Evening Star Newspaper, April 24, 1926, Page 16

NEW AND RETIRING OFFICERS. At left, Mrs. Alfred Brossesn of Connecticut, newly elected president general of the Daughters of the American Revolution, and Mrs. Anthony Wayne Cook, retiring president general. Photo taken at Mount Vernon yesterday. IN THE MASON AND DIXON TOURNAMENT. “Big Bill” Tilden, ranking Amerlcan tennis plai'er, on the Greenbriar courts at White Sulphur Springs, W. Va. He is looking over the scoreboard with Mrs. B. F. Briggs of the tennis committee. Copyright by Homry Miller. CHILDREN OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION MAKE PILGRIMAGE TO TOMB OF UNKNOWN SOLDIER. Margarette Spellman, ’:mlor pr?!ddellt of the organization, placing a wreath upon the tomb. Other journeys have been made to Mount Vernon and the tomb of George Washington. Copyright by P. & A. Photos. GUARDING PEKI Japanese embassy NG IN CHINA'S CIVIL WAR. i Xy silie gk Special sentries have been placed on guard at the quarter, overlooking tho open space between the embassy and the Grand Hotel de Peking, which has been kept clear for 25 years by a treaty made after the Boxer uprising. D. C. HEADS TAKE UP HIGHWAY CHANGES Hearing Announced for Sat- urday on Plan to Preserve Contours of City. Plans for making important changes in the highway scheme of the District to preserve the natural con- tours of the city will be considered by the Commissioners at a public hearing next Saturday morning at 10 o'clock, In the boardroom of the District Building. ght alterations vosed. If adopted, up rectangular line: thoroughfar of more b ‘terized by sweeping conforming to the cit Charte; lons through the Washington Cathedral Close are eliminated in the new program in addition to some extensions in the vicinity of Queens Chapel and Dlad- ensburg roads, where it is now pro- posed to allow commercial develop- have been pro- they will break ment and to provide for access by’ sidings from the ratlroad. Race Course to Become Street. It is proposed to make the cne- mile race course at the ol Benning track a street, with another bisecting the eleptical infield, while Nebraska avenue as originally planned be- tween Conduit road and the Ameri- can_Uni v grounds is slated for Jbolition, and a curved avenue fol- lowing the route of the old Chain Bridie road along the ridge is to be substituted. The plans also contemplate curv- ing Foxhall road between Foxhall Heights and Wesley Heights to follow topography and eliminate expensive grading. The same treatmnent would be accorded the territory between Rock Creek Cemetery and Fort Tot- ten, changing the lines of several streets. Thirteenth street would be curved around Fort Stevens, to con- serve the old fort site and developed i parkway with street. streets Wwould be eliminated in Foxhall Village hat section given a more village- ioner Bell's Comment. Engineer Commissioner J. Frank- lin Bell believes that the project is one of utmost importance to all per- sons interested in planning a beauti- ful city. Amendments to the old highway plan, he said, were intend- ed to do away with flattening out the city and making its map one with angular streets. The old plan, he explained, slashed through property with straight lines iwithout regard for beauty, natural contours’or ex- pense, while the new scheme would tequire less expense for ‘acquiring hroperty already improved, grading and filling. Plans have been approved by the : committes of the Na- < Commission, and ihe Comm's called the public hearing to give persons an opportu- nity to register their objection. Von Hoesch May Get Post. BERLIN, April 24 (P).—It is an- nounced semi-officially that Herr von lioesch, German Ambassador to J'aris, has been appointed to represent (iermany on the commission which i to study the question of reorganiz- the league council. WILKINS PARTY FUEHT DELAYED Compass on Plane Goes Wrong, Stopping Hop Set for Start Today. BY FREDERICK LEWIS EARP, Special Correspondent of The Star and North American Newspaper Alliance. FAIRBANKS, ~Alaska, 2oril 2 Today will not be moving coy for the Detrolt Arctic expedition base here. Maj. Thomas G. Lanphier, leader of the party in the absence of Capt. George H. Wilkins, had hoped to load men and equipment in the three-mo- tored monoplane Detroiter and set out | for Barrow early this morning, but un- satisfactory: operation of the plane's compasses necessitates the installation of a new set before the hop off. The new binnacle will be set up to- day and Maj. Lanphier hopes to have it adjusted for an early start tomor- row, though he intends to take all the time necessary to assure the party’s This is a flying problem, pure and simple,” he said, “and 1 do not intend to tal off until everything is ship- shape. The ninth day since Capt. Wilkins® hop-off for Barrow began without word of the expedition’s commander. Howard Mason, chief radio operator here, was not able to get in touch with the overland party last night, al though an exchange of messages had been scheduled. He belleves that bad conditions for communication may ac- count for the silence of both Capt. ‘Wilkins and Assistant Radio Operator Waskey, who is with the sledge party. The sledge party should have reached the Arctic coast last night. (Copyright. 