Evening Star Newspaper, November 1, 1926, Page 17

THE EVENING STAR, 'WASHINGTON D. 0, MONDAY, NOV. MBER ., 1, 1926. APPLE WEEK one to s retary of Agricul- how the Nation what National ment annually supports the week’s untry’s chicf agricultural S FoR ES SCCTETY 8-year-old ¢ i ident of the ( aken a job in her nr. HEinE Dorrane uzhter of the u father’s factory peeling tomatoes at 30 cents the healthfy 1 habit of including one products heir daily diet. ht by I. & A. Photos. DIRIGIBLE SUCCESSFULLY LAUNCHES PLANES FROM MID-AIR. The English dirigible R-33 starting on a recent trip from the Pulham aerodrome with two one-ton airplanes, which were successfully released for flight from the big airship while she float ed high in the air. the feat has been accomplished with two planes. FOR SOUP F, Hlios . 3, who Copyright by P. & A. Photos. crowned h Dempsey. AV ails for a brief rest in Bermuda. told ship reporters he was going to the island to escape some of the well meaning hand-shakers who congratulated him on his victory over IAKERS. Gene Tunney, newly He Acme Photos. The test marked the first time - Acme Photos. | | To preside at Hall-Mills trial. Justice Charles W. Parker, to whom falls the task of presiding at the trial of Mrs. Frances Stevens Hall and her two brothers in the murder case, which opens Wednes- day. Copyright by P. & A. Photos. b e NE OF THE HALL-MILLS MURDER TRIAL. Somerset County courthouse at Somerville, N The white marble in which will open ‘Wednesday the trial of Mrs. Frances Stevens Hall and her brothers on a murder charge in connection with the killing of Rev. Dr. Hall and Mrs. Eleanor Mills. Copyright by P. BRONX Z0O 1L born there last ) Jenny. Despite his GIRAF his mother. The youngster arly age, Junior, as I y is five feet and nine inches tali, and eventually will be even taller than FE, TOO. And this _littie chap was shown with his m has_been named, a Wide World Photos. JACKIE CO0GAN AS A MAN OF ARMS. The juvenile movie star, who recently had his bobbed locks shorn, is growing up. Jackie is shown making up his bed as a student at a Los Angeles military academy. O0TLEG WARFARE CEERS 0ANY O Hllinois Residents Avoiding" Night Traveling Despite Promises of Gangs. 3y th B MAR el Covenher A t has been 1hid cit- w , PFrar Count L result of th tween hootl the-fl oveme wgur W rens of klin Saline - | LEXT " ington Colle and boot- { rable critcism centers largely bodies, g warfare who believe the but on e E « high- und war “They | shoot- start- . who : champion- g & toot race ald the half-mile aip of Scotland for five scently at his home at Ferguslle, el B e | Washington and Lee University Boy Scout Cited As Hero, Saving Two From Train Special Dispatch to The Star OAKLAND, Md., November 1.— Leonard Murphy, Boy Scout, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Murphy, has been cited by the tional ‘ourt of Honor of the Boy Scouts of America for an act of bravery. ved the lives of two small children who were standing on the crossing at the Baltimore and Ohio station here as a train bore down isked his own life to * the locomotive to the chil- and in a moment darted ss the track, pulling the chil- n to safety. The cltation was nted by torney Wil- R. Offutt, rman of the local Court of Honor. COURT GIVES VERDICT TO KANSAS PRINCESS Divorced Wife of John D. Spreckels, Jr., Avenges Insults in Turkey. By the Associated Press. CONSTANTINOPLE ~—A one-time K sas Turkish prince: today received he lated satisfaction from a Turkish court for insults heaped upon her by an Egyptian princess. The Turkish princess had been accused of taking a long moonlight boat ride on the waters of the Bosporus with the hus- band of the Egyptian princess. A charge of assault was dismissed, but a fine of 10 pounds was upheld. The American-born woman is Prin. cess Salda Chakir, divorced wife of November 1. rm girl, now g |SIGNATURE ON PICTURE BELIEVED LEE'S LAST Receives Relic as Gift From Miss Lillie Heck. Va., November 1.