Evening Star Newspaper, January 6, 1926, Page 13

1 FTHE EVENING v GOVERNOR'S MANSION hands of the 3-vear-old Billy, 2 her children. This ph ruined mansion, PRESENTS HIS Min wpon President Coolidge. At right. WONAN PLUNGES BODY INTO FURNACE Religious Fanatic Offers Self “as Living Sacrifice to the Lerd.” CREDENTIALS. ter to Washington, Salvador ( At lefi. Assistant ry of Sta By the Associated Press. SHELBYVILLE, Ind., Her religious ire fanatical heights by Mrs. Margaret House, ecarrier vesterday Tanuary 6 spurred to a recent revival, | wife of a mail his hody | home and sus- | wedged inte the furnace in her tained burns which caused her death 12 honurs ter. Believing herseif “a liv ing sacrifice the Lord” and singing and pravinz as she exposed herself o The flames. she was fatally burned be fore her husband could rescue her Arvising early this morning, Mrs. Yonse told her hushand she was going tn the basement attend the furnace fire. When she did not return within a reasonable time, investigators faund her body wedged inta the furnace up to the waist. She had heen i e time. She survived for Several honrs. During one of her tervals of consciousness, she sal 14 1t to show what God could do.” Face Charred by Inhalatinn of gas fumes was named as the immediate cause of death by attending physicians. Mrs. House had entered furnace fire howl head downward, and the flames charred the | flesh of her face almost hevond recog- | nition Frank House, her husband, was a loss to assign an immediate motive | for her act She was a deeply r ligious woman, he said. and she had heen continually in ill health. but he did not know why she chose self. eremation as a means of suicide. She had never given any Intimation of contempiating death at her own hand. he declared Until Mrs. House's own remarks indicated that she had voluntarily en tare furnace, police authorities entertained a theory that some assail ant had attacked her as she descended the staire and had jfammed her body | into the heating planf. for sor Flames. at | the Spoke of Sacrifice. Neighhors of Mrs. He sl had manifested an alm fnlerest in a vecent interd> al religious revival and threatened fo offer herself as ' inz sacrifice to the Lord. s Mr. House sald that his attention i his ®ife’s prolonged absence in the Yasement was first attracted by hear. ing her singing and, nravipg. Whep ha found her body jammed into the furnacs she was continuing her pravers and spiritual exhortations, he despite the fact that ide of | her face, her r and’ her houldérd had been burnad to a erisp by the heavy fire she had kindled. e said that | One millian two ‘hundred thénsand quarte of ice cream were produced by | 4,000 plants in the I'nited States dur- ing the year just ended. ” son of the | Democrat —— IN RICHMOND IS SWEPT BY raph <hows the The newly strillo (center). Wright. Governor and Mrs, Richmond appointed Ni making hi; Wide FLAME Trinkle Th and en at first call Manuel Zavale. secretary of legs Waorld Plea to Governor Follows Sentience " Dis FREDEI pints of a former sentenced by Jue George ( She pie. to put her declined £ that to remedy had imposed the me Every ent lex. Comm signed a | asking Marthie.” the evidence homer Marthie” P ze F freuit Court to susper if the vle the legislatu member including th HNCKSBURG, ed of aide evton. an-s ve, v three W. Colema to n ded with in jail. J the de wi Joseph A onwealth :t etition to Gov he par She wae f two white senience, say < objection e was the place rdded minimum punish the bar orne: ion convicted s fined $25 months that he pres- Billings ink Aunt on men. SENATE CONFIRMS DELL NGMINATION Woman Named Member of Civil Service Commission. Mrs. Gar- ¢ dener's S\lccestor Approved. The Senate late vesterday confirmed | je Dell to | ervice Com- | late Miss Dell’s name | before the nominat be a mission. Helen H su G member of the Civil ion of M Je: reeding rdener. the had been acted upon favor ©hristmas holidays, but Se sideration Ohjection w of Senato of Utah, < brought to King by bly requested Mrs. King, or the atten- women's organizations which questioned wheth- er she was a Mrmed atification over was expressed today by offic National Woman's Party. ganizatfon Miss Miss however, member. a Democrat. it Dell has Dell is a The Senate, original the confirmation action of the of which or- ng heen a native of Georgia and has been in the Govern ment service in various positions for ;A2 number of vears. WITNESS IS WOUNDED. Patrolman Held fer Shootng| 1. Britton eriticized the action of PHOTOS To HAWA” ON AIR Which Occurs in Police Station. NEW front” of * Rrooklyn P eman .J out his Semunel one ainst hosp! Kra to YORK. the police service the Brennar 1 dying January station ohn revolver niof. a_ slazier, Station to Heutenant's desk and (#).