Evening Star Newspaper, November 3, 1926, Page 17

v fourth term as governor of the CASTING ONI OF THE MILLION-ODD VOT! New York is an early arrival at the polls to vote for the Democratic ticket, on which he is elected for a left to right: Mrs. THAT CARRY HIM Empire State. Photo show: TO VICTORY. Gov. Al Smith of mith, the Governor and their daughter, Kathryn, at the voting booth at Forty-fifth street and Park avenue, New York City. MR. AND MRS. OGDEN MILLS candidate, wh yesterds voting m their votes. by Gov. Smith, snapped with Mrs, ne at Sixty-eighth street and Lexington avenue to cast Copyright by P. & A. Photos. PRESIDENT AN ment by voting. 9 "D MRS. COOLIDGE GO HOME TO VOTE. President Coolidge and the First Lady at the polls in Northampton, Mass., to cast their votes for the Bay State Republican t ried trip, from which they returned to Wash Coolidge had urged all Americans to exer Let. They made the hur- ington last night, after Mr. e their right of self-govern- Copyright by P. & A. Photos. AMERI JACKIES GUARD BARRICADED STREET DURING CHINESE UPR NG. Enlisted men of Uncle Sam’s Navy standing guard in a street near the consulate in the French concession of Hankow, China, at the time of the capture of Hankow and Hanyang, by the Cantonese troops, and the seige of W chang. Despite the safeguards thrown around the lives of foreigners, a number have been injured in the tional warfare. Copyright by . & A. Photo: AT THE POLLS. The Republican was defeated in the New York gubernatorial battle lills as they arrive at the Copyright by P. & A. Photos. “{" WORKERS PLAN §90.000 CAMPAIGN Teams Dine at City Club and Hear of Association’s Activity for Year. work of the Wasl T MY vere ex- plained to the captains and repre- ves of 15 campaign teams, who vas Washington for one week & Novenber to 3 necded t the as - a_dinner held M. O. The and the policy tion’s an yetary of the Thritt, president of the and L. W. DeGast, tury, spoke. M C. A, te secre- « the organization of the ng Me Christian _Association, Cooper emphasized the that h unit is a self ning. body, and that there ithority vested in any person or independent organization to voice the policy of the association as a whole. ie Washington association, for in- stance, he explained, has nmever put on record upon such contro- fism, prepared- . or other allied » such qu s do not \ the province of the Y. and because they are ques- decided by personal in- ion. His statement; re made conneetion with a on _of ideMs in Detroit, where the ©. M. C. A. was given sented come G A 1s to be publicity and r parently taking a stand on debat: subjects whicl as a matter of Mr. Cooper said, concern the Y. A. in any w. Sxpressions of viduals or separate organizations d not be interpreted reflect- M. C. A, 88 M. C. A in Sooper, has be: along certain their value in nity. The ma- he explained, pro- ater part ties, while_other ag by the Y. M. C. fyr service in the city derive no revenue and must be supported by public subscription. It and for needed re- M. C. A. Buildings and m of $50,000 is ? ton work and explaingd plans for the campaign next week. hose who attended the dinner W Hand; R. E. Myer W ckistone, P. . Betts, N. M. , W. D. Bailey, Beckett, Frank MeK. Blake, A. G C. F. Crane, strunk, W. M. Wi . S. LaFetrd, C. T. Kingsbury, E. A. Drumm, F. N. Stricklin, J. A. Bell, Ralph Wolfe, William R. Schmucker, Paul L. Rapp s Rhodes, M. O. Chance, Wil <nowles Cooper, C. T. Clagett, W. W. Everett, E. H. De- Groot, jr.. George A. Lewls, H. A. Thrift, L. W. DeGast and George T. Black, Houdini’s Secrets Of Magic Shared By 4, Friend Says By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, November 3.—Four friends of Houdini, the magician, who dled Sunday, know the secret of his magic, Leonard Hicks, a hotel operator here, said yester- day after reading a report that * Houdini died without revealing the secrets of his success, Mr. Hicks claimed a life-long friendship with the magician, dur- ing part of which he said he was associated with Houdini in the cal profession, and said the to whom the secrets are known are Houdini’s brother, known on the stage as Theodore Hardeen; Bud Collins, who was Houdini’s assistant for 16 vears, and James Vickery, who was his assistant for 14 yeu BODY OF HOUDINI ISLYINGIN STATE Funeral Se'rvices in New York Set for Tomorrow. Widow Collapses. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, November 3.