Evening Star Newspaper, October 18, 1926, Page 2

SCHNEIDER TROPHY Robbed By Bandits. AIR TEAM CHOSEN Cuddihy, Conant and Schilt Will Meet Italians in Norfolk Match. The three will represent decicive i geaplane airmen from It were today by the Navy Ivny three are well known They Lieut of the val Alr Stati Lieu H of aties an ! Field. Quantic ' who e November national ee crack ann tmer; w ashington Cud Anacostin Bure; tment rown [ the ey the trophy aval United Norfolk ler ir N i Aeron: Navy . X'a ose three nutstanding airmen in have been in pric he for Comdr. Homer i station, Schne u]r! nivy racin: nominated the officers ot the Navy Department this mornine and \'\ recommer was accepted at tion i th . Wick and f tean lation once. His rueling Bobtn didates held tav. in dist choice te: 1. Fr series Hampton for " Dlac tey were req the the ved W with mini tims ections Anticipated. The selec f e ald not aeronau’i Lieut the execut timate choice was cause of his wide perience wit} Cuddihy represented against Italy vear at Baltin down in the fina when his er vious ve, lected 1o but th Schne team 1o \igh ion of the v Washin e officer of the squad. his veally forecast he ledge ana «x Lieut seaplanas the United sSrates Groat Britain, last was forced > contest he se in in gos of 11 1zht Lire flv agair Great it 1 connt Th that vears SUGE race Lieut jinx mera than “we all por 15t morth nominated to sucesed Killed off Hains when the Navy plane erashed he tean: has vigor followed hin ar P Sehilt Lieut. Harmon Marines. wha Point September Curtiss rac was red of a y becanse the Marine Corps ously requested that one of their num ber he represented in the interna tional avistion contest of 1924, Lieut Schilt has much experienee with speedy little pursnit planes which ward fitting him to ul Wiy sensi H ded 1 pilots ng trainir goes 4 long v handle the tive one the racing of the Marines hest Conant Experienced Racer. With of L dihy s had me perience with racing pline other Lient ept ent. Cud . oe any A of condi al honrs ship mue nes. I e Rure Liast fiving and sincg work in N fore coming of Aeronaut member of on the will fiy with a ant will with a gine Army plane ear o the The vei Will he supy done Lieut., Na Cuddihy fitted n milar plane equipped powersd Curtiss en Sch It the “h Lieut. James H Schnesder cnp 1 new won t 15t anc whicl hou lition last three planes Pulitzer 1 ing been the time toy engine the tieen i‘o has \ Wick will spend the the Philadel tory and the Island, s of the to the the Ar will b found hipped An will zo where Then, if clory =ton prior this is not ther n il be KRISHNAMURT! DENIES ENGAGEMENT RUMORS Would Work of Teaching Religion, Marriage Hindu Mystic Declares. B the Accociatal CHICAGO, « namurti, Hin Then<ophy cago visit &irl Any repor ment is absurd ble that my we not ever ™ Press S.—Tiddu Krish arrived in Chi few days ! rumors h New he was engaged 3 Jersey ning the engage too terri 1 know erfere with I do /me engaged president of the recently « gather \s the phy ppearance f teaching end to be Besant religion CANDIDATE IS KILLED. Three Other Nevada Office Seekers Hurt When Auto Overturns. RENO () —\rs, Republ er. is dead or State from omobile Nev.. October 17 su candidates were when the were _riding Elko. Nev. The rler. candidate for Mrs a Hatton, AR the Peterson three other ces todav tes received y they turtle vesterday njured. Ben F. attorney gene: seekin Supreme ¢ candidate for Fetayering neat F Indians Demand Hard Money. Americar hired to pw through men dollars. at the each da ment and of silve mediately t when they nd; are " seve Civic are staged cach year West demand pay performance in silver wait to be paid engagement, but i< an engage o have ba them im after cact w £ th < per it 18 necessary ilars ready to pay after each show ation of mod both as was the firet to know « product tex fiber. The Muors introduced cot ton Into Spain in the ninth and tenth centuries and achieved great skill and artistry in its conversion. Spain Europe in agricult d from six i in | Interfere With | - and prophet of | ican turned the HaARRIS - Evermets MRS, W, J00HUNT CALDER M. CALDER. Wife of Former Senator of $15.000 in Gems. By the Ase NEW YORK, October 18, dred detectives today were huntin three bandits who early Sunday re {Mrs. William M. Calder, mer United States Senator her daughter and sisterinlaw 000 in jewels as they to their Brooklyn homes from a {ter party in Manhattan The three men, all armed, en; the Calder automobile while it in front of the daughter's home. the men toq the wheel chanffeur, wh was his wife, and drove around the st