Evening Star Newspaper, November 24, 1923, Page 5

TELLSHOW MCRA' ASSETS DWINDLED Former Gov. Goodrich Probe Witness—Adjourn to December 3. By the Assoclated Press. INDIANAPOL November 2 After James P. Goodrich, former gov- ernor and president ofythe National Clty Bank of Indianapolis, who was one of the organizers of the pool which advanced Gov. Warren T. Me- Cray $350,000 in an endeavor to save him from a financiay crash, had te fled y s, and counsel for the three Fort Wayne banks who filed a petition in court to have the governor & bankrupt had filed an amended p . the hearing in federal court was adjourned to.be resumed in Indianapolis December 3, by Harry C. Sheridan, master in chancery. Goodrich turned o @ that the assets ov. McCray to the i depreciated in 100 worth of bills re- rendered by the governor pool, Goodrich™ testified, w. bout $30.000. He ated was about thirty minutes late i effort he made from New York D the formation of the pool. r Acts Challenged. ded petition of the Is alicged that Gov. ¥ has committed four additional s of ban ¢ by paying oblig tions to the « Bank of Kentland, of which he merly W dent; to the New- ton Cofinty ociation, to the Bank Ind. and to the Washir 1 Trust Com- pany. It is that the gov- ernor ce farmer when control of stock farm pa sts $216 1x0 assert ed 1o be the Ore d to the Company « trustea for the pool s Jatne =1 of counsel for Gov. AeC rred with Judge Ja A. Collins of the Marion tyer inal ay and much s int through »efore the which has been in ernors fi dealings, mitte ed to Judge matter. SEES IMPERFECT PROSE | IN PRESENT-DAY NOVELS Mrs. Katherine F. Gerould Criti- cizes Both the English and American Productions. ssociated T HAVEN, the NEW —Roth Gero ~aid in i at_Yale Mrs. porary nov than realists, school to reread th DEMANDS U. S. CITIZEN BE RELEASED IN MEXICO Attorney Reports Andrea Laseter Critically Il1 After Alleged Kidnaping and Shooting. By the Associ BRI Andrea La said to be @ hospital od Press ember 24.— i citizen, Is 1 condition in Mexico, ng in Mexicali, as a by face | and of a ico of smugglin in the shooting stoms offi attorn here. Alfred has filed appeals for the im- return of his_client from il with the State Depart- jsdell, mediat Mexican s ment at general of Calif It is charged th hospival at ISl Centro after the ampu- tation of his hand, which had b shattered by a bullet, when he seized and rushed across the inte national border. f VETERAN CQAST GUARD CUTTER, BEAR, TO RETIRE Vessel Figured in Thrilling Res- cues and Perilous Adventures in North Pacific. was in a SEATTLE, November 24— The coast guard cutter Bear, central figure in thrilling rescues, perilous adventures and stern battles with wimt and waves in the dangerous waters of the north Pacific and the tic region for nearly a generation, to be retired from active service after one more cruis ording to a recommendation made in the an- nual report vesterday of the coast guard &erv! A modern ship is expected to re- place the Bear, which has been op- erating from ttle on crulses to Point Barrow and along the coast of Siberia. The vessel has been in the coast guard Service for thirty-eight years and previously was a unit of the United States Navy. —_—— FLYING FIELDS SOLD. Carlstrom and Dorr Training Cen- ters Bring U. S. $47,000. ARCADIA, FI November 24— The entire equipment and buildings} remaining at Carlstrom and Dorr sields, Army aviation flelds establish- ed hére during the great war, have been disposed of at public auction, the property bringing $47,000. The bulldings alone included in the sale numbered 190. The purchase was made by a Chicago wrecking con- cern which has bid in considerable war-camp Pproperty. N During the war Carlstrom Field was one of the largest training camps for the Army aviation service. INDEMNITY IS WAIVED. Jugoslavia Foregoes Demand on Bulgaria for Payment. BELGRADE. Jugoslavia, November 24.—The Bulgarlan government hav- ing complied within the time set | countant | ferred ! i tions to arrest the men named in the ISADORA DUNCAN LOSES POET-HUSBAND Dancer's Spouse Announces Ro- mance Is Ended, Although Di- vorce Not Obtained. By the Associated Press MOSCOW, November 24.