Evening Star Newspaper, February 22, 1925, Page 10

CHANGES IN POLICE BILL ARE FORECAST City Heads Expected to Recommend Partial Revi- sion of Measure. The District issione¥s repor which it is expected they mend several changes in providing for the permanent lishment of the Woman's Bureau Police Department s understood will b hearing of » legislation, Friday other changes Commissioners Stephens and Com ngress Tuesday in will recom- the bill estab- in the principal worked out at the commission tha ) those changes ¥ia ipul public v d to the on Department The of the give permanent status to s Bureau. It is expected the by Corpo Consul Ly the Police section bill is to Wom- Com- nsert a « in the bureau an part of the Police Depart- a distinet unit thereof Be Flexible. originally drawn, the bill pro- for an annual increase in the £ policewomen until a is reached. It is Comn are wording that than 45 rther the missioners w use integral ment, b Force May As vided imber arned issioners in heads may f authorize the de- service in the Bureau, in the discretion of sioners. It will be stipu- r, that the director, as- tor, ¢ rvisor and au shall vatrol supervisor o As proposed at the public hearing Friday, the Commissioners will 2mend a revision of the section lefining the duties of the Woman's Bureau, so that it will read as fol- The functions of the Woman's Bu- reau shall be to exercise the functions of police in the \d children, whether of Vietims of offenses, subject and regulations of the District Columbia, and to do such pre- protective work as i laws and reg suy the b enders or to the ventive and consistent with such he Commissioners will pass on the 1 and the proposed amendments at ard meet Tuesday morning. The Woman's Bureau has been in existence f imber of years, but advocates felt there should providing for its or a1 of the present bill basic law permanent operation, FLAMING SWORD OFFICIAL DIES FROM AUTO SPILL Capt. M. A. Moore's Neck Broken in Georgia—Col. W. J. Simmons May Recover. ATLANTA.. February 21.—Capt. M A. Moore, Houston, Tex.. supreme re- Knight of the Flaming Sword, tnjured with Col. William J. Simmons of Atlanta i accident near Gainesvi <ht, died early onight in hospital, ac- cording to reports received here tonight The conditionvof Col. Simmons, who is supreme monarch of the Knights of the Flaming Sword and was founder and former emperor of the Knights of the Ku Klux Klan, tonight was regard- ed,as critical, it was said The two were injured when the mobile in which they were riding skid- ded over an embankment and over- turned about 20 miles from Gainesville. Ray Ra Atlanta, the third occu- pant of the car, was unhurt Col. Simmons wa id to have sus- tained a fractured collarbone, four broken ribs on the left side and a punc- tured lung. Physicians expressed hope for his recov unless pneumonia de- velops Capt ns said. MUNDELEIN ISV ‘VISI7TED 1 autom to- BY NOTABLES IN ROME | Chicago Cardinal Calls at Ameri- can College in Italian Capital and Praises Officials. By the Asso ROME, delein of today archbis and high prie v sired to pay t sfon of his elevation was Mgr February Chicago received ardinal Mun- s, bishops n who de- espect the ocea- first visit to Rome after his ast year. Among the callers Eugene Burke, vice rector of American College, whe is now di- recting the college in the absence of Mgr. O'Hern, the rector, in the United States, and rector of the propaganda col in both of which institutions are students archdiocese of Chi- from a clein visited the Ameri- can and Propaganda Colleges and con- gratulated the officials on the improve- ments made, especially the former, where the building has been enlarged to accommodate 200 sstudents EXPLOSIVES DtéREASE. Production During 1924 Falls Far Below 1923 Figures. on of at Produc plosives” during the decreas the Interic vesterday, 151 pqunds, more than ‘permissible ex- 1924 kept pace with in the production of coal, Department announced the production of 34,- indicating a ¢ of rease nor pounds over 923 figure Pennsylvan nearly half production sed 27,641,730 pe permissible explosive during 1924, with West Virginia second in consumption, Per missible explosives explosive recommended by the Bureau of Mines for use in underground mining op- erations. ds are WAR HERO ARRESTED. Winner of Victoria Cross Held in | Alien Smuggling. BUFFALO, N. Y., February 2 Sergt. Michael O'Leary, holder of t Victoria Cross and other -awards gallantry during the World War, was held for the Federal grand jury day on a charge of conspiracy smuggle aliens. In January two alien: a freighte car which came across international bridge. The aliens are alleged to have identified O'Leary, a railroad policeman, as the man”who vlaced them in the car. to were- found in the Strike Settlements Made.- NEW YORK, February 2i.