four while his the women to give ated Press. Two of in up $2,500 Bracelet. lder saved a $2 it hack of shanffeur's w her hushand's them in her mouth women were finally near the ap: Commissioner 500 hra ceat e saved fing The which PPolice The women and chanffeny 1o identify photographs of e 1t polies headquariers as tho: lits Robber One robher suspected Mrs., | hiding some of her jewelry, but <he challenzed him to look under cushion to satisty himself he dec tn make a search. Before being eje from th omobile with the ‘¢ women Mrs. Calder the b from beneath the enshion and n s small pocket in her « After making all their out of the ear, which they through Brooklyn streets {an hour while collecting I passing several poiicemen, Arove away in the antomobile, later was found ahandoned tanee away _COMMISSION MEN put ov is Suspicious. for the jew w were returi from npanied stickpin the roll - JEWEL BANDITS andi Daughter-in-law Robbed hun = for ihbed wife of for- Calder; $15 ning thea tered stood One the re: companion their | celet cushion her by it of tment house in McLaugh were un rimi Calder of | w en | r the lined | ected wher | elet ut victims get | had driven Tmost elry. hers hich some dis: TO CONFER ON SITES NEAR NEW MARKET Phil L. Rodier, District of Columbi Wontinued from First cite for the new market porters of hoth of the other Incations frankly denounced the mission’s water wonld 'd choive “The wishes of the peopl inzton have simply heen {usual was the stic A, . Driseoll, sident ity Citizens selation ling. “Our site. commonly know Ithe ‘mideity site’ hecause of its tral loeation, had the enthusiasti ment of about 33 ci \ the only bodies through w The site a Kckin even made ihe they th f have the {do {tions, Page.) possible | com nd the friends of | sue it | THE EVENING STAR 5 STUDENTS G G W UL DPLONAS Chss of Craduates in Aca- ic Tcrr. Fifty-t ington their acade mer were when they from Wil dent t Hall. Uni Course D v m work d dnated received am Mather > universi V students of George W3 who comy v thiz mor their dipl Lewis, y in Corc Completed Summer. h pletod sum ning. omas prest coran The annunl convoention was discon tinued thi card ever the rew vear an . were 1 Lewis addrs and | cent | ton, Ame: in the wh zev finish izes < pr rtificate « n school o 1 mere do fact that | something | business their best the power to the Dean William « | Lapham. I | Den Wit Geovge N partments attendance. Ho The list Sehool of arts Ilinois, ton D ot George Margaret W Al of I ty: An trict of Col College: Fir Philippine 1 sity of the aster Rachelor Albus, Penr { Bell, Virgin | District of | genia Buch | bia: Mary Columbia: ) { of Columbia trict of intleroy, on ol neis "Columbia: Distri Penr { Hottel, Vir Distriet of ¢ | trict of Col ney, Distty | Stonestreet jard Ke Columbta Minnesota | Shipivo, Di | Adama Sow and Mary of Columbis ‘Teachers College: Bachelor e i 1 University: ns he v shoved neval utionary nd lost cment. to ood F dectived Dr college i ument. It the holder and is not s fossional worlds zive da pr th ) said n, finish,” a w | L, Williar Va m enning of the uniy graduate rman Theo R., 1924, Williarn Columbia 30X, ston 1 Distric War, won tre wiv Borden, 1 Vleck 1 the held wram ating as a W while many b he w pring 1 the Finishe: 1 to the . Lewis far more mbolize has fin 1 quitter. who Dr. hose 1 Indgkins, Dear . Rue ol riou we m the v ersity t of Diploma Winne: of graduates follows: tudies, m dore _Andes Georg n A. Washington University: Texas, A 1 oof diploma part Dr. men veferved to a re- George that hing. the ittles as a cipal “The the completion of work than s the ished The have s Dean Tohn or n s de in e aster rson, Colnmbi rorge Washington Uni na Gancher umbia, A igido slands, B, Philippines. f science B. of arts nsylvania Mary olumbia; steiner, Dis Louise Ch: ohn Paul William lumbia: Fr District of Flack, Dis Elmer ¢ Harry of Colun rsylvani inia: Stuart *olumbia; 1 imbia: Olive ‘toof Lamar, M MePherse Minnie (with strict of ers, Dis Virginia A I distin W Paul Guy G rie Hedr Vil , Tn Robert 1914, Columbian College Class. X rces ( beth Margaret trict of Cc ce. Distri ‘ollins, Di D. Dyke, rances De Columbi trict of iilfoy, Samuel phia: Geor, Llew a Di: s eon Katz Christine mbia; 13d wryland: n, Ron nction) ‘olumblia; t atkins, Di of Distric Madison alon niver- Alden and , University of Montana. elins “ooley iehn, Eu lum- ot of strict Dis. ring Mur- Jlum strict Gold ge S ellyn Kingshury, Dis- Kin ward Rich toof ning, Samuel John of Columbia, | strict | arts hachelor's diploma in education— | Samuel R. Bavle, Maryland; | Elizabeth By [isiae