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Evening star., 1929-07-02
Washing of Statue
OF Franklin Gives
District Problem
No Appropriation for
Cleaning Memorial Has
Been Provided.

The problem as to what shall be done
about washing the statue of Benjamin
Franklin at Tenth street and Pennsyi-
vania avenue. is something that is caus-
ing no little concern at the District
Building.
The statue is owned by the District
government. It Is unique In this re-
spect, as all the other statues In the
city are OH public reservations owned
by the Federal Government and, there
fore, not controlled by the District.
Recently several citizens whose es-
thetic tastes have deplored the condi-
ton Of the statue have written to the
District Building asking that 1t be
washed forthwith. Unfortunately there
Is no appropriation available for statue
washing nor has the District govern
ment any statue washers.
The matter was turned over to Cape.
Hugh p. Oran, Assistant Engineer Com.
missioner. Capt. Oran had read In the
papers recently that Lieut.. Col. u. 8.
Grant, Sd, in charge Of public build
ings and parks, was about to wash all
the statues In his jurisdiction. Why
not, therefore, solve the problem by
turning the statue over to Col Grant
and letting him turn his expert statue
washers loose upon it? Capt. Oran
thought this the best solution and ac-
cordinsly recommended it to the Com
n1iesioners. The city heads, however,
have as yet taken no action on the
suggestion.
The statue was accepted by the Dis
trict RovernmeSt as q gift from the
Stilson Hutchins estate in 1899.
Evening star., 1929-07-02
CAPITAL CALIFORNIA
AIR ROUTE is URGED
Direct Line to Be Asked of
Post Office Department
by West Coast Cities.
BY JOSEPH S. EDGERToN,
stan Correspondent OF The star.

Los ANGELES, Calf. July 2--Di-
rect air mail service between the Ma
tional Capital and Southern California
by q Southern route through Atlanta
Birmingham Shreveport. Dallas and Fl
Paso TO San Diego and Los Angeles is
being agitated by state and civic orr
CARNATIONS in this West Coast 'aercnau
tical center,
It Is planned to make an organized
drive for establishment of the line this
Summer and a delegation from the
! San Diego Chamber Of Commerce,
which also will represent the Los
Angeles Chamber, will leave for wash
ington In few days to make a per-
scnal appeal to tie Post once De-
partment to contract for the desired
service. The aviation departments Of
the Les Angeles Chamber of Commerce,
headed by A. W. Poole, and the San
Diego Chamber. have been working for
q year on q survey to show the need
for the proposed Southern line.
Report Lists Survey Results.
The results Of their studies have
been embodied In a report completed
q few days ago which will be submit
ted TO United States postal officials.
The National Capital certainly is en-
titled TO q direct air mail connection
with the west" Mr.. Poole said. 1.-THE
oniy connection the seat Of our Ma
tional Government now has by air mail
with the West Is by way of q shuttle
service TO New York and then over the
Northern route Our survey shows that
the Southern service which We are pro-
posing would give service to $4,000 900
people, including at least 10000 900
who now have no air mail service what
ever.
The report which the San Diego
delegation will submit to the Post Once
Department is the result Of a survey
Of conditions and possible business com.
piled with the assistance Of postnias-
ters and Chambers of Commerce Of the
various cNies along the. route, including
the National Capital"
"Atest Logical Route"
The report urges establishment Of
&he Southern line as sthe most logical
tyanscontinental route for the reason
that It Is the low-altitude route and the
climatic conditions and terrain Of the
country make this the safest Of all
year routes"
Southern California civic and aero
nautical organizations also are prepar-
ing to cooperate in the establishment
of q proposed airplane passenger and
express service from the National Cap
ttai 10 the Pacific Coast, which is being
planned In washington by q new aero
nautical group headed by william Gibbs
McAdoo, former Secretary Of the Treas
ufy.
The interest In aviation displayed by
{ residents OF this city is illustrated by
the fact that within the metropolitan
limits OF Los Angeles there are 20 fiy.
ing delds, while nearly half Of the
100 California airports are located In
the immediate vicinity,
Evening star., 1929-07-02
D. C. PAIR Celebrate
GOLDEN ANNIVERSARY
Dr.. and Mrs. George W. Smith Of
$40 North Carolina Ave. g.E.
Were Married In 1879.

