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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-18

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Western division at Clovis and Los An
geles. From New York to Columbus,
transcontinental passengers will be car
ried by the Pennsylvania Railroad and
from Weynoka to Clovis by the Santa
Fe Railroad. No mail or freight is to
be handled for the present, though an
extension Of the line from Los Angeles
TO San Francisco is being considered
the colonel said.
When told of the anxiety felt here
Saturday when he failed to come
through the bad flying weather between
Charleston, s. c.. and this city, Lind
bergh said:
That was not necessary. There
need have been no cause for worry. I
have flown some 5000 miles In the past
month and 1t is only natural that some
bad weather should be encountered in
that distance"
He explained that he landed on the
desolate Hatteras Beach only after he
had flown along the fog and storm belt
far inland and then out to sea to make
sure that there was no clearing through
which he might continue on his way.
Hatteras Inlet was the farthest north
he was able to come, he explained, and
so he landed there at the Coast Guard
station In perfect safety and waited
for the fog to lift.
He repeated that there need be no
cause for worry at any time II ha
should disappear during any flight he
may make and apparently be lost even
for three or four days"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-18
ALEXANDRIA BLAST
INJURIES FOUR MEN
Portion Of Building Is Thrown
Into Street by Force of
Explosion.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
ALEXANDRIA, va, February ia
gasoline explosion at Walter 8. Smiths
Storage & Hauling Co., HILL South
Pitt street, this afternoon injured one
man, hurled three others into the
street and threw out a portion Of the
front OF the building.
The injured is w. d. Bray, % years
old, OF the Hotel Humphreys, who. was
severely burned about the face. while
Lawrence Downey. ID: Leo Downey, 81:
William Finnell, 81, and A. w. Meades,
u, sustained minor cuts and bruises
when thrown into the street by the
force of the explosion.
T.. F. Rohr, "a years old, of GA
South Lee street, driver of a gasoline
truck which was filling a tank under
the first floor of the building when
the explosion occurred, was thrown
beneath the truck. but was uninjured.
According to Fire Chief James NJ.
Duncan, jr., the explosion probably was
caused by some one in the building
lighting a match. igniting the ac-
cumulated gasoline fumes. Three COM
panieS Of the Alexandria Fire Depart
ment responded when the alarm was
turned in, but they did not 60 into
action.
Bray, when questioned at the Alex
andria Hospital, where he was treated
for his burns, said that he heard the
explosion and then saw a huge flame
leap across the Office in which he was
standing. Falling brick knocked him
unconscious.
People standing on King street,
nearly a block away, we're shaken by
the conclusion, they say.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-18
EUROPE MENACED
BY FLOOD THREAT
Prospective ThaWing of Snow
and Ice Feared Over
Continent.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON. February 1s.-In prospec-
tive thaws new danger appeared for
Europe today. 1t is feared that event.
ually there will be floods, in which
weeks accumulations Of ice and snow IN
the mountain areas will spread destruc-
ton as they seek outlet to the sea.
Meanwhile fierce snowstorms were
reported in Central Europe, ice condi-
tons were as bad as ever in the Scandi-
navian countries, and the wintry SHOWS
still caused intense suffering in the
Balkans.
In the British isles the cold subsidized
somewhat. Along the cost. particularly
in London, the high wind was replaced
with heavy fog. Roads were clear in
most sections where there was no more
snow yesterday.
Virulent Influenza Appears.
The mail today said that with the in
tense cold of the last four days a more
virulent type of influenza than London
has known heretofore made its appear
ance and claimed many victims. The
symptoms were the same, being merely
accentuated - temperatures higher,
headaches worse and general discomfort
greater.
Poland seems to have had the worst
Of the Central European snowstorms.
Railway communication was disorgan-
lied and in Eastern Galacia many en-
tire districts were completely cut off.
Tarnopol has been unable to communi-
cate with the outside world by any
means other than radio since a week
ago Saturday. The government has or
ganized sleigh village-to-village type
of transportation in this district.
Danish Traffic Suspended.
In Scandinavia the Danish State
Railway announced suspension Of all
traffic over the great belt because of the
ice. The route to Germany by way of
Gedser and Warnemunde was also halt
ed when the ferry became ice bound
outside OF Gedser. Denzig reported 10
vessels frozen fast in the Ice. Southern
Scandinavia had tremendous snowfalls.
From Venice came news that a SER
geant was killed and two soldiers Seri-
ously wounded when a special train ran
through their group as they walked a
railroad track between Trieste and Pos
tufnia. A heavy snowstorm prevented
their seeing its approach.
In Berlin municipal gas tank ex-
ploded and injured five pedestrians.
smashing windows and crumbling walls.
Experts believed the blast to have fol-
lowed bursting of underground pipes by
frost.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-18
Jury FILES REPORT
|NCONDEMNAT|ONS
Three Supreme Court Site
Property0Wners Given In
crease and Four Lose.

