Evening Star Newspaper, March 24, 1926, Page 17

MES. JARDINE OPE blooms i opened ye of blooms e rday The Mayor of Walker, visit- ing with the Yankee base ball team at St. evsburg, Fla. The mayor is taking a Spring vacation. Copyriziit by P. & A. Photos. BANDIT WHO SLEW POLICEMAN TAKEN Eight Holdups, Which Netted | $224,000, Also Charged to Leader. By tha Ass ted Press. i March * 24 —William J. slayer of a motor cycle | and believed to have taken | part in eight robberies which netted | $224,000, is in the custody of Chicago | police today. ! Shortly identified which e spectacular International rest he was = Harvester Co. witness pointed him out as the murd ward Pflaume, sub- urban_officer, slain last December 13. He is credited by police with having been the leader of two Chicago theater robberies, which netted $10,000 each, and also the leader of bands which escaped with $34,000 in the former Interaational Harvester pay-roll hold- om the McHenry, 1ll., State Rank ¢ He s alleged to have participated in three other hank robheries, in which s stolen, including $ s" State the miss- n his hand, was arrested 1 @ suburban roadhouse. revolvers and ken by police before he could shoot. After White's arrest a_ police squad laid in wait at the roadhouse for his pal, Tomn Shupe, wanted in con- nection with the McHenry and Har- vester . Shupe attempted to ape, b pprehended after a . in which his automobile was wrecked. Two bers wer her men, identified as mem- the Hary hold-up band, held for the grand jury vester- They ave James Gentile and seph Leopold. | SR STATUE }IITES TUESDAY. Daughters to Unveil Memorial to Dr. Long, Pioneer Anesthetist. The statue of Dr. Crawford W. Long, to be placed in statuary hall in the Capitol by the State of Georgia in recognition of his pioneer work In the use of ether enesthesia, will be unveiled by his daughters, Mrs. ¥rances Long Taylor and Miss. BEmma Long, when the exercises are held next Tuesday. Arrangements are being made to seat several hundred people at the i which many distinguished Georgians and others have been in- vited to attend. The District Alumni Soclety of the University of Penn- sylvania, represented by a committee of 12, will place a wreath on the | statue. John Massey Rhind is sculptor of the Long statue, which will be in- stalled in the hall within a day or L) 4 THE GOVERNMENT’S ANNUAL s the exhibition of the Department of Agriculture this year, and the remarkable show was the wife of the Secretary of Agriculture. It is estimated that this is the largest variety % | being | from the Potomac Electric Power Co. AMARYLLIS SHOW. THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, A great Copyright by P. & A. Photos ALATMEPMOIRE WOODROW T RTATE - SPLNTENT FRESH WREATHS ON THE TABLET. WILSON The Woodrow Wilson rial tablet, in Geneva, with fresh wreaths placed upon it by the residents of the city, where the League of Nations conferences are held. Hectic Charleston Beginning to Lose Favorin New York By the Associated Press. CHICAGO., March 24—A silver lining is becoming visible in the cloud which has hung over dancers unable to learn the Charleston, says Maurie Rubens, composer of music for musical comedies, here from New York. “New York already is tiring of the bang-bang Charleston rhythm.” he asserted. “I rewrote the entire score of a play I am now working on to get rid of this type of tune. People want tunes that do not leave them with headaches.” 'POWER IS CUT OFF BY CONDUIT BLAST Window Shattered When Gases in Manhole Near 14th and H Streets Exploded. Manhole covers over an electric power conduit furnishing current for street lights on Fourteenth and H streets blew up in that vicinity last night from a combustion of accumu- lated gases, resulting in the darkening of lights over a large section of the northeast until repairs could be made. Specific cause for the explosion is investigated today by experts 1t is believed possible that a short cir- cuit spark may have ignited gases in the conduit. Firemen responding to an alarm were forced to walt until the 10,000~ volt power had been cut off before attempting to extinguish the fire that followed the explosion in the conduit. A plate glass window was’ shattered in the Equitable building at 816 Four- teenth street by the explosion. CHRISTIAN SCIENCE TAL. Editor Says Its Mission Is Greater Than Mere Mental Healing. Christian Science was described as the “present day practical world un- foldment of spiritual law and its demonstration of life,” in a lecture on its evolution