e v Josephi “l olumbia, sclence in -Stanley | Columbia, Master i Minnesot Penns; red | ston | as of Mid this morn- | shire n as cen in niza hich | { the people of voteless Washington can {expross their wishes Cites Many Indorsements. Secretary of Agricnlture Jar the divectors of the experiment st the University of Maryland | who have heen studying market | throughont the country; the Citi Advisory Couneil of the | a8 Loui Columbia: 426 farmers and | mission merchants along {avent | doreements people 1o question. Incinded in s that asked | celect the certral location for the { market are .0 citizens' associat inot counting the Citizens' i Council, which represents And reckoned oo he with in the list of orga the commissjo District all these have added their these are the | dine; tion men sites zens’ | of com- fana in this niza- n new ions Advisory the senti ! ment of the combined citizenry of the It is un that more Columbia the least | District { nate. to say | sideration was not | ganizations, They constitute the { medium through which we. peoy American city, can ey wishes. We are not through. that the decision mmmc Park and v will be approved course, that it is not Say. Congress will make decision. We shall carry there. confident of taking with the support of most of | people of Washington and the Iport of the farmers of Maryland | Virginia om heliete of the tiona Com know ast | final fight I | | | i \ George M. Yeatman both the Southwest Citizens' tion and the Southwest [ ens {dent hoth of thes | prepare immediately carry | fight for the market to Congress | Yeatman { District the wi conomical ter site helieved the most ¢ | center v ket | He freely predicred that | will repudiate the choice of the | commission. The sit he said. does not have proval of the people of | not even those living in the Nocth its nearest district— outstanding locatio ning the said citizens throughout front for rtu con given to these or- only le of ress | We do not Na- Planning we the the our 0 {yeceive the Perkins medal for 1927 his chemical particularly American | son, n: of Wash | Ma ignored comment i Ne s { lowa: nia Robe wWill Aqu I Tdaho: Rife | Palmer, P Ruth, Delav merville, \ Walker, Samuel Wol | | | R¥ the Ascon NEW YO | B Teeple, ‘Il*t-nKIIIIIun ments, [of an Nearles Lal Iheen award [ the | distinguish to applied ¢ Dr. Charl the Synthet | ufacturers’ |ing_the | which Dr ot supplving i needs of 1 | secretary | Society lis a of ifornia Priest, Mas District aw: urt, New Y ley. Distric ne Hart mechanical vhn Skarzir laws—Ha and Rollin Ivania laws: sin; Geors Allen Sdwin Olive foward rt L liam illa Texas 1chu: Wall Nehek « et war irginia; R of Pennsy iffe, Ryan, Randall Th Kahn, “harles ork: Helen t of Colu Distr Gertrude | Ger- mi ict of vllege of Engineering: Rachelor of engineering— Others in Honor List. Medical School 1ski, Distri rold P. Paul Percy Klme! A i or Daue, roop Gol 1, New lace er, Utah; Mt alph Lin Columbia, Ivania. |PERKINS MEDAL GOES TO NEW YORK CHEMIST of Award. ated Press RK. Octobe: chemist of of ke, Calif. ed annually American chemist who A4 himselr 1 hemistey os 11 Fiert ic Organic ssociation, rd, said 20 per cen country f the Ame | He was born in Kempton r 18.—Dr. this city, industr The medal since 19, W Ohis ser v. preside Chemieal in that t of thy Dr. rican Che 1, sraduate of Valparalso (' and of Cornell University, sup- | and | Expects Repudiation of Choice. an officer of Associa Business | Ascociation. said he was confi- | organizations would their | Mr the to a Congress plan- Eckington ap Washington eust, and of the three ns advanced is the Jenst accessible to a vast majority of Washington homes The selection of the site the commission’s choice.” Mr. Yeatman continued victory committe: Men's Associttion, meeting immediately Iy for an intensive tended to impress Cong dvantages of the water-front tion long shot.” {venlly a | hoosters: ! Busine: feall a 1 ans As chairman of of the Southwest campaign s< with the [accident near water-front second is the xhall lay in loca- Senator’s MARTIN | @ not in an i tion Dr | Robert | tle change § been able to The famil | | MARION Zepresentat | Democrat, i district, wil for possibly of injuries came know his legs. according | dition in the pas | Representative Confined for Two Weeks. William mmediately o a H. Egbert, ) tuke s ¥ Exp, hio ive Marion, 1 be Oct Brool of received in n today. Ind., here a week a R. eritical his physic weeks. H » nourishme: remains at the bed ected to Fle the Sth confined to his two weeks an & Rus October McKinley of Tlinois. who has been a patient at a