DR.. and Mrs. George W. Smith, Of
$50 North Carolina avenue southeast,
today celebrated their hftieth wedding
anniversary.
They were married here July g. 1879,
and have resided here continuously.
Dr. Smith was born n5re and has lived
on Capitol Hill since August /, 1854.
Mrs. Smith, formerly Kate Elizabeth
Mallny, was born in New York City
and came to Washington in 1873.
They have three children: 1nez Tran
ter, wife OF Or. John H. Dyer, Warren
ton. Mo-; Carolyn Spencer, wife of Ar
thur B. Pierce Of this city, and Herbert
=. Smith OF Lyon Village. There are
three grandchildren: George Coleman
Dyer and Barbara A. and Katherine
e Pierce.
DR.. Smith has been connected with
the weather service Of the Government
since July 8, 1878, and In six days will
have completed 81 years there
He has been active in Masonic circles
for q number Of years. being past
master Of the New Jerusalem Lodge, No.
9: member of Columbia Chapter, No.
/; Adoniram Council, NO. Q, and of
Columbia Commandery, No. Q, K. T.
He also Is a member of Alrnas Temple
of the Mystic Shrine and of the Asso-
ciation Of Oldest Inhabitants of the
District Of Columbia. Both DR.. and
mrs. Smith have been members Of Mar
tina Chapter Q. z. s., since 1895.
Evening star., 1929-07-02
BORDER FENCE
REPORT DENIED
Secretary Mellon Says Plan Was
Never Considered to Stop
Rum Running.

ny the ASSOCIATED Press.
Secretary Mellon today vigorously de-
MED published reports that the Treasury
was Considering erecting q seven-foot
bArbed-wtre fence along the Canadian
border 70 stop rliHn-runners. The re-
ports which caused concern In London,
he said, had never been mentioned In
any way in the Treasury.
The report Is senseless invention. {"
Mr.. Mellon said. "The subject Of q
barbed.wire fence along the Canadian
border has never been mentioned In the
Treasury
Assistant Secretary Lowman, who was
given As authority for the barbed. wire
fence reports, denied that he had ever
said the subject had been considered
by the Treasury and said he had not
expressed himself on the proposition
In any way. Lowman added he had
told newspaper man that dry mem.
bers OF Congress had brought up the
subject months ago.
Treasury oficials themselves were
concerned over the story, they said,
because such q plan had not even been
mentioned by any oficial connected
with the administration The barbed-
wire talk, they said, was confined en-
tirely to Congress and never reached a
point where II was more than a vision
ary plan.
Evening star., 1929-07-02
MISSING BANKER
CLAIMS KIDNAPPING
Passaic Man, Gone Since
Wednesday, Is Found
in NutIey.
By the Associated Press.


