Evening Star Newspaper, May 23, 1926, Page 10

16" WOMAN IS SOUGHT INGANG SLAYING Wife of Cremaldi Held, Police Hunt Daughter of Farmer 4 Who Knew Him. By the Associated Pre CHICAGO, May 22.—With the young and blond widow of Frank Cremaldi, latest gang-murder victim, in custody, police tonight directed their efforts in a search for another Wwoman, Mildred Kavanaugh, 2l-year- old daughter of a wealthy Pontiac, 1., farmer. A rd found in Cremaldi’s pocket after his body, with five bullet holes “W the head, had been picked up on 1he outskirts of the put police on the trail of Miss Ka . The eard carried her addr phone number.* Mrs. Cremaldi, on her ar from Detroit, told detectives she knew little of his affa e once helped save Cremaldi convietion for murder in Detroit by marrying him in his cell, thus robbing the prosecu- ‘fon of its principal witness. The State had planned on using her testi- mony to convict him. Spent Monday With Him. “I spent Monday in Chicago with Frank,” she said, “and then 1 re- turned to Detroit. He was cheerful and did not mention being worried or afraid. He had a barbershop in Detroit, and_1 did now know he as oeiated with gangsters.” he Kavanaugh girl ha ported missing since she s Thursday night for dinne Jnan, presumably Cremald havé been with the “Gold € kifled. poli was learned that Mildred nd her sister, Agnes, with their fos. ter mother, Mrs. J. F. Kane, had been visiting an aunt in the city. The girl's mother said Mildred had heen going out frequently and she had told them of knowing an named Frank who had a biz automo- bile. Thursday night she telephoned she would be home later. A few hours later Cremaldi was Cremaldi comparative!y 4 new- comer to Chicago. Rochestc A been re- | Left to right: Miss Sears and Miss May 0 BEDLEMANLSES " IONGTON PLEA Court Dismisses Petition Al- leging Fraud in Pennsyl- vania Governor Race. Agnes Winn, "Tool | | | C., MAY D. N 23, 1926—PART. 1. THE SUNDAY: STAR, WASHINGTON,. C Drama Unit to Give Shakespeare Burlesque rs. Frank Gregory Stewart, Mrs. Edith DRAMA SEASON CLOSES. Women's City Club to Give Ffhal| Entertainment. The drama unit of the Women's nesday at 8:15 p.m. with an entertain ment featuring old and new favorites. Selections by the Lyric Mandolin and Guitar Orchestra, humorous readings | by Miss Martha Cook and a Spanis dance and song by Mrs. Marialyse Ross Manly bers. Members of will present ‘“Place Aux the drama unit Dames," ake up the special num- | lat a mags meeting to City Club will close the season Wed- | FUNDS POURING IN FOR FIRE STATIONS Citizens of Chevy Chase- Bethesda District Do Not Wait for Formal Drive. Without waiting for the formal launching of the drive tomorrow night be held at Bethesda, Md., many of the citizens of the southern Montgomery County west of Rock Creek have contributed heavily to the fund which is to be raised for the purpose of purchasing fire apparatus for the community The meeting is to begin at 8 o'clock and will be under the auspices of the Montgomery County Civic Federation. It will be conducted by the fire and police protection committee of the association, of which Willlam W. Bride is chairman. Reports from the various commit- tees making up this area, received from residents in them, indicate that the people are ready and anxious to have fire protection of their own, which they now receive by courtesy from the Washington, D. C., depart- ment and from the volunteer depart- ments of Rockville and Kensington. Walter Johnson Active. Some of the residents already have been boosting the proposed depart- ment and receiving contributions for it, and one of the most ardent work ers in the campaign so far is Walter Jphnson of the Washington Base Ball “lub. of the team, cannot be present to- morrow night, but plans to send a letter to be read at the meeting con- ving his ideas about the proposed | Philippine Military Department, and Johnson, owing to the absence |’ S, New | and al-| Postmaster General is on the speaker Harry program g ready has pointed out the strong need of this community providing its own fire protection, and not wait until the time when help is needed and the other: communities cannot send it be- cause of requirements in their own sections George S. Watson, chief engineer of the District of Columbia Fire Depart. ment, will be on the speaking pro gram, and will acquaint the residents with some of the great advantages to he attained from the installation of thefr own equipment. Oliver Owen Kuhn, president of the Montgomery County Civie Federation, and R. B. Lawrence, secretary of the federation, also spgak, as will a number of others. Interest Is Growing. From early reports received from the sections of the country to profit from the fire apparatus installation, it is indicated that the interest is growing intensely. While considerable funds already have been raised, the | formal drive will be launched at to- morrow night's meeting, at which lh?l flying squadron of solicitors will be announced and will start thelr work and continue throughout their activ- itles in communities assigned them. Preparations already have Leen made for handling the subscriptions. As soon as the subscription list shows sufficlent funds tovguarantee the proj- ect, it Is said, steps immediately will be taken to obtain modern fire ap- paratus, and - action _looking toward the erection of the necessary ensine houses