Evening Star Newspaper, August 29, 1926, Page 5

20 IONIA CONVICTS STILL ELUDE HONT Four Men in Sensational Es- cape Recaptured—Face 3- \ { Year Longer Terms. By the Associated Press. TONTA, Mich., August 28.—Appar- ently having scattered in various ai- rections, 20 of the 24 convicts who escaped from the State reformatory here this morning after overpowering 20 guards, were still at liberty tonight. Four were ,recaptured and tonight were back in the institution, in soli- tary confinement and facing the pos- #ibility of three vears' additional im- prisonment for their short freedom. The break, shortly after 1:30 o'clock this morning, was one of the boldest n the history of Michigan penal in- stitutions. For a time five men, ring- leaders in the escape, were in virtual possession of the prison. Among the leaders were Benton Ford and Frank- 1in Todd of Toledo, sentenced for hold- ng up the Hadley State Bank in La- peer County some mo ago. That fnany of the other 1400 inmates of the prison did not joln the 24 who ®ot out was due largely to the cour- &go of Ed Haight, deputy warden. Summoned from his hon guard, Haight ran to arrived as a large group o Avere coming through the main en- trunce. Firing his rifle over their hieads, Haight forced them back into the prison. Several Slightly Hurt. No one was severelr injured, but Feveral were slightly hurt by flying &lass and by the miding of the crowd. Contrary to earlier reports only the Jeaders of the escaped convicts ap- sear to have been armed. Wherc hey obtained the weapons has not VLeen determined. Only yesterday the periodical search of the Institution foi Aveapons was begun and was to have been completed today with inspection ©f the ward in which the outbreak ‘riginated. g While the men recaptured today Bisclaimed any knowledge of a plot officials are convinced by the dispatcl with which the break was carried out hat it had been planned for weeks Jividently by pre-arrangement, a dis furbance was created in one of the two pricon dormitories. Guards at tracted by the commotion were over powerec and_stripped of their uni forms. Two of the five leaders donned uniforms and proceeded to the prison yard, where two more guards werc overpowered. Twenty Guards Locked Up. Working methodically they round- ®1 up other guards about the prison until 20 had been overpowered Jocked in a cell. With keys ta from the guards, the cells of other prisoners were unlocked. The leaders then went to the office of Roy Syphe captain of the night guard. where {hey demanded keys to the outer 1 T'hree of the men, Sypher said later, were in favor of killing him. but of them Russell Andrus, sentenced from Petroit, dissuaded them. “Let's don't kil him,” Andrus said; “the captain always has been a pretty square &hooter with us.” Instead of using Sypher's keys, ponvicts forced him to order a gu o open the outer door of the admin- stration buflding. Through this door he prisoners swarmed to the outer e, where O. Johnson, a guard, was | jeaten with his own rifle. He was the first armed gnard the conviets o guards are not armed 3efora on could recover na rmnrl a arm 24 of the convicts i fle 1e afoot, others in aut mobile: were taken seized. Five machine Two of them, out of gasoline, were found later, one at Towell, in Kent County, to the west, and the other at Howell, in Living- stone County, east of here, Other Leaders Named. Besides Ford, Todd and Andrus, the Jea¢ were Victory Chicky tenced from 80 they unty men today were Napoleon Smith and Charles #Hmith, sentenced from Wayne Coun. 1 (Detroit) on robber v charges, and Samuel . sentenced from Detroit on a Y charge. he first two, who were not related, vere captured in a wooded section, 19 quiles north of here, while Glick was found in a swamp, four miles from the prison. Richard Anderson, sentenced to the yeformatory from Kent County on a charge of burglary, was capiured on fhe outskirts of Tonia at about 4 o'clock this afternoon. He said he had no part in the plo Warden Charles H. Shean was ab- r-nt in Detroit at the time of the TOURISTS’ LACK OF TACT IS RESENTED IN FRANCE Example of Americans Scattering Coins to Crowd Cited as Cause for Ill Feeling. By the Associated Pres PARIS, August The actions of the thoughtless tourists who forget o respect the dignity of their hos: have sometimes had & lot to do with the anti-foreign feelings which have developed in France during the recent financial difficulties. One instance that is cited as an | example of what has helped to cause ¥ rench hostili s the action of fourists in one sightseeing bus in throwing coppers to French men and women along a small street. The | :nch reciplents, who were small pkeepers sitting outside their | loors with their families after din- per: promptiy hurled insults after the | us. Incidents such as this, the French claim, are numerous. Sometimes, however, American tourists, failing {0 understand the language hurled at them take it for friendly greetings and yespond with smiles and hand wav. ngs. _—_— Lumberman Turns Parson. Percy Wilson, an English lumber- fman. who built up his business from a gmall concern to one doing & half mil- Jion dollar business yearly, has given t up to become a parson and to devote 1s talents to helping others. The MBtart is said to be promising. Hotel Inn | 604-610 9th St. N.W.