—Sergel Yessinin, the poet-husband of Isadora Duncan, freed from jail after his ar- rest in consequence of an argument in a saloon, ap- peared at a cafe frequented by the intelligentsia in company with a young actress and announced that h romance with Mile. Duncan was ended. No formal steps toward di- vorce had been taken yet, he sald, but he and Isa- dora had sepa- rated. The entire post ISADORA DUNCAN colony is excited over Sergei’s arrest, which, they de- clare as without rhyme or reason. Yessinin and the companions who were taken with him were released on their assurances that they had not attacked the government, but had only referred disconsolatély to the difficultics of life for young peasant- poets as compared with the flam- boyant prosperity of the profiteers. SHORTAGE CAUSES OFFICIAL'S SUICIDE Shipping Board Accountant in Buenos Aires Kills Self as Police Seek Him. November 24.— very that the local office of the Shipplng Board had auded of a large sum of ¥ through manipulations of the | was followed last night by the ide of Jacob M. Arnof, general ac- Arnof shot himself while the police were looking for him. .be a man moderately good look- According to the police the frauds amount to about 400,000 pesos, but | pt. Roteh, head of the local office, d this figure was too large and that it would be impossible to tell what uld he until the exam- | n of the books had been com- ! ne to Buenos Alres three ym a small town in Ar- to the police his Quarters in Yokohama Will Be| Kept Open Hereafter by Vice Consul. es of the American consulate ral in Yokohama will be trans- to Tokio, according to the Department. The quarters in »hama will be kept open by a vice consul tate ne: Department officials said Tokio | allowed a consular but the demand for ad increased, par- carthquake, and | would be given the construction of in Tokio, re- °d by the earth- | building for the new | will be submit- | ted to Congress with a request for an | immediate appropriation. H 'REAR ADMIRAL A. C. WISE | DIES IN HONOLULU! Began Naval Career During Civil | War—Had Reached Age of | 81—Leaves 2 Children. | B the Associnted Pres: | HONOLULU, November 24.—Rear Ad. | miral A. C. Wise, United States Navy, | tired, dicd vesterday at the home of | son-in-law, Lieut. Col. Arthur Fuller. | jRear Admiral Wise came to Honolulu | last July. He was eighty-one years old. His naval career began in the civil war. The naval officer is survived by two children, Mrs. Fuller and Maj. W. C. Wise of the United States Marine Corps, | stationed in San Francisco. SURRENDERS IN KILLING ! OF KENTUCKY OFFICERS | Gus Smith Admits Deed, Report Says—They Sought Another on Warrant. By the A inted Press. BARBOURSVILLE, Ky. November 24.—Gus Smith surrendered to officials in Pineville yesterday after having de- clared that “he killed Charles West, Knox county jailer, and Foster Messer, a deputy sheriff, according to a report received here from Pineville, { West and Messer were killed and Deputy ~Sheriff Allen Messer was wounded early yesterday near the home of Pete Bailey on Stinking creek. The three officers, carrying a warrant for Bailey, who éscaped from Jail here last week, ‘were reported to have been ap- proaching the house when they were fired upon by a marksman concealed In the interior of the building, County Judge J. T. Stamper has glven a list of five men to Sheriff James Carnes of Knox county with Instrue- list In connection, with the slaying, it was said here last night. Jaller West is survived by eleven brothers, one sister and ten children. | Upholstering, Furniture Repairing A NO.1 WORK AT LOWEST PRICE Clay Armstrong, Upholsterer THE BEST PLACE TO GET WORK DONE AFTER ALL. PARLOR SUITES A SPECIALTY Get your orders in now to get your upholstering by Christmas. Phone Franklin 7483. Drqp Postal 1233 10th St. N.