Evening Star Newspaper, November 25, 1926, Page 4

CHINESE PIRATES ELECTION RETURNS LOOT RIVER BOAT| SENT T0 SENATE Murder and Rob on Pas- senger Ship—Other Bands Attack Stranded Vessel. By the Associated Press. HONGKONG, November 25.—Chi- nese pirates have murdered a== tooted aboard another passenger vessel in Chinese waters. Twelve of them, pos- ing as passengers on the steamer Waihof, bound from Kongmoon for Yuengkong, attacked the ship's of- ficers and Chinese soldier guards on Noveraber 11, killed a number of them, ran the vessel ashort and rob bed the passengers. On the Waihol were Rev. W. A. Fletcher of the Mary Knoll Mission and seven Canadian nuns. They were not only robbed of their personal pos: sessions, but spent two and a half days cooped up in a narrow stateroom. Even the shoes worn by the priest and the sisters were taken. They were otherwise brutally treated and on their return to Kungmoon it was found that four of the sisters were in A serious eondition. Others Board Vessel. After the Waihor was abandoned by the original gang of pirates other pi- rates boarded the vessel, leaving it a virtual wreck, but giving no aid or as- slstance to the passengers, who had been made prisoners. Eventually the pArates fled Lo the hills, taking all the food and medical supplies with them. ‘The nrst baud of pirates carried off many Chinese passengers, for whom they demanded ransom. It is custom. ary for pirates to send a finger, ear | or other member of the prisoner to relatives if ransom is not paid soon. The morning after the pirates left the Waihol was refloated, but again went aground on mud flats. Then from the islands in the river and from its shores came swarms of other pi rates in swiftly moving longboats. A acorc of such parties, numbering from 20 to 30 men in each boat, and armed with revolvers, boarded the stripped &nd defenseless ship. They were an Bered when they found others had re. moved the cargo and nearly every- thing of value. g Pussengers traveling vessels and upon ri craft have been exposed to piracy years, Chinese officials having failed to break up the practice, which has increased since the civil war was beg: MISSIONARY TE on coastwise OF CAPTURE. Gives Details of Bandits’ While Raiding City. NEW YORK, November 25 UP). Grim pictures Jf the fortunes of war among Chinese bandits are drawn in & letter received from Rev. Ot Rauschenbach, Catholic missionary, who was held prisoner on St. John Jsland (Sancian) by the bandit leader, Chan Chuk Saam, about a year ago. Saam, says the letter, was forced to hide in the mountains, fearing ven geance from the brother of one of his murdered victims if he returned to his_own di He spent months gathering forces for an attack on the City of Kwonghoi, with a population of "10,000, Situated on the mainland opposite Sancian Island When Siam and his entered the city they selves in a irap. rounded by Defeat 500 followers found them: Kwonghoi was sur- 00 picked soldiers, who bandits in less than three han Chuk Saam,” the letter con tinues, “was sent to Kongmoon for trial. He and nine of his men were executed at Kongmoon. On the same day at Kwonghoi 236 of his men were executed, and on the following day, 7 Two days later 124 more went to thei reward. one of the 10 leaders, with his wife and child, in an effort to escape had sought refuge in a cave in the mountuins, It seems the child be came irightened and began to c¢ and, fearing they would be detected, the bandit strangled the child with his own hands; but he was shot by his minutes lat On his found $200,000. a dispens: now. There over u dearth of pa- re one realizes it one has - 30 pounds of bandages end giuze. They ask us to attempt the serious major operations and their contidence is unbounded: but for- tunately we know our limitations and know where to draw the line.” MAN SLAIN IN DISPUTE. Negro Shot Down in Apartment; Assailant Held 1 nJail. e of No. 8 Prec an apartment on the 16 Fior avenue 1 s morning to report that there had b there, they found the lifeless body of James Washing colored, 26 years, 1212 Eighth street, a revolver