Evening Star Newspaper, January 12, 1923, Page 17

. MAHARMAH SUES i‘l’:iety Women AUTHOR FOR LBEL - Insulted at Yarn of Curzon’s Over Visit by Misses Leiter to India Home. BY GEORGE WITTE. name was mentioned disparagingly in connection with tha names of the Misses Leiter of Chicago, sisters-in- law of Lord Curzon, the British min- n to T raverse The Sahara Alone NEW YORK, January 12.—Two so- clety women, veterans of the first passage made by women unaccom- panied across the Mojave desert in southern California, yesterday sailed on the Providence for Algiers, bound for the start of a mew adventure— crossing the Sahara desert alone. The women were Mrs. Edna Brush Perkins, wife of Dr. Roger Perkins of Cleveland, and_Mrs. Charlotte H. Jordan, wite of Edward 8., Jordan, also of Cleveland. Before attempting the expedition over the Sahara the women plan to live for several months in tiny towns in the shelter of the Atlag mountains, on the border of the desert. TEXAS PLANE VICTIM’S RELATIVES LIVE HERE Lieut. Fanda B. Johnson Killed in Collision While Leading Squad- ron at Kelly Field. By the Associated Press. SAN ANTONIO, Tex., January 11.— Lieut. Fanda B. Johnson, thirty-one, was instantly killed near Kelly Field late yesterday afternoon,, when the plane in which he was leading a quadron of ships collided with a Spad piloted by Sergt. D. G. Warner. Both ships were completely wrecked, but Warner was uninjured despite the :flct that he dropped nearly 2,000 eet. Lieut. Fanda B. Johnson was the son of Mrs. Sophie B. Johnson of 1231 10th street northwest. His sister, Miss Margaret Johnson, & secretary at the National Reseafch Council, also lives at that address. They have been here about three years. His stations included Montgomery, | Ala.; San Diego, Ellington and Kelly Fleids, Tex, Lieut. Johnson flew a Verville-; Sperry racer at 178 miles an hour in| the Pulitzer races in Detroit last Oc- tober and won_seventh place in the; speed event. While in Detroit he; flew a ‘“trick” monoplane, which, Wwhen it banked, made a “barrel and a | halt,” a new feat in the perférmance of monoplanes. BEATEN BY MASKED MEN. THOMASVILLE, N. C, January 12. —R. E. Zimmerman, High Point auto- moblile truck dealer, but formerly in business here, was taken from the back yard of the home of Mrs H. G. Strayhorn, a prominent woman of this place, and severely beatun about the head and body by a band of five masked men shortly after 7 o'clock Wednesday night. Following the beating, Zimmerman was taken to the cutskirts of the town and told, it is alleged, never to visit the Strayhorn premises or the town of Thomasville Lieut. Johnson, however, has never made his home in Washington. He was born in Clyde, N. Y., March 10, 1891, and was a graduate of Colgate University. He was commissioned a second lieutenant, air service, in Oc- tober, 1918, but did not get overseas. again. Zimmerman was caught by the masked men just as he stepped from his automobile after driving into the yard at the Strayhorn home. He for- merly lived at the Strayhorn home and was a frequent visitor there. ster of foreign,affairs, the Maha- rajah of Kapurthala, India, Jagatjit Singh Bahadur, has sued Otto Mayer, tuthor of “Twenty Years at Indian| ‘ Ih his Book Mayer s the following about the maha- rajah and the Leiter family: “When Jagatjit Singh made his first tTip to the United States he met the Leiter family in Chicago, and the Jaughters aroused his great admira- ion. Lord Curzon already had mar- ried the eldest daughter, and when e was made vicerov of India by {ovy, Mrs. Leiter hastened to take her daughters to Delhi to witness the coronation of her son-in-law and cldest daughter.” Says Curzon Was Mr. Mayer continue; nocked Lord Ci vas informed nd their mo nvitation to his private Ing entert ntional w MEACO DECUNES B | TO MEETIG N CHLE No Envoy to U. §. Given as Reason for Non-Participation in Pan- American Congress. By the Associated Press. i EXICO CITY, January 12.