Evening Star Newspaper, September 25, 1926, Page 5

©., SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 1926. -'5* e WTHE _EVENING BTAR, WA'SHINGTONE D. IWKEAN INDICTED " WITH 22 OTHERS ¥ Former Pennsylvania Dry Chief Named in Connection With Whisky Withdrawals. 'Sy the Associated Press. PITTSBURGH, September 25.—Ar. thur McKean, former State prohibi- !tlon director, and 22 others were in- ' dicted n Federal Court here yester- day, charged with conspiracy to vio- late the national prohibition law. The | indictments were returned in connec- tion with the alleged illegal with- drawal of, 45,000 gallons of whisky ‘ from the bonded warehouss of the ;Yg;;nh Fmnch Co. at Pittsburgh in Indictes with McKean was 8. B. ‘Wolf, als¢ a former State prohibition director. A nuriber of the defendants were pamed In a similar indictment re- turned in Pittsburgh in 1924, but sub- sequently quashed because of alleged rregularities in presentation of the case before a Federal grand jury. Judge F. P. Schoonmaker at that time held that Mrs. Mabel Wille- brandt, an Assistant Attorney General of the United States, had erred in showing the foreman of the jury a letter, bearing on the case, she had received from former Attorney Gen- eral Harlan Stone. AUTO WASHED AWAY. Wirginia Physician Escapes Drown- ing by Swimming. Bpecial Dispatch to The Siar. HARRISONBURG, Va., September 25—Dr. P. W. Boyd, Winchester physician, had a narrow escape from drowning in western Shenandoah . County when he attempted to ford {8 mountain stream greatly swollen L as a result of the raln Thursday f night. His automobile was washed down stream some distance and he was forced to swim. Harrisonburg ‘was in darkness for thrée hours when lightning struck a line in the city system. Damage was done by wind and rain at the Rockingham County fair grounds. Firemen Save Parm Home. Bpecial Dispatch to The S PURCELLVILLE, Va, September 25.—The Purcellville Fire Department with its nef chemical engine pre- vented the Blakeley Lodge farm residence, near here, from being de- stroyed by fire vesterday. A straw rick burned. A spark from the en- gine of the farm thrasher is blamed for the fire. Missing Steamer Found Safe After Fleeing Hurricane By the Associated Press. BALTIMORE, September 25— The * passenger steam Esther ‘Weems, which had been reported 86 hours overdue at Miami, ar- rived at the port Monday only four hours late, the Baltimore and Car- olina Steamship Co. announced The vessel put further out to sea and avolded the worst of the storm, advices to the company stated. E ‘The Navy Department last night dispatched a destroyer to search for the vessel, and President Mason L. Weems of the company had left here for Miami in an attempt to get news of her. VERBAL WAR BEGINS AS PARTIES GROOM FOR FALL ELECTIONS (Continued from First Page.) the American people was placed there by the Democratic party from 1916 to 1920 through billions of dollars ex- pended in graft and fll-advised" war contracts.” “The nearly $600,000,000 in excess of the Government's needs which the people are paying into the Treasury ought to be returnsd to the people,” in the form of tax reductions, Repre. sentative Oldfield continued. Repre- sentative Wood said that if a Demo- cratic House were returned, 48 of the 60 House committee chairmen “will come from south of the Mason and Dixon line, and only 12 from the N(irlh," under the prevailing seniority rule. Senator Lee C. Overman, North Carolina, ranking Democrat on the Senate judiclary committee, entered the lists with a prediction that if Frank L. Smith, Illinois, and Willlam 8. Vare, Pennsylvania, both Republican nominees, are elected to the Senate, they would have to be seated by that body, but then would be ousted, “be- cause the American people will never stand for auctioning off Senate seats, and if the newspaper accounts are true, that {s what happened” in the Ilinols and Pennsylvania Republican primaries. PROBE POISON DEATH. Police Investigating Case of Mrs. Baldwin, Found in Hotel. DENVER, Colo., September 25 (). —Police today are investigating the death by polson of Mrs. Kathleen Baldwin, wife of A. M. Baldwin, New York business man, whose body was found in a downtown hotel. Mrs. Baldwin returned to the hotel earlier this week from 'a hospital, where she underwent treatment for two days. CORN BORER FIGHT - PLANS ARE MADE Scientists and Farm Leaders Complete Tour—Will Study . Mechanical Eradicators. By the Assoclated Press. ‘ DETROIT, September 25.