clutched n_his they have 18 mo ere tien use et reach second floor bout 12:15 investigate a n a shooting wford, colored, 39 year heast, alleged d a bullet t Washing- wained in the apartment 10 await irrival of the police. He rrested by Policemen Dodson and \d locked up on & charge of red by the police that there was a dispute in the apartment, and it wi hat Washington left the party ning & few minutes later c the pistol awtord fearin ording to the polic ngton to the draw. ¢ 1s held pending an inquest. MARSHAL DIES IN FIGHT. Shot by Taxidermist As Lies Wounded. OSHKOSI George A was s battle th arrest Mile: sho charges After Mo 3 threatened attem, i Marriott on the m the | and w awford Latter Neb., November . night n h last nigh ). gun mpt to trap- i on s pea Schools that him, W, )it had the marshal . opened fire wounded by ched Marriott h the chest prostrate man. but wa. Albee app. twice t 1 over the to prove fats RAIDERS JAIL WOMAN. Urable to Pay $500 Fine Due to Empty Bottles. CEDAR RAPWS, lowa, November rs. Jessie Rick is ser jail in de assessed e raided t number of empty ne pol & ter to the fine, Judge Ather- k sentenced Mrs. Rick to stx months in the Woman's Reforma- tory, but suspended sentence during good behavior Zes A heater that burns gasoline has been invented to take the place of the og in the fireplace. [N Norris Announces Tabula- tion of Vare and Wilson Vote Will Go to Committee. By the Associated Press. Additional material bearing upon the senatorial election in Pennsyl s of the Senate in the form of tabulated returns from Pittsburgh and Philadel- phia. where Representative Vare re- ceived heavy majorities in his suc- cessful contest against Wililam B. Wilson, Democrat. Senator Norris, Republican, Nebras- ka, who campaigned against Vare following disclosures of large primary expenditures, announced the material would be submitted to the Senate campaign fund investigating commit- tee yeste Big Margin Shown. Analysis of the returns, Norris said, revealed that the total vote for Vare in Philadelphia precincts which re- turned less than 10 votes each for Wilson amounted to approximately 77.000. He took the position that precinct returns which suggested fraudulent abulation on the part of election officials should be thrown out. The Pittsburgh tabulations, the ource of which was not revealed, were gaid by Norris to indicate “as many questionable precincts as have \lready come to my notice in Phila- delphia.” Party Organization Second. The Nebraskan said he was of the opinion that in the event of an elec: tion contest in the Senate, which he considered likely, all returns from the questionable precincts in Pitts- and Philadelphia_should be He added that the fact that ting of Wilson would give the Democrats a majority in the Senate did not enter into his own judgment as to the proper course of action for the Senate. “My position, both before the com- mittee and in the Senate,” he said, ill be that the preservation of the clection system is of greater impor- tance to the Republican party than the organization of the Senate in a single Congress. “The figures I have already scen from Pittsburgh and_ Philadelphia, the Republican local organiza- under the control of different suggest the wisdom of an in the entire State.” GREAT BRITAIN LIKELY TO REJECT ARMS PACT Inadvisable to Ratify Geneva Con- vention Unless Others Do, Says Chamberlain. By the Associated Press. LONDON, November 25.—Great Britain, as signatory, may decline to ratify the arms traffic convention concluded at Geneva, Skitzerland, in June, 1925. Sir Austen Chamberlain, the Brit- ish foreign secretary, announced yes- ter in the House of Commons that his government considered it inadvisa- ble to ratify the arms traffic conven- tion wunless other arms-producing states are prepared to ratify the pact simultaneously with Great Britain. This procedure wa suggested to the United States, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, Spain, Sweden, Austrin, Belgium and Czecho- Aovakia, but their replies indicated no immediate prospect for simul- taneous ratification by all these sig- natories. f Leaves 128 Descendants. CHARLESTON, W. Va., November 25 (#).