Evening Star Newspaper, January 15, 1925, Page 17

TORING painting of “The Baptism of Poc A special linen back PREPARING FOR THE MAH-JONG BALL OF FEBRUARY 6. costume committee of the ball, with the titles she has painted for the various characters. A PAINTING OF FAMOUS INDIAN PRINC ahontas,” which has been injured by the held in the new Washington Auditorium. WORKER MUSTPA TOREGAN STATLS Justice Department’s Ruling Will Enrich Federal Re- tirement Fund. and possibly hundreds of Government emploves who wish to take advantage of the recent decision of the Attorney General permitting employes who have been for various r out of the classified civil service to regainm their civil service status, will h to pay thousands of dollars into the employes’ retiroment fund before they can ve reinstated in the fund Appointee the President who have been raised to important official positions and who automatically were placed in the unclassified servic come under the same ruling, and to derive the benefits the retirement act will have to pay back into the re- tirement fund any monéy withdrawn from n their appoiniment plus amount 2 per cent per year, plus Interest since their separation from the classified service This will apply to at least as- sistant secretary and 1o many others who have been raleed by presidential important posts and appointment to have thereby gone outside the classi- although still eligible to fied service reinstatement The Pension Bu arm of the Govern to carrying out provisions of the r tirement law, has no idea how many employes will be affected by the At- tc General's ruling estimate of several hundred probably would not be far wrong, as in nearly every department a num- ber of persons have been removed from the classified service, thereby rendering _them ineligible for the benefits of the retirement law, and are, under the Department of Justice ruling, now eligible for reinstatement and inclusion in the retirement benefits The total portion of vantage of to be large. At the same time a handsome contribution out of the pocket of each Government employe 20 affected, as some of the persons who come under the ruling have been out of the classified service for sev- eral years, and to again become eligi- ble for retirement benefita would have to pay the entire amount, plus interest, they would have paid at 213 per cent on their annual salary had they remained in the classified serv- ice Interest is placed at 4 per cent on account of service rendered nce March 1922, " TRAIN iNJURY l:';\TAL. H. T. Statham Is Buried at Arling- ton Cemetery. eau, administrative ment with respect received if a these employes the declsion, is large pro- take ad- expected it will take quite Henry Thomas Statham, a Washington, Baltimore and polls train near his home, at more, Prince Georges County, four days ago, died at Casualty Hos- pital Tuesday night. Maryland authori- ties are investigating the accldent. The deceased, a natlve of L England, had been employed as ac- countant in the finance division of the Quartermaster General, War De- partment, since 1895, He is survived by his widow and one son, Harry R. Statham, employed in the District National Bank Funeral services were condicted at Hines' undertaking establishuient this afternoon under the auspices of B. B French Lodge of Masons, of which Mr. Statham was a member. Interment was in the Fort Myer section of Arlington Cemetery. injured by Ard- Md., will | An- | 'Boston Bull Gets | Tentative Entree At White House; Young Canine amed | | | i “Cal’s Pal” Weighs 12 Pound An animal | White Hc | aition of | callea Car's White Hous | ceremoniousty qumr(vr«‘ Where [ part of (he day. the Haverhill Mass, had with {he was sent {ana collective census today 2-pound Pal. - It today ana into Mrs she had him for a Pal, who came from Kennels of Boston him a letter saying | toke respect | resards The letter | expressed the hope that the President would keep him, but no decision h | been made yet whether Cal's Pal will remain a part of White House | Population. Wilson hounds at the W Pal and will see introduced to the other wnimal guests the White House. There now here, in addition to Pal. Rob Roy, the white ¢ dog from Wisconsin: Pau Pry. th dale from wiére in the and ¥ the cat 'MITCHELL ASKS AIR j‘ | DEPARTMENT FORMED | ken at the the ad- bulldog Jacksos of the weclomed is properly keeper House, that he ie A South Flying Officer Advocates Passage of House Bill Opposed by Weeks. Brig. Gen. Mitchell f the hefore assistant chief Army Air Service, reiterated the House military committee today his indorsement of the Curry bill “to create a Department of Aeronautics, headed hy a member of | the cabinet. The bill is opposed by cretary Weeks. 