Evening Star Newspaper, May 31, 1926, Page 17

‘THE 'EVENING' STAR, WASHINGTON; D. €, MONDAY, MAY 31, 1926. GTON CATHEDRAL YESTERDAY. This special service, attended by thousands of Wash- TR MEMORIAL SERVICE AT WASHI} the Summer outdoor services at the Cathedral. The amphitheater at Mount St. Alban is used AT MEMORIAL SERVICE FOR AIRMEN ing! ns and visitors in the city, inaugurate N, RELIEF CORPS. The event took place at t Key Bridge yesterday aftel UNDER AUSPICES OF NATIONAL WOM o by Capt. Donald Wilson of the Army and Lieut. Popples were dropped from planes p L. W. Curtin of the Navy, and carvier pigeons ‘were released as a feature of the service. Washington Star Photo. n| for the services. Copyright by Underwood & Underwood. MEMORIAL EXER( played by the ES ABOARD U. S. S. PORPOISE YESTERDAY MORNING. were conducted under the auspices of the auxiliaries of the United Spanish War Veterans. vy Band and an address was delivered by Mrs. Cora M. Campbell. The ceremonies Selections were Washington Star Photo. THE NORGE AT TELLER, of Amundsen’s dirigible after Tand the North Pole from Spitzber partially wrecked and the fab envelope by the propellers. Resi ALASK. N was torn by ice thrown nts of Teller are holding the landing phatograph trip_across Y This is the first g at Teller, when the completed. The thry Copyricht hy New York Times and St. Louis Globe-Democrat. MENT OF THE NUNS OF THE BATTLEFIELD. Two hundred persons attended this service ) the House. ) nd the principal address was delivered by Patrick J. Haltigan, reading clerk of Daniel M. Stanton, local president of the Ancient Order of Hibernians, presided. Copyright by Underwood & Underwood ALFRED HOLMEAD DIES AT AGEOF B Was Member of One of Old Families and Lifelong Resident of City. Following a short Alfred Holmead, of 1104 southwest, a member of one of the old and respected Washington families, died early yesterday morning. Al though he had been failing in health during the past year, his {liness did not become serious until recently. The cause of death was heart disease. Mr. Holmead was born in the Dis- iliness, trict of Columbia 64 years ago and | spent his entire life in his native city. He attended the old Thomson School. Fintering the Government service more than 30 years ago, he spent the greater part of his life in the Inter- state Commerce Commission. * For a number of years past he was as- sistant secretary of the commission. He was an active member of the Association of Oldest Tnhabitants of the District of Columbia, and always looked forward to the monthly mee ings for the discussion of the earl history of Washington. He also was & member of the Society of Natives of the District. Mr. Holmead attended the Episco- al Church of the Epiphany, G street tween Thirteenth and Fourteenth, in which he had been an active mem- ber for many years. He leaves a wife, Mrs. Louise Mitchell Holmead. The funeral will be private from the Maryland avenue residence tomorrow, and burial will be in Congrgssional Cemetery. MAUSOLEUM IS UNVEILED. American Legion Tribute in Ha- vana Is for U. 8. Veterans. HAVANA, May 31 (#).—The Amerl- ean Legion mausoleum for all veterans of the United States Army, was un- veiled here vesterday by Ambassador E. H. Crowder of the United States in the presence of President Machado, the American colony and a large dele~' gation of Cuban army officers. The mausoleum. in Colon Cemetery, was built with money contributed by American and Cuban residents of Havana. PLAN éO NEW THEATERS. Keith-Albee and Orpheum Interests to Spend $20,000,000. NEW YORK, May 31 (P.—A $20,- 000,000 building program, for the erec- tion of 20 additional playhouses, is lanned for the coming year by the eith-Albee and the Orpheum circuits, it is announced. Beside the B. F. Keith Memorial Theater in Boston, E. F. Albee will supervise this vear the opening of new houses in Detroit, Richmond, Cplum- bus, Rochester, Sthenectady and Greater New York. Other houses will pbe erected at unspecified localities in Michigan, Ohio, New Jersey and Long Island. oS = Maryiand avenue | MEXICAN TROOPERS | FREE 2 AMERICANS Bandits Suffer Losses in Stiff Battle—One U. S. Citi- zen Still Captive. | By the Assoctated Press. LAREDO, Texas, May 31.