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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-15
POLICE START HUNT
J FOR MISSING MAN
Capital: Contractor vanishes
After Drawing Out $500
to Meet Pay Roll.

Police of Washington and nearby
States have joined In search for l.. T..
williams, 55.year-old contractor, of
SOL Fifth street, who disappeared Sat-
urday morning, about 1880 o'clock,
shortly after he had withdrawn $500
from q bank to meet his weekly pay
roll
Members of williams family. who are
greatly worried over the disappearance,
believe he may have been affected by
Saturdays heat, since he was Of a
nervous temperament and has been In
poor health for some time.
williams was last seen by his son,
Francis B. Williams, a few minutes
after he obtained the pay roll money
from the Mount Vernon Savings Bank,
Ninth street and Massachusetts, avenue.
The elder man had returned to his au-
tomobile. parked near Ninth and L
streets. where he talked for few min
utes with his son, complaining OF the
heat, and saying he was going home
as soon as he could pay his employees.
Williams. however. did not enter his
automobile, but walked away with the
explanation that he was going to see
a business friend. He never returned
to his car, and his family and business
associates have had no word from him
since.
At hrSt the family, consisting OF MS
wife, two married and two single chill
dren, thought he had been overcome by
the heat and removed to q local hospi-
tai, but as no trace could be found of
him, either through the hospitals or
police, they began to fear he had met
with foul play at the hands Of robbers.
williams is about feet tall and Of
a fairly heavy build. He has a small
mustache. When he disappeared he
was wearing a blue suit. dark shoes
and q straw hat.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-15
DOUBT SURROUNDS
IDZIKOWSKPS FATE
ON AZORES ISLAND
Continued From First Page.)

(Contlnueu from flrSC FaBeD
pressed and disguised mariners Of the
air.
pending establishment Of better COM
munications with remote Graciosa Is
land, it was uncertain exactly what
happened to Idzikowski and Kubala and
their plane. But from galaxy OF re-
ports 1t was possible to piece together
one story which was accepted generally.
Idzikowski and Kubala struck the
same adverse hurricane which Coste
called wall of wind" and shortly
afterward developed motor trouble,
which compelled them to ask for in
formation about landing fleld at
Horta-there is not a field for land
planes in all the archipelago.
At Horta. the foot ball field, the
largest available plot. was prepared for
their reception. and the residents
gathered from all over the Island OF
Fayal. in a holiday mood, to watch
the first airplane descend here.
Plane Blows Up.
But while Fayal celebrated the Poles
realized they could not reach Horta, and
asked with their bad radio for a nearer
place to land, and were directed to
BraZileira, a field on Gracosia Island.
the most northeasterly Of the central
group of five.
A witness Of the tragedy said the
big gray plane swooped down over the
island, making a few turns as II seek
ing spot to come down. Natives by
gestures designated the plot at Bra
zileira, and the plane made for 1t.
But as 1t came closer to earth over
the field 1t wabbled into q barrel roll.
and q body was seen to hurtle from 1t,
apparently thrown by the unexpected
maneuver. In a moment the plane
touched the ground. and there was
binding, ear-splitting explosion.
Kubala was picked up where he had
fallen. suffering from painful, but not
severe injuries. The body of Maj.
IdzikowSki was extricated from the
debris. Natives buried Idzikowski's
body at 3 pm. yesterday. Kubala, in
q hospital, was said to be not badly
injured.
The plane burned after the two avi-
ators were removed. There was some
question as to the time Of the crash.
but 1t appeared to have happened be-
tween 1880 pm. and $50 pm, local
time $3.50 and $50 Eastern standard
time). Thus they spent something less
than 1S hours in the air.
It was after noon Sunday before FIRST
advices Of the crash reached here, the
first dispatch saying the plane landed
safely. subsequent information gave q
clearer idea what had happened. The
Polish training ship Iskra in the harbor
Immediately left for Graciosa.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-15
OIL LEAK HALTS
FAHY IN KANSAS
Attempt to Break 0ne-Stop
Cross-Country Record viii
Be Made Again.
BY the Associated Press.

