Evening Star Newspaper, July 21, 1926, Page 13

SECRETARY WILBUR INSPECTS NAVY'S NEW AIRPLANE CARRIER. During his visit at the Sesqui- centennial Exposition, Secretary Wilbur went to Camden and inspected the new airplane carrier, the Sara- toga, in the yards of the New York Shipbuilding Co. This photograph shows the Secretury and some of the forld Photo. SOCIETY AT BAILEY'S BEACH. Left to right: James W. Gerard, former United States Ambassador to Germany; Miss Ernestine Calles, daughter of the President of Mexico, and Miss Carol Brown. The sea- son at Newport, where Bailey's Beach is located, is now at its height. Copyright by P. & A. Photos. AR CANTON, GA. The fireman and engineer of this L. & N. train lost their lives when a broken wheel caused the wreck. The locomotive and baggage car plunged over a50-foot embankment. Passengers were not injured. Wide World Photo. FIRST SUSPECT ARRESTED IN OHIO MURDER CASE. While the police of Peunsylvania, Indiana and Ohio are hunting for the murderer of Don R. Mellett, editor of the Canton News, George Psilias, known as “'George the Greek,” was arrested in Pittsburgh. Left to right: Lieut. Peter Connors of the Pittsburgh po- .]lfu Pho! lice, Detective Burke, Attorney Rosenberg and George P e to by Acme. FIRST FOLDING.WING MONOPLANE. This 90. wer cabin monoplane is the first of its kind in America, and it recently passed tests at Roosevelt Field, L. I. . The wings fold back against the body, ‘Wide World Photo. * SPECIAL SERVICE FOR MR. ELEPHANT AT THE WASHINGTON Z00. During the spell of warmish weather he is given a “water treatment” every few ho urs—a cool bath from the garden hose. raph. 10,000 ARE FIGHTING HUGE FOREST FIRES Blazes, Most Disastrous in Decade, Sweep Over Area of 500,000 Acres. By the Associated Press. MISSOULA, Mont, July 21.—A pall of smoke rising from the embers of forest and brush fires that have eaten their way across half a million acres of land, shrouded the Northwestern part of the United States today while an army of fire fighters strove despera- tely to stem the advance of the most disastrous conflagrations that have beset this section of the country in a decade. The hundreds of widely scattered blazes were being stubbornly resisted by at least 10,000 men, comprising regular forestry employes, Govern- ment troops and hastily recruited volunteors from the ranks of auto- mobile tourists. Eight thousand men have been drawn into battle in California, where 270,000 acres have been burned over. The devastated acreage exceeds thus far by 100,000 acres the amount de- stroyed during the disastrous dry season of 1924, official figures show. Centered about Shasta .County, the fires are causing deep concern and have resulted in additional appropria- tions by the State to fight the flames. Of the 650 fires reported thus far 350 have been man-caused, officials de- clare. Northern Idaho and Western Mon- tana have suffered heavily, Unward of 200,000 acres have been gutted in this region. Splendid stands of virgin timber have fallen before the flames in the Kanikau, Pend Oreille, Coeur &' Alene and Blackfoot forests and still other vast tracts are threatened by the spreading blazes. DR. CHARLES R. LUCE’S WILL IS FILED HERE Sisters Get Main Part of Estate, ‘With Small Bequests for Per- sonal Employes. The will of Dr. Charlés R. Luce, who died July 17, was filed today for probate. William E. Howard and the National Bank of Washington are named as executors and trustees. The document was executed October 15, 1920, and directs that his jewelry, fur- niture and household effects go to his two sisters, Jessie A. Potter and Jen- nie Luebkert. Dr. Luce left $500 to his cook, Stella Norris, and $1,000 to his chauffeur, John E. Dorsey. He also directed his trustees to permit his maid} Ellen Tin- ney, to have premises 150 Carroll street southeast free of rent for life, together with an annuity of $50 per month. The remaining income from the es- tate, the vaule of which is not dis- closed, is to be divided between the sisters, Jessie A. Potter and Jennie A. Luebkert, during their joint lives. On the death of either sister one-half of the trust estate is to be paid over to |of her children and the other half held in trust during the/life of the sur- vivor and distributed among her chil- /@ren at ex death, REED, I ISSOUR, MAPS DRYLEAELE Says Any Politician Would Repudiate Its Methods, in Answer to Heads. By the Assoclated Press. KANSAS CITY, July 21.