—Two of the three Americans captured May 18| by Mexican bandits at Braden's mine | near Discubridora, Durango, have heen liberated and returned unharmed | to Mahimi by Mexican troops. This word reached here in a telegram re- ceived by American Consul Harry M. Walsh at Nuevo Laredo. from Con- ®ul Yost at Torreon, Mexico. The liberated men are Conrad B. | Braden of Laredo and Jule C. Gal- lagher of San Antonio, mine operators. The third American detained with Braden and Gallagher for 6,000 pesos ransom, John W. Shanklin of Canyon ‘Texas, is presumably still held by members of the bandit gang, two of whom were killd, one wounded and others captured. Details of the res- cue were not forthcoming in informa- tion avallable today. The bandits were surrounded Satur- day by Mexican troops, dispatched to rescue the Americans, and the out- laws put up a stiff fight, the message from Yost stated. The leader of the gang, one Galindo, was reported wounded and stolen horses were recovered. The American embassy at Mexico City received official confirmation of the release of Braden and Gallagher, but detalls also are lacking there. Yost's message indicated that the Mekican troops had given full co-op- eration toward rescuing the Amer- icans. . The fact that Braden and Gal- lagher were rcleased unharmed de- spite rumors they had been tortured led authorities here to discount the report that Shanklin was in danger. However, it was reported Saturday the bandits had threatened to kill the Canyos man if they did not receive a $20,000 ransom. ] ‘urther indication that Shanklin , was safe was con'ained in a, message received by Mrs. Shanklin at Canyon Saturday from the superintendent of El Portrero plantation, where Shank- lin was located, stating Shanklin was unharmed. Harold Shanklin, 19-year-old son of | the captive miner, left Saturday eve- ning for Vera Cruz, Mexico, to join his father when the latter is released. HUGH J. WBIRNEY DIES. Official of Lead Complny’nnded Oriental Expedition in 1817. CHICAGO, May 31 (#).—Hugh John- ston McBirney,-73 years old, an official of the National Lead Co., died last Mr. McBirney, a native of Cincin- nati, was graduated from Yale in 1875, and in 1879, became president of the McBirney & Johnston White Lead Co., which later was made the Na- tional Lead Co. In 1917 he led a scientifie expedition to the Far East, He is survived by his widow and two daughters, Mrs. Joseph T. Ryerson of Chicago and Mrs. Harry B. Stimson of New York. Funeral services will be tomorrow. « : {a diamond-back rattlesnake | at the City Hospital. HEROES OF POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENTS HONORED WITH SPECIAL MEMORIAL SERVICE. The ceremonies took place on the lawn of the District Building yesterday. Robbers Tunnel Half Block to Vault . Of Bank; Foiled by Leisurely Methods FASCISTI PLAN REVISION AND CURB ALL PAPERS List of Those Authorized by Party To Be Made—Others Warned of Illicit Speculation. ROME, May 31 (#).—The Fascist directorate, under the presidency of Premier Mussolini, has decided to carry out severe revision of all dally and weekly newspapers and publica- tions. ‘This will be done in order to draw up a list of those authorized by the party. Others will be warned that if they print illicit speculation they will be reported to the police authorities to have their licenses re- voked. SNAKE VICTIM WILL LIVE. Man Bitten in Zoo by Rattler Given Serum Injections. ITHACA, N. Y, May 31 ®.— Leonard M. Spear, who was bitten by Friday afternoon while inspecting the zoo- logical collection at Cornell University, has passed the crisis and will live, it was reported last. night by physicians The patient was given ®wvo injections of Brazilian snake-bite Serum Saturday. The serum was rushed here Friday night by Dr. Raymond L. Ditmars, curator of the Bronx Zoo, New York. e ’ The new assembly of Palestine is to take over the control of education as sgon as the Council of Palestine Jews-shall have secured the right to levy taxes for the purpose, - . By.the Associated Press. CHICAGO, May 31.