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The Washington times., 1928-04-25
HOOVER LAUDS
ENGINEERS

Secretary OF Commerce Herbert
Hoover welcomed the members Of
the American Society Of civil En-.
gineers at its spring meeting at the
Hotel Washington today.
Secretary Hoover, who is mem
Der of the society, told the dele
gates that. they must stand Ly as
censors Of the great engineering
problems that confront the Gov
eminent.
THE civil engineers are one of
the greatest agencies for good in
the whole United States, he de-
clared. .'I wish that you would
meet here in washington more
often. It would give color to the
national character Of your organi-
zation."
Commissioner Proctor L. Dough-
rety. who welcomed the engineers
on behalf of the District govern
ment, explained TO them the new
building program that is now under
way. Lincoln Bush, of East
Orange, IN. j., the president of the
society, presided After the address
by Secretary Hoover the visitors
went to the Bureau of Standards
and on sightseeing trips about the
city. A dance will be given tonight
at the Hotel Washington.
The Washington times., 1928-04-25
A n n EKA ID \
FIGHT LAG5

The fight by Alexandria to annex
part of the Jefferson district Of Ar.
lington county made little head
way when it was continued today
before Judges Brent. Haksey and
Coleman at the Arlington county
courthouse.
Attorneys for Alexandra spent
the morning session trying to shake
the testimony Of w. q. Sundermnn,
landscape architect for Arlington
county. He had introduced maps
that he had made of the territory
now under. question and which
Alexandra now seeks.
The attorneys for Alexandria
charged that some Of the spots
shown as vacant on Sundernan's
maps were. in reality occupied.
They failed. however, to shake his
testimony.
A request was then made 20 the
judges to strike out all of Sunder-
mans testimony and rule his map
out Of evidence. This request was
denied T
The Washington times., 1928-04-25

~ N
Frances Morehouse, Of Hunter
College, showed that the Irish
migration from 1s46fto 1850, tOtalled
S73, 264.
Number Exceeds Figures
"The inevitable conclusion from
a study Of all records Is that the
number OF Irish who came TO
United States during the famine
period was actually much larger
than il shown by Official British
figures, while the number Of Eng
lish and Welsh was cOrrespOndingly
smaller" Miss Morehouse said.
During the earlier part Of the
decade passages were paid either by
the better.tO-dO small farmers them
selves or by their IandlortlH. In the
famine years by far the greater
part Of the migrants were provided
with passage.m0ney ~ Their friends
and relatives. who had found work
1t good wages la the new world.
mo other people have eQualled
the Irish in this sort of loyal
remembrance sof. those left behind"
Potato Famine Blamed
A potato famine OF unprecedented
severity in Ireland was chiefly re.
sponsible for the heavy deaertion Of
the 'old sod" according to the his-
torical research. The earlier west
ward movement OF the decade was
based upon the hope for fortune In
the new world, but apparently from
1870 to 1850 the migration was from
dire necessity. The Irish migration
far outran the English ana Scot.
fish. tG
The movement toward the west
ern world had = pronounced in.
fIuence upon the development of
modern. ocean passenger. transpor.
tation, according ito the society.
During the thirtfes and the forties
the Importance Of the westward
human, cargo increased steadily and
during the famine II actually he
came financially as important. as
the eastward cargoes Of cotton and
lumber,
The Washington times., 1928-04-25
SHOT
hit, ROBBED

Charles r. Ruschsr. * George.
town, Center Market butcher. today
owss Hi life to ! real lighting
spirit.
Two bandits, III attempting 70
rob him - lie put his automobile
in his garage about o'clock last
night. fired thres shots frOna =
revolver At him 1T . close range
ana tapped him over the head with
an iron bar. The shots missed
but thu bar didn't. When he came
to, the robbers had fled.
Buscher was carrying q larga
amount Of money with him. just
an he had put Ids car away q
hishwaynnan, whom 3usclier de-
scribed ~ being sir feet tail and
weighing 220 pounds, pOlxed q gun
in his ribs and ordered him %
throw his hands up.
Instead Buaeher grabbea the
pistol and the bandit fired. The
bullet t0O0k button of his euRt
Another shot eeared hfs shoulder
while 3 third went Wild alt0ge ether.
He and the bandit grMppled, when
another appeared on the scene and
knocked Buscher unconscious with
an iron bar.
Although the shooting occurred
in the rear Of Buacher'a home
in the 1899 block Of Jefferson st.
the shots attracted no attention
as there were number OF children
in the nelghbOrh0od playing with
cap pistols.
When he recovered, Buscher went
to hts home and called police. Head.
quarters detectives b. q. Thompson
and Thomas Nalley responded, hui
were unable to find anyone In the
neIghborhO0d who had seen. the
robbers.
The Washington times., 1928-04-25