Only three Of the eight property
owners in the two squares, 727 and 728
condemned by the Government for the
site of the United States Supreme Court
Building, profited by their appeals to a
jury OF seven citizens from the finding
of the Condemnation Commission,
which originally passed on the value OF
the entire two squares.
One was given exactly the same
amount by the review jury. which filed
LIS report today with Justice Bailey in
the District Court through United
States Marshal Edgar G. Synder. The
four remaining owners were given less
total of the awards by the reviewing
jury is IDENTICAL with the total of the
commissions award on the eight prop
critics. ~ gt
The owner of premises 40 A street
northeast was awarded $4,000, an adj
vance of $500. The owner of premises
Isl Maryland avenue received $l5,500
also an increase of $500, while the
owner Of premises lot Maryland avenue
was allowed ,750, an increase of $3.50
Premises % Second street northeast was
valued by both commission and jury at
$3.50. Premises l02 Second street
northeast was given only $3.50 by the
reviewing jury, while the commission
had awarded $6,750 The owner OF
premises % Second street northeast lost
$3.50, being awarded only $3.50, while
the commission had placed the value al
$500. Premises 26 Second street
northeast was awarded $9,25O by the re.
viewing jury, while the commission had
given $500. The owner of premises "a
Second street northeast also suffered q
loss of $3.50, when the reviewing jury
gave only $7,750. while the commission
had allowed $4,000.
The reviewing jury was composed Of
Clarence A. Aspinwall, Merle Thorpe
Robert j. Earnshaw, William e. Peaslee
Hugh B. Thomas, Harvey T. Townsend
and Henry w. Fisher
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-18
YOUR INCOME TAX.
No Is.

A loss on the sale of residen-
tial property purchased or con-
structed by the taxpayer for use
as his personal residence and SO
used by him up to the time of
the sale Is not deductible. Where
however, property SO purchased
or constructed is prior to its sale
rented or otherwise appropriated
to ome-producing purposes and
Is used for such purposes up to
the time of its sale, a loss from
the sale of the property computed
as provided In section Ill of the
revenue act of 1928, is an allow
able deduction In an amount not
to exceed The excess of the value
of the property at the time it was
appropriated to income producing
purposes with proper adjust
ment for the depreciation) over
the amount realized from the sale.
However, in case the property was
SO appropriated prior to March l,
1918, the loss Is an allowable de-
duction in an amount not to ex-
coed the excess of the value Of
the property at the time 1t was
so appropriated or at March /,
1918, whichever Is greater with
proper adjustment for deprecia-
tom. over the amount realized
from the sale. A person claiming
q deduction for loss incurred. in
the sale of residential property
should attach to his return O
statement showing how the de-
duction was computed, including
facts as to the use of the prop
erty, supported by evidence (rec-
ords If possible), and the date the
property was appropriated to in.
producing purposes ars. its
value on the date 1t was so APP
propriated.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-18
CANAL ZONE RUL|NG'
ON FOREIGN PLANES
President Issues Order Which
Will Be Enforced by the
Governor.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
President Coolidge issued an executive
order today setting forth the principles
to govern flight of foreign aircraft
over the Panama Canal Zone. Regu-
lations conforming with the principles
noted by the President are to be drawn
up by the Governor of the Canal Zone.
Under the rules promulgated by Mr.
Coolidge, foreign aircraft must enter
the Canal Zone by specified routes and
must land at designated airports be-
fore leaving the Zone.> At these places
clearance papers must be obtained and
customs inspection will be made. The
necessity of forced landings at other
points must be proved.
The carrying of arms, ammunition or
other implements Of war is prohibited
Foreign aviators are forbidden also to
take photographs.
The prescribed routes and landing
places will be designated by the gov
ernor of the Canal Zone.
Mr.. CoolidgeS principles were drawn
upon recommendation by the State,
War, Navy, Treasury, Post ONCE and
Commerce Departments.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-18

that these people are "manacled slaves
for the rest of their lives"
"Oh, you people who have turned all
your wrath against the glass of beer"
Senator Reed shouted, what say you
to this advance in the horrible drug
addiction, parallel with prohibition?
II people want some kind of stimulant,
in the name of high heaven, let them
have stimulant that will not utterly
destroy them"
Senator Reed said there are realms
OF law, the civil law, to protect rights
and property, and the moral law, which
consists OF proper teachings. He con-
tended that no law made by man had
ever made good man or good woman
He said that laws may have restrained
the criminal, but 1t did not make him
anything else but a criminal at heart
IL he was one already"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-18
BANK SUES UPSHAW.