—Bank robbers tunneled for a half block to the vault of the Marshall Square State Bank but were frustrated yesterday when bank employes went to balance Sat- urday's books. They found that the robbers had gained entrance to the vault through the floor but had left to finish the job at their leisure, with both yesterday and today, Sunday and Memorial day, ahead of them. Every detail of the burglary had been coi SLAVERY PARLEY URGED. Church Council Asks U. 8. to Take Part in World Conference. The Washington Government is urged by the administrative commit- tee of ' the Federal Council of Churches to take part in the interna- tional conference on slavery and forced ‘labor next September. “The objective of our Government in this co-operation,” the committee said today, “should be to secure the maximum pdssible protection - and ihave been postponed again liberation for -the peaples of Africa and elsawh'ra:hn‘ have been’ 5o long and so ruthlessly exploited by greed and avarice.” | 3 o . i In order that business women and girls would not be hampered-in getting into London during the strike, Mr‘l Stanley Baldwin, wife of the Britis| &m:ller, operated a “special bus_line various'suburban points. . ‘... - pleted except the actual ‘“blow-off,” the police sald. Safety deposit boxes had been piled up and covered with wet blankets to deaden the explosion when the safe was blown. Following the tunnel through a stone wall in the. basement. of the bank and under an alley to a smhall garage, the police found $6,359.86 in 30 small sacks which had been carried from the vault. In addition the vault contained $12,000 in cash and $50,000 n checks besides honds and securitie RIOT IS INVESTIGATED. 10 Philippines Troops Held in In- quiry of Fight of Week Ago. MANILA, May 31 (#).—Investiga- tions into, the cause of riots at San Fernando a week ago, when four per- sons were killed and 19 wounded, are continuing by agents of the governor general, civil authorities and conr stabulary officers. Preliminary ex- amination of 10 constabulary soldiers held in custody on charges of murder until June 7. The disturbance came as the climax of a brawl originating in a dance hall. One of those killed was a®civil po- liceman, ¢ G ——— The Bishop of Garonne, France, re- cently issued an order that women and girls_ must appear in_ church wearing - dresses cqvering the ncek and arms, and reaching to ‘he ankle. Washington Star Photo. FOUR FACE INDICTMENTS INKILLING BY BOYS’ GANG One of Arrested Youths Admits He Struck High School Student ‘Who ‘Later Died. By the Assoclated Press. ST. PAUL, Minn.,, May 31.—Grand jury indictments will be sought against at least four high school boys, one of whom has confessed that he took part in a gang fight Friday night which caused the death of Ash- ley Robinson, 18. ! Four boyms were arrested and con- fessed to knowledge of the attack on Robinson, but two of them were. re- leased. Of the other two, 'Steve' Hartigan, 17,. has confessed that he struck Robinson, police said. Another pair are bing sought out of the 10 believed to have set upon Robinson as he was on the way home from a high school entertainment. An inquest will he held this week. — LEGION MARKS GRAVES. Tombs Decorated by Members of Posts on Pilgrimages., Members of various American Legion posts made pilgrimages yesterday to cemeteries. in the city and decorated the graves of the soldiers, sailors and marines. The Tank Corps .of the lekion. decorated the graves im Cedar Hill Cemetery, the Edward Douglas White Post those in Fort Lincoln, the George Washington Post those in Rock Creek, the James E. Walker Post those in Wooedlawn and Payne, and the Vincent B. Costello Post those In the five Hebrew cemeteries. | which | Negro Life and History, by Miss Nan- | nie H. Burroughs, | school. , worker, a dynamic force in the life TRAINING ScHooL | ARPEAL INDORSED Dr. Carter G. Woodson Advo- cates $100,000 for Re- building Structure. A letter stropgly indorsing the appeal for funds with which to re- build the main buflding of the National Training School for Women and Girls, < virtually destroyed by fire last Wednesday, has been received from Dr. Carter G. Woodson, director of the Association for the Study of president of the Dr. Carter expresses the opinion that in view of the important work of the school, as the only institution of the | kind for negro girls north of Rich- mond, the public should generously support the movement to rebuild the main building. He believes this should be a brick structure to cost not less than $100,000. Contributions to the fund may be sent to The Evening Star, to be acknowledged in its columns: to the Washington Lean & Trust Co., or to the school {tself. Tribute to Founder. The fire is viewed by Dr. Carter, in his letter, as a “loss which increases almost beyond the point of endurance the burdens of its