—Mrs. Schrelda Arthur, 90, is d at Cannellton, near here, leaving direct descendants. Surviving her are 6 children, 52 grandchildren, 63 zreat-grandchildren and 7 great-great- grandchildren. e DEATH THREAT LAID TO MRS. BELMONT IN CONSUELO’S WEDDING (Continued from First Page.) her husband that she had married him only because she was forced to by her mother.” It adds that Consuelo declared that “her mother tore her away from her sweet- heart, intercepted her letters, caused continuous scenes and stated that she would die if Consuelo did not marry Marlborough.” The culminating moment was when Mrs. Vanderbilt sald that if Consuelo cloped with Rutherford she would kil him and consequently would be imprisoned and hanged and that Consuelo would bear the responsibility for such a horrible death. The sen- tence asserts that these statements were confirmed by all witnesses, in- cluding Marlborough, and constituted proot that Miss Vanderbilt did not en- joy the necessary liberty to contract valid matrimony. Coincident with the about the Marlborough-Vanderbilt an- nulment came a denial and a dis- avowal of reports concerning Mrs. William K. Vanderbilt, 2nd. Denial of Another Report. A dispatch to the New York World from Paris quotes Mrs. Vanderbilt, he former Virginia Fair, as saying she has started no annulment proceed- ngs and that it is a_mystery how the story of her alleged plea for annul- ment originated in Rome. Mr. and Mrs. W. K. Vanderbilt, 2nd, have been living apart for a number of years. She i returning to New York imme- - because of the death of her Mrs, Herman Oelrichs. The World explains that before the Rome dispatch was printed it was < ted to Mrs. Vanderbilt in Paris ation or denial. Her only t was: “Mrs. Vanderbilt has nothing to say.” The World says that now. in the face of Mrs. Vander- bilt’s categorical denial, it regrets the ion of the Rome story. Among the witnesses before the Catholic tribunal which heard the testimony for nullification of Con- uelo's marriage was Mrs. William Jay of New York. a_close friend of Mrs. Belmont, and Mary V. Smith Tiffany, sister of Mrs. Belmont, who died in Paris a short time ago. Marconi Plea Considered. Assoclated Press _dispatches from Rome show that William Marconi, the noted inventor of wireless, 18 appealing to the rota tribunal for an annuiment of his marrlage to the Hon. Beatrice O'Brien, daughter of the fourteenth Baron Inchiquin. He alleges that it was agreed prior to their wedding that they might separate whenever they so desired. In the view of the Catholic Church, since marriage s from its very na- ture indissoluble, such a condition would make the marriage null in fact. The plea was made to the curi of Westminster, London, which grant- ed nullity, and the rota must now pass on this decision. Marconi and Miss O'Brien were married in 1905. The marriage was dissolved in 1924. The couple have three children. confessed to revelations 'HE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, e ——— L, VENNG EEAN FALL VERDICT SEEN BY DECEMBER 20; NO SESSION TODAY (Continued from First Page.) OIL CASE DEFENDANTS ARE FREE, BUT JURY GUARDED ON HOLIDAY (Continued from First Page.) related, “and I do not know exactly what was said first, but the main point of it was that he said: ‘Ned, do you remember the transactions and negotiations we had in ‘21?7’ “T sald, ‘yes.’ “He said, ‘would you mind saying | that you loaned me that money in| cash? Some of my political enemies are deviling me and it would be of | assistance to me,’ or great assistance —or assistance—I do not know the exact words he used.” “What did you say to that?" asked Senator Pomerene. “The result ot it—I do not know the exact words I said—was that I would do it," replied Mr. McLean. Bringing the witness through a succession of events up to a _meeting with Fall in the Breakers Hotel at Palm Beach, Fla., at which Mr. Me- Lean's forthcoming appearance before Senator Walsh of Montana, was dis- cussed, Senator Pomerene asked for the conversation that took