While william D. Upshaw, former
Representative from Georgia, an ardent
dry, was seated in the Senate gallery
Saturday afternoon listening to Senator
Reed Of Missouri eXcoriating the "drys
in Congress" he was served by Deputy
United States Marshal Cerimele with a
summons to answer a civil suit for
$1,284.40.
Earlier in the day Attorneys Seal
and Dice had filed the suit in the
District Supreme Court on behalf of
the Peoples National Bank of Rocky
Mount, Va, which claims that Up
shaw owes that balance on two notes
held by the bank. one of which was
dated June 30, 1923, and the other
June 4, 1928. Upshaw remained to
hear the end Of the address.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-18
G. w. u. GIVEN CHAIR
ON PUBLIC SPEAKING
BY WIDOW OF DEPEW
Continued from First Page.

tSOLltlliliCQ 1IOAll EdSCI.
take careers of a governmental or civic
nature UPON graduation. For this reason
believe that Mrs. Depew'S gift will
have far-reaching effect in helping tC
produce more efficient and better train
ed men for public service"
In referring to her gift, Mrs. Depew
said, THE courses will be established
and maintained with the object of train
ing and instructing those availing oi
their benefits in the art of public
speaking and oratory In its various
branches, in all of which my husband
in whose memory this gift was made
was during his long, eventful and useful
life the most eminent of his time.
HE was devoted to the Capital, and
during his terms as United States Sen
ator he frequently visited George Wash
ington University and delivered speeches
there. I am conforted he would be
happy to have his memory perpetuated
through this great university"
One Of Dozen Contributions.
Mrs. Depew's gift is one of the larger
of a dozen contributions which have
raised the endowment and income of
George Washington nearly $2,000,00 In
the last year.
Courses in the new department will
be offered both during the day for reg
ular students, and also in the evening
for those who are receiving education
while working. Special classes will be
formed for business and professional
men and Government officials.
The late Senator Depew died April 5,
1928 at the age of o. He was one of
the most noted orators of the nine
tenth and twentieth centuries.
He was appointed and confirmed Am
bassador from the United States to
Japan. but declined He refused the
offer to be Secretary Of State in Benja-
min Harrison's cabinet, and declined
the election of United States Senator
In 1885. He was probably best known
as president and chairman of the board
of directors of many large railroads
and corporations in the United States.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-18
Marriage Licenses.

