The Washington Post
July 11, 1928

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= = oe | Oh ee et = ~ - 2 a es ™ . . = 4 o 7 r * f The only newspaper in Washington with the Associated Press news every morning in the year, rors eee: ae ~~ e " ve The Washington Post. afternoon; and somewhat moderate winds. Temperature 83; lowest, 74. Weather—Fair and warmer today, followed by local thunderstorms this tomorrow generally fair cooler; yesterday — Highest, Weather details on page 8. gentile to _NO. 19,018. ENTERED AS SECOND CLASS MATTER POSTOFFICE, WASHINGTON, D. C, WASHINGTON: WEDNESDAY, JULY 11, 1928. * COPYRIGHT, 1928, BY THE WASHINGTON POST CO. | TWO CENTS. POST-SCRIPTS GEORGE ROTHWELL BROWN anand | “Tell a tale of cock and bull, Of convincing detail full; Tale tremendous Heaven defend us! What a tale of cock and bull.’’ ~ The Weather Bureau scientifically figures out the heat wave—it.seems that a north-bound current of air from Mexico happened to pass over the Houston convention. ees 8 Maybe the Washington man who jumped/overboard from the Rocham- beau ih mid-ocean on the dare of a nin oe girl didn’t want to be called a “"fraidcat.” ee ae Speaking of jumping overboard in mid-ocean, what boat is Heflin sailing for Europe on? “a oe a Mayor Jimmy Walker warns the movie industry that celluloid and politics don’t mix, and some kind friend could be helpful just now by slipping a similar tip about re- ligion. As St. John the Devine saith, “He that leadeth into captivity shall ge into captivity; he that killeth with the sword must be killed with the sword. Here in the patience and the faith of the saints.” + + * . Jesse Jones discloses an unprec- edented situation in the Democratic party—it is out of debt and starts off with a cash balance of $200,000. Al and Joe— They've got the dough! * * + oo Tom Joe Robinson discovers a very dry and inflammable house on fire and turns in the alarm. is = 7 = “Some bold adventurers disdain The limits of their little reign And unknown regions dare descry.” The voyage of the bold adven- turers of the Italia must be set down as one of the most heart-breaking of recent tragedies. Truly, “‘by the bones along the wayside” into our own. “ * - + we come NEW JITNEY SERVICE AND UTILITIES BOARD FACE OPEN CONFLICT Cabs May Start Today as Officials Plan to Stop Them. COMMISSION UPHELD BY BRIDE'S OPINION Fleharty Gets Letter on Un- fair Competition Charges From Diamond Men. Open conflict between the Public Utilities Commission and the Diamond cabs of the Independent Taxicab Own- ers Association may take place on Washington streets beginning today or tomorrow. The cab owners are going ahead with their plans to operate a 10-cent fare rush-hour service every morning from certain public hack stands to Govern- ment buildings. The commission is going to try to stop them. The cab men notified the commission of their intention in a letter some davs ago. suggestion permission officially. Opinion by Bride. ter yesterday that they did not think it necessary to apply for permission to charge a fare less than the Official taxicab rates. Corporation Counsel W. W. Bride was asked for an opinion. He told the commission officially that in his opin- in the cabs operating over definite routes und with schedules for flat ‘rates were common carriers within the It’s hardly necessary for a South | meaning of the public utiWties act, and Carolina Democratic committee to keep a list of the names of bolters for future party action — if Gov. Smith is defeated by the loss of any single Southern State there won't be enough of the Democratic party left to take any action. ee ae “ | If 24,000 American men had been in military training camps in the summer of 1914 the Lusitania would never have been sunk and the United States in all probability wouldn’t have ‘got in the war. ~ * * . Chicago bandits are now using | poisened bullets, and yet we con- tinue with cheerful effrontery to send missionaries to the Hottentots. “6 e a - Sad news is reported circles as Washington’s richest cat passes away. He had an income of 1,000 saucers of milk per annum. » “ + in feline Mr. Hoower is going to visit the President on the Brule, but do we understand that he is going to “keep cool with puenege von Dr. D. Leigh Colvin, chairman of the Prohibition convention, in clos- ing his remarks with an attack on Tammany Hall reminds us of Huckle- berry Finn’s father the time he kicked the whisky barrel, when he cussed everybody in particular and then “wound