Evening Star Newspaper, May 5, 1926, Page 17

THE SIGHTSEERS ARE NOT MUCH LARGER THAN THE TULIPS. in Washington, visiting the Department of Agricultu; tulip garden yesterday afternoon. Midgets, on a sightseeing trip They were National Photo NG STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C., THE BISHOP IN UNIFORM. of the Army chaplains, who pres pan-denominational conference of WED Bishop Freeman of Washington (right) as a chaplain In the Army Reserve. At left, Col. John T. Axton, chief ided at the opening session of the churchmen in Washington, Copsnght by P. & A. Photos NESDAY, MAY 5, 1926. CHILDRE) CATHEDRAL AT WALDEN, N. Y, Sumden in the pulpit of the recently completed Cathedral for All Children. HAS BOY PREACHERS. Arthur Enderley and Wilbur The unique church Is attended and conducted by children of the community, and it is non-sectarian. The boys take turns in the pulpit. plloted by D. Bisset, assistant in THE MEN BEHIND THE BRITISH COAL STRIKE. toward a general strike in England. cha The e of the propagating garden of the department. en form the miners’ executive committee. Leaders of the miners, who started the ball rolling Left to right: T. Richards, A. J. Cook, secretary; Herbert Smith, president, and W. R. Richardson, treasurer. Copyright by P. & A. Photos. effort, at unsuecessful. The conference was PREMIER LEAVING A COAL CONFEREN leader of the British Railwaymen's U the conference, to avert E. With n, Premier B: the general strike, held in Lond Cop: J. H. Thomas, dwin made an but he_ was ht by P. & A. Photos. LIKE A REVIEW OF LONG AGO ABOARD THE Wide World Photo CONSTITUTION. The old windjammer Llewellyn J. Morse has been reconstructed as an exact duplicate of the old fighter Constitution, and it will be used for photoplay purposes. authentic in detail. The photograph shows an inspection aboard the ship, the costumes said to be Copyright by Underwood & Underwood. PUBLIGBULDINGS ACREENENT NEAR Senators in Charge in Accord Over Compromise on Un- finished Projects. Progress toward a final agreement in the Senate on the public huildings bill was made today when Senators in charge of the measure worked out a solution to another of the amendments which have led to con- siderable debate on the floor. The amendment on which an un- derstanding was reached this morn- ing was that offered by Senator Jones of New Mexico, designed to expedite completion of public buildings re- | maining unfinished from the 1913 program. The bill as passed by the House provides $15,000,000 for finish- ing the 1913 list of buildings, but the object Senator Jones had in mind was to make sure that all of the structures authorized at that time throughout the country would be taken care of as quickly as possible. Makes Half Available Now. As a result of the conference today a proposal will be made that half of this $15,000,000 be made available in the firt year of ‘the present program. Senator Fernald, in charge of the bill, sald today chat while there are a number of other amendments still to be considered. he expects the final vote on the bill will not be delayed much longer. Court Building Rejected. The proposal to provide in the pub- lc buildings bill for an appropriate structure to house the United States Supreme Court was rejected by the Senate yesterday afternoon, 50 to 22. All of the Senators who spoke on the question agreed the highest court in the land should have a building of its own instead of occupying a part of the Capitol, but the majority feit that the need of getting rid of the temporary war structures in which thousands of Government clerks are working under unsatisfactory condi- tions is greater. Senator Moses, Republican, New Hampshire, made a determined effort to have the Supreme Court building specified in the bill, but was outvoted. | He argued that the court is not only cramped for room in the Capitol, but that it is occupying space needed by Senate committees. G Senator Borah, Republican, Idaho, recalled that in previous years the members of the court’ have been averse to having the tribunal moved | out of the Capitol. Senator Moses said that was true in the past, but that a majority of the justices indi- cated to him that they thought the court should be given adequate quarters. Housing Situation Acute. Senator Fernald of Maine, Senator Smoot of Utah and Senator Lenroot of Wisconsin, Republicans, .urged de- feat of the amendment on the ground that the executive departments in ‘Washington are in @ much more seri- ous housing situatfon than the Su- preme Court. Senator Smoot, chairman of the Public Buildings Commission, told his colleagues employes are “packed like sardines” in the temporary war build- ings in Washington, and while he wants tn see the court bullding erect- ed at an appropriate time, the $30,- ARGADE BOUT TRIAL 15 WORD CONTEST ! :Whether Term “Fight” or “Sparring Exhibition” Ap- plies