Evening Star Newspaper, March 27, 1926, Page 16

AT DEDICATION OF ITALIAN MONUMENT. (center), the Queen and Premier Mussolini equestrian statue of King Humbert Borghese, Rome. The King of Italy at the unveiling of the the gardens of the Vills Wide World Photo. THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. COMDR. BYRD INSPE(C flight to the North Pole this Sum DRINKING IS HELD RAMPANT IN JAIL Witnesses Testify Inmates Were Allowed Full Freedom of Maine City. By the Associated Press. AUGUSTA, Me., March 27.—Further testimony ¢ intox fon, gambling and abuse of prisoners at the Kenne bec County jail was given at yester/ | day's on of impeachment pro- ceadir zainst Sheriff Henry F. Cummings before Gov. iph 0. Brewster and council | Sixteen sses, most of them former in were called by the | ate. They testified that prisoner: (U »n at jobs out- side the ja t on automobile rides ate at night and were arrested by city poli ¢ drunkenness. Fred W. Keith of Augusia, a mu- sician, told of meeting Byron E. Blither, a former Augusta druggist, after midn while Blither was serving a sentence. He said Blither drove hitn home in an auto- mobile which he told him he took from the jall vard. Clarence an of Augusta testi fled that John O'Brien, a fall inmate remarked to him late one night, “I've zot to get buck to the or 11l be | ocked o “Testimony that Deputy She ixicated many the jail be had drunk liquor there by Gladys L. Jordan of Iar his former wife. She said h nking increase after his appointment as deputy and she obtained a divorce. OUEEN;IELPS WALES PLAN HIS FUTURE LONDON HOME | Prince Superintends Remodeling of | Marlborough House end Wants | Modern Comforts. By the Associatcd Press LONDON. 3 ) 27.—The Prince of | Wales and his mother, Queen Mary, are meeting more frequently these days at Marlborough House, which heing ver to be tha prince town residence, than under the par- ental roof of Buckingham Palace. Both are much interested In the tr Tormaton of Marlborough ouse; irequently are seen in consultation with builders, decorators and furnish- he Queen has intrusted her son with looking - the practical side the buildi I as arrangement closets, pl of mew entrances | passages, and the instailat 1 clevater. The prince is mu od in_ upto-date laborsavi »s and spends much time wa smonstrations by salesmen in order | et their products placed in his ap expert on antiques, he locations for the yrince’s more valuable pieces, AR L T Shortage of houses and high living sty 1 : people to Spain are fo Double Sentence Of Death Imposed OnBerlin Gunman By the Associated Press. BERLIN, March 27.—Declaring that gunmen may expect no mercy, the criminal court of Erfurt has glven Johannes K. Rudolph of Leipsic two sentences of death, deprived him of citizenship rights for an indefinite period and or- dered him or his heirs to pay the costs of the trial. The jury found Rudolph guilty of slaying two automobilis Ernst Dittrich and Paul Janicki, because they refused to give him a ride. The German criminal code prescribes that where a person is tried for two murders and con- victed the court must pronounce the double-murder sentence. S At DIET GIVEN FAT BABIES URGED FOR OBESE ADULT Londor Woman Physician Says Foodless Days Are Excellent for Those in Forties. By the Associated Press. LONDON March 27.—"Beware of the hunary fortles” is the warning Dr. Elizabeth Sloan Chester gives to per- sons who are inclined to obesity. So- lied “hunger” in the case of stout middle-aged persons often is “due to dilated or congested digestive organs, which need fasting, rest and re-educa- tion,” Dr. Chester asserts. “‘Babies sulfering from overeating are often put on a diet of albumen water for several days, and what suits a baby will not hurt a well nourjshed adult,” Dr. Chester says. “When obesity has overcome a man or woman fasting usually is necessary at the beginning of a cure. No food for (hree or four days, with pints of orange or lemon juice, will eliminate a fair quan- tity of poisons from the system.” TWO-DECK BUSSES URGED BY CITIZENS Thomas Circle Association Opposes Ban Ordered by Utilities Body. The recent action of the Public Util- ities Commission in refusing to grant the Washington Rapid Transit Co. the right to operate six additional double- deck busses was disapproved in a spe- cial resolution