WICHITA, Kans., July 15.-Forced
down by a leaking oil line, Lieut..
Herbert j. Fahy failed yesterday in his
attempt to break the transcontinental
round trip one-stop flight record.
Fahy, who left Los Angeles at 12:06:52
am. yesterday, landed at Kiowa, Kans.,
at 8:45 am. He flew here yesterday
afternoon after he had dumped 200
gallons Of his 400-gal!on load of gaSo-
line. He said he would return to Los
Angeles in short stages and prepare for
another attempt to set a new mark
The present record of SO hours, SO
minutes and 48 seconds was made by
Capt. Frank Hawks, who few from Los
Angeles to New York in 17:28:16 and
returned in l9:10:32.
Fahy had canned to fly to New York
in Is hours and to return to Los Angeles
in II hours to establish new record OF
80 hours.
The pilot said he was flying ahead Of
schedule when the leak in the oil line
developed shortly before he reached
Kansas. He had flown 1872 miles be-
tween Los Angeles and Taos, N. Mex,
in hours % minutes. he said. for an
average speed of 173 miles an hour.
The flyer revealed after arriving here
that the attempt was a background for
flight he pans to make soon from
New York to Rome.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-15
COSTE WILL TRY
OCEAN HOP AGAIN
"WaII of Winds" in Mid-At-
Iantic Blocked Attempt
by Cutting Speed.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
PARIS, July 15.--There probably was
not q more downcast man in all France
today than Dieudonne Coste. one of the
foremost distance flyers In Europe, and
once conqueror Of the South Atlantic.
who Saturday failed in an attempt to
cross from Paris to New York.
He freely admitted today after his ex-
pereince, the undertaking was incom-
parably harder than he had imagined.
I'VE had been informed that the
weather over the North Atlantic was
fine So it was for sailors, perhaps. but
not for airmen."
Wants Speedy Plane.
Capt. Coste was convinced the flight
might be made. and he reiterated he
intended to try again, but not until he
held some of the trumps." Weather
conditions must be exceptional and his
plane the next time must be able to
maintain q speed Of las miles an hour
for at least the first part of the flight
Coste, with his navigator mechanic.
Jacques Bellonte. landed at Villacoublay.
south of Versailles. yesterday at 9:27
am. (4:27 am. z. S. IT,, after turning
back from point east Of the Azores.
I'VE ran into a wall of Winds" he told
tIlC lew oDCCJdbOLS WLlO tAACACs
explaining 1t cut his speed from 125
miles per hour to less than so. Gasoline
consumption was excessive. 1t was as
near the American Atlantic seaboard
as back to France, but Coste knew his
fuel never could last against the ad-
verse wind, which, when he turned.
helped him back along the Spanish
coast to the French frontier.
Just Missed Ont
Don't cheer boys" he said as he
landed. There Is nothing to cheer
about. We just missed out. that's ALL"
He said the adverse winds began
about $3.50 pm. Saturday, being light
at first but increasing in intensity UNI
til they were of hurricane force. They
blew part of his wireless antenna away
and less than three hours afterward
they were forced back.
1T was hard, with our motors turning
beautifully to see our gasoline evapo-
rating without our advancing" he said.
"A tank guage showed that during the
% hours flying, the motor used l,035
gallons of gasoline, leaving about 365
gallons in the tanks.
Il knew that flying from east to west
was very hard, but never In my most
pessimistic visions could imagine any
thing like this.
South Atlantic "ChiId's Play"
The Southern Atlantic from Senegal
to Brazil, was child's play compared
with this job-but we will try again
we are not tired"
He added, semi-facetiously. there must
be something wrong with the rotation
of the earth. THE more saw the more
1 realized what an Incompatible flyer
is"
Capt. Coste with Bellonte started out
from lie Bourget at 5:32 am. Saturday,
exactly IS minutes after the Polish
flyers. Mai. Ignakowski and Kubala.
Both Coste and Bellonte here grieved to
hear of the outcome Of their rivals
fight
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-15
GRAND JURY TO PROBE
BANKING SITUATION
Dozen Birmingham Witnesses Are
Asked to Bring Data Bearing
on Operation.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. July ia
grand Jury In Jefferson County Circuit
Court will begin an investigation here
today into the banking situation OF
Birmingham, the probe being ordered
after fve banks had closed in the dis
trict.
The probe will be conducted by At
torney General c. J. Mccall and County
Solicitor George Lewis Bayles.
More than a dozen witnesses have
been summoned and have been ordered
to bring documents. letters. kilograms
and other data bearing on operation OF
the banks under investigation.
Judge C. E. Thomas, State superin-
tendent of banks. and liquidating agents
of the City Bank g. Trust Co. and the
Avondale Bank & Savings Co. are in
cluded in the list of witnesses for whom
subpenas have been issued. Ofiicials
have indicated that the investigation
will not touch on the Southside Bank,
the Leeds State Bank and the Wood
lawn Savings Bank, all Of which were
closed recently.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-15
MRS. HAMPTON ROBB
WINS DIVORCE AT RENO
Husband Failed to Show Interest
in Her, Family or Home, She
Charges in Testimony.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
RENO, New, July 15-Hampton
Robb, son of DR.. Hunter Robb, edu-
Gator and lecturer, was divorced here
several days ago by his wife, Elizabeth
Wiley Robb. They were married in
Washington January %, 1919. and have
two children, custody of whom is given
to Mrs. Robb, while Robb, through an
agreement adopted by the court, is to
pay his wife $1,000 year.
Mrs. Robb charged her husband with
showing a lack of interest in herself
and his family and home. She said
there was no cooperation from him in
their home life. He was Indifferent
when she was about to undergo seri-
Gus operation. she told the court, and
went to Europe while she was Ill.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-15
ATTORNEYS APPOINTED
IN CASE AGAINST PAPER
Cleveland Judge Names Seven to
Act as Prosecutors and
Defenders.

