Evening Star Newspaper, July 28, 1925, Page 13

A bS04 oy THE SENATORS WON'T KNOW THE PLACE WHEN will be the Senate chamber by the time Congress gets into sion again. painting of the panels along the walls, the work having been in progress for some time. taken when William Jennings Bryan was 24 years old. Charles W. Bryan, the brother (at left), former Governor of Nebraska, was 17 years old ROUND OF FETES ENGAGING FLEET Entertainments All Day and| yicum of Fiin Night Given for Navy Men kel in Melhourne. Son LITTLE KNOWN PHOTO OF THE COMMONER. The picture was Amnesia Victim, Cured, Has Again Lo.st Hls Memory‘ By the Associated Press. W YORK, July ory of John 28.—The mem- eubert, dmncula[ who was pro- flickere minute for his real | nory ured bital e had 1 his mental | back to the was found on the h only $7 the Associated Press MELBOURNE, July ehle entertainments continue ting office numer | ness Men's A: Austin, as home and | o physician ive him | ion he found the man, | rfub convalescent at his window | hat the harbor | tiver. Asked | nkly. At in-| name of his | Fourteen h iral Rol ¢ attendin the [ Union's ball, a spectacular night. Before the ball Admi his staff officers were Commonwealth at a form: Premier Bruce and A spoke. Senator Needham the visitors or AIf of t Labor_party. band from §. S. Seattle p 1 several selections. | Unexpectedly voung quartermaster | entered the banquet hall and began to sing the flee air Australia, We're for 'Hf‘e band joined in the chorus, which the guests with loud applause encored several times Base ba and local teams con The U. S. 8. Oklahor ated South Australi he U. S. S. Seattle t e the Victoria ‘team, 11 went to a final ex 1 Coontz and | ¥ ests at the | Shortly banquet. Coontz | befc iral tervals he \dopted daug Physicians the publicity *his attracted and the strain of mentally adjusting | his former seafaring life with his business career and his present situa- It was said, however, that he v be taken home to recover in sur- roundings that may bring him bnck, in touch with his recent life. 3500 ENCINEERS DEMAND MORE PAY Large Corps of “White-Col- lar™ Workers in New York Unite. 4 to 2, m bowed be! to 1 Visit Is SYDNEY, July of the United S made the subject labor and iic official or munist heading, Fnemy, Workers Member their first Attacked. 25 dp). tes fleet of ne The visit has been by the The n Com- le under the the Workers’ the Sailors Are Fellow of the I. W. W., making appearance here in eight vears, held meetings to criticize the visit of the fleet. The offictals of the New South Wales Labor Council as: that 120,000 workers have issued a manifes ed “Yours for Social | Revolution lors from the U. S. were injured in a stab- By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, July 28. n impor- nt corps in New York’s Seat white- obison today called on | collar working army today raised the el | standard of revolt. | The municipal engineers, 3,500/ strong and representing the largest single aggregation of their profession in_the world, outside of military es- | tablishments, completed an organiza- | tion which has for its object improve- {ment of salary and working condi- { tions “comparable with the dignity, training and responsibility of the a | position.” The movement has aroused inter- est among other’ professions whose members, despite vears of prepara- tion, received less compensation than the recently arrived immigrant “en- | gineer” of a compressed air arill or | the Americs Woman Reported Missing. Mrs. D. W. Miller, 22, is reported missing from her home, 2234 Thirty- fifth stre Police were told that she left home July 1 and failed to return. Folice werc also asked to institute | search for Florentino Lugue, 2 Tilipino, reported missing since Sat- | urday. He was employed at the Naval Air Station, Anacostia. | Mesopotamia’s Ruler IlL LONDON, July 28 (#).—The Daily J«t brick hod. Express says King Feisal of Meso-| The Association of Engineers of | potamia is coming to Bnsland at an| New York, formed at a meeting last| datc, It is understood it is | night, representing every city depart- y.: purpose (o « snsult specialists re- | ment, bmittal to the | ntern mplaint | c demand for ‘Georgetown | eng GET BACK. Redecorated and beautified The photograph shows the re- National Photo. GEORGETOWN CITIZENS highway of the section i blocks yesterday afternoon—and W ST, WORK DONE; CELEBRATION BELD Citizens Business Men Mark Con- clusion of Improvements. Georgetown merchants and bankers took renewed interest in their com munity vesterday erncon when a committee of the Georgetown Citizens’ Association and the Georgetown Busi ciation held a monial at Wisconsin avenue street celebrating the completion | the widening and repaving of M street | from 20th to 