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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-08-30
SHORT TERM SECURITIES
FOREIGN BONDS
Lost Veteran Located
At Soldiers Home

Daniel A. Whitmer Is home again.
The s2-year.old Confederate veteran,
whose latest disappearance from his
home at 211 Holly St., Takoma Park,
resulted In the Organization Of large
searching parties. was found yes
terday in the United States Soldiers
HONS grounds.
The veteran, who lives with his
daughters, the Misses Cora l.. and
Nettie A. Whitmer, has strayed
away from home several times dur
Ing the last few months.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-08-30
HELD FOR HUNTING

sTAUNToN. Va. Aug. sos.
P. silling, city councilman, has been
hailed into Magistrate c. A. Light.
ner's court on . charge of hunting
squirrels out OF season. The com.
plant was registered by Game War.
den c. G. Clinedinst. Magistrate
Ltghtner has taken the evidence
under advisement, and a decision is
expected within y few days.
Warrington automobile dealers offer
special Labor Day buys" In used cars
through the Classified ads today.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-08-30
FIGHTS SIS FINE

STAUNTON, Va. Aug. S0.-P0-
llceman r. r. White. OF this city.
has announced he win appeal to
Corporation Court from q fine Of
SIS placed upon him by Justice
j. Harry May for contempt Of
court. May dismissed the charge
against q man here Of having
driven hia automobile while intoxi-
Gated. White. one OF the com
planning witnesses, made = remark.
The court heard 1t, and called the
officer to the bar. White admitted
tint he said, well, he was drunk,
Just the same" whereupon May
assessed the fine Of $2s..
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-08-30
NEWS AND QUOTATIONS OF THE FINANCIAL MARKETS.
LOCAL STOCKS
FURNISHED by W. b. Hibbs a Col
SALES

SALES
Washington Gaslight Company Sc
B, S20O@103A; $S00@103K.
Potomac Electric Power Company
8 per cent pfd, 30112M.
Potomac Electric Power Company
~ per cent pfd, 10@107.
Riggs National Bank, 10@6SO;
100 $50; 40 $50.
Mengenthaler Linotype Company,
1906.
Peoples Drug States, pfd.. 29120.
Real Estate Mortgage and Invest.
ment Company. 400@7M.
After Call
washington Railway and Electric
Is, 1000@86.
Potomac Electric Power Company
We per cent pfd., 100107; 406107i
100107.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-08-30

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flnd Waahingtoa H0ll estate ValaA
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-28

cabinet officials. They expressed the
regret of their President, DR.. Pho Ro-
nero BoSque, at his inability to leave
San Salvador, the capital, to greet per-
sonally the American President-elect.
President Is Absent.
This failure of the President of Sal
vador to come to L'Union apparently
caused some surprise among Americans
residing in San Salvador. One Of
them, civil engineer, told me he had
heard that the President was somewhat
disappointed that Mr.. Hoover could not
see his way clear to make the 130-mile
railroad trip to the capital city, and
that to preserve the dignity Of the
republic he decided at the last moment
to send members of his cabinet in his
stead. Others, when questioned about
this report, were sure that nothing of
the kind had happened, and declared
that the absence of the President was
due solely to pressure of governmental
business.
Certainly Salvador did all in its
power to make the short visit an enter
tanning and memorable one for every
member Of the goodwill party. No
sooner had the guests crowded onto the
porch than trays of champagne were
hustled in and a round of toasts pro-
posed to Mr.. and Mrs. Hoover, the
United States, DR.. Romeo Bosque and
the Republic of Salvatore. With these
formalitieS over, there remained several
hours to pass away before the state BAN
quet, which was to be the grand climax
Of the evening
Mr.. Hoover said he would like to
spend the whole period in conference
with the Salvadorians, with a view to
learning all about their political, eco
nomic and domestic affairs. Mrs.
Hoover and the newspaper men pre-
ferred to go on a sightseeing expedi-
ton to L'Union. All had their wishes
fulfilled. Mrs. Hoover went to the town
by automobile and the correspondents
climbed aboard special train made up
of two venerable coaches and several
fiat cars.
That trip to L'Union is worth a chap
ter In itSelf-and 1t shall get it.
Copyright. 1929. by The Evening star)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-28
FARMERS WARNED
TO ADJUST OUTPUT
Economics Bureau Advises Against
Multiplying Products Already
in Ample Demand.

