Evening Star Newspaper, December 11, 1924, Page 17

BUFFALO MEAT W S THE PRINCIPAL DISH AT THI BANQUET. When Stephen T. Mather, direc- tor of national parks, entertained the newspapermen who accompanied the late President Harding on hi trip through the Yellowstone National Park, last night at the New Willard, roast buffalo meat was the attraction. Left to right guide; Anthony Diacopei, chef; A costly hole in the wall. Furs at many thousand dollars were stolen when New York rob- bers drilled the hole and easily carried away their booty. Copyright by Underwood & U S0 valued erwood. ISVOTED FOR OIL PUBLICITY Institute to Form Public Re- lations Committee to Give Information. By the Associa FORT WO —The American Petroleum swung into the final day of its an- nual session here today with what its lcaders regarded as a record of con eiderable achi Outstandi December 11 they said, was a de- board of directors to spend $100,000 annually through a public relations committee to get ta, the people “reliable information con- rning the petroleum business” #hrough “regular and systematic pub- %ication. < of the Election Group meetings this afternoon a short general session this afte 300n, with election of a new presi- dent, was the fi day’s program. Election of Thomas A. O'Donnell, esident of the institute, to its board directors was taken as an indica- tion that he would not be a candi- date. Mr. O'Donnell has headed the organization since its inception five Years ago. Persons most prominently mention- «d as his successor Included Amos L. Heaty, president of the Texas Com- pany; A Bedford, chairman of the board of the Standard Oil of New Jersey; E. C man of the board of the Texas Com yany, and William N. Davi presi- «dent of the Mid-Continent Oil and @ias Assoctation Neill MacCoull of the Texas Com- pany, speaking on lubrication of the utomobile engine in day’s outstanding addresses, said dif- ficulties in present-day lubrication @1l could be eliminated by simple ex- yedients T Jook forward ®aid, “when any good car can be e SEoteq ol t 100,000 mil with no mechanical attention to the engine. Engines are now in commer- «cial use which come close to this sigure, except for grinding valves and yemoving carbon, which has to be done about five times during such a yeriod.” HELD F Accused Today. nd - Lufkin, chair- to the day,” he OR THEFTS. Man Philadelphia Faces Charges of Students. in PHILADELPHI Jlerbert L. McClair, Norman C. Craig, December 11— jr.. alias Dr. whose home is in Biddleport, Me., and who _was Wrought to this city from Rich- anond, Va., faces charges of a series of thefts from students at several Iastern universities said by the po- Jice to aggregate thousands of dol- Jars. He was taken into custody in Richmond when he attempted to dis- yose of bonds worth §5,600, alleged 10 have been stolen here. He also 4s wanted in Baltimore and Princeton. Local authorities said that McClair 3iad admitted thefts of money and ciothing from students at Penns: yania, Princeton and Johns Hopkins Universities. He told the police he vwas graduated in chemistry from a New England university and was a nember of a larze college fraternit ; | Institute | Company | one of yester- | Director Mather and Senator Stanfield. COLLEGE TEAMS PLAY CHESS in contest wi station, 3ZG, for the contest. Study of Latin Found of Tangible| Aid to Students that Latin stu- | surpass non-Latin students | of other subjects has | d by the American | League and the Bureau | of Education after a three-year | survey of the present day trend | and value of cl al studies. ““This superiorit the bureau said in reporting the conclusions v, ms to be due to some- thing gained from the study of 1 rather than to greater initial ability.” Record college | | \ The dents in mastery been rea Classi. conclusion of 10,000 candidates for entrance in the last 10 were cited to show that Latin students fared better by bout 13 per cent than non-Latin ients in subjects other than Latin and Greek The bureau said courses in Latin now are enrolling more high school students than those in all other languages combined, with approxi- mately 22,500 Latin teachc"s in- structing 940,000 students in the secondary schools. SEES RADIO AS AIDING WEATHER FORECASTS | Increased Efficiency and Economy in Service Noted Past Year by Burean Officials. Quicker distribution of weather forecasts and warnings due to radio development and Increased efficiency | and economy in service are described as the outstanding achievements of the Weather Bureau in a review of its activities during the last fiscal vear. | . Meteorological forecasts and warn- |ings, says the bureau in its annual report today, were issued for virtu- ally