35th_stree: Maj. Wil R. Covell, neer commissioner, who, as in charge of the public utility work of the District, has much to do with the paving of streets, participated in the celel »n, and in a short speech iced his interest in improving trans- tion in all sections of the city. B A Bon les, a past president of the Georgetown Citizens' Association, acted as chairman of the ceremonial, in the absence of J. J. Oliver, president of the association, who was ill. _Mr. Bowles told of the appreciation of the Georgetown business men for the im- proving of the main artery from Georgetown to downtown Washington Further Needs Urged. fter the brief program and the laving of the last granite block in the new paving, the business men, repre- senting all branches of Georgetown’s busine: life, gathered around Maj. Covell and told him of other needs of the community. He smilingly advised the group to send their recommenda- tions for paving to the District Com- m! oners, as the lists of streets to be paved under the next appropria- tions are now being prepared. The new paying on M street was laid at a cost of $97,400, paid out of the gasoline tax fund. The pavement is composed of a 10-inch concrete base with 3-inch granite cubes laid over a layer of sand and concrete. ‘Among business men who took part in the celebration were B. A. Bowles, | Harry V. Haynes, Henry W. Offutt, Ford E. Young, Issac B. Nordlinger, Adolph Lichtenstein, John Smithdeal, 8. J. Sherman and others. FIVE OF FAMILY KILLED WHEN TRAIN HITS AUTO Father, Mother, Two Sons and Daughter Are Victims of Crash at Indiana Crossing. By the Associated Press. . VINCENNES, Ind., July 28.—Five members of one family were killed or died from injuries received yester- day when a northbound Chicago and Eastern Illinois passenger train struck an automobile at a crossing 15 miles north of here. All were from Box- ville, Ky. The dead: . H. Divine. Mrs J. H. Divine, 4 completed. and| cere- | and M | of | AR, WASHIN TUESDAY, JULY 28, 1925. A champion in action. Miss Ann Ford of Charleston, S. C., tennis ampion of her State and North rolina, performing on the courts at White Sulphur Springs vester. lhr_v did a good job, too. RUM SHIP, WITH FORSAKES THE B (Billy Burke), ville, France. Ziegfeld has ¢ the art of picking stage beuuties. UTY $250,000 CARGO RUNS BLOCKADE OFF NEW YORK I Log, No Articles, No | By the Associated Press NEW YORK, July nt blockade off the Atlantic coast been run by the largest liquor: laden vessel ever seized in New York harbor. Champagne, wh lued at $250.000. obbled up by bootl —The Govern | and cordials | v were larfded and nrn\ml at th bu treet. on the Hudson r day morning they | found’ the steamer Augusta | empty, excent for 15 bottles of liquor |in the officers’ quarters. The crew | was lolling about the decks in kid | gloves. Acting Capt. Charles Wilson |and 24 men were arested. The ship, a $250,000 twin-screw freighter, was seized. they man Had No Papers. Barnes, assistant solicitor | to the collector of the port, said Wil- | son should haut down the American flag and hoist the black banner of the pirate. The ship had no. custom papers, none of the officers had a license, no log was kept and there were no ship's article giving the names of the crew. Edward anchorage off the Statue of Liberty the helmsman fouled the wheel int an attempt _to beach the vessel off Ho- boken, N. J. The cutter's captain, detecting something wrong, swung so sharply toward the middle of the iver that the Augusta listed to an angle of 40 degrees. Customs officials described the land- ing of the 2,500 cases of liquor as the most daring rum running feat in the history of prohibition enforcement. Two weeks ago they were tipped off that the Augusta had taken on its liquor cargo from a vessel 8 miles off |New Orleans and was heading for | New York. FIRM RECEIVER NAMED. New Yorker to Control Local As- sets of Finance Company. Justice Siddons of the District Su- preme Court yvesterday _appointed Louis B. Wehle of New York as re- cefver of the local assets of the Com- monwealth Finance Corporation of New York, which was adjudged bank- rupt . there July 15. The local assets comprise cash of $13.87 in one bank, $84.97 in another bank and the pro- ceeds remaining from the sale of the Hamilton Hotel property. ‘The appointment of a local receiver was asked by the American Surety Co. of New York. whick' has a claim against the corporation of $139,720. The application was filed through At- torneys Adkins & Nesbit. The bond of the local 'receiver was fixed at used to havi a ament at \Weol While a cutter towed the ship to| Papers, and None of Officers Had License. ‘Police to Rope Jespite precauti the Augu he scores of the husiest nsferred fied lighter ers the court rnes t of