— ure ever written by Lee, it is thought a small picture of the t present in the Washington University collection. The nted to the univer- Lillle Heek. secured a small pic- . Lee during the last few months before his death, Miss Heck {said, and had asked a friend, Percy | Davidson. t a student at Wash- now Washington and t see if he could | s signature for her. | was then president of | m College. Davidson took the picture Gen. Lee's office in the cha is now the Lee Memor met him just as he w {office. Mr. Davidson come back another time. “No." Miss Heck quoted Gen. Lee, ,“I will go right back now and do i.” The The lust seneral, nd Lee | Lee University, secure the to which el. He leaving his d he would Confederate ied the pic home. leader returned | ire and then went | which he never left | as he was seized with the which proved a short | time after this incident s that in her opinion | her sister, this is the | sienature of the general and also | t piece of writing he ever did. i fatal | LEAGUE OFFICIAL QUITS. Dr Nitobe, Undersecretary Gen- eral, Soon to Retire. GENEVA, November 1.—(#)—Dr. Inaso Nitobe of Japan is retiring on {the first of thie year as undersecre- general of the League of Na- i announced. Sir' Eric Drummond, the secretary | general, has offered the post to Herr | Dufour-Feronce, councilor of the German embassy in London. The ap- pointment requires approval by the League council, John D. Spreckels, jr. of San Fran- clsco. Her husband is Prince Suad Chakir. The other woman s Princess Chivekiar, formerly wife of King Fuad Cgypt, and later the spouse of Selim Bey, whom she sued for divorce for his alieged indiscretion in taking the boat ride with the Kansas princess. The case has been before the courts for two years. In upholding the finé today a court at Stamboul threw out the assault charge because, although Princess Chakir asserted ' that the Egyptian woman had rained blows upon ‘her, witnesses declared there were no traces of blows on her face or_body. « Prior to coming to the Stamboul court the case was before the court of appeals at shehr. This _court last week sent it to Stamboul for re- trial. T 400 PLAY AT FUNERAL. Violinists Honor Gypsy Band Lead- er in Budapest. BUDAPEST, October (Corre- spondence). —When Antal Kocze, the well known gypsy band leader, dled here recently, more than 400 vioilnists joined and played the funeral march as his body was taken to its last rest- ing place. for 4 o'clock in the afternoon, there was such a great crowd a: bled that the police reserves wei necessary to keep order. People of all clas: were there, including a great assembly of gypsles in native attire. Before they reached the cemetery rain came pouring down, but it was not heavy enough to stop his col- leagues from playing their last trib- ute to him. BANK CLOSES DOORS. Unprofitable Investments and Cot- ton Situation Assigned Cause. ACKERMAN, Miss, November 1. UP)—The First National Bank of Ack- erman has been closed and its affairs placed in the hands of a Federal bank examiner, it was announced yester- da; The bank was capitalized at 000 and has deposits of between 000 and $60,000. Investment in real estate holdings which are not immediately marketable and the cotton situation caused offi- cers of the bank to close the institu- The Japanese embassy in Paris will vears, died | henceforth represent Japan in the League secreteriat, o tion, it was said. W. Gaston _of Ackerman % . is president and A. E. Fox. cashier, Although his funeral was scheduled | 3 { PARACHUTEJUMPER DIES. Chicago Robin Hood’s Charity Act Falls F].at as First 'Contributor’ Balks at Gun By the Assoclated Press. CHICAGO, November 1.