—Political activities of the Anti-Saloon League were attacked in a statement issued here by Senator James A. Reed of Missouri in reply to that made by F. Scott McBride, general superinten- dent, and H. Russell, founder of the league, at Westerville, Ohio. Senator Reed warned the league to be prepared to make a complete state- ment of financial expenditures in the | present primary campaigns, charged the dry organization with practices which “would honestly be repudiated by everybody who s engaged in poli- tics from the common ward heeler to the highest type of gentleman.” The Senator declared that contrary to the Anti-Saloon League officials’ statement, they were holding self-per- petuating offices and.fixing their own salaries. Senator Reed sajd this had been brought out by sworn testimony from the lips of their own members. The chairman of the Senate cam- paign expenditures committee denied he had ever been affiliated with the liquor interests. ““When they have nothing else to say, they invariably ralse the cry of ‘Brewers’ and ‘Brew- ers’ money,”"” he sald. Mr. Reed charged that, contrary to the published denial of McBride and Russell, the Anti-Saloon League de- voted a large part of its work to the control of party primaries. He as- serted the dry organization entered the party primaries in an effort to control ‘nominations, feeling no obli- gation to vote later for the candidates npminated in the primaries. “Finally,” the Senator said, “these gentlemen insinuate that I have great anxiety about the churches entering politics. I don't know what they base this on, but since they have raised the question, the churches make a mistake, and if that course were to be persisted, we would find congre- gations divided and split asunder, be- cause of political differences.” ‘Hours for sl)rinkl.i:‘:g I;uwu. Numerous inquiries are being made of employes of the Water ment for information respecting the use of Potomac water for sprinkling lawns, flower beds and shrubbery dur- ing the heated period. The law spe- cifically states that such watering may be done during the months of July, August and September between 5 and 8 o'clock in the morning and during similar hours'in the evening. A fine of from $1 to $10 is provided for use of the water during prohibited hours, e e will of Miss Sue Sanders, dated | ph; been_filed ..of her The July, 29, 1924, has pro- bate. - She clude $1,500. to Dr. Charles L. Bliss, $60 0to Col. W. E. Norton, U. 8. A} $200 to Marjorie Taylor and a number smaller. amounts to other friends. The remaining estate is devised to Dr. Charles L. Bliss. Col. Percy B. Taylor.are named as execu: % RO 0ld | Varier-Jones of as in the phot fering in the rlotlrg:. Two Conventions Will Be Held in ‘Capital From September 30 to October 8. Natlonal and international authori- ties on tuberculosis representing 31 nations will gather at the annual con- ventions of the International Union Against Tubercylosis and the National ‘Tuberculosis Assoclation which will hold their convéntions here this Fall. ‘The national organization will . meet October 2 to'8 and the international {body will precede it September 30 ts 1 October 2. t This will be the first time that the international organization “has met in this country, according to C. E. La Vigne, executive director of the Washington Convention Bureau, The total attendance will be about 1,200. A large amount of literature on ‘Washington has been sent to the eadquarters of the national organiza- tion in New York City by the Con- vention Bureau for distribution to foreign visitors. ' Dr. Walter S. Ufford, secretary of the Washington Tuber- culosis Association, and Dr. George M, Kober, dean of the Georgetown Medi- cal School and secretary of the na- tional body, will take part in the con- izations. Among . ouf Eu tstanding ifope who will at. tend the two conventions will be Dr. London, Bernard of Paris. g . The of Warrant wunm at Fort DISABLED FRENCH VETERANS PROTEST THE MELLON-BERRE the George Washington Statue. Late news reports from Paris tell of American sightseers being /GER DEBT ACCORD. The photograph shows the veterans passing’ By the Associated Press. LONDON, July 2l.