\W. Justifying Your Confidence Is Our Success GENERAL TYPEWRITER CO. All Makes with the stipulations of the Jugo- slavian note concerning the attack on Col. Krastitch, the Jugoslav military attache at Sofila, two weeks sgo, the Belgrade government has [ded to waive execution of the ultimatum'’s two last points, concern- ing indewmnity. . TYPEWRITERS Sold, Rented, Repaired 2 BTORES 1423 F St. N.W. 616 14th St. N.W. THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. €, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 1923: :Co-Eds Place Looks and Chivalry Above Money in Ideal Mate By the Associated Press. MINNEAPOLIS, November 24— ‘Wealth, before such vital factors as good looks, a moral cleanliness and chivalry, is a secondary con- sideration in the selection of the ideal mate, in the estimation of forty University of Minnesota co- eds, in a questionnafre filled out by members of the sociology class A composite uf the answers an- nounced today fails to include bountiful wealth as one of the es- sentials in the desirable husband, although most of the co-eds took pains to make It clear that “a small bank account or a steady position to allow a comfortable ex- | istence with a small share of lux urfes” was required. The ideal mate, according to an- alysis of the questionnaires, would h il | Mrs. Luc Chaunce and | MeCook, e einna is Ohio command Legion. ing, athletically inclined, morally cledn, respectful toward religion, healthy, appreciative of the good and beautiful things of life, well trained socially, optimistic and good-natured, chivalrous. One co-ed insisted that her fu- ture husband ‘need not be good mus{ have red red-haired men ., but he s ause all are very ambitious. MRS. BAKER DEAD. COLUMBUS, Ohlo, November 24— McCook Baker, wife of ¢ . B. Baker, U, S. A., retired, aughter of Gen Alexander one of the “fighting Mo- | 00ks" of civil war fame, died at her | here last night after a long Burial will be made in Cin- Monday morning. Gen. Baker | a ome Ine: 9-YEAR PRISON TERM FOR MANSLAUGHTER James ZEarl, Colored, Sentenced Following Conviction of Fatal Stabbing. James Earl, colored, was sentenced yesterday by Justice Balley in Crim- inal Division 1 to serve nine years in the penitentiary. Earl was recently convicted of manslaughter in causing the death of George Hyson, also col- ored, by stabbing him. A sentence of three years in the renitentiary was imposed on John L. Holmes, colored, for stabbing Ray- mond Adams, May 20, last. The blow was not fatal. Ernest M. Ruppert, thirty years old, of the money of the Connecticut Ple Company and squandering it on the races December 23, 1921, was given a term of one year in jail. The court was advised that he had been with the comrany nine years and had han- dled millions of the company's money. Mary Burton, colored, violating the dope law, was given ane year at Oc- coquan. Louise Grant, colored, got nine months in jail for stealing, and George Washington and Frank 'Far- rell, both colored, will spend six months at Occoquan for robbery. —_— : HIGH SCHOOL BURNED. o i Children Leave in Safety as $100,- 000 Building Is. Ruined. | DANBURY, Conn., November 24— | The high school bullding in Brewster, |N. Y., ten miles from here, was de- stroyed by fire vesterday, causing @ loss estimated at close to $100,000, partly covered by insurance. The | 485 pupils in the school left the build- {ing in an orderly manner, without iucmblance of a panic. —_— er of the American | Who pleaded gullty to embezzling MOOI‘ Detroit, Mich., has changed its flag | five times. KRESSIN FIGHTS NEW | SUIT FILED/BY WIFE! Denies Cruelty Following Recon-! ciliation and Dropping of First Case. Robert Kressin yvester v asked the District Supreme Court to dismiss a suit for an absolute divorce recently | brought by his wife, Ida Kressin, who sought thereby to reopen a divorce {proceeding which she dismissed last }Auxusl, following a reconciliation. The husband denies that he treated his wife cruelly after he had p valled on her to drop her suit against | him, and appends to his answer a let- | | ter ‘written by her to him September 5 last from Atlantic City, in which | {ehe addresses him as “Dearést Daddy Kressin tells the court that his wife has become =0 interested In her real | through the estate investment that she has neg lected her inarital responsibilitics and has “put the welfare of her hus nd and children hehind her desire for dollars.” He says he had an er gagement to take