sanitarium here since August 18, report today Doctor of medicine ot of Curtis, | Howard T 3 3l nder Brown, ozier, Penn rdon, amp- McRBride, Roy ford ae James Willlam Som wood i and Development of Cnllfomia Potash Industry Prevailed as Basis John will in achieve- the development potash v at has 06 to nost Vices nt of Man- announe- the plant i Teeple developed is capable potash Teeple is | mical and lege M’KINLEY UNIMPROVED. Immediate Condition Not Critical. Physician Says. SVILLE. Senator 18 is ondi- by an The physician’s report indicated lit McKinley's con. © has nt side FLETCHER IS INJURED. Be ) he Oh home s the 1 aton 0. His back esult | nobile it be was We are not through yet, by a|infured and he can only partially use|in the Washington WASHINGTON D. C. MONDAY, O DR. HARVEY W. WILEY. AT 82 SAYS LIFE SPA | Sees Next Quarter Century‘ Adding 3 or 4 Years to Average. }Observes Birth Anniversary‘ Today. Taking Usual Hike to Office. Three or four years will be added | to the average span of human life in | America during the next 23 years, Dr. W. Wiiey predicted today, his | econd hirthday. | Wiiey feels that the progress of science in lengihening life, which | has n(I(qu 10 years in the past qu v of a century, will continue, but at | ver puce The noted chemist and food expert ! vrvived at bis oflice in the Mills Build: K40 am. He had walked from Lis home in Ashmead place, as he! does every morning. e remains in the office” until taking no time | out tor lunch. “We are adding e to the lives of biex.” he said, | but science has not been m ing el high progiess in combating the | ilts which continue to beset the older enerition vy more and more N WILL STRETCH DR, II\I{\I‘\ \\ \\lll' U. S. TELLS MEXICO TO PUNISH SLAYERS Note Demands Immediate Action Following Killing of American. By The Associated Press. An urgent note requesting appre hension and punishment of those re- sponsible for the murder of J. E. Spriges, an American citizen and of ficlal of the Pepper Fruit Co., ha been delivered to the Mexican min ter of foreign affairs by Charge Schoenfield of the American embassy in Mexico City. Consul Blocker, at ported the murder of Mr. the emba which ately The Blocker report said Mr. Spriggs was murdered and robbed of 1. pesos at a point three kilometers | northwest of Culican, Sinola, ahout | noon Saturday SAWS LOCATED IN CELL START INQUIRY IN JAIL Fulton County, Ga., Officials Re- ceive Tip on Proposed De- livery of Prisoners. Mazatlan, Spriggs to acted immedi- By the Assosiated Press. ATLANTA, Ga., October 18.—An investigation was under way at the Fulton county jail today into the find- ing of two gasoline blow torches and | 4 dozen finely-tempered saws in the | possession of M. Markovitz, a prisoner under a seven-year sentence who is awaiting action by the Court of Ap-| peals on his case. He was convicted of | swindling several Atlanta banks on worthless check schemes. Receiving a tip that attempt would be made to effect wholes lelivery of prisoners, officers yesterday found marks of a hacksaw on three 's of Markovitz's cell and s in the cell were the hlow torche ws, they reported. | Jailers said that Markovitz had con. | structed a rope of woven strips of hed ticking. n | | CnstIes ‘ to Have Furnaces. Some of the old roval castles are he- ing modernized in Sweden by the in- stallation of furnace heat and hot and | cold running water. The improve mente are being made in several cas | tles that are more than 500 vears old and the government, in asking for funds for the work. estimated the cost would run from $12,000 to $16,000 a castle, tations on the Pa cific coast broadeasts the time, day and date, because of requests from lis- teners in mountain and desert regions who lose track of time. One of the radio | By the t | firm MORSE DEAL NOTES IDENTIFIED AT TRIAL Accountant for Firm Named in Con- spiracy Charge on Wit- ness Stand. Associated Press. [ The Gov- ernment, in W YORK. October 18. the conspiracy trial of Harry ., Benjamin W. and Edward V. Morse an co-defendants. today called as a witness Charles . Potter, 1 aecountant formerly connected with Dennis & firm_of account ants, the senior partner of which, Wil liam’ 1. Dennis, is a defendant Potter testified that in 1017 engaged, under the direction of Den nis, to examine and audit hooks and ecords of the United States Steam ‘0. and its subsidiaries, He ified copies of excerpts he said he had made of meetings of the m ship company involving the “Gilbert contract.” around which the Govern ment bases its charge of conspiracy to defraud. The transeripts were offered by the Government in