—Charles Mosher could see no reason why a thor- oughly modern Robin Hood shouldn’t fare as well in robbing the rich to give to the poor as in the twelfth cen. tury, so he buckled on two big revol- vers yesterday and set forth to make a Sherwood Forest out of Chicago. The National Waste Co. looked pros. perous and Mosher turned in there, singled out the manager and thundered a demand for money. Disconcerted, the manager confessed that he was a little short of cash, but if it would accommodate the bandit, and in view of his nervous trigger finger, the manager could get some funds and meet him, say- “Never mind,” snapped Mosher. “T’ll give you the names and addresses of several poor families I know and [ want you to send them some money." Manager Lang took a long look at his bandit, reached for a gun and got in one wide shot hefore Mosher, knocking down two partitions as he went, dashed through the rear d and into a meat shop, where he subdued by several employe: Mosher explained his mission to de- tectives, but they decided to hold him despite the $300 bank deposit to which they were referred as proof that Mosher really didn't need the money himself. TRUCK KILLS HIKER WHO WAS GIVEN LIFT Maryland Man Had Returned From West and Was Nearing Home When Crushed. Special Dispatch to The Star. FREDERICK, Md., November l— John Gehring, jr. 25 vears old, of Federalsburg, Md., was crushed to death by an Army truck from Camp Holabird, as it skidded on the wet road and crashed into an embank- ment near Braddock Helghts yester- day. Three soldiers in charge of the truck, en route to the Army camp, were injured. They were Corpl, J. L. MeNeil, Cornelius Pugh and Anthony Deleanis. Deleanis is at the Fred- k City Hospital, suffering from injuries to the spine. Gehring, whose body is being held here for relatives, had left a city in the Middle West some weeks ago, and come East by hiking and by “lifts.” He was taken.on the truck near Mid- (dletown yesterday morning. He fell under the truck as it overturned. Flyer Dashes to Ground as Device Fails to Open. HUTCHINSON, Kans., November 1. | —UP—Jack Harwood, 26, a parachute jumper of Sioux City, Iowa, was instantly killed here late yesterday when his parachute failed to open after 2 jump from an airplane at an elevation of 2,000 feet. Harwood's death was due to the breaking of the cover rope of the bag when he pulled the break cord, releasing the ’chute, according to officials _of the Interstate Airways Company of Sfoux City. The dead man had prepared his own parachute ba~. Warren Ander- son, company representative, said, using a_ heavy cord in packing the cover of the bag. When Harwood jumped from the plane, Anderson said, the rope which attaches the air- plane to the parachute pack snap- ped, thus failing to tear the pack cover loose and release the bag. The accident came the end of a series of stunts on a ing circus™ program here. . e CRASH WITH ENGINE KILLS 1, INJURES 3 Coupe Wrecked and Occupants Strewn Along Rails at Kear- neysville, W. Va. Special Dispatch to The Star. MARTINSBURG, W. Va., Novem- ber 1.—Roy F. Snyder, 19 years old, of Charles Town, W. Va., was fatally in- Jjured, and his three companions in a coupe all were strewn along the rail- road track and injured less seriously, when the coupe crashed inte a rail- road helper engine backing westward at the B. & O. R. R. crossing at| Kearneysville, 6 miles from her about 11 o'clock last night. Snyder died an hour after being brought to City Hospital on the pilot of the engine. M Rose Caton, 16, this city, has a broken thigh and arm and deep lacerations about the head, while the other occupants, Miss Margaret Taylor, 17, this city, and Grayson Shull, 19, Charles Town, es- caped with lacerations and bruises. Miss Taylor was pinned under the wreckage of the automobile. — RADIO PERMITS GRANTED. Five New Stations Assigned Wave Lengths for Broadcasting. Permits for the operation of* five | new radio broadcasting stations were announced yesterday by the Com- merce Department. They are for: KFKB, R. Brinkley, Milford, Kans., 431.4 meters; KWTC, Dr. John Wesley Hancock, Santa Ana, Calif., 260.7 meters; WCWB, Radlocast Cor- poration, Milwaukee, 384.4 meters; WRES, H. L. Sawyer, Wollaston, Mass., 300 meters, and WAGS, Willow Garages, Somerville, Mass.,, 250 meters. Needed Teeth in Flying. An amusing instance of vanity un- der peculiar circumstances is given in the war diary of a young American fiyer now running in Liberty. Dur- ing the war, as he tells, one of his comrades, who had lost all of his teeth in @ crash, and who also had lost his false teeth one morning, wouldn't fly that day because he was THREE SLAIN AS MAN USES GUN ON FAMILY Father Kills Two, Wounds Four Then Ends Own Life With Bullet. By the Associated Press. CLEVELAND, Ohfo, November 1.