every need. Forecasts for the | farmer, “fire-weather” warnings in Western States, special daily bulle- tins and reports for aviators, includ- ing a separate forecast for the trans- continental air-mail service, marine forecasts of various kinds, flood warnings, and even special foretasts for beekeepers and orchardists were listed among the other services of the bureau to protect the nation from the itudes of weather. Broadcasting stations to the num- ber of 120 co-operated with the bu- reau in the transmission of weather reports, covering every section of the country, while wireless telegraphy also was said to have greatly ad- vanced the marine meteorological work of the bureau. The report estimated that warnings issued by the bureau prior to the Ohio River flood in the Pittsburgh district last March resulted in a prop- erty saving of $10,000,000. -— Monument to Be Closed. On_ account of repairs to the elec- trical equipment at the Washington Monument, it will be necessary to | shut down the elevator from Monday, December 15, for a period of approx- imately 10 days, it was announced to day by Lieut. Col. C. O. Sherrill, of- | ficer in charge of public buildings and | grounds. A powerful broadcasting station is to be established at Johannesburg, Union of South Africa. | ers, | try by H. M. Albright, superintendent of Yellowstone Park; Harry Frantz, Yellowstone National Fhoto. WITH USE OF THE RADIO. The Haverford, h the Oxford University, England, team by wireless. OFFICIALS PRAISE BUFFALD STEAKS National Park Head Serves Novel Dish at Dinner at Hotel Here. A representative group of nature lov- business men and Government offi- clals gathered at dinner at the Willard Hotel last night as the guest: T. Mather, director of the National Park Service, to pas: of juicy buffalo steaks a la Wyoming and hear an earnest appeal for rvation of America’s fast passing b er, with all of the flavor of thy lo din ment, too, breathed of the West. While talented orators extolled its virtues, motio npictures displayed its wonders in scenery and the last retreat of the Nation’s furred and feathered citizens. Preservation Appeal Made. Although buffalo was the most impor- tant part of the menu, the dinner was really given in honor of that rugged | mammal that once roamed this coun- the millions. The outstanding idea of the evening was an appeal to preserve, protect and encourage the last wild buffalo herd in the United States —the famous Yellowstone National Park herd. Horace M. Albright, superintendent of the park, briefly traced the hi: tory of the buffalo on this continent, from the day when it ran riot from coast to coast until its virtual extinc- tion by the red man and the white man alike. Firally he told of how the Government is trying to rescue the buffalo from oblivion by zealously protecting the Yellowstone herd. 1t is his aim, Mr. Albright said, to increase the number of this herd to four figures. Then, he pointed out, it will be necessary to keep the num- ber around the thousand mark be- cause of the limited pasture land. With motion plctures Mr. Albright showed the Yellowstone herd in its ative state, and later presented a reel of other animal life to be found | in the park. Outlines “Plains Week. Mr. Albright outlined a plan he is perfecting for an annual “Buffalo Plains week” at the Yellowstone Na- tional Park. It would be a com- bined and enlarged wild West and Buffalo Bill show and rodeo, he sald, in which all of the traditions of the 0ld West would be revived in realistic form. As a climax he suggested a genuine stampede of the buffalo herd by the Arapahoe Indians that live near the park. Edmund Seymour, prominent broker of New York, sounded an appeal not only for the preservation of Amer- ica’s wild life, but for the establish- ment of more national parks in which to protect it and to become great outdoor playgrounds for the Nation. Mr. Seymour declared he | would like to see a movement started that would enable wealthy men who S0 desired to leave their wealth to the establishment of such natural sanctuaries. Praises Eastman Park Plan. “I can’t tell you how much good,” he said, “I believe the proposed na- tional park in the RBast will do. Lo- cated within a day's ride of millions of tired people, I think it will be one of the greatest things we have of Stephen | the | | —It's “all off” with the t | to strop his razor again judgment on the merits | West that used to be, | and the evening's scheme of entertain- | i ‘M(b}'&. yor James Rolfe of San Fran- cisco, now visiting in Washington. Photo he calied upon President Coolidge at the White House yesterday. ational Photo, snapped when Pa., College chess team The Haverford team had