adopted by the Thomas Circle Citizens' Association at a meet- ing in the Knights of Columbus Hall, 1314 Massachusetts avenue, last night. It was pointed out that only a few citizens have disapproved the opera- tion of double-deck busses and that the vast majority favor them. Dr. F. T. Evans, vice president of the association, referring to the al- leged lack of privacy in second-story bedrooms—complained of by a few residents living in houses on the streets along which the double-deck busses operate—declared privacy can be teadily maintained by pulling the shades down in the evening. Issue to Be Reopened. The Public Utilities Commission is to reopen the dotible-deck issue April 8. |dent of the association, who intro- duced the resolution last night, de- | clared that the bus line companies should not only be encouraged in the general extension of bus operation, but also to finprove their facilities in every possible way. The association adopted a resolution favoring maintaining the present speed for motor vehicles in the Dis- trict and increasing the speed in out- lying districts. Mr. Stewart, who is a member of the Washington Automo- tive Trade Association, and who in- After 85, Dr. Chester says, most per- sons would do well to eat only toast and tea for breakfast, a two course luncheon and a dinner of two courses, one of which is fruit, if they want to avoid increase of girth. NEVER IN CASINO. Zaharoff, Richest Man in World, Has Lived 40 Years in Monte Carlo PARIS, March 27 (®).—Sir Basil Zaharoff, reputed to be one of the richest and most mysterious men in the world, during the 40 Winters he has spent at Monte Carlo has never once entered the famous Casino, which he states “in no way interests me.” He was moved to make this declara- tion by statements in newspapers re- cording the death of his wife, the for- mer Duchess of Villafrancha, in | which he was described as the largest shareholder in the Monte Carlo Casino. Newport -News Gets Addition. Special Dispatch to The Star. NEWPORT NEWS, March 27.-- This city by decision of the Circuit Court yesterday will annex the town of Kecoughtan, effective December 31 The increase in population will be 500 and property values added o §399,000. troduced this resolution, said statis- | tics showed the majority of accidents | happen when vehicles are running at | low speed. He added that 3 per cent | of drivers are careless and cause the | majority of accidents. ~*Slowing up | the speed limit would not do any good,” he said, “because they don't | care ‘and will choose their own speed regardless of the law.” Mr. Stewart favored severe penalties for careless drivers, Police Force Rapped. Following the adoption of the latter resolution motion was made to favor the appointment of a group of citizens from each citizens’ association to co- operate with the police hy reporting traffic violations to them. It was re- ferred to the executive committee for consideration. Harry D. Murray, presl- dent of the association, said the many traflic accidents here are due to an “inefficient police force,” declaring that Washington police do not com- pare favorably with those in New York. The Lankford Sunday observance bill, pending in Congress, was strong- Iy opposed in a resolution. Dr. Evans, in opposing the bill, said: *“Lankford would not possibly attempt such a bill in his own district,” adding that the latter may not believe in inflicting such a bill here, but that strong politi- cal influences are said to be behind it. 'S HIS NEW PLA Fokker aircraft was made at Mineola, N. Y., yesterday. which has three engines, will be used by Comdr. Byrd in the attempted | physical beauty, are not, Frank G. Stewart, first vice presi- | NE. The first test of the The plane, by P. & Photos. LARGEST DOG I pounds and was by far the bigg, dog show. He is owned by Mrs. M. THE CHICAGO SHOW. t dog exhibited at the recent Chicago . C., SATURDAY, MARCH .27, 1926. CLAIMED TO BE A RECORD CATCH. The catch of a monster sword- fish, weighing 976 pounds, by Capt. L. D. Mitchell, off the coast of New Zealand is thought to break the rod-fishing record. Capt. Mitchell used a_ hickory rod, 450 yards of linen line and a reel geared at top and bottom. Cuno Krebs weighs 176 K. Nelson of Plano, 1l Wide World Photo. PENGUINS, MOST UNUSUAL BIRDS, ARE RECEIVING CALLERS