place. “I told him (Fall) that I was going to be put under oath, and, of course, had to tell the things exactly as they were,” testified the witness, “and he said, ‘Why, certainly.’” Tells of Fall Telegram. After Mr. McLean had testified to Senator Walsh, which testimony he supposed later was reported to the committee, the witness told of a meet- ing at his residence here, at which Fall showed him a prepared telegram to Doheny. The telegram, Mr. Mc- Lean sald, was worded: “McLean will be examined—McLean will probably —McLean will be examined by Walsh today. Facts possibly developed. I will be—I may—or 1 will—I may be examined myself. Names not neces- sarily disclosed.” “That,” added the wit best of my recollectiol “What, if anything, did you say to that?” asked Senator Pomerene. “I said, ‘I'd be damned.'” “Was there any further talk at that time?” “With whom, sir? With the Secre- tary? No,” replied the witness. Under cross-examination by Frank J. Hogan, chief counsel for Doheny, the witness declared Fall had offered him a mortgage on the ranch at the time he received the checks which he never cashed. The brief examination of Senator | Walsh ne as an anti-climax to the | thrills furnished by Senator Lenroot and Mr. McLean, As the dignified, stern-faced Montanan took the witness chair, the crowd became tense in-anti- cipation of a long direct and cross- examination of the man who persisted In the ofl inquiry until disclosures that rocked the capital were developed. Asked Only Few Quest It such a dramatic chapter of the trial is in store, lawyers on both sides deferred its writing, for Senator Walsh was asked only a few questions in reply to which he stated he caused to be called the meeting of the oil committee on uary 24, 1924, at which Doheny testified he was the real source of the §100,000 loan. This meeting was called, the Senator said, it the personal request to him of Gavin McNabb of San Francisco, Doheny’s personal attorney. There was no cross-examination and then | Mr. Roberts laid the ground work for offering Doheny's testimony from the transeript of the ofl hearings. This was accomplished by bringing to the witness stand members of the steno- graphic firm of Hart, Dice and Carl- sen. who testified to the best of their knowledge, their reports were accu- rate. Before the Lenroot-McLean testi- mony, the Government presented an account of the ranch transaction of $91,500 through Albert D. Brownfleld of I Paso, Tex., an heir of the Harris property, and to whom several of the | checks were made payable. He de- clared under cross-examination that no effort was made to keep the trans. wtion secret. ss, “is the Marine Corps Changes. Capt. C. McL. Lott has been trans- ferred from Quantico, Va. to the Marine Barracks, Parris Island. S. C First Lieut. L. A. Haslup, from Cavite, P. 1., to San Francisco, and Capt. W. H. Davis to San Diego, stuffing, giblets and asparagus, candied sweet potatoes, mashed potatoes and green peas, ice cream, mince and pumpkin ple, coffee. After their Thanksgiving feast, United States Marshal Edgar C. Sr turkey with cranberry sauce, D. gether C., THURSDAY, VNDERWOOPD Uppel right: l he jury posed in front of the courthouse thi Deputy Marshal William Mullen, Henry J. Briggs, A. E. Pai Vermillion, Chester F. Parker, Clinton Carver, Herbert A. Via, W. S. dill, Christian Vogel, Henry Byers, Vernon S. Snow, William B. Farme§ Deputy Marshal Ed Sackey and George B. Cobb. Lower left: Former Secretary of the Interior Albert B. Fall and Edward | L. Doheny, California oil magnate, defendants, photographed for first time to- | since arrival here for their trial. | Lower right: W. H. Harris (left). of Carr, N. Mex., ;)1 l;} Pa;:l,l'[ex.. who sold the now famous ranch near Three Rivers, N. Mex., o Mr. 5 and A. D. Brownfleld | der, who fs official custodian of the v, was to take them for a two- ride in a sightseeing bus. Mr. Snyder said that they could go wWhere they wished, play leap frog in the fields or hike across country, if they preferred. For two brief hours, they were to enjoy freedom by themselves. Keeping the jurors supplied