1926, by North American News- r Alliance. ) DRY LAW.FORCE CHANGE T0 PROMOTE EFFICIENCY Administrator at Philadelphia Re- signs and Is Succeeded by Pitts- burgh Administrator. Assistant Secretary of the Treasury Andrews last night announced the resignation of William G. Murdock, prohibition administrator at Phila- delphia, and appointment of #F. C. Baird, Pittsburgh administrator, to succeed him. The change, which was explained at’ prohibition headquarters here as “In the interest of efficiency,” becomes effective at once. Murdock will leave the service. Gen. Andrews recently has cen- tered activities of his newly organized alcohol squad in the Philadelphia dis- trict; and.it is understood he has been displeased with enforcement con- ditions_in that area, which includes New Jersey and eastorn Pennsyl- vania. Murdock’s removal followed a_ conference yesterday between Mr. Andrews and Senator Pepper, Repub- lican, Pennsylvania. Mr. Baird, as a. witness this week before the 'Senate prohibition com- mittee, declared the Voblstead law could be enforced. The assistant ad- ministrator -at Pittsburgh will be in charge of that office pending appoint- ment of a suecessor to Baird, Copsright by P. & A. Photos. ¥ HEL EN WILLS KEEPS IN TRAINING. HIS HAT OFF TO THE STATUE. returning to New York from a vacation in Bermuda. Mr. and Mrs. Eugene V. Debs The former candidate for President says he likes to travel, but that his farm in Indiana is the biggest attraction. The young American champion and her mother on the courts at the Racing Club of France in the Bois de Boulogne, Paris, the largest amateur tennis organization in France. CITES THREE STEPS IN SAVING FORESTS Canadian Leader s\nys Fires in Tim- berlands Are Among Greatest of Tragedies. By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, April 24.—Preservative treatment of wood, reforestation and prevention of forest fires are the three principal channels through which transportation companies can co-operate with the states and nation in forest preservation. Sir Henry W. Thornton, president of the Cana- dian Railways, gave this outline at the National Lumber Manufacturers’ Association convention here. The greatest of tragedies in forest preservation work is the enormous waste resulting from forest fires, Sir Henry said, and recommended that the public be educated concerning the danger and losses of such fires before other precautions can be effective. “Our forest products have a great advantage over our mineral wealth. The minerals once mined can never be remined, but the fact that our forests can be made to produce a continuous crop merits the attention of the nmatfon.” - . A defense of the protective tariff was made by John Henry Kirby of Houston, Texa: president of the Southern Tarll Association, who warned his audience “as Americans, not to sit down and let the politiclans run over you.” i Resignation Acecpted. Resignation of Second Lieut. Wil- llam H. Morford, ir., United States Infantry, stationed at Fort Slocum, N. Y., has been accepted by the President, to take effect April 26. Wide World Photo. “Poison” Sample Eaten by Attorney Acquits Woman By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, April 24.—Mrs. Ber- nice Zalimas was acquitted by a Jury yesterday of a charge of pol- soning her husband after her at- torney ate some of the powder which the State exhibited as a sample of the poison she used. It was the woman's second trial, she having been convicted and given a l4-yeal prison sentence at the first. tri‘?l, but the Supreme Court reversed the verdict: Mrs. Zalimas kissed several of the jurors. " Women in the court- room cheered the verdict. AR g g BILL ASKS AUTHORITY FOR NATIONAL PARKS Shenandoah and Great Smoky Mountain Projects Included in Measure Before Senate. Authority for the establishment of the Shenandoah National Park in Vir- ginia and the Great Smoky Mountain Park in North Carolina and Tennes- see was