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The Washington times., 1929-05-29
GIVE AID As
WEDDING
PRESENT

By JAMES 3. KILGALLEN
(I.N.S. J Slim Lindbergh 8
comrades of the air are help
ing him and his bride elude
the army Of reporters who are
trying to locate the honey
incoming couple. 1t is the
birdmen's wedding present to
"Ilindy ''seclnsion on his
honeymoon.
At the various flying fields where
the arrival and departure OF planes
are watched by vigilant reporters.
the afrn1en today were having q
fine time giving out innocent but
Sly sfateneiaiS designed 70 throw taae
searcfacra OF the trail or put them
on q wrong one. .,
4irlnen at Roosevelt Field, Matcf1ei
Field, Teterboro. Valley sfrea fl1,
schenectady practically all the "
ing fields4-had planes ready. or
were dashing OF II planes. Mosl 3.I
of them we're short hops and proved
10 he hind leads to the whereabouts
of the Ilorleymooning pair.
Schenectady had the spotlight TINS
morning, for .'I4indy's' blue Falcon
plane with its orange.colored wings
was there, being Oiled presumably
for a sudden flight.
All efforts on the part OF ener-
getie searchers to learn where the
Lone Eagle and his bride OF two
days the former Anne Spencer
Morraw, were spending their honeN-
moon. were doomed to absolute fail.
Mr.s.
Friends Helped
BY some MASTERPIECES Of strategic
! planning. in which dozens OF Witllns
/ friends. pledged to secrecy. appa--
entity aided, Colonel and Mrs. Lind
/ bergfl have seemingly achieved the
impossible.
Though probably the best known
and certainly the most sought after
couple in the world at the present
time. they have somehow sluded all
| pursuers. and miracuiOasly sue
ceeded in attaining the supreme
wish of all honeymooners--s seclusion
| from the worlds prying eyes.
Although all those intimately or
| remotely concerned with the fliar
or the family of Dwight w. Morrow,
/ American ambassador to Mexico and
father of the bride, continued to
deny all knowledge of their where
abouts, there were definite indica.
/ tions today that to some persons at
/ least. the disappearance OF aaindy
and Anne Is not so very much OF .
/ mystery.
A close personal friend of the
fIier and his briIle, who declined to
allow his name to be used even in
| connection with such a negative
/ statement, made the following deela'
| ration to International News Serv.
ice early today when confronted
with the floods of contradictory re-
ports purporting to reveal the
| whereabouts of the i1onsymOoners:
"You can put them anywhere you
| want to-" he said.
And the tone of his voice indi.
Gated the unspoken addition: BE
4 cause you won't be able TO find them
anyway"
AS the hours passed and no def
mite word came through to tell where
I Colonel ami Mrs, Lindbergh were
passing their first honeymoon days
it became increa singly obvious thai
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Elevator Operator, y,
Confesses to Robbery

More than q dozen roDberles y
recent weeks at the Annapolis
Hotel are believed BY police to have
been solved with the arrest yesfer,
day Of 4 1s-year-old elevator boy.
Kenneth Morgan. or the 700 block
Hobart PL n. w. the prisoner. was
charged with househrealSing. lie
was quoted as confessing 10 steal''ie
prouerty valued at $500. Most o.
the loot was recovered. The poy
was arrested by Hsadquarters De
tsctiyes Thomas Eslly ana y, =
EAaE.naon. y =
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D. .C.FLER TRIES
FOR RECORD