yesterday by John V. Dittemore, editor of the Christian Science Watchman, at the Mayflower Hotel. “It is the contemporary expression and development,” he said, “‘of® that which began untold centurles ago at the dawn of a new light on human history, when, through the evolution- ary process which had led to that mo- mentous hour, the first individual was roused from the then world state of animal, moral and physical irresponsi- bility—the hour described in Genesis as when “darkness was upon the face of the earth.” : The average person, even the large majority of those enrolled as members of the generally recognized Christian Science Churches, Mr. Dittemore said, supposes it to be a “‘sectarian activity for mental healing and the attainment of purely personal benefit From any such viewpoints, he said, it is impossible (o - “grasp even feebly either its world mission and_present deyelopment pr its incuijablo dentingn Copyright by P. & A. Photos. THE CAMER Countess Salm (left), the former $40,000,000 Rogers estate, was taken "fl"' the Cou The South American version of what the flapper should wear. Miss Phyllis Perlman of New York wore the “bonnet” when she arrived home from a tri lands, p in southern . Oopyright by P. & A. Photos. SHY MILLICENT. Millicent Rogers, di Zeppola, formerly Edith Mortimer, an D. 0, WEDNESDAY, This exclusive photograph of heiress to the Palm Beach a few days ago. At erican \pyright by Fotograms. “FIRE CLOWN MARCH 24, 1926. COMPLETES 51 YEARS IN SERVICE OF THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT. Representative John Q. Tilson of Connecticut and Speaker Longworth congratulating Joel Grayson, veteran employe of the Capi- tol document room, upon the latter GIVES EXHIBITIONS FOR WASHINGTON SCHOOL CHILDREN. Harry K. Rogers, engineer of the fire prevention department of Chicago, who is now in the Capital to interest school children in fire prevention and measures to take in case of a fire in school or home. Copyrizht Ly Und OIL CITY, PA., FLOOD RESULTS IN FIVE-MILLION-DOLLAR LOSS AND MANY FAMILIES HOMELESS. When the Allegheny River overflowed its banks 150 homes were entered by the waters. Oil Creek, a tributary of the river, rose seven f business section of Oil City was flooded. GIRL, 14, MAROONED, ALONE, KEEPS |FEDERAL CITY DINNER A. F. OF L. APPROVES COMPENSATION BILL| LJGHTHOUSE LAMP ALIGHT 3 DAYS Attitude of Insurance Firms At- tacked at Opening of Execu- tive Council’s Session. Severe criticism of insurance com- panies “that are doing everything pos- sible to block the workmen's compen- sation bill for the District of Colum- bia unless it is amended te permit them to profit on the injuries of vic- tims of industrial accidents” was voiced yesterday at the opening of a five-day session of the executive coun- cil, American Federation of Labor, in the A. . of L. Building. President Green of the Federation reported on the bill, explaining he had written to the members of the District committee urging favorable action on the Fitzgerald measure. ‘The council “condemned Mussolini's action in destroying trade unions and in forcing compulsory labor upon wage earners of Italy and threats made by him to confiscate the proper- ty of Italians in this country if they object to his dictatorship.” Immigration, the Aswell registration bill, the Italian debt settlement, con- scription, convict labor, the Garrett Wadsworth amendment are on the agenda for consideration by the coun- cil between now and Saturday. Stage ““Lady Windermere's Fan.” “Lady Windermere's Fan” will be presented at the new Armstrong Auditorium _Saturday, under the direction of Miss Mary Powell Burrill. The -cast includes: Louise Cook, M. Grant Lucas, jr., Algton Waters Burleigh, Kitty B. Bruce, James Nelson Saunders, Brenda Ray Moryck, Carrle E. S. Lee. Clarence Marshall _Hill, Charles Willlams, Marzaret Vi » Smith. B. Franklin Browa, Bernice Brooks Brown, Alice Mg:Nell, Julia 12. Brooks, J. Marcus E. Yange, ju, Buth Kem .. .. Parents Kept Ashore by Fury of Seas, But Daughter, With Loaf of Bread for Food, Carries on Until They Return. By the Assoclated Press. LONDON, March 24—A story of a girl's herolsm in a lighthouse dur- ing a storm came today from the Isle of Wight. The light In St. Helen's Light- house, near Cambridge, was kept flashing for three nights by the 14- year-old daughter of the lighthouse keeper, Langtan. The girl was ma- rooned there Saturday afternoon without food, except one loaf of bread and a small plece of cake, but she carried out her father's