his fellow-pilot in the dash to the
Pole.
Take.Off Spectacular
Their take.off, in q tri.motored
F'okker loaded with 10000 pounds,
was a spectacular event, in which
they barely escaped crashing In
jagged ice at the end Of their runway.
They vanished into an Arctic mid
night, headed for the Pole $50 miles
away. An oil leak gave them a
scare, but fortunately it finally
stopped OF its own accord.
At 9:O2 .. m. May .. 1926, they ar
rived over the Pole, took sights to
confirm their position, made some
motion and sim pictures and then
headed hack toward where they
hoped EpftGbergeIH was.
Fortune again favored them. De.
spite the plentiful opportunity Of
missing their goal they came dead
upOn &c. nc WIS following this
achievement that they were hOnOred
By President Coolidge.
Benefits birthplace, Lake George.
gave him homecoming which was
considered unrivaled in that towns
history. Present at his triumph
were his mother, Mrs. Henrietta
Bennett. and his half-brOther. Ben
jalnin 4. Patrick.
I'VE 60 Together" Said Byrd
Byrd, when they came back from,
the top Of the world and sailed
homeward on the Chantier. had
said to Bennett:
'.Now we can ny the Atlantic. :"
IT hope you take me with you"
Bennett had replied.
I'VE 90 together said Byrd.
But Benefits luck had changed
and q s'jinx" was now lowering
over him. They we're to NY In the
Folkter plane, America, large
enough to carry observers and In
struments to make valuable obser.
vations on the hop across the At
lantic. On this machine Bennett
concentrated numerous ideas Of his
own.
The machine was completed April
20, 1927, and Byrd, Bennett, and
Neville went out to Hasbrouck
Heights, ". j., to so up in 1t on
ita first test flight.
Bennett. Byrd, Lieut.. G. O. No
vile, transatlantic flier, and An.
thOny FOkIxer, the airpIane builder,
went up I'm the America ON the
test flight. F0I6ker was at the
controls. The machine crashed.
In the crash Byrd's arm was
broken, Neville was injured inter.
nally and Bennett was hurt so
badly that for a week his life was
of. He was unable to
Byrd,
The Washington times., 1928-04-25
DIVER Revived
At TER DEATH
IN RIVER
int.raa ssin.l N.v.rs.l raosss

Johannes Rasmussen, 20 years
old; BaIIhton Va. diver. today
ii flshting Tor his life Ia Providence
Hospital foIloNins the .'pinchInkn
az his air hose while at work q
the foundations Tor the ArIingtDn
Memorial bridge.
Rasnnasen yesterday fell We
tim to the divers worst Too caIsson
disease. more COMMONLY known A.
the 'bends.n he vas without air
for i've minutes and snst Va aBiD
to give the emergency signal en-
which hs was pulled u the surfare.
y passing nnotorlsk took him -
Emergency hospital whsre d. "a
Grass and DR.. ]. III White -
minlstered oxygen to the uncOn.
scious man Tor more than an hour.
He was then taken 60 tho navy
yArd, where he was placed III r..
compression chamber.
This Is new COfffrfEamce for Tire
gasusgitmelOm 90 divers who are over
come ~ acefdenta 70 their air lines.
When taken from the wafer he
was bleeding from the mouth and
nose and his body was black and
blue from pressure Of the water.
The pressure IN the decomposition
tank was increased until lt was
higher than that to which he had
been subjected under water. The
pressure was then gradually lowered
until the normal status was reached.
This required about two hours.
Rasmussen recovered conscious
ness ana was able to walk to the
ambulance which conveyed him to
Providence Hospital. where the
United states Public Health aerviee
maintains q ward for Federal
workers. injured II line of duty
The Washington times., 1928-04-25
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for wears a bosom friend Of Benefits.
He had already named Bennett as
second in command Of their expedi.
ton this fall to the. South Pole.
BYRD In Tears
s'I am too grieved for words said
Byrd, tears in his eyes. For days he
had been at the hospital, aiding Ben.
nett ali he could.
Both Bennett and Byrd had re.
ceived numerous decorations for
their great work az fliers, including
the Congressional Medal Of Honor.
President Coolidge. on one coca
sion, presented Byrd with the Hub
bard Medal Of the National Geo
graphic Society and pinned on Ben
nett gold medal.
Mrs. Bennett, who b IN In the
hospital x-+~re her husband died,
was prOstrated. She left funeral ar
fragments to Commander Byrd,
She il suffering from tonsilitis and
a general nervous condition a. q
result Of the ordeal she has gone
through.
Flags on all the public buildings
in Quebec were at half mast in
honor OF the dead flier.
Everywhere there were expires.
sions of sentiment and sorrow over
the airInan's death.
Bennett was one In million
absolutely fearless" Byrd has often
said OF his companion Tier. "he
was one Of the greatest pilots IN
the Navy. He was . real man.
Other fliefs expressed similar
sentiments concerning Bennett.
They all like the quiet, blonde flier.
Backed BY Byrd
BENEFITS good -humored grin first
showed itself in Navy circles about
the. middle Of December, 1917, when
he enlisted. He remained in after
the war, taking an interest in the
aeronautical branch which made
him one of the best mechanics OF
the service.
II was Commander Byrd who
drew him out Of Obsculity. In 1925,
when the commander organized a
naval aid contingent to go with the
Macmillan expedition 70 hunt land
supposed to exist I'm the Arctic
Ocean northwest Of Etah, Green.
land.
Benefits 9wizardry with an air.
craft motor and his flying ability
were such that Byrd chose him as
his companion in the NAL. They
had many thrilling experiences fly.
ing over bleak, dangerous Ice fields.
Mutual confidence betWeen them
oravv into a n1NMA fFiend9hkD.
Consequently. when next year
Byrd sailed in the Chantier for
Spitzbergen, Bennett went along as
The Washington times., 1928-04-25
100000 IN OIL
BONDS REMAIN
UNTAGGED