Los ANGELES. Cal. May - &.
N. 81 Lient. Herbert J. Fahy,
washington aviator, plotting q
Koekheed vega monoplane in an at
tempt To set i. new record for stis-
tanned flight without refueiing, en-
tered his twenty ninth hour aloft at
s.4s d. m. ffi:4s Washington tifnej
today.
He dropped a note saying 3 he ex-
pected to remain In the air 40 hours.
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Me-, May " ll.N.S. .Flans
for an international air race,
the greatest in history of avia-
ton. went sky high today.
The America Rome monoplane
Green Flash, rushing down the
beach ON the hop-off today, stuck
il the sand. The tide flowed IN
while mechanics were completing
the work Of dislodging the sand, and
early this afternoon another mop
anpeared doubtful before tomorrow.
The fIisht Of the Paris.bound
French mononlane Yellow Bird was
definitely postponed until tomorrow.
The Yellow Bird, with perfect
take-cff today went 10 miles to sea
when j leak was discovered IN her
gasoline tank and she was forced
fo return hurriedly to the b
The yellow Bird made q perfect
landing. she had experiences g z r.
Guilty in getting altitude.
When the Frencnfaen reached the
beach they climbed out OF their plans
and began an examination OF the
motors.
The motors, however, were fonnd
to be running smoothly.
Captain Lott told reporters thaG
I'VE had some trouble. but cannon
say anything about it yet.
The crowd on the beach swarmed
around the plane and police were
called into action 10 clear away
space for the plane.
Americans Sympatilize
Later Lott stopped working for
lust a minute 70 tell reporters that
the yellow Bird probably would
not make another start before to-
morrow.
II don't know just what the
trouble was he said, but we are
making an Investigation now.
II can't talk. You must under
stand how feel by being forced
to return.
While the Yelinu sigd was belng
looked over Pilct Roger q, Williams
and Navigator Lewis a. Yancy had
their Green Flash out Of the bed OF
sand ana were tuning up for an
other attempt ID hop To Rome
Hundreds of spectators behind
ropes and police guard watched the
planes.
Speaking for Jean AssoIant and
Rene Lefevre his co-pilots, Lotfi
later gave an official explanation
of the return of the yellow Bird.
Vibration of the big 600-horse pow
cred motor of the Yellow Bird
cracked a large seam in the fuse-
lage gasoline tank This caused i
steady flow of gasoline to escape.
necessitating a speedy return to
the beach
AT 1920 a. m. Armeno Lott, r..
sponsor of the flight Of the Yellow
Bird decided that it would be irs-
possible for the French plane to
start again until low tide tomorrow
afternoon Not only had tte gas
oIine tank. which had cracked q
seam. to be repaired but q thou
sand gallons of gasoline had 10 be
brought to the beach for refueIling.
Big Crack In Seam
with tears dimming his eyes IsottI
| made a statement to international
News Service explaining the reason
| for the failure of his first attempt
| to fly from the United States to
Paris. He said:
Il was forced to return because
/ of a leak in my gasoline tank
! The seam was caused by the vihra
| tion OF the huge motor had
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= ~
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Altitude Mark Set
Rv Coast Girl Filler

LOs ANGELES, Calf, May 29
Il. Ms Soaring to height OF
S4 900 feet, Marvel crossap rs,
today apparently had established a
new altitude record for women. The
sealed barosraph viii be semi to
washington for an official check
Miss Crossan was Rloft 2 hours,
tg minutes and 46. seconds. She
saiA The temrsrature vas IS dezress
tsiew ssro when she reached the
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Beth Berri Reported
Married in Calcutta

NE WYORK, May % IN 81 .).---
Broadway today was in possession Of
report that Beth Berri, Follies
dancer, had been married on Satur-
day in Calcutta, India. to MARK
Hanna, Calcutta representative OF
the Paramount Film office,
Miss Berri went to Europe re-
Gently to play in Rose Marie.
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FAIRaIOUNT PARK

FIRST RACE--Nits Nansieaa, Betty
CA gwin. Mothers Ch0ace
SECOND RACE g b We rnsof Seth.
Focus Arch Queen.
FOURTH RACE hesitation. senator.
seth.
FIFTH RACE--YildRle.
SEVENTH RAcEi-aeaat EeweE, sci
aeA Tcp Gaergse.
wsstEst clear; track tast.
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oRPHANAGE BENEFIT

The annual MAY Day fete FOR The
benefit of the German Orphan Asy-
iunl win be held under the auspices
Of The Ledies' Sewing Society to.
morrow afternoon and night At the
Institution on Good Hope Read,
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BANK STATEMENT

washington Clearing House.
34.i7S.656.57.
New York Clearing House hal.
arkce, Sl67. .0O0, ,0l0!
New York Clearing House ex'
change. S1,5e0, ,O00, ,O0e.
reagEry. balance, So, s3 .9ge.
customs rsesapts. sAs,5sS.1e6.M.
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FEDERATION MEET

The Federation d, Citizens Asso-
citations will meet in the board
room of the District Building,
Saturday night at o'clock.
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TODAY'S SCRATCHES
PARK

- = l1
FIRST RACE Claude G.
SECOND RACE Honey fish.
THIRD RACE Water Lad.
SIXTH RACE Merry Pal.
Weather, clear; track, fast.
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TMdaaRNYflI. .TWIEll.