—Farmers and Government agricultural officials completed a tour of the corn belt border yesterday with observations of infested crops in Ontario and returned here last night to plan a _renewéd de- fense against the ravages'of the Euro- pean corn borer. Under the direction of a Federal committee of the Bureau of Entomol- ogy 150 scientists, county agents, farm leaders and business men from 13 States and the Dominion of Canada will meei temorrow to launch their third annual drive ageinst the borer. Alarming Gains Reported. Alarming advances toward the.cen- ter of the corn region in northwestern Ohto and southern Michigan in late planted corn was found yesterday to be outstripped in Kent and Essex Counties in Ontario. Experimental rhethods of combating the pest in Canada have failed. Arthur Gibson, Dominion entomolo- gist, estimated the decrease in acreage in 1926 as approximately 16,000 acres in the vicinity of Chatham, Ontario. Dean F. Curtis of Iowa State College, chairman of the National Corn Borer Committee, described the situation as “the greatest menace that has.ever confronted American agriculture.” U. 8. to Extend Aid. Assurance that the Federal Govern- ment would extend necessary ald to- ward the eradication of the borer was given today by R. W. Dunlap, Assist- ant Secretary of the United States De- partment of Agriculture. Mechanical methods of destroying the forage which provides the Winter habitat of the borer were inspected by the farm leaders, after implement firms had devised machinery at the behest of the national committee. The conference tomorrow is expected to result in standardization of types of machines to eradicate the borer larvae. CATHOLICS TO MEET.- Special Dispatch to The Star. DANVILLE, Va., September 25.— The Virginia Holy Name Soclety will hold its annual convention in Dan- ville tomorrow. Rev. A. J. Halbleib, pastor of the local Catholic church, expects 1,000 persons here. Forty parishes in 28 cities will be represent- ed. An openair mass will be said on the lawn of the Sacred Heart Church at 8 o'clock on Sunday morn- ing; at 10 the opening session. Paris Stores Still Sell Chewing Gum, A.E.F.Responsible By the Assoclated Press. PARIS, September 25.—The gum-chewing American doughboy so inculcated the habit in the growing generation from St. Na- zajre to the Rhine that an Ameri- company is building a new fac- tory to meet the European demand for the flavored chicle. It took some time for,the tobacco shops to sell out the chewing gum left by the American Army in France, but the taste was so suc- cesstully fostered by the soldiers that now every cigar store of con- sequence in Paris has a supply of American gum in airtight contain- ers on the counters. APPLES FOR REFUGEES. Move Launched to Send Carload From Virginia. Special Dispatch to The Star. HARRISONBURG, Vs., September 25—A movement to shlp a carload of Rockingham apples to the hurri- cane victims in Florida was launched | here today by Frank Driver, one of the leading orchardists of the Timber- ville fruit region. Growers have been asked to con- tribute. The Southeastern Express Co. and the Southern Railway have agreed to transport the apples free. The Rockingham Red Cross Chapter today sent a draft for $300 as its con- tribution to the Florida rellef fund. The sum was raised by public sub- scription. — BUS PERMIT REFUSED. Arlington County Petition Fails Before State Commission. Special Dispatch to The Star. RICHMOND, Va., September 25— Application of the Washington, Vir- ginia and Maryland Coach Co. for permission to operate in Arlington County, between the intersection of the Lee Highway and Cherry Valley street, via Ballston, has been denied. The matter was presented to the State Corporation Commission. 