Is Big Question The Government appeared to have an uphill struggle today before Justice Stafford and a jury in Criminal Di- vision in its effort prove that the anti-prize fight section of the Dis- to 12 last in a four-round sparring ex- hibition at the Arcade, which was in- terrupted by the police. Most of the witnesses relied on.were connected with the exhibition in some way, and reluctantly gave any testi- mony favorable to the prosecution. Whenever Assistant United States At- torney O'Leary would use the words in his questions the witness il almost always say “sparring exhibition™ in his answer. The case heing tried involves the first match on the evening in question, in which John Cody. allas Jack Cody, of Fort Myer met Philip Rayvmond of Baltimore. Frank Dane, allas Frank Ceccerelli, called the promoter of the fistlc encounter, and the two named contestants are the defendants. Among the witnesses called by the prosecution were Ralph Murdock, who said he was adviser to Cody; Theodore Mitchell, who acted as referee; Charles Royce Hough, jr.. timekeeper; James J. Lake, the official announcer of the Natlonal Capital Sporting Club, and Frank L. Raymond, a brother of one of the defendants. After much effort, Assistant U. 8. Attorneys O'Leary and Fihelly were able to get the witnesses to tell the jury that the two contestants ‘“ex- changed blows with their gloved fists.” Some of the witnesses said there were blows striking the body but no knock- downs. On cross-examination by At- norneys James A. O'Shea and John H. Burnett for the defense,.it was elicited there was no decision given at the end of the bout. Counsel for, | the defense contented themselves with taking exceptions to the allowance of certain questions asked by the prose- cutors, and dismissed ‘each witness after two or three inquiries. e Interior Employe Dies. Special Dispatch to The Star. KENSINGTON, Md. May 5.—James vears an employe of the Interior De- partment, died at 4:30 o'clock this morning of heart disease, after two days’ iliness. His wife, Mrs. Catherine Garner Collins, and a daughter, Miss Rachael Collins, survive. Burial will be at Macon, Mich. 000,000 carried in the pending bill for the District of Columbia will be re- quired to take care of urgent condi- tions in the departments, In the hope of bringing the build- ings bill .to a vote within a few days, the Senate late vesterday entered into a unanimous consent agreement, under which debate will be confined to the question. Most of the time yesterday was taken up by speeches on the pro- { hibition question, and other matters foreijgn to the buildings bill have been injected on previous days. \ Sumner Collins, 67 years old, for 12| trict code had heen violated January | MEMBER OF He lives in London and made his 'NGEST ME “HOLE 2 Lucas, 10, is_probably the youngest golfer to make a hole in one shot. The hole was 154 yards from the tee. IN ONE CLUB." Percy B. shot at Sandwich a few days ago. Wide World Photo. days ago. NEWEST PHOTO OF MISS MELLON. The daughter of the Secretary of the Treasury, Miss Ailsa Mellon, whose engagement to David K. Este Bruce, son: of the Senator from Maryland, was announced a few Copyright by Harris & Ewing. HOUSEKEEPERS ELECT OFFICERS AT SESSION Mrs. William E. Chamberlin Named President by D. C. Alli- ance for Third Term. Mrs. William E, Chamberlin was re-elected president of the House- keepers' Alliance of the District of Columbia at the annual meeting of the organization yesterday in the jhome economics building of George Washington University, 2024 G street. Mrs. Chamberlin already has served two terms as president. Miss Ellen A. Vinton was re-elected vice presi- dent. 3 Other officers elected were: Vice presidents, Mrs, F. H. Newell :and Mrs. Albert' N. Baggs; corresponding isecretary, Mrs. Henry C. Brown, re. |elected; * recording secretary, Mre. Harvey W. Wiley, re.elected; and treasurer, Mrs. J, C. Kondrup, re- ielected. Those elected members: of the executive board at large were Mrs. C. C. Willlams, Mrs, R. H. Snod. grass, Mrs. Frank Parks, Mrs. J. Franklin Meyer and Mrs. H. N. Moss. Mrs. Willlams - and Mrs. Kondrup were re-elected delegates to the Federation of Women's Clubs. The alliance voted indorsement. of Mrs. Chamberlin as candidate for second vice president of:the District of Columbia Federation of Women's Clubs. 2 Decision to contribute to the Women’s National Committes = for | Law Enforcement was made in :the form of a resolution. Mrs. Chamberlin announced that the alllance has compiled a lst fl‘ available household help in the Dis- trict, and also will endeavor 'to keep up a list of all modern household supplies and labor-saving devices for use in the home,.to be available to any person applying. By the Associated Press. ATLANTIC CITY, N. J.,, May 5.