up with a general all- round cussing” for fear’ he might have forgotten somebody. * * Somehow we can’t sail that the South wailed and tore its hair when a Catholic was appointed Chief Jus- tice of jthe United States. Sih eS Here is high praise for, and sound analysis of, the newspaper as the greatest of advertising mediums, and indeed in our modern life, when production must speed up consump- tion or be overwhelmed, the whole fabric of commercial life would tot- ter \to its ruin without it. “Trade hardly deems the busy day begun Till his keen eye along the sheet has run.” as eae Gentleman advocating the nomina- tion of Tom Heflin by the new third party informs the Prohibition con- wention that “Smith must be de- feated at any cost, even if there. must be bloodshed and the cost be our lives.” Intelligent people have to pinch themselves now and then to mal~ sure they’re really living in the Twegtioth century. ' Baltimore ital detective dis- pleased with the embroidery on Vic Berger's suspenders makes him don his coat. It’s generally hard to make Vic keep his apie on, a Al Smith ae the indorsement of a prominent and strategica}ly impor- tant member of the well-known fam- - ily—Grover Cleveland’s Secretary of the Interior puts his finger on the spot when he says “the South could not affort to support a Republican ticket.” The old generation hasn't forgotten ‘that G. O. P. bayonets once panervioed elections: in Dixie. The Honerarium Willie Opshaw, ia, announces that he’s out at Al, and is declared unquali- a Democratic candidate for isle is matehign her step! that the commission could them, : He added that could regulate them it could prevent their running. The commission holds that the “jitmey” service of the taxi- cabs would constitute unfair competi- regulate if the commission | tion with street cars and motor buses. Chauffeurs Write Fleharty. The cab chauffeurs also sent a let- ter to People’s Counsel Ralph B. Fleh- | arty, taking issue with his position as outlined in newspaper interviews, agreeing with the commission and op- posing the ‘jitme.”’ service. They asked him if when motor buses were introduced that was not “unfair competition” with street cars and whether street-car companies now in operating sightseeing buses were not in “unfair competition with regular sight- seeing bus lines and livery limousines?” DESERT TO BE SCENE OF AUTO SPEED TEST Campbell Going to Syria to to Try to Break 2071/2-Mile Record of Keech. London, July 10 (A.P.).—Capt. Mal- colm Campbell, British auto speed king, is planning to go 200 miles into the Syrian desert next September and there try for the world’s autqmobile speed record, which was set at 207'4 miles an hour by Ray Keech on April 22 last. Capt. Campbell held the former record of 207 miles an hour, a mark which he reachec on February 19. The captain is going thus far afileld because no spot in Great Britain is availabie for the test. It is understood that the French, who have the mandate over Syria, will provide a military guard to _ protect Capt. Campbell and his party from ma- rauding Arabs. French officials will check the performances. The scheme involves transporting his racing machine 2,500 miles to Damas- cus, whence it will be hauled 200 miles r-into the desert by a tractor. Lady Heath Claims Record for Altitude Rochester, England, July 10 (A.P.).— Lady Heath, noted woman filer, ac- companied by Miss Cecelie O’Brien, to- day created what is claimed as a new altitude record for a light metal sea- plane. Their sealed barograph showed that the machine reached a height of 13,400 feet. Betrothal Announced Of Ida Cantacuzene Paris, July 10 (A.P.).—Maj. Gen. Prince Cantacuzene and Princess Can- tacuzene, the former Julia Dent Grant, granddaughter, of President Grant, to- day aanianeel the engagement of their youngest daughter, Ida, to John Han- bury Williams, of London. The date of the wedding has not been set. | 92 Killed as Troops And Brigands Clash Bengazi, Africa, July 10 (A.P.):\—A body of brigands southeast of Gebel, in Cyrenaca, have been attacked by Italian troops and 87 of them killed. Twenty-one prisoners and 58 rifles were captured. The Italian losses were including a captain. five dead, Twenty-seven The commission countered with a | that the cab owners ask} ‘HERO SLINKS OFF SHIP The cab operators answered the let- | HEADS SPEAKERS | REPRESENTATIVE JOHN Q. TILSON, Of Connecticut, who will head the Repetblican speakers’ bureau in the Kast, HOYT JUMPED INTO oth ON GIRL'S JESTING OAR Elsie coaianin Did Not Think | He Would Do It; Calls Him Brave. New York, July 10 (A.P.)