| Daily, $1.00, $1.50, $2.00 | 27 rfionu. $6 weekly: $10.50 rooms, 3 -l 1 h tollet. shower and lavatory, $10: in room. 50 % more. Rooms like Mothers. MT. VERNON STEAMER Charles Macalester Leaves 7th St. Wharf Dally 10 A.M. and 2:30 P.M. Round Trip, 85¢ Admission, 25¢ Cafe and Lunch Counter on Steamer Mt. Vernon not open oo Sundays v and D. F. Sullivan, heads of the committee on the annual fireman’s parade, to be held on September 11, re- celving The Evening Star Trophy from Oliver Owen Kuhn, news manager of p is to be presented to the Washington firs company having arrangements f The Star. The cup the best decorated float in the parade. AIR RACES ATTRAGT FANIOUS AVIATORS $30,000 in Prizes Offered for Events at Philadelphia Next Saturday. By the Asso PHILAT od Press. LPHIA. August 28.—The most famous aviators in America are | expected 1o p: pate in the national rir races and aerial circus which be- 2ins here next Saturday. The races 1nd eircus will he held at the Model “arms Field, north of Hog Island and only a short distance from the Sesqui centennial exposition grounds. The races will continue through Septem- ber 11. Meanwhile ford Hotel, at the Bellevue-Strat- the National Aeronautic Assoc 1 le the Mecca of ap- mately 2,000 men interested in rcluding men who have made Government avia- o will be present. ation tion officials Millions of Dollars Involved. Millions of dollars worth of Army. and civilian s will be as: bled at Model Farms Field. There be a greater variety of flying caft present, it was announced, than | existed in all the countries combined at the ak of the World War. The d afterncon program in- cludes comedy events, thrilling | aerial gymnastics and demonstrations | developments in aero- | In addition a show will be| held each night. Night flying will be | demonstrated, and aviation under con- | ditions simulating those which exist | in modern warfare. 5 One of the spectacular events of the | races will be the daily parachute | jumnps, open to bpth civilian and mili- | tary participants. | Smoke Screen Feature. | Another thrill for the spectators will | he the smoke screen to be thrown by | Army pilots flying at an altitude of | 300 feet over the field | Pilots from many States will fiy to | this_city next week, some of them competing in the “on to the sesqui” race for the exposition trophy. The contestants include aviators from as | far West as California and as far| South as Texas. The winners will be | adjudged on their average speeds, dis- | tance covered and plane used. All! must arrive at Model Farms Field between September 1 and 3 and all must have started from points at least | 200 miles distant. Ninetcen trophies and $30,000 in will be given for the various | s in the races this year which | gram of military and civilian aero- nautics. Jazz “Too Low for Horses.” BERLIN, August 28 (). —The women of Eisenach, in Thuringia, do not like American jazz. “The Wom- | en’s Fighting Club,” formed to combat modern dancing and other objection- | able features of modern life, declares | it “too low_even for well bred circus horses.” They also object to short olored silk stock- | “Where Security Is a Surety” CHURCH DEDICATED 10 JOAN OF ARC Basilica, Promised Domremy by Charles VII, Finally Is Completed. By the Assoclated Press. DOMREMY, France, August 28.