— Three men were killed and three wom- en and another man were seriously wounded here last night, when James Treka turned an automatic pistol on his family as they sat at the dinner table, and then shot himself. Frank Koman, 36, Trcka's son-in- law, and Edward Kukral, his nephew died instantly. .7The wounded are: Mrs. Mary Trcka, 48, Treka's shot twice through the body, E Kukral, 17, shot twice In the back, Sylvia Koman, wife of Frank and Trcka's daughter, shot in the back, and Frank Kukral, wounded three times in the abdomen. Firing before any one had an op- portunity to escape, Trcka then ran into a hall and shot himself in th& head, dying instintly. Police believe he was demented. POWER LINE TO OPEN. Celebration Will Mark Richmond- Fredericksburg Event. Special Dispatch to The Star. FREDERICKSBURG, Va., Novem- ber 1.—November 18 has been set as the definite date for hooking up the high- power line hetween Richmond and Fredericksburg and the attendant celebration, which will be staged under auspices of the local unit of the Virginia Electric and Power Com- pany. ‘The construction of the line is prac- tically completed. When the current is turned on, Fredericksburg will be- come physically connected with other cities in the circuit served by the Vir- ginla Electric and Power Company, and unlimited electrical energy will be made available. This city will be changed over from 25-cycle to the 60- cycle system, necessitating the chang- ing of all the motors now in use. The City Council, Kiwanis and Rotary Clubs and the Chamber of Commerce are co-operating in the arrangements. Invitations will be sent to the mayors of Richmond, Norfolk, Newport News, Portsmouth, Hampton, Hopewell, Pe- tersburg and other cities supplied by the company. Gen. John A. Lejuene, commander of the United States Ma- rines, Gen, Eli K. Cole, commandant of the Quaintico marine base, and Secretary of the Navy Wijbur will be invited. g PRANK CAUSES ARREST. Taking Auto Charged to Man in Halloween Observance Special Dispatch to The Star. CLARENDON, Va., November 1.— Halloween merriment ran high in the county Saturday night. Many parties were staged and the boys were un- usually active in removing gates from fences, chairs from porches and do- ing other stunts to annoy and fright- en. Sheriff Howard B. Fields reported one arrest. Broaddus Shreve was charged with stealing the automobile of Harry Dubb from the garage at his home in Ballston. Arraigned be- fore Judge Harry R. Thomas today, Shreve was ordered held for the action afraid he’d get shot down with mo teeth in his mouth. of the December grand jury. was fl?d at §500, Copyright by P. & A. Photos. Posse Ends Bear’s 3-Year Terrorism Among Live Stock Spectal Dispatch to The Star. ELKINS, W: Va., November 1.— A bear that had been killing sheep in the Beccas Creek neighborhood three years, was dispatched after an exciting chase. Lilbern Vanpelt, Russel Vanpelt, Cecil Light, Gordon Bennett and P. . Vanpelt started in quest and the dogs soon picked up the animal's trail. A shot by Cecil Light wounded the bear. The animal started through the thicket and ran into the path of Gordon Bennett, who dispatched him with his shotgun. The bear, which had a record of killing scores of sheep and upon whose head the farmers had placed a price of $25, weighed 275 pounds. CARNEGIE INSTITUTION LECTURES ANNOUNCED Public Invited to Series Beginning November 10 on Ancient Bible Texts. The Carnegie Institution of Wash- ington, following out its custom of offering free illustrated lectures by staff members eminent in their re- spective fields of research, will give six lectures this year, starting No- vember 10 at 8:20 p.m. in the audi- torium of the institution, it Is an- nounced. Dr. E. A. Lowe, associate in palae- ography of the institution, will be