Evening Star Newspaper, June 8, 1924, Page 20

PORTRAIT OF SMYTH IS GIVEN TO SCHOOL Night Law Class Graduates of Georgetown University Honor Late District Justice. BRONZE TABLET PRESENTED Inscription Expresses Esteem Held for Dean Hamilton. The presentation of a portrait of the late Chief Justice Constantine Joseph Smyth of the District Court of Appeals, who was instructor in the law school of the Georgetown Uni- versity. was u feature of exercises held by the night class of the 1924 graduates, in the building at 6th and E streets last night The portrait, an oil Hans Schlereth, was sented to the school ('Regan. president of the night graduating class. He told of the eem in which the memories of Jus- Smyth are held by all sons of the Georgetown Law School. A eulogy of the late chief just was delivered by Thomas A’ Rey nolds. Another feature of the pro- gram was the presentation of & Lronze tablet to Dean George E. Hamilton by the class. On the tablet was @a short inscription, expressing eem in which members of the hold him Clasx Hixtory Read. e class history was read by J. M. . and prophesy for the class of was delivered by Thomas J. painting by formally pre- by Donald C. The valedictory was delivered by Thomas A. Reynold, a vocal solo by Emmett Daly and several selections by the Blue and Gray Orchestra. Members of the day school classes held exercises in an adjoining room. A chime clock was presented to the school. ward J. Hart, president of the class, delivered the opening ad- dress: Andrew M. Hood recited the history of the class. Alfred A. Clark delivered the class prophecy and John J. Sullivan, jr., delivered the farewell address Officers of Class. The officers of the night class were, des Mr. O'Regan. the president, ¥ B. Searc: president: 1 Heed. secreta eorge McKee treasurer: Otto Hauschild, sergeant- ind P. A. Jenkins, permanent The committee for the oc- inciuded J. S. Twomey B. L. A. L. Bennett, J. P. McCarthy, iKennedy, T. J. Fitzgerald, M . 0. Hughes, H. Kilcoyne and L. B Reed Officers of the day clas president, Mr. Hart, are: Walter Lu O'Rourke. vice president; Walter R Hauschultz, secretary; Hugh M. Mec- Cafferty, treasurer; Andrew M. Hood, historian, and Gerald 1. McCarthy, sergeant-at-arms. Members of the committee for the exercises were: John Joseph Sullivan, jr. chair- man: J. Hunter Allen, Ralph A. Bag- loy. Kenneth B. Bennett, Cornelius H. Dohert N. Donais, Albert A Gritin,” Andrew M. Hood, Samuel N. Johnson. jr. and Harry Turner. ollowing the exer the faculty ed members of the class, their s and families in the librasy. = o 60 PER CENT OF AUTO USAGE IS IN BUSINESS Peerless President Quotes Figures to Show Part Motor Plays in Transportation. on , besides the Joseph r iriend: While cvery one realizes that the growth of the automotive industry has been prodigious, the public at large is not fully awake to the great importance of the industry to the country as a whole, according to D. A. Burke, president and general man- ager of the Peerless Motor Car Com- Pany. “If you drive into the country on a doliday and find the roads congested with cars,” says Mr. Burke, ‘you're inclined to feel that the automobile entially a pleasure vehicle. “It may surprise you to learn that 60 per cent of all passenger car mile. age is_ strictly for business pur- But this is a fact brought to a recent investigation made tional Automobile Chamber of Commerce. Carry 289,000 Children Daily. “This same investigation gives us smany significant figures,” continues Mr, Burke. “For instance, it shows that 289,000 children are transported 10 school daily in motor vehicles. This very fact means that thousands of rural commuhities now have educa- ‘tional advantages equal to the best that the city affords. The little red schoolhouse is giving way to the Jarge, well eguipped school building, which today draws its pupils from a ~wide radius. Of the 13,037 such con- solidated schools now operating, al- most 1,400 were established in 1923, and virtually all of these were made possible by the increased use of mo- tor vehicles in rural districts. “More than 4,500,000 of the 15,000,- 000 motor vehicles now in use are owned on the farms. The only region where less than half of the farmers ©own automobiles is in the dry-farm- ing wheat area, which has been go- ing through financial difficulties since 1917. By speeding up the transpor- tation between town and farm, auto- mobiles and trucks have given the farmer many of the advantages of «ity life in addition to many that €ity folks cannot have. 144,000 Doctors Owa Cars. “Response to thousands of inquiries smailed by the National Automobile Chamber of Commerce to physicians throughout the country indicate that 344,000 