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Evening star., 1928-03-02
FEDERAL ANNUITY
OF ,2OOFAVORED
Civil Service Committee Ap-
proves Amendments to
LehIbach Bill.

The civil service committee of the
House today approved the feature of
the Lehlbach bill to increase the maxi
mum annuity to $1,000
The committee also approved an
amendment TO provide that those who
are retired on account of injury In
service and who later recover within
one year shall be given position in
the Federal service comparable In rank
and salary TO the one occupied at the
time of retirement. or. If no comparable
position Is open. the beneficiary shall
continue TO receive his retired pay until
such time as he Is aliocated back TO
work
Another provision approved permits
the annuity Of those already on the
retired role TO be brought up to the
same level as the beneficiary would
! receive under the liberalized law.
The committee also agreed that an
annnitant should have the right t,
select any 10 years OF continuous scrv-
ice rs basis from which the govern
ment would compute his annuity pay.
Further hearings are TO be held and
the board Of actuaries Is To be asked
tor a report on what the liberalized re-
tirement law will probably cost.
Hearings are TO be held March 3, on
the Fish bill
Chairman Lehlbach after the execu-
tive session today declined to confirm
reports regarding the action taken by
the committee.
Evening star., 1928-03-02
AIRMEN LOST 12 DAYS IN ARCTIC
REPORTED SAFE AT AIR STATION
Two Flyers and Native, Forced Down in
Snowy Wastes and Given Up for
Dead, Reach Post.

BY the Associated Press.
WINNIPEG. March Lost since
February II in the snowy wastes of
the Arctic Circle. two aviatorS and a
native were reported safe at Port Bur-
well on Hudson Straits. The aviators
are Flying Officer A. A. Lewis of Winni-
peg and Flight Sergt. Terry of the
Northern Air Patrol
Twelve days ago Flying Officer Lewis
Sergt. Terry and native left Port Bur-
we'll OH a patrol and observation trip
Several hours after they had left,
Lewis reported by wireless from an un-
known position that he was landing on
the ice. From that time they were
lost to their associates at the station
at Port Burwell.
Immediately search was organized.
Planes were sent from the Burwell base
and dog teams were pressed into serv-
ice to carry other searchers. The miss
ing airmen carried emergency rations
and were otherwise well equipped, but
hope had practically been given up for
them.
The message announcing their safety
was sent here by Flight Lieut.. A. A.
Leitch Of Winnepeg. from Port Bur-
Evening star., 1928-03-02
.FAVORS MEMORIAL
HIGHWAY MEASURE
Senate Library Committee
Would Authorize Road to
Mount Vernon.

The Senate library committee voted
today To report fayoyably the Swanson
bin. authorizing construction Of the
proposed memorial boulevard from the
Arlington Memorial Bridge 10 Mount
Vernon.
The measure empowers the United
States Commission for the celebration
OF the two hundredth anniversary Of
the birth Of George Washington. 10 take
such steps as may be necessary to CON-
struct this highway from the gates oi
the Capital to the home and burial
place OF the first President.
The Secretary oi Agriculture Is
authorized by the bill to Cooperate With
the commission In making surveys OF
the route which would 6e selected by
the commission. Provision would bS
made in the estimates for the planting
of shruhoery and other landscape
treatment along the boulevard. The
width Of the highway also would h
determined by the commission,
The bill gives authority 10 the Ser~
eretary of Agriculture IL accept funds
from any State or county, individual
or association 10 aid the project, An
nual allotments of funds by Congress
also would be authorized under the
hill. With the end IN view ct having
the boulevard completed for the George
Washington hicentennial celebration III
1882
Evening star., 1928-03-02
HOUSE DIVERTED AS MEMBER
PRODUCES EXHIBITS OF ALCOHOL
Dry Representative Makes Protest Against
Passing Drinks New Yorker Raps
Poisoning of Industrial Product.

