Evening Star Newspaper, February 20, 1925, Page 17

HIRTS had given up the battle. n the apartment home. pinned to her husband’s shirts. % BUREAU WORKERS SERVE AS “POLICE OF THE AIR.” uring the wave lengths of American and European code transmitting stations for use as standards. RRIED STORY THAT WOMAN WOULD SURRE East Seventy-second street. New York City, THE EVENING \DER. Three shirts dropped from an The photograph shows a crowd watching the Budlong apartment. M. S. Strock of the Bureau of Standards meas- The Gov- ernment checks up_on the broadcasting stations 1o see that ‘they confine themselves to the wave lengths as- signd the OFFICER RODE SHIP - DURNG BONBTEST Rear Admiral Hughes Says Vessels Can Be Built to Re- sist Aerial Attacks. When two of the 2,000-pound bomb | aqy explosion tests were made against the hull of the battleship Washington off the Virginia capes recently, it was disclosed today, Rear Admiral Charles F. Hughes, head of the Navay Testing Board, and a colleague were on the after deck of the vessel, Admiral Hughes apparently did not regard this fact as worth mentioning in his report. It gave him- first-hand information, however, on which to base the conclusion that report that the only injury to parsonnel from the five bomb explosions con- ducted against the Washington would in have been the possibllity that someone | sophic conception of the inher mean- might have been washed overboard|ing of baggy trousers, dented derby,| by water thrown on the ship’s decks | trick mustache and willowy cane with.| by the blast. Fafl to Extinguish Candies. Describing his sensations to brother officers. Admiral Hughes said lurch given by the hull at each ex- plosion was about the same in his judgment as that produced In such a Ahip by the firing of a big gun salvo from her decks. His report shows that candles placed in the forward|Chaplin said: and after compartments of the hull, standing on the decks in their own | whole pageantry of life. grease and lighted, were neither ex- tinguished nor upset by any five explosions. Atter each explosion Hughes and other members tent board made their the hull to examine onally the damage done to the frames, bulk- heads and other construction of the Admiral of P Interior of the ship. Thev even pene- | ather than the wearing of certain trated into the double bottoms inYgarments, he added: search of information Only Leose Brickes Disturbed. the | | Fire and Chaplin’s ‘ Lecture on Humor | Features in Court| | Film Used as Exhibit Suit to End Aping of Comedian Burns. m By the Associated Press. LOS ANGEL S, February 20—Sur- | | vivors of the Chaplin-Aplin film com- | of the The one-foot glide was an the | low ay down into | feet.” The two main condensers had been | installed in the Washington, and these were minutely examined with- out disclosing any injuries as a re- sult of either'the bomb or torpedo explosions set off directly against the hull. Unanchored brickwork of the ships furnaces was thrown down by the cumulative effects of the explosions, but that portion of the brickwork which had been per- | fire, and manently secured remained in place. Jt was on the basis of this ex- amination that the reached that such a ship Washington would have completed could survive eight torpedoes if the the special naval board in port to President Coolidge, public yesterday, declared future b:# tleships could be ‘constructed so as to be secure against aerial attacks. its re- S Given $7,500 Verdiot. The administrator of the estate of Michele Celenza, who was kiljed De- cember 19, 1923, in an automobile ac- cident, has been granted a verdict for $7,500 damages egainst Willlam R. Crowley, owner of the car which caused the death. Celenza left a wité and five children. Atiorneys Patterson and Thompson appeared for the ad- ministrator, Liborio Celenza, conclusion was | tators the | for the door, nothing was lacking to been - if | make a complete picture except the hits from'|custard pie explosions | directors were bunched in one place, and that|quench slapstick conflagrations. mad:iorder had been | fire-and-philosophy fest which | ignalized the opening here vesterday | of Charles Spencer Chaplin's suit to | bar Charles Amador from using Chap- | linesque stage names or make-up ventured hack Into superior court| today for the second reel of the cel-| luoid comedian’s court 'duel. Chaplin furnished the philosophy at yesterday's session. A film fea- turing Amador. under the screan name | of Charlie Aplin, furnished the fire. With scholarly' precision and many | an explanatory wave of the hand, Chaplin set forth his philosophy of humor, and particularly .his philo- which film fans the world over are | familiar. | Tells History of Garb. Relating how he happened to gather | the derby, the