duties vallantly. Langtan and his wife on Saturday rowed ashore in a rough sea to fetch food and oil to the lighthouse, says the Dally Mail. ~While they were ashore the sea rose in its fury, and notwithstanding several attempts made in a lifeboat and motorboat the father and mother were unable to return to the beacon. Aside from anxiety for his daugh- ter, left alone in the lighthouse with scarcely any food, Langtan worried as to whether she would realize the necessity to light the lamp, which is one of the most important along the coast. Great was his relief when punctually the light beamed and re- mained flashing through- the night. The gale raged all day Sunday, making vain the attempts of the lifeboat men and fishermen to take the keeper back. Again night fell, and again the light shone at the ap- pointed hour, As time passed the znxiety of the parents deepened; they pisiured the i) 85 Dudsiy and- hlnp! frightened and going without sleep. They and the girl, however, were doomed to continue the ordeal, for Monday the gale was worse than ever and passage across the three miles of raging seas was impossible, The third night came, and again the light gleamed forth at the proper hour, as if the lighthouse keeper"him- self had been there at his task. Not until 5 o'clock yesterday afternoon did the seas abate sufficiently to en- able the parents to return. They reached the lighifiouse in a motor- boat. This was so badly buffeted by tie waves that the crew did not ven- ture to return to the mainland. As the flash worked regularly while Mr. and Mrs. Langtan were ashore, it was evident that the girl kept awake at night and wound every four hours the clockwork apparatus which turns the light. WOMAN KNIFED ON WRIST. Laundry Worker Attacked by Brutal Prowler in. Boston. CAMBRIDGE, Mass., March 24 (®). —Another name has been added to the list of women knifed by prowlers in Boston and vicinity in_recent weeks. Miss Alberta May Ross, a laundry worker, reported to the police last night that she was slashed by a man as she entered a lunchroom Molndu)'. %len; fuund.bhar hand and wrist _had been cut by some sharp lnatruments E feet In fi ive minutes. The entire Copyright by P. & A. Photoa. TAKES PLACE TONIGHT Prominent Speakers Will Address American Civic Association on Affairs of Capital. The American Civic Association will hold its fourth annual Federal City dinner tonight at the clubhouse of the American Association of Uni- versity Women, 1634 I sweet. It will mark the third anniversary of the re. organization of the Committee of One Hundred on the Federal City. There will be many prominent speakers. Judge John Barton Payne will preside, and will open the pro- gram_with a talk on “The Romance of Washington.” Others who will speak are Dr. J. Horace McFarland, Charles F. Consaul, ‘Representative Gibson, Col. J. Franklin Bell, Engineer Commissioner of the District; Maj. U. S. Grant, 3d, director of the Office of Public Buildings and Public Parks of the National Capital; Charles Moore, chalrman of the Commission of Fine Arts; J. C. Nichols, vice president of the association; James L. Greenleaf, president of the American Society of Landscape Architects; A. B. McDaniel and Horace W. Peaslee. DRAMATISTS WIN POINT. U. 8. Finds No Evidence of Anti- Trust Law Breach. No basis for action has been found by the Department of Justice in an investigation of the Association of American Dramatists. The matter was brought to the at- tention of the department as a possi- ble violation of the Federal anti-trust laws. No action will be taken, it was stated, for the reason that the sub- ject matter, including manuscripts and scenarios of plays and motion pic- ture productions, “does not appear to nxalxe datersate {rada oF COMIMALEA” vod & Underwood. Heartbeats of Five ‘ Heard Hundreds | Of Miles on Radio By the ated Press MINNEAPOLIS, March 24—Per- sons lundreds of miles distant last | night heard the heartbeats of five | men broadcast here from radio sta- tlon WCCO. A combination stethoscope and am- | plifier was rigged to the microphone | by physicists of the University of Min- | nesota to reproduce the sounds of the | heart. Reports from points through- | out the Northwest indlcated the sue-| cess of the experiment. | The sound was compared to that of | A pump by many listeners. The dif-| ference in sound caused by the open- ing and closing of the heart valves was said to be discernible. At | ARLINGTON BANQUET | PLANS TO BE LAID Committee Meets Tonight at Court House—Lyon Village List to