—Harry Houdini, magician and exposer of | spiritualistic mediums, will be buried tomorrow at Macphelah Cemetery, in the borough of Queens. Fraternal and public memorial serv- ices will be held at the Elks’ Club here tomorrow morning. Afterward there will be religious services at Temple Mount Zion. Henry Chester- field, president of the National Vaude- ville' Artists’ Assoclation, and Loney Haskell of the Jewish Theatrical ,Guild will speak at the fraternal services. day at an uptown funeral chapel in - la bronze casket he bought to use in exposing the East Indian faker Rah. man Bey. Mrs, Beatrice Rahner Houdini, the magician’s widow, was under the care of a physician, prostrated by her hus- band’s death. She had to be carried from her private car when she ar- rived yvesterday with the body. — RIOT OVER SALT; 4 KILLED. Government Storehouse in Ecuador Stormed by Laborers. CUENCA, Ecuador, November 3 (#). —Searching for salt, of which there is a great shortage here, a band of the inhabitants stormed a government storehouse yesterday. A clash with the police ensued and four persons were killed and many injured. Farm laborers, hearing that a ship- ment of salt had been sent from Guayaquil, put an obstruction on the railway track and cut the telegraph wires, planning to attack the train and seize the much-needed commodity. The plot was discovered and troops were | placed on the train as7g coOnvoY, \ The magician's body lay in state to- | o, Feels fit after long fast. Dr. J. P. Geppert, practicing physician of Cincinnati, who has just ended a 42-day fast, and s e feels fine. He lost 37 pounds during the fast, in the course of which he took only water and orange juice. ‘Wide World Photos. MOTOR PICNICKING DE LUXE. This completely equipped motor din- , e d at a recent automobile show, lacks nothing in the culi- ne to make the picnic or dinner at the end of the motor ride a complete success. trays, plates and other accessories, with a neat pac for all. s. Nothing is forgotten in the elect stove, utensils, ng arrangement Copyright by P. & A. Photos. one of the most enthusiastic golf- ers of the diplomatic set, enjoys a round on the links at the Congres- sional Country Club. 3 @© by Underwood & Underwood. NAVY FLYER IS LAID TO REST IN ARLINGTON W and a member of the Schneider Cup team, air pilots of the Navy, War section of Arlington National Cemetery yesterday to its final resting place. WOMAN IN WILD AUTO HURT; 3 VEHICLES HIT Machine Caroms Off Police Car Into Bus and Then Bumps Another Motor. A woman was slightly injured and four motor vehicles were damaged when an automobile ran wild on Massachusetts avenue east of Thir- teenth street yesterday afternoon. Mrs. Helen W. Meade, 3026 Wis- consin avenue, received a slight cut over an eye when the car in which she was riding struck first a_police \utomobile driven by Charles C. Brown, No. 14 precinet, and then veered off into a Washington Rail- way and Electric Co. bus, and the automobile belonging to Miss Grace . Abbott, Ontario apartments The |driver of the colliding car was Mrs. Cdward R. Roberts, 24 years old, Wisconsin avenue, holder of a | temporary permit. 7 | Mrs. Mary Watts, 40 years old, | 612 Seventh street southwest and Rose Coleman, 28 years old, 614 Seventh street southwest, were knocked down by the automobile of Max Dobbin, 28 vears old, 5114 Ninth street, while crossing the roadway almost in front of their homes about 10:40 o'clock last night. The former received a possible fracture of the skull and several ribs were fractured, | while the latter was injured about the head, arms and shoulder. They | were taken to Emergency Hospital. { The condition of the former is unde- termined. The latter Was not serious- Iy hurt. Guard Killed in Crash. DURHAM, N. C., November 3 (#).— A convict guard was killed and several convicts were injured last night when a street car golng down a hill crashed into a truck in which they were re- turning from their day's work to the convict camp. R A long-distance telephone Mne is to connect Mukden and Taonan, China, By the Associated Press. PHILADELPHIA, November 3.— The oft-repeated saying that “every dog has its day,” will become more than just a passing remark when a dog show for “just plain dogs” Will be held on November 13 here. Thoroughbred dogs may be per- mitted to attend the show, to be held by the auxiliary to the Pennsylvania Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, but they will be mere spec- tators. Not the best of their kind stands a fraction of a chance of win- ning a prize. & me Tfreckled faced boy, perhaps, added to his mother’s worries by tak- ing home an abandoned puppy found in a back alley, may glory in seeing “Mutt” Show to Give Every Dog Its Day; Aristocrats Will be Mere Spectators his entry win the first prize of a silver cup. The