cane and the other] component parts of his characteriza- | tion into a unit which he called hisi satire on humanity, his symbol of the serio-comic dignity of mankind, “My from the 1 got ‘my walk .from an old London. cab driver. inspira- tion of the moment, One part of thie character was inspired by an old fel- trouper of mine. He had flat inspiration came Pointing out that In suing Amador | he sought to prevent the imitation “of my complete characterization” “There is a philosophy of .charac- terization which is not concerned with clothing.” Film Catches Fire. The fire broke out when court ad- journed to a temporary projecting room, where an Amador film was be- ing run off to demanstrate wherein' “Charlie Aplin” encroached on the celluloid prerogatives of Charlie Chaplin. Somehow the film caught in the resultant shower of flaming bits of celluloid through which attorneys. witnesses and spec- rushed unhurt, but pell-mell which | in fire department, customarily call to After the fire had fiickered out and restored there still was time for a little more testimony | before the final fade-out of the first day's session. Chaplin's attorneys left with a promise to bring five more witnesses into court today. 199,210 Cars on Hand. Ralilroads grouped in class 1 had 199,210 surplus freight cars ready for service on hand February 7, a de- crease, according to the Amerlican Railway Association, of:14,711 under the number reported January 31. Practically no car shortage was ex- perienced during that period. THREAT OF REVOLT ALARMS BULGARS Report That Soviet Will Fi- nance Uprising in Spring Heard in Sofia. By the Associated Press. SOFIA, Bulgaria, Febroary 20.— Anxiety has been caused by a state- ment In the Moscow Izvestia, Soviet newspaper, that 4.000,000 rubles in gold have been sent to the Balkans to promote an anti-bourgeols upris- ing this Spring, the efforts to be con- centrated in Bulgaria and Greece. Other disturbing circumstances in the last two days have been stories in the Belgrade press of anarchist up- risings and bloodshed centers. A foreign sal in Bulgarian office statement today. he recent series of murders has been the result largely of forelgn agitation. The government is apply- ing every measure in its power to re- store normal conditions, but far- reaching efforts are being made from foreign sources to ‘prevent’ a feturn to normalcy. The government, despite the rigld disarmament (under the peace treaty), is sure of its ability to restore order.” Official sources say they are in- formed that raids from Serbian ter- ritory at 20 different pojnts on the frontier are planned for tiis Spring in the wake of the fifteen raids dur- ing last October 'and’ November and the five staged in the last month by emigres, of whom it is alleged 540 are armed, clothed and financed by the Serbian government. These emigres, it is stated, were all included in the’ amnesty voteéd by the Sobranje (Parliament), but are unwilling to return’ home. STUDENT.ACTOR STABBED Audience Applauds,” Not Knowing He Collapsed Behind Seenes.” ‘WOROESTER, ‘Mass., Februaty' 20. —John Dempsey, playving the part of RBichard the Thirt, in the play given at the Worcester Theater last night by the students 6f Holy Cross' Col- lege, was accidentally stabbed in the left breast by Eugene Freel, playing the Duke of Richmond, during the bat- tle scene in the last act. - While the audience was applauding the acting of Dempsey as the curtain fell, he staggered behind the scenes and collapsed. He was carried to po- lice headquarters nearby and after treatment returned fo‘appear in thé remaining scenes of the play. HINES TELLS OF WORK.. Brig. Gen. Hines, director of 'the United States " Vetérans' Bureau. stressed the importance of the work being done by the construction di- vision of the bureau at an informal dinner held last night by that di- vision in the Arlington Hotel. Col. William H. Conklin, Dr. E. O. Crossman and Maj. L. H. Tripp, chiet of the ‘division, also made addresses, stating that the centralizatiog in, the| Véterans' Bureau had done much to improve the work, STAR, WASHINGTON, apartment house window at gave the news yesterday that Mrs. Margaret Budlong, who had been on a hunger strike for a week, In an effort to prevent her husband from sning her for divorce on the grounds of desertion, Mrs. Budlong locked herself All efforts to force her 1o leave her rooms and break her hunger strike were futile until yesterday, when she dropped notes Copyright by P. & A. Photox. G Wearing his famous amethyst ring. Francis X. Bushman, one of the early movie stars, returned from Europe yesterday, and exhibited what he claims to be the largest amethyst in the world. The photo shows the ring Copyright by I'. & A. Photos. | While employment in the District