A warning to avoid increasing pro-
duction of those agricultural products
which are in ample supply was given
the American farmer yesterday by the
Bureau of Agricultural Economics in
its outlook report for 1929. The bu-
reau also urged the farmer to continue
efforts to adjust production to demand.
The agricultural outlook for 1929
is for some improvement in the Mid
west and East" the bureaus survey
declared, offset by conditions in other
regions possibly not quite so good as
in 1925" For agriculture as a whole,
total gross income will probably be
maintained near its present level of
around $l2,000,000,o 900 to $12,500,-
100000.
The domestic demand for farm
products, the bureau said, is expected
to be maintained during the early part
Of the year, with foreign demand con-
tinuing about the same as last year.
Some expansion In beef cattle may be
warranted, the report said, but farmers
were cautioned against too rapid ex-
pansion Of sheep, dairy cattle, hogs
and fruits. Some reduction was rec
commended for potatoes and feed crops.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-28
REPUBLICS HOOVER VISITED
PLANNING TO RETURN HONOR
Sending of High Officials and Citizens of
Rank to Inaugural Is Con-
templated.

can republics attach a great deal of
Importance and which the United
States has hitherto overlooked. Central
and South American republics invaria-
bly, send special embassies to inaugu-
rations in neighboring republics. Some
times they are accompanied by war;
ships and military cadets.
So far the United States has usually
gone no further than to comply with
the formal demand and appoint resi-
dent Ambassador or Minister to be spe-
cial ambassador to the Inauguration.
Nothing could bring the United States
into happier association with these re-
publics than to make practice Of
sending these special embassies.
President Irigoyen Is also giving care
full consideration to the appointment
of new Ambassador to Washington.
1t now appears unlikely that the ap-
pointment will be made until after
Hoover's Inauguration.
In any event. it Is considered that II
the United States shows social inter-
est in the South American republics. 1t
will go a long way toward wiping out
the impression that the only interests
of the United States down here Is a
commercial one,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-28
EX-ADJUTANT GENERAL
OF WILHELM is DEAD

BY the Associated Press.
POTSDAM, Germany, January %
Gen. Hans Won Plessen, formerly COM
mander of imperial headquarters and
one time adjutant of Kaiser Wilhelm,
died today at the age of SO. He had
been i'll with the grippe for the past
few days.
Adjt. Gen. Won Plessen for many
years was among the military figures in
Germany who stood extremely close to
Wilhelm. When a delegation of former
high commanders of the German army
called upon the former Kaiser during
last week to felicitate him upon his
SEVENTEEN birthday, the absence of the
adjutant general was particularly noted.
r had been ailing for\some time.
It was his custom, when the officers
foregathered at the "Civilkasino" to cell
citrate the Kaiser's birthday each year,
to propose his majesty's health, but this
year he was unable to attend. He was
known as the long Plessen" because Of
his immense stature.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-28
DAVID {. M'COMB
. IS TAKENBY DEATH.
Retired Engineer of Bridges
Was in Service of D. C.
so Years..

David E. McComb, 70 years old, re-
tired District engineer OF bridges, who
had spent more than a half century
in the service of the District govern
ment, died at his home in the Portner
Apartments yesterday afternoon. He
had been in falling health for several
years, but had remained active until
recently.
During his service with the District,
Mr.. McComb was responsible for many
notable projects now a part of the
history Of Washington. Among them
were the planning and estimating of the
old Eleventh street bridge over Eastern
Branch, the investigation and condem-
nation Of the old wooden structure
which carried the G. g. o. Canal across
the Potomac, the adoption of con.
crete in place of brick and stone slabs
for sewers. drains and inlet tops and
studies and recommendations in drain
age and sewage disposal.
Served in Havana.
From 1908 to 1912 during the second
intervention, Mr.. McComb was chief
engineer of sewer and paving work for
the city of Havana, Cuba.
Mr.. McComb entered the District
service September 1, 1874, and had beer
engineer OF bridges since January 1
1913, being responsible while in office
for the Dumbarton and Meigs Bridges
Benning Viaduct, South Dakota and
Van Buren, Street grade crossings, N
Street Trestle and Bins and many
smaller projects.
He began his services here in the
sewer department, becoming superin-
tendent of sewers In a short time. He
left the service of the District on
several occasions. In addition to his
work in Cuba, he also aided In con-
struction Of the Panama Canal. Re-
turning from his work In Cuba in 1911
ne served as engineer of bridges until
retired several months ago.
Educated in District.
A native of Chelsea, Mass, Mr.. Nc
Comb came to this city at the age of 5
years and made his home with an
aunt and uncle. He received his early
education in District schools and then
entered the Massachusetts Institute OF
Technology. from which he was
graduated.
Mr.. McComb Is survived by a daugh-
ter, Mrs. Mary Emily Fries, wife OF
II. T. Fries, now connected with the
District Engineering Department; two
sisters. Mrs. Ellen Robinson of Cherry
dale, Va, and Mrs. Julia Demarest OF
Hackensack, N. j., and three brothers
James McComb of Long Island, N. Y.
and Richard and John McComb OF
Portland, Ore. His wife, Mrs. Theresa
M. McComb, died five years ago.
Funeral services will be held in st
Paul'S' Church tomorrow morning at
8 O'Clock. Interment will be in Mount
Olivet Cemetery.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-28
HEIGHT CO. PLANS
STORE EXPANSION
Owen Building Site Acquired
for EnIarging 9TH and +
Street Establishment.