FIRBT RACE &unaIathe
SECOND RACES Star Captain.
FIFTH RACE--Isaftar.
SIXTH RACE--Red Pate.
weather, clear: track. heavy.
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.photns hy international

ONE FOR ROME; OTHER FOR PARIS
FLIGHTS OF American and French airmen TO Europe
were baked today the American when their plane became
mred in the sand at Old Orchard and the French Wen
after they hoped off leak was discovered IN the gas
tank The top picture shows left to right Armand Lott
r Jean Assoant and Rene LeFeVre crew OF the French
plane and below Rogers @. Williams and Lewis Yancey
pilots Of the American plane.
The Washington times., 1929-05-29
SEA PL ANEss
IN FALSE
STAR

OLD ORCHARD BEACH,
Ne, May 90 (I.N.S.) PLANS
for an international air race,
the greatest in history of avia-
ton. went sky high today.
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CREDITOR POWERS
SEEK DEBT ACCORD
Finance Ministers to Meet in
Paris Tomorrow to Try to
Avert Hague Clash.

BY Radio to The Star.
PARIS, December 14.-Representa-
tives of the ministers of finance Of
France, Japan, Great Britain, italy and
Belgium will convene in Paris Monday
in an attempt to liquidate all repara-
ton questions still at issue between the
various powers creditor as preliminary
to the second Hague conference, it was
learned here tonight.
This Paris conference has been ar
ranged with a view to avoiding at the
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Wildcat Cuts Power Flow.

MARTINSBURG, w. Va, December
IA Especially An electrocuted wildcat
the size of a dog, caused break in the
flow of power to this city from Dam
No. 5 here last night. Power officials
found the cat dead on the arm of a
pole near the plant. They believe it
sought refuge on the pole from dogs
chasing it. Small wildcats in the sec
ton of the dam along the Potomac
River are not unusual.
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Pipe-Size Worms Found.

Worms as big as water pipes. That
is the report of the discovery made by
recent naturalists' expedition in
Southeastern Australia. The wigglers
are from four to six feet long and one
inch in diameter and when they retreat
into their burrows they gurgle like q
choaked gutter. Furthermore, the re-
port says, the worms lay green eggs
from two to three inches long with
tough. horny shells.
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requesting authority for such comn1iss
sion with the hope of determining the
United States Governments future
policy toward the island government.
Undersecretary of State Cotton APP
peared before the committee today and
urged approval of the resolution. He
said it now was timely to consider the
future policy of the American Govern
ment toward the islands. as "if we end
our activities there in 1886 We want to
be prepared"
American Marines were sent to Haiti
in 1915 to help stabilize conditions and
the agreement entered into expires in
1896. Cotton said the President had
not indicated what course should. be
taken; whether to remain there after
1896 or withdraw.
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tioning of Barnes, a former grain OPP
orator on the Chicago Exchange, had
committee announced that any further
plans would depend on the testimony
of Barnes.
H. c. Lakin. president of the Cuba Co.,
who was the witness all this week, has
been directed to reappear Tuesday.
Caraway plans to question him in re-
gard to newspaper articles appearing
in Latin American countries which OPP
posed high duty on sugar in the pend
ing tariff bill.
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Belgian conversations have been in
progress as a result of the visits OF
Emile Francqui and Camille Quit, Bel
GUMS representatives at the Paris
conference of PREPARATIONS experts last
Spring. to Paris, of DR.. Alberto Pirelli
chief italian delegate at that confer
ence. to Paris, and of Emile Moreau
governor of the Bank of France. and
Edmond Moret, deputy governor, to
Rome.
A Brussels dispatch states that the
committee Of jurists charged with put
ting into judicial form the various pro-
tocols to be signed at The Hague has
gone as far as it is possible to go at
present and has adjourned to meet
again Immediately before the initial
session at The Hague.
Copyright, 1929
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REPORT TO COVER
ONE LOBBY PHASE
Activities of Arnold to Be
Made Subject of Statement
by Committee.

BY the Associated Press.
An early report on the activities OF
j. A. Arnold, manager of the Southern
Tariff Association, is forthcoming from
the Senate lobby committee.
Chairman CaraWay of the committee
had planned to submit the report to the
Senate tomorrow, but he said yesterday
it had not been completed and would be
presented soon thereafter.
Arnold was questioned by the COM
mittee for nine days concerning his
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Whether this phase of the committees
will end with the ques-
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activities in connection with the pend
ing tariff bill and in advocating repeal
of the inheritance tax.
Have Joint Offices.
In addition to being manager of the
Tariff Association, he holds the same
position with the American Taxpayers
League and has co-operated with the
National Council of State Legislatures.
The three organizations have joint Of
fees in Washington.
The committee also questioned John
Henry Kirby of Houston, Tex, president
of the tariff association, and Thomas
A, Hill of Pine Bluff, Ark. treasurer of
the legislatures organization. The re-
port is expected to. discuss their activi-
tics
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-15
Pastor Accepts Lynchburg Call.