—In in a erda Brennan w! hmppd shot | who had complain Kraniof was taken "be, policeman was arrested and a Dhysician reported him as igtoxicated. at noon vest | Refused it, héad with this that station ho was shot. Kraniof had terday police._stick. e to complain gone | Brennan went into the glazier's store| and demanded he hit the azier on th It was of to when he recon-. the he fire started from a sparkler in the was seriously burned in of the of the Photo by Aeme. the mothe work in a rooms ‘Wales marries, these are the jewels that will be worn by his bride. Photograph of the Mother when <he was the wife of the Prince of Walex. PHONE INJUNGTION the Prine late Queen Alexandra Ccmpanv Attacks Rate Cut| Ordered hy Utilities Commission. Hearing was hegun this afternoan hefore Chief Justice Walter I. McCoy of the District Supreme Court on the injunction proceedings brought by the hesapeake and Potomac phone Co. against the Public Utilitie Commission to prevent the carrying out of an order of the commission re- | ducing the price of unlimited service 25 cents wer month and increasing | the number of calls permitted under limited, serviee. Attorney Alexander Britton opened the argument for the company and will he followed by Corporation Counsel Stephens for the commission Attorney Georze P. Hoover will con clude the arzument for the company. It is expecied the arguments will have heen finished tomorrow after. noon and the court then wil ltake the matter under consideration, Charges Arhitrary Action. | Mr. Britton charged the commis- | | slon with failing to’ follow the evi- | dence submitted at the hearing hefore lit and declared the commissfon had | acted arbitrarily in fixing a valuation | of only $18573.956 on the company's | property when the company’s experts | had shown a valuation of $27,00,000. | The present rate program of the com- pany i very reasonable on such val- 1ation, he ‘contended., but the nrm! mpted to be fixed under the new valuation is confiscatory and therefore | illegal, he asserted. The lawyer pointed out that the commission fixed a valuation of only $675,000 on the land owned by the! company from the tax assessments and ignored the market value, which had been shown to bhe in excess of $1,000,000. The commission, he said, ignored three pieces of land valued at $263,285, which exclusion he claimed to be unlawful and arbitrary. buildings on the properties used the company are worth $2.954.886.74 according to the company’s counsel.} who claimed the commission placed the valuation only $2,600.524. No Growing Value Fixed. | the commission In reference to “over-| heads and intangibl which were | ziven in the award as worth $2,810.. ! {900, while he claims the evidence Qs«‘ lflh“"h?(l a fair value of them at $5.- 31 The lawy pointed out lhdl‘ nmission unlawfully and arbi- | allowed nothing for “growing which he said was worth $2,- Sl!ll \run | He 00k up each other item of the | award and showed a difference against the company between the testimony and the figures adopted by the com- mission, | One suit that is always made Jarge enough o stand a little shrinkagé is a daviage cuit, | creased by | ropies. STAR FIREMAN: WHO RESCUED GOVERNOR'S FAMILY. right. who rescued Mrs. Ti wife of Virginia's twa children. Y jr.. and burned. Th at left. Mrs. Trinkle and damage ta « estimated at $10.000. latter two ar the mansion WEARS GIFT FROM VERMONT FURRIERS. Mrs. Coolidge at the luncheon of the Senate Ladies’ Club yesterday wearing a new fur Sh ko he was ace coat. a gift of the furriers of the State of Vermont. to the luncheon by Mrs. Frank W. Stearns of Bo-ton. Copyiizht by P. & BOOK SALES BREAK RECORDS DESPITE RIVALRY OF “JAZZ” Of Ex-Slave, 80 HEAR!NG bNDERWAY ‘ Demand for Pm‘lrv '\Imoet Tripled in 1925—Trend 0 Verses Which Contain a Times Seen in Jevenile Heretofore Unknown ““Kick.