—Harsher self- discipline was urged upon the youth of today by former Premier J. Ramsay MacDonald, addressing a huge throng at this morning’s session of the world’s Christian Endeavor conven- tion at the Crystal Palace. Youth requires a discipline severer, more drastic and more hardening in spiritual things than has been called for by any generation for a long period, he sald. - Rev. Ira Landreth of the American delegation, addressing the meeting on he topic “The Youth of the World for. briety,” said: “‘America deserves her reputation TWO OUTINGS AT BEACH. 31 NATIONS TOJOIN |Harsher Self-Discipline Vital to Youth, |AIR GUARD OF TUBERCULOSIS FIGHT| | Former Premier MacDonald Declares for greatness despite the many colos- | 4 sal blunders she has committed, but prohibition is not one of them. ‘The American churches belleve that prohibifion at its worst ig better than license at its best, he sald. “I America, drin used to bek a traffi day it was a crime and when they made it a crime they started fhe be- ginning of the end of that iniquit; ‘“When we got prohibition, Copyright by P. & A. Photos. dragged from the busses and the police inter- . HONOR T0 WELCOME PRINCE “Black Faloons” to Escort Swedish Royalty on Arrival jn’ Los Angeles Today. By the Associated Press. - LOS ANGELES, July 21.—An aerial -he | guard of honor will wing its way to added, “our opponents were politically | San Bernardino today to escort Inside and we were outside. are politically inside and they are out- side.” He asked the people of the British churches to determine that their flag |4 should American seas. Now we | Prince Gustaf Adolf and Princess Louise of Sweden through southern California. to Los Angeles. Members of the Blatk Falcons, the |- 76th Pursuit Squardon, after meeting not fly over “piracy” on the |the royal visitors at San Bernardino, 1 will circle over their train and tl':’eon follow the caravan to Riverside and Pasads FOOD PRICES CHECKED. |gussts ac the homes of H. M. Robinson, Los Angeles. lena,F' where™ the will be lenry E. n, wealthy art collector, and ‘Thurs- Women’s Ball-Throwing Contest to | Very Slight Decline Noted Here |day morning the planes will take the Feature Service Excursion. The National Union Hospital Serv- ice Association is holding its annua: excursion at Chesapeake Beach to- day. A feature of the outing will be @ ball-throwing contest for ‘women. The outing is in charge ‘of the fol | by lowing committees: General, Auther From May 15 to June 15. t The rise in retail food prices in ‘Washington which has been recorded steadily for several months was checked in the month from May 15 to June 15, when prices here dropped slightly, the decrease being recorded the Labor Department as less than TFood also A, Wright, E.' M. Pershing, J. E.| M. J: flufl%flnr and W. J.- , C. P F. Gibbons, J. E. Borland Ferguson. ranging from uber- | Rhodes;. pflmlufll Harry Jones, W. | Charlest: 3 J. Plemmons, W. W. Jones, W. T. prizes, Thomas P. | corded here stop New York-to-Paris flight of 4 per cent,” with In. ::n after itl“m w-:fi-uther and er lons : perm| His : cong creases recorded . in 42 other cities. e in June, were 69 per cent the average price air again to assist in the welcome of he visitors to Los ngeles. SRR " FONCK NEARLY READY. PASTOR IS CLEARED BY CHURCH COURT Rev. Ashley Chappell Found Not Guilty fo-3 Charges. Returns to Pastorate. By the Associated Press. STATESVHELLE, N. C., July 21.— Acquitted late last night of charges of immorality, untruthfulness and at- tempted bribery, Rev. Ashley Chap- pell, D. D, returned to Asheville to assume his duties as pastor of the fashionable Central Methodist Church. come here yesterday for the trial be- fore a church court of the Western North Carolina Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church South. They came to Statesville to' demon- strate their loyalty to Dr. Chappell while the court decided whether he was guilty and should be dismissed from the pastorate or innocent and re- turned as their minister. ‘When Dr. F. J. Prettyman of Gas- tonia, who presided at the trial, an- nounced that the accused