Evening Star Newspaper, February 27, 1926, Page 14

COMMANDER GETS WATCH AND IS MADE HONORARY REPORTER. ment yesterday, when Comdr. John Rodgers, U. S. N., greatest news-gathering organization, orary reporter for his re E W.F bur, was honored by rle, Byron Pri Comdr. Rodgers, retired, WINNER OF aptured first g number of *1 At left. Gov. AN . Idaho, do§ ated the wel At right, Judge DOG DERBY. who race and lowered the anl un £1.000. RODEERS HOPS OFF ARMORY DEDICATED ONFLIEHT 10 CUBA WITH CEREMONIES On Eve of Departure Accepts New Howard University Associated Press Award Building Fruition of Work for PN-S No. 1 Story. 4 Moore - N for 17 Years. ccoup of notable speakers ( Howard Universit new armory building was dedi- ccterday with fmpressive cere- {lding has cost more which $197,500 was Congress. The ath- seats for 10,000 smmodation of a 000 persons, . Cramton of Michigan, With present Lt than $300 appropr of ey on University, and Durkee, president of poke at the dedicatory iced the conviction that the bullding will usher L of prosperity and serv- part of the university. Emmett Scott, unjversity said that the movement for new athletic plant, started 17§ Yyears ago, now represents an appropri- ation of §197,600 by the Government ind an additional $93,000 by the unl- ity trustees. Dr. Peter Guilday of University was another The prayer of dedication was by Bishop E. D. W. Jones of African Methodist Episcopal Zion “hurch. Secretary of Interior Work, scheduled as the principal speaker, was unable to attend q w bullding is two storles in part basement. The | is on the second floor, to with offices, laboratorles and rooms. In the basement is & swimming pocl and observation gal- lery. The new university athletic i, to the rear of the gymnastum, feet long and extends from | to sixth street, closing Falr- | and Girard streets. Celebration dedication event continued last | 5 universis | i The airmer on, Hampton acond ¢ At Char Tla, &b and Mia across ake off. ! 2 Accepts A. P. Reward. On the eve of b gers ot tho d N9 No. after its att Hawall old m the sew Califor; scribed his written and this signa- teh rolled as news- n dgers, w} declared Re BUTLER TAKES COMMAND. | Assumes Charge of Marine Base at San Diego, Calif. the Observes Aroostook. SAN DIEGO, Calif., February 27 (®)—Brig. Gen. Smedley Butler re- | turned to the marines here vester- e e day after more than a year as di- the" Aroostook | Fector of public mfety " in Phila- obtain more to finish the trip. | delphia. 2 ; B il He assumed command of the United e e e e e in&® | States Marine base, relleving Col. A. oo 1o coRsoONBREe S. Williams, with colorful ceremonies e Giorh ar e before a crowd of spectators and the | e ke e lenses of a battery of news reel| cameras. | hat T was following he R R | wad I retained sufficier adio her my position he would probably d us without much difficulty, nd most of | ;jmiral E. W. Eberle, chief of naval| he nine days’ suspense would have|operations; Rear Admiral John | heen eliminated. | Rodgers, father of Comdr. Rodgers, | “The captain of the | and & number of naval officers. nior officer on the spot, immediat, || Comar. Rodgers declared he and| planned the search. This plan w his crew of four had produced the! rosecuted with energy and efficlency, | dlspatch together, feeling that the| and its justification was its eventual | story belonged to the American peo- | uccess.” | 'ple,” for, he explained, “it seemed | The presen fon was made in the | that we had been pulled out of a hole Moe of Becretary Wilbu Byron by the good Lord with the assia*ance Washingt " u of of the surface vessels on the urzer ted Press. In addition te request of & hundred millien pecple. 