™ By the A CHICAG jazz and rhythm rush. its movies, neiated Prees. written with a kick thors wha previonsly appeal to adult readers This age of with its dash and radio, dancing and caharets has not diminished the de. mand for hooks. The last six months f 1925 smashed hook sale records The consensus of leading Chi hooksellers, summing up a vear's busi ness wit the cloge of the holida waz= that sales for the latter half 5 showed an Iner e of 15 to 20 cent over the six months of . and were greater than for any period he demand for tripled in 1925, Per 1y had not drea d of such a thing | ame in and hou t hooks. The Chicago Publ Library supple mented the deale gures with the statement that its circulation in- a half million copies last Roden. librarian. placed 1924 circu ion at 10,600,000, The circulatéion exceeded 11,000,000 This despite retrenchments in purchase by the library last year. Merchants observed a' marked change in the quality as well the | JpYers quantity of books sold. They smiled | s theyv pointed out ‘aurious trend” fn juvenile sales—hizhly imaginative tales and illustrated hooks of verse January 6, “When We Were Very intn the hest-seller class. constant Hugh Lofting's serles of grotesque inimal stories The vouth of the land of Wit in its books, and 1 put off with the gond a generation az Parents who their youn, themselves can enjoy In the adult ography showed & per poetry was almost Iy e wns who previous- nes es maintaini seller lists. One d the sales of negro spirity menduous.” An Washingtton's expectations. did not mean Carl Rest so much the which once swept turned to the ch: chological novel. !bit of mystieism in it the P vernor, and her when the Governor’s Mansion suffered serious burns, Photo hy Acme in them had made an A. Milne’s volume of verse for children. b and a demand was maintained for “Daoolitile and showed a wild desire for pep and a bit | refused to he | ad alond ters want something they poetry 1 items x themselves in the | expensive diaries sold far sellers in the total volume of hook sales. Rook | huyers of fiction for the most sentimental racter novel, and the story with a | 6; 1926.~ from i w A fashion note Miss Dorothy new “spat.” which ette” by the inventor. Of co is desizned for cold wea - Holt. ar Sam Pickard of Manhattan. who has just assumed his dut the first chief of radio service of the Department of Agriculture. He has charge of all broadeasts of the de- partment. A. Phatos B py URGES SENSIBL DRESS IN OFFICES Francis S. Key-Smith Wants Girl Clerks to Dress Modestly. Rans., appeared ompanied ¥ Underwond & 1nd; hy aun Of these, A oung.” went Lielyy Joining the ranks of the [ Mrs. Jdohn B. Henderson protested vehemently styles of feminine dres: Key-Smith. prominent W torner and grandson of Fran | Key of “The Star spangle fame. today led his voice of protests aiming that he w flirming t launch a eampaign with publicity. Mr. Key-Smith helir h has worked out a scheme which wi prove effective, He would have the local business men pos p each of their offices requestin ployes to appear in a modest nesslike attire. His teent been particular attracted he said. to the wmreat majoricy woman employes who dress as though they had just left a beauty parlor. Should Dress for Business. “In other words,” declared Mr. Key- “if women are to engage in . let them dress for husiness | and not for »ss ball, with hooks, a humoraus Ll Fr dealers said. iy things of the to! prude” has no @ b ana bi-| es cedented | in these er spoke of ials as “tre- set of | heyond in fiction formerly has recently as rt es. | romance | market and the pey BANDITS LOCK CASHIER IN VAULT AND LOOT BANK | $4.000 in Cash and Other Valu- ables Obtained at Great Falls, S. C., Institution. By the Associated Prees CHARLOTTE. N. C. AFTER SHORT Was Employe | | ‘[ John M. 6.