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This action is the outcome of the Diet's criticism of the minister of interfor and minister of education as to the conduct of their depart- ments. Although the Diet, by reason of governmental pressure, approved the credits demanded by the government for the last quarter of 1926, it con- soled itsel by severely criticizing the policles of Minister of Interior Lod- zianowski and Minister of Education Sujowski. Immediately after the Diet's vote today, Premier Bartel called an extraordinary session of the cabinet, which decided to support its_two. colleagues. The Diet had objected to the budget appropriation asked, 484,00,000 zlotys, or abowt $54,000,000, and recom- mended that the expenditures for the quarter be limited to $50,000,000. At first it seemed the cabinet would make some concession, but the atti- tude of Marshal Pilsudski, the power behind the cabinet, in opposing any vielding, made the ministry revise its attitude and insist on the original figure. o Shriners Plan Fall Session. Special Dispatch to The Star. LEESBURG, Va., September 25.— Shriners at a meeting here last night discussed the approaching Fall cere- monial sesslon of Acca Temple, Ancient Arabic Order Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, to be held here Octo- ber 22. In June, 1922, this county was visited for the first time by Acca Tfmph. An amusing and colorful program will be given. F By German Police By the Associated Press, BERLIN, September 25.—The historic city of Nuremburg, long noted for its leniency in dealing with criminals, has run true to the old saying “The Nurembergers hang nobody.” Paul Gemeinbauer, an assistant city treasurer, sought by the police of the whole country on a charge of embezzling $35,000, returned from Holland and gave himself up at the detective bureau at 11 p.m. A police lleutenant in an adjacent room sent Gemein- bauer away, saying the detective bureau was closed for the night. Returning at 7 a.m. he was told he had come too early. He says he had to announce himself three times before he was arrested. * KLAN TO DOFF MASKS. b T Decide on Willlam and Mary Col- lege Flag Ceremony. B WILLIAMSBURG, Va., September 26 (P).—Members of the Ku Klux Klan will not wear masks when they present a flagpole and American. flag to William and Mary_ College at 2 o'clock tomorrow, the Klansmen vol- untarily reporting this decision in dis- cussing the program for the exercise with Dr. J. A. C. Chandler, pfesident of the college. The presentation of the flag will be made by Imperial Wizard Evans, and the gift will- be accepted by Dr. Chandler, who is expected to talk on American citizenship. Mrs. Martha Keith Given Divorce. Mrs. Martha Keith today was grant- ed an absolute divorce from Willlam Keith in a final decree sixned by Jus- tice Bailey in Equity Court. Mrs. Reith is granted the custody of the minor child, and Mr. Keith is directed to pay $30 a month for the support and maintenance of the child. Attor- ney David L. Riordan appeared for the plaintiff. : oeine YeaneTCONERSET URDRS | TOTRY HALL GASE Plea for Impartial Panel De- nied, Simpson Sees “Se- rious Handicap.” By the Ascoclated Press. TRENTON, N. J., September 25.— Special Prosecutor Alexander Simp- son’s request for & jury in another county to try the four defendants in- dicted for the murders of Rev. Ed- ward Wheeler Hall and Mrs. Elleanor Mills, was denied late yesterday by the Supreme Court. As a result of the decision, the de- fendants will be tried before a jury drawn in Somerset County, where the indictments were found. The defend- ants are Mrs. Hall, the widow; Wil- liam Stevens and Henry Stevens, her brothers, and Henry de la B. Carpen- der, her cousin. Simpson, jury from some other county, declared a fair trial was out of the question in Somerset, because of the prejudice and hostility said to exist there. The prosecutor last night announc- ed that his next move would be an application for the severance of the trials of the four defendants. The October calendar in Somerset County was crowded, he said, and he doubted if the case could be brought before the court until October 17. Trial by a jury of citizens drawn from Somerset County will be a ‘“‘seri- ous handicap,” in the opinion of Mr. Simpson. English Flyer Reaches Achbar. LONDON, September 25 (#).—A dis- patch of the Daily Mail from#Achbar, Baluchistan, says that Alan J. Cob- ham, the English aviator, returning home from a flight to Australia, ar- rived there today from Karachi, India. in seeking to import a| MAN CONVICTED IN DEATH OF HIS DAUGHTER TO HANG W. C. Gaines, Found Guilty on Cir- cumstantial Evidence, Sentenced. Appeal Noted. 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