its own radio Copyright by Underwood & Underwood. Rudolph Valentino Fight of Two By Cousolidated Press. LOS ANGELES, Calif., December 11 m Van Dyke Rudolph Valentino brought back from rope and it's all of with the Spanish Moorish story that called for the Van Dyke. A quarrel between two forced Rudy to announce officially that he would shave. One of the women who forced Rudy Mrs. Valen- tino. The other woman is June Mathis, the celebrated scenarist, who was real- Iy responsible for Valentino's rise to fame. Engaged for Writing. It is like this. When Valentino re- turned recently from his continental vacation he announced his first inde- pendent Ritz-Carlton production, “The Scarlet Power,” by Justus Layne. Now Justus Layne is understood in Hollywood to be the latest nom de plume of Mrs. Valentino. Before she became Mrs. Valentino she was pro- fessionally Natacha Rambova, costume and setting designer for Nazimova. June Mathis, following her deposal for U. S. TO PUSH ALIEN SMUGGLING FIGHT Henning, Back From Mexico, An- nounces Plan to Strengthen Bars at Border. Returning to Washington from a tour of the Mexican border and a trip to Mexico City, E. J. Henning, Assistant Secretary of Labor, de- clared today that the department will redouble its efforts to prevent aliens from gaining admission to this coun- try by way of Mexico after they have been refused admission at United States ports.- Mr. Henning's trip was made to in- spect the American border patrol While in the Southwest he went to Mexico City, where he discussed with Mexican immigration _officials gen- eral immigration problems as pre- sented to the international Immigra- tlon Conference at Rome recently. Mr. Henning said he found increas- ing sentiment among these officials for adoption of the selective system of immigration. He was received by President Calles and discussed in- formally with him general conditions in Mexico, which, he believes, point to increased prosperity for that country. ——eeeee vet known. Americans in the East do not know what to do with their time. They do not know how to use their leisure to their advantage. This park, I am sure, will show them a healthful and happy way to spend their unoccupied days.” Other speakers included, besides Mr. Mather, Senator Tasker L. Oddle, Representative Louis C. Cramton, Maj. William A. Welch and Senator John ‘B, Kendrick. The menu in- cluded buffalo both from Canada and from the Yellowstone National Park. The imported steaks were used to make delicious soup. When the Yel- lowstone steaks were served the chefs who had cooked them, followed by the waliters, marched into the dining hall holding the juicy meats above their heads. Then, in the presence of the diners, they proceeded to care- fully carve it and pass it to the walters to serve. women has | | leader of the Russian religious colony | of Doukhobobrs to succeed his father, | 2 HURSDAY DECEMBER 11 1924, IN THE FIRST ROW AT THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE AMERI( retary; W. A. Smith of Grand Rapids, Mich.; Judge George Gray of Wilmington, Del. N RED CROSS. Left to right: Miss Chief Justice Taft, Gen Mabel T. Boardman, national sec- 1. Nelson A. Miles, John Barton Payne, chairman of the Red Cross. The opening meeting of the annual session vesterday was presided over by Chief Justice Taft. _ WREATH FOR THE WILSON TOMB. Gustavus Pope, Detroit auto- mobile manufacturer, and John Barton Payne, chairman of the American Red Cross, with wreath which was President, in the National Cathedral Shaves Beard; Women Responsible political reasons as scenarist for “Ben Hur,” in Rome, was engaged to write the continuity for Valen first two | plctures. So the script of “The Scarl | er” was submitted to Miss N final revision and ptation and in | the course of this procedure the ar- gument with the result that Miss Mathis withdrew from active in- | terest in Rudy's picture and over to the First National to adapt “Sally” for Colleen Moore. | Despite the professional break, Val- entino’s regard for the woman who gave him his first big opportunity in “The Four Hosement of the Apo- calypse,” remains unbroken. His | | friends say he generously attributes his success to June Mathis. Instead of the bearded hero of “The | Scarlet Power,” Rudy will play a clean-shaven American in “Cobra,” a Broadway play by Martin Brown, | Shortly after her break with Val-| | entino, June Mathis agaln surprised | Hollywood. She slipped away to Riverside and married Sylvano Bal- bonle, who is sald to be an Italian | nobleman she met in Rome. ELECTED AT GRAVE TO SUCCEED FATHER Peter Veregin, Jr., Becomes Leader of Doukhobors—Sire Killed by Bomb. nc Pow- is for t By the Associated Prey NELSON, B. C, Peter Veregin, jr., December 11.