Marriage licenses have been issued to the
following:
Alton NJ Hall. 81. and Carrie E. Sharp,
10, both OF Beaverdam, Va; Rev. William
M. Hoffman
Gozlee Brown, 49, and Pearl Moore, rs;
Rev. George o. Bullock.
James H. Peck. AZ, and Ammon B. Mayn,
So: Rev. Daniel L. Snyder.
Noble Troutman, SO. and Margaret Crane,
"a: Rev. Stephen G. Lamkins.
w. Emmitt Schissler. 38. Buffalo. N. Y,
aud E. Lee Wilson. 49, Chicago. ILL.,; Rev.
E. He2 Swem
William Losinsky. IS. Baltimore, Md, and
Bertha Slavsky, 10; Rev M. Becker.
Leroy Robinson. 81, and Lucille johnson,
10: Rev. j. M. King.
William NJ Warren. 23, and Ruth T.
Grimes, 81; Rev. William A. Lambeth.
Charlie Jackson. ~. and Pauline Pinket,
Is: Rev J. ii Ford.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-18
COMMISSION HITS
PRISON SYSTEMS
Compares State Penal Insti-
tutiOnS With Those England
Abandoned Years Ago.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
NEW YORK, February 18.-Severely
criticizing jails and other local penal
institutions throughout the country. q
committee of the National Crime Com
mission, in report made public yester-
day, recommended that the individual
States should take over the care of all
their convicted prisoners"
The subcommittee, headed by Frank
o. Lowden, former Governor of Illinois,
reported that nearly nine-tenths of all
commitments are made to local institu-
lions, such as county and municipal
jails, warehouses, farms. chain gangs
and camps, and charged that these con-
stitute "a penal institution hoary with
the age of centuries, an institution
which England abandoned over so years
ago."
Jail Conditions Depicted.
The report listed the distinguishing
features" of the ordinary jail as: Filth,
the herding together of convicted GRIM
lnalS and persons awaiting trial. the
mingling of well and foully diseased in
dividuals, the close association of young
AMI old offenders, the prevalence of
bedbugs and lice, universal idleness. the
prevailing practice of subjecting woman
prisoners to the oversight Of male at
tendants and the scheme which one
finds in many States of paying the
jailer per diem sum for boarding each
prisoner without specifying how much,
or shall We say how little, food is given
to him."
In support of its claims the commit
tee cited the testimony of individuals
and excerpts from official reports from
several of the States and declared that
I'VE have been informed by many re-
liable persons that they represent fair
picture of at least IS per cent of the
jails and other local institutions as they
are today"
Remedy Is Suggested.
"The plan We offer for the remedying
of this evil situation" the report con-
tinued, lis of a twofold character. in
volving. on the one hand. a strengthen
ing of State control and on the other q
build up of county and municipal ma
chinery."
Recognizing that certain difficulties
exist In the way of a realization of its
PAS6A0AAs VIC NOAAAiAAttCc SUSkCStcQ tLlaL
there are several ways in which to
begin.
IF a State cannot afford" 1t said,
ito embark on the policy of creating
a sufficient number of institutions to
care for all misdemeanant prisoners, it
should establish one for selected
group. making the selection not accord
ing to the crime. nor the length of sem
tence, but preferably on the basis of
personality"
The report was signed by the secre-
tary of the committee. Louis N Robin
son, noted economist and criminologist.
Other members of the committee are
Arnold Bennett Hall, Mrs. Jessie ID.
Holder, Clark Howell, Sam A. Lewisohn,
Sumner T. Mcknight. George L. Rad
clitfe and Charles S. Whitman.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-18
BRITISH ADMIRAL
EXPIRES IN NASSAU
Sir Francis Bridgeman Dies While
Resting at Hotel, Listening
to Orchestra Play.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NASSAU. Bahama, February 49,.
Admiral Sir Francis Bridgeman, 81,
vice admiral of the United Kingdom
and former first sea lord of the adj
miralty, died here last night of harden
ing of the arteries
The admiral, who had spent many of
his Winters here, was seated in the
hotel lounge and was listening to the
orchestra play number he had just
requested when he was stricken. Three
physicians were called, but he was dead
when they reached him.
Admiral Bridgeman had just CON-
pleted arrangements for the annual
races of the Nassau Sailing Club, which
he organized five years ago and OF
which he was commodore
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-18
OXYGEN "LUNG" TESTS
WAIT ON CALM SEAS
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
KEY WEST, Fla, February 18.-The
Navy tender Mallard was anchored 40
miles of Key West today. awaiting calm
seas for trials of the new oxygen "lung"
in attempted escapes from a submarine
lying in 1873 feet of water. Lieut.. Comdr.
p. H. Dunbar, officer in charge, said
the tests would be made today II the
weather permitted.
Lieut.. G. B. Momsen and Chief Tor
.-edoman Kolinowski will attempt to
leave the submersible S-4 at 100 feet
and ascend to the surface. The tests
have proved successful at depths rang
ing from 80 to 10 feet.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-18
New Mergers Expected.

NEW YORK, February 18 CA).-The
new year has brought series of mergers
In chain stores, the oil industry and
other fields, and Wall Street expects the
movement to gather momentum, par
ticularly in banking, oil and airplanes.
Last year there were 629 bank mergers
in the country.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-18
LINDBERGH SILENT
ON WEDDING PLANS
WHILE VISITING HERE

Continued From First Page1
Seward daily gateway., 1929-01-07
ALL EXISTING RECORDS BROKEN
 BY ARMY PLANE
HAS PASSED ALL PREVIOUS RE CORDS NOW EXISTING
 AIR MACHINES