BY the Associated Press.
CLEVELAND. July 15.-Seven promi-
nent Cleveland attorneys were appointed
to act as prosecutors and defenders of
four officials of the Cleveland Press In
contempt of court proceedings by Com
mon Pleas Judge Frederick p. Walther
today. The case wss recessed while
the jurist communicated with the
attorney to learn whether they would
consent to act.
Judge Walther announced that he
made the appointments to insure fair
treatment to both parties in his con-
tempt action started as q result of an
editorial in the press criticizing him for
an injunction he granted to operators
of the Thistledown Race Track.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-15
PAVING WORK CLOSES
PART OF 18TH STREET
Job Near Treasury, One Of Heavi-
est Traffic intersections, to
Be Rushed.

The west side of Fifteenth street,
along the Treasury Building, was closed
today during repaving operations. The
job, affecting one of the heaviest traf-
nc intersections in the city, Fifteenth
street and Pennsylvania avenue, will be
rushed in an effort to cause as little
inconvenience as possible. Capt. Her
bert c. Whitehurst, chief engineer, said
he expected to have the intersection
open for travel Thursday night or
Friday morning. although the rest of
the job will take longer.
The hole which was made in the
pavement recently by an auto crashing
through the roof of an old vault used
by the street car system when the cable
method of operation was in vogue will
be covered with a reinforced concrete
slab and then paved.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-15
A. C. MlNNIX is DIVORCED.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
RENO, New, July 15.-Mrs. Hazel c.
Minnix has just obtained divorce here
from Allen Clarke Minnix. The decree
was granted on grounds Of mental
cruelty, Mrs. Minnix charging that her
husband was cold and Indifferent.
showed no love for her and paid atten-
ton to another woman.
The couple effected a property settle
ment, which includes deed to Chevy
Chase home at 5000 Western avenue
and $500 a month for herself and sons.
The couple married in Washington
January 10, 1907, and have two boys.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-15
EPIDEMIC HALTED.