sought in a bill introduced in the Senate yesterday by Senator Swanson of Virgina. The bill also bore the names of Senator Glass of Virginia, Senators Overman and Sim- mons of North Carolina and Senators McKellar and Tyson of Tennessee. The measure was referred to the pub- lic lands committee. The land for the Shenandoah Park, which is of greatest interest to Wash- ington because of its proximity to the District, is to be acquired by private funds and then accepted by the Gov- ernment. ~ Photo by Acme. A PRINCESS AND HER DAUGHTER. " “MISS BROADWAY" POSES FOR HER PORTRAIT. Norman Rockwell and Clare Briggs for the title of “Miss English portrait painter. The_ Princess Yolanda, Countess Calvi Bergolo, eldest daughter of King Victor Emmas Italy, with her daughter Maria. Photo taken n% the prllfi'e Innll\'ll'd.:'. Moroccan Chief Jazz Lover; Wants ‘Don’t Bring Lulw’ By the Assoclated Press. TAOURIRT, Morocco, April 24.— St Mohammed Ben Azerkane, brother-in-law of Abd-el-Krim, the Riffian war lord, and who is Krim's representative in the Franco- Spanish negotiations with the Riffians looking to peace, is a great lover of American jazz music. Last year Mohammed spent sev- eral months in France and was a frequent . visitor to a fashionable tea ‘room in one of the leading hotels in’ the Champs Elysees, where he listened appreciatively to American music. The corre- spondent and Mohammed became quite friendly, dining together frequently. “Is there anything I can do for vou?” the correspondent asked Mohammed today. “Not just now,” Azerkane re- sponded, “but when you get back to Paris send me the words and music of “Don’t Bring Lulu.” VET BILLS DELAYED. Chairman Johnson Attacks Slow- motion Machinery” of House. “Slow-motion machinery” of House leadership was assailed yesterday on the floor by Chairman Johnson, of the veterans’ committee, for delaying con- sideration of bills to liberalize veter- ans’ legislation. Measures approved by the commit- tee have been ready for House con- sideration for five weeks, he said, adding that “with adjournment im- pending it is probable they may have to be rushed through with no oppor- tunity for umendment.” Wide World Photo. GARY’S GRANDCHILD WILL MARRY BANKER Richness of Pre-nuptial Luncheon Given by Magnate Makes “Gold Coast” Gasp. By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, April 24.=The only granddaughter of Elbert H. Gary, steel magnate, will be married tonight to Edward Sutherland Clark, vice president of the Chicago Trust Co. She is Miss Elizabeth Campbell, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert ‘Willis Campbell. Her mother is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Gary, and her father is a Chicago attorney and chalrman of the board of trustees of Northwestern University. The wedding will be held at the First Methodist Episcopal Church at Evans- ton, and Mr. and Mrs. Gary will be among the 700 guests at the ceremony and at a reception which is to follow at the Evanston Country Club. The bridal .pair have not revealed their honeymoon plans. ‘ Miss Campbell was educated at Roycemore School, a private girls’ school at Evanston, and at Smith Col- lege. Mr. Clark is the son of Mrs. Lewis Carleton Pettit of Paris, a former Ch: oan. Mr. and Mrs. Clark will ‘make their home on Sheridan square, Evanston, after returning from a wedding trip. The bride-to-be was the guest of her grandparents yesterday at a luncheon, whose splendor made even the Gold Coast gasp. Ivory place cards, sqlid gold and jade favors and hand illuminated menu cards were tokens of the social event received by several hundred guests. Mr. Gary’'s gifts to the couple in- clude o silver bowl and a pair of sil; candelabra, in addition to a substantial check. Broadwa) PUBLIC LIBRARY PROMOTION URGED Report to Association Shows Problem Confronting 50,- 000,000 People of U. S. By the Aesociated Press. SIGNAL MOUNTAIN, Tenn., April 24—Fortyfive per cent of the total population of the United States and Canada is without access to public li braries, says a report prepared for presentation here today before a meet. ing of the Southeastern Library Asso- ciation, The report, which required several months' work by Mi: Julia Wright Merrill, executi ssistant of the American Library isociation’s li- brary extension committee, represents the most comprehensive investigation of its kind. It will be the basis for an assoclation program of library pro- motion and development. Problem 1s Presented. “The problem of public library serv. fee for 50,000,000 people now without it,” says the report, “is big enough to challenge