NUTLEY, N. j., July 2.--wi1lard n.
Elliott, Passaic banker, was found
sitting in his automobile by police this
morning. and told of having been Kid
mapped and held captive by three men.
Except for o several days growth Of
beard, he appeared none the worse for
his experiences. He said no threats had
been made by his captors, nor any
ransom demanded, and could assign no
reason for his abduction.
After telling his story TO the police
and telephonine John ]. Eosgner, presi-
dent of the Hobart Trust Co., where he
was vice president and treasurer. he left
for his home in East Orange.
Walks in at 8 AM.
It was shortly after am. that the
man for whom widespread search had
been instituted was found by police and
announced his identity.
He said while en- route to Passaic last
Wednesday morning from his home In
East Orange his machine was forced
of the road by car containing three
men, who forced him into their rnachidei
and drove away. He said he was held
captive from wednesday night until last
night and was refused permission to
communicate with any one.
He said last night he started drinking
with his captors and when they became
drunk he managed to get away. He
found his own machine In front Of the
place where he had been held. so
Wants Day TO Rest.
\ In his telephone conversation with
Mr.. Roegner he said he would report at
the bank on Wednesday as he wanted
one day TO rest UP after his experience
Upon assuring themselves Of Elliott's
identity the police permitted him TO de-
part for his home. -.
Elliott had last been seen wednesday
morning after taking his S-year-old
daughter to school on his way to the
bank. A check Of his books by State
bank examiners which was unoer way
at the time he disappeared, was said by
Mr.. Roesner to show all his accounts In
order. Police Chief William II. ONeill
of East Orange said an investigation Of
Elliott's bank accounts showed he had
little cash en- deposit. But Mrs. Elliott
explained this as due to most of the
family's assets being tied UP In the pur-
chase Of q home.
The police said Elliott was sitting in
his parked automobile calmly reading
newspaper when he was seen by patrol
men, After establishing his identity he
went nome to bed, promising news-
paper men an interview when ne arose
Evening star., 1929-07-02
WAR DEBT PARLEY
SERIES PREDICTED
Several Official Conferences,
Instead of General Meeting,
May Be Arranged.
By the Associated Press.

PARIS. July "A series Of official
conferences, instead of one general par
ley. may be arranged as a sequel to the
Young plan for reparations payments.
The representatives of some of the
governments concerned feel that It
would be best to have the heads Of the
governments assemble flrst and then
turn the problems over to the govern
ment experts. When the report Of the
experts is ready,ss general and final
conference could be convoked.
Some officials think that the first
meeting might be restricted to represen-
tatives Of tn. governments and men,
bers Of the reparations commission.
Delegates from all other interested gov
ernments could be invited to attend the
final conference.
France and the other nations are
concentrating on the problem Of the
best procedure TO be adopted. There is
speculation Is to whether the United
States would send q delegate, It being
pointed out that the United States has
an interest In the distribution Of the
German annuities. Decision a. to
whether q parley will be held In Lon.
don IL expected next week; the prob
ability Is that 1t will not be convoked
before August.
Evening star., 1929-07-02
AUSTRALIAN WOULD
CLOSE U. S. MARKET
Premier Bruce Urges Alliance With
Great Britain to Block Ameri.
can Invasion.
sr the l.,nei,t.d Press.

By the Associated Press.
SYDNEY, Australia, July 2.-premier
Bruce, addressing the Chamber Of Man
ufacturers, today pointed to the I'M
mense reserve OF capital and the great
technical efficiency Of the United States
and said that American output would
soon exceed the consumptive powers Of
the home markets, making an attack on
the overseas markets inevitable. The
flood Of goods would be tremendous and
disastrous, he declared.
II believe there is no better way Of
meeting 1t and at the same time ben
efiting our own industries than by say
ing we shall give Great Britain the
market which We ourselves don't want
and thus keep the other fellow out. -
said the Premier. Where industry can
stand on Its own feet and still give the
consumer the benefit Of lower costs, I
am prepared to 60 the whole hog to
prevent outside interference"
Evening star., 1929-07-02
FRENCH STARS BOW
TOU.S. YOUNGSTERS
Allison and Van Ryn Defeat
Cochet and Brugnon In
Doubles Quarter.FinaIs.