— The basilica, or church, which King Charles VII vowed he would build 1 Joan @'Arc succetded in driving the English out of France, as she prom- sed more than 400 years ago, was consecrated here at the birthplace of the national herofne today. King Charles VIT fafled to fulfill his promise, but it was not forgotten, and the little village where the Lorraine girl was born is gay with bunting and flags éur the ceremony, which began with Ecclesiastical pomp today. The church was 33 years in building. It is ornamented with frescoes of the chief events in the life of the peasant girl, who has attained the dignity of a saint of the Church of Rome. The main altar is considered a work of art worthy to rank with any in_the nation’s churches. The church faces the little house on the hill where Joan d’Arc was born and overlooks the Valley of the Meuse, re American troops fought for the delivery of France from foreign occu- pation EBATE ON CAPITAL | SUFFRAGE PLANNED City Club Arranges to Carry Argument to Entire Coun- try by Radio. The City Club plans to place the is- sue of suffrage for the District of Co- lumbia squarely before the citizens of the United States by a public ora- torical contest in the ballroom of the club November 13. Gen. Anton Stephan, president of the club, is arranging for such organ- izations as the Chamber of Commerce of the United States, the American Federation of Labor, churches and civic bodies to take part. The' justices of the Supreme Court will act as judges. The speakers will be allowed to debate the issue from either side. i The winner will receive a loving cup as a trophy. Debate to Be Broadeast. Gen. Harbord, president of the Radio Corporation of América, has agreed to broadcast the debate over the country. In addition appeals are being sent out to 6,500 city. civic and commercial clubs to bring the contest to the attentlon of their members. “There is no question,” sald Gen. Stephan, in the minds of men and women who have repeated contact with the minds of the people of the States and know their pulse that they do mnot thoroughly under: how Congress handles District ai 2 The operation of the District govern- ment and the lack of suffrage are things which are little, if at all. under. stood. When they do understand these questions we believe that Congress will take a vastly more sympathetic attitude than has been instanced before. “Washington today is a city of 560,- 000 people. They are compelled to pay taxes, but are denied the right of saying how they shall be spent, as they are denied their voice in most matters affecting the welfare and government of their city. Taxes Exceed Four States. These rare privileges belong solely to Congress—that in the face of cold- blooded facts that the citizens of Washington pay more in taxes than any one of four States. “Shall this go on indefinitely the people of this city be p definitely in the category of The Man Without a Country? Taxation with out representation is nothing short of that. The conditions under which the citizens of Washington live have no parallel anywhere.” SR RACES ARE RESTORED. Winchester Fair This Year to In- clude Former Feature. Special Dispatch to The Star. WINCHESTER, Va., August 28.— Running race eliminated several years ago, following misunderstand- ings, have been restored to the rac- ing card of the Winchester falr this year, along with harness events. Purses aggregate about $3,000 in the racing department. There will be automobile races also, these coming on the last day of the fair. The so- annual exhibition, August 31 ptember 3, is expected to see the grounds crowded with exhibits and buildings filled. Maj. R. T. Bar- ton is president of tho assoclation. The racing department will be in charge of Charles A. Hopkins of Petersburg, Va. A sea trout {8 simply a river trout that has taken to the sea to get more food, but which has still to visit fresh water to spawn. REDUCTION IN PRICES Ve HUMPHREY Radiantfire Gas Room Heater Substantial reduction now in effect on many models of this Heater. Now $15 and Up famous Made in fireplace and portable de- signs. Gives off no odor and costs 2 3 cents per hour to operate. HEAT—when want it! and where you to Many sizes and finishes on display. Edgar Morris Sales Co. Factory Distributors 1305 G St. N.W. 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The harvesters are designed with low-cutting blades that slide oft the stubble very close to the ground. This leaves as many as possible of the borers in the stalk to be crushed dur- ing the husking process. g The low cutting has an additional advantage in reducing the numbers of next year's crop of corn borers, since the pests migrate to the base of the stalk_as the corn ripens and spend the Winter in the stubble that is left in_the flelds. Machinery promises more success than any other means tried so far in killing the borer while actually at work, according to Prof. G. W. Mec- Cuen of the department of agricul- tural engineering at Ohio State Uni- versity. . ANTON 1926—PART WU FACING DEFEAT INNEW ALIGNMENT Failing to Get Aid From Chang, Leader Appeals to Sun for Assistance. By the Associated Press. PEKING, August 28.