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ment uninterrupted, Donovan related
how the Sinclair contract was turned
over to him last Spring by the At
torney General, with the suggestion that
he could confer on 1t with Senator
Walsh, who is conducting the present
inquiry into the case.
Tells Walsh of Facts.
"I got In touch with you," Donovan
said. speaking to Senator Walsh across
the table, land we agreed, think, that
1t would be difficult to invalidate the
contract unless we could show fraud.
You (Senator Walsh) said, though, 1t
would be difficult to do that"
Then ! appeared before this com.
mittee and explained that was going
abroad. returned and went West. In
August in the West I saw In the papers
that the White Eagle Oil Co. had pro-
tested the contract. ] wired my as
siStantS to look into that.
We had been acting on the theory
that the original Sinclair contract was
conceived in fraud or improperly OBJ
tanned ?,
''E. F. Finney, an assistant of the.
Interior Secretary, called and asked
about our progress in the case. Later
on my attention was called to the
Evening star., 1928-12-14
ROOF MARK CODE
=
BODY IS CREATED
Uniform Plan Urged Through
out Country as Guide
to Aviators.

The long struggle Of the aeronautics
people Of the United States to bring
about the adoption Of uniform code
for the oof-marking Of American cities
and towns as a guide to the aviator
today resulted in the creation of ma
tional commission to deal with the
problem.
This commission viii be known as
the United States Airways Marking
Commission. It was created at meet
ing this morning in the office Of VIII
liam P. MacCracken, jr., Assistant Sec
retary Of Commerce for Aeronautics,
and Is composed Of Mr.. MacCracken,
Edward P. Warner, Assistant Secretary
of the Navy for Aeronautics; F. Tru-
bee Dawson, Assistant Secretary of War
for Aeronautics; w. Irving Glover, Sec
ond Assistant Postmaster General, In
charge Of air mail; DR.. Charles r. Mar
win, chief Of the Weather Bureau; Har-
ry F. Guggenheinn, president of the
Daniel Guggenheim Fund for the Pro-
motion Of Aeronauttcs; Col. Charles A.
Lindbergh. Henry Ford and orville
Members OF the commission visited
the roof Of the Department of Com
merce Building. where various types Of
markers; several Illuminated for night
flying, are being displayed. The work
Of developing standard airmarkings up
to this time has. been in the hands Of
an informal committee composed Of
Lieut.. A. p. Flagg, U. s. N; Capt. H.
M. McClelland, Army Air Corps; Woody
Hockaday. highway marking engineer
Of wichita, Kans.: H. H. Blee and G. I.
Stanton Of the Department Of Com
merce.
Mr.. MacCracken told members of the
new commission that while the mark
ings have not yet been fully perfected,
actual tests have been made which
show them to be basically sound, and
it is hoped to complete the work at an
early date so that approved markings
may be available as standard for
use throughout the country.
Evening star., 1928-12-14
II New Influenza
Cases Are Reported
In Capital Today
Health Officer Advises
Public Against Alarm;
z Die This Month.

Twelve cases of influenza were re-
ported to the District Health Depart
ment today, bringing the total Of cases
reported during December to 26. Dur
ing the entire month Of December,
1927, there were only six cases, five OF
them fatal.
There have been seven deaths from
influenza in Washington in the Is days
of this month. One was a hospital
case brought over from Virginia, and
consequently only six Of the deaths
have been of District residents.
Health Officer William G. Fowler
gave out these figures this morning
and repeated his advice to the public
not to become alarmed. He said that
he expected increasing reports OF cases
of influenza, but that many OF them
would be made in error by physicians
unduly magnifying the importance Of
common colds and la grippe. Influenza
attacks most readily those with o low
physical resistance, DR.. Fowler said.
Undue worry or panic helps to UNDER
mine the system and lay 1t open to
attacks of the disease.
DR.. Fowler recommended the follow
ing precautions to be observed as an
aid In warding OF the disease or lessen.
ing its intensity:
Keep the bowels open.
Get plenty OF sleep in o well ven-
tilated room.
Dress warmly
Eat light food.
Avoid contact with crowds.
Evening star., 1928-12-14