WIMBLEDON, England. July 2 OP.-
Wilmer Allison and John Van Ryn,
American youngsters, sprans surprise
today by defeating the strong French
combination Of Henri Cochet and
Jacques Brugnon In the quarter finals
Of the British championship mems
doubles by scores Of rs, s-6, 3-6,
S-6
Bill Tilden ana Frank Hunter, Amer
ican tennis veterans, resumed their
campaign for the British doubles
championship today by defeating Baron
Won Kehrline Of Hungary and Helm
rich Kleinschroth Of Germany, "a,
Miss Helen wills and Miss Edith
Cross, all-California entry In the wom-
ems doubles, were not so successful,
Miss Ermyntrude Harvey Of England.
The scores we're 6--4, B-10, 6-3.
George Lott and John Hennessey,
American champions, advanced another
stride In the mems doubles title chase
by victory over the veteran English
pair Of Randolph Lycett and j. D.
Wheatley. The Middle westerners won
easily at e--2, 6--3, 81.
BY their victory over Won Kehrling
and Kleinschroth, Tilden and Hunter
entered the serai-finals, while Lott and
Hennessey advanced to the quarter
anal when they trimmed Lycett and
wheatley The defeat OF Miss Wills
and Miss Gross came In the won2en's
quarter finals
Miss Elizabeth Ryan, American, now
living In England, ana the young Eng
lish star, Miss Betty Nuthali, defeated
Miss GwendcliYl Sterry and Miss Joan
Fry, two OF this co,lntry's best, In short
order, Ga, 81.
Miss wills and Hunter entered the
quarter finals Of the mixed doubles by
winning from Gordon Crole-R Rees and
Mrs. Phoebe watson, and English team
6-1, Ga.
Evening star., 1929-07-02
CLERKS GET MORE PAY.

CHICAGO. July 2 Glp).--An increase
Of cents per hour was granted clerks
Of the Chicago a. Alton Railroad In
Illinois and Missouri today after q
months conference between railroad
oficials and employees. The agreement,
effective July 1, will cost the Chicago
& Alton about s65,000 a year. Affect
ing $50 clerks
The employees originally demanded q
7-cent advance; the Alton line counter
ed with an offer of l cent s. p. Hender-
son. vice president in charge of opera
tions, said the company paid its clerks
less than any line entering Illinois, but
declared the larger railroads could
afford higher wages.
Evening star., 1929-07-02

waving and gesticulating to him.
Lieut.. Kilroy was reticent, but Mai.
Franco was more voluble. He told how
they sent out wireless messages after
they came down southeast Of the Azores.
These gave their posiJion, but appar-
emily they were not picked up.
Lieut.. Kilroy said Maj. Franco and
his three companions were exceedingly
cheerful despite their danger.
The men were given tea and cigar
cites. They later joined In deck games.
Played cards with the British officers
and were once entertained by a special
concert. One feature OF the trip was
the daily reading Of wireless messages
from friends and well wishers. They
were given some grey flannel trousers
and tweed coats from the civilian kits
Of the Eagles oficers, because their
own clothes had been ruined by the
waves spray breaking over their craft
during the bad weather.
They were visited aboard the Dornier
by Lieut.. Stevenson of the Eagle before
they came aboard. He shook hands with
them and they thanked him earnestly.
Evening star., 1929-07-02
White House Phone Number Is Changed
For First Time in Twenty-Nine Years

nation was Main" and the number
was changed to e" In order that con-
secutive numbers, and Z, might be
available.
President Hoover uses the telephone
more in week than President Cleve-
land did In his entire first term. When
Mr. Cleveland went to the White House
there we're relatively few Government
departments and bureaus, and COM
munication was maintained by mes
senger service. BY the time Cleveland
returned for his second term telephones
we're in general use between the de-
tpartments.
President Roosevelt used the teie-
phone infrequentiy. and 1t was said of
President Wilson that he never would
speak in the mouthpiece. Not 50 with
Mr. Hoover. He is the first President
to have q phone placed on the Presi-
dents desk In the executive offices.
When Main 8" was established there
were 4,426 phones In Washington. As
Main 8" gives way tc National 14I4,''
there are approximately $4,000 phones,
with such an enlargement Of facilities
In prospect that several exchanges In
the metropolitan area are soon to be
placed In the dial system.
Evening star., 1929-07-02