Plans for the early expansion Of the
home Of the Hecht Co., large seven
story and basement department store at
eyenth and F streets, erected little
more than three years ago, were made
public today with the announcement of
the purchase by the company of the
Owen Building, 620-22 F street, ad-
joining the department store.
Purchase Of the building, a four-story
structure having a frontage of AZ feet
and a depth of $50 feet, has just been
consummated in transaction handled
through the Office Of Micnael j. Doyle
and Bernard F.. Carney, representing
the estate of Richard Owen, former
owners. The purchase price was not
made public.
Including the Hecht Co. Music Store
at 618 F street, the additional property
will give the company total frontage
on F street of 265 feet. in addition to a
frontage of 225 feet on Seventh street.
The owen Building is to be remodeled
In the near future ana Will make avail
able 5000 square feet of additional
space on the first floor for a selling de-
partment Of the Hecht Co.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-28
BY JOHN w. WHITE.

By Cable to The Star and Chicago Daily
News Copyright, 1929.
BUENOS AIRES, January 28.-What-
ever may be President-elect Hoover's
plans for a simple and transformations
Inauguration, 1t appears very likely that
his new-found friends of Central and
South America will make 1t Respondent
with diplomatic, military and naval uni
forms to a degree probably never
equaled In Washington.
This Is the manner in which many
of the republics he visited are planning
to return the honor he accorded them.
Some are sending special embassies Of
high government officials or prominent
citizens Of rank as near as possible to
Hoover'S. Admirals and generals as
of lesser rank as aides will accompany
them.
The Presidents of Argentina. Brazil
ar Peru are among those known to be
planning to send special representation.
Planned to Send Martinez.
President Irigoyen had planned to
send Vice President Martinez as spe-
cial ambassador from the Argentine.
But the Inauguration comedies with the
first session of the Argentine Congress
olIlCc 4IiBOySLl > UWAA 1lduBuAdtlOIl. 4ACAC
are a number of important legislative
projects on the agenda, SO it now ap-
pears unlikely that Martinez will be
able to go. He. like the American Vice
President, is chairman of the Senate
and it is not desirable that he be alb
sent so long from this important ses-
sion.
The President, however, considers
this as one of the most important and
most significant embassies that Argen-
tina has ever sent anywhere, and he is
giving close consideration to the choice
Of a special ambassador.
So Hoover's South American tour Is
likely to bring the diplomatic. corps OF
the United States in closer social touch
with the governments of Central and
South America because etiquette de-
mands that the United States send a
special embassy to the next Inauguration
, of President in any republic that does
Washington a like honor this time.
Hitherto Overlooked by U. s.
Therefore there is likely to be q
continuance of those international
courtesies to which the South Aneri-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-28
VETERANS PLAN REUNION.