—| employe of | Two men held up the cashier of the|office of the January the generai civil Bank of Great Falls. at Great Falls, S. C. last night. locked him in the! %\ Yo% ault. took $4.000 in cash, about $600 i, Gt LS B worth of liberty bonds and a diamond | \ving. and escaped, according to in-! formation received by the Charlotte | | Police Department. After His home was at He first became ill | He was senior warden | Lodge, No. 16, F. A. A. 1 ber 14 last. Sent From New York and San| He leaves his Wife. JOHN M. MOEHRING DIES' of Treasury De- partment and Life-Long Resi- dent of Washington. Moehring. 41 years old. an | division, States Treasury Department, last 13 years and a lifelong resident died in Emergency a short 6813 Ninth street. when suffering | from a carbuncle several weeks ago. . been elected to that position Decem. He also a member of i Lagointion ¢ th A N | Takoma Park Baptist Church. e effect that members Mrs. low-cut necks, and all too abbreviated skiri . “Many of our take on the aspect of beauty par ather than places of business, and men coming into the offices. attracted by the zet up of the clerks - to talk with them instead of transacting busine: They often find excu: a {and after a few calls out to lunch or to a when they have neyer ed to them. Under any stances, the girls wouid, part, resent and tions. In a letter to the Board of T | which he is a member; the Merchants’ and Manufacturers’ Association, the District Bar Association, and the Ki- | wanis and the Rot ‘lub of District, and to The Evening Star Mr. Key-Smith declares: “With the beginning of the Year 1 desire to’offer as a sugs | for the official action of your club ILLNESS vite the girl! dinner-dance, been int other circum for the most refuse such invita actounting United | A for the Hos. 1liness, of Dawson | M., having | New stion a | of your club are requested to take Bessie | some action whereby the professional ! H. Moehring, and three children; two | and business offices of this city will be Francisco by Radio. lr\nught_er! | and Miss Edith Moehring, SAN FRANCISCO, January 6 (®).— vy hig first wife, John Moehring. Funeral services will be conducted The Radio Corporation of America began last night the transmission of ! photographs by wireless from New York and San Francisco lo the Ha- wallan Islands. Two plctures were sent by wireless | tery. from New 'York and relayed to the | islands through the San Francisco of- fice of the company Two more were sent from San Francisco. ‘The transmission of ictures from Hawali to San Francisco was begun ' “by the company last April, at Takoma Park Baptist Willlam La Rue will . Queen Of the late 10, 1868, only two survive, “thill and Lady Lethlan, Miss Virginia morrow afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. Rev. officiate, | terment_will be in Fort Lincoln Ceme- of dress, of the present The services will be under the | business places to my auspices of Dawson Lodge. bridesmaids at her marriage on March Moehring |dignified by the elimination, if possible, and a son, | of some of the extreme attire that some of the employes wear. “I am not a prude, neither do I de- sire to interfere in any way with the rights of any one to dress as he de- sires, but the extreme dress, or lack day around | mind is cer- | tainly anything but a good advertise- ment for them. ““This suggestion, if it meets with your approval. might be accomplished by suggesting to the members..of your club that they place. a small Dotice properly framed requesting em- Church to- In- Alexandra’s Lady Amp- 1 de. of | the | TURNING ON THE RED. GREEN AND AMBER. Ru dolph turning the switch which put the new light system inta operati on Sixteenth sireet vesterday. The c to be smoothed out within a few days. Commissioner nfusion of the system is expeet PAINTS PICTURES OF BUGS FOR UNCLE SAM. Miss Mary €. is the youngest artist in the employ of the Government The and she paints insects for the Department of Agriculture. demonstration work of the department. Women Lose Jobs BRAVES IEY CAQ if Husbands Are LAY Able to Provide| RES[}U[N[}BRUTHER ”(:.'G',-‘}S'.