Heath, pioneer woman aviator and
holder Of the womens world altitude
record; Clarence Chanberlin, hero of
the New York Germany nonstop flight: I:
Lieut.. Eric Nelson, 'round-the-world
flyer; Maj. Julip Ruiz de Aida, first
Southern transatlantic fight; Brig. Gen.
Frank Lahm, winner of the first Cor
don Bennett balloon trophy and officer
in charge of the Wrights' Fort Myer
test flights of 1908; NJ. Gabriel Voisin,
French air pioneer and builder Of the
first metal airplane, and Orville Wright,
the leader of all air pioneers.
A motion picture record Of the out
standing pioneer flights of the world
was presented by Frederick b. Pat
terson, former president of the Ma
tional Aeronautic Association, in honor
of the delegates to the conference. The
film was composed of Government and
newsreel Aims from the motion pic
ture libraries of the world and showed
incidents In many of the worlds most
noted aviation events Music was pro-
vided by the Marine Band.
PILGRIMAGE TO KITTY HAWK.
Evening star., 1928-12-14
LUTHERAN COLLEGE.
FUND NOW $4,000
Mellon Gives ST, 600 Toward
100000 Sought to Buy
Maryland Tract.

A contribution of $1,000 by Secre-
tary Of the Treasury Mellon has swelled
to $4,000 the fund being raised by the
Lutheran churches of Washington to
purchase an 1s9-acre tract near
Wheaton, Md, for the erection Of a
National Lutheran College for Women,
it was announced today by Rev. How
ard e. Snyder, campaign manager. A
fund Of 100000 is being sought.
First Meeting Set Today.
The first meeting of the campaign
leaders and workers since the formal
opening Of the drive Tuesday will be
held at $50 o'clock this afternoon in
the Luther Place Memorial Church,
Vermont avenue and N street. Progress
reports will be made by the group lead
ers. A cafeteria dinner also will be
served. The feature Of the meeting,
however, will be pep" talk by Daniel
Weigle, professional organizer, who is
conducting membership driye for the
Chamber Of Commerce Of Arlington
County, Va.
DR.. Snyder declared that Washington
S&AkAAQb AGAA w A&AoC SAkC RAVVpNVV AACSNGN
to acquire the college site since the
leaders in the Lutheran churches In the
District had overcome number Of
obstacles to have the institution located
at the door" Of the Nations Capital.
Several cities In Pennsylvania, includ-
ing Hanover and Scranton, he pointed
out, offered to donate the building site
and subscribe large sums toward the
college buildings N order to have the
institution locatedfiif their communities.
Non-Sectarian College.
The college DR.. Snyder emphasized
viii be non-sectarian. It viii be con-
trolled. however, by the United Luth-
eran Church, and fostered by the board
Of education Of the church.
Because OF the non-sectarian char
,acter Of the proposed college, nom
members as well as members Of the
Lutheran Church are being asked to
contribute. The major portion Of the
$3S.0o0 fund raised thus far, DR.. Snyder
said, has come from members of the
church. y ~
Evening star., 1928-12-14
BAND CONCERT.

BY the United States Marine Band at
the. Marine Barracks this afternoon at
$50 o'clock:
March, Thomas Jefferson" Santelmann
Overture, "Euryanthe". ......... Weber
"Liebestraume" Won Blon
Grand scenes from Boris Godounov,"
Moussorgsky
"ValSe Romantique" ......... .Debussy
Rhapsody, Virginia. :. Haydn Woods
'Marche Militaire Francaise" from
suite, I'm Algiers". .Saint-Saens
Marines hymn, "The Halls Of Monte
yuma"
'tThe Star spangled Banner"
Evening star., 1928-12-14
FALL TRIAL. DATE
NEXT MONTH ASKED
Government Counsel Request
District Supreme Court to
Set January IA.