The Senate's inquiry into the
Continental Trading Company's mys-
terious $3,080,0OO Liberty bond fund
entered its closing stage today since
the Senate Public Lands Committee
has located $2,s77.10O of the "slush
fund" bonds.
The story Of Robert w. Stewart,
chairman of the Standard OIL of
Indiana, that he received s75S, 500
of the Continental bonds and held
them in secret trust for six years
accounted for major portion of
the hitherto missing bonds.
There remained but $2O3, 900 of
the bonds accounted for and all
these apparently went to Harry y.
Sinclair, who was subpoenAed to
testify next Tuesday. Sinclair may
wind up this phase Of the inquiry
by telling a complete story OF the
division of profits from the Con.
tinental deal.
Four Men Get Bonds
The bond inquiry meanwhile has
disclosed that four mem Sinclair,
Stewart, Henry M. Biackmer and
James Il. O'Neill shared almost
equally in the division of the Con.
tinentals $1,000 900 Liberty Bond
fund.
Henry Smith osler. president of
the Continental, incidentally re
ceived $751; in commission. The
other known shares werei Sinclair,
s493, 900; Stewart. $759,6O0; Blackmer
$763,0OO, and O'NeiIi, 100000
The Sinclair bonds were located
when he gave $233,00O, to former
Secretary Of the Interior Albert
b. Fall and 100000 to Will Hayes,
Former Republican. National chair
man, for use in paying Republican
debts. If he did get the missing
S2O3, 600. Sinclair would share
equally with the others In the Con.
tinental profits.
New Sensations Due
The story. told by Stewart. that
Osler told him he would participate
in the Continental profits, that he
protested against taking a share
but later casually received $759,50O
in bonds from Osler and held them
In secret trust for six years. amazed
committee members.
Stewart insisted that although
he accepted the bonds. he didn't
know where they came from. who
had bought them nor why he was
given them.
The Washington times., 1928-04-25
IL CIergyInen Attend
st. Adams COnference

Fourteen clersynlen are attending
the pre- Whitsuntide conferences -
Mount Saint Adams this week,
sponsored by the College OF Preach
ers Of washington Cathedral
The Rev. Leonard HodgsOn, OF the
General Theological Seminary, New
York City, IL directing the discus
sions. He Is assisted by the 1t.
Rev. Philip M. Rhinelander, former
bishop of Pennsylvania and warden
Of the College Of Preachers.
The Washington times., 1928-04-25
Women of Porto Rico
ApneaI for Suffrage

Delegates from the Porto Rican
suffrage societies win appeal to
Congress today for votes for the
women of Porto Rico, at hearing
before the Senate COMMITTEES on
insuIar affairs.
The delegation IL headed by DIR.
Marta Robert, Of San Juan, secre-
tary Of the Liga Social Suttragists,
and Miss Roaa EmanuelA.
The Washington times., 1928-04-25
Lindys Trip in Vain,
Bennett Dies
Talke-Off Spectacular

Ibis fellow-pilot in the dash to the
Pole.
The Washington times., 1928-04-25
SPAIN PICKS HOCKEY TEAM

