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Evening star., 1928-03-11

voman's because II was 50 soft-rtp-
pling-like velvet. II was diabolical un-
der the circumstances. Once heard you
would never forget 1t, but you would
have to hear II yourself To-"
"Dammel Mabbe will" interrupted
the little red-haired skipper suddenly.
Peter. my lad. while we've been yarn
Ing I've been thinking and I'll answer
that how Of yours now Firstly. II
STANDS 10 reason that the crowd with
that ship OF theirs, schooner, or brig. or
whatever 1t was. that did M,rchison
down that night. amt 10 be found
walking around the streets OF Sydney,
Auckland, or SingapOre--they're some
where up In the islands-somewhere
say, between the Navigators and the
Peninsula. That's longish stretch.
and it's something like saying that
somebody's address is in Asia; but
that's where they are. And further
more. hidden away somewhere In the
Islands they're bound TO have their
filthy nest. D'you follow me?"
Peter nodded his head
"Of coursel" ne said. That's rather
obvious, isn't it?"
"Aye!" returned Capt. Josepnus
Mumm a little tartly. 1T is! I amt
aiming 10 be no detective hero in a
story book. cause IL I vas wouldn't
pay no attention TO what's obvious and
what everybody else can see except
the aforesaid detective, who has 20 De
stony blind until the last chapter. And
here's something else that's obvious too.
The one man more'n any other vno can
poke his nose into places up there
where no one else goes, and vho can
do It without arousing any suspicion
Is Captain Josephus Mumm. Cause
why? Cause I've been doing 1t, trad
ing wherever the wind blew. since be-
fore the time you swapped your safety
pins for pants buttons D'you see?'
Peter leaned sharply forward in his
chair.
Yes" ne said tensely And Id
understand II the Break O'Davn-"
Continued in TonorroX's Starl
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Spanish War Veterans

a dance to be given March "a at the
L'Aiglon.
The following veterans we're voted on
favorably for re-admission: Archibald
A. Ruark, George r. Hilton and Robert
B Campbell. and Archibald Ruark and
George T. Hilton we're re-obligatcd.
Samuel l.. Steer. who was elected in
January. was obligated as an active
member, Albert w. Dugan was voted
upon favorably for transfer to the
camp and Harry l.. Adams was given
transfer 10 the E. H. Liscum Camp. De-
partment Of California,
The Col. James S. Petit Camp will
meet Tuesday night at 92i Pennsyl-
vania avenue southeast. Comdr. Sam
uel Hubachcr announced 1t will be the
ofticial visitation of Department Comdr
Michaud and staff. Qusrtermaster
William p. Irving is making arrange
nlents for the entertainment.
The recruiting committee has been
active and reports that Is recruits have
been mustered In this year. The relief
committee reports the following on the
sick list: Frank j. Weber. Otto r. Ben
dig. william NJ Burke, Milton l.. G.
Smith and James r. Wayland
department freSlQent margaret
Burcs and her staff made an Official
visit TO the Admiral George Dewey Ma
val Auxiliary Monday night. about $50
members and guests being present After
short business session a social was
held at which President Elizabeth Nor
ris, OF the auxiliary introduced presi-
dent Burns and staff Short addresses
were made by the department officers
Refreshments we're served.
The Col James S. Petit Auxiliary at
Its lest meeting mustered In two can
didates. Mrs Daisy Runner and Mrs
Lulu Grav Morcland The meeting was
the occasion for George Washington
birthday party and a Washington pie
was won by Junior Vice Department
President Louise Moore Department
President Margaret Burns and several
other visitors were present.
The meetings of the camps and auxil-
iari"s for III" week are Col James s.
Petit Camp. Tuesday night, 92l Pennsyl-
eania avenue southeast: Richard J.
Harden Camp. Thursday night. Pythian
Temple; Col. John Jacob AStcr Auxil-
iary, Thursday night. e2i Pennsylvania
avenue southeast,
Evening star., 1928-03-11

TIL. Kingsman PIT A. will meet
THURSDAY at o'clock in the school
Mrs Giles Scott Rafter will be the
speaker.
Evening star., 1928-03-11

AL members Of the Woodbridge agso-
CATION are requested 10 attend the
meeting Thursday afternoon at the
Woodridge School. A program Is being
prepared
Evening star., 1928-03-11
PRACTICAL JOKERS FINED.
Carnival Revellers Assault Unpop.
ular German Tax Collector.