}—-A dare uttered in jest by 17-year-old Elsie Ekengren, of Washington, caused Mor- ton Hoyt, 29 years old, of Washington, to jump overboard from liner Rochambeau off the Grand Banks Friday Miss Ekengren sald today liner arrived. Hoyt is a son of the late Henry M. Hoyt, United States solicitor general under the Taft administration, Hoyt, na fog, arrived in the ship's hospital. left by the gangplank and whisked from the pier. He had refused to see reporters. evening, when the ‘vho was rescued dense He crew Was Miss Ekengren was returning from a finishing school at Lucerne, land. She said she was responsible for | Hoyt’s act and denied he had tried commit-suicide. “I didn’t seriously dare him to Jump) overboard. It was done in a spirit of | jest,” she said, “and I never dreamed he would take me seriously and do St. l-was astonished when jumped overboard, I feel very badly about it, but it was a very Peipine thing to jump into the fog like that.’ Capt. Leon Rollin, commander of the | liner, said that the Rochambeau was in a dense fog that restricted visibility to 50 meters when, he heard the cry | of “man overboard.’ The liner turned in a complete circle while a lifeboat was lowered and made ready for instant launching. Hoyt, swimming feebly and crying for help, was dimly discerned finally and the small boat put out. Hoyt was picked up and was placed in bed in the infirmary. At first he refused to talk and said he wanted to sleep. Later, through an interpreter; he told the ship’s officer, they said, that he regretted he had jumped overboard. The officers and several passengers agreed that just before the cry of ‘‘man overboard” Hoyt and the girl left the dining table to go on deck. Mexican Flier Brings Burning Aero Down Mexico City, July 10 (A.P.).—Two army aviators, Capt. Ismael Aduna and Capt. Jose Leon, were probably fatally burned today when the machine in which they were flying caught fire at an altitude of 1,000 feet. Capt. Aduna, the pilot, managed to bring the plane to the ground without a crash, The accident occurred over Ixtapalapa, a few miles from this city. he semiconscious the French | while the ship was| i; bureau Switzer- | to | AUOVER 19 SILENT UN SETTLE DEMAND FOR FARM AID VIEW Ignores Letter of Chief of Indiana Bureau Asking Position. ~ ne omens = ACCEPTANCE SPEECH TO OUTLINE STAND Hoosier State Leader Holds Silence Is Indorsement of Platform Plank. By CARLISLE BARGERON. Secretary Hoover is to have no traf- fic with W. H. Settle, president of the Indiana who sent him ‘and Gov. Smith letters asking for their | Personal positions on farm relief. Gov. | Smith answered very promptly saying that as soon as he is elected, if he ts, | he will appoint a commission and Mr. | Settle was reported as saying that it was a right sympathetic letter. | For Mr. Hoover's part, it is not thar |he is not sympathetic to the farmer’s plight but he has good reason to feel that Mr. Settle is not sympathetic 16 Mr. Settle said around the Hoover camp to be a Democrat. Wheth- er he is or not is not Known, but he |was one of the influences that carried the State for Senator Watson against Mr. Hoover in the presidential primary ‘last May. In political circles, | that Mr Senator Watson, that he is, ‘and just to bring Just as success was about efforts, however, ‘Indiana Republican editors proceeded to write what he thought of the f head, all Hoover Farm Bureau, | ' him, is though, It is said . Hoover's nomination, the good Republican was working on Mr. about him in line to meet his} since whereupon hope of the fold | faded competely away. May bringing him into Depend on Weather. As to what this treatment of him in November may mean for the Republi- can cause would seem to rest with the ‘weather if Senator Watson's explana- ton of his small primary majority over Mr, Hoover is true. Primary day was clear and warm, so the farmers instead ‘of coming tn to vote against Hoover, remained at work in their fields. So now assuming that'Mr. Settle will be ‘able to Influence their November cholce much would seem to depend on wheth- er it is raining or not. As a matter of fact, Mr. Hoover's ig- saaitie of the Farm Bureau head is not ia departure from his carefully planned | policy. That is, he is to say nothing |about anything until his acceptance Speech at Palo Alto, Calif., August 11. Then he will state his position on all things political, economic mane. The tendency among the Hoover | Strategists is to belittle the smartness ‘of Gov. Smith's ee Settle. | But there is the admissi@fh, neverthe- less, that Gov. Smith knows his poll- tics, and presumably is well satisfied with what he said to the Indiana Farm Bureau head. and hu- Tilson Head of Speakers. Majority Leader Tilson, of Connecti- cut, it was made known yesterday, has been made the Eastern head of those CONTINUED ON PAGE 3. COLUMN 5. Dog Grabs at Hose; Water Bursts Lungs Special to The Washington Post. Logansport, Ind., July 10.