MADRID. April 25.-Ths names
of 10 players who will compose the
Spanish hockey team in the Olympic
games were given to the Spanish
Olympic committee today. They
will leave for Amsterdam on May IL.
The Washington times., 1928-04-25
LIBRARY ASSOCIATION

DIR. G. n. Marvin, president OF
George washington University, will
address the District Library Asso.
citation on 1.-THE Library school OF
George Washington University and
It's Future" in the auditorium Of
the National Museum tonight.
The Washington times., 1928-04-25
Irish II u. S. Greater
Than Figures SholO

greater predOinance Of Irish blood the basis Tor
modern American population official records indicate
disclosed today BY American Historical Association
New Britain herald., 1928-06-06

within = few weeks. it will be no
new experience.
Twenty-eight years ago William
Jennings Bryan received one of his
nominations there. 1t was then a
structure that had risen Phoenix
like In 80 days. The old hall had
burned just after Kansas City OBJ
tanned the convention. And how the
town built 4 new one In record
time u 4 story the old settlers still
tell to illustrate the spirit of the
west.
That completes the tour. Conven-
ton delegates will make side excur-
sions, none Of them long II they
are bent solely on convention bus
mess. The Shrine Temple. where
contesting delegations are being
heard. Ia hut three blocks from the
now familiar starting point. Small
err hotels are within the same area.
So 10 the shopping center. A del
egate may sleep. eat. vote. buy a
clean shirt or a bottle of high
powered beer without walking more
than three blocks from any given
point.
1t will be poor convention for
those visitors who figure taxi fares
as a convenient and flexible item for
expense accounts.
New Britain herald., 1928-06-06

the first woman to fly the nerth
Atlantic and seemed little aaunted
by the fact that three other women
had lost their lives in similar at
tempts. She said that although she
had done a great deal OF flying tshe
has credit for 500 hours in the air)
she had never before been on q
long flight.
NewfOundlanders. who have seen
the start of many transatlantic
flights during the past few years,
say the mystery surrounding the
Friendships attempt Is something
new in their lives. Although the L..
600 gallons of gasoline from which
the plane refueled, were shipped
here for that purpose nearly
month ago, this first did not be-
come public until Sunday. when the
flight started from Boston.
New Britain herald., 1928-06-06
AT LYCEUM

The management of the Lyt&um
theater wants to get off to an curly
start and will begin right now by let
ting the public know of the great
double feature program 1t has in
store for the Farewell Show"
The Farewell Program is ar
ranged to play Saturday and Sun
day. Sunday night the Lyceun
theater will close it's doors for altar-
atoms and renovations and will re-
open again some time in September
with a main street entrance and
other artistic changes.
The main attraction for the Fare
we'll Program" is and has been con-
sidered the greatest drama of the
season starring Joseph Schildkra ut
in 1.-THE Country Doctor with a
super cast
New Britain herald., 1928-06-06
LOIS MORAN ATT CAPITOL

Tonight is the Lust showing OF
Beau Sabreuk' at the Capitol where
has been pleasing and drawing
,arge crowds since opening Sunday
ast. 1t will be shown for the last
imes at 7:O5 and $40 Beginning
Thursday great double feature
program will be offered.
Romantic farce, we'll screened,
with Lois Moran in a dual person.
ality role. is the offering at the Capt.
tol theater, where Fox lNlms Don't
Marry opens three day run Thurs
day. 1t III refreshing comedy drama
adroitly directed by James Timing.
One Of the outstanding things in
the picture is the interesting char
acterization OF Miss Moran. During
the last few months. under the ban
ner OF Fox films. this youngster has
proven herself an excellent comedi-
enne, and in the stellar role of
Priscilla Bowen she shows rare
ability and subtle comedy.
The co-feature presents a tale OF
spooks and crooks. "A Thief in the
Dark" which has an all star cast
headed by George Meeker.
Beginning Sunday Ramon Navarro
will be offered In "A Certain Young
Man" with Renee Adoree. and Mar
celine Day
New Britain herald., 1928-06-06
Federal Horticultural
Board Calls Conference

washington. June s PeThe fed
eral horticultural board Of the de-
partment of agriculture has called a
conference to be held June 27 at
Washington to consider the advisa
bility of modifying the requirements
governing interstate shipment OF
five-leafed pines and Of curra1t and
and gooseberry plants on account OF
the white pine blister rust.
States designated by the depart
ment as infected by the disease and
which are now controlled as to ship
ments include:
Connecticut. Maine, Massachu-
sets. New Hampshire, New York,
Rhode Island and Vermont.
Currant and gooseberry plants
other than European black currants,
under the present regulations may
be shipped anywhere in the United
States except into certain limited
blister rust control areas Five
leafed pines originating in these
states at present are not allowed
movement into non-infected areas
nor from heavily to more lightly
infected states.
New Britain herald., 1928-06-06
DISAPPOINTED At
RAD|UM verdict
One Victim Not Satisfied With
Settlement