Atlee Pomerene. special counsel for
the Government in the oil prosecution.
and United States Attorney Leo A.
Rover today asked the District Supreme
Court to set for trial Monday, January
IL, the bribery charge against Albert b.
Fall Of New Mexico, former Secretary of
the Interior, who IL alleged to have re-
ceived from Edward L. Doheny, oil
magnate, Of Los Angeles, 100000 as a
bribe to influence Fall In making a
lease of naval oil reserves at Elk Hills
to one of Doheny,s companies.
Fall was tried with Doheny and ac-
quilted by jury, In the criminal divi-
sion Of the court, of q conspiracy to de-
fraud the United States in connection
with the making of the lease. At that
trial the Government claimed that the
100000 brought by the son Of Doheny
to Washington In little black bag"
was bribe and not loan to an old
friend, as testified by Doheny.
The prosecutors served notice on At
torney William =. Leahy. local counsel
ton for hearing December 10 before
Justice william Hitz. Justice Hitz pre-
sided at the trial Of Harry +. Sinclair,
oil magnate, of New York, who was
convicted of contempt of the United
States Senate, and sentenced him to pay
fine Of $500 and serve three months
in jail, an appeal from which is now
scheduled for hearing in the United
States Supreme Court early In January.
He also heard and overruled plea IN
abatement filed by Edward L. Doheny
to an indictment charging him with
paying the alleged bribe to Fall.
is expected to come from Falls coun-
sci because of the condition Of the
health of his client, which caused q
postponement last year Of the con-
spiracy case against Fall and Sinclair
growing out Of the leasing Of Teapot
Dome. Sinclair was tried alone and ac-
Quilted Of the charge.
Evening star., 1928-12-14
WAVE OF INFLUENZA
HELD MILD IN FORM
Health Officials, However,
Issue Warning and Urge Pre-
cautionary Program.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Responses from requests for infornna-
ton on the present influenza outbreak
have been brief, bringing only the in
formation that the cases seem rnilder
than In the 1918 epidemic and that the
symptoms are less distinctive.
: The requests were made by board
of strategy" named by Surgeon General
Cumming and were sent to physicians
on the West Coast. In addition the
board, composed of three physicians Of
the Public Health Service, has through
the surgeon general made public pro-
gram Of precaution. This urges isola-
ton of recognized and suspected cases,
ment Of cases at home rather than in
hospitals. At the same time 1t was said
that the hope of preventing the spread
of the disease was an illusive one.
10000 Gases Reported.
With more than 5000 cases reported,
health ofiicials have declared that they
believe this represents only about nttn
of the actual cases.
Schools over the country continue to
close because Of the disease, though the
surgeon general has said he doubted the
value of this In the cities, and also the
value of wearing influenza masks.
Among the schools added yesterday
to the list OF those who have suspended
were: North Carolina State College for
Women at Greensboro: Agnes Scott
College for Women at Decatur, Ca; the
University Of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh,
and Warrington and Jefferson, wash
One school that has not been closed
Is a4he University Of Oklahoma st NOR
man and there have been influenza
cases reported there. TneSdemards Tor
admittance to the infirmary grew 70
such proportions In such . short time
That Apparently the university authori-
ties, instead Of becoming frightened,
grew suspicious. They passed rule
which stipulated that all who said they
had influenza must be examined before
they were admitted to the inflrmary.
Coughs Show Diminution.
Immediately, reports from Norman
state. the coughs and sniffies diminished
sharply and 1t Is believed the school
will no on until It's regular closing pc
riod for the holidays. While some stu
dents might be willing TO take cold"
for an extra vacation period, there IS
no doubt that most OF the cases are
genuine and that they are that mys-
terious disease, influenza, the germ OF
which scientists have not yet isolated.
Surgeon General Cumming yesterday
authorized increases in personnel and
expenditures to combat the disease IN
marine and Public Health Service hos
pitals at Fort Stanton, N. Mex; New
Orleans and San Pedro, Calf.
DIR. J. w. Tappan, head Of the hos
pital at Fort Stanton, said the library
and amusement hall had been converted
into wards because Of the disease. and
similar conditions were reported from
the other two.
A bin was introduced yesterday IN
the House Of Representatives to appro-
pirate $25, ,000, 900 10 combat the disease.
It would make the money available I'M
mediately to the surgeon general.
Evening star., 1928-12-14
HORTON TO LEAVE
ARMY FEBRUARY |
Assistant Quartermaster General to
Be Succeeded by Col. Win
throp s. Wood.

