Evening Star Newspaper, June 3, 1926, Page 17

HONOR MEN IN Midshipman John S, the class, awarded sword from cla: Albert G. Mumma of Towa City, engineering and aeronautics, and 1926 CL. Annapolis, who receives commendatory letter from superintendent of the Naval Academ ASS AT T vester of Wellston, Ohio, highest honor ma wh ANNAPOL t of ss of 1871 and sextant: Midshipman recelves gold watch for leading in Midshipman A. Greenwald, Jjr.. of Copsright by P. & A. Photos. FLAG FOR THE WINNING presenting the winning colors fo ( yesterday affer the thirty-ninth annual ¢ Davis also presented the diamond-studded Anthony Wayne Van Leer of the winning company WHEN ONE NORTH POLE E Kings Bay. Spitzhergen, shows N\mynlflfll hl! Ilrnlnn! fii(h' to lhp l‘ol' and huk Capt. Amundsen shaking hands with Copsright by N. ¥ SR. This photograph, taken at Comdr. Byrd after the latter had Times and St. Louis Globe-Temacrat RITCHIE TO SPEAK BEFORE RED CROSS .- Pan-American Conference | Committees Rush Reports for Vote Saturday. With only twe more working days left, the attention of the Second Pan American Red Cross Conference was given undividedly foday to the tasks »f the fiva commissions, which are, pre. paring the varlous resolutions cover. ing the different subjects on the _ agenda of the general conference. As | a result, the general session today was postponed until this afternoon. when the outstanding speaker on the pro gram was Gov. Ritchie of Maryiand. The conference will go into plena session at’ the Pan American tomorrow and hear reports of fits commissions and discuss the drafting 1 of resolutions. The final plenary ses. sion will hegin at 9:30 o'clock Satur- day morning. when the question of adoption of resolutions will come up. Hence the haste of the commissions this morning to bring their work np to date. Memorial Tree Planted. These noon today so that all of the delegates might attend the planting of a In the vard of the Pan-American Union commemorative of the second Red Cross conference. Today's general session started at 2 o'clock this afternoon, with “Disaster Relief” as the subject under discus sion. In addition to Gov. Ritehle Henry M. Baker, director of disaster rellef of the American Red Cross; T. B. Kittradge, assistant director gen: eral of the League of Red Cross So cieties, and Dr. Francisco Corde: president of the Costa Rica Red Cross, also were on the list of | speakers. Pageant to Be Given. Memorial Continental Hall will be the scene tonight of the Red Cross pageant. beginning at 8:30 o'clock. The general public has been extended a cordial invitation to attend this | avent and no seats will be reserved in anticipation of taking care of the large crowd that is expected. The program will include 10 episodes illus- trating the rervices rendered ‘to hu- manity by the Red Cross. The chil dren of resident diplomats will par- tivipate in these episodes and many membars of the diplomatic corps have | accepted invitations to attend. Music will be furnished by the United States | Navy Band nnhmm PLEAD LOSS FROM HAIL. Farmers in Maryland Area Ask Relief of Tax Officials. Special Dispatch to The Star HAGERSTOWN, June An ap- peal from a group of farmers in several of the districts near here devastated by the hailstorm iwo weeks ago to relieve them of taxes was made to the board of county com- missioners, which took the matter under advisement The delegation, headsd by Miss Isourla. B. Kavlor of Reaver Creek told the commissioners that the erops were ruined and the farms hit by: the storm would not produce enough revenue to pay taxes. Uninn: meetings were adjourned at | tree | TRINITY COI‘\IIMENCEMENT Degrees to Be Conhrrnr. Upon 90, Next TPnesday. The conferring of degrees on 90 seniors at Teiniry Collece. Brookiand. | .. owill (dkP plau\ next Tuesday. | : not_on nced. His Michael J. I Curley, ¢ Baltimore and president of the board of trustees Of‘ 1 the college, will present the diplomas | | which represent four master of arts | | degreen. “one i« docior ot philosophy | | and 85 bachelor of arts dexvees. NAVAL OFFICER'S WIFE VINDICATED BY COURT i Lieut. Comdr. Comfort Loses Fmal] Fight to Have Marriage | Annulled. | Grace By the Assomiated Press. NEW YORK. June 3. -Justice| Hagarty's dismissal on November 18, 119"4 of the annualment suit brought by Lisut. Comdr. Roland M. Comfort, | | once naval aide ‘to President Wilson, | against Mrs. Helen Edéon Comfort, | on the grounds that she wzs epileptic ,and wae dic'oyal to the United States, was affirmed hv unanimonus decision of sion of the Supreme in Brooklyn yesterday ing the trial of the act