AT ZOO Have Wings, But Can’t Fly; Have Legs, But Can’t Walk Much; Chief Exercise Is “Rock Hopping,” Whatever That Is. Four more interesting creatures of a specles never before seen here have arrived at the Zoo to become a part of the already great collection of birds possessed by the Capital. They are penguins, large sea-going, non- fiying birds, which were presented to the National Zoological Park by the Zoological Garden of Wellington, New Zealand. Officials of the Zoo here have been endeavoring to get a group of pen- guins since the early days of the park and have just succeeded. The penguins are a peculiar sort of gallinaceous creatures, They are birds and have wings, but can't fly any appreciable distance They have long, strong legs, but can’t do much in the way of walking. They waddle like a big, fat duck. Their legs are set far back under thelr heavy bodies and they take long, stiff steps. In fact, they are known commonly as “rock-hopping” penguins because of their gait. They live chiefly on the seas, and go ashore only to nest. The penguins, though lacking in however, camera shy, according to A. B. Baker, assistant director of the Zoo. At the slightest call they lift their heads and walk up to pose for all photographers. The new arrivals are dark gray- ish-brown in color on their wings and backs, but are white underneath. Their one ornament is a crest that hangs over one eye and sticks out the top of their heads. They stand about 15 inches high and have heavy They live entirely on fish. n at home on the water they are active and are fast swimmers. On land their movements are slow. Not knowimg whether the penguins will fight their new neighbors at the Zoo, Keeper Blackburn has not yet decided upon their permanent home here, The Wellington Zoological Gardens recently presented to the Zoo another strange specles of creature never be- fore owned by the local zoo, a Tuatara lizard, a tiny relic of ancient ages and believed to be of a species related to the now extinct dinosaur. War on Woodpeckers Eating Up Church Waits Word From U. S. to Open Fire | By the Associated Picss. HYNDSVILLE, N. Y., March 27.— A woodpecker hunt in the parish of the Hyndsville Methodist Church awaits the arrival of a Federal permit. For some time woodpeckers have been pecking chunks off the roof and spire of the old edifice. The pastor, the Rev. Timothy Meek, and the trustees sought permission to kill the birds be- {ore the church was confronted with a big repair bill. They appealed to the State Conservation Commission, which replied that the wookpeckers might be shot provided they were given ‘‘de- cent burial” under the law which re- quires “proper interment of all wild life thus killed.” ‘When the State permit arrived the parish younger members ofled their rifles and shotguns. ‘Then some one discovered that the United States Bio- logical Survey must be consulted be- fore the shooting could begin. A let- ter to that organization brought the reply that the application for a Fed- eral permit had been favorably passed upon, but the paper has not yet ar- rived FACING JAIL, KILLS SELF. Real Estate Dealer in Florida Was Accused of Embezzlement. HOMESTEAD, Gla., March 27 (®). —George B. Morgan, 44, vice presi- dent of a real estate company here, was found dead in his home near here yesterday with a puuet in his brain and a revolver clutched in his hand: Morgan, who formerly lived in Vienna, Ga., had been arrested here Thursday on' charges of em- bezzlement of $6,000 in Union County, 5. ., in September, 1920, but was released on his own recognizance. Officers planned to take him to the Dade County jail in Miami vester- day. Previous attempts to bring him to trial were said to have been un- successful, owing to fallure to ob- tain extradition papers. Some. reporters in France carry a motion picture machine while on as- Several members joined in protesting asninst this citv being used for “ex- perimental, pay signments, the more fortunate using a five-horsepower motor car for the purposa. s AIR TOURS PLANNED. British Company to Offer Fast Trips at Low Cost for Americans. LONDON, March 27 (P.