entry fee is one dime. Besides the loving cup, an additional prize, a pedigreed German police dog will go to the owner of the champion “mutt.” Mrs. Naomi J. Congdon, who has donated the pedigreed dog, announced that she would duplicate her offer at future shows of this kind. “I am firmly convinced,” she said, ‘that a good girl or boy will be a bet- ter girl or boy with a good dog of their own. So I have decided to pre- sent a thoroughbred pup to every plain dog show in order that children will take even better care of their ‘muts’ in the hope of some day en- joying the thrill of winning a real wvolice dog.” LEWIS STRESSES IMPORT OF HEALTH STUDY HERE Advisory Body Holds Inaugural Meeting—Committee Will Con- fer With District Officials. Necessity of a thorough study of local health conditions, in order to determine practical means of bring- Mng health facilities in Washington up to the standard maintained in other cities of like si: was stressed tvesterday by Dr. William Mather Lewis, president of George Washing- ton University and chairman of the Advisory Council of the Washington Council of Social Agencies, addressing the first meeting of the advisory body held at the Burlington Hotel. The Advisory Council gave the opinion that it is the duty of the cit- izens to co-operate with the Health Department and a small committee was appointed to confer with District health officials as_ to methods of obtaining better health protection. In addition to Dr. Lewis, the Ad- visory Council compgises Dr. Willlam Gerry Morgan, Arthar Hellen, E. C. Graham, Wilton J. \ FORMER JUDGE CHARGED WITH GRAND LARCENY Hal 8. Corbett, Attorney in New York, Alleged to Have Defrauded ‘Washington -Woman. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, November 3.—Hal S. Corbett, an attorney, said to be a former judge of Paducah, Ky., is being held on a bench warrant charging grand larceny. An indictment was returned last June against Mr. Corbett, who now lives here, it was stated at the dis- trict attorney’s office. Corbett is al- leged to have diverted to his own use funds to which Mrs. Geneva S. Dun- ham of Washington, D. C., laid claim. Mrs. Dunham said Mr. Corbett repre- sented her in a financial adjustment following her divorce from her hwe- band and that he had failed to make a full settlement of funds due her. Cunningham, Dwight Clark, Mrs. ‘Whitman Cross, Mrs. Lyman B. Swornistedt, John Dolph and Maj. James F, Coupaly = TAKING A LESSON FROM GILDA. The dancer, Gilda Gray, give Chuck Everett, Drake University foot ball star, a few pointers on her original dance in a rehearsal for the all-male musical comedy to be given by the students of Drake. Wide World Photos. Virginia Senator Expelled in March Is Again Elected cial Dispatch to The Star. NORFOLK, Va., November 3. Expelled from the State Senate last March upon complaint of the Norfolk bar that he had procured his license to practice law :in Vir- ginia through irregular means, Alfred C. i elected State Senator v V. »d his polit- following long in- of his case by the lature, which showed that he had legal status as a_citizen, and his election was without opposi- tion. For the second district non nation August Smith was defeates He filed at ITH IMPRESSIVE RITES. The body of Lieut. Frank H. Conant, one of the foremost who was killed when his plane crashed Saturday, being borne through the World Copyright by Harris & Ewing. DENIES STANDARD 0IL TRIED TO FIX PRICES Pregident of New Jersey Company Testifies at Hearing Into Charges of “Pool.” By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, November 3.—Denial of any attempt on the part of the Standard Ofl Co. of New Jersey to fix the price of gasoline and other crude oll products was made by Walter C. Teagle, president, testifying yester- day at a hearing into charges that this and 46 other companies formed an fllegal “pool” of their “oil-crack- ing” process patents. Mr. Teagle declared the New Jersey company made certain agreements in 1914 with the Standard Oil Co. of In-| diana, limiting shipments of oil prod- | ucts between this country and Can- ada, not to coerce or restrain trade, but to “preserve the validity of the New Jersey company’s patents held by its foreign subsidiaries.” He said his company is restricting its business in certain States and territory as pre- scribed by the Standard Oil trust dis- solution of the Government in 1911. ESTATE PUT AT $70,000. Veihmeyer Widow Gets Use of Property for Life. Jacob O. Veihmeyer, who died Oc- tober 17, left an estate valued at more than $70,000, according to the appli- cation of Attorney Henry A. Schwein- haut for probate of his will. The will, dated October 13, leaves his en- tire estate to ‘his widow, Mrs. Nellie Veihmeyer, for life and at her death to the children, Oliver T, Veihmeyer, Louise Veihmeyer and Helen V. Holmes, in equal shares. The widow and son are named as executors. The estate includes real estate in ‘Washington and at Bethlehem, Pa., assessed at $16.852, and propegty worth §54,000. once as a State Senate candidate. W MACAENEE KNG NN REELECTED All But Three Members of Cabinet Acclaimed With- out Opposition. By the Associated Press. OTTAWA, Ontario, November 3.