1 Unification of the Mitchell insisted, sands of dollars He déclared training of personnel could be accomplished better if con- ducted by & separate department SUNDAY CLOSING LAW 0. KD BY CITIZENS BODY }South s Also Indorses Five-Year School Building Program. air services wonld to the Gen thou- Government save Washington Association Indorsement of the Jones Sunday closing law by the South Washing- | | ton Citizens' Association, at a meet- Ing last night in Fairbrother School, was recorded by a vote of five 1o one. President George M. Yeatman pre- sented the resolution and Dr. Millard F. Thompson was one of its most ardent supporters. Dr. Thompson sald he was heartily in favor of the Jones hill. Many grocery stores, he said, are open from early morning until late at night, some dealers going 8o far as to make displays in front of their places of | business. The practice, he urged, is| a bad example to others. | Mrs. William Waple, who has been | | engaged in work among the voung| { people as a member of Fifth Baptist | Church, also spoke In favor of the measure | The association also went on rec- ord as favoring the five-vear school building program. It was pointed out | that the plan proposes to enlarge the | Fairbrother School and provide an assembly hall, which would make it community ‘center, something that is needed in South Washington. The rent hill was discussed but no| action ‘was taken, | | la | | cution | difficult “Kunsterleben 12 C. E. Moberly, Capitol artist, heat and dust being made in Brussels 1o replace the one the artist is remov Coprrig work on the { the Capitol dom. v, | National Photo Mrs. Minnigerode Andrews, chairman of the The ball will be ht by Harris & Ewing PANIT'S REGTAL PLEASES AUDIENCE Rachmaninoff Displays Won- derful Execution—Does Not Play Prelude. Sergei Rach before a crow |ater yesterday afternoon. worthy to be not play Minor.” The would not be wehmaninoff not want to again e i Mr. Racl two unusual tions of his ow Prelude in G this master all his nu b pianissimo chords. H fashion, an tion there is little enjoys it. The opening of the ballet ceste.” ar was followed in’ G Minor, nuances of t group of “Sch A Flat Majo proved Rachmaninoft finale. Mr. Rachm ed Sgambazi's ody,” by Glu the from his anged interesting arrangement maninoff gave a recital ded house at Poli's The- Tt is a fact chronicled that he did “Prelude in C Sharp pr notes gave the | Rudience due warning that this work statin declared the ( d of i did. ho aresting that “M he does harp minor given has play o nof ever. play composi- wn and Flat Majo: sual f plano technique played rs with marvelous exe runs, cascades lis an potd: in a businesslike he gets satisfac- as a performer, indication that he reall tr plays while number was the caprice air from Gluck's by Saint-Saens, Schumann’s played with one-color. The Chopin arzo No. 4." “Ballade in and “Etude in E Major" as played with coloring. Godowsk. Strau powerful It “Sonata subtle by of was a ninoff's encores includ- arrangement of “Mel- ck; Chopin's “Waltz in harp Minor,” and his own arrange- of Mou: Russian song, ssourgsky’s Hopak.” fascinating PERSHING RI[;ES MULE. General and Party Due in Buenos Aires Sunday. BUENOS having crosse gion from Chi Gen. John J. arrived at noon He was given an enthuslastic Today Gen. Pershing takes Comallo and proceed loche. welcome. train at Buenos Aires January 15.—After d the Andean Lake re-' le by mule and steamer, Pershing and his party yesterday at Bari- to by way of Port San |Antonio and Viedma, where he boards & special train to be placed at his dis posal by the to arrive in morning. PLAN PLA government. He is due Buenos Aires Sunday —e Y AT Y. M. H. A. Jewish Interclub Council to Give First The opening Jewish Interec’ triet day o'clack Eleventh avenue, evening, of Colum in the Y. street when Entertainment. entertainment of the lub Council of the Dis- ia will be held Sun- January 18, at -8:15 M. H. A. Buflding, and Pennsylvania a play is to be given by members of the assoclation. Miss Kate B ein, who is directing the play and entertainment, is being as- sisted by Jack Hornstein, president of the Augusta Silv honorary Interclub Council; Ethel Wool, erman, Paul C, Robbin, member of the council, and Maurice Bisgyer, executive diroctor of the Jewish Washington: the council ar celebration. special card bers. Community Center for About 300 members of e expected to attend this Admission will be by issued ‘to council mem- Count de Sartiges, newly appointed counselor of the French Embassy, photographed upon hi Washington yesterday. Consrght by Harria's Bwli! arrival in Rigid application of immigration regulations to “roaming royalists” who come to the United State “prey upon the credulity of social climbing dupes” was urged by Representative La Guardia, Repub- lican, New York, in a letter yester- day to Secretary Davis. The letter asked especially that the case of the former Grand Duke Boris of Ru reported en route to New York, investigated to ascertain who paid his steamship fare and whether he Is likely to become a charge upon the public. “But a few weeks ago,” Mr. La Guardia added, “members of the same family came to this coun- try and have since