—The play- ful nature of a ’aluable bulldog owned by Frank Russell, brought death to the animal today. The dog grabbed the end of a spouting sprinkling hose in its mouth and the force of the stream of water caused its lungs to burst. Death followed in a few min- utes, Dry and Farm Conventions ‘Unable to Agree on Fusion Groups in Both Parties Oppose Indorsing Republican Nominee—Norris. Mentioned, but Asserts Plan for Third Slate Is Impracticable Now. Special to The Washington Post, Chicago, July 10.—Two minor politi- cal parties, the Prohibitionists and the Farmer-Laborites, sought in vain today for some means of consolidating their forces behind a single candidate. Each: was holding its quadrennial convention in Chicago and a confer- ence committee consisting of three delegates from each convention spent hours discussing various forms of amalgamation, fusion and cooperation, but apparently without substantial re- sults. Most observers believed the ef- fort doomed to failure ssa it may be resumed tomorrow. The difficulty seemingly arose from each party’s unwillingness to subordi- nate itself to the other. The. drys, having ‘had an early split of their own on a strong demand for the indorse- ment of Herbert Hoover, insisted that its platform must be almost a one- plank affair. And the labor element of the Farmer-Labor forees were opposed | ends: meet. to a dry declaration and insisted upon maintaining theif party’s individuality. Picking a presidential candidate, or agreeing not to nominate one, had the Prohibition party trying to make both All delegates were against Gov. Smigh. Some of them, seemingly & majority, were just as much opposed to Secretary Herbert Hoover, The name of Senator Thomas Heflin, bitter anti-Catholic and spokesman for the Ku Klux Klan, was presented to the prohibitionists by an ardent delegate, who said Smith must be defeated at any cost, “even if there must be blood- shed and the cost be our lives.” He was denounced as a bigot by a delegate who wants Hoover indorsed. The Farmer-Labor convention was presided over by J. Edwin Spurr, of El Reno, Okla. The farmer part of it was drastically opposed to the candidacy of Hoover; the labor side of it was re- roinded that the ‘American Federation —_-— : CONTINUED ON PAGE 2, COLUMN 4 Settie | one of the prominent | MIXING IN POLITICS PERILOUS, WALKER WARNS FILM MEN Industry, if | if It Guesses Wrong, He Cautions, May Be Crushed. BIG MOVIE LEADERS CALL TALK AMUSING | : ; Schenck and Mayer, Asserts Latter, Are for Hoover ‘and Our Friends.’ | Hollywood, | Addressing Calif., Juiv 10 (A, P.) the publicity men of the motion picture world, Mayor James JJ. Walker of New York Jast night declared that he had been Informed that the in- dustry delivered the “had been into the camp of one of major parties.” The New 'if the film allowed its neu- trality to be violated in the 1928 presi- dential campaign, “expect the consequences of such partisanship if it guesses wrong.” The New York executive mentioned no names in his address. Several prom!- nent motion picture men are Republi- cans. They B. Mayer, attended convention York Mayor industry declared it must include Louls who the recent as ae delegate; Joseph | Schenck, a producer, who is a member | of the Republican State | mittee, and Will H. Hays, motion | central com- head of the picture and producers dis- | tributors. Must Come Down to Earth. Walker although ; ; Mayor informed that had statute books of New his hearers he “put on he never ion that account, despite the fact that iit that the welfare of ‘industry's box office was was clear the involved. aviation.” he said, down to earth to eat.” “So long as the organized motion pect the cooperation of public officials, regardiess of their political affiliations, in the development of the legitimate business. “Bue if it departs from its own field to enter industry's tisanship. If it guesses wrong, expect to be crushed.” Dabbling Called Silly. The visiting mayor said he preferred to belleve that the individuals who make up the motion picture industry “are not so enslaved that they can be handed over,” and that two or three men prominent in the industry were not strong enough to swing the Iinflu- CONTINUED ON PAGE 2. COLUMN 7. Sale of Unfermented Grape Juice “Nipped” Indianapolis, Ind., July 10 (A.P.)