— Fourteen members of the MacKenzie King cabinet yesterday were re-elected to their seats in Parliament by ac- clamation. These bye-elections were held in accordance with the pro- cedure in Canada which makes it ry for members holding min- al positions to go before the peo- ple for re-election. As expected, no last-minute opposi- tion developed, and all but three of the ministers have now been con- firmed in office by the people. Premier King, himself, and Ernest Lapointe, minister of justice, both of whom are overseas, were among those acclaimed. Premier King represents | the constituency of Prince Albert and Mr. Lapointe, Quebec, east. A bill may be introduced at the coming session of Parliament doing away with the necessity of holding ministerial bye-elections within three months of & general election. WOMEN TO MEET. Interdenominational Missionary Federation to Gather Funds. | The Woman's Interdenominational | Missionary Federation will hold its | semi-annual ingathering of money | for leper relief, Friday, 2 p.m., at Mount Vernon Place M. E. Church | Soutk The annual meeting will be | held at 1:30 p.m. on the same day in a side room. Mrs. David W. Lum of Indla will speak of “Mary Reed, the Cured Leper.” Boxes for lepers in foreign lands will be packed and gifts receiv- ed. Mrs. J. B. Crawford and her com- mittee, Mrs. W. G. Carr and Mrs. Richard Talbott, will recefve CHrist- mas gifts for lepers. Mrs. Washing- ton Topham is treasurer and Mrs. dohn Newton Culbertson. »rendem.‘ 1 i | | brighter. DEPLORES ATTACK ON U. 3. ENVOY Chilean Chamber Member Censures Newspaper for Criticizing Ambassador. By the Associated Press. 'TAGO, Chile, November 3.— Censure of the netvspaper k1 Mer curio for its attacks on the American dor, William M. Colller speech in the chamber ves v by Rodolfo Mitchells, radical deputy. He especially deplored the declara tion by the paper that the ambassador who is absent from the country on leave, had become persona non grata because of an alleged pro-Peruvian attitude during the controversy over the Tacna-Arica plebiscite program Deputy Mitchells id the press should not make such a statement and urged that the foreign minister issue an official declaration regardiny Mr. Collier’s status. The foreign relations department In a wecent statement to the Associated Press declared it had no reason to regard Mr. Collier as unwelcome here. The American embassy has not yet recelved official advice regarding Mr. Colller’s return. Ambas United dor Colller returned to the ates last week after a stay in London, where his wife was erit ically {ll. He was quoted as saying that he would return to his post in Chile after a_conference with State Department officials in Washington. In a statement given out in London early last month he denied the charge made by El Mercurio that he had shown favoritism to the Peruvians in the dispute over Tacna-Arica, de- claring he had at all times observed strict impartiality. TURKEY NEEDS FARM ADVICE, KEMAL SAYS President Reviews Condition of Re- public, Declaring Peace With Neighbors Reigns. By Radlo to the Star and Chicago Daily News. CONSTANTINOPLE, November 3.— Mustapha Kemal Pasha reviewed the foreign situation in an important speech at the opening of the Turkish National Assembly. Insisting that the great desire of the Turkish republic was for peace, Kemal mentioned relations with Tur- key's neighbors, notably Russia. Persia, Greece and Bulgaria, as good He said the outstanding disputes re. garding the Syrian and Iraquan fron iers had been amicably settled with France and Great Britain. ‘The Turkish land, sea und air forces are being maintained at a high state of efficiency, Kemal stated, but the country nourishes no war-llke ambi- tions. Kemal admitted certain aspects of the economic situation might be He emphasized Turkey's need of qualified foreign advice in agriculture and other matters. (Copyright, 1926. by Chicago Daily News Co.) SR S e Efl'{)ll is lvN'n‘klng on a plan to make agricultural returns impervious ts litical changes, o 3 ”