with reading matter presents one of the most difficult tasks on Mr. Snyder’s hands. In fact, it is such a problem that Justice Adolph A. Hoehling, the trial judge, supervises it. Newspapers Are Censored. Each afternoon and each morning the 12 men are supplied with copies of The Evening Star and The Washing- ton Post. No wi time censor ruled with a stricter \ Marshal Snyder and | ling. Every reference to the trial, direct or indi- rect, is carefully deleted before the >apers are distributed. Justice Hoeh- ling sees to that. No other newspapers are permitted in room and the are under ctions from in from dis themeelves, atter supplied the They are permitted ines, fiction or other- h is carefully censored. y I can’t take them to a movie,” Marshal Snyder sai@, sympa- thetically. “We are doing everything we can to make them as comfortable as possible. But movies and such amusements are forbidden. Outside Contacts Barred. “They must be kept unspotted from contact with the outside world.” he added. “Yes, like monks in @ monas- te We are doing everything pos- sible to avoid criticism. When a jury is ordered ‘locked up,’ they have to be kept under close guard. en the clothing they receive from hore has to be examined. Deputies Mullen and sackey know how to do the job prop- erly, through years of experience, and they give the jury as much freedom as circumstances permit. But no one else can talk to them, and until the trial is over they must be kept from intercourse with the outside. That's the important thing. Hard, but nec- ry.”" he jury quarters is equipped with a phonograph and many jazz records. “How abo a radio Mr. Snyder was asked. “No, no radio. We can’t take any chances with radio speeches. Senator Walsh may make another ad- dress, you know.” NEAR EAST BAZAAR OPENS Society and Diplomatic Women in Charge of Relief Exhibit. The Near East Relief bazaar opened yesterday at 1107 Connecticut avenue, in charge of a committee of Wash- fngton society women and members of the foreign legations, and will con- tinue for several weeks. Handsome rugs, potteries, laces and embroideries made in_the vocational schools of the Near East are being shown. Among the women present are some with personal experiences in Near East Relief. Baroness Un- gren, who is helping. is a titled Rus- an exiled by the bolshevist regime, who was a Red Cross worker during the, war and afterward handled relief distribution for the American Red Cross at Warsaw. Mrs. Robert W. Imbrie, chairman of the special ba- zaar committee, was the intermediary between the Near East Relief and the Angora government. Tomorrow will be Navy day at the bazaar. Mrs. Robert Henderson will be in charge, assisted by a number of sub-debs. Mrs. Henderson was stationed at Constantinople for some time and assisted at Russian relief work. On Saturday Mme. Radeff, wife of the Bulgarian Minister, will be in | charge, assisted by a number of ladies from the legation. The Near East | Relief has been asked to assist in child welfare work in Bulgaria, and the instr! cussing the case amo Other reading r “‘prisoner to have mal HEIR STAYS WITH GANG. Son of Great Northern Chairman Eats Today in Cook Shack. HIBBING, Minn., November 25 (#). —Louis W. Hill, Jr., son of Louis W. Hill, chairman of the board of direc- tors of the Great Northern Railroad, builder who founded the road, will eat his Thanksgiving dinner in a cook shack. He announced he would stay with a section crew near here, declining an invitation to go to his home in St Paul. He s learning the business of railroad operation first hand, driving spikes and carrying tles for $2.35 a day. and grandson of James J. Hill, empire | THEFTS ENRICH DINNERS. Turkey, Chickens and Ducks Re- ported Stolen From Stores. Three Washington families may en- joy cheap, but excellent, Thanksgiv- ing dinners today. One 10-pound turkey was stolen from a coop in front of a chain store | at First and P streets last night. The second theft was of two coops of chickens from in front of the store | »{ Solomon Gelfond, Second and H treets, The third had a fondness for duck, enling_eight