substantiation of pre viously identified complete copies of the so-called contract MALADY IN FLORIDA. Medical Aid Sent to Fort Lauder- dale, Where 200 Are Ill. MIAMI, Fla.. October X (#)- Dr. William It Redden, medical director of the American fed Cross m panied by a_corps of physicians and nurses, left here today for Fort Lau | derdale, following reports that more 1 200 persons in that city and neighboring communities were suffer. ing from a mysterious illness which appeared suddenly Dr. Redden said he had heen advised that 32 Red Cross workers in the Fort Lauderdale zone had been ineapacl- tated by a malady. believed to have heen caused by temporary pollution of the water supply there, He was advised that it was not fever. CASHIER GETS 10 YEARS. ' he was typhoid Baltimore Official Confesses Part in $113.000 Tefts. RALTIMORE, Md., Octoher 18 (&) —After confessing his part in the reeny of $112.000 from the banking and brokerage firm of W. W. Lana han & Co. of this city, J. Stephen Kelley, former assist was sentenced to 10 year Maryland Penitentiary by in the Judge | O'bunne in Criminal Court today. The chief incentive for the Kelley stated on the stand, was iire to obtain whisky. His tions had covered a period of four_years, he snid. thefts A de- Study of Reco George Washington probably died | of acute inflammatory edema of the |* larynx, resulting from a simple cold. which clogged the respiratory | passages and caused suffocation. | | Such s the conclusion of Dr. | | Walter A. Wells, Washington throat | fspecialist, after an exhaustive study i {of all the medical evidence bearing upon the last illness of the first | President The mulady {8 does not often result i Washington's case it apidly, probably being by some virulent most likely the streptococcus. bacterfum is also responsible croupous pneumonia. Some Mistakes Indicated. Washington, Dr. Wells concludes, | did two of the worst things possible | after returning from an inspection | ride ahout Mount Vernon on a cold, rainy day with a slightly sore throat In the first place, he neglected to change his wet clothes. In the second place, despite a warning hoarseness, he started to read aloud, thus doing tha very thing that would tend te in crease the inflammation of the parts | affected. i In an extreme casa of this kind at | present, Dr. Wells told the Virginia Medical Society at Norfolk last week, delicate operation would be per. formed. This cousists of opening the trachea, allowing direct ingress of air | to the lungs. This operation was known to physicians in Washington's day, but was opposed by the best | medical opinion Instead the not uncommon huldI fatally, but in| worked very ompanied anism, This for | orthodox practice of | bleeding was followed. in accordance | with the Edinburgh school of | medicine, althongh it could have no | possible effect in relieving the suffa- | cation which was strangling the master of Mount Vernon. \ashing ton himself was somewhat of an! smateur physican and a great advocate of bleeding as treatment for | most ailments. He frequently ordered it for members of his household and his slaves who were indispe Others of Family Cited. Throat inflammatigne were hereditary mily. The father died under very of the first Preside | died { stead during the hard life of | was | mained active | phy WASHINGTON S FATAL ILLNESS DESCRIBED TO PHYSICIANS| Capltal Specxallst Has Made Exhaustive rds Of Case Of Nation's First President. simflar clreumstances—that is, very suddenly with acute inflammation after exposure to inclement weather | Washington's haif-brother, Lawrence, died of tuberculosis. The Father of Ilis Country himself had several times previously been Liid up with an ailment similar to that which eventuated in his death Onee during the Braddock campaign he was out of commission for some | time due to & contagious uffection of tract. to take the respiratory When he went the Continental Army he wax in bed for a time thing very similar to Several times he was plenritic affection. Once of pneumonia Man of Good Physique. Washingten, Dr. Wells points was a man of exceptionally physique, hardened by much outdoeor exercise, which stood him in good is cam paigns. and the confining vears of his presidency. Due to this physique he was able to throw off the previous nfections. But his exacting routine as Presi- dent sapped his strength. When he returned to Mount Vernon he did giot have the same reserve of vitality. #le growing old—68. But he re- and presumably was a man of tremendous vigor. }is death, after an illnexss of only two days, shocked the country. Dr. Wells