physicians own motor vehi- cles, or 90 per cent of the entire num- ber practicing in this country. “It is easy to understand the marked contribution the automobile has been to the medical profession. It is as necessary for speedy trans- portation as the telephone is for quick communication. It enables doctors to respond promptly to urgent calls, and saves hours of time in his routine duties, not to mention the saving of human lives this added #peed makes possible. “These arc but two or three in- stances of the benefits that the coun is_deriving fgom the automobile industry. There are many others that apply to various groups of individ- wals. From the government's stand- point, automotive products paid 77 ps;a.r@nt of the total excise taxes in 19 “And we must not forget that the matomobile industry itself gives em- ployment to 2,879,370 workers. Many thousands more are employed in in- dustries that provide the raw ma- terials. This means that several bil- lion dollars are paid annually by the mutomotive industry in salaries.” Baskets Used for Fish Nets. Residents of Princess Ann County, Va., found shad so plentiful in the nearby waters that th. t<re able to use ordi- nary baskets for fish nets, and literally @c00p up dozens of fish af a time. The fish were caught by the Lake Prince Dam during their run. Bible Class Prints Newspaper. P. D. Buckminster, technical saper- visor for Breinig Bros., at Hoboken, N. J., has'been appointed editor of “Every- man's News,” a paper published by a Bible class of a church at Rutherford, N. and has entered upon his duties. publication s a live sixteen-page night by the 1924 graduating class. AX EXPLODES TANK IN RAID ON STILL and Three Arrests Made in Maryland Town. | Special Dispateh to The Star BALTIMORE, Md. June 7.—Fire destroyed one building and damaged another, a negro was wounded and a white man was fired on during activities of prohibition agents at Catonsville, Md. The negro, Belau Wells, is in Mercy Hospital with a bullet wound in thigh. The manner in which he was wounded has not been explained: The fire damage was to a shed and a ten-rcom cottage on the country | place of Mrs. J. Henry Judik. Tt started, according to witnesses, when Prohibition Agent Woodward, struck a gasoline tank with an ax in de stroving an alleged still Friday night. The following ace under arrest charged with the ‘manufacture of whisky on Mrs. Judik's place, which she has not occupied for vears: E ward Rausch, Leroy Rausch George Byrnes. A fourth man being_sought. Prohibition Agents Paul and Wood- ward and their colored chauffeur, descended on the Judik place Friday night, and commanded the men there to hold up_ their hands. The three submitted, but the fourth ran. Paul and Woodward, according to witnes- ses, fired at him as he ran and com- manded the negro chauffeur to fire, too. Sergt. Poehlman says that Wood- ward told him the fire started when he, Woodward, struck the gasoline tank. LANGFORD MADE HAPPY AS SIGHT IS RESTORED NEW YORK, June 7.—A drama of the prize ring has reached a bappy ending in a hospital here. The prin- cipals. a_veteran negro pugilist, an eye specialist and a sport writer, were supported by boxing fans of Los Angeles and New York, Sam Langford, considered ‘unbeat- able by any pugilist of his poundage in the heavyweight ranks, was dis- covered desolate and all but blind in Los Angeles. Consistent efforts by Hype Igoe, a local sporting writer, | resulted in Langford being sent on funds furnished by Los Angeles box- ing fans to New York, where Dr. James W. Smith, an admirer of the fighter in his prime, performed a free operation. “When the bandages were removed, Same saw and was happy. —_——————— WORLD’S SMALLEST DOG. What is said to be the smallest dog in England is owned by Lady Kimberly. It is a Mexican hairless terrior only a few inches in length. nd is Building Burns, Negro Is Wounded | THE Painting of the late chief justice, Constantine J. Smyth, of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals, presented to Georgetown Law School last! NEGRO FIRES ON AGENT. Narcotics Sleuth Has Narrow Es- cape in Making Arrest. “Two Gun" Murphy, revenue agent, who was brought from Cleveland by the prohibition unit to clean up nar- cotic fields in Washington, had to use his guns last night near North Capitol and Jackson streets when a | prospective prisoner fired on him. Murphy was about to make a pur- chase of narcotics from an unidenti- fled colored man and was notifying him he was under arrest when the man jerked out a revolver, fired twice and disappeared in a house to the accompaniment of shots from Mur- phy's weapon. The man escaped by running through the house which is on Jackson street, across