which nated in Justice Hagart decis. a failed to make « wife, she denied | spells. _ion that Comfort h out a case against b that she had eplley One of Comfort's allegations of dis. | lovalty against his wife was that once in Washington she had torn up an autographed American flag given to | her by Orville Wright, pioneer aviator. In answer to this charge, Mrs. Com- | imn s attorney produced the flag in | court. intact. « | | “Tn aefending herself, M= Comfort | produced letters her husband admitted writing, in which were statementi Justice Hagarty construed as dis-| | paraging to Josephus Danlels, then | Secretary of the Nav | WooD CURBS PENSIONS ] | says Only Unfit rmpmn Govern- | | ment Employes May Retire. MANTILA, Philippine Islands. June, {3 U@ .—Hopes of several thousand| xn\!rnm?nl emploves for retirement on pension at an early age were | blasted by a ruling of Gov. Gen. ‘\\uod that none may retire unless| | unfit for further service. | Gen. Wood said that by virtue of | the discretion permitted him in the retirement act he would hold that Filiptnos who are able, physically and otherwise, to continue at work will not be permitted to retire on pay | although service and age require. | ments of the law's provisions may have Leen met. Child Burned by Matches. Five-vearold Clifton Fasel, colored, 131 Eighth street southeast, was seri. | {ously burned ahout the hody yester- {day while plaving with matehes in | | the home of his aunt, with whom he | | residcd.. He was taken to Providence | Hospital. | . | _Unnatural poeing is quiokly discov- ered and gives to the offender an at-’ ' titude of insincorit: COMPANY F, CENTRATL HiG) of 97.3 D(vin!l, needing the high Western was thivd, with a score of 97. Wayne \ul lNr COMPANY. Secretary of War Davis of Central High School wpetitive drill. Secretary Nailor medal to Capt. Wide World Phato ‘ompany THE EVENING STAR. WASHINGTON. D. €., THURSDAY, AS THEY APPEARED AT THE F his attorney, Frank J. Hogan, clad yesterday afternoon. JUNE 3. 1926. IRE. Commissioner Fenning and as firefighters, at the wharf fire Washington Sear Photo, PRINCETON HONORS CROWN Sweden, Gustavus University. are in center of the group. Adolphus, is now a The prince and Dr. Hibben, president of the university, PRI The Crown Prince of doctor of laws of P Copsrizht by P. & A. Photos. UTRUDE. Oue.of America’s star e ch'nh sailed from New Gertrude make her second Riggin, another 1 SCHOOL. WIiNNING FIRST PLACE score to defeal other companies attempt to swim the English Channel. swimming star, is kissing Gertrude good- ‘Compa Other _companies pressed cl swimmers, Miss York yesterday, and she will lisa Aileen “& A. Photon. Copyright by P IN ANNUAL COMPETITIVE DRILL. WAREHOUSE BURNED AND Y Marine Corps wharf, Seventh street water front, at house and damaged the Mik-Awe, if0-foot yacht, owned by the Coast and Geodetic Surve, were slightly d In flzilllll: ACHT DAMAGED IN 00 FIRE 5 o'clock ¥ the flames. VESTERDAY. A blaze ft the ¥ afternoon, destroyed the ware- Two firemen Washington Star Phote. The company made a score G of Central was second, with a score of 97.1, and Company M of ¥ hehind. The winning company is commanded by Capt. Anthony Washinzton Star Photo. \ELBRIDGE SNOW, 3D. DIES OF POLO HURTS Grandson of Late Insurance Com- pany Head Was Injured in Game Saturday. By tha Associated Press. STAMFORD, Conn., June 3.— | Fibridge -Gerry Snow, 3d., grandson of the late Elbridge Gerry Snow, president of the Home Life Insurence, !died last night at the Stamford | Hospital, where he had remained un- | conaciuos since Saturday as a result of injuries received when he thrown polo. Snow, injured ride in was from a pony while playing who was 25 years old, was when another player tried to on him in a practice session on the Ox Ridge Hunt Club field of Darfen. Physicians found evidence of a blood clot on the brain, . Crittenton Circles to Meet. A rally of the various circles of the Florence Crittenton Home will be held at the home, on Conduit and New Cut roads, tomorrow morning at 11 o'clock. Reports of the work done by. each circle will be made at the meeting and sums of money raised by the circles will be turned over to Mrs. A. S. Douglas, treasurer of the ‘home. MnJ Andemon to Speak. Maj. John H. Anderson, who com- | manded the frontier force of Liberia, 38, will at War- the Mount Zion | west coast Africa, for five ven deliver a lecture on Liberi renten tonight at Baptist Church, B the Aesociated Proes DETROIT. June 3.