With secretaries and clerks to make
his telephone connections for him.
President Hoover may not suffer the
lost feeling that comes when q very
sweet feminine voice says Sorry, sir,
the number has been changed"
But II circumstance should cause the
Chief Executive to put in q call for
Main 6"-the White House number
for 20 years--he would hear that very
phrase, because the White House num-
Der is now National 1414."
Since December IL, 1900. Main O."
has been the White House number. The
change has resulted ina general shake
up ordered recently by the Chesapeake
a. Potomac Telephone Co. Ten trunk
lines now serve the White House
switchboard, instead of five formerly
This makes 81 telephones available for
White House. usage.
When President Hayes decided to try
the telephone as a means OF commune
cation In 1878, the first phone was In
stalled in the White House May 10.
The number then was 81"
The east central exchange was estab-
lished by the telephone company In
1900 and to distinguish the connec-
tions the White House exchange desig-
Evening star., 1929-07-02
MOTHER REScUES YOUTH
FROM NAMELESS GRAVE
Body Which Had Been Unidentified
Claimed Few Hours Before
Time Set for Funeral.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO. July "A few hours be-
fore he would have gone tc nameless
grave, with group Of Boy Scouts his
palinearers. the body Of . 12-year-old
boy. unidentified since It was found
on the Grand Trunk Railroad tracks
June 10, was claimed by his mother
today ntl,e ~ ya,,9T7
The boy was Clarence Fredenbure,
apparently killed by train as he
beat his way from Marshall, Mich. To
join his mother here. The mother,
now Mrs. Fred Colburn, 81, had sepa-
Eight months ago, she said, she visited
the LAD at Marshall and Clarence COM
planned that his father had bean erue1.
The boy said then that he wanted to.
come to Chicago.
Evening star., 1929-07-02
WESTLAND CAPTURES
FRENCH GOLF TITLE
American Amateur Defeats Eng.
lishman, 9 and 5, at Chantilly
Tournament.
sy the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHANTILLY, France, July 2.--Jack
Westiard, an American, won the French
amateur golf championship today by
defeating Richard Fletcher an English
man. In the final by . margin Of 6 up
and to play.
The Britisher's game went to pieces
during the afternoons 18 holes when
rain began falling. and the American
simply walked away with the match.
Westland fully earned his new laurels
having eliminated John Dawson Of Chi
cago In seni-finAl match yesterday
and beaten other good players In earlier
rounds.
The new champion has resided and
played in Seattle and Chicago, but was
entered here as member OF the
Winged Foot Golf Club, Mamaroneck
N. Y.
Evening star., 1929-07-02
LINDBERGH AND WIFE
INSPECT WICHITA FIELD
Er the Associated Pres.

By the Associated Press
WICHITA, Kans., July 2.-Here with
his bride on leisurely tour Of Trans
continental Air Transport terminals.
Col. Charles A. Lindbergh inspected
wichita's new municipal airport today
and conferred with local aeronautic Of
ficials.
He expected to leave late In the day
for Waynoka, Okla, where Transconti-
mental Air Transport train passengers
are to be transferred to westbound trains
when regular transcontinental service
begins July 8. Lindbergh talked affa-
bly, with newspaper men and posed for
photogra pliers on his arrival from Kan
sas City last night. He urged safety
measures at airports and spoke Of dam
ger TO crowds from whirling propellers.
Evening star., 1929-07-02
FRIENDSHIP OF FRANCE
AND U. S. HELD ESSENTIAL
By the Associated Press.

tIIC AsnUCINBcU FISSS,
= PARIS, July Historical and po-
litical necessity of the two democracies,
United States and France. going con-
stantly forward In friendly collaboration
in all fields OF endeavor was emphasized
by Lucien Hubert. chairman of the for
eign affairs committee of the Senate.
He spoke at a luncheon given today in
OF the New York Sun, by DR.. Marcel
Knecht, managing director of lie Matin.
M. Hubert, whom DR.. Knecht laugh
ingly termed the "Borah Of France" +"
warned his hearers about giving too
much importance to statements by
members OF Parliaments and insisted
that even the important question of
debts could never shake Franco Ameri-
can friendship, which was essential to
world peace and progress.
Evening star., 1929-07-02

lea and ourselves Is necessary IL sue
cess Is to crown our efforts"
so far as America is concerned" /"
continued the premier, "the conversa-
tions that have been started are purely
Of preliminary and exploratory char
,acter, All ouri past experience shows
how necessary that Is, If we are TO sue
coed in an object which I em perfectly
certain Is common to America ana
ourselves"
Evening star., 1929-07-02
Fishing Boats Hit by Hurricane