—Union labor of als announced today that settlements had been negotiated with shops, from which employes in whi goods industries making underwear, house dresses, bath robes nnd children's dresses had walked out earlier in the week on a strike for higher wages and shorter hours. Between 20,000 and 25000 woman workers are affected. will | cases of women | Moore’s neck was broken, phy- | visitors | the | to- | Fifty-Five Years | Of Married Life Celebrated Today Washington Couple Plan Quiet Anniversity at | Home Here. . Mr. and Mrs. Edgar A, Nelson are day celebrating their fifty-fifth wed- ding anniversary at their home, 42 t street northeast. The day Is being |celebrated auietly with a family re- {union, while congratulatory messages are being received from many friends| | throughout this eity. The couple were married at Oneida, | Madison county, N. Y. Mrs. Nelson | was before marriage Miss Freeman. { _Soon after marrige they meved to | Maryland, where Mr. Nelson engaged in farming for several vears before coming to this city Coming’ to Washington, Mr. Nelson | drove ome of the old herdics, or| horse-drawn bus which operated | along Pennsylvania avense during the early 80s. He vecalls how these buses, which carried from four to| 16 people, were looked upon as im- | proved means of transportation then. | Mr. Nelson is 75 years old. while| Mrs. Nelson Is 72 vears of age and| both are active and In good health They have a daughter, Mrs. Mabel | Carter; two sons, E. A Nelson, jr., and Arthur Nelson, and four grand- | children, all of this city. “\DA” WILL TEST ALL-AMERICAN DEA Washington Opera Company Performance Is Awaited by Local Musicians. ! Will Washington make the per- formance of Verdi’s “Aida” by an all- American cast of the Washington Operx Co., under the direction of Edouard Albion, on March 3, the eve of inauguration day, a success that will materially encourage those who want American artists for American | audlence, so as to further the de- velopment of great singers in this country? That question is dominating music circles this week After seven vears of surmounting many disheartening obstacles, Mr. Albion brought the Washington Opera Co. to its biggest success to date when “Faust” was produced Janu- ary 26, as the initial performance in the new Washington Auditorium, with Feodor Chaliapin, great Russian artist, | as guest star. More than 7,000 Washingtonians fought their way into the new theater, which has a seating capacity of 6,000. { That audience has become historical | both for its size and for the fame and { brilliance of hundreds of notables who | were included They gave the com- | { pany enthusiastic support and have, | nce then, add generous praise to their enthusiasm local Chaliapin's Speech. At that performance, in a speech that nearly stopped the show, Chaliapin stated that he had great faith in the develapment of a national opera in America such as they have had for centuries in Russia and other Euro- pean countries. “I have great confidence in your young singers and your manner of | training them. The idea of a national | opera is inspiring,” said Mr. Chaliapin. “I am highly honored to be asked to assist you in a performance that has as its basis the achievement of | American opera by Americans.” In a charmingly naive fashion, Chaliapin | added: “You can see what great artists { the national opera of Russia has pro- | duced. Why should America not do likewise? i The eyes of are focused on the grand opera world the coming perform- ance of “Aida” by an entire cast of | American artists. The princ will | sing their roles in Italian Famous Singers. Famous singers in the cast are | Frances Peralta, soprano, and Jeanne Gordon, contralto, both of the Metro- | politan’ Opera Co.; John Charles Thomas, popular young baritone, who first won fame as a musical comedy star, and has later added to his laurels | with finished performances on the | concert stage. Charles Trowbridge | Tittmann, Washington basso, who sings every year with prominent | oratorio organizations all over the | country, also is in the cast. The en- semble, including chorus and ballet, | | will number 150 persons. New { scenery, costing $10,000, will be a fea- fure of what promises to be a Eo | geous performance. CONVICT TWO OF BRIBERY. U. S. Court Sends Men to Prison for Giving Pay to Official. MOBILE, Ala, February 21.—W. H.| | Holcombe and Frank W. Boykin re convicted of bribery of a Federal | official by a jury in Federal District | Gourt here late today. J. B. Con- | naughton was acquitted of the same | | charge. and the jury report ai | agreement in the cases of the other| two defends A. L. Staples and R. L. Holcombe. oykin and W. H. Hol- combe were sentenced to two vears in the penitentiary and ordered fined $500 each. The joint trial involving alleged liquor cases had been on since last Monday GETS CLARK U. POST. — |Dr. W. s. Hunter to Become Pro- fessor of Psychology. | WORCESTER, Mass., February 21.