from the government printing office. The bullets aimed at Murphy went wide of their mark. —_— Porto Rico Gets Seminary. The Presbyterian board of national missions, in co-operation with the Bap- tist board of home missions, have ar- nged to open an evangelical seminary Rio Piedras in Porto Rico. Land for the school already has been purchased. Flowers Turn From Music. Flowers do not like music—especially jazz music, declares a magazine writer. Blossoms facing the orchestra invari- ably turn from it in the course of a few hours, this observer says, and he has made his study with carnations, Easter lil men ! $1 100 ENVELOPES Postag TO MATCH Prepaid Printed With Your Name and Address Amazing bargain. dark blue ink, on best white bond oaper. Size of shect 6x7 inches, type is plate gothic, designed for clear- ness and good taste. Write name and address plainly. Remit one dol- lar with order. West of Denver and outside of U. S. add 10 cents axtra. The National Print Shop Box 1483, Dept. W. S., Washington, D. C. AND STUDEBAKER Just Drive It; That’s All Mortgage Loans Made and Sold J LEMS)n KOLB 923 . Y. Ave. 1257 Wisconsin Ave. MARVIN’S 734 Tth Street N.W. A Sensational Sale of 750 The Season’s Newest Shapes Milan Hemps Timbo Straw Piping Straw Jap Straw Novelties 1 .33 White, black, black and ‘white, pearl, maize, copen, red, crabapple, jade, w clover nations. other combi- Your hat’s here, miss, and yours, madame. For every sport and street use. Dashing new shapes and colors, SUNDAY ST Printed in rich | 8 PENCHANT FOR DRAMA EXPOSES ‘NOBLEMAN’ Russian “Count” Returns to Status of Day Laborer—Rich Fiancee Breaks Engagement. By Consolidated Press. MONTREAL, June 7.—Hussijn Um- merkoff's penchant for the dramatic, the gallant gesture, has toppled him from the role of Russian noble which he played in Montreal for two blisutul months and landed him agaln in his rightful status of common dav laborer —unemployed. Incileatally, it has coet him @ charming and well-tp-do brule and his liberty. Today he is in a hospita!, recovering from an attempt at suicide, und is un- dergoing the scrutiny of alieaists, while his erstwhile flancee is explaining to her friends how she happenel to be taken in. Ummerkoff's only aids in his graad hoax, in addition to a personabl> ap- pearance and a glib tongue, were a bun- dle of papers in a weird langtage, which he declared dealt with his estate in Russia, and a cheque on the Banx of London for 75.000 pounds, which he said was a bit of his income from kis estate. came when he attempted to put a little 100 much realism into a supposed at- tack on him by bolshevista, who had trailed him all the way from Russia, Just like they do in the movie Ummerkoff, aged twenty-six, arrived in Montreal last November from Sweden. He took a job as a pick-and-shovel man on a contracting job. But he didn’t stay long. He next bobbed up at Windsor station as a minor employe. There one day he met a young woman whose uame the police are withholding, flashed the 75,000-pound check on her and told h-r he was a Russianm count. FHe was so convincing that she invited him to call The young woman’s pareats thought so highly of him and his story that they invited him to be their guest. Under the influence of his surround- ings, Ummerkoff, or Count YousomfT, a8 he bad now become, expanded. He be came a major in the army and hi father a general, under the late czar whose family, when the Russian army was defeated, had taken refuge in Stockholm, Sweden. Feted by Society Folk. Then came the announcement of his engagement to the daughter of the fam- ily. The couple were feted in many so- clety homes in Montreal. Then came the denouement. One day he appeared at his fiancee's house with his vest cut, his shirt_ripped and a slight cut on his chest. He de- clared he had been attacked by three men whom he knew to be bolshevists, from whom he had escaped in Russi ““They told me to get ready to d but gave me time to say my prayers, he told the girl he had wooed. “They were golng to kill me and gave me a blow on the head, but 1 managed to get ree.” The police were notified of the sup- The discovery that he was an impastor posed hold-up, and detectives came with 415,7th St. NW. lussssssssssss Maxwell’s Special Ou;fit 3 Rooms Complete $169.00 Living Room, Dining Room, Bedroom convenient Complete Walnut Bedroom Suite Including 10 Pieces Consisting of Vanity Spring Mattress Dresser Chiffonier Bed Chair Bench and 2 Pillows $15.00 Cash—Balance Easy Terms 14 Complete This Marvelous 3-Piece Living Room Suite In Velour or Tapestry Covering—With Loose Spring Cushkions Included is a beantiful dzvel_'l;lmrt and with spring-filed cushions of sanitary con- The covering is of a heav durable quality velour or tapestry in al tractive floral design. 