Brig. Gen. William z. Horton, assist
ant quartermaster general Of the Army.
will be placed on the retired list OF the
Army February / next at his own re-
quest, after more than 80 years service.
He will be succeeded by Col. Winthrop
8. Wood.
Gen. Horton is native Of the Dis
trict Of Columbia, and before his ap-
pointment to the Regular Army was an
active officer In the District National
Guard. -.
Recently he has been In charge Of all
matters pertaining to the Arlington Ma
tional Cemetery, including the repairs
to the old Lee Mansion and the recent
competition for the completion OF the
Tomb Of the Unknown Soldier.
Col. Wood also was, born in Washing.
ton, and was graduated from West
Point Military Academy In 1889. He
served In campaigns against Indians IN
Arizona, New Mexico and Montana,
afterward becoming attached to the
Cavalry School at Fort Leavenworth.
Since then he served in the Spanish
American War and was awarded q
silver Star citation for gallantry at
Santiago, Cuba, where he was severely
wounded, and also a Distinguished
Service Medal for general eficiency In
the World War.
Evening star., 1928-12-14
ESCAPED CONvICTS
FROM L0RT0N CAUGHT
BY POLICEMEN HERE
fContinued From First PAGE,

N1OL1UA1l4C0 EIOIIl EASI EdkG.)
fourteenth precinct station. The palms
of their hands were burnt from con-
tact with the hot pipe, one of them
sustaining burns Of sufiicient serious
ness to necessitate treatment at Emer-
gency Hospital.
The prisoners are Joseph Daniel Os-
wald, 80 years old, serving two years
and six months for grand larceny:
Patrick O'Toole, 81 years old, serving
four years for grand larceny, and Roy
Hayford. 81 years old, sentenced to
four years for receiving stolen proper
ty. AL Of them had been at the re-
formatory slightly more than three
months.
Questioned by Police.
This morning at 8 o'clock roll call
at the fourteenth precinct Capt.
Charles II. Bremerman, had the con-
victs brought before his men and an
sWer questions so that the officers would
voices.
Those guards at the prison couldn't
hit barn." Oswald told Capt. Bremer-
man. -.
They were captured this morning
about $3.50 o'clock at Wisconsin and
Massachusetts, avenues by Policemen w.
z. Brennan and q. w. Cook. According
to Hayford, he and his companion were
walking toward the center Of the city
dressed In the blue denins they had
worn at the reformatory when the two
officers drove up behind them in q po-
lice automobile. Cook got out and .Bren-
nan drove past them, turned into MassR-
chusetts avenue and parked, blocking
their way.
I'VE didn't know whether they knew
who we were," Hayford declared, 80 we
didn't try to get away: Then they came
up to US, one from the front and one
from the Back, and started talking to us.
We couldn't give them satisfactory an
swers to their questions, so they made
us get In their car and drove us 10. the
station house."
AT the precinct all three men at. first
denied that they were escaped convicts.
but Hayford, realizing that they had
prepared no story and their separate
stories would not agree, finally admit
ted their identity. No lookout had been
sent to Washington police for the men,
so its was impossible for the officers to
Identify them by a written description.
The uniform appearance of their clothes
first aroused the policemen's suspicious.
Story of Escape.
Hayford told the following story OF
the escape: I'VE had it all planned be-
forehand, and Wednesday night q little
after midnight we climbed out Of q
window In the dormitory. The window
Is about 8 or 10 feet from the floor. and
We had to pull ourselves up hot steam
pipe with out bare hands. The guard
stationed at the other end Of the big
room saw us, but we got out before he
could get to us.
He shouted that we were escaping,
and Ave other guards stationed In bow
ers began shooting at IFS. It's a wonder
we didn't get hit, because we had to
run through light space about SO
yards WIDE"
Captain of the Guard w. B. Sanford
of Lorton, accompanied by two guards
came to the city about III O'Clock today
for the convicts, who were handcuffed
land taken back to the reformatory u,
an automobile.
Evening star., 1928-12-14
Girl Made Ill by Hearing There Is No Santa
Discovered to Be Thorough Myth Herself