The veterans Of the 4th Division
(Regulars) will hold a reunion and
buffet luncheon at the Army and Navy
Club at z o'clock Wednesday night.
The 40 former 4th Division officers,
who have been meeting monthly at the
Army and Navy Club. are anxious to
locate all enlisted men of the 4th Di-
vision who live in Washington.
The Washington branch of the 4th
Division Association has as members
the division commander, Mai. Gen.
Mark l.. Jersey; two brigade COM
manders, Maj. Gen. Benjamin A. Poore
and Brig, Gen. Ewing z. Booth, and
four regimental commanders, Col. James
X. Parsons, general staff: Lieut.. Col
Max B. CARRIER. general stan; Maj. Troy
H. Middleton, Infantry, and Lieut.. Col.
Archibald F. CommiSkey, Cavalry. It
also lists as members Senator Robin
son and Representative Fish.
Capt. Gustav j. Braun, secretary, on
duty with the historical section, Army
War College, is in charge of arrange
nnonfS
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pending entirely on the proper func-
tioning of q few yards Of silk.
feel that I am qualified to state
that when an airplane catches on fire
in the air the pilot must make his de-
cision and act accordingly so quickly
that he has little time for fear.
The pilot knows that, sometimes, 1t is
just a few seconds from the time the
flames appear until the gas tank ex-
des-consequently, it is a feeling
somewhat akin to relief when he finds
himself free from the threatening
flames, floating through space and tug
ging at the rip cord of the parachute.
Immediately after clearing the ship
I pulled the rip and the parachute
snapped open.
I could see the pilotless airplane and
it reminded me of hundreds of planes
I had watched gliding into a field to
make a landing. I estimated that it
continued in glide at about IS degrees
and probably at about 100 miles per
hour air speed.
Plane Glides as il Controlled.
If I had not known that it was the
plane I had just left, would have
thought nothing of it, as it glided down
to land as if piloted by a skilled pilot.
The plane struck the ground in a
right-side-up position, with the right
wing slightly down. Part Of the landing
gear was knocked off and 1t slid about
200 yards over the frozen ground on the
fuselage and rolled over. 1t continued
to burn and was destroyed by fire within
about 80 minutes.
I had been watching the plane with
a great deal of curiosity and expecting
1t to explode at any instant, when sud-
denly 1 realized was approaching the
ground. / was drifting very fast, due
to the wind, and from the best calcu-
lations could make it seemed certain
that would land in the middle OF a
small clump Of woods which was COM
posed of pretty tall trees.
Lands With Jolt.
I pictured myself hanging from the
top of tall tree by the shroud lines OF
the parachute and began to pull to one
side, trying to slip the parachute over
the woods. had heard of professional
parachute jumpers doing this ana had
been told that it was an easy thing to
guide parachute.
pulled vigorously and finally slipped
over the edge of the woods, due more,
I believe, to a sudden gust Of wind than
my ability to guide the chute.
T landed with quite hard jolt on the
frozen ground in a small field.
Copyright, 1929, by North American News
paper AllianceD
Julian B. Haddon was born in Mis-
souri, October %, 1894. He entered the
Army as a first-class private In the
aviation branch of the Signal Corps
August II, 1918; became a second lieu
tenant March 10, 1919, and was hon
orably discharged october Is, 1919. On
July l, 1920, he was appointed from
California as a second lieutenant In
the Air Service and became first lieu
tenant April 2, 1921.
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Navy barge, which was bouncing around
on the rough sea and striving vigor-
ously to keep its nose into the wind.
AS each wave smacked the little craft
its cabin was doused with spray and
its occupants remained huddled in the
shelter within.
The President-elect emerged finally
and braved the spray. Plainly he was
worried. He conversed with pair of
secret service men clutching the rail
beside him, as though to aid them in
finding some clue to the problem. Sc
cret service men are helpless in matters
maritime, however. They were even
more worried about the situation than
1.-The chief"
u. S. Sailors Tie Craft.
The officer in charge of the barge
ordered the coxSwain to swing in closer
than he had dared do in previous eff
forts, and other sailors were instructed
to stand by with boothookS and lines.
American gobS from the docked launches
had showed in front of the dignitarieS
on the dock and were ready to show
the native hands how lines should be
caught and secured under such condi-
tons.
Mr.. Hoover remained standing at the
rail, in the path of the spray, during
execution of this maneuver. and per-
hapS his presence provided the inspira-
ton necessary to insure success. At
any rate, two lines eventually were made
fast and the craft was drawn slowly to
the landing stage and steps. The boat
was pitching and rolling so crafty,
however, that both the Prestdent-elect
and his wife narrowly escaped being
jerked into the bay as they jumped
from the deck to the slippery planking.
Erasing the burrows from his brow
under spreading grin Of relief, Mr..
Hoover shook hands briefly with half a
dozen of the Salvadorian officials COM
priSing the formal reception committee
and then came to attention as color
fully QUILTED military band struck up
THE Star Spangled Banner" A regi-
ment Of erect infantrymen, with pol
ished bayonets, was lined up along the
route to shore to maintain pathway
from the dock to the nearby headquar-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-28
BY REX COLLIER.