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C, JUNE 8 1924—PART 1. a Russian interpreter to get details. Hut the noble refused to talk that language, saying he had “had enough” of Russii The interpreter told the Russian consui that the name on the couat's papers Icoked like “Ummerkoft.” The consul decided ihat sounded Swedish, and referred the matter to the Swedish’ consul. That digni*ary took cne look at the papers and exclaimed: “These are passports ard proof of his birth, and the parish priest here de- clares he is a common laborer.” Admitted the Deception. Ummerkoff then admitt:i the decep- tion. he went to his_flancee’s home, trned on the gas and was nearly dead when he was discoverad, Besides being suspected of insanity, he now faces a charge of attempted suicide. And if that is not enougn of woe for a Russian nobleman, thorities are holding his 75, check with a view to pos forgery. MAN DROWNED IN RIVER. Charles Sheck, Thirty, Falls From ‘Wharf While Fishing. Charles Sheck, thirty years old, of 492 N street southwest, was drowned early last night when he fell into the Potomac River from Riley's wharf at the foot of 6th street, where he was fishing. He was accompanied by Cornelius Driscoll of 364 N street southwest, who reported the accident to the police. Dragging by the harbor pre- cinct crew failed to locate the body. MAXWELL FURNITURE CO. YOUNG COUPLES, who marry this month, will receive wonderful ‘aepiration from the better type of home fur- these attractive home outfits. And no required—for we will furnish your home using only furniture of the credit terms. $1 Cash Delivers $1 Weekly Pays For Any of These Articles Breakfast Table —as illustrated: very e e o6 g8 Unfinished as .illustrated; with bow back and heav =eat and legs strong and constructed Breakfast Chair cial at .. CEDAR CHEST A beautiful and useful genu- red cadar chest, with % copper trim- mings. Large size Bed Spring Mattress A handsome bed with two-inch post and substantial fillers, 45- pound mattress and resilient spring are in- tractive offer.. s Suite. TOURISTS PROFITABLE. Spent $5,000,000 in Sweden Last Year, Report Says. STOCKHOLM, June 6.—About $5,- 000,000 was spent in Sweden last year by some 50,000 tourists, according to estimates complled from data col- lected by the Swedish Traffic Asso- clation. It has been possible to esti- mate from the business done by hotels, steamship lines, railroads, the larger places of amusement, etc,, that the number of foreign visitors in Sweden has risen from about 35, 000 fn 1920 to about 50,000 in 1923. Last year, according to the officials of the Tercentary jubilee exposition in Gothenburg, that fair was attended by about 10,000 Americans, many of them emigrants from Sweden who had taken this opportunity to revisit the mother country. The money brought into a country by tourists trade is usually spoken of vaguely as part of the “invisible trade balance,” but experts in Sweden are now becoming interested in esti- mating these expenditures per capita. Lieut. T. Segerstrale, director of the Swedish Traflic Association. has com- puted the average expenditure with- in Sweden by tourists as about $100 for each person. Chicken Soldier's Ration. MANILA. June 6.—Frozen chicken is to be served to all American oldiers rationed in Manila and Camp Nichols in lieu of 70 per cent of the beef component, until the supply of chickens is exhaused. The commis- sary recently became overstocked with chickens. 415 7th St. NW. FRANKS SLAYERS, TOPIC * OF CABINET MEMBEF By the Associated Press. AURORA, 111, June 7.—The valu of a balanced education wherein chil dren are taught how to play and . work with hands as well as bratm was emphasized today by Secretars of sabor James J. Davis in an ad dress to the graduating class of the vocational school at Moose Heart 111, maintained by the Loyal Order of ‘Moose for children of deceased members of the organizatiol Thirty-two young peop! from ail parts of the United were in the g uating clas: course of his address Mr. Dav: T ferred to the Franks boy kidnaping r in Chicago. Secretary Davis sail “there are held in the jail of a near- by great city two young men e 1y older than you boys and are here to be graduated toda are charged with the gruesome mur- der of a_ young boy. Both of them are highly educated. But, educated only mentally, developed only throug books# and theory, they have come 1o this sad end “They face the gallows on a charg. of killing a fellow man. Proud of their intellectual accomplishments, vain of their learning. the mere hu man things of life had passed them by. 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