begun. | o e Gen. McRae Here. Maj. Gen. James H. McRae, recl‘nl-l ly relieved from command of the who came home by way of Europe, is passing through this city on his w to San Francisco, where he will as- sume command of the 9th Corps Area, recently vacated by Maj. Gen. Charles Menoher, retired. Gen. McRae and | McRae, who are at the Shore-| He | M ham, will leave here tomorrow. | will be succeeded in command of the! troops in the Philippines by Maj. Gen. | Fred W. Sladen, formerly superin-| tendent of the West Point Military | Academy | MODERNIZE YOUR HOME ELECTRIC WIRING ELECTRIC FIXTURES Senate Friday by Senator Democrat, of Utah. SUBSTITUTE MIGRATORY BIRD BILL IS INTRODUCED Sanctuaries Would Be Established by Direct. Appropriation Under King Measure. A substitute migratory bird bill, under which bird sanctuaries would be established by direct appropriation instead of by levying a $1 license fee on all hunters, was introduced in the Senate at intervals for more than | of raising funds for | sanctuaries. Senator King also resolution directing the committee to determine introduced i Great Britain. King, week and a large part of the opposi-| tion has been based on the |ir01m.flwnl‘;m; | Federal hunting license as a means|ermen, say the purchase of | the London Killed in Galilee Fight. Nine fishermen are reported to have The bird bill has been before the |, .., yjjjeq and several wounded dur 2ling a dispute on the shores of fthe a of Galilee about fishing {rights ween Kurdish eassian fish e m dispatch 1o French some of fight was on although The actual a | Syrian territory, griculture the fishermen engaged are Palestin additional legislation is needed for the enforce- | pending ment of the migratory bird treaty with | British The instigators are in custody the decision whether the + French authorities are 1o 1ns | prosecute, It will be a long time before such a sale is again seen UNDER- ‘ WEAR Step-Ins and Bloomers —left from Monday only, in Bargain | Basement— | 33¢ Another Sensational 4 T R | HOSIERY Sheer Chiffon, pure silk thread, full fashioned; extra length in the popular new shades; £1.50 value for $1 | First Floor Purchase and Sale of Pretty Summer Coats of Silk and Twill! In this collection are faille and satin models with fur-trimmed collars and puffed sleeves which are lavishly embroidered. is the home of his family, | | there he moved to Detroit. There hel. " | wherein Portia, Jullet, Ophelia and || ° for A SIX-ROOM HOME is sought in connection with th . S & Lady Macbeth express th 1ve ing of a gangster, 4" McDenald,| PITTSBURGH. Pa.. May 457 |iverato ol cortain) s:rnhm::."fn‘ee:vmi WIRING— . Beautiful Twill Coats in the smartest in what Detroit police 4| damus proceedings brought by sup- | Shakespeare. Miss Agnes Winn, Miss quarrel over Irene Baker. porters of Edward E. Beidleman, the | May O'Toole, Miss kdith Sears and He fled town, but was later & and Irene held as chief witness. marriage in the county jeil left the prosecution helpless and he was acquitted. Police said Cremaldi a ing brought Canadian wh TUnited a few weeks i arrested for speedi s that local beer r jected to the newcomer's inva their field and resorted to «a usual method of meeting comp One thing the police have heen un able to understand is why Cremaldi was blindfoided when killed. Deny President’s Order. Attorneys representing the Kava- naugh family notified the police to- night that Miss Kavanaugh has been located and that she is safe. TInfor- mation as to her exact whereabouts was withheld, but the attorneys said {hat she would return to her home and that she was not kidnaped and unharmed. The Cremaldi killing occupied most of the authorities’ time. vet investi- gations into other recent slavings to- day led officers to three large stills in_a_ suburb. Neither city nor county officials were enthusiastic over the prospect of deputizing the police and other civil officers as Government agents to help enforce the prohibition law, as pro- Vided in an order signed by President coolidge. Officials said they were al- ready co-operating with the Federal authorities and had too hig a job on their hands. mitted hav- Wouldn't Be Led Astray. From the Christian Seience Monitor. Little Molly was the daughter of a Rantist preacher, but she had been in- Vited by a little friend to go Wwith her ‘o the Methodist Sunday school next day. iler father asked her if she didn't think she ought to go to her own Sun- day school. “Of course, she replied, “hut, please, daddy, if you let me go 1'll promise not to believe a word they What TomorrowMeans toYou BY MARY BLAKE. Gemini. Tomorrow's planetary aspects are fairly favorable until noon. There- after they become adverse and inaus- bicious. ~Any undertaking that im- Dlies initiative and demands origin- ality of method should be attempted during the early morning, as the signs \re prolific of success and ultimate achievement. In the afternoon and for the balance of the day only rou- 1ime work should receive your atten- tion and in the evening, it will be adviseable to relax as much as possi- dble and, above all, maintain poise and establish equilibrium. Children born tomorrow will suffer from a variety of ailments during their infancy, but well regulated nu- trition and wholesome environment will do more than doctors’ remedies 10 rob these illnesses of any element of danger. long before attaining 1helr “teens” they will have asserted themselves in a physical sense, and will grow into healthy specimens of manhood and womanhood. In dis- position, they will show a tendency to be unruly and disobedient. If strong pressure is not brought to bear on them, they will develop permanent self-will, the sister of selfishness. They promise to be gifted with ex- ceptional ability and what these child- aen finally become will depend, more than is usual, on the way they are brought up. If tomorrow is your birthday you have a very dominating personality. without being attractive. Both out- e and inside the home, you always want your own way, and generally succeed in getting it, as those to whose wishes you run counter would rather vield to your importunity than submit to your disagreeableness. You are never mindful of the fact that “more flles are caught by mo- lasses than by vinegar.” Your character is suspicious and you «lways consider every one culpable un- 1il innocence is established and you, even then, only very grudgingly bring in a mental verdict of “not guil In most cases you content yourself with the Scotch verdict of “not proven.” Your doubt of other people and mis- glvings as to their actions causes you heedless worry and anxiety, and you thereby deprive yourself of that me- Jdium of happiness which is the inalien- uble right of every human being. Well known persons born on that date are William Chanvenet, mathe- matician; Morris L. Keen, inventor; John N. Stearns, temperance reformer; Henry W. Grady, journalist; Richard Mansfield, actor; George G. G. Bar. nard, sculptor; Victoria, Queen of "‘.ngland. (Ooprisht. 1 ¢ Vare candidate for the Republican gubernatorial nomination, against the Allegheny County commiss| dismissed by Judge John when he sustained the ans; commissioners. The decision was given in a case | instituted by counsel for the Beidle- man candidacy. who charged his rep- resentatives had been refused permis- | sion to inspect the tally sheets of | the vote cast in the primary and that they believed “acts of fraud or error have been or are about to be com- mitted.” A peremptory writ of man- asked directing the county oners to open the returns to The commissioners in their answer denied charges of fraud and said the tally sheets were available to the public_until ci began preparing | them for the official returning board. | Judge Shafer held that the request of the petitioner for all election re- | turns was “impractical,” adding that | if certain returns had been asked for | they would have been produced. The | judge said that the petitioner might | Teturn to court later with a more | specific complaint. | The unofficial vote in the guberna- torial contest gave John S. Fisher, the | Mellon candidate, a lead of more than | 15.000 votes over Beidleman. HART HEADS ALl EXCURSION COMMITTEE Others to Plan Business High Graduates’ Trip Chosen by Chairman. Alfred J. McGarraghy, president of the Business High School Alumni As- sociation, has appointed Richard W. Hart general chairman of the commit- tee in charge of arrangements for the rst annual excursion, to be Chesapeake Beach Saturday, held at June 5. Mr. Hart announced the following committee to assist him: Alfred J. McGarraghy, vice chairman; Linn Woodworth, athletics; Margaret Mc- Closkey and Ethel Ginberg, prizes; John Reilly, reception; Mr. McGarra- ghy, publicity: Dr. F. M. Butts, ‘Wilton ‘Brown, Patrick Henry Bradley and Sylvia Mink, tickets; Miss May P. Bradshaw, M E. L. Thompson, Miss Drane and Mrs. Ashton, faculty James Holland and Louise Lindsay, school, and Mary Sherman, Jerome Kaufman, Roy Mann, Henry Clay Es- pey, Henry Schweinhaut, Merwin Brown, John Collins, Merritt Smith, Joseph McGarraghy, Marguerite Me- Donough and C. Thomas du Fief, alumni. Three prizes will be offered for the persons selling the largest number of tickets. Tickets go on sale following assembly at the school tomorrow. POPE’S EYES ON Eucharistic Congress Considered Highly Significant Event. ROME, May 22 (P)—Vatican cir- cl -ard the Eucharistic Congress in Chicago next month as one of the most important manifestations of a religious character since the days of the Crusades. The Pope is taking keen personal interest in the preparation for the congress and has asked Cardinal Gasparri to keep him informed on all getails. Cardinal Ceretti, who has visited the United States, expressed deep regret that he was unable to attend. The newspapers are printing lengthy articles describing the work of the congress and the City of Chi- cago. PLAY AT ST. MARY’S HALL. Holy Rosary Dramatic Club to Offer Comedy June 9-10. . C. MacMullen’s three-act comedy- drama, “Mary Made Some Marma- | lade,” will be presentetl by the Holy Rosary Dramatic Club at St. Mary’s Hall on the nights of June 9 and 10. It will be the second attempt of the vear for the club, which produced Ben Hare’s farce, “The Dutch Detective,” last January. Paul Messink will stage the current productjon. Mr. Messink has' selected his cast as follows: Miss Stella Nicro, Miss Alva Lavezzo, Leo Balducci, Angelo Ganna, Paul Messink and Gino Simi of the old cast, and the following new aspirants; Miss Rose Fratantuono, | Miss il. Stewart are the Phyllis players. The program is under the direction | Patrick of Mrs. allegher. The lead mines that were opened last Summer in Titicaca. 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