the first lecturer, his topic being *“Ancient ‘Texts of the Bible.” The public is invited. The lecturer will discuss the trans- mission of the Bible in the original languages and in the versions, the varfety of the texts of the old Latin versions and the work of St. Jerome, whose translation, known as the vul- gate, has been accepted universally in Western Christendom, A revise® edition of the vulgate, now in process of publication at Rome and at Oxford, has been made possible by the aid of photography and by advances in palaeography. The views of palaeographers will be given on the genuineness of the new text of the gospels recently brought to light. Dr. Lowe will fllus- trate his lecture with a series of lan- tern slides. Inasmuch as the auditorium is not large the Carnegie Institution re- quests that those desiring to attend the series of lectures should apply by letter to the office of the institu- tion at Sixteenth and P streets. Suc- ceeding lectures will be announced from week to week. ASKS CONSTITUTIOiI FILM Bloom Would Picture “Wording and Framing” for Students. Introduction of a bill at the coming session of Congress seeking an appro- priation for fllming the “wording as well as the framing” of the Constitu- tion is_planned by Representative Bloom, Democrat, New York. Writing to President Coolidge of his plans, the Representative sald the aim of the motlon picture would be “to help make the document better known Bandlaml understood among the masses and the studying youth,” AMERGAN HERESS EAGACED 10 DKE Miss Audrey Emery to Wed Cousin of Late Russian Czar, Exile in Paris. By the Associated Press, NEW YORK, November 1.—Miss Audrey Emery, hefress to part of a $40,000,000 Ameri fortune, is en gaged to marry Grand Duke Dimitrt Constantinovitch, cousin of the late > Benjamin Moors of a_brother-inlaw of Miss Emery, and the housekeeper at the New York home of Miss Emery’s mother. have recefved cablegrams an- nouncing the engagement. The an nouncement was a_surprise to New York friends. Mr. Moore says he aid not even know/ the two were ac quainted. Miss Emery is the daughter of Mrs Alfred Anson of New York and of the late John J. Emery of Cincinnat{ Miss Emery’s mother married Mr Anson, a brother of the Earl of Lich fleld, four years after her first hus band's death. The Grand Duke Dimitri i3 a first cousin of the late Cza a gon of the Grand Duke Paul the revolution he has made h in Paris, where Miss Emery now is with her mother. He has acted as the personal representative Grand Duke Cyril since he proc himself Cyril I, Emperor of Russia. Dimitri was banished from Russia in 1914 for four months because of an alleged infatuation for Princess Bo losselsky, formerly Miss Susan Whit tler of Boston. Just before the Rus stan revolution he was expelled again because of a controversy that is sald to have resulted from a derogatory re mark made about his sister by the monk Rasputin. He is reported to have been connected with the group that killed the monk who wielded a great influence over the Russian royal fam! 1y just before its downfall. - FARM TOPICS AIRED. Seven Grange Organizations Repre- sented at Meeting. Special Dispatch to The Star. FREDERICK, Md., November 1. Farmers, representing seven grange organizations, Saturday discussed modernization of farm methods and closer organization at the annual meeting of Pomona Grange, the par- ent association, held at Mt. Pleasant. The gathering was attended by sev- eral hundred farmers and & large number of women. These officers were eléctes Master, J. 'Homer Remsburg, Mid- dletown; overseer, F. M. Maynard, New Market; lecturef, Mrs. George A. Holland, Mt. Pleasant; steward, Ed ward Hamilton, Mt. Pleasant; assist- ant steward, D. Vernon Holter, Mid dletown; chaplain, Rev. John M. De Chant, Lewistown; treasure!, Thomas Culler, Ballenger; secretary, Austin Renn, Ballenger; gatekeeper, Maynard Buckey, Mt. Pleasans; Ce: . G O. Hendrickson, Urba. Pomona. Miss Pauline Cadle, Market Flora, Miss Vera Kline, Braddock: lady assistant steward, Miss Ruth Holter, Bruddocky