— has been elected who was killed in_an explosion | aboard a train near Vancouver last| October. The election was held at the grave of the elder Veregin, who is believed by the colonists to have lost his life at the hands of an as- sassin who placed a bomb in the train. Peter Veregin, ir, who is 41 years old, was born in Russia. He was sup- posed to have left Russia for Canada | just before the death of his father. His only visit to Canada was 10 or 12 years ago, when he lived at the colony for six months. He is well educated. Ten thousand Doukhobors are eagerly awaiting the arrival of their new leader. They are hopeful that he will arrive in time to take part In the final ceremonies which are being held at the grave of his father at Brilliant. The election took place despite the repeated announcements from the of- flolal spokesman that a new leader would not be chosen until next week. The younger Veregin was known as “Peter's Peter Lordly” in the religious terminology of the sect, but he now assume his father's title of “Peter Lordly.” HARVARD NAMES IOWAN. H. T. Dunker Will Be President of Senior Class. CAMBRIDGE, Mass., December 11.— Harry T. Dunker of Davenport, Iowa, was last night elected first marshal of the Harvard senior class and will auto- matically become president upon grad- uation. Dunker is captain of the track team, was a varsity foot ball man ‘for three years, president of the student council and first marshal of the Phi Beta Kappa Soclety. went | placed upon the tomb of the war vesterday afternoon. National Photo. DEATH RATE HERE 5 P2 PER CENT | Comparison Shows Increase | From 11.8 to 12.3 Per 100,000 for Nation. An increase from 118 per 1,000 of population to 12.3 per 1,000 was shown in the death rate of the registration area of the United States in 1923, as compared to 1922, according to Census Bureau figures made public teday lhe figures show that o seven States out of the total of prising the death regi had a lower rate than in 19 were Colorado, Idaho, Oregon, South Carolina, Washington. To afford a true basis of comparison between States and communities, the | rate table showed “refined” rates ar- | rived at by adjustment for differ-| ences in the age and sex distribution of the population and for deaths of | non-residents. Grows in District. The death rate in the District of | Columbia, while it showed an in- crease in the rate for colored and in the total rate for white and col- ored, showed a drop in the rate for white alone, the “refined” rate for 1923 being 115 per 1,000 for white, against 118 for 1922. The total death rate for both white and colored per 1,000 population during 1923 was 14.6 per 1,000, compared with 14.4 in 1922. Colored alone showed a death rate per 1,000 of 247 in 1923 2 per 1,000 in 1922 rude” rate in the District of Columbia, declared by the Census Bureau to be based on total popula- tion and including all deaths within the District, showed a rate for 1923 of 14.9 for all classes, against 14.4 in 1922. The white rate for 1923 in this “crude” rate was 12.3, against 12.4 in 1922, while the colored rate was 229 per 1,000 last year against 20.5 in 1922. Maryland, with 14.2 per 1,000, show- ed the highest refined rate among the States, while the lowest, 8.7, was recorded by Montana. Next to Mary. land, Louisiana showed a rate of 13.5, while a rate of 13.3 was reported for Florida, Virginia and Delaware. The next lowest rate to that of Montana was Nebraska's figure of 9.3. Of six States for which the refined rate was figured separately for the white population and that classified as “colored,” Maryland had the high- est rate in both divisions, with 12.6 for white and 22.8 for colored. Mis- sissippl showed the lowest in the group for both, with 9.7 for white and 15 for colored. Of the 44 cities with population exceeding 100,000, for which the re- fined rate was figured only on the population as a whole, the highest 15.7, appears for San Antonio and the lowest, 9.5 for Portland, Ore Among eleven cities in this popula- tion class for which the rate was figured on the race division, Atlanta recorded the highest rate, 316 for colored, and New Orleans the high- est, 14.5 for white. Norfolk showed the lowest rates for both white and colored, with £.3 and 18.7, respec- tively. Among large cities, New York's rate of 12.9 showed a decrease from 13.2 in 1922, while Chicago showed an increase in the period from 12 to 12.6. 