—Net profits of | the Ford Moro¥ Co., for the' seven | rom 1917 to 1924 were‘$526,441,- | 1230, Herbert L. Lelster, chief | | auditor of the company, testified in United States District Court here vesterday. The figures were brought out in a | suit of the Parker Rustproof Co., for royaities _approximating - $1,000,000 | from the Ford Co. for alleged infringe- Ford's -Year Net Profit $526,41951, I C ompany Audltor Reveals in Court ment of a patent in the use of the rustproofing process. A firm of certified public accountanta who testified for the plaintif claimed the net profits of the company over the seven-years perlod were $702,080.- 001.73. The present case is the result of & decision by Judge Arthur J. Tuttle in 1925, that there had been an infringe- ment. Judge Tuttle directed William S. Sayres, jr.. master in chancery, to determine the sum due the plaintiff. | PILES OF JUNKED AUTOS KEEP RIVER BANK FIRM South Dakotans Find They Excel Expensive Posts in Saving Banks of Missouri. By the Associated Press. t PIERRE, 8. Dak., June 3.—Junked motor care are being put to a new use here—that of helping to “tame” the Missouri River. The “Bib Muddy” has a coy habit of tearing away large chunks of South Dakota farmland abutting the stream during the Spring rises, and | earrying them downstream sometimes | in 20-acre chunks. The piling of| logs, brush and debris along .the bank | has not availed to stop the chan- | nel's depredations. But it has been discovered - that | the frames of junked cars, piled one upon another wherever the channel is cutting away the bank, settle so firm- Iy and are so impervious to the chan- | nel stream that they stop the cutting away of the bank. everal seore of abandoned automobiles are serving more effectively than expensive piling. JAPANESE MAKE GIFT AS GOOD-WILL TOKEN Stone Lantern Presented to Mis- souri School of Journalism as Mark of Friendship. COLUMBIA, Mo., June 3.—A large stone lante! has been presented to the University of Missouri School of Journalism by the Japanese govern- ment as a token. of friendship and good will. The lantern, nearly 7 feet in height and of historic design and interest, was obtained through the efforts of Prince Tokugowa, president of the American-Japan Society of Tokio, from an old estate near Zempuku-ji. where Townsend Harris, American envoy to Japan, established | his legation 67 years ago. The gift. in a large measure, Is complimentary to the high service rendered in the Orient hy graduates of the schoel of Journalism here. . Tn Mexico the men np«k rat when passing A woman acquaintarice in the street, 'HANIHARA IS CHOSEN JAPAN’S ROME ENVOY Former Ambassador Here. Recalled After “Grave Consequences” Warning, Accepts Post. By the Assaciated Press TOKIO, June 3. but reliable sources today that the government has chosen Masanao Hanihara, former Ambassador to the United States, to be Ambassador to Italy. Mr. Hanlhara, who was Envoy to Washington in 1924, when his com- munication to Secretary of State Hughes, referring to possible “grave consequences” of the Japanese ex- clusion clause of the immigration bill, caused an international sensation, has agreed to accept the appointment. He balieves fhat the relations of Japan and Italy are now of great importance. Haruichi Nacaoko, chief of the for- eign office treaty bhureau and former Minister to Holland, has been selected to succeed Kumataro Honda as Ambassador to Germany. It is ex- pected that the appointments will be announced officially shortly. Mr. Hanihara has heen on the wait- ing list since his return from the United States in 1924. At Rome he will succeed K. Ochia, now in Japan. ~-From unofficial it was learned Honeymoon Auto Stolen. Special Dispatch to The Star. WINCHESTER, Va., June 3.— Word was received here last night trom Richmond that Dr. Paul L. Miller and his bride, the former. Miss Isabelle North, society editor of The Star here, had been robbed of the automobile in which they were honey- mooning. . | GETS MARRIAGE LICENSE Fulton R. an-don to Wed M!