—Aerial tours of Great Britain are to be of- fered American visitors this summer. An English aircraft company is build- ing a fleet of four and eight seater planes to meet the American demand for speed. Three, four and seven day tours of England, Scotland, TIreland ard ‘Wales, with landings at the principal places of interest, are to be offered. Some of the machines will ba sea- planes, equipped to descend on lakes and rivers, designed especially for tours of the lake country and the coastal towns. It is planned to keep the cost of such, tours at about the same level as the cost of touring by train or motor car. Machines also will be rented for private tours of Great Britain and the continent. Wide World Photo. FISH ARE STRANDED WHEN (¢ PRINCE Egyptian. Brussels recently DIL CITY FLOOD RECEDES. AS'A ROYAL EGYPTIAN. appears ai her first fancy dress ball in the costume of an anclent She was the honor guest at the Tut-Ankh-Amen ball in Recent overflowing of Princess Marie Jose of Belglum . Wids World Photo. the Allegheny River at Oil City, Pa., resulted in an estimated damage to property of five million dollars. This photograph shows men catching live fish that were stranded when the high waters went down. by heavy ice gorges in the river. 00,000 FALSE AUTO ARRESTS GLAIMED Motor Congress Adopts “Bill of Rights” to Protect Drivers of Cars. Estimate that approximately half a millién car owners were falsely arrest- ed during the last touring season was made today by delegates attending the Natlonal Motor Congress, sponsored by the American Automobile Assocla- tion and in session at the New Wil- lard Hotel. The congress will be ad- Journed this afternoon. Backing up the adoption of a “bill of rights” to protect car owners and | motorists against the ‘“discrimina- | tions to which they are now subject- ed,” the congress registered its con- viction that traffic safety would be enormously advanced if Legislatures proceeded along simple and sane lines instead of introducing, as during the past year, something like 3,000 laws to regulate motor vehicles. Simple Taxation Urged. Among the points stressed in con- nection with the bill of particulars necessary to protect the motorists in their pockets and in their use of the highways were the following: First, the taxation of the motor ve- hicle must be simplified and basic principles of automoblile taxation must be established so that the car owners will know what agency is to tax them | ::: for what purpose they are to be Second, the roadside squire and his henchman, the sneak constable, must go. Road patrols, under a centralized authority, must be established every- where, and the too-common practice of making wholesale arrests on flimsy technicalities, such as antiquated speed limits, must be abandoned. Third, the practice of giving every- body but the motorists the benefit of the doubt in connection with ac- cldents must be abandoned, as this practice is leading to innumerable fake suits for damages in every State and in every section of the country. Safety Principles Upheld. Ernest Greenwood, secretary of the Hoover conference on street ahd highway safety, addressed the Motor Congress late yesterday afternoon on the “National Aspect of Safety Work.” Mr. Greenwood told the gathering that the extent to which the safety gains /already made are to be maintained will largely depend on whether or not every community will undertake to give practical ap- plication to the safety principles that the Hoover eonference has evolved. Much of this morning’s discussion pertained to the best methods of augmenting the membership of the Afnerican _ Automobile Association and motor clubs in general. There were divided views on the best policy for dealing over the telephone with non-members. Some took the view they should curtly be told if they want information they should pay for it, while others took the view that many new members are obtained through courteous treat- ment of telephone calls from non- members. Those contributing to this morn- Says Blue and Gray Trousers Legs Will Keep Men in Jail By the Assoclated Press. LOS ANGELES, March 27. —The county grand jury has ap- proved recommendations of County Jafler de War that all in- coming prisoners at the new county jail be garbed in trousers with one leg blue and the other gray. Such attire, de War argued, would make escaping prisoners more conspicuous as they emerged from thelr lofty quarters in the new hall of fustice onto the street. Several prisoners recently fled from the new