Correspondence of the Assaciated Press
BERLIN, Il. is no, safe IN play a
practical Joke on a tax collector In
Germany. even in carnival time, At
Parchim In Mecklenburg. three Joyous
jewellers. masquerading as Frederick
the Great. complete with his famous
crutch- handle cane his court marshal
and his master OF ceremonies. invaded
the ofiice OF the local tax collector, who
nad made himself unpopular on account
ni his chronic reluctance In allowing
ATTACHMENTS
Old Fritz" us all historians agree
had free and easy way with his cane
and his iDpresonator had learned his
part Ia nicely, The upshot of II all
was that the local court considering
u was carnival time. imposed on the
roystefers lenieni f1ne Of 100 marks
each for insult and injury" but a
higher court trebled the fine. with an
alternative Of 90 days imprisonment,
plus costs,
Evening star., 1928-03-11

The Brent-Dent PIT A. will meet at
the Dent School tomorrow at pm.
Miss Sibyl Baker will speak on Com
nfunity Center Activities" and DR..
Simpson will sing.
Evening star., 1928-03-11
/ 100000 Babies in Six Months.

More than 1000 900 babies we're born
in Japan during the last six months.
authorities are seriously
concerned with the food problem. which
has been growing increasingly acute
with the increase Of population Many
plans have been proposed 70 alleviate
the situation An improvement OF rice
fields in Korea Is one Of them.
Evening star., 1928-03-11

The Hine Junior High Parent-Teacr-
er Association viii meet Thursday, at
pm. Dr.. Walton c. John will talk
on My Experiences in Mexico During
the Dlsz Regime" birs. L. NJ. Seaton
VIII sing and Miss Miriam viii conduct
the Hine Orchestra and Giee Club.
Evening star., 1928-03-11

10 furnish d machine for viatial ed,ica-
ton.
Mr.. EtBiley gave an account NJ the
anniversary meeting NJ The u. q, Con.
Rreks, Mrs Hansali Wa9 appointed
chairman ~ the committee on clothes
conservation. A social followed, dur
Ing winch refrehhmen,s ssTs served,
Evening star., 1928-03-11

The Wheatle2 Parent. Teacher hsso.
CATION held ihe March meeting In The
schooI building. A motion was carried
mat Boy Scout troop he organized
ana 10 purchase an encycI0pedia and
500 Curtis tests. lunch saie was
planned for March 20, proceeds 10 70
tor schooi equipment
Th@ monthly meeting NJ the Emery
lexington PIT A. was held March
In The new auditorium Of th4 Langley
Junior itiRh School. Rey. j. II. Duffield.
Eeid representative for the Board 0f
Christian Ecucstion In The Presbyterian
Churches in the Synod ~ Baltimore
spoke On Early Training 0f Children"
itIi5ert j EtGkney, pianist, gave sew.
efsl numbers The Langiy Orchestra
rendered several selections and Mrs.
HcMuilsn gave a number 0f readings
Mrs, Eugene Fugitt, membership
chairman. reported 90 new members tor
lhe association since January / Miss
, Florence &. Wallace, first grade teach
ef ~ the Emery School, has been pre~
sented with check for 81 as O reward
iiie gfsde mothers for her room having
| secured the largest number of new
members for the association. Miss
Wallace Is 10 Use the money u purchase
anything she and her pupils desire foi
| their room
Mrs A. FTsnef, president and hei
committee are planning another benefit
movie and card party sometime IN ths
DesT future.
The monthly meeting NJ the AmldO,
| PIT. A waE held February "a al 7 ~
pm II wa voted IN purchase scales
for weighing snd measuring The shil
afsE. The association IL also planninl
Evening star., 1928-03-11
Covers

lo perfectly hatmon4e with the rusS and
hans'ns>~w whether crisp linens are required,
ar whether hne cretonneS or ehtntzeS are
rreterred~SoM viii hnd our aSSortmensS
allow a perfect selections
Evening star., 1928-03-11

