles to Suva. Bad weather"
9:lO am. Coast timel Hello,
Samoa. How are you getting usp"
$40 am. Coast timei~-"Having
poor flying conditions now. Weather
changeable. Been dodging rain
clouds and flying In circles some-
times"
$50 am, coast time-~Flying In
circles, $500 feet altitude, 7S0 miles
from Suya.
Evening star., 1928-06-04
$40 BECOMES PUZZLE
AFTER PRISONER DIES
Collateral Is Posted for Mans Re
lease.--He Suceumhs to Acute
Intoxication.

Mai Edwin II Hesse, superintendent
Of police, was puzzled today with a
problem involving $40 and an ntoM~
Gated man who died while IN the GUS
tody OF the Police Department. .
The man In question was arrested
Saturday night and placed In police
station cell 10 sleep on the effects OF
the consumption of an excessive amount
Of alcohol. A friend learned of hts
distress and went 10 the station ana
posted $40 collateral for the mans re-
lease. But the prisoner became vio-
lentiy III and was later removed To q
hospital, where he died.
Now Mai. Hesse Is trying to deter
mine what disposition to make OF the
$40.
Evening star., 1928-06-04
WEIGH BILL RAISES
EFFECTIVE JULY IS
McCarI Says Workers VIII Not
Have to Await AHocatlon
by Personnel Board.
Continued from First pageN

THE nroduct will represent the relative
nlace of the position in the new
sche0ule. the number one representing
the minimum salary rate, etc. If the
nroduct is a fraction or mixed num-
Der. such as 67 or > :, whicn VII
be the fact in most grades. the relative
place viii be that indicated by either
The next higher or the next lower whole
number. II the fraction of the mixeo
number is equal to or in excess ot one
half the relative place is the next
higher whole number, and II the irac-
ton of the mixed number Is less NlaIi
one-half. the relative place Is the next
lower whole number.
Thus. where there are seven places
An a grade under the old schedule and
ak places in the corresponding graoe
under the new schedule, the solution
will be as follows.
Evening star., 1928-06-04
Appointed to Fellowship.
al Dispatch 10 The Star,

Special Dispatch 10 The Star,
LYNCHBURG. Va. June 4--Dr
Alonzo Church. son OF Judge and Mrs.
S. r, Church of this city. an alumnuS
of Princeton, where he took his Phi. II,
degree four years ago. has been ap-
pointed To an international fellowship
by the International Board OF Educa-
tion. He viii work for six months al,
the University OF Gottingen and six
months at the University OF Amsterdam.
Evening star., 1928-06-04
Flower Resembles q Bird.

The red oolumbine is flower which
enjoys several peculiar distinctions in
the first place because II grows IN
nearly every part OF this country aad
also because its blossoms are likely 10
be found In rad. white or blue colars
II Is already the adopted flower emblem
Of one patriotic organization aud a
number 0f nethukiants ara working To
the end that IL shall be adopted as the
national flower, It's Latin name ldenti.
resemblance 10 the claws 0f an eagle
and It's common name In derived from
the Latin word for dove haGanse al the
sssss ssss,.s ( :i1l9llaait iess D ~
Evening star., 1928-06-04
LINDY HEADS EASTWARD.

Ell PASO, Tex, June 4 tAp)--~col,
Charles A, Lindbcrgh took Oft for the
East today without revealing his dealt.
nation Attendants ut the airport said
they believed he was headed for st,
Louis tiis take~oIf was made at
a3a0 am.
i.indhsrgh arrived hera late yesterday
from the Pacific Coast. left an hour
later and then returned after 30 Mins
g.. g.s. 1sAIAas. a.! .naaaiaER sAak 4. n I,
Evening star., 1928-06-04
POLICEMEN ACCUSED
OF ILLEGAL ENTRY
Hesse Orders Probe Of Complaint
Made Against Two
Men.