Representative Schafer. Republican
Wisconsin, recalled that former Repre-
sentative Upshaw of Georgia. an ardent
dry. once had displayed empty WHISKY
bottles in the House chamber. saying
that lie had picked them up In the
waste. aper baskets of House members.
While Linthicum. Schafer and Repre-
sentative Black, Democrat. New York,
were arguing for permission for Siro-
vich to proceed. Representative Garrett
of Tennessee. the minority leaoer.
crossed over to the Republican side OF
the House and conferred in an under
tone with Cramton. Shortly after that
Cramton announced to the House that
If the only use Sirovich proposed &c
make of the bottles and test tubes was
10 let them rest on the table he would
withdraw his objection.
Finally gaining the floor. Sirovich
said that he was physician and a
total abstainer" and had never writ
ten a prescription for whisky or alcohol.
Applause. in which Cramton Joined.
greeted this statement
Sirovich declared that the purpose OF
his speech was 10 make a protest
against the placing of poison in in
siustrial alcohol for enforcement Of the
prohibition laws. He said this prac-
tice had caused many deaths and that
As a person interested in humanity"
h desired to register a protest.
Evening star., 1928-03-02
STREET CAR STRIKE
HINGES ON PARLEY
Conference With Mayor
Walker Scheduled as Labor
WaIkout ImpendS.

BY the Assotiatcd Press,
NEW YORK March 3.--Active prep
arations fora great transit strike. prob
ably not before Monday. were being
made today. but New York's riding mil
lions today saw ray Of hope.
A conference was arranged between
and William b, Fitzpatrick. president
and vice president. respectively. OF the
Amalgamated Association OF Street and
Electric Railway Workers This seemed
to be u final effort TO prevent n walk
out Of the union members on the Inter-
borough Rapid Transit Cos subway
and elevated lines,
The differences between the l. r, T.
and the union grow out Of the discharge
ot several union members from the
company's employ.
Prepare for Emergency.
More than 700 men, recruited In New
York and brought III from Washington.
u. G.. and other cities were quartered
today In company car barns. being
trained 10 take the places. II necessary,
OF the Amalgamated men,
II was generally believed Il strike
Nhulu INV wv AeittA AhAtAt h4'hbAS wv
the earliest. as II was pointed out Ill
union circles that the members must
first vote the strike and then several
hours would probably be given before
the strike order would be put into ei-
feet
Inte,horough officials declare only 10
per cent Of their men belong "a the A.
r. OF l., organization and that thetg
own |, H. 4. Motherhood, the company
union. enfolls nearly 100 per cent Of
the company employees, The brother
hood officials have declared for the l,
K. 4. officials In the dispute between
the, company and the Amaleamated
The Amalsamated. On the other hand
claims 40 per cent OF the |, -, T, em-
ployeS rs members,
The transit commission said It's emer~
grncy bus plans made ut the time OF
a threatened strike last 'uly could
quickly he put into effect,
Lines Leased IL Com sany
The itnes. built With ,ity capital,
we're leased IN the company with stip~
u,atiuns that the fare nni,t remain at
B cents aud that under certain condi~
tions the city could take them over
The II T., has been trying to have
tarua raised to I cents,
There have been four atfikes m the
l. e. T. In the past - years, three ot
which we're won by the company, the
other ending In q compromise,
Evening star., 1928-03-02
WELL 1t gave no details. merely stat
ing: "Airmen safe, Port Burwell."
FURTHER DETAILS SOUGHT.