—Mex-| ico’s regrets that she will not be able to take part in the Pan-American congress to be held in March at Santi- ago, Chile, were on their way to the Chilean government toda In a note handed last Enrique De Mudez, the Chilean m ister, Foreign Secretary Pani says that Mexico is forced to decline the conference invitation because she has_not an accredited representative at Washington, and, therefore, can- not comply with one of the require- ments for admission to the confer- ence circle. Asserting that Mexico Tadtan | Proof of her abil tions and that she § | precedented cordiality nations Shocked. to tell now when he pted an rajah at where they were d’in a most uncon- The ° urgent wire which Lord Curzon sent to Kapur- thala was r d without enthusi- sm by the Ch girls. He wirned hem that the ajah_was consid- cred dangerous the British gov- rnment and that they were placing themselves in a dubious position by Visiting the Anglophobe prince. has given and capacity to “un- with. the and the wicme | SAY ““BAYER” when you buy. e to the ful- filllment of the aims of the Pan- | American fraternity.” NOTED ENGINEER DIES. SCHENECTADY, N. Y., January 12 Francis J. Cole of this ¢ Insist! When you see the “Bayer Cross” on tablets, you are getting the genuine Bayer product prescribed by phy- sicians over 23 years and proved safe by millions for ident to which s in his law Scornea Advice to Leave. ! “Even when a special courler sent Lord Curzon arri h a Colds Toothache Neuritis Headache Rheumatism vas associated with Shore and Baltimore and Ohio Lumbago Pain, Pain Accept only ‘Bayer” package which contains proper directions. Handy “Bayer” boxes of 12 tablets—Also bottles of 24 and 100—Druggists. ure of Moucaceticacidester of Salleylieactd Whét the Business Man Neuralgia Aspirin 18 the trade mark of Baver Ma: May Expect In 1923 I'here is scarcely an individual doing business in the United States, whether upon a large or small scale, who will not receive information that will be of unusual value to him if he reads the leading news-feature in THE LITERARY DIGEST this week. It comprises surveys and predictions of business for the coming twelve months made by the foremost financiers and economists in the country—the heads of great banking institutions; such men as John Moody, B. C. Forbes, and Roger W. Babson, and the financial editors of the most important American newspapers. The article points out the clouds on the business sky which no cautious business man can afford to ignore; shows the condition of the farmer; the trend of wages; what makes for in- .creased prosperity. The article is illustrated by charts and graphs. : Other striking news-features in THE LITERARY DIGEST this week, January 13th, are: Lifting the Veil From Our Foreign Policy The “Desert Strikers” Convicted Putting World Peace Up to America Japanese Self-blame for Shantung Young Giants in Science The Need For Laws to Soft-pedal Radio Chaos Shall Moses or Darwin Rule Minne- sota Schools? What Are the Best Novels of 1922? The Murders of Mer Rouge The Law Gaining on Lynching Swiss Revolt Against Capital Levy Where Our Famous Women Come From The Low Chinese Blood-pressure Appealing For Vienna University Arbuckle’s Plea For Another Chance The Greatest of All Sport Years Topics of the Day Many Interesting Illustrations, Including Cartoons — Go to the Theater and Laugh at “Fun From the Press” When the dull cares of business are closed behind office doors, you need some laughter. When the dishes are done and the grind of household duties is over, you ought to laugh. « It will make tomorrow brighter, happier. So pack up your troubles and take a little journey to The Land of Make Believe. In the mellow glow of subdued lights let the craftsmen of the cinema world guide your sagging spirits back to normalcy. Rest—amid the enchant- ment of princes and potentates and palaces as they pass in review for you. Then let the cleverest jesters of news- paperdom tickle your funny bone. They will make merriment of the day’s dreariest news. They will relate the funniest anecdotes, the most humorous yarns, and the wittiest epigrams. And all presented in the one rollicking. reel, “Fun From the Press.” Watch for it in your favorite motion picture theater—a new one every week. “Fun From'the Press,” Produced by The Literary Digest. Distributed by W. W. Hodkinson Corporation. o Setening- . Conis ol @ 1214 F St. NW. Between 12th and 13th Sts. 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