Mai. Edwin b, HesSe. superintendent
of police. today ordered Inspector Albert
j. Headley To make thorough investi-
cation of complaint that police officers
of the ninth precinct unlawfully en-
tered a home on Kramer street north
east Saturday night.
Mai. Hesse said 1t was reported to him
that Precinct Detective Arthur T. FL
hellv and Private Chester c. Stepp
went to the home Of Mrs. Ida Richard
son and Mrs Estelle Hazel. sisters. and
entered without warrant to search
for man wanted for operating q still
IT do not know any Of the facts In the
case yet" said Mai, Hesse, IF the in
veStigation shows that the officers con-
Quoted themselves as the complaiiiants
indicate, they may be charged with un-
lawful entry and conduct preiudieial TO
the reputation. good order and discipline
of the Police Department"
As Lieut., Gus Lauten was I'm COM
mand of the officers at the time. Mai
HeSse indicated that he may likely be
held responsible.
Evening star., 1928-06-04

Summer, broke into
tears when she
learned Stultz had
flown from Boston
to Halifax with
Miss Amelia Ear
hart.
Telephoning the
newspapers for in
formation, Mis- S
Boil said:
II can't UNDER
stand it. Wilmer
was down here
only a few days
ago and / asked
him when he was
coming back TO fly
the Columbia. He
said in just a few
daVS and that he
Evening star., 1928-06-04
THREE WOMEN VIE :
FOR SEA-H0P HONOR
Secret Trip of One Spurs on
0thers-PiIot Deserts
Miss Boil.
BY the Assnciafed Press

By the Associated Press
NEW YORK. June A womans
secret start from Boston on a transat-
lantic air expedition today spurred two
other women to activity for such
ventures
Surprised and hurt, Miss Mabel Boil,
queen Of diamonds" who thought that
Wilmer Stultz was to fly her to Europe
In Charles Levine's Columbia this
Evening star., 1928-06-04

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Evening star., 1928-06-04

When police raided house at Ocean
Grove, Australia, recently. they arrested
Russian man and woman. and seized
10000 forged 5-pound notes.
Evening star., 1928-06-04
Revised Welch Bill Salaries

Controller General McCarl today de-
shall employees under the Welch b
beginning july IS
table below. issued today. shows In the top line the
under the present law The second ne
directly the Wch law revealing
relative position" of the steps
Evening star., 1928-06-04

directly below indicates revealing
position" 4
rofessona m Service
ORIGINAL statute $50
$240o $2S0o
ORIGINAL statute 4oo $4,000
Amended $4,000 $3oO
ORIGINAL $500 $1,000
Ancndsd statute $4,000 $4,000 $500
So
$4,000 $500 $sboo soSou N"oo
$500
(Grade g.
$4,000 $500 $fnoo .s'ooo
Amended statute. ........ $1,000 $1,000 $500
"Orginal statute $75oo - ..... .x,ou >. ,,,v
specifically nxed by statute prior to july Sao)
statute $4,000
81
Original statute In excess OF $4,000
OF $4,000
Evening star., 1928-06-04

FIRST n. A. A. WOMAN PILOT.
Evening star., 1928-03-29
CHINESE CHIEF ADOPTS
EUROPEAN CALENDAR
Feng Yu-Hsiang Abolishes Ancient
System in Favor of
Moderniza ton.
Correspondence of the Associated Press

C1rnespondence q the Associated Press
PEKISG Marshal Feng Yu-hsiang
revolutionary leader. seeking to modern
ize the realm, has ordered the abolition
o. the old Chinese lunar calendar.
When China became a republic in
1912 adoption Of the Occidental caIen-
Gar for offlcial purposes was proclaimed.
but the 400 600 600 Chinese paid prac-
tlcally no heed 20 the order. clinging
u their old calendar with its shifting
New Year DAY. According 10 the
lunar calendar out Of every 10 years
have l3 months. the rest u.
Marshal Fcng orders that all records
and legal documents be dated in Occi-
GENITAL style and that all festivals in the
Salen7sT be abolished or observed on the
corresponding day Of the Western gyS-
TEN. He also forbldg schools or other
organizations 70 grant holidays at Chi
nese New Year Or other fete Gays Of the
lunar year.