“ Ellen Marjorie Gray Next Week. { A marriage license | terday to Fulton R. Gordon, real es- | tate operator. who resides at . and Miss Ellen Ma lighteenth street. The wedding ceremony is planned for Monday. and Fev. Henry E. Brundage will officiate. The license gives Mr. as 58 and Miss Crax's BERGER BILL URGES ' $1,800 MINIMUM PAY ‘Would Incroase GO\ ernment Clerks' | Wages to Make Up for “Gifts to Rich.” (Al eniploves of the Federal Gov efnment would receive a minimum wage of $1,800 a vear. under a bill in- troduced in the House today by Repre sentative . Berger, alist. of Wis consin. “An examination of the salaries being paid to a larze part of the civilian force of our Government dis. closes that while Congress has heen very generous with the special privi leges it has conferred upon the rich— especially as to reducing the taxes in the highest hrackets—it has heen niggardly toward those whose lihors enable the Government to function from day to day.” said Mr. Berger. “Workers in have heen ahle to some extent to help themselves by organizing. by de- manding and by striking whenever nacessary, in order that they he treated as human heings. The Federal employes, however, -while they may organize, are largely limited in ‘what they can demand and ‘in what they can do to enforce their demands. ¢ “An {llustration of how miserahle econditions under which thousands of | Federal emploves labor is furnished by the Custodian Service. Workers there receive $85 per month, or $1,020 per vear. On that sum they are expected to take care of families,” shouls McKINLEY HIGH SCHOOL Bids for the construction of the new McKinley Technical High School, to he erected at Second and T streets northeast, were opened yesterday afternoon in the hoard room of the District Building. There were seven bids. The low ones were within the $2.169,375 remaining of the $2,225,000 authorized by gress for the building. On the face of the bids it appeared that Parsons & Hyman quoted the lowest prices, although this will not be definitely established until tabula- tlons have been completed, in addi- tion to proposals for the complete project. There were 52 alternative proposals, making the bids compli- cated. b Con- Cruiser in Shop Window. The JW-38, a 38-foot motor cruiser, has been put into the windows of the Wanamaker store at Broadway and Ninth street. The vessel is the largest boat ever to he put into a store win- dow and is the first of a fleet offered for Summer delivery, s the New York Tribune. vas issued ves. | 3220 Gordon's age | < 26, | private employment | | BIDS WITHIN LIMITS | unencumbered | TOURST CAMP BILL 1S GIVEN APPROVAL |Senate Committee Favors Delay in Building—House Still Is to Act. A favorable report on the resalution to delay erection of a building at the tourist camp in East Potomac Park until a more desirable permanent site for the camp is found will be made to the Senate today or toemorrow Chairman Capper of the Distriet eon | mittee, A similar is tion in the House, and its passace heéfore adjournment = imperative since the apropriation for a perma nent building at the tourist camp has been made and will have to be spent soon unless Congress authorizes post ponement. When Senator Capper brought the matter to the attention of hiz com mittee vesterday afternoon, Senators sackett of Kentucky and Copeland of ew York agreed with him that con- struction of the building should he delayed until it is definitely decided where the tourist camp should he located permanently. Site Purchase Protested. Vigorous protest against purchas of the Reno subdivision by the ecity | for reservoir, school and park pur poses was rafsed by a score of color ed residents of that locality, who were granted a hearing by Senator Cap. per's committee yesterday. The bill was defended by Melvin . Hazen, District surveyor: Proctor L. Dougherty of the Chevy Chase Citi- zens' Association, and other repre. sentatives of civie organizations in the northwest. Emphasis was laid on the fact that the streets in Reno sub- division are narrow and were laid out s0 many vears ago that thev are out of line with the permanent high- way plan of the city. Spokesmen for the colored property owners in the subdivision contended they did net want to sell their homes, even if they received a reasonable price from the District, because thes felt there. was no other place they could go without paying more thaii they would receive. The committee took the matter under advisenvent. Police Bill Considered. ' The committee decided, to hold a hearing Tuesday afternoon on the bill to make the woman's bureau a per- manent branch of the Police Depart- ment and to define its functions. Favorable reports were orderad on two other bills, namely: To provide for the registration of milk bottles, which has passed the House, and a measure to change the name of Dent place, near Foxhall road northwest, to Greenwich parkway. e 40 High School Gndum. Special Dispatch to The Star. FREDERICKSBURG, Va., June 3. —Forty graduates of the Fredericks. burg High School received diplomas at exercizes held at the Opera House last night. the- awards being made by John G. Heflin, president of the school hoard. Dr, J. A. C. Chandler, presl- dent of William and Mary College, delivered she hy resolution awaiting 1