LYNCHBURG, Va, December IA
(Special)-Dr. r. w. Wallace, pastor
of the Christian Church at Valdosta,
Ga, for II years, who was called Sun
day to the pastorate of First Christian
church that he has decided to accept
the call.
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HAITI Commission
MEASURE FAVORED
House Foreign Affairs Com
mittee Unanimous for
Resolution
BY the Associated Press.

The House foreign affairs committee
Yesterday approved the Porter resolution
to authorize President Hoover to APP
point a commission to inquire into the
Haitian situation.
The resolution was approved unan-
imously. Chairman Porter of the COM
mittee announced that he hoped to
bring it before the House for action
Monday.
The measure was introduced after the
special message from President Hoover
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Forthcoming Hague sessions another
series of allied clashes such as marked
the sittings there last Summer.
If the preliminary conversations now
to begin can be brought to a success
full issue, the second Hague parley will
convene on January 3 with the princi-
pal creditors agreed among themselves
on all details of the Young plan and
its principal corollaries, including the
charter, statutes and trust agreement
of the international bank of settlements
and thus be in a position to make final
decisions with Germany.
AnglO-French Accord Nears.
A beginning toward a solution of the
questions at issue between France and
Great Britain has been made as
result of the recent mission to Lon
don headed by Pierre Quesnay In
conversation with British exchequer
officials. the French delegation is under
stood to have reached a preliminary
Franco British accord.
One of the questions discussed was
that relative to the guarantee fund
France is scheduled, under the Young
plan, to provide in compensation for
being allotted the lions share of the
unconditional category of German an
nuitieS.
Similar Franco-Italian and Franco
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During the celebration of his Tooth
birthday on board his ship, lying in
Port Chalmers, New Zealand recently,
Capt. C. H. Welsh ate heartily of the
cake decorated with 100 candles and
sang a number of sea chanties.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-15
Will Question Barnes.

The committee plans to question JUL
ius Barnes, head of President Hoover's
advisory council, Tuesday, in regard to
reports that he has opposed formation
of grain cooperative organizations by
the Federal Farm Board. The reports
have been denied at the White House
and by Alexander Legge, chairman of
the farm board.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-15
SEVEN DIE AS GALE
HITS PENNSYLVANIA
Four Are Killed by Lightning
and Three Drown, in PhiIa-
deIphia Area.
~ the Associated Press.

~ the Associated Press.
PHILADELPHIA, August 15.-Four
persons were killed by lightning and
three were drowned as result Of severe
electrical storms that descended yester-
day upon Philadelphia and the sur
rounding country.
The first storm was followed few
hours later by one of equal intensity.
Both were accompanied by heavy rain,
high wind and lightning.
Two persons were killed, a young
woman paralyzed and her mother
burned when lightning struck the
peach-packing plant of Salvatore Mer-
limo at Hanmonton, N. j. Three others
working in the plant were knocked
down by the bolt but soon recovered.
Several persons throughout the storm
area were injured or struck by lightning
and a number of homes and farm build
1ngs were burned.
The Obey Valley, extending over an
area Of 10 miles surrounding Boyertown,
Pa, was under several feet of water,
and today inhabitants along the banks
of Ironstone Creek were removing per-
Sonal belongings from food-swept
homes.
Some were driven to houSetopS dur
ing the storm, and Summer bungalows,
automobiles and shacks were carried
down the valley before the onrush of
water.
While at work on new school build
ing in Philadelphia, Arthur Verville,
roofer, was killed by lightning.
James Thompson. gardener of Bryn
Mawr, Pa, was killed by another bolt
which stunned his assistant John Nash
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ENRIGHT HEADS TICKET
OF BETTER CITY LEAGUE
Succeeds Hylan as Candidate in
Forthcoming New York 80
Ballot Fight.
o. the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, August 15.-The Better
City Government League. which had as
Its candidate former Mayor John F.
Hylan until he withdrew last week,
Tuesday announced it had chosen for
mer Police Commissioner Richard e.
Enright to head its ticket in the forth
coming city elections.
Enright was police commissioner
from 1918 to 1925, through most of the
Hylan administration. He resigned in
1925, and now is engaged in the real
estate business. The league said he
had accepted the nomination.
Hylan withdrew from the race after
the Republican organization had failed
to back him and had selected as their
candidate Representative La Guardia
to run against Mayor James J. Walker.
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+ Street at Seventh

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800 ON BEACH OUTING.
6t. George Society and Auxiliary to
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More than 800 excursionists are Wis
fling Chesapeake Beach today on the
annual outing of the st. George Society
and its women's auxiliary, the Myrrh
Bearing Society. The outing is for the
benefit of the building fund of st.
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rangements. Elias Souri, heads the ST.
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