is inclined to justify the ns who attended Washington on” his deathbed. They were Dr | James Craik of Alexandria, ccompained him on his | campalgns; Dr. Gustavus R. of Port Tobacco, Md., and Dr. Dick of Alexandria. Craik and Brown were Edinburgh graduates. Dick was a University of Pennsyvlvania man. Five davs after his death these three issued a statement, attributing the cause to cynanche trecheales, or inflammation of the throat—practically the same diagnosis given hv Dr. Wells himself. Knowledge of this kind of | malady was, of course, very limited command at Boston with some. influenza. subject to he nearly ont military Brown Eveell lin those days. A scrupulous record of the symptone and treatment was kept by Washington's private secretary, Col. Toblas -Lear. - ‘TOBER said he | ant cashier of the | pecula | who had | 18, 1926. ESSEL LANDS TRIO SAVED OFF FLORIDA Tiny Craft Is Sunk in Recent Hurricane After Eight-Day Battle. t By the Associated Press. HAVRE, France, October 18.—An elght-day hattle in a disabled motor bhoat with the tail énd of the Florida hurricane ended in almost miraculous rescue for three Americans, who were | {taken from their tiny craft a few mom- | jents before it sank in the raging seas, | _The three. William \mlhrlg of Brookline, Mass.: Patrick Francisco. and Russel Young of Cam- bridge, Mass rived here today on the United Shipping Board | Steamer Meanticut, which picked them up after they hud given up their {last hope und were prepared for death Hit Without Warning. The hurricane hit the launch with- out a mement’s warning as the boat wis chugging down the Florida coast, The men were forced to head to sea t avoid being swamped under the monster waves that time and again smashed over the deck of the craft ind buried the bow under tons of | water For five days they managed to keep the bow of the launch to the sea; then the engine hecame disabled, and the only reliance left to them was a jury sall. rigged out of a hlanket. IFor nearly 72 hours they were with jout sleep, for the inrush of water kept joue of them bhailing all the time, while the third handled the wheel. Finally [ they gave up hope, with the water al most up te the sheerline and huge waves battering them. Saved in Nick of Time. 1t was then that the Meanticut hove {into sight and took them off just as the launch plunged to the hottom. Even then, Sandberg narrowly escaped death, for in his exhausted condition he fell from the boarding ladder under the sinking launch and was hauled out with difficulty. “The tiree men today had the highest praige for Capt. 8. ¢, Wallace and the ew of the Menticuf, who gave them every care, furnished them clothing and brought them to Havre. STREAM YIELDS BODY OF MURDERED NEGRO Victim of Gun Play Found in Canal by Fisher- man. | - Police another wit lof the body, today are confronted w murder mystery and thus mt clues as to the identity vietim a_colored man, whose with a bullet hole through the head, was found in the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal near Chain Bridge | vesterday There was no water in the lungs, proving that the man was dead when [ thrown into the water. | Detectives Fowler, Flaherty, Jones |and Jackson are working on the cas |and Sheriff Clay Plummer of Mont "gomery County has been asked to as [sist them. There is a possibility, the | detectives hold, that the man was { killed either in Marvland or Virginia and the body carried over the District {line, The man was light hrown in color, {between 35 and 40 vears old, about 5 {feet 11 inches tall and weighed ahout 0 pounds. Except for the hullet {wound there were no marks of vio- lence on the hody. The bullet entered the forehead hetween the eves John Tl Thompson, 33§ street southwest, discovered the hody while fishing. Coroner Nevitt helioves it had heen in the water several days. The police have no record of any missing person answering the deserip- tion. FIRE ON LINER HOMERIC. Small Blaze at Seaa Confined to Unoccupied Cabin. YORK. October 18 (&) small fire on the White Star | Homeric, which sailed f |last Friday. was reported in a wire less message from her commander to | the iine here today. The hlaze started in an unoccupied cabin yesterday, but was soon extinguished by the crew. The damage, the message said, was confined to the cabin's interior and fit tings. | [ NEW A liner | | | | . ¢ g Intercity . Rotarians Meet. ial Dispatch to The Star STAUNTON, October 18. ohjects of furthering acquaintance among representative business and prefessional men of this section and expanding the {deal of community cerviee, nearly 300 Rotarians and wives held an intercity meeting here Friday night Delegates wer here from Harrisonburg, Charlottesville, Waynesbhoro, Covington and Hot Springs. Wayneshoro won the at- tendance prize, a silver loving cup. S With the LAUREL ENTRIES FOR TUESDAY. RACE—Purse. $2500: and up: steeplochase FIRST foyearolds Thowas Palue. Asietic *Cusette SECOND RACE Syear-oids: 6 fur John W. Weber Dexto: maldens about ol velyn Sawywr, Purse, $1.300 g 110 112 claiming Saxatlle Medins amp. 105 108 100 105 104 Also eligibie *Red Light Rock Light 100*Matilda B 110 Paulotta Coma.. 112 *Quadriite THIRD RACE—Purse. 