Evening Star Newspaper, March 11, 1925, Page 12

DANEIGATHLETS ALARMING FREACH Sword and Rifle Drilling Stressed—Also Complain at Number of Policemen. BY CONSTANTINE BROWN, By Cable to The Star and Chicago Daily News March 11.—French newspa- pers are soundi new alarm appears thi city of Danzig has too and g replaces rhythmic move- e results of the in- orrespondents Journal Matin | - | accompanied was mayor | and Chief of Police| associate of , are obedient rlin National- nhabitants of driving out the Danzig corridor. With 180,000 inhabitants protected by the League of Nations from out- side Da police | forge dangers, associa- from | siructors for which, though various banned are received with open arms| authorities. ¥rench authorities refuse to comment ofticially on these revela- tions, but state that if the facts are correct they throw a peculiar light t German proposals in which refused to guarantee the tern frontiers of Poland. by Chicago Daily News Co.) CROWg INHABITING JAPAN| ARE LARGEST IN WORLD Abundant as Sparrows—Birds Are Scarce in Tokio and Refuse to Live in Houses. Cerrespondence of The Star and the Chicago Daily News. TOKIO, February .6—The biggest crows in the world inhabit Japan. They. are everywhere, like the spar- Near the sea there are many hawks. But in Tokio birds are scarce. Now and then in the Spring a few linnets or water wagtail may visit some gar- den, and in some localities swifts build under the eaves of the thatched houses. But foreigners find it useless to put up bird houses, for they are never oc- cupied; even in the hills, where birds are; thick, they will not come to a , no matter how secluded. (Copyright, 1925, by Chicago Daily News Co.) fie Chinese Cotton Arrives. VICTORIA, B. C, March 11.—One of ‘the largest single shipments of Chinese cotton cver shipped to Cana- da, 1,600 tons, arrived here last night aboard. the steamship Empress of Australia from Chinese ports. Her cargo included 3,500 bales of raw silk, valued at more than $4,000,000, consigned to New York mills. It | too | tions in which , the rifle| Woman Explorer { Is Killed by Rhino In African Jungle Mrs. Green and British Captain Trampled to Death by Beast. By the Assoclated Press. LONDON, March 11.. the Dally Mail from Kenya colony of British East Africa, reports that Mrs. Green, a noted Irish | explorer from Dublin, and a British captaln have been killed by a rhi- noceros, . Mrs. Green had crossed Africa from the, Belgian Kongo to Nairobl and was about to climb Mount Kenya when she encountered the rhinoceros t Nanyukl. The woman fired with small-bore rifle and wounded the animal, which thereupon charged upon and fatally injured her. The British officer, Capt. by his wife, arrived |later in a motor car at the scene. He was not aware of Mrs. Green's death and they alighted from the car. The rhinoceros then charged upon them. The captain shouted a warning to his wife and tried to blind the animal by throwing his coat over its head. The rhinoceros, however, knocked the captain down and trampled him to death. Mrs. Atkins made her escape and brought back gunmen to the scene and they shot and killed the rhi- noceros. Atkins, e An English {uventor has devised a canvas bed with an iron frame that can be folded to about the size of a L STAR, WASHINGTON, C, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 11, 1925. CITIZENS’ BODY RAPS COUNCIL PROPOSAL Sixteenth Street Heights Associa- tion Opposes Movement, Deraand- ing Full Suffrage or Nothing. The Sixteenth Street Heights Cit- izens’ Association voiced strong op- position to the establishment of the proposed city council to advise the Board of Commissioners In a resolu- tion adopted last night at a meeting held in the home of Dr. B. C. Kelster, 1315 Fern street. In the resolution which was ad ed by the assoclation it sald the sociation wanted full suffrage for the District of Columbla or nothing, and expressed the bellef that the clvic council would delay the franchise and not hasten it Another resolution was adopted op- posing the plan to have part of the cost of the Arlington Memorial Bridge borne by the District of Columblia. Two other resolutions were adopted —one requesting Commissioner Bell to make a personal inspection of the streets in the association's territory and another asking that some action be taken to restrict heavy truck trafic to thoroughfares designed for such traffic. The Zoning Commission was upheld In disapproving the erec- tion of stores in residential districts. Membeus of the association expressed themselves not in sympathy with the attack belng made on the constitu- | tionality of the zoning law. LR The famous palace of the Alhambra in Spain was originally a fortress capable of holding 40,000 men. 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She was sent to St. Lazaire prison, but it s expected her brother, Count Nieroth, would be permitted to pro- vide bail for her this afternoon. The husband of the princess, reputed to be wealthy, is said to be in America. The Princess Kadjar, who is Polish by birth and the former wife of a New Garage Service New Cars For All Now you can enjoy a new motor car any time-— without investment or up- keep trouble. You can_ rent a new Saunders System car to drive as your own, any- where, as long as you like. Costs less than owning. Pay by the mile. Coupes, Sedans and Touring Cars! Real Insurance and Free Road Service! To Car Owners Our New Garage at 1423 Irving St. N.W. —affords quick storage, lubrication and cleaning. You can also use our cars to save yours or during repairs. See our new building and cars! Drive in for storage or service any time! SAUNDERS SYSTEM 1423 Irving 1206 D St. St. N.W. N.W. 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Her brother, Count Nie- roth, was arrested when he was tes- titying In connection with the other charge against his sister, for com- plicity in le of the automobile. The princ friends said all her creditors would be pald off when she settled temporary differences with her husband, reputed to be a multi- WILL GO TO VANCOUVER. Chaplin to Make Home for Moth- er in Canada. HOLLYWOOD, Calif, March 11.— A statement from the studio of Charles Chaplin, screen comedian, whose mother, Mrs. Hannah Chaplin, must leave the United States by March 26 under a ruling by immigra- tion authorities, said here yesterday that she would “probably make her home in \/ancouver, British Columbia. Mrs. Chaplin came to this country three years ago suffering from nerve shock due to the German air ralds over London during the war. She has been living at a beach home provided by her son. The statement did not say how soon Mrs. Chaplin intended leaving | the United States. 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