his wife to th theater, and when he arrived home he found the house vacated and wil the furniture, including his personal be longings,” removed. He did not dis cover where she had gone with the children until rved with no tice of her new suit for divorce, he states. The husband tells the court the wifs has $14.000 invested in real estate in own 0 when she dropped cas nst him he gave her an itfonal §8.000, which was put into riy in thelr jo ames. Attor- 3 r& Kin r for the husband. UNION BARS KLANSMEN. FORT SMITH, Ark., Members of the Ku barred from memb, United November 24— Klux Klan were rship in District 21, s America, n of an amendmen! The vots of to the union’s constitution unanimous The Dinner, The Opera, The Dance These are the gowns, the wraps. And these the accessories — the little weightless things that in the end outweigh evervthing — those momentous trifles that give that intangible air of being “chic” to the costumes one wears to the dance—to the opera. Gown from Nemser. of jade Salome velvet; exquisite applique and embroidery effect—richness without elaboration, $225. Women’s Gown Section, Third floor. From Madame Madona, Miss’ gown of blue and silver fulgurante; Margot lace, a velvet bow, a pink rose, add loveliness, $75. Misses’ Section, Fourth floor. Jewelled Combs for the new low, sleek coiffure are exquisitely designed and traced with clever imitations of love- ly colored jewels; a charming comb in gray is jewelled in imitation sapphires and topaz. $18. $4.50 to $30 Hair Ornament Section, First floor. Fans Silver-like tippings on colorful feather fans is a new idea; ostrich, curled or uncurled, comes in bril- liant colorings. Others are of lace and spangles; large or small, but equally fascinating. $10 to $72 Fan Section, First floor. Jewels % A Necklace of brilliant chrisopher and crystal is $55; a matching Bracelet is $8; Chic Earrings in French agate, $20. Necklaces, $22 to $150. Earrings, $20 to $42. Jewelry Bection, First floor. Head Dresses Newest from Paris, for lovely heads, is this head- dress of brown tulle with a gleaming ornament of star dust, $9. Others of clever imitation jewels or silver and golden leaves. $3 to $30 Head Dress Section, First floor. Slippers gleam with gold, silver or rich, colorful brocades in Paisley colorings; slender, adroit straps are in kid of harmonizing shade, $18. Hose, in gold, silver or blonde shades in sheecrest chiffon weights; $2.50, $4 and $6 pair. Shoe Section, Third floor. Hoslery Section, First floor. Perfumes offer one the choice of the rarest, elusive fragrances of France. Vigny's Le Chick Chick, $10; Houbigant's Un peu d’Ambre, $8; Volnay’s Gri Gri, $7; Violet's Ambre Royal, $6; Powder Puffs presided over by little ladies, $4 and $6. Tollet Goods Section, First floor. [/ l Gloves follow tradition, and they vary only when they are soft suede in pastel shades of pearl or cafe au lait. Glace Gloves, $6.50 and $8. Pastel Suedes, $7.50 and $9. Glove Section, First floor. Vanities that accompany one to the dance, to the opera, must needs hold a bit of everything for one’s toilet; this one of gay colored tapestry hangs by a slender cord from a colored ring; in it one finds powder, rouge, lip- stick and eyebrow pencil, $4. $1.25 to $4 Toilet Goods Section, First floor. LU Buckles add the last note of love- liness to her slippers if tl ey be of gleaming rhinestones—one may choose from charmi t vl e s—these sketched, $15; others, $2.50 to $25 Women's § Spanish is her shawl, whether it be one of those gorgeous- ly embroidered ones or one of lace; this one in white wears roses of many lovely hues, and deep fringe adds exqui- siteness, $85. An all-white shawl, or a black shawl embroidered in white, $65; lace shawls, $60 and $67.50. Neckwear Section, First fioor. rd floor. From Nemser, this luxurious creation in white velvet; silver applique, rhinestones and a glorious corsage are exquisite trimmings, §185. W Fourth floor. ‘omen’s Gown Section, In the youthful dancer’s silhouette is this charming frock of rose georgette, satin striped and flowered in blue, $65. Misses’ Section, Third floor. mmard & Lnthrop —The Christmas StOre < -Lo s