the the cargo to an and sold the liquor | inquiry conducted yoardship ¢ 2 Nr n adm slips found Other t Augu d been chartered from 2 Lversole, Miami, by Jame: Wil New York, for §1 and 50 p jcent of the profits The Augusts s o freighter en- zaged in coastwise trade. | second coastwise ship month. . Customs _offici that the seizures might re establishment of a customs inspection rvice for coastwise vessels which are now free from it. Dry Heads Work Harder. indicated | 1id An- the | steps to clamp down the Gen. Lincoln C. istant Secretary of taking more tig |drews, A Treasury | forcement, is to confer here | United States Attorney Buckner, sional and State enforcement officers. Mr. Buckner has been conducting a | |grand jury investigation of a boot- | |legging” ring that sent liquor inland from New York ‘in trunks. Gen. An- drews is represented as especially {curious " concerning backers of the | | ring - | | Bargain day in Federal Court ves | |terday for dry law violation cleared 1356 cases off the calendar of 2,000 cases. Of these 139 pleaded guilty and pald fines from $50 to $100, totaling $16,200. Sixty forfeited bonds aggre- gating $45,000, and several, to pay, went to ¥or lack of evidence 176 cases were | dismissed. ORDER HITS CIGAR MAN. with Trade Commission Forbids Misuse of “Cuban” on Product. Continuing its efforts to eliminate misleading cigar brand names, the Federal Trade Commission has issued an order against Isadore Sommer- feld of New York. Sommerfeld, ac- cording to the findings, used adver- tising methods designed to give the impression that his cigars were the product of Cuba, although the com- mission said they never contained any tobacco grown in Cuba. The order requires Sommerfeld to stop using the misleading designa- tions. ‘Woman Found Dead. Mrs. Lettie Small, colored, 69, was found dead in bed at her home, 442 First street southwest, early this morning by her daughte Mrs. Lil- licn Cer .. Hor death resulted L Ravwil Causes o refusing | jail for three days. | CHORUSES. and_their daughter Patricia, sailed yesterday for Dea arge of the Follies and is a past m COMPLETE THE PAVING OF M STREET. There was much rejoicing in Georgetown yesterday: In order to speed the work and celebrate the occasion fittingly, a group of the ci |at that ilt in the [ apparent that at that time that more | moved and street car | tinued during the parade. Meanwhile prohibition officials are| 40,000, in charge of prohibition en-| in which event car ! parade to be over by 9 o'clock in the {acted on by the public utilities com- Florenz Ziegfeld, his wife ter in Copyright by P. & A. Photos. the principal zens laid the last paving Wasching ton Star. Photo, OO0 EXPECTE Vessel, Captured After Landing of W hisky, Had No' F[]R KI_AN PARAD t and Clear Avenue if Number War- rants Action. ! Final arrangements for' the Ku Klux Klan de August § will be a conference at the District t 2 olock Monday after- to Acting Superin- | tendent of Police Charles A. Evans, | who said a decision will be reached time as to whether Pennsyl- vania avenue should be roped and | cleared of street cars. | Inspector Evans stated that iffit is at noon, than 40,000 Klansmen will march the | Avenue will be roped, platforms re. service discon- Should there be any number under the inspector said, the parade will' move up the south side of the Avenue and turn south into Fifteenth reet without crossing the car tracks, service will not be stopped. 150,000 Expected. Mueller. who applied for the told Inspector Evans that | 150,000 are expected and informed official he would deposit 1.000 to cover the expense of remov- the car platforms and roping the | avenue. Mr. Mueller also told the police of- | ] the klan has obtained the use rge fleld about seven miles from v near Bethesda, Md., as a park- ing ground for klansmen who will make the trip to Washington in auto- mobiles. They will leave their cars at that point, he said, and come into Washington on street cars, thereby eliminating an additional automobile parking problem in the clty during the parade. The parade will start at 3 o'clock | in the afternoon, the original time| fixed. Inspector Evans sald that if there are 100,000 in line he expects the L. H. parade permit, Yesterday afternoon evening. Commissioner Fenning sald the ap- plication to remove loading platforms and discontinue car service will be mission. TOURISTS ARE SOUGHT. Expected to Pass Through Here, Wanted at Homes. Messages received by the police yes- terday afternoon requested that two tourists due here today or tomorrow be located and informed they are wanted at their respective homes. Miss Isabel' Quinn of Pittsburgh is wanted at home because of the death of her brother. l-‘redenok H. Smith. Youngstown. Ohio. suse of the serfous Wil Vi fl‘n seeaidode e | president for |P. ¥ “DOUG” APPEARS IN COURT. kidnap Mrs. Fairbanks (M Angeles police, and “Doug leged plot, Mary PICKED “DEWEY KNOLL” (left), B. Bellinger, act FOR Father of Brvan. | A Judge, Opened Court With Prayer Br the Associated Press. ALEM, 1., July —W. I Bryan was reared here by devout Christian parents, members of the Baptist Church. The opening of court sessions with prayer in the Scopes Dayton had lel If century court of Judge father of the Bryan. who 1 ern Illinois cir tom to open every court with prayer, by himself WORLD EDUCATORS RENANE AMERICAN A. 0. Thomas of Maine Re- Elected President at Edin- burgh Meeting. 