OTTAWA. March 2 LP).-Further de-
tails on the safe arrival at Hudson
Straits of two aviators and native
who were reported lost in the Arctic
Circle. was sought today by the radio
branch of the Government Marine De-
partment.
Since the first message was received
at Winnipeg. announcing the arrival OF
the three at Hudson Straits. no addi-
tional information had come to the
marine department up to late this
morning. The first message is believed
to have been received also at Louis
burg Nova Scotia.
From what could be learned unof-
ficially one of the messages received to-
day said the missing men reached Hud-
son Straits at midnight. and that their
plane was lost In the Atlantic" The
promise to report further was the last
word received from the flight lieutenant
at Burwell. on the straits.
Authorities believed the three men
reached Burwell entirely by their own
efforts. Officials here presumed the men
sought rest and sleep as soon as they
reached the straits. and until they are
recovered from their exposure the full
details OF the adventure will not be
available.
Evening star., 1928-03-02
THOMPSON IS SUED
FOR $25Q,0)O LIBEL
William McAndreW, Former
Chicago School Head,
Brings Action.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO. March 2-Mayor William
Hale Thompson was sued for s2500OC
on libel charges today by William Nc
Andrew, former superintendent OF
schools, suspended five months ago on
charges of INSTRUMENTATION and anti
Americanism
Mr.. McAndrew's trial before the EoarC
OF Education ended This week after The
board had held more han score oi
meetings extended over five months
during which time McAndrews term
as superintendent expired.
Mr.. McAndrew refused To attend the
latter part of the trial and his attorneys
also walked out at the last session. Yes
terday he made public a letter written
TO an independent organization Of citi.
zens formed for the purpose of taking
the schools out OF politics. In 1t he de-
MED each of the charges made against
him, characterized the entire proceed
ings as ''hallyhoo' and gave what he
termed the facts In the case -. ...s
No bill OF particulars was filed today
only the praecipe. or formal declara-
ton OF the suit. being entered.
Evening star., 1928-03-02
PEOPLES MAY ACQUIRE
O'DONNELL DRUG STORES

Acquisition OF the O'DOnneli chain of
downtown drug stores is planned by the
Peoples Drug Stores. II was reported
today,
Formal announcement Of the pur~
chase Oi three ODonnclI'a atnreh III the
business section IN expected t0 be made
i0catod al dDA Ninth street, ltih r
htteet an 40h II street
M, q. Gibbs, president ot The Peoples
Drug Stores corporation. denied today
that ihe transaction had been COM
pleied iie said he was mot ready ut
present tu make any announcement,
but that a formal announcement might
be made early next week,
The Peoples chain already embraces
half a hundred stores IN all patts of
ihr city. Many VI these stores were
acquired from competitors Ia The drug
fleid.
Evening star., 1928-03-02
RoCKEFELLER MAKES INQUIRY.
Stewart's Resignation Ready At Any
Time, Says Statement.

NEW YORK. March Op).-Jonn D.
Rockefeller, lr.. who declined 10 Voe
for or against the election Of Col: ROD
err stewart a. a director OF the Stand
ard Oh Co of Indiana at yesterday
meeting Of stockholders. Is stu seeking
the facts and Is nov taking. and wiiI
take. such steps IN the matter as ne
thinks proper. one OF his associates oe-
elsre6 IN q prepared statement tooay.
The statement was given out at Mf
yseckefelier's Office al II Broadway. ont
the identity of "one Of his associates
was not diYulged.
The published correspondence when
Mr.. Rockefeller has had with Senator
Walsh" the statement said. "hno~ec
that Col. Stewart had offered 10 resign
from the Indiana company On request.
In view of this offer and of the fact
that n1s resignation is available a, any
time, ii il clear that nothing |ouic
have been gained by opposing Coi. S'e"-
arts reelection yesterday
"Mr Rockefeller has IN bis CORE
s;y,ndEnce and in his testimony indl-
Gated clearly that /! and when he felt
that Col. Etewars resignation should
be mad. he would not hesitate ~ request
IL ss far aa his stock is concerned. Mr.
Rockefeller Is seeking the facts and Is
raeyg taking ard VIII take such steps IN
the matter as he thinks proper Since
more than 30 900 other stocknolders of
the Indiana Co, are involved, II Is
Obvious that Sfr. Rockefeller must not
at precip;iab!ye
Evening star., 1928-03-02
Measure CompeIs States to
Readjust Delegations in
Congress by 1881.
u. S. SURVEY DEMANDED
IF ACTION is NEGLECTED.
New Representatives Would Be
Elected at Large, With Shift
of "a Forecast.