left. Subse- quent to their leaving it was learned that they were assisted aliens within the meaning of the Jaw; that their passage was paid for by others, and that had they remained here they would have POLICE INVESTIGATE MISSING DIAMONDS iy be Jewelry in Nearby Virginia. Five diamond rings valued at $5,163. one of them worth $2.800, were men- tioned in a Police Court warrant sued yesterday afternoon, charging Raymond Flelshell, jewelry salesman, with conversion after trust. W. H. Schaeffer, jeweler at 5051 Eleventh street, swore out the warrant, afd police immediately started an inve tigatlon with a view to effecting Fleishell's arrest. Tt is reported that the young man left the city yester- day. Fleishell, is- it is charged, visited Schaeffer's store several days ago, told him of prospective purchasers for dlamonds and was intrusted with the five rings. Hearing nothing from him, Schaeffer started an investiga- tion and learned that some of the rings had been pawned in nearby Vir- glnia, persons in charge of the pawn- shop telling of their alleged identity of Fleishell, who, it is stated, obtain- ed a loan of $1,700, giving his own name. Detectives Mullen ands Flaherty were assigned to the case. LIONS> PLAN RENT PROBE. Club Committee Will Canvass Sit- uation Here. The Lions Club, at its regular luncheon meeting at the New Willard Hotel yesterday, adopted a resolution authorizing a special committee to make a study of the rental situation in the Distriet of Columbia and the | proposed rent legisiation now before | Congress. The committee will report ]l( the next regular meeting. | "Raymond Hitchcock, comedian, was | the principal speaker. Referring to the government of the voteless Dis- trict by Congress, he said: “It seems to be strange that you should hav. strangers trying to run your town. He also advanced the idea that a man ought not to have t, pay income taxes after he is 51 years old. ‘Willlam C. Miller, first vice presi- dent of the club, presided in the ab- sence of Roger J. Whiteford, presi- dent. PR A Ordered to Camp Vail. Capt. Willlam B. Foster, jr., Army Medical Corps, has been relieved from duty at Walter Reed General Hospital, this city, and ordered to Camp Alfred Vadl, N. J., for duty, Reports Allege Salesman inned’ | 1 I-See-0, a Kiowa Indian, who joined the United States Army early in the '80s, and ha tive Thomas of Oklahoma. The Tatest photograph of Mrs. Charlie Chaplin. the former Lita Grey. who, despite her marriage to the film star, is forced by the Cali- fornia law to continue her school work. Coprright by D. & 4. Photos |Davis Asked to Bar “Roaming Dukes Preying on Social Climbing Dupes” been likely ‘to Become charges “Moreover, T be'ieve the depart- ment would be justified in ascer- taining whether these repudiated unemployed and shiftless dukes and archdukes are not coming here with the Intention of over- throwing our republican form of government in the hope of estab- lishing a monarchy. According to newspaper reports, people clam- ored and pald admission for the purpose of courtesying and kiss- ing the hands of these pretenders in a manner so un-American that it would have been shocking were it not so ridiculously stupid “According to press reports, one of these jobless archdukes has even a ‘military representative’ in New York, one Capt. Galokhvas- toff, while the Russ‘an royalists are reported to have headquarters at the ‘Russian Na*:onal Society 5 Columbus Circly, New York city NEW VITAMIN “X” MAY MAKE GIANT public Great Increase in Size of Animalsi Y eAr by Its Use Suggests Human Tests. By the Associated Press BERKELEY, Calif, Dr. Herbert M. Evan most scientists in anatomy and glandular nutrition and a faculty member of the University of Cali- fornia, announced in the current issue of the California Monthly, a campus publication, the development of a glandular nutrition with which he claimed to have had remarkable suc- cess in physical control and propaga- tion of animals. The discovery has been termed vitamin by Dr. Evans, who states that research work has been carried out for some time with guinea pigs, rats and tadpoles. January one of the fore- Experiments Explained. Dr. Evans called attention to a small gland at the base of the brain called the “hypopysis” or pituitary gland. Science, he said, already had met with success in removing that gland from animals and substituting fluld extracted from it for injections given the same animals. Continuing, he sald: “We wwere astonished to, find that if we treated animals with this fluid, provided it was not given by the mouth, but under the skin or in body cavities where it would not come in contact with the digestive tissues, and was administered daily, rather than at infrequent intervals, we could turn normal animals into giants. He stated that efforts were being made by him and his assistants to purify the pituitary gland fluid so that it might even be used in human cases as a restorative. Relating his success in regulating propagation of animals with glandular nutrition, Dr. Evans says: ‘The next point which arises is just how this will concern the practical problems of human welfare. It Is difficult to make any statement re- garding the practical significance of the work, primarily because we have demonstrated that the new vitamin is abundantly distributed in common foods. Bag 63 Wild Geese in Day. Special Dispateh to The Star, FREDERICKSBURG, V January 15.