Be Named. Special Dispatch to The Star. CLARENDON, Va., March 24— The committee of the Arlington County Civic Federation appointed by President R. E. Plymale to plan for the second annual banquet of the or- ganization, will hold its first meeting at the courthouse tonight. It con- sists of Clarence R. Ahalt, chairman; G. A. Collier, R. A. Ryland, F. P. Scott, J. H. Bittenbender, Joseph L. May, Thomas Crack, Robert Knicely, J. D. Cushman, W. D. Mabry, C. A. S. Sinclair, F. E. Mann, John W. Milstead, Walter U. Varney, Arthur J. Porter, L. C. McNemar, T. BE. Gil- bert, R. H. Roreman, C. J,"Pi'evost, F. T. Tracy, Mrs. Myrtle Wilson, Ar- thur Orr, Rev. George M. Fielding, J. A. C. Fought, P. V. undy, B. M. Luckett, A.¢Dexter Ddvis, Maj. E. W. R. Ewing, Mrs. N\ Rex Hunt, Mrs. J. A. Boston, Fra G._Camp- bell, Prof. Fletcher Keryp, Monroe H. Stockett and Charles . Kinchloe. Special Dispatch to The Star. LYON VILLAGE, Va., March 24— Standing committees of the Lyon Vil- lage Citizens’ Association will be se- lected tonight at a meeting of the ex- ecutive committee of the association at the home of Monroe H. Stockett, president of the organization. ‘The committees will concern them- ( selves not only with purely local mat- ters, but with the broader problems affecting the county in general, it is stated. The association plans to take an active part in the movement for a greater Arlington County. The newly appointed delegates to the Arlington County Civic Federa- tion, Stuart T. Ashton, James E. Chinn and E. H. Harris, with ex- officio Delegate Stockett, will apply for admission to the federation at its meeting April 6. In the meantime, at the invitation of Robert E. Plymale, president of the federation, President Stockett has designated Delegate Chinn to represent Lyon Village at the meeting tonight to plan for & SQUULK, banquel and golobsailony National Photo Princess Juliana, daughter of the Queen of Holland, who will short- Iy take up the study of interna. tional law. The princess is still in her teens, but she has planned an active career. Photo bs Acue. MAINE DEMOCRATS MEET INHARMONY Party Convention Opens With Troublesome Issues of 1924 Seemingly Settled. By the Associated Press. PORTLAND, Me.. March 24— Maine Democrats went into thelr bi- ennial State convention here toda: with united ranks. There were no indications of dissension among the delegates such as developed over the Ku Klux Klan and prohibition ques- tions two years ago. Neither subjec: had been dis d at the preconven- tion meeting of the delegates. al- though leaders were of the opinion that the platform to be adopted today would carry a plank for strict pro- hibition enforcement. A 27-year-old Democrat was chosen to preside at the convention. He is Charles M. Starbird of Auburn. The chairman’s speech and the or- ganization of the convention were expected to occupy most of the morr- ing session. Representative Willlam A. Old- field of Arkansas. chairman of the Democratic national congressional national is- _The convention to elect a State committee and adopt a plat form. .\l‘;l_\‘o;‘ l'?;‘nesl L. McLean of Au gusta, is the only announced can- didate for the Democratic nomination for governor in the June primaries. MARKET DEALERS MEET. Some advantages of co-operative edvertising and joint discussion of problems of marketing were present- ed last night by speakers at the meeting of the Center Market Deal- ers’ Association at the Auth's fac- tories. More than 150 of the 177 dealers were present. Harry B. Denham, president, made a plea for whole-hearted co-operation of every dealer with the association, declaring that, for their own benefit, they should display more interest in the market besides buying and sell- ing. R. C. Briggs, secretary of the association, reviewed the development of the market and described ways the commission men could enhance the value of the market by joint efforts to remove any cause of public criti- cism which might arise. 0. B. Roberson, vice president, urged a campaign to get all the 177 commission men into the association. The association was organized about six months ago for the general and mutual protection and welfare of the dealers and their customers. Right-hand Turns Curbed. A general order instructing all members of the Police Department to enforce rigidly the regulation gove erning right-hand turns at street in. tersections was issued today Maj. Edwin B. Hesse, superintendent of police. The regulation requires that right-hand turns at interse spJg 94 the gresn “go