By vote of 10 to 8 the House
census committee today approved a
bill to provide for reapportionment of
the House membership upon its present
size, 435 members, on the basis Of the
1880 census.
The measure would provide that if
the House failed to carry out reappor-
tionment by March /, 1881. that the
Secretary of Commerce would be
directed to certify to the clerk of the
House the States that would gain men,
bcrs and the States that would lose
members.
The clerk then would be directed to
inform the respective States Pending
the redistricting by the respective States
Legislatures. all members In States
losing representation would be elected
at large and in States gaining member
ship. the new members would be elected
at large.
The committee in reporting the bill
did not state which States would gain
and lose under the proposed reappor-
tionment plan. During hearings on the
measure. however. various unofficial
estimates we're submitted. One esti-
mate made by William NJ Steuart
director of the Census Bureau, esti-
mated the gain and loss as follows:
States gaining representation-Cali
fornia, six: Connecticut. one: Florida.
one; Michigan. four; Montana. one !;
New Jersey, two: North Carolina, one;
Ohio, three; Oklahoma. one; Texas.
two; Washington. one; Arizona one
Total. "a.
States losing representation -- Ala
bama. one: Indiana. two: Iowa, two.
Kansas one: Kentucky. two: Louisiana,
one: Maine. one: Massachusetts, one:
Mississippi. two: Missouri. four: Ne
braska. one: New Jersey. two: North Da-
kota. one: Tennessee. one. Vermont,
one: Virginia, one. Total "a.
Evening star., 1928-03-02
.D|R|G|BLE PASSES
OVER CHARLESTON
Los Angeles Headed Back
Home After Trip to
Canal Zone.

BY the Associated Pfens
CHARLESTON, S. c.. March o.
The dirigibIe Los Angeles passed
over Charleston, S. c.. at l2.25 pm.
The big ship approached the city
from the westward. turned over the
town and headed northward toward
the navy yard. She was flying at an
estimated height OF 1000 feet. and
the big silver hulk glistcned In the
bright sunlight.
After one Of the longest outings oi
her career. the dirigible Los Angeles
was speeding up the Atlantic coast to-
day for her Lakehurst, ". j.. hangar
which she left last Sunday morning
and completed a nonstop flight u
France Field. Panama Canal Zone.
At G.I5 O'Clock this morning the LOs
Angeles had been IN the air exactly
five days ana five nights.
Delayed by reports that conditions
would be bad for landing at her New
Jersey station, Lieut.. Comdr. &. f.
Rosendahl. In charge OF the craft
changed Is previous plans 10 start the
second lap OF the voyage home from
Panama Wednesday and remained
over night IN Guacanayaba Bay. Cuba
moored To the tender PatOka.
Informed that the weather would be
favorable for docking today. the hhli
was cut loose from the patoka's mast
yesterday at i0:43 am. turned west
ward along the Southern Coast line ol
Cuba and flown over the island. She
passed over Havana at SOB pm, and
spent most Of the night over the Straits
Of Florida and South Atlantic Coast.
Navy Department officials hold that
al no time during her cruise southwark
and back has the Los Angeles reached
her maximum speed. although she
clicked )tf G3 miles an hour at one
time with tail wind. Only about hall
nj her maximum efficiency has been
employed, they say.
Evening star., 1928-03-02

BY the Asso'1atcu PRESS.
The House was furnished with
period of diversion today by Represent
ative Sirovich. Democrat. of New York,
who brought in collection OF test
tubes and bottles containing grain
alcohol and poisons to illustrate
speech on the poisoning Of industrial
alcohol.
Sirovich was permitted to proceed
after he had assured Representative
Cramton. Republican, Michigan. an
avowed dry. that he would not use any
Of the paraphernalia which he had
spread on table In the we'll In front
OF the Speakers chair
Cramton said he did not wish any
laboratory experiments performed nor
any passing Of drinks between members.
This brought ripple Of laughter and
Cramton again interjeeted to warn that
If the New York member should go
so far a. Ia give members OF the House
liquor on the floor of the House." he
would urge that disorderly conduct
charges be preferred
The Michigan members questioning
Of Sirovich brought Representative
Linthicum, Democrat. Maryland. TO his
feet in protest. He said that the New
Yorker was proceeding within his rights
and that several years ago former Sem
ator Stanley of Kentucky. then House
member, had even gone so far az to
make whisky on the House floor.
Evening star., 1928-03-02
AlRMEN DIE IN CRASH.
Three British FLYERS Killed in
Fall,