showed an increase in January over the previous month, there was still a surplus of clerical help and sales- people. This condition is not un- usual at this time of year, the United States Employment Service declared today, in its monthly survey of em ployment conditions. New building construction sched- uled to start within the next 30 days includes a 4-story office and store building, to cost $150.000: an $-story apartment house, to cost $750,000, and a $400,000 office building. Resident building workmen are fairly well em- ploved, the survey showed, although there is some temporary unemploy- ment noted among painters and pa- perhangers, largely due to the weath- er conditions. A surplus of common labor exists. Weather Has Effect. Inclement weather has affected out- door activities in Maryland, causing the release of many skilled and un- skilled workers. Most industries are operating, however,®some with tem- porarily curtialed forces. Most industries in Virginia were said to be operating fairly satisfac- tory schedules, with no more than the uspal amount of unemployment re- ported in any city. Whilessome cur- SHOOTING AS SUBSTITUTE FOR LETHAL GAS ASKED Nevada Bill Would Do Away With New “Atrocious” Form of Executing Slayers. By the Associated Press. RENO, Nev., February 20.—Substitu- tion of shooting for gas in legal executions would be provided In a bill introduced in the Nevada Leg- islature yesterday, It has the in- State prison. Until the passage of the léthal gas law condemned persons in Nevada were allowed to choose either hanging or a firing squad. ““Execution by lethal gas is atroclou: sald Warden D. S, Dickerson. “I am convinced from my experience that either shooting or hanging is more. humane and that shooting is least ob- Jectionable from a humanitarian view- point.” Dickerson was United States superin- intendent of prisons under President Wilson. SOCIETY GIRL ARRESTED. Driving While Under Influence of Liquor, Norfolk Charge. | Special Dispateh to The Star. NORFOLK, Va.,, February 20.— Charged with operating an automobile while_under the influence of liquor Miss Irene Woodhurst, member of a prominent 'Virginia family, was ar- rested last night and held for hear- ing under a $350 bond. Her escort, Elmer L. J. Hart, & prominent realty dealer, was fined $25 on a charge of drunkenness. The couple were on their way from . the ! country club, according to the police. dorsement of the warden of thel D. “Bucky? Harris at Hot Springs, Ark., where several of the members of the world champions of Washington are taking early Spring training. Mana. ger Harris is leading his men at golf and in long hikes over the hills around the spa. s Copyright by P. & A. Photos. (., FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1925. HAS PORTRAIT PAINTED BEFORE SAILING FOR THIS COUNTRY. Frank B. Kellogg. United States Ambassador to the Court of St. James, recently appointed Secretary of State by President Coolidge, posing in the studio of Sir Philip de Lazlo, in London. The portrait probably will remain in the embassy build- ing in London. BaUNONINGIA RECALLING THE COLONIAL DAYS. Miss Evelina Kean as the Widow Skelton and Constant Southworth as Thomas Jefferson, the ancestors they will impersonate at the EMPLOYMENT SITUATION IN D. C. Surplus of Job Seekers in Several Lines, But These Are Expected to Be Absorbed in Immediate Future. tailment to forces in a few industries occurred during January, these lay- ofts were only temporary, and in most recalled during February, the Federal director for Virginia reported. West Virginia yenorted some unemployment in the State, particularly among coal mineres in the Charleston, Clarks- burg and Fairmont fields, while other | industries were operating on fairly | satistactory schedules. Only Seasonal Reductions. Throughout the Nation, existing conditions were held to be normal, even though considerable unemploy- ment exists in some sections, attribut- ed by the employment service to the seasonal curtailments, which occur- red in January in many lines. Building construction in nearly all the States, except those in the South, were decreased, and.in the agricul- tural and purely rural districts some unemployment was apparent, although in many parts of the country part of the surplus labor was absorbed in the ice-cutting industry. Curtalil- ment of forces in industry during January was held to be only tem- porary, and with the indicated ex- pansion in the major industries most of those laid off are expected to. be back at work shortly. ———— e VACCINATE OR KILL ALL DOGS *IN ALEXANDRIA City Authorities Adopt Rigorous Methods in War Agaisst Hydrophobia. ALEXANDRIA, Va.,, February 20— Alexandrie’s dogs must be vaccinated and muzzled whenever they appear on the streets, under penalty of death, according to an ordinapce adopted yesterday by city council. The ordinance was passed at the behest of Dr. Louls E.