The Langdon Association will meet
March is at s pm. at the school,
Mr.. Harris. municipal architect, will
show plans Of the proposed new Lang
don School. and describe II in detail.
Evening star., 1928-06-20
MISS EARHART FORGETS SELF
IN GIVING CREDIT FOR FLIGHT
Praises Stultz, Gordon, Byrd and Plane,
But Her Only Interest Is Hope That
Aviation Has Been Benefited.

triple -engined plane in the world equip
ped with pontoons.
The plane was originally built for his
expedition. 1t is a beauty. 1t has just
made the fastest transoceanic hop since
that of Alcock and Brown. 1t averaged
l12 miles an hour all the way. 1t was
Byrd's idea, too, that Stultz ought 10
be the pilot. The result shows how
good his Judgment was.
Navigating practically all the way
"blind"-that is, by instruments only
and most always just with the magnetic
compass and drift indicator, Stultz was
not mile off the course when we
passed over Valentia and Queenstown
and alighted on the South Wales coast
after more than 1000 miles of flying.
Perhaps some people have been think
ing this was just another flight. but it
was not. We have come to a place IN
aviation where the need is for technical
advancement more than spectacular
stunts. The flight of the Friendship is
intended to point the road toward the
Seaplane instead of the land plane as
means OF flying across oceans, and null
tiple-engined planes instead of single
engined.
Whether the regular passenger carry
ing planes to cross the Atlantic in the
future will be flying boats in which the
passengers will sit within the hull. or
planes equipped with pontoons is a
matter for further experimentation
and designs
The fight of the Friendship demon
strated one thing-that plane equipped
Continued on Page 4, Column g.
Evening star., 1928-06-20
BY AMELIA EARHART.