— George Winkler, deputy prohitition ad- ministrator for Indiana, announced to- day that an attempt of a Chicago com- pany to renew activity in selling unfer- mented grape juice in Indianapolis, had been nipped by Federal action. L. G. Condon, of Chicago, and James M. Howell, of Indianapolis, Winkler said, were found to be distributing literature promoting the sale of the juice and calling attention to the ac- quittal by a Federal jury here last De- cember of four men indicted for con- spiracy in connection with such sales last year. The two men were ordered to leave town, according to Winkler, and the literature confiscated. 18 Accused in Death Of Consulate Clerk Beirut, Syria, July 10 (A.P.).—Eight- een persons captured by gendarmes to- Cay will be tried for the murder of Kallil Saleeby, Syrian artist, and his American wife here Saturday. Mrs Saleeby, a clerk in the American con- sulate at Beirut, formerly was Carrie Eid, of Lexington, Ky. A gendarme who pursued the eight- een persons accused of the crime into the village of Betalloun was shot down and killed. The gunmen attempted to escape by automobile, but gendarmes surrounded the village and captured them. The murder of the Saleebys was said to have been cone of the most cold- blooded in the history of Beirut. Six- teen’ knife wounds were found in the bedy of Saleeby. Kemal May Marry Afghanistan Princess (Special Cable Dispatch.) London, July 10.—A state marriage alliance is in the course of negotiation between Turkey and Afghanistan, ac- cording to dispatches from Poshawar, India, today. Mustapha Kemal Pasha asked the hang of Amanullah’s sister in marriage during the Afghan monarch’s visit to Turkey, it is an open secret in court circles at Kabul, these dis- patcntés say. It is now reported from Kabul that Amanullah has given a favorable repiy after a consultation with his advisers. The Turkish presi- dent formerly married Latifa Hanum, but divorced her. (Copyright, 1928, by Herald-Tribune, Ine.) it must political | that Kansas City | == the | York a law mak- | ore | ing Sunday movies possible,” had asked any favors from the industry “And if you knoy anything about | “you know that no/| matter how high you fly you must come | picture industry sticks to its functions | of entertainment it has a right to ex- | the field of partisan politics, it must accept the conditions of par- | | Arica | FLIER SAVED FROM ICE AND RESCUER — Kinar-Paal Lundborg, left, and Lieut, Schiberg. GHILE- tl ACCORD NEAR IW 17-YEAR-OLD QUARREL HEAT WAVE TO REMAIN, WEATHER BUREAU oATo ‘Secretary Kellogg’s Efforts|Cool Breezes Bring Temporary Credited With Moderating Tacna-Arica Enmity. ACTION DUE IN FEW DAYS ' | circles of stirred yesterday by a friendly ween and Peru, seventeen years over.the Tacna-Arica controversy, are at last to be resumed with the con- clusion of a tentative agreement by the two countries affecting the disputed provinces. Secretary of State Kellogg’s good offices tn the long standing quar- rel are said to have been a vital factor Latin-American diplomatic ithe Capital were |report that i Chile relations bet severed for in the negotiations for It ts no secret that Secretary hopes to see a solution of the Tacna- contro, he quishes his post as Secretary of State. He is Known to have held a number of private conversations recently with both the Chilean and Peruvian Am- bassadors determined effort to bring about a resumption of diplomatic relations between their countries. ersy before im a yesterday that an official announce- ment of the end of the discord, which has long menaced the peace of South days. Marked improvement in the relations between Peru and Chile is crediteq in South American circles here to Secre- tary Kellogg's work, together with the active cooperation of American, Chilean and Peruvian diplomats stationed at Washington, Lima and Santiago. The first rapprochement, it is con- ceded, began at the Sixth Pan-Ameri- can Conference in Havana, when Chilean,and Peruvian delegates found the opportunity of privately discussing the Tacna-Arica problem. From these discussions, gradual steps of a more important nature were taken, leading eventually to an agreement which is now said to be imminent. The’ tentative adjustment of a mis- understanding which has frequently caused worry to the United States Gov- ernment, will be regarded here as a distinct diplomatic achievement, it 1s emphasized. although well informed circles realize that definite settlement of the dispute over Tacna and Arica has yet not been reached. It is gen- erally felt, however, that reestablish- ment of friendly relations between the traditional enemies may eventually end one of the most vexatious problems among South American nations. Index to Today’s Issue. Pages. 