CHATHAM, England. March = {SN -.
EAvee metla2rS ug the Eayal Ain st,yyv,
Mete Killed se>saN Ia Ele crash Ut Ene4e
p'a'ss' tstIo height et s,pae fyet ap<,se
the Isle NJ Gram [fhe nlAchiAs Mas
'1Ae ~ N1NaytE>n stationed al EsA~G-
vhuyth
tha maeh,ne seemed IL II GtNius all
llshs, ett Nud,tenN Stld a spiral lNr.
tAlhe >piAnsl1g IA she Stptsna ana egI,A 3
~ t~e." >atd Sn syvWtiNsNs Y saw an
e'fiTvY ana tWo nlen In tha wY~ykaxv
aha asspad IA Set th@n oaE, bat tA5y
had been klied outg gsas%
Evening star., 1928-03-02
SENATE CONTINUES
| ON TRAIL Of BONDS
Major Portion of $3,080,0 900
Continental Profits Still
to Be Found.

By the Associated Press.
While some additional progress has
been made. the Senate Teapot Dome
committee still was In quandary today
as TO the final resting place OF the
major portion of the $4,000 900 In prof.
It's from an overnight oil deal con-
summated In this country by the Con-
tinental Trading Co. Of Canada.
Testimony yesterday by viii II. Hays,
former Postmaster General, that Harry
r. Sinclair had given him $260000 in
Liberty bonds, but got back 100000.
for use by the Republican national COM
mittee In 1923. after the oil operator
had leased Teapot Dome. led the in
vestigation committee 10 believe 1t mad
at least partially traced more than
s2,o00.0o0 of the profits.
Fall Got S233.0o0.
A reeapitulation of its efforts to date
follows:
That $233. 900 OF the bonds went from
vas signed, although only Sl96,u00 OF
this amount has been traced directly
to the account of the Canadian corpora
ton.
A belief by the committee that the
$500 900 turned over to Hays by Sim
clair to help extinguish the Republican,
national committee deficit from the
1920 presidential campaign. which HAYS
directed and supervised as chairman OF
the rarty's national committee, repre-
sented part of Sinciair's profits from
the Continental transaction.
That 100000 of the bonds went TO
James E. O'Neil. former president OF
the Prairie Oil az Gas Co. Testimony
has been that this amount was deiiv-
cred by O'Neil's son to w. S. Fitz-
patrick. chairman OF the board OF the
Prairie company, on May 20. 1928. at
the direction of the father. who ,rav-
eled from Paris to Montreal 10 make
restitution OF his share In the profits.
Chairman Nye of the committee. how
ever, has termed these returned bonds
as replacements since their serial num-
bers did not check with Continental
securities.
Biackmcr Got S.50.000.
That $75o.OO0 Of the bonds went
10 H. NJ. Blackmer, former chairman OF
the board OF the Midwest Refining Co.
who like O'Neil. Is missing witness
In the oil litigation.
Hays testimony yesterday was tnat
Sinclair handed him the $260.O00 In
Liberty bonds In 1923 after the Conti-.
mental had gone out Of business, but
he knew aothing OF the Canadian COM
pany at that time.
Remembering that the former cabinet
officer had testified In 1924 that SIM
clair had contributed but $4,000 to-
ward the Republican deficit, Senators
Walsh Democrat. Montana. and Brat
ton. Democrat, New Mexico, questioned
Hays closely on the point. Hays ex-
planned that since he was not asked
before the court about further amounts
and planned at the time to return all
OF the money to Sinclair. he did not
volunteer information beyond that about
the $4,000 donation.
or the total. 100000 was returned To
Sinclair as not needed. Hays said. ndd-
Ing that Sinclair had not contributed
during the 1920 campaign because ot
the national committees decision 10
keep individual contributions below
81 900. He declared he knew o. no
one who had given az much as Sinclair
toward wiping out the party deficit,
Evening star., 1928-03-02
l6-Year-Old Boy Dies in Electric Chair"
Constructed in His Room as Experiment