from in front of the tore of Joseph L. Wagman, 1941 | inth street. news in through today. Calif. Capt. F. B. Hoyt has been placed on the retired list. both the Minister and Mme. Radeff are deeply interested in the bazaar. E=HUMAN PROGRESS Zros fhe AGESZ] THE NEWS CARRIER OF 1870 IN A SWIRL OF DusT the pony express arrived! East, news of ships just docked from foreign ports, dispatches of local importance, were contained in the sack the rider carried. OVER WIRES AND CABLES and dispatches are sent to the various parts of the country and abroad— The (Newspaper) receives these A. yourself posted on the accurate, up- to-the-minute news of The Asgsoriated Yress These messages so important to you may be read daily in the columns of he Foening Star. Carrier of the 1870! Messages from the the air Associated Press P. messages daily. Keep Mother of 11 Runs Home and Directs Engineering Firm Mrs. Lilllan Glilbreth, Mont- clair, N. J., head of a firm of con- sulting engineers and mother of 11 children, will explain how she manages her home and business at the same time, at the meet- ing of the Professional Pan- Hellenic Assoclation at the Grace Dodge Hotel tomorrow. This association is composed of woman doctors, lawyers, teachers and scientists. The discussion will be led by Mrs. Ethel Puffer Howes of Smith college, who has been gathering data on how professional women meet the problem of managing thelr homes. Mrs. Gllbreth will explain that she succeeded by _ applying methods of business efficiency to the home, with the co-operation of her husband. Such operations as shaving and the morning bath were studied with the stop watch to eliminate unnecessary delays. (LA PLATA DISASTER RELIEF FUND $3,324 Donations to Star’s Collection for Tornado Victims Continue to Increase. The Star's relfef fund for sufferers from the La Plata disaster stood at $3,324.92 this morning. The following new contributions had been made: Previously acknowledged .$3,280.17 W. B. Stoddard osas 5. Charles County Improvement Club No. 1 of Washington. Georgla . . Mrs. R. Edmonston... Emma L. Coggins Mrs. M. B. Geicher. Mary L. Soule.... First Grade of Hernd nary Ladies' Auxiliary to National Capital Post, No. 127, V. OB, ..o - Elmeda Ansell... Theta Pi Sorority ‘Total. “HOAX” BOOK AGENT HELD Hesketh Pearson Accused in Con- nection With ‘Whispering Gallery’ LONDON, November 25 (®).— Hesketh Pearson, literary agent, was arrested today in connection with “The Whispering Gallery,” a book by an anonymous author, disclosing al- leged secrets of the court and private affairs of noted personages. He was charged with obtaining £225 by false pretenses from A. L. Lane, a member of the John Lane Co., which produced the book last Friday, only to withdraw it from publication 24 hours later with the statement that they had apparently been the victims of a FACTORY - HP CHTIZENS' DRIVE PUSHED ON HOLIDAY Workers Told to Canvass Residents at Homes to Enlarge Membership. The memberrhip drive of the Fed eration of Cltizens’ Associations was pushed vigorously today, despite the holiday. With a feeling that the Thanksgiving festivities would keej most people in their homes and put them In & receptive mood, the house to-house canvassers worked assidu ously to enlist_more converts to or ganized citizenship. The campaign workers were urgwl by Jesse C. Suter, chalrman of the general committee in charge of the drive, to take every advantage of the holiday to &lgn up new members anvassers have been cautioned.’ said Mr. Suter, “to be sufficiently Ught in their cating of turkey today in or der that their activities may not be curtalled. This, of course, is & day when people shoull be found In most receptive attitude to d enlist ing in the ranks of organized citizen ship. Neighborhood nmitteemen 0 fall to take advantase of this con lition will miss a wond opportu aity for obtaining members. ‘The campaign headquarters at 1836 New York avenue wern closed today however, but will reopen tomorrom for the remaining two days of the ex tended drive. Tenor Weds in Vienna. 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