LOS ANGELES, Jan, ', (P)- Man and machine are still pitted against gravity as the Army plane Question Mark entered it's sev- enth day of flight this morning.
 There are no more records left for it. to break and it flew accord ing to the WatchWord Sail on and on," apparently in perfect cond1- tion.
 The plane ended it's IA hour of flight at 7:26. Observers report ed it consumed minimum of gas- oline during the night indicating the motors are performng at best. This is said to mean the time when the plane gives way is remote.
 Reports on the condition of the five men were that they are as fit as the plane and they declared the longer they remained up the better they liked it.
 All memories or the tryllls "eeA, which they contended against missing spark plug, the difficulty of refueling situations, and lack ot sleep, seems to have vanlsheo.
 The plane continues to hover clcse to the home port in order to keep the records it has made TOT it must land at the scene o1 the take-of in order to make the re- cords official.
 Long ago it passed all previous endurance records of heavier than air machines having cut through the air longer than even the lon gest dirigible tour. The plane on Sunday night, doubled the previous record set by airplanes.
Seward daily gateway., 1929-01-07
FAMOUS PROMOTER G. TEX" RICHARD
 DIES AT MIAMI
JACK DEMPSEY AT BEDSIDE AS WELL AS OTHER CLOSE
 FRIENDS

MIAMI BEACH, Jan., 7, (P- Death claimed George "Tex" Rick ard, New York sports promoter, after complications set in fol- lowing an operation for the re- snoval of his appendix on New Years eve
 Mrs. Rickard, Jack Dempsey, Mir. and Mrs. Walter Field and Dr. E. H. Adkins were at the bedside when the maker of champions died. Rickard came to Miami re- gently to superintend the opening of the Greyhound race track and to arrange a heavyweight match between Jack Sharkey and Young" Stribling.
 He was stricken on Tuesday when an immediate operation was ordered. He showed improvement but on Friday, when he suffered a relapse, perotonic infection de- veloped At 6:30 in the morning he iapsed into inconsistencies and never recovered.
 MADE BIG STAKE
 He was forced into the boxing game by his hometown pride, in 1906, and staged the lightweight championship fight between Bat ting" Nelson and Joe Cans at Galdfield, Nevada. He ran his seks e sco, o,ooo, sasea f1om 14Is gold mining days in Alaska, up to a personal fortune of several mill lions.
 No man in his Madison Square Garden was capable to take the
 Continued on Page Eight)
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GRAND DUKE IF RUSSIA. NICHOLAS,
 PASSES, FRANCE
HAD GREATER POPULAR SUP PORT THAN GEAR: EXPERT
 CAVALRYMAN

ANTIBES, France, Jan, ', (P)- Grand Duke Nicholas, contender to the Russian throne, last held by his second cousin, died during bowling snoWstorm which must have reminded him of his home land, from pneumonia, at the age of 72 years.
 Since the death of Czar Nich- olas, the Duke was held next in line, should the Bolshivist reign crumple. AS Commander in Chief of the Russian armies in the world war the Duke is reported to have had greater popular support than the Czar himself. During the Rus so-Japanese war he served in Man churia and was commonly ac- knowledged as the finest cavalry expert in Europe He organized the army to a high plane of efficiency.
Seward daily gateway., 1929-01-07
THESIS ON GERMAN PROSPERITY DRAWS
 REPLY ID GILBERT
MIR. GILBERTS REPORT WAS OVER EMPHASIZED; WAS
 PLEASANT FLATTERY

BERLIN, Jan, 8. tP)-The voice of Wilhelmstrass was heard con- cerning s. Parker Gilbert's New Year thesis on German prosperity.
 While direct quotation is forbid den, the German leader in dictating Foreign policy made it clear there is little or no likelyhood that the German Government will decline to send it's delegates to the Conference of Experts which is to finally decide what separations payments are to be It is the official opinion in Germany that the report of MT. Gii- bert was over emphasized and that his statement could be partially attributed to pleasant flattery.
Seward daily gateway., 1929-01-07
INEQUALITIES IN
 REPRESENTATION
 BE DEBATED NEXT
UNDER PRESENT SYSTEM VOTES CAST ELECTORAL COLLEGE
 FAVORS SOUTH

WASHINGTON, Jan., 2, (Pl-The forthcoming debate on Bill pro- e;ding for the re-appointment of Congress to reveal glaring inequali- tics in representation, according to q story written by Arthur Sears Herring for the Chicago Tribuno, is next m the program.
 Complete returns for the last Presidential election show 100000 voters were represented by 67 fewer Congrcsslnen than they were entitl- ed to. while 100000 others were awarded 67 more Congressmen than they would have if apportion- rent was really fixe5 on the popu- lar vote basis. Under the present system votes cast in the electoral college by the Southern States count for mere ballots than those of the Northern States.