were attached, enc1fclrd the ankles aud
wrists The current Was controlled by
u small switch held ~ the youths
hand
Police secuted IA suicide theory when
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John A.
Brooks. told of bis brilliant scholastic
standing, good health and plans Ia
graduate this semesiar Officers were
!, formed The boy often had expert
msn,sd with chains, handenifs and
phd0cks end studied electricity,
Evening star., 1928-03-02
MINE FIRE CONTINUES:
THREE WORKERS DEAD
Men Overcome by Smoke and Gas
While Fighting blaze IN Mon.
tana Copper Shaft.

ns the AssVtlated rfess,
RufTE Mont Mareh : FtEe i'll The
Badger Stale mime of the Aaarouda
Copper Mining Go here that yesterday
cost the lives NJ three men. continued
to-day with large crews lighting 1T.
James White, SHIFT h,sAS Edward
hatnes and William ilaSty wcre ever
come by smoke and gas while erecting
hulkheads In the Diamond mine. alt
Joining the badger state. WosA aiSo
VAS suspended IN the klm Arlu mine
Origin et the f,re which started IN the
a,0uu~Ioot level, Was undetermined
Evening star., 1928-03-02
SECOND STEAMER DOCKS
WITH EPIDEMIC ABOARD
President Pierce Reaches Honolulu
With Pneumonia Outbreak
Among Steerage Passengers.

iiy the Assoeiated Press
HONOLULU. March 2.-~One passen-
ger WAS dead and fve others we're sent
to hospitals here when the liner Presi-
dent Pierce. from Manila, docked at !
pm. Honolulu time. ii hours ahead OF
hchcdule, due to an outbreak OF pncu-
monia among ateerage passengers.
This Is the second vessel 10 arrive
at Honolulu from Manila within tho
past month with pneumonia epidemic
among steerage passengers, The liner
President Cleveland arrived on February
10 with IL hospital cases and word that
IL Fillplnos died Ell route shnd were
buried al sea.
None OF the cabin passengers aboard
The Cleveland or Pierce was reported III.
Evening star., 1928-03-02
POLAND HELD READY
TO MEET LlTHUANIk
Keyno Report Says Warsaw Agrees
~ KDeniRSberg Farley ~ Be
gin March -.

H. 1t4t ksss,,t ztfet PgeAs
IJkUJh. March 3 hn Exchange
Jelfgfs pi4 dispatch from Riga hday
says IL IL reported ffem K9YnD LltI-
pAIia, that Poland baA accepted the
Lithuanian pTa5Tyaat ~ DyFHuence Dc~
gotIatila}A Matcn i3 al KHen!gSbftg
Germany
The lithuanian nD1e made public IN
Warsaw, poland, yesterday, suggested
two meJpjdE 1of ti4e Countries 10 al
rive at ssttItn3eit III penojng ditfl-
esUtaeG. THESE Wfte ~ that the
I.esg4s ~ h8fDus IL asksd Tor ita
promised aShietanCe during uIe neEotia.~
lions. tie ;jlate 5fG daU ~ - selected
b. MI understanding Hjfb Il League
tween tiat t@p governments 81 kGtDisS'
berg
Evening star., 1928-03-02
TANGIER PEACE NEAR.

MhDEID March Z ~ Premier
Primo IL Rivera continued to-day thst
great progress had been made tlwafd d
settlement regarding the International
tleutFsI uyfle ii Taneler IN the nfgotia
tions between Spain and Ftance
liz bald thai within tea days Ii
statement 4ouIG De made fegal dipg tiie
sAleen4ent# slTiYeG 81.
Evening star., 1928-03-02
Liner Forced to Return,

utnkAi.TAR. March : ~ The
French Liner France, die at Cadts this
attesneon from Agiers MAS t,Ived 10
return here AMI nut her lassenser>
ashore when heavy seas made Il int
poSsihle to put them aAhere at I>aSl,a
The liner took ak hours Ia make tsg
Ta~M,le Journey nom castsa to Use9
taltar,