New York, June 6.-The settle
ment of the suits for $l,250,000 by
hve women, former employees,
against the United States Radium
Corporation of Orange. N. j.. were
hled In the supreme court at Tren-
ton yesterday. Each of the women
receive $4,000 cash. probably today.
and = $500 yearly pension. They
are said to be slowly dying of ra-
dunn poisoning.
1t was learned that another wonl-
IN contends she was poisoned and
may bring suit. She Is Mrs. Marian
CIapper Valese, % years old. of 3
Burchard avenue, East Orange. who
worked for the United States RAJ
dunn Corporation for eight months
in 1921. Her physician said that he
would ask DR.. Harrison 8. MARYLAND,
who identified the malady. to exam
Inc her. DIR. MARYLAND, who Is Es-
sex County IN. J.) medical examiner.
said that he had received more than
a score of requests for examinations.
but that he had referred such pro-
spective patients to private physi-
clans.
Suits of two of the women. Mrs.
Edna Hussman, so Buchanan street.
Hillside, N. j., and Miss Katherine
Schaub, LAT South Seventh street.
Newark, against the Luminite COM
pany of Newark, are still pending.
A settlement on these cases will be
reached some time this week.
Raymond II. Berry conferred yes
terday with Leslie Fort. president,
and Jehiel Shipman, counsel for the
company. Mr.. Fort confirmed the
fact that settlement was in pros-
pect, but said that by agreement Its
terms would not be made public.
Besides Miss Schaub and Mrs.
Hussman the women are Mrs.
Quinta Mcdonald, 1856 Highland av-
enue; Mrs Albina Larice 463 Austin
Place, and Miss Grace Fryer, 467
fremont avenue. all of Orange.
All have expressed a desire to go
away and rest Miss Schaub said
that she wished to visit the shrine
of St Anne de Beaupre in Canada.
All expressed satisfaction with the
award except Mrs. Mcdonald, who
said that she was disappointed, as
1t seemed small in comparison with
what she had expected. She doubt
ed her ability to care for her two
children, 3 and years old, on the
income she will receive.
New Britain herald., 1928-06-06
NOT ANTARCTIC RACE
American Geographical Society Ex-
plains that wilkins and Byrd Are
Not Sporting Opponents.


New York. June 6 LF,-The pros
pecttve expeditions of Captain
George Wilkins and Commander
Richard E. Byrd to the Antarctic
are not In the nature of race to
the pole, said a statements by DR..
Isaiah Bowman. president OF the
American Geographical society
which has endorsed and is con-
tributing to both expenditions.
On the contrary, said Mr.. Bowman,
the flight coordinate each other, the
two f1iers covering seperate sections
of the huge unexplored region, one
one side of the great mountain
j range known to extend into the
Antarctic will be flying Commander
Byrd. on the other side Captain
Wilkins. each gathering data to
make complete record of the coun-
try.
The plans Of Commander Byrd,
he said. call for a flight from the
Ice barrier to the South Pole and
beyond SO as to explore a part OF
the high Antarctic plateau. Captain
| Wilkins Is to fly from a point In the
Ross sea near the ice barrier along
the ice where the coast is believed
to lie toward Graham land. His
plane ia to be equipped with pom
toons no that at the completion OF
his flight he can land alongside one
of the many whalers which cruise In
that part of the ocean and be picked
up.
Captain wilkins, said DR.. Bow
man. will leave Panama on a Nor
wegian whaler about November l
and will begin his flight about Janu-
airy !. Just as Commander Byrd be-
gins his work on base stations at the
ice barrier.
New Britain herald., 1928-06-06
Mississippi Will Have
Dry, Uninstructed Gr0up

jackson. Miss. June s P-Mixsis-
slppi will be represented by a dry,
uninstructed delegation at the demo-
cratic national convention.
Voting down almost unanimously
a proposal to commend Governor
Smith of n. Y. as Courageous
and experienced leader able to lead
the party to victory" the state con-
vention yesterday also swept aside
efforts of the dry faction to instruct
the delegation against a wet candi-
date,
The stand for prohibition came
with vote for retention and en-
forcement" of the eighteenth amend
ment.
The eight delegates at large. who
with the district delegates will cast
the states 20 votes at Houston, in
clude Governor Bilbo who favored
Instructions against any wet" and
Senator Pat Harrison who opposed
instruction and asked that his name
not be considered as 'Yavoritc
son."