BY Cable to The Star and the New York
Times.
LONDON. June 20-London at last.
A swift flight from BURY Port, South
Wales. yesterday morning-in which we
Just scudded over the tops of the beauti-
full Devonshire hills at 100 to 100 miles
an hour--then Bill. Slim and I were in
Southampton. There was gorgeous
reception there with cheering crowds
and a kind speech of welcome by the
lord mayor. who. strangely enough. is
addressed as Mister Mayor" although
woman. Then ride in big
limousine to London.
But it is not this wonderful, kindly
reception I am thinking of tonight as
the experiences of the past two days
begin to sort themselves out in my
mind. 1t is just what this fight means
what 1t amounts to--first to aviation
in general. then TO other women and
finally TO myself personally.
To begin with, it has been based
largely on Dick ByrdS ideaS-Comdr.
Byrd. who flew to the North Pole and
who is about to try the desolate wastes
of the Antartic. Dick felt that the
next step in the progress of aviation
ought to be transatlantic flight with
a multiple engined plane instead of
plane with single engine; and ought
to be some kind of Seaplane, preferably
one with pontoons That is why he
let us have the Friendship, the only
Evening star., 1928-06-20
RAD|TCH'S NEPHEW
SLAIN At BELGRADE
Stefan, Peasant Leader, One
of Two Wounded in ParIia-
ment FracaS.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
VIENNA, June 20.-Dispatches from
Belgrade report that Paul Raditch,
nephew of Stefan Raditch, the peasant
leader, was shot and killed, and Rad
itch, himself, was one of two men
wounded by fanatic in the Skuptchina
this morning
Munisa Ratchitch, described In the
report as a government supporter. was
handed over TO the police as the as
sassin.
Raditch and his nephew, both of
whom have long been opponents Of the
government. were in attendance at the
meeting of Parliament when the as
Sault occurred
One other member Of Parliament
was wounded In the fracas.
Telephonic communication between
Belgrade and abroad has been inter-
rupted.
Paul Raditch, who has played a some
what subsidiary role TO that Of his
uncle, Stefan Raditch, in Jugoslavian
politics, is former minister Of Agra
rian reforms, having served IN that
capacity In the Ouzounitch cabinet OF
1926.
Stefan Raditch, one of the most fiery
of Jugoslayia's political leader, has fire.
cuentIy been the center Of much con-
troversy In the Jugoslav Skuptchina or
Parliament.
In May, 1926. an attempt to assassi-
nate him was frustrated, young Ma
tionalist being arrested just as he was
about TO throw bomb at the Peasant
leader. Raditch has been a member
of the cabinet many times, usually
holding the portfolio Of education.
Some of his speeches, in which he
denounced Jugoslav political leaders
and even the premiers OF foreign
countries, have caused much excite
ment in Balkan politics. He has partic-
alarly directed his shafts against Pre-
mier Mussoiini of Italy at one time
declaring that MusSolini was prepar-
ing for war with Jugoslavia.
Evening star., 1928-06-20
MINE BLAST KILLS
FIVE, HURTSSEvEN
10 Workers Escape ExpIo-
sion in West Virginia Soft
Coal Drift.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
MORGANTOWN, w. Va, June 90
Five miners were killed and seven
others injured seriously early today
when an explosion occurred in mine
of the National Fuel Co., near here,
All other men in the mine escaped or
were rescued alive
Two of the injured were not expected
TO live.
The blast occurred shortly before the
night shift was due to leave the work.
ings. Twenty-Five miners were In the
mine at the time and of this number 10
escaped or were rescued. Most of them
suffered injuries Of less serious ma
ture.
The injured were brought to the
Monongalia County Hospital here.
Some Of the men said the blast fol-
lowed the setting of of q shot In No.
8 room. Mine officials believe the shot
opened q pocket of gas. Four bodies
were located in Room No. 8.
The men who escaped received pain
ful burns.
The explosion was the first in the
history of the mine, which Is owned by
Davis Elkins of New York.
Evening star., 1928-06-20
CONVENTION VAN
REACHES HOUSTON
C0rdeII Hull Is First Candi-
date on Scene-Smith Men
Due Tonight.
By tfle Associated press-