—Marshal Wu Pei Fu, overlord of several provinces of central China by virture of mili- tary power, is fighting today against a possible realignment of other wa lords which threatens to overthrow him. A new partitioning of China appears possible by military chief- tains, who have divided China’s prov- inces among themselves since the empire was overthrown in 1912. Wu Pel Fu, who aided Marshal Chang Tso-Lin in overthrowing the Peking government in April ‘and re- led their combined forces agail the Kuominchun, so-called national armies of that fallen power, is personally attempting to rally his troops far to the south to prevent the capture of Wu Chang and Hankow, his Hupeh province capital. Chang Tso-Lin, formerly his enemy and more recently his ally, is 2%ing noth- ing to aid Wu Pei Fu, nor is he con- tinuing the pursuit of the Kuomin- chun, driven from their base to Mal- gan, near the Mongolian border. Hand pressed by Cantoese forces dominated by bolshevist influence, as are the Kuominchun, Wu Pei Fu has appealed to the powerful Marshal Sun Chun-Feng for aild. Sun, formerly a lieutenant of Wu, now controls five rich provinces for his own benefit and has announced his intention to hold his own without risking it by aiding Wu. In addition there have been inti- mations that Sun, if not actually friendly to .he Cantonese government, is at least not hostile to it. - Million Get Crown Pensions. LONDON, August 28 (#).—Over a million old-age pensions are being paid in Great Britaln. Woman out- number man claimants. The actual filgures of persons in receipt of pen- sions on March 31, 1926, were women, 672,148; men, 398.945; total, 1,071,093. The amount paid in pensions during the year ended March 31 was 27,020,- 000 pounds. More than 3,000 log rafts have been floated from Poland and Soviet Russia to ports in Latvia this season. = | listens Makes Record Trip LIEUT. GEORGE T. CUDDIHY. DOUMERGUE HAS RADIO - PUT IN OLD CHATEAU President of France Admits Wire- less Is His Passion While on Vacation. By Cable to The Star and New York World PARIS, August 28.—The President of the French Republic is the latest radio fan. He has an aerial on the Chateau Rambouillet, where he is passing his vacation. In the banqueting hall of the an- cient chateau, where a long line of kings have lived and loved, he has had fitted several sets of the most modern type, with a number of acces- sories that would make the ordirary amateur turn green with envy. For President Doumergue admits “Wireless is mv great passon.” He in several times a day and delights in_hearing news of every capital of Europe, as well as concerts and lectures. That is his greatest distraction in Summer, when, obey- ing presidential tradition, he s obliged to quit Parls for the Forest Rambouillet. Doumergue gets up every morning at b o'clock. At 7 he goes for a walk of 6 or 7 miles. Apart from opening _diplomatic mail, signing papers and reading, the President is as free then as any French citizen, and, unlike most rulers, can do what he likes until evening. NAVY FLYER MAKES NEW SPEED RECORD Lieut. Cuddihy Comes From Philadelphia to Capital in 32 Minutes. It took Lieut. engineer officer of ihe tion at Anacostis, jus Zet to Washington from Philadelphia yesterday afternoon. it Quddihy thus bettered his own mark last vear when he covered the distance in minutes. The secret of the fast trip lies in the little biue Curtiss racing plane which he brought to the station for use as a “dog ship” by the Navy Schnelder seaplane racing team. The racer, built early in 1923 and winner of the Pulitzer race at St Louis that y for the vy at a speed of 243.67 miles per hour, was mounted ‘on . and this addi tional weizht . coupled with the water rout pilot had to fol low, accounte “long time in getting here.” Lieut. Cuddihy said on arrival that if the ship had had wheel and he could have followed a straight compass course, he “probably would have made it in nothing flat.” The racing pilot kept water in sight virtually all the way and this neces sitated “detours” from the regular airway to Havre de Grace, the Dela ware-Chesapeake nal, Annapolis and the Potomac River. Lieut. C. D. Palmer, radio officer of the station received a message from Philadelphia that Lieut. Cuddihy had departed in the racer, and presently on walking out of the “shac| w the little blue plane over the station, preparing to make a lanfling The flight vesterday. together with a similer one made a year ago by Lieut. Cuddihy. will go down on rec ord as the longest cross-country trip ever made & i ne. Constd erable hazard was attached to the jump, as the officgr could not wear a parachute on accbunt of the ship's construction George T. Cuddihy, aval Air Sta 32 minutes to 1,000-H.P. Auto Designed. 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