the best thought and effort of the library profession, to engage the active interest of organizations con- cerned with education and wholesome living and to demand plans and pro gram on a large scale. It is a nation- wide problem, though largely a rural and village concern, requiring special study and treatment as such. “The use made by rural people of the library facilities they have, the growing interest in books and library service on the part of rural leaders and rural organizations show that the time Is ripe for rural library exten- sfon.” Need for Extending Facllities. Need for extension of separate li- brary facilities for negroes is brought out in the report. The report stated expenditures per capita per year for public libraries in the States range from 1 cent in Mis- sissippl to $1.08 in California, with a national average of 32 cents. A total of 63,244,970 people are in the areas served by the 6.516 public li braries in the United States and Can- ada, while 51,154,183 people in the two countries have no access to public libraries. Lillian Gish Sails. NEW YORK, April 24 (#).—Lillian Gish, motion picture star, salled last night on the Majestic to be with her mother, who is seriously Il in Lon- don. Other passengers included Dr. Adolph Lorenz, bloodless surgeon, and his son, Dr. Albert Lorenz, who have been in this country since January. They are returning to-their home in Vienna. e gaaiecd o Gets Dry League Office. BUFFALO, N. Y., April 24 (®)— The Rev. Fletcher Homan, former Methodist pastor in Buffalo and Kan- sas City, will on May 1 become as- slestant general superintendent of the Anti-Saloon of America, with offices in Westerville, Ohlo, it was announced last night. - Dr. Homan was a mem- ber of the executive vommittee of the national organization in 1913, when the committee decided to make the demand for national prohibition. Irene French, selected Copyright by P. by John Nell Brinkley. posing for . Eland, an Miss French is a chorus girl, selected from 100 entrant: BREACH DEVELORS OVER SHOALS PLAN Two Sets of Recommenda- | tions May Be Submitted by Joint Committee. | . - that two sets of recom | fons may be submitted to Sen- ate and by the Joint congres sional committee on the leasing | Muscle Shoals looms. As the committee buckled down yes terday to start the final draft of the report, serious differences daveloped that threatened to cause a lasting breach. The main dispute is under- stood to be over the fertilizer provi sions of the proposed bids. Chairman Deneen w bhe leading the majority Representative James, Republican. Wisconsin, the minority. The other members of the committes have not definitely taken sides, but it is known that more favor the Deneen plan than that of Mr. James. It a_majority and minority report are submitted they will afford the op- ponents of private leasing a vehicle on which to launch their fight for reference of the joint committee's rec ommendations to the Senate agricul ture committee. They can argue that since the joint committes could not ree, it should be referred to a Sen o committee for settlement. But if unanimous report is made, propo- nents of immediate action by the Sen ate will hold a whip hand. Further negotiations will be made today to bring the disputing commit- teemen together, with the expectation of filing final recommendations to Con gress on Monday and dissolving the joint committee. reported to action and WATSON-PARKER BILL HELD NATIONAL NEED Railway Executives' Committee Says It Is Sole Bulwark Against Wage Disputes. Passage of the Watson-Parker rail way labor bill is imperatively demand- ed by the public interest of the Na tion, which requires uninterrupted transportation service, the committee on labor legislation of the Association of Rallway Executives declared in a statement today, after calling on Chairman Watson of the Semate in- terstate commerce committee. “Attention was called to the fa the railway committee said, “that de- mands for very large increases in wages are now pending and that the carriers are looking to the pending bill as the method of adjusting the de mands now presented. They have the assurance of their employes that the machinery of this bill will be avafled of for the purpose of adjusting these demands. Unless this machinery is af- forded, there will be no governmental machinery adequate for the purpose and there can be no assurance against public inconvenience resulting from the disputes. The public interest {i- self, in the opinion of the carriers rep. resented, by this committes, Impera ot tively demands the passage of the pending bii.