1 300 Sevear-olds and up: 31y furlongs 1elidd | Warning | 2o Roland Lewis | eTamarind Ist " Valentine | #Rody | Ev Horgan.. | Pennant Croshy Dan Wonderl aster Rel Ten Sixts RACE—Purse, $1.300: & furlongs. 110 106 13 Purss, $2.500: Heyear-olds and o FOURTH Broken Vows. an<ant Fenlight FIETH fillies. Overture . Aromagne RAC the Alhe. nudie » up: 1 aker Clown 110 Mars ... 104 Blondin RACE—Purse. $1.500; claiming i up: 1 mile and 70 yards. 101 Frank Fogarty.. 105 13 Star of Gold. . 14 100 unger Hilo *Chink ", *Cupid's entry. RAC 1 | The SIXTIH Beyear-olds fLaveen Miliwirl Mo Aulifte A Martin Wil Nat Evens tsamuel L | sevexta ling: 3- *Davenport | et Hackwn & Priree miles sHaritel azetta Cran ey $1.300: claim- 101 10 100 Ly fall who knew ym New York | | Commi Will Testify MRS, HALL T0 TAKE Sure of Vindication When Case Comes to Trial No- vember 3, She Declares. By the Associated Press. NEW BRUNSWICK, N. J., October ~Mrs. Frances Stevens IHall will the stand in her own defense when brought to trial November 3 on charges of the murder of her hus band, Rev. Dr. Edward Wheeler Hall, and Mrs. Eleanor R. Mills, a singer. “1 shall when the 18, take certainly take the stand trial starts next month,” she said. “I have nothing to conceal. “Then Special Prosecutor will have to change his tactics, deal with before a jury and stop his campaign_of suspicions and_insinua tions in the newspap When that day comes I feel he will receive from the jury a rebuke richly deserved and ew Jersey will ggain be a fit place for decent people to live in.’ Mrs. Hall denied that wealth political influence sheltered her the three other members of her f ilv und indictment for the mu Henry and Willie Stevens, her broth- ers, and lenry de la Bruyere pender, a cousin. The brothers will go ou trial with her and Carpender will be tried alone later. ter own fortune, she has excecded $300.000 more than $250,000 £185,000, and Carpender’s, $140.600 The brothers inherited theirs, she said while Carpender earned practically all of his. “1 do not vestigation said, nev Willie's ilenry's not consider the present in which resulted in the in tments as an investigation.” she ald, “but a malicious persecution £ and my family. institu L tabloid newspaper to inercase cireulation and abetted Ly poli to further thefr own ends.” My, Simpson declined to comment on the interview, saying he preferred to make his answer in court. I its | COLLEAGUES EULOGIZE LATE JUDGE G. E. DOWNEY at Special Memorial Services Here Today. “An lie ahle, vant, and beloved hyv him, Judge Georg Downey made for himself a place amongst the great judges of the coun try,” said Herman J. Galloway, Assis tant Attorney General of the United States, in a eulogy delivered at' sery jces in honor of Judge Downey, held in the courtroom of the Court of Claims this morning at 10 o'clock Judge Downey, a member of Court of Claims, who was appoir by President Wilson August 3, 1 vas born at Rising Sun. Ind.. July 1. 1860 and died in Washington Ma 1. last. Other honoring honored the el addresses were (I Louis T who delivered the late jurist Jones, George A, King, Michener, John . McCarron, F. Kinche Horace Witman, all lawyers, and Judge Fenton W. Booth of the Court of Claims. Judge Fdward K. Campbell presided. DISCUSS D: C. NEEDS. ioners and Citizens Map Commi Program Tomorrow. The Citizens' Advisory Council will meet with the Distriet of Col joners tomorrow even frame a legislative program for forthcoming session of Congr was announced today hy Jess uter, chairman The meeting will hegin at o'clock, but the conference with Commissioners will not start a half hour later. “The ubject of the Suter said, “is to determine Whit pros posed legislation affecting the Distriy should e supported at the session of Cong the until meeting” Mr next - s Studied at Georgetown U. Special Dispatch to The Star MARTINSBURG, W. Va, October | 18,—The of Wtiliam Homilk Duivall, 6 )id, Assistant p F'l'llrlnl attorney in Cook County, 111 who died in Chiea Saturday, will | be buried here tomn "W He studied it joerzetown University and 320 Vvears ago went to Chicazo, where he married Miss Anne Peterson, who sur vives with two children. . flag of Rumania iz a vel. The national tricolor of vertical stripes of red low and blue. from traffic dangers? Yes or No..... Yes or No.... If not, what hour do y *Lads Bountiful s Cornuromise | *Helter S *Rose Mist *Blow Horn Also eligible +Mystrious 106 100 107 108 Mows b At ' Zeod .t . 