—In a single day recently 63 wild geese were bagged by a party of Northern Neck sportsmen, shooting from a blind on the Potomac River, 1 | | | | Washington been in active service since that time, at the Capitol with Representa- 1-See-O is a sergeant. National Photo. AMBLE TO MAKE PRESENTATION OF have a golden banjo, which Brooke Johns. Washing! want a chance at making the presentat Ziegfeld show over the gift him-elf. OFFICIALS PRAIS WOMAN'S LEGION Notables Address Anniver- | sary Meeting of George B. McCoy Unit. Maj. Gen. Charles P. Summerall U. 8° A., Surgeon General Hugh S. Cumming and Dr. Dunlop Pearce Penhallow, commanding officer of Mount Alto Hospital, were guests and | speakers at the fifth anniversary of the George Baldwin McCoy unit of the American Women's Legion Tuesday night at the clubhouse of George Washington Posf, No. 1, the American Legion, 1829 1 street northwest After a reception In the assembly room, the meeting was called to order by Mrs. Kate P. McCoy, president of the unit, who was followed by Percy R. Mol commander of George Post, who deliveréd the welcome, on behalf of the post s. McCoy read her annual report of the activities of the unit and lts history from the date of or- ganization up to the close of the past address of The Heck, given annual acting report of secretary, Miss Emma was also Gen. mmerall Speaks. Gen. Summerall, who served in the | told | 1st Division in the World War, of the honor the women had done in naming the unit after George Bald- win McCoy, who served in his div sion in the early struggle on the western front in France. The speaker complimented the unit on the welfare and morale work it was doing. Surg. Gen. Cummingsi expressed pleasure at the work being accom- plished by the unit. Dr. Penhallow expressed surprise at the business-like manner in which the unit was co-operating with the local hospital on reporting for duty. He complimented the members on the harmonious manner in which they were carrying on the welfare work among the disabled men. The program concluded with a piano solo, “The Star Spangled Ban- ner,” by Mrs. Philbrick McCoy, after which refreshments were served. The committee in charge of the affair w composed of Mrs. E. Lester Jones, chairman; Mrs. Charles Demonet, Mrs. E. P. Ellis and Mrs. Robert Coe. The ushers seating the company were Miss Margaret Rohrer, Miss Cecil Jones, Miss Frances Weaver and Miss Marie Purcell, with Mrs. Charles Warden in charge. CRAZED BY LOEB CASE. Man, Brooding Over Slaying, Held for Observation. Special Dispatch to The Star. NEW YORK, January 15.—Crazed by brooding over the Leopold-Loeb case, Herman de Jong, 31 years old, suffering from a nervous disorder, | leaped at a man waiting with others in the office of Dr. James Pederson shortly after noon yesterday. ‘Never mind about writing about me,” he cried. - “Youre In league with Pederson to have Clarence Dar- row prosecute me. Pederson has been glving Darrow secrets of my case.” Four men awaiting the doctor selzed De Jong, but he broke away from them when Dr. Pederson ap- peared during the commotion and attempted to grasp the doctor by the throat. He was finally subdued and taken to Bellevue Hospital for ob- servation. . Rings are seldom worn on the thumb today, but in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries the thumb was the fashionable ‘ring Anges™ x RECALLING THE DAYS GONE BY A scene from “The Good OI1 Days,” a play to be presented by the Washington Players at the Wilson Community Center on the evening of January 16, be under the direction of Angela F. EANJO TO THE musician, holds hi n, but Johns will 1 PRINCE The Small. n production wiil Star Photo. The Pri i gh in the air. All the girls in the probably make a h and hand Coprrizht by U oo | Find Blast Cure Three Sent to Destruction Before Cameras in Army Tests. January 15 te airplanes were in a continuance of test crashes at Wilbur Wright Field in a study of such crashes that McCook Field engi- neer officials hope will eliminate dis- astrous explosions after crash A racer, equipped with an old en gine, which had been conditioned to run for a maximum of approximately 10 minutes, was mounted on the 100 vard runway facing a concrete wall | obsole used yester | congressmen and by West Virginia S The men.ber resentative Ro second trict Pilotless and with the motor running| at full speed, the plane and dashed on its way tagainst the abutment The score or more of Army camera men were every detail of the plane, its destr | tive dash with normal speed and slow motion cameras. These films will be used by officials of the emgineering divisions of the Army Air Service to| construct a theory against fires and explosions following plane crashes. Following the clearing of the wreckage of the first plane, two more | were sent down the skidway in rapid | succession. The second was a train- | ing ship and the third an old pursult| plane. Thrills were crashes. Obstructions of the runway caused the planes to| capsize, leap and dive into the wall The effect of an actual tail spin drop was more nearly depicted in the| crashes than in the first one, Tues day, when the plane was allowed to| glide the full length of the runway into the wall to destruction and atch movie set to plentiful in the test with the ba | | UNABLE TO POST $500, | MOTORIST IS HELD, J. H. King Accused of Failing to Report Accident—Children Hurt Coasting. Unable to deposit a cash collateral of 3500 for his appearance in Traffic Court on a charge of leaving the scene of an accident without making his {identity known, James Harold King, | 30, 1503 Thirtieth street, was held in custody last night. | King's automobile and the automo bile of Jerome C. Jackson, 52 Quin |place, collided at Woodley road and | Connecticut avenue about 8:30 ¢'clock |1ast night. Occupants of the cars were not injured, police reported, and only slight damage resulted. ing accidents last night. Lillian Rose. 15 years old, 428 Columblia road, received an injury to the index finger | Washington Two children were injured in coast- | FOR FREE TIKETS Admission of That Status Is Right of Way at Big Food Show Today. West V the hold nigr hou: national food show of members of the exposition by one its | neress was Rep Lee Allen of tre of 1 the th and 1 th rgton « took stop of ot way their who was ac- Allen and exhibits in them on work en companied danghter the hal tracted to the tage pa exhibit he cere P turing Past T Knott of Virginia accompanied sentative Allen the De- and plant w Repre- Attendance Sets Record. Yesterday's crowds set a record for this year, according to Perry P. Patrick, secretary. The afternoon show brought o) large gathering inciuding many school children and teacher Secretary response Patrick that has is offici given gratified over 1 and social to this year's the exposition The increased drawn heavily on sample foods being ~xhibit has had to *hree tim ecreta It food is left over when the show closes it posed of to the visitors enal” prices, he said This afternoon and tonight the old maids of Washington are to get spe- clal consideration from the exhibi- tors. The old maids will be admitted frée of charge by simply admitting that they are such. Secretary Pat- rick is of the opinion that the home- like, domestic atmosphere of the shéw may influence these women to change their minds about single blessedness, and in case any of them make a quick decision by tomorrow they and their choices will be admit- ted free tomorrow night, which has been designated newlyweds' night The offer applies also to the after- noon performance. CITIZENS’ ASSOCIATION BACKS SCHOOL PROGRAM | The Garfield Citizens' Association {last night unanimously confirmed the action of its executive committee in |indorsing the five-vear building pro- { gram supported by the Board of Edu- cation and now under consideration attendance the supply of dispensed. One be replenished Patrick stated aturday night will be dis- “phenom- has |of her right hand when her sled bumped against the curb on Irving street between Georgia and Sherman avenues, while Paul Dove, 14 years old, 1120 Euclid street, sustained in juries to his head, back and body mobile at Thirteenth and Euclid streets, The former was treated at home and the latter was taken to Garfield Hos- pital. Charles Miller, 35 years old, 3009 Six- teenth street northeast, escaped seri- ous injury about 9 o'clock last night when his automobile struck an elec- tric light pole In the center of the roadway on Rhode Island avenue be- tween Thirteenth and Fourteenth streets northeast. His automoblile was badly damaged. Miller was treated at Sibley Hospital for slight injuries. St o when his sled collided with an auto- | in Congress. | Unanimous support pledged the proposed bus line from | Congress Heights to Garfield, Good | Hope to Nichols avenue, Anacostia, {and returm via the me route, now under consideration by the Washing- {ton Rallway and Electric Company. ;’l‘hp committee having the matter in {charge showed that a canvass of the | section indicates there are approxi- miately 150 residents who leave the section daily and return at night who Lwnuld require transportation. | A committee consisting of Rev. A. ! D. Holder, William Taylor and Wil- |liam R. Giles was appointed to pre- |sent a plan for acquainting the public with the advantages of the section, with a view (o bringing in new resi- dents and to list desirable properties available for purchase. also was