By Cable TO The Star.
1QUIQUE, Chile, July 2.-Five OF six
fishing boats which were caught In
open ocean by last weeks hurricane
have failed to return to port, 1t was
announced yesterday. Two men who
comprised the crew Of the sixth boat
suffered considerably from hunger and
thirst. The five missing boats were
manned by nine fishermen.
Evening star., 1929-07-02
Cleveland Plane UP e7 Hours.


The route.mapping airplane Southern
Star left Puerto Cabezas, Nicaragua,
for Colon, Panama, at $50 o'clock CEN
trail standard time, the Tropical Radio
Station at New Orleans was advised
today. Fuel shortage forced the plane
down at $50 o'clock central standard
time yesterday In It's proposed fight
from Tela, Honduras, to Colon.
The Southern Star, with o crew Of
five headed by Capt. John K. Mont
Eomery. is headed down the West Coast
of South America,
Evening star., 1929-07-02
Free State Backs Britain.

DUBLIN, Irish Free state; July (F9
The Free State government has de-
cided to place no obstacle in the path
cf the British government In its plans
For establishment Of diplomatic and
trade relations With Soviet Russia.
Evening star., 1929-07-02
CORNER STONE LAID.

Shakespeare Memorial Theater
win Rise in stratford.
sTRATFoRD-o AVON. England,
July z Fl.-Within q few hundred
yards OF the spot where william
Shakespeare was born, the corner stone
Of q $750,000 theater in his memory
was laid today.
The ceremony was performed with q
full Masonic ritual, Lord Annpthill,
Pro-Grend Master Of England, ,offciat-
ing ct the ceremony.
Evening star., 1929-07-02
sikorsky Reaches British Guiana.

By CAbIe TO The BtAr.
GEORGETOWN, British Guiana. July
2.-The Sikorsky amphihian Washing
ton arrived yesterday from Port Of
Spain, Trinidad, On trip from New
York to 9uencs Aires.
Evening star., 1929-07-02
Charles Dewey in Moscow.

MOSCOW, July q .OP.-Charies
Dewey, American financial adviser 30
Poland, who Is now on trip TO Rus
sia, arrived in Moscow today from
Kharkcv.
Evening star., 1929-07-02
SUMMARIZE

Rams batted in--Deley az, Myef, Walbefg,
Miller, Hale, kuel, Goeeh, $adRe.
fwe-base hits-Boiey, Waibers. Male.
Three base hit-~Eoxx. -
Double plays - Myer 70 Cronin 10 Judgei
Crenin 20 Myer 90 Judge.
Left en- bases - Washingten, ~ fhiladel-
phiA, 5.
STRUCK out--By Aadley, aI By WaIbefgt 4,
HMs--Oh HAAley. q In Q tnninEs.
nit BY pitehef---By Hadley tDykes).
Tmpires"Messrs. % Campbell, Meeewan ana
C0nneliy.
Evening star., 1929-07-02
NEWSPAPER SUIT HAL TED.
No New Date Is Set for Hall
La Varre Hearing.

AUGUSTA. Ca, July q C49.-Judge A,
L. Franklin Of the Richmond County
Superior Court said today that by agree
ment Of attorneys for both sides the
injunction suit Of Harold Hall against
his partner, william La Varre. for op-
Grating control Of the Augusta Chron-
icle ana their three South Carolina
newspapers had been postponed. No
The temporary Injunction procured
by Hail last week was returnable to-
day before Judge Franklin. The post
ponenaent was agreed to before the
hour set for the return.