day after It was published telegrams
and letters began pouring into Paris
addressed to Tillie Oakley, assuring her
that In all truth there Is Santa and
urging her to get well In time for his
visit on Christmas eve. Packages fol-
lowed.
But search by the men who help
Santa Claus distribute his gifts and
messages Of good cheer failed to locate
the poor little girl. Hearing Of this,
the Associated Press, which had accept
ed the original story In good faith, In
stituted separate investigation, send
ing reporter out among the tobacco
farms to find Tiliie Oakley.
She wasn't there. She never had
been there so far as any resident could
remember There may be Santa Claus,
and likewise there may be Tillie Oak
ley, but Of th& Two 1t would be easier to
establish the txistence Of ST. Nick ! Il
Evening star., 1928-12-14
PILGRIMAGE TO KITTY HAWK.
Delegates to Wind Up Conference in
North Carolina.

The first pilgrimage in the history OF
aviation will bring to close the Inter-
national Civil Aeronautics Conference
when the foreign delegates and leading
American aeronautics people viii 60 to
Kitty Hawk, N. c., this week end to pay
tribute to Wilbur and Orville Wright
Monday, on the scene Of the first air
plane flight and on the twenty-ffth
anniversary Of that flight.
At Kitty Hawk the visitors VIII par
ticipate in the laying Of the cornerstone
Of monument to the Wright brothers,
to be erected by the Federal Govern
n1ent on the crest Of XIII Devil Hill,
from which the Wrights made their tirst
glider flights, and In the urveiling OF
q memorial erected by the National
Aeronautic Association on the site OF
the first fight.
The delegates and guests win leave
this city at 10 pm. tomorrow on the
steamer District Of Columbia, which
has been chartered for the trip by the
Government committee headed by John
r. Victory, secretary of the National
Advisory Committee for Aeronautics.
The, visitors viii arrive at Virginia
Dare Shores at 1880 am. and win be
the guests of the Kill Devil Hills Me-
mortal Association for North Carolina
barbecue and turkey dinner.
The Kill Devil Hill monument cere-
mony viii begin at 1:15 pm. Monday,
with F. Trubee Dawson, Assistant Sec
retary Of War for Aeronautics, as pre-
siding officer. An address OF welcome
viii be made by Gov. Angus w. Nc
Lean of North Carolina. The speaker
will be Representative Lindsay G. War
rem Of North Carolina. The corner stone
will be laid by Secretary of War Dwight
F. Davis. Col. Edward A. Deeds Of Day.
ton, Ohio, viii present flag from citi-
zens Of Dayton to be flown over the
hill.
Following this ceremony the National
Aeronautics Association memorial will
be unveiled on the site of the first air.
plane flight on the level stretch at the
base Of the hill.
Evening star., 1928-12-14
NAMES SENT TO SENATE.