By the Associated Press.
HOUSTON, Tex, June 20.-This
southeastern Texas city, where the
Democrats will open their national
convention Tuesday, took on new life
today with the arrival of the first candi-
date for the presidential nomination,
rordell Hull of Tennessee.
Mr.. Hull dismissed questions concern
ing his candidacy with the statement
1t was too early to make campaign
predictions. He explained that he came
week early because of his duties as a
member of the convention committee on
arrangements and as national COM
mitteeman from his State. It was
understood his supporters planned to
open headquarters for him today.
Reed Once Open.
Headquarters already have been
opened Tor Senator James A. Reed OF
Missouri, who is expected to arrive the
latter part of the week.
George r. Van Nance. campaign
manager for Gov Alfred e. smith OF
New York, is due tonight. He win be
accompanied by Norman E. Mack. Buff
lalo publisher and national committee
man from New York. Frank Hague of
New Jersey, who has been mentioned
as convention floor manager for Gov.
smith: probably win reach here
Saturday.
with the invasion of committeeman
and campaign workers under way. con-
siderable interest has centered on
various proposals for the party plat
form. Farm relief and prohibition fur
nisned the basis for many of the in
formal discussions. Clem Shaver. chair
man OF the national executive COM
miLtee, and Jesse H. Jones, Texas fay-
orite son. repeatedly have declared the
farmers denied admittance at the Re-
publican convention will be given an on
portunity to present their case here.
VIII Seek Wet Poll.
Louis A. Cuvillier. chairman and gen.
eral counsel of the National Constitu-
tional Liberty League of America. has
announced he will seek a plank favor
ing referendum in each State on the
liquor question.
Announcement that the Youthful
Texas governor. Dan Moody, would ar
rive Sunday was expected TO start a
raIly OF dry forces. He will head the
State delegation of 40, instructed to
work Tor dry plank and a candidate
IN sympathy with it. He has let it be
known that he favors a prohibition
plank stronger than that adopted by
the Republicans
Mrs. Emily Newell Blair of joplin.
Mo, vice chairman of the national COM
mittee, has declared In favor of a plat
form that above all else will be short.
People have neither time nor in
clination TO read long party declara-
tions," she said. Let us give the peo-
pie a platform short enough that it
will be read and that will contain no
platitudes."
Meanwhile, local committees were
completing arrangements for the enter
tainment Of upward of $4,000 visitors.
Many Of the early arrivals have gone
TO the beach at Galveston until the
end Of this week.
Evening star., 1928-06-20
Italian Flyer Finds Six of
DirigibIe Crew OFF North
east Land. Base Ship Is
Notified by Maddalena.
DENMARK NOW UNEASY
OVER AMUNDSEN'S FATE
No Word From Veteran Explorer
Since He Left by Air Monday
Night on Searching Flight.
May Be at New Base-To Try to
Locate Others Missing on Ice.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
OSLO. Norway, June 20-The
base ship Cigta di Milano at Kings
Bay, Spitzbergen, notified the Italian
legation here today that Maj. NADIA
lena. italian flyer. located Mobiles
camp of Northeast Land and dropped
provisions for the stranded men there.
There are five men with Mobile.
The flyer took of from Kings Bay
at s O'Clock this morning on a second
reconnaissance OF Northeastland in MS
hydroairplane.
All Appear Well.
Mai. Maddalena returned to Kings
Bay at l:50 o'clock this afternoon ana
reported that all appeared wei Witn
the men. who have been held In the
grim grip Of the Polar Sea ever since
MAY IS, when the Italia was dasneo
to the ground and the control cabin
x,as torn loose. Spilling Nophe ana
eight men on the ice.
He said that he had dropped every
thing necessary for the relief OF the
rnens His report stirred the utmost
enthusiasm and optimism ABOARD tns
base ship Citta Di Milano. winch mao
stood By In Kings Bay day aLter Gay
keeping IN touch with the Mobile party
bv means of the radio.
when the control cabin was torn
loose from the italia, the dirlgioie
har was carried OF with seven men
on 1t. These men had since oisap-
peared entirely and no trace mas Deen
found of them.
Three Left on Foot.
OF the nine men IN the conrol
esnin. three OF them, DR.. Finn Maim-
eTen swedish meteoroIogiSt; Capt: Al
berto Marians, pilot, and Capt. Flillppo
zanno. navigator, started for Nortn
care bv foot in an effort TO reach iano
ard bring aid TO their companions.
Tney have since disappeared also.
n the crash Of the gono0la, Gen.
Mobile received injuries 30 his right
arm and leo, and Natalie Cecclani.
Rotor chief. had his leg broken neloW
4T1e knee. Gen. Mobile recovered qulcA-
~ sg,,t Cecetani is still incapacitateo-
The party with Gen. Mobile was a.
follows. Lieut.. Alfredo Vigiieri Itaiisn
navv navigator: Prof. F.. Benonnek'
Czecboglovakian meterologist: Glusseppi
Tsi1ri radio operator; Natalie Cecclon'
motor motor chief, and FllIppo Troiani' ehgl-
fcopyrirht. 1881
Evening star., 1928-06-20
TEN HURT AS TRAIN
HITS STRAY HORSE
Animal in Center of TreStle
Wrecks w., B. & A. Cars
Near District Line.