38 com- ea These Mo Utah ion and Copyright by Underwood & Underwood THE NEWEST TRAFFIC SIGNA resentative Stalker of New York, us come into general use, The white Miss Edith Stalker, sister of Rep- ing the night signal glove which may glove is equipped with a red reflect- ing mirror, plainly indicating the driver's moves to cars behind. League’s Big Hope Lies in Coolidge, Clarke’s Opinion President In Ame e of N dress & of the Partisan is preside dent Coolidg election has out of party politics more than any of us ever dreamed it could taken out,” Mr. Clarke said “The Democratic party deserted the question,” former Justice Clarke continued, ow the time for the Republican party, if it has the foresight to get off the wrong side and get on the right side of the greatest moral ques tion of all time Nations Non- which e that F realizes that the taken this BELASCO TO PRESENT NEW PLAY TONIGHT iBilton Herbert Gropner’s “Ladies | of the Evening” on Bill at National. Washington has never failed to re- spond to a David Belasco premiér in the theater with deep interest, be- cause it knows that the master of stagecraft, who probably leads the world in his art, never does things by halves and never offers a produc- tion to his public that is not finished | in i Thi: ery detail. evening, at the tional Thea- | ter, Mr. Belasco will present, for the first time, a new play by Bilton Her- bert Gropner, entitled “Ladies of the Evening.” Beyond the statement that it is a play of today and concerns a timely subject treated in an unusu- ally interesting manner, Mr. Belasco bas vouchsafed nothing of theme or of plot. The company, selected by Mr. Be- lasco himself, includes Ja Kirk- wood, Robert E. O'Connor, Vernon Steelé, H. Dudley Hawley, John Car- mody, Bernard J. McOwen. Thomas Reynolds, Jose Yovin, Beth Merrill, Edna Hibbard, Kay Strozzi and Allyn direct the performance. SCHOdflER SINKS, 2 DIE. Six of Crew of British Vessel Brought Safely to Port. MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay, December 11.—The loss of the British schooner, Esther Hankinson, from Cadiz, Octo- ber 9, for St. Johns, Newfoundland, was Teported yesterday when Greek schooner Charalambos brought in six of her crew who were rescued after the distressed vessel had been drifting rudderless and sailless for six days. The Hankinson's skipper, Capt. Collette, said that the boat- swain, Peter Slade, was drowned when trying to rig a new rudder. Hotel Men Elect Gordan. ASHEVILLE, N. C., December 11.— Charles D. Gordan of the Desoto Hotel, Columbia, S. C., was elected president of the Southern Hotel Association at the closing session vesterday. | LEBAU the | onal Photo. ARCRAFTLGENSE SYSTEMISUPHELD House Probe Fails to Show Violation of Sherman Anti-Trust Law. N nse system en in submitt ns of a a isclosed of the t House spec o has ex rt presented during the up ai aircraft industry, and was one of the practices about which allegations { have been made by those sponsoring the investigation The rep: s presented by Alex | ander M. Fis chief investigator for the committee, who explained i represented his observations as t allegations made concerning the air- craft industry, and his suggestions to the field to be covered by the in quiry. The committee, after receiving | the report, appointed a subcommittes in charge of Representative Perkins Republican, New Jersey, to work out a prog of procedure for the in- quiry s a ywih a n e war to build Patent Probe Asked. mination tion of pat data agree- ity as to the endations and status of civil the air Subjects suggested for ex ncluded patents, the rel th vernment applicants, entees and owners; engineering |as property; the cross-license | ment; engineering integ accord between recom: the facts engineering; | andits and the prosecution ms against contracts to service. Frederick Richardson, also a spe investigator, presented a repor | of questions which, he recommended. the committee should ‘“go deeply into.” The questions included: “Is war in the future a possibility Where will the next war be fought land, sea or air? To what extent wil aircraft enter into the next war? and has the United States as good of bet ter air service than its potential enemies? to | e DY’S DAUGHTER | LEAVES FOR FRANCE Heiress of ‘“‘Sahara Emperor” At- tempts Vainly to Avoid Recognition. | By the Associated Press NEW YORK, December 11.—Mme Roger Sudreau, daughter of the late | Jacques Lebaudy, “Emperor of the Sahara,” sailed for home on the steamship Paris yesterday after an unsuccessful attempt to avoid recos- nition. With her was her husband, a Paris | detective, who kept off newspaper- men. The former Miss Lebaudy in- herited two-thirds of the $50,000,000 estate of her father, who was shot to |death by her mother in their Long Island home a few years ago. The climax of Lebaudy's career came when he attempted to set up a gov- lernment in ‘the Sahara, with himself as emperor.