1—New Jitney Service Faces Fight. Hoover Silent on Farm Inquiry. Walker Warns Film Men., Nobile’s Crew Collapsing. Jumped in Sea on Dare. Chile-Peru Accord Near. 2—More Federal Buildings Planned. London Police Reported Upheld. 3—To Accept Hoover Resignation. Democratic Chiefs Meet. 4—Lay Divorce Inquiry to Poincare. Murray Hulbert to Head Elks, 5—Radio Stations Defend Usefulness. 5-12—Legal Record. 6—Editorials. 7—Society. 8—Weather and Vital Statistics. 9—Magazine Page. Reputation. (the New Serial). 10-11-12—Finance. 13-14-15—Sports. 16—Radio and Comics. 17—Classified Advertisements. 18—The News in Pictures. Expert Begins Merger Study. Old Cavalry Roster Found. Coolidge Saves Slayer, Exodus of Americans Sets Record. Grand Jury to Get Patronage Case. mutual accord. | Kellogg | relin- | Relief, but Mercury Will ise Later Voday. TALIA'S SURVIVORS COLLAPGING UNDER OTAAIN OF ORDEAL Lieut. Lundborg Tells of Despair and Illness on Ice Floes. 19 PROBABLY DEAD BY AIRSHIP’S CRASH Nine of Victims Rescuers; Food Short as Men in Camp Wait to Be Saved. Kings Bay, Spitzbergen, July 10 (A.P.)—The greatest tragedy in the history of modern polar exploration was summed up here today by Lieut. Einar-Paal Lundborg, who passed twelve days on the ice with the five surviving refugees of the dirigible Italia. Fifteen men accompanied Gen, Um- berto Nobile in the big airship, but the probable death list now totals nine- teen. Nine rescuers have been lost. One mémber of the Italia was killed when the big ship crashed on the ice. Six others were carried away with the bal- loon part of the craft. Three started to walk to land. Only the leader of the expedition has been brought out. The fate of the five other survivors, all sick and one with a broken leg, depends upon the ability of ice breakers to reach their camp on a floe off Cape Leigh Smith. Two aviators, the Russian, Babushkin, and Lieut. Lundborg, went through exe treme peril in their rescue efforts. Babushkin was adrift five days in the polar seas, then managed to make his way back to the ice breaker Maligin. Lundborg was rescued by another Swedish filer, Lieut. Shyberg, who had helped bring out Nobile. Lundborg Tells Story. MUST WAIT mont WIND, The tragic state of the MIlittle skies, occasional Washington con- tinued to suffer from the heat and hu- midity yesterday, although the maxi- mum temperature—83 degrees at 3 Despite overcast breezes and showers, 'o’clock at the Weather Bureau, and 84 degrees at the same hour at the Penn- sylvania avenue kiosk—fell 12 degrees short of the maximum of Monday, when more than a score of heat pros- trations were reported and many of the Government bureaus had to close for the afternoon. Gentle and continuous rains yester- |day morning Kept the mercury below respective | It was learned from a reliable source | America, may be expected within a few | the 80-degree mark, but the humidity remained excessively high, and with the cessation of rain in the afternoon the heat again began to mount. Shortly after 4 o’clock the sun shone faintly, the breezes were less cooling and indications were that there would | CONTINUED ON PAGE 2, COLUMN 1. Volpi May Be Sent Here as Ambassador (Special Cable Dispatch.) Rome, July 10.—After serving exactly three years as minister of finance in the Mussolini cabinet—three of perhaps the most eventful years of Italy’s post- war financial history—Count Giuseppe Volpi di Misurata was relieved today by Il Duce, who at the same time an- nounced a shake up of his ministry. For some time there had been in- termittent reports that the famous financier was anxious to retire, and he often had been popularly supposed to desire to become an ambassador, pref- erably at Washington or at London. Unofficial reports were circulated to- day that his appointment to the former post was imminent. (Copyright, 1928, by New York Tribune, Inc.) Banker Is Robbed Of $47,800 on Bridge St. Louis, July 10 (A.P.).