‘Foulks, city health officer, because of the preva- lency of mad dogs, which have bitten several people here during the past month. Dr. J. J. Garvey, assistant city health officer, will be’ ready to begin the vaccination with anti-rabic vaccine within the next few days. It will cost owners about 75 cents to have their dogs treated. The muzzle re- quired under the new ordinance must be of wire and must cover the dog’s mouth. The vaccine will render the dogs immune from rables for a year, it 1s said. . MASONS TO PAY TRIBUTE. Washington Centennial Lodge, No. 14, F. A. A. M, has arranged to hold its annual patriotic celebration in commemoration of - the birth of Washington, . in Masonic Temple Auditorium, tomorrow evening, at § o'clock. - The speakers will be Sen- ator Thomas Sterling of South Da- kota and Col. Thomas J. Dickson, member of the 1st Division during the late war. In addition, & musical program has .been . prepared. The members have invited their friends to ‘thl‘ instances the persons released will be | torical costume ball to be flower Hotel on the eveming 'of February 21 GHINESE ARREST | | | en at the May- Copyright by Harri & Ewing. AMERICAN SKIPPER Sailors From Warships Sent to Release Captain Held After Collision. By the Associated Press. PEKING, February 20.—Capt. Haw- ley, an American. of the steamship Chinehuen, which flies the American flag, is being detailed by military authorities at Kweichowfu, Zechwan FProvince, because his ship struck a Yangtze River sampan, it ‘became | known by reports received vesterday. The captain was taken from ship although his passengers were | permitted to remain aboard Amer: ican sailors from gunboats at Wanh sien, 75 miles west, and Ichang, 120 miles east of Kweichowfu, have start- ed for the latter port to secure Capt. Hawley's release. the | ARMED MEN GET 31,200 IN HOLD-UP AT HOTEL Rob Eight Persons, Including Pro- ‘prietor, Before Frightened Away by Woman’s Screams. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, February 20—Three armed men held up elght persons, in- cluding the proprietor, in the Circle Hotel, on West Sixtieth street, early today and escaped with jewelry and cash totaling more than $1,200. They were frightened off by the screams of a woman before they had searched three men lined up in the lobby. The men worked separately. One gunman held up a negro elevator operator, the second robbed the cash drawer of $680 and Charles Dubelier, the proprietor, of his jewelry, while the third lined up six guests in the lobby. Mrs. John Brenner, one of the guests, screamed and’ fainted, whereupon the robbers fled after warning their yictims to remain in the hotel for at least 10 minutes. THRONGS SEE PAGEANT. Seventeen Floats Depict Momus at New Orleans Carnival. NEW ORLEANS, La,, February 20. Momus, the first pageant of the car- | nival season, depicting “popular quo- tations of long ago,” in 17 floats, last night paraded Canal and intersecting thoroughfares before a gay throng that occupled every available space along the route. The streets over which the proces- sion passed were turned into day by many thousands of electric lights artistically arranged over the thorough- fares and from buildings. The Momus ball at the Athenaeum was held following the parade. Veterinary Becomes Instructor. Capt. Jean R. Underwood, Veteri- nary Corps, at Fort Myer, Va., has been detailed as’ an instructor in veterinary surgery and pathological {Gallery and Stalls | break a play horseshoeing at the Veterinary School, Army Medicdl Center, this olty. ENJOYING THE SOUTHERN BREEZES. Copyright by P. & A. Photos. Alexander P. Moore, United States Ambassador to Spain, and Judge John W. Kephert of the Penn- sylvania Beach. Supreme Court, who are Ambassador Moore expects Barrymore Wins Triumph in London With His “Hamlet” Call American Actor Back Again and Again. By the Associated Press. LONDON, Februar: guished London first-night audienc, never proclalmed for warm-hearted- ness—gave John Barrymore, the American actor, a generous reception when he appeared last night in the role of Hamlet, in which only a few British actors have scored triumphs thin a generation erous that Mr. Barrymore faltered when he appeared for a curtain call | after the third act and confessed that he had faced his English debut with almost terror, but no longer felt afrald. The pla Haymarket, famous Maurtce 50 vears ago. The gallery, old the was staged in the where his father. Barrymore, which can make or in England, was first to respond, and the stalls also applauded liberally with handclap- ping and shouts, bringing the Amer- ican before the curtain many