] President Coolidge today nominated
Byron Austin to be postmaster at Falls
Church, Va; Mary N. Yates to be post.
mistress at La Plata, Md, and James
L. Humbert to be postmaster at Char
lnttesviile, Va.
The President also sent to the Senate
today the nomination OF Col. Winthrop
p. Wood to be assistant TO the quarter
master general with the rank Of briga-
|dier Esnerah
Evening star., 1928-12-14
BY the Associated Press.

sA1oCSt&sS3
PARIS, KY, December 14.-News
dispatches a few days ago told the pa
thetic story of little Tillie Oakley, under
q physicians care for shock induced
by the information that there isn't .
Santa Claus.
Well, every one can dry their tears
now. There isn't any Tillie Oakley
either.
The story was that Tillie, 9-year-old
daughter Of tenants on mountain
tobacco farm near here, was convinced
BY more sophisticated schoolmate
that Santa was myth. Her illusions
shattered, she suffered physical break
down and had to be placed under
medical care.
The touching story was given news
papers and press associations by a
country correspondent for Kentucky
papers and was printed widely. The
Evening star., 1928-12-14


boys that to succeed they must work
and save their money. Mr.. Ford said.
This Is partly wrong. No successful
boy ever saved any money. They spent
1t as fast as they could for things TO
improve themselves"
AS case In point. he mentioned
Thomas Edison as never having "any
money until he got so much he couldn't
spend It,"
WhateveE his attitude toward saving,
Mr.. Ford believes In work.
"1nstin In the minds Of the young
men that they will never get anywhere
without work." he said. ST never knew
young man that was worth s. cents
that wouldn't work, and even occasion
ally get into trouble In his efforts to.
learn"
when was q young fellow" he con-
tinued, IT got kicked out Of about as
many shops as was welcomed to-" He
explained that In his effort to learn
about machinery he would slip into
machine shops whenever possible and
watch their operations.
Become Teacher.
Another requisite 10 advancing In the
world is becoming teacher, Mr.. Ford
UGl3CVGS. nc tCCh4ACQ tA4uO UOtt1 4AC AklQ
Edison in working out their plans had
to teach others TO make almost every
piece Of machinery they needed.
He said that the museum he Is build
ing near the Ford airport ct Dearborn.
Mich, was In reality school, with the
purpose Of making young men eficient
In some particular art, and told Of
one of this latest acquisitions, an early
printing press that Mark Twain had
once labored over.
The automobile manufacturer had Q
word of praise for President Coolidge,
declaring that he "will 60 down in his
tory as q great President"
He said he believed that the Presi-
dent had often been misunderstood on
the subject of economy. Mr.. Ford ex-
pressed the opinion that an aim In
demanding economy in Government had
been to prevent 1.-THE toppling Of the
Government by too many employees"
Evening star., 1928-12-14
PASSENGERS PICKED UP.
Eleven Are Taken From Lonely Is
land by Alaskan. Ship.

SEATTLE, Wash, December IA (P.--
Radio adviceS here this morning said
that the IL passengers Of the steamer
starr had been picked up from Dark
Island by the schooner Oliver Of Kodiak.
The STAIRS 81 officers and crew re-
NAMED aboard the vessel, which will be
taken in tow for Seward by the steamer
Alameda.
The starr broke propeller shaft ITS
miles from Seward last Wednesday when
She struck reef during gale.
Evening star., 1928-12-14
Influenza Hoax to Extend University
Holiday Fails as Dance Is Endangered

eat any rate" said Dr. w. B. Bizzell,
president of the institution, Oklahoma
has the honor Of discovering new in
fiuenza remedy which may or may not
be as easy to take as any Of the others
that have been found"
A check Of the infirmary late yes
terday revealed that 1t has not been full
Of patients at any time since the scare
and that Of a patients now hospitalized
there. only = have temperatures as
Failure of the purported' plot was
attributable In part 10 the opposition
of the student council, which did not
relish the prevention Of a.eweek end
dance, the revenues from which were
needed for student activis during
the yeass