1 Tt wiil be said, “‘that nade 1,800 wail, was forced to seel the PN-9 ormed her bearings, or | asoline ¢ landin 1hur, there were present | Secretary Wi cretary Robinson, Ad- Assistant Arostook, Howard Smalle: 1 known racer, Tud Kent, and d” Hutchinson. | 4; back plate number, ‘'THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, Ceremony at the Navy Depart- the Associated Press, the world'’s The commander was presented with a gold watch and made an hon- arkable narrative of the attempted Pacific flight to Hawaii. e, news editor of the Associated Press, who made the presentati father of the commander, and Assistant S Left to right: Admiral n; Secretary Wil- nson. ht by etary Rob Copyri » & A. Photos y of Shotgun Pass., Idaho, (center, record. Carrying the supposedly s prize amounted to Cops-ight by P. & A. Photos. PLANE today by Licut. Comdr. Potomac River barge. DEFICIENCY MEASURE PASSAGE IS DELAYED Held Up by Fight in Senate Over Appropriations for Bridges in Southwest. Final passage of the deficiency ap- propriation bill, which includes funds for important street paving work, school bullding construction and traf- fic control in Washington, is being prevented by the fight which has de- veloped in the Senate over the build- ing of bridges in Arizona and New Mexico. Senators Bratton of New Mexico and Cameron of Arizona are en- deavoring to have stricken from the statute the requirement that the Navajo Indians must reimburse the Government for half the cost of the structures. The measure carries in all $425,000,- 000 for urgent activities in' all branches of the Government. The bill has passed both branches of Con- gress and the conference report has been ratified by the House. Efforts during the past few days to have the Senate ratify the conference agree- ment have failed. Discovers New Counterfeit. Chief Moran of the Secret Service today announced the discovery of a new counterfeit five-dollar natfonal bank note, which he described in brief | as follows: “On_the National Bank of “ommerce, St. Louls, Mo., series 1902; check letter, “C"; face plate number, 253; W. T, Ver- non, Register of the Treasury; Lee MecClung, Treasurer of the United States; portralt of Ben Harrison; char- ter number, 4178; bank number, A223730, upper right and loWer left corners.’” - — {inhe Ianghanty, ¥ ac! fien ‘A_”Q' h'uv. he D. 0, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY THE SPRING AND AUTUMN OF OPERA. Mme, Ernestine Schumann- Heink, who sang with the Metropolitan Opera Co. this week, and Miss Marion Talley, the young Kansas City soprano, who recently made a successful debut. After an absence of nine years, Mme. Schumann-Heink returned to the opera stage in “Rheingold.” Photo by Acme QUEEN RECEIVES THE STANDARD. Queen Victoria of Spain receiv- ing from the hands of the mayor of Malaga the standard presented by King Alfonso to his troops in honor of their work on the field of battle. Then the Queen gave the standard to the colonel of the nat ED IN MAKING CATAPULT TEST ON THE POTOMAC RIVER TODAY. By the Associsted Press. FORT WORTH, Tex., February 27. —A bit of a blonde girl, Miss Gertrude Medford, who is assistant bank cashier at Aledo by day and watches the telephone switchboard by night, yes- terday described her experience as the “Paul Revere" who carried the news of the bank robbery there shortly after midnight. Officers - and_ deputized _citizens opened fire on the bandits while they were attempting to open the vault of the bank and a running fight fol. lowed, in_which Ed Winton, 27, of Wichita Falls, alleged to have been one of the Trobbers, was severely wounded. His two companions fled without pausing to see how badly he was hurt. Bloodhounds were used in lan ineffectual attempt to capture the pair. Miss Medford, who welghs scarcely 100 pounds, has lived in Aledo all her life, knows all the five-score telephone subscribers personally, and used that knowledge when the critical moment me yesterday morning. “When the board clicked at 1 a.m. yesterday I was wide awake in an in- stant,” she sald. “I heard Tom Gray, e troops. Copyright by Underwdod & Underwood. Telephone “Paul Revere” Tells How She Roused Town to Foil Bank Thieves the constable, say, ‘Get my brother on the phone; there's a robbery.’ I listened while he told me about it, and at the same time was ringing his brother, S. B. Gray, justice of the peace, “From then on until 4 am. I was too busy to know what I was think- ing about,” the girl related. “I didn't even put on my clothes; never did un- til I got ready to come to work this morning. “I felt like an aviator swooping over a battlefield with the bullets flying everywhere. Yes, I was scared. Most- ly I was afraid our men would be killed. Every shot I heard I had ter- rible pictures of somebody being rolled over on the ground. “I called first those I knew would be quickest to understand what was wanted,” the girl explained. “You know some people just naturally catch on sooner than others. “Just 18 minutes after Tom Gray called me they started firing,” she sald. “He told me to warn the people to keep out of the way. I guess I must have called 50 people that time.” Miss Medford was “on the job" at the bank at 8 a.m. yesterday. Marine Corps Orders. Capts. O. R. Caldwell, J. Groft, §. C. |Cumming, W. T. Evans and C. M. | Jones and Lieuts. C. Connette, R. P. Coffman and M. S. Swanson, on duty in Haiti, have been ordered to Quan- tico, Va., and First Lieut. E. S. Shaw, at Pensacola, Fla., has been ordered to Haltl, Capt. F. P. Mulcahy has been trans- ferred from Quantico to San Diego, | about May 1. ‘Will Report on 0il Industry. The advisory board of the Federal Oil Conservation Board met today at the Interior Department to begin' the preliminary work of preparing a re- port on its study of the oil industry. Complete printed proceedings of the recent public hearings of the ofl board will be used as a basis of the report, which 15 expected to be completed The board has not yet | Calif.; Capt. J. B. Sebree from Quan-| heard from Charles E. Hughes, rep- !tico to Guantanamo, Cuba; First Lieut. F. B. Hoyt from Halti to Marine head juarters, w. W BaRolls. Md, resenting the American Petroleum In-|at Fort Jay s to when he wishes to pre- | Alexis Jeunet, |at Cl tion of the ma |to duty stitute, ent the w of his ¢ proceed with consid ents, but will The Loening amphibian airplane which is being used Stone in the first catapult experiment with such a flying craft. The flying boat is launched fram a catapult aboard a 27, 1926. Miss Alida Robinson, daughter of the Assistant Secretary of the Navy and Mrs. Robinson, photographed with four of her little pets—wire- haired terrier puppies. National Photo. PEARY’S SON TO FILM ARCT®: [ American Museum of Natural Histo publisher. to make motion pictures party will sail in June, LIFE. Robert Peary, son of Admiral Peary, who will be a member of an expedition now being formed by the ry and George Palmer Putnam, the of rare sea life in the Arctic. The Photo by Acme. MADE TRANSATLANTIC Fi ats and Brazilian . Spain. HONORING SPANISH AVIATORS WHO in center) recei royal ovation from Spanish diplon Rio de Janeiro after the arrival of his seaplane from Pal in the elapsed time of 14 days. : WOULD SAFEGUARD SPRTUALST SECT Capper Wants to Avoid In-/ fringing on Religion in For- tune-Telling Law. fslation to restr pending leg wne-telling un certain conditions in Wa gton the bill should be safeguarded a t | ailing the progress of spiritualism in the opinion of the Senate Dis fous belief. Chairman Capp A this opinion ing vester rge gath d medfums con- | today, dis day afterno at which ing of spiritualists ur tended the Copela infringe upon their reliz Senator Capper a need for with fortune t cial enterprise. should not_affect religion he Ser was anxious to ge District Commissiof need for a mew fortune-telling law, including their opinion o the present situation. under which 1 | censes are issued 1 them for this { purpose. The District committee may EDWIN MARKHAM SPEAKS | consider what action it will take on | the bill at its next meeting. AT CONGRESSIONAL CLUB| = oL | SHRINERS ENTERTAINED. | Poet Says Verse Divides World| ‘With Sclence