founder and pro- moter, Miss Burroughs.” “She has had a tremendous struggle in financing this institution,” the let- ter continues. “She must now re- double her effort to meet the exigencies of a fateful hour. All persons inter- ested in the uplift of the negro should come to her rescue. The school is in- corporated and has a splendid board of trustees. “I am of the opinion that this in- adeqftate central building should not be rebullt. What she needs is a larger building, & brick structure to cost not less than $100,000, spacious enough for administrative purposes and for housing laboratories and equipment to teach sciences, house- :l‘;\d economics, home nursing and the e. Her Work Valued Highly. “Few people realize the value of the | services of Miss Burroughs. She Is a | woman of vision, an. indefatigable of the Nation. She will go down in history as one of the greatest women of her time. “Her school has been often mis- understood. Some, have questioned the need of an institution in Wash- ington, where we have an efficlent public school system, with Howard Urnilversity as a capstone of education, teaching almost everything useful. SucH an impression, however, results from snap judgment or from the C.:lhmt to give her appeal careful con- on. 'The National Training School | meets a need which neither the pub- H;: schools nor a university can sup- ply. tion makes no effort to compete with local institutions, The school as its name signifies ia a national institu- tion. The girls attending this school come from all parts of the country. Its students are drawn from families preferring to educate their daughters under the influences which are not exerted in public schools or universi- ties, Furthermore, being the only In the first place, this institu- | ERICSSON LEAGUE OF VOTERS FORMED Republican Organization Es- tablished by Representa- tives From 15 States. Organization of the John Ericsson Republican League of America was effected at a meeting yesterday of representatives of more than a hun- dred Swedish-American secieties and organizations at the Willard Hotel. Formed fér the announced purpose of assisting the national Republican committee, the new organization, with A membership representing 15 States. is expected to become one of the most important organizations of its kind in_the Republican party. It is planned to extend the league nationally and as far as possible to enroll 00,000 persons of Swedish descent in this country, a political element whose contribution to the Nation's progress was praised by President Ceolidge in his address at the Ericsson Memorial exercises here Saturday. The memorial to Ericsson. in whose honor the league was named, was cited as a rallying point by speak- ers at the organization meeting yester- . The league unanimously elected as (its president Col. Oscar N. Solbert. former aid to President Coolidge and who is now managing the; American tour of the Crown Prince and Crown Princess of Sweden. Leonard Erik- son of Chicago was elected secretary and Nelson Thorson of Omaha, Nebr., treasurer. Ten vice presidents, who, with the other officers, will serve as the execu- tive committee of the league, were elected as follows: Lieut. Axel Zit- terman of Massachusetts, S. C. Nel- son of Wooster. Mass.: Axel H. He- lander of Providence, R. L; Aaron Danielson of New Britain, Conn.; Axel H. Benson of Concord, Conn.; Henry Johunson of New York Cit: B. Erick=on of Joliet, Ili son of Omaha, Nebr.; of Youngstown, Ohio, and Grant Hutt- berg of Philadelphia. Representative Chindbloom of Ilii- nois, one of the speakers at the meet- ing, urged that the league endeavor as one of its principal missions to keep politics in America clean and aboveboard. 1= . PERCEVAL GIBBON DIES. LONDON, May 31 (#).—Perceval Gibbon, novelist and short story writer, died yesterday at Guernsey, Channel Islands. He was born at Trelech, Carmar- thenshire, November 4, 1879. As jour- nalist and war c t he trav- eled in Africa, America and Europe. During the war he-was a major in the Royal Marine). He was a con- tributor to most of the leading Eng- h_and American magazines. school for negro girls in the United States, north of Richmond, Va., it should appeal to philanthopists as an excellent opportunity for support- ing a very necessary piece-of educa- tional work among the séyeral mil- lfon negross who Tive outside of the uth.” -