times, The dramatic critics of the London morning papers, although objecting to some details of Mr Barrymore's performance, comment on the whole very favorably. They dislike some of his mannerisms, disapprove of the way he cuts up certain lines and dig- cover curious inequalities in his con- ception of the character of Hamlet But, having pointed out these, all finish on a note of high praise. The following are among the eulogistic phrases employed by the critics: “He not only made a personal triumph, but has given London o of the best performances of Hamlet “He came out with honors. He showed power and passion. and, al- though his. interpretation had tech- nical faults, it gripped and held.” “The poet's wonderful verse could not have been delivered with finer intelligence or more charming mu The performance was often thrilling, always intellectual. He made Ham- let a real personality.” Many of the critics extol Mr. Barr: | more's clear, pleasant voice and free- dom from any accent, whether Amer- ican, Oxford or Kensington. MRS. IRWIN WINS PRIZE. Wife if Writer First in Short- Story Contest. . NEW YORK, Febroary 20.—Inez Hayes Irwin, wife of Will Irwin, the writer, was awarded first prize in the sixth annual short-story contest conducted 'by the O. Henry Memorial committee, it was announced today Her story, “The Spring Flight,” was adjudged the best published during 1924. The prize is $500. Chester Crowell, was awarded sec- rize, for his story, “Margaret while Frances Newman, au- thor of “Rachel and Her Children,” re- ceived $100, the third prize. Wiring Blamed in $400,000 Fire. CANTON, N. Y., February 20.—Fire believed to have started from defec- tive wiring in the attic last night destroyed the St. Lawrence County Courthouse, causing a loss estimated at §400,000, 20—A distin- | It was so gen- | played | the | spending Winter vacations at Palm to return to Spain in March. Copyright by P. & A. Photos BUDLONG NOVES WFE 10 FOLLOW %Husband Takes Everything JBut Couch, Chair, Few | Dishes and Her Clothes. | By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, February It Mil- ton J. Budlong moves to Rhode Is- land. then his wife, who for eight days has used their New York apart- ment as a fortress, will move to Rhode Island. too. This the declaration fnday the woman, who, since last Frid morning has been a voluntary pris- oner on hunger strike—a fast which she broke yesterday with a sip of milk, of the kind ordinarily prescrib- ed for children. This she took under a doctor’s instructions Mrs. Budlong made her declaration after she discovered that during last night a crew employed by the ofl | magnate had stripped her apartment prison of all but a couch, a chair, some dishes and her clothing, and loaded the family effects into vans for transportation to Rhode Island. A note from Budlong was left by the movers. It announced that I wife's unwelcome tenure of the New York home had compelled him to take up residence in Newport, R. I. Will Stay Until Ousted. “I will stay here until T am thrown {out by force. Then I will g0 to Mr s home at Newport and move ve,” exclaimed Mrs. Budlong, | upon reading the note. | It was in Rhode lsland that Mrs | Budlong recently lost a suit for sepa- ration and custody of her two min children, after which she installed herself in the New York apartment her husband to forestall, she said any attempt he might make to-obtain a divorce on grounds of desertion Presumably Mrs. Budlong will have to discontinue dropping to the street notes on paper pads pinned in her husband’s silk shirts, which method of communication has become known as “shirt wireless” in the neighbor- hood and among the crowds that have gathered dafly outside the Budlong | home. Six of Mr. Budlong’s expensive shirts with notes attached had been thrown to the street before he had his belongings removed from the apart- ment. Some of the shirts, in the opin- ion of the onlookers, cost as much as $18. | While most of the tenants in the | apartment house building, which is in an exclusive district, have taken the situation in good humor, at least one | complaint has been made. The agents {of the building are said to be plan- | ning to ask for legal advice concern- |ing how far they may go in seeing | that Mrs. Budlong throws no more articles from the windows. The agents consider that her notes have been largely responsible for the crowds outside the buflding. SRS Marjorie Daw to Seek Divorce. HOLLYWOOD, Calif., February 20.— Marjorie Daw, motion picture actre: returned from New York yesterda with the announced purpose of filing a divorce suit in the Los Angeles County Superior Court against her director-husband, Eddie Sutherland. “We simply could not get along.,” she jexplained. “I do not think he will contest the sult”