28 Jud south By the Associated Prese. EDINBURGH, Scotland, Augustus O. Thomas, S tendent of public schools in Maine, vesterday was re-elected president of the World Federation of Education Associations. F C British Columbia w elected v America, E. J. Saint dent for Kurope and July 2! bury vice pr University of Nanking, China, vice president for Asia. Charles H. Wil- Hams of the University of Missouri was named secretary pro tem pending the election of a permanent occu- pant of the post. The federation closed conference today. Americans Elected. Among the 12 directors elected were ‘Walter Siders, superintendent of schools in Pocatello, Idaho, and Mrs. Mary Bradford, State superintendent of public instructian in Colorado. Among th . speakers today were Mrs. Cora Wilson Stewart of Frankfort, Ky., chairman of the committee on world illiterac former United States commissioner of education. The leaders of the American dele- gation in Edinburgh pronounce the conference unusually successful. Pres- ident Thomas said it was increasingly evident that the world’s education forces were determined to develop closer union. Dr. Henry N. McCrack- en of Vassar College said he consid- ered the conference a great moral force. Meeting. Place. Indefinite.. . . The sessions adjourned without definitely determining gthe meeting place for the next conference. "To- ronto, Canada, and Honolulu have submitted formal invitations, while Athens, Geneva and Berlin also have asked that the delegates meet there ig 1 its biennial former chief elerk of the State Department. ¢ quartermister general, U. S. A, interment of William Jennings Bryan te superin- | Worth of | Kuo, president of Southeastern | and Dr. P. P. Claxton, | It is alleged that there was a plot to ry Pickford); is a witness in the case. was to have been held for ransom. arrests were made by the Los According to the al BRYAN'S GRAVE. Ben G and Brig. Gen. John selecting the site for National Cemetery Davis Arlington Copy AMERICANS BUYING | STINNES' HOLDINGS {Bargains in Gilt-Edge inter- est in Huge Enterprises of Rich Germans. Germany T the L inne: attered to the because of a row between " Dillon, Res the London S of Henr stsche-Lu lurgest of \"ln‘l‘\' in Vht" D embc « one of the most prosperous of the < for from $3,000,000 to t-hrfmnm- al mining corporation with i1 mploying 22,000 mine; The stock represents not only a con- trolling interest in the colliery, but also in the Rhine-Elbe union, the largest producers of coal, coke, irom and steel in Germany. Despite the forced sale the price considered good. is Credit Built on Union. The formation of the Rhine-Elbe union pushed Stinnes into prominence |as an industrial giant. On it to a |large exten s built the credit by which he éxpanded his activities in a thousand directions. { 'The Stinnes steamship lines are re. | ported in dispatches from Berlin the next to go. The Over: s Com mercial terpris already have been | sold to Hamburg interests. The Berlin | Handelsgesellschaft Bank has passed out of the family, as well as electric | works and other units ‘Without the guiding hand of the el der Stinnes and quarrels that led to an open rupture between the sons Hugo, jr., and Edmund, a crash of th entire Stinnes organization was avert- ed recently by German financial leaG- {ers, who feared that a failure of suca ! magnitude might retard German 1- dustrial recover: All of the Stinnes property was turned over to bankers, who declded to turn the best of the stocks inte cash. The sale of the Deutsche-Luxz- embourg Co. holdings about exhausts the list of preferred stocks held by the family. The stock will presumably be | re-offered in the New York and London | markets. as Wanda Hnwley Weds Race Driver. HOLLYWOOD, Calif., July 28 (#).- Wanda Hawley, motion picture act- iress, and J. Stuart Wilkinson, former automobile driver, were married here yesterday. Japanese Planes m Korea. HAJI, Kores, July 28 (P).—Two airplanes flying from Tokio to Mos. cow under the auspices of the Asaht, a Tokio newspaper, landed here to- day. The fivers will take off for Har. bin tomorrey 1 (