— Physiological proof that the human body, like a plant, can obtain energy direct from the ‘ultra-violet rays of the sun and so conserve itself, has been furnished by a series of new ex: periments reported for the first time here yesterday by Drs. Edward H. Mason and Howard H. Mason of Mon- treal, speaking before the Association of American Physicians. In their experiments, 10 persons were exposed to yltra-violet light and 8 reacted by a marked lowering in the heat production of the body, Dr. Ed- ward Mason said. This indicated a substitution of the heat obtained from the light for the heat made by the Tests Show Human Body Can Obtain Energy From Ultra-Violet Sun Rays body in burning up the food stored in its cells. The theory was advanced that the pigment developing in skin exposed to ultra-violet rays, the “tan" caused by the sun, has the power of chang- ing the wave length of light, into the wave length of heat, which may be utilized by the body instead of its own “burnt-up_tissue."” The problem was approached by the doctors purely from the physiological standpoint, and did not attempt to suggest practical applications. In the experiments, ultra-violet light from a quartz mercury vapor lamp was used, this light being simi- lar to the ultra-violet rays of the sun. The patients studied were sufferers from catarrhal jaundice, or from per- -nicious anemia. % ALIEN BILL OFFERED. Removal of Certain Quota Restric- tions Would Affect 40.000. Revision of the immigration law to permit entry above quota restrictions of husbands of American citizens and to raise from 18 to 21 the age limit for admission of unmarried children of citizens, is proposed in a bill by Rep- ryeuel?muve Perlman, Republican, New ork. It also would permit “entrdnce in excess of ‘quotas of husbands, wives and unmarried children under 21 of aliens who declared their intention of becoming citizens prior to July 1, 1924. t 1s” estimated the measure would affect 40,000 aliens. — i Ordered to Walter Reed. Maj. John L. 8chock, Dental Corps, at San Franciseo, has been ordered to this city, for duty at Walter Reed General Hospital, EDWARDS TO HEAD PROBE. Assistant Secretary of Interior to Review Indian Affairs. Assistant Secretary of the Interior Edwards left Washington yesterday for Muskogee, Okla., to take perSonal charge of investigations into' the | conduct. of Indian affairs in that State. Mr. Edwards and Secretary ‘Work: visited the Indian reservation in.Oklahoma last December. Interfor Department. inspectors have been investigating various transactions of the Indian Bureau in Oklahoma for mare than a year. Shade Wallen, superintendent of the Five Civilized Tribes, and Charles Hunt, assistant superintendent, .were recently suspended for alleged irregu- larities in office. : 9,2t s S A London - theater is giving pro- grams composed entirely of British i films, MISSING ASSAILANT BELIEVED SUICIDE Auto of Harry M. Rowe, Jr., Who Stabbed Three of Family, Found by River. By the Associated Press. BALTIMORE, Md., May 5.—A theory that Harry M. Rowe, jr., who Monday night beat and stabbed three members of his family at Cantonville, has committed suicide was strengthen- ed today by the finding of his auto- mobile on the north bank of the Severn River. Rowe, belleved by his wife and a younger brother to have been insane, fractured the skull of his father, Dr. Harry M. Rowe, with an iron bar, slashed at his stepmother with a knife and caused her to plunge | from a second-story window and stab- bed his half-sister Portia Physiclans said today Mrs. Rowe and Portia prob- ably would recover, Dr. Rowe has not rngn‘med consclousness and is expected to_dle. Young Rowe's watch and pocket- book were found in his car. Police believe he may have leaped into the river. Armed posses have searched for him since the attack. Chilean City Feels Quake. SANTIAGGO DE CHILE, May & (P).—Two strong earth shocks, following each other in quick succes- slon, were felt here-at 9:37 o'clock last night. The disturbances caused considerable alarm . among. the populace. 533 ————— > Send your subscriptions to_the_Dis- trict of Columbia World War Memorial to John Poole, treasurer of the fund, at Federal-American National Bank, to your own bank, or to Frank B. Noyes, chajirman of the memorial commission, g Star, | | BSHOP BAST CASE: STAKEN P HER Prelates Hear Report Asking Fellow Churchman Be Absolved of Blame. The tragic story of Bishop Anton Bast of the Methodist Episcopal Church, who was sentenced to a term in jail for a_technical violation of eivil law, after he had given the greater part of his life to Christian ministry and social service, was forcibly pre- sented to the hoard.of bishops of the world-wide Methodist organization by Bishop Edgar Blake of -Paris, with a view that action be taken absolving Bishop Bast of any moral blame. The board, in accepting the report of Bishop Blake, immediately referred it to a committee and directed that a recommendation be returned to the board