minister had been found not guilty, the members of his church who were present burst into cheers and gathered around their ‘pastor and congratulated him on his acquittal. ‘Then they sang “Praise God From ‘Whom " All Blessings Flow."” “I never was happier in/my life," Dr. Chappell declared when-he heard the verdict. The minister paid & high tribute to the members of his church who had believed in his innocence since his ar- rest in May in an alleged disorderly house in Memphis during the sessions of the general conference of the South- ern Methodist Episcopal Church. After calling them “tl best flock in the world,” he said “they would make Peter, James and John ashamed ‘of themselves. “I am going to preach next Sun- day,” he continued cheerfully, adding that he feit like a “wandering, lost man out of the pastorate.” The charges of untruthfulness and attempted bribery were not revealed until the verdict had been returned. Th§ public knew only that he was being tried on a charge of immorality. Dr. Chappell was alleged to have given an assumed name to the police at Memphis, who found him in a dis- orderly house. He also was charged with/offering the police whatever was necessary to keep news of his arrest out of the papers: His defense was that he suffered 3 m a physical ailment which caused public, began yesterday morni Sikorsky plan completion : extreme agony and that while taking a walk in Memphis his condi- tion became so painful that he was compelled to go into a houge until he became better. While. in the house, he contended; it was raided by polk;: to the A The' trial, which was_closed ict | ary to WLBURTOLEAVE FOR WEST COAST Secretary to Inspect Naval Activities—Back From Tour of East. By the Assoclated Pross. Secretary Wilbur returned to the Navy Department yesterday from an inspection of naval activities at ve- rious points along the Atlantic coast. He will leave in the near future for the West coast, arriving in Seattle July 30 to spend considerable time with the battle fleet in Pacific waters - {and returning to Washington in Sep- tember. ‘The Naval Secretary inspected the Lake Denmark Naval Arsenal soon after the explosion of July 10. He does not contemplate that any genéral sur- vey of the department’s methods of handling explosives will be necessary unless the board of inquiry at Lake Denmark recommends such a study. So far the department has no in- formation which suggests the neces- sity of revising its safety regulations as to ammunition storage. Mr. Wilbur will call at the Summer ‘White House in the Adirondacks be- fore he leaves for the West, prob- ably arriving at the President's camp next Saturday. On his arrival in Seattle. he will Jjoin the battle fleet and inspect naval activities in the Puget Sound area. He will sail with the fleet for San Francisco August 16, arriving at the California port on August 20 and setting out with the fleet again on August 30 for San Pedro, where the ships are due September 2. During his stay in San Francisco Mr. Wilbur will dedicate the new maval Y. M. C. A. building. He was head of the civilian committee col- lecting funds for this structure at the time he was appointed Naval Secre- tary. He also will dedicate the new “Y" bullding at San Diego during his stay on the coast. ———— SHIPBUILDING DECREASES Merchant Vessel Construction Drops 400,000 Tons in Year. ‘Tonnage of merchant shipping, un- der construction throughout * the world has.dropped to a new post-war level, the Commerce Department has announced. Returns to the depart- ment today indicate that at the end of June the vessels for all countries on which construction had been started totaled 1,970,000 gross tons, or 40,00 tons less than at the close of March and about 400,000 tons less than at the end of last June. ’ ‘The. shipbuilding decline has been continuous for two years and the present level is considerably below that reached just prior to the war, ‘Work has been ordered suspended on 17,000 t:rn‘:.ot shipping in British and Irish v Only the United States, Italy and Holland are building more merchant ships than they were a year ago. ; 2 ST TR West Point Examination for D. C. A competitive examination in Janu- select a candidate for appoint- ment to the U. 8. Academy at