Natures elements sought vainly to
cancel President-elect Hoover's visit to
Central Americas smallest and most
densely populated republic, FL Salvador,
and, Smarting under defeat, attempted
to keep him there indefinitely after he
had landed.
A freak blow, of Tehuantepecer char
acteristics, started flashing across the
Gulf of Fonseca a few hours before the
party'S arrival, and angry waves were
pounding against the dock at Cutuco,
port of L'Union, as the motor boats from
tie Maryland completed the 10-mile
ride across the bay from Anapala.
On the high, substantial dock was
massed throng of officials, soldiers
and citizens, and on shore were sew
eral thousand natives, whose white,
tropical attire contraSted sharply with
their bronze faces, hands and feet.
About one-fourth of Salvadors popula-
ton is of pure Indian blood, proud de-
scendantS of virile race of early Amer
leans. The remainder are mostly la
dinos and whites.
There were white plumes of military
cooked hats and swallow tails of morn
ing coats Tapping in the stiff breeze
up there on the dock, and Mr.. Hoover
unconsciously dropped his eyes to his
own quite informal sack coat and white
flannelS and sport shoes. The necessity
for making his long trips to shore In
small launches had compelled him to
forego his debut in his own new formal
clothes in favor c. the more appropri-
ate yachting clothes. Mrs. Hoover,
too, was in white sport costume.
Snap Boat Lines.
The two boats bearing the press con-
tingent had preceded the Hoover barge
to the dock, but had failed in dozen
attempts to tie up alongside the gang
way. AS soon as the motors were shut
down to permit the boats to ease in, the
wind and waves and current combined
to push the tossing craft out of moor
ii reach of the dock. Two lines thrown
to somewhat bewildered stevedores had
parted the instant they were stretched
taut.
Finally the boats took a new tack.
They ran in alongside some great
wooden piles in the lee of storage
house on the end Of the dock and mani
aged to tie up there. It was necessary
for the correspondents and the camera
laden photographers to climb hand
overland up the slippery timbers brac-
ing the dock supports, but with the aid
of outstretched hands from above the
debarkation was effected without serious
mishap.
There remained the all-important
problem of getting Mr.. and Mrs. Hoover
and their companions of the smaller
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tiers Of the International Railway of
Central America, where it had been de-
cided to hold the offlcial reception cere-
monies.
Piles Of Barbed Wire.
The Salvador Indians, like their
North American cousins. are not a
demonStrative people, and there was no
frenzied outburst of cheering as the
Hoover party proceeded past piles of
boxed merchandise and reeled barbed
wire, which constituted an improviSed
grandstand for the spectators. 1t was
uncanny how those people could MAIN
tain their dignity even while sitting on
barbed wire. incidentally, the party
noted that wire with interest, for it was
evidence not only Of Americas trade
activities in Salvador. but Of the little
republics growing agricultural and cat
tie industries.
The Offices of the International Rail-
way Of Central America were in large
frame clubhouSe-like structure on a
grassy slope few hundred yards from
the wharveS and railroad station. 1t
was surrounded by large grounds, plen-
tifully shaded by palm trees and other
tropical foliage and protected by tall
wire fence and heavy gate. The rail-
way building was the only structure
available at Cutuco for a reception.
Plans to receive the party in the city
of LUnion proper had been dropped
for some unannounced reason, probably
because of the unsatisfactory transpor-
tation facilities from the dock to the
downtown section, about mile away,
coupled with the inadequacy Of
L'Union's hotel accommodations. There
was a narrow-gauge line connecting the
dock with L'Union, but its coaches were
not modern. AS for hotels, L'Union has
little demand for them, and conse-
quently she was to be excused for hav-
ing nothing pretentious to offer her
guests.
The reception took place on a broad,
open porch, virtually bare of furniture,
on the second floor of the railway build
ing. Mr.. and Mrs. Hoover and AmbaS-
sador Fletcher we're introduced to the
Salvadorians, who included the minis
ter of foreign affairs and several other