Jjail, which was supposed to be ea BERLIN SOCIETY MATRONS GIVE SERVANTS MEDALS Seventeen Candidates Named by Employers Are Recognized for Long and Faithful Service. By the Associated Press. BERLIN, March “Pour le merite” medals for domestic servants who hold records for long and faith- ful service with one employver are now offered by the League of Patri- otic Women's Clubs of Germany, which believes that household em- ployes are just as much entitled to decorations as members of other pro- fesslons. Seventeen candidates nominated hy their respective mistre: recently were summoned to the league's club rooms here, where each received a silver medal which was pinned on by & leader of Berlin soclety. Among the successful candidates were maids, cooks, governesses and butlers who had served the same emplovers for periods ranging from 10 to 40 years. In addition to the medals they also received “honor letters of recommen- dation” intended to insure them em- ployment if they ever lose their pres- ent positions. DRIVER FINED $60. Colored Man in Car Wrecked An- other Machine in Collision. Cecll Johnson, colored, of 1511 Co- lumbia street was fined $60 on a reckless drl charge in Traffic Court today. He collided with an automobile driven by Schofield Beas- ley, colored, of 1513 8 street, striking it with such force that it was driven against & tree and wrecked. The accident happened at the inter- section of Fifteenth and Q streets. Johnson’s car was damaged to the amount of $40. The occupants of the two cars escaped inju The flood was caused Copsright by P. & A. Photos. DENIES ACTRESS LETTERS MISSING Los Angeles Deputy Disirict Attorney Says Notes to Taylor Are Safe. By the Assoclated Press LOS A ES, March —Bur ton Fitts, chief deputy district attor esterday denied reports that let 1 Mary Miles Minter former to William Dee mond Taylor, slain motion picture di rector, are ing from the district attorney's here. Ed Kingms investigator, also de nied that he ever had stated that the letters were missing. “All the letters, papers and records in the Taylor case are under lock and Fitts said, “except those res has with him, and none is missing. Nothing has disappearsi and nothing has been stolen. The In vestigation here Is closed until Mr Keyes returns, and no more witnesses have been or will be examined until that time. We expect Mr. Keyes here next Monday." Asa Keyes, the district attorney, has been in the East investigating new ciues in the Taylor case. BRIAND WILL BE 64 YEARS OLD TOMORROW Started Political Career at 40 as Socialist Deputy — Was Premier 7 Years Later. By the Associated Press. PARIS, March 27.—Aristide Briand, now premier of France for the ninth time, will celebrate his sixty-fourth birthday tomorrow. M. Briand’s public career had a late start, but progress since then has | been rapld. He won his first seat in |the Chamber of Deputies when he was 40 vears old, after he had suffere: four defeats. Once elected, however he mounted rapidly and steadily Within four years he was a minister and within seven years was premier He was originally elected as a Soclal ist, at a time when the Socialists were looked upon much as the Communists ure today. Until the Locarno conference, M. Briand undoubtedly regarded his work in steering a bill for the separation of church and state through parhia- ment as the greatest achlevement of his career. It is noteworthy that his action at that time does not keep him from being today a strong advocate of continuing diplomatic relations with the Vatican: ing's program were: ¥ ness, secretary. Birmingl Club: John R. Hope, secretary. Auto- mobile Club of Virginia; Lerov F. Hill, executive secretary, Motorists’ Association; Russell A. Harmon, secretary, Bancroft Auto Club, Worcester. Mass.; Elmer Jen- kins, sales manager, American Auto- mobile Association; Paul Ackerman, secretary, Dayton Auto Club, Dayton, Ohio, and Ernest N. Smith of the local organization. . ) Alabama | “LIBERTY” BAN LIFTED. OTTAWA, Mareh 27 (#)—The re moval of Liberty, an American weekly magazine, from the list of publications berred from Canada was announced yesterday by the Department of Cus- foms and Excise. Liberty was banned from Canada six weeks ago after ii had pubtished articles about the late Queen Mother Alexandra, which the department corisidered libelous.