—Claude E. Mattingly, collector and head of the real estate department of the First National Bank of East St. Louis, IIL, reported he was held up on the Eads bridge across the Mississippi River shortly before noon today by four men who robbed him of $47,800. Alone and unarmed, Mattingly was taking the money, representing a week’s collections of his department, from his own bank to the Firs: National Bank in St. Louis, The holdup took place, he said, when the four men drove up in an automobile and forced his car to the curb a few hundred feet west of the eastern toll statior. of the bridge. Eruption of Mayon Volcano Causes Panic Manila, July 10 (¢A.P.}.—A violent eruption of the volcano Mayon, 1,240 miles south of Manila sent residents of the countryside at the base of the crater fleeing from their homes last night. They, returned later when.the activ- ity subsided. 13-Pound Sr ner Is Found in France (Special Cable Dispatci.) Paris, July 10.—A party of picnick- ers in the little suburban town of Louviers discovered the largest mush- room ever seen in this part of Europe” The giant fungus, & feet in diameter, weighs 18 pounds. ‘band of survivors of Gen. Umberto Nobile’s polar dirigible is revealed in the account by Lieut. Lundborg of his experience at the camp of the little red tent. Lieut. Lundborg said that when he landed on the day he rescued Gen. Nobile he came down on the ice some distance from the tent. He was met by Lieut. Alfredo Viglieri, now in come mand of the group, and Giuseppe Biogt, the radio operator. With great difficulty they stumbled over the ice floes to the tent. There Gen. Umberto Nobile, bearded and dirty, fell in his arms weeping from mingled joy and distress and embrac- ing and kissing him. Lieut. Lundborg said he would never forget this reception. The condition of the tent baffled description and all of the Italians were more or less phy- sically and mentally ill from strain, ex- posure and lack of proper food. Kept Motors Running. The lieutenant said he kept the mo- tors of his plane running in order to insure against trouble in restarting them. He and Lieut. Shyberg carried and dragged Nobile to the plane, placed him in it and started back for Hinlopen Strait. The return flight was unevent- ful. After a brief stop at the base there, Lieut. Lundborg went back to the camp alone, hoping to bring out two of the Italians on that trip. But when he landed the second time the skiis on his plane cut through the soft snow and the machine turned over and was wrecked. One of the most harrowing incidents of this epic of the north was recorded at this stage. Under the most painful difficulties and by dint of tremendous effort the able-bodied refugees had carried Natale Ceccioni, the motor chief of the Italia who suffered a broken leg when the airship was wrecked, to the place where they expected the plane to land; but with the aircraft smashed, the sick and suffering engineer had to be left on one of the wings of the ma- chine until the next day. Then the tent-and the whole camp were moved to the plane, and the shelter was spread over Ceccioni’s couch on the wing of the plane. Days of Despair. Lieut. Lundborg gave his vivid dee scription of dreadful days of despair which followed. Fog prevailed daily and prevented rescue parties from see- ing them. Shifting winds loosened the ice around the camp, and the rising and falling of the floe added to the depress- ing misery of the party. The food be- gan to run low, and they were placed on short rations of chocolate, corned beef, biscuits and polar bear meat, The ice breaker Krassin was expected, but failed to appear. To make their distress more acute, they could see Cape Leigh Smith, on Northeast Land, only 10 miles away, but miles of such risk and tragic possibility that they dared not attempt to cover them, “I am glad now,” sald Lieut. Lund- borg, “that 1 resisted the temptation to try to walk to land, a temptation to which Dr. Finn Malmgren, Capt, Alber- to Mariano and Capt. Filippi Zappl succumbed.” Every day the marooned group re- _ceived news from the outside world by radio. It was a great encouragement planes were being sent north, because the snow had become too soft to per- mit heavier machines to. land near their tent. Telling of his own rescue by Lieut. CONTINUED ON PAGE 2, COLUMN 6, to them when they learned that moth Shyberg, he satd he had gone to sleep — E