112 *The Cocoon. *Teluride . Trover antry. O Do T, e e Liddress...... TAND IN DEFENSE chotr | mpson | 1 Mary about | Court of Claims Jurist Is Praised efficient and valued pub- | Charles | NAME FOR GIRAFFE TOBE CHOSENSOON Judges Select Winning Sug- gestion This Week From Nearly 500 Letters. The giraffenaming contest closel offictally Saturday night There are nearly 500 letters from |the chiidren of Washington from | which a selection will be made durtn |the week. Most of these letters con- tain meore than suggestion | come of them six or seven. Thars are nearly a thousand diffe names which have heen offered for this lttle orphan from the African jungles who is coming to be the pla 1t Washingtonians | Was ever suct | the christening o that the giraffe w Few of Suggestis ‘There were a few n: Sunday's Star for jack of them arrived late just_under the wire, in the contest These suggestions follow: Josephtne A, ('Connos old, 106 Rhode Island avenu Cetewayo, Brown Bones and Dumi Eleanor Collins, Potomac one and fent i mate o a trouble taken with a baby? s tt lik 1 apprectate ft7 18 < left out of spaee. Some the event considerat in for 14 ve 8 years ¢ ith Slig Star. Johm Reverly L Brookville, Md. Jo Mitehell, Stlver Spring Arthur W. Snite, 11 Spring road -Dands Shivley Lazarus, Shorter, Ginger, Eltzabeth Ke Park road, B Joseph V. ' Minn Tielen Greenwa Aero, Air Dorothy ~ Brodt street Raftus or Peg Kahn, 8 vea necticut avenne " rious Spot, Vietory Tenley oL Riggs, Bahe F w12 o aver Africona vears ol . 1418 » Tavlor street the Great vears old nie 13 Howdy 10 years old, er 3 ins, 10tte 2318 _anier place She ¥ Leo eastJack Samue shire ave b, ntern 1240 Columbus Weightn hitr cone Names N | ¥ana stetn | Rubbernect Horace | Ordway str Philip Ferris, 14 ye bemarle street - Anac Charlotte THobbs, i wry, Star Bos | Peter Pan, Abd-el Krim, | Light-Us. Idith lopkins, | Af-Am. | Philip Robinson Surrey street, Che Margaret O°Connell, 1213 T street northeast Fhomas William M 705 Rock Creek Churel Iy Eve Abram Vaillant ! "Donald A Thirty-Ninth Carl Hard, ¢ | Kathryne teenth stre ol Sa00 2’10 Al- 1S Sher Seope, 1030 Eighth street 11 vears Chase {old ron L. Budd, M- La Berwyn 3330 12 yvears old, Bruce. street ritherst aven |GOOD BATTLE PLANES | ARE ALWAYS DANGEROUS Must Be Extremely Sensitive to Be of Value in Rapid Pur- suit Fighting. the Ascociated Press DAYTON, Ohio, good battle plane s mecessari unsafe plane, and it is th of danger that offers the pi 1 ship his greatest protection | battle. Officers of the Ar officlals of MeCook that. The primar {ing planes are speed bility hese little shi to twist and wnd denly., t £ or to 1sh frof Ry Oet element of sich in aerial is Alr Corps and Field here heliave requisites {n fight A manenyer must he naneuve means tha must he n extreme degree. When ot in battle I he w | | sensittve to [ pursuit y | ailerons or athe ediate eness Fie the pursu ous in the More ribnted exper “slow and had not the delicacy of t uch ne | piloting one of tho “tinger planes. DEMANDS LIIIUOH TRIAL. see of Representative Cramton's Home Pleads Not Guilty. Pleading guilty and of flexib that and t | xtremie officers plane unsi hands of miakes 1cher rienced ok P an inexy than to ce b ships one t be plot's n veloped death heen whelly a mbia | not ion auarts O'Herne, alias Lepresentative charges of possession rum, Jack to | Crampton, ving home frial by a jur radgned before Judge 1 tingly in Police Conrt toda released on n bond of 500 O'flerne was arrested night by Policeman 1 and Wiilllam 8. Br precinet, after they had pursued b down Adams Mill road. The ma which O'Herne was driving w fscated, atreet deman " r boert I Satnr Tohnson the tenth win | $1,000 ng Dnappean | Detectives are the disappearanee ring from a Ruflding Saturda | Tanet 1. ¢ M strect and is emplo trict Buflding, sail the with a ruby, surrounded | ating Ao 0 dren the Distr restraom in attis Wi who e School-Hour Ballot Do you favor later opening of primary and elementary schools to protect children Do you favor 9:30 a.m. as opemng “hour? ou fzvor? scssssegenace Cwt out ballot and mail to School Bditor, The Evening Stor.)