BOGOTA, Colombia, July Is CP).-
The yellow fever epidemic in the city
of Socorro, Santander Province, was
officially pronounced under control by
the national department of hygiene
yesterday. The few remaining cases
have been isolated and authorities ex-
pect no further outbreaks because OF
the strict quarantine regulations.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-15

The German forecast that England
would be engulfed by the sea on re-
cent Saturday so preyed on the mind of
80-year -old William Hall of Newark,
England, that his body was found In the
Trent River on the Sunday following.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-15

japanese troops gradually are being
withdrawn from Shantung, China. and
the province is being taken over by the
Nationalist government
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-15
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-15

OSTIA, Italy, July IS P.-Capt.
liams, American transatlantic aviators,
accompanied by Gen. Italo Balbo. I'M
dersecretary for aviation, and Lieut..
Dirobilant, left in seaplane at 9 am.
for Pisa, from where they will go to the
palace at San Rossore for lunch with
their majesties the King and Queen Of
Ita1y
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-15
Unusual Tribute
Paid American
Aviators by Pope
Yancey and Williams in
Street Clothes Given 5.
Minute Audience.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
VATICAN CITY, July l5.-Pope Plus
has paid the American TRANSATLANTIC
aviators Capt. Lewis A. Yancey and
Roger @. Williams an unusual honor.
They were granted private audience
yesterday. AS they entered the pontlf1
arose and walked across the room to
meet them.
He said in English, welcome, well
come"
Then he reverted to Italian, COM
menting on their wonderful achieve
ment." with Mgr. Eugene Burk, rector
of the American College, translat1ng.
The flyers were given special dis
pensation permitting them to wear
their ordinary street clothes instead OF
the customary evening dress, with black
waistcoat.
The audience lasted five minutes
The Pope finally wished them luck In
any future enterprise and impaired his
blessing. which was extended to "all the
families, your dear ones and to all the
American people"
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Evening star., 1929-06-12
NANkING PREPARING
J TO FIGHT WAR LORD
Central China Forces Plan to Rout
Marshal Feng-Hunan Reds
Spreading Terror.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
SHANGHAI, June 12.-Courier dis
patches from Hankow today said that
the Nanking central government was
furthering its preparations for the antic-
ipated campaign against Marshal Feng
Yuhsiang, Central China war lord. A
strict censorship at Marking of all dis
patches containing military comment
prevented practically any real news
of the situation reaching here, except by
courier.
Feng was said to have withdrawn to
the northwest corner of Honan Prov
ince, with the Marking troops moving
northward from Hankow. Garrisons
left in Human for the suppression OF
banditry have been withdrawn for the
campaign.
AS result of this move the Hunanese
Reds were said to have resorted to
terrorism and to be pillaging the un-
garrisoned cities. Reds from Human
crossed once into Hupeh and attacked
Tayler, 25 miles southeast of Hankow,
for five days looting and burning, and
massacring thousands. The Hankow
authorities dispatched small force to
restore order.
Evening star., 1929-06-12
OIL CONSERVATION
CODE STILL SOUGHT
Conference, Weary From At
tacks on Hoover Program,
Resumes Study.