Friday. Vhile the session of the board to- day was private, the action in calling for further consideration of the case wi en as an indication that a of the board were convinced of the absolute moral innocence of the accused bishop. Persecution Is Charged. The conviction of Bishop Bast was declared to be the result of persecu- tion by disgruntled former members of his congregation at the Jerusalem Methodist Episcopal Church of Copen- hagen, Penr&\ar}(, where the bishop was assigned, is the stateme: Bishop Blake. e Bishop Bast was charged with em- bezzlement of church funds following an investigation of his administration, which he had invited when rumors of mismanagement were spread broadcast about him. All these specifications were quashed for lack of supporting evidence, it is said. but Bishop Bast was found guilty in a civil court of making misleading statements in his church paper, the Lighthouse. In appealing for funds for carrying on social service projects he unwittingly gave the impression that the Light- house was financialy embarrassed, his de;;l:derl say. e report of Bishop Blake w: made in connection Wlt’?: a ;:flel :‘: reports from the 37 bishops present re- garding conditions of the church pro- gram in’their bishoprics. - PLAN PAN-PACIFIC MEET. Interior Department to Ask Ocean Nations to Parley. A pan-Pacific. conference on educa- tion, reclamation and recreation Ll be held at Honolulu, Hawaii, in’the Spring of 1927, according to plans an- nounced by the Interior Department today. Resolutions have already been in- troduced at the request of Secretary Work in the Senate and House au- thorizing the conference. Its purpose is to assemble Government represent- atives of Pacific ‘Ocean nations for discussion of problems dealing with schoots, farm land development under Government aid, public lands and na- tional parks with bureau officers hav- ing similar admimdstrative functions in the Interior Department. Lot g Glycerin, unlike other liquids, has the rare property of not evaporating. COUNGI PROPDSES * NEWPROBEANELE iWould Have House Learn | How Many Insane Are Charged to D. C. The Citizens' Advisory Council voted last night to urge the Gibson subcommittee of the House District | committee, now investigating condi- tions in the District, to make & | quiry to determine how many | digent insane patients in St. Eliza- | beth's Hospital who never resided in | the District are being maintained out of District revenues. Action followed charges by Council man Harry N. Stull that the District is paying for the care of a number of the inmates who never were resi dents of the District. “The last appropriation bill, carried an item of $1,000.000 for care of in- digent insane patients at St. Eliza- beth's,”” declared Mr. Stull. ‘“‘Secre- tary George S. Wilson of the Board of Charities recently testified that there are 2,100 such persons charged to the District tax fund. Many ver Lived Here. “A number of them, T have been told, mever lived in the District more than two or three days. We know that every crank and demented per- son who comes here to try and see the President is picked up on the streets, haled into court and sent to St. Eliza- beth’s as a charge on the District. It seems to me this is a large amount of money to spend. especially in view of the fact that many of the patients never lived in the District.” The joint resolution to permit the District National Guard to use vacant portions of the Pension Bureau Build- ing for an armory and for drill pur- poses was approved by the council. The Commissioners already have in- dorsed this resolution, ‘The council, however, disapproved a bill to permit the erection of an office building at Fifteenth street and New York avenue to a height of 150 feet, including a superstructure. The bullding restriction at this point is 110 feet, and W. I. Swanton, who re- ported on the measure, pointed out that the proposed increase in heizht would “dwarf the Treasury Buflding,” which the new structure will face. Tax Bill Report Offered. A report submitted by George C. Havenner on a. bill amending the per- sonal tax law, with an increased pen- alty on persons willfully failing to make a return, was referred back to him for further consideration. Mr. Havenner reported that there is rio need for the legislation, but he saw no objection to it. Members of the council, however, voiced objection to the drastic penalty of the bill, which prescribes a fine of $500 or 6 months in jail ficer Wins Honor. First Lieut. Willam W. Jenna, United States Infantry, stationed in the Panama Canal Zone, has been awarded the insignia and diploma of Officer of the Order of Saint Sava, Fourth Class, by the King of the Serbs, Croats and Slovenes, for his services while serving as military at- tache at Belgrade. Lieut. Jenna can- not accept the decorations unless specfally authorized by Congreas to do ‘so. (3