—| Dr. Walter Hunter, head of the de- partment of psychology of the Uni- versity of Kansas, has been appointed to the G. Stanley Hall chair of genetic psychology at Clark University, es- tablished in memory of the first presi- dent of the institution. The chair is { supported by funds left by Dr. Hall Dr. Hunter was born in Decatur, | 111, in 1889. He is a graduate of the University of Texas and took his | doctor’ degree from the University |of Chicago in 1912. He has been at {the University of Kansas nine years | PARIS HAS NEW DANCE. Prof. Robert, Who “Tango, Now Presents “Raquel.” By Cable to The Star and New York World. PARIS, February 21.—The “Raquel” the new dance of Paris. It was created by Prof. Robert—who in- troduced the tango 12 years ago with Mistinguett—to match with Raquel Miller's: popular song “Ay, Ay, Ay.” The dance ' is composed of seven figures, It is derived from the fox trot, the boston, two-step and schottische, Prof. Robert says the new dance is easy and pretty, and hel Introduced expects it to become very popular soon. (Copyright, 1925.) ESTATE OF MILLION 1S LEFT BY HECHT Bulk Goes to Widow, Then Passes to Children—$10,- 750 Given to Charities. Speclal Dispatch to The Star. BALTIMORE, Md.,, February 21.— An estate estimated at more than $1,000,000 was distributed by the will of Emanuel Hecht, Washington and Baltimore merchant and philan- thropist. The will was probated yesterday in the Orphans’ Court Specific legaci®s totaled $711,750, $700.000 was left for life to Mrs widow of the testator; 0,750 to charitable organizations ahd $1,000 to some of Mr. Hecht's household e ploves. The residue of the estate goes to the 11 Hecht children, who eventually are to get the $700,000 left to Mrs. Hecht for life. Letters on the estate were granted to Mr. Hecht's son, Morton I. Hecht; his son-in-taw, Lee S. Meyer, and the Safe Deposit and Trust Company, named as executors without bond. Mrs. Hecht was given all the house- cash of which Mamie hold effects and other personal prop- | erty belonging to her husband Charitable legacies are: Associated Jewish Charitics, $10,000. 4 Hos- pital for Consumptives of Maryiand Baltimore Alliance the General German Orphan Asylum, each $250 Household employes named in the will are Woodland, colored, $500, and Long, white, and Grant Braxton, colored, each $259. The sons of the testator are receive thelt shares of the absolutely, and the shares of daughters are to be held in trust. The will was executed December 12, 1924. Mr. Hecht died suddenly last Sunday. Hecht, | Woman, 73, Is Left Lying in Street by ‘Hit-and-Run’ Auto An automobile, operated by an unidentified man, crashed into Fannie Dorsey, colored, 73 years old, of 1138 Eighteenth street, on Connecticut avenue near L street late yesterday afternoon, and sped away while the woman law uncon- scious in the street She was taken to Emergency Hospital in a passing automobile where Dr. Batts pronounced her injuries to be a possible skull fracture and severe scalp lacera- tions. She was suffering from shock last night and her condition was said to be serious, but not critical Police instituted a search for a small touring car with tags listed to F. A. Small of 318 Thirteenth street northeast, but made It clear that the person operating the auto- mobile was not known. | SPENCER CASE PROBED. Charge Made That Semator Prac- ticed Illegally Here. The Department of Justice, it was said yesterday, is proceeding with an investigation of charges that Senator Spencer of Missouri had at one time practiced before a Government de- pargment in behalf of a fur company of St. Louis. Beyond the statement that 2 man named “Elliot” brought the charges and that Senator Spencer had been informed of them, officials at the department declined to com- ment. Mr. Spencer was out of the {city vesterday | GARNER HOLDING OWN. | Representative’s Fight Against Pneumonia Uncomplicated. Representative Garner of Texas was sald to be “holding his own as well as could be expected” last in his fisht against lobar pneumonia. No complications have developed, it was stated. 0 BE INSTALLED| CAUSES 2 DEATHS Commissions to Be Awarded at Exercises at Central High Thursday. One hundred and seventeen officers | in the Washington High School Cadet Corps—the largest group in tory of the organization—will receive commissions at exercises in the Cen- School auditorium Thurs- day afternoon at 4 o'clock, It was an- night Wallace M. Craigie, USS. tral High nounced last the his- many Lieut. Col A., profes- in two sor of military science and tactics in | Ag the high schools will be presented vel D. manding general Washington Col May 7, Company 1925 war awarded which map Officers to A gold medal will be given to commander winning war map game team, and a silver loving cup will be cup Paul V. Keyser, the team. The the school military Craigie, MaJ. Capt School officials medal to Capt Twenty-eight ticipate in the review. The be