BY the Associated Press.
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo, June
12.-The governors conference consid-
ering Oil conservation, weary from two
days OF bombardment of President Hoo
ver's order barring oil prospectors from
Government lands, today was divided
into small groups, each trying to clear
trail to the ultimate object, an inter
state compact which would control pro-
| duction.
Most important of the groups, the
delegations from Texas, Oklahoma and
California, gathered around the break
fast table with Chairman Mark L.
Requa to enjoy tender lamb chops and
at the same time try TO mentally digest
the far tougher subject of just what
the big three of the oil-producing States
can do toward bringing about COM
| pact
Governors Seek Solution.
Governors of four States also were
comforting in an effort to bring back
to a general meeting later in the day
| some program or policy to which the
| conference could pledge itself. The gov
ernors were Emerson Of wyoming,
Erickson of Montana, Adams of Colo
RADIO and Reed of Kansas.
In another part of town independent
operators, who had presented their
views on the compact as being un-
favorable unless it limited import OF
foreign crude, were discussing their next
mi y finY1C
Although the storm which the rep
resentatives from the Rocky Mountain
States raised against the Hoover order
apparently had spent its force, there
were still distant, but definite, rumblingS
which indicated that it might return.
Several of the delegations were in ses-
sion today discussing the advisability
of again trying to put the conference
on record on the subject. Each effort
had been stopped by Chairman Requa
refusing to entertain resolution con-
demning the order and another one
died from lack of momentum just
before yesterdays adjournment of the
general meeting.
Program Expected Eventually.
The tapering down of the conference
from the ough-and-tumble general
sessions of the first two days into the
small groups of today, was viewed by
Chairman Requa and other dominant
figures of the meeting as increasing the
chances of adoption of program which
in two or three years may result in more
orderly development of the Nations oil
lands.
Many of the big oil operators who at
tended the general sessions left today
for their homes, the trimming down Of
the conference to include only the off,
, cially appointed representatives of the
Continued on Page 2, Column -
Evening star., 1929-06-12
Loss of Measure by Majority
of 100 Is Forecast by
Leader.
BROOKHART TAKES RAP
AT PRESIDENTS ATTITUDE
Republicans Expect to Gain Sup
port of Democratic Con-
gresSmen.
BY G. GOULD LINCOLN.

Defeat of the debenture clause in the
farm bill loomed today as the Republic
an leaders of the House laid plans for
taking a vote on it tomorrow.
The Republican leaders expect to
gain as many Democratic votes against
the debenture clause as they will lose
Republican votes for it. Prediction was
made today by farm State Republic
an leader that debenture would lose
in the House by approximately hun
dred votes. If such is the case the
insistence of the Senate on this amend
ment to the farm bill is expected tc
end.
Senator Brookhart of Iowa, insurgent
Republican, delivered a vitriolic attack
upon President Hoover in the Senate
today, because of Mr.. Hoover's opposi-
ton to the debenture. The Iowa Sena-
tor took himself clear off the reserva-
ton and demanded the organization OF
progressive party, If the debenture
should be vetoed, with the candidates In
the field for Congress and for President
in 1882.
Many Members Absent.
The House adjourned almost irnme-
diately after it assembled today. Not
few of its members are out of the
city and hurry calls are being sent
urging them to return for the vote
tomorrow on the debenture. The House
leaders have stood out against taking
a direct vote on debenture in the past
They are waving their scruples, how.
ever, in order to bring about flna
action on the farm bill. The defeat OF
the conference report in the Senate
yesterday by vote of IS to 43 and the
request of the Senate for a further
conference on the farm bill, including
the debenture, has made it necessary
Continued on Page 5, Column 81
Evening star., 1929-06-12
BOTH SIDES DISCREET
OVER MARK QUESTION
German and Belgian Representa-
tives to Negotiate After
Exchange of Views.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BRUSSELS, June 12.-Great discre-
ton is being observed in Belgian and,
German quarters here regarding tomor-
rows opening negotiations on the
German mark settlement which were
preceded by an exchange of diplomatic
views.
The Belgians have demanded 81 an
nuities of 25,000,0oo marks each (about
$6,000,000 a year, as payment for the
German marks left in Belgium after
the war and which subsequently became
worthless. In agreeing to sign the
recent reparations settlement, the Bel
gians made the stipulation that the
settlement would not go into effect until
the marks problem was finally arranged.
1t is believed here that immediate
evacuation of the Rhineland is likely
to be pressed by the German repre-
sentative, DR.. Ritter.
The BelgianS have declared that they
will admit of no further reductions in
their claims and consequently, it is
thought DR.. Ritter may try to obtain
economic concessions.