Jumping the track after striking a
stray .siorse on a trestle just outside the
DiStrtd early today, a two-car train
Of the Washington, Baltimore & An
napolis line plowed along until 1t had
cleared the cut spanned by the bridge
work, then overturned, injuring 10 of
the IL passengers. Only one of the VIC
tins Is believed in serious condition, but
seven were still in hospitals today. The
wreck also plunged Annapolis into dark
ness for two hours. One of the cars
struck O pole carrying the feed line
from the Benning Power plant to that
town and broke 1t of.
The accident haphened at Springman
Curve. between Seat Pleasant and
Huntsville, Md.
The man thought most seriously hurt
is Jacob Karbownlzek. 4S, a Russian.
224 South Ann street, Baltimore. He is
in Casualty Hospital with compound
fracture of the right leg and internal
injuries.
Others Injured.
The others injured, all of whom are
expected TO recover. are: Phillip Oster,
~, 1870 GAlco SklcGb uuttilCststt VAC
motorman; Harry j. Dutton, So, 24l7
jefferson street. Baltimore, the con-
ductor; Sophie Lee, colored. 20, 949
Pear street, Baltimore: James A.
Thorpe, colored, %, 1900 S street; Duke
l.. Slaughter, colored, 80, S203 Eleventh
street; william Lee. colored, 81, Borden,
Va; Matina Plummer. colored. 25, 1925
Columbia road; Paul Edgar Frisby, ASIA
@ street, and Louis Chillari, 44T c
street southwest The two latter and
the motorman left the hospitals after
treatment.
The first that was known here of
the crash. which occurred about 80
o'clock this morning, was when Dutton
went to Chesapeake Junction and called
police assistance.
Acting Chief Of Detectives Charles
Mullen Immediately dispatched all
police reserves To the scene and re-
quested ambulances from Emergency.
Casualty and Freedmen'S Hospitals.
Because of the distance from any
road to the scene of the wreck 1t was
fully half hour before any assistance
could reach the injured. Police and
ambulances were led through field
by the Seat Pleasant Fire Department.
but were forced to abandon their ma
chimes more than city block from
the wreck. 1t was then necessary to
carry all of the more painfully injured
back to the ambulances and automo-
blles.
The version of the wreck, as given to-
day by Oster. the motorman. was that
he was rounding the curve ON the last
Continued on Page 8. Column A.
Evening star., 1928-06-20
WHITE RIVER LEvEE
MENACED BY FLOOD
Back Water Causes Unforeseen
Rise Against Dixie Protecting
$4,000 Acres.
nv the Associated Press,

by the Associated Press
GEORGETOWN, Ark. June 90
Peach Orchard Leyee, across the White
River from here, was bearing the orunt
of the swollen streams attack today
ana engineers feared for It's safety.
Back water from the Little Red River
released by ievees cracked during last
years food spread over large area
west OF here and emptied into the
White River near Peach Orchard Bluff,
causing an unexpected rise.
The main levee. which extends about
seven miles along the Woodruff County
bank of the river. was softening. En-
gineers said anything might happen"
About rs miles north. at jackson Ia.
you. another crew was working to hold
the embankment Already the White
River there Ii almost foot higher than
last April and still rising.
The Peach Orchard Levee protects
about $4,000 acres of tillable land, A
break there would endanger MeClelland.
Dixie and other nearby plantation
towns
Evening star., 1928-06-20
Romance Traps Escaped Convict
When He Visits Correspondence Girl

the girl from various cities As he left
each town he wrote where he would be
next.
About month ago. however, the girl
lost his address and wrote TO Kirby
Camp. The letter fell into the hands
Of The prison authorities and the New
York police we're notified. They learned
McDongle was expected 10 visit the
girls home and established watch.
When he arrived at the house he was
arrested He was held In Long Island
City Court yesterday 10 await extradt~
ton. The police declined 70 reveal the
mama VI the girl
Evening star., 1928-06-20
Youth Gets Writ Closing Wine Cellar;
Says Store Still Shrinks Despite Suit

OF his fathers liquor and also that they
had misappropriated more than $4,000
from the estate, This action Is now
before q referee,
At the time the original complaint
was filed Black at San Francisco. said
he had consumed the liquor to keep
his nephew from going crazy over Ii. =
The present complaint sets forth that
Thorne when visited by young Bailey'S
attorney made out check payable to
the estate for $S.6la and said that
made himself and BLACK full owners Of
all the liquor In the wine cellar.
Young Bailey In an affldavit attached
to hts latest complaint charges that
the liquor Is still disappearing from the
wine cellar, A hearing ON a perma-
nent injunction will be held Friday.
DIR. Bailey died In iss2 The wine cell
lar Is located In the Bailey home IN
Katonah, N, Y.