and Is Great | Music and Dancing Featu Power in Life. Edwin Markham, poet, spoke ves-| terday afternoon at the meeting of the | (‘harleston, songs 1 dances by Congresslonal Club, 2001 New Hamp- | Hill Billies, South shire avenue, which was attended by | Monologues and at wives and daughters of Senators and | entertainment of - HpleuA Representatives and about 100 guests M. S., given in the Washington “Poetry,” Mr. Markham said, “is|Auditorium last night und one of the great powers and forces of | pervision of James C. Hoyle adrman the world, It divides the world with | ©f the Shriner's entertainment com-| sclence;.. Where. solérce, mittee. Approximately 3,000 Shriners deals with facts, ends, poetry, | attended has to do with the intuitional, sen-| A Song and dance by the T timental and emotional side of life, | fisters and a menologue : begins. Poetry mees the spirituai | Word, at Keith's this week, were R tiCe, ot ilete: | feature events. Elght young w Mr. Markham read from his writings | 3a0ced the Charleston, with the and included his famous eulogy on |©€Nce serving as judges. Lincoln. ! Fourty-seven members of the club | took part in a gay program of “giving | away their State secrets,” telling in | 25 words characteristics of their home | State. 2 Prize winners were Mrs. S. Wallace Dempsey of New York, Mrs T. H. Caraway of Arkansas, Mrs. J. V. | McClintic of Oklahoma and Mrs. | Luther A. Johnson of Texas. Judges were Mrs. W. J. Driver, Mrs. Frank Briggs and Miss Josephine Preston. Mrs. W. W. Chalmers was | chalrman of the entertainment com- mittee, Mrs. Sol. Bloom arranged for the speuker and Mrs. Lindley H. Hadley, president, presided. | that he £ the he said he view Copyright by Underwood & Underwood. at An-| nual Event. Music by the Almas Temple Band and Glee Club, interpretations of the tsche PNEUMONIA KILLS 16. Death Wist Only One Short of New! Cases Reported. | The District Health Department's {daily pneumonia bulletin today showed that deaths came within one of totaling the number of new cases. Physicians' reports gave a total of 16 deaths and 17 additionz! cases. The pneumonta. record for the cur- rent calendar year now stands 302 deaths and $65 cases Buys Two Rodin Statues. VRE, February 27 (®).—Two of statuary by Rodin, one of Col. Croft Reassigned. Col. Edward Croft, Infantry, on re- | cruiting duty at Fort Hamilton, N. Y. has been assigned to the 1st Division m called “The nbrace nd the . Y., and I he fef,” have just been sent t« Quarterma s o United Statés Donald Hise eland, Ohio, has bee alem, Ohio. Mr. Hise boug them with' the ist Divislon at Fort {rom Mii leleine Jouvr: for NN Xe 46 years was & pupll of Rodin, H pie whi The distance of 4,345 mi the su-|! | clothing LIGHT. Comdr. Franco (seated authorities at the Palace Hotel in was completed ARREST MAY SOLVE WINDOW ROBBERIES Three Negroes Said to Have Confessed Taking Part in 10 Thefts. robber th p ieved | ed up wi youths, and Prec under arr 18, und Hc Fenton place ny Smith, 2 they ha from the guilt 10 cases, case was of 829 Seve window was bre fr whick ued at $4 The oth against trated 1 during ) wer bruary 11 treet, where ted on the Schulze was comm ; Joseph 1 othing St T 13, Slmon H Berman . 313 G street, whose Dl nterec y L Fe He nt her , and Moss, suffe brealke In addition the carrying ase well as the first precinet, in which police allege the me group were implicate FALL FROM TREE FATAL. second pracinct i nadge R. Russ 1219 K street, while a down plac 3 Quesa: on, fell from of more than Gu iously injured that Lie died at Emergency Hospital last night. B rms were broken and he was internally injured. Russell, member of a firm of land scape gardeners, was in the tres ing the work when the tree sing him to lose his bal Coroner Nevitt gave a certifi cate of accidental death. Kollontal diplor esterday aftern the top, a distanc feet, being so se wir . 1f her posi 0 Norwag. Alexan nly womar reported a don as the Soviet Minister