}'Cn'}«"'.L"QJ.T-I it ) oo whost idanes e | Heroic Action Saves Two | Stranded Lads From Freez ing to Death. piciures are used Nat e > to support them will not be smployed or kept on the pay roll of the Raltimore and Ohio Railroad. according to F. X. Milholland, as- sistant to the senfor vice president m on January rried n holding posi lerks was put_into effect to correet unfairness. There are a numper, he said. whose husbands hold good positions. and this keeps hack others ACTION ON M'CAMANT | GOES OVEP FOR WEEK own i Vontie small gas boat eig his brother ~ompanion Johnson Fails in Effort to Bring |jert this city Debate Intc Open D O L and had not heen hea Session. Coldest Day Faring The nomination of Wallace McCam- | corded ant of Oregon to he a judge of the|Sound County Ninth Federal Circuit Court went over | lashed himself to his b intil next week after Senator Hiram | he should freeze his Johnson of California ed yesterday ! recovered From he Ito have the appointment considered heavy gale was blowins lin open executive session instead of | When others volunt behind closed doc | pany him Stowe declined their | "The Gzht which Mr. Johnson 1s con. | fer: Il try it alone.” he said ducting is an outgrowth of the 1920 |anybody has to freeze it need not Chicago convention. at which . Judge |anybody but me. McCamant nominated President Cool-| By chance he loc: idge for the vice presidency. The|speed hoat stranded judge was a delegate from his home [ scarcely § miles from State, and Senator Johnson claims |air line, but nearly that, although instructed to vote|tance through tF for him for the presidential nomina- | the channel he h tion, the judge violated that pledge. Semi-conscious “Judge McCamant violated the laws and two nishts !of his State and broke faith with his |of the elements the hovs hailed him | peopl Senator Johnson said after |feebly. He assisted them from their the Senate action last night. “A man | stranded craft into his own and. with who will not obey the laws of his own | his oil skins in jce, carried them tri State is unfit to administer the laws | umphantly back with him to Hatteras of the United States.” safety. When the McCamant nomination up in executive session, Johnson moved that it be con- Older 1 i sidered in the open. Vice President!sled vete: Dawes ruled that since this in effect | Winter zales in the hleak lower | constituted a suspension of the rules. county, declare that the two 1 two-thirde’ majority was necessary. | youths could not possibly have The Senate sustained him. 37 to 34. through the night. Roosevelt Stow ter nearly twa hours’ debate. | feet were frozen, and he is still u Senator Johnson then moved that o walk. there he an open executive session.( The story of the hel but the motion was lost, 39 for to 33 ' learned here for the against. the proponents failing to|the family arrived marshal the required two-thirds’ ma- ' bringing the rescued i lority | them. i Young Stowi I ployes during business hours to be [#d by ph | attired sultably for business purposes. ing them. | calling their attention at the same | | time to the fact that evening dresses, | { tight-fitting short dresses, -silk stock- [ ings, powder, paint, etc., are suifable only for the stage or at a party nnd’ | By the Acsociatad Prese ELIZABETH CITY 6. —The heroic Stowe of Hatteras of his a companion, both mere ed on Cape Reef for three two nights. auring the ¢ known in Carol 'm vea vas t st time with sheer as 0 he ‘\u fiton _Haske 1 in hovs Reef. Iy dis the i to follow after three day exposure to the fury Boys Near to Death sidents of Hattera ns who know the e rescue irst time from Hat g vouths with feet are heing treal in the hope of sav Marie Prevost Becomes Star. HOLLYWOOD, Calif., January & P).—Marie Prevost, through a con tract signed yesterday with Metropol itan Pictures, became the secord bat ing beauty to achieve stardom in the films. Gloria Swanson is the only other former bathing xirl to have scalod the screen’ world heizhts. are not suitable during business hours. | *“If this suggestion meets with your | {approval T would be glad to see vour | j club take proper action upon It, espe- cially as your organization, as I ums derstand it, stands for civic better- ment.”