made by Maj. C Confuctus, commissions | o by Rockenbach, of the d Craigle also announced tkat the annual brigade inspection and review would be held in the Central stadium time prizes won C of Central. victor in the| games, e Honored. instructors Alexander William Judkins and Maj. G. Donovan, all of the Re will Keysg Gompanies brigade i official award spection and spection Eli A inspector general of the Army the great been raised to the rank of a god by royal decree in Japan teacher, nity |varas injury by on be| their build in would pt. | the of the blaze presented to the gift of Col W. Marsh John ular Army the gold man the The asc gation office will par- will Helmick has Levie Co. concussion checked storage t The 1 pt sections gallons of crude oil aboa barge exploded the municipal garbage disposal plant southwest men and blazing oil | and swept Schuylkill Ohio Railroad train raced the By the Assoclated Press PHILADELPHIA, With a b February t that shook windows in of the ci Philadelphia, injuring six others. ts drenched the surface of t River,y a Baltimore a on a bridege to safety | numbet of windows shattered by t passengers clted down industrial rush, ed Fire bridge. disposal the member st Camp Meade, company towed the barge to the plant cause of th arted olig o Md. out pler of tug the which Feast, in this training Train Races Passengers to |, “ii°LM Safety as Blazing Fluid Drenches Vicinity. 150,000 1 a Crew- today killing the with escaped A shower of heavy steel fragments from the shattered barge adjoining employes The detonation w digtant suburbs. the flame raflroad ashore at damaged nks. Kkilled were George Wolf- gang, captain of the barge Grell oil lants of and and Her- | crew explosion was & rtained and an Immediate inv by Assigned to Camp Meade. Harry Department Reserve been assigned Finar city duty vi- 200 the s heard apparatus which threatened Spreading plant, the had sti- | the coroner's has WILL KISS EVERY WOMAN IN CASE HE IS ELECTED Candidate for British Parliament Makes Pledge, Which Includes 16,269 Feminine Voters. Correspondence of the Associated Press CHELMSFORD, England, February Henry Curtis-Bennett ful fills his election pledge —to kiss every woman in the Mid-Essex division if elacted to Parlisment—he will have a busy time. There are 16,269 woman electors In the constituency who claim a prior right in the osculatory demonstration, while many others are said to be looking forward to the event with a good deal of pleasure and interest When charged by the chairman of a concert at Brentwood with “having "+ |fatled to carry out one of his election A% | promises,” Sir Henry said it was a to carry it out In fact, 1 willing to start at once e nd HOP CROP DOUBLED. he But Production Grows. U. S. Supply Lower, Total Although the United States crop of hops this season will be less than half the pre-war average, the world crop will be nearly double that of last season, it was estimated yester- day by the Department of Agricul- ture. The world supply, placed at 138,000,000 pounds, compared 75,000,000 pounds last vear, probably | will be the largest since 1916 About 25,600,000 pounds as oil of the department the pre pounds |~ England’s crop is expected to total 50,000,000 pounds, compared with 26,000,000 last year said vared with 54,000,000 1ot = Trade Bill Is Passed. The bill recently passed by the House amending the China trade act of 1922 was yesterday passed by the Senate without amendment, and now goes to the President ice at | cart J. rash promise, “but I am most anxious | am quite | | mon with | hops | | will be harvested in the United Staces, | TWO TRIALS LOOM FOR EX-COVERNCR e Jonathan Davis Held on $1,000 Bond in Alleged Prison Pardon Deals. By the Associated Press. TOPEKA, Kans, February Jonathan M. Davis, former Democr governor, now faces two trials in the District Court charges ir ing alleged dealing in pardons. He anid Peterson, former State bank commissioner, were bound over toda for a jury trial on a Joint charge o conspiring to solicit a bribe. The fense waived the presentatio and Judge Clyde Cowsgill City Court, who spent a day | listening to the prosecutior defendant on a_$1,000 bond Former Gov, Davis will be tr with his son Russell, on a soliciting and accepting a bribe Pollman in exchange here on Fred W pardon Objection mission of | grantea Ex of defense counsel to ac evidence about the paro nest Bartholomew of Wichita was sustained today by Judge Cowgl The court held that the Bartholomew ’KHJHH‘( had no connection with the case under tr which efforts t obtain a pardon for Walter Grundy victed Hutchinson banker Two Hurt at Grade Crossing. LONACONING, Md., Februa |Henry Pfeiffe f Lonacon ably was fatal o'clock this mors mobile in which I a fast of & prok whe autc and Henry Jone & Wre riding was struc freight train on Child the Baltimore and OF Piedmont. 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